JD Samson.If Behind the Music is to be believed, rock musicians spend all their downtime bedding models and ingesting narcotics. But not JD Samson Samson, in the Bible, judge of Israel. His long hair was a symbol of his vows to God, and because of this covenant Samson was strong. The enemies of his people, the Philistines, accomplished his destruction through the woman Delilah. By cutting his hair she forced him to break his vow and thus destroyed his might. of Le Tigre Tigre (tē`grā), city (1991 pop. 256,005), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. A railroad terminus and river port with good road connections, Tigre is a market for the fruit grown in the surrounding area. The city has sawmills and shipyards, as well as a naval museum.. In between recent tour dates, she also completed the debut release from her other band, New England Roses, Face Time (jargon) face time - Time spent interacting with somebody face-to-face (as opposed to via electronic links). "Oh, yeah, I spent some face time with him at the last Usenix." With Son. New England Roses--also featuring Brendan Fowler and Sarah Shapiro--started after the trio left Sarah Lawrence. Initially, their plan was to rerecord Tracy Chapman's entire 1988 debut, but that concept was jettisoned jettison (jĕt`əsən, –zən) [O.Fr.,=throwing], in maritime law, casting all or part of a ship's cargo overboard to lighten the vessel or to meet some danger, such as fire. Such cargo, when found later, is known as jetsam (see flotsam, jetsam, and ligan). in favor of a mix of indie-rock originals (the queer-friendly "Kids in the City") and skewed covers: George Michael's "Faith," "Dancing Nancies" by Dave Matthews Band, plus "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution." "The idea of this band is coming together, and enjoying making music... and songs that, maybe, people are embarrassed to like," admits Samson. Cutting Face Time--recorded piecemeal over three years--was markedly different from Samson's other gig. "Le Tigre is a band full of perfectionist control freaks--and we like it that way--whereas Sarah and Brendan are really loose. It's been a good experience for me to operate in both worlds." Meanwhile, Le Tigre has just issued This Island Remixes, eight reinterpretations of tracks from their last album. In exchange for a Junior Senior remix, Le Tigre appear on the Danish duo's new disc, "We had such an amazing experience with them," says Samson. "It was fun to just be completely directed by somebody else." In December she's publishing a 2006 calendar, photographed on a 10-day cross-country road trip. The subject? Gay and lesbian RV parks. The resulting photos, Samson says, reflect the diversity she encountered. "It was incredible to be in a different place every day. One night we'd be singing campfire songs, and the next we'd be dancing to techno at a bear gathering." |
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