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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History Of PUNK - Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain

2011-02-20T13:36:00.000-08:00

I just finished this book this morning and thought I'd write a quick review. However, why not read one that really sums it all up, from NYROCK.COM (October 1996)

Please Kill Me, by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, is aptly subtitled The Uncensored Oral History of Punk. That’s basically what it is, no less, no more. In fact, if the material were condensed into one single sentence it might read as follows: In the beginning there was the MC5; the MC5 begat Iggy Pop and the Stooges; the Stooges begat the Ramones; the Ramones begat the Sex Pistols, etc.

McNeil, as cofounder of the trailblazing publication Punk Magazine, serves well as a legitimate authority on the genre. His book consists of first-hand accounts from some of punk’s most influential players. The dizzying excesses of a parade of celebrities are all there for the taking, including Iggy Pop’s many tumbles on a stage full of broken glass; Jayne County’s bone-crushing lurch, with a stage microphone, at the Dictator’s Handsome Dick Manitoba; Stiv Bator’s famous performance at CBGB’s, during which he was fellated by an aspiring cocktail waitress.

It’s much to the authors’ credit that they choose the quasi-documentary style – otherwise one might have found it hard to believe the material contained within. The irony is that while the book is quite obviously a labor of love, it often reveals an indulgent, at times downright pathetic, squadron of characters. At key moments, you don’t know whether to laugh or get your stomach pumped. Dee Dee Ramone’s account of Sid Vicious using soiled water from a public toilet bowl to shoot up with is one such occasion. "I’d seen it all by then," says Dee Dee.

Of course, Dee Dee’s closet rattles pretty heavily with his own collection of skeletons. During an aborted attempt at forging a new band with Stiv Bators in Paris, Dee Dee grew ever more disenchanted with Johnny Thunders, who was slated to be included in the lineup. Upon discovering his overcoat in Thunders’ suitcase, Dee Dee became enraged and subsequently smashed Thunders’ guitar to pieces and destroyed his entire wardrobe with a little help from Drano and a few other household corrosives.
Obliging Fans

The book borrows its title from a T-shirt designed by Richard Hell, who was then the bass player for Television. Hell is perhaps one of the most unsung heroes of the punk movement. His groundbreaking work with the Voidiods – and his debut album, containing the cut "Blank Generation" – clearly paved the way for others to follow. In fact, it’s widely speculated that Malcom Maclaren exported Hell’s entire image, spiked hair and ripped clothing, to England for use on his favorite clients, the Sex Pistols.

Hell had written the words "Please Kill Me" on a shirt and included a graphic of a bulls-eye below it. He then decided it was against his better judgment to actually wear it – the duty was somehow assumed by Television guitarist Richard Lloyd. According to Lloyd, "Richard... wouldn’t wear it. So I [did]. These fans gave me this really psychotic look... Then they said, ‘If that’s what you want, we’ll be glad to oblige because we’re such big fans!’... and I thought, I’m not wearing this shirt again."
The History of Rock & Roll

Some of the more outlandish behavior in the book comes by way of Iggy Pop. Among other things, Iggy was fond of wearing women’s evening gowns or nothing at all in public. His love for substances is well documented, including his tendency to consume enough Quaaludes to kill a horse and then crawl around uselessly on-stage before thousands of adoring fans. On one occasion, Iggy nearly got runover while sprawled out on the parking lot outside a local truck stop. According to James Grauerholz, Iggy leapt to his feet and screamed, "You asshole, you almost killed me... you could’ve stopped the history of rock & roll."

As mentioned, the book’s use of straight quotes work well. Not only does it lend authenticity to the material but it allows its characters to display some of their more positive sides. For example, it’s no surprise that as the author of some of the greatest rock & roll material ever, such as "Lust For Life," Iggy Pop proves to be an intelligent, eloquent fellow. However, it’s nice to read his words verbatim to confirm the fact. Otherwise we could walk away with nothing but the picture of him crawling around in a stupor, covered with blood, bare-assed naked – or clad in the latest evening wear from the Gloria Vanderbilt collection.

"...it was about advocating kids to not wait to be told what to do, but make life up for themselves, it was about trying to get people to use their imaginations again, it was about not being perfect, it was about saying it was okay to be amateurish and funny, that real creativity came out of making a mess, it was about working with what you got in front of you and turning everything embarrassing, awful, and stupid in your life to your advantage." Legs McNeil.
"...the story of a bunch of losers and misfits, junkies and whores, geniuses and idiots, poets and illiterates who banded together for a brief moment in history, to make great rock & roll, and to have a real cool time doing it." - Legs & Gillian
Start reading
Please Kill Me @ Google Books
Please Kill Me! Interview with Legs McNeil - Glorious Noise

Horns - Joe Hill

2011-02-06T09:47:00.000-08:00

At first Ig thought the horns were a hallucination, the product of a mind damaged by rage and grief. He had spent the last year in a lonely, private purgatory, following the death of his beloved, Merrin Williams, who was raped and murdered under inexplicable circumstances. A mental breakdown would have been the most natural thing in the world. But there was nothing natural about the horns, which were all too real.

Once the righteous Ig had enjoyed the life of the blessed: born into privilege, the second son of a renowned musician and younger brother of a rising late-night TV star, he had security, wealth, and a place in his community. Ig had it all, and more—he had Merrin and a love founded on shared daydreams, mutual daring, and unlikely midsummer magic.

But Merrin’s death damned all that. The only suspect in the crime, Ig was never charged or tried. And he was never cleared. In the court of public opinion in Gideon, New Hampshire, Ig is and always will be guilty because his rich and connected parents pulled strings to make the investigation go away. Nothing Ig can do, nothing he can say, matters. Everyone, it seems, including God, has abandoned him. Everyone, that is, but the devil inside. . . .

Now Ig is possessed of a terrible new power to go with his terrible new look—a macabre talent he intends to use to find the monster who killed Merrin and destroyed his life. Being good and praying for the best got him nowhere. It’s time for a little revenge. . . . It’s time the devil had his due. . . .
(from JoeHillFiction.com)
HORNS has been nominated for Superior Achievement in a Novel in this year’s Bram Stoker Award voting.

I can see why so many had this on their best of 2010 books list. An enjoyable read that has many twists and turns. 4/52

Blood Into Wine

2011-01-25T12:29:00.000-08:00

Blood Into Wine follows two guys and their pursuit to make great wine in the Arizona High Desert. What makes this such an interesting venture is that one of them is Maynard James Keenan, frontman for TOOL, A Perfect Circle & Puscifer. Keenan has cultivated an air of mystery about himself and his career by in his words, "...not giving away the whole farm." Well, he doesn't give away the farm but a lot of the vineyard as he shatters some of the mystique and lets you spend one season with him from planting to processing. Not a documentary about wine from a wine snobs point of view, Eric Glomski, Keenan's wine mentor, spends ample time explaining the different nuances of wine and all the labor that goes into making it. The movie shares insight into wine and the creative process of Keenan. Interviews with Keenan give a glimpse into his self discovery and ultimately his self fulfillment , "I'm not out here Shouting at the Devil, not Barking at the Moon, we're just digging in the dirt." Highly Recommended.

"Sour Grapes" (Where's My Line? Mix) —(Previously unreleased)

"The Humbling River" (Nagual del Judith Mix) —(Previously unreleased)

"Sour Grapes" (Legend of the Mix) —(Previously unreleased)

"The Humbling River" (Duet Mix) —(Previously unreleased)

Sounds Into Blood Into Wine, (4 Previously Unreleased Puscifer Songs) (via megaupload)
Blood Into Wine (Official Site)
Vinography: A Wine Blog
Caduceus.org Maynard James Keenan Wine.

White Line Fever - Lemmy

2011-01-18T09:22:00.000-08:00

Three hundred pages of colorful stories spanning the life of Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Founding father of Motorhead and Hard Rock Icon shares an unfiltered look back over his career, drink & drug use, music, constant touring, band mates and sex. Lemmy's writing style is conversational and engaging. The amount of history can hardly be contained in just one book. Lemmy is Rock 'N Roll, Rock 'N Roll is Lemmy! The Real Deal. Often humorous, downright honest. Lemmy: 49% Motherfucker / 51% Son Of A Bitch
3/52

MOTORHEAD OFFICIAL

A couple Motorhead Bootlegs at D&P's Bootleg Tunz World.

The Making Of Slap Shot: Behind The Scenes Of The Greatest Hockey Movie Ever Made

2011-01-17T18:02:00.000-08:00

What kind of guy reads a book about the making of a movie? The one that can not get enough of a good thing. I first fell in love with Slap Shot in 1980 when it was broadcast on Network T.V. I was eight years old when my dad called me into the family room to watch it one night. Now the version I first saw was a heavily edited one but I was hooked from the first scene. It was one of those movies that a father and son could bond over, share in the good "Old Time Hockey." When the Hanson Brothers hit the screen I new instantly that this was the greatest thing since Star Wars. I howled in laughter for two hours. That started my thirty year fascination with Slap Shot.

"The Making of Slap Shot" is great fun because it truly puts you in the center of the Slap Shot world. Great insider information from the Screenwriter, Director, Actors & everybody involved with making the movie. Detailed information about the state of minor league hockey and its players are well documented here. The only draw back is that Paul Newman and the Hanson Brothers did not participate. Newman had passed away during the writing of the book and his insight is culled from previous interviews. If your looking for Hanson Brother insight it is best to read Dave Hanson's Book, "Slap Shot Original" Highly Recommended for fans of the Funniest Sports Movie Ever!
Google Books preview here, The Making of Slap Shot: Behind The Scenes of The Greatest Hockey Movie Ever Made 2/52

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest - Stieg Larsson

2011-01-16T16:26:00.000-08:00

Fifty-two books in fifty-two weeks. The first book of 2011 is one that I put off reading for many month of last year, "The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest" by Stieg Larsson. The reason I put it off was that I didn't want the infectious story to end. I won't give away anything if you haven't read the previous two books in the "Millennium Trilogy", "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" & "The Girl Who Played With Fire."

"The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest" does an excellent job of ending the trilogy. You owe it to yourself to read them all. 1/52.

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest

Resurrection - 2011

2011-01-16T09:43:00.000-08:00

This site has laid dormant for several years while I was off raising a couple of rugrats. I missed the sharing aspect of the blog but have had little to offer over the years as kids have dominated most of my time outside of work. My daughter just turned four the other day and questions my musical taste, soon she will come around and beg to borrow my Record's and CD's. Since I don't get to attend that many live shows I live vicariously through satellite radio, dvd's and books. What will be posted is left open.

Riley And The Peas

2007-08-12T20:44:00.001-07:00

Electro-Shock Blues Show

2007-03-13T08:51:00.000-07:00

One night in December of 1998, in the midst of a tour as support act for the band Pulp, the eels found themselves fighting for their lives on the stage of some English ice rink or convention hall. It's unknown what town they are actually playing in on this recording since the tape box has been labeled with the names of three towns, and no one in the band even remembers the 1900s.
But no matter. It rocks all the same. Step into this rock and/or roll time machine and be there for the entire set. Check out an early version of "Souljacker Part I," when Sally was a young Mary, some three years before the release of the Souljacker album. Laugh as members of the audience berate and belittle our heroes. At least that guy screaming "Novocaine!!!" isn't shouting "Judas!"

Cancer For The Cure
Fingertips Part III
Going To Your Funeral Part I
Efil's God
Souljacker Part I
My Beloved Monster
Novocaine For The Soul
Not Ready Yet
Last Stop: This Town
Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas

GRINDERMAN

2007-03-12T23:00:00.000-07:00

Grinderman – Grinderman: As I write this, I am sitting in a plane, 51 minutes into a journey from Sydney Australia to Los Angeles and I am trying to get all these notes written up in time for this broadcast two days from now. I was in Red Eye records hours ago, and heard on the store’s system what I guessed was the new Nick Cave fronted band, Grinderman. I inquired and was correct. The album came out a couple of days before so I was in luck that they had some. Many hours later: Back in LA and have only checked out a couple of songs from the album due to other work I had to do and exhaustion. I picked the title cut because I liked the way it sounded about 27 hours ago when I was in Sydney. Grinderman is Nick Cave, Warren Ellis who is also a Bad Seed and Dirty Three member, Martyn Casey was a Triffid and is also a Bad Seed as well and Jim Sclavunos who has been in so many bands, when I saw him in the Bad Seeds awhile ago, somehow I wasn’t surprised. He has turned up in many musical projects of all kinds from work with Lydia Lunch to The Cramps. At the time of this writing, I don’t know what Nick intends to do with the band, how many shows, albums, etc. I can’t see him ditching the Bad Seeds for this thing, seeing how great the last album was. Perhaps it’s a resting phase or a way to blow off some minimalist steam. As always, we will pay Fanatical attention to this band. -Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins Harmony In My Head Radio
Grinderman.mp3
Grinderman @ ANTI-
Grinderman (Myspace)

Anthrax - I'm The Man

2007-03-08T05:47:00.000-08:00

Because sometimes a little Anthrax is good.
I'm The Man
Anthrax.com

Leon Russell Live

2007-03-06T09:10:00.000-08:00

"Leon Russell is pop music's most anonymous big shot."
Leon Russells' Memory Lane, A career retrospective.
Leon Russell Live. This is a full album download. You will be directed to another site.

