DBT Week in Review - 5/8/09

Patterson Hood

MySpace.com Blogs - Patterson Hood MySpace Blog:

"Cracker, the group that veritably introduced brash irreverence and irony into alt-rock, are back and in top form on their 429 Records debut, Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey.
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Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers duets with Lowery on the swampy, folk-Americana of “Friends,” a drunken tale of dysfunctional but loving friendship.

You can listen to 'Friends' at the Cracker link below!

http://www.pavementpr.com/artistpage/cracker.html"

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Q&A With David Lowery:

"I know that you’ve worked with Adam Duritz before, but how did you end up pulling in Patterson Hood and John Doe to help out on the new record?

We recorded the record in Athens, Ga., with David Barbe. David works with Drive-By Truckers. We were thinking of guests and thought Patterson would be perfect for the song “Friends.” We sent Patterson the song, and he loved it. A few weeks later when he got home from tour, he came in and sang it. We have, of course, known Patterson for years. Our good friend from Richmond, Wes Freed, has been doing the Drive-By Truckers’ artwork and promoting their Richmond shows since the very beginning of the band. John Doe has played at our Campout, and CVB and Cracker have shared the bill with X many times. After writing “We All Shine A Light,” I thought John would be perfect to sing the song with me. I mean, all those X songs with John and Exene; the long held notes with the static harmony against it. Similar approach. Plus John is the kind of guy that gets it when I say, “I want to do a song celebrating tolerance and multiculturalism, and I want to do it by singing about the Peshawar Panthers Cricket Team.”"

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Jazz News: Seeger Birthday Bash Review: Review:

"There were newer songs, too, including a biting Cajun vamp, “Dear Mr. President,' performed by a band including Michael Franti and Patterson Hood. The song mocked former President George W. Bush and ended with a plea to Obama: “Now Mr. President you inherited a mess. But fixing things is what you do best."

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Professor Patterson Hood? on Blurt Online

According to the Bible, the seven signs of the Apocalypse include war, famine, disease, hatred, crime and earthquakes, but BLURT's crack team of Biblical historians have uncovered the long lost eighth sign that Judgement Day may be near:

Patterson Hood is lecturing today at Princeton University.

The always-affable frontman of the Drive-By Truckers is meeting with American Studies students to kick off "Radio Free Dixie (Or, De Dirty South Broke-down): A Symposium on New South Sounds & Culture," a free two-day event that formally begins this Friday, May 8, which will attempt to examine the influence of rock musicians, artists, scholars, politicians, spiritual figures and critics that emerged from the Southeast region of the United States during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Dexateens

"this is the last call for DEXATEENS PRE ORDERS for our forthcoming record, SINGLEWIDE. All pre orders recieve a free silkscreened poster, designed by the band. i posted a photo of the poster on our pictures. if you are interested, go to the skybucket website

http://www.skybucket.com/

we are going on tour and we are real excited. see you then."

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Centro-matic

"FREE DOWNLOAD!

You can download Centro-matic's live set from the Austin City Limits Festival in 2006. This link will be good for 7 days.

http://www.yousendit.com/download/dVlwWWV1ZDU1R1BIRGc9PQ"

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Sons of Roswell

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Bloodkin

Band of the Week: Bloodkin :: Features Music :: Articles :: Paste:

"“Like most artists,” writes friend, admirer and Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood in the liner notes of Bloodkin’s new album, Baby, They Told Us We Would Rise Again, “they can and have been their own worst enemy"

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Music

Ean Evans, Lynyrd Skynyrd Bassist, Dead At 48:

"COLUMBUS, Miss. — Bassist Donald 'Ean' Evans of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd has died after a battle with cancer.

Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant said Evans died Wednesday at his home in eastern Mississippi. He was 48.

In a statement posted on lynyrdskynyrd.com the band said, 'It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of longtime Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Ean Evans. Ean put up a valiant battle with an aggressive form of cancer and he will be sorely missed by family, friends and fans.'"

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Cat Stevens accuses Coldplay of stealing one of his tunes, Foreigner Suite, for Viva La Vida | The Sun |Showbiz|Bizarre

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Woodstock veterans to headline anniversary show:

"Some performers from the 1969 Woodstock concert will get back to the garden for a 40th anniversary show this summer.

On the bill for Aug. 15 are The Levon (LEE'-vahn) Helm Band, Jefferson Starship, Big Brother and the Holding Co., Ten Years After, Canned Heat, Mountain, and Country Joe McDonald."

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DBT Week in Review - 6/27/08

This article reminds us how important it is to support local and live music acts and support them by putting cash directly into their pockets.

High fuel prices put brakes on indie band tours:

"On the grass-roots level, cost has always been a concern for touring bands. But the nearly $2,500 in gas Garcia and his two bandmates would have had to pay just to make it to Vancouver, Canada, and back was too much to overcome."

Per Mr. Hood:

The Media Equation - Live Music Thrives as CDs Fade - NYTimes.com:

"“This is by far our best record, if you ask me, so the tickets for shows are doing really well,” said Mr. Hood, sounding very much like an old label hand. “But then, the gas prices are killing us.”"

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Ms. Jenn done gone and put up some new tour dates.

Drive-By Truckers - Tour Dates

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dbts : Message: DBT Sactown: A Great (but long) Story:

"A bit less than two months ago I lost my younger brother....just 26 years old.

We saw a bunch of DBT shows together, including my personal favorite: a raucous DBT-only Kansas City show in the middle of the Black Crowes tour a couple years ago. We both though '72' was the best song on Southern Rock opera....probably b/c we understood it from making the drive from Memphis to Huntsville on Hwy 72 innumerable times over the years to visit family. Once we got turned on to DBT that tune became an integral part of the drive and a powerful connection between us."

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DBT and the Pie Man.

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YouTube - "Ronnie and Neil" Drive-By Truckers cover/slideshow:

"The Harmony Motel interprets 'Ronnie and Neil' by the Drive-By Truckers. Hope y'all enjoy it."

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The begining of Goddamned loneliness is high hilarity.

YouTube - Goddamned loneliness

More from the Rev.

YouTube - Wifebeater

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The Drams

For Jess Bar. His family holds a controlling interest in the tiny equine market. Such revolution may drastically effect his lucrative pony trust fund.

Remember to poke some breathing holes, Jess!

Tiny Shetland island declares independence

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Sons of Roswell

Check out the new tune with Dylan if you haven't already.

