Archive for August, 2010

LateRooms.com – See Frank Turner live in Berlin – Response Source (press release)

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

LateRooms.com - See Frank Turner live in Berlin
Response Source (press release)
... Turner's latest record received a glowing review from NME, which suggested the album stands up to the frequent comparisons with Billy Bragg. ...

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Joe Purdy’s “Troubadour” Live from SXSW – American Songwriter

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

American Songwriter

Joe Purdy's “Troubadour” Live from SXSW
American Songwriter
For the Voice Project, Purdy covers REM, who's own Mike Mills recently covered Billy Bragg, who covered Joanna Newsom, and so on. ...

Green Man Festival 2010 – ClashMusic.com

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

ClashMusic.com

Green Man Festival 2010
ClashMusic.com
What do a druid procession, an organic olive stall and Billy Bragg have in common? Arguably a fair amount, especially when they are thrown together in the ...

Thousands enjoy Shropshire bank holiday fun – shropshirestar.com

Monday, August 30th, 2010

shropshirestar.com

Thousands enjoy Shropshire bank holiday fun
shropshirestar.com
Highlights have included The Afro Celt Sound System, Billy Bragg, Kristina Olsen, Dervish, Richard Shindell and Adrienne Young. There were also Celtic tune ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum timeline: 1995-2010 – Plain Dealer

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Plain Dealer

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum timeline: 1995-2010
Plain Dealer
Bruce Springsteen, the Indigo Girls, Arlo Guthrie, Billy Bragg, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Ani DiFranco, Joe Ely, David Pirner and other stars blended their own ...

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Mireille Silcoff: The brave tale of the TV producer and the designer discount … – National Post

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Mireille Silcoff: The brave tale of the TV producer and the designer discount ...
National Post
(He insists it was a Billy Bragg concert T-shirt. Needless to say, both are still in his drawer.) These days he's a more sharply dressed man. ...

Shrewsbury Folk Festival in pictures – shropshirestar.com

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Shrewsbury Folk Festival in pictures
shropshirestar.com
Musicians set to appear include Bellowhead, Cara Dillon, Dervish and special guests Billy Bragg, Michael McGoldrick Big Band, Drever McCusker Woomble with ...

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Peace Vigil in pictures – HOPE not hate (blog)

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

HOPE not hate (blog)

Peace Vigil in pictures
HOPE not hate (blog)
I'm sure Billy Bragg won't mind me quoting his song 'The Few'. What do they (the EDL) know of England?? This is heartwarming. Congratulations to the real ...

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Good to meet you … Kieron Townend – The Guardian

Friday, August 27th, 2010

The Guardian

Good to meet you … Kieron Townend
The Guardian
Billy Bragg cleared the dancefloor. I absolutely loved it. Maybe that chimes with why I like the Guardian. I'm going to be the one who says something that ...

GREEN MAN 2010 GOES OUT WITH A BANG!!! – Altsounds.com

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Altsounds.com

GREEN MAN 2010 GOES OUT WITH A BANG!!!
Altsounds.com
Was it Mercury Prize nominated Wild Beasts' triumphant, spine-tingling performance on the Far Out stage, Billy Bragg shooting from the lip in the Literature ...

The Paleface Family Tree – REVUE (blog)

Friday, August 27th, 2010

The Paleface Family Tree
REVUE (blog)
He's put out more than a dozen records, toured with Billy Bragg, and currently travels across the country playing music with his girlfriend/drummer Monica ...

We shall overcome – HOPE not hate (blog)

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

HOPE not hate (blog)

We shall overcome
HOPE not hate (blog)
It is fitting that as we talk about protest songs that I'm uploading a picture that Billy Bragg sent in. So, if you would like to add your photo and send us ...

Rhythm Festival appeals to young and old alike – eFestivals.co.uk

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

eFestivals.co.uk

Rhythm Festival appeals to young and old alike
eFestivals.co.uk
Billy Bragg was another hit with the crowd, drawing laughs and getting them to sing along. The Wailers were another brilliant band. ...

