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Bacon and what?
Knoxville’s beloved Rockwells got a nice slice of exposure recently on National Public Radio’s on-line “All Songs Considered,” which invites listeners to vote on one of several nominated songs. The band’s “Lonesome No More” came in second out of seven others.
As Frederick Kelly explained to listeners on the NPR site: “’Lonesome No More’ is pretty straightforward. It’s meant to convey the joy of going out with a group of people consisting of friends and members of the opposite sex. Hopefully ‘Lonesome’ will remind the listener of spending a night out on the town with friends, maybe in a car with the top down, maybe dancing wildly, maybe running through an unsuspecting neighbor’s sprinklers. Although the actual song lyric is ‘I will be alone no more,’ the title ‘Lonesome No More’ was borrowed from Kurt Vonnegut for its poetry. Plus, it fit the song really well. Thanks, Kurt.”
Listeners rated each song on a scale of 1 to 5 and “Lonesome No More” averaged a score of 4.178, second that week to Kevin Kirk’s “Lord, Have Mercy,” an adult contemporary jazz piece. “Considering how Kevin Kirk’s and our songs go together like bacon and SweeTarts, I’m amazed we did as well as we did,” Kelly says. “It’s like comparing apples and... well...Knoxvillian rock music.... I’m not differentiating between who is the bacon and who is the SweeTarts.
“Either way, our website traffic was up and we sold at least one CD on CD Baby as a direct result. And it was sincerely an honor just to be chosen to participate. NPR rules.”
Christ, You Know It Ain’t Easy
More in the “we screwed up” category: Tim Flatford, picked out a glaring error in our review of the 1964 show in our July 29 Eye on the Scene. He chastised us with this letter:
“I was totally amazed at the lack of fact checking that the Metropulse employs. I have the utmost respect for Jack Neely and certainly hope the gaffe I found in the Eye on the Scene article ‘Carry that Weight’ wasn’t his error. It was a rookie mistake and though I may be nitpicking I consider the Pulse an alternative to receiving information that sides more toward the facts. Only someone who is less than 30 years old would not know that the Beatles never recorded on Columbia Records as the article stated. With this fact established, and of common knowledge, should I believe anything else that was written by the author? As I have gotten older I’ve found that reviews are nothing more than filler for publications. I ask that Mr. [Barry] Henderson and Mr. Neely would school their young journalistic charges in accuracy and subjectiveness in order to keep the Metropulse the source of factual information we have come to expect and enjoy.”
For the record, Jack Neely wrote the review, all but one person on editorial staff is 30 or older, we don’t consider reviews filler, and Metro Pulse is two words. And we regret the error.
Go.
Thursday: Enjoy an evening of post-rock at the Pilot Light with El Boxeo, a violin, drum and bass (with occasional vocals) outfit from Michigan, along with Knoxville’s great Ibrahim.
Friday: See the wonder that was Sage for this reunion show at Blue Cats.
Saturday: I’m not sure even Elvis can help the people running the Bijou. But it’d be a damn shame if this theater goes under. Maybe if the managers would put on a good concert that showed the potential of the place, people would care enough to pony up some cash. It’ll be terrible if we lose the space, but it won’t be your fault for not going to this lame benefit. Go listen to some real music instead, with Malcomb Holcombe at Barley’s.
Sunday: Get up early, pack a lunch and head to the mountains. When you get home, either make a nice dinner and drink tea, or head to Blue Cats for Sanctus for some more punishment.
Monday: Everyday is like Monday so head to the Preservation Pub for some blues by Atlanta’s Hurricane Wilson.
Tuesday: Head west for some jazz by Sarah Clapp at 4620.
Wednesday: Don’t go home tonight—come out and find the one that you love and who loves you. Then take them to Oneida at the Pilot Light.
—Joe Tarr
August 12, 2004 • Vol. 14, No. 33
© 2004 Metro Pulse
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