According to Ian Maclagan's autobio circa 2005, the Small Faces have still not been paid any royalties to this day because they signed bad deals with Don Arden and Andrew Loog Oldham's management companies.

Read this on Facebook a while ago, certainly not the only artist to get screwed by the industry. Rod Stewart paid Ronnie Laines medical expenses cos he had no money, most of the major artists from the 60s fought for years to get any money. Even the stones were still fighting for money in to the 90s. Didnt it take until the 90s for the Small Faces to get any money as well? Too many more to mention.

I was alluding to the line in Mr. Chambers stating that "He did NOT squander his money on drugs",  and whether you want to call it squander or not Andre did use some of his earning on drugs.  Andre had a #9 on the r&b back in 1957 with Bacon Fat and wrote Shake A Tail Feather which has been covered by everbody and his dog. Andre has expressed for years that he has been under paid for his music especially that latter.

true, but this particular story isn't about not being frugal with your money, it's about artists with big success stories (chart hits like mr. chambers here) being railroaded by the music industry. hard to not be frugal with your money if you ain't got no money to be frugal with.

Matthew Nykodym said:

Andre Williams may be 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.

Kustom City Sounds

Playlist

3-9-12

Hour One

Montrose – Rock The Nation

Montrose – Bad Motor Scooter

The Hellacopters – Alright Already Now

Little Barrie – How Come

Light Bulb Alley – Long Time Coming

LoveStruck – Whistlebait Baby

The Chickenhawks – Lime Ricky

The Mummies – That’s Mighty Childish

Minor Threat – Guilty Of Being White

Official Warning

Love – 7 and 7 is

Shonen Knife – Twist Barbie

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers – I’m Your Witchdoctor

Arlo – Runaround

The Thermals – No Culture Icon

Elvis Costello – The Imposter

Beady Eyes – Three Ring Circus

The Broken Vinyl Club – Every Inch

The International Noise Conspiracy – The Way I Feel About You

Brylcreem

The Everly Brothers – I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town

Robert Gordon – Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)

The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns – Good Day To Die

Colin Winski – Rock Therapy

Trip Daddys – Rockabilly Radio (The Greaser’s Lunchbox)

Charles Adams – Cattin’ Around

The Gun Club – Jack On Fire

The Meteors – Radioactive Kid

The Geezers – Catman

Hour Two

Freddy Scott – Pow City

O’Jays – For The Love Of Money

Echo And The Bunnymen – Rescue

Jeff The Brotherhood – Shredder

Fu Manchu – No Dice

Graveyard – Evil Ways

Junior Wells – When My Baby Left Me

The Electric Flag – Groovin’ Is Easy

Best Coast – Far Away

Blazing Saddles – Whompin’

Deadbolt – Tiki Man

King Khan & BBQ – What’s For Dinner

King Salami & The Cumberland Three – Watcha Gonna Do, Tommorow

Reigning Sound – Shaw

Sonic’s Rendezvous Band – Getting There (Is Half The Fun)

Bambi Molesters – Hawaii Joe

Johnny Sandon & The Remo Four – Lies

The Dolly Rocker Movement – What’s That Sound

The Real Kids – Do The Boob

Lucky Beer

Hollis Champion & The Secrets – Long Gone Lonesome Blues

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention – Trouble Every Day

Christian Bland And The Revelators – Jabberwocky

Doctor Explosion – Everybody

Mr. Airplane Man – Wait For Your Love

No Bunny – Blow Dumb

Velvet Underground – I Can’t Stand It

Thee Oh Sees – Heavy Doctor

X Ray Harpoons – Faster Pussycat Kill Kill

Hour Three

Dale Watson & The Texas Two – Down, Down, Down, Down, Down

Joe Stockton – Riverroad Way

The Flying Burrito Brothers – Sin City

Hank Williams III – Wild & Free

Dave Dudley – Six Days On The Road

Mudcrutch – Six Days On The Road

The Rolling Stones – Back Of My Hand

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Alligator Wine

The Jim Jones Revue – Foghorn

2001 - Disconnect

Black Pistol fire – So Heavy

Baby Woodrose – Hippie Chick

Thee Milkshakes – She’ll Be Mine

Freddy & The Four-Gone Conclusions – Today

Muck And The Mires – Gotta Get You Thinking Like I Do

The Crack Pipes – The Truth About Monday

The Compulsive Gamblers – Pepper Spray Boogie

The Dirtbombs – Stuck In Thee Garage

Demonics – Devil Baby

Hour Four

X Ray Eyeballs – Crystal

Sundelles – Can’t Win

The Coathangers – Smother

Mind Spiders – wait For Us

Weird Owl – Build Your Beast A Fire

Nathaniel Mayer – I wanna Dance With You

Straw Dogs – Alright

The Ettes – Reputation

Simply Saucers – Instant Pleasure

The Rolling Stones – Rice Krispies

Blue Oyster Cult – E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)

