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Faces Announce Release of Their Complete BBC Recordings
A new box set will collect all of Faces' BBC Recordings from the early '70s. The eight CD and one Blu-ray box, Faces at the BBC — Complete BBC Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973, includes the band’s surviving BBC Recordings, more than 80 tracks with most of them previously unreleased. The Blu-ray features newly restored footage from April 1972. (One BBC session of three songs is still missing.)
Phil Manzanera Confirms Roxy Music Won’t Play Live Again
Roxy Music has played their last concerts, according to Phil Manzanera. "It was a good time" to say goodbye, he tells UCR. "We might bring out a recording of that tour. I don’t think we’ll do any more live gigs, ever. I think that was it." When they...
Elvis Costello and Daryl Hall at Radio City: Review and Set List
Elvis Costello and Daryl Hall's joint tour came to New York City on Tuesday night, specifically to the showplace of the nation, Radio City Music Hall. For those scratching their heads after hearing those two names together — this writer included when she initially heard it several months ago — there is a history. Four decades ago, Hall contributed harmony vocals to one of Costello's albums, 1984's Goodbye Cruel World, on a song called "The Only Flame in Town." (Hall also appeared in the accompanying music video. From Costello's album liner notes: "Naturally, my romantic rival was Daryl, but my only real humiliation was in having a Columbia promotion woman hector the makeup girl: 'Make him look handsome,' while a very hungover Daryl sat in the next chair looking like a movie star. His hair was perfect.")
Tennessee Cemetery Has a Creepy Mountain Dew Headstone
While Mountain Dew has not met its untimely death, it has still being immortalized on a headstone located in a Tennessee cemetery. It's even got a working bottle opener attached to it, too. Why Is There A Mountain Dew Headstone?. No, it isn't there to mark the grave of the...
Colorado’s Biggest and Best Summer Fairs: Your Guide to Fun, Food and Festivities
There’s nothing like a fair to connect Colorado’s newcomers and long-timers to our state’s agricultural roots. Colorado’s county fairs feature competition, camaraderie and Colorado culture through and through with 4-H exhibits, extension contests, livestock shows, horse-riding competitions and rodeos, all with a side of carnival fun and local music. Rodeo especially exudes Colorado; after all, our Centennial State was home to the first rodeo.
Colorado City Named One of the Worst Places to Rent
Here in Colorado, the cost of living has seemingly gotten out of control. In fact, the average rent here in Colorado is some of the highest in the entire country at $1,594. That’s the fifth highest. Not just that, but people in places like Fort Collins are really starting...
This 14er is Known as the Gem Mountain of Colorado
Colorado's Gold Rush (1858-1861) and Silver Boom (1879-1893) made the Centennial State famous for most of the late 19th century as Americans raced to the Rockies attempting to strike it rich in the mountains. Gold and Silver were not the only items of value waiting to be discovered atop Colorado's...
Rod Argent Shares Recording Plans Following Recent Stroke
Rod Argent has responded to the support he received following news of his recent stroke, and revealed that he plans to keep recording music despite his retirement from touring. His management issued a statement last week announcing his stroke, noting that the cofounding Zombies singer and keyboardist would "need several...
6 Jersey Numbers That the Denver Broncos Love, So Aren’t Used
Living in Colorado means rooting for and following the Denver Broncos; the ups, the downs, the firings, the hirings. With all the different players the team has had, there are six jersey numbers that don't get used. When football players join the Denver Broncos team, they may have been using...
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