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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Fw: Little Jackie: proof that the mainstream doesn't always have to suck (plus Word issues) |
| Date | Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:48:35 -0400 |
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I think Joseph meant for this to go wide. Although for the record, I
haven't heard the Gene Clark set.
S
----- Original Message -----
From: "jls3" <jsavitz3@gmail.com>
To: "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: Little Jackie: proof that the mainstream doesn't always
have to suck (plus Word issues)
> Thanx for the heads up. Any allusion to Invictus Records is sure to
> get my attention. What a great sound! I think I've mentioned it
> before, but there is a reasonable-priced 3 CD Invictus box
> available. Even if you're not sure if you care for soul music, I'm
> willing to bet it will stop time for you at several points.
>
> While we're in the Wayback Machine, has anybody listened to the Gene
> Clark live (from '75 I think) CD that was recently released? I've
> always thought (heresy alert!) that the Byrds were second tier at
> best without him.
>
> Joseph L. Savitz III
> Columbia, South Carolina
>
> (803) 319-7004
> jsavitz3@gmail.com
>
>
> On Jul 3, 2008, at 2:13 PM, "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, take a listen to THE STOOP by Little Jackie. It's a
>> duo of singer Imani Coppola (neo-soul singer who had some solo
>> success in the '90s) and producer Adam Pallin, proving that it's
>> possible to be heavily influenced by vintage soul music
>> (specifically Curtis Mayfield and the Invictus label circa 1971)
>> without being a retro throwback. The title track would be a strong
>> contender for this year's summer single were it not for the fact
>> that the numbnuts at S- Curve Records aren't even releasing it as a
>> single. Listen here:
>>
>> http://www.musicramen.com/2008/04/22/the-stoop-by-little-jackie/
>>
>> Also:
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Smith" <sam@estreet.com>
>>
>>> BTW, when posting to PopU (or any Wordpress blog, for that
>>> matter), either compose in the dashboard or use a text/html
>>> editor. DO NOT paste in from Word or any other word processor -
>>> those programs insert a lot of code that will gak the style sheet
>>> with very ugly consequences. If you have questions about this ask
>>> me first.
>>
>> I use Word for all of my Little Hits postings with no ill effects.
>> All you have to do is turn off all of the things where it tries to
>> automatically style the text for you: "smart quotes," turning
>> numbers separated by / into fractions, any of that stuff, which I
>> personally don't want anyway. After that, it won't try to force
>> any code into your text.
>>
>> S
>>
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