Three months ago, there was a thread here about "getting" Jim Lauderdale. A
few of us fans felt like Jim hadn't really gotten his due as both a great
writer and performer. At that time, I mentioned that I'd made a "best of"
Jim Lauderdale tape for a friend, and that maybe what I needed to do was
At 01:21 AM 4/29/1999 Tera wrote:
Sony-Nashville news release 4/28:
Danni Leigh is now signed to Monument and will be working on a new album for
fall '99 release.
Cool. I sure liked her first record. Doesn't seem all that long ago it was
just released, eh? g
b.s.
"Time begins on Opening Day"
From this week's e-pulse:
6. (LATE-SUMMER) COMEBACK OF THE WEEK:
A decade ago, SHELBY LYNNE was just another misfit in Nashville, a very
promising but not easily categorized young performer who was signed to a
major label (Sony) intent on developing her talents within the constraints
of the
At 01:01 PM 4/10/1999 Terry Smith wrote:
So how's that new Wilco record?
Couldn't resist. Anyhow, I haven't heard it, but there's a formula that I
understand applies to this record, and establishes, in my mind, whether
it's any damn good. It goes like this: "Summerteeth" = ELO.
and I replied
At 08:13 AM 4/11/1999 Mike Hays wrote:
b.s.
n.p. Marty Brown WILD KENTUCKY SKIES
Weird, I had a listener call and request Marty Friday morning. In
particular, anything from that CD.
It's funny, because I've looked for that record for ages and couldn't find
it, used even. Wasting time before I
At 01:38 PM 4/10/1999 Amy Haugesag wrote:
So how's that new Wilco record?
I rilly, rilly don't like what I've heard, and as others have said, I don't
see how the record can be called a breakthrough, since it's not drastically
different from Being There (which wasn't as drastically different
Jon posted a lovely quote:
I found the quote I mentioned earlier in the thread on covers, and it's
every bit as good as I remember it. The speaker is Eddie Adcock, banjoist
and flat-picking guitarist extraordinaire; he was interviewed by Barry
Willis in 1990 (the interview appears in Willis's
Junior explains it all for us adds a postscript:
PS. I hope lurker TG Marcia is keeping score, as I assume all new
acronyms need covering in the annual edition of No Repression (which *is*
a Twangfest tradition).
I just want to add to Junior's excellent suggestion that I sure hope that
last
At 09:34 AM 3/27/1999 Dan Bentele wrote:
No jaded hipsters standing 20 feet back
Bullshit. Me and Bill were right about 20 feet back looking tres jaded
and hip! And Yates was off to one side doing his part also. Damn
reporters...
I'll take that as a compliment Dan. I was sorta
At 10:24 AM 3/22/1999 Susan Kowal forwarded:
BROOKS GATHERS FIRST HIT, AND AT THE RIGHT PARK TO BOOT
Brooks collected his
first hit of spring training with a pinch-hit single in the
second inning in an 11-8 loss to the White Sox. It was his 10th
plate appearance of the spring. "It was a nice
I went to SXSW for the first time this past week. It was every bit as
exciting, challenging and exasperating as I'd always read it was, but I'm
looking forward to a repeat appearance.
Rather than give my entire weekend's review, (which is why there's a fluff
list)
just thought I'd mention some
For anybody jealous of the P2 SXSW types, this was the event of the event,
and I didn't hear about any of us getting in for it. Step up and testify if
you did...
Tom Waits Previews New
Album In Rare Show
Troubadour's concert was hottest ticket at South by
Jack Logan Kicks Off Tour
May 15
Buzz Me In Due May 11
Jack Logan has
fine-tuned another
batch of songs from
his
Yoakam Plans Best-Of Set, Tour
A new album and tour are just some of the
things that will be keeping Dwight Yoakam
busy this spring. The prolific country artist is
compiling a collection of his recent material
Grand Weepers and Grim Reapers
In many ways, having Tom Waits as the unofficial headliner for
South by Southwest 1999 was a no-win situation. With thousands
of conference registrants jockeying for one of approximately 1,300
tickets -- music-savvy industry lifers who need
A bit more jaded perspective...
The Heart of Saturday Night
I've got this ticket stub from last night, appropriately soaked and
bent with bourbon from a cracked plastic cup, that I'm never gonna
part with -- ever. If you are someone who would take the time to
read this
At 01:01 AM 3/16/1999 Matt wrote:
Here's the deal.
I'm shooting a commercial in Nac. tommorow, so I can check my mail (I
own no Austin computer).
I'll be in Austin for SXSW.
