leonard cohen, velvet underground, lou reed, will oldham (aka bonnie ’prince’ billy), mark kozelek, cat power, roy harper, richard thompson, joni mitchell, modest mouse, david bowie, elvis costello, tindersticks, dayna kurtz, gillian welch, neutral milk hotel, ry cooder, the smiths, the swans, the fall, felt, pink floyd, pixies, slint, sufjan stevens
Sounds Like
leonard cohen, nick cave, tom waits, roy harper, will oldham, richard thompson...
“I don’t like myself much sometimes…” so says Martin Walker, and which of us hasn’t felt that way from time to time? This line strikes up the chorus to an unlikely love song recounting Walker’s reaction to his wife’s post-partum depression. Whereas you or I may tell no one about our self-loathing, Walker unflinchingly turns it into art. “I was afraid that you might do / what a part of me hoped you might do,” Walker confesses, but with such exquisite honesty and melodic beauty that the listener feels this truth as something uplifting and supportive. Walker relieves us of some of our existential load; it’s OK to feel worthless now and then, he tells us.
Always surprising, Walker takes us on journeys that are at once entirely personal and universal. The Death of Socrates, another cut from his new album – nylon – is, on the surface, a song about the last few minutes of the philosopher Socrates’ life, right before he drinks down the poison. (Socrates evidently felt no anguish at the prospect of his death, calling for the poison earlier than the allotted time.) “I’m in no rush” Walker wryly reflects “got some things I’d like to do before I’m belly up.”
Thirty four years ago, Lou Reed released Berlin, a masterpiece of melancholic story-telling, in which the backdrop of the city loomed as the main character, indifferent to the fates of Lady Day, Jim, Caroline, or even Lou himself. The story that unfolds in listening to Martin Walker’s new release -- nylon -- casts twin cities as its leads to similar effect... read more at martinwalkermusic.com
born moreton, england, 1965. studied physics at oxford... much influenced by arthur schopenhauer, alan watts, jorge luis borges, and albert camus... T H A N K S . F O R . L I S T E N I N G !
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HEY Martin Walker - THE DIRTY OLD ONE MAN HILLBILLY-BLUES-COUNTRY-METAL BAND IS BACK ON THURSDAY FEB. 4TH AT THE RHYTHM ROOM. COLONEL J.D. WILKES/FRONTMAN OF TH' LEGENDARY CHACK SHAKERS WILL BERE WITH HIS NEW PROJECT; THE DIRT DAUBERS - SEE YOU THERE?
DON'T FORGET THE RETURN OF REVEREND PEYTONS BIG DAMN BAND w/ SODA ON THURSDAY JAN. 28TH AT THE RHYTHM ROOM. THE SCOTT H. BIRAM SHOW IS NOT TOO BE MISSED THOUGH. IT'S MANDATORY....
ALL OF THESE EVENTS INCLUDE ARTISTS THAT PERFORMED ON THE HILLGRASS BLUEBILLY RECORDS DEBUT: HIRAM & HUDDIE
Will Scott's new album, GNAWBONE is here!!! The CD is available at CDBaby and other online retailers.
Over three years in the making, GNAWBONE, is Scott's fully-produced studio debut and features a crack team of hand-picked musicians as well as guest performances by Jan Bell, Jolie Holland, Samantha Parton, and Preacher Boy (the album's producer).
Aloha! Please check out our new "Vampire Bankers" comic music video. The guy who directed Madonna's first music vid was our director, too! Hope you like it!
The Craic Festival 2009 has invited FairplayCollective to play at this years Festival. All members will be playing in the round. The show is at The Mercury Lounge, March 14th at 8pm. This is the last night of the festival and Foy Vance is also on the bill.
What more can I say, a great night for music and film, with the odd star thrown in. Come show your support.
Hey Friends,
Let me take this moment to wish
you all a Happy Christmas and
here's to a better New Year.
So come on down to the lower eastside for
Brendan O' Shea's 2 last shows of 2008.
Brendan will have some special guests
and should make for a lovely evenings of
songs and music.
20th Dec. 8pm The Living Room (154 Ludlow ST)
21th Dec 7pm The Scratcher Sessions (209 E 5th ST)
Come and show your support for LIVE music.
Hi Martin... so good to hear your version of famous blue raincoat. I went to Berlin to see Leonard again and he sang that song there. Hope life is great. Bernadine
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