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| From | Maria Marolda <mapycbkab@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: audities-digest V3 #562 (4 msgs) |
| Date | Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:13:26 -0700 (PDT) |
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Hey anybody out there heard of THE TOMS. I caught the
tail end of a track played on a local college radio
station. Great sound! Just need to find it and buy it.
Thanks much
Maria
--- audities-owner@smoe.org wrote:
> The Audities Digest: for the discussion of insanely
> great pop
> Volume 3 : Issue 562 : "text" Format
>
> Messages in this Issue:
> Re: Saul Zonana (and lots of other stuff too)
>
> [snap_crackle_pop@comcast.net (Craig Leve)]
> Locksley on tour [Anna Borg
> <anna@tallboyrecords.com>]
> Re: With Egos Set Aside and Blues On Its Mind,
> Cream Reunites....
> ["Stephen Thorn"
> <youngthorn@earthlink.net>]
> Re: Children Of Nuggets ["David Bash"
> <bashpop@earthlink.net>]
>
>
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>
> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:59:50 +0000
> From: snap_crackle_pop@comcast.net (Craig Leve)
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: Saul Zonana (and lots of other stuff
> too)
> Message-ID:
>
<101220051659.9176.434D41060000FA89000023D822007348409F019FA10A04050C0E9D0CA19F0E029C@comcast.net>
>
> Yeah! And it's available on EMusic, as well. Just
> picked up some Turtles from eMusic. They've really
> got it going on there.
>
> My friends Cabinessence will soon have their CD out.
> Cheer them. They just keep getting better and
> better. Buy their music:
> http://cabinessencemusic.com/ and
> http://www.myspace.com/cabinessence. Looks like they
> are on the lookout for reviewers, too - and I know a
> few folks here do that sorta thing. I believe they
> will be planning at trip to SF and LA areas very
> soon. I hope some of you will go see them.
>
> Also, another band I touted previously now have a
> proper release. The Village Green have an EP out
> which you can check out at:
> http://villagegreenmusic.com and
> http://www.myspace.com/villagegreen.
>
> Other things that have me curious: Lots of Kirsty
> MacColl reissue and comp activity this year that
> never, ever got mentioned here. "Kite", "Electric
> Landlady" and "Titanic Days" were all reissued with
> a helping of bonus tracks on each. And Virgin put
> out a really terrific 3 CD retrospective with lots
> of hard to find, never before issued (or never on
> CD) tracks. And it's a great starting place for the
> uninitiated, but has so much for longtime fans too.
> Did I already mention this here? Sorry to waste your
> bandwidth, if so.
>
> The new Girl Group box set on Rhino is a revelation.
> Though I've run across a handful of these tracks in
> the past, it comes to me mostly as found sounds. My
> understanding is that licensing of Spector related
> material is prohibitive and so they end up taking a
> different tack here (well I don't know, maybe this
> was always the plan). The most obvious and
> previously anthologized tracks are not here (though
> those groups and artist still do often appear). By
> digging much deeper into the archives of lost and
> forgotten girl group sounds they've made a
> compelling, undeniable case for the relevance of
> this era to serious lovers of pop music. I don't
> think I've enjoyed a box set this much in years.
>
> And on a related note I wouldn't call myself
> disappointed by the Children of Nuggets box, because
> it's excellent as well. But I can't help listening
> to artists on the set who've been previously
> anthologized in Rhino boxes and wondering if the
> particular tracks chosen were influenced by those
> previous anthologies. That might seem like an obtuse
> criticism, but it seemed like some choices for the
> Rain Parade, Spongetones, The Plimsouls and others
> might have been affected by previous dips into the
> same pond. Maybe that's as it should be, but I guess
> part of the wonder of the original Nuggets album is
> the sense of possibility it engendered by drawing
> from where Lenny Kaye wanted to take it and that
> alone. Still, great to see one of my all time
> favorites "The Trains" by The Nashville Ramblers
> appear again. They can play that one at my funeral.
> What a song. Strange funeral song, tho. Anyway,
> it's a very minor criticism - I think it's an
> amazing set.
>
> Ok, on deck for the morning - new Terry Anderson and
> The Magic Numbers.
>
> -craig
> ++++++++
> Host: Snap, Crackle, POP!
> Fridays 10am-12noon, Pacific Time
> Eugene, OR KWVA 88.1 FM
> http://kwvaradio.org
> http://www.myspace.com/snapcracklepop
>
>
>
>
> > Anybody heard this guy's "42 Days" album? Wow.
> >
> > The name popped up in the "recommended for you"
> listings for me on amazon.com,
> > and I came across it and decided to pick it up.
> It's a major contender. He comes
> > down on the edgier side of power pop (heavy,
> almost "rawk"-y bottom, biting
> > guitar riffs), but it's very melodic. Beatles
> influence is strong, but I also
> > hear shades of Willie Wisely's "She" (an
> underrated masterpiece, in my book).
> >
> > Anyway, just wondering if anybody shares my
> enthusiasm for him?
> >
> > --tc
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:20:44 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Anna Borg <anna@tallboyrecords.com>
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Locksley on tour
> Message-ID:
>
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>
>
> I found this band on CD Baby a while back. They
> have
> a great "beat" sound with harmonies, cool guitar,
> etc.
> I mean, hell...all that pop stuff sounds the same
> right??! Well, these guys are up there. They are
> on
> tour and I really encourage you to check them out!!!
>
> I can't believe they are at the Whiskey in LA. I
> mean..ugh. but oh well, I'll be there!
>
> anna
>
>
> > Here ye, Here ye! Locksley coming to a city near
> > you! Soon. Sooner than you might think. Like, in
> > days, potentially. So, click here:
> > http://www.bandoflocksley.com/shows.php to find
> > details for when we can meet you and vice versa.
> > Here's a smattering of cities we'll be playing:
> >
> > New York, NY
> > Princeton, NJ
> > Philadelphia, PA
> > Washington, D.C.
> > Norfolk, VA
> > Lexington, KY
> > Dallas, TX
> > Austin, TX
> > Albuquerque, NM
> > Tucson, AZ
> > Los Angeles, CA
> > Eugene, OR
> > Denver, CO
> > Des Moines, IO
> > Madison, WI
> > State College, PA
> > Greenville, NC
> >
> > More to come! (Seattle, Portland, Chicago, etc...
> > Never fear.)
> >
> > Also of note: LOCKSLEY ARE FINALISTS TO OPEN FOR
> > HANSON IN NEW YORK
> > This is a great opportunity for us; help us out by
> > going to http://www.hanson.net and clicking on New
> > York, NY and voting for Locksley. We wanted to
> make
> > some joke like: "Help us out by going to
> > www.hanson.net and voting for Rockets and Cars
> (one
> > of our competitors) then: WOOOOOOAAAAAHH!!! Slow
> > down there. I'm only kidding. Vote for Locksley.
> > Thanks!" But that may have confused you. That's
> the
> > last thing we want to do. Confuse you. We may con
> > you. We may even fuse you. But we would never
> > con-fuse you. Never that. *cough, cough*
> >
> > That's all for today. See you soon!
> > -Locksley
> >
> > yeah, rock.
>
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