From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V15 #79 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Tuesday, April 11 2006 Volume 15 : Number 079 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Eddie's other favorite band [Eb ] RE: fegmaniax-digest V15 #78 ["Brian Hoare" ] Re: Eddie's other favorite band ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: Eddie's other favorite band ["Spotted Eagle Ray" ] more Buffy the V. Slayer news [Eb ] Re: more Buffy the V. Slayer news [Capuchin ] Re: more Buffy the V. Slayer news [Benjamin Lukoff ] Re: more Buffy the V. Slayer news [Christopher Gross ] Re: more Buffy the V. Slayer news [Eb ] Re: more Buffy the V. Slayer news ["Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Eddie's other favorite band > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: > > BARSUK RECORDS SIGNS SMOOSH > > NEW RECORD, FREE TO STAY, DUE JUNE 20TH > > TOUR DATES WITH THE EELS ANNOUNCED > > Barsuk Records is proud to announce the addition of Smoosh to our > roster. Their new record is called Free To Stay and it comes out > June 20th. Theyll be heading out on tour with The Eels to set up > the release. > > Smoosh are two sisters from Seattle, Chloe and Asya. They write > songs that capture pure enthusiasm and the unadulterated bliss of > making music for the joy of it. They work hard, they tour and > practice, but they play because they want to. Chloe plays drums and > Asya plays keyboard and sings. > > Free to Stay is their second record. Jason McGerr from Death Cab > for Cutie is their drum teacher and a bit of a mentor. They've > toured North America and Europe with Jimmy Eat World, The Go! Team, > and Mates of State, and they've played around the U.S. with Rilo > Kiley, Pearl Jam, Death Cab for Cutie, Sufjan Stevens, Sleater- > Kinney, and Cat Power (the latter of whom paid tribute to Smoosh by > including a lip-sync performance of one of their songs in her live > set). > > Smoosh were featured on the Today Show and All Things Considered > on NPR, and were nominated for Spins 2005 Band of the Year. They > are 12 and 14 years old, respectively. > > Smoosh + The Eels: > > May 25 | LA | The Roxy > May 26 | LA | The Roxy > May 27 | San Diego | House of Blues > June 1 | Sacramento | Harlow's > June 3 | Portland | Aladdin Theater > June 4 | Seattle | Showbox > June 6 | Salt Lake City | The Depot > June 7 | Boulder | Fox Theater > June 9 | Indianapolis | The Vogue > June 12 | Philadelphia | Theatre of Living Arts > June 13 | New York | World Financial Center > June 15 | Sommerville | The Sommerville Theater > June 16 | Montreal | Le National > June 17 | Toronto | Mod Theater ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:05:44 +0000 From: "Brian Hoare" Subject: RE: fegmaniax-digest V15 #78 >Mike Godwin >PPS Anybody (this means you, Brian) up for staring through Box Tunnel >at dawn on Sunday to check out the rumours? It is the 200th anniversary >after all! >If poss, bring Jenny Agutter and some red petticoats... Forgive my ignorance but what rumours are those! It has a beautiful entrance on the Bath side but the only story I recall about it concerns the accuracy of the two tunelling parties. Sunday, I'm afraid, will find me down by the sea in good old Lyme. Brian. ps Can you send me some details about your april 30th gig. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:08:45 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Eddie's other favorite band Eb wrote: > >> Smoosh + The Eels: Yow! Fun evenings ahead -- and I suspect Uncle E won't be able to resist a duet, sweet old miserable bastard that he is. And isn't it just 'Eels'? Those definite articles! >> June 17 | Toronto | Mod Theater That's one night I'm definitely keeping clear. cheers, Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:07:43 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: flying north Big thanks to Stewart tipping off the Dolby tour - I had no idea. Might go both nights here in Chicago. Not surprisingly, Thomas' blog is quite interesting: http://blog.thomasdolby.com/index.php The ongoing saga of K-Fed seems to have been resolved as well (whew!). MW ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:08:04 -0700 From: "Spotted Eagle Ray" Subject: Re: Eddie's other favorite band On 4/10/06, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > > Eb wrote: > > > >> Smoosh + The Eels: I certainly enjoyed most of the first Smoosh record, although it'd depend on what parts of it they choose to build on as they, erm, mature for me to see whether or not I'd continue to follow them. (I suspect the Jr. Tori Amos style, interesting though it was, will wear thin more quickly than the wacky stuff.) - -Rx ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:43:45 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: Eddie's other favorite band Stewart C. Russell wrote: > And isn't it just 'Eels'? Those definite articles! I specifically asked "E." about this once, and he said he wasn't any big stickler about this issue. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:15:12 -0700 From: Eb Subject: more Buffy the V. Slayer news Saving the world pays well for '24' star Sutherland signs three year deal LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- "24" star Kiefer Sutherland has inked a multifaceted deal with 20th Century Fox Television. The rich pact, which is set to begin in June, calls for the actor to continue on the hit Fox drama for three more years and includes a two- year development deal for Sutherland's soon-to-be-launched production banner. Details on the deal were sketchy, but sources pegged the acting portion alone at more than $40 million for the three seasons, which could make Sutherland the highest-paid actor in a drama series. While the deal with Sutherland locks him in for three additional years beyond the current fifth season of "24," the 20th TV/Imagine TV- produced show so far has been picked up for one additional season. Under the pact, Sutherland also will be elevated from a co-executive producer to executive producer on "24" next season