Tweedy's Gurl

PS: long live the RSBF/RSGF thread!!

It's been a minute huh? Am I still in the top 10 commenters?

20 years is a hell of a long time. Weird to think I joined nearly at the beginning of things. This site made my high school years bearable and my college years full of adventure and music. The magnificent folks I met through this forum are lifelong friends. I'll try to find some Souper Sum It photos from our first big meet ups back in 03 and 04!

(Donna, I'll probably forget about the photos. They're all in an album on my Facebook if I do!)

Love to all my fellow ViaChicagoans past and present.

For those wondering what the hell ever happened to your little baby girl: I grew up, moved to southern Illinois, got married, got cats, went to grad school, and now I'm a trauma counselor/advocate. Oh, and I've done a long running local radio show, although that has beenon hiatus since the beginning of the panoramic.

i may be a vegetarian....but i still love spam!!!

Thanks for remembering me you guys....I guess this is kind of a big one....

I checked out the fine folks at the downtown C'dale ABC store on your behalf this weekend. They're good folk and will take care of you when you return to school.

 

Have a lovely birthday, Dear!

Haha, yeah...they're good people....and they're just a block from my place!

yay for people born on June 10th! Happy birthday Rosie. I hope it's really something.

Happy birthday Charlos!

happy birthday rosie!! rock stars & whiskey bottles better watch out!!!!

shhhhhh........hee.......

21 - that is crazy. I hope you had a nice day.

Isn't it? I can't believe it myself.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TEEG!!

 

ok it's official: next time you visit los angeles, i will make some fab sangria!

 

man, i remember not being able to see 21+ shows. that was a DRAG.

 

WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE!

Yay Sangria!!!! I've been waiting years to drink it with you!!

I still believe in Tweedy's Gurl! Cheers, darlin'!

aw....ya know...I really needed to hear that!

it's called 'i don't care'.

i'm so excited....my favorite prof called in to ask about fred lonberg-holm.

life is funny.

thanks to everyone who's tuned in!

i concur.

-tg-

Gawd this is fun

LouieB

aw...you guys rule.

thanks for tuning in last week! it was a blast! i actually had to think about that playlist....i don't know jazz as well as louie does.

definitely tune in tomorrow...it should be a good one.

i'm trying to get a regular show in the fall...i want to do a sunday morning show called 'the devil's radio' (thank you robyn hitchcock for the inspiration!)

um...as for re-listening....the station doesn't have the resources to podcast (it's completely community run...one of only 2 community stations in illinois!) however, i will be doing my best to record it onto CD. (it's gonna wind up being 3 discs long...oof) i'll see what i can do after that point.

i played her cover of 'california stars' on the radio this afternoon.

In an earthquake, 60 seconds can feel like an hour and a half!

before i found out that it was 10 seconds, i kept thinking it was 5-10 minutes. we got shaken up pretty hard in carbondale.

Fillmore '97.

i get the feeling that this is one of those records that i'm gonna be on the fence about for a long long time.

he once told natalie 'we stalk our fans'.

we should change our motto: "Here at VC, stalking is a two way street!"

the best part was how, when jeff DID post, no one even noticed.

tomorrow the green grass is definitely my favorite. i could listen to it endlessly and never get tired of those gorgeous harmonies.

in southern il, the new madrid faultline is talked about often (i took a geology course and they wouldn't shut up about it.) thanks to uncle tupelo, i actually knew what my profs were talking about from the very first moment! being a wilco junkie has its benefits.

win.

ooooh....i dunno....Misunderpants is still a frontrunner in my opinion.

I found a couple of articles and some of the books from class will certainly help, but the greatest thing I found so far is someone's thesis from UofV. It is pretty much exactly what I wanted my paper to be about so I think it will end up being my main source. After some research I've narrowed down the topic a bit. I'm trying to show that alt country in the 90s is a combination of DIY punk aesthetic, indie rock lo-fi techniques (which kind of evolved out of the punk aesthetic) and the themes and styles of old time music while focusing on Uncle Tupelo's music. So I guess what I need ideas for now would be songs to discuss...off the top of my head I would cover No Depression, Whiskey Bottle, John Hardy, Acuff-Rose (for sure), New Madrid, the I Wanna Be Your Dog cover. Any other ideas?

 

PS: All this help from ya'll is really great. You guys have really helped me figure this thing out which I have been stressed about for the past two weeks.

'we've been had' would be good if you want to bring in the socio-political commentary aspect of punk. ('atomic power' would make a nice contrast.)

dude, don't stress. if you need music geek assistance, this is the right place to come!

the waco brothers are one of my favorite 'alt country' bands...they've been called 'cash meets clash'...worth checking out in general, and for your paper as well. (jon langford helped to form bloodshot records.)

i'm avoiding writing a paper about citizen kane and the magnificent ambersons right now....shoot me a pm if you wanna talk alt. country!

NO! You get to come right on inside -- unless you want to of course

 

And I will wax only if EL FAMOUS promises to be there.

how creepy would it be to have people line up outside your house?? in my neighborhood, the neighbors would probably call the cops!

jstor is a godsend. you can find the coolest stuff!

i'm sure there must be articles about gram parsons, even if there aren't so many about the new wave of alt country.

this could be the start of a revolution....wow!

Pantsers

 

(Panthers...)

whatever happened to pants...er....panthers anyway?

Every little thing

Every little thing

Every little thing

Is gonna tear pants apart

 

Hello all. I'm new here.

best first post ever?

very yes.

damn...i wish i could go...vc parties are the best!