Re: Happy Birthday, Duke (+ Alejandro)

1999-04-29 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Good Lord, post a mention of the Duke centennial and suddenly everybody's a program director! There will be Ellington content next week, but I also have to give props to plenty of fine new p2-related releases, including Red Star Belgrade and Alejandro Escovedo. Escovdeo, BTW, put on yet another

Re: Oliver Lake - Fred Hopkins-- Julius?? Hello!!

1999-04-28 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 27-Apr-99 RE: Oliver Lake - Fred Hopk.. by Kristen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not their best, but it gives me a will to live some days is WSQ's Ellington record. Helps me soar sometimes. That may get played next week, but I think I'll stick with a Duke

Re: Oliver Lake - Fred Hopkins-- Julius?? Hello!!

1999-04-26 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 26-Apr-99 RE: Oliver Lake - Fred Hopk.. by "Ph. Barnard"@eagle.cc.u Yeah, I've been enjoying this thread too. I'm chiming in late, but hasn't anyone mentioned Julius Hemphill? He was my fave of the bunch. Saw him a lot over the years and

Re: Oliver Lake - Fred Hopkins-- Julius?? Hello!!

1999-04-26 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 26-Apr-99 RE: Oliver Lake - Fred Hopk.. by "Greg Harness"@excite.co My personal favorite Hemphill record was recorded in 1993 - Five Chord Stud. While recent heart surgery prevented him from playing, he did all the composing and conducting for a

PLAYLIST: Fear Whiskey 4/26/99

1999-04-26 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
This is the Fear Whiskey playlist for this week's show. Fear Whiskey can be heard every Monday from 7-10pm ET on 88.3fm in Pittsburgh and on AudioActive, Winamp and pretty much every mp3-based program via http://www.wrct.org. Past playlists are available at

Re: Oliver Lake

1999-04-24 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 23-Apr-99 Re: Oliver Lake by "Greg Harness"@excite.co One of my desert island records is the World Saxophone Quartet's *Dances and Ballads*, and Lake's originals - 'West African Snap', 'Adjacent', and 'Belly Up' - are a big part of why I like that

Clip: Mandy B, Charles Kim

1999-04-22 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Another twangy Margasak column. http://www.chireader.com/hitsville/990423.html Pop Goes the Country Mandy Barnett grew up in Cumberland County, Tennessee, and by age ten was singing her summers away at Dollywood. She entertained at political rallies for both Lamar Alexander and Al Gore, hit

Re: Artist of the Decade/singles/influence

1999-04-22 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 22-Apr-99 Re: Artist of the Decade/si.. by JP [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before y'all kill me on anecdotal evidence charges, realize that I'm trying to illustrate that the only people listening to Nirvana are critics and white folks between 28 and 40. Uh, as

Re: Captain Beefheart

1999-04-22 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 22-Apr-99 Re: Captain Beefheart by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personally I think his early-80s stuff - Ice Cream for Crow (except a couple of dud tracks) and Doc at the Radar Station - are more enjoyable than everything except Trout Mask

Bomb Squad

1999-04-22 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Mr. Cantwell referred to the Bomb Squad wile discussing ICe Cube's solo career. Aside from their amazing work withe PE and Ice Cube, they did one of my all-time favorite production jobs for an artist on their short-lived SOUL label. _Son of Bazerk Featuring No Self Control and the Band_ is

Re: Updates and SXSW Stuff

1999-04-22 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 22-Apr-99 Updates and SXSW Stuff by Christopher M Knaus@juno What's on the list of "Cities with good alt.country music scene's that get a large amount of press." Um, Austin, erm, Chicago, maybe Nashville, maybe St. Louis - that's about it isnt it?

Re: Oliver Lake

1999-04-22 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 22-Apr-99 Oliver Lake by "Greg Harness"@excite.co I thought Lake was from St Louis. Could be, though he's spent plenty of time in Chicago, played with plenty of Chicago-based musicians, and put one one of the finest displays of saxophone playing I've

Clip: Bluegrass Hootie

1999-04-21 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
-- Forwarded message begins here -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Hootie and the Blowfish is bouncing back from backlash and sophomore slump with a third album, ``Musical Chairs,'' and a lot of touring. Hootie's 1994 debut album, ``Cracked Rear View,'' sold 15 million.

