Posted 7/2/2008
interesting article on "Stairway to Heaven" from portfolio.com
Stairway Surprise
by Miriam Datskovsky July 2008 Issue
A back-of-the-napkin analysis of the lifetime worth of the most requested rock tune in history.
In the big, bad game of rock and roll, “Stairway to Heaven” is undeniably a winner. Released by Led Zeppelin in 1971, the eight-minute song is considered a musical masterpiece and is one of the most-played rock tunes of all time. Proving its longevity, “Stairway” hit the U.K. charts again last fall and was a top download in the U.S., after Zeppelin’s first downloadable album launched on iTunes. But because the band is notoriously protective of its work, “Stairway” hasn’t met its full moneymaking potential. While other artists have made big bucks by licensing songs to Hollywood and Madison Avenue—think of Bob Dylan’s “Love Sick” in that Victoria’s Secret commercial—Zeppelin has shunned most opportunities. We consulted executives ...
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Posted 6/30/2008
Friday July 4th/08
Ex Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler last night at the Orpheum didn't disappoint his fans. two plus hours of extraordinary guitar picking and excellent 6 piece band.
Mark got a standing O before he played a note and carried on throughtout the show with a ton of solo material and some Dire Strait gems like "Sultans", a 10 minute "telegraph road", "brothers in arms" and "So far away". very tasteful show.
(review from listener)
Hey Robin,
This was a concert I made a last minute appearance to. It turned out to be quite the experience. His guitar playing is so accomplished now you can almost say it's perfect. The particular highlights for myself were Romeo And Juliet, beautiful picking of that great steel guitar. Telegraph Road, a true masterpeice from beginning to end, and a few new guitar stylings to it that night. ...
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Posted 6/24/2008 2:00:00 PM
Friday June 27/08
Just a quick update for today before a beautiful weekend as i'm getting set for the upcoming "studio 101" with Kim Mitchell today. We're recording this afternoon at the armoury studios in Kits with a small intimate audience of Rock 101 listeners. He's brought his band in for this session so the studio will be packed with equipment, guests & band.
I'll conduct the session with Q & A and Kim will play about 5 songs. All of which will be played back this afternoon (friday june 27) @ 5pm. Check it out if you can. Otherwise have a good weekend and I'll be back on the radio saturday at noon..
now the headlines for Friday
The Guitar Hero: On Tour video game has been released exclusively for Nintendo's hand-held DS system. The game offers rock enthusiasts the chance to jam out on 17 songs, including the ...
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