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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: markie on August 25, 2003, 12:51:00 pm
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Now this might be an OK show.
What is the Mojo in balmer like?
http://www.thehighstrung.com/ (http://www.thehighstrung.com/)
OCTOBER (on tour w/ The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
02 Austin, TX (Mercury)
03 Houston, TX (Rudyard's)
04 Denton, TX (Rubber Gloves)
06 Orlando, FL (The Social)
07 Gainsville, NC (Common G)
08 Atlanta, GA (The Earl)
09 Nashville, TN (The End)
10 Newport, KY (Southgate House)
13 Chicago, IL (The Empty Bottle)
14 Detroit, MI (The Lager House)
16 Philadelphia, PA (The Khyber)
17 Baltimore, MD (Mojo)
18 Washington D.C. (The Black Cat)
20 Cambridge, MA (The Middle East)
21 Hoboeken, NJ (Maxwell's
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great
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The Mojo is my home away from home :)
The Mojo is about the same size as The Velvet Lounge but run much more professionally. Besides the music room there is a cool upstairs lounge with pool table. Maybe I'll spin that night between bands... (the weird guy you encountered at the Ash show no longers works there)
I didn't realize The High Strung orginated in a way from Detroit. All the best bands came from there these days! My prescence there must have been holding the scene back.
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Psych! I just got the High Strung album on Friday. It's great. I will definitely go to the Black Cat show.
Actually, I made a number of purchases basically on spec that all worked out really, really well:
The Long Winters
The Long Winters' first album, "The Worst You Can Do Is Harm," was a self-conscious, hookless set of indie pop, and frontman John Roderick took from that and rounded out a solid, delectably pop sophomore effort, "When I Pretend to Fall." The Long Winters get happy on this one, and Roderick's vibrant, newfound confidence as a howman and songwriter allows the Long Winters' sound to finally gel. Chris Walla, Sean Nelson, Eric Corson, and Michael Schilling return for some sonic goodness, while ex-Posies guitarist/vocalist Ken Stringfellow joins the Long Winters to polish things up a bit. Extra help from R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Pedro the Lion's Blake Wescott is a bonus in adding to Roderick's nearly accessible candied rock sound.
Album opener "Blue Diamonds" kicks things off with a swanky brass section. Roderick's self-assured vocals are a touch shy at first, but the Michael Stipe comparisons immediately disappear mid-chorus. Roderick takes control and he likes
it; it sounds so good on the synth-driven '60s pop of "Scared Straight." Shimmering space rock guitars and budding string arrangements carry the melodies of "Blanket Hog" for one of the album's brightest moments, while "Prom Night at Hater High" is equally energetic with its hoedown-like appeal. When it seems like the Long Winters
could use a break or at least a breather, "New Girl" gets cheeky with classic power pop. "When I Pretend to Fall" aptly suggests that things could go one way, but Roderick and company push and pull with harmony and emotion for a full, tangible set of songs. One listen to "Nora" and
you'll sense Roderick's soft heart. It charms you; a soft heart doesn't equal a simple album, however. ?? MacKenzie Wilson
Guster, "Keep it Together"
If there were any justice, Guster's underappreciated masterpiece, Lost and Gone Forever, would have elevated the band to superstar status, and the follow-up, Keep It Together, would have been one of the most hyped releases of 2003. But while the Boston trio has built up one of the most formidable grassroots followings in music through constant touring, powerful live performances, and a level of interaction with its fans that rivals any band in the biz, Keep It Together has the goods to finally make Guster a household name. While their two previous releases flourished through an almost bipolar combination of dark rockers and upbeat pop melodies married to biting lyrics,
Keep It Together takes a different path for the most part, focusing on even-keeled love songs. From the album's low-key opener, "Diane," to the sunny shuffle of "Ramona," Guster displays its formerly hidden well-adjusted side. Guest musician Joe Pisapia embellishes the group's already flawless harmonies on the immediately memorable "Careful," and contributes vocals and banjo to the rootsy "Jesus on the Radio," which he also co-wrote. Ben Kweller shows up on the album's official closer, the surprisingly reserved "I Hope Tomorrow Is Like Today." Fans of the band's quirkier moments aren't left behind either, with "Red Oyster Cult" featuring prog rock guitar, ELO harmonies, jingle bells, and a whistled solo worthy of the Scorpions. But there's no arguing that the high point of this album is the impossibly catchy "Amsterdam." Breaking all of Guster's self-made rules (as it does throughout the album) by adding bass and
a drum kit to the mix, the band combines a radio-ready yet experimental production style with power chords, layers of vocals, and screaming slide guitar for three and a half minutes of the finest pop/rock you're ever likely to hear.
