Entries from Austinist tagged with 'ahmetertegun'
December 10, 2007
Achilles' Last Stand: Led Zeppelin to play gig this evening in London for the first time in decades in honor of deceased Atlantic record mogul Ahmet Ertegun. Show is rumored to be their last. US President hopeful Mike Huckabee appears to be gaining ground, which is quite interesting considering his shockingly inhumane views on carriers of the HIV virus, for example. Another interest rate cut expected by the Fed to counter-balance more sub-prime mortgage......
Continue Reading "News Bits"August 14, 2007
Scotland's Paolo Nutini truly leads a charmed life. At the age of 20, he will return to Austin to perform at ACL Fest for a second consecutive year and at Stubb's (along with Peter, Bjorn, and John in support) for an ACL aftershow. Last year, he also had the honor of taping an episode of the Austin City Limits television program. Nutini's debut disc These Streets has gone platinum in the UK, and as......
Continue Reading "ACL Fest Artist Interview: Paolo Nutini"August 16, 2006
While it arrives in Austin too late to capitalize on World Cup fever, the new documentary Once In A Lifetime tells a surprising and all but forgotten story. In the late 1970's, some brilliant businessmen sold the city of New York on soccer as a stadium event and planted the seed for a huge new pro sports league...only to watch their dream fall to pieces. The most entertaining thing here is to realize that......
Continue Reading "Film: Once In A Lifetime Ponders What Might Have Been For US Soccer"