From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V9 #70 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Monday, March 20 2000 Volume 09 : Number 070 Today's Subjects: ----------------- eb's a rock and/or roll rebel ["CORNHOLE ARMAGEDDON" ] Re: a car for gram [MARKEEFE@aol.com] Re: a car for gram [Mark_Gloster@3com.com] Goin' to Chicago [MARKEEFE@aol.com] Anyone who owns Flaming Lips "Zaireeka" and . . . [MARKEEFE@aol.com] eb all over the world ["CORNHOLE ARMAGEDDON" ] Re: vermont all over the world ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: vermont all over the world ["matt sewell" ] Re: vermont all over the world ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: Sally Was a Bunnyman [Jonathan Moren ] Don Henley wants me [overbury@cn.ca] RE: Don Henley wants me ["Thomas, Ferris" ] RE: vermont all over the world ["Thomas, Ferris" ] Re: vermont all over the world [Ken Ostrander ] Re: vermont all over the world [Eb ] RE: vermont all over the world ["Thomas, Ferris" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 14:08:06 PST From: "CORNHOLE ARMAGEDDON" Subject: eb's a rock and/or roll rebel some of you may recall nardwuar the human serviette's mammothly entertaining interview with nikki sixx, which appeared in The Rocket about a year ago. (if not, turn your browser to .) well, here now is, i suppose, its sequel. it's not quite as good, but still worth a healthy chortle or three. as with last time, i'd have linked y'all to it, but its in a frames situation. (from .) Pop Rocks Show Us Your Tommy Nardwuar the Human Serviette Vs. Tommy Lee Nardwuar: Who are you? Tommy Lee: Hoaah! Ha ha! [laughs] Who am I? Oh my god, I am many, many things, my friend! Nardwuar: You are Tommy Lee of Methods of Mayhem! Tommy Lee: Yes, uh, I am many, many things! Nardwuar: And Tommy, who else is in Methods of Mayhem? Tommy Lee: Uh, we got, oh my god, are you ready for this? Are you sitting down, brother!? Um, my fucking crazy fucking red-headed dreaded fucking hip-hop motherfucker, Tilo; Stephen Perkins from Jane's Addiction drums; Chris Cheney, who was in Alanis Morissette's touring band. Nardwuar: A Canadian connection! Tommy Lee: Yes sir! Also another fellow Canadian, Kai is on guitar. He was from a band called Noise Therapy... Nardwuar: ...From Vancouver, B.C., Canada! Tommy Lee: Yes sir! And also, um, Mixmaster Mike from the Beastie Boys! Nardwuar: You didn't even give a drum roll for that one! Tommy Lee: Br-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r! Shhhhh-crash! And, also, we've sort of got like an opening revolving DJ door. It's DJ Shortcut who's also, uh, a Scratch Pickle, so it will be a couple of DJs. Nardwuar: So, Tommy, a few years ago, there was a quote from the Motley Crue camp -- I don't know if it was you who said it -- but it said, "Keyboards and porno soundtracks should be thrown in the garbage." Tommy Lee: Oooh. Nardwuar: But now you're doing it in Methods of Mayhem! Tommy Lee: Yeah, but those aren't keyboards. These are synthesizers! Nardwuar: But you had Scott Kirkland of the Crystal Method doing vintage keyboards! Tommy Lee: Yes sir! Nardwuar: Now, with Stephen Perkins on drums there, are you going to be drumming with him? Is it going to be like dual drums right up front? Tommy Lee: Yeah, it's fucking insane! Like, it's not your typical two drumsets sort of arrangement. This is one toxic looking, fucking insane -- it's a very large drumset, one large drumset that two guys sit inside this pod, if you will. Nardwuar: Tommy, where do you come up with this stuff? Like in Mštley Crue you had that caged rotating drumset. Was that thing made by NASA? Tommy Lee: Uh, no it wasn't. It was made by some people at a company called Show Staging, but it was my idea, and me and this sort of hydraulics specialist called Chris Peters. We just sort of started dreaming about what it would be like to fuckin' have the drums spin around upside down, and we did it! Nardwuar: From the hard streets of Covena, California to Methods of Mayhem! "Wassup G!" Snoop! Snoop! I can't believe it! Snoop Doggy Dogg. Tell me about Snoop! Snoop! Like, recording with Snoop! That's incredible! Tommy Lee: Yeah! Nardwuar: What was that like, Tommy!? Was there any Snoop moment that you remember? Did he tell you any good Dre stories? Tommy Lee: Um, any deranged stories? Uh, well, other than the fact that Snoop Dogg smokes more fucking weed than I have ever seen on the planet. Pretty mellow; I couldn't really recall any crazy moments. Really like a lot of fun, creative, like, you know, we were getting high on the fucking music, you know what I mean? More like that, more than anything, really. Nardwuar: Tommy Lee of Methods of Mayhem, now, I was wondering, it was reported a couple days ago that you got kicked out of your house with Pam, but you have said, you were not. Then yesterday, there was a news story on the wire. I don't know if you saw this or not, "Tommy Lee and