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Dec 17, 1998
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This month: John
plays, '98 Wrap-Up, Holiday
Shopping List - jbrodeur@wizvax.net
Welcome to the December 1998
Year-End issue of the Explosives
newsletter.
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First off, here's the big show
news:
*** SUNDAY DECEMBER 27 ***
*** LIONHEART BLUES CAFE ***
A Night of Solo Acoustic Rock
Muzik featuring:
***JOHN BRODEUR***
("ex lead-singer of the
Explosives", )
***STEPHEN CLAIR***
(whose CD "Altoona Hotel" is
available online at
CDNow
)
***MICHAEL ECK***
(Albany veteran, "Resonator"
and "Cowboy Black" are the CDs,
real nice guy)
The show starts at 9:00 PM.
The Lionheart resides at 256 Lark
St, Albany.
Call for more information at
436-9530. Be early to get a seat
on one of the couches, and come
celebrate Christmas all the way
through the new year!
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The second order of business:
1998 was a good year for the
Explosives, even if it ended on a
sour note, and we played with
some great bands and met some
great folks. Therefore, I feel
obliged to thank all those
(abridged) who have been helpful
and/or rocked our collective
universes, on behalf of the rest
of the band:
***Bands - Sloan, You Am I,
Super 400, Lotion, Gravel Pit,
The VodkaSonics, Dryer, Lughead,
Staziaks, Sterlings, Clay People,
Orbit, Ruth Ruth, Subduing Mara,
Jules Verdone, Jack Black, Jen
Trynin, Decadent Royals, Smart
Brown Handbag, Stars Of Rock,
Madder Rose, Star Ghost Dog,
Charlie Chesterman &
Legendary Motorbikes...
***People, Places and Things -
Paul Ryneski, Dominick Campana,
Charlene Shortsleeve @ QE2,
Howard Glassman @
Valentine's/Bogies (RIP), Mary
Kay @ Valentine's, Pauly's Hotel,
CBGB, Brownie's, Brad Morrison,
Kip & Jeff Smith, John
Delahanty, Jeremy & Bizarro
Jeff @ The Edge, everyone @
Metroland, Island Records,
Atlantic Records, Greg Rolnick @
Planetary, spinART records, and
you guys...
1999 should be even better,
with the promise of new
recordings from the members of
the Explosives, and possibly the
release (at last), in one form or
another, of the Explosives'
4-track recordings...
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Lastly, I thought I'd
influence you last-minute
shoppers - here's some of my
favorite records from 1998 that
you might consider buying for
that music lover in your life
this holiday season...
Elliott Smith-XO,
Superdrag-Head Trip In Every Key,
Lucinda Williams-Car Wheels On A
Gravel Road, Sloan-Navy Blues,
The Figgs-...Couldn't Get High,
The Afghan Whigs-1965, PJ
Harvey-Is This Desire?,
UNKLE-Psyence Fiction,
Beck-Mutations, They Might Be
Giants-Severe Tire Damage,
Lotion-The Telephone Album,
Willie Nelson-Teatro, Billy Bragg
& Wilco-Mermaid Avenue,
"Velvet Goldmine" (soundtrack),
Beastie Boys-Hello Nasty, David
Garza "This Euphoria, Air-Moon
Safari, Liz
Phair-whitechocolatespaceegg,
Shudder to Think and
friends-"First Love, Last Rites"
(soundtrack), Jon Spencer Blues
Explosion-Acme, Elvis
Costello/Burt Bacharach-Painted
From Memory, Money Mark-Push The
Button.
(I promise, I didn't mention
EVERY record released in 1998,
just the good ones - note, I left
out the Hanson live record.)
You better be good for
goodness sake.
Merry friggin' Christmas.
Kill Saddam.
j.
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Nov 26, 1998
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Hello, Goodbye! -
jbrodeur@wizvax.net
Metroland - Nov. 25-Dec.2, 1998
"In the 'Hello, Goodbye'
department... Rich Baldes says
the Explosives have finally
exploded. The Albany pop-rock
quartet, which featured Baldes,
self-proclaimed 'diva' John
Brodeur and brothers Mike and
Anthony Delano announced their
breakup last week..."
Funny, I don't remember
announcing a breakup.
The truth of the matter is,
we've had our problems. Some are
bigger than others, but none of
them seemed like they were worth
breaking up over.
You've heard it all before,
stupid cliche band shit - money,
women, "control". I can't believe
after all this time we could fall
prey to petty little things like
this. We've done a lot of good
things, and only better things
lie ahead. Actually, as of last
week, I had heard that the "door
is still open". I thought that
meant we might play again. Guess
I was wrong.
I wonder how many other
members of the band found out we
broke up by reading the paper.
This is not a "signoff" - we
had planned on taking a break for
a while, anyway. I guarantee this
is not the end, just an extended
vacation. Dammit, it sounds like
we're the Eagles or something.
Note to Rich Baldes : you're a
great songwriter and an
all-around decent guy, but a
really lousy p.r. person.
For now,
Happy Thanksgiving
Enjoy the long weekend
Rally against the evils of
Eagle Eye Cherry
Rock on
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