From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V5 #155 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Thursday, June 22 2000 Volume 05 : Number 155 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: Angry Coffee article [RThurF@aol.com] Alloy: TMDR jams with Bowie! [RThurF@aol.com] Alloy: more on Bowie's show [RThurF@aol.com] Re: Alloy: more on Bowie's show ["Melissa R. Jordan" ] Alloy: Re: Image from the show [RThurF@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed Jun 21 09:29:26 2000 From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Angry Coffee article I thought many of our resident musicians would be interested in reading the following article... Robin T Angry Coffee Releases Music Network Search Engine New Software Promotes Unsigned Artists by Combining Elements of Napster, mp3.com SAN FRANCISCO, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Dismayed by the shift from what was supposed to be the Internet audio revolution into a morass of lawsuits and flagrant piracy, Angry Coffee has released PERCOLATOR, a Web-based mp3 search engine that improves upon Napster's speed, music vault and cavalier attitude towards musicians. Searching by an artist's name at http://angrycoffee.com using the Percolator engine results in both hits from Napster's network of links to mp3 files, as well as music by Angry Coffee's unsigned, independent artists. "We decided to release software that gives people what they want out of Napster, but also encourages them to download independent artists," said Co-Founder and CEO, Adam Powell. "It's clear that there's no way to halt the technological innovation that's driving products like Gnutella and Napster -- nor would we want to just because some of these companies have ethically questionable business plans. What we want to do is give indie artists a real shot at mixing into the mainstream." Percolator is free, anonymous, much faster than Napster, and there is no application to download (it runs off of Angry Coffee's website). You don't even have to download Napster to use Percolator. Angry Coffee looks at the Internet audio revolution from the musician's point of view and has released this developmental version of Percolator to call attention to the fact that distributed digital music networks can better promote indie musicians. If you are a musician you can sign on to be an Angry Coffee Artist and see your name in lights, where the online digital audio revolution was supposed to put it, instead of buried deep down in Riffage or mp3.com. "Music fans don't visit mp3.com to find independent artists. All their traffic comes from other artists -- which is a bit like playing to an audience composed solely of the other bands on a bill," notes Luke Knowland, Interface Specialist. "If we can't stop people from pirating Bruce Springsteen, at least we can feature independent artists that Bruce fans might like along with his music in a search return." About Angry Coffee: As working independent musicians themselves, the founders of Angry Coffee have been putting their music online and making tutorials to help others hear that music for years. In July 1999 they began constructing a central Web destination with blow-by-blow instructions, software and links to additional resources. Angry Coffee has been growing ever since. Angry Coffee's Other Products And Services: - -- Angry Coffee Artists -- Angry Coffee Artists are featured alongside all search returns for our music search engine, Percolator. Become a member and get "percolated" to the top. - -- Fresh Ears -- See what's relevant to the online audio world on Angry Coffee's website. Experts speak weekly in AudioFile, or read special Features, or just check in to get some comic relief from the creator of Too Much Coffee Man at Bulker. Tutorials: - -- Angry Coffee features a tutorial suite that provides clear and concise information on how to work with the latest useful online audio applications. - -- Learn to play and encode music files with mp3, the digital audio compression technology that exploded onto the Internet last year. - -- Experience interactive music with Beatnik, a technology that brings high sound quality, tiny file sizes and true interactivity to Web audio. - -- Work with Macromedia's Flash to add event-triggered sounds and animation to your Web site. - -- Add audio and video with Quicktime 4, the most popular online format for MIDI and video-oriented multimedia compositions. Angry Coffee http://www.angrycoffee.com . ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 17:33:18 EDT From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: TMDR jams with Bowie! On Monday night, Thomas - as surprise guest - jammed onstage with David Bowie at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC for two encores (please see the link below for a complete article @ VH1 - The Wire). Thomas will try to get us a photo of this event! http://www.vh1.com/thewire/news/article.jhtml;$sessionid$2XZ14EYAABAMICQBAFHSF EQ?ID=585 Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 17:35:51 EDT From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: more on Bowie's show From Spin magazine online Bowie Dazzles NYC Last night, David Bowie played an exclusive Bowienet members-only show at New York City's Roseland Ballroom. And to be frank, I am really quite convinced that words cannot describe it. I mean, there were so many reasons it could've gone sour. First, he could have looked really old, which would not only have been an eyesore, but also monumentally disheartening. However, he didn't look old at all. In fact, he looked kind of perfect, shoulder length mane and all. Secondly, he could have acted old. But the truth is, he had more charisma, dignity, and presence in his left earlobe than, well, anyone. Finally, he could've been jaded--performing out of obligation rather than passion, and giving stilted renditions of songs that should have the effect of stopping time. But that didn't happen either, and, as far as I'm concerned, it could have been 1975. In fact, it kind of was. After the colossal opener, "Wild Is The Wind," well, it just didn't quit. I will remember two things about this show, probably forever: "Station To Station" and "Under Pressure," which were so absolutely mind-blowing in both their monstrosity, and their uncanny ability to give me chills so big they hurt. Aside from that, he delivered able renditions of classics such as: "Changes," "Let's Dance," "Heroes," "Fame," "China Girl," "Jean Genie," "Ashes To Ashes," "Spaceman," "The Man Who Sold The World," "Life On Mars," "Fame," "Thin White Duke," and "Cracked Actor." There was also some dabbling in recent years, with "Little Wonder," "Hello Spaceboy," and, the evening's final song, "I'm Afraid of Americans," as well as remakes of two mid-'60s gems, "I Dig Everything" and "London Boys." And, though the wistful part of me was hoping for a Jagger cameo ("Dancing in the Street!"), I'll take the one we got from Thomas Dolby, who joined Bowie for the encore with "Heroes," and "Let's Dance." It's nights like this (which don't happen very often, folks), that kind of prove rock 'n' roll isn't dead. Bowie, backed by his more than able new band, heads to England this weekend, where he is due to headline the Glastonbury festival on Sunday night. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 22:30:21 -0400 From: "Melissa R. Jordan" Subject: Re: Alloy: more on Bowie's show Oh, man, oh, man, oh, man... What a night it must have been. I'm green-eyed with jealousy of that lucky audience, but also simply tickled pink to know it happened. :-) Sigh... I must go pout (just an eeny bit) and soak my sorrows in a big ol' diet raspberry Snapple... (and get off-line before the coming thunderstorm whacks the power grid.) Cheers, Melissa RThurF@aol.com wrote: > >From Spin magazine online > > I'll take the one we got from Thomas Dolby, who joined > Bowie for the encore with "Heroes," and "Let's Dance." It's nights like > this (which don't happen very often, folks), that kind of prove rock 'n' > roll isn't dead. - -- Melissa R. Jordan Owner/Artist/Rubber Maven, Compass Rose Studios (http://crstudios.com) Chief Navigator, Compass Rose Consulting (http://askcrc.com) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 22:48:35 EDT From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Re: Image from the show Thomas has sent me a photo from the show, which I've put up at http://members.aol.com/RThurF/RoselandBallroom2000.htm I can send the original, gigantic version of this photo (1.1mb uncompressed) to anyone who would like one - smoe.org doesn't allow attached files to be sent, but write to me if you'd like it sent privately! Thomas sent the following information along with it, to place us at the appropriate point in the set: :: in this photo we're playing "Heroes" and he is in between the lines "...will drive them away" and "oh we can beat them...". I have just played the part of the melody that goes :: Fantastic! :) !! Robin T ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V5 #155 ***************************