Added on October 3, 2011
Everett True
Au Pairs , Bewitched , Boney M , Everett True , Hole , I Ludicrous , Joe Jackson , Jonathan Richman , Song of the day , Subway Sect , Vincent Vanoli
I thought it’d be a good behind-the-scenes look at what goes on at Collapse Board
Added on August 29, 2011
Everett True
Everett True , hippies , I'm Straight , Jonathan Richman , Music criticism , The Modern Lovers , Vincent Vanoli
I used to despise the hippies, pretending to be so out there:
Added on July 26, 2011
Tamsin
Action Painting , best of 2011 , blogging , Brighton , classical choral music , criticism , Gropetown , Jonathan Richman , Sigur Ros , Socialist Leisure Party , Suuns , Tamsin Chapman , The Fembassy , The Lovely Eggs
Choral music. Screaming. The other theme for me so far this year, has been female rap.
Added on March 26, 2011
Everett True
Agent Ribbons , Armedalite Rifles , Belle And Sebastian , Coolies , Cornershop , Crass , Edwin Hawkins Singers , Edwyn Collins , Fever Fever , Frankie Rose And The Outs , Hotpants Romance , It Sound , Jonathan Richman , kyü , Las Kellies , Lispector , Lykke Li , Nico's Bike , Orange Juice , Pete And The Pirates , Pigeonhed , PJ Harvey , Pris , Scarce , Shannon And The Clams , She Makes War , Sheezer , Sky Needle , Song Of The Day , Talulah Gosh , The Cheapmunks , The Dandelions , The Distractions , The Konki Duet , The Lovely Eggs , The Loves , The Nuns , The Slits , Thee Spivs , Top 40 , Tunabunny
fluttering wing-movements and stuttering synth breaks and fluting woodwind and those stunning voices
Added on January 27, 2011
Everett True
Agent Ribbons , Aretha Franklin , Bikini KIll , Blondie , Buzzcocks , Dexys Midnight Runners , Dirtbombs , Fabulous Diamonds , George Clinton , Herman Düne , Jonathan Richman , Joy Division , La Sera , Lady Gaga , Mudhoney , My Disco , Otis Redding , Pete And The Pirates , Quasi , Ramones , Sonic Youth , Taken By Trees , The Birthday Party , The Commitments , The Fall , The Pastels , The Thing , Thee Spivs , Troublefunk
Julian says: “Everybody’s always like, ‘Oh yeah the music used to be better in the 80s’. No it fucking didn’t.” So what current bands are as good as The Fall, Joy Division, Buzzcocks, The Birthday Party or Dexy’s [sic] in their prime? Not to mention Blondie, Ramones, Jonathan Richman… (This comment originated on another post. I think it’s […]
Added on October 29, 2010
Everett True
Jonathan Richman
Oh, Jonathan! This is so wonderful. An early (very different) recording of ‘The Morning Of Our Lives’. I’ve collected together a load of my writings about Jonathan from over the years over here.
Added on October 28, 2010
Everett True
Careless Talk Costs Lives , Daniel Johnston , Drowned In Sound , Galaxie 500 , Herman Düne , Jasmine Minks , Jonathan Richman , Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers , Lesbo Pig , Los Campesinos , Orange Juice , Pavement , Peckham , Plan B Magazine , Revolving Paint Dream , Seattle , Television Personalities , The Go-Betweens , The Legend , The Modern Lovers , The Pastels , The Stranger , The Tronics , The Wave Pictures , Winston Echo
In response to a request from a friend on Twitter, I’ve collected together some of my more recent writings about Jonathan. And from tomorrow, you can listen to an incredible early demo of ‘The Morning Of Our Lives’ over here. ——————————————————————————————————————————– (from Plan B #18, originally printed in The Stranger) I first heard Jonathan Richman […]
