crazy four beanz

A guy is probably with the tip of his fingers hurt, cuz he's writing about 8 Cat Power gigs he went to. That's on Yahoo! Group "catpower".

After so long not accessing it, I just noticed Arne's site is apparently off. Too bad.

Comes With A Smile #14 is arriving soon, and the great tracklist is available on the site as follows (interviews include most of these artists):

1.M Ward | Outta My Head (demo)
2.Rogue Wave | Be Kind + Remind (remix)
3.At Swim Two Birds | Darling (remix)
4.Granfaloon Bus | There’s A Sugar Museum (acoustic)
5.Electrelane | Long Dark (alt.)
6.Sigmatropic (featuring Edith Frost) | Haiku 4 (alt.)
7.Brokeback with Chicago Underground Duo | Chomsk, Live!
8.Death Cab for Cutie | Debate Exposes Doubt (acoustic)
9.Alasdair Roberts | Long A-Growing
10.James William Hindle | W11 3HN
11.The Essex Green | Victor
12.The Sadies | The Story’s Often Told (live)
13.Gordon Downie | Christmastime in Toronto (alt.)
14.Royal City | That My Head Were A Spring (w/strings)
15.Currituck Co. | Father’s Day
16.Diana Darby | Sunday It’s Clover
17.Doug Hoekstra | Because She Loves Him
18.The Twin Atlas | Moment Right Now
19.The Weakerthans | Psalm for the Elk’s Lodge Last Call (alt.)
20.Willard Grant Conspiracy | Dig A Hole

There's some kinda mistake there, cuz acording to Sigmatropic's website, "Haiku 4" features Alejandro Escovedo and "Haiku 8" features Edith Frost
Besides, they could've also included Sigmatropic's "Haiku Ten", oh well...

Matador posted the days and times of Cat Power's (among others I won't bother to mention) performance on Shortlist, to air on MTV2:

10/24/03 08:00 PM Friday - Premiere
10/25/03 01:00 PM Saturday
10/25/03 06:00 PM Saturday
10/26/03 03:00 AM Sunday
10/30/03 08:00 AM Thursday
10/31/03 12:00 PM Friday
11/02/03 02:00 AM Sunday

Anyone who would send me those images, i'd apreciate.

just words put together in a way I loved:

se um dia nóis se gostasse
se um dia nóis se queresse
se nóis dois se empareasse
se juntim nóis dois vivesse
se juntim nóis dois morasse
se juntim de nóis dois drumisse
se juntim nóis dois morresse
se pru céu nóis assubisse
mais porém se acuntessesse
de saum pedro num abrisse
a porta do céu i fosse
te dizer qualquer tulice
e se eu me arriminace
e tu cum eu insistisse
pra q eu me arresolvesse
e a minha faca puxasse
e o buxo do ceu furasse
tarvez que nóis dois ficasse
tarvez que nois dois caísse
e o céu furado arriace
e as virge toda fugisse

it's a sell on ebay, but the pic is what interests.
Check it out.

As crazy as it may sound, The Onion A.V. Club only now decided to reviem Beth Gibbons & Rustin' Man's Out Of Season, a year after its release.

Elliot Smith dies at age 34

Sweet Adeline
Pitchfork

Never thought I'd report such sad news so soon.

I believe many have read about it, but Cat Power's second European tour this year (to happen in otcober/november) was prety much cancelled. No More Italy and many other countries.
I think she'll still go to Paris, tho, it's a whole different thing there, the woman shows up there twice a year and it's sold out every bloody time.
Plus, she's only been there once this year, for what I recall.

Would two or three fellas who read this please tell me if they've seen any of these gigs, and if they recommend:

Beth Gibbons & Rustin' Man (I'm thinking thumbs up for this one)
Peaches (Shaking da thang, 'n stuff)
KD Lang
Super Furry Animals
White Stripes
Lambchop
Concrete Blonde

Thanks!

Some songs Cat Power covered:

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers
Bathysphere - Smog
Blue Moon - *Unknown*
Can I Get A Witness - Marvin Gaye
Clear The Room - Guv'ner
Come On In My Kitchen - Robert Johnson
Crawlin' Black Spider - John Lee Hooker
Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground - The White Stripes
Deep Inside - Mary J. Blige
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Fate Of The Human Carbine - Peter Jefferies
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Fuck The Pain Away - Peaches
Hard Times In New York Town - Bob Dylan
He Was A Friend Of Mine - *Traditional*
I Am Not Willing - Moby Grape
I Found A Reason - Velvet Underground
I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding
Kingsport Town - *Traditional*
Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
Let Sadness Not Be Attached To Your Name - *Unknown*
Mama, You Got A Daughter - John Lee Hooker
Moonshiner - Bob Dylan
My Daddy - *Unknown*
Naked, If I Want To - Moby Grape
Paths Of Victory - Bob Dylan
Psychic Hearts - Thruston Moore
Real Slim Shady - Eminem
Red Apples - Smog
Sad, Sad Song - M. Ward
Salty Dog - *Traditional*
Schizophrenia - Sonic Youth
Sea Of Love - Robert Plant
Sophisticated Lady - Duke Ellington
Sweedeedee - Michael Hurley
These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding
Troubled Waters - Michael Hurley
Try Me - James Brown
We Dance - Pavement
Weighted Down (The Prison Song) - Skip Spence
Werewolf - Michael Hurley
Wild Is The Wind - Nina Simone
Wonderwall - Oasis
Yesterday Is Here - Tom Waits

What am I forgetting?

