Ian mclagan – Austin 360
Monday, August 31st, 2009Ian mclagan Austin 360 ... David Lindley, Paul Westerberg, John Hiatt, Taj Mahal, Billy Bragg and Patty Griffin, Mac has released five critically acclaimed solo albums, ... |
Archive for August, 2009
It’s brilliant second album syndrome – Irish Times
Sunday, August 30th, 2009It's brilliant second album syndrome Irish Times “I grew up loving people like Billy Bragg,” he says, “and that was an influence – but also, I'm from south London, and round there, the more intimidated you ... |
Critic’s Notebook: Billy Bragg does Beethoven – Los Angeles Times
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Critic's Notebook: Billy Bragg does Beethoven Los Angeles Times Billy Bragg, the British protest singer-songwriter and guitarist who has crossed boundaries between punk and folk, is another surprise Beethovenian. ... |
Critic’s Notebook: Billy Bragg does B… – Los Angeles Times
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Critic's Notebook: Billy Bragg does Beethoven Los Angeles Times Billy Bragg, the British protest singer-songwriter and guitarist who has crossed boundaries between punk and folk, is another surprise Beethovenian. ... |
Frank Turner @ Leeds Festival 2009 – Leeds Music Scene
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Frank Turner @ Leeds Festival 2009 Leeds Music Scene He's sure to draw comparisons to Billy Bragg and the folk tinged tunes give a nod toward The Levellers, but they are easy comparisons and it feels Turner's ... |
Here’s Johnny: Marr on Morrissey, guitars and whether the Smiths … – Daily Mail
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 Daily Mail | Here's Johnny: Marr on Morrissey, guitars and whether the Smiths ... Daily Mail ... guitar style to the work of artists as diverse as Bryan Ferry, Jane Birkin, Talking Heads, Girls Aloud, Billy Bragg, Black Grape and the Pretenders. ... |
Andrea Arnold: ‘I wish cinema could be braver’ – Telegraph.co.uk
Friday, August 28th, 2009 Telegraph.co.uk | Andrea Arnold: 'I wish cinema could be braver' Telegraph.co.uk She even perceives a strange beauty in the A13 from London to Southend (“The Trunk Road to the Sea,” as Billy Bragg called it), where Fish Tank is set. ... |
Jack Penate Plays Ultra-Intimate Reading and Leeds Warm-Up Show – Gigwise
Friday, August 28th, 2009 Gigwise | Jack Penate Plays Ultra-Intimate Reading and Leeds Warm-Up Show Gigwise The Flowerpot has recently hosted low-key shows from Jamie T, Billy Bragg and Hockey, while White Denim play there tonight. Jack Penate plays Reading ... |
Folk legend Eric’s UK tour touches down at rugby club – Hamilton Advertiser news
Friday, August 28th, 2009Folk legend Eric's UK tour touches down at rugby club Hamilton Advertiser news His work has been covered by several artists, most notably Joan Baez, the Pogues, Donovan and Billy Bragg. In 2000 a five-CD Eric Bogle collection was ... |
The free-gig movement – guardian.co.uk
Thursday, August 27th, 2009The free-gig movement guardian.co.uk The Kooks opened the venue in May, and Jamie T, Laura Marling (pictured below), Billy Bragg and Mick Jones have played there in the last month. ... |
Simon Hill Rocks Sports – Australian FourFourTwo
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Simon Hill Rocks Sports Australian FourFourTwo "It's sort of a cross between INXS and Billy Bragg," reckons Hill of the band's sound. Add a dash of 90s Brit pop and sprinkle some 12-bar blues and you've ... |
The best karaoke in NYC – Time Out New York
Thursday, August 27th, 2009The best karaoke in NYC Time Out New York ... formerly known as Lemongrass, has a great song selection, including Billy Bragg's “Sexuality” and the masturbatory Idol anthem “Dancing with Myself. ... |
Bonus Tracks – Times-Standard
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Bonus Tracks Times-Standard It was part Billy Bragg, part Neil Young, and a sprinkling of reggae back beat that threw the sort of monkey wrench in the works that I wish more artists ... |
