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" To: "Stewart Mason" 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" > 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" >> >>> 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 >>