List Of The Day

  • Who doesn't love youngsters? Their skin is so pure, their hair so shiny! They have yet to be ground down into apathetic cogs of society. Or to experience lower back pain. Or unrelenting arthritis. They still believe they can make a difference!

    People in the music business love their "can do" attitude and excitedly book them on tours of several hundred shows a year! Do the little ones complain? No, they grin and bear it because they can't wait to become rich and famous, so they can one day complain about how difficult their life has become.

    Us Y! Music bloggers understand. I can't buy organic strawberries or a free range chicken without being stopped by a faithful reader who wants to know why Styx weren't number 7 on my list, or what Lyndsey Parker is really like. (For the record, I forgot Styx and Ms. Parker is a woman of infinite patience and wisdom.)

    Here are 15 notable pre-adult acts. Note: most of them have now grown up and know of the back pain and arthritis to which I speak.

     

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  • In hopes of paying tribute to Jim Morrison and explaining him to a new generation of fans, I've decided to interview myself on this fine subject.

    10) Was He A Poet?: Excellent question. Well, sure. Why not? Jim loved words. Rhyming "fire" and "mire' isn't all that great, but that "actor out on loan" stuff was killer! "Horse Latitudes"? C'mon, who hasn't been in "mute nostril agony"? Huh? Don't let me decide for you. Purchase a copy of The Lords and the New Creatures and see for yourself! It's one of the best-selling volumes of poetry ever! Right up there with The Prophet and books by Jewel!

    9) Did He Expose His Crawling King Snake?: Another great question! The official answer is no, he did not expose himself. However, Y! Music has eye-witness accounts from people who attended that show in Miami and they say he showed it off. Now, was it a Mojo Risin'? That's what we need to find out.

    8) Did He Break On Through (To The Other Side)?: Good question! There were people who thought Jimbo

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  • Freedom Rock!

    By | List Of The Day – Thu, Jun 30, 2011 8:23 PM EDT

    With the 4th of July upon us, it's time to crank up the Freedom Rock, dude! I've done columns in the past celebrating Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, even Paul Revere and the Raiders, but this time out I dug up some new names to kick around. Is this the land of opportunity or what?

    I'm giving Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie a rest and lining up a new ten that shows America has a deep bench of talent.

    Don't forget to play Jimi Hendrix's interpretation of "The Star-Spangled Banner" to annoy your great-grandparents, who really aren't so great if they hate Hendrix!

     

    10) Bloodrock - "American Burn": From the album Bloodrock U.S.A., released in 1971, "American Burn" is just as cool as the tune that follows, "Rock & Roll Candy Man," but not nearly as great as the song, "Don't Eat the Children." It's a mixed feeling when I see someone's already written a song I would have liked to have written.

    9) Lou Reed - "The Day John Kennedy Died": Lou Reed as

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  • 1976 was not considered a great year for music when it happened. It was considered an improvement over 1975, but all these years of research have led me to the conclusion that no part of the 1970s was bad as people said. Fact: people like to complain. It's a natural thing. What fun is there is saying everything's great all the time?

    While it can be sensibly argued that the 21st Century has been noticeably worse in terms of music, it's been gangbusters for people wanting to access older music, and for people who like computers, air conditioning, TV dramas and pain-free dentistry.

    There is a Part Two to this that is every bit as essential. Stay tuned.

     

    25) Andrew Gold - What's Wrong With This Picture?: Features the track "Lonely Boy" that most people know him by. He died this month and everyone discovered his mother was singer Marni Nixon.

    24) Jackson Browne - The Pretender: Andrew Gold performed with Jackson Browne. Not here, apparently. But the great David Lindley is here, along

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  • As part of my new "fairness doctrine," I'm going to celebrate the career of Bun E. Carlos, despite the fact that he only turns 60 on Sunday, June 12. This makes him the youngest person to be given a tribute here at List of the Day, since we accidentally paid tribute to that youth-group The Ramones a few months back.

    I don't want to get in the habit of promoting musicians who haven't yet paid their dues. But once in awhile I like to stick my neck out and let the new kids get a shot at the column. Have you heard this Elvis Costello fellow? A little gimmicky, but I think he might be with us for a while!

    Bun E. Carlos came to my attention when I was working on that amazing, insightful, life-changing list of Supergroups earlier this week. Turns out there's a lot (something) to know about Bun E. Carlos. Let's discover him together!

     

    10) He Played On That Song "Surrender": You know the song, "Your mommy's alright, your daddy's alright, they just seem a little bit weird." It was in movies

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  • Breaking News: There are reports of Supergroup sightings in the music arena. Yes, musicians from competing bands are becoming friendlier and working together in an effort to make you pay attention. Either that or bands don't get along very well and are insistent on trading away their members to other projects just so they can get some peace. While only a few of the 'Supergroups' listed are really super (you ever hear of padding?), on the level of the Million Dollar Quartet, Blind Faith, Plastic Ono Band or Tigers of Instantaneous Death, they all feature guys from other bands! Sometimes women!

    Be sure to list your favorite modern-day Supergroups in the space so generously supplied by Y! Music. "Modern Day" should mean bands that released something in the 2000s. In case you're wondering why Temple of the Dog, Damn Yankees and Asia aren't here.

     

    25) Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.): With a band name like that you know something awesome is going on. My dream has been to name my

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  • Charlie Watts Turns 70!

    By | List Of The Day – Wed, Jun 1, 2011 12:28 PM EDT

    Everyone but me is getting older and those immortal rock 'n' rollers are staring down some pretty heady numbers. Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts turns 70 on June 2, 2011, just a day after his bandmate Ronald David Wood turned 64. Watts is best known as the drummer for the Rolling Stones. As one of rock 'n' roll's greatest drummers, he prefers jazz.

    This list could be 100 tracks long and it wouldn't come close to mentioning all the great work Charlie Watts has done. I listed fifteen tracks that, when played, are clear evidence of Mr. Watts' taste and ability. You likely have your own favorites. By all means, list them below.

    Considering that much rock music is built on the idea that more and louder are better, Watts is nearly an anomaly. He never overplays. He never pounds. He lays behind the beat. He would be the worst drummer imaginable for Black Sabbath or Iron Maiden, but he is the only drummer for the Rolling Stones. He has tenure.

    Most importantly, he looks so out of place in a

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  • Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the event, watched by around 125 million people across Europe, with 281 points while German act Cascada was 21st out of 26 countries, getting just 18 points from Austria, Israel, Spain, Albania and Switzerland. ...

  • OJ Simpson lawyers say he is closer to freedom

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football star's defense team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison.

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    Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

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