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From: williams@herky.cs.uiowa.edu (Kent Williams)
Subject: Micro-Mini Review
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 13:22:00 GMT
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

Just saw three bands last night in Iowa City (the Athens of the Midwest):

Karma Farmers, from Columbus OH.  OK Power Pop kind of thing; they
seemed to want to be U2 and REM and succeeding in leaving little
impression.  Maybe it wasn't a good night for them -- there were about
10 people in the club, and the vocal were mixed too low.

Mercy Rules, from Lincoln NE.  These guys slayed.  Again, for just
about 10 people, but it didn't stop them from going all out.  A trio
with a woman bassist, who sang most of the songs, kind of in the
Husker Du/Sonic Youth vein.  But they made sounds that were positively
dangerous. A must!

Gods Favorite Band, from MPLS, MN.  The guitarist strode out and said
"Hi, we're Gods Favorite Band, and this is rock.  That's not the name
of the song, its the genre."  They then proceeded to prove themselves
the next Husker Du.  If their record was anything like their live set,
everyone should buy it.  The guitarist has the grunge thing down
(natch) but he also manages to merge in guitar tricks worthy of Eddie
Van Halen into psycho-tempo'd pop songs.  They ripped into one at (I
swear) 150 beats per minute.  The saddest part was the lack of a
crowd; if there had been the usual 300 people in the club, the pit
would have been scary.

So a pretty good deal for 3$ on a weeknight; and as good as anything
you'd see at Lollapahoohoo.
From: jeff@svl.cdc.com (Jeff Needham)
Newsgroups: alt.music.alternative
Subject: Re: Dinosaur Jr.
Date: 31 Aug 92 22:45:25 GMT

bmacdona@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Brian K!z!K MacDonald) writes:

>In article <bfrrelly.714820741@unix2.tcd.ie> bfrrelly@unix2.tcd.ie (Jerry Cornelius) writes:
>>
>>
>>             Does anyone out there in netland know what Mr. Massics and
>>Dinosaur Jr. are up to these days!! Is there any sign of a new
>>album/tour!!?!

A magazine called 'options' has quite a bit to say about him in this
month's issue.   Yoko Ono is on the front cover.

jeff


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From: Ernest Paik <emp1@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: SubPop + SST?
X-Xxdate: Fri, 4 Sep 92 16: 21:54 GMT
Nntp-Posting-User: emp1@cornell.edu
Organization: Cornell University
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 20:17:17 GMT

Sub Pop and SST?  Ha!

Sub Pop actually is doing quite well...on the other hand, SST's business
practices are horrendous (great music, though)...

SST owes their bands a lot of money, and they do some unpleasant things,
e.g. releasing a Meat Puppets compilation called "No Strings Attached"
WITHOUT the permission of Meat Puppets...

On the other hand, I've heard that Sub Pop makes their bands very happy...
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Subject: Re: look blue go purple (flying nun band)
From: news@massey.ac.nz (USENET News System)
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 02:05:32 GMT
Organization: DSIR, Palmerston North, New Zealand

In article <1992Aug27.192126.4279@Princeton.EDU> skmurphy@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Sean K. Murphy) writes:

>2. "Are there any other good NZ bands?"  YES!  The Clean, the Verlaines,
>The Great Unwashed, The Cake Kitchen, Chainsaw Masochist, Able Tasmans,
>The Puddle, Dead C, Peter Jefferies, Alastair Galbraith, David Mitchell
>- the list could go on for a while, but basically anything that has been
>released by either Flying Nun or Xpressway Records will be good.  One
>possible exception is the Headless Chickens (N.Z. industrial/sounding
>stuff), but virtually anything else is good.  maybe I'm a little biased,
>but I have not been disappointed yet by any of the stuff I've heard.
>Listen and enjoy.

And just what the hell is wrong with the Headless Chickens!
I'm sick to death of all you overseas types liking dull, jangly guitar based 
pap from Dunedin New Zealand. 

