From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V13 #329 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Tuesday, November 16 2004 Volume 13 : Number 329 Today's Subjects: ----------------- robyn on sirius satellite radio [bisontentacle ] Et tu, Who? [Eb ] Re: Maxwell's show ["Danny Lieberman" ] RE: REAP [Capuchin ] Philly Show ["Maximilian Lang" ] Re: Philly Show [Roberta Cowan ] The stars align [steve ] Spinal Tap [Eb ] Robyn at the World Cafe in Philly ["C. Huff" ] Re, lefties, hendrix, etc. ["Brian Hoare" ] Re: Spinal Tap [Ken Weingold ] Re: Re, lefties, hendrix, etc. [Ken Weingold ] Re: Pop Song '89 (not '93) [Bret ] Re: Spinal Tap [Eb ] Arrested Development (0% Tennesseee) [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: Philly Show [The Great Quail ] !!!paeR [Jeff Dwarf ] RE: !!!paeR ["Bachman, Michael" ] the new Secretary of State... [Jeff Dwarf ] Bob's V [Ken Weingold ] Last night's Philly show ["Jeanne Benzel" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:02:21 -0500 From: bisontentacle Subject: robyn on sirius satellite radio Robyn Hitchcock on Satellite Radio! November 10, 2004, 9:47 am Robyn Hitchcock, eclectic, ethereal, always engaging will be featured playing songs from his new Yep Roc release, Spooked, on Sirius Disorder Channel #24, aka Free From Eclectic Chaos. Even better, the ex-Soft Boy will be giving a rare interview to Delphine Blue during the broadcast. Don.t miss this chance to listen to this strange and wonderful artist and find out why Harp magazine dubbed him an .assassin hired by the FBI posing as a snarling English schoolmaster.. Robyn will appear on Friday, November 19 at noon and midnight EST, with replays to follow. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:04:25 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Et tu, Who? http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2151&ncid=2151&e=9&u=/cp ress/20041115/ca_pr_on_en/music_the_who ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:19:24 -0500 (EST) From: "Danny Lieberman" Subject: Re: Maxwell's show > Max wrote: > > >He said he is going to be on Janeane Garofalo's show on Tuesday night. I > >will try to ask him for details tomorrow in Philly. > > What network is her show on? > > Michael B. > > NP Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane (expanded edition) Air America Radio - www.airamericaradio.com or www.majorityreportradio.com - it runs 7-10pm, weeknights. - -- Danny Lieberman dfl@panix.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:00:33 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: RE: REAP On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Matt Sewell wrote: > Eh? Yeah, 'cos everyone here just completely loses their ability to > understand anything unless it's there in front of their faces in the > right order. You have to re-read the response to catch any nuance or interpret the meaning as intended. It's inconsiderate to your readers. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:43:22 -0500 From: "Maximilian Lang" Subject: Philly Show Everything I was hoping for at the Maxwell's show and didn't getwas on display here in Philly(except the length of the Maxwell's show!). His voice was on, his guitar playing;finger picking or with pick, was sharp and he did alot of talking bits. The song selection was great. He did an actual encore, which cut the autograph session way short....which was okay. The venue is brand new and gorgeous, I think I will be going there quite often. I should have a setlist together tomorrow, unless someone else posts it. Max ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:17:46 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Roberta Cowan Subject: Re: Philly Show I'll second everything Max said about the show and the venue though I do think Robyn seemed tired. In good spirits however. I would have liked some electric guitar also but hey, no complaints. :) Maxwell's was longer? Jeez.. Here's the setlist: A Skull, A Suitcase and A Long Red Bottle of Wine I Got the Hots Tonight Ghost Ship Veins of the Queen Heaven Penelope's Angles Brenda's Iron Sledge-->Funky Town Dark Globe (Syd Barrett) Mexican God Cheese Alarm Idonia Ride Driving Aloud Creeped Out No, I Don't Remember Guildford Visions of Johanna (Dylan) Balloon Man Speed of Things Gene Hackman Well Well Well (Dylan) Full Moon In My Soul Rock Your Baby/When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman/Sound & Vision All Shook Up Roberta ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:18:55 -0600 From: steve Subject: The stars align Tremble at the possibilities. - - Steve __________ Neko Mimi - Neko Mimi Mode / It's Neko Mimi Mode! /Neko Mimi - Neko Mimi Mode / Meow... Meow... FullMoon FullMoon /Kiss Kiss Kiss / Onii-sama / It's a promise! / Neko Mimi - Neko Mimi Mode My servant! / Neko Mimi - Neko Mimi Mode / I felt like a kiss... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:51:05 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Spinal Tap Wasn't this where we were recently talking about Dweezil Zappa's band opening for Spinal Tap? Odd coincidence...I caught a bit of a promo documentary on IFC tonight, called "Spinal Tap Goes to 20." And Dweezil was one of the folks interviewed, and he specifically said something like "We once opened for Spinal Tap at this hotel in Anaheim, and people still come up to me and say 'Hey, I saw you guys open for Spinal Tap!'" How 'bout that? Oh, and I checked my old ticket for the show. The show was on January 18, 1991. And the opener is not billed as "Z," but as "The Dweezil Zappa Band." Otherwise... I am greatly peeved at myself for missing the "Arrested Development" premiere. I simply didn't know about it, until it was too late. And I am bewildered at how belatedly impressed I am by Saves the Day's "In Reverie." Some of the freshest chord combinations I've heard in ages. Then I went back and listened to Amazon clips