I'd like to go to the parties, etc.
But I don't have a clue where they are. I'd like to meet all you guys
(again,
At 02:53 PM 3/14/1999 Larry Slavens replied to Junior:
KC folks, if you haven't seen it already, be aware that
the McCoury /
Earle show is coming to Roadhouse Ruby's in Olathe
on Tuesday, March (Bill
S and Jack C and I were talking about this last night at
a great Big Sandy
show here in town).
Barry wrote a bunch of smart stuff, including:
You have to be able to see irony in places where it's not dog-marked with
today's style, and therefore obvious in retrospect; you have to deal with
a time and place that actually were different, and styles that reflected
that difference--and maybe
At 09:17 PM 3/7/1999 EST, Slim followed Mitch with:
In a message dated 3/7/99 7:15:50 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
In his honor, tonite I will have a toast and recite as many lines as I can
remember from "Dr. Strangelove," especially Slim Pickens famous patriotic
speech
At 12:39 AM 3/2/1999 Carl Z. wrote:
Anyone have tour dates for her?
Yup. Sorry for the ugly formatting, off Pollstar.
Now I gotta figure out which show to travel to...
03/06/99
Houston
TX
Will Miner wrote:
I know we've been focusing, or trying to, on producers of twang, but I've
been surprised that no one's mentioned Jeff Lynne, one of the most
wretched of the wretched. No matter what the lineup of the band or their
style, after going through his meat grinder they all
At 02:15 AM 2/26/1999 John wrote:
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 23-Feb-99 Re: 50/90 by
Christopher M Knaus@juno
And honestly, I'm sorta surprised people rate Exile in the top ten of
the decade. The year it came out, possibly, but the entire decade??
Name a more impressive
At 01:44 PM 2/23/1999 Don wrote:
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, William F. Silvers wrote:
Of a lot more interest to me than some other guy's list is what *our*
list would be. I'm enough of a list/top 10 geek to have already been
thinking about what my top 10/20/50 of the decade are. If there's any
At 01:30 AM 2/19/1999 Ron Warnick wrote:
I'm looking for an economically priced CD of Bob Wills' greatest hits,
preferably with his best lineup. The Tiffany Transcriptions look great, but
there's a bazillion volumes of the thing. A double-CD collection would be
acceptable. Any
At 09:55 AM 2/15/1999, you wrote:
ALASKA MAGAZINE in their July 98 issue says "The best source of
information on snowmachining is Alaska's Snowmachiners'
Directory. Published once a year, this glossy magazine is loaded
with information vital to planning a winter vacation in Alaska"
Alaska's
At 10:38 AM 2/15/1999 Christopher wrote:
I don't think that will work, if some twit's subscribed
the passenger mailing list to this spam.
Nah, my mistake. Didn't look at the header and sitting here all groggy,
thought it was private e-mail.
Sorry.
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need,
At 11:40 PM 2/4/1999 Ms. Woodchip wrote:
Myles has a good voice, but I don't think
it's anything that special. I'll say the same thing about the songwriting on
Allison
Moorer's cd. They both have good voices and they are good looking.
Well, tastes do vary, eh? I'll say that for my part, I
At 05:39 PM 1/31/1999 Jon wrote:
I ran across a pretty interesting CD today, a 1993 release called Rocky Box.
Am I just now tumbling to something that's pretty well-known, or do I have a
surprise for everyone?
If you're talking about the CD "Rocky Box: Rockabilly - Boxcar Willie with
The
At 10:32 AM 1/31/1999 EST Linda wrote wrote:
Tim Carroll has a standout track, "Open Flame" on Bloodshot's compilation of
Nashville outsiders, Nashville: The Other Side of the Alley. He's appeared
from time to time with Lonesome Bob and Tommy Womack, and he also often backs
Webb Wilder with
Hey boy, once you rolled through the high-fat content of the Blue Chip
Report to darn near the end, there's three hits in a row from three P2ers.
Great words guys.
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
At 08:46 AM 1/16/1999 Geff gave the answer:
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Bob Soron wrote:
"Monty Python's Matching Tie and Handkerchief." Side 3 was a hidden track
on Side 2; the two spirals were interwoven so that, when you dropped the
tone arm, you never knew which "side" you'd get.
This is the
At 10:01 AM 1/16/1999 Mike Woods wrote:
...thought about it the other night when BR5-49 covered "Battle Of New
Orleans". Flip side on that old 45 was "Sink The Bismarck".
Then you don't have a very old 45. I'm pretty sure that was a reissue
pressed in the 60's or 70's. Going on a *really*
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