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this is hysterical!!!

from chartattack

Toronto music fans will get a chance to get to know the late Jeff Buckley next week with the Canadian premier of the documentary Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley. The flick won accolades at the recent CMJ conference in New York with it's examination of Buckley's life. The film features interviews with Buckley's band, his friends and family and is also full of performance footage.

The movie premiers at T.O.'s Bloor Street Cinema on November 17 at 9 p.m.

[color:"red"]Next Friday, November 12 @ the 360 in Toronto , we will be blessed by a spectacular show...

[color:"purple"] FANTASY - - the most over the top, amazing 80s cover band you have ever (or never) seen!!!

[color:"blue"]Featuring Serena, Felber, Sean and Hopper from our dear Hiway Freeker ... as well as several of their spunky Montreal and Toronto friends...

Think Spinal Tap, think big hair, think [color:"grey"]NEON... these guys and gals do not disappoint!!!

[color:"orange"] Folks that saw their last 360 performance are still raving about it... and are likely still partying!

[color:"green"] Come check it out... and feel free to dress up...

[color:"red"] Here's snippet of what one fan had to say about Fantasy blazing through town in a day gone by...

[color:"gray"] " The stage was a hub of activity last night and at some points all 10 or so performers would be on stage at the same time. They were showcased perfectly and dramatically by their 80s style costumes, the lighting and smoke effects. The performers did not hesistate to interact with the crowd and their between song banter was done in the respective accents of their characters (ie: Madison, Billy Jaguar, Bahn Bahn)..... Rock and roll cliche moves were paid tribute through the infectuous energy of the band as they spurred on the crowed with high kicks, jumps, deep knee bends, back to back guitar solos, lying on the ground guitar solos, clawing at the air, crawling along the stage... I could go on and on .

Ron on the bass laser was the king of the eve, sporting a knife around his neck so that he could punctuate songs with the shot-gunning of beer. Now there's a Candaian idol for ya! I've never seen so many shotguns done ... let alone done on stage while performing... awesome...

The night closed with encore after encore, with the crowd screaming themselves hoarse for more until the bar had to turn the lights on, awakening all to the reality of the year 2003.

Last night rocked and made all in attendance wanting this band to come through town again - the sooner the better.

Fantasy truly seemed like a fantasy... how could something so real be so good?"

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from nme

THE CURE have been confirmed for free live show 'MTV AT THE COLISEUM' in ROME later this month.

The event takes place next to Rome's ancient amphitheatre and runs simultaneously with the MTV Europe Music Awards on November 18.

The show will be broadcast live on the MTV Countdown Show at 7pm.

from nme

ALL 'SMILE'!

The story of BRIAN WILSON’s ‘SMILE’ has been immortalised in the forthcoming film 'BEAUTIFUL DREAMER'.

The record, set to be the follow-up to the Beach Boys ‘Pet Sounds’, remained unfinished and unreleased from 1966 to 2004 due to Wilson’s declining mental health.

The film features eyewitness accounts from co-writer Van Dyke Parks, Beatles producer George Martin, Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, Elvis Costello, Roger Daltrey and Burt Bacharach as well as rare behind-the-scenes footage from the early production.

Director David Leaf started recording in 2003, and chronicled the studio completion of the album, the first vocal rehearsals and the first performance of the album in London.

The film gets its UK premiere on December 10 at the London ICA cinema.

not quite a smile... but close...

from adage.com

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE MOVES INTO MUSIC PROMOTION

Band's Name Dispute Leads to Cross-Promotion Deal

LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) -- Think of it as a David-and-Goliath battle with a dance pop sound track and a 37-cent stamp.

The U.S. Postal Service will promote the album of the band, Postal Service, as part of a new cross-promotional marketing agreement.

When the behemoth U.S. Postal Service found out that a young rock band had named itself "Postal Service," executives weren't happy. They sent a cease-and-desist letter to the band's label, Seattle-based independent Sub Pop Records.

But what began as an argument over name rights turned into the mail-delivering institution's first cross-promotional music deal.

Tracks in the mail

The members of Postal Service -- Seattle rocker Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and Los Angeles-based electronica maven Jimmy Tamborello -- created their current record by sending tracks and lyrics back and forth to each other via the postal service. Hence, the name.

