ADVENTURES IN MUSIC: THE RAW AND THE COOKED

"To me it’s like Jamaican stuff; right? If you listen co it and you don't get it, too bad.” — Joc Strummer, Capital Radia interview 1977,

John Goodman

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Cultural anthropologist Clitford Geertz has noted in his studies of symbolic systems the practice of using nouns to ’ draw response. from an audi- ence. Storytellers in Papua New Guinea traditionally drop place names into their narrative _ Wiggering sentimental tears of Nostalgia from listeners. - ; In contrast mass cultural " producers remove context : from narrative to appeal to ever larger audiences: This week we ask the question at what point the process come. meaningless?

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have also been reduced toa backup band with their name taken off the cover.

Her voice will still self. a lot of records bur the pertor- mances are bland compared to past efforts.

B xx *& Savage Garden — Affirmation (Rounder 11661-0465-2)

Although the rest of the world heard the new Savage Garden CD several weeks before North America the Australian duo recorded Affirmation in California.

The Pet Shop Boys (and other students of pop culture) would kill for Darren Hayes’ radio-friendly voice. The lad has a knack for timeless soft pop working with his partner Daniel Jones and producer Walter Afanasief?.

The group try to duplicate the massive popularity of their firse CD with another round of Aussie disco soul although * seme of the sungs stray into casy listening, territory.

Half the fun of background music is the tease of naming that tune. Overheard: Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks’ “Striking It Rich” played

. “Perey Faith-style over the -sound system at the Lynn ~Valley Zellers storc. 1 wonder _ if the royalties made it back to _ his houseboat in Sausalito.

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strong set of songs on her

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ates in the singer/songwriter

confessional mode wrapping

Friday, November 19, 1999 - Mort Shore

We are celebrating our 5th anniversary at our Park Royal North

location

(beside the Bay)

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