Artist: Matthew Barber

Reviews:: Matthew Barber Ghost Notes

May 7, 2008, 10:51am Herohill

Making a cup of coffee. Having a first kiss. Public speaking. Grilling a steak. Dressing up. Mixing a solid martini. All of these things seems so simple, so easy to do but most people get it wrong. So much so that we excuse a bad cup of coffee, overcooked food or a badly mixed drink with a disappointed acceptance. Instead of pushing it back, we simply shrug as if we have no other choice. Well, the same can be said with a radio ready roots/acoustic track. We are bombarded daily with song writers writing about the love that [...]

• Matthew Barber - Easily Bruised

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Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Easily Bruised
Link Text:	Easily Bruised - Matthew Barber
File Name:	01 - Easily Bruised.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2008

in pro NEIL YOUNG COVERS . . . A to Z (Part One: A to F)

Apr 23, 2008, 4:33am Berkeley Place

Probably the only artist covered by more indies than Bob Dylan is Neil Young. Why do we love folks with such horrendously bad singing voices? Dunno the answer to that. But I do know that for the next few days, I'll be doing a Neil Young cover extravaganza, A to Z. At [...]

• A is for Alejandro Escovedos versions o... » 05_Like_A_Hurricane_Neil_Young_.mp3
• Powderfinger (live)-Counting Crows » Powerfinger_Neil_young_.mp3
• Rockin In the Free World (live)-Pearl J... » 10_Rockin_In_the_Free_World_acoustic_Nei....mp3
• savefile.com/files/151129… » Long_May_You_Run_Neil_Young_2003-09-29t1....mp3
• Animal Liberation Orchestra - Cinnimon Girl**
• Astrid Swan - When You Were Young (killers cover)
• Dana Carvey - Neil Young
• Emily Haines - Expecting to Fly (Neil Young cover)
• Matthew Barber - Bad Fog of Loneliness (Neil Young cover)
• Radiohead - Cinnamon Girl (Neil young)
• The Smashing Pumpkins - Cinnamon Girl

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Link Text:	A is for Alejandro Escovedos versions of Like a Hurricane
File Name:	05_Like_A_Hurricane_Neil_Young _.mp3

Link Text:	Powderfinger (live)-Counting Crows
File Name:	Powerfinger_Neil_young_.mp3

Link Text:	Rockin In the Free World (live)-Pearl Jam
File Name:	10_Rockin_In_the_Free_World_ac oustic_Neil_Young_.mp3

Link Text:	savefile.com/files/151129&hell ip;
File Name:	Long_May_You_Run_Neil_Young_20 03-09-29t15.mp3

Artist:	Animal Liberation Orchestra
Title:	Cinnimon Girl**
Link Text:	archive.org/download/alo2&hell ip;
File Name:	alo2006-06-30.matrix.d2t02_vbr .mp3
Bitrate:	175 kbps

Artist:	Astrid Swan
Title:	When You Were Young (killers cover)
Link Text:	savefile.com/files/151125&hell ip;
File Name:	When_You_Were_Young_killers_co ver_.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Dana Carvey
Title:	Neil Young
Link Text:	Dana Carveys Neil Young imitation
File Name:	Neil_Young.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Emily Haines
Title:	Expecting to Fly (Neil Young cover)
Link Text:	Expecting to Fly-Emily Haines.
File Name:	Expecting_to_Fly_Neil_Young_co ver_.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Bad Fog of Loneliness (Neil Young cover)
Link Text:	Bad Fog of Loneliness-Matthew Barber
File Name:	29_Bad_Fog_of_Loneliness_Neil_ Young_cover_.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Radiohead
Title:	Cinnamon Girl (Neil young)
Link Text:	savefile.com/files/151236&hell ip;
File Name:	xCinnamon_Girl_Neil_young_.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	The Smashing Pumpkins
Title:	Cinnamon Girl
Link Text:	savefile.com/files/151126&hell ip;
File Name:	04_Cinnamon_Girl.mp3
Bitrate:	227 kbps
Year:	1989

Matthew Barber, Grad Club, Kingston, 13 April 2007

Feb 17, 2008, 8:42pm B(oot)log

Photo of Matthew Barber taken at the Grad Club 21 Oct. 2006-10-21 by theplot Last week I featured one half of the mightily talented Barbers, Jill, and today I will focus our attention on the elder sibling, Matthew Barber. Like his sister, Matthew has a gift for writing lyrics and crafting melodies. Also like Jill, Matthew [...]

