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Neko Case - Middle Cyclone

A piano orchestra is an out of the ordinary feature on any album, but when it comes to Neko Case, anything can happen. Having moved to a new farm in Vermont, Case turned her new barn into a studio and then used Craig’s List on the Internet to collect Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 2:29 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)

Filed under: CD, Reviews, M Ward, The Band, Calexico, Neko Case

M Ward New Album in 2009, Jim James takes a dive

Ok some great news from one of my favourite singer/songwriters, M Ward is releasing a new album called Hold Time in February 2009. He is also rumoured to be working on an album with Jim James and Conor Oberst, but it seems this will only see the light Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:25 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)

Filed under: Bright Eyes, M Ward, My Morning Jacket

The Ballad of Lucky Fonz III

Amsterdam's award-winning folk singer Lucky Fonz III has returned to Gauteng for a second tour and will be playing at Oppikoppi this weekend. Fonz is deeply rooted in the American song traditions, his influences traversing Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Neil Read More...

Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 4:12 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)

Filed under: Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Bright Eyes, M Ward, Oppikoppi, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, will Oldham, Lucky Fonz III

In search of the miraculous: Lucky Fonz III @ Back 2 Basix

All Photos: COPYRIGHT Lisa Skinner Last night I witnessed something truly miraculous. I saw one of the finest singer/songwriters walking the planet deliver a performance so spellbindingly beautiful, it made me angry that there were only fourteen other Read More...

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:04 PM by Lloyd | 4 Comments

Filed under: Johnny Cash, Bright Eyes, M Ward, Bob Dylan, Devendra Banhart, Leonard Cohen, will Oldham, Lucky Fonz III

M Ward News - Side Project Album due in March

So following the news that M Ward and Conor Oberst are forming a band, comes some other great M Ward related news courtesy of Pitchfork . You see, M Ward and actress/musician Zooey Deschanel are releasing a record through Merge under the name She and Read More...

Posted Monday, January 14, 2008 5:38 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)

Filed under: Bright Eyes, M Ward

Conor Oberst and M Ward form a band!

So a great bit of news that has me really excited for next year. You see it seems that Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes fame, is forming a new band with one of my favourite singer/songwriters M Ward. That's about all we know right now, but shit that's cool. Read More...

Posted Tuesday, December 04, 2007 5:00 PM by Lloyd | 3 Comments

Filed under: Bright Eyes, M Ward, My Morning Jacket, Bob Dylan

M Ward - Post-War

Every once in a while a songwriter comes along with such talent that the world sits back and gasps. I’m thinking Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright of late, but another singer songwriter that has slipped almost completely under the radar, with his five Read More...

Posted Friday, February 23, 2007 12:33 PM by Lloyd | 6 Comments

Filed under: CD, Reviews, M Ward

M Ward - What is there to say?

One of my favourite artists in the entire world is the mercurial M Ward. Ward is a genius that effortlessly crafts songs that on first listen feel like they have exsited for an eternity. What I am trying to say is that his music is bloody timeless, alright! Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:00 AM by Lloyd | 1 Comments

Filed under: CD, Reviews, M Ward

Quiet is the new loud: The Nu Folk Festival is set to thrust local alt-country stars into the limelight.

The world of folk, blues and country seems to have gained a new lease on life; nothing like a near-death experience to bring on a hive of activity. With a spring in its step, it has been churning out wonderful albums by young artists such as Devendra Read More...

Posted Tuesday, June 27, 2006 3:59 PM by Lloyd | 234 Comments

Filed under: The Sick-Leaves, The City Bowl Mizers, SA Bands, Elvis Presley, Bright Eyes, M Ward, My Morning Jacket, Interview, Sonic Youth, Josie Field, Jim Neversink, Gram Parsons, Devendra Banhart, The Clash, Feature

My Morning Jacket Interview + Album review

In an ideal world of consumer protection, the warning label on the new My Morning Jacket album Z would read: Warning! Warning! This monster has mutated -- with a fine-print scrawl about the side effects of sheer joy, delight and hysterical bliss. Yes, Read More...

Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 11:31 AM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)

Filed under: CD, Reviews, The Flaming Lips, Neil Young, Bright Eyes, Radiohead, M Ward, My Morning Jacket, Interview, Feature