Keep It Together may not feature the emotional dynamics or track-by-track genius of Lost and Gone Forever, but it has something that its predecessor didn't: an unabashed pop anthem that dares you to sit still. Whether the members of Guster do in fact become international rock superstars remains to be seen, but so long as they continue to make great albums like this one, their ever-expanding group of fans should be more than happy. ?? Mark Vanderhoff
The High Strung, "These Are Good Times"
Fifteen seconds, and my headphones dropped right off my ears. Oh, but not in disgust! It was to tell everyone in the room to come and listen. With skintight guitar work, but still edgy and keyed-up, The High Strung revives rock in a way that doesn??t require beating around the bush.
Though from Detroit, this straightforward, Brit-influenced rock outfit serves up tasty psychedelic guitars with candid, layered vocals that compliment each other to a ??T.? These Are Good Times seems to have a very passionate
feeling overflowing from its sophisticated aura. Blast on a warm summer night on the town for maximum efficiency.
Jourdan Ladley
www.synthesis.net (http://www.synthesis.net)
The Tyde, "Twice"
The Tyde's second album, Twice, is a big step forward from their debut. Where Once felt studied and underdeveloped at times, this record is bursting with energy and memorable songs. Darren Rademaker's vocals are less of a sore thumb, as he reins in his most annoying nasal tendencies, and on tracks like the album highlight, the perfect country-pop of "Go Ask Your Dad," he sounds very strong. The album also sounds less like a hodgepodge of various influences tossed together (Flying Burrito Brothers, Rolling Stones, Lloyd Cole, Pavement, to name a few) and more like the focused work of a band finding their own voice. Of course having said that, it must be noted that the influence of Felt has become more pronounced on the band's sound. Tracks like the lilting "A Loner," the snappy and sarcastic "Henry VII," and "Crystal Canyons," on which Rademaker mimics Lawrence's vocal inflections eerily and Ann Do plays a very Martin Duffy organ solo, are very reverent and fun. Elsewhere on the record the Tyde have come up with a batch of songs that easily trump their old songs and rank right up there with any contemporary band. The rock & roll brothers-in-arms tale of "Blood Brothers," the boys and girls twisting on the beach boogaloo of "Shortboard City," the epic drone of "New D," and the searching cosmic country ballad "Best Intentions" are dynamic and exciting songs. The album has only one real dud, the bluesy "Takes a Lot of Tryin'," which smacks of bar-band boogie and features Rademaker's worst vocal. The members of the Tyde all sound much more committed and ready to rock, none more so than Ann Do, whose keyboards are more prominent throughout, as she does a great job of keeping things interesting by switching up sounds and textures on every song. Some of the credit for the new found focus and intensity on Twice should probably go to new drummer Ric Menck (also of Velvet Crush and many
other fine bands), who is one of those guys who are the living embodiment of rock & roll. Like the basketball player who goes all out for 40 minutes, diving for loose balls and ending up in the third row covered in Coke and popcorn, Menck brings soul and passion to every project he works on. Those are the two things that Twice has in spades: soul and passion. Add to that a bunch of great songs, and you've got yourself a real keeper. ?? Tim Sendra
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I'm going to tell the real Anton that you have been impersonating him.
He's gonna kick your ass...
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Originally posted by bags:
Psych! I just got the High Strung album on Friday. It's great. I will definitely go to the Black Cat show.
Actually, I made a number of purchases basically on spec that all worked out really, really well:
3 out of 4 of those are some of the best albums of the year (sorry, not a fan of Guster, hope that doesn't hurt anybody)
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Originally posted by ggw?:
I'm going to tell the real Anton that you have been impersonating him.
He's gonna kick your ass...
why is everyone obsessed with me getting into fights. I am a pacifist. Besides, he will be on best behaviour, being allowed back into the blackcat. I cant wait for his tirade.
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Originally posted by jadetree:
3 out of 4 of those are some of the best albums of the year (sorry, not a fan of Guster, hope that doesn't hurt anybody)
you really like twice that much? I do, I thought you were much cooler toward it.
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Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:
you really like twice that much? I do, I thought you were much cooler toward it. [/b]
I prefer Once, but I still think Twice is one of the better albums of the year. It is just Shortboard City on that album that I can't stand.
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So will the next Tyde album be titled "Three Times a Lady"
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Originally posted by ggw?:
So will the next Tyde album be titled "Three Times a Lady"
ohmigod I hope so. If it were, I would their fan forever.