Re: Artist of the Decade?

1999-04-21 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 21-Apr-99 Re: Artist of the Decade? by Jerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] However, I think I would agree that he's the artist of the 1990's. He was extremely influential and basically defined alterna-rock and honed the entire grunge sound. Hell, on the

Re: Artist of the Decade?

1999-04-21 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
BTW, I also happen to think Cobain was a pretty fabulous craftsman. Jerry, wasn't he poppy enough for you? Carl Z. NPIMH: "More Than a Feeling"...no wait, that's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician

1999-04-19 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 19-Apr-99 Re: Single Most Influential.. by "Terry A. Smith"@seorf.O The Beatles, appears to have been skipped over, perhaps, dare I speculate, because it's such an obvious choice? If we're talking about rock, in my subjective, fallible, hazy-assed

PLAYLIST: Fear Whiskey 4/19/99

1999-04-19 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
This is the Fear Whiskey playlist for this week's show. Fear Whiskey can be heard every Monday from 7-10pm ET on 88.3fm in Pittsburgh and on AudioActive, Winamp and pretty much every mp3-based program via http://www.wrct.org. Past playlists are available at

Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician

1999-04-19 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
I'm sticking with Bing, but I'm a little surprised that none of the rock advocates have mentioned Chuck Berry. Carl Z.

Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician

1999-04-19 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 19-Apr-99 Re: Single Most Influential.. by [EMAIL PROTECTED] And just wait til we rehash one of those recipe threads or my particular favorite: the greatest pitcher ever, which, of course, would Sandy Koufax, the Bob Dylan of his profession.

Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician

1999-04-19 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Yow, tough stuff. I'm inclinded to offer up (as Brad did) Bing Crosby, who pioneered how to sing pop into a microphone. Almost all pop singers use aspects of techniques he pioneered, from Elvis to Shania to Sinatra to Al Green. Carl Z.

Re: criminally underappreciated albums of the '90s

1999-04-16 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
The question that comes to my mind here is "underappreciated by what people"? I remember reading amazing reviews of "Can You Fly" when it came out. Paul Martin wrote an article in Musician that said it was one of the best records he'd heard in fifteen years. I don't know if it's sold much,

Re: Krebs

1999-04-16 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 16-Apr-99 Re: Krebs by Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm sorry, but I refuse to respond to a query with the words "bugger," "Don" and "Jake" all in a row.--don Shy boy. Carl Z.

Re: criminally underappreciated albums of the '90s

1999-04-16 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 16-Apr-99 RE: criminally underappreci.. by Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mclennan was in the great Go-Betweens. There's a splendid compilation of 1977-78 era Go-Betweens tracks that's been out for about a month. Carl Z.

Clip: Margasak on Ketchum

1999-04-15 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
This is a portion of Peter Margasak's column in this week's Chicago Reader http://www.chireader.com/hitsville/990416.html. Margasak also notes that Thrill Jockey (label of Freakwater, Tortoise, Sue Garner others) will put out the next album by Chicago jazz combo 8 Bold Souls. Carl Z.

speaking of clips

1999-04-15 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
http://www.pghcitypaper.com/buzz.htm has an interview with Deliberate Stranger Tom Moran a photo of the band. Carl Z.

Re: Two Things

1999-04-15 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 15-Apr-99 Two Things by Jerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] o, what Queen song is Dwight singing on the Gap ad? "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." Carl Z.

Re: New Romantics?

1999-04-14 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 14-Apr-99 New Romantics? by [EMAIL PROTECTED] And I'm specifically wondering whether Japan (aka David Sylvian and friends) woulda counted as New Romantics, and if not what they did count on? Last month's Mojo had a very nice

Re: Warning: Bass Guitar question!

1999-04-14 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Out of curiousity: Does anyone play Alembic (sp?) basses anymore? Or Steinbergers? I always liked Steinberger's guitars and basses because they stayed in tune. Carl Z.

