Shut up and eat your haggis!
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Indie List Digest!
June 26, 1995
Volume 4 Number 33
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The Mystreated, Adventures of Parsley, FSA, Edwyn Collins, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
retro-shopping in the square mile city
Spare Snare, Calvin Party, Strangelove, Laurie Anderson, et al.
Yo La Tengo
i used to be a metalhead
ANNOUNCE: Bobbins
ANNOUNCE: Sun Zoom Spark
Too many "if it's not one thing, it's another" weeks have left Anne
and I with little or nothing of any substance to say about music.
Things should settle down for us soon, or so we believe, and we'll
attack that stack of 7"s and CDs that is nagging us on the way out the
door each morning.
A minor correction from last week's issue was sent to us by Steve
<S.J.Almond@bradford.ac.uk>, to wit:
...the URL given at the end of the Julian Lawton review of
Cornershop's "6am Jullander Shere" was incorrect. A 2 had been
replaced by a z (a simple mistake I know).
The correct URL is: http://www.maires.co.uk:80/nw2n/corner/corner.html
Thanks Steve! And thanks to all who have been contributing so
faithfully. This issue in particular seems to have a nice cross
section of reviews and live meanderings.
Looking forward to hearing from the rest of y'all,
-es
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From: julip1@sahiber.demon.co.uk (Julian Lawton)
The Mystreated, Adventures of Parsley, FSA, Edwyn Collins, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
The Mystreated - She's Gone (Twist Records)
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Another Toe Rag production. Towards the end it's almost
anti-production. . . a rediscovered Beatles practice tape. . .
pointless? Maybe, but raucous & fun. Even my jungle-techno DJ
brother couldn't resist shuffling & humming along as he passed through
the kitchen.
The Adventures Of Parsley - Magpie (Hangman's Daughter)
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Billy Childish's label. I know Magpie only as the theme to the
Children's program of that name, but this is a raw & loose funky
version, with that raw Childish sound. The B-side 'Interceptors
Immediate Launch' is yet more faux-60s spy series music - hammond &
staccato bass (actually it's the theme music to U.F.O).
Flying Saucer Attack - Beach Red Lullaby (Planet) /Further (Domino)
===================================================================
I like the way that the folk influences have become a lot stronger on
the recent FSA material. The funny thing is I remember dreaming up a
conceptual shoegazing band some time in '91 for a parody piece in a
fanzine - they were going to be called Breathe & covered a Sandy Denny
song. Sadly, though the connections between the pastoral melancholy
of Slowdive & the Witchseason folk axis seemed an obvious route to
explore, no one went down this way until now.
The second thing worth noting is just how much more use of reverb
there is not just as an echo, but controlled to make dub-style fades &
increasing echoes. Compare that to Ride & Slowdive's appropriation of
dub STYLE (deep bass line, spartan drumming) after Primal Scream's
'Higher Than The Sun' and you can see who's actually been listening to
the real stuff. Sometimes the screee of feedback gets that bit too
much, but for the most part this is a sound to let overwhelm you, get
inside your head.
Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George (Setanta/Bar None)
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Top 10 hits everywhere except the UK & US, this is Mr.C's return to
form, with a really good diverse LP. 'If You Could Love Me' sounds
like the final realisation of Orange Juice's soul music dreams - it
sounds like it could be a '70s soul hit, without sounding like a
homage. 'A Girl Like You' is a fantastic single, built around a
killer hook (the same one that the Bucketheads used on their recent
house hit 'The Bomb' in fact). 'North Of Heaven' & 'Low Expectations'
are as bitter as late-period Felt, but the most acid attacks are the
openers of each side - 'Gorgeous George' is some unnamed
self-important music star, while 'The Campaign for Real Rock' lays
hell into '90s festival culture - 'their idea of
counter-culture/Momma's charge account at Sears/And they're wondering
why we can't connect/with the ritual of the trashed guitar/one more
paltry empty gesture/the ashes of a burned-out star' over the most
'epic' sounding backing on the LP.
'The gathering of the tribes descending/vultures from a caustic sky/
The rotting carcass of July/An ugly sun hung out to dry/
Your gorgeous hippy dreams are dying/Your frazzled brains are putrefying/
Repackaged, sold and sanitized/The devil's music exorcised/
You live, you die, you lie, you lie, you die/Perpetuate the lie/
Just to perpetuate the lie'
Please note the end moments of this song, the repeated
'Yes yes yes it's the summer festival/
The truly detestable/summer festival'
are sung to the tune of the similar end piece to David Bowie's
'Memories Of A Free Festival'. This is the only acceptable &
intelligent use of irony I've heard in music this year.
Boo Radleys - Wake Up! (Creation)
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(OK, I know Creation is really a subsidiary if Sony these days,
but...) All of a sudden my Mum starts listening to the Boo Radleys.
She finds it amusing that I'm the one playing the Stones, Love &
Beatles, while she plays the Boos, Stone Roses, Portishead & Massive.
Still what that means is that the Boo Radleys have arrived at that
level, with a set of songs that are highly inspired by the '60s,
notably the Beatles, Beach Boys & Bacharach, but not stuck there -
'It's Lulu' is equally classic power-pop in an almost Undertones way,
with its surging teen energy. . . and even then, there's still
those occasional surges of noise to remind you that they grew up
listening to Sonic Youth & MBV, actually.
Mercury Rev - See You On The Other Side (Beggars Banquet)
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A real melting pot - if 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' met real jazz
musicians and a bunch of Sonic Youth loving space cadets . . . oh,
you mean that's what this is? Theramins & opera singers, strange
noises, wistful psychedelia. Much better than 'Boces' and right up
with the heights of Shimmydisk (Dogbowl's 'Cyclops' & mid-period
Bongwater, if you ask me).
Various - The Sound Gallery (Emi's Studio 2 Stereo)
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Currently the fashionable thing for journalists to say is fashionable,
easy listening. . . what with the faux-cocktail bands in the US
too, I don't see that the 'post-rave burn-out' argument holds. While
the best gems are to be found for under a quid in charity shops &
second-hand sale bins, this compilation has some unreleased gems - can
you really live without tracks like 'Young Scene','Life Of
Leisure','Jet Stream', 'The Riviera Affair', 'Girl In A Sportscar', &
'Half Forgotten Daydreams'. Or more dubiously 'Black Rite','The Snake
Pit', & 'The Headhunter'? Neither is it all as bad taste or 'easy' as
things are suggested - 'The Earthmen' has audacious Moog noises not
heard in rock recently until Stereolab rediscovered them, though the
funky Moog driven version of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' is plain silly.
This is a great imaginary party record - you put it on & you can
imagine yourself at a great party.
Stereolab - Music for The Amorphous Body Study Centre (Duophonic UHF)
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Possibly the most lovely-sounding record Stereolab have produced to
date, with sumptuous string arangements - though 'Melochord
Seventy-Five' is another variant of the 'Jenny Ondioline'/'Outer
Accelerator' theme. . . I'm really not sure about this one yet,
actaully, so I'll reserve comment. Not one for people who hated
'Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music'
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - LLanfwrog 10" EP (Ankst)
================================================
The cover artist has been at the mushrooms again, and the back has
gargoyles & wizards on it. One of the band now has a big beard. . .
and there's a Soft Machine cover ('Why Are We Sleeping?') - flee, the
Welsh hippies are coming!!!!
'Miss Trudy' is perhaps the Gorky's most plain lovely song yet, a tale
of a neurotic violin teacher, 'Eira' (snow) another delicate spacey
moment, 'Methu Aros Tan Haf' (something like Can't Wait Til Summer)
more folky, in a kind of Fairport Convention/String Band way, while
'Why Are We Sleeping' is the second-best version of the song I've
heard - the first was when Kevin Ayers (who wrote it) recently
performed it live. Gorky's sounds are impossible to describe, but
they convert so many people who see them live - they're too
noisy/lo-fi at times to be real saddo 'progressive' period
revivalists, sometimes Beach Boys harmony sweet, sometimes Beefheart
wierd - John Cale called them his favourite new band a couple of years
back.
