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    • October 28, 2013 5:57 PM CDT
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    • Now, this is some seriously funny shit... originally published in PLAZM #10

       

      Interview here:

      http://www.plazm.com/magazine/features/all-articles/the-cramps

       

       

    • October 28, 2013 5:28 PM CDT
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    • I've got my tickets for the Toronto show....this will be my first time seeing the Groovies and i've been waiting 32 years to see them!! Can't wait!!!

    • October 28, 2013 1:48 PM CDT
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    • THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES HIT THE ROAD FOR FALL 2013 TOUR DATES!

      LEGENDARY BAND WILL BE ROAD-TESTING NEW SONGS FROM THEIR FORTHCOMING EP (DUE EARLY 2014) AS PART OF THEIR FALL TOUR!


       
      Having just completed a successful tour of Japan and Australia this year, and then dates in June and July in London, NYC, San Francisco and LA, THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES have returned in full force. The Cyril Jordan, Chris Wilson, George Alexander line-up that rocked the UK, Europe and the US from 1971 - 1980 are BACK IN ACTION. With the addition of Victor Penalosa on drums, they continue to present their own unique and infectious style of rock n roll with such cult classics as "Slow Death," "Shake Some Action" and "You Tore Me Down."
       
      THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES FALL 2013 TOUR DATES:
       
      Wed. Nov. 6  Lee’s Palace – Toronto, Canada 

      Fri. Nov. 8  Magic Stick – Detroit, MI 

      Sat. Nov. 9  Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH  

      Tue. Nov. 12 U Street Music Hall – Washington, DC (w/ The Young Sinclairs)  

      Thu. Nov. 14  8pm at Radio – Boston, MA (w/  The Connection & Andy Shernoff)

      Fri. Nov. 15 Norton Records bash @ Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY (w/ THE SONICS)
       
      Wed. Nov. 20 The New Parish - Oakland, CA

      (additional dates to be announced soon)

      The Flamin' Groovies story goes all the way back to 1965 when the band began as the Chosen Few in their hometown of San Francisco.  After a name change and a self-released 10 inch album called Sneakers, which sold amazingly well, the band caught the attention of Columbia who signed them up and sent them into the studio with a big budget to record their first real album,Supersnazz, on the Epic label. Their next two albums were on Kama Sutra (home of their heroes, The Lovin' Spoonful): Flamingo and the now revered classic Teenage Head. 
       
      Lead singer Roy Loney left the band right after that and lead guitarist Cyril Jordan moved the group to England with Chris Wilson (formerly of Loose Gravel) taking over as front man.  They continued their style of straight ahead guitar driven rock n' roll but this time with a more '60s rather than '50s influence.   A few singles on United Artists, recorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios in Wales with Dave Edmunds producing, followed in the early '70s.  In '76 they signed to Sire Records, who released three true gems of power pop:Shake Some Action, Flamin' Groovies Now and Jumpin' In The Night.     
       
      Another lineup change ensued in the next decade with Wilson moving to England and joining the Barracudas.  The Groovies continued on thru the '80s and into the early '90s touring Australia and Europe, putting out a fine but overlooked album called Rock Juice and then finally calling it quits.  Jordan formed a new band called Magic Christian while Wilson released solo albums in Europe. 
       
      Now in 2013, Jordan, Wilson and original founding member and bass player George Alexander, have reunited for the first time since 1981. They're joined by drummer Victor Penalosa, a fine musician in his own right who faithfully recreates the style heard on the classic recordings while at the same time adding his own flavor.  The foursome has gone back into the studio to finish up long lost recordings as well as cutting brand new material.  They recently toured Japan and Australia, returning home to San Francisco to do a show that sold out in less than 24 hours.   Fans have been delighted with what is being called "a dream set list", including original songs the band has never performed before onstage.  Newcomers are asking, "Why haven't I ever heard of this group?"  It's hard to say just why the group hasn't gotten the attention they deserve (at least in the USA) but they're back to give everyone another chance at hearing and seeing just why those in the know consider them one of the greatest rock n' roll bands ever.
       
      THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES (left to right: Cyril Jordan, George Alexander, Victor Penalosa, Chris Wilson) photo credit: Anne Laurent
       
      "The Groovies' recent return sees their quest to keep the spirit of beat music alive continuing."  - MOJO Magazine (Nov. 2013)
       
      "The Flamin' Groovies uniquely straddled the garage rock and new wave periods with equally classic output during both, becoming a peerless and legendary San Francisco band." - SF WEEKLY

      "Badass rock 'n' roll that predated punk rock by a good decade. The Flamin' Groovies are about as classic a rock band as it gets. And to die-hard fans of rock 'n' roll, they are classic rock legends." - CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

      "One of San Francisco's best, if somewhat overlooked, bands. - MOTHER JONES
       
      FOR MORE INFO ON THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES:

      FOR MEDIA AND INTERVIEW REQUESTS:
      Tony Bonyata

    • October 28, 2013 11:08 AM CDT
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    • MikeL said:

      OK, for some reason, I can't attach the photos to my post.  Nevermind.

      Everytime I visit the Warhol museum I go in with an MP3 player and headphones to be sure I listen to Bowie's Andy Warhol, and side one of the 1969 VU live album so I get "What Goes On".  

    • October 28, 2013 10:09 AM CDT
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    • OK, for some reason, I can't attach the photos to my post.  Nevermind.

    • October 28, 2013 10:08 AM CDT
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    • Try that again.

    • October 28, 2013 10:07 AM CDT
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    • Here are some pictures I took of Reed when he was at the Warhol Museum here in Pittsburgh back in 2007.

    • October 28, 2013 9:24 AM CDT
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    •  

      Smile on, Lou...

    • October 28, 2013 7:55 AM CDT
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    • Yeah, this sucks. RIP, Lou.

    • October 28, 2013 7:31 AM CDT
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    • Vicious :(

    • October 28, 2013 3:22 AM CDT
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    • Love him or hate him, Lou influenced all of us.

      I know I'll miss him.

    • October 27, 2013 8:55 PM CDT
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      • October 27, 2013 8:51 PM CDT
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      • He was a genius.  R.I.P.

         

      • October 27, 2013 4:55 PM CDT
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      • Sorry, i can´t stop to hear to this stuff tonight.

         

      • October 27, 2013 3:13 PM CDT
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      • I was shocked too at this very sad news!
        He (and his Velvet Underground) was truly probably THE most important musician for my generation. Or at least to me..
        One of the very first LPs i bought o my own as a kid about 12, was "Rock´n´Roll Animal". That album that day changed my life.

        I owe this awesome musician very much too...

         

        Goodbye Lou and thank you for everything!

         

         

         

         

      • October 27, 2013 2:47 PM CDT
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      • Music won't be the same without him. Legend. :(

         

        Listening to the Velvet Underground & Nico for the first time was a life changing experience for me.  It changed how I viewed music.  God knows what I'd be listening today if I didn't come across that album...

         

        Thanks for the music Lou

         

         

      • October 27, 2013 2:04 PM CDT
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      • At 6:30PM, BBC Radio 6 Music broke the sad news that Lou Reed died today. When I heard this, I was shocked that one of the most super-talented and seminal musicians in rock'n'roll had just left the building. To think that this man had influenced my record collection, from the Stonesy garage of I'm Just Waiting For The Man, the icily exotic Venus in Furs to the frat rock of White Light White Heat and the stripped down and  optimistic R&B of There She Goes, Reed ran the gammut that appears in my record collection from countless other bands. Without Venus in Furs, there would be no gothic rock or heavy metal. Without the mix of Chuck Berry riffs and feedback, there would be no Sex Pistols. Without the dreamy Kinks meets Beach Boys pop of Sunday Morning, there would be no Cocteau Twins or Mazzy Star. Whether we were play music or just listen to it, we owe this man everything.

         

        Thanks Lou.

