From: owner-recycled-bin-digest@smoe.org (recycled-bin-digest) To: recycled-bin-digest@smoe.org Subject: recycled-bin-digest V1 #54 Reply-To: recycled-bin@smoe.org Sender: owner-recycled-bin-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-recycled-bin-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "recycled-bin-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. recycled-bin-digest Friday, September 26 1997 Volume 01 : Number 054 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Latest Garbage News For Everyone [Bruce or Mike Trumpis Subject: Re: Latest Garbage News For Everyone > >yeah...the labels are a real pain, especially if any of you have tried to >review a cd & describe to people what it sounds like...Britpop/Brit Indie >could be from Blur to Three Colours Red, but those two bands could also be >considered alternative...Beth Orton could be considered as some sort of >folkish music, but yet she could also be Brit Indie & Alternative...I must >say the whole Britpop/Brit Indie term is much more awful than the >Alternative label...just because its from Britain, and in some cases >Ireland, it can be labelled as Britpop/Brit Indie...I must agree w/your >assessment of what really should be alternative, but in that case, whatever >isn't too popular is basically alternative then...dammit...this is all too >confusing... yeah yeah.. :P i think if people weren't so damned self conscious when trying to explain what kind of music they listen to, then this label issue wouldn't be of any concern.. i mean, the only purpose for labels are to make people think that you know something they don't. "oh i listen to drum&bass, breakbeat, jungle, monkey bars, sand box, peanut butter&jelly, saltines&milk (three cheers for four rooms!). . ." (ok maybe those terms are common knowledge) just use generalizations cos everyone else understands them too :) but it's not like i've never been one of those who tried to look like he knew something someone else didn't! (btw, are we turning into trashtalk or what? apologies!) >is garbage going to be headlining a tour the next time they tour the states >? my opinion on this matter is that they probably will, although they will >be confined to small venues, which is fine w/me...and who would open for >them ? ummm.. err.. i saw this one band open for beck in san diego (if anyone *happens* to know who they are by that description. . .) they were a lot like devo (they all wore matching cowboy outfits [flames on shirts and everything]) and i think they should open for garbage. damn.. i don't know any new bands anymore :-/ ok, that'sall bye~ mike ------------------------------ End of recycled-bin-digest V1 #54 *********************************