Archive for March, 2011
Bobby Whitlock Talks Layla
(Derek and the Dominos: Jim Gordon, Bobby Whitlock, Eric Clapton) In Austin, Texas, so many famous artists and living legends haunt local club stages, it’s hard not to get blasé about our embarrassment of riches. James McMurtry and Jon Dee Graham share Wednesdays at the Continental Club, where Graham’s old True Believers bandmate Alejendro Escovedo [...]
Great Quotations: Paul Simon
I like working with sound—sound and rhythm. I like the abstract more than “What does that mean?” Nobody ever says to you, “Why did you use a harmonium?” Or “What is that ringing sound that occurs here?” The questions are always “What does that song mean?” or “What were you trying to say here?” The [...]
Stream Robbie Robertson’s New Solo Album
NPR Music is streaming Robbie Robertson’s latest solo album, the autobiographical How To Become Clairvoyant, in its entirety this week. The idea for the album, due April 5, was sparked by jam sessions with Eric Clapton, who co-wrote a couple of tracks. In addition to Clapton, Clairvoyant features special guests Trent Reznor, Steve Winwood, Robert [...]
Bjorn Again: The Peter Bjorn and John Q&A
Peter Bjorn and John are set to release their new album Gimme Some on March 29. Formed in 1999, the band rose to critical acclaim with their 2006 breakout album Writer’s Block, which featured the near-ubiquitous, whistling-laden track “Young Folks.” Since then, the Swedish trio have been firmly established in the Scandinavian indie pop canon, [...]
Could Amazon Beat Apple, Google To Cloud Locker?
According to CNET’s Greg Sandoval, Amazon has been in talks with major record and movie industry representatives about the creation of an Amazon cloud locker for music and film. CNET reports that such a service could feasibly be announced as early as next week, though a launch date for an Amazon cloud locker is not [...]
“Go-Go Boots,” The Drive-By Truckers
Patterson Hood tells the story behind this modern noir classic.
Stream The New Radiohead Album and Read The Universal Sigh
The King Of Limbs may be a over a month old, but if you’re still on the fence about picking up Radiohead’s latest experimental opus, fear not. Rolling Stone and a few other publications are offering a free stream of the album today, for your dystopian pleasure. The band will distribute The Universal Sigh, an [...]
Andy Friedman
“I’ve always wanted to be Andy Friedman.” Sufjan Stevens said that. The Brooklyn singer-songwriter, illustrator and former New Yorker cartoonist will release his third studio album, Laserbeams and Dreams, which he recorded in a mere 24 hours, on April 5. We asked Friedman about the confluences between his twin crafts, and the last song to [...]
Meet Ryan Tanner, Our 2010 Grand Prize Lyric Contest Winner
(Photo: Rachel Briggs) Ryan Tanner, a singer-songwriter from Salt Lake City, Utah, won the 2010 American Songwriter Lyric Contest Grand Prize for his song “I Never Did My Best,” which originally took top honors in the November/December 2010 issue. Tanner’s prize package included a co-write with Jim Lauderdale, in Nashville, along with a demo recording [...]
Watch: Billy Reid/K-Swiss SXSW Shindig Video
photo by Jamie Younger The dust has settled on SXSW, but we’d like to indulge once more in reliving the bacchanalia we experienced down in Austin town. Here is a video recap of the party American Songwriter hosted with K-Swiss and Billy Reid, the Southern clothing designer who recently won the 2010 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund [...]
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