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THE ROCHES and HARRY NILSSON For the longest time, I just avoided both of these guys. Now they're both among my all-time favorites. It's because they (both) just had a sort of 70s schmaltz aura around them that I couldn't get past. Eventually, there were enough folks talking them up to me that my resistance was worn down and I dove in. And then I kept diving and diving and within a couple of years I now own most of their discographies. In the case of The Roches, I even have multiple solo albums and releases from various combinations of sisters. Hell, I even bought their Christmas album!

Just realized: IT'S FEBRUARY, PEOPLE!!!

Has it really taken this long to make a thread for the new month?

SOURCE

Gonna give this one another shot and try to get back into it:

http://mybloodyvalentine.bandcamp.com

Listening now to the new Tom Zé, and this is classic Tom Zé. Fucking beautiful. Looks like it's up at a Soundcloud page, too: http://soundcloud.com/gustavo-tirelli/sets/tom-ze Dig it.

Just discovering this guy. Bought his new album and am digging this with a BIG shovel. Wish that I had payed attention to this thread back in '08. I would have been all over that Empty Bottle gig.

Assuming that is Ira and Georgia's home, I love it. Gorgeous setting. So, that is the beautiful New Jersey that I've heard about?

So, I generally hate this show. Avoid it, for the most part. But, sick in bed last night, the auditions were on and, out of a morbid curiosity (the only real reason to watch anyway), I kept it on for a bit. And, holy shit, this guy came on and gave me goosebumps. Literally. (And, by "Literally" I mean "Literally.") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjuEm6dLjUM

It's not just you.

I'm sick at home. I'll have to see if I can finally Netflix this.

Nice to see someone else listening to that Cate LeBon. Whatddya think?

I was invited to be a guest on my friends' movie podcast last night. The topic: Best War Movies. I was probably outed as the movie geek poseur that I am, but it was a hellava lot of fun, anyway. Hope that I can do it again and further prove my ignorance. Should be up later today: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/film ... d536037393 (it's free)