That's just it , we physically age , yes , though Lux and Ivy hardly seemed to (For the record , people that have seen Ivy in the last few years have told me she's doing great and looking great , though a return to music does'nt seem to be in the cards.), it does'nt mean we have to let go of our passions. I'd rather see someone turn their back on all this Junk Culture (I say that lovingly) because they found other interests of their own accord , not because so many people told them it's high time they stopped having fun. A friend's ex-wife told him to "Grow up" just because he wanted to see The Cramps in his mid - 30's , when by that time , this put him in the younger portion of the audience. Me , too , as I'm a couple of  years older. you'll note the use of the word "ex".  

Lux & Ivy did set a template of sorts for defying age. Yes others are still out there playing at older ages, but the Cramps never became any type of oldies show. Lux could be just as outrageous at 60 and Ivy could still make the young boys drool. There were a few people I met in my youth that showed me you didn't have to conform when you got older, most were products of teenage hippiedom to give proper credit. I remember when I was about 17/18 and a girl I used to hang out with had her mom pick me up to go to a 4th of July function. So mom was probably only 38 or so, but that seemed so much older to me at the time, but when I get in the car "Helium Bar" by the Weirdos is playing and it is mom's cassette, not my friend's. I get to the house and there's a Rezillos photo on the kitchen wall and a collection of Ed Roth related models in the living room as well as damn near every episode of the Munsters on VHS, oh and a Robert Williams painting or two! I was in awe. Her parents worked and had their home and were raisng two daughters, yet were hep on the past and the present. Really opened my eyes to the idea of not having to "grow up" to be a grown up.

John Battles said:

People are living longer , these days. Each year sees at least a few people checking out at age 114. I just saw an interview with Lux Interior where he maintained that while Rock'n'Roll IS teenage music , it's scope is'nt limited to any specific age group . Anyone who wants to play it , can , and he sure lived to prove THAT. BUT "ROCK" music , he added , is for older people who no longer feel the Teenage Rage. A good friend of mine lost his Mother at the age of 93. A few years earlier , she bought us each a Johnny Thunders T- shirt. She even requested they let her wear a Ramones T-shirt under her hospital gown , when she was nearing the end. It's not so much that she was a fan , as that's how she wanted to keep her Son close by when he could'nt be there . So , you see , despite our best combined efforts , Rock'n'Roll has bridged the generation gap. 

Well said sir!

Chris Henniker said:

I think Malcolm and Cressida are advising Sting, Bonio and Chris Martin of Oldgay on how to be a more pretentious twat and win friends at the same time. Tantri sex and tax evasion are two subjects on their syllabus, along with shoddy thinking. Taquin is looking on in astonishment as people lap up the lack of common sense and even John Lennon turns in his grave, generating enough electricity to run the whole Merseyside.

I think Malcolm and Cressida are advising Sting, Bonio and Chris Martin of Oldgay on how to be a more pretentious twat and win friends at the same time. Tantri sex and tax evasion are two subjects on their syllabus, along with shoddy thinking. Taquin is looking on in astonishment as people lap up the lack of common sense and even John Lennon turns in his grave, generating enough electricity to run the whole Merseyside.

I'd punch someone in the face to hear this! UFO Romantics is the most recent release I have. 

As he did on the last LP cover too. In fact I think he's wearing one every time I see them or a photo of them these days. They were the first Goner release too.

IDON MINE said:

All that AND he's wearing a GONER records shirt on the cover!

I was surprised no one had started a thread about it, so I started one.
http://video.adultswim.com/promotions/201305_garageswim/
Yes, Dr. Pepper is the sponsor. Aside from that, Adult Swim has worked with great independent labels in the past (Definitive Jux, Ghostly International, Stones Throw, etc.). Adult Swim looks cooler (as if that was possible), great bands gain a new audience (maybe), and we get more more music for free – including a new Gories track!

