Colts on top at conference indoor track championships Holmdel Independent Millrose Games-bound Tim Gorman won the 1600 (4:23.16) with teammates Billy Bragg (4:27.15) and Jack Baisely (4:29.52) fourth and fifth. George Kelly was surprised by Barnegat's Matthew Nelson in a quick 3200. Nelson's 9:18.00 bested Kelly's 9:18.21. |
Civic leaders invite queen of shops Mary Portas to Bridport Dorset Echo It outlines the area's popularity with such figures as singer Billy Bragg, chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and actor Martin Clunes as well as rock star PJ Harvey and Lyme Regis chef Mark Hix. It invites Ms Portas to consider opening the market trading ... |
 The Guardian | Holed up in his hut: George, the last protester standing at Occupy Bristol The Guardian At the height of the protest, there were more than 60 tents on College Green in Bristol and Billy Bragg played a rousing set to show his solidarity with the Occupy campers. Now all that remains is one ragged tent, six shacks, quite a bit of rubbish, ... |
Review: Wilco at San Jose Civic San Jose Mercury News (blog) That served as the lead-in to “California Stars,” the folksy fan favorite from the band's 1998 collaboration with Billy Bragg, “Mermaid Avenue.” The song features music by Wilco and, like every “Mermaid” tune, lyrics by Woody Guthrie. |
 Silicon Valley's Metro | Review: Wilco serves up fine, multicourse show in San Jose San Jose Mercury News That served as the lead-in to "California Stars," the folksy fan favorite from the band's 1998 collaboration with Billy Bragg, "Mermaid Avenue." The song features music by Wilco and, like every "Mermaid" tune, lyrics by Woody Guthrie. Review: Wilco at San Jose Civic |
 Music News | The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing Music News ... Fhtagní or the overtly political diatribe of ëDoing It For The Whigsí - the Tories were hated a hundred and twenty years ago too ñ the Anachronistic comedy of Andrew OíNeill puts the album squarely in the Billy Bragg meets Music Hall world. |
Silicon Valley's Metro | Wilco inspires fans, Tweets at San Jose show San Jose Mercury News That served as the lead-in to "California Stars," the folksy fan favorite from the band's 1998 collaboration with Billy Bragg, "Mermaid Avenue." The song features music by Wilco and, like every "Mermaid" tune, lyrics by Woody Guthrie. Review: Wilco at San Jose Civic |
The Men Who Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing Music News ... Fhtagní or the overtly political diatribe of ëDoing It For The Whigsí - the Tories were hated a hundred and twenty years ago too ñ the Anachronistic comedy of Andrew OíNeill puts the album squarely in the Billy Bragg meets Music Hall world. |
Review: Wilco at San Jose Civic San Jose Mercury News (blog) That served as the lead-in to “California Stars,” the folksy fan favorite from the band's 1998 collaboration with Billy Bragg, “Mermaid Avenue.” The song features music by Wilco and, like every “Mermaid” tune, lyrics by Woody Guthrie. |
Listen up: A host of tours, albums Philadelphia Inquirer Jay Farrar of Son Volt, Will Johnson of Centro-matic, Anders Parker, and Jim James of My Morning Jacket (under his annoying pseudonym Yim Yames) go where Wilco and Billy Bragg have gone before in converting old Guthrie lyrics into ringing new folk-rock ... |
Review: Suggs, My Life Story In Words & Music, Grand Opera House, York, Thursday The Press, York Tom Robinson and David Ford have done so before him, and every Billy Bragg gig is one part comedic social commentary to two parts song. However, Suggs's very personal show takes it to a new level. He once dabbled in stand-up comedy, not for long, ... |
National traits can bring out the worst in us Irish Times Billy Bragg cannot have failed to notice that his gigs in Frankfurt are more likely to start promptly than are his concerts in Dublin. Get a load of the bare-bosom count in French television commercials. You don't get that in Poland. |
