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Josh Ritter: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...unfortunately. That album, although it showed Ritter as a man who could command a pop melody, was a... ...sharp simplicity about some of the tracks where Ritter just sits down and fingerpicks fully realised... ...meditations on the unhappy state of his nation Ritter now, perhaps after working pubs and clubs in...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1380/josh-ritter-the-historical-conquests-of-josh-ritter-shock-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Josh Ritter; The Animal Years (V2/Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2006

...From Moscow -- the one in Idaho -- Ritter has been championed by New York mainstream and...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/912/josh-ritter-the-animal-years-v2-shock-best-of-elsewhere-2006/

Andrew Bird: Noble Beast (Fat Possum)

...common with Teddy Thompson, Rufus Wainwright and Josh Ritter and other smart, musically ambitious... ...with Teddy Thompson, Rufus Wainwright and Josh Ritter and other smart, musically ambitious...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2134/andrew-bird-noble-beast-fat-possum/

Her Make Believe Band: AM Radio (Old Oak)

...of throbbing folk-rock, singer-songwriters like Josh Ritter, or enjoyed some of that Mike McGear... ...folk-rock, singer-songwriters like Josh Ritter, or enjoyed some of that Mike McGear album which...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2994/her-make-believe-band-am-radio-old-oak/

John Prine: In Person and On Stage (Oh Boy)

...Iris DeMent again on the pointed Unwed Fathers, Josh Ritter on the allegorical and moving Mexican... ...DeMent again on the pointed Unwed Fathers, Josh Ritter on the allegorical and moving Mexican Home,...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/3480/john-prine-in-person-and-on-stage-oh-boy/

Josh Rouse: El Turista (Bedroom Classics)

...The musically itinerant Josh Rouse has long been an Elsewhere favourite for...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/3003/josh-rouse-el-turista-bedroom-classics/

Josh Rouse: Best of the Ryko Years, 1995-2005 (Ryko/Elite)

...the early 70s. This is persuasive evidence that Josh Rouse has a warmth, insight and the songs which...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1811/josh-rouse-best-of-the-ryko-years-1995-2005-ryko-elite/

Josh Rouse: Country Mouse, City House (Bedroom Classics)

Rouse has an interesting record collection: we know this because for a few albums -- notably 1972 which nodded to Seventies singer-songwriters, and Nashville which raided 80s pop, rock and indie musi

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1310/josh-rouse-country-mouse-city-house-bedroom-classics/

Greg Laswell: Through Toledo (Vanguard/Shock)

...singer-songwriters that excellent albums like Josh Rouse's recent Subtitulo can go right past...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/862/greg-laswell-through-toledo-vanguard-shock/

Simon Lynge: The Future (Lo-Max)

...brooding Elliott Smith, Jose Gonzalez, early Josh Rouse and Findlay Brown. Here is gentle,...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/3434/simon-lynge-the-future-lo-max/

Paul and Linda McCartney, Ram (1971)

...and Jude, bands like alt.rockers Madlake, and Josh Ritter (who said his most recent album The... ...Jude, bands like alt.rockers Madlake, and Josh Ritter (who said his most recent album The Historical...

Essential Elsewhere: > essentialelsewhere/807/paul-and-linda-mccartney-ram-1971/

Various: The Little Red Box of Protest Songs (Proper/Southbound)

...black gospel and spiritual groups, Leadbelly, Josh White, Brownie McGhee and others have a... ...Hill, Seeger, Guthrie, JB Lenoir, Carl Sandburg, Josh White and others whose voices would not be...

Tagged with: bob dylan | bruce springsteen | pete seeger | woody guthrie |

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2422/various-the-little-red-box-of-protest-songs-proper-southbound/

The Mother Truckers: Let's All Go to Bed (Shock)

...so you can see the appeal in Austin bars) or Josh Zee they offer some vocal diversity up-front of...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2014/the-mother-truckers-lets-all-go-to-bed-shock/

Jesse Malin: Glitter in the Gutter (Shock)

...Jakob Dylan, the Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and the Boss himself. With friends like...

Tagged with: bruce springsteen | lucinda williams | patti smith | rolling stones |

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1185/jesse-malin-glitter-in-the-gutter-shock/

Various: If You Ain't Got The Do-Re-Mi (Smithsonian)

...together the likes of bluesmen Lead Belly and Josh White, folk singers such as Pete Seeger and the...

Tagged with: lifestyles of the rich and fabulous | pete seeger | woody guthrie |

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1166/various-if-you-aint-got-the-do-re-mi-smithsonian/

J Tillman: Year in the Kingdom (Shock)

...transitory nature of life and love are themes, Josh Tillman offers his sixth album where the songs...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2798/j-tillman-year-in-the-kingdom-shock/

VINYL HAYRIDE; COUNTRY MUSIC ALBUM COVERS 1947-89 by PAUL KINGSBURY

...the heart of country music from the days of Tex Ritter and square dances to the new country acts of the...

