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Kristian Matsson is the Tallest Man On Earth. As it were. The 27-year-old Swedish songsmith who, in reality may not even crack six feet, has a post-modern take on pre-war blues, his lo-fidelity strum-and-wail ...

These two video clips are from the critically aclaimed movie Ghost World. One of the subplots of the movie revolves around the relationship of Seymore , and a young lady named The first scene is one where Chloe ...

I'm going to go back a bit, back to 1965 for this one. To paraphrase writer Harlan Ellison, if you haven't heard it before it's new to you.

MISSISSIPPI RECORDS IS a small, independent reissue label that has been releasing vinyl-only compilations of obscure but first-rate music from around the world for the past five years, ranging from '70s Thai ...

Seventy Sevens Holy Ghost Building a fusion of blues, rock, and gospel influenced by The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, and Elvis Presley with similarities to Glenn Kaiser, Marty Stuart, and the Blind Boys of ...

Seventy Sevens Holy Ghost Building a fusion of blues, rock, and gospel influenced by The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, and Elvis Presley with similarities to Glenn Kaiser, Marty Stuart, and the Blind Boys of ...

The writing is on the wall - DJS can shred. David Jacobs-Strain sings the blues like he's personally experienced them and channels blues greats like Skip James, Charlie Patton and Tommy Johnson.

Lucinda Williams: Beautiful Melancholia Saturday, 12 July 2008 Before an encore of Skip James' "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues," she made a point of re-stating her influences "Delta blues, country and folk it's ...

Lucinda Williams is playing the Lowell Music Series at Boarding House Park Saturday July 12 at 7:30. She is still touring behind her superb "West" disc, so we thought we'd offer of a version of a review we ...

From the Reach , plus CD releases by Tristan Prettyman and Does it Offend You, Yeah? Published 06.04.08 Blues aficionados and New Orleans Jazz Fest regulars have long revered slide guitarist Sonny Landreth.

“Crow Jane": Here's a clip from O Brother Where Art Thou of Chris Thomas King playing James' "Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues.”

This is the second in what I hope will be a fairly extensive series highlighting some of the terrific performances by old-school blues musicians that can be found online, begun last week with Sister Rosetta . via A.V. Club

For this New Sounds, hear still more excerpts from the NY Guitar Festival concert series, reinterpretations of classic blues by Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Elizabeth Cotten, and Charlie Patton. via WNYC-AM New York

“Can't get through life by just being nice. / Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.”

With the recent release of Son of Skip James - a mixture of originals and vintage blues and rock 'n' roll in an informal, acoustic setting - the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and erstwhile Contemporary Christian ... via WORLD Magazine

Before Aaron Neville's angelic tenor, before Johnny Adams' unbelievable falsetto, there was Skip James. via Minor Wisdom

“For Lomax, Leadbelly's sheer animalism made the delicate nuances of his voice all the more haunting, an emotional response so deeply ingrained in him that he could not see the questions it was beginning to raise.”

Demystifying the origins of the blues has become a cottage publishing industry. Volumes have been written about the lives of such legendary figures as Leadbelly, Skip James, Muddy Waters, and Charlie Patton, as ... via The Phoenix

I wish I could put a promo track up with this post but UMe won't let me so it's their loss. via LAist

Tune in Monday mornings at 2:00am for New Music Monday! This week our New Music Monday magic laser lands on " 2008 Grammy Nominees " as we spotlight some of Sunday night's winners and losers. via WGN-AM Chicago

The American blues have been interpreted a handful of ways by the self-proclaimed protectors of the cherished tradition. via JamBase

Source: Winterland +3 13 Like A Rolling Stone .mp3 September of 1964 I was going to school at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota . via Breath of life

“Gold Chains"), it's the second disc, filled with B-sides, that should appeal to even the casual Beck listener. Portending 1998's Mutations , an acoustic blues cover of Skip James' "Devil Got My Woman”

Odelay Deluxe Edition Geffen Sounds like: Beck at his best Short take: Where it's at When Beck released Odelay in 1996, the eclectic, folk-inspired, hip-hop-educated artist was attempting to expand his "Loser" ... via Colorado Springs Independent