Just got the following news in my email and thought I'd share!
An interview with Matthew Sweet is featured in the new book "Behind The Muse: Pop and Rock’s Greatest Songwriters Talk About Their Work and Inspiration" by Bill DeMain. In addition to the interview with Matthew, conducted in 1995 and 1997, the book features interviews with over 40 successful and respected songwriters (including Brian Wilson, John Mellencamp, Roger McGuinn, Billy Joel, Nick Lowe, Aimee Mann, and others). More details on the book, and ordering information, can be found at the website of the publisher, Tiny Ripple Books (www.tinyripple.com). The book can also be ordered through the amazon.com and Barnes & Noble websites.
Matthew's contribution to the Paul McCartney tribute album is heading to record stores! Read on...
On October 9th, Oglio Records proudly releases Listen toWhat The Man Said: Popular Artists Pay Tribute To The Music of PaulMcCartney. The 16-track compilation features many of today's most giftedsongwriters and musicians paying loving tribute to one of rock's mostenduring figures, Sir Paul McCartney. A second offering, entitled Coming Up:Independent Artists Pay Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney, will bereleased October 23rd.
Featuring artists such as SR-71, members of Barenaked Ladies, Matthew Sweet,Semisonic, World Party, They Might Be Giants and others, Listen to What TheMan Said boasts new interpretations of such classic songs as "Every Night"(Matthew Sweet), "Junk" (a collaboration between Steven Page and Kevin Hearnof Barenaked Ladies and Stephen Duffy of The Lilac Time), "Waterfalls"(Sloan), "Ram On" (They Might Be Giants) "Too Many People" (Finn Brothers,formerly of Crowded House and Split Enz), "Band On The Run" (byNashville-based power-pop icon, Owsley), and "Man We Was Lonely" (WorldParty), among others.
In the 30 years since the breakup of the Beatles and the launch of PaulMcCartney's solo career, there has not been a major tribute to hispost-Beatles catalog. Some would say that the reason for this is because theoriginals stand on their own and covering them jeopardizes theirintegrity -- a valid argument that the producers of the album took intocareful consideration. Ultimately, it was agreed upon that a whole newlistening audience exists that may not be familiar with the originalversions of these classics. For those already familiar with this body ofwork, it serves a chance to revisit these timeless tracks
Compiled by Kirk Waldrop, Kelli Richards and James Flaherty of Tribute LLC(a company formed in 1999, whose mission is to organize, produce and promotemusic and entertainment-related events and recordings that directly benefitcharitable organizations), the genesis for the albums came out of theirmutual love and respect of the music of the Beatles and Paul McCartney, anda genuine interest in raising money for breast cancer research in memory ofLinda McCartney's amazing life. A large portion of the proceeds received byTribute LLC will be donated to The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
For more info, please visit www.tributellc.com, www.oglio.com, orwww.breastcancerinfo.com.
The common factor among the artists chosen for both releases is that allwere heavily influenced by McCartney and highly respected his work. Each ofthe artists that participated graciously agreed to waive their studio costsand royalties to ensure that a larger portion of the proceeds would bedonated to the Komen Foundation. This project is truly a labor of love forthe producers and all of the participating musicians.
TRACK LISTINGS:
Listen To What the Man Said: Popular Artists Pay Tribute To the Music of Paul McCartney
1. Band On the Run (Owsley)
2. My Brave Face (SR-71)
3. Junk (Steven Page and Kevin Hearn of Barenaked Ladies, and Stephen Duffy of The Lilac Time)
4. Jet (Semisonic)
5. No More Lonely Nights (The Merrymakers)
6. Let Me Roll It (Robyn Hitchcock)
7. Too Many People (Finn Brothers)
8. Dear Friend (The Minus 5)
9. Every Night (Matthew Sweet)
10. Waterfalls (Sloan)
11. Man We Was Lonely (World Party)
12. Coming Up (The John Faye Power Trip)
13. Maybe I'm Amazed (Virgos)
14. Love In Song (Judybats)
15. Warm and Beautiful (Linus of Hollywood)
16. Ram On (They Might Be Giants)
This just in:
Matthew Sweet is playing a special Benefit concert in Los Angeles at the Knitting Factory on October 23rd. It is for Sweet relief a program that pays for sick and ailing muscians.Also, Anna Waronker of that dog is playing.
For more information, visit www.knittingfactory.com/kfla
Matthew, Paul, and Tony will be on Craig Kilborn tonight, performing an acoustic version of "So Far." Expect to hear lots of snippets of other Sweet tunes throughout the show! Check your local listings.
