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Recent News August 16, 2011
What’s in Marty Wilson-Piper’s bag?
Amoeba Music’s “What’s in my bag?” series snags artists while they shop, taking a look at which records they bought and why. Recently, Marty Willson-Piper from Australian rock band, the church, was nice enough to open up his shopping cart for all the internet to see. Catch him celebrating the glory of vinyl and the music of some of his favorite musicians at www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag.
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 Marty Willson-Piper’s career has led him through membership in such seminal and influential bands as The Church, All About Eve and The Saints, to an illustrious solo career. Critics have raved that Marty’s influence on guitarists is profound. Endorsed by California’s very own Rickenbacker Guitars, Marty was asked to open the 75th Anniversary of Rickenbacker in 2007 by John Hall, Rickenbacker’s owner. Marty is constantly cited as a seminal influence on generations of guitar players and has written songs with or for Grace Slick, Susannah Hoffs, Linda Perry, Charlie Sexton and Aimee Mann as well as working on albums with Roger McGuinn, Jules Shear, Brix Smith, David Gedge and Rob Dickinson as well as an impressive list of Productions and sessions as musician, writer and vocalist. Marty is about to release his 5th solo studio album entitled “Nightjar” and has released 2 live solo albums as well as 2 albums as the “Noctorum Project” as the lead singer, guitarist and writer.
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