User talk:Thelastfetusdying

"He didn't really talk until he got his girlfriend, and somehow that jump-started his ego, and he went from 'I am Lou, I am nothing' to 'I am the greatest.' He just went ffffft, just flipped the scales. And then he started talking a lot. And then I was realizing from a lot of the things he was saying, 'Hmmm, maybe I don't like Lou.'"- J Mascis

Project news

• Loveless (album), Spiderland and Internationalist (album) reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to WesleyDodds, Ceoil, Brandt Luke Zorn, Dihydrogen Monoxide and Spebi.
• The discographies of Nation of Ulysses and Dave Gahan reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Drewcifer3000 and Underneath-it-All.
• We collaborated on Rage Against the Machine, Flea (musician), Oasis (band), Mission of Burma and Primal Scream during the past month.
• During the month of December, Slay Tracks (1933-1969), "These Days" (Powderfinger song), Transfusion (EP), Young Modern, Ian Svenonius, Trent Reznor, "Sunsets", Alice in Chains, David Lovering, Thrice, These Days: Live in Concert, Parables for Wooden Ears, Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994-2000, Odyssey Number Five, Vulture Street and Flea (musician), a total of 17 articles, were promoted to good article status; a record month. With the addition of Loveless (album) and Internationalist (album) (which were promoted to good and featured article status in the same month), this brings the total up to 19 GAs for December!
• Starting this month, the newsletter will contain a new feature that lists a recommended alternative rock album for project members to check out and help expand their knowledge of the genre. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Archers of Loaf - Icky Mettle (1993).

New members

Pjoef, WeBuriedOurSecretsInTheGarden, Argezas, Pbroks13 and Paper Back Writer 23 joined the alternative music fold during December.

Editors

User:CloudNine
User:WesleyDodds

"I still have people come up to me like, 'I really, really liked your last record.' 'Oh, thanks!' 'Are you going to do "Loser" tonight?' I'm like, 'Look, I'm six foot six. Beck is five foot sex, all right?'"- Thurston Moore

Project news

• Radiohead, Slay Tracks (1933-1969), David Lovering, "I Don't Remember", U2, R.E.M., Anodyne (album) and Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt reached featured article status in the past month, a record month for the WikiProject! Additionally, with the promotion of Radiohead, U2 and R.E.M., half of our Top Importance articles now have featured article status. Well done to Atlantik, Brandt Luke Zorn, CloudNine, the various WikiProject Powderfinger editors, Merbabu, WesleyDodds, Teemu08, NSR77 and Grim-Gym.
• The discographies of Dischord Records and Load Records reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Drewcifer3000 (who wrote both featured lists).
• Powderfinger discography reached featured topic status during the past month. Well done to the various WikiProject Powderfinger editors.
• We collaborated on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Franz Ferdinand (band), PJ Harvey and Michael Stipe during the past month.
• During the month of January, Rage Against the Machine, Pick Up the Pace, "Lost and Running", Bernard Fanning, Year Zero (album), Jon Coghill, "Losing My Religion" and "Touch Me I'm Sick" were promoted to good article status.
• Sign up for our B-class article drive on the project talk page! The goal is to increase a number of the project's B-class articles to GA or FA status within two months. The B-class article drive will run from February 1 to April 1, 2008.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything (1988).

New members

Skeeker, Dethzone, Sceptre, IN THE EFFIGY, Crislee 88, Grrrlriot and Indopug joined the alternative music fold during January.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"Expressions of irony through clothing are very important.'"- Carlos Dengler

Project news

• "Just Like Heaven" (song), Flea (musician), Bernard Fanning, Odyssey Number Five, In Rainbows and Silverchair reached featured article status in the past month! Additionally "This Charming Man", a former Featured Article, has been re-promoted to FA status. Well done to WesleyDodds, NSR77, Grim-Gym, the various WikiProject Powderfinger editors, Atlantik, Ceoil and Dihydrogen Monoxide.
• The discography of Silverchair reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Dihydrogen Monoxide.
• Surfer Rosa was featured on the Main Page on March 21.
• We collaborated on In Rainbows, Vitalogy, The White Stripes, Blur (band) and Accelerate (R.E.M. album) during the past month.
• During the month of March, Nine Inch Nails live performances, Oasis (band), Boredoms, Hoodoo Gurus, and Vitalogy were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Editors - An End Has a Start (2007).

