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07-02-2008 KEXP SONG OF THE DAY: KILLER'S KNIFE
For today's KEXP podcast, Morning Show host John Richards chose Joseph Arthur's "Killer’s Knife" from the EP 'Crazy Rain'.
06-27-2008 EXCLUSIVE FOREIGN GIRLS PRE-ORDER
'Foreign Girls,' the 4th in Joseph's 2008 series of EP releases is now available for pre-order in an exclusive package, containing the EP, a second copy for a friend of yours and an exclusive limited edition art poster.
06-26-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Notes From The Road
from Paris: incomprehensible and Breath freedom.
06-24-2008 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out the latest Note From The Road::
402.
06-22-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Notes From The Road from France: Ruined in rouen
and It's easy!
06-20-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Notes From The Road: Springing from my odyssey, Looking like prayer, An interview with freedom, I remember now. Someone nice might see you and wave back. and Speaking italian the pigeon flies over me.
06-14-2008 EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW ON MOG TV
MOG TV features exclusive video interviews with artists. Make sure to catch MOG TV's 4-part interview with Joseph Arthur. Joseph talks about the Net as a force for artistic creativity, his recording studio and much more!
06-12-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: Disgrace, And so we went to the movies, Sometimes I’m always, The birds the dead man the girl and the scar and From the corner of some nowhere.
06-11-2008 BIG BLUE BALL
Big Blue Ball is the result of Peter Gabriel's now legendary collaborative Recording Weeks held at Real World Studios during the nineties. Among the united nations of performers who found their way to Real World during those weeks was Joseph Arthur, who features on two of the albums tracks, including a duet with Peter Gabriel.

Big Blue Ball is released by Real World Records and is available on CD, Digital and Special Edition blue vinyl. Look for a US release of the CD on June 24. The Limited Vinyl Edition is out now.

06-10-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
The UK tour is underway. Check out the new Notes From The Road: Whatever it takes and Fer real.
06-08-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Notes From The Road: the world is a flood and New York yer busted!
06-06-2008 STEREOGUM PREMIERS NEW JOSEPH ARTHUR VIDEOS
Stereogum premiers two new videos and an MP3 from Joseph's upcoming EP 'Vagabond Skies'. 'Vagabond Skies,' in stores on June 10th, is the third of four EP's Joseph is releasing on his own Lonely Astronaut Records label this year, to be followed by a full-length in September.
06-04-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: love has become one of the rarest experiences, I snake around and black flowers.
06-01-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the latest Notes From The Road: art is the nipple of god, spiritual mexico and travolta.
05-26-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: the captain says and the jaina monk. Check them out!
05-25-2008 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Note From The Road: bones of generations.
05-22-2008 WATCH JOSEPH PERFORM @ MOMAR
Watch videos from the record release party for 'Crazy Rain' on April 26th at the Museum Of Modern Arthur (MOMAR) on YouTube!
05-20-2008 VAGABOND SKIES IN THE UK & EUROPE
HMV AND PLAY.COM now take pre-orders for Joseph's upcoming EP, Vagabond Skies, to be released June 9th. HMV is offering free delivery to fans in the UK and Play.com to fans in Europe.

Available in Joseph's store is a Pre-Order Special consisting of 2 EP's and a beautiful art poster.

05-19-2008 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Note From The Road: i have nothing but bliss to offer.
05-16-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Notes From The Road: nothing much, swollow the sun, volcano volcano fucking volcano and cracked messiah.
  YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS
Joseph's official YouTube channel now features playlists, so you can easily watch all videos from the same performance. Check them out!

Here are the first ones, with more to follow in the future:
Joseph at the MOMAR, 'Could We Survive' EP release party (4 videos)
Joseph & Jen Turner live at the Red Fez at SXSW (11 videos)
Hotel rehearsals for SXSW (7 videos)

05-12-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: carbon monoxide and rat planet. Check them out!
  NEW LIVE SHOWS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
New live shows from 2007 dates in Paris and Spain are now available for download! Check them out! Also newly available in the Download Store is Joseph's April solo performance at MOMAR!
05-09-2008 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out the latest Note From The Road: magic chances us all.
05-06-2008 JOSEPH ARTHUR ANNOUNCES SUMMER SOLO TOUR
Joseph Arthur announces summer 2008 UK & North America solo tour. See tour page for details. Check back for additional dates.
05-05-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Notes From The Road: periscope and breath.
04-24-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Here are the latest Notes From The Road: hide and seek psychic past arms of the maiden, three thousand flowers a second, take a chance, the ballad of boogie christ, you dance on skulls and in the city there is grace.
04-23-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Notes From The Road: the longing of transcendence, now that the melanoma is gone, boogie christ and come with me jack.
04-22-2008 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out this new Note From The Road: historical ones.
04-21-2008 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out this new Note From The Road: Bag is hot.
04-20-2008 'BAG IS HOT' BLOG
Check out Joseph's new Tumblr blog Bag Is Hot at josepharthur.tumblr.com.
  NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out these new Notes From The Road: thru this microphone and the actor and the waitress.
04-18-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Notes From The Road: along the fractures, strange hitcher or a black hole laughing and the digital tit.
04-17-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Notes From The Road: the tao of tompkins square park and you’re an idiot.
04-14-2008 CRAZY RAIN - OUT NOW!

