From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V8 #294 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Wednesday, June 25 2003 Volume 08 : Number 294 * 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 news on what Jewel is up to, go to * the OFFICIAL Jewel web site at http://www.jeweljk.com * and click on "calendar" * . * 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 V8 #___ gives fellow list readers * no clue as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- [EDA] Last Call [Fredsteve ] [EDA] jewel in high stakes makeover game [Rebecca Boyer ] [EDA] Castles and Shitz [jeannie djinn ] [EDA] blender article and pics (some bantering) [FreckledAngel@aol.com] [EDA] NJC: Blake Hunter ["Scott" ] Re: [EDA] NJC: Blake Hunter ["Chuck Ody" ] [EDA] FWD: JeweLink: June 25, 2003 [Mike Connell ] Re: [EDA] blender article and pics (some bantering) [Mike Connell Subject: [EDA] Last Call I finally saw Last Call! Jewel was AWESOME. She looked fantastic and that was easily the best performance of Intuition thus far. She sounded great, she looked as natural as she's looked singing it - she's really loose now and just looks like she's having a great time with it. And I loved how she was taunting the crowd etc. She seemed like she was in a great mood. The happy birthday thing was really cute... and leave the lights on was GREAT. Much better than the central park version on Unedited. I really loved how she belted out that second part of the bridge. That was amazing. Her vocals on that song are so good. You can see how skilled she is just watching her mouth... she's got this whole jazz tone thing happening that sounds great. Anyway - highly impressed. Wish there were more TV appearances - hopefully soon. Steve. Ps - 0304 sold another 50 000 copies this week. A 35% drop from last week. Hopefully she'll level out soon. She was #12 on the hits chart, which is 1 spot down from last week's #11. ALthough she was #12 on the billboard chart last week. Intuition's spin gains are looking healthy again so if she can go up a bit further on the radio charts her sales will increase for sure. I think she's sold something like 270k so far. So she'll break 300k next week. Slow and steady wins the race - if there's a single out there doing well for the next 6 months (obviously I mean the 2nd and 3rd singles) she'll sell consistently, if not fabulously... over a long period.... which will ultimately give her good sales. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 12:21:27 -0400 From: Rebecca Boyer Subject: [EDA] jewel in high stakes makeover game check this article out http://www.msnbc.com/news/930580.asp?0dm=W12VL rebecca "Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is life, fight for it!" -- Mother Teresa ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:39:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Brett Bailey Subject: [none] i would just like to say hi to everyone, i am new to the eda list, ive been on before, but i am officially online and ready for posting now..im brett. im 17..and ive been in love with jewel forever, im not just some teen that heard intuition and feel in love with her recently, so dont think that...anyway. i hope i ilike it here..im sure i will. SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 11:38:04 -0700 (PDT) From: jeannie djinn Subject: [EDA] Castles and Shitz I heard that Castles in the Sky techno song by downloading it from Kaazaa. I saw the pet thingy too. George is cute but I don't care for shitzus (sp?) because they are such little sissy dogs. They say owners look like their pets. I can see the resembalence, blonde hair and large heart shaped head, but I bet Jewel smells a lot better. Jewel's Intuition rocks even if she sounds like those hot boy bands of today. Your favorite Geni, Jeannie Djinn Visit My Yahoo Profile: http://profiles.yahoo.com/jeanniedjinn SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 14:53:07 -0400 From: FreckledAngel@aol.com Subject: [EDA] blender article and pics (some bantering) Was in BOrders the other day browsing and reading mags and I couldn't help but notice the Jewel Blender cover and so I added that mag to the pile and checked out it out at the cafe. Good article. Some of the pics were a little racy, but what the heck? On the cover, Jewel is doing that "porn star look" which she does very well (in some black leather get-up with a boobage alert). I found the article somewhat interesting, and especially was intrigued and could identify when Jewel talked about her moodiness and streak of depression (although she seems wonderfully happy much of the time and certainly projects positive enthusiasm and good energy from the stage) and