From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V15 #99 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, May 5 2006 Volume 15 : Number 099 Today's Subjects: ----------------- I was literally paged. I am figuratively like a trained monkey when that happens ["rubrshrk" ] eddie's in the time-space continuum [Jim Davies ] Re: This Is the 80's ["Brian Nupp" ] Crap and some Robyn discussion (0% botox) ["Michael Wells" ] Re: the Dolby blog [wojizzle forizzle ] Re: the Dolby blog [Steve Talkowski ] Re: My name is "Eb", and I've got botox in my asscheeks! ["Spotted Eagle ] Re: eddie's in the time-space continuum [2fs ] Re: My name is "Eb", and I've got botox in my asscheeks! [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: '80s-retro nooz ["Spotted Eagle Ray" ] Re: '80s-retro nooz [2fs ] Re: '80s-retro nooz [Jeff Dwarf ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 19:21:27 +0000 From: "rubrshrk" Subject: I was literally paged. I am figuratively like a trained monkey when that happens > "paging mark gloster..." uh, wha' did i miss something? Daag nabit! Is youze kidz playin' on mah lawn uzgin? Don' maek muh fetch mah thirdeeottsix. Youze bwaz behabe yoseffs or ah be puttin a canadat whoopassages on yoze behawnduz. Not sure why I was paged, but as one of the old pipples here, I'll say this: Eddie, please stop stapling Eb's ass cheeks to the Enron blimp. That trick just won't work, anyway. That thing hasn't flown in years and those flint'n'steel staples and the massive quantities of gasseous substances around here just don't mix. Ebbie, well, I know you are woven into the odd tapestry that is fegmaniax, but it still does not cease to embafflicate me (a sharkboy word) that you would hang with the rest of us here so much, while concurrently maintaining such a low altitude view of Robyn Hitchcock. That all said, there is a fair amount of mostly recent stuff of RH's that I'm not terribly moved by, but I will buy albums forever by the guy for writing so much material that I really love in the past. Nobody else has written "Mexican God," or "One Long Pair of Eyes" or "When Do Policemen Sing," for that matter. I appreciate the candor that you two kids have in your communications. It's like a love-in with meat hammers. Kinda cute. Happies, - -yer sharkboy ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 23:38:46 -0400 From: "Brian Nupp" Subject: Re: My name is "Eb", and I've got invisible in my asscheeks! Rex: >I think that I tend to remember that record as dominated by two of my >least >favorite and (at least seemingly to me) longest Robyn tracks: "Pit of >Souls" >(an instrumental without even much noteworthy guitar?) and "Let There >Be >More Darkness" (fun to hear once). And "Blues in A" which is... what >it >is. The band stuff sounds like outtakes from Groovy Decay, which >even at >the time was not my favorite record. Again, the CD is in >improvement. All true, but you get All I Wanna Do Is Fall In Love which is a BSDR outtake. Trash. Mr. Deadly. ASASAALRBOW. Give Me A Spanner, Ralph (which is good but not as great as the Soft Boys studio demo I've heard). Star Of Hairs. Eaten By Her Own Dinner... - -Nuppy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 00:06:57 -0400 From: "Brian Nupp" Subject: Re: My name is "Eb", and I've got botox in my asscheeks! Reply at bottom: >Stacked Crooked wrote: >> > wouldn't >> be turning so recycled and moldy.> >> >> it wouldn't matter anyway, 'cause his voice is completely shot. > >Ouch. And they call *me* harsh. > >> > production >> than bad performance/songwriting. Such as tracks off Perspex >> Island, Queen >> Elvis, and Grotty Decay.> >> >> YOU FUCK-STICKIN' SON OF A BITCH! you've utterly failed to heed >> the advice >> i had given in...uhm, is google broken? i hate to be the bearer of > >> bad >> tidings, but i think google's fucking broken. anyhow, try >> listening to >> *Perspex* on headphones and at maximum volume, asshole. > >Bleh. Beyond "She Doesn't Exist," most of that album is just a pallid > >blur to me. > > >Eb (fuck-stickin' closeted glacier prick, etc.) Lysander? I listened to Globe of Frogs earlier tonight and it still sounds good! The production holds strong. It really is like their Revolver album IMO. Compressed sound, but still crisp and airy. Catchy and melodic, Dark and harmonious. One thing I know. I always enjoy seeing Hitchcock play live, but there is nothing like seeing him with the Egyptians. There was a musically chemistry unmatched (in Robyn's career) between him and Andy. This holds true both live and on record. Andy's arrangements kept Robyn's song fresher