"what is rrhf?" The angry sound my German Shepard makes when he finds out Patti Smith and The Stooges have been passed over again.by MrFab
I remember seeing the Surf Punks (always wondered why they weren't covered in TP) and D. Dragon admitted he was a Val - he grew up in Studio City. As I proud Val, I felt vindicated!by MrFab
Damn! Just saw him this summer. He was great - in his long (balding) dyed-black hair, black jeans, leather jacket, shades, bashing away on his guitar. He hobbled on stage like an old man, but I forgot that once he started playing. The Adam Ant discussion actually reminded me of him - my first exposure to Link was the "Rumble" riff used on the Ant's "Killer In The Home&quby MrFab
Oh that reminds me - you have to track down a video of Adam and crew on "American Bandstand." There were "Antpeople" in the audience, leading a straight-faced Dick Clark to intone in all seriousness, "It's a way of life to a lot of people."by MrFab
Heh, well I don't have any great stories like paganizer, but when I was a kid, "Dirk Wear White Sox" was my fave Ant album. Although it was an import, the legendary Rodney Bingenheimer played the whole thing on his "Rodney on the ROQ" show, which I taped. (Thanks, Rodney!) "Sox" is pre-New Romantic, indian make-up/tribal drums Ants, when they were just a down-nby MrFab
Really? Has she dispensed with the experimental/exotic elements?by MrFab
The year: 1999. Napster comes on line. Hey, I can download those great songs from my childhood that I don't have copies of, like: Blancmange: "Living On The Ceiling" - I used to think this song was a ingenius mix of exotica and modern rock. Can't wait to hear it...well, this ain't that great...cheesy '80s production, overwrought vocals...but that sitar-ish melody soby MrFab
There are a couple of German (!) hillbilly bands that do strange covers, like The Twang, who remake "Blitzkreig Bop" among others: And Boss Hoss:by MrFab
Mink DeVille, eh? Well, that's pretty cool. And that reminds of a certain New York Doll who covered Arrow's "Hot Hot Hot" (which, yeah, I know, turned it into a wedding-dj cliche) so maybe I'm in good company after all.by MrFab
Calypso. And soca, all that fun Carribean stuff. Irwin on WFMU now plays some every week, which made me realize that I'm the only person I know who likes this stuff - I mean I've got alot of these records (and tapes, and CDs). Not even "world music" types who worship Fela, Bob Marley etc seem to pay much attention to calypso. Fun isn't cool I guess.by MrFab
Well, you can't fit in everything/everyone, but "Punk Attitude" is still essential, and long overdue. And when Rollins said PiL was way better musically then the Pistols I said Yeah! The Pistols were more influential because many could copy their sound. But listen to "Metal Box"/"Second Edition" - how the hell did they do it? PiL were too singular to be influentby MrFab
If Martians came down and wanted to know about this thing called rock'n'roll, I'd play them The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie."by MrFab
"How about Reed and Lester Bangs?" Ha ha! Yeah, Reed called Bangs a "pathetic death dwarf." Unless it was the other way around...by MrFab
Think it was Slim Jim Phantom who had a popular night at a Sunset Strip club, a loose, informal jam-night, usually featuring Steve Jones, Billy Idol, Slash, etc. Unless it was Lee Rocker. And we STILL haven't heard what happenned to Sue Tissue of The Suburban Lawns.by MrFab
"Try and download '2 way romeo' or 'dewla and dawla' either by 'The Bang Bang' or 'Tom Howe'." Where can we download them?by MrFab
I was baffled that PLEASE KILL ME didn't mention the Talking Heads - an inexcusable oversight, imo. (But it also didn't mention the Modern Lovers, or any other Ohio bands besides the Dead Boys). But I've never seen evidence that the THs were disliked - when the other Heads went on their own after Byrne left them, other CBGBrs like Debbie Harry stepped in on vox. And DeeDee Ramone hby MrFab
Keith Moon - “Don’t Worry Baby” Would that be the Beach Boys' song? Wow, where'd that come from?by MrFab
Here in LA it's "The Eagle," who arhythmically dances to anything - acompanied by live birds! He used to carry this large bird cage with him, which he would set down to dance and if anyone approached it he'd get hostile. Think he's a little crazy. Now he usually just has a couple birds on his shoulder. Recently a band member asked what one bird's name was. He said,by MrFab
Man, how could I forget John & Yoko's stuff, like "Walking on Thin Ice" -CLASSIC. John's guitar work is demented on that one. And Hawkwind dropped the prog/metal thing for one album - "Quark Strangeness and Charm." The title track is a wonderful 3-minute bit of Devo-ish nerd pop.by MrFab
Yeah, I was just looking at an ad for a club near Los Angeles that's like the Home of The Has-Beens: coming up in future months are the likes of Foreigner, Air Supply, Doobie Bros (which line-up?), Dave Mason, The Tubes, comedian Sinbad, and on one big night, Romeo Void, Dramarama, and The English Beat! So surreal, like I picked up a 25-year-old paper by mistake.by MrFab
Oh yeah, Linda Ronstadt's Elvis Costello cover ("Alison" I think?). In what has to be one of the all-time great rock'n'roll put-downs, Costello called it "a waste of vinyl."by MrFab
I'd say an artistic progression heavily influenced by punk. Robert Fripp's League of Gentlemen, which provided the template for the new Crimson, played stripped down, very energetic 3 minute guitar rock songs (David Byrne even guested!). Quite a contrast to the prior sprawling prog epics. Not to mention the fashion makeover, to short hair and sharp suits. And the Fripp-produced second Gby MrFab
It's the 80s. Time to lose the denim and facial hair, get synthesizers, and try and stay on top: Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart" Neil Young "Trans" ("We R In Control" RULES) Peter Gabriel and, to a lesser extent, Phil Collins Grace Jones Robert Palmer A friend of mine had the Village People's New Romantic album "Renaissance" and a Shaun Cby MrFab
Welcome. Your name reminds me of the late great Los Angeles DJ Deirdre O'Donahue, who introduced me to so much amazing music (including some of those bands on your list.)by MrFab
"Bass player CAPTAIN SENSIBLE reveals the hidden punk fact in a new documentary, PUNK: ATTITUDE...Chrissie was in an early incarnation of The Damned, which she wanted to call MIKE HUNT'S HONOURABLE DISCHARGE - a charming name." - contactmusic.comby MrFab
LA bands who had to change their name for legal reasons: REO Speedealer The Greatful Dead Kennedys Blob Dylan Pink Floyd The Barber (Pink Floyd The Barber changed their name to Double Naught Spy Car - good surf band, think they're still around)by MrFab
They Might Be Giants have already done the themes to "Courage the Cowardly Dog" (good one) and "Malcolm in the Middle." So not surprising. And M. Mothersbaugh's soundtrack company Mutato Musica has been doing kid's soundtrack's (mainly Nickleodeon) for years. His old Devo pals often collaborate with him. Anyway, using music to sell things SUCKS. A song that oncby MrFab
I can't believe I forgot: Talking Heads "Remain in Light"by MrFab
Good tip re: public libraries. Look up these albums on the NYC library website - it should tell you which library is stocking them. Then, run all over the city from library to library checking 'em out. You can record them, which would save you a lot of money. (Not that I would ever recommend doing such a thing to our beloved record companies!) More must-haves: rock: "Nuggets" (vby MrFab
Hippest college station in the world: KXLU.comby MrFab
