Happy 60th Anniversary to Bob Dylan's Highway 61

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the release of Bob Dylan's classic album Highway 61.

  

A titan of a rock record. 

Full Show Friday: Grand Funk Railroad Live 1974

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...Grand Funk Railroad!

Let's go back to 1974 with Grand Funk Railroad for this weeks Full Show Friday. 

Pro Shot Pro Sound, Enjoy!

 

Album Review: Williamson Brothers - Aquila

Williamson Brothers

Aquila

*** out of *****

The Birmingham, AL based outfit Williamson Brothers deliver their brand of lo-fi, punkish, southern rock and roll on their newest offering, Aquila. The twelve-song offering recorded at Dial Back Sound in Water Valley, MS has a cool combo of grit and grime along with some spit and polish.

New Single from Religion of Heartbreak "100 Degrees"

The Kansas City-based darkwave band Religion of Heartbreak have a new single out "100 Degrees".

Check out the dancefloor ready number below:

Album Review: Blondshell - If You Asked For A Picture

Blondshell

If You Asked For A Picture

*** out of *****

On her excellent 2023 self-titled debut album, Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum) expertly laid out her pain and broken relationships around throwback 1990's alt-rock sounds. For her follow-up, If You Asked For A Picture, the Los Angeles based artist keeps the tales of poor life choices and relationship failures coming, but this time tones down the backing tracks for more pop-rock friendly sound.

Two New Singles from Spoon "Chateau Blues" and "Guess I'm Fallin In Love"

The Austin, TX indie rock outfit Spoon have just released two new singles off an upcoming (yet to be named) album. They also just kicked off a tour with the Pixies which you can catch. 

Album Review: Jon Batiste - Big Money

Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here:

It is of Jon Batiste's new album Big Money. 

New Single from The Wild Things "I Can't Wait"

The UK based outfit The Wild Things have a new single out " I Can't Wait"

Check out the new-wavey/poppy punk number below:

Dylan Cover #695 Fellowship of the Wing "Heart of Mine" Live

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Fellowship of the Wing playing "Heart of Mine"

Thoughts on Original:

From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune:
Shot of Love found Dylan beginning to get back to more secular music after his gospel phase and "Heart of Mine" is an odd song that is cliché as hell but also loose and spastic Dylan. The fact that this version was released on Shot of Love is why the Bootleg series exists and the reason fans can become frustrated with his albums, as he himself stated: 

In an interview taken in 1984, Dylan admitted that "Heart of Mine" was "done a bunch of different ways ... but I chose for some reason a particularly funky version of that—and it's really scattered. It's not as good as some of the other versions, but I chose it because Ringo and Ronnie Wood played on it, and we did it in like ten minutes." 

Being that Dylan himself couldn't decide on how the song should actually be constructed, it makes it ripe for other artists to interpret, that is if they can get past the cheesy, "don't do the crime if you can't do the time" line...

Cover:

Thoughts on Cover Artist:
This is our first time hearing Fellowship of the Wing but are familiar with each of the artists individually. John Kadlecik - Guitar & vocals, Jay Lane - Drums & vocals, Reed Mathis - Bass & vocals and Todd Stoops - Keyboards & vocals

Thoughts on Cover: 

A really awesome upbeat jammed out cover. While the videos sound levels aren't equal, you can really tell all of these talented players love this tune. A dynamite cover and if there is a cleaner version out there, send it RtBE's way. 

Happy 50th Anniversary to Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen's classic Born to Run turns 50 years old today. 

Bruce is still touring and doing great, pretty amazing that this classic album has been around for 50 years.

Full Show Friday: L7 live in Charleston, SC, Oct. 18, 1994

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...L7!

Today it is back into the heart of grunge with L7 back in 1994 in Charleston South Carolina. 

Enjoy:

Happy 30th Anniversary to Rancid's ...And Out Come The Wolves

Happy 30th Anniversary to Rancid's career high point ...And Out Come The Wolves

The merging of punk, ska and rock on this album still holds up to this day...

Album Review: Jessie Hill - Naturally

Jessie Hill 

Naturally

***and1/2 out of *****

For their newest vinyl release, the fantastic Tipitina's Record Club delivers a reissue of Jessie Hill's 1971 solo album, Naturally. The purple vinyl reissue includes the original innovative gatefold cover design, which included a rotating wheel. 

New Single/Video from Big Wild and Phantogram "Too Loud"

Los Angeles based artist Big Wild has a new video out for "Too Loud" featuring Phantogram. 

Check out the track below:

Live Review: Silver Synthetic 8/14/25 Union Pool Brooklyn, NY

Silver Synthetic 

8/14/25 Union Pool Brooklyn, NY

It has been four years since the New Orleans, LA based outfit Silver Synthetic played NYC and on a hot summer night in August they returned to the same venue as four years ago, Union Pool in Brooklyn. Over that time the band has evolved, and the receptive crowd on Thursday night supported the group's return.

New Single/Video from Waverly Drive "Lazy Day"

The Los Angeles based Waverly Drive, (a solo project by Phil Galloni) has a new single out, "Lazy Day".

Check out the new wave, pop inspired single below:

 

Album Review: The Kingston Lions - The Kingston Lions

Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here:

It is of The Kingston Lions self titled debut.

Support the artist, buy the album, read the review and peep some video below:

New Video/Single from No Joy "Jelly Meadow Bright” featuring Fire-Toolz

The Montreal based No Joy, the long-running project of Jasamine White-Gluz, has a new video out for the single "Jelly Meadow Bright" featuring Fire-Toolz.

Regarding the song White-Gluz states:

Dylan Cover #694 Jeremy Mayle "Million Miles" Live

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Jeremy Mayle playing "Million Miles"

Thoughts on Original:

From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune:

From the barren blues of Time Out Of Mind comes "Million Miles". While not a standout on that album, the song was prophetic, hinting at the fantastic twelve bar blues variations that would dominate Dylan's next two releases. When first heard though it doesn't jump out, just feels like yet ANOTHER solid track from the bard that is ripe for covering. 

Cover:

Thoughts on Cover Artist:
We featured Jeremy Mayle, a folk singer from Parkersburg, West Virginia once before in our Monday cover series, and yes Jeremy, we were giving you props. 

Thoughts on Cover:

A very cool take on this tune that Mayle kicks up in exciting, solo acoustic, fashion. While the original was a slow meditative take on love, loss and life, Mayle delivers the song at wits end, frantic and disturbed. An excellent rendition of a malleable Dylan tune that feels unique as Mayle sings with gusto and soul. 

Full Show Friday: Kendrick Lamar Live 6/19/24

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...Kendrick Lamar!

This week we focus on Kendrick Lamar and his set from last year.

Pro Shot, Pro Sound, Enjoy:

0:38 euphoria 8:11 DNA 10:42 ELEMENT 14:00 Alright 17:49 swimming pools (drank) 20:14 Money trees 24:42 WIN 27:08 King's dead 29:12 6:16 in LA 31:44 collard greens 35:19 THat part 37:44 King kunta 40:55 M.A.A.D city 44:32 HUMBLE. 47:43 like that 50:44 still dre 52:51 California Love 55:13 not like us