| new & upcoming releases: Shelby Lynne - how not to do album artwork |
posted by david
on Fri 30 Nov 2001 @ 11:56 PM
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The new Shelby Lynne album is now in
stores so I just want to do a general Shelby rant. I picked up my copy
yesterday so I can't yet say how much I like it (yes, I like it so far) but
what has me truly appalled is the album artwork: there's no question she's a
sexy lady but geez, how tacky can you get? The front cover looks like one of
Aerosmith's less inspired moments (eek!), the back cover has a "I haven't
zipped up this jacket because I want you to notice the whole no-bra thing"
photo and then she does the really-nipply-shirt thing inside the front cover.
And need I mention the mirrors? If it was a marketing decision to present her
like this, well, who are they targeting? Hustler readers? And if it was
Shelby's decision, what on earth is she trying to say? I can't hear any
relationship between what I'm hearing and what I'm seeing. I've read a few bad
reviews which seem more upset by her choice of Glen Ballard as producer or this artwork than the music itself. If you thought the US artwork for her Grammy award-winning "I Am Shelby Lynne" was a bit tacky compared to the the Aus/UK artwork, you ain't seen nothing yet...
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| music news: Sydney: Harbourside Brasserie to close |
posted by david
on Fri 30 Nov 2001 @ 11:55 PM
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In a year which has seen the closure of two of Melbourne's better known music
venues (The Continental, Punters Club), this week it was announced that one of
Sydney's
better known venues, the Harbourside Brasserie, is to close. Noise complaints
from nearby residents is the main cause for the closure and the owners hope to
re-open the venue elsewhere in Sydney (but I suspect it won't feature the word
"Harbourside" in it's name). Can someone tell me what exactly people expect
when they choose to live in the heart of a city? Cows mooing in the morning?
It always strikes me as pretty silly, like when residents of apartments next to Luna Park complained about the noise from the rollercoaster as it whizzed past
their windows. How shocking! A noisy rollercoaster in a fun park! Who
could've imagined that!
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| upcoming gigs: Melbourne: Summertime Rocks summer again |
posted by david
on Fri 30 Nov 2001 @ 11:54 PM
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Another summer in Melbourne, another round of free Summertime Rocks concerts
on the lawn of the Arts Centre. As usual, they happen 4-6pm each Sunday through to March 10. I caught a few of them last year and I must say, they were well
worth the money. <grin>
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| live: Live: Charlie Marshall & The Body Electric @ Corner Hotel |
posted by david
on Tue 13 Nov 2001 @ 11:57 PM
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I know practically nothing about Charlie Marshall. I think he's the brother of
Christopher Marshall (I don't know much about him either), he was in Harem
Scarem with Christopher and these days he puts out albums through
WMinc. I
was invited along to the launch of Charlie's latest album 'Story Of Us' by
Graham Lee (WMinc) and while I was vaguely curious about Charlie, I must admit
I was particularly curious on whether my new digital camera was any good when
snapping gig photos. In my eagerness to figure out all of the weird and
wonderful controls on the camera, I somehow snapped 210 photos and didn't pay
as much attention to the music as I should have. What I did hear sometimes
reminded me of Not Drowning Waving and at other times was solid but melodic
rock. I love rock with a sense of atmosphere and the opening number certainly
had that. I left the gig a little intrigued by it all so I'm now trying to get
a handle on the album.
see the rest...
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