When I was growing up I was very fortunate to come from a family that played music through out the house. The radio was always on or a LP spinned on the turntable. Sometimes, I would just flip through the crates of my parents albums just to see what the artists looked like. I'm not sure if I remember this one quite the way that it played out in my head, but I'm sure that I liked this album based on the fact that Leon wore a hat just like the one that one of the Muppets wore.
Live shows off Russells' passion, spirit, energy, and southern charm, as well as, showing why he was named "The Preacher".

Buju Banton

2007-03-06T07:05:00.000-08:00

Driver A, from Too Bad
Pull It Up featuring Beres Hammond, from Unchained Spirit.
Buju Banton Bio
In his "Unchained Spirit" album, it is said that Buju demostrates unfettered devotion to his craft by extending his trademark toasting skills into the realms of rock steady, ska, gospel, African highlife and American soul.(gargamel bio)
I thought with all the cold weather we've been having I'd throw in some warm Jamaican sounds. Buju Banton encapsulates many of the finer things in dancehall, dub music. Enjoy. - DRJ

John Belushi 25th Anniversay

2007-03-05T07:11:00.000-08:00

"I may be gone, but rock n roll lives on." Belushi Headstone Inscription.

She Caught The Katy
Stand By Your Man
Live At The Universal Amphitheater 1980
Rubber Biscuit
Gimme Some Lovin'
Expressway To Your Heart

Werewolf Women of the S.S

2007-03-04T11:10:00.000-08:00

via bloody-disgusting.com:This is a still from the forthcoming fake movie trailer, Werewolf Women of the SS. The trailer is directed by Rob Zombie for Quentin Tarantinos' Grindhouse movie.
Grindhouse is the much anticipated Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double feature. An homage to exploitation B-movie thrillers that replicates the grind house theatergoing experience of the 1970’s.
Grindhouse movie trailer.
I'm a huge fan of both directors and am eagerly awaiting the release of this film.
Totally unrelated, this song kinda fits the image Even Hitler Had A Girlfriend, The Mr. T Experience.

Skeletones (1992)

2007-03-02T07:25:00.000-08:00

With a sound that resonates with the energy of rock and punk, the Caribbean "riddims" of reggae, ska, and dancehall as well as the rhythmic appeal of classic soul, "The Skeletones" deliver a fusion of sound that is as diverse as their Southern California roots... Yet as easily accessible as a groove.

It is with this distinction that they have commanded stage performances on 3 continents for nearly 20 years. Formed in 1986 by Paul "Prince Skeletone" Hampton, "The Skeletones" have honed their craft by playing alongside rock icons like No Doubt, Sublime, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fishbone, Incubus, The Skatalites, Bad Religion, 311 and countless others.

Skeletones.com

She Just Wants Too
Your Very Own Paradise
Let's Move On
Telephone
The Positive Vibe
Jill Victoria
Nutty Day
My Love
Take The Ska Train
What Needs To Be Done
Land Of The Lost
Caribbean Stomp
Secret Bonus Track
Boneshaker
Golden Touch
The End Of The Line
Secret Song

Stuck Between Stations

2007-03-01T07:15:00.000-08:00

I finally bought the latest CD by The Hold Steady, Boys And Girls In America. It is superb. The first song,Stuck Between Stations carries my favorite lyric of the week,

she was a really cool kisser and she wasn't all that strict of a christian.
she was a damn good dancer but she wasn't all that great of a girlfriend.
Pretty much sums us four years of high school!
Stuck Between Stations
More The Hold Steady MP3's
The Hold Steady interview at Pitchfork.

Do You Love Me

2007-02-27T23:33:00.000-08:00

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Let Love In (1994).
Do You Love Me

You Can Leave Your Hat On.

2007-02-27T09:36:00.000-08:00

Kim Striptease
When I was fourteen we snuck into this movie. Somehow, I remember this being more risque.
You Can Leave Your Hat On, Joe Cocker.
When John (Mickey Rourke) turns on his stereo to play "You Can Keep Your Hat On" for Elizabeth's (Kim Basinger) striptease, the speaker switch on the power amplifier is in the off position.

The Departed

2007-02-26T05:10:00.000-08:00

Finally, Marty gets his Oscar!
Comfortably Numb, Van Morrison w/ Roger Waters (Live)

Change

2007-02-23T13:11:00.000-08:00

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
Sir Winston Churchill
New format and posts to begin next week

Julie Ritter - Songs Of Love And Empire (1999)

2007-02-07T22:41:00.000-08:00

Long Beach Arena, December 30,1989.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers were on tour promoting Mothers Milk the opening band was LA's very own Mary's Danish. This was the first time I saw Mary's Danish perform live. I was familiar with them via the Rodney on the Roq show. My girlfriend at the time would go on to become a Mary's Danish fanatic. That was high school. Mary's Danish broke up sometime during the mid '90's. While I was in college I was able to attend two concerts by former members Julie Ritter and Gretchen's band Battery Acid. 1999 came the release of Julie Ritter's solo debut, Songs Of Love And Empire. An excellent CD that doesn't stray from her old sound in Mary's Danish. Unfortunately, this looks like the only album that was released commercially
And What Were Roses
Cry Baby Cry
Gone
Jesus Of New York

For The Record: The Life And Premature Death of Mary’s Danish, LA Weekly Article.

the painkillers - Drunk On A Train

2007-02-04T07:55:00.000-08:00

THE AGE, Melbourne
Drunk on a Train The Painkillers (Blazing Strumpet/Reverberation)
4 stars out of 4.
"James Baker played drums for many of Australia’s great rock bands – the Victims, the Scientists, the Hoodoo Gurus and the Beasts of Bourbon – but left before they took off. And now he has applied his powerful primitive drumming style to new duo The Painkillers, teaming up with acoustic guitarist Joe Bludge. Drunk on a Train contains a suite of 11 lo-fi organic songs that fuse the early acoustic Bob Dylan with the detached cool and New York drawl of ‘80s solo era Lou Reed. The catchy title track and Wild & Western Land are reminiscent of the punk folk styling of soon-to-be-touring Hammell on Trial and punk poet Jim Carroll; while Facility Friend and the whimisical Honey Bees recalls slacker rocker J Mascis’ mellower offerings and Porcupine is reminiscent of the Lemonheads at their most reflective. It’s the cracked vocal, lived-in lyrics, loose playing and 3am on the couch-and-beerscharm that make it so appealing." - Patrick Donovan
Drunk On A Train, the painkillers.

Dan Baird

2007-02-04T07:45:00.000-08:00

"Dan Baird used to be in Georgia Satellites. Now he's in the Yayhoos. Here's a bit about them, from Bloodshot's official Yayhoos bio: "Many Fridays have found the Bloodshot staff drinking beer and rocking out. A one-hitter may or may not have appeared. At any rate, the Yayhoos provided the soundtrack. Now, thankfully, everyday is Friday. We're overjoyed to finally be the label of record for this bona-fide, genuine, supergroup of southern-rock and alt.country heavyweights. Of course you remember Dan Baird from the Georgia Satellites (c'mon, "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" a guilty pleasure? Hell no, nothing guilty about it) and may even know of his two criminally underappreciated solo records. Fans of the roots-rock know Eric Ambel from the Del-Lords and his ongoing stint as part of Steve Earle's band. Drummer Terry Anderson has played with the Backsliders and bassist Keith Christopher has backed Shaver and currently tours with Kenny Wayne Shepard. "Big Deal." you say, "They can all play their instruments." But it is a big deal. We started this stupid label becuase there was a shortage of bands that inspired us to turn the knob to eleven. They are also one of those bands that rightfully recognizes that all rock music is derived from the ONE riff that crawled out of the sludge on Chuck Berry's right hand. The Yayhoos will have you creasing that ballcap right down the middle and cranking their riff-a-licious sound."

Baby I Love You, The Yayhoos - Fear Not The Obvious
Hush, Dan Baird - Buffalo Nickel
I Love You Period Dan Baird - Love Songs For The Hearing Impaired
Knocked Up, Dan Baird - Love Songs For The Hearing Impaired
Roam, The Yayhoos - Put The Hammer Down

MOG

2007-02-01T09:11:00.000-08:00

Do you MOG?
MOG, Like Myspace for Music Junkies!
PUREBOREDOM ON MOG

Sliver (1993)

2007-01-30T14:15:00.000-08:00

"Horror High-Rise." Sharon Stone gets her knickers in a twist in high places; boyfriend William Baldwin likes to watch. Would-be erotic thriller scripted by Basic Instinct writer Joe Eszterhas.(channel 4.UK)

Lately, I've found that really late at night they play some awesomely bad movies. This is one of my guilty pleasure flicks. When I get up to feed my daughter I scan the movie channels to see what is on. The other night Sliver had just started. I watched it until the end.

UB40 Can't Help Falling In Love
Enigma Carly's Song
Fluke Slid
Massive Attack Unfinished Sympathy
Lords Of Acid The Most Wonderful Girl
Shaggy Oh Carolina
Neneh Cherry More With Me
Aftershock Slave To The Vibe
Heaven 17 Penthouse And Pavement
The Young Gods Skinflowers
The Verve Star Sail
Bigod 20 Wild At Heart
Enigma Carly's Loneliness

Sliver Soundtrack .ZIP
Moviepooper.com synopsis on Sliver
Sliver dirty parts video

Frank Black - Dog In The Sand (2000)

2007-01-23T22:53:00.000-08:00

I'm sitting at my desk typing with one hand while I hold my daughter in the other. We are currently listening to my favorite Frank Black & The Catholics album, Dog In The Sand.
Dog In The Sand recorded "live to 2-track without edits" in the course of nine days.
"It's a recording of a performance, of a real performance between a group of people, an entourage, a band, as opposed to a facsimile of that, which is frequently what people do with multi-track recording. In other words, when people multi-track, they don't necessarily try to go to Sergeant Pepper's impossible surreal world. What they do is build and stack this performance that implies that there's a band playing. In fact what it is is a facsimile of that. There's lots of augmentation and fixing and correcting and doubling and tripling and whatnot. There's nothing wrong with that, so I can't really say that live recording is more advantageous than multi-track because of that, but I prefer it. I prefer it. It's a little more real. It's got a little more heart." - Frank Black interviewed by Dan Kilian.
The Official Unofficial Frank Black Fansite
SpinART Records
What Are Records?
"I don't consider myself well-versed into any genre, but I had lots of exposure to different types of music. I don't really plan my records to be eclectic, I just do them. There is never a plan, there is no vision." - Frank Black interviewed by Piero Scaruffi
Bullet
Blast Off
If I Takes All Night

The Heart Of Saturday Night (1974)

2007-01-22T23:30:00.000-08:00

We have been listening a lot to Tom Waits' second album, The Heart Of Saturday Night. Every song on this one is a winner. Jazz riffs and strings are predominate. I love the piano work and the gifted lyrics.
(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night
San Diego Serenade (Live) from the San Diego Folk Festival 1974.
Rolling Stone Magazine Review
The Heart Of Saturday Night (Wiki)

Little Surfer Girl

2007-01-15T06:26:00.000-08:00

Please Welcome The Newest Member Of Team Pureboredom
Riley Ana Johnson
7 lbs, 6 oz. 21 inches
January 14, 2007 @ 8:26 a.m.
Surfer Girl, Paul Simon acoustic at the All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson.

"Love Is A Mix Tape"

2007-01-10T21:55:00.000-08:00

In the 1990s a shy music geek named Rob Sheffield met a hell-raising Appalachian punk-rock girl named Renée, who was way too cool for him but fell in love with him anyway. He was tall. She was short. He was shy. She was a social butterfly. She was the only one who laughed at his jokes when they were so bad, and they were always bad. They had nothing in common except that they both loved music. Music brought them together and kept them together. And it was music that would help Rob through a sudden, unfathomable loss.Rob Sheffield isn’t a musician, he’s a writer, and Love Is a Mix Tape isn’t a love song- but it might as well be. This is Rob’s tribute to music, to the decade that shaped him, but most of all to one unforgettable woman.
(from Hardcover edition)
Official Website

I read this book in one sitting. A heartfelt story about love and loss entwined with some really great mix tape soundtracks. I caught myself repeatedly racing to my cd collection to listen to some long lost songs.