• Matthew Barber - "Somewhere in your sleep" (title?)
• Matthew Barber - "Tell me what you think" (title?)
• Matthew Barber - a real friday night (talk)
• Matthew Barber - all about the weather (talk)
• Matthew Barber - another new one (talk)
• Matthew Barber - another oldie (talk)
• Matthew Barber - Anywhere Else but Here
• Matthew Barber - Bad Fog of Loneliness (Neil Young cover)
• Matthew Barber - Beautiful Things that we Waste
• Matthew Barber - being good (talk)
• Matthew Barber - Cinnamon Hearts
• Matthew Barber - Dust on My Collar
• Matthew Barber - Easily Bruised
• Matthew Barber - Easy to Fall
• Matthew Barber - go old school here (talk)
• Matthew Barber - hibernating all winter (talk)
• Matthew Barber - hovering behind me (talk)
• Matthew Barber - how quiet can I play (talk)
• Matthew Barber - Like Lightning
• Matthew Barber - magical way of jumping out of my pants (talk)
• Matthew Barber - Morning Light
• Matthew Barber - my money-maker (talk)
• Matthew Barber - never played this song before (talk)
• Matthew Barber - pied piper (talk)
• Matthew Barber - Settle My Accounts With You
• Matthew Barber - Sleep in Peace
• Matthew Barber - Soft One
• Matthew Barber - some blues? (talk)
• Matthew Barber - still familiarizing myself with this instrument (talk)
• Matthew Barber - Story of Your Life
• Matthew Barber - Tilt-a-Whirl
• Matthew Barber - Van Morrison (talk)
• Matthew Barber - You and Me

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Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	"Somewhere in your sleep" (title?)
Link Text:	Somewhere in your sleep (title?)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-09.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	"Tell me what you think" (title?)
Link Text:	Tell me what you think ( title?)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-27.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	a real friday night (talk)
Link Text:	a real friday night (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-32.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	all about the weather (talk)
Link Text:	all about the weather (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-05.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	another new one (talk)
Link Text:	another new one (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-18.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	another oldie (talk)
Link Text:	another oldie (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-03.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Anywhere Else but Here
Link Text:	Anywhere Else but Here
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-21.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Bad Fog of Loneliness (Neil Young cover)
Link Text:	Bad Fog of Loneliness (Neil Young cover)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-29.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Beautiful Things that we Waste
Link Text:	Beautiful Things that we Waste
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-02.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	being good (talk)
Link Text:	being good (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-10.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Cinnamon Hearts
Link Text:	Cinnamon Hearts
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-04.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Dust on My Collar
Link Text:	Dust on My Collar
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-25.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Easily Bruised
Link Text:	Easily Bruised
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-11.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Easy to Fall
Link Text:	Easy to Fall
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-17.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	go old school here (talk)
Link Text:	go old school here (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-01.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	hibernating all winter (talk)
Link Text:	hibernating all winter (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-08.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	hovering behind me (talk)
Link Text:	hovering behind me (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-12.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	how quiet can I play (talk)
Link Text:	how quiet can I play (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-20.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Like Lightning
Link Text:	Like Lightning
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-06.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	magical way of jumping out of my pants (talk)
Link Text:	magical way of jumping out of my pants (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-16.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Morning Light
Link Text:	Morning Light
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-31.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	my money-maker (talk)
Link Text:	my money-maker (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-22.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	never played this song before (talk)
Link Text:	never played this song before (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-28.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	pied piper (talk)
Link Text:	pied piper (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-14.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Settle My Accounts With You
Link Text:	Settle My Accounts With You
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-19.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Sleep in Peace
Link Text:	Sleep in Peace
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-15.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Soft One
Link Text:	Soft One
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-23.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	some blues? (talk)
Link Text:	some blues? (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-24.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	still familiarizing myself with this instrument (talk)
Link Text:	still familiarizing myself with this instrument (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-26.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Story of Your Life
Link Text:	Story of Your Life
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-07.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Tilt-a-Whirl
Link Text:	Tilt-a-Whirl
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-33.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Van Morrison (talk)
Link Text:	Van Morrison (talk)
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-30.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	You and Me
Link Text:	You and Me
File Name:	MBarber-13April2007-13.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Matthew Barber, Indigo Books, Kingston, 23 February 2006

