Who woulda thunk? San Francisco's punk legends tourin' Euroland!
Avengers play Europe!
Please spread the word to all your
euro and globetrotting friends!
4-Feb Saturday Rome Penelope acoustic instore
5-Feb Sunday Road to Ruins Festival in Rome
7-Feb Tuesday Basel-CH Hirscheneck
8-Feb Wednesday Freiburg Walfisch
9-Feb Thursday Stuttgart Universum
10-Feb Friday Munster Gleiss 22
11-Feb Saturday Bielefeld AJZ
12-Feb Sunday Frankfurt Au
13-Feb Monday Koln Underground
14-Feb Tuesday Hannover Korn
16-Feb Thursday Chemnitz AJZ
17-Feb Friday Berlin Mudd Club
18-Feb Saturday Kiel Alte Meierei
19-Feb Sunday Hamburg Knust
20-Feb Monday Belgium, Gent
22-Feb Wednesday London Underworld w/Vibrators UK
23-Feb Thursday UK TBA
24-Feb Friday hanging about drinking tea with the Queen?
25-Feb Saturday UK TBA
(W/ thanks to Sander Bink for the tip-off)
Monday, January 16, 2006
THE GIN PALACE (London)
+ THE NUKES (Edinburgh)
SATURDAY 28th JANUARY @ CABARET VOLTAIRE!
36 BLAIR ST. EDINBURGH. 7PM-10PM - £5 @ THE DOOR!
"THE GIN PALACE ARE ONE OF THE BEST F*..@IN BANDS ON EARTH! THEY COULD BE THE BASTARD CHILD OF THE BIRTHDAY PARTY & THE CRAMPS! IF YOU DONT DANCE YOUR PANTS OFF AND LEAVE COMPLETELY DEAF, THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH YOU!!"
"THE MOST EXCITING BAND IN LONDON RIGHT NOW!" (Artrocker Mag)
"THIS IS ROCK N' ROLL AT IT'S BASEST,
THE PUREST SPIRIT OF ADRENALIZED GARAGE FURY!" (Kerrang!)
The second issue of the Rock & Roll Poison 'zine is out and about and in need of your attention. Interviews w/ King Khan, the Mighty Go-Go Players, Two Tears and Hipbone Slim plus a lengthy appraisal on the delights of Fries with Peanut Sauce by my pal Fenderwoods. Most of it is en inglés, so easily digestible for alla you NBT readers. Drop 'em a line for ordering info here.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
While on my listening trip thru' the US mid 70s u-ground, the compass today pointed towards Beantown. No need to go 'n explain the joys of bands like DMZ or the Real Kids to you NBT readers, but this particular trip threw up a couple o' questions that I figured one of you might be able to answer. One of the 45s I pulled out was Marc Thor's Holiday Fire, hardly an earthshattering disc, but it made me wonder who might be on there as well. As far as I know Marc first appeared on the Live At The Rat comp where he was backed by DMZ-ers Rick Coracio, Mono Mann and Jay Jay Rassler. Soundwise I figure it's different crew on the 45, but if anyone can tell for sure, I'd really appreciate it. (also, can somebody put a date on this thing?). The second disc that threw up a bunch of question marks is by the Bonjour Aviators, a 1976 hard-rock styled 7" that might be best compared to early BOC on a budget. Diggin' thru' the excellent Boston Groupie News site, it quickly becomes clear that this band was very much part of the scene, doin' support slots with the likes of Television and the Heartbreakers. But no word on any further activities. Did these guys put out anything else? Did they pursue any other musical careers? I wanna know!
Saw the refurbished City Hall in Glasgow on TV and was reminded of seeing AC/DC there on their first UK tour (maybe 1973?). It was sponsored by Sounds and it was 75p to get in as I recall. Angus’ crew segue me nicely into the following rant which I’ll call “If You Want Blood” in testament to their live album some years later.
I went to “Give Blood” the other day. They could have taken it all and done me a favour but just took a pint. My service to the wider community and all that but donating blood, like most other activities in life, has become a chore. Something that is done in the spirit of helping people that’s fallen victim of a system gone haywire. You’re asked to read info and mark tick boxes and are grilled some more. The one that “processed” me was lacking any signs of social grace. Plus it’s been moved from the local town hall to the sports centre. When I finally got to the donating area it was like lying in one of those refugee centres you see on the TV after some kind of disaster. I hate sports halls and don’t care much for the critters that cut about inside them decked out in their garb either. In fact I actively avoid such individuals. Some of them might be perfectly agreeable but I’m not taking any chances. Anyway, one is left feeling like they’re doing you a favour by taking a pint of your probably infected blood. All done in the supposed interests of safety, I know. That’s what they tell you anyway but their front line rotweilers aren’t winning any charm school awards and if they’re putting me off then I’d imagine others are also thinking “fuck this for a game of soldiers”.