than most the arrangements on Robyn last couple solo outings. Though Spooked will still sound really good in 20 years. It's sound even better. As far as live goes, I wish I shared Michael Wells zest for Robyn's recent solo shows. Again, I alwys enjoy seeing him play! But the 1st time I saw RHE in 1989 I was blown away. It was something new. Then on the next RHE tour in 1992, it was a completely different show, different concept and I was blown away. Then the following and last RHE tour, another completely fresh and new show, I was blown away. Do I get blown away at solo shows. No. Do I enjoy them, yes. Do I get blown away at Soft Boys shows? You bet. Time to sleep, Nuppy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 00:20:17 -0400 From: "Brian Nupp" Subject: RE: I was literally paged. I am figuratively like a trained monkeywhen that happens Sharboy: "Nobody else has written... ...'When Do Policemen Sing,' for that matter." Amen. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 23:04:45 -0500 From: "Brian Huddell" Subject: RE: I was literally paged. I am figuratively like a trained monkey when that happens > Ebbie, well, I know you are woven into the odd tapestry that > is fegmaniax, > but it still does not cease to embafflicate me (a sharkboy > word) that you > would hang with the rest of us here so much, while > concurrently maintaining > such a low altitude view of Robyn Hitchcock. Oooh! I know this one! After devouring the first 2 seasons of Gilmore Girls it's obvious to me what it is about Eb that keeps him with us. He's *sentimental*. Now, be grown-ups. Don't tease. Sentiment is a good thing in a person, even if it's a lousy thing in an artist. Eb, I'm right there with you brother. Now, what the fuck is Dean gonna do when he finds out that Rory kissed Jess? +brian (don't tell me, I'm still downloading S3) in New Orleans ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 22:46:09 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: I was literally paged. Brian Huddell wrote: >> Ebbie, well, I know you are woven into the odd tapestry that >> is fegmaniax, >> but it still does not cease to embafflicate me (a sharkboy >> word) that you >> would hang with the rest of us here so much, while >> concurrently maintaining >> such a low altitude view of Robyn Hitchcock. > > Oooh! I know this one! After devouring the first 2 seasons of > Gilmore > Girls it's obvious to me what it is about Eb that keeps him with > us. He's > *sentimental*. Sorry folks, but it's out of my hands. Woj has me signed for at least another year. After that, I can decide whether to exercise my contract option or not. I've repeatedly turned down offers from the Lloyd Cole and Steve Kilbey lists, but I just might say yes next time if one of them sweetens the deal. Woj still denies me moderator rights on Eddie's posts, after all. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 09:39:09 +0100 (BST) From: Jim Davies Subject: eddie's in the time-space continuum no need to upload marshmallow: http://www.marshmallowmusic.com anton's new stuff is so good that you'd feel compelled to send him money after hearing it - possibly after every listen - so paying for it in advance is simply a matter of convenience he has three albums coming out: - village of the apple sun (psychedelic, wistful, california(n) in oxfordshire) - the automatic door (http://www.myspace.com/antonbarbeau) (fucking brilliant) - what if it works (with the loud family, rather good) x ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 09:35:27 +0100 (BST) From: Jim Davies Subject: eddie's in the time-space continuum usenet was the 60s; web 2.0 was the 70s; here come the new 80s let's hope there isn't another thatcher/reagan on the way to preside over corporate attempts to reassert control not that they would be needed robyn's music isn't going to stop this, just like it isn't going to stop time, but it will make it much more bearable we're going to retreat into things that matter, and hope that a greater good emerges that's probably the one way that it ever does and after mr tews' views, my own: spooked is lovely; luxor hasn't yet clicked for me, but was a nice present nextdoorland was a mild disappointment, but only because i'd seen better renditions of the songs live (the notting hill arts club version of japanese captain was amazing), still pretty damn good, though perspex island is lovely ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 02:20:04 -0700 From: Carrie Galbraith Subject: Re: My name is "Eb", and I've got wind in my running shoes! On May 4, 2006, at 2:59 PM, Spotted Eagle