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54-468: The band dissolved following the tour in support of its release, in part due to disagreements between songwriters Bob Mould and Grant Hart over the latter's drug use. This album, along with Candy Apple Grey , showcases the increasing maturity of Mould and Hart's writing—a change which alienated some long-time fans. This album is also known for its battle between the two songwriters, with Mould famously telling Hart that he would never have more than half of

108-546: A 2004 benefit concert for an ailing friend, the late Karl Mueller of Soul Asylum . After Hüsker Dü broke up in 1988, Mould sequestered himself in a remote farmhouse in Pine City, Minnesota , having quit drinking and drugs, and wrote the songs that would make up his first solo album. Signing to the newly formed Virgin Records America label, 1989's Workbook eschewed Mould's trademark wall-of-noise guitar for

162-450: A barely veiled attack on Mould's old Husker Dü-mate Grant Hart." (In fact, another song on the album ["Trade"] had been written and performed live during his Hüsker Dü days.) In further pursuit of this sound, Mould also began recording under the pseudonym LoudBomb (an anagram of his name), releasing one CD ("Long Playing Grooves") so far under this name. His next solo album, Body of Song , had been originally scheduled to closely follow

216-408: A benefit concert is of a large-scale, popular event put on to support a charitable or political cause. In the modern era , the first benefit concert is generally seen as the 1971 Concert For Bangladesh . Comprising two shows on the same day at Madison Square Garden , it was organized by and starred George Harrison and Ravi Shankar . The format of most modern benefit concerts, involving many acts,

270-463: A cameo appearance on The Daily Show Holiday Spectacular in an homage duet of "The Little Drummer Boy" with Mould playing the part of David Bowie to Craig Kilborn 's " Bing Crosby ". The song "See a Little Light" has been used more than once in various television applications: It was used in the closing scene of the original un-aired test pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer , it

324-448: A cause that celebrities do not contribute by only donating their money, but by participating in event like benefit concerts. That way stars can inspire hundreds of thousands of others to give. The presence of celebrities can draw criticism, but that is outweighed by the benefits. Some argue that pop stars only take part in charity to improve their public image. That, arguably, may be a motivation, but their participation can be essential to

378-454: A favourite celebrity support a cause can influence fans to support the same cause—not because the cause is significant to the fans, but because it seems significant to the artist. To feel connected to a celebrity, fans are likely to participate in activities the celebrity considers important. For example, if a benefit concert starred unknown musicians performing songs for unknown people in Africa,

432-590: A lighter tone. Drummer Anton Fier (of The Feelies and later The Golden Palominos ) and bassist Tony Maimone (of Pere Ubu ) served as Mould's rhythm section. The album peaked at number 127 on the Billboard 200 chart, and the single "See a Little Light" reached number 4 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. 1990's Black Sheets of Rain had a much heavier guitar sound, recalling Hüsker Dü's louder, angrier moments. According to

486-610: A live DJ in collaboration with Washington DC-area dance music artist Richard Morel , under the collective banner Blowoff. They frequently staged at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. A Blowoff CD was released in September 2006, consisting of songs recorded together by the two. Mould has also done remixes for a variety of dance and alternative rock artists, including a remix of the Interpol song "Length of Love." District Line

540-536: A major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue. Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," according to journalist Steve Marsh. Notes Various artist compilations including individual tracks by Bob Mould: Benefit concert A benefit concert or charity concert is a type of musical benefit performance (e.g., concert, show, or gala) featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that

594-873: A natural disaster rather than as a political issue". Benefit concerts are an effective form of gaining support and raising funds for a cause because of the large media coverage that they usually receive. In addition to the results they generate themselves, benefit concerts also generate a kind of cascading effect. That is, larger benefit concert motivate smaller concerts and other kinds of charity initiatives. Large-scale benefit concerts attract millions of viewers and are usually broadcast internationally. As powerful means of mass communication, they can be highly effective at raising funds and awareness for humanitarian causes. Media scholars Dayan and Katz classify benefit concerts as "media events": shared experiences that unite viewers with one another and their societies. In fact, in their book Media Events: The Live Broadcasting of History ,

