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Jackson Browne: Time the Conqueror (Inside)

...album title partially reflects the thoughtful Browne's frame of mind in many tracks here: he's 60... ...Katrina and the social aftermath). Musically Browne holds his familiar course, that laconic... ...soulful ballad Far From the Arms of Hunger. Browne and his slick band tour New Zealand in...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/1940/jackson-browne-time-the-conqueror-inside/

Tyler Ramsey: A Long Dream About Swiming Across the Sea (Shock)

...Young, ambient Brian Eno and a touch of the Jackson Browne singer-songwriter tradition, this album... ...ambient Brian Eno and a touch of the Jackson Browne singer-songwriter tradition, this album by the... ...and suggestions of the blues.He also covers Browne's These Days (which Nico undertook) and there...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1742/tyler-ramsey-a-long-dream-about-swiming-across-the-sea-shock/

Jakob Dylan: Seeing Things (Sony/BMG)

...-- this Dylan sounds uncannily like a young Jackson Browne in many places and has a similar... ...Dylan sounds uncannily like a young Jackson Browne in many places and has a similar phrasing and... ...could have come off a world-weary, resigned Browne album like The Pretender of '74.Although...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1707/jakob-dylan-seeing-things-sony-bmg/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Teddy Thompson: A Piece of What You Need (Verve)

...the Beatles, show tunes, Neil Finn balladry, Jackson Browne folk-rock, Eagles-like guitar strum,... ...show tunes, Neil Finn balladry, Jackson Browne folk-rock, Eagles-like guitar strum,...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1730/best-of-elsewhere-2008-teddy-thompson-a-piece-of-what-you-need-verve/

JACKSON BROWNE, INTERVIEWED (2022): The world still in motion

...year ago when American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne released his 15thstudio album Downhill... ...ago when American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne released his 15thstudio album Downhill from... ...melodic and artfully measured as anything Browne has done in the past 25 years”. Despite... ...she only spoke a little English”. At 73, Jackson Browne – touring with his full band in... ...spoke a little English”. At 73, Jackson Browne – touring with his full band in April... ...Underground mood'n'gloom chanteuse Nico (Browne's lover at the time) and co-writing Take It... ...transport it to his new band, The Eagles. Browne became a seminal figure in the... ...Graham Nash, James Taylor and many others. Browne's songs could be obliquely personal –... ...the cultural changes around him in the 1960s, Browne was self-aware and considered. His album cover... ...René Magritte. On The Pretender (76) Browne is depicted as an everyman on a busy street... ...Neruda. That cover affirmed both aspects of Browne's emotional and intellectual appeal, the title... ...once fled. As much as such insight has been Browne's forte for half a century, so has political... ...will of it? “Exactly right.” . Jackson Browne and his band play Kiri Te Kanawa...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/10411/jackson-browne-interviewed-2022-the-world-still-in-motion/

Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5: The Motown Years (Motown/Universal)

...collection soaks up 32 tracks of Michael Jackson with the 5, and on the third disc 16 outings... ...remind of two things: what a precocious talent Jackson was, and how he was often obliged to sing... ...there is a very good case to be made that the Jackson 5 (which had Michael as a kind of in-house... ...peak when they left Motown, became simply The Jacksons and delivered the Destiny, Triumph and...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2492/michael-jackson-and-the-jackson-5-the-motown-years-motown-universal/

Joe Jackson: Rain (Ryko/Elite)

...comes with early copies of this album shows). Jackson's desperate sounding vocals and his... ...with just the rhythm section from his old Joe Jackson Band. By the pivot of the album -- the bluesy... ...Pleasure -- you could well be thinking this is Jackson's best/most consistent album in some time.... ...delivered with jerky Costello-like fury . . . Jackson has, for a more than a decade, been the...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1536/joe-jackson-rain-ryko-elite/

William Fitzsimmons: The Sparrow and the Crow (Inertia)

...singer-songwriters like James Taylor and Jackson Browne on the stereo. Like those Californians,... ...like James Taylor and Jackson Browne on the stereo. Like those Californians,...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/2530/william-fitzsimmons-the-sparrow-and-the-crow-inertia/

Various: Michael Jackson; the Remix Suite (Universal)

...life remixed out of him. There will be a great Jackson remix album (it won't be official of course,... ...But these are mostly cowardly remixes and let Jackson's irritatingly juvenile voice remain too much...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2677/various-michael-jackson-the-remix-suite-universal/

Damien Binder: Bright Side (digital outlets)

...with – moody Springsteen, the Triffids, Jackson Browne, Lloyd Cole, the Go-Betweens –... ...moody Springsteen, the Triffids, Jackson Browne, Lloyd Cole, the Go-Betweens – you'll... ...song which stands at a midpoint between early Jackson Browne and late-period Tom Petty or Roger... ...stands at a midpoint between early Jackson Browne and late-period Tom Petty or Roger McGuinn.... ...which is an in-character song and has some of Browne's slightly detached delivery, Touchdown),...

