From bill at thehubs.net Sun Jan 2 23:32:06 2005 From: bill at thehubs.net (Bill Hub) Date: Sun Jan 2 23:33:34 2005 Subject: [Granite-and-tumble] G&T Year End Reviews Message-ID: It has been a long time coming but I finally published my content for the last few years (including 2004). Here is the latest granite and tumble .... http://www.thehubs.net/music/gt/granite_and_tumble_2004.htm Gasp, but the following were also recently published (hopefully my tardiness is finally behind me). http://www.thehubs.net/music/gt/granite_and_tumble_2003.htm http://www.thehubs.net/music/gt/granite_and_tumble_2002.htm Take a look and let me know your thoughts. I am always curious to hear about great albums or shows that I missed. I hope you enjoy reading the latest as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Thanks. Bill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://two.pairlist.net/pipermail/granite-and-tumble/attachments/20050102/125870c1/attachment.html From bill at thehubs.net Mon Jan 31 22:22:40 2005 From: bill at thehubs.net (Bill Hub) Date: Mon Jan 31 22:22:29 2005 Subject: [Granite-and-tumble] Silver Jews Info Message-ID: Should be another great album from the jews..... Silver Jews Recording With Malkmus Zach Vowell reports: So we know that a mere reissue of Pavement's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain isn't enough to fill the gigantic slacker hole that the band's demise left in your life. However, there is one bright spot-- the Silver Jews are still recording (or is it recording again?), long after their Matador counterpart's demise. And though the process is way too embryonic to start talking about tracklists and release dates, much less album titles, the basic (and pretty fucking exciting) facts are confirmed by Drag City: Stephen Malkmus, Steve West, and Bob Nastanovich are on board to help David Berman with his latest masterpiece. This piece of news substantiates what rampant rumors have speculated ever since Malkmus posted the following on his website: "Nashville is unseasonably warm-- there are termites in my computer that adds things to the dialog". Not that he's not usually cryptic as hell anyway. American Water fans everywhere were baffled by everything after "Nashville", but that city, that city conjured up such sweet possibilities. Consider the possible the actual. The curate's egg that is the indie rumor mill also named Will Oldham as a participant, but, according to Drag City, that mysterious "Prince" cannot be nailed down as a collaborator (though we agree with the mill that he would fit in perfectly). But don't fret-- Mike Fellows, another American Water vet, has been involved, as well as Cassie Berman. The provocative list continues with ex-Jesus Lizard axe handler Duane Denison, Nashville mainstay Bobby Bare, Jr., Bare's (and Olham's, Lambchop's, and Calexico's, for that matter) collaborator Tony Crow, Chicago vocalist/scenester AZITA, and drummer/vocalist Brian Kotzur. Note also that the rumors intimated this could be the Jews' last album; with an all-star cast like this, it could be the final hurrah. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://two.pairlist.net/pipermail/granite-and-tumble/attachments/20050131/4782cb15/attachment.html