Dec 27, 2006
A strange time of year at the best of times but after all the fog
last week, it has been heavily overcast for days so it has hardly
got light which adds even more to the feeling that we are in limbo.
What's more, no picture this week. It hasn't ben light enough!
At least it has been dry for a few days, indeed so much so that
I've been able to get out and cut the lawns and paths in the
garden. How rock and roll is that? That's a first, pushing the
lawnmower around the garden on Boxing Day!
PMN is full of surprises. Lots of great new music and over half of
this week's tracks are SnC Firstplays. Strange, I'd have thought
that most podcasters with day-jobs would be trawling the PMN while
they have time.
Little Boy - Once Just
(Alberta, Canada) FIRST PLAY
Once Just has played hundreds of shows all over North America, they
signed to JSK media early 2006 and released their first album
Destination with the label
on Oct 31 2006. Once Just is a blend of rock and reggae with hooky
pop melodies. Little Boy
is from the album.
http://www.oncejust.com/
http://www.myspace.com/oncejust
Riverlady - divineMAGgees
(North Carolina, USA) FIRST PLAY
divineMAGgees (pronounced "Maggies") have created a provocative,
unique sound. Cregan and Danielle make:
If you want to see the duo in action (and I do!) there are some gigs coming up and there's a video on their MySpace page.
Jan 20 THE GREY EAGLE Asheville, NC http://www.thegreyeagle.com
Feb 17 NACA NATIONALS Nashville, TN
Feb 22 INTERNATIONAL FOLK ALLIANCE Memphis, TN
http://www.divinemaggees.com/
http://www.myspace.com/divinemaggees
Out on a limb - Holiday and the Adventure Pop Collective (California, USA) FIRST PLAY
The colorfully-monikered, San Diego-based ensemble has already won enthusiastic acclaim for its "Adventure Pop" sound, displayed on indie releases and in their notoriously crazy sexy sun-rock infused live performances. This track is from their album Become
01.05.07 Alturas, CA
01.06.07 Alturas, CA
01.13.07 Mokelumne Hill, CA
http://www.adventurepop.com/
http://www.myspace.com/holidayandtheadventurepopcollective
Winelight Club (Norwich, UK)
The Winelight monthly show on 3 January features:
Dom Lewis
Sean Redmond
Elissa Franchesci.
On 6 February a special night at the Norwich Arts Centre presents:
Jamie Woon
Fiona Bevan
Both gigs will be pretty special based simply on my having seen Sarah Barton-Keeley and Jamie Woon before). See the Winelight MySpace for booking details.
http://www.myspace.com/thewinelightclub
Dancing with Joey Ramone - Amy Rigby (New York, USA)
I think its unprecedented to play tracks by the same artist two weeks running but the case for the exception is well made by Amy Rigby. See last week's show notes for more info.
This track is taken from the album Little Fugitive.
http://www.amyrigby.com
http://www.myspace.com/amyrigby
Universo - Ze Sao Paulo (Brazil) FIRST PLAY
I must admit to being unsure whether this really is Ze Sao Paulo because the MP3 tags show the artist as Bala N'agulha. Perhaps your Portugese is better than mine and you"ll be able to tell me what these notes say.
http://zesaopaulo.cals.com.br/
One happy family - Riboflavin (California, USA)
They would describe themselves as 'schizophrenic rockers' - not because they suffer from any specific mental illness. Its simply because they refuse to be boxed into a specific genre, in one song they can be thoughtful and serious, both musically and lyrically - in another they produce a rabble rousing ro... and there they ran out of characters on the PMN bio space!
Riboflavin describe themselves as 4 dishevelled gentlemen:
Felonious Punk
Alabama
Flog the Dolphin
The band are on Criminal Recordz
Nearly a Suffolk'n'Cool firstplay but beaten to it last week by Pete Cogle over at PC Podcast.
http://www.myspace.com/riboflavinsd
That's it for this week, indeed for this year. See you in 2007 (or next Wednesday).