New members

NewMarqueeDayMoonRising, Thundermaster, and SuperNeek joined the alternative music fold during March.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"God is in your scrotum!'"- Perry Farrell

Project news

• This month was the first in over a year in which no articles were promoted to featured article status. In the period between March 2007 and April 2008, the project produced a whopping 70 Featured Articles. Let's keep adding to those numbers!
• Pearl Jam was featured on the Main Page on April 22.
• We collaborated on My Bloody Valentine, The Queen Is Dead, Double Nickels on the Dime and Ten (Pearl Jam album) during the past month.
• During the month of April, Diorama (album), Editors, Neon Bible, Ghosts I–IV, "Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home" and "Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)" were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997).

New members

Arleach, Panic!out, N0tverycreative, and Gallagher2x2 joined the alternative music fold during April.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"I go to a fucking office and I write. I'm not one of these dickheads who opens a beer, high fives his mates and opens his mouth and shit pours out, which he then writes on a beer mat. It doesn't come easy."- Nick Cave

Project news

• "Touch Me I'm Sick", Diorama (album) and Nine Inch Nails live performances reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Indopug, Dihydrogen Monoxide, and Drewcifer3000.
• The discographies of Sonic Youth, The Libertines, Foo Fighters and Smoking Popes reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Drewcifer3000, Indopug, Tenacious D Fan and Teemu08.
• We collaborated on Superunknown, Supergrass, Kate Bush and Foo Fighters during the past month.
• During the month of May, The Killers, "Under the Bridge", Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc Party, Coldplay, Beck and Ten (Pearl Jam album) were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984).

New members

Seraphim Whipp, Guitardude3600, Lunar Jesters, Kristmace, Freedom (song), TwentiethApril1986, JD554, Thom, and Sethward joined the alternative music fold during May.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"I've gotten into communication states with cats where I know I heard their voices in my head and we'd sit around and have conversations with each other. Like me and one cat there, one cat there and one cat there and I would sit there for like three hours talking to them before I realized 'I can't believe I've been talking to cats for three hours.'" - John Frusciante

Project news

• "Under the Bridge" and Year Zero (album) reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to NSR77 and Drewcifer3000.
• List of Nine Inch Nails tours and the discographies of The Strokes, Faith No More, Pearl Jam, Echo & the Bunnymen and Death Cab for Cutie reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Drewcifer3000, Indopug, Balthazar, -5-, JD554, and Teemu08.
• Wilco was featured on the Main Page on June 8.
• We collaborated on "Under the Bridge", Siouxsie & the Banshees, I Should Coco, Stone Temple Pilots, and MTV Unplugged in New York during the past month.
• During the month of June, Double Nickels on the Dime, Jeff Buckley, and "In Bloom" were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll (2005).

New members

Fvasconcellos and Alternative_Idiot joined the alternative music fold during June.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"Oh, we've been called an alternative band before. But we eat meat, so I think we're disqualified: chili dogs, corn dogs, Jimmy Dean Sausage Breakfast."- Kurt Cobain

Project news

• "My Happiness" (song) reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Giggy.
• Isobel Campbell discography, List of Nine Inch Nails awards, List of Soundgarden awards, and List of Pearl Jam awards reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Red157, Drewcifer3000, -5-, and Be Black Hole Sun.
• Flea (musician) was featured on the Main Page on August 19.
• We collaborated on "Interstate Love Song", The Smiths, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Sub Pop, and Bleach (album) during the past month.
• During the month of August, Superunknown, Vs. (Pearl Jam album), Black Holes & Revelations, "Clocks" (song), and Disintegration were promoted to good article status.
• We are currently discussing various alternative rock albums as possible candidates for a project-wide Featured Topic collaboration. Please join the discussion here.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Velocity Girl - Copacetic (1993).

