Post by Sans Nom on Feb 12, 2006 11:38:25 GMT -5
UK press has started rolling...
www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16693649&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=jason--i-feared-i-was-going-to-die-of-the-cold--name_page.html
US rock band Louis XIV thought they'd hit the jackpot when they were invited to headline a gig in a chic ski resort.
But the group - led by singer Jason Hill - nearly came a cropper when they topped the bill at the outdoor show in Aspen, Colorado.
The temperature was so cold Jason thought he was going to die.
And support act Juliette And The Licks -fronted by US actress Juliette Lewis - were pelted with snowballs during their set.
It comes as no surprise Jason can't wait for a cosier reception when Louis XIV play King Tut's in Glasgow on February 27.
He told me: "I was just getting over a bad flu so standing on a freezing stage in the mountains in Aspen wasn't the best remedy for it.
"It was snowing when we played. I felt terrible.
"Aspen sounds very glamorous but I can't stand being cold and wet. How can you play rock and roll in that condition?
"I kept thinking, 'I'm gonna die'.
"To make matters worse, the stage crew warned us to watch out in case we got electric shocks from the mikes and amps because they were soaking."
Jason added: "Juliette And The Licks were really good but the crowd began throwing snowballs at them. She was egging them on and it became a big snowball-fest."
Louis XIV, who are from San Diego, released one of my favourite albums of 2005 - The Best Little Secrets Are Kept.
It included dynamite singles - God Killed The Queen, Finding Out True Love Is Blind and Pledge Of Allegiance.
Jason said: "It was recorded when I was virtually homeless.
"It made me really hungry to make a great record. I wanted it to be cool, like a great Led Zeppelin album."
www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16693649&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=jason--i-feared-i-was-going-to-die-of-the-cold--name_page.html
US rock band Louis XIV thought they'd hit the jackpot when they were invited to headline a gig in a chic ski resort.
But the group - led by singer Jason Hill - nearly came a cropper when they topped the bill at the outdoor show in Aspen, Colorado.
The temperature was so cold Jason thought he was going to die.
And support act Juliette And The Licks -fronted by US actress Juliette Lewis - were pelted with snowballs during their set.
It comes as no surprise Jason can't wait for a cosier reception when Louis XIV play King Tut's in Glasgow on February 27.
He told me: "I was just getting over a bad flu so standing on a freezing stage in the mountains in Aspen wasn't the best remedy for it.
"It was snowing when we played. I felt terrible.
"Aspen sounds very glamorous but I can't stand being cold and wet. How can you play rock and roll in that condition?
"I kept thinking, 'I'm gonna die'.
"To make matters worse, the stage crew warned us to watch out in case we got electric shocks from the mikes and amps because they were soaking."
Jason added: "Juliette And The Licks were really good but the crowd began throwing snowballs at them. She was egging them on and it became a big snowball-fest."
Louis XIV, who are from San Diego, released one of my favourite albums of 2005 - The Best Little Secrets Are Kept.
It included dynamite singles - God Killed The Queen, Finding Out True Love Is Blind and Pledge Of Allegiance.
Jason said: "It was recorded when I was virtually homeless.
"It made me really hungry to make a great record. I wanted it to be cool, like a great Led Zeppelin album."