From: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org (navy-soup-digest) To: navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Subject: navy-soup-digest V4 #173 Reply-To: navy-soup@smoe.org Sender: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk navy-soup-digest Wednesday, December 19 2001 Volume 04 : Number 173 In This Digest: ----------------- Top Ten ["Tab Siddiqui" ] Top Ten - shows ["Tab Siddiqui" ] Fwd: Top Ten - shows ["Tab Siddiqui" ] Virus HOAX ["Rory Sweeting" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 19:30:04 From: "Tab Siddiqui" Subject: Top Ten Well, finally, here it is! Top Ten CDs of 2001: 1. Various Artists - GasCD 2. The New Deal - The New Deal 3. Danny Michel - In The Belly of a Whale 4. Chris Brown and Kate Fenner - O Witness 5. Feist - Feist with Tony Scherr (Live EP) 6. Emm Gryner - Girl Versions 7. Sarah Slean - Sarah Slean (EP) 8. Manitoba - Start Breaking My Heart 9. Broken Social Scene - Feel Good Lost 10. Spine (now Cy Scobie) - Collage (EP) For the entire list with explanations/details, go here: http://www.collegepublisher.com/thevarsity/main.cfm/include/detail/storyid/159967.html The paper's held off on printing my list of shows until the new year, but I'll post it in a separate message so as to not take over an entire digest. ;) - - Tab :) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 19:32:59 From: "Tab Siddiqui" Subject: Top Ten - shows Seems like most of the best shows this year, the ones that left an indelible imprint, were small, warm, intimate ones. - - Tab :) Top Ten Shows 2001: 1. Sarah Harmer - Now Lounge, September 16 50 people in a postage stamp-sized room watching a rising star demonstrate with just her voice and a guitar what real songs are all about. The private gig for the 20th anniversary of NOW Magazine was subdued following the events of September 11, but Harmers wise demeanor and heartfelt lyrics proved a balm for troubled times. Quietly stunning. 2. The New Deal - The Church on Berkeley, March 30 The New Deal - Teds Wrecking Yard, August 16 Two very different shows from one of T.O.s best live acts. The trio threw down one of the best parties of the year at the beautiful, underused Church (will some savvy promoter please start booking regular gigs here?). With DJ Nick Holder spinning between sets and clever use of the multi-level space with artwork and video installations, the sprung floor literally pulsated with happy revellers. Then this summer, The New Deal didnt allow the cancellation of the much-hyped Mekka Tour keep them from playing at home. Returning to old stomping grounds Teds Wrecking Yard, they packed the place for a secret, break-all-the-fire-codes show that proved that they didnt need the glitz of a venue like the Church to put on an equally showstopping gig. 3. Hillside Festival - Guelph Lake Island, July 27-29 How is it that smalltown Guelph puts Toronto to utter, abject shame with this annual celebration of blurring the musical boundaries? From hometown rocknroll heroes The Constantines to hip-hoppers Pocket Dwellers gracing three stages over three days, Hillside put the boot to the tired summer festival template. This aint no folk festival. 4. Danny Michel - Lees Palace, June 1 A highly anticipated new album and an all-star backing band made up of some of the citys finest players (Luke Doucet, Emm Gryner, and Gavin Brown) meant that it was a given that Lees would be packed to the rafters for Michels CD release. Remember power pop, that jangly, melodic cousin to rock? Well, Michel and Co. treated the packed house to an evening of joyful noise. Music should always be this fun. 5. Duncan Sheik - Teds Wrecking Yard, April 14 The American singer-songwriter proves theres life after Barely Breathing with a quiet, intense gem of a show. Sometimes a whisper is indeed better than a scream. 6. Feist - Cest What, April 27 The cozy pub is a wonderful venue for low-key, convivial acoustic shows, but sometimes that intimacy means that you want to tell everyone around you to just shut the hell up. If the Friday-night crowd gathered at Cest What that night had actually bothered to pay attention to Leslie Feists opening set for oddball rockers Wayne Omaha, her performance wouldve left them speechless anyhow. Playing her moody, sparse tunes on electric guitar and backed by a tape loop, it was an audacious, seemingly effortless turn by one of the citys most interesting artists. 7. Emm Gryner  Sarnia Public Library, March 24 Gryner managed to lure over 300 of her nearest and dearest all the way to her hometown of Sarnia for a live taping of her "Girl Versions" album. The album ended up being a studio affair instead, but it was a memorable evening anyway, watching Gryner play the Sarnia Library's grand piano that appears on many of her albums. 8. Broken Social Scene - Teds Wrecking Yard, January 26 Lets get this straight - the members of the band are never really the same twice, and they dont even play songs off the album? What? Well, its like this - for their live gigs, BSS founders Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew round up whatever musical friends they can find and, well, play what they like. And that concept actually works quite well - most of the local indie-rock contingent was out in full force this freezing night as BSS turned their attention to playing a set consisting mostly of pal Leslie Feists songs, plus a few choice covers and other oddities. A shambling, rambling, damn cool mess. 9. RadioMondays - Teds Wrecking Yard, April 30 The best singer-songwriter series in the city, hosted by Jason Collett, had its best installment yet with some of the citys best guitarists: Andrew Cash (Cash Brothers), Luke Doucet (Veal), Leslie Feist, Ian Lefeuvre (Starling), and David Matheson (Moxy Fruvous). And the audience werent the only ones in awe of the talent on deck - watching the lineup look on in clear admiration at one of Colletts rootsy tunes or looking on as Doucet and Lefeuvre jammed along effortlessly throughout the proceedings, the evening was a microcosm of the citys tightknit, supportive indie scene. 