Filling The Hole

Howdy folks.

I apologize for the lag between posts, but what can I say? I'm a lazy, lazy man. It won't happen again. Haven't I said that before?

Anyway, if you read the physical version of the paper, you are likely aware that we've replaced the Pop Ten. For those of you who follow only online, this is probably news to you since the new section hasn't made its cyberspace debut — we're still working on that.

Due in part to the general decline of independent record stores and in part to the feature being a raging pain in the ass, we rather hastily gave Pop 10 the boot a couple of weeks ago with no real idea of what we were replacing it with.  Seriously, no idea.

Ultimately, we decided to let the space be a sort of free-jazz version of music journalism with no real rules or template. The original installment was an interview with Built To Spill guitarist Brett Netson. The following week was a live review of Gabby and Burette of The Cush at Parima's Acoustic Lounge. Future editions might be editorial rants or photo essays or whatever the hell else I feel like throwing in there. Think of it a a schizophrenic Sound Bites on steroids. Mmmm . . . steroids.

Well, so far so good. We've gotten a good response from the first few stabs and folks are already starting to contact me about future uses of the space — if others want to write it, that's A-OK with me, as long as you don't suck. Please, just don't suck. That's all I ask.

The only real problem is that the feature needs a name. Currently, the spot is known as "The Hole" among Seven Days staff. To me, that doesn't exactly scream destination reading. "Hey. Did you read that shit in The Hole?" No good.

So I call on you, citizens of Solid State. Help me name this thing. If you do, I promise not to ask you anymore Chuck Klosterman questions for a while. Oh, and the winning entry gets a spiffy new Seven Days t-shirt.

The contest is open to anyone and will be announced in this week's Sound Bites, but I thought I'd give you guys first crack at it. Let the games begin!

Comments

[casey]

Jesus -- you've got another hole to fill?

Hey, I interviewed Brett from BTS last year; did you talk to him again, or was it a reprint? The Freeps got Martsch last time, and I was jealous...

[Jason]

Sounds like you already named it: "The Hole"

[Jason]

In fact, I think Herb should write it and you can call it "Herb's Hole"

[Neil]

Good suggestion Jason, but I think they want it to imply that it's not something tired and overdone and well known to everyone in town.

[dan]

Oooh, that's gonna leave a mark.

Point, Cleary.

[ben]

"all up in ya" with Dan Bolles or "all up in ya, Vermont" with . . .

"wake up you in' robots" by Dan Bolles

"steaming pile"

"lickin' it and kickin' it" with D.B.

I GOT NOTHIN' man
ben

[dan]

No Casey, we didn't re-print your piece. I didn't even know you had done an interview with BTS . . . fuckin' homework. Did you do Netson or Nelson? That confused me at first, but then, I'm somewhat of a dumbass.

And while we're on the subject, how the hell did the Freeps get Martsch?

How about "Aural Pleasure with Dan Bolles?"

[ben]

excuse me ladies, "lickin' THEN kickin' it" "lickin' it and kickin' it" would imply two s.
sorry.
ben

[Ducky Wok]

How about calling it "Form & Sounds" after the quintissential pioneering free-jazz man himself - Mr.Ornette Coleman

[Tanner]

"Above the Fold."

or, if herb writes it call it "Bllllllllpppppppppppphhhhhargggg.." or a similarly appropriate sound of a man spewing diarrhea out of his mouth...

(2 points?)

[dan]

Yikes!

I don't know about 2 points. How about: Advantage- Tanner.

Above the fold . . . I like it.

[dan]

"Forms & Sounds" . . . not bad, but I like "Ducky Wok" better.

[ben]

my computer is editing my curse words.

[Mistress Maeve]

Everyone's ignoring the genius that is "Aural Pleasures." I like it. Or, "Aural Fixation."

[MSD3K]

Yes, let us make sure that whatever the name is, it is dirty. "The F-Hole", for example, would do nicely.

[tyler]

How about "The Pujols"?