If it's time to be worrying about wristbands (is it?), then Kari and I each
need one. Can anyone help? Off-list, pls.
--Jamie S.
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http://www.wavetech.net/~swedberg
http://www.usinternet.com/users/ndteegarden/bheaters
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From: Jeff Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Geffry King wrote:
Disclaimer: I was bit by a Tibetan KyiApso (sic) on Christmas Day, and
I still hold a grudge..
Geff has the distintion of being bitten by the rarest dog in North
America. There are only between 50 - 60 Tibetan KyiApso's in the Western
Hemisphere,
But anyone who thinks Michael Jackson is not one of the 100 most
influential
Black musicians of the twentieth century just isn't thinking very hard. If
there's room for Ulysses Kay - and I like his music as well as the next
person - then there's certainly room for Jackson; to leave him off the
well, hey! I need one also.
Linda
Well yes, everyone needs 'em. What's the word??
--juniro
Sheesh, maybe I outta start a service or something.
Anyone interested contact me off list and I'll add you to my list of people
who wants one. I think there are four or five already.
BTW-I don't think they go on sale for a couple of weeks yet. We've got
plenty of time. Don't expect a response
Babs writes: But I think the majority of readers know the
reviewers' tastes well enough, to have something right there instead of
having to read the whole dang review... if someone gave every record 5
stars, then you'd take it with a grain of salt. Or at least, I think
twang fans are that smart.
Re: the Allison Moorer Oscar nomination, B. Silvers asks:
and the record didn't do all that well in the P2 best of '98 poll, did it?
Alabama Song came in a very respectable(?) 36th, with, if I read this right,
a total of 11 votes. At least one voter, as I recall, tagged Soft Place To
Fall as
Hey all,
Since I'll be down in Nashvegas for the next few days, could someone please
take it upon themselves to forward the relevant tour postings to p2ontour in
my absence?
I'm going to need to unsub and I hate it when those things get missedg.
The posting address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] . I'd
Howdy, hope this isn't old hat...I've fallen behind in my reading...
Anyway, according to Pollstar, Wilco's signed up for two dates at the very
beginning of March...they'll be playing Music Midtown in Atlanta 5/01 (Willie
Nelson is scheduled for the night before, no less!), and the River
Howdy friends,
This Sunday, Valentines Day...Hellcountry is pleased to present the Gilmans
hosting an "anti-Valentines Day show". That's right, they've scoured their
repertoire for all those songs about cheatin', your lover leavin', leavin'
your lover...you get the idea.
If you haven't seen the
Joe Gracey writes:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From today's MSNBC website. C'mon, don't tell me y'all never
*suspected*?"
Falwell suspects Teletubby is gay
Hell, we've all known this for years. Where has Jerry been?
'Fraid Joe is right. It's just another example of the insidious
tactics
Iain Noble wrote:
Joe Gracey writes:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From today's MSNBC website. C'mon, don't tell me y'all never
*suspected*?"
Falwell suspects Teletubby is gay
Hell, we've all known this for years. Where has Jerry been?
'Fraid Joe is right. It's just another
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, stuart wrote:
I find this quite hard to believe. In fact it seems from my vantage point to
be quite the opposite, in terms of having family, friends, co-workers or
whomever who are gay than having such in interacial relationships. I wonder
what this very average
Bill S. wrote:
March 23: Big Sandy His Fly-Rite Boys Radio Favorites (6-song EP)
Frank Black and the Catholics Pistolero
Gladhands Wow and Flutter
Jon Dee Graham Summerland
Bill Lloyd Standing on the Shoulders of Giant (!)
The Revelers Day In, Day Out
I just got a call from spinART
-Original Message-
From: Bluegrass music discussion. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
Behalf Of Frank W. Overstreet
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 8:04 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Jimmy Martin
Dwight Dillman reported on Wednesday, February 10, 1999 that Jimmy Martin
had
been
to all the P2ers who sent questions for the
Nashville Music awards web site.
I knew you'd come through for us.
We really appreciate it.
Thanks again.
marie (who's sorry for gloating!)
