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About Me

John McNulty is an British/American singer song writer currently residing in Paris, France. A writer and filmmaker as well, his songs reflect an interest in stories of the human condition in all its facets. McNulty started out his songwriting career working with such talented musicians as Chris Stills and Andy Scisco. It was after this initial artistic collaboration at an early age that John decided to continue making music on his own. After a brief time, singing on the LA circuit of various bars and coffee houses that McNulty decided to return to Paris where he currently divides his time between playing music, recording and teaching/making films. He is also a writer with several screenplays, poems and a novel in the works. He really likes pineapple juice and thinks that it is strongly under rated as a juice as most people think of it for pina colladas when actually it is more than a great substitute for orange juice at breakfast time. Some of his videos:THE REAL JO
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Member Since: 3/2/2006
Band Members: John McNulty: Vocals, Guitar Amanda Watters: Bass David Ranger: Piano, Lead Guitar Colin Mahar: Acoustic Guitar Fred Stiefel: Drums
Influences: Wilco, Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, Crosby Stills and Nash, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Hem, Jonathan Richman, Talking Heads, The Police (and Sting before he lost his soul to corporate never never land and started doing duets with Craig David), Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis, PJ Harvey, Nada Surf, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Hello Saferide, Daniel Lanois, Chris Whitley, Drive by Truckers, Suzanne Vega, Stevie Wonder (pre I just called to say I love you), Steely Dan, Tom Waits, Townes Van Sandt, Steve Wynn and the miracle three, Jason Moran, Saul Williams, Granddaddy, The Divine Comedy, Rufus Wainright, Ron Sexsmith, Neko Case, Calexico, Frank Black, Gilberto Gil, Djavan, Johnny Cash, Telephone, Evan Dando, The Jayhawks, Arcade Fire, Uncle Tupelo, Michael Penn, John Brion, Aime Mann, Fiona Apple, Sufjan Stevens, Teddy Thompson, Brandi Carlile...Too many to mention really...
Sounds Like: Josh Rouse, Crowded House, Josh Ritter, Jeff Buckley, Ryan Adams, Ron Sexsmith, The Police, Paul Westerberg, Big Star, The Replacements, Toad The Wet Sprocket, The Wallflowers, James Taylor, Leonard Cohen
Record Label: CAN'T GET ARRESTED MUSIC
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

For The Love Of God, Enough With The Superhero Movies

I know, I know. I am not in the majority opinion here but if I have to see one more movie ending with a "MAN", I'm going to freak out. I mean really, how many do we need? They tell me that Iron Man is...
Posted by John McNulty on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:04:00 PST

Fully Formed: Things That Make Ghosts Jealous

April 24th, 2008Lately, I have been thinking deeply about the Golden Gate Bridge. It's the color of bright, gentle rust and it fits into it's natural world so well, that Pacific dream of San Francisco...
Posted by John McNulty on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:33:00 PST

NOTES FROM CAMBODIA PART 2

THE WILD, WILD EASTI’m in a market square eating noodles and there’s five guys on motor bikes staring at me. They all want to give me a ride, lead me to someone who’s selling somethi...
Posted by John McNulty on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:06:00 PST

NOTES FROM CAMBODIA PART 1

NOTES FROM PHNOM PENHThese are some diary notes transcribed from my notebooks. I have been travelling in Cambodia for the last week for research for a screenplay that I am writing there.--------------...
Posted by John McNulty on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:01:00 PST

SONGS ON THE WAY

Hey there,I am in the midst of recording some new songs in old gay Paris, do not know if it will constitute a record...Piano, guitars...maybe some drums, we'll see....Here are some lyrics to tempt you...
Posted by John McNulty on Thu, 10 May 2007 02:06:00 PST

Book and Movie List

Books I'm Reading:The Piano Tuner (Daniel Mason)A masterpiece. Evocative, adventurous, poetic beyond belief. An amazing tale that I relished.Naked (David Sedaris)Never read it. Laughed my head off.Ele...
Posted by John McNulty on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:04:00 PST

Poem 9 Meanwhile

MEANWHILEMeanwhileI am trying to work out which part of me is you and which part of you is me Lying on the grass thereIn the Luxembourg gardensSame elbow, same knee but it all seems different somehowA...
Posted by John McNulty on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 03:23:00 PST

Wellsprings Poem 8

i am reaching beyond my grasp and i am wanting where I should not haveand these symptoms fading fast with the sting of morning's gaspperhaps it's minein layman's terms i'm feeling like a human beingbu...
Posted by John McNulty on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:53:00 PST

Poem 7 First Date

FIRST DATEIs it ridiculous to swim in the canal Saint Martin?Or am I just jealous?Stunts like these surely must take their tollOn the skin of people on a rollAnd after several corner store beers We w...
Posted by John McNulty on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:43:00 PST

Poem 6 The Great Equalizer

THE GREAT EQUALIZEREveryone is human in the supermarket, the test of tests I dont know what it is The common denominator, I guess These spaces of earth This magnificent piece of socio capitalist turfI...
Posted by John McNulty on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:24:00 PST