Quoted in today's Guardian:

[zotz]

"The influence of the songwriting is as follows : the lightness of touch of Bob Marley, though it's not reggae; the rough edges of Neil Young, though it's not country rock; and the emotional range of Nina Simone."
Nick Cave plays down hopes for his next album

In other news, it seems that Sophie Ellis-Bextor is not useless after all. And I have a new car mirror, with sixty quid more in my pocket than I would have if I'd bought a new one.

Clarification: the mirror's new to me, but old in absolute terms.

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[mrph.livejournal.com]

Equally scarily, Bill Gates also seems to be doing something useful today.

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When it comes to healthcare and education in the developing world, Bill Gates is actually remarkably sound. The B&M Gates Foundation is helping bankroll the attempt to eradicate filarial elephantiasis, which is a major debilitating disease across Africa.

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

Is that an actual Nick Cave article? I can't find anything in the online version.

[zotz]

No. It's just that quote, presumably from an interview elsewhere.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I can't help thinking there is a little bit of self-protection in Miss E-B's stance => after all the foxes are killed, the hampsters will surely be next on the hunting agenda, and with her hampster cheekbones her safety cannot be guaranteed...

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You reckon she has her former bandmates hidden in her cheek-pouches, then? You know, you could be right. It would explain a lot.

[kiaransalyn.livejournal.com]

"The influence of the songwriting is as follows : the lightness of touch of Bob Marley, though it's not reggae; the rough edges of Neil Young, though it's not country rock; and the emotional range of Nina Simone."

What a shame he didn't contine and say "I expect it to be filed in the same genre as the Sisters of Mercy but not sound at all desperate." :)

And Graham I am still of the opinion that that Type O Negative cover we discussed should be recorded one day! :)

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

I think Graham should record it. That was a frighteningly good impression of Pete Steele he was doing.

[zotz]

That was American Pie, wasn't it? I think Patrick might have meant the other one. I can't remember what that is, because I'm still listening to Julian Cope and it drives any other tunes away.

[kiaransalyn.livejournal.com]

As far as I can remember (which is asking for far too much in my opinion) I suggested Type O Negative covering "I lost my heart to a Starship Trooper". Graham said they should do American Pie. I think Graham has the deeper voice for it though.

[zotz]

That's it. What a crazed idea. Excellent.

"cast adrift in hyperspace"

[kiaransalyn.livejournal.com]

You did laugh for a very long time after it was suggested as I recall.

Re: "cast adrift in hyperspace"

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Now you've reminded me, I'm laughing still.

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

I've just had a crazed idea too - double A side?

Do they still do double A sides in these days of small single sided silver discs instead of large double sided black ones?

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Well, there was for example the recent double-A-side 7" of Girls on Pills / Take Me I'm Yours, by The Droyds. Not released, as far as I know, on any other format.

[ex-wendles389.livejournal.com]

I'm still listening to Julian Cope and it drives any other tunes away.

as much as I like Julian Cope that's the reason why I don't listen to him very often, as it also takes about a week for the tunes to go out of my head.