      • October 28, 2013 10:10 AM CDT
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      • Hmm, nope, John.  The Iceman is Deniz tek.

         

        And thanks for the info about Wayne and Rat!

         

      • October 28, 2013 4:08 AM CDT
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      • Sorry I meant Youtube

      • October 28, 2013 4:07 AM CDT
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      • Am now listening on Spotify. A different recording truly and quite exciting for me!

      • October 28, 2013 3:58 AM CDT
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      • OK thanks for that everyone. I will look out for a copy most definately.

      • October 27, 2013 1:31 PM CDT
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      • The Iceman? In Chicago , that's what they call Jerry Butler. You mean Dennis "AND BY THE WAY , WE WERE THE WORLD'S FORGOTTEN BOYS ! NOT THE STOOGES ! NOT IGGY THE FAGGOT !" Thompson , don't you? I got ya.   I only saw him , once , on that tour , too , and he had a single , not a double drumkit , and Wayne had a Fender , not a Marshall amp. Garage 101 , baby. I did see Michael Davis once , and Wayne Kramer , several times. I read in MOJO that he and Rat Scabies are working on a project with Wilko "FUCK CANCER !" Johnson.

      • October 27, 2013 8:56 AM CDT
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      • Yeah, I think John is right!  (So, I said "it's worth getting".)

         

        The First And The Last - Recorded live at Selina's, Sgt. Peppers, Manly Vale Hotel and Crystal Ballroom, Apr & May 1981. Overdubs and mixing at Trafalgar studio, Sidney, Australia.

        Chris Masuak extra guitar on "Columbia" & "Looking At You".  Pip Hoyle piano on "Descent Into The Maelstrom".

         

        I've seen only the Iceman as a member of DKT/MC5.

         

         

      • October 26, 2013 9:36 PM CDT
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      • i'M PRETTY CERTAIN ALL 3 OF THESE LPS WERE FROM DIFFERENT SHOWS. I FORGET IF EACH VENUE IS LISTED OR NOT....BUT , THEY SOUND LIKE VERY DIFFERENT SETS. NEITHER OF THE REVENGE SETS SOUND LIKE THEY CONTAIN EXCERPTS"THE FIRST AND THE LAST" TO ME. REVENGE'S MODUS OPERANDI IS TO TAKE PRIVATELY - OWNED RECORDINGS , LIKE THESE, AND MAKE THEM SEMI - LEGIT, THO' I DON'T THINK THE ARTISTS GOT PAID , OR , IF THEY EVER DID , IT WAS'NT MUCH. THERE COULD BE OTHE RRECORDINGS , STILL. I FORGET HOW MANY DATES THEY DID , BUT , THEY BULLDOZED THROUGH AUSTRALIA , THEN SPLIT. I WOULD IMAGINE SOMEBODY TAPED EVERY SHOW. I MISUNDERSTOOS WHAT YOU'D WRITTEN .  IT'S POSSIBLE SOME PEOPLE , NOT YOU , THINK NEW RACE AND RADIO BIRDMAN ARE ONE AND THE SAME. THEY'RE CERTAINLY ONE OF THE BETTER DETROIT HIGH ENERGY "SUPERGROUPS" , WITH , TECHNICALLY ONLY TWO AUSTRALIANS ON BOARD , AS DENIZ TEK IS ALSO FROM DETROIT. I SAW RADIO BIRDMAN WHEN THEY FIRST TOURED THE STATES , IT WAS SAVAGE ! BUT , A FEW YEARS LATER , I SAW POWERTRANE WITH SCOTT MORGAN (RATIONALS , SONICS RENDEZVOUS.) AND ROBERT GILLESPIE (MITCH RYDER , ROB TYNER) .THAT WAS THE EVER-LUVIN' SHIT !!!!   IT DOES'NT SOUND LIKE RADIO BIRDMAN IS GOING TO REFORM AGAIN , BUT , IF THEY DO , I'M THERE.

      • October 27, 2013 12:07 PM CDT
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      • Just remembered sonething: the biggest critics of disco were the biggest supporters of reggae, especially in England.