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Trust perennial eccentric Robyn Hitchcock to put a twist on the complete-album craze. As CD sales have plummeted, more and more artists have taken to staging live-action listening parties for their fans, performing a classic (read: old) record in its entirety and replacing the vagaries of live performance with a guaranteed set list. Even the most vibrant of acts can't escape a sense that they've turned...
Live albums have been a staple of the music business for ages, and even if you’re someone who loudly proclaims to have no interest in them whatsoever, it’s probable that you have at least one or two buried somewhere in your collection, even if it’s stretching back to your vinyl or cassette days. I’m pretty [...]
For any musician aspiring to become a cult or critic favorite, Robyn Hitchcock's splendid performance at the Birchmere on Tuesday served as a perfect primer.
Top Artists for the week ending Sunday 16 November 2008 1 Big Joe Williams 24 2 Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians 14 3 Southern Culture on the Skids 6 4 Bigg Robb 5 5 Blind ... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Robyn Hitchcock has announced a string of UK tour dates for next February. Tickets are on sale now, priced around the £13 mark. Saturday 7th February 2009 - Glasgow ABC2 Sunday 8th February 2009 - Newcastle Academy 2 Tuesday 10th February 2009 - Leeds Brudenell Social Club Wednesday 11th February 2009 - Birmingham Glee Club Thursday 12th February 2009 - London [...]
Relatively unknown in the UK, Moris Tepper is something of a cult figure across the pond. Originally a guitar for hire, in the late seventies and early eighties he played with Captain Beefheart’s Magic band, later surfacing with the likes of Tom Waits, Robyn Hitchcock, PJ Harvey and Frank Black. His solo career began with 1996’s Big Enough to Disappear and a new album has appeared every four years...
If Bing Crosby is considered the King of Christmas music, then Robyn Hitchcock should be recognized as the Prince of Halloween. For over thirty years the guy has made a career out of singing about the bizarre underbelly of life, as well as the lighter side of death and dying. While he's written absolutely perfect pop gems like "Beautiful Girl" or "So You Think You're In Love," and heartbreakingly gorgeous...
London got to experience Robyn Hitchcock's live revisiting of 1983's I Often Dream Of Trains. Now, Hitchcock - accompanied by Mr. Terry Edwards - is bringing the experience to Americans, living in America: 11/12 San Francisco, CA, The Fillmore 11/13 West Hollywood, CA, Coronet Theater 11/15 Chicago, IL, Old Town School of Music 11/17 Pittsburgh, PA, Hazlet Theater 11/18 Alexandria, VA, The Birchmere...
L iterally that moment setting down her bags in her New York City abode (which she shares with husband Lou Reed), the iconic 61-year-old musician, composer, and performance artist extraordinaire Laurie Anderson explains that she just returned from a two-week expedition...
Everyone's buzzing about the Anne Hathaway-starring, Jonathan Demme-directed, Rachel Getting Married . It's better than the chihuahua movie even. On Friday, we listened to Tunde Adebimpe's Neil Young cover (the TVOTR singer plays the guy marrying Rachel). Also on the soundtrack are two Robyn Hitchcock tunes, one of which was written for the film. It's a dense rocker punctuated by trumpets and wah...
Along with Robyn Hitchcock, composer Zafer Tawil and a number of others, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe has recorded a song for the soundtrack to Rachel Getting Married. And ...
a 1988 CMJ badge (Marc's museum of indie rock novelties) CMJ badges look much more modern these days. They also cost much more these days - $495 to be exact (at today's rate). Now one can be yours for free,...
It was fairly surprising news when we found out that TV on the Radio singer Tunde Adebimpe was getting an important role in Jonathan Demme's new high-profile movie, Rachel Getting ...