;)
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Ahhh GGW, you were just fishing for the next line, weren't you?
OK, "and I le u uuuuuurrrrrrvvvveeee youuuuuuuuuuuu"
isnt there a band called Thrice?
Its the tricky fourth album title I cannot figure........
Oh OK jadetree. I like shortboard city.
So does anyone have any felt, the band they keep getting compared to?
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another thing about the mojo... at the swinging neckbreakers show earlier in the year, i was still spinning records at 3am. nudge nudge wink wink.
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
another thing about the mojo...
I wonder if anyone else will want to make it a double night affair? I think it could be cool, especailly if it is a real small venue.
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Oh, I just noticed.....
Interpol
w/ Elefant & The Occasion
SAT. OCT. 18
$20.00
Just Announced
CLASH!!!!!!
I would rather see the high strung or BJM over interpol. I guess Friday in Balmer and then Saturday in DC could be a good way to burn the weekend.
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Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:
Oh, I just noticed.....
Interpol
w/ Elefant & The Occasion
SAT. OCT. 18
$20.00
Just Announced
CLASH!!!!!!
I would rather see the high strung or BJM over interpol. I guess Friday in Balmer and then Saturday in DC could be a good way to burn the weekend.
damn damn damn
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Originally posted by jadetree:
damn damn damn
you want to see elefant as well, right?
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Where is Mojo?
I hope I don't get blasted for this, but as I live in Woodley Park, I really prefer to stick with the DC venues. The hour haul out to B'more seems pretty daunting unless it's really one of my faves, and I can't see them/him/her in DC. Something about a six minute bus ride (allowing for some drinks as well) that's pretty enticing.
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Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:
you want to see elefant as well, right?
yes
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Kosmo, do you ever spin in DC? [if this is something everyone already knows, sorry -- in many ways I'm still a newbie!]
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the mojo is in charm city and stay tuned to this channel for me spinning in dc...
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Originally posted by bags:
I live in Woodley Park
We are almost neighbors. Balmer has its advantages for shows..... Smaller venues cheaper beers and its always cool to see a band in a different place. Often the crowds are more enthusiastic at Balmer, probably an effect of the cheap beer and smaller venue.
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Originally posted by jadetree:
Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:
you want to see elefant as well, right?
yes [/b]
so what are you going to do.... high strung in balmer then interpol in DC?
I might go for two high strung nights, if my wife does not elope with the band on the first night, that is.
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Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
another thing about the mojo...
I wonder if anyone else will want to make it a double night affair? I think it could be cool, especailly if it is a real small venue. [/b]
i'll check with kosmette on this one... but we'll have to take something other than ned up there if i'm spinning.
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Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:
so what are you going to do.... high strung in balmer then interpol in DC?
I might go for two high strung nights, if my wife does not elope with the band on the first night, that is.
don't know yet, think I have some time to figure it out, BJM won't sell out, not by a longshot
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i'll check with kosmette on this one... but we'll have to take something other than ned up there if i'm spinning.
I hadnt really thought about that. You actually use vinyl? I just expect people to turn up with a bag o' cds these days, I guess soon its just going to be a hard drive....
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Originally posted by jadetree:
don't know yet, think I have some time to figure it out, BJM won't sell out, not by a longshot
and you got your interpol ticket..... It will sell out......
sorry I am so enthusiastic about seeing them twice I got carried away.
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yaaaaaaaaay
i get to see my boys 2 nights in a row................i'm so excited............
screw interpol, it's the high strung for me.............
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Originally posted by poorlulu:
yaaaaaaaaay
screw interpol
Jeez, not them as well.......
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Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:
So does anyone have any felt, the band they keep getting compared to?
I almost got one of their CDs last Saturday but they were asking way too much for it. I do have an MP3 which is pretty good. Instead I got a Charlene CD which is a pretty good Shoegazer type band.
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Here's a good review of the recently re-released Spacegirl CD: Brian Jonestown Massacre
Spacegirl & Other Favorites
2003 Bomp!
Anton Newcombe is somewhat of a screwball, but he’s
also one of the most impressive musical talents of his
generation. He’s created an immense legacy in a short
period of time and most it demands to be heard. That’s
why the first CD appearance of the Brian Jonestown
Massacre’s Spacegirl And Other Favorites is an event
to be reckoned with—because it’s one of the last
remaining pieces of the Anton repertoire that has
remained unavailable, and it’s a formative part of
understanding the evolution of the genius that is
Anton, mainly because it’s some of his earliest
recordings.
