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A little ad caught my eye in the Carl Craig cover issue of Wire No 185 (July 99). On p86 there's an advert for Drop Beat which reads: "FUCK IDM AUTECHRE IS AIR SUPPLY ------------------------------------------- 8 Hood rmx ep 9 Kaman Leung EP 10 FM ep (not yet) 11 Kit Clayton Mini LP" ------------------------------------------- followed by Drop Beat's contact info. Yes? Does this make good advertising? What is it saying exactly? And who can remember what Air Supply put out? Peter Hollo : weren't they Ozzies? Questioningly yours ... :-) I *

air supply and others of that ilk (night ranger, reo speedwagon, etc, etc etc) were 80s saccharine popsters that people who had only AM radio to listen to growing up (me! me!) had to endure if they wanted to hear some "music". they sorta epitomize bad 80s music. i think in the movie "the wedding singer" that was the song they used to get this point across. acts like air supply, for me at least, were part of the reason i busted my ass to get hunting for some "real" music that i figured just had to be out there (which is quite a task finding when you grow up in a small town of 500 or so people till the age of 17 and then you finally break free for the big city of halifax!) hope this helps ;) andrew duke :) Irene McC wrote:

quoted 25 lines A little ad caught my eye in the Carl Craig cover issue of Wire

> A little ad caught my eye in the Carl Craig cover issue of Wire > No 185 (July 99). > > On p86 there's an advert for Drop Beat which reads: > > "FUCK IDM > AUTECHRE IS AIR SUPPLY > ------------------------------------------- > > 8 Hood rmx ep > 9 Kaman Leung EP > 10 FM ep (not yet) > 11 Kit Clayton Mini LP" > ------------------------------------------- > > followed by Drop Beat's contact info. > > Yes? Does this make good advertising? What is it saying exactly? > And who can remember what Air Supply put out? Peter Hollo : > weren't they Ozzies? > > Questioningly yours ... :-) > > I > *

-- Andrew Duke's In The Mix show590:Jamie Lidell & Wooly/589:Vogel & Dr. Rendezvous/588:Wang & Vaz/587:Theorem & Baby Pop/586:Sicko & Nova/ listen on Cognition: http://www.techno.ca/cognition

On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Andrew Duke wrote:

quoted 8 lines air supply and others of that ilk

> air supply and others of that ilk > (night ranger, reo speedwagon, etc, etc > etc) were 80s saccharine popsters that > people who had only AM radio to listen > to growing up (me! me!) had to endure > if they wanted to hear some "music". they > sorta epitomize bad 80s music. i think in > the movie "the wedding singer" that was

Let's not forget scene in Happiness with Philip Seymour Hoffman doing some slow dance with that girl to an Air Supply song. That was great. - wells oliver / s0ewoliv@titan.vcu.edu " The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage. "

i can't help but think that in, i dunno, 1978, there could have been about 900 people in the world telling their friends, "you have GOT to hear this band called 'Air Supply.'" eric On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Andrew Duke wrote:

quoted 55 lines air supply and others of that ilk

>air supply and others of that ilk >(night ranger, reo speedwagon, etc, etc >etc) were 80s saccharine popsters that >people who had only AM radio to listen >to growing up (me! me!) had to endure >if they wanted to hear some "music". they >sorta epitomize bad 80s music. i think in >the movie "the wedding singer" that was >the song they used to get this point across. >acts like air supply, for me at least, were >part of the reason i busted my ass to get >hunting for some "real" music that i figured >just had to be out there (which is quite a >task finding when you grow up in a small >town of 500 or so people till the age of >17 and then you finally break free for the >big city of halifax!) hope this helps ;) >andrew duke :) > >Irene McC wrote: > >> A little ad caught my eye in the Carl Craig cover issue of Wire >> No 185 (July 99). >> >> On p86 there's an advert for Drop Beat which reads: >> >> "FUCK IDM >> AUTECHRE IS AIR SUPPLY >> ------------------------------------------- >> >> 8 Hood rmx ep >> 9 Kaman Leung EP >> 10 FM ep (not yet) >> 11 Kit Clayton Mini LP" >> ------------------------------------------- >> >> followed by Drop Beat's contact info. >> >> Yes? Does this make good advertising? What is it saying exactly? >> And who can remember what Air Supply put out? Peter Hollo : >> weren't they Ozzies? >> >> Questioningly yours ... :-) >> >> I >> * > >-- >Andrew Duke's In The Mix show590:Jamie Lidell >& Wooly/589:Vogel & Dr. Rendezvous/588:Wang & >Vaz/587:Theorem & Baby Pop/586:Sicko & Nova/ >listen on Cognition: http://www.techno.ca/cognition > > >

900 to many then, methinks ;0 eric hill wrote:

quoted 63 lines i can't help but think that in, i dunno, 1978, there could have been about

