From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V15 #175 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, July 28 2006 Volume 15 : Number 175 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Syd, Alan Hull, Pete Dello [hssmrg@bath.ac.uk] Re: targeting the male 18-34 audience ["Gene Hopstetter Jr." ] hatchlings ["ken ostrander" ] re: reap [xx ] "Arrested Development" Breaks Out on 3 Fronts [HwyCDRrev@aol.com] Robyn on new version of Syd DVD ["Charlotte Tupman" ] Re: ole tarantula press release [FSThomas ] Re: this subject doesn't seem to have anything to do with reap [grutness@] a brit feg question ["Michael Wells" ] time mag : nick mason on syd [HwyCDRrev@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:50:19 +0100 From: hssmrg@bath.ac.uk Subject: Re: Syd, Alan Hull, Pete Dello Quoting fegmaniax-digest : > fegmaniax-digest Thursday, July 27 2006 Volume 15 : Number 174 > Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:54:11 -0500 > From: 2fs > Subject: Re: reap > > On 7/26/06, Michael Wells wrote: > I'm surprised, and disappointed, that the whole digital thingy hasn't made > more out-of-print stuff digitally available - since the logic had it that > one reason stuff went out of print, or didn't get reissued, was that it cost > considerably more to manufacture physical copies (as well as, after a change > in tax law in the '80s (I think), maintain physical inventory) than to > merely sell a digital copy. (And conversely, cheaper and easier for someone > to buy a digital copy than a physical one - hence, more profit-potential.) * A digitally literate pal of mine tracked down albums by Skip Bifferty and - wonderfuller still - Pete Dello. I've been grooving to "On Love" ever since, with interludes of "The Hobbit", "Do I Still Figure In Your Life?", "I'm A Gambler" and "I Keep Singing That Same Old Song" - you know, the one that goes: duh-duh de DO, duh-duh, de DO, diddy diddy Yukka tukka tuk, yukka tukka tuk, yukka tukka tuk, yukka tukka tuk.. ..oh no, that's "Fresh Garbage" by Spirit. Now, how does that Heavy Jelly riff go again? duh-duh duh-duh da da diddy dah duh-duh duh-duh da da diddy dah Totally different! > Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:37:08 EDT > From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com > Subject: MOJO Syd Farewell Issue > (http://www.neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk/gallery/d/14197-1/mojo_lrg.jpg) > _http://www.neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk/news/?y=06&id=0726_ > (http://www.neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk/news/?y=06&id=0726) > MOJO Magazine - Syd Barrett Farewell 26 July > (also Roger Waters) > Resources & Links > Discuss this Sep 2006 MOJO on the Forum | Hi Res Cover Scan | Various Syd > Barrett Paper Clippings and Magazine Scans | HYGIY Project | > The September 2006 edition of the glorious MOJO music magazine published by > EMAP features an all-star tribute to Syd Barrett, British psychedeliabs > golden child, who sadly died on 7th July 2006. * Not to mention the NME which has Syd on its fron cover for the first time in decades... - - Mike "wait till you see my pirate costume" Godwin n.p. "On Love" by Skip Bifferty PS Did you know that Alan Hull was in Skip Bifferty and Heavy Jelly as well as Lindisfarne? Or that Pete Dello was in the Applejacks as well as Honeybus? Makes you think... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:22:25 -0500 From: "Gene Hopstetter Jr." Subject: Re: targeting the male 18-34 audience > G4, the fastest growing network for 2006 and the number one podcasted > network in the country, targets the male 18-34 audience. It has > acquired the basic cable rights for the series for three years which > it will begin airing in October 2006. Oooh yeeeah. Endless Star Trek *and* Arrested Development reruns? Shit, I may never leave the house. I wonder if the entire cast of Arrested Development is returning. And sure I hope Gob gets to finish his Fuck Mountain community project. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:40:38 -0400 From: wojbearpig Subject: ole tarantula press release http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/060726/0147973.html ROBYN HITCHCOCK and the Venus 3 (Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Bill Rieflin) to Release New CD "OLE! TARANTULA" on Yep Roc October 3 Wednesday July 26, 4:45 pm ET LOS ANGELES, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jul 26, 2006 -- Idiosyncratic singer/songwriter ROBYN HITCHCOCK returns October 3 with "OLE! TARANTULA" (Yep Roc), aided this time around by the Venus 3 -- Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, and Bill Rieflin (aka "3/4 of the Minus 5, and half of REM," notes HITCHCOCK). Filled with oblique sketches of life and death, love and despair, HITCHCOCK describes "OLE! TARANTULA" as "sadness cloaked in fun. But under that sadness, more fun." Equally layered -- and every bit as dichotomous -- are the melodies, harmonies, and music created by HITCHCOCK, the Venus 3, and a handful of other visitors to the studio in Seattle where the album was recorded in September 2005 and March 2006. Guests range from former bandmates Morris Windsor (Soft Boys; the Egyptians) and Kimberley Rew (Soft Boys), to forerunners (Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan), to a pair of Seattle locals (Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger and Chris Ballew of Presidents of the United States of America) variously influenced by HITCHCOCK's keen ear for melody and his keen eye for absurdity. Dubbed the "British bard of birth, death, and all the messy, freaky stuff in between" by the Washington Post in a 2005 live review, HITCHCOCK finds himself in the same contemplative state of mind that drove his critically acclaimed 2004 album "Spooked." Hailing the "inimitable combination of sandpaper and brass" in HITCHCOCK's vocal delivery, a review of "Spooked" in the November 2004 issue of Blender concluded, "Picking up a guitar was once his life's answer; now it's an excuse to ask big questions." While that album laid bare his whimsical lyrics and wistful melodies over a stark musical backdrop courtesy of acoustic wunderkinds Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, "OL! TARANTULA" paints in broad musical strokes from HITCHCOCK's deftly surrealist brush. "We sound like a smart garage band, to my ears, when we play live," says HITCHCOCK of his teaming with the Venus 3. "The record is a little more tidy, but they still rock, and rock me along with them. This is the rockingest record I've made in years." www.robynhitchcock.com Track listing for "OLE! TARANTULA" is as follows: 1. Adventure Rocket Ship 2. Underground Sun 3. Museum of Sex 4. Belltown Ramble 5. Oli! Tarantula 6. (A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs 7. Red Locust Frenzy 8. 'Cause It's Love (Saint Parallelogram) 9. The Authority Box 10. N.Y. Doll Contact: Tresa Redburn 818-702-6253 Email Contact Source: Robyn Hitchcock ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:59:22 -0400 From: "ken ostrander" Subject: hatchlings ten years after the moss grows fatter still. that was back in the height of my fegdom fandom. i bought both the compact disk and the vinyl, went to three separate shows plus an instore all in one weekend, and aquired the netsurfer ghost (since lost in a tragic subway accident where the zipper on my european carryall went kaput and several prized cassettes went spilling out onto the floor, under seats, and out the doorway) and the uncarved pumkins tapes. i still prefer that embryonic demo of 'filthy bird'. i know that _element of light_ came out twenty years ago; but i'm not sure exactly when. was it october? anyhow, that's when this feg hatched. the period of my freshman year in college from fall of 86 through 1987 was a rennaisannce in music for me which also included discovering the throwing muses, the pixies, the smiths, the cure, new order, joy division, the replacements, husker du, sonic youth, and even the velvet underground. wowey zowey. it wasn't until the _queen elvis_ tour that i actually saw robyn live. by then, i had bought a significant portion of the back catalogue; but i had my cherished copy of _element_ there as i waited outside of pearl street in northampton to meet the band. there are still strawberry stains on it from morris who stopped in the middle of his snack to sign. nice to see the inclusion of _groovy decay_ in the rateyourmusic album cover spoofage. i never knew. i've always liked the alternate shot of him gagging after bitting into one of those items on the table. i always presumed it was wax. does anyone know, did he actually bite into it or was it a mock for the photo? ken "i'm not like other grannies" the kenster ps. a bluegrass 'jump' could certainly outshine the original. as does the aztec camera remake. maybe there'll be some brave soul at floydfest this weekend who'll tackle that one. http://www.floydfest.com/ pps. speaking of tool. one of my inlaws sent me the new tool album for my upcoming