Archive for March, 2010

Make the Uncomfortable Comfortable – Austin Chronicle (blog)

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Austin Chronicle (blog)

Make the Uncomfortable Comfortable
Austin Chronicle (blog)
Besides their music, the show also leans on the work of family patriarch Woody Guthrie, whose lyrics have been put to song by Billy Bragg, Wilco, ...

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In search of nicer ISAs – Financial Times

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

In search of nicer ISAs
Financial Times
Even the veteran protester Billy Bragg, whose Facebook wall is packed with support for a "Robin Hood tax" on banks, has stirred more fervour than actual ...

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Musicians join stop Carty TX execution campaign: Call for creative ideas to help – Examiner.com

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Examiner.com

Musicians join stop Carty TX execution campaign: Call for creative ideas to help
Examiner.com
Last Friday, Billy Bragg and The Proclaimers joined for a performance in aid of Reprieve at the Electric Palace in Bridport, Dorset. ...

Ofcom vs Sky: no need to take this into extra time – Financial Times

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Ofcom vs Sky: no need to take this into extra time
Financial Times
Even the veteran protester Billy Bragg, whose Facebook wall is packed with support for a “Robin Hood tax” on banks, has stirred more fervour than actual ...

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Anti-fascists hail Brown’s warning – Morning Star Online

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Anti-fascists hail Brown's warning
Morning Star Online
The forum will be held at the Broadway Theatre at 6.30pm, hosted by RMT general secretary Bob Crow, Barking-bred singer-songwriter Billy Bragg and former ...

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Wilco (The Concert) Comes To DPAC – MyNC.com

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Wilco (The Concert) Comes To DPAC
MyNC.com
... the evening bouncing between selections from its seven-album catalogue, collaborations with Billy Bragg and the Tweedy/Kotche project Loose Fur. ...

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Will Gordon Brown Save Soccer (Or Vice Versa)? – True/Slant

Monday, March 29th, 2010

True/Slant

Will Gordon Brown Save Soccer (Or Vice Versa)?
True/Slant
Yes, it's like Billy Bragg suddenly took over sporting policy for New Labour, as the same leadership that helped gut the old socialist party of anything ...

Titus Andronicus: Born to Run Out of New Jersey – The Faster Times

Monday, March 29th, 2010

The Faster Times

Titus Andronicus: Born to Run Out of New Jersey
The Faster Times
It's an obvious homage to the band's heroes, like Billy Bragg, The Pogues, and The Boss. Somehow, the concept of living in modern New Jersey-imagined-as-the ...

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Ellen and the Escapades win Glastonbury Emerging Talent Finals – eFestivals.co.uk

Monday, March 29th, 2010

eFestivals.co.uk

Ellen and the Escapades win Glastonbury Emerging Talent Finals
eFestivals.co.uk
Only headliners U2, plus Jack Johnson, Billy Bragg, My Luminaries, and John E Vistic are officially confirmed for the Festival. The ticket price includes ...

From Arlo down to his ‘folk diva’ granddaughter, Guthrie clan carries on legacy – Austin 360

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Austin 360

From Arlo down to his 'folk diva' granddaughter, Guthrie clan carries on legacy
Austin 360
... he's been focusing on the Woody Guthrie songs that have been pulled out of the archives in recent years (a process started by Billy Bragg and Wilco). ...

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SXSW 2010 highlights by AF (Thee Oh Sees on a bridge, Man or Astroman?, Major … – Brooklyn Vegan (blog)

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Brooklyn Vegan (blog)

SXSW 2010 highlights by AF (Thee Oh Sees on a bridge, Man or Astroman?, Major ...
Brooklyn Vegan (blog)
Billy Bragg's set, to the wristbandless masses of MWTX (formerly Mess with Texas) focused nearly as much on politics as it did on music. ...

TO musicians in the news … – insideTORONTO.com (blog)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

TO musicians in the news ...
insideTORONTO.com (blog)
And here's a YouTube video of Ron Hawkins, opening for Billy Bragg at Toronto's Phoenix Club, 11-17-09, performing The Devil Went Down from 10 Kinds of ...

