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BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007: Tinariwen: Aman Iman/Water is Life (Filter)
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World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1124/best-of-elsewhere-2007-tinariwen-aman-iman-water-is-life-filter/

JJ Grey and Mofro; Country Ghetto (Southbound) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
Of course there is white country soul -- and here is the evidence, a voice from the white trash ghetto which aches like a Southern soul singer. There is a backwoods quality here -- real steamy Georgia
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1197/jj-grey-and-mofro-country-ghetto-southbound-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007 Iron and Wine: The Shepherd's Dog (SunPop/Rhythmethod)
Sam Beam -- who is Iron and Wine -- really sounds like he has hits his stride with this exceptional, engaging and folkadelic outing, and he's achieved that by just continuing on the same, mildly eccen
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1349/best-of-elsewhere-2007-iron-and-wine-the-shepherds-dog-sunpop-rhythmethod/

Bonde Do Role; With Lasers (Domino) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...in with metal guitars called Bondallica. Best cheap and unashamed fun since the Mika album... ...doesn't appear on this "best of" list, because these people do -- but...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1268/bonde-do-role-with-lasers-domino-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Various; Contemporary New Zealand Poets In Performance (AUP) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
This second volume of an excellent series (with CDs) of New Zealand poets reading their own work came from Auckland University Press and was edited by Jack Ross and Jan Kemp. It followed the previous
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1309/various-contemporary-new-zealand-poets-in-performance-aup-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Beirut; The Flying Club Cup BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
Ambitious and slightly eccentric pop music doesn't come much more ambitious and eccentric as this, the second album by Zach Condon (aka Beirut), an American with a European sensibility whose musical r
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1358/beirut-the-flying-club-cup-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Richard Swift: Dressed Up For the Letdown (Secretly Canadian) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...singles and EPs -- made an appearance on Elsewhere many months ago and I hailed it to the skies....
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1131/richard-swift-dressed-up-for-the-letdown-secretly-canadian-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Sigur Ros; Hvarf/Heim (EMI) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...didn't appear in too many other lists of "best albums" it is because I believe too many... ...is the companion to this double disc is a gem. Best music DVD of the year? Very...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1384/sigur-ros-hvarf-heim-emi-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Joe Henry; Civilians (Anti/Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
With a small band, and guests Bill Frisell (on guitar) and Van Dyke Parks (piano), the much ignored Henry continues his singular path which owes a little to a less grumbly Tom Waits but remains proper
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1311/joe-henry-civilians-anti-shock-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Tord Gustavsen Trio; Being There (ECM) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
This is Norwegian pianist Gustavsen's third album on the prestigious ECM label and his self-described style of "loving every note" is the hallmark of these often beautifully spare tracks whe
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Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/1174/tord-gustavsen-trio-being-there-ecm-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

The Broken Heartbreakers: The Broken Heartbreakers (Rhythmethod) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
With a sound which draws equally on the Left Banke, the Everly Brothers, Brian Wilson, Beatles, alt.country harmonies and the Anglofolk tradition, this Auckland group can hardly fail. In songwriter Jo
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1398/the-broken-heartbreakers-the-broken-heartbreakers-rhythmethod-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Explosions in the Sky; All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (EMI) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...has made some pretty bad movies, but among his best is Friday Night Lights in which he played a...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1176/explosions-in-the-sky-all-of-a-sudden-i-miss-everyone-emi-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Jim White: Transnormal Skiperoo (Luaka Bop/Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
White came into something close to mainstream attention with his droll film Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus, a poke around the backroads and backwoods of the American South and the music and charac
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1378/jim-white-transnormal-skiperoo-luaka-bop-shock-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Band of Horses: Cease to Begin (SubPop) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
Increasingly I am liking contemporary rock albums that annoy me because I can't quickly figure them out -- and this is one of them. Not having heard their "critically acclaimed" debut Everyt
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1386/band-of-horses-cease-to-begin-subpop-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Bettye LaVette and Drive-By Truckers: The Scene of the Crime (Anti) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
This is an unexpected pairing: soul-singer LaVette with alt-country rockers Drive-By Truckers recording in Muscle Shoals in Alabama. A marriage made in heaven (or a somewhat hotter place) as it turns
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1347/bettye-lavette-and-drive-by-truckers-the-scene-of-the-crime-anti-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Soulsavers: It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land (V2) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
Suffused in religion, redemption, Christian imagery and dark melancholy (aside from the uplifting opener Revival which deliberately recalls Knocking On Heaven's Door), this is an exceptional album --
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1160/soulsavers-its-not-how-far-you-fall-its-the-way-you-land-v2-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Nick Lowe; At My Age (Proper) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
To be honest, I consider Nick Lowe's '98 album Dig My Mood so outstanding that anything he does subsequently will pale in the comparison. By the time of that album, the former English pub-rocker in th
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1230/nick-lowe-at-my-age-proper-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha (Spunk) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
Years ago this Chicago singer-songwriter-violinist helmed his band Bowl of Fire through strange back-alleys of music which referred to blues and jazz of the 20s, circuses and travelling shows, low-ren
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1132/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha-spunk-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Findlay Brown; Separated by the Sea (PeaceFrog) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
Earnest young men of the Anglo-folk persuasion aren't exactly thin on the ground these days, but Brown is worth your attention. His voice is gentle but has some depth and restrained power, and if his
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1218/findlay-brown-separated-by-the-sea-peacefrog-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Yoko Ono: Yes, I'm a Witch (Astral Weeks) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
Billed as simply "Ono" this is Yoko's vocals from various albums extracted and new backings added by a cast of luminaries which includes Peaches, Le Tigre, Porcupine Tree, DJ Spooky, Cat Pow
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1091/yoko-ono-yes-im-a-witch-astral-weeks-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007 Arcade Fire: Neon Bible (EMI)
Yes, after the towering success of their debut album Funeral, you will be reading any number of reviews of this lavishly orchestrated, dramatic follow-up by this big Montreal-based ensemble. Let me be
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1097/best-of-elsewhere-2007-arcade-fire-neon-bible-emi/

