From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V11 #116 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Friday, May 5 2006 Volume 11 : Number 116 * 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 V9 #___ gives fellow list readers * no clue as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [EDA] Jewel - StrippedMusic.com (Download) ["Alex MacDonald" ] [EDA] Last Requests......!!! Target Exclusive! ["D R" ] [EDA] tonite jewel on CNBC europe REMINDer [Kiera OToole Subject: RE: [EDA] Jewel - StrippedMusic.com (Download) Thanks for putting the effort in, I'm downloading the file right now, much appreciated. I feel like I am having a bit of a Jewel overload at the moment. i have just learnt how to convert songs on my cassette tapes into mp3 format with my mp3 player. So I have been having fun going through my old recordings of Jewel, about 50 songs or so. Just got the new album yesterday, (if anyones interested I got it from CD-Wow.com for #8.75). Really enjoying it so far although can say I am not so keen on the 'polished' version of where you are, much preferred the live acoustic version. But other than that I like the rest of it and feel that after 0304 it is a step in the right direction. Cheers, Alex >From: lumkinsc98@aol.com >To: Jewel@smoe.org >Subject: [EDA] Jewel - StrippedMusic.com (Download) >Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 19:32:54 EDT > >This includes the videos (wmv) and the audio in two different formats (wma >& >mp3). Once you go to the download page, the countdown will start in the >upper right hand corner. A pop up may come up over the countdown so just >click >the little "x" if it does. After the countdown is over it'll change to say >something along the lines of "download file now", etc... > >Enjoy! > >http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S8OQYXIR ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 02:09:41 -0700 From: "D R" Subject: RE: [EDA] Promotion / Summer Tour (and some NJC stuff) (about ashlee simpson) well... i dunno about the outcome of shows THERE... but in hollywood, she sold out not even 30 mins after tickets went on sale. I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO GO!!!!!!!!! i was so sad!!! anyway... lol. i just had to point that out. PS - have you seen undiscovered? bad movie but ashlee looked great! :D D.R. www.myspace.com/dr_rockerchic > >NOW, THE NJC: > >I'm kinda confused. Why the hell are Fiona Apple and Ashlee Simpson both >doing amphitheatre tours this summer? Don't get me wrong, I think Fiona >Apple is AMAZING, and Ashlee Simpson is pretty cool too. (don't send me >hate mail on that one =] ). But come on. I hardly think that Fiona Apple is >going to draw more than a couple of thousand people to theses shows. And I >saw Ashlee Simpson in an arena last month, and there were only 1,500 in >attendance. 1,500 people in an arena. Why not tour in venues that are >smaller, and where the people that do come can actually hear you? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 01:27:20 -0700 From: "D R" Subject: RE: [EDA] Jewel has GOT to do one of these! kinda late but....my bro rented a projector and played an HD performance of american idol and OH MY GOD!! it was absolutely amazing!! i felt like they were performing right in front of me. it was so clear, my eyes were about to bleed! lol. so i agree... she really does need to do a show in HD! D.R. www.myspace.com/dr_rockerchic >From: Mike Connell >To: jewel@smoe.org >Subject: [EDA] Jewel has GOT to do one of these! >Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 17:20:53 -0400 > >Yesterday I took delivery of a 50" 1080i SONY HDTV and have been glued to >it just about ever since. The NCAA Hockey Championship....the train/bus >crash in "The Fugitive", Saturday Night Live, a tornado chaser >epsiode....all in high-definition look nothing short of amazing..especially >at 1080i (i.e. 1080 lines of resolution vertically...few commercially >priced sets have it (from what I've seen), most HDTVs right now are 720). > >Then....this morning...on HDNet I saw a 1080i high-definition concert that >Collective Soul had last summer (with a full youth orchestra) and all I can >say is HOLY SH*T!! Jewel has GOT to tape one of these at 1080 during this >upcoming tour!!!!! Unbelievable! > >I've always liked Collective Soul, so this was a treat in itself, but the >high-definition quality at 1080i was without a doubt mind-blowingly >amazing. The detail of every aspect of the concert, from closeups of the >performers to panoramic shots of the venue was so clear you could see how >many holes there were in the one guitarists shirt-buttons....it's like I >was right there. Next up (tonight I think, maybe it's next Sunday) is a >Rusted Root show. Preview looked great. > >After, I tossed in Jewel's "Live at Humprey's By The Bay" DVD to see how it >looked on the new screen and it was so-so...not even in the same league as >this hi-def stuff. > >Please, please, please, please, please....Ms Kilcher...tape a show in 1080 >this summer and get it on HDNet by mid-December. It would make a lovely >Christmas present! > >Jaw still dropped, > >Mike > >P.S. MrBB, if you have any archival footage at 1080, let me know and I'll >load this baby into my Explorer and I'll be over in about 5 hours! Even at >$3.08 a gallon... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 04:18:23 -0700 From: "D R" Subject: RE: [EDA] half a$$ed review :) Kinda reminds me of the whole Kelly Clarkson not letting American Idol use her songs in this new season. a DJ here made a joke about it because another DJ was upset about it too. and he said something like..."does she have to thank American Idol after everything she does? like, if she goes to a hot dog stand, does she have to say, "id like a hot dog and i'd also like to thank american idol" " lol.. it was funny. anyway.. point being... she doesnt have to thank the fans everytime. Alisas right... she has thanked us before in previous albums and in her shows. she hasn't forgotten about us so chill... :P D.R. www.myspace.com/dr_rockerchic >From: "Alisa Solovyeva" >To: HMN333@aol.com, jewel@smoe.org >Subject: RE: [EDA] half a$$ed review :) >Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 08:07:59 -0700 > >You think that maybe she didnt thank the fans because in the big scheme of >things, we're "fiction" and she's leaving that world - isn't that what good >bye alice in wonderland all about---- children growin fat on fantasy--- all >about greed for love and acceptance? I see this cd as a thank you to the >fans- and then, personal thank yous to the people she knows personally- >those are the people that are real to her. We've been there since the >beginning, haven't we been thanked enough? In all of her other cds? > >alisa. > > >>From: HMN333@aol.com >>To: jewel@smoe.org >>Subject: [EDA] half a$$ed review :) >>Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 06:29:46 EDT >> >>I won't go song by song, haven't time right now. But I have to say I was >>SO >>excited to buy the CD yesterday. Jewel's the only artist that I make a >>point >>of going and getting it the day it comes out. I got the Target Bonus DVD >>also, but haven't watched it yet. A little nostalgic too, just thinking >>about >>some things I had been going through the last time I bought one of her >>albums.. >>But anyway.. >> >>As with all new Jewel CDs, I sat down (well, and cleaned around my house) >>and listened to the whole thing. Overall, I like it! There's a couple >>songs >>that may grow on me, and some I'd listen to every time. Some I didn't >>like at >>the beginning but by the time they were over I was boppin' along to them. >> >>Overall - I like it! I also noticed the fan thank-you (or lack thereof..) >>but what can ya do, I guess.. >> >>Take care, >>Heather ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 04:31:30 -0700 From: "D R" Subject: [EDA] Last Requests......!!! Target Exclusive! i'll take requests for the Target DVD till sunday night. Get them all on monday and send them out tuesday. any requests after monday... sorry.. i can't help you, lol. hopefully they'll still have them in stock by then... anyway.. let me know asap i guess. D.R. www.myspace.com/dr_rockerchic ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 19:28:09 +0200 From: michiel Subject: [EDA] tonite jewel on CNBC europe REMINDer Don't forget to tune in on your sat/cable dish tonite to CNBC europe when Jewel performs at 23.00 CET ! I guess she will turn on late on the show! i will watch and so does mr grovesy from www.jewelfan.co.uk gr michiel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 10:24:09 -0700 (PDT) From: cristian louvier Subject: [EDA] Dallas News article has a pretty pic http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/ent/stories/DN-jewel_0502gl.ART0.State.Edition1.13525d5f.html - --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 19:55:57 +0100 (BST) From: Kiera OToole Subject: [EDA] tonite jewel on CNBC europe REMINDer Yep looking forward to it and glad us Europeans don't get left out by waiting weeks for the latest episodes to air here. And it was said on the JKF First!! ;) michiel wrote: Don't forget to tune in on your sat/cable dish tonite to CNBC europe when Jewel performs at 23.00 CET ! I guess she will turn on late on the show! i will watch and so does mr grovesy from www.jewelfan.co.uk gr michiel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 21:12:23 +0200 From: michiel Subject: Re: [EDA] tonite jewel on CNBC europe REMINDer Hehe glad you respond kiera, I hope you enjoy it !! will be lovely to play it back so my