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About Me

Album Preview:"What does it take to make music in 2008 anyway? Too much extra time, delusions of grandeur, a MySpace page? Maybe the first thing is an experience that needs to be sung.Alanna Lin a.k.a. Fascinoma began her musical career at the piano like many Asian children born in the US in the mid-seventies. The eldest daughter of two Taiwanese immigrants, she, in standard form, studied classical piano and violin and performed competitively as a teenager in various festivals throughout Cleveland, Ohio. Classical music at once affirmed her Asian minority status and gave her the freedom to excel. From Top-40 radio and early incarnations of MTV, she studied the non-classical forms of Madonna, The Bangles, and Whitney Houston as well as the soulful expressions of both George Michael and Michael Jackson, fascinated by the sexuality and theatricality of pop music and the borrowing of culture at play within it.The posture of the outsider has always been a part of rock and roll. But in Alanna Lin's music this position reflects an experience that has been distilled into a figure that is both soulful and seductive. On a foundation of simple pop/rock progressions, she handles a range of emotion and perspective with originality and humor --in the mixture of earnestness and hilarity in "I'm Walking This Road Because You Stole My Car (Don't Go)" and in more somber ruminations on a lover's flaws in "Who's Gonna Love You" ("Baby, you think you're so wise/But baby, I've seen you compromise . . .") The production on the album is sparse, intent on drawing listeners in, but her voice will satisfy both fans of Cat Power and PJ Harvey-- her creative take on Paula Abdul's 1988 Hit, Straight Up is an unexpected journey from sweetness to fury and back again.Produced by John Paterno (Los Lobos, Suzanne Vega, Richard Thompson), with co-production, mixing and editing by Raffaello Mazza (Arlo Guthrie, posthumous Jimi Hendrix), Mike Corwin (Correatown, Red Maids) on guitar, Barbara Gruska (Jenny Lewis, Inara George, Benji Hughes) on drums, Bram Inscore (Beck, Peeping Tom, Jem) on bass and keys, this debut album is made of 'music for road trips and memories. (Ana Crowe)'" -- C.C. US Release Date: November 2, 2008

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Member Since: 7/9/2004
Band Website: youtube.com/watch?v=U66qW7kBVnM
Band Members: LA Earthquake Team: Alanna Lin (vocals/guitar/keys), Mike Corwin (guitar/effects/thumb piano), Joey Maramba (bass), Lewis Keller (drums), Rhea Whisperkid (vocals), Alice Lin (keys/percussion/vocals), Barbara Gruska (drums), and mysterious others. . .
Influences: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, Deerhoof, Shirley Horn, Dusty Springfield, Joni Mitchell, Madonna, George Michael, Neutral Milk Hotel, Radiohead, Nirvana, NIN, and Whitney Houston.
Sounds Like: Sounds just like Fiona Apple, Cat Power, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Devics, Mirah, Suzanne Vega, Elliot Smith, The Sundays, Hope Sandoval, and the Pretenders.
Record Label: Orphan Family/Fascinoma Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

My Feet Are Cold From Looking Hot

Probably like most women, except the comfortable ones, I'm torn between what's good for my body and what's good for my ego. For the last couple of days, I've been dressing for my pride. A new friend...
Posted by FASCINOMA on Mon, 26 May 2008 02:28:00 PST

FASCINOMA - article/name source

Is this cheesy? Here's the first paragraph from the article where I got the name FASCINOMA. . .I found it. . .in the bathroom while reading the New Yorker. The Last Deal9/8/97 "I won't take no for a...
Posted by FASCINOMA on Sat, 24 May 2008 10:59:00 PST

Way Too Much Personal information Don’t Read This

Well, if you're reading this then all's fair.I am at home on a gorgeous Thursday afternoon feeling mildly subdued after an enactment of hysterics just a moment ago. To explain myself, I got quite sev...
Posted by FASCINOMA on Thu, 15 May 2008 02:23:00 PST

The Wide World Of The Blog

I don't have anything to report. Ah, that's not true. What does the word "rescind" mean? After I finish typing this, I'm going to eat an apple and look it up. I met a guy yesterday at Calarts name...
Posted by FASCINOMA on Fri, 02 May 2008 08:04:00 PST

A Joke About Master------

"Father, forgive me for I have mastered twice this week. And both times, it wasn't very good."Is this funny? I thought it was yesterday, when my friend, Raffaello said it to me, but I was also slee...
Posted by FASCINOMA on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:06:00 PST

Diverse Ruminations on Nausea

Typically nausea is associated with morning sickness. When the female human's body goes through hormonal changes in order to host the developing life within her. I have a kind of nausea I associate ...
Posted by FASCINOMA on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:29:00 PST

The Green Mountains

I'm having a lovely, lovely, lovely day.Last night, I took a bus up to Calarts. The 799 from downtown, about a block from my house. It was like one of those tour buses with cushy seats. The air was...
Posted by FASCINOMA on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:55:00 PST

Spearmint Show & Audience Slap Delay

Well, I played my show last night. Here were some handicaps going into the evening.1. Work (I don’t believe in work in general, but when it comes to show dates it’s best to drink lemonad...
Posted by FASCINOMA on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:30:00 PST

Theres A Fire In My Head

I'm at work. I'm done with work. I'm at my desk. Someone says if you sit at a desk too many hours a day your colon starts to rot. This is concerning. Concernful. It worries me.I'm playing a show...
Posted by FASCINOMA on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:41:00 PST

Overy Werkin (Over Working)

I’m so tired I’m probably going to barf any minute. That what I’m thinking as I start this late-night outreach to my blog. Hi blog. Hi bloggy blog. I have been thinking about a lo...
Posted by FASCINOMA on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:29:00 PST