[MMouse]: modest mouse plays the meadowlands?
In a message dated 6/2/00 12:20:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: when you say big venues, are you talking arena's? I seriously, SERIOUSLY doubt that modest mouse could sell out an arena. Their were shows on this current tour that haven't sold out until the day of the show (if at all). I could see them moving up to big venues on an indie-rock scale (Irving Plaza, The Filmore, etc...). yes i mean large indie rock scale. but still its just scary to think about. i mean before they'd play venues with a capacity for 500 people or so. granted they played a few big spaces. but this next leg it seems they might have spaces with room for two thousand people... but no i'm not thinking modest mouse will suddenly turn area rock band with a tour backed by mtv or anything. but to argue with you about shows selling out i know for a fact that the bowery ballroom show was sold out well before the show. haligh haligh a lie haligh, sara
[MMouse]: bright eyes news/ modest mouse commentary
i saw bright eyes last night at brownies
and ohmygoodnesss it ranks right up there
with the mouse as one of the best shows
i've ever seen. either conor is the most
nervous troubled boy alive [and if so my
heart goes out to him] or he's got the
knack for showmanship. either way i love it.
bt i heard that there are problems
with booking for the tour bright eyes was supposted
to be going with herspaceholiday this july. soo sad huh.
im hoping bright eyes with still play cmj this fall as rumored.
anyone else have any inside info they can bring to the table?
i keep pestered robb from saddle creek and i feel badly. in good
news the faint will be on tour with the vue and camera obscura.
that should be a really rad show for any of you kids diggin the
new wave revival.
now for modest content: im fairly sure they are doing another
leg of the tour although dates and venues have yet to be confirmed.
isaac sets up the shows himself and i heard he called the electric
factory in philly about setting up a show. seems like the next leg
the mouse might be playing some reallly BIG venues. while i think
it'll be great to have shows where more people can go {maybe
solving some of the desperate pleas for tickets and such} it'll be
strange to see the mouse in huuge spaces. also the band is going
to have to pay a lot bigger fees to rent out these spaces meaning
ticket prices will probably go up quite a bit. the price you pay
becoming popular i suppose...
sunrise and sunset,
sara
[MMouse]: info on the shins/recommendations
about the shins: definitely worth checking out! i wish i could see them but of course they arent coming to the east coast. they are a four piece pop band from albuquerque, nm that has members of the group flake music (also highly recommended by me). i know they have a few seven inches out on omnibus records (www.omnibusrecords.com) and are supposted to be coming out with a sub pop singles seven inch sometime soon. i also hear that one of the guys in the band is a professional air balloonist! their music kinda reminds me of low-fi-ish early built to spill a la the normal years. and in response to the post Rescue Me- check these out! bright eyes-fevers and mirrors her space holiday-home is where you hang yourself to rococo rot-amateur view flake music- when you land here its time to return milemarker-frigid forms sell the red scare/orchid split built to spill-live cat power-covers sonic youth-confusion is sex and i wanna be your dog, sara
[MMouse]: locust shirt on ebay
this is dumb because you can still get them from threeoneg along with the belt buckles and other stuff (compact mirrors for doing coke anyone? ) and what the hell its a large! everyone knows locust shirts are only good when they're small! sleepless in the east village, sara
[MMouse]: kid koala/commentary
or his 25. hehehe. hey russ you gotta love mogwai! they are so amazing. and anybody have the new songs: ohia cd? its fucking fantastic. 3 sara np: antioch arrow: the fixed orbit
[MMouse]: Re: NY tickets (no, not for mm, sorry)
instead of going to see saves the day and hot water music tonight at the knitting factory tonite anybody in nyc should go see the feud at the knitting factory tonight (not in the main space though). its instrumental rock the likes of which should not be missed. two drumers two guitars one bass one keyboard and they all switch instruments. right on! plus i'll be there. xx sara
[MMouse]: !!!
