 Salon | What the "Nevermind" celebrations get wrong about Nirvana Salon ... at the height of their popularity -- everything from collaborations with Warren Zevon to guest appearances on Indigo Girls, Billy Bragg and Replacements songs -- in recent years, these extracurricular pursuits seemed to overshadow their main band. ... |
 Sydney Morning Herald | On the road again with Kiss, Kylie and Jason, too Sydney Morning Herald Surely Billy Bragg's The Internationale is as good now as it was when she had shoulder pads and you wore winklepickers and you were utterly rat-faced and yelling at each other? So, some CDs stayed, many were car-booted and others were put into the car ... |
Pop Montreal 2011: Film Pop: There But For Fortune Montreal Gazette (blog) But he had his admirers, and people like Tom Hayden, Billy Bragg, Jello Biafra, Sean Penn and a host of writers, friends, family and artists line up to chronicle his highs and lows. Given that he committed suicide in 1976 after a struggle with ... |
 New York Times (blog) | Popcast: Opening the 'Lost Notebooks' of Hank Williams New York Times (blog) A few years ago the music industry veteran Mary Martin approached Bob Dylan about completing and recording the songs, similar to what Wilco and Billy Bragg did with unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics in the “Mermaid Avenue” albums in 1998 and 2000. ... |
Worried about satellite debris? Better head to Braemar or Mallaig… The Caledonian Mercury asked Billy Bragg. Hard to say, but anyone living across a broad swathe of the planet could be forgiven doing a bit of wishing – and finger-crossing – this evening. It is later today or in the early hours of Saturday that the Upper Atmosphere Research ... |
 Salon | How REM invented alternative music Salon ... at the height of their popularity -- everything from collaborations with Warren Zevon to guest appearances on Indigo Girls, Billy Bragg and Replacements songs -- in recent years, these extracurricular pursuits seemed to overshadow their main band. ... |
A chance to see the sounds of the underground Montreal Gazette The film includes commentary by Joan Baez, Billy Bragg, Pete Seeger and Sean Penn. Perhaps the most current film of the bunch, PJ Harvey: Let England Shake (Friday, 7: 30 pm, Pop Quarters) is a music video-inspired accompaniment to the singer's Mercury ... |
Film Pop 2011: A chance to see the sounds of the underground Montreal Gazette The film includes commentary by Joan Baez, Billy Bragg, Pete Seeger and Sean Penn. Perhaps the most current film of the bunch, PJ Harvey: Let England Shake (Friday, 7:30 pm, Pop Quarters) is a music video-inspired accompaniment to the singer's Mercury ... |
 Stuff.co.nz | REM break up after 31 years Stuff.co.nz The recent "In the Sun" EP is a great example of his ability to move beyond REM, and also for real nostalgia check out his awesome live rendition of "Hello in There" he sang way back in 1990 with the stunning Natalie Merchant, with Billy Bragg ... |
September journey part 13: Where the heart is +972 Magazine - Independent commentary from Israel and the Palestinian territories Very well then, I pull out my guitar and play a few Billy bragg tunes. The party taking place on the roof is a happening one and soon I am joined by other musicians, among them the well known violinist and oud player Yair Dalal. ... |
Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman - World Wide Rebel Songs Daily Dischord (blog) Opener 'Black Spartacus Heart Attack Machine' for example is a ramshackle folk rock stomper that borrows liberally from Billy Bragg's style, and showcases just how far Tom has come, just like the pseudo-Spanish 'The Dogs of Tijuana' which sounds a bit ... |
 Free Times | Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls Free Times As far as musical influences goes, Turner knows he fits in the tradition of folks like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Strummer and Billy Bragg, but he also takes time out to talk about his fondness for Queen, Abba and '90s pop-rock. ... |