I got to thinking about all the great mix tapes I've given and received over the years. I was going to hunt them down and post them hear but like most of you who grew up during the eighties I'm really sick of most of that music.

Mix Tape Anecdote.
When I was a sophomore in high school I received a mix tape from a secret admirer on Monday after gym class. On it was a bunch of Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Smiths, Violent Femmes, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure and Oingo Boingo. Attached to the tape was a note stating that the admirer would only reveal herself that coming Friday during a party when one particular song played, Shriekback's, This Big Hush. I remember that on that tape she put all the really dark songs from Shriekback's Oil and Gold.
I haven't seen the girl since 1989 but I still listen to Shriekback.
The Big Hush
Faded Flowers
Only Thing That Shines

Purposely Tasteless

2007-01-08T17:00:00.000-08:00

Sometime during my teenage years I stumbled upon the works of John Waters. At first I didn't really like them. In fact, I fell asleep during the movie, Cry-Baby. It wasn't until I got to college that I found the truely twisted enlightening. My roomate and I would always grab the uninitiated and drag them to a midnight screening. If your a fan of John Waters you'll enjoy this lecture recently released by Netflix films, This Filthy World

This Filthy World Zip
* Large file download

All I Want For Christmas...

2006-12-21T21:00:00.000-08:00

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth, Dread Zeppelin

Happy Holidays!

-Derek

"...your coffin or mine?"

2006-12-21T20:35:00.000-08:00

There is something sinister to say about listening to Alkaline Trio's, “Good Mourning”, during the holiday season. While walking through the local grocery store the other day I was caught a couple times by an older lady singing along with, "This Could Be Love".

Step one -- slit my throat
Step two -- play in my blood
Step three -- cover me in dirty sheets and run laughing out of the house
Step four -- stop off at Edgebrook Creek and rinse your crimson hands
You took me hostage and made your demands
I couldn't meet them so you cut off my fingers, one by one

“Good Mourning” by all means is one of the catchiest sing along albums I own. The macabre has never sounded this much fun. If your into something a little darker give “Good Mourning” a listen.
This Could Be Love, Good Mourning (2003)

Echo Park

2006-12-21T20:22:00.000-08:00

Having found some time to actually sit down and read a book I devoted all day Tuesday to Michael Connelly's, Echo Park. If you haven’t read Connelly before you are in for a treat. Connelly, a former newspaper crime beat writer, has written numerous books featuring his gruff Detective Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch. The series dates back to 1992's Black Echo.
In Echo Park, Bosch finds himself working a murder case that has haunted him for thirteen years. I will not give away any further details but it is a far better book than recent Bosch novels.
So how does this tie into a music blog? Bosch is a devout jazz fan and in every book Connelly peppers little jazz pieces through out. For Echo Park, the album of choice was the long lost Monk/ Coltrane performance at Carnegie Hall back in 1957.

"Evidence” by Thelonius Monk & John Coltrane.

“In November 1957, an unprecedented lineup of jazz artists performed at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall. Now those long-lost recordings have been found, revealing a gem of a set with two giants of the jazz world -- Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane.
Tapes made by Voice of America for a later radio broadcast that were located at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., only earlier this year.
At the time of their performance that night, both artists were at the height of their powers -- and their best moments in the spotlight were still to come.” – Roy Hurst (NPR September 30, 2005)

Brick (2005)

2006-12-17T14:00:00.000-08:00

Somehow, over the last year my movie watching has taken a backseat to other projects. When I do sit down to watch a film I want something that entertains me, as well as, makes me say, "I didn't see that coming." Case in point is a very clever film shot just a few cities south of were I grew up. Brick, a detective story that is like no other. If you like old noir films with twists and turns this one will not disappoint.
“In a modern-day Southern California neighborhood and high school, student Brendan Frye's piercing intelligence spares no one. He's not afraid to back up his words with actions, and knows all the angles; yet he prefers to stay an outsider, and does - until the day that his ex-girlfriend, Emily, reaches out to him unexpectedly and then vanishes. His feelings for her still run deep; so much so, that he becomes consumed with finding his troubled inamorata. To find her, he enlists the aid of his only true peer, the Brain, while keeping the assistant vice principal only occasionally informed of what quickly becomes a dangerous investigation. Brendan's single-minded unearthing of students' secrets thrusts him headlong into the colliding social orbits of rich-girl sophisticate Laura, intimidating Tugger, substance-abusing Dode, seductive Kara, jock Brad and - most ominously - non-student the Pin. Only by gaining acceptance into the Pin's closely guarded inner circle of crime and punishment that Brendan will be able to uncover hard truths about himself, Emily and the suspects that he is getting closer to.” - summary written by focus features
"Teen movies often have an unspoken underlying premise in which high school is seen as less serious than the adult world. But when your head is encased in that microcosm it's the most serious time of your life." – Rian Johnson (director)
Sister Ray, Lou Reed.
Lou Reed, Out of the Underground (Bootleg Recording)
January 27th, 1973, Alice Tully Hall, New York City, NY

Here's What You Should Do

2006-12-07T21:35:00.000-08:00

Some of you might know our vocalist today by his previous band Gameface. Jeff Caudill was the lead singer/ songwriter for one of Orange Counties most cherished bands of the '90's. I'm totally biased about Jeff's talents as he is a good friend of mine. Twenty odd years ago we met in high school. At lunch time his band, No Such Thing, played in the quad. They put out a seven inch record that sold at the local Peer Records. A few years later Jeff was fronting Gameface with another one of my high school friends brothers, Todd Trout. Long story short, I worked with Gameface when they were on Dr. Strange Records and later Revelation Records. I had some great times with the band. A few years ago Gameface dissolved and Jeff struck out on a solo career. Joining forces with Robbie Rist,Cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch, Jeff released his first official solo record on his own label, Fortunate Son. He still sounds great. Buy his swag at jeffcaudill.com

Worn Out Welcome
Stop Writing Songs
Crazy People Do

Adventures In Good Listening

2006-12-05T06:11:00.000-08:00

My favorite late night driving music.
Pere Ubu, for me, could best be described as if David Lynch had a house band.

"I don't care if you never listen to another Pere Ubu record. It's not important. What is important is that you hear this record, as it is marvelous to hear. There are too many ideas here, crafted to perfection, to avoid. Not one swelling guitar riff is uninteresting. No electronic intersection is wasted...." DecoyMusic, Ben Rice
Blue Velvet, from Why I Hate Women (2006)

Suicide, a two man band light years ahead of their time.
"... I never heard anything avant-garde. To me it was just New York City Blues." -Alan Vega 1980
Rocket U.S.A, Suicide (1977)

Shadows Collide With People

2006-11-26T11:15:00.000-08:00

Over the holiday weekend I promised myself to listen to some cd's that I hadn't played in over a year. The first was John Frusciantes', Shadows Collide With People. Different than what you would expect from a Chili Peppers' sound the album allows Frusciante to expand on different sounds and overdubbing techniques. An interesting listen by one of my all time favorite guitarists.
This Cold
"Between 1992 and 1997, John Frusciante had many periods where his main social activity was with spirits manifested as voices, thought waves, astral bodies and decay of physical matter. The things they taught him (often in non-Earth language, but often in English) are contained in this record's words. The feelings of this music is the feeling of the spirits John Frusciante is friends with." -John Frusciante self penned bio.
Chances
"Since I was four I've had deep feelings for music. By the time I was 7, I started becoming obsessed about the groups I liked. By the time I was 10, 11, music was the only thing that made life meaningful to me. My excitement about music is what led me to play the guitar in the first place – as well as feelings of pain inside me that I didn't know where to direct."
"Once I found music as a place to put that energy, I became a much more relaxed person, because I was starting to get aggravated at the age I started playing guitar, when I was, like, 12. I was getting very frustrated and angry, and once I started being able to learn punk songs and bash on my guitar, I became the peaceful person that I'm supposed to be." -(Austin Chronicle, Raoul Hernandez, 11/26/04)
Second Walk
"To make the album without the experience in my life would be impossible. It's only because I've gone so deep inside myself and faced so many things that by nature I should be scared of. You know, being in a room and sitting there with a ghost, hearing their voice in your head and seeing them as clearly as I'm seeing you right now." (Kerrang! Magazine, on 2/10/01)

Music Equals The Images

2006-11-22T09:27:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, while I was driving home from yet another meeting a song came on the radio that instantly flashed an image in my mind. The opening guitar chords had barely started and I had a vivid image of people walking down the beach. Two heartbeats later the vocals kicked in and I placed the song, "In The City", to the movie, The Warriors. I haven't seen the movie in awhile but it just clicked right then and there. I got to thinking about how one of my favorite bands ever could be co-opted so freely. The movie scene over powers the numerous live Eagles concerts I attended. That's some freaky shit! It's funny but after a few minutes of thinking about it there are a couple songs that I associate more with the visual image from a movie than the band or the songs video. Case in point, Derek & The Domino's, "Layla" piano outro is attached to Goodfellas. Queens', "Bohemian Rhapsody" will be forever linked to Waynes' World. Elton Johns' "Tiny Dancer" will instantly take me back on the bus in Almost Famous. Stealers Wheel, "Stuck In The Middle (With You)", I don't care how many commercials later will always bring up the "ear scene" in Reservoir Dogs.

Audience participation time. What songs place you back in a film or television show instantly? Drop a comment below and I'll dedicate a post to it next week.

Gigantic: A Tale Of Two Johns

2006-11-20T06:55:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend I watched the wonderful documentary on They Might Be Giants, Gigantic: A Tale Of Two Johns. The film chonicled the journey the TMBG endured over their twenty plus year career. Lots of behind the scene stuff, rehearsals, late night television visits, in studio and live perfomances. Highly recommended.
I'll be the first to admit that when They Might Be Giants first appeared on my radar I didn't get them. During the '80's I was a die hard metal fan. A guy playing poppy weird songs with an accordian just didn't fit my musical stylings. I passed them off as novelty song jokesters to fade away. They didn't and I ended up marrying a gal who could receit their album Flood forwards and backwards. Over the last nine years she has converted me to a TMBG fan. Their songs are intriguing, clever and don't disappoint.

Birdhouse In Your Soul
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Man It's So Loud In Here
Particle Man

Back And To The Left

2006-11-14T09:30:00.000-08:00

In 1997 at the height of their independent career Texas Is The Reason imploded. They were one of my favorite bands during the '90's. For two nights only at the end of this month they are reuniting to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Do You Know Who You Are?. Here is my favorite track from that album and the subsequent bands the members joined.

Texas Is The Reason
Back And To The Left
from, Do You Know Who You Are?

New End Original
Lukewarm
from, Thriller.

The New Rising Sons
Monday's Highs
from, The New Rising Sons E.P.

Jets To Brazil
You're Having The Time Of My Life
from, Four Cornered Night

Sing Along With Monty Python

2006-11-13T08:25:00.000-08:00

Hey, I'm stuck in a meeting for the day. They think I'm taking some stellar notes. Here are a couple songs to start your week off right.
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
I Like Chinese
Lumberjack Song
Sit On My Face
You Won't Succeed On Broadway from Spamalot.

The White Buffalo E.P

2006-11-07T08:45:00.000-08:00

Last Friday I went to see Ziggy Marley in concert. The opening act was an amazing guy from Oregon, The White Buffalo (a.k.a Jake Smith). When he walked on stage with an acoustic guitar and two cans of beer I immediately thought he was a guitar tech. Once plugged in the next forty-five minutes were a set of heartfelt songs carried by a voice not regulary associated with a man of his stature.
Always one to have a unique way of looking at and processing the world around him, his lyrics showcase his perceptive observations and his interest in human situations. (ascap.com)
If there is one thing you ever blind download from this site this is the one.
Love Song #1
10 'til 2
The Matador
Purchase the The White Buffalo E.P

“I wanted to keep it organic, keep it raw,” he explains of the sound. It is. It’s sparse and essentially one voice, one guitar, letting the music infect you and the lyrics sink deep. “I really like words,” he says. And you can tell. He ploys with them with intelligence and creativity and core. Some of these songs come from life; some from a darker place again. And some just arrive. “A lot of it comes from nowhere,” he says. “a kind of gibberish that turns into something.”(surfingvibe.com)

Brian Setzer - 13

2006-11-02T20:27:00.000-08:00

Brian Setzer moves to Minneapolis and unleashes a killer new album, 13. 13 was recorded locally at Pachyderm Studio, the same studio were Nirvana made In Utero. The songs are guitar driven encompassing a harder edge than on his previous records. Fueled more by the rock, than the rockabilly, 13 doesn't disappoint.
"This album is really coming straight from my guitar; it's all about the riffs." - Brian Setzer, on 13
Really Rockabilly
"Everybody’s trying to be this straight-out-of-the-book, ‘50s character, like they want to be an exact replica of Johnny Cash. Well, there was only one Johnny, so why not do something new?”
Drugs And Alcohol (Bullet Holes)
The Hennepin Avenue Bridge
Here are some local sites name checked in The Hennepin Avenue Bridge song.

