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January / 2006
U.E.S. JOURNAL /// Friday, 27 /// dispatch from Chris!
A note from Rebecca Schiffman:
Hello friends,
My zine, The Upper East Side Journal, which probably only a few of you saw in print, now has a complete website with all the content from the first issue plust lots of added fun stuff which will be updated often.
Here is the website: www.uesjournal.com
Highlights include a revealing interview with a doorman, an interview with anonymous republicans, a comic strip by jeff lewis about the history of the guggenheim, an essay by momus, and now in the relics section- photos from a fancy party that I found on the sidewalk on Madison and 87th yesterday, and a diary entry from a journal I found at the Goodwill on 89th Street.
Please check out the site, especially if you are bored at work surfing the net- I'm hoping it will be a fun and interesting site to explore. I welcome any comments, feedback, and suggestions. and submissions too!
See you on the u.e.s.
-rebecca
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TWO NEW DISTRO ITEMS! /// Sunday, 22 /// dispatch from Chris!
Champions: We've got two new distro items in the RiYL Store that we're really excited about. The first is a compilation from our buddies at Baskerville Hill in Seattle, Washington. The compilation is called Dr. Rhinoceros or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Charge and features songs from RiYL acts The WoWz ("Sometimes I Feel Life" from Long Grain Rights) and Chris Maher (an exclusive version of the previously unreleased "Ungrown Flowers") in addition to a bunch of songs from the Baskerville Hill roster: throw me the statue, Black Bear, The Altamont, in winter, The Ponytails and Gavroche! We're totally digging this record... We're sure you will, too.
The second new distro item features our very own The Fugue alongside Lovepump United's much-hyped (and totally awesome) AIDS Wolf. The release is a split 7-inch from our friends over at Blood of the Drash. We've got a few copies on translucent-red vinyl and a few more on sexy-black vinyl. We're one of the last places carrying the first pressing so don't miss your opportunity to get this essential record!
And, don't forget to check out all the other cool stuff we've got in the distro; records by Dufus (ROIR), Dream Bitches (Olive Juice), Huggabroomstik/Wooden Ghost (Luv-A-Lot/Tuolumne), Sonya Cotton (BloodShake), Thomas Patrick Maguire (Luv-A-Lot), David Knowles (Stovetop) and Dibs (Luv-A-Lot)!!
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FASTER SLEEPER /// Saturday, 14 /// dispatch from Chris!
Hello everybody - especially those of you in and around Miami, Florida. Our very own Rebecca Schiffman has a new art exhibition opening today at the Bas Fisher Invitational Gallery in Miami. The opening reception is tonight from 6pm to 10pm. If you're anywhere near, we strongly encourage you to go! Here are the details:
The Bas Fisher Invitational presents 'FASTER SLEEPER', with new paintings by Javier Hernandez and Rebecca Schiffman. From January 14th, 2006 to February 11, 2006.
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14th from 6pm to 10pm.
Bas Fisher Invitational
180 NE 39th Street
Suite 210
Miami, Fl 33137
Other viewing hours are by appointment only. Contact: info@basfisherinvitational.com.
For more info on the exhibit and the artists involved, check out the press release or visit basfisherinvitational.com.
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THE WOWZ' TOP 10 of 2005 /// Friday, 13 /// dispatch from Chris!
The WoWz' Top Ten list for the Best of 2005 (in no particular order):
~ Silver Jews - "Tanglewood Numbers" (Drag City)
~ Lisa Li-Lund & Friends - "Li-Lund Ran Away" (Smoking Gun)
~ Notorious BIG - "Duets: The Final Chapter" (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
~ "Wu-Tang Meets Indie Culture" (Babygrande)
~ Secret Salamander - "Cartridge" EP (Luv-A-Lot)
~ Brook Pridemore - "First Name / Last Name" (Crafty)
~ Antony and the Johnsons - "I Am a Bird Now" (Secretly Canadian)
~ Matt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - "Superwolf" (Drag City)
~ Bob Dylan - "No Direction Home: The Soundtrack" (Columbia/Legacy)
~ Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah" (self-released)
One or two more to go...
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THE FUGUE'S TOP 10 of 2005 /// Thursday, 12 /// dispatch from Chris!
The Fugue's Top Ten of 2005:
01. Juelz Santana - Back Like Cooked Crack Vol. 3 (mixtape)
02. Clipse - We Got It 4 Cheap Vol. 2 (mixtape)
03. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (Sub Pop)
04. Dead Meadow - Feathers (Matador)
05. Gang Gang Dance - God's Money (The Social Registry)
06. Mu - Out of Breach (Output)
07. Out Hud - Let Us Never Speak Of It Again (Kranky)
08. FACE! - The Tarp Sessions (no label yet)
09. any comic book written by Robert Kirkman or Dan Slott
10. any television show called Veronica Mars
Still more to come...
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CHRIS MAHER'S TOP 10 of 2005 /// Wednesday, 11 /// dispatch from Chris!
Chris Maher's Top Ten of 2005:
01. The Dirty Projectors - The Getty Address (Western Vinyl)
02. Herman Dune - Not on Top (Track & Field)
03. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise (Asthmatic Kitty)
04. MIA - Arular (XL)
05. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (Sub Pop)
06. Thanksgiving - Cave Days and Moments (Marriage)
07. Diane Cluck - Countless Times (Voodoo-Eros)
08. Viking Moses - Crosses (Marriage)
09. Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs (Righteous Babe)
10. Matt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Superwolf (Drag City)
Yet another tomorrow!
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THE PATHWAYS' TOP 10 of 2005 /// Tuesday, 10 /// dispatch from Chris!
Here they come, as promised: Top 10 List from yr favorite RiYL Artists. We've got about six to post so we're gonna put one up every day for the rest of the week. Enjoy!
The Pathways' Top Ten list for the Best of 2005 (in alphabetical order):
~ Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - "Cold Roses" (Lost Highway)
~ Animal Collective - "Feels" + "Prospect Hummer" EP (Paw Tracks/Fat Cat)
~ Fiona Apple - "Extraordinary Machine" (BMG)
~ Architecture in Helsinki - "In Case We Die" (Bar/None)
~ Cass McCombs - "PREfection" (Monitor)
~ My Morning Jacket - "Z" (ATO)
~ The Narrator - "Such Triumph" (Flameshovel)
~ Silver Jews - "Tanglewood Numbers" (Drag City)
~ Various Artists - "American Primitive, Vol. II: Pre-War Revenants (1897-1939)" (Revenant)
~ Wilco - "Kicking Television (Live in Chicago)" (Nonesuch)
Another one tomorrow!
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