From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V4 #37 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Wednesday, February 4 1998 Volume 04 : Number 037 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friend... [matthewm (Mike Matthews)] Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. [Neile Graham ] Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. [Riphug@aol.com] Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. [Neile Graham ] Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. [Kim Justice ] wow...ani in Time magazine again, and more music stuff [Paul2k@aol.com] Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. [Riphug@aol.com] re: Sleater-Kinney [Sherlyn Koo ] Barnes & Noble loves me ;-) [Riphug@aol.com] Re: Barnes & Noble loves me ;-) [JavaHo@aol.com] re: Sleater-Kinney [Michael Curry ] Tanita Tikaram [Riphug@aol.com] re: Sleater-Kinney [jason and jill ] this week's new releases [meredith ] Erin McKeown [Carolyn Andre ] Cincinnati [Paul Blair ] Tanita Tikaram (fwd) ["Mark Anthony Miazga" ] Re: Cincinnati [Riphug@aol.com] Re: Barnes & Noble loves me ;-) [hooligan ] Lisa Cerbone east coast dates [Rachel ] Pete Seeger tribute album [Rachel ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 03:00:14 -0500 From: matthewm (Mike Matthews) Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ******************* Timothy S. Devine (menion@epix.net) ******************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Timothy S. Devine Tue February 03 1970 Aquarius Stephen Thomas Fri February 04 1966 Aquarius Doug Burks Tue February 14 1956 Blank Jim Sturnfield Thu February 18 1954 Aquarius Juha Kannisto Wed February 18 1970 Aquarius Joel Siegfried February 19 Penguin Crossing Linda Saboe Tue February 20 1951 aimless Teresa Ross Wed February 23 1977 pisces Michael Curry Fri February 24 1967 Pisces Paula Shanks Mon February 25 1952 Pisces Brni Mojzes Fri February 26 1965 the vanishing boy Pamela Pociluk Fri February 28 1964 Pisces - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 08:10:16 -0700 From: Neile Graham Subject: Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. At 9:41 PM -0800 2/2/98, Bill wrote: >Where can I buy a Happy Rhodes CD? > >(as in, need I bother with the likes of Virgin Records, or do I need to go >indie?) > >(or, better yet, should I just cross the border? And if I do, do I go >A&Bsoundish or do I still go indie?) Bill, you're this side of the border, right? Tower Records carries her in Seattle, and thus far that's been the best place for me to get them, or I've ordered them directly from Aural Gratification. Here's the info from Vickie's ordering FAQ, which I trust she doesn't mind us quoting here: - ---begin quote---- Mail Order Information Aural Gratification, P.O. Box 380, Bearsville, NY 12409 (914) 679-4728 If you would like to buy the CDs directly from Aural Gratification, the prices are as follows. All prices are in US dollars unless otherwise noted: (postage prices within the USA) CDs are $13.99 each Postage for one CD is $2.00 Cassettes are $9.99 each Postage for one tape is $1.50 Each additional tape or CD is $ .50 apiece Postage for Canadian orders is $3.00, and add $1.00 for each additional item. Full price in ENGLISH pounds is: 11 pounds per CD (CD, with postage included) 8 pounds per cassette (cassette, postage included) Postage for Europe: 1 item add $3.50, 2 items add $4.35, 3 items add $6, 4 items add $7.70. The postage price to AUSTRALIA: Each CD - approx US$4.50 (info from Martin Dougiamas) Check or money order only please. No cash. Distribution Happy is getting limited distribution around the UNITED STATES. Her albums can usually be found in Tower Records, and some Sam Goodys, Strawberrys, Musiclands and Border's carry her also. - ----end quote---- - --Neile - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Neile Graham ..... http://www.sff.net/people/neile ..... neile@sff.net The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music .... http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 11:51:39 -0500 (EST) From: Magenta <4dm@qlink.queensu.ca> Subject: re: Sleater-Kinney What does everybody think of this band? We don't tend to talk about punk-rock acts very much, but this band has a LOT to offer. And I found two copies of Call the Doctor at a local Kingston store -- atrocious that nobody's ever paid attention to this band except the critics. I.D. You can't see if I'm not listening. I can't hear with my eyes open. I can't hate with my eyes open. I feel better when I'm numb. HOLLY MCNARLAND - ---The pain is starker when the perpetrator is yourself...--- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 12:34:58 EST From: Riphug@aol.com Subject: Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. In a message dated 2/3/98 11:40:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, neile@sff.net writes: << Happy is getting limited distribution around the UNITED STATES. Her albums can usually be found in Tower Records, and some Sam Goodys, Strawberrys, Musiclands and Border's carry her also. >> For those of you in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, I've found all of my Happy Rhodes music at Joseph-Beth Bookstore. I've never had any luck finding her at Borders. Jill :D ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 09:47:16 -0700 From: Neile Graham Subject: Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. Bill wrote: >Where can I buy a Happy Rhodes CD? I also meant to say that this isn't a stupid question. Happy's albums have never been easy to find and since she hasn't had a new release in a while they're even harder to track down. The local Tower Records, which used to keep her full catalogue no seems to only keep one or two discs in stock at a time, and the University branch is usually out of stock completely. With any luck this will change with the new release and there will be renewed interest in her back catalogue. These albums are too great for them just to disappear into oblivion. Damn, she's good. I'm glad that we have a routine where we listen to Happy first thing every Saturday morning. It means that no matter what particular cds I'm obsessing on at the moment, I'm continually reminded why Happy remains one of my most favourite artists. There I am, usually more than half-asleep, and I hear Happy's voice seeping into my consciousness. It's a wonderful moment. I just hope I don't get to the point where whenever I hear her I start craving coffee, especially as I do want to keep listening to her at other times than just Sat. am. - --Neile - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Neile Graham ..... http://www.sff.net/people/neile ..... neile@sff.net The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music .... http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 09:38:49 -0700 From: Neile Graham Subject: re: Sleater-Kinney Magenta wrote: >What does everybody think of this band? We don't tend to talk about >punk-rock acts very much, but this band has a LOT to offer. And I found >two copies of Call the Doctor at a local Kingston store -- atrocious that >nobody's ever paid attention to this band except the critics. There have been a couple of mentions of Sleater-Kinney on ecto, but since the punk-rock contingent here is relative small there hasn't been that much buzz about them. Estwhile ectophile Don Keller is a huge fan, and I know there are others out there who like them. Living in Seattle, so close to where the band hail from, there has been a lot of buzz both critical and popular about them, though I wouldn't say they were anywhere near overexposed yet. I think they're one of the most interesting bands in that genre around but my interest in the genre as a whole is limited--I like it but connect with it only rarely these days. I highly recommend them to anyone interested in post-grunge punk or whatever they're calling it these days. Heavy fast guitar-based. - --Neile - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Neile Graham ..... http://www.sff.net/people/neile ..... neile@sff.net The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music .... http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 11:58:25 -0600 (CST) From: Kim Justice Subject: Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. On Tue, 3 Feb 1998 Riphug@aol.com wrote: > For those of you in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, I've found all of > my Happy Rhodes music at Joseph-Beth Bookstore. I've never had any luck > finding her at Borders. Sorry for the off-topic question, but: How is Joseph-Beth as a bookstore? They recently bought my favorite local bookstore (Davis-Kidd in Nashville) and I worry that they may turn it into a Waldenbooks or such like. kj justicek@edge.net (Kim Justice) http://edge.edge.net/~justicek "Business. Numbers. Money. People." ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 13:36:59 -0500 (EST) From: athol-brose Subject: Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. On Tue, 3 Feb 1998 Riphug@aol.com wrote: > For those of you in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, I've found all of > my Happy Rhodes music at Joseph-Beth Bookstore. I've never had any luck > finding her at Borders. MediaPlay in Norwood consistently carries all of Happy's albums, and they are a bit cheaper than Joseph-Beth. (JB started carrying them after fleur and I special-ordered a few of her CDs there.) MP also has no control over what CDs other than special orders they are getting, so I would assume that this would be true of any of their stores as well as Musicland. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 11:29:02 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Subject: Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Neile Graham wrote: > Bill, you're this side of the border, right? I am, but barely south of the border (I guess no one recognized the hint to my home town in my original message). Jason's (of jason and jill) views aside, it is easier for me, and often more fun, to drive the few miles across the border into Richmond, Vancouver, or Abbottsford and do some CD shopping; I often find there good bargains, as well as discs which for some strange reason are not carried in the US (such as older (but still good) discs such as Strawb's "Hero and Heroine"). Going into Seattle is thought of as more of a "trip" (although "tripping" can be just what the doctor ordered at times). Speaking of music, British Columbia, and personal idiosyncracies, and allowing myself a minute of bragging, it is because of my habit of going into Canada for music (and perhaps also because of having some "friends" thereabouts) that I own the canadian version of Sarah McLachlan's Surfacing album with the paper/cardboard sleeve (different front the US packaging) and with her autograph right smack on it. Sometimes it is good to expand your horizons and cross a boundary or two. :) At any rate, I shall add getting one of Happy's discs to my list of things to do in Seattle, and thus make the trip soon. Thanks all for answering my question. - - Bill. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 16:10:00 EST From: Paul2k@aol.com Subject: wow...ani in Time magazine again, and more music stuff Well, Ani has a full page article in the latest Time magazine...heh...check it out if you dare ;) Hmmm...singer-songwriter McKinley, formerly of the group Tabula Rasa, has a new album out on Samson Music called Big Top Shop Talk....it sounds pretty darn good...she has a cover of When Doves Cry on it... Cheri Knight of the Blood Oranges also has an album out called Northeast Kingdom that has Emmylou Harris guesting on it. MTV 120 Minutes is releasing a live album today, i think. Wild Strawberries' new album comes out next week...woohoo! A couple of Celtic Collections come out from Windham Hill next week and the Boston Pops Orchestra led by Keith Lockhart has an album of Celtic music coming out too. note : producers Chris and Tom Lord-Alge are very prolific...in my set of music that i played on the radio today, i had them on at least three different records (Tara MacLean, Mary Lou Lord, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd)...kinda scary. Paul Kim ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 16:16:45 EST From: Riphug@aol.com Subject: Re: Stupid Question of the Year Award nomination. In a message dated 2/3/98 12:57:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, justicek@edge.net writes: << Sorry for the off-topic question, but: How is Joseph-Beth as a bookstore? They recently bought my favorite local bookstore (Davis-Kidd in Nashville) and I worry that they may turn it into a Waldenbooks or such like. >> Joseph-Beth is a *wonderful* bookstore! They recently closed one of their stores very close to where I live, and I've been devastated! They have the most wonderful coffee shop with home-made baked goods, salads, and soups. The children's area is very well-stocked as is the rest of the store. They sell lots of computer software (but it's very expensive there), stationery and gifts, cards, and they have an interesting variety of music. As I mentioned before, it's the only place in town where I've been able to find Happy Rhodes' music. The two stores here in Cincinnati are very spacious and you can spend hours in either one of them. I think you'll be very pleased. Jill :D ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 08:36:00 +1100 From: Sherlyn Koo Subject: re: Sleater-Kinney Morning everyone, Neile said: >There have been a couple of mentions of Sleater-Kinney on ecto, but since >the punk-rock contingent here is relative small there hasn't been that much Is that Sleater-Kinney in that Pepsi ad with the four women who seem to be doing nothing but yelling at the tops of their lungs? :) (I only saw it a couple of times as I was passing through the room)... I don't really know what they look like, so I'm just taking a wild guess... sherlyn =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Sherlyn Koo - sherlyn@fl.net.au =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "How does my north connect to my south? How does my heart connect to my mouth? How does my skin connect to my soul? Is the sum of my parts anything whole?" - Noa ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 17:14:42 EST From: Riphug@aol.com Subject: Barnes & Noble loves me ;-) You know how you go into a record store with the intention of just innocently looking around? Well, I did that this afternoon.......