home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!olivea!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!newsfeed.rice.edu!uw-beaver!news.u.washington.edu!carson.u.washington.edu!batboy
- From: batboy@carson.u.washington.edu (Thomas Radke)
- Newsgroups: alt.music.alternative
- Subject: Re: Questions/Comments from Seattle
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.020021.18534@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 02:00:21 GMT
- References: <c188-am.724435652@po.berkeley.edu> <1992Dec15.173355.3945@news.uiowa.edu> <1992Dec18.031529.23336@u.washington.edu>
- Sender: news@u.washington.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: University of Washington
- Lines: 28
-
- >Someone posted earlier that Babes in T'land broke up and mentioned the
- >lead singer's hubby(fiance?) as being the lead goat in Lubricated Goat. I
- >saw these two bands a month or so ago and _loved_ Lubricated Goat. They
- >were the epitome of bad crazyness. They kept lighting their hair on fire
- >while they played. they accused the crowd of being the "harriest
- >motherfuckers" they'd seen. I guess they're from Australia. Can anyone
- >give me info on albumns?
-
- >A plug: A great band I just heard was Sage. They're local (Seattle) but
- >play a great mix of jazzy/grungy/rockabilly. None of this three-chord
- >crap; the guitarist is incredible. I liked 'em better sittin' down than
- >standin' up (kinda hard to rock to with tempo changes and what not).
-
- >I'm curious. I haven't been outta town for a long fuckin' time (and I'm
- >sick as hell of it) and I was wondering which of our incredible bands (tm)
- >were being heard across the land. How about: Hammerbox, Black Happy
- >(actually from Spokane, i think), the aforementioned Sage, Sky Cries Mary.
- >Any others (no, besides THOSE!) I can't think.
-
- >What's the drug scene like in your towns? Heroin was way up for a long
- >time, esp. among musicians and wanna bes. Anyone drop and go see some of
- >the more intense/ethereal bands (ie Ministry, My Bloody Valentine, Sky
- >Cries Mary...)?
-
- >Finally, if you're not listenin' to the Cocteau Twins, well, I'm just
- >gonna have to hold you down and fart on your face.
-
- -tom
-