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    • November 5, 2012 4:15 PM CST
    • Hola a todos /as miembros de la guarida y gracias por acojerme aqui me gusta este tipo de musica desde que tengo uso de razon ya que en casa mi hermano la escuchaba me parece increible la cantidad de bandas buenas que hay aqui tambien espero aportar algo ala guarida un saludo

    • November 5, 2012 1:54 PM CST
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       Yeah , that was my interpretation of it , that using misspellings like "Thee"(OK , if you're talking about The Bible or Shakespeare , that'd be correct , but saying "Thee " and meaning "The" can also mean a way of stressing one's importance. You know how you hear a famous name , and say "Not THEE whoever". ). I can't say , for certain , whether The Midniters used "Thee" to get certain gangs to patronize them , or just to leave them the Hell alone when they were working . It could have just been to avoid confusion with Hank Ballard and The Midnighters.  But , I have to stress , this was not just an LA thing or just a Latino thing.

       There were still a lot of White gangs in Chicago in the mid - 60's , and they liked to fuck shit up at shows , particularly if they did'nt like the band that was playing. They patronized certain bands , and harrassed others. I know certain bands made concessions to gangs to keep from getting their gear stolen or an unprovoked ass- kicking . It depended where you were. The Greasers were notorious in Chicago , and went on into The 70's , but they seemed more like a loosely knit aggregation than an organized mob , AS THEY LIVED AND HUNG OUT IN DIFFERENT AREAS.   There were , of course , Greasers in other parts of the country (See "The Outsiders" , the book and the movie.). I once asked Dave Aguilar from The Chocolate Watchband why Gary Andrijasevich , their Drummer , was the only member of the group who did'nt wear his hair in a stonesy bowl cut , but , rather , in a "Greaser" 'do . He said it was because , depending on which neighborhood you were from , you could get beaten up on a regular basis if you did'nt wear your hair a certain way.

      But , I digress. Glad you liked my attempt to explain where the "Thee" came from.

       

    • November 5, 2012 10:25 AM CST
    • That some nice background John - it goes back much farther than I thought. Not sure what you mean by 'securing gang patronage'... something about the formal "thee" with early Chicano gangs?

    • November 5, 2012 12:10 PM CST
    • Moved the show to Mondays:  Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel!!!!!!!

      Kustom City Sounds

      11-5-12

      Set List

      Hour One

      Bare Wires – Impossible Things

      Combomatrix – Bikini Gorge

      Chainsaw Hookers – Christine

      OBN III’s – You Wanna Bitch

      Redd Kross – Peach Kellie Pop

      Shutdown 66 – Pleasantville

      The Embrooks – Standing Upside Down

      The Flight Reaction – Mourning Light

      Iggy Pop – Five Foot One

      Waterboy – I am 31 Years Old

      Jim Foster – Ragroof Roadster

      Jeff Beck & The Big Town Playboys – Race With The Devil

      Hellbound Glory – Rusted Up Old Pickup Trucks

      Nashville Pussy – Drive

      Cretin 66 – Hellbound and Haulin’ Ass

      The White Stripes – The Big Three Killed My Baby

      Spyder Turner – Ride In My 322

      Big Stick – Drag Racing

      Ministry – Jesus Built My Hot Rod

      Lawyer

      The Mobsmen – Le Mans

      Hour Two

      The Migs – Rock and Roll Stole My Stole

      The Murdocs – Dead Regrets

      The Now Time Delegation – Raise Your Hand

      The People’s Temple – Sons Of Stone

      Purple Things – Wild Man

      The Revellions – Ain’t No Fool

      The SHIT – Shakin’ Your Ass

      The Hexxers – Bones By My Bedside

      The Alarm Clocks – Yeah

      George The Rabbit

      Ike & Tina Turner – Stagger Lee and Billy

      We The People – Breakdown

      Suzy Chunk – For The Millionth Time

      Nick Waterhouse – I Can Only Give You Everything

      The Nine Ton Peanut Smugglers – Baldhead

      Thee Tumbitas – Woman Of Sin

      The Troggs – With A Girl Like You

      The Unwed Teenage Mothers – Little Allie

      Thee Marvin Gays – Gotta Go

      It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World – Taxes

      Frank Zappa – Peaches En Regalia

       

