One of my favorite Shindig clips featuring Howlin’ Wolf backed by the Shindig house band featuring Billy Preston on the piano, James Burton on guitar, Larry Knechtel on bass and Mickey Conway on drums….with his big fans, the Stones in the audience too, circa 1965.
The queen of soul didn’t want this film of a two-night recording session in a Baptist church to be seen – but Amazing Grace is a spine-tingling sensation.
The first full trailer of the long-gestating Queen and Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, has been released.
Starring Mr Robot’s Rami Malek as Mercury, the band’s exuberant lead singer who died in 1991, the film has been in the works since at least 2010, when it was announced that Sacha Baron Cohen was to play Mercury; however, Baron Cohen left the project in 2013 citing “creative differences” with Mercury’s former bandmates, with guitarist Brian May later calling Baron Cohen “an arse”.
The official synopsis describes the film as follows:
Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound, their near-implosion as Mercury’s lifestyle spirals out of control, and their triumphant reunion on the eve of Live Aid, where Mercury, facing a life-threatening illness, leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music.”
Bohemian Rhapsody is due for release on 24 October in the UK, and November 2 in the US.
Shortly after his 82nd birthday, Leonard Cohen sat down with KCRW‘s Chris Douridas for an interview. The two talked about Cohen’s health, the role of religion in his life, his 14th and final album, You Want It Darker, and much more.
https://www.npr.org/player/embed/501659528/501665733
The conversation took place at the Canadian Consulate in Los Angeles on Oct. 13 as part of a special listening session for You Want It Darker. It’s the last interview Cohen gave before his death on November 7.
After thanking the audience for coming — and Douridas for his support — Cohen said he may have made a mistake in October when he told The New Yorker he was ready to die. “I may have exaggerated,” he tells Douridas. “One is given to self-dramatization from time to time.” Then he added, “I intend to live forever.”
Cohen was joined at the interview and listening session by his son and producer, Adam Cohen. He released a statement late Wednesday night about his father’s passing:
“My father passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles with the knowledge that he had completed what he felt was one of his greatest records. He was writing up until his last moments with his unique brand of humor.”
You can hear the full interview, courtesy of Douridas, KCRW and Sony Music Canada, via the play link at the top of this page.
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