Bruce Springsteen stole the show yesterday at the Lincoln Memorial where some of the biggest names in entertainment came together to kick off the inaugural celebration. The Boss performed a goosebump inducing version of The Rising complete with a full choir. Other highlights included U2’s Pride (In The Name of Love) and Bettye Lavette joining Jon Bon Jovi for a beautiful tear-jerking cover of Sam Cooke’s A Change Is Gonna Come.
Let’s take a look at what’s happening elsewhere on the ‘nets…
- Pitchfork interviews Animal Collective about their new album
- It’s List Time!: Greg Kot looks at good songs about presidents
- Billy Joel invites a roadie out to sing AC/DC’s Highway to Hell
- Culture Bully has your MP3s and videos of Fleet Foxes on SNL
- Spinner shares a free MP3 of PT Walkley’s single: Somebody
- Booker T. enlists Neil Young and the DBT for his new album
Finally, Festival Network LLC – the company behind the Newport Folk Festival – hasn’t been immune from our failing economy and company president Chris Shields has told the Boston Globe that the company will be streamlining operations for the 2009 season. Festival Network LLC lost millions in 2008, and has had to close offices and lay off workers, according to a report by Latest Ticket News, an online industry publication. Let’s just hope this doesn’t effect the long term viability of the Newport Folk Festival.
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wasn’t animal collective first launched by the festie circuit? correct me if im wrong but i feel they are not really staying true to their roots. like MMJ for example, who played ROO and Langerado back in the day then paying homage to Phish at MSG and keeping it real giving interviews to jambase and such.