Jim James

M Ward and Jim James - Sad Sad Song (Live-sxsw 2008)

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in post The Worst Week Ever! (MP3 Issues, Car issues, Health issues) from It's hard to Find a Friend .

That M. Ward/Oberst record IS happening, and Jim James is coming too!

It's hard to Find a Friend (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008

Ya know, that one i told you about way back when , is apparently still happening....only you can also count Jim James (My Morning Jacket) in as well. This is obviously excellent news, I'm pretty huge fans of all three, and we already know how good they sound together from that 2004/2005 Monsters of Folk tour. My only hope is that the record is an equal share between the three, and not focused...

Jim James To Release One Album With M. Ward & Conor Oberst, Another As "An Asian Country Star"

Stereogum (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008

... in the rain, calling it "career-defining" ( agreed ), and talking about it with the band, getting Jim James to divulge some interesting bits along the way. You saw the post title, right?

Billboard Bits: James/Oberst/Ward, Lambchop, ARIA Hall of Fame

Billboard (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, Bright Eyes leader Conor Oberst and singer/songwriter M. Ward are planning to release a collaborative album, according to James' publicist.

Jim James of My Morning Jacket: Music Man Shaman?

Idol Chatter (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008

Check out New York Times reporter Nate Chinen's live music review of lead singer Jim James of the band My Morning Jacket who, Chinen calls, a "cheeky Shaman" and describes his music as "music to get lost in, body and...

Jim James of My Morning Jacket, in Concert

http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008

Stuff June 19, 2008 - One of the most remarkable (and certainly the most memorable) shows I've seen this year was by My Morning Jacket singer Jim James, who gave a stunning, solo acoustic performance at St…. Read the full article here

Jim James shows me the YouTube light...

My Old Kentucky Blog (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008

Interview: Jim James of My Morning Jacket

A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

What happens when a band decides its unmistakable sound needs some serious tweaks? My Morning Jacket's frontman explains.

M Ward, Jim James & Conor Oberst - Girl Of The North Country (Bob Dylan)

Today's Blog Music (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008

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Got forty-fives to play at night :: M Ward / Jim James / Conor Oberst live in 2004

I Am Fuel, You Are Friends (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008

This earthy, warm, rich bootleg is from a shared evening of music that included sets from M. Ward , Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes. Billed as the "Monsters of Folk" tour, after individual sets it closes with a six-song jam session where they all play together, and sometimes (on tracks like the closing Dylan cover) take turns with the verses. The sound quality...

Smoking Section: Pearl Jam, Tom Petty and Steely Dan

Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

... gonna be ballin’ on y’all,’” Ament read from an e-mail he’d received from My Morning Jacket ’s Jim James .” ‘We’re gonna put the hurt on you, dawg!’” The showdown was supposed to take place at last year’s Lollapalooza, but the Jacket backed out. “We couldn’t make it,” says James. Why not? “Um, we had to rehearse with an orchestra.” ***** We felt quite haggard upon our return from...

Karen O Makes Native Korean Rock

Stereogum (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008

In a move that echoes Jim James's Asian country star Sec Walkin, Karen O has an Asian-themed project of her own, Native Korean Rock & The Fishnets. She explains the spare, lo-fi love songs at the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' blog: Native Korean Rock is a side project of mine comprised of a body of love songs written over the last two years, to be performed with a motley crew of NYC natives. Expect high...

My Morning Jacket Start Work On Sixth Album

Rock on the Streets (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008

My Morning Jacket have begun working on their sixth album, the follow-up to ‘ Evil Urges ‘ which was release just last month. Speaking to BBC 6music , frontman Jim James said he was currently writing new material for the bands next album. “I’m already writing songs for the new record and stuff,” he said. “The process is weird because whenever we make a record, the songs come from one or two...

Mr. My Morning Jacket Records with Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Takes up New Alter Ego

Tiny Mix Tapes (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008

It's official: Jim James can do anything he wants. Not only is he touring the hell out of his divisive Evil Urges (TMT Review) with his band My Morning Jacket, but according to a story in the latest Rolling Stone, he's teaming up with fellow Midwesterner Conor Oberst and good friend M. Ward for a record. Additionally, Mr. James plans on adopting "Sec Walkin'" (a tune from MMJ's latest...

What O Children. Suave’s easing his way back in!

Suave's Republique Cricket (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

I’m still job hunting. Although technically I haven’t done any for a week now. I was in Germany last week, living the rock and roll lifestyle. Sharing Jack Daniels from a bottle with Jim James, the lead singer of the finest live band in the world (My Morning Jacket), explaining the similarities and differences of baseball [...]