Archive for November, 2009

Arlo Guthrie and kin warm holiday season – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com

Monday, November 30th, 2009

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Arlo Guthrie and kin warm holiday season
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
... songs that paired Woody Guthrie's lyrics with new music written by family members or other musicians such as Janis Ian, the Klezmatics and Billy Bragg. ...

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Singer/Songwriter Kevin So on All Souls – WMNF

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Singer/Songwriter Kevin So on All Souls
WMNF
... hip hop has garnered the attention and praise from Billy Bragg, Martin Sexton, Mary Lou Lord, Richie Havens, David Wilcox, and most recently Keb' Mo'. ...

Breaking Rocks – London SE1

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Breaking Rocks
London SE1
Breaking Rocks is an inspiring documentary telling the story of Jail Guitar Doors, the initiative set up by Billy Bragg to provide instruments to those ...

Harold Larwood story hits the target as the pick of cricket’s crop – guardian.co.uk

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Harold Larwood story hits the target as the pick of cricket's crop
guardian.co.uk
... intriguing and controversial but also humorous list of guilty parties, from Roman Abramovich to Sir Alf Ramsey and Billy Bragg to "The Fans". ...

Sport’s best T-shirt statements – The Age

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Sport's best T-shirt statements
The Age
And while political balladeer Billy Bragg crooned ''the revolution is just a T-shirt away'', some sports stars have already stormed the barricades. ...

Turn the tables – Irish Times

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Turn the tables
Irish Times
Last year there was Billy Bragg, this year there's Snow Patrol.” She says she's particularly looking forward to seeing London indie trio The XX, ...

State of Undress – South Wales Argus

Friday, November 27th, 2009

State of Undress
South Wales Argus
In June, their single One More Shot (Of You Boy) produced by Billy-Bragg's long-time producer Grant Showbiz, hit the airwaves to much acclaim. ...

Start Your Holiday Shopping Today at The Union Shop Online™ – AFL-CIO

Friday, November 27th, 2009

AFL-CIO

Start Your Holiday Shopping Today at The Union Shop Online™
AFL-CIO
At The Union Shop Online, TM you'll find well-known progressive, worker-friendly artists such as Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Dave Alvin and Pete Seeger, ...

Musicians dropped from Digital Britain debate – p2pnet.net

Friday, November 27th, 2009

p2pnet.net

Musicians dropped from Digital Britain debate
p2pnet.net
Meanwhile, FAC director Billy Bragg recently told Canadian politicians it's time to start “really trying to reach out to the P2P community”. ...

Thanksgiving Dedicated To Woody Guthrie – Thaindian.com

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Thaindian.com

Thanksgiving Dedicated To Woody Guthrie
Thaindian.com
The family members will be performing new songs by Eliza Gilkyson, Billy Bragg and others. The showstealer will definitely be the rendition of some of ...
Arlo Guthrie pays tribute to his father Woody Guthrie at Carnegie HallGather.com
The Guthrie Family Rides Again: The Annual Thanksgiving Concertjambands.com

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Winnipeg Free Press – PRINT EDITION – Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Winnipeg Free Press
Tonight, the Winnipeg Folk Festival's Winter Wassail fundraiser will honour British troubadour Billy Bragg and spotlight Sheena Grobb (right), ...

Unlocking the frustration – Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Unlocking the frustration
Winnipeg Free Press
British folk music legend Billy Bragg is raising money to buy musical instruments for inmates in British jails. JAILHOUSE ROCK is taking on a literal ...

Arlo Guthrie pays tribute to his father Woody Guthrie at Carnegie Hall – Gather.com

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

jambands.com

Arlo Guthrie pays tribute to his father Woody Guthrie at Carnegie Hall
Gather.com
They will be performing new music by Billy Bragg, Wilco, Eliza Gilkyson, Janis Ian, Wenzel, and The Klezmatics, put together with some of Woody's ...
The Guthrie Family Rides Again: The Annual Thanksgiving Concertjambands.com

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Five Eight Prove Themselves Once Again – The Silver Tongue (blog)

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

The Silver Tongue (blog)

Five Eight Prove Themselves Once Again
The Silver Tongue (blog)
While showing off their rock and roll chops with originals and nice covers of Billy Bragg and Elvis Costello, they lost something in the sound. ...

The Guthrie Family Rides Again: The Annual Thanksgiving Concert – jambands.com

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

jambands.com

The Guthrie Family Rides Again: The Annual Thanksgiving Concert
jambands.com
The musicians will pay tribute to family patriarch Woody Guthrie by performing the new music that Billy Bragg, Wilco, Eliza Gilkyson, Janis Ian, Wenzel, ...

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The ‘loyal guardian of musicians’ – p2pnet.net

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

p2pnet.net

The 'loyal guardian of musicians'
p2pnet.net
My original post was less than complimentary to Billy Bragg. But he began talking to p2pnet readers in a series of posts addressing individual points raised ...

My Morning in Exile – Hardball Times

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

My Morning in Exile
Hardball Times
... and more mainstream stuff like the Ramones and the Clash -- but also some nice 80s and 90s flavor like Billy Bragg, Nick Cave and the Pixies. ...

Billy Bragg joins project to uncover human identities – This is London

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Billy Bragg joins project to uncover human identities
This is London
An exhibition opening tomorrow will feature nine lives associated with issues of identity, including those of Harry Potter actress Fiona Shaw and 17th ...

Film review – The Topp Twins : Untouchable Girls – Herald Sun

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Film review - The Topp Twins : Untouchable Girls
Herald Sun
Breaking up all the talk and the talking heads (former NZ PM Helen Clarke, singer Billy Bragg and satirist John Clarke are among the many who drop in to ...

Motown Celebrates Turning 50, and Other News – Crawdaddy! The Magazine of Rock

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Crawdaddy! The Magazine of Rock

Motown Celebrates Turning 50, and Other News
Crawdaddy! The Magazine of Rock
(Billboard) Billy Bragg, ever the activist, appeared before the Canadian Parliament to talk about file-sharing. (Punk News) That guy that shoved Noel ...

Wednesday: Today in Calgary – Billy Bragg, King Khan and BBQ Show + Winter Gloves – Martiniboys.com

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Martiniboys.com

Wednesday: Today in Calgary - Billy Bragg, King Khan and BBQ Show + Winter Gloves
Martiniboys.com
And that's why I'm so excited to let you know that none other than Billy Bragg is coming to town. Bragg started out in the 1970s, singing a combination of ...

Bubbles wins award – musicweek.com

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Bubbles wins award
musicweek.com
... videos he created for the likes of the Rolling Stones, Hawkwind, Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Squeeze, Depeche Mode, The Specials and Billy Bragg.

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When Two Worlds Collude: Artists and Fans Hug It Out – Exclaim!

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

When Two Worlds Collude: Artists and Fans Hug It Out
Exclaim!
In early October, p2pnet ran a commentary criticizing an editorial by musician/activist and Featured Artist Coalition board member Billy Bragg that had been ...

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Canadian Parliament listens to Billy Bragg’s comments on several music issues – Punknews.org

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Canadian Parliament listens to Billy Bragg's comments on several music issues
Punknews.org
The singer and the Canadian New Democratic Party is calling on the government to let artists find a way to make music file swapping a legitimate part of ...

An enduring friendship with the Bard of Barking – Globe and Mail

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

An enduring friendship with the Bard of Barking
Globe and Mail
In the summer of 1987, between gigs in his native England and in revolutionary Nicaragua, Billy Bragg played the outdoor Vancouver Folk Festival. ...