Clash City Rockers

1999-04-13 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
I think Don has a point regarding Joe Strummer's clumsy lyrics, but there's a ton of Clash I still enjoy. Any band that could make rock as exhilirating as "Complete Control" and dub as engrossing as "Straight to Hell" is alright in my book, and I like what they did to reggae a lot more than what

Re: Psycho

1999-04-12 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 12-Apr-99 RE: Psycho by Richard Haslop@woodhead. Costello also recorded Payne's They'll Never Take Her Love From Me. It was the B-side of the Coward Brothers' (Costello T-Bone Burnett) single, People's Limousine. Both sides of the Coward Bros'

Re: SOTD (was re: Wilco)

1999-04-12 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 12-Apr-99 SOTD (was re: Wilco) by Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] I hereby nominate Max Johnston as Sideperson of the Decade. No contest: Greg Leisz. Lloyd Maines. Carl Z.

Re: SOTD

1999-04-12 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 12-Apr-99 Re: SOTD by "Ph. Barnard"@eagle.cc.u So Vince Gill wouldn't qualify, even though he's a top-rate player, whereas Pete Anderson or Gurf Morlix would g. Yep. Vince Gill, Steve Earle, Jon Langford Ricky Skaggs wouldn't qualify. Does

Re: Jon Brion (was SOTD)

1999-04-12 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Non-twang Brion tidbit: He produced Robyn Hitchcock's forthcoming cd _Jewels for Sophia_, which comes out in July. Carl Z.

Re: Japanese hipsterism....

1999-04-10 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 10-Apr-99 Re: Japanese hipsterism by Amy [EMAIL PROTECTED] and though they did eventually write enough songs for a second album, it has yet to see the light of day. In fact, references to the next Elastica record are sort of a running joke in

Re: Wilco's new horizon

1999-04-10 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
ObWilco: I'm quite taken with Via Chicago. Yet to pass judgement on the rest of the record -- some nice sounds, though no songs have grabbed me. ObNorton, Amy sez: Primal Fear is the first and most striking example of that: a mediocre thriller with a more-than-usually smug and simpering

Re: Best So Far - 99

1999-04-08 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 7-Apr-99 Re: Best So Far - 99 by Christopher M Knaus@juno Or I could have them confused with Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her. Did a band actually name themseleves after this XTC song? Carl Z.

Mandy Barnett

1999-04-08 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Damn, what a way for Owen Bradley to go out! I may get a copy for my Patsy Cline-lovin' mom. Carl Z.

Re: Japanese hipsterism....

1999-04-08 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 8-Apr-99 Re: Japanese hipsterism by Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] What about Yoko Ono? Or Ryuichi Sakamoto Yellow Magic Orchestra. Carl Z.

Re: Television Live (and twangless)

1999-04-07 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 7-Apr-99 Re: Television Live (and tw.. by Brad Bechtel@macromedia. More TV facts: Richard Lloyd also played with John Doe, on his CD "Meet John Do e". And Billy Ficca was the drummer for the Waitresses ("I Know What Boys Like" ). And the original

Re: Best So Far - 99

1999-04-07 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 7-Apr-99 Re: Best So Far - 99 by "Ph. Barnard"@eagle.cc.u There's also the Tim Carroll due out on Sire later this spring or early summer, no?? Or sometime in the next 300 years. Carroll's gotten screwed pretty badly on a fine album. I hope it

Re: Best So Far - 99

1999-04-07 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 7-Apr-99 Re: Best So Far - 99 by Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. Mandy Barnett - I've Got A Right To Cry (Sire) Seconds ago, this record was put into my hands by our music director it'll get played on next week's show. The Waits record is pretty splendid

Re: Question

1999-04-06 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 6-Apr-99 Question by "Tar Hut Records"@tarhut Does anyone have the phone numbers for Mojo and Q Magazines? Hey thanks. Mojo's main office is 0171-436-1515; US bureau chief Barney Hoskyns is at 914-679-2646. Mojo's email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carl Z.

Re: Clip: Blacks in country music (from the US News World Report website, ...

1999-04-06 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Has Wesley Willis moved to Texas? Carl Z. ObAf-AmTwang: About three weeks ago, I finally picked up Arhoolie's _Sacred Steel_ compilation of African-American pedal steel players from Florida. I recall this compilation getting mucho praise on this list a couple years ago, and I concur. Excellent

PLAYLIST: Fear Whiskey 4/5/99

1999-04-05 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
This is the Fear Whiskey playlist for this week's show. Fear and Whiskey can be heard every Monday from 7-10pm ET on 88.3fm in Pittsburgh and on AudioActive, Winamp and pretty much every mp3-based program via http://www.wrct.org. Past playlists are available at

Re: CD Length?

