The Saint And The Count

Following the Protestant Reform of the 16th century, Geneva became a recognized intellectual and religious centre. Attracting an important community of foreign nobility, the city did not stray from European artistic trends. Itinerant musicians, amateurs and dancing masters were essential actors of the transmission of musical practices as required by proper education.

Guitarist Peter Vicar, who renamed himself into Peter Inverted, has gathered a strong team whereby vocalist Chritus aka Christian Linderson (ex-Saint Vitus, Count Raven, Terra Firma) is the one who put his stamp on the music because his charismatic vocals are unmistakable. It's a charming album and a few things are improvable, but this is more than just a solid start.

The lesser known fifth and final leg of the Joad tour comes into fresh view with Nice, France 1997. After 18 months on the road, Springsteen's solo acoustic performances were honed to a sharp edge, contrasted throughout with humor and soul. Nice 1997 offers nine songs from restless heart of Joad, plus captivating readings of "Darkness On The Edge Of Town," "Murder Incorporated," "It's The Little Things That Count," "Highway Patrolman," "Long Time Comin'," "Saint In The City," "Growin' Up" and the tour premiere of "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)."

Limited-edition boxed set from Varese Sarabande (only 1000 copies and now out-of-print) of 14 CDs featuring music from 18 scores: "Jane Eyre", "Anna and the King of Siam", "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "5 Fingers", "Hangover Square", "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "A Hatful of Rain", "White Witch Doctor", "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef", "The Egyptian", "Garden of Evil", "King of the Khyber Rifles", "Blue Denim", "Prince of Players", "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit", "Journey to the Center of the Earth", and "Tender Is the Night." The set includes many previously unreleased tracks, improved sound on previously released scores, and four previously unreleased scores ("The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "White Witch Doctor", "5 Fingers", and "Hangover Square").

We were three foreign kids when our parents brought us to America. One day we found ourselves watching a VHS tape of Radiohead and everything changed. We started experimenting with sounds, recording songs and traveling to play them.