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September 13, 2009
Remakes and non-resurrections
Some bits of news from the last few days:
- St. Etienne is going to rerelease a new version of the Foxbase Alpha album remixed by Richard X, who's produced your favorite M.I.A., Sugababes, Kelis, and Annie tracks. It's titled, of course, Foxbase Beta, and comes out later this month.
- Disney says is has no plans to resurrect the 1986 Michael Jackson Francis Ford Coppola-directed Captain EO at the theme parks. Apparently it's not clear who even owns it, and can you imagine how much FFC would love to make everyone forget it ever happened? It's on YouTube.
- Guess who the Coens are considering for the star of their True Grit remake? The Dude.
- Trailer for a new font: Heroine.
- King of the B's Roger Corman is getting a lifetime achievement Oscar. Awesome.
- Coverage of Dominick Dunne's funeral, which had the kind of amazing guest list you'd expect.
- Times on a new Dogfish Head beer: chicha, the corn beer that's all over South America. " In order to follow an authentic Peruvian method as closely as possible, the corn would be milled and moistened in the chicha maker's mouth. In other words, they spit in the beer." Yuuuck!
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Yes, it should be excellent. One of my favorite Saint Etienne releases is Casino Classics, which is all remixes.
http://www.amazon.com/Casino-Classics-Saint-Etienne/dp/B000006H8C
But this album idea is more interesting, and gives Mr. X a chance to look at the album as a whole work to be noodled with in his inimitably catchy electro way. Can't wait!
Posted by: amy at September 17, 2009 5:09 PM
Somebody awesome just posted a track from Foxbase Beta onto Youtube. I'm in favor so far, this just makes me want to hear more, and fast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnQChL9V88g
Posted by: ORStylee at October 22, 2009 8:48 AM
Cool and deadly! Love it! It's a little sleeker and shinier than the original, but I'm cool with that. And definitely want to hear more. The whole set is available on eBay for $50+, which I guess isn't surprising since there are only 3,000 of them.
Posted by: amy at October 23, 2009 12:39 PM
Oh, I love 'Foxbase Alpha' so much. I can't wait for 'Beta' to come out. This is such a cool idea, wouldn't it be interesting to hear other bands' albums completely remixed? I'm sure this isn't a new concept, but exciting all the same since it's St Etienne.
Posted by: ORStylee at September 17, 2009 2:25 AM