Yep, I have been over on Twitter, posting. https://twitter.com/barrynowbliss At any rate, I have a new album out. I recorded it with Brian Speaker (SpeakerSonic) at the board, in Brooklyn, yesterday. It was an all day affair, which included a mid-day walk to Whole Foods Market for food and a sit in the sun. The … Read More
Music
I Plan To Record a New Album in About 6 Weeks.
14 songs, coming in at around 40 minutes total. (Unless something changes.) I’d set a recording date for next week but my go-to man (Brian Speaker) lives in Germany and will not be here until April. A lot of the songs are about current events, at least on the surface, so the sooner the better. … Read More
New Album Soon
If all goes according to plan, I will have a new album on bandcamp on November 23rd, 2022. It is tentatively titled Gone. My go-to man, Brian Speaker will be over here from Germany and he’ll be doing the producing/engineering, as has been the case with my albums for the last ten years or so. … Read More
Q and A With Brian Speaker, Founder of SpeakerSonic
For about 8 years, I went into a studio roughly every 6 months and recorded a new album. Back then I had a low-paying job (I am currently unemployed, having been fired for refusing to take the “vaccine”) and so had a miniscule budget. Fortunately, I knew Brian Speaker. Brian, a singer/songwriter himself, was also … Read More
Not Allowed to Go See Adam and Toby Tonight
Adam Green and Toby Goodshank both have shows at The Sultan Room in Brooklyn tonight. According to the website where tickets are sold, “vaccination” (for Covid) is required. NYC is a crap town. I have known Adam and Toby for over 20 years and have played numerous shows with both of them. To be barred, … Read More
Questions Answered: More Sidewalk Stuff
“Is the labelling ”anti-folk” still relevant?” For me, yes and no. I was never really against folk music, but then maybe none of the others were either. There’s a story about it’s invention, but basically it caught on, and the press used it. The word ended up basically meaning “assertive folk”, or “punk folk”, but … Read More
More Antifolk Questions Answered
“Would you use the word nostalgia looking back at Sidewalk days?” Well, if someone is looking back nostalgically, that would be that. If they are looking back in a detached, perhaps clinical way, then it would not. I don’t claim to have never indulged in nostalgia, though generally I see it as a weakness, not … Read More
Answer to a Question About Sidewalk
“If one listens to your song Sidewalk (which is an incredible song in many ways), this era seems to have been an important one in your life. If so, in what ways? If not – why not?” Thank you for the compliment. This answer will have to be quite broad in scope, and very limited. … Read More