MusiquePlus is having a contest. The prize: tickets to a secret show in Montreal some time in September with David Usher (for Little Songs).
Newsletter #15 is typed. See site update for more site news.
According to the Editorial section, Moist are working in Mark's apartment, on demos for most of the summer (although it seems they have time at the present moment for holidays.. not that they don't deserve it.). The objective is to head into the studio come fall.
Graeme MacDonal (homme de guerre/production manager) and Stan Wardle (tour manager and harmonica player) are leaving moist and all of you.. The loyal crew members will be surely missed.
this again, should not be here as it is not moist news.. but, waste made it in the newsletter we are in Andrea's top 10.
Tuesday, July 28th
1998
We've added a new member to the board, Panny aka silvery.
see this link to vote for your top 3 choices (moist) for much's compilation, big shiny tunes 3.
as some of you probably know i'm leaving for India and London Wednesday, meaning the news won't be updated as frequently, but please join the waste network as the mailing list will still be continued.
Friday, July 24th
1998
Stuff i forgot to say last time, the guys are experimenting with new instrutments (such as the trumpet) on the new album.
The board of Directors has been chosen, Shotgun, Silva, Jenn and Linda will become your slaves...
If you are part of the Fan Club you should have recieved some new stuff. Including, a new fan club cd (version 2), with
my conditioning, a demo of a song called sister, a harmonica version of gasoline, the thai version of Leave It Alone and another
outtake session. Also included were 3 postcards (2 small, 1 big) and of course the newsletter 15.
A studio magazine reported that David Usher was re-mastering his album, Little Songs to add another track
for the international release.
thanks to trickster for this info
Wednesday, July 22nd
1998
The new album has a more mellow sound. It's the third album from their 3 album contract with EMI, don't fret just yet they have a 4th as an option.
Tuesday, July 21st
1998
David's Little Songs is #33 this week (July 20th for the week ending July 12th) in the Alternative Sound Scan Nation wide Chart.
Monday, July 20th
1998
Last time i post here for site stuff, but i've responded to request and there is now a fan corner. Still under construction but click it to view. The MOIST Fan Corner
Sunday, July 19th
1998
I've added a new section, site updates.
Wednesday, July 15th
1998
Site updates mainly... including articles, discography, tour dates, and the trade section.
Moist added a new date, the Québec City stop at L'Agora with Summersault.
If you are interested in being part of the moist (waste) co-op or want more information go to this link. Please fill in your forms before July 20th. thanks!
Tuesday, July 14th
1998
even later that night...
Want to send a MOIST postcard to an Internet friend? well now you can. See this site from EMI. Choice of two "postcards". 
this one or 
that one. GO to this EMI site
David Usher has his own postcards. THey look like this... and you can have them here.
EMI even has a site where you can write to your artist (Moist/David Usher) go here to see it.
a little later at night...
I've update the news archive. I hope this is more helpfull.
David's Jesus Was My Girl is still on Choix de la pl@net. Click the link to vote for it. (week of July 9th till the 15th)
I'm looking for contributions for the fan corner if you have anything to contribute please write me.
Well either Quebec is obssesed with David Usher or Musique Plus is not doing their job, but once again David Usher's Forest Fire is numéro un in the Décompte.
For all those wondering about the co-op please click this.
please fill in your form before july 20th. thank you.
David's Little Songs is #32 in the Alternative Sound Scan Nation wide Chart.
MuchMusic set up a site for Edgefest click on the image to view it.
Monday, July 13th
1998
Mark Makowy is now married. He wed last Saturday (July 11th) in England, a woman named Nicola.
For those of you in the West, it's an explication for the lack of moist at EDGEfest.
I've added a few pictures, David sheet 5 and Moist sheet 3. Some are of EDGEfest, others from live events.
In some really old news, Did you know Moist's single "Push" is no. 85 in the country's top 100 singles?
In the comming days, Waste will introduce a co-op sort of feel to the site. More information to follow. If you want me to send you info on this write me.
I've gotten lots of positive response towards building a "fan corner" as suggested in the Waste questionnaire. If you have any contributions please send them to me.
Saturday, July 11th
1998
Moist was on CFMT's on NiteLife Thursday night. The guy only interviewed David
though. David said he'll be touring for "Little Songs" in the fall.
a huge thanks to Linda for this info.
There are pics of Moist at Edgefest at www.chartnet.com
www.edge.passport.ca, and soon to be at www.emicanada.com. They are mostly of David and I think there is one of
Mark.
big thanks to Linda (again) for some great info.
moist pictures from the Edge in Toronto
David Usher pictures from the Edge in Toronto
Thursday, July 9th
1998
for all the confusion about Paul nailing a guy to a board...
Dan "The Man" is a friend of Paul and Stan from St. Catherine's and goes
around to rock shows and stuff and lets the talent nail things to him
and
other Jim Rose sideshow circus-like stuff. Paul nailed him to a board
and
Dave Grohl pulled a patch cable through his tongue at Edgefest in
Toronto.
a big thanks to Mark Swierszcz for clearing that
up.
Moist/David got cut from Tuesday's CFMT Edgefest report but not to fear,
it seems they really will be on E Now this Saturday (CTV 5 p.m.)