Various stuff from todays digest:
Here's a list of upcoming releases *I'm* gonna want to check out:
March 16: Tom Russell The Man from God Knows Where
Terry Allen Salivation
Actually, that's the 23rd. And don't forget the P2 reissue of the year (for
1999, trust me). Jimmy Murphy
For those that are interested, from the Punk77 list. By the way, the
Avengers opened for the Sex Pistols last show ever at Winterland in San
Francisco. The other opening band was the Nuns (incl. Alejandro Escovedo).
There actually was a third band listed on that show, Negative Trend, but
Bill
There seem to be two distinct audiences for country music in the UK.
One is a network of Country Western Clubs where the acts are mostly
local bands playing covers of country classics, and the patrons like to
dress up in cowboy/girl outfits with spurs and guns etc. Quick draw
contests are
Neal Weiss:
All I know is, I'm *thrilled* about
several releases that have come my way already. At least one, the new
Sparklehorse, I've already penciled in for several years worth of
enjoyment.
Neal, please tell us (me) what else is ringing your bell. As far as
Sparklehorse goes, I saw the
In a message dated 99-02-10 21:01:44 EST, you write:
I am going to post clips once a week from now on and that will be on Sunday
PM as late as I can so they can be printed or saved and then read at leisure
without taking the 'prime time' list hours (I may switch to Saturday, if
that is a
Reply to: Re: Various stuff from yesterday's digest.
John Kinnamon wrote:
np: Jimmy Lafave, Austin Skyline (anyone know when his new double is due?)
LaFave's double album "Trial" is just released (09/02/99).
You saw "Pig", right? That's intentionally distorted. Mark (Linkous, who *is*
Sparklehorse) had an accident two years ago where he took too many pills
on top of anti-depression medication he was on (I've read valium pills and booze
pills - but the former more often). He collapsed in such a
Reply to: Re: Various stuff from yesterday's digest.
John Kinnamon wrote:
np: Jimmy Lafave, Austin Skyline (anyone know when his new double is due?)
LaFave's double album Trial is just released (09/02/99).
Kelly Kessler pointed out
Dave Hoekstra (Doug Hoekstra's brother) did a loving profile of [The
Sundowners] in the last Journal of Country Music.
While I know who Dave Hoekstra is, I'll ask sheepishly -- who's brother
Doug?
And Nancy mentions that she knows (and flirts with) some of The
Here's an excerpt from The Austin Chronicle's Feb 5-11 "Dancing About
Architecture" column ya'all might chuckle at.
(http://www.auschron.com/current/music.dancing.html)
Keeping busy, Bruce says he's just finished recording a new album, which
is due in May. At the present, he's trying his hand
My word from Rounder is Trail is due out in mid-march
Iceman
Hanspeter Eggenberger wrote:
Reply to: Re: Various stuff from yesterday's digest.
John Kinnamon wrote:
np: Jimmy Lafave, Austin Skyline (anyone know when his new double is due?)
LaFave's double album "Trial" is
Well, sorta. Elmore Leonard's new one, Be Cool, may be of interest to some
here. Chili Palmer, last seen making a career change, from loan shark to
movie producer, in Get Shorty, is back, and getting into L.A.'s other
racket, the music business. Signs on to manage an alt-country band just
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, stuart wrote:
Emmylou Harris carries on crusade against music categories
"If it sells, it's country," she said laughing. "If it doesn't,
it's folk."
Good way to define it. Can we all agree to this? Jon? Don?
Hell, I've been sayin' that
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
For those who don't know, Charles is one of the two or three most important
historians of country and other kinds of roots music around...
His knowledge of old-time country is especially impressive. I've learned
a lot from the fella through the
But not the alt-country scene, right? Heh heh.--don
Hi there, yes all the Grifters have side projects (I think), but I don't think
sthey are not getting along or anything like that. Could be, when you tour it
is easy to want to strangle the shit out of a band mate who needs it..
The only way we in Memphis make a living in Memphis is to have
In a message dated 99-02-10 18:27:31 EST, you write:
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought the KKK originated in lovely east Texas, specifically the town
of Vidor. I'm referring to the area north of scenic Beaumont, near the
Louisiana border. There is a trio of
Neal, please tell us (me) what else is ringing your bell.
Off the top of my head (and again, this is only six weeks into the year):
Wilco, Summerteeth -- *really* something special. That boy Tweedy can do
whatever he pleases and impress the hell out of me. Sonic, orchestral pop
while no less
I'll stand on David Cantwell's coffeetable and say that Off
The Wall and Thriller are two of the finest pop albums of the past 20
years.--don
Must've been a slow 20 years g
Lance . . .
