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Trey's album
by Michele Piumini 27 May '02

27 May '02

Hi, I'd like to recommend to everyone Trey Anastasio's self-titled debut solo album. Interestingly, track n. 10 is "Ray Dawn Balloon", a beautiful, slower, instrumental and orchestral version of Oysterhead's "Radon Balloon". Ciao Michele

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Re: [Police] oysterhead
by SOMEDUDE20＠aol.com 25 May '02

25 May '02

I should mention that along with the 20 minutes of talking with the members there are two songs live from the LA show where Les tells the audience that Janes addiction is playing down the street. The songs sound great

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Sting on Madonna's opening night
by Fred Berthelot 24 May '02

24 May '02

>From CCN.com: Madonna is critic-proof LONDON, England (Reuters) -- British theatre critics decided on Friday that pop superstar Madonna was more Mechanical Girl than Material Girl in her much-hyped London stage debut. But her London run in "Up for Grabs" by Australian playwright David Williamson is critic-proof -- the show has already sold out and tickets are changing hands on the black market for over 10 times face value. Celebrity friends, from fellow singer Sting to fashion designer Stella McCartney, rallied round after Thursday's glittering first night to praise the world's most famous female pop star for taking to the stage. "She was wonderful," Sting told reporters. The audience too were certainly in awe of her -- Madonna was greeted with whoops of delight at curtain-up. But next day the critics were distinctly lukewarm. "Madonna fails to shine," decreed the Guardian. "Mechanical Girl distorts the message of soft-centered satire," said The Independent. The play's sex scenes certainly raised a few eyebrows in the auditorium. Playing a voracious art dealer out to bump up the price of a Jackson Pollock painting, Madonna was locked in a passionate lesbian embrace with a prospective client in one scene and strapped on a giant sex aid to service a corpulent billionaire buyer in another. London has lately been attracting a steady stream of Hollywood stars from Nicole Kidman to Gwyneth Paltrow and Matt Damon, eagerly accepting stage roles in Britain to boost their acting credentials back home.

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Greatest Hits DVD
by DtmrCls＠aol.com 24 May '02

24 May '02

After looking for the DVD on the Brazilian website and ordering and waiting... I found the disc here in Dortmund in my local shop for less money. To anyone interested: they still have 5 or 6 DVDs for just 23 €. Dietmar

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Re: [Police] Santa's Boyfriend/ Factory X
by Maggie White 24 May '02

24 May '02

Andrea! I AM GOING TO BE THERE!!!!!!!!! On vacation in London and Ireland for two weeks at the beginning of June!!! I will go and get a bunch of CDs. I'm sure other people will want some. This is soooo cool. Thanks for the info. I'll try to get tickets (or whatever) right now. I was really hoping that Dominic would be playing while we are there, but Factory X will be great as well. Maggie >>> "Andrea Manassy" <a1000rainydays(a)hotmail.com> 05/24/02 07:54AM >>>

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Santa's Boyfriend/ Factory X
by Andrea Manassy 24 May '02

24 May '02

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Huge Police & Sting Sale List
by Craig Betts 24 May '02

24 May '02

Hi Fans E mail me for a copy of my updated Police/Sting Sale list.. Cheers Craig craig(a)thepolice.fsnet.co.uk http://www.thepolicefile.8m.com

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A few Oysterhead comments
by Maggie White 24 May '02

24 May '02

CDnow.com did an interview with Trey Anastacio from Oysterhead. A few comments are about Stew: Speaking of Oysterhead, are there any plans to record another album with those guys? I would love to. I really loved that album. And I loved being on tour with those guys; they're both just great people to hang around with. Though it was tough going on the road with only one album's worth of material. I hadn't done it in so long, I had forgotten what it was like. Any idea when Oysterhead might record again? No, just that we want to do something. Stewart always says it's his favorite band because it's all the fun of being in a rock band without all the headaches of having to plan. And if you've read this far.. here's a little something..... I finally got my "Ghost" faces tattoo. I was waiting until the tattoo artist I like came back from maternity leave. Anyway, I'm thrilled with it, though my husband thinks it's funny every night to say, "Hey babe, you've got something on your back." Maggie (sharing more information than appropriate, as always).

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Santa's Boyfriend / Faktory X Questions
by Morris, Donald T. 23 May '02

23 May '02

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone had anything new on Joe Sumner's group. It seems as if they have dropped off the face of the earth since they changed their name. Their old website isn't up anymore. Also, I was wondering if anyone would be willing to help me obtain a copy of the Santa's Boyfriend CD that I hear on Turning Leaf. Thanks, Don in Sunny Florida

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Re: [Police] rare police tracks from '83
by Steve Agovino 22 May '02

22 May '02

Hi TJ, I don't know if anyone ever replied to you about this... >Every Breath You Take (special edition single) >http://stingetc.com/rare/everybr.shtml >1. Every Breath You Take >2. Murder by Numbers >3. Man in a Suitcase (live) >4. Truth Hits Everybody '83 I actually happen to have this. It took me several years to track down, but copies of this *are* floating around out there. On a side note, this happens to be the result of the scrapped 12" single for EBYT. Why they decided to change the format and do this is beyond me. But keep checking - it's bound to turn up somewhere again. And if you find it, I would jump at the opportunity to pick it up... the remake of "Truth..." is absolutely brilliant. (now if only I can find a place that sells cheap turntables...) If what Ian (Copeland) once mentioned is true and happens to come to fruition, perhaps maybe there will be a CD out with tracks not found on the box set. I'd eat that up in a second. >basically it seems sinful that the golden age of the internet and >ease-of-audio transfer not be used to the advantage of people doomed >to >love a defunct band. Agreed, but there are major technicalities involved with doing this - namely, the licensing needed to acquire the rights to copy and distribute these, and the payment of these mechanical royalties to the publishers. (who own the rights to these songs) Trust me, I'm in the business - I know all too well about these things. Whether or not I personally agree with this is neither for here nor there. But what are you going to do, you know? steve _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

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