A reflective Susan James has a new album Pasadena Star-News She has toured with Lindsey Buckingham, Bob Weir, Ratdog and Richard Buckner and opened for artists such as Son Volt, Rufus Wainright, Billy Bragg and Richard Thompson. Her latest effort, the self-release "Highways, Ghosts, Hearts and Home," came out ... |
Bluesman Williams set for Friday Redding appearance Danbury News Times He has gigged with the likes of Taj Mahal, John Hammond, Paul Jones, Billy Bragg, Little Feat and Leo Kottke, among others, and has performed at the Ards Guitar Festival, Crawley Blues Festival, Guitar Stars Festival, and Marlborough Jazz Festival. ... |
The Rebel Spell takes a sincere approach to punk on It's a Beautiful Future Straight.com ... taking punk seriously is pretty boneheaded at this point, but I for one get chills listening to a song like “Feel the Same” or the cover of radical folkie Leon Rosselson's “The World Turned Upside Down” (which has also been covered by Billy Bragg). ... |
Activist reminds Stetson students of the power of 'small changes' Daytona Beach News-Journal (His friend and frequent houseguest Woody Guthrie would write his campaign song, finally recorded in 1997 by Billy Bragg and Wilco. "I'm swinging over to this independent gent/Stetson Kennedy/Writing his name in," the first stanza concludes. ... |
 Garforth Today (press release) | Garforth Arts Festival 2011: Headline act revealed Garforth Today (press release) This summer, however, Billy Bragg will be performing his trademark mix of folk music and punk rock 200 miles north of his normal east London manor. The singer-songwriter was today confirmed as one of the main attractions at this year's Garforth Arts ... |
 Brooklyn Vegan | Jessica Lea Mayfield played SXSW (pics), on tour w/ Daniel Martin Moore ++ Ben ... Brooklyn Vegan Ben Sollee has a new LP, Inclusions, due in May and was SUPPOSED to support Billy Bragg on his cancelled tour that was supposed to be at City Winery this week, but instead will play City Winery as part of a Japan benefit on March 31st with Rachael ... |
Clearwater adds artists, big benefit Times Herald-Record You can get tickets now for the 2011 Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival, and if you do, you'll be hopping on board a festival that includes the Indigo Girls, Billy Bragg, Guy Davis and the Felice Brothers. They're joining Drive-By Truckers, ... |
Students putting club to good use Herald Scotland I don't know if Mr Montgomery has visited the building, but if he does so he will find that in addition to a programme of cultural activities, enhanced with occasional visits from celebrities such as Billy Bragg and Ken Loach, the occupants are engaged ... |
Diary: 'Hurly' Burley's racy ladies The Independent ... Discs he gave to the Labour Uncut blog during last year's leadership contest, for instance, included such boilerplate popular selections as Billy Bragg's Labourish anthem "A New England"; Robbie Williams' "Angels"; and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. ... |
Music Dump - Van Halen's Odd Future for Rebecca Black's Backyard Bragg The Vine (blog) Billy Bragg by Darren Hanlon (Friends And Fables): It probably wouldn't come as a huge surprise to find out that Australian troubadour Darren Hanlon is a big fan of Billy Bragg. And here Hanlon, in preparation for an American tour supporting Billy ... |
Bar H's cuttlefish salad. Picture: Bob Barker Source: The Australian The Australian More Billy Bragg than Human League. It starts with “Oysters by Steve Feletti”, a rather bold tribute to the South Coast producer who pulls some of Australia's best oysters from the water. Today, however, for reasons attributable to the Japan tsunami, ... |
 TribLocal | Folk Singer/Songwriter Kevin So Performs April 14 at Oak Park Public Library TribLocal By Oak Park Public Library Yesterday at 10:11 am Now based in Nashville, praised by notables Keb' Mo', Amos Lee, Billy Bragg, and Richie Havens, modern troubadour Kevin So displays his formidable creative gifts as songwriter, singer, and guitarist on ... |
