Monday, January 31, 2005
Sunday, January 30, 2005
"hey, just got back from the (Magic Christian) show... first off i was blown away to see people i work with at the show... "what are you doing here?" "we're here to see cyril jordan".
i didn't even know they were into him, and they said the same thing about me. before long cyril pops up to say hi and that blew their minds.
anyways... the guys did a great show. very relaxed. but in a good way. very very enjoyable. prairie prince was using one of the other bands drum kits (nice black diamond pearl set like ringo's)... and let me tell you i never heard him so good. for once i could hear the whole band. i now get why they like prairie so much. i don't know if he didn't feel comfortable on these drums or didn't want to break them or what. all i know is he was great. i told him so... (altho i think i may have offended him... "hey, i liked you on this drum set" - guess it was a backhanded compliment! i gotta be honest... the guy's a real nice cat but he deafens me sometimes. he can be overpowering. but tonight he was right there. i mean totally right on.
people told me they found paul's singing much better too. not forced. this is the point... the band was not at all forced. very together. i think this is what was missing prior to this show. cyril played great. i still wish he'd go back to using a pick, but he pulled off his solos really nicely, and with no delay from coming off
the rhythm.(not easy). they opened with "made my bed" and went on to others they've been doing... "right back where i started", the stones' "gotta get away". spoonful's "my gal"...bunch of beatles... "any time at all", "things we said today", and a killer version of "don't bother me" with a great rave up ending. they did "angel" for the first time. cool song. "she's so good" rocked better than ever.
cyril wore his wonder woman t-shirt and played his dan armstrong thru the pod and into the twin reverb. alec had his ric bass this time... paul shook maracas now and then. girls were dancing up front. not a huge crowd but they were totally rocking. looks like the guys are headed for europe soon. i think they're playing with wayne kramer. in the meantime they're in the studio working on the next album."
- don in frisco
i didn't even know they were into him, and they said the same thing about me. before long cyril pops up to say hi and that blew their minds.
anyways... the guys did a great show. very relaxed. but in a good way. very very enjoyable. prairie prince was using one of the other bands drum kits (nice black diamond pearl set like ringo's)... and let me tell you i never heard him so good. for once i could hear the whole band. i now get why they like prairie so much. i don't know if he didn't feel comfortable on these drums or didn't want to break them or what. all i know is he was great. i told him so... (altho i think i may have offended him... "hey, i liked you on this drum set" - guess it was a backhanded compliment! i gotta be honest... the guy's a real nice cat but he deafens me sometimes. he can be overpowering. but tonight he was right there. i mean totally right on.
people told me they found paul's singing much better too. not forced. this is the point... the band was not at all forced. very together. i think this is what was missing prior to this show. cyril played great. i still wish he'd go back to using a pick, but he pulled off his solos really nicely, and with no delay from coming off
the rhythm.(not easy). they opened with "made my bed" and went on to others they've been doing... "right back where i started", the stones' "gotta get away". spoonful's "my gal"...bunch of beatles... "any time at all", "things we said today", and a killer version of "don't bother me" with a great rave up ending. they did "angel" for the first time. cool song. "she's so good" rocked better than ever.
cyril wore his wonder woman t-shirt and played his dan armstrong thru the pod and into the twin reverb. alec had his ric bass this time... paul shook maracas now and then. girls were dancing up front. not a huge crowd but they were totally rocking. looks like the guys are headed for europe soon. i think they're playing with wayne kramer. in the meantime they're in the studio working on the next album."
- don in frisco
Saturday, January 29, 2005
CHINABOISE THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (Gulcher 426)
Back at the dawn of No Future, before mid-70s boredom turned into late-70s hate, Rich Stim and Dave Mahoney were two young guys living in a trailer park. This trailer park was located in the midwest college town of Bloomington, Indiana. Rich was a newspaper writer by profession(ombudsman, obituaries, and music reviews), but longed to be a musician. He could play sax, bass, guitar, and other assorted instruments. Dave was a drummer, who even did gigs with a local country band. They both sang. In 1975, they began working up a batch of songs composed by Rich. They called their project Chinaboise.
In the very same trailer park lived Rich Fish, who soon moved into a house where he built a tiny studio in an empty bedroom (the teenage Gizmos would record there in '76 and '77). Rich Stim and Dave Mahoney joined their former neighbor at Home Grown Studios, where Chinaboise recorded a handful of tracks over a few months in '75.
Stim asked guitarist Bruce Anderson to join them in the studio for a few songs. Bruce was invited because he was the driving force behind MX-80 Sound, the high-energy avant combo which Stim considered local gods. It turned out Bruce had been thinking about moving MX-80 Sound closer to rock music, and the Chinaboise duo would soon join MX-80 to record the classic BIG HITS EP in 1976.
But back in '75, things were still kinda like the early 70s, and that's nowhere more evident than on this new Gulcher CD of Chinaboise music. If MX-80 '76 is like a pissed-off art punk finally lashing out, Chinaboise '75 is the punk's older boho brother smirking cynically and blowin' his horn.
"The Greatest Story Ever Told" was released on the BLOOMINGTON 1 comp LP (BRBQ Records '75), but none of the other Chinaboise material ever came out officially. Well, Rich says they "handed out cassettes to some people in town." "The Greatest Story Ever Told" is a great track. Stim's deadpan vocal and lyric combine with Bruce's jagged avant-metal guitar and Dave's drumming to sound not unlike the "new" MX-80 Sound of '76. Except this also has female vocals by Carolyn Boner and Kim Torgerson (who took photos of MX-80 over the years).
Bruce Anderson also appears on the ever-timely oil crisis ditty "Living On Oil," the angular MX-80-like "Take Two," and "Self-Conscious Pisser" (vocal by Steve Hoy), which became an MX-80 instrumental, abbreviated "SCP." There's also an early version of MX-80's "Myonga Von Bontee," done here as a sax-and-drums duet by Rich and Dave. "Partners In A Crime" was also re-arranged as an MX-80 song; the Chinaboise precursor features vocals by Stim, Dave, and Rich Fish, with only piano accompaniment.
There are a few tunes dominated by a sort of (pseudo-)beatnik campfire vibe--just Rich and Dave interacting like the doob's been passed for awhile. "Girl You Got It (So Go Get It)" and "Demons In The Lone Star State" both feature Rich on recorder! "Sodium Nitrate" is filled with back-and-forth hepster dialogue plus bebop sax. "Caught Between Dreams" moves the action to a jazzy little tavern just down the street.
"Working Girl" has Stim's typical workaday lyrics turned inside out, from the woman's point of view, with a lovely vocal by Holly Thomison. "Dear Tears" has a similar feel, with Kim Torgerson singing. These two tracks remind me of Stim's work in the 80s with Angel Corpus Christi (Mrs Stim).
The most surprising sounds here are two tracks of spoken-word humor done in the Firesign Theatre style. "Breakfast At The Gables" has Rich Stim, Rich Fish, and Carolyn Boner doing a mock morning radio show, complete with sound effects and fake commercials. On "In The Sahara" Stim is a bad stand-up comedian, Carolyn and Kim are drunk audience members, Fish an announcer and a drunk, and drummer Brad Fox
provides rimshots for Stim's jokes.
Yep, this is a weird one, Gulcher mulchers--lots of DIY fun, interesting musical approaches, and underground history in the making. The CD package includes cool early pix of the MX-80 boys and the rest of the crew, and an interview with Rich Stim. (Eddie Flowers, Slippy Town)
Back at the dawn of No Future, before mid-70s boredom turned into late-70s hate, Rich Stim and Dave Mahoney were two young guys living in a trailer park. This trailer park was located in the midwest college town of Bloomington, Indiana. Rich was a newspaper writer by profession(ombudsman, obituaries, and music reviews), but longed to be a musician. He could play sax, bass, guitar, and other assorted instruments. Dave was a drummer, who even did gigs with a local country band. They both sang. In 1975, they began working up a batch of songs composed by Rich. They called their project Chinaboise.
In the very same trailer park lived Rich Fish, who soon moved into a house where he built a tiny studio in an empty bedroom (the teenage Gizmos would record there in '76 and '77). Rich Stim and Dave Mahoney joined their former neighbor at Home Grown Studios, where Chinaboise recorded a handful of tracks over a few months in '75.
Stim asked guitarist Bruce Anderson to join them in the studio for a few songs. Bruce was invited because he was the driving force behind MX-80 Sound, the high-energy avant combo which Stim considered local gods. It turned out Bruce had been thinking about moving MX-80 Sound closer to rock music, and the Chinaboise duo would soon join MX-80 to record the classic BIG HITS EP in 1976.
But back in '75, things were still kinda like the early 70s, and that's nowhere more evident than on this new Gulcher CD of Chinaboise music. If MX-80 '76 is like a pissed-off art punk finally lashing out, Chinaboise '75 is the punk's older boho brother smirking cynically and blowin' his horn.
"The Greatest Story Ever Told" was released on the BLOOMINGTON 1 comp LP (BRBQ Records '75), but none of the other Chinaboise material ever came out officially. Well, Rich says they "handed out cassettes to some people in town." "The Greatest Story Ever Told" is a great track. Stim's deadpan vocal and lyric combine with Bruce's jagged avant-metal guitar and Dave's drumming to sound not unlike the "new" MX-80 Sound of '76. Except this also has female vocals by Carolyn Boner and Kim Torgerson (who took photos of MX-80 over the years).
Bruce Anderson also appears on the ever-timely oil crisis ditty "Living On Oil," the angular MX-80-like "Take Two," and "Self-Conscious Pisser" (vocal by Steve Hoy), which became an MX-80 instrumental, abbreviated "SCP." There's also an early version of MX-80's "Myonga Von Bontee," done here as a sax-and-drums duet by Rich and Dave. "Partners In A Crime" was also re-arranged as an MX-80 song; the Chinaboise precursor features vocals by Stim, Dave, and Rich Fish, with only piano accompaniment.
There are a few tunes dominated by a sort of (pseudo-)beatnik campfire vibe--just Rich and Dave interacting like the doob's been passed for awhile. "Girl You Got It (So Go Get It)" and "Demons In The Lone Star State" both feature Rich on recorder! "Sodium Nitrate" is filled with back-and-forth hepster dialogue plus bebop sax. "Caught Between Dreams" moves the action to a jazzy little tavern just down the street.
"Working Girl" has Stim's typical workaday lyrics turned inside out, from the woman's point of view, with a lovely vocal by Holly Thomison. "Dear Tears" has a similar feel, with Kim Torgerson singing. These two tracks remind me of Stim's work in the 80s with Angel Corpus Christi (Mrs Stim).
The most surprising sounds here are two tracks of spoken-word humor done in the Firesign Theatre style. "Breakfast At The Gables" has Rich Stim, Rich Fish, and Carolyn Boner doing a mock morning radio show, complete with sound effects and fake commercials. On "In The Sahara" Stim is a bad stand-up comedian, Carolyn and Kim are drunk audience members, Fish an announcer and a drunk, and drummer Brad Fox
provides rimshots for Stim's jokes.
Yep, this is a weird one, Gulcher mulchers--lots of DIY fun, interesting musical approaches, and underground history in the making. The CD package includes cool early pix of the MX-80 boys and the rest of the crew, and an interview with Rich Stim. (Eddie Flowers, Slippy Town)
Talk about cross collateralising cultures.... I'm sitting here filling out the MCPS forms for my old man's soon to be released album of pipe tunes. It's turned into quite a project but it's all nearing completion. Check out the kiltie photo above. While I painstakingly list this obscure fare, which is not altogether straightforward, I'm listening to the great Radio Student (Hey BIGor and Ms Viva!!), broadcasting from Slovenia and hoping that something gives that'll mean we can head out that way this year. They just played a Beavis and Butthead trailer for the station... we really are not sodding worthy! You can tune into this sensation also by selecting the listing on yonder sidebar.
Hope to be able to give you the skinny on the tour dates for their Croatian neighbours, THE BAMBI MOLESTERS very soon... I'm on a sorta long weekend so I'm relatively chilled in that I don't have to think about going back to the rat race until maybe Monday evening.
OK, I just felt like a break from the compilation of publishing details for bagpipe tunes. It's a strange and complicated world and doesn't it all sound the same to you? That's what my parents used to say about The Ramones...