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648-439: A new song, "Sunshine Rock" from his new album of the same name, arriving February 8, 2019, via Merge Records On June 3, 2020, Mould released a new song "American Crisis" the lead single from his album Blue Hearts , released on September 25. As a member of Hüsker Dü, Mould was known for playing Flying V –style guitars, mainly an Ibanez Rocket Roll Jr. In 1988, Mould bought a blue Fender American Standard Stratocaster off

702-449: A particular cause or occasion. They argue that media events interrupt the flow people's daily lives, and that such events create a rise of interpersonal communication or "fellow feeling". Furthermore, they propose that media events transform the ordinary role of the viewer into something more interactive where they adhere to the script of the event. All these principles of media events are true of benefit concerts. Benefit concerts interrupt

756-685: A solo artist to the AIDS Benefit Album No Alternative produced by the Red Hot Organization . In 1994, he recorded "Turning of the Tide" for Beat The Retreat , a tribute album to the English guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson . In 1996, Mould returned to solo recording, releasing a self-titled album in 1996 on Rykodisc , often referred to as Hubcap because of the cover photo. Mould played all of

810-489: A stint living in New York City in the late-1990s, as he more fully embraced his identity as a gay man, Mould's tastes took a detour into dance music and electronica . Those influences were clear on his 2002 release Modulate , which featured a strong electronica influence to mixed critical reviews and poor fan reaction. One song, "The Receipt," was fairly straightforward, according to City Pages : it "can be taken as

864-540: Is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis . Benefit concerts can have both subjective and concrete objectives. Subjective objectives include raising awareness about an issue such as misery in Africa (such as Live 8 ) and uplifting a nation after a disaster (such as America: A Tribute to Heroes ). Concrete objectives include raising funds (such as Live Aid ) and influencing legislation (such as Live 8 or Farm Aid ). The two largest benefit concerts of all time, in size, were

918-432: Is the theme song for The Daily Show . He originally wrote the track for his third solo album , but cut it as redundant. The name was picked by mastering engineer Jim Wilson from an offhand comment Mould made in an interview. They Might Be Giants performed updated versions which were used in the 2000s, and the song was later remixed by Timbaland when Trevor Noah took over as host. On December 19, 1996, Mould made

972-752: The Golden Palominos album Drunk with Passion on the song "Dying from the Inside Out." In 1992, he contributed vocals to the song, "Dio" on the Throwing Muses album Red Heaven. Mould performed the guitars for the soundtrack for the film version of Hedwig and the Angry Inch , released in 1999. In 2000, Mould sang "He Didn't" (written by Stephin Merritt ) on The 6ths ' album Hyacinths and Thistles . He also contributed vocals to

1026-655: The Walt Disney Concert Hall and played songs from Bob Mould's career. During the concert, Bob discussed his then-forthcoming album Silver Age , involving Jason Narducy and drummer Jon Wurster (of Superchunk ), and a limited tour of Sugar's debut album Copper Blue . Mould has been honored with two stars on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue , one for his solo work and one for Hüsker Dü. The stars recognize performers that have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated

1080-406: The "power of the people" to change the world. Benefit concerts, therefore, have the potential to raise enormous sums of money for a cause because of the para-social interaction that occurs between the performing celebrities (the leaders) and the spectating fans (the people). Dan Laughey describes para-social interaction as "the apparent familiarity between media personalities and audiences". Seeing

1134-619: The 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s. Born in Malone , New York , Mould lived in several places, including the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, where he attended Macalester College in Saint Paul . At Macalester, he formed Hüsker Dü in the late 1970s with drummer/singer Grant Hart and bass guitarist Greg Norton . Mould and Hart were the principal songwriters for Hüsker Dü, with Hart's higher-pitched vocals and Mould's baritone taking

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1188-700: The 2009 Fucked Up cover of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" In 2011, Mould performed on the Foo Fighters album Wasting Light , contributing guitar and vocals to the track "Dear Rosemary." He made sporadic appearances with the band during their Wasting Light tour to perform the song on stage, including on the Conan O'Brien show. In December 2017, Mould opened for the Foo Fighters in four states during their Concrete and Gold tour. Though Mould's sexual orientation had previously been an open secret, he

