Errors-To: owner-ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu Reply-To: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu Sender: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu From: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu To: ecto-request@ns1.rutgers.edu Bcc: ecto-digest-outbound@ns1.rutgers.edu Subject: ecto #552 ecto, Number 552 Saturday, 1 May 1993 Today's Topics: *-----------------* Bel Canto Diva's US Debut Aimee Mann friday! sproing! vinyl hunting in nyc Re: Throwing Muses, etc. Re: Penelope Houston PG tickets... This Mortal Coil Ectophiles Guide: C, D, E Report re: Throwing Muses, etc. Ectophiles Guide: An A & B report ======================================================================== Date: Fri, 30 Apr 93 11:44:52 CDT From: lusky@sol.hc.ti.com (Steve Lusky) Subject: Bel Canto Diva's US Debut At least that is the title of the article in today's Wall Street Journal on page A8. It is a very complimentary review by SMU English department chairman of Cecilia Bartoli's American operatic debut. Was she a singer with Bel Canto, a group occasionally mentioned here but of whom I have no knowledge? If so, some of you might be interested to read this article. Ciao, Steve ======================================================================== From: guetzlaf@gravity.cray.com (Cathy Guetzlaff) Subject: Aimee Mann Date: Fri, 30 Apr 93 12:17:48 CDT Got caught in a traffic jam yesterday and was flipping through radio stations trying to find something, *anything*, of interest. I happened upon a live interview with Aimee Mann. She ragged on a bit about her old record company, sang a couple songs, and told us that her new album is due to be released on May 11. I didn't really catch the name of her new record company, 'Imago' perhaps? She didn't mention anything about a tour, at least not that I heard but I had tuned in halfway through the interview. ObHappy: The radio station doing the in-studio interview is KTCZ which is the only station in town on which I've heard Happy's music. They often interview whoever is in town for a concert or on a promotion tour so it might be a good stop for The Hapster. -- Cathy Guetzlaff Cray Research, Inc. guetzlaf@cray.com ======================================================================== Date: Fri, 30 Apr 93 13:44:25 EDT From: der ubergoth Subject: friday! sproing! lan@panix.com (Larry Nathanson) sez: >Mitch writes: >>WRT Larry's lamenting the lack of suitable radio stations in >>New York: Whatabout WBAI (Pacifica), WKCR (Columbia), and >>other noncomm stations? >You wouldn't by any chance know what the numbers of those stations are?? wbai is 99.5 and wkcr is 89.9. wbai does have a morning music program on wednesday's devoted to woman performers. it's called "ghost in the machine" and is hosted by, um, victoria starr, i think her name is. i'd have to check the program guide i have at home...she certainly sounds like a pos- sible happy-playing deejay. since i am always at work on wednesday mor- nings, i've never heard the program (i similarly suffer from massive in- terference in this building which means tapes only for me). >Any thoughts on how I could get WFNX piped from Boston down to NY??? try listening to 89.1 wfdu, 90.7 wfuv and 91.1 wfmu. wfdu is "alternative" on the overnights and weekends. wfuv is strange. wfmu is utterly freeform. i think they were sent a _warpaint_ way back when, but i never heard them play anything from it. most of the 'fmu deejays do not take requests either, so calling them up was not really an option. 92.7 wdre sucks moose hooves far as i'm concerned. consid sez: >A few weeks ago, I saw an ad in the Washington Post for a show >in Virginia: "Kristin Hersh, ex-Throwing Muses." So it seems the >Muses are gone for good. i'm not so sure. there were a lot of rumors that throwimg muses was going to be disbanded/dropped by kristin before _red heaven_ came out. while i concede to jim and others that the muses owed a lot to leslie and tanya, kristin still is the brain behind the band and i can't call _red heaven_ not a muses release due to the lack of leslie or tanya. i dunno if kris- tin has plans to record under the throwing muses moniker again, but as of now, i do not believe that the band has officially