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John

and i'm coming up to your street...

About Me

hi there. i'm john. i live in south berwick, maine. i like to write songs. i work as a professional edible/non-edible product packaging specialist (aka bag boy).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/23/2004
Band Members: John Malloy-Guitar/Vocals
Influences: nick drake, wilco, joni mitchell, bob dylan, elliott smith, the beatles, ellis paul, john gorka, woody guthrie, sufjan stevens, patty griffin, richard shindell, lori mckenna, grant lee buffalo, radiohead, sandy denny, david wilcox, the jayhawks, yo la tengo, richard buckner, pavement, buddy holly, simon and garfunkel, bruuuuuuuce springsteen, elvis presley, counting crows, the shins, lyle lovett, steve earle, dar williams, velvet underground, red house painters, belle and sebastian, pernice brothers, johnny cash, hank williams, tom waits, eels, townes van zandt, rem, slaid cleaves, the smiths, ryan adams, dan blakeslee, greg brown, kelly joe phelps, iron and wine, rufus wainwright, ida, lucinda williams, the innocence mission, john prine, peter mulvey, toad the wet sprocket, gillian welch, will oldham, billie holiday, craig werth, ben c. foster...and countless others.
Record Label: Don't Touch These Records!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

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downtown clouds color me over and it's your hand on my shoulder. passing fountains, folding arms, i stitch my words. the rooftop blooms with red birds. you point them out to me and say, "look at how t...
Posted by John on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:42:00 PST

John Malloy...Live and in Person and Making History!

Hello! This Saturday, November 10th, I will be going where no man has gone before. Not the mighty Springsteen...not The Smiths....not Sir Paul Mccartney and not even Barry Manilow. Oh Yes, I will be...
Posted by John on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:18:00 PST

new cd, "as long as it lasts us", now available...

as long as it lasts us is now currently only available via mail order or if you happen to bump into me somewhere. due to production costs i am charging 10 dollars a copy. if you don't have 1...
Posted by John on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:16:00 PST

you are my little bird...

hey there.. i just wanted to take a second to tell you about a wonderful new album that i have been listening to called "you are my little bird" by elizabeth mitchell. elizabeth is a member of one of...
Posted by John on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:24:00 PST

ben foster...braided

hey... i can't believe it. i really can't believe it. my best friend, ben foster, recorded my favorite all time album tonight and i was in the room to witness the entire process. i showed up...
Posted by John on Wed, 31 May 2006 09:38:00 PST

the pocketcombs

hey hey, i am pleased to announce that i am a member of brand new band called the pocketcombs with two of my best friends and favorite songwriters, ben foster and hayley gray.  we will be recordi...
Posted by John on Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:16:00 PST

snowing august 7

snowing august 7 4/18/2005 thoughts on the album "snowing august 7" by ben fosterlistening at 1:31 a.m. (many of the lines in this writing are lines from ben's songs)its simple to be. amazing...
Posted by John on Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:34:00 PST

in which sufjan stevens throws me into a well of clarity...

i forgot to mention that you can also visit me at: http://www.garageband.com/artist/johnmalloy  oh. i love love love love love the new sufjan stevens album, illinoise. it's beautiful.&...
Posted by John on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

in which i have joined the ranks of those with friends...

uh. so this is strange. in the last 24 hours two (2) people have become "friends" of mine on myspace and i feel like i'm being spoiled... thanks jen and andrew for visiting me here. i'll start updatin...
Posted by John on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST