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Taste of Apple
Pedro Jones is lost. Abandoned by his father and forced into commission housing with his Filipino immigrant mother, the future seems bleak. But when Pedro meets the 'mad' street busker, Johnny Lazzaro, and gets involved with the East Timor freedom movement, life takes an unexpected detour through the uncharted backblocks of the human heart. James Laidler deftly crafts a cast of vivid characters in this gritty story of self discovery, justice and belonging. The taste of apple comes as a physical book and as an enhanced multimedia CD, with a complete eBook of the novel, linking to brilliant music and spoken word tracks, or it can play on portable CD/DVD players like a regular music CD. It will soon be available for digital download as an eBook and by track or album for the audio elements of the work.- Shop: odax
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Land of Song
Singer/songwriter Mark Handley comes from the South of England (UK), where despite playing everywhere from Pubs and Clubs to some of the more prestigious Music Venues and Festivals he is still probably best know for his energetic High Street (Busking) performances. A quick listen to his music however should leave you in no doubt that there is far more to him than just being a busker. His commitment to his Art is such that he has (including early cassette releases) self financed thirteen Albums of his own original material that he sells 'wherever' he is performing, though his website, and that he continues to submit to the music industry in search of that wider audience and greater recognition that is long overdue. Marks influences are many, he has embraced many styles of music in his songs, from Rock to Reggae, Folk to Country and out beyond. His personal favourites include such artists as Bob Marley, John Lennon, Hank Williams, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell & Bob Dylan.- Shop: odax
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New Sun Rising
Richard Leschen classifies himself as a songwriter/guitar player, with a background ranging from bluegrass and jazz to Turkish folk and Hindustani classical music. New Sun Rising is Leschen's latest release with his trademark cinematic lyrics and improvised guitar playing. Though the lyrics of New Sun Rising are not pop-oriented there are plenty of fills and rolls between syncopated rhythms and melody lines to entertain. The beautiful improvised section following All Saints Day is particularly moving. Leschen, a Grateful Deadhead, follows the Dead's principles and encourages careful listeners with a live recording reminiscent of a poetry reading. The album was superbly recorded by Robbie Duncan at Braeburn Studios (Wellington) and Leschen is joined by blueswoman Carol Bean on backup vocals while poet Chris Price adds percussion to Young Man Down. Torch of Freedom. Written just prior to the swearing in of US president Obama, this gospel addresses neo-conservatism and it's concomitant effects upon the workingclass and apathy for the environment. Scenes of torture precede love's rescue, endowing the narrator with the courage to remain solid as a "rock in an acid ocean." Episode of Susan: The Limit of Love. This reggae song describes the death of lead character, Susan, in an episode of a fictional TV soap. The audience observing the filming ("smoke the stage and focus tight") become more involved with the script to the point of shirking their obligations and "seat themselves" daily in front of a mind-numbing TV set. Finally, there is reality meltdown where the division between audience and actor is blurred. Bardoni's Picasso. An Italian streetartist residing in London is the subject of this ballad. Antonio frames his lover in a painting that is eventually "offered for sale and sold." The unusual time signature in the chorus under the line "angel of redemption" is the listener's clue that Bardoni's affair is a fantasy but serves a spiritual purpose. Auckland's famous busker Luke Hurley is cited in the last lines. Young Man Down. Written during a stint in South Africa, this rock song speaks to the angst of the downtrodden poor in that country. Chris Price's afrorhythm progressively builds while Bean and Leschen's voices unite in the forceful chorus lines. Eve of the Steel Blue Moon. A desert sunset is described by the narrator who gains renewal through the observed quietude. This is the first of a suite of four border songs. Aye General. This simple corrido is about a peasant uprising against a cruel Mexican chancellor. The guitar solos are clean and succinct. Parnassus. Shame, fear, and regret enter the minds of renegades in this surreal cowboy ballad. It was written from scribbled notes in North Canterbury near Parnassus and Homeview Cemetery. The narrative was completed in the Hokianga during a trip with American songwriter Peter Rowan, where Leschen incorporated Rowan's "walls" metaphor for nature, timelessness, and emotion (from his and Bill Monroe's Walls of Time) into the introspective and confused thoughts of the narrating desperado. All Souls Day. A Mexican farmer betters himself by arranging an illegal crossing into the United States. There is a lesson learnt when we discover that the Texas Ranger is in cahoots with the people smuggler. The four minute guitar solo following "a band of mariachis play" symbolizes the ascending soul of Jose-Luis to heaven. The Great Divide. This waltz is a kind of Deadheads lament: what it was to be on the road following the Dead, being at a show, the kindness one meets, the friends made, love affairs. Leschen used the "8th of July" as a throwaway line and it was months later when he realised that this date in 1995 was the penultimate Dead show, which was the last he attended. Mystical ain't it. New Sun Rising. This upbeat little tune is about the birth of a baby in Rarotonga. The muse for this song was a melody by Tarika Sammy from A World Out Of Time by Henry Kaiser and David Lindley in Madagascar. Robbie Duncan says, "great guitar in this one."- Shop: odax