Speaking of Haiku, I can't believe I didn't mention Fink's newest release, Haiku Ambulanz. I'm still very into Mondscheiner, tho.
I love them cuz since 1997 they release an album a year, except for 2000.

OK, that's no news, but it's been kinda FAQ on Cat Power, so here it is:
"At the age of 16 she bought a Silvertone guitar for $75 because she had a crush on the guitarist of a band called the Flat Duo Jets, who played one."
Her current guitar is a Danelectro.

Interview with Paul Westerberg on Onion A.V. Club
*there's also something on Belle And Sebastian, for whoever likes them*

Pics from Cat Power's last Amsterdam gig, on June 15th.

I found this site of a photographer who have lots of French gig pics of many artists I respect.
So off you go to Laurent Orseau's site

PJ Harvey is on Desert Session's "Desert Sessions, Vol. 9-10" (released Sep 23, 2003) and is credited for Bass, Vocals, Melodica, Pandeiro.
Didn't listen to it, but hey, it's PJ! And that could never be a bad thing, in any sense.

Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter is in the mixing process of their new album, but there's no confirmed release date yet.

.... and a new gallery update on AHC

The other thing I got to know is that Cat Power didn't win the Shorty, but some Damien Rice guy. There's a long report on the whole ceremony on VH1.com, but I'll paste what interests me:

The Streets opened the show with British rapper Mike Skinner rhyming over DJ tracks in between sipping on a bottle of champagne. The perpetual partier seemed a bit out of place in the early time slot, but the crowd danced along. Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power, looked a little uncomfortable as well, her issue being the size of the theater. The club veteran made things more comfortable, however, when she meandered out into the crowd as she sang old soul standards.

in case u don't know the connection, Cat Power covered a bunch of his songs, "Mama You Got A Daughter" is one of the latest.

Previously unreleased John Lee Hooker to be released

Zakiya Hooker, daughter of John Lee Hooker, who passed away in 2001 at age 83, finished the record he was recording by the time of his death.

Hooker had started to work on the album Face to Face with Zakiya and a bunch of one of a kind's such as Van Morrison, Johnny Winter, Elvin Bishop, George Thorogood e Johnnie Johnson.

Zakiya went on, bringing Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes, Jack Casady e Deacon Jones.

The track list:
"Dimples"
"Big Road"
"Serves Me Right To Suffer"
"Face To Face"
"Boogie Chillen'"
"Stop Jivin' Me"
"Mad Man Blues"
"Wednesday Evening Blues"
"Six Page Letter"
"Up And Down"
"Funky Mabel"
"Rockin' These Blues Away"
"Turn Over A New Leaf"
"Mean Mean World"
"Loving People"

Cat Power is on Sigmatropic's new album "Sixteen Haiku And Other Stories" on track 11, "Haiku ten", and it's pretty good! There's something different and pleasant about it. Looks like whatever Mr. Gelb touches turns to gold.

CNN's The Music Room on Shortlist Music Prize

This is an interview with Aroah (Irene R. Tremblay) in Comes With A Smile #11

Chan's list on some aussie show
1. BOB DYLAN – Moonshiner (Bootleg Series)
2. POGUES – Rainy Night In Soho
3. OTIS REDDING – These Arms Of Mine
4. MARY J. BLIGE – Deep Inside
5. HUSKER DU – Diane
6. BLACK FLAG – Nervous Breakdown
7. JOHNNY CASH - Hurt
8. BONNIE PRINCE BILLY – Wolf Among Wolves
9. WHITE STRIPES – I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself

there's a streaming on RealAudio I'm trying to get.

Chan's on Band of Blacky Ranchette's "Still
Looking Good To Me" album.
Didn't listen to it, so I don't know how big is her part there.
Oh, and there's the reviews:
Americana UK on the same page there is Vic Chesnutt, Herman Dune, Guided By Voices and others
Pop Matters

Links I visit as often as possible or find somewhat meaningful:
Moonpix - yeah, I know the webmaster's kinda away, but it's still good just not up-to-date as I intent to be.
Where Rockets Find Planets, just because I never seem to give up and hay, if the changed the background just this week ans it's still a pic from Chan, there's still hope!
The Official uh, site, which I don't visit as often and if u took a few minutes to check here, u should know why
Mudstories, just cuz it's so classic and that's where Chan's paintings are still available on the net
Matador forums, which is pretty reliable and a pretty good source
What Would The Community Think? same reasons

these are links from the past couple of days:
Peta2 - I saw that pic on ebay once
Cat Power gallery on AHC

I created this so I can keep track of what I find out. Writting on paper is no longer working.