From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V9 #335 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Friday, November 28 2003 Volume 09 : Number 335 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friends... [Mike Matthews ] dream [anna maria "stjärnell" ] Re: dream [meredith ] OT: pop-songwriting in the 21st century [] Re: OT: pop-songwriting in the 21st century [Andrew Fries ] Re: "Apartment Hunting" ["Peter Clark" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 03:00:03 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friends... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ********************** Justin Bur (no Email address) ********************** ****************** Sue Trowbridge (trow@interbridge.com) ****************** *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Justin Bur Fri November 27 1964 Sagittarius Sue Trowbridge Sun November 27 1966 Skytten Ward Kadel Tue November 29 1977 Sagittarius Jesse Hernandez Liwag Wed November 29 1972 Water Rat Mirko Bulaja Sat November 30 1974 Block Juha Sorva Thu December 02 1976 Sagittarius Chip Lueck Thu December 05 1968 Sagittarius Lenore December 05 sagi Michele Wellck December 08 Sagittarius Jeremy J. Corry Fri December 11 1970 Sagittarius Renee Canada Tue December 13 1977 Sagittarius Julie C. Kammerzell Sun December 15 1968 Sagittarius/Scorpio combo Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti Sat December 15 1956 queen_nefertiti@prodigy.net Damon Harper Tue December 16 1975 COOL BANANAS Laura Clifford Tue December 17 1957 Sagittarius Dirk Kastens Tue December 17 1963 Sagittarius Milla Wed December 17 1975 Sagittarius Chris Schernwetter Tue December 17 1974 Sagittarius Sherry Haddock Sat December 17 1960 Sagittarius Tracy Benbrook Tue December 18 1973 Sagittarius Mark Lowry Mon December 22 1969 Capricarius Kay Cleaves Wed December 22 1976 Prancing Pony Uli Grepel Wed December 25 1968 Steinbock Joseph Wasicek Sat December 25 1976 Brown Eagle - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 05:44:01 -0800 (PST) From: anna maria "stjärnell" Subject: dream Hi.. has anyone had weird dreams about ecto or other musicians? no, not just kate making a new album. i dreamt of being on a train with bowie. giants threw stones at it. no i don't smoke weed. just the way my mind works. anna maria np-dresden dolls(album of the year) nr-nick hornby-31 songs(hey he likes ani and aimee mann..that's cool) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 11:06:47 -0500 From: meredith Subject: Re: dream Hi, anna maria wondered: >has anyone had weird dreams about ecto or other >musicians? Oh, yes!!! Several Tori dreams (not all of them concerts, but mostly), a couple Sarah McLachlan dreams (concerts), a few KaTe Bush dreams back in the day (I particularly remember one where I was invited over to her house for tea), and my all-time favorite: the Jane Siberry concert I once attended on the moon. :) Back to the Macy's Parade (happy turkey day, american ectophiles!), =============================================== Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth =============================================== Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://muzak.smoe.org =============================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:52:56 -0800 From: Subject: OT: pop-songwriting in the 21st century Happy T-day US citizen ecto-ites and Happy Day to everyone (and Barney the cat) . I saw this article and thought it could spur discussion of the state of pop music ( defining it very loosely as almost anything that sells more than a few hundred CDs and was based originally on blues/rhythm and blues/ country and folk ) This fellow the article is about must be the anti-messiah of songwriting....Certainly, though he doesn't admit it, a song for this man is product. http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/opinterview.jsp;jsessionid=GEPCDBBBKLFH?i d=ns24231 - - Russ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 09:21:48 +1100 From: Andrew Fries Subject: Re: OT: pop-songwriting in the 21st century On Fri, 2003-11-28 at 05:52, russvr@blarg.net wrote: > This fellow the article is about must be the anti-messiah of > songwriting....Certainly, though he doesn't admit it, a song for this man is > product. > > http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/opinterview.jsp;jsessionid=GEPCDBBBKLFH?i > d=ns24231 The guy in this article, Mike Stock of Stock, Aitken and Waterman fame, stands for many things I hate about music industry. However I thought in this article he comes across as quite likeable and reasonable guy, in fact some of the things he says make perfect sense. ..."I see myself as serving the public, rather than imposing my ideas on them. With Blur or Oasis you buy into their world. In my world, which is pure pop, your song is going out to people." Well, when you put it like that... I have to admit I see nothing fundamentaly wrong with this. In fact I sort of appreciate humility of this point of view. It only becomes the problem when "song going out to people" comes to mean "rammed down people's throats by the PR machine in an operation of complexity and expense comparable to staging a minor war". For me, it always comes down to this: my problem with music industry is that it is just that: industry. I maintain the proper level for music to be is at the level of craft - in other words, on the level practiced by the bult of artists that I like, and in general, by many of Ecto artists. This might be more than a coincidence :) PS. What was this article printed in New Scientist?!? I don't see the relevance... - --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism as it is a merge of state and corporate power" - -- Benito Mussolini - -- 08:06:11 up 6 days, 18:38, 1 user, load average: 0.23, 0.06, 0.02-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 22:37:41 -0600 From: Carolyn Andre Subject: "Apartment Hunting" noticed this at the top of the latest Maple Music emailing: ========================================= Mary Margaret O'Hara's second film collaboration with director Bill Robertson, Apartment Hunting, is now available in a Special Edition DVD. Includes bonus features, two music videos, and previously unreleased music. $23.95 CDN (approx. USD $17.96) ========================================= Regards, Carolyn Andre - --- candre@house-of-music.com Chicago, IL / USA Support Independent Music! Use the Internet http://house-of-music.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 22:12:01 -0700 From: "Peter Clark" Subject: Re: "Apartment Hunting" Bless you. New M2OH is always a treat. Peter C - -= High Performance Analogue =- www.redpoint-audio-design.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Andre" To: Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 9:37 PM Subject: "Apartment Hunting" : noticed this at the top of the latest Maple Music emailing: : ========================================= : Mary Margaret O'Hara's second film collaboration with director Bill : Robertson, Apartment Hunting, is now available in a Special Edition DVD. : Includes bonus features, two music videos, and previously unreleased music. : : : $23.95 CDN : (approx. USD $17.96) : ========================================= : Regards, : Carolyn Andre : --- : candre@house-of-music.com : Chicago, IL / USA : Support Independent Music! Use the Internet : http://house-of-music.com : ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V9 #335 **************************