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- Published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2008.
- Year Published: 2008
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Description: 374 p. ; 22 cm.
- Language: English
- Format: Book
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- Lexile: 810
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- 9780439023481
- 0439023483
- 0439023521
- 0545425115
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The hunger games
by Collins, Suzanne.
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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
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Fast action with great character personalities
Loved the action packed adventure with bonus political dialogue about government and Utopian socities. A big hit for a reason
it is a really good book
Great book
The book builds up the perfect amount of suspense, but also give the sad feeling that in reality, there is little freedom and happiness within the seam.
After hearing so much, I finally read it and LOVED it! Well-written and thought provoking, it makes you hang on to every word and you keep turning the pages no matter what.
Hunger Games is really sad, action-filled, and great at the same time. :)
A very, very cool expansion of the short story concept I read in middle school of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Why would there be a lottery? Who benefits? Why do the participants allow it?
What happens when the outcome for each participant isn't clear, when there are still choices? How do people conduct themselves, what are the priorities, how do you play it, and how do you survive?
Absolutely wonderful treatment of the story. I love Katniss. Her story makes sense, her skills and choices are well developed and logical, and yet you still don't really know how things will turn out. I'm already on the library list for the next two books, and I'm delighted my book club got me to put this at the top of my list.
What happens when the outcome for each participant isn't clear, when there are still choices? How do people conduct themselves, what are the priorities, how do you play it, and how do you survive?
Absolutely wonderful treatment of the story. I love Katniss. Her story makes sense, her skills and choices are well developed and logical, and yet you still don't really know how things will turn out. I'm already on the library list for the next two books, and I'm delighted my book club got me to put this at the top of my list.
I love this book, but I hat it when somebody good dies, it breaks my heart to see someone like that:(
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I loved this book! It's full of suspense, mystery and friendship. Great read but a little sad
Well written suspense
Wasn't particularly interested in reading this until after seeing the movie, and then couldn't put it down. Collins blends suspense with speculative fiction featuring a dystopian future society. The Hunger Games introduces us to this society and to a well written, 3D and most importantly, strong female lead. The subject matter and behavior of most of the Capitol characters is very difficult to digest, and only gets worse as the series continues, but is well worth the read. This book will stay with you long after you finish it.
This was a fantastic book!!! I've read it 6 times! I recommend to anyone you doesn't get scared easily. =)
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Best movie ever!!!!!!!!!! The action was amazing, the plot was amazing, the drama was amazing. Just the idea to remind them of the old times by putting them in a survival game was stupid.
Good Book
This book was good. I liked the plot. A lot of people read this book and are now hooked on it. So, it must be a good book.
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Even though this may be entertaining at first, after I read the book I thought it over. The idea of forcing children into combat against one another is just sickening and wrong. Extremely thought provoking and it made me scared of the future.
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i love this book i think its the best book i have read in my life i hope she writes more!!!!!!
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Move a Tulip Tree
HI All
I only got 3 flowers on my "Magnolia Jane" Again!
I've tried fertilizer and no fertilizer. I believe I need more sun.
My plan is to dig around the tree and try to keep as many of the hair roots at the surface in tact. I'll only need to drag it about 15 feet. Should I keep as much soil as possible on the roots, or should I not stress about that and worry about getting the deep roots.
As you can see this is a first for me and I don't know what to worry about and what doesn't matter.
I so know that I probably won't have much control over keeping the soil on the roots. Do you think the tree would like a bag on composted manure in the hole to dig its roots into to leave the soil as is. My soil is nice. A little sticky and a little sandy and dark.
Any suggestions are welcome, I started diggin the new hole this evening. It is going to take a while.
I don't really want to do it, but it is an understory tree. My hope is to get it done now before the real heat in June. Right now, there is moisture in the soil and it is nice and sticky.
Perhaps I will use a big piece of cardboard so I can sled it over to the new spot. It should only be out of the ground for minutes.
What do you think about composted manure in the hole? I have a bag of Black Cow.
You might mix a bit of the Black Cow into the soil below the root ball, but I would provide an organic phosphorus from bone meal to aid in new root development and maybe a handful of epsom salts mixed in to help the tree uptake that phosphorus. No fertilizer for the first year after moving it. I found a good article and will link it below. It recommends root pruning in the fall before moving in the spring or vice versa.
Good luck! Get some help with this, it sounds like very heavy work.
Here is a link that might be useful: How to transplant a magnolia tree
I think I must be insane. I dug a lovely new hole, started working my way around the tree. The soils is sticky and moist and I can see the lovely roots near the surface.
But I cant get under the tree.
I may just recover the roots with the soil I dug out. I have a trench about a foot wide, all around the tree. I need to decide what to do soon but right now I'm leaning toward letting her stay where she is.
I decided to cover those gorgous roots back up and do my best to make more sun for my Jane Magnolia. I previously thought it would not be as hard to more and would not have such a happy root system. Sorry for the desperate call for help before. Any thoughts are welcome on what she might need to forgive me for the abuse....grins. I gave her some bone meal and composted manure as part of the refill. cynthia
Yes, quite a workout. I confess the roots just below the surface were like mop heads, I never reached the big roots below, never really loosened it...thank goodness!
Fortunately for both of us I had to work at 2.
I planted "jane" 7 years ago. BTW, I queried Neil Sperry thought facebook in the midst of my madness. Later got his reply that they are very unpredictable. Maybe this shock will help. Hope it doesn't hurt. I am definitely tired.
My sweet husband says I should go get a Saucer magnolia without a name and plant it in the hole. It really is a big fine hole.....grins. c
It was funny, Carrie
What I learned: I am too emotionally immature to be trusted with a 57 year old body and a shovel. Fortunately I am only stiff today and while my back yard does not need another tree, and I know that I am in denial that it does...I am indeed fortunate that my husband says to take the truck and get a good one!
I snapped a picture of my dog Dingus Monday when I was foolish enough to think I could move a tree. Only tonight do I see he was making fun of me. BTW I ended up with Black Tulip a new hybrid.
Here is a link that might be useful: Black Tulip Magnolia


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Feist @ Coachella on Record Store Day (more by David Andrako)
Who picked up a copy of the Record Store Day release? Listen to both sides below...
Continue reading "listen to Feistodon (Feist covering Mastodon & vice versa)"
the RSD2012 morning line @ Other Music in NYC (via)
How did you fare on Record Store Day 2012? What did you pick up? What did you have trouble finding? If you were in Austin, did you stop by Waterloo Records and meet Garbage? (Tim did.) If you were in NYC, did you stop by Other Music? If not, this is what it looked like...
