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kosmo
Joined: September 23, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Musicological banter August 02, 2023 at 01:24 PM UTC #
Talk about changing the direction of one's sound… Corinne Bailey Rae has totally re-invented herself from popish soul to full on Glam/Punk Power trio ala Hole/L7. 

I saw this mentioned elsewhere and the Wikipedia confirms this but, this is actually a return to what she started out doing as her first group was called Helen and was compared to Veruca Salt.

Regardless, this shift if sound could result in a very interesting show from her

https://youtu.be/WyVyV44EujE
kosmo
Joined: September 23, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Musicological banter August 03, 2023 at 10:38 PM UTC #
Oasis reunion pushed back to 2025

Noel has referred to Liam as being the tambourine player
Hutch
Joined: February 23, 2023 at 09:34 PM UTC
Posts: 6264
Re: Musicological banter August 14, 2023 at 03:03 PM UTC #
That’s horrible

You owe me
Sidehatch
Joined: October 04, 2011 at 04:33 AM UTC
Posts: 25687
Re: Musicological banter August 14, 2023 at 07:47 PM UTC #
welp since there is no photological banter thread

This is just such a great shot
kosmo
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Re: Musicological banter August 16, 2023 at 01:32 PM UTC #
Seems like it's going to be harder and harder for smaller UK bands to ever tour the US in the future.  A band posted they paid $5800 for a US visa with more fees to come. 

oh wait they are all probably socialists anyways, who needs them on our shores…

Sidehatch
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Re: Musicological banter August 16, 2023 at 01:38 PM UTC #
kosmo wrote:  A band posted they paid $5800 for a US visa with more fees to come. 
What!
are visa fees that high to come from UK to US?  that doesn't sound right, is there some sort of 'entertainment visa' that is more expensive
I can see transit (especially if they are bringing all their gear), lodging and food being the bulk of the cost, but if you have add $6k …yikes
kosmo
Joined: September 23, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Musicological banter August 16, 2023 at 02:02 PM UTC #
Think this is accurate and at one point earlier in the year there were proposals to raise them even higher, think that one was backed off from.

In February Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins fame, and obviously others, who now runs Bella Union stated they were going to raise the cost of a visa from currently approximately $500 per person to $1650 so it would cost upwards of 10K just to get at four piece band to the States.

I believe there is a special lower cost limited visa bands/artists can use for shows at SXSW and showcases usually only LA or NYC.

Here's the tweet about where the  proposed visa cost changes stand from Future of Music Coalition

https://twitter.com/future_of_music/status/1679899000990838811?s=20

Great news! Remember how in January we heard that Homeland Security was proposing to triple the visa fees for international artists, making it impossible for many artists to tour the US? Artists, venues, arts presenters, and fans all filed comments opposing the fee hike. Well…
DHS has announced that they are going to delay any final rulemaking on the visa fees until March 2024, and continue to review public feedback.  That's an encouraging sign and an organizing victory worth celebrating!

more details in the thread

but yes fees and processing time is really causing issues for international touring artist in the US.

plus UK artists now have even more fees trying to go to EU.


Sidehatch
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Re: Musicological banter August 16, 2023 at 02:30 PM UTC #
kosmo wrote: so it would cost upwards of 10K just to get at four piece band to the States.

I believe there is a special lower cost limited visa bands/artists can use for shows at SXSW and showcases usually only LA or NYC.

damn
also was wondering why a band would make the effort to get across the pond to only do just 1-2 dates, but this answers it

is this some sort of protectionist tariff created by the 'recording and touring artists of the US' to discourage artists from coming here
nuts
beetsnotbeats
Joined: April 26, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 5756
Re: Musicological banter August 25, 2023 at 06:10 PM UTC #
Cute story about an 11-year-old Michael McDonald fan

Paisley imagined McDonald was in his 40s and had blond hair. She even drew a pencil sketch of what she imagined his face looked like.

But last summer, Paisley searched for McDonald on Google and saw he had white hair and wrinkles. In distress, she ran to her mom’s room crying, “No!”
jrpa
Joined: September 03, 2013 at 03:15 PM UTC
Posts: 29999
Re: Musicological banter August 25, 2023 at 06:23 PM UTC #
Justin wrote:
Cute story about an 11-year-old Michael McDonald fan

Paisley imagined McDonald was in his 40s and had blond hair. She even drew a pencil sketch of what she imagined his face looked like.

But last summer, Paisley searched for McDonald on Google and saw he had white hair and wrinkles. In distress, she ran to her mom’s room crying, “No!”
Glad the Washington Post is getting around to doing one of the essential responsibilities of the Fourth Estate: passive aggressively making Michael McDonald feel bad about himself.
beetsnotbeats
Joined: April 26, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 5756
Re: Musicological banter August 25, 2023 at 06:53 PM UTC #
Julian, wrote:
Justin wrote:
Cute story about an 11-year-old Michael McDonald fan

Paisley imagined McDonald was in his 40s and had blond hair. She even drew a pencil sketch of what she imagined his face looked like.

But last summer, Paisley searched for McDonald on Google and saw he had white hair and wrinkles. In distress, she ran to her mom’s room crying, “No!”
Glad the Washington Post is getting around to doing one of the essential responsibilities of the Fourth Estate: passive aggressively making Michael McDonald feel bad about himself.


When you possess the most certifiably distinctive voice in pop, you need to be taken down a notch now and then.
Sidehatch
Joined: October 04, 2011 at 04:33 AM UTC
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Re: Musicological banter August 25, 2023 at 07:52 PM UTC #
Yada wrote:
this guy is obviously talented… but sounds like he's gettin' the wrong fanbase. #drewtang

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/rich-men-north-of-richmond-oliver-anthony-conservative-country-song-1234805701/
jrpa
Joined: September 03, 2013 at 03:15 PM UTC
Posts: 29999
Re: Musicological banter August 25, 2023 at 09:26 PM UTC #
Justin wrote:
Julian, wrote:
Justin wrote:
Cute story about an 11-year-old Michael McDonald fan

Paisley imagined McDonald was in his 40s and had blond hair. She even drew a pencil sketch of what she imagined his face looked like.

But last summer, Paisley searched for McDonald on Google and saw he had white hair and wrinkles. In distress, she ran to her mom’s room crying, “No!”
Glad the Washington Post is getting around to doing one of the essential responsibilities of the Fourth Estate: passive aggressively making Michael McDonald feel bad about himself.


When you possess the most certifiably distinctive voice in pop, you need to be taken down a notch now and then.
He had it coming.
BAGLEY
Joined: January 06, 2006 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 1427
Re: Musicological banter August 29, 2023 at 12:12 AM UTC #
Joan Jett, a super Orioles fan, hung out with the O’s TV crew in the booth tonight!

They asked her who she listened to these days. Her response- Fugazi.
Hutch
Joined: February 23, 2023 at 09:34 PM UTC
Posts: 6264
Re: Musicological banter August 29, 2023 at 12:47 AM UTC #
Bagley wrote:
Joan Jett, a super Orioles fan, hung out with the O’s TV crew in the booth tonight!

They asked her who she listened to these days. Her response- Fugazi.


That’s dope!

Been listening to Fugazi myself..I have picked up about ten of those live discs…so good
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