New Joni Mitchell - "Shine" (Stereogum Premiere)

Today's the street date for Joni Mitchell's first LP in ten years, Shine, a song she says lyrically is "reminiscent of that old Sunday School song about letting your light shine." There's a minute of spacious grooved synth-plinks before we... CONTINUE READING NEW JONI MITCHELL - "SHINE" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on September 25, 2007 (14 comments)
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They Paved Paradise And Signed Her To Starbucks

Score another for the Hear Music's quest for a boomer-friendly roster: Joni Mitchell joins Paul McCartney as the second signing to Starbucks' label, releasing her first LP in nine years, Shine, in an overpriced coffee shop near you. The AP... CONTINUE READING THEY PAVED PARADISE AND SIGNED HER TO STARBUCKS»

Posted on July 25, 2007 (14 comments)
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A Website For A Tribute To Joni

The star-studded homage to honor the incomparable Ms. Mitchell is set for release this month, and it's finally got a homepage! Worth the wait, though; you guys were split on Soof's contribution, and now thanks to the site you can... CONTINUE READING A WEBSITE FOR A TRIBUTE TO JONI»

Posted on April 2, 2007 (2 comments)
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New Sufjan Stevens - "Free Man In Paris" (Joni Mitchell Cover)

A dazzling cadre of our favorite artists have been assembled for the "first major US tribute album" to the illustrious Joni; we told ya about it earlier this year, but now we have a little audio to accompany our salivation.... CONTINUE READING NEW SUFJAN STEVENS - "FREE MAN IN PARIS" (JONI MITCHELL COVER)»

Posted on March 23, 2007 (15 comments)
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Cold War Kids Cover Joni Mitchell

No stranger to covers, Cold War Kids singer Nathan impresses with his take on Joni's "All I Want." Who needs a dulcimer?! Not him. The Kid nails the vocal and works out an interesting guitar part, considering Joni's crazy dulcimer... CONTINUE READING COLD WAR KIDS COVER JONI MITCHELL»

Posted on February 9, 2007 (11 comments)
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Tribute To Joni

Joni Mitchell's on her way into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame! Not surprising, naturally (if it were up to us, she'd even be in the Halls of Canton and Albany), but it gives us a reason to talk about... CONTINUE READING TRIBUTE TO JONI»

Posted on January 24, 2007 (9 comments)
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Time's All-Time 100 Albums

The music mavens at the venerable Time magazine have compiled their list of the "ALL-TIME 100" albums -- unranked and broken down by decade. We're not sure what's better: that only five albums of the past five years are among... CONTINUE READING TIME'S ALL-TIME 100 ALBUMS»