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So, I caught the news about how 90s dance diva/pop singer, Cathy Dennis, is still making a living in the music business - not as a performer, but as a music writer. She's responsible for huge hits for Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, S Club Juniors, and Janet Jackson, just to name a few. I'm happy to see her doing so well!
Anyway, this news caused me to flashback of my high school youth. I had seen her beautiful 60s haircut and neon green album cover and fell in love with her. I got her debut album, Move to This through my primary way of purchasing semi-cheap CDs: BMG Music Club (which I'm still currently a member).
I think at the time, she had "Just Another Dream" as a hit single, a dancey number with that catchy line "is it for real or is it just another dream (just a dream)", followed by "Touch Me (All Night Long)" which shows off her dancing skills on MTV.
Once I had the album, I was drawn to her sweet lullaby love song, "Too Many Walls". This song, complete with the violin parts, did really well on the Billboard charts.... and I believe it was the last time we heard from her in the States.
I don't know what happened really, she disappeared as quickly as she appeared on pop radio.
Looking at her discography, I can tell you that she did release two other albums, and a greatest hits, but as far as I know, they were only a blimp on the radar in the US. I'm sure she fared far better in her home country.
As luck would have it, Discopop reported a brand new Cathy Dennis album called Sexcassettes should be out in 2008:
Her manager, Spice Girls svengali Simon Fuller, adds that the album has “a real contemporary guitar feeling” - which is less encouraging.
I don't know about 'less encouraging', but it should be interesting to hear her new original songs.
Dennis, from the recent Yahoo article, adds more details:
Actually, yes. I've been working for the last year-and-a-half with a band I put together called Sexcassettes. We're shooting a video for the first single, "Killer Love," this month, and I hope to have it out by the end of the year. It's more of a band sound than produced pop. As usual, I have no idea what to expect.
「もっと太れ」とか言われてるけど
そんなことどーでもいいよー
痩せよーが、薬やろーが、手首きろーが
歌を聴かせてもらえればそれでいいよー
参加者は私を入れて9名と小規模でしたが、じっくりと、そして活発に色々なお話ができ、とても良い時間となりました。皆さんそれぞれとても輝いていて、Voxの話題だけではなく、趣味の話しやカメラの話題など2時間があっという間に過ぎてしまい、もっとお話しできたらと思ったほどでした。
皆さんとお話ししながら、お土産じゃんけん大会も行いました。
大人気のVoxTシャツ以外にも、Voxステッカー全色パックや「Movable Typeプロフェッショナル・ガイド」と「ちゃんとCSSするためのスタイルガイド入門」、Movable Type 4.2発表記念キャンペーンでプレゼントしていたSPAM缶、Voxボールペン、小ネタとして関東版カップ麺、カップ焼きそばなどをお渡ししました。
じゃんけん争奪戦王は争奪戦4回勝利のyodobashiさんでした!
改めましてOsaka Voxディナーにお集まり頂いた、yodobashiさん、フジコさん、sumiさん、まいさん、sulleyさん、ryumu*さん、yancunyongさん、chika8315さん、梅雨明け翌日の暑さが厳しい中お越しいただきまして本当にありがとうございました。いち早く記事を書いて下さっている方もいらっしゃいますが、Voxディナーに関する記事やフォトに是非「osaka vox dinner」タグをつけてくださると幸いです。皆様が撮った写真や記事、楽しみにしております。
私たちにとって、初のホームグラウンド外での開催で、また、会費制イベントという事もあり告知から開催まで手探りのイベントでもありました。至らない点も多々あり、反省点も多くあります。
思い起こせば東京Voxディナーを開催してから早くも1年半以上の時が流れ、「いつかは東京以外でもイベントを開催したい」という思いをずっと抱いていました。無事に開催できた事、そして参加した皆さんに笑顔でお帰りになって頂き、皆様へのお約束がひとつ果たせた事も大変嬉しく思っています。早速ディナー中に「来年は大阪の天神祭にあわせて開催」というプランも飛び出し、来年もまた皆さんにお会いできることを楽しみに、オフィスへ戻ってまいりました。
大阪でも、もちろん大阪以外のエリアでもこれからもこのような会が開催できたらと思っています。
--Ya-ko
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I'm always excited about acoustic releases. I generally prefer them since they strip away the flashiness and give you the raw talent of the band. Motion City Soundtrack's Acoustic EP is no different. The EP features five tracks from their 2007 album "Even If It Kills Me". For those who don't know Motion City Soundtrack is an increasingly popular indie rock/alternative rock/pop group formed in Minneapolis. The band has released three albums under Epitaph Records.
As with most acoustic releases, the songs all sound much more earnest and heartfelt. The versions of "Fell In Love Without You" and "It Had To Be You" should go down in love-song history for their incredible emotion-evoking sound. Unlike some acoustic albums, Motion City Soundtrack delivers complete studio quality throughout the entire EP. There are not only acoustic guitars, but chimes, drums, piano, bass-- the whole nine yards.
This wasn't just a sit-down in the basement; it was crafted with much precision. The vocals may not have been as smooth as in "Even If It Kills Me" but they are strong and hit all their marks (which is no small feat with all of Motion City Soundtrack's high octaves). Even if you've already purchased "Even If It Kills Me" I highly recommend you pick this EP up. The quality and effort put into the Acoustic EP is easy to recognize, and it's a whole new take on all of the songs.
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Links:
motioncitysoundtrack.com
myspace.com/motioncitysoundtrack
epitaph.com
一泊二日の東京。今日は伊丹9:00発の18便。
なんと、ご近所のshinさんと同じ飛行機に乗っていたみたい!!
いやぁ、こんな偶然もあるんですね~シンクロニシティやなぁ!
(顔が分かれば声かけたんですがね~)
shinさんは翼の後ろからなので、こちらは翼の前からの富士山を。。。
こちらは伊勢湾上空、中部国際空港。
陸地のラインに沿って上昇気流による雲が湧き上がりつつあります。
午後には積乱雲になっているかも。。。
こちら、到着後の羽田空港展望スペースより。
shinさんの写真を見ると、どうやら伊丹でも羽田でも展望に上がるという、同じ行動パターンをとっていたよう。
かなーり、ニアミスしてるなぁ~
こんなヘンな行動パターンをしている人間は自分しかいない、
って勝手に思っていたけど、どうやら違うみたいだ。。。(汗)
voxの中の人「昨日大暑でした」って書いてるけど、普通「昨日から大暑」じゃね?
暑いけど、顔面塩田になるぐらいひどい目に去年から積極的にあうようになってきたからかw
不思議とそれほどきつくはない・・・っていうか腹が減る。・・・とかいいながらクーラー大好きっ子なんだけどもwww
今年は蝉が少ないらしいんだけど、春ゼミから聞いているからよくワカンネ。
ヒグラシは真夏のはじめと晩夏によく鳴く。
ん~。去年は蝉が多かったからなー。
そういや今年は、夜中に光に飛んできた蝉を我が家の黒部がバクッと食べて蝉の断末魔の叫びを聞くことないかも(笑)
※あまりに蝉がうるさいので食べることを覚えたらしい(笑)
「げえ~っ」と家族は騒いでいたが、蝉は旨いらしいぞ。食べる国もあるぐらいだ。・・・オレはいらんけどナー(´ー`)
オッチャン高速道路ちゃうで、そこ(・ω・)
定点観測地。
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