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Update - December 1997 News! A Hope solo album? An update on the Spiritualized project.
Yes, I've awoken from my slumber. First of all. I have some interesting new information on what Hope might be working on next. Check out the News of Hope page. You may have noticed the revised graphic on the opening page--it's a little smaller, so that should make those with slower connections happy. And no, the name of this site has not changed to "Everything Mazzy Star" (still "Everything Mazzy") -- despite what the new logo may seem to say at the moment. The word "Star" to supposed to go through some animated gymnastics, but I've yet to get the time to actually design the animated GIF. (It's going to be a small animation--it shouldn't take too long to load. Promise.) You may also have noticed that the Message Board hasn't worked for awhile. I'm sorry to say that the host of that "free" service disappeared without notice and all the messages on it were lost. (You do get what you pay for, generally.) I hope to have a new, improved Message Board/Forum up soon. And speaking of getting what you pay for: Another free service, GeoCities, hosts this site and they recently decided they needed more advertising revenue. More ad revenue is closely tied to increased visability--so forcing people to sit there and stare, waiting for your ads to build, was the way to go, they figured. Hence, those annoying advertising boxes, ("And now a word from our sponsor"), which pop up in the upper left-hand corner every time you log onto this site. They're within their rights--they have to get money from somewhere in order to survive--but I also have some rights. Among them, the pursuit of happiness. And I ain't happy. The pop-up boxes bug me. So I'll probably be taking this site somewhere else, fairly soon. Freedom of movement is also a right. (But, rest easy, they'll always be a notice at this location informing you of the new address.) Almost forgot. Some details about the new stuff: Someone once asked me if David Roback had ever spoken about his guitars. Usually, you can't get musicians to shut up about their instruments but Mazzy Star is different, we all know, and I'd never read any details about his selection of axe. Until now. I just added an interesting 1994 Guitar Player interview--he talks about his playing philosophy and the subject of guitars does come up. His weapons of choice? A Martin 000-28 and, of course, the Fender Telecaster. I've also added a few more newly-found articles, album and concert reviews, and a Swan tour schedule. And all of these can be found in the new "Press" section (the page formerly known as "Articles."). The new name is more inclusive, I felt. And the Articles page was getting too big so I''ve split the it into 2 pages, based on age. Lost E-mail So, if you've ever sent me any e-mail, for any reason, please Read This. Help Wanted And, while I'm begging, I have a few questions about the various audio formats on the internet (wav's, MPEG, MPEG II, RA, aiff, etc) so if you're into this, please e-mail me. Hope you all have a nice Christmas (or holiday of your choice) and a constructive New Year. Hope's
Future Project "During the course of this interview, we started talking about future collaborations he has lined up for this year, and one of them is with Hope Sandoval," Brad related. He said it could be Jason and Hope solo, but it would most likely be Hope contributing vocals to a track on a Spiritualized EP. Spiritualized do a lot of collaborations, he said, although usually with lesser known artists. They release a bunch of EP's between albums and use them as an excuse to tour. Any collaboration would probably appear on Spiritualized's UK label, Dedicated, and a US release would be uncertain. Spiritualized's latest CD, Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space, was just released in June and their next album is at least two years off, he said. Brad explained that if Jason likes someone's music he'll just call them up (and Hope lives in London part-time) and ask if they want to work together, and they usually say yes. Jason, and Spiritualized, are well known and very well respected on the UK music scene. Not being that familiar with Spiritualized, I--the webmaster guy--hit the web and found a few sites devoted to them. |
Spiritualized |
Dedicated
Records' Spiritualized page - with sound samples. A better, independent Spiritualized site - with complete tour dates. Spiritualized Electric Online - Another good one. What do they sound like? Minimalized Brit psuedo-psychedelia with forays everywhere. If that doesn't help you out much, try these: WAV Sound Samples (300k - 30 seconds) I thought "Electricity" sounded remarkably (in many ways) like the Jesus & Mary Chain, Hope's collaborators on "Sometimes Always." Odd coincidence? But the similarities aren't too obvious on the other tunes. Spiritualized played some dates on the Horde Festival and toured the US this summer and fall and will be playing some European festivals next summer. (What is this? The Everything Spiritualized web site?) I think that's probably enough information. If you want more, you know where to find it. Thomas Updated August 25, 1997
Ask questions. Get answers. Discuss Mazzy Star. The new Everything Mazzy Message Board is open for business. They're also known as forums, but whatever you want to call them, I like 'em. The great thing about a Message Board is that it's permanent. It doesn't just disappear into the ether or into the abyss of your e-mail files. It'll be there for you to refer back to in the future. And it's a real time-saver. You can just go to the Message Board, scan the subject titles, read what you're interested in, and get out. And you don't have to waste your time with spam, like you find on newsgroups. So give it a look. Updated July 26, 1997
Updated July 21, 1997
Updated June 18, 1997
First, the site News and then the real
Mazzy Star News. Next on my agenda: the Photos. Then a
major Lyrics update. (I've just recieved a copy of the
"official" Among My Swan lyrics.
Interesting.) If you still can't find it, the magazine
can be ordered direct from the publisher. Tell them Everything Mazzy sent you. Thomas If you have a minute, why not take the time to harass MTV and request a Mazzy Star video? ("I've Been Let Down" is the newest video.) E-mail MTV
120 Minutes Updated May 26, 1997
Let's get to the actual Mazzy Star News first, and them I'll ramble on about this site. I have received some information on Mazzy's concert schedule--the news can be found at Concerts News & Reviews--but, well, let's just say the news is not good. Hope appears on the cover, and in an article inside of the current issue of FrontEra, a California-based Hispanic arts & culture magazine. If you can't find the magazine, you can read the article at FrontEra online. I have finally begun my oft-promised update to Everything Mazzy. Check out Concerts or, better yet, take a look at the updated Videography if you want to get an idea of what all the pages will look like eventually. It's each page's custom heading and all the little tool lines and design elements which eat up the time. I've switched to a two-column format and columns seen to have a mind of their own and won't stay where you put them. (At least you'll never see frames here. I hate frames. Hate working with them, hate pages with them.) The revamped Discography and the Articles and Reviews pages should be up within days. (And if they're not, I'll refund your money.) Let me know what you think about the new design. Thomas Everthing Mazzy will be continually changing and improving. This is the first small graphic facelift--the tweaking will continue. My equipment has improved recently and, as time allows, I'll work to on the aesthetics some more. A new page should be popping up here
every few days. I have an update to the Discography ready
to go. I have reams of Articles and Reviews and stacks of
Pictures. Have some Lyrics additions, finally adding an
organized Chords & Tabs and there are some new
sections. I'm also writing a little section on copyright
and what I think is, and isn't, fair use on the internet.
UPDATED April 15, 1997
Someone e-mailed me recently and
mentioned that they didn't know to whom to address their
message to - the creator of this site wasn't identified
anywhere. Good point. I will now emerge from behind my
unintended anonymity, somewhat, and explain myself. UPDATED April 11, 1997
UPDATED April 3, 1997
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