Today on the Wrekking Hours we're featuring Bear Family Records!!   Tune in for all the great collection of rare Rockabilly from the 50s & 60s that Bear Family Records has collected for their very unique releases.

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I'm trying to get a hold of him now.

Not had a reply, only emailed him a few minutes ago :)

He has been posting to his FB page, so hopefully he'll notice your message on there

kopper said:

And...?

Derek Kosky said:

just sent him an email, he might be on tour though.

And...?

Derek Kosky said:

just sent him an email, he might be on tour though.

just sent him an email, he might be on tour though.

I've been waiting almost a month now for "Wild Evel" to respond to my email. His is the last track to require approval before I can ship this thing off to get mastered, and it's been delayed because of that. I've tried reaching out to this guy not only via email but also here on the Hideout and on FB, and he hasn't responded. If any of you know him, you might wanna mention it to him that he has 24 hours to respond to that email I sent him, or I'll put another band on the comp in his place. Thanks!

I also really like early (early Jam era) paul weller, any one got any tips for it on a low budget?

I am so sick of the Springsteen thing. I think Little Steven's Underground Garage is just a vehicle right now for the tour and record he is releasing.  Come on does he really need that much hype. Why doesn't he do this for any other band, yeah I wonder why.  It is becoming evident that the Springsteen thing is the most important thing at the underground garage, right now.  

Joeybombstyle said:

Rag on it all you want but  I enjoyed getting to see the backstage of MSG and as someone who likes Springsteen getting seats like that for free is not something I won't complain about.

Rag on it all you want but  I enjoyed getting to see the backstage of MSG and as someone who likes Springsteen getting seats like that for free is not something I won't complain about.

@John - I wish we were playing Cosmic Trip! Maybe next year! Have a good one John and let me know if you're coming to the continent.

@Nathan - Hmmm. That's a good idea! A virtual festival. But not live. We can get a line-up and edit a cool video. Kind of like the Hideout comps but visual! Consider it the first video podcast!

The Hideout is way too international to pick one spot, it would have to be a tour. That sounds even more difficult. Maybe an online concert in real time that could go from location to location around the world with different bands playing at home. Charge memebers a few bucks so they can view it live!

John pretty much took the words right outta my mouth regarding S.F. Sorrow! That would be my number one. Of course, I don't need to elaborate on the great theme albums of The Who (The Who Sells Out, Tommy, Quadrophenia ). The Future album by The Seeds comes to mind. There's supposed to be a theme in there somewhere!

Yup! Best bass I've had so far.

John Carlucci said:

Is that a Highway One Jazz Bass in Honey Blonde BTW?

Heh, if they match yes!  Worked for The Ramones...

What if your Jeans, T-shirts and sneakers all match?

THE ELECTRIC MESS said:

A friend once said about dressing to go on stage something like "you shouldn't look like you could be just someone in the audience."  You're putting on a show.  Nothing wrong with flashing it up a bit or making a little effort to look good, unless you're playing "grunge" or some sort of punk I guess.  But for anything with a 60's garage vibe, surf, rockabilly, etc. sneakers, t-shirts, and jeans don't cut it in my book...

Yeah we've been using' the Boss Fuzz FZ-3 fer the last year on our bass sound (with varyin' levels of natural gain/overdrive from an assortment of bass amps)...highly wreck-o-mended if ya don't mind havin' to re-EQ yer sound to compensate fer the loss of the low end (the FZ-3 is a guitar pedal so it acts strange w/ a bass)...never got around to the Boss Bass Overdrive tho, but they make stand-up, straight-ahead stomp boxes that can take a lickin'...so if this Big Muff Bass Pi ain't exactly right we'll give the Overdrive pedal a testdrive...

Bobby said:

I've always liked the Boss Bass Overdrive pedals.  They're pretty simple, but have a great sound.

Andre has an expression he used to use - His Son would say , "Daddy , every time things are going good , you gotta go and throw a brick at an ambulance !". In other words , he manages to land on his feet (His personal problems are well documented.) , but ends up in a deeper ditch than the ones he fell in , before. It is'nt just about money , though he's been ripped off by the best of 'em. Last time I saw Andre was at a reading from his book , "Sweets" . It was quite an affair - Bo Dudley , Miriam Linna , Dan Kroha , Cynthia Plastercaster , and John Drake from the original Amboy Dukes were all there. 'Dre WAS IN HIS GLORY . I HOPE HE CAN STAY THAT WAY.....
 
