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I don't think "quality of music" is objectively quantifiable, but I think probably if we go by record sales as an indicator, then there should be a strong correlation between haircuts he can afford and high record sales. I love Jeff Tweedy's hair. I love his hat. I love his music. I would gladly pay for his haircuts by buying more records, merchandise and seeing live shows.

Since much of the press/PR about his hairdresser mentions him, she likely benefits financially and professionally by association. Maybe he gets comped for his coiffure?

You, too, can request a "Jeff Tweedy" for under 65 dollars including tip. "Bathsheba Nemerovski at Sparrow offers a low-maintenance cut ($56) favored by the likes of Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy." (From Chicago Magazine, Sept. 2011 http://www.chicagoma...e=2&siarticle=1 )

From an interview with "Hair on the Brain" in May 2010 http://www.haironthe...w-salon-owners/[/size]> Sparrow is the new big-deal hair salon in Chicago. Owners Susan Flaga and Bathsheba Nemerovski opened the salon in a 120 year-old building in Logan Square, and they’ve gotten tons of attention ever since–the New York Times called Bathsheba one of Chicago’s best-kept secrets. Well, the secret is out. Sparrow has cultivated a devoted following, thanks to the duo’s low-maintenance cuts and natural-looking color. And Bathsheba cuts everyone’s hair from Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy to pre-teen blogging

I know what you say about reading more about the band than you are listening to it. Wonder whether it's something they are doing differently (new marketing /PR) or just me being in a different place in my life. I made myself take a year sabbatical from my obsessive Wilco habit to finish a Masters, The "year" finished in September and I've been to five shows since. They were all amazing, and I even had the thrill of running into some of the band before/after the shows a couple of times without trying. I feel like I'm just going through the motions, though. The Whole Love is terrific, but

Sadly, Spotify is not available in Ireland. And apparently used CDs from the USA don't ship internationally due to warranty issues. (Attempt fail.) But I am happy with Anodyne today. Plus, I've been taught to download and unpack/unzip. O brave new world! I hope to pick up used copies when I visit Claremont next month. (Rhino Records! Yay!) @Robby, the JT songs are on heavier rotation for me too at the moment, but I will probably get to the rest of them later. Thanks for posting your playlists. I think they will help: Uncle Tupelo 101.

I see what you mean... I am liking it. Thanks again everyone. I hope this will be the start of a new obsession.

Thanks, all. I should have known if I asked it here, eventually every album will get a vote! :-D I think I will start with Anodyne. @Analogman- I am a Mennonite when it comes to downloading music or torrents off the interwebs. But perhaps if you have time you can let me know where I can find UT albums to listen to for free? Truth is, it's easier to spend money and have things sent to me. (Maybe this is also why I am broke.) I am a dork and plan to buy CDs rather than itunes download so I can look at the liner notes and have a tactile experience. (Not hip enough to own a turn tabl

1) Cash-strapped after flying around Europe to see Wilco; 2) I may find Uncle Tupelo annoying, the way some Wilco fans dislike Billy Bragg; 3) I like spending time with one album at a time. I'm hoping if I start at the right spot, I will acquire a taste and eventually buy them all.

If one were to start exploring Uncle Tupelo for the first time, after a decade of adoring Wilco (introduced by Billy Bragg via Mermaid Avenue), where should one begin? In chronological order? Or reverse chronological order? At random? Or can anyone familiar with the UT catalogue recommend an album to start with? (null)

I had mixed feelings about the security at the Paris show. I'm short and had just been to the show in Brussels, where there were clearly too many tall Dutch folks up at the front. I couldn't see anything but the top of Jeff Tweedy's head, which was a nice head with an apropos hat, but I'd like to have seen his gruff face when he said sarcastic things, like about early Wilco fans all being dead, etc. In Paris I was glad that security didn't let the late-comers rush the stage when we had to get there early for our seats. On the other hand, the guy in front of me didn't deserve having a

So magically delicious.

1.3 billion and counting....

Ok, so I do have some contacts in the entertainment/art/media world in the Greater China region, and I was fantasizing about Wilco doing an Asian tour when I visited with some friends there last summer. (Yes, they roll their eyes at me and say that I talk about Wilco the way a born again Christian talks about Jesus.) They like Wilco too, partly because it is a prerequisite for our friendship, but they told me frankly that unless Wilco was actually Air Supply, or makes a few karaoke-friendly videos, it would be a hard sell. My people disappoint me. :-(

Maybe a blog post doesn't count as foreign press but... representin'. Here is a post by a music promoter in China, from 2009 when Wilco considered a stop in Beijing. http://www.douban.com/note/54295308/ I did a quick translation, below the original text. (I am a professional . My stellar resume available on request. PM me if you require Chinese-English translations.) 环境,音乐.WILCO乐团4月日本. [Environment, Music, Wilco, Japan, April] 2009-12-22 15:08:12 在北京,在上海, 人们活的那么快,那么累,那么的重, 大家又如何有时间去欣赏和体会那么好听的FOLK歌曲呢? FEIST 多亏了一首1234, 才有那么多内地人知道她. [People's lives are so hectic, exhausting

Does anyone know if the Paris show is seated or general admission?

When that certain drummer said the same to me after London, I so wanted to believe him and drink the kool-aid, but deep down in my heart of hearts, a little voice told me: "I bet he says that to all the girls."

You kid, but in actual fact Jeff Tweedy is a bonafide "charismatic religious leader". According to Nels Cline, "the Reverend Tweedy" was recently ordained (by mail order from the Universal Life Church) and was the officiant at the Cline-Honda nuptials where Yoko Ono and Rufus Wainwright were in attendance.

It was among the comments to the London setlist. The Wilco Facebook person had written: "Dublin and Australia in 2012." But I see that they've since deleted that setlist and posted another instead for both nights, and all of the comments that went with it. Maybe it won't happen after all.

No. That guy wasn't security. Security had black uniforms and wore ID badges. I wondered if he was chaperoning his daughter or something -- he was a bit weird the way he stood sideways for the entire show and wore a trench coat. My friend and I joked that he might have been a flasher waiting for a moment.

I take this back! Plans for a Dublin show for 2012 were confirmed yesterday on Wilco's Facebook page by Wilco. (The old adage: "If it's posted on Facebook, it must be true.") Yay! Glenn Kotche is so unbelievably kind. He is truly a superstar. One basks in his presence.

A few of us saw Glenn Kotche after the second Roundhouse show and lobbied (again) for Dublin. Wilco have skipped Dublin on the last three European tours. He said they will likely come in March or May. But I wonder if he was just saying that... How much say does the band really have on where they stop on tour?

We as a nation also send our working class kids into battlefields by promising them a better financial future. The armed forces recruit heavily from among the poor. I didn't like this song as much as the others on the album initially, but it quickly became a favorite. (Clearly not the buxom blonde getting all the attention at the party, but the wallflower who turns out to be much more interesting!). I love the clever rhymes, and love love love the wonderful alliteration in "through war's waters I will wade" -- all those W's in a row makes it almost onomatopoeic, and fits the meaning perfec

It would be cool if, instead of walking anywhere, all six Wikcos ride on Segways.

As a rookie reporter starting out, I was given an "exclusive interview" with MM Randy Savage when he toured Asia the mid 1990s. Randy wanted to talk about his failed career as a baseball player in the minor leagues. He told me major league ball was his big dream growing up, and that he worked his ass off trying to get there, but wasn't going anywhere. When the wrestling opportunity came up, he found a success he hadn't planned on. He said he saw himself as a role model and wanted kids to know that you might fail at what you set out to do, but you can still succeed at plan B. Even t