Are You Sure You Can Sell This? |
My latest song from "Speedbath" is here. It's called "Around Dusk" and I hope it treats you well.Now that CASH is a viable entity and not just an amorphous blob floating around in our heads, those of...
Posted by Kristin Hersh on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:14:00 PST |
Torque |
This song was written under water.On my last tour, our bus broke down and left us stranded in Idaho for a few days. When my band members and I finally arrived at a hotel, we were at first too dirty an...
Posted by Kristin Hersh on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:33:00 PST |
Slippershell |
Welcome to the sparkly-new CASH Music.As many of you may already know, CASH is an acronym -- it stands for the Coalition of Artists & Stake Holders. The name indicates just what we're all hoping to bu...
Posted by Kristin Hersh on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:40:00 PST |
Thoughts on Sustainability |
" I often feel there is an inverse relationship between quality of output and material success in the music business. This is distressing, but not out of line with what I've come to expect. Throwing...
Posted by Kristin Hersh on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:58:00 PST |
Tour Diary - part 10 - U.S. |
Best signage in the Northwest: "Free Beef with Tire Purchase" and"Non-Emotional Caskets"We have four days to make Minneapolis. An easy schedule to keep with Super Billy at the wheel unless, of course,...
Posted by Kristin Hersh on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:38:00 PST |
Tour Diary part 9 U.S. |
Best signage on the way to LA: Space Is LimitedOrrin shows up at the El Rey theater with a new joke template. It is addictive. It gets stuck in your head like a melody 'til you can't think about anyth...
Posted by Kristin Hersh on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:07:00 PST |
Tour Diary - part 8 - U.S. |
On the way to Austin, we get the band rooms in a Day's Inn on the highway and park the bus in the empty lot behind it. That night we are all too tired to notice much about the place other than the fac...
Posted by Kristin Hersh on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:31:00 PST |
Tour Diary - part 7 - U.S. |
Week Two - In Philly -- is saying "Philly" as lame as saying "'Frisco"? -- in Phillydelphia, we play World Café Live, a European style multi-purpose facility that includes a radio station, 2 venues an...
Posted by Kristin Hersh on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:33:00 PST |
Tour Diary - part 6 - U.S. |
Week One - The McCarricks are still in London, waiting by the phone for permission to enter our fabulous country. Apparently, they haven't impressed Bush quite enough to be allowed in. They were told ...
Posted by Kristin Hersh on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:34:00 PST |
Tour Diary - part 5 - Europe |
Week One - The European tour begins in a club in Bristol called Thekla, which is actually a boat. We figure, if we suck too bad, we can just sail away.We don't suck, though I do feel a little crazy, t...
Posted by Kristin Hersh on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:35:00 PST |
