Sunday, May 02, 2004
Reigning Sound - Too Much Guitar (In The Red LP).
Almost two years after the genius 'Time Bomb High School' LP we finally get the Reigning Sound's follow-up disc. "Was it worth the wait?" you axe, bet y'r fat behind baby!, 'cause this is one fine wailin' set that delivers the goods in no uncertain terms. These guys are connected to the same energy source that fueled those legendary Memphis 45s on Sun 'n Stax, and like all great bands they take in all the right influences to create a sound that is strictly their own. Fuck the "ex-Oblivians" tag, the Reigning Sound by now deserve equal rankin'.
Saturday, May 01, 2004
Laura's first foray into the world of CD releases is out now on SPIT & POLISH, it includes her rousing version of Homer Henderson's "Lee Harvey" so no excuses for a non-score.
LONG RYDERS shows, link provided by Mr Bjorn.
Don't forget the DAVE ALVIN visit to Glasgow this week if you're in the hood. There's only one place to be this coming Wednesday (5th) and that's the Renfrew Ferry. That "UTILITY" should read "GUILTY" of course.
The night after (6th), BIG SANDY will take the boards at the Grand Ole Opry in Glesgae as will LOS STRAITJACKETS on the 9th. That's a lot of entertainment I know, but you gotta take them kicks when you can.
Not sure how 100% this is yet but, the DKT/MC5 phenomenon will hit auld Glasgow toon at the end of August. The Garage in Sauchiehall St. apparently...
Lotta the runny stuff to flow under the brig' afore then though.
Thursday, April 29, 2004
Captain Joss has provided the following info for your edification. Or edju-macation even....
Noo Yoik Dolls live & on fillum at Meltdown!
"OK, so I've always maintained that Stephen Patrick Morrissey should've been shot in the back of the head after completing woik on his New York Dolls tome (as should've Crapton, after exiting The Yardbirds, but I digress ...). Nonetheless, he remains an innerestin' cove, even if his records have always sucked a weenie (figuratively, and probably literally) - see that quite charming TV doc on him aired a coupla months ago, and recent hilarious innerviews in Grauniad/NME etc for proof of puddin' type stuff ... And anyone who's that obsessed with Diana Dors gets my vote (including PJ Proby) ...
Anyhoo, the time has finally arrived for SPM to fulfill his original destiny, and pay due respects to the band who Creem's readers once voted best AND worst of the year. Yes, peoples, I'm talkin' about those New York Dolls! With Johnny & Jerry pushing up daisies, it's left to the infatigable Sylvian, chief drongo Johansen, and a surprising still respiratin' Arthur Kane (who's now apparently living in Beverly Hills - how??? Dunno!) to do the honours, along wid onetime Axel 'dick' Rose stooge Izzy Stradlin (no' funny then, or now) and Libertines sticksman Gary Powell. Well, whaddya expect, Killer Kane's Beverly Hills neighbour Steve Jones and his old mucker Paul Cook? Well, yes, actually ... No, don't cry ...
There's also gonna be a fillum nite showing of BOB GRUEN's celluloid guff, including a "never before seen" 'Dolls documentary, and the Lipstick Killers flick used to innntroduce the band at their Valentine's Day Massacre show of 1974, plus Live At Max's '76 ... Weeeeeee! So it runs down like this (straight off'a the press release):
Wednesday 16 June at 7.45pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall. Tickets £8 THE FILMS OF BOB GRUEN
Friday 18 June at 8.00pm, Royal Festival Hall. Tickets £22.50 - £25 THE NEW YORK DOLLS
Tickets onsale April 29th: 08703 808 300 www.rfh.org.uk/meltdown
BTW, it's a salute utilisin' big saggy tits to Iggy & The Stooges, as they couldn't be arsed to do a stand-alone show in the UK! And their tight schedule don't allow public pressure to dictate that they play one, neither ... Fuck them ClearChannel folks! Anyway, they're doing Berlin and France, so get yer asses over the water ...
If you wanna meet before the Gruen or 'Dolls shingdiggeries, I'll be in the bar (prayin' to Sam Phillips) ..."
Selah
Joss Hutton
Noo Yoik Dolls live & on fillum at Meltdown!
