Of course, after his multiple Grammy wins with Alison Krauss, Robert Plant was asked about that badly beaten horse, the Led Zeppelin reunion rumors. His response was classic: "How old are you, man?" Plant responded. "Because you look older than me. You try to do ‘Communication Breakdown’ in these pants." I take that as a […]
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Plant jokes off inevitable Zeppelin questions post-Grammys
February 10th, 2009
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Hauschka’s Volker Bertleman’s odd piano mods
December 12th, 2008
Wired has posted an interview with Volker Bertleman on how he mods his piano with “tacks, tape, felt, plastic wrap and other materials to alter its sound for his compositions.” The Listening Post blog also has the full story behind his experimental piano work. Appealing to fans of both modern composition and those of a […]
And further proof that Eddie Van Halen is a complete jack ass
November 24th, 2008
Excerpt from an interview with Sammy Hagar on classicrockrevisited.com: Jeb: Last one: I heard that Eddie and you got into a fight in an airplane, while in the air, and Eddie actually tried to smash out a window in the plane. Is that true? Sammy: Yes, it is true. He tried to smash the window […]
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Andy Taylor reveals why he quit Duran Duran twice in autobiography
October 10th, 2008
Erstwhile Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor has written a book, Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran, about his meteoric rise to stardom and the ensuing debauchery that took place at the height of 1980’s Duran Duran pandemonium as well as his return to the fold 15 years later. His take on the action is […]
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Walkmen interview + video for “What’s in it for Me?”
September 25th, 2008
Good Walkmen interview over at Brooklynvegan. I haven’t had a chance to absorb the band’s latest, You & Me, fully quite yet, but they’re one of my favorite bands. I’m not sure why it took me so long to order the record; I’ve just been slow to buy music this year. But even with my […]
Tom Waits on Tom Waits meta meta meta splat
July 10th, 2008
To try to make up for missing his show at the “Fabulous” Fox in Atlanta last weekend, I just got around to reading this interview Tom Waits conducted with himself. And it’s exactly the amount of crazy and cool I thought it would be. Highlights: Q: What’s the most curious record in your collection?A: In […]
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Thao visits KEXP
June 5th, 2008
“Just as we were about to go live on the air, Thao Nguyen and the three guys in her band The Get Down Stay Down started swearing. They ran through all the words you can’t say on the radio, some of which would make a longshoreman blush. It turns out that this was strategic — […]