Julian Lawton
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From: Sean Murphy <grumpy@access.digex.net>
retro-shopping in the square mile city
So, yes, before the splendiferous Dead C show, I got to visit Pier
Platters, in Hoboken, NJ. The selection may not be as spectacular now
as it was 3 years ago, but it's still one of the finest record stores
I've ever visited. And since I hadn't been there in over a year,
there was plenty of stuff that I hadn't seen around in some time.
PRICEY, BUT EXCITING TO OBTAIN:
The Terminals, Disconnect (Flying Nun, 1988).
First EP on Flying Nun (perhaps their first vinyl release period). 7
songs, all available on the CD version of Uncoffined. When I
started talking about the Terminals all the time a couple years ago,
my friend Kyle in Philly just kept mumbling "Roxy Music." And until I
got Uncoffined, I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about -
I started with the live cassette on Xpressway that is rough and raw
and spooky and garagey and wonderful. And Touch is much more in
that vein. But Kyle's right (as usual) - the early Terminals stuff
does have a certain element of Roxy Music to it which I can't quite
isolate. But there's no shame in reminding me of "Love is the Drug"
or other early Roxy stuff... Anyway, these songs have some organ
though not as much as appears later, Brian Crook isn't playing guitar
yet, and it's just as essential as all the other Terminals records on
the planet. If you've never heard them - well, it's got a 60s
garage-pop sound, but on the murky side (as opposed to the Clean, who,
appropriately enough, had a cleaner 60s fascination in their first
incarnation, pre-Great Unwashed). **1/2
Human Switchboard, "I Gotta Know" b/w "No!" (Clone, 1978)
Long out of print 7" from this spectacular Cleveland -> Hoboken band.
This one is revved up and garagey, as opposed to the subtle brilliance
of _Who's Landing In My Hangar?_. Lo-fi with a farfisa organ throb
that makes me wish the songs were more than 1:30 each... **
STUFF I WOULD HAVE PAID MORE FOR BUT WAS PSYCHED TO FIND:
Wire, "Outdoor Miner" b/w "Practice Make Perfect" (Harvest, 1978)
As the wise Sally Jacob once wrote, "to answer the question 'how do
you make the best song in the world even better' - add a piano solo in
the middle." This single version of "Outdoor Miner" is different from
the LP version on _Chairs Missing_ - it does indeed have a piano solo.
I sing and cry with this song often - it reminds me of better times,
and people I no longer see very often, and my very favorite tape of
pop music has this version of this song buried in the middle of it.
Having progressed beyond the urgency of _Pink Flag_ and heading toward
the experimentalism of 154 and post-Wire projects, this song stands
out as a true pinnacle of fragmented pop music. *** [Oh yeah, the
B-side is pretty damn good, too. :) ]
Primal Scream, "Crystal Crescent" b/w "Velocity Girl" (Creation, 1986)
In my book, the first and last good thing this band ever did.
"Velocity Girl" (which did yield a band title some years alter) is
another classic pop song to sing with and play repeatedly. "I don't
need anyone to help me, not anyone at all, 'cause my so-called friends
have left me, and I don't care at all - leave me alone..." The A-side
is good, but my copy (marked "as is" in the store) is scratchy, and I
really bought this just for "Velocity Girl" since I'll never find a
copy of the "NME C-86" compilation album. **1/2
OTHER STUFF THAT IS SOMEWHAT NOTEWORTHY RIGHT NOW:
The Monkeywrench, "Bottle Up and Go" b/w "Cold Cold World/Out Of
Focus" (Sub Pop, 1991)
One of the first Seattle super-side-groups (members of Mudhoney and
Gas Huffer along with Tim Kerr of the Big Boys), 2 LP songs but the
real winner is a sludge-laden cover of Blue Cheer's "Out Of Focus" -
Mark Arm finally owns up to the primary inspiration behind Mudhoney!