"OK, so I've always maintained that Stephen Patrick Morrissey should've been shot in the back of the head after completing woik on his New York Dolls tome (as should've Crapton, after exiting The Yardbirds, but I digress ...). Nonetheless, he remains an innerestin' cove, even if his records have always sucked a weenie (figuratively, and probably literally) - see that quite charming TV doc on him aired a coupla months ago, and recent hilarious innerviews in Grauniad/NME etc for proof of puddin' type stuff ... And anyone who's that obsessed with Diana Dors gets my vote (including PJ Proby) ...
Anyhoo, the time has finally arrived for SPM to fulfill his original destiny, and pay due respects to the band who Creem's readers once voted best AND worst of the year. Yes, peoples, I'm talkin' about those New York Dolls! With Johnny & Jerry pushing up daisies, it's left to the infatigable Sylvian, chief drongo Johansen, and a surprising still respiratin' Arthur Kane (who's now apparently living in Beverly Hills - how??? Dunno!) to do the honours, along wid onetime Axel 'dick' Rose stooge Izzy Stradlin (no' funny then, or now) and Libertines sticksman Gary Powell. Well, whaddya expect, Killer Kane's Beverly Hills neighbour Steve Jones and his old mucker Paul Cook? Well, yes, actually ... No, don't cry ...
There's also gonna be a fillum nite showing of BOB GRUEN's celluloid guff, including a "never before seen" 'Dolls documentary, and the Lipstick Killers flick used to innntroduce the band at their Valentine's Day Massacre show of 1974, plus Live At Max's '76 ... Weeeeeee! So it runs down like this (straight off'a the press release):
Wednesday 16 June at 7.45pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall. Tickets £8 THE FILMS OF BOB GRUEN
Friday 18 June at 8.00pm, Royal Festival Hall. Tickets £22.50 - £25 THE NEW YORK DOLLS
Tickets onsale April 29th: 08703 808 300 www.rfh.org.uk/meltdown
BTW, it's a salute utilisin' big saggy tits to Iggy & The Stooges, as they couldn't be arsed to do a stand-alone show in the UK! And their tight schedule don't allow public pressure to dictate that they play one, neither ... Fuck them ClearChannel folks! Anyway, they're doing Berlin and France, so get yer asses over the water ...
If you wanna meet before the Gruen or 'Dolls shingdiggeries, I'll be in the bar (prayin' to Sam Phillips) ..."
Selah
Joss Hutton
Woke up this morning, more bloody e-mail problems. However, The Rev Dan Penniman would like a word...
Hey Mortals,
A surprise Venus Ray show for you, and a special hot tip – advance notice of Meltdown booking, so you can snap up some Dolls tickets before all those other saps...
Happy dialling, Dan xx
Tuesday 11th May
Venus Ray and Bikini Atoll play The Comedy in Piccadilly
7 Oxendon Street, Piccadilly, London SW1Y 4EE
Enquiries: 020 7839 7261 Box Office: 020 7839 7261
A Pennyblack Music presentation. www.indiemusic.co.uk Tickets £t.b.c.
And on Friday tickets go on sale at the Royal Festival Hall for an intriguing but probably misguided reincarnation of the New York Dolls, and (perhaps a safer bet) an evening of film, including the legendary “Lipstick Killers” and an unseen Dolls documentary. Call 08703 808 300 or book at http://www.rfh.org.uk
Wednesday 16th June
Queen Elizabeth Hall 7.45pm
“New York Rock n Roll”
The Films of Bob Gruen. New York Dolls film premiere and more
Friday 18th June
Royal Festival Hall 8pm
New York Dolls + James Maker with Noko 440
Sunday 20th June
Royal Festival Hall 7.45pm
Nancy Sinatra + guests
Saturday June 5th
The Borderline
Vic Goddard and Subway Sect + Venus Ray
Orange Yard, off Manette St, W1
Admission £7.00 Advance Tickets from the Borderline: 020 7534 6970
www.borderline.co.uk , Ticketmaster, or at The Astoria box office
Hey Mortals,
A surprise Venus Ray show for you, and a special hot tip – advance notice of Meltdown booking, so you can snap up some Dolls tickets before all those other saps...
