Led Zeppelin

On this day in 1972, Led Zeppelin made their Australian debut at the Subiaco Oval in Perth as part of their 1972 Australasian Tour.

Police battled with over 500 fans who rammed locked gates trying to get into the concert in what is now known as the Perth Riot. Over 4,000 fans stood outside the venue without tickets and local residents jammed police phone lines to complain about the noise.

Journalist John Bryant wrote a follow up entitled “Heavy Rock - With Discipline” for The West Australian:

Perth has probably never seen a concert quite like it. Certainly, a Festival of Perth attraction has never been so “heavy”. That Led Zeppelin rock group’s only concert at Subiaco Oval last night at the beginning of an Australian Tour was unique. The pelting rhythm and distinctive brackets of the group - consisting of electric guitarist Jimmy Page, organist John Paul Jones, drummer John Bonham and lead vocalist Robert Plant - were different from any rock group that has appeared in Perth. And the 80000 people who went enjoyed every minute of the two and a half hour performance. Some were so keen to see the most popular English heavy rock group to ever appear live in Perth that they did not mind climbing fences to get in. Police and officials were kept busy preventing and removing people entering the stadium. Early in the programme about 30 youths could be seen running across the stand adjoining the member’s pavilion at the oval. Presumably they did not pay for the seats in that stand.

Soon after the concert began Robert Plant told the audience, “Anyway we took 36 hours to get here, so we are going to have a good time.”

Continue reading at ledzeppelin.com.

The Beatles On this day in 1964, The Beatles made their second appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, just days after their first. The episode was broadcast from The Beatles’ hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, where the boys were currently relaxing, swimming, and sunbathing. They had spent the afternoon playing in front of a studio audience to warm up for their later appearance, which was broadcast by satellite. View high resolution

The Beatles

On this day in 1964, The Beatles made their second appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, just days after their first.

The episode was broadcast from The Beatles’ hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, where the boys were currently relaxing, swimming, and sunbathing. They had spent the afternoon playing in front of a studio audience to warm up for their later appearance, which was broadcast by satellite.

timelightbox: Did you know? — On this day in 1964 The Beatles arrived in New York. Photographer Mike Mitchell, then 18 years old, shot the Beatles performing their iconic first concert in the United States at the Washington Coliseum. The concert occured just two days after the band’s momentous performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, a debut which drew over 74 million television viewers. Looking back, Mitchell recalls, “to me, this concert was an opportunity to do portraits, and to get an up close look, to really see who these guys were! Many Americans emerging from the sleep-walking fifties saw the Beatles as very strange creatures indeed. Most of the establishment press treated them as mere novelty. My generation however felt an immediate connection with them and still do.” (see more — Beatlemania Revisited) View high resolution

timelightbox:

Did you know? — On this day in 1964 The Beatles arrived in New York.

Photographer Mike Mitchell, then 18 years old, shot the Beatles performing their iconic first concert in the United States at the Washington Coliseum. The concert occured just two days after the band’s momentous performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, a debut which drew over 74 million television viewers.

Looking back, Mitchell recalls,

“to me, this concert was an opportunity to do portraits, and to get an up close look, to really see who these guys were! Many Americans emerging from the sleep-walking fifties saw the Beatles as very strange creatures indeed. Most of the establishment press treated them as mere novelty. My generation however felt an immediate connection with them and still do.”

(see more — Beatlemania Revisited)

(Reblogged from timelightbox)

draculaonthemoon:

Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the day the music died. A tragic plane crash took the lives of Rock and Roll pioneers Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens as well as their pilot Roger Peterson. 

(Reblogged from draculaonthemoon)
RIP “Soul Train” Creator Don Cornelius “Cornelius created the R&B dance television program in 1971. It became a huge success all over the world, offering critical exposure to artists like James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, and Michael Jackson. Cornelius hosted the show until 1993; it aired until 2006.” Watch Stevie Wonder perform on “Soul Train” here. View high resolution


RIP “Soul Train” Creator Don Cornelius

“Cornelius created the R&B dance television program in 1971. It became a huge success all over the world, offering critical exposure to artists like James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, and Michael Jackson. Cornelius hosted the show until 1993; it aired until 2006.”

Watch Stevie Wonder perform on “Soul Train” here.

sesamestreet:

Happy birthday to Philip Glass, born today in 1937, and the man behind the music in this classic Sesame Street clip.

(Reblogged from sesamestreet)
Philip Glass Today is the 75th birthday of Philip Glass, one of most influential contemporary classical composers today.  Glass, while he does not define himself as a minimalist, is often considered one of the leading figures in minimalist music. Says New York Times music critic Allan Kozin, “What Glass did was go back to the most basic tonality you could have — major keys, minor keys — and to take small segments of music and repeat them over and over, changing them slowly along the way in his early music.  He called it ‘additive process.’” Continue reading on NPR Music: Philip Glass at 75: Listening With Heart, Not Intellect Ira Glass Interviews His Cousin, Composer Philip Glass View high resolution

Philip Glass

Today is the 75th birthday of Philip Glass, one of most influential contemporary classical composers today.  Glass, while he does not define himself as a minimalist, is often considered one of the leading figures in minimalist music.

Says New York Times music critic Allan Kozin, “What Glass did was go back to the most basic tonality you could have — major keys, minor keys — and to take small segments of music and repeat them over and over, changing them slowly along the way in his early music.  He called it ‘additive process.’”

Continue reading on NPR Music:

Philip Glass at 75: Listening With Heart, Not Intellect

Ira Glass Interviews His Cousin, Composer Philip Glass

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John Lennon - Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)

On this day in 1970, John Lennon recoded “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)” in Abbey Road Studios in London.

One of the fastest-released songs in pop music history, it was recorded the same day it was written, and arrived in stores only ten days later.

Pink Floyd On this day in 1968, Pink Floyd played a live show at Southampton University, their first performance without founding member Syd Barrett.  Barrett left the band due to escalating drug abuse and mental health issues. Pictured: Pink Floyd performing their famous Live at Pompeii show. View high resolution

Pink Floyd

On this day in 1968, Pink Floyd played a live show at Southampton University, their first performance without founding member Syd Barrett.  Barrett left the band due to escalating drug abuse and mental health issues.

Pictured: Pink Floyd performing their famous Live at Pompeii show.

Colin Stetson

Experimental bass saxophonist Colin Stetson breaks down a few of the pieces that form his track “Judges” from his 2011 LP, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges.

Stetson is a touring member of Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre, and Bon Iver, and he has worked with Tom Waits, TV on the Radio, Feist, My Brightest Diamond, Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Jolie Holland, Sinéad O’Connor, LCD Soundsystem, The National, Angelique Kidjo, Kevin Devine, and Anthony Braxton.

Check out the studio version of “Judges” here.