I really, REALLY dislike Courtney Love. Have for a long time... even before I read about this.

 

I'm not even that big of a fan of Bruce Springsteen. I mean, blech.

 

But, thanks to The Guardian, she's once again looking like a fool who doesn't know what she's talking about:

http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/apr/16/saxophone-rock-and-roll-courtney-love

 

Courtney, YOU don't belong in rock'n'roll. Get lost.

 

Oh, and Hole sucks shit through Hefty bags, too.

Got a few so far, but need a lot more! Keep 'em coming.

Barely a footnote in "Hype!" or "Sonic Boom!", now Girl Trouble gets their props.

This looks GREAT!!!!

Check this out:

https://www.facebook.com/StrictlySacred

Here is the play list for my podcast that aired on April 8th.  It featured music from 13th Floor Elevators, The Dishrags, Teenanger, Death, Count Five, Dick Dale and more.  

 

The Play List:

 

1. Pow Wows - You Haven’t Got Me (Live)
2. Fruit Tones - Will My Life Live Without Me
3. 13th Floor Elevators - Thru The Rhythm
4. Jim O'Rourke - Therefore I Am
5. Could Nothings - No Thoughts
6. PJ Harvey - The Letter
7. Jale - 3 Days
8. Jellyfishbabies - Never Really Knew
9. Death - Keep On Knocking
10. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Dang
11. Holy Cobra - Feed Yr Head
12. The Dishrags - Love/Hate
13. Teenanger - Off The Beaten Path
14. Dick Dale - Eight ‘Till Midnight
15. The Bell Peppers - Whiskey And Cigarette Blues
16. The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
17. Parquet Courts - Stoned And Starving
18. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
19. Mac DeMarco - Let Her Go
20. The Saints - Untitled
21. The Hives - Insane
22. The Gun Club - Sex Beat

 

Download/listen to the podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20140408-1030-t1396949400.mp3

 

Check out my blog post on Mac DeMarco:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2014/04/mac-demarco-salad-days-show-503.html

Radio What Wave Playlist April 10/2014

 

 

1. Hank and Frank....Robert Q Public....late 80's demo from this duo, one of whom is presently in Tuerto Loco, who are playing at the St Regis on Saturday night. The other half, is Frank from Sci-Phonics, Uranus and many other local combos.

 

2. Hank And Frank....Nancy Sinatra....late 80's demo and this one appeared on a What Wave cassette compilation many years ago. One of the best songs to ever come out of sleepy London Ontario.

 

3. Dead City Soul Review....Breaking The Shackles Of Love...from their latest demo.

 

4. Masked Boy....Dead In The Water...from the Self Loathing download....one man band, possibly from Wheatley Ontario

 

5. Weirdonia....Good Fight....from their latest, Space Heads. Also from Wheatley Ontario and just might have a Masked Boy in the band.

 

6. Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants...I'm Not Like Everybody Else....from the Power Fist demos.

 

7. Blue Squares....2 + 2 =....from a radio session. Detroit combo found on the Garagepunk Hideout.

 

8. The Mogs...Run Like Hell....from the El Mogamundo CD.

 

9. Finders/Keepers.....Red Riding....from a 7" from this Ottawa combo that can be found on the Garagepunk Hideout.

 

10. Heartbreakers....Born To Lose...from the Blank Generation, NY Scene compilation CD from Rhino Records. This goes out to Leee Black Childers, documenter of the NY scene from the Warhol Factory days onwards.

 

11. Heartbreakers... Get Off The Phone....from the LAMF LP.

 

12. Lou Reed....Vicious....from the Transformer LP from 1972.

 

13. Excelsior....Wild Life Death...from the It's From London 7" compilation  record that just came out.

 

14. Don't Touch The Dancers....My Conscience...as above.

 

15. Bath Salts...Makes Me Press Rewiind....as above.

 

16. Steve Adamyck....Hate Myself...from a recent 7" on La Ti Da Records....Steve will be in town April 25 at Call The Office, along with Sonic Avenues.