Music at Elsewhere: music/10634/damien-binder-bright-side-digital-outlets/

THE BARGAIN BUY: Michael Jackson; Off the Wall

...This Disco Out at the very end) and also found Jackson at his early best as a ballad singer... ...course, it ws just as calculated as any solo Jackson album) and more joyous about Off the Wall. On... ...expanded edition of 2001 you can hear Jackson working out Don't Stop over a terrific guitar... ...into your ears. After this it always seemed Jackson was trying so hard to top his own sales that... ...had been that little black kid in the Jackson 5. How quickly all that changed. You don't... ...the kitchen lino. There is more about Michael Jackson at Elsewhere starting here....

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Various Artists: Feels Like Home; Songs from the Sonoran Borderlands (Putumayo/Ode)

...again and Taj Mahal on banjo). Elsewhere are Jackson Browne with Los Cenzontles with The Dreamer... ...and Taj Mahal on banjo). Elsewhere are Jackson Browne with Los Cenzontles with The Dreamer (which... ...originally on Browne's excellent current album Downhill From...

Music at Elsewhere: music/10466/various-artists-feels-like-home-songs-from-the-sonoran-borderlands-putumayo-ode/

The Funky Kings: Singing in the Streets (1976)

...band Honk which toured with the Beach Boys and Jackson Browne. The Funky Kings were primed by Arista... ...which toured with the Beach Boys and Jackson Browne. The Funky Kings were primed by Arista boss...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4357/the-funky-kings-singing-in-the-streets-1976/

Mahalia Jackson: Consider Me (1953)

...and a prominent civil rights activist, Mahalia Jackson (1911 - 72) also flirted with some crossover... ...in the Valley and Take My Hand Precious Lord. Jackson resisted singing secular music but her song... ...an r'n'b offshoot label Lloyd Records in '53 Jackson's Consider Me was deemed secular enough to be... ...on it. Although not one of Jackson's best known songs, it walks that delicate...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/7795/mahalia-jackson-consider-me-1953/

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Fraser and Naomi Browne of Paper Cranes

...threads of folk and folk-pop. Fraser and Naomi Browne are the hub of the band (the album was... ...kd lang or Katy Perry; Madonna or Michael Jackson; Johnny Cash or Kris Kristofferson? Both:... ...KD Lang; Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash Fraser: for me, though,... ...a close call between Madonna and Michael Jackson. The three songs (yours, or by others) you... ...with anyone it would be . . . Naomi: Fraser Browne. Fraser: Haha. Thanks. I’ve definitely...

The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/6890/the-famous-elsewhere-songwriter-questionnaire-fraser-and-naomi-browne-of-paper-cranes/

31 SONGS by NICK HORNBY: The witty curmudgeon writes

...only in his mid-40s could he fully understand Jackson Browne, whom he reviled when he was a punk,... ...his mid-40s could he fully understand Jackson Browne, whom he reviled when he was a punk, and has...

Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/2193/31-songs-by-nick-hornby-the-witty-curmudgeon-writes/

Various Artists: Sowing the Seeds (Appleseed/Elite)

...interview subject, see My Back Pages!), Jackson Browne with Joan Baez, Ramblin' Jack Elliott,... ...subject, see My Back Pages!), Jackson Browne with Joan Baez, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, various...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1351/various-artists-sowing-the-seeds-appleseed-elite/

Toni Childs: Keep the Faith (MGM)

...from Union) -- and coming to town to open for Jackson Browne (who better kick things up a notch... ...-- and coming to town to open for Jackson Browne (who better kick things up a notch because...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1963/toni-childs-keep-the-faith-mgm/

Wanda Jackson: The Party Ain't Over (Third Man)

...In an interview with Elsewhere for this album Jackson said that White -- who chose all but three of... ...singers. There's a case to be made that Jackson is rather swamped by them on this version of... ...Tonight (given a slight country flavour) where Jackson oozes her way through the lyrics with a smooth... ...Certainly Jackson's rock'n'roll and rockabilly credentials are... ...testifier Dust on the Bible which acknowledges Jackson's faith. And lets Carl Broemel pull out pedal... ...Those who expected a rockabilly revival for Jackson might be disappointed (White was more faithful... ...Van Lear Rose which he produced for her) but Jackson is delighted and to hear her purr through Like...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3884/wanda-jackson-the-party-aint-over-third-man/

Jeffrey Foucault: Ghost Repeater (Signature)

...he can be one part Tom Waits, one snifter of Jackson Browne and a lot of familiar Americana... ...be one part Tom Waits, one snifter of Jackson Browne and a lot of familiar Americana singers. But...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1526/jeffrey-foucault-ghost-repeater-signature/

DAVID LINDLEY AND EL RAYO-X; VERY GREASY, CONSIDERED (1988): A Caribbean cruise in your own backyard

...was produced by Linda Ronstadt who, along with Jackson Browne, adds backing vocals on one track: the... ...by Linda Ronstadt who, along with Jackson Browne, adds backing vocals on one track: the... ...calypso king Lord Kitchener's Gimme da'ting; Browne on Never Knew Her. And oddly enough Lindley... ...very much like Browne on the steamy groove of I Just Can't Work No...

