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Feel The Sound: REVIEWS
ALLMUSIC.com: 4 stars
In just over 16 years of existence, Imperial Teen has lived the quintessential experience of the '90s indie band that's still kickin' around. Existing on the plane of acts that could have but didn't break through to mainstream success in the era of post-Nirvana alternative clamor, the Teens avoided a lot of drama and burnout, allowing them to grow the project sustainably. Eventually, the individual personal lives of the bandmembers took priority and the space between albums grew in years. This kind of backstory usually ends with the artists turning in a less-inspired version of their younger selves, or tepid fare for die-hard fans only. Luckily for everyone, this is not the case with Imperial Teen. On their fifth album, Feel the Sound, the bandmembers sound more fresh-faced and excitable than a lot of bands just starting out. From the first notes of caffeine-buzzed album opener "Runaway," we hear the sound of a band that never left the scene more than one vying for a comeback. Continuing their tradition of power pop-informed melodies and precise musicianship, the 11 songs make slight nods to the influence of Electric Light Orchestra's over-the-top productions without actually going for an overblown orchestration. The distant feel and contained instrumentation of "Hanging About" comes closer to the clean-to-the-point-of-sterility production style of spacy Weezer side-project the Rentals. Almost every song meets somewhere between these two frameworks, with the drum-machine click of "No Matter What You Say" eventually succumbing to pristine vocal harmonies, or the pocket symphony lilt of "All the Same" rushing by in colorful waves. These highlights are glowing with sugary hooks that don't just hold up to repeat listening, but almost demand it. The rush of hyper pop crashes a little bit on the record's second half, and the background vocals that supported the songs perfectly earlier on start to feel overbearing. The omnipresent "ba ba ba" choruses on "Don't Know How You Do It" and "Out from Inside" threaten to push the tunes' summery, top-down vibes into partially finished filler territory. Even these numbers are salvaged by subtle production touches that crystallize their best moments. Understated strings volley counter melodies back and forth with the overdriven guitar of "It's You," the orchestration never sitting still long enough to lose the listener's interest. When even the less memorable moments steer clear of becoming innocuous, it may suggest they're more growers than immediate pop captivators, and further listens may reveal deeper merit. The wealth of hook-heavy pop wonders alone makes Feel the Sound a fantastic record, but the sure-footed air of confidence and self-assurance that carries the record is what truly cements Imperial Teen as more of an institution than a band. As they carve out their nook at whatever pace they choose, at this point we can rest easy knowing it's quite likely going to be great.
By Joe Gross
It's a good time to be Imperial Teen. The San Francisco quartet were squishing together hooks and drones before everyone had broadband, and now they've returned with their first album in five years, just as bands like Frankie Rose and Weekend are helping revive the sound of classic indie pop. Feel the Sound turns blipping guitars and synth riffs into roller-skate jams the whole band can harmonize over. Even if Imperial Teen's gay pedigree seems, thankfully, far less of a big deal than it used to, it's still cool to hear "Last to Know" endorse "pumped-up pecs and sticky skin," while "Over His Head" and "Hanging About" are perfect for pretending the Pacific Coast Highway is the Autobahn.
Tagged as "alternative pop" for its entire 16 years, the two men/two women quartet cements its grasp on contemporary pop with an album keenly aware of party-anthem beats, easily repeatable choruses and mixes that are more high-end vocal than churning guitar, a trademark of the group's early sound. In the '90s, Imperial Teen sounded like a band whose younger siblings had found a rock career that they could emulate. Today the act takes a modern rhythmic approach to early-MTV-era new wave to create joyful rock. "Feel the Sound" is a playful effort that comes from an ease with pop hooks and power-pop chords, a knowledge of how to employ a steady beat that owes more to Feist than Foo Fighters. Punchy and spirited tracks abound: album-opening party-starter "Runaway," the subtly potent "Over His Head" and the lush made-for-the-end-credits rocker "All the Same." "Out From Inside" finds the meeting point of midtempo Squeeze and Prince's pop side in the mid-'80s, proof that influences that might've been too immediate when a band starts out can be retrieved to great effect 15 years later.
By Matt Wild
On 2007's The Hair The TV The Baby And The Band, intermittent indie-rock concern Imperial Teen attempted to square its rock 'n' roll lifestyle with the reality of middle age. "And now we have to book the rental cars / We no longer smash guitars," sang Roddy Bottum (of Faith No More fame) on the resigned "Room With A View." The new Feel The Sound—Imperial Teen's first album in five years—is similarly adult-minded, but remarkably more assured and hopeful. It's the sound of a band comfortable in its own skin, but still not afraid to embrace the unexpected.
Another thing that remains constant: the group's knack for symphonic pop gems, twee-but-vampy rave-ups, and chirpy boy-girl vocals. Bottum and company are time-tested veterans at this point, having perfected their M.O. on 1998's What Is Not To Love and 2002's terrific On. Their familiar touch once again serves them well, though it does make for an album that sometimes feels too comfortable.
Happily, Sound's peaks are breathtaking and surprising: The opener, "Runaway," is a driving, symphonic wonder that remarkably features all four band members on lead vocals. "Over His Head" recalls the sinister slink of What Is Not To Love, and comes complete with a gorgeous, woozy, and wholly unexpected middle eight. "All The Same" is stuffed with near-unbearable sadness and yearning, while "Out From Inside" lightens the mood with a bit of Prince-like strut. A sense of weary yet wide-eyed melancholy permeates the album as a whole, which, like adult life, coasts along in a comfortable groove, waiting for the increasingly rare pockets of adolescent bliss.
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By Liza Darwin
Imperial Teen, "Runaway"
Since the start of 2012 I've been fighting the urge to leave the city for a few days, and today I'm caving and doing it. My on-the-road soundtrack comes courtesy of these San Francisco indie pop masters, who will release their fifth album at the end of the month. The first single, the unabashedly sunshine-y track "Runaway," is perfect for blasting from your car windows while you hightail it out of town. Oh, and because they've printed the lyrics along with a sneak preview of the track (genius move), there's really no excuse not to sing along.
SPIN MAGAZINE : First Spin: Stream Imperial Teen's Full 'Feel the Sound'
By David Marchese
Feel the Sound is Imperial Teen's first new album in five years, but you wouldn't know it from the sterling collection of beautifully arranged, melody-rich pop songs on display. The San Francisco-based band led by former Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum shows no signs of rust on its fifth studio album, which we've got streaming for you in its entirety.
Tracks like "Runaway" and "All the Same" are pocket epics — reminiscent of the New Pornographers or the music ELO was making in its mid-to-late-'70s heyday — brimming over with lush vocal harmonies, lovely instrumental counterpoint, vintage-sounding keyboards, and perfectly-deployed crunchy guitar. Feel the Sound is out January 31 on Merge, just in time to help overcome a case of the February blahs.
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Imperial Teen, a band of young-at-heart pop creators with a '70s throwback sound, is releasing its first album since 2007 on January 31. Feel The Sound (Merge) is an LP full of energy and warmth, and the group's symphonic pop sound is still as fresh as its debut in the '90s. The outfit's famous four-part harmonies are still intact, as is its penchant for switching around instruments. Feel The Sound track "Runaway" is a foot-tapping, head-bobbing good time.
CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND : Album Review: Imperial Teen – Feel the Sound
Even in their 16th year as a group, Imperial Teen continues to prove their staying power. Allowing lengthy periods to pass between releases, Feel the Sound is only the fifth album to join the foursome's previously well received catalog. Even though five years have elapsed since their last release, this album emerges as some of their most memorable indie pop to date.
Despite the delay, Imperial Teen returns to each recording with the same impeccable understanding of their music. Feel the Sound employs the same youthful exuberance their catalog is noted for, the sugary harmonies as hard to resist as ever. The proper kickoff to end the hiatus, opener "Runaway" shines with shared lead vocals that bait listeners into a whirlwind of steady drums and keys that sound plucked from an earlier era. The energizing vocals are swapped between the two male and two female members of the group effortlessly, crafting choruses that are difficult to forget. Such is the case for the waltzing vocals on "Last to Know", which expand drastically, their echoes darting among an uprising of guitar and drums.
Feel the Sound welcomes listeners back into the sunny world of Imperial Teen that they didn't even realize they were missing. "Out From Inside" would be perfect to soundtrack a beach party, pouty vocals and the shimmer of guitar foreshadowing a surprise ending of distorted keyboard. Even when the group scales down, a whimsical pop nature remains intact. "Overtaken" is a striking closer, led by tragic keys and warped vocals that match the peculiar pop nature of Mates of States. Imperial Teen have regularly delighted fans with their recorded material's impish tendencies, and Feel the Sound is no exception.
Essential Tracks: "Runaway" , "Last to Know" , and "Out From Inside"
the hair the tv the baby & the band: REVIEWS
By Michael Katzif
In a summer full of recent reunions by the likes of Meat Puppets, Crowded House, The Police and The Spice Girls, Imperial Teen has also regrouped after a five-year gap. Often, a hiatus can change the group dynamic or cause a wild reinvention to modernize the core sound that fans grew to love. But judging by The Hair, the TV, the Baby and the Band, the San Francisco band sounds fresh and inspired, picking up where it left off with a collection of crisp three-minute pop songs.
Since the mid-'90s, Imperial Teen has been known for its blend of garage-rock, new-wave and shimmering pop-punk. "Do It Better" follows that formula to perfection: Awash in jangly guitars, warm synths and a straight-ahead danceable pulse, the music is plenty infectious. From the rhythmic single-note guitar phrase to the simple vocals, repetition functions as a key ingredient in its own right.
While the chorus brims over with soaring hooks, the words reveal a somber undertone of longing and regret. As a deeper meaning surfaces beneath the energetic melodies — "Made a fortune and now it's gone / I held on to it too long" — it's clear that "Do It Better" functions as more than just a glossy, road-trip-friendly pop gem.
By Robert Christgau
Californian indie geniuses keep the flame burning on fourth album.