 

17. Foreign Objects....Wrestling Is Real....deom rhw Into The Squared Circle LP on Breakthrough Records. We've got the promoter for the big wrestling event happening in London on April 26th coming onair to talk about the show on April 24th. There will also be a couple of wrestlers coming live on air, so just about anything could happen during that show.

 

18. Drug Dealerz....Mayor Ford....recent demo, again found this band on the Garagepunk Hideout.

 

19. Young Rival...Too Hip...from their debut CD from 2008. Young Rival are at Call The Office on Friday April 18th.

 

20. Young Rival....Get What You Need....from their debut LP on Sonic Unyon from 2010.

 

21. Ian Dury....Sweet Gene Vincent....from a 1977 7"

 

22. Sci-Phonics....I'm Ready....recorded live at The Road Apple, 1/12/1986. Local combo who were supposed to play in London on saturday night, but one of them couldn't make it at the last minute.

 

23. Frankie and Jimmy....Just Like A Woman....from the soon to be released LP, Scream The Blues.

 

24. The Fleshtones....The Dreg....from the Roman Gods LP. Saw The Fleshtones right after this show and always, they put on an Amazing show!!! The Greatest live band on the planet!!

 

25. The Fleshtones....I've Gotta Change My Life....as above.

 

26. The Fleshtones...Blow Job....from the More Than Skin Deep LP.

 

27. The Fleshtones....Girl From Baltimore....from their first 12" from 1980.

 

28. The Fleshtones....I Can Breathe....from the Powerstance! LP

 

Thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!! And a big thanx to all that tuned in, and/or listened to the podcast!!

 

Next week, we've got an all vinyl (that's records!!) show as i'll be playing only 7" records of the garagepunk variety from the 60's! Why? Not only because we can, but Saturday April 19th is Record Store Day. Go out and support your local record store by purchasing some records, CD's, zines, or whatever!! We gotta keep these guys in business and the only way is by putting money down on the counter!!

We've still got some real bricks and mortar stores here in sleepy London Ontario; Grooves, Speed City, Village Idiot, LA Mood (records downstairs), City Lights (upstairs) and a few other stores that stock a few records.

 

You can listen to the podcast at:

http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

To me , it's just fun. Neither band was out to make an art statement. Tho' Roy , with his theatrical background , and Cyril , with his cartoons , they COME FROM an arts background , sure. iF Quo did'nt start out laying bricks, they'd have you thinking they did. But that "Working class" image was kind of put on them, I thing , whereas Springsteen just found a way to exploit working class sentiments , which , guess what? Exploits the working class ! I think (Rather , I know ,because you're all bound to agree.) The Groovies found more focus , found THEIR thing , with "Flamingo " and "tEENAGE hEAD" . "SUPERSNAZZ" was neither a commercial nor an artistic success , because they were out to utilize so many musical ideas , most of which did'nt work together as an album. It lacked the balance that , say , Moby Grapes's debut had in spades.   BUT , when you separate the songs , there's some great stuff on there......It just worked better when they brought out the rough edges , on the next two LPs , with more Rockabilly , Blues , Detroit High Energy AND sTONES INFLUENCES. then , THEY BECAME THE BAND TO BEAT.   Incidentally , I've only heard "Sneakers" once or twice. I had a line on an original copy, but.....long story.

"GET FUCKED , BABY !" was their "KICK OUT THE JAMS , MOTHERFUCKER !".....in  fact , Iggy once called the group "Faddish" , but , was'nt above saying "G.F.B!!!"on "Gimme Some Skin". ..But , like Quo , America was'nt ready for The Groovies.

Piledriver, Hello, Quo, and On the Level all seem to be common records in Toronto. I often grab them and give them to friends. I have a few after those, like Blue For You, but I feel those four early to mid-70s ones are the best. 

As much as I love those albums, I don't think they can touch Flamingo or Teenage Head. 

Regards the song " Is there a better way" by S Quo, check out the version by an obscure band Detox When Dead.  There,s really goes Garage mental!!!!   I got them on a uk comp of 90,s garage/rock,n,roll from the UK.     Shorter/sharper and to the point!.  I liked SQUo as a kid, but really they are PANTS when you grow up!!! cheers!     PS. I was 13 years old when i bought the first 3 albums by them......

