The grass is always greener, you Yankees get the Oblivians, Hex Dispensers, CoCocoma, Raunch Hands......... 

And keep your filthy hands off our beer drinking kangaroo killing, Birdman lovin' Aussie sheilas!!!
dave said:

You Aussies get alla the Good Stuff!  :D

Any Birdman-kinda stuff is right up my alley!

And Lightning Bolt is waaay too intense for a measly 2-piece!

And those beautiful Australian ladies, ooh!!

WHEN I WAS IN MY EARLY TEENS ,  I DID'NT GET TO GO TO A LOT OF CONCERTS , MAYBE 2 OR 3 A YEAR , SO , I BEGAN TO COLLECT LIVE ALBUMS , BACK WHEN EVERY BAND HAD TOHAVE AT LEAST ONE....SO I , LARGELY , FILLED THE GAP THAT WAY. ON WEEKENDS , MY BROTHERS WOULD BE OUT , AND THEY'D LET ME USE THEIR STEREO , SO , WELL , I HAD A HELLUVA IMAGINATION.....

1st gig i ever went to was the fall in early 79,it was shit,as an impressionable 12 year old i remember thinking,sod this live music bit,im gonna stick to records.

I just put in a request to MRR to publish the old Motards interview from '95! Would love to see it in print once more, but I dunno, we'll see.

dave , I started a message , but , it was 'ET.

Yeah , I have 45s BY ALL OF THOSE SA BANDS WE MENTIONED, have'nt listened to 'em in years , but , I have'nt traded 'em in , either , so , I must have liked them. I've purchased a total of three copies of MRR in my life , and I was mentioned in two of them. Don't get me wrong , I'm fully aware of how little I have to show for my efforts.

As for The Rip Offs , I KNOW ONE OF THEM IN PASSING , NICE GUY , BUT, THEY WERE NEVER MY THING.

Yeah, even tho' they'd review something like that Squires re-issue, MRR was waaay too hardcore oriented for me to read for years! Kudos to Tim for opening that portal. By the time that interview came out (wanna say late 95/early 96) they were stuffed with garage- and 60's punk fans. "Huzzah!"

Big Drag, yeah, I'd forgotten about them! Great pop done w/ a dash of punk. Singer had a nice burr in his voice, played a half-stack. If you can find their 45s for cheap (Sleep King and Unclean come to mind), buy 'em. Jeff Smith (Hickoids) put out their CD after an Unclean deal fell through.

You would prolly like the Drop-Outs, 60s punk done w/ a singer who put out a bit of country into his voice. They have a song or two on that Au Go Go Texas comp. from that time.

Supercharger is a funny (strange) band, I couldn't get enuff of 'em in the 90s but today they just don't do it for me. Same for the Rip-Offs.

John Battles said:

Well , you touched on something.When I interviewed Sons of Hercules , they told me "We were out of it geeks. Like, we knew Thee Headcoats
, but , we did'nt know about Supercharger!" They sold me on Supercharger , I bought their record , thank God it was 1/2 PRICE , BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS TERRIBLE. They were playing up their local bands , Inhalants , Cryin'Out Louds , Big Drag , Motards. There was another band , The Drop-Outs. They said Joe "King " Carrasco turned up at their gigs a lot. This was before Jon Horne from The Cryin' Out Louds  WON THE BUDDY BRADLEY LOOKALIKE CONTEST !  NOT AFTER, BUT WHILE , PETER BAGGE WAS DOING  THE 45 SLEEVE FOR JON'S SISTER , CHRIS HORNE'S , BAND , THE FABULOUS BROOD !!!! 

P.S. I did'nt know  Sons of Hercules were even IN MRR. It was around that time , they started experimenting with Garage , when they could have been supporting it in the 80's , too.

 

dave said:

Yeah, it was just about exactly that time. It was that Sons interview in MRR that Tim Stegall did where Danny says they weren't aware of Birdman. And it wasn't me that hepped 'em to it, probably Tim Hayes (Cryin' Out Louds) or Lisa Rickenberg (Inhalants). Tim prolly gave 'em the video, too, he had a LOT of R&R stuff! He showed me a gig in the Funhouse where Birdman's fans were goin' apeshit, it was inspiring! It freaked out John Wilson (Motards), too, he couldn't understand fans getting so worked-up.

I was just joking about bein' sore at missing them, it woulda been cool, but I wasn't even aware of an American tour (yoiks!).

John Battles said:

You mean , SOH had'nt heard of Radio Birdman til you hepped them to it? That must have been a long time ago , cos I met them in the early 90's , whentheir first LP came out , and I know we spoke about them at the time , as Dan Hoekstra (Now w/Purple Stickpin) and Dale Hollon were telling me about a Birdman/Saints video they had (Which they eventually got me  a copy of...). Maybe it was the second time they were here , but even that was before the second LP came out (I remember ,because my artwork was being considered for the cover.).....I remember, too , they did "(I'm) Misunderstood" by The Saints the first or second time they were here. I'm sorry , I figured you had the chance to see Radio Birdman
on one one of their U.S. reunion tours. They played  here , twice , but ,I did'nt go the second time , because it was hotter than FUCK in that place , take a very old building , no A.C. , OVERSOLD TO THE HILT , middle of summer......Yes , it was'nt Texas - hot outside, but ,it sure was , inside. Both shows were mid - summer , a year apart.   John Doe raised Hell about how hot it was (The place is called Double Door , and they have crappy sight lines , besides.), once , but a cool - headed Jim Heath (Horton Heat) just said , "It gets real hot in Texas , too , but , we've got something you don't have , here......ADEQUATE AIR - CONDITIONING.".       "aLTAMONT '69" . ha ha ha. I've never heard anything about 27 DEVILS JOKING PLAYING OUT IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.
  , I figured BrYon S.Curley went back to New Mexico. But , it's been over 15 years since I've been to the town where you have to sell your soul to get a taxi.