MySpace.com - Sons of Roswell - Muscle Shoals, Alabama - Rock / Indie / Psychedelic - www.myspace.com/sonsofroswell

Shows:

Tonight: Tuscaloosa, AL - Egan's - It's probably FREE again, it's Ashfest... Good times, definitely

Saturday: Birmingham, AL - The Nick - w/ Rockets to Ruin

Next week we are playing the Freedom of Spirit Celebration at McFarland Park in Florence, AL. Skid Row is also playing. It will be interesting for sure. USA! USA!

Other than those annoucements, there's really not a lot going on at the moment, we're just working out some more new songs. We will be hitting the studio very soon and hopefully releasing an album or two by the end of the year. Things are still scattered about, but as soon as we get everything in order, you'll know.

Just Do It,

SoR

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Centro-Matic

Southern Shelter: Out-Of-Towners: Centro-Matic @ 40 Watt 6/21/08

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Marah

Myspace.com Blogs - Yo Yo Marah! - Marah MySpace Blog:

"Someone said MARAH RIP (good album title BTW) He said he wanted to be the first one to say it...I honestly can't blame him, i didn't give him any reason to think otherwise until now i guess.

( & here is where it might get a little touchy for you over-protective superfans) MARAH RIP is a term reserved for only me to say, not me with my brothers permission, not managers, ex-managers, record labels, horn sections, the IRS (who are after me), the EasyPass Police (after me) I will kill this bad bitch when I am ready and not before (next Tuesday, 8 records from now) It's my call… Cool? Cool.

If you love or have ever loved this band then I assure you you are in good hands with me as captain because I am a junkie for it. I have proven over & over again that I can swing very low to keep it alive. The junkie will get high. It's a fact."

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Music

I wore out at least 3 License to Ill cassettes.

An Interview with Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys

Already a hip-hop pioneer, rock and roll hall of famer, punk bassist, music video producer, Tibet activist and prolific MC, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys can now add sports documentarian to his long list of titles. This Friday, Yauch releases his new film, 'Gunnin' for That #1 Spot', a glimpse into the world of elite high school basketball against the backdrop of Rucker Park, Harlem's historic streetball homecourt. Back in September 2006, the country's best 24 high school players competed in the first ever 'Elite 24' all-star game."

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DBT Week in Review - 6/13/08

I went to see Return to Forever last night with Stanley Clark. Didn't really know anything about this scene previously.

Stanley Clark kick much bass ass. Great show.

Stanley Clarke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Return to Forever (RTF) - Official Website

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DBT

DBT live on the intertubes today at the 'Roo. Starts at 12:30 Central:

2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Presented by AT&T blue room | June 13 - 15, 2008 | Manchester, Tennessee

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Top 10 Alt-Country Guitarists:

"A long, long drive from the clean, virtuosic twang of Nashville, alt-country guitar heroes are more noteworthy for digging into the grit and gristle of electric guitar tone than for trying to display how fast human fingers can move across a fretboard. There are some serious players working in this genre, make no mistake, but the players listed below are notable for their contributions to the songs, rather than for how they can rip when their solo rolls around. This Top 10 takes in many of the artists at the center of the movement, but also acknowledges some seminal players at the fringes, without whom the younger generation’s interest in twang might not even have survived. Note: These are listed in no order of honor, but simply as they come to me; these guitarists are all worth hearing, and this isn’t the kind of music that inspires cutting-contest type competition.

1. Drive-By Truckers Triple Threat"

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Via Uncle Josh:

Living With Music: A Playlist by William Gibson - Paper Cuts - Books - New York Times Blog:

"3) Decoration Day, Drive-By Truckers. Like early Cormac McCarthy, but with three lead guitars. Hyper-literate narrative song-writing in the service of an act of stingingly efficient shamanistic cultural recall."

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Unique cover of Angels and Fuselage

CD Baby: TOM COERVER & GOIN' SOUTH: From The Mud... To The Sky

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Ask A Drive-By Truckers�Character - Black Heart Gold Pants

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3 Great Alt-Country Obscurities

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SOR

Check out Songs of Roswell's new tune.

MySpace.com - Sons of Roswell - Muscle Shoals, Alabama

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Moog Guitar

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DBT Week in Review - 6/6/08

Leading today with one of my favorite bands. Lauderdale has added some talent to their already talented line-up.

Read about the new goings on right c'here.

Lauderdale adds guitarist, steps up shows | TimesDaily.com | Florence, AL:

"'We're just trying to get out name out there as much as possible and push the first record we did,'said bassist Corey Hannah. 'Summer's coming up, and we're starting to book some more shows.'"

If you don't link the reading thing give the video that accompanies the article a look. Lauderdale is playing their yet to released tune 'Grant Hotel'. It is a goodie.

Lauderdale - Grant Hotel/Interview

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Let's stay in the Shoals for some really big news from another one of my favorites, Sons of Roswell.

Kevin Keenum has departed the band. As a fan it bums me out a bit. I really dig Kevin's sound and style. Wish him the best of luck in all of his future endeavors.

But as the Rock Gods taketh away, they also giveth.

Kevin is being replaced by an incredible young artist by the name of Dylan LeBlanc. Corey from Lauderdale turned me onto to Dylan a few months ago. Dylan comes from a hell of a pedigree and his music is something to behold.

Also, SOR got a gig at Bonaroo. Congrats, fellas!

More from SOR:

Sons of Roswell

Folks,

We have tons of news for you.

First off... Many of you have been asking and we haven't been talking much, but this is the official word. Due to personal duties Kevin Keenum has decided to depart from Sons of Roswell. We have found a very suitable replacement in the young talent of Dylan LeBlanc. With this will bring a new sound, and we will probably discontinue the old songs live. We have plenty of new songs coming your way and will debut them next Friday... at none other than the Smokehouse in Downtown Florence, Alabama. Please keep an open mind with us for a bit as we all adapt to the change. We promise not to make it to hard of a change to adapt to.

The album will be released. Details on that will come soon enough. Please bear with us for a little while longer. You may like what you will be hearing about the release too.

BONNAROO!
Yes, that's right, this was the hold up in making this whole announcement in the first place. We wanted to wait until we could have it all at once. We found out around 2:30 p.m. today. We will be playing the Sonic Stage at Bonnaroo next Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 1:30 p.m., right before TWO GALLANTS! We're pretty stoked to be playing among the likes of My Morning Jacket, Drive-By Truckers, M.I.A., Robert Plant & Allison Kraus, and tons more of people that inspire us. So please, if you are attending this festival, please come check us out with the new tunes and hang with us and we rip straight through the festival ground Saturday and Sunday checking out all our favorite artists until we can't walk any more.

With the line-up changes and new songs, we will be immediately going into the studio. We're hoping to post a new track later on tonight, so keep an eye out. We will post it on our MySpace and OurStage accounts. We will make the announcement in a MySpace bulletin at the time of the post. Please give us your feed back on the new tune.