The Clientele; God Save the Clientele (Popfrenzy) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...chorus etc) always gets a good hearing at Elsewhere. There is something magical and dreamy about... ...is something magical and dreamy about the best of it -- and this is one of the best. And both...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1266/the-clientele-god-save-the-clientele-popfrenzy-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Thione Seck; Orientissime (Elite) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
There are some who think that "world music" is corrupted by outside influences, and that the folk musicians of various parts of the globe should be time-locked so as to retain some degree of
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World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1336/thione-seck-orientissime-elite-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; Raising Sand (Rounder) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...singer/fiddle player -- comes one of the best albums of the year: an often eerie folk-framed... ...for a very, very long time to come. One of the best of the year, no question. The song Gone Gone... ...from this album won the Grammy for the best pop collaboration in the awards held February...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1354/robert-plant-and-alison-krauss-raising-sand-rounder-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Hossam Ramzy and Samy El Bably; Cairo Nights (Arc/Elite) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...listeners know it is unwise to judge an album... ...was a legendary trumpeter whose sound is best described as woozy, heavy-lidded, sinuous and...
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World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1329/hossam-ramzy-and-samy-el-bably-cairo-nights-arc-elite-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Various; Tropicalia, A Brazilian Revolution in Sound (Soul Jazz) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
Don't know about you, but all that cooler-than-thou, soft-voice badha-badha-doobee-doo stuff from Brazil (Bebe Gilberto et al) gets right up my nose. It seems to be favoured by "sophisticated&quo
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World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1279/various-tropicalia-a-brazilian-revolution-in-sound-soul-jazz-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

The Phoenix Foundation: Happy Ending (Flying Nun) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...school kid's doodle comes one of the best New Zealand albums of the year. Let's hope... ...album is headed straight into those "best of" lists you are reading right...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1370/the-phoenix-foundation-happy-ending-flying-nun-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Bruce Springsteen, with the Sessions Band; Live in Dublin (Sony) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
Springsteen's live shows with a band have, for the most part, been celebratory affairs: initially celebrating the spirit of rock'n'roll; later his connection with an audience; and then increasingly wi
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1244/bruce-springsteen-with-the-sessions-band-live-in-dublin-sony-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Levon Helm: Dirt Farmer (Vanguard) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...a survivor of throat cancer, Helm has made the best solo album of his career and to help him he... ...Where Art Thou? and its offshoots. This won best traditional folk album in the Grammys held in...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1357/levon-helm-dirt-farmer-vanguard-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

James Luther Dickinson: Killers From Space (Memphis/Elite) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...possibly too long for many. In other words, Elsewhere music. Enjoy y'all. Mine's a double . ....
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1388/james-luther-dickinson-killers-from-space-memphis-elite-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Robbie Fulks: Revenge! (Yep Roc) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
The witty and iconoclastic Fulks has a marvellous distain for convention, the country music establishment (he wrote Fuck This Town about Nashville), and record sales. He also unleashed the sometimes t
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1262/robbie-fulks-revenge-yep-roc-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007: Ibrahim Ferrer: Mi Sueno (World Circuit)
Knowing that these were the final sessions by the late Buena Vista Social Club's star singer means that perhaps many will cast a more sympathetic ear over them than they might have otherwise. And let'
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World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1151/best-of-elsewhere-2007-ibrahim-ferrer-mi-sueno-world-circuit/

Souad Massi and Pascal Danae: Tell Me Why (2007)
...but in fact was on the excellent Essential Elsewhere album Honeysuckle/Mesk Elil album by the... ...we recommend her live acoustic session from 2007 (on Spotify here) and her Oumniya from last...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/9423/souad-massi-and-pascal-danae-tell-me-why-2007/

Cowboy Junkies; At the End of Paths Taken (Zoe) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...albums of thoughtful and considered melancholy best enjoyed in times of quietude. But even back...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1175/cowboy-junkies-at-the-end-of-paths-taken-zoe-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007: Watermelon Slim and the Workers; The Wheel Man (Southbound)
To be honest I didn't quite "get" the last, self-titled, album by this rough'n'ready bluesman, but I was clearly in the minority: the album won the Mojo magazine and the Independent Music Aw
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Blues at Elsewhere: blues/1188/best-of-elsewhere-2007-watermelon-slim-and-the-workers-the-wheel-man-southbound/

Linda Thompson; Versatile Heart (Decca) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...While the country twangin' foot-tapper Do Your Best For Rock'n Roll includes the promising line...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1337/linda-thompson-versatile-heart-decca-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Rufus Wainwright; Release the Stars (Geffen) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...So this Wainwright is certainly "elsewhere" -- and it would take a lot of... ...or not -- although it is definitely Elsewhere, and more European than American -- it is one... ...European than American -- it is one of the best albums of the year, without...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1231/rufus-wainwright-release-the-stars-geffen-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Josh Ritter: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...has been around long enough to do a bit of... ...bringing it back and named it as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2006. Then he was discovered by... ...it back and named it as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2006. Then he was discovered by the British... ...Smart thinking because that was one of Macca's best albums and was the one which found him finding... ...paid off handsomely here. If you missed him at Elsewhere last year, don't let him pass you by this...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1380/josh-ritter-the-historical-conquests-of-josh-ritter-shock-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Tom Waits and the Kronos Quartet: Diamond in Your Mind (2007)
...with a little known item From the Vaults. In 2007 at a concert in New York's Avery Fisher Hal in...
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From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4480/tom-waits-and-the-kronos-quartet-diamond-in-your-mind-2007/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2010 Mumford and Sons: Sigh No More (Universal)
This four-piece from London may have a banjo on hand and a similar way with an archaic lyric and alt.folk melody as Fleet Foxes, but here on their debut album with widescreen producer Markus Dravs (Ar
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Music at Elsewhere: music/3021/best-of-elsewhere-2010-mumford-and-sons-sigh-no-more-universal/

