tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315594582024-03-13T18:35:51.602-05:00ketchup as a vegetableThrift store cookbooks and cook booklets. Odd educational textbooks. Strange printed leaflets. A collection of ephemeral printed matter from my collection of collections. Paper from the past. Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-64661770552769858232018-12-31T12:51:00.002-06:002018-12-31T12:51:40.714-06:00...annnnnd, we're back!Phew! Well, that was long break from the old blog. I'm back, but I'm changing it up. I'll be scanning and posting original content and links from my collection or ephemeral books/booklets/printed matter, and perhaps some video. Coming soon -- the wonder that is Mr. Boston's Spirited Dessert Guide. Warm up that Sherry!<br />
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<br />Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-87429368613163779322007-06-12T10:08:00.000-05:002007-06-12T10:24:23.689-05:00London is the Place for Me - Vol. 2<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hey! I've been busy posting over at my </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://mog.com/Lady_Miss_Ian">MOG Blog. Come visit me over there, why don't cha?</a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">London is the Place for Me 2</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Calypso & Kwela, Highlife & Jazz from Young Black London</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.honestjons.com/doc_library/Originals/15184.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.honestjons.com/doc_library/Originals/15184.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">There are pockets of music history that tend to go overlooked. Those that go on during times and in places that are not at the epicenter of the ruling culture – but going on right under its nose. These pockets tend to be times of very active (unintentional and intentional) experimentation and mixing of styles, cultures and ideas. Post WWII London was host to an incredible coming together of musical expression from Africans and West Indians, who were about to run head first into American and European jazz. Calypsonian “Lords” and Nigerian rhythm kings; South African jazz and West African traditional musicians all took the boat to <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city>. Meeting up in immigrant neighborhoods and clubs, they began playing their music, but now responding to their new surroundings. <a href="http://www.honestjons.com/shop.php?pid=15184">Honest Jon’s Records,</a> out of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">England</st1:place></st1:country-region>, has put together several volumes documenting this time and place. Volume 2 in the series covers the styles of Calypso, Kwela, Highlife and Jazz emanating from this heady mixture of cultures. Featuring calypso stars such as Lord Kitchener and Lord Beginner, it also highlights Ambrose Campbell’s West African Rhythm Brothers. It’s an incredible musical snapshot of artists and songs that were to become the part of the foundation world beat and modern jazz. I highly encourage you to seek out this and the other volumes of this fantastic collection. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p>Tracklisting </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Calypso Be – Young Tiger</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Yolanda – Ambrose Cambell</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Calypso Blues – Mona Baptiste</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Adura – West African Rhythm Brothers</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">My Wife’s Nightie – Lord Kitchner</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ominira – West African Rhythm Brothers</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Eroya – West African Rhythm Brothers</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">General Election – Lord Beginner</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Kalenda March – The Lion</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Omonike – Tunji Oyelana</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Baionga – Shake Keane & His Highlifers</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Gerrard Street</st1:address></st1:street> – King Timothy</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">E.T. Mensah’s Rolling Ball – West African Swing Stars</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ashiko Rhythm – Ambrose Cambell</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Omo Africa – West African Swing Stars</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Nyusamkhaya – Gwigwi Mrwebi</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">West Indian Drums – Russ Henderson</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Nobody Wants to Grow Old – Lord Beginner</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Gbonimawo – Rans Boi’s Ghana Highlife Band</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sing the Blues - – West African Rhythm Brothers</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></span>Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-28318268981988621922007-05-07T14:02:00.001-05:002007-05-07T14:19:20.646-05:00Bombay - The Easy Way!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/518S5ZP0WEL._AA240_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/518S5ZP0WEL._AA240_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >The Beginner’s Guide to Bollywood Vol. 1<br />Disc 1: Vintage Bollywood<br /><br />I’ve been meaning to get to reviewing this incredible two volume, 6 CD box set of Bollywood music I purchased on my trip to Chicago about a month ago. Hopefully this will be Number 1 in a 6 part series.<br /><br />Bollywood film music (and Indian classical and traditional music) has long been an interest of mine. Bollywood hits being more of a casual interest. Lucky for me, I live in a city with an amazing <a href="http://www.kfai.org/">community-supported radio station</a>, which features a weekly Indian music and culture show. The two rotating hosts are like night and day. Outgoing, verbose and boisterous Mukhtar, and laid back, shy-and-polite Sarjit, take turns every other week to bring us their favorites. Muktar is Bollywood Man. “All the hits this side of Bombay, this side of town!” he exclaims, and away we go. Since I’ve never seen any of the films most of these songs are from, I have to leave it to the music to illustrate the action and story. That’s part of the joy in this music – it creates a film in your head. The complex rhythms, shifting tempos, high pitched female singing pry you off whatever your genre comfort cushion is, and get the synapses in your brain firing to a different beat.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/Product.aspx?ProductID=2194">Nascente label</a> out of London has put out two volumes of Beginner’s Guide to Bollywood. Both volumes consist of 3 discs each, and are very affordable – particularly considering how much music you get per disc. Each disc grouped by theme. In volume one we are gifted with: Vintage Bollywood; Funky Bollywood; and Modern Bollywood. The first two are the best in this set, with Vintage shining out as the best disc in the box. Covering popular films from the late 50s to the early 70s, this disc features the classic heavy hitters in Playback singing: Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar and Geeta Dutt. It’s a little heavy on the Asha cuts, but I love Ms. Bhosle so that doesn’t bother me in the least. [For those of you unfamiliar with Asha Bhosle, she’s who the band Cornershop wrote the song “Brimful of Asha” about. Great song, with lots of shout-outs to these Filmi singers].<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001001/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_001/002-6105697-9538447">1. Anken Meri Maihana – from the film: Sawan Bhadon (1970) - Sung by Asha Bhosle</a><br />This hyperventilated, chugging filmi rocker, centers around Asha’s persistent, penetrating, rhythmic vocals. A cascading drum solo leads into a tunnel of swirling, turning craziness. This song epitomizes the classic Bollywood filmi – a little bit of everything. Apparently the movie is about insane architecture, ruthless landlords, and go-go dancers. I can picture all of those listening to this song.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001002/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_002/002-6105697-9538447">2. O Dilibar Janiye – from the film: Hasina Maan Jaayegi (1968) - Sung by Mohammed Rafi</a><br />The sweet as mango chutney tones of legendary baritone Mohammed Rafi make this gong an alternately smooth and bouncy ride. Dramatic strings, clip-cloppy percussion and spy movie-style action guitar breaks make this one my all time favorites.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001003/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_003/002-6105697-9538447">3. Nain Milakar Chain Churana – from the film: Aamne Saamne (1967) - Sung by Mohammed Rafi</a><br />This is just a great pop tune, again with that nice cool, swinging guitar sound and Mr. Rafi singing a little higher than he usually does.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001004/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_004/002-6105697-9538447"><br />4. Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu – from the film: Howrah Bridge (1958) - Sung by Geeta Dutt</a><br />This song is somewhere between hoedown, luau and Andrew Sisters swing. Borrowing heavily from American big band sounds, with a classic Indian rhythm break plunked down the middle of it. Sung wonderfully by Getta Dutt, I almost imagine the actress she is “picturizing” (a Bollywood term for doing playback singing) wearing a Patty / Maxine / Laverne type pinafore, hiking her skirt and waving a finger in the air a she jitterbugs around the market. I have no idea what the movie is about, but it stars the Anglo-Indian actress Helen Richardson who was suppose to be one heck of a dancer.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001005/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_005/002-6105697-9538447"><br />5. Ina Mina Dika – from the film: Aasha (1957) - Sung by Asha Bhosle</a><br />Cool jazz, man. Another big band influenced hot-cha-cha number to jitterbug to. With a snappy, alliterative call-and-response chorus, I imagine all the girls cutting a rug to this one. Asha’s performance is extremely charming.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001006/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_006/002-6105697-9538447">6. Diwana Parwana – from the film: Albela (1951) - Sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Chitakar</a><br />“In de Soss American Way…” A little Sub-Continent rhumba for you? We now get to hear from Asha’s sister, Lata. It’s the boys turn to dance. Though upbeat, the chorus sounds a little melancholy, like they are lamenting what a great night it is, but that they have no dough. Nice sassy trumpet touches.