tv with sat dish will patiently await ms Jewel's showcase on Leno the nr1 tonite show (LOL) In a land of monkeys we are happy to have Jewel singing nice songs :) gr michiel Kiera OToole schreef: > Yep looking forward to it and glad us Europeans don't get left out by waiting weeks for the latest episodes to air here. > > And it was said on the JKF First!! ;) > > > michiel wrote: > Don't forget to tune in on your sat/cable dish tonite to CNBC europe > when Jewel performs at 23.00 CET ! I guess she will turn on late on the > show! > > i will watch and so does mr grovesy from www.jewelfan.co.uk > > gr > > michiel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 21:56:54 +0100 (BST) From: Kiera OToole Subject: Re: [EDA] Jewel - StrippedMusic.com (Download) Thanks a mil. I was hoping to get a copy of this. Cheers lumkinsc98@aol.com wrote: This includes the videos (wmv) and the audio in two different formats (wma & mp3). Once you go to the download page, the countdown will start in the upper right hand corner. A pop up may come up over the countdown so just click the little "x" if it does. After the countdown is over it'll change to say something along the lines of "download file now", etc... Enjoy! http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S8OQYXIR - ------------------------ Want to know more Jewel? Come join our forum @ www.jewelkilcherforum.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 10:29:09 -0700 (PDT) From: cristian louvier Subject: [EDA] Dallas news article in text Ah well, guess the pic was only in the actual paper- THE MANY FACETS OF jewel MUSIC: Singer-songwriter searches her soul on new CD and finds peace on her Texas ranch By THOR CHRISTENSEN / The Dallas Morning News STEPHENVILLE Jewel's rags-to-riches life is already the stuff of legend: Dirt-poor teen from Alaska moves to Southern California, struggles to survive, becomes homeless and then skyrockets to stardom, selling 11 million copies of her debut CD and landing on the cover of Time by the age of 23. In the Hollywood version, the movie would end there, with a narrator explaining that Jewel lived happily ever after. But of course, real life isn't that easy which is the theme of her new CD, Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, due in stores today."There are so many fairy tales we're told and so many we tell ourselves," the 31-year-old singer says during an interview at her Hill Country ranch 70 miles southwest of Fort Worth. "Fame is the ultimate illusion, and if you're not careful, you can live your whole life and miss the point." Point No. 1 for Jewel: Don't live the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. For someone who's sold 25 million albums, her '70s-style ranch home on a dirt road near Stephenville is surprisingly modest. For a lot of celebrities, this would be the shack out back where the maids live. For Jewel, who grew up without indoor plumbing, it's just fine. She's lived here six years with retired rodeo champ Ty Murray, 36, who bought it before they became a couple. The decor is pure cowboy: animal-skin rugs on the floors, rifles on the walls, livestock magazines on top of the toilet tank. Outside is a bucolic hilltop panorama, with cows resting in the shade of live oak trees. It's the scene of Jewel's new video for the CD's title track, and also where in 2002 she broke a rib and her collarbone in a freak horse-riding accident. But most days spent on the ranch are uneventful. A big social night out in Stephenville? "Horseshoes and Keystone Light," she says with a chuckle, perched on an orange leather couch with her pet Shih Tzu asleep on her lap. "When I first came here, I liked the quiet, the familiarity, the simpleness of the lifestyle. It felt like home." Which brings us to her sixth CD, Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, a song cycle about her journey from Homer, Alaska, to mind-blowing fame to small-town Texas. She calls the CD her most autobiographical since Pieces of You, her mega-selling 1995 debut. "I wrote my first record when I was about to turn 20 I'd moved out of home when I was 15, hitchhiked all over the country and had this bizarre life and I wrote this record as I was turning 30 and ending a really bizarre ride in my life," she says. "Now I'm looking at a new stage in my life." Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day), the album is standard Jewel, filled with well-crafted folk tunes, spunky rockers and a few too many slick pop songs. But her calling card is her lyrics, which mix love poems with social commentary and philosophy, like the chorus to one new song: "Everything is temporary/If you wait long enough." Her poetry annoys some critics they had a field day with her 1998 poetry collection A Night Without Armor but she makes no apologies for trying to fuse poetry with pop music. "There are so many mercenary pop songwriters out there writing the most formulaic cheese whiz you can imagine," she says. "For me, it's how do you put a great melody together with really integral lyrics? That's the big game I've been trying to hunt since my first record." As she talks, she keeps circling back to Pieces of You, an album that ranged from angry, Dylan-style songs ("Who Will Save Your Soul?") to sweet ballads ("You Were Meant for Me"). A decade later, she's still trying to come to grips with its runaway success. "I'm sensitive and shy by nature. I'm a voyeur who likes to watch people, and fame has been hard in that way, because I'm not allowed to be a voyeur," she says. "I became the zoo animal that people are watching, instead of me watching them." The more albums she sold, the smaller her cage got. When her second CD, Spirit (1998), sold 6 million copies, she found herself "working so hard to keep up with the snowball that was rolling downhill faster and faster. It was just too much, too fast, and I was so tired." By then, she'd fallen in love with Mr. Murray, whom she'd met at a performance in Denver. She stopped touring, moved in with him and wrote "Stephenville, TX," a cynical look at how Americans worship celebrities. "So why not follow me, the blond bombshell deity?/I'll sell you neat ideas without big words/And a little bit of cleavage to help wash it all down." Pop culture is a recurring theme for Jewel. It also got her in hot water with the 2003 dance pop hit "Intuition." In the video, a scantily clad Jewel shakes her assets to mock the way singers market themselves like soft drinks or tennis shoes. But some critics didn't get the satire and hammered her for selling out. "I was flabbergasted," she says. "I mean, you can't watch that video and not get that it's a parody. I think it was intentional on some journalists' part, just to create a story: 'Jewel Does Britney.' " She got even more flak when "Intuition" was used in commercials to promote Schick Intuition razors, a topic she's not eager to discuss except to say the decision wasn't entirely hers and that "it won't happen again." It didn't help matters that her last CD, 0304, flopped. She says the electronic-tinged CD was her attempt at a "1940s dancehall lose-yourself-in-the rhythm" sound. But her fans were just plain lost. 0304 was the worst-selling album of her career, with some 756,000 copies sold in the U.S. Her career wasn't the only thing on the rocks. Three months before 0304 came out, she and Mr. Murray broke up. They got back together a month later, but not before Jewel did some soul-searching that resulted in Goodbye Alice in Wonderland. "We're told these fairy tales as kids that if you find true love, the rest of your life will be great. But you're never told how hard love really is that you can find real love and still be constantly dissatisfied if you keep searching for a fairy tale," she says. "A lot of this record is about tearing down the fantasies, the mythology, the elixirs and all the things that are not what they appear to be." For example: the myth that says the more you accomplish, the happier you are. In 1999, Jewel decided to become an actor, and she landed a role in Ang Lee's Ride With the Devil. At first, she loved it: "Acting deals with the subconscious, which is a level I can't get to writing in a three- to six-minute song," she says. But all the time she spent flying to auditions meant less time for her music and her life in Texas with Mr. Murray. "I felt like a gerbil on a wheel, like, 'What am I doing?' " she says. "The math didn't add up between the amount that it satisfied me, creatively, compared to having to let my love life go and live in Hollywood, or travel all the time. I decided I'd rather make a go of love." Around the same time she got out of acting, she got rid of another energy-wasting device: the Tortured Artist Syndrome. Her tuneful ballads might not sound like the work of a woman who suffers for her art. But Jewel says she bought into it with a vengeance. "I was merciless about it. Every friend, every lover I had was just poetry food," she says. "I thought I had to do my great work, my Grapes of Wrath, and my life was just something to feed art." Eventually, she figured out that it was just one more fairy tale. One more Alice in Wonderland. "I started looking at my favorite writers and realizing they all died insane, or lonely, or estranged from their families," she says. "After that, I really stopped feeling obligated. ... If I never find out what my greatest work is, that's all right. It's OK with me." E-mail tchristensen@dallasnews.com On TV See Jewel perform tonight on NBC's Tonight Show With Jay Leno. ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V11 #116 ****************************