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A Daniel Johnston Biopic In The Works; Filmmakers Would Love Philip Seymour Hoffman To Star

5393 days ago
The PlaylistIt's pretty much dream casting at this point, but consider us officially stoked at even the possibility.Speaking to Pedestrian (via ONTD), independent writer and filmmaker David Miller ("My Suicide") revealed that he was hard at work with his son Jor... more info

Daniel Johnston & Jeffrey Lewis announce London show

5399 days ago
DrownedInSoundDaniel Johnston and Jeffrey Lewis have announced a show together at the Troxy on Friday 2nd April. Johnston is playing the East London venue as part of a European tour and will be backed by BEAM, an 11-piece orchestra from The Netherlands. Lewis will... more info

Jeffrey Lewis and Daniel Johnston to co-headline London gig

5400 days ago
NMEJohnston will be joined by an orchestra for the show more info

Mark Linkous obituary

5402 days ago
Guardian MusicSinger-songwriter who made haunting music under the name SparklehorseThe American singer-songwriter Mark Linkous, who has killed himself aged 47, worked with the Flaming Lips, Daniel Johnston and Danger Mouse, but is best known for the spectral count... more info

Sparklehorse singer Mark Linkous remembered

5402 days ago
Guardian MusicPatti Smith, Steve Albini and Radiohead's Colin Greenwood have paid tribute to the late singer, who took his own life on SaturdayNews of Mark Linkous's death has led to an outpouring of tributes, including remembrances by Patti Smith, Steve Albini an... more info

Artists React to the Death of Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous

5403 days ago
PitchforkPhoto by James Cadden This weekend, we learned the sad news that Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous had taken his own life. The New York Times reports that Linkous shot himself in the heart in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 47. Over the course of his c... more info

Sparklehorse took the ugly and made it beautiful

5403 days ago
Guardian MusicThe genius of Mark Linkous, who died tragically on Saturday, was to transform the twisted and cruel into the tender and transcendentMy introduction to Sparklehorse was an ugly and brutal experience. Detuned guitars hammering away relentlessly, as unf... more info

Sparklehorse singer Mark Linkous dies

5404 days ago
Guardian MusicSinger-songwriter celebrated for his beautiful and haunting music has taken his own life, aged 47Mark Linkous, the musician better known as Sparklehorse, has died. The singer-songwriter celebrated for his beautiful, haunting and melancholy music took... more info

Mark Linkous Passes Away

5404 days ago
AltsoundsWe at Altsounds.com are saddened to hear the passing of Mark Linkous. The man behind Sparklehorse had also collaborated with Daniel Johnston on his 2003 album 'Fear yourself' and more recently with Danger Mouse on his 'Dark Side of The Soul' album. ... more info

Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous Takes Own Life

5405 days ago
Rolling StoneSinger, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous has committed suicide, his publicist confirms to Rolling Stone. Best known for his acclaimed work with Sparklehorse, who released four albums of imaginative ambient psych-folk, Linkous also pr... more info

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