I was recently looking through the web to find out information about the Fountains, a group Joe Silva had written an article about in the December 9, 1994 issue of Consumable.
I have seen the Fountains perform in Binghamton, NY at a bar called Westside Cheers recently; the review Mr. Silva wrote was about the Fountains and their first cd Welcome on Plow Records. I hope he gets a chance to hear Stamp, the next album that the Andrews Brothers have released. "A Spark" is my favorite track. - Jeff H., Binghamton, NY
I've been recieving Consumable since sometime around last November. I really enjoy your e-zine, especially your listing of tour dates - and the concert reviews are great. I also like the reviews of albums, which I use to get another opinion about CD's I plan to buy; your reviews are helpful because I can get some opinions about the entire album. Keep up the good work. - Jacob J., Hazlehurst, GA
Thanks for the great interview with Brendan Ryan of Bogmen. I saw their sold-out show in NYC at the Academy over the Thanksgiving weekend, and it was great! I actually flew in from CA to see the Rake's Progress, who opened for Bogmen, but I'd bought "Life Begins at 40 Million" before the show and fell in love with the Boggers, too.
The two groups have toured together quite a bit, and they assist each other on some songs. In the show I saw, PJ O'Connor played percussion one of the Rake's songs, and Tim Cloherty sang lead on one of Bogmen's songs. It's wonderful to see musicians appreciate and support each other. (Especially nice because they're on different labels.) Bill Campion and Tim Cloherty both write some wicked lyrics!
Your interview didn't mention that the Bogmen's CD is available in a "multimedia" format (possibly limited edition?) that you can drop into a CD-ROM player and enjoy on your computer (Mac or Windows). It's quite funny and charming -- contains music samples, interview clips, comix, and QuickTime movies of the band at work
I always enjoy reading what Consumable has to say. - Scottie Z, Palo Alto, CA