      Hour Three

      Brian Hyland – Gypsy Woman

      Teenager – Bank Account

      The Bad Lovers – Things That I Forgot

      Supersuckers – Clueless

      Southern Culture On The Skids – Camel Walk

      Reverend Horton Heat – River Ran Dry

      Flat Duo Jets – Rock House

      Charlie Feathers – I Can’t Hardly Stand It

      Eddie Kirkland – I Love You

      John Wayne – The Hell I Won’t

      The Escatones – Out Of Sight Out Of Mind

      The Delta 72 – Are You Ready

      Inmates – Mr. Unreliable

      Jim Jones Revue – 7 Times Around The Sun

      The Rolling Stones – Hand Of Fate

      The Mummies – I’m Gonna Kill My Baby Tonight

      Boomgates – Everything

      Outcasts – Just Another Teenage Rebel

      Hour Four

      The Assmeble Head In Sunburst Sound – Phantom Ramjet

      The Black Explosion – Wake Up

      The Hedgehogs – I Throw A Stone Into The Endless Depths

      The Cosmic Dead – Spice Melange Spectrum

      Five Day Rain – Leave It At That

      Baby Woodrose – Dark Twins

      Dead Ghosts – Detroit Jerry

      Cold Sun – South Texas

      Cosmonauts – Crocodile Teeth

       

       

    • November 5, 2012 6:13 AM CST
    • can't pick one. Adkins, king louie, BBQ, umm does Leadbelly count?

      also bob log for some giggles :)

    • November 5, 2012 3:28 AM CST
    • reverend dead eye!

    • November 4, 2012 6:54 PM CST
    • Joe Buck Rules!



      Zoot Allures said:

      Seems like Hasil has inspired a new generation.
      Anybody heard of Joe Buck?


      or Molly Gene?

    • November 4, 2012 9:44 AM CST
    • Another good one is Fly and His One Man Garbage. I also have a friend in Denver that goes by The Limbs who has toured some with Mosquito Bandito. He's not a rockabilly/primitive blues guy but he puts on a great show and is well worth checking out.

    • November 4, 2012 8:46 PM CST
    • I agree, Sean. In my book the Cramps could do no wrong. It was a sad sad day for the world of music when Lux passed. I always thought they held up their punkness no matter what.

    • November 4, 2012 8:45 PM CST


    • Sean said:

      The Cramps managed to pull it off. They sold out, admitted it, but still stayed the same kick ass band. Same with The Ramones. I think The Ramones are the best example of a Punk group becoming one of the most popular and well known Punk groups of all time, but were still a "Punk" group and never changed their ways or style. Their songs did manage to get a bit Poppy over the years, but it wasn't complete shit like how most bands end up. 

    • November 4, 2012 7:09 PM CST
    • Dave , Well , you know , I'm not ruling out everything. As I say , I was'nt able to check all of that stuff out. There ARE'NT a whole lot of gifted lyricists out there , not that I'm hearing , at least..... 
       
      dave said:

      Good point, John, and thanks for listening. Music is one of the most personal forms of art we have, and I have no problem with anyone not taking my views.

      As far as lyrics go, I'll agree w/ ya, hardly anybody has decent lyrics. The Kent 3 were the last band I heard who were wordsmiths. Turbonegro's 2 classic lp's were hilarious, but I don't know if I'd say that the lyrics were super.

      But lately I find myself getting into more atmospheric cuts by bands w/ 4-to-15 minute songs, esp. when I'm online. Maybe being online is what the original hippies felt when they got stoned and listened to acid rock, haha.

      I joke. But it's probably more like Jerry Dammers liking voodoo songs. 'I can really get into 'em, but when I finally zone out, the song's over'.

      Anyhoo, thanks for giving 'em the old college try. Guess I'm turnin' into one o' then World Music types! Pass the spliff...

