Joseph Arthur, crafter of gorgeous folk songs and painter of brilliant works of art, has announced an upcoming album to be released this fall. Arthur recently wrapped up the finishing touches on the currently untitled effort at The Carriage House recording studio in Los Angeles. Special guests include Ben Harper and Remi Jaffe (The Wallflowers, … Read more
Supergroups can really suck sometimes. Velvet Revolver proved that without a shadow of a doubt. But they can also produce something that is at least equal to the sum of its parts; please see Traveling Wilburys for reference. I come into each with a healthy dose of skepticism, but given my tall-man man crush on Joseph … Read more
Photo credit: Danny Clinch Although the song has been used in plethora of films and television shows, the first time I actually heard Joseph Arthur’s “In the Sun” was when Michael Stipe covered it for a Hurricane Katrina relief benefit EP in 2006. Stipe’s vocals accurately alternate between hope and despair, and while many artists … Read more
There’s a lotta action going on in Joseph Arthur’s neck of the woods. First up, an auction on his vibrant paintings (pictured above) created live onstage during his tour over the last two months plus one during the filming of the music video for “Love Never Asks You to Lie.” If you want to submit … Read more
Photo | Michael Lavine. If you haven’t heard it straight from the lips of Jon Spencer, THE BLUES IS NUMBER ONE…and that’s not just some cool-as-shit thing for him to yell at your ass while sweating and bouncing around at a Blues Explosion show. For me, “The Blues” is number one, and they’ve been that way ever … Read more
As Mary kinda-said yesterday, the word pop, when used in certain musical circles, can be compared to one of those naughty words that can’t be spoken on network television. And while corporate radio and talent shows have helped us foster this hatred for an undeserving musical genre, there are still those glimmering hopes — the … Read more
The end of the below video is fucking awesome. Watch it. “Almost Blue” is one of those perfect Joseph Arthur songs. Poppy and sentimental at the same time, it’s immediately hummable, but also, like all of his songs, it makes you listen to every word that leaves his mouth. Melodic undertones highlight lyrics that could be … Read more
Check out songs 100-76. And keep up with the list on Spotify here. 75 The Kill Van Kulls – Lost and Found [buy the single] [more Kill Van Kulls on Speakers] 74 WILD FLAG – Boom [buy the album] [more WILD FLAG on Speakers] 73 Noah and the Whale – L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. [buy the album] 72 Gauntlet Hair … Read more