Continue reading "how was Record Store Day? ---- here's pics from Other Music"
today in NYC
* Unsound
* Tribeca Film Fest
* Khaossia @ Drom
* Stern @ The Stone
* Miles Levy @ The Stone
* Park Stickney @ Barbes
* Toby Driver @ The Stone
* Sierra Maestra @ Town Hall
* New Edition @ Theater @ MSG
* Fountains of Wayne @ Irving Plaza
* Chilly Gonzales @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Esperanza Spalding @ Webster Hall
* Sam Sparro @ Highline Ballroom
* Mice Parade, Curstis Harvey @ Littlefield
* The Greyboy Allstars @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Terry Malts, The Suzan, Mainland @ Glasslands
* Everytime I Die, Primitive Weapons @ Maxwell's
* Giant Squid, Fight Amp, East of The Wall @ Saint Vitus
* DeRobert & The Half-Truths, The Revelations @ Littlefield
* Brothers Past, The Manhattan Project @ Bowery Ballroom
* Hand Cream, Slutever, Mannequin Pussy @ Death By Audio
* Portugal. the Man, Lonely Forest @ Starland Ballroom (NJ)
* Robbers On High Street, Diamond Doves @ Mercury Lounge
* Liquor Store, Organs, Burning Itch, The Jigglers @ Union Pool
* Soft Black, Cousins, Lost Boy?, Indian Rebound @ Shea Stadium
* Tronics/Zarjaz, The Zoltars, Literature, What Next? @ Cake Shop
* The Lumineers, Kopecky Family Band @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Tiger & Woods, justin Miller, Jacques Renault, Drew Heffron @ Glasslands
* Memoryhouse, Ex Cops, Mattaeh Baim @ Public Assembly
* Outlook, Bridge And Tunnel, Model Home, Death First @ ABC No Rio
* White Lung, Crazy Spirit, Rational Animals, Deformity, Putrida @ The Acheron
* Everymen, Blue Chip Village, Nico Blues, Cinema Cinema, Nikki Sue @ Pianos
* Daryl Hall, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (Live From Daryl's House) @ Beacon
* Philip Glass, Tim Fain (performing Glass' chamber music) @ The Met Museum of Art
* The Back Pockets, Rifle Recoil, Soft Spot, So So Glos (DJ) @ Big Snow Buffalo Lodge
* Fatima Al Qadiri, Arca, Kuhrye-oo, Fur, CFCF's Nightbus, Gobby, Physical Therapy @ 285 Kent Ave
* Unsound Festival - Blackened Music Series presents Transgression w/ Lustmord, Biosphere, Jacaszek @ West Park Presbyterian Church
Lots of in-stores today courtesy of Record Store Day.
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Today is the second day of Coachella Week 2. Check out pictures from yesterday.
And check out some pictures from a Heartless Bastards show in Austin last night.
What else?
Coachella 2012 Week 2 - Day 1 pics (Mazzy Star, Refused, M. Ward, M83, Dawes, EITS, Kendrick Lamar, WU LYF & more)
photos by David Andrako
Refused/Levon Helm RIP - Friday @ Coachella
The second week of Coachella 2012 (and unfortunately not streaming online this time around) kicked off on 4/20 and continues today, Saturday, Record Store Day...
Once again this year, Record Store Day will be a big part of the festival and is on Saturday, April 21st! ZIA will be celebrating in style by having great music exclusives and special RSD pieces available at the ZIA tent.More info on Record Store Day at Coachella HERE. More info on Record Store Day in general, HERE
Well over 200 Record Store Day Exclusive releases will be available this year and on sale at the Zia tent on the second weekend of Coachella (April 20-22). Zia will also have a limited amount of RSD Exclusives from prior years available both weekends.
Many bands performing this year at Coachella will be releasing Record Store Day Exclusive pieces this year including The Black Keys, Santigold, Feist, The Hives, M83, Florence + The Machine, Arctic Monkeys, The Refused, Miike Snow, Childish Gambino, Mike Watt, Grouplove, The Black Angels, Kimbra, Gary Clark Jr., Laura Marling, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Real Estate, M. Ward, Death Grips, fIREHOSE and St. Vincent.
We will also have a few exclusives that will only be available both weekends of Coachella. First is At The Drive-In's amazing Vaya EP is being repressed on colored vinyl and will be limited to only 500 copies. Also Ximena Sarinana will be releasing a Coachella only 7" limited to 500. More exclusives are in the works so stop by and check us out.
ZIA Records will be offering shipping for items purchased over both festival weekends. ZIA will also have an option for customers who would like to have their items put on hold in the comfy, cool ZIA tent.
Mazzy Star/Frank Ocean - Friday @ Coachella
This week we're mixing up the photo coverage a bit. We wouldn't normally go to a festival Pulp is playing and miss them, but after seeing them at Coachella last week and two times in NYC, it seemed like it would be better to give others on the five-stage lineup a chance. That's also why you won't find any Black Keys (who were joined by John Fogerty), Madness and Amon Tobin in this post. Unlike last week though, you will find Explosions in the Sky, WU LYF, Frank Ocean & Yuck. No Hasselhof this time, but David did spot Richie Sambora checking out Gary Clark Jr.. More pictures from Friday (4/20), below...
Continue reading "Coachella 2012 Week 2 - Day 1 pics (Mazzy Star, Refused, M. Ward, M83, Dawes, EITS, Kendrick Lamar, WU LYF & more)"
Memoryhouse gear stolen on tour with Washed Out; NY shows still on & they added a RSD in-store @ Permanent Records
Memoryhouse (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
Despite a recent, horrible gear theft (list below) which caused the cancellation of last night (Philadelphia) and tonight's (Boston) shows for Memoryhouse, the band are continuing on their tour with Washed Out and they've even added a third NYC show! In addition to their sold out shows with Washed Out at both Highline Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg, and their own show Saturday night at Public Assembly with Ex Cops, Memoryhouse will play a free afternoon in-store at Permanent Records in Williamsburg on Saturday too. P-recs says:
The big day is upon us. Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 21st.More Record Store Day events HERE. More Memoryhouse tour dates and their stolen gear list (with info on how to help them), below...
We are opening at 11am. We will have countless exclusive & limited edition releases to commemorate the occasion. We will have special giveaways throughout the day. We will have treats for our earliest customers. We will have live performances from Mattison at 1pm & 5pm. We also have Sub Pop's Memoryhouse coming in at 3pm for a special acoustic performance.
A few more notes to remember going into this special occasion:
-We have gone to great lengths to make sure we have stock on as many RSD exclusive titles as possible. However, due to the highly limited nature of some of these releases, quantities are often extremely limited. Many titles sell out instantly, so arrive early to avoid disappointment.
-*We are doing absolutely NO holds or special orders for any RSD exclusive titles.* They are sold on a first come, first served basis.
-We generally don't receive our RSD product until VERY shortly before the big day, so please don't call asking what we will have in stock. We are not holding out on you! We are trying to get as much as possible, but like you, we generally don't know specifics in advance.
It's gonna be a great day. Can't wait to see you all then.
