Joni Mitchell

Storm & Grace: A Conversation With Lisa Marie Presley, Plus A.J. Croce Heads East in May

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.21.2012

Because of the organic-ness and the honesty and the Lisa Marie Presley presence on the recordings, do you feel like this might be the closest to the vibe -- not necessarily the recordings -- of what your dad, Elvis, was trying to do?

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Gil Evans' Centennial Tribute, Plus a Conversation With John Pizzarelli and Jon Cleary's Video Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Eric Clapton, Maria Schneider, Steely Dan, Richard Rogers, Christian McBride, Benny Green, Paul Simon, Gil Evans, George Barns, Neil Young, Don Sebesky, Vince Mendoza, Miles Davis, Bucky Pizzarelli, Billy Joel, Joe Pass, The Beatles, Jessica Molaskey, Jay Leonhart, Norman Granz, Johnny Mandel, John Coltrane, Elton John, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Costello, Tommy LiPuma, John Bunch, Tony Bennett, Jaco Pastorius, Django Reinhardt, Claude Thornhill Orchestra, Donald Fagen, The Way You Wear Your Hat, George Harrison, Radio Deluxe, Paul McCartney, George Van Eps, Bob Dylan, Nat King Cole, Miles Evans, Jobim, Tom Waits, Don Costa, Wes Montgomerey, Duke Ellington, Jackson Browne, Johnny Mercer, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, Diana Krall, Astrud Gilberto, Kenny Rankin, Seals & Crofts, Peter Frampton, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Anthony Wilson, John Pizzarelli, Video, Jon Cleary, Entertainment News

John Pizzarelli: Favorite album of all time? ... Abbey Road is pretty close to the top of the list. It's funny. You could say Abbey Road or you could say In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, because they're the types of records you put on and say, 'Oh, I'll just listen to one or two tracks.'

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Incredible Portraits Of Cultural Icons

Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Photography, South Africa, Video, Celebrity Photography, Jodi Foster, Robert Mapplethorpe, Slideexpand, Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith, Ray Charles, Norman Seeff, Portrait, Blondie, Arts News

Norman Seeff is a South African rock photographer known for capturing the grit and glamor of the world's most creative minds, though he didn't start o...

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Looking at Clouds (of Music) From Both Sides Now

Tom Teicholz | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Satellite Radio, Cloud Music, Pandora, Sirius XM, Rolling Stone, Howard Stern, FM Radio, Joni Mitchell, The Bangles, Bruce Springsteen, last.fm, Technology News

There are so many ways to discover new music or find old favorites that I thought it might be useful to create a guide to the various offerings these days.

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Taylor Swift May Play Joni Mitchell

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 04.21.2012

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Taylor Swift as Joni Mitchell? Maybe! According to Variety, the pop star is hoping to play the famed singer-songwriter in "Girls Like Us," a drama ...

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Is A Joni Mitchell Comeback In The Works?

Liz Smith | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Joni Mitchell Comeback, The Pigeon Boys, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell Both Sides Now, Celebrity News

Joni's old friend David Geffen is reportedly "wooing" her to perform a series of shows at his Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Those in the know and/or of a certain age, recall that Joni's celebrated "Free Man in Paris" song was written with Geffen in mind.

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Universal Soldiers: Conversations With Donovan and Tommy Roe

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Roy Orbison, Joseph Campbell, Supergirl, John McLaughin, Donovan, Black Sabbath, Classics IV, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Dennis Yost, The Beatles, Alan Parker, David Lynch, Rick Levy, Ione Skye, The McCoys, Paul Horn, Burt Berns, Geezer, Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck, Donovan Leitch, Tommy Roe, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Marvel Comics, Dick Clark, Chris Spedding, Cher, Larry Klein, Ringo Starr, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Jim James, Joni Mitchell, Superman, Mickey Most, Charles Chaplin, Snow White, Jimmy Page, Epiphone, Entertainment News

"The Beatles and I went to India for ourselves at first because fame had become extraordinarily overwhelming. We turned to ourselves in a way by going to the ashram, learning about ourselves, de-stressing our incredible nervous systems that had been shocked by enormous fame."