The Hennepin Avenue Bridge

Nye's Polonaise Bar

St. Anthony Falls

I'm excited, having Brian in town will probably lead to more shows at Lee's Liquor Lounge.

Strummerlicious!

2006-11-02T05:41:00.000-08:00

A couple of bands I have been listening a lot to lately are The Ruts and The Slits.

"Babylon's Burning" a (lamentably obscure) punky reggae classic, comparable to early Clash and angrier Specials songs, and it's full of great elements that function well on their own: a sinister riff-chugging intro, the late Malcolm Owen's Strummerlicious vocals, spine-tingling gang backing vocals and a wonderful ascending guitar figure that anticipates all the best things about post-punk. -- George Zahora
Babylon's Burning
Blackman's Pinch (AKA Let's Give Youth A Chance)
In A Rut

"They (The Slits) were loud brash bold and unrepentant.. they never compromised their image or stance...they must have inspired loads of women to pick up a guitar and form a band....they were pure punk driven by female power...they shocked a lot of people, both on and of stage. They were dangerous, and their very presence threatened those that considered rock to be a male-only pursuit." Mark Perry, 'And God Created Punk'
Typical Girls
Instant Hit
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Newtown

Joan Jett Can Kick Your Ass!

2006-11-01T08:35:00.000-08:00

Alright we are up and running again. Last week I went to the Joan Jett and the Blackhearts show at First Avenue and was blown away. Now, I haven't seriously sought out a Joan Jett record in many years but lately I've been hearing her stuff all over the place. (The added bonus was also seeing Eagles of Death Metal.) The Blackhearts were out promoting their new CD, Sinner. The music on Sinner is the real deal rock n' roll that Joan made famous over her thirty year career. Edgy rock driven by her definitive voice and guitar. When Joan walked on stage and kicked into Bad Reputation the crowd new they were in for something awesome. Sadly, they stopped after the first song to announce the death of former Runaways bandmate, Sandy West. Joan dedicated the Runaways hit, Cherry Bomb and the show to West. The next hour and half was filled with some of the tightest musicianship I've seen in awhile. Goes to show that you only get better with age.
Bad Reputation (Live)
From Sinner
ACDC
Androgynous
Fetish

Dammit Janet

2006-11-01T08:00:00.000-08:00

One last Halloween treat.
Who can get enough of men in fishnet stockings? This is the 1974 Roxy Cast recording starring Tim Curry.
Science Fiction/ Double Feature
Dammit Janet
Over At The Frankenstein Place
Sweet Transvestite
Time Warp
The Sword Of Damoclese
Charles Atlas Song
What Ever Happened To Saturday Night
Charles Atlas Song (Reprise)
Toucha, Toucha, Touch Me
Once In Awhile
Eddie's Teddy
Planet Shmanet Janet
Rose Tint My World
I'm Going Home
Super Heroes

The Rocky Horror Show Roxy Cast Recording.zip

Sunday With Jerry 10.22.06

2006-10-22T16:59:00.000-07:00

Rhapsody In Red
Tangled Up In Blue
The Thrill Is Gone

Always Room For Jello

2006-10-21T04:58:00.000-07:00

Jello Biafra ranks as the first musician ever to be put on trial because of the content of a record album. The Frankenchrist album he released with his old group the Dead Kennedys contained in its original release a reproduction of a painting by Swiss artist H.R. Giger (known best for winning the Academy Award for the 1979 film Alien.) It was because of this painting that the L.A. City Attorney filed a charge of "Distribution of Harmful Matter" against Biafra and several others. During the trial however, the DA spent a great deal of time analyzing the career and lyrics of Biafra in an attempt to incriminate him on subjects other than the painting in attempts to set legal precedence. Fortunately, the jury was deadlocked 7:5 in favor of acquittal and the judge dismissed the case in lieu of granting a re-trial. The fact remains, however, that this trial took over a year out of Biafra's life and ended up costing over $100K in legal bills despite the fact that the penalty was a $2000 fine and no more than a year served. The full story of this trial and the tactics used by the legal forces behind it may be heard on Biafra's High Priest of Harmful Matter album. (J Dorsey Thrush)

Tales From The Trial, High Priest Of Harmful Manner.

Jerry Lee Lewis - Last Man Standing

2006-10-18T20:03:00.002-07:00

"I'm a rompin', stompin', piano playing son of a bitch. A mean son of a bitch.
But a great son of a bitch" ....Jerry Lee Lewis, Time magazine, 3/14/1983

Jerry Lee Lewis, the Killer, is my Dad's music. Not to say that you have to be old to like Jerry Lee, but my Dad claimed it as his music when I was a little kid. I remember him telling me that this was what he listened to with his brothers as a kid on some distant AM radio station. In fact, if it was released during the 1950's it was my Dad's music. To this day if you mention an artist from that decade he owned the record or saw them perform live. It was his music. I swear my dad got around for a kid who grew up in Hibbing, MN.
Today, I received a package from my dear old Dad. Inside was the new Jerry Lee Lewis CD, "Last Man Standing". I had to chuckle as I flipped it over to read the track listing. Let me give you a little backstory. When I was growing up my dad had a crazy record collection. He had tons of 45's. One of them was an original print of "Great Balls of Fire". He used this as the morning battle cry to wake my brother and I up. Forget an alarm clock like conventional parents, Dad would crank the family stereo up and drop the needle on this one record. This went on for about ten years until the record finally scratched, and Dad switched to tapes. So with my baby due in January my Dad attached a nice little note, "Down the line when your daughter won't get up, put on a little Jerry Lee!"
Last Man Standing is a duet album with rock and roll royalty. Twenty-one tracks that touch upon all walks of the rock spectrum. I can definitely say this will be one of my new favorite drinking records!
"Just point me to the piano and give me my money. In fifteen minutes I'll have 'em SHAKIN', SHOUTIN', SHIVERIN', and SHACKIN'" ...Jerry Lee Lewis
Rock And Roll featuring Jimmy Page.
I Saw Her Standing There featuring Little Richard
Before The Night Is Over featuring B.B. King

Rolling Stone Interview: The Killer Reloaded

Spookshow International 2.13.06

2006-10-17T15:22:00.000-07:00

For about a year Rob Zombie hosted his own radio show on L.A.'s Indie 103.1. The basis of the show was for Rob to play music from his own vinyl collection. Usually he played an eclectic mix of '60s, '70s and '80s bands. A lot of mindless banter between Sheri and him kept the show entertaining. We will work are way backwards if anyone is interested in these shows.
The end is the beginning with the last Spookshow broadcast. Best to download this when you have nothing else to do as the file is a massive 119mb. The show is two hours and is unedited. The first ten minutes are of Jonesy's Jukebox.
Spookshow International 2.13.06

Bridge School Benefit

2006-10-16T05:46:00.000-07:00

In 1986 Neil Young founded the event, which raises funds for the Bridge School for children with severe physical disabilities. Each year a collection of who's who gathers in Northern California to perform.
The 20th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert will be held on Saturday, October 21st at 4 pm and Sunday, October 22nd at 2 pm at the Shoreline Amphitheatre.

Alison, by Elvis Costello (1990)
Heroes, by David Bowie (1996)
Nothingman, by Pearl Jam (1996)
Battle Of Evermore, by Lovemongers (1993)
Friend Of The Devil, by Ministry (1994)

Sunday with Jerry 10.15.06

2006-10-15T06:15:00.000-07:00

I Saw Her Standing There
Dear Prudence

Celebrating what would have been John Lennon's 66th birthday last week, October 9th.

Ministry

2006-10-14T19:50:00.000-07:00

This morning I needed something a lot stronger than coffee to get me going. I set out to rake leaves and cut the grass. My soundtrack for the day would be fueled by the thundering sounds of Ministry's lastest release, Rio Grande Blood. Within seconds the music grips you tightly, shakes you around and doesn't let go until the last note. It's hard to believe that these guys have been doing this locomotive style of music for over twenty-five years.
"We live in a culture that celebrates the mundane and the ordinary, as if tying one's shoes were an act of epic proportions deserving of a reward. The truth is that the world has gotten much more dangerous. As a result, art needs to follow suit. The music scene needs Ministry now more than ever." - Al Jourgensen

"If you’re not too familiar with Ministry’s musical legacy, suffice to say that they lead the burgeoning Wax Trax! pack of bands with an ultra-aggressive metal-meets-electronic assault, and they did so long before the mid-‘90s industrial boom. Before Nine Inch Nails hit it big and went from being a damned excellent and subversive act to kicking off a barrage of lame trends, Ministry was making teeth rattle." - Matthew Stern
Ministry began their career putting out electronic dance singles in the early eighties on Chicago's Wax Trax Label. The band would combine their love for British post-punk with a deafening white noise to create a highly innovative and influential sound that is still popular in mixes today. Ministry's The Land of Rape and Honey would bring mainstream to the Industrial sound. "With lethal guitars, distorted vocals and a rhythm track that seems to have been fired from an AK-47, "Stigmata," Rape's introductory cut, provided a blueprint that Trent Reznor and many others would refer to time annd time again."
"“Industrial music is a label the industry placed on Ministry. It’s the genre we’re lumped into. It wasn’t my idea. Music is music to me. There are two kinds-good and shit. Hopefully Ministry is in the good category." - Al Jourgensen

Stigmata, from The Land Of Rape And Honey
Jesus Built My Hotrod (Update Mix), from Rantology
Psalm 69 (Live), from Sphinctour
Rio Grande Blood, from Rio Grande Blood

Green Day - Woodstock '94

2006-10-10T11:35:00.000-07:00

Woodstock '94
Saugeries, NY
8.14.94

Welcome To Paradise
One Of My Lies
Chump
Longview
Basket Case
When I Come Around
Burnout
F.O.D.
Paper Lanterns

"Woodstock was about the closest thing to anarchy I've ever seen in my whole life, and I didn't like it." - Billie Joe

Tenacious D - Great American Music Hall

2006-10-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

Great American Music Hall 3.3.00

Land Of The Lost
Fat Albert - Warning
Jesus Ranch
Butt Cheeks - Tenacious D Time
History
JB Says
Karate
Kyle Quit - Song Of Exultant Joy
Family Reunion
Explosivo
Special Thing
Lee
Cosmic Shame
Ballad Of Dio
Inward Breathing
The Road
Tribute
Fuck Her Gently
Sasquatch
Rock Your Socks Off
Sex Supreme
Encore
Five Needs
City Hall

Great American Music Hall . ZIP

Sunday With Jerry (10.8.06)

2006-10-08T06:05:00.000-07:00

Sittin' Here In Limbo Been All Around This World
Positively 4th Street Live At The Keystone, Vol. 1
House Of The Rising Sun The Pizza Tapes

"You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do." - J. Garcia

Music For A Darkened Theater

2006-10-03T17:25:00.000-07:00

October, my favorite month of the year. For me October has always been about scary movies and Elfman. For the next couple posts I'll be focusing on the wonderful world of the darker Elfman film score.

"After having contributed music to over 100 film and television projects it's easy to forget that Danny Elfman was once the manic, fiery orange haired frontman for Los Angeles based over-the-top, eclectic pop combo Oingo Boingo. For those concerned with timelines, Elfman gradually began trading in his former lifestyle as a wild and rambunctious post modern punk when around 1985 when he was commissioned by friend Tim Burton to score Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Granted it would be another 10 years before he fully retired from the Boingo recording and touring maelstrom, but still to this day Elfman is perhaps the most famous pop musician to make the switch from the sweat soaked live stage to the austerity of the home studio and soundstage. Funny thing though, most folks haven't a clue about Elfman's past. "Most places I go people will say 'You were in a band? What was the name of the band?' I'll go 'Oingo Boingo' to which they'll give me kind of a blank stare and go 'Oh…heh-heh-heh, that's amusing.'" -by Spence D. IGN Filmforce, 10.06.2005

"Film composition is a unique art with unique requirements. It is not the same as writing a symphony-- something I've never professed to be able to do. Film music is written for no other reason than to accentuate the images on the screen, to underline the emotions of the characters, and hopefully, when we're lucky, to help breathe life into a two-dimensional medium. A film score is not 'pure music,' and should be judged on its dramatic, emotional, and/or visually enhancing merits."

