GF had an interview with her where she acted all "what's the big?" about it. I'll get the link.

Siouxsie interview [link]

"I think men and women are very different and maybe we're not totally suited as partners. We are so different emotionally. Women are allowed and encouraged to have all these emotions, whereas I still find men repressed. Isn't it weird the way, politically, women are oppressed but emotionally men are? I just do think females are superior. I, erm, I think they have the whole package." Is Sioux telling me she's a lesbian? "I've never particularly said I'm hetero or I'm a lesbian. I know there are people who are definitely one way, but not really me. I suppose if I am attracted to men then they usually have more feminine qualities."

Am I the only one who can't read the word "package" without singing it "pa-aa-ckage"?

OK, just me then.

Woot! Just got my new issue of the Oxford American in the mail, and I need to recommend it to my musicistas. (It comes with CD, natch.)

For Joe Boucher we've got both Theo.Sphere Monk and Iris Dement.

For msbelle we've got Dwight Yoakum and the International Submarine Band (Gram).

For David Smay fans we've got my piece on Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks.

Lots of cool stuff. Also, Karen Dalton, Van Dyke Parks, Percy Mayfield, The Roches, Daniel Johnston, Fred Neil, the Sparkletones and Karen Dalton.

Johnson got the idea to turn metal crutches into theremins after a friend had recovered enough from a skiing accident to stop using them. "It was a bit of serendipity," Johnson says, laughing. "And it's my way to do some recycling."

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Psst! I'm a guest blogger at Powell Books website this montyh (along with a slew of other 33 1/3rd writers) and I'll probably pimp some stuff.

Most of your websites I can find or have bookmarked, however...

Liese! Does your project take direct donations? Can I steer people towards you online?

Lisah! What's your band's website?

Lisah! What's your band's website?

secretcrushsociety.com

or visit us on myspace

Pimpin'! SWEET! Thank you!!!

Ooh, ooh! Here's a link to the Amazon list for my juvenile friends! [link]

And here's our blurb:

BEYOND 4 WALLS BOOK DRIVE

Reading changes lives. We ask you to partner with us to impact and improve the lives of incarcerated children and teenagers, by purchasing books for the BEYOND 4 WALLS BOOK DRIVE.

The Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Detention Facility in Sylmar houses 600+ children and teens. The members of the Nidorf Collective, a group of students from the UCLA Information Studies graduate program, have been volunteering at the facility for the past year, bringing books to this underserved population. The Beyond 4 Walls Book Drive, sponsored by the GSA Community Service Commission, will further the work to give the gift of reading to these kids.

How can you contribute? Use this link to select books for the kids from the "Beyond 4 Walls Wish List" on Amazon.com:

[link]

The books on this list have been requested by the teens at Nidorf and/or recommended by the library students in the UCLA MLIS program, who have seen what a difference books and reading make to this population. After you use the link, please forward this email to others who might also like to make a fundamental difference in this ongoing literacy program. (Please note and make use of all the tools Amazon gives you to view the books by highest priority, by price, in detail, or in summary.)

The GSA Community Service Commission, the members of the Nidorf Collective, and the kids at Nidorf thank you for giving your time and energy to community service. Your donation makes a big difference.

Uh, no pressure or anything...

Uh, no pressure or anything...

Oh, I'd gladly pimp that. Very Powell's appropriate.

Hey Hec, I am sure Powell's readers are interested in SUV reviews, right? [link]