dave said:

Oh, sure, rub it in, eeeeevvvvverybody sees some band Deniz Tek is in but me! Well, at least I got to say a few drunken words to him in Austin while the Sons of Hercules were playin' (while wearin' my leather w/ the Birdman logo on it!). "Hey, what's that emblem on your jacket?" hahaha... You could tell Tek knew the lineage of the Sons, and got off on their sound. Ironically, the guys hadn't heard Birdman 'til they got a following in Austin.

Hey, I met 27 Devils Joking, I think they changed their name to Altamont '69 (genius!)...

John Battles said:

DENIZ TEK , WHO LIVES IN DETROIT , NOW (WELL...DOES ANYBODY?) , HAS BEEN PLAYING , OFF AND ON , WITH SCOTT MORGAN'S POWERTRANE. They played here , 4 or 5 years ago , with a frontline of Morgan (Rationals, Sonics Rendezvous Group,etc.), Tek , and Robert Gillespie (Rob Tyner , Mitch Ryder.) . Either of those Guitarists and singers could front a great band of their own , but, together , Holy Shit ! Less than 15 people showed , including the opening band, Thunderwing.......that's another subcategory "Best shows nobody went to"

Mine would include - Divine Horsemen ,   Chris D.'s Flesheaters offshoot band , that , admittedly ,had'nt had much press yet. I ONLY KNEW ABOUT THE GIG , AND WHO THEY WERE , BECAUSE I WAS standing right outside the club , somewhat dejected after seeing a very competent but not very Garage (In sound or repertoirre) Larry and The Bluenotes , and I read a mention about the show in The Dallas Observer

Ragin' Fire - Despite a Southern Rock Bar band - sounding name , this Nashville Roots /Country Punk outfit , fronted by a gutsy female singer , Melora Zaner, took me entirely by surprise. I think the 6 or 10 other attendees agreed.

Voodoo Dolls - Cramps/Flesheaters /Roky - influenced Punk Rock and Roll. From Florida , their very early sides are on You  Tube , now.

27 Devils Joking. THE OTHER 14 PEOPLE WERE THERE FOR THE OPENING BAND , BUT STAYED , ANYWAY. This , given the fact that the club stretched the truth just a BIT , and said Singer/ Bassist , Brian S. Curley had been in The 13th Floor Eleveators. It's possible he played in the reformed group for one gig in Houston in 1984  , after Ronnie Leatherman bailed. He did back Roky in The  Resurrectionists (With Nervebreakers Drummer , Carl Giesecke.) and Evil Hook Wildlife E.T. , as well as Lester Bangs with The Delinquents ,who also released a very B- 52's ish LP of their own. 27DJ rocked like Raw Power - era Stooges , with the expected nods to Roky and The Elevators , live. Guitarist Tom Trusnovic is in T.TEX EDWARDS' CURRENT GROUP (ONE of 'em.) , PURPLE STICKPIN.

Best recent shows attended by 30 people or less (FOR SHAME , CHICAGO)

Fleshtones at Double Door , ? and The Mysterians at Reggie's (TWICE ! CRIME !).

Well , you touched on something.When I interviewed Sons of Hercules , they told me "We were out of it geeks. Like, we knew Thee Headcoats
, but , we did'nt know about Supercharger!" They sold me on Supercharger , I bought their record , thank God it was 1/2 PRICE , BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS TERRIBLE. They were playing up their local bands , Inhalants , Cryin'Out Louds , Big Drag , Motards. There was another band , The Drop-Outs. They said Joe "King " Carrasco turned up at their gigs a lot. This was before Jon Horne from The Cryin' Out Louds  WON THE BUDDY BRADLEY LOOKALIKE CONTEST !  NOT AFTER, BUT WHILE , PETER BAGGE WAS DOING  THE 45 SLEEVE FOR JON'S SISTER , CHRIS HORNE'S , BAND , THE FABULOUS BROOD !!!! 

P.S. I did'nt know  Sons of Hercules were even IN MRR. It was around that time , they started experimenting with Garage , when they could have been supporting it in the 80's , too.

dave said:

Yeah, it was just about exactly that time. It was that Sons interview in MRR that Tim Stegall did where Danny says they weren't aware of Birdman. And it wasn't me that hepped 'em to it, probably Tim Hayes (Cryin' Out Louds) or Lisa Rickenberg (Inhalants). Tim prolly gave 'em the video, too, he had a LOT of R&R stuff! He showed me a gig in the Funhouse where Birdman's fans were goin' apeshit, it was inspiring! It freaked out John Wilson (Motards), too, he couldn't understand fans getting so worked-up.

I was just joking about bein' sore at missing them, it woulda been cool, but I wasn't even aware of an American tour (yoiks!).

John Battles said:

You mean , SOH had'nt heard of Radio Birdman til you hepped them to it? That must have been a long time ago , cos I met them in the early 90's , whentheir first LP came out , and I know we spoke about them at the time , as Dan Hoekstra (Now w/Purple Stickpin) and Dale Hollon were telling me about a Birdman/Saints video they had (Which they eventually got me  a copy of...). Maybe it was the second time they were here , but even that was before the second LP came out (I remember ,because my artwork was being considered for the cover.).....I remember, too , they did "(I'm) Misunderstood" by The Saints the first or second time they were here. I'm sorry , I figured you had the chance to see Radio Birdman
on one one of their U.S. reunion tours. They played  here , twice , but ,I did'nt go the second time , because it was hotter than FUCK in that place , take a very old building , no A.C. , OVERSOLD TO THE HILT , middle of summer......Yes , it was'nt Texas - hot outside, but ,it sure was , inside. Both shows were mid - summer , a year apart.   John Doe raised Hell about how hot it was (The place is called Double Door , and they have crappy sight lines , besides.), once , but a cool - headed Jim Heath (Horton Heat) just said , "It gets real hot in Texas , too , but , we've got something you don't have , here......ADEQUATE AIR - CONDITIONING.".       "aLTAMONT '69" . ha ha ha. I've never heard anything about 27 DEVILS JOKING PLAYING OUT IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.
  , I figured BrYon S.Curley went back to New Mexico. But , it's been over 15 years since I've been to the town where you have to sell your soul to get a taxi.

dave said:

Oh, sure, rub it in, eeeeevvvvverybody sees some band Deniz Tek is in but me! Well, at least I got to say a few drunken words to him in Austin while the Sons of Hercules were playin' (while wearin' my leather w/ the Birdman logo on it!). "Hey, what's that emblem on your jacket?" hahaha... You could tell Tek knew the lineage of the Sons, and got off on their sound. Ironically, the guys hadn't heard Birdman 'til they got a following in Austin.

Hey, I met 27 Devils Joking, I think they changed their name to Altamont '69 (genius!)...

John Battles said:

DENIZ TEK , WHO LIVES IN DETROIT , NOW (WELL...DOES ANYBODY?) , HAS BEEN PLAYING , OFF AND ON , WITH SCOTT MORGAN'S POWERTRANE. They played here , 4 or 5 years ago , with a frontline of Morgan (Rationals, Sonics Rendezvous Group,etc.), Tek , and Robert Gillespie (Rob Tyner , Mitch Ryder.) . Either of those Guitarists and singers could front a great band of their own , but, together , Holy Shit ! Less than 15 people showed , including the opening band, Thunderwing.......that's another subcategory "Best shows nobody went to"

Mine would include - Divine Horsemen ,   Chris D.'s Flesheaters offshoot band , that , admittedly ,had'nt had much press yet. I ONLY KNEW ABOUT THE GIG , AND WHO THEY WERE , BECAUSE I WAS standing right outside the club , somewhat dejected after seeing a very competent but not very Garage (In sound or repertoirre) Larry and The Bluenotes , and I read a mention about the show in The Dallas Observer

Ragin' Fire - Despite a Southern Rock Bar band - sounding name , this Nashville Roots /Country Punk outfit , fronted by a gutsy female singer , Melora Zaner, took me entirely by surprise. I think the 6 or 10 other attendees agreed.

Voodoo Dolls - Cramps/Flesheaters /Roky - influenced Punk Rock and Roll. From Florida , their very early sides are on You  Tube , now.

27 Devils Joking. THE OTHER 14 PEOPLE WERE THERE FOR THE OPENING BAND , BUT STAYED , ANYWAY. This , given the fact that the club stretched the truth just a BIT , and said Singer/ Bassist , Brian S. Curley had been in The 13th Floor Eleveators. It's possible he played in the reformed group for one gig in Houston in 1984  , after Ronnie Leatherman bailed. He did back Roky in The  Resurrectionists (With Nervebreakers Drummer , Carl Giesecke.) and Evil Hook Wildlife E.T. , as well as Lester Bangs with The Delinquents ,who also released a very B- 52's ish LP of their own. 27DJ rocked like Raw Power - era Stooges , with the expected nods to Roky and The Elevators , live. Guitarist Tom Trusnovic is in T.TEX EDWARDS' CURRENT GROUP (ONE of 'em.) , PURPLE STICKPIN.

Best recent shows attended by 30 people or less (FOR SHAME , CHICAGO)

Fleshtones at Double Door , ? and The Mysterians at Reggie's (TWICE ! CRIME !).

Yeah, it was just about exactly that time. It was that Sons interview in MRR that Tim Stegall did where Danny says they weren't aware of Birdman. And it wasn't me that hepped 'em to it, probably Tim Hayes (Cryin' Out Louds) or Lisa Rickenberg (Inhalants). Tim prolly gave 'em the video, too, he had a LOT of R&R stuff! He showed me a gig in the Funhouse where Birdman's fans were goin' apeshit, it was inspiring! It freaked out John Wilson (Motards), too, he couldn't understand fans getting so worked-up.

