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Bonnie Prince Billy and The Cairo Gang: The Wonder Show of the World (Palace)

...My guess is that because Bonnie Prince Billy aka Will Oldham aka Palace aka Palace Brothers... ...My guess is that because Bonnie Prince Billy aka Will Oldham aka Palace aka Palace... ...My guess is that because Bonnie Prince Billy aka Will Oldham aka Palace aka... ...outing framed by Neil Young-styled folk and Billy's default position of analytical introspection...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/3076/bonnie-prince-billy-and-the-cairo-gang-the-wonder-show-of-the-world-palace/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2006 Bonnie Prince Billy: The Letting Go

...Palace Brothers, Palace Music, Bonny "Prince" Billy, Bonnie Billy, been a member of... ...Brothers, Palace Music, Bonny "Prince" Billy, Bonnie Billy, been a member of various bands,... ...Palace Music, Bonny "Prince" Billy, Bonnie Billy, been a member of various bands, and... ...all these various personae, but at core Oldham/Billy works in the alt.country area although he... ...of memorable songs. This may well be Oldham/Billy's best yet, and that's saying something because...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/960/best-of-elsewhere-2006-bonnie-prince-billy-the-letting-go/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Bonnie Prince Billy: Beware (Spin)

...The previous album by Bonnie Prince Billy -- aka Will Oldham -- was the uneven but... ...The previous album by Bonnie Prince Billy -- aka Will Oldham -- was the uneven but... ...The previous album by Bonnie Prince Billy -- aka Will Oldham -- was the...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2262/best-of-elsewhere-2009-bonnie-prince-billy-beware-spin/

Bonnie Prince Billy: Lie Down in the Light (UKSpin)

...corner of oldtime Americana, Will Oldham (aka Bonnie Prince Billy, Palace, Palace Brothers etc etc)... ...of oldtime Americana, Will Oldham (aka Bonnie Prince Billy, Palace, Palace Brothers etc etc) sounds... ...Americana, Will Oldham (aka Bonnie Prince Billy, Palace, Palace Brothers etc etc) sounds like he... ...with its flipside -- and in that comparison Billy comes in a distant second place.But here a... ...so sweet and so long" . . . If you'd found Billy a morose or testing artist in the past he's made...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1729/bonnie-prince-billy-lie-down-in-the-light-ukspin/

Bonnie Prince Billy: Is it the Sea? (BBC)

...more upbeat if not uptempo outing for this prince of dark places) this is an exceptional release... ...is an exceptional release in the ever-expanding Billy (aka Will Oldham) canon. With a small band of... ...pains of love and his weaknesses. If Oldham/Billy/Palace etc is somehow only just coming on your... ...might offer a few more rays of sunshine. If Billy is already your man then this is one to...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1927/bonnie-prince-billy-is-it-the-sea-bbc/

The Handsome Family: Honey Moon (UN SPK)

...lap steel, violin and so on but -- as with Bonnie Prince Billy's The Letting Go and Lie Down in... ...steel, violin and so on but -- as with Bonnie Prince Billy's The Letting Go and Lie Down in the Light... ...violin and so on but -- as with Bonnie Prince Billy's The Letting Go and Lie Down in the Light --... ...-- and maybe like those recent Bonnie Prince Billy albums, this may attract more... ...-- and maybe like those recent Bonnie Prince Billy albums, this may attract more attention... ...-- and maybe like those recent Bonnie Prince Billy albums, this may attract more attention than the...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2351/the-handsome-family-honey-moon-un-spk/

The Middle East: The Recordings of the Middle East (Spunk)

...for Espers, Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, recent Bonnie "Prince" Billy et al. But it seems... ...Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, recent Bonnie "Prince" Billy et al. But it seems they called it... ...Grizzly Bear, recent Bonnie "Prince" Billy et al. But it seems they called it day. Maybe...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2456/the-middle-east-the-recordings-of-the-middle-east-spunk/

The Rosie Taylor Project: This City Draws Maps (Bad Sneakers/Ode)

...same sentence as Arab Strap, Iron & Wine, Bonnie Prince Billy and Nick Drake. At one time or... ...sentence as Arab Strap, Iron & Wine, Bonnie Prince Billy and Nick Drake. At one time or another... ...as Arab Strap, Iron & Wine, Bonnie Prince Billy and Nick Drake. At one time or another some and...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1775/the-rosie-taylor-project-this-city-draws-maps-bad-sneakers-ode/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Bill Callahan: Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (UK Spin)

...has always appealed to people attuned to Bonnie Prince Billy, the Handsome Family and other... ...has always appealed to people attuned to Bonnie Prince Billy, the Handsome Family and other earnest,... ...appealed to people attuned to Bonnie Prince Billy, the Handsome Family and other earnest, deep and... ...but it isn't easy. As with Will Oldham (aka Bonnie Prince Billy) and others, it requires but... ...it isn't easy. As with Will Oldham (aka Bonnie Prince Billy) and others, it requires but rewards deep... ...easy. As with Will Oldham (aka Bonnie Prince Billy) and others, it requires but rewards deep...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2323/best-of-elsewhere-2009-bill-callahan-sometimes-i-wish-we-were-an-eagle-uk-spin/

Dylan LeBlanc: Paupers Field (Rough Trade)

...Jim James (of My Morning Jacket) and Will “Bonnie Prince Billy” Oldham’s more recent... ...(of My Morning Jacket) and Will “Bonnie Prince Billy” Oldham’s more recent albums.... ...My Morning Jacket) and Will “Bonnie Prince Billy” Oldham’s more recent albums....

