tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58424232012-02-16T15:05:01.799-03:30Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.comBlogger1031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-90297552498497247802007-04-24T11:24:00.000-02:302007-04-24T11:26:34.073-02:30

Andrew Hill R.I.P.I have only started buying his music in the last two years, but he is one of jazz music's greatest pianists, and will be missed.

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This was the best musical performance on SNL this weekend:The Shins were so stiff that I couldn't wait for their performances to end. They are definitely scratched off the list of bands I'd like to see live.

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Many people may have heard about Warner's four disc compilation, What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves. I don't have it yet, but have been salivating at the tracklisting since first hearing about the release. However, I recently found the Funk Drops comps online, and when I compared the tracklistings, I realized that Warner has used 34 tracks from these compilations for the new box set. In

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Historical music auctionYou may have read about this online already, but this week the acetate version of the Velvet Underground & Nico was sold on Ebay for $155,401.00. The crazy part of the story is that the seller bought it at at record sale for 75 cents in 2002. You can read the whole story at the Ebay site. The value of this acetate comes from the fact that it contains different versions

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YEAR END LISTSOkay, first off, I recognize that I have not posted much on my blog, but am hoping to change that in the near future. I have been listening to a wide variety of music, so I certainly have a lot to talk about. Hopefully the new year will see more posts.Like ever year that preceded it, 2006 was an amazing year for music. Groups that I have followed for years, like the Divine Comedy,

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This is NOT an Orphans review (instead, it's a summary)Tom Waits' new three disc set Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards is absolutely brilliant, and is a must-own for all fans. But most fans will be buying the compilation, so I don't need to tell you how great it is (the critics have beat me to it). My reason behind this post likely started when I saw Orphans featured on Uncut magazine's

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To All A Good Night . . . Sadly, Arab Strap has called it quits. For me it's really sad, because it was only in April of this year that I finally got to see them live, having followed their career and bought almost everything by them since 1997, when I first heard Philophobia. I instantly fell in love with Aidan Moffatt's vocals and Scottish accent, and went a bit ape-shit, buying up anything I

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Get It While You Can . . .Howard Tate has a new album!!! I first heard about this on an ILM thread, but did not think it would actually hit stores until next year. However, No Depression's site claims that it is due out in September, which is very exciting. His last album, Rediscovered, is a classic soul album, and one that many fans consider his best.Fans should run out and buy his Live album,

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On February 25, 2006 I saw Belle and Sebastian and the New Pornographers at the Docks. It was my first experience seeing both bands, and my first experience at the Docks. I’ve been a Belle and Sebastian fan for many years, so finally getting to see them was a huge thrill. Unfortunately, The Docks was less than appealing, and really tainted the experience. The club was completely oversold to the

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It's been far too long since I have posted here, so I'll try to do some updates. This summer has been all about catching up on seeing gigs that I missed while living out east (since I am now living in Toronto). The most memorable shows of the summer so far was seeing Radiohead both nights at the Hummingbird Centre. The first show was on my birthday, which was the greatest gift ever, even though

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Speaking of jazz . . .Further to a previous post, here's some more Blue Note covers of albums I've bought: Blue Note definitely has the best album covers of any record label around. No contest! posted by Jonathan

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High quality but inexpensive jazzOver Christmas I was in St. John's at Fred's Records, one of the many places I miss in Newfoundland. The beauty about Fred's is the staff, who are not only obsessed with music, but there's enough of a diversity in their musical tastes that one minute someone can talk your ear off about indie hip hop, and the next someone (possibly the same, possibly different) can

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2005 ListsI've spent the last few days going through all of the 2005 albums that I actually did enjoy over the course of the year, and it took quite awhile to get this list completed. There were a few albums that didn't make the final cut, but are definitely great albums worth tracking down. The most notable are the Eels Blinking Lights and Other Revelations and Sparrow's Early Years. But for as

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Testing testing . . .I haven’t updated this in quite some time, and the reason is that I’ve had a busy year with work, moving across a few provinces, etc. Though I’m still buying and listening to music, I just haven’t had as much time to write about it. I’d love to believe that I’ll change that in the new year, but no promises.I'm currently working on my year end list which I'll likely post here

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Biography of a First Son Anthony Reynolds, former singer of the band Jack, has never left music behind. Unfortunately, many of the Jack fans have likely moved on from Jack's orch-pop style, as Reynolds' solo albums don't seem to get much of any press, though Jack earned a bit of coverage in the mid-90s. And even though I own all of Jack's music, and most of Jacques CDs (Jacques being the