So about that title. Hair: Jone Stebbins tours with her styling scissors. TV: Roddy Bottum scored the defunct ABC series Help Me Help You. Baby: Lynn Truell, nee Perko, is pregnant in her booklet photo. Which leaves Will Schwartz as the band, still harboring dreams that these veteran art-pop up-and-comers will someday be remunerative as well as catchy. Catchy they remain on their belated fourth album -- also bright, dynamic, tender, brainy, unpretentious and civilly pansexual. But after barely playing out in five years, are they a band on the strength of a written-from-memory title tune about touring's frantic rush? Or of "Room With a View," about a rehearsal space where you can pretend you're "twenty for life"? Or of "Fallen Idol," in which Schwartz complains or admits, "Since I've gone solo/We've hit a new low"? That low is pretty high. But nobody can pretend to be twenty forever.
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After 2002's low-key pop masterpiece On, the members of Imperial Teen took some time -- five years, to be exact -- to focus on other projects. These included a hairstyling business, writing music for TV, pregnancy and another group, and provided the title for 2007's even more laid-back The Hair the TV the Baby the Band. The time off did the band good: This album is just as smart and catchy as the band's previous albums, despite its mellow veneer.
By Heather Phares
Imperial Teen's approach hasn't changed much since 2002's On -- or their debut Seasick, for that matter -- but The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band's kaleidoscopic indie pop finds them fitting into the musical landscape of the late 2000s easily. Kindred spirits such as the New Pornographers and the Brunettes have a similar flair for throwing together '60s pop, bubblegum hooks and harmonies, and slyly subversive, chugging cool descended from the Velvet Underground, but Imperial Teen have a breezy, almost blasé, way of making their words and music seem effortless. And though the album has its fair share of songs that sound like stylish, smart, but lulling background music on first listen, The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band reveals its catchiness gradually; tracks like "One Two" and "It's Now" manage the neat trick of being peppy and mellow at the same time. Even when Imperial Teen bust out the rock, as on the sassy, "hair-hoppin'" "Sweet Potato," the band does it with a unique restraint. This subtlety, and the band's fluent reinvention of pop's past, are the biggest signs that Imperial Teen are a group in their second decade. Just because this album is the work of a mature band doesn't mean that it's stodgy: "Shim Sham" could be from an older and wiser B-52's (but not too old or wise to cut a rug). "The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band," which recounts how Imperial Teen's members spent their hiatuses, plays like the Archies entering their midlife crises. The band gets even more archival on tracks like "I Love Everything," a wry homage to Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, and the excellent "Fallen Idol," a piece of meta-pop that bobs along on jaunty pianos borrowed from the collected works of Elton John, Paul McCartney, and Al Stewart. "Do It Better," which could've easily appeared on Seasick, and "21st Century," a collage of pretty melodies, artfully splattered guitars, and nostalgia for what used to be the future, dig into the more recent past (likewise, Anna Waronker and Steve McDonald's co-production credits will give fans of '90s alt-pop and power pop a warm, fuzzy flashback). Taking a five-year break would be career suicide for a lot of bands, but Imperial Teen's extended vacation was a risk that paid off: The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band is a grower full of grown-up pop.
By Jason Anfinsen
When Faith No More became no more in 1998, well after that famous fish stopped flapping, FNM keyboardist Roddy Bottum had as much use for the San Francisco freak-rock-metal-funk-experiment as a box of Rice-A-Roni. Bottum's role in the band became less significant as time wore on, and even though he drudged through various shit storms and stuck like a champ until the band's ultimate demise, faith in his old bay area mates was anything but devout.
During the mid-90s, along with drummer of The Dicks Lynn Truell, Bottum formed the breezy cheery feel good about your face pop outfit Imperial Teen, whose debut album Seasick was produced by Redd Kross crazypants Steve McDonald, and became the 4th best album of 1996 according to Spin Magazine at a time when people actually read Spin Magazine.
In 1999, their gleeful rush of charm landed on the Jawbreaker movie soundtrack which then lead to opening slots for such weirdo acts as Hole and Marilyn Manson. After Universal Records bit a significant chunk out of the necks of everyone in the early 2000s, Imperial Teen eventually found sanctuary on Merge, who in 2002 would release the band's third animated hurrah, On.
Powered by a landslide of disarming jubilance, The Hair The TV The Baby And The Band, slated for an August 21st release on Merge, is a praiseworthy assortment of candies, lollipops, and everlasting gobstoppers full of sweet sweet pop that would make any dentist cringe in horror.
"Shim Sham" is one of the sexiest numbers on this collection of twelve, shining with a fervid luster like Veruca Salt, Velocity Girl or That Dog might have done in the mid-90s when their names meant something, to anyone. "One Two" and "Sweet Potato" are gut punch workouts that should be blasted into school cafeterias across the country, providing our lil fatso leaders of tomorrow with some much needed exercise. "Room With A View," the album's longest prick which pokes for close to four-minutes, is an ingratiating hum of pleasure that reflects the graceful experience of this zestful outfit. The tepid closer "Do What You Do" is similar to a smooth Belle And Sebastian stroke of breathtaking mastery.
The fulgent feel one gets when fingering The Hair The TV The Baby And The Band is quite exhilarating, like a quick brush against an attractive stranger in a crowded stairwell. As your body gently scrapes against theirs, you feel something that immediately ignites the junk in your dormant trunk and before you can turn around to track down your new found love, its gone and lost forever.
Although Bottum is openly gay and his band, from San Francisco of all places, have been labeled a queer-pop quartet by those who find labels necessary, Imperial Teen have created a universally delightful piece of audio here that will easily cross over the cross gender lines of altered sexuality for the satisfaction of every ass on god's good planet. The debonair vocals and picturesque melodies are quite addictive, soft and gentle like a cool midnight kiss or as flesh melting as the stringent summer sun.
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By Nicole
Sweet Jesus, this album is so much fun. It's so nice to have more from Imperial Teen.
It's been about five years since we last heard from the brassy power-poppers. Five years might not seem like a terribly long time, but upon first listen to this record, you'll realize just how much you've missed this band. What's more, the five-year gap hasn't cooled Imperial Teen's signature combination of glowing synth, jangly guitars, panting vocals, sweet harmonies, and garage rock. Not in the slightest. No question, The Hair The TV The Baby & The Band is the epitome of living room dance party.
"Everything" kicks the album off to a glorgious start, listing off things that make life both blissful and horrific and loving every bit of it; exuberance absolutely explodes here. The first single "Shim Sham" is easily one of the best tracks of the record, although making that distinction is difficult, as the album is one giant balloon of blossoming pop goodness. "Fallen Idol" is perhaps one of the sunniest songs of all time. The ridiculously sexy "Sweet Potato" seems like a lost B-52s track — that, of course, is a compliment. Even the band's softer moments, such as "What You Do," coo with way more energy than you'd think it would.
Nonetheless, the songs here are more than glitter. Beneath these tracks are songs that dream of youth. While, yes, "Shim Sham" loves the idea of being carefree, it's also nostalgic, as the members of Imperial Teen are all approaching middle age. "Room With a View" laments not being able to be "twenty for life." What makes this juxtaposition work is that Imperial Teen doesn't sound like they're ignoring their stage in life. Instead, they push forward, ever entralled for what's to come (see "It's Now"). The period between The Hair and the band's stellar 2002 album On may have given Imperial Teen some growing up time (just take a look at the title), but on The Hair, the band sure as hell doesn't seem like it's getting older.
Simply said, this album cannot be recommended enough. So many catchy hooks, breathy harmonies, and more sass than is healthy for anyone. It's as good, if not better, than anything they've ever done. The Hair The TV The Baby & The Band should be acquired with astounding speed and obstinacy!
By Raoul Hernandez
This is the sound of a band with nothing to lose. Four bosom buddies and their trusted George Martin behind the boards, Redd Kross medic Steve McDonald, making aural joy because their chemistry is perfect. Shinsian popsters rejoice. Here's another dreamsicle caked with sugar sugar. The San Francisco quartet's fourth LP bursts out of the chute on a pounding piano beat and the group's deadly, almond-scented boy/girl/boy/girl harmonies. Will Schwartz, Lynn Truell, Roddy Bottum, and Jone Stebbins then reel off one hook after another. The sleek bop of "Do It Better" dances like the Sixties cola commercial you'll never forget. "Shim Sham" is straight out of the B-52's "Love Shack." Bottum tap dancing through the title track: reality MTV. Schwartz's needling, head-thumping "It's Now" pushes as insistent as a full bladder. "Fallen Idol"? Kinks' pastoral tea time, sunny Sunday afternoon. More Ray Davies awaits on the fawning "Everyone Wants to Know." Even filler on the order of rock-up "One Two" gets perfectly sequenced, while the twee "Room With a View" unspools about as exciting as the film of the same name. Then, hopscotching "Sweet Potato" mashes all. Listen to Schwartz rattle off the line "finger-lickin gum-smackin sass-talking you know what" as the other three bleat out "sweet potato, oh sweet potato." Spit it, Will: "Hair-hoppin flip-floppin Candy's kicking up the dust." With a touch of grunge fatten, it's two minutes 26 seconds! Best club single since the Gorillaz's "Feel Good Inc." Racing spokes on "21st Century" ("It's Armageddon, it's Armageddon") might as well be laced with crystal meth. Bottum's pensive closer, "What You Do," chocks up another sad smiley face. A dozen songs in 38 minutes, same as Imperial Teen's Nineties-defining debut, Seasick. Equally sick, The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band.
Imperial Teen are a just a couple weeks away from their fourth album The Hair The TV The Baby & The Band. It's their first album since 2002's On -- yup, more than half a decade is quite a pause (you can get a degree faster … maybe). The four Californians are further from the wonder years, but the playful first single "Shim Sham" doesn't suggest any cobwebs or rust. Still, there is an awareness of time's passage: Google and some biographical facts make it clear the album title references work (Jone Stebbins owns a hairstyling joint (I do not own the salon, I just work there- jone), while the excellently named Roddy Bottum's does scores for TV), life (Lynn Perko Truell's a mom) and Will Schwartz's side project willpower, but more deeply, the comma-free list also connotes watching TV and the babies and feeling your hair fall out.