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/3457/dylan-leblanc-paupers-field-rough-trade/

Bowerbirds: Hymns for a Dark Horse (Rhythmethod)

...Foxes, Bon Iver, Panther and the Zoo, recent Bonnie Prince Billy, Broken Heartbreakers, White Swan... ...Bon Iver, Panther and the Zoo, recent Bonnie Prince Billy, Broken Heartbreakers, White Swan Black... ...Iver, Panther and the Zoo, recent Bonnie Prince Billy, Broken Heartbreakers, White Swan Black Swan and...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2318/bowerbirds-hymns-for-a-dark-horse-rhythmethod/

Ramblin' Jack Elliott: A Stranger Here (Anti/Shock)

...-- which are as dark as anything on an early Bonnie Prince Billy or melancholy alt.country album,... ...which are as dark as anything on an early Bonnie Prince Billy or melancholy alt.country album, but by... ...as dark as anything on an early Bonnie Prince Billy or melancholy alt.country album, but by being...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2268/ramblin-jack-elliott-a-stranger-here-anti-shock/

Noah and the Whale: The First Days of Spring (Shock)

...weary vocals (think Bon Iver, Bill Callahan, Bonnie Prince Billy) and is in places given gentle... ...vocals (think Bon Iver, Bill Callahan, Bonnie Prince Billy) and is in places given gentle... ...(think Bon Iver, Bill Callahan, Bonnie Prince Billy) and is in places given gentle orchestration or...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2646/noah-and-the-whale-the-first-days-of-spring-shock/

Attack in Black; Years (by one thousand fingertips): (Dine Alone/Shock)

...and at other times you can hear elements of Bonnie Prince Billy, Arcade Fire if they'd never... ...at other times you can hear elements of Bonnie Prince Billy, Arcade Fire if they'd never plugged in,... ...times you can hear elements of Bonnie Prince Billy, Arcade Fire if they'd never plugged in,...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2399/attack-in-black-years-by-one-thousand-fingertips-dine-alone-shock/

Michael Hurley: Ida Con Snock (Gnomonsong)

...Bill Callahan, the Palace Brothers (aka Bonnie Prince Billy) and others, and he counts Cat... ...Bill Callahan, the Palace Brothers (aka Bonnie Prince Billy) and others, and he counts Cat Power and... ...Callahan, the Palace Brothers (aka Bonnie Prince Billy) and others, and he counts Cat Power and Vetiver...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2799/michael-hurley-ida-con-snock-gnomonsong/

Willard Grant Conspiracy: Bear Witness (CD/DVD, Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

...and the like put him close to Nick Cave and Bonnie Prince Billy, but he is a much more ambitious... ...the like put him close to Nick Cave and Bonnie Prince Billy, but he is a much more ambitious and... ...put him close to Nick Cave and Bonnie Prince Billy, but he is a much more ambitious and complex...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2280/willard-grant-conspiracy-bear-witness-cd-dvd-glitterhouse-yellow-eye/

Various: Palermo Shooting soundtrack (Shock)

...tracks by Elsewhere favourites Grinderman, Bonnie Prince Billy, German electronic genius Irmin... ...by Elsewhere favourites Grinderman, Bonnie Prince Billy, German electronic genius Irmin Schmidt... ...Elsewhere favourites Grinderman, Bonnie Prince Billy, German electronic genius Irmin Schmidt from Can... ...romance added in one instance, and the Bonnie Prince Billie/Matt Sweeney song Torn and... ...romance added in one instance, and the Bonnie Prince Billie/Matt Sweeney song Torn and Betrayed is...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2156/various-palermo-shooting-soundtrack-shock/

The Clientele; God Save the Clientele (Popfrenzy) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...has done knob-turning for Calexico, Lambchop, Bonnie Prince Billy and others). The opener peels off a... ...done knob-turning for Calexico, Lambchop, Bonnie Prince Billy and others). The opener peels off a slice... ...for Calexico, Lambchop, Bonnie Prince Billy and others). The opener peels off a slice of the...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1266/the-clientele-god-save-the-clientele-popfrenzy-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Billy TK Jnr: Presenting Billy TK Jnr (Ode)

...given that Auckland-based guitarist Billy TK Jnr has been taking his brand of tough Texas... ...probably feel it a bit common and beneath them. Billy also has another problem: he is an absolutely... ...bend of a note. So there are the problems facing Billy -- yes, the son of famed Human... ...in the coming weeks. On the night of the launch Billy -- who is also a gentleman -- acknowledged the... ...the people gathered there were a few looking at Billy with a similar kind of respect. As they should....