Wife Face Dog-Bite Lawsuit." Tommy Lee: I know! I saw that! Nardwuar: "Tommy Lee and his wife Pamela Anderson are headed back to court, this time over their pet Rottweiler. A woman is suing the couple, claiming she was bitten by the dog during a 1997 visit to the couple's home near Malibu." Like, a dog-bite lawsuit! What the hell is going on here!? Tommy Lee: This fucking lady. I mean, like, a year and a half or so after the fact, she decides to sue us, and it's like, uh, dude, you know what? That's why I call my new band Methods of Mayhem. Because it's always fucking like this. It's a fucking nuisance, you know? One day, I hope I can just fucking come and go as I please, and every time I fart, it's not in the fucking newspaper, you know. I just fucking yearn for that day. It's not to mean that I don't like the exposure and the fans; I love all that, but, God, if it was music-driven, it would be so much more fun than fucking every time someone gets bit or someone farts it's in the paper. It's fucking stupid. Nardwuar: Tommy, are you gonna teach Tilo the ways of touring with Tommy Lee? Like, are you going to teach Tilo? Like he's your main man with Methods of Mayhem. Will there ever be another "spaghetti incident?" Tommy Lee: Ha ha ha! [laughs] Oh, Lord, you know, I just know we're going to have probably one of the best times ever, you know? We're not here for a long time; we're here for a good time. That's the lyrics that I live by. Nardwuar: One thing I'm curious about, that Motley Crue sex contest, where you and Nikki Sixx had a contest to see how many groupies you could "have" without bathing. And the only way you won was because Nikki had spaghetti barfed on him while having sex with a groupie, and, after making her eat it all up, he had to take a shower? Is that the "spaghetti incident," Tommy Lee? Tommy Lee: Yes, that was. [laughs] Nardwuar: That sounds incredible! Tommy Lee: It's, uh, it's a nice and disgusting filthy road story. No more, no less. [laughs] Nardwuar [citing lyrics from "Get Naked," from self-titled debut album]: "Seventy seven million made from watching me cum under the sun on my vacation." But you didn't make one penny off the infamous Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee video? Tommy Lee: Nope. Not one. Zero. Zilch. Fuckin' nada. Nardwuar: The best part of that video, Tommy Lee, is -- I mean, sure there's Pam, and there's all that other excitement -- but I think the best part is when you honk the horn of the speedboat! When you take your cock out there, and you push the horn of the speedboat. Do you remember that? Tommy Lee: Of course. Nardwuar: Did you rent or buy that speedboat? Tommy Lee: That was a rental. Nardwuar: So did you like tell them that your cock-print was left on the horn? Tommy Lee: [laughs] God damn it! I would imagine they would know by now if they've seen the video! Nardwuar: Tommy Lee of Methods of Mayhem, in the video there is a "Mayhem" tattoo prominently displayed on you, and there is totally wild music going on in the background, which is complete foreshadowing now that you have Methods of Mayhem with wild, crazy tunes! What was the music going in the background there? It was some craaaazy stuff! It was like, "It's all good." Like, "It's all good." Tommy Lee: That's MC Hammer, actually. That's one of my favorite songs that he ever did. Because it is all good. Because every time Pamela and I would go anywhere and do anything, that was like our theme song, man It was like, we would both, you know, look at each other and just fuckin' like it's all good, you know what I mean? Nardwuar: It's all "Hammer Time!" Tommy Lee: Well, I don't know about "Hammer Time," but it's definitely all good, that's for sure. Nardwuar: Now, Tommy Lee, was this whole video fiasco all Poison's Bret Michaels' fault? Because since he started flogging his sex tape with Pamela, and it like sold for $5 million, the people who stole your tape wanted to make bucks, too? Was it Bret Michaels' fault, Tommy Lee? Tommy Lee: Uh, you know, I don't know too much about that. I've sort of kept my...distance. I know nothing about that. That was before my time, man. Nardwuar: Because they like put $3 million into marketing your video tape. That's pretty good! That would be great to put $3 million into promoting your record! Tommy Lee: Yeah! [laughs] Nardwuar: Now you have this record with Methods of Mayhem, Tommy, and we kinda got to refer to the Crue here slightly. Did they "blackmail you" into anything, saying to you if you talk any shit about us, we'll let the world know that Tommy Lee, uh, kicked my dog, etc.? Because there weren't too many biting lyrics about your past relationships with the Crue on this particular release. Tommy Lee: Yeah. I don't know, I just set out to do this record for me. It's all about truth, you know? And I will always speak the truth, you know? And some people might not like to hear it, but I'm going to fucking say