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Robert Smith Covers John Martyn

4916 days ago
StereogumBritish folk-rock singer/songwriter/acclaimed Echoplex-toting guitarist John Martyn passed away a couple years ago as the result of double pneumonia. A 30-song tribute called Johnny Boy Would Love This will be released this August to commemorate his ... more info

(Black Orchid) Review: John Martyn, September 11, 1948 – January 29, 2009

4918 days ago
Impose MagazineBorn Iain David McGeachy in Surrey, England, the late, great John Martyn, stands among the redwoods of British folk/post-folk singer/songwriter anti-heroes, and his place in that forest is secure forever. His parents both sang light opera of the Gilb... more info

Life in the recording studio with Led Zep, Bob Marley and many more

4952 days ago
Guardian MusicWorking in rock recording studios in the 60s and 70s was a test of stamina as much as skill. Island Records engineer Phill Brown recalls his eventful career in the control roomAs the house recording engineer at Island Records' studios in London durin... more info

Bombay Bicycle Club, Beck and Snow Patrol for John Martyn tribute album

4953 days ago
NMEBeth Orton, Phil Collins and The Cure’s Robert Smith also honour late folk artist more info

John Martyn's final musical testament

4980 days ago
The TelegraphPosthumous album from a volatile man who was one of Britain's most innovative musicians. more info

John Martyn's final recordings to be released

4988 days ago
Guardian MusicHeaven and Earth, the late folk singer's 'last musical testament', will feature a guest spot from Phil CollinsTwo years after his death, John Martyn's final recordings are to see the light of day. Phil Collins is among the guests on the collection He... more info

New band of the day – No 1,010: Ben Howard

4994 days ago
Guardian MusicThis singer-songwriter has been surfing since he was 11, but his intricate guitar sound is more John Martyn than Jack JohnsonHometown: Totnes, Devon.The lineup: Ben Howard (vocals, guitar).The background: Like Ed Sheeran, who caused a near-riot at hi... more info

JoosTVD - a.k.a The Vanished Dutchman (streams)

5004 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Next to the regular music industry as most of us know it, there is of course a parallel circuit that's been around probably since the 60s, if not earlier. One could call it a cottage music industry, where people with talent that are not interested i... more info

Remember This?

5010 days ago
MVSWJohn Martyn ~ “May You Never” I don’t know why, but I have had this song in my head today. Also, here’s “Solid Air“, a song Martyn wrote for Nick Drake: more info

H and H

5016 days ago
Said the GramophoneJohn Martyn - "Head and Heart" "Head and Heart" is a sad song. Or, at least, though the evidence is inconclusive, that's how I hear it. Is it because of the context in which I discovered it -- during the... more info

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