You wanna know "wha' 'appen(ing)? Well check out NERVOUS SHAKES "SEPARATE BEDS? I DON'T THINK SO" available now on the NUN label. Their Fred Willard-esque take on album titles contains the kind of no-frills, superior rock action that can sneak under the radar so easily these days.Straight outta Brussels and harbouring a prediliction for buzzsaw rock and roll. I thought track 5 was titled "Swedish Love Gym" until I adjusted my glasses. Turned out it was "Gun". Ah well, you can't have everything. So yeah, a considerable octane then. Visit their bijou website and sample their wares.
The South may well rise again! 'bama's DEXATEENS will be landing to serve up substantial lashings of their punk rock Skynyrd-lickin' marinade at the following venues during February...
FRIDAY 11TH - GLASGOW - 13TH NOTE CAFE w/
Raising Kain, the Grease Monkeys, Taylor Hollingsworth
SATURDAY 12TH - ABERDEEN - THE TUNNELS
w/ the Grease Monkeys, the Down Roads, Taylor Hollingsworth
SUNDAY 13TH - NEWCASTLE - THE CLUNY
w/ the Grease Monkeys, the Illegal Movers, Taylor Hollingsworth
TUESDAY 15TH - LONDON - ARTROCKER at the BUFFALO BAR
WEDNESDAY 16TH - LONDON - BRIXTON WINDMILL
w/ Taylor Hollingsworth, & 2 others
SATURDAY 19TH (afternoon) - GLASGOW - STEREO
w/ the Grease Monkeys, Taylor Hollingsworth
SATURDAY 19TH - EDINBURGH - MERCAT
w/ the Grease Monkeys, Denghis, Taylor Hollingsworth
Their just released second album, RED DUST RISING is on the prowl now via Mr Crider's ESTRUS imprint and it's sure to put the wind up them January cobwebs. You heard ol' Neil sing about it and you heard ol' Neil put it down but this should be a wake up call to the old duffer that them there Southern men still don't need him around anyhow.
FRIDAY 11TH - GLASGOW - 13TH NOTE CAFE w/
Raising Kain, the Grease Monkeys, Taylor Hollingsworth
SATURDAY 12TH - ABERDEEN - THE TUNNELS
w/ the Grease Monkeys, the Down Roads, Taylor Hollingsworth
SUNDAY 13TH - NEWCASTLE - THE CLUNY
w/ the Grease Monkeys, the Illegal Movers, Taylor Hollingsworth
TUESDAY 15TH - LONDON - ARTROCKER at the BUFFALO BAR
WEDNESDAY 16TH - LONDON - BRIXTON WINDMILL
w/ Taylor Hollingsworth, & 2 others
SATURDAY 19TH (afternoon) - GLASGOW - STEREO
w/ the Grease Monkeys, Taylor Hollingsworth
SATURDAY 19TH - EDINBURGH - MERCAT
w/ the Grease Monkeys, Denghis, Taylor Hollingsworth
Their just released second album, RED DUST RISING is on the prowl now via Mr Crider's ESTRUS imprint and it's sure to put the wind up them January cobwebs. You heard ol' Neil sing about it and you heard ol' Neil put it down but this should be a wake up call to the old duffer that them there Southern men still don't need him around anyhow.
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Where to start? Nearly February already and the nights are fair drawin’ out already. It’s practically light when we’re driving home so that seems like a turn up for the books. Then I read Chris Stigliano’s bit on his Blog to Comm about Johnny Carson which was great. On top of that there’s a cd-rom from my Unca Duane with snippets from the recent Suicide show in NY. This serves to remind me that we didn’t even see all of Amy Rigby’s dvd yet, did have to dive straight into her “Dancing with Joey Ramone” opus though and somebody needs to be getting her to perform it at his Birthday party this May 19th. The big guy would have loved this song I’m sure and it’s so heartfelt. Gie’syer shivers an’ that. So yeah, I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth and am somewhat ready to do battle with the demons that make me wish I could. Shootin’ the craw isn’t an option though I guess, at least not for now. On my desk calendar thing the other day it said “Plan out your Future (but do it in pencil)”. Aye, stick it intae me again whydontcha!!? But hey, we went over the 100,000 hits today. How 'bout them (silver)apples??
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Fredriks Videos & Burgers is a cool video archive featuring (ao) three songs from the recent Lyres show in Stockholm.
A big Rabbie Burn's day shout out to all you timrous beasties "oot there". Be there not panic "in your breesties", eat your haggis, neeps and tatties - it's good for what ails ya... Still bogged down in admin traffic, think massive snowfall hampering your movements - that's the shape I'm in. New STEREO TOTAL out in the US today, a report will follow shortly...
Monday, January 24, 2005
My compilation, DOUGHNUT NOT MERINGUE has become TOM MORTON's Album Of The Week on his afternoon BBC Radio Scotland. Who'da thunk it? My thanks to the man for this utterly unexpected turn of events. Getting Suzy Y Los Quattro on to our airwaves has to be a worthy occurance methinks...
Saturday, January 22, 2005
Aye... not had much time for the old reporting this week because essentially other, more pressing matters have come to the fore. I won't bore you or whine incoherently, let's just say that my bahookie has been well and truly felt (not intending to be cryptic or owt) and that the matter(s) are being attended to. One of these is the need for extensive roof repairs which will leave one someone not too far away from here somewhat economically challenged for the next wee whiley. I know there are plenty out there who don't have a roof to stick it to them but unfortunately that doesn't make the broadside too muckle easier to stomach. I'm not exactly complaining, just telling yer why my e-mailing and posting ain't up to speed.
On a more entertaining footing, I just heard this programme on Radio Scotland about HAGGIS which you might get a kick outta on the run up to Burns Day on Tuesday. Click the link and select GRASSROOTS from the listing for all you'll ever need to know about our "national dish". This is your "Chieftain o' the Pudden race" signing aff. As opposed to off.
On a more entertaining footing, I just heard this programme on Radio Scotland about HAGGIS which you might get a kick outta on the run up to Burns Day on Tuesday. Click the link and select GRASSROOTS from the listing for all you'll ever need to know about our "national dish". This is your "Chieftain o' the Pudden race" signing aff. As opposed to off.
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Up next from Norton:
Chimney Sweeps - Devil Girl LP "UNKNOWN GARAGE MONSTERS UNLEASHED! A DOZEN BASHERS UP FROM DOWN UNDER! INCLUDES PRE-SWEEPS COBWEBS! TWELVE FULL INCHES OF INSANITY! TOO RAW N RAMPANT FOR TENDER EARS! 38 YEARS AHEAD OF THEIR TIME! ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL! For the first time on wax, here's a dozen crude, unissued 1966-67 garage recordings by Australia's answer to the Alarm Clocks, the truly remarkable Chimney Sweeps. These guys never boasted a release during their short "career" (they played maybe 15 gigs tops) and were totally unknown even amongst top Australian collectors until recently. The twelve sides include wild originals like Lies, Lies and the demented Cold Fish ("she ain't no gold fish!") plus three cool covers - their dragged-through-a-ditch take on the Rolling Stones' Grown Up Wrong must be heard to be believed! The big crunch is capped by a '66 stab at the title song by the Sweeps' earlier incarnation, the Cobwebs. Features a full band bio, whacked out group photo (the only one!) and a buzzin' dozen garage killers!"
Arch Hall Jr & the Archers - Wild Guitar CD. "Gargantuan set heralds the mega-cool output of our hero Arch Hall, Jr. and his band, covering his recording career from 1959-1963. Includes massive illustrated bio-booklet packed with info, interviews and flat out eye openers! Combines his singles with unknown studio recordings, movie music from the master tapes plus never released 1962 live Pensacola drive-in theatre show! Wild Guitar, Konga Joe, Monkey In My Hat Band, Twist Fever, Stake Theme, Growing Taller Every Day, Sneakin' Around, If A Man Answers, Archers Theme, Susie Q more!".
Some Suzy Y Los Quattro news from BB his'self, urging you to catch some fun in the (warm?) Barcelona sun...
Photos from MADRID
"Our next gig is with TV SMITH on Saturday, February 12th in Barcelona, at the Deja Vu club. Make sure you post it on your site, remind those brits ultra-cheap flights can still be found for those days! I'd be willing to try and arrange accomodation for anyone who drops me a line at pbarbudas@gmail.com, but they should act quick!"
Unfortunately I can't swing that but maybe YOU can?
Photos from MADRID
"Our next gig is with TV SMITH on Saturday, February 12th in Barcelona, at the Deja Vu club. Make sure you post it on your site, remind those brits ultra-cheap flights can still be found for those days! I'd be willing to try and arrange accomodation for anyone who drops me a line at pbarbudas@gmail.com, but they should act quick!"
Unfortunately I can't swing that but maybe YOU can?
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
IT CAME FROM DETROIT - LATEST!
"Excitement is in the air, or should I say "on the air"? On Saturday, our friends Chris Handyside and Greg Siemasz invited us on to their show, Radio Fever on 97.1 FM. We played some tunes, ate some donuts, and promoted our film and upcoming rock show. If you haven't heard already, four awesomely awesome bands are throwing us a benefit show. Rock on! The Gore Gore Girls, Fortune & Maltese, the Cyril Lords, and the Detroit City Council are going to rock their asses off to raise money for our film. It can't get any better than this folks, so don't miss the show: Saturday, January 22 at the Magic Stick. 18+ , $10. Get ready for your close ups because this is your chance to be in the movie! We need your support to finish, so come on down and bring a friend. This is an event not to be missed!!"
"Excitement is in the air, or should I say "on the air"? On Saturday, our friends Chris Handyside and Greg Siemasz invited us on to their show, Radio Fever on 97.1 FM. We played some tunes, ate some donuts, and promoted our film and upcoming rock show. If you haven't heard already, four awesomely awesome bands are throwing us a benefit show. Rock on! The Gore Gore Girls, Fortune & Maltese, the Cyril Lords, and the Detroit City Council are going to rock their asses off to raise money for our film. It can't get any better than this folks, so don't miss the show: Saturday, January 22 at the Magic Stick. 18+ , $10. Get ready for your close ups because this is your chance to be in the movie! We need your support to finish, so come on down and bring a friend. This is an event not to be missed!!"
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
‘Le Beat Bespoke’ – A Weekend of Sin? @ The Rocket, London. Easter 2005
Weblink for full programme www.newuntouchables.com
After the huge success of ‘Modstock 2’ in 2004 (also at The Rocket Complex) which drew visitors from all corners of the globe, there was much positive feedback and many calls for a potentially similar but hopefully more regular London-based event. This would, by its very nature, take on board the same quality and diverse demands of the Modernist and wider Sixties Scene. In addition it should be enhanced with more imaginative ingredients drawn from various similar areas and scenes to ensure a top quality ‘Weekend of Sin’, with vintage culture, music, fun and mucho partying over three days and nights in the music capital of the UK!
We have worked hard to bring you an amazing three-day programme of events, details
of which you will discover as you read on. Firstly, being a ‘live music’ led event, we have brought together some legendary names, mixed with some international ‘must see’ newer acts, some Scene mainstays, some all-out blisssssstering outfits, and also some young cutting edge bands that are setting alight the UK ‘live’ scene and music critics as we speak!
LOVE (WITH ARTHUR LEE) INC FIRST UK SHOW WITH ORIGINAL GUITARIST JOHNNY ECHOLS
CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND (First UK SHOW), YARDBIRDS, NINE BELOW ZERO, FUZZTONES,
FRANK POPP ENSEMBLE, BILLY CHILDISH BUFF MEDWAYS, THE LOONS (WITH MIKE STAX),
NEILS CHILDREN, MASTICA, LONG TALL SHORTY, THEE EXCITERS & GAS MACH 5
A truly eclectic and super line-up of DJ talent from all over the world with three, and at times four, rooms of quality rare music covering all major aspects of the
Modernist/ Sixties/Psych/Beat/Garage/Soul Funk/RnB/RnR spectrum with a refreshing perspective. This will give you a chance to check out sounds from around the globe from many people who you have never have heard play before! These DJs are prepared to wear out the soles of your dancing shoes from sunset to sunrise so be sure to bring along a spare pair!
As ever there will be a dedicated ‘Le R&B Room’ and ‘Le Beat Bespoke Room (Garage/Beat/Psych/Classics) for all three nights. NUTs DJs: Dr Robert, Speed, Pid, Chris Dale, Scott Copeland, Bertie & Steve + Micky (Velvet Illusion), Mark Raison (Shake), Roger Banks, PJ (Dirty Water Club), Liam Watson (Toerag) + Global Guests: Tony ’Le Tyger’ Sanchez + Mike Stax (USA) Eneida + Lolo (Spain), Frantz (Italy), Stephan Golowka + Frank Popp (Ger).
