Hey Tom, check this out. Pretty lively sounding, no? Bob Burnett saw them at that small club across from the old DC Tower Records – can‘t remember the name of it, it was only open a short time. Marc Marshall ******************************************************* Hi Marc: Weird how Vernon Reid is always so …
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Dear Friends: Now THIS is what I call a press release! ["Coloration" of the text all mine] Anyhow, here’s something arty and deliberately unpleasant that couldn’t have existed under Communism, though I’m not entirely sure it’s a "good" thing! LOL Just arrived outta the blue in today’s e-mail. [I must have ordered …
Chris Cutler speaks out about pirated music on the internet. Not what you might expect from the leftist/commie. A very thoughtful and fair minded read from an amazing human. – Marc Marshall http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/6715/ ********************************************************* I recently saw the piece to which you refer, Marc. Typically clear and well-argued, in the Cutler fashion. The thing …
Thought you’d enjoy this latest YouTube find, from a Grin reunion show ca. 2004 in Rockville, MD. Always my fave Nils Lofgren song and solo, live he takes it to another level, and makes it look like a casual stroll in the park! Another D.C. Area “Master of the Stratocaster (and/or Telecaster)”, for …
Hi folks: Haven’t seen anything quite this knowing or smoldering in quite some time, and NEVER from a putative Teen Idol! “I said, a-HOOOO! Rock me, baby…” Possibly the only guy I’ve ever seen look his best in a full silver lamé suit, including Elvis and Bowie, though of course Iggy rocked the silver pants-only …
[Ed. Note: What follows is a work in progress. Tom Kipp is in the process of compiling a list of 1200, or perhaps more, unforgettable songs. Some of these songs will be familiar, others less so. All will be worthy of your attention and Tom will expertly explain why. The presentation below, “What Was in …
I came across this odd video clip as a sidebar to the monthly e-mail from Rhino. Good ol’ EC at some mondo, Brit-looking festival in 2007, with the full complement of femme back-up, horns, multiple keybs, etc. all somewhat besmirching the hallowed "White Room", which may be the only great song he still plays, aside …
Our main man, Cheetah Chrome, gittin’ it DONE! – Tom Kipp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcY6A_Lt-P4&NR=1
A full 13 years before The Stranglers‘ debut LP, ca. 1964, a young Hugh Cornwell [far left] joined his first band, at the behest of schoolboy chum Richard Thompson [far right], who taught him to play the bass in order to complete "Emil and the Detectives"! In 2008, quite randomly, they were reunited, 38 years …
Subject: …and we mourn the loss of yet another great… http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/04/poly_styrene_obituary_x_ray_spex.php#more The day before her new album came out in the States, too… – Andrew Hamlin ***************************************************** Thanks Andy. I heard them play several X-Ray Spex songs on KEXP this morning and then had my worst fears confirmed. I’ve always considered Poly one of my …
Uh, er, ah, – How far can this reissue thing go? I guess as long as someone pays for them… Bob http://www.myplaydirect.com/robert-johnson/details/5747793?cid=nl:112975626 – Bob Presthus ******************************************************* Talk about yer conspicuous consumption! On the other hand, RJ’s an artist certainly worth fetishizing. This will sit nicely on the shelves of those who sprang for the mega-deluxe …
If competent writing is the criterion, Donald Trump fails to qualify as a candidate for anything. Read this section from a CNN article; pay close attention to Mr. Trump’s written response to Mr. Seinfeld’s decision: According to Seinfeld’s manager, the television star "feels this kind of demagoguery has no place in public discourse." Although the …
Hi Marc: Glad you’re back in the Sonny "saddle"! By the by, I just found The Holy Grail, at least re: The Paisley Underground: "Tell Me When it’s Over"/"Still Holding on to You": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww5DJjiH_zQ&feature=related The Dream Syndicate’s greatest song, medleyed with the best one from their otherwise mediocre 2nd album/major label debut (not released ’til …
. My picks for the Best Albums Of 2011 so far, in order, below (plus samples for some); . Eleventh Dream Day: Riot Now! New York Dolls: Dancing Backward In High Heels Wanda Jackson: The Party Ain’t Over SYCH (Wally Shoup, C. Spencer Yeh, Chris Corsano, Bill Horist): Lunar Roulette Faust: Something Dirty Sonny Simmons …
Downloaded Keith Jarrett’s “The Survivors Suite” for $1.98. Life is good. The sound is fine. If I had the CD to A-B compare it to and thought the CD sounded better, I would say I don’t give a rat’s ass anymore and would still have lived a full life. I guess I am officially over …