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001007/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_007/002-6105697-9538447"><br />7. O Gadiwale – from the film: Mother India (1957) - Sung by Shamshad Begum and Mohammed Rafi</a><br />Much more classical Indian style, or what westerners think of as typical Indian music. This song was featured in a film described as an epic socialist parable.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001008/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_008/002-6105697-9538447">8. Mohabbat Ki Jhooti – from the film: Mughal-E-Azam (1960) - Sung by Lata Mangeskar</a><br />A beautiful performance by the Queen of Playback singers, Lata Mangeskar. Sweet and emotive, in a very traditional female singing style. The film’s title in English is The Great Mogul, regarded as one of the most expensive films in Bollywood history.<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001009/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_009/002-6105697-9538447"><br /><br />9. Aaj Mausam Bada from the film: Loafer (1973) - Sung by: Mohammed Rafi</a><br />This is a cool, loping tune. It starts out sounding like the Indian equivalent to some late 60s American independent film about a guy hitting the road to find himself. I picture Mr. Rafi’s onscreen persona in jean and a jean jacket hitching for a ride on a lonely dirt road.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001010/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_010/002-6105697-9538447"><br />10. Baithe Hain Hya Usike Paas – Jewel Thief (1965) - Sung by Asha Bhosle</a><br />Bachrach gone Bollywood! According to the description, this is a James Bond-type caper film. You can hear it in the dramatic, swinging score. Asha’s breezy vocals are far lighter than Shirely Bassey’s brassy one-two punch, but embody a devil-may-care attitude. Perhaps the Indian version of Pussy Galore or [insert Bond Girl here]. I have to find this film.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001011/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_011/002-6105697-9538447">11.Jaan-E-Man – from the film: Chhalia (1973) - Sung by: Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar</a><br />Mariachi trumpets, B-3 organ and wah-wah pedal. Groovy upon groovy. Plus a surf-rock guitar break. Doesn’t get any cooler than this.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001012/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_012/002-6105697-9538447"><br />12.Reshmi Ujala Hai – from the film: Sharmilee (1971) - Sung by Asha Bhosle</a><br />Another South American-influenced, cool bossa nova with surprisingly restrained instrumentation (for a Bollywood number). Asha’s vocals give it a great touch of mystery and glamour.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001013/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_013/002-6105697-9538447"><br />13. Chura Liya – from the film: Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973) - Sung by: Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi</a><br />This is a classic duet between two of Bollywood’s biggest stars. Beautiful. This can be played at my wedding or funeral.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000095SLI001014/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_014/002-6105697-9538447">14. Kya Gazab Karte Ho Jee – from the film: Love Story (1973) - Sung by Asha Bhosle</a><br />No, not the schmaltzy American movie, Love Story. Eeew. Asha is sweet and giggly in this light-hearted, Latin-ish number. I enjoy the acoustic guitar. It gives the song a down to earth feel. </span>Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-52298749521204432322007-04-10T08:28:00.000-05:002007-04-10T09:27:52.235-05:00A Sign of the End Times - Holly Dolly, Pretty Donkey Girl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hollydolly.eu/pics/Big/Pic05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.hollydolly.eu/pics/Big/Pic05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The world is a weird and wonderful place. But sometimes it's just weird. If you've had any doubts that we're living in the end times, here's a sign equivalent to a skeletal rider on a dark horse. </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.holly-dolly.eu/">Holly Dolly</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> is an animated anthropomorphic "Donkey Girl" who sings in a childlike, euro-disco style. She (it?) appears to be getting notice in the E.U. and also worldwide via the internet. Out of curiosity, I checked out her <a href="http://www.hollydolly.eu/">site</a>. Well, it scared me right off the bat. Those of you from the States and of a certain age may think, as I do, that she looks like a slimmed-down, sexy-ied up version of <a href="http://www.hollywoodinvestigator.com/newzoorevue.htm">Henrietta Hippo from the New Zoo Revue</a>. I thought, "Ok, it's just another one of those talking animal, costume characters (you know, like Barney) that little kids are strangely attracted to." And, to a point, she is. BUT THEN, I watched the video. Oh brothers and sisters, lo the 4 riders of the apocalypse came thundering down -- in the form of a close up of BOUNCING ANIMATED DONKEY BOOBS! And, gyrating, mini-skirt clad Donkey Butt! Lord a'mighty, what kind of message are we sending to our children with this kind of stuff. Can't donkey's just be donkeys (or motor-mouth sidekicks to green ogres) and not subjected to sexual objectification? Poor Holly, according to her bio, she was just a simple country donkey girl who had dreams of making it big as a singer. Instead of the angels who found her to grant her 4 wishes, I think it was opportunists who found her and just wanted to run her through the star-making machinery and spit her out when they're done with her. She may not fare any better than Brittney. But, of course I'm being fooling in thinking Holly Dolly is innocent in all this, aren't I?