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Great Musicians on the Concerts That Inspired Them to Make Music

By Tom Hawking on

If you aren’t already, it’s time to follow The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle on Tumblr — his blog is as witty and entertaining as one might expect, and he updates it fairly frequently. In particular, it was interesting to see him recently post a photo of a very young version of himself at a Nick Cave show. It turns out he’s quite the Cave fan, and that seeing The Bad Seeds play on the tour in question was quite the formative experience on both Darnielle himself and on his nascent musical project. He’s not the first musician to be inspired to form a band after seeing a hero play live, of course — so here are some other recollections of great musical… Read More

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20 Hilarious (And Often Adorable) Photos of Debauched Rock Stars With Cute Kids

By Tom Hawking on

Many awesome Stooges-related things have come out of the last week or so, not least the band’s new album (which is actually quite good) and their killer performance at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge. But perhaps most awesome of all is the photo that’s been making the rounds of Iggy clutching two kids in junior versions of his trademark sequined jeans. They look terrified, he looks delighted, and the whole thing is many kinds of awesome. So, in a similar spirit, here’s a selection of other debauched rock stars with cute kids. You’re… Read More

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Musicians Hanging Out in Records Stores

By Alison Nastasi on

What’s the best thing to do when you’re not digging for vinyl? Look at photos of musicians digging for vinyl, of course. Voices of East Anglia featured a few great pictures of stars during the 1960s hanging out at record emporiums, and we wanted to add our own contribution to the collection. Click through to see your favorite musicians in the wild, with… Read More

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Raw Power: How Iggy Pop Transcends Rock’s Ageist Mythology

By Tom Hawking on

Ever since The Who proclaimed, “Hope I die before I get old,” rock ‘n’ roll has been a young person’s game. Over the years, countless musicians have extolled the virtues of youth and reveled in iconoclastic denunciations of all that’s gone before. This sets music apart from other art forms — literature, visual art, even film — which respect and celebrate the experience and wisdom that come with old age. In the world of rock ‘n’ roll, Saturn never gets a chance to devour his children; by the time the idea presents itself, they’re already making records about how much they hate him. … Read More

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Four Generations of Punks: Iggy and the Stooges Electrify New York’s Le Poisson Rouge

By Tom Hawking on

Seeing Iggy and the Stooges in 2013 is a curious experience — you tell yourself not to expect too much, that there’s no way they could ever rival the greatness of their glory years (which were, after all, 40 years ago), that you should just go and appreciate the experience. And then, against all odds, they prove to be not just competent but genuinely amazing. … Read More

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A Selection of 4:20 Songs to Soundtrack 4/20

By Johnny Otis on

Last week, we amused ourselves with a thought experiment that was doing the rounds on Tumblr — marking 4/11 by picking out the best songs in our iTunes library that were precisely four minutes and 11 seconds long. It turned out that there were heaps, and the idea got us thinking: when better to do something similar than 4/20? So we thought we’d limit ourselves to making our annual stoner mixtape for today out of songs that are precisely four minutes and 20 seconds long. (Disclaimer: these songs are all 4:20 on our iTunes — your mileage may vary, and all that, but let’s not split hairs, eh?) … Read More

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Fascinating Photos of Great Musicians’ Earliest Musical Endeavors

By Tom Hawking on

Everyone has to start somewhere, and all that. We’re always fascinated by the idea of looking into the history of our favorite artists, be they musicians, writers, filmmakers or whatever else, and as such we found ourselves seeking out the earliest musical endeavors of some of our favorite musicians. We thought we’d share some of the fruits of our searching with you — fascinating photographs of famous musicians in the earliest stages of their artistic… Read More

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The Most Hilariously Bizarre Commercials Starring Musicians

By Tom Hawking on

If you’re a brand seeking some measure of credibility with the kidz, the concept of getting a musician to flog your product for you makes perfect sense — the only problem is how you go about doing so without making it look like a crass commercial cash grab that will arouse only contempt in your target audience. This dilemma has led to some pretty bizarre advertisements over the years, some successful, some rather less so. Anyway, in light of the glut of such adverts recently (in the last month or so, there have been recent ads starting Billy Corgan, Wayne Coyne, and Tyler, the Creator) we thought we’d round up some of the weirdest we could find, both past and present. … Read More

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Exclusive Unseen Images From Iggy Pop’s ‘Raw Power’ Photo Session

By Tom Hawking on

Mick Rock’s photo for Iggy and the Stooges’ Raw Power is one of the most instantly recognizable album covers in music — Iggy on stage, lithe, bare-chested, grasping the mic and staring off at some unseen, distant object. To commemorate the album’s 40th anniversary, UK fine art publisher Foruli is releasing a series of limited-edition art prints of Rock’s shots of Iggy, and they’ve been kind enough to provide us some exclusive, previously unseen images from the night the cover shot was taken. Click through to check them out, along with some of the prints you can purchase if you’re feeling extravagant. … Read More

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The 10 Albums You Need to Hear in February

By Tom Hawking on

Right, so January is over and done with, and it’s time to get back into the usual music industry swing of things (at least until everyone goes to get wankered at SXSW, anyway.) There are plenty of decent records to be heard in February 2013, so without further ado, here is our regular monthly roundup of the albums we reckon are going to be worth hearing over the next four weeks, from brainy electronica to decidedly brainless sea shanties, with a whole bunch of other stuff in between. If there’s anything we missed, do feel free to take to the comments section and let us know! … Read More