Bo Diddley – Pretty Thing

A – Bones – Bamboo Rock And Roll

Jack Oblivion – Jealous Heart

Eyes – Too Much

The Barbacons – I Know You 

Chuck Violence & His One Man Band – Just Because Of You

The Conjugal Visits – 8^th Grade Preteen Cretins

Thee Midnighters – Jump, Jive & Harmonize

The Makers – She’s Going Under

Acid Baby Jesus – Tyrannosaurus Rex

Gang Of Four – Damaged Goods

Johnny Casino’s Easy Action – Katrina Katrina

Johnny Throttle – Ann

Obits – Widow Of My Dreams

The Cramps – Big Black Witchcraft Rock

Swingin’ Neckbreakers – Shakedown

The Amboy Dukes – Journey To The Center Of The Mind

The Blue Squares – Hard Times

 

 

 

 

Graham Day-- I love his music (Prisoners, Solar Flares, The gaolers, etc.) and also wish he would stop by the states one of these days. 

My god, so many. The Fleshtones and The Dirtbombs probably. Got all Te Dirtbombs' albums and a few 7"s, but they've put out an immense amount of singles. Always on the look out.

I saw Billy Gibbons play with Roky there 4 years ago. Great show.

So much good stuff going on Friday during the day. Also the Bloodshot Records party at the YardDog and the Suastex/Farmageddon show at Opal Divines (with T. Tex Edwards!)

Getting excited for SXSW. I will be at Roky Erickson's Ice Cream Social at Threadgill's on Friday 16th.  Wayne Kramer is also on the bill!  Roky usually has a surprise guest on stage with him - last year it was Billy Gibbons who joined him on 'You're Gonna Miss Me'.  Seeing Peter Case & Paul Collins on Saturday afternoon and Standells on Saturday night.  It's going to be fun.

uuh....he was talkin about NEW ORLEANS, which is definitely "part of the South." actually, TX is, too. part of the confederacy = part of the South, friend. #justsayin :)

John Battles said:

HA HA HA, A lot of people don't consider Texas part of the South , anymore ! I lived there for 12 years , and found the Deep South a lot friendlier... New Orleans , of course , is ultra - touristy , now , but , it still  has it's charm. It's funny that they're trying to make Austin more tourist - friendly , when you can't even hail a cab. It'll probably be a long time until they announce the lineup for The Ponderosa Stomp. I thought it was kind of weak , last year , so , I did'nt go , but I've gone for several years in a row. There's nothing else like it.
 
Shtbird said:

Thanks to everyone who replied to my question. Awesome responses, super informative.

I definitely think I'll try and make SXSW, bring my bike and crash in the bed of my truck. It's a helluva drive (2000 miles, one way = ~1000$ in gas round trip) Maybe with a carpool and a couple rideshares, it could be affordable. Still, it sounds like it'll be an awesome time, and I've always wanted to check out Austin.

@ Battles - The Ponderosa Stomp sounds pretty rad too, if SXSW falls through. I've never been to New Orleans (or anywhere in the South, for that matter). Flying there and booking a hotel for a couple days would be far less expensive than trying to make it out to Austin for a week.

Also, Thee Oh Sees are NOT to be missed!  THEE BEST!

...Strange Boys,...Magnetix

Great show, great cause:

There's also this day show on Friday with T. Tex Edwards (Nervebreakers), Jesse Sublett and Jon Dee Graham (The Skunks), Hans Frank El Gallo (Glambilly), and Stevie Tombstone:

Uncle Billy's is also a bad-ass microbrewery.

You should ask JB from Born Bad Records...

http://www.bornbadrecords.net/disque-manufacture/

Nacker said:

Anyone know of a cheaper pressing plant than GZ in europe?

Of course when there are soooo any bands out there trying to scratch a living playing music, it really grates when successful musicians complain about the privelidged position they find themselves in and there are some great great tunes that comment on the situation of our time, and past times. Dead Kennedys, Pennywise, Propogandi, NOFX, Crass, Bad Religion...and so on and on and on...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czx2p-GHBhk

But what about when those mega-artists do it, when they comment on other issues both within and outside of their music? When Bono and Sting open their mouth on stuff do we not just tend to think of them as patronising pricks? Is this fair? Do we tend to think of what they say as less valid because of how many gazillions they have in the bank or because they're from outside out chosen genre?

haha

i have to buy it too !!

i had a guitarwolf-less times since i tattooed "jet generation" on my anckle !

like the new line-up , saw them 4 times with the new bass player

The screamin' Soul Preacher said:

Guitar Wolf = Best band ever !!!

