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Fiction Plane FREE Show in Hollywood
by allisonhardin＠sc.rr.com 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

Fiction Plane will be part of The Hilfiger Sessions this Tuesday, June 19 at the Avalon (Hollywood). Tickets are free, but limited...here's the deets: The Hilfiger Sessions, hosted by Donovan Leitch and Billy Morrison Featuring The McMillin, Carmela Nasty, Whitestarr, Emma Burgess, Fiction Plane, the Section Quartet, and DJ Adam 12. The Avalon - Hollywood 1735 Vine St. (nearest subway: Hollywood/Vine) Doors open 8pm OPEN BAR UNTIL 9pm RSVP to rsvp(a)thinktradela.com OR sign up for tickets on the Hilfiger Session website (link below) Info on the Hilfiger Sessions (yes, THAT Hilfiger): http://www.thehilfigersessions.com/site.php Info on the venue: http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/11279531/hollywood_ca/the_avalon.h… Please, feel free to share with any and all friends in the LA area! It would be lovely to fill the Avalon with Fiction Plane fans! Back to lurking... Allison

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Andy Summers interview
by Nuno Leite (ES Ventures) 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

Worth reading http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?sectioncode=17&storycode=18154 "We're definitely going to write at least two new songs. If it all goes incredibly well, we'll do a new album. If business continues like it is for this tour, then the obvious thing is to make another album, put it out, and tour behind that, as well." Cheers, Nuno

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Clip from today's Vegas paper
by Rocky Dickerson 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

>From today's Las Vegas Review-Journal: Sting and Police band mates, on the town Thursday after flying in for their concert at the MGM Grand Garden. Sting has been a regular at Spearmint Rhino when in town on past visits. ... Spearmint Rhino is a strip club. Does that mean all the guys have a legitimate reason to go to strip clubs and get lap dances??? ("Honest honey, I was there looking for Sting!") Concert tonight!!! We are going to have a great time, before, during and after. See everyone at the party! Swim to the Light Rocky http://lvrocky.com/

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Oakland download
by KVayedjian＠aol.com 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

Matt, thank you so much for your honest review. Enjoyed reading it. I noticed Andy using only his red Startocaster at the Denver concerts as well. The only song he used his sunburst Telecaster was for "Murder By Numbers" during the Vancouver concerts and he strummed it with his thumb with the volume way down. I could hardly hear the sound and it was only during the chorus. I look forward to hearing about the upcoming three concerts you will see next week, Koko :) Wednesday's concert at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EOAZJNFH or track split and processed slightly http://www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100118333/LiveFromOakland_06_13_07.zip ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Re: [Police] review of Oakland show
by BBredice＠aol.com 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

In a message dated 6/14/2007 9:09:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dlucky711(a)yahoo.com writes: A rather negative review of the oakland show. Ugh....seems quite a few people arent liking the re-interpretations and jazzy lite versions etc. Its interesting to read the comments to this column - about 30 comments and they are really mixed. Link is below David Lucky Arrrghhhh. Can this review be further from the truth??? And what's with that "vocal critic of this reunion tour" comment? Most people were, or are still, talking about Stewart's comments, but almost everybody knows by now that it was his humor shining through. Can we quit kicking him while he's down for being a funny guy? Bill ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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re: Vegas, Baby!
by Jenny Dolan Balin 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

although it seems most have already left for Vegas, I have not as I have my daughter here one more night. I leave EARLY in the am... hopefully with my current beau, although he has not confirmed for absolute sure as of yet... point being, I am off for the vegas show, with memories of--what? six years ago??--still rumbling around in my head: will Michael Jordan be playing poker at 3:30 am? will Krispy Kream hats being dotting the arena's horizon? will I get to hear Paul snore again? highly doubtful on all accounts, but I am SO ready to make new memories! I already am full from Vancouver, can there be room for more? Yes! and then staples center, dodger stadium... and oh god, let's not forget NOLA!!! btw Deb: I have an hour lay-over in Houston, did I mention that??? We'll talk later... Love to all of you: Jen from SoCal ps--yes, yes, the pix are coming! THINK BLUE! AIM: MamaRocks62 Visit MySpace Visit My Work Visit My Work's MySpace --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more.

