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sorry to hear your cds were stollen; when you return to Tdot I'll be sure to hook you up with the Rusted Root and DMB
discography.
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it's too bad Sonic Youth turned down the opportunity to jam with Phish back in the day. I guess in the last few years they've realised it's time to branch out into new markets.
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tan it up Jaydawg,
that farmer's tan of yours gots to go!
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geez, talk about a mid-life crisis!
actually heard the leaked tracks, and they're not that bad actually. It's somewhat up there with the Use Your Illusions stuff, if that's your bag. Obviousely it'll never be close to the Appetite dayz, but it's good regardeless, but not great. Ahh, enough with the excuses, it sucks ;-)
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Jay,
be careful swinging on any vines over there! My friend did once and she fell, busted her ankle, and sat on her ass for weeks and gained 25 pounds! True story...
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tried watching a couple episodes of season 1 on dvd but it got lame after a while (supposedly, after the first season is when the Muppets got its charm and strengthened its wit and satire). but then i discovered the "pop up" info tidbits for the dvd subtitles which made the viewing experience more enjoyable.
out of all the guests, i only remember Alice Cooper.
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does it mention the heady dayz of the Comfort Zone?
that's where the underground Tdot scene began and died the day it opened...
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here's my friend's report who attended last night:
-3/4ths full turn-out!
-Ariel performed in a circle surrounded by the audience (no stage)
-utilized 2 instruments: his tape deck and a casio keyboard
-despite having sporadic technical difficulties (which led Ariel to blow his lid verbally) the songs that were pulled off without a hitch were received with enthusiastic applause
-overall, it was a solid show; my friend videotaped it (with Ariel's approval); can't wait to see it!
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here's his bio from AMG:
The alternative pop/rock and lo-fi recordings of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti are full of intrigue -- and full of contradictions. Pink, a male singer, composer, musician, and producer who is based in Los Angeles, provides songs that are melodic, catchy, and familiar -- songs that, in their own unorthodox way, recall the most immediate, accessible, straightforward FM pop/rock of the '70s and '80s. But Pink's work also comes across as bizarre, trippy, skewed, and twisted -- and a lot of that strangeness comes from his production style. As a songwriter, Pink has a real sense of pop/rock craftsmanship, but his very muddy way of producing and his oddball, kooky sound effects make the late-'90s and early-2000s recordings of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti (which is really the name of a project, not an actual group) sound highly eccentric.
At times, Pink (who plays guitar, bass, and keyboards) sounds like he is singing into a mono cassette recorder in a basement or a garage back in 1977 -- he really goes out of his way to sound as under-produced and demo-like as possible. But once you get past his production style, it becomes apparent that Pink has strong pop/rock instincts (sometimes adding a touch of blue-eyed soul). The southern Californian brings a long list of influences to the table -- influences ranging from David Bowie, John Lennon, the Bee Gees, Hall & Oates, and the Raspberries to Frank Zappa, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, and late-'70s/early-'80s new wave. Some of Pink's melodies wouldn't have been out of place on Bowie's Station to Station album in 1976; some of them would have worked well for A Flock of Seagulls, Men at Work, or Talking Heads in the early '80s. But because Pink's production style is so quirky and off-center, those comparisons may not come as easily to listeners who don't have a taste for the bizarre -- and depending on who you talk to, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti is either mindlessly self-indulgent studio masturbation or the work of an insane musical genius. There are some listeners who just plain don't comprehend what he is doing, but the small cult following that Pink acquired in the late '90s and early 2000s tends to be highly enthusiastic -- Pink's admirers really swear by him and insist that there is a method to his madness.
Pink recorded his first Haunted Graffiti project, The Doldrums, in 1999 and 2000; that disc was followed by Vital Pink a few years later. At first, The Doldrums and Vital Pink were only CD-Rs that Pink burned on his home computer and circulated himself, but in 2004 Pink landed a record deal with the independent Paw Tracks label (which seemed to admire his do-it-yourself work ethic and made him the first Paw Tracks artist who wasn't a part of the Animal Collective). In October 2004, The Doldrums was reissued by Paw Tracks and enjoyed much better distribution; Paw Tracks' version of The Doldrums spans 1999-2003 and also contains the material from Vital Pink. Likewise, Worn Copy, which was originally issued by Rhystop in 2003, was reissued by Paw Tracks in 2005. The following year was a busy one for Ariel Pink, with House Arrest -- a collaboration with another one of his projects, Ball Bearings Piñatas -- arriving at the beginning of 2006 and another new full-length album due that summer.
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here's his Myspace site with some mp3s
http://www.myspace.com/arielpink
don't let the lo-fi sound fool you; Ariel's compositions are well put together in an imaginitive psychedelic blender mixed with pop+lsd+soul!
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check out his other website; especially his scrapbook!
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Ariel won't be on stage until midnight! Be sure to check him out tonight!
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if there's one musical artist that has captivated and hypnotised my mind in the last few years, it's been Ariel Pink!
I wish I could be there to witness the debauchery...
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shucks; that's too bad Dando got all huffy puffy; what's with folk who go to gigs just to yack it up at the front of the stage of an intimate show?!?! Just plain ol' disrespect ;-(
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it blows my mind there are folk out there who insist "Global Warming" is a hoax and nothing but a left wing conspiracy.
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bummer! he had some charisma!
to this day I still quote the exchange he has with Kevin Bacon in Footloose:
KB: What about "The Police"?
CP: What about 'em?
KB: Have you heard them?
CP: No, but I seen 'em.
KB: In concert?
CP: No, behind you.
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curious>
"She" closed the 1st set; is that Kiss' "She"?
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Goodbye Liberal Party,
Hello Tories!
Sure you want to leave so soon Djed?
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"... I was just talking to Izzy the other day though."
there's hope!! Izzy was damn fundamental and an underrated contributor to gnr!
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"Rose, a surprise guest at Korn's tour announcement bash. "
eh?
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hmmm, this sheds new light on the lyrics to Mother, "Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls?"
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this just in>
OiNK.me.uk is temporarily offline (both site and tracker).
When the site returns, sadly there will be some data loss, possibly substantial.
While we realise this will be a major inconvenience, it is the best we can do.
We're sorry for the downtime but please bear with us.
OPP Staff
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"real world"? i presume they haven't seen the Lawnmower Man or the Matrix!!
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fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge
I love old I Mother Earth, and I don't care who knows it
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me and my buddy went to see IME at the Opera House when all the hype was surrounding their major label release.
We stood there and scratched our heads at Edwin's biceps and walked out.
no regrets.