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Images From an Outpost at the Edge of the Galaxy

Peter Max | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Creativity, Joni Mitchell, Facebook, Love, Universe, Peter Max, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Arts News

When you really stop to think about it, we are made of stardust -- reassembled in flesh, blood, mind, and spirit on the earth. We enter into the world through love, the greatest emotion in the entire universe, every one of us a unique soul.

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Wendy & Lisa's Fine 'Touch'

Xaque Gruber | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Heroes, Wendy & Lisa, Music, Tim Kring, Kiefer Sutherland, Musicians, Joni Mitchell, Fox, Nurse Jackie, Touch, Prince & the Revolution, Scoring, Video, Entertainment News

The musical force that is Wendy & Lisa is a hard act to define, and certainly one of the best in the business when it comes to sheer musicianship and experimenting with the new.

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Canadian Man Sets World Record For Balancing Surfboard On Chin

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Balance King, RecordSetter.Com, Pierre Trudeau, Video, Wayne Gretzky, Doug Mcmanaman, Weird Canada, Guinness World Records, Most World Records, Weird Nova Scotia, Joni Mitchell, World Records, Weird Photos & Videos, Brian Pankey, John Candy, Weird News News

In life, it's important to have balance. Perhaps no one has taken that phrase to heart or more literally than Canadian Doug McManaman. He has se...

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"Midnight Blue" & Beyond: A Conversation With Melissa Manchester

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Melissa Manchester, Sesame Street, Kenny Loggins, Paul Simon, Greg Barnhill, The Captain & Tennille, Al Kooper, Carol Bayer Sager, The Beatles, Tom Snow, The Roches, Stevie Wonder, Bette Midler, Peter Allen, Tony Bennett, Laura Nyro, Stevie Nicks, The Harlettes, For Colored Girls, Carole King, Susan G. Komen, Arif Mardin, Robby Benson, Tyler Perry, Sly Stone, Dean Pitchford, Joni Mitchell, Barry Manilow, Clive Davis, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Jeff Sweet, Entertainment News

"One of the things that I learned from Paul Simon's class is that all the stories have been told, it's the way you tell that story that's your thumbprint. That's really the job of the writer."

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Dog Ears Music: What We Really Want For ChristmasChanukahKwanzaa

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Pegi Young, Claudine Longet, Albert King, Neil Young, Music, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Ben Taylor, Big Star, The Beatles, Emily Greene, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, Graham Central Station, Lene Lovich, Bronski Beat, Cheap Trick, The Blue Nile, Big Joe Turner, Nine Inch Nails, Rod Stewart, Donald Fagen, Bon Iver, Hafdis Huld, Danielle Evin, Bobby Womack, Big Maybelle, Air, Maria McKee, mp3s, Robert Anderson, Bessie Smith, Ringo Starr, Peter Bjorn and John, Al Green, Phil Ramone, Albert Collins, Joni Mitchell, Brian Eno & David Byrne, The Black Keys, Lucille Ball, Dog Ears, Trio Los Panchos, Ugly-Casanova, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Entertainment News

This week we review albums by Neil Young, Bronski Beat, Cheap Trick, Hafdis Huld, The Beatles, and other artists.

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Antony Bitar's Holiday Download, Chatting with Gary Clark Jr. and Macedo, Plus a James Mee Anthem

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Andrew Oedel, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Albert King, Billie Holiday, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Esperanza Spalding, Muddy Waters, Fred Kevorkian, The Supremes, Rilo Kiley?S Jenny Lewis, Radiohead, Sia, Real Housewives of New Jersey, Regina Spektor, Diana Ross, Anton Bitar, Stevie Wonder, Melissa Macedo, Feist, Rolling Stone, Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Guy, Joni Mitchell, Susan Tedeschi, Nils Montan, Michelle Macedo, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Jackson 5, Gary Clark Jr., Video, Zero7, Macedo, Entertainment News

Antony Bitar released his self-titled debut album in September, and his rendition of the Christmas classic "Silent Night" is a special gift that Antony is giving to Huffington Post readers for the holidays.

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James Blake's Joni Mitchell Cover

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Video, James Blake Case of You, James Blake Rebecca Hall, James Blake, Joni Mitchell Case of You, James Blake Joni Mitchell Cover, James Blake Case of You Video, James Blake Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell, Rebecca Hall, Case of You, Culture News

Nothing makes it quite as comforting to wallow in our romantic woes around the holidays quite like Joni Mitchell. Her male equivalent, James Blake, ha...