Concert Review: Tweedy Captivates Audience At Madison Show WISC Madison He also played a couple of songs from his Loose Fur side project and a Woody Guthrie song that Wilco recorded with Billy Bragg for their "Mermaid Avenue" sessions. One of the show's highlights was Tweedy's version of "You Are Not Alone," a song he ... |
 Yachting Monthly | Bragg supports coastguard Yachting Monthly Billy Bragg spent two hours going through his repertoire as 400 fans at Freshwater Beach in Dorset cheered on. The gig was in aid of The Lyme Bay National Coastwatch Institution and afterwards Bragg said: 'The NCI station serve the community and ... |
 A.V. Club | Jill Sobule A.V. Club Like her mentor Billy Bragg, Jill Sobule is able to mix pop, politics, and humor without coming across as a dour folkie or goofy throwaway, and like her sisterly forebear, Cyndi Lauper, she survived a brief status as a one-hit wonder (1995's “I Kissed ... |
The working class can kiss my ass: I've got the foreman's job at last Slugger O'Toole Sorry for the somewhat rude title but that modification of the Red Flag (Billy Bragg sings it too fast here in my view) came to mind over this story. Over 70% of the UK population now describe themselves as middle class, they have an average household ... |
'Violent yobs' taint united front against sweeping public service cuts Sydney Morning Herald Photo: AP The musician and activist Billy Bragg told The Observer the rally was planned as a show of compassion. ''It's about people standing up for what's happening to other people they care about, not just friends and families but everyone,'' he said ... |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Violence mars anti-cuts demonstration in London Sydney Morning Herald Musician and activist Billy Bragg told The Observer that Saturday's rally had been planned as a show of compassion. ''It's about people standing up for what's happening to other people they care about, not just friends and families but everyone,'' he ... |
 Herald Scotland | Student sit-in after police eviction: celebrity visits, more protestors and an ... Herald Scotland The protesters have gained support from people including Glasgow student Patrick Orr, Scotland's National Poet Liz Lochhead and singer Billy Bragg Main photograph: Colin Templeton Protesters: Glasgow University student Lauri Love was one of the seven ... |
Save Our Services: Hundreds of thousands of people join march Mirror.co.uk Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg was also in the crowd. He said: "These cuts show a lack of compassion." Unison chief Dave Prentis said: "It's an absolutely tremendous turnout. "The simple message is this Government has got to rethink its agenda as ... |
Save Our Services: Hundreds of thousands join march Mirror.co.uk Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg was also in the crowd. He said: "These cuts show a lack of compassion. "The situation is like the disaster inJapan with the earthquake as the credit crunch and the tsunami as the reactor. "The economy could go into ... |
 The Guardian | 33 Revolutions Per Minute by Dorian Lynskey - review The Guardian Some protest songs jolt their listeners, make an immediate impact and stay conspicuous for decades; others create a more subtle and subterranean route through which ideas continue to flow to new artists and listeners. As Billy Bragg tells Lynskey: ... |
Recent Ace Gems - Part Three Soundblab The CD comes with a comprehensively illustrated 47-page booklet, featuring various music writers and musicians (including Elvis Costello, Pat Boone and Billy Bragg) writing about each selected track. This volume of Theme Time Radio Hour might just be ... |
I Read The News Today... For March 25, 2011 ChartAttack —Rolling Stone Ted Leo covered Woody Guthrie's unfinished "I Guess I Planted" (which was also covered by Wilco and Billy Bragg on their Mermaid Avenue album) to show his support for public workers struggling to maintain their collective bargaining ... |
Californication: Season 4 Soundtrack TheCelebrityCafe.com With a sometimes Billy Bragg voice and Pavement-like instrumentals. Other notable tracks towards the end of the album included legend Warren Zevon's “Wanted Dead or Alive,” as well as a somber, depressing and awesomely dark song entitled “Second Life ... |
