The CLZ Blog

How do you like the new CLZ?

2007-11-21T10:45:00.000-05:00

Don't hold back!

Goodbye!

2007-10-31T08:44:00.000-05:00

Greetings From Area Code 207 moves to new home!

2007-10-25T13:16:00.000-05:00

Beginning Wednesday November 7, Greetings From Area Code 207, the local music hour hosted by Charlie Gaylord, will be broadcasting on 102.9 WBLM exclusively. The format of the show will remain the same but now it will be utilizing the awesome power of The Rock And Roll Blimp! The 100,000 watt signal easily covers all of Southern Maine and a good chunk of New Hampshire. The show will broadcast Wednesday nights at 8PM and Sunday mornings at 9AM and will also stream live on wblm.com. The farewell WCLZ GFAC 207 hour will take place on Wednesday October 31st and will feature highlights from the last 6 years.

Eels

2007-10-24T21:51:00.000-05:00

Eels Go Essentials/Rarities Route

Live Gram Parsons material unearthed

2007-10-15T13:10:00.000-05:00

Amoeba Records will issue a pair of live performances that Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers put on in support of the Grateful Dead in April of 1969.

Austin City Limits Announces 2007-08 Season

2007-09-28T11:47:00.000-05:00

Other notables this season will include Lucinda Williams, Wilco, Femi Kuti (pictured), Arcade Fire, Brad Paisley, Crowded House, the Decemberists, Roky Erickson and others.

Farm Aid

2007-09-20T13:22:00.000-05:00

Watch the entire concert!

Ryan Adams preps EP, label readies box set

2007-09-12T07:41:00.000-05:00

Also currently in the works is a five-disc career-retrospective box set, to be released in 2008.

(UPDATED 9/17/07-Perhaps he should "ready" and "prep" a new stage persona. Just a thought......)

Lucinda Williams Exclusive Live Albums

2007-09-03T09:02:00.000-05:00

A station will be set up in the venue’s lobby for fans to place their orders. There will also be CD copies of the prior night’s show in that city available for purchase.

R.E.M., Neil Young, New Album Updates

2007-09-03T09:00:00.000-05:00

"The Riverboat" is disc 1 of the NYA Performance Series and is included in the Archives Volume 1 release scheduled for early 2008. When the Archives Volume 1 is released, The NYA Performance series will total three released discs including "Crazy Horse at the Fillmore East", "Massey Hall", and "The Riverboat." "The Riverboat" was a coffee house on Yorkville Avenue in Toronto where NY played soon after the break-up of the Buffalo Springfield. It is one NY's earliest known live recordings.

The Stones last show?

2007-08-26T11:10:00.000-05:00

Rumours are gathering momentum that the final shows of the Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang world tour, to end in London this weekend, will be their last.

More Boss news

2007-08-17T09:28:00.000-05:00

"Magic"

Producers howl over sound cut out by MP3 compression

2007-08-16T09:04:00.000-05:00

Whether you know it or not, that compact disc you just copied to your MP3 player is only partially there.

"Amy's had awful ordeal"

2007-08-13T08:37:00.000-05:00

The 23-year-old, who is notorious for her wild partying, was treated in a London hospital last week after taking a cocktail of heroin, ecstasy, cocaine and the horse tranquiliser ketamine.

Dice-K releases benefit CD

2007-08-10T12:20:00.000-05:00

“Music from the Mound” also features an original: “Gyro Ball.” Written by co-producer Danny Bernini and Harriet, the techno-funk track features former Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and J. Geils Band harp maestro Magic Dick and some play-by-play by Sox television announcers Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy.

Elvis' piano!

2007-08-10T12:17:00.000-05:00

Only $250,000!!

Bruce Springsteen's piano

2007-08-06T21:51:00.000-05:00

On sale at Ebay!

Lyle Lovett argues semantics with new album

2007-08-06T20:08:00.000-05:00

After 12 albums, four Grammys, a two-year marriage with Julia Roberts and successful recovery from a bull attack, Lyle Lovett has earned the right to argue semantics.

