Happy Halloween from the Showbiz Kids!

Happy Halloween from your friends, The Showbiz Kids! 

For tricks and treats, please follow the link to view Ultimate Classic Rock's list of the Top 10 Monster Songs, if you dare!

Phish Halloween 2013: The Case for The Last Waltz (RELIX)

The Phish Halloween series continues at Relix with another cover possibility for the Atlantic City run later this month. This time, they'll take a look at the live album from The Band (and friends), The Last Waltz. Please follow the link to read the full article. 

Sirius XM to Offer Limited Time David Bowie Station

Sirius XM recently announced that fans of David Bowie will soon be able to get their fix via satellite on an exclusive limited all-Bowie channel. 

Subscribers will have access to the limited-run station starting tomorrow, October 30 and on-air through November 12. Please follow the link to read more.  

KISS, Yes, Deep Purple Among 2014 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees(Ultimate Classic Rock)

KISS, The Replacements, Yes, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, Linda Rondstadt, L.L. Cool J, The Meters, and N.W.A. are among some of the nominees for the 2014 class of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Please follow the link to read more. 

RIP Lou Reed

Lou Reed, songwriter and guitarist who founded the Velvet Underground and influenced rock and roll for over 50 years, has died.  Please follow the link to read more...

On the turntable this Sunday...Chocolate and Cheese

Chocolate and Cheese is Ween's fourth studio album, originally released by Elektra Records in 1994. It was the first Ween album to eschew the crude four-track home recordings of their first three albums and utilize a professional recording studio. However, most of the instruments were still played by Dean and Gene Ween, including their drum machine.

Please follow the link to read more. 

Interview: Steve Lukather Recounts 35 Years of Toto History (Ultimate Classic Rock)

Please follow the link to read Toto guitarist, Steve Lukather, discuss 35 years of Toto history with Jeff Giles at Ultimate Classic Rock.

Phish Halloween 2013: The Case for Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Relix)

Relix magazine's Phish Halloween series continues with another cover possibility for the Atlantic City run later this month. This time, they take a look at The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. Please follow the link to read more. 

Robert Plant Discovers New, Unreleased Led Zeppelin Songs (Ultimate Classic Rock)

With the Led Zeppelin reissues expected to be released sometime in 2014, Robert Plant recently revealed that he has discovered some unreleased material that just might see the light of day.  Please follow the link to read more.

Phish Halloween 2013: The Case for Led Zeppelin II (Relix)

Please follow the link to read the latest entry from Relix as they make the case as why Phish should cover Led Zeppelin II for their upcoming Halloween shows in Atlantic City.  

36 Years Ago: Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Plane Crashes, Killing Three Band Members (Ultimate Classic Rock)

Please follow the link to read more about the tragic plane crash that killed three of the original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1977.  

Red Hot Chili Peppers to Release I’m With You on Record Store Day

The Red Hot Chili Peppers will release I’m Beside You on November 29, better known as Black Friday. The limited-edition vinyl double LP features 17 tracks recorded during the I’m With You Sessions, which were previously released as 7” singles. I’m With You was the Chili Peppers’ tenth studio album and was released in 2011. Read full article at: jambands.com

On the turntable this Sunday...Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life is the eighteenth album by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, released on September 28, 1976, by Motown Records. It was the culmination of his "classic period" albums.^[1] The album was recorded at the Record Plant in Hollywood, Sausalito Music Factory in Sausalito, and The Hit Factory in New York City.

An ambitious double LP with a four-song bonus EP, Songs in the Key of Life became among the best-selling and most critically acclaimed albums of his career. In 2003, the album was ranked number 56 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Read more at Wikipedia

Phish Halloween 2013: The Case for Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Relix)

Please follow the link to Relix and read the full article on why Phish should cover the classic Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs for their Halloween set this year.  

Arcade Fire to Play Two Shows in Brooklyn Tonight and Tomorrow

The Arcade Fire will play two shows at an undisclosed Brooklyn, NY venue this weekend, tonight and tomorrow evening...please follow the link to learn more about the shows at the Brooklyn Vegan. 

Paul McCartney Rounds Up Famous Friends for ‘Queenie Eye’ Video

Paul McCartney's highly anticipated studio album New is set to be released later this year.  The first track from New is called 'Queenie Eye' and Sir Paul has enlisted some friends for the music video. Please follow the link to read more. 