Newcombe has always been somewhat Frank Zappa-like as
far as documenting virtually every phase of his
musical development (he mentions in the liner notes of
this CD that there remains 800 hours of unreleased
stuff). He’s also ruled the roost with a similarly
dictatorial style as Zappa. He says here in the liner
notes that "I had tought (sic) a few of my friends
everything I knew about music and we started playing
shows together as the BJM." This very statement reeks
of Beefheart, Zappa or James Brown single-mindedness.
But those are of course some of the greatest ever, and
Anton has always assumed that he could just waltz
right into the pantheon and stand alongside these and
other greats—and he’s gone ahead and done it. The only
comparison in contemporary music—say, the last twenty
years—is Scott Miller of Game Theory/the Loud Family,
another creative genius who’s never steered too far
from a single-minded vision. God bless ‘em both, and
they both hail from the San Fran area. Grumpus, the
Donnas, Miller, Anton, Big Midnight, Vue, the Cuts,
the Warlocks—there’s no question the Bay Area has the
best music scene in the country, and has for a few
years. The Jones-clown has been an utmost part of
that, and it all began with this album.
In many ways, the Jonestown is analogous to the
Jefferson Airplane. Remember, both groups lived
communally in a big house in the middle of the
Haight—one in the sixties, one in the nineties. So if
that’s the case, Take it from the Man was After
Bathing at Baxter’s and that last one they put out was
Bark. And this one is, at best, Takes Off or maybe
Early Flight.
Bomp, the band’s label, has always been supportive of
Anton, releasing virtually everything the Jonestown
produced. Anton has gone from full-blown mod madness
(Take It From The Man) to fractured acoustic hymns
(Thank God For Mental Illness) and most of it has been
on the Bomp label... except this, which amounts to the
first BJM album, originally released on the San Fran
indie Candy Floss... although as Anton explains in the
liner notes, it is the Brian Jonestown Massacre in
name only, since Anton often plays all the
instruments, with occasional embellishments from
friends. There is no personnel listing on the album
and I guess none is needed. The original vinyl record,
which has been long gone, actually came out after
Methodrone, their "official" first album. So this is
actually the first Jonestown album.
Not only do you get the original album, but you get a
lot of odds and ends—excluding what I consider the
greatest Brian Jonestown song ever, "Good Morning
Girl," which is promised on the CD label but
unfortunately never comes. But otherwise it’s all
here: the great celestial hovering classic, "Thoughts
of You," which was a prime influence on Abunai among
others and was originally from some obscure singles
collection in the mid-nineties that the tech nerds who
were making $50-an-hour at the time had money to buy.
The Jonesclown of course hails from Silicon Valley, so
everything connects. One of my favorites is the
absolutely epic "Hide and Seek." The version here is
one of three that are known to exist—this song is
famous for being the one where Anton does his Sonic
Youth imitation. Is there any doubt he totally blows
them away in the same way Malcolm Yelvington outslayed
Elvis or the Other Half beat the Stones? It’s totally
true, and it’s only the most obvious example of how
Anton can totally take his influences and better them
at their own game—which is truly the mark of musical
genius. This song features acidic guitar lines that
are all over the road by the third verse—but still
harmoniously contained in yet another one of Mr.
Newcombe’s little symphonies.
Among the other extra tracks are "Never, Ever,"
another obscure single, in which rattling tambourines
mingle with celestial guitars. Here Anton milks
another one of his biggest influences, the Spacemen 3,
and once again tops those Brits at their own game.
There’s also always the prevalent influence of
original space cadet Syd Barrett and Anton is the only
one making music today who understands and appreciates
the value of the original psychedelic movement, which
was nothing less than the Renaissance of rock 'n'
roll. Whereas the Spacemen only had one good idea,
Anton has many—even if many of them are borrowed.
"Ashtray" for instance is an up-tempo purge that
sounds like U2 but of course is rendered with much
more mayhem and abandon.
As for the original Spacegirl album, it begins with
"Crushed," a droning opus based on a heavy riff that
opens with a wall of feedback that sounds like the
revving up of an engine. It’s more or less an exorcism
with maddening guitar work and Anton moaning the
snotnosed honky blues. "That Girl Suicide," a whirling
riff based on a hay-baling rhythm, with its use of
controlled feedback for anthemic purposes and
boundless VU-like energy, accomplishes the psychic-sex
marriage that Sonic Youth’s music only hints at.
