M Ward Blog and Journals

The Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt upcoming summer film called 500 Days of Summer has a pretty solid soundtrack which comes out July 7th. Are you surprised that this indie flick would have anything less then a great soundtrack? This film looks totally romantic and pefectly casted. I suggest going to see this film on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Watch the trailer and you wil see what I mean. Read on ...

Eric Ronick (Occasional Panic! at the Disco keyboardist during their live shows) and Than Luu (M. Ward) have been making indie-pop music under the name Black Gold since 2006, so it was only a matter of time before the duo made a music video. Show me.

They just put out one of the sweetest, most romantic records EVER. And if you haven't got Volume One yet, you need to.
It's full of lovely originals and a few covers, including one of The Beatles' songs 'I Should Have Known Better'.

I cannot get enough of it.

Indie darlings She & Him had to postpone the first date of their tour — scheduled for tonight in NYC — due to illness. Find out more.

The actress' stage presence was minimal during her SXSW show in Austin on Friday, and the songs she played could have used some melody. Read more...

My good friend Mike McKoy was involved in getting "The Hottest State" soundtrack together. It’s a movie written by Ethan Hawke. I had a chance to see a screening and the movie is fantastic. The soundtrack is even better - all the songs were written by Jesse Harris who had a HUGE hand in writing and producing the first Norah Jones album. He won a Grammy in 2003 for "Come Away With Me." Jesse wrote the songs and Ethan, Mike, and Jesse got an amazing group of people to participate. The record is out now on Hickory Records and has Willie Nelson, Bright Eyes, Emmylou Harris, The Black Keys, M. Ward, Norah Jones, and Cat Power all contribute. Defiantly check the film and soundtrack out.

Listen to some of the songs right here. Enjoy !