David Crosby has revealed that he believes Joni Mitchell is a better songwriter than Bob Dylan, speaking in the new issue of Uncut, out on Friday (January 3).
Religious dissidents and juvenile delinquents, Greenwich Village and Potsdamer Platz, doomed soldiers and vacuous celebrities... David Cavanagh files the epic, definitive review of The Next Day. From Uncut's April 2013 (Take 191) issue._______________
This is the last newsletter of 2013, and therefore an appropriate moment perhaps to thank you for your support over the last 12 months and wish you all the best for the New Year. The next time you hear from me, our first issue of 2014 will already be out – we’ll be on sale from Friday, January 3 – so here’s a brief taster of what to expect.
David Ackles’ self-titled 1968 debut is being re-issued by International Feel Records.
The album has been out of print for a decade. This will be its first re-release on vinyl since the 1970′s while the CD features five bonus tracks and liner notes.
Amazon.com are carrying a release date of December 10.
TRACK LISTING
The Road to Cairo
When Love Is Gone
Sonny Come Home
Blue Ribbons
What A Happy Day
Down River
Laissez-Faire
Lotus Man
His Name Is Andrew
Be My Friend
CD-Only Bonus Tracks:
Old Shoes (Previously Unreleased)
A new video for David Bowie's 'I'd Rather Be High (Venetian Mix)' has been unveiled. Scroll down to watch the video.
"I’d Rather Be High (Venetian Mix)" appears on the recently released deluxe edition of The Next Day Extra and also appears on Bowie Louis Vuitton advert. The video uses found footage from World War 1, including scenes of soldiers dancing while wearing gas masks, with close up shots of Bowie's distorted face.
Graham Nash and David Crosby are to guest on David Gilmour's new album.
Nash revealed the news in an interview on the Needle Time programme on Vintage TV.
Speaking about their appearance on Gilmour's album, Nash said, “What the hell would it cost you to have David Crosby and Graham Nash getting on a bloody train to Brighton to sing with you? We’re musicians. We love good songs. We’ll sing them until we are dead.”
David Bowie has released a video accompanying the James Murphy remix of "Love Is Lost".
Scroll down to watch it.
The 10-minute video was the video premiered during last night's Mercury Music Prize ceremony at London's Roundhouse.
The origins of the video were disclosed in a post on David Bowie's website:
Patti Smith and David Byrne are the latest high profile artists to pay tribute to Lou Reed, who died on Sunday [October 26].
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Smith said:
David Bowie will premiere the video for the James Murphy remix of his song "Love Is Lost" during the Mercury Music Prize ceremony on Wednesday (October 30).
Visuals for the 10-minute long reworking of The Next Day album track will be unveiled during the Mercury Music Prize show on More 4 in the UK at 9.30pm. The full video will then be made available to watch on Vevo from November 1.
