From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V2000 #27 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send e-mail to majordomo@xnet2.com with "unsubscribe bomp-digest" in the body X-Bomp-web-site: http://www.bomp.com X-BompList-Administrator: efd@xnet2.com bomp-digest Friday, January 21 2000 Volume 2000 : Number 027 It's another issue of bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail with the words "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com or use the form at . The following subjects are included in this digest: Re: all this Nirvana crap Logie Re: VU and Andy Warhol SHBEVLON1@aol.com Re: VU, crap???!!!!! SHBEVLON1@aol.com Re: video underground... "Kip Shepherd" Re: VU, NOT crap!!!!!(long) SHBEVLON1@aol.com VU >>>Mo Tucker! (Future Bomp Hall-of-Famer?) Logie Re: VU >>>Mo Tucker! (Future Bomp Hall-of-Famer?) Logie Re: michael brown??? "Blair" News flash (I think...) APiandes@aol.com Zappa: Suzy Creamcheese in DC? "scott albertson" Re: News flash (I think...) "Blair" VU, not crap???!!!!! "Kip Shepherd" Re: News flash (I think...) "Kip Shepherd" Re: VU, NOT crap!(fin) Alyssa & Chris Re: Tucker/Gories-Story Alyssa & Chris Re: VU "fbrandon" Re: VU, crap???!!!!! "fbrandon" Re: michael brown??? "fbrandon" Re: VU, NOT crap!(fin) SHBEVLON1@aol.com Re: michael brown??? MC BIGOT Re: michael brown??? MC BIGOT Re: Pssst! Just a reminder! Cavestomp@aol.com Re: Pssst! Just a reminder! Cavestomp@aol.com Re: Here I am! Cavestomp@aol.com the VU and the MOI "Phil Clark" Garagefestival coming up in Norway Pure Lust Productions - Jostein Hansen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:08:43 -0600 From: Logie Subject: Re: all this Nirvana crap >In a message dated 01/19/2000 10:18:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, >DonTGD@erols.com writes: > ><< I will say that Nirvana loved the Sonics & NW catalog, Billy Childish, > and other garage types (also, obviously, Dinosaur Jr) which directly > influenced their sound and were the real forerunners of that crap. >> > > Sorry...but i don't care if the only thing Cobain listened to was The >Sonics 24/7; fact is, they sound NOTHIN like em. TO me they sound more like >the drudgery of early 70s radio friendly metal. Or at least influenced by it. While I like Nirvana, some clever musically inclined clever person within my earshot once pointed out that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is little more than Boston's "More Than A Feeling" riff dropped into the minor key. After rolling a little mental tape, I had to concede, the guy had a point, and so, by extension, does Evan. Then again, I like the drudgery of early 70s radio friendly metal . . . - -Logie In a message dated 01/19/2000 10:18:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, DonTGD@erols.com writes: <<<< I will say that Nirvana loved the Sonics & NW catalog, Billy Childish, and other garage types (also, obviously, Dinosaur Jr) which directly influenced their sound and were the real forerunners of that crap. >> Sorry...but i don't care if the only thing Cobain listened to was The Sonics 24/7; fact is, they sound NOTHIN like em. TO me they sound more like the drudgery of early 70s radio friendly metal. Or at least influenced by it. While I like Nirvana, some clever musically inclined clever person within my earshot once pointed out that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is little more than Boston's "More Than A Feeling" riff dropped into the minor key. After rolling a little mental tape, I had to concede, the guy had a point, and so, by extension, does Evan. Then again, I like the drudgery of early 70s radio friendly metal . . . - -Logie ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:10:17 EST From: SHBEVLON1@aol.com Subject: Re: VU and Andy Warhol In a message dated 1/20/00 4:07:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, chilliwings@hotmail.com writes: << Did someone mention Stuckism? Funny how all Bomp roads lead back to Billy Childish. >> I find it rather pleasant ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:17:31 EST From: SHBEVLON1@aol.com Subject: Re: VU, crap???!!!!! In a message dated 1/20/00 5:16:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, Rmerchandz@aol.com writes: << Hey Evan - you'd probably dig "Guess I'm Falling In Love" off of "Another VU". It is the heaviest 60's song I have ever heard. It pounds and swings. Baskerville Rob >> THANKS! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:17:38 -0600 From: "Kip Shepherd" Subject: Re: video underground... Oh yeah, Inherit the Wind Fort Apache The Long Grey Line The President's Analyst Seeya, Kip ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:23:26 EST From: SHBEVLON1@aol.com Subject: Re: VU, NOT crap!!!!!