From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #245 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, June 22 2007 Volume 16 : Number 245 Today's Subjects: ----------------- More music! [BLATZMAN@aol.com] Re: fess up / Marcy Playground > The Verve Pipe LOL!!1oneoneone ["Michael] Re: fess up / Marcy Playground > The Verve Pipe LOL!!1oneoneone ["Michael] Re: My name is "Eb", and here's the mutiny I promised you ["Michael Sween] A new empire in rags ["Stacked Crooked" ] Re: A new empire in rags [craigie* ] The Lord Weird Slough Feg... [craigie* ] Re: The Lord Weird Slough Feg... ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: The Lord Weird Slough Feg... [craigie* ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #243 [kevin ] Re: Tweedy/Wilco on TV tonight [FSThomas ] The Car He Used to Drive [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: A new empire in rags [Steve Schiavo ] Billy Corgan wants everyone to fuck off. [Jeff Dwarf ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:16:24 EDT From: BLATZMAN@aol.com Subject: More music! Hello Folks- I'm just a little enthusiastic about having new music to play for people, and you lot are just such a nice open-minded group. Please lend me your rock and roll ears again and go to www.myspace.com/theouterspacesspace There are now two songs to hear... And I would love some of your big love! I've been working on this stuff for so long, it's great to be at a point where I can play it!!!! If anyone liked my Tinfoil contribution, you might find this cool too!!!! Thanks in advance! Dave ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:09:40 +0000 From: "Michael Sweeney" Subject: Re: fess up / Marcy Playground > The Verve Pipe LOL!!1oneoneone Je-eff-eff wrote: >I'm certain plenty will disagree with me - but the more time goes on, the >more I think Beck is a musical genius. While, personally, I get more enjoyment currently out of RH, Wilco/Tweedy, and Radiohead, I concur about Beck...and remain pretty convinced that he and Jack White will be seen as the most important / influential rock-ish artists of this (general) period... Michael Sweeney ...Then again, at the time I thought G 'n' R would end up being the Zep / Stones of their era (as opposed to who it ended up being...which I guess would be Metallica...) _________________________________________________________________ Picture this  share your photos and you could win big! http://www.GETREALPhotoContest.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:17:51 +0000 From: "Michael Sweeney" Subject: Re: fess up / Marcy Playground > The Verve Pipe LOL!!1oneoneone Rex (as in "wrecks") wrote: >Jeff wrote: >>>Flagpole Sitta >>Hey - featuring latterday Robyn compatriot Sean Nelson. This is a great >>track, no matter how overplayed it is. > >I pretty much agree with that, and did even at the time. Although I >remember that the first five or six times I heard it, the opening part made >me expect to hear "Girl U Want" for some reason. ...Oooh -- I do luvs me some "Girl U Want"! Michael Sweeney ...I actually bought "Freedom of Choice" when it first came out cuz of the brilliant poppiness of "GUW" (the first single)...then was somewhat amazed to see "Whip It" become the hit... _________________________________________________________________ Dont miss your chance to WIN $10,000 and other great prizes from Microsoft Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0540003042mrt/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:06:42 +0000 From: "Michael Sweeney" Subject: Re: My name is "Eb", and here's the mutiny I promised you Eddie said: >interesting that this new traveling wilburys comp is being issued now, as i >just recently listened to the first record for the first time in a while, >and was surprised at how well it holds up. My most recent redscovery (after the previously reported now-I-hate-it-Hate-It-HATE-IT! replaying of Roger Waters' "The Pros and Cons of Reusing the Same Weak-Ass Melody Over 10-or-so Songs") is Paul Simon's "Hearts and Bones," which I quite liked at the time, but hadn't heard for years. "Allergies" is somehow much better than I recall it being...Both "Think Too Much"s were quite good..."Rene and Georgette" and "Train in the Distance" (prob. the most played since the record came out) still held up...Ive always loved the Carrie Fisher-inspired title track (well, the whole record is pretty much his "Carrie Fisher" record)..."Song About the Moon" was about the weakest (a bit didactic), but, eh, not so bad (either that or "Cars are Cars," but both are certainly more than tolerable)...and I'd forgotten about the growing and ultimate impact of "The Late Great Johnny Ace." Especially after the Waters debacle, it was good to hear something from then and still really like it... Michael Sweeney ...I swear, I -- of course -- recalled "Late Great..." was about John Lennon, but I was somehow not ready for the torrent of emotions it unleashed when it reached its climax, followed by the churning, abrupt Philip Glass strings... _________________________________________________________________ Like puzzles? Play free games & earn great prizes. Play Clink now. http://club.live.com/clink.aspx?icid=clink_hotmailtextlink2 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:44:30 -0700 From: "Stacked Crooked" Subject: A new empire in rags so i had never got around to screening *Fletch*, even though i had one or two friends that liked it quite a bit. as a souped-up version was just issued, i figured it'd be worth a download and a look-see. it's nothing to write home about, but it's striking how many of its elements also turned up in *Big Lebowski*. i never heard the coens say anything about this, but it can't but have been intentional: - -- the word "pederast" used for comedic effect? check. - -- protagonist an l.a. slacker-type, delinquent on his rent? check. - -- protagonist hired by rich dude to pull off a half-baked scheme? check. - -- protagonist jumped by two goons while entering his abode, then cracking wise while being roughed up? check. - -- protagonist has the hots for rich dude's trophy wife? check. - -- protagonist with sleeping-dreams of grandeur? check. - -- protagonist knocked around by macho police chief? check. - -- protagonist admires the plaques in rich dude's sitting room? check. ...and more i'm probably forgetting. interesting interview with justin chancellor at . most of it's way over my head, as it's very heavy on music theory; but i still enjoyed reading it. robyn's a good example, come to think of it. his disco is perpetually out-of-print, yet he's never had trouble keeping food on the plate. more proof that musicians make money through touring and selling t-shirts, and *not* through releasing records. downloaded the feist album on natalie jane's recommendation. like the music quite a bit, but her voice is reminiscent of regina spektor's -- *not* a good thing, in my opinion. oh, well. downloaded the new white stripes, god knows why. predictably, it's shitty poopy crap. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:52:13 +0100 From: craigie* Subject: Re: A new empire in rags On 22/06/07, Stacked Crooked wrote: > > > downloaded the new white stripes, god knows why. predictably, it's shitty > poopy crap. > Ha. That'll teach you. I argued t'other night that the White Stripes albums all sound the same and this is why I can't tell any of their songs apart. I was argued with on this point, but I remain unconvinced. c* - -- first things first, but not necessarily in that order... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:40:07 +0100 From: craigie* Subject: The Lord Weird Slough Feg... Found this on one of my other lists... Looks like the Feg has crossed over to Heavy Metal... > For instance, last weekend I saw a killer retro metal band called *The > Lord Weird Slough Feg.* They play high energy, melodic, twin guitar > Celtic metal with very strong, operatic vocals, a la Iron Maiden and the > other NWOBHM bands. No gimmicks, no irony, no cookie monster growling. > c* - -- first things first, but not necessarily in that order... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:06:33 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: The Lord Weird Slough Feg... craigie* wrote: > > Looks like the Feg has crossed over to Heavy Metal... Shame they ripped off the name from 2000AD circa 1983: Stewart (who probably still has the first Slaine 2000AD in his parents' attic) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:21:41 +0100 From: craigie* Subject: Re: The Lord Weird Slough Feg... ah, but that was before my time... and after, too... ;-) c* On 22/06/07, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > > craigie* wrote: > > > > Looks like the Feg has crossed over to Heavy Metal... > > Shame they ripped off the name from 2000AD circa 1983: > > > Stewart > (who probably still has the first Slaine 2000AD in his parents' attic) > - -- first things first, but not necessarily in that order... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:22:59 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #243 >> Okay, new feg contest: what Robyn song would *you* nominate for your >> favorite (or most hated) political candidate (US or other)? Rudy Giuliani, "The Man With a Woman's Shadow" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:15:52 -0400 From: FSThomas Subject: Re: Tweedy/Wilco on TV tonight Chicago-based Wilco fans: The band The Late Greats gig is tonight, Friday June 22 @ tht Old Town School Lincoln Park Theater which is situated at 909 W Armitage. The show is at 8pm. - -f. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:28:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: The Car He Used to Drive http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/22/BAG14QJU561.DTL "Children have always enjoyed my movies. They are just not allowed to watch many of them." -- John Waters . ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:38:40 -0500 From: Steve Schiavo Subject: Re: A new empire in rags Are we relenting a bit? (Eddie doesn't hate the new NPs so much that he won't quote from it). - - Steve _______________ Interaction with cosmic intelligence may be influence by Penrose noncomputable Platonic wisdom embedded in Planck scale geometry. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:54:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Billy Corgan wants everyone to fuck off. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/43795-smashing-pumpkins-to-fans-indie-stores-fuck-you "Children have always enjoyed my movies. They are just not allowed to watch many of them." -- John Waters . ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:08:15 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: Billy Corgan wants everyone to fuck off. On 6/22/07, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > > http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/43795-smashing-pumpkins-to-fans-indie-stores-fuck-you Ehh, the feeling is mutual. Now, just what was the multilayered epitemological system upon which that album artwork was based? It's just too esoteric and nuanced for me. Speaking of horrid music and corporate fuckery, whatever happened to that Eagles album that Wal-Mart was going to release? (Note to Natalie and Miles, I already thought of saying it must've been released under the name of Wilco instead, but you can probably do better). - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:10:16 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: Billy Corgan wants everyone to fuck off. On 6/22/07, Rex wrote: > > On 6/22/07, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > > > > > > http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/43795-smashing-pumpkins-to-fans-indie-stores-fuck-you > > > Ehh, the feeling is mutual. > Now, now - you folks are failing to appreciate Corgan's exquisitely subversive mind. See, by doing this, he's all but telling you - the independent music fan - to not purchase the album at all, to not patronize soulless corporate whorehouses like Best Buy and Target - but instead, just to download the album in its entirety, including the bonus tracks. I'll bet you Corgan himself uploaded the files. Fight the power! Don't underestimate him. Cuz, like, despite all his rage, he's still just a rat in a cage. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:46:06 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: fess up On 6/21/07, miss lesser hamden wrote: > > > >of a lot of other artists. > > http://wojsvenwoj.livejournal.com/299938.html Y'know, another perfect subject would be Mark E. Smith-- lolfall? lolfol? Half the time all you'd have to do is look at some Fall liner notes: KASTLE IS ENKROACHED LOL!!!1 Pavement, too. - -Rex ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #245 ********************************