- Date: Wed Jun 30 20:15
dead parrot (somewhere over the
rainbow):
- he's not the messiah he's a very naughty boy! yak
- Date: Wed Jun 30 18:06
bd(=) ()-():
- rummaging around thrift store and find a mint copy of kitty wells,
"kitty's choice". oh, it is the best of 04 so far. can't get off the
turntable.
- Date: Wed Jun 30 16:19
conch (anagram almost):
- Lars and Pam ate Elvis in Goth(a)...
- Date: Wed Jun 30 14:39
graham (bring on the anagrams):
- Giant Sand is All Over the Map.........Thermal Indian Pasta Gloves
- Date: Wed Jun 30 10:16
dodger of rafts (wot blam wank):
- tata dick martin saga
- Date: Wed Jun 30 08:23
walt ma knob (front desk):
- anagramtastic kids!!
- Date: Wed Jun 30 08:14
talk an womb (front desk ):
- howe gelb.........gob wheel bog wheel hebe glow
- Date: Wed Jun 30 08:11
wombat klan (front desk):
- giant sand .......angst an id sang at din standing dang tans dna sting
dang tins gnats din
- Date: Wed Jun 30 02:23
Az Dumbsh*t (what is wrong with
me):
- Sorry! for the multiple posts! do not know how that happened?
- Date: Wed Jun 30 02:20
az Fan (Heat and just barely
Humid):
- Do not leave a space after / and before Whiskers....Check out
Hurricane...punk rock
- Date: Wed Jun 30 02:16
Az Fan (It hot!!!! here):
- Howe - check this version of Walkin Boss by the MP's...
http://www.wohlers.org/puppets/ whiskers83/...from Whiskers in Phx...did you
ever play there? This is a classic! Kirkwoods and Gelb Az finest!
- Date: Wed Jun 30 02:11
Az Fan (It hot!!!! here):
- Howe - check this version of Walkin Boss by the MP's...
http://www.wohlers.org/puppets/ whiskers83/...from Whiskers in Phx...did you
ever play there? This is a classic! Kirkwoods and Gelb Az finest!
- Date: Wed Jun 30 02:08
Az Fan (It hot!!!! here):
- Howe - check this version of Walkin Boss by the MP's...
http://www.wohlers.org/puppets/ whiskers83/...from Whiskers in Phx...did you
ever play there? This is a classic! Kirkwoods and Gelb Az finest!
- Date: Tue Jun 29 21:24
listen to (moon pie):
- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue Jun 29 21:07
faithfully depated (Please stop using
language):
- So weel./ it makes some of us feel like idiots and we wil all die. I am
runk again i have no reason cept maybee a freinds birthday but why should that
be cexuse. on saturday i and my might band of 2 will play along with
transvestite and electronica kijng what yoiu take in one hamd will regardless
of speed be bettred by another man i can see the misytakes i write but can not
interupt the flow to challenge them. i lov you all carl.ps cow shed cabberet
is looking for glee in gleb regardless opf whst i saiod. love a v happy jan on
boooooze//////
- Date: Tue Jun 29 15:25
Marianne ('cause I do cause):
- If you haven't, get it. If you have, tell it. If you won't, skip it. If
you will, do it. If and when's, stop it. Luv to love Amor's Soundtracks Volume
2, out on Owom. http://amormusic.com/MP3.html
http://www.mundanesounds.com/record_review.php?id=891
http://www.smother.net/reviews/world.php3?ID=5
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Music/Content?oid=oid:57160
- Date: Tue Jun 29 15:18
Graham
(http://www.thrilljockey.com/press/press_right.php?artistnum=34):
- Album cover, Sand bio, and publicity shots at above link. Quoting John
Parish: "You know sometimes you hear a song for the first time & it clicks
so immediately that it's then impossible to imagine that it hasn't always
existed - "Classico" from the new Giant Sand album is a perfect example. I've
recorded this song three times in a year - the two versions that bookend Map
& a third by Italian legend Nada for her new album, Tutto L'amore Che Mi
Manca. Howe's lyrics on" Classico" and throughout the new record are typically
unique, ranging from laugh out loud to painfully poignant, hitting all points
bizarre in between. If there were only one person allowed to contribute
further to the over-stocked pool of recorded music on this planet it should be
Howe Gelb."
- Date: Tue Jun 29 13:12
Raft-dodger (thought that ended in
'74...):
- So far, hammer-swollen libraries can only take thumb-books.
- Date: Tue Jun 29 10:16
Graham (dodging the raft):
- I request Mr Gelb write a song around the line "Library books can only
take hammer-swollen thumbs so far"
- Date: Tue Jun 29 09:43
Yes (you):
- can
- Date: Tue Jun 29 09:00
Rodger Federer (No posts?):
- Can I be the first to post a message today ?
- Date: Mon Jun 28 01:19
Blaine (water-logged):
- I always thought this board was 666% to the good - like that soap. Just
saw Richard Thompson and then the Flatlanders play at a rainfest. RT played
one long gtr solo that wound around jagged Robt Quine and Howe terrain and
into John Coltrane - one of the best live moments I've encountered. Garage is
four walls to the good, but help!! Does anyone know about the ancient art of
building rafters? Libr books can only take hammer-swollen thumbs so far.
- Date: Sun Jun 27 15:56
mp (i'm sorry...):
- but i'm going to have to shoot you.
- Date: Sat Jun 26 23:03
s james (and now):
- for something completely different...
- Date: Sat Jun 26 23:02
james s (blessed are the cheese
makers...):
- what's so special about them?
- Date: Sat Jun 26 20:57
conch (afraid of numbers):
- Mr. Gelb, the diary foreplay would be most welcome. As for my end of the
farmer's market, I recently encountered a 60-year-old Japanese street musician
named Hsiao, who plays a beat-up guitar given to him by Townes Van Zandt and
stomps his feet as he plays. He's got 900 songs in two blue binders, and when
I asked if he wrote a song a day, he answered, "I am a song." But that's whole
'nother story altogether.
- Date: Sat Jun 26 17:20
TomT (Python nerds):
- Was flipping through an old copy of Uncut Mag and stumbled acros this
quote from Terry Gilliam talking about rabid Monty Python fans.... “I don't
feel guilty about helping unleash them on the world. As long as they don't
come round my house. It's embarrassing. The people who know all the sketches,
they throw out a line and expect a line in return. I don't know what they're
talking about. George Harrison was always doing that.” Seemed funny at the
time.
- Date: Sat Jun 26 11:05
Lars (Austin Howers...):
- That's okay, Conch. So.....this page is "semi-evil, the margerine of
evil...not quite evil enough" (quote). ;-) ### Thanks, Howe. Looking forward
to both the Mishi's and the Map. Greets! / Lars
- Date: Sat Jun 26 09:21
james s (50% good, 50% evil... it's
good to know my site is a true reflection of myself... meaning only that I
can't give more than 100%.):
- I'm looking forward to the tour diary confessions.
- Date: Sat Jun 26 05:32
howe (a calculated response):
- ....conch .....you do realize you are giving a hundred and ten percent
don't you ?....atta boy.....me too
- Date: Sat Jun 26 05:31
crinkled brow (howe):
- oh conch... ha ha ha ha ha ahha ha ha ha ouch. got a foot in the muck and
one in a pile of luck.....a delicate fencing down the middle of the stance by
which a straddle is possible but only with a sadle on that pointy
happenstance. and so rattle on. rattle on. shake the hinges with aspiring
cringes and rattle on... the chain link ride. better then a poor cow hide.
rattle on straddler.....66% lean. 44% mean. rattle
on.....um.....yep........the mau mau michi is in due procession.........and
maybe it's time for tour diary confession ......especially when no tour
clutters up the day with its tangle of wire and its funky 123 foreplay. maybe
a tour diary should commence, perfect for home-page on the range and straddle
sadle upon the fence....or at maybe, just for a change
- Date: Sat Jun 26 04:47
conch (evil):
- On behalf of the other 44%, I'd like to apologize.
- Date: Sat Jun 26 04:13
Lars (Hey, Ow Om):
- Any news on the Mitsi Mitsi Mau release? I'm curious. ### And man, isn't
it a long time to September 14th, sanddudes? Hmmm... / Lars
- Date: Sat Jun 26 04:02
Lars (what the hell...):
- He-he, this comments page is 66% good. :-D / L
- Date: Sat Jun 26 02:05
J (and...):
- Mike, did I outbid -you- for the green 'Covered' T shirt?
- Date: Sat Jun 26 00:37
J (Weird):
- If you folks were to visit this site http://homokaasu.org/gematriculator/
you would find a calculator which uses some strange math code to determine how
good/evil a page or portion of text is. It's called Gematria. Sorry James s to
spoil the surprise, but your site url rates 50% good, 50% evil! Also check out
''Rasterbator' which will deliver a huge pixellated pdf file to stick together
to make posters and stuff.
- Date: Fri Jun 25 23:59
derek (viruses):
- yeah i've been getting those viruses from the damndest of
people....including the guy from billions that books howe.
- Date: Fri Jun 25 20:10
Flynn (Farhenheit 9/11):
- Just saw the film this afternoon. It's a must-see. He pretty much lays out
the sorry States of Affairs in this country formerly known as the Land of
Liberty.
- Date: Fri Jun 25 08:47
me (footy !!!!):
- god dam we were cheated out of the game last night, why is it always us
english ????
- Date: Fri Jun 25 07:54
james s (now, there's a great
combo):
- M. Ward with Vic Chesnutt & Howe Gelb
- Date: Fri Jun 25 04:38
jesus (Por Vida: Trib To Alejandro
Escovedo):
- Alejandro Escovedo is one of the most critically acclaimed artists in
contemporary music, widely admired for the stylistic breadth and innovation of
his compositions and his facility for translating his personal experiences and
observations into universal truths. He fell ill from the effects of Hepatitis
C in April 2003, and friends, family, peers, influences and admirers in the
music world have responded with this 2-CD tribute. A portion of the proceeds
from this release, which also features a previously unreleased performance by
Alejandro, will benefit the Alejandro Escovedo Medical & Living Expense
Fund. Track Listing, Disc One: Lucinda Williams - Pyramid of Tears/Lenny Kaye
- Sacramento & Polk/Steve Earle - Paradise/Jon Langford & Sally Timms
- Broken Bottle/Calexico - Wave/Jennifer Warnes - Pissed Off 2AM/John Cale -
She Doesn’t Live Here Anymore/Los Lonely Boys - Castanets/Cowboy Junkies -
Don’t Need You/Charlie Sexton - Dear Head On the Wall/Jon Dee Graham -
Helpless/Howe Gelb - She Towers Above/Ian McLagan & The Bump Band -
Wedding Day/Tres Chicas - Rhapsody/Peter Case - The End/Bob Neuwirth -
Rosalie/Section String Quartet - Crooked Frame. Disc Two: Ian Hunter - One
More Time/Jayhawks - Last to Know/Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra - Velvet
Guitar/Sheila E. & Pete Escovedo - The Ballad of the Sun and Moon/Chris
Stamey - One True Love/Son Volt - Sometimes/Rosie Flores - Inside This
Dance/Charlie Musselwhite & Charlie Sexton - Everybody Loves Me/M. Ward
with Vic Chesnutt & Howe Gelb - Way It Goes/Javier Escovedo - The Rain
Won’t Help/Caitlin Cary - By Eleven/Minus 5 - I Was Drunk/The Dragons -
Gravity/Ruben Ramos - Thirteen Years/Alejandro Escovedo - Break This Time (Or
Music) (http://store.milesofmusic.com/prodinfo.asp?number=30105)
- Date: Thu Jun 24 20:56
james s (viral emails):
- someone here emailed me to say that an email I sent them bounced because
of a virus. Don't know how or why, but I didn't send it. So, maybe somebody
has been on here collecting email addresses or something, but a word of
warning... I'm not sending any of you emails or attachments, so, if you get
something from "me" that looks suspicious, don't open it, because it most
likely ain't coming from me really. Ok. Tomorrow is Friday. Anybody seen the
new Michael Moore flick yet?
- Date: Thu Jun 24 18:31
Glue sniffer (Run for cover):
- Broken......... must not stay out long the tides and current of the drink
call so loud there is little room in my ears for anything sound sight or
otherwise. but i feel in my search for the sand i must break my cover and
repent.. What happened to the football. I hate sport i like music and books
and films and knowing about the middle east but not tonight. Tonigh i was
brought to my maker hands and knees sinking in cement. All aghast no room to
manoover covered in all corners. I hate the penalties when the crimes are so
few. Seems almost more crimal to not let The Mighty English win. People
throwing themselfes more deseverdly for car bumbers under the promise of a
huge payout and a life long existance for ever. Apart from the call of time i
have listened to lots and few no more than 3 chords in a serving. Must dash
the doctor is cloding in. All is not as the sewer seams.........
- Date: Thu Jun 24 18:08
mike (with emotions high, and nowhere
to let 'em off but here....watch out you swiss...):
- what is it about us british???? give us a war and we'll whip the arse off
anyone..... but when it comes down to something really, REALLY important, we
get cheated out of it by a swiss!! i mean, what have the swiss contributed to
football?? ever? in fact, what have they ever contributed to anything?
toblerone and cheese with holes!!! jesus! for once (well, maybe twice - it was
38 years ago) i'd like to see the breaks go our way.... and not to some johnny
foreigner. bad loser? ..... you bet.