must deal very well with any sadness...deals with it creatively,etc. ). That to me was the most fascinating part. And I thought it was so cute that when she was little she once said to Nedra "My sad won't go away". Awwww........and about being sensitive, etc...could relate to all that. Some parts of the article were cheesy (ie. Jewel on Ty "I'm such a lucky girl" but in general it was a fun read. And the pics were okay. Then I was in B&N the other day and I saw an ET spread on Jewel re her new sexy look and my fave pic of her in there was the most natural cowgirl/hippie look...to me she looked most lovely in that pic. But anyway...here I go ranting and raving about style...I should stop before Dave reads my post ;-) j/k I just love when Jewel looks cute and natural like she didn't put much effort into her appearance but is just naturally sexy and earthy and cute... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:31:07 -0400 From: "Scott" Subject: [EDA] NJC: Blake Hunter Blake Hunter definitely gets my solo artist vote.. Man, he's awesome. Reminds me of Jason Mraz kinda. Any have any more info on him? Is the Soul City Cafe page the only place to find out about him? Wow. - -- Scott http://scott.rocket-fish.org/ http://syd.rocket-fish.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 15:18:05 -0700 From: "Chuck Ody" Subject: Re: [EDA] NJC: Blake Hunter Hey, That's a big ditto. The guy is awesome. Chuck - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott" To: "JFreaks" Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 2:31 PM Subject: [EDA] NJC: Blake Hunter > Blake Hunter definitely gets my solo artist vote.. Man, he's awesome. > Reminds me of Jason Mraz kinda. Any have any more info on him? Is the Soul > City Cafe page the only place to find out about him? Wow. > > -- > Scott > http://scott.rocket-fish.org/ > http://syd.rocket-fish.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:48:11 -0400 From: Mike Connell Subject: [EDA] FWD: JeweLink: June 25, 2003 Here is the latest issue of JeweLink, directly from Jewel's "people", if you want to get a copy of this directly as each issue comes out, you can sub- scribe to it by sending a blank email to join-jewelink@list.jeweljk.com ******************************************** JeweLink - The Official Jewel Communications List ******************************************** In this edition of JeweLink: ***SCC MUSIC QUEST FINALS - LET THE VOTING BEGIN! ***JEWELJK.COM UPDATES ***"INTUITION" DOUBLE LP NOW AT THE JEWEL EMPORIUM ******************************************** ***SCC MUSIC QUEST FINALS - LET THE VOTING BEGIN! The final phase of voting in Soul City Cafe Music Quest has begun! Your votes have already established our National Finalists, who are now competing in the final phase of voting. The band and solo artist who receives the most votes this week (ending July 1) WILL open for Jewel! Watch performance video of all the SCC finalists from the Finals Showcase last Thursday night and cast your vote at: http://www.soulcitycafe.com/vote/finalistvote.asp?contestid=9 ******************************************** ***JEWELJK.COM UPDATES The new weekly photos are now up. Visit Jewel's Scrapbook section for new images shot at the Tweeter Center KISS FM Concert on May 31, 2003. Jewel's calendar has also been significantly updated, with more upcoming TV broadcasts now listed. Air dates and times for the new MTV Jewel Special, which premieres tomorrow night at 7:00 pm EDT are among the new listings. Have a look for complete details at: http://www.jeweljk.com/?QS=calendar.asp Also Jewel's setlist pages, now also located in the Scrapbook section, have several new listings added, including last Thursday's SCC Music Quest Finals concert in San Juan Capistrano. The complete night is notated, including all the sets by SCC finalists. ******************************************** ***"INTUITION" DOUBLE LP NOW AT THE JEWEL EMPORIUM For all you collectors and DJs out there and for fans of 12" vinyl editions, the Jewel Emporium now has the rare 12" double LP vinyl edition of the "Intuition" remixes available. Only $7.99 for the 2-LP set! You can view the cover or place an order for this collectible by clicking "Store" on the Jeweljk.com home page or go directly to this item at: http://stores.musictoday.