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The Internet Underground Music Archive may have been one of the first websites with free downloads from indie bands. Their interviews got A Halo Called Fred mentioned in several national magazines. IUMA finally closed shop in 2006. Here's all our comments.
| From: Captain Random <Captainrandom03@yahoo.com> Date: 10-10-2004 10:10:19 Subject: A Halo Called Fred. I own all the albums and now I can fly! Well not really, but Halo Called Fred makes me smile. Viva FredHeads! From: The DUDE <I'll> Date: 04-24-2002 20:38:05 Subject: The Dude hath cometh I am the all knowing, renegade music reviewer. I am as weird as you, and that's pretty fucking strange. You might need to lay off the yellow tabs for a while, but the Violent Femmes on Acid? The DUDE is amused. Don't be sorry about being sensitive. you are fucking strange! Funny as Hell! And you write good songs. I don't even mind the Femmes obbsession. I don't care. The DUDE thinks you are Insane Genius Type of College Acid Heads at a frat party for the football team ra ra ra look at the freaks in the corner getting laid while us frat boys wish we could be as cool as A Halo Called Fred. Great Shit! From: TJ <"F"Yourself!> Date: 02-07-2001 11:01:31 Subject: Hmmmm I remember when I first heard this band, they were called the Violent Femmes. Like the song! From: Matt <Matthew_Jaworski@prenhall.com> Date: 12-13-1999 17:00:24 Subject: I don't think that I'm exaggerating when I say that A Halo Called Fred is the greatest, most important band, ever. From: Will Owens <kith@tomgreenshow.zzn.com> Date: 05-28-1999 20:16:04 Subject: Hug I love the band. Sounds like a band my friends and I would make up on a show we do! From: Jon Bon Jovi <weendog@hotmail.com> Date: 02-24-1999 05:22:05 Subject: Me... Hey guys! I was wondering if you guys needed a backup singer or something! I'd be glad to fill any positions if you would just let me in the band!!! Love, Johnathan B. Jovi I P.S. I am hungry!! I need food! Please help me!!! From: Meggie <melbatoast41@hotmail.com> Date: 11-12-1998 20:42:40 Subject: hat is only the begining Alright so you may have herd hat-great. But there are a million-well may be not a million-other songs to check out. you got 70's clothes, hugs are better than drugs, love song for insert your name here and ahh so many many more wonderful ditties. but I digress. From: The Other Guy <LOGS27@aol.com> Date: 02-24-1998 03:33:35 Subject: Feet on the ground My question to you, if I may be so bold, is not the inner quest harder to define than the potential for parallel universes? What's a time warp with out a concious being experiencing it? Would the 10th dimension mean anything to an amoeba? If a tree fell in the woods....... Well, anyways, it's good to hear a band that's not caught up in the, how shall I say this, "in thing to do". Though there is a slight synonymity to the Spice Girls, I find "A Halo Called Fred" a refreshing twist of Stravinsky meets Puff Daddy at an Exploited concert while trying on Elton John's glasses, Marilyn Mansons eye contact, and Little Richard's Jiffy-Curl. "A Halo Called Fred" is the VO5 of calypso, the Head & Shoulders of speed metal, the Hair Club for Men without Hats. A peice of twenty-fist-century physics for the hip-hop community. Dare I say it, the Gershwin of Oi! No doubt, their sublime mightyness is the skankiest waltz in town!! No other release will satisfy your corporations idea of good electronica like this one. They've done the hard work for you. The percussionists programming of the Tupperware400XSDL2 puts Brian Eno to shame. Enough already, it's really good music for rather lame times. I'm looking forward to seeing you live!!!! From: Peter Cardillo <pcardillo@compchannel.com> Date: 01-21-1997 10:17:42 Subject: Funny and listenable Listening to your song not about hats with my cohorts was inspiring and enjoyable. Keep it up. From: Jonathan Rand <jrand@amanda.dorsai.org> Date: 10-10-1996 21:36:15 Subject: Internet music Is it worth it for me to put my music on line? Nobody I know seems to know anything about this scene, so I'm hoping to get some info from people who are already making it happen. I'd appreciate it if you could e-mail me with some info. Thanks. From: Christian Jansson <geist@ts.umu.se> Date: 01-06-1996 19:13:07 Subject: Where can I get your CD? I want to hear more dammit! Where can I? Have you released anything? From: Michael Zole <zole@onf.com> Date: 12-02-1995 11:57:18 Subject: Fred saved my life I was going to commit suicide one day... but then I heard (hat)! It changed my outlook on life! No, not really. But it does kick @$$! From: pete horvath <magnet@eden.rutgers.edu> From: Alexandra Garbeck <cainan@sage.sic.com> Date: 07-07-1995 09:11:54 Subject: The Best Weird Band in the World! A Halo Called Fred is the best band in the world! I've seen them live several hundred times, and they just keep getting better! I love these guys! From: bianca <errosen@mailbox.syr.edu> Date: 04-18-1995 17:58:31 Subject: kewl name i'm having trouble downloading the music, but i like the name! From: erica <mkuly@cisco.com> Date: 03-04-1995 11:39:47 Subject: fred i own an orange hat From: Martin Johnson <mjohnson@lightnin.brevard.edu> Date: 01-16-1995 15:30:17 Subject: You guys are great! I got your album "Chesters Dozen" and loved it. I really hope you guys write more stuff. Maybe you'll get signed someday. :) From: Mr. Twister <joea@planet.net> Date: 01-12-1995 10:33:27 Subject: Hi Neighbor. Dear Halo, Um, well, aghhh, um, It's 5:29 in the morning and I just realized that, um, a band from my town (Highland Park) is twisting on the Internet. And my band is just as desparate as yours. We're called Kitty in the Tree, formally the HeadSpins, formally Merciful Fate...Ugh, anyway...Room Eleven's in town also and they're swell guys and uh, they're a Park band too. Wahoo. Did you ever see the homeless guy on the corner across from Dunkin Donuts? Well, uh, that's my Dad. Rock n' Roll roolz. From: Ron Strelecki <rjsst43 @pitt.edu> Date: 01-02-1995 16:56:19 Subject: A Halo Called Fred I was expecting something like Piannosaurus from their description, but A Halo called Fred's "(Hat)" is a brainy grooving tune with some very well crafted breaks and some soon to be sung-along with lyrics. Download it and listen From: Jim Bob Rubbernecker <lenox@remus.rutgers.edu> Date: 07-21-1994 23:21:44 Subject: contact info So - I realized our bio was missing - well this is Jim Bob , bass player for the Halo. If you have any questions or comments Email me. We have some stuff out on cassette and will soon be releasing a 7" so contact us if you want to hear more. From: brian may <somical@zikzak.apana.org.au> Date: 07-19-1994 23:38:30 Subject: when is a hat not a hat? Crazy man.. would like to see a live improvised version. You guys got any recordings??? Lemme know From: adam <adam@iuma.com> Date: 05-29-1994 20:44:33 Subject: again an ok band! From: adam <adam@iuma.com> Date: 05-29-1994 20:42:45 Subject: wow, its ok! this band is totally ok! i mean it! From: Brennan <elric@unm.edu> Date: 05-03-1994 22:22:04 Subject: Hat! My god... every once in a while, a song comes along that defines a generation... this is not one of those songs. I love it. I'm going to force it upon every person I see for the next 6 days. --brennan |