WHAT'S
NEW??
New Graphics!
Challenge yourself to see how many Kristin-related
images you can find in the new Hersh-Head banner (hint: there are 25!). I have also created new custom link buttons
and new collages for the main pages of the separate artist sections. I think it looks much better, don't you?
Get Involved!
As you can see, I've added a page to the site called "Get Involved!" This
page is designed to encourage new-comers to become more involved with Kristin's online fan community, including signing up
for the message boards and subscribing to her music.
New
Pages!
Pages
have been added for the most recent Throwing Muses demos "Bluff/Blurry" and "Film" (including lyrics, essay, and download
link, as always), as well as a long-lost Throwing Muses song, "Rat," a line from which is featured in Kristin's recently
released memoir. I have also added pages for Throwing Muses' rendition of "The Letter," 50FOOTWAVE's new songs "Radiant
Addict," "Grey," "Free Fall," "Nobody's Tar, Nobody's Feathers," and "A Rushing" (all of which, I'm happy to say, include
the official lyrics which were posted on the kristinhersh.com message board by the always wonderful and helpful Billy
O'Connell), and Throwing Muses' Season Sessions EPs for Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Also, I haven't the slightest
idea why it took me so long to do this but I've finally added a page for the 10-4 All compilation to the Kristin Hersh
Discography section. I have also added a page for Throwing Muses' forthcoming Anthology.
New Info!
I'm very excited to announce that lyrics have been added
for two unreleased songs: "Blessed" (it's listed in Kristin Hersh songs because the only known performance of it was played
solo-acoustic, though Kristin says it is a 50FOOTWAVE song), lyrics to which were submitted, upon request, to the kristinhersh.com
message board by Kristin herself; and "Stop," an early Throwing Muses rendition of what later became Kristin's "Close Your
Eyes." I have also added Throwing Muses to the Twitter feed on the main page.
New Photos!
Fellow Hersh Head Ethical Paul was nice enough to let me choose a few photos
to display on the site from the original House Tornado photo shoot, which he purchased on ebay. Also, a wonderful photo
of Throwing Muses & Pixies (aptly titled 'Throwing Pixies', from a 1988 issue of Melody Maker) has been added,
as well as artwork for recent Throwing Muses demos "Milan," "Palm," "Cherry Candy/Dripping Trees," "Clark's Nutcracker," and
"Bluff/Blurry." I also added a 50FOOTWAVE gig poster which I stole from the El Tejado del Diablo blog.
New Links!
Carmela Ciuraru sent me a link to an interview
she did with Kristin about her new memoir for Ready Made magazine. Read the interview here:
http://www.readymade.com/blog/culture/2010/10/06/a_qa_with_kristin_hersh
and I've also added a link on the 'Links'
page to a Spanish blog called 'El Tejado del Diablo' (which means "Devil's Roof"). It is a very thorough history of
Kristin's life and work, told through the words of her, Billy and the band members. The blog was created by fellow Hersh
Head Estanis, known as Silverfrown on the kristinhersh.com message board.
Fellow Hersh-Heads
are encouraged to contribute!
If you have any corrections
on lyrics, discogs, and so forth, please let me know so I can correct the problem ASAP - contributions will always be credited.
If you have your own Kristin Hersh-related fan site, send me a link and I will add it to my links page. Any other
comments, questions, or criticisms are always welcome :o)
Big, Fat, Extra-Special "Thanks!" To The Following People:
Kristin Hersh &
Billy O'Connell for being two of the most wonderful humans to have ever existed (and for being so darn cute).
Marcel Haas (former
host of countingbackwards.com and gloryweed.com) for providing an unimaginable amount of help & support.
Timo Stey (host
of the Red Eyes tab site) for creating the only (incredibly accurate) Kristin Hersh tab site on the web and allowing me to
link to it from this site.
Thank you for visiting,
Laura Elise
(halfbornhalfmade on
the message boards)
