BIG HEAVY WORLD NEWZRAG #13 - 2/20/2001
So everyone's favorite greeting card holiday came and went. And like any other holiday it either kicked serious ass, or it sucked. So whether you got candy and roses, or a sore on your butt from not getting up to answer the door, I'm here for you, even if no one else is. And local music will always love you. If you have your own local music news for this rag, send it to groundzero@bigheavyworld.com and this edition of the newzrag, as well as any other, is brought to you by Joe "that band Creed pisses me off" Atherton.
STUFF INSIDE:
SETH YACOVONE HOOKS THE BOOT
PUNK STUFF UP AT HIGHER GROUND
HIGH SCHOOLERS, MILLENNIUM NEEDS YOUR HELP
5 SECONDS EXPIRED AND OTHERS ROCK OUT
VTMUSICSHOP.COM NEWZ
BHW MP3 SHOWCASE
ZOLA IS BACK!
YOLANDA INVITES YOU...
NOBBY CD OUT SOON
LABEL NEWS:
CHIN HO! BATTLES THE BEST
HOP3 BENEFIT SHOW
BHW CREW GETS INKED
FOR THE MUSIC MAKERS AND DREAM WEAVERS:
SEVEN DAYS WANTS YOU
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LOCAL MUSIC NEWS:
SETH YACOVONE SHAPES UP AND SHIPS OUT
Italy.....the boot of Europe. Land of romance, pasta and Seth Yacovone. Yes, that's right people. After a couple of reviews, an interview and some photos, the Seth Yacovone Band has been invited to do a 3 week tour in Italy from Oct. 7 to the 27. Vermont music makes it big overseas! You can also check out the interview in Buscadero Magazine's Jan. 2001 issue or at www.buscadero.com
HIGHER GROUND HAS GOT THE PUNK
For all sorts of punk rock fun and happy goodness, without all of those empty calories, point your vehicle of choice toward Higher Ground on March 18 at around 3:00 to see "The Punk Rock Main Event: Round 2" with The Unseen, Sinners and Saints (Ex-Ducky Boys, Blood For Blood), Lost City Angels (Ex-Spring Heeled Jack, The Bruisers), The Harsh Abrasives and Cheat to Win. All of these punktastic bands for only $10! ALL AGES!
HIGH SCHOOLERS, MILLENNIUM WANTS YOU
Hey all you High School kiddies, Millennium Nightclub wants your help. Millennium needs students to help promote their teen nights. To get the word out to all of your friends who aren't cool enough to know about it already. In exchange for your services you will be rewarded with free passes to the upcoming teen events. If you are interested, call Robert at 802-865-0136 or you tech-savvy youths can email him at MillenniumDJ2K@aol.com
5 SECONDS EXPIRED LIVE AND ON YOUR COMPUTER
Scoot your rock lovin' butt on over to Higher Ground on Feb. 25 to see local rock gods 5 Seconds Expired, New Hampshire redneck-rockers Scissorfight, Boston's own Humans Being and local boys STMP. The the doors will open at 6:30 and you will be there with your 8 bucks ready to rock out. And if you're sick or scared or something, the show will be webcast on the Digital Club Network (www.dcn.com) so either way, if you miss this show, you might as well throw your KISS records into the fireplace, because Burlington has never rocked harder than this.
VERMONTMUSICSHOP.COM NEWZ
Just added to www.vermontmusicshop.com is:
Ninja Custodian - "Shepards Pie"
MP3 SHOWCASE
In this month's MP3 showcase, you can find tracks by everyones favorite high school ska punk band Wreckinghorn. You can check out the 5 tracks at http://www.bigheavyworld.com/mp3.html and you can even grab the song "UFO" from the upcoming 242 Main Benefit Compilation!
ZOLA'S NOT DEAD
Back from the brink, point your computer toward www.zolaturn.com this week for an interesting new look and VERY INTERESTING NEWS from the band...
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO YOLANDA
Yolanda and the Plastic Family will be performing at CBGB's on Saturday March 10 at 10:30 and you can go, with an invite from the Queen herself, Yolanda! e-mail Yolanda directly at yolanda@yolanda.net and include your mailing address and she will send one your way. Why? Because she loves you, thats why silly. If you need an online fix of Yolanda right now you can go to her website at www.yolanda.net You can also go watch Yolanda's newest video for the song "Sickness of Beauty" directed by David Finklestein at http://www.earthnoise.com/channels/?channelid=59&movieid=49717
NOBBY NEWZ
While quickly climbing the charts at MP3.com the Nobby Reed Project is preparing to release their 3rd CD, "Cure For The Blues" so hold your breath and wait, and the first listen will be that much sweeter. You can check out Nobby at MP3.com at http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/45/the_nobby_reed_project.html You can also check out Nobby's website for all of the latest news at www.vtwebs.com/nrp
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BIG HEAVY WORLD LABEL NEWZ:
CHIN HO! BATTLES THE BEST
You can point your mice at http://musicdish.com/bandwars/vote and help your very own hometown heroes in Chin Ho! win the ultimate BandWars competition. As a previous winner of the BandWars battle, Chin Ho! are no strangers to victory, but this special contest pits them against other previous winners in a battle royale. Make sure that your local boys come out on top, and get out there and vote before March 7.
HOP 3 BENEFIT SHOW
Hip hop on over to Metronome on Thursday Feb. 22 for a benefit show to remember. Fattie B. presents the Hop 3 CD benefit show, and pulls out all the stops. Starting the night off will be DJ Hedfonz, followed by Eye Oh You and climaxing with the return of the great Craig Mitchell. The show will start at 10pm and will cost you a mere $5 to get in, but it's well worth it. The Hop discs (coming this spring on the Big Heavy World record label) are Vermont's premier showcase of dance oriented music, and show off a different flavor for the state. So go, throw in your 5 bucks and sit back and enjoy the ride. Not able to make it, grab a listen at btownsound.com, broadcasting it live in Windows Media format!
BIG HEAVY WORLD INK TO FIND 3 CREW MEMBERS
Yes indeed boys and girls three of our very own BHW crew members will be getting the corporate logo attached to them forever at Yankee Tattoo. Mark Bock, Joe Beaulieu and yours truly, Joe Atherton, will be undergoing the inking on March 2. And you can watch it live on your computer between 6 and 9pm at http://www.bigheavyworld.com/streamery.html and all you need to view it is a computer with QuickTime and a modem speed of 56kbps or higher. Oh the pain, the pain of it all. This one is not to be missed.
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FOR THE MUSIC MAKERS:
SEVEN DAYS WANTS TO HELP KEEP YOU ORGANIZED
If you do anything related to music, check out this weeks copy of Seven Days for a form you can fill out and send in to be a part of something big. Seven Days is creating a guide of VT music and related industries. You can also fill out the form on their website at www.sevendaysvt.com and let people know you are out there.
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ABOUT US: BHW is Vermont's tech-heavy music cheerleader, promoting local artists through emerging technologies and publishing http://www.bigheavyworld.com, the comprehensive online guide to regional music known as "Burlington's Urban Scene Web Site". We also run an expanding record label with releases from Burlington's alt-rock kiddies Chin Ho! And the techno-core harbingers of doom chainsaws.and.children. Contact us at 800-303-1590, groundzero@bigheavyworld.com or P.O. Box 428 Burlington VT 05402. The Big Heavy World Web site is made possible by our generous annual sponsors: WBVT UPN (wbvt.com), Magic Hat Brewing Company (magichat.net), Chek.com, SoVerNet (www.sover.net) and Small Dog Electronics (smalldog.com).
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