broken up. woj ======================================================================== From: Dick Locke Date: Fri, 30 Apr 93 13:43:01 -0500 Subject: vinyl hunting in nyc Greetings, I took a business trip to New York City last week. The ostensible purpose was to attend the "Object Expo", a conference in which presentations relating to object-oriented software development are given to those of us who get excited about such things. Two other aspects of the trip were exciting for me; I got to meet up with some old friends who are in the process of moving to Connecticut, and I got to do some serious (used, vinyl) record shopping! Aside: Vinyl is a lot more interesting to shop for than CD's, if only because you frequently can check out something you're not real familiar with much more cheaply than with a CD. You can usually get between 2 to 5 times more titles per $ with vinyl... I stayed in Midtown Manhattan, so only places within a short subway ride or walk were interesting. I was primarily interested in vinyl, but I have some comments on CD issues too. Here, in no particular order, is the scoop on various used record stores in Manhattan: Academy, on 18th St. THE BEST! This store has a decent if not huge selection of popular music, excellent selections of classical/opera. Not only did this store have excellent quaility vinyl, but also it had excellent prices. I picked up a number of near mint albums for only $2! [CSN&Y "So Far" and Joni Mitchell's "Hissing of Summer Lawns", e.g., but I spent most of my $ on classical stuff]. You can move around in this store and it's well-organized. It has a very high turnover and only accepts cash and checks. Skyline, right across the street from Academy. Large selection of pop, but extremely difficult to get at due to cramped aisles and layout. Quality seemed variable. I didn't have enough time to deal with the place. Finyl, 2nd Ave bet. 5th and 6th. Specializes in 50's and 60's rock. Excellent quality, with high-ish but reasonable prices. (Kind of a rough neighborhood, too.) Found some treasures here such as a mint Burning Spear "Social Living" & a mint Van Morrison I'd been looking for. Takes plastic. Venus, St. Marks Pl., near the above; interesting neighborhood. I guess this is kind of east/south village, eh? Anyway, this street has about 4 record stores within a stone's throw of each other. Venus seems to specialize in newish wave stuff. I found a Sly and Robbie "Taxi" sealed, which I've been looking for since I lost access to my college friend's copy. Picked up some REM for $3 and $5 bucks. Quality was variable and prices varied appropriately by quality. I found a real steal: "Introducing the Beatles", in very good condition, for $4 bucks in the "just arrived" bin. Someone either didn't know what they had or was in a very generous mood; mint copies of this run $50 and up, depending on exactly which version it is. Credit cards OK! ???, right across the street from the above, one floor up from the street. So-so selection in this cash only store, but I actually found a gem here in a "Phil Specter's Greatest Hits" 2bl album in mint condition, also found a sealed "Atlantic Soul" 2bl album. They had a ton of Siouxse sealed albums, about 5 titles.. Prices highish but reasonable. 2nd hand rose on 6th Ave @ 14th -- SUCKS -- good selection, very poor quality, very high prices. 'nuff said. Footlight on 12th St. This place is a trip. They specialize in broadway show soundtracks. I don't recall any classical, but they definitely have a decent pop section, great "vocalist" sections, and they may have one of the best broadway/soundtrack selections. Prices were quite high, as was quality. I picked up some Billie Holiday albums, McGarrigle's "Dancer with Bruised Knees" (a backup copy), and Roches "Nurds", among others. Gryphon on 72nd St., G & A also on 72nd St. - both stores specialize in classical vinyl. Highish prices but good quality. G&A has a good selection of soundtracks and "vocalists". Got some Billie Holiday bootlegs G&A (!), as well as soundtracks from 2001: and Mission. Gryphon was very cramped! You're best off having a list of specific "wants" at both of these stores. G&A caters to audiophiles, and has a bunch of "No Casual Browsing" signs! Tower Outlet, somewhere