you wrote:
BTW,
anyone know who first recorded the title song? (And no fair lookin' in
your Billboard book, Jong.) Hint: It's the title track of an album that
came out in 1971, and I played another song from that album during the
first hour of Swingin' Doors last week (the hour that's up on
KC Bill wrote;
We (Jack Copeland, Nancy Copeland and Cathy Weigel) started out in the
back of the really packed (though not sold out) venue, so the sound had
to compete with the conversations around us, but this may have still
been the worst overall sound I've heard in ages.
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, vgs399 wrote:
I'll take a stab at this. Was it Hank Williams, Jr.?
What do I win?
Tera
Please god, don't let it be a date with Yates.
Oh that's right, he's dating someone. Whew...
Please god, don't let it be a date with XXX.
Fill the XXX's with any number of
I wrote:
My incredible fortune this time
around was hearing a copy of Scottie Sparks' self-titled cd.
Jeff Wall wrote:
Any kin to big haired Larry Sparks? now THAT's somebody who knows how to
sing!
Nope, not one hair close. Scottie is from the group Unlimited Tradition.
He served vocals on
Bob Sorum writes:
Have any reporters made anything up, or is it limited to columnists?
Just Smith and Barnicle that anyone knows about, though the bad
press that the paper got gave it a black eye that'll take years to erase.
It kind of cast a pall over the credibility of a lot of other
P2-ers in the UK should think about making the trip over for this Weekend
and it is a bank holiday), promises to be a whole lot of fun.
Kirsty
Kilkenny Country Roots Weekend
The Kilkenny Country Roots Weekend will take place from Friday 30th
April to May 3rd 1999 in venues throughout Kilkenny,
the Sayafreakinara issue of the Twangzine is now up.
Interviews with Danny Barnes, Kelly Willis, Neil Mooney and Robbie Robertson
Lots of reviews if Cd's that don't suck and even a couple that do.
Check it out.
Please
Jeff Wall
http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music
Joonyah:
There is also a Brit / Commonwealth magazine, which may be simply
titled "Country Music" (I forget), that I've seen a few copies of and
which always amazes me by how much it covers what *I* would consider
good country as opposed to HNC industry promo, etc
Country
I found this in yesterday's Detroit News, I thought you all would be amused.
MUSICIAN SUES MUSIC STORE, COMPANY FOR HEARING LOSS
by Wendy Case, News Staff Writer
In a story that could be compared to the McDonald's "Too Hot Coffee" lawsuit,
papers were filed Monday jointly in 19th
It was reported last night that Garth's next desire is
to tour with Kiss.
I AM NOT kidding.
Stay tuned . . .
-jim
This is kinda funny. The following is a spoof I wrote
for Ink19, a music paper out of Florida. It will be
printed this weekend. Hmmm?
james
Kissin Cousins?
Brooks, KISS
James:
It was reported last night that Garth's next desire is
to tour with Kiss.
I AM NOT kidding.
Stay tuned . . .
-jim
This is kinda funny. The following is a spoof I wrote
for Ink19, a music paper out of Florida
I wonder if Jim didn't somehow pick up on that. I haven't been
In a message dated 4/1/99 6:04:01 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
MUSICIAN SUES MUSIC STORE, COMPANY FOR HEARING LOSS
anyone want to join me in a class action suit against D'Adarrio strings for
not warning me about these unsightly callouses on my fingertips which cause
Does anyone here know how to reach management or PR for Ricky Skaggs? He
is coming to my hometown of Anderson next month and I would like to do
an interview. Thanks.
Rick Teverbaugh
RS Entertainment
329 Rockland Road
Hendersonville, TN 37075
PH# 615-264-8877 / FX# 615-264-8899
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Hey all...
I've been out of circulation still since SXSW...Sophie is out here in the
woods of PA taking in some rural America and we've been recoveringg.
Finally the photos I took during the weekend are up at
http://www.hellcountry.com/twangfluff/sxsw99.htm
Not many people, just musiciansg.
Hm.what is the date today?
Bill
http://villagerecords.com/
In a message dated 4/1/99 6:04:01 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
MUSICIAN SUES MUSIC STORE, COMPANY FOR HEARING LOSS
Hm.what is the date today?