+ SPECIALIST GUEST CLUB NIGHTS FRIDAY: ’Le Rockaround Room’ - Hot Rock n Roll from DJ’s Mouse & Cosmic Keith
SATURDAY: ’Where Le Action Is’ - with Gary Crowley & Jim Lahat (BBC Radio London)
+ Paolo Hewitt & Sir Bax (Mono Media).
SUNDAY: Four rooms of clubbing with ’Le Acid Jazz Party’ DJ’s Eddie Piller & Dean Rudland + Guests
*PLUS Manchester’s ‘NEW CENTURY NORTHERN SOUL ALLNIGHTER’ upstairs in Le Main Ballroom, offering the ‘Cream of Northern Soul’ sounds.
Other weekend highlights include BBC Radio London ‘Live Broadcast’, Pip! Pip! lightshow, Go-Go dancers, market stalls, movies, expos, ‘Le Beat Bespoke’ Kult Film premier, record dealers and more.
The Rocket is the perfect venue for this event. With a capacity of 1000+, four rooms entertainment + a courtyard and excellent travel links to all areas of the City. The Rocket is on the A1 road with excellent links to the rest of the UK including airports. Cheap accommodation is available through the International Students House opposite Regents Park as well as numerous Bed & Breakfast and small hotels offering good deals in the King’s Cross, Finsbury Park and Russell Square areas plus the Ibis Hotel in nearby Euston. Try
www.lastminutehotels.com
www.cheaphotels.com
International Student House, 229 Great Portland St, London. W1
(Opp Regents Park) From £12-£33 per person accom@ish.org Tel 0207 631 8310
So come along and join in the fun. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Rob Bailey & Bazden (Pip! Pip!), New Untouchables 2005
Weblink for full programme www.newuntouchables.com
After the huge success of ‘Modstock 2’ in 2004 (also at The Rocket Complex) which drew visitors from all corners of the globe, there was much positive feedback and many calls for a potentially similar but hopefully more regular London-based event. This would, by its very nature, take on board the same quality and diverse demands of the Modernist and wider Sixties Scene. In addition it should be enhanced with more imaginative ingredients drawn from various similar areas and scenes to ensure a top quality ‘Weekend of Sin’, with vintage culture, music, fun and mucho partying over three days and nights in the music capital of the UK!
We have worked hard to bring you an amazing three-day programme of events, details
of which you will discover as you read on. Firstly, being a ‘live music’ led event, we have brought together some legendary names, mixed with some international ‘must see’ newer acts, some Scene mainstays, some all-out blisssssstering outfits, and also some young cutting edge bands that are setting alight the UK ‘live’ scene and music critics as we speak!
LOVE (WITH ARTHUR LEE) INC FIRST UK SHOW WITH ORIGINAL GUITARIST JOHNNY ECHOLS
CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND (First UK SHOW), YARDBIRDS, NINE BELOW ZERO, FUZZTONES,
FRANK POPP ENSEMBLE, BILLY CHILDISH BUFF MEDWAYS, THE LOONS (WITH MIKE STAX),
NEILS CHILDREN, MASTICA, LONG TALL SHORTY, THEE EXCITERS & GAS MACH 5
A truly eclectic and super line-up of DJ talent from all over the world with three, and at times four, rooms of quality rare music covering all major aspects of the
Modernist/ Sixties/Psych/Beat/Garage/Soul Funk/RnB/RnR spectrum with a refreshing perspective. This will give you a chance to check out sounds from around the globe from many people who you have never have heard play before! These DJs are prepared to wear out the soles of your dancing shoes from sunset to sunrise so be sure to bring along a spare pair!
As ever there will be a dedicated ‘Le R&B Room’ and ‘Le Beat Bespoke Room (Garage/Beat/Psych/Classics) for all three nights. NUTs DJs: Dr Robert, Speed, Pid, Chris Dale, Scott Copeland, Bertie & Steve + Micky (Velvet Illusion), Mark Raison (Shake), Roger Banks, PJ (Dirty Water Club), Liam Watson (Toerag) + Global Guests: Tony ’Le Tyger’ Sanchez + Mike Stax (USA) Eneida + Lolo (Spain), Frantz (Italy), Stephan Golowka + Frank Popp (Ger).
+ SPECIALIST GUEST CLUB NIGHTS FRIDAY: ’Le Rockaround Room’ - Hot Rock n Roll from DJ’s Mouse & Cosmic Keith
SATURDAY: ’Where Le Action Is’ - with Gary Crowley & Jim Lahat (BBC Radio London)
+ Paolo Hewitt & Sir Bax (Mono Media).
SUNDAY: Four rooms of clubbing with ’Le Acid Jazz Party’ DJ’s Eddie Piller & Dean Rudland + Guests
*PLUS Manchester’s ‘NEW CENTURY NORTHERN SOUL ALLNIGHTER’ upstairs in Le Main Ballroom, offering the ‘Cream of Northern Soul’ sounds.
Other weekend highlights include BBC Radio London ‘Live Broadcast’, Pip! Pip! lightshow, Go-Go dancers, market stalls, movies, expos, ‘Le Beat Bespoke’ Kult Film premier, record dealers and more.
The Rocket is the perfect venue for this event. With a capacity of 1000+, four rooms entertainment + a courtyard and excellent travel links to all areas of the City. The Rocket is on the A1 road with excellent links to the rest of the UK including airports. Cheap accommodation is available through the International Students House opposite Regents Park as well as numerous Bed & Breakfast and small hotels offering good deals in the King’s Cross, Finsbury Park and Russell Square areas plus the Ibis Hotel in nearby Euston. Try
www.lastminutehotels.com
www.cheaphotels.com
International Student House, 229 Great Portland St, London. W1
(Opp Regents Park) From £12-£33 per person accom@ish.org Tel 0207 631 8310
So come along and join in the fun. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Rob Bailey & Bazden (Pip! Pip!), New Untouchables 2005
Monday, January 17, 2005
Wolfed down wir tea and ventured out into the blizzards tonight to catch the Ray Charles bio-pic, RAY. It's not bad in a "What's Love Got To Do With It?" kinda way. It's a funny old time, Elvis at No. 1 and Brother Ray at the Mongoplex... what exactly is the world coming to? At 2 and a half hours it's a tad overlong but there's no doubting Jamie Foxx's uncanny morph into the man himself. Decent Sunday afternoon viewing then as opposed to the ol' attention span deficit of a "school night". I kept thinking that I'd like to hear The Del-Lords "Saint Jake" for most of the movie...
Up next from Crypt Records: The Ikon Records Story. 180 gram 2LP set in full-color inside & out GATEFOLD sleeve! INSANE package: 29 tracks (22 originals and 7 cover versions) of never reissued 1964-1966 garage punk, surf instros, frat stomp and folk-punk from 20 teenage bands recorded at Sacramento's IKON STUDIO. These 28 cuts, culled from the to-be-simultaneously-released 60-song double CD on the FRANTIC RECORDS label, are the result of FRANTIC RECORDS Joey D and ACE RECORDS Alec Palao having spent the last 6 years tracking down every band, almost every master tape, and (often without luck!) the impossible-to-find 7" singles released on Ikon. This vinyl version is housed in a deluxe full-color inside-and-out gatefold jacket crammed with color and b&w photos, label shots, and extensive liner notes. After 27 years of extensive reissues of 60s garage punk rarities, ONLY ONE Ikon track has even made it to a reissue - WHY? Because almost NOBODY even owns any of the original Ikon 45s.
Our cub reporter, Brother Duane of Sherwood files the following info from NYC...
Stop Presses... Suicide docu-biography released... Book signing & live show held...
Jan 15, 2005
Release of "SUICIDE - No Compromise" was marked by a book signing the Deitch Projects gallery, under the glow of 2 wall mounted light sculptures by Alan Vega.
The festivities continued at the Knitting Factory where SUICIDE played to a packed room, unveiling several new songs and some reworked versions of classics.
The highlight of the show was the unexpected encore of Frankie Teardrop. Not a dry eye in the house.
2 photos filed.
Sunday, January 16, 2005
It all adds up...
Just yesterday, after my pal Jos 'n me spend half the day at one of those big fleamarket type of events, I was spinning some Joan Jett 45s I picked up there, 'n was kinda amazed at how well they were produced; powerful and commercial, plus we're talkin' 80s here, so this is no mean feat. "Kenny Laguna" is what I told Alice after she shared my opinion on the production end (tho' she's sadly hardly ever impressed by my knowledge of names 'n facts in these cases). Anyways, I gave the guy's name a spin at Google, and boy, was I ever impressed with the results. Not only was he responsible for those great Joan Jett discs, but his credits also included the Barracudas' Summer Fun and Susan's Day by Dutch powerpop legends the Rousers. And Check the "bands played in" section: Tommy James and the Shondels, Music Explosion, 1910 Fruitgum Co., Ohio Express, Archies, Derek, Shadows of Knight, Kazenetz-Katz Orchestral Circus, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Darlene Love and The Blossoms. How's about that for a cool CV?. Read all about it (and more) here.
Ace Dutch punk combo the Sack-o'-Woes will be headin' over to the UK next week for a short tour, and your attendance is required. Dates are as follows:
Th 20-1: London (Stoke Newington), Ryan's Bar (with the Ulcers)
Fr 21-1: Leeds, Fenton Pub.
Sa 22-1: Liverpool, Heaven & Hell.
Su 23-1: Southhampton, Eagle Pub.
Please check local listings for exact times etc.
Th 20-1: London (Stoke Newington), Ryan's Bar (with the Ulcers)
Fr 21-1: Leeds, Fenton Pub.
Sa 22-1: Liverpool, Heaven & Hell.
Su 23-1: Southhampton, Eagle Pub.
Please check local listings for exact times etc.
THE SAINTS are at King Tuts in Glasgow on March 3rd. They're also gonna be all over Europe so check their site for your nearest pummelling...
RESIST THE THINGS YOU CAN FIND EVERYWHERE... That's The OPTIMO motto and methinks it's a code to follow. While you're at it, check out this KILL THE DJ mix-thing!
I have to tell you folks that I haven't actually been there. It's on too late for Gran'paw here but these guys have been fighting for the right to educate the masses to a broad base of music forever now. I just found out (2 months late) that I missed Kid Congo and Khan again so have signed up to their newsletter. I suggest anybody who is headed for Glasgow at any point should do that too.
I have to tell you folks that I haven't actually been there. It's on too late for Gran'paw here but these guys have been fighting for the right to educate the masses to a broad base of music forever now. I just found out (2 months late) that I missed Kid Congo and Khan again so have signed up to their newsletter. I suggest anybody who is headed for Glasgow at any point should do that too.
It might look like like a no frills slab of rockabilly but underneath that simple exterior beats a heart of pure, slap you about the kisser, hilbilly pride! I guess that's where the title comes from. Featuring such fine numbers as "You're Black, I'm Blue" and "Don't make Me Kick Your Ass This Christmas", Mack Stevens and The Red Light Boys have made themselves a modern day classic. If there can be such a beastie. There's a wee Willie Nelson-esque warble to this guys holler and the subject matter isn't for the faint of heart or spirit. Not for fearties or bleeding hearts then. Available for now on On The Hill Records of Japan but ripe for a release in France, contact the man himself for availability.
Saturday, January 15, 2005
From The Dictators website...