near 4th St & 4th Ave. Lot's of vinyl closeouts but the titles were very limited. Used pop titles sucked. Prices were good. They had 1000's of used classical albums appropriately priced, but IN NO ORDER!!! You'd need all day to look at them; I didn't have the time. Anyway, if you ever get to Manhattan I hope you find this useful! -Dick ======================================================================== From: brianb@lobby.ti.com (Brian Bloom) Subject: Re: Throwing Muses, etc. Date: Fri, 30 Apr 93 14:01:06 CDT > Brian, maybe you can answer this one: I heard that the Dallas > City Council has several openly gay members. Is this true? It > sounded awfully suspicious to me, because I thought Texas was > still the home of homophobic good ol' boys. > Haven't been here long enough to know.. maybe Mr. Lusky will tho... > "Like Water For Chocolate" is subtitled (and according to the > Colombian friend I saw it with, very accurately too). Go see > it! Now! It's fantastic. Touching, funny, beautiful. > > -Sue Trowbridge Opens today (Friday) at Dallas' Inwood theatre... I'll be sure to see it... By the way, Sue, where's your Colombian friend from? I used to live in Bogota' myself... -- __ ____ __ ____ __ __ (__==__) /\ \ / \_\ / /\ / \ \ / |\ / /\ (oo) ( moo.) / \_\ / /\ |_| / / /| /\ \ \ / ||/ / / /-------\/ -' / /\ | |\ \/ /_/_ / / / \ \/ \ \ / |/ / / / | U.T.|| / \/ |_| \ __ \_\ /_/ / \ /\ \_\ / /| / / * ||----|| / /\ ./_/ \ \ \/_/_\_\/ \ \ \/_// / | / / ^^ ^^ \ \/ |_| \ \_\ /_/\ \ \_\ /_/ /|_/ / Br!an Bloom \__/_/ \/_/ \_\/ \/_/ \_\/ \_\/ brianb@lobby.ti.com .. but music hides me so well, ..and reveals me.. oh well - HR ======================================================================== Date: Fri, 30 Apr 93 12:38:34 PDT From: dixon@physics.berkeley.edu (David Dixon) Subject: Re: Penelope Houston I think Ms. Vickie is approaching critical mass. (plugging ears and bracing for the explosion) ;) D62 ^ - lowercase "^" ======================================================================== Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1993 15:46:57 -0500 From: lan@panix.com (Larry Nathanson) Subject: PG tickets... This morning tickets for the PG NY show went on sale. I found out at 11am. The radio announced that the show was sold out. Even had I have known I would not have been able to buy tickets. I had a big exam. The sound you hear is me banging my head into the wall. ======================================================================== Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1993 12:57:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Neile Graham Subject: This Mortal Coil The box set is on sale this week at Tower. $10 off. Should I buy it? I don't know anything about them except people here have recommended them. Do they have a female vocalist? What is their sound like? I would wait for them to hit the ectophiles guide but then the sale would be over. --Neile neile@u.washington.edu ======================================================================== Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1993 13:25:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Ectophiles Guide Subject: Ectophiles Guide: C, D, E Report This is a little late for the Cs because of my illness (sorry) but here is the status of the Cs and Ds & Es: We have entries or promised entries (but could use more opinions) on: Meryn Cadell Capercaillie Caterwaul Exene Cervenka Sheila Chandra Marshall Chapman Tracy Chapman Toni Childs Clannad Cocteau Twins Holly Cole Concrete Blonde Cowboy Junkies Cranes Eva Dahlgren Dalbello Danielle Dax Dead Can Dance Thomas Dolby Dollie de Luxe Sandy Denny Nick Drake Enya We need entries for: Carmel Roseanne Cash Neneh Cherry Stella Cheweshe Ana Christensen Shawn Colvin Mary Coughlin Creatures Julee Cruise Dark Orange Grace Darling Iris De Ment, Dee Lite Amy Denio Deux Filles Sona Diabate Anna Domino Downy Mildew Eleftheria Everything But the Girl Entries can range from just your short comments about your opinion on the artist/group to actually filling out the form (included below for your convenience). It's helpful *but not essential* to have all the info included on the form don't have it or it's inconvenient for you to get it, we're happy just to receive short