From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-moderated-digest) To: seven-seas-moderated-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-moderated-digest V2 #58 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-moderated-digest Wednesday, March 5 2003 Volume 02 : Number 058 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 9:15:54 +0000 From: Subject: seven-seas-moderated Re: seven-seas FW: Cooking Vinyl Newsletter - IAN McCULLOCK, FREE TICKETS. love the McCullocK spelling Ivan sent out a newsletter about 4 30 yesterday, might be posted on ianmc.com as well shaz & i have bothe emailed & left voice mail .............. > > From: "Noose Boy" > Date: Tue 04/Mar/2003 23:22 GMT > To: "Seven-Seas" > Subject: seven-seas FW: Cooking Vinyl Newsletter - IAN McCULLOCK, FREE > TICKETS. > > Did anyone know about Mac on this show and what he might be doing???? > > I've seen it a couple of times and it's quite good. > > I've sent an e-mail asking for tickets and will call 'em in the > morning too > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Allen [mailto:Bob@CookingVinyl.com] > Sent: 04 March 2003 19:19 > To: 'r.patel@virgin.net' > Subject: Cooking Vinyl Newsletter - IAN McCULLOCK, FREE TICKETS. > > March 2003 > COOKING VINYL NEWS > > > > Welcome to the March Edition of our Monthly Newsletter. Hopefully > most of the CV members will now have received your copy of > Delicatessen 5 and will be listening to it as we speak. Please note, > the Deli 5 CD can only be obtained by becoming a member of the Cooking > Vinyl Club and you get it free, so now is a great time to sign up! > Last month saw some fantastic new releases from the likes of Richard > Thompson, Jackie Leven and The Minus 5, and this month is no exception. > March sees the release of the new album by Bob Mould under the new guise > of Loudbomb. It is quite a departure from his previous material but > nether less proves an essential listen. The end of the month also sees > the release of new album 'Fleeting Days' by singer/songwriter Dan Bern, > and watch out for the re-released albums by XTC, all at a special budget > price no less! > We are also very excited to bring you news of upcoming releases by new > Cooking Vinyl signings the Wannadies, Lisa Loeb and Twinemen. The > Wannadies new album, entitled 'Before and After', is another fine > collection of pop perfection. Whilst the name Twinemen might be new to > most people, the band features ex-members of nineties band Morphine. The > Lisa Loeb album is apparently great, but I haven't heard it yet, so I > withhold comment till I do, but my work colleagues wouldn't lie to me, > I'm sure. With these three new exciting acts, plus New York's French > Kicks just about to release their new album through Cooking Vinyl and > the upcoming solo album from Mr. McCulloch himself, I'm sure you'll > agree the next few months are looking pretty promising. > > In this newsletter:- Richard Thompson, Jackie Leven, The Minus 5, XTC, > Loudbomb, Dan Bern and Ian McCulloch > > Attention Members, if you have not received your copy of Delicatessen > 5 within the next two weeks, please let us know. You can either phone > us on the usual number +44 (0) 208 600 9200 or contact us via e-mail > at info@cookingvinyl.com > > Last week the web site was down and we were not receiving e-mails, we > apologise to anyone who had any problems and are pleased to announce > that everything is now up and running again. > > Ian McCulloch Free Tickets at TV Show > Ian McCulloch, amongst other artists, will be performing in London, UK > on 8th March 2003 for a TV show called RE:COVERED and we have some > FREE tickets to offer fans. The recording will be taking place in > Hammersmith from 5pm to 9.30pm and all guests are required to be > 18yrs+ as there is a bar on the premises (ID may be needed). Transport > is not provided so applicants will be required to make their own way > there and be aware that they will be required to stay for the full > show. If you would like to book for the show or require any more > information please phone 020 7240 2828, or email your name and phone > number to steve@powerhousetv.co.uk (we cannot reply to emails that are > not relevant to this specific recording or do not contain the > requested information). > > > Special mail order offers of the month > Jackie Leven - Shining Brother Shining Sister - #6.99 (CV-Club > members) / #9.99 (non-members). Offer valid 20/01/2003 till > 10/02/2003 From 11/03/2003 the offer of the month will be The Minus 5 > - Down With Wilco > - #6.99 (CV-Club members) / #9.99 (non-members). For further information > about becoming a Cooking Vinyl club member visit our website > www.cookingvinyl.com, e-mail to mailorder@cookingvinyl.com or call us > +44 (0)208 600 9200. > > Richard Thompson > The Old Kit Bag > Release