Bill
http://villagerecords.com/
James:
It was reported last night that Garth's next desire is
to tour with Kiss.
I AM NOT kidding.
Stay tuned . . .
From the In-Review (Nashville) website:
Dicked Over
What Happened to WKDF, and Why is it Screwing Nashville?
Like the culmination of a bizarre April Fools Day joke, long-time
Nashville rock staple WKDF 103.3 has decided to trade in its electric
guitar for a fiddle, leaving Music City in the
Monday,
March 29 WEVL Memphis FM 90
4-6 PM
Gravel Train - Fine Upstanding Man
Jerimiah Tucker - Gohst Train
Groove Grass - Howdy
Lorette Velvette - Oh How It Rained
John Kilzer - Living In A Dream
Hogwaller Ramblers - You Shook Me All Night Long
Farm Dogs - The Ballad of Dennis Hopper And Harry
you should try putting on pantyhose...
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 4/1/99 6:04:01 AM Central Standard
Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
MUSICIAN SUES MUSIC STORE, COMPANY FOR HEARING
LOSS
anyone want to join me in a class action suit against
D'Adarrio strings
At 02:24 PM 3/31/99 -0800, you wrote:
Junior writes:
Ain't it the truth. It's weird how they do *so* much better, from a
quality standpoint. What explains this? Do they simply get less
industry pressure on the voters, or what, etc.
I suspect that there's an element of this. I
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, vgs399 wrote:
anyone know who first recorded the title song? (And no fair lookin' in
your Billboard book, Jong.) Hint: It's the title track of an album
that came out in 1971, and I played another song from that album during
the first hour of Swingin' Doors last week
I just received this. It might interest some of you.
Well, our painstaking work has come to an end, for now. WelfareMusic has
officially launched.
The response so far has been great. Stop by and sign up for our mailings.
http://www.welfaremusic.com/
Our launch issue has interviews with the
I know Mary Lou Lord rubs some folks the wrong way, but I find her
wide-eyed fandom of different kinds of music to be pretty darn endearing.
She just finished singin' her Peter B. rewrite of "His Indie World" ("His
ND World") live on KCMU, and I was just beamin' when she managed to work
in
Thanks for posting that Marie. Here's a clip from the Bottlerockets
interview that ties in with some of what's been discussed here lately, I
think. g
Jim
WM: You don't like roots rock I take it.
BH: Oh, I love roots rock, it
I love her Shake Sugaree song. I can really relate to the line "everything's
down in pawn"
Nancy
Oh, man . . . check out the alt.country "family tree" on this site. I'm not
going to comment . . . but some of the amateur historians out there might find
it amusing . . . Steve Earle makes it because he has "jammed onstage w/Bottle
Rockets and Uncle Tupelo."
At 9:03 AM -0800 on 4/1/99, Don Yates wrote:
I'll take a stab at this. Was it Hank Williams, Jr.?
What do I win?
You are correct! Proving that Mandy has infinitely better taste than all
those kneejerk alt-country Bocephus-bashers.g
Well, do you think Hank Jr.'s current work is as good as
John writes: Oh, man . . . check out the alt.country "family tree" on this
site. I'm not
going to comment . . . but some of the amateur historians out there might
find
it amusing . . . Steve Earle makes it because he has "jammed onstage
w/Bottle
Rockets and Uncle Tupelo."
Cool. g I especially
Don Yates writes:
I know Mary Lou Lord rubs some folks the wrong way, but I find her
wide-eyed fandom of different kinds of music to be pretty darn
endearing.
By the way, you might want to check KCMU's rockabilly library to see
if the new Raging Teens CD is on hand. Mary Lou co-wrote a
hey all
sorry to cross post/spam, but i have a request...
im looking for a somewhat bizarre epiphone acoustic they offered about
3-4 years ago with all kinds of Elvis garbage on it?
specifically, it was a black J-200-sized monster with white Elvis crap
(the king in silhouette, the word
I just finished my first listen and while I won't go
into detail, a couple of stand out tracks include Cold Coffee Morning and "Reno
and Me", a duet with Willie featuring Emmylou as "special guest vocal".