“We don’t start until 2 o’ clock” one of them grunts. Fine I nod thinking all the time, What’s it to you? I’m happy to wait. I didn’t ask you, I like to be punctual. I like to get in and get the heck out. You got a problem with that? But I manage to restrain any outburst and just wait. It’ll all be over soon enough. Hopefully. But anyway, I’ll think twice about ever going back. Particularly if they stick with that venue. Maybe I’ll visit one of their town centre places, see if it’s just the travelling posse that are so frozen faced. In the good old days, the blood bus would come to your place of employment. I’ve given something like 60 pints over the years. But now, like everything else in this country, it’s all going down the pan. Good manners cost nothing but lack of them may well result on them being a donation shy next time they hit this back arse-end of beyond.
I went to “Give Blood” the other day. They could have taken it all and done me a favour but just took a pint. My service to the wider community and all that but donating blood, like most other activities in life, has become a chore. Something that is done in the spirit of helping people that’s fallen victim of a system gone haywire. You’re asked to read info and mark tick boxes and are grilled some more. The one that “processed” me was lacking any signs of social grace. Plus it’s been moved from the local town hall to the sports centre. When I finally got to the donating area it was like lying in one of those refugee centres you see on the TV after some kind of disaster. I hate sports halls and don’t care much for the critters that cut about inside them decked out in their garb either. In fact I actively avoid such individuals. Some of them might be perfectly agreeable but I’m not taking any chances. Anyway, one is left feeling like they’re doing you a favour by taking a pint of your probably infected blood. All done in the supposed interests of safety, I know. That’s what they tell you anyway but their front line rotweilers aren’t winning any charm school awards and if they’re putting me off then I’d imagine others are also thinking “fuck this for a game of soldiers”.
“We don’t start until 2 o’ clock” one of them grunts. Fine I nod thinking all the time, What’s it to you? I’m happy to wait. I didn’t ask you, I like to be punctual. I like to get in and get the heck out. You got a problem with that? But I manage to restrain any outburst and just wait. It’ll all be over soon enough. Hopefully. But anyway, I’ll think twice about ever going back. Particularly if they stick with that venue. Maybe I’ll visit one of their town centre places, see if it’s just the travelling posse that are so frozen faced. In the good old days, the blood bus would come to your place of employment. I’ve given something like 60 pints over the years. But now, like everything else in this country, it’s all going down the pan. Good manners cost nothing but lack of them may well result on them being a donation shy next time they hit this back arse-end of beyond.
UK readers might wanna head for the annual All Tomorrow's Parties fest in May. As the news arrives just now that the A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die era Flesheaters will grace the stage. That's Chris D., John Doe, DJ Bonebrake, Dave Alvin, Bill Bateman and Steve Berlin! Not to be missed IMHO.
Update: The Scientists will also play the Mudhoney-curated segment! (LH)
Update: The Scientists will also play the Mudhoney-curated segment! (LH)
Upcoming BOONARAAAS shows...
Feb. 04 Düsseldorf - Stone im Ratinger Hof / Germany + Spittin Vicars
Tour presented by...
Feb. 10 Strassbourg - Zanzibar / France
Feb. 11 Paris - Gloria Club / France
Feb. 12 Valence - Mjc / France
Feb. 14 Torino - Velvet / Italy
Feb. 15 Riva del Garda - Lochness / Italy
Feb. 16 Forlì - Diagonal / Italy
Feb. 17 Castelnovo - Madly Pub / Italy
Feb. 18 Roncà - Jack the Ripper / Italy
Feb. 04 Düsseldorf - Stone im Ratinger Hof / Germany + Spittin Vicars
Tour presented by...
Feb. 10 Strassbourg - Zanzibar / France
Feb. 11 Paris - Gloria Club / France
Feb. 12 Valence - Mjc / France
Feb. 14 Torino - Velvet / Italy
Feb. 15 Riva del Garda - Lochness / Italy
Feb. 16 Forlì - Diagonal / Italy
Feb. 17 Castelnovo - Madly Pub / Italy
Feb. 18 Roncà - Jack the Ripper / Italy
NORTON NEWSLETTER • JANUARY 2006
GET YA KICKS IN 2006, INDEED! Dig ye the Winter-Spring Events calendar which will blow your gourd offa the stump (what, again?) with mass bashes piled up like a late night plate of Waffle House chili cheese fries-- and read on for some of the biggest NEW RELEASE news we've had, like EVER!