There've been plent of other bands, too … Imperial Teens have variously played in Faith No More, Sister Double Happiness, the Dicks, the Wrecks, etc. So yeah, "Shim Sham" is a nostalgic summer fete, as Lynn intones, "at the Shim Sham Club" with the Rock*A*Teens. The fuzzy guitar, popping drums, and crystalline Breeders-style male/female harmonies shout celebration (the B-52's with more kick), but it also feels historical, a first-person story recalled beneath "suburban lights." The narrative involves a life in punk rock (chilling in "dirty places," making lifelong friends); "Then and now seems like a different scene / We live to live whatever's meant to be…" It's fitting that the percussion shuffles like Steve Shelley in that first measure: Imperial Teen have accrued the same sort of wise distance and scope that Sonic Youth have taken on in their more silver years.
By Dim
Brilliant minimalistic indie pop.
It's been over five years since the last Imperial Teen record. If you spent the time off wondering if Roddy Bottum was going to return triumphantly to the sound he helped forge in the sinister and seminal Faith No More instead of crafting ridiculously catchy pop, the answer, plainly revealed in the taut 38 minutes of The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band, is a resounding "no fucking way." And that's just fine and dandy.
The album's title reflects what the four members of the band have been focusing on during their hiatus. And while their outside interests might be disparate, their collective goal of creating minimalistic indie pop is a constant. And it comes through brilliantly in this effort.
Immediately, the listener's focus is on the dynamic interplay of vocals between the male half of the band (Bottum and Will Schwartz, who also share guitar duties) and the female half (Lynne Truell on drums and Jone Stebbins on bass). While the songs are tight and well-written, they could only be pulled off with the proper vocals and the arrangement here by Imperial Teen really brings out the best in these tracks.
Opener "Everything" starts everything off in a head-bobbing fashion and contains such amazing pop sensibilities, Carl Newman's ears probably perked up all the way from Vancouver while I was listening to it. And while the band won't be sharing the pages of Guitar Player with Yngwie Malmsteen and Dream Theatre anytime soon, they can take solace in their ability to make a fun, albeit austere, record.
The sparse guitar leads that are especially noticeable on "Do it Better," but appear throughout, call to mind Carrie Brownstein and some of Sleater-Kinney's more mid-tempo tunes. But make no mistake, just because this could be classified as "indie" and "low-fi" does not mean there is a lack of attention to melody. Quite the contrary.
"Shim Sham" is so bratty and delightful, you'll probably find yourself singing background vocals during the ebola-like infectious and fuzzed-out chorus. And while "One Two" makes you realize that the songs here have a very similar structure and sound, you don't mind so much because the hooks are so powerful and catchiness is so unavoidable.
As the disc flies by, you are greeted with the bouncing "Sweet Potato" – which is almost anachronistic in its '60s glory – and the ultra-smooth "Fallen Idol," which manages to reference both the Unibomber and Jeffrey Dahmer among the breathy girly sighs.
Ballads like "Room With a View" and closer "What You Do" are admittedly a bit of a buzzkill from the party groove so overtly flaunted here, but they are executed so pristinely that you give this talented quartet a pass.
If you think The New Pornographers just have too much stuff going on, give Imperial Teen a spin. And if you think The New Pornographers sound just great to your ears the way they are, take a listen to this disc anyway. You might be surprised at how much Imperial Teen do with relatively little.
By Dan Weiss
You know those records that are generally well recieved, critically, because no one can think of anything immediately offensive about them? The new Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Luna's whole catalogue, or Imperial Teen's own On, from back in 2002, for instance. Let's not allow The Hair The TV The Baby And The Band to be one of those. So consistently unhip that they're lucky to still find themselves alternating two chords to an audience in 2007 (we'll see), Imperial Teen have again made one of the best records of the year and again it is one likely doomed to a slew of three stars ratings and 6 out of 10/B+ reviews that don't quite convince anyone to think twice about it. This is my one shot at amending that.
Imperial Teen are currently in the unenviable position of following up the best album of their lives, and it doesn't help that they've spent five years building suspense. "The best/Is a curse," sang Roddy Bottum near the end of On, a curiously self-aware epilogue to a record they probably knew was some next-level shit. If it's not off the mark to suggest they got nervous, the new "Do It Better," picks up where the "curse" left off: "Got a watch that's made of gold/ but I think it's getting old." It would be pretty awesome to see the decade-on quartet addressing the quibbly culture of rock critics ("Think you like to disagree") and throwing a gauntlet down ("Show me how you do it better") but they're too damn sweet for that. "Do It Better" turns out to be an admiration plea ("I like the way you dress/ I like the way you kiss," etc.) that stops just short of being a love song with all that doubtful build up: "I like the way you make me cry." And it's no easier to discern a lurking sadness when the song is as catchy as "Walking on Sunshine," all summery guitar fills and butt-simple chord changes.
Such complex tone-fuckery is nothing new for these guys, who were calling out slutty brides and kissass teacher's pets while Panic! At the Disco were still begging for summer jobs at Hot Topic. In five years, the sarcasm has waned a bit, but nothing's compromised their trance-pop melodies, which are solid as ever. Pulling back from On's serrated edge, they do away with the buzzing synths and locker-gossip putdowns like "Like a dried up pot of glue/ she only sticks when she is wet," (meow!). In favor of what, you ask? Well the title clues are four alternatives to this career, from Jone Stebbins' dotcom-certified hairdressing business to Lynn Truell's new motherhood, so post-rock 'n roll maturity isn't out of the question.
The fun part being that it's not "post" at all; "One Two" rocks as hard as anything on What Is Not To Love, their darkest, kinda Sonic Youth-sounding album, and the irresistible "Shim Sham" is just as reliable for clap and pogo madness as 2002's "Baby." I'd love to hear more hooks like "So pretty! So pretty! So pretty! Oh oh oh oh!" this summer, but it won't be a shame if no one else manages. Now besotted with prog, The New Pornographers' new album isn't gonna have anything as rousing as "21st Century," or anything as lovely as the Yo La Tengo homage, "What They Do." On's laser keyboards make a brief, welcome resurgence on the nonsensical "Sweet Potato," and the piano-plunker "Room With A View" echoes their previous mini-classic "Our Time," updating it with downright euphoric moan-harmonies in the chorus, extended to the bridge for maximum pleasure. The only true surprise is a fluttery falsetto chorus from Bottum on the McCartneyesque "Fallen Idol," which irritates on first listen only because it's so jarring; it interrupts the string of expectedness. Third time around, you'll sing along like on all the others, or Merge should offer a money-back guarantee.
When is the last time an alt-pop record was this blissfully uncomplicated - prime That Dog? Well, it is their second straight album (and second straight masterpiece) produced by that outfit's sadly forgotten mistress of harmonies, Anna Waronker, and her hubby Steve McDonald (ex-Redd Kross). I can't say Imperial Teen is any likelier to find an audience in the Architecture in Helsinki/Sufjan Stevens orchestral-indie niche, though Yo La Tengo fans will definitely feel IT's Velvets-perfected 4/4 pound. But give these criminally ignored popmasters their due so they don't have to run off to the plan B lives they threaten. Give them a chance to show you how they do it better.
By Tina Lin
All day long, I've been humming the same bar of music. My friends' patience is sorely tried by this repetition, or perhaps more accurately, by my singing. My inability to stay in key is just one of the many reasons why I usually refrain from any attempts at vocal performances, but it would seem that my defenses have been broken down. For the past few days, I've been listening to The Hair, The TV, The Baby and The Band. It has proved to be infectious. The melody burrowed its way into my consciousness, gnawing at me until my usual public singing stoicism gave way to random bursts of ill-advised exhibition. And for that, I have Imperial Teen to blame. But this isn't about me; this is about the band that's ruining my reputation.
Imperial Teen achieved brief success in the late 90s with their debut album Seasick. Their songs were featured on alternative radios and to the soundtrack of Jawbreaker. Then they disappeared. The Hair, The TV, The Baby and The Band is Imperial Teen's first release in five years. Undeniably fun, the album seems to be daring people to tap their toes and sing along, even the sort of people who might usually consider themselves too reserved for this sort of frivolity. From the first moment lead singer Roddy Bottum (UPDATE: who shares vocal duties with lead singer Will Schwartz) counts off the jaunty opening track "Everything" to the fading of the last note of the obligatory closing ballad, Imperial Teen takes us through 40 minutes of relentlessly energetic melodies and the perfected art of the one-line chorus – and it is indeed an art form, however easily it is dismissed by a good deal of critics.
Although their verses are characterized by driven melodies, it is the choruses that are simple and easily recalled; these cheery hooks firmly dig in and stay with you whether you want them or not. Somehow, unlike most catchy pop choruses, these manage to stop short of becoming irritatingly tiresome.
Imperial Teen avoids banality by sensibly switching off the piano and the guitar as lead instruments. The songs on the album remain firmly within the realm of pop/rock, but it's a large and wide realm: the rollicking, energetic "One Two"; the piano-driven, calmly detached "Room With a View"; the soft and beguiling "Fallen Idol"; the electrifying and slightly quirky "Sweet Potato". Nearly every track warrants a mention and an attempt at capturing its feel with one or two adjectives, but that would be impractical. The subtle differences on individual tracks may invite comparisons to a range of other independent bands (Belle and Sebastian and The Brunettes come to mind), but it hardly seems fair to compare them to their own contemporaries, and in consideration of the overall album instead of individual tracks, perhaps not very accurate.
Instead, it would be more prudent to evaluate Imperial Teen on their own. However, be warned: should you feel the urge to start belting out the choruses, it'll be less embarrassing to do it away from large groups of people.
"The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band" is full of the bright bubblegum pop and fun, quirky lyrics Imperial Teen is known for. Even the more reflective "Room With a View" shines with simple-yet-effective piano, a buoyant rhythm and giddy harmonies, crashing symbols and bubbling guitar. And when the band amps it up on tracks like "Everything" and "One Two" it's a pure treat.
