Kinnie Starr-just added to Hardstock 08

Who sounds like sade greets neil young while kissing plug one on the lipsand listening to outkast ... who just HAPPENED to be thinking about debbieharry?????

KINNIE STARR!

I am proud to announce the additioni of Kinnie Starr to the lineup of Hardstock 08.

To learn more about Kinnie read on:BIO: from www.kinniestarr.com

The Kinnie Starr you already know: MC-singer-poet-actress-beatnik -musicmaker - who was born in Calgary, became her adult self in Vancouver,and was raised on heavy doses of Zeppelin, Sade and De La Soul's DaisyAge.... Discovered she could kick it live one night in NYC (1993), when anopen mic called, and the crowd carried her through three blazing encores("edgy... enchanting," said the New Yorker).... Tidy (Canada 1996; U.S.A.1997) was the first of Starr's four records - her new one is calledAnything, but we'll get there in a minute - which drew critical acclaim fromall corners."An artistic, feminist, angry, well-articulated rant of the highest order,"said allmusic.com; "raw, funny and definitely an original," added the Globeand Mail.... Kinnie was a lead player in the alt-indie film Down and Out with the Dolls(filmed in 2001), directed by Kurt Voss (of Sugar Town fame).... Two yearslater, she lived and worked in Las Vegas, singing for Zumanity, Cirque duSoleil's controversial cabaret production.... and she found a new,comfortable home at MapleMusic Recordings releasing Sun Again in 2003- plusa publishing deal with Last Gang Publishing and their partner company Olé, …the same year Kinnie earned a Juno nomination for Best New Artist.... Alsoin 2003, Starr co-wrote Carmen Rizzo's Beso, a song for the soundtrack ofthe acclaimed film Thirteen... In 2004, U.K. production wizards Hybrid andBlackwatch cut body-rocking club remixes of Starr's song Alright (ReleaseRecords), a Sun Again stand-out.... She performed at the 2005 NationalAboriginal Achievement Awards… Kinnie has toured Japan, the U.K., the U.S.A.and Canada in the past five years - which brings us up to speed with thehere and now.... "A lot of people who love hip hop love what I do, because I'm doing my ownshit," she says. "I try to uphold the old-school MC mentality when I'm onstage - taking the crowd along with me, rather than just playing songs atthem. That's more like a rock 'n' roll mentality, to just slam the songsout."But wait, there's more: Starr has another body of work in progress, acollection of four-track songs that she's self-producing on a well-used,much-loved Tascam 564. "They're quite sparse, sort of Joni Mitchell-ish, butthey're not really folk songs, they're tipped towards jazz and old-schoolMotown ballads." She has twenty songs in progress, and hopes to releaseten - when they're ready.... Kinnie has started writing for the nativepublication Spirit Magazine, and recently interviewed Daniel Lanois for its upcoming spring issue....

"I write a lot, and very quickly these days, offthe seat of my pants," she adds. "If I'm driving I'll pull over, or I'lltake my sketchbook out and put in on my lap while I drive if I can't pullover."

To listen to her music: http://www.myspace.com/kinniestarr

Open the Doors and See all the People

Now that's how to dress!


One of the great by products of incredible misfortune is that this kind of news attracts back friends that you may have lost touch with over the years. Such is the case with my buddy above, who was motivated to contact me to help our Scotty, and hopefully come out to the coast to see the incredible lineup we have put together for Hardstock 08 at the commodore on April 25.

Bamff

Bamff was and is the musical creation of Danice McLeod, one of the original U-J3RK5, "the seminal Vancouver artrock band, including Ian Wallace, Rodney Graham and Jeff Wall.

I have not listened to Bamff for some time. One of my favourite U-J3RK5 songs was "Marnie" about the Hitchcock movie. Marnie. Marnie. MARNIE. Cue the psycho violins. Like the movie, I mean. Shower scene. You know. There was always a Tippie Hedron vibe to Bamff but warmer, sexier. coy and kittenish. The sly smile as she named a song Little Bush ( for her cat).

Bamff was also notable for Scott Harding's contribution as main partner from 1983 through 1988. Bamff was also the start of his recording career. Scott got his initial studio engineer training with Ron Obvious at Bamff's studio, Crevice Tool Clean Sound while "Come Outside" was being recorded and mixed and assisted with the 2nd album under Greg and Glen Reely, John Switzer and other engineers/producers. Scott also played on the 2nd. and UNRELEASED Bamff album,"Frankly I Deserve Nine Socks".

Danice is one of those Vancouver icons that deserve more ink than they received, not only for her music, but for her contribution to the start of Scott's career. He was in both videos "Crevice Tool" and "50 Miles" from that album, and both were on REGULAR rotation at Much Music in 1987. He was credited for co-writing the songs “Crevice Tool” and “Pony Hips” and full credit for his instrumental “Endless Discretion” all on Bamff’s 1st album “Come Outside”, released on Mo Da Mu in 1987.

I remember when she asked me whether I would mind if she covered a Rhythm Mission song I had written, Words Fail Me. I barely remember the song, but maybe I'll find a copy of it somewhere. Now it's my memory that fails me, not just the words. One thing I will never forget is going out to dinner with Danice, and I forget what triggered it, but Danice offered to buy a round of Spanish coffees for the table. It was a perfect gesture of kindness. I could use one now.

Today's mantra is Maggots Love The Meat

Blog-a-hol-ic: One who creates blogs like Angelina Jolie collects children. I have a new blog to let you know about: http://www.maggotslovethemeat.com/

It is rather self-evident. No head scratching needed. Its my new slogan of the week.

I could post pictures of the human variation of this particular phenomena; I am not above this type of thing on a primal level. But evolution provided me with a human brain, as opposed to a reptile brain, so I choose to focus on the points of greatest leverage.

Today's post on http://www.maggotslovethemeat.com/ is "Never did the flesh fly ask why". When the choice is meat or quantum theory or the existence of God, the flesh fly enjoys their prey; they honor their host with their presence, and when the meat is gone, they move on.

Hardstock 08 A special benefit for Scotty Hard

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