Tagged with: country music | steve earle |

Writing in Elsewhere: > writingelsewhere/2704/vinyl-hayride-country-music-album-covers-1947-89-by-paul-kingsbury/

Them Crooked Vultures: Them Crooked Vultures (Sony)

...of Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and John Paul...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2754/them-crooked-vultures-them-crooked-vultures-sony/

Various: Albums from the Smithsonian Folkways series (Folkways/Southbound)

...pocket-sized colllection of great (Lead Belly, Josh White, Lonnie Johnson) and sometimes overlooked...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1712/various-albums-from-the-smithsonian-folkways-series-folkways-southbound/

Charlie Haden Family and Friends: Rambling Boy (Universal)

...met Coleman. With a family of musician children (Josh helmed his own band Spain, his daughters Rachel...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2287/charlie-haden-family-and-friends-rambling-boy-universal/

Queens of the Stone Age: Rated R, Deluxe Edition (Universal)

...Pilot, Better Living Through Chemistry) from Josh Homme it has a late Sixties garagemetal feel to...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/3452/queens-of-the-stone-age-rated-r-deluxe-edition-universal/

GRIFFITH REVIEW: FOOD CHAIN edited by JULIANNE SCHULTZ

...global food problems off centre-stage. David Ritter considers the dumping fish (between a quarter...

Tagged with: books and authors | food chain | mark kurlansky | recipes from elsewhere |

Writing in Elsewhere: > writingelsewhere/2939/griffith-review-food-chain-edited-by-julianne-schultz/

FLEET FOXES INTERVIEWED (2008): Their remarkable year

...and Wescott says it wasn’t until drummer Josh Tillman joined six months ago that the band was... ...and we then did an EP [Sun Giant], and then Josh came in. It wasn’t until we started...

Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2008 | fleet foxes |

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/2115/fleet-foxes-interviewed-2008-their-remarkable-year/

NEIL COWLEY, UK JAZZ PIANIST PROFILED (2009): Hip and riffing

...singers (including Tim Rogers of You Am I and Josh Pyke) got together with an orchestra to play the...

Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/2780/neil-cowley-uk-jazz-pianist-profiled-2009-hip-and-riffing/

ALAN BROADBENT INTERVIEWED: The art of time, and timing

...at Carnegie Hall with his triplet daughters, son Josh and half of the Nashville studio players....

Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/1827/alan-broadbent-interviewed-the-art-of-time-and-timing/

COMIX ARTIST ART SPIEGELMAN INTERVIEWED 1991: The Maus that Rawed

...bound in the same covers as the high realism of Josh Alan and Drew Friedman’s parody of a...

Tagged with: art and artists | books and authors | from hell | pablo picasso |

Writing in Elsewhere: > writingelsewhere/1760/comix-artist-art-spiegelman-interviewed-1991-the-maus-that-rawed/

OVER THERE a television series by STEVEN BOCHCO AND CHRIS GEROLMO (DVD, 2005)

...similarities to the characters they play: actor Josh Henderson (the gung-ho Bo) comes from Texas and...

Film in Elsewhere: > film/2656/over-there-a-television-series-by-steven-bochco-and-chris-gerolmo-dvd-2005/

MICAH P HINSON INTERVIEWED (2008): We won't have to be lonesome

Micah P Hinson is one those artists who is just starting to appear on the radar for many people, this despite much touring, two excellent albums before his current Micah P Hinson and the Red Empire O

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/1782/micah-p-hinson-interviewed-2008-we-wont-have-to-be-lonesome/

America, driving across the country (April-May 2004)

...San Bernadino Freeway but by the arid beauty of Joshua Tree, with its strange cacti and dust-blown...

Travel Stories: > travelstories/273/america-driving-across-the-country-april-may-2004/

East Coast, North Island of New Zealand: Hawkes Bay the long way

...coast passing the pub which offers fresh mussel fritters. We stop at the marker erected to commemorate...

Travel Stories: > travelstories/257/east-coast-north-island-of-new-zealand-hawkes-bay-the-long-way/

JOE LOVANO, A CAREER CONSIDERATION (2004): Sax in every direction

...with his ’94 release Tenor Legacy with Joshua Redman which earned him that Grammy nomination...

Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/1867/joe-lovano-a-career-consideration-2004-sax-in-every-direction/

Kuching in Borneo Malaysia: Big city, small town

...young man play an odd stringed instrument, and fritter away an hour over a beer as tambang chug across...

Travel Stories: > travelstories/309/kuching-in-borneo-malaysia-big-city-small-town/

GLASS, A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS, a documentary by SCOTT HICKS (Madman DVD)

...tossing mushrooms in a pan in his kitchen and joshing with the many, many children, his business is...