(long) In a message dated 1/20/00 8:51:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, GAST@austin.rr.com writes: << One more thing Evan, again, I've no bad vibes absorbed from your post, I just think sometimes it's prudent to write a little more and tell the other side o' things. That's all. >> Well you certainly did that! haha Anyway, I listen to other things besides punk rock..but I'm not that "open minded". I like 50s rockabilly and country and blues, garage, punk, lofi, beat, surf, and maybe a little new wave. Whatever. I don't spend all my time in a "Dead Boys" haze. Unlike most..I think their first album is actually way overated! haha Evan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:33:10 -0600 From: Logie Subject: VU >>>Mo Tucker! (Future Bomp Hall-of-Famer?) WhatEVER you might think about the Velvets, ex-VU drummer Mo Tucker is, in my estimation, totally Bomptastic! If you like the Gories' Peg O'Neill on drums . . . you gotta like Mo. Mo had that primal powerful beat down way back when. And though she doesn't drum in her current touring bands, her sing-song delivery and enfant terrible rhythm guitar, matched with pounding, pounding gee-tar bass and drums is just . . . am I gonna say it . . .sublime. I've seen Lou Reed and I'm appalled by his current wave of Hooky-Wooky dooky. Mo, on the other hand, still gets it. Find a record - if you can (though I'd avoid GRL-GRP, her tribute EP to the 60s femme groups). But when you do, know that songs like "Fired Up" and "That's Bad" really thrive live. - -Logie WhatEVER you might think about the Velvets, ex-VU drummer Mo Tucker is, in my estimation, totally Bomptastic! If you like the Gories' Peg O'Neill on drums . . . you gotta like Mo. Mo had that primal powerful beat down way back when. And though she doesn't drum in her current touring bands, her sing-song delivery and enfant terrible rhythm guitar, matched with pounding, pounding gee-tar bass and drums is just . . . am I gonna say it . . .sublime. I've seen Lou Reed and I'm appalled by his current wave of Hooky-Wooky dooky. Mo, on the other hand, still gets it. Find a record - if you can (though I'd avoid GRL-GRP, her tribute EP to the 60s femme groups). But when you do, know that songs like "Fired Up" and "That's Bad" really thrive live. - -Logie ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:43:45 -0600 From: Logie Subject: Re: VU >>>Mo Tucker! (Future Bomp Hall-of-Famer?) Sorry about the double-dose e-mails. I'm fixin' it. I really only need to say things once. Really. Sorry. Sorry. - -Logie ------------------------------ Date: 20 Jan 2000 21:51:20 -0500 From: "Blair" Subject: Re: michael brown??? >anyone got any up to dates on whatever happened to michael brown No idea, tho' I'm surprised nobody's really come up with anything. I am, however, working on it. See, I found out (via a kid's mom) at Back To School Night in September that the father of one of my students was in The Left Banke!!! Unfortunately, his last name is obviously different from that of his father. (Of course, I've no idea how many of the guys in the Left Banke used their real last name... According to most sources I've read, Michael Brown's real last name is Lookofsky.) I did ask my student to find out what he could - including what his father played in the band, as well as what name he used, etc. (I did this right after reading Frank's msg the other day, by the way.) My student was shocked that anyone still cared! He's never really asked his dad about this stuff. (Tho', when he thought about it, he did find it to be pretty cool that his father was in a band with a Top 10 hit!) Evidently his dad still does the occasional gig here and there... My student is a talented musician in his own right. However, he has absolutely *no* desire to be a performer... He's actually thinking more about the business side; even in high school he can see that's where the money is. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 22:06:27 EST From: APiandes@aol.com Subject: News flash (I think...) I think I may have heard that the FCC has finally approved 1000 low power broadcast licenses today. Can anyone confirm this? K-BOMP may well become a reality for anyone with the scratch... Alex Piandes Coffee 'n' Smokes WMFO (91.5fm) Medford, MA TUNE IN LIVE VIA MP3 THROUGH THE COFFEE 'N' SMOKES WEBSITE!!! http://members.aol.com/apiandes/Main ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 22:39:40 EST From: "scott albertson" Subject: Zappa: Suzy Creamcheese in DC? hey everybody, weird tales from Jim Strickland last night at Action Now. he said he lunched with Suzy's mom and brother at Carl's Jr. said the family is super nerdy and can't believe she