      Cheers, Dave

    • November 4, 2012 4:55 PM CST
    • Good point, John, and thanks for listening. Music is one of the most personal forms of art we have, and I have no problem with anyone not taking my views.

      As far as lyrics go, I'll agree w/ ya, hardly anybody has decent lyrics. The Kent 3 were the last band I heard who were wordsmiths. Turbonegro's 2 classic lp's were hilarious, but I don't know if I'd say that the lyrics were super.

      But lately I find myself getting into more atmospheric cuts by bands w/ 4-to-15 minute songs, esp. when I'm online. Maybe being online is what the original hippies felt when they got stoned and listened to acid rock, haha.

      I joke. But it's probably more like Jerry Dammers liking voodoo songs. 'I can really get into 'em, but when I finally zone out, the song's over'.

      Anyhoo, thanks for giving 'em the old college try. Guess I'm turnin' into one o' then World Music types! Pass the spliff...

      Cheers, Dave

    • November 4, 2012 3:36 PM CST
    • DAVE , HAVING TROUBLE ACCESSING SOME OF THAT STUFF. IT'S NOTHING YOU DID , OF COURSE......I WANTED TO LOVE THE STONER METAL AND LATTER DAY HEAVY PSYCH BANDS WHEN THEY STARTED TURNING UP , BUT THE ONES I'VE HEARD REALLY LACK SUBSTANCE.      THAT ACID KING (FROM CHICAGO? I DON'T THINK SO , BUT THERE WAS A BAND CALLED ACID KING OR KING ACID , HERE , CA. EARLY 90'S , THEY WERE'NT VERY GOOD.)IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE. IF I SMOKED WEED , I GUESS I'D DIG IT , BUT , IT'S GOT A COOL 'POUR BATTERY ACID ON THE AMPS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS SOUND' AT FIRST , UNTIL YOU REALIZE THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE TO IT THAN THAT......JUST LIKE JAPANESE NOISE /PSYCH ROCK. I TRIED TO GET INTO IT , BUT , THERE'S NO SONGS.

      I'M NOT HEARING MUCH IN THE WAY OF NEW BANDS , LIKE THAT , THAT IS DOING IT FOR ME. YOU COULD SAY I'M TOO CRITICAL......IT'S LIKE WHEN ALL THESE BANDS WERE TRYING TO SOUND LIKE THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS , AND , NOW , YOU'VE GOT THESE NEWER GROUPS DOING THE SAME , TO A DEGREE. IT WAS MORE FUN WHEN ONLY THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS SOUNDED LIKE THEY DID , AND FORMER HARDCORE BANDS WERE SCRAMBLING TO GROW THEIR BEARDS OUT AND BUY DASHIKIS , BUT , IF THEY WERE LUCKY , FOUND SOMETHING OF THEIR OWN..... LITHIUM XMAS HAD THE SCORCH AND THE FEEDBACK , BUT THEY HAD SONGS .    I DUNNO. WHEN BLUE CHEER FINALLY MOVED BACK TO THE STATES , I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO PUT 'EM ON THE ROAD WITH SOME HIP , HAPPENING STONER ROCK BANDS , THE ONES WHO ALWAYS CITED THEM AS AN INFLUENCE , TO TURN THE YOUNGER CROWDS - WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN FANS , BY THEN , ANYWAY - ON TO THE MOTHERFUCKING MASTERS. DID'NT REALLY HAPPEN , BUT , THE LAST TIME THEY PLAYED HERE , IT WAS ON A BILL WITH 3 OR 4 STONER BANDS , PROBABLY ALL BIGGER THAN THE CHEER IN THEIR OWN RIGHT , BUT , WELL AWARE OF THE DEBT THEY OWED THEM . NEEDLESS TO SAY , THE CHEER BLEW ALL THESE YOUNGER BANDS OFF THE STAGE , BUT IT WAS A LITTLE TOO LATE. HAD DICKIE LIVED , HE'D HAVE PROBABLY GONE BACK TO PLAYING TO 50 TO 150 PEOPLE A NIGHT, AT LEAST IN CHICAGO......Sorry , that has little to do with new bands doing this stuff. But , just creating a racket still is'nt enough. Songs are still a good idea.