"My education in film music came from watching tons of films," said Elfman (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2005.10.05)
Nightbreed 1990(IMDB)

Main Titles
Uh Oh...Decker
End Credits

Excerpts From:

Tales From The Crypt (IMDB)
Batman (IMDB)
Darkman (IMDB)

The Elfman Zone

Killing Is My Business, Business Is Good!

2006-10-03T16:10:00.000-07:00

Rob Zombie Underground on Turner Classic Movies channel beginning October 13th. Rob Zombie is going to be hosting an Underground film show on TCM. "TCM UNDERGROUND will serve as home to some of the truly visionary cult films that have been made over the past century, from stylish horror movies to offbeat black comedies," said Tom Karsch, executive vice president and general manager for TCM.

October Challenge, I'm going to watch 31 horror/ sci-fi movies during the month. Please leave me a comment on your favorite scary movies and I'll ad them to my list.

Obligatory Movie MP3
The Exorcist (Tubular Bells)
Psycho

Sunday With Jerry

2006-10-01T18:18:00.000-07:00

Lunt-Fontanne Theater, October 31, 1987
Cats Under The Stars
Friend Of The Devil
Keystone Jam
Mission In The Rain
Deal
Ripple

The Dead Show

Izzy Stradlin and The Ju Ju Hounds

2006-09-28T07:00:00.000-07:00

"Izzy Stradlin, one of Guns N' Roses main songwriters, walked away from the group in the middle of a video shoot at the peak of the band's career back in 1991. Fed up with the drug-addled Hollywood scene, the music business and the chaos known as Guns N' Roses, the guitarist headed home to the quiet obscurity of Indiana.
A year later, he somewhat half-heartedly launched a solo career, releasing the Izzy Stradlin and the JuJu Hounds album in 1992 and touring to support the CD. However, reportedly angered by the media's insistence on asking GN'R-related questions, Stradlin also walked away from his press and promotion commitments, and the record quickly dropped off the musical map, prompting flat sales and strained relations." - SAIDMAN

Rolling Stone called it "a ragged, blues-drenched and thoroughly winning solo debut" (Oct. 10, 1992).
Give me a voice that has been drenched in whisky and cigarettes and I'll listen all day. One of my favorite drinking albums of all time. A rootsy mix of blues, rock, punk and reggae. The band has often been compared to Keith Richards on his solo recordings.
Somebody Knockin'
Pressure Drop
Time Gone By
Shuffle It All
How Will It Go

Henry Rollins: Spoken Word Tour, Amsterdam 3/21/06

2006-09-26T16:55:00.000-07:00

Henry Rollins, March 21, 2006(65MB)
I Am Fanboy!
Read
2.13.61 Publications
Listen
Harmony In My Head
Indie 103.1 FM Los Angeles
Rollins - Archive Harmony In My Head Radio Show in MP3 format.

Brian Wilson Interviews

2006-09-25T17:12:00.000-07:00

Listen To This
Brian Wilson on the Howard Stern Show, July 24, 1998

Brian Wilson on Jonesy's Jukebox 2005

Read This

Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-Fonics

2006-09-25T08:25:00.000-07:00

I LOVE this band! When Mike Ness rolled into town on his first solo tour Deke and the Ecco-Fonics were the opening act. I'd never seen or heard them before but was instanly won over.
Deke Dickerson is one of Americana's best-kept secrets. A guitar slinger who plays; rockabilly, hillbilly boogie, jump blues, swing, ballads and good old-fashioned rock & roll. Raised on 50's rock and roll in Missouri, Deke is leading the charge in the roots rock scene.

Perhaps the most attractive element of Dickerson's rock 'n' roll crusade is that he doesn't feel the need to "justify" that which is already great to begin with by dressing it up with overproduction, "relevant" lyrics" or unnecessary "guest" artists. Instead, an unwavering dedication to his craft finds him blazing trails with the most straightforward of recording concepts, timeless song writing and the occasionally fitting contribution by guest artists whose real contributions to the founding of rock 'n' roll out weigh their name recognition.

Mexicali Rose
Nightmare Of A Woman (w/ Billy Zoom)
Long Time In The Ground
I Gave My Heart Before
Rockin' Gypsy (Instrumental) Dickerson concentrates his effort on the mandolin-like portion of his double-neck guitar. Dickerson and the band really cut loose and allow the music to take over without burdening them with vocals. In effect, the guitars become the lead singers - and it's a pleasant exchange.(Thelen)

Lost & Found: Showgirls Soundtrack

2006-09-24T12:25:00.000-07:00

I'll admit it, I saw this flick in the theaters. I liked it in a campy way, plus how bad is a movie were most of the women are naked.

"A sleazefest like "Showgirls" promises the inside dope on Las Vegas, stripping, hooking and all that stuff. What "Showgirls" delivers, however, seems basically to be Joe Eszterhas' masturbatory fantasies. - Roger Ebert, film critic."

The infamous swimming pool-based romp has received the dubious honour of being named the worst sex scene in the history of cinema by Empire Film Magazine.

Why drudge up the past to pick the corpse clean again, because, I have no idea how I came into posession of this soundtrack! While looking for another CD I noticed this was stuck in the rack. The funny thing is it's not bad. The soundtrack consists mainly of the Interscope Records roster and heavy on the Industrial genre.

Leave your inhibitions at the door. The show is about to begin.
Animal by Prick
Prick was an industrial rock band that was on Trent Reznors' Nothing Records. Their self-titled album was released in 1995
I'm Afraid Of Americans by David Bowie
A rough cut version that would later appear on Earthling
"It's not as truly hostile about Americans as say “Born In The U.S.A.”: it's merely sardonic. I was traveling in Java when the first McDonalds went up: it was like, "for fuck's sake." The invasion by any homogenized culture is so depressing, the erection of another Disney World in, say, Umbria, Italy, more so. It strangles the indigenous culture and narrows expression of life." - David Bowie (Earthling Press Release)
Kissing The Sun by The Young Gods
When David Bowie was asked if his 1995 album, "Outside" was influenced by Nine Inch Nails, he answered: "No. I was influenced by a swiss band called The Young Gods."
New Skin by Siouxsie & The Banshees
Wasted Time & Somebody New by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
Their song "The Devil Does Drugs" also appears in the film, but not on the soundtrack album. Another track called "Seduction 23" was composed for the film, but swapped with "Wasted Time" near completion of the movie.
Hollywood Babylon by Killing Joke
Totally useless knowledge, Killing Joke sued Nirvana, alleging that the riff for the latter's song "Come As You Are" was copied from the riff for their song "Eighties".
The DVD release to this day is one of MGM's top 10 selling DVDs.

Dread Zeppelin

2006-09-23T05:27:00.000-07:00

"Does anyone remember laughter?" - Robert Plant

What do you get when you cross a fat man, boasting a greasy pompadour and white sequined jumpsuit, belting out Led Zeppelin vocals a la Elvis over a reggae beat? The answer my friends is the one and only, the original mash up, Dread Zeppelin. Led by a 300-pound Elvis impersonator, Tortelvis, they have released numerous albums of their playing inna reggae style, mon.

Robert Plant himself says he LOVES Dread Zeppelin and that their version of "Your Time Is Gonna Come" is better than Led Zep's! Jimmy Page kicked Tortelvis in the shins. Bob Dylan "almost" danced to their music in Oslo, Norway. David Crosby called Dread Zeppelin, "some weird shit" (and he should know!). Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics let them record all of their classic "Un Led ED" in his home studio in Encino, CA. Strange but true.

Heartbreaker (At The End Of Lonely Street) from Un-Led-Ed
Whole Lotta Love from Un-Led-Ed
Good Times, Bad Times from Hot & Spicy Beanburger
The Train Kep A - Rollin from 5,000,000*
Unchained Melody from Hot & Spicy Beanburger
Stir It Up from 5,000,000*

The Cramps

2006-09-21T21:55:00.000-07:00

In the spring of 1976, The CRAMPS began to fester in a NYC apartment. Without fresh air or natural light, the group developed its uniquely mutant strain of rock’n’roll aided only by the sickly blue rays of late night TV. While the jackhammer rhythms of punk were proliferating in NYC, The CRAMPS dove into the deepest recesses of the rock’n’roll psyche for the most primal of all rhythmic impulses -- rockabilly -- the sound of southern culture falling apart in a blaze of shudders and hiccups. As late night sci-fi reruns colored the room, The CRAMPS also picked and chose amongst the psychotic debris of previous rock eras - instrumental rock, surf, psychedelia, and sixties punk. And then they added the junkiest element of all -- themselves.
(J. H. Sasfy, Professor of Rockology, from the liner notes of The Cramps 1979 release Gravest Hits)

Conjuring a fiendish witches' brew of primal rockabilly, grease-stained '60s garage rock, vintage monster movies, perverse and glistening sex, and the detritus and effluvia of 50 years of American pop culture, the Cramps are a truly American creation much in the manner of the Cadillac, the White Castle hamburger, the Fender Stratocaster, and Jayne Mansfield. Often imitated, but never with the same psychic resonance as the original, the Cramps celebrate all that is dirty and gaudy with a perverse joy that draws in listeners with its fleshy decadence, not unlike an enchanted gingerbread house on the Las Vegas strip. The entire psychobilly scene would be unthinkable without them, and their prescient celebration of the echoey menace of first-generation rock & roll had a primal (if little acknowledged) influence on the rockabilly revival and the later roots rock movement. (ALL MUSIC GUIDE)

It's twenty years this month that I became a Cramps fan. For my fourteenth birthday my cousin, Erik, gave me a cassette of Bad Music For Bad People. From that point on I was hooked. Over the years many bands have fallen in and out of favor in my musical tastes but the Cramps have never lost a beat. I own everything they put out. With sexual innuendos, B - Horror movie references and ultra sleaze, the Cramps have always brought me back beggin' for more. Put a Cramps record on and it will instantly transport you to a different dimension. For the Cramps, its delving beyond to the taboo, to the subcultures that make life more interesting to those wild at heart.
Proceed with caution... This is not ordinary music!
Can Your Pussy Do The Dog?
Bikini Girls With Machine Guns
Kizmiaz
Shortnin' Bread
Aloha From Hell
Lonesome Town

I.R.S. Records

2006-09-19T21:15:00.000-07:00

Growing up in Southern California during the '80s I was privileged enough to have a radio station like KROQ (106.7). What seemed to fill the frequency during this time was a roster full of I.R.S. artists.

In 1979 Miles Copeland, agent and manager, optioned the single “Roxanne” by the Police to A&M Records. When the Police signed with A&M Records, Copeland negotiated a distribution deal establishing the International Record Syndicate (I.R.S.).
In the next few years, the company had hits with The Buzzcocks, The Beat, The Cramps, Wall of Voodoo, Timbuk 3, R.E.M. and a number one album with the all-girl group, The Go-Gos. This formula established the label as one of the most innovative in the business. I.R.S. left its distribution agreement with A&M in 1985. I.R.S would find a new home with MCA records. In 1994, EMI bought I.R.S for an estimated $20 million. In 1996 they officially closed down the label.

I.R.S. Discography
A Compilation of the I.R.S roster:

R.E.M - "The One I Love"
Wall Of Voodoo - "Mexican Radio
Go-Go's -"Our Lips Are Sealed"
The Cramps - "Goo Goo Muck"
General Public - "Tenderness"
The English Beat - "Save It For Later"
Stan Ridgway
Berlin
Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"
Belinda Carlisle - "Mad About You"
The Alarm
Lords Of The New Church
Timbuk 3 - "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"
dada - "Dizz Knee Land"
Concrete Blonde - "Joey"
Oingo Boingo - "Only A Lad"
I.R.S. Records 1979-1994 Compilation (Zip of the above songs)

Johnette Napolitano - Sketchbook II

2006-09-16T18:45:00.000-07:00

Johnette Napolitano has one of my all time favorite voices. Best known as the frontwoman for Concrete Blonde, she has also fronted a couple other projects, Vowel Movement and Pretty & Twisted. Johnette's latest release is her second limited edition solo project,Sketchbook 2.