Happy dialling, Dan xx
Tuesday 11th May
Venus Ray and Bikini Atoll play The Comedy in Piccadilly
7 Oxendon Street, Piccadilly, London SW1Y 4EE
Enquiries: 020 7839 7261 Box Office: 020 7839 7261
A Pennyblack Music presentation. www.indiemusic.co.uk Tickets £t.b.c.
And on Friday tickets go on sale at the Royal Festival Hall for an intriguing but probably misguided reincarnation of the New York Dolls, and (perhaps a safer bet) an evening of film, including the legendary “Lipstick Killers” and an unseen Dolls documentary. Call 08703 808 300 or book at http://www.rfh.org.uk
Wednesday 16th June
Queen Elizabeth Hall 7.45pm
“New York Rock n Roll”
The Films of Bob Gruen. New York Dolls film premiere and more
Friday 18th June
Royal Festival Hall 8pm
New York Dolls + James Maker with Noko 440
Sunday 20th June
Royal Festival Hall 7.45pm
Nancy Sinatra + guests
Saturday June 5th
The Borderline
Vic Goddard and Subway Sect + Venus Ray
Orange Yard, off Manette St, W1
Admission £7.00 Advance Tickets from the Borderline: 020 7534 6970
www.borderline.co.uk , Ticketmaster, or at The Astoria box office
Monday, April 26, 2004
Has it really been a year already?. Heck, it still feels like we've just started!.
Anyways, I still consider it an honour to be contributing to this here version of the ol' NBT. Bein' a long time, and avid, reader of Lindsay's printed wares over the years, and generally thinkin' nothin' but good about the man's taste, it still feels kinda weird sharin' the same stage, but what the hey...
The past 12 months saw a great deal of change in my life, not just turning 40, but becomin' a dad as well. But one thing sure hasn't changed; and that's the search for what Lindsay calls "the real stuff". Whatever it bein' food, wine, books, "art" or, yes, rock & roll, there's an ongoing quest for the undiluted, the kinda stuff that ain't watered down for mass consumption. I'd like to think of the NBT as the r'n'r version of the slowfood movement, that opposes the decline of our taste buds c/o Burger King and McDonalds and pointing out the, hopefully, obvious fact that there is more to life than the choice between a Whopper and a Big Mac. Just like there's an alternative to listenin' to Robbie Williams, Kings Of Leon or Franz Ferdinand....
Anyways, I still consider it an honour to be contributing to this here version of the ol' NBT. Bein' a long time, and avid, reader of Lindsay's printed wares over the years, and generally thinkin' nothin' but good about the man's taste, it still feels kinda weird sharin' the same stage, but what the hey...
The past 12 months saw a great deal of change in my life, not just turning 40, but becomin' a dad as well. But one thing sure hasn't changed; and that's the search for what Lindsay calls "the real stuff". Whatever it bein' food, wine, books, "art" or, yes, rock & roll, there's an ongoing quest for the undiluted, the kinda stuff that ain't watered down for mass consumption. I'd like to think of the NBT as the r'n'r version of the slowfood movement, that opposes the decline of our taste buds c/o Burger King and McDonalds and pointing out the, hopefully, obvious fact that there is more to life than the choice between a Whopper and a Big Mac. Just like there's an alternative to listenin' to Robbie Williams, Kings Of Leon or Franz Ferdinand....
Sunday, April 25, 2004
So, I guess this internut THING is a year old tomorrow but I doubt that I'd get around to doing this then so forgive me for being a few hours premature. I like to be early for things, it's a vice of mine. Time is marching by for sure... A big round of whatever they're having then for Jeroen and Steve for keeping it all on the rails. I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't be doing this if it hadn't been for their kick-start and invaluable technicianship. I raise my glass also to our friends and regular visitors who stop by to check it all out. My ramblings of late probably instigate some head scratching. Of course, compared to the day to day shit that some people are dragged through - my situation is somewhat self ordained - but I'll be working on that, through that, whatever it takes to get on to the next season. If you have a mind to, then help us make this into THE one stop place for the real stuff. A place to get in, find the info and scoot. Just the facts, as Joe Friday preferred 'em.
The beat goes on and may you never, not ever, lose it...
The beat goes on and may you never, not ever, lose it...
Saturday, April 24, 2004
Norton Records releases for May:
Nervous Norvus - Stone Age Woo CD.