'Crazy Rain,' the second of four EP releases in 2008 by Joseph Arthur on hiis own label Lonely Astronaut Records, is out now!

*~* ORDER CD | DOWNLOAD *~*

  NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: the monkeys will make it to the stars, serenades of dust, when still you roam and foreign girls.
04-08-2008 STEREOGUM PREMIERS 'I WANNA GET YOU ALONE'
Listen to 'I Wanna Get You Alone' from Joseph's upcoming EP 'Crazy Rain'!
04-07-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Two new Notes From The Road: come with revolution and still strangers.
04-04-2008 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out the latest Note From The Road: the voice of the sun and the language of the ape.
  JOSEPH ARTHUR SOLO @ MOMAR

Join Joseph Arthur, Lonely Astronaut Records and Museum of Modern Arthur for a
record release party for 'Crazy Rain' on April 26th at MOMAR in Brooklyn!

'Crazy Rain' is the second of four EP’s Joseph will be releasing in 2008 and it comes out on April 15th.

We will be celebrating the release on April 26th with a rare solo performance and party and Special Guests! As with all Museum of Modern Arthur events, you never know what’ll happen and who’ll show up.

Space is limited. Tickets available exclusively through Joseph's official online store.

04-03-2008 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out the latest Note From The Road: the genius hours.
04-02-2008 JOSEPH INTERVIEWED AT MOMAR
Watch the video of Joseph being interviewed at his art gallery, MOMAR, taking about art, music and New York.
  NEW YORK MAGAZINE 'LAST NIGHT'S GIG'
New York Magazine's Vulture entertainment blog today features a review of Joseph's headlining set at last night's 'The Living Room 10-year Anniversary Extravaganza!'
 

KEXP logoJOSEPH FEATURED ON KEXP 'MUSIC THAT MATTERS' PODCAST
KEXP's Kevin Cole's bi-weekly podcast 'Music That Matters' brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world's best independent artists. Vol. 91 (iTunes | MP3) features Joseph Arthur's just released song 'Morning Cup'.

  NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Two new Notes From The Road: conversation of stars and the gods pass bottles.
04-01-2008 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out the latest Note From The Road: or I love you.
  JOSEPH ON YOUTUBE
Joseph now has his own channel on YouTube. Check out the videos from Joseph's Red Fez gig at SXSW!
03-31-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the latest Notes From The Road: medication station, jazz is cruel to its masters and stones.
03-25-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
These are the latest Note From The Road: Disembodied I walk on digital dunes, gimmie a kiss this must be bliss and yes (again).
  KEXP SONG OF THE DAY PODCAST
Every Monday through Friday, KEXP delivers a different song as part their Song of the Day podcast subscription. This week's podcast features Joseph's 'Morning Cup' and a video of Joseph rehearsing 'Venus in Furs' for the Lou Reed tribute at SXSW.
03-20-2008 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out the latest Note From The Road: right before the entrance I 35 going north and the wee small hours.
  NEW LIVE SHOWS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
Several new live shows from 2006 and 2007 tours are now available for download! Check them out!
03-18-2008 NEW DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE
'Could We Survive,' Joseph's new EP released on March 18th is now available in the store and as a download. Also newly available for download is 'The Invisible Parade,' previously only available as part of the art book 'We Almost Made It'.

Also now available directly from our download store are Joseph's last two studio albums, Nuclear Daydream and Let's Just Be.

Wait, there's more!

Holding The Void, Joseph's foray into pure rock'n'roll, is now also for the first time offered in digital format.

Check it out!

 

03-17-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out the latest Notes From The Road: those rooms, nuclear bombs and nylons, the night was about to bloom into glory and the old man who dances.
03-16-2008 JOSEPH @ SXSW
DAY 0
: KUT had Joseph in Studio 1A to kick off SWSW. Joseph performed four songs live, including songs from the upcoming EP 'Could We Survive'. Listen to 'Rages Of Babylon' and 'Morning Cup' and download the podcast at KUT's SWSW page.

DAY 1: Watch Variety's Interview with Joseph at the Dell Lounge. Synthesis Blog and SXSW 2008 NOTES saw Joseph at Creekside. The show was put together by donewaiting.com, who also took some pictures. Hopedaddy also was at the show. There are a videos at imeem of 'Devil's Broom,' 'Leave Us Alone' and 'When I Was Running Out Of Time'.

