Reader Mail: An Update from Hot Atmosphere
Greetings, Friends!
From the reader mail file, from the Northwest Quarter, we receive news of that polynymic quartet of indie rock luminaries, Hot Atmosphere (whose decision to drop the name "Mooncalf" may have been inspired by one of Science Man's most inspiring poems). Hard at work on their upcoming debut album, they haven’t been too busy to engage in yet another round of re-naming. We received the following e-mail from a band member who shares a Christian name with the man of whom he writes:
"The Dove"
While his sobriquet has been well dispersed throughout the world, and
popularized by the cult-classic docu-drama "The Reid/Secrest
Olympics", we have another suggestion: "Navy Bean"
He shall now, officially, also be known as, "Navy Bean"...
-one hot atmosphere
Ron Dejais' nemesis, Navy Bean
There you have it, Readers; we cannot explain the new moniker, but we present it to fulfill our duty as chronicler of this fine band.
More importantly, we managed, through covert measures, to get a copy of the cover of their new album. It strikes an odd tone of finality for a debut; perhaps they are offering a commentary on the dangersome, hardscrabble nature of the "indie rock game." Indeed, the hotter one gets, the greater one’s risk of burning out. Many have flown "too close to the sun," but Hot Atmosphere does so defiantly, with seemingly fireproof wings. Thus, against an apocalyptic landscape, to the tune of an impossibly catchy deguello, their guns waving and blazing, they announce their arrival by refusing to depart. Dear Readers, behold:
Click the picture to open an 8 x 11 version (easy to print and post on a telephone poll or cubicle wall).
Finally, don’t miss Hot Atmosphere as they perform Wednesday, March 16th, at Seattle’s Tractor Tavern.
We welcome reader mail. Send to ohgivemeahome(at)gmail(dot)com.
posted by Damon Agnos @ 4:50 AM
1 Comments:
"one hot atmosphere" sent a second e-mail explaining the "Navy Bean" nickname:
my synopsis of the "Navy Bean" origins:
early-mid-summer?? 2004 - a serious recording session (one of the
first attempts to capture diarmuid on drums) which included tim seely
and his big electronic recording machine in diarmuid's basement.
timmy took forever was a little late and secrest had a big "date"
lined up. after a couple takes of one song, secrest had to go to his
parents house because his dad was making navy bean soup.
after he left, we made fun of him...was his love for navy bean soup
that intense?, could the navy bean soup possibly be that amazing?, or
was he just being a wuss?
a wuss, we concluded...
late summer 2004 to february 2005 - the rest of the group (and tim)
refer to navy bean as "navy bean" behind his back in wuss-like
situations, here and there, not intentionally trying to hide the new
moniker from him. the name slowly spreads, but somehow navy bean
never catches wind of it.
february 2005 - navy bean is called "navy bean" to his face for the
first time for actually acting like a "navy bean". it was funny. you
had to be there. my weak grasp of the english language would not do
the scene justice...
march 2005 - noah concedes that the infamous navy bean soup does,
indeed, live up to its mythical reputation...
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