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Amen, Brother!I just got back from a week and a half trip to Toronto which included, among other things, many trips to the various used CD shops. While I unearthed numerous treasures in these shops, the real finds of the week occurred at the Fusion sale at the HMV on Yonge Street. I went to the store with my brother in law and year old niece, and intended on being inside for about 10 minutes

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For those who aren't avid readers of ILM, the past few months saw yet another poll take place for music of the 70s. As discussed in a previous post, this led to me listening to and buying up quite a bit of music from that decade. So for me, on a musical level, the past few months have been pretty great.The way these polls work is that people nominate 7 things, being a combination of singles and

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In the May 13, 2005 issue of Entertainment Weekly, The Sex Pistols' Steve Jones gives his list of 12 CDs that everyone MUST hear. It's a fairly varied list, with titled by Cliff Richard, Ken Boothe, Supergrass, the Faces and, to no surprise, the Sex Pistols. He's not really joking around with his reviews of any of the bands, which is why it's surprsing to see his comments under the Wedding

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Can fans can rejoice (once again), because the second set of reissues is finally set for release on June 28, 2005. As reported at pitchforkmedia.com, Mute/Spoon Records will release the remastered reissues of Future Days, Soon Over Babaluma, Landed and Unlimited Edition.posted by Jonathan

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Blue Note's album covers from 1940 - 1970 have the most consistently beautiful artwork any record label. Many of these albums are still difficult to track down, but the label's reissue program for this period, the Rudy Van Gelder Edition series, seems to be fixing this problem. I've been buying up a few of these reissues over the past couple of years, and thanks to a sale at the local record shop

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Over the past few weeks, I've been stuck in the 70s. It goes back further than that, actually, thanks to this poll. However, I never thought my interest in 70s music would influence my buying habits as much as it has, but it seems that my ratio of 70s to anything else is about 4:1. Not that I'm complaining, but this whole getting older and out of touch certainly isn't helped when everything you

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In 1960 John Hammond supervised and recorded the Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir under the direction of Alex Bradford. The recording would become Shakin' The Rafters, an album Tony Bennett has called "the greatest rock 'n' roll record ever recorded," and one Tom Waits claims "puts you in the choir with them. Astonishing, awesome."I finally got the album (after a couple of months of searching for

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Sasha Frere-Jones on Slint. God he's a great writer.posted by Jonathan

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For those who love owning the original recording more than they love having money.For those who love music, but like to save money.posted by Jonathan

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Erotic BluesRobert Christgau's reviews of Sarah Vaughan's Love Songs and Lucille Bogan's The Best of Lucille Bogan: Shave 'Em Dry seem a bit unusual compared to the typical album review. Knowing very little of either artist, the tone of the reviews made little sense to me, though they're both an entertaining read.Thanks to ILM , the content of the reviews is now very clear. And I'm fascinated by

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School of RockA documentary called Rock School is doing the rounds at the different festivals, and Apple.com recently posted the trailer. First off, the teacher, Paul Green, doesn't appear stable, and relies on his short temper and screaming as a form of inspiration. Secondly, though I can't make out the sentence, he says something about his dream and Rolling Stone Magazine. Now, in 2005, how can

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What good am I if I'm like all the rest?Solomon Burke - Make Do With What You Got (Shout Factory)In 2002, Solomon Burke's Don't Give Up On Me on Anti Records compiled eleven new songs written by Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Dan Penn and others. The lack of familiarity with these songs allowed Burke's powerful voice to be the central focus of the album,

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Sasha Frere-Jones on Grime.posted by Jonathan

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"There are kids who listen to both hip-hop and indie and there are kids who dress a certain way but act another way. But it's OK. That could be the new thing-- that we're all a bit confused."M.I.A. identifies with music fans in her interview with Pitchfork.posted by Jonathan

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Dizzee, Dynamite MC, MIA, Rodney P!!!!!Joe Ransom, I don't know who you are, but your Fabriclive compilation looks amazing.posted by Jonathan

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Sufjan Stevens continuing with 50 States projectAfter Michigan was released, I read that Stevens was planning on releasing an album per state, which will amount to 50 albums. I don't really understand the motive behind this (other than to get press for attempting such a tremendous feat), but I wonder if Stevens can sustain the personal connection reflected in the songs about his home state of