Buck, Buck -- girl pop-punk from LA, CA. Fans of LA homegirls the Muffs,
the
Go Gos and L7 might wanna check it out.
Neal Weiss
What is this Buck Buck--an all-female Fat Albert cover band? Anyway, if I
like the Muffs--which I do--how do they compare? Screaming vocals,
Brit-pop-punk? Hotter or
At 09:04 AM 2/11/99 -0800, Donald wrote:
I like Mike just fine -- particularly from "I Want You Back" through
Thriller, which is a mighty long stretch of time. The bubblegum soul of
the J5 always puts a smile on my face, and jesus, that kid could sing.
Furthermore, I'll stand on David
I like Mike just fine -- particularly from "I Want You Back" through
Thriller, which is a mighty long stretch of time. The bubblegum soul of
the J5 always puts a smile on my face, and jesus, that kid could sing.
Furthermore, I'll stand on David Cantwell's coffeetable and say that Off
The
Jesus, I find myself agreeing with Don. I realize that Mike has not been the
most lovable of characters and probably has some major personality defects but
he could definitely put out enjoyable well crafted pop/rock soul at least
until the HIStory fiasco. Yes, he sold lots but sometimes that
stuart wrote:
This has been an interesting and enjoyable thread. Since the Alex in the subject
line is my teenaged son, and since Im going to London to visit him and the rest
of the crew next week, I want to ask the British P2 squadron if there is any
good music happening between the
At 11:40 AM 2/11/99 -0800, the Iceman wrote of MiJack and others:
I would rank him as one of the three most influentail black
artists of the last 20 years. The others would be Stevie Wonder who just
plain never ceases to amaze me. The third one would be his royal pain in the
ass over- egoed
What is this Buck Buck--an all-female Fat Albert cover band? Anyway, if I
like the Muffs--which I do--how do they compare? Screaming vocals,
Brit-pop-punk? Hotter or colder? What the hell's up with the Muffs anyway? I
know they played a show in the Bay Area within the last couple of weeks.
Phil Dennison wrote:
snipThose venues are therefore not really an option for touring rootsy or
alternative country acts, and so they tend to play at more mainstream
rock or indie venues. snip
Excellent description of the current situation in the UK. The only point I'd
like to add is that
Listening to the Hankdogs CD " Bareback" ..very nice. Anyone know
more about this band?
- michele
Twangless,
Neal Weiss
Ok, since we are talking about indy bands with chicks, what can you tell
me about Imperial Teen?
Anyone?
rebecca
OK, I guess I'm riding solo on this one.
I will admit that I was an MJ fan (no the other MJ) going back to the
cartoons, and then Off the Wall, and finally Thriller--so much so that there
are still ruts in the floor at my childhood home from where I would try to
"dance like Mike." (No, really,
Listening to the Hankdogs CD " Bareback" ..very nice. Anyone know
more about this band?
Hankdogs... Hangdogs... Honeydogs... come on people. How about some
originality? Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the alt-country/ND
band names are? They're like cliches at this
Louise Kyme wrote:
Unfortunately, my own band isn't gigging between the 19th and 28th, otherwise I'd
suggest us g. For anyone else interested, the Okeh Wranglers will be playing at
the Railway Inn, Winchester on March 3rd. No door fee.
Woah. A country band comes to MY town. I'm kinda
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hankdogs... Hangdogs... Honeydogs... come on people. How about some
originality? Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the
alt-country/ND band names are? They're like cliches at this point.
Despite the name, the Hank Dogs are not an
Why don't you start one an "alt-country band name generator..."
Lonesome
Dog
Whiskey
Blue
Rebel
etc...
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 2:27 PM
To: passenger side
Subject: Re: Hankdogs?
Listening
This is now or soon out on Rykodisc but if my memory serves me right this is not
an American Alt country band but a slightly more rootsy version onf the
Cranberries hailing from somewhere inside Great Britain. I was listening to it
last night and it was very enjoyable. I've still got to listen
Paul always seem to bring out some interesting commentary from people (ie he's sober,
he sucks. Or he doesn't rock, he sucks).