*1/2
Dub Narcotic Sound System, "Bite" (K, 1994)
Calvin Johnson's new project is to lay down vocals over old Jamaican
dub singles (and make up some beats of his own). The closest
approximation I can make to the Dub Narcotic sound-theory is the
Clash's long version of "Bankrobber" (on the _Black Market Clash_ EP,
another essential element of any good record collection). This one
sounds JUST LIKE an ESG song that I can't remember, and Calvin's vox
aren't dub-echoey enough to pull it off right on the A-side. The
b-side is easier to listen to, maybe because it's instrumental (so
Calvin doesn't distract from the beat). For me, Dub Narcotic is
shaping up to be the Veronica Lake of the late '90s - a band/project
that I'm really excited about, heard cool things about, heard a cool
song or two, but I never seem to buy the right single and thus get
disappointed. **1/2
That's all I've got to say for now...
Grumpy Sean
grumpy@access.digex.net
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From: smchugh@mv.us.adobe.com
Spare Snare, Calvin Party, Strangelove, Laurie Anderson, et al.
Well, I went through to Glasgow, or as the locals call it, God's Own
City, on Saturday. Probably got through more music than I usually do
in a month. Went to Tower Records first - one of those big Our
Price-style shops, the difference being that they have half a floor
dedicated to 'indie' (the other half is 'Musicals'). The first thing
I was looking for was the Calvin Party's _Life and other Sex
Tragedies_. And I found it, for 5. Probably just as well it was
going cheap - I was after this on the strength of their recent
storming Peel session. This album was recorded in '93 and they
weren't quite as accomplished as they are now. Still, it's an ok lp,
a sort of mix of the 3 Johns, Mekons, Half Man Half Biscuit etc.
Worth the price.
I also got the new Spare Snare cd, _Live at Home_. This is excellent
stuff, this Dundee-based band probably being the top Scottish band on
the go at the moment (I believe they were a big hit at the CMJ fest in
New York too). Can't quite define what they sound like, which must be
a good thing, but generally low-fi pop, alternating between quiet,
even acoustic, and fuzzy and fast. Buy it.
Popped ropund the corner to Missing Records, which John Peel himself
recommended a few months back. They have lot of stuff there with a
second-hand branch a few doors along, so business must be looking up.
Picked up a copy of the Strangelove cd _Time for the rest of your
life_. Never even heard them before, but a friend raved about their
live show. The descriptions likening them to Nick Cave, Scott Walker
etc aren't quite accurate, but they do have an impressive set of
ballads. The Hammond organ/violin probably gains them these
comparisons. Verdict: not as good as Tindersticks, and not all that
like them either. But certainly worth a listen.
Off to the south side to drop in on a friend, who immediately presents
me with a tape of Tortoise, whom a certain Mr. Albini is a fan of.
Can't quite understand this as they seem to have elements of Pink
Floyd and free-form jazz in their makeup, which are the kinds of thing
he would surely rail against. I eventually decide that their style
also encompasses the Durutti Column, for some reason, which is ok by
me.
Also on the tape is some odd German retro, including the Space hit
_Magic Fly_. This is the missing link between Boney M and Kraftwerk.
You soon learn who your friends are. Also on the tape are some tracks
by the Tremens (Glasgow's answer to Half Man Half Biscuit - aye, them
again) which he played sax on. Though I also borrowed the Wire book
_Everybody Loves a History_. This is pretty good, considering it's
just in a Q&A format. Really interesting stuff, including the band
telling the meaning behind most songs and why they reduced to a 3-
piece.
Also got a copy of the Pere Ubu interactive movie. Not very advanced
in that there's little sound and no video, but full lyrics and the
story of the band will appeal to any Ubu-spotters out there. (I'll
post the address when I can; the web site seems to be out of action at
present).