I AGREE, QUO HAS A VERY FAR -REACHING APPEAL , I JUST , PERSONALLY , THOUGHT THEY WERE UNFAIRLY LUMPED IN WITH THE METAL BANDS  ( "We're not just another STOOPID' Eavy Metal band !!!" - Vim Fuego.)....By saying they influenced much of Spinal Tap , I meant more their personna than their actual songs or stage productions (i.e "Stonehenge"). I don't doubt The Sabs influenced the concept of Spinal Tap , but , I saw an intervew with , sorry , I always forget his name , ol' boy from Lenny and The Squiggtones ,and he said Tap were a mixture of Quo , Jeff Beck , and The Troggs Tapes , speaking clearly from  a personality point of view.....

It pains me to say Slade sold out , but , you're right. IN '83 OR '84 when "Run , Run Away" was their only big hit here in the states , I realized , that's what  they had to do to get into the charts . I grew to like the song just fine in later years , it's just not the Slade we knew (And  I knew 'em , too. My Brother had most of their records in the early 70's , and they got nominal airplay in Chicago , so I assumed , at the time , they were pretty big in America.). They still had some good tunes after that , but , they largely went in for that HI - Tech Rock sounds .....Still , I have'nt seen any footage from say , their last ten  years as a band on You Tube or anything. The Reading footage and live 45s (nOT TO MENTION "sLADE ON sTAGE") are SAVAGE !!! Their live show was their strength . I don't doubt they still brought it ,live.

 

YOu're right about that version of "Roadhouse Blues". Quo almost made cover songs a second career , later , and they did some great ones , though it got out of hand. When I saw them , they did "The Wanderer' , the rest was all originals,.  No "Get Out of Denver"or "Crawling From The Wreckage" . So it goes. Not the song , "So It Goes" , just , so it goes.

Quo have that closed shop appeal, nearly all rock/metal fans I know LOVE Quo, from the heavy pop psyche of the 60s up until the mid 70s.

 

I remember John Peel describing (I think Down Down) as orgasmic, fine praise indeed. The problem with them is that they did go v v pop in the 80, although the last single I heard (One Way Street) was pretty rocking, to some they will never be forgotten for Margerita Time. Slade are a bit like this in certain respects, amazing early work, sold the fuck out in the 80s.

 

The thing with those bands was they weren't arty in any way, pure goodtime boogie n roll, part of the reason the rocksnob press hated them, and the reason the lumpen proles (like what I am) loved them.

 

And Tap wasn't largely based on Quo, it was largely based on Sabbath (ie the Stone 'Enge bit).

 

But nice to see the Quo getting a bit of revisionist attention. Check out their cover of the Doors Road House Blues from Pile Driver!

I think in a roundabout way , Quo was mentioned alonside Slade , T Rex , and/or The Purps , The Sabs , whoever was popular in England at the moment. Their image was decidedly not glam , with the denims and all , but , you're right in saying that should'nt matter.  I admit , my English friend I mentioned , he looked very much like Vyvian on "tHE yOUNG oNES" (Barring the metal studs on his forehead !). He could've been easily mistaken for a Punk , as the character , Vyvian , is , but , he called himself a Rocker- not a leather , bikes and raw 50's R'N'R Rocker , but someone who preferred Metal , but liked Punk and other relatively current sounds ( THIS WAS 1982)  AS WELL. I MET ANOTHER GUY WHO CALLED HIMSELF A ROCKER , AND LIKED Metal and Punk , before Crossover and Speedmetal TOOK OFF , and Motorhead's following in The US began to pick up steam. MY FRIEND from Sussex played ME STUFF LIKE SAXON , and , well , all I could say was , it was good for what it was. When he played Status Quo , ca. 77 , my otherfriend muttered "That's some primitive Rock'n'Roll.". He was trying to say something good about it without saying he LIKED it.......It's be years before I really appreciated them. Seeing them live really did it for me. I could'nt believe how tight they were.