$171 later, I left with this week's Rolling Stone, People, Writer's Digest and this stack of CDs: "Titanic - Music From the Motion Picture" (I finally succumbed to peer pressure) Christine Lavin - "Shining My Flashlight on the Moon" Spirit of the West - "Labour Day" Letters to Cleo - "Aurora Gory Alice" Kate Campbell - "Songs From the Levee" Heather Eatman - "Mascara Falls" Patty Larkin - "I'm Fine" Tanita Tikaram - "Ancient Heart" (one of my *favorite finds*!) Ingrid Karklins - "Anima Mundi" Christin Lavin, Patty Larkin, Megon McDonough, Sally Fingerett: "Live at the Birchmere" And those are in addition to the CD's I got in the mail yesterday: Michelle Shocked - "Kind Hearted Woman" Loreena McKennitt - Live in San Francisco "In Between Dances" (an astounding compilation!) Great Big Sea - "Play" "Good Will Hunting" soundtrack Mae Moore - "Oceanview Motel" Susan Aglukark - "Arctic Rose" Mea Sheard - "With Love and Squalor" "Women & Songs" (why isn't this compilation being released in the US?) I also got two CD's which ended up as duplicates (yes, I often tend to forget what I've ordered already), so I'm offering them for sale at the price I paid for them (I'll pay postage). The first price is Canadian $$ and the second is US $$. (Our overseas shoppers can use the currency converter at http://cgi.canoe.ca/htbin/calculators/currency/currencyCalc.cgi to calculate their own cost if they're interested.) Emer Kenny - self-titled.............$20.00.......$14.00 Barbara Lynch - self-titled..........$14.00.......$10.00 Susan Aglukark - "This Child"....$18.00.......$12.50 Off to make another batch of mix tapes, I guess....... *hugs and kisses* Jill :D ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 18:51:31 EST From: JavaHo@aol.com Subject: Re: Barnes & Noble loves me ;-) Jill exclaims: << Tanita Tikaram - "Ancient Heart" (one of my *favorite finds*!) >> I bought this CD years ago when it first came out (mid 80's?), because I was blown away by the song "Twist In My Sobriety". More to the point, I was blown away by the video. It was very intelligently and artistically shot, especially for that time-period; a gorgeous video in either black and white or sepia (can't remember which). I didn't care for the rest of the album, though. Maybe I should give it another listen now that my taste in music has matured significantly. I have actually seen this song pop up on some compilation CDs lately--most often those with gay and/or lesbian themes. I think what really drew me to the song was the use of what I think is an english horn. It might be an oboe, but it sounds too low for that. For some reason that particular sound winds my clock in a big way. Anyway...thanks for mentioning it. This may be a rediscovery disc, i.e. "new" music that I don't have to pay for because it's already in my possession, albeit in dust- collecting mode...:) Take care...Java ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 18:19:45 -0600 (CST) From: Michael Curry Subject: re: Sleater-Kinney On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Magenta wrote: > What does everybody think of this band? We don't tend to talk about > punk-rock acts very much, but this band has a LOT to offer. And I found > two copies of Call the Doctor at a local Kingston store -- atrocious > that nobody's ever paid attention to this band except the critics. Thier last cd, _Dig Me Out_, made my top 10 of 1997 list, and after finally getting a copy of _Call the Doctor_ this past December I count them as being one of my favorite bands, even though I don't actually buy very much stuff from the loudfastpostgrungepunk genre. Mike np: Kristen Hersh -- Strange Angels nr: Sailing Bright Eternity by Gregory Benford | Michael Curry / mcurry@io.com / mcurry@compuserve.com | | http://www.io.com/~mcurry | | Am I bitter? Do I sound bitter? -- Veda Hille | ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 19:29:58 EST From: Riphug@aol.com Subject: Tanita Tikaram I'm pretty sure I heard her name for the first time on this list (who wants to stand up and take credit?). And as I was making a Female Folk Sampler mix tape I happened to run across "Twist in My Sobriety" -- perhaps it was on "Lesbian Favourites." Anyway, I agree with you about how wonderful that oboe or whatever it is sounds on that song. I was hoping to hear more of it on the rest of the album. I haven't given "Ancient Heart" a really good listen yet, but found that some of her songs are a little more country-folk than I had expected. Ah, well.....I'm a sucker for an alto voice. Where is Mary Fahl when I need her? Jill :D ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 19:46:40 -0500 (EST) From: jason and jill Subject: re: Sleater-Kinney > > What does everybody think of this band? We don't tend to talk about > > punk-rock acts very much, but this band has a LOT to offer. And I found > > two copies of Call the Doctor at a local Kingston store -- atrocious > > that nobody's ever paid attention to this band except the critics. > > Thier last cd, _Dig Me Out_, made my top 10 of 1997 list, and after > finally getting a copy of _Call the Doctor_ this past December I count > them as being one of my favorite bands, even though I don't actually buy > very much stuff from the loudfastpostgrungepunk genre. They get a lot of press for the lesbian riot grll lyrics, but Dig Me Out is perfectly listenable, aside from the vibrato-crazed singing. The music sounds like Simpatico-era Velocity Girl. In fact, if you want the full Dig Me Out sound just imagine Velocity Girl covering the Clash's "Loose this skin." > np: Kristen Hersh -- Strange Angels Which HMV in Philadelphia didn't have out, and had a total of 2 cds in the "Kristen Hersh" divider. Jason ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 19:46:44 -0500 From: meredith Subject: this week's new releases Hi! Here's what's out in the US today... > *Rock and Pop new releases* > --------------------------- > - PETER CASE - Full Service, No Waiting (Vanguard) > - DEEP FOREST - Comparsa (550 Music) > - THE DRIPPING LIPS - Ready to Crack? (Alive/Bomp) > - KRISTIN HERSH - Strange Angels (Rykodisc) > - PEARL JAM - Yield (Epic) > - PEP SQUAD - No Doy (BEC/Tooth & Nail) > - SALT TANK - Pacific Waves (London) > - JODY WATLEY - Flower (Big Beat/Atlantic) > - Various artists - PARTY OVER HERE '98 (Elektra) > - Original soundtrack to THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (Broadway cast) > (Atlantic Theatre) > - Original soundtrack to THE WEDDING SINGER (Maverick/WB) > - Original soundtrack to WOO (Blackground/Atlantic) > > *Rock and Pop reissues* > ----------------------- > - THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - Mycology (best of the Epic years) (Epic) > - SOLOMON BURKE - Very Best of (Rhino) > - THE CLOVERS - Very Best of (Rhino) > - JIMMY DURANTE - Way of Life (Warner Archives) > - JUDAS PRIEST - Livin' After Midnight: The Best of (Legacy) > - BEN E. KING - Very Best of (Rhino) > - PERCY SLEDGE - Very Best of (Rhino) > - Various artists - MTV 120 MINUTES (Atlantic) > - Various artists - PARTY JAMS VOL. 1 (Dancin' Music/Island) > - Various artists - ULTIMATE SOUL SMASHES: '50S, '60S AND '70S (three > separate discs) (Rhino) > > *Blues new releases* > -------------------- > - PAUL DE LAY - Nice & Strong (Evidence) > - E.C. SCOTT - Hard Act to Follow (Blind Pig) > - JIMMY THACKERY - Switching Gears (Blind Pig) > > *Blues reissues* > ---------------- > - BIG JOE TURNER - Very Best of (Rhino) > - PERCY SLEDGE - Very Best of (Rhino) > - SOLOMON BURKE - Very Best of (Rhino) > - Various artists - ULTIMATE '50S R&B SMASHES (w/Stick McGhee, Ruth > Brown, Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, Chuck Willis and LaVern Baker) > (Rhino) > - JUNIOR KIMBROUGH - Sad Days, Lonely Nights (Fat Possum) > - Various artists - NOT THE SAME OLD BLUES CRAP (Fat Possum) > > *Jazz new releases* > ------------------- > - MARK LEDFORD - Miles 2 Go (Verve Forecast) > > *Information subject to change after publication. Happy EWS to all! +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | |***TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: trajectory-request@smoe.org***| +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 21:18:32 From: Carolyn Andre Subject: Erin McKeown came across this on the folk_dj list (by the way - those of you in the Worcester, Mass. area who haven't discovered WCUW yet might want to check out Richard Fox's radio show; I've always been intrigued by his playlists and the info on the website - but, alas, its a bit of a stretch for radio reception in Chicago ...until they go to RealAudio broadcasting!). Richard Fox interviewed her on his most recent show. Erin/her record label has a website & email: Erin McKeown ( tvp@netspace.org - http://www.netspace.org/tvprecords ) She's a 2nd year student at Brown University. She has a cassette (available directly or though Waterbug) and a cut on the Waterbug III Sampler. Oh - and details of WCUW & their web stuff: WCUW 91.3 FM (Worcester) "New Traditions" airs from 6:00-9:00 AM Richard Fox's stint is Tuesdays. Radio Show Web Site: http://foxy.net/foxy-wcuw.html interview schedule: http://foxy.net/richard.html#interviews Regards, Carolyn Andre - ------------------- Chicago, IL / USA | Support Independent Music! Use the Internet candre@mcs.net | Carolyn's House of Music: http://house-of-music.