There's an article about Edmonton's Edgefest, unfortunately Moist wasn't
there but i'm still putting it up, it's rather entertaining.
The
sharps and flats
Tuesday, July 7th 1998
A simple reminder, CFMT's Nightlife will be broadcasting something moist related (11:27 p.m.).
Entertainment Now (CTV, 5 p.m. Saturday) is broadcasting something moist related also (11-07-98).
thanks to Silvery and Shotgun for this info.
Monday, July 6th 1998
Tuesday night at 11:27pm, Nightlife on CFMT will be broadcasting something withDavid or Moist at EDGEfest.
thanks to Moistlvr for this info.
Ok, there something going around the net, i'm not sure if i get this right but here goes...
During Foo Fighters' set (in Barrie), David Grohl talked about Paul (as in Wilcox) nailing some guy, later to be determined as a friend from St. Catherines who owns a tattoo parlour, to a bord using 8 surigcal steel rods/nails on the guys hand/wrist skin. CFNY did an interview with Paul and David after the incident. David claimed he was supposed to do the nailing, but that he chickened out at the last minute, because the thought of it made *it shrink*.
thanks to a bunch of people on The Official Moist Towelette Guestbook/Message Board espacially Trickster and andi
rumor: Jeff has a nipple ring.
thanks to everyone who told me, too many to name.
David Usher at Edgefest
| Click the image for Jam!'s complete Edgefest'98 Photo Gallery. If you view image you can see a larger version.
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Leane Bitner, the contributing editor for the MOIST FAN CLUB at nettwerk, is looking for contributions. Send all to:
MOIST FAN CLUB, Box 330-1755 Robson St, Vancouver, BC, V6G 3B7, Canada
You must sign a submission waiver form, making your stuff property of Netwerk Productions Ltd., it may be reproduced in the MOIST newsletter. Note - Submissions will not be returned. If you have a copy of the newsletter photocopy the form and send it in. If you don't send your name, address, city, state/province, country, postal/zip and a short description of submission(s). Write, "I hereby authorize Nettwerk Productions Ltd. and the Moist Fan Club to use my submission for publication in their newsletters." add your signature, the date and send all.
The Waste Questionnaire has been updated.
the setlist section has been updated also.
Sunday, July 5th 1998
Just a few site updates, the link page and the setlists and reviews.
For those of you wondering how Waste faired in the Moist Site Face-Off. I've decided to post some results. We were 5th Overall, 4th for Information, 4th for News and 5th for Use of Graphics.
Saturday, July 4th 1998
Pollstar, the concert hotwire, reports that Moist will be playing Kings Park Speedway in Regina SK. The date announced is August 9th 1998.
I've added many reviews and setlist in the setlist section, there is at least one review for every EDGEfest date and the Calgary show.
On this weekends RapidFax, MuchMusic's correspondant Deja brings you (us) the latest news on EDGEfest. Possibly some Moist stuff. The weekend edition of RapidFax, Saturday - 8 pm & 10:30 pm ET, 5 pm & 7:30 pm PT
and Sunday - 4:30 pm & 9 pm ET, 1:30 pm & 6 pm PT
David Usher's Little Songs is up one spot (#26) this week on the Sound Scan National top 50 Alternative albums. (June 29th, for the week ending June 21st)
For those who want to see Little Songs being certified Gold (50,000 copies) in May head here.
You can find two articles in Jam this week Living on the Edgefest 35,000 flock to Molson Park in Barrie for the biggest show of the summer and Worth getting wet for Moist sings in the rain for an appreciative audience.
I've updated the tourdate section and the tour archive along with the news archive.
Friday, July 3rd 1998
Moist should be in Calgary today, something you might and won't be able to hear from now on at a Moist show, their infamous version of Billie Jean/Enter Sandman has desapeared from their setlist. They've decided not to play it anymore...
Please check out a new section Edgefest '98. You can also find some reviews and setlists of every moist perfermance at Edgefest in the setlist section.
Thursday, July 2nd 1998
The results of the Moist site face-off are in, big winners include The Official Moist Site (#1 overall, Ease, Info and News); Ophelia: a moist page (#2 overall, layout, bios and graphics); #Tangerine (#3 overall); Silver-disco (original); and The Pants Page (humor).
Don't expect to see Moist play live (as in their own show) till the next album is out.
A few reviews have been added.
Wednesday, July 1st 1998
I've made a little survey so if you have a little time to waste (pardon the pun) please come fill it out. the waste questionnaire.
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
I'm looking for your edgefest reviews and setlists (of Moist), please send them to me.
In an interview yesterday on MusiquePlus, Mark and David said a couple of things concerning the new album. They've written about 15-16 songs, 10 of which have already been demoed. We can expect it in the new year, spring, summer, when ever it feels like coming out. There is less pressure for this album, they've passed the sophomore jinx. They're trying knew stuff, it takes time because some of it doesn't work and they have to try something else.
They also mentioned that they might be playing some new stuff and/or some of David's Little Song's stuff.
Some setlist and reviews should be up in the coming days.
Also the Moist site Face-Off ended last night.
