Chalkhills PostingsChalkhills PostingsThe Dukes in Sudden Apathy...- May 31, 2008 Hi, Many moons ago I had a magazine called SUDDEN APATHY. For Issue One (Xmas 1987), Chris Twomey, a friend of mine, interviewed Andy Partridge. As I've just put the archive online, thought you'd like the links. We sold a few via Little Express and the Virgin Megastore in London. Find out more on the site here: . . .http://chalkhills.org/cgi-bin/show?issue=14-19#a01 RE: ZZ Top- May 21, 2008 RE: "That's like saying ice cream ought to be more like cat shit." Tell your wife I love her! My blog:http:lastlightbender.blogspot.com . . .http://chalkhills.org/cgi-bin/show?issue=14-19#a00 ZZ Top- May 20, 2008 Folxtc, I fuckin' hate ZZ Top. I love The Allman Brothers Band. If you see any sort of contradiction there then that's your problem. The other day I was out for a drive in my new ride with the top down and the radio tuned to the classic rock station, and "Tush" reared its ugly ass, stinkin' up the otherwise delightful afternoon with that dopey, obnoxious . . .http://chalkhills.org/cgi-bin/show?issue=14-18#a09 Re: loudness wars- May 20, 2008 On Saturday, 2008, Derek Miner streamed bitwise: Believe me, I absolutely hate the way that audio is maximized to death before being sold to the public, and it needs to stop. Going back to vinyl can give you a respite and let you enjoy something from the past, but it doesn't help the future generations. . . .http://chalkhills.org/cgi-bin/show?issue=14-18#a04 Dave remembers "Rook"- May 19, 2008 Hi: Over at the XTCfans MySpace site (http:www.myspace.comxtcfans), the song of the week is the demo of "Rook," which Andy talked about last week and can be found on FW5. But of course that's not all. Dave Gregory looks back on the writing, rehearsing and recording of the song, and even provides images of his . . .http://chalkhills.org/cgi-bin/show?issue=14-18#a08 King For A Day MySpace page updated- May 17, 2008 I have been updating the King For A Day MySpace page monthly (http:www.myspace.comkingforadayxtctribute) just in case you didn't know. I have also been including tracks not on KFAD but I have run out. If you have any non-KFAD covers that you'd like put up on the page, let me know. I just posted Gantry's cover of 'Beating of Hearts' and Neon Green . . .http://chalkhills.org/cgi-bin/show?issue=14-18#a07 Cryptic- May 17, 2008 Odd little one liner lurking in the bottom of the latest email news release from IdeaApe: Watch out for news coming very soon on XTC and Dukes Hmm. Still, I'm quietly excited (almost stupidly happy) to hear of the new Dukes-esque tune Andy has penned for Eurostar. D Darryl W. Bullock www.writesight.comwritersthisispop . . .http://chalkhills.org/cgi-bin/show?issue=14-18#a06 Overworking of interns at the CDDB- May 14, 2008 With my hand on my vinyl copy of Black Sea with the green sleeve -- thereby (1) saluting that great set, (2) demonstrating that I've been helping to enrich Our Heroes for nearly 30 years, and (3) getting the obligatory XTC reference out of the way early -- I affirm this actually happened. I'm importing Flatpicking Guitar Festival, a compilation released by . . .http://chalkhills.org/cgi-bin/show?issue=14-18#a05 dusty like a lunar sea- May 13, 2008 Martin, if you ever read this, you know why the coffee tasted funny." This just made me re-listen to "Everything", the ultimate Andy divorce song... confetti is everywhere now. On the recording process thread, I have to admit I am enjoying the Beatles Revolver album torrent I downloaded that is a direct digitizing of the vinyl . . .http://chalkhills.org/cgi-bin/show?issue=14-18#a03 Genuine music- May 13, 2008 This is regarding the current discussions of recording. I believe one of the reasons the music business is in such a crappy state is because there is absolutely nothing real about it any longer. It is all about image and not about talent any longer. I believe it started with the Antares Auto Tune device (which is being used in live . . .http://chalkhills.org/cgi-bin/show?issue=14-18#a02 |