1242-486: The Air" was included on Heidi Berry 's album Love . The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . CD releases of Warehouse: Songs and Stories combine all the songs onto a single disc. Bob Mould Robert Arthur Mould (born October 16, 1960) is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in

1296-569: The Live 8 and the Live Earth events, which both attracted billions of spectators. Scholars theorize that the observed increase on concert size since the Live Aid is happening because organizers strive to make their events as big as the tragedy at hand, thus hoping to gain legitimization that way. Examples exist in musical history of concerts being staged for philanthropic purposes. In 1749,

1350-659: The album were " She's a Woman (And Now He Is a Man) " and " Ice Cold Ice ", with "Tell You Why Tomorrow" also seeing a release as a promotional single. Warehouse: Songs and Stories peaked at #117 on the Billboard Top 200 and also charted for a week on the UK Albums Chart at #72. Hüsker Dü was interviewed and performed "Could You Be the One?" and "She's a Woman (And Now He is a Man)" live on The Late Show With Joan Rivers on April 27, 1987. A cover version of "Up in

1404-472: The authors suggest that the song synonymous with the Live Aid benefit concert, " We Are the World ", might as well be the theme song for media events, as it nicely encompasses the tone of such occasions: "these ceremonies (media events) are so all-encompassing that there is nobody left to serve-as out-group". Dayan and Katz define media events as shared experiences that unite viewers and call their attention to

1458-552: The composer George Frideric Handel wrote his Foundling Hospital Anthem , and put on annual performances of Messiah , to support an orphans' charity in London. While many composers and performers took part in concerts to raise donations for charitable causes, it was also not unusual in the 18th and 19th centuries for musicians to stage performances to raise funds for their own professional work, such as Ludwig van Beethoven 's 1808 Akademie concert . The modern understanding of

1512-462: The event's success. Celebrities not only promote catalytic philanthropy, they can produce an effect some call Geldofism : "The mobilization of pop stars and their fans behind a cause." Therefore, because of their visibility, celebrities are used by organizers as a mean to gain support to the cause in hand. Furthermore, the success of benefit concerts is tightly related to the quality of entertainment offered by them. To gain space and legitimization in

1566-447: The familiar face of their beloved artist on stage endorsing a cause, fans feel more compelled to support the cause. Criticisms against benefit concerts go further than just criticizing the intentions of the celebrities involved. Some argue that benefit concerts are a wrong response for tragedies because the atmosphere involved on them is not one of mourning. Further criticism comes from those who argue that Geldofism turns celebrities into

1620-466: The group Sugar , with bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis . Along with extensive touring, Sugar released two albums, an EP and a B-sides collection before breaking up. 1992's Copper Blue was named as NME 's 1992 Album of the Year, and was Mould's most successful commercial album, selling nearly 300,000 copies. While in the band Sugar, in 1993 he contributed the track "Can't Fight It" as

1674-739: The house band for the film of John Cameron Mitchell 's Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical) , and on the film's soundtrack. In 2003, Mould also participated in a Hedwig tribute album, Wig in a Box , on which he covered the song "Nailed." On September 29, 2005, Mould's song "Circles" was included on The OC . Mould appeared on an episode of Independent Film Channel 's The Henry Rollins Show on June 15, 2007. On November 21, 2011, musicians such as Dave Grohl , Britt Daniel and Jessica Dobson of Spoon , Craig Finn and Tad Kubler of The Hold Steady , Randy Randall and Dean Allen Spunt of No Age , Margaret Cho , Jason Narducy , Jon Wurster of Superchunk , and Ryan Adams came together at

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1728-487: The incentive for viewers to donate would be minimal. Bob Geldof, the founder of Live Aid, is aware of the need of familiarity and para-social interaction on behalf of the viewer. When criticised for not inviting enough African performers to play at Live Aid (of which the main purpose was famine relief for Africa), Geldof commented that only popular musicians were invited to play at the show because unfamiliar artists would cause viewers to lose interest and "switch off". In seeing

1782-566: The instruments himself, and programmed the drums instead of using a real drummer. The album peaked at number 101 on the Billboard 200 chart, and number 1 on the Heatseekers chart. In 1998, Mould released The Last Dog and Pony Show , his final album on Rykodisc (who had released all of the Sugar albums in the U.S.). The album was named as such because Mould decided that the tour that followed would be his "last electric band tour." After

