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| From | Not Lame <popmusic@notlame.com> |
| Subject | The General Store & Tam Johnstone |
| Date | Mon, 03 Apr 2006 15:31:12 -0600 |
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> anyone know what's been going on with Tam
> Johnstone/The General Store?!
>
> I spent the afternoon at a pub for a fundraising event
> and the afternoon turned into the evening and my
> friend and I got into a discussion about Tam and The
> General Store, etc. She and I only recently
> discovered that we both had heard his music, etc. I
> seem to recall there was an IPO show in NYC where I
> proceeded to drink many, many pints in a short span of
> time and made a drunken fool of myself as The Marlowes
> and The General Store were on stage!
>
> anyhow....
>
> so I told her I would ask around here and within the
> online music circles I tend to navigate, etc.
>
> btw, if you haven't noticed already, there is a page
> on myspace:
>
> http://www.myspace.com/thegeneralstore
Tam is massively talented, growing artist. Not Lame put out a record w/
him that, to this day, still leaves me agape with its quiet beauty. Tam
deserved to be on a much better, bigger label and be hard by tons of people.
He shopped his album last year a bit, no takers that I am aware of, which
was INSANE as the album not only tops "Local Honey" (which is on sale at
this link, ironically enough.....
http://www.notlame.com/The_General_Store/Page_1/NLGENE1.html ), but could be
one of my fave releases we'll (hopefully) see in 2006. He may end up
putting it out himself, but here's hoping a nice sized label steps to the
plate!
Btw, Tam played a bit in the great jangle-psych-pop band from London, The
Orgone Box, who have two excellent records out put out by Minus Zero( on the
NL site, if anyone is interested).
Peace,
Bruce
@ Not Lame
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