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Gold Star 2.17

Wow see what happens when you go out of the country then to Disney World...you get out of the habit. Plus I've got that new time suck Facebook. Which I am enjoying quite a bit.

Robyn Hitchcock - Goodnight Oslo
He has been making CDs since 1979. This one he teams up once again with 3/5s of Touring REM also known as Venus 3. This cd wouldn't change your mind about him. If you like him this cd will make you happy. If you've never heard of him this cd is a good introduction.

Morrisey - Years of Refusal
Damn the man amazes. Years of Greatness.

M Ward - Hold Time
He makes timeless music but this is not even close to his best. His worst is better than most of what is out there though.

also check out
...and you will know us by the trail of dead, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Asobi Seksu and Cranes. All strong just not Gold Star strong. Download the few songs you dig

More later and sooner
Bro



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Now playing: Carla Bruni - Le temps perdu
via FoxyTunes

I don't think I want to twitter but after reading this I may have to start.

From: Amanda Palmer
Subject: re-Please Drop Me

my label-dropping game has become very fun. please pray for me.

it’s a lesson in how the future of music is working -
fans are literally (and i mean that….literally) lining up at the signing table after shows and HANDING me cash, saying "thank you".

i had to EXPLAIN to the so-called "head of digital media" of roadrunner australia WHAT TWITTER WAS. and his brush-off that "it hasn’t caught on here yet" was ABSURD because the next day i twittered that i was doing an impromptu gathering in a public park and 12 hours later, 150 underage fans - who couldn’t attend the show - showed up to get their records signed.

no manager knew! i didn’t even warn or tell her! no agents! no security! no venue! we were in a fucking public park!
life is becoming awesome.

also interesting: i brought a troupe of back-up actors/dancers on the tour (we were only playing 300-1000 seaters) and had no money to pay them, so we passed the hat into the crowd every night. each performer walked from each show with about $200 in cash. the fans TOOK CARE OF THEM. they brought us dinner every night, gave us places to sleep. (i couldn’t afford to put up that many people in hotels). all sans label, all using email and twitter. the fans followed the adventure. they LOVED HELPING.

so?
the times they are a-changing fucking dramatically, when pong-twittering with trent reznor means way more to your fan-base/business than whether or not the record is in fucking stores (and in my case, it ain’t in fucking stores).

twitter is EVERYTHING that you explain in your rants: it is a MAINLINE insta-connection with the fans. there is ZERO middleman.
my fans hung out with me all day on twitter today while i unpacked weird tour shit, fan art, gifts and paraphernalia that usually just ends up in my closet or in the trash and took pictures of it for them.

xa

Plamer's Site

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Now playing: Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest for the Wicked
via FoxyTunes

Lee Woodruff new book

Just got this email and thought I'd share.

> Dear Friends:
>

>
> "Perfectly Imperfect" will be published April 21. Just in time for Mother's
> Day. It's a memoir-ish book with chapters about life as a mother, daughter,
> wife, sister, friend, and even an aging gal. There is something for everyone
> (even men) on the pages.
>
> You can order the book in advance on these websites: www.amazon.com
> <http://www.amazon.com/> , www.bn.com <http://www.bn.com/> ,
> www.borders.com
> <http://www.borders.com/> , or www.indiebound.com
> <http://www.indiebound.com/> .
>
> And of course-- its always great to patronize your local book store! The
> book is available as an audio-book, read by yours truly.
>
> I've also created a website-- so you can read more about the book at
> www.leewoodruff.com <http://www.leewoodruff.com/>
>
> And, yes, I am finally on Facebook!
>
> I'll also be touring and may be in your neck of the woods or maybe you have
> friends that might like to attend one of my book readings. I have attached
> the schedule below. Please feel free to forward this email on to your
> friends. And remember.....Books are an inexpensive Mothers Day gift and a
> cheap thrill!
> Order now!
>
>
>
> Events for Perfectly Imperfect
>
>
>
> Friday, April 24
> New York City
> Barnes & Noble/Lincoln Square
> 7:30pm
> 1972 Broadway @ 66th St.
>
> Talk & Signing
>
>
> Monday, April 28
> Kansas City, KS
> Books & Boutiques Luncheon
> 11:30am
>
> Luncheon/Talk/Signing
> A Benefit for St. Lukes Hospital
> Overland Park
> Convention Center
> 6000 College Blvd., Overland, KS
>
> www.booksandboutiques.org
>
> **Ticketed Event
>
>
>
> Wednesday, April 29
> Chicago, IL
> Union League Club
> 11:30am
> 65 W. Jackson Blvd.
> Lunch/In Conversation
>
> **Members Only Event
>
>
>
> Anderson's Bookshop
> 7:00pm
> 123 W. Jefferson Ave.
> Naperville, IL 60540
>
> Talk/Signing
>
>
> Thursday, April 30
>
> Detroit, MI
> Borders
> 7:00pm
> 34300 Woodward
> Birmingham, MI 48009
>
> Talk/Signing
>
>
> Tuesday, May 5
> Washington, DC
> Politics & Prose
> 7:00pm
> 50115 Connecticut Ave. NW
>
> Talk & Signing
>
>
> Thursday, May 7
> Dallas, TX
> Authors at the Adolphus Series
> 12:00pm
> Adolphus Hotel
> 1321 Commerce St.
>
> Talk/Lunch/Signing
>
> **Ticketed Event: $65
>
> Contact: sleonard@adolphus.com or 214-651-3520
>
>
>
> Legacy Books
> 7:30pm
> 7300 Dallas Parkway
> Plano, TX 75024
>
> Talk/Signing
>
>
> Monday, May 11
> Los Angeles, CA
> Vroman's Bookstore
> 7:00pm
> 695 E. Colorado Blvd.
> Pasadena, CA 91101
>
> Talk/Signing
>
>
>
> Wednesday, May 13
> San Francisco, CA
> Book Passage
> 7:00pm
> 51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
> Corte Madera, CA 94925
>
> Talk/Signing
>
>
>
> Thursday, May 14
> Seattle, WA
> Third Place Books
> 7:00pm
> 17171 Bothell Way, NE
> Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
>
> Talk/Signing
>
>
>
> Monday, May 18
> Boston, MA
> Brookline Booksmith
> 7:00pm
> 279 Harvard St.
> Brookline, MA 02446
>
> Talk/Signing
>
>
>
> Wednesday, June 3
> Rye, NY
> Rye Library
> 7:00pm
> Community Meeting Room
> 1061 Boston Post Rd.
>
>
> Talk/Signing
>
>
> Thursday, August 20
> Bay Head, NJ
> Bay Head Yacht Club
> Time TBD
> 111 Metcalfe St.
>
> Talk/Signing
>
> **Members Only Event