I live there I have to listen to this drony, whiney(sp?) stilted crap any 
time I go to a party.

Try the Headless Chickens, Bailter Space (shortly touring Europe and the 
States), The Gordons, The Skeptics, Smut and even Lung. Hopefully you will 
all then go out and burn the New Zealand music that makes me 1) sick and 2) 
ashamed to live in this country i.e. the Chills, the bats, straight jaket 
fits etc etc.
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Subject: Straitjacket Fits
From: Damon.Lynch@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Damon Lynch)
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 02:41:25 GMT
Organization: Victoria University
Keywords: NZ, Flying Nun, Straitjacket Fits
Originator: dlynch@cantina.comp.vuw.ac.nz


Straitjacket Fits have a new EP coming out in NZ in the next couple of weeks.  When
exactly?  Being Flying Nun, not that many people are in the know, including myself.
According to an interview a while back with Shayne Carter, it promises to have a
sound that isn't so gloomy.  Carter mentioned that the band has been left
eventually somewhat dissapointed with their albums, although he wasn't slagging
them off.  But he wants their third to capture more of the force they are live,
which sounds pretty good to me.  I've go no idea what sort of plans they have for a
tour.

If you live in NZ, be watching TV this coming Sunday night, as their new video will
be shown.

Damon
From: Mark.Cornick@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Mark Cornick)
Newsgroups: alt.music.alternative
Subject: Re: Big Chief? / SubPop=Seattle
Date: 1 Sep 92 21:28:08 GMT
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service

In article <180gnjINNdmt@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ab870@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Rickin) writes:
>
>Since I'm going to Michigan, I've heard a lot about Big Chief.  However,
>I haven't HEARD them.  So, today I went out to my local alternative
>record store and fond a lone copy of "Face" by Big Chief on SubPop.
>
>How many albums do they have out?  BC kinda sounds like a Nirvana or a
>Helmet.  They're pretty good.

I'm pretty sure _Face_ is their debut LP. I think they also have a few
7"s out.
>Anyway, I noticed that SubPop was from Seattle.  Which got me to
>thinking: How much influence has SubPop had on the Seattle scene?
>Nirvana was signed by Subpop, but, then again, Bleach wasn't that big.
>
>Soundgarden was on SST, and so was Screaming Trees, but then again,
>those weren't big hits either, and SST isn't from Seattle also?

SST is/was based in Lawndale, California.

Most of the early Sub Pop bands (i.e. Green River, Tad, Mudhoney) were
from Seattle, but recently they've been signing mostly non-Seattle bands
since a) they're trying to diversify, and b) there are a lot of Seattle
bands today who are pretty jaded and don't realize how hard they suck.

I think Sup Pop basically became "the Seattle label" by default more than
by choice. Somebody probably heard Mudhoney, thought they were cool, and
proclaimed SP to be a Cool Label. Kinda like with My Bloody Valentine and
Creation Records. SP and Creation, among other labels, have both put out
more than their share of utter schitt.
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From: houk@athena.cs.uga.edu (Joshua Houk)
Newsgroups: alt.music.alternative
Subject: Re: A new thread: Seam? Flaming Lips?
Keywords: lalala
Date: 30 Aug 92 17:35:16 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <dmanning.715191350@cwis> dmanning@cwis.unomaha.edu (David Manning) writes:
>
>_Headsparks_, if you're at all a fan of Superchunk, Sebadoh, etc, should not
>be missed -- not so much that it sounds like the above, but is in a familiar
>vein. Does anyone have a discography? I have two 7" and the lp, but that's it.
>What about lyrics?

Well, you've got everything by them, then. :) I liked 'Headsparks' when
it came out, but since then it hasn't held up under time (then again I'm
one picky bastard, so...). The first four songs and the last two are
still great, IMO. As far as lyrics - are you kidding? :) I can barely
make out half of them! Then again - this is coming from someone who
isn't concerned with figuring out the words. (I mean - I can relate to
Pavement, and have you seen *their* lyrics? "How can I make my body
shed around your metal scars" indeed. Beautiful, just absolutely
beautiful...)

