In honor of one of my favorite articles of clothing, which I will leave to you to identify through today’s Last Man Standing, let us cite bands named after articles of clothing. Need I say more? Go!
Nov 092012
Nov 092012
You may recall these red carpet shots of Angelina Jolie from the 2012 Oscars:
She’s got leg.
Rock Town Hall’s Hollywood insider Links Linkerson reports that the actress has signed on to play singer-songwriter Carly Simon in a biopic tentatively titled You’re So Vain. The role of former husband James Taylor has been linked to John Hawkes. Other actors mentioned as possibilities for roles include Phillip Seymour Hoffman as drummer and later love interest Russ Kunkel, Harry Shearer as bassist Leland Sklar, and Holly Hunter as Mick Jagger. What’s believed to be an early cut from the film follows.
Nov 052012
No Expectations babies
Our new BFFs over at Simon & Schuster, actually S&S imprint Gallery Books, has provided The Hall with 3 copies of this new release to give away. Our personal favorite review is:
Hot tub reading at its very tingliest.
— National Post
Click here to read more about the book.
So here’s how to qualify to win: Cast the movie. That’s it. Simply cast the Rolling Stones movie. You don’t even have to cast the whole thing. If your casting suggestion for just one of the roles is deemed among the 3 “best for that particular role,” you win.
The following 10 roles need to be cast. You can cast for one or all of them AND we have a TBD category. That is an 11th role to be cast that is as-of-yet undetermined. Example: Let’s say we were casting The Beatles movie and had 5 roles: John, Paul, George, and Ringo (seemingly always listed in that order) and George Martin. If there was a TBD category of your choosing you might suggest any of the following; Brian Epstein, Linda Macartney, Yoko, Magic Alex… Then if our judges were to pick your suggestion (both role and actor) then you win.
Get it? Got it? If not, post your question and an official RTH headmaster will respond.
The 10 cast members to be cast follow the jump!
Nov 052012
We’ve danced around this issue for too long: Which version of “Blinded by the Light” do you like better, Manfred Mann & The Earth Band‘s hit version or The Boss‘ original?
Loading ...Be honest. There’s nothing to be gained by trying to find the “cool” answer.
If you need a refresher on these versions, check out each version…after the jump!
Nov 042012
Looking at neighbors masturbating, with love
I’m glad so many of my brethren in Rock are finally getting over the electricity/gas/flooded basement pain that Sandy left in her wake. Having said that: suck on this — Mike Love‘s tasteful ode to female masturbation, “Rockin’ the Man In the Boat,” from his 1980 solo LP, Looking Back With Love. The lyrics, as you can imagine, are key to enjoyment of this song. Be sure to hang around for one of the later verses, where Love explains exactly how he knows about the main protagonist’s, uh, “habit.” That particular moment literally caused my wife to shudder with revulsion.
Just wanted to show you fine people that thrifting for vinyl ain’t always a walk in the park.
I look forward to your responses.
HVB
Nov 042012
Good things come to those who report from the front lines of rock!
Nov 042012
I hate the “molasses cover.” HATE IT!
I’m not sure when this convention began, but that molasses-slow version of “Sweet Jane” from the 1980s by that Canadian band that recorded in a church is the first example of the phenomenon that made such a bad impression on me.
Why is it considered a good idea to cover a galloping or charging rock ‘n roll song at a third of the original’s speed? Was I previously not capable of getting the drama of the lyrics at the song’s original pace? Do artists think we’re, you know, “slow?”
I know some of you like Cowboy Junkies‘—that’s the band whose name I couldn’t remember—take on “Sweet Jane.” I can’t count that. Does the molasses cover EVER improve on the original?
I, most likely, dread your responses.
