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James Blackshaw – “Why Keep Still?”

1611 days ago
StereogumEarlier this year, English guitarist James Blackshaw announced that he was returning to music after going on hiatus for a few years, citing how difficult it was to make money without having to constantly tour. "After three years of not performing liv... more info

James Blackshaw Announces Return To Music

1726 days ago
StereogumBack in 2016, English guitar virtuoso James Blackshaw announced the end of his music career. He said he planned to continue making music, but would no longer perform, citing the difficulty of constant touring and making a living purely on record sale... more info

Stream James Blackshaw Fantômas (Stereogum Premiere)

3587 days ago
StereogumSomething we’ll surely get used to as the decade continues is the fact that we’re going to start hitting the 100-year anniversaries of some very important films. This year marked the triple-digit birthday of the Fantômas series. The serialized f... more info

Peter Walker :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

3661 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardGuitarist Peter Walker spent decades off the grid, but reemerged in 2006, when he contributed recordings — alongside James Blackshaw, Jack Rose, Thurston Moore, Steffen Basho-Junghans, and others — to Tompkins Square’s A Raga for Peter Walker t... more info

James Blackshaw - Love Is The Plan, The Plan Is Death

4309 days ago
DrownedInSoundWhile this isn't a mainstream record, it's perhaps James Blackshaw at his most accessible. He’s done better work, but this is a continuation in the career of one of the most compelling British musicians. What he does next will be worth looking out ... more info

Grails played Knitting Factory w/ James Blackhsaw (pics)

4742 days ago
Brooklyn Veganby BBG The eclectic sounds of Grails played Knitting Factory on a wet Easter night (last night, 4/24) with tour-mate James Blackshaw. Unfortunately, I missed all of Moonrises's set and at least half of James Blackshaw's, though his twelve-string guit... more info

Grails released 'Deep Politics', going on tour, playing Brooklyn w/ James Blackshaw (2011 dates & a chance to win the vinyl)

4790 days ago
Brooklyn Veganby BBG DOWNLOAD: Grails - "I Led Three Lives" (MP3) Grails at Newtown Barge Park (more by Greg Cristman) Want to see me nerd out, and quick? Throw on the new Grails LP Deep Politics, which combines bits of the... more info

Ryan Francesconi: Parables – review

4849 days ago
Guardian Music(Rowing at Sea/Drag City)The acoustic guitar carries with it so much cultural baggage that it's refreshing to hear it almost anew, unencumbered by its association with mewling singer-songwriters. Ryan Francesconi was Joanna Newsom's band leader and a... more info

thursday evening updates

4900 days ago
Totally Fuzzyjeffen said... A now out-of-print live album that acts as a Greatest Hits for this legendary L.A. punk band: X: Live at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go L.P. (1988) http://musicruinedmylife.blogspot.com Robert said... The Who - 1969-10-22 - Fillmore East, New Yo... more info

This week's new live music

4927 days ago
Guardian MusicSwans, James Blackshaw, On tourMichael Gira is a musician who has spent his career discovering a gentler side no one had any reason to suspect in him. His first major group, Swans, specialised in a live show of legendary volume, only to evolve into a... more info

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