[Mb-hair] Re: Jobriath... music & mayhem!

[Michael Butler]

Great news.
I have ordered one
Michael

> Hello You!
> 
> On October 26th, Morrissey and Sanctuary Records will release Lonely
> Planet Boy, the first appearance on CD by Jobriath, the infamous -
> possibly great? - mid-70s glam singer. At jobriath.org, throughout
> October, we're putting up a bunch of interviews & features from some fab
> folk. Do stop by, darling. -jp
> 
> Interview with Eddie Kramer
> "I think he was too outrageous for the times, which is a shame. Because I
> think artists like that, like Jimi Hendrix, are so far ahead of the curve
> that it takes the public 20 or 30 years to catch up with them."
> 
> notes on the 3rd album by David Ryder-Prangley
> "Instead of trying to salvage his relationship with the press and Elektra,
> as one might expect, Jobriath comes out fighting and defiant . . ."
> 
> interview with John Howard
> "Jobriath really was an albums artist, his music needing to be listened to
> as works of art, pop symphonies, mini Hollywood musicals . . . "
> 
> interview with Jim Fouratt
> "I think that in fact Jobriath was more musically gifted than Bowie is.
> But I think that what Jobriath lacked was the essential core that Bowie
> has - which is very heterosexual and very male - of winning."
> 
> dialogue with Kristian Hoffman
> "Discussing these things outside of a hushed whisper was really in its
> infancy. America still hated fags! Rock was still a straight man's
> game..."
> 
> "I'll be working on my new show through the Summer, and I'll keep in touch
> about my next appearance come Fall."
> the Career of Cole Berlin (new media)
> 
> . . . and more!
>