There are some obvious "made for country radio" songs but it deserves some merit
for
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Bob Soron wrote:
Well, do you think Hank Jr.'s current work is as good as the stuff he
released through the '70s to the mid '80s? That was a pretty long
period of sustained good releases. He's quite the caricature of that,
though, these days.
Yeah, he sure hasn't done
kip martin wrote:
im looking for a somewhat bizarre epiphone acoustic they offered about
3-4 years ago with all kinds of Elvis garbage on it?
I saw one on Ebay months ago. Couldn't hurt to look there.
Dave
np: Masters of Reality - Sunrise on the Sufferbus
***
Dave Purcell, [EMAIL
At 12:21 PM -0600 on 4/1/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for posting that Marie. Here's a clip from the Bottlerockets
interview that ties in with some of what's been discussed here lately, I
think. g
Yeah, well, this is why this Big Tent approach just doesn't work. At
its best, it just
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
By the way, you might want to check KCMU's rockabilly library to see
if the new Raging Teens CD is on hand. Mary Lou co-wrote a couple of
songs on the album (her boyfriend, Kevin Patey, is the group's lead
singer). I think Amy, their lead
Dave Purcell writes:
np: Masters of Reality - Sunrise on the Sufferbus
Wow. I thought I was one of, like, five people who thought this was
a great record. I just pulled it out over the weekend, in fact, for the
first time in about eight months.
--Jon
http://www1.gibson.com/cgi-bin/epiphone/epi-inst.pl?ID=EAEP is the guitar Kip wants.
Your local guitar outlet should be able to order one for you from Epiphone. Good
luck, and remember - it can't be tasteless if it has Elvis on it.
I and my fiancee saw Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band at
Mississippi Nights in St. Louis. I couldn't complain that I didn't get my
money's worth; the show was just $15 and they played for three-plus hours,
minus a 15-minute break in the middle.
Some observations:
-- As I
Jon Johnson wrote:
np: Masters of Reality - Sunrise on the Sufferbus
Wow. I thought I was one of, like, five people who thought
this was a great record. I just pulled it out over the weekend, in
fact, for the first time in about eight months.
Same here -- I brought it to work this
One in a series.
http://www.compaq.com.au/dynamouse/productinfo.html?productID=dynaF1
TWANGIN'! - THE NEWSLETTER: Number 1
April 1, 1999 -- No Foolin!
Cheryl Cline, Editrix
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
For more stuff like this go to: http://www.steamiron.com
--//--
Twangin'! The Newsletter: Wha--?
--Cheryl Cline
I don't know what caused it, but something in me finally
In a message dated 4/1/99 2:31:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
NP: The King, "Gravelands"
(Actually, an Elvis impersonator doing AC/DC's "Whole Lotta Rosie" works
better than you might think)
I saw him at SXSW. Got the set list autographed and my picture taken
Everything evil you've ever believed about
the record biz is true, according to this, at least.
Yeah, so much so you wonder whether the piece is legit
Oh, it's legit alright...just read "Hit Men" which confirms everything in
that article in spades.
Buddy
Where's The Money Rockets
* *
Perhaps others have discussed this her before, but I'm a new comer.
Last week I went to see this gal from Chicago called Diane Izzo. Really
liked her stuff. Bought the CD too. Very nicely done. Not much twang to
it, but there are some great moody pop songs. She's got this really wild
voice and
USA Today had a story on its Life section cover today, "Big Busines Means
Discord for Small Bands," which goes into the Universal Music Group merger
with PolyGram Entertainment, and what it means for big label rosters. The
article said Universal is trimming its roster, to "sell more records by
So anyway, I've returned. I hope someone out there missed me at least a
little. g
What I need to know:
1. Could a couple hundred of you please send me the P2 Best of 1998 list?
I'm assuming Springtime was ranked #1 far ahead of all other contenders.
g
2. What's the official P2 take on the
Cool! Thanks for gettin' Twangin' goin' again, Cheryl. Some of those
contributors are a mite suspect (just kiddin' guys), but it sure is nice
to have that feisty Cline perspective around again.--don
Hi everyone,
Abby Travis here. Here comes an impromptu "newsletter" to keep you posted about some exciting stuff. First off- Check out this link to download 3 songs from "The Abby Travis Foundation" in MP3 format right now! http://www.ubl.com/rio/ Big thanks to Bernard Yin at
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/lmds503.htm
Big business means discord for small bands
By Bruce Haring, USA TODAY
Some of your favorite musicians may soon be looking for work.