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 22:22:10 -0500 From: Paul Blair Subject: Cincinnati athol-brose wrote: >On Tue, 3 Feb 1998 Riphug@aol.com wrote: >> For those of you in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, I've found all of >> my Happy Rhodes music at Joseph-Beth Bookstore. I've never had any luck >> finding her at Borders. > >MediaPlay in Norwood consistently carries all of Happy's albums, and they >are a bit cheaper than Joseph-Beth. (JB started carrying them after fleur >and I special-ordered a few of her CDs there.) MP also has no control over >what CDs other than special orders they are getting, so I would assume >that this would be true of any of their stores as well as Musicland. This is amazing; as a native Cincinnatian living in New York, I never expected this list to start bringing up places practically in my parents' backyard! I haven't lived there in a very long time, though; since I became an ectophile I've only been back to visit. What's Cincinnati like from an ecto point of view? I, too, have seen Happy albums both at Joseph-Beth and at MediaPlay (I recall being stunned that the first copy of *Rhodesongs* I ever saw was at MediaPlay in Norwood). Cheers to you Cincinnatians out there... Paul ***************************************************************************** "Let her out? But she's a killer!" "No she's not. And give her your coat." SINED "Why me?" "Because you're perfect." Paul Blair "You have a point there..." psfblair@ix.netcom.com ***************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 23:09:47 -0500 (EST) From: "Mark Anthony Miazga" Subject: Tanita Tikaram (fwd) > I haven't given "Ancient Heart" a really good listen yet, but found that some > of her songs are a little more country-folk than I had expected. Ah, > well.....I'm a sucker for an alto voice. Where is Mary Fahl when I need her? Tanita Tikarum (sp?) is a name I haven't heard in a while. Wasn't she supposed to be the next big thing? Anyway, I have a couple of her albums, "11 Kinds of Loneliness" and her biggest one, the one with "I Might be crying" and a song about wanting to leave the party. Sorry, I don't have them here. Anyway, I think she has one of the better voices in all of pop music... Tracy Chapman without any nasality and a little deeper, or Sarah McClachlan but more beautiful and deep. Unfortunately, her lyrics aren't much (generally). Still, I really like her. Any word on anything new from her? Oh, I think I remember the name of that last one... "Lovers in the City". Is that her latest? --mm - -- Mark A. Miazga "The thing about the rat miazgama@pilot.msu.edu race is even if you win, Michigan State University you're still a rat." 206 East Akers Hall, M.S.U. -- Lily Tomlin East Lansing, MI 48825-1372 (517) 353-2083 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 00:00:27 EST From: Riphug@aol.com Subject: Re: Cincinnati In a message dated 2/3/98 10:59:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, psfblair@ix.netcom.com writes: << This is amazing; as a native Cincinnatian living in New York, I never expected this list to start bringing up places practically in my parents' backyard! I haven't lived there in a very long time, though; since I became an ectophile I've only been back to visit. What's Cincinnati like from an ecto point of view? >> Hmmm....well, the only truly wonderful Cincinnati singer I can think of is Karen Bergquist of "Over the Rhine." She has such a heavenly voice when she's performing the softer songs (like "Cast Me Away").....but can rock with the best of 'em, too (like "All I Need is Everything")! When I first heard of them last fall, I figured that everyone else already knew about OTR. I'm still surprised when other music lovers tell me they've never heard of the group. Jill :D ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 20:54:06 -0800 (PST) From: hooligan Subject: Re: Barnes & Noble loves me ;-) Ancient Heart was/is remarkable for the fact that she was 19 when she wrote it (i think it was released in 1989); did anyone ever see the video for "Cathedral Song"?? Tanita Tikaram made several appearances on other projects ranging from film to singing on a Nanci