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M.I.A. signs to Interscope: Album to be released by mid-April. posted by Jonathan

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Q&A with MF Doom: The unedited transcript by Hua Hsu. You can find the article in the March, 2005 issue of the Wire. posted by Jonathan

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NOTE TO MUSICIANS: Go in the studio and work on a project. Preferably with a musician with of some notable success. Have a friend listen to the project. Choose a friend who has heard one or two classic albums. If said friend compares your project to a classic album, call the NME. This, believe it or not, is newsworthy, even if you aren't releasing the work. posted by Jonathan

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I LOVE JAZZ . . . so tell me more about Louis Armstrong's dental history?The New York Times ran an article on the jazz auction held on February 20, where wealthy jazz fans were given the opportunity to buy the original sheet music to Thelonious Monk's "Straight No Chaser" (titled "Can't Call It That" to remove the alcohol reference), Charlie Parker's King alto saxophone and the sheet music to

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Farewell to the JayhawksJust saw this on ILM. I was never a serious fan (I only own one album), but I always enjoyed their music. Their 1997 album, Sounds of Lies, is a classic album worth owning.However, they're also a band that I was surprised to hear were still going. I knew they put out an album a year ago, but would guess that their diminishing fanbase gave them a huge signal that it's time

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Have I been living in a cave, or is this album some sort of secret? I can't give Shout! Factory / Sony much credit for the promo of this album, as I haven't seen a thing on this new album until I checked the release date information at Icemagazine's site. The release date is March 1, 2005 and features Burke singing songs written by Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Mick Jagger/Keith Richards and Robbie

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One more thing re Mojo and Reggae: The March issue of the magazine has a 15 track compilation called Studio One Selector, with tracks from various Soul Jazz Studio One reissues. With tracks by Jackie Mittoo, Lloyd Williams, the brilliant "Simmer Down" by Bob Marley and the Wailers, and even a track from the new Sugar Minnott compilation, this is worth buying even if you're not a fan of the

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Reggae fans (or people interesting in buying more reggae) ought to check out Greensleeves homepage. The UK Reggae label devoted to Deejay classics and killer comps (see the Ragga Ragga Ragga comps for proof) is having a deal right now where the shipping is free, and for North Americans, no VAT! I know, lame that I'm promoting an online shop, but the label has introduced me to one of the best

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Good . . . but not good enough Jenny Gear and the Whiskey Kittens' self-titled album should have made my top 2004 album lists. It should have on the basis of Gear's live shows and her television performances (she was one of the 2003 Canadian Idol finalists). Gear is blessed with a gorgeous and powerful voice. In the live setting, her voice ranges from a deep bass all the way up to the higher

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2004 . . . is it too late? I've always been a fan of year end lists, and have read numerous lists over the past two months (interesting how so many year end lists actually get published before the end of the year, but it makes sense with deadlines for magazines, not wanting to seem out of date, etc). However, I never got around to doing any sort of year end list of my own, and instead of doing up

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Honest Jons Records began reissuing Capital sides by great soul artists in 2004. To date, they have put out self-titled collections by Candi Staton, Bettye Swann, and most recently, Willie Hightower. Hightower is a raspy voiced southern soul artist whose vocal delivery recalls Sam Cooke's style. Hightower wears his Cooke fandom on his sleeve with covers of Somebody Have Mercy, You Send Me (and

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Mozart or Beethoven channelled through a 12 year old kid? I didn't see this report on 60 Minutes, but this kid fascinates me. Not only is he very well spoken, but the whole story with him playing a cello the first time he ever saw one at the age of 2 (am I reading that correctly?) is insane. Hopefully he's in good hands at Juilliard, though one fears that he might burn himself out quickly.

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It's been awhile since I've posted to my blog, but I blame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. I'd pretend it's ruining my life, but I love playing it far too much to even make such a suggestion. On a music related note, K-Jah West is definitely my favourite station to drive around to, which will cause me to start buying up more reggae/dub music in the near future. Having said that, being chased by

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John Peel - RIP. I really don't know what to say about this, though I've been extremely sad all day after hearing the news. I encourage you to read this piece by Paul Morley, as well as the comments from Sasha-Frere Jones on his blog. Those wanting to talk about it should also head over to ILM's board on Peel, or the ILE board. posted by Jonathan