1836-426: The late 1980s, Hüsker Dü broke up acrimoniously amid members' drug abuse , personal problems, disputes over songwriting credits, musical direction, and the suicide of the band's manager, David Savoy. Mould and Grant Hart , the band's other songwriter and vocalist, still took occasional jabs at each other in the press until Hart's death in 2017, though the two briefly revisited their Hüsker Dü back catalog together at

1890-439: The lead in alternate songs. Forming in 1979, Hüsker Dü first gained notice as a punk rock group with a series of recordings on the independent label SST Records . In 1986, they signed with a major record label ( Warner Bros. Records ), but found only modest commercial success. However, they were later often cited as one of the key influences on 1990s alternative rock , including bands such as Foo Fighters and Pixies . In

1944-562: The legalization of same-sex marriage . In interviews to promote his 2019 album Sunshine Rock , Mould revealed that he had been residing in Berlin , Germany, since 2015. As of 2020, he splits his time between San Francisco and Palm Springs, California . In San Francisco, he specifically lives in the Castro District , famously known as San Francisco's gay neighborhood. Bob is married to Don Fisher. Mould's song "Dog on Fire"

1998-633: The liner notes for the 2012 re-release of Sugar 's Copper Blue , Creation Records president Alan McGee verified that total album sales were 7,000 copies. Still, the album peaked at number 123 on the Billboard 200 chart, and the single "It's Too Late" reached number 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Mould also co-founded a record label, Singles Only Label, with Coyote Records label founder Steve Fallon. The label released singles from bands such as Daniel Johnston , Grant Lee Buffalo , Moby , Mojo Nixon , Morphine , Nikki Sudden , and R. Stevie Moore from 1989 to 1994. Mould then formed

2052-416: The media, benefit concerts must have a large audience, the kind of large crowd attracted by famous music stars. Bob Geldof himself responded to criticisms about the lack of African artists on the Live 8 by stating that, although those musicians produce great works, they do not sell many albums—and, for the sake of reaching as many people as possible, his concert had to include only popular artists. Finally,

2106-710: The only legitimate spokespeople for a cause, robbing the NGOs of the possibilities to speak up for a cause. In chronological order, beginning with the earliest date: The following is an incomplete list of benefit concerts with their own Misplaced Pages page. For a more descriptive and inclusive list focusing on historically notable events, see the list above . Note that while some of the listed concerts feature only one headliner and several supporting acts, other benefit concerts feature diverse lineups and are also considered music festivals . This list may have some overlap with list of free festivals , which are rock festivals that often have

2160-428: The presence of other people, and that happens in benefit concerts, they become connected to each other and are more likely to work together towards a goal. Critics also say that benefit concerts are just a way for the rich West to forgive itself by helping the poor and distressed. These critiques argue that concerts like the Live Aid "rob Africans of agency, reinforces Western ethnocentrism and racisms and see famine as

2214-438: The quality of entertainment is key to the creation of a public sphere where discussions about the concert's cause can occur. The better the entertainment, the more people watch the concert, and thus the more people become aware of the cause. Furthermore, the music played in the concerts can lead spectators to interconnect and become more likely to act towards the cause. According to a theory, by Jane Bennett , when people sing in

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2268-400: The rack after playing it "for about 15 seconds, unplugged." The Stratocaster has been his electric guitar of choice since the breakup of Hüsker Dü around that time. His favored acoustic guitar is a 12-string Yamaha APX. Mould has made various guest appearances throughout his career. In 1984, Mould played piano on Ground Zero's album Ground Zero. In 1991, Mould sang and played guitar on

2322-433: The recording sessions, Hart and Mould replaced a few of Greg Norton 's bass tracks for their respective songs when Norton's own contributions were not to their liking. In his autobiography, Mould identified Hart's "Charity, Chastity, Prudence and Hope" as one of the songs whose bass lines were rerecorded, uncredited, by their composers. " Could You Be the One? ", was released as a single and video. Other singles released from