I was just joking about bein' sore at missing them, it woulda been cool, but I wasn't even aware of an American tour (yoiks!).

John Battles said:

You mean , SOH had'nt heard of Radio Birdman til you hepped them to it? That must have been a long time ago , cos I met them in the early 90's , whentheir first LP came out , and I know we spoke about them at the time , as Dan Hoekstra (Now w/Purple Stickpin) and Dale Hollon were telling me about a Birdman/Saints video they had (Which they eventually got me  a copy of...). Maybe it was the second time they were here , but even that was before the second LP came out (I remember ,because my artwork was being considered for the cover.).....I remember, too , they did "(I'm) Misunderstood" by The Saints the first or second time they were here. I'm sorry , I figured you had the chance to see Radio Birdman
on one one of their U.S. reunion tours. They played  here , twice , but ,I did'nt go the second time , because it was hotter than FUCK in that place , take a very old building , no A.C. , OVERSOLD TO THE HILT , middle of summer......Yes , it was'nt Texas - hot outside, but ,it sure was , inside. Both shows were mid - summer , a year apart.   John Doe raised Hell about how hot it was (The place is called Double Door , and they have crappy sight lines , besides.), once , but a cool - headed Jim Heath (Horton Heat) just said , "It gets real hot in Texas , too , but , we've got something you don't have , here......ADEQUATE AIR - CONDITIONING.".       "aLTAMONT '69" . ha ha ha. I've never heard anything about 27 DEVILS JOKING PLAYING OUT IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.
  , I figured BrYon S.Curley went back to New Mexico. But , it's been over 15 years since I've been to the town where you have to sell your soul to get a taxi.

dave said:

Oh, sure, rub it in, eeeeevvvvverybody sees some band Deniz Tek is in but me! Well, at least I got to say a few drunken words to him in Austin while the Sons of Hercules were playin' (while wearin' my leather w/ the Birdman logo on it!). "Hey, what's that emblem on your jacket?" hahaha... You could tell Tek knew the lineage of the Sons, and got off on their sound. Ironically, the guys hadn't heard Birdman 'til they got a following in Austin.

Hey, I met 27 Devils Joking, I think they changed their name to Altamont '69 (genius!)...

John Battles said:

DENIZ TEK , WHO LIVES IN DETROIT , NOW (WELL...DOES ANYBODY?) , HAS BEEN PLAYING , OFF AND ON , WITH SCOTT MORGAN'S POWERTRANE. They played here , 4 or 5 years ago , with a frontline of Morgan (Rationals, Sonics Rendezvous Group,etc.), Tek , and Robert Gillespie (Rob Tyner , Mitch Ryder.) . Either of those Guitarists and singers could front a great band of their own , but, together , Holy Shit ! Less than 15 people showed , including the opening band, Thunderwing.......that's another subcategory "Best shows nobody went to"

Mine would include - Divine Horsemen ,   Chris D.'s Flesheaters offshoot band , that , admittedly ,had'nt had much press yet. I ONLY KNEW ABOUT THE GIG , AND WHO THEY WERE , BECAUSE I WAS standing right outside the club , somewhat dejected after seeing a very competent but not very Garage (In sound or repertoirre) Larry and The Bluenotes , and I read a mention about the show in The Dallas Observer

Ragin' Fire - Despite a Southern Rock Bar band - sounding name , this Nashville Roots /Country Punk outfit , fronted by a gutsy female singer , Melora Zaner, took me entirely by surprise. I think the 6 or 10 other attendees agreed.

Voodoo Dolls - Cramps/Flesheaters /Roky - influenced Punk Rock and Roll. From Florida , their very early sides are on You  Tube , now.

27 Devils Joking. THE OTHER 14 PEOPLE WERE THERE FOR THE OPENING BAND , BUT STAYED , ANYWAY. This , given the fact that the club stretched the truth just a BIT , and said Singer/ Bassist , Brian S. Curley had been in The 13th Floor Eleveators. It's possible he played in the reformed group for one gig in Houston in 1984  , after Ronnie Leatherman bailed. He did back Roky in The  Resurrectionists (With Nervebreakers Drummer , Carl Giesecke.) and Evil Hook Wildlife E.T. , as well as Lester Bangs with The Delinquents ,who also released a very B- 52's ish LP of their own. 27DJ rocked like Raw Power - era Stooges , with the expected nods to Roky and The Elevators , live. Guitarist Tom Trusnovic is in T.TEX EDWARDS' CURRENT GROUP (ONE of 'em.) , PURPLE STICKPIN.

Best recent shows attended by 30 people or less (FOR SHAME , CHICAGO)

Fleshtones at Double Door , ? and The Mysterians at Reggie's (TWICE ! CRIME !).

