orange glass releases

1995-12-12 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Hello... boy I'm up early. Uh, I was just wondering, b/c I'm always really ignorant about things like this, if OG has released anything else besides that 7" w/ "Fate", "Wait a Day", etc on it... I bought that at the Eric's Trip show a few weeks ago and have sort of looked around for more but

ET in TO (more o' the same)

1995-11-18 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Bonjour tout le monde, Okay, I know Chris and D'Arcy already posted about the show but I figure I can, too... I went w/ my friend Tammy, and Alex, who was once *again* wearing his sloannet tee (at least he's using it) and, as D'Arcy mentioned, we were surrounded by tons of cooler-than-thou te

re: simply.....sloan.

1995-11-15 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Today Jeremy wrote: >i was wondering who was who in the pictures on the inside. (of "smeared") Okay, let's see... Patrick Pentland is playing the guitar... that's sneaky Jay Ferguson hidin' in the bathtub... Chris Murphy's got the ring pop (Tara DC's fave candy :) )... and Andrew Scott's on

super friendz in t.o., videos, blah blah

1995-09-23 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
hey everybod, Those super friendz boyz are comin' back to town this Tuesday for the Horseshoe's *free* nu music night, along w/ some other bands I've heard of but don't know (jr. gone wild, and I can't remember what else). Chances are it's 19+ and will probably be way past *my* bedtim

Jay makes his mark on the acting world!

1995-09-06 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Man, this guy sure as hell gets around... the other night I was innocently flipping through a *very* old YM mag (let me stress the fact that it *was* indeed very old... I made the decision to let my teenybopper ways die a silent but brutal death a while ago) and what did I come across but...

treble charger last night at CNE

1995-08-30 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Well, that subject seems to be pretty damn clear...I went to see treble charger last night at the CNE. And I must say, I was very impressed...I've seen them twice already this summer (both at the Molson Amphetamine) and thought they were ok...but for some reason, be it the fact that they reall

re: broken girl in t.o./Hayden on wedge

1995-08-22 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
I was listening to the indie hour last night, too, and was downright tickled pink to find that broken girl will be opening for the Rheostatics at the Horseshoe... I'm just a lowly 16 year old and all but my friend's friend is tight w/ the other band opening (People from Earth) and wh! I'm

SLOOOOOOOANNNNNN!!!!!!

1995-08-06 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Anyone mind if I gush a bit? B/c I really can't do any kind of a real review of Edgefest... I didn't arrive til just after the Killjoys came on (and it puzzles me that both times I've seen them they played that song from "Grease") and they were ok... I was planning to go meet all the Sloan

sloan on see-eff-en-why

1995-08-03 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Geez, I'm starting to think I'm on my computer just a *little* too often...anyhow, maybe anyone who was listening in the Toronto area could fill me in on the end of the Sloan interview...I was eating dinner and left the thing to tape but it cut off right after that guy asked the million dollar

fruitless Sloan fun

1995-08-03 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
well, Alex and I ventured down to muchmusic just a couple hours ago, and got to see Patrick, Chris, and Jay get out of their vans and then enter the building. We also saw a few chicks from jale, but since I'm not a huge fan I don't know which ones they were...we didn't ask for autographs,

Sloan on muchmusic TODAY

1995-08-03 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
hey everyone, Well I sure hope that Tara DC knows what she's talking about (if she's not I guess I have no choice but to blame that Sook-yin chick, though), b/c I'm going down to muchmusic today around 3:15 with Alex to try and catch a glimpse of the Fab Four...is anyone else thinking of c

re: edgy f update #2

1995-07-25 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
okily dokily :) I still dont' know what's happening in terms of my edgefest situation, but if I do show up it'll be later, probably around 7:30 or 8 or so...and I guess I'll post my description (brace yourself ;) ) b/c I didn't know everyone else was doing it... I'm about 5'6, skinny, below

not just Another Roadside Attraction

1995-07-23 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
hello everyone :) Well, I haven't posted anything in a while; I came back from Maine a few days ago but haven't really had anything to say to the public since then...but I figured I'd fill you in on ARA (try not to fall asleep; I'm no reviewer). I went w/ a *really* annoying friend of mine

Edgefest 3: final details...

1995-07-04 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Yay! Finally some cold hard facts on edgefest 3...here we go: It's taking place Saturday, August 5th at Ontario Place's Molson Amphitheatre. Tickets go on sale this Friday (July 7th) and there are 4 prices - moshpit: $26.50 r

treble charger cd-rom

1995-07-03 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
This may sound really stupid, but hey, I may as well give it a shot.. . I put in the tc cd-rom and it's working and it's very cool (one up on you Chris - I've got sound! :p ) but I can't get the videos to play...if you have it I guess you'll see that when you go into each band's page, there's a

edgefest 2 and 3, sloan posters...

1995-07-02 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
happy Canada day! (a little late, but what the hell) Well, I was at edgefest 2 yesterday...won't bore you with all the details, b/c it was one *long* day (never knew all-day concerts could take so much out of you :) )... treble charger were on first, and we got there just as they were sett

Amped = French Inhale?

1995-06-30 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
I know this is stupid but i just have this desire to clog up all your mailboxes with more trivialities :)... Tara DC (wh!) sent me a tape of Sloan rarities, which rocks, and the first time (and second,and third...) I heard Amped I immediately thought that the verses sound *really* similar

re:same old flame lyrics/"your mail"

1995-06-24 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Hmm, let's see now... About the lyrics to that wicked song...I noticed too when I'd asked for them and Katrina GwhatshernameIcan'tremember (Katherine?) posted her interpretation that they sounded a little off...so I think that in this case Ashley is right about his/her corrections (hey, it

edgefest lineup

1995-05-24 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Okey dokey folks, This could be completely off-base and I really should be letting the source of this post do this, but he's a little shy, so here we go...the apparent Edgefest 2 lineup, which was announced at Edgy F. #1: Sloan 13 Engines treble charger Jale Hardship Post Smoother O

Sloan tribute?

1995-05-12 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Damn, are us high school types (me, Tara DC, Chris "Novacain" Per) the only ones left on this thing? Anyhoo... In this week's Eye magazine there was a passage in "quick fixes" talking about Cindy, which led to... "One of the songs is in fact a Sloan cover that will end up on a tribute albu

Sloan web sites?

1995-04-29 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Hey there, I'm now officially a world wide web site browser! Yay! I went exploring...found the CFNY home page...eventually came to DGC's page (which is http://www.iuma.com/DGC/ , and lets you hear bits of songs from bands, etc)...and lo and behold, Sloan was there! You could hear a 60 s

my Sloany moments in Calgary

1995-04-23 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Well, I just got back from a little weekend jaunt to Calgary w/ the 'rents...nice place. When we got there my sister and I were standing around in the airport and who should they call over the intercom to come to some appointed destination but Chris Murphy! Now I realize that it probably was _n

Sloan's ripped off...

1995-04-17 Thread SHANAN KURTZ
Sad but true: this long weekend has bored the hell outta me, and now I'm sitting here...figured I'd post something stupid and irrelevant: Anyone remember a while back when TLW etc were talking (jokingly, of course ;) ) about who Sloan has ripped off? Well, I was just listening to my handy dand