Our feature series Origins provides artists with a space to break down everything that went into their latest release. Today, Madison Cunningham takes us through her new single, “Subtitles.”
Folk singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham has shared her new single, “Subtitles.” The song marks a change in direction for the artist, and follows the release of a deluxe edition of her Grammy-winning album Revealer.
Featuring a driving guitar and a staccato bassline propelling the song forward, the song was given the title of “dino-rock” by the singer herself. Drawing inspiration from ’80s new wave, Cunningham directly referred to Xtc as a major inspiration for the song’s melody, inspiring her to sweeten up the track and “pack this song with candy.”
Drawing together feelings and thoughts of dystopia and cluelessness, Cunningham conjures all of this together and more for this undeniable new track.
Currently supporting Hozier’s “Unreal Unearth” tour, Cunningham will...
Folk singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham has shared her new single, “Subtitles.” The song marks a change in direction for the artist, and follows the release of a deluxe edition of her Grammy-winning album Revealer.
Featuring a driving guitar and a staccato bassline propelling the song forward, the song was given the title of “dino-rock” by the singer herself. Drawing inspiration from ’80s new wave, Cunningham directly referred to Xtc as a major inspiration for the song’s melody, inspiring her to sweeten up the track and “pack this song with candy.”
Drawing together feelings and thoughts of dystopia and cluelessness, Cunningham conjures all of this together and more for this undeniable new track.
Currently supporting Hozier’s “Unreal Unearth” tour, Cunningham will...
- 10/13/2023
- by Aidan Sharp-Moses
- Consequence - Music
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Andy Partridge was asked if The Beatles’ “Rocky Raccoon” influenced Xtc’s “Dear God.” He discussed how a book inspired “Dear God.” The Beatles’ “Rocky Raccoon” was covered by Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.
Xtc’s “Dear God” may have been inspired by The Beatles‘ “Rocky Raccoon.” A member of Xtc explained why people identified him with “Rocky Raccoon” during his time in college. In addition, “Rocky Raccoon” was covered by Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.
Xtc’s Andy Partridge could only play The Beatles’ ‘Rocky Raccoon’ in college
Andy Partridge is a singer and songwriter from the band Xtc. In the 2013 book The Art of Noise: Conversations with Great Songwriters, Partridge was asked if Paul McCartney’s guitar picking on “Rocky Raccoon” influenced Xtc’s “Dear God.” “Not totally, no,” he replied. “My nickname at Swindon Art College was Rocky because ‘Rocky Raccoon’ was the only song...
Andy Partridge was asked if The Beatles’ “Rocky Raccoon” influenced Xtc’s “Dear God.” He discussed how a book inspired “Dear God.” The Beatles’ “Rocky Raccoon” was covered by Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.
Xtc’s “Dear God” may have been inspired by The Beatles‘ “Rocky Raccoon.” A member of Xtc explained why people identified him with “Rocky Raccoon” during his time in college. In addition, “Rocky Raccoon” was covered by Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.
Xtc’s Andy Partridge could only play The Beatles’ ‘Rocky Raccoon’ in college
Andy Partridge is a singer and songwriter from the band Xtc. In the 2013 book The Art of Noise: Conversations with Great Songwriters, Partridge was asked if Paul McCartney’s guitar picking on “Rocky Raccoon” influenced Xtc’s “Dear God.” “Not totally, no,” he replied. “My nickname at Swindon Art College was Rocky because ‘Rocky Raccoon’ was the only song...
- 8/25/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Following a pandemic delay caused by a busted studio door, Xtc’s Andy Partridge has finally announced the first volume in his My Failed Songwriting Career series, a collection of tracks he initially penned for other artists.
“I have hundreds of songs that I wrote for other people that they rejected,” Partridge told Rolling Stone in May 2020. “And so, when I can get in there and get working properly, I am going to be putting out a series of records tentatively titled, My Failed Songwriting Career.”
The first EP is...
“I have hundreds of songs that I wrote for other people that they rejected,” Partridge told Rolling Stone in May 2020. “And so, when I can get in there and get working properly, I am going to be putting out a series of records tentatively titled, My Failed Songwriting Career.”
The first EP is...
- 6/17/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Harold Budd, the acclaimed composer known for his minimalist works and collaborations with Brian Eno, died Tuesday. He was 84. Steve Takaki, Budd’s manager, confirmed his death, adding that the cause of death was complications due to the coronavirus.
“A lot to digest,” Cocteau Twins frontman and frequent Budd collaborator Robin Guthrie wrote on Facebook. “Shared a lot with Harold since we were young, since he was sick, shared a lot with harold for the last 35 years, period. Feeling empty, shattered lost and unprepared for this. … His last words to...