Seagram-owned Universal Music Group, which became the largest record company in the
world late last year thanks
Bluegrass Now editor Julie Koehler, reviewing One Riot One Ranger's Side
Tracks in the current issue:
"...this Ohio-based band has more pep and energy than a boxful of wiggling
pups."
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
FRIDAY APRIL 2
Jeff Bright the Sunshine Boys @ Ivy Room, 858 San Pablo/Solano, Albany 10pm
Sean Kennedy King Kats @ Fog Bank, 211 Esplande, Capitola 8pm
Cheseseballs/Chicken Coupe DeVille @ Slim's, 333 11th St./Folsom, San
Francisco 9pm $12
SATURDAY APRIL 3
Number two in a series:
http://www.vivid.com
There's an excellent in-depth interview with Jeff Tweedy in the latest
issue of Addicted To Noise:
http://www.addict.com/issues/current/html/lofi/Cover_Story/Wilco/
It could very well be the first post-Tupelo Tweedy interview I've ever
read where he isn't whining about No Depression,
My apologies for posting a fluffy URL to this list. I meant to send it to the
Twangfest list but got confused for a second.
Sense of Self
Deserving singer finally comes into her own
By Michael McCall
After nearly a decade in the music business, Kelly Willis is finally
hitting her stride. The Austin, Texas-based singer has always made good
records, but it's only recently that she has been able to determine her
Jim Catalano wrote:
Word in the street has it that Kelly Willis will soon be joining the Dixie
Chicks as the fourth "chick." Think about it-it makes perfect sense. She'll
soon be the sister-in-law of Emily Erwin (or the other one), who is engaged to
Charlie Robison, brother to KW's husband
When it's all said and done, "Mighty Joe Moon" will rest in my top 10
records of the 1990s.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: Big Labels Dropping Bands
USA Today had a
I recently posted my reaction to the new version of Country Music, lamented
the loss of Carr and Kienzle and the appearance of beauty-tips articles. I
also sent a note to Neil Pond, the new editor in chief. Below is his response:
jim catalano
(by the way, the new issue does have a nice piece
Oh lord. Nobody cares about my SXSW recap now cause I took so long. I had
to go and attend to some, um, business right after the event so I wasn't
around to report, but now I have some things to say. Okay --
1) Thanks to everyone for coming to the BBQ. How much does it rock to have
so many great
BTW, one of the cooler things I brought back from SXSW was a copy of
the new compilation of Charlie Burton's work, "One Man's Trash: The
Charlie Burton Story" (Bulldog Records).
The folks at Bulldog have done the service of collecting a lot of
very hard-to-find early Charlie singles (e.g.,
Well if Hank Jr has anything to say (Which from events in the pasdt 4
weeks tell us) Hank 3 won't be playing the wayne Hancock tour. And soon
he'll be Shopping for a big Hat and singing Pop Country.
Write that down some where folks. So you can say I said it first!
Fred Boenig
In a message dated 4/1/99 3:24:39 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Word in the street has it that Kelly Willis will soon be joining the Dixie
Chicks as the fourth "chick."
Very funny. I can't imagine the lovely and classy Ms. Willis dressing like a
trailer park 'ho on
Jon Johnson wrote:
np: Masters of Reality - Sunrise on the Sufferbus
Wow. I thought I was one of, like, five people who thought
this was a great record.
With Dave making that six people, I'll make it seven. I like
Ginger Baker's drumming when he digs in and plays
[Matt Benz] Hmmm. Could this mark the first time -outside of
Austin, of course- that 4 p2 bands play head to head (add the Polish
Hillbillies, who are playing with us, into the fray)? COuld be, could
be.