- Date: Thu Jun 24 16:15
Otto Wah (oops):
- as you all were.
- Date: Thu Jun 24 16:14
Otto Wah (doo doo doo ):
- miss you round these parts Howe.
- Date: Thu Jun 24 16:13
Otto Wah
(flectonbigsky@hotmail.com):
- miss you round these parts Howe.
- Date: Thu Jun 24 15:14
james s (yo, Blaine...):
- that sparklepony fellow you know, was his name Scott? just curious... an
old buddy of mine has been getting to know the drummr, name's Scott.
- Date: Thu Jun 24 14:51
Lars (rawking'rolling!):
- Good news, Mikus! :-D ### For more rocking...I hope el Germans will be
able to copy the Howe&Parish-gig to those who want it. I managed to do a
copy for Stefan. But went through a handful of discs in the proces because my
computer keeps crashing. Bloody Microsoft hasn't bothered making Windows XP
compatible with my burner drive - which is just 3-4 four years old. Nothing
but trouble. Anyway, that gig rocked....even though Howe reacted a one point
to the applause with "nah, that was stanky!". :-D Greets! / Lars
- Date: Thu Jun 24 12:50
Mikus (@ the Map) (here@nearth):
- Today I had the great pleasure to listen to THE MAP, coming out
september.To be honest, just the 5 first songs... and it's a masing : souds
more rock than ever before, with long distorted guitars parts " a la Howe"...
Then track 5, "Cracklin' water" Just sublime... Something, one's again, verry
new. No apparences from Joey, even John. A new Giant Sand that smels good rock
and roll... Thanks to my 'fav record shop in Brussels... The DVD of Calexico
is there too... Mikus
- Date: Thu Jun 24 05:44
Erik (Delannyque@yahoo.com.hk):
- A good band from France: Les Hurlements de Leo. All sorts of instruments.
Accordians, violins,guitars. Everything sounding good.
- Date: Thu Jun 24 04:45
TDH (tdhdk@hotmail.com):
- Yep, bye bye Italia ... I guess they thought we'd conspire cause they
don't know us up here. A soccer game between Denmark and Sweden is more than
just a soccer game. It's special. It's a fight for the pride and glory of
being theeee Scandinavian soccer nation. However when Sweden are playing any
other team I'm almost Swede. So what a final it's gonna be when we meet Sweden
again in an all Nordic Euro 2004 final. When that time comes out beloved
brother nation won't stand a chance (wishful thinking & thoughts drifting
of back to 1992)....
- Date: Thu Jun 24 03:13
Lars (footie):
- Well, Italy's leaving I enjoyed in a way. What the hell were they
thinking? Greetings from the land of conspiracies, my god! / Lars
- Date: Wed Jun 23 17:59
J (PS):
- Sat and watched Italy and Germany go out. Must admit I took a bit of
pleasure in the doing of.
- Date: Wed Jun 23 17:57
J (deep in piles of wood):
- Anyone (Speaking of Movie recs) Seen 'Spun' Mad speed film with hints of
natural born killers in the animation. Mickey Rourke typecast. Enjoying
Official boot 1 (Via *bay) Speaking of which, anyone here named Mike recently
not won an auction on a green covered San Frisco tour shirt? (+discs) The
discs'll be in the mailsnail if you need 'em.
- Date: Wed Jun 23 17:38
conch (movie recs):
- "Saddest Music in the World" "Cigarettes & Coffee" "Eternal Sunshine
of the Spotless Mind" & "Godzilla, King of Monsters" (the original
unedited, unbastardized Japanese version from the 50s--without all the scenes
put in by U.S. companies that featured, ugh, Raymond Burr--out in limited
cinema release)
- Date: Wed Jun 23 10:51
tommy gailer (scrolling for Lars &
Wilco):
- saw that film in the cinema when it came out: it was a blasting new
experience of concert-movie! The re-released cd i got yet, every penny
worth!!!!! For you wilco lovers: the new one (a ghost is born)is a big
surprise for me, and i listen to their stuff since about 1996...it`s a
definite grower. some stuff is very rough and some more sublime...i think sand
people will appreciate the odd sounds of that album.
- Date: Tue Jun 22 11:01
Lars (Scrolling for Talking
Tommy):
- Sound and picture has been remastered and remixed - and there are three
audio mixes on it: Dolby Digital 5.1 Feature Film, 5.1. Studio Mix and 2.0
Stereo.....it says on the cover. And the cool trailer is also on the dvd. :-D
And it's in 16:9 Widescreen. And it goes for a mere 100 kr. around here. About
14 Euro. Actually I bought it in Berlin a while ago for a bit less. So...go
fetch! ;-D Now I gotta find me the remastered cd with all 16 tracks. I've only
got the LP with 9 tracks. Greets! / Lars
- Date: Tue Jun 22 09:26
Tommy Gailer (scrolling for Lars):
- does Stop Making Sense has a 5.1 sound? If yes, i`ll get me that one
soon.If not i`ll rave to my vhs tape.
- Date: Tue Jun 22 03:55
Lars (dvd...):
- I'm currently enjoying the remastered dvd of Talking Heads' "Stop Making
Sense". It's absolutely brilliant!!! / Lars
- Date: Tue Jun 22 02:34
tommy Gailer (scrolling for
Torben):
- not to forget Belle & Sebastians DVD "for fans only"...very good
stuff.
- Date: Mon Jun 21 14:26
TDH (tdhdk@hotmail.com):
- If you want some goddies for your DVD player.. Jay Farrar has just
released a live album that comes with a bonus 11 track live DVD (Slim's SF).
As done by Jay Farrar Hardpan (Terry Lee Hale, Chris Burroughs, Todd Thibaud
& Joseph Parsons) have released a live album (this one's a double CD) that
comes with a 5 track live DVD (yep 2 CD's & 1 DVD package). GREAT stuff.
Not to forget good ol' Neils latest came with a live DVD (solo acoustic). Oh
yeah Calvin Russell has released a sort of best of CD that comes with a live
DVD too.
- Date: Mon Jun 21 12:25
PaulL (Nowhere):
- James S: Ah yes, I remember the Hisser cover person wandering about
filming on stage! So there is a chance that something may emerge some day...
back to my dreaming :) paul
- Date: Mon Jun 21 08:58
Lars ("He's a strange man...very
inspiring." :-D ):
- The Under Byen folks talk (in English) about various things, among them
recording with Howe, in a streamed interview. Thought it might interest a few
of you. It's right here:
http://www.cuttingedge.be/interviews/underbyen040510.html --- "I think he's
influenced us....but we can't do it." (= record in one day) :-D ### By the
way, the same site is streaming the entire second album by UB:
http://www.cuttingedge.be/downloads/underbyen_determig.html / Greets! / Lars
- Date: Mon Jun 21 08:01
james s (slip of the key):
- "I" wouldn't be a great thing to behold... "it" would.
- Date: Mon Jun 21 08:00
james s (barby film):
- the barb show was filmed. if I remember correctly, there was a person
running about the stage in hisser makeup filming from that perspective. i
spoke with kurt wagner between the london and new york "beyond nashville" gigs
and he had said that howe was sending him a viddy of said performance and that
he would give a shout so's i could take a look, but such shout was never given
and maybe the video didn't make it to nashville?? I would be a great thing to
behold, a real "star" studded event...
- Date: Sun Jun 20 08:31
PaulL (bar bar bar bar barbican
(reprise)):
- Tommy: Amazon seem to have the release date for the Calexico DVD set for
5th July but estimate, at least on my order that they'll get round to sending
it 5 days later... ho hum! As for the Howe Barbican extravaganza making it to
DVD that is the stuff dreams are made of... wonder if anyone filmed it? Would
be great to get a full audio release of this at least. A major plus point for
me would be being able to relive the experience minus the presence of my
ex-girlfriend ;) Paul
- Date: Sun Jun 20 04:01
conch (a slight return):
- As a former card-carrying member of the Kiss Army, circa 1977, the Simmons
Q&A was most welcome. Oops, gotta run...I think I heard Beth calling.
- Date: Sun Jun 20 02:11
sorry (got too):
- Q: Why did you wait all these years to do a new solo album? And why do you
want to put out a 100-song boxed set of your solo material? A: It's finally
time. Over the years, when we'd do a Kiss record, I would write 15 to 30 songs
per album to get the four or five that might be used. Most of those songs were
sitting around, and a lot of them didn't make sense in the context of Kiss. I
want to put out a boxed set because I owe it to the songs. It's not fair that
they're just sitting around. Q: What do you consider your greatest
accomplishment? A: On a corporate level, having more gold albums in America
than any other [American] band. On a personal level, I have to give the
cornball answer and say getting up onstage with people going out of their
minds and seeing different generations of people in Kiss makeup. It does put a
lump in your throat, and it's heartwarming. Q: How do you respond to people
who say the band isn't really Kiss unless it consists of the original members:
you, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss? A: I used to believe that. Any
rules we have for the band are rules we decide for ourselves. There are lots
of bands that have lost members who people might have thought were
irreplaceable, but the bands got replacements and the bands got bigger: AC/DC,
Van Halen, the Rolling Stones, the Who. I love Ace, Peter and Paul. They
helped me get to where I am. I hate myself for not standing up to Ace and
Peter sooner when they were destroying themselves. Q: There's a perception
that you are the business brains behind Kiss. What are your thoughts on that?
A: Artists always forget the meaning of the word "business" in the music
business. It means you sign your own checks. It means the record company works
for you, not you for the record company. Once you delegate authority, it means
you're diluting who you are; someone else makes business decisions for you. I
don't like handlers, assistants and bodyguards, because they can't do things
as well as I can. Q: Why didn't you assume the management of Kiss? A: Paul has
a lot to do with Kiss' ideas. He's one of the best frontmen ever. There's a
friendly, brotherly rivalry with us. If one of us goes a little too far, the
other one wants to pull him back. So if I'm managing the band, where does that
leave Paul? The thing that keeps this band going is the continuing and abiding
respect that Paul and I have for each other. Q: Last year, Ace Frehley told
billboard.com that it was deceptive of you and Paul Stanley to tour as Kiss
without him. He asserted at the time that he was "into a health kick" and fit
to play. What would you say to Ace right now? A: I hope you're happy, but
you're not allowed to be in the band. There's no way we'd let you onstage and
subject people to your erratic behavior. It doesn't matter if you're an
original member. If you mess up, you're an ex-member. And that goes for me,
too. Q: If Paul Stanley wrote his autobiography, what do you think he would
say about you? A: He would say that I'm a workaholic and that I've got the
biggest ego [of anyone] he's ever met. And I think he'd say, and rightfully
so, that I get a lot of credit for ideas he came up with. Q: Can you give some
examples? A: I didn't think of the name of the band. Paul did. I didn't design
the Kiss logo. Ace did, and then Paul actually drew the original version,
which is used today. Q: You did some reality-show segments with your family on
"Extra" in 2002 that were similar to "The Osbournes." Would you still want to
do a reality series now, considering the problems that Kelly and Jack Osbourne
have experienced? A: The main problems with the Osbournes had to do with
drugs. I'd still want to do a reality show about me, but not with my kids
involved. Doing a reality show with them wouldn't be fair to them, because
they wouldn't get a chance to be kids. Q: Can you explain why Kiss keeps
touring even after your so-called final tours? Why call it a farewell tour
when most people know Kiss will probably keep touring? A: We did a farewell
tour when it was clear that Ace couldn't continue. But after the tour was
over, it became fairly obvious from fans that they wanted us to continue. Rock
bands are a lot like football teams: If a guy is on drugs and messes up, get
someone else who's proud to wear the uniform and be part of the team. Q: What
are the biggest mistakes artists make in their careers? A: Drugs, this time
and every time. I wish more journalists would confront stars with drug
problems. Q: What's your response to people who say there's too much Kiss
merchandise? A: Actually, we haven't put out enough, because a lot of it sells
out. So whoever says there's too much Kiss merchandise is not a marketing
expert. Q: How would you describe yourself in one sentence? A: I love money, I
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- Date: Sun Jun 20 02:07
pee (OmE home):
- Last year he reactivated Simmons Records, which, along with the Kiss
Records imprint, has teamed with Sanctuary Records Group for new releases.
Simmons says he is developing a premium-cable entertainment channel, although
he could not reveal details. He also has an A&E TV documentary in the
works. On the literary front, he has formed Simmons Books in a joint venture
with New Millennium. One title due under the deal is "Kiss & Tell," an
autobiography from Simmons' longtime romantic partner, Shannon Tweed. (The
publication date is yet to be determined.) Simmons also is reviving his
long-dormant career as a solo artist. On Tuesday, Simmons/Sanctuary released
"A------," Simmons' first solo album since his 1978 self-titled solo debut.
"A------" features collaborations with Bob Dylan and Dave Navarro. Simmons
says he also wants to release a 100-song boxed set of solo material he has
recorded through the years.
- Date: Sun Jun 20 02:05
p (hOme):
- Amid his Kiss career, Simmons has kept busy as an entrepreneur. (Story
Continues Below...)
- Date: Sun Jun 20 02:04
p (home):
- There is not much to write about Gene Simmons that has not been written
before. But the man himself can find plenty to say about his extraordinary
life. As co-founder, bassist and co-vocalist of classic rock group Kiss,
Simmons belongs to one of the most commercially successful acts in history.