“A lot to digest,” Cocteau Twins frontman and frequent Budd collaborator Robin Guthrie wrote on Facebook. “Shared a lot with Harold since we were young, since he was sick, shared a lot with harold for the last 35 years, period. Feeling empty, shattered lost and unprepared for this. … His last words to...
- 12/8/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Andy Partridge is having some particularly bad luck lately. He’s pretty sure he had the coronavirus a few months back — plus, due to a rainy winter, his studio door is busted. Now, he can’t record without bothering the neighbors, who are outside a bit more than usual in light of the pandemic — which has effectively stopped work on his new album My Failed Songwriting Career, a collection of rejected songs he wrote for other people.
Talking to Partridge is like listening to his music: There’s the madcap exterior,...
Talking to Partridge is like listening to his music: There’s the madcap exterior,...
- 5/21/2020
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Chicago – Hey, hey, he (was) a Monkee, and Peter Tork liked Monkee-ing around. The eternally optimistic-but-doofus character of the “Pre-Fab Four” 1960s pop group The Monkees was also a consummate musician, and was one the first members of the made-for-tv band that protested the false backing tracks to their playing and singing. Tork died on February 21st, 2019. He was 77.
Peter Halsten Thorkelson was born in Washington, D.C., and was cast perfectly into the era of the baby boomer 1960s, when he moved to New York City after a stint in college to join the burgeoning folk scene in Greenwich Village. He became a Monkee accidentally, when his friend Stephen Stills suggested that Tork could fulfill the look that the producers wanted for the TV show. He got the gig, and along with fellow band mates Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones, romped on the TV series, released several...
Peter Halsten Thorkelson was born in Washington, D.C., and was cast perfectly into the era of the baby boomer 1960s, when he moved to New York City after a stint in college to join the burgeoning folk scene in Greenwich Village. He became a Monkee accidentally, when his friend Stephen Stills suggested that Tork could fulfill the look that the producers wanted for the TV show. He got the gig, and along with fellow band mates Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones, romped on the TV series, released several...
- 2/25/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The vast majority of the new Monkees holiday album Christmas Party was produced by Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, but on the two tracks where Michael Nesmith sings lead (“The Christmas Song” and “Snowfall”) he instead worked with his sons Christian and Jonathan. Here’s a new animated video for “The Christmas Song” that was directed by Jonathan Nesmith, though the song itself was produced by Christian.
The video takes place in the surreal, psychedelic world of the Monkees TV show at Christmas time, complete with their mascot Mr.
The video takes place in the surreal, psychedelic world of the Monkees TV show at Christmas time, complete with their mascot Mr.
- 12/17/2018
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
The Monkees dropped their first-ever Christmas album in early October, and they’ve just released a video for the Andy Partridge-penned tune “Unwrap You At Christmas” to promote it. It shows the group as figures in a comic strip created by illustrator Michael Allred. Old school fans of the group will recognize elements from their Sixties television sitcom, including their mannequin Mr. Schneider and the Jiffy Iq Test that said Peter Tork had “total stupidity.”
Christmas Party features a mixture of songs written just for the album along with classics like “Wonderful Christmastime,...
Christmas Party features a mixture of songs written just for the album along with classics like “Wonderful Christmastime,...
- 11/27/2018
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Two years ago, the Monkees stunned a lot of people — especially themselves — when their 50th anniversary album Good Times! hit Number 14 on the Billboard 200 and earned them some of the best reviews of their entire career. There was a lot of talk about a followup, but nobody could agree on what direction to take. “We really caught lightning in a bottle with Good Times!,” says singer Micky Dolenz. “I remember people asking about a Good Times! 2, but that didn’t fire me up. It felt too risky to try doing that again.
- 10/10/2018
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Two years after their shockingly great 50th anniversary album Good Times! – which gave them their highest showing on the Billboard album chart since 1968 – the Monkees have returned to the studio to cut Christmas Party, their first holiday album. Set for release October 12th, Fountain of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger produced the album with new vocals by surviving Monkees Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork along with vintage recordings of the late Davy Jones.
Christmas Party features new songs written by Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo (“What Would Santa Do”) and...
Christmas Party features new songs written by Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo (“What Would Santa Do”) and...
- 9/20/2018
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
It’s finally the weekend, and you know what that means: It’s time to curl up with Netflix and do some serious binge-watching. That’s why, for this edition of TVLine Mixtape, we’re going old school.
What follows are some excellent songs from TV episodes past, complete with artist and album information in case you want to add them to your permanent collection.
We chose tunes that stuck in our memories, but we know you’ve got favorites, too. So check out our TVLine Mixtape playlist — Throwback Edition — and then hit the comments with your favorite TV jams from the past!