"Deep in the Devil’s Eye and You" starts with the
exact same burst of feedback as "The Ghost" by the
Donner Party before swinging into the "I buried Paul"
fade-out of "Strawberry Fields Forever" and then
taking on a life of its own. How does this twisted
minstrel conceive this stuff? That’s what I want to
know. What this strange, hypnotic song exemplifies
most of all is Anton’s brilliant usage of the
studio-as-instrument a la Brian Wilson. He states in
the liner notes that upon meeting producer Naut Humon:
"My plan was to learn how to use the studio as an
instrument and make a recording of my life." It’s an
ambitious undertaking but the man is on a mission.
"Kid’s Garden," which eventually cropped up on the
Mental Illness album, once again resorts to Syd
Barrett disorientation while "When I Was Yesterday"—on
which Newcombe played every instrument—is a
barnstorming riff featuring an embryonic outer-coat of
thorny guitars that cut like thickets. Perhaps the
starkest track is the semi-title cut, "Spacegirl,"
which is just Anton trilling "let me love you" to a
hypnotic backdrop of almost raga-esque flourishes. It
sounds like Donovon more than anything. I should also
mention that Anton is the king of the long fade-out,
and this song is yet another example of how he learned
the lesson of "You Can’t Always get What You Want"
well (as "Straight Up and Down" already proved). He’s
also the master of the fade in, which is what
"Spacegirl (Revisited)" amounts to—mainly the same
riff creeping up on us again. Gotta love a man who
phrases his albums, even his first album,
thematically.
Then there’s the matter of "Good Morning Girl"... you
wait for it, and it never comes. That’s the joke, I
guess, and the joke is on you. Anton…the bastard! He
does it every time.
—Joe S. Harrington
July 2003
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For more information about the Brian Jonestown Massacre or the Committee to Keep
Music Evil please feel free to visit : http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com (http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com) -
http://www.bomp.com (http://www.bomp.com) . http://www.homestead.com/the_real_bjm_website/pagetwo.html (http://www.homestead.com/the_real_bjm_website/pagetwo.html)
or
to sample our music (free mp3's stupid):
http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/mp3.php (http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/mp3.php)
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some of our fall dates:
> 9/25: ECHO, LOS ANGELES
> 9/29: CASBAH, SAN DIEGO
> 9/30: CLUB CONGRESS, TUCSON
> 10/2: RED EYED FLY, AUSTIN
> 10/3: RUDYARDS, HOUSTON
> 10/4: RUBBER GLOVES, DENTON
> 10/6: THE SOCIAL, ORLANDO
> 10/7: COMMON GROUNDS, GAINESVILLE
> 10/8: THE EARL, ATLANTA
> 10/9: THE END, NASHVILLE
> 10/10: SOUTHGATE HOUSE, NEWPORT
> 10/11: TBA, COLUMBIA, MO
> 10/12: OFF
> 10/13: EMPTY BOTTLE, CHICAGO
> 10/14: LAGER HOUSE, DETROIT
> 10/15: TBA, BUFFALO
> 10/16: KHYBER, PHILADELPHIA
> 10/17: MOJO, BALTIMORE
> 10/18: NANCI RAYGUN, RICHMOND
> 10/19: BLACK CAT, DC
> 10/20: MIDDLE EAST, CAMBRIDGE
> 10/21: MAXWELLS, HOBOKEN
>
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For more information about the Brian Jonestown Massacre or the Committee to Keep Music Evil please feel free to visit : http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com (http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com) - http://www.bomp.com (http://www.bomp.com) . http://www.homestead.com/the_real_bjm_website/pagetwo.html (http://www.homestead.com/the_real_bjm_website/pagetwo.html) or
to sample our music (free mp3's stupid): http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/mp3.php (http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/mp3.php)
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i was out spreading the gospel of bjm this weekend... a guy was bemoaning who bored he was with the new dandy worhals and i suggested he tried bjm instead. couldn't stick around to findout if he liked bjm or not...
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
another thing about the mojo... at the swinging neckbreakers show earlier in the year, i was still spinning records at 3am. nudge nudge wink wink.
Hows the beer selection?I'm a dark beer drinker and it can be a real pain finding a good dark beer in some places,other than Guiness.
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Hey, I got the High Strung and I love it.
So, is there one, maybe two, seminal BJM albums I should pick up? I'm definitely in for the Black Cat show (although that night there's Pernice Bros in B'more also, Superchunk and Washington Social Club upstairs at the Black Cat *and* Interpol & Elefant at 9:30.
Holy shit.
Hey, isn't the backstage awfully small?
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bags take the bag off of your head, the asphyxiation is causing brain damage......
you are confusing September and October.
