The Omaha World-Herald interviews singer-songwriter Simon Joyner . Singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer talks to the Washington Times about her inventive use of Twitter as a promotional tool. "I didn't really get Twitter at first," she admits. "It's a thing that tells you what everyone is doing at all times, and that always sounded slightly Orwellian to me. But it's been really cool watching everybody experiment with this new tool, whether they're promoting albums or documenting tours or giving away [...]
The Telegraph lists the 100 books that "defined the noughties." The Omaha World-Herald interviews singer-songwriter Simon Joyner . Singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer talks to the Washington Times about her inventive use of Twitter as a promotional tool. "I didn't really get Twitter at first," she admits. "It's a thing that tells you what everyone is doing at all times, and that always sounded slightly Orwellian to me. [...]
Man oh man, this Robbie Fulks Michael Jackson tribute album is getting more awesome and more crazy with every new detail. Now, we find out that Steve Albini's noisy three-piece Shellac plays on it: Shellac is a magnificent punk band...
South Carolina based roots rock band American Gun have a new album coming your way, Devil Showed Me His Hand the bands third full length (there is also a "demo" album - that you can get through eMusic ), the album will be available from December 1st and gets released in a collaboration with the Jangly Records collective and the bands own label [...]
Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing country artist Robbie Fulks in concert over the last ten years is going to be thrilled to hear that he is in the process of finishing up his long-rumored collection of Michael...
There may be (Bob McDill, Hank Williams, Harlan Howard) songwriters in Nashville that have enjoyed equal success to Bill Anderson, but nobody matches the Grand Ole Opry star when it comes to longevity among his peers. Over five decades since his first hit, with Ray Price's "City Lights," the singer is still churning out material for some of Country's top artists today. Over the past five years, he has taken home two Song Of The Year trophies for hits such as "Whiskey Lullaby" and "Give It Away," and has current cuts by acts such as Paisley and Joe Nichols. He [...]
Featuring: 1 Crazy In Love The Puppini Sisters The Rise And Fall Of Ruby Woo Orig. Beyonce 2 Independent Woman Elbow BBC Radio 1 session Orig. Destiny's Child 3 [...]
Everest Play the Troubadour on Friday (photo: Dominic DiSaia) Another week, another crowded live music landscape. This week features lots of great local bands, some of the more promising new national bands and a plethora of established acts. Monday 9/14/09 [Pick of the Night] Leslie and the Badgers / Ruby Friedman / Correatown / Olin and the Moon @ The Echo (Free) – Night two of their Monday night residency. [...]
The daily mix: 1) Nick Lowe: "I Live on a Battlefield" 2) Elvis Costello: "I'll Wear It Proudly" 3) Billy Bragg: "I Keep Faith" 4) The Cave Singers: "At the Cut" 5) The Iguanas: "Sour Grapes" 6) The Kinks: "Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues" 7) Robbie Fulks: "Cigarette State" 8) Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock: "Ramblin' Man" 9) Matthews Southern Comfort: "Colorado Springs Eternal" 10) Slaid Cleaves: "Dance Around the Fire"
This Sunday September 6 the Bloodshot Records 15th Anniversary Beer-B-Q comes to World Cafe Live . If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, then you should check it out! There will be performances from Waco Brothers, The Yayhoos, Bottle Rockets, Deadstring Brothers, Ha Ha Tonka, Cordero, Robbie Fulks & Dex Romweber Duo. There's going to be Rolling Rock drink specials, art by the Yard Dog Gallery and free food to the first hundred people who show up. Here's the lineup (subject to [...]
This Sunday September 6 XPN Welcomes the Bloodshot Records 15th Anniversary Beer-B-Q to World Cafe Live. If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, then you should check it out!There will be performances from Waco Brothers, The Yayhoos, Bottle Rockets, Deadstring Brothers, Ha Ha Tonka, Cordero, Robbie Fulks & Dex Romweber Duo. There's going to be Rolling Rock drink specials, art by
Robby Fulks, a fantastically talented country pop singer does his best parody of a typical FOW song here. On a sadder note, it was recently reported that the outdoor furniture/sculpture store that bears the original name "Fountains of Wayne" is out of business. It was kind of an New Jersey icon, located on Route 46 in Totowa just before the Willowbrook Mall. Urban legend has it that lead singer Adam Schleinger was related to the owners, but it's not true. They just lived in Wayne, NJ and thought it was a cool name for the band. [...]
for all you Lifetime enthusiasts in the house Robbie Fulks - "I Told Her Lies" get here Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele - "I'm An Alcoholic" get here
In a thoughtful eulogy for Michael Jackson, country crooner Robbie Fulks explains the origins of his fascination with the King of Pop: In 1999, Peter McDowell at the Chicago Cultural Center had me put together a performance in honor of...
I had originally posted about Sons of Bill earlier today... but that post was gobbled up by Blogger. That was only after the songs I provided were nixed by my file host, box.net. I'm not sure why that happened since I'm 100% sure I had permission from the copyright holders to post songs from the album. I know the artist and their management had nothing to do with it. Outside of that, I know nothing. I'm reposting the article [...]
The story of how I was introduced to Charlottesville, VA's Sons of Bill is an interesting one. About a year ago, I received free tickets to see Robert Randolph and the Family Band at a club here in Knoxville. I thought it was an exclusive show for staff and supporters of WDVX and a couple of other local radio stations. It was supposed to be a small, intimate show... I thought. As it turned out, almost every media outlet in town was handing out free tickets like candy. Listener call ins, email blasts, free [...]
Filed under: News , Album You wouldn't think Club Passim, the smallish folk venue in Cambridge, Mass., that housed Joan Baez and Bob Dylan 's start decades ago, would be buzzing with requests to play Michael Jackson songs the day after the King of Pop's death. It would especially seem out of place if the man onstage is known as a country and roots rock stalwart. It makes more sense if you know that the musician in question is Robbie Fulks , who [...]
I don't usually take requests, and in the case of Michael Jackson, I wasn't planning to, either. After all, the death of the King of Pop has brought forth a veritable flood of tribute posts, many of them cover-laden (see below for links). And like many of you, though his history is entwined with my own, I haven't really listened to the man himself in over a decade. But now that the internet has recovered a bit from the news of MJ's passing, thanks to an extraordinarily generous donation of covers [...]
I immediately felt a little goofy for including the silly Cher cover in that post about Robbie Fulks. Yes, he is known to enjoy the occasional quirky cover-it's undeniable (he's known to have a song-by-song Thriller remake in the...
Good old Robbie Fulks offers up a ten-step guide on how to be miserable as a professional musician. A couple of my favorites: 4. Treat the grubby menial/muscle aspects of the profession -- driving and repairing vans, hauling gear, arguing...
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
‘09 Been Kind
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
Bobby B's Top 50 Albums Of The Decade (#25-21)
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