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Nights On Earth: Conversations with Vince Mendoza and Elf's Matthew Sklar

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: The Mickey Mouse Club, Margo Lion, Metropole Orchestra, Annie, Ed Asner, Christian McBride, Gil Evans, Miss Saigon, Bjork, Casey Nicholaw, Bob Martin, 42nd Street, Matthew Sklar, Tom Diakit, Guys and Dolls, Stephane Guillaume, Vince Mendoza, The Wedding List, Mark Kaufman, Elvis Costello, Elf, Bob Newhart, The Producers, Hairspray, Phil Reno, Titanic, The Drowsey Chaperone, Les Miserables, Nathan Lane, Putting It Together, Chad Beguelin, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Will Ferrell, Karim Ziad, John Abercrombie, Larry Klein, Nguyen Le, Tom Meehan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Laverno, John Scofield, Gordon Jenkins, Entertainment News

According to Vince Mendoza, the idea of his latest record was partly to embrace the various musicians that he's met over the years and to invite his old friends to participate in his music.

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Dog Ears Music: The Leftovers II

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Fleetwood Mac and Otis Spann, The Distillers, Lupe Fiasco, The Books, Elmer Bernstein, Pieces of Peace, Danielle Evin, Music, Amadou & Mariam, Wye Oak, Tom Waits, The Beatles, The Remains, mp3s, Bob Dylan & the Band, Magnum, Vincent Gallo, Phil Ramone, King Britt, Joni Mitchell, Stars, Chris Bell, Mason Jennings, Department of Eagles, The Forminx, Dog Ears, The Shootist, Tommy Johnson, Drive-by Truckers, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, City and Colour, Entertainment News

Today we review music by Tom Waits, Lupe Fiasco, Stars, Joni Mitchell and others.

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Interview: Vince Mendoza (Jazz Composer Extraordinaire)

Joseph Vella | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Epiphany, Vince Mendoza, Joseph Vella, Jazz Composer, Joni Mitchell, Nights on Earth, Elvis Costello, Bjork, Joe Zawinul, Louis Armstrong, Peter Erskine, JS Bach, Stravinsky, Jazz Online, London Symphony Orchestra, Jazz, Arts News

In the modern era of jazz, finding a true composer to follow is not the easiest thing to do. Especially if the composer can actually write beautifully melodic and emotionally deep music. Vince Mendoza does this and more.

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The Warmest Chord...Thoughts On Love & Marriage

Lorraine Devon Wilke | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Marriage, Free Love, Anniversaries, My Old Man, Long Term Relationships, Choosing Mates, Joni Mitchell, Weddings, Criteria for Mate, Enduring Love, Weddings News

I grew up in an era when Joni Mitchell's declaration that "we don't need no piece of paper from the city hall" seemed just about right and the very idea of eschewing the shackles of conventional marriage thrilled us wild children of the times.

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Adele, Beyonce, and Jill: A Playlist

Danielle Jackson | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Beyonce, Joni Mitchell, Jill Scott, Soul Music, Feminism, Lauryn Hill, Adele, Bv Pop Culture, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Music, Black Voices News

I'm not certain there is enough of this kind of uplifting music swirling through the airwaves, so I offer this playlist. Each is a masterpiece that delights in some aspect of femininity; each encourages an honest and joyful reveling in one's spirit.

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Sweetheart Of The Sun & Modern Art: Chatting With The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Paul Chastain, David Connor, Linda Ronstadt, The B-52's, Prince, Susanna Hoffs, Winnona Ryder, Girls Like US, The Beach Boys, The Cruzados, Buzz of Delight, Austin Powers, The Who, Peter Buck, Crowded House, Yes, Velvet Crush, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds, The Bangles, The Velvet Underground, Fred Armisen, Ming Tea, Hanson, George Harrison, Lulu, The Pretenders, Soul Asylum, Debra Winger, Led Zepplin, Kimberley Rew, Joni Mitchell, Sheila Weller, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, The Ramones, Debbi Peterson, Brendan O'Brien, Neil Young, Matthew Sweet, The Beatles, Big Star, Ric Menck, Carly Simon, James Brooks, Guitar Hero, Toni Stern, Tony Marsico, The Rasberries, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Carole King, The McKinley Sisters, Todd Rundgren, Terms of Endearment, Patti Smith, Steve Howe, Bob Dylan, Community Trolls, The Talking Heads, Vicki Peterson, Diana Ross, The Sex Pistols, Mitchell Froom, Robert Plant, Randy Newman, R.E.M., Lloyd Cole, David Letterman, Jimmy Page, Oh-Ok, Nazz, Entertainment News

"I think the culture today is very, very different from what it was in the '60s, and I feel lucky that I grew up at a time when I had these very strong female role models. They were strong women, but their power was very much connected to their creativity and their voice."

