May 31, 2006
Music this week from South Africa, LA, New York and New Jersey
including another Suffolk 'n' Cool FirstPlay.
Intro
Jimmie Bratcher - Happy.
www.jimmiebratcher.com/
Living life on the edge again this week with thunder clouds around and no UPS yet. It should be here today.
Saint Dragon - Star Whores
Punk Emo band from South Africa which has been together since 1997
and under their current line-up for the last 6 years.
Paul Cunha: Vocalist, Lead/Rhythm guitarist
Rory Gillan: Lead/Rhythm guitarist
Dave Roache: Drummer
Justin Cunha: Bassist
The band has a few MP3s for download from their site and are
seeking feedback on their tracks.
www.saintdragon.com
Suffolk getting smaller
Coastal erosion is really hitting the headlines here in Suffolk
with great chunks of the coast falling into the sea. It's not a new
phenomena but it seems to be happening faster. Perhaps the effects
of global warming and rising sea levels.
Felixstowe erosion
Judith Owen - Train out of Hollywood
Judith is Welsh but has been based in Southern California for a
quite a while. This is eloquent songwriting and beautifully crafted
recording at its best.
This track is taken from the 2005 album Lost & Found
which features award-winning artists Cassandra Wilson, Keb Mo, Tom
Scott and Richard Thompson (with whom I toured in the 70s). The
14-song collection smolders with poignant originals alongside
Owen's unique interpretations of Deep Purple's "Smoke On The
Water", and the classic "These Things (Remind Me Of You)". Judith
has dates coming up in Hollywood, Philadelphia and Edinburgh. Check
her site for details.
I'm really pleased to have this as another Suffolk and Cool
"FirstPlay" on the Podsafe Music Network
www.judithowen.net/
George Hrab - Ya Famous?
George Hrab is a Pennsylvania based multi-instrumentalist
philosopher skeptic who writes, produces and performs original
material. George firmly believes that the most direct route to
someone's brain is via their funny bone and dance shoes.
His weekly radio show on Tuesdays from Midnight to 2:00am on WLVR
(91.2 FM in the Lehigh Valley) and is streamed at www.wlvr.org Geo says, "It's a sort of a
weekly cafe concert featuring ... me. I'll play tunes in the
studio, talk about stuff, have guests, do weird covers, try some
call-ins, answer questions ...you know, all the things I usually do
at a Geologic gig, but over the AIR. Sweet!"
www.geologicrecords.com
Google Earth
An update on the black bit near London. Thanks to Tony T - see his
comment on S&C 002 for coordinates.
Stacie Rose - Consider Me
She's a jersey girl, who, not surprisingly gigs regularly in and
around NYC. Leaning toward the Suzanne Vega folkie side of
Roseanne Cash country or vice versa -The Village (More
mature version of Avril Lavigne - Womanrock)
Stacie lists her influences as including Chrissy Hynde, Billy
Holliday and Amiee Mann - that'll do for me!
Shadow and Splendor has 14 tracks - three of which can be
heard on her website.
www.stacierose.com
ZeFrank
Just check this guy out. See the daily show. Love it or hate it,
you'll have a view. www.zefrank.com/
Lee Coulter - Drool
The other track of Lee's that was in the balance with Booty Voodoo
a couple of weeks ago.
This feels like warm weather music to me. Oh well, one day summer
will start - the worry is that it's only three weeks until
mid-summer!
Lee has a new site since last time I played him. Check it out at:
www.leecoulter.com
All the artists featured this week can be found on the Podsafe Music Network.
I'd appreciate any comments on the show or corrections to the shownotes. Just use the email link on this page or click on the Comments button just down here.
Peter