And so to the sumptuous Royal Concert Hall. On meeting one of my
friends there he gives me a tape of the last 2 Peter Hammill lps. Not
heard enough of them yet to form a proper opinion - as far as I can
tell/have already been told, _The Noise_ is pretty much stripped down
stuff, while _Roaring Forties_ is meant to be a return to VdGG style.
Odd change in style for consecutive elpees. Speaking of Hammill, I
heard the mmuch-vaunted Alasdair Galbraith for the first time on the
Peel show last week, and guess who he reminds me of? (though not half
as good, obviously).
Laurie Anderson: I suppose Ms. Anderson is a bit like the proverbial
box of chocolates, i.e. you want to murder Tom Hanks when you hear
her voice. No, hang on, you're never quite sure wehat she'll come up
with next. First exposure to her, like just about anyone else, was
Big Science/Oh Superman, but then she went from pop star (well,
almost) to performance artiste proper with United States and other
loooong stuff. So what we got tonight was a set split into 2 equal
halves of one hour each. As you'd expect with 'performance art', the
stage set is a big part of it. 3 sliding screens which have images
back-projected onto them, plus a couple of inflatable balls, not
unlike Rover from The Prisoner, suspended overhead. These are the
most impressive, as depending on what image is projected onto them,
they become pool balls, glass spheres, mirror balls, whatever. The
sliding screens (nurse!) for the first part show a fairly mind-
numbing array of images, such as loops of flames, or feathers dancing
in the wind. To be honest, the subject material of this opening
minutes isn't very inspired, as Ms. Anderson muses over the nature of
time with the help of her showbiz chums such as Stephen Hawking.
Things pick up however, as we move into anecdotal territory. Among
the things covered are her time as a history teacher (when she would
make up periods of history if she forgot them, with the unsurprising
result that her pupils would fail their exams), plus how to spot an
American tourist, and why terrorists are the only legitimate form of
performance art (because they can always surprise you, of course).
Spent the break trying to blag a promo copy of her 'Puppet Motel'
interactive CD. They weren't having any of it, even when I promised
an indie-list review [the gall! -es]. The surprise for us was that
the second half wasn't occupied by a greatest hits segue; just more of
the same, but this isn't a complaint as such. More anecdotes, a lot
of stuff about technology and the Internet, more about her times in
Tibet and Mexico this time, which were quite entertaining, as was her
tale of how her grandmother's faith was tested at death's door over
that age-old problem: does one wear a hat when going to meet their
maker? On a similar tack she managed to throw the Scottish audience
by talking of her near-death experience on a mountain in Asia
somewhere. I'm not sure if we were supposed to whoop at the end of
this or not, but either way, the audience kept quiet. Still, that's
Laurie Anderson, always keeping you guessing.
Onto the "America's Least Wanted" section:
New Therapy? lp: Odd, as well as the ham-fisted punk/metal crossover
for which they are famous, there's pop, trance and a cover of Husker
Du's Diane, complete with string section. Odd.
New Bjork: Also odd. Especially the big band jazz stuff. Wibble.
As I type I'm listening to the Spare Snare cd. I can only reiterate:
buy it now. Could be lp of the year, that's after 2 listens.
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From: Jill Emery <llje@utxdp.dp.utexas.edu>
Yo La Tengo
I don't know if this band is still considered "indie" or not....on
rages the Matador debate et al...
I went and saw People Magazine's pick for best new alternative band
last night. Yo La Tengo played June 13, 1995 @ Liberty Lunch, Austin,
TX. Pork opened. Unfortunately, I missed Pork, which is a shame; I
wanted to see them again, oh well. First a few words about Liberty
Lunch. If you're a touring band, used to small intimate clubs and
manageable PA systems, then steer clear of this venue. Everyone in a
band that I have ever met complains about how lousy it is to play at
Liberty Lunch. So this normally handicaps bands. Yo La Tengo managed
to play extremely well and sound incredible and maintain enough
control over the PA system that my ears aren't still ringing today.