Most of the things including WSC and Pernice are September. The high strung and BJM is October.
As for BJM albums, they are all rather good, if sometimes a little hard to crack. All the albums can be downloaded from the bjm site though. Strung out in heaven is a good place to start.
general song highlights for me are:
Wasting Away
Fucker
stolen
who?
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Mansion in the Sky from Bringing it All Back Home Again
Open Heart Surgery from Bravery Repetition & Noise.
Stars (can't remember which album) is good, but not as good as the Dandy Warhols version.
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Anton Newcombe <antonnewcombe@y...>
Date: Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:02 am
Subject: anybody bother going to rainbow quartz and....
downloading the high dials?
seems to me to be a fuck of alot more productive than
bitch'n and moanin bout would
of,could've,should've...don't you think?
on a lighter note: i promise to pick something else
to upload on the site tomorow.
lot's of new-news to share...we are playing songs like
a new low in getting high,vaccume boots and hide and
seek this trip.rick sounds great and it's good to have
him back.i can really speak for everyone when i say we
are so excited to meet everyone on this trip.
stand by.....
anton alfred newcombe
yes,
that's the rick.
it's going to be fun.
anton alfred newcombe
--- besmart73 <mlkte@e...> wrote:
>
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> Rick? As in Rick Maymi? this would great if so.
>
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The High Dials are great. And from Canada.
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Originally posted by walkman:
The High Dials are great. And from Canada.
Anton just signed them to his "committee to keep music evil" label.I think the release may be live.
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ON THIS ROAD AND BEYOND
The High Strung continue to open ears across the country, making a mockery of James Brown and his boast as the hardest working man in Showbiz with their relentless touring schedule.They will also be playing a few in-store appearances so come get up close and personal at Criminal Records on Sat the 13th in Atlanta at 4pm and at Shangri-La in Memphis on Wednesday the 17th at 5:30pm. The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The High Strung will then be joining up and hitting the road for a whole slew of dates beginning September 29th in San Diego. This tour will trek across the country to New York for the CMJ Music Marathon and then traverse the hemisphere and spread the good gospel to all the fine folks in Europe.Both bands will also be stopping by a number of record stores along the way for more special in-store performances. Details will soon follow. The Brian Jonestown Massacre's "…and this is our music" is due to hit all fine retail establishments on October the 7th.
YOU SHOULD START TRAINING NOW
The annual CMJ College Music Marathon will be held October 23rd through the 25th. In collaboration with Rubric Records and the newly formed Rubric Label Group, we will be featuring two showcases. The "soft" night will be held Saturday the 25th at Piano's (158 Ludlow St.) and will feature performances by Brian Jonestown Massacre, The High Strung, Mary Lou Lord, and Gingersol. The "heavy" night will take place Thursday the 23rd at Southpaw and beatings will be administered by High on Fire, Drunk Horse, The Cherry Valence, and the first ever performance on U.S. soil by Denmark's On Trial. Other additions will follow. We will also be hosting a day party on Friday the 24th from 12-5pm at Piano's. Booze and foodstuffs will be complemented with fine heavy music from On Trial and other possible invitees. Ambulances will be made available upon request.
MORE MASSACRE FOR THE MASSES
In correlation with "…and this is our music", Tee Pee will also be re-issuing a few pieces from The Brian Jonestown Massacre's back catalogue. "Their Satanic Majesties Second Request", "Take it From the Man", and "Give it Back" will all be re-issued on vinyl only. Show your turntable some love and pick up one or all of these. You know it gets sick of that damned Fine Young Cannibals LP.
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Originally posted by SPARX:
Originally posted by walkman:
The High Dials are great. And from Canada.
Anton just signed them to his "committee to keep music evil" label.I think the release may be live. [/b]
If so, I'd be all over it.
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The Mojo is located here
<img src="http://www.hi-fipop.com/map.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Oh, wait a minute! Now I think I get it. Did the Tattoo change it's name to Mojo? In the meantime, I was wondering where the heck this place was. :roll:
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yes there was a name change the mojo is more befiitting the places vibe
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From: Anton Newcombe <antonnewcombe@y...>
Date: Thu Sep 11, 2003 2:49 pm
Subject: Re: Interview for Houston
> 1. Tell me a bit about Brian Jonestown Massacre.
> What do you shoot to convey
> (if anything) in your music?
i started the brian jonestown massacre in 1990 because
i wanted to be in a great band.i have always loved
psychedelic music.by that i mean to say "mind
expanding" music.my friends and i have tried to
explore our own creativity,talents and imaginations
and at the same time entertain others.i think we have
been a great success.