Imperial Teen may never have another radio hit like 1999's "Yoo Hoo," but that's probably the way their fans like it; keeping the band a not-so-well-kept secret. "The Hair ..." is a slightly more mature effort than the band's earlier work, substituting a little more polish for unbridled raw energy. As their fans age along with them, that's probably something they like as well.
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IMPERIAL TEEN On (Merge)
After two major-label efforts that I doubt made a cent, this is unabashed art for art's sake-a subsidized hobby, only it's a label rather than a papa laying out the cash and expecting personal fulfillment through creative expression in return. Pop isn't an ambition for these smart people with other things to do, it's a discipline-the tunes strong, the beats solid, the vocals lightly yearning and pungently sweet. As if they've actually been listening to the radio (watching MTV, more likely), they bear down on the rhythm tracks, which I hope doesn't mean they think the whoos and handclaps on "Baby" will get buzz-binned in this day and age. They'll tour, fill small venues, sell some T-shirts. And to what end? The chance to make yet another album this near-perfect right on schedule, in 2005. A MINUS
Rolling Stone
IMPERIAL TEEN On (Merge)
Just out of curiosity: what did we do for fun in the summertime before Imperial Teen started making records? Ever since these California New Wave trash-pop deviants burst upon the scene with their glorious debut, Seasick, back in the summer of 1996, they have provided essential hot-weather party starters such as "Butch," "Lipstick," "Year of the Tan" and their Jawbreaker theme song "Yoo-Hoo." Imperial Teen's second album, 1999's What Is Not to Love, became a cult classic despite getting abandoned by their record company amid various major-label shenanigans. But the Teen return fully charged with their third album, On, locking into a Watusi groove of garage-punk guitars, boy-girl vocals and the usual glut of cleverly smutty lyrics. On kicks off on a high note with the one-two punch of "Ivanka" and "Baby," all hand claps and harmonies, but the band just keeps percolating all the way through to the end, hitting particularly effervescent highs in the bubbling hooks of "City Song," "Teacher's Pet" and "Undone." On is that increasingly rare rock & roll specimen -- a magnificently hedonistic party album for extremely consenting adults.
(RS 897 - June 6, 2002)
Dallas Music Guide
IMPERIAL TEEN On (Merge)
When he left metal-funk pioneers Faith No More in 1992, it would have been hard to predict the direction that keyboardist Roddy Bottum would take. This was, after all, the band that gave us the image of a flailing fish out of water paired with a piano sonata in those halcyon early 1990's alternative music video days. But those days are long gone since the formation of Imperial Teen in 1994. Consisting of Bottum, drummer Lynn Perko (formerly of The Dicks and Sister Double Happiness), bassist Jone Stebbings and singer/guitarist Will Schwartz, they became critics darlings in 1996 with the release of Seasick. In 1999, they followed it up with What is Not to Love? and proceeded to get a swift kick to the curb courtesy of Slash Records.
But the story doesn't end there and that is the best news for all lovers of sweet sing-along pop music considering Fountains of Wayne just up and disappeared. Merge Records picked Imperial Teen off said curb and dusted them off. Which brings us to their new album, On. Appropriately named if just for the Casios-in-the- garage blast of opener "Ivanka" alone. On previous efforts, you got the feeling that Imperial Teen were constantly alternating between becoming a T-Rex cover band or commiting themselves fully to the revival of New Wave. But it seems the confusion has cleared and they have finally agreed to become the Cowsills reincarnated in, oh say 1982 and put on a double bill with Devo. Songs like "Baby" shows the band deftly blending the four unique and talented voices they have to create a retro (in the least-cliched sense of the word) pop song that makes even the hardest of hearts want to jump on a scooter and take a trip to the roller rink. The album's juxtaposition of sweet male vocals with even sweeter female "ooh!s" "aah!s" and "yeah!s" grab you on the first listen. But the second and third listening reveals subtle, yet imparative, keyboards that don't overpower but instead, establish and maintain a "sweet on the outside/slightly not so sweet on the inside" mood that pervades the entire affair.
That's not to say that these guys have forgotten to, well, rock. "Teacher's Pet" proves that while they might have been band nerds with Partridge Family fetishes in high school, they haven't forgotten their New York gutter patron saints, The Velvet Underground, Blondie et al. Rocking on this album sounds more like if the Rentals had listened to a little more Stones and a little less Can. This time around though, you get the feeling that these guys couldn't restrain themselves from intricate harmonies if their mouths were duct taped shut and they were thrown into a rubber bag and put in a trunk like in one of those Hithcock movies. Album closer "The First" lets the listener down easy with what could have easily been on White Light/White Heat.
If the phrase isn't already coined, file On under "Target-commerical-rock" at it's finest. Even the albums artwork brings to mind those uber-cool but always tounge-in-cheek ads all over TV right now. Much like Target has every twentysomething rethinking trips to Ikea, I predict you might have to bust out your Tubeway Army albums and try to catch some reruns of The Monkees on TV Land after you hear this album. Finally, a band that does some justice to the term retro.
- Amanda Mann
Rating 8.5 out of 10
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IMPERIAL TEEN On (Merge)
These guys put the F-U-N in R-O-C-K...wait there is no F,U, or N in ROCK. Maybe they put the OCK in ROCK, or wait COK? There's definately that on this record, but since it is two guys and two girls...nevermind. Anyway these guys turn out the kind of rock that is so infectiously poppy that you find yourself singing along and bopping your head. The best music out there makes you wanna jump around the room, play air guitar and spaz out and like a retard in private. ON - totally does that, don't say I didn't warn you. If you're familiar with The Imperial Teen, than you know that their last two album, Seaside, and What is Not to Love, are both jaunts into that sort of fun pop/rock/punk genre. The difference with ON is that they've refined their sound. Just when you think you've heard the best of them, they come out with this. Produced by Steve McDonald (ex-Redd Kross) and Anna Waronker (ex-that dog), they've managed to put their noticeable touch on this record - there's more mixed girl/boy vocals and background "bops" and "whoo-whoos" on this record than ever before. Singer Roddy Bottum, who used to be the keyboard player in Faith No More, takes up the synths again on this record and shows off yet another fantastic facet of the sound that they can produce. I dare you to listen to Ivanka, and not be compelled to sing along. I dare you to listen to Teacher's Pet and try to sit still. And just when you think you're all danced and sung out, Imperial Teen show that they can be sensitive beautiful rockers (though the four of them do make one damn hot quartet when you see them play). I dare you to listen to Undone and The First...and not feel touched, and if you don't feel touch, invite me over and I'll touch you while you're listening to the CD, and you'll see what I mean. And if you're above dares, then screw you. This is the kinda music that moves the body and spirit..testi-fah!
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Power pop doesn't get any better than Imperial Teen. The San Francisco-based quartet's third CD masterfully blends modern rock with 80s new wave into songs that pack a punch and are still danceable. The band consists of former Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum, former Sister Double Happiness drummer Lynn Perko, singer/guitarist Will Schwartz, and bassist Jone Stebbins. Bottum and Schwartz each sing lead on about half of the songs, and the female harmonies really add to Imperial Teen's sound. On runs the gamut from alternative to techno to pop to new wave. It's a fresh, smart, and most of all, fun CD.
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IMPERIAL TEEN On (Merge)
With their hook-laden songs and smudgy-guitar sound, Imperial Teen's first two albums, Seasick and What Is Not to Love, are cut from the same cloth. Listening to "Ivanka," the opening track of On, we seem to be in for more of the same. Then comes "Baby," with its goofy new wave groove -- a cross between Gang of Four and the Go-Gos, perhaps? -- and Imperial Teen show they might not be so easily pinned down. In fact, there's a cool retro feel to most of the album. Some of the tracks glance back to the early '80s, though a few peer further back into pop history, like "City Song," a cheerfully bitter '60's-style trip, à la Belle and Sebastian. But, like Mike Myers dressed in velvet and bell-bottoms, Imperial Teen's sound is unmistakable, no matter what stylistic costume it dons. Even when the band is living in the present and being itself -- as on the austerely melodic final cut (perversely titled "The First") -- the music sounds fresh. "The first/is the best/And the best/is a curse," they sing. But unlike so many bands who can't match the artistic success of their debut, Imperial Teen remind us that sometimes the best just keeps getting better.
Andrew Farach-Colton
IMPERIAL TEEN On (Merge)
Listening to the radio these days you might get the impression that today's kids aren't getting enough fiber. The Calling, Creed, 3 Doors Down, Nickelback, you name 'em and face it, their singer sounds unhappy and constipated. Ah, what a pinch of bran in the morning might do! See, the folks in Imperial Teen are older and wiser. They've been around that block and they know the importance of eating healthy and maintaining a reasonable lifestyle. They don't let existential angst get them all wound up in a tizzy and they sure aren't going to let their bowels get the last laugh. Instead, they make music that represents a crazy little thing called fun. They know it's not a good thing when it rains on your wedding day, but they also know that if life gives you mud, you make mudpies and throw 'em at people who suck. As a result, their latest album truly is "On." It's got that ultra-cool retro '80s New Wave sound (which is more a result of them simply never changing in the first place than "looking back") and you suddenly remember what it must have been like when bands looked to playing music something pleasurable and not a burden to be carried.
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Harley Boyd Pyles
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RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
(703) 695-0192(media)
June 19, 2001
A U.S. Air Force pilot and a Marine Corps aerial observer missing in action from the Vietnam War have been identified and are being returned to their families.
Identified were Air Force Colonel Harley B. Pyles of Enon, Ohio, and Marine Colonel Winfield W. Sisson of Berkeley, California.
"The support of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam enabled us to account for these servicemen, and we look forward to continued cooperation," said Alan Liotta, acting deputy assistant secretary of Defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs. "Achieving the fullest possible accounting of Americans missing in action is of the highest national priority."
