When is Ryan Adams coming out with a new record? I mean, 3 in 2005 than nothing... Anyone know?
I'm reading a fascinating book that has some of the same themes that run through Bob Lupton's recent writing. It's called 'White Man's Burden" by William Easterly. (I get the feeling some of you have read this already.) You can find it here. The title of the book is somewhat unfortunate, it's meant to be sarcastic. There are some amazing points here, stuff NCUD and others at CCDA have been talking about for years. I encourage you to check it out - here's a couple of great excepts from the first chapter: "But I and many other like-minded people keep trying, not to abandon aid to the poor, but to make sure it reaches them. Rich countries have to address the second tragedy if they are going to make any progress on the first tragedy. Otherwise, the current wave of enthusiasm for addressing world poverty will repeat the cycle of its predecessors: idealism, high expectations, disappointing results, cynical backlash." "Let’s call the advocates...
YES... he's coming out with one this year... trust me its not cuz he hasn't been doing any writing (he has like 100+ songs on his website ou can stream).
ReplyDeleteAnyways he has one called easy tiger coming out, plus he's playing on minnie driver's new record. PLUS he basically made the last willie nelson album. PLUS he's going to play a concert @ stonehedge!
NOTE, pitchfork doesn't like ryan...
-stevej
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/2007/2/28/Ryan_Adams_Unleashes_His_Tiger_This_June#41451
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/2007/3/19/Liz_Phair_Ryan_Adams_Grace_Minnie_Driver_Album#41778
Thanks Steve... If anyone knows about Ryan, you would....
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