This is just in from Andrew Hamlin who states, “A new take on one of Tom’s (Tom Kipp‘s) old favorites!” *********************************** To which Tom replied: Hi Andy: If only it weren’t phoned in from “My Producer Said This was a Good Career Move” Land! No death-defying vocal swoops or witty inflections. Utter rhythmic stasis. Hell, …
. . My Dear Teee-ummm: After 20 full years, and due mostly to that faux-drunken Scotsman station ID/PSA by "Angus" that airs incessantly on KEXP, I’ve finally given Ned’s Atomic Dustbin a chance, which will doubtless warm the heart of your Super Promoter pal Roger Tamblyn to no end! I even heard a song by …
The Rolling Stones—“Tell Me (You’re Coming Back)” (Decca 1964, 3:47—UK LP version) Sometime in the fall of 1981, well before my freshman year at Brown took its big nosedive, I finally had the opportunity to see Mean Streets, the movie that made Marty Scorsese’s rep in 1973. When, near the outset, Harvey Keitel enters a …
Much enjoyment was had by all re: the festivities! This was my second Pop Conference – I attended sparsely last year as I had work conflicts throughout the weekend, unfortunately. We saw some great speakers this year, especially (in my opinion) Robert Christgau, David Ritz, and even an exceptional grad student or two! I had …
The Sonics—“Louie Louie” (Etiquette 1965, 2:57) The Kinks invented Power Chord Rock in 1964 in the UK, and lo, it was good. We Yanks (via Link Wray’s “Rumble” in 1958) had already provided the world with Distorted Dread Rock, but it remained for this Pacific Northwest teen dance combo to match The Kinks’ achievement Stateside. …
“Although Dido has sold over 28 million records worldwide, I have never received a single telephone call from any record company or artist because of my involvement on those albums. In contrast, Talk Talk’s ‘Spirit of Eden,’ which was seen as a failure at the time of its release, has steadily brought me work for …
Subject: RE: Ah, those hazy, crazy days of the man called Bill in the White House…From: Tom Kipp Okay, so the other, later, shittier, magazine called Slant bequeaths unto us its "Albums of the Nineties" #61 through #100 today, precisely a decade too late, and I’m not sure there were ten really good albums in the lot. …
I will try to get more information on this to you later – or you can look on the web – Nate Montana, son of NFL’s Joe Montana, has transferred from Notre Dame to the University of Montana to play quarterback. He started classes there today according to one report I read. More later …
Howlin’ Wolf—“Spoonful” (Chess 1960, 2:45) The day before I flew home to Montana from Providence (23 May 1982) I found a very useful, cartoon-jacketed, budget-line blues sampler—America’s Musical Roots—that contained many of the most famous singles ever to appear on Chess Records, this one foremost among them. Nothing about the chundering roar of Cream’s infamous …
Check out this video on YouTube: ‘s viral. In the event you haven’t seen this. TC **************************************************** JD as puppets, very nice. Thank ye, TC! I will soon recap my 12/7 Showbox experience of see/hearing Peter Hook and band replicate UNKNOWN PLEASURES in its entirety, which was an unexpected highlight …
It’s no secret that I used to consider "John in the Morning" [aka John Richards], KEXP’s vastly overpaid, morning drive time "Star" DJ, an absolute dweeb. Possibly a nice enough guy, but still…. However, after old pal o’ Husker Du Kevin Cole came over from Minneapolis to re-program the station a few years back, it …
Beavis & Butthead are BACK! http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/browbeat/archive/2011/02/03/hey-fartknocker-welcome-to-the-new-millennium.aspx Hey Fartknocker, Welcome to the New Millennium By Nina Shen Rastogi After months of chatter, MTV confirmed yesterday that Beavis and Butt-Head, those 1990s arbiters of suckage, will return to television this summer, well rested and presumably prepped to deconstruct a whole new generation of music videos. But do …
Since I read the reconstituted, on-line-only version of the venerable CRAWDADDY! [thoughtfully bundled in with my weekly Wolfgang’s Vault concert archive e-mails] with some regularity, I can vouch for its residual interest, though I seldom look at more than one or two articles per virtual “issue”. On the whole, it’s fine. But this li’l bit …
From: Kipp, Thomas J Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:02 AM To: Everyone Subject: FW: Bottomless Pit–Blood Under the Bridge 2×12″+CD preorder Welcome news from the ex-Silkworm boize in Chicago! Tom ________________________________________ From: Bottomless Pit Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 8:04 AM To: Bottomless Pit Subject: Bottomless Pit–Blood Under the Bridge 2×12″+CD preorder If you …
From: M Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 7:17 PM To: Kipp, Thomas J Subject: more unknown (to me) music I just found out about you know of these guys? a facebook friend posted it. I never heard of them. They sound historically very important eh? M ________________________________________ From: Kipp, Thomas J Sent: Wednesday, August 04, …