Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 02:00:27 -0500 Subject: SOMMS Digest - 16 Jan 1998 to 17 Jan 1998 There are 9 messages totalling 326 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. 2 little articles 2. Sub Pop Singles Club (2) 3. noisegarden (2) 4. Noisegarden (3) 5. oops To UNSUBSCRIBE from SOMMS, send email to LISTSERV@MITVMA.MIT.EDU with the following in the body of your message: SIGNOFF SOMMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 09:26:48 -0800 From: "S. Kutz" Subject: 2 little articles on our favorite fellows! #1-From the Stranger (one of seattle's many free publications) Soundgarden's pretty prima donna Chris (sigh) Cornell engaged in both roughhousing and horseplay with a fellow stud-muffin at Susan Silver's (Mrs. Cornell, and boss of Silver Management) Xmas "bash". Furniture was flying, and at episode's end all parties wore gashed and bloody foreheads. #2-From the Rocket (another free publication in seattle) Ben Shepherd, formerly of Soundgarden, along with fellow Wellwater Conspiracy crony John McBain, has been collaborating with former Kyuss frontman John Homme on his Desert Sessions project, a series of six 10-inch records of experimental noise being issued by Man's Run. Both Shepherd and McBain appear on Desert SEssions Volumes 1 & 2, available as one CD or two 10-inches. That's all for now. hope it was enjoyable. =) sarah =) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 13:22:14 -0500 From: Elric&Dagny Subject: Sub Pop Singles Club Hi guys! Think of this as a Public Service Announcement. :) I read this on Music News of the World a few minutes ago, and I thought some of the Sommsters might be interested. Hey, they mention SG in there, don't they?? Radiohead, Conershop May Help Revive Sub Pop Singles Club Label brings back idea of regularly distributing limited-edition vinyl cuts from artists to members. Addicted To Noise Senior Writer Gil Kaufman reports : In honor of the label's 10th anniversary, Seattle's Sub Pop Records is reviving its popular Singles Club, which in the past has offered rare vinyl cuts by such acts as Nirvana, L7, Mudhoney and Afghan Whigs. This time, the resurrected singles club may feature such popular acts as Radiohead, Cornershop and the Jesus & Mary Chain. "It's something that people who work here loved about Sub Pop in the past and it's one of the things most readily identifiable with the label," said Jason Reynolds, the head of A&R for the label and the coordinator of the project. The original Sub Pop Singles Club began in November 1988 with a 1,000-copy pressing of Nirvana's "Love Buzz/Big Cheese" single and was followed by nearly five years of one-off singles from Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, L7, Afghan Whigs, Mudhoney, Unrest, Rapeman, Rocket From the Crypt, Fugazi, Flaming Lips, Jon Spencer, Ween, Soundgarden, Urge Overkill and dozens of others. The club closed down in December 1993 with a final single from Sebadoh's Lou Barlow, "I'm Not Mocking You." "It was losing focus and there was less interest in vinyl then," explained Reynolds. As before, the new limited-edition singles will come on colored vinyl and will remain a secret until they arrive on subscribers' doorsteps. Some of the bands that might be involved this time include Radiohead, Cornershop, Electric Airlines (the new band from former Urge Overkill bassist Eddie "King" Roesser), Luna, Modest Mouse, Sukpatch and the Jesus & Mary Chain, according to Reynolds. The first mailing will be in April of this year, when club members will receive the first two singles in the new series. Those will be followed, bi-monthly, by four new (and "maybe" some old stuff from the vault, said Reynolds) and exclusive tracks from artists. Sub Pop plans to press 3,000 copies of the singles for now, which will set back fans $70 for a full year's subscription. "Everyone who we've approached, some baby bands without a deal, some major-label artists, have been into it," Reynolds said, adding that it especially gives young artists the chance to release cover songs and originals that don't fit on their albums. "Everyone we've approached so far has thought it was cool and remembered it from the first time." Among those who remembered the club well, Reynolds said, is Isaac Brock, leader of Modest Mouse. Brock used to receive all the singles and "was always thrilled by never knowing what was coming out," he added. [Fri., Jan. 16, 1998, 9 a.m. PST] Dagny here again: One of the things that caught my eye in this was them saying that there might be some old stuff from the Sub Pop vault sent out. Might we see look for vintage SG? It would be interesting to see what they might release. Life Rules! Dagny ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 13:08:00 -0600 From: Tom Gipson Subject: noisegarden yeah a lot of people i know don't like soundgarden. my mom hates everything i listen to (you know how moms are). she says they're annoying, probably because i'm always playing slaves & bulldozers. i got one friend who's taste in music is very picky. he hates bands just because certain people like em, you know? my other