Bad Books
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Bad Books was never an intended nor calculated side project of Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull. Though the two musicians have collaborated and performed together on tour and within the Favorite Gentlemen community of artists for years now, the genesis of Bad Books c... Read More
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Tegan And Sara, Weezer To Play Austin City L ..Tegan And Sara, Weezer, Metric, and a slew of other bands will be playing the 2012 Austin City Limits Music Festival that will be taking place from October 12th through October 14th. Check out the full lineup below by clicking ”Read More.” Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Black Keys Jack White, Florence + The Machine, The Avett Brothers, Iggy & The Stooges, AVICII, BASSNECTAR, The Roots, The Shins, Weezer, Gotye, The Civil Wars, M83, Tegan and Sara, Childish Gambino Two Door Cinema Club, Thievery Corporation, The Afghan Whigs, Crystal Castles, Andrew Bird, Gary Clark Jr., Metric, Band ...PropertyOfZack23 May 2012
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Austin City Limits Announces Full Lineup Inc ..Austin City Limits takes place October 12–14. Red Hot Chili Peppers Neil Young and Crazy Horse The Black Keys Jack White Florence + The Machine The Avett Brothers Iggy & The Stooges AVICII BASSNECTAR The Roots The Shins Weezer Gotye The Civil Wars M83 Tegan and Sara Childish Gambino Two Door Cinema Club Thievery Corporation The Afghan Whigs Crystal Castles Andrew Bird Gary Clark Jr. Metric Band of Skulls Esperanza Spalding Alabama Shakes Delta Spirit M. Ward Randy Rogers Band Die Antwoord Rufus Wainwright NEEDTOBREATHE Big Gigantic Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra Steve Earle War On Drugs">The War On Drugs Umphrey’s ...The Daily Swarm22 May 2012
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Austin City Limits Festival 2012: Neil Young ..The initial lineup for the 2012 Austin City Limits Music Festival has been revealed and features headliners the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Black Keys and Jack White. There are plenty of HT faves on the bill such as The Avett Brothers, The Roots, The Civil Wars, Andrew Bird, Alabama Shakes, War On Drugs">The War On Drugs, Umphrey’s McGee and Punch Brothers. ACL 2012 will be held in Austin’s Zilker Park from October 12 – 14. All in all, the festival will see over 130 play its eight stages. Here’s a look ...Hidden Track22 May 2012
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Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine ..According to a tweet from Andy Hull , it would appear that Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine side-project) are currently in the studio finishing work on their new album.Alter The Press8 May 2012
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Bad Books Back To Recording + New Manchester ..Andy Hull is tweeting (https://twitter.com/#!/okayfineAndy/status/198632875657138176) that *Bad Books (http://www.absolutepunk.net/badbooks)* is back in the studio (https://twitter.com/#!/okayfineAndy/status/198917430393835520/photo/1) finishing up its new record. You can also watch a new...AbsolutePunk8 May 2012
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Bad Books Begin Final Recording Cycle For LP ..The members of Bad Books have gathered together once again to put the finishing touches on their second record. Check out a tweet from Andy Hull below by clicking “Read More.” Related Stories: POZ Interview : : Kevin Devine POZ Interview : : Right Away, Great Captain! Bad Books Begin Second Half Of Record[[MORE]] Excited to get back to @ badbooksmusic tomorrow — Andy Hull (@okayfineAndy) May 5, 2012PropertyOfZack7 May 2012
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Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine ..Kevin Devine has revealed in a new interview , that Bad Books' new album (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine side-project) is almost complete. Check out an except from the feature below: " So I guess the other big thing is that everyone wants a Bad Books record. They will get it. Right after the last show of this tour, I’m going to fly to Atlanta for three days and finish it. It’s pretty close. It’s really close. I mean I think we got ten songs done. They need more keys and percussion and maybe more production stuff. But it’s ...Alter The Press2 May 2012
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Kevin Devine Talks Tour Plans, The Front Bot ..It has been a relatively slow afternoon on the news front, but luckily the folks at PropertyOfZack have our need to be constantly entertained covered with a new Kevin Devine interview. Posted today and conducted during his current stint on Say Anything’s Spring tour, Kevin opens up to POZ about everything currently going on in his life and beyond. Things start simple, catching us up on what has happened thus far in 2012, then get really interesting when phrases like “next tour,” “Bad Books,” and “recording” come into play. You can read an excerpt from the feature below: POZ ...Under The Gun Review2 May 2012