1999-04-04 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 4-Apr-99 CD Length? by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone happen to know the maximun amount of music that can fit on a single CD? Rykodisc crammed 80 minutes of music on their Mission of Burma compilation disc. I think the industry standard is 78 minutes,

Old 97s -- arena rock?

1999-04-04 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Heard while watching the Red Wings visit the Stars on Fox's weekly NHL game: "Timebomb" over Reunion Arena's PA. Is this a new development? Carl Z.

Re: Kelly Willis calling the shots

1999-04-02 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 1-Apr-99 Re: Kelly Willis calling th.. by Will [EMAIL PROTECTED] The song choices are often weak. A couple of the originals are good, but I get to wishing there was a producer there to separate the wheat from the chaff. I disagree. I think she

Re: OHMYGOD!

1999-04-02 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Erin, I'm just amazed that you're offering to join yet another band. For those of you who aren't aware, it is a violation of Pittsburgh's municipal code to start a twang band that does not have Erin Snyder playing bass in it. The Strangers are OK because she's an emeritus member, but I think

Re: Drake (Re: Kelly Willis calling the shots)

1999-04-02 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
On the "me too" front, all Nick Drake is good. My favorite is the very spare _Pink Moon_, but _Way to Blue_ is an ideal introduction. Carl Z.

Re: ASCAP, BMI, etc (long? but of course!)

1999-04-02 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 2-Apr-99 ASCAP, BMI, etc (long? but .. by Jacob [EMAIL PROTECTED] At one time, I think BMI did a better job surveying smaller radio stations and college stations FWIW, BMI surveys WRCT's playlists and ASCAP does not. And Jacob, that web site you're

Re: your worst fears realized

1999-03-31 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 31-Mar-99 Re: your worst fears realized by "Jon E. Johnson"@juno.co But it *is* an interesting piece, if true. Now I'm wracking my brain trying to figure out who the anonymous executive might be. Any irresponsible theories anyone? Seems like

Re: Better Live?

1999-03-29 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 29-Mar-99 Re: Better Live? by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thast is SURELY and opinion statement, because IMHO, "Live at Leeds," while a great album, is surely not the best thing The Who ever put out. That would be the Who's RxR Circus version of "A Quick One".

PLAYLIST: Fear Whiskey 3/29/99

1999-03-29 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
This is the Fear Whiskey playlist for this week's show. Fear Whiskey can be heard every Monday from 7-10pm ET on 88.3fm in Pittsburgh and on AudioActive, Winamp and pretty much every mp3-based program via http://www.wrct.org. Past playlists are available at

Re: Twang in Serbia

1999-03-26 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 26-Mar-99 Twang in Serbia by Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alex, is there much Twang in your area of the world? I think that it's damned amazing that we have listmembers here from places so far away. If possible, can you give us any information on

Re: Heather Myles (was: RE: Lila kicks butt)

1999-03-26 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 26-Mar-99 Heather Myles (was: RE: Lil.. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne Finally, I got word of a not-yet-confirmed May appearance by Myles that I'll post as soon as it's nailed down. She's opening for John Anderson at a basketball arena (A.J. Paulmbo

Re: What are the kids listening to today?

1999-03-26 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 26-Mar-99 Re: What are the kids liste.. by Will [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Huskers were once upon a time some pretty good songwriters, and that's why I'd bet you could play a Huskers song in the middle of songs by Dylan, Woody, Neil Young and so on

Re: $10 off Music Blvd coupon

1999-03-23 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
All the more reason to patronize MoM, Village Records, Paul's CDs, and small stores who sell music online. Carl Z. Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 23-Mar-99 Re: $10 off Music Blvd coupon by "Tucker Eskew"@logicsout Glad to hear it, but can't imagine we'll see as many of these after

Re: $10 off Music Blvd coupon

1999-03-23 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 23-Mar-99 Re: $10 off Music Blvd coupon by "Tucker Eskew"@logicsout Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 23-Mar-99 Re: $10 off Music Blvd coupon by "Tucker Eskew"@logicsout All the more reason to patronize MoM, Village Records, Paul's CDs, and

Re: Clip- New Jack Logan/Tourdates

1999-03-23 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Thanks for the update Deb. I found Logan's webpage. It's http://server.tt.net/logan/, and the design features his art. Carl Z.