!!! is pronounced "chick-chick-chick" at least thats what my sources tell me. i spy a may queen, sara
[MMouse]: magnolia vs the sexxxiest kids in indie rock
i loved magnolia. yes certainly the shortest three hour movie i've ever seen. tom cruise is great. his character just seemed so real. and the frog thing! i'd heard from a friend that it actually HAS happened. can anyone verify that? a truly amazing movie. the way the sickness of certain characters was portrayed was amazing. i've had someone in my immediate family become terminally ill. and yes all those feelings are true. i havent seen boogie nights. is it anywhere as good? as for the sexxxiest kids in indie rock let me begin by saying i find all these people attractive for so many reasons that have nothing to do with their looks marty from the lucksmiths sasha from ladybug transistor/essex green bill and kyle from rainer maria all of modest mouse the guitarist of les savy fav michelle mae of the makeup kazu of blonde redhead all of sleater kinney elliott smith mark robinson steve malkumus manda rin and all of the rondelles oh and amelia fletcher too! heheh see i like lots of indie kids. xx sara
[MMouse]: Re: snow falling on cedars
In a message dated 1/11/00 7:18:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: did you catch gutersons star appearance in the movie? where was he? i also thought they did really well portraying his feelings and turmoil about the war.
[MMouse]: Re: Digest modestmouse.v001.n638
In a message dated 1/5/00 12:06:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: nw City of Lost Children now that is a wonderful movie. i cant say i liked home fries much. i do like both bottle rocket and rushmore but i agree about it being a certain sort of humor. neither of my two sisters liked either. and on the topic of movies i went to see the talented mr ripley the other nite. i dont want to spoil the movie for anyone but i will say it turned out to be a lot darker than i expected from the movie trailer i'd seen. i did like it though. not nearly as much as fight club, which was just more fun to watch. my two cents. xxoo sara
[MMouse]: the way a leash feels
In a message dated 12/12/99 6:12:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: American Beauty is the best movie of the year. Well, duh. i would tend to disagree with this statement. i found American Beauty to be the hollywood version of a much better movie, namely Happiness. Happiness took risks in its portrayal of suburbia. meanwhile American Beauty feed us the same stereotypes and was ohsocontrived. i mean the father kissing kevin spacey, oh all military uptight assholes secretly have homosexual tendancies... i did like some parts. such as the last monologue about things being beautiful. i think seeing it in the theaters when it first came out might have ruined it some for me. people were just laughing at things that i didn't find at all amusing. like when the mother (annette bening) does not make the sale and is furious at herself, to the point where she hurts herself, people laughed. i found nothing funny about this scene; it fact it seemed tragic to me. perhaps thats just because i've felt as she does in that moment. oh well. my favorite movies of the year: (in no particular order) happiness run lola run buena vista social club the iron giant movies that should have been better but were ok: boys dont cry american beauty twin falls, idaho what i hated: blair witch project yeah. s a r a np: salt sinks and sugar floats/ 764-hero
[MMouse]: top records
here's my list: 1)simon joyner-the lousy dance this is a really beautiful cd. just listen to "she lays down her veil." it never fails to make me feel sad and lonely. something more songs never come close to doing. i must admit though i do like some of his older cds slightly more. 2)mick turner-marlan rosa i guess its the association with the dirty three but this man creates layered textured enthralling music. its great. 3)les savy fav-the cat and the cobra this rocks out. and they are so wonderful live. this cd along with the our coastal hymn 7" are a must. 4)the blackheart procession-2 i dont usually like all that san diego stuff but this sounds different. in fact i'm thinking i need to hear 3 mile pilot after listening to this cd so much. 5)rainer maria-look now look again not only a nice sweet pop record (although they need more dualing vocals as far as i'm concerned) but a nice bunch of people. i like! 6)duster-1975 space rock. so fucking rad. 7)the magnetic fields-69 love songs box set this is a lot of fun. some are novelty i must admit but altogether it puts a smile on my face. need i say more? 8)the red house painters-retrospective pretty songs. i dig. yeah! 9)the lucksmiths-southernmost ep cute australian and i have a crush on marty. nevermind the fact this cd is the sweetest pop music. 