I made it a limited edition. That’s what makes people want to have a record in the first place. I know this stuff will wind up all over the net for free, and I don’t mind that. I think that’s wonderful. People would have access to the music that otherwise might not have it. The internet is my friend. The cool thing is you can give stuff away and if people want to buy it and have it they can. They’re also getting something special, because when they’re gone, they’re gone. If I make 1000 or 1500 of them, I only need to sell 200 or 300 to break even. I can make a record every six months if I want to. I can take some risks. There’s nobody telling me what to play and I can record it myself and it doesn’t cost me anything and I get to constantly make music and do something with it.

So my concept was originally that the people who really wanted to collect my records, would, and then there are no more when they're gone. I may do a compilation three or four down…the best of each one but I'm not that far along yet. But I like the way that the people who want it, can get it, and then maybe it makes its way to digital. It keeps me making music. I can do another record if I want to and the way I want to. With this one, I was wondering, "Is this just your lack of commitment to making records?" I know it sounds like demos, but sometimes you just have a nice bottle of wine and you come up with a nice riff and that sounds cool. But if you try and beat it into a real song, with little finger quotes around it…I don't know….first of all, I don't care to do that in the first place and you don't have to sit through it all just to get a little sliver of something. With this one, it's a bit more lyrically oriented than the last one. The last one had quite a few instrumentals on it. Which is also good for me. I like to do that quite a lot.

New Orleans Ain't Been The Same (Since You've Been Gone)
Long Black Car
Before The Fall

Roy Hargrove - Habana

2006-09-16T17:25:00.000-07:00

"First there's the beat -- insistent, thumping like a heart. The sound of a conga is soon joined by timbales, and a guitar lays down an eight-note vamp, echoed by the horn section. As the musicians chant the title of the opening track, "Oh-Mi Seh Yeh", the song builds into a mesmerizing anthem, delivering the subtle but certain message that trumpeter Roy Hargrove's "Habana" is not a typical Latin jazz project."(-- Andrew Gilbert Salon.com June 12, 1997)
A few years ago I went to see Herbie Hancock perform his "Directions In Music". A few songs into the set out walked a young jazz man to perform a trumpet solo. At the end of that solo I realized that I must get everything that this man has recorded. The man was Roy Hargrove and he had already amassed quite a body of work. This is one of my personal favorites, "Habana".

In 1996, Roy's band appeared in La Habana's Jazz Festival, where they met pianist Chucho Valdes, of Irakere fame. Roy became fascinated with the talents of Cuban musicians, and decided to form a group featuring both Cuban percussionists and African-American Jazz players. The group, known as Crisol (Spanish for melting pot), recorded live at the Orvieto (Italy) Jazz Festival, and the resulting CD, Habana, appeared in the market in 1997 with an imposing success.

ROY HARGROVE: It was like an evolutionary process. It came about as a result of me working in the Havana Jazz Festival in '96. Chucho Valdes, the pianist, world renowned Cuban jazz pianist, invited me and my quintet to come to the festival. When I went there the first year, I remember just being amazed by the high level of virtuosity out of the musicians that I heard in Havana, some of the local groups and some of the bands that Chucho was in, mainly like Irakere, and the top group at that time, which was Los Van Van. This is before the big media splash with Cuba and everything. When I worked with these musicians, we did some experimental recording down there and sort of formed a band with a Cuban rhythm section with some guys from Puerto Rico, David Sanchez and John Benitez and the front line of New York based guys and we went to a festival in Italy for a week and played and on the seventh day, we set up in the theater and made the album.(jazzweekly.com)

"Roy Hargrove's talents will naturally take him many places in the coming decades. None are likely to affect him - or be affected by him- as deeply and powerfully as Habana."
Oh -Mi Seh Yeh
Afrodisia
Mountaings

Linda Perry - In Flight

2006-09-13T20:12:00.000-07:00

Linda Perry is one of the strongest female voices to swagger into rock 'n roll. Part Grace Slick, part Johnnette Napolitano, but unique in her own right and a little quirky, it didn't take long before Perry's solo performances at various Bay Area nightclubs were attracting the attention of scenesters and fellow musicians. One such musician was Christa Hillhouse, who was in quest of a new lead vocalist for her group 4 Non Blondes. Hillhouse asked Perry to join up with her outfit, which also included Shauna Hall and Wanda Day. Perry agreed to give it a try and it wasn't long before 4 Non Blondes were being courted and eventually signed by Interscope Records. The group's debut, Bigger, Better, Faster, More, was released on Interscope in 1992. After 4 Non Blondes imploded Perry sought out a solo career. In 1995 Perry wrote and recorded In Flight. Darker, and more dynamic than her work with 4 Non Blondes, Perry came into her own as an artist on this exceptional recording. Released on Interscope, In Flight was perhaps too dour or sincere to capitalize on the alt-pop success of 4 Non Blondes and the record was hardly noticed by critics, radio, or fans.
Today, Linda is one of the most sought after songwriters/producer. Take a look at her track record to what she's done. From Pink and Gwen Stefani to Jewel and Cheap Trick and many more, she has lent her considerable melodic sensibilities to each, all with critical and commercial acclaim…in a very short time, I might add. There was no greater measure of her abilities, however, than the song that launched Christina Aguilera into the stratosphere of super-stardom, "Beautiful". Once Perry had established a reputation as an estimable song doctor she called up Interscope chief Jimmy Iovine and asked for her album back.

"I guarantee you'll grow to like it. You know, it's a kind of record you have to work at, it's not easy, I didn't make it easy for you to get it. You have to sit with it, and you'll appreciate it. There's a lot of things going on, but there's a lot of space, and it's very mellow, it's very powerful I think, and it's very personal. So the best way I recommend it, you get stoned, you turn the lights down low, you get two sets of headphones, one for you, and one for the person you're about to screw, and you'll love the record (laughs)." - Linda Perry (Andrian Pertout Interview July 1996)

"A few songs were written for…like I wrote it while I was working on the second 4 Non Blondes record, and it's actually some songs I wrote and I brought in and the band looked at me and said "Well?" "Freeway", "In To Deep", "In Flight" and I don't know… another song on there, "Knock Me Out", those were songs that I wrote for the second record and the band just thought I was out of my mind and they were like, "That's not, you know…. we don't like that, that's too different of a direction." And I would just look at them with this blank look, like, you know, okay. Then I would disappear for literally about 10 or 15 minutes and come back with this crap ass, fucking rock tune that sounded like shit to me, that had no emotional attachment, and they were like "yeah, that's more like it." And I just finally got to a point where I said, "Listen guys I just think we want to make two different records, cause you guys want to make the first record again, and I want a complete departure because I wasn't happy with that record and I feel that I have a lot more to offer music than just a bunch of crappy little fucking fast songs. If that's what you guys want to do, you can keep these songs that I wrote. I'll help you find a singer, and you know, I'll help you guys get it together. Other than that I'm out of here." So that's what I did. They obviously declined. Well the label ended up dropping the band, which was unfortunate but kept me, and that was not my intention. I wanted to make a record that wasn't going to be a hit; that was dark; that was expressing my emotions of how I felt, because I needed to do that for myself. Is it a great record? I'm not too sure. But I love it. Do I feel successful from it? Absolutely. So the process of it was once I realized I was out of the band, then I was opened. I was able now to be free, and start really going there with all the other songs. Then I think "Fruitloop Daydream", I wrote in the studio with the boys, and there might have been another song I did with them. It was a wonderful experience. One of the things that bugged me about 4 Non Blondes, was that I used my voice 100 per cent, it was always in your face, it was so annoying. When I hear that record I just cringe. To me it's like nails to a chalkboard. It's so annoying I can't take it. I probably listened to that record a total of 10 times, so when I was doing "In Fight". I wanted to sit down. I wanted to smoke my cigarettes. I wanted to have my glass of wine. I wanted you know have the lights down. I wanted candles all over the place, and I just wanted to be mellow. And I wanted to use my low register because I really like my low register. Because it's not often that a woman has such a low register. So I wanted to embrace that. I was felling really mellow, I was feeling really emotional, I was very suicidal. I was really dark and that's the kind of record I wanted to make. Could I have gotten darker? Fuck yeah. I absolutely could have. But I didn't feel… my heart didn't want to go there yet. So I did what I was allowed to do in my emotions."(Morley Seaver Interview)

“It’s rich, melodious and spooky more Pink Floyd than Pink with Perry’s throaty vocals far more intimate and subdued than the singer of What’s Up was…it’s well worth a listen (perhaps best enjoyed under the conditions in which it was recorded).” —Entertainment Weekly, October 7, 2005
In Flight represents the heart and soul of who Linda is. It’s a deep and endearing recording that with each subsequent listening reveals something you might have missed the first time around.

Based On The Novel By Bret Easton Ellis.

2006-09-12T09:45:00.000-07:00

Bret Easton Ellis is the author of numerous controversial novels including Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho, and The Informers. He was often attacked for the intolerable violence in his novels, his character's passivity, and his generally "devoid of morals" esthetic, especially in 1991's American Psycho which was so violent that one publisher refused to publish it.
On Film Adaptations "I’ve had three different experiences. One was very disappointing -- Less Than Zero, my first novel. One I admired but found very chilly and thought that it maybe misinterpreted the book -- American Psycho. And I had a great experience with Rules of Attraction. I don’t think when you read my books, you’re necessarily thinking, "This would make a great movie. " They have cinematic scenes, they have a lot of dialogue, but often they don’t have that narrative momentum a movie needs. So I’m always shocked when people want to make movies out of my books." - Bret Easton Ellis (Interview w/ Randy Shulman)

In 1985 twenty-one-year-old Bret Easton Ellis jolted the literary world with his first novel Less Than Zero. Readers and critics were both fascinated and horrified by his depiction of wealthy, degenerate Los Angeles teenagers obsessed with mood-altering drugs and violent debaucheries. Ellis was viewed as the voice of a new generation and critics dubbed the book as "the first MTV novel". On the film, Less Than Zero, "I had absolutely nothing to do with it. I sold the rights, but I didn’t even know they were making it until right before it came out. I got a call from my agency about a check that had been sent to me. I said, “Well, that’s a big check. What’s it for?” My agent said, “Oh, they’re making the book into a movie.” And I said, “Well, no one told me.” The movie came together very quickly. It was shot and released quickly too." What did you think of it? "Well, it was undeniably exciting that someone had adapted my book into an art form that I love. Of course, the experience was also distressing because the movie had nothing to do with the temperament, the scenes, the dialogue — nothing to do with what the book was actually about. They’re completely different experiences. Although I like the way the movie was shot, and I like some of the music. I like Robert Downey Jr. in it, even though that character doesn’t really exist in the book. It was jarring to see the first time." -Bret Easton Ellis Index Magazine 2001
From the film soundtrack:
Hazy Shade Of Winter by The Bangles
Life Fades Away by Roy Orbison
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Slayer.

This tale of privileged college students at their self- absorbed and childish worst is the very book that countless students have dreamed of writing at their most self-absorbed and childish moments. Through a series of brief first-person accounts, the novel chronicles one term at a fictional New England college, with particular emphasis on a decidedly contemporary love triangle (one woman and two men) in which all possible combinations have been explored, and each pines after the one who's pining after the other. (Publishers Weekly 1987) From the film soundtrack:
Rise by Public Image Limited
Sunday Girl by Blondie

Bret Easton Ellis imaginatively explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom.(Library Journal 1991)

There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman; some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me: only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable... I simply am not there.

Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to "Land of Confusion". In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. "In Too Deep" is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like "In the Air Tonight" and "Against All Odds". But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite. Sussudio (Live) by Phil Collins.

Patrick Bateman on Huey Lewis and the News

Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when "Sports" came out in '83,I think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.Hip To Be Square by Huey Lewis and the News

Bateman on Whitney Houston.

Did you know that Whitney Houston's debut LP, called simply Whitney Houston had 4 number one singles on it? It’s hard to choose a favorite among so many great tracks, but "The Greatest Love of All" is one of the best, most powerful songs ever written about self-preservation, dignity. Its universal message crosses all boundaries and instills one with the hope that it's not too late to better ourselves. Since it's impossible in this world we live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with ourselves. It's an important message, crucial really. And it's beautifully stated on the album. Greatest Love Of All by Whitney Houston.

