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loud noise hear it could be searing
distant at all times
echo could be said, it could be searing
distant at all times

an ear...
 
earnest noyes brooking's poem 'ear'
as performed by magnapop

 

 Alt.music.alternative is buzzing over the possibilities of a new
 Yo La Tengo record. I hope that the rumors are correct - the timing
 is right. For those who missed it 'the new one' was recorded in 
 Nashville, and will be whittled down from 80+ minutes, and released 
 in March or April (thanks Wilson).

 Expect more news in issue #17.

 
 belated birthday wishes to Andrea Trettel,

 tim
 tim@vestek.com



 from marc <desslok@u.washington.edu> 

 Hello everyone-

 I have a huge favor/request for all the Yo La Tengo fans out there.  For 
 the past two years I have been hunting high and low of the "Walking Away 
 From You"/"Cast A Shadow" 7", to no avail.  I have tape copies of the 
 songs, but I'm dying for the vinyl.  I've talked to BarNone, and I guess 
 it's out of print.  So if anyone 1) has seen a copy sitting in a record 
 store somewhere, 2) has a spare copy, or 3) is foolish and/or desperate 
 enough to sell their own copy, please drop me a line.  I'd be happy to do 
 something for you in return.

 Thanks
 Marc 
 desslok@u.washington.edu



 from George Wehrle <wehrle@cps.msu.edu>

 > Tim--
 >  Is the cd of New wave hot dogs and another album still available? 
 >  What label was it released on?
 >  Thanks a lot
 >     George
 > 

 I had thought that New Wave Hot Dogs/President Yo la Tengo was out of print
 but i saw a sealed copy at a shop 12/11/94. Hope springs eternal!

 these are what i believe are in print:


 1986          Album               Ride The Tiger  (import on city slang)
 1987          Album               New Wave Hot Dogs    \  import on city slang
 1989          Album               President Yo La Tengo/  
 1990          Album               Fakebook
 1992          Album               May I Sing With Me
 1992          EP                  Upside-Down  
 1993          EP/7"               Shaker
 1993          Album               Painful
 1993          7"                  Big Day Coming
 1994          CD Single           From A Motel 6



 from cott@skidmore.EDU 

 Subject: Man...
 

 Just received #15.  I started getting the digest last year, with #8 (I
 think), and I wanted to express how fucking excellent it is.

 Last night I went through and read the seven I have in sucession.  I
 think I sat here (in a computer lab) for an hour.  I walked outside
 and it was dusk.  I just kept walking.

 And I had "Big Day Coming" stuck in my head.



 from Jim O'Donnell <odonnell@madraf.astro.wisc.edu> 

 Do you, or do any of the readers of the yo la tengo digest, know where I 
 can find a discography for Antietam/Tara Key?

 Cheers
 Jim

 	Howdy....I don't believe anyone has ever done one-but I can 
	tell ya what I've done...Babylon Dance Band put out a single
  	in 1981 on our own label, a song on an EP of various bands in 
	1982 on a Louisville label of the time, a single on Trash Flow
 	in 1991 (i believe) and a newly released (3 months ago) CD on 
	Matador. Antietam put out 2 records on Homestead in 1985/1986, 
 	3 on Triple X in 1989-1991 and a new one (out this last week) 
	on Homestead called Rope-a-Dope, as well as a few stray compilation
 	tracks here and there. Tara Key (me) has put out one solo record,
	Bourbon County, on Homestead last year and another is due out in
	the spring of 1995 on Homestead, called Ear and Echo. Tim Harris
	and I, compatriots since the Babylon Dance Band, have also recorded
	an EP on Queenie with Yaz Kuhn's band Cobalt---we were in the band 
	for the recording of these tunes. This came out a few months ago. 
	
					Tara Key



 from mghargrove@ucdavis.edu 

 This may be old news, but I bought an album over the weekend that would  
 sound great on the b-side of _President_ next time you dub it for someone 
 (that is, of course, unless you are putting another YLT there).  I 
 appreciate it when other people say "if you like YLT then try..." and I 
 think other people do to.