HDM TO TOUR EUROPE WITH DKT/MC5
Handsome Dick Manitoba will join the DKT/MC5 tour of Europe from Feb. 18 through March 5. Also appearing with the group will be guitarist Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses) and singer Lisa Kekaula (BellRays). Following are the dates of the tour so far (subject to change :
February 2005
18 Lisbon, Portugal
19 Barcelona, Spain ..... Razzmatazz 3
20 Madrid, Spain ..... Sala Arena
21 Bordeaux, France ..... 4 Sans
22 Brest, France ..... Vauban
23 Lille, France ..... Aeronef
24 Brussels, Belgium ..... Ancienne Belgique
25 London, U.K. ..... Royal Festival Hall
27 Turin, Italy ..... Hiroshima
28 Treviso, Italy ..... New Age
March 2005
01 Zagreb, Croatia
02 Belgrade, Serbia
04 Athens, Greece ..... Gargarin 205
05 Salonica, Greece ..... Mylos
HDM TO TOUR EUROPE WITH DKT/MC5
Handsome Dick Manitoba will join the DKT/MC5 tour of Europe from Feb. 18 through March 5. Also appearing with the group will be guitarist Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses) and singer Lisa Kekaula (BellRays). Following are the dates of the tour so far (subject to change :
February 2005
18 Lisbon, Portugal
19 Barcelona, Spain ..... Razzmatazz 3
20 Madrid, Spain ..... Sala Arena
21 Bordeaux, France ..... 4 Sans
22 Brest, France ..... Vauban
23 Lille, France ..... Aeronef
24 Brussels, Belgium ..... Ancienne Belgique
25 London, U.K. ..... Royal Festival Hall
27 Turin, Italy ..... Hiroshima
28 Treviso, Italy ..... New Age
March 2005
01 Zagreb, Croatia
02 Belgrade, Serbia
04 Athens, Greece ..... Gargarin 205
05 Salonica, Greece ..... Mylos
Onetime Raunch Hand and erstwhile Devil Dog (not to mention his brief tenure as an A-Bone), Mike Mariconda is back with THE STEPBROTHERS. Take equal parts anglo-verging on pub rock, a quasi-glam streak and a whole quart of soul and you're getting a beat on what "Baby It's Over" entails. The opener ("Very Last Time") recalls Status Quo's "Caroline" and folks outside of the UK may well wonder why that would matter. Well that group is something of an institution here and that might cloud the issue in some would-be hipsters books. I saw the Quo in their heyday many times and am not ashamed to admit a softspot for their daft boogie antics. Supreme drinking music, The 'brothers shimmy in no uncertain fashion with a "Faces"-type abandon. I can't recall exactly, but I think it's "Baby It's Over" that sounds like Stevie Winwood dishing up J'taime in a Booker T stylee. (I don't have the record to hand as I type...) Rod Stewart should make a record with these guys instead of trotting out those lame "standards". It'd make ol' John Peel smile, I'm sure. They've dragged that 60's beat frenzy bang into the 21st century, losing zip in the ramshackle translation.
A fine debut then, which lives up to the promise of their cut on Shakin' In My Boots (also on Licorice Tree). If you've seen 'em live, let me know if they're as smokin' as this suggests they be. Nice silk screened cover insert too fellas...
A fine debut then, which lives up to the promise of their cut on Shakin' In My Boots (also on Licorice Tree). If you've seen 'em live, let me know if they're as smokin' as this suggests they be. Nice silk screened cover insert too fellas...
Well, I divnae ken much about art but I know what I like, and Ms Samaras delivers the goods every time... check this...
"You have clamored (well somebody must've clamored!), and Copro Nason Gallery has listened -- for the first time ever one of my paintings is available as a fine art print.
I just finished signing a short stack of gorgeous full color Giclee prints of "The Lily". The paper (Arches archival) size is 20 1/2 x 17 inches, image is 17 1/2 x 14 and they're only going to be $100 (plus S&H). The color reproduction and level of detail is *excellent* -- I'm pleased as punch with these things.
The edition is *very* small, only 30, so if you're interested I would suggest contacting Gary at Copro Nason as soon as possible.
Gary Pressman
Copro Nason Gallery
310-398-2643
bippo55@hotmail.com
Rock on with yer bad selves, Isabel"
"You have clamored (well somebody must've clamored!), and Copro Nason Gallery has listened -- for the first time ever one of my paintings is available as a fine art print.
I just finished signing a short stack of gorgeous full color Giclee prints of "The Lily". The paper (Arches archival) size is 20 1/2 x 17 inches, image is 17 1/2 x 14 and they're only going to be $100 (plus S&H). The color reproduction and level of detail is *excellent* -- I'm pleased as punch with these things.
The edition is *very* small, only 30, so if you're interested I would suggest contacting Gary at Copro Nason as soon as possible.
Gary Pressman
Copro Nason Gallery
310-398-2643
bippo55@hotmail.com
Rock on with yer bad selves, Isabel"
Thursday, January 13, 2005
BOSTON ROCKERS HEAT UP LAS VEGAS JAN. 25 - 27 Cowboy Mach Bell
"Willie "Loco" Alexander, Steven Silva and Miss Lyn will be among the army of Boston rock'n'rollers blazing across the bigscreen as the documentary THUNDERTRAIN - I GOTTA ROCK is previewed non-stop at the fabulous Mandalay Bay Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip this week. The worldwide television industry attends their annual NATPE conference on January 25-27, 2005 under one roof at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Convention Center in Las Vegas.
The global television community (10,000 strong) will be the first to experience Thundertrain - I Gotta Rock. The documentary includes fierce 70's action shot at The Rat in Kenmore Square, recent band footage lensed in the deep south and reaches a roaring climax asThundertrain shakes New England once again in 2003. The Vegas crowd will see scads of Boston rock notables on screen. Drummer Matt Burns (Kenne Highland and his Vatican Sex Kittens), Miss Lyn and Paul "Blowfish" Lovell (Boston Groupie News), bassist Danny Hargrove (Joe Perry Project), indie record producer John Visnaskas, Pam Green (in a brief dancing cameo), teen terror Nathie (Slick Pig), and even big daddy Willie "Loco" Alexander will all be there."
Get all the latest Thundertrain - I Gotta Rock info **PLUS** Thundertrain MP3's, Rare Photos, Our exclusive forum, interviews and TT HotLine News.... Coming soon - MACH 5 onstage in Boston!....GET IT ALL @ THUNDERTRAIN WORLD HEADQUARTERS
"Willie "Loco" Alexander, Steven Silva and Miss Lyn will be among the army of Boston rock'n'rollers blazing across the bigscreen as the documentary THUNDERTRAIN - I GOTTA ROCK is previewed non-stop at the fabulous Mandalay Bay Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip this week. The worldwide television industry attends their annual NATPE conference on January 25-27, 2005 under one roof at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Convention Center in Las Vegas.
The global television community (10,000 strong) will be the first to experience Thundertrain - I Gotta Rock. The documentary includes fierce 70's action shot at The Rat in Kenmore Square, recent band footage lensed in the deep south and reaches a roaring climax asThundertrain shakes New England once again in 2003. The Vegas crowd will see scads of Boston rock notables on screen. Drummer Matt Burns (Kenne Highland and his Vatican Sex Kittens), Miss Lyn and Paul "Blowfish" Lovell (Boston Groupie News), bassist Danny Hargrove (Joe Perry Project), indie record producer John Visnaskas, Pam Green (in a brief dancing cameo), teen terror Nathie (Slick Pig), and even big daddy Willie "Loco" Alexander will all be there."
Get all the latest Thundertrain - I Gotta Rock info **PLUS** Thundertrain MP3's, Rare Photos, Our exclusive forum, interviews and TT HotLine News.... Coming soon - MACH 5 onstage in Boston!....GET IT ALL @ THUNDERTRAIN WORLD HEADQUARTERS
The matter of “office-friendly” links came up as a result of J’s C14 post yesterday. Dealing in the type of hootch that we do then there is always the possibility that some of the images which might pop up could cause alarm to the uniniated.
That said, it’s all part of the adventure and I don’t think we post stuff that is particularly likely to land the viewer in the chokey. Sometimes, I get a dirty big Sonic Wall – Blocked and Reported to IT Department message on my work pc. In such a case, I’ll just wait until I get home before further investigation. There is the question of should people be reading up on this kinda stuff when they’re working anyway? Whilst I wholly applaud such behaviour then there’s always some twally out there in a position of “power” who is ready to rain on your parade.
Hopefully "anonymous" didn’t get made an example of for clicking on the C14 link. This is all good clean, very occasionally dirty, fun we’re hooking you up with here. Something for all the family even…
That said, it’s all part of the adventure and I don’t think we post stuff that is particularly likely to land the viewer in the chokey. Sometimes, I get a dirty big Sonic Wall – Blocked and Reported to IT Department message on my work pc. In such a case, I’ll just wait until I get home before further investigation. There is the question of should people be reading up on this kinda stuff when they’re working anyway? Whilst I wholly applaud such behaviour then there’s always some twally out there in a position of “power” who is ready to rain on your parade.
Hopefully "anonymous" didn’t get made an example of for clicking on the C14 link. This is all good clean, very occasionally dirty, fun we’re hooking you up with here. Something for all the family even…
GEARCLUB at Debaser in Stockholm
Friday January 14
LYRES (Jeff Conolly and The Maggots)
AND
VOLADORAS
Mike Barbwire & Baby Diamondback Resident DJ's
Guest DJs: Dr. Frankenfuzz (N)[Singles Club] + Jonas Bjälesjö.
Read more
Friday January 14
LYRES (Jeff Conolly and The Maggots)
AND
VOLADORAS
Mike Barbwire & Baby Diamondback Resident DJ's
Guest DJs: Dr. Frankenfuzz (N)[Singles Club] + Jonas Bjälesjö.
Read more
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
While Lindsay is busy tryin' to keep his "oothoose" from bein' blown into the Atlantic, the silence from this end is down to a severe case of the flue. Bones, head 'n muscle achin', hot 'n cold fever, a tsunami of snot. In short: the works. I occasionally crawl out of bed to press my head against the outside window or try to wrap myself around a radiator in an attempt to re-balance my temperatures, but that brings only temporary relief. No amount of chickensoup or medication has done me much good so far, besides losing about six pounds in three days. I check the computer every now 'n then to see if life out there goes on without me, and apparently it does.
Latest issue of Carbon 14 magazine (issue 25) features (ao) The Fleshtones, Sewergrooves, a Greg Shaw obit by Jeff Dahl plus an overview of the Ramones on film. Also comes with a 25 track bonus CD featuring the Dictators, Nomads, Master Plan and more. Get in line here.
So, I dunno… is it global warming or are ye god(s) just sick of what the collective dufus brigade is doing to the earth. And what is the plural of dufus anyway?…
Anyway, the winds kicked ol’ Scotia’s arse bigstyle overnight I can tell ya. 134mph in Barra this morning and t'wis pretty bloody breezy when I got up to close the “oothoose” door at 3.48am, I can tell ya.
Things are slowly crawling back to what passes for normal although certain circumstances have prevailed that have meant that things here have kinda taken a “back burner” type position. The news will start tricklin’ soon and the torrent ain’t far away. Your hits are important to us… an’ that…
Anyway, the winds kicked ol’ Scotia’s arse bigstyle overnight I can tell ya. 134mph in Barra this morning and t'wis pretty bloody breezy when I got up to close the “oothoose” door at 3.48am, I can tell ya.
Things are slowly crawling back to what passes for normal although certain circumstances have prevailed that have meant that things here have kinda taken a “back burner” type position. The news will start tricklin’ soon and the torrent ain’t far away. Your hits are important to us… an’ that…
Hey folks,
Hope y'all had a fab Xmess and a gear New Year!
Our pre-Christmas bashment was a gas and a half - with many of you fiiine peoples, plus unexpected guests Andy Kershaw, Ray Davies (again!) and some EastEnders folks (honestly, you couldn't make it up!) showing Santa that they rilly knows how to get down!
Sadly, Mr Bosco Mann of New York nuevo funk legends Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings was a mite too late in confirming as guest DJ for this Friday (14th) ... However, we HAVE got guest spinner Le Gammage - of London's hottest rock'n'roll combo, The I.V.'s - who's gonna set yer ears aflame with some righteous tuneage (zounds, what sounds!) ...
Them testifyin' 'Dap Kings are playing the Jazz Café from 14th-16th, and we'd urge you to treat yer backbones to some SERIOUS live action ... Funk don't come no better ...
As y'all are no doubt aware, come Boxing Day, surf was up in the most terrible way on the other side of the globe, which is why we're holding a Tsunami Benefit night on the 28th, for which there'll be a charity tax of £3 entry. Hands in pockets means food in mouths, folks ... Helping us spread the love will be the one, the only KatManDude ...
As for February, we're pleased to confirm that we'll be moving to Saturday nites! Yes, thas' rite, children! Same Sonic Reducer fun, one night on ...
Dates and special DJ guests to be announced soon ...
But rest assured, each and every Sonic Reducer soiree will guarantee a hip-shakin', butt-tremblin', and backbone-slippin' mix of soul, funk, R&B, garage, beat, punk, soundtracks, mental country, deranged '20s reefer jazz, disco classics, ska, reggae and dub ... Luv & a currant bun
Joss & Joe
Hope y'all had a fab Xmess and a gear New Year!
Our pre-Christmas bashment was a gas and a half - with many of you fiiine peoples, plus unexpected guests Andy Kershaw, Ray Davies (again!) and some EastEnders folks (honestly, you couldn't make it up!) showing Santa that they rilly knows how to get down!
