Tomorrow's Parties Postponed

Citing "direct and indirect consequences" of the events of September 11th, officials of All Tomorrow's Parties have postponed the festival's American debut until March 15, 2002.

Originally scheduled for the UCLA campus from October 19-21, the Sonic Youth-curated event was to have featured performances by an array of big-ticket alt-rock names, including Eddie Vedder, Stereolab, Stephen Malkmus and Smog. Event officials claim that eighty-five percent of the bill will still stand, but information about specific acts is not yet available.

Sonic Youth also posted a statement on the ATP website, explaining that "personal travel anxieties, a complete halt to ticket sales and a general sense of unease due to the unpredictability of the Bush/Taliban conflict" all contributed to the decision to postpone. The band also expressed regret at delaying the event, noting that, during the country's healing process, "a gathering of musicians, artists and poets could only have been a positive thing."

All previously-purchased tickets will be honored in March, but those unable to attend are eligible for a refund. Three-day passes for new dates, also slated for the UCLA location, will go on sale later this week.

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“Is It True”

Brenda Lee | 1964

As the British Invasion reached its peak in 1964, Brenda Lee went from Nashville to London to record one of her hardest-rocking hits, her perky vocal backed by a stuttering, squalling guitar. That guitar was played by session musician Jimmy Page, yet to skyrocket to fame with first the Yardbirds and then Led Zeppelin. "She said to me, 'I've come here to make a record with the British sound,'" remembered producer Mickie Most. "She felt she wouldn't get the same sound in Nashville because they're only just catching up on the British beat group sound of about six months ago."

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