From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V13 #105 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Saturday, April 10 2004 Volume 13 : Number 105 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Decemberists at the Troub [Aaron Mandel ] Re: Decemberists at the Troub [Eb ] Re: reap [Ken Weingold ] Re: reap [Capuchin ] Re: reap [Ken Weingold ] Re: Tim Minear news ["Sumiko Keay" ] I fell in loooovvee with the ac-tressss... ["Rex.Broome" ] Re: The Jazz Butcher [Vendren ] VCR alert [Eb ] Lambchop, JBC [Miles Goosens ] finally - my Thoth review [grutness@surf4nix.com] mr. kennedy and a cool idea [Scott Hunter McCleary ] Piercing craze finally just goes way too fucking far.... [Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: Decemberists at the Troub On Thu, 8 Apr 2004, Eb wrote: > make an effort to see (I also haven't heard their first album yet), I liked the first album a lot, and tend to squirm in my seat whenever I put the second one on. Castaways And Cutouts seems less self-consciously cute, though all the mannerisms are already in place and everything -- not sure why. > Notably, the main set ended with a *long* crunching suite called "The > Tain." It was about five songs' worth of material! This was released last month on a tiny Spanish label (Acuarela). To my great irritation, it's tracked as one big 20-minute track even though the five sections are pretty well-delineated from one another when you listen to them. Good stuff, though, and I think the slightly proggy sound is a good direction for them to expand in. a ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 20:52:27 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: Decemberists at the Troub >> Aaron: >> make an effort to see (I also haven't heard their first album yet), > > I liked the first album a lot, and tend to squirm in my seat whenever I > put the second one on. Castaways And Cutouts seems less > self-consciously > cute Huh, interesting. Yes, I've seen several knowledgeable folks say the first album is better. I believe the AllMusic site says so as well. Quail said he prefers the second, though...right, dude? >> Notably, the main set ended with a *long* crunching suite called "The >> Tain." It was about five songs' worth of material! > > This was released last month on a tiny Spanish label (Acuarela). Tiny import label, huh? Crap. Something tells me that I should have bought this disc at the show. Though I'm not entirely sure it was there...didn't examine the stock too closely. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 00:17:16 -0400 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Re: reap Is this a joke? On Thu, Apr 8, 2004, Eb wrote: > [surprised I didn't hear about this until today] > > Actress Carrie Snodgress, who was nominated for an Oscar for > 1971's "Diary of a Mad Housewife," died April 1 in Los Angeles. > She was 57. Born in Park Ridge, Ill., she attended Northern > Illinois University and received a master's degree from Chicago's > Goodman Theater School. She made her feature debut with > "Rabbit Run," based on the John Updike novel, after an uncredited > appearance in "Easy Rider." After her notable performance as > the explosive unfaithful wife of Frank Perry's "Diary of Mad Housewife," > she took an eight-year break to have a son with musician Neil Young. > She returned to film with Brian DePalma's "The Fury" and appeared > in dozens of other films, including "The Attic," "A Night in Heaven," > "Blueberry Hill," "Blue Sky" and "Ed Gein." Her most recent > appearance was in HBO's "Iron Jawed Angels." She also appeared > frequently in series and telepics including "Murder She Wrote," > "X Files," "ER," "Judging Amy," "Touched by an Angel" and > "The West Wing." She is survived by her son, Zeke. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 00:19:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: reap [RE: Carrie Snodgress] On Fri, 9 Apr 2004, Ken Weingold wrote: > Is this a joke? How do you mean? Is she not really dead? I'm kinda surprised Eb failed to note that she and Neil Young had a handicapped son together and she had to sue him for support. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 09:17:00 -0400 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Re: reap On Fri, Apr 9, 2004, Capuchin wrote: > [RE: Carrie Snodgress] > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2004, Ken Weingold wrote: > > Is this a joke? > > How do you mean? Is she not really dead? It was the April 1 thing. - -Ken ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 10:45:34 -0500 From: "Sumiko Keay" Subject: Re: Tim Minear news Apparently not all of the affiliates changed their promos. BTW, Tim was on the Succubus Club this week (find the archived interview here: http://www.thesuccubusclub.com/archives.html Also, he is going to be on WGN Radio with Nick Dgilio tonight (Midnightish -- Radio 720) Sumi >>> Elizabeth Brion 04/08/04 05:51PM >>> On Saturday, April 3, 2004, at 06:57 PM, Eb wrote: > From Tim Minear, regarding "Wonderfalls": > > "Well, not sure what to tell ya'll -- but we're cancelled. Effective at > once. The cow creamer will be silent this Thursday and forever forward. And yet, I just saw a commercial for tonight's episode. I'm glad I'm watchin' "Spin City" reruns instead of doing something productive... I would've been bummed if I found out I missed it later. Elizabeth (who did not post in a timely fashion to the heavy metal thread, but wonders if she can get some kind of credit for flying to New York to see Iron Maiden but skipping most of their set to hang out backstage with Queensryche and their moms) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 09:47:30 -0700 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: I fell in loooovvee with the ac-tressss... Eb: >>reap >>[surprised I didn't hear about this until today] >>Actress Carrie Snodgress, Wow, missed this, too. How did she die? And, um... when was she on The X-Files? Oh, there it is... like, in the first season... missed that somehow, too. >>Elizabeth (who did not post in a timely fashion to the heavy metal >>thread, but wonders if she can get some kind of credit for flying to >>New York to see Iron Maiden but skipping most of their set to hang out >>backstage with Queensryche and their moms) Okay, the last time I can remember even hearing the name Queensryche was in college when my roommates would occasionally have one of their acting teachers, character actor Charles Maccauley, over to our shitty apartment and cook dinner for him. He's best known (to me, anyway) for being on the original Star Trek (based on which I referred to these occasions as "My Dinner with Landru") and playing Dracula in the intro section of "Blacula", but he was also in "Head" and apparently played the President in "Splash": http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531321/ Anyway, he was way into Queensryche, but I think my roommate Michael convinced him to give the Pixies a spin. Good times. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 11:33:34 -0700 From: Vendren Subject: Re: gnatmaniax: Iron & Wine From: "Natalie Jane" > The second act was Holopaw, who, like I&W, are on Sub Pop and are from > Florida. Holopaw and Iron & Wine just played here in Vancouver. I really considered going but decided against it, for the pathetic reason of hating the venue. They were booked in a venue famous for selling 200 tickets to see the band, while 800 people show up to drink and complain about the band. They thend to put the band on early, so the dj can play lame hip hop later on. I saw the Handsome Family there in January and could barely here them through the din. I expected I&W would be even quieter, and therefor even harder to hear. A sucky situation, given how much I like both acts. I really like the Holopaw album - not sure how it would hold up live. It has an odd, fragile sound - one of those albums that sounds very much of whatever room it was recorded in. If you like I&W and/or keen on artists like Wilco I might recommend giving the disc a chance. After not much of an initial impression it quickly rose to be one of my favourite discs last year. I picked up the first I&W and Holopaw albums, the latest Fruitbats cd and the Postal Service album at the same time - all on Sub Pop. Very cool to see an old indie grunge label picking up so many interesting acts. >They also played their cover of the Flaming Lips' "Waiting for a > Superman," which I had never heard before. As with their cover of the > Postal Service's "Such Great Heights," they made it sound as if Sam had > written it himself. Oh my god! I would love to hear I&W do "Waiting For Superman." That's just such a beautiful song, and it makes total sense as an song for I&W to do. Maybe I should have gone to the show. Darn it. Palle ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 12:06:43 -0700 From: Vendren Subject: Re: The Jazz Butcher From: "Sebastian Hagedorn" > For a long time I thought they were best when Max Eider played the lead > guitar (mostly "A Scandal In Bohemia"), but now "Waiting For The Love Bus" > is my favorite CD. I guess I've mellowed ... > > I lost track of them somehow. I wasn't even aware of "Rotten Soul". I guess > I'll check that out. > The Butcher is just about my favourite songwriter, ever. The