New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter
Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

February 7, 2009
Issue 2009:313
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We've got Thrills, chills, Dirty Water
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When the big beat hits ya
Comin' from your transistor
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When the big beat hits ya...

"Boston Lullaby," Dudick/Naihersey.
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BRATTLEBORO, VT, February 7 - The other shoe has dropped. Months ago,
sometime in 2008, Yahoo totally trashed the great majority of its
Yahoo Mail Classic accounts. It was a truly massive reduction in
service, at least for those of us who used the services they cut or
ruined. They spared the e-mail account which is attached to this
Yahoo group. But now Yahoo Mail has trashed this e-mail account as
well. The labor-intensive nature of compiling this newsletter has
gone WAY the heck up. New levels of time consumption have been
achieved. It is entirely possible that, from here on out, the task of
compiling this newsletter will be impossible using Yahoo Mail.

But...

I had an alternative all lined up against the possibility this might
happen.

And my alternative is fantastic in every regard except for, now that I
have given it a full test, I have learned that it does not work.
Aside from not working, though, the alternative is every bit as
fantastic as I have said.

So, I am experimenting around to see whether I can create my own
system for compiling our newsletter issues. I will have to get back
to you later as to whether these mailings can continue. Right now,
you know pretty nearly as much as I do.

Meanwhile, even without this new technical problem, generated by the
crack staff of Yahoo, we still received more pretty-good news e-mails
than we have time to compile. This is a very, very busy time all
along the New England popular music circuit.

I am cutting my work short on this newsletter issue, though, to allow
time to make arrangements for next issue in hopes there will actually
be a next issue.

More later.

It is hoped.
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READ WHAT INTERESTS YOU, scroll right past whatever doesn't.
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RECORD RELEASES THIS WEEK
Listed by Newbury Comics
Excerpted by Us

We actually know very little about this week's record releases as
noted by Newbury Comics, though we and no doubt you know a great deal
about the veteran artists who are heavily represented: Asleep at the
Wheel, Chick Corea, Keith Emerson, B.B. King, Liza Minelli, Joni
Mitchell, Graham Nash, Willie Nelson, Ted Nugent...

The major labels seem to be relying VERY heavily on veteran artists
plus reissues and rereleases. Here is our shortened version of the
Newbury Comics list:

BPA (BRIGHTON PORT AUTHORITY)-I Think We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat-$9.99
COREA, CHICK & HIROMI-Duet (2 CD)-$19.99
EMERSON, KEITH BAND-Keith Emerson Band-$11.88
FOSTER, RUTHIE-Truth According To Ruthie-$9.99
KING, B.B.-Best Of: 20th Century/Millenium Collection-$6.99
KWELLER, BEN-Changing Horses-$9.99
MINNELLI, LIZA-Liza's At The Palace-$19.99

MITCHELL, JONI-Blue-$12.99
<> If by some means you learn why "Blue" by Joni Mitchell is coming
out again, would you drop us a note about it via FredRemainsLost At
Yahoo Dot Com.

NASH, GRAHAM-Reflections (3 CD)-$44.99
NELSON, WILLIE/ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL-Willie & The Wheel-$11.88
NUGENT, TED-Spirit Of The Wild (Remastered)-$8.99

VON BONDIES-Love, Hate And Then There's You-$9.99
<> "The Von Bondies' song, 'C'mon C'mon,' is the theme to 'Rescue Me,'
an FX drama starring Dennis Leary (whose son evidently picked the
track). It has been in a couple of video games, including the title,
'Burnout 3: Takedown.' They have a largely dirty Garage-ish/Punk
sound to them, but I've always found them hard to lump in. However,
whatever their subgenre, they're really worth a listen." SOURCE:
Stephen Lewis, E-Mail Message, February 3, 2009.

Featured DVD New Release Available Tuesday, February 3rd

Zack & Miri Make A Porno - $19.99 2-DVD set

[In our personal e-mail, we received an interesting anecdote connected
with the "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" soundtrack. Evidently "Make a
Porno" was considered to be controversial or maybe even offensive, and
distributor personnel encouraged theaters to abbreviate the title.
That's it: abbreviate the title. So people in charge of marquees at
many movie theaters thought they were doing what they were asked to do
when they shortened the title to "Make a Porno." Robert Burns was
right about "The best laid plans of mice and men..." (heh heh) - Ed.]

SOURCE: "Newbury Comics, February 2 Newbury Comics: Grammy Sale and
Survey, New Releases and More," February 2, 2009.

:: keith emerson band, ruthie foster, b. b. king; willie and the
wheel ::
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PRESS RELEASES THIS WEEK

<> "Pearl Jam Signs With MTV Games and Harmonix To Bring Band's Debut
Album, 'Ten,' to Rock Band."

