Issue 19- May '99
"Lose the past, bite those who look back..."
News
*Check out some decent reviews of
Pacifico at www.babysue.com/Reviews-May-99.html
and www.bluetonic.org/detox
*The Lassie Foundation's song "El
Rey" may be played on next weeks episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
It's the Prom episode and the song would be played during a slow dance
moment. Whether or not the song will be played won't be known for
sure until the show is aired, so check your local listings and don't miss
it!
*Checks will be accepted for all orders
now. Please make them out to The Lassie Foundation.
*The Pacifico lyrics were recently
added to the website at http://www.rollanet.org/~johnston
Concerts
*May 4 @ The Whiskey- doors open at
7pm- the Foundation plays at 10.30pm
Hollywood, CA - $7 w/ a flyer $12
at the door - call if you need a flyer 909.596.9911
w/the autumns, outerspace, and the
arrogance
*May 22 IN-DEFECTION @ The Glasshouse
- 200 West Second Street - located in the Arts Colony of Pomona - 909.469.5800
- $7 in advance and $9 at the door - w/ The Killingtons, Gameface, Crash
Cart, Pezz, Keno Champs, The Pressure, At the Drive In
Interview with Wayne Everett
by Alyssa Johnston
Alyssa Johnston: How did you first
get involved in the music industry?
Wayne Everett: I went to a show and
offered my drumming services to the opening band.
AJ: What is your role in the Lassie
Foundation?
Wayne: Singer and Love Technician.
AJ: Who influences you the most vocally?
Wayne: Many people...people like Toni
Halliday of Curve, Brian Wilson, and that one guy in N'Sync.
AJ: What are your hopes for the Lassie
Foundation's future?
Wayne: I'd like to see our band flourish
in every sense of the word.
AJ: What direction do you think
the band is heading in musically, or which way would you like to
be heading?
Wayne: Recently our songwriting has
been extremely collaborative. One person will come in with
an unfinished idea, and everyone throws a color on it. On the other
hand, some of the songs start as one person's vision, and the others
contribute in a less major way. Either way, I think that the
process is good in that it's democratic, and when you really trust
each other musically, then there
are no egos that get crushed. And everyone likes the
song!
AJ: How do the new songs LF is
working on compare to songs on previous albums?
Wayne: The newer numbers are a bit
less noisy, more clean. I think it's much more daring to strip
off all of the fireworks and let the song be nude. Not that I'm against
fireworks at all--we all love to light the place up.
AJ: What is your favorite Lassie
Foundation song?
Wayne: All the hits--and the others,
too.
AJ: What do you do outside of music?
Wayne: Talk about music and listen
to music and substitute teach high schoolers.
AJ: You and Eric have worked together
for a long time, what has kept you guys together making
music?
Wayne: This relates to what I said
earlier, about trust, about having people around you who are creative
and push you to different places within yourself. And he's cool.
AJ: What are some of your all time
favorite bands or albums?
Wayne: This could take days to figure
out, so here's a few off of the top of my head: Sex Pistols
Never Mind..., Pretenders 1st, Big Star's 1st, Verve's Storm in Heaven,
anything by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, MBV, Girls Against Boys Venus
Lux, U2 Unforgettable Fire + previous, Yo La Tengo Electro-Pura,
I'm forgetting others....
Links
ANNIE- http://listen.to/glamrock
Dumpster- http://www.powerup.com.au/~dumpster
Havalina Rail Co. Website- http://www.havalina.home.ml.org
Nzine- http://come.to/nzine
Official Lassie Foundation Website- http://www.rollanet.org/~johnston
Sukafoi- http://come.to/latemag
The Redcrown Republic http://327.com/redcrown
Three Twenty-Seven
http://www.327.com/
Send any comments to: johnston@rollanet.org
Contact the band at theLassief@aol.com
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Thanks to-- Wayne Everett, Eric Campuzano and the Lassie Foundation
-alyssa johnston