You mean , SOH had'nt heard of Radio Birdman til you hepped them to it? That must have been a long time ago , cos I met them in the early 90's , whentheir first LP came out , and I know we spoke about them at the time , as Dan Hoekstra (Now w/Purple Stickpin) and Dale Hollon were telling me about a Birdman/Saints video they had (Which they eventually got me  a copy of...). Maybe it was the second time they were here , but even that was before the second LP came out (I remember ,because my artwork was being considered for the cover.).....I remember, too , they did "(I'm) Misunderstood" by The Saints the first or second time they were here. I'm sorry , I figured you had the chance to see Radio Birdman
on one one of their U.S. reunion tours. They played  here , twice , but ,I did'nt go the second time , because it was hotter than FUCK in that place , take a very old building , no A.C. , OVERSOLD TO THE HILT , middle of summer......Yes , it was'nt Texas - hot outside, but ,it sure was , inside. Both shows were mid - summer , a year apart.   John Doe raised Hell about how hot it was (The place is called Double Door , and they have crappy sight lines , besides.), once , but a cool - headed Jim Heath (Horton Heat) just said , "It gets real hot in Texas , too , but , we've got something you don't have , here......ADEQUATE AIR - CONDITIONING.".       "aLTAMONT '69" . ha ha ha. I've never heard anything about 27 DEVILS JOKING PLAYING OUT IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.
  , I figured Brian S.Curley went back to New Mexico. But , it's been over 15 years since I've been to the town where you have to sell your soul to get a taxi.

dave said:

Oh, sure, rub it in, eeeeevvvvverybody sees some band Deniz Tek is in but me! Well, at least I got to say a few drunken words to him in Austin while the Sons of Hercules were playin' (while wearin' my leather w/ the Birdman logo on it!). "Hey, what's that emblem on your jacket?" hahaha... You could tell Tek knew the lineage of the Sons, and got off on their sound. Ironically, the guys hadn't heard Birdman 'til they got a following in Austin.

Hey, I met 27 Devils Joking, I think they changed their name to Altamont '69 (genius!)...

John Battles said:

DENIZ TEK , WHO LIVES IN DETROIT , NOW (WELL...DOES ANYBODY?) , HAS BEEN PLAYING , OFF AND ON , WITH SCOTT MORGAN'S POWERTRANE. They played here , 4 or 5 years ago , with a frontline of Morgan (Rationals, Sonics Rendezvous Group,etc.), Tek , and Robert Gillespie (Rob Tyner , Mitch Ryder.) . Either of those Guitarists and singers could front a great band of their own , but, together , Holy Shit ! Less than 15 people showed , including the opening band, Thunderwing.......that's another subcategory "Best shows nobody went to"

Mine would include - Divine Horsemen ,   Chris D.'s Flesheaters offshoot band , that , admittedly ,had'nt had much press yet. I ONLY KNEW ABOUT THE GIG , AND WHO THEY WERE , BECAUSE I WAS standing right outside the club , somewhat dejected after seeing a very competent but not very Garage (In sound or repertoirre) Larry and The Bluenotes , and I read a mention about the show in The Dallas Observer

Ragin' Fire - Despite a Southern Rock Bar band - sounding name , this Nashville Roots /Country Punk outfit , fronted by a gutsy female singer , Melora Zaner, took me entirely by surprise. I think the 6 or 10 other attendees agreed.

Voodoo Dolls - Cramps/Flesheaters /Roky - influenced Punk Rock and Roll. From Florida , their very early sides are on You  Tube , now.

27 Devils Joking. THE OTHER 14 PEOPLE WERE THERE FOR THE OPENING BAND , BUT STAYED , ANYWAY. This , given the fact that the club stretched the truth just a BIT , and said Singer/ Bassist , Brian S. Curley had been in The 13th Floor Eleveators. It's possible he played in the reformed group for one gig in Houston in 1984  , after Ronnie Leatherman bailed. He did back Roky in The  Resurrectionists (With Nervebreakers Drummer , Carl Giesecke.) and Evil Hook Wildlife E.T. , as well as Lester Bangs with The Delinquents ,who also released a very B- 52's ish LP of their own. 27DJ rocked like Raw Power - era Stooges , with the expected nods to Roky and The Elevators , live. Guitarist Tom Trusnovic is in T.TEX EDWARDS' CURRENT GROUP (ONE of 'em.) , PURPLE STICKPIN.

Best recent shows attended by 30 people or less (FOR SHAME , CHICAGO)

Fleshtones at Double Door , ? and The Mysterians at Reggie's (TWICE ! CRIME !).

Oh, sure, rub it in, eeeeevvvvverybody sees some band Deniz Tek is in but me! Well, at least I got to say a few drunken words to him in Austin while the Sons of Hercules were playin' (while wearin' my leather w/ the Birdman logo on it!). "Hey, what's that emblem on your jacket?" hahaha... You could tell Tek knew the lineage of the Sons, and got off on their sound. Ironically, the guys hadn't heard Birdman 'til they got a following in Austin.

Hey, I met 27 Devils Joking, I think they changed their name to Altamont '69 (genius!)...