 The band is called Magic Hour and it has the bassist & drummer (Naomi & 
 Doug?) from Galaxy 500 and two guitarists that I am unfamiliar with.  It 
 is some great guitar geek music with both male and female vocals.  If you 
 like _President_, then I think you will like this.

 Cheers!
 Matt Hargrove
 Sacramento, CA

 P.S.  Has #16 come out yet?

 [while at your local indie shoppe be sure to check out the sea and cake
 disc on the thrill jockey label. have wendy play it before you buy. -tim]



 The Badge Means You Suck 

 James McNew's Tour Diary [part 1 of 2]

 10/29/93 Boston - Chris Knox stumbles into the club and tells us that
 his staying up all night at [YLT Roadie] Joe Puleo's party last night,
 coupled with his long day of recording with the Magnetic Fields guy 
 [Stephin Merrit, for his collaborative project the 6th] today, caused
 him to have an epilectic seizure. I shove him into the van and force
 him to take a nap.  kustomized go on at 7:00 in front of nobody
 and are loud and awesome. Knox, rested, follows with a great set, makes
 me fetch him beer between songs, and doesn't even make fun of us once 
 (maybe he forgot?). We play and it's fun. for our encore we bring out 
 former drummer Peter Prescott [who plays guitar and sings in Kustomized]
 and extra special guest ladies and gentleman let's give him a big hand 
 all right Mr. Dredd Foole [of late great Boston band Dredd Foole & The 
 Din], for a high impact version of "So Tough." (Georgia on bass; Ms.
 Hubley hit for the cycle in tonight's performance, during which she sang,
 played drums, organ, guitar and bass.) I am beside myself with glee; at 
 one point I realize my forehead is resting on my amp. Later as we pack 
 the van for Joe's cross country trek, we discover the jazzmaster is 
 missing. After about two hours of sweat, tears and almost lots and
 lots of blood, it is discovered safe and souns in Kustomized's rehearsal 
 space. How about that. 
 
 11/1 & 2 Los Angeles - I flew separely from Ira and Georiga, and it's too
 bad. Ira told me how they wouldn't let him take the acoustic guitar on
 the plane and he got in a huge shouting match with an airline clerk,
 who, in the spirit of Halloween, was dressed in a bunny costume.
 Refrigerator blow us away & Knox at The Whiskey.  River Pheonix is gone
 and so is our tape deck.

 11/5 Seattle - Kicking Giant open the show and are great. Rachel drums
 with the skill of a surgeon (although i'm worried her technique could
 lead to serious back trouble). In his farewell appearance on our tour
 with us, Knox delivers the best of the whole trip. How will we ever
 get along without him? We play and it's fun. Knox comes back out for 
 our encore ("The Brain That Wouldn't Die," me on organ) with a bottle
 of champagne. In a rock'n'roll first, the majority of the champaigne
 was poured into the people onstage, rather than spraying it all over.
 That stuff's expensive. Jim [legendary Northwestern comics artist]
 & Mary Woodring stay for the whole show - they must have a great 
 babysitter.

 11/6 Vancouver - First appearance in my new winter hat. everyone laughs.
 Once the play finishes up, we are allowed to load our equipment into 
 tonight's venue, the Cruel Elephant. We're on a stacked bill with local
 heroines (and our hero) Cub and Kreviss. Cub are good, happy Japanese-
 candy rock, expert version of [the Velvet Underground's] "I'm Sticking
 With You." Kreviss' siz- or seven-guitar glam noise assault would be a 
 solid reason to move here. We play and it's fun, sounds great, audience
 up close, wild and very friendly. Ira said it was like an excellent
 european show if we were fluent in any European languages. After
 the load-out, Joe and I scuffle for van keys, which somehow wind up in 
 a dumpster. I don't know how to explain it.


 Discography

 available upon request.

angry men
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