notes. THE FORM: Name of artist (Band/Singer): Country of origin: Type of music (ethereal/rock/folk) generally: Covers/own material?: Other groups artist has played with [for See also section]: Comparisons: General Comments: Recommended first album: Albums: Title: Year of Release: Label & Country (and address if indie): Catalogue #s: Availability (mention country if applicable): Ecto priority (must have/recommended/recommended for certain tastes): Group Members/ Backing Musicians: Comments (please keep brief as you can while still including the information/description you feel is necessary): Do you own this album?: Further info (eg. fan club address): Thanks much! --The Ectophiles Guide Folk ======================================================================== Date: Fri, 30 Apr 93 15:41:47 CDT From: lusky@sol.hc.ti.com (Steve Lusky) Subject: re: Throwing Muses, etc. > Brian, maybe you can answer this one: I heard that the Dallas > City Council has several openly gay members. Is this true? It > sounded awfully suspicious to me, because I thought Texas was > still the home of homophobic good ol' boys. > Haven't been here long enough to know.. maybe Mr. Lusky will tho... Mr.? Being formal today, hmmmmmm? I havent't followed Dallas that closely, but this is what I hear: The democrats on council are tolerant. Two have been openly supportive of gays, Lori Palmer and Chris Luna. Lori's term is ending and she is not rerunning for the election, which is tomorrow. Another council member is reportedly gay but ran an anti-gay campaign. Another is openly homophobic. One of the candidates is openly gay, Mike Hutchison, and is apparently getting national money to support his campaign. Sorry to not know more, I don't vote in Dallas. I live in Plano just north of Dallas where gays are presumably rare, unless you know where to look. Ciao, Steve ======================================================================== Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1993 13:57:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Ectophiles Guide Subject: Ectophiles Guide: An A & B report Heck, while I'm at it, here's an A&B report: We have entries (but could use more opinions) on: Adam and the Ants Adams, Oleta Adult net Alice All About Eve Allen, Daevid Altan Altazor Amos, Tori Anderson, Laurie Andreasson, Elisabeth Animal Logic Annabouboula Archer, Tasmin Armatrading, Joan Arson Garden Ashley, Robert Aweke, Aster Baez, Joan Bel Canto Bergman, Marie Berryhill, Cindy Lee Betty Betty Boo Black, Mary blackgirls Blowzabella Breeders, The Brennan, Maire Brightman, Sarah Bush, Kate (would especially like to have more representative opinions on Kate's than just mine and Anthony's) We need entries for: Kerri Anderson Area Virginia Astly Banderas Beautiful Pea Green Boat (hey, Peskura!) Heidi Berry Big Hat Iva Bittova Blake Babies, Asha Boshl Agnes Buen Garnas or any other group/artist not on these lists (or on the C,D,E lists for that matter) Again, entries can range from just your short comments about your opinion on the artist/group to actually filling out the form (included below for your convenience). We prefer to have the discography information, but if you don't have it or it's inconvenient for you to get it, we're happy just to receive short notes. Name of artist (Band/Singer): Country of origin: Type of music (ethereal/rock/folk) generally: Covers/own material?: Other groups artist has played with [for See also section]: Comparisons: General Comments: Recommended first album: Albums: Title: Year of Release: Label & Country (and address if indie): Catalogue #s: Availability (mention country if applicable): Ecto priority (must have/recommended/recommended for certain tastes): Group Members/ Backing Musicians: Comments (please keep brief as you can while still including the information/description you feel is necessary): Do you own this album?: Further info (eg. fan club address): Thanks much! --The Ectophiles Guide Folk at ethelred@u.washington.edu ======================================================================== The ecto archives are on hardees.rutgers.edu in ~ftp/pub/hr. There is an INDEX file explaining what is where. Feel free to send me things you'd like to have added. -- jessica (jessica@ns1.rutgers.edu)