John Battles said:

DENIZ TEK , WHO LIVES IN DETROIT , NOW (WELL...DOES ANYBODY?) , HAS BEEN PLAYING , OFF AND ON , WITH SCOTT MORGAN'S POWERTRANE. They played here , 4 or 5 years ago , with a frontline of Morgan (Rationals, Sonics Rendezvous Group,etc.), Tek , and Robert Gillespie (Rob Tyner , Mitch Ryder.) . Either of those Guitarists and singers could front a great band of their own , but, together , Holy Shit ! Less than 15 people showed , including the opening band, Thunderwing.......that's another subcategory "Best shows nobody went to"

Mine would include - Divine Horsemen ,   Chris D.'s Flesheaters offshoot band , that , admittedly ,had'nt had much press yet. I ONLY KNEW ABOUT THE GIG , AND WHO THEY WERE , BECAUSE I WAS standing right outside the club , somewhat dejected after seeing a very competent but not very Garage (In sound or repertoirre) Larry and The Bluenotes , and I read a mention about the show in The Dallas Observer

Ragin' Fire - Despite a Southern Rock Bar band - sounding name , this Nashville Roots /Country Punk outfit , fronted by a gutsy female singer , Melora Zaner, took me entirely by surprise. I think the 6 or 10 other attendees agreed.

Voodoo Dolls - Cramps/Flesheaters /Roky - influenced Punk Rock and Roll. From Florida , their very early sides are on You  Tube , now.

27 Devils Joking. THE OTHER 14 PEOPLE WERE THERE FOR THE OPENING BAND , BUT STAYED , ANYWAY. This , given the fact that the club stretched the truth just a BIT , and said Singer/ Bassist , Brian S. Curley had been in The 13th Floor Eleveators. It's possible he played in the reformed group for one gig in Houston in 1984  , after Ronnie Leatherman bailed. He did back Roky in The  Resurrectionists (With Nervebreakers Drummer , Carl Giesecke.) and Evil Hook Wildlife E.T. , as well as Lester Bangs with The Delinquents ,who also released a very B- 52's ish LP of their own. 27DJ rocked like Raw Power - era Stooges , with the expected nods to Roky and The Elevators , live. Guitarist Tom Trusnovic is in T.TEX EDWARDS' CURRENT GROUP (ONE of 'em.) , PURPLE STICKPIN.

Best recent shows attended by 30 people or less (FOR SHAME , CHICAGO)

Fleshtones at Double Door , ? and The Mysterians at Reggie's (TWICE ! CRIME !).

John Battles said:

DENIZ TEK , WHO LIVES IN DETROIT , NOW (WELL...DOES ANYBODY?) , HAS BEEN PLAYING , OFF AND ON , WITH SCOTT MORGAN'S POWERTRANE. They played here , 4 or 5 years ago , with a frontline of Morgan (Rationals, Sonics Rendezvous Group,etc.), Tek , and Robert Gillespie (Rob Tyner , Mitch Ryder.) . Either of those Guitarists and singers could front a great band of their own , but, together , Holy Shit ! Less than 15 people showed , including the opening band, Thunderwing.......that's another subcategory "Best shows nobody went to"

Mine would include - Divine Horsemen ,   Chris D.'s Flesheaters offshoot band , that , admittedly ,had'nt had much press yet. I ONLY KNEW ABOUT THE GIG , AND WHO THEY WERE , BECAUSE I WAS standing right outside the club , somewhat dejected after seeing a very competent but not very Garage (In sound or repertoirre) Larry and The Bluenotes , and I read a mention about the show in The Dallas Observer

Ragin' Fire - Despite a less than intriguing name , this Nashville Roots /Country Punk outfit , fronted by a gutsy female singer , Melora Zaner, took me entirely by surprise. I think the 6 or 10 othe rattendees agreed.

Voodoo Dolls - Cramps/Flesheaters /Roky - influenced Punk Rock and Roll. From Florida , their very early sides are in You  Tube , now.

27 Devils Joking. THE OTHER 14 PEOPLE WERE THERE FOR THE OPENING BAND , BUT STAYED , ANYWAY. This , given the fact that the club stretched the truth just a BIT , and said Singer/ Bassist , Brian S. Curley had been in The 13th Floor Eleveators. It's possible he played in the reformed group for one gig in Houston in 1984  , after Ronnie Leatherman bailed. He did back Roky in The  Resurrectionists (With Nervebreakers Drummer , Carl Giesecke.) and Evil Hook Wildlife E.T. , as well as Lester Bangs with The Delinquents ,who also released a very B- 52's ish LP of their own. 27DJ rocked like Raw Power - era Stooges , with the expected nods to Roky and The Elevators , live. Guitarist Tom Trusnovic is in T.TEX EDWARDS' CURRENT GROUP (ONE of 'em.) , PURPLE STICKPIN.

Best recent shows attended by 30 people or less (FOR SHAME , CHICAGO)

Fleshtones at Double Door , ? and The Mysterians at Reggie's (TWICE ! CRIME !).

DENIZ TEK , WHO LIVES IN DETROIT , NOW (WELL...DOES ANYBODY?) , HAS BEEN PLAYING , OFF AND ON , WITH SCOTT MORGAN'S POWERTRANE. They played here , 4 or 5 years ago , with a frontline of Morgan (Rationals, Sonics Rendezvous Group,etc.), Tek , and Robert Gillespie (Rob Tyner , Mitch Ryder.) . Either of those Guitarists and singers could front a great band of their own , but, together , Holy Shit ! Less than 15 people showed , including the opening band, Thunderwing.......that's another subcategory "Best shows nobody went to"

Mine would include - Divine Horsemen ,   Chris D.'s Flesheaters offshoot band , that , admittedly ,had'nt had much press yet. I ONLY KNEW ABOUT THE GIG , AND WHO THEY WERE , BECAUSE I WAS standing right outside the club , somewhat dejected after seeing a very competent but not very Garage (In sound or repertoirre) Larry and The Bluenotes , and I read a mention about the show in The Dallas Observer

Ragin' Fire - Despite a Southern Rock Bar band - sounding name , this Nashville Roots /Country Punk outfit , fronted by a gutsy female singer , Melora Zaner, took me entirely by surprise. I think the 6 or 10 other attendees agreed.

