AND ONE MORE THING: 4AD Records has...

AND ONE MORE THING: 4AD Records has signed Kendra Smith--she’s the one who was replaced by Hope Sandoval in Opal, which became Mazzy Star. But the original Dream Syndicate bassist comes with a few interesting qualities. For one thing, she lives in an isolated Northern California area with no electricity or running water, so she’s very hard to reach. And she’s said that she’ll only tour if she’s allowed to take her goat with her so she can have fresh goat’s milk every day on the road. Well, performers have toured with their dogs before . . .