Seriously though, I think this (long) article takes an interesting look at the Paul's
past as well as what drives him in the present. Basically, Paul hasn't been a
Yep, I was tricked by the name as well, plus one of the guys on the cover is
wearing a cowboy hat, really surprising me when I heard the first track.
Thought this CD was produced by Joe Boyd (sounds like it) but I think he
just signed them to Hannibal.
-Original Message-
From: Don Yates
This may explain the stunning mental agility displayed by folks on this
list
A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo,
and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the
back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd
I have thought that if I had a horrible ND/Alt-country ripp-off band, I
would call it The Sunsetriders.
--Matt Cook
Matt Benz wrote:
Why don't you start one an "alt-country band name generator..."
Lonesome
Dog
Whiskey
Blue
Rebel
etc...
hear hear - this scene has more unforgivably bad band names than any other.
m
xoJenni
loving this boston band called Ware River Club...follow my watch...you are
all getting excited...very excited...about the new Pete Krebs album coming
from Cavity Search records this spring, Pete Krebs and
No one had ever come even close to selling 36 MILLION records before Mickael
Jackson, and he was the first truly GLOBAL superstar. Nowdays we see cases
of worldwide celebrity more often, but before Michael Jackson no one had
been a huge star in japan and europe and the us and everywhere else ALL
Hey Jon,
I seem to have missed the original message here, but am intrigued by the references to
the Barn Dance. What's the connection?
Jim
"Jon Weisberger" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/10 9:49 PM
When did the WLS Barn Dance cease?
According to the Encyclopedia of Country Music, 1960, which
In a message dated 99-02-10 18:27:31 EST, you write:
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought the KKK originated in lovely east Texas, specifically the town
of Vidor. I'm referring to the area north of scenic Beaumont, near the
Louisiana border. There is a trio of small
they have recorded 12 new songs - mixing and fiddling with it right now -
not sure when it will be ready to come out
--
From: Carl Abraham Zimring [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Richmond Fontaine (was Re: Hankdogs?)
Date: Thu, Feb 11, 1999, 2:40 PM
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hankdogs... Hangdogs... Honeydogs... come on people. How about some
originality? Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the alt-country/ND
band names are? They're like cliches at this point.
Gee, I just had this very same conversation
Jennifer Sperandeo wrote:
Off The Wall is his Guernica.
"Pablo Picasso /
was never called an asshole"
-- Jonathan Richman
TWM
_
DO YOU YAHOO!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Austin Texas Gourd Kevin Russell got his 'odd hat' stolen back stage
over in Europe. He didn't wear it on stage; it was only for practical,
everyday use.
--Matt Cook
So does Matt Cook exist? Or is he a publicist's creation? Every time I
see the Gourds at the Electric Lounge I ask soundguy
In retrospect, it's quite
possible that later records - 1983's Hootenanny, '84's Let it Be, and
the next
year's Tim - have been overrated by the fanatics. They are not the
perfect
gems they're often portrayed as, not the sloppy masterpieces of a band
known for drinking itself into oblivion
Stevie Simkin wrote:
Louise Kyme wrote:
Unfortunately, my own band isn't gigging between the 19th and 28th, otherwise I'd
suggest us g. For anyone else interested, the Okeh Wranglers will be playing at
the Railway Inn, Winchester on March 3rd. No door fee.
Woah. A country band
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, JP Riedie wrote:
So does Matt Cook exist? Or is he a publicist's creation? Every time I
see the Gourds at the Electric Lounge I ask soundguy Rche if he's seen
Matt Cook. he always says yes, but he thinks Matt left for a bit or he
went into the crowd.
I want to
Well.
Mr. Tom Kreuger turned me onto them. Kind of a pop group with a punk
edge. Remind me of a more melodic Joan Jett the Blackhearts. 3 women
and one manall of them sing. So, the harmonies insue.
I like 'em...even better than the afore-mentioned Muffs.
JC
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Jerry's right-on when he speaks of the Pristeens as a "more melodic Joan
Jett" comparison. The Pristeens are an especially fun band. Nothing
groundbreaking, but a great album to put on on a Friday night when you're
drinking all those Bud Lights. A true rock band they are.
See some of you in
Got that sinus medicine cloudin' my already murky mind..
