From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V4 #253 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Sunday, May 9 1999 Volume 04 : Number 253 * If you ever wish to unsubscribe from this digest, send an email to * jewel-digest-request@smoe.org with ONLY the word * unsubscribe in the BODY of the email * . * For the latest information on Jewel tour dates, go to * the OFFICIAL Jewel web site at http://www.jeweljk.com * and click on "Presence" * OR * go to the Atlantic Records site at http://www.atlantic-records.com * and go to the "On Tour" section * . * PLEASE :) when you reply to this digest to send a post TO the list, * change the subject to reflect what your post is about. A subject * of Re: jewel-digest V4 #xxx or the like gives fellow list readers * no clue as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- London Pics ["Francois Cartegnie" ] Jewel article in mail on sunday ["debbie" ] EDA's in Toronto ["Justine L" ] Have a little faith in me [Krz4catz@aol.com] RE: DSL on radio.. ["Roel Cobben" ] Anyone willing to swap (2) tix for Jones Beach for my (2) PNC Bank ["Jas] radio [TFace151@aol.com] Vh1 Storytellers [FallinPixi@aol.com] usa weekend [Mandy Sidorski ] Spiderboy #4 now available! [Crash Boy ] Obtuse Jewel Albert Hall review [Harte Adrian ] Re: DSL on radio.. [Ian Conroy ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 14:27:30 +0200 From: "Francois Cartegnie" Subject: London Pics Now 7 pics of the London Concert : http://everydayangels.net/database (see Spirit Tour) Francois The French Angel ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 12:20:36 +0100 From: "debbie" Subject: Jewel article in mail on sunday Hi For all the uk edas, there is an interview with Jewel in the Mail on Sunday free magazine You. And for all the overseas edas this is the article-be warned its a long one! Debbie THE INTERVIEW Jewel She's sold 12 million records, topped the New York Times bestseller list with her poems & now she's a movie star. Not bad for a 24 year old from the Artic wastes. >From rural shacks to Lear jets & limos, Jewel Kilchers short life reads more like a blueprint for the american dream than the overnight success story of the latest pop poppet. Best known in the UK for her beeseeching country folk hit 'Who Will Save Your Soul', this sensitive 24 year old Alaskan singer-songwriter already has 12 million record sales under her belt & international legions of adoring fans hanging on her every utterance. Plus a queue of film-makers & photographers desperate to capture her good looks. Jewels star quality blazes among the brightest celebrity firmament. All of which is some acheivement for a girl brought up on the edge of the Artic tundra in a log cabin with no running water. ' A lot of my childhood was simply about getting by in a semi-rural community on a day to day level ' Jewel recalls ' For a long time we didnt even have electricity. It was a struggle; we had to work hard to survive. I still feel like im getting up everyday to do my job, only now it's singing & songwriting ' Born to swiss-american entertainer parents in Homer, 200 miles west of Anchorage & just a days drive from the Artic Ocean, Jewel had a peripatetic childhood. ' From age 8-16, I lived in 14 different houses; from 16-20 I lived in 14 other houses, & from 20 to now i've been touring all over the world, so I havent had the good old fashioned American Homestead for the majority of my life. ' After her parents divorced, such defiance of domestic normality even led to a stint living in an estate car parked in a vacant Californian lot-a penny pinching subsistence which helped fund the teenagers seemingly remorseless quest for salvation through a career in music. Typically, just to spike any illusions of a romantic loner existence, Jewel is quick to point out that bivouacked in the car next door was her ever supportive mother, Nedra. Nedra is more like a sister to Jewel & her own life story is straight out of a Tammy Wynette song. having endured an alcoholic husband, a protracted divorce, poverty afflicted single motherhood & the demise of her own singing career, she is one of life's survivors. And its those implacable genes that her daughter has so obviously inherited. ' The thing that Nedra does ' Jewel explains ' is to make sure that everythings progressing in the right direction without over doing the tour or promotion side. She looks out for me in a way very few ever really do. ' The eccentric folklore surrounding Jewel- tales of her silencing menacing hecklers with a display of Alpine yodelling & going nowhere