>
> 2. What do consider to be your main musical
> influences?
god,my god more specifically.as i understand him to
be.i also enjoy so many types of music,so many great
records and artists where could i ever hope to
begain?fuck it here goes nothing :
enrique carrouso,the la's,the zombies,joy
divission,primal scream,the doors,howlin wolf,rahsaan
roland kirk,stan getz and friends,jesus and
marychain,dead meadow,beatles,kinks,jimi
rogers,nusurat fateh ali kahn,kraftwork,faust,neu',the
high dials,lightning hopkins,anup jolota,rolling
stones,scott walker,hank williams sr.,i'm all over the
map really.i like everything except
metal,rap-rock,most urban contemperarry culture etc.i
don't need it.it says nothing to me,does nothing for
me,infact it wasn't even created with me in mind.
>
> 3. It's reported that some 40 different members have
> worked their ways
> through your band since its inception. Are you a
> slavedriver or what?
> (that's a joke) How do you feel about other
> relatively new bands like Black
> Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Warlocks that seem to
> be influenced by your
> band (and many others) gaining popularity in the
> mainstream today?
i'm not a slave driver.i have a vission of what i want
to accomplish at any givi=en moment.what it is i do
and do not want.people come and go as their need and
those of my own sort of hook up and travel the same
dirrection and speed.
as far as the warlocks or the b.r.m.c. are
concerned,i wish them all the luck in the world.i will
say this,i have soundscan and those bands are not
mainstream.they are a drop of piss in a very big pond
indeed.don't be fooled by the clever ways of the
publicist,the influence of money and marketing.outkast
is mainstream.those bands will be the guilatine that
severs the head of the major lable machine.
>
> 4. What is the one description that you hate to hear
> about your music?
i don't hate nothing but hatred.it does however irk me
a bit when people decribe us as all things "rolling
stones"when people ,journalists,write that crap i know
they have never even heard our music.the stones were
very much a blues based band.they owe everything to
black music.the only thing i owe the black man is
respect.just like everyone else,line,single file - no
cuts.
>
> 5. What's your take on the state of the music
> industry today?
if you would have asked me last year,i would have said
"somebody call a doctor".now i sugest we unplug the
patient and say our farewells.i know there will always
be a "music buisness",but the time has really arrived
to rethink and reinvent the thing.it lacks
leedership.plain and simple.vission,guts,taste,ball if
you will.i think the lawyer just bent it over and
sodomised it.sickest thing is how many bands just
can't wait to jump right in.fact is most bands have no
buisness ever being on a major lable.
>
> 6. Obviously, since you have all of the Brian
> Jonestown Massacre albums
> available as MP3s on your website you aren't against
> the MP3 "revolution."
> What prompted you to give the fans access to all of
> your releases as MP3s?
> What other ways are you using the internet as a tool
> to market your band?
even as we speak,young people all over the world are
decieding how they should best interact with not only
new technology,but with all of the digitised
information that exists.there are more young people
right now out there swaping mp3's,that don't buy
cd's,than there were rock fans in the sixties.i own my
music,we still sell more records than ever before.i
refuse to believe it hurts anything.it helps.i will
continue to use every tool to exicute my plan.every
medium,every fan.
>
> 7. If you could have any band/musician cover one of
> your songs, what song
> would it be and what band or musician?
>
i'll be clever,i think i would do a medley.have 50
cent and britany spears duet,have the neptunes and
death and veagas remix it.i would take all of the
millions of dollars i would make,and do something
productive and meaningfull with my life.
it is my sincere hope that many of my songs will
enter the popular lexicon as folk music,and that
people will make them better.
> 8. Complete this phrase any way you want: "If love
> is a drug,
i already did on one of my ep's,
"if love is a drug,then i want to od."
yep,i love that song.you should go to
www.brianjonestownmassacre.com (http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com) and check it out.
> _______________."
> Richard Ashcroft once sang "the drugs don't
> work"--do you agree? Why or why
> not?
>
who gives a fuck what he thinks about drugs.i read
that something like 65% percent of the brittish
population between the ages of 20 and 35 are fucked up
off of their asses on extacy every single weekend.i
was just over there and it is truley amazing.i think
he is just talking more or less about his
experiances,hanging out with shitheads like robbie
williams back stage at glastonbury,watching people
have heart attacks on blow or pissing your pants on
e.but that's what you get.he is the idiot that thought
he wanted to be a rock star.
> 9. What's next for Brian Jonestown Massacre?
more questions.more answeres.more tours.more
records.more airplanes.more bars.more hotels.more
memories.death.