PLAYLIST: Fear Whiskey 3/22/99

1999-03-22 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
This is the Fear Whiskey playlist for this week's show. Fear and Whiskey can be heard every Monday from 7-10pm ET on 88.3fm in Pittsburgh (a.k.a. Mitch's favorite city on the continent, a.k.a. the cherry on the icecream float) and on AudioActive, Winamp and pretty much every mp3-based program

Re: Clip- New Jack Logan/Tourdates

1999-03-22 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 22-Mar-99 Re: Clip- New Jack Logan/To.. by [EMAIL PROTECTED] And by the way, the album is great but then I'm not very objective. And if the Possibilities ever get their own album out -- buy it! They're great! What's the release date, and are these

Re: Clip: rock critic weirdness (NY Observer)

1999-03-21 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 21-Mar-99 Re: Clip: rock critic weird.. by "Dave Purcell"@one.net I'd rather read something by Neal or Jon or Roy or many of the other writers in our circle Speaking of which, I just got the new ND, and its got a reprint of Gracey's tribute to Jimmy

Soft Boys (was Re: Inflammable Material on WXDU Playlist)

1999-03-18 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Ryko's contract to distribute the Soft Boys' catolog expired late last year. You might try looking on the www.fegmania.org site to see if they have any leads as to where to get the deleted titles. Hopefully, Hitchcock will sign a new distribution deal for this stuff soon, as it ranks with his

Clip: Hank III in Nashville

1999-03-18 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
http://www.chireader.com/hitsville/990319.html Peter Margasak March 19, 1999 Nashville Calling The third Chicago appearance by Hank Williams III--the grandson of Hank Williams and the son of Hank Jr.--which was slated for March 6 at Lounge Ax, was a pretty hot ticket. The Reader and the

mo' 70s rock (was Re: iggy pop)

1999-03-16 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Moving the thread from Iggy Pop and the Dictators, [EMAIL PROTECTED] exclaimed: Goin' to B.O.C. Thursday night! Woo!!! Who exactly is in Blue Oyster Cult these days aside from Eric Bloom Buck Dharma? Anybody named Bouchard? Carl Z.

Re: Clip: The state of country radio

1999-03-16 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 16-Mar-99 RE: Clip: The state of cou.. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne So you say, but I think it depends a lot on your degree of interest in rock. If you're not interested in classical music, and you think that incorporating classical music influences

Re: Clip: The state of country radio

1999-03-16 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 16-Mar-99 RE: Clip: The state of coun.. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne Hmm, Carl, does this mean you're not interested in classical music? Relative to several other types of music, that would be a fair statement. I'm a casual listener at best. Excerpts

Re: Clip: The state of country radio

1999-03-16 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 16-Mar-99 RE: Clip: The state of coun.. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne But consider that, as best I can tell, anyhow, one of the raps on Kenny G is that his work is influenced by the wrong kinds of rock and pop, so a certain degree of circularity starts

Re: Clip: The state of country radio

1999-03-16 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 16-Mar-99 RE: Clip: The state of coun.. by "Ph. Barnard"@eagle.cc.u People!! Wagner and Debussy are yucky *romantic* music. They are NOT *classical* music. All European music isn't the same. Don't mix great composers like Mozart and Cimarosa

Re: Comas/Varnaline/Sparklehorse

1999-03-15 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 15-Mar-99 Comas/Varnaline/Sparklehorse by "Steve Gardner"@sugarhil Near the end of the show I finally figured it out. Blasphemous as it may seem (to some people, not me) he reminded me of Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. Mark Linkous is the fellow.