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From Woody Guthrie to Little Nut Tree: Chatting With Rob Wasserman and Dan Zanes

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Arlo Guthrie, Carol Channing, Charles Mingus, Rob Wasserman, Pete Seeger, G.E. Smith, Dan Zanes, Neil Young, Edie Brickell, Joan Osbourne, Bobby McFerrin, The Blind Boys, Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars, Madeleine Peyroux, Van Dyke Parks, Elvis Costello, Philip Glass, Bruce Hornsby, Matthew Broderick, Lou Reed, Woody Guthri, Chris Whitley, Tom Morello, Suzanne Vega, Studs Terkel, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Angelique Kidjo, Sheryl Crow, Del Fuegos, Nora Guthrie, The Grateful Dead, Michael Franti, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Sharon Jones, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

On Woody Guthrie: "in a short life he saw so much, but he was really present and there with people. I think he's just really vital, not just in his vision, but as a spokesman for America."

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Songs From The South and How To Make Gravy: Conversations With Paul Kelly Plus Lisa Hannigan

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Damien Rice, The Colbert Report, John Lennon, Herbie Hancock, Duke Ellington, Crowded House, Ray Lamontagne, Joe Henry, Stephen Colbert, Joni Mitchell, How to Make Gravy, Paul Kelly, Lisa Hannigan, Entertainment News

Paul Kelly is a well known and highly respected songwriter all over the world, but not necessarily in the United States. Here he shares his thoughts about his music having been somewhat elusive to American audiences.

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Seeds We Sow: Chatting With Lindsey Buckingham Plus Robert Earl Keen and Rose Hill Drive's Video Premiere

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: The Rolling Stones, Blood Trail, Mo Ostin, Prince, Joe Ely, Todd Snider, Rose Hill Drive, Lisa Dewey, Elvis Presley, Jo Harvey, The Beatles, Lindsey Buckingham, Grand Champion, Lloyd Mains, Terry Allen, Lyle Lovett, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell, The Kingston Trio, Free Willy, Willie Nelson, John Stewart, Robert Earl Keen, Chippy, Video, Entertainment News

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A Pair of Kings: Chatting with Peter Wolf and O.A.R.'s Marc Roberge, Plus Samiam's "Nightly" Audio Premiere

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Van Morrison, Little Steven, Mick Jagger, Aerosmith, Bob Wills, Dave Matthews, Thelonius Monk, Bono, Jimmy Rogers, Kyle XY, The Beach Boys, Neil Young, Willy DeVille, DJ Logic, Cam Neely, Jason Beebout, James Cotton, Dave Matthews Caravan, Marc Roberge, David Lynch, Charlie Parker, Boston Celtics, Willie Nelson, Russell Simmons, Lou Reed, The Rolling Stones, Peter Wolf, Muddy Waters, DIc Rivers, Neko Case, Twilight, Magic Dick, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Little Steven's Underground Garage, Shelby Lynne, J. Geils Band, John Lee Hooker, Cam Neely Cancer Foundation, U2, ABC Family, Fenway Park, Joni Mitchell, The Dixie Chicks, Jonathan Demme, Jimi Hendrix, David Ruffin, O.a.R., The Four Seasons, Ozomotli, Samiam, Entertainment News

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Alexandra Grant On Inspiration & LA's Art Scene

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: The Love House, My La, MOCA Los Angeles, Artist Alexandra Grant, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alex Grant, Alexandra Grant, Kusc, Joni Mitchell, Lacma, Los Angeles News

Who: Artist Alexandra Grant Current Gig: When not painting in her studio, Grant is currently part of the Baker's Dozen III exhibition at the Torran...

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