Six Of The Best is a semi-regular feature that pokes, prods and persuades your favourite bands, bards and barometers of hip opinion to tell us six of the best tracks they’ve ever heard. The tracks could be mainstream million-sellers or they could be obfuscatingly obscure, it doesn’t matter. The only criteria set is that, aye, they must be Six of the Best . Think of it like a mini, groovier version of Desert Island Discs… Number 13 in a series [...]
Talking Heads “Remain In Light“ and John Martyn “One World“ are amongst my favourites, but I could never settle for just one record. (via 20 QUESTIONS 020 / LEXX / CLAREMONT 56 / PERMANENT VACATION | Test Pressing )
Wikipedia "The Sky Is Crying" is a slow-tempo twelve-bar blues notated in 12/8 time in the key of C.[4] An impromptu song inspired by a Chicago downpour during the recording session, it features James' slide guitar work and vocals
John Martyn - Small Hours The late John Martyn at Reading University singing Small Hours from ‘One World’ 20/10/1978.
It's hard not to love the idea of a bluegrass festival with its own IPA, brewed and provided by Greenfield, MA locavore haven The People's Pint. Nor is it possible to ignore the appeal of hanging out among the grand exhibits and well-curated artspaces of MASS MoCA , one of my favorite museums, which has long held my deep respect for its role in revitalizing the mid-Massachusetts contemporary arts scene, and has recently become well known among the hipster set for hosting envelope-pushing performing arts of all types, including newly-localized band Wilco, lush lo-fi hipster heroes Handsome [...]
8 weeks old last Friday. Proper Lonesome service will resume once sleep patterns normalize. Listen: John Martyn - Couldn't love you more
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Tweet Oh, man, Mondays. Who likes Mondays? No need to reply, since the answer is obviously "nobody". Still, they're not beyond help. One thing that can definitely improve the start-of-the-week experience is taking a bit of time out to listen to some good music. Say, some acoustic, slow-paced, introspective folk. Like, say, that produced by Saturday Sun . I'm reliably informed by common sense that, despite their name, they can also be legitimately played on a Monday. Saturday Sun [...]
For current (free on Facebook ) mini-album, The Edits , London duo Sam Sure & Giacomo are 'repurposing' existing songs: that is to say, remixing, remaking and rebooting them with additional vocals and beats. While most tracks cover recent hits, the exception to the rule is the below edit of John Martyn 's classic drawl Go Down Easy . The new lick of musical paint renders the smoothie smoother still, combined with sunkissed hip-hop vocals which fit in nicely. I reckon the quality of the original still shines most brightly, but the invention of this [...]
From Beck to Bunyan and Bonamassa this is a winning tribute to the late John Martyn. John Martyn passed away in early 2009 at the age of 60 and although his passing was well noted and his life was widely celebrated in his native England, the American press and music community were noticeably more reserved. Somehow, it was fitting. Martyn had never really found his audience in the U.S. There were pockets of Martyn followers in markets such as Boston and it must be said that those who knew his music...
Vashti Bunyan is a hipster's dream. A hippie that commuted across the UK, release one album in 70s' and then disappeared into oblivion without leaving a dent on any charts. Decades later, her album grew into being a collectible and was noted as an influence by such freak-folk personalities as Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom. Now, it has become a cult classic. This is one of the standout tracks from her career. Pick up her discs if you have the chance - there's some good stuff on there. Filed under: Beats , [...]
CM: What time did you wake up today? Was it out of choice or necessity? JS: 10 o’clock Glasgow time! Necessity – Had a 6 hour drive to the Northern coast of Scotland ahead of us playing in Thurso (look it up on the map.. its 10miles south of John O’Groats) CM: Describe Jumping Ships [...]
Aarrgghh!! Neee!! De stem van Phil Collins uit mijn speakers! Het is even flink schrikken als de stem van de man die verantwoordelijk is voor "Sussudio" tussen mijn zorgvuldig opgebouwde collectie digitale muziek opduikt. De verantwoordelijke bron blijkt een tribuutalbum...
I am all about recycling, upcycling, composting… anything that reuses materials that are already on this earth. If a friend wants to use jeans for insulation or to make a quilt out of old clothes, I will be over in an instant! But recycling music? I was not keen on this idea until I heard [...]
Johnny Boy Would Love This: A Tribute To John Martyn é um álbum tributo à John Martyn , cantor de folk-rock morto em 2009. Nesse álbum, que já se encontra à venda, você encontrará cantores como Devendra Banhart, Vashti Bunyan, Phil Collins e Robert Smith tocando as melhores faixas do compositor. Beck foi um dos escolhidos à fazer parte desse álbum, e sua versão para Stormbringer pode ser ouvida aqui. (via Stereogum )
The beloved British folk-rock singer-songwriter John Martyn died back in 2009 , and the new double-CD compilation Johnny Boy Would Love This features folks like Devendra Banhart, Vashti Bunyan, and Martyn collaborator Phil Collins paying Martyn tribute by covering his songs. We've already posted Robert Smith's take on "Small Hours." And now here's another cut from the tribute album: Beck doing a downbeat, string-drenched version of " Stormbringer ." Read More...
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[« REWIND] John Martyn - Over The Hill
A tribute album to John Martyn, Johnny Boy Would Love This has just been released and it features two discs of covers from the likes of Beck, Lisa Hannigan, long-time collaborator Phil Collins, Snow Patrol, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Swell Season , Beth Orton and The Cure’s Robert Smith. The release will also include a DVD with interviews, special John Martyn performances and a music video. All proceeds from the record will go to Martyn’s family. John Martyn spent the latter part of his life in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny but before that [...]
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