mapsadaisical (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
As John Maynard Keynes was quick to point out, the economics of being in a band with around ten members aren’t too healthy. “You can’t be in it for the money, without recording crass reggae covers of Neil Diamond songs”, he rightly said. You’ve got to really love what you are doing, and in [...]
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Still, the album never ventures too far into the forest surrounding it. The Swedish folk songs Espvall and Batoh arrange are simultaneously the album's anchors and its pivots: They manage to stick to the script without hamming it up or disappearing into the songs. The listener can sense the pagan romanticism of these songs even without the aid of a lyric sheet (which translates the Swedish songs but,...
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Last week we outdid the rainbow with songs about colours. But which brands have made their name in in music?
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
It was a free download of "Half Boyfriend" on the gay blog/website Towleroad that peaked my interest in actor/singer-songwriter Jay Brannan . His voice is completely distinctive and new. It doesn't really fit any traditional mold and I thought I was alone in thinking he's the male version of Joni Mitchell, but I read that comparison on his ITunes bio. Perhaps if Nick Drake, Janis Ian and Liz...
Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
ON record, Manchester duo The Winter Journey conjure up gorgeous tapestries of rustic country folk music.
Noise Pollution (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
I hate myself and I want to die...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Despite what the ticket page says, the show is just Christopher O'Riley playing Radiohead. He's doing Nick Drake and Elliott Smith too. Radiohead is playing All Points West in Jersey City though, twice. Saturday regular tickets are sold out,...
Last Blog On Earth (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
I’ve been dead inside when it comes to music. Nothing has been moving me. Finally, though, I came across the beauty that is Samamidon. The guy puts a Nick Drake contemporary twist on old Appalachian folk songs. I’m deeply, maddly and — at least for the next seven hours — in love. [...]
Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
How many times have you read a review which featured a short snappy line... justacouple of words... which have been clearly designed for use on album cover stickers and the bold bits in print articles? The comedy circuit is pretty...
Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
It was only a few years ago that Iron & Wine the nom de folk of fantastically bearded, South Carolina-bred bard Sam Beam emerged like a gorgeous, haunting dream; campfire-at-dusk acoustic guitar and just a trace of drums, banjo, or pedal steel mingling with Beam's whispery voice (inces...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
London - Memorabilia fans will love it and for any visitor planning a pilgrimage to discover England's rich pop music heritage the England Rocks website is a must. The interactive web guide offers a wealth of information on where the stars of yeste...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Chris Blackwell is often regarded as synonymous with Bob Marley and rightly so: it was Blackwell who saw in him the potential to grow from a relatively small-time Jamaican artist into a worldwide superstar.
Some Velvet Blog (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Oh how we loved The Lilac Time back in the day! Formed by Stephen Duffy and his brother Nick, they took their name from Nick Drake's "River Man." The Lilac Time wrote these ridiculously catchy and artsy Brit-pop songs; often Stephen Duffy's solo career went parallel with The Lilac Time's. But since their self-titled debut in 1987 through their last studio album together last year, the band has delivered...
Sixeyes (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Thomas Bartlett ( Doveman ) has a voice which many will turn away from, not unlike the way many turn from a couple of heroes of his, Nick Drake and Tom Waits. It's as if half of Bartlett wants to sing out, but the other half doesn't want to be heard. A voice thrown so high up in his throat his heart is caught there flush against his neuroses and it all comes out in a whispered plea. I can't help but...
Before i Forget (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
We’ve all got our favorite movies right? But am I strange for having favorite TV commercials? In a parallel universe I could be one of those creative ad agency people, or as the late comedian, Bill Hicks, would say, I’d be one of “Satan’s little helpers.” But I wonder, do our favorite TV commercials say [...]