Ray wrote: > In all honesty, I like "You & Oblivion" better than either "Luxor" or > IH... > Here, Here! I must admit, I listen to Y&O more than almost anything more recent, esp. Luxor. September Cones always makes me want to hit repeat. I know it''s Bs and outakes, but I like it. I cannot warm to the recent work... With that said, I love most of the solo work EOL & IODOT of course, and all the A&M years & the Soft Boys. So I guess it's just the latest of Mr. H I am less than enthusiastic about. Luxor and Robyn Stings left me cold. I don't have Spooked yet but the fact is, anything since ME hasn't floated my boat so much. I'm not sure why. I have one friend - one of the ones who turned me on the RH - who thinks he writes crap when he's happy. Who knows. My favorite covers seen live? 1. Astronomy Domine 2. A Day In The Life 3. Visions of Johanna 4. Kung Fu Fighting Sharkboy - am back in Sonoma County - let's get together! Be Seeing You, - - c ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 11:13:58 +0100 From: Leonard Adam Subject: My Wife And My Dead Wife From this weeks 'popbitch' email: Hani Hind from Saudi Arabia, says he is unhappily married to a ghost who is threatening to hurt any human woman he marries. He says he has had sex with his ghost wife, Sarahoo, twice, which resulted in the birth of a ghost child which, of course, Hani will never see. Hind is currently in Damascus seeking help to divorce his wife from Islamic scholar Abdel Amir Houedi, who says these human-ghost marriages are not unheard of, but that ghosts aren't dangerous "as long as they are Muslim". ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 09:45:52 -0400 From: "Brian Nupp" Subject: Re: This Is the 80's Rex: >Another factor is that the '80's sound is so monolithic-- for some >reason it >was the midpoint where everyone had figured out one universal way to >record >stuff (after experimenting and making up how to produce stuff in >stereo, >multitrack, etc.) and before they realized that there were a whole >bunch of >ways that rock music could sound. If that makes sense. Basically it >seems >like all '80's rock records sounded the same, at least in terms of >drum >sounds, EQ, relative levels of instruments/vocals in the mix, >regardless of >the differing styles of the music itself. I think you can credit >hip-hop >and early indie rock with broadening the pallet... in the latter >case, I >think it took a few successful "lo-fi" records to do the trick; it >seems >like the assumption about early punk, post-punk, and new wave bands >in their >own era was that they would sound slicker if they could afford to, >and it >took another generation before folks at large would understand that >you >might have dry guitars and natural-sounding drums because you >*wanted* to. >You know, about the time that Blur started to claim to be influenced >by >Pavement or whatever. Nice observations Rex. It's hard to say... but sometimes I'm annoyed at the staple 80's production and sometimes I'm rather fond of it. The whole gated yet super compressed snare/add some reverb sound can be just too cheesey. It still has it's moments. I'm a big New Musik fan now. Listen to Warp. Such cheesey experimental synth... I love it! Hey I even enjoy Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears which is classic 80's production. I'm trying to think of the stuff I don't like... can't think of any right now... Oh well yeah stuff like Air Supply and Lover Boy. Yuck! > Thus >relatively >recent discoveries like The Monochrome Set or The Black Watch are >ret-con-able with ease, while the Tears for Fears and Simple Minds of >that >era aren't. Or, erm, maybe I just like the bands with the better >songs. Well there was a certain late 50's early 60's charm that was drawn into the Monochrome Set's early productions. That coupled with fine songs was a winning combo. Those 1st 3 or 4 albums stand the test of time. - -Nuppy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 10:43:08 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: Crap and some Robyn discussion (0% botox) Nupperooni: > As far as live goes, I wish I shared Michael Wells zest > for Robyn's recent solo shows. Again, I alwys enjoy seeing > him play! But the 1st time I saw RHE in 1989 I was blown away. I don't know about 'zest' - sounds vaguely erotic - but I think I know what you mean about lack of variation in the styles of his more recent gigs. They're all "man with acoustic guitar" but since a) he's capable of making so many different sounds and b) they're his lyrics, I find this quite pleasant. Maybe even mildly zesty after