Film in Elsewhere: > film/3043/glass-a-portrait-of-philip-in-twelve-parts-a-documentary-by-scott-hicks-madman-dvd/

BRIAN ENO; THE EARLY SOLO YEARS 1973-77: Alchemy in the studio

...late 70s, and U2's most interesting work on The Joshua Tree, Unforgettable Fire, Achtung Baby and...

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/2430/brian-eno-the-early-solo-years-1973-77-alchemy-in-the-studio/

Joe Henry: Blood From Stars (Anti)

There is something pointless and not a little depressing writing about another fine Joe Henry album: the 18 people who love his work probably already know of the album, and as for the rest . . . ? I

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2514/joe-henry-blood-from-stars-anti/

LIVING COLOUR: VERNON REID INTERVIEWED (1993): Black, white and everything in between

...every album will be as ‘big’ as The Joshua Tree. “Records are phenomenological...

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/2249/living-colour-vernon-reid-interviewed-1993-black-white-and-everything-in-between/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 M Ward: Hold Time (4AD)

The previous album by M Ward, Post-War, was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2006 albums for its dark hues, free-range musical approach (blues, alt.rock, indie-folk, Americana etc) and the fact it had so

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2207/best-of-elsewhere-2009-m-ward-hold-time-4ad/

McCoy Tyner: Guitars (Half Note)

...John Scofield, tenor players Joe Henderson and Joshua Redman, altoist Arthur Blythe and many other...

Tagged with: bill frisell | john scofield | marc ribot | mccoy tyner |

Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/1974/mccoy-tyner-guitars-half-note/

U2: Achtung Baby (1991); Zooropa (1993)

...Hence the Brian Eno-produced, dark-hued The Joshua Tree album (1987) which was preoccupied with...

Tagged with: brian eno | johnny cash |

Essential Elsewhere: > essentialelsewhere/2151/u2-achtung-baby-1991-zooropa-1993/

Allen Toussaint: The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch/Warners)

...others (pianist Brad Mehldau and tenor player Joshua Redman guest on a track each) he conjures up...

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2540/allen-toussaint-the-bright-mississippi-nonesuch-warners/

Danny McCrum Band: Say What You Mean (Paper Plane)

This bristling, tight, and emotionally taut album by McCrum and his Auckland band is a real step up from their already impressive debut Awake and Restless which found much favour at Elsewhere. This t

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/2639/danny-mccrum-band-say-what-you-mean-paper-plane/

The Flying Burrito Brothers: Wild Horses (1970)

...out completely when he ODed in a motel room in Joshua Tree. However Parsons' influence on rock --...

From the Vaults: > fromthevaults/3350/the-flying-burrito-brothers-wild-horses-1970/

Not a member of U2 in sight. Joshua Tree, California

...a member of U2 in sight. Joshua Tree,...

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THE YOUNG LIONS OF JAZZ (1994): Tomorrow is the question

...the new crop. The real exception is Warner act Joshua Redman, whose Wish album has sold almost... ...McLaughlin’s Free Spirits; tenor player Joshua Redman and drummer T.S. Monk (the sons of...

Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/3272/the-young-lions-of-jazz-1994-tomorrow-is-the-question/

ANDY WARHOL'S LOOK: Glamour, Style, Fashion and Moron

...portrait of Queen Maria Luisa, or Sir Joshua Reynolds. The coalminer’s son from...

Cultural Elsewhere: > culturalelsewhere/3234/andy-warhols-look-glamour-style-fashion-and-moron/

Mose Allison: The Way of the World (Anti)

Mose Allison is one of those slightly obscure figures whose name is often heard in interviews with the likes of Van Morrison and Elvis Costello -- and he was also the subject of a song by the Pixies.

Jazz in Elsewhere: > jazz/2989/mose-allison-the-way-of-the-world-anti/

The Imagined Village: Empire and Love (ECC/Southbound)

Every now and again the English music press gets infatuated by traditional folk (to make amends for hailing Gay Day and other such rubbish Britrock?) and embarks on a brief essaying of various musici

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/3002/the-imagined-village-empire-and-love-ecc-southbound/

Grand Archives: The Grand Archive (SubPop/Rhythmethod)

There are albums which, if you never hear, you probably can ignore and live happily without. For those who hear them however they become a private passion. I can't imagine my life without a regular b

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1544/grand-archives-the-grand-archive-subpop-rhythmethod/

Dudley Benson: The Awakening (Golden Retriever)

The charming and slightly eccentric art music of Benson will be familiar to longtime Elsewhere people: his previous EPs have been posted here -- and now comes the long-anticipated debut album. The fo

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1533/dudley-benson-the-awakening-golden-retriever/

Jason Collett; Idols of Exile (Rhythmethod) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2006

This Canadian singer-songwriter makes a big impression on this very likeable and diverse debut album: at times he sounds like a less irritating David Grey, elsewhere he reveals some beautiful pop sen

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/883/jason-collett-idols-of-exile-rhythmethod-best-of-elsewhere-2006/

LEE SCRATCH PERRY IN THE 90s: Getting dub'n'reggae through time tuff

...between your heart and gut or suddenly introduce Joshua commanding the sun to stand still, there is no...