Kiss' 24 gold-certified albums are tops among American bands, according to the
Recording Industry Association of America. Amid his Kiss career, Simmons
- Date: Sun Jun 20 00:07
Alan (alan.rudy@ssc.msu.edu):
- Londoners, next Friday evening I will be at 69 Gower St at the Garth
Hotel... hope to be able to find Sandmanishness of the UK variety in situ (and
nearby the hotel). Ideas? Options? Thoughts? Hopes? Dreams?
- Date: Sat Jun 19 22:50
marviol (Opera, et. al.):
- The aria which frames Chore of Enchantment is "Una Furtiva Lagrima" (One
Furtive Tear)by the Italian Bel Canto composer Gaetano Donizetti from his
opera L'Elisir D'Amore ("The Elixir of Love" which is nothing more than wine,
in reality--hey, works for me). Finally heard Calexico down at Bonaroo and was
very happy. Y'all can buy the MP3 of their set from the Bonaroo website. I
sure hope the organizers are smart enough to get Howe down there next summer.
A peak experience to be sure, just a lot of great music.
- Date: Sat Jun 19 20:11
PaulK (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Wise words Howe if I may be so bold. Some of us were there before John and
Joey and saw that fruit grow. Giant Sand were there BC (before Calexico) and
will continue to flourish as long as you do. Calexico are a fruitful bud on
the tree and it's up to each individual to decide where to nibble. Not sute if
I'm dramatic or a joker, possibly both, anyway remember the old saying, He who
digs deepest, deepest digs.
- Date: Sat Jun 19 19:10
Lars (oh, a few more GS-folks, so to
speak....live too):
- For any info on the Listener-collaborators Under Byen I've cooked up a
lil' sumthin' here: www.larsdideriksen.com/underbyen (some howeness in the
discography). ### They're touring Europe soon, so if you're in the
neighbourhood, go check 'em out: 2004 - June 24: Vera, Groningen, Holland.
2004 - June 25: Paradise, small hall, Amsterdam, Holland. 2004 - June 26:
Festival De Paleisrevolutie, Utrecht, Holland. 2004 - July 9: Cactus Festival,
Brugge, Belgium (with Patti Smith and Macy Grey). 2004 - August 7:
Folkfestival, Dranouter, Belgium. 2004 - August 14: Øya Festival, Oslo,
Norway. 2004 - August 14: Malmö Festival, Sweden. 2004 - August 28: Univers,
Aarhus Festival Week, Aarhus, Denmark. 2004 - October 1: Opwijk, Belgium. 2004
- October 14: Aalborg, Denmark. 2004 - October 28: Les Rockomotives
(Festival), France. 2004 - October 29: Reims, France. 2004 - October 31:
Tulle, France. ### Tally-ho, chaps! / Lars
- Date: Sat Jun 19 19:08
Lars (www.larsdideriksen.com):
- Czech v Holland...first truely exciting game of the lot this year. It
usually cheer for Denmark or the underdog of whatever game. Today I cheered
for Czech. Maybe because I still remember the Dutch/Danish semifinal back in
1992 (still the most exciting soccer game I've ever seen). ### Mansion On The
Hill...new GS? Well, Anders Pedersen, Thøger Lund and Peter Dombernowsky are
onboard now. ### And if I could just get my cd-burner to work I could sent
someone the latest gig in Copenhagen - where John Parish "sat in" for Peter.
:-) Hmmm... Greets! / Lars The Comedian (the what-who-now?!) :-D ...
- Date: Sat Jun 19 17:23
Mansion On The Hill Radio
(http://www.live365.com/stations/sonicspacealien):
- I love Calexico and Giant Sand; I hope that at some point in the future
they will play together again. I will look forward to new recordings and tours
by them seperately in the mean time. Does anyone know who the new Giant
Sandmenandwomen are?
- Date: Sat Jun 19 17:17
Pavel Nedved (:::::::::::::):
- Anybody here watch that Czech v Holland game ? T'was fantastic . Sorry for
any Dutchys' on here , you didn't deserve to lose. I like Calaxico....and what
happened between them and Mr Gelb is none of my business,and business it
always is that causes problems . Howe any UK visit soon ?
- Date: Sat Jun 19 16:43
Guni (hui):
- schaemen, mein Lieber!
- Date: Sat Jun 19 10:35
tommy gailer (sorry-scroller):
- have no idea how that multiple posts could happen...feel like an absolute
beginner now...ashamed in bavaria, so i am...
- Date: Sat Jun 19 10:33
tommy gailer (scrolling for dvd):
- Paul, i ordered the barbican dvd at amazon and they told me to wait
another 2 weeks....what a bummer...far away from any imagination, what i would
do for getting a dvd like this from the giant sand act @ the barbican!!!!!!!
- Date: Sat Jun 19 10:31
tommy gailer (scrolling for dvd):
- Paul, i ordered the barbican dvd at amazon and they told me to wait
another 2 weeks....what a bummer...far away from any imagination, what i would
do for getting a dvd like this from the giant sand act @ the barbican!!!!!!!
- Date: Sat Jun 19 10:31
tommy gailer (scrolling for dvd):
- Paul, i ordered the barbican dvd at amazon and they told me to wait
another 2 weeks....what a bummer...far away from any imagination, what i would
do for getting a dvd like this from the giant sand act @ the barbican!!!!!!!
- Date: Sat Jun 19 10:30
tommy gailer (scrolling for dvd):
- Paul, i ordered the barbican dvd at amazon and they told me to wait
another 2 weeks....what a bummer...far away from any imagination, what i would
do for getting a dvd like this from the giant sand act @ the barbican!!!!!!!
- Date: Sat Jun 19 07:59
howe (id card):
- ergo the ego. if a man sees naked people in a photo scene, he may think
it's art, while another man will think it's pornography. the franklins and
chiltons can take the face value of this scene and see the pornography of ego
if that's how their mind works. i thought i was an id man myself. the real
details of the split are personal and effect no one but the love triangle of
the 3 of us involved. at best, it has allowed double the output, at
worst....it is still entertainment to witness. everyone is always entitled to
their opinion, especially on this page. this page is the very reason 'chore of
enchantment' was released at all. it was the feed back from the comment-taters
here (that had ordered the promo copies of that record) that inspired the
actual release through thrill jockey, once it had already been dropped by V2.
i value all the comments on this page. it is the only source of real
communication to the people that care about these things. before the internet
it was a mystery and a speculation. now its more like a history and an
elation. john joe and myself are not egoists by nature, nor evil, nor
unforgiving. mostly human and usually scattered. but the combination of this
group has led to real toxins that began to eat away at the fabric of what made
it to begin with. i met john and joe seperately when they were young and
individual. you here on the page always refer to them like they were always a
couple because you never knew them any other way. when i look back on the
decade they were involved, i rejoice at the music made and have pride in their
development. inviting them down to arizona was not a mistake either. a lot of
how calexico works is to eliminate the things that were unfocused in giant
sand land. lack of word play also aids in a more worldly appeal. but the
business end of things had some real ill effects on the base camp here. some
companies involved only with calexico had taken measures to remove things that
were giant sand. the allowance of such developments is how the problems began
here and where the toxins within formed. so the third decade begins, like the
first, without the ilks of john or joe. if you can make out the credits on the
last few records you can see how they began to be less and less involved.
cover magazine was a fun way to say good bye. no one will feel the spoink as
much as me, it was a brotherhood. but the next generation still feels the
familia vibe. all of our children, including rainer's, john's and mine, all
hang with each other like brothers and sisters. it's a stunning smile that
emerges. (joe not having spawned yet might widen the gap between us some...but
those of you with a work load of young'uns will know exactly why that is.)
....and this is exactly how life is. makes us ready to take our time and take
our leave. everybody ok now ?....ok.....i did notice, however, how all the
dramatic comments usually defend calexico...while all the comedians like to
defend giant sand here. kinda like those theater masks ? .....love, no matter
what -howe
- Date: Sat Jun 19 06:59
PaulL (Calexico):
- Me and a group of friends went to see Calexico with full Luz de Luna
backing at the Barbican in 2002. We really got into the so called 'cliched'
spirit by smuggling in a hip flask or two of tequila. I would safely say that
along with the Howe fest of the year before this was probably one of the best
concerts I have ever been to and was enjoyed by everyone I was with, even
those not previously familiar with the band. I would say that the Mariachi
element was a major factor in our enjoyment. This show is coming out on DVD
next month and I'm really looking forward to seeing it! Have I just blown my
cool? Do I care!? Should you? ;) Paul
- Date: Sat Jun 19 06:17
Lars (tide):
- Thanks, SF! He-he, Mitch likes Cornelius! Cool! Get your hands on his
"Fantasma" album...it's brilliant! / Lars
- Date: Sat Jun 19 05:47
Lars (a taco explained...? :-D):
- Yeah, flogging that poor old horse once again. I agree with James. ###
Anyway, I agree that Calexico is not all mexicano. Still, a large part of what
they have done over the years falls right into that mariachi-ish category that
I know of....which my little knowledge of those genres. So, to me - who
haven't set foot in the desert - this music SHOULD sound new and exciting. It
doesn't. It fits into that mariachi-cliché that dominates outside the US and
Mexico, I guess. Of course not all of it. Well, maybe it's not just all that,
but the fact that I think it's all too nice and well-produced. I like it rough
around the edges to stir things up a bit. Hm, and I guess the lyrics have
improved over the years, but hey, if I - from far away Denmark - should write
a song with a mariachi-guitar along and a bit of twang on the side my first
choice for a lyric could easily be "I live out yonder where the snakes and
scorpions run". And then throw in a bit of tumbleweeds and rails for good
measure. I guess I would expect more nuances from someone who actually lives
there. Maybe that's why my favourite is still "Travelall"....no lyrics and
some of those "desert moods" produced more as sketches and with a few twists
along the way. Hey, I love that record! :-D Hm, maybe the ears that listen
would have to have a personal history or geography to add to the music. I just
have Robert Rodriquez films. Not that I feel so terribly well connected to
vikings over here. But well, that was longer ago. In all peacefulness: Greets!
/ Lars
- Date: Sat Jun 19 05:32
SF (in the sticks):
- I don't think this has been posted yet. Lost At Sea's interview with Mitch
Cullin mentions the possibility of Howe Gelb being involved in the Tideland
soundtrack. How cool is that? It's an interesting article. Here's the link:
http://www.lostatsea.net/LAS/archives/features/literature/mitchcullin/
- Date: Sat Jun 19 04:50
Tenpole Tudor (Re: Lars):
- Taco bell, huh? Nice to see an entire musical form and cultural
perspective reduced to the dumbest of stereotypes, and by someone who has
never even set foot in the desert southwest to boot. Even if Calexico isn't
one of my favorite bands of all time, I'd still argue that the lack of
adventure you mention, sir, seems a rather uniformed opinion. Pass some
judgement after listening to the other musicians that Calexico have backed or
played with, as well as paying some attention to the somewhat broad field of
influences that range from curious remixes, found sounds, country, punk,
blues, jazz, folk, and, yes, the dreaded "taco bell" sound that actually
existed long before 59 cent gorditas were on the menu. But whether you like
what they create or not, who really cares. However, reducing John & Joey's
talents to cheap & cliched shots does little other than to illuminate the
failings of the critic.
- Date: Fri Jun 18 20:37
james s (ain't that):
- horse already been about beaten to death? If you dig giant sand/howe gelb,
there ain't no official policy about what you have to think about calexico.
there may be some sad personal stuff going on there, and maybe some ego
clashing, but it ain't nobody's business except the folks involved. Neither of
them are buddies of mine (though I'd love to hang out sometime with the
howester). I just listen to the damned records and thank the good lordy for
their being made.
- Date: Fri Jun 18 18:52
Lars (that old thing...):
- Cool, Uwe! Great! :-D ### Hm, Calexico just paled in comparison when I
heard Chore the first time. Nothing to do with relationships and so on. Just
cooler lyrics, more depth, more adventurous and more variation - and less
"taco bell" (in lack of a better word this late at night right now). My
tastebuds... Heydeehoo! / Lars
- Date: Fri Jun 18 17:57
everybody's (got something to
hide):
- 'cept for me and my monkey. can't we all just get a bong, I mean along?
- Date: Fri Jun 18 16:42
chilton (eljefe@hotcong.com):
- Franklin...good words man....exactly! in this very very sad tale of
strained relationships, of which i know both sides, the ego is very much the
monster.
- Date: Fri Jun 18 16:16
franklin my dear (i don't give a
dam):
- but you've got it all wrong. you seem to prefer the imitation to the
authentic. nothing to be ashamed of, but nothing to brag about either.
- Date: Fri Jun 18 14:51
Franklin (Mulecko@hotmeil.com):
- Oh my, I was just reading some of the comments about Calexico on this page
and what can I say? What the hell is going on in some peoples minds? Can't
they just simply keep it out of here? Just because your Guru has a personal
problem with his old pals and most of all, his own ego , some people jump on
the train and start bashing.This is so poor.Makes me very sad. Always thought
Giant Sand fans are open minded.Guess some aren't at all.
- Date: Fri Jun 18 10:06
james s (french):
- i've heard the first record by Francoiz Breut and thought many of you
might find it good and interesting. i'm loving it and look forward to hearing
more.
