Thanks for makingthat post on the Big Takeover board....it's getting passed around some it appears...... Here's what a customer wrote on Audities after seeing yr post... B > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 02:05:58 -0800 > From: "Craig Leve" > To: > Subject: Not Lame coming attractions!? > Message-ID: <003701c4f632$d1a20330$0200a8c0@leve> > > Ok...it's not like Bruce has to tell us everything but this sounds VERY cool > and came in last night on the BigTakeover mailing list. Seriously I know > Bruce doesn't blow his own horn here but like so much of what he does...this > immediately sounds like something I'll want to hear...just from that > description. > > As well if you're not a member of the clubhouse over at Not Lame, I don't > understand why NOT!? Just sent us a slew of really great deals to pick from > plus for a purchase of $20 a CD-r of obscure power pop from the '80's > compiled by the man himself. I've recently been bemoaning the fact that > we're about to lose the CD store closest to the University of Oregon that's > been there for 20+ years (and has had the good vision to have instores by > folks we here on Audities love like Cockeyed Ghost). Much of what I think > we're losing when a store like this closes it's doors is the serendipitous > stuff: walking into a CD store where hear interesting music and talk to > folks - other customers and the folks who run good passionate stores. At the > same time I keep saying other avenues will emerge because that's what seems > an inevitability for something like music. The clubhouse is one of > those...it's got vision and passion and it keeps the dialogue and the > passion going. I always trust Bruce and when he puts together a CD-r to go > with stuff I buy, it's going to be a bonus, sometimes more so than what I > came to buy in the first place. > > -craig > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 10:12 PM > To: BigTakeover@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [BigTakeover] Re: 2005 Releases > > Here's one to look out for -- the band is called The Virginia > Sisters and their debut record comes out on Not Lame in a couple > months. Full disclosure: I'm familiar w/the record (called "Last > Pathetic Fool") 'cause I know the guys and I helped sequence the > CD. So, I'm not unbiased about this. Regardless, it's a great > record, lack of objectivity notwithsanding. Shades of the > Replacements, Graham Parker, 70's era Stones and some Warren Zevon > thrown in for good measure. Really good songs with lots of hooks.