Whole Lotta Twang

2007-08-06T11:20:00.000-05:00

Robert Plant Teams Up w/Alison Krauss

Moby Grape

2007-08-06T11:19:00.000-05:00

Do yourself a favor and reacquaint yourself with the band —last year’s Listen My Friends anthology is a good starting point if you don’t already own the old records—and get set for a serious Grape jam come this October.

Elton John Wants To Ban The Internet

2007-08-03T09:32:00.000-05:00

Well of course if Elton John is whining about something, it has to be connected to him in some tedious way. In true diva style, he blames the internet for destroying so-called good music and letting shit music filter through. For once we can almost agree with a ridiculous statement made by someone famous - after all, the internet invented MySpace and MySpace gave us Lily Allen.

Music suit creates discord

2007-08-01T10:46:00.000-05:00

"As long as it's [played] outside a direct circle of friends and family, it is considered a public performance," Candilora said. "A musical composition is somebody's property."

Collaborations, Virtuosity Highlight Clapton Festival

2007-08-01T08:29:00.000-05:00

A quasi Blind Faith reunion!

Michelangelo Antonioni, 94, Italian Director, Dies

2007-07-31T10:45:00.000-05:00

He died on the same day as Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish filmmaker who died at his home in Sweden earlier Monday.

Peter, Bjorn, and John

2007-07-31T10:43:00.000-05:00

Peter, Bjorn, and John's "Young Folks" Whistle Based on "Asian Riff"

The Police at Fenway

2007-07-31T07:18:00.000-05:00

But at Fenway for their second sold-out gig Sunday night, there was no questioning their authenticity: the Police sounded fantastic.

Hey big spender, $210,000 drinks bill

2007-07-25T17:43:00.000-05:00

It included the cost of six Coca-Colas.

New Joni Mitchell on Starbucks

2007-07-25T11:06:00.000-05:00

Described by Mitchell as "as serious a work as I've ever done," "Shine"
presents beautiful melodies, dark lyrics and a sparseness that recalls and even progresses beyond some the artist's most seminal recordings.

(I'll believe it when I hear it-c)

Songs for Ice Cream Trucks

2007-07-24T07:34:00.000-05:00

"I talked in-depth with drivers," Hearst says, "and was told to take into consideration the speakers the music would be played through.

Ryan Adams Interview

2007-07-23T22:08:00.000-05:00

I think the general consensus is that I'm just an asshole.

Ben Lee's Blog

2007-07-23T21:00:00.000-05:00

What a week its been. Truly bizarre.

Lucinda Williams to Do 5 Albums in 5 Nights

2007-07-22T21:58:00.000-05:00

Intriguingly, on both coasts Williams will be performing the albums in reverse chronological order, beginning with World Without Tears on the first night and ending with the self-titled record on the final evening of the residency.

Son Volt news

2007-07-19T11:31:00.000-05:00

You might hear the band’s remake of the Beatles classic “Hello, Goodbye” for an ESPN commercial trumpeting David Spice/Beckham’s arrival to the LA Galaxy in the 197th attempt to make soccer cool.

Chuck Prophet is cool

2007-07-19T11:29:00.000-05:00

Chuck Prophet to Release New Album and Book

Boss News item #2

2007-07-11T10:50:00.000-05:00

Bruce Springsteen to Release New E Street Band Album in Fall

Boss News item #1

2007-07-11T10:47:00.000-05:00

Scroll down to item 4.

Music Stars Real Names

2007-06-24T09:06:00.000-05:00

Ellen Naomi Cohen ?

Lori McKenna

2007-06-24T08:35:00.000-05:00

A long way from Passim.

Baby on Nevermind album cover......

2007-06-23T18:13:00.000-05:00

.......turns 17!

Discontinued Ben & Jerry's Flavor or Band I Found On MySpace?

2007-06-22T07:52:00.000-05:00

Take the quiz!

Sgt Pepper must die!

2007-06-19T10:53:00.000-05:00

The most overrated albums of all time.

This week on GFAC 207

2007-06-18T08:45:00.000-05:00

This week I will be talking to Jason Spooner. He's got a great new CD that was released June 1st and he will be opening for Carbon Leaf at the Alive At Five concert series on July 12 in Monument Square.

Richard Thompson, Sweet Warrior

2007-06-13T10:15:00.000-05:00

“Yes, another great Thompson album, what else is new?”