DAY 2: captain stefanie went to see Joseph play the day show at the Habana and took some pictures. The night's highlight was the XPN hosted Lou Reed Tribute at which Joseph and Jen performed 'Pale Blue Eyes' and 'Venus In Furs'. Stereogum, When You Awake and You Ain't No Picasso have pictures. Watch videos by AchtungBaby of 'Pale Blue Eyes" and 'Venus In Furs'.

DAY 3: whatevernevermind took a picture of Joseph at Buffalo Billiards and so did Speed of Dark . A to Z also went to the show, and back home humming 'King Of The Pavement'.

DAY 4: a video of Joseph @ Homeslice by Cindy Royal. FUV's Laura caught the evening's performance of 'In The Sun' with Jen Turner on video.
03-10-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: spiritual kmart  and heading down to texas. 
03-09-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: pavarotti and the ghost of joey ramone, king tut of the modern age, popeye and satan, dirt and flame, ladder of oblivion, a perfect word, the woman weeping and flower and fade.
03-04-2008 THE RESURRECTION SHOW @ MOMAR
RECORD RELEASE PARTY at the MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTHUR
FRI., MARCH 21ST

Join Joseph Arthur, Lonely Astronaut Records and Museum of Modern Arthur for a record release party for 'Could We Survive' on March 21st at MOMAR in Brooklyn!  'Could We Survive,' the first EP in a series of four, comes out on March 18th.   Lonely Astronaut Records, Museum of Modern Arthur and Joseph Arthur will be celebrating it on March 21st with a rare solo performance and party.  As with all Museum of Modern Arthur events, you never know what’ll happen and who’ll show up.

Space is limited. Tickets available exclusively through Joseph's official online store.

  JOSEPH ARTHUR @SXSW
Joseph will be playing several shows at SXSW. For venues and times check the tour page.
03-01-2008 THE LATEST NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: chokealot and popcorn, hookers and fools, pink crosses and the idiot moons.
02-23-2008 COULD WE SURVIVE - PRE-ORDER NOW
Joseph Arthur is set to release the first of four EP's 'Could We Survive' on Lonely Astronaut Records on March 18th.

'Could We Survive,' with its raw, atmospheric pop, is the first in a series of four EPs Joseph Arthur will be releasing in 2008 on his own label, Lonely Astronaut Records.

Special pre-order package including a Joseph Arthur original art poster available exclusively through josepharthur.com!

*~* order here *~*

02-22-2008 Late Show logoWATCH JOSEPH ON DAVID LETTERMAN
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts returned for a special Valentine's Day performance to the Late Show with David Letterman, performing 'In The Sun'. Watch the video here!
02-14-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: the flag and will u be our valentine.
02-12-2008 JOSEPH TO PERFORM ON DAVID LETTERMAN
Joseph Arthur will be returning to the Late Show with David Letterman on Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14th. Turn in to CBS at 11:35 pm!

Joseph will be performing his beloved, anthemic single “In the Sun.”   In 2006, the song became the heart of the In The Sun Foundation, a project launched by Michael Stipe in response to the hardship experienced by thousands of residents of the Gulf Coast.  Multiple versions of “In the Sun” are available exclusively through iTunes with all proceeds to Mercy Corps, via the In The Sun Foundation.  The EP features renditions by Stipe, Chris Martin and Joseph Arthur, along with  remixes by Justin Timberlake and will.i.am.

This will be the first time in a decade since Joseph has performed the song on national television.

02-05-2008 L.A. TIMES PREVIEWS NEW TRACK FROM UPCOMING EP
The L.A.Times previews 'Walk Away' from the upcoming EP 'Could We Survive' (out March 18), calling its production "a mess and gloriously clear at the same time." Check it out!
  NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: oh and vampires.....they real, world full of aliens and True American Rebel.
01-30-2008 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: street hustle euphoria and the ghost at the center of the void  and the new statue of liberty.
01-27-2008 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Note From The Road: bridge to oblivion.
01-24-2008 JOSEPH ARTHUR RARE SOLO PERFORMANCE & ART OPENING - now *SOLD OUT*
MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTHUR
FRI., FEBRUARY 15TH

Join maverick songsmith Joseph Arthur on Friday, February 15th as he and his newly-opened Brooklyn art gallery, the Museum of Modern Arthur, host one bad-ass party celebrating his first U.S. solo performance in two years and the opening of his new art exhibition.

  NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Note From The Road: God's piano.
01-23-2008 NEW LIVE SHOW RECORDINGS AVAILABLE
Live recording CD's from the Fall 2007 Europe tour are now available in Joseph's store!
  NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: Drum machine and He will be missed.
01-21-2008 STEROGUM.COM PREMIERS 'RAGES OF BABYLON'
Stereogum.com  
Exclusive premiere of "Rages of Babylon" from the forthcoming EP ' Could We Survive' (out March 18).
01-20-2008 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Note From The Road: 304 Roky Erickson Drive.
01-11-2008 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Note From The Road: when jesus committed suicide.
01-10-2008 Lonely Astronaut Records logo JOSEPH ARTHUR TAKES OVER 2008 WITH FIVE NEW RELEASES
Joseph Arthur and his label, Lonely Astronaut Records, announce the release of a series of EPs to be followed by a full length album later this year. For details, see the press release.
01-08-2008 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Notes From The Road: volcanoes. 
12-22-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Notes From The Road: genius smoothie.
12-20-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Notes From The Road: love is funny.
12-17-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Notes From The Road: no universe more strange than the one you call home.
12-16-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Notes From The Road: friends for life.
12-14-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: one hundred and one t shirt ideas, Rock n roll splendor and Mutilated guard dogs.
12-12-2007 2007 LUNCHBOX ONLINE CHARITY AUCTION
Joseph Arthur was one of the celebrities from entertainment, fashion, art, music and the literary and culinary worlds that created personalized lunchbox art to donate to the 2007 "Lunchbox Online Auction." Joseph's contribution is titled "Painting And 3 Lunchboxes"

>> Painting And 3 Lunchboxes - designed by Joseph Arthur for the 2007 Lunchbox Auction <<

This auction will benefit two hunger-relief organizations, Food Bank for New York City and The Lunchbox Fund of South Africa. The will end on December 21st, 2007. For details follow the link above.

  NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: things i forgot to send, spain and further research.
12-11-2007 VIDEOS FROM PARIS SHOW
Watch FNAC's videos of Joseph & The Lonely Astronauts performing 'Here Come The Spacemen' and 'Too Much To Hide' on the last night of their European tour in Paris!
12-03-2007 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: Desolation row.
11-30-2007 Vacancy EPVACANCY EP AVAILABLE IN DOWNLOAD STORE
For the first time, Joseph Arthur's long out-of-print limited edition EP 'Vacancy' is made available for download in digital format in Joseph's download store.

Originally released in 1999, the 7-track EP was produced by T Bone Burnett, Rick Will & Joseph Arthur. 'Vacancy' features songs such as "Bed Of Nails" which appears in the film 'The Bone Collector' starring Angelina Jolie and the not-to-be-missed "Toxic Angel".

11-29-2007 ACL 2007 artwork 'LET'S JUST BE' IN PASTE TOP 100 OF 2007
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronaut's latest studio album, Let's Just Be, features at #62 in Paste Magazine's Top 100 albums of 2007.
11-27-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road: Marlon brando moon and Love and be loved.
11-26-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes from Southampton and Amsterdam on the Notes From The Road page:Faded faces rockets and bombs and splattering spiders and the hand of God. Check them out!
11-22-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's Notes from the UK tour on the Notes From The Road page: Tribute, Buddah belly full of christ cornflakes, Blood of Giants, It's the trip, Death orgasm and Rock n roll is mutilation.
11-18-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Now on the Notes From The Road page: Frenzied roses.
11-17-2007 NEW NOTES - TRULY FROM THE ROAD
Notes From The Road: We are very nearly gonna land, Born again room 666 and Rubber Soul.
11-16-2007 House logo 'MY HOME IS YOUR HEAD' AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
You've heard it on House M.D. (episode 407), now you can download the song!
 

And The Thieves Are Gone EPThe song 'My Home Is Your Head' was first released on the EP 'And The Thieves Are Gone,' a now hard to find Limited Edition featuring songs that Joseph recorded during the sessions that gave birth to the studio album 'Our Shadows Will Remain'.

And The Thieves Are Gone is now available for download from our Downloads store.

11-15-2007 JOSEPH ARTHUR & THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS ON TOUR!
Having just returned from playing a handful of shows in Canada, the band has arrived overseas to play the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain and France. Check the Tour page for details!
11-13-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new
Notes From The Road: Falling like flying.
11-11-2007 ART PRINTNEW ART PRINT AVAILABLE
'Invitation by Museum of Modern Arthur' is a special very limited run of prints of the Museum of Modern Arthur's inaugural opening invitation graphic.