JAN-FEB-MARCH RAMA-LAMA-DING-DONGS:
JAN 15 SUNDAY (Rockville MD) THIS WEEKEND! LINK WRAY TRIB BASH! News came edged in black last time around, when we learned of the passing of guitar hero Link Wray. Now, in tribute to Link, the Wray family joins friends, musicians and fans to celebrate his life and music on January 15 in Rockville (where else) Maryland! Dig members of the original Raymen, Los Straitjackets, A-Bones, Billy Hancock, Jerry "The Bug" Dallman, the Triumphs, and loads more rock'n'rollers with an ear to the big bad Link beat! See you all there! El Boqueron II, 1330 Gude Ave, Rockville MD. Directions, maps, details at http://www.dc-rock-and-roll.org
FEB 2-3-4 THURS-FRI-SAT (NYC) FAB REACTION! WEEKENDER SMASHED!BLOCKED!
presents their first full-on rock'n'rollin' fab mod lost weekend basheroonie at 3 swank NYC venues with 3 big days of DJ's, shows, a record fair and loads more, including the first full-on MIGHTY HANNIBAL stage show in two years-- the sensational soul shouter has still got it.. in SPADES! See you all there!
www.smashedblocked.com/reaction.html (Scroll past calendar for three day schedule!)
MARCH 4 SATURDAY (CLEVELAND, OH) CHOIR/ ALARM CLOCKS/ES-SHADES REUNION BASH!
HOLY MOTHER OF MURGATROY! It took a miracle to hang the world in space and also to put this show together, so thank your lucky stars as well as the everso fabulous Beachland Ballroom for presenting this confab, and on the banks of hallowed lake Eerie, no less! As you may not know, missing Alarm Clocks screamer Mike Pierce reared his hollerin' noggin a few weeks ago and wheels aplenty started grinding for an immediate blast...just added the Es-Shades! This will sell out quickly so get tix like NOW! More info herein past calendar and on the site too. SEE YOU THERE!!!! http://www.beachlandballroom.com.
MARCH 18 SATURDAY (ALLENTOWN, PA) 14th ANNUAL 45/78 RPM RECORD EXPO All wax blast with dealers from all over the globe sellin' and swappin' their itty bitty brains out! Massive and essential! See you there!
http://www.surroundsoundproductions.com
MARCH 26 SUNDAY PAPERBACK COLLECTORS SHOW & SALE West Coast pulp mavens host the show of shows out in the land of fruits and nuts aplenty- we like it like that!- the cream of the crop dealers, pulp artists, writers, publishers, fans and general populi! See You There! Best Western Mission Hills Inn, 10621 Sepulveda Blvd. Mission Hills, CA 9 am to 4:30 pm, Admission $5 Information at Tom Lesser: TLesser@aol.com and Rose Idlet: RoseIdlet@aol.com
• GENERAL NORTON GIDDY-UP A DING-DONG • NEW RELEASES • STAY TUNED • Nortonians should all have received the new Norton 20th Anniversary catalog (with the PHANTOM UNMASKED on the cover!) by now- if not, check the bushes. If you've moved, been arrested and incarcerated, or are new to this ballyhoo, DEMAND A FREE CATALOG! Thanks to all who welcomed in the new year with the A-BONES and talented guest stars the BLACK LIPS and BLOODSHOT BILL plus local soul sensation MC the MIGHTY HANNIBAL and the brash bevy of boss jocks (dee jays!) Dave The Spazz (Music To Spazz By), Rex (Fool's Paradise), Andy Maltz (Little Killers), Tim Warren (Crypt Records) and Bazooka Joe and Christine X-Teen (Thing With Two Heads)! We needed that kind of megaton blast to catapult us into the rare air that is fast shaping into the wildest year ever!
THEE MIDNITERS INK WITH NORTON! Get ready for the first ever comp made up exclusively of these East LA kings' top 1964-67 stompers! NO BALLADS!! Just one souped-up killer after another! Whittier Blvd./Everybody Needs Somebody To Love/Jump, Jive And Harmonize/Gloria/Love Special Delivery/Thee Midnite Feeling/I Found A Peanut/Never Knew I Had it So Bad/Down Whittier Blvd./Empty Heart/Looking Out A Window/Do You Love Me/Dragon-Fly/Hey Little Girl/Money/Welcome Home Darling/Devil With A Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly/Land Of A Thousand dances (extended live version)/Down Whittier Blvd. (Godfrey vocal) - pounds like no manana! Stay tuned for March release date info!
