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antony duets with bryan ferry on 'rogue's gallery: pirate ballads, sea songs & chanteys'

nme.com - 23-Jun-2006

indian summer

antony and the johnsons are confirmed to perform at festival in glasgow

efestivals.co.uk - 22-May-2006

new festival

antony and the johnsons are to headline a new uk festival this summer along with snow patrol and mogwai

nme.com - 30-Apr-2006

electric picnic

antony and the johnsons are included in the line up for this music festival

rte.ie - 26-Mar-2006

inspiration

antony talks about what inspires him. by adam phillips

the guardian - 14-Mar-2006

2006 tibet house benefit concert, nyc

antony performed 'you are my sister' solo and did a duet with laurie anderson

brooklynvegan.com - 3-Mar-2006

antony supports goldfrapp

antony & the johnsons will support goldfrapp on the 28th march as part of the london concerts in aid of 'teenage cancer trust'

nme.com - 2-Mar-2006

antony guests on new lp

antony will appear on current 93's new lp alongside such names as will oldham

pitchforkmedia - 14-Feb-2006

ep re-released

the 'i fell in love with a dead boy' ep has been re-printed and so is available once again through rebis music

rebis music - 13-Feb-2006

guest appearance

antony made a guest appearance at a joan as policewoman gig at 'the living room', 2/2/06

village indian - 13-Feb-2006

'his own man'

a pre-concert article/interview with antony. dan rule

the age - 13-Jan-2006

pantheon shortlist

antony and the johnsons have made the final 10 of the pantheon awards nominees

brooklynvegan.com - 13-Jan-2006

brit awards

antony is nominated in the 'british male solo artist' category of this years brits

the brits - 11-Jan-2006

new antony song on charity compilation

new track featured on five-disc collection to benefit humanitarian group antony has a new song 'hole in my soul' on a five-disc charity compilation.

nme.com - 6-Jan-2006

medecins sans frontieres

an antony song is included in a new compilation cd to benefit the humanitarian group, medecins sans frontieres (doctors without borders)

pitchforkmedia - 3-Jan-2006

'queer soul'

an article about antony leading up to the australian performances. by matthew westwood

the australian - 2-Jan-2006

3rd best album of the year

popmatters vote 'i am a bird now' 3rd best album

popmatters.com - 21-Dec-2005

5th best album of the year

'i am a bird now' is voted 5th best album of the year by pitchforkmedia

pitchforkmedia.com - 21-Dec-2005

single of the year

'hope there's someone' has been announced single of the year by pitchfork media

pitchforkmedia.com - 19-Dec-2005

antony on bbc4

information on the performance shown on bbc4 on friday the 16th december

bbc - 14-Dec-2005

antony up for pantheon award

antony and the johnsons are in the first round of nominees for the new pantheon award

pitchforkmedia.com - 8-Dec-2005

antony tops first major album poll

antony and the johnsons' mercury music prize-winning album i am a bird now has topped the first major album poll of the year (05), beating arcade fire and kate bush to the top of british music magazine mojo's end-of-year round-up.

contactmusic - 7-Dec-2005

antony joined by special guest

at the shepherds bush empire

nme.com - 6-Dec-2005

nme top 50 of 2005

this week's issue of nme has compiled the best albums and tracks of 2005, including you know who

magazine goes on sale november 30th.

don't miss it

justine, nme.com, uk - 30-Nov-2005

hegarty: 'i'm not original'

singer antony hegarty is bemused when his unique talent is likened to the voices of nina simone and elvis presley - he claims he is simply a blend

contactmusic - 28-Nov-2005

hegarty in rock 'n' roll tug-of-war

singer antony hegarty hails boy george and lou reed as his musical muses, and he was stunned when both his heroes were keen to work with him.

contactmusic - 25-Nov-2005

friday night with jonathan ross

antony will be appearing with boy george on the friday night with johnathan ross show on bbc, friday november 25

offthekerb - 25-Nov-2005

secret gig on bbc4

marc almond performs at antony's secret gig filmed by bbc

marcalmond.com - 23-Nov-2005

meteor awards

antony has been nomintated for the irish meteor awards

rte.ie - 23-Nov-2005

4th coolest

the scotsman reports antony has been awarded 4th coolest man on the planet in the nme

scotsman - 22-Nov-2005

antony live at vicar street

antony and the johnsons showcase songs from 'i am a bird now' at vicar street on friday, the 25th of november

dublinks - 21-Nov-2005

plug awards announced

antony is nominated for a plug award

pitchforkmedia - 21-Nov-2005

collaboration with matmos

antony has recorded vocals for next matmos album

thisisfakediy - 8-Nov-2005

devendra banhart announces new single

the video for "heard somebody say" is directed by simon henwood and features a cast of the singers band mates and friends including antony

nme.com, uk - 25-Oct-2005

antony to speak at conference

why anyone would pass up the opportunity to watch antony write a song

pitchforkmedia.com, il  - 13-Oct-2005

this week's music picks

small write up including news of an appearance soon on the letterman show

gothamist, ny  - 11-Oct-2005

carnegie hall performance october 13

new york,ny...antony and the johnsons will be performing their first hometown show since winning the mercury music prize at carnegie hall on october 13.

