LOL!!!  I do like Springsteen, but I have to admit, that is a very funny (and sadly accurate) observation about his later material, starting with "Born in the USA."

todd a williams said:

I'm no bruce fan; I am sure he has a great record collection and digs great records-he has made it clear in interviews i've read that he's a big fan of suicide....a band that is clearly not for everyone. 

the odd thing is that bruce springsteen is, to my ears, america's number one synth-pop band!  he's got 4 guitars in the band, sax, bass, drums, yet the synth is always way way up in the mix!! where are the goddamn guitars!

bruce springsteen; the working man's depache mode!

I'm no bruce fan; I am sure he has a great record collection and digs great records-he has made it clear in interviews i've read that he's a big fan of suicide....a band that is clearly not for everyone. 

the odd thing is that bruce springsteen is, to my ears, america's number one synth-pop band!  he's got 4 guitars in the band, sax, bass, drums, yet the synth is always way way up in the mix!! where are the goddamn guitars!

bruce springsteen; the working man's depache mode!

I kind of agree with everyone on this, in various ways:

I sure as hell wouldn't pay to see Springsteen, let alone Steven, not even if I could afford tickets that cost thousands of dollars. I am not a fan. But, as far as radio stations go (and trust me, I am NOT a fan of commercial radio), Steven's is better than most, and he does offer a better lot of music to the masses and squares that wouldn't normally hear music pointed in the direction of true garage. Does he spin tunes that we at the GPHO forum consider cool garage? Probably not. His stuff sounds relatively boring to me, but it might be provocative to the squares and they might eventually wind up here at GPHO enjoying our little forums and podcasts. 

Also, if Steven truly is trying to raise a good chunk of cash for music education in schools, good for him. Of course, I don't know what kinds of schools (public vs. private, needy vs. not-so-needy, etc.), where they are located, how much he is raising, how much he gives away, how much he pockets, etc. It seems like a good cause, but only rich people can afford to buy those super-inflated tickets. I hope that is not the only way you can get rich people to give back to their communities and to public services. 

Cheap Trick kicks Springstink's ass, though.

zacharythax said:

Really, who WOULD care about Springsteen tickets? Plus I remember one Halloween he had the "Cheap Trick or Treat" [GROAN] 

Really, who WOULD care about Springsteen tickets? Plus I remember one Halloween he had the "Cheap Trick or Treat" [GROAN] 

I gotta give Little Steven credit for bringing garage to the masses. He definitely gave the Creatures of the Golden Dawn much deserved national exposure. I see it as creating an appetite for what WE have to offer. Have you listened to the Sirius channel? It's OK and frankly it's more palatable to the average Joe on the street than a lot of the GP podcasts, but there's too much Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Beatles, and other stuff that has me reaching for the dial. 

Thanks Peter!!

Hail Ryan!

Loved all those One Cup O Coffee podcast, (still got em) looking forward to hearing getting more Cheap Thrills!

If you aren't familiar with the Cheap Thrills podcast just yet, it's completely understandable. We've been few and far between since the programs inception back in May of 2009. A little background: For those of you who've been fans of GaragePunk Pirate Radio for a while now, you may recall my first podcast, One Cup of Coffee & a Cigarette, one of the original GaragePunk.com podcasts. It made its debut back in August of 2005 and featured 60's garage, rockabilly, soul, punk and modern noise. When I decided to end that show and start Cheap Thrills, I wanted the focus to be primarily new punk and garagepunk with a tinge of 70's-80's punk and KBD-style punk tossed in for good measure. On the other hand, don't be surprised if you hear some 60's jammers thrown in from time to time.

With all that said, today marks the Cheap Thrills Podcast relaunch! I'm happy to announce that we have added a new co-host to the show, Ashley! Ashley has played in some cool bands over the years and currently plays bass and sings in one of the best St. Louis bands going with Doom Town. In addition to that, she had a great radio show called Talkin' Trash on KDHX St. Louis Community Radio and regularly DJ's around the town.

Going forward, we plan to bring you a new episode on the 25th of every month. We are both pretty busy people so forgive us if we fail from time to time. I hope you all will enjoy the brand spanking new episode, Cheap Thrills #8. Thanx!

GET THAT MOTHERFUCKER RIGHT HERE

I was right about to name OG but of course whatwave dave beat me to it! 

I miss OG Records the most....Canuck label for Gruesomes, Deja Voodoo, Jerry Jerry and others....bur i'm biased cause i'm a Canuck.

Oh yeah, good one!

juicylungs said:

How about Junk Records!   Miss them so

i miss MGM

How about Junk Records!   Miss them so

Thought of a few more: Voxx, Scooch Pooch, Hillsdale, Super Electro and Lookout!

I don't think Gearhead or Alien Snatch have released anything lately, either.

All those, but Estrus the most, pretty much?? AND FUCK YEAH, SYMPATHY FTRI! Gosh, if this thread adds up with more posts, it could get depressing, haha.

Sympathy for the Record Industry

Amphetamine Reptile

eMpTy Records

Bag of Hammers

Au-go-go

Telstar

I'm sure there are more... but that's all i can think of right now.

54 seconds   

Stiff Little Fingers - Here we are nowhere

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQmvioi1glg

My initial reactions were like this:  

In order

WEIRDOS ON MAINSTREAM FM RADIO!?

WHAT THE FORK IS THIS?!

QUEEN?!

ROCKING DEMO OF WWRY?!

MUST FIND THIS TUNE, NOW 

I know there were boot LP's of peel sessions and demos back in the 80s-90s.

But I don't own any...and haven't heard them either.

i think everyone's missing the obvious question here for mr. kabong, and that is...... WHERE CAN WE GET OUR HANDS ON MORE OF THESE "ROUGH DEMOS" BY QUEEN????!!!!!!!!

Adding Takeshi Terauchi to my list...totally fits my love for the East meets West thing.

Beatles, but I'm a Stones fan, too. I heard an interview with Mark Hertsgaard, the author of A Day in the Life several years ago--one of the best books about the Beatles. He was one of the people who got access to the EMI tape library when they were putting together the Anthology and his book came out around that time. Someone asked him if would write a book about the Stones now that he had written a book about the Beatles. His answer was something to the effect that the Stones were a great band but the Beatles transformed the culture. I thought that pretty much summed it up. The Stones released some great albums and they had a great influence on music, but the Beatles were operating as much on a different level.

Beatles or Stones??? that's easy! BEACH BOYS!!

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