With that said, ROCK!
Sons of Roswell

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DBT!

12 Questions with Cooley. I was at this show!

Reverend Guitars:

"What was the proudest moment and/or performance of your playing career?

I guess my proudest momement had to be when we headlined the Fillmore in San Fransisco the first time."

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GeorgePelecanos.com | Off the Page:

"Not to take anything away from Ms. LaVette, but the accolades for this record certainly should be shared with Patterson Hood, who co-produced it with David Barbe and LaVette, and Hood and partner Mike Cooley's band, Drive-By Truckers, who play on it. Hood, who hails from the Muscle Shoals area of Alabama, and his cohorts give The Scene of the Crime its delta-rock, deep soul sound, shading and elevating LaVette's still-powerful, touched-by-God vocals. To be more precise, Hood and DBT take what would have been a very good record on its own and make it one for the ages."

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Raising kids in a DBT World:

NineBullets.org • View topic - DBT and kids....:

"Background: My kids are 8 and 6. My son, the 8 year old, is really into rock music. He and I have been taking guitar lessons together since December, and he loves to listen to my CD's and playlists I've made for him on my ipod. He loves Led Zep, the Beatles, Nirvana, U2, etc. He's like a piece of moldable clay and it's my job to raise him right - I do not want him listening to crap! Anyway, I discovered DBT back in February and I've been listening to them pretty much non stop ever since, and as anyone who has little ones at home will tell you, if dad's doing it, well they want to do it too. Which means my kids want to listen to DBT. That's the problem."

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Cover of Lookout Mountain.

YouTube - South 61 Lookout Mountain (Drive By Truckers)

Here's the real deal. An oldie but a goodie.

YouTube - Drive By Truckers - Lookout Mountain

Finally, DBT at Mountain Jam

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Isbell

MySpace.com: Read Bulletin:

"Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit will be playing Mercy Lounge in Nashville on Thursday, June 26th!

Doors: 8:00pm
Showtime: 9:00pm
Ages: 18
Tickets: $10 advance, $12 day of show"

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Nice tribute to a dad that's passed.

YouTube - The day John Henry died:

"Just a slideshow in memory of my dad Henry to a song by the Drive by Truckers, wanted to do it but kept putting the project to a later date(just couldn't do it). Just pics of him and some of the trucks he owned. Good guy, good guitar picker and great gearjammer. May he rest in peace."

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Browan Lollar, guitarist for the 400 Unit, insists on bogarting all of the talent.

He's created a new MySpace to showcase some of his art work. Great stuff. Hints of Dali and his portraits are awesome.

Browan Lollar Art

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Music

Muscle Shoals Sound includes The Grateful Dead. Stumbled upon this article as I was reading my local newspaper online.

Former Grateful Dead member and current Shoals resident Donna Jean Godchaux

Donna Jean Godchaux grateful to sing again:

"Donna Jean Thatcher was raised in the Tennessee River valley at Muscle Shoals, Ala., a small, remote town that grew into a center for recording Southern soul. In her teens, she was singing background vocals on albums recorded at local studios by out-of-towners looking for that authentic soul sound such as Boz Scaggs or Cher. She was also the high school's head cheerleader and her boyfriend was the halfback. She sometimes had both cheerleader practice and recording sessions scheduled on Saturdays and would have to show up at the studio in her cheerleader outfit."

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Alton Kelley, psychedelic poster creator, dies:

"Alton Kelley, one of the founding members of the '60s San Francisco rock scene, died Sunday at his home in Petaluma after a long illness. He was 67.

Mr. Kelley will be remembered as the creator (with his artistic partner, Stanley Mouse) of hundreds of classic psychedelic rock posters, such as the famed 'skull and roses' poster for a Grateful Dead show at the Avalon Ballroom. Mr. Kelley and Mouse created 26 posters for just the first year of the Avalon's operation."

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Hell yeah!

Bob Dylan says Barack Obama is 'changin' America - Times Online:

In an exclusive interview with The Times, published in T2 today, Dylan gives a ringing endorsement to Mr Obama, the first ever black presidential candidate, claiming he is 'redefining the nature of politics from the ground up"

"Asked about his views on American politics, he said: 'Well, you know right now America is in a state of upheaval. Poverty is demoralising. You can't expect people to have the virtue of purity when they are poor.

'But we've got this guy out there now who is redefining the nature of politics from the ground up...Barack Obama.

'He's redefining what a politician is, so we'll have to see how things play out. Am I hopeful? Yes, I'm hopeful that things might change. Some things are going to have to.'

He added: “You should always take the best from the past, leave the worst back there and go forward into the future.'"

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Neurologist, choir explore music's healing power:

"Sacks' most recent book is 'Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain,' which examines the relationship between music and the brain, including its healing effect on people suffering from such diseases as Tourette's syndrome, Parkinson's, autism and Alzheimer's."

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Bo Diddley Dies At 79 :

"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive 'shave and a haircut, two bits' rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79."

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Tori Amos splits with label, goes indie :

"'Artists need not fear structure, we just have to design and partner with expansive ideas,' she said. 'It is time for us as artists to stop being dependent, dependent on any system that has become undependable. Only then can we help to create a new system that propagates and secures independence for each creator.'"

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Prince Vs. Radiohead In YouTube Clip Debate :

"All videos of Prince's unique rendition of Radiohead's early hit were quickly taken down, leaving only a message that his label, NPG Records, had removed the clips, claiming a copyright violation. But the posted videos were shot by fans and, obviously, the song isn't Prince's."

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DBT Week in Review - 5/23/08

AAW Fund Raiser.

Read about it here.

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For Cooley and Brent Best.

When I took piano lessons I learned "Private Eyes". Oh yeah. "There watching you. They see your every move. Bay-bee'.

For Hall and Oates, a new appreciation - Los Angeles Times:

"If Daryl Hall and John Oates had merely resurfaced as characters in comedic confrontations with the recent past, their return would mean little musically. But the surge in interest has gone further than a wallow in questionable nostalgia. A couple of years ago, younger artists began to temper the jokey tone of those 'Yacht Rock' references with sincere declarations of love for the group. Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie published a playlist of his favorite H&O songs in the Internet indie bible Pitchfork.com. Brandon Flowers of the Killers declared 'Rich Girl' the most instructive pop single ever written."

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Hilarious. EZB is a professional.

dbts : Message: DBT Setlist From Jax!!!:

"EZB was on fire for this show(not that he is not at any other show)
He must be sick though because at one time there was a nose lugee
hanging out of his nose about 2-3 inches and not once did he ever
stop drumming. That right there shows true dedication to the Rock and
Roll and is why we Love all of the these guys and girl!!!!!!

