Archive for October, 2010

WEYMOUTH: An evening of soulful music celebrating the vintage best of Van Morrison – View Online

Friday, October 29th, 2010

View Online

WEYMOUTH: An evening of soulful music celebrating the vintage best of Van Morrison
View Online
... Dave Gilmour, PJ Harvey, Andy Sheppard, Art Tatum, Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones), Billy Bragg, Ben Waters, Pauline Black (The Selecter), Gordon Haskell, ...

Extra string added to musician Andy’s bow – Stoke & Staffordshire

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Extra string added to musician Andy's bow
Stoke & Staffordshire
For those who haven't seen Andy perform before his style is described as a combination of Billy Bragg, David Gray and The Waterboys. ...

Making music in political times – BBC News

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Making music in political times
BBC News
For over 30 years, Billy Bragg's songs railing against the politics of injustice have made him a hero of the working class. A self proclaimed American ...

Lyme Bay National Coastwatch station opens – Motor Boat and Yachting

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Motor Boat and Yachting

Lyme Bay National Coastwatch station opens
Motor Boat and Yachting
A new National Coastwatch station has opened in Lyme Bay - partly thanks to the fund-raising efforts of singer and activist Billy Bragg. ...

Do It Today: Pre-Fest, Olivia Newton-John, MGMT and other hump-day happenings – Creative Loafing Tampa (blog)

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Creative Loafing Tampa (blog)

Do It Today: Pre-Fest, Olivia Newton-John, MGMT and other hump-day happenings
Creative Loafing Tampa (blog)
This year, British heir to the Billy Bragg throne Frank Turner performs. Notable locals Dukes of Hillsborough, New Bruises, Devout and Too Many Daves will ...

London Underground: Ring the bloody Sex Pistols – TucsonSentinel.com

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

London Underground: Ring the bloody Sex Pistols
TucsonSentinel.com
Wheras the 1970s, 80s and 90s were boom years for politically-minded acts, with the Clash, the Sex Pistols and Billy Bragg all targeting authority with ...

Which side are you on? – Spectator.co.uk

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Spectator.co.uk

Which side are you on?
Spectator.co.uk
As Billy Bragg once asked: which side are you on? There is only so much evidence that The Guardian can ignore. Academies are an incredibly successful Labour ...

Slideshow: Edinburgh’s anti-cuts rally – The Guardian

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Slideshow: Edinburgh's anti-cuts rally
The Guardian
As stated by Billy Bragg "wearing badges is not enough, in days like these". I was impressed by the great turnout of people from all walks of life (young ...

SO COW – DIY pop from Ireland live at Parts & Labour – blogTO (blog)

Monday, October 25th, 2010

SO COW - DIY pop from Ireland live at Parts & Labour
blogTO (blog)
... that recall the spindly, propulsive electric-guitar pop of the Television Personalities, Wreckless Eric and Billy Bragg (if Bragg wasn't all serious). ...

London Underground: Ring the bloody Sex Pistols – GlobalPost

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

GlobalPost

London Underground: Ring the bloody Sex Pistols
GlobalPost
Wheras the 1970s, 80s and 90s were boom years for politically-minded acts, with the Clash, the Sex Pistols and Billy Bragg all targeting authority with ...

Back to the 80s – The Guardian

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Back to the 80s
The Guardian
Most of those who made it have now gone on to be rather wealthy people, like Billy Bragg who warbles on about Barking and Dagenham without actually having ...

Best Song and Score – Is the Academy Not Cool Enough for Reznor and Ross? – Awards Daily

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Best Song and Score – Is the Academy Not Cool Enough for Reznor and Ross?
Awards Daily
I'd also like to give a shout out to the Made in Dagenham song which was written by Billy Bragg and sung by Sandy Shaw. I'd also like to give some major ...