without a good luck Tupperware box of Alaskan soil-sits oddly with the profesional young woman currently circumnavigating the globe in support of her second album Spirit. Her upcoming British dates will not be Jewels first visit to these shores; ' I toured Europe after my first album as a solo act-mostly playing small venues-so im looking forward to coming back with my band. Theres something open minded about audiences in Britain. I mean in the States they just don't undestand someone who comes from a working rural Alaskan background-they assume im the product of a weird hippie upbringing. They're a little less prejudiced in the UK. ' Its funny all this stuff that gets said about me ' she says ' I was pn stage one night & took a sip of the guitarists beer & this girl shreiks,' I thought you didnt drink!'-which is just not true. I don't know where it all comes from. ' But Jewels rise to prominance has been based on just such a word of mouth. Her 1994 debut albim Pieces Of You- an old fashioned accoustic guitar underpinning lyrics apparently torn from any literate teenagers diary-eventually racked up 8 million sales in the States alone-without any hype. As if all this werent enough, Jewel recently published a slim volume of her own poetry, A Night Without Armour, which spent 3 months on the New York Times best seller list (its due out in the UK later this year). A second collection of 'journal entries, poems, essays & stories' is on the way, according to publishers, Harper Collins. And then theres the acting. A former drama student at Michigans Interlochen Arts Accademy, Jewel recently completed a major part in Ang (eat drink, man, woman)Lees forthcoming civil war drama, Ride with the Devil, where she plays a feisty confederate farm widow, courted by Skeet Ulkrich & Tobey Maguire. ' I love acting ' Jewel grins ' I like not having to make every creative decision. It makes a nice change to let a director order me about. ' Shes been linked with more than one actor as well. ' Before I was completley self reliant, but the more well known i've become, the more men seem to be interested in me.' (funny that) Such thoughts are a world away form her impoverished Alaskan youth-not that shes forgotten her chilly homeland; ' Alaskas a funny place, the rest of the states don't get it. I've been on the road for five years;thats my world now, but I miss the wide open spaces.' She proabably dosent miss the lack of warmth & water;these days Jewel has all the plumbing & heating shewants in the house in sunny San Diego to which she bolts when she wants to escape the limelight. In the meantime, her simple confessional songwriting continues to gather accolades & awards from every corner. ' My life has been about over coming obstacles to some extent, ' she says ' Of course, the biggest challenge comes when there are no challenges left. What then? ' ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 07:51:58 PDT From: "Justine L" Subject: EDA's in Toronto Hey there, I've been lurking for quite a few months yet and have not posted. I'm comin out of hiding! I'm just wondering if there are any EDA's in Toronto who are going to see Jewel at her August 1st show at Molson Amphitheatre. Please e-mail me privately! Thanks! Justine The Joyful Angel ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 11:44:00 EDT From: Krz4catz@aol.com Subject: Have a little faith in me Hey angels! Could anyone tell me where I can go to get a .ra of Jewel's song 'Have a little faith in me'? I checked out Kim's site but the link is outdated :( Thanks! Sheila The angel flying above speed limit ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 18:07:21 +0200 From: "Roel Cobben" Subject: RE: DSL on radio.. Hello, > Ok people keep talking about DSL not getting enough airplay and trying to > get us all to request the song on radio to give Jewel and DLS more publicity > and popularity.. WHY??? I mean I like the song but I already have it on CD.. > why do I need to request it on radio to hear it? Jewel has money and > lots of it and a good record company to promote her.. besides she's already > well known enough... She is?? Maybe in Australia, but absolutely not in The Netherlands, nor in the UK (where she is touring at the moment). At the Cambridge concert, she even said some things about not being played on the UK radio stations ... She asked us all to call the stations ten times a day and request her songs ... Maybe it'd help a bit .... When I was waiting for Jewel before the concert in London and Cambridge, people asked me which artist was going to play