It's a little difficult to get a foothold on how they figured into thelater  sounds coming up the pike , because they labelled themselves a Boogie BAND - WHICH THEY WERE , BUT , TO ME , THEYWERE MORE CHUCK BERRY THAN FOGHAT. THEN , they got lumped in with the Metal scene , why , I don't know......When I got to theshow , I saw several Mexican Metalheads. I thought ,maybe I had the wrong night. But , I was mistaken , to think I wasmistaken. The crowd was probably about 40% Mexican , 40% English , and , the rest , stray yanks , like me , and we all had a FUCKING goodtime , together.

Incredible points all around man!
I think what it comes down to (for myself) is that I never gave Status Quo much of a chance even though I've always saw the name and records. When I finally heard them (the early-mid 70's stuff, i mean) it floored me. I couldn't figure out why i never saw their name alongside names like Slade, Mott the Hoople, T-rex, etc.  I guess when I say "proto punk" too, i mean "pre-punk"...in that they predated punk with a sound that was structured very similiarly in terms of simplicity and energy.
 And maybe their name WAS alongside those aforementioned bands very often, and I just missed it. Nevertheless, I missed it!

i THINK "Is there a Better Way" rocks like fuck , but , I'm not hearing a lot of proto - Punk , exc.the chording toward teh end. ...Mind you , some of the more open - minded Punk bands like The Damned , or the who - gives - a fuck (For real)variety , like The Stranglers , might have secretly got it with The Quo. I don't know. It just was'nt acceptable to dig mainstream rock at that time. Even if it was as High - Energy as this. The only staunch allies I ever heard of , in the mainstream Rock camp , that Punk had were Marc Bolan and Phil Lynott. Maybe a few others. Pete Townsend , I suppose , though , he saw , plain as day , he was being usurped by these bands , at least in terms of credibility.

But , you're right , Glam and Pub Rock got more nods from the early Punk scene , if only because it was fresh in everybody's minds. Remember , also , Punk was influenced a great deal by Rockabilly ,but, the Punks could'nt go where the Teds hung out , they'd get "A right 'iding .", if you ever saw that interview at a Teddy Boy club. They go on to talk about how bizarre The Punks Looked , when The Teds SURELY FREAKED OUT A LOT A LOT of people in their day , and after their day , in the early 70's ,when they grew their hair out and wore exaggerated versions of the classic drape jackets (See "The London Rock 'n'Roll Show".).

I think you're on to something , but , when the Sex Pistols said "Kill YourIdols" , meaning the likes of Led Zeppelin , pINK fLOYd , AND , YEP , STATUS QUO , how could they not have forseen that THEY would BECOME IDOLS , THEN SACRIFICIAL LAMBS ?    Most Americans don't know the overrated (aT LEAST , COMPARED TO BAD NEWS.) Spinal Tap was based largely on Quo.

THIS IS THEIR LEGACY ,AND THEY'RE LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK.

It's because of bands like Flaming Lips that Led Zeppelin now have "Punk cred".

i could'nt tell you why it has'nt happened  with Quo. They had their own thing , and I still have'nt heard anyone try to copy it , maybe that's why.

Whatwave Dave , THANK YOU !!!!! I know people did'nt like them , and I know people still don't , for varying reasons , but , I seldom hear from any....Tho' they were from Oklahoma , in Dallas , where I lived at the time, you did NOT dare say you disliked them. People would jump all in your shit. I THOUGHT THEIR first LP was all right , at the time. I did'nt like it enough to BUY it , but , it was OK FOR SYD BARRETT - wannabe stuff , I thought , at the time. I'm sure I'd hate it , now. But , live, they were'nt Psychedelic at all. I don't remember a smoke machine , but , I do remember Wayne Coyne (?) , TWICE , wearing a pig's head on a chain , around his neck , while Jim Morrisson phoned in the vocal parts from Paris. If it'd been a Punk song , like Eater's "NO BRAINS" in "The Punk Rock Movie" or even some Black Metal SHISER , IT MIGHT HAVE MADE SENSE....