On October 18, 1965, their O-1E Bird Dog aircraft encountered low-level cloud cover and rain en route to Da Nang Air Base from Kham Duc, South Vietnam. About 10 minutes out from Da Nang, Pyles attempted to make radio contact with the control tower. No further radio transmissions were received, and their aircraft failed to return to any base. An aerial search was initiated hours later and continued for seven days but was ended when no evidence of the men or their aircraft was found.
Throughout the late 1980s, several Vietnamese
refugees reported having information relating to Pyles. None of these reports
could be verified. However, in April 1992, a Vietnamese citizen turned
over to American officials remains and artifacts that appeared to be those
of Sisson. The man indicated the remains had been recovered from a crash
site in Thua Thien-Hue Province and that additional remains were in the
possession of an acquaintance. Between 1992 and 1995, a joint U.S./Socialist
Republic of Vietnam team, led by the Joint Task Force-Full Accounting,
interviewed many Vietnamese nationals believed to have additional
In June and July 2000, a joint U.S./Vietnam team excavated the crash site where they recovered remains and personal effects as well as crew-related artifacts. Fragments of prescription sunglass lenses, consistent with the eyeglass prescription noted in Pyle's medical records, were among the artifacts recovered.
Analysis of the available evidence suggests
that Pyles and Sisson died in what is now Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam,
when their aircraft crashed on the side of a mountain. There is no
evidence that either man survived the crash. Human remains were recovered
by local villagers who scavenged the crash site, as well as by CILHI personnel
who excavated the site. Some of the remains were confirmed to be those
of Pyles and Sisson on the basis of dental records and DNA analysis.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Hello Gas Prices
So here's the deal. I suck at negotiating and I know little about cars. So if you are so inclined- help a girl out! I need advice and suggestions on cars. My only requirements are - affordable, fuel efficient, and it has to be American made. Currently I am considering a Pontiac Vibe, Chevy Malibu, Ford Escape hybrid, and any Saturn. Does anyone have any experience with these? I also truly love VW's but the "Buy American First" side of me can't compromise. Also, I have found a great deal on a Vibe, and I really want it, but it's been in an accident (hence the really low asking price). What do you think about buying cars that have been in accidents? Good? Bad? Good way to get a good deal? Any suggestions for other cars?
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First thing you want to do is to get a guy to go with you, a father or a brother, if you go to a dealership. In my experience, they're all sleazy, and will take you for all you're worth if you don't have someone there to stand firm. I took my brother with me in Dec. when looking for my car, and I got my Honda CRV for $3000 than their asking price. If you are as firm as my brother was (it took FOUR HOURS of negotiating, and he never budged), then perhaps you won't need someone with you, but I find it helps out a lot. Basically, my brother says, you should walk out the door several tiems and they'll come running back.ReplyDelete
If you can wait till Dec., they're desperate to sell then. But then, that's a long time away.
I don't have any experience with any of those cars, but girl! $300 a month! I thought $120-150 was bad. This is why there needs to be better public transportation in places like Seattle and D.C. I'm moving closer to work this Saturday, actually, to cut that bill. I'll be 2 miles away, and have no social life, but I won't be dependent on the gas companies!
I'm a saturn girl through and through. Good mileage, Good reliability. Between my two cars, I've had Saturns for the last 8 odd years and have no complaints. Although I hear that the electrical can be iffy later on, which is why I opted for non-power windows.ReplyDelete
Also, I learned that if you get your financing through a bank before you go--you have a set amount to work with, and you have a lot more negotiating power. When I bought my first Saturn I had a check in hand, and they wanted me to pay about $2,500 more than I wanted to. I was like 'look, you can take this check, or I can leave.' I left--with the car;)
That's what happened with me, too, which is why I think we were able to walk out with the car, rather than just walk out. Look at credit unions, especially, because they usually have better rates than banks. I got preapproved through BECU (a Washington state credit union) and had a letter that said how much credit I'd be allowed, and then you had to check with them to see how much they'd let you actually borrow for a particular car. I knew what they'd lend me for the CRV, and I knew I didn't have any downpayment money, so I held firm and it worked.ReplyDelete
- justin4:58 PM
Do you know how the vibe was damaged? Can you take it for a test drive to make sure it handles ok and doesn't have any weird creaks and rattles?ReplyDelete
- justin6:00 PM
Also, for a reasonable fee you could probably have a dealer service center inspect the repairs.ReplyDelete
Other suggestions: Ford Focus and PT Cruiser. Also, Mazda's are often rebadged fords, so they might meet your american requirement. The chevy aveo probably has the lowest total cost of ownership out there but it's small. Might be worth a test drive though.
Also, several European companies actually manufacture their cars here. There's a factory in Bloomington-Normal, IL, or perhaps it's near Peoria? (can't remember) that makes...ReplyDelete
And now I've forgotten what kind of car they make. I don't think it's Mazda, though it could be, and that might explain the Ford connection.
Oh! I know what it is! It's a Hyundai plant. Though I've heard that Hyundais aren't the most reliable, so I wouldn't really go that route, myself.
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It can be really difficult explaining to others how it feels and how painful it can be, without them thinking your being some dramatic drama queen! But honestly it hurts so much!
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10 million people in the UK live with the condition.
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Forgive me in advance. But I had had a crappy Easter. I was putting on some make-up, waiting for the lunchtime news on Easter Monday and it was on TV. Yes, I caught a few minutes of 'Loose Women'. Normally this is akin to enduring a smear test - but their chit-chat topic of the day intrigued me. Terri Dwyer (actressy presenter type) was on plugging her new DIY style show - this was as dull as dishwater. But then the women moved on to the subject of how Terri apparently used to host Loose Women, but left when she had a baby. They asked the typical inane questions about her taking time to lose the baby weight etc and then they ventured into the territory of how she enjoyed motherhood. I expected the usual gush of how it had enriched her life, is the whole point of living blah blah blah - when she admitted she had struggled in the first few months and although she loved her son to death, she had found it hard to adjust to her new role and became quite depressed. She said it was a relief to go back to work; that she had struggled to breast feed and it had taken several months to get it established. She didn't automatically take to motherhood like a duck to water and felt bad because of it. Whilst she didn't have post natal depression, she definitely had the blues but was too ashamed to talk about it. Well, this chat forced me to stop applying my mascara and wave the wand around in joy. Not because I would wish any woman any kind of suffering - but because someone had actually opened up about her difficulties - even saying, and I quote 'I expected it to be all ribbons and bows and when it wasn't I felt like I had failed.'
A friend of mine had a baby just before Xmas and only recently admitted to me that whilst she didn't have depression - she cried for several weeks, completely in shock just how much her life had been taken over by her gorgeous wee one. She said she knew that being a Mother would change her life but she had been totally unprepared for the extent to which she lost her life and identity. I remember seeing her 18 days after she had sprogged and bless her - she was exhausted, looking pale and gaunt and barely able to hold a conversation. Now I know we all know how hard the first few months can be - that is a given - but I am interested in the expectations we all put upon ourselves; the image we all have of idyllic blissed-out motherhood and the disappointment we all feel when it isn't quite as we'd hope. Do we tell people? I don't know about you, but all but one midwife that visited me scared the bejessus out of me and I strived to please them the way a class swot would lick up to a teacher. I cried when husband went back to work and I was left alone with my wee mite. I loved him but oh my god, I missed my life! I remember going to the cinema when he was 10 days old and it felt as if a lifetime had passed since husband and I had taken the familiar 15 minute walk to the flicks. It was a hot humid day cooling slightly as evening approached and he held my sweaty hand and I yearned for life to be this simple again.
One midwife - a woman with twins, one of whom was disabled - admitted to me how she had struggled. How she demanded a section after fainting the first time she witnessed a 4th degree tear birth during her training. She seemed to be real and honest and didn't jolly me along impressing upon me what I should be doing to be a 'perfect' mother. I begged her to come back but my sproglet weighed so much that I had to be signed off for home visits. I shudder to think what would have happened without those visits - and yet the government are considering abolishing them! When a woman is at her most vulnerable, when she has a whole new world to cope with - the male orientated government would consider abandoning her??
I digress. It just got me thinking. I've had quite a few personal emails from friends I have sent the crummymummy blog details to - all saying that it is great to have something so honest to identify with. How many of us keep schtum when we are inwardly caving - determined to prove 'we can cope!' For fear of not being a 'good mother.' Husband often tells me I am not a natural mother - but I am a good one. Whatever this means. The way some folk can dive gracefully or whip up Ramsey style feasts or lick their toes - we all have different talents. Some of us adapt to Motherhood in an instant, instinctively knowing what to do and when to do it. It took me 7-8 weeks to get to grips with sproglet and feel like I was making progress. I had to get a train alone with him and the thought of the 2 and a half hour journey brought me out in a cold sweat and hot tears. Once I did it (sproglet slept and then stared at two pretty girls who got an hour before London) I felt like I had scaled a mountain! It gave me confidence and I went from there.
My moral is - don't suffer in silence, you'd be surprised how many of us are out there. And we get through it and live to write about the tale.
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Baby blues - pass the soapbox please
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39215565916765058962018-12-20T01:37:39.941-08:00Dmytro personal pagesThis blog is about me, my work in Softick and my hobbies. Since I am a gadget maniac, it also about smartphones, pda, e-book readers, etc.dmphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-45455584796652605832014-01-31T05:15:00.002-08:002014-01-31T05:35:05.327-08:00USB Drive 1.3 for the iOS 7 alphaI just updated USB Drive in the repository for the version 1.3 alpha.