Bright Eyes: Cassadaga (Polydor) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...alongside I'm Wide Awake It's Morning as the best in Conor's now extensive canon. Made me also... ...long way. If he isn't appearing in other "best of" lists it's because, I think, after...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1147/bright-eyes-cassadaga-polydor-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Lucinda Williams: West (2007)
...has made, but certainly alongside her very best in an impressive body of work . . . and... ...There is much more about Lucinda Williams at Elsewhere including interviews and album reviews... ...hear West at Spotify here. . These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately point to albums which you...
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Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/1059/lucinda-williams-west-2007/

Vieux Farka Toure; Vieux Farka Toure (World Village) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...father on lead are certainly standouts, but elsewhere Vieux offers a more modern take on this music...
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World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1161/vieux-farka-toure-vieux-farka-toure-world-village-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Tord Gustavsen Ensemble: Restored, Returned (ECM/Ode)
...album by young ECM pianist Gustavsen at Elsewhere was his trio album Being There which was named... ...his trio album Being There which was named a Best of Elsewhere 2007 album. Echoes of that... ...There which was named a Best of Elsewhere 2007 album. Echoes of that group's delicate beauty... ...Best of Elsewhere 2007 album. Echoes of that group's delicate...
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Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/2897/tord-gustavsen-ensemble-restored-returned-ecm-ode/

Grinderman: Grinderman (EMI) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
In which Nick Cave takes a break from his dark and Biblical stuff and just gets down and dirty with a raw, edgy band to make music which seems to come with machine oil on its hands and blown through w
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1828/grinderman-grinderman-emi-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

The Felice Brothers; Tonight at the Arizona (Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
Although perhaps too referencing of Dylan and the Band holed up in the basement of the Big Pink, that doesn't mean this shakily delivered collection of Americana from these three brothers and a bassis
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1365/the-felice-brothers-tonight-at-the-arizona-shock-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Jim James and Calexico: Going to Acapulco (2007)
...sounds convincing at all. It is one of the best but largely ignnored songs on that double...
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From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4159/jim-james-and-calexico-going-to-acapulco-2007/

Lucinda Williams: Live from Austin, Tx 1989 (DVD, New West)
...subsequent decades. Williams is interviewed at Elsewhere in 2007 and her last two albums West and... ...Williams is interviewed at Elsewhere in 2007 and her last two albums West and Little Honey... ...West and Little Honey made the Elsewhere Best of 2007 and 2008 lists... ...Honey made the Elsewhere Best of 2007 and 2008 lists... ...the Elsewhere Best of 2007 and 2008 lists...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/2245/lucinda-williams-live-from-austin-tx-1989-dvd-new-west/

Various: Sideways (2007)
...to the Skyway which had at the time just won best independent release at the bNet awards. Also... ...explore. This essay appears in Grant Smithies 2007 book Soundtrack: 118 Great New Zealand Albums... ...and The Tokey Tones - are also Essential Elsewhere albums. These Essential Elsewhere pages...
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Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/427/various-sideways-2007/

Andrew Bird: Noble Beast (Fat Possum)
...his Armchair Apocrypha -- which was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007 albums -- he navigated his... ...Apocrypha -- which was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007 albums -- he navigated his way from a... ...-- which was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007 albums -- he navigated his way from a bent,...
Music at Elsewhere: music/2134/andrew-bird-noble-beast-fat-possum/

Jacques Loussier: Plays Bach, Encore! (Telarc) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
Those of us with long memories and greying temples will remember a time when New Zealand television had cultural programmes in prime time, albeit in black'n'white. One of the mainstays of those days w
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Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/1410/jacques-loussier-plays-bach-encore-telarc-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Sunidhi Chauhan and Vishal: Naa Puchho (2007)
More scenes from the global village? While walking through Kuala Lumpur's Little India I heard this track rocking out of the speakers in a small record shop. I was transfixed: urban, English language
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From the Vaults: fromthevaults/1341/sunidhi-chauhan-and-vishal-naa-puchho-2007/

Hossam Ramzy and Ossama El Hendy: Ruby (ARC Music)
...as the Cairo Nights album with Samy El Baby (a Best of Elsewhere 2007 album) but pretty terrific... ...Nights album with Samy El Baby (a Best of Elsewhere 2007 album) but pretty terrific nonethless.... ...album with Samy El Baby (a Best of Elsewhere 2007 album) but pretty terrific nonethless....
Tagged with: el tanbura | hossam ramzy | iran.music | laura riz | le trio joubran | niyaz | oud | rahim alhaj | turkish groove |
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/2553/hossam-ramzy-and-ossama-el-hendy-ruby-arc-music/

Various: Dark was the Night (4AD)
...Diamond and many others who have appeared at Elsewhere. Hard to pick standouts in this illustrious... ...are just off the radar for most (although not Elsewhere people, obviously) and it comes highly...
Tagged with: arcade fire | cat power |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2173/various-dark-was-the-night-4ad/