Massive first time collection of the stone age gristle of musical genius Jimmy Drake a/k/a Nervous Norvus! Includes privately pressed platters, demos and unissued melloroonie masters, all kibble kobblin' their way into the unsuspecting ears of the universe and beyond! Giant bio booklet filled with clips, snips, facts and photos make this an essential addition to every wild dog's collection. Be Zorch, Daddy-O... GO APE!
Fort Worth Teen Scene LP/CD vol. 1-3.
Gigundo wrap up of 1964-1967 Texas garage whomp from Fort Worth, based on Larry Harrison and David Campbell’s landmark article in KICKS #4. Includes famed five star killers by the Elite, Jades, Larry and the Blue Notes, rare uncomped singles by the Gnats, Mistakes, Jack and the Rippers plus unished rawness from the Barons, Rising Suns, Mods and much, much, mo’! Brutal sound, full color label shots, gatefold LP’s and detailed bios and photos of the groups that made up one of America’s most intense garage scenes ever! All this plus two photos of the Slobs!
Johnny Burnette Crazy Date & Wampus Cat LPs.
is pair of Norton LP-only releases delivers 36 unreleased 1957-60 rock n’ roll demos-- 27 on vinyl for the very first time! Includes the original demos of Believe What You Say and It’s Late, both smash hits for Ricky Nelson! Johnny was striving for commercial success but was still aflame with his native Memphis rhythm. Essential longplay enjoyment!
Gene Vincent Sounds Like Gene Vincent & Crazy Times LPs.
Triumphs - Surfside Date (EP-104) Surfside Date/Susie In My Hist’ry Class/Surfside Slave/Memphis Baby Dig the razzamatazz of Wisconsin’s answer to Gregory Dee and the Avanties! Crazed ‘64 single plus unished pair!
Randy Alvey & the Green Fuz - Green Fuz/There Is A Land (45-115) Legendary mega-rare crude Texas garage lament on fuzzy green wax with first time re-ish of tormentuously essential flip! Interview with Randy on bio-sleeve!
Jukebox 45s: Botumles Pit - 13 Stories High/Rising Suns – I’m Blue. Raw Texas garage double scorcher! Ultra rare GRAVE blast topside paves the loud way for the unissued flip from our FORT WORTH TEEN SCENE set!. KAI RAY - I Want Some Of That/Trashman’s Blues. Immortal lunatic ode by Minneapolis bird dance kult king and inker of Trashmen’s New Generation! By the way, the T-Men copped their moniker from the flipside!.
Rolling Stones tribute series: A-Bones - Miss Amanda Jones/Rotting Stumps - My Obsession. Talk about a Boogers Banquet! Topside’s the first new A-Bones recording in ten years! The magnificent Rotting Stumps (man)handle the B-deck in rip roarin’ style! Two over the top BETWEEN THE BUTTONS hammerings!. Andre Williams and The A-Bones - The Spider And The Fly/Greasy Chickens - Andre’s Blues. Dig the Rolling Stones greasy grind favorite Spider And The Fly once Andre grabs hold of it! Keith Richards recently picked Jail bait as one of his all time favorites and Andre tips the pimp hat back at him here! Speakin’ of paying homage, the Greasy Chickens honor Mr. Rhythm with Andrew’s Blues, a reworking of the Stones X-rated classic!. 5.6.7.8’S - 19th Nervous Breakdown/Church Keys - Who’s Driving Your Plane?. Tokyo’s frantic femmes make a quick return to Norton wax with a manic reading of one of the Stones’ finest hours! On the flip, an old boozy Stones b-side reaches new blood alcohol levels in the hands of Brooklyn beat butchers, the Church Keys!. Greenhornes - Sad Day/Shams - Under My Thumb. It’s a Cincinnati slugfest! Internationally established hooligans the Green-hornes give a sorely overlooked early Stones nugget a stompin’ three chord rebirth! Thee Shams deliver a prime pounder outta their five star repertoire!.
Nervous Norvus - Stone Age Woo CD.
Massive first time collection of the stone age gristle of musical genius Jimmy Drake a/k/a Nervous Norvus! Includes privately pressed platters, demos and unissued melloroonie masters, all kibble kobblin' their way into the unsuspecting ears of the universe and beyond! Giant bio booklet filled with clips, snips, facts and photos make this an essential addition to every wild dog's collection. Be Zorch, Daddy-O... GO APE!