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1632/billy-tk-jnr-presenting-billy-tk-jnr-ode/

The Happy Prince by the La De Das (EMI reissue, 2005)

...settled on Oscar Wilde's short story The Happy Prince (I guess because like many people of that time... ...The band upped and went to the UK, and The Happy Prince slipped into obscurity. To be honest, it isn't...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1562/the-happy-prince-by-the-la-de-das-emi-reissue-2005/

Jolie Holland: the living and the dead (Anti)

...Marc Ribot and producer Shahzad Ismaily (Bonnie Prince Billy). There are strange sonic effects... ...Marc Ribot and producer Shahzad Ismaily (Bonnie Prince Billy). There are strange sonic effects which... ...and producer Shahzad Ismaily (Bonnie Prince Billy). There are strange sonic effects which make...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1923/jolie-holland-the-living-and-the-dead-anti/

The Pines: Tremolo (Red House/Ode)

...Dylan and alt.counry/folk blues world of Bonnie Prince Billy/Bill Callahan/the Felice Brothers... ...Dylan and alt.counry/folk blues world of Bonnie Prince Billy/Bill Callahan/the Felice Brothers et al.... ...and alt.counry/folk blues world of Bonnie Prince Billy/Bill Callahan/the Felice Brothers et al. That...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2678/the-pines-tremolo-red-house-ode/

Billy Joel: A New York state of mind

...Billy and I were introduced while he was having his... ...with odd little flags on top. As we spoke Billy never even glanced at the spectacular vista of... ...think -- so I guess he was used to great views. Billy wasn't exactly down on his luck -- I think we... ...out across the media, and that's what troubled Billy. It was bad enough that it had happened, he... ...with a great deal of respect for the piano man, Billy Joel....

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Jim White: No Such Place (Luaka Bop)

Tom Waits' influence crops up in unexpected places. After his superbly titled Wrong-Eyed Jesus, the man who goes by the unmemorable nom de disque Jim White comes back for a second album of dark narra

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2665/jim-white-no-such-place-luaka-bop/

Larry Jon Wilson; Larry Jon Wilson (1965 Records)

...with a voice like a cannonball, and Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy) says this is the guy you come to... ...voice like a cannonball, and Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy) says this is the guy you come to if you... ...a cannonball, and Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy) says this is the guy you come to if you want to...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1815/larry-jon-wilson-larry-jon-wilson-1965-records/

Maps: We Can Create (EMI)

...Icelandic producer Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bjork, Bonnie Prince Billie) -- and the expansive electronica... ...producer Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bjork, Bonnie Prince Billie) -- and the expansive electronica (with...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1261/maps-we-can-create-emi/

PRINCE IN THE PICTURE THEATRE: Can't act, can sing and dance some

...in the past decade has been that of Prince. Ten years ago he was in creative limbo after a... ...and everyone sported eye-liner and big hair. Prince was how we wanted our rock stars to be then:... ...to be engaged by the film’s plotlines: Prince’s tormented relationship with his screw-up... ...might have been more affecting if Prince had been 16 and not 26; there’s sketchy... ...guy. No one can act of course, but it captured Prince at the top of his musical game with Wendy and... ...and sleazy scenes with Apollonia. After that Prince’s movie career went haywire with Under The... ...however. As the oily, piano-playing gigolo Prince is all fluttering eyelashes, pouts and... ...actor/director Steven Berkoff as her father. Prince may not have been much of a writer/director (or... ...more than a series of video clips. Madonna liked Prince’s screenplay so much she turned down flat... ...It’s awful and the quasi-messianic role Prince wrote for himself is very uncomfortable. Under...

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Film in Elsewhere: > film/2096/prince-in-the-picture-theatre-cant-act-can-sing-and-dance-some/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Various: Stroke; Songs for Chris Knox (Rhythmethod)

...Yo La Tengo, Lambchop, the Mountain Goats, Will (Bonnie Prince Billy) Oldham, Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr... ...Lambchop, the Mountain Goats, Will (Bonnie Prince Billy) Oldham, Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr and... ...the Mountain Goats, Will (Bonnie Prince Billy) Oldham, Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr and others... ...Newman takes Dunno Much About Life towards the Billy J Kramer/Merseybeats axis . . . The emphasis on...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2663/best-of-elsewhere-2009-various-stroke-songs-for-chris-knox-rhythmethod/

The Pointer Sisters: How Long; Betcha Got a Chick on the Side (1975)

...the Pointer Sisters (then a quartet of June, Bonnie, Anita and Ruth), they delivered some slashing... ...funk such as this self-penned (Anita and Bonnie, with producer David Rubinson) single which went...