This week on GFAC 207

2007-06-13T04:27:00.000-05:00

This week I interview Lauren Wayne, who handles promotion for Live Nation in Maine. We'll talk about the state of local concert venues, what's up with The State Theater and her work with The White Heart, a cool new bar in Portland.

Wilco and Volkswagens

2007-06-05T11:53:00.000-05:00

Breaking News, Wilco music used in advertisement in an effort to sell records!

'Maine Tracks' CD release party tomorow night!

2007-06-04T22:39:00.000-05:00

'Maine Tracks' a case of creative economy making beautiful music

It Was 40 Years Ago Today

2007-06-02T08:03:00.000-05:00

In my laboratory, we've found that listening to a familiar song that you like activates the same parts of the brain as eating chocolate, having sex or taking opiates. There really is a sex, drugs and rock-and-roll part of the brain : a network of neural structures including the nucleus accumbens and the amygdala. But no one song does this for everyone, and musical taste is both variable and subjective.

Stewart Copeland -OUR FIRST DISASTER GIG!

2007-06-01T10:00:00.000-05:00

Sting momentarily looks like a petulant pansy instead of the god of rock.

Favorite Intermissions

2007-06-01T07:49:00.000-05:00

For seven years, Christopher DeLaurenti went to orchestral concerts wired, wearing a leather vest with microphones nestled in the shoulders and cables running down the back.

Someone in Portland should build one of these...........

2007-06-01T07:13:00.000-05:00

Lansdowne Street Music Hall

If it's the first weekend in June it must be.....

2007-05-30T12:15:00.000-05:00

......The Old Port Festival!

The Police set list 5/27/07

2007-05-30T07:56:00.000-05:00

Among the oddities that appeared in the warm-up show set list were "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," which was rarely played live during the band`s first incarnation, and a medley of "Voices Inside My Head" and "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What`s Still Around," which was first tested out during a February press conference in Los Angeles.

The Pet Shop Boys Weigh in......

2007-05-29T20:48:00.000-05:00

"It's not as if they have a private source of information."

Buy Neko Case's Undergarments!

2007-05-24T22:52:00.000-05:00

The Secret Weapon

Bullyclub turns 10!

2007-05-18T09:18:00.000-05:00

Bullyclub, a fixture on the local music scene, are celebrating their 10th anniversary this Saturday at The White Heart.

Fight breaks out at Ben Folds/Boston Pops concert - CNN.com

2007-05-10T12:01:00.000-05:00

You don't usually get to watch fisticuffs for free at Symphony Hall!

Wow, now that's a lineup!

2007-05-10T11:12:00.000-05:00

Austin City Limits Festival Lineup

Jerry Garcia's guitars

2007-05-09T12:11:00.000-05:00

One of his leather guitar straps sold for $20,400, or four times its initial asking price, and his flight case filled with guitar picks, strings and other accessories sold for $16,800.

This week On Greetings From Area Code 207

2007-05-07T12:24:00.000-05:00

I'm interviewing Joshua Madore, an excellent young singer-songwriter who has just released his debut CD.

Some entertaining reading for your Monday afternoon

2007-05-07T12:22:00.000-05:00

Paris Hilton told the judge, when asked if she read the mail sent to her about the license suspension, "I have people who do that for me. I just sign what people tell me to sign."

Weird Guitar Guy

2007-05-04T10:01:00.000-05:00

Weird Guitar Guy

Mavis Staples

2007-04-29T09:51:00.000-05:00

Mavis Staples doesn't so much sing a song as baptize it in truth.

"At least you can say that you got to see Conor Oberst perform before they shipped his ass to rehab"

2007-04-25T12:16:00.000-05:00

Bright Eyes Concert Review

The Most Annoying Songs Of All-Time

2007-04-25T08:51:00.000-05:00

I only disagree with one, #14, written by Hugo Montenegro and Buddy Kaye.

This week on Greetings From Area Code 207

2007-04-24T14:50:00.001-05:00

This week on GFAC I interview Jake Roche who's probably best known as a former member of Jeremiah Freed and who now has a new solo record out. He'll be at The Big Easy this Friday on a great double bill with Dominic and The Lucid.

