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Music to Commemorate That Giant Leap for Mankind

When John F. Kennedy promised the world in 1961 that Americans would land on the moon by the end of the decade, most people thought the notion ridiculous. But 40 years ago today, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, making good on the presidential promise. The Russians may have their Sputnik and their Yuri Gagarin, but it's the American flag that protrudes from the moon's surface, providing a source of pride for all (well, most) Americans. In celebration, then, this playlist:...  read more

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Joseph Arthur touring during exhibition premiere

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In the last year, Joseph Arthur has opened his own art gallery (The Museum of Modern Arthur), his paintings have toured the states, he's put out four EPs, and just a month ago, he released a second LP, Temporary People, with his band The Lonely Astronauts....  read more

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Joseph Arthur - "Temporary People"

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Click above to watch "Temporary People" from Joseph Arthur's new album Temporary People, out September 30th on Lonely Astronaut Records. Related Links: Joseph Arthur Talks 2008...  read more

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Joseph Arthur - "Second Sight"

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Click above to watch "Second Sight" from Joseph Arthur's new EP Vagabond Skies, out now on Lonely Astronaut Records. Related Links: News: Joseph Arthur tours, releases even more EPs Review: Joseph Arthur - Let's Just Be News: Joseph Arthur breathes life into digi-album Bag is Hot, tours...  read more

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Joseph Arthur - "She Paints Me Gold"

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Click above to watch "She Paints Me Gold" from Joseph Arthur's new EP Vagabond Skies, out now on Lonely Astronaut Records. Related Links: News: Joseph Arthur tours, releases even more EPs Review: Joseph Arthur - Let's Just Be News: Joseph Arthur breathes life into digi-album Bag is Hot, tours...  read more

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Joseph Arthur tours, releases even more EPs

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Joseph Arthur is a busy man. The singer/songwriter/band member/painter/art gallery owner has been recording and releasing a series of EPs all year while also recording an LP with the Lonely Astronauts.  ...  read more

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Joseph Arthur breathes life into digi-album Bag is Hot, tours

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When an album is good, there always seems to be something that lingers about that final note, something that makes listeners wish that the record will go on forever. Now Joseph Arthur is answering that simple notion with an album that actually does go on, in theory, forever. “Bag is hot—like fresh popcorn for all the kids to grab,” Arthur said in a recent press release. “Digital hands eating the digital popcorn. This project is fun and doesn’t have to be precious, but it’s hard not to take it seriously and really work on it. It’s not, ‘Bag is getting...  read more

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Joseph Arthur talks 2008: four EPs and a full-length

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Last year, songwriter/poet/painter Joseph Arthur started his own record label, released the edgy and unpredictable Let's Just Be and opened his own gallery, the Museum of Modern Arthur. Give the man a gold star for all that work; it truly makes the rest of us look like underachievers. But you'd be foolish to expect Arthur to slow down anytime soon. His creative outpouring continues this spring with the release of two EPs, Could We Survive (March 18) and Crazy Rain and Boredom (April 15). Two more EPs are expected later in the year, leading up to the full-length release of...  read more

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Joseph Arthur to open album art exhibition

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This month, Joseph Arthur will play a special set on the opening night of MOMAR (Museum of Modern Arthur), the retrospective exhibition of his own artwork, including the display of his self-designed album covers. Tickets to September 28's opening night will NOT be made public, so fans will have to sit at home and line the walls of their bedrooms with printed .jpgs of Arthur's album art (His album artwork on 2006's Nuclear Daydream scored him a Grammy, after all.) But two lucky fans will have a much less depressing night, as event sponsor CMJ will give away only two,...  read more

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Joseph Arthur opens Brooklyn art gallery

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Joseph Arthur: putting the “Art” in… his own name - and putting his own name into the title of a major New York gallery, dubbing his own exhibition space the Museum of Modern Arthur. Newly opened on 25 Jay Street in Brooklyn, MOMAR is a place for tourists to check out the musician’s paintings, and eventually the works of various Arthur-approved creative-types. His website lists the following tenants of operation, among others: - MOMAR seeks to create a new approach to art patronage that includes but extends beyond the conventions of financial support and criticism, and allows for nontraditional contributions...  read more

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