Music listings Nov 20, 2008
ROBYN HITCHCOCK Continuing the full-album performance trend, the master of wild wordplay gives 1984's "I Often Dream of Trains" a complete workout, in addition to other tunes from his lengthy, colorful catalog. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21. (Boston Globe)
Jonathan Demme gets back to his basics with 'Rachel Getting Married' Oct 12, 2008
Many of Demme's rock 'n' roll friends (Robyn Hitchcock, Sister Carol) flit through the movie as hired wedding performers, and the groom is played by Tunde Adebimpe, a member of the band TV on the Radio. (Too bad the Feelies didn't get back together in time. (Boston Globe)
Review: Hathaway dazzles in 'Rachel' Oct 6, 2008
They include Robyn Hitchcock, "Sister" Carol East and a posse of Brazilian drummers. The bridegroom is Tunde Adebimpe, from TV on the Radio. (CNN -- Showbiz)
'Rachel Getting Married': All In The Family, By Kurt Loder Oct 4, 2008
There are also several returning faces from past Demme films, among them "Sister" Carol East ("Something Wild"), Fab 5 Freddy ("The Manchurian Candidate"), Paul Lazar (the bobble-eyed bug guy in "The Silence of the Lambs") and lovable eccentric Robyn Hitchcock, who gets to sing two good songs. (The movie almost overflows with music, ranging from melancholy balalaika motifs to a romping Brazilian samba troupe. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Reception party ruins Rachel Getting Married Oct 3, 2008
I adore Robyn Hitchcock (the subject of a Demme documentary) and Sister Carol (who memorably put a Caribbean spin on Wild Thing at the end of Demmes Something Wild), but their musical performances along with that of a samba combo grind the plot of Rachel to a complete halt. By the time the amps get unplugged and the characters start speaking again, the momentum is completely lost. (MSNBC -- Movies)
New tour, new album for Old 97's Sep 25, 2008
Miller recalls the late 1980s, when he was "a teen folkie opening for punk rock bands in Dallas," and saw R.E.M. and Robyn Hitchcock at Reunion Arena. "It was a life-changing experience for me," he says. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Feist, Martha Wainwright Head to Greenland For Cape Farewell Sep 20, 2008
They are taking part in Cape Farewell, a British program that this year has invited such musical talents as Jarvis Cocker, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Laurie Anderson and Robyn Hitchcock, as well as Canadians Feist and Martha Wainwright, for a scientific, as well as artistic, exploration of the North. The program is meant to inspire works about climate change whether pop songs, novels, photos or poems and to instigate a cultural response to climate change. (Exclaim!)
Rachel Getting Married Sep 6, 2008
The inclusion of TV On the Radios Tunde Adebimpe as groom Sidney, as well as Robyn Hitchcock and Fab 5 Freddy, in the midst of a supporting cast of on-screen musicians, keeps the flourishing score alive and involved throughout. Rachel Getting Married is a launching pad for many of its participants but perhaps most of all for Demme, who begins the next phase of his career with arguably his best film to date. (Exclaim!)
