WE PROUDLY PRESENT

LIVE NOISE

In the words of someone who may or may not have been Fats Waller, Happy Spring! The easy lope of the days, the mild canter of the hours, the brisk trot of the seconds. How slow and serene, how gradual and unhurried are these early spring days before the coming of the Comet: joggers and nuns passing each other in the street, a school bus goes by, a garbage can sits upright, all completely oblivious to the two-kilometer chunk of frozen ore hurtling toward the planet. "Happy spring," we mutter to each other as our technicians put the finishing touches on Biosphere 5 deep beneath the Earth's crust. Happy spring.

Spring, it seems, hardly comes a-courtin' without the lock-step arrival of a new Moxy Früvous record, so it is with tremendous pride and a mild déjà vu that we announce the relase of the sprawling, epic Live Noise on May 19th in the U.S. and May 26th in Canada. We recorded it over six nights on the Your New Boyfriend tour last fall, in New York, Philadelphia and Buffalo. It contains twelve Früvous hits, chosen not just for their eminent hummability but because they improve upon the studio originals - we have a version of Michigan Militia that would make Sean Coombs boogaloo. We've thrown on a cover of Tom Waits' Jockey Full o' Bourbon and of Talking Heads' Psycho Killer, and eight snippets of banter on the album give it the feel of the real deal. The album comes out on Warner Music in Canada and Bottom Line Records in the U.S., and the new distribution deal between Bottom Line and BMG means that the album should be as easy to come into contact with as the Asian Flu. Finally with this home version, fans of the band can have a genuine live Früvous experience while flossing. "It's like the ultimate bootleg tape," we whisper to each other as we settle down into our sleeping bags every night. Hope you like.

In February, die-hard fans flocked to Toronto for the first annual fan-organized Frühead convention, which by all accounts was a raging success. Some said it was this generation's Woodstock, while others disagreed with that statement. But everyone seemed to have a good time, and some probably got naked, so who's to say? We spent much of the winter slaving away on Special Projects, including the above celebrated Live Noise. For the past month we've been working up new songs, some of which you will definitely hear on tour this summer. After a week of in-stores in May, we'll be setting off for High Adventure across America from June through August, culminating in a two-month, two-country tour in the fall. The fall tour will take us to the Canadian west for the first time in a few years. Yeeeeehah!!!!

It is with the usual unprecedented ballyhoo that we unveil the latest revolution in customer appreciation: The Frümile Card. Big-hearted fan payback? Wily, insidious consumerism? We couldn't care less, and neither will you as you clutch your card tightly in your hand and viciously elbow a fellow Frühead to the floor in front of the merch table. Intrigued? Read on...

The Frümile Card is based upon a complicated system of levers and pulleys...whoops! Different project. Now where the hell is is...oh yes...The Frümile Card is based on a complicated system similar in many respects to the Frühead Card. The participating live show attendee - say, you - simply takes his or her Frümile Card to the merch table and has it stamped by our courteous attendant. These stamps can then be redeemed for prizes and loot (see Loot List). Each show is worth one 100 point stamp, except some hard-to-reach or otherwise infrequent tour stops. Do you spend 500 on the pin and 1000 on the cap, or hold out for the songbook at 1500? these are decisions we can't make for you. Stamps will be awarded for the duration of this millenium, but prizes can still be collected after that, provided that civilization hasn't been completely wiped out by the Comet.

We'll leave you then to salivate over the FrüMiles Loot List and to plot your lives out accordingly or un-accordingly. the disfunctional coffee pot here at Quill Central is not responding to our desperate maledictions, so if the good lord's willin' and the creeks don't rise, we'll see ya later!

Hey folks! Here they are! The tantalizing list of prizes you can earn just for showing up to innumerable Früvous shows at great personal expense. Watch out for special point bonuses for especially degrading behavior or for shows way out in the middle of nowhere. Good luck and happy hunting!

• 300 points - Früvous Key Fob
  Emblazoned with our mascot and founder, Larry Boniface Clebdon. A serious temptation for those who aspire to greater things, such as the...
  
  
• 500 points - Früvous Commemorative Pin-Broach
  Less functional but more fashionable than the fob, this colourful metal all-weather pin-broach is certainly worth having, unless you want to hold out for...
  
  
• 1000 points - A Früvous Racing Cap
  All the rage, we understand, in Paris. Worn forwards on the golf course, backwards at the rave, this hot little item has Larry sewn on the back to reinforce brand loyalty. Don't say we've never done anything for you.
  
  
• 1500 points - Homespun Früvous Campfire Songbook
  A collection of Früvous songs, with compleat lyrics and chords. Attractively illustrated and bound. The prize we may really regret offering.
  
  
• 2500 points - Original Mint Condition Früvous Independent Cassette
  The tape that started it all. Our very first release, with the only version of Green Eggs and Ham you'll ever hear in your home. Still in its original wrapping and containing authentic February 1992 air. Supplies very limited, so act now.
  
  
• 3000 points - Bowling with the band, plus treats
  Can you resist all those other prizes for a crappy afternoon of bowling with the Früvous guys? Yes, you can. We don't know what 'treats' means yet, but we know that you will be as surprised and pleased as us when you find out.