What follows are some excellent songs from TV episodes past, complete with artist and album information in case you want to add them to your permanent collection.
We chose tunes that stuck in our memories, but we know you’ve got favorites, too. So check out our TVLine Mixtape playlist — Throwback Edition — and then hit the comments with your favorite TV jams from the past!
- 11/23/2013
- by riannucci
- TVLine.com
Courtesy ofMTV
Someanniversaries are more shocking than others. This one blew our minds. Thirty yearsago today the universe-changing network MTV debuted. We remember televisionmilestones like some people connect to graduations or winning the big game. Forus the day we got cable was a victory — all those shows at our fingertips.
We werelucky back in Braintree, Massachusetts, prior to getting the official musictelevision station, we had access to a local network called V-66 that showedshorts from a range of artists from international acts to Boston-based bands.It was amazing, but it didn’t have rock stars like Mick Jagger and Pete Townshendimploring us to get it.
Once we gotit, MTV was always on in our house and we loved every overly hairsprayed,spandex-clad pop singer or metal band that came our way. We remember gatheringwith our friends when Thriller premiered — and watching it every time it airedon our sets.
Then theunimaginable happened.
Someanniversaries are more shocking than others. This one blew our minds. Thirty yearsago today the universe-changing network MTV debuted. We remember televisionmilestones like some people connect to graduations or winning the big game. Forus the day we got cable was a victory — all those shows at our fingertips.
We werelucky back in Braintree, Massachusetts, prior to getting the official musictelevision station, we had access to a local network called V-66 that showedshorts from a range of artists from international acts to Boston-based bands.It was amazing, but it didn’t have rock stars like Mick Jagger and Pete Townshendimploring us to get it.
Once we gotit, MTV was always on in our house and we loved every overly hairsprayed,spandex-clad pop singer or metal band that came our way. We remember gatheringwith our friends when Thriller premiered — and watching it every time it airedon our sets.
Then theunimaginable happened.
- 8/1/2011
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
24. One of the mainstays of Noughties American TV and a resounding smash hit with viewers. I'll be brutally honest though – I've never seen an episode of 24: Not even one five-minute smidge. Jeez, Bensalhia, call yourself a TV reviewer?
In my defence, there's only so many in the hours in the day and just not enough time to sit in front of action-packed, frantic melées. However, I'd heard enough about the show to recognise that Doctor Who was gearing up to provide its own take on the show with an episode called 42. Ha! See how they did that? They just swapped the two and the four around to create a title of sheer genius.
Sarcasm's the last trick in the bag for any self-respecting reviewer, but nevertheless I'm inclined to use such cheap tricks when commenting on this episode. It happens to be written by Pip And Jane Baker scourge,...
In my defence, there's only so many in the hours in the day and just not enough time to sit in front of action-packed, frantic melées. However, I'd heard enough about the show to recognise that Doctor Who was gearing up to provide its own take on the show with an episode called 42. Ha! See how they did that? They just swapped the two and the four around to create a title of sheer genius.
Sarcasm's the last trick in the bag for any self-respecting reviewer, but nevertheless I'm inclined to use such cheap tricks when commenting on this episode. It happens to be written by Pip And Jane Baker scourge,...
- 7/6/2011
- Shadowlocked
Mumbai: Emi Music Publishing has struck a merchandising partnership with Transport For London (TfL), to create a new range of mugs and T-shirts featuring lyrics from songs about London.The range features lyrics written by Emi Music Publishing songwriters including Peter Doherty, Eddy Grant, Steve Marriott & Ronnie Laine, Sir John Johns (aka Andy Partridge) and Suggs. Each lyric features on merchandise in two individual designs – one based on the classic London Underground typography and map designed by Harry Beck, and one inspired by the song, its genre and era. ...
- 8/3/2009
- BusinessofCinema
The chunkiest of the post-punk Brit-revival wave, The Futureheads always make their songs sound like work: Where Franz Ferdinand et. al. aim for suppleness, The Futureheads are blunt, their rhythms almost excessively angular, their vocals shouty and thickly accented enough to give Andy Partridge pause. So it's a surprise when their third album's opener, "The Beginning Of The Twist," sounds downright dancey, rather than giving the lie to the title. More willing to cater to the kids who just want to move, they've also cut back on the misanthropy that gave birth to songs like "Stupid And Shallow." They may seem cagier now, more willing to indulge in forceful repetition for the sake of euphony rather than coherence, but they're also more willing to bash out instantly energizing jams. Hearing a band smooth out its rough edges is always weird; it's hard to tell whether what's gained in...
- 6/3/2008
- by Vadim Rizov
- avclub.com
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