Chalkhills Digest Volume 15, Issue 9
Date: Thursday, 16 April 2009
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 15, Number 9
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Topics:
lost job, turning to eBay :)
AP on the BBC
Re: Mark Bignell: subscribe to chalkhills/ posting for XTC radio specials Ap
Re: Tributosaurus becomes XTC -- again!
AP talking all things Duke
New Andy interview
"Frivolous Tonight" is the MySpace song of the week
XTC on VH1's 100 One Hit Wonders of the 80's
"25 O'Clock" is the MySpace song of the week
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:57:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Myers <mmyers1446@yahoo.com> Subject: lost job, turning to eBay :) Message-ID: <53937.35692.qm@web65601.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Hi folks; I lost my job recently and one thing I'm doing is combing through my possessions to see what I can do without, and then going on eBay to list them. I have listed a lot of vinyl that I think might be of interest, but here is one starting point if you want to look; I have a couple of XTC-related lots: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180339468967 Thanks and have a great day! Mike
------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:34:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Jamie Crampton <jamiecfc1@yahoo.com> Subject: AP on the BBC Message-ID: <997803.16713.qm@web90508.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Just seen a note on the BBC website that Mr P will be on the Radcliffe & Maconie show on BBC Radio 2 Monday 6th April between 8 & 10 PM, not sure what he'll be doing/plugging but no doubt will be enlightening. For those outside the UK I'm not sure whether you can get it "live" via the Net, never tried to be honest... Jamie
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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:26:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mark Bignell <bandcouver@yahoo.ca>
Subject: Re: Mark Bignell: subscribe to chalkhills/ posting for XTC radio
Message-ID: <544935.92523.qm@web31405.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
specials April 23 & 30
There's so many XTC pages on facebook, twitter, myspace, as well as
apehouse, the official xtc site, that I forgot to forward this to
Chalkhills.
The XTC specials are April 23 & 30th.
I for some reason thought they were earlier this moth and apologize
for the late notice.
Mark Bignell
Radio Bandcouver Thursdays, 2:30-4pm, 102.7 FM CFRO
Online / Podcast: www.coopradio.org www.bandcouver.com
www.myspace.com/bandcouver
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:10:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Jerry Kaelin <franjerry2134@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: Tributosaurus becomes XTC -- again! Message-ID: <326400.49366.qm@web83702.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Wonderful show, even if an almost exact reprise of the 3/7/08 show. (With addition of "Hop," "Umbrellas" in a differnt place and "Senses" concluding song. Track list below.) Expansive Park West about 3/4 full, with balcony closed. Their website says, "Park West can hold up to 900 people for receptions and can comfortably seat groups of 100 to 700." I'd say a good 500 people. At one point the main commentator, organist/vocalist, I thnk Chris Neville, asked the crowd who had never been to a Tributosauros concert before, and good hundred people raised hands. Chris promised next year's concert in the "Signature Series" would be all new XTC tracklist; he then quipped that there's plenty of material to keep adding each year and "eventually this concert will be nine hours long." To the delight of the crowd. I walked around before the concert began and noted that the crowd was mostly middle-aged white men, 75% with dates, wives, and some couple dozen families and kids. The set-up, on stage, included 11 guitars in stands, two percussion sets and, noted at the end of the concert in thanks to the mixer, nine live mics. Most songs engaged 9-11 musicians on stage. The largest number was 14 musicians, with the strings and a delightful little Julia Morrison on "Dear God." The least number of musicians on stage were also the most hard-driving: three guitars, drummer and two extra back-up vocals to provide for the layered back-ups, mostly from "Black Sea" and "English Settlement." "Burning with Optimism's Flames" with Jeff Freling (from The Rock Squad) was phenomenal, as was Dag Juhin again (from Poi Dog Pondering) doing "No Thugs." My wife noted that the live, layered vocals on "Nearly Africa" seemed a greater accomplishment of timing and texture than the multi-tracking on the record. The earlier songs all had a small group up and dancing, with most heads bopping in the enthusiastic audience. The later, more complicated prduction values were served well by the large ensemble. I can't wait for next year....and I'm a transplanted Cubs fan. Track List: Tributosauros Becomes XTC, April 11, 2009 Making Plans for Nigel Dear God Earn Enough for Us Statue of Liberty Generals & Majors Burning with Optimism's Flames Poor Skeleton Steps Out 10,000 Umbrellas Life Begins at the Hop Prince of Orange Science Friction When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty One of the Millions It's Nearly Africa Mayor of Simpleton No Thugs in Our House Peter Pumpkinhead Senses Working Overtime Jerry Kaelin Chicago, IL
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:58:23 +0100 From: "White House Hotel, Charmouth" <iisimpson@btinternet.com> Subject: AP talking all things Duke Message-ID: <79FAD5883F4E4E2CAE797A2E966E73BF@IanPC> Hi chalkhills folk fab site regular visitor etc.A great way to waste most of a day Heard AP talking all things Duke on the very wonderful Maconies Freakzone BBC6Music show can be heard here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00jtbqy/Stuart_Maconies_Freak_Zone_12_04_2009/ for the further delectation of all kudos simpon
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:44:12 +0100 From: "Daniel Garrett" <daniel.garrett@bbc.co.uk> Subject: New Andy interview Message-ID: <A6F4230376ACE94884355DE431919A24067AC5C3@bbcxue805.national.core.bbc.co.uk> I interviewed Andy this afternoon, you can find the audio here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2009/04/14/andy_partridge_interview_feature.shtml It's a biggie. -- Daniel Garrett Broadcast Journalist http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:38:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Todd Bernhardt <beat_town@yahoo.com> Subject: "Frivolous Tonight" is the MySpace song of the week Message-ID: <148498.71115.qm@web32004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi: Over at the XTCfans MySpace site (http://www.myspace.com/xtcfans), the song of the week is "Frivolous Tonight." If you want to know how the song manages to relate to both Black Sabbath and Rodgers & Hammerstein, or which kind of bass he wishes someone would give him, check out the XTCfans blog site at http://blog.myspace.com/xtcfans. Nothing makes us more content To let us wallow in a bit of nonsense... -Todd
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:05:30 -0700 From: Michael Ong <mikeong@gmail.com> Subject: XTC on VH1's 100 One Hit Wonders of the 80's Message-ID: <e2bcf6230904012205kf484607qf02001bcbc890d89@mail.gmail.com> #62: Dear God. I was really shocked to see that they were even included. There must be an XTC fan on the inside who put them on the list, since it is hard to fathom what mainstream music top 10 list Dear God actually made, although I guess it was Billboard's #1 video in 1987 that must have qualified them. Back to major lurk mode.
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:20:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Todd Bernhardt <beat_town@yahoo.com> Subject: "25 O'Clock" is the MySpace song of the week Message-ID: <775448.41885.qm@web32002.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi: Over at the XTCfans MySpace site, special guest Sir John Johns discusses "25 O'Clock," the song of the week. If you want to know where the Dukes first appear (it might be earlier than you think), or what connection the Dukes have to Mott the Hoople, check out the XTCfans blog site at http://blog.myspace.com/xtcfans. 25 o'clock, that's when you're going to be mine 25 o'clock, we'll be together 'til the end of time... -Todd
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