Continue reading "Memoryhouse gear stolen on tour with Washed Out; NY shows still on & they added a RSD in-store @ Permanent Records"
by Andrew Marinaccio
This Saturday (4/21) marks the 5th annual Record Store Day, and with it comes another chance to procure your favorite band's most exclusive (or oddest) musical releases yet. There will also once again be lots of in-shop events.
No matter where you are located (in the U.S., UK, Germany or Belgium) (like Chicago maybe?), you should be able to find a still-open record store near you that will be selling the good schwag and possibly throwing a party too. As we've been, we'll continue to highlight some of the NYC stores, along with what you might find in them.
Aside from selling fresh rarities, NYC's Other Music is celebrating with a live lineup of DJs featuring Four Tet, Black Dice, The Men (who appear on a Sacred Bones RSD comp), Ex Cops, and Wild Nothing. Other Music will exclusively sell Ex Cops's debut 7", "I Am the Lion, You Are the Lamb," which is relasing on their Other music label. Other Music is set to open to the public at 11 a.m. Saturday morning (which gives you time to hit other record stores who open even earlier, first).
Kim's Video & Music looks to attract the early birds with an 8 a.m.opening and live and/or DJ sets by MUSH1, X-ray Eyeballs, Prince Rama, and more. In addition to the gig there will be discount offers, "over 150" record store day exclusives, pizza and beer. Maybe you'll find a copy of the, a day late for 4/20, Lee "Scratch" Perry Blackboard Jungle Dub Limited Edition Box...
The West Village's Generation Records has a show of their own planned, with The Paul Collins Beat, Supertouch, Night Birds, and Joyce Manor performing, as well as DJ sets by Tom Scharpling, Three Chord Monte, Zachary Lipez, and Mikey Post. They will also be selling a variant of Supertouch's Lost My Way EP, which will feature shop-exclusive cover art. Generation Records is pegged on opening at 10 a.m. this Saturday.
Williamsburg shop Sound Fix will host Mates of State for a gig and meet-and-greet on Saturday night. The band's 2009 covers album, Crushes, will be released for the first time on vinyl as a Record Store Day exclusive. Sound Fix opens at 10:30 a.m.
Amid touring, Portugal. The Man, who have a RSD 7" of their own, are playing an in-store set this Saturday at Fords, New Jersey's Vintage Vinyl. The shop's also opening early at 8 a.m., and their stock's boasting reiusses of Graceland and Raw Power, as well as Iggy and the Stooges' LP picture disc of their ATP 2010 performance of the seminal album.
Long Island's Looney Tunes Records is featuring a trio of free acts by Grace Read, The Lumineers, and JuiceheaD and Osaka Popstar, who are bringing their collaborative 7" "Waiting Room" exclusively to the shop. The show will start at 1 that afternoon, but shoppers can begin at 9 a.m. if they're "VIP Members" (to inquire what that means, check here). Doors will open to the general public at 10 a.m.
Local giant J&R Music World will house acts starting at noon, including Everest, Yann Tiersen, Mike Doughty, and guitarist Doyle Dykes. The insitution will also demonstrate some tech to attendees, showcasing the features of the new audio software suite Roland R-MIX. Miles Davis' (who has a special Record Store Day compilation, "Forever Miles," planned for release) nephew, Vince Wilburn, Jr., will also be making an appearance.
Permanent Records in Brooklyn will host in-stores by Memoryhouse and Mattison.
Cake Shop says "the CAPESHOK RECORD MART back for one day only!" and are hosting a performance by the Hairs at 3pm.
Check Record Store Day's site or call your local record store to find more happenings.
Of course, there will be precious records found at a variety of independent shops across the country, including the more exotic collaborations that have been hyped as blog post oddities. Fiest and Mastodon's (or 'Fiestodon') will be releasing their split 7" featuring both acts covering songs from each other's 2011 studio releases, Metals and The Hunter, respectively. Listeners can look forward to hearing Feist's rendition of "Black Tongue" and Mastodon's turn on "A Commotion".
Mastodon also-- perhaps inevitably-- succumbed to the bidding of current off-kilter audio project warlocks The Flaming Lips for another split 7", where they'll cover the Lip's "A Spoonful Weighs A Ton." While the Lip's contribution to the baby pink record is their original track recording, fear not, for the band has a more outlandish and sprawling album ready for the big day. The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, the mistifying mega-collaboration they've been working on with Bon Iver, Prefuse 73, Yoko Ono, Chris Martin, Nick Cave, Ke$ha, and more, features new tracks with the aforementioned guests including their previous work with Neon Indian and Lightning Bolt. And, as if the music wasn't enough, Wayne Coyne has been amassing the blood of his fellow collaborators to somehow infuse into the record. At the very least, Alan Palomo, Justin Vernon, The Flaming Lips, and Kesha's blood could be in your copy.
St. Vincent plans on releasing a red 7" sided with two new tracks, "KROKODIL" and "GROT." Reportedly more guitar-driven and aggressive departures from her previous material, her debut of "KROKODIL" at Coachella attests to that, possesing a relentless savagery often only hinted at in her nervous yet controlled guitarwork. It also attempts to channel whatever demons she found covering Big Black for 'Our Band Can be Your Life.' You can download her Coachella performance of "KROKODIL" here.
Speaking of bands playing Coachella, Refused are putting out 1998's The Shape of Punk to Come as a limited edition colored LP on Record Store Day. Pair it with a yellow vinyl Snapcase 12".
Speaking of things to come, Record Store Day is also used to tease what's on the way. Garbage (who are paying a special Record Store Day visit to Austin) are releasing their first new physical single in almost ten years with "Blood For Poppies" in anticipation of their reunion album this spring. Public Image Ltd. came out of the woodwork to present an EP featuring their latest release of new material in 20 years, including single "One Drop." And Faith No More frontman Mike Patton is reissuing his side-project Tomahawk's entire studio output in a boxset designed with space for the band's upcoming summer LP.
Other RSD 2012 releases previously mentioned on BV include Nick Waterhouse/Allah-Lahs, Mark Sultan, Pussy Galore, JEFF the Brotherhood, Sigur Ros, Xiu Xiu/Dirty Beaches, Nobunny and Variety Lights. Others we haven't mentioned yet include the White Stripes, the Black Keys, Regina Spektor, Tortoise, The Hives, Wilco, Animal Collective, Beach House, Bonnie Prince Billy, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Captain Beefheart, Destroyer, Jimmy Fallon, Laura Marling, Leonard Cohen, Luna, M Ward, M83, Mclusky, Minus the Bear, Misfits (red, blue and clear vinyl), Ozzy, Phish, Ryan Adams, T. Rex, Tegan & Sara, The Clash, and many more. For a full list of RSD 2012 releases, with more info on each, check HERE.
For our Chicago readers, you can check out what your local record shops are up to this Saturday, including a BV Chicago-presented event at Saki, here.
