sam phillips http://www.samphillips.com/blog Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:52:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en Reminder: Sam on World Cafe Live with David Dye, July 23rd http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/07/20/reminder-sam-on-world-cafe-live-with-david-dye-july-23rd/ http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/07/20/reminder-sam-on-world-cafe-live-with-david-dye-july-23rd/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:52:32 +0000 sam http://www.samphillips.com/blog/?p=29 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Reminder: Sam on World Cafe Live with David Dye, July 23rd", url: "http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/07/20/reminder-sam-on-world-cafe-live-with-david-dye-july-23rd/" });]]> Sam recently visited the studios of World Cafe at WXPN in Philadelphia and sat down with David Dye for an in-depth interview and musical performance.  The broadcast will take place July 23rd, 2008 on nearly 200 stations nationwide.  Here, fans can find their local station by scrolling to the bottom & choosing their state under the “Find a Program Broadcast Time”. If your town doesn’t have a local radio broadcast, then anyone worldwide can listen to the WXPN/Philadelphia stream Monday through Friday, 2pm to 4pm EST starting July 23rd.  

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]]> http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/07/20/reminder-sam-on-world-cafe-live-with-david-dye-july-23rd/feed/ Sam plays a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/06/29/sam-plays-a-tint-desk-concert-at-npr/ http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/06/29/sam-plays-a-tint-desk-concert-at-npr/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:19:07 +0000 sam http://www.samphillips.com/blog/?p=28 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sam plays a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR", url: "http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/06/29/sam-plays-a-tint-desk-concert-at-npr/" });]]> Sam Phillips braved a recent east coast heat wave and turned the heat up even higher at the steamy NPR offices in Washington DC. See and hear the Tiny Desk Concert at Bob Boilen’s desk.

 

 

 

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]]> http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/06/29/sam-plays-a-tint-desk-concert-at-npr/feed/ “little plastic life” - kcrw’s top track for 5/20 http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/05/20/little-plastic-life-kcrws-top-track-for-520/ http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/05/20/little-plastic-life-kcrws-top-track-for-520/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 21:19:15 +0000 sam http://www.samphillips.com/blog/?p=22 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "“little plastic life” - kcrw’s top track for 5/20", url: "http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/05/20/little-plastic-life-kcrws-top-track-for-520/" });]]> Singer and songwriter Sam Phillips likes to say you can’t write songs until you’ve live long enough and her life story is better than anything you’d see on TV. For her third release on Nonesuch, Don’t Do Anything, Phillips stays true to her quirky nature in an upbeat way, here’s “Little Plastic Life” as today’s top tune.

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]]> http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/05/20/little-plastic-life-kcrws-top-track-for-520/feed/ Dirt Pile http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/04/11/dirt-pile/ http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/04/11/dirt-pile/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:49:13 +0000 admin http://www.samphillips.com/blog/?p=15 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dirt Pile", url: "http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/04/11/dirt-pile/" });]]> I try to keep from wearing everyone out with confessional singer/songwriter dribble. (It’s not interesting just because it’s in a song) Having written that, there are times when real life breaks into my songs like a wrecking ball and I do some confessing. The break up of my marriage made it’s way into my last record and is not completely absent on this new one. It was a big painful thing. I hope you never have to go through it. During the worst of it, I came across a little passage in the I Ching that talked about trying to be (pardon my very lame reduction here) king of the dirt pile. Fighting for something that isn’t worth it, something you don’t really need or want, just to be the king. I am thinking about this because my record comes out in June. I would love for people to hear my music and like it, but then there’s that big dirt pile of selling, being popular. I have always wanted to make popular music without being popular. Writing good songs, making good records, doing good shows. Let someone else be king of the dirt…..

hoping this will make sense and come in handy sometime,
Sam

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]]> http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/04/11/dirt-pile/feed/ new album coming June 3rd! http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/04/05/new-album-coming-june-3rd/ http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/04/05/new-album-coming-june-3rd/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:25:03 +0000 admin http://www.samphillips.com/blog/?p=7 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "new album coming June 3rd!", url: "http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/04/05/new-album-coming-june-3rd/" });]]> The new album, Don’t Do Anything, will be available on Nonesuch Records June 3rd!  

Hey, that’s just around the corner!!

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]]> http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/04/05/new-album-coming-june-3rd/feed/ very few words http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/03/08/very-few-words/ http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/03/08/very-few-words/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:18:18 +0000 admin http://www.samphillips.com/blog/?p=5 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "very few words", url: "http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/03/08/very-few-words/" });]]> My friend in space, Dorian Wood, has made some beautiful music. Instead of reading my words, I thought you might just want to listen to him…. you can find him on MySpace.

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]]> http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/03/08/very-few-words/feed/ think I will do a blog on each MySpace Category, the first being Automotive http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/03/03/think-i-will-do-a-blog-on-each-myspace-category-the-first-being-automotive/ http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/03/03/think-i-will-do-a-blog-on-each-myspace-category-the-first-being-automotive/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:26:17 +0000 admin http://www.samphillips.com/blog/?p=6 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "think I will do a blog on each MySpace Category, the first being Automotive", url: "http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/03/03/think-i-will-do-a-blog-on-each-myspace-category-the-first-being-automotive/" });]]> Art does have it’s auto motive. Some songs haunt you, nag you, charm you to be written. Some days trying to write a good song feels like chasing a NASCAR car on foot. This year is my 20th year of writing and recording under my nickname Sam. I don’t know how I made it this far. It must be that auto motive that kicks in. You friends in space (and in person) have certainly helped me along the way. I know this sounds corny, but don’t we get to be corny in our own spaces? You have taken the time to write me, you have come to my shows and have purchased cd’s (even records!) Thank you. If this were real space it would be time for tea and cookies……..

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]]> http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/03/03/think-i-will-do-a-blog-on-each-myspace-category-the-first-being-automotive/feed/ t-shirts? http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/01/01/t-shirts/ http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/01/01/t-shirts/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:13:34 +0000 admin http://www.samphillips.com/blog/?p=14 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "t-shirts?", url: "http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/01/01/t-shirts/" });]]> Sam t-shirts and other items will be available for the first time through samphillips.com shortly……. stay tuned.

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]]> http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2008/01/01/t-shirts/feed/ Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2007/09/09/sister-rosetta-goes-before-us/ http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2007/09/09/sister-rosetta-goes-before-us/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:12:47 +0000 admin http://www.samphillips.com/blog/?p=13 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us", url: "http://www.samphillips.com/blog/2007/09/09/sister-rosetta-goes-before-us/" });]]> Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have included their version of Sam’s new song Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us on their record due out in October!

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