that night ... I said "Jewel" and they were wondering who that was ... I think she needs some promotion then .... And good airplay would help her popularity grow .... > doing this sort of thing should definately be saved for > artists that aren't very well known.. I mean if a well known artist has > problems getting airplay for a song it only means that the song isn't very > popular... . Don't get me wrong I mean I'm a massive fan but I don't think > being a fan should encompass me having to call up radio stations to get > Jewel some good publicity.. That's why we have record companies! The Dutch record company of Jewel (Warner Music) may be the worst in the world ... They don't want to or even try to arrange things for fans if they ask for it ... They're always very unkind ... I hope that'll improve very soon .... Roel, The Other Everyday Angel. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICQ# 16784628 "Lost is a puzzle of stars that breathes like water and chews like stone" ~~ Jewel, The Everyday Angel http://www.r-cobben.demon.nl http://EveryDayAngels.net/RoelJewel ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 18:25:53 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jason Keis - DRulz" Subject: Anyone willing to swap (2) tix for Jones Beach for my (2) PNC Bank Arts? Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 13:00:13 -0400 Sender: owner-jewel@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Hey EDAs I just wanted to mention here that I have two tickets for the Jewel concert on 7/23 at the PNC Bank Arts Center which I would like to trade with anyone who has tickets for the 7/24 show at Jones Beach. It looks like I will not be able to attend the 7/23 show and would greatly appreciate it if there happens to be someone on the list who would like to do a swap. Thanks :P Jason ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 12:08:14 EDT From: TFace151@aol.com Subject: radio I have noticed some writing that when they call in to a radio station and the Dj says they will play their song they don't. There is a very good reason for this. Most radio stations have a play list of the most popular songs, and when people request these songs it seems as if the DJ is playing their request when in all actuallity the DJ is playing what they are told to play. HOwever, don't stop calling. The DJ's are required to write down all the requests that come in, even if they don't play it and after time if DSL is on that list a whole lot, it will get played. LOve, Teresa ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 13:41:20 EDT From: FallinPixi@aol.com Subject: Vh1 Storytellers "VH1 Storytellers Jewel and more coming soon" humm. . .that's awesome *Cara ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 13:15:36 -0400 From: Mandy Sidorski Subject: usa weekend Jewel is in the issue of USA Weekend today, her andf her Mom are on the cover, Jewel looks really good, there is also an article inside about poetry on voicemail Bye! ~Mandy, the most happiest, friendlieist, sportisically chalengableist, biggest Jewel fanist , personabliest in the whole wide worldist~ "Live bravely, love bravely, be courageous, and you really have nothing to lose" ~Jewel ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 15:19:23 -0400 From: Crash Boy Subject: Spiderboy #4 now available! Hi everyone! What's up? I am pleased to announce that the fourth issue of Spiderboy: The Steve Poltz Fan Newsletter is now available. In this issue, we're spotlighting last year's Frasier Fair tour with articles on Pete Droge, Glen Phillips and John Doe. In addition, we have Joy Eden Harrison showcased in this issue's "Artist Spotlight". And as always, we have news and tour dates. For ordering info, please send e-mail to: SpiderboySP@hotmail.com or visit http://home.att.net/~ericj1/spiderboy.html The Spiderboy Staff - ------------------- Eric Montas Amy Neufeld William D. Prystauk Jim Krayer Eric Jones Alan Poizner Carrie Smith ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 22:16:10 +0200 From: Harte Adrian Subject: Obtuse Jewel Albert Hall review Hi, Another - this time less than glowing and somewhat obtuse JK Royal Albert Hall review - from UK internet music mag music 365. AMBITION IS A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND JEWEL London Royal Albert Hall, Wednesday May 5 1999. "The more I live, the more I know", breathes Jewel from the plush folds of one of her bespoke range of voices, namely the lip-swollen, bedroom-eyelidded, boy-flattening Susannah Hoffs one; "What's simple is true." And while we're on