it, and I just don't like the way things are reported. I think everything is sensationalized just to get fucking ratings.... Nardwuar: But how about Mštley Crue on this record? Were there any references to them? I looked closely, just wondering if there were any, and if the Crue did indeed tell you, "Hey, Tommy, you'd better not do this or we're gonna, you know." Tommy Lee: No, there's no references whatsoever. Nardwuar: What do you think of the rock 'n' roll form known as "punk," Tommy Lee? What do you think of punk? Because you were in the L.A. area. Did you ever see the Germs? Tommy Lee: [silence, line goes dead]. METHODS OF MAYHEM play the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, B.C. 3/16, the Roseland Annex in Portland 3/17 and the Showbox in Seattle 3/18. No. 321 March 8-22, 2000 © Rocket Magazine, 2000 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 17:44:53 EST From: MARKEEFE@aol.com Subject: Re: a car for gram In a message dated 3/19/00 10:41:14 AM, Mark_Gloster@3com.com writes: << I guess I'm not the biggest fan of his newer, less complex, less twisted love songs. Perhaps his relationship with Cynthia was weirder/more twisted/less healthy than that he enjoys with Michelle, I don't know. They just seem like they are written for someone else who isn't Robyn. He could just be shifting and getting more comfortable. I don't know. >> Oh, man! I think "I Feel Beautiful" is a fantastic song. It rides the edge perfectly between being a very direct statement of affection and being, ya know, "poetry." And what about "Dark Princess"? I don't know if it's exactly twisted, but it's more abstract and has this cool, carnal quality to it, I think. Then again, I'm majorly in the "Robyn is at the top of his game" camp :-) - -----Michael K. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:30:18 -0800 From: Mark_Gloster@3com.com Subject: Re: a car for gram Whilst begging customers to purchase Mark Gloster and Big Rubber Shark CD's, Michael keefed: << I guess I'm not the biggest fan of his newer, less complex, less twisted love songs. Perhaps his relationship with Cynthia was weirder/more twisted/less healthy than that he enjoys with Michelle, I don't know. They just seem like they are written for someone else who isn't Robyn. He could just be shifting and getting more comfortable. I don't know. >> > Oh, man! I think "I Feel Beautiful" is a fantastic song. It rides the >edge perfectly between being a very direct statement of affection and being, >ya know, "poetry." And what about "Dark Princess"? I don't know if it's >exactly twisted, but it's more abstract and has this cool, carnal quality to >it, I think. Then again, I'm majorly in the "Robyn is at the top of his >game" camp :-) I'm not really into IFB, but I really like "Dark Princess." I feel like "I Feel Beautiful" and some of his other love songs are more vehicles of craft than real emotion or thought. This doesn't mean that I'm correct. They also provide some of his best chances of being remembered by the masses for things besides "Balloon Man," which I also really liked. I think they might give him some currency with the established press and established songwriters for being well-made. Right now Moss Elyxir and Jewels could be my favorite RH CD's. I suppose Jewels has slipped below ME, because ME is just such an incredibly great work to me. If I start listening to GOF, Respect, and maybe Queen Elvis again they might knock one or both of them off. 'sallfornow, - -Markg ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 21:47:03 EST From: MARKEEFE@aol.com Subject: Goin' to Chicago Liz and I are planning a trip there in the first week of June. Any current or former (e.g., Viv) Chcago residents have any recommendations for not-so-obvious "must see's" or "must do's"? And, of course, I'll want a summarized list of every cool record store in town :-) Thanks!! - -----Michael K. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 22:09:46 EST From: MARKEEFE@aol.com Subject: Anyone who owns Flaming Lips "Zaireeka" and . . . . . . would want to burn copies of the 4 CDs in trade for something from me? If so, I can provide a link to my trade site. I have one Flaming Lips show (the Portland show on the MABD tour) and a tape of one of the boombox shows (not listed on site). I also have a lot of shows by Mr. Hitchdude (and many fabulous others!!). I can't find that damn 'Zaireeka' thing anywhere, so I'd be much obliged if anyone could help out :-) Thanks! - -----Michael K. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 22:36:09 PST From: "CORNHOLE ARMAGEDDON" Subject: eb all over the world i did. but without any cognisance of it having been st. patrick's day! i mean, i haven't given a fuck about wearing green on st. patrick's day since probably third grade. but there i was. oops! i just assumed that you were well aware of it, and were doing your best to fix it. sez here that he produced six of the twelve songs (viz. 1974, Nietzsche's Way, The Philosophers' Stone, Antwoman (Dub), I Used To Love You, and We Are The Underneath) and "recorded and mixed" "at his place" one other (viz. I Wish I Liked You). at least *somebody* on this godforsaken network is in possession of a shred of sanity! though i must say, this "forgery" scare has reminded me of an incident that took place inside the restaurant a while back. there're a coupla total nutcases (well factually, they're musicians by day (see KEN "Being separatist sucks ass" THE KENSTER ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 09:08:08 +0000 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: vermont all over the world Eb wrote: > > Oh come on...Wales is very close to Ireland. We're even closer, but there wasn't much special going down on Friday, despite the best efforts of Messrs Guinness' advertising team. > Close enough that there will > be a certain "festivity" in the air tonight. I don't get this St Patrick's Day thing at all; it's Ireland's day, but what are the rest of us supposed to be doing? Being happy for them? Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:11:53 +0000 (GMT) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: vermont all over the world On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > I don't get this St Patrick's Day thing at all; it's Ireland's day, but > what are the rest of us supposed to be doing? Being happy for them? Nothing to do with us at all - 'fraid you'll just have to wait until November 30th, Stewart. And I miss out completely this year, as I'll be in Malaysia on 23rd April, en route to Oz. - - Mike Godwin PS Any feggi cymru out there? What did you do on March 1st? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 11:33:11 GMT From: "matt sewell" Subject: Re: vermont all over the world >Eb wrote: > > > > Oh come on...Wales is very close to Ireland. > Stewart countered: >We're even closer, but there wasn't much special going down on Friday, >despite the best efforts of Messrs Guinness' advertising team. > > > Close enough that there will > > be a certain "festivity" in the air tonight. > >I don't get this St Patrick's Day thing at all; it's Ireland's day, but >what are the rest of us supposed to be doing? Being happy for them? > > Stewart Well, here in England we all pretend to have Irish blood and drink as much guinness as humanly possible (although we *do* draw the line at wearing green). This is because here we have to rely on other countries' saints and celebrations - Our own particular saint seems to have been nicked by boot boy nationalists (anyone know when St George's day is? Me either...)... didn't seem that good a saint anyway - we should have kept the dragon alive! All we have in England is a legacy of guilt for everything, oh and plenty of rain... "Sorry!" (English war cry!) Matt ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:22:01 +0000 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: vermont all over the world matt sewell wrote: > > (anyone know when St George's day is? Me either...)... April 23rd. > Our own particular saint didn't seem that good a saint anyway There are worse. George is also a Muslim saint, which is interesting, but probably not so good on the boozing front. Still, we could all get stoned chewing qat on April 23rd, if it wasn't banned in America. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 14:24:56 +0000 (GMT) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: Sally Was a Bunnyman On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Capuchin wrote: > Are you sure? I mean, I am positive it's the same sort of... err... > cadence (I have no idea what word describes this) and sounds just like > the same key. But are all the notes the same? > I can point to Norway (Can't start a fire) > I can point to Norway with my first (Can't start a fire without a spark) > Sally was a legend (This gun's for hire) > That's the only part that REALLY matches, in my ear. > Has anyone both of these recordings, a good ear and some time? I haven't got a copy of DITD, and maybe I exaggerated slightly. But: a) If 'Sally was a legend' became a huge hit (unlikely, perhaps); and b) Brooce sued Robyn for nicking the tune; I think Brooce would have as good a chance of winning as the writers of 'He's so fine' did when they sued Hari Georgeson over 'My sweet lord'. > > And on the subject of aSfB, I like it because it hardly has any of those > > fantastically irritating bass and percussion noises which infect JfS. Am I > > the only feg who is driven barmy by these irritating thwacks and gurgles? > > Yes. Surely someone will back me up? Please? - - Mike "the chalice with the palace has the pellet with the poison" Godwin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 16:15:49 +0100 From: Jonathan Moren Subject: Re: Sally Was a Bunnyman >> > And on the subject of aSfB, I like it because it hardly has any of those >> > fantastically irritating bass and percussion noises which infect JfS. Am I >> > the only feg who is driven barmy by these irritating thwacks and gurgles? >> >> Yes. > >Surely someone will back me up? Please? Yep brother, I'm with you on this one. jm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:42:02 -0500 From: overbury@cn.ca Subject: Don Henley wants me Did MP3.com send any of you this? Why does Don want my email addy? >You are cordially invited to hear a NEW Don Henley >song,"Workin' It," from his upcoming album, INSIDE JOB.To tune >into the FULL song, point your web browser to: >http://click.mp3.com/c/c_bXaa/n_342369229/u_www.wbr.com/don >henley/workinit.rm >PLEASE NOTE: By clicking on the link above, you areagreeing to >give MP3.com the right to share your email address with the >artist. MP3.com does not control the artist's use of such >information and the practices of artists are not covered by >MP3.com's office privacy policy. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:46:45 -0500 From: "Thomas, Ferris" Subject: RE: Don Henley wants me ....to poop on. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 11:05:27 -0500 From: "Thomas, Ferris" Subject: RE: vermont all over the world > You know, it didn't even occur to me until recently that > seeing Gorky's > Zygotic Mynci tonight is geographically appropriate for > Paddyday Errr...ok....It's closer than, say, being from Bristol. I saw them (GZM) not too long ago opening for Luna in Northampton. Interesting group. I was sitting with a girl who also made the drive up from CT and, as it turns out she knew the band so I had a lengthy opportunity to decipher the accent. Nice bunch, though. Paddyday. My boss has yet to comment on my hauling my engorged liver around the office in a wheelbarrow. > ..has anyone bought anything new besides A Star for > Bram?? The newest acquisitions have been: RH : SFB Yo La Tango's 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out" Trembling Blue Stars 'Broken By Whispers' Everything But The Girl 'Temperamental' (doesn't really count, does it?) The Yo La is droning for me now : After all the bad press it got I decided to still give it a shot and I know I'm going to have to give it another listen. I was sitting on the fence over getting it but read the review in this week's Village Voice and something trough me over the edge on it. TBS : Not as brilliant as 'Her Handwriting' but I've only given it one listen. EBTG : Love it. Oasis' plummet down the charts doesn't speak well of the rekkid. While I haven't listened to it yet what talk I've heard has said "inconsistent" and that "they sounded better when they were trying to be the Beatles." Now for 17:41 of "Night Falls on Hoboken." - -ferris. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 16:12:41 GMT From: "matt sewell" Subject: Over to Cowes and up the Medina... Hello all just got a message from a geezer who says Robyn appears on an Isle Of Wight album (!) called Vaguely Sunny. It certainly seems to be the case: http://www.iowrock.demon.co.uk/cd Mmm... Compton beach... Matt ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:27:55 -0500 From: Ken Ostrander Subject: Re: Those Mekons when i saw them in cambridge, jon joked that this was supposed to be their farewell tour; but it's been so successful that they decided to stick with it. they've been sticking with it for more than twenty years. their new album _journey to the end of the night_ is a concept album for insomniacs. a bit slow in parts; but a solid addition to their catalog. their live shows are pure entertainment. they have so much fun on stage that you can't help but get carried away by it. see them if you can! ken "that boy's cheese has slid off its cracker" the kenster np the the naked self >Hello Fegs, >Although I am just a lurker, and this IS a Hitchcock board, I have to post >you all to let you know if you want to see one of the greatest rock bands >ever, the MEKONS are chuggling around the states right now. Below are a few >of their remaining shows. I got this from >http://home.t-online.de/home/Norbert.Knape/mekonhom.htm, if you're >intereseted in other Mekons info - go there. > >They're leader, John Langford (Waco Brothers) claimed it was their 'farewell >tour' at the end of the show here in North Carolina, and we me never get to >see them again : ( > > >MON 3/20 KANSAS CITY, MO Grand Emporium (Johny Dowd) TUE 3/21 ST. LOUIS, MO Blueberry Hill (Johny Dowd) WED 3/22 recording THU 3/23 recording FRI 3/24 CHICAGO, IL Metro unconfirmed!! Sat 3/25 Berwyn, IL Fitzgerald's > >Cheers, >Matt > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:52:36 -0500 From: Ken Ostrander Subject: Re: vermont all over the world >Otherwise...has anyone bought anything new besides A Star for Bram?? the cure bloodflowers the the naked self morphine the night mekons journey to the end of the night oasis standing on the shoulder of giants superhoney no standing damn