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| From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Not Lame Tribute CD - COMICS! |
| Date | Wed, 01 Sep 2004 23:41:09 -0500 |
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Peter Bagge (of The Bradleys and Hate comics fame) is a big pop music fan,
and has written swell essays on The Hollies and Mike Love. He would be a
good guy to get involved in this project.
Mike Bennett
Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
Find out about Chicago shows:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/
>From: Joe Field <joe@flyingcolorscomics.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>CC: Bruce Brodeen <popmusic@notlame.com>
>Subject: Re: Not Lame Tribute CD - COMICS!
>Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 19:18:09 -0700
>
>Not Lame wrote:
>
>> All this talk about tributes........ in 2005, Buffalo Springfield and
>>later in that year a Comic Book themed tribute.
>>
>I'm really pumped about being involved with Not Lame's comic book themed
>tribute. There really are no details to announce yet, but since I've been
>getting a few e-mails about it, I think it's a good time to tell you a bit
>about my vision for this project.
>
>Having been an Auditieer for several years, I've noticed how much crossover
>there is between the specialty markets of comics and power pop. When I
>mention comics on the Audities' list, there are many current and/or latent
>fans chiming in. It's the same when I start talking power pop with comic
>fans. So maybe it's just a Reese's style ploy, but I want to take two great
>things and make them greater together.
>
>The comic book tribute cd will feature some cool cover tunes. When you look
>at the power pop oriented bands that have comics-related songs--- including
>the Kinks, XTC, McCartney & Wings, etc--- it just hit me that a good way to
>take indie power pop to the comics market is by way of a "tribute" cd
>featuring some of the great talent we talk about here on the list everyday.
>
>But I'd love to creatively take it a leap further. I'm hoping to have some
>original songs on the cd from some comics-loving power pop acts. Doesn't
>matter really if that means the song is about a character or about being a
>comics fanatic---it just has to hit home about comics and those of us who
>are into them.
>
>I'm not sure how Bruce and I are going to handle which pop performers get
>on the cd and which ones don't---that's new territory for me. What I hope
>happens is that we get so many great songs to use (both covers and
>originals) that we have to make tough choices to make it a totally
>outstanding project.
>
>If you want to send me samples of your songs, I'm up for that. But please
>do it understanding there are no promises other than trying to make this
>something very special that will bring new ears to your music and new eyes
>to comics.
>
>Joe Field
>Flying Colors Comics
>http://FlyingColorsComics.com
>2980 Treat Blvd
>Concord CA 94518
>
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