all. I think it's more likely I'm at a point in my life that the song selections and presentation make more sense to me. "Winchester," "Swirling," "Linctus House." I wonder if it's because Robyn's at that point too. > Alas, there was no mention of Keith Richards in Monday night's > monologue. (Was he on vacation when the incident actually occurred?) I read somewhere yesterday that he was found to have a bleeder and they've operated. If someone came up to you on the street and said "hey, I heard that Keith Richards fell out of a coconut tree in Fiji, suffered a brain hemorrhage and they've just drilled his skull" would you be surprised? Honestly. Glad to hear you're in one piece, Mr. Huddell. Welcome back! Michael "how 'bout those White Sox!" Wells ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 12:14:20 -0400 From: wojizzle forizzle Subject: Re: I was literally paged. one time at band camp, Eb said: > Sorry folks, but it's out of my hands. Woj has me signed for at least > another year. After that, I can decide whether to exercise my contract > option or not. although, since i was able to negotiate that clause out of the contract, i could always trade you away. john relph of chalkhills has actually offered me a first round draft pick and other considerations. you may be a little rusty but you're still the wiley veteran of mailing list flammage -- any other list would be honored to have you! > Woj still denies me moderator rights on Eddie's posts, after all. and i will continue to long as he's ensorcelled by your sweet ass! +w ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 12:33:02 -0400 From: wojizzle forizzle Subject: Re: the Dolby blog still haven't read dolby's ruminations but we caught the third of three shows he did in two days at joe's pub in nyc last night. a bit short but quite a nice set. near as i could tell, there were very few, if any, sounds which weren't either looped live or just outright played. and the live video mixing projected on the screen behind him was pretty nifty: several cameras mounted on his gear and one on his headset blended together with various taped sources. alas, no songs from "the flat earth", though he did loop up the music for the title track. of course, he played the three hits -- "science", "submarines", and "hyperactive" -- which were enjoyable but i would have happily traded them for "screen kiss", "mumu" and "the flat earth". the moneyshot: no encore because his mac crashed! woj ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 13:27:50 -0400 From: Steve Talkowski Subject: Re: the Dolby blog On May 5, 2006, at 12:33 PM, wojizzle forizzle wrote: > the moneyshot: no encore because his mac crashed! Hey, Macs don't crash! http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ - -Steve ;) p.s. off to see Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint this afternoon at the Tribeca Film Festival Music Lounge via a last minute VIP pass generously provided by our contact with the festival. (The company I work for is donating filming and editing services for podcasts of the panel discussions all week) Nice little unexpected perk! http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/ascap.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 12:48:53 -0700 From: "Spotted Eagle Ray" Subject: Re: My name is "Eb", and I've got botox in my asscheeks! On 5/4/06, Dolph Chaney wrote: > > > I feel the opposite because I so adore the variety of all the weird lo-fi > arrangements on INVISIBLE HITCHCOCK. LUXOR and Y&O are demos; IH is like > a GBV album. Different strokes... Innaresting... I struggled to like IH before there really was a GBV to release records like that for comparative reference. Might be instructive to return to it with that in mind. I also tend to forget that the "current" (albeit out-of-print) Rhino version of IH contains quite a great deal of strong material that wasn't on my vinyl copy from way back when. - -Rx ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 13:16:32 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: eddie's in the time-space continuum On 5/5/06, Jim Davies wrote: > > no need to upload marshmallow: http://www.marshmallowmusic.com > > anton's new stuff is so good that you'd feel compelled to send him > money after hearing it - possibly after every listen - so paying for > it in advance is simply a matter of convenience > > he has three albums coming out: > > - village of the apple sun > > (psychedelic, wistful, california(n) in oxfordshire) > > - the automatic door (http://www.myspace.com/antonbarbeau) > > (fucking brilliant) > > - what if it