Which releases are you most excited for this Record Store Day? Check out what NPR decided to highlight, like the previously mentioned Shabazz Palaces release, HERE. Watch Cris Brown give his annual Record Store Day show and tell, and other videos below...
Yann Tiersen released 'Skyline', playing free RSD show @ J&R (with Mike Doughty & Everest) before tour
Yann Tiersen & band
Yann Tiersen just released his latest album "Skyline" here in the States via -Anti and will begin touring behind that album on Tuesday in Delaware, which is followed by a Thursday show in Philly and a Friday, 4/27 show at Irving Plaza (which is one day before he plays a sold out Music Hall of Williamsburg), but first:
J&R MUSIC WORLD CELEBRATES THE UNIQUE CULTURE OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC RETAIL ON SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012That's all happening this Saturday at J&R Music World in downtown Manhattan. More details at J&R's site. Updated Yann Tiersen tour dates, and the video for new song "Another Shore", below...
Join thousands of like minded music fanatics who are marking this occasion at one of the 700 independently owned record stores across the country.
Free In-Store Performances
Everest at Noon
Yann Tiersen at 1PM
Mike Doughty at 2PM
Guitar great Doyle Dykes free performance clinic in our Musical Instruments store at 3PM
Free demonstration of the great new Roland R-MIX.
Continue reading "Yann Tiersen released 'Skyline', playing free RSD show @ J&R (with Mike Doughty & Everest) before tour"
Portugal. The Man playing Record Store Day in-store @ Vintage Vinyl before Starland Ballroom show (win tix!)
Portugal. The Man's current tour with the Lonely Forest brings them to Brooklyn on Friday for show at Music Hall of Williamsburg followed by a visit to NJ on Saturday for a show at Starland Ballroom. The Brooklyn show is sold out, but tickets are still available for Starland, AND we have a pair of tickets you can win to that one. Details below.
You can also catch Portugal. The Man on Saturday, aka Record Store Day, in Fords, NJ where they're playing a free, 2:30pm in-store at Vintage Vinyl, which like Kim's in NYC, opens at 8am that day.
Contest details below...
Continue reading "Portugal. The Man playing Record Store Day in-store @ Vintage Vinyl before Starland Ballroom show (win tix!)"
WE WILL OPEN AT 8AM!Kim's is located at 124 1st Ave in New York, NY.
photos by Gabi Porter
BestNewBands: What do you do with your downtime when you're on tour?Mates of State played sold out shows at strong>Le Poisson Rouge on February 17th and Maxwell's on Feb 18th as part of a tour with Sean Bones. Here are some belated pics from the Manhattan show.
Jason Hammell of Mates of State: There really isn't any downtime anymore. There used to be a shit load of it, because we would just sound check and then be sitting backstage drinking, waiting for the show to start. Now it's a really fine balance between doing sound check...well, waking up and hanging out with our kids and taking them to a museum or something, then doing sound check and coming back and having dinner with them, hanging out, maybe watch a movie, get them ready for bed, put them to bed, then go back and do the show, load out...there's just really not a whole lot of downtime anymore. And sometimes I kind of miss that, because you could just start walking, whatever city you're in, could just start walking the streets and find some interesting stuff. Sometimes, you just kind of break away and do that now, because that's where you stumble upon the beauty of all these different cities that you visited.
If you missed those shows, you have another chance to see the band this weekend and for free and in a much more intimate setting at Williamsburg record store Sound Fix in honor of Record Store Day. Sound Fix writes:
Saturday, April 21, 10:30 amThat LP, Crushes, actually came out in 2009 but is just now being released on vinyl.
Hard to believe, but we're already quickly approaching our annual holiday, Record Store Day. This year we not only promise to offer a bonanza of wonderful one-day-only releases (keep an eye on future newsletters), but we're topping the night off with Mates of State, who'll be performing at 7:30, after which they'll be signing copies of their special RSD LP of cover songs!
More pictures and the setlist from LPR below...
Continue reading "Mates of State playing Sound Fix RSD in-store, played LPR w/ Sean Bones (belated pics)"
NYC record store Other Music just announced their full Record Store Day 2012 schedule, which includes Ex Cops and more. Check it out below...
Ex Cops releasing debut single on Other Music Recording Company, DJing on RSD, opening for Memory House
by Bill Pearis
Brooklyn band Ex Cops release their debut single "You Are a Lion, I Am A Lamb" this Saturday (4/21, yes Record Store Day if you've forgotten). It's an Other Music RSD exclusive, which isn't really surprising as it's the first release from the Other Music Recording Company, the just-launched label extension of the venerable East Village record store. Ex Cops will also be among OM's line-up of RSD DJs, that also includes Black Dice and Four Tet. It's a big day for Ex Cops. In addition to the single release and DJ duties, they'll also play Saturday night as well, opening for Memoryhouse at Public assembly.
Ex Cops started as a bedroom recording project for Bryan Harding, who used to front Hymns, and Amalie Bruun (also of MINKS), but soon grew into a full band. While the recordings released so far (including the OMRC single) lean toward a Flying Nun/Sarah Records indie vibe, live Ex Cops still lean toward early-'90s UK, it's a much fuller sound. I caught them last week at Pianos and was really impressed. You can watch a Bowery Presents: Live" video of Ex Cops doing (single b-side) "The Millionaire" at the bottom of this post.
As for Other Music Recording Company, the label is an imprint of Fat Possum and will also release Ex Cops' full-length debut in August. The label's only other announced signing so far is Shintaro Sakamoto who used to front Yura Yura Teikoku. The Ex Cops single will be an Other Music exclusive on RSD but comes out officially on Tuesday (4/24).
Click through for cover art and streams of both sides of the Ex Cops single as well as that live video.
Continue reading "Ex Cops releasing debut single on Other Music Recording Company, DJing on RSD, opening for Memory House"
Check out what West Village record store Generation Records has going on Saturday, below...
Nick Waterhouse releasing 'Time's All Gone', touring in May, produced new Allah-Las single & RSD 8" (MP3, dates & video)
by Bill Pearis
DOWNLOAD: Nick Waterhouse - Some Place (MP3)
Nick Waterhouse
Meet angel-faced, starched-shirted, vintage glasses-sporting producer and musician Nick Waterhouse, whose driver's license says he's 24 but whose record collection suggests he was born in 1942.Nick Waterhouse's debut album Time's All Gone is out May 1 on Innovative Leisure. You can download "Some Place" from the album at the top of this post or stream it below. Around the same time, Nick hits the road with backing band His Tarots, a tour that rolls into NYC on May 19 at Mercury Lounge. All tour dates are below.
Amy Winehouse might be gone, but old-style soul and R&B lives on via musicians like Charles Bradley, Adele, Sharon Jones and L.A.'s Aloe Blacc. Now, here comes a kid from Huntington Beach with an ear for some of the rawest, most rug-cutting R&B ever pressed to vinyl, his preferred medium. "If I'm going to bother to use a real guitar," he says later, "I want a real sound wave.