It was pretty funny though!!!!!!"

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If you've never heard DBT, then where the hell have you been hiding?

Entertainment - newsjournalonline.com:

"The Drive-By Truckers just may be the best American band you've never heard.

Do yourself a favor: Take the time to listen."

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Update: Per binky and Glossary's MySpace this show has been canceled. D'oh.

Myspace.com Blogs - Glossary Double-Header Saturday May 24th - GLOSSARY MySpace Blog:

"All-Ages Show Saturday, May 24
Featuring GLOSSARY, THE SCREAMING JACKS & NOCTURNAL STATIC
At Youth Culture & Arts Center/Tall Grass Studio
25 N Public Sq, Murfreesboro
7pm Sharp, $5

We are playing first at 7 pm

This is a benefit for Siegel High School's Rock Club, a student organization that encourages young people to seek out new music and expand their musical knowledge. The club meets weekly to critique music of different genres and is raising funds toward a field trip to the Stax Museum in Memphis."

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Sons of Roswell

Dear Friends,

We have some shows coming up this weekend, so hopefully some of you can make it out.
Thursday - May 22, 2008 - Laurel, MS - the Reserve
Saturday - May 24, 2008 - Jackson, MS - Martin's Lounge

We're looking forward to these two shows, especially the return to Martin's. It was one of the best stops on the tour in January and we're most definitely looking forward to this return. We are getting tons of shows in the works and will be continually posting over the next few weeks, so please keep checking back.

Birmingham Fans:
Sorry, but we have had to cancel this Friday's show at the Nick... Although, J.D.'s other band Rise Up Howling Werewolf (featuring members of Pine Hill Haints and the Wednesdays) will be playing instead. Please go see them and the other two great bands on the bill.

We'll see you soon,
Sons of Roswell

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Tubage

DBT and skateboarding:

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Rockin' in the Free Word. DBT and Dexateens

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Cool music video using a Mac:

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DBT Week in Review - 4/11/08

Some of the great pics from kick-ass photographers documenting the first leg of The Home Front tour.

Dave Parker, found and publisher of Prefix Magazine sent these to me. Chris Owyoung is the photog.

Prefix is a great rag (can we still call them rags if they're online?) and Chris Owyoung has a great eye, doesn't he.

Drive-By Truckers, The Whigs: Drive-By Truckers, The Whigs @ Terminal 5 (NYC)

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But wait! There's more than one Owyoung. Check out Todd's excellent work:

Drive-By Truckers @ the Pageant — 2008.02.29 | ishootshows.com: Concert Photography

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Via Roger Johnson. Photog - Chris la Putt

brooklynvegan: Drive by Truckers @ Terminal 5, NYC - pics

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Via the Nine Bullets Board:

Zenfolio | tinnitus photography | Drive-by Truckers

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Because Flickr sucks ass big time I wasn't able to capture an example pic of the very fine work done by Katrina Krauss in Philly.

Definitely work a look!

DBT @ The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA - a set on Flickr

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dbts : Message: Patterson Hood Guest DJs on E Street Radio (Sirius):

"Patterson Hood Guest DJs on E Street Radio (Sirius)

Fri 4/11 4:00 pm ET

Patterson Hood of the Drive By Truckers gets to share his love of all things Springsteen with an hour as guest DJ. You'll hear how he tricked his parents and snuck out to see his first Bruce show – a small act of teenage defiance that changed his entire life.

Rebroadcast: Sat., Apr. 12th @ 12 am & 8 am ET."

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dbts : Message: DBT on Sirius:

"April 16(17,18,20) – Drive By Truckers (3 pm ET) OUTLAW COUNTRY / 63 Jeremy Tepper

Get in gear with this very special episode of HammerDown Radio, as DJ RigRocker welcomes the Drive-By Truckers to the SIRIUS Studios. It's a solid hour of live music, including acoustic performances of tracks from Brighter Than Creation's Dark and unreleased material, as well as selections from extended family members Betty Lavette and Spooner Oldham.

Rebroadcast Thurs., Apr. 17th @ 12 am ET; Fri., Apr. 18th @ 10 am ET; Sun., Apr. 20th @ 8 am ET."

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Myspace.com Blogs - Opening Acts - Patterson’s April Solo Shows - Patterson Hood MySpace Blog:

"Opening Acts - Patterson’s April Solo Shows

Supporting acts for this month’s solo shows are:

April 17 – 5 Spot – Don Chambers
April 19 – Proud Larry’s – Audra Brown
April 20 – Birmingham – Elliott McPherson (of the Dexateens)"

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"Trailer for 'I Need That Record: The Death (or Possible Survival) of The Independent Record Store.'

Starring: Thurston Moore, Mike Watt, Ian Mackaye, Noam Chomsky, Legs McNeil, Glenn Branca, Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group), Chris Frantz (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club), Pat Carney (Black Keys), BP Helium (Of Montreal), and Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers)!

Coming soon..."

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Here's some old, old Muscle Shoals Sound from a band called Stained Mecca. Stained Mecca rocked the Shoals from the late 80's to the early 90's. Chris 'Monster' Quillen is the lead guitar player. This brings back some serious flashbacks for yours truly.

Stained Mecca - Religious Plunder Promo

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Sons of Roswell

Myspace.com Blogs - Bonnaroo contest and stuff.... - Sons of Roswell MySpace Blog:

"We just want to say thank you to everyone who voted for us in the online Bonnaroo contest. We ended up in 5th place out of about 260 bands. That’s pretty dang good. While we didn’t win the contest and are not playing Bonnaroo this year, we feel very fortunate to have such supportive friends, and we want to let all of you know that we appreciate all that you do.

In other news, we are still getting our new album ready. We’re working on artwork, mixing, mastering, finances, copyright stuff, etc, etc. We should have it ready to go in a couple of months and, we are really looking forward to releasing it. We think you guys will like it. In the meantime, we have a bunch of shows booked around the southeast the next few months, so check the calendar and if we are anywhere near you, you should come and hang out with us. We promise you will have fun."

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Music News

I thought the precedent had already been established with the Metallica case back in the 90's.

50 Cent and Universal sued for pushing "gangsta" life:

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hip hop mogul 50 Cent, Universal Music Group and several of its record labels were sued on Wednesday for promoting a 'gangsta lifestyle' by a 14-year-old boy who says friends of the rapper assaulted him."

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Dylan, Tracy Letts win Pulitzers

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Lastly.... I had this in que to be blogged about 3 weeks ago. Never got around to posting it but it sure has gone viral in the last 3 weeks.

