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| Monterey Pop Fest Turns 40 With Double LP Was it really forty years ago that our hippy parents donned bell-bottoms, flashed each other peace signs and swayed along to the sounds of the first ever rock and roll music festival? Well I'm not having an acid flashback, so it must mean that Razor And Tie (with a double-shot of help from Starbucks) is releasing Monterey International Pop Festival, a double disc chock-full of live tracks from the legendary 1967 California music fest. Available June 5, the songs in this collection mark Jimi Hendrix's first big gig in the states, the first major appearance of Janis Joplin, plus tunes from the Who, Otis Redding and two previously unreleased versions of Simon And Garfunkel's "Homeward Bound" and "The Sounds Of Silence." "Listening to the CD and watching Pennebaker's documentary about the Festival, the vitality of this music comes back to you," says Michael Krumper, Senior V.P. of Marketing at Razor And Tie. "Radio has made some of the studio versions of these songs overfamiliar, so that you barely hear them when they are played on air, but the live performances remind you that before this music was 'classic rock'?it was groundbreaking." The documentary Krumper speaks of, Monterey Pop was screened at this year's SXSW festival, and a retrospective doc is in the works over at VH1, who plan to air the flick on the MIPF anniversary, June 16. "Personally, it made me look at some of these bands differently," Krumper adds. "I hadn't paid much attention to the Jefferson Airplane previously, but after listening to their performances at Monterey, they brought to mind Sonic Youth, Broken Social Scene and other collectives like them that have that kind of male/female vocal exchanges. Fans of music, indie rock and otherwise will make these kind of connections when they hear this CD." The 26 tracks were hand-picked by music biz veteran Lou Adler, a co-organizer (along with Michelle and John Phillips of the Mamas And The Papas, producer Alan Pariser, and publicist Derek Taylor) of the summer of love fest. Proceeds from the sale of the two-CD set will benefit the Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation and will be available at retail music stores. Or you can just pick one up along with your half-calf mocha chai tea at Starbucks, you free sprit, you. Tracklist For Monterey International Pop Festival Disc One: 01. Along Comes Mary - The Association 02. San Franciscan Nights - Eric Burdon And The Animals 03. Homeward Bound - Simon And Garfunkel* 04. Sounds Of Silence - Simon And Garfunkel* 05. Down On Me - Big Brother And The Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin 06. Ball And Chain - Big Brother And The Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin 07. Section 43 - Country Joe And The Fish 08. Born In Chicago - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 09. Wine - The Electric Flag 10. Bajabula Bonke (Healing Song) - Hugh Masekela 11. Chimes Of Freedom - The Byrds 12. So You Wanna Be A Rock 'N Roll Star - The Byrds Tracklist For Monterey International Pop Festival Disc Two: 01. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane 02. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane 03. Booker-Loo - Booker T. And The M.G.'s 04. Shake - Otis Redding 05. I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding 06. Duhn: Fast Teental (Excerpt) - Ravi Shankar 07. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield* 08. Summertime Blues - The Who 09. My Generation - The Who 10. The Wind Cries Mary - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 11. Like A Rolling Stone - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 12. Straight Shooter - The Mamas And The Papas 13. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers) - Scott McKenzie 14. California Dreamin' - The Mamas And The Papas * previously unreleased |
Prince plays surprise UK gig Prince played a surprise gig in London tonight (May 10). The singer, who was in town this week to launch a series of gigs at the O2 Arena later this summer, made the most of his trip staging the show at KOKO. Taking the stage at around 11.30pm, Prince performed a set that mixed classics, instrumentals, new tracks, covers and songs that showcased his band. Kicking off initially with just his brass section performing a instrumental version of 'Get Off' the singer made his entrance wearing all back except for his white hat and white high heel shoes. Though frustrating at times in his song selection - the set was driven by an rhythm and blues flavour that saw him experiment and just jam at times - Prince ensured the fans had something to shout about including 'U Got The Look', 'Kiss', 'Cream', 'Let's Go Crazy' and an impassioned version of 'Nothing Compares To U' in his set. Explaining why he staged a British show, which watched by a packed audience including Damian Hurst, David Furnish, The League Of Gentlemen, David Walliams, Pete Burns, Maxi Jazz and Abi Titmuss among others, Prince told the crowd: "People asked me why we're here doing this in London. There's nothing happening in America!" He also surprised the crowd who had spotted the hints in the listings suggesting the Royal Crown Revue were due to play the venue, by including several covers. This started with an instrumental version of 'Play That Funky Music White Boy' which Prince led on guitar, before one of his backing vocalists took the lead on Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy' and Amy Winehouse's 'Love Is A Losing Game'. Praising the British singer, who he as expressed a desire to work with, Prince declared: "Respect to Amy Winehouse, respect! What a voice!" With more instrumentals then following as Prince intermittantly left the stage, including a version of 'Sometimes It Snows In April' while he was off the stage. Prince then concluded the gig by taking the stage to echo his earlier comments about the UK with short speech. "You're doing it, it's not me! You produce the energy," he told the crowd. "I told my band it was happening in London, now they know." |
Sunday Drivers to headline Club NME LA Sunday Drivers are set to headline Club NME Los Angeles with Fred Perry Subculture tomorrow night (June 27). The Los Angeles-based trio are supporting their new EP, 'Archetypes', and will bring their indie rock reminiscent of The Editors and Interpol to Club NME-goers. San Francisco-based rockers Strata will support. Resident DJ Dia and surprise guest DJs will spin a mix of rock, electronica, punk and hip-hop before and after the sets. Club NME with Fred Perry Subculture takes place at Spaceland in the Silver Lake neighbourhood of Los Angeles every Wednesday night. |
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