Over the years, James Jackson Toth has quietly proven himself to be one of the more undervalued American songwriters out there. Calling to mind a broad array of characters from the canon of great music – Captain Beefheart, Willie Nelson, Sun Ra and more – the man better known as Wooden Wand has been making a case that, perhaps, eventually, he should stack right up there with those legends. For the most poetic edition yet in the Bad Penny’s “Revising History” series, Toth touched on the Rolling Stones’ “Coming Down Again,” Guided by Voices’ “Chicken Blows,” Black Flag’s “Three Nights” and other songs he wishes he had made. Continue reading
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Revising History: Wooden Wand On Guided By Voices, Black Flag, Rolling Stones, More
Posted in Features, Interviews, Revising History with tags Ace Frehley, Black Flag, Brownie McGhee, Cockney Rebel, Deniz Tek, Dr. Feelgood, Guided by Voices, James Toth, Jim Ford, Johnny Dowd, Kiss, Royal Trux, Slaughter Joe, Sonny Terry, the Cure, the Durutti Column, the Feelies, the Gris-Gris, the Roches, the Rolling Stones, the Vanishing Voice, Tom Verlaine, Tompall Glaser, Wooden Wand on 10/27/2010 by kurtorzeckLos Campesinos! Drop Not-So-Boring LP; Gareth Holds Out Hope For Covers EP
Posted in Features, Interviews, Meet And Greet with tags Belle & Sebastian, Bikini Kill, bis, Black Flag, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Cat Power, Deerhoof, Gareth Campesinos!, Girls, Huggy Bear, Los Campesinos!, Manic Street Preachers, No Age, Pavement, the Smiths, Times New Viking on 01/28/2010 by kurtorzeckLos Campesinos! consist of seven musicians. But they are more than a band. Los Campesinos! are flying up the totem pole of indie stardom because of their spectacular concerts. But they are more than a spectacle. Los Campesinos! evoke joy, celebration and fun in the purest sense. But they are more than a feeling. Continue reading