from the previous album, and it was just the sort of teenage-emo shlock which I expected (and didn't get) from In Reverie. Strange. Now playing: Robert Altman's "Secret Honor" on tape. Carry on, Eb ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:30:40 -0800 (PST) From: "C. Huff" Subject: Robyn at the World Cafe in Philly Hello list people. I've been reading your clever little discussions for months, but now after having seen "The Man" tonight I feel compelled and obligated to participate. You know, every time he rolls into "town" (which has changed a lot for me in the last few years) I think, oh man. Should I go? The bitter disappointment of the Soft Boys reunion lingered long in my mouth. To explain: I flew on a propeller plane from Evansville, Indiana to NYC (it was a windy day, and I mightily bowed to the plastic bag god on the plane) to see the Soft Boys, no strike that, to see Kimberley Rew perform a Soft Boys show at Maxwell's and everybody else show up either stoned (Robyn), fat, old and lifeless (Morris - and he was SUCH a great drummer in the 80's and 90's - wha' happened?!?), or petrified and still re-learning the tunes (Matthew - who did answer my emails, cheers mate). The Irving Plaza show was better, but still the Young Fresh Fellows blew them off the stage. Also, I had seen a questionable show at the Bowery Ballroom during the Jewels For Sophia period. So I think - should I go? Last Halloween at the Bottom Line was an awesome show. Luxor grows on me more every day. I like Spooked, I love the fact that RH is playing with musicians worthy of playing his songs, but do I like Spooked enough to go see him again? At the last minute I called to see if there were tickets left. There were. I went. Let's put it this way: I'm never going to question the call of the Feg again. When RH comes, I will go. It's as simple as that. It's been 17 years since I saw my first Robyn Hitchcock show and, I kid you not, this may have been the best. Why? Was it the fact that what I consider his "throwaway" songs like Penelope's Angles and Speed of Things were like shining crystals gleaming through the 21st century darkness? Was it the fact that he played the top two songs on the request list that I threw at him (Mexican God and Idonia)? Was it Brenda's Iron Sledge aka Funkytown? Was it Gene Hackman? Just for opening the show with A Skull, A Suitcase, and A Long Red Bottle of Wine, he deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I've never seen so clearly the fact that you cannot separate the man from his music. He reached back into his catalog and delivered unbelievable versions of Heaven and Ride. He never sang them with that much emotion in the 80's and 90's. During Idonia, I swear he was tearing up. The man who invented himself with the lightbulb head moved to tears by the words of his songs? More likely he'd ooze pus all over the audience. You know what I mean. I've never seen him express so clearly how much these songs meant to him. Maybe it's because all these years I've been thinking about what they meant to me when he sang them. I feel so selfish. As a fellow performer, I know that feeling when you're singing onstage and you sing a word or a phrase that just rings out that universal freakin' chord and you feel overwhelmed with emotion. It doesn't happen all the time, especially to hardasses like me and RH hahaha. Sorry I doubted you, RH. Never again. I'm on this train for life. Feg Long and Undulate. Here's to another 17 years. Great gig, baby. Wish I could remember the set list to recite to you guys, but was too busy connecting with the MONKEY GOD, Hanuman, during the set. Aw yeah indeed. Best, Chris Huff www.huffmusic.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:41:10 +0000 From: "Brian Hoare" Subject: Re, lefties, hendrix, etc. >From: Ken Weingold >Subject: Re: Re, lefties, hendrix, etc. > >Yes, I believe the story I read was that he jumped into a recording >session because they needed a bassist, so he took the righty bass that >was there, I think turned upside down, and played really well. I hadn't heard that before. I've never played a lefty bass but I have managed to bumble along on a righty bass for fun, just following the chords and using 1-3-5 (-7). To do anything more interesting or more serious I would probably want to restring it. cheers, Brian _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool new emoticons http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:42:36 -0500 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Re: Spinal Tap On Mon, Nov 15, 2004, Eb wrote: > Wasn't this where we were recently talking about Dweezil Zappa's band > opening for Spinal Tap? > > Odd coincidence...I caught a bit of a promo documentary on IFC tonight, > called "Spinal Tap Goes to 20." And Dweezil was one of the folks > interviewed, and he specifically said something like "We once opened > for Spinal Tap at this hotel in Anaheim, and people still come up to me > and say 'Hey, I saw you guys open for Spinal Tap!'" How 'bout that? > > Oh, and I checked my old ticket for the show. The show was on January > 18, 1991. And the opener is not billed as "Z," but as "The Dweezil > Zappa Band." Huh. I saw Spinal Tap in 1992 or 1993 (Break Like The Wind tour) and don't remember if there was even an opening band. Fantastic show, though. Really well done. Anything that could have been bad or cliche (relative to the movie) was pulled off really well. - -Ken ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:40:22 -0500 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Re: Re, lefties, hendrix, etc. On Tue, Nov 16, 2004, Brian Hoare wrote: > >Yes, I believe the story I read was that he jumped into a recording > >session because they needed a bassist, so he took the righty bass that > >was there, I think turned upside down, and played really well. > > I hadn't heard that before. I've never played a lefty bass but I have > managed