Leningrad Cowboys and the Red Army Choir perform Sweet Home Alabama.

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DBT Week in Review - 3/28/08

We are gonna DBT YouTube it up today likes its 2008 (I was dreaming when I wrote this. Forgive me if it goes astray).

First, check out the sweet rendition of 'Late for Church' by Here's to the Long Haul:

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Notice two things in this DBTube. 1. EZB's kick ass drums. 2. Teen Appeal's..... I mean John Neff's badass guitar playing.

Drive-By Truckers perform Putting People on the Moon at the Opera House in Toronto, March 19, 2008

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Here's Everlast/Whitey Ford's song called 'Letters Home from the Stone Garden'. It could be a companion piece to DBT's 'That Man I Shot". I'm really starting to dig this song.

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Here's DBT performing 'That Man I Shot' in Kentucky recently. Sound can get blown out at times but the guitar work is of another world especially at the end. You can see Patterson look at Cooley with a 'hell fucking yeah finger point' at the end.

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Some great pics in this thread:

NineBullets.org - a DBT fansite :: View topic - DBT @ Pearl Street - The photos and a perspective

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Alan Hunter gives DBT a shout out (For those of you old enough to know who Alan Hunter is... And, yes, I'm old enough to write 'for those of you old enough):

Think MTV | Activism, Community, Politics, Education, Sexual Health and Other Issues

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Sons of Roswell

Be sure to help out SoR with some clicks:

Myspace.com Blogs - Get Sons of Roswell to Bonnaroo!!! (Quarter Final are much better) - Sons of Roswell MySpace Blog

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Dexateens

Have you downloaded the Dexateens very fine new record 'Lost and Found'?

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Music/Scenester War News

Via our intrepid report Shayne from the front line of her couch:

Intersections: Violence against emos sweeps across Mexico **:

"A bizarre wave of mob emo-bashings is sweeping across Mexico. The movement is being generated on message boards and social networking sites by non-emo youth who highly dislike like the emo look and attitude."

Leave the Emos Alone!

Y'all have already fucked up the Emo dance party. What more do you want?!?

Emo dance party. - CollegeHumor picture

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Music

Great read:

Popless Week Twelve: My Southern Rock Problem | The A.V. Club

In college towns across USA, record stores bite the dust

Smashing Pumpkins sue Virgin Records

Dolly Parton Releases Album on Own Label

Beatles sue to block 1962 tapes' release

Gibson Guitar tangles with game makers

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Crappy Song Stuck in Head

Sons of Roswell have reached the quarter finals in their quest to play at Bonnaroo! Continue to help out the boys by doing some clickity-clicking. Instructions are here:

Myspace.com Blogs - Get Sons of Roswell to Bonnaroo!!! (Quarter Final are much better)

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Atrios said it best about the below YouTube:

Eschaton:

"I believe the YouTube era begins the age when it is impossible to tell parody/irony/performance art from completely sincere product.

The best part is at the end when the lead gives herself a McCain facial. *shudder*.

Obama get Wil.I.Am and a host of known stars...

McCain gets... three jobless chicks with a Mac.

Like a train wreck...

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"I said its hard out here for a toddler".

Obese Relative May Have Crushed Toddler:

I like babies but I couldn't eat a whole one.

Dad Guilty of Putting Baby in Microwave:

What, too much?

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Pertinent as there have been some pretty horrific cycling deaths in NorCal. As a mountain biker riding the streets of San Francisco is always an adventure in staying alive:

Test your awareness.

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DBT Week in Review - 3/21/08

Help Sons of Roswell get on stage at Bonnaroo!. Click the MySpace blog for more info on how to support this great band.

Myspace.com Blogs - Get Sons of Roswell to Bonnaroo!!! - Sons of Roswell MySpace Blog: "We’ve signed up for a profile on www.ourstage.com. We need everybody on our friends list, with everyone on their friends list, with everyone on their friends list and so on to go to www.ourstage.com and make a profile (it’s free!) and then judge us as the best song ever!"

Sons of Roswell's Fan Club | OurStage.com

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DBT

Nice video interview with Shonna.

91.3fm wyep :: blog:

"The Drive-By Truckers dropped by The WYEP Community Broadcast Center on Tuesday, March 18th.

Rege Behe, of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, sat down with DBT’s Shona Tucker before their WYEP Studio Session.

Watch Interview & Performance Clips"

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She's just a little ol' country girl- al.com

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Check out who's numero uno.

Euro Americana Chart :

"The Euro Americana Chart is compiled by DJs, journalists, retailers, promotors and other people who are interested in Americana music from all over Europe. Every month they send in their favourite CD top 6. These are the ingredients for the chart.

Here is the Euro Americana Chart of March 2008"

MySpace.com - Euro Americana Chart

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Internationally known.

NineBullets.org - a DBT fansite :: View topic - BTCD Available in Warsaw, Poland:

"am in Warsaw, Poland this week for work. I train US Embassy personnel on how to use their computer applications. Walked in this one guys office to train him and he had a copy of BTCD on his desk, said he just picked it up at a local music store. After I trained him he put the cd on and I told him the story of Two Daughters and A Beautiful Wife, the entire office seemed fascinated by the story. The guy said he was a big DBT fan but he's stuck in Warsaw on assignment for 3 years. It would suck not being able to see a DBT show for 3 years. Not a lot of bands like DBT come through Poland."

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HARP Exclusive: Looting the Bins with Patterson Hood:

"As Hood waxes nostalgic about the Truckers’ latest, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, his long-time running partner and Truckers guitarist Mike Cooley appears with a mischievous grin on his face.

“This can’t be bad,” Cooley says, excitedly handing Hood a DVD copy of “Pervert!”, Jonathan Yudis's 2005 slasher skin flick starring porn star turned California gubernatorial candidate Mary Carey. “Look at the quote on the front: ‘Sex, death and gore – is this the best movie ever!’”

“Goddamn,” Hood exclaims. “What a recommendation!”"

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dbts : Message: DBT's in writing:

"I'm reading a book called the 'Bright Forever' by Lee Martin. In the liner notes of this book, the author talks about how music influenced his writing of this piece of fiction, as well as helped set the tone of the book (set in the 70's)...so my, my wasn't I surprised when I read this, on page 280-1, and I quote:

(page 280) 'Finally, here are some songs that were with me as I was writing The Bright Forever, songs that evoke the characters and their story:....'

(page 281) 'Drive By Truckers - 'When the Pin Hits the Shell.' This song makes me think of Junior Mackey, of whom his son Gilley says, 'Here's what I didn't know: my father was a dangerous man. I'm not sure he knew that himself, but I can't say that I blame him. He was doing what we all do --- I'm sure of this now ---- living blind.'"