I nominate Jim Roll as poster boy of P2: he's got cool hats. And
actual
Tar Hut Jeff quotes Bill and says:
Jason Carter's solo discs were priced at $17. I'd have certainly given
them $15 for the record, and fully intended to, but I couldn't find my
wallet when it came to the extra $2, which seemed a little gouge-y to
me. No offense- so I'm a piker.
Winterland
Hey there,
I caught Bob Egan at Schubas in Chicago last night, and unfortunately was
not too impressed. He is an excellent musician, having also seen him with
Wilco and Freakwater as well as some other shows around chicago - but his
own songs did not catch my attention. Still listenable, but
Ask around and you'll be told that this is one of the most amazing live
acts you'll ever see. So go and then tell me how much fun you had.
4/2 Shim Sham Club - New Orleans
4/3 Shim Sham Club - New Orleans
4/4 Hi-Tone Lounge - Memphis
4/5 Hi-Tone Lounge - Memphis
4/7 12th and Porter - Nashville
In a message dated 3/30/99 12:54:42 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
signing autographs like he was Willie
cool how this works at least a couple different ways
Hey there,
TWANGIN'! - THE NEWSLETTER: Number 1
April 1, 1999 -- No Foolin!
Cheryl Cline, Editrix
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
For more stuff like this go to: http://www.steamiron.com
--//--
Twangin'! The Newsletter: Wha--?
--Cheryl Cline
This coencides rather neatly with the temporary
All those dates, and nothing in the KC area. Sheesh, passed over again
g.
--junior
Cherilyn diMond wrote:
c) could someone please
for the love of christ send me an album title suggestion that will beat
Jo's "When Chickens Cry." Please please please
"When Chickens Lip"
"Chicken Teeth On A Hardwood Floor"
"When Chickens Hurl"
You can use any of those for free.
--
All those dates, and nothing in the KC area. Sheesh, passed over again
g.
--junior
Yeah, and they just happen to jump right over Philadelphia as well. g
-derek
Yeah, and they just happen to jump right over Philadelphia as well. g
-derek
Uncle Ted?? g. That's quite a handle you got there g
10-4,
--junior
Yeah, and they just happen to jump right over Philadelphia as well. g
But two nights in Pittsburgh!
Tom Moran
Joe suggests:
"Chicken Teeth On A Hardwood Floor"
Now that ain't bad...
Or perhaps: "(I spent two years in a hot van with her and all she can
think of is) When Chickens Cry?"
Or: "Meat the Purveyors"?
Or simply: "Swap Meat"?
Just trying to be helpful,
--junior
I'm out of here. I'm signing off now. so if you reply to this, I won't be
able to read it. I leave Sunday and I need to spend what little time I have
left here with my family. Y'all be good, and be careful. Check out the
Twangzine as well. Say a prayer to your diety of choice and think good
Cherilyn diMond wrote:
c) could someone please for the love of christ send me an album title
suggestion that will beat
Jo's "When Chickens Cry."
And Joe G suggested:
"When Chickens Hurl"
See, now THAT's perfect.
And I say that even though I'd tried to get Cherilyn to take "Special
Who are the Sapnkers?
Slim
April 1. It's part of a special music issue that also includes
"Downloading the Future - the mp3 revolution - the end of the industry as we
know it." (hello Mojo N.)
A full page pic/ad of/for Shania at the Hollywood Bowl.
Neal Weiss writes:
Which reminds me, I heard a tip yesterday that Warner Bros. dropped
Grant Lee Buffalo. Breaks my heart. I tihnk Grant Lee Phillips is as
talented as they come. Maybe a Rykodisc or someone will pick 'em
up.
Amen. A band that probably doesn't have a bad record in 'em.
Street Spankers will be live on my radio show on Monday. Guess I'll have to
ask them to be sure to not do any of their cussin songs here in the bible
belt!
Nancy
Don't forget to catch the Drive-By Truckers in Austin Friday and Saturday
night.
Friday they're at the Hole in the Wall
Saturday they're at the Continental
Both nights with Jennyanykind.
Go out and support the little guys. We've got a transmission to pay for g
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