alongside Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon and Evan Katz. The development portion of the deal is said to include overhead and a development fund for Sutherland's company. Sutherland will hire a development executive and will begin to develop and executive produce projects for television as well as the Internet and wireless devices. Sutherland called his past five years on the show "one of the most creative and rewarding experiences in my career." In its fifth season, "24" is enjoying some of its best ratings and critical notices. The show, which introduced the now-hot serialized thriller genre, also has become a DVD best-seller and has spawned a mobile phone series. Sutherland's performance on "24" has earned him a Golden Globe award and four Emmy nominations. On the big screen, he next will be seen opposite Michael Douglas and Kim Basinger in "The Sentinel" and will provide the voice of the lion in Disney's "The Wild." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:40:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: more Buffy the V. Slayer news On Mon, 10 Apr 2006, Eb wrote: > In its fifth season, "24" is enjoying some of its best ratings and > critical notices. The show, which introduced the now-hot serialized > thriller genre, also has become a DVD best-seller and has spawned a > mobile phone series. Um, is that right? I mean, wasn't there something like Murder One and a few other earlier shows that did exactly the same thing? And wasn't the last season of Buffy contemporaneous with the first season of 24? That was kind of a serialized thriller (the last season, anyway). Oh, and by the bye, I tried to watch half an episode of "24" and found it both insulting and frighteningly jingoist. No surprise there, I suppose. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin _______________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:53:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Benjamin Lukoff Subject: Re: more Buffy the V. Slayer news On Mon, 10 Apr 2006, Capuchin wrote: > Oh, and by the bye, I tried to watch half an episode of "24" and found it > both insulting and frighteningly jingoist. No surprise there, I suppose. Frighteningly jingoist I can see, but insulting? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:00:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Gross Subject: Re: more Buffy the V. Slayer news On Mon, 10 Apr 2006, Capuchin wrote: > And wasn't the last season of Buffy contemporaneous with the first season > of 24? That was kind of a serialized thriller (the last season, anyway). The last *two* seasons of Buffy (fall 2001 to spring 2003) were contemporaneous with the first two seasons of 24. As for the description, they're probably using "thriller" to mean "espionage/paramilitary fiction." Some of my friends love 24, but I've never bothered to watch it. I always suspected that the basic concept of the show would be more interesting than the actual execution. (BTW, you can substitute "Lost" for "24" in those two sentences and they would still hold true.) And I have a slightly queasy suspicion that many people's attitudes toward counterterrorism in general, and the question of torture in particular, are shaped by the show. I've actually heard people saying "I hope we have real-life Jack Bauers defending us." Yeah, and I hope we have real-life Spider-Men fighting crime for us. - --Chris (expert in all things Buffy, but had to look up 24's premiere date) ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:33:20 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: more Buffy the V. Slayer news Capuchin wrote: >> In its fifth season, "24" is enjoying some of its best ratings and >> critical notices. The show, which introduced the now-hot >> serialized thriller genre, also has become a DVD best-seller and >> has spawned a mobile phone series. > > Um, is that right? I mean, wasn't there something like Murder One > and a few other earlier shows that did exactly the same thing? I suppose. Maybe "popularized" would have been a better verb to use than "introduced." > Oh, and by the bye, I tried to watch half an episode of "24" and > found it both insulting and frighteningly jingoist. No surprise > there, I suppose. Right. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:06:39 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: more Buffy the V. Slayer news Christopher Gross wrote: > > I've actually heard people saying "I hope we have > real-life Jack Bauers defending us." You mean liberal Canadian actors pretending to be what they are not? Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 08:33:09 -0400 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: more Buffy the V. Slayer news On Mon, 10 Apr 2006, Capuchin wrote: >> And wasn't the last season of Buffy contemporaneous with the first season >> of 24? That was kind of a serialized thriller (the last season, anyway). Christopher Gross ca,e back with: >The last *two* seasons of Buffy (fall 2001 to spring 2003) were >contemporaneous with the first two seasons of 24. As for the description, >they're probably using "thriller" to mean "espionage/paramilitary >fiction." >Some of my friends love 24, but I've never bothered to watch it. I always >suspected that the basic concept of the show would be more interesting >than the actual execution. (BTW, you can substitute "Lost" for "24" in >those two sentences and they would still hold true.) And I have a >slightly queasy suspicion that many people's attitudes toward >counterterrorism in general, and the question of torture in particular, >are shaped by the show. I've actually heard people saying "I hope we have >real-life Jack Bauers defending us." Yeah, and I hope we have real-life >Spider-Men fighting crime for us. Wow, add me to the list of fegs who have never watched a single episode of 24. Maybe we see too much frighteningly jingoist behavior from the White House and US torture of prisoners that it hits too close to home for us? Michael B. ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V15 #79 *******************************