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From the Vaults: > fromthevaults/3302/the-pointer-sisters-how-long-betcha-got-a-chick-on-the-side-1975/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Of Montreal: Skeletal Lamping (Pop Frenzy/Rhythmethod)

...frontman Kevin Barnes borrows from funk, Prince at his most outre, disco-ballads, sexy soul,... ...Kool and the Gang, an even more specific Prince and a shameless porn star, this album is by...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2118/best-of-elsewhere-2009-of-montreal-skeletal-lamping-pop-frenzy-rhythmethod/

Who do you think you are?: In search of my name in Scotland

...Peters: Graham John Claverhouse Reid. “Ah, Bonnie Dundee,” said Professor Nicholas Tarling... ...I was enrolling at university. Indeed. Because Bonnie Dundee, famed in Scottish song and a poem by Sir... ...hoping to elevate my status by association with Bonnie Dundee, I was curious to see what, if any, link...

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Something Elsewhere: > somethingelsewhere/3356/who-do-you-think-you-are-in-search-of-my-name-in-scotland/

Candy Dulfer: Funked Up Chilled Out (Heads Up/Elite)

...and she was knocking about with the likes of Prince and Pink Floyd -- seems to have settled for...

Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/2389/candy-dulfer-funked-up-chilled-out-heads-up-elite/

MILES DAVIS IN CONCERT 1988 REVIEWED: The Prince claims the crown

...in that ’68 comeback documentary. The Prince of Darkness as claiming his territory. And, for... ...Time After Time, but confronted with his serious Prince-styled funk and eerie playing on Tutu – a... ...the heart - the man is still the once and future Prince. Just as in the early 70s, he brought rock and... ...in the 80s he is marrying the dance funk of Prince, Troublefunk and Cameo into a jazz-rock context.... ...– which sounded like a co-composition with Prince – defined the ground. After peeling away... ...from first to last. Who’s bad? The Prince of Darkness, that’s who This review...

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Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/1778/miles-davis-in-concert-1988-reviewed-the-prince-claims-the-crown/

Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown and Billy Joel: Bad cop, good guy

...a man's music and not like the man who made it. Billy Joel confirmed the opposite: I liked him very... ...to dislike the man but still love his music. Billy Joel was the opposite. It always surprises... ...people I've interviewed has been and I say 'Billy Joel'. It was just after his break-up with...

My Back Pages: > mybackpages/764/clarence-gatemouth-brown-and-billy-joel-bad-cop-good-guy/

Billy Bragg, Mr Love and Justice (Cooking Vinyl)

This is the album that famously wasn't released in time for Bragg to promote at this year's Big Day Out appearances. Not that he seemed to mind (much), he noted that he was flown to the other side of

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1521/billy-bragg-mr-love-and-justice-cooking-vinyl/

BONNIE RAITT INTERVIEWED 1992: Born to make things better

...year’s Grammy awards, three-time recipient Bonnie Raitt was the centre of attention. In a year... ...dead dad singing something written 30 years ago, Bonnie Raitt – just as she was two years back... ...a contract with Warner Bros Records in 1971. Her Bonnie Raitt debut included traditional material by... ...well in music but my personal time to be just Bonnie Raitt is being neglected and I’m suffering... ...personal serenity and downtime. I need to not be Bonnie Raitt sometimes and am looking forward to having... ...So what does she do when she’s not being Bonnie Raitt? “Just thinking about that makes me...

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/1690/bonnie-raitt-interviewed-1992-born-to-make-things-better/

Marcin Wasilewski Trio: January (ECM)

...and it doesn't matter if they are interpreting Prince (Diamonds and Pearls), Gary Peacock (Vignette)... ...does let a little romanticism creep in on the Prince piece, but mostly they play in an almost...

Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/1476/marcin-wasilewski-trio-january-ecm/

Freur: Pronunciation/Audiobiography/Hold Me Mother (1983)

...decade before Prince became TAFKAP (The Artist Formerly Known As...

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BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 TV on the Radio: Dear Science (4AD)

...enough to observe that there are elements of Prince and Bowie-funk in here as much as there is a...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1835/best-of-elsewhere-2008-tv-on-the-radio-dear-science-4ad/

BILLY GIBBONS OF ZZ TOP INTERVIEWED (2000): The less things change, the more they stay the same

...not having heard it and the famously bearded Billy F. Gibbons opening the conversation with,... ...love of Walkmans and boom boxes. So what's on Billy's Walkman on the tour bus these days? "A... ..."a drum, a bass and fuzzy guitar." But Billy, here's what we really wanna know: is aftershave...

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Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/2372/billy-gibbons-of-zz-top-interviewed-2000-the-less-things-change-the-more-they-stay-the-same/

BILLY BRAGG INTERVIEWED ABOUT WOODY GUTHRIE (1998): Woody'n'Wilco and rude'n'boozy songs

...which opens the new Mermaid Avenue album by Billy Bragg, you know something is different.... ...nobody would have thought if you added Billy Bragg to Woody Guthrie you would have ended up...