personals driver/driver smashing pumpkins machina/the machines of god even the oasis isn't bad. a couple of disks from local bands. mostly, i've been buying a lot of stuff i didn't get during the nineties. i got a big pile of stuff from cdnow a couple of weeks ago and have been trying to take it all in. ken "never underestimate the power of denial" the kenster np walt mink el producto ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:07:01 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: vermont all over the world Ken wrote: >superhoney no standing >damn personals driver/driver Say sum'in about these two...sound, label, etc.? Ideally, a discussion of new releases would be something more than just posting one's receipts.... Speaking of indie hipsterism, I played a new four-song EP by Jen Wood last night, expecting nothing. Never even heard of the label (Tree) before. The music is *very* good, though. Beautiful, harmonied folk-pop. I need to track down her past albums now -- dang, wish I had known about her when I was dealing with Win several months ago. Anyone else (besides Woj, I'm guessing) like her? Eb ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 13:42:52 -0500 From: "Thomas, Ferris" Subject: RE: vermont all over the world > track down her past albums now -- dang, wish I had known > about her when I > was dealing with Win several months ago You say this 'cause she was ("Getting Past the Static") on the label, right? She does sound nice. There's a sampler out for the Tree label, if you're at all interested. 'Postmarked Stamps,' I think it's called. > -----Original Message----- > From: Eb [mailto:gondola@deltanet.com] > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 1:07 PM > To: fegmaniax@smoe.org > Subject: Re: vermont all over the world > > > Ken wrote: > >superhoney no standing > >damn personals driver/driver > > Say sum'in about these two...sound, label, etc.? Ideally, a > discussion of > new releases would be something more than just posting one's > receipts.... > > Speaking of indie hipsterism, I played a new four-song EP by > Jen Wood last > night, expecting nothing. Never even heard of the label > (Tree) before. The > music is *very* good, though. Beautiful, harmonied folk-pop. I need to . Anyone else (besides Woj, I'm > guessing) like her? > > Eb > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 14:11:52 -0500 (EST) From: dmw Subject: Re: Those Mekons On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Ken Ostrander wrote: > when i saw them in cambridge, jon joked that this was supposed to be their > farewell tour; but it's been so successful that they decided to stick with > it. they've been sticking with it for more than twenty years. their new the dc show was one of the most genuinely anarchic things i've seen in a long time. they teetered between ragged and glorious for the main set, but the encore, with the sound man literally paddling langford's ass with his guitar, not to mention hurling it from one side of the stage to the other, was completely OTT. (he played it after all of that -- w/o retuning -- too) in my never humble opnion the rapid fire banter between Langford and Timms is the real highlight of the set. Langford brought Kim from opening band Johnny Dowd (i recommend arriving late; most of his best stuff sounded like he was covering Nick Cave and/or Tom Waits, but his set went on far too long, and i swear to god, osme of those songs must've been "sister ray"-lengthed...dragged far beyond what their content supported ) up on stage to join a number with the remark, "kim, they call her kim chee - 'cause she's hot, she's spicy [true enough] ...and seh smells like cabbage [can't comment]." at one point, Langford mentioned his shirt, a glittery red thang which did display his burgeoning paunch a bit. said timms, with her characteristic no-vermouth martini archness, "it's meant to be worn by thin young men who look like they've got heroin problems." "aye, " langford returned, "my only problem is, i've got a stupid bitch standing next to me." timms shot back, warningly, "don't you talk that way about sara! [new bass player; kept up pretty well, considering]" the other founder, tom greenhaigh, made a wry schtick of his refusal to sully himself with the patter, stepping forward to the mic, pausing deliberately, and retreating with a rueful shake of his head. it played better as rock'n'roll theater than it does when i try to set it down. i certainly third, or fourth or what have you , the recommendations to see this tour. evenEb (tm) might find their enthusiasm infectious (Timms only sings about half the songs) - -- d. - - oh no, you've just read mail from doug = dmw@radix.net - get yr pathos - - www.pathetic-caverns.com -- books, flicks, tunes, etc. = reviews - - www.fecklessbeast.com -- angst, guilt, fear, betrayal! = guitar pop ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V9 #70 ******************************