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THE BARGAIN BUY: Michael Jackson; Off the Wall and Thriller (Sony)

...Jackson has been dead for over a year now -- almost 18... ...was, how it sounded. It's hard to go back to Jackson's peak period of Off the Wall and Thriller,... ...albums still sounds absolutely extraordinary. Jackson and producer Quincy Jones were on top of their... ...brief commentaries after their running time by Jackson and Jones and others) for the remarkably low...

The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/3683/the-bargain-buy-michael-jackson-off-the-wall-and-thriller-sony/

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band: Outer South (UN SPK)

...melancholy on White Shoes through breezy Jackson Browne folk-rock on Bloodline (sung by... ...on White Shoes through breezy Jackson Browne folk-rock on Bloodline (sung by guitarist Nik...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2375/conor-oberst-and-the-mystic-valley-band-outer-south-un-spk/

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Sam Browne of Black River Drive

...written by the band's frontman Sam Browne and is the band's second album after their... ...debut Perfect Flaws. Sam Browne sits down with the Famous Elsewhere... ...that case would be . . . Billie Jean - Michael Jackson The poster, album cover or piece of art could...

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Millie Jackson: Never Change Lovers in the Middle of the Night (1978)

...people only know of soul-funk singer Millie Jackson for one album cover. Maybe a few know of her... ...lead-off track was Butt-A-Cize. Yes, Millie Jackson was pretty out there, not the least for that... ...Davis and so on. He hasn't made one of Millie Jackson but he should. Here was an outrageous woman... ...of I Cry. It's a stunner. The album is Millie Jackson Exposed (Ace through Border in New Zealand)...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/8750/millie-jackson-never-change-lovers-in-the-middle-of-the-night-1978/

RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Michael Jackson; Off the Wall (Sony CD/DVD)

...three years later was bigger and better, but Jackson's '79 Off the Wall is historically more... ...right in the pocket. The lengthy coda where Jackson fades back for 30 seconds is a sampler's... ...Temperton's terrific ballad Rock With You put Jackson at the midpoint of the Motown of his Jackson... ...their souls to have done the punctuations on Jackson's taut Working Day and Night which follows. It... ...the album presented different musical faces. Jackson gets away the danceable and slightrly risque... ...might be the only song on the album the young Jackson is ill-equipped emotionally to sing . . . but... ...any interesting melody and inherent charm so Jackson, the band and Mandel's strings are obliged to... ...using rare archival footage – tracing Jackson's path from Motown boy-band Jackson Five to a... ...of a pop genius. There is more about Michael Jackson at Elsewhere starting here....

Music at Elsewhere: music/7378/recommended-reissue-michael-jackson-off-the-wall-sony-cd-dvd/

THE BARGAIN BUY: The Warner Music albums

...and Moondance; the B-52's self-titled debut; Jackson Browne's Running on Empty; Crosby Stills and... ...the B-52's self-titled debut; Jackson Browne's Running on Empty; Crosby Stills and Nash...

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THE BARGAIN BUY: Warren Zevon; The Original Album Series (Rhino)

...LA in the mid Seventies he was like the anti-Jackson Browne: he was the anthesis of those mellow... ...the mid Seventies he was like the anti-Jackson Browne: he was the anthesis of those mellow... ...and he counted among his many admirers Browne (who produced his debut), Bob Dylan, Neil...

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BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2011 Glen Campbell: Ghost on the Canvas (Inertia)

...material by Tom Petty, Paul Westerberg, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed and others, and it was... ...by Tom Petty, Paul Westerberg, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed and others, and it was produced in...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4488/best-of-elsewhere-2011-glen-campbell-ghost-on-the-canvas-inertia/

Janet Jackson: Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)

...February 2019, Janet Jackson – alongside Stevie Nicks as a solo... ...a significant percentage black women. Janet Jackson would seem long overdue for such recognition... ...Christ, Gandhi and other such figures, this Jackson distilled her anger into appropriately... ...Johnson on Black Cat which was a sole Jackson composition – who created the rhythmic... ...in the Billboard top five. Although Janet Jackson's sales have comparatively declined in recent... ...after their first recording. Kinda makes Janet Jackson a decade overdue, huh? These Essential...

Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/8728/janet-jackson-rhythm-nation-1814-1989/

Bob Dylan: George Jackson (1971)

...petty car-jacker-turned-Black Panther George Jackson. Chicago-born Jackson, the same age as Dylan,... ...car for a friend who held up a gas station. Jackson stayed in San Quentin prison until 1969 for... ...the retaliation in which a guard was killed -- Jackson was moved back to San Quentin awaiting trial... ...murder. Two days before it was due to start Jackson was shot dead during what was alleged to be an... ...New Morning -- but a couple of months after Jackson's killing he went into a studio and quickly...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/5048/bob-dylan-george-jackson-1971/

Luke Jackson: . . . And Then Some (Popsicle)

...Canada, the UK and various parts of Europe -- Jackson has been placed on the same songwriting axis... ...on the more intimate tracks. For more on Luke Jackson go here....

