Pop music

[János Széky]

And this is a CD (a compilation of 60s and 70s hits) released today by the
world's most politically powerful Pynchonite, Estonian president Toomas
Hendrik Ilves.

http://estonianworld.com/culture/estonian-president-releases-a-compilation-of-his-favourite-songs/

2015-12-03 23:34 GMT+01:00 <kelber at mindspring.com>:

> Thanks for the recommendations!
>
> LK
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Thomas Eckhardt <thomas.eckhardt at uni-bonn.de>
> >Sent: Dec 3, 2015 5:14 PM
> >To: "pynchon-l at waste.org" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> >Subject: Pop music
> >
> >Not Pynchon (at least not much) -- and also no politics, I promise.
> >
> >There are two new albums out now that I very much recommend: Former
> >Go-Betweens' Robert Forster's "Songs to Play" and the Chills' "Silver
> >Bullets".
> >
> >The Guardian provides more information for the uninitiated:
> >
> >
> http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/18/robert-forster-songs-to-play-review-songs-that-creep-up-and-throttle-you
> >
> >
> http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/oct/23/the-chills-comeback-album-silver-bullets-listen
> >
> >Jonathan Lethem is a fan of both bands (in fact he called the
> >Go-Betweens his favourite band):
> >
> >http://jonathanlethem.com/go_betweens.html
> >
> >More generally, Robert Christgau has the most insightful takes on the
> >Chills and the Go-Betweens and also on Robert Forster as a solo artist.
> >
> >I am sure that James Kyllo, yet another admirer of the Go-Betweens,
> >would have enjoyed these records...
> >
> >Robert Forster had a role in Robert Bramkamp's GR-inspired movie
> >"Prüfstand 7" but actually very much prefers Joyce to Pynchon (cf. the
> >cover of "Danger in the Past").
> >
> >
> >
> >
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