New members

Corythepaperboy, Hiram111, Yozzer66, and Lugnuts joined the alternative music fold during August.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"And suddenly the plane dropped to the right, then to the left, and the ground was right there. And all I could think was, Fuck, I didn’t finish "Fix You." That would have been my last thought: I didn’t get that chorus right."- Chris Martin

Project news

• Disintegration reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to NSR77 and WesleyDodds.
• List of Björk awards, List of Rage Against the Machine awards, and List of awards and nominations received by Muse reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Gary King, who wrote all three featured lists.
• David Lovering was featured on the Main Page on September 17.
• We collaborated on Parklife, Tragic Kingdom, Bauhaus (band), and OK Computer during the past month.
• During the month of September, The White Stripes, "Yellow" (song), No Depression (album), "Speed of Sound" (song), "The Scientist" (song), "God Put a Smile upon Your Face", "In My Place", Demolition Plot J-7, No Age, and "All the Way" (Eddie Vedder song) were promoted to good article status.
• Help us select good versions of WP:ALM articles for inclusion on the Wikipedia 0.7 release! Find out more about Wikipedia 0.7 selection on the project talk page and add your thoughts to the discussion. If you are personally responsible for a Featured or Good Article listed here, please the select a version to include in Wikipedia 0.7 on that page if you haven't already. Page versions must be selected by October 20.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is The Long Blondes - Someone to Drive You Home (2006).

New members

ThinkBlue joined the alternative music fold during September.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"When we were trying to sell 'This Corrosion' to Steinman, we said it was like the high point of a Borgia disco evening and he went for it. Nobody makes gloriously stupid records anymore."- Andrew Eldritch

Project news

• "Paranoid Android" reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Brandt Luke Zorn and Giggy.
• List of awards and nominations received by The White Stripes, List of awards and nominations received by The Strokes, List of awards and nominations received by Nirvana, List of awards and nominations received by Beck, List of awards and nominations received by Gorillaz, List of awards and nominations received by Barenaked Ladies, and the discographies of The White Stripes and Supergrass reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Gary King, Red157, and TwentiethApril1986.
• A Rush of Blood to the Head reached good topic status during the past month. Well done to ThinkBlue.
• We collaborated on Modest Mouse, "Paranoid Android", "Alright" (Supergrass song), and "Karma Police" during the past month.
• During the month of October, Parachutes, X&Y, A Rush of Blood to the Head, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, The Singles 1992–2003, I Should Coco, The Beacon Street Collection, Tragic Kingdom, and "No One Knows" were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Siouxsie & the Banshees - Juju (1981).

New members

SanePsychotic joined the alternative music fold during October.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"I had access to the most quality fanny available." - Jarvis Cocker

Project news

• No Depression (album) reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Teemu08.
• List of awards and nominations received by Bloc Party and List of awards and nominations received by Radiohead reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Gary King and WilliamH.
• We collaborated on Blessid Union of Souls, Britpop, Morrissey, Yield (album), and "No Surprises" during the past month.
• During the month of November, No Doubt (No Doubt album), "The Hardest Part" (Coldplay song), "Talk" (song), "Violet Hill" (song), "Don't Panic" (song), and "Fix You" were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995).

New members

A Stop at Willoughby and Trap The Drum Wonder joined the alternative music fold during November.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"Anthony's a sex symbol. You see the thing is for the girls they're like 'oh Anthony he's so beautiful! And his muscles and his hair and oh golly he's so sexy!' but with me its like [with men] 'DUDE YOU'RE SO AWESOME...WOW DUDE. WOW!" - Flea

Project news

• The Cure discography and Audioslave discography reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to JD554 and Cannibaloki.
• Parachutes and Hey Venus! reached good topic status during the past month. Well done to ThinkBlue and Cavie78.
• We collaborated on Thom Yorke, Dirt (album), Suede (band), and Nothing's Shocking during the past month.
• During the month of December, In Utero and White Lies (band) were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Badly Drawn Boy - Have You Fed the Fish? (2002).

