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    Wilco involved with Neil Finn project with Radiohead/Johnny Marr etc

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    From this week's Finn Fan Club Newsletter:

     

    It will have a release through Sony. At this stage I can confirm- Australia, NZ and USA. I'm sure there will be other areas but just haven't had any confirmation at this stage. At the time of writing the release date is still expected to be August. There was talk of both a single CD and a Double CD. I'm assuming that hasn't changed? The 2 discs that I have- contain 12 songs on each.

    I Am Trying To Break Your Heart - with horns

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Too cool

     

    That took a hell of a lot of imagination to turn that song into a Stax funk-soul work-out.

     

    I guess soul guys like Otis Redding have always covered pop songs - which sometimes work well, and sometimes fail spectacularly.

     

    This one works, when it has no right to!

     

    Go JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound!!!

     

    Brilliant.

    Wilco involved with Neil Finn project with Radiohead/Johnny Marr etc

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I thought that the 7 Worlds doco was pretty sweet. Plenty of Tweedy action:

    - Watch Jeff & family arrive at airport!

    - Be astounded by spectacular scenery as Jeff walks at Piha beach!

    - See Tweedy kids paint self portraits!

    - Be amused when Johnny Marr beats Jeff with a cucumber!

     

    Plenty of mutual appreciation-type interviews (Wilco are great! Neil Finn is great! KT Tunstall is great! etc). So this is no high-drama rock ‘n roll clash of egos - the closest we got was a contrived practical joke with Marr stealing Tweedy’s 12-sting Telecaster - but it was good fun and in keeping with the spirit of things. That was the point. This was a group of musicians, and, most importantly, their families, who genuinely enjoyed each other’s company, getting together and having a great summer holiday (and made a record, and did some gigs while they were at it). It was just really nice.

     

    I enjoyed the insight into the creative process stuff – I really liked seeing them discussing and developing the songs – “how about staying on the G for three bars” - that sort of thing. There was a good scene with Bic Runga working up one of her songs with Pat, Glenn and John.

     

    It was great, really. Hopefully it will be bundled as a DVD with the album.

     

    Interestingly they said that all publishing rights and revenue for the songs have been gifted to Oxfam. I wonder if Oxfam will get a double hit from “You never know” with it appearing on both the 7 Worlds record, AND “Wilco (the album”)….?

     

    Your man in NZ.

    Wilco involved with Neil Finn project with Radiohead/Johnny Marr etc

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Just got sent this update from oxfam:

     

    Latest news! The one hour world premiere of the 7 Worlds Collide documentary will be showing on TV1 - Monday May 24 at 10.30pm. Don't miss this unique opportunity to see the artists in action behind the scenes.

     

    Oxfam

     

    Stupid NZ TV hogging all the good stuff... never thought I would say that.

     

     

    May 24 is a Sunday, not Monday.

     

    Just checked TVNZ website and yep, it's on Sunday night.

     

    Will try to record, and post any Wilco-related clips on YT.

    'Uke Tunes

    in Solid State Technology

    Posted

    I haven't tried it out myself, but "How to fight loneliness" could work on the uke, given that the original kind of has that "Island strum" thing going on.

     

    For a little inspiration, check out our town's resident ukulele band

     

    Keep having fun with that Uke!

     

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    Me, test-driving a coconut-body ukulele in Rarotonga

    1999: Summerteeth & The Soft Bulletin

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Curiously, both bands went on to release, what I consider to be, their best albums in the same year: 2002.

     

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    Yankee Hotel Foxtrot & Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

     

    (yes, I know YHF was finished and available online in 2001 – but that’s a technicality as far as I’m concerned.)

     

    2002 was a bit of a watershed year for me for music. I really had my ears open by this time. Beck’s best record, “Sea Change” was also released that same year. I also discovered UK indie singer-songwriter, Badly Drawn Boy, that year (thanks to his soundtrack work on “About a Boy”), which set me off down the path to discovering his brilliant debut “The Hour of the Bewilderbeast” from 2000.

     

    All of these records have been with me pretty solidly since, and are almost always in my Top 10 lists. It was a pretty encouraging start to the new millennium.

    New album news!

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Meanwhile did they start off in New Zealand like this:

     

    "Okay, band meeting. First thing: attendance. Jiff?"

     

    "Present."

     

    "Great. Glinn?"

     

    I'm just happy that you guys know what a New Ziland accent sounds like, let alone that Wilco has recorded a large chunk of their new record here.

    Who would have thought?

    I think I'll have some fush and chups to celebrate.

    Between this, and the success of FOTC, I'm a little proud right now.

    Is it wrong

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Well, I'm not alone then.

     

    My best Wilco T-shirt story is when I walked into a cafe wearing said shirt, and the woman who served me (who also happened to be the proprietor of the establishment) commented on it and started talking about Wilco. We then got onto music in general and I asked about the bands that play at her cafe, mentioned that I was in a band, and before you know it we've exchanged e-mail addresses. A few weeks later we were booked to play there. It was a totally sweet gig. We played on the roof.

    Is it wrong

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I was sitting in a cafe last Friday (Offbeat Originals, Left Bank, Cuba mall, Wellington, NZ) waiting for my Fish Burger when I over-heard the guy at the neighbouring table talking to his friend about Wilco. He was obviously quite passionate about the band, but his friend was completely non-plussed. She had no idea who the band was, or what the big deal was. He told her how he requested a song (Reservations) for the Wellington show via the website, and they played it. It was particularly special because he requested it for him and his girlfriend/fiance/wife whose anniversary it was on the night of the gig.

     

    At that point I just leapt in - no introduction, no "excuse me", I just said, "I requested Jesus, etc for that show". That was it. We were off, talking about how cool the show was, how great the band is, did I see Neil Young at the Big Day Out recently, no, but I did see the 7 Worlds gig with Finn and Wilco, etc....

     

    And then it was over.

     

    I apologised for butting in, he said that was cool. We said our goodbyes.

     

    I have had other Wilco conversations with strangers - but only when I've been wearing a Wilco shirt which has acted as a natural ice-breaker - but this was the first time that I've started one up cold.

     

    It felt good.

     

    Is that healthy?

     

    Am I turning into a weird Wilco fanboy obsessive, like the rest of you?

    7 Worlds Collide in Auckland

    in After The Show

    Posted

    The two unscheduled Wilco encores were:

    Outtasight (Outta mind)

    Hoodoo Voodoo (pretty loose with Pat coordinating guitar solos between himself, Neil, and Johnny Marr while Liam interjected some crazy-arse Theremin). Tremendous fun.

     

    I just got back home after the day-long drive from Auckland to Wellington. What a great show (I went to the first one). Seeing Tweedy twice within 12 months is a rare treat for us down in this corner of the globe.

     

    "Fake Plastic Trees" was a highlight for me - Jeff and John with the Radiohead boys, Johnny Marr and Liam Finn was pretty special. Jeff also led the vocal on the cover of Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the air" which was top-shelf sing-a-long joy.

     

    I personally thought that Wilco stole the show, but I'm bias. What was refreshing about the night was that it seemed, on the surface at least, to be pretty devoid of ego. Neil seemed to be happy sitting in the background playing piano and Hammond a lot of the time. It was a great evening of music for all the right reasons.

     

    Pat was one of the hardest-working players, featuring in a lot of the "bands", even playing bass on a few songs early on.

     

    If I lived in Auckland I would have been tempted to go again tonight.

     

    Photos up soon.

    Keys help

    in Solid State Technology

    Posted

    Well it turns out the coral organ is a Phillips organ, Phillicordia. they're pretty awesome. anyone know a good module??

     

    That is one rad keyboard. I want one.

     

    Looks like these guys do a software emulator:

    http://www.store.precisionsound.net/philicordainfo.php

     

    Probably not much help to you.

     

    And check out this dude funking up "Sultans of Swing" on one:

     

    It has such a lot of personality as an instrument, that you'd have to be careful not to overuse it, I reckon...

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