Talk:Jeff Tweedy

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Contents 1 Pseudonym 2 NPOV Question and Broken Link 3 Can't Make Edit 4 "The Springfield Massacre" 5 External links 6 GA on hold

[edit] Pseudonym

Jeff Tweedy was known as "Scot Summit" while recording Golden Smog's album "Down By The Old Mainstream." The name was created by using his middle name for his first name, and the first street that he lived on as his last name. He also composed the soundtrack for the Ethan Hawke film "Chelsea Walls," released in 2001.

[edit] NPOV Question and Broken Link

Found this phrase in the first paragraph:

"He is the coolest man alive..."

That's not really NPOV, is it? There's no source. Anyway, it could be reworded better, certainly.

Also, the first external link (Who Owns Culture? - Jeff Tweedy and Lawrence Lessig in conversation with Steven Johnson, http://wilcoworld.net/wired/) doesn't work for me. Incidentally, there is a blog entry (http://www.kottke.org/05/04/lessig-tweedy-copyright) about that talk. I believe the first link is to a webcast of the event, and is also linked to on the blog entry I mentioned, but seems to be no longer working. Is it giving anyone else trouble, or just me?

[edit] Can't Make Edit

Both of their sons, Sam and Spencer, have followed in their father's footsteps, playing in their own band, The Blisters, who played alongside Wilco at Chicago's Lollapalooza 2006.

But I can't figure out how to make the EDIT!!!

[edit] "The Springfield Massacre"

Should the "massacre" (as the Wilco Website calls it) be mentioned on here? It seemed to get Tweedy a lot of press, enough for an official press release anyway.

[edit] External links

Only official websites are permitted, but I thought I'd put these here for reference

• New York Times biography
• Who Owns Culture? - Jeff Tweedy and Lawrence Lessig in conversation with Steven Johnson
• Press Conference with Jeff Tweedy on The BackStage Pass internet radio show
• Jeff Tweedy: Music is not a loaf of bread, it can't be "stolen" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Teemu08 (talk • contribs) 05:41, 29 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] GA on hold

• He married Sue Miller in 1995 and they have two children., this is choppy and leads onto something completely different next paragraph
• August 25, 1967, should be wikilinked to August 25, 1967, as with all dates with years
• You refer to Jeff Tweedy as Jeff or Tweedy throughout the text, always use Tweedy and keep it constant
• notes, has only one 'note' which should be merged with citations.
• Billboard 200 of #8 wikilink Billboard and write it out as number eight
• [53][31] should be [31][53]
• The third external comes up with Bandwidth Limit Exceeded
• The billboard references don't link to anything, you will need proof of the peak
• They began dating in 1991 and were married four years later.[56] They have two children together, Sam and Spencer Tweedy. Spencer has been the drummer for a rock band named The Blisters since December 2003. The band has played at Lollapalooza, the opening of Millennium Park, and at Abbey Pub.[57] Very choppy with no flow
• a performance DVD by Tweedy., a live DVD
• The film was directed by, from 'performance DVD' to film
• Image of the DVD cover needs fair use rationale
• although he replaced this habit with smoking marijuana., reference please

Once these issues are addressed i will take another look at the text. M3tal H3ad 05:01, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

• but were reluctant to enter the recording studio after the terrorist attacks that day, remove 'that day'
• References [9][7] should be the other way around. M3tal H3ad 05:57, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

One of the better GA's i will admit. I will pass this on the basis that

• Bob Tweedy worked at Alton & Southern Railroad in East St. Louis while Jo Ann was a kitchen designer. is referenced
• there are still some entered charts at #27, should be changed to number twenty seven etc(for all of them)
• Wilco (1995-today) changed to Wilco (1995-present)

The lead could be broken into three paragraphs but that isn't really necessary at this stage. Good job M3tal H3ad 07:02, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

• Thanks, those tweaks have been made as well. Teemu08 07:06, 29 December 2006 (UTC)