23 lipca 2005
TPMP Music Quiz - We Have a Winner
Well, Mexilina didn't get it totally right, but close enough for government work, which is what she does.
What did you win? Geez, what did the last guy win?
TRD Saddletramps versus AzRD Tent City Terrors tonight! Maritza says that I write too much about Roller Derby. So, -sigh- I guess I'll have to not write about it.
Maritza is no fun at all.
Maritza, can I still write about MLS?
The damn Revs...lost last night to the worst team in the league. Yes, they were missing Dempsey, Noonan and Ralston. Dammit though...
I wrote about Polish soccer, so it is only fair that I write about the big story in Mexican soccer. The coach of my favorite Mexican team, Cruz Azul, Rubén Omar Romano, has been kidnapped (a story in English here). The kidnapping is apparently related to some sort of doping scandal, and is a big part about the growing concern over violence associated with the game. La Máquina Azul has dedicated the cup tournament to him.
Katherine wrote a pro-Canadian response to my missive on James Doohan. Interesingly, she said nothing about my use of the perjorative "Cannuck."
Anyhow, I'll link her blog, This is the Moment. She writes about the Gin Blossoms, so it isn't all bad. She's also got an anti-Tom Reade blog, that, coupled with the anti-Tony Cani blog, indicates how insular our little group is.
The Canadian thing reminds me of a story. Back when I was in student radio, we had a guy named Dave Rooney who, gasp, had actual broadcast experience. He told us about how to make for a good "mix" of music in the program. It mostly has to do with the tempo of the songs. He said that playing a fast tempo song and immediately following it with a slow tempo song is not good.
"You need to play a mid-tempo song. At 96, we used to call it the Bryan Adams rule, because all of his songs seem to work for this."
My friend Rob Ferrier popped up, "Does this work for other Canadian artists, such as Rush or Gordon Lightfoot?"
Do zobaczenia. Hasta la proxima.
The Beans: This was a Phoenix band led by a guy named John Waldo. Waldo and his pals moved to San Francisco, changed his name to Fee Waybil, and changed the name of the band to The Tubes. Mexilina got this right.- The Spiders: A Phoenix band led by a guy named Vincent Furnier. He changed his name and the name of his band to Alice Cooper supposedly because a oujia board told them too. Once again, good answer.
- Thai Pink: Yes, they moved to Seattle and became the Supersuckers. Despite what Mexilina said, they have had a level of success, the are on the famous SST records (Nirvana's first label, and the home of Phoenix band Meat Puppets, as well as Black Flag and Hüsker Dü) and their last album made the Billboard alternative chart. That doesn't seem like much, but it's more than YOU'VE done.
- Pineapple Upside Down: Yes, you are correct, this was Michelle Branch's old band, not in Scottsdale, but in Sedona. Her first album was named for a Sedona hangout where she used to play.
- The Serfers: The Serfers included Chris Cacavas, as well as Van Christian of the band Naked Prey. Cacavas and the rest of his crew went to San Francisco and changed the name to Green on Red. Interestingly, the Phantom Limbs made a temporary move to San Francisco around the same time, and lead singer Jefferson Keenan wore green on red bowling shoes.
- Skip and Flip: Skip and Flip had one hit, but also struck a bigger hit with the song "Alley Oop" under the name Hollywood Argyles. The Hollywood Argyles were a studio conglomeration that included a very drunk Kim Fowley.
What did you win? Geez, what did the last guy win?
TRD Saddletramps versus AzRD Tent City Terrors tonight! Maritza says that I write too much about Roller Derby. So, -sigh- I guess I'll have to not write about it.Maritza is no fun at all.
Maritza, can I still write about MLS?
The damn Revs...lost last night to the worst team in the league. Yes, they were missing Dempsey, Noonan and Ralston. Dammit though...
I wrote about Polish soccer, so it is only fair that I write about the big story in Mexican soccer. The coach of my favorite Mexican team, Cruz Azul, Rubén Omar Romano, has been kidnapped (a story in English here). The kidnapping is apparently related to some sort of doping scandal, and is a big part about the growing concern over violence associated with the game. La Máquina Azul has dedicated the cup tournament to him.
Katherine wrote a pro-Canadian response to my missive on James Doohan. Interesingly, she said nothing about my use of the perjorative "Cannuck."
Anyhow, I'll link her blog, This is the Moment. She writes about the Gin Blossoms, so it isn't all bad. She's also got an anti-Tom Reade blog, that, coupled with the anti-Tony Cani blog, indicates how insular our little group is.
The Canadian thing reminds me of a story. Back when I was in student radio, we had a guy named Dave Rooney who, gasp, had actual broadcast experience. He told us about how to make for a good "mix" of music in the program. It mostly has to do with the tempo of the songs. He said that playing a fast tempo song and immediately following it with a slow tempo song is not good.
"You need to play a mid-tempo song. At 96, we used to call it the Bryan Adams rule, because all of his songs seem to work for this."
My friend Rob Ferrier popped up, "Does this work for other Canadian artists, such as Rush or Gordon Lightfoot?"
Do zobaczenia. Hasta la proxima.
