Warren Zevon's legacy will get a nice boost from a forthcoming feature film directed by Kevin Smith that's based on Zevon's tune "Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song)." MTV reports (via The Playlist) that Smith is in talks with Mitch Albom, the...
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...are now available on the Live Music ArchiveThis show from 1994 is particularly haunting.More info in this recent news article/review
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"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" -an oral history of Warren Zevon's life and times - made NY Times critic Janet Maslin's Best of 2007 book list. You can read her entire list in today's Arts section.Written by Warren's ex-wife, Crystal, the book is a fascinating look at how Warren derailed his career and music business shenanigans in the 1970s and 80s. Wonder what Warren was doing during his long per...
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Fans of the late, great Warren Zevon should be aware that his ex-wife Crystal has penned a biography of the man called I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon. The New York Times reviews it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/30/books/30masl.htmlAlso, a reissue of Zevon's Stand In The Fire, one of the great live rock and roll albums ever, is now available, having ...
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Watch out, Hollywood hustlers! The Knife is back to frighten you with his particular mix of New York crass, Philly sass, and San Francisco class. I'm in Los Angeles, and plan to stay for most of September. On the down side, I'll be missing the leaves as they turn their autumnal colors back East, and the balmier weather that blesses the Bay Area this time of year. On the up side, I'm working on ...
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"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" -an oral history of Warren Zevon's life and times - made NY Times critic Janet Maslin's Best of 2007 book list. You can read her entire list in today's Arts section.Written by Warren's ex-wife, Crystal, the book is a fascinating look at how Warren derailed his career and music business shenanigans in the 1970s and 80s. Wonder what Warren was doing during his long per...
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*Savage, satirical, smart-assed and sorely missed*Famous friends gave Zevon an important leg-up in the business. After a stint writing and recording radio jingles, and playing piano for The Everly Brothers before their acrimonious split in the early 70s, it was Warren's buddy Jackson Browne who secured him a deal with Asylum Records and produced his 1976 debut. Linda Ronstadt then covered three...
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I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon by Crystal Zevon. Ecco Press. 452 pages. $26.95Of all the major songwriters of the 1970s, Warren Zevon is the one who got the short end of the stick. In 1978, with the release of his breakthrough album, Excitable Boy, and its Top Ten hit “Werewolves of London,” he seemed destined for a great career. Unfortunately, he never reac
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"Keep me in your heart," Warren Zevon sang not long before his untimely death of lung cancer in 2003, and the year of our Lord 2007 is providing several good reasons to do just that.Last month, Rhino reissued three of Zevon's best albums: Excitable Boy, Stand in the Fire and The Envoy, the latter two of which had mysteriously never arrived on CD. This week will see the release of I'll Sleep Whe...
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**Warren Zevon** (R.I.P) was a supernova in our midst for a while and we were damn lucky to have him. He's Best Known by most for his **Warewolves Of London**, and that's a damn shame. As a songwriter he offered laserbeam insights into some of society's bruised and battered margin dwellers. His vicious wit was tempered by a clear love for his characters, ever trapped in circumstances at onc...
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For those who have not had the pleasure...By JON PARELES (excerpt from NY times story http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E5DE1230F935A15752C0A9659C8B63Published: January 26, 2003In the lobby of the Ed Sullivan Theater, two perky handlers for ''The Late Show With David Letterman'' were giving their nightly pep talk to the people headed for the front rows. They encouraged laughter...
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Watch out, Hollywood hustlers! The Knife is back to frighten you with his particular mix of New York crass, Philly sass, and San Francisco class. I'm in Los Angeles, and plan to stay for most of September. On the down side, I'll be missing the leaves as they turn their autumnal colors back East, and the balmier weather that blesses the Bay Area this time of year. On the up side, I'm working on ...
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This sounds pretty much off the cuff, I believe that's **David Lindley** on electric guitar, but I'm not sure. I think its a good track. Polished it isn't.
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"....Oh Lord these Blues is gonna Rub Me Raw"..........."Every single cure seems to be against the law"
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| 2 Back in the High Life Again |
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