<> 2009 Langerado Music Festival cancelled. This is bad news even for
those of us who had no thought of attending.
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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Friday Afternoon

: : : Wall Street shrugs off January job losses
: : : of 598K (AP)

Here is another version of essentially the same headline posted in
connection with the same news story:

: : : Wall Street shrugs off unemployment report
: : : for another big rally

<> This time, the reported economic figures were actually worse than
earlier forecast. In the Thursday-Friday overnight and in the morning
on Friday, those who predict such things forecast that the jobless
rate could rise to the worrisome 7.5 percent level. But according to
figures announced today (Friday), the jobless rate actually rose
higher: to a surprising 7.6 percent. And now the very people who
often will panic over practically anything and sometimes will panic
over essentially the same news story several times, as it emerges in
stages, really just can't be bothered over an unexpectedly bad
joblessness report. If this sort of thing is not enough to cause us
to consider the Wall Streeters, as a group, to be totally out of their
minds, it is hard to imagine what it would take.

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JOHN COSTER
At The Yellow Sofa
Northampton, Massachusetts
Saturday, February 7, 2009

<> Here is a John Coster show listing which we accessed at his MySpace
page February 5, 2009:

Upcoming Shows

: : Feb. 7 2009, 8:00P
: : The Yellow Sofa
: : Northampton, Massachusetts

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STEVE GILLETTE AND CINDY MANGSEN
Bennington, Vermont, Benefit Concert
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Then on Tour, Zipping Back and Forth Across the Country

There is little we see more amazing than the tours of Steve Gillette
and Cindy Mangsen. These two will be totally silent for the longest
time: radio silence, retired, gone fishing, closed for alternations.
Then out of the blue comes the start of a busy national tour, blasting
Steve and Cindy across the United States and back again. It would be
necessary to check the Compass Rose Records website for details, of
which there are plenty. But here is the top part of the latest
Gillette-Mangsen tour announcement:

<> "We're getting ready to take off for California, after a home-town
benefit concert this Saturday night [Bennington VT, Sat. Feb. 7, with
storyteller Tom Weakly]. Before we get too busy, we thought we'd send
out our tour schedule for this Spring. We'll be touring the entire
west coast for the next six weeks, then back for some east coast and
midwest concerts as the Spring thaw arrives. We hope to catch up with
you along the way."

SOURCE: Steve Gillette, "Steve and Cindy's Tour Schedule," February 6,
2009.

STEVE GILLETTE HAS HAD . . good success with many of his original
songs; but he will probably always be most remembered for Ian and
Sylvia's early interpretation of his "Darcy Farrow." - Ed.

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THE STONE COYOTES
Music in "Dog the Bounty Hunter"
Plus New Album

<> "Look for Coyote music in 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' on A&E Feb. 4,
Feb. 11, Feb. 18, Feb. 25, March 4, and March 11.

"New album coming in April."

http://www.stonecoyotes.com/

SOURCE: The Stone Coyotes, "News," February 3, 2009.

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BOSTON BABYDOLLS
Dolls Encounter of the Valentine's Day Kind

<> "When the day before Valentine's Day is Friday the Thirteenth,
we're all going to have to try extra hard to get lucky. Never fear!
We're here to help!

"Unlucky in Love is two hours of teasing, pleasing, romance, music,
and magic guaranteed to get your mojo working!"

UNLUCKY IN LOVE

: : : Feb. 11-14 at 8 p.m.
: : : Arlington Center for the Arts
: : : 41 Foster Street
: : : Arlington, Massachusetts

SOURCE: The Boston Babydolls, "Unlucky in Love, February 10 to
February 14," February 4, 2009.

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THE NEW, NEW SWING CITY
With The Love Dogs
Swinging in for a Show
Valentine's Party
Friday, February 13, 2009

Dogged by love, the new, new Swing City has new Somerville digs and a
pre-Valentine's Love Dogs gig.

Fri 2/13
Valentine's Party at
The New, New, Swing City - Somerville, MA
http://swingcityboston.com/index.shtml

<> "After a couple of moves in '08, Swing City has found a new home at the
Somerville City Club near Sullivan Square. Great vibe, great people and
a full bar make this THE place to dance on Friday nights!"

SOURCE: The Love Dogs, "Love Dogs in February," February 5, 2009.

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TAYLOR ARMERDING
Studio Recording Work
According to the Account of Mark Erelli

"STUDIO NEWS:

<> "I [Mark Erelli] recently had the privilege of going into the
studio with New England bluegrass veteran Taylor Armerding (formerly
of Northern Lights) to record his solo record. Also in the band were
Zack Hickman on upright bass, banjo phenom Greg Liszt (Crooked Still,
Bruce Springsteen), flatpicking ace Lincoln Meyer (April Verch) and
amazing fiddler (and Taylor's son) Jake Armerding. Taylor plays a
mean mandolin and is one of those classic bluegrass high tenors, so
you can be forgiven for wondering what the hell was left for me to do.
I was honored to be asked to play guitar and steel, as well as sing
the high parts so Taylor could hold down the melodies. Don't know
when this project will be released commercially, but I'll keep you
posted."

