What's Buzzing In My Ears - John Hammond

Release date: 03/13/01 Label: Virgin Records AVClub review: John Hammond never got over the blues revival of the early '60s, and that made his career. The son of hyper-influential producer and talent scout John Hammond Sr., Hammond Jr. found his voice while singing the songs of the giants and the forgotten blues masters who came before him. A revivalist in the truest sense, he's long served as a ...

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Acoustic and Electronic Odes to the Working Man, with Images to Match

Industry was translated into elegy in music by the Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson at the first program of the four-night Silent Films/Live Music series at the Winter Garden of the World Financial Center. While the power of images without dialogue has been widely celebrated recently with awards for "The Artist," silent films are a longtime new-music staple. The New York Guitar Festival ...

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The Playlist: Beatles edition!

The idea sounded perilous — Paul McCartney, one of the most revered writers in pop music, shifting gears into interpretive mode for an entire album of standards from the ’30s and ’40s. John Lennon used to knock McCartney’s “granny music” in the Beatles (specifically deriding “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”), and now here’s McCartney at age 69, a grandfather himself, cooing through Johnny Mercer and Fats ...

Review: Kitty, Daisy and Lewis

It was a full house at Auckland's Powerstation last night and this time it wasn't just hipsters in socks and frocks who turned out to see the Kentish town siblings Kitty, Daisy and Lewis (KDL).

Vintage acoustic of the Wiyos comes to Hudson, N.Y., Saturday

THE BAND’s name references a late 19th century street gang that terrorized Manhattan. But, the Wiyos (a variant spelling of Why’os and pronounced why-os), who have never lost sight of their American folk roots, have evolved as bad guys gone good.

Public radio's 'Acoustic Cafe' brings its tour to Natasha's

For three years, Acoustic Café, a nationally syndicated public radio performance program originating in Ann Arbor, Mich., has given its name to a wintertime tour spotlighting songwriters. On Saturday, this year's tour lands at Natasha's Bistro and Bar.

Old guitars swapped for cash at Raleigh event

This week, hundreds of pickers will fish a dusty Gibson out of the attic, fetch an old Gretsch from the closet or slide an antique Fender out from under the bed - discarding rock-star dreams for quick cash.

Martin Guitar creates new edition for John Mayer

The Martin Guitar Company in Nazareth has introduced a new edition with unique design concepts from singer/songwriter John Mayer. Based upon design concepts from Mayer himself, the 00-45SC John Mayer Edition is built from select premium quality cocobolo wood, a member of the genuine rosewood species prized for its rich reddish-orange and black grain. The soundboard is made from Martin's highest ...

Zeus: The Sound Of '70s Rock Radio, Reborn

It's got a vintage feel, but Zeus' "Are You Gonna Waste My Time" is miles away from seeming tired.