From: owner-headline-girl-digest@smoe.org (headline-girl-digest) To: headline-girl-digest@smoe.org Subject: headline-girl-digest V1 #19 Reply-To: headline-girl@smoe.org Sender: owner-headline-girl-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-headline-girl-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk headline-girl-digest Friday, September 18 1998 Volume 01 : Number 019 Today's Subjects: ----------------- EC: Emm Review [00jnweiser@bsuvc.bsu.edu] EC: Fwd: How to get promo tapes so *you* can help promote Emm! [00jnweise] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 07:33:27 -0500 (EST) From: 00jnweiser@bsuvc.bsu.edu Subject: EC: Emm Review >-------- >EMM GRYNER Is My Sort of Human Being > >EMM GRYNER Lights Up the El Rey Theatre > > On September 2, opening for former SUEDE > member BERNARD BUTLER on what would be the > last show of their multi-city tour together, EMM > GRYNER strode across the stage, greeted > attendees with a genial "Hello, Los Angeles," then > proceeded into the first vibrant strums of "Your > Sort of Human Being." It was evident from that > moment on that GRYNER would not only triumph > with this performance, but also conciliate a > capacity crowd made up mostly of BUTLER > devotees. > > Gryner mixed a multicolored palette of > kaleidoscopic pop and pondering ballads. Her gift > for writing caustic yet resounding songs was only > eclipsed by her keen command of the guitar and, > most eminently, the keyboards, where she > performed the most affecting songs of the night. A > case in point was "You Do Something To Me," a > PAUL WELLER cover set afire by the fuel of > Gryner's subtle chord progression and churned > fervidly by her impassioned voice. > > Attendees were taken aback by an a cappella > rendition of "This Mad," a version much more > intense and deliberative than that heard on her > major-label debut Public (Mercury), released last > July. Refreshing numbers like "Summerlong," > "Wisdom Bus," and "Phonecall 45" offered upbeat > contrasts to her more despairing selections, > although each was still a thoughtful and saddening > discourse on past afflictions. > > A heartwrenching performance of "Acid" was the > night's finale, as well as the decisive stratagem >in > Gryner's conquest over the appetent audience. A > moving summation of the night's transcendent > emotions, "Acid" drizzled melodic piano over such > stirring lyrical phrasing as "Hey, I'll always wish >I > was with you/Hurt me you can't kill me whatever > you wanna do." With adept and confident > keystrokes, Gryner irrefutably proved her aptitude > on piano, concluding with an emphatic cadence > chord that was altogether fitting and momentous. > I hope it was okay that I forwarded this, Ger, I think it's great! :) Don't kill me! jessica n. weiser - http://adam.nettfriends.com/Jess "they'll be sorry when the star buries the girl, so help me vanish, help me get myself outta here" - e. gryner ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 14:34:57 -0500 (EST) From: 00jnweiser@bsuvc.bsu.edu Subject: EC: Fwd: How to get promo tapes so *you* can help promote Emm! Hey guys, This was a message to the other Emm list, Wisdom Bus, which runs through AOL, and I've received the original author's permission to repost the message here so you all can take part in it. I very politely asked the WB people to consider merging the lists onto a Majordomo server, but avail, I believe intentions were sort of misunderstood and for now we'll remain the "other" Emm list. However, we've been fine until now :) So here is a way for you guys to help to promote Emm, which has come up several times. Also, I sent a review out earlier this morning but it still hasn't come through for some reason--it could just be my servers. And please continue to send the reviews that you find! :) There is a half-page ad for Public in this month's Spin, I think... not sure which magazine it is. Also, if you at any time want to read old digests, they are archived (it's the way smoe.org works) at this site, and they should all be there. http://www.smoe.org/lists >>Date:=099/16/98 9:12:11 AM Central Daylight Time >>From:=09danger@istar.ca (Joni Daniels) >>To:=09WisdomBus@aol.com >> >>Hello All >> >>I've been reading Wisdom Bus for a few weeks now and I'm so impressed >with the supportive attitude. I work with Emm's management company and >we've come up with something that may interest you. We know that some of you >>have approached Mercury about helping with promotion, to no avail, so >we talked to the label and they have agreed to send out packages of >sampler >>cassettes for you all to distribute to your friends. All you have to >do is >>write to me at danger@istar.ca, send me your name and snail mail >address >>and we'll send you the tapes! >>Joni jessica n. weiser - http://adam.nettfriends.com/Jess "they'll be sorry when the star buries the girl, so help me vanish, help me get myself outta here" - e. gryner ------------------------------ End of headline-girl-digest V1 #19 **********************************