Ellis on the American Psycho film, "I think the movie got pretty close to the temperament of the book. But the film is a lighter, flashier, funnier, not as hard-to-take experience. It’s not as cruel and not as violent, obviously."
From the film soundtrack.
Watching Me Fall (Underdog Remix) by The Cure
True Faith by New Order
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) by Dope
Something In The Air (American Psycho Remix) by David Bowie

September 11, 2001

2006-09-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

Everybody has a September 11th story. How many people can actually say they were on a plane during the attacks? I was on a business trip from Minneapolis to Milwaukee that morning. This is what I was listening to during that flight.
Nine Inch Nails Live In London 1994.
Terrible Lie
Sin
March of the Pigs
Something I Can Never Have
Closer
Reptile
Wish
Suck
The Only Time
Get Down Make Love
Down In It
Big Man With A Gun
Head Like A Hole
Dead Souls
Help Me I'm In Hell
Happiness In Slavery

Nine Inch Nails - Hammering It Home '94 zip. Download the entire set here.

David Lynch Soundtrack Retrospective

2006-08-29T11:45:00.000-07:00

Ask five people the meaning behind a David Lynch film and you'll get five different answers.

Senses Of Cinema article on David Lynch

"Every note of music has enough breath to carry you away and as a director, all you have to do is let the right wind blow at the right time."

"Lately I feel films are more and more like music. Music deals with abstractions and, like film, it involves time. It has many different movements, it has much contrast. And through music you learn that, in order to get a particular beautiful feeling, you have to have started far back, arranging certain things in a certain way. You can't just cut to it."

- David Lynch

Eraserhead (1977)
In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator) by Pixies

Elephant Man (1980)
Adagio For Strings
"The story of the Elephant Man was about someone who was a monster on the outside but who inside was a beautiful and normal human being you fell in love with. He was a monster who wasn't really a monster. I like human conditions that are distorted. It makes the undistorted stand out. I like psychological twists, too." - David Lynch

Blue Velvet (1987)
Blue Velvet by Bobby Vinton
Gone Ridin' by Chris Isaak
Livin' For Your Love by Chris Isaak
"I was advised by my manager at the time not to do Blue Velvet. He thought there were no redeeming qualities to the character. I said, 'Well, there's one redeeming quality and that's that everybody who's interested in film will have to see this movie.'" - Dennis Hopper

Wild At Heart (1990)
Love Me Tender by Nicholas Cage
Slaughterhouse by Powermad
Love Me by Nicholas Cage
Dark Spanish Symphony ('50 Version) by Rubber City
Cool Cat Walk by Angelo Badalamenti and Kinny Landrum
Blue Spanish Sky by Chris Isaak
Baby Please Don't Go by Them
Be-Bop-A-Lula by Gene Vincent
Wicked Game (Instrumental) by Chris Isaak

Twin Peaks (1990-91)
Twin Peaks Theme
Laura Palmers Theme
Dance Of The Dream Man
Falling
"David said, 'I've got a TV show to do, and the music should be slow, dark, brooding, haunting. It should start with an anticipatory melody, then build slowly up to a climax - a climax that's slow and tears your heart out.' That became 'The Love Theme,' or 'Laura Palmer' theme of Twin Peaks. He'd say these things, and I'd just start improvising at the piano. It's not difficult for me - melodies come very easily. I still don't know what all the fuss over this music is about. Anyway, after twenty minutes of improvising and him saying, 'Play it slower-no, slower,' he said, 'That's IT, don't change a note, you've captured seventy-five percent of Twin Peaks.'" - Angelo Badalamenti (composer)

Lost Highway (1997)
I Put A Spell On You by Marilyn Manson
The Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails
Eye by The Smashing Pumpkins
This Magic Moment by Lou Reed
"He talked really loudly, like the guy in 'Twin Peaks' who's hard of hearing. He'd say, 'I've got a chase scene, and I'm picturing insects swarming around'. Then he'd scribble on pieces of paper and say, 'This is what I want it to sound like'."
"I went up to his house in LA a couple of times. One of the houses he owns is in 'Lost Highway'. He said, 'Let me show you this', and walked up the side of a hill. He showed me a trail of ants crawling over a piece of rotting meat on a canvas, and told me that was his latest project. That might make him sound like a pretentious cock, but he's not at all. He's like your uncle. I found myself looking at him, going, 'Jesus Christ, David Lynch!'. I've probably seen 'Blue Velvet' about 50 times, y'know?! It was like, 'He's talking to me! He created Frank Booth!'." - Trent Reznor (NIN)

Consciousness, Creativiy & The Brain a lecture by David Lynch at UC Berkley.

Cameron Crowe Soundtrack Retrospective

2006-08-22T11:19:00.000-07:00

Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
The screenplay was written by Cameron Crowe based on his book, "Fast Times At Ridgemont High: A True Story".

According to the DVD extras, many video store owners reported that their copy of the VHS video of the film had tracking errors during Phoebe Cates's topless scene. The owners presumed this was caused by customers continually rewinding and playing the scene over and over again.
The song that is playing when Linda gets out of the pool is "Moving In Stereo" by The Cars.
The Soundtrack
There are solo songs on the soundtrack by four different members of The Eagles.
The Scene: “When it comes to makin’ out, play side one of Led Zeppelin IV”, The song that’s on in the car is “Kashmir”. Crowe explains that they were unable to license a track from Led Zeppelin IV but were offered "Kashmir" instead. They knew the problem that caused with the script but did it on purpose. (Fast Times DVD Commentary).
Goodbye, Goodbye by Oingo Boingo
Waffle Stomp by Joe Walsh
Somebody's Baby by Jackson Browne
I Don't Know by Jimmy Buffett
Raised On Radio by Ravyns

The Wild Life (1984)
The Wild Life score was written entirely by Eddie Van Halen.

Say Anything (1989)
Say Anything was Crowe’s directorial debut.
“Say Anything is one of those rare movies that has something to teach us about life. It doesn’t have a lesson or a message, but it observes its moral choices so carefully that it helps us see our own. That such intelligence could be contained in a movie that is simultaneously so funny and so entertaining is some kind of miracle.”Roger Ebert, film critic.
Classic Quote: Loyd Dobler: “I got a question. If you guys know so much about women, how come you're here at like the Gas 'n' Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere?” Joe:By choice, man.
Taste The Pain by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Skankin' To The Beat by Fishbone
You Want It by Cheap Trick
In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel
Director, Cameron Crowe, couldn't find the love song he wanted until he heard Peter Gabriel’s "In Your Eyes". Gabriel asked to see part of the movie. Crowe had the production company send him an unfinished cut. Gabriel responded by saying he would let them use the song, as he liked the film. He was, however, wary about the part where the lead character overdosed at the end. It was then that Crowe realized that Gabriel had been sent a copy of Wired (1989) instead. (IMDB.com)
The song, “In Your Eyes” from Peter Gabriel was written for/ about Rosanna Arquette.

Singles (1992)
A proposed alternate title for this film was "Come As You Are", named after the song by Nirvana.
Would? by Alice In Chains
Dyslexic Heart by Paul Westerberg
State Of Love And Trust by Pearl Jam
Seasons by Chris Cornell
Breath by Pearl Jam
Chloe Dancer/ Crown Of Thorns by Mother Love Bone
Waiting For Somebody by Paul Westerberg
Special thank you goes out to Heather for supplying the "Singles" soundtrack.

Jerry Maguire (1996)
Two Paul McCartney instrumentals are used in the movie, "Momma Miss America" and "Singalong Junk", both from the 1970 album "McCartney." Crowe received McCartney's permission without ever having met him, instead sending a tape of the film to the latter's office. The two would actually meet for the first time five years later in L.A., and the result of that meeting was McCartney composing the title song to Vanilla Sky (2001), which earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song.
Secret Garden by Bruce Springsteen

Almost Famous (2000)
The film is director Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical account of life as a young Rolling Stone reporter. The actual group that Crowe first toured with was The Allman Brothers. (Gregg Allman was the one who distrusted him and kept asking if he was a narc.) Crowe's real-life near-fatal plane crash happened while traveling with The Who.
At the party, when he is on acid, Russell Hammond cries out, "I am a Golden God!" This is a reference to Robert Plant of the band Led Zeppelin, who is purported to have said the same thing (sober) while looking over Sunset Strip from a hotel balcony.
Cameron Crowe says he got Billy Crudup's line: "Well, yeah, on my better days, I am Russell from Stillwater," directly from John Cusack's response to a girl in a bar who asked, "Aren't you Lloyd Dobler?" (his character in Say Anything... (1989))
Stillwater
Fever Dog
Love Thing
Chance Upon You
Love Comes And Goes
Hour Of Need
You Had To Be There
Tiny Dancer by Elton John

Vanilla Sky (2001)
Vanilla Sky by Paul McCartney
Porpoise Song by the Monkees
"Porpoise Song" was the theme song from the Monkees' movie "Head", directed by Jack Nicholson.
Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel
Svefn-G-Englar by Sigur Ros
Lead singer Jon Thor Birgisson shot footage in their swimming pool that they use as a visual aid for their concerts. Cameron Crowe used some of the footage in "Vanilla Sky"

Elizabethtown by Heather

John Hughes Soundtrack Retrospective

2006-08-15T17:10:00.000-07:00

John Hughes, writer/ director, is the master of the teen movie. Growing up during the 80's I was drawn in by the Hughes movie magic. Make movies about teenagers, for teenagers. That formula never failed. I took a Vacation with the Griswolds, celebrated a birthday with Samantha, spent a Saturday in detention with the Breakfast Club, took a day off with Ferris Bueller and made a girl with Wyatt and Gary. Over the last twenty - three years I've seen them all over and over again retaining the same magic each time. I can quote most of them faster than the drop of a hat. So today I decided to do some research and relive some fond memories. The one thing that never really got Hughes credit was his knack for crafting the perfect soundtrack. A Hughes movie had a killer soundtrack, an eclectic mix of music picked to craft the movie rather than sell soundtracks.

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983). The Griswolds hilarious story of their road trip from Chicago to Wally World Theme Park in California. This one was only written by John Hughes based on his short story titled, "Vacation '58," which was loosely based on a real life trip he took as a child.
"Holiday Road" by Lindsey Buckingham
"Blitzkrieg Bop" by The Ramones
The first single ever released by the Ramones, November 1975.

Sixteen Candles (1984)

There were probably ten truly landmark teen oriented movies in the 80's... John Hughes directed or wrote probably half of them. With "Sixteen Candles" he did both. (Fast-Rewind.com)

Soundtrack is long out of print having been issued by MCA.
"If You Were Here" by the Thompson Twins
"Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol
"Happy Birthday" by Altered Images
"Young Americans" by David Bowie
"Lenny" by Stevie Ray Vaughn
How can you not picture a pizza on a turntable when you hear this song!
"Geek Boogie" by Ira Newborn and the Geeks
"Wild Sex In The Working Class" by Oingo Boingo
"Turning Japanese" by the Vapors

"True" by Spandau Ballet
"Sixteen Candles" by The Stray Cats
originally a billboard chart hit for The Crests in 1958.

The Breakfast Club (1985)
The original and best "Brat Pack" movie!
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds
"Don't You" was originally written for the film by Keith Forsey, Billy Idol and Bryan Ferry turned down the offers to record it first
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Billy Idol

Weird Science (1985)
John Huges wrote the movies screenplay in only two days!

"Eighties" by Killing Joke
Weird Science" by Oingo Boingo
Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo is now a world class film composer working steadily with Tim Burton
"(Oh) Pretty Woman" by Van Halen
"(Oh) Pretty Woman" was in the theatrical release of the film and was later removed from the T.V and VHS versions
"Tenderness" by General Public

Pretty In Pink (1986)

"If You Leave" by OMD
Orchestral Manuevers in the Dark originally wrote "Goddess of Love" for the movies end. However, the song seemed too redundant so "If You Leave" was recorded and used instead. As "If You Leave" was not done yet, the prom goers actually danced to "Don't You (Forget About Me)" from the Breakfast Club

"Pretty In Pink" by The Psychedelic Furs
The song that inspired the movie. Molly Ringwald first told Hughes about the song and it stuck with him.
"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" by The Smiths
The Dream Academy's instrumental version of this Smith's song is heard in the art museum scene of Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
The soundtrack was never released. John Hughes felt that it didn't work together as a compilation, the only ones that exist were given to the studio musicians who worked on the recordings.
"Danke Schoen" by Wayne Newton
"Danke Schoen appears multiple times during the film. Ferris actually sings the song in his shower and Principal Rooney hums it when ringing Bueller's doorbell
"Bad" by Big Audio Dynamite
"Love Missile F1-11" by Sigue Sigue Sputnik This single reached number two on the British charts.

Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed Interview on Howard Stern

2006-08-06T08:35:00.000-07:00

Just in time for their new reality show on A&E, Family Jewels.
Part One/Part Two/Part Three/Part Four

Audioslave Live

2006-08-04T18:53:00.000-07:00

Chris Cornell was on the radio the other day discussing the new Audioslave CD. Although, I have only heard the lead single I'm greatly anticipating this one. ( I read that Cornell is doing the theme song to the new James Bond flick)
Audioslave Live 2005 MP3

Motley Crue Live 2005

2006-07-22T07:44:00.000-07:00

Tonight Motley Crue are playing at Rockfest in Cadott, WI. Even though I have tickets for the entire weekend I'll have to miss them as we have a prior engagement. This was recorded last May at the KROQ Weenie Roast in which they headlined.
Motley Crue Live 2005 mp3

Artie Lange vs. Andrew "Dice" Clay on The Howard Stern Show 4/18/06

2006-07-19T15:30:00.000-07:00

VS.

Setup from the 7-17-06 HS show: Artie brought up how he performed some standup gigs with Andrew Dice Clay during the vacation, but added he earned only $5,000 for his time, a total he still hadn’t gotten from Dice. Artie then commented he figured he would’ve made closer to $10,000 for the 20-minute sets he did with Dice, who he said was the one responsible for giving him the money. Artie next mentioned he made “a lot of money” at the stand-up shows he did over the break by himself in Pittsburgh, but admitted he was “seething mad” because he hadn’t gotten the money he earned from Dice even though it’d been 10 days since the shows they did together. This is the mp3 of Artie going after "Dice" the next day on the phone. Where's the $5,000? (Ez Archive)
pt. 1/ pt. 2/ pt.3/ pt.4/ pt. 5/ pt. 6

Seal: Live

2006-07-11T19:00:00.000-07:00

I got the new Ziggy Marley record today and it got me to thinking about my last trip to Jamaica in 2000. It's funny but that was my honeymoon and with Steph pregnant now it will be awhile until I can get back there. Anyhow, while we were there I fell in love with the music of Seal. For some reason we were out on a boat and they only had two tapes that played all day, a mix of Bob Marley and a Seal tape. I love the Marley clan but something just clicked with me on that day for Seal. Never underestimate the power of music and its setting. So here you go, Seal Live in Los Angeles sometime in the '90's.
Seal Live (Ez Archive 17 MB)

deadboy & the Elephantmen on Indie 103

2006-07-11T14:30:00.000-07:00

I was cleaning up some stuff on my computer and came across this podcast from LA's Indie 103.1. Deadboy & The Elephantmen on Tk's show doing a small interview and two live songs. Audio file is about ten minutes long.
deadboy on Indie 103(ez archive 15MB)

Jimmy Eat World Live (2005)

2006-07-11T05:38:00.000-07:00

I first got into Jimmy Eat World around '96. Gameface had opened for them on the UCLA campus. Static Prevails was the first Cd I got of theirs and liked it a lot. I saw them a couple times at Koo's Cafe and local venues around Orange County. Bleed American came out and it quickly replaced whatever was in my cd player at the time. When we took a trip to the British Virgin Islands in 2001 Bleed American was one of three cd's I listened to for the entire week non-stop. It's been ten years and I still look forward to their releases. This was recorded of the web in 2005.
Jimmy Eat World Live at the KROQ Weenie Roast 2005 (Ez link 38MB)

Captain Morgan and The Super Sperm

2006-07-10T18:55:00.000-07:00

Steph Is Pregnant!!! After four years of trying we finally got it right! Due date is mid January. Countless trips to the fertility clinic couldn't get it done, only a bottle of Captain Morgan could!

Pearl Jam - Xcel Energy Center 6/27/06

2006-06-29T08:09:00.000-07:00

Second night of the Pearl Jam / Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Scored fifth row seats from my Clear Channel rep. We had a thirty minute snafu with the Will Call Booth as they hadn't received the tickets from the radio station. Ten minutes before show time an intern from Cities 97 showed up with the tix. Show was great as expected with both bands performing full sets.
Star Tribune Show Article
Given To Fly, Xcel Energy Center 6-27-06
Download the whole show here, Pearl Jam Live

Eagles - Live Irvine Meadows 5-29-94

2006-06-20T21:45:00.000-07:00

This was the first night of the "Hell Freezes Over Tour". I was fortunate enough to see them three nights during the first week. May 31 & June 1 at Irvine Meadows, June 4th at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego.
Setlist:

Eagles Live Irvine Meadows 5-29-94 (Rapidshare file 90 mb)
Part two of the setlist coming soon. - DRJ

Who Will Stop The Rain?

2006-06-18T06:45:00.000-07:00

The hell week in review that is my life. This week a couple of Meth Heads decided to steal two of my new cars off the lot a day apart from each other. I busted the crystal on my Movado watch and my new Rolex hasn't arrived yet. I can't string together enough days where it hasn't rained to seal my deck. The City of Stillwater has turned our quiet little street into a mud bog. I'm two weeks behind in my landscaping duties.
The only bright spot is that we still have HOCKEY! Edmonton forced a game seven. While the rest of the world is watching World Cup Soccer and the NBA Finals they're missing one of the best Stanley Cup Finals. The underdog Oilers have really turned it on. The overtime short handed goal by Pisani to stave off elimination in game five was awesome. The pure dominance in game six was enfuego.
Anyhow, enough ramblings here are a few songs that I pulled off the boob tube this week.
Red Hot Chili Peppers covering the Bee Gee's "How Deep Is Your Love"
Foo Fighters covering Queen's "Tie Your Mother Down" from the VH1 Rock Honors special

Reo Speedwagon @ The Myth

2006-06-06T10:03:00.000-07:00

Went and saw REO Speedwagon last night at the Myth. I scored a couple free tickets from my advertising agency, so thought what the hell. I know only about five REO songs but they have been playing on the radio for over thirty years. The show was really good. They packed a stadium style show into a 4500 seat club. I was suprised how many popular songs they actually had. I got to thinking about when I first remember hearing the REO sound. This was one of the bands that peppered the playlist at WLUP-FM 97.9 "The Loop" radio in Chicago.
Every summer we got passes to the 75th Street Pool in Bolingbrook, IL from 1980 - 85. We swam all day and the older kids would bring their large ass '80's ghetto boxes to the pool. "The Loop" was what played all day.
Funny how a song can take you back twenty-something years! I haven't thought about the 75th Street Pool in god knows how long. A lot of fun summers were held there.
Roll With The Changes
Ridin' The Storm Out

deadboy & the Elephantmen

2006-06-04T20:10:00.000-07:00

Setlist:
Intro/ Stop, Im Already Dead/ How Long The Night Was/ Misadventures of Dope/ Fly On The Eye Of The Lamb/ Sigh of the Wolves/ Evil Hides/ Blood Music/ Spinning Song/ Scarlett of Heaven Nor Hell/ Filling Empty Holes/ Intro with Cortez Del Mar/ Skulls with Cortez Del Mar.

deadboy & the Elephantmen Live at the Grant Street Dance Hall

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One of my new favorite bands. We Are Night Sky has not left my cd player since it came out. Live they are one of the tightest bands around.

Fishbone - Live @ The 9:30 Club

2006-06-04T11:30:00.000-07:00

Fishbone Live @ the 9:30 Club 5-22-2005
(rapidshare file will be posted for 30 days. Party At Ground Zero is not in .zip file)

Setlist:
Intro/ Fishbone Soldier/ Party At Ground Zero/ Stage Banter/ Face Plant (Scorpion Back Pinch)/ Subliminal Fascism/ Freddie's Dead/ Hide Behind My Glasses/ Stage Banter/ Poem/ Rub-A-Dub Soldier/ The Suffering/ Stage Banter/ Alcoholic/ Date Rape/ Sunless Saturday/ See Ya

More Live Fishbone Can Be Found Here FishboneLive.org

I associate this band with summer. The first time I ever heard Fishbone was at 32nd St. in Newport Beach, CA in the mid '80's. Infectious sound and an all around great band. I did get to see them with the Red Hot Chili Peppers back in '90 or '91.

Primus Sucks!

2006-05-16T16:23:00.000-07:00

Primus @ the KROQ Almost Acoustic X-Mas, 1993. This set is just mindbending. Twenty-five minutes of everything but the kitchen sink. Special appearance by Bob Cock and the Yellow Sock.
Primus Live
Download soundboard recordings here

Chris Isaak - Bimbo's 365 (1991)

2006-05-16T14:15:00.000-07:00

WB/Reprise show @ Bimbo's 365 Club. San Francisco, CA 1991.

Setlist:
You Owe Me
Beautiful Homes
I Believe
Goin' Nowhere
Changed Your Mind
Two Hearts
Blue Hotel
Somebody's Crying
Wicke Game
Go Walking Down There
Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing
Forever Blue
All I Want
Diddley Daddy

Bimbo's Zip

Sex, Lies & Videotape

2006-05-14T08:34:00.000-07:00

Here is a funny little story about a guy I work with at the dealership. Quagmire (not his real name) is an early forties single guy who likes to pick up older women, take them home and film them having sex. Yesterday, after our morning meeting, we are regailed with tails of his latest conquest. He meets a slightly older woman at a singles mixer at a local hotel bar we have affectionately nicknamed "Menopause Manor". Numerous alcoholic beverages are consumed and she agrees to go home with him. Now Quagmire gets home pours her another glass of wine and immediately checks the black tape covering the little red light on his camcorder. Jump to them falling on the bed in throws of passion. Now this poor woman does not know that she is being filmed. (Does one have to fill out a disclaimer or waiver?) Amateur porn is made. The lighting is bad. The sound quality is a wreck. Even the dialogue is lame. After some polite banter she says she must go. Quagmire rewinds and watches the depravity. Here is the kicker of the story. The woman is more interested in the movie, American Pie, playing on the T.V. in the background. As he explains it, numerous times during his dynamite moves she turns her head to watch the friggin' television. The movie dialogue has overpowered both of them on the amateur porn so that the entire soundtrack is quotes about Stifler's mom. I'm frightlingly intrigued.
American Pie soundtrack clips.
I've got Scotch.
Like Fine Wine
Are you tryin' to seduce me?

Chris Isaak - Live From The House Of Blues. (10.31.96)

2006-05-11T21:37:00.000-07:00

I saw Chris last night pimping a new "Best Of" CD/ DVD on one of the late night talk shows. Here is a live show from October 31, 1996.
House of Blues, Los Angeles.

Setlist:
You Owe Me Some Kind of Love
Beautiful Houses
Pretty Girls Don't Cry
I Believe
Return To Me
Goin' Nowhere
Changed Your Mind
Somebody's Cryin'
Think of Tomorrow
Wicked Game
Go Walking Down There
Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing
Only The Lonely
Blue
I Want Your Love
Blue Hotel
Diddly Daddy
Dancin'
Chris Isaak Live From The House of Blues (Download Zip file. * I reposted the final two songs of the setlist due to bad copies in the zip file.)

Jenny McCarthy Interview - Howard Stern Show 4.25.06

2006-04-25T16:18:00.000-07:00

pt 1/ pt. 2/ pt. 3/ pt. 4/ pt. 5/ pt. 6

Henry Rollins - IFC

2006-04-25T08:37:00.000-07:00

Marley & Me

2006-04-11T12:10:00.000-07:00

Just finished this very good book,Marley & Me . Another all night read. I started this one about 9 p.m. last night and read until 3 a.m. this morning. Three seperate times Steph called down for me to come to bed. Every reply was the same, "Just a few more pages!" I was deeply invested in this silly book about a dog's life. Each chapter was funnier than the one before it. Along the way I found myself comparing so may acts to my own dogs. I laughed out loud numerous times, as well as, teared up like a school girl with a skinned knee. Excellent read for any pet owners.

More Live Music (1993-94)

2006-04-09T15:28:00.000-07:00

The Jesus & Mary Chain
+Live+
Violent Femmes

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Kurt Cobain

2006-04-09T13:25:00.000-07:00

Last week was the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death. To honor that occasion here is a live concert recorded November 25, 1991 in Amsterdam.
Nirvana Amsterdam 11.25.91
Set List:
Lithium
Sliver
Breed
Been A Son
Negative Creep
On A Plain
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Drain You
Aneurysm
School
Floyd The Barber
About A Girl
Polly
Blew
Love Buzz
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KROQ - Black Crowes 1994

2006-04-02T17:20:00.000-07:00

So I'm a little slow at getting some of these found tapes digitized and up. Black Crowes
file will be up for 30 days after that email me for link.