The Music is You: A Tribute to John Denver
Weekend Edition: Dave Matthews Takes John Denver’s Music to ‘Tomorrow’
First Listen: The Music is You: A Tribute to John Denver
15 years after his death and 40 years after the release of his widely beloved song ‘Rocky Mountain High,’ ATO Records celebrates John Denver’s life and music with The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver. The album features covers of Denver’s most popular songs by a diverse group of artists including Dave Matthews, My Morning Jacket, Train, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and many others.. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Wilderness Society in John’s name.
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NPR: Yeah Yeah Yeahs LIVE at SXSW
The Current: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Return with Ecclectic “Sacrilidge’
Soundcheck: Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Soundcheck
“I’ve been patiently waiting for the new record from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and it’s finally coming out April 16th. The first single from Mosquito, “Sacrilege,” was released in February and the staff of The Current is extremely excited to hear more from the record. “Sacrilege” is a great Yeah Yeah Yeah’s rocker with Karen O’s vocals on top of the gospel choir in the hook. It’s haunting and beautiful. English model/actress Lily Cole stars as the small town jezebel in the single’s steamy video!” Jill Riley, Host for The Current
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“The Terror hearkens back to the harsh, minimal sounds of early Suicide, Silver Apples, these psychedelic yet repetitious tracks.” That’s how Spin recently described an album about to come out by a band that’s 30 years old and has done everything else they can possibly think of to change up their creative process, from making an album that had four CDs that you had to play simultaneously to putting music on a tiny hard drive embedded in a gummy skull! It’s mind blowing, and I have to say inspiring, that they’ve been supported by Warner Brothers all these years, although this one is coming out on Bella Union, an indie created and run by two members of The Cocteau Twins. Another change-up is that their usual optimistic, positive, joyful celebration of life seems to have taken a dark twist, and then stayed there! Steven Drozd multi-instrumentalist of the band said: “There’s a song on the new record, “You Lust,” that’s nine or ten minutes long… There’s a mental effect that you get from repetition over time that you can’t get any other way.” But after doing a lot of collaboration in recent years, with artists ranging from Nick Cave to Ke$ha, band leader Wayne Coyne revealed their reasoning for everything: ” …it needs to be fun.” So don’t get too scared. I’m looking forward to The Terror big time!” - Mark Wheat, Host for The Current
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You Must Hear This: Big River
NPR 100: I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash’s death at age 71 on September 12, 2003, nearly four months after the passing of his beloved wife and musical partner June Carter Cash, closed a career spanning nearly an even half a century. It launched a worldwide groundswell of grief and media attention comparable to that for a deceased head of state. Cash was far more than one of country music’s greatest stars. While his lonesome baritone defied fad or fashion, his charismatic presence and flinty integrity made him an American cultural icon, a regular presence on TV, radio and in dramatic films, admired by the Greatest Generation through Gen-X and beyond. This Fall, 20th Century Fox will be releasing a film on November 18, 2005 based on the first 30 years of Johnny Cash’s life. The film features several of the songs that appear on The Legend Of Johnny Cash including ‘Cry! Cry! Cry!’, ‘Hey Porter’, ‘Folsom Prison Blues’, ‘I Walk The Line’, ‘Get Rhythm’, ‘Ring Of Fire’ and his duet with June Carter ‘Jackson’. Hip-O. 2005.
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The Current: Dawes at SxSW
“I’m very excited about the new Dawes album Stories Don’t End. The band has really grown since its 2009 debut North Hills. Dawes chief songwriter Taylor Goldsmith is really starting to become a first-rate storyteller. It seems to me that there isn’t as much emphasis on songwriting these days as there used to be. This band seems to be an exception. Goldsmith and the band are becoming masters at their craft. So far I’ve only heard the jaunty new single “From a Window Seat.” I can’t wait to hear more! This band may be well on their way to becoming a household word!” - Bill DeVille, Music Host for The Current
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