Canadian rock icon Neil Young has filed trademark applications for a “studio quality” audio format to challenge mp3s.
Tagged as: applications, audio format, Canadian, digital, folk, Neil Young, rock, studio quality, trademark
Patti Smith delivers the first single, ‘April Fool’, from her forthcoming album, featuring songs for Johnny Depp and Amy Winehouse.
Tagged as: 70s, album, Amy Winehouse, April Fool, Benga, folk, Johnny Depp, Patti Smith, punk, rock, single, Tom Verlaine
Lush Melbourne folkies Husky add a new Melbourne show and Europe and US Sub Pop release dates.
Tagged as: album, Americana, Europe, folk, Forever So, Husky, North America, release date, rock, Sub Pop, tour
Raucous folk collective Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros plan two new albums.
Tagged as: albums, Americana, Edwards Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, folk, here, new, rock, tracklist, two
Oregon singer-songwriter M. Ward returns after She & Him for his guest-heavy sixth solo album.
Tagged as: album, alt-country, Americana, Bright Eyes, folk, Giant Sands, M. Ward, Oregon, Portland, She & Him, sixth, solo, Sonic Youth
Elfin indie folk star Lisa Mitchell announces a new song and a church and cathedral tour.
Tagged as: Australia, Cathedral, church, folk, Heavenly, indie, Lisa Mitchell, new song, pop, Spiritus, tickets, tour
Brit-rockers The Futureheads promise “something different” on album number five, Rant.
Tagged as: a cappella, British, cover, folk, indie, new album, Rant, rock, The Futureheads, UK
UK folk sensation Mumford & Sons have played another new song live, and fans have captured it on video.
Tagged as: folk, listen, live, Mumford & Sons, new, rock, song, UK, video, Where Are You Now
Mick Fleetwood has opened up in an interview in Playboy magazine on the future of Fleetwood Mac.
Tagged as: 70s, classic, Fleetwood Mac, folk, future, Lindsay Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, pop, rock, Stevie Nicks, tour
Lisa Marie Presley “feels fortunate” to be releasing her upcoming record.
Tagged as: album, country, Elvis, folk, Lisa Marie Presley, new, rock, Storm And Grace, T-Bone Burnett, US
Bruce Springsteen has pipped Adele on the Billboard chart, tying with Elvis for third most number one albums.
Tagged as: blues, Bruce Springsteen, chart, Elvis, folk, number one, record, rock, US, Wrecking Ball
British folk hero Frank Turner brings his full band, and Iowa punk troubadour William Elliott Whitmore, to Australia.
Tagged as: Australia, folk, Frank Turner, full band, Iowa, live, punk, rock, Sleeping Souls, tickets, tour, troubadour, UK, William Elliott Whitmore
After a record-equalling set of shows, roots star Matt Corby announces his winter run of dates.
Tagged as: blues, folk, Matt Corby, roots, Soul's A Fire, tickets, tour, winter
Bon Iver put up a stripped back live performance for 4AD Sessions online.
Tagged as: 4AD Sessions, Babys, Beth/Rest, Bon Iver, Bonnie Raitt, folk, Hinnom, live, performance, Sean Carey, stream, TX, Wash, YouTube
Songbird Gossling reveals new single ‘Wild Love’, a new EP, and more national tour dates.
Tagged as: dates, EP, folk, Gossling, Intentional Living, national, new, single, tour, Wild Love
The sister half of Angus And Julia Stone releases the first single and video from her forthcoming solo album.
Tagged as: acoustic, album, Angus and Julia Stone, By The Horns, EP, first, folk, Julia Stone, Let's Forget All The Things That We Say, single, solo, video
Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon reveals that he’s been writing with Alicia Keys, leading up to a larger female singer project.
Tagged as: album, Alicia Keys, Bon Iver, Bonnie Raitt, Casey Dienel, collaboration, folk, indie, Justin Vernon, roots, Songbook
The Grammys have put together a frosty commercial featuring Bon Iver and it’s quite lovely.
Tagged as: awards, Bon Iver, commercial, folk, Grammy, rock, roots, US
Kooky indie act The Mountain Goats are set to scoot around the nation in May.
Tagged as: Americana, Australian, folk, indie, John Darnielle, The Mountain Goats, tickets, tour, US
Tender folkies Busby Marou and Georgia Fair have added five Far North Queensland dates to their mammoth East Coast tour.
Tagged as: acoustic, Busby Marou, Cairns, Emerald, Far North Queensland, folk, Georgia Fair, live, Mackay, Rockhampton, tour, Townsville
Angus Stone, of Angus & Julia fame, has made his new solo song ‘Broken Brights’ available for download.
Tagged as: acoustic, album, Angus & Julia Stone, Angus Stone, Australia, Broken Brights, download, folk, free, solo, track
Adelaide’s surprise success The Beards deliver new single ‘I’m In The Mood… For Beards’, prep their third album and book a national tour.
Tagged as: 'I'm In The Mood... For Beards', Adelaide, album, cock, cult, folk, launch, national, new single, rock, The Beards, third, tour
Much-buzzed Swedish folk sisters First Aid Kit give us the first taste of their new album.
Tagged as: clip, country, Emmylou, film, First Aid Kit, folk, hype, new album, sisters, Swedish, The Lion's Roar, video
‘Doom folk’. It’s not the title of the new Mumford & Sons album, it’s the genre.
Tagged as: album, Ben Lovett, Black Sabbath, Doom Folk, folk, indie, interview, London, Mumford & Sons, Nashville, new, Nick Drake, second, Ted Dwayne, UK
Rising folk roots duos Georgia Fair and Busby Marou join forces up the East Coast.
Tagged as: 2012, Busby Marou, East Coast, folk, Georgia Fair, indie, January, regional, roots, tour
Rising troubadour Matt Corby has announced a national tour for his new ‘Into The Flame’ EP.
Tagged as: Adelaide, blues, Brisbane, EP, folk, indie, Into The Flame, Matt Corby, Melbourne, National Tour, Perth, rock, Sydney
Yusuf Islam, AKA Cat Stevens, plans the world premiere of his new Moonshadow musical in Melbourne.
Tagged as: Cat Stevens, folk, Melbourne, Moonshadow, musical, new, pop, world premiere, Yusuf Islam
The Port Fairy Folk Festival has added another 25 local and international acts including John Butler and Adam Cohen.
Tagged as: Adam Cohen, announcement, Archie Roach, Chris Hillman, Daniel Champagne, Eagle & The Worm, folk, Harry James Angus, Herb Pedersen, Jimi Hocking, John Butler, Krystle Warrn, line-up, Port Fairy Folk Festival, The Battlefield Band, The Borderers
Leonard Cohen’s son, Adam, brings his familial talent to Australia for the first time in March 2012.
Tagged as: 2012, Adam Cohen, Australian, Canada, folk, Gossling, Leonard Cohen, March, pop, son, tour
Wide-eyed indie pop sensation Fleet Foxes offer a stunning video clip before their Australian visit.
Tagged as: An Argument, Australian, clip, Falls Festival, film, Fleet Foxes, folk, indie, pop, Seattle, single, The Shrine, tour, video
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