The News Review:
- Witty ditties in punk English music-hall hybrid
- Sticky Carpet – Music – Entertainment – theage.com.au
- Spare Times: For Children
- ur friends in the north
- Getting intimate with an icon
- Pop and Rock Listings
- TheScene Shows to Catch
Witty ditties in punk English music-hall hybrid
The Age – Feb 2, 2007
There were marriage jokes dyslexia jokes jokes about his age -he’s nearly 58 – and the ensuing onset of Alzheimer’s disease(example: “There are three great things about getting Alzheimer’s:you can hide your own Easter eggs you meet new people every dayand you can hide your own Easter eggs”). The gags like the poetry were of a certain vintage but thatwas fine because this was less a reading than a performance. And assuch Clarke like Billy Bragg before (and after) him clearlyshowed he owes as much to the English music-hall as to the rawenergy released by punk. bviously and pleasantly surprised by the warmth of thereception he received at the National Clarke vowed to return inthe near future with his backing band.
Sticky Carpet – Music – Entertainment – theage.com.au
The Age – Feb 2, 2007
“We recorded it while we were on tour in America in 2005. Ithink perhaps the fact that it’s a bit tidier production-wiseprobably heralded more possibilities for it commercially. When Sticky tracked down Triple J music directorRichard Kingsmill at the station’s outside broadcast in Sydney’sHyde Park he was full of praise for Augie March. “I have so much respect for Glenn Richards as a songwriter andI’m glad for what this song has done for them. The fact that a bandlike them – who haven’t received massive mainstream support andhave been around for a while – we feel like it’s a greatresult. In the Triple J No. 2 spot were Perth trio Eskimo Joe withBlack Fingernails Red Wine… “You will needa minimum of at least $20000 to cover expenses. Blowfly buzzSticky is pretty excited about upcoming tours such asdub band Dub Syndicate (Prince February 21) stoner-rockheavyweights Boris and Sun ))) (at the Hi-Fi Bar on May 9) andComets on Fire (the Corner March 
the Slits (March 13) and the”Godfather of Funky Filth” Blowfly (touring Victoria in lateMarch). We wonder how songs off his new punk parody album Blowfly’sPunk Rock Party such as V. Party and I Wanna Be Fellated willgo down at the tour opener at Ballarat’s Karova Lounge on March 23. Blowfly makes Andre Williams look like a priest. — ANDREW MURFETTand PATRICK DNVANGigs:Tonight Kill Devil Hills rock the Tote;Rollerball are at the Peninsula Lounge; Hi-Ball Burlesque MansRuin Burlesque and the Town Bikes head the Absinth Club atFitzroy’s Spanish Club; the F— F—s and the Twits play Windsor’sPint on Punt; Electric Mary play Ding Dong; and Holly Throsby andDan Kelly play the Northcote Social Club.
Spare Times: For Children
New York Times – Feb 2, 2007
At noon 36 Battery Place Lower Manhattan (646) 437-4202 mjhnyc. org; $10; $7 for students 65+ and members; free for family-level members. DAVID WEINSTNE AND THE MUSIC FR AARDVARKS BAND (Sunday) Music for aardvarks is also music for children as Mr. Weinstone a former punk rocker will demonstrate in this concert at the Jewish Museum honoring Tu B’Shevat the new year celebration for trees. In addition to the 2 p. concert the museum will hold an art workshop and gallery tour at 10:30 a.
ur friends in the north
Belfast Telegraph – Feb 2, 2007
Like their sterling eponymously titled debut album and the interim B-sides release Write Your wn History Tones of Town ploughs a furrow at odds with fashion. Its 11 busy bustling pop songs pack innumerable surprises into 32 minutes. The uniformly excellent reviews have seen Field Music compared appositely to the art-pop end of Blur’s output XTC’s smart post-punk Steely Dan’s jazz-pop and even Peter-Gabriel-era Genesis. n the trio’s MySpace site and in interview their stated influences range adventurously from Thelonious Monk to The Beatles the Neptunes the Beach Boys and Roxy Music. They also speak fondly of Phil Collins mind. And when David launches into a half-ironic half-spirited defence of "Against All dds" ("The lyrics are absolutely terrible though" Peter admits) he surely puts paid to their chances of securing a place on the NME’s next Cool List. "Good" cracks Peter the elder of the Brewis brothers who graduated from a course in electro-acoustic music at Bangor and plays drums.
Getting intimate with an icon
NEWS.com.au – Feb 2, 2007
"But what he becomes so happy about is seeing a performance of his songs someone who wants to tell his story through his songs. "Lunson’s portrayal of Cohen is hardly objective and never sets out to be. The Los Angeles-based director says she has been a Cohen fan since punk reached Australia in the 1970s. "I was pretty young I used to go and see the Boys Next Door at the Tiger Lounge and everyone just loved Leonard Cohen" she tells AAP. "He was just so cool there wasn’t anyone like him and he was so damn good looking. "It was a great introduction to music at that age in Australia at that particular time when music was really exciting. "The likes of U2 Cave Rufus and Martha Wainwright and rton clearly agree… "I was pretty young I used to go and see the Boys Next Door at the Tiger Lounge and everyone just loved Leonard Cohen" she tells AAP. "He was just so cool there wasn’t anyone like him and he was so damn good looking. "It was a great introduction to music at that age in Australia at that particular time when music was really exciting. "The likes of U2 Cave Rufus and Martha Wainwright and rton clearly agree. "I met Cohen before I came to Sydney to see the concert" Lunson says. "When I saw all the musicians in a room together I could see a portion of him in every one of them that was very unique. "Famed music producer Hal Wilner who had earlier gathered some of the same artists together for the United States’ Celebrate Brooklyn and England’s Brighton festivals brought Cohen and Lunson together.
Pop and Rock Listings
New York Times – Feb 2, 2007
org or worldmusicinstitute. ) BEN SISARIAVENGERS (Tomorrow) A seminal 1970s punk band the Avengers from San Francisco had a brief life but a lasting influence. This show at the Bowery Ballroom with Ms. Houston and the original Avengers guitarist Greg Ingraham is the only scheduled United States appearance on its latest reunion tour… Byrne plays songs from “Here Lies Love” his new multimedia cycle about Imelda Marcos. And Sunday is an intriguing program exploring music built around a single note featuring the ensemble Alarm Will Sound the Persian-American singer Haale and the French singer Camille whose ingenious album “Le Fil” is a series of vocal variations linked by a constant hummed tone (a B). Tonight and tomorrow night at 8 Carnegie Hall; Sunday at 7:30 p. Zankel Hall (212) 247-7800 carnegiehall.
TheScene Shows to Catch
Washington Post – Feb 2, 2007
He’s a talented kid who gets a break and lands on the "Mickey Mouse Club. " He parlays that into a successful — commercially not necessarily artistically — stint in a boy band. Now he’s solo creating worthy music that’s justifiably a hit on the radio in the club and even on the street. He is at Verizon Center (202-397-7328) with Midas-touch producer Timbaland and smart singer Pink. h Timbaland is "hosting" at Love (202-636-9030) afterward. DJ Freestyle Steve provides the music… They’re also at Rams Head Tavern (410-268-4545) on Wednesday. ThursdayThe Starlingtons Uncle Monk and the Alice Despard Group are at Jammin’ Java (703-255-1566) for a night of roots and bluegrass. If you don’t know Uncle Monk is a duo with Tommy Ramone (yes from punk icons the Ramones) on vocals mandolin guitar banjo and dobro and Claudia Tienan on vocals guitar and bass. Hear some "new jazz" from Sweden and Norway when Atomic comes to Twins Jazz (202-234-0072).