.308 shooting into Whitwick pub for charity event – LoughboroughEcho.net

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

.308 shooting into Whitwick pub for charity event
LoughboroughEcho.net
“At 7.30pm the band will hold an auction to sell autographed memorabilia from the likes of Billy Bragg, Paul Heaton, Manic Street Preachers and virtually ...

Electric Picnic 2010: Cultural learning for all – Virtual Festivals

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Electric Picnic 2010: Cultural learning for all
Virtual Festivals
Aside from the music - previous acts include The Flaming Lips and Billy Bragg - there is a plethora of cultural celebration available including literature, ...

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Anna Trench on the coalition’s milk policy – The Guardian

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Anna Trench on the coalition's milk policy
The Guardian
"I am the milkman of human kindness, I will leave an extra pint for you" - Billy Bragg. I wonder if any of this shower ever plays that song? ...

the heavens open on last night of Beautful Days – eFestivals.co.uk

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

eFestivals.co.uk

the heavens open on last night of Beautful Days
eFestivals.co.uk
Billy Bragg, and Shooglenifty play to crowds avoiding the rain, as our hosts the Levellers take to the stage to present a rather dark set suited to the ...

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Dirty Davey: a bandstand view of a fantastic festival – Virtual Festivals

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Dirty Davey: a bandstand view of a fantastic festival
Virtual Festivals
Also a huge hand for the Billy Bragg Q&A crowd who put their hands in their pockets and bought half a dozen guitars for the Jail Guitar Doors prisoner ...

Fringe Comedy: The devil’s in the domestic detail – Herald Scotland

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Fringe Comedy: The devil's in the domestic detail
Herald Scotland
Pudding is illustrated by flip charts flirting with potential father figures Billy Bragg and Nye Bevan. Just mentioning them in the same sentence is funny. ...

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Green Man is something special for The Flaming Lips – eFestivals.co.uk

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

eFestivals.co.uk

Green Man is something special for The Flaming Lips
eFestivals.co.uk
We sipped the 'legend' set, taken by Rok Erickson and Richard Thompson in previous years and by Billy Bragg this time around for a more low-key performance ...

CL on the Road: The Solid Sound Festival in Massachusetts with Wilco and many … – Creative Loafing Tampa (blog)

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

CL on the Road: The Solid Sound Festival in Massachusetts with Wilco and many ...
Creative Loafing Tampa (blog)
A rarely performed track, “Someday Some Morning Sometime,” from Billy Bragg and Wilco's Mermaid Avenue Vol. II, lyrics by Woody Guthrie, was so strong that ...

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Josie Long: Be Honourable!,Just The Tonic at The Caves – Independent

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Josie Long: Be Honourable!,Just The Tonic at The Caves
Independent
It's when Long is talking to herself – fantasising that Billy Bragg is her dad or that Nye Bevan is a mate of hers – that I start to worry. ...

9/3: Titus Andronicus celebrate darkness on the edge of town – AZ Central.com

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

9/3: Titus Andronicus celebrate darkness on the edge of town
AZ Central.com
... baby, we were born to die") and Billy Bragg ("I never wanted to change the world, but I'm lookin' for a new New Jersey"). As Stickles has framed it, ...

Around 2500 people attended the the three day Rhythm Festival – BBC News

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Around 2500 people attended the the three day Rhythm Festival
BBC News
Among those performing were festival favourites Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Billy Bragg, The Damned, Ade Edmondson and the Bad ...

Charlotte Church enjoys cider at music festival with rumoured new fella … – Mirror.co.uk

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Mirror.co.uk

Charlotte Church enjoys cider at music festival with rumoured new fella ...
Mirror.co.uk
... rugby player fiancé Gavin Henson in May, and Jonathan checked out live bands on a line-up including Mumford & Sons, Billy Bragg and The Flaming Lips. ...

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