Billy Bragg to debut his choral versi… – NME.com
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Billy Bragg to debut his choral version of 'Ode To Joy' in LA NME.com Billy Bragg was joined by Kate Nash on piano when he performed 'A New England'. Pic:... Billy Bragg is set to debut his version of 'Ode To Joy' in North ... |
Billy Bragg sings an ‘Ode to Joy’ – Los Angeles Times
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Los Angeles Times | Billy Bragg sings an 'Ode to Joy' Los Angeles Times Billy Bragg performs during the Road Recovery benefit concert on May 1, 2009 in New York. (Jason DeCrow / AP) By Elina Shatkin A rabble-rousing folk singer ... |
SoundCheck: Crue Fest, Hot Tuna, Steve Earle, Summer Jam – Tampabay.com
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Tampabay.com | SoundCheck: Crue Fest, Hot Tuna, Steve Earle, Summer Jam Tampabay.com ... offers a sound once astutely described by a friend as "kind of like Michael Stipe and Billy Bragg having too many beers and playing Woody Guthrie songs. ... |
It’s His Land Once Again – Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009It's His Land Once Again Wall Street Journal So in that sense, like [singer/songwriter] Billy Bragg once said, 'Woody's not a link in the chain. Woody's the stake in the ground. ... |
Beverley Folk Festival 2010 – AboutMyArea
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Beverley Folk Festival 2010 AboutMyArea After the success of their 26th annual event this June which featured Billy Bragg, The Peatbog Faeries & Seth Lakeman as the headline artists, Beverley Folk ... |
Ron Hawkins 10 Kinds Of Lonely – Exclaim!
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Exclaim! | Ron Hawkins 10 Kinds Of Lonely Exclaim! The rugged integrity of his voice remains, with Billy Bragg coming to mind as a reference point. Hawkins jokes that these are songs about "dead-ends, ... |
# Rock for Pride 2009: Featuring Paddy Nash and the Happy … – Socialist Worker
Monday, August 24th, 2009# Rock for Pride 2009: Featuring Paddy Nash and the Happy ... Socialist Worker Paddy's new single, Billy Bragg's Jeans has received huge critical acclaim and massive airplay on the BBC and commercial radio. ... |
Frank Turner | Poetry Of The Deed | CD Review – Leeds Music Scene
Monday, August 24th, 2009Frank Turner | Poetry Of The Deed | CD Review Leeds Music Scene ... 'The Fastest Way Back Home,' quickly becoming my favourite track of the year, and epic nod to his spiritual forefather Billy Bragg, 'Sons Of Liberty. ... |
Sound check: Joe Strummer is calling London’s musicians – This is London
Friday, August 21st, 2009 This is London | Sound check: Joe Strummer is calling London's musicians This is London The surname-free Jay, who performs Billy Bragg-style witty folk as Beans On Toast, can't speak highly enough of the charity that gave him a platform. ... |
Billy Bragg estará de gira en octubre – Todo Musica y Mas
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 Todo Musica y Mas | Billy Bragg estará de gira en octubre Todo Musica y Mas Lo que Billy Bragg es hoy en día y significa para todos los que han escuchado su reto melódico al status quo se puede resumir en una cita de su héroe Bob ... |
Second time lucky – the death of the Difficult Second Album Syndrome – guardian.co.uk
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 guardian.co.uk | Second time lucky – the death of the Difficult Second Album Syndrome guardian.co.uk "I grew up loving people like Billy Bragg," he says, "and that was an influence – but also, I'm from south London, and round there, the more intimidated you ... |
Roger’s new CD in the spotlight – Brighouse Echo
Thursday, August 20th, 2009Roger's new CD in the spotlight Brighouse Echo His musical heroes are Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Billy Bragg and he also admires the paintings of Brighouse artist Peter Brook whose work he has ... |
