From: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org (jinglejangle-digest) To: jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Subject: jinglejangle-digest V3 #6 Reply-To: jinglejangle@smoe.org Sender: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jinglejangle-digest Monday, January 17 2000 Volume 03 : Number 006 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [MLL] Mary Lou In A book ["21st Century Schizoid Man" ] Re: [MLL] Mary Lou In A book [AWeiss4338@aol.com] Re: [MLL] bing bang holidang [K3285@aol.com] [MLL] Renaissance Online Magazine article (fwd) [rachel kramer bussel Subject: Re: [MLL] Mary Lou In A book Andrea, A couple of questions: 1- Who comprises the "FIRST openly gay/lesbian rock music scene? You imply that there have been others? Also, by "gay/lesbian" are you implying a female scene or does this also include male homosexuals? 2- What's a "cretque?" Do you mean "critique," as in the publisher's "critique of your article?" 3- I'd be curious to discover how MLL has been an influence. Surely, not just because she is a female singer/songwriter? Thanks, Jeff - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 4:42 PM Subject: [MLL] Mary Lou In A book > I've been writing a book about an openly lesbian rock band that's part of the > first openly gay/lesbian rock music scene. Mary Lou is a big influnce on the > scene. > A publisher wants me to re-write the book for possible publication according > to the cretque. I more then agree with what she said about the book, much > more description, and was thrilled by her two comments, that the story was > good, and original. That made my day. > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:02:31 -0500 From: Djiln Subject: [MLL] bing bang holidang anyone pick up a copy of BLEU's album "bing band holidang" I saw a poster for it and said there is a special appearence by MLL amoung others like Kay hanley, dicky barrett, ramona silver, etc. any info out there thanks dennis ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 22:06:50 EST From: AWeiss4338@aol.com Subject: Re: [MLL] Mary Lou In A book Well there was Women's music in the 70's, a scene that still thrives today. It's sort of like the scene in the book but without the septirtism of it. They really were the first altarntive music scene. Cris Williamson comes from that scene, as well as Holly Near and a bunch of other women, very mellow stuff, very folk, the album to get if you want an idea of it is Cris's The Changer And The Changed. Good album. Riot Grrl and Homocore too, sort of, more seprtisim, the scen in the book rejects that as it didn't work. There a lot of women in the gay/lesbian rock scene, also a lot of men, both gay and straight, as are the women of it. The bands I focus on mainly, Great Big Something, the main charaters band, and their opening act, The Space Heaters, are all gay and lesbian. Yes it's critique, not the mis-spelling by me, the publisher did do that. Believe it or not I have a learning disability that affects me in grammar and spelling, very poor, but not writing in general. No Mary Lou isn't an influence because she's a woman. She writes great songs, has great taste in covers, and that's why she's an influence. I also wanted to get away from the cannon of alterntive rock, as in Stooges, Patti Smith, Velvets, MC5, Yoko ect, or if your younger and like rap/metal, the alt rock of today, Sabbith and Led Zep. and go for people who should be influential now, not 20 years from now, like what happened with the Velvets and 70's punk. Some other influnces on the scene are Aimee Mann, Scott Miller of the Loud Family, Dar Williams, the Nields, L7, Vercua Salt and Michael Penn. Those are the big ones, they're many more. Andrea ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00:23 EST From: K3285@aol.com Subject: Re: [MLL] bing bang holidang Mary Lou appears on one song on this cd. "Boston All Star 12 Dayz", a slightly altered version of 12 Days of Christmas. Different Boston artists take turns singing a day. Mary Lou sings the 11th day. The cd is a benefit for the Boston Institute For Arts Therapy. Melissa ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:51:40 -0500 (EST) From: rachel kramer bussel Subject: [MLL] Renaissance Online Magazine article (fwd) - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 15:19:04 -0500 From: Kevin Ridolfi To: rkb200@is5.nyu.edu Subject: Renaissance Online Magazine article Release 01/16/2000: Renaissance Online Magazine published an extensive review of Mary Lou Lord's recent appearance in New Haven, CT in its January 2000 issue. The article is available online at: http://www.renaissancemag.com/arts/music/default.asp?article=0100c Renaissance Online Magazine, a non-profit publication, features the news, reviews and features from the world of entertainment, sports and politics, as well as humor, and original fiction and poetry. ROM is published monthly. Contact: Kevin Ridolfi, editor, Renaissance Online Magazine kridolfi@renaissancemag.com - -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Kevin Ridolfi, Editor, Renaissance Online Magazine http://www.renaissancemag.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ------------------------------ End of jinglejangle-digest V3 #6 ********************************