| RECAP OF CHRIS JERICHO'S XM RADIO SHOW
2. Y2J says it's the eternal debate, says if you're a rock & roll fan, then you're either a Beatles or Rolling Stones fan. He says he's both a Beatles & Rolling Stones fan, says some people say it's like Beatles or Elvis [Presley] guy & says he's a Beatles guy for both of them. He says when you're a heavy metal fan, the question that must be asked is either Priest or Maiden, says to think about & says it's a close call. He says he starts the show with Iron Maiden from "7th Son Of A 7th Son" with "Moonchild" & "Infinite Dreams", says he's the moonchild, says he's Chris Jericho it's The Rock Of Jericho: http://tinyurl.com/rssxe & it's Sunday night on XM 41 Da Boneyard: http://tinyurl.com/6htm6 . He again asked the question if it's Priest or Maiden, says let's cut to the chase & no more screwing or f*****g around & says this is satellite radio & he can swear if he wants to.
Critic's pick
It is impossible to overestimate the importance of Rick Rubin's creative reassembly of Johnny Cash's career and the manner with which he produced, in the last eight years of the country icon's life, some of the most absorbing music Cash ever recorded. American V differs from previous chapters, though. It was cut mostly after wife June Carter's death and in the midst of Cash's deteriorating health. Couple that with the fact American V boasts a surprisingly conservative song selection (instead of Trent Reznor and Will Oldham, we have Rod Muen and Gordon Lightfoot), one might suspect the Cash- Rubin alliance hit a wall during the singer's final days. American V dispels such concerns at the outset by transforming Help Me, a country tune by the criminally uncool Larry Gatlin, into a stunning confessional.
Live Review: CSNY in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young have been singing songs that tell American presidents to stop the war for close to 40 years. Back in the late 1960s, it was about getting out of Vietnam. Four decades later, the U.S. is once again in a controversial war, this time in Iraq, and support for the peaceniks is swelling. With all this renewed hippie-friendly sentiment fomenting, and pop music looking backwards anyways, it was a largely fascinating exercise in wishful thinking as the veteran supergroup stirred up outrage and affection in the 12,000 fans attending their Freedom of Speech '06 tour at Scotiabank Place last night. Proof that if you stick with something long enough, eventually it will come back into fashion. On the first tour since 2002, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young first joined forces in 1969 when a memorable performance at Woodstock gave the giant music festival and the youth movement of the 1960s an articulate and optimistic voice.
Riffs - a Web-only column
Lemmy Kilmister is not exactly the first name you would associate with thumping, bass-driven rockabilly and exuberant R&B and blues covers, but those are precisely the sounds that influenced him in his earlier years. He returns to those sounds with his new release The Head Cat (Rock-a-Billy), a trio date with Danny B. Harvey operating as primary soloist and Slim Jim Phantom supplying the big beat fills on their versions of Buddy Holly's “Peggy Sue Got Married," “Learning The Game" and “Crying, Waiting, Hoping."
Kilmister's voice is animated and energetic, if at times a bit to the grizzled side, but he clearly understands the spirit of the sounds, even if he doesn't always exactly replicate the tone. Other numbers the threesome effectively tackle include Johnny Cash's “Big River," Carl Perkins' “Matchbox," Jimmy Reed's “You got Me Dizzy" and Lloyd Price's “Lawdy Miss Clawdy." Phantom's drumming proves ideal for the occasion, not so steady it lacks drive or impact, but still squarely in the rhythmic pocket.
Request elevates forces of creativity
Sometimes, all it takes for a new piece of music to be born is a suggestion. That's how the seed of Mark Grey's Elevation was planted. "I was at (London's) Barbican for a festival of John's music," Grey said, referring to longtime friend John Adams. The soloist in the Violin Concerto was Leila Josefowicz. "She seemed very interested in my musical voice, so she asked me to send her some music," Grey said. Two significant oaks have sprung from that acorn of an idea: the solo-violin San Andreas Suite and a violin concerto titled Elevation, which Josefowicz will premiere Sunday at the Colorado Music Festival. "Leila champions a lot of new music," said Grey. But not just any new music. "She's been moving away from angular stuff and more into (traditional) harmony and rhythm.
Ozzfest 2006: No power shortage here
During Iron Maidens set at Ozzfest 2005, Sharon Osbourne, wife of Ozzy Osbourne and the mind behind the metalfest, had the power cut numerous times, even going so far as to have people egg the band in retaliation for singer Bruce Dickinsons alleged disrespect of her husband. Woefully, blackouts werent a thing of the past in the eleventh run of Ozzy Osbournes namesake tour on Saturday, but at least were sure Mrs. Osbourne isnt to blame (right?). Twice during the event, held at Devores Hyundai Pavillion of Glen Helen, the power went out, cutting short the sets of two bands both Orange County acts, no less. The fests emcee would tell the crowd after Huntington Beachs Avenged Sevenfold stormed off stage that all power in a 30-mile radius was gone.
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