Richard Hawley: Lady's Bridge (Mute) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...in the British media, certainly one of the best albums of the...
Tagged with: last shadow puppets | ray davies | richard hawley | scott walker |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1326/richard-hawley-ladys-bridge-mute-best-of-elsewhere-2007/

Koop: Best of Koop 1997-2007 (K7)
When it comes to cool, sophisticated, swinging and intelligent clubland-cum-lounge pop, Koop out of Sweden take some beating. The electronica duo of Oscar Simonsson and Magnus Zungmark sensibly bring
Tagged with: boozoo bajou | dave brubeck | jazz in elsewhere | koop | vanessa daou |
Music at Elsewhere: music/3392/koop-best-of-koop-1997-2007-k7/

Souad Massi: Honeysuckle/Mesk Elil (2007)
...with hints of Spanish flamenco music. At its best as in the Brazilian-influenced title track she... ...track she seduces with her breathy vocals, but elsewhere there is a lively and up-tempo danceable... ...welcome musical sunshine. These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately point to albums which you...
Tagged with: anouar brahem | musiques metisses | oud | souad massi |
Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/842/souad-massi-honeysuckle-mesk-elil-2007/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: The Felice Brothers: The Felice Brothers (Shock)
...with the Tonight at the Arizona which made the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list and turned up as many a... ...Tonight at the Arizona which made the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list and turned up as many a critic's... ...the Arizona which made the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list and turned up as many a critic's...
Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2008 | cash brothers | felice brothers | johnny cash | luther james dickinson | north mississippi allstars | willie nelson | woody guthrie |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1724/best-of-elsewhere-2008-the-felice-brothers-the-felice-brothers-shock/

The Clientele: I Am Not There Anymore (Merge/digital outlets)
...Hornsey and drummer Mark Keen wooed and won Elsewhere with their God Save the Clientele of 2007... ...Elsewhere with their God Save the Clientele of 2007 which was one of our best of the year picks... ...the Clientele of 2007 which was one of our best of the year picks for its charming, whispery...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10806/the-clientele-i-am-not-there-anymore-merge-digital-outlets/

Stephanie Dosen: Within You Without You (2007)
For centuries a wide strain of folk music existed without the appellation “drone folk”, a convenience label which seemed to emerge some time in the Nineties. There was always an element of
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/9486/stephanie-dosen-within-you-without-you-2007/

Dave Brubeck: Indian Summer (2007)
...2007 when he was 86, the great pianist-composer... ...life. There is more about Dave Brubeck at Elsewhere starting here. These Essential Elsewhere pages...
Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/8501/dave-brubeck-indian-summer-2007/
ESSAY ON DESIGN (2007): The Internationalism of Idiocy
...appeared in the design magazine Urbis in early 2007. The video is of very good design for a chair....
Tagged with: salvador dali | sir norman foster |
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/238/essay-on-design-2007-the-internationalism-of-idiocy/

YOKO ONO: Back with the blueprint (2001) and re-disc-covered (2007)
...is a clunky sound-play of violence and abuse. Elsewhere the messages hit home harder through the... ...live, and son Sean joins in for the avant-and-elsewhere Mulberry, the title of which refers to a track... ...on I'm Not Getting Enough and she's never the best when she aims to hold a tune as simple and... ...great call for it? Yoko Ono, Yes, I'm a Witch (2007) This album was considered among the Best of... ...(2007) This album was considered among the Best of Elsewhere 2007 Billed as simply... ...This album was considered among the Best of Elsewhere 2007 Billed as simply "Ono" this is... ...2007 Billed as simply "Ono" this is...
Tagged with: cat power | john lennon | pere ubu | yoko ono |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/490/yoko-ono-back-with-the-blueprint-2001-and-re-disc-covered-2007/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Loudon Wainwright: Strange Weirdos (Universal)
...Knocked Up and so -- with Joe Henry (see Best of Elsewhere 2007), input from friends like... ...Up and so -- with Joe Henry (see Best of Elsewhere 2007), input from friends like Richard... ...so -- with Joe Henry (see Best of Elsewhere 2007), input from friends like Richard Thompson,... ...Wainwright about this album under Absolute Elsewhere here...
Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2008 | jason collett | joe henry | josh ritter | josh rouse | linda thompson | loudon wainwright | loudon wainwright iii | richard thompson | rufus wainwright | teddy thompson |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1434/best-of-elsewhere-2008-loudon-wainwright-strange-weirdos-universal/

Malouma; Nour/Light (2007)
...be heard on Spotify here. . These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately point to albums which you...
Tagged with: essential elsewhere |
Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/1271/malouma-nour-light-2007/
NEW ZEALAND'S iiii LABEL (2007): 20/20 vision into the past
...around to no great effect. Braille’ best known outfits were Six Volts and the Primitive... ...the easiest of listening experiences, but the best in this batch of releases. The Deconstruction... ...first appeared in Real Groove magazine, July...
Tagged with: iiii label | new zealand jazz | new zealand music |
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/422/new-zealands-iiii-label-2007-20-20-vision-into-the-past/

