The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives celebrates its NHPRC grant project through an exhibit!

Adrift in space with no food or water, Tony Stark sends a message to Pepper Potts as his oxygen supply starts to dwindle. Meanwhile, the remaining Avengers - Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and Bruce Banner - must figure out a way to bring back their vanquished allies for an epic showdown with Thanos - the evil demigod who decimated the planet and the universe. The Evil Powers of Rock and Roll. Rock N Roll Outlaws. Ain't a Damned Thing To Be Done. Lord Have Mercy, You're the Baddest Thing Around. Armed and Ready in Derby. Test Drive in Tokyo. Hear a Message on My Radio. Springfield In Springfield. Rocky Mountain High. I Try But I Can't Help You Choose. Got Your Number Off The.

The National Archives grants program, carried out through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), awarded a two-year grant to the Rock Hall to fund the accessibility of the institution's historically important music resources. Included in the grant project are a number of collections related to NEO Sound, the Rock Hall’s local music preservation initiative.

On this episode of the It's Only Rock And Roll Podcast, in-house session drummer for Memphis's legendary Sun Studio, J.M. VAN EATON tells of his time recording and touring in the 1950s with a slew of early rockabilly pioneers like Roy Orbison, Billy Lee Riley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis, drumming on classics like “Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On”, “Crazy Arms”, and “Great Balls.
I will also likely transform I Rock I Roll into more of a lifestyle blog soon enough, to reflect my new interests and passions. Don't get me wrong, I still love music and will probably throw the occasional CMJ showcase and will still be tweeting up a storm, but I think this outlet has outgrown me. Or I've outgrown it.
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Now available online, Local Music U Want: Northeast Ohio Punk and New Wave showcases materials related to NEO Sound and made available through the NHPRC grant. Local Music U Want focuses on the unique Northeast Ohio punk and new wave scenes of the 1970s and ‘80s, fueled by the changing post-industrial landscape of the “Rust Belt.” Unlike other music scenes in the U.S., Northeast Ohio punk and new wave primarily flew under the radar, allowing the music to evolve into something more avant-garde and exploratory. Featured in the exhibit are photos, stickers, flyers, cassette zines and other promotional materials from the Rock Hall’s NEO Sound collections on local bands the Dead Boys, Devo, the Waitresses, Pere Ubu, the Styrenes, Tin Huey, 15 60 75 (The Numbers Band), and more! Donors featured include musicians Chris Butler and Marky Ray and photographer Dave Treat.

2013/03/26

EVERYTHING EVERYTHING
Honestly I had no idea what to expect from Everything Everything's sold out show at Bowery Ballroom last night. This band is so Manchester it hurts my brain. And I mean that in the best way possible, trust. There were so many epic three part harmonies, so much falsetto it was like a falsetto blitzkrieg. Their music has this intensly bi-polar quality to it - one second it's cooing, shrieking, wooing and the next it's melting your face off. I don't even know a better descriptor than that.
The bass player also has excellent hair.

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2013/03/25

The Joy Formidable - STILL AWESOME. New tour dates, Wolf's Law, video for 'Little Blimp' I had a chance to see the Joy Formidable live at SXSW this year but I was too busy running around a venue working to actually watch the band. This is/was definitely a shame, as they are an excellent live act and I did happen to spy singer Ritzy backstage before hand rocking a dress with some seriously bling-ed out sleeves. The cutest - Ritzy is it - second only to the girl who fronts CHVRCHES who you just want to put in your pocket and keep her there FOR-EV-ER that's how uber adorable she is. I wonder if those two are friends? Someone aught to make that happen pronto.
Anyways, here's a video from the band for their single Little Blimp. Check out the mega crystal bedazzled microphone stand in particular - maybe that's some kind of intense feng shui situation to promote the highest levels of awesomeness. Or it just looks real pretty. I'll let you be the judge.
Joy Formidable are literally about to go on tour like ALMOST RIGHT NOW for their first outing in support of their sophomore album Wolf's Law, including two local NYC stops. According to their publicist, the new album has already had praise 'foisted upon it.' FOISTED. Well consider this an additional foisting of my own.
Upcoming Tour Dates
4/1 - Sauget, IL @ Pops
4/2 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater
4/3 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
4/6 - Columbus, OH @ CD102.5 Day
4/7 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
4/8 - Lansing, MI @ The Loft
4/9 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
4/12 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
4/13 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater
4/14 - Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
4/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/18 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
4/19 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
4/20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4/21 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
4/23 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

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2013/02/20

Atlas Genius = Total Obsession
I'm a simple girl with simple needs. You give me two cute Australian musicians with top-notch dance-pop-electronic sensibilities and you've got an A+ winning combination. And the combination of those two elements currently equals the Adalaide hailing brotherly musician-duo of Atlas Genius who just released their new album 'When It Was Now' last week. I was impatiently waiting for it because I'm impatient like that when I just know things are going to be stupidly good (and it is).
They are also on tour now with Imagine Dragons (another catchy band who had a well-placed song in the series finale episode of Gossip Girl) and are playing at Hammerstein Ballroom on February 23rd. But given my aformentioned impatience for all things stupidly good I will be seeing them tonight at Music Hall of Williamsburg. There shall be dancing. And oogling.
You can also see them catch them down at SXSW, including a stint at this insane Warner Music showcase that I may or may not be working on.

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2013/02/06

Frightened Rabbit - Today's Cross Official Video
Incase you are somehow unaware, one of my favorite bands, Frightened Rabbit, released a new album yesterday called Pedestrian Verse. IT IS VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY GOOD. Please listen to it. A lot.

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2013/01/23

Foals release new video for 'My Number'
THIS IS SO CATCHY. The catchiest. Huzzahhh. And can I just say that there has been a serious lack of indie dance music in my life for a while. All of my Spotify playlists have been so melancholy it's a wonder my friends are more worried for me. I'd like to dance my way right out of this dreary time of year and with this new Foals albumHoly Fire out February 11th the timing couldn't be better.

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2013/01/07

New Music from The Changes!
I'm sure my reasons for posting this track from the band's forthcoming album are self-explanitory, but what a wonderful 2013 treat. Long overdue boys! Can't wait to hear the rest.

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