Coachella, Cohen and Chris Isaak Make Life Worth Living
It is not often (or ever, really) during a Spin concert review that I get teary and comment out loud, "Oh my god!" but the coverage of Best Set: Leonard Cohen tore at my insides. Coachella, that evergrowing-in-popularity music and arts festival in Indio, Ca, was this weekend. Spin has a nice recap of the bests…
International Steps to Promote Green Initiatives
Developing countries have asked that the US "show leadership on climate," as reported by the BBC. With an US-Mexico announcement regarding climate changes, our country is finally living up to international expectations. The EPA released a statement today that confirms the harmful effects of carbon dioxide and 5 other greenhouse gases on public health or welfare. The scientific findings call…
Pirate Bay Buddies Play It Cool
Although sentenced to a year in jail, the boys at The Pirate Bay do not seem exactly worried. A little confused, but not worried. On the previously functional website, there is a message that says, "Don't worry- we're from the internets. It's going to be alright. :)" Late last night, the four founders of the file…
President Obama Wears Tie-Dye
Not really, but it would be cool if he did. It has been a busy 3 months at the White House, as explained on the blog, between instating and furthering initiatives on housing, the markets, the auto industry, small businesses, financial cooperation, and job recreation through the Recovery Act, not to mention a brand new Portugese…
Free Music Archive Up and Running
Imagine a catalogue of free music, organized by genre and recommended by curators. Members of the catalogue can make their own personal profiles and add selected music to inividualized players (like last.fm or Pandora). They can learn about new music and communicate with others about what they like (countless blogs), download full albums (iTunes), "tip"…
Research, then Watch
There are some really interesting documentaries and musical investigation opportunities on TV this week, all outlined in a weekly blog on hidden track. Thursday, there is a documentary investigating the personal and professional relationship of Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. There is also a biography of Ray Charles on Biography Wednesday and Pearl Jam "Ten Revisited" on VHI…
The Life of a Photographer…
So I just finished flipping through Jay Blakesberg's book of photographs from 1978-2008 entitled "traveling on a high frequency" and realized there is no way to leave from my day's report this tid bit of info regarding he and The Dead. Paging through these photos of muscians wasn't the standard, 'oh, this is nice' two minutes of…
White House Lawn is Getting Greener
Living healthier and going green is not just a wonted dream of environmentally conscious youth and Whole Foods addicts. Initializing the "expansion of service learning in our nation's schools and youth programs" as outlined in the White House Agenda, First Lady, Michelle Obama, and Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, hosted students from Bancroft Elementary to plant a garden and learn about…
Neil Diamond Gives a Pep Talk
Today's letter from popular music industry blogger Bob Lefsetz was a piece of hate mail explaining what Record Store Day is from someone who is "involved and knowledgeable" about the day. The author then tells Lefsetz he needs to incorporate more fun into his life. I give Bob major kudos for publishing such a letter. It wasn't…
The Dead are Coming and Giving Along the Way
Today is Monday, April 6, 2009 and I am sitting inside, dreading my lack of an umbrella as it thunderstorms in New York City. Up side: The Dead will be here in 19 days. I could go play in that rain, I'm so excited! Touring with HeadCount friends Jeff Chimenti and Warren Hayes, the 19 dates in 16…