From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-digest) To: seven-seas-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-digest V4 #187 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-digest Friday, May 20 2005 Volume 04 : Number 187 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 06:51:26 -0400 From: "whitings@frontiernet.net" Subject: Re: seven-seas-digest V4 #185 > Did anyone mention the fact they opened the doors over an hour > after they were supposed to......and then got a bit pissy because > the Bunnymen didn't get off the stage on time so they could start > their silly teenie bopper underage disco club thang???? I heard one > of the staff telling another guy later about the band not getting > off the stage until after 10:30 and I turned around and said > "well maybe if you had opened the doors when you were SUPPOSED > to instead of over an hour late, it wouldn't have happened!" > Yeah, that realled pissed me off, because I was pissed up and I really needed to, uh...take a piss, so to speak. If they had forced them off the stage early, we would torn the house down. ===================================================================== Bunnymen Online Presence: http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info * http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ * http://bunnymen.nexuswebs.net/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ * http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 * http://www.neonhalos.blogspot.com ====================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 09:14:09 -0400 From: "Zap" Subject: Fw: BOUNCE seven-seas@smoe.org: Message too long (>7000 chars) Received: from web51403.mail.yahoo.com (web51403.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.38.182]) by smoe.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id j4KCtCYd019498 for ; Fri, 20 May 2005 08:55:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 55818 invoked by uid 60001); 20 May 2005 12:48:29 -0000 Comment: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; b=Jos6cup37HvwwPEB+uoeeU1sqLqUXS/xZJ5aMCbvCeb6VpPI5DeUn63VIPlLFHrdLrdl RtXAX1oSnydyE+/nB/OHcxmxo7raMxf+g9IxQzqswnxBjMAk+rXt80DzPTtf2sxOtvtWHz Clr5WPZlS5mTxZ4bRe7WgcQjIPB/BG4no= ; Message-ID: <20050520124829.55816.qmail@web51403.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [195.93.21.40] by web51403.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 20 May 2005 13:48:28 BST Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 13:48:28 +0100 (BST) From: "Anne Ronan \(nee Gleeson\)" Subject: Re: seven-seas OT: Shameless plug for Ian McNabb To: seven-seas@smoe.org In-Reply-To: <20050519230718.70661.qmail@web51501.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on jane.smoe.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.9 required=5.0 tests=FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Virus-Scanned: clamdscan / ClamAV version 0.60 X-Greylist: Delayed for 00:06:39 by milter-greylist-1.5.8 (smoe.org [199.201.145.78]); Fri, 20 May 2005 08:55:14 -0400 (EDT) For some reason it cost me #1.19, but still won't break the bank. All in the name of helping quality musicians stay in the game, eh? Cheers, Stu. Anne xx - --- Stu Bird wrote: > Okay, > > Midweek chart position has the man at No. 35, so > there's still a bit to do to ensure a decent chart > position this weekend. > > www.karmadownload.com > > It's 89p... FFS, EIGHTY NINE PENCE.. Some of you > must > be curious.. If yer in the States, it's 99cents... > AND > you can pay by paypal.. > > Attached is the latest message from Boots on his > list... > > Thanks for reading this, > > Stu > > From: "gentlemanadventurer" > Subject: Dispatch from the front line. > > Hello you lovely people. > > Here's the situation. > > The single is STILL at 35 today which is very > encouraging. We > have to hold onto this position until Sunday. There > are five > records behind ours in the chart (obviously). A > couple > of them > are dance records which have been out for a couple > of > weeks, > one of them is the current Killers single and, most > surprisingly of > all, the new Eels single is at 40, currently 400 > sales > behind us. > > Where we are in danger of being ousted is on weekend > sales > and downloads. WE HAVE NOT DONE ENOUGH DOWNLOADS. > So far just 89 of you have visited > karmadownload.com....way > short of your reach. > > There are nearly 800 of you registered here, if just > HALF of that > number download the single, not only will it stay in > the forty, but it > will climb again putting us within reach of top of > the > pops and all > other attendant opportunites which arrive with a hit > record. > > I NEED YOU TO...I AM *BEGGING* YOU TO DOWNLOAD THE > SINGLE. EVEN IF YOU ALREADY HAVE BOTH FORMATS AND > HAVE DOWNLOADED ALREADY WE HAVE TO DO MORE. FOR > 89p YOU CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING. > > Thanks for your incredible support whch has > literally > brought a > tear or two to my eye this week. Bombard your local > DJ > and ask > them why they are not playing this record, knowing > that is already > in the chart. > > Many thanks, > > Come on! > > Ian. > > > > > > > > --- Stu Bird wrote: > > > Right, > > > > I don't normally go for this type of thing, and > I'm > > also not a follower of uk "chart" music.. BUT, it > > obviously means a lot to McNabb, and he has kept > me > > going for YEARS with great gigs, releases, etc > > whilst > > waiting for the next EATB