birthday. i was born on the same day in august that 35 members of a 36 piece orchestra clapped and sang along to paul mccartney's bloody song. anyhow, i'm about halfway (i listen in the minivan where i don't have to worry about complaints from my wife or coworkers) through _10000 days_ and like it alright. though, in general, i don't particularly care for the chugging industrial metal power chords, i did enjoy the 17 minute tribute/title track/another brick in the wall part 1 bit. ppps. i loved the finale of 'arrested development'; but never actually got around to recording it off of our dvr before we had to return it when we moved. could there actually be a soundtrack featuring the hung jury? 'the office' is the favorite around our house. haven't gotten around to checking out the webisodes nbc is putting on their site: http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/ pppps. a friend of mine has suggested i use emusic to download music off the web. what service is preferred by fegs? >------------------------------ > >Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:46:09 -0700 (PDT) >From: xx >Subject: Moss Elixir - Ten Years? Oh My.... > >Wow. Ten years. I guess that is was just over 10 >years ago that I started listening to Mr. Hitchcock. >It really started off by going to see him at McCabe's >Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA - I've been hooked >ever since. Moss Elixir (and Mossy Liquor) hold a >special place in my heart, as that was the first 'new' >Robyn CD I purchased (although I had heard most of the >album live, or thanks to this list, on NetSurfer >Ghost). > >In a weird coincidence, I went inside McCabes last >week and stood looking at the stage, thinking back to >the Hitchcock shows I saw there. > >It was around this time that I found this list. >Therefore, I would like to thank you all for a great >10 years!! I do not read the list as much as I used >to, and I rarely contribute. > >Thanks again!! > > >I guess I need to pull out Moss Elixir & Mossy Liquor >for old times sake.... > > >- -griffith > >ps - any chance of me getting a CD version of >Netsurfer Ghost and all of the uncarved pumpkins >cassettes? > > >Stewart Wrote: >Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:05:49 -0400 >From: "Stewart C. Russell" >Subject: So, what are you doing for the tenth >anniversary? > >I see that Moss Elixir came out ten years ago this >August. It's still >my >favourite Robyn album. I feel I need to celebrate it >somehow, but don't >yet know how. Suggestions? > > Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:41:47 -0700 (PDT) From: xx Subject: re: reap for what it's worth, I found most, if not all, of Frank Zappa's catalogue on emusic. And John Zorn, too. - -gdd3 np - John Zorn, I.A.O. Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:49:59 EDT From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: "Arrested Development" Breaks Out on 3 Fronts "Arrested" Breaks Out on 3 Fronts By REUTERS Published: July 27, 2006 Filed at 3:51 a.m. ET LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In an unusual syndication arrangement, all 53 episodes of Fox's critically acclaimed comedy ``Arrested Development'' have been licensed simultaneously to Internet portal MSN, and cable channels HDNet and G4 for a three-year period starting in September. full story : _http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/arts/entertainment-arrested.html_ (http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/arts/entertainment-arrested.html) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:34:20 +0100 From: "Charlotte Tupman" Subject: Robyn on new version of Syd DVD There's a new version of 'The Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd Story', with 3 hours of extras, coming out on DVD: http://www.pinkfloydz.com/dvdsydandfloyd.htm It's not clear as yet whether Robyn's appearance is any longer in the new version than in the standard version... Charlotte ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:39:58 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: ole tarantula press release Today was the first day I realised it's a matador tarantula, not a superannuated one ... Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:09:22 -0400 From: FSThomas Subject: Re: ole tarantula press release From http://tinyurl.com/gaasd or http://www.yeproc.com/presskits/Hitchcock,%20Robyn/YEP-2129_RobynHitchcock_bio.pdf - --- "What makes this record for me is the musicians I was able to gather," says Robyn Hitchcock of OlC)! Tarantula, a surreal vision and Technicolor celebration of life b from its inception and the whole catastrophe of it b till its groovy decay and inevitable last breath. - --- Groovy decay? Can't be a mistake. I'm liking the Live Death, for that matter. (Released 14 years, 6 months, 26 days ago, FYI) - -- FS Thomas | Interactive Developer | fsthomas-at-ochremedia.com 404.758.8616 (home/office) | 404.274.1632 (mobile) | ferraatu (AIM) np Tapes 'n Tapes - The Loon (In Houston, ATM) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:13:35 +1200 From: grutness@slingshot.co.nz Subject: Re: this subject doesn't seem to have anything to do with reap > > In addition to Metallica, I've noticed that Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, > > King Crimson and Led Zeppelin are missing. > >Metallica's excuse thus far had been that they weren't going to allow >individual track distribution period. They had already offered digital >copies of full albums in other venues. > >I can imagine at least Crimson and Zappa ('s estate) having similar >gripes. Anyone who's read any DGM album notes wouldn't be too surprised that king Crimson isn't there. Fripp has interesting views on copyright, shall we say. 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, 28 Jul 2006 07:19:52 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: a brit feg question Was listening to a disc of Robyn's appearance with The Two Marks on BBC Radio2 recently (probably from last year, but I don't have the date handy), and it made me want to ask...what kind of accent is that on Mark Lamarr? He's nearly unintelligible at times, with all those 'th' and 'F' sounds getting thick - 'Don't worry, I've got another one" sounds out to "Don't werry, hive gott anovver one." I've heard him elsewhere from a live show introducing Robyn - probably from one of your recordings, Stewart - and it's even worse. Can barely make a word out. Was just curious where this came from. Oh, and my idea of the day - maybe something Eddie can appreciate - is to capitalize on the iAccessory mania with the new iAss. You put it in your...and...oh, never mind. Michael "I'll give you a hint, it's not a wheel interface anymore either" Wells ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:35:50 EDT From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: time mag : nick mason on syd From the Magazine Appreciation Syd Barrett, 1946-2006 By NICK MASON Monday, Jul. 17, 2006 Syd Barrett, who died on July 7 aged 60, came into my life and Pink Floyd in 1965. His reputation as a real talent was intimidating but he proved delightful. He introduced himself, a radical move given our determination to hide our shyness behind monosyllables and Ray-Ban sunglasses. He went on to front the band and was for his entire tenure its creative center, writing the songs and devising most of the music. Thanks to Syd, by early 1967 we had a recording deal, two hit singles and had appeared on television. But that's when he began to disintegrate. On stage he was there physically but not musically. The rest of us were busyband busy being in denialbso we didn't try to find out what the problem was: mental breakdown, overuse of LSD or finding himself in a commercial environment he never sought. To this day none of us knows. What we do know is that we lost a charismatic and inspiring leader. David Gilmour had been brought in to fill the hole made by Syd's psychic withdrawal. In 1968 Syd left for real. He then worked with David and Rick Wright on two solo albums, which are chaotic but include great writing. He had this unique whimsical styleband at a time when songwriting demanded American pronunciation, he sang in the Queen's English. I next saw Syd some six years after the split, when the band was recording Wish You Were Here. By coincidence we were working on Shine On You Crazy Diamond, a song about absence that somehow seemed to fit Syd's history. We played him a couple of tracks, he hung out for a bit, and then walked out of our lives again. I never met him after that but he had been on our minds recently. David, Roger Waters and I were all moved by Tom Stoppard's new play Rock 'n' Roll, which in part deals with Syd as a fabulous young man and his transformation. It's the transformation people talk about now, but what I most remember is his brilliance. Shine on indeed. Nick Mason is Pink Floyd's drummer From the Jul. 24, 2006 issue of TIME Asia magazine ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V15 #175 ********************************