> i can't help but think that in, i dunno, 1978, there could have been about > 900 people in the world telling their friends, "you have GOT to hear this > band called 'Air Supply.'" > > eric > > On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Andrew Duke wrote: > > >air supply and others of that ilk > >(night ranger, reo speedwagon, etc, etc > >etc) were 80s saccharine popsters that > >people who had only AM radio to listen > >to growing up (me! me!) had to endure > >if they wanted to hear some "music". they > >sorta epitomize bad 80s music. i think in > >the movie "the wedding singer" that was > >the song they used to get this point across. > >acts like air supply, for me at least, were > >part of the reason i busted my ass to get > >hunting for some "real" music that i figured > >just had to be out there (which is quite a > >task finding when you grow up in a small > >town of 500 or so people till the age of > >17 and then you finally break free for the > >big city of halifax!) hope this helps ;) > >andrew duke :) > > > >Irene McC wrote: > > > >> A little ad caught my eye in the Carl Craig cover issue of Wire > >> No 185 (July 99). > >> > >> On p86 there's an advert for Drop Beat which reads: > >> > >> "FUCK IDM > >> AUTECHRE IS AIR SUPPLY > >> ------------------------------------------- > >> > >> 8 Hood rmx ep > >> 9 Kaman Leung EP > >> 10 FM ep (not yet) > >> 11 Kit Clayton Mini LP" > >> ------------------------------------------- > >> > >> followed by Drop Beat's contact info. > >> > >> Yes? Does this make good advertising? What is it saying exactly? > >> And who can remember what Air Supply put out? Peter Hollo : > >> weren't they Ozzies? > >> > >> Questioningly yours ... :-) > >> > >> I > >> * > > > >-- > >Andrew Duke's In The Mix show590:Jamie Lidell > >& Wooly/589:Vogel & Dr. Rendezvous/588:Wang & > >Vaz/587:Theorem & Baby Pop/586:Sicko & Nova/ > >listen on Cognition: http://www.techno.ca/cognition > > > > > >

-- Andrew Duke's In The Mix show590:Jamie Lidell & Wooly/589:Vogel & Dr. Rendezvous/588:Wang & Vaz/587:Theorem & Baby Pop/586:Sicko & Nova/ listen on Cognition: http://www.techno.ca/cognition

around .'85 i recall seeing an ad in forced exposure or some mag like that for a Peach Of Immortality album called "R.E.M. is Air Supply", and the copy read like the Drop Beat ad... "Fuck (something, forget what...maybe 'pop'? dunno). R.E.M. is Air Supply" i thought it was funny anyway... -----Original Message----- From: eric hill <ehill@best.com> To: idm@hyperreal.org <idm@hyperreal.org> Date: Friday, September 03, 1999 11:50 AM Subject: Re: (idm) and I quote "FUCK IDM"

quoted 65 lines i can't help but think that in, i dunno, 1978, there could have been about

>i can't help but think that in, i dunno, 1978, there could have been about >900 people in the world telling their friends, "you have GOT to hear this >band called 'Air Supply.'" > >eric > >On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Andrew Duke wrote: > >>air supply and others of that ilk >>(night ranger, reo speedwagon, etc, etc >>etc) were 80s saccharine popsters that >>people who had only AM radio to listen >>to growing up (me! me!) had to endure >>if they wanted to hear some "music". they >>sorta epitomize bad 80s music. i think in >>the movie "the wedding singer" that was >>the song they used to get this point across. >>acts like air supply, for me at least, were >>part of the reason i busted my ass to get >>hunting for some "real" music that i figured >>just had to be out there (which is quite a >>task finding when you grow up in a small >>town of 500 or so people till the age of >>17 and then you finally break free for the >>big city of halifax!) hope this helps ;) >>andrew duke :) >> >>Irene McC wrote: >> >>> A little ad caught my eye in the Carl Craig cover issue of Wire >>> No 185 (July 99). >>> >>> On p86 there's an advert for Drop Beat which reads: >>> >>> "FUCK IDM >>> AUTECHRE IS AIR SUPPLY >>> ------------------------------------------- >>> >>> 8 Hood rmx ep >>> 9 Kaman Leung EP >>> 10 FM ep (not yet) >>> 11 Kit Clayton Mini LP" >>> ------------------------------------------- >>> >>> followed by Drop Beat's contact info. >>> >>> Yes? Does this make good advertising? What is it saying exactly? >>> And who can remember what Air Supply put out? Peter Hollo : >>> weren't they Ozzies? >>> >>> Questioningly yours ... :-) >>> >>> I >>> * >> >>-- >>Andrew Duke's In The Mix show590:Jamie Lidell >>& Wooly/589:Vogel & Dr. Rendezvous/588:Wang & >>Vaz/587:Theorem & Baby Pop/586:Sicko & Nova/ >>listen on Cognition: http://www.techno.ca/cognition >> >> >> > >

quoted 3 lines -----Original Message-----

> -----Original Message----- > From: idm-owner@hyperreal.org [mailto:idm-owner@hyperreal.org]On Behalf > Of Joe Rice

quoted 7 lines DIng Ding! You win the prize - that was the reference Drop Beat

> DIng Ding! You win the prize - that was the reference Drop Beat > was making. > > >the original record title was "fuck pussy galore - rem is air supply" > > Joe >

Wait a minute, "Fuck Pussy Galore and all her friends" was an Unrest album, titled in response to Pussy Galore's anthem to D.C. "Fuck Ian MacKaye."

On 3 Sep 99, Joe Rice wrote re: Re: (idm) and I quote "FUCK IDM":

quoted 4 lines DIng Ding! You win the prize - that was the reference Drop Beat was

> DIng Ding! You win the prize - that was the reference Drop Beat was > making. > > >the original record title was "fuck pussy galore - rem is air supply"

Gosh, how clever you all are!! Thanks for clearing it up. I *

At 12:08 PM 9/3/99 -0500, AudioPig wrote:

quoted 6 lines around .'85 i recall seeing an ad in forced exposure or some mag like that

>around .'85 i recall seeing an ad in forced exposure or some mag like that >for a Peach Of Immortality album called "R.E.M. is Air Supply", and the copy >read like the Drop Beat ad... > > "Fuck (something, forget what...maybe 'pop'? dunno). R.E.M. is Air >Supply"

Yes, I found this to be quite inspiring. For the next 10 years, whenever I went into a record store that was playing REM (and this happened quite often), I would pick out the clerk that was enjoying the music the most and ask them "Is this the new Air Supply album?". When they inevitably answered no, I would say "Funny, sounds just like them". This always elicited a huge scowl from the clerk and a secret smile from me. Just goes to show, when you put a meme out there, you never know where people will run with it... always a smartass never a dumbass Che