[kj] Rollins gets it, Q doesnt & the Cult in NYC

[Alex Smith]

I'm pissed at Q for the further needless deification of a slavishly overrated and ultimately mediocre band.



Alex in NYC



-----Original Message-----

>From: Aja Navat <lilpalindrome at yahoo.com>

>Sent: Nov 15, 2006 12:09 AM

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Subject: Re: [kj] Rollins gets it, Q doesnt & the Cult in NYC

>

>Yeah Alex, you should be pissed at Q for not

>mentioning KJ, not nirvana.

>

>Plus, if you dont give a shit about them them dont say

>anything.

>

>Aja

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><angrytomhanks at yahoo.com> wrote:

>> Nirvana were awesome. Fuck Q.

>> ----- Original Message ----

>> From: A

>> lexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

>> To: A list about all things Killi

>> ng Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>

>> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 20

>> 06 9:42:36 PM

>> Subject: [kj] Rollins gets it, Q doesn't & the Cult

>in NYC

>> Hey gang....

>> Been a while since I've posted -- been up to 

>> my eyeballs in inane crap of late. In any event, two

>little items floated a

>> cross my transem recently that I figured I should

>post here.

>> Firstl

>> y, there's "Fanatic" by Henry Rollins, a book which

>is basically a lengthy 

>> playlist of every song the burly, tattooed ex-Black

>Flag frontman played on

>>  his Indie 103.1 radio show, "Harmony in My Head".

>Along with countless obs

>> cure tracks, Rollins cites...

>> "Change" by Killing Joke - From

>>  the classic 1st album, KILLING JOKE. I have a few

>of their records but thi

>> s first one is my favorite. I always thought that

>was one of the coolest ba

>> nd names I ever heard. Played with them outdoors at

>the Fleadh Festival in 

>> 1991 I think it was and they were intense. Jaz

>Coleman the band's singer is

>>  an inspiration. He never calms down.

>> Henry cites a lot of other gr

>> eat records as well. It's not essential, but it made

>for interesting readin

>> g.

>> On other fronts, the latest issue of Q features a

>cover story ab

>> out the rise and fall of :::::yawn::::: Nirvana. As

>a half-baked sidebar, t

>> hey present "The Roots of Nirvana, 20 tracks that

>inspired Kurt Cobain". Th

>> e list cites tracks by Sonic Youth, the Pixies,

>Boston, Terry Jacks, The Kn

>> ack, Black Flag, Aerosmith, Daniel Johnston,

>Leadbelly, the Beatles, the Me

>> lvins, the Meat Puppets, the Butthole Surfers, Iggy

>& the Stooges, AC/DC, B

>> lack Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Sex

>Pistols, The Vaselines 

>> and Neil Young & Crazy Horse.

>> ...and, typically, no mention of Kill

>> ing Joke.

>> Fuck Nirvana.

>> Lastly, the Cult ploughed int

>> o NYC last night, and I couldn't help myself from

>attending. Read my review

>> -of-sorts -- if you care -- by clicking on the link

>below:

>> http://v

>>

>assifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2006/11/the_cult_in_nyc.html

>> Chee

>> rs, fuckers!

>> Alex in NYC

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