    • November 4, 2012 3:58 PM CST
    • Ghislaine , That's a great line "(They) wrote 21 songs that are ALL hits".

           I think The Remains were in a very unlikeable position , in that they were better Musicians and Songwriters than most Garage bands of their time , BUT , their songs did'nt sound terribly commercial , either. To US , those songs are timeless hits , but , in their time , they , somehow , did'nt work within the framework of AM Radio . They could have had a hit single , but , where would they have gone from there ? Albums were'nt selling big , yet , even though they , and several of their contemporaries , put out great albums at the time. The Remains had about every opportunity a band could have dreamed of - The Ed Sullivan Show , Hullabaloo , and an opening spot on The Beatles' very last tour. But , they were on the bottom of the bill , and all the other acts (The Ronettes , The Cyrkle , Bobby Hebb) had hit records. I don't know if drugs factored heavily in their demise(I have'nt read Barry Tashian's book.)....Artistic differences probably had a lot to do with it , plus , outside of Boston , they could'nt get arrested. Doing The Beatles tour had to be invigorating and demoralizing at the same time. Imagine going out to tens of thousands of people who just don't want to see or hear you. They split up right after that tour , maybe they figured this was as good as it was going to get. Sadly , they would have been right. But , at least , time has been very good to them , and they're held with high regard , today. AND , they're still playing , today. I saw them a few years ago , and they were phenomenal. I'D URGE ANYONE WHO HAS THE CHANCE TO GO SEE THEM.
       
      Ghislaine said:

      woops i remember posting a discussion about the definition of ''selling out '' a  while ago,the discussion turned sour  and it was finnally closed.:( The Remains...kept it ''small''if i may dare to say while they deserved the top cos they are heroes!I read that it was poor decision making of them  that they split due to abuse of substances.But who knows if it wasnt for artistic reasons?Cos ,when you write 21 songs that are ALL hits...maybe you gave it all...i dont know.

    • November 4, 2012 2:49 PM CST
    • Not that it matters , but , it occured to me , The first time I saw Sonic Youth was in 1986.

      I only saw them in 2003 because they were opening for The Stooges. Same with Shellac , a few years later.
       
      John Battles said:

      ....While I agree , especially with the last line you wrote , D.A. , not everybody who's smug makes it , or gets branded a sell out. No one would call Albini a sellout , but , he's as smug as they come. I've seen him in action. I'm sure he has a "Cool" side and all that , and , yes , Big Black were contemporaries to Sonic Youth , so he witnessed firsthand whatever changes they made to become moderately famous , so his comments are not unfounded. But , their popularity seems like a fluke , in hindsight. I liked Sonic Youth to a point , but , not enough to buy their records. However , I saw 'em twice in '87 and once in 2003. They sounded exactly the same in '03 as they did when I first saw them , playing to about 40 people . I found Big Black , Rapeman , and Shellac uncommercial as Hell , but , that did'nt mean I liked them. Whatshisname , Big Black's ex - Bassist , he's got my respect , because he's the only person of any note from the Chicago music scene that I used to see riding on the el train with his axe.    You WILL be branded a sellout if money is your only motivation. The Pulsebeats' comment about working with The Dirtbombs , earlier , a grand for a band as popular as they are is'nt that much at all (Though it was'nt clear - to me  - as to whether he was talking Dollars or Pounds , or whether that was a large amount to pay , compared to other bands.).  Those guys draw several hundred people a night , maybe more in Europe.

      On the same token , The Gories could have reformed just about any time after about 1995 and been the huge draw they are , now , or close to it. They were virtually unknown outside of Detroit in their day , and only got bigger by splitting up , a strange but effective career move. But , I know Mick and Danny well enough to know their motivations for breaking up the band , and , finally , reforming , were not shallow. If they did tour their asses off , now , yes , the money would be very good , but , they still just do what they feel like doing. They deserve whatever the Hell they do get paid. I was third on the bill to them , two years ago , and even I was surprised with what the club paid me. I'm very , very used to working not for profit , or for next to nothing, so it made up for a few gigs I had to do for free , and I got to work with some people I really like. I think we share the philosophy that , yes , you should work your touchas off , be you big or small. People came out to see you , you should work HARD , BUT , some things are better left to chance . Maybe that was'nt Sonic Youth's attitude about it , but , by the time they'd infiltrated the mainstream , I was, like , "Who cares?".