You were smart to keep the tape , if only to prove your point, that this is where Flaming Lips got their start.  I also saw Smashing Pumpkins about six months after they started. I paid three bucks to get in. I did'nt know they were playing. I STILL WANT MY THREE DOLLARS BACK . I'd met Corgan about a month earlier. I could not believe how pretentious and in love with himself he was , for someone with nothing to show. Well , they sounded like The Cure , Flock of Seagulls and THE CULT in a three way clusterfuck , honed down to Pink Floyd in 1972 SPEED.     THEY GOT WORSE , But , they were quickly becoming the band you did NOT say you disliked in Chicago. Of course , I said it , every chance I got.

AS I SAY , I LIKE THE 60's STATUS QUO (AND their embryonic band , The Quotations - No relation to the Walker Bros.' backing band.) stuff , but , there was no way they could have survived without drastically changing their sound....

ONE OF THE BEST I EVER HEARD....I can't even confirm it was ever  used. When I was in Junior High School , my friend said that the Brother of a friend of his had "Gone Punk" , and was even patronizing bands like The Skuds , IN Dallas. sO , HE DECIDED HE HAD TO ADOPT A PSUEDONYM..

"  SURE BERT".    It ranks up there BECAUSE it's so stupid , and I STILL REMEMBER IT 35 YEARS LATER. 

Atilla The Stockbroker!

Was always fond of Rat Scabies, Poison Ivy, Klaus Fluoride, and Dan Electro ... Poly Styrene ... 

Some of his early power pop material is very funny, in a snotty sort of way. Just listen to "Gimme Some Head", you'll laugh at the sublimely ridiculous line:

"I used to sniff girls panty hose,
But there's nothing like a girl sitting on your nose."

Oh yeah, Wayne Kramer & Dennis Thompson of The mc5 play on it too.

GG Allin fucking rules. The Jabbers are obviously the best, but there are some incredible gems sprinkled throughout his career. 

Melissa Manfredi said:

Shonen Knife, The Primitives, Jesus & Mary Chain 

 

I think I am more knowledgeable about the 90s groups such as Lush.

I like Shonen Knife's cute vocals. They really add something to their indie pop'n' roll.

swt said:

I'd forgotten about "Santa Claus Has Got the AIDS This Year." Jesus! I need that for my next Christmas podcast!

As for Tiny and GG ...

 

http://www.discogs.com/GG-Allin-and-Tiny-Tim-Two-American-Legends/release/2842756

 

 

I bet Stuart MacConie's going to play this on the Freak Zone one day.

.....It's so strange that , when Santa Claus got "THE" AIDS , he announces that he'll be well within the year , and this was even before improved drugs , and means of better containing the virus. He IS sANTA cLAUS , THOUGH....iT'S BEEN SUGGESTED THE SONG WAS A PUN , REFERRING TO AYDS REDUCING CANDY , WHICH , OF COURSE, WENT OFF THE MARKET IN THE EARLY 80's.

BIG BUCKS BURNETTE , in Dallas , was instrumental in reviving Tiny Tim's recording career  . He may have even released this CD on his label (I only saw it , once.). He also bore the dubious distinction of presenting Jim Dandy at a promotional function for his 8 - Track Tape Museum in the same week that Chis Wilson fell on his ass while guesting at a Roy and Cyril gig.  The Dandy fell on his ass , too. But , only once. Both clips appeared on You Tube.

So , this was a real release , but of Tiny Tim  and GG Allin , each singing solo  , and no "Threat" of a collaboration. Hell of it is , GG's version of "Pick Me Up" is pretty good ! He was a great Country Music fan. I'm reminded of a mutual friend , Kevin, Jr. , from the REAL Mystery Girls (Chicago , '87 - ' 96, I think...), Chamber Strings and GG Allin and The Toilet Rockers......I asked Kevin if GG ever got to meet David Allan Coe. He said , "No , he really wanted to . But , he did meet Johnny Cash. He gave him some T-shirts and other stuff , and Johnny Cash laughed , so GG cussed him out. Would YOU cuss Johnny Cash out , even if HE were flinging excrement at you ? If you said yes ,you're lying.