ELVIS PRESLEY (2007): Merchandising, marketing and maybe some music?
...butter sandwiches on them, see Recipes From Elsewhere), fridge magnets, posters, pennants and all... ...man whose heart is breaking. Listening to the best of his music, whether it be raw... ...appeared at www.kiwiboomers.co.nz in August 2007 on the 30th anniversary of Elvis death. It was...
Tagged with: elvis presley | graceland | memphis |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/428/elvis-presley-2007-merchandising-marketing-and-maybe-some-music/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Radiohead: In Rainbows (XL)
...on-line/download release in October 2007 of In Rainbows (with buyers paying what they... ...-- CD sales were down 9.7 percent in the US in 2007 -- but to point to In Rainbows seems a little... ...an album that was quite rightly in many "best of" lists of 2007. By releasing it on New... ...rightly in many "best of" lists of 2007. By releasing it on New Year's Eve however... ...haven't they also qualified to be in the "best of 2008" lists? (Yes, obviously!) Smart...
Tagged with: band of horses | best of elsewhere 2008 | explosions in the sky | pink floyd | radiohead | wilco |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1442/best-of-elsewhere-2008-radiohead-in-rainbows-xl/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Mavis Staples: Live. Hope at the Hideout (Anti)
...We'll Never Turn Back was picked as one of the best albums of 2007 at Elsewhere, and that was no... ...Back was picked as one of the best albums of 2007 at Elsewhere, and that was no sympathy vote... ...picked as one of the best albums of 2007 at Elsewhere, and that was no sympathy vote for one of...
Tagged with: bb king | best of elsewhere 2008 | chicago blues | james brown | mavis staples | nina simone | robert johnson | ry cooder |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2013/best-of-elsewhere-2008-mavis-staples-live-hope-at-the-hideout-anti/

The Clientele: Bonfires on the Heath (PopFrenzy)
...pop of this London outfit has long been an Elsewhere favourite: their album God Save the Clientele... ...album God Save the Clientele was among The Best of Elsewhere 2007 and they share the same... ...the Clientele was among The Best of Elsewhere 2007 and they share the same PopFrenzy label as... ...among The Best of Elsewhere 2007 and they share the same PopFrenzy label... ...treasures" (BBC). Still favoured at Elsewhere....
Tagged with: alt.country | beach house | camera obscura | lloyd cole | phoenix foundation | pop frenzy | popfrenzy | the clientele | tokey tones |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2927/the-clientele-bonfires-on-the-heath-popfrenzy/

WATERMELON SLIM INTERVIEWED (2007): He's had interesting lives
...interviews, reviews and overviews at Blues in...
Tagged with: chicago blues | dave alvin | robert randolph | ronnie earl | steve earle | tom waits | tom waits | vietnam war | watermelon slim |
Blues at Elsewhere: blues/1881/watermelon-slim-interviewed-2007-hes-had-interesting-lives/

Various: Get a Haircut compilation (2007)
...about? This essay appears in Grant Smithies 2007 book Soundtrack: 118 Great New Zealand Albums... ...compilation - are also here under Absolute Elsewhere. These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately...
Tagged with: a day in my mind's mind | kiwi rebel rock | new zealand music | psychedelia | toy love |
Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/426/various-get-a-haircut-compilation-2007/

The Tokey Tones: Butterfly, Caterpillar (2007)
...proscriptive because New Zealand music at its best -- from Split Enz through The Verlaines to the... ...-- and drowned out by the surface noise elsewhere. But they did have a willing audience and --... ...current. This essay appears in Grant Smithies 2007 book Soundtrack: 118 Great New Zealand Albums... ...that book. The others are also under Absolute Elsewhere. These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately...
Tagged with: dudley benson | new zealand music | phoenix foundation | side kick nick | the brunettes | tokey tones |
Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/425/the-tokey-tones-butterfly-caterpillar-2007/

Iron and Wine: Around the Well (SubPop/Rhythmethod)
...last album The Shepherd's Dog was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007. He's taking his time over a... ...The Shepherd's Dog was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007. He's taking his time over a new album... ...Dog was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007. He's taking his time over a new album but in...
Tagged with: bonnie prince billy | iron and wine | neil halstead | paul simon | simon and garfunkel | the handsome family |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2469/iron-and-wine-around-the-well-subpop-rhythmethod/

Jonsi: Go (EMI)
...hark back to sublime Hvarf/Heim CD/DVD set of 2007 -- or further -- which captured them at their... ...captured them at their ethereal, beguiling best. So you might need to take my preferences into... ...Arithmetic and Around Us. But this is at its best when he goes for the heart -- Kolniour and...
Tagged with: amina alaoui | ecm records | fripp and eno | jon balke | jon hassell | jonsi | sigur ros |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2977/jonsi-go-emi/

THE BEATLES' HELP! RECONSIDERED (2007): The band in a Bond film
...Day's Night). We chose to do, said Lester in 2007, "a Pop Art fantasy with which we could...
Film at Elsewhere: film/6005/the-beatles-help-reconsidered-2007-the-band-in-a-bond-film/

Sigur Ros: Inni (XL CD/DVD)
...it is straight to their superb Hvarf/Heim of 2007 which came with a wonderful DVD doco. Like the...
Music at Elsewhere: music/4582/sigur-ros-inni-xl-cd-dvd/

Mavis Staples; We'll Never Turn Back (2007)
...album. Truly exceptional. These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately point to albums which you...
Tagged with: essential elsewhere | mavis staples | ry cooder |
Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/1165/mavis-staples-well-never-turn-back-2007/

THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST DVD REVIEWED (2007)
If you want to capture the essence of the 70s in a word it's "hair". At the start of the decade there were Afros and cascades of curls halfway down backs (that's the men) and the long straig
Tagged with: bob marley | bonnie raitt | bruce springsteen | elton john | iggy pop | john lennon | keith richards | little feat | mick jagger | old grey whistle test | randy newman | the ramones | tim buckley | tom petty | tom waits | u2 |
Film at Elsewhere: film/821/the-old-grey-whistle-test-dvd-reviewed-2007/

