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The Go-Betweens

In Pop, Rock, Uncategorized on 12 October 2006 with no comments

Here’s a gorgeous track from The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane:
Streets of Your Town (sendspace)
The sixth Go-Betweens record (and their last before a 12-year hiatus), 16 LOVERS LANE, is not only one of the band’s finest albums, it’s a remarkable collection of love songs. Focusing on the bittersweet side of romance, vocalist/guitarists Grant McLennan and […]

Richard Hawley

In Jazz, Pop, Uncategorized on 30 September 2006 with no comments

Though it was released only last year, Richard Hawley’s Cole’s Corner fills you with a nostalgia of times long past past similar to all those classic films of the late 40s and early 50s.  Overflowing with heartwrenching melodies, songwriting and vocals, this never left my cd player last fall, and it’s one of the most […]

Leona Naess

In Pop, Uncategorized on 24 September 2006 with no comments

He is Gone is a track from Leona Naess’ self-titled third album.
He is Gone (sendspace)
She’s the daughter of Arne Naess, former husband of Supreme Diana Ross. Born and raised in England but presently based in New York, Leona Naess is an introspective singer/songwriter whose alternative pop-rock draws on influences ranging from Edie Brickell, Tori Amos […]

Scissor Sisters

In Dance, Pop, Uncategorized on 21 September 2006 with no comments

Channeling everyone from Elton John to the Beegee’s, the New York-based Scissor Sisters are a pure 70s dance explosion.  Just try to resist today’s download:
I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ (sendspace link)
Official site, myspace