ATL's Young Jeezy at the Tabernacle Aug 30, 2008
The quintet has covered songs by Brian Eno, the Flaming Lips and Robyn Hitchcock, and you can hear traces of all three in the band s work. The quartet version of the band that played at South by Southwest in Austin earlier this year rocked a lot harder than any of that might indicate. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
How Hitchcock got his 'Groove' back Aug 26, 2008
My favorite Robyn Hitchcock songs are not always the most clever. Sure, who else can pull off "My Wife and My Dead Wife" or "I Got the Hots". (Boston Globe)
Finish our tune! Apr 11, 2008
"But then I was also listening to people like Robyn Hitchcock, who taught me that it's OK to be absurdist - and you can still convey a pretty interesting and poignant idea people can relate to, even if it does involve crabs and insects as the main characters.". In fact, Meloy is as likely to associate his songwriting style with a novelist or poet as with another musician. (Guardian Unlimited)
THE 'PUMP ROCKER Apr 6, 2008
Lowe, who plays the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center Wednesday night on a bill with Robyn Hitchcock, has re-entered the public spotlight over the past year due to two albums created 30 years apart: his latest, the crooning "At My Age," and the re-issue of 1978's "Jesus of Cool," the solo debut that was re-christened "Pure Pop for Now People" in America so that sensitive Yanks wouldn't take offense. The irony begins with the title of his debut. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The Hear & Now Apr 4, 2008
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R.E.M. is firing on all cylinders with the new CD 'Accelerate' Mar 30, 2008
"When I was 15, I wanted to make a mark because I thought, 'We're going to die soon,' and everyone thought I was insane," says Buck, a tireless musician who tours with Robyn Hitchcock and in various outfits with two longtime R.E.M. sidemen, drummer Bill Rieflin and guitarist Scott McCaughey. "Now being in my 50s all those things make sense. We make a record every two or three years. How many do I have left?". (Boston Globe)
Finding Their Religion Mar 28, 2008
As three consecutive sonic duds got filed under R, Stipe started producing movies, Buck moonlighted with other bands (and slagged his own in Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death. and Insects, a documentary about the singer), while Mills claims he contemplated quitting a few hundred times. (Time.com)
Decemberists' Meloy Heading To Stage, Studio Mar 1, 2008
He continues, "I'm just following some of my idols -- Robyn Hitchcock and Grant Lee Phillips, who have never let their songs exist in just one arrangement, whether it's with a band or solo.". Meloy says he wanted a much more "intimate" feeling for the live record, something that would reflect his earlier days. (MediaWeek.com)
REM announce massive stadium dates Feb 26, 2008
The March show at the Royal Albert Hall, also featuring Robyn Hitchcock, Foals and Duke Spirit is already sold out. Further performances this year will come at the Oxegen and T in the Park festivals. (Guardian Unlimited)
REM confirm London tour date Feb 12, 2008
Support will come from Robyn Hitchcock, Foals and The Duke Spirit ... The band fans in Oxford last month by taking to the stage with headliner Robyn Hitchcock for a one-off gig. (Digital Spy)
Sound advice on box sets Nov 23, 2007
Robyn Hitchcock, "I Wanna Go Backwards"A bounty of unreleased goodies, this box set reissues Hitchcock's 1981 debut, "Black Snake Diamond Role," along with "I Often Dream of Trains" (1984) and "Eye" (1990). Diehard fans will definitely want to hear "While Thatcher Mauled Britain: Demos '81-'90," a new double-disc collection of bonus material. (Boston Globe)
Pick out a box set for every musical taste Nov 23, 2007
Robyn Hitchcock, I Wanna Go BackwardsYep Roc, 5 discs, $58Foundation: First of two planned retrospectives, this showcases the British cult hero's Byrds/Beatles/Barrett-inspired work on expanded versions of three '80s solo albums. Frills: Not content with expanding the original albums to double their length, the set adds two discs of mostly unreleased tracks from the same period. (USA Today -- Life)
Hitchcock Looks 'Backwards' With Boxed Set... Aug 9, 2007
Katie Hasty, N.Y. Early recordings and previously unreleased material from Robyn Hitchcock will be packed in the five-disc boxed set "I Wanna Go Backwards," due Oct. 16 via Yep Roc. A compilation of B-sides, demos and alternate takes, many of them previously unreleased, are assembled on the double-disc "While Thatcher Mauled Britain Part 1& 2." The British songwriter's 1981 debut, "Black Snake Diamond Role," 1984's "I Often Dream of Trains" and 1990's "Eye" will also be included in the box with... (Billboard.com)