Sadly, Mr Bosco Mann of New York nuevo funk legends Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings was a mite too late in confirming as guest DJ for this Friday (14th) ... However, we HAVE got guest spinner Le Gammage - of London's hottest rock'n'roll combo, The I.V.'s - who's gonna set yer ears aflame with some righteous tuneage (zounds, what sounds!) ...
Them testifyin' 'Dap Kings are playing the Jazz Café from 14th-16th, and we'd urge you to treat yer backbones to some SERIOUS live action ... Funk don't come no better ...
As y'all are no doubt aware, come Boxing Day, surf was up in the most terrible way on the other side of the globe, which is why we're holding a Tsunami Benefit night on the 28th, for which there'll be a charity tax of £3 entry. Hands in pockets means food in mouths, folks ... Helping us spread the love will be the one, the only KatManDude ...
As for February, we're pleased to confirm that we'll be moving to Saturday nites! Yes, thas' rite, children! Same Sonic Reducer fun, one night on ...
Dates and special DJ guests to be announced soon ...
But rest assured, each and every Sonic Reducer soiree will guarantee a hip-shakin', butt-tremblin', and backbone-slippin' mix of soul, funk, R&B, garage, beat, punk, soundtracks, mental country, deranged '20s reefer jazz, disco classics, ska, reggae and dub ... Luv & a currant bun
Joss & Joe
Sunday, January 09, 2005
Cult! Wild Japan (the follow-up to last years Cult! festival) is a nationwide festival of classic Japanese cult films which will be touring UK cinemas this spring. The festival launches at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh on the weekend of Friday 4th-6th February 2005.
6 ultra-rare 35mm have been imported direct from Tokyo for the event, which also includes 6 UK cinema premieres. This is a one-off opportunity to catch the films that influenced Tarantino, Miike and Woo.
The Wild Japan films are :
Onibaba - Classic Japanese cult horror. Angry, excessive and hynoptic.
Street Mobster - Hyper-kinetic gangster classic from the director of 'Battle Royale'.
Woman With Red Hair - Gritty 'pink film' erotic masterpiece.
Wild Midnight Movie Double Bill -
Shogun Assassin - The ultimate Japanese cult samurai movie. An uncut, rare screening on 35mm.
School Of The Holy Beast - One of the most beautiful nunsploitation films ever made. An insane, demented masterpiece.
Sword Of Doom - Dark, thrilling, bleak samurai masterpiece with stunning fight sequences.
Female Prisoner 701 - The biggest influence on Tarantino's 'Kill Bill'. A lean, taut, brutal exploitation epic.
Pale Flower - Exquisite, existential gangster film masterpiece. A lost classic.
Further information
One chance to taste the madness!....
Found out about this Morning 40 Federation combo whilst rooting aboot The Star Spangles site this morning. Go to the music and download "Stinky". Sounds like The Pirhanas on Morphine... a stone(d) groove!
Also Mr Percival points we in the direction of the UK based Ramones Movie website which includes places you can catch it.
Saturday, January 08, 2005
No excuses, if you're in and around Hollywood (as opposed to Holyrood) - this is the place to be today...
Art Fein's yearly Elvis show goes from 4 til 9 sharp, at Henry Fonda Theater, Hollywood & Gower in Hollywood.
The lineup so far:
Kevin Banford, Blasters, Ray Campi, Count Smokula, Justin Curtis, Levi Dexter, Keith Joe Dick, Dusk Devils, Doug Fieger, Lisa Finnie, Glen Glenn, Groovy Rednecks, Carlos Guitarlos, Austin Hanks, Pearl Harbour, Barry Holdship, Travis Howard, James Intveld, Merle Jagger, Linda Kay, Marcy Levy, Rip Masters, Rod & The Tonemasters, Evie Sands, Tommy Sands, Russell Scott, Fur & Steve, Ian Whitcomb, Young Jessie...
Art Fein's yearly Elvis show goes from 4 til 9 sharp, at Henry Fonda Theater, Hollywood & Gower in Hollywood.
The lineup so far:
Kevin Banford, Blasters, Ray Campi, Count Smokula, Justin Curtis, Levi Dexter, Keith Joe Dick, Dusk Devils, Doug Fieger, Lisa Finnie, Glen Glenn, Groovy Rednecks, Carlos Guitarlos, Austin Hanks, Pearl Harbour, Barry Holdship, Travis Howard, James Intveld, Merle Jagger, Linda Kay, Marcy Levy, Rip Masters, Rod & The Tonemasters, Evie Sands, Tommy Sands, Russell Scott, Fur & Steve, Ian Whitcomb, Young Jessie...
Vamp Babes (Upgrade) by Messer Chups, a "combo" from Moscow has been on heavy rotation here since it's arrival on Christmas Eve. It’s a rip roaring, theremin packed soundtrack to the sickest, screamin-est sci-fi vampire flick around. Like Angelo Badalamenti jamming with The Challengers but also much more. The disc also features two videos which furthermore rams home the fact that these critters have got it nailed.
Whilst we’re on the subject, Jimi Hendrix was talking out of his big overrated ‘froed bahookie when he said you’d never hear surf music again. The Bambi Molesters, from Croatia, take that basic blueprint and knock seven shades out of it. I take this opporchancity to (once again rabidly) recommend their Sonic Bullets set which will be reactivated with the rest of their back catalogue when they embark on an invasion of Europe in Spring ’05. These lads and lassie know a thing or two about shooting tunes that’ll make your hair curl irrespective of length.
Staying with the “surf malarkey”, The Bitch Boys from Slovenia are further proof that there’s something in the water out there. Seemingly more straightforward than the aforementioned but still twisted. Their "Eminem Vs The Ventures" on "Walk Don't Run Mr Eminem (aka Ziggy Zaggy)" is a masterstroke and takes the well worn surf instro into new (perhaps even contemporary) territory.
Eastern Europe would appear to be harbouring "the future of rock and roll" in all shapes and sizes. A major pipedream of mine is to get the heck out there this year.
In the meantime though. check out the wares of all these folks on line from the comfort of your own billet. If the rain here keeps up like it has this past weeek then I'll be surfing doon to Tesco today instead of taking the car. Cowabunga an' that...
Friday, January 07, 2005
Could be quite the blaw-oot! Info courtesy of Captain Crunch...
"On (Friday) February 25th at London's Royal Festival Hall, DKT/MC5 members Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer and Dennis Thompson will perform for the first time in nearly four decades with The Sun Ra Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen.
DKT/MC5's special guests will include Handsome Dick Manitoba (Dictators), Billy Duffy (Cult, Colorsound), David Thomas (Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs) and newly Grammy-nominated powerhouse Lisa Kekaula (BellRays, Basement Jaxx).
"There is no other band that has affected me to the degree Sun Ra and his Arkestra has. They opened the door to the New Music," says Wayne Kramer, who considers this long-awaited event, "an expansion of the work started by both groups nearly four decades ago."
On June 18th, 1967, in Detroit's Community Arts Auditorium, poet John Sinclair organized a performance by Sun Ra. Opening was a local group of young men with a peculiar vision who called themselves The MC5. Wayne continues, "Performing with Sun Ra and The Myth Science Arkestra that night, and on so many nights that followed, fundamentally changed my understanding of what music is about. They are the most important band on Planet Earth, although I'm not sure they are actually from this Earth."
"On (Friday) February 25th at London's Royal Festival Hall, DKT/MC5 members Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer and Dennis Thompson will perform for the first time in nearly four decades with The Sun Ra Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen.
DKT/MC5's special guests will include Handsome Dick Manitoba (Dictators), Billy Duffy (Cult, Colorsound), David Thomas (Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs) and newly Grammy-nominated powerhouse Lisa Kekaula (BellRays, Basement Jaxx).
"There is no other band that has affected me to the degree Sun Ra and his Arkestra has. They opened the door to the New Music," says Wayne Kramer, who considers this long-awaited event, "an expansion of the work started by both groups nearly four decades ago."
On June 18th, 1967, in Detroit's Community Arts Auditorium, poet John Sinclair organized a performance by Sun Ra. Opening was a local group of young men with a peculiar vision who called themselves The MC5. Wayne continues, "Performing with Sun Ra and The Myth Science Arkestra that night, and on so many nights that followed, fundamentally changed my understanding of what music is about. They are the most important band on Planet Earth, although I'm not sure they are actually from this Earth."
Solid, reliable and tactile. That's the spanking new issue of PSYCHOTRONIC VIDEO magazine. Mr Weldon has seen fit to roll us another one so I suggest you smoke it. Hours of endless pleasure, filled with great writing about films we can only dream about catching one day. A tireless and passionate obsession along the lines of Norton Records in terms of international, nay intergalactic, importance.
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
"If we could all just manage to put Bob Dylan’s 'Chronicles, Volume One' down long enough to load up our audio device of preference with an extra couple’a hundred tunes, here are just a few items I’d suggest you choose from amongst the many, many fine sounds passed my way this past year or so. Reading glasses off then; iPod immediately into ear for..." Top Ten Music In 2004 by Gary Pig Gold.
Monday, January 03, 2005
THUNDERBOLT ALERT!: "Viewers of NBC's "Today" show can get a 30-second preview of Dictator drummer J.P."Thunderbolt" Patterson's solo record the week of January 3-7. Look for the autographed guitar auction promo, benefiting "The Mr. Holland's Opus" Foundation. The shredding is, of course, Ross the Boss".
Sunday, January 02, 2005
Some info on where to get your mitts on a live SKELETONS cd! It's a cool $21 including p&p to Europe. A bargain at the current exchange rate which you can order via paypal. Could it be any simpler?
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Tired of watching classic movies or made for the US Sherlock Holmes TV films where every outdoor scene is swathed in fog and the token American is a psycho-analyst? Then return to post-Christmas earth with a visit to some of the following NBT friendly music video sites.
Launch, now part of the Yahoo! empire, concentrates on mainstream fodder but dig around and you will unearth promo videos by the Hives, Donnas, D4, Cramps, Fleshtones and Los Straitjackets. Registration is not required but each clip is preceded by a 15 or 30 second advert the discomfort of which you can minimise by pressing the mute button. Those of you with broadband connections can enjoy decent viewing quality at 300kbps. One word of warning though, better not watch the video of Lux and Ivy cavorting around while you are in the office!
For those who fancy delving back a bit further, the British Pathe site includes a bundle of goodies that, if nothing else, illustrate what a funny breed the English are (no comments from north of the border, please?). Low resolution (136kbps) clips are available for free, complete with disclaimer across the picture, but such a minor irritation is worth it for historical and informative performances by the Interns, Sandra Barry and her Boyfriends (later the Action), the Snobs, as well as more popular beat combos such as the Rolling Stones and the Searchers.
The downside of the British Pathe site is that you need to register in order to access the clips. For those reluctant to divulge personal details, jump over to Ron's 60s Video Page (actually there are one, two and three) and access the Pathe clips without registering. The trick is to mouse-over the links until you see the British Pathe url. Ron's resource includes a large collection of links from locally archived files (albeit of low quality) and various other external sources including the BBC and Radio Bremen. Incidentally, the latter features 30 seconds clips of bands appearing on Beat Club, much of this material is now available on DVD, and of interest should you wish to catch a glimpse of the Creation or the Smoke in their heyday. That aside, two of my favourites links on Ron's 60s Video Page are to clips of the Bad Seeds performing Taste of the Same on Texan TV and the Zachary Thaks rehearsing My Little Red Book. Check 'em out.
The BBC TOTP2 (Top of the Pops 2) site is well worth a dig around even if the clips are restricted to 30 seconds. But hey, where else are you going to catch a glimpse of the Count Bishops performing "I Want Candy" or Dr Feelgood (with new boy Gypie Mayo on board) blasting "Lights Out"? Archived clips can be searched via the performance database and navigation to the decade/year of choice is a breeze. An additional feature of the TOTP2 site is an artists database that includes both the great and the obscure along with biographies and sound clips.
Finally, remember that you will need the Real Media Player for viewing clips on the BBC and Launch sites while British Pathe utilises Windows Media software. Not surprisingly the clips listed on Ron's 60s Video Page come in all formats including AVI and MOV.
Launch, now part of the Yahoo! empire, concentrates on mainstream fodder but dig around and you will unearth promo videos by the Hives, Donnas, D4, Cramps, Fleshtones and Los Straitjackets. Registration is not required but each clip is preceded by a 15 or 30 second advert the discomfort of which you can minimise by pressing the mute button. Those of you with broadband connections can enjoy decent viewing quality at 300kbps. One word of warning though, better not watch the video of Lux and Ivy cavorting around while you are in the office!