OUT JANUARY 25! REIGNING SOUND - BLACK SHEEP/TENNESSEE (Norton 45-128) Recorded live n' wild at Goner Records! Add a bonus cut to the Norton TURBAN RENEWAL LP with a tuff Sam The Sham cover! Carl Perkins flp spells firm double deck Memphis salute! Great sound!
INFO ABOUT REACTION! WEEKENDER Feb. 2nd, 3rd, & 4th 2006 with DJs:
ROB BAILEY (Le Beat Bespoke LP, New Untouchables, UK) JOSH STYLES (SMASHED!BLOCKED!, NYC) TONY THE TYGER SANCHEZ (Satisfaction Club, LA) TY JESSO (Wylde Card DJs, RI) BILLY MILLER and MIRIAM LINNA (Norton Records, NYC) TODD-O-PHONIC (Telstar Records) LORDJULIAN (7 of Clubs, France) JAIME KOZYRA (The Dansettes, NYC) MR. FINEWINE (Downtown Soulville, NYC) MICHAEL ROBINSON (Smashed!Blocked!, NYC) BRIAN HARRIS (Solid!, NC)
Plus LIVE on stage:
THE INSOMNIACS, THE DANSETTES and soul legend THE MIGHTY HANNIBAL!!!!
Schedule:
Thurs, Feb. 2nd: Party and BLACK AND WHITE BAR (86 East 10th St., any train to Union Square station) with DJs. Open Molinari Extra Sambuca and Fernet Branca bar 10 'til 11PM. Party from 10PM 'til 4AM. FREE!
Fri., Feb 3rd: Party at BEAUTY BAR (231 East 14th St. btwn 2nd & 3rd Aves., take L train to 3rd Avenue) with DJs and go-go dancers Anna Copacabanna and Miss Colleen. Open Molinari Extra Sambuca and Fernet Branca bar 10 'til 11PM. Party from 10PM 'til 4AM. FREE!
Sat. afternoon, Feb. 4th: Happening at NIAGARA (112 Ave. A at 7th St) Mini-record fair and LADIES ONLY DJ special featuring Lynne K. (UpTight!), Sheila B.
(Cha Cha Charming), DJ Gemini, The Soul Sisters aka Jennie Wasserman and Jaime
Kozyra (Dansettes), BossyBoots, and Miriam Linna (Norton Records). 2PM 'til
6PM. FREE!
Sat. evening, Feb. 4th: BIG FINALE with live performances, DJs, and go-go gals Anna Copacabanna, Miss Colleen, Jaiko Suzuki, and Noemi. Happening at THE DELANCEY BAR (112 Delancey Street, take f train to Delancey stop). Open Molinari Extra Sambuca and Fernet Branca bar 10 'til 11PM. 9PM 'til 4AM. $10.00.
www.smashedblocked.com/reaction.html
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CHOIR/ALARM CLOCKS/ES-SHADES SHOW INFO
http://www.beachlandballroom.com
From BB site: The Beachland Ballroom is proud to announce the first public performance since 1970 of the legendary Cleveland (Mentor, to be exact) band THE CHOIR. The band will feature original members Dave Smalley (vocals), Wally Bryson (guitar, vocals), Jim Bonfanti (drums, vocals), Dave Burke (bass) and Dann Klawon (guitar, vocals) plus Kenny Margolis (who joined in '67) on keyboards. "It's Cold Outside" was the #1 record for five weeks in Cleveland in 1967, and the band opened for many of the top British-Invasion groups, including The Who, Dave Clark Five, Yardbirds and Herman's Hermits. Bryson, Bonfanti, and Smalley later went on to the Raspberries with Eric Carmen. Opening we'll have Parma's very own ALARM CLOCKS, a band that was discovered long after their '60s' high school days. NYC's Norton Records says, "wild sixties Ohio garage band mayhem" about the full-length LP of Alarm Clocks material they released in 2000. The Alarm Clocks' sole '66 single "Yeah/No Reason To Complain," which was only pressed in a quantity of 200, remains one of the most sought after punk 45s ever! They've been covered by the Lyres, Teengenerate, and countless other modern combos. The Alarm Clocks haven't played out since '67! We expect to be announcing some other very special opening bands within the next few days as well. Tickets will be available on Friday, January 13th at 10 a.m. through www.beachlandballroom.com. In addition, tickets for this performance will be available at all of our usual ticketing outlets: CD/Game Exchanges throughout the area, Music Saves, and Square Records. Advance tickets are $25.00; day of show tickets are $28.00> Norton adds: THIS WILL SELL OUT, KIDDOS SO GET TIX LIKE NOW! SEE YOU THERE!