Music at Elsewhere: music/3552/luke-jackson-and-then-some-popsicle/

Various: Motown Love (Motown/Universal)

...and unnatural inclusion of Michael Jackson/Jackson 5 and Diana Ross -- and in this... ...if you were going to shove in shit like the Jackson 5's adolescently unconvincing version of Never... ...Wonder's lightweight Isn't She Lovely, Michael Jackson's Got to be There and Richie's Hello open the... ...sounds like it was put together by a teenage Jackson fan at a Classic Hits radio station who went...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/2356/various-motown-love-motown-universal/

Alex Lipinski: Alex (A Recordings/Southbound)

...bitter and road-hardened young James Taylor/Jackson Browne (Carolyn) . . . although he can pull... ...and road-hardened young James Taylor/Jackson Browne (Carolyn) . . . although he can pull right...

Music at Elsewhere: music/8241/alex-lipinski-alex-a-recordings-southbound/

Cass McCombs: Heartmind (bandcamp)

...pedal steel player Greg Leisz (touring with Jackson Browne next year) . . . And Wynonna Judd... ...steel player Greg Leisz (touring with Jackson Browne next year) . . . And Wynonna Judd provides...

Music at Elsewhere: music/10423/cass-mccombs-heartmind-bandcamp/

Ken Emerson: Slack and Steel Kaua'i Style (2007)

...well as Taj Mahal, Boz Scaggs, Bill Frisell, Jackson Browne, Todd Rundgren, Pablo Cruise, Donald... ...Taj Mahal, Boz Scaggs, Bill Frisell, Jackson Browne, Todd Rundgren, Pablo Cruise, Donald Fagen of...

Tagged with: jake shimabukuro | ken emerson | pacific |

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Warren Zevon: Preludes (Elite)

...but the flipside of guys like James Taylor and Jackson Browne, an altogether much darker type who is... ...flipside of guys like James Taylor and Jackson Browne, an altogether much darker type who is best...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/1184/warren-zevon-preludes-elite/

MAHALIA JACKSON: NEWPORT 1958, CONSIDERED (1958): Twelve steps to heaven

...no one has referred to the great Mahalia Jackson as the Godmother of Gospel then someone... ...of Gospel. But why stop at just one accolade? Jackson (b. 1911, d. 1972) had all the presence and... ...She was always singing to and about her Lord. Jackson recorded prolifically – a lot of live... ...on The Sparrow. It's perhaps a stretch to say Jackson influenced rock culture but certainly Elvis... ...and echoes can be heard in Janis Joplin. But Jackson was a rare and singular talent. She was... ...said, “I hope he's over quick. Mahalia Jackson's on next”. . The complete Newport 1958...

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George Strait and Alan Jackson: Murder on Music Row (2000)

...is a given, but when George Strait and Alan Jackson weighed in with Murder on Music Row (written... ...awards and in 2001 the version by Strait and Jackson was voted the song of the year by the Country...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3299/george-strait-and-alan-jackson-murder-on-music-row-2000/

Lorde: Pure Heroine (Universal)

...culture stretches through Dylan, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne and Joni Mitchell is Lorde, a... ...stretches through Dylan, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne and Joni Mitchell is Lorde, a preternatural...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/5928/lorde-pure-heroine-universal/

The Sleepy Jackson: Personality (EMI)

I was surprised that this ambitious neo-psychedelic pop album -- which has been winning huge praise in the UK -- wasn't heftily reviewed here, especially since the visionary behind it (who has drawn c

Music at Elsewhere: music/886/the-sleepy-jackson-personality-emi/

RECOMMENDED RECORD: Various Artists: American Baroque (Ace double LP)

...(the first recording of Mr Webster), Nico with Jackson Browne's folksy The Fairest of the Seasons... ...recording of Mr Webster), Nico with Jackson Browne's folksy The Fairest of the Seasons (from her...

Music at Elsewhere: music/11444/recommended-record-various-artists-american-baroque-ace-double-lp/

MICHAEL JACKSON; LIVE IN '96: The man who fell to Earth

...concert in Amsterdam 10 days ago, Michael Jackson fell to his knees and appeared to weep... ...Jackson -- whose stage craft was impeccable and... ...just finished singing I'll Be There, an old Jackson Five number, and on the huge screen behind him... ...been projected a series of Jackson Five clips and footage. And there was the... ...nosed, cheeky looking black kid that Michael Jackson used to be, clowning with his brothers... ...Andersen's unauthorised biography and even Jackson's own hints in rare interviews, these were... ...money was partially underwriting this tour of Jackson and a support crew of a couple of hundred and... ...and . . . Lo! He is risen. Suddenly, Jackson is on his feet naming his brothers and sister... ...You Get Enough. Whatever emotion had brought Jackson to his knees had passed as quickly as it had... ...arrived. And the Jackson show -- which runs for over two hours and...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/3400/michael-jackson-live-in-96-the-man-who-fell-to-earth/

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . JACKSON C. FRANK: A folked up life

...having heard anything by the lost folk legend Jackson C Frank, and excused for never having heard of... ...at all. After all, he did just the one album. Jackson C. Frank died in '99 -- he'd been a diagnosed... ...of Blues Run the Game and Milk And Honey, Jackson C. Frank made a small but indelible mark on... ...himself. And that's why we need to talk about Jackson C Frank. . For other articles in the series of... .... . . go here. . The self-titled Frank C. Jackson is available on Earth, through Southbound in...

