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ecto-digest          Tuesday, August 4 1998          Volume 04 : Number 256



                               Today's Subjects:
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  Re: Kate Bush, anyone?                    [Michael Pearce <mp@moonmac.com>]
  Time travel                              ["Neil K. Guy" <nkg@nettwerk.com>]
  Re: I'll "Knife" with you!          ["Drew Harrington" <drewh@bitwise.com>]
  Re: I'll "Knife" with you!                [Sherlyn Koo <sherlyn@fl.net.au>]
  Re: Wendy Maharry                                          [Riphug@aol.com]
  Joy Askew's "When"                                         [Riphug@aol.com]
  Any Movie Info?                    ["Michael P. Hayes" <metron@tezcat.com>]

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Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 23:27:05 -0800
From: Michael Pearce <mp@moonmac.com>
Subject: Re: Kate Bush, anyone?

Jill <Riphug@aol.com> writes,

> Just because I know there are some Kate *fan*atics on ecto, I thought I'd let
> you know that UDMO currently has one of her rarities on sale:
>
> BUSH, KATE	Cathy's Home Demos (demos & rare) 20.00 SALE!

That reminds me. I am no longer on the Kate list, but I wonder if anyone
knows how much the "Cathy" book is worth these days. I remember it cost
about $US42 when it came out, but I don't know if it is still in print or
if there are collectors looking for it.

Michael

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Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 23:55:45 +0100
From: "Neil K. Guy" <nkg@nettwerk.com>
Subject: Time travel

 Hey folks. Just checking my mail from a drab hotel room in the drab town
of Drumheller, Alberta. On a road trip to do some photography in the
Canadian Rockies and the badlands of southern Alberta. Quite an adventure
so far. Though ironically the high point to date was attending a native sun
dance ceremony (annual religious ceremony), where they don't allow cameras.
That one was one of those random chance things... this guy in a small town
(Fort McLeod) mistook me initially for an Indian, but invited me anyway. So
I ended up driving for miles across the prairie to the Blood Nation's
reserve, until I found the teepee ring. (some 80 teepees) Remarkable
experience.

 The whole thing has been sort of a time trip for me in more ways than one.
I don't have a CD player in the car so I grabbed a bunch of cassettes that
were mouldering on a shelf. But of course my tape collection universe came
to an abrupt end when I first got a CD player... I've been driving through
the mountains listening to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (ie: pre-OMD),
early Peter Gabriel, Eurythmics, Cowboy Junkies, Bruce Cockburn... hell.
80s flashback. Stuff I haven't listened to in years - unless I also have
the CD. Does this happen to anyone else?

 Anyway, off to bed - tomorrow is the dinosaur museum, badlands and the
world-famous... gopher museum!

 - Neil K.

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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 01:00:27 -0700
From: "Drew Harrington" <drewh@bitwise.com>
Subject: Re: I'll "Knife" with you!

With this talk of Shonen Knife, I thought I'd chime in. I don' know them
except for a Tribute Album "Every Band Has A Shonen Knife Who Loves Them".
Its got bands like Sonic Youth, Lunachicks, and Mr. T Experience (the latter
being my motivation to buy it) covering Shonen Knife songs.

Just so you know, Shonen Knife are touring. I got this list off pollstar,
but I know it's not complete, for example it doesn't include the San
Francisco 8/14 Maritime Hall date I'm planning on attending.

Drew

08/13/98 West Hollywood CA Troubadour
08/19/98 Portland ME State Theatre
08/20/98 Burlington VT Burlington Memorial Aud.
08/22/98 Cleveland OH Agora Theatre
08/24/98 Detroit MI State Theatre
08/25/98 Chicago IL Riviera Theatre
08/26/98 Chicago IL Riviera Theatre
08/27/98 Milwaukee WI Rave
08/28/98 Minneapolis MN First Avenue
08/30/98 Cincinnati OH Bogart's
09/01/98 Norfolk VA Boathouse
09/02/98 Philadelphia PA Electric Factory
09/03/98 New York NY Roseland

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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 18:03:23 +1000 (EST)
From: Sherlyn Koo <sherlyn@fl.net.au>
Subject: Re: I'll "Knife" with you!