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I finally picked up my first book from Continuum's 33 1/3 Series, being Joe Pernice's The Smiths' Meat Is Murder. This is a beautifully written book that Pernice himself describes as the "black sheep" in the collection, as he wrote a 102 page story which he claims is fiction, though one assumes that it is as much autobiography as it is fiction. In a story filled with a bully rapist, a kid dying

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Dave Godin, RIP. Aside from listening to numerous releases that he's helped compile on Kent Records as a fitting tribute, one might also consider downloading the songs from this list, Godin's all time top 10 soul songs. posted by Jonathan

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Though I haven't made any substantial posts in awhile, hopefully when my holidays are over (mid-October), I'll try to give this a little more attention. Until then, here's a couple of compilations that I've made recently. I recommend everyone check out all of these tracks, cause I'm pretty much addicted to all of them (except the Black Eyed Peas track, which is pretty weak). 1. Rachel Stevens -

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The BEST tribute to Radiohead. EVER! posted by Jonathan

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Does it get any better than this? posted by Jonathan

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Those people excited about the new And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead album, titled Worlds Apart, should read Yancey's write-up on the version that has leaked. He sums up his thoughts in the third paragraph, saying "this album could be a career-killer." Yikes! posted by Jonathan

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Sigur Ros fans who, like me, were too cheap to order an import copy of Von, will be happy to read that a domestic release (or at least a cheap import) is coming out in late October. posted by Jonathan

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For those interested, Dusty Groove claims that Baby Huey's one and only album, The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend, will be reissued on November 16. posted by Jonathan

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This concert sounds amazing. I can't WAIT to see the concert film. posted by Jonathan

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1095641328612721022004-09-19T22:16:00.000-02:302004-09-19T22:18:48.613-02:30

I finally got published again. Anyone interested in getting Jenny Gear's CD should check out here website. I just got back from her CD release party, and it was very entertaining. I'll likely say something about the new album soon. posted by Jonathan

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1093561013410794462004-08-26T18:52:00.000-02:302004-08-26T20:26:53.410-02:30

Last Exit + ? Domino's release of the Junior Boys' excellent Last Exit album will be a double cd!!!! Thankfully, I didn't order the UK import. posted by Jonathan

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WHY THE HELL IS KANYE'S COLLEGE DROPOUT NOT ON THIS LIST?!?!?! Though pitchforkmedia refer to the list as an "indie rock shortlist prize", after reviewing the nominees it's clear that this is not restricted to indie artists. I am very happy to see A.C. Newman on the list and a few others. posted by Jonathan

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Steve M is AMAZING. ILM's Top 100 Albums of 2000-2004. ILM's Top 100 Tracks of 2000-2004. (sadly, I put off voting until it was too late. Made a nomination though.) posted by Jonathan

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Ice Magazine's site claims that Universal will be releasing expanded editions of Eric B. and Rakim's Paid in Full and Follow The Leader next week. Now, I know that the deluxe Paid In Full came out last year, so that part is likely an error, but I can't find anything on the web about the Follow the Leader reissue. I so hope this isn't just an error on Ice Magazine's part. posted by Jonathan

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Fans of Ekkhard Ehlers and the Boards of Canada may want to check out Kazumasa Hashimoto. I found his 2003 album, Yupi, and it's a gorgeous blend of combination of various orchestral instruments, including piano, cello, violin, flute, drums and guitars that are combined with computerized sound effects. He just released a new album, Epitaph, on Flyrecs. I haven't heard it yet, but a review on

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No idea why I had such a long delay, but I'll try to get back to updating this again. I may consider getting a comments section at some point, so that if there are any readers out, I can hear from them. Is it weird that I have checked out my own blog periodically, to see if it was updated? Man, that's pathetic. posted by Jonathan

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Howard Tate update! Since making that last post, I've learned about the Universal off-shoot Hip-O Select, which is similar to the Rhino Handmade label. Hip-O Select has reissued Tate's Get It While You Can with 18 bonus tracks!!! Oddly enough, they still don't have the two bonus tracks featured on the Kent reissue. It's limited to 5000 copies. posted by Jonathan

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Tracklisting and cover art to the previously mentioned Howard Tate Get It While You Can reissue can be found here. The title is set to come out on Kent Records, and you will notice that it has two songs not featured on the 1995 Verve reissue, Get It While You Can: The Legendary Sessions. The songs are "Ain't Got Nobody To Give It To" and "Can You Top This." I don't know anything about the latter

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Elvin Jones: RIP. posted by Jonathan