works > > (with the loud family, rather good) The latter is now available for pre-order (at least in the US - not sure about elsewhere) at the label, 125 Records. Here's a linky-link < http://tinyurl.com/mvy4g>. Note that if you buy this with the new CD from Don Dixon (I'm guessing there are more than a few fans of Dixon's work here - - and judging from the mp3s up at the site, the new one will be a winner), you can get some back catalog at $5 a throw. There's some other Anton, yes - but my real recommendation there would be the Statuesque disc. I can't imagine that Statuesque (a/k/a Stephen Manning) wouldn't be a success with many listeners here: clever, witty, tuneful, generally guitar-based pop songs with several unexpected left turns. And for the British worried about all this American-type music, know that Manning is an actual British person. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 11:36:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: My name is "Eb", and I've got botox in my asscheeks! Spotted Eagle Ray wrote: > I also tend to forget that the "current" (albeit > out-of-print) Rhino version of IH contains quite a > great deal of strong material that wasn't on my > vinyl copy from way back when. Actually, other than "Dr. Sticky" and the studio version of "Listening to the Higsons," all the tracks on the Rhino IH were also on the previous version as well. "A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer." -- Mitch Hedberg . Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 11:43:43 -0700 From: Eb Subject: '80s-retro nooz GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS REDISCOVERS HIS ROOTS ON NEW ZOE/ROUNDER RELEASE AVAILABLE IN STORES ON JUNE 27 nineteeneightees FEATURES INTERPRETATIONS OF SONGS FROM '80s ROCK UNDERGROUND May 5, 2006 Cambridge, MA - On June 27, 2006 Zoe/ Rounder Records will release "nineteeneightees," a new album of alternative favorites from Grant-Lee Phillips. The follow up to his highly acclaimed studio album, "Virginia Creeper" released in 2004, this release, culled from the era that brought us Reganomics, frozen yogurt and dayglow, features eleven tracks which generally represent the most influential songs and artists of his formative years. Featuring semi-acoustic renderings of cult classics by The Pixies, Joy Division, REM, The Cure, Robyn Hitchcock, The Church, Nick Cave, New Order, Echo And The Bunnymen and The Smiths, "nineteeneightees" exhumes an age whose underground music has long outlasted the more popular songs of its airwaves. "It's a nod to some of the songs and people that made a lasting impact on my own songwriting and musicianship," says Phillips. "It's my personal mix tape, just as it's reeled around in my head for decades." While their influences are often sited today, you would be hard pressed to find most of these bands on the Billboard charts of the 1980s. There was an alternative, parallel universe, existing just below the conservative, pastel surface of all the hits of that era. It was that same unstoppable energy that would come to erupt in the form of Nirvana in the early '90s. Hushed and evocative, "nineteeneightees" was performed and recorded almost entirely by Phillips alone and it uncovers new dimensions in old favorites of real alternative music. One of the most accomplished songwriters of his generation, Grant-Lee Phillips matches poetic introspection with a visceral undercurrent of uncertainty and wonder. After leading the acclaimed group Grant Lee Buffalo, Phillips released three solo albums for Zoe/Rounder which captured the range and depth of his abilities: Ladies Love Oracle, Mobilize and Virginia Creeper. Described as having "a rare gift of empathy" by Entertainment Weekly, and celebrated by Dallas Morning News as "one of the most dramatic balladeers in rock," Phillips is also known as the Stars Hollow Town Troubadour on the hit TV series, Gilmore Girls. Phillips is expected to tour this summer. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 11:55:15 -0700 From: "Spotted Eagle Ray" Subject: Re: '80s-retro nooz On 5/5/06, Eb wrote: > > GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS REDISCOVERS HIS ROOTS ON > NEW ZOE/ROUNDER RELEASE AVAILABLE IN STORES ON JUNE 27 > > nineteeneightees > FEATURES INTERPRETATIONS OF SONGS > FROM '80s ROCK UNDERGROUND > > May 5, 2006 Cambridge, MA - On June 27, 2006 Zoe/ Rounder Records > will release "nineteeneightees," a new album of alternative > favorites from Grant-Lee Phillips. The follow up to his highly > acclaimed studio album, "Virginia Creeper" released in 2004, this > release, culled from the era that brought us Reganomics, frozen > yogurt and dayglow, features eleven tracks which generally represent > the most influential songs and artists of his formative years. > Featuring semi-acoustic renderings of cult classics by The Pixies, > Joy Division, REM, The Cure, Robyn Hitchcock, The Church, Ah, that explains the cover of "Under the Milky Way" that I heard a few days ago and then forgot about by the time I missed it being back-announced. > Nick Cave, > New Order, Echo And The Bunnymen and The Smiths, Without knowing the specific songs, I'd dock the last of these as overcovered, and replace 'em with Husker Du. It'd still be a fairly predictable package but I'd probably enjoy every last song on it. - -Rx "nineteeneightees" > exhumes an age whose underground music has long outlasted the more > popular songs of its airwaves. > > "It's a nod to some of the songs and people that made a lasting > impact on my own songwriting and musicianship," says Phillips. "It's > my personal mix tape, just as it's reeled around in my head for > decades." While their influences are often sited today, you would be > hard pressed to find most of these bands on the Billboard charts of > the 1980s. There was an alternative, parallel universe, existing just > below the conservative, pastel surface of all the hits of that era. > It was that same unstoppable energy that would come to erupt in the > form of Nirvana in the early '90s. Hushed and evocative, > "nineteeneightees" was performed and recorded almost entirely by > Phillips alone and it uncovers new dimensions in old favorites of > real alternative music. > > One of the most accomplished songwriters of his generation, Grant-Lee > Phillips matches poetic introspection with a visceral undercurrent of > uncertainty and wonder. After leading the acclaimed group Grant Lee > Buffalo, Phillips released three solo albums for Zoe/Rounder which > captured the range and depth of his abilities: Ladies Love Oracle, > Mobilize and Virginia Creeper. Described as having "a rare gift of > empathy" by Entertainment Weekly, and celebrated by Dallas Morning > News as "one of the most dramatic balladeers in rock," Phillips is > also known as the Stars Hollow Town Troubadour on the hit TV > series, Gilmore Girls. > > Phillips is expected to tour this summer. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 14:02:55 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: '80s-retro nooz "dayglow"? "conservative pastel"? Kinda contradictory in our color-palette metaphoring, aren't we? Whatever. "Dayglo" - wasn't that more a '70s thing? And, uh - haven't the charts always been "conservative" - almost by definition, if there's musical conservatism, it's chart hits: the chart hits *define* what a "musically conservative" style is at any given moment. I get the feeling the writer is one of those young whippersnappers that was still crapping his/her drawers as the '90s dawned... (And what is "semi-acoustic" anyway?) On 5/5/06, Eb wrote: > > GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS REDISCOVERS HIS ROOTS ON > NEW ZOE/ROUNDER RELEASE AVAILABLE IN STORES ON JUNE 27 > > nineteeneightees > FEATURES INTERPRETATIONS OF SONGS > FROM '80s ROCK UNDERGROUND > > May 5, 2006 Cambridge, MA - On June 27, 2006 Zoe/ Rounder Records > will release "nineteeneightees," a new album of alternative > favorites from Grant-Lee Phillips. The follow up to his highly > acclaimed studio album, "Virginia Creeper" released in 2004, this > release, culled from the era that brought us Reganomics, frozen > yogurt and dayglow, features eleven tracks which generally represent > the most influential songs and artists of his formative years. > Featuring semi-acoustic renderings of cult classics by The Pixies, > Joy Division, REM, The Cure, Robyn Hitchcock, The Church, Nick Cave, > New Order, Echo And The Bunnymen and The Smiths, "nineteeneightees" > exhumes an age whose underground music has long outlasted the more > popular songs of its airwaves. > > "It's a nod to some of the songs and people that made a lasting > impact on my own songwriting and musicianship," says Phillips. "It's > my personal mix tape, just as it's reeled around in my head for > decades." While their influences are often sited today, you would be > hard pressed to find most of these bands on the Billboard charts of > the 1980s. There was an alternative, parallel universe, existing just > below the conservative, pastel surface of all the hits of that era. > It was that same unstoppable energy that would come to erupt in the > form of Nirvana in the early '90s. Hushed and