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| From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: IPO - East Coast |
| Date | Wed, 08 Oct 2003 14:04:31 -0500 |
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Two suggestions, to add to the publicity:
1. Refer to it as the world's first all-nude pop festival. If anyone calls
you on the mistake, explain that you misheard -- it was someone saying David
Bash is the cool dude who runs the fest.
2. Maybe it's time to start an East Coast-West Coast feud, a la the rap
world. Pick an out-of-town band playing on a given night, and find fans of
a local band playing that night. Tell those fans, "[Out-of-town band] says
that they are going to blow [local] band off the stage, steal their
[girlfriends/boyfriends/fuckbuddies] and their pussy fans will just stand
there and let it happen". This could increase crowd size and make for a
rowdier (and potentially more dangerous) night.
On a Liverpool note -- at The Shazam show, I ran into Mike G. of
Magnaphonics, who will play out there -- he was ultrageeked to be playing
the Cavern Club. I hope all the performers have a great experience out
there.
And speaking of the Shazam, since Bob T. asked about the Chitown gig:
1. Van Go -- they are a solid meat-and-potatoes Midwest power pop outfit.
Really tight, a singer with some stage presence and a fab drummer. No bad
songs, though they need a couple signature tunes.
2. The Boss Martians -- Incredibly impressive Seattle unit. Echoes of The
Jam and early EC and the Attractions, with a healthy dose of modern punk
spunk. The lead singer was a madman and sounded much like the young
Costello (and the young Graham Parker). 30 minutes into the set, I thought
they had run out of ideas. Then they pulled out two killer post-modern mod
stunners. I think you would really dig them, Bob, as a power popper who
likes his power...
3. The Shazam -- They are simply one of the best bands on the planet.
Pretty typical set. The harmony vocals are better than ever. The bass
player was wilder than ever. Generally, this was good, though he overplayed
a tad on "Super Tuesday".
That was the best three band line up I've seen in ages...
Mike Bennett
NP: new Jupiter Affect...
Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>From: "David Bash" <bashpop@earthlink.net>
>
>I am heading to the UK on Friday for IPO Liverpool. I'll be back in LA
>from
>October 22-29, and then I'm off to Baltimore for the beginning of IPO East
>Coast.
>
>Given my schedule, it's going to be a bit more difficult for me to be my
>usually persistant self with the media (I do have a publicist, but I like
>to
>work on them as well), so I want to ask all Auditeers in the Baltimore,
>Philadelphia, New York, and Boston area to *please* spread the word about
>IPO East Coast as much as you can. I'll be extremely grateful, and so will
>everyone who is playing.
>
>Thanks very much!!
>--
>Pop Rules!!!!!
>Take Care,
>David
>
>--
>Pop Rules!!!
>
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