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Frank Bango benefit show @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics (Brooklyn Vegan)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:19:27 GMT

... and allies including Sean Eden (Luna), Steve Calhoon (Pretendo, Skeleton Key, Vic Chesnutt, Daniel Johnston), Jane Scarpantoni, Joan Wasser, Graham Maby (Joe Jackson), Jeremy Chatsky, and Bango's longtime band The Magic Fingers. The record was mixed by Pete Min and Ed Stasium (Talking Heads, The Ramones, The Smithereens, among countless others). Nada Surf....

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TV shows use songs to tell stories (Variety.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:48:04 GMT

... of each song rather than just a few bars. The tunes originate from obscure artists like Daniel Johnston as well as arena headliners like the Rolling Stones and Radiohead.Usage is less about quantity than accentuation. Case in point: Morphine's "Buena" during a four-minute segment in the first season of "Life.""That was bizarre in that we put it into a cut and it played out to the...

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The Devil and Daniel Johnston (The Plummet Onions)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:28:19 GMT

It’s no secret that I think Daniel Johnston is a great songwriter and an inspiring performer. He’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I think he’s a legitimate genius. A tortured genius. I was finally able to see the documentary of his life, The Devil and Daniel Johnston: it was on TV tonight. It’s excellent. It [...]

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Review: Bright Eyes - Noise Floor (allmyvinyl)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:06:55 GMT

... but some cover versions and collaborations. To treat the cover versions first, Devil Town is a Daniel Johnston tune. Now I saw The Devil & Daniel Johnston , and what I saw was a tragic but half-heart-warming tale of a man trying to cope with mental illness. I did not see a genius songwriter. I saw many well-meaning, but ultimately misguided people, trying to help a mentally...

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Cultural Life: Laura Marling, Singer (The Independent)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:00:01 GMT

... from the Sun. There is something familiar about watching them away from home. Film The Devil and Daniel Johnston is one of those documentary films I've been meaning to watch for a long time but often I'm too scared about how it is going to affect me. Daniel Johnston is a manic-depressive singer-songwriter. He is convinced he is both God and the Devil. I've had to watch...

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A date with Eddie Vedder in DC on 8-16! (Down to Earth)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:49:41 GMT

Heck, the 43-year-old singer got a standing ovation even before putting fingers to the fret board. Stating that there was “a fairly interesting evening planned so let’s get into it,” Vedder opened with a cover of Daniel Johnston’s Walking The Cow before showing his powerful pipes during Trouble, the latter causing him some trouble and resulting in a false start.

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The Wire: September 2008 (DJ Martian's Page)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:56:00 GMT

New issue of The Wire is a politics and music themed issue. On the cover: Ultra-Red - Mark Fisher talks experimental music and radical politics with the multinational audio activists. Other features include interviews with Trevor Watts, Ghédalia Tazartès, Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair's Invisible Jukebox, Dusk & Blackdown, Aleks Kolkowski, Allora & Calzadilla in Cross Platform, Global...

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Backblog… (Irish Blogs)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:31:10 GMT

Story of Hair having tea. *stretches arms* *yawns* I’ve been having a jolly good rest from blogging and broadcasting alike. Recent highlights have been the Daniel Johnston and Friends gig and The Mantua Festival down in Roscommon. I’ve returned to the blog to get on top of the backlog of a few of July’s indie hour shows. The first mp3 I’m putting up is the one from July 10th with Story...

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New Jolie Holland - "Mexico City" (Stereogum Premiere) (Stereogum)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:33:56 GMT

On this first track from Jolie's forthcoming The Living & The Dead , things are certainly less swinging. Which is fair to expect from a song pulling motifs from the Day Of The Dead , although Jolie's suggested it's part of a larger effort to keep her jazzier urges at bay. For the new LP, Holland says she found inspiration in the likes of Neil Young and Daniel Johnston, bringing to light...

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Eddie Vedder Scales Back At NYC Solo Show (Billboard )

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

... scaled-down environment, including "Dead Man," "Drifting" and "Man of the Hour," while covers of Daniel Johnston's "Walking the Cow," James Taylor's "Millworker" and Cat Stevens' "Trouble" reinforced the intimate vibe.There was plenty of time for audience participation though, particularly on Pete Townshend's "Let Me Love Open the Door," the Beatles' "You've Got To Hide Your Love...