Occupy Movement Inspires New Compilation Albums & Bruce Springsteen [VIDEO] hypebot.com Album artwork is by Jaime Reid, perhaps best known for the cover of the Sex Pistols' single "God Save the Queen," with music by numerous artists including Ani DiFranco, Tom Morello, Billy Bragg and Sam Duckworth of Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. |
 The Guardian | My favourite music venue The Guardian I never played the Apollo with the Smiths – the first time I played there was on the Red Wedge tour with Billy Bragg and Paul Weller in 1986. I was terrified because I wasn't with my own band and because it was the Apollo, which had massive ... |
Who's who of music talent shows why we're now the pop capital of the UK This is Total Essex From The Prodigy to Pixie Lott, from Billy Bragg to Jessie J, the county regularly produces music stars who capture the popular imagination, chalking up both chart success and critical acclaim along the way. The X Factor has given us Olly Murs and Matt ... |
Doing Dylan justice, Barb on Bob This is Gloucestershire In a BBC concert at the Barbican to celebrate his work, Billy Bragg described Jungr as "possibly our best interpreter of Dylan's songs". The musician is not alone in this view, as Jungr has been wowing audiences and critics worldwide with her ... |
 The Nation. (blog) | The OccupyUSA Blog for Friday (Jan. 27), With Frequent Updates The Nation. (blog) Among other things: Visits Chile and China to show how Beethoven was used in Tiananman Square and against Pinochet, and then how Billy Bragg uses it today. Co-authored by Kerry Candaele, director of much-anticipated upcoming film, Following the Ninth. |
 Otago Daily Times | Puffin excited about gig Otago Daily Times Puffin, whose real name is Lindon McCormack, spread his wings as a solo folk-punk act and supported international artists such as Tenacious D and Billy Bragg. He has fond memories of the Wakatipu, particularly from playing a regular slot in the Blue ... |
Miley Cyrus, Kesha Sing for Amnesty International NewsBusters (blog) We're not talking about the usual far-left suspects (Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, Billy Bragg, Kris Kristofferson, Tom Morello) or the slightly trendier lefties (Sting, Sinead O'Connor, Michael Franti, even Maroon 5). |
 stv.tv | Woody Guthrie celebrated at Celtic Connections with Woody at 100 show stv.tv The audience were singing along by the fourth number Will You Get Left Behind, and the highlight was a spine-tingling a cappella solo by Sarah Lee, written by her Grandfather and set to a melody by Billy Bragg. What would the second half have lying in ... |
Ready for country that will pull you out of your seat? Staunton News Leader So much so that they were set to be part of a tour with rocker Billy Bragg, who is famous for his "Mermaid Avenue" recordings that pair newly-composedmusic to Woody Guthrie lyrics that were never performed by Guthie or anyone else. |
 Globe and Mail | Wilco's "Dawned On Me" Music Video Brings First New Hand-Drawn "Popeye ... Toon Zone Wilco has released 10 studio albums to date, including Mermaid Avenue Volumes 1 & 2, which, in collaboration with British folk singer Billy Bragg, set original music to song lyrics by the truest of American icons, songwriter Woody Guthrie. And Wilco Was Their Name-O |
 Daily Mail | Mick Jagger pulls out of Great British Tea Party: Politicians cosying up to ... Daily Mail Among those who helped to create an aura of success around the Lib Dem leader were actor Colin Firth, novelists Kate Mosse and Jeanette Winterson, fashion designer Bella Freud, singer Billy Bragg, and atheist authors Philip Pullman and Richard Dawkins. |
And Wilco Was Their Name-O NBC San Diego (blog) Before the band transitioned into the song “California Stars,” a tune taken from the Wilco-Billy Bragg collaboration Mermaid Avenue Vol. 1, Tweedy made an amendment to his earlier statement. “OK,” he said, “Maybe when I said Nels was from your state, ... |
Tracing the History of Social Media Law Corporate Counsel Grokster, in 2005), ownership of copyright when posting materials online (MySpace's clash with singer-songwriter Billy Bragg in 2006), and the provenance of Facebook (the opening salvo in 2008 of the Winklevoss twins' battle with Mark Zuckerberg, ... |