secretlycanadian.com - 10-Oct-2005

antony in leonard cohen movie

watch the trailer here. thanks to christopher vaught for providing the link

leonardcohenimyourman.com - 10-Oct-2005

antony is a boy now

details of the new single

dotmusic.com  - 8-Oct-2005

look on the bright side

review of the band and reminder of concerts in montreal and toronto

chart attack, canada  - 30-Sep-2005

marks for antony

review of the band in preparation of live performance on oct. 3 at the gem theatre, 333 madison, detroit

detroit metro times, mi  - 29-Sep-2005

items auctioned

there'll be an auction of items donated from courtney love, kelly osbourne, and antony and the johnsons, among others. wed @ 9, luke & leroy, 21 seventh ave s, 212-645-0004

village voice, ny  - 27-Sep-2005

that voice, that face

review of the band in preparation of live performance on sep 29 at la tulipe for the montreal pop festival

montreal gazette, canada  - 27-Sep-2005

franz ferdinand overjoyed

last years mercury prize winners are happy for antony and the johnsons

contactmusic.com, uk  - 26-Sep-2005

'50 best list'

every week the independent uk newspaper has a '50 best' list in the arts supplement. this week it's autumn art events and it has antony at #3 on the first page. thanks to brendan for supplying the image

independent, uk - 25-Sep-2005

jason hart - if i were you

piano-based confessional art pop from long-standing keyboard player for rufus wainwright and antony and the johnsons. thanks to christopher vaught for suggesting the link

cdbaby.com - 22-Sep-2005

spanish gigs

those wanting to buy tickets for the spanish gigs can get them online through www.telentrada.com - many thanks to youeattwice on the justonestar.com forum for providing this information

telentrada.com - 22-Sep-2005

antony appears in movie and soundtrack

antony appears in laurie anderson's new film "hidden inside mountains" as well as on the soundtrack for it. originally commissioned for the 2005 world exposition in aichi, japan, this art film was shown last week at the international film festival of toronto

antonyandthejohnsons.com - 21-Sep-2005

flung into hyperspace

antony says his recent mercury prize win has "flung him into hyperspace"

nme.com, uk  - 15-Sep-2005

antony and the johnsons kick off tour tonight

antony and all of his johnsons will be scouring the u.s. and canada with their eerie and beautiful indie-cabaret, emoting in beerhalls, dive bars and shebeens continent-wide...actually, to be honest, mostly just in big-ass concert halls

pitchforkmedia.com, il  - 15-Sep-2005

i am a bird now sales soar

record store hmv reports that album sales have increased twenty-fold and is now flying up the charts since winning the 2005 nationwide mercury prize

nme.com, uk  - 13-Sep-2005

90,000 downloads break world records

'help: a day in the life’ album has set a new world record as the fastest selling download album of all time

xfm online, uk  - 13-Sep-2005

rush to download war child album

more than 4,000 copies of the new war child charity album featuring antony and the johnsons have been downloaded in two-and-a-half days, on course to be the biggest selling download album

bbc news, uk  - 12-Sep-2005

i am a bird now uk chart re-entry at #16

the album has re-entered the uk charts after mercury success

albumvote - 11-Sep-2005

help - a day in the life

already the fastest recorded download album in music history

guardian - 10-Sep-2005

antony and george, chris and pete - a day in the life of world's quickest charity album

war child recording adds 10 years of new technology to a tried and trusted formula

guardian - 10-Sep-2005

antony and the johnsons vs boy george for warchild

antony and the johnsons speak exclusively about their contribution to the new ‘help: a day in the life’ album, a cover of john lennon's 'happy xmas (war is over)’ .

xfm - 9-Sep-2005

war child album released today

while the current tracklisting is yet to be finalised, the current list of artists involved is as follows: antony and the johnsons, belle and sebastian, bloc party...

xfm - 9-Sep-2005

mercury winner asserts uk roots

the lead singer of mercury music prize winners antony and the johnsons has dismissed claims he is an american artist taking a british award.

bbc news, uk - 8-Sep-2005

antony enjoys a mercury rise

mercury prize: it was a case of the mercury rising for antony and the johnsons yesterday after sales of their award-winning album soared by 900%.

guardian - 8-Sep-2005

mercury prize winner - the weird world of antony

one morning in early july, i sat next to antony, of antony and the johnsons, in studio 4 of the bbc's radio centre in london. down below us, the johnsons - the small, rotating-member chamber ensemble that regularly accompanies antony - were chatting and tuning up, getting ready to record a few songs for radio 1.

independent - 8-Sep-2005

mercury music prize result

kaiser chiefs offer congratulations to antony and the johnsons, claiming comments in the media to be untrue

kaiser chiefs - 8-Sep-2005

mercury positioning

england gives a new yorker its prize, but americans still wonder about the bands who also ran

village voice - 8-Sep-2005

antony and the johnsons win mercury

antony and the johnsons have won this year's mercury music prize for the album i am a bird now.

bbc news, uk - 7-Sep-2005

antony and the johnsons - uk tour dates

antony and the johnsons, will be releasing a download-only single 'for today i am a boy' on september 5. a uk tour has also been announced with the dates as...

cdtimes - 5-Sep-2005

antony in the new york times

in-depth article written by john hodgerman about antony in the new york times sunday magazine

new york times - 3-Sep-2005