>The Flaming Lips album, on the other hand, is like Sonic Youth -- with all
>the energy, half the seriousness, and twice the mindblow factor. This is the   
>first work of theirs I've heard -- can I get any recommendations? A friend of
>mine told me that _HTDITFH_ is their most even recording. Discog? Lyrics?
>

I've heard this and wasn't too impressed, but that's because I loved
their last album, which is psychedelia, but not going to the overtly
Beatles-esque side of the equation, y'know? Forget what the last one
was called, though...eh...

Joshua Houk || houk@athena.cs.uga.edu
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From: brad@bach.udel.edu (Brad Cain)
Subject: Ethereal Bands -- Info Wanted.
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 20:47:58 GMT


I recently read an article in the April 92 issue of Spin.  It had
a short story on Lush and on Curve.  The main article however, was
about ethereal bands (some of my favs).  The article went to mention
some other newer bands with an 'ethereal' sound.  I was wondering if
anyone has that article and can tell me the other bands that were 
listed. (I remember The Cranes, and Bleach being mentioned)  Also,
if anyone is into this style of music, e-mail me (what you listen
to, new bands, etc.)

thanks
brad

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From: ben@athena.mit.edu (Ben)
Newsgroups: alt.music.alternative
Subject: Re: Micro-Mini Review
Date: 29 Aug 92 18:49:10 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Glad you enjoyed the God's Favorite Band show you saw, but nobody ought to 
buy their CD: it's extremely lame "hard rock" with only minimal relations to 
third-rate Husker.  Want a good record by a current Minneapolis band? Try 
Jacket Made In Canada, by Arcwelder. Real Husker influence without being 
derivative, one of the catchier rock songs I've heard all year ("Favor") 
and lots of interesting guitar antics a la Polvo. If you get the CD you get 
their first record "This," which was just as good, thrown in. They used 
to be named Tiltawhirl (until the people who make Tiltawhirls found out.)

steve burt
c/o ben@athena.mit.edu, and sick of being confused with him-- he would never 
say all the mean things I do
From: ben@athena.mit.edu (Ben)
Newsgroups: alt.music.alternative
Subject: Re: The Mabuses: a mucho-underrated band from down under
Date: 29 Aug 92 19:18:58 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

I don't think the Mabuses are from Down Under; I'm pretty sure the singer/ 
songwriter guy is British. The British zine Ablaze! did a fairly long 
interview with them this spring which you Mabusheads might want to check 
out.
	I am not a Mabushead at all-- I thought the album was ruined by 1) 
typical Kramer weirdoni production and 2) extreme danciness- really short 
riffs, drum machines (or drummachinelike drumming). I'm not going to flame 
anyone for enjoying the Mabuses but I thought anyone who might be tempted 
to buy the album on the basis of a Tall Dwarfs comparison deserved a loud 
warning. (I love the Tall Dwarfs.)

	Will skmurphy have anything to say on the subject?

steve burt
c/o ben@athena.mit.edu
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From: lmn52210@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Ramona)
Subject: Re: Ramones (+ more)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 17:12:00 GMT

Severed Heads is an industrial band out of Canada, right?
There could be a punk band out there with the same name, but
the one I'm thinking about is on Nettwerk 
Records.

				     Ramona

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From: searles@emily.uvm.edu (Brad)
Subject: INXS question...help me out.
Organization: University of Vermont -- Division of EMBA Computer Facility
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 12:28:39 GMT

Does anyone out there know what INXS's name was before they became
INXS...a friend of mine needs to know for some reason, so I figured
I'd ask here....