Brett Dennen: Hope for the Hopeless (Inertia)
...American singer-songwriter has been an Elsewhere favorite long before Rolling Stone picked him... ...one of the 10 artists to watch in 2008. Elsewhere was clocking him in 2007 when his album So... ...watch in 2008. Elsewhere was clocking him in 2007 when his album So Much More arrived. Said it...
Music at Elsewhere: music/2067/brett-dennen-hope-for-the-hopeless-inertia/

The War on Drugs: Wagonwheel Blues (Longtime Listener)
Some music is purely functional: music in airports; massage music, Kiwi backyard-bbq reggae etc. This one by a US band I know nothing about is driving music -- annoying inner city stop-start or highwa
Tagged with: bob dylan | bob dylan.live | martin scorsese | patti smith | steve earle | the band | the war on drugs | tom petty |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2535/the-war-on-drugs-wagonwheel-blues-longtime-listener/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Juana Molina: Un Dia (Domino)
This singer-songwriter from Argentina will confound any expectations you might have of someone who was once a comedy actress and in skit-shows on local televsion. This album with odd elements of percu
Tagged with: bar mexico | best of elsewhere 2008 | juana molina | tunng |
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/2007/best-of-elsewhere-2008-juana-molina-un-dia-domino/
The Broken Heartbreakers: Wintersun (BHB)
...Auckland-based folk-pop band was among the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list -- and they have just... ...folk-pop band was among the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list -- and they have just been getting... ...folk-pop band was among the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list -- and they have just been getting... ...Bridge, appeared in the following year's Best of Elsewhere with his album The Mapmaker's... ...appeared in the following year's Best of Elsewhere with his album The Mapmaker's Art) and... ...maturity of lyrics, melody and intent. (Elsewhere has bemoaned in the past how many local acts...
Tagged with: arch hill | bond street bridge | broken heartbreakers | fleet foxes | hobotalk | monkey records | nick drake | white swan black swan |
Music at Elsewhere: music/3322/the-broken-heartbreakers-wintersun-bhb/

Wilco; Sky Blue Sky (Nonesuch) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...hailed and saw the album appear in many "best of" lists. But equally it alienated some...
Tagged with: beck brett dennen | bond street bridge | hayes carll | iron and wine | josh rouse | nonesuch | radiohead | ryan bingham | steve abel | the empire strikes back | tom waits | wilco |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1222/wilco-sky-blue-sky-nonesuch-best-of-elsewhere-2007/
BOB DYLAN: CONCERT REVIEWS 2003, 2007: The wayward prince
...Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. August 2007 The Afghan taxi driver who took me home after... ...as he did from the audience. But at his best he still makes music which is compelling....
Tagged with: bob dylan |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/1858/bob-dylan-concert-reviews-2003-2007-the-wayward-prince/

AMERICA'S DEWEY BUNNELL INTERVIEWED (2007): Upstarts up the charts
Among people whose musical credentials you wouldn’t question would be the Beatles’ producer George Martin. Or if you want a more contemporary reference maybe alt.country rocker Ryan Adams,
Tagged with: america | george martin |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/2041/americas-dewey-bunnell-interviewed-2007-upstarts-up-the-charts/

BOB DYLAN, AND DA PENNEBAKER INTERVIEWED (2007). Looking back on Bob
...appeared in the New Zealand Herald in May 2007 but is unavailable on the website...
Tagged with: bob dylan | bob dylan.films | da pennebaker | patti smith | some kind of monster | wilco |
Film at Elsewhere: film/386/bob-dylan-and-da-pennebaker-interviewed-2007-looking-back-on-bob/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes (SubPop/Rhythmethod)
With its references to late 60s folk-rock, baroque pop flourishes, close harmonies, art-rock progressions and the jigsaw-puzzle of arrangements for voices and a small array of instruments (all deploye
Tagged with: band of horses | best of elsewhere 2008 | fleet foxes | green pajamas | jason collett | miracle mile | scott walker |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1695/best-of-elsewhere-2008-fleet-foxes-fleet-foxes-subpop-rhythmethod/

Herbie Hancock. Aotea Centre, Auckland. May 8 2007
...smiles of pleasure as he unfolded the piece. Elsewhere Loueke took a fine solo spot which linked to...
Live reviews + concert photos: livereviews/10642/herbie-hancock-aotea-centre-auckland-may-8-2007/

Various: Palermo Shooting soundtrack (Shock)
...here, not the least unreleased tracks by Elsewhere favourites Grinderman, Bonnie Prince Billy,... ...And among the other big names familiar from Elsewhere postings are The Velvet Underground (Some... ...listens to on his iPod might just be the best thing about it. (The album comes in a...
Tagged with: bonnie prince billy | grinderman |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2156/various-palermo-shooting-soundtrack-shock/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Tinariwen: Imidiwan:Companions (Filter CD/DVD)
...Amassakoul album was considered one of the Best of Elsewhere 2006 and its follow-up Aman... ...album was considered one of the Best of Elsewhere 2006 and its follow-up Aman Iman:Water is Life... ...is Life one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007, but maybe this album is the one to tip them... ...is Life one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007, but maybe this album is the... ...of the Best of Elsewhere 2007, but maybe this album is the one to tip... ...trifecta with this appearing as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2009. Check out the clip below... ...with this appearing as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2009. Check out the clip below and you'll...
Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2009 | desert blues | etran finitawa | malouma | sahara blues | tinariwen |
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/2500/best-of-elsewhere-2009-tinariwen-imidiwancompanions-filter-cd-dvd/

