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Mark Linkous obituary

5374 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

Remembering Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous: 1962-2010

5374 days ago
CNN ShowbizMark Linkous, the Virginia-born indie-rock fixture best known for his work in the lo-fi pysch-folk project Sparklehorse, as well as for collaborations with artists ranging from Danger Mouse to Tom Waits, Iggy Pop and PJ Harvey, died March 6 of a self... more info

Sparklehorse singer Mark Linkous dies

5375 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

R.I.P. Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous

5377 days ago
PitchforkMark Linkous of Sparklehorse has committed suicide, according to a report from Rolling Stone. His family has released a statement reading, "It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member, Mark Linkous, took hi... more info

Win Big: Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Friends

5380 days ago
TwangvilleLast week we profiled the recent tribute to New Orleans’ Preservation Hall. Recorded over the past year in New Orleans historic landmark, the album features the legendary jazz band performing with artists ranging from Tom Waits to Jason Isbel... more info

Readers recommend: Songs about deception

5386 days ago
Guardian MusicLast time was all about losing your footing. This week we're after songs with something to hideGreetings to you all. Big week, this week – falling provoked a huge outpouring of ideas and, has, in turn, put me in front of a couple of people I'd... more info

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Mark Growden Gets All Dark and Dramatic Tonight at the Redwood Bar and Grill

5387 days ago
All About JazzSinger, songwriter, accordionist, banjoist and more. Mark Growden makes darkly dramatic music in the style of Tom Waits, as well as cagey covers of Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen and gospel tunes. All are rendered with a faint sense of the macab... more info

Are Spoon the best band of the past 10 years?

5393 days ago
Guardian MusicAccording to Metacritic they are. Dave Simpson meets the Texas quartetIn December the US website Metacritic embarked on a campaign to find the "best music of the decade". The site, which aggregates all the reviews it can find of as many albums as pos... more info

ATP NY Announces Curation By Jim Jarmusch, Adds Sonic Youth And The Breeders

5399 days ago
Stereogum Based on past experience, New York's All Tomorrow's Parties has become the festival you buy tickets for lineup-unseen. But for those who need to know, ATP just expanded the lineup of bands for this year's Weekend At Kutsher's: Saturday will includ... more info

Stream Preservation Hall Benefit LP Featuring Andrew Bird, Tom Waits, Yim Yames

5399 days ago
StereogumAndrew Bird covering "Shake It And Break It" must have brought back Squirrel Nut Zippers memories. Listen to it an 18 more Dixieland covers here. Nice Tom Waits impression, Louis Armstrong. more info

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