<br /><br />More insinuous and evil yet is her "Hit" -- Dolly Song. It's based on an actual Finnish <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polska_%28dance%29">polska</a>, but sped up, given the electronic dance treatment and sung in a kind of wordless nonsense language, so it can leap the language barrier and spread itself (like a virus) all over the world. If we shaved Holly's donkey head would we find the numbers 666? Is she, like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sta-Puft_Marshmallow_Man">Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, </a>the form of the destroyer that WE'VE chosen? Perhaps. But, better the monster you know than the monster you don't know. So, if you are brave of heart, watch her video and prepare yourself for the end of the world as we know it.<br /></span>Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-59987576358054819382007-03-25T23:24:00.000-05:002007-03-25T23:58:06.981-05:00Hadouken: NOT that Final Fantasy Character...<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >These guys are (as far as I know) an unsigned band out of the UK. I've been intrigued with them ever since I heard "That Boy, That Girl" via some promo email links I got a month or so back. Their video is great, fun, low buck but perfect for the music.<br /><br />I caught up with their official blog and they seem to be stirring a debate about whether they fit in the "Grime" category. James, the lead singer, doesn't consider himself a rapper, grime or otherwise. Just honoring it as influence. [check his comments <a href="http://hadoukenblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/hot-topic.html">here</a>.]<br /><br />I love their energy. They're mixing several different genres and styles to get - what? Indie-industrial-dance-punk-grimey-rap? Hard to say. Feels fresh to me, and hooked the teen kids in my vicinity right away. Especially the "Bono Must Die" t-shirt the guitarist is wearing. :-)</span><br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CgGItLYyBQ0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CgGItLYyBQ0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/claim/myepmxa8rt" rel="me">Technorati Profile</a>Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-51900731088356418482007-03-19T08:50:00.000-05:002007-03-19T12:52:05.741-05:00What we did while everyone else was at SXSW...<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">While everyone else in the world (it seemed) was at the SXSW music festival, what did the rest of us do? Well, we: 1) Washed our hair;</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pg.com/science/haircare/hair_twh_136/hair_136_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.pg.com/science/haircare/hair_twh_136/hair_136_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2) Filed our nails;</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.penlac.com/images/nailcare/headpic-takingcare.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.penlac.com/images/nailcare/headpic-takingcare.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">3) Read everyone's blogs about what they were seeing, doing and drinking.</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.muckraked.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/kids_computer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.muckraked.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/kids_computer.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And then we made lists.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After slogging through blog upon blog, here's a list of bands that were mentioned with more enthusiasm or more frequencies than other bands (that were just casually mentioned). In Alphabetical order for fairness, and with those not-always-accurate-but-kind-of-handy genres listed in brackets:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.31knots.com/">31 Knots</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.myspace.com/affair">Affair</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://alarmclocksyeah.com/">Alarm Clocks</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.americanprinces.com/">American Princes</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.armyofmeonline.com/">Army of Me</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.beachhousemusic.net/">Beach House</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [pop]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://clockcleaner.net/">Clockcleaner</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [punk]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.datarock.no/">Datarock</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://myspace.com/dirtyprojectors">Dirty Projectors</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [avant/experimental]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.earlgreyhound.com/">Earl