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Enrico Rava: On the Dance Floor (ECM/Ode)

...all the tributes to Michael Jackson, this -- by the great jazz trumpeter Rava --... ...have been surprised by such an exploration of Jackson's tunes, but European Rava admits he only ever... ...passing acquaintance with Jackson's music. It wasn't until a few days after the... ...a concert and found his wife watching a DVD of Jackson concert that he registered it and "was... ...medley of I Just Can't Stop Loving You (the Jackson tune) and Smooth Criminal which starts barely... ...of Charlie Chaplin's ballad Smile (which Jackson also covered). So while this may be of little... ...to Jackson fans, Rava again proves what exceptional... ...and harmonies Jackson employed, and how they are valid vehicles for...

Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/5161/enrico-rava-on-the-dance-floor-ecm-ode/

Warren Zevon, The Wind

...luminaries such as Springsteen, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, some Eagles and Emmylou Harris. It... ...such as Springsteen, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, some Eagles and Emmylou Harris. It isn't a...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2774/warren-zevon-the-wind/

GOODBYE 20th CENTURY: SONIC YOUTH AND THE RISE OF THE ALTERNATIVE NATION by DAVID BROWNE

...which sold around 150,000. As author David Browne -- who wrote Dream Brother about the Buckleys,...

Tagged with: daydream nation | sonic youth | thurston moore |

Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/2224/goodbye-20th-century-sonic-youth-and-the-rise-of-the-alternative-nation-by-david-browne/

Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream (Capitol)

...Luke Steele of Elsewhere favourites The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of the electro-band Pnau... ...and camp gandeur of The Sleepy Jackson, and the songs aren't as strong as... ...of self-indulgent fun and pulled out Michael Jackson's classic albums as well as a whole bunch of... ...a feature of the much underrated Sleepy Jackson) on pieces like the glistening instrumental...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2150/empire-of-the-sun-walking-on-a-dream-capitol/

McCartney, Michael Jackson and me: Oh, get a room!

...for a lot of people life was worse. Michael Jackson was dead at 50. He would never see another...

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Various artists: Nowhere Boy soundtrack (Sony)

...88, Elvis with Shake Rattle and Roll, Wanda Jackson with Hard Headed Woman, Screamin Jay Hawkins'...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2996/various-artists-nowhere-boy-soundtrack-sony/

WANDA JACKSON INTERVIEWED (2011): Still ready to have a party

...Jackson – at 73 – has had a number of... ...happened: the rock'n'roll soul of Wanda Jackson was rediscovered, there was the 2003 album... ...album Your Future Our Clutter. White also took Jackson into his Third Man Studio in Nashville studio... ...supporting cast. The last time I spoke with Jackson she was just about to play in New Zealand... ...sleazy old standard Teach Me Tonight. Wanda Jackson was snowed in at home in Oklahoma City when...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/3882/wanda-jackson-interviewed-2011-still-ready-to-have-a-party/

Neil Young and the Bluenotes: This Note's For You (1988)

...suspect. But back when people like Michael Jackson and Madonna were lining up for Pepsi/Coke... ...clip for this deliberate poke at Jackson and the like (see below) initially went... ...by MTV after Jackson's lawyers made threats, but it went on to win... ...Weird Al Yankovich's Fat . . . Al's parody of Jackson's Bad. No wonder Jackson felt folks was agin...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4261/neil-young-and-the-bluenotes-this-notes-for-you-1988/

GETTING BACK MORE BEATLES (2023): Peter Jackson's video for Now and Then

...the Real Love clip?), this time by Sir Peter Jackson who delivered the exceptional and insightful... ...no longer with us” – uberfan Jackson came back on board. “Paul and Ringo shot...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/10917/getting-back-more-beatles-2023-peter-jacksons-video-for-now-and-then/

WANDA JACKSON INTERVIEWED (2010): The 72-year old teenager

...a teenager barely out of school, Wanda Jackson – “the sweet girl with the nasty... ...Iowa picked the track off a two-year old Jackson album, started playing it and got a great... ...it as a single and it became top 40 hit for Jackson. Ironically that hit came just as rockabilly... ...proto-rock'n'roll, the stylishly dressed Jackson who made her own clothes was on the frontline... ...a ball. But working for it. Although Jackson's rockabilly days effectively ended within a... ...prompted by the Stray Cats who are huge Jackson fans – saw her old albums reissued and... ...regular rockabilly work in Europe. And at 72, Jackson – the Queen of Rockabilly – is... ...post-punk industrialists The Fall cover Jackson's Funnel of Love on their latest album; she... ...The forthcoming album with White should take Jackson to a wide audience: the advance single is her...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/3189/wanda-jackson-interviewed-2010-the-72-year-old-teenager/

Trio-Da-Kali and Kronos Quartet: Ladilikan (World Circuit)

...Harrington considers akin to the late Mahalia Jackson. Jackson's recording of God Shall Wipe All... ...The title track is also based on another in Jackson's early repertoire (I'm Going to Live the Life... ...My Song) but here giving a respectful nod to Jackson before addressing the dire political situation...