Matthew will visit his old pal Dave tonight. He will join the legendary Brian Wilson and Darius "Hootie" Rucker to perform "Sail On Sailor." Matthew and Hootie had some practice playing this one - it was the song they covered together during the Brian Wilson tribute! Check your local listings.
Matthew lends his considerable musical talents to the Kinks tribute, This Is Where I Belong, due out July 24 on Praxis Recordings. Matthew covers "Big Sky," which should be amazing!
Thanks Angela & Stephanie, and most especially Linda and the Matthew Sweet mailing list for reporting the latest Sweet News. Matthew Sweet has collaborated with Hanson to write a song for Hanson's 3rd album. The song, "Underneath," is potentially the title-track contender and all are thrilled with the results. The following is an excerpt from the Wall of Sound story:
Hanson also hooked up with Matthew Sweet for a new song, "Underneath," that the band considers the song to be "a title-track contender" for the next album.
"We went out [to Los Angeles] planning to write with Ben Folds, and then our time schedules didn't work out," says Taylor. "We met with [Sweet] a couple nights before and had dinner with him, and we said, 'Hey, let's write,' so we just hooked up one night and recorded a song."
"It happened in four hours," says Isaac. "It was ridiculously fast. We've done co-writes before that have been so long and so unnecessarily laborious. This was an incredibly good fit and we wound up with what we think is a really, really good song."
Hanson hopes to include footage of the writing session with Sweet in a documentary about the making of the third album that the brothers are directing and hope to release along with the disc.
For the full story, visit Wall of Sound.
Scott Byron reported an interesting news item on the Matthew Sweet list today! There is an Off-Off-Broadway two-person musical playing at The Duplex in New York. It's based on Girlfriend! For more information, visit the Web Site.
Catch up on the latest Matthew Sweet contributions and collaborations! Here are a few you should not ignore...<?P>
Matthew is featured on Jane Wiedlin's Kissproof World, on Track 12: "He's Not Talking"
Matthew contributed lyrics and amazing vocals to Delierium's Poem, on Track 8: "Daylight"
Matthew joined a slew of renowned artists in Shoe Fetish: A Tribute to the Shoes. His contribution is Track 2, a cover of "Karen"
Matthew also played a part on the upcoming Josie and the Pussycats movie soundtrack (Release Date: March 27, 2001)
The following news was taken from USA Today.com:
Elton John, Paul Simon, Matthew Sweet, Heart, Dennis Hopper, Aimee Mann and Michael Penn are among the celebrities who will honor and perform with Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson on March 29 at Radio City Music Hall. Wilson and friends will perform his classic Pet Sounds album from start to finish. An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson will be broadcast on TNT this summer. Tickets for the show ($53-$178) go on sale Monday through Ticketmaster.
Hi all! I was recently sent the following email. I thought I'd share it with you. It's a very worthy cause that Matthew is involved in. Read on...
My name is Kelley Bevis, and I am writing from RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network). RAINN operates the only 24 hour hotline for victims of rape and sexual assault. Since our inception in 1994, RAINN has taken over 400,000 calls and provided information to millions of others.
As a benefit for the hotline, WXRV in Boston recently put out a compilation CD that includes a song from Matthew Sweet. The song was performed live inthe station's River Music Hall, and is available only on the RAINN compilation.
Matthew Sweet was kind enough to donate the song for the RAINN CD, and WXRV has donated the CDs, so 100% of the proceeds from the CD will be used to provide services to victims of rape.
Live from the River Music Hall also includes exclusive live tracks from Barenaked Ladies, Tori Amos, Cowboy Junkies, Suzanne Vega, Ani DiFranco and other top acts (complete track listing is below).
CDs are $10 each or three for $25. They can be ordered at www.rainn.com/livecd.mgi
Thanks so much for considering this request. We very much appreciate any help you can give us. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me orgive me a call at 800-656-HOPE, extension three.
Sincerely,Kelley BevisRAINN
Live from the River Music Hall tracks:
1. Marianne (Tori Amos)
2. Please Don't Tell Her (Big Head Todd & The Monsters)
3. Come Calling (Cowboy Junkies)
4. Night Train (Bruce Cockburn)
5. Crumbs (Jonatha Brooke)
6. Too Much Saturn (Francis Dunnery)
7. In or Out (Ani DiFranco)
8. Roadbone (Willy Porter)
9. Stockings (Suzanne Vega)
10. Where You Get Love (Matthew Sweet)
11. It's Alright, It's OK (Leah Andreone)
12. Grace (Peter Mulvey)
13. If I Had A Million Dollars (Barenaked Ladies)
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