Griffith record; dunno why she was never 'big' over here in the States... On Tue, 3 Feb 1998 JavaHo@aol.com wrote: > Jill exclaims: > > << Tanita Tikaram - "Ancient Heart" (one of my *favorite finds*!) >> > > I bought this CD years ago when it first came out (mid 80's?), because I was > blown away by the song "Twist In My Sobriety". More to the point, I was > blown away by the video. It was very intelligently and artistically shot, > especially for that time-period; a gorgeous video in either black and white or > sepia (can't remember which). I didn't care for the rest of the album, > though. Maybe I should give it another listen now that my taste in music has > matured significantly. I have actually seen this song pop up on some > compilation CDs lately--most often those with gay and/or lesbian themes. I > think what really drew me to the song was the use of what I think is an > english horn. It might be an oboe, but it sounds too low for that. For some > reason that particular sound winds my clock in a big way. Anyway...thanks for > mentioning it. This may be a rediscovery disc, i.e. "new" music that I don't > have to pay for because it's already in my possession, albeit in dust- > collecting mode...:) > > Take care...Java > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 00:35:11 -0500 (EST) From: Rachel Subject: Lisa Cerbone east coast dates - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 23:25:04 -0500 From: Lisa Cerbone To: zoe@clark.net Subject: NYC, MD, and PA Shows, and The Wammie... Hi everyone, Just a reminder about this Friday. Dave (my guitarist) and I will be heading up to New York City for two free shows. Here are the details: Feb 6th - Borders, World Trade Center 5 World Trade Center New York City (212) 839-0150 In the record store @ 1:00 Feb 6th - Hotel Galvez 103 Ave B New York City (212) 714-7195 9:00 (We really need your support for this one!) And, guess what? I actually won that Wammie award! It was for female vocalist in the alternative rock category. Here are some more upcoming dates: Feb 12th - Phantasmagoria, Wheaton, MD Lily Fairies Show w/ those fun and crazy girls, Vyktoria Pratt Keating and Jane Brody. Solo acoustic "in the round". Come find out why Vyktoria is the "head" fairy, Jane is the "problem" fairy, and I've been dubbed the "airy" fairy! Lots of bizarre cover songs promised. Feb 21st - Cafe Tattoo, Balto, MD (410) 325-7427 w/ special guest Jane Brody (w/ Jeff Yatovitz on bass - of the Lee Harvey Keitel Band) Show begins at 10:00 (full band) Mar 7th - La Tazza, Philadelphia, PA (Manayunk) Show starts at 10:00 (w/ guitarist, Dave Vergauwen) CDs can be ordered through my website. They're also available at any record or on-line record store. Feel free to pass this notice on and on and on... Hope to see you at an upcoming show! Lisa Cerbone zoe@clark.net http://www.hidwater.com/cerbone ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 00:37:19 -0500 (EST) From: Rachel Subject: Pete Seeger tribute album Maybe I'm out of the loop. this is the first I've heard of Ani being on the Pete Seeger tribute album, so I'm just passing this on the from the Billy Bragg list... >Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 11:29:00 +0100 (BST) >From: Mr RH Brewer >Subject: More Bragg media > One of the Bruce Cockburn sites has this to say about the tribute album... "Bruce recently contributed to a very special tribute CD, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone--The Songs of Pete Seeger". This celebration of Pete Seeger will be, without a doubt, the highlight of the Appleseed catalogue -- if the not the album of the year. Eventually, the collection will include three volumes dedicated to a man who has been a crucial part of American music and American history. Volumes one and two will include new recordings from Billy Bragg, Greg Brown, Jackson Browne, Bruce Cockburn, Judy Collins, Guy Davis, Ani DiFranco, Nanci Griffith, Richie Havens, Tish Hinojosa, the Indigo Girls, Roger McGuinn, Holly Near, Odetta, Tom Paxton, Peter Paul & Mary, Bonnie Raitt, Tim Robbins, Martin Simpson, Studs Terkel, Tim Robbins and many more. The CD will be out on February 19, 1998, in the US and Canada. Jim Musselman Appleseed Records tells me that: ...For the Seeger CD Bruce did a great version of "Turn,Turn,Turn". He did a new arrangement and put the Cockburn signature on the song. The Cockburn cut is very special. A rumoured concert coinciding with the release of the new CD will be held in New York at Carnagie Hall. Last updated: November 11, 1997" Best wishes, Darren darren@cyberalink.com.au ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V4 #37 *************************