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By the time Johnston comes on, the stage is clear and he politely, if not nervously, plays through Mean Girls Give Pleasure and There Is A Sense Of Humour Way Beyond Friendship.As opposed to the accepted version of the former, the soft-spoken, sweet delivery is gone, replaced by a spluttering Sylvester lamenting his Tweety Bird.For the latter, Johnston projects with gentle heart and forlorn whilst...
Now featuring FRT, Guilty Pleasures, Music I’m Not-Ironically Into, and Friday Cat Blogging, all in one single post! Warning: this post is very heavy on video, ego-stroking, and bad taste. Friday Random Ten Because if it’s Friday somewhere, we might as well. 1) Tanya Stephens - Man Fi Rule 2) Whale - Hobo Humpin Slobo Babe [...]
Beset by chronic mental illness since his teens, 47-year-old Johnston has seen his career punctuated by delusional behaviour and spells in institutions. His art is tormented, consisting of lo-fi songs and grotesque imagery, so it's probably no wonder he's remained a cult (yet massively revered) act for the past 20 years. Thankfully, he has no end of cheerleaders who want to draw attention to his wondrous...
Meet Noah and the Whale - a magical band hailing from London who find inspiration in the films of Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach and sound a little like Neutral Milk Hotel, The Kinks and Belle and Sebastian ...
Just a couple of particularly noteworthy gigs this week, both of which we shall be attending and reporting on in due course. First up is The B-52’s who play the Academy on Tuesday. In the admittedly small list of bands I haven’t seen live but really want to, The B-52’s are riding high near the [...]
Beset by chronic mental illness since his teens, 47-year-old Johnston has seen his career punctuated by delusional behaviour and spells in institutions. His art is tormented, consisting of lo-fi songs and grotesque imagery, so it's probably no wonder he's remained a cult (yet massively revered) act for the past 20 years. Thankfully, he has no end of cheerleaders who want to draw attention to his wondrous...
Continuing Analogue’s love affair the the American indie elite, and proof, if proof were needed that Pitchfork.tv was the greatest thing to happen to indie music since Kurt Cobain wore a Daniel Johnston t-shirt for a year, here’s a double treat. Above, the stunning new video for the equally incomparable song from the best band I’ve heard this year - the instantly classic Fleet Foxes, with White Winter...
Our “Robert Pattinson Super-Duper Twilight Tuesday Spectacular” just went live over at MTV.com, and I do sincerely hope that you enjoy spending the day with your favorite actor in the “Twilight” universe. I have to say from a personal standpoint, that as I’ve interviewed the stars of the December 12th film over the past few months [...]
Jamelle tagged me for fun sort of meme: list your favorite album from every year you’ve been alive. Here goes. 1989. Hi, How Are You? Daniel Johnston* 1990. Ani DiFranco, Ani DiFranco 1991. Nevermind, Nirvana 1992. No Doubt, No Doubt 1993. August And Everything After, Counting Crows 1994. Out Of Range, Ani Difranco 1995. Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt 1996. On Avery Island, Neutral [...]
From Bordeaux but now based in Paris, the French quintet Adam Kesher just released its first album on the mighty Disque Primeur label. Mixing post-punk syncopated rhythms with pop-infused melodies, Adam Kesher hit the US roads last spring and will put out a new EP at the end of the summer. Discover their influences on [...]
I was enjoying Spiritualized’s Songs in A & E the other day when I ran into this cover of Daniel Johnston’s classic song “True Love Will Find You in the End.” MP3: Spiritualized - True Love Will Find You In the End The best thing about the original song is its simplicity; Spiritualized keeps it simple [...]