SOURCE: Mark Erelli, "February 2009 Newsletter," February 5, 2009.


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PRIVATE LIGHTNING
Recordings Available Online

<> "Just wanted to let you know that I've put all of the Private
Lightning WAV and MP3 files on line now. ... The songs are available on

http://www.baselines.com/

I have other live performances that I may be putting up there at some
time in the future. Also, if people have news clippings or any other
memorabilia that they want to send to me, I will post that as well.

"Within the next week, I will set up a blog where people can leave
comments
on the site."

SOURCE: Steve Keith, "Private Lightning MP3s Online," February 4, 2009.

EVERY POPULAR BAND . . ought to have its own historian, and it is
looking as though bassist Steve Keith may be Private Lightning's
historian. Evidently he has some really great memorabilia, so his
website is likely to be of growing interest to the group's many fans.

I have some Private Lightning recordings on CD-R, and they sound
fantastic, especially when the volume is jacked up.
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HUNGRYTOWN
"November Song" Goes Romantically Commercial

"'November Song' Gets Some Love, and Vice Versa

"Louisiana-based Tyler Vance Wedding Photography chose 'November Song'
for its website music. We offer our sincere wishes for a happy union."

SOURCE: Hungrytown, "February 2009 Newsdumpster," January 31, 2009.
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SONYA KITCHELL
"Burn Brightly EP"
Available on Current Tour

<> "The tour [which began Feb. 3] also introduces Sonya's newest
release, the 'Burn Brightly EP.' The EP (only available at these
shows) is a collection of acoustic songs that showcase the very
essence of Sonya's talent for songwriting."

SOURCE: Sonya Kitchell, "Sonya Kicks Off Residency Tour Tonight, Feb.
3, 8 p.m., Rockwood Music Hall, NYC," February 3, 2009.
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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Thursday Afternoon

: : : Lux Interior, The Cramps lead singer
: : : and punk pioneer, dies
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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Sunday Afternoon

: : : Americans start saving when economy needs spending
: : : to recover
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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Friday Afternoon

: : : FDA: Ga. plant knowingly shipped tainted products (AP)

This headline has been revised two or three times or more, and this is
how it read Saturday morning:

: : : FDA: Plant knowingly sold salmonella-laced food (AP)

I don't know about you; but to me, this headline has much greater
impact when it speaks of "food" rather than the lots more ambiguous
"products" and when it says specifically WITH WHAT the food was
tainted. "Products" could be furniture, road salt, roadmaps, Rhode
Island Reds, or just about anything.

It seems likely that many if not most of our readers have been
sickened in the past by food poisoning. Maybe two years ago
salmonella-enhanced Peter Pan peanut butter got me. Food poisoning
can be quite severe and, of course, it can kill. So the fact that a
very serious charge is being made at the highest level that the
Georgia peanut plant knowingly shipped tainted food for people to eat
is, well, sickening. Vermont's United States Senator Patrick Leahy
has gone on as record saying that people who would do such a thing
ought to face jail time. It makes perfect sense to me.
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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Friday Afternoon

: : : Sweatshirts from Stefani's line recalled
: : : over strangling concerns

Well, strangling would be a concern, wouldn't it.
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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Friday Afternoon

: : : Some men insulted by recent commercial
: : : for Cheerios

Oh?

There is a current radio advertisement for a tech jobs board that
could easily be taken to insult about ninety-five percent of the
American people. Cheerios, by comparison, I guess spared women and
children.
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PEARL JAM
"Ten" Debut Album
Rock Band Signing

Hey everybody,

Here is the press release for the Pearl Jam announcement.

<> PEARL JAM SIGNS WITH MTV GAMES AND HARMONIX TO BRING BAND'S DEBUT
ALBUM, TEN, TO ROCK BAND

Full Album to be Released as Rock Band DLC Day and Date with the
Re-issue of "Ten":

Four Special Edition Packages in Stores on March 24, 2009

NEW YORK, NY – December 15, 2008 – Harmonix, the world's premier music
video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV
Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today confirmed that Ten, the debut album
that sold 12 million copies and introduced the world to Pearl Jam
(http://www.pearljam.com) in 1991, will be offered for download in the
Rock Band Music Store day-and-date with the re-issue of the album in
stores on March 24, 2009.

Paul DeGooyer, Senior Vice President of Electronic Games and Music for
MTV Networks Music / Logo Group, added, "Just hearing the first few
notes of Jeremy or Alive brings back all the raw emotion of this
incredible, hugely important album. We are honored to be working with
Pearl Jam to deliver Ten as it is re-issued."

