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Fabulous. Wonderful. Fascinating. Slightly flawed. Incomplete. All of these are perfectly appropriate descriptions of Martin Scorsese’s No Direction Home. The documentary was released this week on DVD and will air on the American Masters series on PBS next week. Perhaps what is most impressive is that the interviews with Dylan himself show him at his […] Jackson Browne plans to release CDs on his own independent label, Inside Recordings. The first, called Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1, is slated for release in the US on October 11. Inside Recordings also plans a 2006 release of Browne’s next studio effort, already in process, and another volume in the solo acoustic series. The upcoming […] A Bigger Bang, The Rolling Stones — An advance copy reveals the PR and hype is right. From the opening cut, “Rough Justice,” you realize this is the Stones as the Stones should sound. Moreover, while there are some weak tunes, Jagger and Richards still have the ability to craft real rock music. This CD […] When it comes to rock musicians it sometimes seems that a band name takes precedence over long-time friendships. We’ve all seen plenty of the ersatz classic rock band where somebody owns the name and happens to be the only former member of the group touring under that name. As the Woodstock generation ages, the corporate […] As I noted at the time,the NYT Book Review ran a spread on Bruce Springsteen books. In this weekend’s edition, Bruce chimes in with the following somewhat tongue-in-cheek letter: The merits of my music and performances over the last 30 years I gladly leave to the fans, critics and writers. On the subject of “image,” […] |
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