Teriscore, that is a story for the ages, pool party with Soul Brother #1!! I'll have to come clean, I only saw him once in the mid 80's at a large street fair in LA. Free none the less he was great, but we were pretty drunk and fairly far back from the stage. Shortly before his death I know he played a few club dates in NYC which I heard were really great. Here's another youtube video I love, him doing "Outta Sight" at the TAMI show at the Santa Monica Civic in Los Angeles back in '64. His whole set is great here and the DVD of this is really high quality.

I can't beat that story , and , I doubt many of you could either , but , I first saw James Brown in 1991 at Soldiers' Field in Chicago. On his own , James Brown could not have filled such a venue , even with the added spectacle of his then - current tour being a "Homecoming" celebration after his release from jail. BUT , the ads promised Aretha Franklin , Little Richard , Johnny Taylor , Al Green , The Winans , and more. What we GOT was Artie "Blues Boy" White (Doing , as Dan Epstein recalls , teh same set , twice. He might as well have , it was so dull.), The Chi - Lites , and Gene McDaniel doing three songs , Karaoke style , to a recorded backing (And , he was still the best of the three.), not to mention , Al Sharpeton , trying to save the dwindling momentum after a long day of interruptions and no big name talent ( Even the Black attendees were booing him at this point.) by saying "I may be a Preacher , by , tonight , WE'RE GONNA ROCK". But , rock we did , when James Brown hit teh stage . DID HE HIT IT AND QUIT IT ? YEAH !!! His bvoice and his moves , of course , were not what tehy used to be , but , he was STILL The 'mazin' Mr. Please , Please , Please. It was worth all the bullshit.

A few years , later , my friend , Pat , told me of a bizarre promotional stunt. Marshall Fields (I think) was doing a tie - in campaign. If you bought a large bottle of this $60 cologne , you got two tickets to see James Brown get down at The Arie Crown , A CONSIDERABLY SMALLER VENUE. We agreed to each put in our $30 (Which was the going rate for James Brown tickets , then , anyway.) , and buy the damn cologne ( Which was'nt bad. I used to wear cologne , sometimes , but , I'm all better, now.). The only catch was , you would'nt know where your seats were until you got there. We ended up getting  great seats , about 14 rows back , dead center. Not only was James Browns' show better than the previous in almost every way , but , there were some surprises. JB played the organ a bit (He seldom did , at that point.) , and he did a great Jumpin' Jive number , even dancing like Cab Calloway. They also had an amazing psychedelic light show. They'd throw a light on Brown , and multicolored shapes would bounce back off him into the crowd.It was so cool to see The Godfather in more intimate surroundings than The Chicago Bears' crunching grounds.

So , no , I did'nt see James in his prime , but , I saw him , and I'm none the worse for it. Happy Birthday , Soul Brother #1.

Nice blast from the past -- Hazel O'Connor! WOW!!!! OK, at the risk of being booted off this thread, I'd have to add American Idiot as a punk concept album. Fine, I know I know, commercial twaddle and power poppy whatevers, but to many, it defined 'punk' concept albums for the 'noughties. I won't post a piccie as pretty much everyone knows what this one looked like.

Feel free to send private hate mail to me. *grin*

Jeff, how can i get my group the dRIVIN bEATS some air play?

You can check us out on FaceBook or we have a reverbnation site.

Drew Starr

We have The Blast Off Festival in Nottingham U.k which is excellent but unfortunately not on every year :(

I had a really GREAT time at the Funtastic Dracula Carnival in Spain last year.

Spaniards REALLY know how to throw a party!

The Gories, Go-Nuts, Gravedigger V, Theee Bat, Shannon and The Clams, and Giuda all played, really intense weekend, wildest 3 nights of my life, it started Thursday night, and there were parties going on non stop til Early Monday morning. Great bands, great dj's, great time, best atmosphere there too.

This side of the millennium but currently not active, Mr Airplane man are a band you should check out if you get the chance.

I saw the Mean Bikini in Camden last month, a very good band.