Version 1.3 the only version which expected to work with iOS 7.x.x and it work this this version of iOS only. We also got new icon, ipad interface and great internal redevelopment to resolve old problems.

Sure, we've got new :)

Requires iOS 7.0.x. It will not work on previous version of iOS due to API changes. I will need to backport iOS 7 changes to support iOS 6 and earlier.

Drive Only mode doesn't work and disabled.

In many cases only the very first volume is recognized by host system. USB Drive may miss GET_MAX_LUN USB Mass Storage class request in iOS 7.0 which must be handled correctly to support multi volume configuration

I recommend to re-create all volumes which were created in USB Drive 1.2. The upgrade path with reasonable defaults exists, but wasn't fully tested.

This is alpha quality release, please expect (and report) bugs. I do not recommend to install this alpha version to anyone who isn't familiar with ssh command line interface.dmphttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-30515947749208399292013-02-11T06:01:00.003-08:002013-02-11T06:01:54.454-08:00No iOS 6.x support for the USB Drive yetI've got number of reports regarding issues with USB Drive on iOS 6.x devices. The most notable problem is an inability to use "Drive Only" mode, which is vital for the Windows users. Since USB Drive wasn't been updated for years I expect further issues, so use it carefully and backup your data!

Well, I'm going to update it, but I live in a tight schedule nowadays, sorry guys.dmphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-16621517219148650952012-12-31T05:31:00.000-08:002012-12-31T05:31:37.896-08:00Jailbreak is not for pirating software!

I just read that Hackulous servers were shut downed. And you know, I feel better right now, just because every time I started speaking about jailbreak people says "Ah! You are doing jailbreak to play free games!". No, I don't. I feel better because many small developers, like me, in Apple ecosystem would be able to earn a little more money, someone would be able to start they first micro business and so on.

In my opinion jailbreak is for the software and people that do not fit into Apple concept of devices for dummies. We have number of tweaks and software that just impossible to get though certification process, but they are still great.

This is my iPhone/iPad and I want to have a ssh/usb drive in them, but let's do not pirate software.