10)belle and sebastian-tigermilk reissue speaking of the sweetest pop i am so glad they re-released this cd. its great. i think its perhaps the best bs in my opinion. 11) built to spill - keep it like a secret thank god for doug martsch. this rules! 12)flin flon- boo boo mark robinson keeps em coming. dude this makes me wanna dance! 13)pedro the lion-the only reason i feel secure yeah this guy is christian and maybe he mentions jesus here and there but the songs speak for themselves. i once heard someone call this boring, but thats so far from correct. 14) sleater-kinney- the hot rock yes this is more indie rock than their past releases, but the song writing is the best of any of their past work. the song get up alone makes this a winner. 15)apples in stereo- her wallpaper reverie this is a short, sweet, fantastic bit of sound. 16) olivia tremor control- black foliage its E6. its good. its got lots of weird noises. 17) the kinks- village green preservation society reissue its the kinks for crying out loud! ray davies and the rest of the boys make me wish i were born in a different time period so i coulda seen them in their peak. honorable mention: antarctica, lullaby for the working class, paris, texas, essex green, pita, mogwai, don cab, red stars theory, the rondelles
[MMouse]: at the machine
In a message dated 12/1/99 3:13:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: anybody find it very very strange that at the drive-in is opening for rage vs. the machine on many east coast dates? its sorta frightening. but at the same time i love at the drive in and if they get lots of fans as a result of this, hell the kids are finally catching on. oh and as for rage against the machine, i find their political messages to be lost on crowds of angry young men. but thats just my feeling. as far as mainstream bands go, they're ok. s*a*r*a
[MMouse]: Re: Digest modestmouse.v001.n588
In a message dated 12/1/99 3:13:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: hey am i out of the loop about this or what? but i just saw a compilation at the store of cool bands covering heavy metal songs..like the get up kids do a motley crue song and reggie and the full effect are on it too..anyway the last songs says its modest mouse featuring some other guy and they do south of heavenwell anyway i didnt have any money so i couldnt buy it but i hope to soon. has anyone else heard it? andrew i think its called i love metal. i remember getting a postcard about it or something. the graphics were really ugly if i remember correctly. but i can't find the card so i dont remember exactly who modest mouse were doing it with... i'm so little help. :sara:
[MMouse]: go atari-core! or sad and slow! or pop!
In a message dated 12/1/99 11:25:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: so i'm looking for some ideas... because i can't float on my own for a whole semester... i have a radio show at a college in cali (kuci, if any of you give a shit)... and i'm kinda getting sick of playing the same damn stuff all the time... and this list has been a very good thing for me... you kids have definately been a big part of giving me ideas of what's good... so i was hoping that maybe you could do it again? i don't give a shit what it is... it doesn't have to be indie or emo or even made by humans... i'm a musical whore... i'll try anything once. but there is a catch... it really can't be anything that has been on commercial radio... i know that stuff varies from region to region... but i can't play fucking korn and backstreet... make sense? stuff that was pretty small time commercial like fountains of wayne and flaming lips are good though (please don't argue with me about commerical success...)... so yeah... thanks... i appreciate it! lately i've been digging all the semi-electronic sorta stuff. like plone and all those various other artists that matador just released (as part of that warp records thing). or try some to rococo rot. or pita. or broadcast. mice parade. crescent. etc. or maybe like mick turner, jessica baliff, fly pan am, labradford, godspeed you black emperor! and all that kranky stuff. i also have a thing for the pop thing. with the lucksmiths. high llamas. the lilies essex green. and all that sorta stuff. its all REALLY GOOD I TELL YOU. heh i'm trying to get you to play my cd collection! woo! s a r a
[MMouse]: religion: who needs it?