- Date: Fri Jun 18 06:27
uwe (Under Byen VPRO):
- will try to record it
- Date: Thu Jun 17 23:04
MELISSA (preziosa9@virgilio.it):
- your performance in hard rock cafe Catania wasn't so nice. maybe I don't
like the kind of music you play; maybe you weren't in the mood. what I'm sure
is I couldn't enjoy the party!
- Date: Thu Jun 17 22:36
melissa (preziosa1@virgilio.it):
- I didn't like your performance at hard rock cafe in Catania. I believe
that night; that grand opening was a flop!
- Date: Thu Jun 17 22:17
J (This is a nice idea):
- Right up there with mirrorproject http://www.monochrom.at/piracy/
- Date: Thu Jun 17 19:18
Lars (Under Byen on VPRO radio):
- Do any of you here have access to Dutch VPRO Radio via the airwaves
(rather than the web)? Under Byen will do a session there (alongside Broken
Social Scene and Sex in Dallas) on the 23rd of June. It would be more than
cool if someone could record it. ;-D Best greets! / Lars
- Date: Wed Jun 16 17:42
Flynn (Por Vida):
- According to the Shore Fire website, Or records will release the Escovedo
double-CD tribute, Por Vida, on July 27. Worth the wait, I think.
http://www.shorefire.com/artists/ormusic/pr_ormusic_04_26_04.html
- Date: Wed Jun 16 16:09
Alan (Al Howe - as supposed to Steve
or Gordie):
- Not sure on a release date, but the info came from a running order.
- Date: Wed Jun 16 08:38
Alan (Blaine, Alejandro and Howe):
- But will the Escovedo tribute/fund-raiser EVER be released?!!??!!!???
- Date: Wed Jun 16 01:34
Blaine (word):
- Howe appears on the upcoming Alejandro tribute alb, amidst a galaxy of
stars - really.
- Date: Tue Jun 15 18:44
J (PS):
- Anfield are very quiet lately and not mentioning the H word...
- Date: Tue Jun 15 18:42
J (Just want to clarify):
- That: 'Lay off james s' Was defending said person, not attacking. Anyone
who has heard the j s tune 'Christina' Will know that the boy can write, sing,
play... Hola james.
- Date: Tue Jun 15 18:32
silense (i am so ):
- bored i could pass on
- Date: Mon Jun 14 10:56
Lars (once more onto the torque, my
friends...):
- "Shattering the shadows / Through every dark hollow" ...? Make any sense?
Looked up 'fester' in the dictionary. Makes way more sense than the oven,
he-he! :-D ### Useless trivia of the day: "en fest, to fester" is Danish for
"one party, two parties". So when I hear the word 'fester', I think, Yeah,
bring it on!...and there's two of them?! Great! :-D Ha-ha! Ok, I'll stop now.
/ Lars
- Date: Mon Jun 14 10:49
doug floyd (dsfloyd@yahoo.com):
- HELP needed!! Can anyone tell me the origin of the opera works on the
backing tapes used on Chore of Enchantment. I know they came from Rainer (god
bless him) but would like to find the entire works for myself. Anyone help???
e mail me or eply here please. many thanks peace df
- Date: Mon Jun 14 10:44
Lars (torque lyrics - and torqued
computer):
- Thanks, Stefan! I think it goes "open wound" on the coffee version, but
that version is different in so many ways. Hmmm... ### Thanks for the cds, by
the way. Currently trying to get my cd-burner to work properly. I installed
Windows XP and now my computer crashes pretty much every time I burn a cd (I
keep throwing half-burned cds out). I think it's my drive (TEAC
CD-W54E)...which somehow is incompatible. I've tried looking for WinXP-drivers
for it. Plus: I'm no "nerd" (eh, when it comes to the technicalities), so I'm
pretty lost. I just have to burn and burn until I hit one of those times when
it doesn't crash. Quite annoying. Anyone else have these problems? Greets! /
Lars
- Date: Mon Jun 14 07:06
stefan (torqueness):
- Hi Larso, I think this is what it says: "Warming up the icy veined creeks
/ Scaring the shadows / from every dark hollow / to insanely high peaks" ...
"Do you really dismiss" ... "The way your eyes burn through". I also hear
"open wound" but I'm not sure, sometimes it sounds like "oven". Hope that
helps.
- Date: Mon Jun 14 06:00
Lars (That torquing Torque...):
- Okay, now I've tried getting the lyrics off the cds, but "I can't make it
out from here"...: If I ever were to touch you / I'd never wash that hand /
Stumble around like another lost soul / Living life something less than a man
// My land is embraced by the sun / Warming up the icy (what?!) / Shadowing
the (what?!) / Through every dark hollow / Till insanely high peaks (right?)
// Ready to witness / Ready to be shown / Do you really (what?) / Leave love
alone // Must be remarkable where you're from / If they grow up things like
you / The torque of your tongue / How it get things done / The way your eyes
burn (what?!) // If you where to touch me / I'd curl up like a fetus in a womb
/ Pester me into adoring you / Fester like an (open wound?!) // Was ready to
witness // Ready to be shown / Do you really like this mess (right?) / Leave
love alone / Ready to witness / Ready to be shown / (what?!) / Leave love
alone /// ### I can't figure it all out and I probably heard something wrong
too. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Greets, sandies! / Lars
- Date: Sun Jun 13 16:59
J (not en Portu-gal):
- boo hoo
- Date: Sun Jun 13 15:44
james s (but seriously):
- it's time to turn off and step out. the streams are swollen around here
today with much rain. may the sand be with you. adios with good feelings and
gratitude to sandinistas everywhere.
- Date: Sun Jun 13 07:51
keep them ((coming)):
- JAMES S !
- Date: Sat Jun 12 19:39
J (listening):
- Just got official bootleg No:1. (Ebayed) It was sealed and now it's not.
Scorcher. Frozen Planets' version on 'Fandango' More than does it justice. The
whole thing , after one cursory listen is for me a v.nice addition to the
purge and slouch canon. Lay off james.s. Vive L'Anglais.
- Date: Sat Jun 12 17:18
hugh (conch):
- thanks for the Time Will Tell info by the way.I did not know.Incidentally
a few greenhornes play on this golightly album-hadn't heard of them before but
then I find out they are on Van Lear Rose and touring through my town with the
Dirtbombs next month.All very synchronatic.
- Date: Fri Jun 11 18:19
gazelle (gazelleiam@lycos.com):
- it's heating up here too, but nothing as exciting as cicadas to speak of.
maybe cow turds are even more smelly here now. i just wanted to share
something cool. as soon as i arrived in tucson, a guy at the hotel congress
gave me a flier announcing his show in a couple nights. i checked out campo
bravo, and they were really good. so good i mentioned them on my website. then
a guy from kxci caught on to my gig and tipped off the aforementioned band,
who is in manteca right now and will be on my radio show tomorrow for a brief
interview/acoustic jam session. tune in from 1-4 pacific time on saturday:
http://www.live365.com/stations/csustanislaus?site=csustanislaus
- Date: Fri Jun 11 15:33
take (no prisoners):
- if you write the way you talk, nobody reads you. seriously.
- Date: Fri Jun 11 11:42
james s (but seriously):
- if i were an opossum and you were a blossom would you throw it over and
add to the flotsam?
- Date: Fri Jun 11 10:55
james s (friday):
- if i were a carpenter and you were a lady would you still love me would
you have my baby if i were a street fightin' man and you were sexy sadie would
you be throwing something off the tallahatchie bridge./././././''''?
- Date: Fri Jun 11 10:54
thin (anga):
- who be gel
- Date: Fri Jun 11 10:51
thin (gaan):
- wee hog lb
- Date: Fri Jun 11 09:04
peasoup (ap soupé):
- gee, h bowl!
- Date: Fri Jun 11 08:52
hint (hiccup):
- g-bow heel
- Date: Fri Jun 11 05:10
thin (naag):
- bog wheel
- Date: Fri Jun 11 04:55
thin (anag):
- he be glow
- Date: Fri Jun 11 03:32
tommy G. (scrolling for ray):
- +++ - ray charles - +++
(http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=762&e=1&u=/nm/20040611/en_nm/people_charles_dc)
- Date: Thu Jun 10 12:33
tHom (magnetic fields anyone?):
- Is there anyone out there who would like two free tickets to see the
Magnetic Fields play in London on Saturday night? I won't see this board again
until tomorrow morning but if you leave a post here in the next 24 hours I'll
be happy to send the tickets to the address of your choice, so you have them
by Saturday am. Owing to personal tragedy I will not be able to use them
myself and everyone I know would rather watch the football in the pub or
something. So they'll only go to waste otherwise.
- Date: Thu Jun 10 12:13
ANON (VOTE):
- calling all UK PEOPLE please go and vote. end
- Date: Thu Jun 10 09:31
tom (reeling):
- Just sold a Daily Star to this guy.... .There is no excuse for
Patchouli.None .No .Never. No more.Have a nice weekend peoples.
- Date: Thu Jun 10 09:20
tom (front desk):
- Roadrunner is by Johnathan Richman and the Modern Lovers.He is best known
as THAT GUY SINGING IN SOMETHING ABOUT MARY.The Sex Pistols do a cover of
Roadrunner and Tommy Larkins who plays drums for him used to be in Giant Sand.
The duck billed platypus is in fact in fact a fruit not a vegetable and Billie
holiday wore Gardenias in her hair to cover up a botched clipper shave of the
Public Enemy logo.Word.
- Date: Thu Jun 10 08:59
Lars (hm, well...):
- I guess what I'm trying to say, that I love it when people go out on a
limb and try something new and different. The love story of "Eternal
Sunshine..." I guess could be told i a normal way....even if it has that
emphasis on memories. Well, I'm a Phil Dick reader and love those kinds of
"mindfukks". :-D ### Shrek 2 is not due here in Denmark until September.
Around "sand-time". Usually big films like that come sooner after the US
premiere. Anyway, I'll go see it. Laughed A LOT when seeing the first one. :-D
/ Lars
- Date: Thu Jun 10 08:02
tHom (Spotless Mind):
- C'mon Lars, you know that variety is the soul of art (or some such vague
proverb). Besides, substance determines style, not vice versa. The only way a
story SHOULD be told is the way that particular story demands - and every one
is different. There's a hell of a lot to be said for the straight-ahead
approach to narrative too. Sometimes it's the best way. And speaking of movies
and soundtracks (picking up on the Shrek 2 post), last night I watched 28 Days
Later again on DVD and was (yet again) stuck by the awesome soundtrack. Not
just the quality of the specific selections (Godspeed, Grandaddy, Eno and
various classical pieces etc) but the way in which it truly married up with
the images/narrative/theme of the film. A real all-round audio-visual amd
emotional experience.
- Date: Thu Jun 10 07:26
Lars (bits and that):
- James, what da 'ell are ya talkin' 'bout?! ### Right now listening to the
album "Tutto L'Amore Che Mi Manca" by Nada where Howe's on. Interesting.
"Classico" is on there. Thanks to Zelda for that one. :-) Deep and slightly
"hoarse" female vocals. Anyone else heard it? ### By the way, because of my
limited knowledge of country classics and the entire Giant Sand catalogue I
don't know if it was a new Howe-song or not that was played recently in
Denmark, where the chorus goes "A line has been drawn in the sand". It sounded
somewhat familiar, but I could be mistaken. Anyone know that one? Plus: what's
that fast "Roadrunner, roadrunner....500 miles an hour" song? Best greets! /
Lars
- Date: Wed Jun 9 22:16
dave (Oh where oh where is Mr.
Sniffer??):
- I miss the free entertainment of his deal...Must be sniffin decaffeinated
Elmers Glue nowadays...I've been listening to Unsunglum to prepare for the
Sept release, which may be misguided, but the electric New Orleans vibe sounds
good in the summer heat.
- Date: Wed Jun 9 20:40
phill (home):
- Just back from seeing ( Shrek 2) with my eight year old little girl. I was
amazed at the soundtrack. Tom Waits, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Pete Yorn,
Counting Crows, Dashboard Confessions, Eels, Rich Price, It was a most
enjoyable afternoon. Also I recieved a neet phone message yesterday. It was a
important message? has anyone else gotten such a call? Phill
- Date: Wed Jun 9 19:05
Lars (speaking of movies):
- Just went to see "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and it was
brilliant. Plus, Kate Winslet has never been more beautiful. Anyways, this is
how a love story should be told instead of all that straight-ahead
crap-o-rama, he-he. Go see! :-D / Lars
- Date: Wed Jun 9 17:17
HArry Potter (Wixked WIzArDs ):
- Totaly kicking man just got off the stick to the old man in the hat and
the stairs. God man look out close one dudes. Leavitrey Is next and when i
catch all those other dudes im gonna be like all what you dooin Im the dude
and theyll like cry and say but even a hippo woiuldnt do that to a garden
gnome. well i could die....
- Date: Wed Jun 9 15:25
Mark Johnson
(sonicspacealien@yahoo.com):
- Other than Howe, who else is playing on the upcoming Giant Sand album? I
heard that the two Js were gone and those are some big shoes to fill. Is this
album the hyped "return to rock" ala Center of the Universe or the mood music
of recent releases (which I love)? September 14th is a long time to wait. BTW
listen to Giant Sand, Rainer, Calexico, Nick Luca and more on Mansion on the
Hill internet radio: http://www.live365.com/stations/sonicspacealien
- Date: Wed Jun 9 09:17
james s (I think it's):
- "Don't be a dork, turn on the torque, the stork was hopping along to the
beat of clapping chickens; the four winds blew, and the torque did too, and
the stork picked up a drum stick and said,'slim pickins'." I think that's the
first verse.