>
> 10. What is in your CD player right now? (Rather,
> what are YOU listening
> to?)
funny you should ask.our new album ofcoarse...but
then,i listen to vinyl at home so let me see....david
sylvian - secrets of the beehive.
>
>
> I really appreciate you taking the time to
respond.no problem.it's my pleasure.let me know if you
need any sort of follow-up.
anton alfred newcombe
p.s.i wish you would include our mp3 site adress.
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Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Trees
March 13, 2003
For the past two years, Brian Jonestown Massacre
mastermind Anton Newcombe has thumbed his nose at
SXSW. Why? For not booking them in adequate venues.
Two years ago, the conference planners placed BJM at a
club too far away from the hoopla, so he told them to
fuck off;. Last year they tried to make amends by
booking the band at the unpleasantly un-hip Hard Rock
Café, and Anton had ditto to say to the Austin-ites.
Thankfully, His Majesty was pleased was this years
placement, so he loaded his newest lineup into a
Winnebago, headed east, and stopped in Dallas on a
Thursday night to catch the attention of the
ever-present but slightly diminishing throng of BJM
fanatics in town.
True to form, the Massacre played a long set well over
25 songs. There weren’t too many attitudes to deal
with as in days of yore; Anton kept his cool for the
most part as a very young, very new lineup did their
best to keep up with the wisecracking front man. Older
fans were amused to watch him quietly lambaste the
musicians for watching the audience instead of him,
while newer fans looked on in a state of confusion and
slight discomfort. Kiddos, that’s just the way the
band works. I can remember back to when there would be
screaming fights onstage between members. (No man, YOU
PLAYED MY SONG WRONG!; Why don’t you cool it? You’re
killing my vibe.; Fuck you.; No. Fuck you.; Slam.
Bang. Pow. You get the drift) So it seems that at the
age of 35, Mr. Newcombe has mellowed. This review
really doesn’t intend on rehashing the past, but its
crazy to see just how much they’ve dare I say it?
Matured over the past few years. I guess Anton finally
recognized the importance of his whole Talk Action =
Shit credo.
Moments the BJM fans felt the best: Satellite;,
Fucker;, This Is Why You Love Me;, Servo;, Whoever You
Are; (which had the just about the best beer-raising
opening effect on the crowd I saw all weekend), Going
To Hell;, and David Bowie I’ve Loved You Since I Was
Six;.
Moments BJM fans felt the worst: when other fans
starting shrieking and booing as Anton had a laugh
over the SRV guitar incident at 2002s SXSW. Dudes,
lighten up. You kinda killed my vibe. Irreverence is
actually pretty funny sometimes. And it was just a
guitar. Do you honestly expect Anton Alfred Newcombe
to bow down to Stevie?
Hopefully the next time the BJM Chateaux rumbles
through town, people will remember just how much they
used to like them and hit the clubs again. It was kind
of sad to see Trees with so much open space in the
audience. Then again, it was SXSW time. Its just a
shame that so many people had to miss the band on such
a good night. For as many times as I’ve seen one
incarnation of BJM or another, this was honestly among
the best.
-- Christina Comley
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Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:
As for BJM albums, they are all rather good, if sometimes a little hard to crack. All the albums can be downloaded from the bjm site though. Strung out in heaven is a good place to start.
Glad for the recommendation. Someone was selling this on Amazon's used site for 18 cents for some reason, making the total cost with shipping at around $2.60.
There was another used one on there for a similar amount.
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Originally posted by Relaxer:
[Strung out in heaven is a good place to start.
[/qb]
Glad for the recommendation. Someone was selling this on Amazon's used site for 18 cents for some reason, making the total cost with shipping at around $2.60.
[/QB][/QUOTE] TVT was unloading their stock of SOIH,since they are no longer on that label.Should be tons of copies in the dollar bin.Spun is probably my fave from that release.
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Found Give it Back, SOIH, and Bravery, Repitition & Noise in the dollar rack at the CD Exchange over the past year or so. They seem to have a very healthy stock of SOIH in particular. It's excellent, but I think I like Give it Back the best.
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Originally posted by walkman:
Found Give it Back, SOIH, and Bravery, Repitition & Noise in the dollar rack at the CD Exchange over the past year or so. They seem to have a very healthy stock of SOIH in particular. It's excellent, but I think I like Give it Back the best.
For me personally,I think the reissue of Spacegirl with bonus tracks is my fave hands down!Their next release,due Oct.7th will be on Teepee records and not a Bomp release.