The Demagogues post up with Pinback's Rob Crow to take our cultural icons to task over a wide array of craft beers and a manly handle of boxed wine. 01-The Cargo Culte Audio Field Report // Negative Approach %s1 / %s2 Subscribe through iTunes Tracklist Neil Norman-Day The Earth Stood Still Make Believe-Political Mysticism Osmonds-Gotta [...]
Hot on the heels of the recent Fleetwood Mac tribute album, Marissa Nadler has posted up a free cover of her own, a version of FM's Save Me A Place . It may well be the best of all the recent offerings. This in turn comes quickly after her version of Townes Van Zandt's The Rake , another beauty. Download both for free. a a Follow @madmackerel
Recently the Demagogues were asked to contribute a featured playlist for the incredible “mood based” internet based music streaming service Stereomood. Straight outta Rome the closest analogue to the service in American minds may be Pandora, but instead of using an artist as the seedbed for playlist formation Stereomood asks us to use a word [...]
MUSICIAN Matthew de Zoete has kindly put together a Soundcast playlist for Sound Advice. The Canadian-based artist, whose album Colour Film was out earlier this year, said: "Great music transcends the borders of genre, era, and mood, and seemingly disparate songs often strike with equal depth, albeit in different ways. "So I imagined what it would be like if I owned an iPod and set it to random shuffle for about an hour. "Here are what I think might be a few highlights, along with a few surprises." Listen to the list below, and to find [...]
I know that Walter Sobcheck does, indeed, give a @#%! about them. He was willing to send Smokey into "a world of pain" for a foot foul in The Big Lebowski . Admittedly, Walter was a bit extreme and Smokey - as you know if you've seen the movie - had emotional problems besides pacifism. (but, unlike 'nam, there are rules in bowling) I kept thinking about Walter as I drank coffee and watched ESPN's coverage of Lance Armstrong being stripped of his Tour de France triumphs over doping allegations. I was unsurprised [...]
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The invention of country-pop, as spearheaded by the likes of Shania Twain, has proven to be a sustainable commercial, though artistically not harmless, proposition. Bland eye-candy singers, their vocals auto-tuned, guitar strapped on and sold as country. The inarguably talented Taylor Swift reportedly asked to be marketed as a country singer not because her music has its roots embedded firmly in that genre, but because such a claim would deliver an audience. Many teenagers today may describe themselves as country fans, but they don’t mean any of the many Hanks or George Jones, but Swift and Carrie Underwood. [...]
Ladies. Dudes. Meet Allen Coté. Meet Allen Coté covering one Townes Van Zandt and doing so very well. Allen's been a Folk Hive favorite since hearing his cover of Wilco's 'Summerteeth' on a Muzzle of Bees compilation and subsequently getting into his album The Marriage that he put out with Tomato Junction in '08. Dudes embarking on a tour and also giving you this song free. Snag that shit and go see him on the road. ** [...]
Some names immediately sound punk. Slug Guts is one of them. The name showed up randomly in my inbox, but ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/featu res/slug-guts-social-distortio n-the-stooges-townes-van-zandt /slug-guts-are-punk-as-helland -australian/67337/
Thomas Edison's famous and oft-abused quote about genius being 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration is one of the great truisms of our time. But is it actually, y'know, true ? How creativity actually works — in terms of the nuts and bolts of actually getting things down on the page/tape/canvas/etc. — is perhaps the most mysterious aspect of art, a process that's both romanticized and often misunderstood. And in view of this, we thought it might be interesting to see what some of our favorite songwriters had to say about how they approach the process of writing. Click through [...]
Like the charity album, the tribute album is fraught with danger — they're a lovely idea in principle, but often the results are at best underwhelming and at worst hilariously bad . Still, they don't have to be that way, and with tribute albums in the news a bit of late — there's Joe Jackson's Duke Ellington record , which is out this week, along with news of an upcoming Fleetwood Mac tribute , we thought we'd take the opportunity to round up some of the worthiest examples of the genre. Your suggestions are, as ever, more [...]
There are few artists that have come along that have more of an understated, yet powerful and far reaching impact on other artists, as Townes Van Zandt. From country greats such as Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Emmy Lou Harris, to more widely popular and commercial artists as Norah Jones, Lyle Lovett, Robert Plant and Bob Dylan; Townes Van Zandt has inspired, written songs for and been covered by these performers. An artist that that has been better known for long and famous battles with depression and addiction, Townes Van Zandt had a truly [...]
Songstress Emily Jane White has been busy of late, releasing her third LP Ode To Sentience on June 12th and touring Japan and the U.S. . Now she's back with the second single off the new album, a track called "Oh Katherine" that premiered recently over on My Old Kentucky Blog . "Oh Katherine" is a stirring, string-laden folk song providing only more evidence of Ms. White's prowess. The lilting number pulls you in with an intoxicating mix of her warm and comforting voice and [...]
Steve Von Till with Neurosis at Maryland Deathfest 2011 ( more by BBG ) As discussed previously , three titans of metal have combined forces for the unlikely cause of a tribute album. Wino (Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, many more), Scott Kelly and Steve Von Till (both of Neurosis) all tackle Songs of Townes Van Zandt , a collection of covers available via Neurot Recordings now. Stream Scott Kelly's rendition of "St. John, the Gambler" as well as Steve Von [...]
Here's a nice way to gently ease yourself into the first week of June. On June 12th, Emily Jane White will release her latest, Ode To Sentience , on Antenna Farm , and while I haven't gotten around to listening to that record yet, I was understandably drawn to this gem, which finds Ms. White teaming with MOKB-fave Marissa Nadler to take on one of Townes Van Zandt's lesser-known numbers, Close Your Eyes I'll Be Here in the Morning . And yes, after listening to [...]
After Leonard Cohen, my personal list of my musical heroes drops off dramatically. It's not like I have four or five songwriters I could substitute in the 1-1 through 1-5 spots. There is only one #1, Leonard Cohen. The rest of the pack runs a somewhat distant second. Jason Pierce is up there, as is [...]
Justin Townes EarleVarsity Theater, MinneapolisMonday, May 7, 2012There were a few times last night when all fell silent inside the Varsity Theater, save for Justin Townes Earle. He paced around the s
In the Spotlight showcases a cross-section of an artist’s cover work. View past installments, then post suggestions for future picks in the comments! When Lyle Lovett first arrived, the country music scene was proud to call the tall Texan one of their own. As his career developed, though, the top-twenty hits dried up, and the establishment took a wary step back. Lovett's songs may have had a southern feel, but they were also infused with folk, jazz, blues, and big band (make that "large band"), and there was nothing formulaic about his lyrics, which never met a cliche they couldn't [...]
"I'm going out on the highway, listen to them big trucks whine..." Flatlander Jimmie Dale Gilmore sure knew how to do Townes right. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - White Freight Liner Blues
by BBG Art for Songs of Townes Van Zandt After having performed material by Townes Van Zandt solo and through various collaborations on stage over recent years, on solo releases and on random live collaborations, the aptly entitled Songs of Townes Van Zandt brings several songs each from Scott Kelly , Steve Von Till and Scott "Wino" Weinrich together in praise of his deep musical influence on them all. Through a personal contact of the artists, newly-formed label [...]
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