- Date: Tue Jun 8 14:03
Lars (torque):
- Anyone know where to get the lyrics for Torque? I'm not sure I'll get it
right if I try to get from the sound of it alone. Any good links? / Lars
- Date: Tue Jun 8 12:19
tHom (barnhardt & dalglish):
- Tom, I'll resist the urge to ask for your thoughts on Benitez or whoever
as the new manager (this is not the place for that kind of talk). Blaine, I
only picked up my copy yesterday and played it once last night. It was the
reviews that sold me (apparently he did a first album already but I never
heard of it) - first impressions are the obvious folky comparisons like Drake
but the mian thing that stands out is just good songs, sweet melodies and a
real individual voice and talent.
- Date: Tue Jun 8 10:20
tom (front desk):
- Kop fan.
- Date: Tue Jun 8 09:58
Blaine (Thom/Barnhardt record):
- Thom - where to start? This reviews on AMG look real promising.
- Date: Tue Jun 8 09:38
tHom (this is anfield):
- Front desk Tom, you are so right about that. Am I to take it that your
heart also lies in a field by the Mersey? On another note entirely, I agree
wholeheartedly with whoever mentioned the Devendra Barnhardt record - it
really is something special.
- Date: Tue Jun 8 07:04
Lars
(http://www.denmarkemb.org/cooking.html):
- My god, it's totally weird to read about one's own "cuisine" written for
people abroad. And "Red Fruit Jelly with Cream" being the favourite dessert is
ha-ha, well, not exactly true. But the Danish pronounciation of it "Rødgrød
med fløde" is always what foreigners are forced to learn how to
pronounce....because it's nearly impossible with the ø's and soft d's. He-he,
we're a mean bunch. [diabolical laughter]. One thing is true though: "But
please do remember - they are called open-faced sandwiches because they really
are open, so please don't spoil your beautiful creation by putting a piece of
bread on top." Ha-ha! Okay, I'll stop now. Greets! / Lars
- Date: Tue Jun 8 06:55
Lars (yum):
- I'll bet ya Howe's eatin' French cuisine over here! I would...if I had a
regular seat at Restaurant L'Estragon, he-he. Isn't that French cooking? Still
your hang-out, Howe? :-D ### Hm, anyways... www.denmarkemb.org/cooking.html
and get your pots and pans ready! --- ;-D / Lars
- Date: Tue Jun 8 06:13
tom (front desk):
- Howe,how is the wild wild east treating you and yours.The heat here has
officially reached crazy stupid,the cicadas sound like electrical faults and
it feels like we are all under water,if that makes sense in the desert.Leia is
going to New York for a month for a mural workshop and i am very proud of
her.I got the support slot with the Fat Possum records show here at the hotel
,great fun.Looking forward to the new album.How is Danish food,not that I have
a one track mind but....
- Date: Tue Jun 8 05:14
Lars (map):
- Oh, looks nice. A few of them seem familiar: of course Cracklin' Water,
but also Classico, NYC of Time and Napoli. Played at some of the European
gigs. Hm, can Muss be an new take the Wagner duet? And Fool..."I'm in love
with a fool of a girl"? Hm, is "Les Forcats Innocents" French? There was a
French song on the European tour too ("L'Identique"?). Well, sounds exciting.
September suddenly seems far away. :-D ### Just surfed past the website of the
Aarhus Feedback recording studio and found a picture of Howe, Mr. Parish and
the boys: http://www.feedback.dk/gamle_nyheder.asp --- Greets! / Lars
- Date: Tue Jun 8 05:00
tom (front desk):
- Thom,you'll neeeeeeeeeeeever walk alone.
- Date: Tue Jun 8 04:18
tom (mexicanshark):
- howe is a david bowie fan
- Date: Tue Jun 8 04:15
kay (visionaryfairy00@aol.com):
- following the Very handsome tom into the chat and if you ever play
Brighton I do a great B & B :) would ensure a crowd xxxx
- Date: Tue Jun 8 04:10
tom (mexicanshark@hotmail.com):
- howe i am going to the isle of wight festival you are not going to be
there .so david.love tom
- Date: Tue Jun 8 04:10
tom (mexicanshark@hotmail.com):
- howe i am going to the isle of wight festival you are not going to be
there .so david.love tom
- Date: Mon Jun 7 21:48
pete (i ahven't even got any arms):
- stop the winning talk fanasy bands are the future no disapointment no
death just fantasy rock and enchilates roll. went for a long walk tonigh after
drinking the sherry and walking the tramps (bumbs_) path stummbling thought
i'd drop in under my asumed name and say hello. Hope stewarts still there and
howe and samathnenan smile your on camrera. so i covered a man i know with
what i thought to be harmless whiteboard marker turns out its permant pen what
a fool i am!!! and to top it off i feel slightly asleep in hisd chair playing
the mandolin i have no idea either. ttfm goodnight godlight...............
till we say the splay on the way to the quay....Glee stuffer
- Date: Mon Jun 7 18:46
J (th@twasme.that was):
- Blimey it's hot. those that understand the old trafford comments will
probably understand the need for a neutral to say enough. You folk will kiss
old trafford boots if they send us through, and curse them if they don't.
Awaiting delivery of an ebayed official bootleg 1. OP8 on there as well I
noticed...
- Date: Mon Jun 7 18:41
?representing to? SeanT +james s
(barenakedsoul@www.):
- how sad are we? I don't feel sad right now. Listening to Devendra Banhart
and M Ward from 'Morning becomes eclectic' on http://www.kcrw.com
- Date: Mon Jun 7 17:40
peter (re flashing sign):
- giant sand is all over the map. 9/14 thrill jockey release. enticing
setlist. click on the flash for details. represent.
- Date: Mon Jun 7 16:49
Graham (but it's all over now):
- Anyone else notice the flashing Giant Sand notice on the homepage?
- Date: Mon Jun 7 15:15
peter (nyc):
- wow. that's sad about robert quine. don't forget lou reed live in italy.
also, robert was the guy who did` (taped) that velvet underground bootleg. too
bad.
- Date: Mon Jun 7 13:29
james s (yepper):
- the guitar on Blank Generation is fantastic, and I have thought of that
record at times when hearing Howe play...
- Date: Mon Jun 7 12:35
Tommy Gailer (scrolling for Wilco):
- As i know that we have some wilco fans on board, here`s a nice review of
their new album "a ghost is born" from the spiegel online...just i german,
sorry: http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,303089,00.html
- Date: Mon Jun 7 11:37
Blaine (RIP Robt Quine):
- He was one of the greats - very few people can make an electic guitar sing
the way he did. If you like Howe's free-jazz/rock, exposed nerve playings,
track down Quine on Blank Generation (Richard Hell), The Blue Mask (Lou Reed)
or Girlfriend (Matthew Sweet). He will be missed.
- Date: Mon Jun 7 10:09
tHom (the back desk?):
- Front desk Tom, having second thoughts about your grocer may be wise in
these days of GM products ... Anyway, if Pan does it for you then that's
equally cool. I mean, whatever anyone believes is sacred, is sacred - if that
makes sense. Unless, of course, it involves evils such as harming others or
worshipping at Old Trafford ...
- Date: Mon Jun 7 06:36
tom (three strikes and yer desk):
- Just finished Bill Carters book,Fools Rush In,excellent read.William, you
have talent,now if you'd only do something with your life.
- Date: Mon Jun 7 06:05
Tom (front desk):
- OHMYGAWD,that post was like SO three days ago.I am SO sure.
- Date: Mon Jun 7 05:50
tom (front desk):
- Thom,I was making a joke.But truth be told my grocery store or favourite
band havent got hundreds of years of genocide and senseless war under their
belts.God and the Devil,may as well be Disney characters to me,but their so
called reps here on earth havent got a very loving resume and that effects all
of us.'' The world is on its elbows and knees ,its forgotten the message and
worships the creed'' another Matt Johnson lyric. Sorry Mr. Devil, I am tarring
you and yours with the same brush.But i'm more of a Pan fan so cough up on the
royalties Devil dude.I am now having second thoughts about my grocer.Hey Mike
,nice coincadence ,nice to hear from you ,digitally speaking that is.
- Date: Mon Jun 7 04:33
SeanT (James s):
- You scored 9 out of a possible 10 Born to be Wilde Congratulations. You
are a literary genius. You clearly have spent far too many warm summer days
indoors writing frightening verse to a buck-toothed girl in Luxembourg. Go out
and get some fresh air and buy a Gareth Gates record. (and if you don't know
what we're talking about, you're a lot less sad than us)
- Date: Mon Jun 7 03:34
Glenne
(http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se):
- Howe's playing i Stockholm on Saturday(12 June). Finally! What took you so
long?
- Date: Sun Jun 6 19:55
PaulK (RIP):
- So farewell to Ronnie Raygun but more importantly I heard that Robert
Quine, guitar wizard to Lou Reed passed away, sad news
http://home.earthlink.net/~stayclean/quine.html
- Date: Sun Jun 6 12:01
mp (creekdippin):
- That's cool Glitterhouse is releasing Political Manifest. It's a big bag
of fun, and a good middle finger to Bush. The lyrics are a little heavy handed
at times, but it's time to be heavy handed. Indeed.
- Date: Sun Jun 6 02:59
Jörg (Glitterhouse / Creekdippers):
- On June 28 Glitterhouse will release even another new Creekdippers album,
recorded around the time of 'Mytic Theatre'. It's called 'Political Manifest',
which it actually is! - with songs entitled "End of the Highway, Rumsfeld" or
"George Bush Industriale". More infos: www.politicalmanifest.com
- Date: Sun Jun 6 00:45
mp (glitterhouse):
- I'll have to do a glitterhouse order, 'cause it's the only way (as far as
i can tell) to get the new Creekdippers album "Mystic Theatre", too. My buddy
sent me a cdr of it, and it's the best thing either of them have done in a
long time. I think it blows "My Own Jo Ellen" outta the water, and Vic's songs
are fantastic. ok. ice cream time.
- Date: Sat Jun 5 16:34
J (Nippers):
- Congrats on all babyborn things.
- Date: Sat Jun 5 13:56
strong neck (anbohets@hotmail.com):
- for all the borns and reborns of today, and especially for talula and me:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We did it again...! huge hug for you too, howe...
- Date: Sat Jun 5 12:25
doug ((first blacky)):
- in case nobody has noticed -- the first "Blacky" is on sale at
glitterhouse.com for 13.75 euros. Glitterhouse is a particularly fine mail
order outlet based in northern germany.
- Date: Fri Jun 4 20:16
Lars (www.larsdideriksen.com):
- Hey, Howe, I hope you didn't miss out on Powersolo tonight? Donkeypunk for
da maaan! :-D And wow, weren't Tys Tys bloody faaantastic? (Tys Tys being some
of the same people that are in Mishi Mishi Mau). Yeah, folks, got a music
festival in Aarhus right now (www.spot10.dk). Mostly for upcoming bands plus a
few bigger names to attract an audience. Most of the music this year has been
crappy so far, though. But Tys Tys lit up my day like nothing else. And
Powersolo were rocking country/punk-fun (www.powersolo.dk). Greeties! / Lars
- Date: Fri Jun 4 18:59
anon (jojojojooojo):
- 1hr 41 for the sands Tom Ovans is king
- Date: Fri Jun 4 18:51
anon (reid paley):
- http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/5551 listewn to all this. met ole reid
once with frank black. was drunk as was i shared tooth picks and the names of
resturants....................
- Date: Fri Jun 4 13:45
walt disney (.... but mickey does):
- buck-toothed girl? that reminds me when mickey mouse was divorcing minnie
mouse. the judge said to mickey "i don't think having buck-teeth is a reason
to divorce her" to which mickey replied " i didn't say she had buck-teeth, i
said she was f**cking goofy"!!
- Date: Fri Jun 4 11:51
tHom (10000 maniacs?):
- Never heard of anything by that band, including the jAck Kerouac song, so
I only scored 9 out of 10 on james s' Guardian lit/pop quiz - but the scary
thing is I did spend evenings writing bad poetry to a girl in Belgium (close
enough). Mind you, she did have perfect teeth ... Good weekend to all.
- Date: Fri Jun 4 10:15
Frank C (... some dizzy whore,
1804):
- Nice link, James! And nice weekend everybody. I have to go out now, get
some fresh air and buy a Gareth Gates record! (sigh)
- Date: Fri Jun 4 09:58
james s
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/quiz/questions/0,12161,938986,00.html):
- Speaking of quoting Smiths lyrics, have you spent far too many "warm
summer days indoors writing frightening verse to a buck-toothed girl in
Luxembourg?" Go take the Guardian pop lit quiz and find out... I really should
be working. Friday. Good weekend to all here.
