Macy Gray is back ya'll! Covered is Gray's sixth studio album and her first with 429 Records , a subsidiary of Savoy Label Group / Nippon Columbia . Joining Macy on the 429 roster are notable artists including The Bodeans , Everclear , Edwin McCain , John Popper ( Blues Traveler ), The Proclaimers , and Tonic . That's an awful lot of bands/artists that were popular in the 90s and early 2000s, no? No [...]
A riveting live album from the constantly great Joan Armatrading. Joan Armatrading's career has been quite remarkable when you think about it. Not really a household name nor tabloid fodder, her strength lies in quiet consistency and a humble, almost unassuming worldview. Her music, an eclectic mix of pop, rock, folk and blues, is delivered with the stance of a singer/songwriter who has gently shifted gears throughout her 40-year career. Sometimes she has leaned on the poppier side of things, sometimes she's more introspective and...
There isn't much I remember specifically about the late summer and autumn of 1980. We holidayed in Czechoslovakia and Austria, I despised school, my granny died, and I read English football magazines to brush up on my English skills. But I recall the vibe of that time, and these songs help conjure it. * * * Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love.mp3 Here's a great bit of trivia: Feels Like I'm In Love was written by [...]
Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE (born 9 December 1950) is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and has been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She also received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996. In a recording career spanning almost 40 years she has released a total of 17 studio albums, as well as several live albums and compilations. Read more »
New segment alert. Every Friday, Hank or I will post a video from the past as a way of closing out the work week. We've decided that every song had to be written pre-2000 to count as part of our Flashback Friday. They will be live performances of songs and typically bands/artists who aren't in the popular conciousness of indie music fans. This isn't to say, you haven't heard of them, but we will be avoiding the obvious choices, as the goal is to bring some unknown greats from the past into your music collection. [...]
I remember interviewing Joan Armatrading long distance on the phone. I was smitten by her voice, both the strength and the tenderness of the way words sounded when she spoke, and especially when she sang. She had a deeptitude—not just a low pitch, I mean an immensity, like you could travel for days and not be able to cross over to the other side of the countless different ways she could say, or imply, or make allusion to, the word and reality of love. She was a master of what happens to all of us, to any of [...]
Yes! Now if I could only get back the previous 12 hours, this would be a perfect season three. And did we really need to see Stahl reaching over to the empty part of her bed and smile? Point already made, no need to drive a tank through it. Playlist: Sons of Anarchy - Episode 3.13 1. "This Charming Life" - Joan Armatrading [ download ] 2. "Cracker Man" - [...]
MP3: Joan Armatrading - I Really Must Be Going
Growing up, there was no house in my hometown that the kids passed warily, whispering amongst themselves as they eyed the dilapidated structure and weed-riddled, overgrown yard reined in by nothing more than a decaying wrought iron fence. However, I know from the television and movies I've consumed over my life, that everyone else had such a landmark in their life. In fact, I can think of nothing in my small hometown that had a paranormal bent to it - no legends, no lore, no creatures lurking in the woods. There was [...]
While her latest LP, This Charming Life, earns rave reviews, the legendary Joan Armatrading discusses her songwriting in depth. LP album - Music - Arts - Joan Armatrading - This Charming Life
Joan Armatrading's one of those slow-building legends. Having grown up with a guitar in her hands in industrial Birmingham, the soulful blues-rock singer went on not only to make a series of popular albums, but also to play a prominent role in women's rights and refugee activism along the way. At the age of 59, she still performs with an offbeat charisma, throwing comic patter into the gaps between songs and grinning manically throughout. Joan packs an impressive punch live. Many of her tracks are reminiscent of Paul McCartney's 'Live And Let Die' era, in that Joan's [...]
Joan Armatrading : Love and Affection [ purchase ] Leftovers happen in different ways. Sometimes life intrudes, and there isn't time to post for a particular theme. Then there are always those of us who missed a theme because we weren't part of Star Maker Machine yet. But sometimes, a theme is announced and I have a full slate of posts in mind, only to realize after the week has passed that the perfect song completely slipped my mind. That happened to me after This and That week . [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , Holy Hell Richie Hayward, the founding drummer of Little Feat, was recently diagnosed with liver cancer, forcing him to temporarily leave the band. Gabe Ford, Little Feat's drum tech, is stepping in for Hayward as the band is currently on tour. "My intent is to come back to the band, as soon as I am physically able," Hayward, 63, said in a statement on the band's official Website . "Your love and support will mean a lot [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Like pretty much every artist but the Beatles these days, if you want Brandi Shearer 's new CD, 'Love Don't Make You Juliet,' all you have to do is open iTunes and add it to your cart. But if you want the new EP, 'Live at the Soiled Dove,' you're going to have to go to an indie record store and buy it in the flesh. Those who do, and play their cards right, will get the added bonus [...]
3 times Grammy nominated British singer songwriter Joan Armatrading is back in Vicar St. next year for a show at Vicar St. on April 23rd 2010. Tickets are €37 on sale this Friday @ 9am through Ticketmaster and other usual outlets nationwide. Booking Line: 0818 719 390. Joan Armatrading- Love and Affection '76 Uploaded by rockderk Random Posts Wed 22 Oct - Sly & Robbie + Easy Star All-Stars - Dublin [...]
Joan Armatrading - Body to Dust
...we're blessed with a tremendous library system (courtesy of those crunchy-granola liberal thinkers in nearby Portland, who consider books and music to be an important resource for a strong community). So, in the spirit of turning you on to new grooves, here's the first of (still) another new (occasional) series from Fusion 45: I Found It At The Library. George Harrison - You - A semi-hit, I guess, from dear old George but highly underrated. An ass-kicking studio team, including our [...]
In my notebook, I have shortlists for my albums of the year for 1979 and 1980 side-by-side. The list for 1979 is shorter, but infinitely better; 1980's list includes 24 albums, but fewer which I'm particularly enthusiastic about. While I'm deciding which albums to bump from '79, here's the 1980 lot, with decent albums by David Bowie, Paul Simon, Kate Bush, Motörhead, Ideal and Roxy Music not
I'm Your Boogie Man - K.C. & The Sunshine Band In The Rain - The Dramatics Skylarking - Horace Andy Take #52 - John Doe Down To Zero - Joan Armatrading When I Look Into Your Eyes - Santana Ice [...]
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