For those who fancy delving back a bit further, the British Pathe site includes a bundle of goodies that, if nothing else, illustrate what a funny breed the English are (no comments from north of the border, please?). Low resolution (136kbps) clips are available for free, complete with disclaimer across the picture, but such a minor irritation is worth it for historical and informative performances by the Interns, Sandra Barry and her Boyfriends (later the Action), the Snobs, as well as more popular beat combos such as the Rolling Stones and the Searchers.
The downside of the British Pathe site is that you need to register in order to access the clips. For those reluctant to divulge personal details, jump over to Ron's 60s Video Page (actually there are one, two and three) and access the Pathe clips without registering. The trick is to mouse-over the links until you see the British Pathe url. Ron's resource includes a large collection of links from locally archived files (albeit of low quality) and various other external sources including the BBC and Radio Bremen. Incidentally, the latter features 30 seconds clips of bands appearing on Beat Club, much of this material is now available on DVD, and of interest should you wish to catch a glimpse of the Creation or the Smoke in their heyday. That aside, two of my favourites links on Ron's 60s Video Page are to clips of the Bad Seeds performing Taste of the Same on Texan TV and the Zachary Thaks rehearsing My Little Red Book. Check 'em out.
The BBC TOTP2 (Top of the Pops 2) site is well worth a dig around even if the clips are restricted to 30 seconds. But hey, where else are you going to catch a glimpse of the Count Bishops performing "I Want Candy" or Dr Feelgood (with new boy Gypie Mayo on board) blasting "Lights Out"? Archived clips can be searched via the performance database and navigation to the decade/year of choice is a breeze. An additional feature of the TOTP2 site is an artists database that includes both the great and the obscure along with biographies and sound clips.
Finally, remember that you will need the Real Media Player for viewing clips on the BBC and Launch sites while British Pathe utilises Windows Media software. Not surprisingly the clips listed on Ron's 60s Video Page come in all formats including AVI and MOV.
Welcome to this thing they call 2005 (in terms of chronology). It's a driech morning and if you have a "sorry heid" today then I hope it passes quickly. Thanks and a good one to everybody that has checked in and also to those who didn't or haven't. I'm not big on heralding these things, preferring to get back to what passes for normality as quickly as possible.
Larry David lookalike with customery New Years deep fried Mars Bar. Photo by Lennart Persson (I think?)
The "free stuff" didn't elicit much of a feeding frenzy but the following folks made a score.
Kjell Magnusson got himself a copy of Show World by Redd Kross
Eric Planck secured the Munster comp.
These will go out to their new homes as soon as the aforementioned reality comes to pass. As for the other stuff, it's still here. Feeling somewhat unwanted right about now. So, onward and well, onward then. I wonder what surprises and fungs up the jacksy this one holds? Only this commodity they call time will tell. Do unto others and don't whiz up anybody's back. Awright?
Larry David lookalike with customery New Years deep fried Mars Bar. Photo by Lennart Persson (I think?)
The "free stuff" didn't elicit much of a feeding frenzy but the following folks made a score.
Kjell Magnusson got himself a copy of Show World by Redd Kross
Eric Planck secured the Munster comp.
These will go out to their new homes as soon as the aforementioned reality comes to pass. As for the other stuff, it's still here. Feeling somewhat unwanted right about now. So, onward and well, onward then. I wonder what surprises and fungs up the jacksy this one holds? Only this commodity they call time will tell. Do unto others and don't whiz up anybody's back. Awright?
Friday, December 31, 2004
The constant media bombardment of what's gone down in Indonesia, etc. is bordering on the ghoulish. The utter devastation and loss is unfathomable and only goes to show what the elements are capable of. In a nowhere near comparable situation, a few years ago in San Francisco, I had something of an altercation with the ocean. Down to my own stupidity granted but the thought or prospect of drowning was accentuated for me that day and let's just say this kinda brings it all back. I was lucky, many thousands in this instance didn't have a prayer. They were snuffed out going about their daily business, not by "the terrorists" that our governments use as bogeymen to jump all over our privacy but by the earth itself. To come back to something I've probably said before, it's never those that deserve such a fate that have to stare it down. Under such circumstances, the prospect of "a happy new year (when it comes)" isn't really an option for the people who have been affected. Now even more than ever, I have exactly nada to whine about.
Anyway, in an attempt to lighten the darkness around us and in answer to several requests, I've put together a small resumé of "mere entertainment" that has coloured my 2004. In no particular order than alphabetical then...
Records...
Dave Alvin - Ashgrove (YepRoc)
Eric Ambel - Knucklehead (Lakeside Lounge)
Boonaraaas - Go Get Goo Goo (Thunderbaby)
Demolition Doll Rods - On (Swami)
Electrocute - Troublesome Bubblegum (Emperor Norton)
Fatboy - Steelhearted (Look Left)
Peter C. Johnson - Soul Sherpa (Hi-n-Dry)
Messer Chups - Vamp Babes (Solnzer)
Reigning Sound - Too Much Guitar (In The Red)
The Scoundrelles - Organic Molecules In Action! (Negative)
The Solution - Communicate! (Sweet Nothing/Wild Kingdom)
Suzy Y Los Quattro - Ready To Go (No Tomorrow)
Live...
CZD/Boonaraaas - Lolitabar, Kassel, Germany
Rocket From The Tombs/Alternative TV - IngSchulze, Kassel, Germany
Barracudas/Nomads - La Maroquinerie - Paris, France
Roy Loney (acoustic) - La Maroquinerie - Paris, France
Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men - Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow
Jerry "The Geator" Blavatt at Bubba Mac's, Somer's Point, NJ
Special Achievement Andy Dunkley Award -
The Sonic Reducer Wrecking Crew on (UK) tour with The Detroit Cobras
TV Moment
Sopranos Season 5 - Uncle Junior watching Larry David on TV and thinking it was him.
Films
End Of The Century
Bubba Ho-Tep
I Like Killing Flies
Goldirocks
New albums comin' atcha in 2005... Amy Allison, Angel Corpus Christi, Hacienda Brothers, Amy Rigby, The Star Spangles, Stereo Total, Voladoras and a ton more I'm sure. The Bambi Molesters will also be touring Europe soon so watch this here infoportal for dates as they become available.
Anyway, in an attempt to lighten the darkness around us and in answer to several requests, I've put together a small resumé of "mere entertainment" that has coloured my 2004. In no particular order than alphabetical then...
Records...
Dave Alvin - Ashgrove (YepRoc)
Eric Ambel - Knucklehead (Lakeside Lounge)
Boonaraaas - Go Get Goo Goo (Thunderbaby)
Demolition Doll Rods - On (Swami)
Electrocute - Troublesome Bubblegum (Emperor Norton)
Fatboy - Steelhearted (Look Left)
Peter C. Johnson - Soul Sherpa (Hi-n-Dry)
Messer Chups - Vamp Babes (Solnzer)
Reigning Sound - Too Much Guitar (In The Red)
The Scoundrelles - Organic Molecules In Action! (Negative)
The Solution - Communicate! (Sweet Nothing/Wild Kingdom)
Suzy Y Los Quattro - Ready To Go (No Tomorrow)
Live...
CZD/Boonaraaas - Lolitabar, Kassel, Germany
Rocket From The Tombs/Alternative TV - IngSchulze, Kassel, Germany
Barracudas/Nomads - La Maroquinerie - Paris, France
Roy Loney (acoustic) - La Maroquinerie - Paris, France
Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men - Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow
Jerry "The Geator" Blavatt at Bubba Mac's, Somer's Point, NJ
Special Achievement Andy Dunkley Award -
The Sonic Reducer Wrecking Crew on (UK) tour with The Detroit Cobras
TV Moment
Sopranos Season 5 - Uncle Junior watching Larry David on TV and thinking it was him.
Films
End Of The Century
Bubba Ho-Tep
I Like Killing Flies
Goldirocks
New albums comin' atcha in 2005... Amy Allison, Angel Corpus Christi, Hacienda Brothers, Amy Rigby, The Star Spangles, Stereo Total, Voladoras and a ton more I'm sure. The Bambi Molesters will also be touring Europe soon so watch this here infoportal for dates as they become available.
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Whilst clearing up to get to thinking about taking on this upcoming 2005 thing, I came across a bunch of cd’s that are looking for good homes. So I’m offering these up for adoption. One per household, all you gotta do is supply yer snail mail address by sending an e-mail specifying your preferred title via the contact button on yer left there. All the names received up to midnight on Hogmanay (31st December GMT) will go into the tartan bunnett and a list of successful claimants will be published on New Years Day, i’ll pick up the postage tab. Maybe as some kinda gesture you could make a donation to the Tsunami Relief Fund but that’s up to you.
The items that be up for grabs are:
Redd Kross: Show World. - Great record. You should have it already but just incase…
The Bamboo Kids – latest on Get Hip
The Priests – Tall Tales (Get Hip)
Sleepykid – Monday Morning Smile (Get Hip)
It Was 40 Years Ago Today – A Tribute to The Beatles. (Bullseye Canada): A 2 cd set. I don’t like The Beatles and I don’t need a tribute to them no matter how well intentioned.
I Was A Teenage Munster – Great sampler that includes The Gun Club. Real Kids and Demolition Doll Rods plus plenty more.
So there y’go… good luck with making a score…
The items that be up for grabs are:
Redd Kross: Show World. - Great record. You should have it already but just incase…
The Bamboo Kids – latest on Get Hip
The Priests – Tall Tales (Get Hip)
Sleepykid – Monday Morning Smile (Get Hip)
It Was 40 Years Ago Today – A Tribute to The Beatles. (Bullseye Canada): A 2 cd set. I don’t like The Beatles and I don’t need a tribute to them no matter how well intentioned.
I Was A Teenage Munster – Great sampler that includes The Gun Club. Real Kids and Demolition Doll Rods plus plenty more.
So there y’go… good luck with making a score…
A concerned citizen from SF, California has just brought this to my attention...
Not One Damn Dime Day" - Jan 20, 2005 (Mark your calendars now)
"Since our religious leaders will not speak out against the war in Iraq, since our political leaders don't have the moral courage to oppose it, Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20th, 2005 is "Not One Damn Dime Day" in America. On "Not One Damn Dime Day" those who oppose what is happening in our name in Iraq can speak up with a 24-hour national boycott of all forms of consumer spending.
During "Not One Damn Dime Day" please don't spend money. Not one dime for gasoline. Not one dime for necessities or for impulse purchases. Not one dime for nothing for 24 hours. Please don't go to the mall or the local convenience store. Please don't buy any fast food (or any groceries at all for that matter). For 24 hours, please do what you can to shut the retail economy down.
The object is simple. Remind the people in power that the war in Iraq is immoral and illegal; that they are responsible for starting it and that it is their responsibility to stop it.
"Not One Damn Dime Day" is to remind them, too, that they work for the people of the United States of America, not for the international corporations and K Street lobbyists who represent the corporations and funnel cash into American politics.
"Not One Damn Dime Day" is about supporting the troops. The politicians put the troops in harm's way. Now 1,200 brave young Americans and (some estimate) 100,000 Iraqis have died. The politicians owe our troops a plan - a way to come home.
There's no rally to attend. No marching to do. No left or right wing agenda to rant about. On "Not One Damn Dime Day" you take action by doing nothing.
You open your mouth by keeping your wallet closed.
For 24 hours, nothing gets spent, not one damn dime, to remind our religious leaders and our politicians of their moral responsibility to end the war in Iraq and give America back to the people."
Why don't we just roll it all out across the whole damn planet? If you don't agree with these reasons for doing it then just do it for devilment. It'll work better with more currencies involved.
Not One Damn Dime Day" - Jan 20, 2005 (Mark your calendars now)
"Since our religious leaders will not speak out against the war in Iraq, since our political leaders don't have the moral courage to oppose it, Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20th, 2005 is "Not One Damn Dime Day" in America. On "Not One Damn Dime Day" those who oppose what is happening in our name in Iraq can speak up with a 24-hour national boycott of all forms of consumer spending.
During "Not One Damn Dime Day" please don't spend money. Not one dime for gasoline. Not one dime for necessities or for impulse purchases. Not one dime for nothing for 24 hours. Please don't go to the mall or the local convenience store. Please don't buy any fast food (or any groceries at all for that matter). For 24 hours, please do what you can to shut the retail economy down.
The object is simple. Remind the people in power that the war in Iraq is immoral and illegal; that they are responsible for starting it and that it is their responsibility to stop it.
"Not One Damn Dime Day" is to remind them, too, that they work for the people of the United States of America, not for the international corporations and K Street lobbyists who represent the corporations and funnel cash into American politics.