He's just starting the first recording session for his debut EP on up-and-coming local label Innovative Leisure, which launched throwback garage-soul rocker Hanni El Khatib into the stratosphere. He's also in possession of a bevy of offers to produce and record, including with Weekly favorites the Allah-Las and a series of plum gigs, including an opening slot for Booker T. (of immortal soul band Booker T. & the M.G.s) and a spot at the Sunset Junction festival this weekend. He has a small but potent and quickly growing collection of fans, many of whom have become enraptured by his self-released 45 rpm vinyl single "Some Place," which sold out in an instant and now changes hands for almost $100 on eBay. [L.A. Weekly]
I caught a few songs at SXSW and he definitely had the joint jumping with his brand of in-the-red R&B.
Allah-Las at SXSW 2012
At the same showcase I saw Waterhouse's fellow Angelenos and labelmates Allah-Las, which was one of my highlights of SXSW 2012, where I wrote:
12-string guitars, Vox bass, bolo ties, nehru collars... Los Angeles' Allah Las are a pristine recreation of '60s West Coast pop with great songs like upcoming single "Tell Me What's on Your Mind." Not pastiche, the real deal.That single (produced by Waterhouse) came out this week and you can watch video below which is definitely in a mood with song (and slightly NSFW).
The Allah-Las and Waterhouse also share sides of a Record Store Day split single. It's an 8", which I suppose is the vinyl equivalent of "this one goes to 11." Gotta admit it looks pretty cool but good luck fitting it in your singles box.
Click through for Nick Waterhouse tour dates and track stream, as well as that groovy Allah-Las video.
Continue reading "Nick Waterhouse releasing 'Time's All Gone', touring in May, produced new Allah-Las single & RSD 8" (MP3, dates & video)"
Says the record label:
Feist will release her much anticipated collaboration with Mastodon exclusively for Record Store Day on April 21st on Cherrytree/Interscope/Reprise. The split single, being touted as Feistodon, will be released as a limited edition 7" and features Feist covering Mastodon's "Black Tongue" and them returning the favor to cover Feist's "A Commotion."Check out pictures from Masotdon's recent show at Roseland and look for a copy of Feistodon at a record store near you this Saturday.
"I'll wear armor and hold up a sword and stand out front of the independent record shops and just protect them," Feist tells Rolling Stone.
Feist goes on to say "'Black Tongue" is speaking in my kind of elemental language - about diamond and earth and sky. It's all just in a language that I already sort of speak lyrically. It was pretty easy to climb into that one."
Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher says of Feist's "A Commotion" from 2011's acclaimed Metals (Cherrytree/Interscope): "It's very haunting the way that she sings, 'I cut off my tongue.' This dainty girl singing these brutal lyrics. It kind of sent chills up my spine when I heard it....For me it's much more atmosphere - creating my version of what metal is."
Mark Sultan at Bell House (more by Jason House)
Ahhh... So these last few months have been all about downtime, and getting lots of non-musical crap done. Lots of stressful things that I doubt anyone is interested in. But I am now pretty clear of most of it, so that's cool. Musically, it's not like I have been doing nothing, just not as much. That being said, I have recorded a bunch of new songs. They need some vocals and organ, for the most part, but this new batch of songs will be very straight-forward, rock'n'roll type stuff - vocals, guitar, bass, drums and farfisa. Lots of covers, too. Stuff I had wanted to do for a long, long time. I figured out a new recording technique using my trusty 4-track cassette machine. It sounds pretty sweet. Anyway, this seems to all be a way to precurse a tour I wanna do at the end of the year. With a full band mirroring this new recording set up, playing from my catalogue of shit, me frontmanning the whole thing. IF this actually happens, it will be really fun and, I think, pretty cool. I'm working on some ideas for the band, so if anyone is reading this: promoters, labels, musicians... Folks who wanna put stuff out, play along, book these shows, just find my email address or find me on facebook or whatever. This hypothetical tour would also be to usher in the inevitable anti-apocalypse, a time of laughs and illumination, but sure, a time of darkness. But fuck the darkness. It's full of assholes.Mark Sultan posted that message (and a bit more) on his website yesterday along with a round of dates that start in Florida, end in Montreal, and stop at Chaos in Tejas and NYC along the way. The NYC show is in Brooklyn at Knitting Factory on May 10th and tickets are on sale.
Until that time comes, until that tour possibly happens, I will be playing from April onwards, hopefully hitting most of Europe, Russia, Turkey, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Reunion, Madagascar and for sure hitting the US and Canada, as you can see below. Most of these shows are happening in conjunction with the vinyl release of my 'War On Rock'n'Roll'...
....Dig the GARY PANTER artwork!! So thrilled about that! Anyhow, it's an off-the-cuff, stream-of-consciousness, live recording I did while I was in Brazil, on a very revealing tour... Anyway, it also marks the first time I attempted to incorporate a floor tom, ride cymbal and some delay into my sound, some improvising, etc... The digital version can be still found on this page somewhere, possibly archived, with a better description, and also with its manifesto, which rounds out the whole thing, putting into context. FIND IT!! Out this month on IN THE RED.
Also quickly wanted to mention to look for possibly TWO Jumbo Lions shows in July, as well as one Sexareenos show in June. HUZZAH!
So, that's it... Labels, musicians, promoters, bookers... contact me. By email. Or facebook. Not here. And if you can go see my tour (dates below), please do. And tell your friends...
All tour dates and a live video below.
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Pussy Galore say 'no further shows planned at this time' (but reissuing stuff digitally, on vinyl & on Record Store Day)
The band issued this statement:
Formed in 1985 by Jon Spencer and Julie Cafritz in Washington DC, Pussy Galore drew upon the bloated hardcore scene, totally rejecting the same while embracing 60's garage punk and R'n'B, industrial noise acts like Einsturzende Neubauten, and plenty of bad vibes and badder attitude. After a relocation to New York City in '86, the band quickly rose to prominence and infamy. Sold-out concerts and record releases were celebrated and debated in the pages of the Village Voice, Vanity Fair, and Art Forum. Pussy Galore toured across North America and throughout Europe, even making it to Japan before the band finally imploded.Record Store Day is April 21, 2012.
Now this seminal and influential punk band's catalog is back in print, many of it available as digital download for the first time ever. Each release has been remastered under the supervision of Jon Spencer himself, vinyl masters are cut directly from the original tapes, all-analog. The classic 1987 album, 'Right Now', is available now on vinyl through Shove. This, along with 1988's 'SugarShit Sharp' EP and 1989's 'Dial M For Motherfucker' LP are available for download. Vinyl of SSS and Dial M will follow shortly and, as a special added bonus, a limited edition vinyl re-press of the original Pussy Galore debut 7" record, the' Feel Good About Your Body' EP, will be available for Record Store Day, also through Shove. America, get ready to feel good again!