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NineBullets.org - a DBT fansite :: View topic - "Self-Destructive Zones" Deconstructed...

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Dexateens

Go grab The Dexateens new album for free!

The Dexateens | Lost and Found

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Check out the preview for the upcoming Dexateen documentary.

dexapromo 480x270.mov (video/quicktime Object)

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More good news from the Dexateens.

MySpace.com: Read Bulletin:

"Hardwire Healing wins BAMA award!

Body: Our last LP, Hardwire Healing, won a BAMA award for Album of the Year last night at the Carver Theatre in Birmingham. Thanks so much to all who voted. We like to think what we do is proudly and uniquely Alabama.

RTR/Dexateens"

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Music

The Art Of The Mix Tape

Music Industry Proposes a Piracy Surcharge on ISPs:

The official "New Wave Sissy Boy 80s Hits You Were Afraid To Admit You Liked In High School" playlist

Diddy Denies LA Times' Report He Knew Of Tupac Murder Plot

Abba drummer found dead in his garden

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Keep the Junk in the Truck

Some Thursday music news.

Help out some great guys and a most excellent band get on stage at Bonnaroo.

Sons of Roswell:

We hav​e pos​ted​ som​e of the​ new​ tun​es wit​h new​ mix​es up on a new​ sit​e (www​. our​sta​ge.​ com​). "Ge​tti​ng Old​" off​ of the​ new​ alb​um is ent​ere​d in a con​tes​t cal​led​ "Ba​ttl​e for​ the​ Roo​".


Go che​ck out​ the​ www​. our​sta​ge.​ com​ sit​e and​ sig​n up.​.. yep​, it'​s fre​e. Aft​er you​ hav​e you​r pro​fil​e set​ up,​ go to jud​ge.​ In the​ cha​nne​ls,​ sel​ect​ "Ba​ttl​e for​ the​ Roo​". You​'ll​ pro​bab​ly hav​e to lis​ten​ to a few​ tra​cks​ to get​ to us,​ but​ you​ onl​y hav​e to lis​ten​ to at lea​st 15 sec​ond​s of eac​h tra​ck.​

The​n VOT​E!

Ple ​ase​, spr​ead​ the​ wor​d! For​ce you​r fri​end​s to reg​ist​er on the​ sit​e and​ vot​e for​ us.​ Beg​ you​r fam​ily​ to sig​n up and​ vot​e.

Thi​s cou​ld gai​n us a spo​t on the​ Son​ic Sta​ge at Bon​nar​oo 200​8!

Aft​er you​ do all​ tha​t wor​k, you​ can​ go to our​ sit​e at www​. our​sta​ge.​ com​/pr​ofi​le/​son​sof​ros​wel​l and​ lis​ten​ to two​ oth​er tun​es of the​ alb​um.​ Thi​s is the​ fir​st mix​ of all​ 3 new​ tra​cks​.

So it still may sound a little different on the record.

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Dress Blues:

ESPN.com - E-ticket: Bedtime Stories for Catherine

GREENHILL, Ala. -- Every night, Nicole Conley tells her daughter a bedtime story about Matthew. Catherine's 2 years old now, and she gets scared before she goes to sleep.

Not long ago, after Nicole had told that night's story, Catherine started to cry.

Nicole asked what was the matter.

"I want Daddy!"

"Sweetie, it's time to go to sleep."

"No, Mommy, no! I want more Daddy!"

Now Nicole was crying, too.

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If your 'job' entails pissing me off every time I open my mail box and wasting a crap load of paper in the process then tough titty.

Efforts to Block Junk Mail Slowed:

"Chris Pearson, a state legislator in Vermont, had a sense that the people were with him when he proposed a bill last November to allow residents to block junk mail.

He got media attention, radio interview requests and e-mails from constituents eager to stop the credit card offers, furniture catalogues and store fliers that increasingly clog their mailboxes.

Then came the pushback from the postmasters, who told Pearson and other lawmakers that 'standard' mail, the post office's name for junk mail, has become the lifeblood of the U.S. Postal Service and that jobs depend on it."

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Me and Obama think alike... almost. I picked UCLA.

Play of the Day: Obama and hoops:

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Could Barack Obama's NCAA championship pick have something to do with an upcoming primary?

No, he was leaning toward North Carolina because of its 6-foot-9 star.

The Democratic presidential candidate and avid basketball player selected North Carolina, Kansas, Pittsburgh and UCLA in his Final Four bracket, and is counting on North Carolina to beat UCLA in the championship game."

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DBT Week in Review - 1/18/08

A day closer to the release of Brighter Than Creation's Dark, y'all! (1/22 in the states, 1/21 in Europe).

But first, check out Bettye on Conan O'Brien. Conan holds up the vinyl of SOTC and Pink gives Bettye a hug at the end of the show.

NBC.com Late Night with Conan O'Brien - Bettye Lavette

Here's the vid. Select the 1/16 show:

NBC Video Rewind

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Do what Jenn says or there's gonna be BIG trouble!

dbts : Message: Help review the reviews!:

"Hey you guys! Do me a favor and get over to these links and comment on the reviews. What do you think of them? It's awesome when people respond to reviews about the album, helps DBT too.

Rolling Stone

Stereogum.com

Thanks!
Jenn"

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Aquarium Drunkard - Music & MP3 Blog � Off The Record :: Patterson Hood (Athens, GA):

"Today’s Off The Record catches up with DBT’s Patterson Hood as he waxes on his favorite spots in his adopted hometown of Athens, GA. And yes, this one goes to eleven…"

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BTR

- David Kennedy

Exile On Trucker Street (review)

January 14, 2008

“And besides you’re a ghost to most before they notice that you ever had a hair or a hide.” – “A Ghost to Most” by Mike Cooley, Drive-By Truckers

Let me be among the first to lazily label Drive-By Truckers’ latest album their Exile on Main Street. Clocking in at 19 songs (!) and sharing the stylistic reach of the Stones’ volcanic mess, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark is the latest in an impressive stretch of career-defining albums. Coming less than two years after the somewhat underrated A Blessing and A Curse, the new album finds the band occasionally tinkering with their successful formula but mostly just adding to their already stellar (and steadily growing) discography.