Spring is here, time to race the mower...

2007-04-24T13:27:00.000-05:00

No, seriously. Clicking here will get you the local contact for the fifteen year old U.S. Lawn Mower [two words... who knew?] Racing Association, if you think you are strong enough, mean enough, and fast enough to race lawnmowers. Fish around on that site to learn more.

What are you looking at me like that for? Don't shoot the messenger, eh?

David Halberstam and Kurt Vonnegut lost in quick succession

2007-04-24T11:21:00.000-05:00

I am a fan of great writing. To some degree, I am a member of the media, and we note when one of the greats passes on. David Halberstam, R.I.P. (and no, he did not just write about sports.)

Hit the jump for more hot dog-on-doll action shots!

2007-04-20T23:06:00.000-05:00

Is your dog in heat and humping anything it can wrap its horny little legs around? Are you constantly having to pry your promiscuous pooch off the legs of guests, parents and members of your church? Protect your leg from a hump attack by getting Scruffy a Hotdoll. Yes, it's a sex doll for dogs. It's shaped like a dog and it'll allow your tension-filled pet to go to town as much as his little heart desires, humping away until he passes out in exhaustion, leaving a wispy coil of friction-singed dog-fur smoke wafting into the air.

Snow Police

2007-04-20T22:03:00.001-05:00

Every Car You Chase

(When you see the message "404: File Missing/Bad Link", hit the back button on your browser)

Perhaps Sheryl Crow should stick to singing

2007-04-20T12:14:00.000-05:00

I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting.

This week on Greetings From Area Code 207

2007-04-18T13:06:00.000-05:00

On tonight's show I interview Dominique Lise and her band. They have a new CD, 20 Years, and a CD release show April 21 at The Big Easy.

New Ryan Adams

2007-04-18T12:57:00.000-05:00

When did Ryan Adams morph into The Grateful Dead?

Maine income tax deadline extended due to storm - Government - VillageSoup

2007-04-18T10:56:00.000-05:00

I got it wrong on the air on Tuesday, I noted that the Kennebec Journal has it wrong online this morning, the actual Maine and Federal Income Tax deadline is Thursday, April 19.

From Lily Allen's Myspace blog!

2007-04-16T16:54:00.000-05:00

I'm writing to tell you that I have cancelled many of my May and June tour commitments in America . The reason for this , is because my mummy and daddy are very rich , and I have never been in a position where i have actually had to do any hard work before .. I thought that being a popstar meant going out getting trashed with famous people and sleeping in all day . The fact that this is not true has come as a huge dissapiontment to me , and as a result I am throwing the towel in.

New Suzanne Vega song and CD

2007-04-16T16:47:00.000-05:00

SuzanneVega.com is now exclusively streaming 'Frank & Ava', the first single from Beauty & Crime!

Magical Mystery Tour Ends for Apple Corps Executive

2007-04-12T16:32:00.000-05:00

How many Beatles collectors, after all, have looked at the Sony Legacy reissues of recordings by the Byrds, Janis Joplin and Miles Davis and thought, “If only the Beatles archive were treated this way”?

U2's The Edge to get honorary degree

2007-04-12T13:44:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to The Edge who can add Boston's Berklee College of Music to his resume.

Best Music Poll 2007

2007-04-12T08:09:00.000-05:00

Vote early, vote often!

USA LIVE EARTH revealed

2007-04-10T10:54:00.000-05:00

The ticket information for U.S.A. Live Earth | 7.7.07 is right here. Tickets go on sale on Monday, April 16th.

If you always hated hidden fees

2007-04-09T12:24:00.000-05:00

This decision by the Lollapalooza people should come as a nice surprise.

For all the Rolling Stones fans in the audience

2007-04-06T21:28:00.000-05:00

Sadly, this is probably saner than snorting your family members.

Springsteen Steals The Show At Springsteen Tribute

2007-04-06T12:14:00.000-05:00

Prior to the Boss' appearance, the evening comprised several memorable performances, including stark acoustic readings of "Born in the U.S.A." and "Dancing in the Dark" by Joseph Arthur and Pete Yorn, respectively; a passionate "Streets of Fire" by Elysian Fields; and an infectiously charged "Atlantic City" by the Hold Steady.