Fort Worth Teen Scene LP/CD vol. 1-3.
Gigundo wrap up of 1964-1967 Texas garage whomp from Fort Worth, based on Larry Harrison and David Campbell’s landmark article in KICKS #4. Includes famed five star killers by the Elite, Jades, Larry and the Blue Notes, rare uncomped singles by the Gnats, Mistakes, Jack and the Rippers plus unished rawness from the Barons, Rising Suns, Mods and much, much, mo’! Brutal sound, full color label shots, gatefold LP’s and detailed bios and photos of the groups that made up one of America’s most intense garage scenes ever! All this plus two photos of the Slobs!
Johnny Burnette Crazy Date & Wampus Cat LPs.
is pair of Norton LP-only releases delivers 36 unreleased 1957-60 rock n’ roll demos-- 27 on vinyl for the very first time! Includes the original demos of Believe What You Say and It’s Late, both smash hits for Ricky Nelson! Johnny was striving for commercial success but was still aflame with his native Memphis rhythm. Essential longplay enjoyment!
Gene Vincent Sounds Like Gene Vincent & Crazy Times LPs.
Triumphs - Surfside Date (EP-104) Surfside Date/Susie In My Hist’ry Class/Surfside Slave/Memphis Baby Dig the razzamatazz of Wisconsin’s answer to Gregory Dee and the Avanties! Crazed ‘64 single plus unished pair!
Randy Alvey & the Green Fuz - Green Fuz/There Is A Land (45-115) Legendary mega-rare crude Texas garage lament on fuzzy green wax with first time re-ish of tormentuously essential flip! Interview with Randy on bio-sleeve!
Jukebox 45s: Botumles Pit - 13 Stories High/Rising Suns – I’m Blue. Raw Texas garage double scorcher! Ultra rare GRAVE blast topside paves the loud way for the unissued flip from our FORT WORTH TEEN SCENE set!. KAI RAY - I Want Some Of That/Trashman’s Blues. Immortal lunatic ode by Minneapolis bird dance kult king and inker of Trashmen’s New Generation! By the way, the T-Men copped their moniker from the flipside!.
Rolling Stones tribute series: A-Bones - Miss Amanda Jones/Rotting Stumps - My Obsession. Talk about a Boogers Banquet! Topside’s the first new A-Bones recording in ten years! The magnificent Rotting Stumps (man)handle the B-deck in rip roarin’ style! Two over the top BETWEEN THE BUTTONS hammerings!. Andre Williams and The A-Bones - The Spider And The Fly/Greasy Chickens - Andre’s Blues. Dig the Rolling Stones greasy grind favorite Spider And The Fly once Andre grabs hold of it! Keith Richards recently picked Jail bait as one of his all time favorites and Andre tips the pimp hat back at him here! Speakin’ of paying homage, the Greasy Chickens honor Mr. Rhythm with Andrew’s Blues, a reworking of the Stones X-rated classic!. 5.6.7.8’S - 19th Nervous Breakdown/Church Keys - Who’s Driving Your Plane?. Tokyo’s frantic femmes make a quick return to Norton wax with a manic reading of one of the Stones’ finest hours! On the flip, an old boozy Stones b-side reaches new blood alcohol levels in the hands of Brooklyn beat butchers, the Church Keys!. Greenhornes - Sad Day/Shams - Under My Thumb. It’s a Cincinnati slugfest! Internationally established hooligans the Green-hornes give a sorely overlooked early Stones nugget a stompin’ three chord rebirth! Thee Shams deliver a prime pounder outta their five star repertoire!.
Friday, April 23, 2004
Attention Canadian Readers! (Thanks to Tina Cooper for the heads up)
GOLDIROCKS is premiering in Toronto Thursday May 27 at the Varsity (by special invite) followed by a big rock and roll party at Lee's Palace.