- Date: Fri Jun 4 09:11
Lou C fer (Alan´s doctor thesis):
- ... And Alan, if nobody has published something about the sociologic
aspects of the Religion and Rock music yet it´s up to you (maybe distributed
via ow om)! I´d read it, i promise. There are some studies about satanism and
rock, though, but the ones I know are written for the general public and don´t
comply with profound scientific standards./ Frank
- Date: Fri Jun 4 09:00
Frank C atan (---- ------ -----
breaking the law ------ - ----- ?):
- Alan, Tom and all, wow, this IS an interesting discussion. My problem that
it gets way too sophisticated for my poor standard english. Anyway, Alan, I´d
like to add Max Weber to your all star team of sociologists and philosophers
who dealt with the social impact of religious systems. And, concerning the
thesis "everything´s spirtual and religious somehow", I can´t accept that
because it sounds too esoteric and boundless. If there´s spirituality in
everything (a chair, a desk, a stone, a guitar, a Giant Sand record) it
doesn´t mean anything besides "hey, everything´s connect somehow!" or sth like
this. It doesn´t have consequences. Maybe there´s LOVE in it, but not
religion. Religion always needs some kind of message, some rules to follow, a
code, a history of its own, and most important, serious consequences how to
lead a life. And you can look at the idea and tell if it´s worth believing or
not. Maybe that´s why Christian rock sucks because rock with a content is
mostly about QUESTIONING rules, norms and restrictions. I doubt if a Judas
Priest song called "Following the law" would have been such a huge success.
And, after all, it´s true that in terms of rocknroll the Devil is much cooler
than his opponents. But, on ther other hand, there´s a fine line by German
indie rockers tocotronic which goes "there´s only cool and uncool and how you
feel". And at some time in your life you may find that the third alternative
is the right one. Being cool doesn´t mean anything (besides being cool)....
Okay, shut up, now, Frank....
- Date: Fri Jun 4 06:07
HAPPY (BIRTHDAY):
- INDIOSA PATSY JEAN.....a most wondeful 17 years on the planet its been
- Date: Fri Jun 4 05:48
Lars (banter):
- Way back at the Café Mozart gigs there were some great Howe & audience
situations. Remember writing them down for some reason. Can't remember why.
Maybe because it was a little inaudible on the recording in places. ### Howe:
I thought I remembered everything coming over here. But I forgot my tuner.
Audience member: I have one. Howe: Yeah, but that's......too easy. There's
something nice about tuning. ### Howe: Does it sound alright? Too loud? Too
little? Someone in audience: Perfect! (pause) Howe: I can't work with that.
### Howe (to sound engineer - refering to a effect on the sound): Did you you
put that shower effect on there? (pause) But I had one today. (Howe puts a
hand through his hair which makes it stand up) Audience member: You don't look
like it. (everyone laughs) (long pause) Howe: And that takes practice...! And
I noticed that everyone in town is buying they jeans already worn-out. And
paying way too much money for them. So.....this is the analogue way of doing
it. (pause) But they're clean. (pause) ...Too. ### Howe (to David - the owner
of Café Mozart): Is there a lemon in this? This holy beer? No lemon? Someone
in audience: Try a chili. Howe (refering to his dinner earlier): That was a
good pepper today, David. Gooood pepper. There were tears in my eyes. A tear
actually dropped into my beer. Someone in audience: That sounds like a country
song. (pause) Howe: If I had just eaten that chili. And had stumbled on you,
walking home, being drunk in the gutter. That is the only way I'd be crying
over you. (audience laughs) ### Howe introduces the whole band and the
audience applauds. Then points to an audience member sitting next to a coat
rack by the door and introduces him: ...And Mattheus on coat rack! (Audience
applauds) Howe: Is your name really Mattheus? (pause) The guy: .....No. ###
Yeah, never boring being at a Howe-gig, ha-ha! :-D / Lars
- Date: Thu Jun 3 17:56
Pete (World of Cassidy):
- The bands called Woo..........
- Date: Thu Jun 3 16:51
Graham (remember when Tom Waits
said...):
- "You can say that it's gospel but I know it's only church." Classic.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 15:41
james s (remember The The):
- and Matt whats-his-name? Mindbomb was getting pretty explicit about these
spiritual searching kinds of things... good record too, if I remember
correctly. "the pub that wrecks your body, and the church, all they want is
your money..." Gee, I've been looking for years for an opportunity to quote a
Smiths song here. Now, I'll probably be banned. Is it Friday yet?
- Date: Thu Jun 3 14:46
Blaine (no preechee, no choir):
- I agree the labels tend to not help. (Anyone ever have any luck describing
Giant Sand's music other than "Giant Sand's music"?)Spiritual may be the
closest word to describe the trip and still avoid "Us vs Them"-fare. Seems we
are all searching for that same
oblivion/nirvana/hole-in-the-wall-instead-of-yr-head. Find it where you will -
motorcycle maintenance, rock and roll, rock climbing, dope, church, lotus tree
- some are more, ahem, healthy than others. Intersting to debate, but you
gotta move on yr own. But Christian Rock???
- Date: Thu Jun 3 13:23
tHom (oh the filthy lucre):
- By the way, front desk tom, God and Satan may both want your money but
tell me who doesn't? The doctor you visit when you're sick? Your school or
college? Your dentist? Your local grocery store? The movie theatre? Even your
favourite band? They all offer something of value to you and require some
exchange for it, whether that is because they are a profit-making business or
simply in order to continue doing what they do. I guess God or Satan would
accept some form of payment other than the financial, but whatever form it
takes, the act of exchange is about as purely spiritual as it gets ...
- Date: Thu Jun 3 13:21
james s (noted banter):
- so Howe said to the audience person, "it's all religious music." Nice. A
"best of" Howe to audience banter would be interesting... once reported here,
and this one really sticks out in my head and I hope it's true...an audience
guy yells out to Howe, saying "Tune your guitar." Howe pauses, shrugs, and
asks "Why?". Classic, or as Lucinda might say in a song, "too cool to be
forgotten."
- Date: Thu Jun 3 13:02
tHom (seeking the shiver):
- I think the musical/spiritual connection can be understood in terms of
wavelengths. There's a general band of aesthetics (manifest in rhythm, melody,
tone, harmony, even dischord etc) which more closely approximates the
spiritual than the material, thus it communicates to the spirit and evokes a
repsonse. Same goes for poetry, sculpture and even certain more visual
artforms. Most people would agree that this works better for them when it
isn't rammed down their throat in a literal manner, as is usually the case
with Christian "rock" (though I guess we're all mostly going on assumption
here, as I doubt many of us have actually listened to much of this stuff). But
the same applies to most any kind of earnest and well-meant anthemic type of
"message" dressed in popular music garb. The Beatles might just get away with
singing "all we are saying is give a peace a chance", simply because they
belted it out in a big choral arrangement and no-one could really disagree
with the idea. But this kind of thing in rock music usually presents a
conflict of style and content that fails, as well as coming across as flat and
dogmatic and a bit obvious (in the "goes without saying" category). But there
are some truly beautiful hymns, lyrically and musically, in the Christian
canon - and some of the most moving and spiritually evocative music I've ever
heard was written for the Church (Mozart, Bach et al). Of course, if you
consider spirituality to eb a fact of life, then you can find it in just about
anything ...
- Date: Thu Jun 3 11:26
stefan ((check out CocoRosie, there are
mp3's on the site!)):
- I think music can be spiritual without mentioning God in any way. At a
Middle East Underground show, Howe said to someone in the audience who wanted
to sing „church hymns, religious music“: „It’s all religious music.“ It’s the
attitude not the label. My feeling is that the more emphasis people put on the
label, the less actual spirituality you find. Good title (and record) by
Timebold’s Whip: „Atheist lovesongs to God.“ Maybe „Christian rockers“ make
spiritual music as well, I don’t know, I’ve always given them a wide berth.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 10:52
Graham (when Jesus was our savior and
cotton was our king):
- Saw Billy Joe Shaver myself last week, Blaine, and there was a heavy dose
of evangelicism in his performance. It's certainly believable, though, in
context of his tale of blowing holes in the bedroom wall instead of his head.
Sinners make the best spiritual music--Bukka White in jail praying with a
National steel is more believable than a gelled hair Baptist youth group band.
Coltrane and (some) Dylan and Cash and Fahey and scores of blues and country
musicians--David Eugene Edwards is no different. 16 Hp shows are the most
intense I've ever seen. But I accept it from these folks because it's a
demanding muse, like addiction or a broken heart or whatever. Christian pop
& rock is offensive and condescending and pandering--as is most pop--but
sincere writers and musicians wrangling their existential demons are alright
by me.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 10:27
mike (sa-wa-ro):
- hey tom w. on the front desk....... real coincidence.... have done some
compilation cd's for the tea room, and on one i have blind willies 'dark was
the night' followed by you with 'long distance call'!!!!!!
- Date: Thu Jun 3 10:18
conch (front desk):
- The Devil loves L.A., it's true. He's got a big ol' house in Beverly
Hills, not too far from the public toilet where George Michael got busted.
Weirder still, God lives a little further east in San Marino. I've driven by
His place, but the gates are so big and shiny it's impossible to see inside.
I've heard the parties there are insanely wild, lasting for weeks on end.
Apparently, God recently hosted a get together with both Axl Rose and Brian
Wilson performing a backyard set that consisted of Monkees' songs. The Devil,
on the other hand, tends to remain miffed at never having been invited, and
spends hours floating in his glass-bottom swimming pool, as various boy bands,
Creed, and Avril Lavigene via for his attention. I'm still holding out hope,
however, that G & D will bury the hatchet and get back to doing what they
do best--collaborating on that kick-ass ebb & flow and general havoc that
set them apart from the masses.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 10:09
conch (segue):
- Or, as one rather well-versed musician told me, "Christian Rock is Diet
Rock, sickly sweet aftertaste, no calories, no caffiene to give it an edge."
Gospel, on the other, seems like a healthy dose of Jolt Cola.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 10:06
tom (front desk):
- God and Satan both want your
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 10:05
conch (Christian Rock):
- Yeah, that might be the case, Alan. But more importantly, Christian Rock
mostly just sucks ass--with or without God. In fact, I dare say it's the most
Satanic form of popular music around.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 09:57
Alan (God, et al...):
- Tweaked about my discipline... Starting with Feuerbach, pre-Marx, though
usually attributed to Durkheim, sociologists have a long history of exploring
the ways religion and spirituality represent diverse modes of institutionally
expressing social norms and values embedded in (changing, class-, race-,
gender- and sexually-grounded) social relations. What becomes really
interesting, and I've NEVER seen anything about this, is how this sense of the
spiritual gets translated into popular (garage or underground) musical
traditions. How can we understand the various forms of musical expression that
seek to actually express something (however inchoate) flush with substantive
meaning as representative of a similar search for spiritual, as opposed to
directly religious, connection and depth. Is this where getting lost in pure
volume or dwelling in the minimal provide different kinds of saturated space
for seeking/connection? The problem James S has with so much Christian rock,
then, may derive from its dearth of ambiguity, exploration, seeking as opposed
to a derivative expression of any one static and institutonalized religious
expression formulated by others in other settings. Can you believe that I've
been told to lighten up on fiarly regular occasion???
- Date: Thu Jun 3 09:35
conch (Neitzche ge-chee goo):
- Hey, Front Desk Satan, that Blind Willie rec sounds like my cup of tea.
I'll scout it pronto. Thanks.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 09:32
Lars (damn right):
- Yeah, I wish I could see CocoRosie live too. Heard their album on mp3.
It's fantastic. Anyone know somewhere in Europe where the cds can be bought at
a good price? Or at all? Check out the links below, folks! It's great. :-D /
Lars
- Date: Thu Jun 3 09:29
conch (Bonnie Jock Lennon):
- "God is a concept by which we measure our pain." Sounds like the blues to
me.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 09:27
tom (primeval swamp):
- UG. APES HATE BROAD SENSIBLE TOPICS.BANANAS GOOD ,THEOLOGY THORNY.UG.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 08:17
Frank C (correction...):
- Shoul be read:... I don` really EXPECT to get any serious input...
- Date: Thu Jun 3 08:15
Frank C (black mess and white
stripes):
- thom, I agree to both of your comments. Especially you`re right that this
cannot be the place to discuss such broad and sensible topics in a way it
would satisfy. And of course, the christian doctrin transformed god images of
ancient religious cults into their christian devil (for German readers I can
recommend Rudolf Augstein`s well informed study "Jesus Menschensohn"). But
anyway, I keep my opinion that most rock n rollers have a very shallow
approach towards such topics (well, okay I don`t really get any serious input
from that field - it`s like Bono` poltical approach, honest but most naive).
Wearing crosses up or upsidedown doesn`t say much besides the need to offend.
And, after reading some books about the black side of religion by and about A.
Crowley and the likes the best I can say about them is they are quite amusing
but, on the other hand, pretty much adolescent, egocentric - and - more often
than not - heavily drug-induced. ##### Coming to a much more pleasant topic:
Holly Golightly rules! I especially love her tongue-in-cheek love duet with
Jack White on "Elephant" (It` true that we love one another").
- Date: Thu Jun 3 05:24
tom (front desk satan):
- check out Blind Willie Johnsons Dark Was the Night ,Cold Was the Ground
for a real meeting of the sacred and profane.Beautiful and scary.The real holy
blues.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 04:27
stefan ((CocoRosie)):
- Hey, check out CocoRosie. I saw them yesterday here in Munich's Harry
Klein. Somewhat weird, but very nice. I immediately imagined a collaboration
with Howe ... Today's show is in Cologne, for the German sandies. More here:
http://www.konzert-buero.de/bands/cocorosie/
- Date: Thu Jun 3 03:45
alberta al (tour dates):
- can anyone tell me where I can find tour dates for Howe during the summer.
