Daniel Johnston fans in the UK will soon have the opportunity to scrutinize the man's artwork up close and personal. alt.gallery in Newcastle will open an exhibition of his artwork on Tuesday 4th September and it will run until 10 November. From the gallery website:This is the first UK retrospective exhibition of work by the US musical cult legend, Daniel Johnston, presenting over forty of hi...
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After six long years tormented songwriter Daniel Johnston is returning with his new album Is And Always Will Was on October 6th.You can download the first track here:"Freedom"- MP3The track list for the album looks like this:Mind MoviesFake Records Of Rock And RollQueenie The DoggieHigh HorseWithout YouI Had Lost My MindFreedomTearsIs And Always WasLost In My Infinite MemoryLight Of DayDaniel
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Daniel JohnstonSongwriting cult hero Daniel Johnston is set to put out a brand new full-length album later this fall, his first such album in six years. The new 11-song record, titled Is and Always Was, will be hitting stores on October 6th via Johnston's own Eternal Yip Eye Music label.Is and Always Was is to be a step away from the low-fi, homemade recordings for which Johnston has become f...
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So, I finally created a Flickr account for Monster Fresh. I have a backlog of concert photography and extra shots that never even make it on to the site. Since I'm new to the Flickr game, I decided to knock around the site to see exactly what it had to offer and what else I could find in the photo sets of other users. I typed "Daniel Johnston" into a search and was surprised to find a photo ...
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If you’re not familiar with the story of Daniel Johnston, then immediately stop reading this post and find yourself a copy of the riveting documentary The Devil And Daniel Johnston. Johnston’s homespun recordings made him into a cult figure amongst musicians, for everyone from Kurt Cobain to M. Ward - who put a version of To Go Home on his Post-War album. Johnston, who is afflicted with bi-pol
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Indie music cult hero, Daniel Johnston, is all set to release Is And Always Was on October 6th. Johnston collaborated with musician and producer, Jason Falker (Beck, Air, Paul McCartney), and stepped away from his trademark lo-fi recordings to create a proper studio album.The first track released is “Freedom.”Daniel Johnston – Freedom
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Daniel Johnston Is and Always Was (Eternal Yip Eye Music / High Wire Music) Releasing: 6 October On the precipice of the October 6th release of Daniel Johnston's newest album, Is and Always Was, we can feel our beloved indie hero's presence flaring up more and more in mainstream culture. Just the other day I saw "Hi How Are You?" T-shirts stacked to the 9s at my local Urban Outfitters. Apple al...
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Daniel Johnston (pictured) will be heading out on tour this fall in the US and in Europe. His tour kicks off on September 3 in Portland, Oregon and ends November 11 in The Netherlands. According to his publicist, Is and Always Was, Johnston's first studio album in 7 years, is set for release in October this year. More details on the tour can be found at his official website. Vic Chesnutt will r...
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Texan bi-polar musical mastermind Daniel Johnston stands on the precipice of an all-new album release. Rejoice! Is and Always Was will be making its retail appearance from October 6 via Eternal Yip Eye Music and High Wire Music. For the endeavour, he'll be teaming up with Beck collaborator Jason Falkner as his producer and assistant instrumentalist.
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Daniel Johnston has announced a few details about his forthcoming album due out later this year.Johnston is set to release his new album, ‘Is And Always Was‘, on October 6 via Eternal Yip Eye Music/High Wire Music.The musician teamed-up with solo artist/Beck collaborator Jason Falkner on the forthcoming album.Johnston has also dates for a forthcoming world tour.The jaunt is set to kick off Sep
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Mountain Dew-obsessed, schizophrenic, religious fanatic pop star Daniel Johnston is hitting the road later this month (and making people feel uncomfortable*) all over Europe in support of his... collectible vinyl frogs? Just in case you can't make it to Amsterdam or Denmark, Daniel is also the main attraction at the primitive art festival Good Folk Fest, taking place November 21-23 in Louisvill...
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[03-21-2009] After a two-and-a-half-hour wait in line, my feet hurt, I'm sober, uncomfortable, and a little sticky from the balmy evening. I feel like I've just been on a long car ride with my parents. But this time, I don't get out of the hot station wagon to find Yellowstone Park, but to find tequila and Pabst (thank god). I am awakened by the smell of the lime, my temperature lowered by the ...
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Music docs give you rad backstage footage, fights, bellyhoo, and loads of concert footage, but no music film was as devastatingly candid as 2005's The Devil & Daniel Johnston, which not only framed a warts-and-all portrait of "outsider" music's most intriguing figure, but also exposed his music and prose to the film world. Cultivating an ever-growing fanbase after more than a quarter century ou...
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Daniel Johnston is back with his first album in 6 years Is And Always Was (due out Oct 6th)! If the track "Freedom" is any indication, this could well be Johnston's best album ever. On this album, Daniel allied with the musician and producer Jason Falkner, who is known for his own stellar solo career as well as his work with Beck, Air, and Paul McCartney. We will do a full review of the album a...
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