Polish the tops of your shoes, because this month’s feature is likely to have you staring at them. Bell Hollow hails from New York and their soft crooning sounds could even leave the Moz feeling a bit jealous at times. Heady tunes with fat basslines prominently laid out like “Getting On In Years” make Foxgloves a wonderful album to listen to whether you’re curled up with that special someone or lamenting her departure. Bell Hollow wins full marks for production values as one of the more appropriately mixed albums featured here thus far. Singer Nick Niles’ vocals are at the front, but not so much as to overpower the clear artistry of the instrumentation. While the electric guitars and keyboard remain prominent in many songs, the rhythm section remains clearly audible, creating a full, rich sound that is still airy enough to sweep you away on its wings.

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As we move through another fifth Tuesday, in the ongoing tradition that is forming, I have something special for you, dear readers. While one can hardly call The Residents a first issue band, MVD Entertainment was kind enough to send me an electronic pre-release of their latest album for review.

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Last month we talked about Tripp NYC, who make some great club clothes, but where would club and general rock n roll fashion be without Lip Service? Over the past 20 years especially, Lip Service has become and icon for club fashion. When you walk into the nightclub you can see it everywhere… Part of Lip Service’s success is definitely in finding their niche and diversifying around it. With their multiple collections of ever updating styles, Lip Service has come to represent not just tight jeans and corsets, but Victorian style dresses, vinyl catsuits, bondage pants, etc. If there’s a genre of rock n roll you are into, you’re likely to find something worth wearing from Lip Service.

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When The Smiths released their debut self-titled album (pictured above) in 1984, nobody could have known what would happen next. A virtually unknown band from Manchester had found themselves with a bona fide hit on their hands that pushed its way into the #2 position on UK charts. Although their success was short lived as a working band, as of their breakup in 1987, they managed to release almost 20 singles and 7 albums since their inception in 1982. Stephen Patrick Morrissey’s endless lamentations and stunning falsetto endeared him to an audience of young people. Complemented by an excellent band, The Smiths are still widely regarded as one of the seminal bands of the 1980s with their debut album at the forefront. The Smiths covered territory that was controversial and influential without taking itself so seriously as to forget a little light-hearted fun.

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For this month’s interview, I put Barry Watts, drummer and original member of Entertainment, in the hot seat to tell us a bit about their debut album and their current tour. Notes: Hello and thanks for doing this interview for NotesUnearthed. com. Barry: Sure thing! Notes: While Entertainment has not really changed its name, the spelling has altered a bit. Can you tell us about that? Barry: Well, the name’s always been pronounced “Entertainment”, however, we’ve since then gotten rid of the punctuation as we’ve pretty much taken over the name. Initially, the punctuation served as both a variation as well as a 21st century interpretation, but that seemed to cause a lot of confusion…

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