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/3209/billy-bragg-interviewed-about-woody-guthrie-1998-woodynwilco-and-rudenboozy-songs/

OK Go: Of the Blue Colour of the Sky (Capitol)

...Skyscrapers and White Knuckles (in the manner of Prince) -- and mostly keep the pop template close to...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2898/ok-go-of-the-blue-colour-of-the-sky-capitol/

Belfast, Northern Ireland: History by taxi

...Billy Scott is probably the most famous taxi driver in... ...and the like. That was understandable because Billy is witty, chatty, knowledgeable and over-flowing... ...which would be . . .” My wife and I met Billy one warm morning and he was to be our guide on... ...days in Belfast, a city I liked immediately. Billy first suggested a walk around the block.... ...a drink late one night; and down this lane . . . Billy knew literary and rock music history as well as... ...author CS Lewis (opening a wardrobe, of course) Billy pointed down a drive-way where flags were... ...history on the walls of houses estates. But Billy notes many are being painted over with more... ...of his prison poems. When we shook hands with Billy later it had been a day of politics, humour and... ...first, the biggest, the oldest or the oddest. Billy never claimed anything was the best though, he...

Travel Stories: > travelstories/2966/belfast-northern-ireland-history-by-taxi/

Chris Smither: Leave The Light On (Shock)

...into a foot tapping lyric. Respected by like of Bonnie Raitt, Smither is a diamond. Rough, but a...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/997/chris-smither-leave-the-light-on-shock/

Hot Chip: One Life Stand (EMI)

...soul, Arthur Russell (double pleeease!) and Prince that they would have you believe. Seems a shame...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2857/hot-chip-one-life-stand-emi/

Jamie Liddell: Compass (Warp/Border)

...too), but Liddell from the UK brings a neat post-Prince funky skew and a techno-twist to his songs...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/3342/jamie-liddell-compass-warp-border/

Oli Brown: Heads I Win Tails You Lose (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

...the like); George Thorogood; Stevie Ray Vaughan; Bonnie Raitt; Robert Cray; the return of John Lee...

Blues in Elsewhere: > blues/3401/oli-brown-heads-i-win-tails-you-lose-ruf-yellow-eye/

LIKE, OMIGOD! THE 80'S POP CULTURE BOX (TOTALLY) (Rhino box set)

...Thomas Dolby's She Blinded Me With Science or Prince's sultry sleaze? Country-folk Bruce Springsteen... ...very long -- ultimately fails. The big names (Prince, Madonna, Springsteen) were never going to make... ...to like? Devo (Whip It), Blondie (Call Me), Billy Idol (Dancing with Myself), Cyndi Lauper (Girls...

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/2807/like-omigod-the-80s-pop-culture-box-totally-rhino-box-set/

Tommy Quickly: Tip of my Tongue (1963)

...of stage names like Vince Eager, Marty Wilde and Billy Fury) and was tipped for massive success. His... ...he opened for the Beatles on three tours, for Billy J Kramer on two, another for Gerry and the...

From the Vaults: > fromthevaults/2783/tommy-quickly-tip-of-my-tongue-1963/

BEATLES MANAGER BRIAN EPSTEIN, Behind the music (2002)

...and selling out of their first single, My Bonnie, recorded in Germany.The group was playing in... ...encompass Gerry and the Pacemakers, Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer and many others. In 1963 Epstein's... ...Gerry (Pacemaker) Marsden, a lean and worn Billy J. Kramer and other managers and business...

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/451/beatles-manager-brian-epstein-behind-the-music-2002/

Jack Penate: Matinee (XL)

...in the UK where he has been hailed like a Billy Bragg on heat, as a South London soul poet, and...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1411/jack-penate-matinee-xl/

Frank Turner: Poetry of the Deed (Epitaph)

...One part youthful Billy Bragg and another of very early Springsteen (the...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2794/frank-turner-poetry-of-the-deed-epitaph/

Sonny Landreth: From the Reach (Shock)

...career performing with the likes of John Hiatt, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy and many others whose music I...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1623/sonny-landreth-from-the-reach-shock/

The Flame: See the Light (1970)

...Crowded House, Jenny Morris and others, is in Bonnie Raitt's touring band and -- here is the amusing...

From the Vaults: > fromthevaults/3306/the-flame-see-the-light-1970/

Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend (Shock)

...sweet post-disco soul-pop (Garbage Day); some Billy Joel-meets-Wings (Gonowhere); an 80s synth-pulse...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2599/brendan-benson-my-old-familiar-friend-shock/

Neil Worboys and the Real Time Liners: Some Day Soon (Ode)

...Zealand critical community (see comments about Billy TK Jnr) and my guess is that most writers think...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1731/neil-worboys-and-the-real-time-liners-some-day-soon-ode/

Little Feat: Dixie Chicken (1973)

...by Kenny Gradney who had been in Delaney and Bonnie's band. He brought conga player Sam Clayton with... ...brought in some female vocalists (among them Bonnie Raitt, Gloria Jones and Bonnie Bramlett) to add...