date: 3rd February 2003 > Artist: Richard Thompson Title: The Old Kit Bag > Format: CD album > Catalogue No: COOKCD251 > Release date: 03/02/03 > Price: Members: #9.99 / Non-members #12.49 > > Last month saw the release of the new Richard Thompson album 'The Old > Kit Bag' on Cooking Vinyl (CookCD251). This was his first complete > studio LP since 1999's 'Mock Tudor'. > In the wake of its release the Richard Thompson Band will be undertaking > their first tour in the UK since 1999. For the UK tour, the band is > Richard, Danny Thompson on bass, multi-instrumentalist Pete Zorn (both > long-term associates of Richard's) and a new drummer, Earl Harvin. > > For more information on Richard Thompson please visit > www.cookingvinyl.com To see his e-card for streams, gig info and extra > information please visit www.cookingvinyl.com/ecards/richardthompson/ > > > Dan Bern > Fleeting Days > Release date: 31 March 2003 > Artist: Dan Bern Title: Fleeting Days > Format: CD Album > Catalogue No: COOKCD255 > Release date: 31/03/03 > Price: Members: #9.99 / Non-members #12.49 > > What does the fiercest, funniest, most tender-hearted folk-rocker on > the scene do when he grows up? If it's Dan Bern, he makes 'Fleeting > Days' and caroms his scathing free-associative takes on pop, politics, > sex and culture to a staggering new level. > > Over the course of his five official recordings and the many EPs, > performance-only specials, and soundtrack contributions the man and > his lethal guitar have recorded since 1997, Bern has been finding the > big picture in the small - whether plumbing the infinite sadness of > being Van Gogh's overlooked son or describing a horrific break up > through the gentle light of an Italian holiday. With 'Fleeting Days', > Bern processes the monumental, sifting through the rubble of > increasingly distant youth and devastating world events, and comes up > with gems of insight and emotion. For more information on Dan please > click - www.cookingvinyl.com > > Ian McCulloch > Sliding > Release date: 14 April 2003 > Artist: Ian McCulloch Title: Sliding > Format: CD Single > Catalogue No: FRYCD146, FRYCD146X > Release date: 14/04/03 > Price: Members: #1.99 / Non-members #2.99 > > Echo & The Bunnymen frontman and founding member Ian McCulloch will be > releasing his new single, 'Sliding' on 14th April 2003. Taken from > his forthcoming solo album, 'Slideling' (released 28th April), the > single, which features special guest appearances from Chris Martin and > Jonny Buckland (Coldplay) and actor John Simm possesses a killer hook > that worms its way into your soul long after the song is over. > Available as 2 CD singles, the full track listing is as follows : CD1 > - Sliding / Crackerjack / Blue Skies Up Ahead CD2 - Sliding (acoustic) > / Planet Song / Jealous Guy To read MAC's rather interesting Biog > please click along to - www.cookingvinyl.com > > > Ian McCulloch > Slideling > Release date: 28 April 2003 > Artist: Ian McCulloch Title: Slideling > Format: CD Album > Catalogue No: COOKCD253 > Release date: 28/04/03 > Price: Members: #9.99 / Non-members #12.49 > > Ian McCulloch's new solo album is finally released next month through > Cooking Vinyl. 'Slideling' is Ian's first album without cohort Will > Sergeant for more than a decade. As he himself says, "there may be no > Will, but there's a lot of willpower." From the upbeat, eternal > optimism of the opening 'Love In Veins', through anthemic jangle of > 'Seasons', to the dirty strut of 'High Wires', 'Slideling' is the > sound of a man who knows his time and place - and it's now, it's here. > "I'm much more confident now than I was when I last did any solo > stuff," suggests Mac. "It's the first record I've made solo-wise where > I'm happy with the reasons why I'm doing it and with the way it's > turned out." Visit www.cookingvinyl.com for more on MAC. A > micro-site/e-card coming soon. > > Jackie Leven > Shining Brother Shining Sister > Release date: 10 February 2003 > Artist: Jackie Leven Title: Shining Brother Shining Sister > Format: CD Album > Catalogue No: COOKCD250 > Release date: 10/02/03 > Price: Members: #9.99, Non-Members: #12.49 (See offer of the month) > > It's hard to think of anyone in culture, popular or otherwise, who is > doing more to advocate the sensuous, living power of poetry and its > 'practical, pro-active potential in everyday life'. Whilst many of us > largely fell away from exposure to poetry shortly after schooldays, > Jackie Leven has relentlessly tracked down poetry at its best from all > parts of the world. Over ten years of record-making for Cooking Vinyl, > Mike Scott, Ron Sexsmith, Martin Okasili, Robert Bly, Eddi Reader, > David Thomas and Andy White have all joined Jackie to contribute their > spoken word on the new album released last month entitled 'Shining > Brother