I am arranging time off work and wondered if he was playing wester canada at
all. I already bought tickets to see Calexico at the edmonton jazz fest. That
is nice and all but it is Howe I really want to see.
- Date: Wed Jun 2 18:43
Joe Public (Would'nt it be nice
if...................):
- Glue sniffer made a record out of cheese? or at least yoddled backing
vocals to some people who gave a sheite or any ants towards a door or frame in
time we see there all the same and even now as i will ask why is it that were
all last. so drunk and so sad........................... cant even think of my
dddddddd
- Date: Wed Jun 2 18:25
mike (usual):
- frank c........ i agree.... i update the tours page as soon as i hear from
nigel (eu booking agent) or from howe.... but that is when it's confirmed, and
a lot of venues get the dates up before me. i can confirm that a giant sand
european tour is being organised at present for end of september, early
october - i have no confirmed shows at the moment though..... and if howe's
doing some live shows in denmark they're either on the fly or booked so late
that i never get to hear of them.
- Date: Wed Jun 2 15:48
conch (two feet from the sheets):
- conch go to bed now. conch tired.
- Date: Wed Jun 2 15:46
conch (hugh):
- By the way, The Kinks' "Time Will Tell" is truly a great song, and an
unreleased one by them to this day, I believe, even though the studio version
they recorded is completely polished and realized. Ray Davies wrote it in '65
or '66, around the time of Face To Face, but it was given to another band.
Anyway, I'm curious to hear Holly G's version of said song, as it's nice to
see the scenic routes explored.
- Date: Wed Jun 2 15:37
conch (second thought):
- Or perhaps a good metaphor for the early rock 'n' roll paradox would be
Robert Mitchum's character in "Night of the Hunter," with Love tattooed on one
hand and Hate on the other. I don't think Satan really started looming large
in the game until Lennon uttered his fateful words in '65, and the Stones made
good on the promise in the title of their third-rate Sgt. Pepper knock-off.
Then came "Sympathy for the Devil" and the metaphor got a whole lot more
complex and interesting. Onward to Altamont...
- Date: Wed Jun 2 15:32
conch (God/Devil thingy):
- Well, I've long thought there were the seeds of both the sacred and
profane in early rock 'n' roll music, especially since so many of those early
guys came from a Southern Baptist background--and more than a few kept
alternating between the pull of rock music and the church, like Little "I did
that first" Richard. Wasn't it Little Richard who converted Dylan to the
Baptist doctrine for a while there? Anyway, I think the yin-yang of it was a
difficult issue to reconcile at the time--might still be--and I suppose Tupelo
Presley never quite could, although his gospel records are truly beautiful
(Mrs. Franklin's as well). Gram Parsons, too, felt the sway. And, of course,
there's always been a bit of the wayward preacher in a lot of rock 'n' roll
performance, perhaps best articulated to the mainstream by Bruce Springsteen's
usually tongue-in-cheek evocations of God & sex during his live
performances--his "Reason To Believe" from Nebraska about nails it on the
head.
- Date: Wed Jun 2 14:14
hugh (spivpid@netscape.net):
- I don't have my own computer so only check this page every week or two so
if I'm outta sync-Just checked out the amormusic page(thru owom)and if you
haven't done so have a listen to 'woman who's a woman' for a great bit of
soul.A nice video for 'pulling on a cig too'.And because I enjoy reading the
music recommendations I'll add one of mine- Holly Golightly's 'Truly She Is
None Other' .I've been spinning this one a lot and upping the volume for her
cover of the Kinks 'Time Will Tell' p.s. to Howe-was a re-recording of Chore
of Enchantment attempted in Ottawa last December?Hoping to see Giant Sand in
Toronto after your return from Europe-and the solo shows are always welcome
too.
- Date: Wed Jun 2 12:43
Fran (not Fred):
- God is surely pretty good, but, hot damn, Satan is soooooooooo sexy!
- Date: Wed Jun 2 11:56
tHom (shaky ground):
- Frank C, this is opening a whole can of worms that perhaps cannot be
served at this table, but I'd question the assertion that to "believe in the
devil" requires a belief in God. Maybe so, if you are referring to the entity
known as the Devil/Satan/Lucifer in Christian theology; the being whose
existence as Anti-Christ is just as necessary to the foundation and practice
of Christianity as Christ himself. But I think it is fair to say that there is
a religious tradition, albeit pagan, which pre-dates the human concept of
Yahweh and exists independent of the entire Judaeo-Christian belief structure
- yet today is generally associated with "Satanism" in some form. And I still
think it would have been cool if Millwall had won ...
- Date: Wed Jun 2 10:05
Blaine (working on a building - almost
):
- Recently saw the great Billy Joe Shaver and he has a bit of the preacher
in him (he shows up in Robt Duvall's film The Apostle) and Sam Cooke, natch.
An interesting article on Edwards/16Hp few years ack in No Depression where he
touches on his personal philosophy.
- Date: Wed Jun 2 09:58
Jörg (GS tour):
- All I know is that a European tour is beeing booked right now for end
September/early October, definitive dates should appear later this month!
- Date: Wed Jun 2 09:55
buxfix (what's coming up):
- hello folks, read on the tourlist of the logo that giant sand should play
on 8th of october in hamburg, but on this website there are no infos about
that. so is this a fake or can i take it for sure and wet my pants while
waiting for good rockin' howe and friends? 1997 was the last logo-gig and it
was fantastic
- Date: Wed Jun 2 09:44
Frank C (sympathy for the devil):
- Well, Johnny Cash was deeply religious. A lot of country musicians are.
Not to mention all those great soul musicians like Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes,
and Solomon Burke. But I guess when it comes to rock n roll and religion the
more interesting music is about refusing religion (NIN: "God is dead") or
proclaiming the nihilistic or even satanic way of life (robert johnson, led
zep, black sab, rolling stones, to name the most obvious ones). Though I don´t
think most of the rockers really believe in this adolescent crap (except for
Glenn Danzig). Because if you believe in the devil you have to believe in God,
his creator, as well.
- Date: Wed Jun 2 09:14
james s (holy musings):
- Religion and art... now there's an interesting topic. they've mingled to
produce some great stuff, and some really bad stuff, and some really
interesting folk art stuff. When they've mixed in "literature", a lot of
terrible sap has been produced, but some really good stuff too (Greene, Endo,
O'Conner, Dubus, Dostoevsky... just to name a handful of christians). I can't
come up with too much when looking for a good mix of religion and rock/pop.
There's U2, Vigilantes of Love (Bill Mallonee can give you shivers when he's
on), Julie Miller... hmmmm... John Coltrane... I didn't realize 16HP dude was
for real religious; i've only heard that first record and I suppose I thought
he was playing the nutty hillbilly preacher character in much the same way
that Oldham was playing the drinkin' incestuous hillbilly. There's that whole
"Christian" pop/rock genre that is all sooooo bad I can't help but think of it
as merely a money-making scheme. Oh Well, enough musings on such.
- Date: Wed Jun 2 06:52
Lars (ed):
- Still, being a christian he still seems to have plenty of demons within to
battle. A reluctant believer? Especially compared the quieter types like for
instance Sufjan, Edwards seems not be SO much at peace....despite having found
God and all. But what do I know? One thing is certain: damn, he's good when
the music flows. / Lars
- Date: Wed Jun 2 04:43
conch (woven hands):
- "I am nothing without his ghost within and all your wooden eyes cannot see
the good hand upon me" ~David Eugene Edwards.
- Date: Wed Jun 2 04:10
Lars (wow!):
- Br. Danielson, Sufjan Stevens and David Eugene Edwards (16HP) played at
Voxhall here in Aarhus last night. Simply fantastic! I just can't get my eyes
(and ears) from Edwards once he starts going. That Sufjan-dude was great too.
Totally different, though. You people heard his music? / Lars
- Date: Tue Jun 1 06:26
Frank C (speaking of goods and
services):
- Reading the concert review by Lars I´d wish there was generally an early
announcement of Howe´s gigs in advance - on the Tour section of this nice
howepage where it belongs. Or, even better, via e-mail list. My nightmare is
that Howe plays next door the other day and I miss it. And wouldn´t it be
possible to put the REALLY important facts and news (tours, new releases, new
artists on OWOM...) on the "What´s new" section? It´s quite hard to filter the
hard facts from this message board if you´re not online 24-7. I remember that
this topic has been raised before. But maybe now´s the time to repeat.
- Date: Tue Jun 1 05:50
anona (Mixed up Confussion):
- NOt alkie in mind or sound. Only in spelling prehaps you rummors resound.
Hiking off towards the sounds. HOpeing to play some music to you al haveny
worked out the technology yet. Will keep you pips posted? as for the other
persona hes swiming with the shopping trolleyts in his own solvent based
shoes. adu
- Date: Tue Jun 1 05:22
tHom ((conch/alan)):
- Disappeared for a long weekend so sorry to pick up a thread that's already
old but the mention of Kuhn and the "paradigm" word reminded me of the
brilliant novel, Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre - it contains a lovely
running joke about that word, along with a million other bitter-sweet laughs.
Hands down it's the funniest and most insightful satire I've read in ages. In
fact, it's the best new novel I've read for some time, period. It says
everything about the current methods and madness of the media, as well as the
world they portray but, like the best satire, it manages to do it from a
viewpoint of basic goodwill and optimism, rather than bitter hate and
criticism. You may have read it already, but if not, I think most sandies will
love this book. And yes, it would have been more than cool if Millwall had won
...
- Date: Mon May 31 18:09
J (Also):
- Loved the smoking kills link, ta.
- Date: Mon May 31 18:08
J (looks like):
- the b*rd lady is out of hospital?
- Date: Mon May 31 12:48
salmon (just plain madness can ruin my
day now):
- Hello there! 3 records you really could recommend? Here´s mine: the power
out - electrelane (brittish girlgroup which makes stunning music. sometimes
reminds you of early stereolab, sometimes the au pairs and then there is a
track with a huge choir which knocks me off my socks everytime. nicely
produced by mr albini) rejoicing in the hands - devendra banhart (truly unique
singer/songwriter that avoids being boring by writing top songs, singing them
in a really special and beautiful way) sonic nurse - sonic youth (just heard a
promo version of their soon to come album and it´s their best since washing
machine. more melodic songwriting, great riffs and sometimes beautiful...mrs
gordon even sings some higher notes and it gives me goosebumps everytime)
- Date: Mon May 31 12:33
stop smoking (smoke kills):
- great flash animation... enjoy! - http://www.dwd.hu/
- Date: Mon May 31 10:30
Incredible Laughing Girl
(ILG.www):
- This town (world) needs an anathema ie something we don't need or want so
we can fight against it...it shakes us up. Don't worry, soon there will be a
story put out there that should shake a lot of people up and make a lot of us
wonder why some people have so much when some have so little and why that
should be allowed to continue. Makes me wonder why all those similar stories
that I've read so far haven't had the same effect. What will it take? Who
needs reality TV when you have the wonderful Greetings from Tucson which I'm
sure is a perfect example of how life is for people in that very city...! Note
the sarcasm. In the meantime, I'm thinking of some choreography which would
work with the new remix album of Calexico songs which is excellent. They
should seek out a dance troupe to work on some kind of performance maybe. (Or
my name's not Deirdre.)
- Date: Sun May 30 16:31
Lars (oh...):
- ...and an amusing spoken jazzy cover of "Summertime", he-he. And I suspect
some ad lib weirdness along the way, ha-ha! Hm, what Rainer-song was that on
the cd? "Suffering in the darkness" ... and something with "deep blue".
Sounded cool. Help me out here. :-) / Lars
- Date: Sun May 30 16:17
Lars (hm, details? Okay then...):
- For Jörg, Fred and anyone who is curious. New Ow Om band Mishi Mishi Mau
played first. Non-word gibberish lyrics from brilliant vocalist Marie-Laurette
Friis. And how wonderful she was a novice at the guitar. Wonderful
"clumsyness". Just the right touch. Difficult to describe. Some kind of
rock/funk thing with joyous vocal melodies and quite odd ideas along the way.
I'm quite curious to hear the cd coming out. Very playful. Howe played with
Thøger Lund on bass (electric and upright), Anders Pedersen on sliiide
mandolin and lapsteel and John Parish on el drum kit. A gig that was pretty
much all over the place. Songs blurred together in a maybe 20-minute
distortion-inferno of Howestuff and covers. Various licks stolen, he-he,
including Reeds other one, waiting for my man. Some of the "older" (of the
new?) ones: Shiver, Blue Marble Girl and Always Horses Coming. Hm, and
Felonius, Bored Lil Devil, Getting It Made, Paradise, Classico and another one
were the chorus went "Welcome to paradise, paradise". And I guess about a
little handful of songs I don't think I have heard before. Most of it quite
noisy....like 90s Giant Sand from some of the old Sandman Series. It was the
first time I've seen Howe in this "mode". He-he, rocking! :-D And god bless,
can't remember a single decent and perfect guitarsolo from that night. How
cool is that? Way cool! A beautiful mess. It was wohoo and yehaaa with plenty
of reverb is cranked up distortion. 1-2-3-4-Boom! :-D Not sure how much Mr.
Parish was prepared for the new material. Didn't seem to really get going. In
the end, yes. But otherwise a cool gig. Plenty of people there, by the way.
