Shame isn't it? "Desperado" was banned before when he was here as "icantquityoubabe". I'm sure if he keeps up his usual childish antics he'll be banned again.

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Not sure how this will come off but she's recorded songs by Ryan Adams, Caitlin Cary, Gillian Welch, Indigo Girls and others before that sounded pretty good and that's coming from someone that's not exactly the world's biggest Joan Baez fan.

[Photo: Getty] With the announcement that he is curating the New American Music Festival (which features Bob Dylan, the Raconteurs, the Roots and Spoon, among others), Rock Daily caught up with Anthony Kiedis to talk about the state of his band, his thoughts on business and what exactly a curator does. “It’s not as easy as it sounded, like so many things,” says Kiedis. “Kind of like when a friend proposed that I write a book. I was like, ‘Sure, I’ll write a book.’ A year and a half later, it’s like, ‘What have I agreed to?’” Click here for the rest of the interview.

Like I said, I don't have a problem with seeing Dickey Betts (for free or otherwise) other than the identical setlists. It's the bands touring with little or no original members that I could give a shit about seeing (even for free). There's plenty of other artists out there to see, not just the ones I grew up listening to in the 70s. For instance, I would rather keep my memories of Foghat intact rather than seeing a half-baked version that doesn't even include "Lonesome" Dave. Some artists know when to hang it up and give it a rest, others will keep touring trying to milk every last dime out of it. I don't really have any interest in seeing those.

Joan Baez Looks Toward 'Tomorrow' Laura Leebove, N.Y. As first tipped here in March, folk veteran Joan Baez is readying a new album for fall release. "Day After Tomorrow" is due Sept. 9 via Bobolink/Razor & Tie Entertainment and was produced by Steve Earle. The 10-track album, recorded in Nashville, comes close to the 50th anniversary of Baez's first performances at Club 47 in Cambridge, Mass. It features three songs written by Earle ("God is God," "I Am A Wanderer," "Jericho Road") as well as compositions by Elvis Costello ("Scarlet Tide"), Tom Waits ("Day After Tomorrow") and Patty Griffin ("Mary"), among others. To read the remainder of the article click here.

It may be worth noting that Dylan, Baez and Doc Watson also appear in that Earl Scruggs documentary I mentioned earlier. There are some more clips from it on YouTube in addition to the one I previously posted of Earl jamming with the Byrds.

I never saw the Who in their heyday but I was fortunate enough to see them on the Quadrophenia anniversary tour back in the 90s before Entwistle passed. Having seen them in concert (even in that configuration) was satisfying enough for me because, even though I've never been a huge fan, I have always wanted to see them in concert. To me, they are that rare breed like the Beatles, Zeppelin, R.E.M. (or plenty of others) where if you take just one person away, it's not quite the same. I'm not sure of your opinion of Townsend but I always figured him to be an extremely integral part of the group.

R.E.M. On Austin City Limits This Weekend You can find a write-up, photos, the setlist, an interview and a preview (Supernatural Serious) on the ACL website here. You can also see a preview of Hollow Man on remhq.com here.

Years ago, on Skynyrd's official message board their archivist insisted there was nothing else left in the vault but ever since then there's been all kinds of stuff released (usually just one or two rarities tacked onto a compilation, a marketing tactic which I loathe). Also highly recommended is the Deluxe Edition of Gimme Back My Bullets that comes with a DVD of their Old Grey Whistle Test performance from the same time period when they were down to two lead guitarists. Believe you me, it still kicks ass.

I just don't hear it, nor do I hear any Black Dog in In The Still of The Night. Now, Kashmir I do hear in there.

Out of all of the times I saw the post-crash Skynyrd prior to Leon's passing he wasn't with them only once (free concert at Camp Lejeune). I kept looking at the stage wondering what had happened to him. His fill-in that night was Tim Lindsay (who's now with Molly Hatchet). Evidently Leon was known to go off on binges that would sometimes last for days. Apparently this was one of those times.

It's not about wasted space. If you wanted to quote a pertinent part of the post to reply to that's fine, I just don't see the need to quote an entire post to make a "Brian Wilson / Beach Boys rule!" (which is perfectly fine) type of reply. In regards to bombarding the board with new topics, I would say my contributions here are not that at all. This is a discussion board, not a place for you to come and whine about being banned only to sign back on under a different name. And, if your sorry motherfucking ass sends me one more threatening PM I'll have no problem reporting you to the Mods. None whatsoever.