GET YA KICKS IN 2006, INDEED! Dig ye the Winter-Spring Events calendar which will blow your gourd offa the stump (what, again?) with mass bashes piled up like a late night plate of Waffle House chili cheese fries-- and read on for some of the biggest NEW RELEASE news we've had, like EVER!
JAN-FEB-MARCH RAMA-LAMA-DING-DONGS:
JAN 15 SUNDAY (Rockville MD) THIS WEEKEND! LINK WRAY TRIB BASH! News came edged in black last time around, when we learned of the passing of guitar hero Link Wray. Now, in tribute to Link, the Wray family joins friends, musicians and fans to celebrate his life and music on January 15 in Rockville (where else) Maryland! Dig members of the original Raymen, Los Straitjackets, A-Bones, Billy Hancock, Jerry "The Bug" Dallman, the Triumphs, and loads more rock'n'rollers with an ear to the big bad Link beat! See you all there! El Boqueron II, 1330 Gude Ave, Rockville MD. Directions, maps, details at http://www.dc-rock-and-roll.org
FEB 2-3-4 THURS-FRI-SAT (NYC) FAB REACTION! WEEKENDER SMASHED!BLOCKED!
presents their first full-on rock'n'rollin' fab mod lost weekend basheroonie at 3 swank NYC venues with 3 big days of DJ's, shows, a record fair and loads more, including the first full-on MIGHTY HANNIBAL stage show in two years-- the sensational soul shouter has still got it.. in SPADES! See you all there!
www.smashedblocked.com/reaction.html (Scroll past calendar for three day schedule!)
MARCH 4 SATURDAY (CLEVELAND, OH) CHOIR/ ALARM CLOCKS/ES-SHADES REUNION BASH!
HOLY MOTHER OF MURGATROY! It took a miracle to hang the world in space and also to put this show together, so thank your lucky stars as well as the everso fabulous Beachland Ballroom for presenting this confab, and on the banks of hallowed lake Eerie, no less! As you may not know, missing Alarm Clocks screamer Mike Pierce reared his hollerin' noggin a few weeks ago and wheels aplenty started grinding for an immediate blast...just added the Es-Shades! This will sell out quickly so get tix like NOW! More info herein past calendar and on the site too. SEE YOU THERE!!!! http://www.beachlandballroom.com.
MARCH 18 SATURDAY (ALLENTOWN, PA) 14th ANNUAL 45/78 RPM RECORD EXPO All wax blast with dealers from all over the globe sellin' and swappin' their itty bitty brains out! Massive and essential! See you there!
http://www.surroundsoundproductions.com
MARCH 26 SUNDAY PAPERBACK COLLECTORS SHOW & SALE West Coast pulp mavens host the show of shows out in the land of fruits and nuts aplenty- we like it like that!- the cream of the crop dealers, pulp artists, writers, publishers, fans and general populi! See You There! Best Western Mission Hills Inn, 10621 Sepulveda Blvd. Mission Hills, CA 9 am to 4:30 pm, Admission $5 Information at Tom Lesser: TLesser@aol.com and Rose Idlet: RoseIdlet@aol.com
• GENERAL NORTON GIDDY-UP A DING-DONG • NEW RELEASES • STAY TUNED • Nortonians should all have received the new Norton 20th Anniversary catalog (with the PHANTOM UNMASKED on the cover!) by now- if not, check the bushes. If you've moved, been arrested and incarcerated, or are new to this ballyhoo, DEMAND A FREE CATALOG! Thanks to all who welcomed in the new year with the A-BONES and talented guest stars the BLACK LIPS and BLOODSHOT BILL plus local soul sensation MC the MIGHTY HANNIBAL and the brash bevy of boss jocks (dee jays!) Dave The Spazz (Music To Spazz By), Rex (Fool's Paradise), Andy Maltz (Little Killers), Tim Warren (Crypt Records) and Bazooka Joe and Christine X-Teen (Thing With Two Heads)! We needed that kind of megaton blast to catapult us into the rare air that is fast shaping into the wildest year ever!
THEE MIDNITERS INK WITH NORTON! Get ready for the first ever comp made up exclusively of these East LA kings' top 1964-67 stompers! NO BALLADS!! Just one souped-up killer after another! Whittier Blvd./Everybody Needs Somebody To Love/Jump, Jive And Harmonize/Gloria/Love Special Delivery/Thee Midnite Feeling/I Found A Peanut/Never Knew I Had it So Bad/Down Whittier Blvd./Empty Heart/Looking Out A Window/Do You Love Me/Dragon-Fly/Hey Little Girl/Money/Welcome Home Darling/Devil With A Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly/Land Of A Thousand dances (extended live version)/Down Whittier Blvd. (Godfrey vocal) - pounds like no manana! Stay tuned for March release date info!