For a close-up of the print and details visit Joseph's store.
11-10-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New
Notes From The Road: God likes his humans to kick ass and Yeah but life aint lyrics in some song.
11-06-2007 ACL 2007 artworkJOSEPH & THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS 2007 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS PERFORMANCE ON ITUNES
Joseph Arthur and the Lonely Astronauts 2007 ACL Music Festival recordings are now
available on iTunes
!
  NEW LIVE RECORDINGS AVAILABLE
We have added many new live shows! On the Download page we now have many new shows from the Spring US Tour. Recordings from the recent Canada Tour are now available on CD in Joseph's official store!
11-03-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new
Notes From The Road: The Devil.
11-01-2007 WATCH JOSEPH & THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS AT AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
The AT&T Blue Room features videos of Chicago, Slide Away and Here Come The Spacemen.
10-28-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New
Notes From The Road: open for business and Vagrants and Wheat Thins.
10-17-2007 DEAR FRIENDS
We are looking for great versions of live unreleased tracks
Like mexican army
Paints me gold
Or famous friends along the coast
For the upcoming release
Any suggestions will be welcome
Help point us in the right direction
And thank you

Jo

*Please send your suggestions to tracks @ josepharthur.com (remove spaces)
10-14-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new
Notes From The Road: Buried under a thousand pastels.
10-10-2007 Joseph on Tout Le Monde TVJOSEPH ON RADIO-CANADA TV
Joseph was the guest of Tout le monde en parle last Sunday. Watch the interview and performance here: interview and performance.
10-08-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new
Notes From The Road: Humanity 101.
10-06-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New
Notes From The Road: Thru the eyes of leonard cohen’s dog, Devils broom and Communist Barbie.
10-05-2007 POP MONTREAL SECRET SHOW
Joseph Arthur will be performing a solo secret show to close out Pop Montreal tomorrow night, Saturday October 6th at the Portuguese Association of Canada (4170 St-Urbain -- corner of Rachel). He will be on shortly after 1AM -- Admission is free.
  NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Joseph
's latest Notes From The Road: Candy bars, The loneliest shack in the world, Lucky, The night is always easier than the day, Airport insecurity and Her voice, leaks, and obvious displeasure.
09-28-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Note From The Road:
This is a poem about nothing.
09-25-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Note From The Road:
Let the waves set you free.
09-24-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road:
Harmonica junky, The blind curator and Holding the void.
  THE RADIO SESSIONS AT SUGARHILL
The Radio Sessions at SugarHill will be hosting Joseph Arthur this coming Friday. The session was recorded at SugarHill Recording Studios. Listen in at KPFT 90.1 Houston or stream the show online at 2 pm Central.
09-21-2007 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS RECAPS
Check out the many ACL recaps from last week:austin360.com, The 'FUV Blog, The Corner, A.V. Club Blog, Off The Record, Gorilla vs. Bear, Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good, Ickmusic, - Of The Week, Driving Without Directions, Tongue-Tied Lightning and Dear Mr. Supercomputer.
09-19-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road:
Americas best value inn, one more night in austin and Raised in the arms of cheetahs.
09-16-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
New Note From The Road:
Revolution.
09-13-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Read Bloodless angel and No surrender comes for free on the Notes From The Road page.
09-10-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road:
'm going to jasper johns house, Junk for the elite, I throw myself to the mercy of the world and Desert avenue.
09-09-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes from Joseph on the Notes From The Road page:
I wish you were a snake skin belt and Real free.
09-06-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Two new Notes from Joseph on the Notes From The Road page:
Thanksgiving and Fat Elvis.
09-05-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
More Notes from Joseph on the Notes From The Road page:
Sharks, Are u depressed? and Sharky’s machine.
09-03-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes from Joseph are up on the Notes From The Road page: Vaginas of the past and Birds on the tops of trees.
09-01-2007 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road by Joseph: Popcorn.
08-31-2007 JOSEPH ARTHUR :: MOMAR in MTL

Art Exhibit
Oct. 5th - 19th
Le Kop Shop
77 Avenue des Pins
MTL, Quebec

Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur will be exhibiting his artwork which has brought him a Grammy nomination for his album packaging for the 1999 release of Vacancy and led to the opening of his own gallery earlier this year in Brooklyn, NY -- the MOMAR (Museum of Modern Arthur).

 "What I see is a vigorous, layered, expressionistic abstract sprawl, with a Basquiat-like, graffiti-esque urban edge and wild lashings of outsider primitivism". - London Telegraph / 2006

08-30-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road by Joseph: Drummer Joke, Yer not the only one, You Got Nerve, Oh well and The burn.
08-28-2007 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's latest Note From The Road:
Forced Anarchist.
08-20-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's new Notes From The Road:
Untitled and Cleopatra sinatra.
  NEW LIVE SHOWS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
The Millvale, New Orleans and Cleveland shows are available for download now. Check it out!
  UK ALBUMS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!
Fans in the UK can now pre-order Nuclear Daydream and Let's Just Be! You can use the links just below.
08-01-2007 JOSEPH INTERVIEW ON MTV E2
Joseph talked to MTV Canada about recording 'Let's Just Be,' his new gallery and other things. Click here to watch!
07-31-2007 JOSEPH ARTHUR TO RELEASE TWO ALBUMS IN THE UK SEPTEMBER 3RD
Joseph Arthur will simultaneously release two new albums in the UK, Nuclear Daydream and Let’s Just Be,
on September 3.