PLAYLIST: Fear Whiskey 3/15/99

1999-03-15 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
This is the Fear Whiskey playlist for this week's show. Fear and Whiskey can be heard every Monday from 7-10pm ET on 88.3fm in Pittsburgh (a.k.a. Mitch's favorite city on the continent, a.k.a. the cherry on the icecream float) and on AudioActive, Winamp and pretty much every mp3-based program

Re: Iggy/Pretenders/Clash/A********g

1999-03-15 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 15-Mar-99 Re: Iggy/Pretenders/Clash/.. by [EMAIL PROTECTED] np: WRCT - "The Fear Whiskey Show starring P2's own Carl Zimring" (that's how he's billing it these days g (j/k) Well, no, but it might interest you, Paul (as wel as Alex) that Miss

P2 radio? Have a transmitter!

1999-03-13 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
WRCT is selling its old 100-watt FM transmitter on ebay. If you're interested in starting up a station or increasing your broadcast power, it's at: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=77628084 Carl Z.

Re: Pinetop 7

1999-03-13 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Dunno if they have a web site, Alex, but guitarist Charles Kim answers mail sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carl Z. P.S. Thanks for the Gary Floyd info. I hope to hear the new record soon.

Re: Terry Allen (was Re: Alejandro (was: need info)

1999-03-13 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 13-Mar-99 Re: Terry Allen (was Re: Al.. by Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, anyone who covers the Stooges probably isn't too "overly polite."g I was referring more to the likes of Bruton and McMurtry. Can someone who covers Kinky Friedman (McMurtry) be

Re: dreaded artist of the decade (plus Rushmore)

1999-03-12 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 12-Mar-99 RE: dreaded artist of the d.. by "Ph. Barnard"@eagle.cc.u Actually, I've just been wondering to myself lately what's happening when I prefer new Trisha Yearwood cuts, for ex., to new Waco cuts, for ex. I don't think it's me that's

Gary Floyd (was Re: SXSW news)

1999-03-12 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 12-Mar-99 SXSW news by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Other names that might be of interest include former Dicks leader Gary Floyd, who's playing as part of his new band, Black Kali Ma Is this an acoustic or electric band? Floyd is one hellaciously talented

Re: Fragile Jewel Cases

1999-03-12 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 12-Mar-99 RE: Fragile Jewel Cases by Tom Stoodley@nortelnetwo Ryko cases are the *worst*. I don't own a single Ryko case that's intact, and I've probably got dozens of Ryko discs. Most of them were broken from the day I brought them home... You

Re: Kelly Willis song comments

1999-03-11 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 10-Mar-99 RE: Kelly Willis song comments by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne Amen. I think if she covered (You Can Put Your) Shoes Under My Bed... OK, I'm bettin' this is a different song than the great Johnny Duncan hit, "She Can Put Her Shoes Under My

Re: O'Rourke/Grubbs/American Music

1999-03-11 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Dan Moth makes some nice points about the Gastr boys. They're also adept at combining electronic music and classical forms into unique hybrids. Camofleur features the sampling techniques of Markus Popp, who makes music with the sound of skipping cds. I find his work as Oval pretty tedious, but

Re: Country Music Weekly (was: Shania Spam)

1999-03-10 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 10-Mar-99 Country Music Weekly (was: .. by "Ph. Barnard"@eagle.cc.u This is true! I also remember the photo of Junior Brown with the zinger: "I don't like to call it "alt-country" cause that sounds like you're *against* something. I'd rather

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-10 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Blockbuster isn't a monopoly but they have a large share of the video market. Other chains such as West Coast and Tower seem to be viable, and there are plenty of independent video stores in business, knock wood. When Wayne Huizenga (also the man who gutted the Florida Marlins and fired Don

Re: instrumentally speaking

1999-03-10 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 10-Mar-99 Re: instrumentally speaking by "Dave Purcell"@one.net Am I listening to the wrong stuff or am I just right in thinking a lot of this stuff is uninspired noodling suckage? I'd say the former, as much that could be called noodling (Phish,

Re: Kelly Willis song comments

1999-03-10 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 10-Mar-99 Kelly Willis song comments by Hill, Christopher J@PSS. And an album of Paul Kelly covers? Bring it on! Amen. I think if she covered (You Can Put Your) Shoes Under My Bed, she'd score a very large hit. Carl Z.

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 9-Mar-99 Re: Tweedy quote/alt.countr.. by "Terry A. Smith"@seorf.O But I'll concede the real reason I've declined to set Uncle Tupelo on a pedestal and worship at their feet is the way they used to play rock songs. They'd get going, I'd get into the

instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 9-Mar-99 RE: Tweedy quote/alt.countr.. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne I'd be hard-pressed to think of examples of instrumentals in the alt.country field that don't fall pretty clearly into the out-of-classic-country stream, rather than the, er,

Re: instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 9-Mar-99 RE: instrumentally speaking.. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne The Sadies have a few on their album (I think the surf influence has a lot to do with it... Not to mention the bluegrass/country one g, which I'm reminded of because there was a

Re: instrumentally speaking

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
One last post on rock/alt.country instrumentals and then I'll shut up. The body of work by several Chicago and Louisville-based rock musicians spawned by punk and post-punk bands such as Squirrel Bait, Bastro and Bitch Magnet includes a lot of acoustic instrumental work. This is a pretty big

Re: mathcountry

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 9-Mar-99 mathcountry by [EMAIL PROTECTED] hoorah! ... actually, Carl, weren't those Terry-irking stop-start (Minutemen-influenced) Uncle Tupelo songs math country, basically? Heh. Perhaps, though Still Feel Gone's songs are relatively

hopeful news concerning George Jones

1999-03-08 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
-- Forwarded message begins here -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Although George Jones is still in critical condition, doctors say the country singer has made a significant improvement and might be taken off his ventilator today. ``I've got to say that he's done

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-08 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 8-Mar-99 Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick by "lance davis"@simplecom. H . . . I wonder if Tarantino ever watched this one while trying to get ideas for Reservoir Dogs Yes. Tarantino said as much when he was promoting Pulp Fiction. Carl Z.

Re: I LOVE FOLK MUSIC! (it's really cool)

1999-03-08 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Anyone know if Mr. Jones will get reissued in teh foreseeable future? Carl Z. who likes this record more than anything Harding's ever done Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 8-Mar-99 I LOVE FOLK MUSIC! (it's re.. by "Steve Gardner"@sugarhil Nic Jones is really cool. Nic Jones'

PLAYLIST: Fear Whiskey 3/8/99

1999-03-08 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
This is the Fear Whiskey playlist for this week's show. Fear and Whiskey can be heard every Monday from 7-10pm ET on 88.3fm in Pittsburgh and on AudioActive, Winamp and pretty much every mp3-based program via http://www.wrct.org. Past playlists are available at

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-07 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 7-Mar-99 Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick by Will [EMAIL PROTECTED] My favorite Kubrick movie is "The Killing," a film noir from the late 50s, I think (pre-Lolita anyhow). 1956. It's Kubrick's best American film, taking place almost entirely at a racetrack

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-07 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
My mailer is doing strange things Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 7-Mar-99 Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick by Carl Abraham Zimring@and I'll take Dr. Strangelove for Peter Sellers's ADD: three great performances, and George C. Scott, and Slim Whitman. Carl checking for flouride

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-07 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 7-Mar-99 Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Uh, Carl, that's Slim Pickens. Damned flouride. Carl Z.

bad news concerning George Jones

1999-03-06 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
March 6, 1999 Singer George Jones Hurt in Crash A.P. INDEXES: TOP STORIES | NEWS | SPORTS | BUSINESS | TECHNOLOGY | ENTERTAINMENT Filed at 5:38 p.m. EST By The Associated Press FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) -- Country singer

Re:cheech and chong

1999-03-04 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 4-Mar-99 Re:cheech and chong by "John Kinnamon"@one.net The song they appeared on was "Twisted", which was later covered by Bette Middler. I wouldn't call what they actually did singing, but they are there, sure enough... Excited talking is more

Re: Kelly Willis Michael Been?

1999-03-03 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 3-Mar-99 Kelly Willis Michael Been? by [EMAIL PROTECTED] how did he hook up with Kelly? Is he spending his post-Call days as a session player? Is he a friend of hers or what? Any other fans of the Call out there know the story? I don't know

Re: Dusty Springfield

1999-03-03 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 3-Mar-99 Re: Dusty Springfield by Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] and some previously unissued recordings, including -- David Cantwell take note -- a coupla Gamble Huff productions. When were these recorded? Are there lotsa cool horns strings on these?

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