Tim, BJ Massacre played the Corner Hotel in Melbourne but it sold out very quickly. Will look up their stuff, seems vaguely familiar from independent radio station 3RRR here.
Bill
On 23/11/2014, at 2:20 AM, Tim Allen wrote:
> Yes, you're quite right Bill - I've never heard of them but I've just asked one of my manc friends (i'm a frequent visitor to Manchester these days) and he knew straight away.
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> I'm still waiting at the side of that river but no sign of those enemies yet. Something to look forward to.
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> Discovering music is strange - I've only just come upon a band that I absolutely adore already and seemingly they've been around for ages - The Brian Jonestown Massacre. I found them after talking to a poet at his reading who had them on his t-shirt.
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> Cheers
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> Tim
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> On 22 Nov 2014, at 10:08, Bill Wootton wrote:
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>> Indeed, Tim. A Manchester band apparently of which I have no knowledge took the name but this is the Australian lot whose first album was very popular here: Wait Long Enough By the River and the bodies of your Enemies will Float by.
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>> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drones_(Australian_band)
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>> There is also of course Wodehouse's fictional institution, The Drones Club.
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>> Bill
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>>> On 22 Nov 2014, at 8:58 pm, Tim Allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> Yes, I would have been surprised if there wasn't a band called Drones somewhere - there are probably more than a few down the years.
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>>> Tim
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>>>> On 21 Nov 2014, at 19:30, Bill Wootton wrote:
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>>>> Perhaps, Tim. But The Drones is taken, lively - and raucous - 21st century Australian band.
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>>>> Bill
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>>>>> On 22/11/2014, at 2:20 AM, Tim Allen wrote:
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>>>>> Bill, good name for a new band - The Store Drones.
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>>>>>> On 21 Nov 2014, at 02:13, Bill Wootton wrote:
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>>>>>> Tim, I am intrigued by your comments on the difference between The Stones and The Doors. (Gee, I nearly typed The Stores and The Drones then.) It is true that Morrison approached performance as drama whereas Jagger is more a posturer (a damned fine one mind you).
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