> 
> 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