In a message dated 12/1/99 11:39:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ok. i have a new theory. a believe God created the universe on december 27, 1979, the day i was born. everything is centered around me. on this day god also created everyone else, made them various ages, gave them memories and created everything that else that existed on dec 27 1979. but i am the center of the universe. sorta reminds me of my theory. see i'm the only one who exists in this world. the rest of you are creations of my sub-conscious (yes i'm that damn creative!). my feelings are the only ones that are real. my fears. my loves. my obsessions. so it doesn't matter what happens to all of you as long as i am content and enjoying the ride. w. yeah! and hey i am a scientist i seek to understand me all of my impurities and evils yet unknown enuff of this god talk, kiddies! sara
[MMouse]: fiona apple
In a message dated 11/22/99 1:31:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "Nobody sees it when youre lying in your bed and I wanna crawl in with you, but I cry instead. I want you warm but it will only make me colder when it's over."- Those are the saddest lines Ive ever heard written by the beautiful and talented Fiona Apple. isn't that album great!!... i am so obssessed with it... i used to not care for her that much but now i lover her!... she is so amazing jessica "bonanza jellybean wannabe" i haven't heard the new record but whats with the title? i'm not a big fan of her but i did love that little statement at the mtv music awards --c'mon joan of arc wrote a song about it! she's big into those "fuck you" sorta things isnt she? s a r a
[MMouse]: Re: Digest modestmouse.v001.n564
In a message dated 11/22/99 3:11:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Get up kids is getting frupping huge..they're packing like 1200 seat venues and what not..they had to turn people away for the first time at the stalag the last time they played(well maybe not the first time..but definately a rare occurance.) So yeah..they're big..and stuff Mark in fact so many kids got turned away that there were fights. six kids needed stitches or so i hear. that to me is ridiculous. its a shame when that sorta thing happens. the stalag had to get big tuff bouncers to prevent it happening again. .sara.
[MMouse]: Re: Digest modestmouse.v001.n560
In a message dated 11/20/99 10:05:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I saw the get up kids with ultimate fakebook and at the drive in. I have to say at the drive in sucked real bad and they will be right at home when they tour with rage against the machine. Ultimate fakebook was surprisingly good and the get up kids were fucking amazing! ok first off i'm tired. forgive me if i'm mean. these are only my opinions. a) at the drive in are great. live they are even more amazing. b) the correct grammar would be NOT be "sucked real bad" at LEAST say "sucked realLY badLY" although that's not much of an improvement. c) if you wanna talk about "selling out" in terms of at the drive in, look at the get up kids. they had a FREAKING TOUR BUS. that is ridiculous. you'd think they WERE the backstreet boys. d) the get up kids are really lame. i've seen them twice and each time i've wanted to wretch. sickenly sweet songs poorly executed as an audience pack full of boys clutch their 3s with one hand and point with the other. yuck.
[MMouse]: if i die tonite put my head inside a mason jar
tonight i saw les savy fav at mercury lounge in nyc. i just wanted to recommend seeing them to anyone who ever has the chance. such an amazing live band. they do a whole thing with ships (a la june of 44 some would say) but at the same time they have a crazy live show (but not as crazy as arab on radar) thats ohsoentertaining. if anyone happened to go to the show the kid with the black hair and glasses that got pulled on stage was my friend bj. it was great! only bad thing: the lapse cancelled. oh and by the way, i never knew there were so many sara songs! yay! =sara=
[MMouse]: heavenly reference: high fidelity
by the way, i just found out that not only is High Fidelity being made into a movie, but my other favorite book is too. Anyone ever read Jesus' Son by denis johnson? You should, the language he uses is beautiful. *mer* yes and jon cusack is supposta star! eek i think i mispelled his name but you get the point. anyhow did anyone read About a Boy ? i almost liked it more than high fidelity. speaking of good books, anyone have any other suggestions? especially those that involve music? "shuddup and read your nick hornby"-heavenly
[MMouse]: Re:i guess thats what it takes when comparing your bellyaches
if you dont understand what im talking about, go listen to Kleenex Girl Wonders album "ponyoak" or something. that pretty much says it all. oh i agree. that album makes me all schmoopy. esp "ann-marie". that song made me wish someone would write a song about me. speaking of name songs anyone have any favorites? i love "ruby" by apples in stereo or "velouria" by the pixies. *sara* ps. the closest i come is the simon joyner song "she lays down her veil" he sings about a sara... who i think is his wife.
