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One of the panels I’m most excited about seeing is 16 Magazine and the Birth of Music Journalism. I used to DEVOUR music magazines as a teen and thus my dreams of being a rock music journo were born. I got a bit derailed from that idea, but now that I’m a world famous blogger (okay, world famous is probably pushing it… rather a lot), I feel like I’m getting back to my adolescent roots of longing to know the deep down hopes and dreams of my favorite musicians (and what their favorite color is).
The 16 Mag panel will be moderated by Austin’s own Margaret Moser, and features Susan Cowsill, Danny Fields, Taylor Hanson and Jaan Uhelszki.
It’s going to be a fascinating trip down memory lane so bring your good times and your laughter, too.
Recently I was lucky enough to have Susan Cowsill do The LP Questionnaire and both she and Margaret Moser did the Pick Three.
Susan Cowsill (along with brother Bob who plays at 9 with The Cowsills) heads to SXSW this year for a show at Central Presbyterian on Thursday night at 8.
After a career as a young pop star, Ms. Cowsill forged an interesting career on her own with a ten year stint in The Continental Drifters as well as work with Dwight Tilley, Redd Kross, Giant Sand and Nanci Griffith along with her own solo efforts. She has been active in humanitarian efforts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and continues to work to maintain national awareness of conditions in New Orleans.
Please enjoy her LP Questionnaire/Pick Three…
1. Pretend you’re 15 (and tell us what year it is, if you don’t mind). Name three songs you’d put on a mix tape for your girlfriend/boyfriend.
1) “The First Time Ever I saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack. It has a great history. T was a 50’s folk song written by Ewan MacColl for his wife Peggy Seeger. The song first appeared on Flack’s 1969 album, First Take, and topped the Billboard Hot 100. BUT it won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year three years later.
2) “Your Song” by Elton John
3) “I Love You More Today Than Yesterday” by Spiral Staircase.
2. Which evil villain would make the best president? The evil villain who would make the WORST president is already in office.
3. What was your favorite cartoon as a child? Funny question to follow the evil villain! My all-time favorite cartoon would have to be Casper the Friendly Ghost. I had this absolutely huge crush on Casper and always wished I were Wendy the Good Witch. Now that I am thinking about it, Casper was no villain, but he would make a great president. Bush has been kind of a ghost president as far as New Orleans goes.
4. What superpower do you wish you had? I wish I had the power to heal everyone, anything and everything.
5. What would the title of your autobiography be? Spring is my favorite season, so full of hope and excitement for good things to come. With all the travel I do, I would have to name my auto-biography Spring Day in Ohio—and other States Along the Way. The Ohio reference will give the reviewers something to wonder about.
The three bands I want to see at SXSW are Blue Mountain, Bonnie Bramlett and Syd Straw.
The divine Ms. Margaret Moser has been a writer at the venerable Austin Chronicle since 1981. She grew up in New Orleans and San Antonio and was the leader of the Texas Blondes (our very own 80s version of Band-Aids). Moser has four chihuahuas, loves pre-WWII animation and dreams about writing historical romance novels.
Her favorite actors are Daniel Day Lewis and William Holden.
And her Pick Three choices are…
Caroline Herring: Her latest album Lantana easily places Herring in the ranks of Lucinda Williams without hesitation, but the sheer Gothic power of the murder ballad “Paper Gown” makes her a comer in her own right.
Shawn Sahm & the Tex Mex Experience: It’s not just the genes that fit so well, the #1 son of Texas musician Doug Sahm creates the most exciting hybrid of vibrant border rock since his father’s by fusing Latin rock with roots rock.
Flaming Arrows: Hurricane Katrina did untold damage to the community of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Indians but Big Chief Kevin Goodman kept his dazzling tribe going with funky percussive beats and chanted patois lyrics that are irresistible.
Thanks mucho bunches for coming by. Many apologies for the non-existent posting (today was really busy for some reason), but more to come tonight. The SXSW Panels are, each and every one, a gem in their own right. I know I’d much rather listen to the words of wisdom of, say, Steve Reich, than stand around in the hot sun watching people get drunk way too early in the day… but then I don’t drink… or like the sun. Email your first band crush to musicblog@sxsw.com. Cheerio! lp
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