Sub Pop executives explained the back story and suggested that the USPS turn the musicians into marketing partners instead of adversaries. The USPS ultimately agreed to let the band keep using the name via a licensing deal, and will take advantage of the musicians' hipster cachet through some innovative co-promotions.

"We found a place in the middle where all our interests can be served," said Jonathan Poneman, Sub Pop's owner and founder. "There's a real spirit of cooperation."

Playing at a conference

Postal Service, the band, is set to perform at an annual conference of 800 senior Postal Service executives in a few weeks, and there are possibilities for using the band's music in USPS ad campaigns and promotions.

"It's a great way for us to extend our brand into new areas," said Gary Thuro, manager of communication services for USPS. "They reach a young audience that's very important to our future, and music is such a powerful medium."

Also under consideration: using local USPS facilities as a distribution point for the Postal Service album, a move that mirrors what many record labels are trying to do in finding alternative distribution.

No stranger to entertaiment

The USPS is no stranger to Hollywood, having co-marketed films such as DreamWorks' Shrek and Universal's Cat in the Hat.

The Postal Service album, Give Up, is on its way to 1 million units sold, without much marketing investment from its small label. It's gathered steam over time in the form of radio play and glowing reviews in music magazines, and the band has a fervent niche following.

"We could've abandoned the name," Mr. Poneman said, "but it would've been a significant setback. Name recognition is very important to us."

Give Up is the second best-selling record that Sub Pop has ever had. The first was by Nirvana.

wow... they found a new human race, you'd think i'd be able to find my lost bank card!!!

seriously though, this is cool sh!t. i read a blurb about it on cbc as well today.

This sounds like a great way to get Friday mornings started!!!

Welcome Rev.

Mary

POG - your signature is hysterical

:)

from chartattack

10 Reasons Why John Peel Was Cool

It is with great regret that we announce that legendary British DJ John Peel has died. Peel was on holiday in Peru with his wife Sheila when he suffered a sudden heart attack. He was 65 years old.

Usually we at ChartAttack reserve our special obituaries for musicians, but Peel was particularly integral in the world of alternative music — more so than almost any musician we can think of. So, rather than dwell on the shock and sadness of his death, we prefer to celebrate his amazing life. Here are our Top 10 Reasons Why John Peel Was Cool.

1. North American music fans have always been jealous of the U.K.'s music climate — music isn't background noise there, it's a true part of everyday culture. It's a scene where bands like The Flaming Lips and The White Stripes are as valued as Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Why? Well, a lot of it's got to do with John Peel.

2. John Peel hosted his show on BBC Radio 1 for almost 40 years. He started the gig when the station started and worked there up until the time of his death. Peel was the only member of the original Radio 1 line-up who was still on air in 2004.

3. Unlike so many other radio DJs, Peel was graceful, soft-spoken and incredibly well informed. He didn't just read back the name of the tunes, he educated and charmed his audience.

4. John Peel was an original pirate radio star. After a stint on-air in Dallas Texas in the '60s, Peel returned to the U.K. and joined the pirate station Radio London. To protect his identity, John Robert Parker Ravenscroft changed his name to John Peel.

5. Peel is largely credited with breaking punk rock into mainstream Britain. While he started on Radio 1 playing mainstream rock, he quickly added punk bands to his playlist and later broke bands like Joy Division and The Undertones.

6. The greatest thing about Peel's show was that he never stuck to one genre of music. Sure, he's famous for introducing bands like The Smiths to the general public, but he would also throw reggae, hip-hop and world beat onto the airwaves. He defined himself by his love of good music, not specific trends or genres. His show motto was "A balance between things that you know people will like and things that you think people will like."

7. When Peel really liked a band, he'd invite them in-studio to record a live "Peel Session." Often the recordings were so great that the band would release the session as a proper record. Bands that have released Peel sessions over the years include The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Fall, New Order, The Pixies, Stereolab, The Wedding Present, The Smiths, The U.K. Subs, Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure, The Jam and many, many others.

8. In recent years, Peel branched out beyond his role as a music tastemaker. He hosted the BBC Radio Four program Home Truths (which dealt with family life) and narrated BBC TV's Grumpy Old Men.

9. Even though he was older than many young band's parents, Peel was exploring, enjoying and sharing new music right up to the time of his death. He eagerly accepted demos from young bands and was constantly breaking new bands.

10. John Peel turned countless young music fans into true connoisseurs. Although the show was hard to listen to in North America (until it began to appear online in recent years), almost every hardcore music fan has gone to lengths to hear episodes of Peel's show. Be it through tape exchanges with U.K. pen pals or experiments with short wave radio, discovering Peel has long been a musical rite of passage — all of which pales in comparison to the thrill that U.K. fans must have experienced growing up and listening to Peel every week. He truly shaped that way countless people listen to music, and for that he will be truly, truly missed.

Marco - I was thinking of that episode too... "Marge - we have french fries here but we call them 'chips' "

from today's National Post - - note:: the paper itself has photos of some of the actual cards if you want to see them... page AL10... they are not viewable online

Postcards from the boys

~~~ Whenever John, Paul or George went on a trip, they'd send Ringo a postcard. A new book details these notes, doodles and jokes from the drummer's private archive. ~~~

Ever since the Beatles began making young girls scream in the early Sixties, there's been a cottage industry in biographies and biopics detailing the minutiae of their humble beginnings in Liverpool, their dalliances with the Maharishi and their acrimonious breakup. Considering they disbanded 34 years ago, there is little we don't know about the Beatles. In fact, as Ringo Starr notes, "A lot of people know more about my life than I do."

But few know about Starr's love of postcards. Whenever one of his jet-setting friends set off on a trip, Starr requested they drop him a postcard. Thankfully, they obliged and over the years he amassed an amusing collection, many of which were posted by his former band mates.

The drummer approached Genesis Publications in London with his holdings and proposed a book. Postcards From the Boys was published shortly thereafter, with all royalties going to The Lotus Foundation charity. (In Canada, it's published by Chronicle Books and costs $39.95.)

While postcards by nature show little regard for privacy and demand brevity, Ringo's collection paints a surprisingly intimate portrait of the relationship between the Fab Four.

In addition to tracing "the boys" history through their frequent travels, changing spouses, birth of children, recording of albums and Starr's frequent moving of house, the cards illuminate that particular Beatle wit as well as the friends' enduring affection for one another.

"It's a slightly different way of looking at the Beatles," says Robby Elson, the editor at Genesis who wrote the book's introduction. "Lots of Beatles' biographies spend a lot of time documenting their every move minute to minute, but that's a very dry way of looking at the Beatles. I think Ringo opening up his treasure chest of postcards is a slightly more human way of looking at their lives."

Accompanying each postcard are Starr's ruminations on their often cryptic meanings and his memories of what was happening in his life at the time.

A postcard from Paul and Jane (Asher) from the Maharishi's compound in Rishikesh, India, informs Ringo and his wife, Maureen, that John and George managed to meditate for seven hours and Paul for two and a half. The Starkeys only stayed in Rishikesh for a couple of weeks because they had children and Maureen's fly/moth phobia was aggravated by the Indian jungle. This postcard also reminds Starr of the death of Brian Epstein, the band's manager.

A 1970 postcard from Denmark, with love from John and Yoko, launches Starr into a story about how he and Harry Nilsson ended up in Austria looking for Johann Strauss but instead found Robert Altman, with whom they dined in Denmark. Starr then moved on to Greece.

In 1979, Lennon scrawled a note to Starr, who was living in Los Angeles at the time, that read: "Blondie's Heart of Glass is the type of stuff y'all should do. Great and simple." This was in reference to Starr's stalling solo career.

"Several of them are apologies, like the one from Paul calling himself Mr. B. Lumpy. I think that's a very nice insight," says Elson. "It's obviously an apology but it's done in a very Beatlesque manner. Very weird. And there are some lovely postcards such as the one made by George and Olivia Harrison. I think it's wonderful that they made a postcard to send him and it's a beautiful photograph. These are just lovely insights into their individual character like the haiku written by John Lennon. Priceless stuff, really."

Definitely go check these shows if you can... Peter's CD release party at Revival the other week (that Gav and Jeff played with him at) was very impressive. They are a tight, tight bunch and Pete and Jeff's vocals compliment each other gorgeously.

Talented boys!!

Thanks Trev

The old one went and died somewhere so a new one was called for...

Thanks for assembling the review Booche! Great to see you and the Ottawa folks out that evening.

The Montreal show was a kicker too!!! The boys are on fire these days...

Mary

I'm ADORING this new emphasis on Neil Young... brilliant. Kevin rocked the socks as per usual last night!

Note:: his Monday shows will be starting at approx 10 and going til about 12:30am throughout this winter. Earlier start than all are used to. My Tuesday morning fogginess will be cleared!

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC) (11:35 p.m. ET) >> Toots & The Maytals w/ Bonnie Raitt

The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS) (11:35 p.m. ET) >> Elvis Costello

Jamoie - I saw Ani at the Grand years ago when I lived in K-town. She packed the place. With regards to the uni female students, rite of passage seems to be an Ani show (following lots of exposure of listening to her at summer camp)... she kind of picked up where the Indigo Girls left off.

Thanks Mr.M!

For some reason it was in my calendar as the 9th. I've updated the post with the correct date.

I can't wait for those dates! I try to go to as many of the Shoe shows as possible on these runs. They tend to switch it up every night and always have lots of fun suprises in store.

Holes.... Little by Little

..from the Rheos camp...

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The Rheostatics Vicki Gabereau performance airs today (October 21) at 1 and 1.30pm PST, 2 and 2.30pm EST. Check your local listings for other time zones.

There is a hilarious interview with all four guys and a great performance of Ozzy!

Also, if you are in Vancouver, the band are playing an instore at Zulu's (1972 4th West St) at 6pm today.

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Get ready all Toronto-nians ... the Fall nationals are coming up at the Horseshoe!!! My favorite part of Fall!!!

Nov 11th to 20th @ Horseshoe. All Rheos. All nights!!!

coming to a town near you!!!

TOUR DATES

RHEOSTATICS

TOUR 2067

OCTOBER, 2004

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Oct 19-23: Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club. Tickets $16/$20, available at Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.ca, Highlife, and Zulu. Buttless Chaps supporting.

Oct. 21: Vancouver, BC @ Zulu’s. Free admission. 6:00 pm.

Oct. 25: Nanaimo, BC @ Queen's Pub. Tickets $15, available by calling the venue at 250 754 6751. Buttless Chaps supporting.

Oct. 26: Victoria, BC @ The Upstairs. Tickets $15/18, available at Lyle's Place, D'Arcy's Pub. Buttless Chaps supporting.

Oct 27: Calgary, AB @ The Whiskey. Tickets $15/20, available at Ticketmaster, Megatunes. Support: Lorrie Matheson; Lee Roy Stagger.

Oct. 28: Canmore, AB @ The Drake Inn. Tickets available at the door.

Oct 29: Edmonton, AB @ The Sidetrack Café. Tickets $12/15, available at Blackbird, Megatunes, Listen Records, and Free Cloud Music.

Oct 30: Winnipeg, MB @ The West End Cultural Centre. Tickets are $17/20, available at Ticketmaster, Music Trader, Into the Music. Novillero supporting. Also a reading by Jason Neufeld.

Nov 4 @ the Starlight in Waterloo

Nov 6 @ the Casbah in Hamilton

Nov. 11-20 at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto.

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...more news...

Martin Tielli killed the radio star

Martin's totally amazing and moving video for "I'll never tear you apart" will be played on November 16th as part of the 3rd annual Indie Music Video Festival which, in their words, is "A two night festival featuring a fresh crop of 40 plus independent music videos from all over the world, showcasing brilliant cinematography, astonishing animation and the most precise and artful editing that is sure to rock each of your senses. Rarely seen, never seen and must be seen .....". Holy smokes. There are a bunch of bangin' videos being shown alongside Martin's from an impressive and diverse list of artists such as Jaga Jazzist, The Locust, Peaches, a silver mt. zion, KMFDM, and more!

It all happens here: IMVF Toronto , Tues. November 16 : IMVF (Pt. 1) 9pm (Pt.2) 11pm at the REVERB-651 Queen St.W. http://www.thebigbop.com

Martin has become so comfortable with the modern video age that he will also be releasing a video for "Merry Christmas, Sergeant Kraulis" as soon as the first snowflakes hit the ground. Be sure to request the pants off that video once it drops! In related Martin-video news, The Rheostatics will soon be filming a video for the song Tarleks off of their brand new album. Martin may or may not also be creating a web-cam video site where you can watch him make 30,000 waffles over the course of a month. We may have made that up or dreamt it or something, but the point is that he is going to be featured in many videos in the coming months, which is very exciting to us.

Mike - you gotta learn!!!

This weekend will be fun.

"Little by Little" - play that song!

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