The albums will be preceded by the UK release of a single ‘Enough To Get Away’, taken from Nuclear Daydream,
on August 27.

Here are the details:

Nuclear Daydream NUCLEAR DAYDREAM - UK RELEASE
Label: 14th Floor Records
Release date: September 3, 2007

Nuclear Daydream is Joseph ’s fifth full-length solo album and was released in the US late last year to widespread acclaim. Vanity Fair described the album as “a glorious work of art”.

(availble now for pre-order)

Track listing:

1.
 Too Much to Hide
2.
 Black Lexus
3.
 Enough to Get Away
4.
 Slide Away
5.
 Electrical Storm
6.
 You Are Free
7.
 Automatic Situation
8.
 When I Was Running Out of Time
9.
 Don't Tell Your Eyes
10.
 Don't Give Up On People
11.
 Woman
12.
 Nuclear Daydream
Nuclear Daydream LET'S JUST BE - UK RELEASE
Label: 14th Floor Records
Release date: September 3, 2007

Let’s Just Be was written immediately after Joseph's last tour with his new band The Lonely Astronauts: Kraig Jarret Johnson (Golden Smog, The Jayhawks), Jennifer Turner (Natalie Merchant), Greg Wieczorek (Twilight Singers) and Sibyl Buck (Champion Of Sound) and captures the spirit of the live shows.  

(availble now for pre-order)    

Track listing:

1.
 Diamond Ring
2.
 Good Life
3.
 Precious One
4.
 Spacemen
5.
 Take Me Home
6.
 Chicago
7.
 Cockteeze
8.
 Lonely Astronaut
9.
 Cocaine Feet
10.
 Let's Just Be
11.
 Shake It Off
12.
 Lack a Vision
13.
 Gimme Some Company
14.
 I Will Carry
15.
 Yer the Reason
16.
 Star Song
Nuclear Daydream

ENOUGH TO GET AWAY- UK RELEASE
Label: 14th Floor Records
Release date: August 27, 2007

The single will be available in two formats: as a numbered, limited edition coloured 7 inch (availble now for pre-order) and as a download on iTunes

Track listing:

1.
 Enough To Get Away
2.
 Diamond Ring
07-05-2007 NEW LIVE SHOW RECORDINGS IN STORE NOW
Shows from Joseph's last tour are now available in the store. Check it out!
07-04-2007 LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY REPEAT
If you missed watching Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts perform on Last Call with Carson Daly on May 9th you will be able to watch the repeat this Friday, July 6th! The show airs on NBC.
06-11-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's new Notes on the Notes From The Road page:
Skies the limit, Oh wait a minute......, I used to know how to walk on water and A heart is wider than the sky.
06-07-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's new Notes on the Notes From The Road page:
The ice cream party and Nothing is glamorous.
06-05-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Note from Joseph are up on the Notes From The Road page:
Post script to the tour and Dontcha think?
06-02-2007 TORONTO TOUR VIDEO
Check out this montage of footage of Joseph and The Lonely Astronauts during their tour stop in Toronto in May - set to "I Will Carry"!
06-01-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
A new Note from Joseph is up on the Notes From The Road page:
So this is the art world.
05-29-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Two new Notes from Joseph are up on the Notes From The Road page:
Its funny and why right?
05-27-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's new Notes on the Notes From The Road page:
A face like a mountain shifting my direction, Lucky and How to make a horse drink.
 

A RIVER BLUE SONG NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
Due to overwhelming interest Joseph has agreed to make the song "A River Blue" available as a free download!

Visit the A River Blue web site to learn about Joseph's visit to refugee camps in Uganda. You can download the song "A River Blue" from the MUSIC page. If you like the song, please consider a donation to help build a Rehabilitation & Vocational Center for the kids. Also: come visit A River Blue on MySpace! Read Joseph's blogs from his trip to Uganda.