I guess you don't really need the "Golden Black" compilation then...unless you're a freaky collector !  

And what about "Dead Rock" and "Spacebattleshiplove" ? 

You don't like the new line-up ?

Pat said:

Well that's not a really expensive collection, i'll try to post a photo but i remember so far :

Wolf Rock! LP (Goner Records, 1993, 1Gone)
Missile Me! CD (Matador, 1995, OLE-219-1/2)
Planet Of The Wolves LP(Matador, 1997, OLE-248-1/2)
Jet Generation LP (Matador, 1999, OLE-333-1/2)
Rock'n'roll Etiquette CD (Narnack, 2000, NCK7022)
UFO Romantics LP (Narnack Records, 2002, NCK 7001)
Loverock CD (Narnack Records, 2004, NCK 7020)

Guitar Wolf / Shutdown 66 slipt 45

Wild Zeros DVD !

I realize i have to find the LP of all the GW cd's i have !

Alex said:

That's a pretty tough and expensive collection.  Any photos?

Pat said:

Guitar Wolf i guess...

In order [this is vinyl only, CDs are in too much of a disorganised state to search through!]:

THE WHO [19 LPs, 1 12", 22 7"s]

13th FLOOR ELEVATORS [13 LPs, 19 7"s - 9 of which are You're Gonna Miss Me variants]

JOY DIVISION [10 LPs, 7 12"s, 12 7"s]

THE FALL [only 1 LP & 12" lotsa CDs, 18 7"s]

VELVET UNDERGROUND [13 LPs, 2 7"s]

Impressive pics! Couldn't see the Japanese 'Neat Neat Neat' though....!!

Mike said:

The Damned followed by the Ramones. Mostly because they both have released so many damned (get it?) records and 7" sleeve variations etc etc that sucker a collector nerd like me to buy. No picture of me, but a set a photos I'd snapped for another forum. I have to give credit though to an old friend who sold me his entire Damned 7" collection back in the 80's. I knew it hurt him, but he knew it was going to a good home. That's where a good chunk of my Damned and Capt. Sensible singles came from.

These are top compilations !!!

John Battles said:

aS COMPS GO ,THERE'S lOOKEY - dOOKEY , Talkin' Trash , Black Rock'n'Roll (Renamed "Stompin'") , Shaftman (70'S pARTY RECORD interspersed with bad ass Funk AND sOUL FROM THE EARLY 70'S. aBOUT AS nORTHERN AS sOUTH aMERICA.) Excuse the caps....

In the early R'n'B/ black R'n'R vein, you should probably try the SAVAGE KICK serie, full of great screamers and wailing saxes !!!

I SMELL A RAT and ROLL YOUR MONEYMAKER on Stag-O-Lee records.

BLOWIN' THROUGH YOKOHAMA on Atomic Passion.

WHIP WOBBLE & GRIND on Club Harlem.

T-BIRD PARTY on Lido.

The JERK ! BOOM ! BAM ! serie on Jerk Boom Bam records.

And of course, as you've already mentioned, every Candy records comp is worth a try.

And many many more I can't think of right now.

You're absolutly right. And the one holding the bass is "Del Boy"; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Boy

Thats Sean Connery in the middle and Pavarotti on his right. Who's that holding the bass?
 
The Archers said:

I love masked bands and bands in uniforms, etc.. 
My other band, Skurkarna, is a "instro-crime-rock" outfit.. this is what we look like:

..and this is what we sound like:

http://garagepunk.ning.com/profile/SKURKARNA

http://facebook.com/SKURKARNA


SQUARES BEWARE!

True...WAS an interesting dynamic with all the unsuspecting tourists.

Elisha G said:

Ugh I hope not. I have a funny letter to send Michelle actually. But the whole boat?!?!?!? I think my liver might die. Also I really liked the funny interactions with tourists. 

Ugh I hope not. I have a funny letter to send Michelle actually. But the whole boat?!?!?!? I think my liver might die. Also I really liked the funny interactions with tourists. 

80-96 by The Dantes?

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

What's 80-96.  Also kudos to adding Stolen Moments to this list as it's such an overlooked song.  You're list looks like one I would have written (but we never did get around to playing these though because my band thought they were TOO well known).