Reggae: > reggae/1864/lee-scratch-perry-in-the-90s-getting-dubnreggae-through-time-tuff/

Greg Graffin: Cold As The Clay (Anti/Shock)

Okay, I'll admit it, I've never heard a note by Bad Religion, the band Graffin usually fronts (and which is regularly described as "punk" and had an album entitled Recipe For Hate). But thi

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/871/greg-graffin-cold-as-the-clay-anti-shock/

THE RAMONES END OF THE CENTURY. METALLICA SOME KIND OF MONSTER DVDS REVIEWED (2007)

...you do make lots of money (which you can fritter away on drugs or alcohol or both, or buy US$5...

Film in Elsewhere: > film/829/the-ramones-end-of-the-century-metallica-some-kind-of-monster-dvds-reviewed-2007/

ERIC BURDON INTERVIEWED 2001: The songs of a survivor

...well. Speaking from his California home in Joshua Tree, Burdon -- croaky of voice and lucid, if...

Tagged with: eric burdon | jimi hendrix | mick jagger | who |

Absolute Elsewhere: > absoluteelsewhere/471/eric-burdon-interviewed-2001-the-songs-of-a-survivor/

U2: My unforgettable fire

...hometown heroes: they wrapped up their Joshua Tree tour here and clips from some of their...

Tagged with: arizona | from the vaults | my back pages | u2 |

My Back Pages: > mybackpages/763/u2-my-unforgettable-fire/

Joe Henry; Civilians (Anti/Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

With a small band, and guests Bill Frisell (on guitar) and Van Dyke Parks (piano), the much ignored Henry continues his singular path which owes a little to a less grumbly Tom Waits but remains prope

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1311/joe-henry-civilians-anti-shock-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

The Broken Heartbreakers: The Broken Heartbreakers (Rhythmethod) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

With a sound which draws equally on the Left Banke, the Everly Brothers, Brian Wilson, Beatles, alt.country harmonies and the Anglofolk tradition, this Auckland group can hardly fail. In songwriter J

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1398/the-broken-heartbreakers-the-broken-heartbreakers-rhythmethod-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Gary Louris: Vagabond (Ryko/Elite)

Louris was a founder of the cornerstone alt.country band the Jayhawks whose career in the 90s saw them weave their way from country-rock to post-grunge rock and sometimes pure pop They were hard to g

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1513/gary-louris-vagabond-ryko-elite/

Dawn Landes: Fireproof (Shock)

Located somewhere between alt.folk and alt.country (sort of the urban/rural crossover) this Kentucky-born, New York-based singer-songwriter has supported the likes of Andrew Bird, Jose Gonzalez and S

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1529/dawn-landes-fireproof-shock/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: The Mountain Goats, Heretic Pride (4AD)

Co-produced by John Vanderslice, the typically opaque lyrics by John Darnielle are given space and clarity so as to bewilder and bemuse you by turns. Not many people write songs with titles like Sax

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1487/best-of-elsewhere-2008-the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride-4ad/

John Vanderslice: Emerald City (Longtime Listener)

You have to admire someone who kicks off their solo career with a hoax in which it was suggested that Microsoft (whose logo he had mimicked on his first single Bill Gates Must Die) was getting litigi

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1446/john-vanderslice-emerald-city-longtime-listener/

Lightning Dust: Lightning Dust (PopFrenzy/Rhythmethod)

...I know nothing about these people (Webber and Joshua Wells) other than this album. But right now,...

Tagged with: camera obscura | clientele | lightning dust | popfrenzy |

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1403/lightning-dust-lightning-dust-popfrenzy-rhythmethod/

Danny McCrum Band: Awake and Restless (McCrum)

Here's a guess, this smart pop-rock album from an Auckland singer-songwriter and his tight, crackling band won't get much attention. The reason? There's not been much sympathy or space for well-craft

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1432/danny-mccrum-band-awake-and-restless-mccrum/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Loudon Wainwright: Strange Weirdos (Universal)

Longtime cynic, straight-shooter and occasionally misanthropic singer-songwriter Wainwright shows no sign of losing his touch even though he is now in his 60s. His subjects will always provide plenty

New Music from Elsewhere: > music/1434/best-of-elsewhere-2008-loudon-wainwright-strange-weirdos-universal/

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