MUSIC NEWS - Steve Earle, today, has released his much anticipated follow-up to his 2007 Grammy Award-winning album Washington Square Serenade. Called TOWNES, and out on New West Records, it's a 15-song set that's comprised of songs written by Earle's friend and mentor, the late singer-songwriter, Townes Van Zandt. When speaking about Townes, Earle stated, "This may be one of the best r...
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Late Texas singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt was both a friend to Steve Earle also a massive influence on his artistic development. Fourteen years ago Earle said, "Van Zandt is the best songwriter...
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photo: Ted BarronWhen an acclaimed singer-songwriter decides to devote an entire album to the songs of one of his peers, the question is: why? Well, because the singer wants to make sure that the songs will be heard by a new generation of americana alt-country lovers. Steve Earle recorded his favorite Townes Van Zandt songs and put fifteen of them on his new album. Townes is a worthy tribute t...
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Steve Earle has announced a new album - covers of songs written by Earle’s friend and mentor, the late singer-songwriter, Townes Van Zandt. Download link for a taster track inside!
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What if the US government stopped funding a war in Iraq and gave contriutions to music sites, like Mog? Well, perhaps this concept seems like a long shot for the American constitution but elsewhere its happening.According to digital media wire gave the Scottish governement gave a £230,000 grant ($406,000) to independent UK magazine Clash. First published in 2004, Clash plans on throwing this ...
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Steve Earleby j. poet • May 14, 2009 Steve EarleTownes(New West, 2009)"Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that." Steve Earle did say that, back in 1995, a few years before Van Zandt died, and it's still true. Van Zandt was part of the crazed Texas alt-country, folk-poet crew of the early '70s that inc...
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Country troubadour Steve Earle was best friends with rock n`roll legend Townes Van Zandt. Steve`s son Justin, and his wife Allison Moorer, are represented on the record Townes..on which Earle covers Townes Van Zandt songs.The songs on Townes are Earle country classics. There is nothing fancy about the music. But Earle makes them all weep a countray lament.Despite the family connection, and
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As an (occasionally) over-zealous music blogger I feel like there are certain words and phrases that come up in my writing with a great deal of frequency. No, I’ve never used “incendiary” to describe someone’s guitar playing, but I am certainly guilty of using musical descriptors taken from a very shallow, repetitive pool of options. The most glaring offense is most likely saying something is “...
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"Fare thee well I’m bound to roam / This ain’t never been my home," sings Steve Earle in "Tennessee Blues," the opening track of his latest album Washington Square Serenade, widely described as a love letter to his new home New York City. In the next track "Down Here Below" Earle fashions a talking blues (rap's great-grandpappy; think talking blues on speed) to celebrate and ring the city's cha...
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Steve Earle's new love letter to New York, Washington Square Serenade, is another in a long line of very strong, post-sobriety milestones.This album is very, very good.
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from one musician to another.New release from Steve Earle is a truly wonderful listen and an exceptional tribute to his late friend and mentor Townes Van Zandt.To say I'm enjoying this is an understatement.From Amazon:Product DescriptionSteve Earle is set to release Townes, his highly anticipated follow up to the Grammy Award winning album Washington Square Serenade. The 15-song set is comprise...
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Has anyone checked into any connections between Ticketmaster and the companies that make the ink jet cartridges for computer printers?In an attempt to 'expedite' the whole concert ticket purchasing process I just print off all of my own tickets now, which for some reason still costs me money. But I don't have to worry about having my tickets lost in the mail. Come to think about it, the US Post...
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if you have the balls to climb in my drawers (they r kinda stinky) then you may or may not enjoy this.steve earl doing some townes.info here.and here.get it.lets see if the web sheriff finds it huh?RAWK!
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Here is a nice, positive post for your Monday ;-)I finished Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood' over the weekend and the last quarter of the book deals heavily with capital punishment. Which got me to thinking about last meals...which got me to thinking about something even more important. If you KNEW you were going to die in a few hours...what record would you put on and listen to a few times befo...
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Now I am just in a major music sharing mood...i am gonna rapid fire off some posts here...just some songs that have been speaking to me or have caught me ear recently....so much good music, so little time.Here is some Steve Earle...i will shake it up with something completely different next
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