Ferry trip gives Dylan softer side (Adam Mazmanian) May 22, 2007
The Byrds, the Grateful Dead, Duane Eddy and Robyn Hitchcock have all assayed full-length records of Dylan songs, as have legions of lesser known artists and tribute bands. This is not to mention multi-artist albums perpetrated by talents awesome and obscure, from the recording of the 1992 Madison Square Garden tribute featuring Neil Young, Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder, to a two-volume set called "Duluth Does Dylan," in which hometown bands pay tribute to their favorite son. (Washington Times)
Syd Barrett - Madcap's Last Laugh, Barbican, London May 14, 2007
" The night is crammed with "must-see" moments: Kate McGarrigle; Martha Wainwright and Lilly Lanken's spectral harmonies on "Golden Hair"; or Robyn Hitchcock and John Paul Jones's deft guitar and mandolin reading of "Terrapin". Nothing, though, can prepare us for the shock of seeing Roger Waters perform sans hi-tech equipment. "I am, of course, terrified," he concedes before a moving take on his own "Flickering Flame". He says of Barrett: "Before his illness, he lived his life like he walked -... (Independent)
Floyd play at Barrett tribute gig May 13, 2007
Damon Albarn, Chrissie Hynde and Robyn Hitchcock also performed Barrett songs. The guitarist was the band's first creative force and an influential songwriter, writing their early favourites. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Pink Floyd Members Appear At Barrett Tribute... May 12, 2007
Other performers on the night included Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn, the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde and Soft Boys singer Robyn Hitchcock. They then took part in an all-star finale of one of Barrett's best-known compositions, the psychedelic track "Bike" taken from the band's debut 1967 album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn." Waters, however, did not join in. (Billboard.com)
The lighter side of Hitchcock Apr 8, 2007
He's a tall man, Robyn Hitchcock ... ROBYN HITCHCOCK performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Slim's, 333 11th St., San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle)
the history of the play Apr 8, 2007
In Sounds, Robyn Hitchcock discusses with Sylvie Simmons why he tries to lighten up the dark themes in his music (Page 40), Aidin Vaziri finds out why Hilary Duff went darker with her hair (Pop Quiz, Page 44), and Ben Fong-Torres reports on Alice radio's anything-but-dark team of No Name and Sarah, who are adding a television show to their resume (Radio Waves, Page 43). Next week: YouTube favorites. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Putting his stomp on the Boston club scene Mar 30, 2007
BITS & PIECES Tonight Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 headline T.T. the Bear's. The Cold War Kids are downstairs at the Middle East. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Country Gets It Write Mar 23, 2007
" - groan - which was recorded by Garth Brooks and George Jones. It's a continuing series, and this date's sold out, so go to the next one - May 31. TOMORROW: Maybe South by Southwest has jumped the shark and Sanjaya's crying girl doesn't deserve all this press, so drown your sorrows in more music. Bettye LaVette might understand. The powerful 61-year-old soul singer, who was born in Mississippi but raised in Detroit, started performing when she was 16. And she's still doing it, this time... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Spotting a star in the Texas night Mar 23, 2007
Chosen by: Robyn Hitchcock, psych-folk-rock musician. "He looks like Another Side of Bob Dylan-era Dylan - the button-down shirt, mouth-harp and the hair going up - crossed with Rolling Thunder-era Dylan 10 years later with the upright bass. But the mood of the music isn't Dylan-y at all; it's quite ramshackle and very direct, passionate but not self-conscious. He didn't appear to take himself too seriously. There's a very interesting story to his life but the music that came out of it wasn't... (Guardian Unlimited)
Starting to sound like spring Mar 19, 2007
There's an emphasis on the founders of alternative rock, with sets from old timers such as Robyn Hitchcock, Patti Smith, the Durutti Column, Buzzcocks, Billy Bragg, Jonathan Richman, and Sonic Youth. A three-day pass is available for $150. (Boston Globe)
The 21st annual SXSW Mar 19, 2007
Bands seen: Maps es, Robyn Hitchcock, Fionn Regan, the Storys, Peter and the Wolf, the Holmes Brothers, Slaraffenland, Cyril Neville, the Fratellis, Mew, David Fonseca, Booker T. G's, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Terry Reid, Willy Mason, Mika, Rachel Fuller, the Alarm Clocks, Sam the Sham, Office, Amy Winehouse, Apples in Stereo, the Good, the Bad and the Queen, Budos Band, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Silos, Detroit Cobras, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, the Buzzcocks, Hoodoo Gurus, the Meat... (Variety)
