Thursday, November 11, 2010
Saturday, November 11, 2006
iTunes Re-releases on Smarten UP! Records
Smarten UP! Records began as a How to Change the World Publication (1984) and turned into a record label to release Mecca Normal’s first LP (1986), later re-released by K Records.
"The Eagle & The Poodle" (Matador, 1996)
"Who Shot Elvis?" (Matador, 1997)
Sitting on Snaps (Matador, 1995)
Read the four star Rolling Stone review.
New Lyrics
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David Lester is working on the final edit of his graphic novel The Listener.
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David Lester's art was recently published in REPRODUCE & REVOLT! (Soft Skull).
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Horde of Two -- David Lester (guitar) & Wendy Atkinson (bass) debut CD out soon on Smarten UP! & Get To the Point.
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David Lester has a MySpace page for his graphic novel The Listener which casts light on an obscure event from the 1930s to magnify the importance of small actions in a larger context.
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Jean Smith is editing a final draft of her novel Love Wants You.
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A story by Jean Smith about family and music has been published in Sharon Cheslow's Interobang?! number 5, published by Decomposition.
A story by Jean Smith about family and music has been published in Sharon Cheslow's Interobang?! number 5, published by Decomposition.
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Non-fiction story by Jean Smith published in Ong Ong -- a Seattle-based zine.
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A story and artwork by Jean Smith in The Art of Touring (Yeti Publishing).
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Jean Smith Films -- Mecca Normal live and demo versions.
I Walk Alone -- a film by Jean Smith (2008) -- audio from a live Mecca Normal performance in SF, 1994
One Man's Anger -- This film was thought of, filmed, edited and posted between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday October 21, 2008. The music, took exactly however long the song is to make -- you hear the writing of the song. Recorded with one mic. Directed by Jean Smith.
Malachi -- audio recorded live in Olympia, WA May 3, 2008, opening for Kimya Dawson.
Recorded by J. Free. Film by Jean Smith.
This Comforting Thing -- audio live in Battle Ground. Recorded by J. Free. Directed by Jean.
In the very early 1980s Jean Smith started a free zine called Smarten UP! A How to Change the World Publication. It was published every three weeks and left it around Vancouver in record stores, book stores and used clothing stores. Smarten UP! is now being published on myspace.com/jeansmith
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A History of Mecca Normal
1985 - 1995
1996 - 2006
2007 - 2017
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Books, t-shirts, artwork, posters, postcards, Janis Zeppelin CD
BuyOlympia.com
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$12
CD
$12 --
BuyOlympia.com
Janis Zeppelin iTunes
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Two Stories
by Jean Smith
by Jean Smith
$10
Two scenes from Jean's foray into online dating.
Two scenes from Jean's foray into online dating.
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David Lester's book
The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism
The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism
Preface by Jean Smith.
Royalties go to the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
(almost $2000 raised)
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t-shirts
$15
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Jean Smith's Paintings:
http://LitmusPaper.blogspot.com
"We're Here Now. Everything Is Ours. Too Bad For You."
Acrylic on canvas board by Jean Smith.
Donated to the Prison Justice Day Art Auction in support of Books To Prisoners.
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by David Lester
"The Colour Scheme" -- acrylic on canvas
12 X 12" -- $200
"The Colour Scheme" -- acrylic on canvas
12 X 12" -- $200
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Contact Mecca Normal
About Me
- Name: Jean Smith
- Location: East Vancouver, Canada
I am the singer in the literary rock duo Mecca Normal and the author of two published novels. I co-present a classroom and library event called "How Art & Music Can Change the World" and escalate the functions of The Black Dot Museum of Political Art. I'm represented by the Carolyn Swayze Literary Agency.
Links
- Mecca Normal Myspace
- How Art & Music Can Change the World
- Jean Smith Myspace
- Jean Smith's Blog
- The Listener -- David Lester's graphic novel
- "The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism" by David Lester published by Arbeiter Ring
- David's "Behind the Art" series
- Inspired Agitators Poster Series by David Lester
- Smarten UP! Records
- Get To The Point Publishing