Any clues....

email me if you can, and thanks,

Brad
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From: Judith_Beeman@mindlink.bc.ca (Judith Beeman)
Newsgroups: alt.music.alternative
Subject: PORTLAND - OLYMPIA bound
Date: 2 Sep 92 10:24:16 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

Okay, now that everyone's headin' back to work I'll go on my vacation. Just
passing through SEATTLE this time. What I want to know is info on the clubs,
record shops, cool bookshops (I know of Powells. Can not wait!) in these two
lovely burgs I have long heard of and will finally get to check out. Esp.
looking forward to Olympia (home of beat happening and Girl Trouble, for
starters). We'll be leaving Vancouver Sept 18 and heading back by the 29th. Any
gigs of note happening. Aside from beat happening on the 19 (Oly) and 20 (Port)
as I've heard. Hey -- I'd also appreciate suggestions on places to check out on
the Oregon Coast. Thanks, judith

Judith_Beeman@mindlink.ca
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From: etxsahm@eua.ericsson.se (Marten.Sahlen)
Subject: Re: Pixies
Keywords: Heaven
Organization: Ellemtel Telecom Systems Labs, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 06:53:44 GMT

In article <guest.58@dhhalden.no> guest@dhhalden.no (.GJEST) writes:
>I've been told that Pixies have recorded a version of 'Heaven(The Woman in 
>the radiator)' from the Lynch movie 'Eraserhead' as a B-Side on one of their 
>singles.
>Does anybode know which one?
>
>  		----GH----


This is a 12"-single released on 4AD. The A-side contains 'Gigantic' and
'River Euphrates' (versions far better than on the 'Surfer Rosa' album), and
on the B-side you'll find 'Vamos' and 'Heaven' (live).

While on the subject, there's an old compilation album with LA/SF punk called
'Can You Hear Me - Live From The Deaf Club' where Tuxedomoon do their version
of 'Heaven', as well as the ultimate version of '19th Nervous Breakdown'.


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From: bfrrelly@unix2.tcd.ie (Jerry Cornelius)
Subject: The Family Cat!!! Anyone!!!?!
Organization: Trinity College, Dublin
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 14:01:40 GMT



     How do!!!

  The Family Cat are playing in the Rock Garden (local pub/venue always
good fun!) here in Dublin on friday night(4th sept.). I was just
wondering if anyone out there knows anything  about the band etc etc!!!
I have not heard any of their stuff and just read abvout them in music
mags!!! I'm going along anyway, but my friends get p*$%d off when I go
th gigs and they turn out to be shite and then they find out that I
never heard of the band before!!!!

         So any info would be appreciated!!
                       Hanx!
                           Brian!!!
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Subject: id a new song?
From: hanam@sailr3.enet.dec.com ()
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 17:34:09 GMT
Reply-To: hanam@sailr3.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation



i've heard this a few times on wbru out of providence...

can somebody id the band for me?


"you can tie your flowers to the cemetary gate"

that's not the title i'm sure.....

						thanks
From: woycke@smiley.mitre.org (Daniel Woycke)
Subject: Re: Matthew Sweet
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 18:12:40 GMT

In article <p!jnkfd.dx@netcom.com> dx@netcom.com (dx) writes:
>Daniel Woycke...
>
>> Also, Matthew Sweet was in a band called Oh OK with Michael (REM)
>> Stipe's sisters that released an EP "Furthermore What" which was
>> produced by Mitch (Let's Active) Easter.
>
>Did the line-up of this band change after their first 7"?  The OH-OK
>release that I have, a 4-song 7" on DB Recs (DB 63) features Linda
>Hopper (Voice/Noises), Lynda Stipe (Bass/Voice), and David Pierce
>(Drums).  No mention of Matthew Sweet anywhere.  Is there really any
>connection between the NYC-based Sweet and the Atlanta/Athens based
>OH-OK?
>
>Wasn't Sweet in the band Buzz of Delight before going solo?  (Or maybe
>interspersed between his solo releases?)
>
>-dx

I know nothing of the 7", but I know Matthew Sweet was on the 12" EP
(4 songs also).  Maybe he was added later. Buzz of Delight sounds
familiar, and I get an image in my mind that reminds me of Sweet, but
I am not sure.  And, a Rolling Stone or Spin article had mentioned
OH-OK when talking about Sweet (must be the same one).

