seger stays, billy joel out. (i used to bitch about seger too: well, i amnow the proud owner of Mongrel, RG Man, and the early singles and at his best he was ferocious, committed, rocking, and an astute critic of the times; oh, i'm not saying he was studs terkel--a mid west voice he resembles--only that when the band cranked it they were the equal of the mc5 and the rationals, 2 detroit gby michael baker
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funny re Del Byzantines i was JUST at a benefit (black keys, chi pig, tin huey, bizarros, numbers band blah blah) and i JUST asked one of those participants (shh shh) if next time he talked to shh shh he could ask for some of that stuff. weird... i'll let you know.by michael baker
i think the buzzcocks singles, some fall, and joy division are not dated... Post Edited (03-20-05 06:55)by michael baker
well... according to Mr Brown's criterion (i lived in west akron a mile from John Brown's homestead, now museum), there are resounding yesses to parts 2 and 3 of his triadic question. i also think there's no song like Bodies. i see it the LP as essentially a great series of superb "singles" but also as a document of great importance, like the magna carta or donald truby michael baker
mmmmm.... i got this crazy guy who (NOT Brad Reno in this case!) sends me trade for my dinosaurs like dylan, kinks, pretty things (Kids!!); they are for the most part shoe gazing things, like aisler's set, henry's dress, january, monoland, black tambourine (!!), auburn lull, but the band i like the most are the pale saints--The Comforts of Madness and In Ribbons. also, i was just reby michael baker
as for no politics, well... i'm doing this fast so excuse inaccuracies, but it's well known that the wenner/wexler axis is importanat and if you see the board member list several are still connected to music companies and hence back catalogues. i actually know chrissy and she does NOT belong in: richard thompson/fairport/denny l cohen iggy chilton eno capt beef pistols/pil soft machby michael baker
make it near weehauken. i'm tired of this f###ing bus system! bright spark can e-mail me. BUT only bright spark. my feelings are soooooooooooo hurt. NP justin warfield earlier today-- rambling gamblin man seger system stooges california bleeding wayne cochran get down with it judee sill s/t reg king's solo (??!!) diodes best of...by michael baker
hey!! i got M&C burned from vinyl on a CD-R (if you think i'm going to write down everything i own, well you...)!!by michael baker
from my montreal friend crawdaddy simon So the word so far is that the goth band might be Sex Gang Children and the Montreal band at Cargo would be the Asexuals (it's true the singer does look like Kastner pre-dreadlocks). CSby michael baker
from a friend who plays with the drummer re Michael from rooks I know he just put out a solo DVD...I don't know if "solo" means him alone, or merely means "not The Rooks." Nobody's sure what's gonna happen as far as The Rooks. Everyone from the last lineup hit the highway (first Kristen, who was always in both the Rooks and Grip Weeds, left when things starby michael baker
rebel waltz is necessary tomorrow's side project was going to be: listen to sandinsta; weird this is here right now. NP nan dykesby michael baker
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no no i agree about lush (and most of all pixies); great stuff--i was saying that the kid(?) was bemoaning lack of attention for 4ad and if i remember lush got plenty of praise, on both sides. NP Spenser Davis the singlesby michael baker
you know: Ira was listening to Debbie Gibson in 89--i saw him at the paramus mall with a walkman--but he soon switched to Screaming Trees coz all the kids at the arcade were doin it. speaking of 4AD--is there really no Mojave 3 here? I love that band so much. (shame about pixies and lush and cocteau twins getting no critical press!!) Re FE and Webster's: Trendy Dweebs! walking clichby michael baker
i think it's near scrantonby michael baker
if you're flyin', IR's a buyin'!by michael baker
coffin lids and: SHAW 'NUFF A one-shot NYC super-group of sorts, featuring PETER STUART (veteran of the 1980s NYC garage revival, with THE TRYFLES and HEADLESS HORSEMEN. Appeared at Cavestomp '99 with THE STANDELLS, Cavestomp 2000 with THE BEAU BRUMMELS and THE BLUES MAGOOS, and in September 2001 with MARK LINDSAY'S CAVESTOMP REDCOATS. If Peter doesn't know the song, it proby michael baker
do they still play out???? i think so or at least michael mazzarella does. brooklyn? i got into them--how's that for 60's banter?--backwardly coz of my love for Richard X Heyman's music, a one-time collaborator (sp?); wishing well rocks: through this band i discovered joisey's grip weeds whose last album is outstanding and through heyman again i started to listen to equallyby michael baker
Plus: DJ action from IRA ROBBINS (Trouser Press) and EVAN DAVIES (WFMU), who will both be spinning the very best from Shaw's Bomp!/Voxx/A.I.P. labels. Emcee to-be-announced. Saturday, January 29th 7:30pm - $10 (entire door goes to Shaw's widow and son) Magnetic Field, 97 Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn, NY - 718.834.0069 plus live garage bands and all proceeds to greg shaw's famby michael baker
try him at he actually answers his e-mail. i think he was not a singer before Soundtracks, his first Can effort, and I seem to remember that although style is singular, the boys in the band phonetically broke down the lyrics (because of language barrier), thus accounting for some of the weirdness in breath and delivery and intonation. he is/was a spectacular talentby michael baker
OK--great stuff. now if you don't mind please explain yr other 48 choices and have them on our desks by monday morn. btw: if i get into discussion of re-masters and re-mixes and re-edits and whatnot with experts my head explodes, but i KNOW the re-issue and re-master of SATANIC is awesome, baby.by michael baker
With this new line-up, they arrived back in Wellington and adopted a new name, Mi-Sex. The name originated from a song they were playing at the time by a British group Ultravox, called "My Sex" To create their new image, they discarded the old attire and on went the leather pants and tank tops. Short hair was also called for to complete the look. from the net. from me: i'd go witby michael baker
re fiercest primal screaming related to rock: my wife's, monthly, when she opens Visa bill and discovers my music purchasesby michael baker
i want to mention also the following that i came to love after my list that i posted a few weeks ago: Mendoza Line Doug Gillard Figgs Reigning Sound Grip Weeds Hold Steady an outstanding year! and yes: Lanegan's bubblegum is great great--thanks for the earlier tip!by michael baker
solos (and guitar work): R Thompson: Poor Will and The Hangman Ornette: Theme from a Symphony Swamp Rats: No Friend of Mine Byrds: 8 Miles High Jeff Beck: Plynth Funkadelic: Super Stupid Dinosaur Jr: Missing Link Creation: Painter Man Eno: Baby's On Fire Bonzos: Canyons of Yr Mind Husker Du: Makes no sense at allby michael baker
My Lyrics: There once was a nympho named Jill Tried a dynamite stick for a thrill They found her vagina In South Carolina And bits of her tits in Brazil !by michael baker
everyone, everywhereby michael baker
speaking of hot videos-- scroll down this link and check out the awesome bostonian remains on sullivan; other nuggets (no pun intended) include devo, the great earl hooker, and a pretty funny educational video on penises (in the spirit of x-mas, of course.) and negativeland's always interesting stuff. NP: the new detroit cobras merry kwamazby michael baker