Sanctuary Records to wind down U.S. label

2007-04-05T12:44:00.000-05:00

From the continuing saga of "everybody uses music, but the record labels can't figure out how to make any money anymore," another medium-sized label shuts down (at least the U.S. operations.) Whither Morrissey and Dolores of the Cranberries?

Did NOT see this coming

2007-04-05T12:10:00.000-05:00

Another Day, Another Musical Conquest For Britney Spears. Trying so hard not to be judgmental. Trying very hard not to run shrieking through the 'CLZ offices.

The Police hint at new album.

2007-04-05T11:44:00.000-05:00

For art's sake? Because there is a special magic? I mean, c'mon, it's not like any of them need the money...

Nobody learns Japanese that fast...

2007-04-03T12:03:00.000-05:00

I wonder if Cheap Trick wore special translation wristbands when they recorded at Budokan?

Happy Baseball Season, see you at Hadlock Field Thursday.

The single coolest pair of sneaks I have ever seen.

2007-04-03T09:38:00.000-05:00

I love the fact that even though the band was gloomy, the sneaks are white.

This week on Greetings from Area Code 207

2007-03-27T13:29:00.000-05:00

This week I interview Laurie Jones, an Ellsworth-based singer songwriter. We will talk about her new CD and listen to a few tracks.

Finally, an 80's band reunion that SHOULD happen!

2007-03-27T10:48:00.000-05:00

Hugely popular in Australia, where the Sydney-based Gurus recently reworked their 1987 hit "What's My Scene?" into a football anthem "What's My Team?" for the Australian Rugby League, the niche-repellent rockers are remembered by a substantial underground, post-college audience in these parts for the cheeky non-compliance and hip irony in their songs such as "Bittersweet," "Like Wow – Wipeout," "My Girl," "I Want You Back" and "I Was A Kamikaze Pilot."

Snow Patrol in Boston

2007-03-27T10:39:00.000-05:00

Is it weird to create a song that will be played at people’s weddings 20 years from now?

The English Beat in....

2007-03-21T16:55:00.000-05:00

Lebanon, NH!!!

Songs From Jeff Buckley-new CD

2007-03-21T09:57:00.000-05:00

Jeff Buckley never had any actual hits in his lifetime, at least in the traditional chart and Top Forty-airplay sense. Before his tragically early death at age thirty, in May, 1997 in Memphis , Tennessee , Buckley completed only one album to his exacting standards: his 1994 full-length studio debut, Grace. But in these fourteen, definitive performances of his finest original songs and signature covers, what you hear is the bold ambition, serious work ethic and glorious achievement of a very full life – a legacy that still grows a decade after his passing.

Friend Rock by Sufjan Stevens

2007-03-18T11:21:00.000-05:00

But have you heard about Friend Rock? It’s very simple: you are going to a show not so much as a fan of the music, but as a fan of your friend, the musician, on stage.

The news from SXSW

2007-03-16T07:43:00.000-05:00

"It's not like music went out of style -- it's more popular than ever. People are excited about sharing music. The record companies just can't figure out how to get paid."

Now that's an interesting prize

2007-03-14T10:38:00.000-05:00

Download a song, Barenaked Ladies write a song about you!

This Week On Greetings From Area Code 207

2007-03-14T09:25:00.000-05:00

This week I interview Jose Ayerve, principal singer-songwriter from the band Spouse. Jose will talk about the new CD and their upcoming tour, as well as his many side projects like Winterpills and The Pernice Brothers.

The World's Greatest Band?

2007-03-14T09:17:00.000-05:00

For those who haven't been following along, rock critics have crowned a new World's Greatest Band.

Staying up late with the Shins

2007-03-11T10:03:00.000-05:00

These days the Shins are a mild-mannered Portland, Ore., indie band with a bigger-than-usual fan base and a fantastic new album, "Wincing the Night Away."

Everyone else is reuniting so why not....

2007-03-09T14:13:00.000-05:00

.......Squeeze?

"Music's New Gatekeeper"

2007-03-09T12:43:00.000-05:00

Well-thought-out, well-written, informative... leave it to the Wall Street Journal to produce a solid article about the people and practices behind the iTunes Music Store.