Thank You,

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From: chupchup@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Robert Earl)
Subject: Re: Question about Swans
Organization: (EVIL!)
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 23:33:11 GMT

ecurrent@zooid.guild.org (Greg Clow) writes:

| AD>Also, does anyone have a discography of the Swans?

| SWANS studio releases:

| SWANS EP  -----  These two available

This EP is actually called "SPEAK"

| THE BURNING WORLD LP/CD
| SAVED 12" (? not sure about this one)

This was also released on CD5, as well as the followup single "Can't
Find My Way Home".

| SWANS live releases:

| There are three live Swans discs available, but I don't remember the
| names offhand.  One has something to do with money and was recorded
| during the GREED/HOLY MONEY tour.  

Are you thinking of the bootleg with the noose on the cover?  That's
called "Real Love" and it's not an official release.

| One is called something like FEEL
| GOOD NOW and was recorded during the CHILDREN OF GOD tour.

Yeah, that's an extremely long CD, over 80 minutes, I think it made
the "world's longest CD" list in rec.music.cd.

| And one is
| called PUBLIC CASTRATION IS A GOOD IDEA (this is the only one I'm sure
| of), but I'm not sure of the "era" of this recording.

This is a bootleg as well; it was recorded in the UK in early 1986.
Has material from GREED and HOLY MONEY, mostly.

Another "official" live Swans release is "ANONYMOUS BODIES (IN AN
EMPTY ROOM)".  It's pretty much devoid of information on the sleeve
and on the disc itself, but it was recorded on the Burning World tour,
and includes one or two Skin songs.

| JARBOE recently released a solo LP/CD, but I don't know much about it.

Wow, that's the first I've heard of this.  I'd love to know any more
info on it.  Haven't seen it yet, but then I haven't been record
shopping in earnest for a long time...
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From: pauls@tellabs.com (Paul Silver)
Subject: Re: Big Chief? / SubPop=Seattle / SST Discussion
Organization: Tellabs, Inc., Lisle, IL
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 17:10:56 GMT

In article <180vsvINNt4m@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ab870@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Rickin) writes:
>
>Something, though, is nagging at me and telling me that:
>
>1) SST bought Husker Du's Catalog because Husker Du is older than SST
>(of ocurse, I don't know when either SST or Husker Du first started)
>and..
>2) SST bought Black Flag's catalog to solidify the label.  When did
>black flag begin and end?
>
>Who started SST?  Who started SubPop?

*-----------------*

SST was started by Greg Ginn, who was a member of Black Flag.  I believe
Black Flag's first release was the 7" on Posh Boy.  But everything
after that was on SST.  So they didn't "buy Black Flag's catalog to
solidify the label".  They always owned that stuff.

Husker Du didn't have their catalog bought by SST either.  Other than
their first 2 7"ers and 1st 2 LP's (1 LP and 1 7" released by New
Alliance and 1 LP  and 1 7" released by Bob Mould's own Reflex Records
which is now defunct) everything until they signed with Warner came
out on SST.

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From: vidarh@stud.cs.uit.no (Vidar Hanssen)
Subject: Re: Smiths covers?
Organization: University of Tromsoe, Norway
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 07:12:22 GMT


Act (Claudia Brucken and Thomas Leer) have a version of Heaven Knows I'm
Miserable Now on their (only) album Laughter Tears And Rage. It's a jazzy and
*very* different version.

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From: rqb@cco.caltech.edu (Rajesh Q. Bilimoria)
Subject: Re: Anyone have SUGAR info?
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 06:19:39 GMT

hudson@csa2.lbl.gov (ERIC HUDSON) writes:

>Does anyone have info about Bob Mould's new band--SUGAR???
>Is there an album coming out? A tour? 

>===============================

Right now a single is available; i've heard an album will be out in
sept.

Q





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