AdamH Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I like the band's music but their publicist has got to go: "Catalysts of the live music community, The Jimmy Swift Band intermingle tightly composed rock with intense, spacey jamtronica... an orgasm of the senses. When they want to rock, they rock, and when they want to jam, they tear the roof off... The Jimmy Swift Band kicks your ass, plain and simple... watch out for JSB and wear protection when they come to town." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Sanchez Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 that seems a little over the top to me. maybe its a ploy to bring in some of the elusive "porn theatre" market. best subject line in a while.... "on dope spray" ..incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Any way we could get him to help publicize Cavern? Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Any way we could get him to help publicize Cavern? Aloha, Brad That would be SICK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Any way to ghook me up with some dope spray??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I apologize as I didn't check the facts. That quote is in their press kit but is from someone at Jambase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 shainhouse? :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 It's kinda funny actually. I wrote that, but it's not one cohesive sentence. It is pieced together from several different sentences in one piece. Those lines have the ... for a reason, and people don't realize that. It was for my promotional Canadian piece I wrote to intice Americans, but those quotes were taken slightly into a different context to help the band promote themsevles, which is above and beyond my control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I saw this coming from the getgo. gold. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Reprinting Shain's article here for comparison's sake. The differences are subtle and really no different than the liberal quotations you could find in any neswpaper. I still feel a tinge of evil emanating from JSB management: Our next discovery brings us to the east coast of Canada, and the home for a scene unlike any other I have ever discovered. One of the catalysts of the live music community in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, along with Sloan and Thrush Hermit, is the Jimmy Swift Band. Originally known as P.F. Station and fronted by the fantastic duo of Craig Mercer on guitar and Mike MacDougall on bass, P.F. Station went through nearly 20 band member changes over eight years before finding the puzzle pieces that fit to the tune of keyboardist Aaron Collier and drummer Paul Christian. While P.F. Station focused on aggressive, hook-laden rock 'n' roll, the Jimmy Swift Band intermingle the tightly composed rock with intense, spacey jamtronica. When JSB explode into their epic "Now They Will Know We Were Here," the band can take you on a journey through the uncharted, climaxing 40 minutes later with an orgasm of the senses. When they want to rock, they rock, and when they want to jam, they tear the roof off. To sum it up as easily as possible, the Jimmy Swift Band kicks your ass, plain and simple. Along with that, they have carved out a great scene throughout the East Coast, which has allowed bands like Grand Theft Bus, Fat Jebus, and Slowcoaster to follow suit. With consistent touring in both Canada and the States planned for 2004, watch out for JSB and wear protection when they come to town. More info is at www.thejimmyswiftband.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I don't know if we need to do this one to death. It's a typical hatchet job of a decently written piece and it comes off a little weird. I know I'm as bad as everyone else but aren't we all just a little bit obsessed. Aw fuck it Shane is the poopoo publicist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Sanchez Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 no...no....no... shane isn't the poo poo publicist. It's probably a band member or manager or jay cleary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Thanks Kung. You folk have to look at the sheer intent of that specific piece, and why I structured it the way I did. It's a 'how to guide' for uneducated (to our scene) Americans, so I tried to showcase and pass off the band's best qualities. Publicists do this all the time with journalism, and I've grown accustomed to it. The quote is cut up, and that's why my name isn't on the bottom of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I have no sympathy for you on this score. Except that you're right it's just one of those 'Two Thumbs Up!!!'(Your Ass)/LA Tribune Times type quotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 so I guess I'll be seeing you all at the JSB Show on Friday... Sorry for posting a botched version of your piece, Shain, I actually found it molested on a website in Kingston KIngston's KROCK Radio Website Dope Spray? Must be a Ottawa thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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