On December 23rd of last year, Pussy Galore played an unannounced 15 song, 30 minute set at Maxwell's to a packed house, as part of Yo La Tengo's annual Hanukkah festival benefit. This one off 'secret' show would serve notice that one of New York City's great bands still has meaning for today. There are no further shows planned at this time.
JEFF The Brotherhood at Terminal 5 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
"On October 18th, 2011, JEFF The Brotherhood [were] joined by William Tyler (Tompkins Square), Loney Hutchins (Cleft Records) and Joey Plunket in recording Volume 3 of the Upstairs at United series. Each song in this session was recorded in a single take direct to ¼ inch tape then cut at 45 RPM for the ultimate listening experience."
Jeff The Brotherhood show an interesting side to their influence on this release. They cover Hawkwind and play epic, eight-plus-minute jams that make up the four-song EP that will be released on Record Store Day (4/21).
My guess is that JTB will concentrate on their old garage-punk standards on a recently announced string of dates in May/June. Look for the duo at Bowery Ballroom on June 17th (get your tickets starting at noon on 3/30) and Maxwell's on June 18th (no tix yet). All other tour dates are listed below.
In other news, The Guardian has an interesting article on the growing Nashville scene and how it is "American rock's hottest property"...
its On a sunny Sunday afternoon, this place doesn't look much like hipster central.. Nevertheless, this homely area of East Nashville, across the Cumberland river from downtown, is now home to possibly the biggest concentration of exciting guitar bands in one city since the White Stripes and their garage cohort emerged from Detroit at the start of the last decade.Check out the entire article at The Guardian, and watch a short documentary with the band, with all tour dates, below...
There's Pujol, playing a snarly, unconstrained version of rock'n'roll; there's Natural Child, with their goofy Stonesisms; Heavy Cream, beefing up a more traditional version of indie rock; D Watusi, bringing the beat pop; there are the teenagers of the Paperhead, offering a Sealed Knot-style re-creation of the sound of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd; there's the noisy sibling two-piece Jeff the Brotherhood, who would be the parents of all this, were it not for Be Your Own Pet, the Nashville teens who caused a brief sensation in the middle of the last decade. Oh, and did we mention one of Jeff was also in Be Your Own Pet? There's more, too - how about Diarrhea Planet, and their toppling-sideways take on hardcore punk?
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check out Variety Lights (new project from original Mercury Rev frontman David Baker) ---- (song premiere)
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I remember getting Mercury Rev's Yerself is Steam, putting it in my CD player and thinking, "My speakers are busted." But then I came to realize this was just how the music was recorded: loud and fucked up, strange but kind of beautiful too. The band's second album, Boces, was much the same way, if a little friendlier. Then vocalist David Baker left the band, Jonathan Donahue took over and turned Mercury Rev into a much more listenable (but no less odd) band.
Baker then made an ostensibly solo album in 1994 under the name Shady, getting some help from the UK shoegaze community (Boo Radleys, Swervedriver, Rollerskate Skinny) that kept it strange and noisy... and then he basically stopped making music. Baker produced some bands in the late '90s, but not a peep otherwise.
Until now. Variety Lights is Baker's first new musical output in 18 years, a collaboration with electronic musician Will MacLean. The first taste is, appropriately enough, titled "Silent Too Long," and shows that age hasn't mellowed Baker's desire to make music that sounds like your stereo is fried. (Or your earbuds.) Though keyboard-driven, "Silent Too Long" has Baker's unmistakablly weird warble front-and-center. You can stream it at the bottom of this post.
"Silent Too Long" will be released as a 10" single on Fire Records on Record Store Day, with a remix by Silver Apples on the flip. Variety Lights' debut album, Central Flow, is out in May. Click through for the stream.
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Mastodon at Terminal 5 (more by Greg Cristman)
Troy Sanders has revealed that Mastodon will team with Feist to work on a split 7" for Record Store Day 2012. The split 7", which was her idea, will feature each band covering the other. You can check out Troy discussing it with MTV News Canada below. No word on if Feist will follow-up said 7" with a split with Cock & Ball Torture, but we'll keep you informed.
Mastodon, who recently headlined Terminal 5, released one of Decibel's favorite albums of the year, though Feist's recently released "Metals" did not make the list (it didn't make Rough Trade's list either).
That video with Mastodon tour dates below...
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Remember Record Store Day comes two times a year now. There's the regular Record Store Day which happens the third Saturday in April, and there's the Black Friday Record Store day (aka today, 11/25,2011), which also brings special releases to many participating record stores.
Bull Moose's Chris Brown discusses what you'll find in record stores today, in the videos below...
photos by Chris Graham
"I just saw Craig Finn play a theramin with a beer bottle." - Kate McKean
Craig Finn, Eugene Mirman & friends @ City Winery
"Craig Finn, frontman of The Hold Steady, has confirmed the November 25 release of his new 7" single "Honolulu Blues," a preview of his highly anticipated solo debut out early 2012. The limited edition 7" vinyl, released with new b-side "Rented Room," will only be available in select record stores nationwide on Record Store Day's "Black Friday" sale. Both songs will be available via all digital retailers on November 29.Craig Finn was one of the many guests that played John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders on Friday. Here are some pictures from his part (more here). They continue beow...
Produced by Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Trail of Dead) in Austin, Texas earlier this year, Finn's solo album features backing by members of White Denim, The Heartless Bastards, Phosphorescent, and Centro-matic." [PR]
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Steve Earle at Beacon (more by Matthew Eisman)
Steve Earle will head out with his electric band, The Dukes (and Duchesses) featuring Alison Moorer, for a string of tour dates in support of his new LP/novel I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive. Kicking off in June, the dates include NYC twice: 9/12 at Music Hall of Williamsburg and 9/13 at Town Hall. Town Hall tickets go on sale on Friday 4/22 at 11AM, while MHoW tickets go on AmEx presale on 4/20 before going on general sale on Friday. All tour dates are listed below.
I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive the album is due in 4/26, but the novel is due on 5/12 and "imagines the troubled life of Doc Ebersole as he is haunted by the ghost of his former patient and friend, Hank Williams". Earle is currently offering the first chapter from his new book as well as a download of the new song "Waitin' On The Sky" if you "like" him on Facebook.
More imminently, Steve Earle and Alison Moorer will also appear at the Beacon Theater on May 27th in celebration of Wavy Gravy's 75th birthday alongside Ani DiFranco, Jackson Browne, Dr.John, and many others. Tickets are still available.
Steve released a limited edition 7" on Record Store Day. Did you pick one up?
The A-Side is Earle's version of the Hank Williams song that is the title of both Earle's new studio album and debut novel, I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive. The song was the last single released during Hank Williams' lifetime in December of 1952. The B-Side is Earle's celebrated original "This City" which has garnered both Emmy and Grammy Award nominations as it was written for HBO's Original Series Treme (in which Earle appears as a cast member). "This City" also closes Earle's T Bone Burnett-produced new album released by New West Records on April 26th. The 7 inch single is a hand-numbered edition of 2,600 copies on translucent red vinyl with black swirl. The cover of "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" will be available digitally as a bonus track, and is exclusive in physical form to this 7 inch release.All tour dates below...