JBC show I saw in 92 was maybe the best concert I've ever been to. I'm a huge fan. "Waiting For The Love Bus" is one of my favourites. The two I like the best though, are from the late 90's: "Illuminate" and "Sumosonic" which I think might be two of most under-appreciated discs from the decade. "Rotten Soul" has some great songwriting, and reflects the variety that the Butcher had in later discs like "Illuminate," but the album unfortunately sounds low-budget (but not lo-fi). I generally only recommend it to die-hards, as much as I like it myself. Palle ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 13:09:35 -0700 From: Eb Subject: VCR alert *Lambchop* is supposedly appearing on Conan O'Brien tonight! Eb PS A couple of weeks ago, two Fgz emailed me about wanting my copy of a Statuesque CD5...I've lost the mails. Send me your casual bids, if still interested. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 15:52:37 -0500 From: Miles Goosens Subject: Lambchop, JBC At 01:09 PM 4/9/2004 -0700, Eb wrote: >*Lambchop* is supposedly appearing on Conan O'Brien tonight! Fellow Loud-Fan dual citizens will recognize this as something I posted there a little while back: Everyone who thinks I'm a shill for any Tennessee alt-country or indie artist, take note: Lambchop is one that doesn't do much for me. When I first saw them, I was intrigued with their Vic Chesnutt-w/horns-n-wrenches-n-keening-weird-synth sound, and had generally favorable things to say about them, but as time's moved on, I've become less interested in their stuff, even bored a lot of the time. This is despite the fact that they boast Mark Nevers, Clockhammer's Matt Swanson, and Paul Burch among their vast and nebulous membership, and that they're tight with Yo La Tengo. I haven't heard their dual-release new ones, though, so maybe they're different. Regardless, I give Mr. Burch's solo career my full endorsement, especially BLUE NOTES and the recent ('03? '04?) FOOL FOR LOVE, both of which sound like a bunch of undiscovered country 78s from the '30s found in pristine condition in a vault. Feg-only postscript: I cannot say enough good things about the Jazz Butcher, either as musical artists or as people. I'm glad to see someone stick up for post-Max stuff like the magnificent CONDITION BLUE - Alex Lee is one of the more unknown great guitarists in rock, as several JBC and Blue Aeroplanes albums can attest. But of course Max is another one. Anyway, they're a perennial with me. later, Miles ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 12:27:02 +1200 From: grutness@surf4nix.com Subject: finally - my Thoth review At long last, as promised, a review: Dolph Chaney - Status Unknown Lovely acoustic number. The random bells are an interesting touch. I've known Dolph's work for a while and it never disappoints. Weirdly, I keep hearing hints of Grant Hart's solo album (Intolerance) when I listen to this track. Not sure if I can pin down exactly why. Bonus points for writing a song with direct relevance to the project. Jennifer - Lazerlove5 Good dirty vocal sound over driving bass and drums. Impressiver, and great chorus line "Jennifer you smash my cortex". She doesn't have to say what's on her mind - James Dignan Derivative, derivative, derivative. A let-down after the fine start to the album. Dodgy vocals, too. Fort Ashby - Rainland Very fine - killer chorus hook. This hits the same sort of nerves for me as Aussie bands like the Church, Go-Betweens, and Triffids. It would sit perfectly on the first Jack Frost album. Dark matter - The New Moon I'm beginning to see what a talented bunch Fegmaniax are. Delicate reading of another fine acoustic number. Lovely harmonies, too. This is the first one to hint vaguely at Robyn Hitchcock, both in the overall feel and some of the lyrics ("When your photons scatter, I'll still see you tonight.") Lullaby for two - Michael Wells again, a more Hitchcockian feel. Basically, it consists of runs up and down a scale, but for all that it has a quiet dignity about it. Another thumbs up. Lawns and industry - Monkey Typing Pool Not one of my favourites on the album, I'm afraid, but still interesting, with slightly distorted guitar sound and unusual chorrd structure. Touch you Natalie Jane - Popsicle Thieves Again, I'd heard Brian's work before (with the Bicycle Thieves), so I had some idea of what to expect. Nice edgy feel to both the vocals and guitar work, which again had me thinking of Grant Hart (but also of Tom Verlaine, Nick Lowe, and the Cars, among others - a real amalgam of influences). Bonus points for writing a song inspired by Fegmaniax! Second chance - tlr3 The edginess steps up a gear here. Early 