OUT JANUARY 25! REIGNING SOUND - BLACK SHEEP/TENNESSEE (Norton 45-128) Recorded live n' wild at Goner Records! Add a bonus cut to the Norton TURBAN RENEWAL LP with a tuff Sam The Sham cover! Carl Perkins flp spells firm double deck Memphis salute! Great sound!
INFO ABOUT REACTION! WEEKENDER Feb. 2nd, 3rd, & 4th 2006 with DJs:
ROB BAILEY (Le Beat Bespoke LP, New Untouchables, UK) JOSH STYLES (SMASHED!BLOCKED!, NYC) TONY THE TYGER SANCHEZ (Satisfaction Club, LA) TY JESSO (Wylde Card DJs, RI) BILLY MILLER and MIRIAM LINNA (Norton Records, NYC) TODD-O-PHONIC (Telstar Records) LORDJULIAN (7 of Clubs, France) JAIME KOZYRA (The Dansettes, NYC) MR. FINEWINE (Downtown Soulville, NYC) MICHAEL ROBINSON (Smashed!Blocked!, NYC) BRIAN HARRIS (Solid!, NC)
Plus LIVE on stage:
THE INSOMNIACS, THE DANSETTES and soul legend THE MIGHTY HANNIBAL!!!!
Schedule:
Thurs, Feb. 2nd: Party and BLACK AND WHITE BAR (86 East 10th St., any train to Union Square station) with DJs. Open Molinari Extra Sambuca and Fernet Branca bar 10 'til 11PM. Party from 10PM 'til 4AM. FREE!
Fri., Feb 3rd: Party at BEAUTY BAR (231 East 14th St. btwn 2nd & 3rd Aves., take L train to 3rd Avenue) with DJs and go-go dancers Anna Copacabanna and Miss Colleen. Open Molinari Extra Sambuca and Fernet Branca bar 10 'til 11PM. Party from 10PM 'til 4AM. FREE!
Sat. afternoon, Feb. 4th: Happening at NIAGARA (112 Ave. A at 7th St) Mini-record fair and LADIES ONLY DJ special featuring Lynne K. (UpTight!), Sheila B.
(Cha Cha Charming), DJ Gemini, The Soul Sisters aka Jennie Wasserman and Jaime
Kozyra (Dansettes), BossyBoots, and Miriam Linna (Norton Records). 2PM 'til
6PM. FREE!
Sat. evening, Feb. 4th: BIG FINALE with live performances, DJs, and go-go gals Anna Copacabanna, Miss Colleen, Jaiko Suzuki, and Noemi. Happening at THE DELANCEY BAR (112 Delancey Street, take f train to Delancey stop). Open Molinari Extra Sambuca and Fernet Branca bar 10 'til 11PM. 9PM 'til 4AM. $10.00.
www.smashedblocked.com/reaction.html
-----------------------
CHOIR/ALARM CLOCKS/ES-SHADES SHOW INFO
http://www.beachlandballroom.com
From BB site: The Beachland Ballroom is proud to announce the first public performance since 1970 of the legendary Cleveland (Mentor, to be exact) band THE CHOIR. The band will feature original members Dave Smalley (vocals), Wally Bryson (guitar, vocals), Jim Bonfanti (drums, vocals), Dave Burke (bass) and Dann Klawon (guitar, vocals) plus Kenny Margolis (who joined in '67) on keyboards. "It's Cold Outside" was the #1 record for five weeks in Cleveland in 1967, and the band opened for many of the top British-Invasion groups, including The Who, Dave Clark Five, Yardbirds and Herman's Hermits. Bryson, Bonfanti, and Smalley later went on to the Raspberries with Eric Carmen. Opening we'll have Parma's very own ALARM CLOCKS, a band that was discovered long after their '60s' high school days. NYC's Norton Records says, "wild sixties Ohio garage band mayhem" about the full-length LP of Alarm Clocks material they released in 2000. The Alarm Clocks' sole '66 single "Yeah/No Reason To Complain," which was only pressed in a quantity of 200, remains one of the most sought after punk 45s ever! They've been covered by the Lyres, Teengenerate, and countless other modern combos. The Alarm Clocks haven't played out since '67! We expect to be announcing some other very special opening bands within the next few days as well. Tickets will be available on Friday, January 13th at 10 a.m. through www.beachlandballroom.com. In addition, tickets for this performance will be available at all of our usual ticketing outlets: CD/Game Exchanges throughout the area, Music Saves, and Square Records. Advance tickets are $25.00; day of show tickets are $28.00> Norton adds: THIS WILL SELL OUT, KIDDOS SO GET TIX LIKE NOW! SEE YOU THERE!
