The Music World Mourns the Passing of John Martyn

Legendary guitarist/singer John Martyn passed away today at the age of 60.

An early non-Reggae signing to Chris Blackwell's Island Records, John Martyn had for over 40 years combined virtuosic guitarplaying and epic songwriting, influencing generations of musicians.  From befriending icon Nick Drake to penning songs covered by everyone from Eric Clapton to Beck, Martyn's influence is wide and deep and lasting.

Visit John's site to learn more.

(photo:  Kevin Yatarola/Joe's Pub)

Klaus Nomi gets love from The New York Times

Times fashion blogger Armand Limnander has documented what fans have always known - the influence of singer / artist / visionary Klaus Nomi is everywhere, even on the runway:    "The Ghost of Klaus Nomi"  (photo: Julie Jacobs)

2009 Sundance Winner Ondi Timoner!!

Congratulations to Ondi Timoner for her latest Sundance award, US Documentary Grand Jury Price for We Live in Public.

In 2004, Ms. Timoner also won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize for her film following the exploits of Brian Jonestown Massacre and Dandy Warhols in Dig!

Nelson Mandela praises Barack Obama

Nelson Mandela and the Obama Presidency

Patti Smith Indictment of George Bush

In honor of George Bush's departure from the Oval Office: here is a live audio clip of Patti Smith in concert, with her unbias review of the Bush administration (this was the before the economy collapsed):





(from the documentary PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE)

Last chance for William Eggleston exhibit at the Whitney

William Eggleston: Democratic Camera Photographs and Video 1961-2008, a major retrospective on the influencial and controversial photographer, is finishing its run at the Whitney Museum on January 25th. After the New York show, the exhibit will travel the US. Check the Palm website for updated tour information as it becomes available.

Patti Smith: Dream of Life DVD on sale tomorrow

The Los Angeles Times says "Steven Sebring's PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE is A DREAM OF A MOVIE; gauzy, free-associative & reverberant." Special features include never-seen-before footage and a 16 page booklet with commentary from Patti Smith and Steven Sebring, as well as exclusive photography! Check out the Palm Store for a rockin’ discount or anywhere DVDs are (still) sold.

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Thanks for visiting the revitalized Palm Blog. Going forward we hope to let you know about the latest happenings within our group: new projects, recent activities by our talented musicians and directors, random updates and contest notifications, and probably a few discoveries we want to share with you. We're glad you took the time to stop here, and we'll try to keep things tight and not ramble on.