Will Oldham has been a personal favorite for a while (be it under Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Palace Music, Oldham or whatever name he’s adopted for the project at hand). He is a songwriter in the truest sense of the word. His music spans a wide range of genres from folk to experimental and can be challenging at times, but when he’s on, he can be one of the most rewarding musicians performing today.
Mr. Oldham participated in a documentary a few years ago that basically consisted of taking hallucinogenic mushrooms with independent filmmaker (and SF local) Caveh Zahedi and running around a ranch in Austin, TX.
“Tripping with Caveh” trailer
I really dig Amy Winehouse despite all of her well-chronicled issues with drugs (for chrissake, even Keith Richards is worried). While I’d hoped that she was on the up-and-up, she’s recently taken to taping videos with fellow British druggie and gossip rag favorite, Pete Doherty and posting them to YouTube.
This most recent clip is of the two, clearly out of their heads, playing with baby mice (or something). A quick view is enough to confirm that she’s still up to her old ways (note the ash on her hands).
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdxBJyonNgw[/youtube]
For those keeping score at home:
- Musicians on mushrooms = funny
- Musicians Anyone on crack = not funny
MP3s:
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy - I See a DarknessAmy Winehouse - Me & Mr. Jones