P.S. Happy New Year and Merry Christmass :)dmphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-34697484609850141482011-10-04T11:18:00.000-07:002011-10-04T11:18:56.036-07:00USB Drive 1.1 is outdated and not supported.I am sorry to inform you, but current version of USB drive is very old and don't supported for years. I never tested it with latest devices and iOS. I still keep it in repository for pure historical reasons and for the inquring minds :)

Q: Will you release USB Drive 2.0?
A: I don't know, but there is a chance.

Q: Will you release source code to the public?
A: No.

Hope to remove this post sometimes in the future.dmphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-85991664661190557522011-08-02T01:40:00.000-07:002011-08-02T01:41:09.418-07:00A2DP Enabler updated. Ads were removed.If you still use A2DP I've got a good news for you. I just posted an 1.3 update which removes Quattro advertisements. They didn't work anyway, since Quattro were purchased by Apple. This also removes annoying CoreLocation warning and white rectangle at the bottom of the main form.

Regarding future development and USB Drive. I still do not have any time to respond to suport enquiries and have to warn anyone who will try to use that this application that it was development on 2.x.x firmware and probably have issues on modern devices.

If anyone have connection problem to apt.dmytro.me please drop me e-mail, I am keep an eye on the server, but sometimes it fails.dmphttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-9715096927047858812010-02-17T06:18:00.000-08:002010-02-17T06:18:26.398-08:00A2DP Enabler updatedI have just updated A2DP Enabler, an application which enabled A2DP profile on original iPhone 2G. he primary goal for this update is to disable it for non iPhone 2G devices.

The update is also resolves a problem with "paired devices" list which sometimes doesn't populated properly. The update is optional, if A2DP works properly on your device you do not need to update but shouldn't hurt at the same time :)

Requires original iPhone 2G with iPhone OS 3.0 or higher. It doesn't work on 2.2.1 firmware and never will be.

A2DP Enabler can be downloaded from apt.dmytro.me repositorydmphttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-66937018702958273272010-02-15T09:19:00.000-08:002010-02-15T09:19:34.567-08:00USB Drive version 1.1This was a long road, but finally we have reached the release stage. A current version is marked as 1.1 and it has the following changes since last beta:

No date restriction, this makes too much hassle

ReadOnly option now works propely

Minor bug fixes and tweaks

I have a big TODO list for this project, so stay tuned :)dmphttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-66634096294419143792010-01-11T06:10:00.001-08:002010-01-21T23:31:50.566-08:00USB Drive updateThe USB Drive update is slightly delayed, sorry. Will publish it very soon and replace this post.

Update: The application was updated to extend beta period. Hope to release it soon to completely remove this damn thing.dmphttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-84447029115652373572009-12-02T15:45:00.000-08:002009-12-02T15:49:02.894-08:00A2DP Enabler Released (1.0.1)I just released a small update to the A2DP Enabler application, the application which enables A2DP Bluetooth profile on iPhone 2G (also known as original iPhones, iPhone Edge, simply iPhone).

The biggest change is a version number to force Cydia update expired versions around a world. In fact a released version of A2DP Enabler was available in repository since 1st of December, but looking into my Inbox it seems it wasn't noticed by many users.

If you have updated it to the 1.0 released 1st of December - there is no reason to update it another time.

Released version removes beta expiration only.dmphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-64652967480324195682009-11-01T01:55:00.000-07:002009-11-01T01:00:59.884-08:00USB Drive Beta3I just (actually on Halloween night) updated USB Drive to the 3rd beta. While I was going to release USB Drive, the 1st of November came unexpectedly too quickly. So, this is an update to move expiration date to the 10th of January 2010 only.

The only new "readonly" option works perfectly but has no sense today.

Hope to release it soon.

P.S. Please do not download USB Drive or any of my applications from sources other than apt.dmytro.me. First of all I haven't given any permissions for such distribution and second and most important it seems that USB Drive is broken in such distributions.dmphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-63500831238298690232009-10-22T10:22:00.000-07:002009-10-22T10:44:23.005-07:00A2DP Enabler. FAQ and short instructionsSometimes I am getting e-mails asking about instructions how to use A2DP Enabler. So step by step guide:

Download and install A2DP Enabler.

 Launch it and enable A2DP Profile, reboot iPhone.

 Go to the Settings->Generat->Bluetooth. Turn it ON, put your headset into pairing mode and pair with iPhone. Details about pairing you can find in headset manual.

 If you have paired headset before enabling A2DP it should be fine too.

Launch A2DP Enabler, it should list your headset in paired devices list

Tap on headset name to connect, it should display that headset is connected

 Launch iPod application, you should see Bluetooth Icon in the bottom of the screen.

FAQ:

Q: My headset receives calls, but music doesn't work!
A: Your headset probably doesn't support A2DP Profile, check headset specification or manual.

Q: Headset Prev/Next buttons don't work.
A: This is a known limitation of Apple's A2DP/AVRCP implementation. My application just enable built-in functions. Fast Forward and Fast Rewind will not work neither. Apple Stack support only Play/Stop/Pause commands from AVRCP profile.

Q: Cannot control volume from iPhone
A: There is no sense to scale PCM stream on the iPhone to change volume level. It much easier to control amplifier on headset side, using headset buttons.

Q: I change volume level on headset, but iPhone's volume slider doesn't updated
A: Look at previous question first. The AVRCP standard allow headset to notify iPhone about volume buttons clicks, but if headset sends this commands it's expected that iPhone would react on them and change volume of the stream. This operation will consume CPU time, battery and reduce quality. That's why I never saw a headset which notify host about volume level changes.dmphttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-80179472050047547822009-10-17T15:50:00.000-07:002009-10-18T09:09:25.009-07:00A2DP Enabler for iPhone 2G (original iPhone)

Have a good news for original iPhone owners, you can use Bluetooth Stereo headsets with your iPhone now.

Bluetooth Stereo Profile (A2DP) and Remote Control Profiles were available for iPhone 3G starting from firmware 3.0, but wasn't available for original iPhone. This tiny application A2DP Enabler fixes this.

Technically it should be compatible with any A2DP Headset, but since it seems iPhone BT module is quite weak RF signal, I'd recommend trying few headsets to check what fits you. Lennie from http://a2dp.info agree to recommend best headsets from her collection, but until this review complete please post your experience here.

Requirements:

original jailbroken iPhone with firmware 3.0 or better

Cydia Installer. The others may also work, but I never tested.

A2DP Enabler is available from apt.dmytro.me repository.

This application is beta, openssh installed is highly recommended in case something is wrong with application.

I love hearing your feedback, please e-mail me your results.

dmphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-80945133652820193002009-09-24T06:31:00.000-07:002009-10-20T14:09:19.726-07:00USB Drive Updated (beta2)Upgrade
If you have USB Drive installed and active you need to disconnect USB Cable during upgrade process.

Changes
- Compatibility problem with iTunes on Windows platform was resolved by adding new "Drive Only" mode.
- Drives can now be properly ejected on Mac OS X
- USB Drive now backups system configuration files and restores them on uninstall
- beta expiration period extended to 1 Nov 2009
- Minor bug fixesdmphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-48823099245178238902009-09-11T10:54:00.000-07:002009-09-11T11:26:53.519-07:00Make iPhone a bootable USB Disk - TutorialOne of our friends, limneos has published an excellent article about using an iPhone in quite unexpected way - to make it bootable device for the PC.

That is, you can boot a PC using your little shiny iPhone or iPod, it seems it should work for Mac too, but you will need to google for bootefi too.

http://limneoswizard.blogspot.com/2009/09/make-iphone-bootable-usb-disk-boot-your.html

If you already have disk image you can save some time. Make sure it has .img extension and copy it to the USB Drive volumes folder.

$ scp windows7.bin root@iphone:/var/Volumes/windows7.img
now you need to update LunConfig.plist file in the same directory to let USB Drive know about new volume:

$ scp root@iphone:/var/Volumes/LunConfig.plist . # copy file to the desktop
use your favorite text editor to edit this XML file and insert the following lines:

<dict> <false><string><dict></string></false></dict>
<dict><false><string> <key>ReadOnly</key></string></false></dict>
<dict><false><string> <false/></string></false></dict>
<dict><false><string> <key>SectorCount</key></string></false></dict>
<dict><false><string> <integer>488871</integer></string></false></dict>
<dict><false><string> <key>Type</key></string></false></dict>
<dict><false><string> <integer>1</integer></string></false></dict>
<dict><false><string> <key>VolumeName</key></string></false></dict>
<dict><false><string> <string>windows7</string></string></false></dict>
<dict><false><string> </dict></string></false></dict>
<dict><false><string></string></false></dict>
USB Drive ignores SectorCount for existing volumes and calculates number of sectors from a file size. Next copy file back to the device:

$ scp LunConfig.plist root@iphone:/var/Volumes/
and plug USB cable to the iPhone. USB Drive re-reads config and will mount your drive as a new disk.dmphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-5404528182121716592009-09-10T06:56:00.000-07:002009-09-10T06:56:56.951-07:00USB Drive Updated (beta1)I have published small update to the USB Drive utility yesterday. There are few cosmetic changes in disk creation routine, progress bar was added and now cancellation of disk creation doesn't leave incompleted disk images on iPhone.

