On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, Reverb Founder and Co-Director Adam Gardner joined a senior Bush administration official and forest products industry executives to testify at a congressional hearing in opposition to proposed bills to weaken the Lacey Act. The Lacey Act bars import and trade of illegally logged wood and the illegal trade in wildlife. Learn more about the issue here.
Amnesty International has released "Toast To Freedom," a new and exclusive commemorative song dedicated to human rights activism around the world and performed by nearly 50 artists, including Levon Helm, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Angelique Kidjo, Ewan McGregor, Donald Fagen, Warren Haynes, Keb Mo, Eric Burdon, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, Rosanne Cash, Shawn Mullins, the Blind Boys of Alabama, among others. The basic tracks were recorded at the legendary Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, N.Y, affectionately known as "the Barn". Here's a performance of the song on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Bonnie's May 31st show at Merrill Auditorium is sold out. She has released some great seats that include a private reception and the proceeds benefit The New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution. Get details here
Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Eddie Vedder and many other artists will appear on the new comedy album from Jimmy Fallon called Blow Your Pants Off. The collection, due out June 12th, features the parody songs from Late Night With Jimmy Fallon as well as new original music. Dave Matthews might be on it, as well. Here he is on Jimmy's show earlier this week
Jimmy Fallon and his Late Night crew traveled to the University of North Carolina campus for a special episode of their show for the chance to talk with President Barack Obama on Tuesday night.
The two notes that begin Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" are worth a fortune. He sampled the notes from "Saville," a 1967 track by Brazilian samba guitarist Luis Bonfa and the royalty arrangement could net Bonfa's estate at least $300,000. Read the story and check out the notes sampled here
For years, they've played on other projects and in other bands (most recently with Steve Earle) but The Mastersons finally decided to record their own album. Hear the performance and what it's like working together as husband and wife.
Bono and The Edge, Sting and David Bowie are among the artists who have contributed songs to Every Mother Counts 2012, an album assembled by supermodel and activist Christy Turlington Burns to support the organization she founded of the same name, which supports maternal mortality reduction programs globally. Click the image to learn more.
The Animal Welfare Society has partnered with the Maine Correctional Center to train puppies and today several are available for adoption. Click here to learn more. And, in case you needed an added incentive, check out this video of a dog playing lifeguard!
Travel + Leisure names Portland one of the greenest cities in the U.S - and the best to visit in the summer. What a place to call home! Read the Press Herald article here.
On their last tour, they played nearly 200 songs so I'd be surprised if they didn't need some help remembering a few! Read the Washington Post article here and guitarist Nils Lofgren's response here
That gives you 6 days to prepare! Would you give up meat one day a week? Or more? You can check out Paul McCartney's new book Meatless Mondays Cookbook here (there are some yummy recipes!)
With all the outrage over the shooting death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin last month in Sanford, Florida at the hands of a community watchman who said he felt threatened by the hooded unarmed youth, Bruce Springsteen broke out "American Skin (41 Shots)" during his show Friday in Tampa, Florida. This is from his 2009 tour:
Bonnie Raitt is doing a sold-out show at Merrill Auditorium
on May 31st. I had a chance to chat with her recently about her
new album, starting a new record label, meeting Dave Grohl on
the red carpet and her guilty pleasure song.
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