"Not One Damn Dime Day" is about supporting the troops. The politicians put the troops in harm's way. Now 1,200 brave young Americans and (some estimate) 100,000 Iraqis have died. The politicians owe our troops a plan - a way to come home.
There's no rally to attend. No marching to do. No left or right wing agenda to rant about. On "Not One Damn Dime Day" you take action by doing nothing.
You open your mouth by keeping your wallet closed.
For 24 hours, nothing gets spent, not one damn dime, to remind our religious leaders and our politicians of their moral responsibility to end the war in Iraq and give America back to the people."
Why don't we just roll it all out across the whole damn planet? If you don't agree with these reasons for doing it then just do it for devilment. It'll work better with more currencies involved.
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
In a (probably vain) attempt to counterbalance some of the excessive food and drink intake during the weekend I went out today for a 20 mile hike, during which I passed Manitobadrive somewhere on the outskirts of town. It doesn't really go anywhere but it is nice to know that some of that Teengenerate spirit rears it's head in cityhall occasionally.
Monday, December 27, 2004
Here's something pretty groovy you folks might like to while away yr time with... (thanks for the tip Marty).
The tumbling tumbleweeds are blowing through blogland. There are other fish to fry at the moment but I managed to finish the Suicide book. I think it's pretty good in the main if a tad padded out with peripherals. It's pretty obvious that their influence is everywhere these days and like I said before I'm not down with some of the "scenesters" that've been dragged out as celebrity skin. It could do with more of those who were there at ground zero. It could also do with more photos and posters and the like. I remember back in the days of Simple Minds first rumblings that Jim Kerr was obsessed with Suicide and wore a Red Star badge all the time. Evidence can be found on the sleeve of their first album, Life In A Day. No Compromise might fit the band it covers but there may have been a few of those on the way to publishing. The fact that there is a Suicide book is perhaps enough. I hope that somebody has the chops to publish Joe Bonomo's Fleshtones tome in 2005.
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Well here we are. Another Christmas Day and the hatches of the bunker are well and truly batoned down and I expect it to be like I'm the only person here on earth for at least another hour. Coffee and donuts are calling and I'm gonna get to that before I start to type up the "tune info" for my dad's cd album that he made over the course of this past year. It's been quite a project and with the aid of the great Davie Scott, it's turned out pretty good for pipe music. I used to have quite the aversion to the sound of the pipes. Probably because I was dragged to Pipe Band competitions until I was old or savvy enough to opt out. My plan to have him do "Dream Baby Dream" never quite manifested itself but that's another angle for another day. I also have a some great new sonic action to provide the soundtrack to the graft, two tasty comps from Siegfried "Kalle" Kalus and the incredible Vamp Babes by Messer Chups from out there in Moscow where it's probably way colder than it is here right now.
Looking outta the bunker periscope, theres a slight smattering of the white stuff so we're having a (kinda) white christmas. I have no plans to investigate it further than that. There are blizzards just a wee bit up the road but the oil refinery here provides us with a warm glow that keeps the elements at bay (sometimes). To the kettle then... I hope y'all make it outta the other side of today relatively intacto.
Looking outta the bunker periscope, theres a slight smattering of the white stuff so we're having a (kinda) white christmas. I have no plans to investigate it further than that. There are blizzards just a wee bit up the road but the oil refinery here provides us with a warm glow that keeps the elements at bay (sometimes). To the kettle then... I hope y'all make it outta the other side of today relatively intacto.
Friday, December 24, 2004
Suicide, No Compromise by David Nobakht (S.A.F.).
Ramones (photographs) by Chip Dayton (Omnibus).
The fact that there finally is a book on Suicide has got to be worth something, and after having finished it's last few pages earlier tonight, I can do naught but recommend it to anyone with even the slightest interest in the band. Because, yes, this book tells Vega and Rev's story in detail. Working methods, factual data and a bunch of, at least to me, new facts. And for just that it gets the thumbs up, case closed blippety blah... But one thing really annoyed me here; once again this book is mainly a cut 'n paste job. Besides the quotes from those involved, there's also way too much room for these dumbfuck popstars whose inclusion is either to sell some extra copies or return some of their long lost street cred. And why bother to include a line from every other Suicide review that was ever published?, is it because the writer himself is unable to explain the beauty, importance or whatever of the band, or that maybe he just can't be bothered?. Another thing: the book goes at length tellin' us that there wouldn't have been no Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Ministry or techo/electro garbage if it wasn't for Suicide, which certainly ain't no compliment from my particular point of view. Hardly, or no mention is made of the Scientists, Spaceman 3 or Chrome Cranks, bands that actually understood Suicide's r'n'r edge. There is a serious difference between the music of Vega and Rev and that which merely serves as a soundtrack for excessive male bonding rituals. Anyway, it's something that infects 90% of all rock books, so it's maybe a bit harsh to single out Nobakht as a main target, but I just had to get that of my chest.
The latest addition to the Ramones' bookshelf really can't be described as anything else but a hackjob. Sure, there some great images in here (all from the 70s), but there's no explanation whatsoever about the who's, why's or where's. Nor is it chronological as Tommy and Marky appear and disappear seemingly at random. If only a bit thought had went into this it could have been so much better and actually worthwhile. But hey, a quick buck is a quick buck...
Ramones (photographs) by Chip Dayton (Omnibus).
The fact that there finally is a book on Suicide has got to be worth something, and after having finished it's last few pages earlier tonight, I can do naught but recommend it to anyone with even the slightest interest in the band. Because, yes, this book tells Vega and Rev's story in detail. Working methods, factual data and a bunch of, at least to me, new facts. And for just that it gets the thumbs up, case closed blippety blah... But one thing really annoyed me here; once again this book is mainly a cut 'n paste job. Besides the quotes from those involved, there's also way too much room for these dumbfuck popstars whose inclusion is either to sell some extra copies or return some of their long lost street cred. And why bother to include a line from every other Suicide review that was ever published?, is it because the writer himself is unable to explain the beauty, importance or whatever of the band, or that maybe he just can't be bothered?. Another thing: the book goes at length tellin' us that there wouldn't have been no Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Ministry or techo/electro garbage if it wasn't for Suicide, which certainly ain't no compliment from my particular point of view. Hardly, or no mention is made of the Scientists, Spaceman 3 or Chrome Cranks, bands that actually understood Suicide's r'n'r edge. There is a serious difference between the music of Vega and Rev and that which merely serves as a soundtrack for excessive male bonding rituals. Anyway, it's something that infects 90% of all rock books, so it's maybe a bit harsh to single out Nobakht as a main target, but I just had to get that of my chest.
The latest addition to the Ramones' bookshelf really can't be described as anything else but a hackjob. Sure, there some great images in here (all from the 70s), but there's no explanation whatsoever about the who's, why's or where's. Nor is it chronological as Tommy and Marky appear and disappear seemingly at random. If only a bit thought had went into this it could have been so much better and actually worthwhile. But hey, a quick buck is a quick buck...
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Holiday greetings, dear friend-
Won't you please join Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co. for a hearty, three-course, bi-borough helping of Christmas cheer to close out the year (in the festive form of our patented "ballads, boogies & blues", naturally)? Think of it as a turkey dinner, just without the carbs that seem to trouble so many. Ho ho ho!
Michael, SITandDieCo.com
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23rd ~ OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD ~
538 East 14th Street (just west of Avenue B) in Manhattan ~ Two sets, from 8:00 until 10:00 sharp ~ No cover!
MONDAY, DECEMBER 27th ~ PETE'S CANDY STORE ~
709 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn ~ One set at 10:00 ~ No cover!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30th ~ OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD ~
538 East 14th Street (just west of Avenue B) in Manhattan ~ Two sets, from 8:00 until 10:00 sharp ~ And, yet again, no cover!
Figured it'd be a poignant exercise to stop by the place I worked for 26-ish years up to April there. Took this photo to make into a Christmas card that would speak directly to those who would still rather be there as well as raise a middle digit to those who "love the new digs". It's true, the new place has an amazing view from where I sit. Maybe I'll share it with you one of these days. The brainwashed and the buttlickers (some are both) can often be heard lauding the panoramic vista. It's the party line and it sickens me. I used to like to head for the hills with visitors, etc but now I feel like heading for the metaphorical hills.
Back to my crappy wee office where you could see exactly nothing outta the window but where you didn't have to earwig the most gut-wrenchingly inane conversations. Where you could just shut the door and get on with yer work. Those were the days. As were some of the good times that were had in this old howff. Soon the land it stood on will be awash with new, vastly overpriced houses. Filled with people with more money than sense that never knew the characters who made it bearable over the years. They know who they are, wherever they may be, on this earth or elsewhere. However as Mr Thunders put it, "you can't put yer arms around a memory" and this just compounds the humiliation.
Monday, December 20, 2004
Interested in downloading a recent concert recording by the Fleshtones for free?
eMusic.com has an 18 song live album recorded by the 'tones back in the summer as part of Little Steven's Battle of the Bands in Chicago. The files are in the MP3 format and the track listing runs something like this:
House of Rock; Right on Woman; Do You Swing?; Destination Greenpoint, USA; 10 Dollars More; Ready For the Mountain; Double Dipper; The Dreg; I Want More; I Wanna Feel Something Now; Hard Lovin' Man; Tearing Me Apart; Girl From Baltimore; Love Machine; Burnin' Hell; My Kind of Lovin' / The Crossroads; Alright.
eMusic is a subscription site although there is currently a special offer of 50 free tracks in return for registering your details with them. Please note that you will need to download the eMusic Download Manager (1.3Mb) in order to save the tracks to your PC/Mac.
Are you ready to swing? If so, then head for:
http://www.emusic.com/album/10826/10826737.html
eMusic.com has an 18 song live album recorded by the 'tones back in the summer as part of Little Steven's Battle of the Bands in Chicago. The files are in the MP3 format and the track listing runs something like this:
House of Rock; Right on Woman; Do You Swing?; Destination Greenpoint, USA; 10 Dollars More; Ready For the Mountain; Double Dipper; The Dreg; I Want More; I Wanna Feel Something Now; Hard Lovin' Man; Tearing Me Apart; Girl From Baltimore; Love Machine; Burnin' Hell; My Kind of Lovin' / The Crossroads; Alright.
eMusic is a subscription site although there is currently a special offer of 50 free tracks in return for registering your details with them. Please note that you will need to download the eMusic Download Manager (1.3Mb) in order to save the tracks to your PC/Mac.
Are you ready to swing? If so, then head for:
http://www.emusic.com/album/10826/10826737.html
Sunday, December 19, 2004
2004: You asked for it...
Albums:
1.Reigning Sound - Too Much Guitar
2.Boonaraaas - Go Get Goo Goo
3.Ghetto Ways - Ghetto Ways
4.Blues Explosion - Damage
5.22-20's - 22-20's
6.Sirens - Sirens
7.Hives - Tyranosaurus Hives
8.Solution - Communicate!
9.The Girls - The Girls
10.Sack-O'-Woes - Sack-O'-Woes
Re-issues:
1. v/a - Super Funk 4
2.Reverend Charlie Jackson - God's Got It
3.v/a - Fort Worth Teen Scene 1-3
Live
MC 5/DTK - Amsterdam
Fleshtones/Metal Urbain - Lille
Nomads/Barracudas/Roy Loney - Paris
Reigning Sound - Utrecht
Albums:
1.Reigning Sound - Too Much Guitar
2.Boonaraaas - Go Get Goo Goo
3.Ghetto Ways - Ghetto Ways
4.Blues Explosion - Damage
5.22-20's - 22-20's
6.Sirens - Sirens
7.Hives - Tyranosaurus Hives
8.Solution - Communicate!
9.The Girls - The Girls
10.Sack-O'-Woes - Sack-O'-Woes
Re-issues:
1. v/a - Super Funk 4
2.Reverend Charlie Jackson - God's Got It
3.v/a - Fort Worth Teen Scene 1-3
Live
MC 5/DTK - Amsterdam
Fleshtones/Metal Urbain - Lille
Nomads/Barracudas/Roy Loney - Paris
Reigning Sound - Utrecht
Been reading the Suicide book which finally arrived. It's pretty good but the Bobby Gillespie quote on the front is typical of his nebby persona. I have never rated Primal Scream but accept that they can "stage manage" an amalgam of the greatest groups which ever existed without going out as an abject "covers" band. Boners tuppence worth is on the book jacket too and doesn't anybody (particularly publishers) get that people don't seem to pick stuff up on the back of recommendations of other folks in groups anymore. If they did then The Reigning Sound would rule the world right now then we really could have a Merry Christmas (right, Joss?). Anyways, Mr Stigliano's view of NO COMPROMISE is available for you in the BTC suite so go check that out. I'll get back to you when I've digested the whole thing.
