Hello, gentle readers. My name is Squeo, and I'll be lecturing you tonight on a subject most exhilarating -- yes, truly exhilarating. I do hope you are comfortably seated in your favorite chair -- a chair, perhaps, both plush and stylish, much like those terribly agreeable pieces they might sell at one's local Target. Nothing too flashy, but with just enough pep and pizzazz to let folks know you're no bump on a log. Heck, before we get into the meat of this story, maybe you'd like to pop a CD or two into your home stereo system. Oh, I know -- those 100 CD changers are more trouble than they're worth! Ah, there you go, the trifecta: Norah Jones, Seal, and that $30 lounge mix that came in the fuzzy slipcase (what will they think of next?). Now let's set that stereo to a reasonable volume, stretch our legs and dig in to today's news.
Starbucks and Concord Music Group have gotten together to form a new label called Hear Music. Hope that name goes down as easy for you as it does for me... for what else is there to do with music, when you really think about it, but hear? I don't know about you, but this almost makes me want to run out to a store and purchase a set of affordable, matching kitchenware, purely out of glee. The plates and glasses will undoubtedly make use of a simple but effective pattern of rainbow-colored concentric circles or polka dots, and my spring luncheons will be all the more delightful for it!
Though Starbucks has made use of the Hear Music brand since 1999, this is the first time they'll be producing brand new material. The label's first album is expected to be released by the end of this year, and yes, the rumor mills are churning! The New York Post has reported that Sir Paul McCartney will be signing a deal, but my hope is that Kenny G's long-awaited Disney Classics collection has finally found a proper home. Such a collaboration would be as beautiful as a fading sunset, a cherubic infant, a dozen roses, a glorious sunrise, a fresh pot of coffee, a sparkling diamond ring, a tender filet mignon, a slim volume of poetry, an amusing salt-and-pepper shaker set, a wise grandpa, a tender kiss, a rousing game of football, a long-lasting friendship, a heart-shaped box of assorted chocolates, a teddy bear holding a felt heart, a relaxing round of horseshoes, a just-waxed motorcycle, a sticky popsicle, a crackling campfire, a playful puppy, and a worn pair of jeans, all wrapped into one. Have a pleasant evening.