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Jakob Dylan: Women and Country (Sony)

...and had found his own voice -- or at least Jackson Browne's by way of alt.country. And although... ...had found his own voice -- or at least Jackson Browne's by way of alt.country. And although he...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/3035/jakob-dylan-women-and-country-sony/

LaVern Baker: Voodoo Voodoo (1961)

...sudden revival of Wanda Jackson's career - courtesy of Jack White and the... ...hit: she recorded it in '58 (that's before Jackson's Let's Have A Party) but it wasn't released...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4057/lavern-baker-voodoo-voodoo-1961/

BILL CHAMBERS INTERVIEWED (2003): Call of the big country

...of the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Byrds and Jackson Browne, and older stuff like Johnny Cash,... ...Flying Burrito Brothers, the Byrds and Jackson Browne, and older stuff like Johnny Cash, Merle... ...Britt with Keith Stegall, who produces Alan Jackson's albums. When he tells you that it sounds...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/2200/bill-chambers-interviewed-2003-call-of-the-big-country/

Paul McCartney: Ode to a Koala Bear (1983)

...of Say Say Say -- McCartney with Michael Jackson -- and again on the 12" remixes of SSSay... ...the former pals (they never spoke again after Jackson bought the Beatles catalogue) . . . and to...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/6660/paul-mccartney-ode-to-a-koala-bear-1983/

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . BARRY GOLDBERG: From lost in the basement to Light in the Attic

...and his siblings, Carly Simon, JD Souther, Jackson Browne and others. But while the atmosphere... ...his siblings, Carly Simon, JD Souther, Jackson Browne and others. But while the atmosphere for... ...that feels at ease . . .” Soon enough Jackson Browne would write The Pretender which... ...feels at ease . . .” Soon enough Jackson Browne would write The Pretender which similarly...

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The Dead C: Secret Earth (Ba Da Bing)

Let it be said immediately The Dead C out of Port Chalmers are a taste that few have acquired: dense, often lo-fi guitar landscapes of scouring sound, feedback and distortion probably don't make it on

Music at Elsewhere: music/2282/the-dead-c-secret-earth-ba-da-bing/

Various: Motown 50 (Universal)

...The version I have opens with, get this: the Jackson 5's I Want You Back and I'll Be There, then... ...Jackson's Ben. After that Marvin's seminal What's... ...is Michael again with Ain't No Sunshine, the Jacksons again . . . This is an insulting, if not... ...idea.) Nothing really wrong with those Michael/Jackson tracks of course . . . although c'mon, Ben and...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2132/various-motown-50-universal/

Empire of the Sun: Ask That God (digital outlets)

...duo Luke Steele (an expat Kiwi of Sleepy Jackson) and Nick Littlemore (PNAU). And here once...

Music at Elsewhere: music/11220/empire-of-the-sun-ask-that-god-digital-outlets/

JUDEE SILL (1944-79): The disappearing crayon angel

...sound and delivered Mitchell, the Eagles, Jackson Browne, James Taylor (and his many siblings),... ...and delivered Mitchell, the Eagles, Jackson Browne, James Taylor (and his many siblings), JD...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/2603/judee-sill-1944-79-the-disappearing-crayon-angel/

Various Artists; Legendary Wild Rockers (BBE)

...have a taste for the Cramps, rockabilly, Wanda Jackson, narrow range guitar sounds or songs where the...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4580/various-artists-legendary-wild-rockers-bbe/

THE BARGAIN BUY: Various Artists: Ultimate Disco

...Fire with September and Boogie Wonderland, The Jackson (the addictive Blame It On the Boogie and... ...There are a few unfamiliar names too: Tom Browne with Funkin' For Jamaica, Jean Carn (Was That...

The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/8376/the-bargain-buy-various-artists-ultimate-disco/

Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue (1977)

...(Hotel California, Neil Young's On The Beach, Jackson Browne's The Pretender), or go to Harry... ...California, Neil Young's On The Beach, Jackson Browne's The Pretender), or go to Harry Nilsson. Or...

Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/1674/dennis-wilson-pacific-ocean-blue-1977/

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Kane Strang

...role models in music were . . . Michael Jackson, various boybands. The one songwriter you will... ...kd lang or Katy Perry; Madonna or Michael Jackson; Johnny Cash or Kris Kristofferson?... ...Katy Perry, Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash. The three songs (yours, or by...

The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/8008/the-famous-elsewhere-questionnaire-kane-strang/

Tame Impala: Currents (Universal)

...listening. Interestingly Luke Steele (Sleepy Jackson and Empire of the Sun's psyche-glam) came from...

Music at Elsewhere: music/7096/tame-impala-currents-universal/

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE HIGHLY PERSONAL QUESTIONNAIRE . . . Damien Binder

...for professional and/or personal reasons? Jackson Browne is one of my all time favourite... ...professional and/or personal reasons? Jackson Browne is one of my all time favourite artists. He...

