Not sure how long this will remain up, but, if you wanted to watch the Go-Go's documentary released this Summer, but don't have Showtime, it is up on YouTube.
That Prine tribute on Austin City Limits was really well done. There is something with my tear ducts that get automatically triggered whenever I hear Bonnie Raitt sing that first note of 'Angel From Montgomery'.
I've mentioned it before, but, just a quick reminder that the John Prine tribute episode that kicks off the new season of Austin City Limits premieres tomorrow. Check your local PBS station for airtimes.
Austin City Limits' new season is set to kickoff on Oct. 3 with an hour long “The Best of John Prine” retrospective episode. Due to the pandemic, this season appears to include a few other retrospective episodes, including one for SRV.
I've had very little in the way of good news this year, but, it appears that New Order's "Substance" is back on streaming services. It's a very small thing, but frankly, I'll take anything good at this point.
For those that still have cable, or access to Turner Classic Movies, it looks like they are running a bunch of music docs/concert films today, including Tom Waits' "Big Time", which I don't see airing on television very often. "Don't Look Back", "Neil Young: Heart of Gold" & others are also slated for today.
Tearing through the Kathy Valentine memoir, "All I Ever Wanted", which arrived in the mail yesterday. The short chapters make for steady progress. Haven't even gotten to her joining The Go-Go's yet, but it has been a fascinating read so far.
I started using a startup music sharing app a couple of months ago to help with music discovery. It's called musx. It's got some shortcomings, but, by and large, it has been pretty fun to play around with. And I've been introduced to some cool songs from it too.
I know half the record had already been released via pre-release singles, but the new Land of Talk album is quite good. More mellow than a lot of their early work, but still engaging.
Looks like the upcoming issue of Q magazine is going to be the last one. I've spent a lot of money on issues of Q over the years, but I learned and discovered so much from the pages of those purchases.
Finally getting around to listening to some of the more recent releases. I enjoyed the new Dylan album more than I anticipated. I just didn't think it would live up to the critical hype. Less of a pop album for me, and more of a calming, almost meditative/contemplative listening experience.