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Rolling Stones announce new tour

Bullz-Eye Staff — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:08:57 +0000

With their 50 year anniversary at hand, the Rolling Stones will be touring in the US and Canada. The band really isn’t the same these days, but for die hard fans, or those fans who want take advantage of perhaps their last chance to see this legendary band, this will be welcome news.

Billy Joel and Michael Pollack

Gerardo Orlando — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:28:28 +0000

Billy Joel and who?

Well, remember the name Micheal Pollack, as this kid just might have a future. Check out the video above, where Pollack, a student in the crowd during a Q&A with Billy Joel, asks if he can accompany Joel on piano while Joel sings his favorite song – “New York State of Mind.” The result is pretty awesome.

Friday Video: ‘Incident of 57th Street’ live by Bruce Springsteen

Bullz-Eye Staff — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:30:21 +0000

If you talk to die-hard Bruce Springsteen fans, many of them will list “Incident on 57th Street” as one of their favorite Springsteen songs. The song leads off the second side of Bruce’s second album, “The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle” released in 1973, with “Rosalita” and “New York City Serenade.” The jazzy sound of these songs was dominated by the incredible piano playing of David Sancious who preceded Roy Bittan in the E Street Band.

The live version in the video above was released as a B-side in the mid-Eighties when Springsteen released his first live album, but I can’t find it anywhere on iTunes or in a legal digital format. It’s by far the best live version I’ve heard of this song and it features an excellent and mellow guitar solo by Bruce at the end that’s much better than the solo on the original recording.

This fan video was created by a Springsteen fan on YouTube who has posted a number of excellent Springsteen videos. He mashes up concert footage and other Springsteen footage to create visually interesting interpretations of the songs, and he translates the lyrics into Spanish subtitles.

Friday Video: Green Day Live performing ‘Holiday’

Gerardo Orlando — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:18:06 +0000

This is probably my favorite Green Day song.

Friday Video: ‘Revenge’ live by A Place to Bury Strangers

Bullz-Eye Staff — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:39:41 +0000

A friend just tipped us off on this band after seeing them at The Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Check out this live video from A Place to Bury Strangers.

Friday Video: Dave Grohl, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen and Steve Van Zandt cover The Clash

Gerardo Orlando — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:43:52 +0000

In a tribute to Joe Strummer and The Clash, Dave Grohl, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen and Steve Van Zandt got together at The Grammy Awards in 2003 to perform The Clash’s “London Calling.” Pete Thomas joined them on drums and No Doubt’s Tony Kanal is also there playing bass. It’s a pretty incredible performance.

It also created the inevitable flame war in the YouTube comments, with some youngsters taking shots at “dad rock” some punk fans expressing outrage that traditional rockers like Springsteen would cover The Clash. More knowledgeable fans then pointed out that Joe Strummer always admired Bruce, and once said, “Bruce is great. If you don’t agree with that, you’re a pretentious martian.”

Enjoy the video.