Greyhound</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.myspace.com/flosstradamus">Flosstradamus</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [DJ]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.futurecloudsandradar.com/">Future Clouds and Radar</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.myspace.com/burnthegallows">Gallows</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [punk]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.myspace.com/gmftpo">Green Milk from the Orange Planet</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.myspace.com/halestorm%20">Halestorm</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://avalancheinc.co.uk/jesu.html">Jesu</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [avant/experimental]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.katehavnevik.com/">Kate Havenik</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [pop]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.myspace.com/minkmusik">Mink</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.theoxbow.com/">Oxbow</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.pagefrance.net/">Page France</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [pop]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://hydrahead.tortugarecordings.com/pelican/_news.html">Pelican</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.thephotoatlas.com/">Photo Atlas</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.prototypesonline.com/">Prototypes</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.shearwatermusic.com/">Shearwater</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.shoutoutoutoutout.com/">Shout Out Out Out</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [electronic]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.thomasdybdahl.com/">Thomas Dybdahl</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [pop]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://tinymasters.net/">Tiny Masters of Today</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [punk]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.myspace.com/weatherbox">Weatherbox</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.myspace.com/bopenglish">White Denim</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.theyoungknives.com/">Young Knives</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.thrilljockey.com/">Zincs</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [rock]<br /><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >I can't vouch for any of these bands cuz, HEY! I didn't see them. I'm just collecting up the opinions of those who did. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >The genres and links come from the </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://2007.sxsw.com/music/showcases/alpha/0.html">SXSW Bands page</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" > on their site. Check them out for yourselves. Lots of downloads and streams.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I want to thank everyone who went to SXSW and wrote about it during and after, so that my broke-ass could experience it vicariously. Next year, I gots ta find me a Sugar Daddy or company expense account. Unfortunately, being your own boss also means always picking up the tab!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-60564427377299837082007-03-15T11:11:00.000-05:002007-03-15T11:34:45.695-05:00Why I Stopped Listening To Lyrics – And Why I Might Start AgainA very shallow answer to <span style="font-style: italic;">“why I stopped listening to lyrics” </span>is – I grew up. Or maybe I should say: I got older. That’s not really the full answer, but it is a big part of it. In order to get at the core of this, I was trying to reflect on the times in my life when lyrics held great importance, when they didn’t just float by as an extension of the rhythm and melody. Having teenagers in my life, I’ve been fascinated to observe 1) how they have scads of lyrics memorized and can sing them at the drop of mental trigger, and 2) how they FEEL these lyrics. I can TELL they mean something to them. It causes a physical, emotional and psychic radiance from them. When seeing this I think, “Sh*t! What happened? Where did I lose that?”<br /><br />Well, of course teendom and twentydom is when we are all most emotionally charged and open. We’re on the verge of falling in love, out of love, falling into the pit of despair or having the most amazing experience in our lives. Words and music can plug right into us, like a prong in socket. We’re ready-made to connect to what musicians and poets are saying. The “That’s exactly what I’m feeling!” or “That’s my life, man!” reaction comes more readily.<br /><br />Then, like molten magma cooling into rock, our emotional high revving begins to cool. Some people would call it real life setting in. We have less time for our emotions, our psyches; we have less time to actually listen. Is this an intentional numbing on our part or just a subconscious progression? Does this cooling occur because of an onslaught of boring repetition and tedious tasks in our lives? Or does it occur because we need to protect ourselves from the constant slings of fear, panic, bafflement and frustration that “grown up” life heaps upon us? If we open ourselves up to listening to lyrics or poetry, it just might break that protective armor we’ve forged to keep us from realizing how far away we’ve gotten from our Selves. Of course, it’s a bit both.