    • November 4, 2012 1:44 PM CST
    • Thought of a couple -   Blues Magoos - "Sometimes I Think About" (aka "Willie Jean".)

      "Here I am , sitting on this goddamn farm." ,  "Here I am , sitting on this county farm.".

      Buzzcocks - "Orgasm Addict" -  'Johnny won't fuck you ,always and all ways" ,

      "Johnny want fuckee , always and all ways .''.

      Nervebreakers - "Girls , Girls , Girls" - "I just can't fuck myself ....Leather , leather . OH ! OH !"    ,       " I JUST CAN'T STOP MYSELF , LET ME ! LET ME ! OH ! OH !".

      13th Floor Elevators - "You Don't Know (How Young You Are.)  - "Her daily life revolves around a thousand Eddie Haskells."   ''....A thousand petty hassles.".

       

      Rolling Stones section - "It's All Over Now" - "Playin' her high class games" , "Playin' her half - assed games" (Or is it the other way around?").

      "2000 mAN" - "OH , DADDY , PROUD OF YOUR PHALLIC"    , " Oh , Daddy , proud of your planet.".

      "When The Whip Comes Down" - "Schizo f*gs  been sittin on the can".   'Shit hits the fan , and I've been sittin' on the can".

      'Jumpin' Jack Flash" -  "I was raised by a toothless bat in Hell." ,  "I was raised by a toothless bearded hag".     "I found as the crud slides across my breath." , "I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread."

      "Street Fightin' Man " - "Yeah , til we name these gorgeous girls , once". , "....YEAH , SAID THE GAME IS CALLED DISTURBANCE".

      "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - "To get your prescription beer"  ,   "To get your prescription filled".""

      "Happy'' - " Never wanna be like Bob Dylan was , working for the boss , every night and day"....."whatever the fuck he said".

      "Satisfaction" - "How white lined shirts compete , I can't get no..."    '' How white my shirts should be".

      19TH Nervous Breakdown  - "When you were still in school , you had that boo , really messed your mind"     ,    '"...YOU MET THAT FOOL WHO REALLY MESSED YOUR MIND."

      (NOTE : "BOO" IS AN ANCIENT EXPRESSION FOR MARIJUANA.).

      "Think" - "Tell me what's wrong with my face ?" , "Tell me whose fault was that , babe?". 

         "Lennon , Harrison and Brian are beating the shit out of Allen Klein"

      (Secret backmasking , "Doom and Gloom .").

    • November 4, 2012 12:46 PM CST
    • Hey amoebaboy. I hear you & these things are always subjective but I think there are 4 reasons why this amp is worth it. The Vox is terrific, you can't go wrong. I look forward to hearing about it when you get it.

      1. It sounds £100 better than the standard & there are loads of forums about people expensively 'upgrading' their amps, this doesn't need it.

      2. All dealers cut you a deal that is a lot less than the listed, mine did.

      3.The most important thing about buying a piece of gear is that you LOVE it & want to make music with it, even if it costs more. This amp is beautiful to look at I can't look at it without turning it on & playing! & perhaps stroking it a little too!  That's worth 100 smackers extra.

      4. I will never have a problem re-selling this beauty should I choose to, it's a limited run & a very cool one. I will make back the extra if I need to.

    • November 4, 2012 10:29 AM CST
    • Just the thing for my surf green squier jag i thought.... then i took a look at the price.

      nice looking amp but i think im still going for a vox, you get a gre3at tremmelo and a spring rev. 