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It looks like the above-pictured limited edition "BIG STAR - Third - Test Pressing Edition - Box Set" (1 In Every 300 Sets Will Contain Actual Test Pressings From The 70s.) is the most expensive/most bid on item right now on Ebay from this past Saturday's Record Store Day. People are trying to get $200 for them, which is a bargain compared to how much someone wants for one of the Arcade Fire Coachella balls (note: if you recognize their eBay item description, that's because it's copy & pasted right out of the BV post).
Generation Records celebrated Record Store Day w/ Obits, Yo La Tengo, The Jay Vons, Spa Castles & more (pics)
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West Village record store Generation Records celebrated Record Store Day 2011 by releasing two new records (Off! and Bouncing Souls, both "Live At Generation Records"), and with a day full of in-store performances by Obits, I Hate Our Freedom, The Jay Vons, and Spa Castles. There were also DJ Sets from Yo La Tengo, Tom Scharpling (WFMU's Best Show), and Eric Davidson (and a special appearance by Fred Armisen who also played a secret set before Joan as Policewoman at Mercury Lounge two nights earlier) during the afternoon of 4/16. J Edward Keyes reports that, "Obits [turned] in a great all-covers Record Store Day set at Generation w. special guests: Ira & Georgia from Yo La Tengo!" You can see the action in the pictures from the whole day, above and below.
Obits play NYC again on Wednesday, and they'll play covers again, but this time at Union Pool as part of a tribute to Brendan of Orphan with Krallice, Mira Bilotte (of White Magic & Quix*o*tic), and Dope Body. Tickets are available at the door, and all proceeds go back to Brendan's family. Bands will be playing reworked material by Orphan, other Brendan material, and possibly some of their own material as well.
More pictures from Generation Records, below...
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New Delhi, 2013/06/12 05:02:00Out on bail after 27 days in Tihar jail, tainted India pacer S Sreesanth today said that he would never want to "forget this episode" as it had taught me a lot of things.
New Delhi, 2013/06/10 16:47:04In a major setback to the Delhi Police, a court on Monday indicted them for slapping the stringent provisions of MCOCA on cricketers S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and 17 others and granted the accused bail in the Indian T20 League spot-fixing case.
New Delhi, 2013/06/10 14:48:23Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra, expressed shock at BCCI's decision to suspend him on charges of gambling in IPL and said he was being made a "scapegoat" by people in powerful positions.
Bangalore, 2013/06/10 13:11:00A group of Indian cricket fans have written to BCCI vice-president Arun Jaitley, asking him to publish the unedited probe report that was submitted by ACSU chief Ravi Sawani in the BCCI Working Committee meeting.
New Delhi, 2013/06/10 09:53:07Rajasthan co-owner Raj Kundra's counsel Majeed Memon today expressed shock at the BCCI's decision to suspend his client on charges of gambling in IPL matches, saying that the "hasty" action taken by the Board is "irresponsible".
Mumbai, 2013/06/10 06:00:00Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra has been suspended by the BCCI
Chennai, 2013/06/10 06:48:00Chennai-based hotelier Vikram Aggarwal on Monday appeared before the Crime Branch-CID of the Tamil Nadu Police after summons were issued to him in connection with the IPL betting case, police said
New Delhi, 2013/06/10 06:33:00The emergency BCCI meeting taking place today (Monday - June 11) morning will not only decide Raj Kundra's fate but also the likelihood of giving life bans to the tainted trio of Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan.
New Delhi, 2013/06/09 11:59:43The game of cricket is too good to be spoilt and it is actually time to weed out some "bad" players from the sport, says Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar.
Crisis-ridden Rajasthan Royals and its under-fire co-owner Raj Kundra's future hangs in balance as the BCCI's Emergent Working Committee meets on Monday to deliberate on the IPL spot-fixing and betting scam and take action, if required.
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Pictures of completed bathroom
Hi. I took some pictures of my new bathroom. It's still missing accessories (& a TP holder!) so it looks a bit bare.
Here are the details for those who may be interested:
Tub: Kohler Expanse (I adore this)
Handheld Showerhead: Grohe Relexa Rustica
All other fixtures: Kohler Kelston
Sink: Kohler Ladena undermount
Vanity: Bertch Morocco in Fawn (?)
Toilet: Kohler Memoirs Stately
Exhaust fan: Panasonic
Heated floor: EasyHeat
Subway & Floor tile: Vallelunga Villa Adriana in Calcatta (porcelain)
Glass tile: Crystal Stone Mosiac in Ivory
Shower Rod: Moen Curved
There were a few glitches along the way, but not many and I am very pleased with the result.
Tub / Shower area:
Close up of niche and subways:
Vanity area with glass shelves to the right:
Detail of backsplash and Kelston faucets:
Kohler Ladena sink
Switches and dials! Thermostat for floor
Floor and my toes (I'm Not a Waitress by OPI):
If I can give you any more info, just ask. I got plenty of help by reading this forum. Thanks for looking!
Absolutely, gorgeous! (and that's my fave nail polish too!)
I have a couple questions for curiosity...
Why didn't you go all Kohler or all Grohe fixtures in the shower? I like both brands, so just wondering...
I noticed you have a mechanical crank switch...is that for the heater in your Panasonic. That's the exact same one I bought for my heater but until I can get a three gang box in my bathroom, it's in storage for now.
Why did you decide to use EasyHeat instead of NuHeat or other floor heating systems?
The salesperson at Ferguson said that Grohe makes a better handheld than Kohler, so that's what I got, and I like it a lot. My contractor recommended EasyHeat for the floor. The crank timer is for the exhaust fan -- I don't have a heater, just a fan. It's simple to give the timer a twist whenever ventilation is needed. I let it run for 15 - 20 minutes after showering.
Who knows if I made the very best choices. All I know is that I am mostly satisfied now! Thanks.
Oh, and my favorite color is "Your Villa or Mine?" but I needed a color to match an outfit for a wedding!
Very nice! I think the tub is absolutely beautifully designed and built. I also really like the sink - new and different, but not something that will go out of style. I'll have to look at the Ladena for my remodel. Thanks for posting the pictures and including the brands/models.
That tub looks amazing. More space inside for a 60/32 spot. One question though:
What do you think about the durability of the acrylic tub? One contractor is telling me to go cast iron. The other says it doesn't matter anymore. We'll only be here 5 years tops before moving, so honestly I'm not worried about 20 years down the road (sorry to the next guy). I just know I like space.
Also, what vent fan did you use? Is it part of the light system or separate? Thanks!
