Tag Archives: Wilco

Friday News Round-Up: Billy Bragg & Wilco, George Harrison & President Obama Sings! (Again!)

According to Rolling Stone, a third volume of Mermaid Avenue will be coming soon as a part of a re-issue of the other two albums.  Suffice to say, I’m pretty excited about this as the first installment remains of one … Continue reading

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Review: Wilco- “The Whole Love”

For all of their merits (and there are many), Wilco seem to be a hard band to absolutely love. At their best, Wilco revel in 60s inspired pop played with Band-like precision, occasionally enveloped in Velvet Underground-style noise as evident … Continue reading

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Song of the Day – “Walt Whitman’s Niece” – Billy Bragg & Wilco

I love call and response songs.  It’s an old trick to be sure, but in the case of “Walt Whitman’s Niece” it’s sublime.  Kicking off the Mermaid Avenue album, “Walt Whitman’s Niece” has got to be one of the greatest … Continue reading

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Another Collaborative Album – Mermaid Avenue

Yesterday, I gave my praises to Elvis Costello and Allen Touissant’s The River in Reverse. It’s a rare breed of an album – a true collaboration whether neither artist is overshadowed by the other.  Here’s another of my favorite collaboration … Continue reading

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Records Worth Revisiting

(Since I started this a mostly as music blog – though I do occasionally write on other subjects – I thought it might be fun to include a series of posts devoted to albums that I love but have kind … Continue reading

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