Voodoo Dolls - Cramps/Flesheaters /Roky - influenced Punk Rock and Roll. From Florida , their very early sides are on You  Tube , now.

27 Devils Joking. THE OTHER 14 PEOPLE WERE THERE FOR THE OPENING BAND , BUT STAYED , ANYWAY. This , given the fact that the club stretched the truth just a BIT , and said Singer/ Bassist , Brian S. Curley had been in The 13th Floor Eleveators. It's possible he played in the reformed group for one gig in Houston in 1984  , after Ronnie Leatherman bailed. He did back Roky in The  Resurrectionists (With Nervebreakers Drummer , Carl Giesecke.) and Evil Hook Wildlife E.T. , as well as Lester Bangs with The Delinquents ,who also released a very B- 52's ish LP of their own. 27DJ rocked like Raw Power - era Stooges , with the expected nods to Roky and The Elevators , live. Guitarist Tom Trusnovic is in T.TEX EDWARDS' CURRENT GROUP (ONE of 'em.) , PURPLE STICKPIN.

Best recent shows attended by 30 people or less (FOR SHAME , CHICAGO)

Fleshtones at Double Door , ? and The Mysterians at Reggie's (TWICE ! CRIME !).

You Aussies get alla the Good Stuff!  :D

Any Birdman-kinda stuff is right up my alley!

And Lightning Bolt is waaay too intense for a measly 2-piece!

And those beautiful Australian ladies, ooh!!

new brazilian one man band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWIdtjWxFWI

Lookout Records was a big influence for me growing up in the Bay Area. I was too young for the Purple Onion Budget Rock scene, but all-ages pop punk shows were abundant thanks to Lookout's support. I became a huge fan of The Groovie Ghoulies. I remember the excitement as World Contact Day came out and I went to the video shoot for Island of Pogo Pogo. Lookout also exposed me to the Hi Fives, which were the first "retro" band I ever saw. Seeing guys spazzing out with suits and vintage guitars certainly left a big impact.

What no one has mentioned so far was the change in management in  1997 and how that ruined Lookout. Larry Livermore created a defined identity for Lookout Records. With new releases, you knew that the band would fit within the style. When Livermore retired and Chris Appelgren from the PeeChees took over, it was the beginning of the end. Chris' taste was more artsy and open to emo, post-punk and more experimental groups. Gradually, the pop-punk bands were cut and different kinds of bands moved in. Part of Lookout's effectiveness was its judge of taste, but under Appelgren, you couldn't count on a band fitting into the Ramones-y pop punk idiom. I know that at the time, I quickly lost interest in Lookout and moved on to other things.

The Trip! January 27th 2013 Show! 

Listen here: http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/381-The_Trip-20130127-0030-t1359246600.mp3

The setlist:

Dr. Fuzz's Fuzzcast vol 15 is now available for download

http://drfuzz.podomatic.com/entry/2013-01-27T18_15_28-08_00

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Duane de Santo – Real Cool
Break
The Dirtbombs – Cant Stop Thinking about it
The Dells – There Is
The Blue Magoos – Tobacco Road
The Mighty Diamonds – Them never love Poor Marcus
The Troggs – I want You
Break
Rodriguez – Only Good for Conversation
Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons – Fantastic
Paul Williams – Rock Socks
The Flips – I still wanna be his girl
Don Willis – Boppin High School Baby
Break
Fag Cop – Automatic Kansas
Alex Chilton – Can’t seem to make you Mine
The Reatards – Teenage Hate
Lowell Fulsom – Jukebox Shuffle
Piney Brown and the Blues Toppers – Jukebox Shuffle
Break
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – All Night
The Iveys – Chicago’s Calling
The Absentees – Tryin to Mess with Me
Pearly “grandma” Davis – Its these Hard Times
Buck Biloxi and the Fucks – Shut the Fuck Up
Break
Joe Jackson – Get that Girl
The Barracudas – Next time Around
Break
The Fresh and Onlys - Waterfall

Show #407: "R.I.P. 2012, Part 3 of 4" playlist:

In memory of John Harrison, bassist/producer (1942-2012) ...and...
In memory of Huw Lloyd-Langton, guitarist (1951-2012)
Hawkwind - "Paranoia (Part 2)/Seeing It As You Really Are"

In memory of Steve Rhea, drummer/singer (1950?-2012)
Icewater - "All I See Is You"

In memory of Herb Reed, singer (1928-2012)
The Platters - "The Great Pretender"

In memory of Lou Pride, singer (1944-2012)
Lou Pride - "Your Love Is Fading"

In memory of Dennis St. John, drummer (1941-2012)
Barbara Keith - "The Bramble And The Rose"

In memory of Bob Welch, guitarist/singer/songwriter (1945-2012)
Head West - "Someday"