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So blogger went and changed up the format. Yikes! In other news, Nick Southall has written a great review of the new Streets album here. The only quibbling I might have is his suggestion that people won't want to listen to "Blinded By The Light" often. For me, it's one of the many highlights of the album, both lyrically and musically, and as the thumping beats and music swell as the ecstacy

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1084125600275711912004-05-09T15:30:00.000-02:302004-05-09T16:38:47.170-02:30

Anyone interested in hearing post-Blur Graham Coxon should download his new single, "Freakin' Out." Great pop-punky single, which made me hopeful that his new album would be better than previous solo efforts. I finally listened to the album, titled Happiness in Magazines, and it's worse than I could have imagined. "Bittersweet Bundle of Memory" is just a weak pop song with striking similarities

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The best news of the week!!! The worst news of the week. posted by Jonathan

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Kraftwerk fans (or people always wanting to get into Kraftwerk) will be happy to hear that an 8-CD box set will be released this year (with remastered versions of their albums, from Autobahn to Tour de France). It's aptly titled The Catalogue. Thanks to JP Almeida for starting a discussion on the box set here. Check out the band's official site (click on the main page and then Info) for proof of

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Breaking up is easy. And a popular thing to do. posted by Jonathan

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With my girlfriend out of town this weekend, I listened to a fair bit of music. Here are some highlights: - the surf guitar chorus of Girls Aloud’s "Sound of the Underground" - The Last Emperor - "Karma", which uses a sample from Morcheeba’s greatest achievement, "Over and Over." This is from the album Palace Of The Pretender, a sick hip hop album from Jamal Gray, who suffered label problems

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Kudos to Pitchforkmedia for their Found Sound feature, which names Jack's 1996 album, Pioneer Soundtracks, as one of the great finds of the year. The album is filled with jangly guitar and sweeping strings, guided by singer/lyricist Anthony Reynolds' strong vocals. Reynolds takes us into a seedy, inebriated world of desperate lives where keeping a lover seems impossible though it's necessary

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1082332136640833252004-04-18T21:18:00.000-02:302004-04-18T21:24:08.750-02:30

Dusty Groove America's Upcoming Releases page has the following listing: Howard Tate -- Get It While You Can -- The Jerry Ragovoy Sessions 1966 -- 74 . . . CD . . . Around May 31, 2004 I am SOOOOO excited. Unfortunately, the site doesn't give any other information about the release, like whether it is a reissue of the 1995 reissue, Get It While You Can: The Legendary Sessions on Verve.

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1082265122124757322004-04-18T02:42:00.000-02:302004-04-25T12:50:05.796-02:30

I cast a spell on the city . . . Max Richter's The Blue Notebooks is brilliant. Before attempting a solo effort in 2002 with Memoryhouse, Richter co-founded the Piano Circus, a six-pianist ensemble formed to perform Steve Reich's Six Pianos composition. The Piano Circus continued to perform other Reich works, along with works by Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt. The mid-late 90s saw Richter working

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me = geek My CD collection has been in alphabetical order for years. It always seemed like the smartest way to set it up, and there seems to be agreement with this setup on ILM (for further proof, go here, here, here, and here). But over the past couple of years, I've been buying up albums under different styles of music, and it no longer makes sense to have everything mashed up together. So

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108 days of 2004 down . . . It's been a great year for new music so far, but I keep listening to the oldies, so my current faves likely aren't that up to date with what's coming out. I still have loads of stuff that I want to listen to, but right now, it just makes more sense (to me, at least) to listen to stuff I've bought vs. MP3s. However, Arthur Russell, DJ Signify, Wiley, Superpitcher

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1082073052971559412004-04-15T21:20:00.000-02:302004-04-15T21:28:36.983-02:30

First mix of 2004!!! Thanks to the mighty Mixmeister Pro 5, my latest mix CD is definitely my favourite, simply because I love being able to fade songs into one another. My next project will be attempting to actually create some sort of mash-up bootleg. It'll be more of a long-term project, I'm sure. Anyway, the most recent mix is as follows: 1. The Hold Steady - Positive Jam 2. Mochipet -

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Press Release forwarded onto me by my friend Bob: Major Blues on Tour concerts set for Toronto and London cancelled along with all tour dates in the U.S. Blues On Tour, a concert featuring more than a dozen of the best blues artists performing today, and set for the Hummingbird Centre in Toronto on April 29 and the RBC Theatre at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario on April 28 , was