Phish Halloween 2013: The Case for Songs in the Key of Life (Relix)

Continuing with their Phish Halloween series, Relix presents yet another cover possibility for the Atlantic City run later this month.  Please follow the link to read their case for Stevie Wonder's classic album Songs in the Key of Life.

50 Years Ago: ‘Beatlemania’ Is Born (Ultimate Classic Rock)

When the Beatles appeared on the variety show 'Sunday Night at the London Palladium' fifty years ago this week, they had no idea the impact they would have on the rest of the world. Please follow the link to read the full article. 

Iron Maiden Played to More Than a Million Fans on 2013 Tour

Please follow the link to read more about the success of Iron Maiden's 2013 Tour.

On the turntable this Sunday...Tim

Tim is an album released in October 1985 on Sire Records by the US alternative rock band The Replacements. It was their first major label release and also the last album made by the original line-up of the band: guitarist Bob Stinson was kicked out of the band towards the end of 1986.

Like its predecessors, Tim achieved moderate mainstream commercial success despite critical acclaim. The album peaked at number 183 on the Billboard Music Chart's Top 200. It was placed 136th on Rolling Stone's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and ranked 4th in the Alternative Press list of the Top 99 albums of 1985-1995. Along with the band's previous album, Let It Be, Tim received five stars from Allmusic.

Widespread Panic and Umphrey’s McGee Play Family Circle Stadium

Please follow the link to read Stratton Lawrence's full review of Widespread Panic and Umphrey's McGee's recent shows at Family Circle Stadium in Charleston, SC.  

Gary Clark Jr. to Appear in Made in America Documentary

Please follow the link to read more about Gary Clark Jr's feature in Made In America, a documentary directed by Ron Howard and produced by Jay-Z that airs tonight on Showtime at 9pm ET.

Boston to Release First Album in 11 Years

Please follow the link to read more about Boston's plans to release their first new studio release since 2002.  

Phish Halloween 2013: The Case for Nine Tonight

Please follow the link to read Relix make the case for why Phish should cover Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's classic Nine Tonight for their 2013 Halloween show.

UCR's Top 10 Replacements Songs

Everyone here at The Showbiz Kids are big fans of The Replacements. Who isn't?!?!  

Please follow the link to see Ultimate Classic Rock's Top 10 Replacements songs.  

Former Members of The Allman Brothers Band Perform with Gov’t Mule (jambands.com)

Gov’t Mule welcomed several special guests at Nashville, TN’s famed Ryman Auditorium last weekend. Read more here. 

On the turntable this Sunday...My Aim Is True

The album was recorded at Pathway Studios in Holloway, London Borough of Islington, over the course of 1976 during late-night studio sessions, in a total of twenty-four hours. It was the first of five consecutive Costello albums produced by Nick Lowe. The backing band was made up of members of Clover. They were uncredited on the original release due to contractual difficulties; some early publicity for the album identified the backing band as "The Shamrocks".

In 2003, the TV network VH1 named My Aim Is True the 80th greatest album of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 168 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2004, it was ranked 37 of the top 100 albums of the 1970s by Pitchfork which reported the album to be "held by many as the most impressive debut in pop music history." In 2007, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Read more at Wikipedia

In Utero at 20 (Relix)

Universal recently reissued Nirvana's last studio effort, In Utero, to mark the album's 20th anniversary.  Read more here. 

Ultimate Classic Rock's Top 10 Robert Palmer Songs

Please follow the link to see Ultimate Classic Rock's list of the top 10 Robert Palmer songs....wait, no "Sneakin' Sally through the Alley??" 

Boy. Man. God. Fluff: My Life In The Church Of Phish (Part Two) (Relix)

Please follow the link to read Part Two of the excellent essay written by music producer and engineer, Jesse Lauter on his relationship with Phish.  

Christine McVie Reunites With Fleetwood Mac (Ultimate Classic Rock)

Fans wanted it and her former bandmates kept asking for it....Christine McVie joined Fleetwood Mac onstage for the first time in 15 years on September 25th at London's O2 Arena.  Read more here.  

Bob Marley & The Wailers-Kaya Deluxe Edition

Kaya is admittedly one of Bob Marley’s weaker sets, though hardly a bust. Released in 1978 and recorded the year before at the same sessions that produced Exodus, overall, it possesses a less-edgy vibe—at times, exuding a detachment and complacency that isn’t found on the earlier, brawnier, more strident works. Please follow the link to read the full review at Relix.