[purely from my own curiosity; for Austinites - was it ever so? When
I was living in Texas, I made a road trip or three to some very
memorable, and to me enjoyable, shows at LL. Was the perception on
the part of the bands that different? -es]
Impressions of Yo La Tengo? Sebadoh without the whining comes to
mind. Young Jewish kids trying to resurrect the spirit of Jim
Morrison and succeeding.
I was impressed. They were tight and focused and the music swam out
to meet the audience and the drummer has this wonderfully silky voice
that just washed over everything. The effects were nifty but not
gimmicky and yeah, I think I will buy any live albums that might be
out there or are recorded in the future.
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From: dann medin <DLM94001@UConnVM.UConn.Edu>
i used to be a metalhead
hello and hi there. advice fr those under 21 that want to make it in
to carding shows fr the music: remember your new date of birth. sigh.
anyways, will be heading up to vermont tonight fr the bob
dylan/grateful dead show @ highgate, which i'm pretty excited about.
bob evans just headed out on tour too, which should be around here @
the end of the month. the new slant 6 is a lot of fun, and i've been
digging the fugazi cd much much much. the "free to fight" comp on
hazel/team dresch jody's candy ass records is pretty good, high marks
going out to the containe and rebecca gates songs. also on candy ass
worth checking out is the new bad things disc; very creative, good
times. if you didn't get it down last time, copy and mail syrup usa
care of "syrupmail@aol.com". it won't clog yr mail and will keep you
up to date on what boston's sweetest pop band is up to. their 7" is
now in the dc area too, @ go!, vinyl ink, and yesterday n tomorrow.
better than the swirlies. drop them a line... ok? la la la. shows
continued.
26.04
godhead silo, melvins in providence, ri; club babyhead: i hadn't been
to a noisy show in providence in some time and hence forgot about the
obnoxious skinheads. throw in some melvins jockfans, metallica fan
club members, and nothing but clutch between bands, and it all brewed
up a pretty hellish evening. ghs was fun as always, but unfortunately
not as fun as i had seen them before, mostly because of the
overabundance of biohazard-type testosterone. as mike mentioned
between songs, "you wouldn't be clapping if you knew otherwise, ha
ha ha ha ha." they only played up to half of the intensity that they
are capable of (which is still more than most bands w/more than two
members). um... the melvins were, um... yeah.
27.04
the lune, pinball, june star in cambridge, ma; middle east. this was
our first show, and when the supreme dicks cancelled it left us w/45
minutes to play 3 songs in. fortunately, most of them turn out to be
10 minutes anyways, so a little stretching wasn't difficult @ all. i
thought that we sucked, but was totally appreciative of all of our
friends who showed up and made the atmosphere a totally supportive
one. pinball was amazing. an improv noisy band featuring members of
queer, the swirlies, syrup usa, and spore, they impressed everyone in
the audience. i would like to see this band live a lot more, and
recommend em to fans of, oh, unwound meets the magic hour. or
sumthin. the lune was cut in 1/3 due to jeff (bass & billion other
gadgets)'s illness. they tried doing the folky acoustic stuff and
pulled it off ok but seemed really sad. the lune gets props fr
playing on.
30.04
sonic youth, digable planets in hartford,ct; trinity college: duh.
amazing. totally amazing. i luv the digables dearly, and had fun
during their set, but they should really stick w/the jazz (as opposed
to funk) based grooves. sy left us speechless. they not only played
schizophrenia & candle (two of my all time faves), but did a lot of
new material w/kim on 3rd guitar as well. the only slightly annoying
aspect of the set was lee bringing out a different brand new guitar fr
each song. that was weird.
03.05
cub, de la soul, sun ra arkestra in middletown, ct; weleyan: fun free
show in the middle of writing papers fr finals. was happy to finally
see cub, very nice folks indeed. played a good mix off both cds &
covered the beat happening tune. reaffirmed canadian heritage as
having nothing to do w/liking rush. de la is one of my favorite hip
hop bands on tape, but bored the daylights out of me live. if they
had an accompanying band, they would totally be the shit. sun ra
arkestra was hands down the most impressive set (or the 45 minutes i
was allowed to stay fr) i have seen this entire year. wow, 20 or so
old guys dressed up in gold robes emitting total cosmic soul into the
atmosphere. i can't describe them in any sort of language. in the
very words of one of their cast: "i don't know. we just get up on
stage, start playing, and something cosmic starts happening." fr those
of you not familiar w/sun ra material, email me fr questions or
recording recommendations.