to bumble along on a righty bass for fun, just following the chords > and using 1-3-5 (-7). To do anything more interesting or more serious I > would probably want to restring it. Ah, here it is: . One night in band rehearsal the singer was out sick, so we all just fucked around and switched instruments. Of course whoever played my bass flipped it upside down, since righties usually don't even want to touch a lefty instrument. I took the guitar and played it righty. I was doing okay, until I took my bass back. My hands felt all wrong right after playing righty. I suggest keeping it in one direction if you actually want to play it. At least from my point of view. And FWIW, there are people who play instruments strung "upside down" as their normal way of playing. My friend Greta does this. She's really good, too. She's played with Moby, L7, Debbie Harry, The Nuns, and more. - -Ken ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:05:03 -0600 From: Bret Subject: Re: Pop Song '89 (not '93) Better. not great (yet, Cave's records quite often take a while), but better. There are a couple songs than make it worthwhile on their own and there are a couple real weak points. Its better than the last 2, thats for sure. It hasn't been squeezed out of the car's folder yet (although I put both records on one disc for the car, no need to drag around 2). 'From A Basement on the Hill' has been getting a lot more time in the players around here though (released a week earlier I think I remember correctly). On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:35:05 -0500, The Great Quail wrote: > > These days I'm saddened by the decline of Nick Cave. Those last few > > records have been a huge let down (we'll see how the 2 record set is > > later this month) > > And...? Your verdict...? > > --Quail > > - -- - --Bret Bolton ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:13:14 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: Spinal Tap >> Odd coincidence...I caught a bit of a promo documentary on IFC >> tonight, >> called "Spinal Tap Goes to 20." And Dweezil was one of the folks >> interviewed, and he specifically said something like "We once opened >> for Spinal Tap at this hotel in Anaheim, and people still come up to >> me >> and say 'Hey, I saw you guys open for Spinal Tap!'" How 'bout that? (Oh, and if my point wasn't clear enough, that "hotel in Anaheim" show is the one I saw.) Eb, busily trying to re-string his piano upside-down ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:39:52 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Arrested Development (0% Tennesseee) Eb wrote: > I am greatly peeved at myself for missing the "Arrested > Development" premiere. I simply didn't know about it, > until it was too late. Well, you picked the right week to miss, since the premiere last week was really kinda forced and just off the shows game. Recovered nicely this week though, thankfully. ===== Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:16:16 -0500 From: The Great Quail Subject: Re: Philly Show > Ghost Ship Fucking hell. It's like he's *taunting* me. Woj knows what I mean. I've seen Robyn some 30 times, and not ONCE have I seen him play that song. > Well Well Well (Dylan) Are you sure? It wasn't John Lennon? - --Quail ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:55:17 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: !!!paeR Gang of Four, leaving The Replacements and The Smiths as the only bands formed between 1975-1984 who have not reformed.... http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-11/15.shtml#story2 ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:31:41 -0500 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: !!!paeR Jeff wrote: >Gang of Four, leaving The Replacements and The Smiths as >the only bands formed between 1975-1984 who have not? >reformed.... http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-11/15.shtml#story2 GoF were on my wish list from the last time we discussed bands we would like to see reform. Too bad they aren't doing an extended tour like The Pixies. A perfect complimentary band to open up for GoF would be a reformed Au Pairs, the closest sounding band to GoF that I can think of. Michael B. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:10:41 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: the new Secretary of State... Did anyone else who was subjected to any of the Bush-Rice press conference today end up with and earworm of Dave Chappelle as the black, blind Klan leader in their head screaming "Connilingus Rice." ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:52:44 -0500 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Bob's V http://www.thirdav.com/hd_images/bob_codeblue.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:21:04 -0500 From: "Jeanne Benzel" Subject: Last night's Philly show Delurking briefly to say that the show at the new World Cafi Live space was a lot of fun. Robyn had quite the frog in his throat at the beginning, but he limbered up. Vocally, that is  physically, it was pretty funny to watch him bend over like a stork to pick up all the notes people kept putting at his feet. Im terrible at remembering which songs were played in what order, so Ill leave that to others, but I can proffer a visual tidbit: a purple light shining on Robyns silver hair turns it into a wonderfully Warholian lavender thatch. The new venue is nice and sounds great, but its oddly sterile. It kind of feels like being the first to arrive at a party  nobodys figured out where the good parking is yet, everything is spiffy clean, and the staff is all bright-eyed and keyed-up. It needs a few hundred beers to wash over the floor before it starts to feel alive. Although, as someone I was with said, that all stopped mattering once Robyn began to play. Jeanne ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V13 #329 ********************************