Tagged: Bill Callahan
Video: Bill Callahan, “Heaven Help the Child”
To celebrate the release of their Mickey Newbury/Bill Callahan split 7-inch, Drag City produced this quiet, ghostly video of Callahan performing the Newbury classic, “Heaven Help the Child.” It’s a grainy, overlaid fade of Callahan’s … read more »
Bill Callahan Documentary: Coming Soon
Former FADER TV producer Hanly Banks is making an awesome documentary about FADER #45 cover star Bill Callahan. Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film follows Callahan on the road during the US leg of his … read more »
Live: Bill Callahan, “One Fine Morning”
In “One Fine Morning” Bill Callahan sings Yeah, one fine morning/ I’m gonna ride out/ Just me and the skeleton crew/ We’re gonna ride out in a country kind of silence… Callahan performed last night … read more »
The Tripwire: On Independence and Getting Lost In Bill Callahan’s “America!”
On July 4th morning, I woke up to a cup of coffee and a conversation with an old friend now living in a proud Midwestern city not far from where I grew up. She was … read more »
Video: Bill Callahan, “Riding for the Feeling”
Bill Callahan’s new video for “Riding for the Feeling” is charmingly low tech and strangely moving, which is also another way to characterize his music. It is, quite simply, an animation of a ski jumper … read more »
Bill Callahan’s Daytrotter Session Should be Pressed on Vinyl
The first time we ever saw Bill Callahan, the people we were with kept asking if something was wrong, like looking bummed while listening to bummer jams about life was a bad thing. Our answer … read more »
Stream Two Bummer Records By Cass McCombs and Bill Callahan For Free
What’s up Bill Callahan and Cass McCombs! You are dudes that are able to capture the feeling of getting older and also coming to terms with life. Sometimes it’s a bummer, and even when it’s … read more »
Bill Callahan, “Bowery (Live)” MP3
Last summer, just before he performed, someone introduced us to Bill Callahan and it was terrifying. It’s impossible to make small talk with the man who made A River Ain’t Too Much to Love. “Nice … read more »
Please Return Bill Callahan's Small Plastic Dog
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Schnipper’s Slept On
Each Tuesday, FADER editor Matthew Schnipper highlights an underappreciated recent release he thinks we need to know about. This week it’s Smog’s A River Ain’t Too Much To Love. Buy the mp3s and read Schnipper’s … read more »