Hey folks,

Drew said:
> Just so you know, Shonen Knife are touring. I got this list off pollstar,
> but I know it's not complete, for example it doesn't include the San
> Francisco 8/14 Maritime Hall date I'm planning on attending.

Most of these dates (all except the first, as far as
I can tell) are actually opening for the "Suffragette
Sessions" Tour, which is being organised by the Indigo
Girls and includes people like Jane Siberry...

:)
sherlyn
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Sherlyn Koo - sherlyn@fl.net.au            [Sydney, Australia]
"Life can be so dramatic - but it was real at the time..."
					- The Waifs

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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 09:09:17 EDT
From: Riphug@aol.com
Subject: Re: Wendy Maharry

In a message dated 8/3/98 12:05:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, neile@sff.net
writes:

<<  Do you have any current information about Wendy  Maharry? Is she
 >still performing? Thank you. >>

Well, I couldn't find a date for this but here's what it says at
http://www.dynrec.com/pilato/maharry.html:

<<Wendy MaHarry 

Within moments of hearing her rich voice and compelling music, it's clear that
Wendy MaHarry is no ordinary singer/songwriter. Be it the well crafted pop
tracks she so easily expresses, or the troubled, dark introspective ballads
which slowly seep their way into the listener's psyche, the songs of Wendy
MaHarry make a powerful musical statement. 

After two critically acclaimed albums for A&M Records, MaHarry has already
written and recorded enough material for 2 LPs. She is currently in the
process of getting the first of these released. These new tracks were produced
again by long time collaborator and husband, Dwight Marcus, the tracks will
act as the basis for her return to live performing. 

"This might sound funny, but I really wrote these songs for myself," says
MaHarry, who composed and recorded the tracks over the past few years.
"Basically, no one else had written songs that said what these did, and I
really felt these issues needed to be expressed. I just couldn't write
anything that I truly didn't believe in." 

In the few short years she's been on the international music scene, MaHarry
has already received a myriad of press raves that compare her favorably to the
likes of Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Susanne Vega and others. And though she is
flattered to be in that league, MaHarry has emerged as an artist all her own,
with a distinctive music bent that effectively blends the young singer's
idealism and compassion with her acute awareness of life in the real world. 

Like her first two albums, Wendy MaHarry and Fountain Of Youth, the new tracks
are a collection of soaring songs, all composed on the acoustic piano either
by MaHarry alone, or in collaboration with Marcus. Varying from stark acoustic
ballads to vital, urgent rock, one might call this collection of songs, Wendy
MaHarry's " coming of age" record. 

"I'm still very proud of the first two albums, but these songs have certainly
taken my music to a new level," admits MaHarry. "I look forward to the time
when I can begin performing these songs for live audiences." 

One of the new tracks is a simple piano ballad called, "Jennifer's Song,"
written about an experience MaHarry had with her sister during a walk in
California. " I had always tried to break through to her and on this walk I
realized I had to let go. Therefore, it's kind of a personal song." 

"' Here It Comes Again' was more of a feeling that I was trying to evoke. The
words were secondary to the music I was feeling. It was a way to approach the
standard pop formula and still say something different. I wrote it with Dwight
near the end of the recording and I think it balances out the record nicely." 

The new tracks feature a guest appearance by Jethro Tull spearhead, Ian
Anderson, who contributes his trademark flute to the eerie MaHarry original,
"Diane Is Resting." The song tells the true story of a New York City
socialite, who, in a fit of depression, leapt off the ledge of a high rise
building in Manhattan. It is among one of the powerful new tracks. 

" ' Diane Is Resting' is about this New York woman who circulated in the
highest social circles. When she killed herself, there was an article about
her in the paper that I read. After that, I imagined what might be going
through her mind just before she jumped." 

"When Dwight heard the song, he thought Ian Anderson would really like it. 

So, we sent it off to Scotland. A few weeks later I get this call from an
English man and without telling me who he was, he asks me if I knew how to
make Indoneasian fish chowder. I thought this was really funny, so I kept
talking to him and it turned out to be Ian. 

