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Lane

The Return Of Noel Coward's Ghost

About Me

Eighties tenure in cult Florida boy-band, The Wind, followed by a string of solo recordings eventually released in Japan on EM. Unlimited free studio time then yields the wall-of-sound single under the name Wall Of Orchids, single released on on Bus Stop, followed by the impressionist "Peyote Marching Songs, Vol.1" under the name Noel Coward's Ghost. Formed duo, Tan Sleeve, and recorded four albums. Engaged in random email electronic songwriting experiments with R. Stevie Moore. Released 'The Return Of Noel Coward's Ghost" in 2006. Currently recording songs in Portuguese as a tribute to the great writers of Minas Gerais... .. width="325" height="250" mspmb enableJavascript="false" allowScriptAccess="never" allownetworking="internal" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-2pR4M4idtE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"

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Member Since: 11/3/2005
Band Website: tansleeve.com
Band Members: The Return Of Noel Coward's Ghost - $10 Peyote Marching Songs - $10 The Lane Steinberg Collection 1985-2000 (CD-R of Japanese Release) The Wind - Windjammer (Where It's At + Guest of the Staphs)
Influences: The Beatles, James Brown, Family, John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis, John Dowland, William Lawes, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Mighty Sparrow, Lo Borges, Procol Harum, The Grateful Dead, Lord Kitchener, Noel Coward, Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque, The Easybeats, Brian Wilson, Elly Ameling, Burt Bacharach, George Shearing, Oscar Levant, Beto Guedes, Smokey Robinson, Talk Talk, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Syd Barrett, Buffalo Springfield, Moby Grape, Tavinho Moura, Big Bill Broonzy, Ornette Coleman, Edu Lobo, Captain Beefheart, Jussi Bjorling, The Verlaines, Robert Pete Williams, Billy Bauer, Gian Francesco Malipiero, R. Stevie Moore, Ike Quebec, George Grantham, Chet Atkins, Warne Marsh, Lennie Tristano, The Fall, Alec Wilder, Baden Powell, Dorival Caymmi, Mike Love, The Move, Franz Schubert
Sounds Like: A desperate howl into the abyss
Record Label: Cheft Worldwide
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

En Estos Tiempos

New song, 'En Estos Tiempos', is up and streaming at the Cracked Latin page...www.myspace.com/crackedlatin  
Posted by Lane on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:25:00 PST

Fuck On!

...is up, screaming & streaming.
Posted by Lane on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:20:00 PST

World Of Sand

A Brit-pop bon-bon is up as I bop on back to Brazil!
Posted by Lane on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:52:00 PST

Two Bananas & Theyre Both Brown

Last Sunday, my daughter came into the bedroom and asked me if I was going shopping. She said. "All we have are two bananas & they're both brown". I laughed and said, "That's a great title for a C...
Posted by Lane on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:40:00 PST

’Equatorial’ is up!

In my slow but steady quest to amass a CD's worth of songs by the great songsters of Minas Gerais, Brazil, I have added a cover of 'Equatorial' by Lo Borges & Beto Guedes. This is the only composi...
Posted by Lane on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:08:00 PST

Christmas In Peru

As any songwriter will tell you, so many songs are written and lost during sleep. I was dreaming I was writing this song, "Christmas In Peru", with my buddy Drew Farmer. We were sitting at a piano tog...
Posted by Lane on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:24:00 PST

Live Solo Set

Hey!   I'm playing a quick one-off solo acoustic set for the International Pop Overthrow next Saturday night. Playing right before me is the wonderful Chris Breetveld who also happens...
Posted by Lane on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST

Lane's CD at Amazon, CD Baby, NotLame & iTunes!

Hi all-   'The Return of Noel Coward's Ghost' is available at Amazon & CD Baby & Not Lame for under $10. What a deal!! Also on iTunes.Sincerely,Kamini Tariq,Sgt-At-Arms, Cheft Worldw...
Posted by Lane on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:23:00 PST