10CC SONGWRITER/SINGER GRAHAM GOULDMAN INTERVIEWED (2007): Got hit if you want it
...successes. “You do what you do to the best of your ability. There will be times when what...
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/2047/10cc-songwriter-singer-graham-gouldman-interviewed-2007-got-hit-if-you-want-it/

PAUL McCARTNEY: AMOEBA GIG, CONSIDERED (2007/2019): That was him standing there
...verdict.) For his Memory Almost Full album in 2007 he did something daring and seemingly... ...of PR and fun.” So in late July 2007 McCartney and his band took to the small stage... ...of Carnival of Light anymore to get attention. Elsewhere occasionally revisits albums -- classics...
The Album Considered: albumconsidered/9048/paul-mccartney-amoeba-gig-considered-2007-2019-that-was-him-standing-there/

THE BEACH BOYS' MIKE LOVE INTERVIEWED (2007, and concert review): Hang on to Your Ego
...was in the Herald on Sunday in November 2007. www.nzherald.co.nz In November 2007 the Beach...
Tagged with: brian wilson | dennis wilson | mike love | the beach boys |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/1936/the-beach-boys-mike-love-interviewed-2007-and-concert-review-hang-on-to-your-ego/

CHICK COREA INTERVIEWED (2007): The restless quest for connection
...Hancock’s Auckland concert in early 2007 came that by Chick Corea, a keyboard player... ...Chick Corea reviewed, Auckland May 2007 In its purest form, music refers to nothing...
Tagged with: charlie parker | chick corea | ecm records | free jazz | herbie hancock | miles davis | wynton marsalis |
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/2112/chick-corea-interviewed-2007-the-restless-quest-for-connection/

DAVID CROSBY INTERVIEWED (2007): Survivor stories
...up favourable reviews with Uncut placing it in best of the 2006 reissues. But when scanning the... ...Nickel Creek, an amazing band and some of the best harmony work of anybody ever, and they are... ...work is unbelievably acute, and it’s the best defence of freedom that has ever taken place.... ...sailing in the harbour when CSN play in late 2007. “I’ve never been to New Zealand... ...healthier than I was and I’m doing the best I can with that.” Shortly afterward this... ...Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. December 2007 Being unused to concerts starting so early, we... ...appeared in the New Zealand Herald in early 2007 in advance of a Crosby, Stills and Nash tour....
Tagged with: bob dylan | david crosby | neil young | stephen stills |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/383/david-crosby-interviewed-2007-survivor-stories/

Bowerbirds: Hymns for a Dark Horse (Rhythmethod)
...This album originally came out in 2007 but has been here repackaged for their new...
Music at Elsewhere: music/2318/bowerbirds-hymns-for-a-dark-horse-rhythmethod/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Teddy Thompson: A Piece of What You Need (Verve)
...track.Already in the list of this year's Best of Elsewhere.... ...in the list of this year's Best of Elsewhere....
Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2008 | brian wilson | jackson browne | linda thompson | loudon wainwright | loudon wainwright iii | martha wainwright | richard thompson | rufus wainwright | teddy thompson | wilco |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1730/best-of-elsewhere-2008-teddy-thompson-a-piece-of-what-you-need-verve/

Peter Lewis and the Trisonic: Four City Rock (1960)
...Get a Haircut which was released in 2007 and is an Essential Elsewhere album. For more... ...which was released in 2007 and is an Essential Elsewhere album. For more one-offs, oddities or songs...
Tagged with: bill haley | elvis presley | from the vaults | hasil adkins | jerry lee lewis | johnny devlin | little richard | loud, fast and out of control | new zealand music | the scavengers | wanda jackson |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4067/peter-lewis-and-the-trisonic-four-city-rock-1960/
Something Elsewhere
...amusement . . . or otherwise. Just utterly...
Tagged with: postcards from elsewhere | travel stories | encounters in elsewhere | the idiot boy who flew |
Images from Elsewhere
...extraordinary or mundane photographs taken Elsewhere in this world. Some relate to Travels in...
Windows on Elsewhere
From every room in which Graham stays he takes a photograph out the window. Here are images of sometimes beautiful, but mostly mundane, views. And some odd interiors also. Further evidence that travel

Links to Somewhere else
...in music, travel and the arts of interest to Elsewhere. Readers are invited to submit suggestions... ...is an excellent Van Zandt interview here at Elsewhere . . . National Public Radio in the States... ...up a number of acts which have appeared at Elsewhere. Recommended. Designed to look like a piano,... ...of world music, many albums of which pop up at Elsewhere. Check out their monthly newsletter and... ...rate though . . . If Buenos Aires beckons Elsewhere recommends the site of Mike Howie. Elsewhere... ...the 2009 10-day trip in March so contact Elsewhere or go to MIke and say "Psst, Elsewhere... ...Apple perspective . . . New Zealand readers of Elsewhere should know about the Arts Channel on Sky... ...design, technology, science . . . If you liked Elsewhere's Booze in the Movies article then you must...
Music at Elsewhere
...go unheard and unnoticed. Subscribers to Elsewhere (free, here) receive a weekly e-newsletter... ...on what's new at the ever-expanding site. Elsewhere: an equal opportunity enjoyer. So...
Cultural Elsewhere
...more, which appeal to the curious spirit of Elsewhere . ....
Tagged with: postcards from elsewhere | travel stories | encounters in elsewhere | the idiot boy who flew |
Absolute Elsewhere
...names, cult acts and interviews exclusive to Elsewhere. Straight and bizarre, oddball and ordinary... ...things happening right now. Or about to. The Elsewhere place if you are curious about...
My Back Pages
Graham recalls the stories behind some of the many hundreds of music interviews he has done with artists like Henry Rollins, Rod Stewart, Quincy Jones and Mick Jagger. And many lesser talents. Not alw