80s new wave edginess - I'm thinking Ultravox and their ilk (A period of music I have great fondness for). Matched by the strange, slightly out-of-time keyboards. Rope of days - Mike Runion Interesting use of mumbled backing vocals. Pleasant acoustic number although it didn't grab me as much as some of the others. One of the few songs where the sound of hands sliding on guitar strings adds a good percussive effect. The song "builds" nicely, too. Om mane padme hung - Ki Society Fantastic! Perfect for your next Buddhist rave. This would not be out of place on a dancefloor near you, and I'd definitely like to see it used in that context. Five was the time - Blatzman and friends That Irish/Scottish pop-rock sound that spawned such names as Microdisney and Aztec Camera. The vocals suit this perfectly, too. Steeped in mid-80s, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Very nice. Roger the robot - Greg Shell This I like a lot. If this was your first attempt at electronica funk, I'd keep going. Percolates along very nicely, though ultimately I suppose it's more a slice of something than actually reaching a real destination. The influences on this disc are very strange. Less Robyn Hitchcock, more Herbie Hancock. Carrier Pigeon - Michael Godwin Straight ahead rock, with high vocals and dirty guitar. The ghost of Nick Lowe again haunts the disc (I blame Clean Steve). Not as memorable as "Strange grey eyes", but impresive enough. Gliding - Brian Nupp I get the feeling I'd appreciate this more if I was a Beefheart fan. A new benchmark for "interesting". Badger Skull Tableau - Blind Mathew Brady I know Scott's work pretty well, having several BMB tracks on disc (my favourite would probably be "A dim view of adultery"). This extends the theme further, with its cold metallic rumblings. Intense, chilling, and beautiful. The perfume makers - Rectifier I got a distinct chill down my spine when those glorious vocals kicked in after the crunchy start to this track. The two shouldn't work together, but they do, very effectively. Not so sure about that hard phased guitar(?) sound just before the bridge, but a great sound nonetheless. Bagfoot run - Rex Broome and His Living Room Demons Yee-hah! Bluegrass has been connected with Fegmania at least since that weird version of "Brenda's Iron Sledge" on the GF CDs. This, though, sounds more realistic, since the vocal style and the tongue-in-cheek lyrics themselves fit the style so well. A goodie. I know the felt of Judas - James Dignan Back to lo-fi, and this time he's trying to sound like Johnny Cash. Who does this guy think he is, and has he no shame? Learned my lesson well - food For friends Competently done, but not a style I'm particularly taken with. Good, but perhaps one of my less-favoured tracks on the album. What I like about puke - The Shit Together Band Tuneless and tacky, but you knew that. Fun, and all in the best possible taste. Gong - Ki Society Best lyrics on the whole damn album. seriously, this is one hell of a good disc - far better than I ever dreamed it would be, and possibly a contender for the best ten I will hear this year. Many thunbs ups to Rex and his cohorts. James - -- James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 20:31:28 -0400 From: Scott Hunter McCleary Subject: mr. kennedy and a cool idea I read about this site today -- http://www.webjay.org/ -- people submit playlists of urls for music from around the web. Some are pretty interesting -- particularly http://webjay.org/by/jim/moreworkmusic -- note Mr. Kennedy makes an appearance down toward the bottom! Might this be a good place to highlight some of the music from around the globe of Fegs? A number of us have music up on the web -- it would just take some coordination to put the list together and submit it. I could even be convinced to head up the project later next week if there is interest. Let me know! Scott - -- ========= When Air National Guard absentee George W. Bush dressed up in Cruise's "Top Gun" costume and used the USS Abraham Lincoln as a giant, nuclear-powered strap-on, that was as brazen an exhibition of cross-dressing as there's ever been. -- Mark Simpson SH McCleary Prodigal Dog Communications PO Box 6163 Arlington, VA 22206 shmac@prodigaldog.com www.prodigaldog.com www.1480kHz.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 03:17:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Piercing craze finally just goes way too fucking far.... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4685961/ ===== "Life is just a series of dogs." -- George Carlin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V13 #105 ********************************