blondie used to do "heart of glass" in their very early days calling it "the disco song", it used to be a reggae beat song. I remember seeing them play it and thought "someday this will be their biggest hit, take them right out of the punk scene and into the mainstram"by madisdadi
i just downloaded "blowin chunks" on emusic during the fantastic 50 free downloads for free offer.by madisdadi
Belle and Sebastian and the New Pornagraphers are touring together: Feb. 25 Toronto - The Docks Feb. 26 Montreal - Metropolis Feb. 27 Boston - Avalon Feb. 28 Boston - Avalon March 2 New York - Nokia Theatre March 3 New York - Nokia Theatre March 4 Philadelphia - Electric Factory March 5 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club March 6 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club March 8 Nashville, Tenn. - Ryman Auby madisdadi
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you can see the top hat better in the film "Born to Boogie".....it's a top hatby madisdadi
"I know what I like ( in your wardrobe)" on the album lyrics it says" based on the cover painting" which shows a man asleep on a bench in front of some shrubery dressed like a garderner.........Most of my cognitive cells were fried out with "The Lamb Lies Down............... Hey did you know "Abacab" is just the chord progression in the song? A-B-A-C-A-B........by madisdadi
or Van Cliburnby madisdadi
or Meg n' Jack a la "Coffee and Cigs"by madisdadi
I toured once ( in my crap local band) with the Del Lords featuring Top Ten. He told great stories bout the glory days with the 'Tators. They had wanted to call the band either Beat the Meatles or Cancer of the Dick at one time. Joey Ramone used to come to their practice space before he was a Ramone wearing glitter clothes and paying big time attention when they did "California Sun"by madisdadi
I worked for a sound company in Chicago that help build the smashin' pumps studio/rehearsal space and the area had to be designed to include indoor parking for the new mercedes and jags the group members bought because they were worried about leaving them on the street and no one wanted them to be sad and pensive. I worked in a liqour store during college and barry williams (Greg Brady) camby madisdadi
Always loved the barfing punk on the Cortinas album:by madisdadi
gary tibbs (chortle) don't forget his near miss with Christy Maccoll, and (yippeee) playing with Corey Hart on "Sunglasses at Night" to seal his one hit wonder fate. Gary is doing the ever popular "music projects" in L.A. currently.by madisdadi
dude seems alive and kickin' hope he ain't dead cause reading his history page would creep me out in that context....by madisdadi
"Third Reich and Roll" is my favorite. Their version of "Satisfaction" make Devo look like wedding singers. "Duck Stab" is next. More of a cross between Pere Ubu, Kraftwerk and a 3 year old with a Fishcer Price keyboard (my 3 year old loves the Residents)with High Pitch Eric singing lead. Constantinople, Hello Skinny, Krafty Cheese, Bach is Dead, and Semolina are mby madisdadi
The Hollydays brings out the music arguments between me and the young'uns. Recalling geezer days of old I remember going to Ye Olde Book Merchants and grabbing Trouser Press,Slash, Search and Destroy, Punk, Zig Zag,Creem,Backdoor Man, Maximum Rock and Roll, Big Takeover, even Circus, New York Rocker............ all in one day, every month. Now I peruse the Merchant Borders and find nary an iby madisdadi
Dave Edmunds: Fab T-Birds,Stray Cats, Flamin Groovies, himself, Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash, k.d. lang Butch Vig: Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Soul Asylum, Sonic Youth, Garbage Sam Phillips: Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison Rick Rubin: The Beastie Boys, The Black Crowes, Johnny Cash, Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy Daniel Lby madisdadi
longgggggggggggg: Stones: "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" TV: "Little Johnny Jewel", "MM" VU: "European Son", "Sister Ray" Patti Smith: "Radio Ethiopia" Fripp and Eno: "Swastika Girls" Fripp and Bryne: "Under Heavy Manners" XTC: "Melt the Guns" (a hair under 7) Tom Tom Club: "Wordy Rapping Hood&qby madisdadi
ahhhh the morells/skeletons missed listing a great double bill: Morells/Del Lordsby madisdadi
"Punk Rock Christmas" has the dickies, fear, DI, mojo nixon, damned and ramones, which came out about 10 years ago. "New Wave Christmas: I Just Can't Get Enough" has Los Lobos, Squeeze,Throwing Muses, Wall of Voodoo, and XTC called the Three Wisemen. I have it on cassette, I couldn'y find it anywhere on CD. "Christmas With The Vandals: Oi to the World" aby madisdadi
I was reminiscin, in true geezer fashion ,arguin with a youngun about Bloc Party being a pale imitation of the GoF. I told him I saw Buzzcocks and Gang of Four on the same bill and his jaw dropped. Left him mutterin about the best double bill ever. Other worthy doubles: Blasters/Los Lobos Pixies/Throwing Muses Cramps/Panther Burns Ramones/Blondie Television/Plasticland Rules: Beatle Bob cannot cby madisdadi
the entire Country and Western conglomerate both males and phillys. Looky, put on CMT and close your eyes, betcha can't tell one from the other!by madisdadi
pally I live in Whorelando, Floriddy No cool places in Mouseville cept my backyard C'mon over, we'll BBQ, drink Wild Turkey and spin some sides.by madisdadi
but it's only one hour per weekby madisdadi
i had xm when tom petty et all were "djs". not really, they talked a little between some songs but nothing special. sirius on the other hand has david johansen's show which has some of the most eclectic music i have heard along with philosophical rants ( sri ramma-lamma-ding-dong),etc. Handsome Dick has a show too that plays great rock d'garage and turned me on to a whole lottby madisdadi
me shudders to think you had to sit through the entire song...................by madisdadi
hoodoo gurus Lee Perry and a whole lotta JA artists Sun Ra Diodes ABBA Shaking Street Laibachby madisdadi
wow the BB show I saw (Disney in October) was the worst thing I have ever witnessed. Love actually was mincing around on stage like the cheesiest show band this side of Gaitlinburg, at one point he even wore a feather boa with a big pimp hat. It might have been because they were at Disney, but it was a sad BB replica. I didn't expect anything, and they let me way down. Well Love has his mby madisdadi
Doesn't sound like the "Smile" show I saw in October 04,(he did play the piano and sang some solo stuff) but I did see the "faux" Beach Boys( wait, Love "liscensed the name") with 2 guys who have no fucking right to that name prance onstage (actually on the verge of mincing) and the bald one tried to honk a sax and make wave motions with his hands while crooningby madisdadi
the back pages of MOJO or Uncut list gigs I used that last time we were in ireland and found a Handsome Family gig at a small pub!by madisdadi
flynn, do you have parents? if not may I adopt you?by madisdadi