The Band, Frances Quinlan, Damon Albarn, The 1975, Chuck Prophet, Norah Jones, The Neverly Boys, Jeff Rosenstock, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Sharon Van Etten, Josh Homme, Queens Of The Stone Age, Phoebe Bridgers, Fontaines D.C., Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, The Clash, The Jam, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Nina Simone, Bruce Springsteen, Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler, Leonard Cohen, Jimi Hendrix, The Byrds, David Bowie, Manassas, The Talking Heads, Jesus Christ Superstar.
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MOVIES/TV/VIDEOS
Once Were Brothers (2020): Music Documentary, directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Robbie Robertson's memoir Testimony. This is Robbie's version of the story of The Band, and it's well-worth seeing, as long as you know that in advance. Great footage of Dylan, Woodstock, etc...Still, it does make you wonder why the only other surviving Band member, Garth Hudson, does not appear in any current day footage to discuss the past.
The Plot Against America (2020): HBO (6-Episode Miniseries)
The Plot Against America is based on a 2004 book by the late Philip Roth, which you really should read. If you do, you'll find that the book, like this mini-series, offers a number of chilling echoes of our current Trumpian creep towards totalitarianism in a reimagined 1940's America, where aviator hero and Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindbergh wins the presidency... in part by targeting Jews as a nefarious population, which leads to tragic consequences (naturally). The always wonderful John Turturro stars, with excellent turns by Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan, and Caleb Malis.
Frances Quinlan: NPR Tiny Desk Concerts (All Songs Considered):
Damon Albarn performing Gorillaz "Aries' on "Jimmy Kimmel Live":
ALBUMS
The 1975 Notes On A Conditional Form. Top-notch album. Sure to be a hit. I like "People" and the cameo from Greta on the song "The 1975".
Chuck Prophet The Land That Time Forgot. He writes new songs, like "Marathon", that sound like covers of forgotten classics.
Norah Jones Pick Me Up Off The Floor. Norah's been doing Corona Concerts online which are really great!
The Neverly Boys Dark Side Of Everything. "Never Come Down" is a stand-out track.
Jeff Rosenstock No Dream. Great new album! Check it out!
SINGLES
Wilco "Tell Your Friends". Cool, new single, available on Bandcamp for $1, a fundraiser for World Central Kitchen:
Bob Dylan "False Prophet". Summer tour cancelled due to Corona... but a new album coming out and no more Sinatra!
Sharon Van Etten "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding?" (feat Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age). The Nick Lowe/Elvis Costello mega-classic gets a nice treatment here by this unlikely, but totes legit duo. P.S. Nick Lowe makes a cameo in the video.
Phoebe Bridgers "I See You". Phoebe continues to build excitement for her forthcoming sophomore release Punisher with this new single.
Fontaines D.C. "A Hero's Death"
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ARCHIVAL
Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, The Clash, The Jam, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Nina Simone, Bruce Springsteen, Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler, Leonard Cohen, Jimi Hendrix, The Byrds, David Bowie, Manassas, The Talking Heads, Jesus Christ Superstar.
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