by Burgo on April 30, 2008
Coldplay have just released their new single, Violet Hill as a free download
This is a very short post… more a heads up really… but if there are any Coldplay fans amongst my readers, the band yesterday released their new single, “Violet Hill”, from their upcoming album “Viva La Vida or Death and All His [...]
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by Burgo on April 29, 2008
Romantica
Knowing my passion for Ryan Adams, a post featuring these guys shouldn’t come as a surprise. After Romantica’s “America” album was featured on Paste Magazine’s “Top 100 Albums of 2007″, comparisons began popping up between Romantica’s singer/songwriter Ben Kyle, and both Ryan Adams and Jeff Tweedy just about everywhere… heady company indeed.
When I first heard [...]
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ben kyle,
romantica
by Burgo on April 29, 2008
Monkey Swallows The Universe
This will be a micro-blog today, but I just wanted to drop a quick line regarding a band that was just recently brought to my attention (full props for that go to the Makak Man – that’s his stumbleupon page… thanks mate), Monkey Swallows The Universe.
Monkey Swallows The Universe (henceforth known on [...]
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monkey swallows the universe,
sheffield shanty
by Burgo on April 28, 2008
Billy Bragg recently performed a live set on PRI’s “Fair Game”
Billy Bragg, the “working class hero”, recently performed a set on one of my favourite shows, PRI’s “Fair Game“. And it was stunning.
I truly feel that Bragg has been responsible for some of the best protest songs that we’ve heard in the last 30 years… [...]
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fair game,
mr love and justice
by Burgo on April 25, 2008
Wow. That week went fast. I can’t believe it’s time for another Live Music Friday. Following on from our Alex & Angela Dezen/Damnwells post here, I thought that today we’d feature a show from The National.
The National Black Sessions
The National (image credit: David Greenwald)
Aah, those Frenchmen. I swear, whether it’s my favourite La Blogotheque videos [...]
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the national
by Burgo on April 24, 2008
This is just a short note to let everyone know (not that you haven’t noticed already), that Burgo’s Blog now has an all-new look… the snazzy theme you’re looking at right now.
Last night, over the course of a very few frustrating hours, I decided that it was time to shake things up on the blog [...]
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by Burgo on April 23, 2008
Read this. Now.
‘Nuff said.
****
Edit: Well, I see that Ryan has since deleted that post, for whatever reason. So it’s a good thing that – knowing his fickle blogging ways, and his tendency to delete things I reference – that I made a record of it. So read on, for your pleasure below, Ryan’s now-deleted post…
“Never [...]
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by Burgo on April 22, 2008
Chris Bathgate (image credit: Quite Scientific)
A product of the Ann Arbor folk-scene, Chris Bathgate is enjoying some serious spins on my playlist lately; which really isn’t all that surprising, when you consider that Chris counts Will Oldham and Jeff Tweedy amongst his many admirers… after all, two of my favourite artists can’t be wrong.
Last [...]
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serpentine
by Burgo on April 17, 2008
Over the years, I’ve amassed quite a large collection of live shows of my favourite artists… thank god for all those tapers out there who share their wealth with those of us who can’t make it to the show! When I was living in South Africa, those tapers pretty much managed to get through the [...]
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angela dezen,
the damnwells
by Burgo on April 16, 2008
After almost a week off from the blogosphere, there are a few songs that I haven’t told you about… so we’ll just jump right in…
Matthew Ryan – American Dirt & Gone For Good
Matthew Ryan… don’t call it a comeback!
Matthew Ryan has – for the most part – flown under the mainstream radar, even though he’s [...]
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matthew ryan,
new atlantic,
the kooks
by Burgo on April 15, 2008
… and although we’ve heard this before, I think it’s for real this time.
Ryan Adams says goodbye to Foggy in his latest post…
This follows an earlier post today where Ryan wrote:
“The Sad Truth Is This Blog, It’s What Happens When One Day You Don’t Have That Person You Talk To Everyday Anymore. They Leave. Any [...]
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by Burgo on April 8, 2008
I’m off to Sydney for the rest of the week, and probably won’t manage to post until next week. I know, I’ll miss you too.
But to help stave off withdrawal symptoms, here’s a short – extremely short – but sweet tune trio.
Brett Young
Brett Young has just released his self-titled EP
Unbelievably, Brett Young is still, as [...]
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jay clifford
by Burgo on April 6, 2008
Shannon Hoon with Blind Melon at Woodstock ‘94.
After a 12 year hiatus following Shannon’s death, Blind Melon are back.
Blind Melon, possibly one of the most influential bands in my life, are back, and releasing a new album at the end of this month. And I’m not sure how I’m feeling about this…
Shannon Hoon, the original [...]
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for my friends,
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travis warren
by Burgo on April 6, 2008
Ryan Adams has left us a parting gift. Unfortunately, I think this signals the end of his blog.
But he’s left us a parting gift.
And it’s a beautiful thing.
The guy makes me ache.
Goodbye Ryan.
Goodbye Wilson.
Goodbye Barnabus, and Foggy. (if you’ve been reading his blog, you’ll know what that’s about).
It was great meeting you all.
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ryan adams blog
by Burgo on April 4, 2008
It’s been a while since a Friday Roundup, so why not?
The Dodos – Ashley
The Dodos have just released new track, “Ashley”
Aah, The Dodos. They look set to become a feature in the Friday Round-up, after appearing in our last round-up here. Yesterday, The Dodos released their new single from the – quite frankly, brilliant – [...]
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the dodos,
tokyo police club
by Burgo on April 2, 2008
The War On Drugs has just released their EP, “Barrel of Batteries”
The consistently great Secretly Canadian label has just released a 5 track EP by the – unbelievably still little-known – band The War On Drugs, entitled “Barrel of Batteries“.
And it’s frikkin’ great.
Secretly Canadian have this habit of signing your new favourite band. And The [...]
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david vandervelde,
the war on drugs
by Burgo on April 1, 2008
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals and Oasis are going to be doing a short run of Canadian and American shows together.
From Oasisnet:
Oasisinet are happy to announce that Oasis will be performing a short run of Canadian and US shows with special guest Ryan Adams and the Cardinals prior to their headline appearance at the Virgin [...]
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