Watching Alice Nick Cave 2017 porch cover
I look appropriately sad and tired. But I clearly took the time to learn this one. So I like it.
Antic Clay Listening Party
Join us in a listening party for the 2 long-awaited new songs from Antic Clay: Brother Wolf Sister Moon (with guest vocals by Mlny Parsonz of Royal Thunder) and Center of the Night. 8 P.M. CET/2 P.M. EST and again at 8 P.M. EST. Songs will be available for download from Bandcamp after the first …
Live in Budapest December 8, 2019
https://www.facebook.com/events/734505327045220/ Antic Clay (Michael Bradley solo) dives back into wonderful Budapest in a solo show featuring songs from 2020’s forthcoming “Broom of Fire” as well as selections from “Hilarious Death Blues” and covers and who-knows general revelry. The goal is to take the whole band back to Europe in late 2020.
ANTIC CLAY BAND: QUEEN OF DUST (September 2019 Rehearsal)
ANTIC CLAY BAND – Rehearsing for our debut show, October 3, 2019.
ANTIC CLAY LIVE 10.3
Hello, We’re very pleased to announce the first full-band performance of Antic Clay in forever. With all-new material, working out the individual songs from the upcoming album Broom of Fire. This is the new beginning. I’ll need to be much more active on this website now that we’re gaining momentum. Links: event: https://www.facebook.com/events/494651527747882/ ticket: https://anticclay529.eventbrite.com 529 page: …
Ashland Walk
A beautiful day in Ashland, Ohio.
Queen of Dust by Black Needle Noise – Video Released
Listen/Buy the Complete Record Here.
Theater in a Crowded Fire – Another Demo
As I build toward recording Broom of Fire in Los Angeles (New target date: 2nd week of November), I am recording acoustic video/audio to share with the production team out there, and give them a chance to become familiar with each song. So here’s another one. Best sound with headphones on.
2018 Oakhurst Porchfest
Hello – I’m happy to be playing my 3rd Porchfest in a row this coming Saturday, October 13th. It’s always interesting to play my original songs to an array of strolling families with their carousing children running through the yards. Naturally I feel compelled to play more uplifting material in such an environment. Each year …
Antic Clay on Ukryta Cytadela
http://ukrytacytadela.pl/3-10-2018/
Merry Goats in Prague
Thank you for a very nice set at a very local bistro in Prague – everyone was so gracious and appreciative. Only a few spoke English – and so once again music is the universal means of communication. I will return!
Antic Clay in Prague
17 August 2018 I’m very excited to play my second solo show in Europe – tonight at Bistro U Veselé Kozy. This, like last December in Budapest, will be a humble acoustic show, as it’s really just coordinated by European friends on my way to a business trip in Denmark. Once the next album is …
That Which Watches reviewed by Sanctuary (Czechia)
Another interesting collaboration, this time with Antic Clay. John Fryer’s Black Needle Noise project is certainly not unknown to you. Once in a while, this producer releases a song that is more or less interesting to the name of the music scene. Tracks run out of bandcamp and can be downloaded for free (you can …
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That Which Watches reviewed by Side-Line Industrial Electro Music Magazine
Brand new video and track for John Fryer’s project Black Needle Noise: ‘That Which Watches’ – watch it now
Another Great Review of “That Which Watches” by Black Needle Noise with Antic Clay
“The Black Needle Noise excursion for the track “That Which Watches” featuring Antic Clay is a captivating song that fills one with unbridled optimism All the elements of complexity and intense beats that drive Black Needle Noise are present. There is something inherently different about this track however that stands apart from Fryer’s previous work in the project. It’s the resonant …
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Echosynthetic Reviews “That Which Watches”
https://www.echosynthetic.net/reviews/2018/7/23/black-needle-noise-that-which-watches-with-antic-clay “Our latest destination features the songwriting and vocal talents of Antic Clay. He tells a tale as old as time…that of good and evil and the ever-watching eye judging all that he sees. “That Which Watches” unfolds like an Old Testament story as told through the lens of off the beaten path Americana. …
Torched Magazine Reviews “That Which Watches”
Torched Review- Black Needle Noise ‘That Which Watches’ With Antic Clay
Isaiah by Children (1989)
4-track recording, circa 1989. CHILDREN released one cassette in 1988, “Sleep.” This and others to come are previously unreleased recordings, before Children evolved into Alabaster, Alabaster changed to Myssouri when Michael Bradley moved to Atlanta; when Myssouri dissipated Bradley continued as Antic Clay.
Press for That Which Watches
Legendary Producer JOHN FRYER Releases New Americana-Noir Single/Video “That Which Watches”
Spill Video Premiere: Black Needle Noise w/ Antic Clay – “That Which Watches”
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: BLACK NEEDLE NOISE w/ ANTIC CLAY – “THAT WHICH WATCHES”
A Celebration of Denis Johnson
A posthumous release of short stories by the revered Denis Johnson – I’ll warm up the crowd with a batch of songs to suit the occasion. Come out and ignore your stupid smart phone for a change. I’m pleased to have been invited to this. Somehow Denis Johnson’s work slipped past my radar. Especially strange …
Singing Bowie
On Monday night I participated for the first time with this group that performs tribute nights regularly. This one was for Bowie’s birthday, as well as Elvis Presley’s. Actually, was it also Elvis’ birthday – yes it was! Strange how huge cultural icons have so many remoras of info swirling around them, one is bound …
Last Night in Budapest
Thank you to dr. Halász Gábor for the photos. More to come – it was a packed room with a very enthusiastic audience. It was an honor to play to people across the world who actually know and love my original songs. Positively inspired; I will return.
Antic Clay Live in Budapest, December 8 2017
“A legkisebb kavics is hosszú éles ceruzavonást rajzol a homokba és az emberek meg a lovuk messze eléjük nyúló fekete árnya akárha az éjszaka emléke amit maguk mögött hagytak mely csápjaival utánuk nyúl és az újra rájuk váró sötétséghez köti őket. Fejüket lehorgasztva lovagoltak arctalan a szemükbe húzott kalap alatt mint egy álmában menetelő hadsereg.” …
The Standard Is Poor
Hello! I’m happy to announce I’ll be playing a show somewhere in Budapest in early December. Details on that to come. Meanwhile, here’s a new original from the forthcoming album. Rough draft. Feedback welcome. Well, maybe. 🙂
Antic Clay Live Solo Set at Kavarna
I will be playing a 30-minute solo electric set in the middle of an artistic duo’s performance known as Guitar Drag, tonight at Kavarna in Decatur, just outside Atlanta. Kavarna 707 E Lake Dr, Decatur, Georgia 30030 (404) 371-1113 Details Join us for an intimate and intense evening of performances by Jed Drummond and Nicolette …
ANTIC CLAY Live at Terrifest
ANTIC CLAY (full band) will participate in the first annual Terrifest to celebrate the life of our bass player David Kiesey’s sister Terri. Join us for a full day of live music, original theater and hearty discussion – Saturday, September 3rd at Waller’s Coffee Shop. Yes it’s a coffee shop, but much more, including a …
Hilarious Death Blues – both complete albums now on Bandcamp
Album 1: The Riderless Horse: https://anticclay.bandcamp.com/album/hilarious-death-blues-album-1-the-riderless-horse Album 2: The Horseless Rider: https://anticclay.bandcamp.com/album/hilarious-death-blues-album-2-the-horseless-rider Bonus tracks “Mechanically-Separated Blues” and “Human Sunlight” are also included with full album purchase. “Hilarious Death Blues is a dark, smoldering journey into isolated Americana. It’s country music that’s silently aware of the impending apocalypse, and doesn’t pine over lost love and and …
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Merchant of Souls (Antic Clay Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult) now on Bandcamp
Another previously unreleased track from The Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult “Mystagogue” sessions. I did a basement goof-off lip-sync video in the basement with a great cat who was since murdered by a poodle in Colorado. That’s Wolfie you see at the end. Great cat who loved me. Here’s the video: youtu.be/_CfIBgMESgs MERCHANT OF …
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Fire In Heaven (Antic Clay Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult) now on Bandcamp
Previously unreleased track from The Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult “Mystagogue” sessions. Video: youtu.be/YMLcOla1pDo lyrics FIRE IN HEAVEN by ANTIC CLAY There’s a fire in heavenSummer in your soulHoly days of majestyBestowed upon this fool Arrive upon that shoreless seaBreathe and be rebornWoven that fragile tapestryLovely, fearful as a storm A glimpse of unknown workingsAnd …
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Why Power? (Antic Clay Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult) now on Bandcamp
“Why Power?” A conversation between two women on a mountain. This is a previously unreleased track from the Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult album “Mystagogue.” credits released August 7, 2022Featuring Laine Pierce on bowed upright bass.All other music by Michael Bradley.Copyright ©2013 FurnaceSongs (ASCAP)
This World is Mired in Lightless Fires (Antic Clay Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult) now on Bandcamp
DOWNLOAD A deep cut from the double CD “Mystagogue” by The Sweet Meat Love and Holy Cult.Video link: youtu.be/AabwUrubhx8lyricsThis World is Mired in Lightless Fires by Antic Clay This world is mired in lightless firesand they all conspire to be one with you. The holy rain falls slow, sustainedeach drop takes pains to be one …
Sing Blood (Antic Clay Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult) now on Bandcamp
Sing Blood | Antic Clay (bandcamp.com) From the “Jarboe Presents The Sweet Meat Love And Holy Cult – “Mystagogue” album, released January 29th, 2013 on Atavistic Records. SING BLOOD is one of four songs contributed by ANTIC CLAY to the Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult project, which was a collaboration of artists primarily from …
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Take This Tongue (Antic Clay Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult) now on Bandcamp
https://anticclay.bandcamp.com/track/take-this-tongue?from=fanpub_fnb_trk From the “Jarboe Presents The Sweet Meat Love And Holy Cult – “Mystagogue” album, released January 29th, 2013 on Atavistic Records. TAKE THIS TONGUE is one of four songs contributed by ANTIC CLAY to the Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult project, which was a collaboration of artists primarily from the southeastern United States …
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Michael Bradley Live Tonight in Orlando
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