Daniel Johnston

Filmmakers Plot Daniel Johnston Biopic, Toy with Roles for Johnny Depp, Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly

PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2010

When he's not gothin' it up with long-time collaborator Tim Burton, absent-minded heartthrob Johnny Depp has been keeping busy with a pleth...

Daniel Johnston / Eamon McGrath

Knox United Church, Calgary, AB September 7

PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2009

Unfortunately, the night started on a predictable singer-songwriter note with an underwhelming set from Edmonton's Eamon McGrath. True, he...

Daniel Johnston Teams Up with Jason Falkner for First New Studio Album in Six Years, Tours Canada, U.S.

PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2009

The last we heard from outsider pop icon Daniel Johnston, he was preparing to reissue home recordings of classic tracks. That was cool and...

Daniel Johnston Releases Massive Collection of Videos and MP3s

PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2009

Once again, Daniel Johnston is expanding his catalogue, with the outsider folk hero this time giving a digital release to a pile of new vid...

Daniel Johnston Frog Becomes Collectable Figurine

PUBLISHED May 22, 2008

Since Daniel Johnston graced the cover of Hi, How Are You with a google-eyed frog-like creature, it’s become quite the iconic symbol for th...

Daniel Johnston / Michael Gira

La Sala Rossa, Montreal QC May 5

PUBLISHED May 24, 2007

Michael Gira entered clad in a cowboy hat, spectacles and carrying warm tea, to commence a set that quickly revealed a deeply rich, weather...

Daniel Johnston

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

After 26 years spent pouring his innocent perspective onto a four-track in near seclusion, it's certainly heartening for artists and listen...

Daniel Johnston

Rejected Unknown

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

Music made by people who suffer from maladies of the mind has often been misrepresented, misappropriated and misunderstood - either overly...