Will Oldham is indeed a strange person. first there was the whole Palace Brothers/Palace Songs/Palace Music/(Just Plain) Palace thing, and now there's the whole Bonnie 'Prince' Billy alter-ego. or is Billy the real person and Oldham the phantom? after reading this piece from the Guardian we're more confused than perhaps ever. that the latest release is called Bonnie 'Prince' Billy sings Greatest Palace Music does not help matters. at the very least we like his beard. and Matewan. (link via fitted sweats)
Posted by jamie at March 17, 2004 03:22 PMhuh.
the L magazine in its current issue has an interview with one of those guys. it's much more straightforward.
Posted by: marc at March 17, 2004 04:07 PMyears ago he was crashing in a loft office i was working at. he went out for coffee one morning, and actually took the time to put his hand on my shoulder and ask, "alex, would you like some coffee?" i said, "yes, thanks." he took my order - milk, no sugar - walked out the door and never came back. fucker. i even gave him a dollar.
Posted by: alex at March 17, 2004 05:42 PMdude, i know a former wxjm dj that now (get this!) plays bass sometimes with bonnie palace oldham. that makes me cool by association, i think.
Posted by: dan at March 17, 2004 06:06 PM