The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/10659/the-famous-elsewhere-highly-personal-questionnaire-damien-binder/

Jonsi: Go (EMI)

...pleasures of say Empire of the Sun/The Sleepy Jackson and also a liberating dance quality to songs...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2977/jonsi-go-emi/

Of Montreal: Paralytic Stalks (Shock)

...mashed up with early Mika/Pop Levi/Sleepy Jackson campy grandiloquence . . . but without the...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4770/of-montreal-paralytic-stalks-shock/

AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM (2024): Why are the old folk still touring?

...80. In this country recently we've seen Jackson Browne (75), Graham Nash (82) and James Taylor... ...In this country recently we've seen Jackson Browne (75), Graham Nash (82) and James Taylor (76)...

Something Elsewhere: somethingelsewhere/11234/age-shall-not-weary-them-2024-why-are-the-old-folk-still-touring/

JOHN TRUDELL, NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVIST/POET/SINGER INTERVIEWED (1992): Living in the Elvis age

...of the late Kiowa guitarist Davis. Produced by Jackson Browne, Aka Graffiti Man began life as a rough... ...Kiowa guitarist Davis. Produced by Jackson Browne, Aka Graffiti Man began life as a rough tape... ...tape before his concerts). In the course of Browne’s reproduced version, Trudell deals with...

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Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/1892/john-trudell-native-american-activist-poet-singer-interviewed-1992-living-in-the-elvis-age/

Late Slip: I Love You (digital outlets)

...lot of fun at parties where they play Wanda Jackson, the Ronettes and Brenda Lee. She'd be on the...

Music at Elsewhere: music/11158/late-slip-i-love-you-digital-outlets/

Various Artists: The Rarest Rockabilly Album in the World Ever! (Chrome Dreams/Triton)

...-- more recently -- the great original Wanda Jackson get some serious attention. Expect then for... ...-- to come to the fore then in early 2011 when Jackson's much anticpated new album (mid-wifed by Jack...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3691/various-artists-the-rarest-rockabilly-album-in-the-world-ever-chrome-dreams-triton/

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Benjii Jackson of Muzai Records

...gotta love the motto of Benjii Jackson's Muzai Records: "independent Fighting...

The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/5750/the-famous-elsewhere-questionnaire-benjii-jackson-of-muzai-records/

Ronnie and the Hi-Lites: I Wish That We Were Married (1962)

...of marriage. Perhaps like the young Michael Jackson singing I Want You Back, we might assume...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/10157/ronnie-and-the-hi-lites-i-wish-that-we-were-married-1962/

John Fogerty: Wrote a Song For Everyone (Sony)

...including Keith Urban, Bob Seger and Alan Jackson – he flicks through his back pages, and... ...old school country, My Morning Jacket and Jackson bring country-framed tenderness to Long As I...

Music at Elsewhere: music/5702/john-fogerty-wrote-a-song-for-everyone-sony/

Vijay Iyer: Solo (ACT/Southbound)

...the melodic opener Human Nature (the Michael Jackson song which narrowly avoids veering into New...

Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/3649/vijay-iyer-solo-act-southbound/

Known Associates: Penny Love (Warcat)

...adrenalin-fueled rhythm section (Mike Franklin-Browne on drums, longtime bassist Andrew Buckton back...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4223/known-associates-penny-love-warcat/

DeBARGE: IN A SPECIAL WAY, CONSIDERED (1983): Love in the school corridors

...it delivers as much falsetto as a Michael Jackson album and you can't fault the musicianship... .... brother James eloped with 18-year old Janet Jackson the following year. Which might explain his... ...to a hook something close to Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'. Even the r'n'b...

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The Album Considered: albumconsidered/9553/debarge-in-a-special-way-considered-1983-love-in-the-school-corridors/

THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG by BOB DYLAN

...often be another matter. Take his comments on Jackson Brown's The Pretender (1976) which is about... ...himself for a tiny bit of the American dream (Browne's character has sold himself but knows he also...

Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/10508/the-philosophy-of-modern-song-by-bob-dylan/

Paper Cranes: Voices (digital outlets)

This second album by the New Zealand duo of Fraser and Naomi Brown (and fellow travelers) builds on the excellence of their debut The Road Home, sometimes with pleasing digressions into territory once

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Music at Elsewhere: music/8741/paper-cranes-voices-digital-outlets/

Roy Hall: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On (1955)

...tour with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Wanda Jackson. As Tosches wrote, "Fame lifted her skirt...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3516/roy-hall-whole-lotta-shakin-goin-on-1955/

US Girls: Heavy Light (4AD/Rhythmethod/digital outlets)

...aural references (old school soul, Michael Jackson, r'n'b, disco), this seventh outing for US...

Music at Elsewhere: music/9409/us-girls-heavy-light-4ad-rhythmethod-digital-outlets/

IN BRIEF: A quick overview of some recent international releases

...droning She Moved Through the Fair), Jackson Browne (whose contract seems to insist on few... ...droning She Moved Through the Fair), Jackson Browne (whose contract seems to insist on few... ...(the still timely Deportee with Harris and Browne) and the work of others. But it is that...