Meanwhile, Murray R has dug up some stuff that you might like to check out... first the unearthing of yet more STOOGES recorded dirt on Easy Action Records.
A Ramone-related interview with Ricky Bacchus
... and finally, Murray's combo SHOCK and AWE (which could be translated also into Shock an'a' depending on your Scots dialect) is playing in Edinburgh soon and there are also some mp3's for you to check out. Murray is currently recovering from seeing The Rezillos in Edinburgh last night. Gran'paw didn't go because he was washing what's left of his hair...
Actually that's not true. The last time I saw them was at the dreaded Garage in Glasgow and the show, well let's just say it wasn't terrific. Too many new songs with Fay dominating the whole thing. Thankfully they appear to be back on form so we missed out this time. Them is the breaks...
Meanwhile, Murray R has dug up some stuff that you might like to check out... first the unearthing of yet more STOOGES recorded dirt on Easy Action Records.
A Ramone-related interview with Ricky Bacchus
... and finally, Murray's combo SHOCK and AWE (which could be translated also into Shock an'a' depending on your Scots dialect) is playing in Edinburgh soon and there are also some mp3's for you to check out. Murray is currently recovering from seeing The Rezillos in Edinburgh last night. Gran'paw didn't go because he was washing what's left of his hair...
Actually that's not true. The last time I saw them was at the dreaded Garage in Glasgow and the show, well let's just say it wasn't terrific. Too many new songs with Fay dominating the whole thing. Thankfully they appear to be back on form so we missed out this time. Them is the breaks...
Saturday, December 18, 2004
I found out the other day that my Yahoo Group thing has been bouncing back messages. Typical. In catching up I found this from Ben that should be up you folks street. I'm a little so-so on these tribute things but the Girl Trouble and Doll Rod inclusions make it pretty much mandatory.
"UNRECORDING RECORDS is very proud to annouce their debut release.
It will be 2XLP, first 500 with bonus 7'. You'll love it. Thanks."
1. ELVIS' CORPSE REVISITED: sex beat
2. COWBOYS FROM OUTER SPACE: preaching the blues
3. THE COME ONS: promise me
4. BARE ASS MINIMUMS: she's like heroin to me
5. THE COOL JERKS: for the love of Ivy
6. THE MAGNETIX: fire spirit
1. DEMOLITION DOLL RODS with Niagara: ghost on the highway
2. BLANCHE: jack on fire
3. MIGHTY GO GO PLAYERS: black train
4. SPEEDBALL BABY: cool drink of water
5. FLYTRAP: goodbye watermelow johnny
1. DM BOB AND THE DEFICITS: mother of earth
2. THE OUBLIETTES: my dreams
3. THE FATALS: sleepin' in blood city
4. THE DIRTBOMBS: lupita scream
5. GIRL TROUBLE: death party
6. THE JAKES: the stranger in our town
1. SONIC CHICKEN 4: like calling up the thunder
2. ANDY G AND THE ROLLER KINGS: bad indian
3. THE REBEL(aka B.R.WALLERS): devil in the woods
4. SUNDAY ADA: the house of highland ave
5. TEPPAZ ET NAZ: devil in the woods
6. GUITAR FUCKER: your man's feelin low
7. THE DEAD BROTHERS: mother of earth
BONUS45: (500/1000Lp)
Side A: LUCAS TROUBLE: mother of earth
Side B: ULTRALOVE: mother of earth"
"UNRECORDING RECORDS is very proud to annouce their debut release.
It will be 2XLP, first 500 with bonus 7'. You'll love it. Thanks."
1. ELVIS' CORPSE REVISITED: sex beat
2. COWBOYS FROM OUTER SPACE: preaching the blues
3. THE COME ONS: promise me
4. BARE ASS MINIMUMS: she's like heroin to me
5. THE COOL JERKS: for the love of Ivy
6. THE MAGNETIX: fire spirit
1. DEMOLITION DOLL RODS with Niagara: ghost on the highway
2. BLANCHE: jack on fire
3. MIGHTY GO GO PLAYERS: black train
4. SPEEDBALL BABY: cool drink of water
5. FLYTRAP: goodbye watermelow johnny
1. DM BOB AND THE DEFICITS: mother of earth
2. THE OUBLIETTES: my dreams
3. THE FATALS: sleepin' in blood city
4. THE DIRTBOMBS: lupita scream
5. GIRL TROUBLE: death party
6. THE JAKES: the stranger in our town
1. SONIC CHICKEN 4: like calling up the thunder
2. ANDY G AND THE ROLLER KINGS: bad indian
3. THE REBEL(aka B.R.WALLERS): devil in the woods
4. SUNDAY ADA: the house of highland ave
5. TEPPAZ ET NAZ: devil in the woods
6. GUITAR FUCKER: your man's feelin low
7. THE DEAD BROTHERS: mother of earth
BONUS45: (500/1000Lp)
Side A: LUCAS TROUBLE: mother of earth
Side B: ULTRALOVE: mother of earth"
Friday, December 17, 2004
The anticipation of the new Stereo Total album comin' out to save the planet is almost too much but the French Fan Site has the skinny for y'all... it also mentions that Brezel has a solo thing going on in...
"PARIS : Stereo Total spend december in Paris. Brezel takes some french course, while Francoise goes shopping. Both of them will be at l'Ile Enchantée, december 23, for a free Brezel solo performance. The address : 65 Bd de La Villette, 75010 Paris. Metro station : Colonel Fabien. Achtung, 21h sharp! You can see the flyer I did on the right, with the Alexanderplatz on a DDR red background. Mister Goering should also has a new solo vinyl coming soon."
Wish we could go...
As the season of faux goodwill really gets to kicking in, I'm sitting here listening to The Bitch Boys cds that arrived today. More about those when they're properly digested. This Slovenian Surf action is just what the doc ordered as a remedy to the piped crap that soiled my lug'oles earlier this afternoon. Yep, The "Best" Christmas Album Of All Eternity was doing heavy rotation in the few stores I dragged myself into. I had a dentists appoinment but the real suffering came in the shape of them terrible tunes that get dusted off each October to December 25th that the scumhordes like to provide the sorry soundtrack to their Nobby Williams infested lives. It powers their pathetic feeding frenzy like an eight pack of Duracells. I know it shouldn't bother me but it does. Why is anybody surprised that internet shopping is up 100% or whatever? Because there's f-all in the shops. Or at least most of them. And who wouldn't rather have their gear delivered to their home as opposed to trudging around a bunch off ill-stocked, impulse buyer traps. Anyways, those BB waves are lapping over me and all is relatively right with what passes for the world. My short dabble in the madness wasn't pretty and the manoeuvres probably aren't over so I imagine there'll be some bobbing and weaving going on over the weekend. Some kicking and screaming and dragging too but we'll see.
Yours aye,
Seasons Greetin' Face, the original Bah Humbugger
Yours aye,
Seasons Greetin' Face, the original Bah Humbugger
Thursday, December 16, 2004
"Wir ain" Laura Cantrell is recording an album for worldwide release on Matador Records in Spring 2005.
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Mr Percival has directed we to this excellent Ramones Discography. How complete can too complete be!
The Seasonal Entertainment continues....
If some of you are in Fr.stad, Norway on friday... The Crypt presents:
THE ROKYS (Sweden) + THE MOODS (Oslo, Norway)
Friday 17th December 2004 kl. 21.00 Dis Cafe, Fredrikstad, Norway
Swedish tribute to the great Rocky Erickson with guest artist, supported by excellent Norwegian band The Moods. With member from such great bands as Lust-O-Rama, Peau De Peche and Highrollers, performing their mix of soul, freakbeat and garagerock. So get in the Xmas spirit with some great music. And as alway supries to the first 50 guest and The Cryps excellent DJ¹s spinning disc.
Best, Tom Erik Kristoffersen, Sneakers Records
Sunday, December 12, 2004
OK, time to explain my absence on this here NBT blog.; been working on a thing I named the DUTCH PUNK AND NEW WAVE 45s DISCOGRAPHY 1975-1979. Go take a look if you're inclined to such matters, any additional info and/or scans are really appreciated!.
The latest news from Brooklyn is that the Master Plan are currently laying down songs for their next LP in a studio in Williamsburg. Once the basic tracks are done then overdubs will be recorded at Andy Shernoff's apartment. This disc will be a very homemade affair but expect the usual high quality songwriting and a positive attitude. The licensing details are still to be finalised.
The Fleshtones are slated to go into Rick Miller’s studio from January 11th to the 16th. Keith Streng indicates that the idea is to do half of the record with Rick and then do the other half in Detroit with Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recordings. The band start with Jim on March 31st and finish on April 4th. This is once again for Yep Roc Records and the potential release date is set for the end of August '05.
The Fleshtones are slated to go into Rick Miller’s studio from January 11th to the 16th. Keith Streng indicates that the idea is to do half of the record with Rick and then do the other half in Detroit with Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recordings. The band start with Jim on March 31st and finish on April 4th. This is once again for Yep Roc Records and the potential release date is set for the end of August '05.
The Crypt Kicker 5 are a punked-up Garage skiffle ensemble from Stockholm that include Joachim Nomad amongst their number. They have a fine cd single not exactly commercially available entitled Redeemer which you privileged folks can maybe get your mitts on via the aforementioned gent. Contact him via The Nomads site (which as you know is on the sidebar there) and expect a quasi-gospel fervour to their sweary rattle and hum that I think y'all would dig.
Saturday, December 11, 2004
Hello out there in Rezillo-land... RADIO CLYDE SESSION... The Rezillos Radio Clyde session will be broadcast on Sunday 12th December on the Billy Sloan show (7:00 PM - 10:00 PM). For those in the UK with Wireless contraptions, Radio Clyde is available for your listening pleasure at 102.5 - Listen in on the 'net by clicking here and hitting "LISTEN LIVE". During the broadcast time of course...
Not sure if this stuff is available after the fact but e-mail 'em and ask if you see fit.
Not sure if this stuff is available after the fact but e-mail 'em and ask if you see fit.
We still watch Top of the Pops. Shocking I know because we could be watching Coronation Street or some obscure dvd or something. We could even be out socialising but bugger that for a game of soldiers. Anyway, we watch it whilst flicking channels whenever something particularly heinous comes on. There's a lot of flicking...
Anyway last night, a group called babyshambles were on there. They include that utter pillock from the equally boke-inducing Libertines that are (allegedly) all the rage. He looks like a gene-crash between Mark E Smith and Jarvis Cocker. As for his band, they're not babies but they are a shambles and not in a good way - so he's half-right. Anyway, in my opinion this waste of space has been copping some Ian Wilson moves. And I'll be darned if the stylist for the guitarist to the left of him isn't going for the Tommy Volume look. I want it noted here and now that when the Star Spangles come back to promote their next album, and some sad sack compares them to Doherty's latest exercise in average, well, there'll be a ruckus. Anybody who is daft enough to want to pay to see these losers in London this week (I think?) oughtta get there early to see The IV's. They've got the beat on how it oughtta be done.
Anyway last night, a group called babyshambles were on there. They include that utter pillock from the equally boke-inducing Libertines that are (allegedly) all the rage. He looks like a gene-crash between Mark E Smith and Jarvis Cocker. As for his band, they're not babies but they are a shambles and not in a good way - so he's half-right. Anyway, in my opinion this waste of space has been copping some Ian Wilson moves. And I'll be darned if the stylist for the guitarist to the left of him isn't going for the Tommy Volume look. I want it noted here and now that when the Star Spangles come back to promote their next album, and some sad sack compares them to Doherty's latest exercise in average, well, there'll be a ruckus. Anybody who is daft enough to want to pay to see these losers in London this week (I think?) oughtta get there early to see The IV's. They've got the beat on how it oughtta be done.
Thursday, December 09, 2004
The silly season is comin' in dead stick but hang in there. The scumhordes are polishing up their false bonhomie as we speak but they won't get we. Anyways, I know it's been thin pickin's this week but we'll rectify that in due course. At this point, I leave for the office and it's pitch black. By coming home time it's dark too and the general "darkness" (and we ain't talking that caterwauling dork here) generated during the day has kinda run down my blogging batteries a tad. I'm sure the other guys are equally tied up. So yeah... I guess you get the drift?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)