could be this least bit attractive. i really couldn't tell him much about her, and come to think of it, i've never seen a photo of her either. can any body help me out? jim will be buggin' me for weeks if i don't feed him soon. scott ______________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: 20 Jan 2000 22:41:30 -0500 From: "Blair" Subject: Re: News flash (I think...) > I think I may have heard that the FCC has finally approved 1000 low >power >broadcast licenses today. Can anyone confirm this? K-BOMP may well >become a >reality for anyone with the scratch... There was something in the NY Times about it today. I just did a search, tho', and found something different than I remember reading, so maybe I was looking at another paper online? Anyway, here's an AP report coming from the Times website... http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/w/AP-Very-Local-Radio.html. Basically, they're allowing 10 and 100 watt stations to exist... Of course, they're also saying that dense metro areas (such as NYC, LA, and Chicago) won't have the room on the dial. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:41:31 -0600 From: "Kip Shepherd" Subject: VU, not crap???!!!!! > Hey Evan - you'd probably dig "Guess I'm Falling In Love" off of "Another > VU". It is the heaviest 60's song I have ever heard. It pounds and swings. > > Baskerville Rob > There is a great version of this song on several different bootlegs. Sometimes it's called "Fever In My Pocket" and sometimes it has the vocal track left in the mix. One of my favorite VU songs. John Cale accurately called it 'crunchy in your face bam-bam' music. Seeya, Kip Hey Evan-You want me to make you a tape of the Velvets? Send me your address. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 22:03:22 -0600 From: "Kip Shepherd" Subject: Re: News flash (I think...) - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 9:06 PM Subject: News flash (I think...) > > I think I may have heard that the FCC has finally approved 1000 low power > broadcast licenses today. Can anyone confirm this? K-BOMP may well become a > reality for anyone with the scratch... Tis true. However, low power license is only for 'educational/religious/non-profit' organizations. I bet the churches grab up all the licenses before anyone else gets a chance. I'd like to set up a small community station, but I can't afford to be non-profit. Actually, I would probably save money on blank tapes. Seeya, Kip ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:18:02 -0800 From: Alyssa & Chris Subject: Re: VU, NOT crap!(fin) SHBEVLON1@aol.com wrote: > > GAST@austin.rr.com writes > << One more thing Evan, again, I've no bad vibes absorbed from your post, I > just think sometimes it's prudent to write a little more and tell the other > side > o' things. That's all. >> > > Well you certainly did that! haha Back from viewing eclipse: well, yeah!!!!!! I was tad long winded, been awhile since I expressed myself to any extent. > > Anyway, I listen to other things besides punk rock..but I'm not that "open > minded". Hey, I'm all punk and garage on the outside, but c'mon, not open minded? No?? Well, a few back there was a discussion on Yma Sumac.........maybe I should send a little of her uniqueness your way?! Some Serge Gainsbourg, Tom Waits.........Harvey Sid Fisher? > I like 50s rockabilly and country and blues, garage, punk, lofi,beat, surf, and > maybe a little new wave. DITTO, incredible choices, you:..............see?.............,not so far apart. Austin absolutely abounds in all of the above.......All the live shows we attend (a few a week), fit under all of those headings, with the exception of new wave (a kitschy version once in awhile). You sir, should make it yer beeswax to hit the self-professed "Live Music Capital of the World"................. I didn't make that up, it's even on a sign in the airport!! C'mon out and rock! Lotsa cross-pollenation punk to dig, no poserville ta-do's, it's swell. > Whatever. I don't spend all my timein a "Dead Boys" haze. I know, I know, I give you lots of silent credit. > Unlike most..I think their first album is actually way overated! haha no shit, I was hoping for a little feud there, alasl............like MANY cherished and adored listed albums on this list, overrated, but deified...........but enough banter, dude, best to you, keep those definitive prounouncements coming. thanxx for bringing me outta my silence ciao, Evan! ~ALYSSA ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:19:55 -0800 From: Alyssa & Chris Subject: Re: Tucker/Gories-Story Logie wrote: > WhatEVER you might think about the Velvets, ex-VU drummer Mo Tucker > is, in my estimation, totally Bomptastic! YEP! > > > If you like the Gories' Peg O'Neill on drums . . . I had a friend the other night involving a member of the Gories and their dependence on their Mom: can't remember who, anyone? ~ALYSSA > you gotta like Mo. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:52:22 -0800 From: "fbrandon" Subject: Re: VU "why don't you smile now" was the b side to "don't put all your eggs in one basket" by the all night workers---a syracuse university frat band circa 64-67---formerly know as otis and the headliners---lou had done his syracuse time---someplace i have a great pic of him on a fraternity porch---most of the all night workers moved to new york and formed the albert who had three albums on perception---lloyd baskin went on to seatrain---"eggs" is a song that the saturn V should cover---they already do syracuse' Sam and the Twisters' "fooba wooba john"---the all night workers were one of the great ones---every college town had them back then--- - -----Original Message----- From: barry goubler To: Bomp@xnet2.com Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 11:04 AM Subject: VU > > I still love the velvets,although i listened to them so much in high >school that i kinda burned out on them.i still think that warhol's >discovering them is his sole contribution to western civilizaton.let's not >forget those great bargin-bin surf/hot-rod/soul records reed and cale did in >the early 60's.and of course,the Downliner Sect's "Why Dont You Smile Now" >was a reed/cale composition. >______________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:56:26 -0800 From: "fbrandon" Subject: Re: VU, crap???!!!!! well put alyssa!!! - -----Original Message----- From: Alyssa & Chris To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 11:40 AM Subject: Re: VU, crap???!!!!! > >aaaaaaaaaacckkk! Say it ain't so!? Crap? C'MON! Everyone has diff opines, as >witnessed on this list, but to dismiss such an influential and seminal band >based on one song.......tsk, tsk. I said I wouldn't enter the >fray...................but............. > >SHBEVLON1@aol.com wrote: > >> I've only heard a compilation of songs written by Lou Reed. I'd have to >> say that "Herione" is good and the rest is boring crap. >> Evan > >I respect your opinion, I really do, but here, I take issue. Listen to a >multitude of the material before making such a sweeping statement. > >If you listened to "Heroin, no"e", then you must have had access to the whole >VU & Nico album, (the banana one, laymen call it).............as an >accompaniment to that song, what about, "Waiting for the Man", and to not >applaud "Venus in Furs",?? Hell, back in our drug daze in SF, we always greeted >the sunrise with "Sunday Morning". > >Anyhoo, this entire album it fan-fucking tastic and in '91 we heard Lou Reed >give a spoken word performance in SF, and his lyrics ARE poetry. Love 'im or >loathe him, he IS a fearless pioneer. >You have to have some serious convictions and guts to thumb the hippie-esque >establishment and play the mixture of cacophany and driving tempos coupled >with delicacy that no artist(s) at the time came close to............sorry >'bout the diatribe, but seeing "VU" and "crap" coupled in tandem makes me a >little testy. When in NY next, put on those headphones, saunter around the >city, and you'll definitely get it. > >> People tell me to check out the "White Light, White Heat" album but I still >> haven't gotten >> around to it. I know I don't like the song that much. > >!!!! Listen to "Sister Ray", methinks you'll change your tune. Plus, the >absolute crescendo of guitars and their "asia minor" chord progressions, is >outta this world. > >Check out; Lou Reed Anthologies as well, Set the Twilight Reeling, LR "Diff >Times"n the Seventies >VU, Another View ("ride into the sun" is rough beauty) also tons of boots, >Nico's offerings, >as well as John Cale's interesting forays............after listening, some >people do get that >:Eureka!" sensation, and can't live without these additions to their >collections. > >sorry to be preachy, I could go on and on and on, even touting Italian >bootlegs, but, hey, >give the body of work a chance. As to the aloof factor, yeah, they're guilty >as charged, and I dig it. >VU DOES grows on you, always either having adoration thrust upon them or just >the 'I don't get this" stance. (Evident in the posts) > >Here's hoping you get it, soon! Listen and be happy, (or cynically >disillusioned ;-) >sincerely, >~ALYSSA >ps Lenny's post said it all, succinctly, perfectly, wonderfully. Listen to >that man. > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 22:13:47 -0800 From: "fbrandon" Subject: Re: michael brown??? thanks blair---keep us informed---someone (????