release.... > > Below is an update he posted to the message board > > today regarding his new single Let The Young Girl > Do > > What She Wants To out next week..... Help the guy > > out > > with an 89p download next week.. > > > > Anyway, Thanks for reading...... > > > > > > Stu > > > > Oh, and if you fancy buying a copy > > > > > http://www.townsend-records.co.uk/product.php?pId=10001213&pType=music > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 23:08:16 -0000 > > From: "gentlemanadventurer" > > Subject: Update > > > > Hi there, > > > > thought I'd let you know what was going on...my > > thoughts so far > > etc... > > > > The familiar "McNabb Wall" seems to be firmly in > > place...the > > resistance to LTYGDWSWT seems to stretch across > the > > board > > in the same fashion as my last single release nine > > years ago. > > Plays are few and far between...I haven't heard > any > > disparaging > > comments yet although "poppier than we'd expect" > has > > popped > > up a couple of times. People appear to have their > > minds made > > up about *IMc*...what this really means is that > the > > media expect > > me to behave like their set-in-stone-opinon of me > > (if > > they have > > one), and when I veer off it, they cry out in > > surprise > > that they > > expected me to be more like their idea of > me...which > > enables > > them to sit on the fence...the result > being...well, > > no > > airplay. > > > > It's fairly clear the LTYGDWSWT certainly SOUNDS > > like > > a hit > > record, unfortunately radio programmers don't > listen > > to the > > music, they look at the name underneath the > > track...this is the > > true governing fact of airplay. Would the song be > on > > the radio if it > > was a recording by Ronan Keating or the Libertines > > or > > the > > Bravery? > > > > Of course it would. > > > > Keep requesting it. Download it from > > karmadownloads.com on > > the day of release. EVEN IF YOU"VE ALREADY BOUGHT > A > > HARD > > COPY. For 89p we will pick up a few hundred more > > sales > > which > > will send the record chartbound. IF IT'S IN THE > > CHARTS > > THEY > > WILL HAVE TO PLAY IT. > > > > AND THEN WE WIN. > > > > This isn't just about gettting your hero in the > > charts...it's a war > > fought by music fans who don't want to be dictated > > to. > > > > Q magazine will not be reviewing the new album as > > the > > reviews > > editor "doesn't like it". This is little more than > > musical fascism. > > After being reminded by my PR that I once featured > > in > > "The Best > > Albums Released In Q's Lifetime" and they should > > show > > more > > respect, she was told that Q was more interested > in > > appealing to > > a "younger market" in future. > > > > Mojo magazine continue to ignore me and will not > be > > carrying a > > review. > > > > It's annoying but not unexpected. > > > > You can always write to these publications and > > complain. You > > don't have to agree with them. > > > > WORD like the album, have reviewed it (out > tomorrow) > > and > > feature a track on their cover mount CD. They > don't > > care who > > buys they're magazine they just want people to > read > > it. > > > > The John Martyn tour is a godsend to me as I get > to > > play my > > music to the general public..where they can make > > their > > minds up > > fot themselves, cut out the middleman and not have > > their > > entertainment decided for them by people in London > > who > > get > > their music free. > > > > It's doubtful that Oasis are loved by everyone who > > works for Mojo, > > but they're on the cover because people buy their > > records and > > will buy magazines with them on the cover. > > > > The same goes for Coldplay who sound like the > oldest > > band in > > the world after only three albums. > > > > Onwards! > > > > Ian. > > > > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > ===================================================================== > > Bunnymen Online Presence: > > http://www.bunnymenlist.com * > > http://www.bunnymen.info > > * > > http://www.bunnymen.com * > > http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ > > * > > http://bunnymen.nexuswebs.net/ * > > http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ > > * > > > http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 > > * > > http://www.neonhalos.blogspot.com > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > ===================================================================== > Bunnymen Online Presence: > http://www.bunnymenlist.com * > http://www.bunnymen.info > * > http://www.bunnymen.com * > http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ > * > http://bunnymen.nexuswebs.net/ * > http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ > * > http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 > * > http://www.neonhalos.blogspot.com > > ====================================================================== ===================================================================== Bunnymen Online Presence: http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info * http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ * http://bunnymen.nexuswebs.net/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ * http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 * http://www.neonhalos.blogspot.com ====================================================================== ------------------------------ End of seven-seas-digest V4 #187 ********************************