From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V14 #34 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Wednesday, February 9 2005 Volume 14 : Number 034 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: that damn list ["Marc Alberts" ] Re: that damn list [Eb ] Re: that damn list [Capuchin ] Re: that damn list ["Nora B." ] Now THAT'S a soft boy ["Brian Nupp" ] RE: Now THAT'S a soft boy ["Brian Nupp" ] Re: Now THAT'S a soft boy [Benjamin Lukoff ] Re: Now THAT'S a soft boy ["Brian Nupp" ] The new Pazz & Jop is out.... [Eb ] RE: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... ["Bachman, Michael" ] Re: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... [Eb ] Re: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... [Aaron Mandel ] Re: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... [Jeff ] Re: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... [Eb ] Re: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... [Jeff ] Re: that damned list [James Dignan ] Re: that damn list [James Dignan ] Re: that damned list [Eb ] Re: that damned list ["Jason R. Thornton" ] listMANIA! ["A Wonderful Human Person" ] Best of 2004 ["Bachman, Michael" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 20:29:02 -0800 From: "Marc Alberts" Subject: RE: that damn list James Dignan wrote: > >Nah, c'mon: Phil was a fine drummer. Besides, if he'd died at birth, > >he wouldn't have been in _A Hard Day's Night_. > > Urban myth. He wasn't. IMDB says he was: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002015/. Not that they are always right, but they generally are pretty authoritative. Marc ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 20:35:26 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: that damn list >>> Nah, c'mon: Phil was a fine drummer. Besides, if he'd died at birth, >>> he wouldn't have been in _A Hard Day's Night_. >> >> Urban myth. He wasn't. > > IMDB says he was: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002015/. Not that they > are > always right, but they generally are pretty authoritative. > I've seen some Beatles-related special where they actually circled Collins in a freeze frame from the film. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 22:57:04 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: that damn list On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, Tom Clark wrote: > On Feb 7, 2005, at 1:53 PM, James Dignan wrote: > >>> Nah, c'mon: Phil was a fine drummer. Besides, if he'd died at birth, >>> he wouldn't have been in _A Hard Day's Night_. >> >> Urban myth. He wasn't. > > Are you saying the urban myth is that he was a fine drummer? Because his > website says he was in "A Hard Day's Night". > http://www.philcollins.co.uk/film1.htm But he'd be, like, what, 14 years old? J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 23:50:50 -0800 From: "Nora B." Subject: Re: that damn list > >>> Nah, c'mon: Phil was a fine drummer. Besides, if he'd died at birth, > >>> he wouldn't have been in _A Hard Day's Night_. > >> > >> Urban myth. He wasn't. > > > > Are you saying the urban myth is that he was a fine drummer? Because his > > website says he was in "A Hard Day's Night". > > http://www.philcollins.co.uk/film1.htm > > But he'd be, like, what, 14 years old? You are correct sir. He's just a a kid in the crowd screamiong his head off. If i Rember correct he wasnt toatally bald yet. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:29:18 -0500 From: "Brian Nupp" Subject: Now THAT'S a soft boy Go Kimberly Rew! I'm guessing the reason there isn't much talk about his new album is because people don't have it yet. - -Nuppy ps: I finally got my Kung Fu movies yesterday! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:07:28 -0500 From: "Brian Nupp" Subject: RE: Now THAT'S a soft boy >Go Kimberly Rew! I'm guessing the reason there isn't much talk about >his new album is because people don't have it yet. Well, I got it and I think it's easily his best effort since the Bible of Bop. Now I've only heard it about twice, but I did notice a few things I'd like to point out... The album begins and ends with a church choir and organ, which was actually recorded in a church and it has that feel. Don't know why I'm mentioning this. ??? The album has a very Soft Boys feel to it. Well, it's very Kimberley Rew/ Soft Boys, but way more Soft Boys than any of his other solo stuff including Bible of Bop. The production and mixing is the tops. Pat Collier's mixing it one of his best, giving it a late 1960s feel. There's a bit of honky-tonk on here like "Short Smart Haircut", a song that makes me snicker and think about Rew's long muppet mop top from Robyn's 99 tour. Is the song "That's Soft Boy" a 'love' song to Robyn? I think it's very possible. I can't make out all the lyrics... This is one of the catchier tunes on board. "Ballad Of The Lone Guitarist" is possibly the most Soft Boys-ee of all the tracks with it's "Lucifer Sam" like