John lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he's also the managing editor of a small publishing house. His three -song solo EP, Provincial Road 222, is the second in a series of recordings exploring streets and highways in his home province. While the first, City Route 85, was …
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Grinderman's new studio album 'Grinderman 2' is available now on Anti. 'Grinderman 2' was recorded in 2009 at London's RAK, State of The Ark and Assault and Battery studios. Co-produced by Grinderman and Nick Launay, the album was mixed by Launay at London's British Grove in August 2009 and LA's …
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Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and soul/gospel legend Mavis Staples delivers more wall-to-wall joy on her triumphant new Anti- album, 'You Are Not Alone,' than any other release you're likely to hear this year. Produced by fellow Chicagoan Jeff Tweedy at Wilco's studio The Loft, the intimate and textured …
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Grinderman "Heathen Child" digital single
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Lost In The Trees a maverick collective from Chapel Hill, North Carolina helmed by composer and songwriter Ari Picker. The band merges dramatic symphonic elements with the soaring melodies of American folk and modern pop, creating a sound that is simultaneously intimate and sonically ambitious.
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Mavis Staples "You Are Not Alone" digital single
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Bettye LaVette brings the British Invasion home to its American R&B roots on her latest CD, 'Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook.' While Bettye's Grammy-nominated 2007 disc 'The Scene Of The Crime' went to the source to find triumph over her own anguish, 'Interpretations' looks to the past this time for …
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An underground star from his years as a battle champion, poet and founder of influential Strange Famous Records, Francis garnered even wider acclaim with his incendiary 2005 release <'A Healthy Distrust,' a timely condemnation of corporate greed, war-mongering and American complacency. On his electrifying new album 'Li(f)e,' Francis turns his …
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Sage Francis "The Best Of Times" single
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The album is recorded in 301 Studio's in Byron Bay Australia, under the bright sunny skies, surrounded by white sand beaches and rolling turquoise waves - a setting that couldn't be better for this album. Moving away from the heavier edged sound that he pursued on Dark Shades of Blue …
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Sage Francis "Slow Man" digital single
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Indie rock heroes The Weakerthans new DVD-CD Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre offers a jubilant testament to the Winnipeg band's considerable creative powers as both literary minded songwriters and charismatic live performers. Founded in 1997 the band has deep roots in the thriving North American indie scene. The band …
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