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review of Oakland show
by David Lucky 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

A rather negative review of the oakland show. Ugh....seems quite a few people arent liking the re-interpretations and jazzy lite versions etc. Its interesting to read the comments to this column - about 30 comments and they are really mixed. Link is below David Lucky Sting stunk - and so did the rest of the Police Jim Harrington - STAFF WRITER Article Last Updated: 06/14/2007 02:30:55 PM PDT Click photo to enlarge Sting, center, of the rock group The Police plays in front of a large video screen showing his... « 1 2 3 4 5 » The year's biggest concert turned out to also be its greatest disappointment. The much-heralded Police reunion gig on Wednesday night at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland - which sold-out less than an hour after the 46,500 tickets were originally put on sale - was arguably the most shockingly mediocre stadium show in Bay Area history. Was this really all that the Police - vocalist-bassist Sting, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland - had to offer after making local fans wait so long? The band's last Bay Area performance was back on Sept. 10, 1983 at the very same venue. Based on what went down on Wednesday, however, let's hope that the trio's next hiatus is even lengthier. Time colors memories in peculiar shades. Those who attended the band's previous show in Oakland tend to remember it quite fondly - that includes this critic. For me, age also factors into the mix, since I was a young teen at the time and just happy to be out at a major concert. Yet, in careful retrospect, it's a pretty safe bet that the Police were never a great live act, at least not in comparison to other stadium rockers like U2, Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones. For proof, just listen to 1995's dreadfully bland "The Police Live." That's the only official live set that the band has ever released, so we must assume that the musicians feel it ranks among their finest performances. And perhaps it does. It's certainly better than what fans heard at the home of the Advertisement Oakland Athletics. The Police opened with a low-key version of "Message in a Bottle" - from its sophomore set, 1979's "Reggatta de Blanc" - which served up the first bit of bad news about what was in store for us over the next two hours. The crowd came into the joint ready to rock, yet the band quickly knocked the wind out of fans' sails as it made the curious decision to focus on softer material and downplay what should have been rowdier selections. The arrangements, which brought to mind the jazzier adult-contemporary side of Sting's solo arsenal, were quite maddening. Time and time again, the Police would launch into a fan favorite and then play it in a way that confounded the crowd. That resulted in a tally of yawns that surpasses what I've seen at any other major rock concert. At the top of the yawn-worthy list was the mellow "Don't Stand So Close to Me," which lacked the stylish intrigue of the original recording found on 1980's "Zenyatta Mondatta" and didn't even manage to live up to the so-so remake released on 1986's "Every Breath You Take: The Singles." The crowd kept waiting for the band to hammer out a tune, and produce a rocker worthy of the 1978 debut "Outlandos d'Amor," but all it could seem to manage was to swing the musical equivalent of a wet noodle at tracks like "Spirits in the Material World" (from 1981's "Ghost in the Machine") and "Walking On the Moon" (from "Reggatta de Blanc"). The group's passionless take on the great "Zenyatta Mondatta"-track "Driven to Tears" was such a snoozer that fans would have been excused for crying. Individually, the band members all sounded fine in spots. Sting was the best of the bunch and delivered many strong vocal moments, notably on the first album's "Truth Hits Everybody." Summers proved that all his digits work during several quick solos in songs like the "Zenyatta Mondatta"-cut "When the World is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around," although his heroics often didn't fit the songs. Copeland - a vocal critic of this reunion tour - produced some powerful moments on his mega-percussion kit, but seemed a bit lost in his own world. Collectively, the Police just couldn't find a way to make it all gel and continued to plod its way through the "Ghost"-tracks "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" and "Invisible Sun." It really said something when "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da," a juvenile pop number from "Zenyatta Mondatta," turned out to be the best performed song of the night. The band saved many of its biggest tunes for last, closing out the main set with the first album's immortal "Roxanne." But the long, drawn-out arrangement featured in "Roxanne" turned what should have been a true highlight into yet another disappointment. And, by that time, we'd already had our fill. http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_6140255?source=rss

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Live Bonnaroo Website
by Matthew Giller 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

Previous performances at past Bonnaroo shows by certain artists are available for purchase at the following website: http://www.livebonnaroo.com/ There is a place to add yourself to the mailing list. Let's hope the Police decide to include their set from this year. I have a few of these recordings, and they are great. Thanks, Matt

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Re: [Police] Aghast!!
by Matthew Giller 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

I bought two tickets in the middle section on the floor at $250 each for the Dodger Stadium show. Later I found a ticket in the section dead center of the stage in the 26th row for $95. I have no explaination as to the pricing of the tickets. It really doesn't matter to me. I bet you can guess where I will be sitting on the 23rd of June? :) Matt

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Anyone else notice this book out in shops now
by David Lucky 14 Jun '07

14 Jun '07

It seems Chris Sandfords Sting Biogrpahy book has been updated, re packaged and re released. I just picked it up at the local bookstore as its now on display and there arent many Sting or Police books being carried these days. Its got a new cover and says its a real postive bio of sting. I read the earlier version and curious on a comparison. It seems that there are several new chapters but I have to check and see how much is updated. http://www.amazon.com/Sting-Back-Beat-Christopher-Sandford/dp/0786720905/re…

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