In memory of Jimmy Elledge, singer/pianist (1943-2012)
Jimmy Elledge - "Funny How Time Slips Away"

In memory of William Lindsay, singer (1937?-2012)
The Twilighters - "Half Angel"

In memory of Don Grady, singer/drummer/songwriter/actor (1944-2012)
The Yellow Balloon - "Yellow Balloon"

In memory of Lol Coxhill, saxophonist (1932-2012)
Kevin Ayers & The Whole World - "Shooting At The Moon"

In memory of Kitty Wells, singer/guitarist/songwriter (1919-2012)
Kitty Wells - "Making Believe"

In memory of Jon Lord, keyboardist/singer/songwriter (1941-2012)
Deep Purple - "Highway Star"

In memory of Bob Babbitt, bassist (1937-2012)
Stevie Wonder - "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"

In memory of Ingus Naruns, cellist/pianist (1925-2012)
The Beatles - "Eleanor Rigby"

In memory of Larry Hoppen, guitarist/bassist/singer/multi-instrumentalist (1951-2012)
Boffalongo - "Please Stay"

In memory of Darryl Cotton, singer/guitarist/songwriter (1949-2012)
Zoot - "Little Roland Lost"

In memory of Osvaldo Fattoruso, guitarist/drummer/singer/songwriter (1948-2012)
Los Shakers - "The Longest Night"

In memory of Bill Doss, singer/guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter (1968-2012)
Olivia Tremor Control - "NYC-25"

In memory of John Weitz, guitarist (1949-2012)
Raven - "Feelin' Good"

In memory of Jimmy Jones, singer/songwriter (1930-2012)
Jimmy Jones - "Handy Man"

In memory of Johnnie Bassett, guitarist/singer (1935-2012)
Joe Weaver with The Don Juans - "Baby I Love You So"

In memory of Mike Kelly, singer (1944?-2012)
The Duprees - "Goodnight My Love"

In memory of Bill Tillman, saxophonist/flautist/singer (1947-2012)
Rose Colored Glass - "Mystic Touch"

In memory of John Stockfish, bassist (1943-2012)
Gordon Lightfoot - "Sundown"

In memory of Lou Martin, keyboardist (1949-2012)
Killing Floor - "Nobody By My Side"

In memory of Scott McKenzie, singer/guitarist/songwriter (1939-2012)
Scott McKenzie - "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)"

In memory of George Gallacher, singer/guitarist (1943-2012)
The Poets - "That's The Way It's Got To Be"

In memory of Joe South, singer/guitarist/songwriter (1940-2012)
Joe South - "Games People Play"

In memory of Dorothy McGuire, singer (1928-2012)
The McGuire Sisters - "Sugartime"

In memory of Gerd Wollschon, bassist/percussionist/singer (1944-2012)
Floh De Cologne - "Wir Werden Immer Mehr"

In memory of Johnny Perez, drummer/songwriter (1943-2012)
Sir Douglas Quintet - "The Rains Came"

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Hi to everyone in garage land!

The Great Dismal Swamis, from Chesapeake, Virginia, USA, have recently setup and updated our page on the GP Hideout. The Swamis have been playing RNR garage music together for about a year, and are in the process of releasing a full length 12 track album.   The album is complete, available as a digital download via bandcamp, and will be available on ITunes within the next month.  Pressing a super limited amount of CDs to sell at shows, maybe make some available to sell or trade.  Really would love to press this album, or even selected tracks on vinyl, but right now the money and distribution is just not right to do so ourselves. I love pressing records, but it is not the most effective way to recoup the expense of recording and manufacturing a hard copy version of music.

The Swamis have all been in previous bands and outfits.  Doug Duncan has played with the Candy Snatchers, River City Rapists, Dirty Fingers, Phantom Creeps, and more.  Jeff and Jason both played together in the Hydeouts.  Steve Marsh has played with Big Bobby and the Nightcaps, as well as the lookers.  We've had a blast playing shows and recording since we started playing together.  Hope we can connect with some new faces and bands here on the Hideout.  We would love to try to bring your band, to the swamp to play your rock n roll.  Check out our page!

The Eruptors, a band from the UK and Ireland (I guess that means that 'on average' we are based on the Isle of Lunn!)

Looking forward to hearing from garage rockers (and mods and.....anything) from all over the world.

Please stop by our profile page and send us an 'add' if you like what you hear.

Playlist 01/26/13

Stuck indoors because of the cold weather? You can listen to the Jeff of the Future Radio Show on Saturday January 26th from 1:00-3:00PM EST on 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or streaming live at http://witr.rit.edu/. I'll be playing many garage-punk tunes about the cold just because I can.

Try close miking your amps and doing the drums later. wait, What instruments do you start out with? Killer Krunch and I in the dRIVIN bEATS start with Bass and Guitar. Check us out on our Reverb Nation site.

http://www.reverbnation.com/thedrivinbeats?profile_view_source=header_icon_nav

Thanks All, Very help full. I'm posting our bEATS on the dRIVIN bEATS Reverb Nation site. Please check us out and let us know what ya Think! I'll be posting new stuff all week.

http://www.reverbnation.com/thedrivinbeats?profile_view_source=header_icon_nav