riff, "Astronomy Domine" breakdown and Hendrix end. I swear it sounds like Robyn playing on a few songs, especially "Your Mother Was Born In This House" which would have made a beautiful instrumental. I think this is a very solid album that fans of Nextdoorland will probably enjoy. The only thing is, listening to Kim's new album makes me wonder what another Soft Boys album would've been like. This would've been a great direction for them. - -Nuppy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 08:53:05 -0800 (PST) From: Benjamin Lukoff Subject: Re: Now THAT'S a soft boy On Tue, 8 Feb 2005, Brian Nupp wrote: > Go Kimberly Rew! I'm guessing the reason there isn't much talk about > his new album is because people don't have it yet. Well, go get it, everyone! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0006V772W (An editorial review by yours truly should be appearing on the site this afternoon.) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:11:44 -0500 From: "Brian Nupp" Subject: Re: Now THAT'S a soft boy Ben: >(An editorial review by yours truly should be appearing on the site t >his >afternoon.) Here's a nice review with song clips: And another shorty that calls Robyn jealous: http://www.cosmik.com/aa-january05/reviews/review_kimberly_rew.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:50:07 -0800 From: Eb Subject: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/04/ Wouldn't have predicted a win for Kanye West, but I'm certainly happy to see Brian at #2. Great! I like that Nellie McKay album, but didn't realize it was so acclaimed elsewhere. Huh. Bjork and P J Harvey should be higher, darn it. Check out Eminem, dropping all the way to #63 after boffo showings in previous years. Interestin'. Hitchcock is at #111, which is actually pretty darn good, considering.... Eb ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:10:55 -0500 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... > -----Original Message----- > From: Eb [mailto:elbroome@earthlink.net] > http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/04/ > > Wouldn't have predicted a win for Kanye West, but I'm certainly happy > to see Brian at #2. Great! > > I like that Nellie McKay album, but didn't realize it was so > acclaimed > elsewhere. Huh. > > Bjork and P J Harvey should be higher, darn it. > > Check out Eminem, dropping all the way to #63 after boffo showings in > previous years. Interestin'. > > Hitchcock is at #111, which is actually pretty darn good, > considering.... The Milk Eyed Mender by Joanna "call me consistent" Newsom was 20th on the Critics list and The Deans list. Not bad for singing songs about sprouts and beans, etc. Michael B. NP Nick Cave - Abattoir Blues ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:27:06 -0600 From: Jeff Subject: Re: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:50:07 -0800, Eb wrote: > http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/04/ > > Wouldn't have predicted a win for Kanye West, And I'm such a dope, I still can never remember how to pronounce his first name... but I'm certainly happy > to see Brian at #2. Great! I'm unhappy that the _Voice_'s copyeditors were all at lunch, and someone ended up consistently printing the title SMiLE - as if design dictates typesetting. Grrr - one of my pet peeves is on the loose again. - -- ...Jeff The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:30:33 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... > I'm unhappy that the _Voice_'s copyeditors were all at lunch, and > someone ended up consistently printing the title SMiLE - as if design > dictates typesetting. Grrr - one of my pet peeves is on the loose > again. > Yeah, I don't get that either. It would never occur to me to print the title that way, and I've seen "SMiLE" many, many times. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:43:14 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... On Tue, 8 Feb 2005, Jeff wrote: > > Wouldn't have predicted a win for Kanye West, > > And I'm such a dope, I still can never remember how to pronounce his > first name... So listen to his record! The number of other people who say his name is quite large... a ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:50:05 -0600 From: Jeff Subject: Re: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:30:33 -0800, Eb wrote: > > I'm unhappy that the _Voice_'s copyeditors were all at lunch, and > > someone ended up consistently printing the title SMiLE - as if design > > dictates typesetting. Grrr - one of my pet peeves is on the loose > > again. > > > Yeah, I don't get that either. It would never occur to me to print the > title that way, and I've seen "SMiLE" many, many times. It's an ongoing, and stupid, trend. I blame all the musicians and so on with the souls of 14-year-old poets, thinking they were somehow doing something worthy and spiritual by lowercasing their names - and then insisting the whole world follow suit. There became