Signs Of Decembahgeddon, #322

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

According to an article that appeared today at billboard.com, Robyn Hitchcock will be a featured guest on The Decemberists‘ forthcoming Hazards Of Love album.
What this means is that The Decemberists are now at critical mass. Their next album (the one after HOL) must feature The Smiths (and that means all four original members — none [...]

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Last Post Of The Year: Radio

Monday, December 31st, 2007

2007 is done, and I want to thank all of you who visited, read, downloaded and commented at mmm this year. Much appreciated.
Before I close the book on ‘07, I wanted to share with you two BBC radio sessions that kept me company off and on during the year. They are from two of [...]

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Good Evening….We’re The Pacemakers!

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR, 01 Dec 2007 setlist: (solo acoustic) Ghost Ship / (enter Sean Nelson on harmonies) Alright Yeah / Swirling / No I Don’t Remember Guilford / (enter The Venus 3) Goodnight Oslo / What You Is Is What You Are / Flesh No. 1 (Beatle [...]

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Third-To-Last Robyn Hitchcock Post Of The Year: Box Set

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

2007 was a good year to be a fan of the man named Robyn Hitchcock. We got a documentary, we got a box set, we got a tour, and we got a glimpse into what next year should look like in terms of releases.
I’ve spent two weeks with the box set, and there are some [...]

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Best Robyn Hitchcock Interview You’ll Read All Year

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

There’s an amazing interview with Robyn Hitchcock over at The Onion’s AV Club.
In it, Robyn spells out the beginnings of the LP, and foretells the demise of the album as we sink headfirst into the digital music era.
There’s other subjects covered as well, but Robyn’s musings on the music business are prescient. Christopher Bahn does [...]

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Sex, Food, Death, Insects…..And God.

Monday, November 5th, 2007

I’m always looking for ways to connect my two favorite songwriters: Dan Bern and Robyn Hitchcock. Somewhere amongst my rock and roll papers I have a poster that my wife brought me home from a trip to France in 2003. The poster is for a Dan Bern and the IJBC gig, but features a Robyn [...]

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