Nick Drake News and Photos

Gabrielle Aplin interview: 'I don't even know if I can sing'

Mon, May 13 2013 7:01am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

With her fresh-faced, wide-eyed beauty, Gabrielle Aplin looks younger than her 20 years.

The Songs of Nick Drake

Sun, May 12 2013 12:52pm - Source: Music-News.com

A couple of years ago I was present at the first rendition of these concerts � at the Barbican � and experienced a truly magical night.

Nick Drake - Bryter Later (reissue)

Tue, May 07 2013 2:17pm - Source: The Quietus

On the release of Bryter Layter in 1970, the agoraphobic Nick Drake put the nails in the album's coffin by failing to accompany it with any publicity - or indeed barely any live performance.

Nick Drake - Bryter Layter [Reissue]

Fri, May 03 2013 12:26am - Source: The Four Oh Five

The rich tapestry of English folk music has innumerable storytellers, musicians, artists and curators woven into its centuries-old fabric; conservationist Cecil Sharp, protest singer Ewan MacColl, guitarist Richard Thompson, and more recently artists such as Laura Marling, Villagers, First Aid Kit and yes, even Mumford and Sons, are amongst just a few of the thousands involved in an incredible musical movement shaped by the history and invention of the British Isles.

Quickfire Questions #44: Tim Digby-Bell of Duologue

Tue, April 30 2013 3:49pm - Source: There Goes the Fear

Tim Digby-Bell, the frontmand of London group Duologue , kindly answered our TGTF Quickfire Questions ahead of what will be an exciting week for them.

Vashti Bunyan: “I was a very solitary musician, and sought no others out.”

Tue, April 30 2013 9:49am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

"I was a very solitary musician, and sought no others out."

Q&A: Nick Drake Producer Joe Boyd on Singer's Legacy

Mon, April 29 2013 6:41pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Joe Boyd, who produced all three of Nick Drake 's studio albums, put together a series of tribute concerts celebrating the music of the late British folk singer.

Junip - Junip

Thu, April 25 2013 3:45pm - Source: The Quietus

What one regards as squanderous, another deems as progressive.

TVD500: The winner is…

Tue, April 23 2013 4:06pm - Source: The Vinyl District

On February 19th we launched our most ambitious undertaking yet— TVD500, the recurring competition where we will, along with our esteemed partners Infrasonic Mastering, Furnace MFG, and Dorado Music Packaging, master, press, design, print, package, and deliver 500 copies of a winning 7″ single—on us.

Celebrate Record Store Day

Fri, April 19 2013 5:12pm - Source: Radio Free Silver Lake

Here's the haps that's going around in town on the day that celebrates what your record store brings to a community: a physical place to connect with fellow music lovers and keep the local music scene alive.

Shorties (The Art of Literary Translation, An Indie Rock Album Inspired by Nabokov, and more)

Fri, April 19 2013 1:26pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

Literary translators talk to the Irish Times about the tricks of their trade.

Various

Fri, April 19 2013 5:25am - Source: The Music Mix

With the 40th anniversary of his death approaching next year, it seems apt that some seriously underrated singer/songwriters have banded together to dedicate an album to Nick Drake and his work.

Out This Week 4/16

Tue, April 16 2013 4:42pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

I hate to break it to you, but you're gonna be heading toward Record Store Day this Saturday at a deficit.

Various Artists - Way To Blue - The Songs Of Nick Drake

Tue, April 16 2013 10:17am - Source: The Quietus

In a 1960s music scene of wannabe Byrons and Shelleys, nobody was more committed to the dream of the doomed artist than Nicholas Ridley Drake.

This Week's Interesting Music Releases - April 16, 2013

Mon, April 15 2013 4:00pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

The Songs Of Nick Drake collects covers of the iconic singer-songwriter's music from Robyn Hitchcock, Vashti Bunyan, and others.

Lianne La Havas – ‘Tease Me’

Mon, April 15 2013 9:31am - Source: One A Day

Lianne La Havas was apparently a dead ringer for the Mercury Award last year, right up until that moment when alt-J waltzed in with their bizarre math-rock and stole her thunder.

Spark Alaska | Transatlantic Waves

Fri, April 12 2013 7:28am - Source: Eaten By Monsters

It could be because the American 'traditional' scene is so well curated that youngsters making their own music steer well clear of the established country and folk scenes, whereas here in England 'folk music' is such an abstract term that anyone with an acoustic guitar gravitates toward it.

'Way to Blue' - An evening celebrating Nick Drake, with Joe Boyd

Thu, April 11 2013 5:36pm - Source: Music-News.com

I can�t believe that despite living in London all my life I�ve only just discovered Wilton�s Music Hall.

Never Liked Dancing: Kowton

Thu, April 11 2013 2:42pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Living in a city with a long history of vinyl pressing and flourishing record stores, Bristolian wax-enthusiast Kowton has placed himself well.