REVIEW: Josie Long at Harrogate Theatre – Harrogate Today

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

REVIEW: Josie Long at Harrogate Theatre
Harrogate Today
After fantasising about having Ezell, Billy Bragg or Nye Bevan as a father, Long begins to reminisce about life under Labour, which was "like hanging out ...

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C.R. Avery hits Joe’s with the Boom Chasers – Canada.com

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

C.R. Avery hits Joe's with the Boom Chasers
Canada.com
This year he headlined his own tour across France and opened on two major tours for Billy Bragg and BUCK 65. He has performed extensively throughout North ...

The Flowerpot To Close – Glasswerk.co.uk

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Xfm

The Flowerpot To Close
Glasswerk.co.uk
Since opening it's doors, Damien Rice, Mumford & Sons, Lissie, Frank Turner, Billy Bragg, Laura Marling, The Kooks, Jamie T, Florence and the Machine, ...
London's Flowerpot Venue to CloseSpinner

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London’s Flowerpot Venue to Close – Spinner

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Xfm

London's Flowerpot Venue to Close
Spinner
... for new talent and its stage has been graced by artists as diverse as the Drums [pictured], Billy Bragg, Madness, Laura Marling and Mumford and Sons. ...
The Flowerpot To CloseGlasswerk.co.uk

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The Billy Bragg show – Chico News & Review

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

The Billy Bragg show
Chico News & Review
While thinking of a way to honor Joe Strummer on the fifth anniversary of his death, Billy Bragg figured the last thing the world needed was ...

Wood and Cutting at The Courtyard – Hereford Times

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Wood and Cutting at The Courtyard
Hereford Times
In 2008 Chris joined the band The Imagined Village sharing vocal duties with Billy Bragg, Eliza Carthy and Martin Carthy. Catch Wood and Cutting at The ...

I Will Love You at All – Pitchfork Media

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

I Will Love You at All
Pitchfork Media
In the course of releasing three fine solo albums over the past decade, Hanlon has toured with Billy Bragg, the Magnetic Fields, and Jeffrey Lewis. ...

Joan Baez speaks ahead of her Troy Savings Bank Music Hall show – Albany Times Union

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Joan Baez speaks ahead of her Troy Savings Bank Music Hall show
Albany Times Union
She says both are comfortable with their roles melding, as Billy Bragg sagely put it, "pop and politics." "For me, combining music and politics works like a ...

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The Arrivals Record Release Show, 10/23 – Gapers Block

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Gapers Block

The Arrivals Record Release Show, 10/23
Gapers Block
Keith Harman from Exclaim! magazine accurately describes Volatile Molotov as "a Billy Bragg-meets-Futureheads new wave synthesis. ...

MUSIC | Social Distortion, Lucero, and Frank Turner: Guys with tattoos and … – Twin Cities Planet

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

MUSIC | Social Distortion, Lucero, and Frank Turner: Guys with tattoos and ...
Twin Cities Planet
Turner was described to me as "a young Billy Bragg," and he exceeded the expectations that description inspired with a high-energy set of tuneful songs ...

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Josie Long: Be Honourable is at South Street on Friday. Picture by Idil Sukan – Get Bracknell

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Josie Long: Be Honourable is at South Street on Friday. Picture by Idil Sukan
Get Bracknell
This year's interests include politics – including Billy Bragg and Nye Bevan, the Labour health minister who helped launch the NHS after the Second World ...

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Mavis Staples and Billy Bragg Together at Royce Hall – 89.3 KPCC (blog)

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Mavis Staples and Billy Bragg Together at Royce Hall
89.3 KPCC (blog)
Working on a spot for UCLA Live at Royce Hall featuring powerhouse, gospel singer, Mavis Staples and citizen of the world, Billy Bragg. ...

Billy Bragg performs at Armley Jail – Yorkshire Evening Post

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Billy Bragg performs at Armley Jail
Yorkshire Evening Post
Singing socialist Billy Bragg spent a day behind bars at Armley Jail entertaining the lags. The left wing activist was at the prison ...