Ten years ago this past Tuesday, Common released his greatest record, Be. It’s an album about Chicago through the vision of one man’s eyes. And it’s also an album about living – taking to time to just be. Living in the present, as they say. We’re going to live in the past for a moment, though, […]
Tag Archives: 2005
December
11
My Morning Jacket with Erykah Badu – Wordless Chorus (Live in 2011)
posted by Mike Vasquez
“Wordless Chorus” is one of the standout tracks from My Morning Jacket’s 2005 record Z. This live rendition of the song is from an American Express sponsored series called Unstaged. The video and audio quality are outstanding. Erykah Badu lends her amazing stage presence and voice to this version of “Wordless Chorus”, taking on one verse […]
April
16
Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb (Live at Live 8 in 2005)
posted by Mike Vasquez
Here we are again. Back at Live 8 with Pink Floyd in 2005. The first time in over 24 years the classic lineup played together, and the last. They wrapped up their 4 song set with “Comfortably Numb”. David Gilmour electrifies us once again with his sound and his solos. And I love the bald […]
February
20
James Booker – Gonzo (audio)
posted by Mike Vasquez
8 years ago today, at 5:42 PM CST in his Owl Farm home, Hunter S. Thompson killed himself. It was a self inflicted gunshot to the head while sitting in front of his typewriter. He was on the phone with his wife, and his son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were visiting. Thompson had been suffering chronic […]
July
02
The Last Pink Floyd Reunion Ever: 7 Years Ago Today
posted by Mike Vasquez
It’s a sad thing to contemplate, but it is an unavoidable truth: Pink Floyd will never play together again. Seven years ago today, the classic Pink Floyd quartet – David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, and Nick Mason – played together one last time. It was the first time they played together in 24 years. […]
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