evocative, > "nineteeneightees" was performed and recorded almost entirely by > Phillips alone and it uncovers new dimensions in old favorites of > real alternative music. > > One of the most accomplished songwriters of his generation, Grant-Lee > Phillips matches poetic introspection with a visceral undercurrent of > uncertainty and wonder. After leading the acclaimed group Grant Lee > Buffalo, Phillips released three solo albums for Zoe/Rounder which > captured the range and depth of his abilities: Ladies Love Oracle, > Mobilize and Virginia Creeper. Described as having "a rare gift of > empathy" by Entertainment Weekly, and celebrated by Dallas Morning > News as "one of the most dramatic balladeers in rock," Phillips is > also known as the Stars Hollow Town Troubadour on the hit TV > series, Gilmore Girls. > > Phillips is expected to tour this summer. > - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 12:10:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: '80s-retro nooz 2fs wrote: > "dayglow"? "conservative pastel"? Kinda > contradictory in our color-palette > metaphoring, aren't we? > > Whatever. "Dayglo" - wasn't that more a '70s thing? I still have nightmares about all the girls at my junior high school coated in dayglo socks and t-shirts, so no. > And, uh - haven't the > charts always been "conservative" - almost by > definition, if there's musical > conservatism, it's chart hits: the chart hits > *define* what a "musically > conservative" style is at any given moment. > > I get the feeling the writer is one of those young > whippersnappers that was > still crapping his/her drawers as the '90s dawned... > > (And what is "semi-acoustic" anyway?) > > On 5/5/06, Eb wrote: > > > > GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS REDISCOVERS HIS ROOTS ON > > NEW ZOE/ROUNDER RELEASE AVAILABLE IN STORES ON > JUNE 27 > > > > nineteeneightees > > FEATURES INTERPRETATIONS OF SONGS > > FROM '80s ROCK UNDERGROUND > > > > May 5, 2006 Cambridge, MA - On June 27, 2006 > Zoe/ Rounder Records > > will release "nineteeneightees," a new album of > alternative > > favorites from Grant-Lee Phillips. The follow up > to his highly > > acclaimed studio album, "Virginia Creeper" > released in 2004, this > > release, culled from the era that brought us > Reganomics, frozen > > yogurt and dayglow, features eleven tracks which > generally represent > > the most influential songs and artists of his > formative years. > > Featuring semi-acoustic renderings of cult > classics by The Pixies, > > Joy Division, REM, The Cure, Robyn Hitchcock, The > Church, Nick Cave, > > New Order, Echo And The Bunnymen and The Smiths, > "nineteeneightees" > > exhumes an age whose underground music has long > outlasted the more > > popular songs of its airwaves. > > > > "It's a nod to some of the songs and people that > made a lasting > > impact on my own songwriting and musicianship," > says Phillips. "It's > > my personal mix tape, just as it's reeled around > in my head for > > decades." While their influences are often sited > today, you would be > > hard pressed to find most of these bands on the > Billboard charts of > > the 1980s. There was an alternative, parallel > universe, existing just > > below the conservative, pastel surface of all the > hits of that era. > > It was that same unstoppable energy that would > come to erupt in the > > form of Nirvana in the early '90s. Hushed and > evocative, > > "nineteeneightees" was performed and recorded > almost entirely by > > Phillips alone and it uncovers new dimensions in > old favorites of > > real alternative music. > > > > One of the most accomplished songwriters of his > generation, Grant-Lee > > Phillips matches poetic introspection with a > visceral undercurrent of > > uncertainty and wonder. After leading the > acclaimed group Grant Lee > > Buffalo, Phillips released three solo albums for > Zoe/Rounder which > > captured the range and depth of his abilities: > Ladies Love Oracle, > > Mobilize and Virginia Creeper. Described as > having "a rare gift of > > empathy" by Entertainment Weekly, and celebrated > by Dallas Morning > > News as "one of the most dramatic balladeers in > rock," Phillips is > > also known as the Stars Hollow Town Troubadour > on the hit TV > > series, Gilmore Girls. > > > > Phillips is expected to tour this summer. > > > > > > -- > > ...Jeff Norman > > The Architectural Dance Society > http://spanghew.blogspot.com > "A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer." -- Mitch Hedberg . Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V15 #99 *******************************