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So I haven't updated this puppy in awhile. Unfortunately I don't have much time right now, but plan on doing a full on review of what is definitely my favourite album of the year so far: And yes, I LOVE the cover. If you care to read other people's thoughts on the album, I recommend this ILM page. posted by Jonathan

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Michael Heumann's review of William Basinski's - The Disintegration Loops I-IV makes this four disc recording sound both important and essential. After describing the history of the recordings, their transfer onto hard disc, and then their first performance for Basinski and friends on a roof top on September 11, 2001, in Brooklyn soon after the WTC fell. Heumann writes the following: "The music,

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1075686786056110642004-02-01T22:23:00.000-03:302004-02-01T22:25:22.326-03:30

Gonna have you nekkid, by the end of this song . . . A couple of days ago, I read that there was supposed to be a surprise at the half-time show for the superbowl. What I hadn't read was that the surprise guest was none other than Janet Jackson's right breast. Can't wait for next year's half-time show. posted by Jonathan

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Innocent unless you're Michael Jackson Seems Judge Vincent Gaughan is going to allow R. Kelly to attend the Grammy Awards (where he's been nominated for two awards), but was told to stay away from one time collaborator Michael Jackson. The article I've linked states that neither the prosecution or defence even raised the issue, meaning that Judge Gaughan came up with this himeself. But this leads

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1075668474625812462004-02-01T17:17:00.000-03:302004-02-01T17:20:10.653-03:30

The whole bootleg craze takes a new level thanks to Howard Dean's speech. My personal favourites are Dean Goes Nuts Mix, Hey YEAAAAHHHHH!! and Welcome to Dean's Jungle. Of course, after one play, they're more annoying than anything else. posted by Jonathan

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Fans of piano-led ambient music should definitely heard Harold Budd's newest, La Bella Vista. The album captures two performances by Budd which were performed on Daniel Lanois' restored turn-of-the-century steinway. What's interesting is that Budd wasn't aware that he was being recorded, assuming that his work was simply being performed for Lanois and others. Though the songs often have a sombre

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1075384931152452932004-01-29T10:32:00.000-03:302004-01-29T10:35:01.123-03:30

Great news for fans of The Frames!!!! The Frames, an Irish band who seems to need a new US distribution deal for every one of their releases (which, sadly, reflects their small North American fan base) is now signed to Anti, who will release the band's live album, Set List. For fans of the band, you'll be happy to hear that 6 of the 13 songs come from their best album, Dance the Devil. I believe

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A great little Q&A with Mark Kozelek, courtesy of Eye magazine. Unfortunately, no questions about the future for Kozelek. It's nice to know that the Red House Painters are still together, but I'm just as interested in finding out about solo albums, new Sun Kill Moon albums, or whatever. Very sad I won't be at the show tomorrow night, but am sure it will be amazing. There is a new Múm album due

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Eye Magazine's 2003 Critic's Poll results are up on the site now. Nothing really surprising about the results, though it's always nice to see so many Canadian acts doing well on a year-end poll (Canadians fared quite well on the Pitchfork poll as well). Also great to see the Jim Guthrie album getting enough love to place at number 10. The only downside to the poll results is that they didn't draw

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Fans of Papa M's album Live At the Shark's Cage, which remains one of the best post-rock instrumental albums, you'll be happy to know that a lot of David Pajo's early EPs will be released in one compilation. Though I admire Pajo's more recent work, I find it to be a little to comparable to Will Oldham, whose work under the Bonnie 'Prince' Billy name is, to me, far superior to Pajo's attampts at

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1074741036885778662004-01-21T23:40:00.000-03:302004-01-21T23:42:38.716-03:30

I was just trying to do work while playing "Bye Bye Butterfly" from Pauline Oliveros' album Electronic Works. Seems the sonic assault from the oscillators piqued my cat's interest, who leapt up on the stereo then stared in every corner of the room looking for the source of the sound. Not sure if he enjoyed it or not (the orchestrated bit certained startled the little bugger), but it certainly

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Jeremy of the Junior Boys has a blog. His January 17, 2004 post says the album is finished, and will be released in early spring. This is VERY EXCITING NEWS!!! posted by Jonathan

