How about an update already?
So what's happening with The Sandinista Project?
It's moving forward, although not at lightspeed. Many performers have agreed to contribute and some of them have actually delivered what they said they'd contribute. There's still no firm answer on which label will put this out.
What are you most excited about?
Two in particular. I haven't asked Willie Nile if I could post his version of "Police on My Back," but it's lacerating stuff. And my once and future colleague Jim Duffy has delivered a sparkling version of "Look Here" that takes the song back to its Mose Allison roots and then some. You can hear it here. With several rockers, some white-boy funk, a waltz, a theremin orchestra, a bluegrass excursion, and much undifferentiated weirdness, this tribute is turning out to be as weird and wild as the original record we're celebrating.
Heard any weird Sandinista-related news lately?
It seems as if a Seattle band called Blood Brothers used it as a source for their new record.
What kind of help are you looking for?
I've been working on this on and off for more than a year, and it seems like I'm close to reaching the limit of my contacts. I have a pretty good Rolodex, but I don't have David Geffen, for example, on speed-dial. Those of you who know high-profile performers that I don't know, please let them know about this and get them in touch with me. A bunch of you have done that already, and I'm grateful. But we need more!
It's moving forward, although not at lightspeed. Many performers have agreed to contribute and some of them have actually delivered what they said they'd contribute. There's still no firm answer on which label will put this out.
What are you most excited about?
Two in particular. I haven't asked Willie Nile if I could post his version of "Police on My Back," but it's lacerating stuff. And my once and future colleague Jim Duffy has delivered a sparkling version of "Look Here" that takes the song back to its Mose Allison roots and then some. You can hear it here. With several rockers, some white-boy funk, a waltz, a theremin orchestra, a bluegrass excursion, and much undifferentiated weirdness, this tribute is turning out to be as weird and wild as the original record we're celebrating.
Heard any weird Sandinista-related news lately?
It seems as if a Seattle band called Blood Brothers used it as a source for their new record.
What kind of help are you looking for?
I've been working on this on and off for more than a year, and it seems like I'm close to reaching the limit of my contacts. I have a pretty good Rolodex, but I don't have David Geffen, for example, on speed-dial. Those of you who know high-profile performers that I don't know, please let them know about this and get them in touch with me. A bunch of you have done that already, and I'm grateful. But we need more!
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