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Playlist time again!
Last time we met near the ol' hi-fi, I was diggin' the likes of Patti Smith and the Bizarros. Predictably as it may be, my journey's next stop was Cleveland Ohio. Mucho Pa Ubu of course (I don't think I will ever tire of hearin' Final Solution or 30 Seconds Over Tokyo), Pagans and esp the age old triple 10" set Those Were Different Times featurin' the Mirrors, Electric Eels and Styrenes. From there on I've been diggin' a wide variety of mid 70s US underground stuff; Brats, Debris, MX-80 Sound, Simply Saucer, Imperial Dogs etc. The kind of thing Chris Stigliano at Black To Comm can write about so elongatly if he's not off on one of his socio-political rants. One of the joys in listening to this era's sounds is that you can hear avant-kinda rock that is not yet tarnished by either rap or metal. As much as I dig the earliest incarnations of said genres, I just can't stand all that watered down cross-over shit doin' the rounds these days ("fusion" anyone?). Random goodies: Elvis Costello's No Action, Mott The Hoople The Moon Upstairs, Dutch powerpop classic X-Ray Proved by the Princes Of Peace (issued on the horrid picture disc format), Dictators Stay With Me, Ramones Poison Heart, Sonic Youth's Pipeline (not the surf tune, tho' it, uh, "flows" just fine), Birds No Good Without You, John Holt Ali Baba (and all it's dozen or so versions!), Sound Magics Don't You Remember (Dutch six-0 Zombies-like minor chord masterpiece), Ultravox Young Savage (Peel Sessions version), fuck Midge Ure!, early Vox was just that; young and savage!. T. Rex Children Of The Revolution ("I Drive A Rolse Royce 'cause It's Good For My Voice"), Bob Dylan Ballad Of A Thin Man, Peter Hammill Nadir's Big Chance, Gaunt Jim Motherfucker (45 version), Spinvis Aan De Oevers Van De Tijd, Blondie Out In the Streets (demo), Headcoatees Ca Plane Pour Moi (anybody out there able to land me a copy of the Dutch language version by Rubberen Robbie Geef Mij Maar Drank?), Wipers Romeo (Suicide w/ guitars!), Ivy Green No Love Is Kind, ooh wee!, friggin' ace tune by T Mullens & Co. that 'll strike the right chord with alla you that have been cold shouldered too oft....
That's it for now...
Last time we met near the ol' hi-fi, I was diggin' the likes of Patti Smith and the Bizarros. Predictably as it may be, my journey's next stop was Cleveland Ohio. Mucho Pa Ubu of course (I don't think I will ever tire of hearin' Final Solution or 30 Seconds Over Tokyo), Pagans and esp the age old triple 10" set Those Were Different Times featurin' the Mirrors, Electric Eels and Styrenes. From there on I've been diggin' a wide variety of mid 70s US underground stuff; Brats, Debris, MX-80 Sound, Simply Saucer, Imperial Dogs etc. The kind of thing Chris Stigliano at Black To Comm can write about so elongatly if he's not off on one of his socio-political rants. One of the joys in listening to this era's sounds is that you can hear avant-kinda rock that is not yet tarnished by either rap or metal. As much as I dig the earliest incarnations of said genres, I just can't stand all that watered down cross-over shit doin' the rounds these days ("fusion" anyone?). Random goodies: Elvis Costello's No Action, Mott The Hoople The Moon Upstairs, Dutch powerpop classic X-Ray Proved by the Princes Of Peace (issued on the horrid picture disc format), Dictators Stay With Me, Ramones Poison Heart, Sonic Youth's Pipeline (not the surf tune, tho' it, uh, "flows" just fine), Birds No Good Without You, John Holt Ali Baba (and all it's dozen or so versions!), Sound Magics Don't You Remember (Dutch six-0 Zombies-like minor chord masterpiece), Ultravox Young Savage (Peel Sessions version), fuck Midge Ure!, early Vox was just that; young and savage!. T. Rex Children Of The Revolution ("I Drive A Rolse Royce 'cause It's Good For My Voice"), Bob Dylan Ballad Of A Thin Man, Peter Hammill Nadir's Big Chance, Gaunt Jim Motherfucker (45 version), Spinvis Aan De Oevers Van De Tijd, Blondie Out In the Streets (demo), Headcoatees Ca Plane Pour Moi (anybody out there able to land me a copy of the Dutch language version by Rubberen Robbie Geef Mij Maar Drank?), Wipers Romeo (Suicide w/ guitars!), Ivy Green No Love Is Kind, ooh wee!, friggin' ace tune by T Mullens & Co. that 'll strike the right chord with alla you that have been cold shouldered too oft....