CDs of gold for 02.10.09

hey I finally got up a new Link o Fun. I think it's a good one. I really wanted to post Eddie Vedder doing the karaoke thing at the Best Western during baseball fantasy week but it's already taken down. I bet if you google it you might be able to find it somewhere. Yellow Cub Marines indeed.

On to the tunes.

Lily Allen - It's not Me, It's You
Nice anti Seinfeld title. Dance-y rock from the UK you already know her or maybe of her but man oh man is she huge overseas. It is a bit more than pure sugar.

Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
Another smashing Bluesy monster of a cd from this Ohio dude. He is best known from the Black Keys. On this one he plays pretty much every noise. It is glorious.

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl
No overdubs just a classic album live and in full color.

Also out
The 20th anniversary of Paul's Boutique by The Beastie Boys. Nothing added just remastered but a great reminder of the times. Probably the last great "Stolen Sound" cd because after this CD came out - the lawyers came out and after anyone that sampled anything. They had moved out to LA and this was their NYC love letter. For stay-at-home producers check out the bonus cd of Ben Folds "Stems and Seeds". Jorma Kaukonen has a new one too. Miranda Lee Richards turns in a good, soft alt-pop record.

More later
Bro


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Now playing: David Gilmour - Blue Light
via FoxyTunes

New cds from last week

First off thanks for coming out to the NEXT charity concert series. I will have a complete review of the show soon. It was almost a complete disaster luckily saved by the glorious Evan Toth. Thanks man.

Anyway. On to the tunes.

The Heartless Bastards - The Mountain
Indie punk rock with a tinge of country from Austin via Ohio. 3 main members (but only one leftover from their first two cds) and a bunch of friends make glorious noise.

Ben Kweller - Changing Horses
Boy kid rock genius goes full out country and it sounds great.

Also check out:
The jazz trio The Bad Plus and their latest rock covers. The Fray release another cd of the same cd. Play it safe. Don't mess with a winning streak guys. Nice job. Now for the fans of loud, fuzzy, and heartfelt indie noise pop check out the Pains of Being Pure of Heart. Jim White has a great live ep out too.

More later
Bro


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Now playing: Ben Harper - Temporary Remedy
via FoxyTunes

Way super late Gold Star CDs

It's not like I have a good excuse for being so late. No Super Hoopla but a ton of snow. Does that count? Since I brought up the Super Bowl I guess I want AZ to win.

On to the tunes

Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream
Obviously drinking the happy Obama kool aid because he sounds joyful and hopeful on this cd. Great cd but where's my old Bruce? Plus I'm not really happy he did the whole buy this Greatest Hits only at Walmart thing. Dude you use to rip on people that did that and I wouldn't even get into the fact that most of Bruce's old songs boldly went against everything that Walmart is.

Louis Armstrong - Satchmo at the Pasadena
Great re-issue of a live show but sadly not the whole show but oh so worth it.

Mark Olsen/ Gary Louris - Ready for the flood
This is a forever cd. One you'll listen to again and again for the rest of your life. It will be a cd that years later you'll be cleaning out your collection and find it and put it on and just sigh that great music is still made.

Franz Ferdinand - Tonight
A slight return to glory. Get the party started.

The Bird and the Bee - Ray Guns are not just the Future
Edgier then say your normal Grey's Anatomy song but ready for major consumption.

Paul McCartney - Live at Ameba
Like the Satchmo cd not the complete live show. This ep has 4 of the 20 songs Sir Paul performed. He sounds great on this cd. er EP.

Also check out:
More covers from Pat DiNizio. This time he takes on Buddy Holly. Loney Dear is back with more out of left field electric campfire songs. Hey look at this another Strokes side project Nickel Eye. Duncan Sheik has a new collection of non-Broadway tunes out too and check out the re-issues of the Volcano Suns. Raising from the ashes of The Babyshambles is Roses Kings Castles with super slow-mo gentle grooves.

More later
Bro



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Now playing: Pogues - Lorca's Novena
via FoxyTunes