Jan 19, 2007, 5:08pm B(oot)log

You all know that Jill Barber is a b(oot)log favourite, but you may not be aware that her older brother, Matthew Barber , is also a fantastic singer-songwriter. He is a little more rockin' than his sister but they often tread some of the same lyrical ground, namely, relationships, love and heartbreak. This acoustic set shows off the strength of Barber's songwriting. Accompanied by a pedal steel guitar rather than on his full band, the Union Dues, the focus was placed fully on Barber's narratives of loss and hope for a new start. Some of the killer hooks found [...]

• Matthew Barber - another driving song (talk)
• Matthew Barber - Awful Dream
• Matthew Barber - banner (talk)
• Matthew Barber - Easy to Fall
• Matthew Barber - everyone, this is Stew (talk)
• Matthew Barber - Love/Death
• Matthew Barber - Morning Light
• Matthew Barber - secret record and kingston (talk)
• Matthew Barber - Soft One
• Matthew Barber - Somewhere in Your Sleep (title?)
• Matthew Barber - song about songwriting (talk)
• Matthew Barber - The Beautiful Things That We Waste
• Matthew Barber - The Story of Your Life
• Matthew Barber - troopers (talk)
• Matthew Barber - Untitled
• Matthew Barber - Water From a Tap
• Matthew Barber - you're not captive here (talk)

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Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	another driving song (talk)
Link Text:	another driving song (talk).mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 09 - another driving song (talk).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Awful Dream
Link Text:	Awful Dream.mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 06 - Awful Dream.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	banner (talk)
Link Text:	banner (talk).mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 01 - banner talk.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Easy to Fall
Link Text:	Easy to Fall.mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 12 - Easy to Fall.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	everyone, this is Stew (talk)
Link Text:	everyone, this is Stew (talk).mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 04 - Everyone this is Stew (talk).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Love/Death
Link Text:	Love/Death.mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 05 - Love-Death.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Morning Light
Link Text:	Morning Light.mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 10 - Morning Light.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	secret record and kingston (talk)
Link Text:	secret record and kingston (talk).mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 16 - secret record-kingston (talk).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Soft One
Link Text:	Soft One.mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 02 - Soft One.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Somewhere in Your Sleep (title?)
Link Text:	Somewhere in Your Sleep (title?).mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 03 - Somewhere in Your Sleep (title).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	song about songwriting (talk)
Link Text:	song about songwriting (talk).mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 11 - song about songwriting (talk).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	The Beautiful Things That We Waste
Link Text:	The Beautiful Things That We Waste.mp3
File Name:	04 - Track 04.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock & Roll

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	The Story of Your Life
Link Text:	The Story of Your Life.mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 15 - The Story of Your Life.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	troopers (talk)
Link Text:	troopers (talk).mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 07 - Troopers (talk).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Untitled
Link Text:	Untitled.mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 14 - Untitled.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	Water From a Tap
Link Text:	Water From a Tap.mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 08 - Water from a Tap.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Matthew Barber
Title:	you're not captive here (talk)
Link Text:	youre not captive here (talk).mp3
File Name:	Matthew Barber - Indigo - 23Feb06 - 13 - youre not captive here (talk).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock