From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V3 #664 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Friday, August 6 1999 Volume 03 : Number 664 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Can I just say one thing...... [luckydabed@aol.complexity (maria)] Re: Can I just say one thing...... [srm9988n@aol.composter (Lori Martin)] OT: Brain Candy and children's tv [acaia78@aol.com (Acaia78)] Re: What one singer/band would you recommend to Fruheads [Bridget ] Re: Jian in Now Magazine ["Jill Hufnagel" ] Re: +++ FOR THOSE WHO ONLY WANT PICTURES +++ [Lydiae ] Re: What one singer/band would you recommend to Fruheads [katrin@dimensio] Re: OT: Brain Candy and children's tv [limezinger@aol.commmmmmmm (star sh] Re: western NYers rejoice [limezinger@aol.commmmmmmm (star shaped)] Re: hey Rochestarians! [limezinger@aol.commmmmmmm (star shaped)] Re: Did No One Go to Clarendon? [hmiller@luc.edu (Hugh Miller)] Re: Did No One Go to Clarendon? [hmiller@luc.edu (Hugh Miller)] Re: Did No One Go to Clarendon? [hmiller@luc.edu (Hugh Miller)] Re: Did No One Go to Clarendon? [hmiller@luc.edu (Hugh Miller)] Re: What one singer/band would you recommend to Fruheads [limezinger@aol.] fruvous article from rochester paper [limezinger@aol.commmmmmmm (star sha] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 06 Aug 1999 04:15:13 GMT From: luckydabed@aol.complexity (maria) Subject: Re: Can I just say one thing...... chad said: >So, I take a quick look at the tour dates at FDC..... > >HOLY TOUR DATES, BATMAN!!!!!!! > ahhh, great tour dates. Very nice to find some within my vicinity. Two Illinois dates, a Wisconsin date, etc. Now all i have to do is become 21 years old in approx. 1 and a half months. yay yay yay maria ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^ "'Is there something you like?' 'Barney.' 'Is there something you despise?' 'Barney'...'Is something you reject?' 'Food that isn't Barney'" - --Moxy Fruvous, 6/15/99 ------------------------------ Date: 06 Aug 1999 04:12:08 GMT From: srm9988n@aol.composter (Lori Martin) Subject: Re: Can I just say one thing...... chad said: >So, I take a quick look at the tour dates at FDC..... > >HOLY TOUR DATES, BATMAN!!!!!!! *dance dance dance* The KESWICK!!! *swoon* >Plus, there are two in-stores in Washington in TWO weeks. >hehehehe. :) ooooooo. Ohhhh, Traaaaace, remember way back when chad said there were all those motels in 'Naplis? FrüTrippin' Hell Week's getting even better . And I'm wondering how in heck I'm going to persuade everyone that I really SHOULD be at home in Ottawa for Yankee Turkey-Day. Zaphod's!!!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! - -- Lori, plotting ... ------------------------------ Date: 06 Aug 1999 04:02:43 GMT From: acaia78@aol.com (Acaia78) Subject: OT: Brain Candy and children's tv I know a lot of people here are KitH fans, so I wanted to mention that I saw Brain Candy tonight and really liked it. I've only been watching the show regularly for a month or two (during the school year, I'm almost always in class while Comedy Central shows the reurns), but now I think I've officially been sucked into the world of KitHdom. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that yet another Fruhead common interest seems to be children's tv. I'm almost 21 and I still love stuff like Sesame Street and Blue's Clues. My brother and I are also guilty of spending way too much time searching for websites on the silly shows we watched when we were little - -- from Thundercats to Popples to Dangermouse. All hail early '80s TV, Carey (looking forward to Thornhill and actually having something on-topic to post) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 04:33:08 GMT From: Bridget Subject: Re: What one singer/band would you recommend to Fruheads - --- GordonLew wrote: > If you were to recommend one band or singer to > Fruheads who would it be. > One Fiat, dont say They Might Be Giants or Bare > Naked Ladies, that's old news. > > My choice is Christine Lavin. she's excellent!!! also many bands we talk about here... eddie from ohio, guster, johny vegas, arrogant worms, paperboys. these are some of my faves and coincidentally, i probably never would've heard of ANY of 'em if not for früvous! === over 'n' out xoxoxo bridget "Dave Matheson's banjo, Mike Ford's artwork... and Murray's a great guy!!" ~Jian, 6/16/99 _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 01:06:48 -0400 From: Donna Hunt Subject: Re: What one singer/band would you recommend to Fruheads GordonLew wrote: > If you were to recommend one band or singer to Fruheads who would it be. Dan Bern. He's great, and I enjoy promoting him. :) I already know what everyone else will say, so I say Dan Bern. Good Stuff. :) ciao, donna ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 01:03:34 -0400 From: Donna Hunt Subject: Re: have they fogotten PITTSBURUGH? Lori Martin wrote: > (Lawrence:) > >It's about a two hour drive. Less if I speed. :) > > That means it's a Pittsburgh show. ;) But, but... LORI! Don't take away my Cleveland show from the Clevelanders! Let the Clevelanders have our own annual Frushow! ;) Please don't give it to Pittsburgh. They're all greedy bastards anyway. [present company excluded, Lawrence!] Besides, now Pittsburgh did get their very own show. Congrats. But the Graffiti, huh? I must admit I wasn't too keen on the crowd that was there... what, last February? Although, I'm from Cleveland and have no room to talk, I know. :) ciao, donna ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 04:43:04 GMT From: "Jill Hufnagel" Subject: Re: Jian in Now Magazine - ----Original Message Follows---- From: Bridget To: ammf@fruvous.com Subject: Re: Jian in Now Magazine Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 20:29:52 GMT - --- Revell Sara E <4ser4@qlink.queensu.ca> wrote: > There was a Jian spotting in this week's issue > of Now Magazine (a free > Toronto entertainment magazine) - August 5, > 1999. > I can't get onto the web right now, but Now > has a website at > http://www.now.com if anyone wants to see if > the article is online. I'll > check tonight when I'm at home. > > Sara >yep. it's there. (o: OK for the totally website challenged person could anyone tell me exact directions to the article. I was looking for it tonight and was having aprety hard time... Thanks **Jiel** === over 'n' out xoxoxo bridget "Dave Matheson's banjo, Mike Ford's artwork... and Murray's a great guy!!" ~Jian, 6/16/99 _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 23:52:28 -0600 From: Lydiae Subject: Re: +++ FOR THOSE WHO ONLY WANT PICTURES +++ Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.amateur.female Subject: THIS GROUP GETTING TOO BUSY FOR YOU? Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 02:35:35 GMT X-Attachment: Me too. Filter out all the text with a newsgroup binary (picture) retriever . www.pluckit.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 23:20:03 -0600 From: katrin@dimensional.com (Katrin) Subject: Re: What one singer/band would you recommend to Fruheads In article <19990805233655.18397.00000630@ng-fg1.aol.com>, gordonlew@aol.com says... > My choice is Christine Lavin. She's totally different except that she's very > funny and has a unique world view. Like the Lads she also has beautiful serious > songs that appear far more frequently on Cds than in concert. And she's got songs like "I Love Bald-Headed Men" and "Never Call Your Sweetheart By His Name." Y'know, last time I heard those songs was about 15 years ago, while visiting a friend. I really should buy more music for myself. k@ ------------------------------ Date: 06 Aug 1999 06:21:10 GMT From: limezinger@aol.commmmmmmm (star shaped) Subject: Re: OT: Brain Candy and children's tv > but now I think I've officially >been sucked into the world of KitHdom. wooo! :) be sure to go see Dick then, as 40% of the KITH are in the movie. sarah linnellgirl@tmbg.org http://members.aol.com/limezinger "how come you get to meet Deep Throat? i'm the one who saw the movie!" - bruce mcculloch in 'Dick' ------------------------------ Date: 06 Aug 1999 06:23:54 GMT From: limezinger@aol.commmmmmmm (star shaped) Subject: Re: western NYers rejoice >http://www.ticketmaster.com > >on the top search for Moxy Fruvous in New York. @#$%^& wow! :) hoping that if there must be an age limit for the tralf shows, it's 18+ , sarah linnellgirl@tmbg.org http://members.aol.com/limezinger "how come you get to meet Deep Throat? i'm the one who saw the movie!" - bruce mcculloch in 'Dick' ------------------------------ Date: 06 Aug 1999 06:26:16 GMT From: limezinger@aol.commmmmmmm (star shaped) Subject: Re: hey Rochestarians! >guess what! i talked to Joey G today (finally). i'm going in next >wednesday to the studio! yay! so, if all goes well, i will *hopefully* >be >on the air before the end of the coming school year. : D yay! be sure to let us know when so we can hear ya! :) sarah linnellgirl@tmbg.org http://members.aol.com/limezinger "how come you get to meet Deep Throat? i'm the one who saw the movie!" - bruce mcculloch in 'Dick' ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 06:27:52 GMT From: hmiller@luc.edu (Hugh Miller) Subject: Re: Did No One Go to Clarendon? On Wed, 04 Aug 1999 00:51:30 GMT, hKath wrote: >In article <37A6A483.A65C41DA@frumail.org>, > Fiona wrote: >> There went my only opportunity to see >> Fruvous do a workshop this year. > >Cheer up, Fiona. There wasn't a workshop (although Mike and Jian were >talking about joining F'loom [or some name similar] in a workshop on >storytelling on Sunday). Yes, I was there. There was much rain. The >hippies rejoiced. The hippies danced their crazy hippie dances, and so >did Jason, Susan and Kent's son :) Unfortunately, as I'm REALLY not a >review person, this post will have to do. Fruvous did a basic "We are >Moxy Fruvous" set, high energy, at least on behalf of Jian and Mike... >Highlights include Minnie the Moocher, I Will Hold On (during which >Jason cracked us all up by doing his impression of the "crazy hippie >dance" Fordy had mentioned) and Early Morning Rain, very appropriate >considering the rain and all... My family and I -- MF fans all -- attended. A wonderful weekend in our book. Blue Skies FF is a kind of smaller, intensely Canadian version of FRFF. It's been going now for 26 years, and is the best-kept secret on the FF circuit. Tickets are so hard to get you practically have to inherit them from deceased relatives. The atmosphere is extremely relaxed but very professional. The (cramped) main stage is a hewn-wood and canvas affair with a good sound system, at the bottom of a natural bowl-shaped meadow that can accommodate all the BS campers and dayticket guests comfortably. It's so intimate you can sit at the stage apron without touching elbows with anyone else. Stageside seems by unspoken consensus to be reserved, however, for children and special-needs persons. My daughter, who is 10, and has a neurological disease, is a big Fruvous fan and spent the whole concert literally at the band's feet -- a real treat for her. There's a lot of audience participation at BS -- from the dancing to the organized squaredancing sessions Saturday & Sunday afternoons to the Blue Skies Choir, open to anyone (even headline performers -- I got to sing a choir rehearsal with Dave. How many Fruheads have SUNG with an MFer? Sober, I mean?). This was our first MF live concert. Also, it turned out, a neat chance to meet the Boys from Thornhill live and relaxed, as they all seemed to be. Their show was the first on Saturday (apart from some good 'soundcheck' perfomances the night before from Outcry and Fireweed. Memory is already starting to fade as to the playlist. From "Thornhill" I recollect "I Will Hold On", "Splatter Splatter", and "My Poor Generation". "Minnie the Moocher was thoroughly Canadianized and featured a very high-energy lead vocal by Mike. There were excellent renderings of "Horseshoes", "Michigan Militia", "King of Spain", "Johnny Saucep'n", "My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors", and a delightful "Green Eggs & Ham", among others. A lot to catch up on since their last performance here in '92! Several of the members camped on site Saturday night and generally hung around. It was pleasure to talk to them, especially Jian. Sunday afternoon Mike and Jian did in fact participate in a workshop, "Songs of the Worker", hosted by Chuck Angus (lead singer/songwriter for the Grievous Angels) which I only twigged to after I spotted Mike singing from across the field. Great performances the rest of the weekend from other fine bands: particularly the Grievous Angels, Takadja, Fathead, the (ahem) BS Choir, and above all by F'loom, who, although not headliners, absolutely electrified this listener with their a cappella pyrotechnics. Michael Ives, Robert Kulik, and Rick Scott from NY. Check them out -- they're in the best tradition of innovative cutting-edge AC. Sort of MF meets Firesign Theatre meets the Four Horsemen. Thanks to MF for helping make this a special BSFF for our whole family. Best wishes on the success of "Thornhill". Order it -- like I did -- from your LOCAL music store... -- Hugh Miller ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 06:12:27 GMT From: hmiller@luc.edu (Hugh Miller) Subject: Re: Did No One Go to Clarendon? On Wed, 04 Aug 1999 00:51:30 GMT, hKath wrote: >In article <37A6A483.A65C41DA@frumail.org>, > Fiona wrote: >> There went my only opportunity to see >> Fruvous do a workshop this year. > >Cheer up, Fiona. There wasn't a workshop (although Mike and Jian were >talking about joining F'loom [or some name similar] in a workshop on >storytelling on Sunday). Yes, I was there. There was much rain. The >hippies rejoiced. The hippies danced their crazy hippie dances, and so >did Jason, Susan and Kent's son :) Unfortunately, as I'm REALLY not a >review person, this post will have to do. Fruvous did a basic "We are >Moxy Fruvous" set, high energy, at least on behalf of Jian and Mike... >Highlights include Minnie the Moocher, I Will Hold On (during which >Jason cracked us all up by doing his impression of the "crazy hippie >dance" Fordy had mentioned) and Early Morning Rain, very appropriate >considering the rain and all... My family and I -- MF fans all -- attended. A wonderful weekend in our book. Blue Skies FF is a kind of smaller, intensely Canadian version of FRFF. It's been going now for 26 years, and is the best-kept secret on the FF circuit. Tickets are so hard to get you practically have to inherit them from deceased relatives. The atmosphere is extremely relaxed but very professional. The (cramped) main stage is a hewn-wood and canvas affair with a good sound system, at the bottom of a natural bowl-shaped meadow that can accommodate all the BS campers and dayticket guests comfortably. It's so intimate you can sit at the stage apron without touching elbows with anyone else. Stageside seems by unspoken consensus to be reserved, however, for children and special-needs persons. My daughter, who is 10, and has a neurological disease, is a big Fruvous fan and spent the whole concert literally at the band's feet -- a real treat for her. There's a lot of audience participation at BS -- from the dancing to the organized squaredancing sessions Saturday & Sunday afternoons to the Blue Skies Choir, open to anyone (even headline performers -- I got to sing a choir rehearsal with Dave. How many Fruheads have SUNG with an MFer? Sober, I mean?). This was our first MF live concert. Also, it turned out, a neat chance to meet the Boys from Thornhill live and relaxed, as they all seemed to be. Their show was the first on Saturday (apart from some good 'soundcheck' perfomances the night before from Outcry and Fireweed. Memory is already starting to fade as to the playlist. From "Thornhill" I recollect "I Will Hold On", "Splatter Splatter", and "My Poor Generation". "Minnie the Moocher was thoroughly Canadianized and featured a very high-energy lead vocal by Mike. There were excellent renderings of "Horseshoes", "Michigan Militia", "King of Spain", "Johnny Saucep'n", "My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors", and a delightful "Green Eggs & Ham", among others. A lot to catch up on since their last performance here in '92! Several of the members camped on site Saturday night and generally hung around. It was pleasure to talk to them, especially Jian. Sunday afternoon Mike and Jian did in fact participate in a workshop, "Songs of the Worker", hosted by Chuck Angus (lead singer/songwriter for the Grievous Angels) which I only twigged to after I spotted Mike singing from across the field. Great performances the rest of the weekend from other fine bands: particularly the Grievous Angels, Takadja, Fathead, the (ahem) BS Choir, and above all by F'loom, who, although not headliners, absolutely electrified this listener with their a cappella pyrotechnics. Michael Ives, Robert Kulik, and Rick Scott from NY. Check them out -- they're in the best tradition of innovative cutting-edge AC. Sort of MF meets Firesign Theatre meets the Four Horsemen. Thanks to MF for helping make this a special BSFF for our whole family. Best wishes on the success of "Thornhill". Order it -- like I did -- from your LOCAL music store... -- Hugh Miller ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 06:16:34 GMT From: hmiller@luc.edu (Hugh Miller) Subject: Re: Did No One Go to Clarendon? On Wed, 04 Aug 1999 00:51:30 GMT, hKath wrote: >In article <37A6A483.A65C41DA@frumail.org>, > Fiona wrote: >> There went my only opportunity to see >> Fruvous do a workshop this year. > >Cheer up, Fiona. There wasn't a workshop (although Mike and Jian were >talking about joining F'loom [or some name similar] in a workshop on >storytelling on Sunday). Yes, I was there. There was much rain. The >hippies rejoiced. The hippies danced their crazy hippie dances, and so >did Jason, Susan and Kent's son :) Unfortunately, as I'm REALLY not a >review person, this post will have to do. Fruvous did a basic "We are >Moxy Fruvous" set, high energy, at least on behalf of Jian and Mike... >Highlights include Minnie the Moocher, I Will Hold On (during which >Jason cracked us all up by doing his impression of the "crazy hippie >dance" Fordy had mentioned) and Early Morning Rain, very appropriate >considering the rain and all... My family and I -- MF fans all -- attended. A wonderful weekend in our book. Blue Skies FF is a kind of smaller, intensely Canadian version of FRFF. It's been going now for 26 years, and is the best-kept secret on the FF circuit. Tickets are so hard to get you practically have to inherit them from deceased relatives. The atmosphere is extremely relaxed but very professional. The (cramped) main stage is a hewn-wood and canvas affair with a good sound system, at the bottom of a natural bowl-shaped meadow that can accommodate all the BS campers and dayticket guests comfortably. It's so intimate you can sit at the stage apron without touching elbows with anyone else. Stageside seems by unspoken consensus to be reserved, however, for children and special-needs persons. My daughter, who is 10, and has a neurological disease, is a big Fruvous fan and spent the whole concert literally at the band's feet -- a real treat for her. There's a lot of audience participation at BS -- from the dancing to the organized squaredancing sessions Saturday & Sunday afternoons to the Blue Skies Choir, open to anyone (even headline performers -- I got to sing a choir rehearsal with Dave. How many Fruheads have SUNG with an MFer? Sober, I mean?). This was our first MF live concert. Also, it turned out, a neat chance to meet the Boys from Thornhill live and relaxed, as they all seemed to be. Their show was the first on Saturday (apart from some good 'soundcheck' perfomances the night before from Outcry and Fireweed. Memory is already starting to fade as to the playlist. From "Thornhill" I recollect "I Will Hold On", "Splatter Splatter", and "My Poor Generation". "Minnie the Moocher was thoroughly Canadianized and featured a very high-energy lead vocal by Mike. There were excellent renderings of "Horseshoes", "Michigan Militia", "King of Spain", "Johnny Saucep'n", "My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors", and a delightful "Green Eggs & Ham", among others. A lot to catch up on since their last performance here in '92! Several of the members camped on site Saturday night and generally hung around. It was pleasure to talk to them, especially Jian. Sunday afternoon Mike and Jian did in fact participate in a workshop, "Songs of the Worker", hosted by Chuck Angus (lead singer/songwriter for the Grievous Angels) which I only twigged to after I spotted Mike singing from across the field. Great performances the rest of the weekend from other fine bands: particularly the Grievous Angels, Takadja, Fathead, the (ahem) BS Choir, and above all by F'loom, who, although not headliners, absolutely electrified this listener with their a cappella pyrotechnics. Michael Ives, Robert Kulik, and Rick Scott from NY. Check them out -- they're in the best tradition of innovative cutting-edge AC. Sort of MF meets Firesign Theatre meets the Four Horsemen. Thanks to MF for helping make this a special BSFF for our whole family. Best wishes on the success of "Thornhill". Order it -- like I did -- from your LOCAL music store... -- Hugh Miller ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 06:13:35 GMT From: hmiller@luc.edu (Hugh Miller) Subject: Re: Did No One Go to Clarendon? On Wed, 04 Aug 1999 00:51:30 GMT, hKath wrote: >In article <37A6A483.A65C41DA@frumail.org>, > Fiona wrote: >> There went my only opportunity to see >> Fruvous do a workshop this year. > >Cheer up, Fiona. There wasn't a workshop (although Mike and Jian were >talking about joining F'loom [or some name similar] in a workshop on >storytelling on Sunday). Yes, I was there. There was much rain. The >hippies rejoiced. The hippies danced their crazy hippie dances, and so >did Jason, Susan and Kent's son :) Unfortunately, as I'm REALLY not a >review person, this post will have to do. Fruvous did a basic "We are >Moxy Fruvous" set, high energy, at least on behalf of Jian and Mike... >Highlights include Minnie the Moocher, I Will Hold On (during which >Jason cracked us all up by doing his impression of the "crazy hippie >dance" Fordy had mentioned) and Early Morning Rain, very appropriate >considering the rain and all... My family and I -- MF fans all -- attended. A wonderful weekend in our book. Blue Skies FF is a kind of smaller, intensely Canadian version of FRFF. It's been going now for 26 years, and is the best-kept secret on the FF circuit. Tickets are so hard to get you practically have to inherit them from deceased relatives. The atmosphere is extremely relaxed but very professional. The (cramped) main stage is a hewn-wood and canvas affair with a good sound system, at the bottom of a natural bowl-shaped meadow that can accommodate all the BS campers and dayticket guests comfortably. It's so intimate you can sit at the stage apron without touching elbows with anyone else. Stageside seems by unspoken consensus to be reserved, however, for children and special-needs persons. My daughter, who is 10, and has a neurological disease, is a big Fruvous fan and spent the whole concert literally at the band's feet -- a real treat for her. There's a lot of audience participation at BS -- from the dancing to the organized squaredancing sessions Saturday & Sunday afternoons to the Blue Skies Choir, open to anyone (even headline performers -- I got to sing a choir rehearsal with Dave. How many Fruheads have SUNG with an MFer? Sober, I mean?). This was our first MF live concert. Also, it turned out, a neat chance to meet the Boys from Thornhill live and relaxed, as they all seemed to be. Their show was the first on Saturday (apart from some good 'soundcheck' perfomances the night before from Outcry and Fireweed. Memory is already starting to fade as to the playlist. From "Thornhill" I recollect "I Will Hold On", "Splatter Splatter", and "My Poor Generation". "Minnie the Moocher was thoroughly Canadianized and featured a very high-energy lead vocal by Mike. There were excellent renderings of "Horseshoes", "Michigan Militia", "King of Spain", "Johnny Saucep'n", "My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors", and a delightful "Green Eggs & Ham", among others. A lot to catch up on since their last performance here in '92! Several of the members camped on site Saturday night and generally hung around. It was pleasure to talk to them, especially Jian. Sunday afternoon Mike and Jian did in fact participate in a workshop, "Songs of the Worker", hosted by Chuck Angus (lead singer/songwriter for the Grievous Angels) which I only twigged to after I spotted Mike singing from across the field. Great performances the rest of the weekend from other fine bands: particularly the Grievous Angels, Takadja, Fathead, the (ahem) BS Choir, and above all by F'loom, who, although not headliners, absolutely electrified this listener with their a cappella pyrotechnics. Michael Ives, Robert Kulik, and Rick Scott from NY. Check them out -- they're in the best tradition of innovative cutting-edge AC. Sort of MF meets Firesign Theatre meets the Four Horsemen. Thanks to MF for helping make this a special BSFF for our whole family. Best wishes on the success of "Thornhill". Order it -- like I did -- from your LOCAL music store... -- Hugh Miller ------------------------------ Date: 06 Aug 1999 07:29:50 GMT From: limezinger@aol.commmmmmmm (star shaped) Subject: Re: What one singer/band would you recommend to Fruheads >If you were to recommend one band or singer to Fruheads who would it be. right now, i'm really digging the flashing lights. (TFL are lead by matt murphy, who used to be in the super friendz... a band the first time i heard, i thought sounded like 'fruvous on 45'. :)) they're GREAT. and the song "summertime climb" (which i'm "coincidentally" listening to now) ... sounds very much the way i'm expecting thornhill to sound. i don't know if there are any sound clips of it online, but there are some of other songs n the official website: http://www.flashinglights.com sarah linnellgirl@tmbg.org http://members.aol.com/limezinger "how come you get to meet Deep Throat? i'm the one who saw the movie!" - bruce mcculloch in 'Dick' ------------------------------ Date: 06 Aug 1999 07:09:55 GMT From: limezinger@aol.commmmmmmm (star shaped) Subject: fruvous article from rochester paper this article was in thursday's "weekend" section of the rochester democrat&chronicle. it was written by our music reviewer.. who... erm... is somewhat of an asshole. in previous articles, he's likened lisa loeb to a "fat cat stuck behind the fridge" and most recently, dave matthews as a shopper who wandered into k-mart looking for a garden hose. no, i don't get it either. so even if he offends me, i don't take it too seriously. ;) but for the completists, here it is. the accompanying picture can be found here: http://members.tripod.com/limezinger/frupaper080599.jpg any typos are my fault, any misspelled SONG TITLES are not. ::cough:: ~ *there's more to Moxy than amusing head games* by jeff spevak for thousands of young canadians -- and i believe i saw this on a public television documentary -- growing up just outside of toronto means being weaned on gordon lightfoot music, cleaning up after sled-dog teams, reading inspirational pamphlets about john candy, eating school lunches of half-frozen whale meat and drinking labatt's. but mike myers and the barenaked ladies survived the hardships of growing up in the toronto suburbs with their ability to amuse intact. "the currency of the toronto suburbs is humor," agrees murray foster. he's a singer and bassist with moxy fruvous, the canadian band built on wonderful harmonies, thoughtful songs and a great sense of humor. in fact, it's the funny and lighthearted songs that have won moxy fruvous a loyal following, a decade after the group's beginning as toronto street performers. these songs include my baby loves a whole bunch of authors, which laments what excessive reading can do to a relationship, and king of spain, which details a european monarch's fall to the lowly post of pizza worker. moxy fruvous' new album thornhill, is being released tuesday, the same day the group plays a sold-out show at milestones, a benefit for wber-fm (90.5). more than any other moxy fruvous album, thornhill deserves to be called beautiful. the band's beatles influences are strong, down to the individual beatles: the plaintive piano and harmonies of sad girl ring of paul mccartney. you can't be too careful could be george harrison. thornhill is the toronto neighborhood where the men of moxy grew up, so you might think that thornhill is a concept album about coming-of-age in the suburbs. but on thornhill, moxy fruvous doesn't traipse around its old neighborhood. "we're conscious that it's the most radio-friendly album of our career," says foster. "but we're comfortable not going for the laugh as often. we're a little more confident in displaying other emotions. we don't always have to do a double-take into the camera anymore." so will the band's old fans buy thornhill? or would they rather listen to pisco bandito, a song about mexican fish that travel north to canada to commit robbery and then send the money home to mexico? that song didn't make the final cut on thornhill. on earlier albums, moxy might have been tempted to turn a song like my poor generation into an amusing romp through pop culture. instead, the group settles for explaining the sad ache of an overloaded and aimless generation: "i'm drowning in information, my poor generation." that poor generation was presented in its worst light two weekends ago. moxy fruvous played the falcon ridge folk festival, then turned on cnn the next morning to see images of woodstock '99, just an hour away, going up in flames. "i was glad to see those fires and lootings and end-of-festival high jinks," foster confesses. "it was a sign of life from this poor generation. it was a sign of kids reclaiming the festival and saying, 'we're not gonna take it anymore.'" sure, woodstock ended in a riot. about 225,000 kids paid $150 a ticket so they could use flooded campsites and bathrooms overflowing with human waste after the first day and be charged $4 for a bottle of water. that's no excuse for starting a riot, but no one should have been surprised that it happened. you don't think the old ladies at a barry manilow concert would throw a fit over the same conditions? the heavy pounding of bands like limp bizkit -- blamed for inciting the riot just like judas priest was once blamed for causing fans to commit suicide -- were only a soundtrack. "the purpose of music is becoming more ambient, mood-setting," says foster. "we've always been the anti-mainstream band. bands like red hot chili peppers seem retro now. korn doesn't seem new. limp bizkit isn't about songs; it's about purging emotion. limp bizkit aims for the gut. it's visceral. we aim for the head." ° sarah linnellgirl@tmbg.org http://members.aol.com/limezinger "how come you get to meet Deep Throat? i'm the one who saw the movie!" - bruce mcculloch in 'Dick' ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V3 #664 ********************************************