Morning, readers.
*Yesterday, Mike West reported on the death at 90 of bop pianist Hank Jones (right). Below the jump, find a lilting little rendition of "Willow Weep for Me."
*The 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death has supplied us with a) a lot of excitement over B-sides and b) further evidence that Hendrix remains better appreciated [...]
What's more American than air guitar?
Nothing, apparently. On entering the 9:30 Club on Friday, it wasn't immediately clear whether the venue was hosting the U.S. Air Guitar Championship or a political convention. Bunting hung from the balcony, "God Bless America" and other patriotic standards blasted from the PA, and a cache of red-white-and-blue balloons cascaded [...]
Not only is Dethklok getting its own video game, but Brendan Small's once-imaginary band has somehow managed to arrange a 7-week tour with Mastodon, the most popular metal act to come out of Atlanta and Metallica's current tour opener. Mastodon's Crack the Skye hit the streets in March of this year, and Dethklok's Dethalbum II [...]