so many of 'em, I think reviewers and such just threw up their hands and used the design of album sleeves for guidance - leading to the confusion that now reigns. Look what K.D. Lang hath wrought...I mean, not that it matters, but when people feel they have to fall all over their keyboards everytime [M/m]atch[b/B]ox [Twenty / 20 / +w3|\|+4] releases a new crappy album... Unless someone can convince me in each case that there's a good, meaningful reason to use non-standard capitalization (and that includes you corporate intercapitalization fiends), I'll continue to use the shift key as God and Christopher Sholes intended. - -- ...Jeff The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 14:03:59 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... Jeff wrote: > Look what K.D. Lang hath wrought... And fIREHOSE, and that dog!, and... :) Eb ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:26:56 -0600 From: Jeff Subject: Re: The new Pazz & Jop is out.... On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:43:14 -0500 (EST), Aaron Mandel wrote: > On Tue, 8 Feb 2005, Jeff wrote: > > > > Wouldn't have predicted a win for Kanye West, > > > > And I'm such a dope, I still can never remember how to pronounce his > > first name... > > So listen to his record! The number of other people who say his name is > quite large... Which is no guarantee I'd notice it. My relation to hip-hop generally is a bit vexed: it's not that I don't like it - I tend to like the individual tracks I hear, when and where I hear them, which is usually in the context of a mix CD - but that it demands a kind of attention I either don't have or don't usually have the time for. It's too lyrics-intensive for my listening habits, which almost invariably involve me doing something else, and often something else involving other (printed) words - and yet musically, for the most part, it strikes me as too repetitious (its dance heritage, I'm guessing). It seems to ask for a listening attitude that's part attentive, and part physical - whereas I'm typically listening distractedly and with my ears far more connected to my brain than to my hips. (The idea of listening attentively *and* with the hips is, in the abstract, appealing...but in practice, something I just don't do. I'm far too much the midwestern middle-class white boy (MCWB) to, you know, actually move around in response to the music.) Tris McCall (www.trismccall.net) wrote something about this last year sometime: how the hip-hop preferred by MCWBs and MCWGs (of any region) tends toward indie-rock aesthetics rather than native hip-hop aesthetics, which are very much their own deal. The indie thing favors a sort of distance and fragment-oriented aestheticization, rather than inhabiting character and storytelling... Errr, this is only about 1/4 thought out, and rather than inflict a draft of an essay on y'all, I'll stop here and hope anyone's interested enough to bounce comments back. - -- ...Jeff The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:26:33 +1300 From: James Dignan Subject: Re: that damned list > >> Nah, c'mon: Phil was a fine drummer. Besides, if he'd died at birth, > >> he wouldn't have been in _A Hard Day's Night_. > > > > Urban myth. He wasn't. > >Are you saying the urban myth is that he was a fine drummer? Because >his website says he was in "A Hard Day's Night". >http://www.philcollins.co.uk/film1.htm hm. Can't think where he'd have been in it, then. The urban myth is that he was the boy walking on the riverbank with Ringo. He *could* have been one of the three boys that help Paul's granddad get into the elevision studio, but none of them look like him. The boy on the riverbank was played by David Jazon. Jazon is interviewed about the role in the extended 2 DVD set of Hard Day's Night. As for Collins' drumming, I have three words to say: "Another green world". James - -- James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:32:59 +1300 From: James Dignan Subject: Re: that damn list > >> Ehh, but come on...when Mercury died, how many albums had Queen > >> released since releasing one which "mattered"? > > > > Queen *never* released an album that mattered. > >Oh, please. I'm not a big fan myself, but let's be realistic here. They released some great singles. But the only album that is worthwhile would be a greatest hits package. >My previous response to your post: > > Joe Strummer? > > Marvin Gaye > > George Harrison > > Marc Bolan > > Freddie Mercury > > Nico > > Harry Nilsson > > Ronnie Lane > > Elvis > >You're awfully optimistic about stars whose light was already fading. ;) If you look at the entirety of the post to which I was answering, you'll see that these were names I was surprised no-one else had mentioned. I then went on to name the ones I thought should be on such a list - a list of twelve which included the following: > >> Well Strummer, Lennon, Cobain, Holly, Hendrix, Parsons, Marley, Zevon, > >> and Moon were all putting out pretty