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HEAR YE: Sparklehorse It’s A Wonderful Life (Phawker)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:09:06 GMT

... sitting in the darkened lounge of a Richmond, VA., record-ing studio, where he’s producing a new Daniel Johnston record. Linkous’ voice, much as it is on record, is a raspy whisper, barely rising abve the warbling mellotron sounds drifting in the from the next room. He’s pale and frail-looking, and though he’s been working for hours, he looks like he just woke up. He’s dressed head-to-toe...

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100 Indie Cover Tunes (RegnYouth Archives)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:12:51 GMT

... music lover’s collection, especially with some of the gems here — Bright Eyes’ interpretation of Daniel Johnston’s Devil Town, The Faint’s take on Sonic Youth’s Mote, Elliott Smith’s breathtaking version of Neil Young’s Harvest Moon (our Top 10 are highlighted in bold). We’d also like to invite our readers to add to this listing, simply drop the links in the Comments area and we’ll...

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Daily Downloads (Kate Gaffney, Local H, and more) (Largehearted Boy)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:44:14 GMT

... : 2008-07-31, East Rutherford [flac]* other Bruce Springsteen posts at Largehearted Boy Daniel Johnston, Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse), Jad Fair, James McNew (Yo La Tengo), Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Scout Niblett : 2008-07-24, Manchester [flac]* other Daniel Johnston posts at Largehearted Boy Dean & Britta : 2008-07-12, Camden [flac]* other Dean & Britta posts at...

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Daily Downloads (Vivian Girls, Jaguar Love, and more) (Largehearted Boy)

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:13:01 GMT

... : 2008-07-31, East Rutherford [flac]* other Bruce Springsteen posts at Largehearted Boy Daniel Johnston : 2008-07-23, Glasgow [flac]* other Daniel Johnston posts at Largehearted Boy Jeff Tweedy : 1997-01-11, Chicago [flac]* other Jeff Tweedy posts at Largehearted Boy Neil Young : 2008-06-25, Lyon [flac]* other Neil Young posts at Largehearted Boy Nicole Atkins : 2008-07-12,...

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Daniel Johnstony 1.0.1 (Softpedia - Latest Mac software)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:02:01 GMT

Firefox theme created for all Daniel Johnston's fans.

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Gig Review: Daniel Johnston and Friends @ New Century Hall, Manchester, 24th July 2008 (The Indie Credential)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:43:11 GMT

I’ve never seen what all the fuss is about Daniel Johnston. Granted, I haven’t really made an effort to listen to the guy, apart from seeing the film “The Devil And Daniel Johnston” in which his music takes a backseat to his sad decline into serious mental illness. It was his “friends” on this outing [...]

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Daniel Johnston and Friends (nialler9)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:24:19 GMT

Photo from Flickr by kaotage. I was aware that two special shows were to take place in Whelans and were to feature Daniel Johnston, Mark Linous of Sparklehorse, Scout Niblett, James McNew of Yo La Tengo, Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub and Jad Fair and Bob Sluggett of Half Japanese. When Daniel played Vicar Street [...]

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Daniel Johnston and Friends @ New Century Hall (Manchester Evening News)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:24:24 GMT

By the time Johnston comes on, the stage is clear and he politely, if not nervously, plays through Mean Girls Give Pleasure and There Is A Sense Of Humour Way Beyond Friendship.As opposed to the accepted version of the former, the soft-spoken, sweet delivery is gone, replaced by a spluttering Sylvester lamenting his Tweety Bird.For the latter, Johnston projects with gentle heart and forlorn...

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Friday Random Ten - The Delicious Meme-alicious Edition (Feministe)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:50:39 GMT

... guilty pleasures list, No. 1) 5) The Cramps - Human Fly 6) The Chameleons UK - I’ll Remember 7) Daniel Johnston - Love Not Dead 8) The Howling Hex - Teenage Doors 9) Jens Lekman - Do You Remember the Riots? 10) Chromeo - Way Too Much I’m just excited I get two days off in a row this week. Guilty Pleasures: I have a second hard drive dedicated to 100% legitimately downloaded, non-pirated...

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Live review: An Evening with Daniel Johnston and friends (Scotsman.com)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:38:51 GMT

AN EVENING WITH DANIEL JOHNSTON & FRIENDS *** OLD FRUITMARKET, GLASGOW

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