Kid Vinyl (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Following the announcement of her involvement with January’s ‘Way To Blue’ series of concerts celebrating Nick Drake’s music; Vashti Bunyan will be playing six UK headline dates in April and May. She is currently working on a new album, the follow up to 2005’s long- awaited ‘Lookaftering’ with Andy Cabic of Vetiver tipped for the [...]
BlogAsheville (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
J. Tillman w/ Pearly Gate Music at the Grey Eagle 9pm $8 advance / $10 day of show. Standing room only. If you like Band of Horses, Bon Iver or Fleet Foxes, you will probably love this guy. From allmusic.com Singer/songwriter J. Tillman's music paints languid, sadly beautiful portraits of love and life on the margins with the moody depth of Nick Drake and the country-influenced textures of Ryan Adams....
Vinyl Art (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
"I didn't just marry a beautiful woman, I married a record collection." - anti_tomwaits Me too. My wife's taste in music has had a HUGE impact on what I listen to regularly now. All the modern British bands, the Black Crowes, The Jayhawks, Dave Matthews, Kings of Leon, The White Stripes, and honestly, The Rolling Stones are new to me since meeting and marrying my wife. I wouldn't have gone...
wears the trousers magazine (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Vashti Bunyan, the poster woman for resurrected 1970s folkies, has announced some UK dates to add to her already scheduled appearance at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow in January, where she’ll be part of the lineup of a Nick Drake tribute show. She’ll visit Brighton, London and Warwick in late January, and follow that [...]
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Anyone else been turned on by this? It's taken me forever to get around to ripping compilation albums for the i-Thingy and this morning I dusted down this album of 'Protest, Sorrow, Hobos, Folk and Blues' compiled by Jon Savage in 2005. God it's good. Everything released in 1970, hence some truly great stoner/mellow classics. I was familiar with some of the songs (Free's Mouthful of Grass, Rod Stewart's...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Who: The 37-year-old son of Paul Simon, who’s casting out under his own name for the first time with his fall debut (read the RS review). Simon says the process of becoming a solo artist was a “journey of discovery” and though he was hesitant to step into the spotlight, “I realized, ‘If I don’t [...]
PsychFolk (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Here's the new record from the Detroit/Portland band The Threads of Grass. Features members of His Name is Alive, Outrageous Cherry, Nomo, IOA, Inside Voices and Nest Material. Recommended for fans of: Incredible String Band, Crazy Horse, The Band, Jack Nitzsche, Judee Sill, Nick Drake. Recorded on 1/2" 8 track tape, handmade letter-pressed cover with Jill Bliss artwork. Available only as a download...
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
After meeting Will Stratton you have to hope that the old saying, "nice guys finish last", is complete and utter garbage. Stratton is the very definition of nice, a cordial young fellow willing to talk to any and all who approach him after a show and it helps that his music is so easy to fall for. With his subtle voice and terrific guitar strumming, Stratton has begun to establish himself...
Assistant Blog (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Let me preface the next music post, which will concentrate on the best young musician I’ve encountered so far this year – Tristram - with the kind of weary complaint you’ll often hear from people who believe, rightly or wrongly, that they’re old enough to know better. The complaint is this: over my years of gig going (which, actually, I’ve been chronicling over here )...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Singer GUY GARVEY was left red-faced when ELBOW's first record deal fell through - because he had to return to the same state benefits office he had boasted...
A few words (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
The 40th anniversary of the start of The Carpenters' career has been marked by a publicity push, revining some ancient meoroies. Although their music is some distance from my usual fare, I could recognise the quaility of production, good choise of song, pop craftsmanship and, above all, Karen's warm and clear voice. However, there is a major challenge to fully enjoying the music now, as a result of...
Some Velvet Blog (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
You may have read about the next installment of Beck's Record Club - taking on the odd & obscure classic album Oar by Skip Spence and recruting help from Wilco, Feist and Jamie Lidell to do it. Spence, for those of you unfamiliar with him, was a founding member of Moby Grape and one time drummer for Jefferson Airplane. He often gets lumped in to the small group of mysterious, puzzling, creative...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
THE GRAHAM COXON POWER ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE *** QUEEN'S HALL, EDINBURGH
The Cores Of Pumpkin Seeds (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Rain and Nick Drake. I hovered the city for amber. ********************************* I am alive. Music gave me strength. Easy prediction and scorn came at once. So I kept myself in sound. At first, I was a bit shaky. Then I stood firm in tune. Music gives you strength. If you really put your belief in it. *********************************
So Quoted (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Wherein searching through my list and skipping the Christmas songs All Her Favorite Fruit, Camper Van Beethoven Autumn Leaves, Edith Piaf Baby Seed, Momma Stud Banana Boat, Edric Connor The Banana Boat Song, George Clinton Banana Boat Song (Day-O) Banana Chips, Shonen Knife Banana Juice, The Mar-Keys Banana Pancakes, Jack Johnson Belleville Jungle, Les Triplettes De Belleville Big Apple, Urban Dance...
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