Bob Dylan seems to be a fan of the popular Swedish-Danish crime drama television series Bron (The Bridge), and the somewhat shy music icon even seems to be eager to take part in it. Sveriges Television reports that the production team received an e-mail from Dylan's agency where they expressed that Dylan liked the series and wondered if the team would like to have a Dylan song in it. And yes, the song that will be heard played on a car radio in the upcoming third season is The Ballad of a Thin Man.
George Clinton funkin' it up on the Periscope patio!
Funk legend George Clinton is still making music. Just a little over one hour ago he played a new, unreleased Parliament track on Periscope - the broadcast-live-from-your-phone app that together with Meerkat have people sharing bits and pieces of their lives with followers all over the planet.
If you want to hear George and his new music you better hurry up and click the link while it is still working. Periscope is one of those social media apps that make clips available for 24 hours.
A new step is taken in the partnership between The Zappa Family Trust and Universal Music Enterprises. 16 albums that have not been available for digital purchase has now been made available at "all major digital music retailers worldwide".
How about a 12 minute version of Donald Fagen's New Frontier?
If you say "yes!" you have to give Randy Brecker's new album RandyPOP! a listen.
It is out today (September 18) and features nine of the pop tracks he's played on rearranged, twisted and turned around by Kenny Werner. He also plays on the recording together with David Sanchez, Adam Rogers, John Patitucci, Nate Smith and Amanda Brecker.
The whole thing was recorded live at the Blue Note jazz club in New York.
Tracks:
1. New Frontier, 11:49 (by Donald Fagen from Nightfly)
2. Let Me Just Follow Behind, 13:09 (by 'Moogy' Klingman from Bette Midler's Songs For the New Depression)
3. I Can't Quit Her, 12:22 (by Al Kooper from Blood Sweat and Tears' Child is Father to the Man)
4. Hello, It's Me, 9:41 (by Todd Rundgren from Something/Anything)
5. Ghost Writer, 7:53 (by Garland Jeffreys from Ghost Writer)
6. Think, 2:23 (by James Brown from Make it Funky/ The Big Payback)
7. I've Got A Bag Of My Own, 5:29 (by James Brown from Make it Funky/ The Big Payback)
8. Meeting Across The River, 5:34 (by Bruce Springsteen from Born to Run)
9. Late In The Evening, 9:34 (by Paul Simon from One Trick Pony)
Also a Happy Birthday to Randy who'll be 70 in November. And thank you to Gina who gave us the heads up!
So I was reminded about the "old" days when leafing through row after row of vinyl records in the record store sometimes had you buying a record just because the cover looked great. Made you curious. Left you with a feeling that you'd like the music on the record once you got it home and put it on the record player.
The reminder was this CD cover among a pile of CD's that I haven't listened to yet:
The Microphone Septet - Seven Men In Necties
To my eyes this looks like my ears will like the music. But I don't know. Will give it a listen and add my thoutghts in a day or five.
Our first impression of the cover art for Roxy The Movie was "Why did they choose this semi bootleg style picture?"
Now we get the...eh, picture. For those of you who still do not get it - check out the song Cheepnis on the Zappa/Mothers Roxy & Elsewhere album including Frank's spoken introduction. Conceptual continuity!
"This is an homage to Steely Dan and also to the playing styles of Bernard Purdie, Chuck Rainey, & Larry Carlton. from former Joe Jackson guitarist Vinnie Zummo. It's from my album "Swinging Guitar Sounds of Young America Vol 3" available at iTunes or CD Baby. All instruments & vocals are by Vinnie Zummo but with backup vocals by Janice Zummo."
Possible release date: October 30. Roxy - The Movie is the long awaited concert film from the Zappa/Mothers stint at The Roxy in Hollywood in December 1973. Some of the material was released on the album Roxy & Elsewhere in 1974. Formats: Blue-Ray/DVD/CD.Here is one of the websites that announce the upcoming release: http://www.jambase.com/Articles/126299/Frank-Zappa-Holy-Grail-Roxy-The-Movie-Due-In-October
2. U2 - All Along the Watchtower
Rattle and Hum [Vinyl]
3. Genesis - The Fountain Of Salmacis Nursery Cryme
4. Emerson Lake & Palmer - From The Beginning Trilogy
5. Jethro Tull - Love Story Living In The Past
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac [Remastered]
7. Frank Zappa - Variations on the Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
8. Queen - Long Away A Day at the Races
9. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - Transylvania Blue Suede Shoes The TLG Collection
10. The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 The Very Best Of: Strawberry Letter 23
11. Genesis - Firth of Fifth - Selling England by the Pound 12. The Alan Parsons Project - The Raven - Tales of Mystery and Imagination 13. The Beatles - You Never Give Me Your Money - Abbey Road 14. Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman - Made In Japan 15. Genesis - Match Of The Day - Spot the Pigeon 16. Talking Heads - Seen And Not Seen - Remain In Light 17. John Fogerty - Eye Of The Zombie - Eye Of The Zombie