Travel Books by Elsewhere's Graham Reid
...From Elsewhere WINNER: WHITCOULLS TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR... ...follow-up to the award-winning Postcards From Elsewhere. Available through Elsewhere or Public Address... ...accurate snapshots of people and places from elsewhere; pictures in words which amuse and inspire,... ...IN THEM HAVE BEEN, AND ARE BEING, POSTED AT ELSEWHERE FOR YOU: SEE...
Tagged with: postcards from elsewhere | travel stories | encounters in elsewhere | the idiot boy who flew |
Travels in Elsewhere
...characters, usually in colourful places in Elsewhere. All stories copyright Graham...
Tagged with: postcards from elsewhere | travel stories | encounters in elsewhere | the idiot boy who flew |
Graham Reid
..."Passages ... a magazine of Jazz and Elsewhere" (entered in the Alexander Turnbull... ...published by Random House, Postcards from Elsewhere which won the Whitcoulls Travel Book of the... ...Sunday, Real Groove, Let's Travel, Stack and elsewhere. Recent work also appeared in The Australian.... ...has taken to posting the stories at Travels in Elsewhere to share them with readers. His writing covers... ...of those place. That series is available at Elsewhere starting here. . Graham Reid's wide-ranging... ...interests are represented, in part, at www.elsewhere.co.nz . JOURNALISM AND WRITING AWARDS 1995... ...in Japan) 1999 Finalist, Qantas Media Awards (best arts feature, newspaper) 2000 Finalist, New... ...Travel Writer of the Year (best article about the travel industry) 2001 Asia... ...in Taiwan) 2002 Winner, Qantas Media Awards (best tourism and travel story, newspaper) Finalist,... ...Media Awards (best govt, diplomacy and foreign affairs story,... ...Finalist, Qantas Media Awards (best arts story, newspaper) 2003 Premier Award,... ...(print medium) Winner, Qantas Media Awards (best arts column, newspaper) Finalist, Qantas Media... ...(best arts feature, newspaper) Winner, Cathay... ...Finalist, Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards (best article about a journey) 2006 Winner,... ...travel book of the year (Postcards From Elsewhere) 2008 Recipient of international journalist's... ...at Cathay Pacific Travel Media awards Winner, best story about Britain or Ireland, Cathay Pacific... ...the Voyager Media Awards. 2023 Nominee, Best reviewer. Voyager Media Awards . He continues... ...mainstream magazines and newspapers, and at Elsewhere. There is an extensive 2020 interview with...
Essential Elsewhere
...you build an interesting collection of diverse Elsewhere music. These essays will introduce albums... ...Explore . . . and don't be afraid of going...
Jazz at Elsewhere
Interviews, overviews and reviews of interesting historic and contemporary jazz musicians and music.
Reggae at Elsewhere
International and New Zealand reggae and dub; interviews, overviews and profiles.
Live reviews + concert photos
Some of these reviews feature photos by Garry Brandon, a concert and commercial photographer. All such images copyright Garry Brandon, whose website is here. These reviews don't simply recount the set
Wall-Art
...street art, strange signs and murals in...
Wall-Art from Elsewhere: wallart/1019/wall-art/

Windows on Elsewhere
From every room in which Graham stays he takes a photograph out the window. Here are images of sometimes beautiful, but mostly mundane, views. And some odd interiors also. Further evidence that travel
Windows on Elsewhere: windows/1002/windows-on-elsewhere/
Personal Elsewhere
These entries are of little consequence to anyone other than me Graham Reid, the author of this site, and maybe my family, researchers and those with too much time on their hands. Enjoy the random odd
Absurd Elsewhere
...weak-minded wit and what passes for humour at Elsewhere. To be taken not seriously . . . unless you...
EPs by Yasmin Brown
...so many CDs commanding and demanding attention Elsewhere will run this occasional column by the...
EPs by Shani.O
...so many CDs commanding and demanding attention Elsewhere will run this occasional column by the...
Tagged with: new zealand music | shani.o |
Film at Elsewhere
Unusual or interesting DVDs, cult and classic films, movie reviews, genre overviews and interviews.
Other Voices, Other Rooms
...opportunity for other opinions to be added to Elsewhere. Contributions should be around 600 - 1000... ...link, bottom left.) And because this is Elsewhere, there are no constraints on the subject...
Art by Elsewhere
...recent collages and art, with links to the Elsewhere articles they were...
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire
Fifteen revealing questions submitted to well-known musicians or newcomers which they can answer as serious or as silly as they please.
The Bargain Buy
...recommends interesting or Essential Elsewhere albums -- or useful collections by important...
Blues at Elsewhere
Interviews, overviews and reviews of classic and contemporary blues musicians and music. The blues was "wuthless immoral music, played by wuthless immoral loafers expressin' their vulgar minds wi
Favourite Five Recent Releases
...of the best albums from the recent postings at Elsewhere.... ...of the best albums from the recent postings at Elsewhere. Music too good to let slide into the... ...The Elsewhere place if you're looking for a quick...
World Music from Elsewhere
Music and musicians from around the global village; interviews, overviews and profiles.
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire
Fifteen revealing questions submitted to well-known musicians or newcomers to the game which they can answer seriously or as silly as they please.
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...is a concept and a place, and Graham Reid goes... ...with writers, musicians and artists. Elsewhere is an on-line magazine for new music (we... ...to the diversity and possibilities of Elsewhere. It's an equal opportunity enjoyer. Subscribe...