10. Spine - Teds Wrecking Yard, July 21 He may be known as Cy Scobie now, and is still evolving, but its clear that this talented musician is going places with his innovative take on live electronica. With pal Sarah Slean providing otherwordly, haunting vocals only hinted at in her own work, and flautist Rob Piillonen adding lovely, minimal accompaniment to Spines own work on the sampler, the trio provided a sensual, trippy soundtrack to a gorgeous summer evening on College St. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 20:32:15 From: "Tab Siddiqui" Subject: Fwd: Top Ten - shows [Oops, sorry. Seems that the text in this post showed up as warped in some browsers, so I'll post it again for easier reading. ;) - Tab] Top Ten Shows 2001: 1. Sarah Harmer - Now Lounge, September 16 50 people in a postage stamp-sized room watching a rising star demonstrate with just her voice and a guitar what real songs are all about. The private gig for the 20th anniversary of NOW Magazine was subdued following the events of September 11, but Harmer's wise demeanor and heartfelt lyrics proved a balm for troubled times. Quietly stunning. 2. The New Deal - The Church on Berkeley, March 30 The New Deal - Ted's Wrecking Yard, August 16 Two very different shows from one of T.O.'s best live acts. The trio threw down one of the best parties of the year at the beautiful, underused Church (will some savvy promoter please start booking regular gigs here?). With DJ Nick Holder spinning between sets and clever use of the multi-level space with artwork and video installations, the sprung floor literally pulsated with happy revellers. Then this summer, The New Deal didn't allow the cancellation of the much-hyped Mekka Tour keep them from playing at home. Returning to old stomping grounds Ted's Wrecking Yard, they packed the place for a secret, break-all-the-fire-codes show that proved that they didn't need the glitz of a venue like the Church to put on an equally showstopping gig. 3. Hillside Festival - Guelph Lake Island, July 27-29 How is it that smalltown Guelph puts Toronto to utter, abject shame with this annual celebration of blurring the musical boundaries? From hometown rock'n'roll heroes The Constantines to hip-hoppers Pocket Dwellers gracing three stages over three days, Hillside put the boot to the tired summer festival template. This ain't no folk festival. 4. Danny Michel - Lee's Palace, June 1 A highly anticipated new album and an all-star backing band made up of some of the city's finest players (Luke Doucet, Emm Gryner, and Gavin Brown) meant that it was a given that Lee's would be packed to the rafters for Michel's CD release. Remember 'power pop', that jangly, melodic cousin to rock? Well, Michel and Co. treated the packed house to an evening of joyful noise. Music should always be this fun. 5. Duncan Sheik - Ted's Wrecking Yard, April 14 The American singer-songwriter proves there's life after 'Barely Breathing' with a quiet, intense gem of a show. Sometimes a whisper is indeed better than a scream. 6. Feist - C'est What, April 27 The cozy pub is a wonderful venue for low-key, convivial acoustic shows, but sometimes that intimacy means that you want to tell everyone around you to just shut the hell up. If the Friday-night crowd gathered at C'est What that night had actually bothered to pay attention to Leslie Feist's opening set for oddball rockers Wayne Omaha, her performance would've left them speechless anyhow. Playing her moody, sparse tunes on electric guitar and backed by a tape loop, it was an audacious, seemingly effortless turn by one of the city's most interesting artists. 7. Emm Gryner - Sarnia Public Library, March 24 Gryner managed to lure over 300 of her nearest and dearest all the way to her hometown of Sarnia for a live taping of her "Girl Versions" album. The album ended up being a studio affair instead, but it was a memorable evening anyway, watching Gryner play the Sarnia Library's grand piano that appears on many of her albums. 8. Broken Social Scene - Ted's Wrecking Yard, January 26 Let's get this straight - the members of the band are never really the same twice, and they don't even play songs off the album? What? Well, it's like this - for their live gigs, BSS founders Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew round up whatever musical friends they can find and, well, play what they like. And that concept actually works quite well - most of the local indie-rock contingent was out in full force this freezing night as BSS turned their attention to playing a set consisting mostly of pal Leslie Feist's songs, plus a few choice covers and other oddities. A shambling, rambling, damn cool mess. 9. RadioMondays - Ted's Wrecking Yard, April 30 The best singer-songwriter series in the city, hosted by Jason Collett, had its best installment yet with some of the city's best guitarists: Andrew Cash (Cash Brothers), Luke Doucet (Veal), Leslie Feist, Ian Lefeuvre (Starling), and David Matheson (Moxy Fruvous). And the audience weren't the only ones in awe of the talent on deck - watching the lineup look on in clear admiration at one of Collett's rootsy tunes or looking on as Doucet and Lefeuvre jammed along effortlessly throughout the proceedings, the evening was a microcosm of the city's tightknit, supportive indie scene. 10. Spine - Ted's Wrecking Yard, July 21 He may be known as Cy Scobie now, and is still evolving, but it's clear that this talented musician is going places with his innovative take on live electronica. With pal Sarah Slean providing otherwordly, haunting vocals only hinted at in her own work, and flautist Rob Piillonen adding lovely, minimal accompaniment to Spine's own work on the sampler, the trio provided a sensual, trippy soundtrack to a gorgeous summer evening on College St. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 19:22:33 -0500 From: "Rory Sweeting" Subject: Virus HOAX Hiya; Just wanted to pass along some info I encountered today. If you've seen or heard anything regarding a virus or file called "sulfnbk.exe", have no fear - it's a hoax. I would try and explain further, but Norton has already done a pretty good job: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html Don't go and do anything rash until you read the above. Cheerio! :-) - -Rory _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------ End of navy-soup-digest V4 #173 *******************************