friend says "i just don't like the guy's voice". what the fuck?!?chris' voice is one of the many elements that makes soundgarden one of the best bands out there! other people i know like 'em ok. but my friend joe loves sg. Tom p.s. does anyone have kim's or chris' or anyones email address? thank you. "You wired me awake and hit me with a hand of broken nails..." -Soundgarden, "Rusty Cage" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 11:34:00 PST From: Incessant Mace Subject: Re: Sub Pop Singles Club >Dagny here again: One of the things that caught my eye in this was them >saying that there might be some old stuff from the Sub Pop vault sent >out. Might we see look for vintage SG? It would be interesting to see >what they might release. > >Life Rules! > >Dagny I would be a little bit of a gamble to pay $70 because you MIGHT get vintage Soundgarden. The only bands listed (for the new singles club) whose music I've heard are radiohead and cornershop and I certainly wouldn't want to spend $70 on them. Sometimes that cornershop song gets stuck in my head and WON'T go away (near tears just thinking about it). The point I'm trying to make: Gambling is FUN!!!!!! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 14:33:39 -0600 From: tonerkin Subject: Re: noisegarden At 01:08 PM 1/16/98 -0600,Tom wrote: > my mom hates >everything i listen to (you know how moms are). Can I add another thing this Soundgarden loving Mom hates.....when my kid listens The Spice Girls.."I'll tell you what I want what I really really want!" AUGGGHHHHHH!!! >p.s. does anyone have kim's or chris' or anyones email address? Isn't Kim addie: Hewholikesbeer@Yahoo.com Ben's is: SpitkickSpit@hotheadmail.com Chris' is: onmyown@solo.com Matt's is: Smashed@Billynet.com Incessant Mace wrote: >Sometimes that cornershop song gets >stuck in my head and WON'T go away (near tears just thinking about it).' "Everyone needs a bosom for a pillow everyone needs a bosom." Cornershop...cool band even if Tjinder(lead singer) is a "brown dude with a tude"!!! Keep those e-mails coming in for the give away...I love reading all about how wonderful I am!!! :))) Flattery will get you everywhere! toni ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 18:37:08 -0500 From: Dave George-Cosh Subject: Re: Noisegarden Um. Can I say one thing about their e-mail addresses? Why did you do that? I think being diehard fans is enough, but being diehard fans with the ability to fuck up their private life is too much for me. I wish that those emails aren't real and made up just because they probably are on this list and now have to change their emails and stuff like that. I also wish that whenever some guy wants to know their address in Seattle, don't give it to them. We all want private lives. How would you like it if some idiot who's obsessed with you bangs on the door and asks for your autograph for the 124 cd's he has of you. Dave ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 18:57:27 -0500 From: "Michelle A. Leco" Subject: Re: Noisegarden I'm sure that those e-mail addresses were made up. Did you read them? I thought they were quite funny. Read them again. Maybe you'll see the humor this time. Isn't Kim addie: Hewholikesbeer@Yahoo.com He who likes beer. Ben's is: SpitkickSpit@hotheadmail.com Spit Kick Spit (Obviously a joke about his concert behavior.) Hot Head Mail. (A spoof of hotmail.com) Chris' is: onmyown@solo.com On My Own at solo.com? Matt's is: Smashed@Billynet.com Obviously a smashing pumpkins/billy corgan joke. So all of you SOMMSters. These are not real. I repeat. They are fake. And Toni, thanks for sending a little humor our way. You've got quite the sense of humor! Regards, M -----Original Message----- From: Dave George-Cosh To: SOMMS@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: Friday, January 16, 1998 6:43 PM Subject: Re: Noisegarden >Um. Can I say one thing about their e-mail addresses? Why did you do that? >I think being diehard fans is enough, but being diehard fans with the ability >to fuck up their private life is too much for me. I wish that those emails > aren't >real and made up just because they probably are on this list and now have >to change their emails and stuff like that. I also wish that whenever some guy >wants to know their address in Seattle, don't give it to them. We all want >private lives. How would you like it if some idiot who's obsessed with you >bangs on the door and asks for your autograph for the 124 cd's he has of >you. > >Dave > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 15:58:55 -0800 From: Gene Candelaria Subject: Re: Noisegarden Does nobody know a joke when they read one? Jeepers! gene Dave George-Cosh wrote: > > Um. Can I say one thing about their e-mail addresses? > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 19:09:25 -0500 From: Dave George-Cosh Subject: oops You know, I finally got it when I realized - onhisown@solo.com meant chris's solo....ya whatever, and those others, well, thanks for making my day! jk, Dave ------------------------------ End of SOMMS Digest - 16 Jan 1998 to 17 Jan 1998 ************************************************