 Film News | Win 1 of 3 Way Of The Morris DVDs Film News Featuring contributions from iconic singer/songwriter Billy Bragg and Fairport Convention's Chris Leslie, what emerges is a poignant and evocative exploration of the origins and impulses behind Morris dancing, and an attempt to understand its place ... |
 TheaterMania.com | Samuel Barnett, Billy Bragg, Arthur Darvill et al. Set for Bush Theatre's ... TheaterMania.com Among the actors will be Samuel Barnett, Billy Bragg, Niall Buggy, John Cummins, Arthur Darvill, Mariah Gale, William Gaunt, Aidan Kelly, Gareth Kieran Jones, Hattie Morahan, Bill Paterson, and Michelle Terry. The engagement will include 24-hour ... |
Cast: Bush Books, McCormack Heresy, Metcalf Journey WhatsOnStage.com Sixty-Six Books features writers from a range of disciplines, including Jeanette Winterson, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Wole Soyinka, David Edgar, Tim Rice, Billy Bragg, Carol Ann Duffy and even the Archbishop of Canterbury, who have each crafted an individual ... |
TheaterMania.com | Bush Theatre signs up 130 actors for Sixty-Six Books Stage Ralf Little, Miranda Raison, Billy Bragg and Rafe Spall are among the 130 actors lined up to perform Sixty-Six Books at the new Bush Theatre. For the production, 66 writers have written responses to the 66 books in the Bible, to commemorate the 400th ... Samuel Barnett, Billy Bragg, Arthur Darvill et al. Set for Bush Theatre's ... |
 Irish Independent | Here comes the Rain again . . . hooray! Irish Independent ... Dead Can Dance's ethereal, stately self-titled first album; Madness's fifth LP Keep Moving, which spawned singles like 'One Better Day' and 'Michael Caine'; The Fall's Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall; Billy Bragg's masterful Brewing Up ... |
 Green Left Weekly | current issue Green Left Weekly [This article, by veteran English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, is reprinted from Rock & Rap Confidential. You can subscribe to R&RC free of charge by sending your email address to rockrap@aol.com . * * * How ironic that The Clash should be on the ... |
ED2011 Music Review: Eliza Carthy Band ThreeWeeks News “It looks like tea but actually it's gin,” she says, before proceeding to tell a typically bawdy anecdote about Billy Bragg. Then, cuing the music, she opens her mouth to sing, and a voice emerges like honey-soaked gravel. Her tell-tale Yorkshire twang ... |
Today in Music History - Sept. 17 mysask.com (press release) The audience, there to see such punk acts as Billy Bragg, "Killing Joke" and "The Cult," tossed beer bottles at the "Rollers." The group's lead singer, Les McKeown, responded by throwing some of them back, and was arrested by police. ... |
 Altsounds.com | Borrowed Beats | Issue #2 Altsounds.com Okay, so Billy Bragg's lyrics are great, but top-quality raw material does not necessarily equal a good tribute. I think this rendition's particularly worthy though because it helps show the variety the Wimble-Don is capable of. ... |
Comments of the Week The Nation. On September 5 th , Musician Billy Bragg took the time to post his critique of Peter Rothberg's list of Top Ten Labor Day songs. Here is what he said to say: “Thanks very much for including me in the top ten, but it's all a bit 20th century isn't it? ... |
Woody Guthrie influenced generations of musicians Source: Supplied The Australian In terms of attitude, ideology and nerve, the English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg seemed to fit the bill. Bragg was flattered, and keen, but perhaps felt a bit out of his depth. He invited the roots rock band Wilco to join him in the project, ... |
 UNLIMITED CMU | Billy Bragg plots political tour UNLIMITED CMU So, Billy Bragg has hand-picked a musical hotchpotch of topical pop-politicians to accompany him on a Glastonbury-inspired tour. Taking its name from an area of the Worthy Farm festival Bragg curates, the Left Field live run will play host to grime MC ... |
 Music News | Billy Bragg announces Left Field in Motion Tour Music News Since taking over the running of the Left Field at Glastonbury Festival in 2010, Billy Bragg has made an effort to showcase young artists who are mixing pop and politics. The Left Field in Motion Tour will take that concept on the road, with a ticket ... Billy Bragg plots political tour |