---i deleted by accident) referred to the left banke "reunion" album---what was this---i knew about stories and the montage album plus there is a soundtrack (name escapes me) also---but i've never heard of a reunion album---speaking of stories, whatever happened to ian lloyd---i vaguely remember at least one solo lp---sure had that rod the mod voice down well.... - -----Original Message----- From: Blair To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 6:58 PM Subject: Re: michael brown??? > >>anyone got any up to dates on whatever happened to michael brown > >No idea, tho' I'm surprised nobody's really come up with anything. I am, >however, working on it. See, I found out (via a kid's mom) at Back To >School Night in September that the father of one of my students was in The >Left Banke!!! Unfortunately, his last name is obviously different from >that of his father. (Of course, I've no idea how many of the guys in the >Left Banke used their real last name... According to most sources I've >read, Michael Brown's real last name is Lookofsky.) > >I did ask my student to find out what he could - including what his father >played in the band, as well as what name he used, etc. (I did this right >after reading Frank's msg the other day, by the way.) My student was >shocked that anyone still cared! He's never really asked his dad about >this stuff. (Tho', when he thought about it, he did find it to be pretty >cool that his father was in a band with a Top 10 hit!) Evidently his dad >still does the occasional gig here and there... > >My student is a talented musician in his own right. However, he has >absolutely *no* desire to be a performer... He's actually thinking more >about the business side; even in high school he can see that's where the >money is. > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 01:10:08 EST From: SHBEVLON1@aol.com Subject: Re: VU, NOT crap!(fin) In a message dated 1/21/00 12:21:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, GAST@austin.rr.com writes: << thanxx for bringing me outta my silence >> no prob haha ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 07:31:07 +0100 From: MC BIGOT Subject: Re: michael brown??? fbrandon wrote: > > thanks blair---keep us informed---someone (????---i deleted by accident) > referred to the left banke "reunion" album---what was this---i knew about > stories and the montage album plus there is a soundtrack (name escapes me) > also---but i've never heard of a reunion album--- This is from like '76 but I think it only came out in the 80s. It was on Bam Caruso but may be also on some other label. I heard it once circa'90 and, even if I love evry sonng recorded by Left Banke from the mid 60s til '71, I didn't dig what I heard. May be I could enjoy it today but I doubt it. speaking of stories, > whatever happened to ian lloyd---i vaguely remember at least one solo > lp---sure had that rod the mod voice down well.... > -----Original Message----- > From: Blair > To: bomp@xnet2.com > Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 6:58 PM > Subject: Re: michael brown??? > > > > >>anyone got any up to dates on whatever happened to michael brown > > > >No idea, tho' I'm surprised nobody's really come up with anything. I am, > >however, working on it. See, I found out (via a kid's mom) at Back To > >School Night in September that the father of one of my students was in The > >Left Banke!!! Unfortunately, his last name is obviously different from > >that of his father. (Of course, I've no idea how many of the guys in the > >Left Banke used their real last name... According to most sources I've > >read, Michael Brown's real last name is Lookofsky.) > > > >I did ask my student to find out what he could - including what his father > >played in the band, as well as what name he used, etc. (I did this right > >after reading Frank's msg the other day, by the way.) My student was > >shocked that anyone still cared! He's never really asked his dad about > >this stuff. (Tho', when he thought about it, he did find it to be pretty > >cool that his father was in a band with a Top 10 hit!) Evidently his dad > >still does the occasional gig here and there... > > > >My student is a talented musician in his own right. However, he has > >absolutely *no* desire to be a performer... He's actually thinking more > >about the business side; even in high school he can see that's where the > >money is. > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 07:31:07 +0100 From: MC BIGOT Subject: Re: michael brown??? fbrandon wrote: > > thanks blair---keep us informed---someone (????