05.05
june star, tizzy in providence, ri; risd coffeehouse: we stunk again.
the sound, system, and acoustics were pretty horrible, but tizzy just
kicks ass no matter what. great female pop punk somewhere between
berkely and simple machines. a good summary: jen (vocals, bass) has a
descendents sticker on her bass and a jawbreaker jacket.
13.05
june star, lenola, karate, crown hate ruin in north windham, ct;
studio 158: we played a little better but had problems w/sound (not
plugged in to p.a.) & breaking a brand new bass string. had fun tho,
and probably looked really amusing (i think that i had spasms or
something) too. lenola was great; ex hardcore members playing polvo
rock. cool. karate, as usual, was still better than the time before,
which was the fugazi show & still damn good. i wish that someone'd
sign em soon... they have a solid set of songs, great live shows, and
lots of excellent tunes that i want to listen to on tape. fr info on
available vinyl, email eamonn @ "evitt@acs.bu.edu". crown hate ruin
was hoover w/out being as good. it was most of the band anyways
(exempting the guy in june of '44), so it shouldn't come as any
surprise. ok, and fun to dance to, but nothing to get excited about.
the 7" is so-so. i think that i would get in to them more if they had
another guitarist.
17.05
milkmoney, excuse 17 in cambridge, ma; middle east: finished my last
final that afternoon... much relief and stresslessness. milkmoney
was pretty much the same as they were @ the huggy bear show in ct last
october. slow songs w/ occasional screaming. kinda like a cross
between hole and helium, but slower & not as intense as either.
excuse 17 is a great, energetic live band. their new cd on kill rock
stars is leaps and bounds beyond their debut, which i had liked
anyways. i'll spend more time on their set next week, having had the
lucky pleasure of seeing them a bunch on this tour.
blah. so next time i'll go over the whole nyc-dc trip which will
include stuff on helium, vitapup, excuse 17, and mo' mo' mo'. hell,
maybe i'll even review the dead show. heh. anyways, if yr still
interested in talking regional bands & trading tapes, pleze drop me a
line @ "dlm94001@uconnvm.uconn.edu".
oh, and i saw a bunch of good movies too. "farewell my concubine" &
"bullets over broadway." fab. has anyone seen "half cocked" or have
any info on getting it to be shown @ a venue? it's the movie w/all
those cool indie people in it.
love & stuff.
xoxo.
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From: Cookie Monster <la201@hermes.cam.ac.uk>
ANNOUNCE: Bobbins
Hoya kids!
Just a quick note to let you know that Issue 9 of Bobbins!, a North of
England music and lifestyle zine, is out and about and wating for your
perusal..
This ish features interviews with Gene, Skunk Anansie and Sleeper,
plus a whole host of things to make you giggle..Number Nine's special
feature is Celebrity Stains...
Interested? Then send 40p and an A5 SAE if you're local, or 2 IRCs if
you're abroad to... Bobbins! 4, Montrose Crescent, Levenshulme,
Manchester, M19 2GF England
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From: smchugh@mv.us.adobe.com
ANNOUNCE: Sun Zoom Spark
Sun Zoom Spark #13:
Juliana Hatfield, Charlatans, Belly, Pavement interviews, plus MUCH
MUCH more #1.80 + P&P from PO Box 15, Galashiels TD1 1NX Scotland.
Also from Menzies, WH Smith and all good newsagents.
If you're interested and outwith the UK let me know and I'll try to
find ordering info. Worldwide subscriptions available though there
should also be a US edition coming 'real soon'.
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Coming next issue:
The Two Pure on Two Dollar Guitar
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