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=1331&band%5Fid=488&sfid=2 ******************************************** Jewel performance information, release dates and media broadcast updates available 24 hours a day at: http://www.jeweljk.com/?QS=calendar.asp ******************************************** New content now posted in Jewel: Unedited New Jewel photos from IntuitionFest in Central Park! Media: New audio clip of "Stand" live in Central Park! Jewel's Corner: New video of Jewel talking about "0304" title! Coming soon! A never-before-seen Jewel video interview from 1998! New video from 2001 Nashville EDA concert & live recording session! Need technical assistance with Jewel: Unedited? Just drop us a line at customerservice@jeweljk.com. ******************************************** - --- You can help a friend subscribe by having them send a blank email to join-jewelink@list.jeweljk.com To view selected back issues of JeweLink, please visit the JeweLink Archive at the www.jeweljk.com calendar page. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:01:33 -0400 From: Mike Connell Subject: Re: [EDA] blender article and pics (some bantering) Amy wrote: > On the cover, Jewel is doing that "porn star look" which she does very > well (in some black leather get-up with a boobage alert). So, what would Jewel's porn-star name be? You know, the ol' "first name is your first pet's name, last name is your mothers' maiden name" thing. Assuming Lenedra's maiden name is actually Carroll, she'd be _____ Carroll, just gotta find out what Jewel's first pet's name was. Mike ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:13:43 -0400 From: Mike Connell Subject: [EDA] The full text - Re: Article - jewel in high stakes makeover game Rebecca Boyer wrote: >check this article out >http://www.msnbc.com/news/930580.asp?0dm=W12VL Here's the full text of the article for the folk who are on this list and do not have web access (and to get a copy of the text in the lists' archives) Mike ____________________________________________ Jewel, Liz Phair Both in high stakes makeover game As former cult artists grasp for broader market appeal, does fan backlash matter? June 24  Olivia Newton-John might have been magically transformed from dowdy prude to lascivious vixen at the conclusion of "Grease"  except that when she tried to stretch that skintight black leather into her own career, few were tricked into thinking she rocked any harder. Twenty-five years later, both Jewel and Liz Phair are attempting to extend their careers into a second decade with unabashed makeovers playing to the broadest common denominator. IT'S A HIGH STAKES game among Liz Phair and Jewel, and (what remains of) the record buying public. So then, which one will prevail in faking out the other? In early 1995, Jewel Kilcher shuttled between Chicago, Detroit and Toronto, playing weekly coffeehouse residencies on a given day of the week for a month. This was a calculated effort by Atlantic Records to help assert their latest signing's authenticity. Movers and shakers gently prodded to "discover" her assets were accordingly impressed. She was dressed down, wrote her own somewhat rambling and preachy songs  yet was presumably authentic. But none of those trend spotters rooting for Jewel could have imagined a day when Miss Kilcher, now 29, would release a single that cooed playful insults at moving limelight targets like Kate Moss, J. Lo and Charlie Sheen, even as she primps and preens for those very same paparazzi. It's accompanied by a video that lampoons shameless product placements, while concurrently serving up her song as a jingle for a Schick razor that shares the song's name, "Intuition." Does she, or doesn't she know what's happening? Whose side is Jewel on? These contradictions are a payoff for emerging in the mid-'90s, when the idealistic singer-songwriter mythologies of previous two decades still lingered. Back then, Jewel might fall somewhere between the raging independent streak of industry-defiant Ani DiFranco, and the intemperate misfit character cultivated by Courtney Love. But the dominant females who were groomed for rock stardom in the wake of grunge conveyed a new kind of cuddliness that was standoffishly chaste, from Juliana Hatfield and Lisa Loeb, to Dolores O'Riordan of the Cranberries and the girls fronting Veruca Salt. For their male admirers to cop out loud to any sort of attraction seemed to transgress an unspoken code. MASS-APPEAL AGENDA Then came Alanis Morrissette, with her XXL T-shirts, mangy hairstyles and man-eating confessionals. Then the Lilith Fair, Spice Girls, Britney Spears, and  Jewel, who'd graduated from the coffee houses to enormous radio hits  more than 11 million sales for her debut LP, "Pieces of You," thanks to slick re-recordings of "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "You Were Meant For Me." She was all but a pop culture afterthought by her mid-20s, having become a kind of dusky, yodeling maiden of the rodeo, or something. Lukewarm reviews of her discs never failed to mention her poetry book, a first (and last) acting