CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Today's Guest: Spiral Beach I’ve heard many musicians say: if a song can be played on an acoustic guitar without the backing of a full band and still sound good, then it’s a good song. I believe that in a lot of ways though I also think that there are plenty of songs that depend on that electro rhythm or a weird synthesizer part and it doesn’t necessarily make them weak songs by...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Noirish Rock Songs of Love, Science and Literature Flow in 'A Periodic Rush of Waves,' as Morsberger's Intellect and Creativity Collide to Dramatic Effect, Evocative of Warren Zevon, Bob Dylan, Rufus Wainwright, Robbie Robertson CD Features Guest Appearances by Marshall Crenshaw and Jules Shear; Triple-A Radio Promo, NYC Residency, Set for Nov/Dec...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
Produced and engineered by Ralph Legnini, SOMEWHERE ELSE includes world-class rock, jazz, blues, country and folk musicians doing a lot of genre hopping, (picture B-52's Kate Pierson with renowned country fiddler Jay Ungar). With performances by Zachary Alford, John Ashton, Frank Campbell, Ralph Carney, Randy Ciarlante, Jay Collins, Gail Ann Dorsey, Molly Farley, Amy Fradon, Scott Healy, Amy Helm,...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
Here are some fun facts about singer-songwriter Jules Shear: 1. He’s from Pittsburgh. So is actor Jeff Goldblum, who stars in a 2006 pseudo-documentary called Pittsburgh, which chronicles his homecoming performance in a production of The Music Man five years ago. It also features Illeana Douglas, a friend of Goldblum’s, who was dating Moby in ‘04 [...]
Popdose (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
In part two of this flashback edition of Vin Scelsa’s Live at Lunch, singer-songwriter Jules Shear talks about the R&B inspiration for “If She Knew What She Wants,” how he feels about artists licensing their songs for commercials, his romantic relationships with singer-songwriters Pal Shazar and Aimee Mann, and his role in the creation of [...]
Popdose (Free subscription) | 03/05/2009
On Tuesday, we talked about Jules Shear’s “Whispering Your Name,” a failed single from his solo debut, Watch Dog. While the single and album flopped, it stayed in the hearts of many musicians and fans. In 1984, Cyndi Lauper had a Top Five hit with a cover of “All Through The Night,” the second song [...]
Music Blog (Free subscription) | 03/04/2009
I gave Jules a quick once-over a little over three years ago, so I think it'????s high time I spotlighted another track of Shear beauty, this one from his stellar solo debut, Watch Dog. Bearing...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 03/03/2009
I gave Jules a quick once-over a little over three years ago, so I think it’s high time I spotlighted another track of Shear beauty, this one from his stellar solo debut, Watch Dog. Bearing the distinctive production stamp of Todd Rundgren as well as guitar work from Elliot Easton, Watch Dog is one of [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
New album is slated for April 14 release on River House Records/GB Music
Popdose (Free subscription) | 02/25/2008
You remember these guys, right? Okay, maybe you don't. But *I* sure do. Not that they're not a great band, but the reason that it'd be easy enough to forget The Pursuit of Happiness (henceforth to be referred to as TPOH) is because Chrysalis Records seemed to want to focus almost exclusively on making the smart-ass “I’m [...]
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 01/24/2008
Fab 80's pop music duo Yaz (Yazoo in the UK) is set to reunite for a tour of the UK in June. Comprised of (post-Depeche Mode/pre-Erasure) keyboardist Vince Clark and (Andy Bell sound-alike) Alison Moyet, Yaz only put out two albums, both huge favorites of mine: Upstairs At Eric's and You And Me Both. The tour is in support of In Your Room, a "4-disc box set which includes remasters and 5.1
Keep The Coffee Coming (Free subscription) | 11/26/2007
My music files are fairly well organized, but I do have a few odd ones stuck here and there. This is one. I say odd because I have no idea where this came from or even why I saved it. I know nothing about Jules Shear, but I did do some hunting. He has produced a huge number of albums but hasn't had commercial success. His songs seem to do well for other singers like All Through the Night for Cyndi...
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