Clarence Clemons | January 11, 1942 - June 18, 2011
Such sad news. The legendary sax player in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street band has passed away today from complications to a stroke he suffered last Sunday.
I’ve been to many concerts over the years and few ever reached the level of energy and pure joy the Springsteen, Clemons and Company achieved. A big man and a great loss.
Traveling with the iPhone | Songkick
There was a time when I was totally on top of the live music scene. I knew when my favorite bands were coming to town, where they were playing, and when tickets went on sale. Somewhere along the way, I fell out of the loop. I just don’t have the time to keep on top of that stuff. And more often than not, I don’t find out about shows until it’s too late.
Well, the new Songkick app has brought me back in. It’s a dead simple way to keep abreast of concerts you might be interested in. Just download the app and it scans the music library on your phone and alerts you to any concerts those artists are putting on in your area. Anytime a new show from your list of “favorite artists” is announced, Songkick pushes a notification.
It’s not just great for local concerts. You can also add other locations, so if you know you’re going to be in Austin for a few days in August, you can queue up a comprehensive list of concerts happening there during the span. No more scouring websites. And more importantly, no more missing out on a chance to catch a cool act on the road.
Download the Songkick app from iTunes (Free)
For more apps in my Traveling with the iPhone series, click here.
Song to Kickstart a Memorial Day Weekend
America
Neil Diamond | from the album The Greatest Hits 1966-1992
You can always come back, but you can’t come back all the way.
Your Best Bob Dylan Album Calculator
This is important: The Morning News’ Non-Expert provides a handy test to determine your favorite Bob Dylan album.
It spit out Highway 61 Revisited for me which is one of my favorite Bob Dylan albums but not my favorite, which is either Blonde on Blonde or Blood on the Tracks depending on the day (that day of course not being the one when my favorite is Nashville Skyline.)
Source: americanroutes
Happy 70th Birthday, Bob!
The great Bob Dylan turns 70 today, and in honor of the occasion Rolling Stone magazine has a special section called Bob Dylan at 70 — which includes lists of Dylan’s greatest songs, his most overlooked classics, a quiz, photo galleries and other musicians’ picks of their favorite Dylan songs.
