Psycho Depot Issue 388 Aug 3, 2004 Current # of subscribers: 194 (daily and digest) Subjects in this issue: Re: Psycho Depot Issue 387 Bears news Guitar Player Magazine/Bears' DVD review Flying Underground/Tickled Pink 97X is back! this week in francophony ++ psychodots ++ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 22:41:26 -0500 From: ashley morris Subject: Re: Psycho Depot Issue 387 > Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 20:12:30 -0400 > From: "Kevin McKeehan" > Subject: the bears > > Hey all > > anyone know about this disc? > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=307&item=4023938765&rd It's the Bears, but not our Bears. In the late 70s and early 80s, there was a UK band called the Bears, that was not quite a punk band, but close. In the days before the internet, I actually bought one of their records because I thought it was "our" Bears. It wasn't. Ashley Morris ++ psychodots ++ Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 18:34:50 -0400 From: Jeffrey A Burroway Subject: Bears news Saw this on http://thebearsmusic.com: BEARS CURRENTLY IN STUDIO 07/18/04 The Bears are in the studio finishing up their next studio release. There are hopes to have it out in 2004. ++ psychodots ++ Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:40:54 -0400 From: Mary Bosken Subject: Guitar Player Magazine/Bears' DVD review Guitar Player August 2004 issue http://www.guitarplayer.com/archive/0804/0804_io1.htm The Bears' Collective Prowl Democracy and spontaneity drive the Bears' adventurous pop approach. Featuring guitarists Adrian Belew and Rob Fetters, drummer Chris Arduser, and bassist Bob Nyswonger, the Cincinnati-based act just released the electrifying Live at Club Cafe DVD [available exclusively at thebearsmusic.com], and is in the midst of working on a new CD. With all four members involved in thriving solo careers. and Belew doing double-duty in King Crimson.time is of the essence when it comes to crafting tunes for the band. "Everyone comes to my home studio for extended weekends, and we really use the idea of synergy," explains Belew. "We'll listen to each others' demos, or pass the guitar around and play songs to one another. We quickly choose songs, work them up, and usually record them right on the spot. This lets us capture a high level of excitement." During the initial parsing phase, songs with breathing room are a lot more likely to get the nod. "Sometimes, it's better to present a song bare bones, with just acoustic guitar or piano and voice," says Fetters. "I think it backfires when someone has over-recorded their idea. Sometimes, our reaction is, "It's perfect. You can put that on your solo record." We're looking for ideas that grab our imagination and make us say 'Yeah, we can take this one and move ahead with it as a group.'" "That's what makes it a successful band," confirms Belew. "You let other people take the germ of an idea you have and filter it through their own way of doing things. We add our own interpretations, and, inevitably, it comes out sounding like the Bears." Maintaining a positive attitude is also key. "If you don't watch it, you can be really toxic to someone else's idea," says Fetters. "For instance, I might be in a cynical frame of mind and hear an innocent love song. My reaction when I'm having a bad day could really put the kibosh on something that's very beautiful and powerful. So, restraint of pen and tongue can be a good thing." Even for these seasoned pros, writer's block occasionally rears its ugly head. But a couple of tried-and-true methods usually provide relief. "One thing that always works is using a different tuning," says Fetters. "Suddenly, everything you know how to play is thrown out the window. Things either don't sound right or they sound really right. Also, picking up an instrument I'm an idiot on-like a keyboard-can help. I get a lot of ideas messing around on other instruments and then converting them to guitar." -Anil Prasad, innerviews.org ++ psychodots ++ Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:28:18 -0400 From: Mary Bosken Subject: Flying Underground/Tickled Pink Passing along an update from Brian Lovely.... ________________ Brian Lovely's Flying Underground... Fly's Again! Tag teaming with our old pals Tickled Pink (Scott Covrett, Bob Nyswonger and Bam Powell) Friday July 23rd Starting at 9:30 Barrelhouse Brewery 22 E.12th St. Over the Rhine $5.00 Cover 9:30 Tickled Pink 10:20 BLFU 11:10 Tickled Pink 12:00 BLFU ( Perhaps featuring some sort of combined band summit jam.=20 Tickled Underground? Flying Pink? ) ++ psychodots ++ Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:18:31 -0400 From: Mary Bosken Subject: 97X is back! Below is a 97X update I received. 97X is back (Internet)! Some of this info appears on their website also. All for now..... Mary __________________________ THE FUTURE IS REBORN... -> www.woxy.com And we're damn glad to be back online with a blitzkrieg of new music. New stuff you'll hear on the air right now includes new music from Ash, Pixies, Mull Historical Society, Belle & Sebastian, Faithless, White Mud Freeway, G. Love (sans Special Sauce), Paul Westerberg, The Twilight Singers, Beastie Boys and tons more. Check out the charts page (www.woxy.com/charts.php) where you can see the new music we're spinning along with a real-time list of the top 10 most played songs for the past 7 days. Our playlist archives are also back online (www.woxy.com/playlists.php). INTERNET RADIO HARDWARE GUIDE Ever wanted to listen to Internet radio on your home stereo? The Digital Savant has put together a listing of the top Internet radio devices to spread the 97X love throughout the house. www.woxy.com/deviceguide.shtml STREAMING UPDATE For your listening pleasure, we're offering Windows Media streams at 20 and 64 kbps and MP3 streams at 24 and 64 kbps: www.woxy.com/broad.shtml. Winamp, iTunes and other streaming MP3 players will even display the currently playing song in real-time! Down the road, look forward to Ogg Vorbis streams and high quality 128 kbps streams available on a pay basis. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! A lot of people still don't know we're back (did you?), and we need your help to spread the word. Emailing a friend or two or three to let them know we're back online would help immensely. PROGRAM NOTES Keep an ear out for the Modern Rock Minute, the Digital Savant and Airchexx returning this week! We're stoked to be back, and it's only going to get better from here! Many improvements are planned for woxy.com and the Internet broadcasts in the coming months... stay tuned! Cheers! - Bryan Jay, Mike, Shiv, and Barb ========================================= Surely you have some questions. As provided at woxy.com and reprinted here for your convenience, here are answers to the most commonly asked questions regarding the return of 97X: Q: Who is on and when? A: Barb is 9a-2p, Mike is 2p-6p, Shiv is 6p-11p. The overnight and weekend hours will be preprogrammed. Q: Will you be back on the FM dial at 97.7 FM? A: Nope. Our broadcast will only be available as a webcast at woxy.com. Q: Can I buy station t-shirts, stickers, etc? A: Not yet. We plan to offer 97X merch in the coming months though. Q: What kinds of streams will you offer? A: To start, we will have 24/64kbps MP3 and 24/64 kbps Windows Media streams and plan on rolling out Ogg Vorbis streams within a month or two. Q: Will there be 128 kbps streams? A: No, although we may offer 128 kbps streams on a subscription basis in the future. Q: Will 97X continue to play local music? A: Yes, 97X remains committed to exposing unsigned bands both locally and nationally. Q: What about Dreadloxx, 97Xtrabeats, Request The X, etc? A: Keep in mind that just getting back on the air has been a monumental task, and many new features and old favorites will be rolled out gradually. Some stuff that will be returning soon: the Modern Rock Minute, the Digital Savant, Airchexx, and Back To The Future (although probably in a new format). Features that may return in some form, but we're not sure when: 97Xtrabeats, Gridloxx, Request The X, and the Concert Keeper. Anything not mentioned above is on permanent hiatus. ++ psychodots ++ Date: Sunday, August 1, 2004 4:27 AM From: George Cunningham Subject: this week in francophony Fondest FakeFrancophiles; The first of the month again beckons, finding us Faux Frenchmen at The Vineyard Cafe Wine Room in Hyde Park this Tuesday, August 3, from 7:30pm to 11pm. Miss this show at your own peril, as we tend to catch fire at the Vineyard. Tink's Mondays continue in Clifton from 6:30-9pm; thanks to all for some great Mondays this summer. Both of this week's shows will feature new addition Paul Patterson, who will be playing with us as mandolinist and/or violinist on a semi-regular basis. Karen, Brian, George and Don all remain in the fray. To you, the gypsy jazz consumer, that means More Fake French, Same Low Price! Directions to the Vineyard and Tink's at www.graveblankets.com, as Burroway is l'homme. 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