The post R.I.P. Daniel Johnston, lo-fi songwriting legend dead at 58 appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Daniel Johnston, the lo-fi avant songwriter and visual artist, has died at the age of 58.

Though a transplant from West Virginia, and born in California, Daniel Johnston was synonymous with Austin’s unique and weird music ecosystem for years. Despite suffering from a sometimes debilitating ...

L – R: Daniel Johnston and producer Jason Falkner. Photo by Dick Johnston. Johnston was born in West Virginia in 1961 and landed in Austin, Texas in the early 1980s. He soon became a fixture of Austin ...

The post Supreme Launches New Daniel Johnston Clothing Line appeared first on Consequence of Sound. The Spring 2020 collection will feature Johnston’s own original and distinct artwork emblazoned on ...

Despite the dramatic change in the style of his music to something that sounds highly professional on his latest album, Is and Always Was, Daniel Johnston’s fans keep coming back.’ The new style, ...

Daniel Johnston, the influential singer-songwriter and visual artist who painted Austin’s famous “Hi How Are You” frog mural on the Drag, died at home last night following a presumed heart attack at ...

Daniel Johnston, the eccentric singer-songwriter who was beloved by many fans in spite of — or even because of — his battles with mental health issues, has died at 58. The Austin Chronicle confirmed ...

Cult hero Daniel Johnston will make his return with Is and Always Was, his first album of new material in six years, on October 6. The record, on Eternal Yip Eye Music, is a collaboration with ...

In his home in rural Texas, on the eve of his final tour in 2017, singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston told me that he wanted to have a big song someday, what he called “a real hit.” That smash eluded ...

Pretend Everett True hasn’t been singing the praises of Daniel Johnston for 15 years. Pretend you’ve never heard the covers by 'alternative' acts on major labels asserting their integrity, and you can ...

Though Daniel Johnston is best known for his music, he was also a prolific visual artist who created thousands of drawings and sketches. By far the most famous of these is Hi, How Are You, the ...