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Yesterday / Pitch Perfect
Two-disc set includes: Yesterday (2019)After a decade's struggles, British busker Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) had accepted that musical glory would never come. However, he awoke after an accident to find he was the only person alive who remembered The Beatles-and as he rides the Lennon-McCartney song catalog to immediate global acclaim, will he lose the girlfriend/manager (Lily James) who'd always stood by him? Danny Boyle's engaging tribute-musical/fantasy-with songs performed by Patel-co-stars Kate McKinnon, Ed Sheeran. 117 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Pitch Perfect (2012)After a disastrous showing at last year's national competition, Barden University's female a capella group is looking for new blood. Can alt-girl freshman and reluctant recruit Beca (Anna Kendrick) help them freshen up the act and bring them into harmony with the school's arrogant boys' team? Comically choral charmer co-stars Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Ben Platt, Brittany Snow, and Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy. 112 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Widescreen, Soundtracks: English, DVS Dolby Digital stereo, French, Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish, alternate opening, alternate ending, deleted scenes, extended scenes, gag reel, featurettes, audio commentary, more.- Shop: odax
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Calgary
Chris Gheran's first album Monster (2008) rocks out his Hard Folk - band style. Coup d'etat (2010) is a solo collection of unique perspectives on war, society and sweet love. The lyrics of both will touch your soul. His third album, Calgary to be released on March 25, 2011 at the Ironwood Stage & Grill, introduces banjo and resophonic guitar. Chris played in Medicine Hat's Tongue on Post Festival in January 2011. He also performed at the 2010 Calgary Folk Music Festival (6 performances) and hosted their 2010 Youth Songwriter Contest. Earlier this year, Chris's opening act complemented The Wailin' Jennys in the beautiful Knox United Church in downtown Calgary. In 2008, he opened for Jonathan Richman with a phenomenal solo set in concert at the Martha Cohen Theatre in the Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts as part of Sled Island 2008 and was asked back in 2009. Energy 101.5 interviewed Chris as did FUEL, CJSW, JackFM, and X92.9 with on air performances. Chris won a singer/songwriter contest at Shotz Bar & Grill, was highlighted as a "Band to Watch" on FUEL, and won JackFM's Busker contest August 2010. He was a semi-finalist in both the FUEL 90.3 Rock Star 2008 and Blind Beggar Big Rock/X92 Original Music Showcase. Chris was chosen to perform at Kelowna's Rockanagan in 2008 and 2009.- Shop: odax
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Working Class Heroes and Truths
Ol' Cheeky Bastards started with a dobro and some bagpipes... Seminal San Francisco punk-rocker Dave Dalton (Screaming Bloody Marys, Cell Block 5) got bored, pissed off, and tired with the whole punk scene, and started busking Celtic folk songs and "bastardized" Pogues tunes with bagpiper, whistle player, and bohdran drummer Sean Cummings. Then, it all got weird really fast. Dalton got signed to Vagrant Records of Seattle, cut Bag O' Tricks in 2008 with producer, guitarist, and Guitar Player editor in chief Michael Molenda (who then joined the group), added bassist Patrick Wong and vocalist/percussionist Cheryl Doll, recorded the acoustic-oriented Working Class Heroes & Truths for Rotten Eggs Records in 2009, performed with everyone from the Vibrators to Ian McLagan, and ended up with a rowdy-ass band that comes on like the Faces and Pogues in a cage match with T. Rex and the Sweet. If you're partial to categorizing music, you could call Ol' Cheeky Bastards a busker-punk group with drunken Celtic overtones awash in the blood and sweat of pub riots, but that probably won't fit on your iPod screen. It's just good noise, really. And as Dave himself would say, "A good time."- Shop: odax
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Legion: The Complete Third Season
Based on the Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, LEGION is the story of David Haller (Dan Stevens), a man who believed himself to be schizophrenic only to discover that he is the most powerful mutant the world has ever seen. From childhood, David shuffled from one psychiatric institution to the next until, in his early 30s, he met and fell in love with a beautiful and troubled fellow patient named Syd Barrett (Rachel Keller). After Syd and David shared a startling encounter, he was forced to confront the shocking reality that the voices he hears and the visions he sees are actually real. With the help of Syd and a team of specialists who also possess unique and extraordinary gifts Ptonomy Wallace (Jeremie Harris), Kerry Loudermilk (Amber Midthunder) and Cary Loudermilk (Bill Irwin) David unlocked a deeply suppressed truth: he had been haunted his entire life by a malicious parasite of unimaginable power. Known as The Shadow King, this malevolent creature appeared in the form of Davids friend Lenny Busker (Aubrey Plaza), but was actually an ancient being named Amahl Farouk (Navid Negahban). During an epic showdown, David managed to push Farouk out of his body and gain control of his mind. With Farouk on the loose, the team formed an unlikely alliance with their former enemy, Clark DeBussy (Hamish Linklater), and his well-funded government organization, Division 3. Unfortunately, the hunt for Farouk reawakened the dark voices in Davids head, and with them, a lust for power. At odds with everyone he once considered a friend, David enlists the help of a young mutant named Switch (Lauren Tsai) whose secret ability is key to his plans to repair the damaged he caused.- Shop: odax
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