March 16, 2000
Splendid will be doing a live chat on April 4th at Chat City. The chat starts at 7:30pm (Sydney, Australia time), 5:30am Eastern Time, 2:30am Pacific Time, 4:30am Central Time, 10:30am UK time. You must register with Chat City to be able to chat!

March 1, 2000
Here's a copy of Jessie's message to the Splendid Mailing List...

Hello Splendid People,

Well I have to keep it short because I am hours away from a long awaited reunion with my beautiful wife Angie. I am not looking forward to the 15 hour flight but there is love on the other end. I have a few dates to tell you about. March 11th at the Punters Club in Melbourne, March 15th at Revolver in Melbourne, March 18th at the Dan O'Connell in Melbourne, March 23rd at the Hopetown in Sydney, March 24th and 25th at the Newtown in Sydney, March 31st at the Great Northern Hotel in Brisbane, April 1st at the Zoo in Brisbane, and March 4th at the Continental in Melbourne. Sorry, I didn't have any time to email individual people. We will return to L.A. in early April. Angie sends her love. Take Care.
     Jesse

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Past news

Splendid is the lovechild of Angie Hart and Jesse Tobias. Its conception took place in Canada, August 1996, when Australian band Frente, fronted by Angie, arrived to play over two weeks of support dates for Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" tour, Jesse's band for the last two years (previously with Mother Tongue and Red Hot Chili Peppers). Three days later, the two were entangled. Catching trains and buses through hurricanes and busy schedules to reunite as often as the latter permitted. Finishing his tour on the opposite side of the globe from Angie, Jesse flew to Asia with his guitar to assist on Frente's final shows. Following more than two years each on the road, a months R&R in Melbourne, Australia found them both restless, homeless and already writing songs together. They then settled into a one-bedroom apartment in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. Amidst "off-road fever," newlywed hiccups and a dose of homesickness on Angie's part, they wrote -- and wrote and wrote. Two years and 45 songs were squeezed out of love and tears. 

An honest account of this experience can be heard on their to-be-released debut purge "Have You Got A Name For It." The title refers to the inarticulate language of love, not the lack of decisiveness on the final artwork. 

Recorded at Kingsway Studios in New Orleans, LA by produced Craig Ross ("Dead Spy Report" with David Garza & Don Piper), and engineer Ethan Allen. Angie sang, Jesse played guitar and keyboards, and the two were accompanied by: J.D. Foster on bass, double bass, percussion; Gordon Townsend on drums; Craig Ross on slide guitar and synthesizer; and Kathy Zeigler added backing vocals. It was then mixed at Kingsway and at the B-Room in Austin, TX. Additional mixing duties were handled by Robbie Adams (U2, Smashing Pumpkins) at Chung King Studios, NY. The icing was put on the cake in mastering by Joe Gastwirt at Oceanview, LA. 

Splendid is relieved and proud to present to you "Have You Got A Name For It," a document revealing domestic frailties and some gooey moments, riding on waves of melodic pop that is one minute acoustic, another electric, both sweet and haunting.

Courtesy Mammoth Records

Interviews/Stories:

Undercover Online - RealAudio (Listen!).
Herald Sun
Time Off
Who Weekly

Reviews of Have You Got A Name For It:

The Star Newspapers
House of Blues Online
Consumer Online
Weekly Wire