D'oh! I don't think I can. I would have loved to, though. Did you read the great article on them in the New Yorker a few years back? I'm sure we discussed it at the time, but my brain is old and fried.

Oh yeah. Susan Orleans' article. Isn't that what got optioned into a movie?

It's very... Kate Bush. Back to basics sound for her.

"Hounds of Love" basic or "The Dreaming" basic? Or earlier?

Frank, it's very...atmospheric. I'd say more Sensual World than anything else.

Zoilus has an entry about here: [link]

There's a radio rip here: [link]

I was thinking it sounded very late 70s prog, but I caught it halfway through the first time. From the beginning, yeah, I'd say Sensual World.

Priceless quote from the BBC Blagger's Guide to Music on Madame Bush:

She releases albums the way people in legends release ogres - that is, not very often, and then only by accident.

NYistas should try to see the Shaggs musical this week

Have you seen a production? It sounds interesting, but it has a lot of competition (Serenity, lisah's show, the Neil Gaiman/Dave McKean movie, pennant races, plus non-options like the new fridge being delivered, best friend's birthday, and work that could erase all the preceding) so sell it if you can. Limited runs always get priority if everything else is equal.

Speaking of Neil Gaiman, he was just on the Leonard Lopate show. There's also an interesting interview with Anthony Shadid that I want to re-listen to. (These people think that they have some claim on my time simply because they pay me to be here!)

Corwood, you probably saw this Big Star article, but I didn't want you to miss it.

In musical theater news... Theatremania.com is offering "$70 tickets to Sweeney Todd at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Orchestra and Mezzanine rows A-H ONLY: $70 All prices include a $1.25 restoration fee. This offer is valid for performances from 10/3/05 through 11/20/05, excluding all Saturday evenings and Thursday 10/31/05. Tickets must be purchased by 11/11/05." It's free to join & the discounts are worth the 1-3 emails I get every freakin' day. I got sixth row tickets to "The Pillowman" for $40 off. I'd like to see this one, too. A friend of mine was in Hedwig (main replacement for one of the band members) and he said that Michael Cerveris was the best Hedwig, even better than John Cameron Mitchell.

Have you seen a production?

No. I want you to see it and report back!

The new Big Star isn't nearly as awful as I was led to believe. As a Big Star album it's disappointing, but if it were being released as a Chilton solo CD, I would be thrilled with it.

t edit Ha! I didn't realize when I put in the link above, that Joe's link was an expanded version of mine. D'oh!

t re-edit And now, having read that expanded review, I agree that "February's Quiet" is the hit.

I saw the Big Star review and pretty much agree with it, but

As a Big Star album it's disappointing, but if it were being released as a Chilton solo CD, I would be thrilled with it.

if I could get into that headspace I might feel differently.

Either a regime change at The Alternative, or they've got a new intern.

New (previously unshown) videos tonight included: Beastie Boys - "Jimi Jams," "Gold Soundz" - Pavement (Santa archers on an industrial park rampage - who knew Pavement had such vids?), "Can You Dig It?" - Pop Will Eat Itself ("Alan Moore / Knows the score!").

PWEI reminded me of White Zombie, of all things.

Hey, did you know that Pavement likes both R.E.M. and The Fall? You would if you saw the "Gold Soundz" vid.

Egad, I finish Jilli's Goth(ish) video collection (6 hours!) and they show three goth videos they never did before. Hmph.

"Wasteland" - Mission UK; "Under the Gun" - Sisters of Mercy; "Shadowtime" - Siouxsie.

Damn you, Goth intern!