Essential Elsewhere: > essentialelsewhere/2765/little-feat-dixie-chicken-1973/

BOB DYLAN CONCERT REVIEWS 2003, 2007: The wayward prince

Bob Dylan, North Shore Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. February 2003 It's hard to know what to expect of Bob Dylan concerts these days: 40-something albums which range from the indispensable to

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Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/1858/bob-dylan-concert-reviews-2003-2007-the-wayward-prince/

Pete Molinari: Walking Off The Map (Shock/EMI)

...but a key figure here is also cult figure Billy Childish in whose modest studio this was...

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New Music from Elsewhere: > music/994/pete-molinari-walking-off-the-map-shock-emi/

NO DIRECTION HOME a film about Bob Dylan by MARTIN SCORSESE (2005)

Against expectation, 2005 was a rare year for 64-year old Bob Dylan, especially since he hadn’t had an album of new material out in four years. Yet Dylan seemed to be everywhere in 2005, and it

Film in Elsewhere: > film/429/no-direction-home-a-film-about-bob-dylan-by-martin-scorsese-2005/

Tom Petty: Chair man of the bored

...a few years later I was almost knocked over by Billy Idol as he rushed to a car to escape the sole... ...who had been waiting at the door. Billy was a sad sight. But Tom was sadder. He was...

Tagged with: bob dylan | my back pages | roger mcguinn | tom petty |

My Back Pages: > mybackpages/2772/tom-petty-chair-man-of-the-bored/

20th Century Steel Band: Warm Heart, Cold Steel (Mr Bongo)

...are certainly tracks here (notably the cute Bonnie-and-Clyde-inna-poolside bar Lazy Days, the...

Tagged with: 20th century steel band | dr john | motown | reggae |

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2923/20th-century-steel-band-warm-heart-cold-steel-mr-bongo/

Gianmarco Ligouri: Ancient Flight Text (Sarang Bang)

...(and percussion player Steven Tait and Wes Prince on synths for one track) -- Ligouri teases the...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2137/gianmarco-ligouri-ancient-flight-text-sarang-bang/

Explosions in the Sky; All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (EMI) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...Billy Bob Thornton has made some pretty bad movies,...

Tagged with: an emerald city | best of elsewhere 2006 | best of elsewhere 2007 | explosions in the sky |

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1176/explosions-in-the-sky-all-of-a-sudden-i-miss-everyone-emi-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Betty Davis: They Say I'm Different (Light in the Attic)

...be something like Madonna; something like Prince, but a woman." Certainly a lot here comes...

Tagged with: betty davis | etta james | lizz wright |

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1314/betty-davis-they-say-im-different-light-in-the-attic/

Brian Smith: Taupo (Manu/Ode)

...Kim Paterson, guitarist Lance Sua, bassist Billy Kristian and drummer Alain Koetsier on hand this...

Tagged with: brian smith | charlie parker | frank gibson | kevin clark |

Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/1070/brian-smith-taupo-manu-ode/

Various: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Tipitina's/Shock)

...from beyond the grave), Dr John, Joss Stone, Bonnie Raitt, BB King, Tom Petty . . . And of course...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1353/various-a-tribute-to-fats-domino-tipitinas-shock/

Vanessa Daou: Zipless (1994)

...quite a difference between the two in execution. Prince made a lot of sex music but slightly less sexy...

Essential Elsewhere: > essentialelsewhere/2781/vanessa-daou-zipless-1994/

Quinteplus: Quinteplus (Vampi/Southbound)

...version of -- get this -- Bobby Gentry's Ode to Billy Joe which allows guitarist Ricardo Lew to take...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1585/quinteplus-quinteplus-vampi-southbound/

20TH CENTURY DREAMS by NIK COHN AND GUY PEELAERT: A life less ordinary

...by Michael Jackson, Mikhail Gorbachev and Prince among many others. Many of them real princes.... ...of Idi Amin in a Vermeer-like chiaroscuro, where Prince arrives at the motel room with a bottle of... ...as his lover Princess Diana is undressing, and where Elvis as an...

Writing in Elsewhere: > writingelsewhere/2363/20th-century-dreams-by-nik-cohn-and-guy-peelaert-a-life-less-ordinary/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Emmylou Harris: All I Intended To Be (Warners)

...Moon Song), Tracy Chapman, Merle Haggard and Billy Joe Shaver (his classic Old Five and Dimers Like...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1691/best-of-elsewhere-2008-emmylou-harris-all-i-intended-to-be-warners/

SCENES FROM A REVOLUTION by MARK HARRIS: He not busy being born is busy dying.

...Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate and, improbably, Dr... ...of Dinner; and the violent anti-hero stance of Bonnie and Clyde raised a finger to the movie... ...persistence of others. Beatty's drive to make Bonnie and Clyde -- a film he produced and starred in,... ...Goddard (both initially approached to direct Bonnie and Clyde), Richard Burton and Liz Taylor,...

Tagged with: audrey hepburn | booze in the movies | film in elsewhere |

Writing in Elsewhere: > writingelsewhere/3279/scenes-from-a-revolution-by-mark-harris-he-not-busy-being-born-is-busy-dying/

Carolina Moon: East of the Sun (Global Routes)

...and later adds Ellington's Prelude to a Kiss and Billy Strayhorn's A Flower is a Lovesome Thing, but...

Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/1136/carolina-moon-east-of-the-sun-global-routes/

FRANK TURNER: AUDIO INTERVIEW (2010): The documentarian of politics and the soul

...solo he's more early wordy Dylan or fiery Billy Bragg. His lyrics can be naked ("I'm young...

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/3070/frank-turner-audio-interview-2010-the-documentarian-of-politics-and-the-soul/

JOHN LEE HOOKER INTERVIEWED (1990): What's in his name?

...almost tailor-made to rankle blues purists as Bonnie Raitt sits in for I'm In The Mood and Carlos...

Blues in Elsewhere: > blues/3391/john-lee-hooker-interviewed-1990-whats-in-his-name/

Salon Kingsadore: Mountain Rescue (Sarang Bang)

...leads the instrumental group of keyboard player Billy Squire, bassist Hayden Sinclair and drummer...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2948/salon-kingsadore-mountain-rescue-sarang-bang/

Ray Columbus and the Invaders: The Definitive Collection (Zodiac/Ode)

...the slightly dirty blues of She's Gone; Ray and Billy Kristian's power-pop on I Feel Bad and their... ...Beatlemania. So welcome to the Hall of Fame Ray, Billy, Wally, Dave and Jimmy....

Tagged with: larry henley | ray columbus and the invaders | rolling stones | the beatles |

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2601/ray-columbus-and-the-invaders-the-definitive-collection-zodiac-ode/

The Searchers: Love's Melody (1980)

...rode into the charts -- Gerry, The Big Three, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, not to mention... ...-- or on this pop classic, the cannoning drums (Billy Adamson), and ringing guitar of John McNally...

From the Vaults: > fromthevaults/3088/the-searchers-loves-melody-1980/

Gordon Gano and the Ryans: Under the Sun (YepRoc)

...out under his own name with the Ryans (guitarist Billy and keyboardist/trumpeter Brendan) for an album...

Tagged with: gordon gano | talking heads | violent femmes |

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2735/gordon-gano-and-the-ryans-under-the-sun-yeproc/

Madness: Complete Madness (Union Square/Triton)

...music had come from (the thunderous cover of Prince Buster's One Step Beyond) and brought something...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2394/madness-complete-madness-union-square-triton/

B.B. King, Live at the Regal (1965)

...recording in Memphis through to tracks with U2, Bonnie Raitt and Gary Moore. Many of the tracks were...

Tagged with: bb king | chicago blues | john lee hooker |

Essential Elsewhere: > essentialelsewhere/804/bb-king-live-at-the-regal-1965/

LOVE IS THE SONG WE SING; SAN FRANCISCO NUGGETS 1965-1970 (Rhino): Flowers and freak outs

...example and it doesn't have anything by Madonna, Prince, Springsteen and Michael Jackson. That the Rhino...

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/2805/love-is-the-song-we-sing-san-francisco-nuggets-1965-1970-rhino-flowers-and-freak-outs/

Eric Bibb: Get On Board (Telarc/Elite)

...in complete and confident command of his art. Bonnie Raitt guests on slide on the Southern country...

Tagged with: bonnie raitt | eric bibb |

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2197/eric-bibb-get-on-board-telarc-elite/

Jamie T: Panic Prevention (EMI)

...on Radio One, finished this album, supported Billy Bragg and The Good, The Bad And The Queen, and...

Tagged with: billy bragg | jamie t |

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1138/jamie-t-panic-prevention-emi/

Woody Guthrie: Original Folk, The Best of Woody Guthrie (Music Club)

...Dylan, Springsteen, the Band, Earle, Mellencamp, Billy Bragg and so many others, this might be the one....

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2015/woody-guthrie-original-folk-the-best-of-woody-guthrie-music-club/

Gary Lewis and the Playboys: This Diamond Ring (1965)

...then David Bowie in Tin Machine. Dino, Desi and Billy -- who had a couple of minor hits -- included... ...and played his father in The Mambo Kings, and Billy (Hinsche) played with the Beach Boys sometimes...

From the Vaults: > fromthevaults/2847/gary-lewis-and-the-playboys-this-diamond-ring-1965/

Lakshmi Shankar: I Am Missing You (1974)

...-- and has Jim Keltner and Ringo on drums, Billy Preston (keyboards), Klaus Voorman (bass), Tom...