Live Music Picks? How about Lucinda Wil000005C4liams Mar 17, 2007
Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3. GIVE IT TO THE SOFT BOY: Hitchcock emerged as part of the Soft Boys, a band contemporary with the punk revolution in the U.K. The Soft Boys shared punk's do-it-yourself spirit and a touch of the aggression, but there was more jangling psychedelia and whimsical wit in their music. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Morello, Townshend Kick Out The Jams At SXSW Mar 17, 2007
With fellow big names like R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck and Robyn Hitchcock looking on, the duo worked with a collection of younger artists -- including Martha Wainwright, Massachusetts troubadour Willy Mason, new British sensation Mika, British singer/songwriter Alexi Murdoch and Joe Purdy, a Los Angeles artist with whom Townshend performed a duet version of his solo hit "Let My Love Open The Door.". Townshend, along with Fuller -- who likened the show to "a hootenanny" -- served generously as a... (MediaWeek.com)
Vomiting Band, Kirsten Dunst — And Flavor Flav! — Giving SXSW Extra Flavor Mar 17, 2007
But after only three days at SXSW, I'm totally starting to feel the inner Andy Rooney in me come to life (and he loves Robyn Hitchcock). Maybe it's the fact that every dude here is wearing a tank top, or the fact that every girl looks she's Karen O's stunt double. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Spring break for rock stars Mar 17, 2007
"It's a great opportunity for us to knock about 20 birds out of the sky with one stone," says Glenn Dicker, label manager for Yep Roc and Redeye Distribution, which handles such acts as Los Straitjackets and Robyn Hitchcock. Yet as SXSW's size has swelled, some are starting to wonder if there will ever again be a pure breakout band for the Austin gathering. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Bands blossom at eclectic SXSW Mar 14, 2007
Also performing will be Bloc Party, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Razorlight, the Bravery, Rickie Lee Jones, Badly Drawn Boy, Robyn Hitchcock, Meat Puppets, Buzzcocks and new bands fronted by Tom Morello, Perry Farrell and Les Claypool. International invasion. (Variety)
DIRECTV Unveils All-Star Line Up of Artists for First-Ever Live Broadcast of South By Southwest, Exclusively on The 101 Mar 9, 2007
In addition to the live performances, those watching SXSW Live from the comfort of their homes will have unprecedented access to behind-the-scenes footage, artist interviews and insider festival commentary delivered by Project MyWorld's Shaina Fewell, and musician Andrew W.K. These segments will include interviews with artists and industry experts such as Keynote speaker Pete Townshend of The Who, Lollapalooza creator Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction, Iggy Pop and The Stooges as well as an... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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Get your groove on with Amarok. Thursday January 18, 2007 (09:01 AM GMT). (Linux.com)
Get your groove on with Amarok Jan 18, 2007
Thursday January 18, 2007 (09:01 AM GMT). So, you got the new iPod that you wanted for Christmas, but you're no fan of iTunes. (Linux.com)
R.E.M. earn their rock'n'roll Stipe Jan 10, 2007
Stipe and bassist Mike Mills are in London to visit bandmate Peter Buck, who's opening for Robyn Hitchcock on tour. Stipe said all four band members, including former drummer Bill Berry, will play for the induction. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Rock legends play impromptu gig Jan 9, 2007
Two members of American rock giants REM made an unannounced appearance at the Zodiac club in Cowley Road following a show by eccentric English artist Robyn Hitchcock ... Robyn Hitchcock fan Phil Lamphee, from Charlbury, said: "People were stunned when REM came on - I don't think they could believe it was happening. "The place was by no means packed because it was a Sunday night, and it's a shame there weren't more people there to see it. (Oxford Mail)
R.E.M. Thrilled To Join Patti Smith In Rock Hall... Jan 9, 2007
The trio is also considering "I'm Gonna DJ," an unreleased song from the sessions for 2004's "Around the Sun" that they played last night in Oxford, England, with Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, which features Buck and R.E.M. drummer Bill Rieflin. "The songs that we're working on now will probably be at least some of the songs on the record," Mills says. (Billboard.com)