" He said he really liked the song, and he was happy there was intelligent
life out there in the music world. He then offered to play on it for free. He
was really wonderful. " 

The new tracks were recorded over the period of a year in Los Angeles, at the
legendary Capitol Records Recording Studios, Dave Stewart's recording complex,
The Chapel, and in the home studio owned by MaHarry and Marcus. 

Accompanying MaHarry on the tracks are Marcus, guitarist Tim Pierce (Crowded
House), bassist Bob Parr, drummer Bernie Dresel, and the backing vocal trio
most recently used on Elton John's world tour. 

More information will be posted shortly considering the upcoming release. >>

I like her, too!

Jill :D

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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 09:49:54 EDT
From: Riphug@aol.com
Subject: Joy Askew's "When"

Oh, this is sooooooo nice!  I'm listening to it for the second time and am oh-
so-pleased!

The album is called "when - a bootleg" and is labeled as "a collection of
original songs + music for the movie "When" + demos from the lo-fi lounge."
There are ten tracks.

First of all, "When" hasn't been released......this is all I could find at the
Internet Movie DataBase:

<<When (1998)
When- Those who want it most never have to ask.

USA 1998 Color    

Produced by:  Infinity Filmworks LLC / When Productions, LLC  
Language:  English  
Genre/keyword:  _comedy_ / avant-garde / generation-x / actress / sexuality /
feminism / _drama_ / transsexual / prostitution / controversial  

Production Notes/Status 
Status: Post-production  
Last Updated: 25 February 1998  
Note: Since this project is categorized as being in production, the data is
subject to change or could be removed completely. 

Directed and Written by
Ricardo Scipio

Original music by
Joy Askew     >>

There are some crew members listed, too, but no cast members yet.

Ok, back to the music.....
Track 1:  "When"
Track 2:  "Berlin 1945"
Track 3:  "Ireland"
Track 4:  "Color + Noise"* (Middle Section)
Track 5:  "The Way Young Lovers Do"**
Track 6:  "Color + Noise"* (Improv)
Track 7:  "Strawberries"
Track 8:  "Color + Noise"*
Track 9:   "When" (Long Mix)
Track 10:  "Almost Gone"

*Written by Joy Askew + Kevin Bents
** Written by Van Morrison

"Berlin 1945" and "Strawberries" are both beautiful slow songs -- perfect
*soundtrack-type* music.  "When" goes from a kind of haunting slow tune to a
louder, more  energetic musical adventure.  And at the end of that song, you
hear a repeating noise that sounds rather like a *pop* like we used to hear on
the old vinyl records.  Rhythmic handclaps performed by Alex Alexander start
"The Way Young Lovers Do."  The other songs are great, too......In addition to
the wonderful slow stuff,  Joy can get rather "wild" sometimes.  I can't even
begin to describe this stuff, so I won't.  You'll just have to order it
yourself. (www.artist-shop.com -- I got mine in just four days!)  I *do* like
it better than either of Joy's other two albums ("Tender City" and "Gorgeous
Creature EP").  Highly, highly, highly recommended!!!!

The packaging is rather interesting:  A simple white cardboard sleeve with
black & white Xeroxed paper squares glued on the back and front as covers.
Really *looks* like a bootleg!  I'm wondering if there will be a different
version of the package when the movie is released.

For more information on Joy Askew, see:
 <A HREF="http://www.eclipse.net/~synergy/joyaskew.html">Joy Askew</A>

Jill :D
 

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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 20:41:46 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Michael P. Hayes" <metron@tezcat.com>
Subject: Any Movie Info?

How I found this, I'm not sure, but a few months ago, while
looking around on the Internet Movie Database, I came across
a planned Chris O'Donnell movie to be titled <The Bachelor>,
and from what I saw on that page, it looked like a remake of
<Seven Chances>, a 1925 movie starring Buster Keaton (I'm a
fan of his).

Anyhow, I went back to IMDB recently to find out more about
this movie, and that page hasn't been updated since January;
a quick search for O'Donnell-related sites came up with a
few pix-laden pages... does anyone know of a site/place
that might have any further info on this movie?

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