Small club. Probably 200 or so. And while recently I learned from the Jack
Black-film "School of Rock" that I should "stick it to the man"....I stuck it
to the soundboard. And my minidisc survived. I'll get back to you on that. ;-)
(sounds quite neat, though) Hope I provided, compadres. Greets! / Lars
- Date: Sun May 30 08:22
Jörg (details):
- Yes, please!
- Date: Sun May 30 08:00
Fred (Lars):
- Don't rub our noses in it, boy! Give us details details details! Please!
- Date: Sun May 30 07:53
Lars (last night):
- Rocking! So this was the first all out crank-up-the-volume-with-distortion
Howe-gig I have attended. Plenty of new songs in new clothes. yeah! / Lars
- Date: Sat May 29 16:46
J (woodpile):
- So 'anon' is glue? is that right? Read an interesting/annoying thing on
the BBC 'bout a man local to me, lives in a fine village w/nice pub. Village
is called Waldringfield. Said mans' son is named Barney
http://www.nominet.org.uk/DisputeResolution/Decisions/Drs01544Barneycouk.html.
The purple dinosaurs' people want to kick poor ol' dads' wallet about that. On
a lighter note a finely played banjo/guitar/upright bass/drums/fiddle medley
of radiohead songs is available here, and is a lot of fun.
http://www.hardnphirm.com/rodeohead.html Might have checked Daneland for a
howeshow if ida only known...
- Date: Sat May 29 07:11
Lars (tonight):
- Hey, Howe. I can't find out when the doors open at Stengade 30 tonight. Is
it as late as 22.00? Greets! / Lars
- Date: Sat May 29 01:51
Leo (Deadwood):
- Don't watch much network television other than news, but I actually look
forward to Sunday night's Deadwood on HBO. I've lost count of the number of
times Ian McShane has peppered his dialog using the word c*cksucker in that
great British accent.
- Date: Fri May 28 17:09
yyes (yes):
- yes
- Date: Fri May 28 16:14
alan (and now for something completely
different...):
- wouldn't it have been cool if Millwall had won?!
- Date: Fri May 28 16:14
alan (conch/tHom):
- Of course the first "I-am-not-one-of-myself-ists" was Marx, eh? Recently I
read that Thomas Kuhn -- he who is responsible for the superabundance of the
silly word "paradigm" - is reported to have asserted not to be a Kuhnian (as
did they guy who's followers consider themselves to be major philosophical
opponents of Kuhn.) Now, on the one hand, this gives me great pause and not
alot of hope... followers will be followers. On the other hand, the fact that
Howe is quite clearly to be a Sand-inista ("just like us"?)... THAT gets me
goin' and fills me with hope. May our little cell swell. HooRay for Our Team
(and ice cream).
- Date: Fri May 28 15:56
jrt (a footnote):
- http://www.innerswine.com/nhtay/nhtay18.html
- Date: Fri May 28 15:24
anon (TV):
- Transvesties no televison has realy got problems. Watching shows about
people not good enough to be on TV being on TV its ace.!!!!!!!!!!!
- Date: Fri May 28 15:07
M.C. (here in L.A.):
- Hey Patti! I miss ya.
- Date: Fri May 28 14:51
Patti K (here in tucson):
- I just had to give my spin on the state of american television. Its bad.
After 9/11 it had a conscience for about a week. Then it slipped into hell.
Any night of the week you turn it on and there is at least one show carving up
"ugly ducklings" to look like movie stars. The same"stars" that asked for
millions of dollars per episode of their lame ass sitcoms. The executives
figured it was much cheaper to get idiots to eat worms and fight over ugly
bachelors with lots of money.(or so they thought) I think its all a ploy by
Mr. Powell (Collin's son mr clearchannel) to keep Americans numb and very
stupid and of course insecure so they could have their dirty little war. It
needs an enema. Reality t.v is not my reality. Six feet under is! Yes to pbs.
Hi Mitch.
- Date: Fri May 28 12:13
howe (hunkered):
- oh....yeah
- Date: Fri May 28 12:04
conch (thom):
- well, sure. why not. for that matter, christ wasn't a christian, nor freud
a freudian. But perhaps the beatles were, really, beatlesque.
- Date: Fri May 28 11:21
tHom (important note):
- Dame Edna Everage is not Barry Humphries; despite being a more vivid,
daring and entertaining character than the man who portrays her, she does not
even exist. Hell, Mick Jagger isn't even "Mick Jagger" (just ask the groupie).
There's no business like show business. And if Frankenstein had liked himself
more, he would not have created his monster. Somehow, it just seemed the right
moment to point that out.
- Date: Fri May 28 03:48
anon (Coma wake up coffee call
shoes):
- Just popped my head into today and christ my legs and arms have been
shaved? So much to drink so little to say. I was a mess in a more than
oblivoius way. I cant understand of fix to read. So i thught i'd type and give
you all godspeed. I think my head that now beateth like some drum is calling
for more or less of what ive done. so i'll leave this trollope and encaters
aloft. before returning to hide in her loft. adu
- Date: Fri May 28 03:32
Le monde merveilleux (de Terry
Gilliam...):
- Le réalisateur britannique devrait, après avoir terminé son travail sur
"The Brothers Grimm", s'attaquer à "Tideland", une adaptation du roman de
Mitch Cullin... "Tideland", écrit par Terry Gilliam et Tony Grisoni (qui a
déjà travaillé avec le réalisateur sur "Lost in la mancha", "Fear and Loathing
in Las Vegas" et "The Brothers Grimm"), suivra les pas d'une jeune fille qui
s'échappe de la triste réalité de son Texas rural pour un monde fantastique.
Dans son aventure, elle sera accompagnée par quatre têtes de poupée. Des
comédiens connus devrait prêter leur voix à ces poupées. Le tournage débutera
le 7 septembre prochain dans la région de Saskatchewan au Canada. Terry
Gilliam sera de retour avec "The Brothers Grimm" avec Matt Damon, Heath Ledger
et Monic Bellucci, puis avec "Good Omens" une comédie fantastique traitant de
l'apocalypse et de l'arrivée de l'antéchrist sur terre. D'autre part, le
réalisateur à en projet "Scaramouche", un film basé sur un roman de 1921 écrit
par Rafael Sabatini.
- Date: Thu May 27 21:53
uh (but):
- what the heck?
- Date: Thu May 27 20:48
Tideland and Howe? (I had no
idea):
- Typing in Howe Gelb and Mitch Cullin into Google with the bolean function
offered some interesting links, and one says Mitch did the layout and logo for
The Listener, and Bill Carter is making a film of another Mitch Cullin book.
Another was a Gelb-Cullin-Gilliam connection at
http://www.smart.co.uk/dreams/tidecull.htm. It's really weird how the thread
here on watching Gilliam films has become circular and Howe maybe being
involved in a Gilliam movie. How exciting. I'm wondering what else we don't
know about. Lars, I think you can find a UK copy of Tideland at Amazon.co.uk.
- Date: Thu May 27 19:17
where's that damn spellchecker?
(???????????):
- picnoc????
- Date: Thu May 27 19:16
PaulK (The Blooze):
- On another note I was listening to the radio todat and they played a track
from Clapton's new Robert johnson album, "If I Had Possesion over Judgement
Day". Now i was a big fan of Eric back in the days but this sounded like a
Sunday picnoc. Anyway, back home I listened to the original and then dug out
Rainer and Das Combo's Barefoot Rock. Haven't listened to that in years and
forgot what a great album that is. Anyway, I'm rambling, drinking Cobra lager,
fans of Monty Python should go to
http://www.pythonline.com/plugs/idle/index.shtml and doenload Eric idle's new
song telling the Bush administration to f**k off .
- Date: Thu May 27 19:02
paulK (coffee break):
- Speaking of German telly reminds me of perhaps the greatest series I ever
watched, back in the 80's. Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz (think that's
right). This was a tremendous exploration of one man's experiences in post war
Germany and (pre video recorders) was a must stay in and watch. Got my coffee
break, very interesting videos, who are the actors, is Indiosa in there?
- Date: Thu May 27 18:51
J (Cables in and cables out):
- The old Monty Python books held dazzling Gilliam works... Fisher King made
me cry, Brazil made me think of 1984 and Twelve Monkeys was even better. No
cable and barely any tv in this abode. Films, Attenborough and 'news'. So
Howe, are you gigging in Daneland this summer?
- Date: Thu May 27 15:34
Lars (television -- tv -- gilliam --
mitch ):
- Brothers Grimm is up first. ### Just read a bit about the Tideland book.
Sounds interesting. Maybe once I should a book BEFORE the film? :-D Is there
anywhere I can find it where it's not too expensive (and at a smaller seller
that doesn't get caught in customs like Amazon)? Can't seem to find it in any
European bookshops. Thanks. / Lars
- Date: Thu May 27 15:00
james s (paul):
- MC is great fan of the sand, used to post here mucho. thanks for the info.
very good.
- Date: Thu May 27 14:49
Paul (JAMES S/GILLIAM):
- Pythonland says Tideland is Gilliam's next film. Doesn't Mitch Cullin live
in Tucson? I think he used to post here. Here's the link:
http://pythonland.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1548
- Date: Thu May 27 14:31
Lars (relaxed):
- Hm, no Friis tonight? Suddenly feel like saving the 70 Kroner for
Saturday. And speaking of movies.....maybe stay in with a bit of Cronenberg.
Or first go out at get some fresh air after all this rain and hail today.
Headin' off to Zealand tomorrow. See ya' later! Oh, by the way: another good
flick on late night Danish tv recently..."Last Night" by Don McKellar. Did
anyone here see that? A bit of a mindjob! Beautiful too.
(www.imdb.com/title/tt0156729) / Lars
- Date: Thu May 27 14:19
james s (terry again):
- Lost In La Mancha is terrific. you laugh, but your heart really goes out
for the guy battling uselessly against this curse... I wonder if he's going to
get around to doing Tideland???
- Date: Thu May 27 14:17
home (fried):
- 2
- Date: Thu May 27 14:16
howe (fried):
- man o man o man o man o man.....can you hear the snap crackle and pop of
this board ....all gilliamed and conched......it tells of magma when its
magenta. its fluxus mucks us......and its crocks dust mocks us... illiad
...and illiam........sir gunk a lot likes em a lot.....and lars ......i have
it from the source of the nile, ms friis will not be in the house of mold
tonight.....so then .....poker it is !!!!! -skol fellow mo fo 's:::::: small
h, little o, upside down m, and silent e me
- Date: Thu May 27 12:59
Quote of the Week (Episode 34 or
24):
- "In Nova Scotia today, Mr. Roy Bent of North Walsham in Norfolk became the
first man to cross the Atlantic on a tricycle. His tricycle, specially adapted
for the crossing, was ninety feet long, with a protective steel hull, three
funnels, seventeen first-class cabins and a radar scanner. Mr. Bent is in our
Durham studios, which is rather unfortunate as we're all down here in London."
- Date: Thu May 27 12:51
Smit La Frux (The Gilliam-esque):
- Don't forget "The Crimson Premanent Insurance" film Terry Gilliam did as
the opening short film for "Monty Python's Meanling of Life." Great stuff!
- Date: Thu May 27 12:14
Lars (Terry - part deux):
- "Brazil" is an absurd film. Wonderfully absurd. And a beauty to behold.
And bloody hilarious (eh, literally). And it's kinda sci-fi too! :-D I didn't
get it the first time I saw it as a kid, but in later years I've gotten me
head around it....a bit more. Not sure what the title refers to besides the
very present theme music throughout the film (yeah, it's the tune you probably
know). Gilliam also made "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" with Johnny Depp and
Benicio Del Toro. Also one of my favourites. Gilliam flopped with "The
Adventures of Baron Münchausen", but I discovered that the flick actually grew
on me the second time around. Quite something, that film. Plus: it's
mindblowing visually. Haven't you seen "Twelve Monkeys"? Also brilliant! Made
me really respect Brad Pitt of all people! :-D "The Fisher King" is a bit more
straight-ahead, but still a bit off-kilter for the mainstream. Oh yeah, and
don't forget "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Time Bandits". He's
currently filming "The Brothers Grimm" after failing at "Don Quixote" (has
anyone here seen the documentary on this? "Lost In La Mancha". It's supposed
to be good). Hm, sorry for the Gilliam-spamming here, guys (hey, he probably
invented spam too?!). :-D / Lars
- Date: Thu May 27 10:30
conch (huh?):
- What? Not ringing a bell, lars. i'll ponder it more closely.
- Date: Thu May 27 10:27
Lars (Terry):
- My goodness, Conch! Gilliam is one of the best. Get educated here:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000416 --- yeah, brilliant director of many a
funny mindbender movie for years. And started out doing the Monthy Python
cartoons. Read, compadre, and discover. You probably know a lot of it already.
/ Lars
- Date: Thu May 27 10:17
conch (for Blaine):
- ditto on the simpsons, and south park too. Now, ugly american, I willing
to bet your post was intended as sarcasm...no? and who exactly is this terry
gilliam everyone seems so excited about? Brazil? Astrid Gilberto anyone?
- Date: Thu May 27 10:06
Blaine (Not watching the detectives on
TV):
- While it may be glorified soap opera The Sopranos can be intensely good
drama, and one of the movie networks shows 40s gangster movies