POP/SNEAK PEEK : SUPERGRASS READY TO GROW, AND SECOND DISC PROVES IT.Britpop trio Supergrass supergrass Noun Brit, Austral & NZ an informer who names a large number of people as terrorists or criminals, esp. one who gives this information in order to avoid being put on trial Noun 1. titled its just-released sophomore effort ``In It for the Money,'' but band members say dollars are the last thing on their minds. ``It's a bit sarcastic because as everyone knows, unless you get really, really big, you never make tons of money in this business,'' said drummer Danny Goffey Daniel Goffey (born Daniel Robert Goffey, 7 February 1974, in London, England) is the drummer for the popular English band, Supergrass. Career Goffey started his music career with his band the Fallopian Tubes at primary school. . ``We were just having a laugh.'' The new album boasts the sort of hook-filled guitar-driven pop that made Supergrass' debut, ``I Should Coco,'' a European chart-topper. ``In It for the Money'' (Capitol) reached No. 2 in Britain upon its release a few weeks ago. ``We produced the album ourselves,'' Goffey, 23, said. ``We had more songs this time, and since we usually produce all our B sides, we thought we could do this record by ourselves. If the music's good enough, people will pick up on it. We're not really interested in forcing it down people's throats.'' Supergrass - Gaz Coombes Gaz Coombes (born Gareth Michael Coombes on March 8, 1976 in Oxford, United Kingdom) is the vocalist and guitarist for the band Supergrass. His large sideburns have become his 'trademark' image. He lives in Brighton, England, with his wife and child. (vocals-guitar), Mick Quinn
Mick Quinn (born Michael Milton Quinn, 17 December 1969, in Oxford) is the bass player for English rock band, Supergrass. (bass) and Goffey - appears June 6 at the Troubadour troubadour One of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians, often of knightly rank, that flourished from the 11th through the 13th century, chiefly in Provence and other regions of southern France, northern Spain, and northern Italy. in West Hollywood. The trio will be augmented on stage by a keyboardist, a four-piece horn section and tabla tabla Pair of small drums, the principal percussion in Hindustani music of northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The higher-pitched daya, played with the right hand, is a roughly cylindrical one-skinned drum, usually wooden, normally tuned to the raga's tonic. player. Coombes Coombes is a hamlet and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England. It is located three miles (5km) north of Shoreham by Sea on the River Adur. The 11th century village church has frescoes, some of the most important in England, and painted about 1100 A.D. says the new songs are ``generally bigger, and the sound is broader than the first album. There's the odd three-minute pop song, a few acoustic things and a couple of bizarre tracks.'' The r&b-tinged first single, ``Cheapskate cheap·skate n. Slang A stingy person; a miser. cheapskate Noun Informal a miserly person Noun 1. ,'' recalls the Who and Van Morrison. ``Richard III'' is a Stooges-style romp, while ``Late in the Day'' is more reflective. ``We want to focus on keeping our sanity,'' Coombes said. ``Just keeping really tight and together so we can be around for five, 10, 15, 20 years or whatever; however long it takes.'' Hail Dionysus This weekend's Dionysus Records Demolition Derby at Moguls in Hollywood brings together such club favorites as Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Davie Allan & the Arrows and '60s-style British girl group the Diaboliks. ``It's a very diverse array of acts that have recorded singles or albums for our labels,'' said Amie Elkins, co-owner of Dionysus Records. ``Moguls was one of the largest venues we could find without going to the Hollywood Palladium.'' The shows, which start at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, offer an overview of the underground music scene, including punk, surf, rockabilly and alt-rock bands, plus film, slides and art exhibits. Groups include the Kabalas, Satan's Pilgrims, Ray Campi, the Boss Martins, the Bomboras, the Tiki Tiki Tick of Dow Jones Industrial Average component issues. Tones and others. Burbank's decade-old Dionysus label has released well-received albums by the Arrows, Les Baxter and the Bomboras. A new Tiki Tones disc is due next month. Tickets are $13 per evening at the door. Information: (818) 848-2698. Big Sandy expands horizons Speaking of Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, the rootsy band's new album, ``Feelin' Kinda Lucky'' (HighTone), is due June 10. Big Sandy said the disc reflects ``a natural progression. We started as a rockabilly band, then added the hillbilly swing, country boogie and honky-tonk influences.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Supergrass - Gaz Coombes, left, Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey - appears June 6 at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. |
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