New members

Papa November and S. Dean Jameson joined the alternative music fold during December.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"I want to find the guy that invented compression and tear his liver out. I hate it. It makes everything sound like a beer commercial." - Steve Albini

Project news

• In Utero reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to WesleyDodds.
• The discographies of Bauhaus and Sigur Rós reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to JD554 and Matthewedwards.
• Year Zero (album) was featured on the Main Page on February 2.
• We collaborated on "All Apologies", Shoegazing, The Stone Roses, and The Jesus and Mary Chain during the past month.
• During the month of February, Augie March, Modern Life Is Rubbish, "Give It Away" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song), and The Get Up Kids were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff (1988).

New members

MikeGruz and Blackadam2 joined the alternative music fold during February.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"I got a lot of shit for the Rolling Stone review of Reckoning because the guy really likes my guitar style and he wrote, 'on this record, Pete Buck does everything.' We'd stop for gas and it would be, 'Pete Buck does everything. Why don't you go pump the gas, Pete?'" - Peter Buck

Project news

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs discography reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Drewcifer3000.
• We collaborated on Liam Gallagher, Riot Act (album), Automatic for the People, Jane's Addiction, and "Give It Away" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) during the past month.
• During the month of March, "Lovers in Japan", "Hello Sunshine", Evergreen, Reckoning (R.E.M. album), Love Kraft, "Golden Retriever" (song), and Delorentos were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985).

New members

LizParker and Cavie78 joined the alternative music fold during March.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"The other day I had these Jehovah's Witnesses come round to my house, and they tried to convince me that the Pope was the Devil's representative on Earth. So I told them that Jesus was the world's first communist. So they left. They were genuinely enraged.'" - Ian Brown

Project news

• We collaborated on The Stone Roses (album), "Don't Speak", Indie rock, and Eddie Vedder during the past month.
• During the month of April, Slow Life, "Lost!", and Phantom Phorce were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Stereolab - Chemical Chords (2008).

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"Well, I remember hearing girls behind me in English class talking about turning 18 and being old enough to strip. It wasn't that weird at the time.'" - Brandon Flowers

Project news

• John Frusciante and U2 were featured on the Main Page on May 2 and 26.
• We collaborated on The Bends, Interpol (band), "How Soon Is Now?", "Hand in Glove", and "I Wanna Be Adored" during the past month.
• During the month of May, Fantasy Black Channel was promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country (2006).

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"The only confusion was, I think we all thought they were women. Kim was obviously a woman, but they all had this shaved-headed, pretty, soft look. And there were lots of lesbian bands at the time, and we always got booked with them, so we just thought the Pixies were another, like maybe they were like angry divorcees or somthing that formed a band.'" - Kristin Hersh

Project news

• Fantasy Black Channel reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Rafablu88.
• List of awards and nominations received by Snow Patrol reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Suede67.
• Phantom Power reached good topic status during the past month. Well done to Cavie78.
• In Utero was featured on the Main Page on June 20.
• We collaborated on (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Silent Alarm, Pornography (album), and Bossanova during the past month.
• During the month of June, Phantom Power (Super Furry Animals album) was promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants (1986).

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"I rip off more fuckin' people than anyone in the world. I rip off my own rip-offs." - Jared Followill

Project news

• Silent Alarm reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Rafablu88.
• We collaborated on Trompe le Monde, Bush (band), Debut (album), and Hot Fuss during the past month.
• During the month of July, Intimacy (Bloc Party album) and "Hand in Glove" were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Ride - Going Blank Again (1992).

New members

Guitarherochristopher and Andrzejbanas joined the alternative music fold during July.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

"We've been having lots of sex, and we're pregnant with the new baby already. It's vicious! It will have claws, like Freddy Kruger's lovechild.'" - Tom Meighan

Project news

• Alice in Chains was featured on the Main Page on August 27.
• We collaborated on "Panic" (song), Daydream Nation, Kings of Leon, Goo (album), and Suede (album) during the past month.
• During the month of August, Nevermind and "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" were promoted to good article status.
• This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Galaxie 500 - On Fire (1989).

New members

Dylan620, SteelersFan UK06, Guitarherochristopher and Thatguykalem joined the alternative music fold during August.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds