From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V8 #51 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Tuesday, March 10 2009 Volume 08 : Number 051 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [loud-fans] ordering australian CDs? [outbound-only email address ] Re: [loud-fans] Tommy Keene! [Tom Marcinko ] Re: [loud-fans] Tommy Keene! [Tom Marcinko ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:40:54 -0400 From: outbound-only email address Subject: [loud-fans] ordering australian CDs? seems like I remember there was a vendor rolks recommended as being a good source for australian indie discs. only I don't remember what it was. anyone? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:46:49 EDT From: JRT456@aol.com Subject: Re: [loud-fans] ordering australian CDs? 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To: loud-fans@smoe.org Date: Monday, 9 March, 2009, 2:46 PM In a message dated 3/9/09 8:46:34 AM, eeimmnno@antithetical.org writes: > seems like I remember there was a vendor rolks recommended as being a > good source for australian indie discs. > SmokeCDs.com is a fine source for your NZ and Aus. needs...and thanks for reminding me, since the featured disc on today's front page is a new album by Don McGlashan, formerly of the Mutton Birds. ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219671244x1201345076/aol?redir=http :%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:38:06 -0400 From: "Stewart Mason" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] ordering australian CDs? You may be thinking of www.smokecds.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "outbound-only email address" To: Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 9:40 AM Subject: [loud-fans] ordering australian CDs? > seems like I remember there was a vendor rolks recommended as being > a > good source for australian indie discs. only I don't remember what > it > was. anyone? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 20:12:23 -0400 (EDT) From: treesprite@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Tommy Keene! I think the Tommy Keene record is quite good -- probably among his best. It's a little more adventurous than the last one -- a little more colorful and diverse. Might not convert a newcomer, but it's worth picking up. The other new releases that i'm really thrilled with so far are the new Neko Case, Morrissey and Moore Brothers albums. I'm not sure about the new Outrageous Cherry yet and the new Don McGlashan is still on its way from New Zealand. The Moore Brothers album is, finally, the perfect recorded artifact of their strange folk-pop -- for years they've been incredible live and a lot less than incredible on record, but this time they got a really sympathetic producer (Kelley Stoltz) who definitely "got it". For those outside the Bay Area, they really are brothers who sing mind-blowingly great harmonies -- Simon & Garfunkel caliber harmony singing. Their influences could be listed as Robyn Hitchcock, Robert Pollard, Martin Carthy and Felt in a strange combination with the sophisticated songwriting of folks like Paddy Mcaloon or Green Gartside. If you go to the "shop" section of their label's website, you can listen to the whole album -- highly, highly recommended! http://www.americandust.net Bradley www.byebyeblackbirds.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:28:38 -0500 From: Tom Galczynski Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Tommy Keene! First, let me say that I love Neko Case. Absolutely love her voice and I think she is an integral and dynamic part of The New Pornographers, one of my favorite bands ever. Yet for the life of me, and I have really, really tried, I cannot get her solo stuff. It's very confusing to me why I don't, but I just don't get it. Her songs just do not resonate with me even though I think her voice is incredible, there is obvious intelligence and thought and art going on in her songs, many of which have melodies I enjoy a lot. I like "This Tornado Loves You", "People Gotta Lot of Nerve" from the new record, but it is more in admiration than pure enjoyment. Anyone else have an artist they have such a twisted relationship with? ;-) Tom Galczynski tgalczynski@comcast.net - --------------------------------------- Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -- Voltaire treesprite@earthlink.net wrote: > I think the Tommy Keene record is quite good -- probably among his best. It's a little more adventurous than the last one -- a little more colorful and diverse. Might not convert a newcomer, but it's worth picking up. > > The other new releases that i'm really thrilled with so far are the new Neko Case, Morrissey and Moore Brothers albums. I'm not sure about the new Outrageous Cherry yet and the new Don McGlashan is still on its way from New Zealand. > > The Moore Brothers album is, finally, the perfect recorded artifact of their strange folk-pop -- for years they've been incredible live and a lot less than incredible on record, but this time they got a really sympathetic producer (Kelley Stoltz) who definitely "got it". For those outside the Bay Area, they really are brothers who sing mind-blowingly great harmonies -- Simon & Garfunkel caliber harmony singing. Their influences could be listed as Robyn Hitchcock, Robert Pollard, Martin Carthy and Felt in a strange combination with the sophisticated songwriting of folks like Paddy Mcaloon or Green Gartside. If you go to the "shop" section of their label's website, you can listen to the whole album -- highly, highly recommended! http://www.americandust.net > > Bradley > > www.byebyeblackbirds.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 22:50:37 -0700 From: Tom Marcinko Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Tommy Keene! I was listening to Neko's new one on a long drive, and it hit me: A lot of country/folk-music women seem to be very much earth-mother types. Not that they have to be, or that I necessarily want them to be, but that' s how a lot of them strike me. Roseann Cash, for one (I like her a lot too). But there is nothing at all *comforting* about Neko's music. It's very noirish, and to paraphrase (or quote; I can't remember; it's been some time) what somebody said about Elvis Costello's early stuff, it startles you, makes you jump. Not saying that anybody who doesn't like her is secretly longing for, oh, Joan Baez or Judy Collins, but I can see how somebody could be actively put off by Neko's work. It really is challenging -- easy to listen to but not so easy to digest (as I think somebody also said about the Living Elvis). So many lyrical references to bad smells. I mean, you just don't go there ... OK, maybe this response reveals more about me than the artist, but there it is, FWIW. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Tom Galczynski wrote: > First, let me say that I love Neko Case. Absolutely love her voice and I > think she is an integral and dynamic part of The New Pornographers, one of > my favorite bands ever. Yet for the life of me, and I have really, really > tried, I cannot get her solo stuff. It's very confusing to me why I don't, > but I just don't get it. Her songs just do not resonate with me even though > I think her voice is incredible, there is obvious intelligence and thought > and art going on in her songs, many of which have melodies I enjoy a lot. I > like "This Tornado Loves You", "People Gotta Lot of Nerve" from the new > record, but it is more in admiration than pure enjoyment. > Anyone else have an artist they have such a twisted relationship with? ;-) > > > Tom Galczynski tgalczynski@comcast.net > --------------------------------------- > Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. > -- Voltaire > > > > > > treesprite@earthlink.net wrote: > >> I think the Tommy Keene record is quite good -- probably among his best. >> It's a little more adventurous than the last one -- a little more colorful >> and diverse. Might not convert a newcomer, but it's worth picking up. >> >> The other new releases that i'm really thrilled with so far are the new >> Neko Case, Morrissey and Moore Brothers albums. I'm not sure about the new >> Outrageous Cherry yet and the new Don McGlashan is still on its way from New >> Zealand. >> >> The Moore Brothers album is, finally, the perfect recorded artifact of >> their strange folk-pop -- for years they've been incredible live and a lot >> less than incredible on record, but this time they got a really sympathetic >> producer (Kelley Stoltz) who definitely "got it". For those outside the Bay >> Area, they really are brothers who sing mind-blowingly great harmonies -- >> Simon & Garfunkel caliber harmony singing. Their influences could be listed >> as Robyn Hitchcock, Robert Pollard, Martin Carthy and Felt in a strange >> combination with the sophisticated songwriting of folks like Paddy Mcaloon >> or Green Gartside. If you go to the "shop" section of their label's website, >> you can listen to the whole album -- highly, highly recommended! >> http://www.americandust.net >> >> Bradley >> >> www.byebyeblackbirds.com >> > - -- http://tomaq.livejournal.com/ "In a world so redolent with wonder, how can we allow ourselves to conduct our daily lives with so little insight, such absence of dignity?" Bruno Argento http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2009/01/the_true_21st_century_begins.php ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 22:52:57 -0700 From: Tom Marcinko Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Tommy Keene! I used the last of my eMusic credits this month (funny how fast they go) for the Keene, and I'm not sorry. Had a chance to listen to it while I was doing some really boring tasks, and my first impression was, hey, this is damn good. Don't know why I didn't catch him earlier. Maybe it's the name, I don't know... Next month, Giant Sand. Thanks for the recommendations, all. A nice feature of this list. T On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 5:12 PM, wrote: > I think the Tommy Keene record is quite good -- probably among his best. > It's a little more adventurous than the last one -- a little more colorful > and diverse. Might not convert a newcomer, but it's worth picking up. > > The other new releases that i'm really thrilled with so far are the new > Neko Case, Morrissey and Moore Brothers albums. I'm not sure about the new > Outrageous Cherry yet and the new Don McGlashan is still on its way from New > Zealand. > > The Moore Brothers album is, finally, the perfect recorded artifact of > their strange folk-pop -- for years they've been incredible live and a lot > less than incredible on record, but this time they got a really sympathetic > producer (Kelley Stoltz) who definitely "got it". For those outside the Bay > Area, they really are brothers who sing mind-blowingly great harmonies -- > Simon & Garfunkel caliber harmony singing. Their influences could be listed > as Robyn Hitchcock, Robert Pollard, Martin Carthy and Felt in a strange > combination with the sophisticated songwriting of folks like Paddy Mcaloon > or Green Gartside. If you go to the "shop" section of their label's website, > you can listen to the whole album -- highly, highly recommended! > http://www.americandust.net > > Bradley > > www.byebyeblackbirds.com > - -- http://tomaq.livejournal.com/ "In a world so redolent with wonder, how can we allow ourselves to conduct our daily lives with so little insight, such absence of dignity?" Bruno Argento http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2009/01/the_true_21st_century_begins.php ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V8 #51 ******************************