Matthew Nykodym said:

Andre Williams maybe not always the most frugile with his money is still working at age 76 not necessarily because he wants to, he has to. Great, yet sobering documentary done back in 2008 Agile, Mobile, Hostile.  Check it out if you haven't already.

There are also stories of people like Bruce Springteen paying medical and living expenses for Mary Wells when she was battling oral cancer. The Rolling Stones paid to bury Howlin' Wolf's lead guitarist, Hubert Sumlin, I am sure there are more stories to count of this happening to musician we know and love.  I think a lot how some of these people are getting by.

That's true about "Our Souls" ...Of course , Gene is a classic example of someone who worked his balls off until he dropped , because he HAD to....
 But , he was stubborn , and refused to have his mangled leg operated on, even though it meant he might , with some therapy  , be able to walk , pretty much , like he did before his accident. He was blacklisted in The U.S. for refusing to pay Musician's Union dues , and survived mostly on earnings from European and Canadian shows , later in life. There were pockets of people in LA , The Rolling Rock crowd and such , and fans and drinking buddies like Alice Cooper and Jim Morrisson , who were all very supportive , but it was too late , the industry and his ex- wives robbed him blind. P.J . Proby even stole his clothes , right from under his nose. 
Mark George Harrison said:

Don Arden, now there was a man who made money, for himself! Theres a really late Gene Vincent song called 'our souls' which GV repeats faster and faster at the end to sound like arse/assholes, he then can be clearly heard to say 'how was that Mr. Arden?'

The thing with the 'industry' is that people who are in it to make music are there because thats what they love and want to do, theyre not businessmen and have no interest in that side of it, leaving them open to the sharks!

Well , I think that's the beauty part. If someone really interprets a song their own way , it can be as though you've never heard it , otherwise. Today , I heard a horrible Black Metal version of some 80's Journey or REO song , I forget which. The forced  irony , in this case , did'nt make it sound any better.
 
kopper said:

Ha! I'd totally forgotten that Devo song was a Lee Dorsey cover. Duh.

John Battles said:

The best - known non - Country song about coal mining would have to Lee Dorsey's original "Workin' In The Coal Mine".

.....Radio , for the most part , has been pathetic since at least the early to mid 70's. I was'nt around in the 50's or the early to mid 60's , but , when you could still hear music from those eras on a regular basis , it was  exciting.  AM was exciting when I was a kid , because people still knew how to write songs. Catchy tunes that still hold up , today. The conditions we're seeing , today , are nothing new. Sure , you have manufactured Pop stars like Lady Gaga , but , Madonna and 80's - era  Michael Jackson approached their careers and "Music " the same way. In the mid to late 70's , you could feel the onslaught of Disco coming on , but , also ,  very bad Rock and Pop ruled the airwaves.You had The Bee Gees in decline , Fleetwood Mac already past it , and a lot of weak stuff in between, There was the occasional Hard Rock hit that did'nt suck , like "The Boys Are Back In Town" by Thin Lizzy , or genre - defying killers like "I'm on Fire " by Dwight Twilley , but , the writing was on the wall. 

Radio is'nt the answer. The answer is getting out there and finding the bands that are for you , past and present. Internet Radio can be a good tool for finding out about new things , but , if you're willing to get your hands dirty , there are still plenty of good records , CDs , AND CASSETTES WITH YOUR NAME ON THEM. GETTING THERE IS HALF THE FUN.

The Nomads and The Hellacopters. Have 31 Hellacopters' 7" singles alone. 25 Nomads' 7" singles.  Got albums and cds too. 

The Ventures

The Astronauts

The Lively Ones

Link Wray

The Surfaris

The Chantays

You might want to give "The Above" a try.  Sounding very much like The Pretty Things or early Kinks.  "Bollywood Woman" is fantastic!!!

http://theabovebrooklyn.com/

Some of my favorite recent scores were the self titled Cheap Time, Baseball Furies "Greater Than Ever", The Rippers "Tales Full Of Black Soot", Spider Babies "Undressed To Kill", The Spits "V", The Vagrants "I Can't Make A Friend 1965-1968", & Blowin Through Yokohama (16 hot skillet muck muck r&b blasts)