Is it just me or does it seem like every band is getting back together this year? Is reuniting all about the money, or do these guys actually miss the camaraderie of the road? Hopefully it’s at least a slight mix of both — I’d hate to see bands like The Police, James, and Rage Against The Machine come back just to play the hits. Outside of the Talking Heads, what band is left to fill Coachella’s lineup next year?
While you ponder that, check out this batch o’ links from around the web:
- Ten years after people started downloading music, the recording industry still doesn’t have a clear plan for going digital
- Neddy previews Freaks Ball VII, an evening in Brooklyn this weekend featuring Apollo Sunshine, The Dansettes, and Chris Harford and the Band of Changes (with Dean Ween having just been added to Harford’s BoC)
- The Pogues will be touring this March, including a stop at NYC’s Roseland Ballroom on St. Patrick’s Day
- Scarecrow Collection is Jamband’s New Groove of the Month
- CSNY will soon release both a live album and documentary of their 2006 Freedom of Speech tour
- The 20 greatest guitar solos ever…with videos
- David Fricke reviews the first concert of Rich Robinson and Luther Dickinson’s band, Circle Sound
- Devon Allman’s Honeytribe has been on tour with the Gregg Allman Band: Check out this review of their recent HOB-Chicago show
- Double J Jesse Jarnow has been quite prolific recently
- The Temple News published a feature on moe. and their fanbase
- Yet another ’80s band, Crowded House, is reuniting with a gig at Coachella and a world tour
- Beck will be releasing a deluxe 3-disc set of The Information
- The Grateful Dead shares a new batch of mp3s at the Taper’s Section
- Mike Greenhaus files a report from the Disco Biscuits’ studio
- Last week’s Nero reunion concerts are getting rave reviews
- JamBase asks Pete Townshend 12 questions
And we’d like to congratulate HT reader Baltimoe.ron for winning our Grateful Dead Live at The Cow Palace contest. He receives the three-disc set, along with a sharp set of steak knives and 72 virgins. Congrats, and burn us a copy.