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Jeff Buckley biopic, Greetings From Tim Buckley in theatres May 3; available now thru iTunes or VOD

As you may or may not have heard, there is not one, but TWO Jeff Buckley bio pics in the works. The first, Greetings From Tim Buckley, hits select theatres on May 3. However, if you can’t wait you can get in NOW on iTunes or Video On Demand.

The film stars Penn Badgley as Jeff Buckley and focuses on how he struggled to live in the shadow of his famous father, leading up to his legendary 1991 peformance of his father’s songs. Badgley not only portrays Jeff Buckley but sings in the film as well. Greetings From Tim Buckley also features British singer Kate Nash and Anthrax bassist Frank Bello.
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Posted on April 24, 2013 in Movies, Music News | Tagged Jeff Buckley |

Light a candle and exercise The Golden Promise on the 15th Anniversary of Jeff Buckley’s death

Today marks the 15th anniversary of one of our generation’s great musical losses. Singer-Songwriter Jeff Buckley drowned in Tennessee’s Wolf River with only only studio record release, the brilliant debut Grace. Posthumously, Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk, a double-album collection of unreleased studio tracks and four-track demos was released in 1998 as well as the 4 song EP, Live at Sin-é in 1993. In his tragically short recording career, Buckley left behind a legacy, not only influencing a new generation of artists, but inspiring songs written about him, including those by Cocteau Twins, PJ Harvey and Duncan Sheik.
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Posted on May 29, 2012 in Music News | Tagged Cocteau Twins, Duncan Sheik, Jeff Buckley, PJ Harvey |

Strange Collaborations with Elizabeth Fraser (Part 2)

Here is part 2 of our series where we examine the many musical collaborations of Liz Fraser of the Cocteau Twins
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Posted on February 17, 2012 in Strange Collaborations | Tagged Cocteau Twins, Future Sound Of London, Jeff Buckley, Liz Fraser, Massive Attack, Medicine, Simon Raymonde, The Bathers |

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