On a similar note, here's what happens when you speed up "Imaginary Lover" by the Atlanta Rhythm Section a couple a notches, instant Stevie Nicks.

One of my fellow DJ's turned me onto this when I was working at an AM Country station in Eastern North Carolina back in the 80s. It's what happens when you play Springsteen's "I'm On Fire" at 45 rather than 33⅓ rpm.

I love Pearl Jam. Unfortunately, they seem to skip North Carolina when they tour. Last time they played here was for the Yield tour.

They were definitely a "band of the 90's", they just ended in '95. I was just curious because some people seem to lump all of the post Grateful Dead projects in with the Grateful Dead. To me, with no Jerry there's no Grateful Dead. I saw The Other Ones a couple of times on the Furthur Festival and I've seen The Dead but it just isn't the same. At least to me. As for the Spin Doctors, I loved some of the cuts off of Pocketful of Kryptonite. Shortly after that was released I saw them on the H.O.R.D.E. tour and can say without any problem that they are one of the very worst live bands I've ever seen.

This clip is only available on Vimeo so I can't post a YouTube clip of it here. Definitely worth the 10 minutes it takes to watch. Silver & Light

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea joins The Faces Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood record band's first album in over 30 years

Didn't the Grateful Dead end in '95 when Garcia passed away? I know there have been several different permutations of the band since then but none have been called "the Grateful Dead".

Alejandro Escovedo Announces New Album Big Station (from Paste)

Last show I saw was Jeff Hart & the Ruins at Fat Daddy's in Raleigh last night. Prior to that it was Dan Baird & Homemade Sin with Terry Anderson & the Olympic Ass Kickin' Team at the Berkeley Cafe in Raleigh on Thursday night. Here's a couple clips from the show. The first is of the Olympic Ass Kickin' Team which features Terry Anderson, the original writer of "Battleship Chains" but is probably more well known for the version the Georgia Satellites did. Terry has penned a number of other fairly well known songs including "I Love You Period" and "I Can Give You Everything" which was recorded by the late, great Ms. Etta James.

It's been far too long since I've heard this one all the way through.

I have fallen prey to the budget section at Best Buy once again. As long as they're willing to mark 'em down to $5, I'm more than willing to snatch 'em up. I picked up the Skynyrd mainly because of the two unreleased live tracks. Until I heard "Railroad Song" at a local restaurant around a year ago I wasn't even aware that they'd even played that song live, much less that it was available on the reissue of Nuthin' Fancy. I haven't heard most of Wide Awake In America in forever and a day; unfortunately I've been unsuccessful at ripping it to iTunes.

In regards to the new Dr. John record, here's a nice write up on him from The New York Times.

Kevn Kinney of Drivin n Cryin is the guest editor at Magnet magazine this week. In previous entries he's sung the praises of the likes of R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. In this one, it's singer-songwriter extraordinaire Todd Snider.

It should go without saying that Zeppelin would be in our top 3 given the obvious but they are one band I listened to throughout the 70s. My fandom for Kiss had pretty much bottomed out by the end of the decade but they were still worthy of a mention since they played a pretty prominent role in my listening habits for the majority of the 70s. I might have also listed Van Halen but they didn't really enter the picture for me until the tail end of the decade.

Can't say I ever thought much of Saga, though in all honesty I've probably only heard a handful of their songs. As for It Bites, I've never heard them. Never been real big on Genesis but they definitely have my respect. Same thing for Pink Floyd though I'm more of a fan of their work than that of Genesis. Three of my favorites from the 70s would have been Kiss, Skynyrd and Foghat. Three from the 80s would be R.E.M., 10,000 Maniacs and David Lindley.

Interesting read, it reminds of a blog where this young girl is posting her thoughts on music she's never heard before. I don't have a link for that one at present but if I can find it I'll be sure to post it. Also, according to a post in the comments section, Kiss Alive! isn't live at all. I knew I'd read that some overdubs were done after the fact but I had no idea that the whole thing was recorded in a studio with the sound of an audience being added after the fact. Note: This is a recurring series in which we ask our unimaginably young interns to review classic albums they've never heard before. Jenna Strucko is an intern for NPR Music. You've Never Heard Kiss' 'Alive!'?! (from NPR)

Trailer for the new Dr. John album Locked Down (produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys) which comes out next Tuesday, April 3rd.

Kevn Kinney of Drivin n Cryin is the guest editor at Magnet Magazine this week. In this entry he waxes poetic on all things Peter Buck.

Aside from Tift Merritt I don't know that I've seen anyone that was unsigned either but have I seen a few bands before they hit it big; Phish at the Boathouse in Norfolk, VA, Widespread Panic at the Attic in Greenville, NC and Def Leppard opening for Blackfoot and the Johnny Van Zant Band at Minges Coliseum (also in Greenville) around the time On Through the Night had been released.