Shining Sister'. > > For more on Jackie Leven please visit www.cookingvinyl.com For E-card > and funny story streams from Jackie himself please visit > www.cookingvinyl.com/ecards/jackie_leven/ > > The Minus 5 > Down With Wilco > > Release date: 24th February 2003 > Artist: The Minus 5 Title: Down With > Wilco > > Format: CD album > Catalogue No: COOKCD254 Release date: 24/02/03 > Price: Members: #9.99 / Non-members #12.49 (See offer of the month) > > The Minus 5, the pop collective formed by Scott McCaughey of The Young > Fresh Fellows, is back with a new CD, 'Down With Wilco'. Released on > 24th February 2003, the album features recurrent participants, > R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Ken Stringfellow of the Posies, in > collaboration with Wilco. > > Here is an excerpt from 'Down With Wilco' -First person account > abbreviated by Scott McCaughey: > "On a stealthy and miserable Mission to London, I smuggled in an > analogue hard drive Charlie made sure the mixes were crenulated. By > keeping Howlin' Wolf a prisoner in the car, driving by Abbey Road > tabernacle every day, and making the birds sing on cue, the whiskey > turned to stone so it would be there always, like a Harry Nilsson demo. > One year later, you hold the frothy ale in your tankard. Or is that > simply a diagram of a cow, with a #30 designating brisket?" To read more > on The Minus 5 please visit www.cookingvinyl.com > > > Loudbomb > Long Playing Grooves > Release date: 3 March 2003 > Artist: Loudbomb Title: Long Playing Grooves > Format: CD Album > Catalogue No: COOKCD239 > Release date: 03/03/03 > Price: Members: #9.99 / Non-members #12.49 > > > Bob Mould was initially a member of H{sker D{, the American > post-hardcore punk band. After H{sker D{ split up, Mould went solo, > started his own record company, released 2 solo albums and formed the > band Sugar in 1992 (NME named their debut effort 'the album of the > year'). After a couple of albums with Sugar he went solo again to > experiment some more. > > Talking about the new record, Bob Mould has said, "The Loudbomb > material is meant to be a soundtrack for most anything, actually. > Cooking, cleaning, conversation - any time you need something to fill > in the silent moments - that's how this record works best". For more > information on Bob & Loudbomb - www.cookingvinyl.com > > > XTC > Apple Venus Vol 1 / Homespun / Waspstar > Release date: 3 March 2003 > Artist: XTC Title: Apple Venus Vol 1 > Format: CD Album > Catalogue No: COOKCD172 > Artist: XTC Title: Homespun > Format: CD Album > Catalogue No: COOKCD188 > > Artist: XTC Title: Waspstar > Format: CD Album > Catalogue No: COOKCD194 > All Release on: 03/03/03 > All priced at: Members: #4.49 / Non-members #5.49 > > Monday 3rd March sees the re-issue of three XTC albums - "Apple Venus > Volume 1"; "Homespun" and "Waspstar". > XTC (comprising the song-writing core duo of Andy Partridge and Colin > Moulding) signed to Cooking Vinyl in 1997. One of the most admired > and fascinating British bands of the last three decades, Partridge's > lyrics place him alongside Ray Davies as one of the UK's most > imaginative songwriters, whilst their musical style exposes a love of > all things English and draws on angular melody, pure pop psychedelia, > rural folk and Sixties beat. All three albums are being re-released at a > special budget price. > > > > Upcoming Releases in 2003 > April 28th 2003 Ian McCulloch > Slideling > Exceptional > solo album > May 5th 2003 French Kicks > One Time Bells New > Signing / New Studio Album > May 2003 Twinemen > Twinemen Dana > Colley, Billy Conway (ex Morphine) > > > and > Laurie Sergeant > > May 2003 Soft Cell > Live > Hits and New Material > > June 2nd 2003 Bruce Cockburn You've > Never Seen Everything New Studio Album > > June 2nd 2003 Lisa Loeb > Hello Lisa New > Signing / New Studio Album > > June 2003 Wannadies > Before and After New > Signing / New Studio Album > > July 2003 Doug Kershaw > Easy > New album from renowned Cajun artist > > July 2003 Incantation > - Camera: Reflections on Film > Music Interpretations of popular film themes > > > E-cards > > Richard Thompson: www.cookingvinyl.com/ecards/richard_thompson/ - for > streams, gig info and extra information. > > Soft Cell: www.cookingvinyl.com/ecards/softcell_thenight/ - for > streams, gig info and extra information. > > Eyes Adrift: www.cookingvinyl.com/ecards/eyes_adrift/ - for streams, > gig info and extra information. > > Jackie Leven: www.cookingvinyl.com/ecards/jackie_leven/- for streams, > gig info and extra information. > > > > Cooking Vinyl Gig Guide including:- > Jackie Leven, Camper Van Beethoven, Mendoza Line, Bernard Allison, Rod > Piazza, Soft Cell, Grant-Lee Phillips, Billy Bragg, Richard Thompson & > Ian McCulloch. 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