damn vital work In fact, to repeat (from digest 14/031): >No-one, I note, has mentioned either Marc Bolan (who would be on my >list) or Freddie Mercury (who wouldn't). Nico? Harry Nillson? Ronnie >Lane? Warren Zevon? Peter Tosh? > >Strange that no-one has mentioned Elvis... (not on my list, but >surprised he isn't on someone's...) > >If I had to go for a 12, it'd probably be >Lennon, >Cobain, >Holly, >Hendrix, >Strummer, >Parsons, >Marley, >Zevon, >Moon, >Harrison, >Gaye, >Bolan. >(with Curtis and the two Buckleys just bubbling under). >Meanwhile, I don't know about you folks, but I could easily stand to go >the rest of the year without hearing the word "dynasty" again. ye ghods. That's a show I'd forgotten about - is it making a comeback in the US or something? If not, I don't get the reference. James - -- James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:31:32 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: that damned list > hm. Can't think where he'd have been in it, then. The urban myth is > that he was the boy walking on the riverbank with Ringo. He *could* > have been one of the three boys that help Paul's granddad get into the > elevision studio, but none of them look like him. I believe he's just a random boy in the variety-show audience. Not "showcased" in any way. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:43:09 -0800 From: "Jason R. Thornton" Subject: Re: that damned list At 12:26 PM 2/9/2005 +1300, you wrote: >As for Collins' drumming, I have three words to say: "Another green world". And here I thought you were going to say "Music For Films." - --Jason "Only the few know the sweetness of the twisted apples." - Sherwood Anderson ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 19:20:01 -0800 From: "A Wonderful Human Person" Subject: listMANIA! better late than never? Best 2004 Albums Heard in 2004: 01. Nick Cave & The Bed Seeds - *Abbatoir Blues* / *The Lyre Of Orpheus* 02. Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter - *Oh, My Girl* 03. Modest Mouse - *Good News For People Who Love Bad News* 04. Tom Waits - *Real Gone* 05. Radio 4 - *Stealing Of A Nation* ~ this ranking is even something of a disappointment, considering the previous album. 06. Joseph Arthur - *Our Shadows Will Remain* ~ i expected this too to rank higher, based on the previous album. 07. The Arcade Fire - *Funeral* ~ while the record doesn't quite live up to the hype, boy, the live act sure does! this band is for real. 08. Jolie Holland - *Escondida* 09. Northern State - *All City* ~ the best white three-piece rap group in new york is *not* the beastie boys. at least not this year. (um, oh my god. i've just struck upon an idea for a new musical genre: you mix rap with country, and call it "Hick Hop". small bills accepted.) 10. United State Of Electronica - *U.S.E.* ~ more consistent and it coulda been a top-five-er. 11. TV On The Radio - *Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes* 12. Carolyn Mark & The New Best Friends - *The Pros And Cons Of Collaboration* ~ this one came from *way* out in left field. for me, anyways. 13. Drive-By Truckers - *The Dirty South* ~ sigh. a *major* disappointment, considering the live act. if only their records were one-third as brilliant. 14. Gomez - *Split The Difference* 15. Iqu - *Sun Q* ~ *another* potential top-five seattle electronica rekkid laid low by inconsistency. 16. Ace Newman - *The Slow Wonder* 17. Po' Girl - *Vagabond Lullabies* 18. Climax Golden Twins - *Highly Bred And Sweetly Tempered* 19. Green Day - *American Idiot* 20. Polly Jean Harvey - *Uh Huh Her* 21. Wilco - *A Ghost Is Born* ~ the tour was perhaps the year's best? certainly the best arena-sized tour, i should think. 22. Interpol - *Antics* 23. Loretta Lynn - *Van Lear Rose* 24. Neko Case - *The Tigers Have Spoken* ~ corn sisters quiniella! (well, factually, i've only the vaguest idea of what constitutes a "quiniella" -- and i'm not even sure that that's the correct spelling. nor am i the least bit confident that had there been a corn sisters release to go along with the two solo releases that this would have constituted a corn sisters trifecta. but it woulda been cool.) 25. Grant-Lee Phillips - *Virginia Creeper* 2004 Albums Not Yet Heard (in something like the order i'm most eager to get my ears on them): two cow garage, johnny dowd, camper van beethoven (*New Roman Times* has gotta be the best album title since *Let The War Agains Music Begin*), citizen cope, chuck prophet, ms. led, mclusky, bebel gilberto, john fogerty, holly golightly, elbow, rilo kiley, steve earle, ted leo, kasey chambers. Best 2004 Reissues and Boxed Sets Heard in 2004: Faces - *Five Guys Walk Into A Bar...