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SPIN.com: Drive-By Truckers Take a Bow For 'Bright' Debut:

"As the clock struck midnight last evening (Jan. 10), Athens, Georgia's Drive-By Truckers took the stage in a tightly packed 40 Watt Club to debut tunes from their forthcoming LP, Brighter Than Creation's Dark (out Jan. 22 via New West). Really, it was a humble celebration as the alt-country quintet performed Brighter in its entirety while all show proceeds were donated to Nuci's Space, a non-profit organization benefiting the mental and musical wellness of the Athens performing community. At the mic, bearded frontman Patterson Hood ultimately claimed Alabama as home, but excited concertgoers knew well enough that Athens is truly the band's haven as he exclaimed, 'Athens, Georgia... I think I like y'all!'"

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Via Jayne:

dbts : Message: Audio Interview with Patterson:

"Our local newspaper online edition has an audio interview up with Patterson. It's in 2 parts.

Scroll to bottom under 'Radio Free Athens.'

http://www.onlineathens.com/

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dbts : Message: My Athens Weekend:

"First off, I’ve never been to Athens, never really been anywhere south of Southern Indiana, and now I live in LA. But at breakfast with my wife our first morning in Athens we started discussing what it would take to move there. Honestly, we couldn’t have had a better weekend.

Here’s my review of the shows: Friday night was one of the best shows I’ve seen ever…Saturday was twice as good. Really really amazing.

As for the rest of the weekend, we had a blast drinking at The Roadhouse on Friday where everyone was as cool as could be. When people started suggesting restaurants to us, I mentioned that I had already printed a list of places that Jenn sent out on ninebullets. And not only did everyone there say they knew Jenn, but they all pretty much said that Jenn is their best friend. Anyway, we walked out of there really drunk, with a couple free tshirts, and a ridiculously small bar tab. I love the prices in that town.

So thank you Jenn for the list and allowing us to make some friends, thank you Athens for showing us a great time, and thank you DBT for two truly amazing shows.

-JC"

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Vids from the Athen's Shows!

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Brent Best tears "The Man" a new asshole. This really is a joke (but not funny ha-ha).


Dallas - Music - ASCAP Can Cripple Small Venues:

"As Best himself recently put it on the popular Denton Rock City message board, 'I am an ASCAP member. This means that I should collect money, based upon their system of the tracking of 'use' proportional to said 'use' of my music. Problem is, their bullshit system is the biggest one-sided bell curve you've ever seen...In the end, I, or anyone else 'represented' by ASCAP make no money proportional to what I sell or what of mine is used unless or until I'm as big as Mariah Carey or who-the-fuck-ever. In fact, all those publishing songwriters affiliated with ASCAP who aren't on that monetary level actually make money for those who are. If I go from selling 10,000 albums a year to 40,000, along with the predictable increase in 'use' (such as jukebox plays and the like), I will never see a proportional increase in royalty payout from ASCAP. Instead, the extra money I earn, along with the thousands of other artists on the lower rungs earning progressively more, will go the top 2 or 3 percent of ASCAP artists already earning millions a year from their vapid shit.' (The fact that Candilora mentioned favored Celine Dion songwriter and schlockmeister Diane Warren while conversing on the subject kinda sorta almost confirms this, in my mind at least.)"

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Check out some in studio pics of Sons of Roswell. That producer guy looks damn familiar.

View More Pictures - Sons of Roswell - Studio Pics

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What do I need to do to get signed by EMI.

EMI's $400,000 Coke And Hookers Budget - Silicon Alley Insider:

"Buried in a 'music-industry-screwed' roundup in the Economist is this nugget: An allegation that music label EMI was spending $400,000 a year on party favors (booze, drugs, women, whatever) for its talent:

Now, having got rid of most of EMI's senior managers and revealed embarrassing details of their spending habits (�200,000 a year went on sundries euphemistically referred to in the music business as “fruit and flowers”), Terra Firma is due to produce a new strategy later this month. But many observers reckon the private-equity men are out of their depth."

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Maybe Ike DID sign with EMI.

Ike Turner's death tied to cocaine - Yahoo! News:

"SAN DIEGO - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner's death last month at age 76 was caused by a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office said Wednesday."

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Don't mix up which end is which, though.

Bit Player : Los Angeles Times : CES Video: Gadget of the day:

"You know what a bother it is to carry both your MP3 music player and your Taser gun?"

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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Elvis impersonators hit outback

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DBT Week in Review - 1/11/07

1st night of the 3 night run is in the books. I thought I had acquired a field reporter with boots on the ground but she (Shayne!) forgot her camera. However, she did submit a review of the show. It follows:

"it was AWESOME"

I'm really glad I'm not paying her.

Update: Though, Shayne did an excellent job of calling in and holding the phone up so I could hear some songage. You rock, Shayne!

Tune into the DBT Yahoo Group and Nine Bullets today from reports from others.

350ona305 has the first Thursday night review up on NB.

NineBullets.org - a DBT fansite :: View topic - Thursday Night in Athens:

"A couple of notes:

1) When the new songs are played live, there are more rockers on this album than you think just listening to the album.

2) The ones that aren't necessarily your typical rockers are still amazing. Many of them have Neff absolutely blowing up the pedal steel. This gives this album a more country feel which just might get them more radio play and some new exposure to a different audience.

3) Shonna was awesome. Home Field Advantage was a fantastic rocker live - maybe my favorite surprise of the night.

4) Other highlights for me tonight (although I liked them all): The Righteous Path, Self Destructive Zones, The Opening Act, That Man I Shot, Purgatory Line, Checkout Time in Vegas, Goode's Field Road, A Ghost To Most"

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A very rock and roll interview with Patterson.

Flagpole: Purgatory Line

"All musicians have a tough time balancing life and art, making rent and making music, and only a handful have been able to say they're able to make a living from playing their hearts out night after night. Drive-By Truckers guitarist and songwriter Patterson Hood is one of the few, and the path to that point hasn't been without heavy tumult. Last year, the band parted ways with guitarist and songwriter Jason Isbell, who's gone on to pursue a solo career."

Patterson makes a clarification to the editor, though:

My Rant (Clarification and Update)

I'd like to thank you, Flagpole, and Chris for the superb coverage given to our band this week as we release our new album, play a homecoming show and do our Nuci Benefit.

I'm afraid Chris caught me on a particularly bad day during a very stressful and heated time of bad relations between us and our label. While my rant reflected how I felt that day and some of my anger and frustration was from issues simmering for several years I would like to clarify a couple of points that were lost in my heated tirade.

1. George Fontaine is a locally known and respected figure, an alumni and someone who has helped many worthy causes in this town. His affiliation with our label is well known, but he has always been far outside of the issues I was addressing. George has been a friend of mine and Drive-By Truckers since long before we ever signed a record deal and hopefully will continue to be for all the years to come. I have never known a better or sweeter human being and hold him and his family in the highest utmost regard. I regret any embarrassment or ill-feeling my tirade might have caused.

