Archive for June, 2010
Drinks With: Tom T. Hall, Part 2
Skip’s note: This is part two of a two-part “drinks with” interview with Tom T. Hall and his wife & songwriting partner Miss Dixie. Part one is located here. For anyone who doesn’t know Tom T. Hall, I urge you to drop what you are doing, and go listen to the song “Homecoming.” If you’re [...]
Bob Dylan Gears Up For Late-Summer Tour
Bob Dylan will return from his current European stint to headline a tour around the western United States in August and September. After playing Ireland on July 4th, Dylan and his band will launch their latest American tour in Austin, Texas on August 4th and will conclude as the headliner at Seattle’s annual Bumbershoot Festival [...]
Lissie Announces New Album… Plus Videos From SXSW
Since dropping her Why You Runnin’ EP last November and getting picked up by Mississippi taste-makers Fat Possum, Lissie has been an overnight success. She’s got festival dates this summer (Glastonbury, iTunes and Bestival in the UK; Lilith Fair and ACL Fest in the States) and a new record, Catching A Tiger, in August. The [...]
Songs You Need To Hear: Jenny and Johnny, “Scissor Runner”
Look out, She and Him; here comes something sunnier. L.A. vibes emanate all throughout the frankly kick-ass upcoming record from Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice, who’ve joined together to form Jenny and Johnny (their debut, I’m Having Fun Now, drops later this year). As tour mates, and as boyfriend and girlfriend, they’re already used to [...]
Weezer And Ryan Adams Write A Song Together
Here’s a pairing we never saw coming: “I just wrote a song with Ryan Adams,” Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo tells MTV Radio. “Not Bryan, Ryan. It’s a very stirring and emotional and powerful Weezer song. He was really inspiring to work with. … He has a lot of wild and crazy energy. It’s gonna be [...]
Sessions: Bearfoot
Bearfoot’s current lineup: Angela Oudean, Jake Stargel, Jason Norris, Sam Grisman, Odessa Jorgensen (clockwise from left) Bearfoot was founded ten years ago in Alaska by a group of camp counselors. While only Angela Oudean and Jason Norris remain from the original lineup, the band has since taken on a new life. “We started the band [...]
Blacks And Jews Come Together On Black Sabbath
Jive and Yiddish typically don’t occupy much of the same cultural space, but as of September 14th, they’ll be on the same track. The Idelsohn Society for Music Preservation, a non-profit organization devoted to telling Jewish history through music, is set to release . The compilation features a variety of black artists including Billie Holliday, [...]
Pete Seeger Preps Tomorrow’s Children
While many 91-year-olds might be more concerned with keeping the kids off their lawn, Pete Seeger has been spending some time with the wee ones in the studio. July 27th marks the release date of Tomorrow’s Children, Seeger’s latest album on Appleseed Recordings, which features not only the legendary folksinger, but a group of fourth-graders [...]
Lyric Contest Winners: July/August 2010
1st Place “SOMEONE THINKS OF YOU” WRITTEN BY JON MCLURG ELGINBURG, ONTARIO WWW.SONICBIDS.COM/JONMCLURG Lyrics 2nd Place “ACHING EYES” WRITTEN BY ARZALA GETZ & GERRY MCWILLIAMS (SUGARPLUMS) SAN FRANCICSO, CALIFORNIA WWW.AMERICANSONGSPACE.COM/SUGARPLUMS Lyrics 3rd Place “A TOAST” WRITTEN BY JARED BETZ SUDBURY, MASSACHUSETTS WWW.AMERICANSONGSPACE.COM/JAREDBETZ Lyrics 4th Place “MY FAVORITE WASTE OF TIME” WRITTEN BY DAVID MICHEAL NEWPORT [...]
4th Place | “My Favorite Waste Of Time”
4th Place “MY FAVORITE WASTE OF TIME” WRITTEN BY DAVID MICHEAL NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA WWW.AMERICANSONGSPACE.COM/DAVIDMICHEAL I sit around here and I play guitar I watch T.V. and I drive my car I meet my friends and have a drink (its good to see ‘em) I walk outside for it helps me think CHORUS But babe [...]
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