i barely recognized Oldham with hair
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 16:42 (four years ago) link
I thought he was Beck at first glance.
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 16:46 (four years ago) link
good grief that guy really did get all the breaks didn't he?! does anyone know/care to share how it happened that he was opening for big star as his first show? i am curious
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 16:48 (four years ago) link
No Pajo, I think that's Grant Barger on banjo.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 16:49 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/94g42Uv.png
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 16:54 (four years ago) link
i love seeing photos of young bill! what a gem.
― meaulnes, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 19:59 (four years ago) link
thank you for the response! From what I can tell, the answer is "there was somehow an offer"? i am not satisfied! from whom? why?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 22:03 (four years ago) link
It was at University of Missouri... maybe some of the guys had connections to the student bookers? (I'm totally just guessing)
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 22:17 (four years ago) link
Maybe. There is definitely something more factual behind "there was somehow an offer". Still curious.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 22:23 (four years ago) link
I remembered that my wife works with a guy who was one of the two college DJs who organized that Big Star reunion show... I asked her to pick his brain and see if he knows/recalls anything about the Palace booking.
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 22:31 (four years ago) link
hey that's awesome! i just want to know how something like that actually happens, not how it is reflected in the lore or whatever. it probably does boil down to "friends"
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 22:32 (four years ago) link
I'm interested too!
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 22:37 (four years ago) link
Got an amazingly great anecdote / reminiscence back from the guy. Don't think I can post it verbatim (and won't use his name), so figuring out how to whittle it down...
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 23:01 (four years ago) link
Wish I had DM capability and/or your trust!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 23:18 (four years ago) link
(a Louisville friend "well-actually"'d me and said that Will, Todd & Grant performed at a cafe "a couple of times" before the Big Star gig.)
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 23:20 (four years ago) link
(which morrisp's link goes into much better detail, haha, sorry for posting before clicking all links)
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 23:21 (four years ago) link
The core of it is that this guy (the college DJ and Big Star fan) was friends with Bob Nastanovich, and Bob "knew Will from Louisville and suggested we put him on the bill." He continues: "I didn’t really know what we were getting. But I knew Will from the movie Matewan. I think maybe we gave him $500. We definitely didn’t have 5g. If it was his first show, I didn’t know that at the time (or until now)."
He included a few other personal recollections which are v cool but I probably can't share here.
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 23:23 (four years ago) link
xp: (though I can confirm that is Grant on banjo in the pic which the meticulously detailed website is uncertain of w/r/t early lineup)
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 23:23 (four years ago) link
Bob "knew Will from Louisville and suggested we put him on the bill."
They were roommates at the time iirc.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 23:24 (four years ago) link
What a great revive, this!
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 07:23 (four years ago) link
The new arrangements with Eighth Blackbird are gorgeous. It really shows where he is as a singer to hold his own with this ensemble.
Here’s a live one of “One with the Birds”:https://vimeo.com/179383778
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 30 August 2019 12:11 (four years ago) link
<3 that
― Joe Proroguin' (Noodle Vague), Friday, 30 August 2019 12:42 (four years ago) link
same! going to get the album on the back of it
― Fizzles, Friday, 30 August 2019 12:42 (four years ago) link
new single off new album, sounds like 8th Blackbird is still involved:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhMz9pvRNCQ
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link
'Superwolves' came out a couple of weeks ago. I'm on track 3. Great stuff so far.
https://www.dragcity.com/products/superwolves
― neilasimpson, Thursday, 13 May 2021 20:29 (two years ago) link
Reading posts from a year ago discussing the show at the university of Missouri. My good friend, Jeff Breeze, was the student who called Alex and pitched the idea of a Big Star reunion gig on campus. This was a few years before I went to school there and became friends with him, though.He sadly passed away very suddenly last November. I know he was working on writing up the whole experience and shopping it around for publication, but he wasn't getting much traction.
I am not at all certain about any of the details surrounding the event. It had already become the stuff of college radio legend by the time I got there.
― trip maker, Thursday, 13 May 2021 20:59 (two years ago) link
Gonna be a luddite and hold out for my physical copy of Superwolves. I've been waiting years for a follow-up, so a few more months ain't gonna kill me. I know pressing plants and schedules are still out of whack, but I'm surprised by how far behind Drag City's physical releases are lagging.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 13 May 2021 21:02 (two years ago) link
Having now listened to Superwolves fully a few times I am delighted to report that it is magnificent. A worthy successor to Superwolf.
― neilasimpson, Monday, 17 May 2021 09:52 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzjahqr9wGs
― JonR345, Monday, 10 July 2023 06:11 (nine months ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/aug/24/bonnie-prince-billy-i-cant-regret-working-with-r-kelly-it-made-me-better-able-to-judge-my-behaviour-and-that-of-others
Didn't know about the Birdman thing.
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Thursday, 24 August 2023 14:38 (eight months ago) link
Thanks for that, the "Birdman" thing is nuts.
His new album is terrific, one of my favorites of his in recent years.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 24 August 2023 15:19 (eight months ago) link
I didn't know he took that Slint cover photo.
― Clientless (Scooter's Version) (morrisp), Thursday, 24 August 2023 15:28 (eight months ago) link
feel like the title 'Good Morning, Popocatépetl' is some sort of infringement
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 29 August 2023 00:34 (seven months ago) link
new record is great imo
― LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Tuesday, 29 August 2023 08:56 (seven months ago) link
absolutely, def top tier Oldham.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 29 August 2023 14:16 (seven months ago) link
Bonnie "Prince" Billy is headlining Supersonic festival in Birmingham this August/September... I'm hoping this means there will be some other UK dates around that time.
― brain (krakow), Friday, 1 March 2024 11:55 (one month ago) link
he’s playing QMU in aug. presale is open
― LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Friday, 1 March 2024 18:07 (one month ago) link
Thanks, obviously I'd totally missed that! When was it announced? I blame wretched social media algorithms.
― brain (krakow), Friday, 1 March 2024 19:00 (one month ago) link
He also has a small role in the upcoming movie The Bikeriders
― bbq, Friday, 1 March 2024 19:07 (one month ago) link
Every now and then I become convinced “Troublesome Houses” is one of the greatest songs ever written.
― H.P, Friday, 1 March 2024 21:20 (one month ago) link
H.P otm
also this news today: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3-jBRyunnM/"ryan daly made this film. i witnessed and nudged. @criterionchannel is now streaming it. the idea was to give audiences a time and space to listen to an intentional grouping of songs, in this case the Bonnie Prince Billy record KEEPING SECRETS WILL DESTROY YOU. it was shown in movie theaters across the western world. i am a card-carrying Criterion subscriber and have found it a tremendous resource for uplift, edification and, at times, escape. we are honored and grateful to have our work on the channel. @dragcityrecords @dominorecordco"
― pitted (blue6ave), Saturday, 2 March 2024 05:24 (one month ago) link