V02I52 - 12261999
LAST WEEK TO VOTE ON THE BEST OF '99
This is it, your last week to vote for your faves of the year. All results will be posted in the new year. BE SURE TO LOOK AT THE PAST YEAR'S ARCHIVES just so you don't miss a thing.
SLIM WEEK...
There's no new releases scheduled this week that we know of and there's been a general lack of reviews and reviewers lately coming in so we apologize for the rather slim week here. Maybe it's time to thumb through some past issues and catch up on the CDs and films you missed out on this year that you just might want to bring to the next century...
PRE-ORDER SHIRTS STILL AVAILABLE
Buy a shirt!!! Pre-orders are due January 15th. After then, there'll be no more color or style choice and the sizes will only be Lard and Extra Lard.
MUSIC
NEWS
LOUNGE AX BIDS FAREWELL...
This news is a long time coming, but the new (as of October) landlord of
the Lounge Ax building wants to turn that space into a sport/cigar/pool
bar. That whole neighborhood has been changing for roughly 10 years, and
Lounge Ax was the odd stand out, that's for sure. Bring your favorite
college baseball cap!
This follows the long trials and tribulations of Lounge Ax. In 1996, the
city threatened to shut them down after noise complaints and city zoning.
We here at Touch and Go rallied to their defense, putting a benefit
compilation together to help with the (then) prospect of having to move
quickly. The money's still waiting for them.
Club Owners Sue Miller and Julia Adams have looked at close to 100 places,
but the city crack-down is in place. They do not want more bars and live
music venues in the city, and you cannot take your existing licenses with
you when you move, so they have to move to a location with those zoning
licences intact. Thus, the rub.
If you would like any more information, check out www.loungeax.com. They will be closing
on or around January 15th, and scheduled to play closer to that date is
and possibly may be Shellac, Scrawl, Giant Sand, Seam, Arcwelder,
Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day, Thinking Fellers, a Drag City explosion, and
a reformation of the Coctails, among many, many others.
This is a note received from Touch and Go in Chicago:
Hello, if you have not yet heard, the much-adored and soon-to-be-lamented
rock and roll club in Chicago, the LOUNGE AX, will be shutting it's doors
January 15th. It still remains to be seen if and when they will be
reopening and moving yet.
CORNER
| URL: | www.heftyrecords.com |
| Owner: | John Hughes Jr. |
| Experience: | Everybody wants to be recognized by their own merits and not be referenced as somebody else's son, sibling or other. It's hard however not to be influenced, growing up with a father who's integration of exciting innovative music with film was groundbreaking and important for pop music evolution and filmmaking. The second-hand knowledge of film and music industry workings has probably been helpful, but this is merely speculation. |
| Founded: | 1994 |
| Artists: | Super E.S.P., John McEntire (film score), Ilium, Chisel.Drill.Hammer, Ghosts & Vodka, Mondii, Savath + Savalas, Slicker |
| Location: | Chicago IL, USA |
| Notes: | Brilliant interactive website and a keen ear for great music. Hughes is taking risks with new artists on a label started as a hobby during college. With his own musical project, Slicker, he's working on a film score of his own. Hefty's roots may be in the rock/post-rock Chicago scenes but there's definitely a strong interest in releasing more innovative electronic music. 2000 will see releases full releases from some of the artists and hopefully a remix disc featuring Mice Parade, Matmos and others. |
OF THE
WEEK
MC CHUNKY WAX
Do you want to know your DJ MC or Rap name? Make sure you check out pukkadawn.com/rainbow/dj.html to find out your own personal rap name.
Subject: pick up lines
Listen to me you egotistical bastard, you are disgusting perverse man who most likely never had a relationship beyond your mother or the next-door neighbor's dog. i strongly suggest psycological help. The best thing you can do for yourself is lay off the crack and try some sort of self-help seminar. SOON.
Either somebody has some unresolved childhood conflicts or someone put superglue in your tampon.
Subject: question
hey Brainwashed!
I pre-ordered one of your nifty new shirts and was wondering how long it takes to get it. Are they being shipped out on Jan. 15th? If so, it's more than cool, I am just curious... (I sent my order off in November).
The deadline's Jan. 15th, they will be manufactured and shipped within days after then.
Subject: Techno from Russia
Hi!
Thank you for interesting site.
We are russian techno-band "The Cocoon Up Overload".
We play jungle, drum'n'bass, acid-jazz, breakbeat, minimal techno.
We play in biggest rave in Russia "Eastern Strike" in St.Petersburg (13000 people).
And we want ask you: do you know any people who can contact us, from labels & clubs?
Please tell us emails some people, if you know.
Thank you.
We don't know. Please don't ask us again. Even though as interesting as minimal breakbeat sounds, I just can't picture it.
Subject: $50 or more
I am not sure if this has anything to do with what you do with Brainwashed.com, but i was reading something in the Detroit Paper at work today, and i stumbled upon a TRAVEL section which noted some chruch in San Fransisco that has a janitor who closes the door's at night. They call him the Major Domo. does this have anything to do with the brainwashing foundation? I sent my first email to get on the list to a "majordomo".
Any connection?
I'm not at liberty to say.
Subject: What a load of crap.
I live in Australia and that stuff about hanging penises around the neck of a widow is absolutely ludicrous.
Sure sounds it!
Subject: TRIUMPH
BETTY FANS:
Betty needs your help. The producers of her show don't want to make the
move to the new theater so Betty is asking all her fans to write a
letter to the producers to save the show. Won't you PLEASE help?
Is this a Skater Betty or a Ska Betty? Or is it just a plain old Betty?
Subject: greatings
Vi stiamo ascoltando,io e Fabiana LYrics, la domenica pomeriggio, momento
di spinelli e pompini. Buona questa vostra PROTECTION!! Fabiana will call
you soon to keep contact and send her hallo.
L'amore è invenzione dell'uomo per superare la noia della domenica
pomeriggio (Cioran). Bye franco
The black dog runs at night.
Subject: no subject
Hello,
I am writing to tell you guys thanks for putting up such great music. It is quite refreshing to see others that actually care about music for a change, and think that its content is far more important than any amount of record sales. Keep up the good fight! Hey also, if someone feels like it, come check our project out, not pushing us on you or anything... just if you get the chance...
Thanks, no guarantees, as soon as I get a new comptuer with a new sound card you're on the to-do list.
Subject: Mahir Fans Speak Up!
Hello,
I was pleased to read your recent Mahir mention in an online article.
Thanks. It was very interesting and I wondered if you know the whole story?
I represent a small but growing group of Mahir fans who are disappointed by the manner in which eTour.com has sidelined Mahir's message of world peace and human rights. Rather than providing Mahir with a platform from which to address these important issues which he raises on his homepage, eTour has turned his US tour into nothing more than a vapid media circus--and one to which only the Silicon Valley digirati and press are privy.
[this message goes on for a few pages, but in the interest of maintaining interest it's been cut short...]
Mahir's message of world peace? I like sex + I kiss you = world peace? I don't see the connection...
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beautiful maladies- tom waits
chemical playschool 8&9- lpd
the best of the doors
styx greatest hits
songs from a room- leonard cohen
- Jon from Lufkin, TX - editor's note: I would never publically admit to owning or listening to anything from Styx
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