Episode 1560 is up (Proposition 20)
November 4, 2010Episode 1559 is up (Proposition 19)
November 4, 2010Episode 1558 is up (San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 6)
November 4, 2010Episode 1557 is up (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
November 4, 2010Just do what I say, November 2010 edition
October 31, 2010Governor Carlos Alvarez
Lieutenant Governor C.T. Weber
Secretary of State Marylou Cabral
Controller Karen Martinez
Treasurer Debra Reiger
Attorney General Robert Evans
Insurance Commissioner Dina Josephine Padilla
Member, State Board of Equalization, District 1 Sherill Borg
U.S. Senator Marsha Feinland
U.S. Representative District 16 Zoe Lofgren
Member of the State Assembly District 24 Jim Beall
Yes on all justices
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 6 Jeffrey Lease
19 No
20 No
21 Yes
22 No
23 No
24 No
25 Yes
26 No
27 Yes
Measure A Yes
Measure B Yes
Measure C No
Measure G Yes
Measure U Yes
Measure V No
Measure W No
Cheyenne Marie Mize “Before Lately”
October 31, 2010It’s a singer-songwriter, folkin’ around at a farmers’ market. She can sing, so that’s a bonus, and she’s in the camp with Frente!’s lead singer and Feist. “Kind” is the standout here, as Cheyenne Marie Mize channels Sade.
“Not” is one of the more beautiful tracks, with strings and deep piano. Her voice is one of the strongest you’ll hear, yet she is modest with it instead of trying to run you over. The restraint makes for a better record.
All the songs have single-word titles, which would make for an interesting bill if she played with Fall Out Boy. It’s almost like she is cheating with “With(Out),” but that would have been one word anyway. At any rate, this track could be an Azure Ray cover for all I know.
Nothing wrong with this record, although there’s not a lot about it that is very inspired, either.
Various Artists “Lost Tribe Sound: One”
October 31, 2010It’s a compilation of Lost Tribe Sound acts. Many of the tracks are instrumental, but the ones with the vocals provide for entertaining entertainment. Pollution Salute has a real gem with “Bright Shine,” which might be about when you take Taco Bell hot sauce and rub it on a penny.
The Birdcage use ethereal synths and great female lyrics on “Daydream.” This is one of my favorite songs of the year, and I want to know what I can do to make this band millionaires. Cock & Swan already are well-known around these parts, and the acoustic version of “Unrecognized” is recognizably awesome.
Benoit Pioulard gives us an acoustic version of “Hirondelle.” Most of the other 20 tracks on the record are instrumentals, making for useful beds or freestyle karaoke sessions.
Episode 1558 is up (San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 6)
October 31, 2010Episode 1557 is up (California Superintendent of Public Instruction)
October 31, 2010Rain Perry “Internal Combustion”
October 31, 2010It sounds like a woman from L.A. singing slightly contemporary rock ‘n’ roll. Suzanne Vega comes to mind. “The Compartmentalized Thing” is first and is easy enough to listen to. The lyrics are generally mixed pretty high, so I guess that means there are good stories to be heard. Can’t help but wonder whether “Red, Green, White, Blue” is secretly about m&m’s, though.
“Next Best Thing” has some soul to it. It’s not Aretha Franklin or anything, but there is some heft to complement the organ. “Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War” is what Beth Orton would have sounded like if she had ever learned to sing. This song is really amazing. It’s perfect for the fall. Put it on your personal music player and walk through your neighborhood, helping decompose the leaves by stepping on them.
And it goes on. The whole record is a good listen.
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