05-24-2007 JOSEPH'S BLOG FEATURED ON ARTIST DIRECT
Joseph's tour blog has been featured in the What’s Hot section of Artist Direct for the last two weeks - now you can check it out as one of the main features on the homepage.
  NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes from Joseph are up on the Notes From The Road page: Watch out! and They give what they can.
05-21-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's new Notes on the Notes From The Road page: Dig and God speed.
05-19-2007 NEW "DIAMOND RING" VIDEO
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts proudly present a brand new video for "Diamond Ring" from the new album Let's Just Be. Check it out!
  NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's latest Notes on the Notes From The Road page: Tough enough and Depression in the back lounge.
05-16-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's latest Note on the Notes From The Road page: Life and life only.
05-15-2007 Sam RecordsIN-STORE APPEARANCE IN TORONTO
Joseph and the band will stop by Sam The Record Man in Toronto, 347 Yonge Street, on May 25 for an 5pm in-store performance. See you there!
05-14-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes from Joseph are up on the Notes From The Road page: Like a heart in the hills of hollywood, Desert snakes, Toenail moon, The essence of expression, A real letter to the editor of Paste magazine and Bats.
  NBC Carson DalyJOSEPH & THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS PERFORM "COCAINE FEET" ON LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY
Check out a video of Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts' performance of "Cocaine Feet" on Last Call with Carson Daly from May 9th, 2007!
05-09-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Note on the Notes From The Road page: Rock n Roll Heart.
05-04-2007 NBC Carson DalyJOSEPH & THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS TO PERFORM ON LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts will be the musical guest on Last Call with Carson Daly. The show airs May 9th on NBC.
  WATCH JOSEPH ON MPR'S 98.3 THE CURRENT
Joseph and the band were in the studios of Minnesota Public Radio. Watch Joseph perform Spacemen and Chicago.
05-02-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Note on the Notes From The Road page: Howdy Doody.
  NEW BLOGS FROM AROUND THE WEB
The Stories of a Girl attended the free Salt Lake City in-store and Stereogum is pondering asking Joseph to write a column: "We want to be more misunderstood!"
05-01-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes are up on the Notes From The Road page: Outside the double door, Green letters, Sun sinking in a day gone by and Room 207.
04-29-2007 SALT LAKE CITY IN-STORE ADDED
If you are in the Salt Lake City area, you'll get a chance to watch Joseph & The Lonely Astronauts live on Monday night! Joseph and the band will be playing at Slowtrain Music, 221 E Broadway, SLC 84111 on Monday, the 30th.The show is free, but only 80 tickets are available. Kid Madusa will be opening up.
04-27-2007 NEW GIG REVIEWS
Penguinrobot caught Joseph & The Lonely Astronauts on Conan (you can watch the performance on our Audio/Video page). Crooked Terror caught Joseph in Cambridge, Everything Is Wrong With Me reports from Southpaw, Each Note Secure has pictures and a review from Cinci and Donald Trump's House Of Wings has pictures and a review from Madison.
04-25-2007 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
New on the Notes From The Road page: We came thru cleveland.
04-23-2007 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's latest note, Bad is the new good, on the Notes From The Road page.
04-22-2007 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
You can find Joseph's latest note, Echo of goodbye, on the Notes From The Road page.
04-21-2007 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Read Joseph's latest note on the Notes From The Road page: The rare ones.
  AROUND THE WEB
Hours and Hours Staring at Oceans went to Southpaw. Muzzle of Bees put some questions to Stars of Track and Field, the band opening for Joseph on this tour. The Boston Herald came out to The Middle East show. SPIN pitted Joseph against James Blunt in Philly and Leftover Cheese discovered Let's Just Be.
04-19-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Read Joseph's tour diary on the Notes From The Road page: Sad lips to kiss and a memory of montreal, Faith, Wildly uneven and Boston tea party.
04-15-2007 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out the new Note from Joseph on the Notes From The Road page: Also by heart.
04-13-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes from Joseph on the Notes From The Road page: Radio rain and Tonight we ride.
04-11-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes on the Notes From The Road page: Do you speak french? and Boo.
04-10-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's Panties and power chords and This drawing is a story on the Notes From The Road page.
04-08-2007 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Note from Joseph is up on the Notes From The Road page: William Blake.
04-06-2007 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TRIBUTE AT CARNEGIE HALL
Joseph performed "Born In The U.S.A." at the Celebrating the Music of Bruce Springsteen tribute at Carnegie Hall last night. Read Joseph's Note about it on the Joseph are up on the Notes From The Road page. Around the web, Fresh Bread has pictures of the event, el.mono reviews the event. Hendo Bendo Blog Bonanza also has a brief review and Steve filed a report with Stereogum.
04-04-2007 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TRIBUTE AT CARNEGIE HALL
Joseph will make an appearance at the Celebrating the Music of Bruce Springsteen tribute at Carnegie Hall on April 5th. The benefit concert is for Music For Youth in support of music-education for underprivileged youth.
  AROUND THE WEB
Trendaway.com caught Joseph on video at Haley's in Toronto. Paste Magazine thinks Joseph is prolific. TooPOPpy also drops the P-word. More Cowbell is looking forward to hearing the Let's Just Be material live. Stereogum serves up "Diamond Ring" with a helping of Joseph's poetry. Fazer is looking forward to Joseph's new album. On the other side of the pond, Garret likes music is hoping for a UK release of Nuclear Daydream.
04-02-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes from Joseph are up on the Notes From The Road page: sometimes it all comes back around, Amen, Split pea soup and White shades.
03-31-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes from Joseph are up on the Notes From The Road page: Eyes, Every one of us, Willie, Cities on Fire, Like christmas in summer and Gold circle sugar coma.
03-29-2007 Let's Just Be cover artLET'S JUST BE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts' brand new studio album, Let's Just Be, is now available for pre-order in our Store. Official release date is April 17th!