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PropertyOfZack Interview : : Kevin Devine ..PropertyOfZack had the pleasure of speaking to our good friend Kevin Devine a few weeks ago in Philadelphia, PA before his show with Say Anything. Kevin and I discussed his current tour and how Say Anything fans are reacting to him and his band, The Front Bottoms, the next Bad Books record, possible collaborations, US touring, and more. Read up on all of it below! So we’re in the second half of the Say Anything headline tour… We are! Damn! How was the first half? Unbelievably good for us. This is the truth: Of course I knew Say Anything ...PropertyOfZack2 May 2012
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Andy Hull Releases The Weakerthans Covers ..Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra, Bad Books) has released two covers of The Weakerthans. You can stream them here and check out what Hull wrote about the covers below by clicking “Read More.” Related Stories: POZ Interview : : Right Away, Great Captain! POZ Preview : : Right Away, Great Captain! Right Away, Great Captain! To Begin Mixing Record[[MORE]] just got off a grueling 24 hours worth of flying from australia. it’s odd that when i am this exhausted i find myself “needing” to record a cover. last time was my morning jacket. this time it’s the weakerthans with a lovely song ...PropertyOfZack12 March 2012
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PropertyOfZack Interview : : Right Away, Gre ..Fans were more than excited last week when we took the wraps off the story behind the final Right Away, Great Captain! record, and PropertyOfZack is now incredibly thrilled to be posting our full interview with Andy Hull. In the full interview, Andy and I discussed the prolonged gap between the second and third record, what the project means to Hull in its closing, a special pressing of the series, the full story of the sailor, a tour, and so much more. We’re stoked to be teaming up with Andy, and we’ll have a lot more to come ...PropertyOfZack2 March 2012
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PropertyOfZack Preview : : Right Away, Great ..Andy Hull has been a busy man over the past few years with Manchester Orchestra and Bad Books, but fans have been waiting for a new and final Right Away, Great Captain! album since 2008. Don’t worry, The Church Of The Good Thief is just about here. PropertyOfZack is truly honored to be teaming up with Andy in a big way for this album, and we’re kicking it off with part of an interview that we recently did together where Andy discusses the story of the final RA,GC! record. Check it out below and tune in soon ...PropertyOfZack24 February 2012
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PropertyOfZack Playlist : : Where's The Band ..The next Playlist in our ongoing series features Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It.), Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids), and Ace Enders (The Early November) who are all on the 2012 Where’s The Band? Tour. All three artists are some of our favorites on PropertyOfZack, so check out the Playlists and listen to the songs while reading everyone’s thoughts! (Click on image to listen in Spotify) Pissed Jeans - People Person An almost unlistenable six minutes of what I think a bad day SOUNDS like. One of my favorite album openers (from their record Hope For Men) and ...PropertyOfZack3 February 2012
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Kevin Devine Covers BushKevin Devine was recently caught on camera during a break from recording the new Bad Books record. You can check out a short clip of Kevin covering Bush’s “Glycerin” below by clicking “Read More.”PropertyOfZack27 January 2012
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Kevin Devine Covers "Glycerine"*Kevin Devine* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/kevindevine) covering "Glycerine" (while in the studio working on the new Bad Books release) can be heard here (http://www.twitvid.com/FYIPU).AbsolutePunk27 January 2012
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Bad BooksRazor & Tie2010TRACK LISTING- How This All Ends
- The Easy Mark & The Old Maid
- Baby Shoes
- You're A Mirror I Cannot Avoid
- Holding Down The Laughter
- You Wouldn't Have To Ask
- I Begged You Everything
- Please Move
- Mesa, AZ
- Texas
City and Colour
Manchester Orchestra
Frightened Rabbit
Daniel Rossen
Monsters of Folk
The Tallest Man On Earth
Elliott Smith
Kevin Devine
Conor Oberst
Joanna Newsom
J. Tillman
Laura Veirs
The Dodos
Iron & Wine
Sufjan Stevens
M. Ward
Eugene McGuinness
Cass McCombs
Band of Horses
Okkervil River
Jeff Buckley
Death Cab For Cutie
Leonard Cohen
Neko Case
Cat Stevens
