Jay-Z’s Dead
Spinjunkies has released a new album, Jay-Z’s Dead, which “encompasses the entire Black Album by Jay-Z set to the music of the Grateful Dead”. It is a remix, similar to the Grey Album’s … Read more
Jerry
Waiting for a Miracle
Powerful, inspirational lyrics from Bruce Cockburn’s song Waiting for a Miracle: You stand up proud You pretend you’re strong In the hope that you can be (I first came to know this song … Read more
All Good Things
All Good Things is a fragment of a lyric from the Jerry Garcia song, Run for the Roses, and now it is the name of a spectacular new 6 CD box set featuring … Read more
The Web Museum: Famous Artworks Exhibit
As usual, one thing led to another, and I ended up discovering a delightful online art museum, known simply as the webmuseum. It turns out they are hosted as one of many specialized … Read more
David Grisman Interview
Jambands is featuring an interesting interview with mandolin virtuoso David Grisman. Dawg, as he is commonly called, has been making music for close to 40 years; he’s recorded numerous albums and regularly played … Read more
A Wonderful Place to Be
I just ran across this interview with David Kemper, drummer for the Jerry Garcia Band for 10 years and later a member of Bob Dylan’s touring band. It’s an honest look back at … Read more