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IN THIS ISSUE: A Pat on the Back / DVD
& Live CD Travis Speaks - The Bootlog What You Did & Didn't See At the Show BTE Trivia
Contest Winners TTOY Hall of Fame BTE Impressions
Volume 2
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FAN PROFILE: Rohry Flood. This month’s fan profile features Rohry Flood (aka "Rohry82" on the BTE message board). I first met Rohry when he organized a BTE show in 2003 at his school, Salisbury State University in Maryland. Rohry's friend Will suggested I contact his pal to be the subject of a fan profile. Each fan profile has some basic information about the person and follow-up questions about their BTE fandom.
Name: Rohry Flood. How and when did you become a BTE fan?
Where was your most memorable live show, and why was it so good
(uh-huh)? Then I lost an incredibly good friend of mine in January of 2003 and I decided that I wanted to do something special about it. He had become a BTE fan because I played the CD's in our apartment so much. So finally I convinced Heather Holmes, the director of student activities to put on the show. The two of us planned the entire show and the four months of planning was the most memorable four months of my life. The show of course rocked and all of my friends loved it, I also got a front row seat about 1 inch from the stage, I got to hang out with the band that day, including picking them up at the airport and taking them around town. They were very down to earth. It was by far the best concert experience I will ever have.
What's the best live BTE song? And your favorite cover? Are you a bootleg collector? What's your favorite? Which BTE opening band would you recommend and why? Been on any outrageous road trips? We didn't even get a spot as finalists because we were a bunch of 19 year olds called S.U.D.S (the Salisbury University Underage Drinking team). But, we did get tattoos and autographs of bartenders, the works. Do you hang with other Ezralites? What other bands do you really like?
Anything else you'd like to share with your fellow Ezralites? Editor's Note: If you would like to suggest a fan to profile for future editions (a profile of yourself included), please email your suggestion to ED@streetserenade.com
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Greetings Ezralites! The Dissociatives is a new project featuring 2 of Australia's most respectable artists of recent times, Daniel Johns and Paul Mac. Both have created a high status in the industry individually with their previous projects, and have now joined forces to give birth to an album which is totally unique to the Australian music industry.
One thing I love and respect about Daniel Johns is that everything he does, he does with style and grace. For those of you who didn't really follow Silverchair, I'll give you a bit of a briefing. After releasing their 2nd album 'Freakshow' in 1997, 'Chair remixed their first single 'Freak' with Paul Mac (a well known producer in the Oz dance/pop scene) for a b-side to their single. Johns and Mac clicked immediately, and later began experimenting with different directions, releasing an internet-only EP titled 'I can't believe it's not rock!' in 2000. Paul Mac also added piano and noises to Neon Ballroom and Diorama. After the 'final' Silverchair tour had wrapped up in 2003, Paul and Daniel began working secretly on what would end up being The Dissociatives. The album was mostly recorded in their home studios. Self-produced, it was released earlier this year to much acclaim from both critics and fans. Then came the obligatory national tour... THE DISSOCIATIVES
After cancelling the original date for the show due to illness, the rescheduled date resulted in the absence of the main support band (Little Birdy). This proved to be a disappointment to most people who attended (myself especially), but it didn't seem to dent the Dissociatives performance one bit. Opening act, The Presets, were not exactly what I call entertaining, or intriguing... but their presence was partly due to the fact that both members are part of the Dissociatives live outfit. Daniel had the crowd in his palms the second he walked on stage... which was about 2 minutes after the rest of the 5 piece band. Opening tune "we're much preferred customers" was a great choice, and paved the way for set that seemed to flow seamlessly from one song to another. Johns was sporting a sparkle-knitted beanie, and he wasn't keen on removing it. One fan begged him to take it off, to which he replied "you don't want to see what I've created... it's not finished. You'll have to wait and see it in Rolling Stone". Paul and Daniel definitely have an unrelenting chemistry, and they appeared very relaxed working on stage together. Two new songs were featured in the set, which were introduced as parts 1 and 2 of a trilogy. Apparently a little unrehearsed, the band were looking at each other for cues throughout both these songs... and laughed victoriously after making it through without any major mistakes! Paul's hands were working overtime on the keys during the 2nd new tune, prompting his first comment of the night... "my hands are very ouchy!!". The crowd was undoubtedly the smallest of the tour, which was a bonus for us punters, but probably a little disappointing for them. Daniel politely referred to the size of the crowd in a comical manner by saying "if you squint it almost looks like LA...". The band closed the show with the appropriate "sleep well tonight", as they do on the album. To sum it up, The Dissociatives put on an excellent show, and most tracks were better live than on the record. My favourite tracks live were "thinking in reverse", "young man, old man", and a very random cover of "dogs are the best people" by Aussie band The Fauves. OTHER GOSS: Australia's longest running music festival "Livid" will not be happening this year. Rumours are the decision was based on a lack of quality headline acts. In past years the festival has been graced by such big names as Oasis, Linkin Park, Powderfinger, Pulp, Public Enemy, Muse, The Cure, Garbage, The White Stripes and many many more. Over the past 7 years they have competed head to head with Big Day Out for the crown of 'Festival of the Year', but if you ask most people BDO usually comes out on top. Although as far as festivals go Livid is definitely the more diverse and innovative of the 2, so I think it will be sorely missed by about 120,000 east coast punters.
In regards, to last months review, Velvet Revolver have mentioned the possibility of playing the Big Day Out downunder in Jan 2005... but nothing is confirmed at this stage. Also, a new tune from TheRedSunBand's forthcoming album has been receiving some airplay on triple j! "Devil Song" is the track, and it is being well received by listeners and the station's DJs. And the most exciting news of my week... MUSE will be returning to Australia in September to play a bunch of club and arena shows. They rocked the main stage at this year's Big Day Out, and pretty much doubled their Oz fanbase in the process with a short but effective set. If you haven't heard or seen much of MUSE I strongly recommend checking out all of their works! Especially the live dvd title "Hullabaloo." I'll be reviewing their Brisbane show for the November Serenade. Be sure to check out www.muse.mu Looking forward to Sep 28th, as I'm sure
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