the topic of eternal verities, what's blatantly obvious can be pretty damned effective, too. Just ask one of the rather stricken-looking thirtysomething blokes in the Albert Hall, as soon as any of them look capable of speech again, which will be sometime around next Wednesday. Because, of course, the one thing Jewel Kilcher isn't is another wistful, fair-haired Lilith with an acoustic guitar. And if no-one's actually tried the Mariah Carey more-is-more scenery-chewing and neckline-plunging approach to the folk-girl schtick until now, well, no-one's sold a squillion Yankee records in this field in quite some time either. Her hands might be famously small, as she helpfully points out with a touch of ear-shredding vibrato in the obligingly titled 'Hands', but from thirty rows back where the sharp and hungry alertness on her face disappears in a haze of blonde hair, Jewel's grip looks utterly relentless. And two hours' worth of particularly bad and breathless poetry later, all you can really do is applaud the determination. Not to mention the rather novel interpretation of sisterhood that comes with it: for a woman who gives the distinct impression of not liking women very much, Kilcher bestows everything - from the plungingly epic 'Deep Water' to the coffeehouse whimsy of 'Cold Song' - with a flawlessly steely rota of, oh, take your pick: Rickie Lee Jones, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Tori Amos, Alannah Myles, Odetta, 'Live To Tell'-era Madonna, Lucinda Williams and Michelle Shocked. Like she hasn't so much studied their catalogues as launched a corporate raid on their vocal chords. And won, (small) hands down. The hilariously heavy-breathing 'Morning Song' is perhaps a quintessentially Jewel-like moment, all finger-suckingly poutful "let's go back to bed" invitations and toe-curling "you be Henry Miller and I'll be Anais Nin" proclamations that suggest her, erm, literary sources. By the time we get there this, too, becomes simple, true, and blindingly obvious: what sane woman wouldn't want to be Jewel Kilcher on demand? Master fifteen minutes' worth of this kind of seduction, and folk music, beatitudes, or nebulous notions of sisterhood will look as irrelevant as rhinestones in a window full of Tiffany ice. Behind me, there's a row of whooping fifteen-year-old American girls with no interest whatsoever in Joni Mitchell, staring hard and taking copious mental notes. Cya, Adrian, the irish eda in exile ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 21:19:16 +0100 (GMT) From: Ian Conroy Subject: Re: DSL on radio.. On Sun, 9 May 1999, Christine Diefenbach wrote: > Hey all, > Ok people keep talking about DSL not getting enough airplay and trying to > get us all to request the song on radio to give Jewel and DLS more publicity > and popularity.. WHY??? I mean I like the song but I already have it on CD.. > why do > I need to request it on radio to hear it? Jewel has money and > lots of it and a good record company to promote her.. besides she's already > well known enough... doing this sort of thing should definately be saved for > artists that aren't very well known.. I mean if a well known artist has > problems getting airplay for a song it only means that the song isn't very > popular... . Don't get me wrong I mean I'm a massive fan but I don't think > being a fan should encompass me having to call up radio stations to get > Jewel some good publicity.. That's why we have record companies!! Trouble is Jewel's record comp Atlantic aren't really getting that much radio exposure for Jewel are they, at least not enough to propel on to the Billboard top 40 (not that I know how it works now - too complicated for me!) - at any rate, Warner Music Europe have done precious little to promote Jewel in the UK - my local station still resolutely refuse to play Jewel - no airplay (despite DSL being released end of the month) > no-one hears the song > low chart position (at least uk charts rely fairly heavily on getting good airplay on either local or national radio to promote sales - i've heard DSL 1 or 2 times on R2, but that's all) > less major tour dates/PA/festivals, which I think we all want to hear about. That's my view anyway. Cya, Ian EMAIL : iconroy@jesus.ox.ac.uk "We've made houses for hatred It's time we made a place Where people's souls may be seen and made safe Be careful with each other These fragile flames For innocence can't be lost It just needs to be maintained" Jewel - Innocence Maintained (1998) ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V4 #253 ***************************