Our own Phillip Roffman told you that Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy , the man born Will Oldham, was a busy guy. Proof? As he preps to begin his Free Florida tour on Wednesday, Billy-boy has just released the video for his charity song (or charitable song) “There Is No God” [resists Rapture humor] with the talented support of members of The Cairo Gang and others. Scenes of life along southern swamplands do their part to bring attention to the reason for this charity offering. Profits will be donated to Save Our Gulf [...]
Between last year's release of The Wonder Show of the World (alongside The Cairo Gang), his forthcoming work with David Byrne on Paolo Sorrentino’s new film This Must be the Place , and his current Free Florida Tour, Will Oldham, better known as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy , knows how to stay busy. He also knows how to manage chaos, which explains how he made time for a quick chat with Consequence of Sound 's Phillip Roffman. Albeit a brief discussion, the two digressed on the what and the why behind [...]
“Een oorlog tegelijk-Een giro, twee partijen-En dan verder geen gezeik”, zong Jeroen van Merwijk ooit. Waarom zou het niet mogelijk zijn: één ramp tegelijk. Ik moest er aan denken toen ik de beelden van de tsunami in Japan zag. De berichten over de aardbevingen in Haïti en Nieuw Zeeland en de bosbranden in Australië liggen nog vers in het geheugen. En terwijl Lady GaGa aankondigt dat ze armbandjes gaat verkopen waarvan de opbrengt rechtstreeks naar de slachtoffers in Japan gaat, brengt Will Oldham een single uit voor de slachtoffers in Haïti. Will Oldham doet een kleine [...]
Fucking hell, it's been battering it down for the last few days - 'torrent'ial, see, nothing to do with the naughty internets! We've had snow in the morning and pishing rain for the rest of the day - fucking rotten. Combine this with our worryingly leaky roof and honestly, it's a bit of a surprise I am not in a worse mood. As it is, however, I feel relatively chirpy. There is footie tonight, and I will sit up late with some wine and make mixtapes for... well, for no obvious reason whatsoever I have to confess, apart [...]
It´s a dirty job, but somebody´s gotta do it... So without further ado, here´s the one and only For The Sake Of The Song end of year list. Accept no substitutes, baby. Ten albums that were in heavy rotation during 2010, and that´s what counts in the end. Check! Buy the whole wonder show why don´t you. 1. Gil Scott-Heron - I´m New Here Unexpected comeback of the year, by one of HipHop´s true forefathers. Gil Scott-Heron - I´ll Take Care [...]
It's almost that time again-- the annual musical confluence of hippies, indies, cowboys, old-timers, porch stompers, hellbillies and more or less everything in between that is the Pickathon indie-roots music festival comes to Pendarvis Farm August 6th-8th boasting an impressive line-up of popular returnees ( Dr. Dog , Langhorne Slim , Breathe Owl Breathe ), first time intrigues ( Bonnie Prince Billy , Heartless Bastards , Billy Joe Shaver , Fruit Bats , Cotton Jones ) and local favorites ( Richmond Fontaine , Weinland , Sallie Ford & the Sound [...]
SIDE A 1. David Bazan - Flirted With You All My Life (Vic Chesnutt Cover) 2. My Morning Jacket - All The Best (John Prine Cover) 3. Port O'Brien & Papercuts - Military Madness (Graham Nash Cover) 4. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang - Play, Guitar, Play (Conway Twitty Cover) 5. Beth Orton & Sam Amidon - Thirteen (Big Star Cover) 6. The Tallest Man On Earth - Graceland (Paul Simon Cover) [...]
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang - The Wondershow of the World Label: Drag City Release Date: 3/23/10 9.4 HANK ALTOGETHER: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is the most prolific artist of the past 15 years. With that comes a lot of baggage. Mainly, it's getting to a, well, Guided by Voices point. In the past year we've had Beware, Silent City (with Brian Harnetty), and Funtown Comedown (with the Picket Line). And, to be sure [...]
Unheimlich glaube ich immer noch daran, dass sich Gesandte Al-Kaidas mit ihren Schäufelchen vom Hindukusch nach Island durchgruben, um dort unter dem Eis zu zündeln und den Rest der Welt zu veraschen. Jedenfalls hatten sich die Aschewolke sowie alle anderen Wolken seit der letzten Wanderung verflüchtigt, weisse Streifen zerpflügten endlich wieder den eintönigen Himmel, die leicht
Another Bonnie Prince Billy album, another keeper. I wasn´t too fond of his last studio outing Beware to be honest, but the live Funtown Comedown was big fun once again. For that one Will Oldham teamed up with a band called The Picket Line, which the prolific bard has ditched already just a few months later. Now it´s time for The Cairo Gang, which is basically old Bonnie sidekick Emmett Kelly on guitar. And with his stark, clear tone, Kelly definitely leaves his mark on the resulting Wonder Show Of The World , which is [...]
MP3: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Teach Me To Bear You ( thx AD )
Will Oldham's career has more or less been a series of collaborations. His name is most often been attached to the work, and more times than not, he's the primary artistic driver behind the wheel. But he employs a shifting troupe of musicians whose influence is not lightly wielded. The result allows the consistency of [...]
Illustration by Mike Well, I said I'd try to get my Crane Buddy's mixtape up if I had the time to conclude our quite epic MIXTAPES WEEK and, well, here we are!!! I'll try to be as coherent as possible as 1) after riding a beautiful 101 mile at the 38th Woodstock Budget Tour bike ride and 2) Paris-Roubaix is on in French in the bottom corner of my screen, I'd [...]
EPIC ! EPIC ! EPIC ! blew away what was left from my ears. This is the first time im gonna mention the words Dub Step in this blog, it doesnt do anything for me and buzz around it is just to much. The thing is that i love GLITCH and since Vladislav Delay invented it i never heard anything that would get remotly close, few month back an idea slide my litle thinking head, Dub Step vs Glitch could be an explosive mixture, drones and glitch thats a killer waiting to be created. [...]
The album strings relaxed melodies in a tangle of acoustic and electric guitars echoing Will Oldham's wistful ramble
Just go and buy it. This is definitely a slower hushed version of BPP from some of the latest stuff. The side of Oldham that I really enjoy (with the other stuff not being so terrible either!). As Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is a bit of a collaboration fiend at times, the new album with " The Cairo Gang " (who are not quite a gang in reality, but merely a guy - Emmett Kelly - with a great influence on this indie icon) has hit the mark with an excellent album of pretty much complete success in every [...]
Hey new music! If I had to recommend one album to try out today (other than She and Him's new disc because you should have already done that) it would be the new one from Love Is All - Two Thousand & Ten Injuries . Here's a few more interesting releases out today along with some previews for you: The Bird and the Bee [...]
I couldn't open this one fast enough. It's amazing. Must. listen. again. Check out more pics from the unwrapping below (some of the vinyl also come with a bonus 73 with two bonus tracks)... Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Cairo Gang The Wonder Show of the World LP/CD To Be Released 3/23/10 Catalog # DC2012 / PR45 LP- $14.00 Compact Disc- $12.00 Play, Guitar, Play (non-LP [...]
DOWNLOAD: Bonnie Prince Billy - Play, Guitar, Play (MP3) Bonnie Prince Billy & the Cairo Gang will be in NYC to play three shows over two nights at Monster Island Basement. They play early and late shows on Thursday, April 1st, and one show on Friday, April 2nd. Lichens open all three. Tickets for the shows won't be available online - only in person at Record Grouch Records /Old Made [...]
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