The album is available in two editions, including a Limited Special Edition.

  NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's new Note on the Notes From The Road page: Pounding out heat.
03-27-2007 Honey & The Moon UK singleHONEY AND THE MOON SINGLE UK RELEASE
Joseph's NEW single, Honey and The Moon, is now available in the UK. The 2-track CD and Colored Limited Edition 2-track vinyl can be purchased at HMV.co.uk or Amazon UK.
Honey & The Moon and Honey & The Moon (new radio edit) are available on iTunes. Also available is the iTunes Exclusive 'Honey & The Moon - live from Brighton Concorde'.
03-26-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's latest Note on the Notes From The Road page: Mirror blades, The ax and A zombie wants life too.
03-21-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's latest Note on the Notes From The Road page: The new ones, Lost baby in the city, this aint a suicides letter just a poem. God bless, The easy way out and Started going down.
03-19-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Joseph's latest Note is up on the Notes From The Road page: The big sleep.
03-18-2007 NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
A new Note from Joseph is up on the Notes From The Road page: I give it down.
03-12-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road are up: Suicide grifters, Dragons and Cages.
03-10-2007 BLOGS
Hours And Hours Staring At Oceans has some thoughts on Joseph's videos and funkybarb enjoyed Joseph's Toronto appearance.
03-07-2007 NEW LIVE SHOWS AVAILABLE
Two more live shows are now available for download. Check out the Downloads page!
03-05-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes From The Road are up: Celebrity and u people rok.
03-02-2007 JOSEPH ARTHUR & THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Coinciding with the release of his brand new album, Let's Just Be, Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts will embark on a 6-Week North American Tour starting April 15th. Check the Tour Page for details and dates.
  NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Here are some new Notes from Joseph, now up on the Notes From The Road page: People, For the gods, Shattered smoke, Grey eyes like glowing cyber space, The darkness surrounding and Tekneek. 
03-01-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes from Joseph: Burn thru the stations, I'm smoking a newport here's why, Maybe and The knife. Read them on the Notes From The Road page.
02-28-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Joseph's latest Notes are up on the Notes From The Road page: Electric toothpaste, I will, I get weird, Somewhere against my will and And what will we do? 
02-27-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
New Notes are up on the Notes From The Road page: land of zombies, Bloody mary and Holy breath.
  SPIN EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD
Prepare to blast off ... SPIN offers an exclusive download of "Diamond Ring" from Joseph Arthur and the Lonely Astronauts' upcoming 'Let's Just Be'.
  Late Night logoJOSEPH & THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS TO PERFORM ON LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts are scheduled to perform a song from their upcoming album 'Let's Just Be' on the Late Show With Conan O'Brien on April 13th.

02-23-2007 Honey & The Moon UK singleJOSEPH ARTHUR TO RELEASE HONEY AND THE MOON SINGLE IN THE UK
Joseph Arthur will be releasing "Honey and The Moon" through 14th Floor Records in the UK on March 26, 2007.

 


The 2-track CD features:
1. Honey And The Moon (radio edit)
2. Enough To Get Away (from the upcoming UK release of 'Nuclear Daydream')

The 7" inch colored, limited edition vinyl features:
1. Honey And The Moon (new radio edit)
2. Take Me Home (from Joseph's upcoming album 'Let's Just Be')

02-22-2007 A NEW NOTE FROM THE ROAD
Read Joseph's latest Note on the Notes From The Road page: The storm.
02-19-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
There are two new Notes on the Notes From The Road page: Prayer for freedom, Jesus was a rebel and Shirley and garland. 
  NEW T-SHIRTS
Nuclear Daydream T-Shirts are now available in the store.
02-16-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out today's Notes on the Notes From The Road page: Inside the outside worlD, AstonedIng and The wild bunch on acid.
02-15-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Joseph has written some new Notes. Check them out on the Notes From The Road page: Life has its ways, Tiger eye  and The blade.  
02-14-2007 NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out new Notes From The Road: Ps for those who don't live in america or don't pay attention to grammys, The weaping meadow of goodbyes and Everywhere you go.
02-13-2007 TWO NEW NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Spiders and I almost forgot on the Notes From The Road page.