Adrian Alfonso said:

I think the singer from the Okmoniks went on to form a band called the Manxx:
http://styrofoamdrone.com/2012/02/29/the-manxx-messin-around-7/

sounds like the same singer, I'm probably wrong, still good..

I can't believe I forgot about Bleached too! they're great.

There's a band from London called Mean Bikini who are worth checking out too:
http://meanbikini.bandcamp.com/

With Weirdonia on this one...Bandcamp offer an excellent service....as well as free or fixed price downloads you can set name your own price downloads with or without a minimum figure...(but watch out for PayPal's minimum transaction cost)...you can also bundle tracks into "albums" and include artwork and videos and stuff in the download....

Those guys are hilarious. But , they just call 'em like they see 'em. They're cool people.   They've been accused of things they're not , but , have'nt we all ?  I FEEL MUCH THE SAME WAY , if you don't drink or smoke or do drugs or rub strawberry jam into your belly , or whatever , that's your choice. If you do or don't eat meat , same thing. You don't have to call yourself anything or join a herd as a security measure. Antiseen was recently on chic-a-go go . You can see their appearance on you tube(chic-a-gogo's page). The last time they actuallly did a show in Chicago , though , was 15 to 18 Years ago. In fact , David Allen Coe played the same night , and I was able to go to both shows. A fist full of political incorrectness !
Chris Henniker said:

I longer drink, but I don't consider myself straight edge (even though I don't smoke or do dope, either). Truth be told, It's purely an effective way to keep my weight down because I don't get the sugar cravings you get on the booze. I'm not a veggie or vegan and I love fish, seafood, game and eating the cutesy animals. If you want politically incorrect, look up Antiseen.

I longer drink, but I don't consider myself straight edge (even though I don't smoke or do dope, either). Truth be told, It's purely an effective way to keep my weight down because I don't get the sugar cravings you get on the booze. I'm not a veggie or vegan and I love fish, seafood, game and eating the cutesy animals. If you want politically incorrect, look up Antiseen.

I briefly aligned myself with the Straight Edge thing , when I saw friends kicking drugs and alcohol. But , I was'nt doing drugs or alcohol , anyway . It was a personal choice I'd long since arrived at , not a case of me joining a movement. When most of the people who were calling themselves "Straight Edge" soon got back on the dope and/or booze , it all seemed like a farce. But , later , I heard about the extremists , bombing McDonalds (As if they serve meat.) or beating up cigarette smokers. LAME !! Sometimes , Vegans adhere to their principles , without telling others what they should do. I respect them more for it . As for pro - drug/anti meat types , I don't tell them what to do. I would suggest they shower , but , otherwise..... May I bore you with a story ? Sure I can.           

I went to see a Thin Lizzy tribute band at a local club. Turned out , they cancelled , with a Country band playing in their place. Under the circumstances , the doorman offered to let me go in for a few minutes and decide if I wanted to stay . The Country band was good , I just was'nt in the mood. I looked around , and all these people were attempting to Yobbo dance (All our friends from The UK , including you , Chris , I trust , know what that is.). I did'nt stay long. I had to wonder why all these WXRT (Boring Chicago radio station that appeals to psuedo - intellectuals , fake hippies and "Adult Rockers". ) fans were doing this British Biker standby , and who taught them how?

Turns out , the whole evening was a semi - secret reception for one Chrissie Hynde , who was in town protesting the former Rock'n'Roll McDonalds. Again , they serve GRISTLE. HOW MUCH OF THAT ARMPIT STANK ACTUALLY CAME FROM A COW? White Castles have more beef. But , yeah , it's her right , I guess , to complain about a bunch of minimum wage slaves busting their humps while she had maybe one good album and another that was spotty , and built a lucrative career on that , wrecking Ray Davies' marriage along the way.