I don't know what you could possibly do to an acrylic tub to make it wear out. I had a cast iron tub that lost it's finish and had to be refinished, but I don't think that can happen with acrylic, however others may know more than I do on that topic! For five years, I'm sure acrylic will be fine, even for the next guy. I'm surprised the contractor recommends cast iron because it will be so heavy for him to lift.
The Expanse tub is all one piece, so it has a sturdier feel than the Devonshire or Archer. I believe they have removable aprons. My neighbor has the Devonshire and it was far more flexible than the Expanse.
The vent fan is a Panasonic and the light is separate.
From the tiled wall to the widest part of the tub on the outer edge is 36". The edge is 4 inches, so the widest interior measurement is 32".
Originally I was going to have a separate shower stall, but when I saw the estimate for that work, I nearly passed out. I was delighted to find the Expanse because it gives me nearly as much room for showering as the 38" neo-angle stall I had thought I would get.
If that tub was an air tub it would be the PERFECT tub! I love how wide it seems to be. A builder my husband works for puts in a shorter but WIDE tub like that. Don't know if it's this tub or not but I've never seen one like it till now. What a wonderful and serene (was going to say soothing but that's been used already) (g) bathroom you've created! The color on the walls is perfect. Job well done!
Dedtired, PLEASE....is your favorite color YOUR VILLA OR MINE a paint or a nail polish?
I'm the kind of person who gets intrigued by paint names, and if it is a paint, please provide the brand?
Love the softness of the tile color combo around the sink it all comes together wonderfully well. The vanity mirror looks like a Kohler style. I bought one from Overstock.com which has the same dimensions, forget the series, but it is a Kohler.
Your Villa or Mine is an OPI nail polish color! Their names are so clever. I've always wanted a job coming up with names for paint or carpets or nail polish. The paint on the walls is White Mint -- how unoriginal.
No, the vanity is a Rohl. It's quite plain and has mirrors inside and out. You can also close it with quite a slam and it is very solid.
I would have loved an air tub, but every one I saw was so loud it would have shaken my house off it's foundations. I rarely take baths. I love a shower and the Grohe handheld has made showering a real pleasure.
I love your bathroom, it is gorgeous!
I have one burning question for you. We are considering putting our vanity into a niche in the wall, much like yours. Do you feel crowded when you use it? I'm worried about elbow room, I just can't get a feel for how it will function in day to day life. How wide is your vanity? We have a 32" wide space to use & the front edge will be flush with the wall it is on. I'm sure it will be fine for handwashing, but tooth brushing & face washing have me concerned.
You are so nice to say that. Some of the bathrooms I see here are amazing. Mine is more modest.
The vanity is 30 inches wide and 22 inches deep. On the right, the wall ( the one with the opening for the shelves) extends out only 13 inches so there is plenty of elbow room if you are right handed, which I am. A leftie might be bumping the wall if they brush their teeth with a lot of gusto! I have not elbowed the wall yet.
The medicine cabinet has the hinges on the left and opens on the right so it does bump the wall when it's opened, but it only loses about an inch or so of "swing" area.
At first the vanity area felt a bit tight, but I am used to it now and it's just fine. Good luck with your new bathroom.
Oh -- my name is Pam, too!
All the tile and stone you see, including the new threshold, the sills for the niche, the grout and also a pre-formed niche came to $2300. This did not include the granite vanity top.
The glass tiles were $28.99 a square foot.
I bought it from a wonderful tile shop in the Roxborough / Manayunk section of Philadelphia called Gravena. They were wonderful and let me haul home all kinds of samples. I could not recommend them more.
I've seen the Vallelunga tile for sale on line, so I imagine it is available at many tile stores.
Here is a link that might be useful: Gravena Tile
Thanks for the info on the sink width & lack of elbow-bumping :)
Also for posting the price of the tile. I saw a show on HGTV last night where people redid their master bath (incl new jetted tub & vanity & toilet) for $4100 and I was thinking, "What?! I think my materials budget will be at least that!" Then I totalled it ... and I was right.
I feel a little more normal now that I see your tile budget. Thanks!
I've watched those HGTV shows too, and wondered what world they live in. Maybe if they do ALL the labor themselves, a small reno would be possible, but even then I doubt it.
KTMAst, I haven't had the bathroom long enough for the grout to be an issue. I am faithful about running the exhaust fan after every shower so I'm hoping that will discourage any mold growth. I let it run for 20 - 30 minutes. Thanks for the nice words about the subway tile. I had to make so many changes to the plans that in the end even I was surprised by the finished product. I really got to the point where I was close to saying oh hell, just give me anything and be done with it.
First of all, beautiful bathroom! I'm exploring some tile ideas for my mom's bathroom remodel and was wondering if the floor tiles you chose are slippery? I love the look of them as well as the subways, but my mom is elderly so floor traction is definitely an issue.
Thanks in advance!
Wow, this thread popped back up. Nice.
Yes, the floor tiles are slippery and that's a bit of a disappointment. I have to be sure to step on the bath mat when getting out of the shower. I saw tiles that had ridges in them and that would have been a better choice, but at least these are pretty.
The sink is a Kohler Ladena and it measures 12" by 18". I've been happy with it.
Thanks for the nice comments.
Nice remodel..really calm space..love your choices.
I had a question about how you fit the vanity into the niche. I see its recessed into the wall on one end. Did you/your contractor build the wall after the vanity and granite was in place? If not, how much clearance did you account for to slip the vanity+top into the space?
The bathroom was expanded into two small adjoining closets, and so the wall to the right of the sink was new. As I recall, the contractor built the wall first. He knew the size of the vanity beforehand. Then he drew the template for the granite top, so it was made to fit, and does so nicely.
Thanks again for all the nice words. My old bathroom was a 1947 original and pretty much of a wreck, so this has been a delight.
Hi dedtired,
Really lovely bath... you must be pleased to get so many responses. I was hoping I might bother you about another detail as I am having a "debate" with my tile installer and it appears that you have done what I would like to do.
What material did you use for the vertical molding that meets the edge of the tub and then drops to the floor? Also would you happen to have a photo that shows how you finished this edge at the ceiling?
And finally, is that built in cabinetry or shelving to the right of the tub?
Many thanks,
HI I have a small bath and looked all over fro a beautiful bath for inspiration, love having a tub too. I saw your pics to help with my project. Mine turn out alot different, but I used yours as a guide because its so pretty. Thank u 4 sharing.
Well, yes. The floor tiles are a bit slippery. I should have used something textured or small with more grout. The glass shelves to the right of the sink are not completely easy to access, but still they are useful. I love having the larger tub because of the space for showering, although I worry that the high sides will be a problem when I am older. The tub also is so large that I have to get in it to clean it! Altogether I am enjoying the bathroom, especially the heated floor in the dead of winter. I also like the comfort height toilet and the handheld shower head.


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The Goose and the Gander
Authored by Dr. Cori E. Dauber.
- Added April 01, 2010
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Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the April 2010 newsletter.
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