Trying to remember some songs for the sunday nite show that feature the
timeless theme of - shot my baby down, etc.
Ever time I try to concentrate, all I get are these little snatches of lyrics,
none of which are attached to song
AMAZING!
The ronettes meets the ramones
a fave
--
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Prissteens? (was re: Hankdogs)
Date: Thu, Feb 11, 1999, 3:58 PM
Jerry NP'd: Next Up: The Prissteens - Scandle, Controversy Romance
How is this, Jerry?
no - "I Want You Back" is "Woman with Fish Hat"
Thriller is "Demoiselles..."
--
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Iain Noble)
To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)
Date: Thu, Feb 11, 1999, 9:50 PM
Jennifer Sperandeo wrote:
Off The Wall is his
Go see them...I saw them twice last yr. and thoroughly enjoyed both
shows...however, I think I was the only P2er to place Scandal, Controversy
Romance in Top 10.
Golden Smog - Fear of Falling (Weird Tales)
Wilco - Candy Floss (Summer Teeth)
" - Don't You Honey Me (All Over the Place)
" - What's the World Got In Store (Being There)
" - I Must Be High (AM)
Billy Bragg Wilco - Hesitating Beauty (Mermaid Ave)
Uncle Tupelo - Cold Shoulder (Still
Louise Kyme wrote:
I hope you don't think too badly of us Brits. We're not all like that,
honest g
Louise
No, no, we figured it out. We just avoid the places where they want copy
tunes and stick to places where they are interested in original new
material. We have a great London gig at
Wilco - Candy Floss (Summer Teeth)
" - Don't You Honey Me (All Over the Place)
Having a brain laspe here. What is "All Over the Place"? Me cornfused.
NW
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the alt-country/ND
band names are? They're like cliches at this point.
Cripes.
.Cripes? havent heard of them. Is this Purcell's new band?
Matt Benz says:
Why don't you start one an "alt-country band name generator..."
Lonesome
Dog
Whiskey
Blue
Rebel
Hee hee! For a while, I was joke-naming several bands in the genre as
"Whiskeydog Trailerbilly".
--Jamie S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.wavetech.net/~swedberg
Lance mistakenly writes:
Bettie Serveert's first album, TomBoy (?), is the one to get.
Actually, it's called Palomine and contains the song "Tom Boy." He's right
about it being the one to get though -- it's a great CD.
Joe X wrote:
Trying to remember some songs for the sunday nite show that feature the
timeless theme of - shot my baby down, etc.
I've always thought The Beat Farmers' "White Veil" from
MANIFOLD has that crazed I Hurt So Much I'm Gonna Kill You
Instead of Myself vibe goin' for it. Mighty
Matt sez:
Why don't you start one an "alt-country band name generator..."
So I sez:
http://rrnet.com/~wbeecher/random/randomframe.html does this for rock bands.
http://thejam.com/interactive/country_generator.html does this for country bands.
http://www.mandolincafe.com/bandnames/bandname.html
Sophie answers Neal's query re Wilco's "All Over the Place" EP;
It was the 10" limited edition EP released on vinyl last year. I
scored a copy from the Wilco website folk for being the "furthest away
Wilco fan"... see, there are sometimes advantages to being 15,000
miles away from
My brother was a big Jacksons fan while I was into Willie Nelson. IMHO,
Thriller sucked. Billy Jean Sucked. Ever since Michael and Latoya cut Tito
up to use for parts in their never ending search for cosmetic renewal, the
Jacksons have sucked. Tito was the only thing that held the Jackson 5
The Boudin Barndance - 2/11/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
Lots of special sets on the Barndance tonight. In anticpation of makin' a
first trip to Nashvegas tomorrow for X99, did a set of Checkered Past stuff
(seeing they're doing a showcase). Did a tribute set to
Hey,
Saw that Ricky Skaggs-Osborne Brothers-Healther Myles, Loretta Lynn,
Porter Wagoner and others are on the Opry this weekend.
I use this site to find the guest of the week.
http://www.country.com/music/opry/opry-schedule-f.html
Stick
RIP Andy's Chicago Shows list. It was, in a word, comprehensive. I always
was able to pick up a show or two from it, and it was my most reliable source
for amazing band names. Andy was faithful to his labor of love for three
years, and when he lost the passion for it, he was smart enough to
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