2376-443: The release of 2002's Modulate . Instead, Mould worked on the album for the next three years, resulting in a 2005 release. By this time, he had changed his mind on touring with a band, and announced his first band tour since 1998. The tour lineup included bassist Jason Narducy (of Verbow ), drummer Brendan Canty (of Fugazi ), and Mould's Blowoff collaborator, Morel, on keyboards. In addition to his solo work, Mould also worked as

2430-673: The routine of people's lives because they occur (in most cases) for only for one night or for one week-end. Furthermore, they are broadcast as television spectacles that interrupt the regular scheduled programming on a given television network. Often, this kind of announced interruption has television viewers discussing the event with others beforehand, generating excitement around the event. Moreover, benefit concerts encourage audiences to adhere to their script, such as by phoning in donations or signing an online pledge. As media events, benefit concerts are widely broadcast and seen by millions of people. (The Live Aid charity concert in 1985, for example,

2484-491: The songs on a Hüsker Dü album. Mould later said that this time period was a "rough stretch", but that Warehouse was still a "good record." "Had it been pared back to a single record it might have had more impact, but we were already loggerheads at that point." The album's title comes from the fact that the group had rented some warehouse space in which to write and rehearse; a change from their former practice of writing new material and testing it out on live audiences. During

2538-561: The tour, Mould took a break from the music world to get involved with another passion of his, professional wrestling , when he joined WCW as a scriptwriter in 1999 for a brief period. Creative differences with some of the other writers led to Mould's leaving the company and returning to music. The liner notes for the 2002 album Modulate thank some of the wrestlers he associated with, most notably Kevin Nash and Kevin Sullivan . During

2592-438: Was outed in the early 1990s in an interview in the music magazine Spin . Since then, Mould has been cited as a musical and social influence among other openly gay musicians. "Hüsker Dü changed my life. That was a huge influence on me," said Steve Brooks of Torche . "Before Rob Halford came out, there was Bob Mould. He wasn't very vocal about it, but I'm a big fan of his music. It was comforting — one of my favorite musicians

2646-489: Was 'a gay!' Kick ass." Mould self-identifies as a gay bear and appeared in the 2010 documentary Bear Nation . In April 2004, Mould was a co-organizer of the WEDRock benefit concert for Freedom to Marry. "WedRock" was a play on the word "wedlock". The event raised an estimated US$ 30,000. Mould also contributed the song "See a Little Light" to the 2006 album Wed-Rock: A Benefit for Freedom to Marry, an album to support in

2700-601: Was also used in the closing scene of the season 1 finale for 13 Reasons Why , it became one of the principal theme songs for the HBO series The Mind of the Married Man and was also used in a television commercial for TIAA-CREF (August 2007). Mould also composed the theme for the TLC program, In a Fix . In 2011, Mould wrote his autobiography See a Little Light with Michael Azerrad. In 2001, Mould played lead guitar in

2754-413: Was pioneered in 1985 with Bob Geldof's Live Aid. Benefit concerts are a major example of celebrity charity for they involve popular musicians; actors and actresses; and other kinds of entertainment figures volunteering to a greater cause. The efficiency of celebrity charity is explained by the theory of Catalytic Philanthropy designed by Paul Schervish . His thesis explains that it is more beneficial to

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2808-787: Was published in June 2011. On August 6, 2012, Mould released the first single from his first album on Merge Records , Silver Age , on September 4, 2012. It peaked at No. 52 on the Billboard 200 album chart, No. 12 on the Alternative Albums chart, and No. 3 on the Tastemaker Albums chart. In 2014 Mould released Beauty & Ruin and in March 2016, his album Patch the Sky was released. On October 25, 2018, Mould shared

2862-410: Was released February 5, 2008. A little over a year later, on April 7, 2009, Mould released his next album entitled Life and Times in the midst of researching his life for an autobiography. Mould ultimately wrote that memoir with Michael Azerrad , the author of Our Band Could Be Your Life and Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana . The book, See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody ,

2916-471: Was seen by an estimated 1.5 billion viewers worldwide.) However, this mass dissemination is only one of the factors that contribute to the success of benefit concerts. The people who send the message for collective action are essential to a benefit concert's effectiveness. Dayan and Katz suggest that media events are an expression of a "neo-romantic desire for heroic action", meaning that media events produce leaders who inspire collective action with belief in

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