Happy Birthday to Angus & Nora. What time/day is it in Australia now? Should we wish Angus happy bday "tomorrow"?
I've always liked the John Cale verson of Hallelujah
Speaking of John Cale, he's on the Leonard Lopate show today. He's up third, so probably around 1. He's also performing in-studio. The show should be archived by tomorrow.
And speaking of musical interviews, Harry Shearer interviewed the great Allen Toussaint on the latest (9/5/04) episode of Le Show. For those of you who don't recognize the name, he was the guiding light of New Orleans r&b in the sixties & seventies. He either wrote, produced or performed on almost every hit out of the Crescent City from about 1960-1977. (I didn't hear his name until much later, but 1977 is the first time his music entered my world via Glen Campbell's cover of "Southern Nights," which was a big hit. Actually I take that back: "Lady Marmalade" was probably my first contact with him.) "Working in the Coalmine," "Mother-in-Law", Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas, the Meters, Dr. John, the Band (he did the horn charts for Rock of Ages)... Toussaint was everywhere.
Australia's ahead of the US, so I guess we should be wishing Angus a happy belated birthday (right?). Also, happy day to Nora!
Toussaint's
From A Whisper To A Scream
was one of the records I considered for the book.
I've always liked the John Cale verson of Hallelujah, and it FREAKED MY SHIT UP when I heard it used in Shrek.
Didn't it feel like overkill? Like, playing "Strange Fruit" over a Ren & Stimpy cartoon?
Like, playing "Strange Fruit" over a Ren & Stimpy cartoon?
Dude, *that* would be funny.
Dude, *that* would be funny.
Especially if it was Siouxsie and the Banshees cover of it.
Didn't it feel like overkill? Like, playing "Strange Fruit" over a Ren & Stimpy cartoon?
Oh yeah. I thought it was an odd choice at best. I was freaked out at hearing it at all.
Ahhh, almost there.
A core sample from the index of the book.
AC/DC, 107, 248
Action, The, 13-14
A Tribe Called Quest, 67
Adam and the Ants, 14-15
Adams, Ryan, 131
Adler, Lou, 147
Aerosmith, 193
Aguilera, Christina, 42
Akens, Jewel, 203
Albertine, Charles, 236
Alberts, Brooke, 106, 154-155
Albion Band, The, 154
Allin, GG, 53
Allison, Mose, 59
Allman Brothers, The, 166
Alpert, Herb & the Tijuana Brass,15-16
Alvin and the Chipmunks, 16-17, 147, 197
Alvin, Dave, 79
Amboy Dukes, The, 133
America, 112
American Music Club, The, 211
Amos, Tori, 142
Anderson, Jon, 129
Anderson, Laurie, 88
Andrews Sisters, The, 20
Angry Samoans, The, 135
Anka, Paul, 45
Ant, Adam, 14-15
Anti Nowhere League, The, 69
Appaloosa, 17-18
Appelstein, Mike, 62-63, 90, 92, 146-147, 207
Apples in Stereo, The, 5
Archies, The, 42, 128, 151-152
Argent, Rod, 26, 28
Art Ensemble of Chicago, The, 81, 197
Artist Formally Known as Vince, The, 135
Artist Formerly Known as Prince, The, 135
Ash Ra Tempel, 128
Asheton, Ron, 191
Auer, Jon, 81
Austen, Jake, 16-17, 31, 50, 176, 230-231
Auteurs, The, 18
Ayler, Albert, 238
Aztec Camera, 113
Hec, when is the book coming out?
'Cause any book with an index featuring both Herb Alpert and the Andrews Sisters (BTW, ever seen Buck Privates?) sounds like my kind of book.
Hec, when is the book coming out?
October 26th. Looks like I'll get a little money to travel/promote it, and I'm thinking I'd like to go to Chicago.
waves to Chicagoistas
erinaceous was going to try to do something at Quimbys.
'Cause any book with an index featuring both Herb Alpert and the Andrews Sisters (BTW, ever seen Buck Privates?) sounds like my kind of book.
And The Angry Samoans! There's a fair amount of non-rock of many flavors in the book. But yeah, there are articles on Sam Cooke and Jackie and Roy in there too. I've got a whole sidebar on jazzbo singers.
