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October, 2011 Newsletter
Reviews, events and updates for The Listener graphic novel by David Lester (Arbeiter Ring Publishing April, 2011).
7" single on K Records
$1.00 songs on BandCamp.com Conform, The Arrogant Man (1984 - 86 unreleased) more to come!!
"Arguably the greatest rock band without a rhythm section ever, the duo of acid-voiced singer Jean Smith and guitar hero David Lester must be seen to be believed." -- Douglas Wolk
"Jean Smith is a major writer of our generation." -- Ronnie Pontiac, senior editor at Newtopia Magazine
David Lester and Jean Smith's ongoing illustration and text series on Magnet Magazine -- free MP3 download every week.
Jean's blog on MySpace.
"An unbending advocate of thoughtful indie culture for two decades now, the Vancouver guitar-and-voice twosome doesn't just make demanding music, they also make books, paintings, photos, cartoons, among other things." -- San Francisco Chronicle
iTunes RE-RELEASES by Smarten UP! Records, 2009 & 2010:
"Calico Kills the Cat" CD
"Water Cuts My Hands" CD
"Who Shot Elvis?" CD
(Matador, 1997)
The Eagle & The Poodle CD
(Matador, 1996)
Sitting on Snaps CD
(Matador, 1995)
Read the four star Rolling Stone
review.
Classroom Events: How Art & Music Can Change the World
Article on Mecca Normal in the Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper, July 1, 2007
Ten Famous Canadians
you've never heard of
The Observer:
LYRICS:
The Observer
MP3s & VIDEOS:
Attraction is Ephemeral on Newsletter
MySpace: www.myspace.com/meccanormal
HISTORY:
Notes, tour diary entries and reviews --
1985 - 1995
1996 - 2006
2007 - 2017
LECTURE REVIEWS, ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
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All Content © 2000 - 2011 Lester/Smith unless otherwise noted.
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BUY The Observer CD ONLINE:
BuyOlympia.com
Janis Zeppelin: (Smarten UP! Records, 2003)
The twelfth CD -- experimental, improvised, 4 unreleased songs from 1984, 2 covers and a long version of In January. #1 at Toronto's CIUT, and #2 at Vancouver's CITR.
Janis Zeppelin:
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BUY Janis Zeppelin CD ONLINE:
BuyOlympia.com
BUY Mecca Normal CDs at Kill Rock Stars.
BuyOlympia.com:
David Lester's "Inspired Agitators" posters posters $25 each
David Lester's wry cartoon postcards $1.20 each
David Lester's
"Actually, I like crap."
t-shirt
Jean Smith
solo CD and books
I Can Hear Me Fine
The Family Swan
BUY: CDs, BOOKS, ARTWORK,
T-SHIRTS ONLINE
BOOKS:
The Listener will be distributed in Canada through
LitDistCo, in the USA through AK Press, and in the UK through Global Book Marketing.
The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism by David Lester -- the revised, second printing is in stock at buyolypia.com. Available in Canada from Arbeiter Ring and in the US from AK Press.
Two Stories from Jean Smith's foray into online dating.
ART:
Inspired Agitators & the Pantomime Horse -- Mecca Normal's touring art exhibit -- features David's Inspired Agitators poster series. More info.
PAINTINGS: David Lester
PAINTINGS: Jean Smith
INTERVIEWS:
HIGH HAT
Mecca Normal
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