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[quote="Zuzana"][quote="firehazard"]Don't think it's available online, but it's well worth a read.[/quote]
If it’s well worth a read, how about giving others the chance to read it? [b]Scanners rule[/b]. ;)[/quote]

Except when they are bust. Bah.

When/if I have the time, I may try to key it in. But given my rudimentary keyboard skills, this could take some time.

Hey, it's Zuzana! Yay! Pleased to be staying.

[quote="firehazard"]Don't think it's available online, but it's well worth a read.[/quote]
If it’s well worth a read, how about giving others the chance to read it? Scanners rule. ;)

There's an interview with Mr Hunt on the new album, Bish, The Pogues and other things in the new (May/June 2009) edition of [i]Rock'n'Reel[/i] magazine, which now seems to be calling itself [i]R2[/i]. Don't think it's available online, but it's well worth a read.
http://www.rock-n-reel.co.uk/

[quote="girlfromcountyhell"]Damnit DzM! I wish I would have seen this link last week. I already ordered it from Amazon. :( Next time for sure![/quote]
No worries. [i]Medusa[/i] is a forgiving leaky raft.

In the future if you find yourself buying THING from Amazon and want to support [i]Medusa[/i], just go to the front page of [i]Medusa[/i] and bonk on one of the Amazon links (obviously for your region). Then navigate away from whatever that landing page was and shop as usual. Anything you add to your basket for 24-hours after following that link throws a few pennies down [i]Medusa[/i] way.
[quote]I like it a lot! I like the first album a bit more, but there are some great tracks on SBM.[/quote]
Honestly the first album took longer to grow on me. It could just be that in 2001 I was still pining for new Pogues music and had a desperate hope that if they weren't going to make it together then they would make it separately (to a small extent I blame Terry for this since his [i]Dancing to the Céili Band[/i] release somewhat reinforced that idea). I think I was a bit less open-minded on my first few listens to [i]bish[/i] than I should have been because of this expectation.

[quote="DzM"]Incidentally the album was officially released on April 20. It's now available from all the usual outlets, but using these Amazonian links helps pay for Medusa:

[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001XQ6WMA?ie=UTF8&tag=thpointhwaoft-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B001XQ6WMA]Amazon UK[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001XQ6WMA?ie=UTF8&tag=thpointhwaoft-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B001XQ6WMA]Amazon USA[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B001XQ6WMA?ie=UTF8&tag=thpointhwao0c-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1638&creative=19454&creativeASIN=B001XQ6WMA]Amazon Germany[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B001XQ6WMA?ie=UTF8&tag=thpointhwaoft-22&linkCode=as2&camp=247&creative=7399&creativeASIN=B001XQ6WMA]Amazon Japan[/url]

The US and UK Amazonians also offer less expensive, more immediate gratification high(ish) quality MP3 purchase.

It's a nice album. It's guitar-driven pop and shares a lot stylistically with the prior self-titled BISH release. You should own it.[/quote]

Damnit DzM! I wish I would have seen this link last week. I already ordered it from Amazon. :( Next time for sure!

I like it a lot! I like the first album a bit more, but there are some great tracks on SBM.

Incidentally the album was officially released on April 20. It's now available from all the usual outlets, but using these Amazonian links helps pay for Medusa:

[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001XQ6WMA?ie=UTF8&tag=thpointhwaoft-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B001XQ6WMA]Amazon UK[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001XQ6WMA?ie=UTF8&tag=thpointhwaoft-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B001XQ6WMA]Amazon USA[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B001XQ6WMA?ie=UTF8&tag=thpointhwao0c-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1638&creative=19454&creativeASIN=B001XQ6WMA]Amazon Germany[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B001XQ6WMA?ie=UTF8&tag=thpointhwaoft-22&linkCode=as2&camp=247&creative=7399&creativeASIN=B001XQ6WMA]Amazon Japan[/url]

The US and UK Amazonians also offer less expensive, more immediate gratification high(ish) quality MP3 purchase.

It's a nice album. It's guitar-driven pop and shares a lot stylistically with the prior self-titled BISH release. You should own it.

listen to the album: [url]http://www.lastfm.de/music/BISH/Surroundedbymountains?autostart[/url]

[quote="Alex"]according to Darryl's Myspace, Bish plays the [b]Atomic Cafe in Munich on 26.05.2009 21:00[/b].[/quote]

BISH live tomorrow (18.04.2009) 16:00 RECORD STORE DAY @ Echt Optimal Schallplatten in Munich * free accoustic in-store

[quote="Pablo K"]In Munich, the album has been available for a few months now at two record shops, [url=http://www.echtoptimal.de/]Optimal[/url] and [url=http://www.resonanz-schallplatten.de/]Resonanz[/url]. They seem to have got them directly from Darryl (that's what I meant by "distributor: Darryl Hunt"). Optimal does not sell online. Resonanz seems to ship to Germany only.[/quote]

Damnit! Delayed gratification and I do not get along...I'm going crazy knowing that the CD is out there yet beyond my reach! :evil:

I also can't speak German, so I can't decipher that page. No spreken ze Deutsch or however you say it.

In Munich, the album has been available for a few months now at two record shops, [url=http://www.echtoptimal.de/]Optimal[/url] and [url=http://www.resonanz-schallplatten.de/]Resonanz[/url]. They seem to have got them directly from Darryl (that's what I meant by "distributor: Darryl Hunt"). Optimal does not sell online. Resonanz seems to ship to Germany only.

[quote="MacRua"]A review:
[url=http://indiemusic.suite101.com/article.cfm/bish_surrounded_by_mountains_cd_review][size=150]Bish: Surrounded By Mountains: CD Review[/size][/url][/quote]

I can't wait til this comes out! Keep us updated!

A review:
[url=http://indiemusic.suite101.com/article.cfm/bish_surrounded_by_mountains_cd_review][size=150]Bish: Surrounded By Mountains: CD Review[/size][/url]

Latest word from Darryl is that the album is schedule for release in mid/late April. He's checking on whether it will be possible to do pre-orders from any outlets.

Will update again when/if I get more.