On Fugazi, S.P. writes... In the May 30 issue of Consumable Online, you said Brendan Canty is the bass player for Fugazi. Joe Lally is the bass player, Brendan plays drums.
On Hootie and the Blowfish, Oscar M. writes: When I saw this on your newletter, I thought I would put in my two cents. Hootie and The Blowfish's name actually came from nick names that the band members gave to 2 mutual friends. One had big eyes like Hootie the Owl and the other was a big, chunky dude that reminded them of a blowfish.......Hence Hootie and the Blowfish. Darius Rucker explained this when the band was interviewed on MTV by the beautiful Idalis a couple of months ago.
On Mercury Rev, Jay Beaumont writes: Another dose of Consumable, but much better: one that has a Mercury Rev review. Definitely the Greatest Rock Band of All Time (tm) If there are any readers who don't own both Yerself is Steam and Boces (they must be owned in pair to truly understand) then go buy it now. Also, I'd like to set up a mailing list of MR fans, and fans of music that fits the same category (Shady, Radial Spangle, Flaming Lips) anyone want to help? Write to: s009jdb@discover.wright.edu
On the Muffs Blonder and Blonder, Benjamin K. writes: Yes, it would seem like Blonder and Blonder is a reference to Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde album. But the case in fact is the the name of the album was taken from a comment that Courtney Love made to Kim one night at a club. Noticing Kim's hair seemed to be even more dyed than usual, she said: "Hmmm... blonder and blonder, I see."
And, finally, Steve Y. from Tennessee writes: I have enjoyed Consumable very much. I teach a course in the History of Rock Music at U of Tennessee; your magazine is very helpful in choosing alternative music to purchase. Keep up the good work. We will also have a home page for the fall for the course, with syllabus full of URLs, a place to E-mail me or the GTAs, and a Listserv type discussion group. Keep those letters coming in!
