Daniel Johnston

Electronics Experimental Indie Rock Instrumental 

LISTEN: Kramer Shares “Burial at Sea” Off New Album

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Daniel Johnston, Galaxie 5000, John Zorn, Kramer, Music for Films Edited by Moths, Shimmy Disc, White Zombie, Will Oldham

The ambient Music for Films Edited by Moths, out tomorrow on Shimmy-Disc

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Indie Rock Rock 

Method Acting: Bright Eyes’ Lifted Turns 20

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 2002, 20th Anniversary, Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Daniel Johnston, Jandek, Lifted, Lifted Or The Story is in the Soil Keep Your Ear to the Ground, Mike Mogis, Nate Walcott, Saddle Creek Records

Time has made the soil in this story of Conor Oberst’s magnum opus richer than ever

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Noise Pop Rock 

All You Men Are Slime: Sonic Youth’s Dirty at 30

July 27, 2022 Raymond Cummings 2 Comments 1992, 30th Anniversary, Beat Happening, Boredoms, Daniel Johnston, DGC, Dinosaur Jr., Dirty, Flipper, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Nirvana, Shonen Knife, Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore

It might not be their best record, but remains a sentimental fan favorite all these years later

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Indie Rock 

WATCH: Haunted Summer Meets The Friendly Ghost

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Daniel Johnston, Dream Pop, Haunted Summer, LaunchLeft, LaunchLeft podcast, Los Angeles, More Songs of Pain, Pacific Ocean, Rain Phoenix

Check out the video for the L.A. husband-and-wife duo’s mesmerizing version of a Daniel Johnston favorite

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Art Pop Indie Rock Pop 

The Polyphonic Spree Sing The Hits!

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments ABBA, Barry Manilow., Daniel Johnston, INXS, Polyphonic Spree, Rush, The Association, The Bee Gees, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, Tim DeLaughter, Wings

Tim DeLaughter talks Barry Manilow, Tripping Daisy and his big band’s latest LP Afflatus

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Indie Rock 

Half Japanese: The Band That Is King

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Brad Cohan 1 Comment Beat Happening, Daniel Johnston, Gumball, Half Japanese, Jad Fair, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub, Velvet Monkeys, Yo La Tengo

With Crazy Hearts, Jad Fair’s longtime outfit continues to reign supreme as one of America’s most distinctive rock groups

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Glam New Wave Pop Post-Punk 

IN CONCERT: I Am Still the Greatest, Says Adam Ant

October 8, 2019October 13, 2019 Tim Sommer 3 Comments Adam and the Ants, Adam Ant, Daniel Johnston, David Bowie, Dex Romweber, Elvis Presley, Fred Neil, Friend Or Foe, Lansky Bros., Monochrome Set, Prince, theartist

As he approaches 65, the once and future Prince Charming can still command the stage like a panther

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Folk Indie Rock Remembrance 

There’s a Heaven and There’s a Star for You

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 Joseph Kyle 1 Comment Austin, Daniel Johnston, Forced Exposure, Hi, How Are You?, Kurt Cobain, RIP, Shimmy Disc, The Big Takeover

Inside the world of Daniel Johnston

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Indie Rock Remembrance 

RIP Daniel Johnston

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Austin, Daniel Johnston, Eddie Vedder, Hi, How Are You?, Kurt Cobain, Larry Clark, RIP

Pop legend of the American Underground died of a heart attack at 58

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