Thing is, I believe when groups like the Marshall Tucker Band, Hatchet, Blackfoot, etc. roll into town most folks could give a shit about the line up so it probably never even crosses their minds. They just wanna see the band they've heard played to death on Classic Rock radio. The more hardcore fans might actually go to the trouble of checking but I'm guessing that would be about it. From there they can make an informed decision. Speaking for myself, I'm not forking over $30 or more (especially at a club) to see a shadow of what once was. I believe the case is, most artists find that they're going to get more recognition if they stick with a well known band name rather than going solo. In Molly Hatchet's case, when they were touring with NO original members, I just think that is wrong. On the other hand, there's many older groups who have been playing the nostalgia circuit for years with no original members. Gene Simmons even plans for Kiss to go on with replacement members (like he's already done with Frehley and Criss) once he and Stanley retire. I guess most towns have those Downtown Live things were washed up bands go to die. In recent years we've had Night Ranger, Foghat, Arrested Development and many others here. One of them on the lineup this year is Brian Howe "singing the hits of Bad Company". I'm sure there's somebody out there that wants to see that shit but it sure as hell isn't me (even for free).

I remember searching high and low for that single back in the day. That's when I learned to start picking up those rare maxi-singles before they slipped out my hands. Needless to say I was tickled shitless to see it included on the Nine Lives box set.

Thanks for the clip, I love Iris. There's a cool version of that song on this 10,000 Maniacs single with Natalie dueting with David Byrne. There's some other good stuff on there too such as a duet with Michael Stipe from R.E.M. on 10,000 Maniacs' Candy Everybody Wants. If I'm not mistaken, all of the bonus cuts from that single are taken from Clinton's Inaugural Ball.

At least we know where the haircut came from.

Yes, it is. As is the record itself: This one's pretty cool too:

Can't say I "instigated" anything or that I wish to have "the forum all to myself", all I did was ask you why you felt the need to quote the entire post when there was really no need to.

I'm not huge on America but love Pure Prairie League. Back in the day they were called "country rock", same for several of their peers from back then that are also among my favorites such as Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito Brothers, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Goose Creek Symphony, Poco, etc. ...and speaking of The Byrds, this is a great clip from a recently issued DVD called Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends that originally appeared as a TV special back in the late 70s: Earl Scruggs & the Byrds "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"

Have no fear, I'm sure it'll only be a matter of time before he's banned again.

I'm not looking for trouble at all, just asking you why had to quote the entire post. Speaking of "trouble" I thought you were banned.

I'm also a huge fan of roots music dating back to Hank Williams, Sr., Johnny Cash, the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan and the Band on up until the present day with artists such as John Prine (who has also covered Killin' the Blues), Iris Dement and what has come to be known as "alt.country" music (aka Americana, Y'allternative, No Depression) etc. In fact, No Depression magazine's artist of the decade is also on this tour, the incomparable Buddy Miller (who I first saw in concert at MerleFest as Emmylou Harris' guitarist in Spyboy). Needless to say, Raising Sand is right up my alley. My girlfriend and I recently scored tickets to their upcoming show in Raleigh and can't wait for it to get here. The very last issue of No Depression with Buddy Miller gracing the cover

I love folk music but it's not necessarily of the more traditional Kingston Trio / Peter Seegar / Peter, Paul and Mary variety. While I appreciate some of that from a historical standpoint, a lot of it is just not my cup of tea. On the other hand I love the music of John Prine, Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, Iris Dement, Mike Cross, Joni Mitchell and many, many others that have been labeled "folk" music over the years. And, for those that haven't heard them, I very highly recommend the Mermaid Avenue albums by Wilco and Billy Bragg (with special guests such as bluesman Corey Harris and Natalie Merchant) where they took previously unrecorded Woody Guthrie lyrics and set them to music for the very first time. Also highly recommended is the documentary about the making of the recordings, Man In the Sand.

I didn't grow up in the 60s (I was born in '62) but I'll never understand those that wish they had grown up then (or the 70s for that matter). So, the music was supposedly good but you would have wanted to grow up during such a time of great social and racial turmoil with people being hosed down in the streets and a war raging in Vietnam? Yeah, some things have changed but some really aren't all that different (especially the war part). I guess I'm just more of the kind of person that prefers to live in the "now" no matter how unpleasant it may seem to some. They're are still many hardships today (and some are getting harder) and despite what some people may believe, there's still plenty of good music to be found. As for what happened to the hippies, not every one of them grew up to became yuppies and/ or Republicans. That's a load of bullshit. Sure, there's a bunch of so-called "neo-hippies" out there that can be found at Widespread Panic, Allmans Brothers and Ratdog (Bob Weir's current band) concerts but not all of them are hippies, at least not what I would call hippies. Sure, they dress the part but very few of them seem to have anything in common with the type of hippies I was raised around. In that sense, hippies are still very much a part of the landscape but you're not going to always find them at those type of concerts. Many of the ones I know live on the fringes of society, not out in the open. They're still out there, believe me because I know quite a few of them. Republicans and Yuppies, my ass.