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dri300/i377/i37731icfkw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dri300/i377/i37731icfkw.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>So, that’s where I’m at. Just on the verge of actually letting myself listen to the words again. What started this? Actually it thunked me brainpan when I was reading an article on Damon Albarn’s latest incarnation in Under the Radar magazine. Damon and Paul Simonon were talking about the lyrics of their album being firmly rooted in Britain. “<span style="font-style: italic;">'It’s the blessed routine of the good, the bad and the Queen.</span>’ Albarn says, quoting himself.” “<span style="font-style: italic;">It’s like saying grace, isn’t it? The album’s about England and what lies beyond.”</span> The interviewer asks "Beyond where? Geographically? Philosophically? Spiritually?” <span style="font-style: italic;">“Yeah, everything, absolutely.”</span> Albarn responds. After reading that, I wrote down “Why I might start listening to lyrics again.” And here I am.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dri300/i356/i35632hxdrb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dri300/i356/i35632hxdrb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>After that inspiration, I’ve been allowing whatever music grabs my attention to suck me in. Of Montreal’s “Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?” pulled my ears to its lips by Kevin Barnes twistingly clever and flatly sublime honest lyrics. In “A Sentence of Sorts In Kongsinger,” which is a bouncy and psyche-disco peon to watching one’s sanity degrade, several lines jumped out and slapped me upside the head. It feels like a journal entry of someone pushed beyond their limits into being a Zen, impartial observer of their own life, and that things are so weird you just have to laugh or look at how ridiculous they are.<br /><br />Here are two stanzas that stood out when I listened to “Kongsinger.”<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">“I spent the winter on the verge of a total breakdown while living in Norway.</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I felt the darkness of the black metal bands.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">“I spent the winter with my nose buried in a book, while trying to restructure my character.</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Because it had become vile to its creator."</span><br /><br />They’re brutally honest, but also quite funny.<br /><br />Ok, let the armor drop a bit and break out the soul-sonic q-tips. I’ll be listening.<br /><br />More blogs about <a<br />href="http://technorati.com/blogs/ketchup+as+a+vegetable" rel="tag directory">ketchup as a vegetable</a>.<br /><a<br />href="http://technorati.com/blogs/"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/tbf.gif" /></a>Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-56700744813040053912007-02-21T17:17:00.000-06:002007-02-21T17:53:05.224-06:00Stick It To the Man -- DigiDownload Site That's More YOURSpace than Myspace<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">From <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.7digital.com/">7Digital</a> out the UK comes a DIY digital download site for indie bands that's actually usable. </span><a href="http://indiestore.com"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Indiestore.com</span></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> allows bands and artists to create their own download store. According to the site, the "Starter" level includes: </span><br /></span><h2 style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Starter:</span></h2> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">indiestore Starter is the free service level for artists just getting into the digital music revolution. The Starter features will warm you up to creating your artist presence online. Features include:</span></p> <ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">70% revenue share</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Up to 4 Track uploads</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Multi-format downloads - No DRM </span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Free tracks</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Pre Orders/Release Date</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">indiestore.com/yourchoice URL</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Blog, Gallery, Events</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">User ratings and comments</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Real-time reporting</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Monthly Accounting</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">PayPal and Click & Buy payments</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">indiestore flashplayer</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Last.fm - your music played & sold on Last.fm</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The layout is clean and easy, and none of that Myspace mucking about with friends and too many stupid graphics. I'll rant about this later, but this dovetails right into my theories on extending the concept of a "band" to include people who have nothing to do with performing. To really do an end run around of the "MAN," the more people you have to take care of stuff like this, selling your music, updating your tour information, photos, blogs, etc., the more you can leave the flailing and confused old music industry in the dust. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I know, I know, there are many of these type of sites out there. I was just impressed with how this site looks and works. It "feels" very accessible. Bands and artists need to spend their time creating, not navigating the complexities of setting up an online store. Easy is as easy does.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">If you're looking to sell your music online, you might also want to check out these: </span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.digstation.com/">http://www.digstation.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.musicane.com/Home.aspx">http://www.musicane.com/Home.aspx</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.snocap.com/">http://www.snocap.com/</a></span>Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-92024144358012224562007-02-09T10:10:00.000-06:002007-02-09T10:10:40.856-06:00That's So Glay!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a413.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/11/m_60fc6557d699e104303787c9bbf5d9a4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://a413.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/11/m_60fc6557d699e104303787c9bbf5d9a4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: trebuchet ms;">So, I bet you're thinking to yourself, "Who's the number one selling band in Japan right now?"</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> You are, aren't you? Well, that would have to be Glay. Yes, Glay. They're top of the J-Pops right now with their song "Love is Beautiful." Perfect for all those valentine's celebraters out there. And not only is Love beautiful, Glay themselves are beautiful. Look at these pretty guys. I would hope they would send me a valentine, or sing me one of their emotionally intense power pop songs. They've been a hard-working band for 10 years and have attained quite a bit of popularity in Asia -- as well as with J-Pop fans around the globe. The description of their name is wonderful: </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;">GLAY's name (pronounced 'gurei' in Japanese) is a deliberate misspelling of Gray/Grey and was chosen to mean 'that which is neither white or black' to illustrate the type of music they wish to play, i.e. rather than limiting themselves to pop or hard rock and roll/rock.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">From the samples I've listened to </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.glay.co.jp/free/sp/love_is_beautiful/">[from the official Glay Site],</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> they seem comparable to a more emo/R&B version of Fall Out Boy or Taking Back Sunday. Though they definately do have something in common with their </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:7183">Shibuya-Kei</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> genre comrades, Puffy Ami Yumi. I could picture some of their music backing up a cartoon of some sort. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It's good to get out of your own backyard and take a listen to what other parts of the planet are digging. We can see a reflection of our own culture and maybe have a new appreciation for what we gloss over, yet others revere.</span>Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-1166638224982767192006-12-20T11:19:00.000-06:002006-12-20T12:32:49.826-06:00Session and The Bear - UK grime and Such<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://indiestore.com/musictowers"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.indiestore.com/files/images/-67921.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >I surf and check hundreds of sites during the day, always looking at, listening to, whatever bands or artists catch my brain. Today I was at <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://indiestore.com">indiestore.com</a> and was tempted by their "Random Indie Store" button. </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >"Sure, ok. I'll press the button."</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > It took a few presses of the button until I found something that didn't make me cringe (i.e., bad Swedish disco, 13 year old girl singers, earnest singer songwriters, etc.) . I finally stopped the button when I landed on </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Session and the Bear. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >This UK producer/rapper duo just felt like "yeah, they've got something." They're still in their larval beginnings, but have that glowing kernel of talent. I've been watching the <span style="font-weight: bold;">UK grime scene</span> for a while and find it fascinating -- Dizzee Rascal, The Streets, Lady Sovereign and the like. I don't know if grime is ever going to translate largely in the US -- -- or just continue to appeal to a the group of us that can't resist a <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Norf' " London accent.</span> But, in a way, I wonder since, [as Nas says] "hip hop is dead," is the US going to experience the Brits reintroducing us to "our" music again? The UK grime-sters are coming to hip hop and rap via a similar road as the originators of American rap and hip hop -- poverty, housing projects, bleak urban environment-- and writing about how they get through their everyday experiences. Or is Grime just the Punk for this generation of Brit Kids as their reaction against Tony Blair inspired cynicism and hopelessness? Will grime ever win over the US "backpack" hip hop crowd? It's definitely made inroads.