Filthy Delicious
In an interview with Plug Magazine, Jeff Klein tips us to another potential Dulli side project, Filthy Delicious.
Greg Dulli and I are talking about making an electronic dance record with good songs under the moniker Filthy Delicious. It will be a metrosexuals dream come true.
For those of you that can’t wait until the CD release, Jeff Klein’s new Dulli produced album, The Hustler, is available at iTunes.
Upcoming Mighty Fine shows in NYC
Catch Steve Myers and his band, Mighty Fine, in NYC tomorrow and next month.
June 26th @ Moe’s in Fort Greene
July 8th @ Crash Mansion.
Uptown Review at Rhino.com
Rhino.com reviews Uptown Lights.
It didn’t matter so much what Uptown Lights were playing, but how they were playing it—fast and loose, freewheeling and easy-dealing, which, like class clowns who are really ace students, couldn’t mask the depth of the arrangements and busy instrumentation, both going a long way toward a jaw-dropping performance.
News Roundup
Dulli is interviewed in an article on the reopening of the Roosevelt hotel bars. The project was organized by Amanda Scheer Demme, wife fo the late Ted Demme, and friend of Dulli.
Now Playing Magazine has a great review of the recent Uptown Lights shows.
Moon Maan has added a new date to their gig calendar: July 14 in Fargo, ND with Violent Femmes at Playmakers.
Twilight Solstice
Lots of updates on The Twilight Singers over at their official site in the form of “Twilight Solstice.”. It includes news on the new album, Blackberry Belle on vinyl (with Run Rabbit Run), Amber Headlights release, and a great big tour next year.
Whigs Make Spin’s Top 100
The Afghan Whigs’ Gentlemen was ranked #99 by Spin Magazine in their top 100 albums of the past twenty years list, available in the current issue. The top 10 are:
1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
3. Nirvana - Nevermind
4. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
5. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
6. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
7. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
8. Prince - Sign ‘o’ the Times
9. PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
10. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Recommended: Petra Haden Sings the Who Sell Out
When Pete Townshend calls an acapella re-imagining of The Who’s classic album “Exquisite” that’s good enough for me.
Most Twilight Singers listeners know Petra from her multi-instrument work on Blackberry Belle. She’s also a touring member of The Decemberists and led the 90s group that dog. But lately, she’s been getting a lot of attention for Petra Haden Sings the Who Sell Out, a delightfully odd all-vocal tribute. It may seem kitschy at first; but it actually makes for excellent listening. She provides an intense breakdown of the sometimes dense original instrumentation creating a refreshing, unique listening experience that stands on its own.
For those of you in the LA area, Petra will be performing the album live with an all-female choir on July 1 at the Ford Ampitheatre.
Dulli at Silver Lake Benefit
Greg Dulli, Charlie Haden, Flea, and Tracy Chapman (among many others) attended a benefit for the Silver Lake Conservatory of Music last week. From Rollingstone.com:
Among those on hand to lend support were Greg Dulli, Perry Farrell and Incubus’ Mike Einziger. After watching some of the students perform, Farrell said he’d be coming back to the school “because I need a cellist.” Dulli said, “I’m probably going to end up taking piano lessons here. I’d like to learn how to play classical piano” . . .
Stats Tour Reminder
John Curley’s Staggering Statistics will be hitting Hoboken, NYC, and Washington DC this weekend. Make sure to drop by and see what the fuss is about.
FRI 6-17 at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ
http://www.maxwellsnj.com/
1039 Washington Street Hoboken, NJ 07030
Staggering Statistics on at 9pm
SAT 6-18 at CBGB’s in NYC
http://www.cbgb.com/
315 Bowery NY NY 10003
Staggering Statistics on at 11pm
SUN 6-19 at DC-9 in Washington, DC
http://www.dcnine.com/
1940 9th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Staggering Statistics on at 9pm
The band’s upcoming LP/DVD is slated for release in February ‘06 on Shake-It Records.
Their debut EP is available online at CD Baby.
Twilight DVD Auction Update
The Twilight Singers bootleg DVD auction has ended early. The following was received from Twilight Management:
“To all of you nice people who bid on the DVD auction: We never thought that the demand would be so overwhelming and it was NOT our intention to gouge anyone – we want the fans to have this and we are working on a way to make that happen. We ended the auction early and will be shipping the DVDs out over the next week or so. These will be hand numbered and hand stamped so they will always be a rare item (I think we made only 200 for the tour so less than 300 have been made). We are working furiously on a way to get these made more efficiently – it’s not as easy as it may seem for a variety of reasons. We will make sure that everyone who wants one will be bale to get one. Please check back here in a few weeks for an announcement, and thanks for all of your support.”
- Twilight Management
The Gutter Twins: Saturnalia The long awaited debut from Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan
Order CD at Amazon.com