OK , RAY HAD A HAND IN THAT , TOO , but , I heard , from a friend who worked at the club , that she insisted on a Vegan pizza (Which could have been ordered from an actual Vegan restaurant and delivered to said club.) , and gave them specific instructions , having a hissy fit when she learned all their ovens had cooked meat pizzas in the past , shouting at the largely Mexican staff , who did'nt know or care who she was . Seig Hynde !
 
Chris Henniker said:

Funny, as I see the two things having some things in common (specifically the Hardline variety advocated by Vegan Reich, but not what Ian McKaye was a believer in). Both Hardline & Neo-Nazism are dogmatic and controlling, homophobic, authoritarian, intolerant and unable to see other points of view as valid.    

Johnny Lurg said:

It will take me a lot more convincing that this song is a joke, but the band One Life Crew itself is very laughable with their idiotic combination of Neo-Nazism and straight edge/vegan lifestyle:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/u_I2FIw7YEs

Funny, as I see the two things having some things in common (specifically the Hardline variety advocated by Vegan Reich, but not what Ian McKaye was a believer in). Both Hardline & Neo-Nazism are dogmatic and controlling, homophobic, authoritarian, intolerant and unable to see other points of view as valid.    

Johnny Lurg said:

It will take me a lot more convincing that this song is a joke, but the band One Life Crew itself is very laughable with their idiotic combination of Neo-Nazism and straight edge/vegan lifestyle:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/u_I2FIw7YEs

I met Eugene and Faye when they DESTROYED in what I firmly believe was their first Chicago appearance , ever (The singer in the opening band insisted they played at the legendary Tuts' to about 15 people , ca. 1978. I was'nt buying it.) , and they could'nt have been more pleasant. "Et was sooch a LARVELY crowd !" - Faye.
 
Tersicore said:

Good cover indeed!
The drums is so straight! remind me a german battle tank, a Panzer, somehow!;) 

Andy Climax said:

Better than the original? More punk definitely. Best of all.... She's Scottish, haha. Amazing stuff

MY FAVORITE VERSION OF THE OFT - COVERED BILL HALEY SONG, SKINNY MINNIE , IS BY THE SONICS. THEY SOUND, AS USUAL , LIKE THEY WERE OUT FOR BLOOD. SAM BUTERA DID A COOL VERSION , TOO.

I believe "SOAPY" was a Lyres original , but Fortune and Maltese bettered it as "Ken Bergland - Action Man" with new lyrics , and I topped neither of them , but , did it all the same , as "Doug Freedman - King of Men". Doug's in the Hideout. You should be honored to be his friend.

The Renegades , Fuzztones , and T.Tex Edwards all did cool versions of "13 Women".

I heard ecstatic field reports about The Hate Bomb's shows , but , I never saw them.

For Covers better than the originals, usually when the Hatebombs covered something it was better than the original...  

Soapy (the Lyres originally I think)

My brother the Man (We The People)

You Burn Me Up and Down (also We The People)

I've Been Thinkin' (Paul Bearer and the Hearsemen)

Stop It Baby (The Heard)

This list could go on and on...  unfortunately mostly you had to see them live as the few recordings they have don't really measure up to them live.

Of course anything the Mummies covered became theirs...  like Skinny Minny, it blows the Billy Hailey originally away...  although Gerry and the Pacemakers did a pretty cool version ....  really I just like to see this to see that awesome Croc Trixon Telstar that the drummer is playing..

http://youtu.be/J3Mihpptg3Y

But I think my favorite cover is the Renegades cover of 13 Women

http://youtu.be/wYsRpPImDS0

(original from Bill Haley http://youtu.be/HP7lIjlJ2I4)

I know this is late and all, but the original for "Come On Up" wasn't The Hugger Muggers it was The Rascals:

http://youtu.be/kliegM-1h_8

The Golden Earrings were a very versatile group , the kind of Pop music that does'nt make my colon clench. They ruled the Dutch scene for years , even if Outsiders , Q65 , etc. were more hard rockin'. I even like "Radar Love" era EARRING and some later stuff , still. To my knowledge , they're still going at it