role in "Ride With the Devil," and getting too rich to keep spinning her yarn about living in a van by the river. And that's why, after a surreptitious market test last year with a dance club re-mix of her previous album's Indian-inflected track, "Serve the Ego," Jewel's new "0304" was unleashed with a mass-appeal agenda. As a whole, it plays directly off Madonna's unconvincing display of repentance, "American Life," while the accordion threading through "Intuition" rings familiar from collaborator Lester Mendez's previous client, Shakira. The same raven-haired Shakira who shed all the allegedly intellectual pretenses of music she made for the Latin market in favor of shaking her rump to barely intelligible lyrics. And just being a blonde. NUDITY AND PROVOCATION Forget then about trying to decode Jewel's revealing outfits or the mixed messages of any forthcoming endorsement deals. You'll know that she is desperate to be taken sentimentally again when she changes her hair color. Back in April, unthinkable as such a thing might once have been been, Playboy's Web site ran a poll to determine "The Sexiest Babe in Indie Rock." Deserving winner was Neko Case of the New Pornographers, although it's a woman whose music Playboy's readership would never tolerate, Carnie Wilson, who actually gets the pictorial treatment in their August issue. Liz Phair, however  not included in the survey, because her "indie" days ended by 1994  will gladly get nude for you. The front of Phair's self-titled fourth album features her torso framed by a guitar that's seemingly intercepting her attempt at a newfangled yoga pose. It's a throwback to 1993's "Exile on Guyville," the rough-hewn debut album whose jacket photo featured a blurry shot that revealed about one-sixteenth of Phair's bare left nipple. Swaddling herself in explicit lyrics  and, even more provocatively, explicit ideas  about post-feminism endeared Phair to the most snobbish of listeners. (Her salacious thoughts were coherently rendered in a sparse rock 'n' roll context that accentuated her wafer-thin singing voice.) Subsequent big-deal efforts, in 1994 and 1998, were met with a collective shrug. While it was the sort of tenuously alternative music that a teen queen like Debbie Gibson should have graduated into, for a one-time critical darling like Phair, it was assumed her renegade streak got lost in a pile of contracts. SYMPATHY FOR BEING TRASHED? Yet, after going through the marriage and divorce cycle, then contributing backup vocals to Sheryl Crow's insta-jingle "Soak up the Sun," Phair  or at least those calling the shots at her record company  were bitten by the bug to actually pursue popularity. The tier of mediocre-selling-but-critically-acclaimed major label "prestige" acts hardly exists any longer, anyhow. Recruited for the task were The Matrix, the songwriting and production trio that shaped Avril Lavigne's signature ditties. Liz Phair's first single, "Why Can't I?" packs a now-familiar, self-deprecating coquetishness and, for old time's sake, the "F"-word. The difference is, she's twice Avril's age; although the outrage leveled at 36-year-old Phair's re-think by die-hards who "remember her when" is tantamount to feeling betrayed by Gloria Steinem getting hitched for the first time at age 66. It's difficult to imagine Liz Phair getting any buyers simply out of sympathy for her being trashed (coming across a disenchanted review of her mainstream gambit). Consider how the Go-Go's and the Bangles  female groups whose breakthroughs were just as genuinely fortuitous  slammed into the nostalgia wall by their mid-30s, despite any and all efforts to impress with new material. In selling Phair as a brand new artist to those SUV drivers whose waning devotion to the lacquered likes of Celine, Shania and Mariah has left them hankering for something more "real," perhaps Capitol Records is just trying too hard to tap into the unspoken neuroses of soccer moms across America. Norah Jones, by comparison, seems to be having way more fun wringing her melancholia. But for Phair, as with Jewel, it becomes a cat-and-mouse game with the media and with audiences who imagine themselves on the smarter side of the fence (thanks in part to the sage teachings of Simon Cowell). This extreme makeover  does she really mean it? Yes, but does she really mean that she really means it? Is she truly sincere about being so insincere? You sure? And so on and so forth. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Weisblott, a blogger and reluctant rock critic living in Toronto, has written for the Village Voice and Blender. ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V8 #294 ***************************