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Session and The Bear </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >- check out their </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Fade to Black</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > track, as it seems to be the best of the bunch. No cheesy samples; just some nice, spare and appealing production behind "The Bear's" flow. I hope these blokes keep at it.</span><br /></span>Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-1164855996181016422006-11-29T20:50:00.000-06:002006-11-29T21:06:36.196-06:00Gettin' Freaky in the Disco<a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://om-records.com/listening_station.php?tr_release_id=574">Greenskeepers<br />Polo Club<br />(om records)</a><br /><br />Want to hear every synth band from the 80s? Well then, buy or download this album. Sure they seem kind of jokey, but what heck! It's meant to dance to. Dance Punk? No, not really. The opening cut is, kinda, with opening slutty cheerleader shouts of "Hey motherf**ker!", but then its all dancing from there on out. "NY Lady" is a dancefloor fav and "I Want A New Drug" (yep, cover of the Huey Lewis tune) comes across well as a fuzzy electro-dirge. And, man! They does gots them some fancy clothes. Check out their video on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tvVFawJmaE">You Tube.</a><br />And, how can you NOT like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wetRsDpeBAQ">breakdancing?<br /></a>Shut up and dance!Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-1161918281083508432006-10-26T21:44:00.000-05:002006-10-26T22:04:41.096-05:00Oct 26, 2006 - Jim Noir & Dean & BrittaSo, it took me more than a week to get to this, but it's worth it. Two lovely, lovely suggestions for your listening pleasure.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Dean & Britta - Words You Used To Say (EP) (Zoe Records)</span><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/deanandbritta">http://www.myspace.com/deanandbritta</a><br /><a href="http://www.deanandbritta.com/">http://www.deanandbritta.com/</a><br />Former members of the band Luna (and Dean formerly formerly of Galaxie 500), create some very comfortable, sub-cutaneous sound. His not too deep, not too rumbley voice instantly fits in your head; hers layers it like silk scarf, delicate, but worn, torn and loved. If you've liked Ballad of the Broken Seas from Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, you need to listen to this. It's a nice night flight.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Jim Noir - Tower of Love (Barsuk Records)</span><br /><a href="http://www.barsuk.com/bands/jimnoir/discography">http://www.barsuk.com/bands/jimnoir/discography</a><br /><a href="http://www.jimnoir.com/">http://www.jimnoir.com/</a><br />I became totally won over by this artist, simply by listening to his music via his website. So incredible sweet and captivating. All the essences of 60s pops harmony and cords, and a beautifully innocent feeling, touched with nice little electronic frills. Whether a soft love pean, or a plea to keep away from his football (soccer ball), or to keep off his 'patch' (of turf, I imagine). Give in. Give in.<br /><br />More soon.Lady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31559458.post-1159759199865228772006-10-01T22:03:00.000-05:002006-10-01T22:27:04.273-05:00Alright, it's time for post. I've been putting this off, but it's time to just do it. Like an intimidating blank sheet of paper waiting for you to draw on it, once the first pencil line is down, it's not so intimidating.<br /><br />Despite the overtly anti-baby boomer paragraph at the top, this blog is actually about music. Music, I TELL YOU! Never doubt the power of a song (or a live performance) to change your life.<br /><br />Even though a great number of people are shaking in their boots about the direction the music industry is going, I believe an even greater number of people are truly excited about the future of music -- how and where we hear it; how we acquire it to listen to it later; how and with what we make it; how we find it and share it with others.<br /><br />We're in one of those larval, developmental space/times in the world of music. The old is not quite dead; the new is not quite developed enough for us to tell what kind of butterfly it is. Reminds me, strangely enough, of all the places where really interesting artists and other cultural creatives appeared and started shaping what would become the future. Music-wise, just think of David Bowie creation, springing forth in the gap between hippie rock and arena rock.<br /><br />The future of music is under your fingertips right now. But, it's also down the block from you. What most people need is someone to "curate" the vast amounts of potential music out there. Radio doesn't do it anymore (except a select few independent stations, and internet radio), so it's virtual word of mouth. Check back later to see my semi-weekly posts of links to new bands, new music, new radio that I've been trolling. I'll show you my links if you show me yours. ;-)<br /><br />Lady MissLady Miss Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853735163310357278noreply@blogger.com0