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could possible be, there’s been a steady decline with the weez, so sorry to say, it’s a case of ‘like ya old stuff better than ya new’
true. green wasn’t all that bad. quite wholesome for a "comeback lp," but maladroit was rather sad. oh well, nothing they do can ever beat blue and pinkerton, so I guess it’s just the way it goes. downwards. spiral.
50 Foot Wave full length out in March(Kristin is thinking some folks will have trouble with the band`s name now because of the tsunami)
New Starflyer 59 album out in April
Early Day Miners have a new album out today called All Harm Ends Here.There`s a song called Townes on it
you can hear some mp3`s here on their site:http://www.earlydayminers.com/download.htm”>http://www.earlydayminers.com/download.htm
Bob Mould ‘Body Of Sound’ release date is June 26, 2005
Apparently he’s been playing some songs off the new disc during his recent solo shows…
Very cool 2cd compilation of Swervedriver coming out in Feb this year, 37 tracks…
Huge fan site now has tons of downloads available, they’ve put together live versions of all the albums, using the best bootleg versions of the songs they could find, EJR is short a couple songs but hey!
They recently released a 24 song B sides & Oddities comp for download…
You can also download the new song by Powertrane,Beyond The Sound @ Scottmorganmusic.com
Isn’t it cool…
Gonna have to pick this up, 19 versions of Wire’s Outdoor Miner…one done by Adam Franken from Swervedriver
I dl’ed the 3 songs, really liked the Titania & Kick On The Floods, did not enjoy the blues version…
A Houseguest’s Wish: Translations of Wire’s ‘Outdoor Miner’
[WM10 61 min CD 11/04]
A Houseguest’s Wish is Words On Music’s 25th Anniversary tribute to the seminal Wire song, "Outdoor Miner." Released in 1979 as a 7" single (and appearing in a more skeletal version on their Chairs Missing LP), fans and critics have long regarded Outdoor Miner as one of Wire’s finest moments — and one of their rare early excursions into unbridled, sugar-coated pop.The Outdoor Miner single was poised to be Wire’s breakthrough song in their native England in 1979 until the British Market Research Bureau, compilers of the BBC charts, withdrew the single on allegations EMI had improperly hyped the single’s sales. As a result, Wire narrowly missed appearing on the influential Top Of The Pops television program, and remained a band with credible cult status but no hit records. On the Silver Anniversary of Outdoor Miner’s release, Words On Music sets free this brilliant pop song once more through a full-length album tribute. Choosing a single Wire song for this novel project is particularly apt in light of the band’s 1991 album The Drill — which contains nine reworkings of the title track.
Words On Music has assembled interpretations by 19 artists from five countries (Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Canada, USA) into one stunning and diverse collection. This novel project translates Outdoor Miner into folk (England’s Sharron Kraus), blues (Christian Kiefer), punk (Germany’s Boy Division), an intimate orchestral ballad (above the orange trees) noise-rock (England’s Flying Saucer Attack), postrock (Timonium), twee (Laura Watling), and even a clarinet-escorted instrumental (Should).
Featured appearances on this tribute include an acoustic excursion by Swervedriver frontman Adam Franklin, a buoyant pop rendition by Typewriter (Lucy Show singer Mark Bandola), Lush’s dazzling and energetic 1991 recording, and the Beach Boys harmony-laden rendering by Kick On The Floods — the new project by For Stars singer Carlos Forster.
Outdoor Miner’s strange subject matter — that of the leaf-dwelling serpentine miner insect — was once described by Wire singer and bassist Graham Lewis as their ‘least commercial lyric.’ But by integrating such impenetrable words into what is otherwise an extremely hummable, catchy pop song, Outdoor Miner transcends niche, cult-song status: it is a fertile composition capable of metamorphosis.
A short biography of each artist on A Houseguest’s Wish is found here.
Track Listing
Adam Franklin (4.01)
Titania (2.02) [mp3]
Kick On The Floods (3.04) [mp3]
Timonium (4.52)
Polar (4.24)
Typewriter (2.29)
Fiel Garvie (3.41)
Lush (2.47)
Experimental Aircraft (3.01)
above the orange trees (5.27)
Christian Kiefer (1.45) [mp3]
Flying Saucer Attack (2.39)
Boy Division (1.36)
Sharron Kraus (3.26)
The Meeting Places (2.47)
Laura Watling (2.37)
Should (3.55)
The Sems (2.47)
Junetile (3.49)Reviews
It’s a strange concept to put 19 versions of the same song on one disc, but Wire’s "Outdoor Miner" is among the only songs that could stand up to such mass redundancy. It’s open to 19 such fundamentally different interpretations because Wire themselves were so open-ended and so multi-dimensional despite their totally compact, austere arrangements. You could go anywhere from there, and all of these folks have. Everything here is rather good.
— Jack Rabid, The Big TakeoverI love it. This is a very great album. That’s all you need to know.
— Tasty (UK)A Houseguest’s Wish is a grand celebration of Wire’s songwriting capabilities and these artists’ interpretative powers. Most importantly it succeeds at illustrating the song’s versatility, how powerful it can be in so many different settings.
— Erasing CloudsAn ambitious project (and) a refreshing kick in the corduroys.
— Reed Fischer, CMJ New Music MonthlyA tribute album to just one particular song is as interesting as it is daring. Over its hour-long running time, A Houseguest’s Wish manages to stay fresh. A highly enjoyable experience.
— Adrien Begrand, Pop MattersBust out the champagne. It is amazing and refreshing to see this much variety.
— Grant Capes, IndieWorkshop.comThrilljockey Records put this cool DVD out yesterday…
I just found out that Drag City reissued Bastro`s 2 albums Sing The Troubled Beast and Diablo Guapo
on 1 cd highly recommended if you like Big Black styled noise rock.Now they just need to reissue Bitch Magnet`s albums Definitely going to pre-order this one, might go for the trex box set as well…
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The Stooges – Heavy Liquid
Cat no. EAR003
Barcode 823566500322
Due for release early March 2005
Pre-order your copy now, just £29.99 for delivery before it is released to the shops.• Band sanctioned product
• Un published photos from Mick Rock (1972)& Leee Black Childers (1973) Robert Matheu (1973)
• Contains totally unreleased material from original Master tapes
• Extensive liner notes by Nina Antonia
• Interviews with Iggy, Ron Asheton & Leee Black Childers
• Includes stickers and posterThe Olympic Studio Tapes London 1972
All Unheard & Unreleased Taken from recently discovered Multi Track Master Tapes!Morgan Sound Studios Ann Arbor Detroit 1973
Unreleased rehearsal taken from recently discovered ¼ â€Son Volt are back together and a new album is coming out this summer
I also heard that The Jayhawks have broken up 
hopefully Gary will do a solo album or form another band.All of Sandy Denny`s albums are being reissued in May
Finally,Island Records got a clue 
As J said about her:’my favorite singer,pure and clear’:http://forum.freakscene.net/viewtopic.php?t=1585″>http://forum.freakscene.net/viewtopic.php?t=1585
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