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Tom Waits' soundtrack to One From The Heart, filled with Waits/Crystal Gayle duets, is set to be reissued by Sony's Legacy label on January 27, 2004. There are also two bonus tracks added to the tracklisting, and I'm assuming the entire album has been remastered. For Waits fans who may have reservations about Gayle's vocals, don't! There are some classic Waits/Brennan compositions on the album,

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Telefon Tel Aviv - Map of What is Effortless (Hefty Records) release date: January 27, 2004 Telefon Tel Aviv's debut album, Fahrenheit Fair Enough, was filled with gorgeous downtempo IDM soundscapes that contained the right amount of glitches and bleeps to attain a level of uniqueness in a genre flooded with sameness. The band has not neglected this style on their new release, Map of What is

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The Elected - Me First (Sub Pop) release date: February 4, 2004 The Elected's debut album could be classified as indie-country with singer Blake Sinnett doing his best impression of Conor Oberst from the Bright Eyes. None of this should come as a surprise since Blake Sinnett is from the band Rilo Kiley, a band whose last album was released on the Bright Eyes label Saddle Creek, and who created

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Upcoming albums reviewed here!!! Hopefully I'll get a few more done in the coming week or so, including The Elected, Franz Ferdinand, Telefon Tel Aviv and the Lambchop albums. Savath + Savalas - Apropa't (Warp) release date: January 27, 2004 Savath + Savalas is a Scott Herren project (whose profile has risen considerably under the guise Prefuse 73) that started in 2000 with the release of Folk

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Lend me some sugar, I am yo neighbour! Breakin Down the Music of 2003 And so another year has come and gone (well, almost) and it's time for me to indulge myself in telling you what I thought of the year. This year saw huge changes in my musical tastes, and while I tried to stay relatively on top of certain areas of music, I found my tastes constantly moving backwards, more in the direction

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The final mix CD of the year was made this week. Pretty much catches the other songs this year that blew me away, often from albums I'm barely familiar with (well, for the time being, that is). The new mix is as follows: 1. Shack - As Long As I've Got You 2. M83 - Unrecorded 3. Richard X - Finest Dreams (feat. Kelis) 4. !!! - Me and Giuliani Down By The School Yard (A True Story) 5. Constantines

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1069210636062031852003-11-18T23:27:00.000-03:302003-11-18T23:27:22.173-03:30

Oi! New week, new mix CD! (Funny thing about that other post I made. I was actually editing an old post, so it's dated Sept 28, but the CD was made a month ago). The new mix CD's listing is as follows: 1. Basement Jaxx - Good Luck (feat. Lisa Kekaula) 2. DM and Jemini - Ghetto Pop Life 3. Kelis - Milkshake 4. Sean Paul - Get Busy 5. Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom 6. Nelly Furtado - Powerless 7

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1064769118814289922003-09-28T14:41:00.000-02:302003-11-15T14:14:10.510-03:30

I created a mix CD with some of my favourite songs of the year. The tracklisting is as follows: 1. Kardinal Offishall w/ Neptunes - Belly Dancer 2. Outkast - Hey Ya! 3. Buck 65 - Wicked and Weird 4. LFO - Freak 5. Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe 6. Kylie Minogue - Slow 7. DJ Shadow feat Roots Manuva - GDMFSOB (UNKLE mix) 8. Missy Elliott - Pass That Dutch 9. Electric Six - Gay Bar 10. P.

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1064768770885623732003-09-28T14:36:00.000-02:302003-09-28T14:36:11.000-02:30

I'll likely have more to say about Steve Mancha and Darrell Banks later, but right now am obsessing over Barnes' material. posted by Jonathan

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1064766880132902592003-09-28T14:04:00.000-02:302003-09-28T14:33:30.020-02:30

I feel the need to say more about J.J. Barnes, whose raw, southern soul flavoured vocals are just too good to ignore. Aside from his classic cut on A Cellarful of Motown, seven of his songs are available on the CD The Sounds of Detroit, which is a two-fer disc featuring the J.J. Barnes/Steve Mancha split album Rare Stamps, and the Darrell Banks album Here to Stay. This album, put out on Stax/Volt

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842423.post-1064758442144902672003-09-28T11:44:00.000-02:302003-09-28T13:35:28.190-02:30

While in Toronto a few months ago, I walked into one of my favourite used CD Shops, Second Spin. When I walked in, one of the clerks was putting on a soul compilation. I was likely in the store for about thirty minutes, all the while falling madly in love with the songs from the compilation. The double CD compilation, which I ended up buying, is titled A Cellarful of Motown, and it's just that.

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