Category Archives: TV

Video: The Hold Steady Perform ‘I Hope This Whole Thing Didn’t Frighten You’ On ‘Conan’

Last night The Hole Steady delivered this blistering performance of the excellent “I Hope This Whole Thing Didn’t Frighten You,” which is on the equally excellent Teeth Dreams.

[In August of this year I’ll be publishing my rock ‘n’ roll/ coming-of-age novel, “True Love Scars,” which features a narrator who is obsessed with Bob Dylan. To read the first chapter, head here.

Or watch an arty video with audio of me reading from the novel here.

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Video: Neil Young & Crazy Horse Live In Liverpool – July 13, 2014 – ‘Barstool Blues,’ ‘Blowin; In The Wind,’ ‘Like A Hurricane’ & Many More

Neil Young, Liverpool, July 13, 2014.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse performed last night, July 13, 2014, at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.

Here are some clips from the show.

“Days That Used To Be”:

“After The Gold Rush”:

Separate Ways”:

“Blowin’ in the Wind”:

Another view:

“Heart Of Gold”:

Another view:

And another (includes end of “Blowin’ in the Wind”):

“Barstool Blues”:

“Psychedelic Pill”;

“Rockin’ In The Free World”:

Another view:

Another view:

“Who’s Gonna Stand Up And Save the Earth?”:

Another view:

“Like A Hurricane”:

Another view:

Setlist:

Love and Only Love
Goin’ Home
Days That Used to Be
After the Gold Rush
Love to Burn
Separate Ways
Don’t Cry No Tears
Blowin’ in the Wind
(Bob Dylan cover)
Heart of Gold
Barstool Blues
Psychedelic Pill
Rockin’ in the Free World
Who’s Gonna Stand Up and Save the Earth
Encore:
Like A Hurricane

[In August of this year I’ll be publishing my rock ‘n’ roll/ coming-of-age novel, “True Love Scars,” which features a narrator who is obsessed with Bob Dylan. To read the first chapter, head here.

Or watch an arty video with audio of me reading from the novel here.

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Watch Spoon Play ‘Rainy Taxi’ & ‘Rent I Pay’ on ‘Kimmel’

Great to hear these two songs, “Rainy Taxi” and “Rent I Pay,” which Spoon performed on Kimmel this past Thursday night.

They are both on the upcoming album, They Want My Soul.

Now watch Spoon Play ‘Rainy Taxi’ & ‘Rent I Pay.’

“Rainy Taxi”:

“Rent I Pay”:

[In August of this year I’ll be publishing my rock ‘n’ roll/ coming-of-age novel, “True Love Scars,” which features a narrator who is obsessed with Bob Dylan. To read the first chapter, head here.]

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Video: Ron Wood and Mick Hucknall Sing Bob Dylan’s ‘One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)’

Ron Wood had this TV show, “The Ronnie Wood Show,” on which he played music and interviewed musicians.

Here. in 2011, he talks to Mick Hucknall and they play a bit of Bob Dylan’s ‘One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later).’

Plus a clip with Wood and Paul McCartney talking about “Get Back.”

Video: Ron Wood and Mick Hucknall Sing Bob Dylan’s ‘One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)’:

Ron Wood and Paul McCartney:

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Video: Angel Olsen’s ‘Hi-Five’ Live On ‘Letterman’

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Angel Olsen delivered the goods last night when she performed “Hi-Five” on Late Show With David Letterman.

Watch it now.

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Video: Watch Brand New Elvis Costello Song, ‘The Last Year Of My Youth,’ On ‘Letterman’

Elvis Costello performed this song, “The Last Year of My Youth,” on “Late Show with David Letterman” last night.

He wrote it the day before.

Just Elvis and his electric guitar.

It’s pretty great.

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Video: Watch Conor Oberst Do ‘Time Forgot,’ ‘Hundreds of Ways’ & More on ‘CBS This Morning’

Conor Oberst appeared on CBS This Morning the other day and performed three songs off his new album, Upside Down Mountain.

Check them out.

“Time Forgot”:

“Hundreds of Ways”:

“You Are Your Mother’s Child”:

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Video: Johnny Cash & June Carter Sing Bob Dylan’s ‘It Ain’t Me, Babe’

I love this version of Bob Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me, Babe.”

The great Johnny Cash and the equally great June Carter.

And another version from June 7, 1969:

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Video: Looking Back at Bob Dylan’s Video Clips on His Birthday – ‘Jokerman,’ ‘Pretty Saro,’ ‘I Threw It All Away’ & More

Bob Dylan on ‘The Johnny Cash Show,’ 1969.

In celebration of Robert Allen Zimmerman’s 73rd birthday, I thought it would be fun to take a look at some of Dylan’s live performances as captured on film or video, and a bunch of his music videos.

Enjoy!

“Pretty Saro”:

“Mr. Tambourine Man” (live at Newport Folk Festival 1964):

“Things Have Changed”:

“Cold Irons Bound”:

“Man of Constant Sorrow,” WBC-TV May 1963:

“Not Dark Yet”:

“Tangled Up In Blue”:

“Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)”:

“I Threw It All Away,” “The Johnny Cash Show,” 1969:

“Series Of Dreams”:

“Jokerman”:

“Blowin’ in the Wind,” WBC-TV May 1963:

“Like A Rolling Stone,” 1966:


Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone (1966) by alexnesic66

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Video: Veruca Salt Perform ‘Seether’ on ‘Conan’; First Performance in 18 Years

Nina Gordon and Louise Post.

Last night Veruca Salt made their comeback appearance on ‘Conan’ performing their indie hit of 1994, “Seether.”

Check it out.

Even better news than a great reprieve of “Seether” all these years later is one of their new songs, “The Museum Of Broken Relationships,” produced by Brad Wood.

If you haven’t seen the video, what are you waiting for?

[In August of this year I’ll be publishing my rock ‘n’ roll/ coming-of-age novel, “True Love Scars,” which features a narrator who is obsessed with Bob Dylan. To read the first chapter, head here.]

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