Few answer to the popular questions:

Q: Where disk images are located? I want to remove them manually
A: Check /var/Volumes. You can remove using "rm /var/Volumes/*" command from your favorite ssh client or terminal.

Q: How remove disk image?
A: Swipe on a disk name (slide from left to right) and tap "Delete" button

Q: I have uninstalled USB Drive but disk space was to freed
A: This is by design. You need to remove disk images manually. I will not automatically kill your data.

Q: It doesn't work under with Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
A: If you have iTunes installed there is known problem regarding Apple Mobile USB driver. You can use workaround posted by limneos here. I am working on a better workaround, but this is the best at this moment.dmphttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-11835623269422340972009-09-02T02:03:00.000-07:002009-09-11T11:28:27.021-07:00USB Drive for iPhone beta is available

USB Drive for the iPhone platform (CE2I to name it short) let you use iPhone or iPod Touch as USB Mass Storage device.

This is a beta release, please expect bugs. Read the following text carefully, it contains important information. Seriously.

USB Mass Storage protocol is widely supported by modern operation systems and consumer devices, USB thumb drives and photo cameras are good examples of devices which implement USB Mass Storage protocol. Since this device class is likely supported by your operation system you do not need any additional drivers or complex (read: any) setup, this makes information exchange much easier.

USB Drive let you create one or more virtual disks for use as USB Mass Storage volume, thus you can allocate some of your iPhone space to carry desktop files with you.

Current limitations (I hope some of them to be resolved in the future):

 Files and folders on virtual disks are not directly accessible for iPhone applications nor desktop OS can read or write iPhone files. Basically we have two worlds - desktop and iPhone and these worlds are isolated.

 Only 8 virtual volumes can be created at a time.

 USB Drive will automatically format new volumes using FAT16 or FAT32 filesystem only.

USB Drive will disable Picture Transfer Protocol support when it active. Switching between USB Mass Storage and PTP requires a system restart.

 PTP protocol is being used to transfer pictures to the iPhoto or direct print on compatible printers.

 Application requires jailbroken iPhone and cannot be downloaded from AppStore.

This beta version is free.

Application was tested with iPhone 2G and iPod Touch 1G only at this time. While I almost sure it will work as is please if you aren't familar with iPhone internals and do not have ssh installed on your device do not attempt to install on iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS until I get confirmation it works properly. Thanks.

INSTALLATION AND USE

Install USB Drive from my Cydia repository.

Launch USB Drive.

Create some disk. It takes a while to allocate large amount of data

Switch to the Mass Storage mode.

Reboot

Connect USB Cable

Enjoy!

Email me you results, what do you like or what do you dislike

UNINSTALLATION

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE APPLICATION WHEN IT IN USB MASS STORAGE MODE. FAILURE TO SWITCH TO PTP MODE BEFORE UNINSTALLING APPLICATION WILL MAKE YOU A LOT OF TROUBLES. ITUNES SYNC AND USB CHARGE WILL BE DISABLED.

YET ANOTHER TIME: BEFORE UNINSTALL YOU NEED TO SWITCH APPLICATION TO THE PTP MODE AND RESTART THE IPHONE.

In order to stop spreading outdated beta versions, this beta version expires 1 Oct 2009. Expired version will let you copy all your information from virtual disks using usb mass storage, but will not let create new disks or write data to the virtual volumes.dmphttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-75584042873531105372009-08-30T01:00:00.000-07:002009-08-31T00:55:56.281-07:00USB Drive for iPhone
It seems I am getting closer to publish first beta of my new application. This is a USB Drive for iPhone - an application which let you use iPhone as USB Mass Storage protocol device.

I took (with permission) sources of our Card Export for Windows Mobile add some magic and now iPhone supports USB Mass Storage.

Unfortunately it requires jailbroken devices.

The Cydia repository is not functional at this time, but I am working to make it online.dmphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-60672328701773556992009-08-29T10:08:00.000-07:002009-09-11T11:27:41.952-07:00How to install applications from my repositoryIf you decided to try one of my applications (USB Drive for iPhone for now) you need to add my repository to the Cydia. There is a good chance that someday I decide to drop it and use one of community repository like modmyi, but for now I use my own.

To add custom repository to the Cydia please do the following:

1. Launch Cydia
2. Tap on the Manage button on the bottom tab bar
3. Tap on the Source button

4. Tap Edit button
5. Tap Add button

6. Use http://apt.dmytro.me as repository address
7. Tap Add Source button

Now if you tap on my repository you will get all available applications, hope you find some of them useful :)dmphttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-57754248530865776582008-08-01T07:41:00.000-07:002009-09-11T11:29:05.867-07:00iPhone and A2DP. Why there is no Softick solution yet?Softick is known for their A2DP for Palm OS devices (Palm Treo, Centro), less known a Mac OS X version of the same application (Softick Audio Gateway for Mac OS X) and we've been often asked why we still doesn't release A2DP for iPhone.

To tell the truth the most serious reason is because the task is difficult. The iPhones Bluetooth subsystem is a fully undocumented black box. There are number of high-level function available to Apple's application in unsupported frameworks, but there is no low-level functions available at all.

A2DP can be implemented on a system where the following requirements met:

Raw system sound stream can captured by the application or a driver.

A L2CAP level sockets interface is available for third party application.

Device has enough computing power to encode sound stream using SBC encoder.

Bluetooth Host Controller connected to the CPU using high speed interface. 115K serial line is not enough :)

All Bluetooth subsystem is quite bug free and stable. A2DP generates a lot of packets and sensible to delays due to realtime nature of audio.

Regarding iPhone we have the following status:

I have successfully captured sound stream in firmware 1.1.4. This was broken in 2.0

I was able to send and receive HCI packets. L2CAP interface so close in 1.1.4. This was broken again in 2.0

CPU power is more than enough in iPhone.

HCI connection isn't perfect, but preliminary test shows this should be a bottleneck.

Have no idea about this yet :)

Another stopper is the Apple developer agreement, A2DP for iPhone will not be accepted to the AppStore.

Will we continue development? I hope so.dmphttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921556591676505896.post-37586121278140833652008-07-31T03:41:00.000-07:002008-07-31T03:45:00.272-07:00iPhone and BluetoothDid you known that iPhone Bluetooth Stack shuts down WiFi during discovery? I didn't. I suspect that any Bluetooth activity will terminate WiFi activity. So you will not be able to listen to the Internet radio using A2DP headphones using iPhone.

Yeah.dmphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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MK Dons are represented in the latest Football League team of the week that has been selected after this week's action.
The performance by Ethan Ebanks-Landell in the two nil victory over Bury at the weekend at Gigg Lane was enough to earn them a place in the side alongside the other most impressive performers in the Football League pyramid.
I think we'll already know ourselves, and not just based on the latest performance, why Ebanks-Landell was selected as part of the team but explaining the choice – the FL blurb read.
'A goal, a clean sheet, and a victory. That`s something Ebanks-Landell achieved multiple times in Sky Bet League One with Sheffield United last term, and he`s back at it again with MK Dons. The defender didn`t put a foot wrong, preventing Bury from breaking through, and his header at the other end put the Dons on their way to a 2-0 win.'
It's always good to see the club represented in this way, and well played to Ebanks-Landell for his recognition, but the most important thing about the weekend was of course the win.
Full Team:
Mark Oxley (Southend United), Ethan Ebanks-Landell (MK Dons), Matt Preston (Swindon Town), Nathaniel Knight-Percival (Bradford City), Kamil Grosicki (Hull City), Tariqe Fosu (Charlton Athletic), Jack Payne (Oxford United), James Maddison (Norwich City), Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Danny Rose (Mansfield Town), Jayden Stockley (Exeter City).
Manager – Leonid Slutsky (Hull City).
Ebanks-Landell In Team Of The Week (3/10/17)
MK Dons are represented in the latest Football League team of the week that has been selected after this week's action.