How many times have you heard a song lyric and sang along (for years sometimes) only to find out later that you had it all wrong?  And how funny was that?!?
I’ve discovered a cool website that deals with misunderstood song lyrics and it’s just hilarious to hear some of the things that people imagined they […]

The BBC has a new series of live concerts called the Electric Proms, which combine shows by new artists and already established performers.  Their website lists Paul McCartney, Ray Davies, and The Flaming Lips, among others.  The also have a film series featuring Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Otis Redding and R.E.M.
Source: bbc.co.uk/electricproms

Shout! Factory is releasing SXSW Live 2007, the first ever DVD release from South By SouthWest, one of the most influential and fastest growing music festivals in the U.S.
The DVD was recorded March 2007 at SXSW in Austin, Texas and contains 18 outstanding concert performances from The Bravery, Aqualung, Peter Bjorn & John, Razorlight, Polyphonic […]

Sixties rock icons Grace Slick, Michelle Phillips and Eric Burdon turned Hollywood into ‘Hippiewood’ when they recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival. The stars turned out for a special Monterey Pop Festival movie screening, held as part of the Mods + Rockers Film Festival at the Egyptian Theatre. Slick, Phillips […]

amazon.com celebrates the 40th anniversary of the summer of love…

Summer of Love: 40th Anniversary ~
It Was Forty Years Ago Today…(close enough, anyway…) Many things come to mind when we think of the Summer of Love: hippies, San Francisco, free love, be-ins, LSD. Hippies became yuppies and a house in Haight-Ashbury now runs you a million […]

UK Music Festival Celebrates 5 Years!
The Lovebox London Weekender takes place July 21st & 22nd, at Victoria Park in London, and 2007 is set to be a really awesome festival. It’s 200,000 fans & growing stronger with some great musical line-ups and reunions.
Sly & the Family Stone, Blondie & the B-52’s top off […]

The Motley Fool has a great article called “CD Is the New Vinyl.” Interesting reading about declining CD sales, SoundScan, Billboard charts and the need for the major record labels to re-invent themselves. A good narrative on the current status of our music industry. ww.fool.com
In a related story (somewhat) of music distribution, […]

Saturday July 7, 2007.  Over 150 artists, bands and musicians performed to millions of people during seven different concerts held on seven different continents. The Live Earth Concerts raised our global conscience about our energy use and it’s impact on our environment, and how to maximize our natural resources and “go […]

The 41st Montreux Jazz Festival begins today! Montreux is at the foot of the Alps on the banks of Lake Geneva, known as “The Swiss Riviera.” This long-running music festival runs through July 21st featuring an fantastic lineup of artists…here’s my CybersPicks:
Booker T. & the MG’s
Dr. John
Jeff Beck
Living Colour
Norah Jones
Roger Hodgson (from Supertramp)
Seal
Sly & […]

Lifehouse’s new album, Who We Are, was released last Tuesday and debuted at #3 on the iTunes album chart for the first week. Billboard Top 200 Album chart at #14. The first single “First Time” breaks into the Top 50, making Who We Are a Top Ten selling album this week!
“First Time” Streaming […]