Spillers catches Bullet for Record Store Day – WalesOnline

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Spillers catches Bullet for Record Store Day
WalesOnline
Spillers, in The Hayes, has been a Cardiff institution since 1894 and has had a number of famous customers, including John Peel, Billy Bragg and Phill ...

Upcoming Greg Trooper Concert at the Memorial Opera House to Benefit “Water … – ValpoLife.com (blog)

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Upcoming Greg Trooper Concert at the Memorial Opera House to Benefit "Water ...
ValpoLife.com (blog)
His songs have been recorded by Vince Gill, Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, Lucy Kaplansky, Maura O'Connell, Robert Earl Keen, and Bill Lloyd among others. ...

The Avett Brothers: I and Love and You – The Guardian

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

The Guardian

The Avett Brothers: I and Love and You
The Guardian
Perhaps Rascal Flatts might yet wow the good ol' boys with a version of Billy Bragg's From a Vauxhall Velox. It's all testament to the UK's enduring ...

design your own shack inside Shangri-La and win 2 free tickets to Glastonbury … – eFestivals.co.uk

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

design your own shack inside Shangri-La and win 2 free tickets to Glastonbury ...
eFestivals.co.uk
Only headliners U2, Jack Johnson, Billy Bragg, My Luminaire, and John E Vistic are officially confirmed for the Festival. The ticket price includes includes ...

Tonight In Shows – PW-Philadelphia Weekly (blog)

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

PW-Philadelphia Weekly (blog)

Tonight In Shows
PW-Philadelphia Weekly (blog)
And you thought Billy Bragg and Wilco took all the good stuff. Their two Mermaid Avenue albums plumbed the depths of the Woody Guthrie archive, ...

Camp Bestival announces wordsmiths, poets, and theatre line-up with Dockers MC … – eFestivals.co.uk

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Camp Bestival announces wordsmiths, poets, and theatre line-up with Dockers MC ...
eFestivals.co.uk
... George Clinton And Funkadelic/Parliament, Marc Almond, Billy Bragg, The Blockheads, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Icebreaker feat BJ Cole, Chas And His Band, ...

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Bronx cheer – NOW Toronto

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Bronx cheer
NOW Toronto
... says over the phone from Austin, where the five-piece played the Mess With Texas 4 showcase at SXSW, along with Billy Bragg, Yacht and about 17 others. ...

Great Depression Songs Just as Poignant Today – Bizmology

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Bizmology

Great Depression Songs Just as Poignant Today
Bizmology
Outspoken British rocker Billy Bragg had taken the stage, alone and with a guitar. A few songs into his set, Bragg introduced “I Ain't Got No Home in this ...

Les Triaboliques rivermudtwilight CD review – Mt Druitt Standard

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Mt Druitt Standard

Les Triaboliques rivermudtwilight CD review
Mt Druitt Standard
... Sinead O'Connor and Billy Bragg since their punk beginnings - until they decided to form Les Triaboliques for a trip to the studios. ...

Les Triaboliques rivermudtwilight CD review – Blacktown Advocate

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Blacktown Advocate

Les Triaboliques rivermudtwilight CD review
Blacktown Advocate
... Sinead O'Connor and Billy Bragg since their punk beginnings - until they decided to form Les Triaboliques for a trip to the studios. ...

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There are no mandates inside the gates of Eden – The Guardian

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

There are no mandates inside the gates of Eden
The Guardian
At the risk of incurring the wrath of many of my British readers, I often Billy Bragg's lyrics to be a lot less like song lyrics than like ideological ...

The 2 Sides of SXSW – Atlantic Online (blog)

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Atlantic Online (blog)

The 2 Sides of SXSW
Atlantic Online (blog)
When illustrious troubadour Billy Bragg had a similar, overpacked solo set at an even smaller venue, and my badge allowed me to squeeze in, squeeze I did. ...

The Wailers announced for Rhythm Festival 2010 Joined by Gandalf Murphy And … – Virtual Festivals

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

The Wailers announced for Rhythm Festival 2010 Joined by Gandalf Murphy And ...
Virtual Festivals
The acts join Billy Bragg, 10cc, Arlo Guthrie, Adrian Edmonson and many more already announced. Tickets are available at £90 for an Adult Weekend Pass with ...