Shorties (A Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Performance, The Top Literary Books on Grieving, and more)

Thu, April 11 2013 1:18pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

The finalists for the 2013 Best Translated fiction and poetry books have been named.

James Blake, Heaven, London

Wed, April 10 2013 10:58am - Source: The Independent - Music

The cerebral experimentalist from Enfield has discussed relishing the "science of sound" and has described his Mercury-award nominated debut record, James Blake, as "an introspective whisper".

Way to Blue: A Tribute to Nick Drake, Wilton's Music Hall, London

Wed, April 03 2013 12:01pm - Source: The Independent - Music

Joe Boyd, 1960s London's great folk-rock and underground scene fixer, talent scout, producer and entrepreneur, believed from the start.

James Blake, Overgrown, album review

Fri, March 29 2013 7:03am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

"Time passes in the constant state" croons James Blake on the haunting title track of his second album.

Gabrielle Aplin to release debut album in May

Wed, March 27 2013 8:06am - Source: Music-News.com

Entitled 'English Rain', the album was recorded with Mike Spencer (Rudimental, Alex Clare) in his Buckingham studio over a period of six months.

Luxury Liners (Carter from Lower Dens) releasing LP (streams), playing NYC tonight

Thu, March 21 2013 7:00pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Carten Tanton spent time as a touring guitarist of The War on Drugs and later a full-on member of Lower Dens. While in the van, Tanton spent time on electronic music, releasing Freeclouds in 2011.

Deviated Spectrum: Mick Farren Interviewed

Sun, March 17 2013 8:19pm - Source: The Quietus

At home in a faded "Dan Dare- Pilot of the Future" t-shirt, Mick Farren is casting a rheumy eye over his illustrious past.

Music news round up: w/e 16 March

Sat, March 16 2013 6:24am - Source: The Music Mix

Ahead of the release of 'Duet' on March 24th, Everything Everything have announced an October UK tour.

Robyn Hitchcock – “Parasite” (Nick Drake Cover)

Fri, March 08 2013 4:59pm - Source: Stereogum

There's not much upside in covering a Nick Drake song, because there's not much that can be done to the songs to improve them.

Video Premiere: Little Children - The Wake Up

Fri, March 08 2013 4:29pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

He might look like a tough guy in the photo above, but 28 year old Swedish singer-songwriter Linus Lutti performs under the disarming moniker Little Children and creates lush, calming pop in the vein of Junip and Nick Drake.

Laura Marling – Where Can I Go?

Fri, March 08 2013 2:20pm - Source: All Things Go

"I was a daddy's girl sometime, but I love my momma 'til the end of the line."

Update: Jose Gonzalez / Junip

Thu, March 07 2013 3:55pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Jose Gonzalez is the type of musician you might expect to wax poetic about the limitations of technology and the dangers of ubiquity.

Glastonbury ETC Long List Announced

Wed, February 27 2013 5:32pm - Source: The Devil Has The Best Tuna

Over the past few weeks a selection of the finest bloggers in the UK (including yours truly) has been listening to the 8000 bands and aertists who entered the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition 2013.

This Week's Interesting Music Releases - February 26, 2013

Mon, February 25 2013 5:06pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

This week's marquee releases feature musicians better known for their work with other bands, Atoms For Peace's AMOK (with Radiohead's Thom Yorke) and Johnny Marr's The Messenger , the first solo album from the former Smiths' guitarist.

Ben Howard wins best British breakthrough act and best male solo artist at Brit Awards 2013

Thu, February 21 2013 10:30am - Source: The Independent - Music

He won the Brit Award for best British breakthrough act and another for for best British male solo artist.

Emeli Sandé, Adele and Ben Howard triumph over dancefloor pop at Brit Awards 2013

Wed, February 20 2013 10:29pm - Source: The Independent - Music

The pop single is currently thriving with Rita Ora, Olly Murs, Calvin Harris and Jessie J selling millions of downloads.

Ben Howard wins best British breakthrough act and best male sol artist at Brit Awards 2013

Wed, February 20 2013 9:29pm - Source: The Independent - Music

He won the Brit Award for best British breakthrough act and another for for best British male solo artist.

Palmyra Delran Talks "You Are What You Absorb"

Wed, February 20 2013 4:59pm - Source: ArtistDirect

The title of Palmyra Delran 's newest album, You Are What You Absorb , rings true for everybody.

Catching Up With Angel Olsen :: The AD Interview

Thu, February 14 2013 8:50pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

Like the Biblical Angel, the Siren of Greek Mythology is often portrayed as a winged human with an arresting voice.

The late Tim Hardin is set for overdue renaissance

Wed, February 13 2013 4:56pm - Source: Rolling Stone

As a toddler, Damion Hardin once knocked over a guitar in his parents' home in Woodstock.

The Beatles – ‘Penny Lane’

Sun, February 10 2013 7:37am - Source: One A Day

An excellent mate of mine did me a solid recently when he spotted The Beatles box set on sale at a department store for an absurdly cheap price and offered to buy it for anyone who wanted it on Twitter.

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