THE PARTY IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Bands: Tijuana Bibles, The Chickens and Wayne Omaha (featuring one of the stoner guys from the film) will all play sets at the party AND... TEENAGE HEAD with guest singers FROM THE MOVIE - Sasha Ormond (GOLDI) will sing Let's Shake, Greg LeGros (MILES), Paula Tiberius (director of Goldirocks and guitarist of Sticky Rice), Robin Black, Dave Robinson (Chickens), John Borra - and hopefully Moe Berg and Ian Blurton schedules permitting.
The party will also serve as a CD release party for the official Goldirocks soundtrack which will be in stores across Canada (distrib: Maple Nationwide) May 25. It's 22 tracks of pure gold, baby! (distribution for the cd in the US is by Cobracide) Theatrical run of Goldirocks begins in Toronto Friday May 28th at The Carlton Cinema. It is especially important for people to go out that weekend as ticket sales that first weekend determine the run of Goldirocks in Toronto, and influence theatres in other cities as well. Goldirocks will be opening in other cities across Canada soon.
It's a great wee film. Support it already!
GOLDIROCKS is premiering in Toronto Thursday May 27 at the Varsity (by special invite) followed by a big rock and roll party at Lee's Palace.
THE PARTY IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Bands: Tijuana Bibles, The Chickens and Wayne Omaha (featuring one of the stoner guys from the film) will all play sets at the party AND... TEENAGE HEAD with guest singers FROM THE MOVIE - Sasha Ormond (GOLDI) will sing Let's Shake, Greg LeGros (MILES), Paula Tiberius (director of Goldirocks and guitarist of Sticky Rice), Robin Black, Dave Robinson (Chickens), John Borra - and hopefully Moe Berg and Ian Blurton schedules permitting.
The party will also serve as a CD release party for the official Goldirocks soundtrack which will be in stores across Canada (distrib: Maple Nationwide) May 25. It's 22 tracks of pure gold, baby! (distribution for the cd in the US is by Cobracide) Theatrical run of Goldirocks begins in Toronto Friday May 28th at The Carlton Cinema. It is especially important for people to go out that weekend as ticket sales that first weekend determine the run of Goldirocks in Toronto, and influence theatres in other cities as well. Goldirocks will be opening in other cities across Canada soon.
It's a great wee film. Support it already!
Looking forward to hearing the brand new AMY RIGBY composition, "DANCING WITH JOEY RAMONE". Word on the bush telegraph is that it's a cracker! They should have her perform it at Joe's Birthday Bash!!
OK folks let's get this show on the road. Onward and wherever the hell it takes us. When Frank Macdonald sent me some info on a band called THE THINGS from Dublin, I followed it up (Thanks Ruairi). After all, I've never been able to resist a combo that had a logo with a Famous Monsters-esque font. Apparently they've been doing demos for Sony UK but don't hold that agin them. They have energy to spare and are only wee. Their high octane garage-ing is spirited to be sure but I'm not sure if it's ready to be spread via a major corporation. They might wanna bone it up so it really splits some skullage some way down the line. On a more poptastic line, BRONCO BULLFROG have made an album which recalls Teenage Fanclub and The Autumn Leaves in equal measure. "WHAT PEOPLE DID BEFORE TV" is out now on REV-OLA and it's a slab of solid ent if I ever came across one. "The Savage Beat of THE SCREAMING TRIBESMEN" on SHOCK is a collection of all the bands recorded work and some live action on one of those cd things. As some of you will know "Igloo" is one of the finest 45's ever cut so if you don't got that then it's worth the price of admission alone. These Aussies are in a class of their own, always were and will be. Another country that knows what it's about when it comes to shakin' it is Sweden and CAPTAIN MURPHY are winging it aboot like the proverbial polaroid piccy. Their debut album has been produced by the great Chips K and therefore you just know its gotta swing because that guy has got the chops. The garage disease continues to sweep the globe. When THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS appear in the greatest programme on TV (The Sopranos, you twonk!) then maybe, just maybe mind, there's hope. But then again...
One other thing that flagged up some optimism was Fran Lisco's post (Reply #70) on the Muscletone website with regard to MC5/ATT. Much sense was spoken with regard to the film and beyond. This lassie knows what she's talkin' 'bout.
Thursday, April 22, 2004
The Master Plan were invited to play at a wedding reception in Mexico over the Easter Weekend. Follow the link to the Dictators website for a couple a shots of the band enjoying the sun.
Monday, April 19, 2004
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