2. When discussing the Black Crowes tour a couple of years ago, I alluded to the miserable time we had, but failed to clarify that it was mostly due to timing and a particularly bad period in our band's dynamic. The Black Crowes' Organization (Band, Crew, Management and Personnel) ALL were extremely kind to us on every level. They were supreme gentlemen and I sincerely hope that my rant didn't imply otherwise in any way.

This is a messy business and I never got into all of this to be a businessman. In the month since my interview, we have all attempted to move forward in good faith and for the mutual good of both label and band and for the benefit of our new album, which I am fiercely proud of. While my anger that day still simmers over some issues, we are all moving forward and eager to put those bad times behind us. I'm feeling somewhat better and tonight I get to Rock.

Thank You for your time and support.
Sincerely,
Patterson Hood
Drive-By Truckers

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Drive-By Truckers kick off tour with Nuci's Space benefit - Out & About:

"Even though the Drive-By Truckers have made it big, they haven't forgotten where they came from. The band is returning to the 40 Watt Club, where frontman Patterson Hood was once an employee.

'He's kind of never forgotten us,' said Velena Vego of the 40 Watt. 'This is definitely an underplay for the Truckers. I'm sure they could just come back and play the Classic Center now.'"

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4 out of 5 stars from Rolling Stone, but a pretty incoherent review in my opinion. Oh, and the Lynyrd Skynyrd reference is sooooooo tired.... and lazy.

Brighter Than Creation's Dark : Drive-By Truckers : Review : Rolling Stone:

"Prospects were poor for what turns out to be an overflowing song bag of an album by Lynyrd Skynyrd's arty nephews. Their last winner was 2004's The Dirty South, preceded by two others in close succession but followed by the disoriented A Blessing and a Curse and then the loss of tenor-songwriter Jason Isbell. Welcome though her gender bend is, bassist and Isbell ex Shonna Tucker doesn't compensate by writing and singing. But Mike Cooley is on his game — the pro-bad-girl 'Lisa's Birthday' and pro-weird-guy 'Bob' shoot exceptionally straight. And knowing he has to carry the team, Patterson Hood executes — scene-setters about domestic life as celestial respite, endless struggle and occasion to drink; dark-siders about crystal meth (named) and suicide (implied); memoir of an opening act on the road; and two agonizing Iraq songs, one of which sinks pained voice into guitar attack, strength against strength. You could argue that the Truckers should have revved up this Skynyrd side more often. But instead they let the songwriting speak for itself, and it sings loud and clear."

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Let's not forget that Mr. Isbell and the boys will be embarking on a MASSIVE tour starting tomorrow. Be sure to get out there and go see 'em.

I'm stoked for the 26th of this month as JI400 will be playing Slims in SF.

Jason Isbell | Tourdates:

"Sat-Jan-12 - New York, NY - New York Guitar Festival - The 'Royal Albert Hall' Project

Wed-Jan-16 - Memphis, TN - The Hi-Tone with Will Hoge. Jeremy Fisher supports

Thu-Jan-17 - Little Rock, AR - Sticky Fingerz with Will Hoge. Jeremy Fisher supports

Fri-Jan-18 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater with Will Hoge. Jeremy Fisher supports

Sat-Jan-19 - Austin, TX - Antone's with Will Hoge. Jeremy Fisher supports"

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Aquarium Drunkard - Music & MP3 Blog � Jason Isbell :: Sirens of The Ditch

It’s fitting that I’m writing this review now rather than when this album was originally released over the summer. I’ve had the luck of seeing Jason Isbell live three times this year (and it’ll be four by the time the year is officially over), in addition to interviewing him. My love of the Drive-by Truckers and Jason’s songwriting is pretty obvious to even casual readers/listeners of the blog/radio show. So I sometimes stay away from reviewing albums like this when they first come out - my opinions are bound to be affected by my unabashed fan-dom. For listeners who are fellow lovers of Isbell and his like that’s not a bad thing necessarily. If another person who listens often loves it, they probably will as well. But for people new to the music, does a die hard fan’s notes on an album really give them insight to the merits of the record? This is why the intervening months have given me a good perspective on this album - not only with the numerous listens to it that time has afforded me, but also the numerous live incarnations I’ve gotten to absorb as well.

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Sons of Roswell

SOR has been in the studio recording. JD has been posting some excellent blogs about the process. Jason Isbell is producing so this should be one hell of a record. I'm very excited to see this one come out.

Studio Day 1 Update - Sons of Roswell MySpace Blog
Studio: Day 2 - Sons of Roswell MySpace Blog
Day 3, yep - Sons of Roswell MySpace Blog

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Lauderdale

Lauderdale has a few dates coming up. Working musicians, y'all!

Jan 11 2008 9:00P	Soho’s (w/ Jay Burgess from Sons of Roswell sitting in)	Columbus, Georgia
Feb 2 2008 8:00P	The Smokehouse w/ Sons of Roswell and Hank Vegas	Florence, Alabama
Feb 6 2008 9:00P	The Basement	Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 8 2008 9:00P	Sports Page	Huntsville, Alabama
Feb 9 2008 9:00P	Zazoos (with Edgehill Avenue)	Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 15 2008 10:00P	Old Town Tavern with The Bohannons and Hammertorch	Sheffield

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Help out a great band with a purchase:

dbts : Message: Re: [dbts] Two Cow Garage:

"For those fans of Two Cow Garage, Micah and his father, John, have released a second collaboration. This follow-up to last years father/son release 'Inheritance', is called 'Prism Halo on a Quarter Moon'.

These discs both have a more acoustic tone to them, and gives us a chance to hear songs John, as well as Micahs stuff, that most likely won't make a Two Cow disc.
You can contact John at cledus56@.... Same as last time, $5 gets the cd and goes to help keep the band on the road; they leave for Europe in 3 weeks."

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Music

Do it for Johnny X 2.

Johnny Depp Sings : Rolling Stone:

Johnny Cash tribute concert canceled:

"FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) — A concert marking the 40th anniversary of Johnny Cash's famous concert at Folsom State Prison has been scraped, with the prison and the promoter blaming each other for the cancellation.

The tribute concert, scheduled for Sunday, was to have been staged in the same prison cafeteria where Cash performed before inmates on Jan. 13, 1968. That breakthrough performance became a popular live album."

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R.E.M. singer charmed by Huckabee :

"'I can't think of probably a single issue in which I am even remotely in the same universe as that guy ... and yet, he was kind of charming and ... self-deprecating,' Stipe told Jane Radio host Jane Pratt, a day after watching Huckabee's Thursday appearance on CBS' 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."

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