I never considered self-indulgence a bad thing. Many critics always keep their high-strung arguments ever so close to their heart on the subject, but the fuss over this quality feels much too superfluous. Why must we strive to be better than our primal instincts? If artists have a romantic relationship with a style of music, let them be, dammit. There's not much satisfaction to come out of sticking our noses up high because a musician indulges in a common sonic quality, they want us to indulge too. Lets keep in touch with those emotions, beloved indie rockers. [...]
This is a very packed picture post. But it's SXSW...what did you expect? So here's a fraction of a fraction of all the musicians, madness, and maniacs from SXSW 2012.
photos by Tim Griffin Daniel Johnston @ The Belmont on 3/13 "A packed house of fans and well-wishers turned out to the Belmont Lounge Tuesday night for an official South by Southwest showcase to celebrate the release of Daniel Johnston 's new graphic novel, " Space Ducks: An Infinite Comic Book of Musical Greatness ." The event, which was hosted by Brooklyn Vegan, included performances by Built to Spill, Will Sheff of Okkervil River, [...]
Generally, Wednesday is when the music things get going in Austin, and Tuesday is the changeover between the SXSW festival's Interactive portion, and the full-force band fare. And yet there were bands a plenty last night. "Tuesday is the new Wednesday," is something we heard someone say. Tragically, that person was taken out to an alley shortly thereafter and beaten senselessly. RIP, guy! We had our fleet of photographers - Pooneh Ghana , Linda Flores , and Trent Maxwell amongst them - taking in sets, and we hit some ourselves. In the gallery above you'll find [...]
After three days spent toiling along the Bible Belt -- from Dallas to Oklahoma and back again; don't ask -- I finally arrived in Austin around dusk last night. And let me tell you, after six... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
The big news here, at least according to Johnston's website , is about Daniel Johnston's new graphic novel, Space Ducks . If graphic novels by musical cult figures about ducks in space aren't your thing, there's also the minor news a new Daniel Johnston album on the way. Space Ducks: An Infinite Comic Book Of Musical Greatness is Johnston's debut graphic novel. Johnston, a long-time and dedicated fan of comic books, realizes his life-long dream of being a comic book artist with this release.
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The legendary Daniel Johnston has announced he'll be releasing a new comic book next week at SXSW. On March 13th Space Ducks: An Infinite Comic Book Of Musical Greatness will be launched at SXSW alongside a show and invite-only launch party, which he'll be performing at. Built to Spill, Jeffrey Lewis and Kimya Dawson will also play the event. An iOS app will also be released alongside the comic book, and will contain an album of Johnston's material. So if you're heading to Austin next week, we suggest you [...]
At this point in his career, Daniel Johnston is just as well known for the artworks he produces ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ daniel-johnston-launching-new- comic-book-and-album/62970/
click HERE for a bigger version of the above flyer. Hinted at and posted in some form on SXSW's website recently, but now offically announced... BrooklynVegan had the honor of helping put together what will be a very special show happening this Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Austin as part of SXSW at the Belmont in honor of muiti-talented artist Daniel Johnston 's very first comic book " Space Ducks ", or more specifically to help celebrate the release [...]
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La música por naturaleza es íntima, ya sea viendo a una banda tocar en el escenario de algún festival o sólo viendo sus videos en línea, pero cuando Jono Stevens, Chris Patinsson, Gen Stevens, Johnny Madderson y Will Evans crearon Black Cab Sessions , llevaron esa intimidad a otro nivel. Black Cab Sessions parte de la misma ideología usada por otras series musicales en línea, como el Take Away Show de La Blogotheque, pero lo hace de una forma más eficiente en un formato y locación constantes, tal como su nombre lo indica, en un taxi negro. Simple, directo, [...]
Having wasted a few hours half-watching the Oscars, I can't think of a better corrective to the movie industry's desperate self-promotional ploys than the sweet intonations of Daniel Johnston. I'll take his sad madness over the sorry entertainers of the red carpet any day. Daniel Johnston - Sorry Entertainer
It's been a long haul these last couple of weeks, with new projects and courses to teach at work, and budget season fast approaching at the local school committee table. School vacation was cancelled, and the skies and ground remain dry as a bone despite the calendrical claim of New England February, leaving us grey and wan in the pale light of almost-winter above the equatorial line. And here at home, the stress is sky-high, thanks to an unfortunate incident at the beginning of the month that turned us into a single-car family struggling to make ends and [...]
"coloreando a daniel johnston " es un disco de tributo a este espléndido cantautor de sacramento, puesto en marcha por julio jiménez y alfonso méndez. estos dos entregados fans granadinos han removido roma con santiago hasta conseguir la colaboración de grupos y artistas tan interesantes como chiquita y chatarra , las robertas , los punsetes , the secret society , alondra bentley , odio parís , reina republicana , la ola que quería ser chau ... y así hasta completar las dieciocho versiones de que compone el álbum. [...]
L'attesa per il ritorno in Italia di Daniel Johnston è finita, il celebre autore americano suonerà, in data unica, il 23 Aprile al Piper di Roma. Daniel Johnston unica data pubblicato su Indie For BUNNIES
Taking in a show at the Masonic Lodge located within the famed Hollywood Forever Cemetery is always a treat. It's a small room seating roughly 200, with tall ceilings, two hanging chandeliers and seated cushioned benches to the side. To keep it a little more hip, the walls feature film posters like A Clockwork Orange, [...]
Daniel Johnston has announced that he'll be heading to Brighton this Spring for a special show at St. Bartholomew's Church. The show, which takes place on April 16th, is hosted by those folks over at One Inch Badge, who've promised that the legendary figure will be supported by some 'very special guests'. We assume the show will form part of a European tour, though no details have been announced yet.
![[Listen/Download] – Victor Florence – "Winter"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3968615_lg.jpg)
Tweet Victor Florence 's " Winter " showcases everything that's right, and everything I love, about music. There is no tracking, no over-processed "Traditional" sounding vocals, just a song that's delivered with amazing clarity and purpose without anything being sold... You get a valid image of Victor Florence while listening to this song, each line passive and clear and perfect. This whole "no monsters, no magic" style carries a lot of weight with me. Paul Baribeau , [...]
We scour the web to bring you the freshest and shiniest new tracks we can find from our little niche in the blogoshpere, but sometimes it's just as important to look back. Here are a couple of tracks that have been telling us to let them out into the world, via this here blog. This is True Love Will Find You and Somethings Last A Long Time, by the incomparable Daniel Johnston. Daniel Johnston; True Love Will Find You [...]
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