* Nirvana - *With The Lights Out* Talking Heads - *The Name Of This Band Is "Talking Heads"* Best 2003 Albums First Heard in 2004: William Elliott Whitmore - *Hymns For The Hopeless* Radio Nationals - *Place You Call Home* The Lights - *Beautiful Bird* The Decemberists - *Her Majesty The Decemberists* Jolie Holland - *Catalpa* The Crooked Jades - *The Unfortunate Rake* Muse - *Absolution* Belle & Sebastian - *Dear Catastrophe Waitress* 2005 Most-Anticipated Albums: TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL, william elliott whitmore, sleater-kinney, bright eyes, shivaree. oh yeah, and did i mention TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL? Best 2004 Songs Heard in 2004 (Non-Covers Division) Tom Waits - "Day After Tomorrow" Joseph Arthur - "On Our Hands" ~ available online only (from his website). the most apocalyptic song since...i don't know when. Drive-By Truckers - "Danko/Manuel" & "Where The Devil Don't Stay" ~ the live readings, natch. Eminem - "Mosh" Scissor Sisters - "Take Your Mama" Carolyn Mark - "Band Credits" ~ rather than in the liner notes, they're in this *hilarious* "song". Hayden - "Home By Saturday" Bebel Gilberto - "Aganju" Jolie Holland - "Old-Fashioned Morphine" Best 2004 Songs Heard in 2004 (Covers Division): Richard Thompson - "Oops! I Did It Again" ~ never heard britney's original (i don't think). but i can't imagine that it holds a candle to this highly spirited, completely un-ironic (as far as i can determine) cover version. Wilco - "Don't Fear The Reaper" ("that's a new one we've been working on.") & "I Shall Be Released" White Stripes - "Jolene" Aerosmith - "Jesus Is On The Main Line" The Flaming Lips - "War Pigs" ~ the execution wasn't *that* great. but you've gotta give 'em props for the selection! 2004 Language Pet Peeves: "Literally" ~ not only over-used, but almost always mis-used. "literally" was to 2004 what "devolve" was to 2003 (though, interestingly, "devolve"-mania was mostly in print, while "literally"-mania is mostly in speech). unfortunately, "literally"-mania is showing no sign of abating. Punctuation Inside Close-Quotes ~ while i've never *liked* the ridiculously illogical american-english convention of placing punctuation inside close-quotes, it had never induced stone-cold apoplexy until 2004. note that the british-english convention of placing *all* punctuation outside the close-quote -- even when the quoted material forms a complete sentence -- is equally illogical. Apostrophe Abuse ~ i mean, its not enough that people put apostrophe's into plurals; but the *same* people also *fail* to recognise the apostrophes requirement in the case of possessives. again, nothing new in '04, but its the year that i began to refuse to read the rest of the selection -- no matter it's length or forum -- upon the first case of apostrophe abuse. Using The Present Tense When Referring To Past Events ~ sports anchors and PBS historians are equally culpable. it's almost to the point that i want to become some kinda mucky-muck interviewer, just so i can interject, "please use only the past tense when referring to past events," and (of course), "do you know what the word 'literally' means? because the context in which you just used it suggests that you do not." 2004 fegmaniax Laugh-Out-Loud-est Line: Lobsterman Jones - "We begin mourning in five minutes." . (and how prescient he was!) KEN "Early California was a land of unexcelled horsemanship" THE KENSTER ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 09:05:20 -0500 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: Best of 2004 Best of 2004 So Far (I have yet to listen to U2, Wilco, Franz Ferdinand, Mission of Burma, Air) Interpol - Antics Mindy Smith - One Moment More Robyn Hitchcock - Spooked The Finn Brothers - Everyone Is Here The Arcade Fire - Funeral The Sadies - Favorite Colours (I love the Byrds influence here) Jolie Holland - Escondida Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender Modest Mouse - Good New for People Who Love Bad News Nick Cave - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus On the jazzy side Joe Lovano - I'm All For You Brad Mehldau Trio - Anything Goes Patricia Barber - Live: A Fortnight In France Tierney Sutton - Dancing In The Dark Cheryl Bentyne - Talk of the Town Best reissues The Go-Betweens - Tallulah Talking Heads - The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane The Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express Best reissue label Blue Note - All the Rudy Van Gelder editions that have been reissued the last couple of years are amazing if your into the 1950-1965 jazz period. I wonder if it's all the Nora Jones bucks that Blue Note has raked in that allows them to do this? Favorite movies of 2004 Sideways Before Sunset Finding Neverland Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Music that discovered me in 2004, although not necessarily released this year, includes the following, 2004 was the year of Krautrock for me: Kate Rusby Neutral Mike Hotel Neu! Faust Can Squeeze - Cool for Cats (Thanks Nuppy!) The Decemberists Jane Birken Jimmy Smith (jazz pioneer of the Hammond B3) Nina Simone ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V14 #34 *******************************