That's it for now...
Friday, January 13, 2006
"Hey Folks
First off, thanks for making our start to the year such a blast! Filthy's was packed to the rafters with kits'n'kittens, all digging the Big Beat (thanks, Mr Freed!) laid by yer ever-lovin' SR Tag Team, plus guest DJ Craig Roythorne, who travelled up from Bristol to spin such gusset-ripping platters as The Shades' Strollin' After Dark ...
January 21st will see one of London's finest purveyors and spinners of vintage vinyl grace the decks at Filthy's, namely Intoxica! / Stag-O-Lee linchpin Nick Brown. Plus, as per, we've unearthed another trove of vintage rock'n'roll footage - this time it's Love TV and promo clips from the '60s plus, ta-daa, The Mummies! Big Beat, big screen!
So gird yer loins, and make it to the bar next Saturday ...
Selah,
Joss & Joe
Sonic Reducer at Filthy Macnasty's, 68 Amwell St EC1R, 7pm, FREE
Nearest Tube: Angel / Kings Cross"
Not exactly the day to find your Voorhees (or however you spell it) mask has a couple of straps broken... so no killing spree for me this Friday 13th. Anyway don't forget this at the GLASGOW FILM THEATRE on the 15th and 16th at 6.30pm, showing with Frank Macdonald's debut short about The Beauty Shop. That's the group not a favourite hangout.
Screaming Masterpiece (Film, Documentary (12A)
A look at the Icelandic music industry from its roots in eccentric melodies and ancient poetry, through to modern electronica, thrash metal, Sigur Rós and Bjork. A unique piece of musical history recorded in an inspirational documentary endorsed by the likes of Foo Fighters and Damon Albarn.
Iceland/Demark (2005) Ari Alexander/Eric Magnusson Duration: 187 mins.
Screaming Masterpiece (Film, Documentary (12A)
A look at the Icelandic music industry from its roots in eccentric melodies and ancient poetry, through to modern electronica, thrash metal, Sigur Rós and Bjork. A unique piece of musical history recorded in an inspirational documentary endorsed by the likes of Foo Fighters and Damon Albarn.
Iceland/Demark (2005) Ari Alexander/Eric Magnusson Duration: 187 mins.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
And speakin' of cool blogs: why not dig Sonic Pollutions. A site that goes beyond mere MP3s and offers cool videos by the likes of Bobby Gentry, the Kinks, Del Shannon and the 13th Floor Elevators...
Monday, January 09, 2006
Various - Glitterbest: UK Glam With Attitude 1971 - 1976 (RPM CD).Yeah I know, this one's been around for a while, and it's definitively my loss not picking up a copy on it's release. The party line on the punk influx has always been the Nuggets/Velvets/Stooges continuum, and while this is certainly true for the US, the Brit counterpart was probably as much, if not more, inspired by the glam explosion of the first half of the 70s. You name 'em; Roxy, Bolan, Mott, Sweet, Bowie etc. RPM's digs thru this era had already turned up a bunch of obscuro stuff released on such discs like Velvet Tinmine that showed a definite link between the punk and glam age, but the theme was taken to it's surprising conclusion on this CD where you can hear members of (ao) the Boys, Vibrators, Gorillas, Only Ones, Radio Stars and Ultravox in their formative years. And no, this ain't just a 'historical artifact', 'cause this thing has a poundin' non-hit-after-non-hit track selection that hasn't left HQ's CD player for three days in a row. Even some of the stuff that was already familiar to me gets an extra lease on life bein' put into context here. From the fantastic Dolls-like wail of the Hollywood Brats to the perfect pop of the Jook and the Roxy-isms of Tiger Lily, this sounds like a perfect K-Tel comp from some lost dimension. Five brightly sparkling stars!
Related websites and further reading: The Biased History of English Glam Rock, All You Pretty Things and Punk '77.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
The Fleshtones return to Spain on Friday 13th for a twelve date tour. A mere month later they once again climb aboard the "big bird" for dates in France. An Italian tour is proposed for later in the year with appearances in London and Rotterdam a remote possibility. In the meantime, those of you convinced that the road to RnR salvation lies in warmer climes should don your clogs and kilts and head on out to...more
I missed the debut of The Geator on WXPN last night but will hopefully be able to tune into the next instalment. You should hit that cyberdial also...
Friday, January 06, 2006
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