---i deleted by accident) > referred to the left banke "reunion" album---what was this---i knew about > stories and the montage album plus there is a soundtrack (name escapes me) > also---but i've never heard of a reunion album--- This is from like '76 but I think it only came out in the 80s. It was on Bam Caruso but may be also on some other label. I heard it once circa'90 and, even if I love evry sonng recorded by Left Banke from the mid 60s til '71, I didn't dig what I heard. May be I could enjoy it today but I doubt it. speaking of stories, > whatever happened to ian lloyd---i vaguely remember at least one solo > lp---sure had that rod the mod voice down well.... > -----Original Message----- > From: Blair > To: bomp@xnet2.com > Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 6:58 PM > Subject: Re: michael brown??? > > > > >>anyone got any up to dates on whatever happened to michael brown > > > >No idea, tho' I'm surprised nobody's really come up with anything. I am, > >however, working on it. See, I found out (via a kid's mom) at Back To > >School Night in September that the father of one of my students was in The > >Left Banke!!! Unfortunately, his last name is obviously different from > >that of his father. (Of course, I've no idea how many of the guys in the > >Left Banke used their real last name... According to most sources I've > >read, Michael Brown's real last name is Lookofsky.) > > > >I did ask my student to find out what he could - including what his father > >played in the band, as well as what name he used, etc. (I did this right > >after reading Frank's msg the other day, by the way.) My student was > >shocked that anyone still cared! He's never really asked his dad about > >this stuff. (Tho', when he thought about it, he did find it to be pretty > >cool that his father was in a band with a Top 10 hit!) Evidently his dad > >still does the occasional gig here and there... > > > >My student is a talented musician in his own right. However, he has > >absolutely *no* desire to be a performer... He's actually thinking more > >about the business side; even in high school he can see that's where the > >money is. > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 01:27:52 EST From: Cavestomp@aol.com Subject: Re: Pssst! Just a reminder! You know I was there last week and your se-fuckin'-curity fucked with me!! I was just mindin' ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 01:39:44 EST From: Cavestomp@aol.com Subject: Re: Pssst! Just a reminder! as I was sayin'...mindin' my own business, tryin' to call a cab to take me and the owner's wife back to my motel when all of a sudden, "The Ringo Kid" starts stompin' my string cheese! Hey, like I need this? Hey pal, you want me to hitch from NYC to your stinkin' cocktail CIRCUS again on 15 dollars? No way, I think you better give up a couple of drink tix first!! And leastly, what's with this "ee-lectronica shite your "boy" behind the bar's playin'...? SIncerely- Alesandro Eeetmee (it's phonetic) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 01:45:33 EST From: Cavestomp@aol.com Subject: Re: Here I am! RIGH ON! I wanna' see you both there!! Details to follow very soon on location and line up! If we can pull this one off, it's gonna' kill... Keep yer' fingers and legs crossed! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:19:31 -0000 From: "Phil Clark" Subject: the VU and the MOI hey music lovers. Intersting thread just now about the Velvet Underground and the Mothers of Invention hating each other (true) but actually being quite alike in some ways .... both really left-field and "out there". I dig both bands and have done since I discovered them when in my mid-teens. I can recall gleefully inflicting them on schoolmates at every possible opportunity twenty years ago when they were mostly gettin' on down to early electropop. Hah! I'm not a big Zappa fan, though, and anything of his after about 1970 is definitely not my bag. But I still rate his pop-art collage "We're Only In It For The Money" and the doo-wop pastiche "Ruben & The Jets" as genius, even if I don't listen to them much these days. As for the VU then ...well, what can ya say! How far ahead of their time were they? How influential? Etc, etc. Interestingly I believe it is true that the MOI and the VU both signed to MGM/Verve on the same day, prompted by MGM's feeling that they suddenly needed to get more hip. I don't think the label knew what they were getting on either count. groovily phil dilemma PS did someone say "Waiting for the Man" was made better by EATER? Uh, yeah. Right. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 10:39:14 +0100 From: Pure Lust Productions - Jostein Hansen Subject: Garagefestival coming up in Norway Check out http://fuzztivalen.dhs.org __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V2000 #27 **************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com