    • November 4, 2012 9:27 AM CST
    • Show #395: "Stormy Songs" playlist:

      Man - "a) Prelude, b) The Storm"
      We The People - "There's Gonna Be A Storm"
      The Spaniels - "Stormy Weather"
      The Kinks - "Stormy Sky"
      Fraction - "Eye Of The Hurricane"
      The Doors - "Riders On The Storm"
      Bob Dylan - "Shelter From The Storm"
      John & Beverley Martyn - "Stormbringer"
      Them - "Stormy Monday"
      Jimi Hendrix - "In From The Storm"
      Fat Mattress - "The Storm"
      Downliners Sect - "Bad Storm Coming"
      SRC - "Eye Of The Storm"
      The Red Crayola - "Hurricane Fighter Plane"
      Henry Cow - "Bittern Storm Over Ulm"
      Phantom - "Calm Before The Storm"
      Lyn Taitt & The Boys - "Storm Warning"
      Classics IV - "Stormy"
      The Fortunes - "Storm In A Teacup"
      Neil Young - "Like A Hurricane"
      Earth And Fire - "Storm And Thunder"
      The Left Banke - "There's Gonna Be A Storm"
      The Way We Live - "Storm"
      The Standells - "There's A Storm Coming"
      Rainbow - "Everything's Cool/After The Storm"
      Bob Dylan - "Hurricane"
      The Tremblers - "Windstorm"
      The Jesters Of Newport - "Stormy"
      Johnny & The Hurricanes - "Storm Warning"
      Twentieth Century Zoo - "Quiet Before The Storm"
      The Iveys - "Storm In A Teacup"
      The White Noise - "The Black Mass: An Electric Storm In Hell"

      Click here to stream this show now: http://eggmanrulez.com/m3u/395.m3u
      or to download: http://eggmanrulez.com/streams/395.mp3

      ***To stream The Metaphysical Circus live via the web click this link: http://portsmouthcommunityradio.org/listen ... to listen to past shows, view playlists and more, fan the show on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Metap ... 50?sk=wall … or check out my website (to be updated someday): http://eggmanrulez.com/
      Live every Friday night at 10pm to 1am EST on WSCA-LP 106.1 FM, Portsmouth Community Radio!

      Egg

    • November 4, 2012 5:56 AM CST
    • Playlist 11/03/2012

      Ultimate Spinach  Your Head is Reeling 
      13th Floor Elevators  Slip Inside This House 
      Bob Seger System  East Side Story 
      Iggy & The Stooges  Gimme Danger 
      Damned  Wait For The Blackout 
      Ultravox  Rockwrock 
      Psychedelic Furs  Mr. Jones (Single Version) 
      XTC  Life Begins At The Hop 
      Metal Mike  Election Day 
      Bad Religion  Change of Ideas 
      Sweet Baby  Year After Year 
      Methadones  Gary Glitter 
      Thee Oh Sees  Wax Face 
      Ty Segal  Would You Be My Love 
      Moon Duo  Sleepwalker 
      Brian Wilson Shock Treatment  Raise Them Up 
      Human Switchboard  Who's Landing In My Hangar 
      Richard Hell  Don't Die 
      Shirts  I'm Not One of Those 
      Dirty Looks  Let Go 
      Palmyra Delran  You're My Brian Jones 
      Fur  Blondi 
      Magnapop  Stick to Me 
      Zuzu's Petals  Do Not 
      Nomads  Can't Go Back 
      Gentleman Jack Grisham  Someone To Love? 
      Detroit Cobras  Hey Sailor 
      Harmonica Lewinski  Bikini Beach 
      Redd Kross  Uglier 
      Fergus & Geronimo  No Parties 
      Everyman Project  Coney Island High 
      Bob Mould  Star Machine 
      Beyond Veronica  Send Me A Postcard 
      Hypnolovewheel  Daylight Savings Time 
      Godfathers  Gone to Texas 

    • November 4, 2012 3:43 AM CST
    • yes! i need Ass Cobra on vinyl!

    • November 4, 2012 3:21 AM CST
    • I met, got drunk with & talked guitars with Darren the guitar player from the Inca Babies on holiday last year. Great guy, great company.