In addition to the track "Alive" that is already available on the Rock
Band 2 game disc, the Pearl Jam Ten download pack will include the
additional 10 songs from the album:

1. Once
2. Even Flow
3. Why Go
4. Black
5. Jeremy
6. Oceans
7. Porch
8. Garden
9. Deep
10. Release

Pearl Jam released Ten on August 27, 1991. The album reached #2 on the
Billboard 200 chart, sold over 12 million copies and became one of the
cultural touchstones of the 1990s. Songs such as "Alive," "Black,"
"Even Flow" and Jeremy became staples of rock radio, and still make
frequent appearances on the band's ever-changing concert setlists. The
album was produced by Rick Parasher. Pearl Jam's 1991 lineup was Jeff
Ament (bass), Stone Gossard (guitar), Dave Krusen (drums), Mike
McCready (guitar) and Eddie Vedder (vocals).

Rock Band 2 features the largest music catalogue of any music-based
videogame to date including over 100 songs[1] on the Rock Band 2
soundtrack with an unrivaled blend of classic and new artists
including AC/DC, Guns `N Roses, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Motorhead and
more! The Rock Band online music store recently surpassed 30 million
paid downloads since the game's launch in late November 2007. With
more than 500 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase
(complete list of tracks at http://www.rockband.com/dlc), the addition
of complete and immediate backwards compatibility for songs purchased
from Rock Band's ever-expanding online music store and the ability to
export most songs from the original Rock Band disc, Rock Band
continues to deliver the largest library of music ever for a video game.

For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix Music Systems please
visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.

MTV Games is the publisher of Rock Band and is developed by Harmonix,
EA is the exclusive distribution partner for Rock Band.

About MTV Games

MTV Games is dedicated to creating, marketing and publishing
high-quality, innovative interactive products that are relevant to the
MTV audience and complement the core values of the MTV Networks brands.

About MTV Networks

MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the
world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that
engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online,
mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's
portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital
media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo,
Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames,
Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, Gametrailers and Xfire.

About Harmonix Music Systems, Inc Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., based
in Cambridge, MA, and established in 1995, is the leading developer of
groundbreaking music-oriented videogames. Harmonix was founded by Alex
Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, who formed the company to invent new ways
for non-musicians to experience the unique joy that comes from making
music and have pioneered music and rhythm gaming in the US. For more
information please visit: www.harmonixmusic.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California,
is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company.
Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes
interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal
computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets
its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS
FreestyleTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of
$3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million
copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More
information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be
found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

© 2008 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Harmonix,
Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and all related titles and logos are trademarks
of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., an MTV Networks company. Rock Band
and Rock Band 2 developed by Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. MTV: Music
Television, MTV Games and all related titles and logos are trademarks
of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc All other
marks are the property of their respective owners. EA, EA SPORTS, EA
SPORTS Freestyle and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft,
Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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[February 3, 2009 Press Release]

For Immediate Release

LANGERADO 2009 CANCELLED

Today, the 2009 Langerado Music Festival is cancelled due to sluggish
ticket sales. The 7th annual event was slated to happen March 6-8 at
their new home in downtown Miami's Bicentennial Park.

Langerado's independent local promoters, faced with a very tough
decision in a dismal economy, cancelled the 2009 event only after
every possible option was exhausted.

As Langerado Co-Promoter Ethan Schwartz explains, "Langerado has
always put the fan experience first. Unfortunately, during these
difficult economic times, and facing a first year in a new venue, it's
become apparent that we cannot execute a production that lives up to
the high standards of our past events. Putting Langerado on hold was
the toughest decision we have ever had to make. We are very grateful
for the support of the greater-Miami community and the music community
during this difficult time."

All tickets purchased will be refunded. Please look for ticket
refunds to be processed in the next 5-7 business days. Each order
will be refunded to the credit card in full, minus the included order
processing fees. Shipping fees will also be credited for those orders
that did not select the free shipping promotion. Visit
www.musictoday.com for more information.


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<> As a rule, we do not post SHOW LISTINGS. The reason is quite
simple. Though our name is the NEW ENGLAND Music Scrapbook, probably
an easy majority of our readers are based outside the six New England
states. The great majority of show listings would be of no interest
at all to the great majority of our readers.

We make exceptions when show listings are part of an item of more
general interest. CD-release events are great examples. For us, the
main point of an item of this sort is that an act has a new record.
The show being announced is of secondary interest to us - if that - as
far as the contents of our newsletter goes.

In the very few, truly exceptional instances where we post show
listings...
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... Shows can be canceled, sold out, or even moved to another date or
location. We recommend checking the Web, calling ahead or otherwise
confirming details.
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