From the Vaults: > fromthevaults/3276/lakshmi-shankar-i-am-missing-you-1974/

IVAN NEVILLE INTERVIEWED (2005): The family that plays together . . .

...Robbie Robertson, and recorded and toured with Bonnie Raitt. He launched his solo career with the...

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/2203/ivan-neville-interviewed-2005-the-family-that-plays-together/

The Pretty Things: Don't Bring Me Down (1964)

...Pendleton, bassist John Stax and drummer Viv Prince whose behaviour made Keith Moon look like a... ...and articles railing against them, groupies, Prince ejected from the flight to the States (no...

From the Vaults: > fromthevaults/3110/the-pretty-things-dont-bring-me-down-1964/

CRAIG UNGER INTERVIEWED 2004 : Inside the house of Bush and the house of Saud

...into the White House with flamboyant and astute Prince Bandar (right), a personal friend of both Bush... ...entering the endgame of that relationship. "Prince Bandar doesn't have the clout he once he had... ...the rise of power players like Saudi Arabia's Prince Nayef, who has close ties with the militant...

Writing in Elsewhere: > writingelsewhere/251/craig-unger-interviewed-2004-inside-the-house-of-bush-and-the-house-of-saud/

THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST DVD REVIEWED (2007)

...to Curtis Mayfield, Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Wyatt, the Ramones and Tim Buckley...

Film in Elsewhere: > film/821/the-old-grey-whistle-test-dvd-reviewed-2007/

Obits: I Blame You (SubPop/Rhythmethod)

...which owe a little to the Pixies, Only Ones, Billy Idol at his early best, the Clash, MC5, the... ...at any moment. They aren't sniffy about rockabilly either (see the Stray Cats) or afraid to reach...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2273/obits-i-blame-you-subpop-rhythmethod/

MIRIAM CLANCY INTERVIEWED (2006): Career opportunities

...Springsteen, the wham-glam of David Bowie and Prince to the mix: “Prince really shaped me...

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/2574/miriam-clancy-interviewed-2006-career-opportunities/

DALVANIUS PRIME REMEMBERED (2002): from little things, big things grow

...Prime fully came into his own as producer (for Prince Tui Teka), songwriter, singer and cultural icon....

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/3362/dalvanius-prime-remembered-2002-from-little-things-big-things-grow/

Various Artists: The Lennon and McCartney Songbook (EMI)

...Love (by Peter and Gordon), From A Window (Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas) and Step Inside Love...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2755/various-artists-the-lennon-and-mccartney-songbook-emi/

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND; VANISHING POINT (Chrome Dreams/Triton DVD)

...Of the other contributors there is Billy Name (a Warhol Factory regular who did the first...

Film in Elsewhere: > film/2904/the-velvet-underground-vanishing-point-chrome-dreams-triton-dvd/

MILES DAVIS INTERVIEWED (1988): Man with the attitude

...this prearranged caller to the man known as the Prince of Darkness and who has been known to open his... ...jazz in the 70s. These days he swaps tapes with Prince. On the way he recorded albums like Kind of... ...I like to work with someone else like Marcus or Prince or Jimmy Jam and Terry. “I mean, I bounce... ...Most recently Davis has been in touch with Prince and his Minnesota music machine. According to... ...story, Prince sent Davis a vocal and instrumental version of a... ...Davis apparently recorded a part, added it to Prince’s and returned it. “Actually he sent... ...the studio to record them. “I love the way Prince writes with all that space. He writes these... ...short phrases like one would do on a commercial. Prince also plays drums, so he knows where things are... ...is a great way to write. The band just love it. Prince writes like that too because he can write behind... ...and say ‘Gee, did you hear that chord Prince played on such and such a thing that was really...

Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/1777/miles-davis-interviewed-1988-man-with-the-attitude/

THE BARGAIN BUY -- Miles Davis: Tutu (Warners)

...have been the album where Davis hooked up with Prince but -- as with the abandoned sessions with...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/3463/the-bargain-buy-miles-davis-tutu-warners/

1 GIANT LEAP; WHAT ABOUT ME? (Border DVD)

...Deepak Chopra, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Billy Connolly . . . All sharing the same context as...

Tagged with: 1 giant leap | music on film |

Film in Elsewhere: > film/2019/1-giant-leap-what-about-me-border-dvd/

BLAIR JOLLANDS INTERVIEWED (2004): Kiwi expat under a watchful eye

...It's a couple of doors along from the one with Prince Charles' photo in the window. Which is ironic... ...Swadel. So it is here we meet under the late princess' baleful stare. Listening to these two expats... ...also attracted the attention of Steve Fargnoli, Prince's former manager and at the time looking after...

Tagged with: blair jollands | el hula | lotus mason |

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/3373/blair-jollands-interviewed-2004-kiwi-expat-under-a-watchful-eye/

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