Archive for February, 2010

The new politics of comedy – Chortle

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

The new politics of comedy
Chortle
Stalin would not have agreed with Billy Bragg, and David Davis probably thinks that PJO'Rourke is a prick. But libertarianism as a force in politics - and ...

Arlo Guthrie, his daughter Sarah Lee Guthrie, and a gang of kids are on the … – Daily Press

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Daily Press

Arlo Guthrie, his daughter Sarah Lee Guthrie, and a gang of kids are on the ...
Daily Press
That was the concept behind the celebrated 1998 album "Mermaid Avenue," which featured both rock band Wilco and British songwriter Billy Bragg. ...

Everything you need to know about Wilco – Hamilton Spectator

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Everything you need to know about Wilco
Hamilton Spectator
In 1998, Wilco receives rave reviews for Mermaid Avenue, a collaboration with English folk rocker Billy Bragg featuring unreleased songs by Woody Guthrie. ...

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Behind the music: Why Mark Thomas is wrong to oppose the digital economy bill – The Guardian (blog)

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Behind the music: Why Mark Thomas is wrong to oppose the digital economy bill
The Guardian (blog)
Instead, the only artist featured in the piece was Billy Bragg, who opposed the bill, arguing that he couldn't find any Woody Guthrie records in his local ...

Bragg goes after the fat cats – istockAnalyst.com (press release)

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Bragg goes after the fat cats
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
(Source: Irish Times)Billy Bragg has taken a stand against British bankers earning excessive bonuses in the midst of an economic downturn. ...

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Bragg goes after the fat cats – Irish Times

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Bragg goes after the fat cats
Irish Times
Billy Bragg has taken a stand against British bankers earning excessive bonuses in the midst of an economic downturn. Indignant that high-flying bankers ...

A musician of talent and conviction – Sydney Morning Herald

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

A musician of talent and conviction
Sydney Morning Herald
The band's popularity continued to grow, supporting overseas folk acts including Billy Bragg and the Pogues. Their second album The Cat Among the Pigeons ...

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Billy Bragg: still barking at injustice – Times Online

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Times Online

Billy Bragg: still barking at injustice
Times Online
Billy Bragg is having a rare moment of self-doubt. Yesterday, in the coastal home in Dorset that he shares with his wife Juliet and their son Jack, ...

RBS Will Not Be Made To Feel Guilty About Its Huge, Gleaming Trading Floor, On … – DealBreaker.Com (blog)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

RBS Will Not Be Made To Feel Guilty About Its Huge, Gleaming Trading Floor, On ...
DealBreaker.Com (blog)
Last month, the British singer Billy Bragg rallied a crowd in Hyde Park in London to demand that RBS halt bonus payments. And so, five time zones away, ...

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Pretend we’re dead – Philippine Star

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Pretend we're dead
Philippine Star
Billy Bragg This is an experiment of acting as if you were dead… But what does it mean to be dead, when you are not totally dead? ...

Music Box: Jenny Boyle Band returns to Baltimore this weekend – Annapolis Capital

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Music Box: Jenny Boyle Band returns to Baltimore this weekend
Annapolis Capital
... IBMA vocalist of the year), Christy McWilson (Seattle's The Picketts), legendary Austin bass player Sarah Brown (Buddy Guy, Billy Bragg, Paul Carrack), ...

RBS’s Shining Star in Connecticut – New York Times (blog)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

RBS's Shining Star in Connecticut
New York Times (blog)
Last month, the British singer Billy Bragg rallied a crowd in Hyde Park in London to demand that RBS halt bonus payments. And so, five time zones away, ...

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RBS’s Shining Star in Connecticut – New York Times

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

New York Times

RBS's Shining Star in Connecticut
New York Times
Last month, the British singer Billy Bragg rallied a crowd in Hyde Park in London to demand that RBS halt bonus payments. And so, five time zones away, ...

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Dead Confederate, Matt Pond PA and The Dig Confirmed for Harvest of Hope – jambands.com

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

jambands.com

Dead Confederate, Matt Pond PA and The Dig Confirmed for Harvest of Hope
jambands.com
Previously confirmed performers include: The Mountain Goats, Delta Spirit, Rogue Wave, Dr. Dog, Billy Bragg, Kimya Dawson, Anti-Flag and Senses Fail. ...

He’s shaking it up – Boston Globe

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Boston Globe

He's shaking it up
Boston Globe
It could be Billy Bragg, it could be Wilco, could be Girl Talk if I'm having a little mini-dance party. What's in your Netflix queue at the moment? ...

Concrete Pencil: There is power in a union – The Wharf

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Concrete Pencil: There is power in a union
The Wharf
As a Billy Bragg song title has it, There Is Power In A Union. Call me institutionalised, but deep in my sleepiest, deepiest thoughts I see as much benefit ...

If only the BBC behaved less like bankers and more like my local council – The Guardian

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

If only the BBC behaved less like bankers and more like my local council
The Guardian
So, three cheers for Billy Bragg's campaign for performance related-pay at RBS (that is, not very much). But three cheers, too, for PD James's insistence in ...

Chris Page A Date With A Smoke Machine – Exclaim!

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Exclaim!

Chris Page A Date With A Smoke Machine
Exclaim!
Even early Billy Bragg is touched upon in "Coax The Ending Day," as well as vintage REM in "Keep Me On Your Radar." It's this sense that Page is deftly ...

Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton – February 15, 2010 – CANOE

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton - February 15, 2010
CANOE
You might also count a pair of tracks from Mermaid Avenue — the album of unreleased Woody Guthrie lyrics set to music by Billy Bragg and Wilco — but given ...

Empire & Love – All About Jazz

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

All About Jazz

Empire & Love
All About Jazz
An organic band sound remains at its core with recognizable lead singers and the charismatic services of Billy Bragg, Paul Weller, and Shiela Chandra who ...

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists The Brutalist Bricks out 3/9 on Matador Records US … – Altsounds.com

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Altsounds.com

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists The Brutalist Bricks out 3/9 on Matador Records US ...
Altsounds.com
Hardcore punk vibes are there, as is acoustically driven power-pop - but from Elvis Costello to Billy Bragg, there's a softer, at times more introspective ...

British Music Embassy Announces Their SxSW Lineup – Addict Music

Monday, February 15th, 2010

British Music Embassy Announces Their SxSW Lineup
Addict Music
Amongst the acts to cross the Atlantic are veteran punk troubadour Billy Bragg and our favourites Fenech Soler and Chew Lips, Mancunian art-rockers ...

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This Week’s Recommended Shows: Dirty Three, Team Dresch, Manic Street Preachers – Seattle Weekly

Monday, February 15th, 2010

This Week's Recommended Shows: Dirty Three, Team Dresch, Manic Street Preachers
Seattle Weekly
... Tom Waits, DeVotchKa's Nick Urata, sometimes Billy Bragg -- John Vanderslice stands out for sounding the most like all the others combined. ...

CoS Giveaway: Harvest of Hope passes! – Consequence of Sound

Monday, February 15th, 2010

CoS Giveaway: Harvest of Hope passes!
Consequence of Sound
The prospect of seeing Billy Bragg, The Mountain Goats, Rogue Wave, Dr. Dog, Port O'Brien, Delta Spirit, Kid Sister, ...

Senior Bankers Said To Quit Over Enforced Bonus Cuts – Here Is The City

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Senior Bankers Said To Quit Over Enforced Bonus Cuts
Here Is The City
In the meantime, singer Billy Bragg kept up his one-man campaign to limit RBS bonuses to $39000 (£25000), and headed to Edinburgh at the weekend to continue ...