Music at Elsewhere: music/7631/in-brief-a-quick-overview-of-some-recent-international-releases/

STKS: Rhythm and Brown (M4U Records)

...manages to cleverly dance between Michael Jackson, Prince, soul-funk, Chic, hip-hop, electro-pop...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3844/stks-rhythm-and-brown-m4u-records/

James Blood Ulmer: Are You Glad To Be In America (1980)

...a fellow traveller with drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson and saxophonists Oliver Lake and David Murray,...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3570/james-blood-ulmer-are-you-glad-to-be-in-america-1980/

Daniel Hart: Three Day Bank (2018)

...somewhat interrupt the listening experience, Jackson C Frank's Blues Run the Game less so –...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/9436/daniel-hart-three-day-bank-2018/

Various Artists: All We Wanna do is Rock (Bear Family/Yellow Eye)

...(Suzie Q covered by the young Stones); Wanda Jackson (Let's Have a Party); Eddie Cochran (Twenty...

Tagged with: elvis presley | loud, fast and out of control | nuggets | sinister sons and dangerous daughters |

Music at Elsewhere: music/3399/various-artists-all-we-wanna-do-is-rock-bear-family-yellow-eye/

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE REGGAE QUESTIONNAIRE: Conway Jeune of Tunes of I

...Spear, dancehall or raggamuffin, Michael Jackson or Jay-Z? Lennon, Bob Marley, Raggamuffin,... ...Jackson If music was denied you, your other career... ...embarrass you would be . . . Thriller, Michael Jackson. Actually any banger by Michael Jackson. The...

The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/8110/the-famous-elsewhere-reggae-questionnaire-conway-jeune-of-tunes-of-i/

The Erica Miller Experience: Reconsidered (Universal)

...of voices in some places (she's no Wanda Jackson, but nor does she try to be), but this album...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3429/the-erica-miller-experience-reconsidered-universal/

LET IT BE, REVISITED (2024): Once more in reel time

...Lindsay Hogg (MLH) speaks briefly with Peter Jackson who used eight hours of (mostly) unseen... ...In a comment which deserves close inspection, Jackson observes that MLH was seeing the music in real... ...and grew. Until three years ago and Peter Jackson's expansive Get Back doco using hours of... ...it is priceless. Now Let It Be gets the Jackson hi-definition and enhanced sound treatment but... ...the roof? This version of Let It Be requires Jackson's Get Back providing the context and –... ...concert more complete than Get Back. It seems Jackson didn't want to repeat footage used in Get Back... ...full original edition to be restored using the Jackson technology? The original Let It Be arrived... ...brief interview opening the re-presentation, Jackson chats politely with a grateful if deluded...

Film at Elsewhere: film/11143/let-it-be-revisited-2024-once-more-in-reel-time/

Quincy Jones: The professional in the pissoir.

...worked with Miles Davis and produced Michael Jackson's only decent albums was in New Zealand, but... ...walked with giants: Davis, Ray Charles, Jesse Jackson, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella, Sarah and a hundred... ...the head of CBS Walter Yetnikoff had advised Jackson off the project. He was being polite, and you...

Tagged with: michael jackson | miles davis | my back pages | quincy jones |

My Back Pages: mybackpages/766/quincy-jones-the-professional-in-the-pissoir/

Fight Like Apes: Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion (Shock)

What we forget, because history is reductive, is that for every Beatles there were a dozen bands like the Merseybeats, for every Clash probably 20 like Sham 69 or UK Subs, for every Nirvana . . . What

Music at Elsewhere: music/2259/fight-like-apes-fight-like-apes-and-the-mystery-of-the-golden-medallion-shock/

Kitty, Daisy and Lewis: Smoking in Heaven (Sunday Best)

While some have be quite taken by KD&Lewis' retro look and sound -- which is undeniably entertaining on the surface and live -- I have remained immune and indifferent to their charms. And nothing

Music at Elsewhere: music/4256/kitty-daisy-and-lewis-smoking-in-heaven-sunday-best/

JUSTIN BIEBER: TEEN IDOL, a doco by MAUREEN GOLDTHORPE

...he wanted, he played ice hockey, loved Michal Jackson, started to sing a bit, his mum put some clips... ...he is a great dancer like his hero Michael Jackson, and certainly his pop is manufactured for the...

Film at Elsewhere: film/4128/justin-bieber-teen-idol-a-doco-by-maureen-goldthorpe/

The Savage Rose: A Girl I Knew (1968)

...1998, many of the artists he unearthed (Wanda Jackson, the Chocolate Watch Band, Roky Erickson, Can...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3887/the-savage-rose-a-girl-i-knew-1968/

RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Stevie Wonder: Fulfillingness' First Finale (Universal)

...You Haven't Done Nothin' with the Jackson Five aimed at President Nixon's...

Music at Elsewhere: music/7904/recommended-reissue-stevie-wonder-fulfillingness-first-finale-universal/

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