Thanks for being you;)

brotherkyle said:

Johnny DumAss said:

One thing is for sure is that when I found out about Little Steven liking Garage music it was weird. I mean the Boss guitarist actually could possibly be kinda cool? No Way! I don't particularly like his music at all but whatever. I do wish they would make a movie about the Sonics or some band like that. Then they would have to deal with all the copyrights and stuff this way they can make all the money and who knows if they get a half ass popular song then they make even more.

A movie about the Sonics would be bad ass.

Little Steven is a square.

I like Steven Van Zandt! And I thought the music in the Soprano's was pretty damn cool!
I'm not going to pass judgment on this new film til I see it.

A movie on the Monks would be brilliant!

Did somebody say there was a doc on The Misunderstood??? What's the name of it?
Would love to give it a watch!

Yea the Seeds would be a great story. I mean with him going nuts and then coming back with an album like it was still 1969!
kopper said:

Hell yeah, the Barbarians. Or, for that matter, the fuckin' SEEDS. And I wouldn't mind seeing something about the Driving Stupid.

Dana V. Hatch said:

Little Steven's involvement will insure the music sucks and the story will probably be bland and nostalgic rather than specific and weird like the stories of real bands like the Monks or my fave story, the Novas, a bunch of teens who sold a quarter million of their first single then fell apart after one of them got caught with a beer. Moulty would be a great subject for a movie too (Barbarian!).They'll get the clothes wrong too, putting the band in mod threads when most of 'em either wore the same duds they wore to school or dorky matching outfits.

Lenny Kaye would have made a better choice as musical consultant. The Elastik Band would be a good choice, Spazz would be a perfect film title.

Hell yeah, the Barbarians. Or, for that matter, the fuckin' SEEDS. And I wouldn't mind seeing something about the Driving Stupid.

Dana V. Hatch said:

Little Steven's involvement will insure the music sucks and the story will probably be bland and nostalgic rather than specific and weird like the stories of real bands like the Monks or my fave story, the Novas, a bunch of teens who sold a quarter million of their first single then fell apart after one of them got caught with a beer. Moulty would be a great subject for a movie too (Barbarian!).They'll get the clothes wrong too, putting the band in mod threads when most of 'em either wore the same duds they wore to school or dorky matching outfits.

Little Steven's involvement will insure the music sucks and the story will probably be bland and nostalgic rather than specific and weird like the stories of real bands like the Monks or my fave story, the Novas, a bunch of teens who sold a quarter million of their first single then fell apart after one of them got caught with a beer. Moulty would be a great subject for a movie too (Barbarian!).They'll get the clothes wrong too, putting the band in mod threads when most of 'em either wore the same duds they wore to school or dorky matching outfits.

One thing is for sure is that when I found out about Little Steven liking Garage music it was weird. I mean the Boss guitarist actually could possibly be kinda cool? No Way! I don't particularly like his music at all but whatever. I do wish they would make a movie about the Sonics or some band like that. Then they would have to deal with all the copyrights and stuff this way they can make all the money and who knows if they get a half ass popular song then they make even more.

Thank you. I think there's a movie there, documentary or docu-drama. Some John Peel tie in, their musical mind meld book, underdogs with big dreams and bad luck. There has to be some kind of love story to tie in, no matter how loose.

Love Bass Drum of Death/John Barrett!

This Mississippi Dou is one of my favorite bands right now. They make a lot of noise for a 2 piece, and write killer tunes. When I listen to them they remind me of a cross between Devo and Nirvana. BDOF doesn't have full length yet but the have put singles out on 3 different labels, Fat Possum, Baby Don't and Cat's Purring. Just Goggle them and check out their Myspace, you can hear 6 or 7 songs and judge for yourself. The Daily Choice also offers a free listen to their cover of The Chiffons "He's so Fine". I haven't seen anything on them here at the GPH, so I thought I'd mention it. 

Keith Richards will be on CBS Sunday Morning October 24th. I think It will focus on his new book, which he calls Mick "unbearable".

There's far too many to name but Exile has recently become one of my fave albums with Sweet Virgina being one of my all time favorite songs!

Locking tuners work fine, but I am not too sure how the ywould work on a Teisco as far as performance. They install easily enough just make sure you have the correct tools - the fit has to be perfectly snug. I forget the name of the tool I used (dremmel?) but ask your local guitar shop.

You can usually find inexpensice locking tuners on ebay - You might went to spend a few bucks though to ensure the highest quality performance.

Right, I'd like to start with a little arse-kissing cus it's my first post. I like this website alot, and have only really started to use it properly recently. But I think it's a real nice community we got going on here and I like the cut of everyone's jib that ive had dealings with. So nice one to kopper for starting this.

great vid!!!!
ratoonie said:

its a lil strange watching the Kinks do the Blues...an then they come bak w/ ther siguere sound Pictures!!!
Lee Wilkerson said:

Here you go...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYtOPjPtVS0

its a lil strange watching the Kinks do the Blues...an then they come bak w/ ther siguere sound Pictures!!!
Lee Wilkerson said:

Here you go...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYtOPjPtVS0

Here you go... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYtOPjPtVS0

Last of the Steam Powered Trains!!!!

On the Free Music Archives.

A live WFMU show they did in August

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mondo_Topless/Live_at_WFMU_on_Teenage_Wasteland_with_Bill_Kelly/

I've posted about this site before (and did a Free Music Archives segment on the Big Enchilada a few months ago.)

Search around and you can find The A-Bones, The Reigning Sound, Dirtbombs, Dead Moon,Wau y Los Arrrghs!!!!, ,Dan Melchior, New Bomb Turks, Cynics ... and most importantly SINGING SADIE!

But you're version of lo-fi sounds like what I agree with. I know exactly what you mean by ring of the room and extra noise. Even that lack of noise like you can sense the space between the band and the stereo speaker in which you're listening from. But someone trying to sound like an answering machine at top volume is just lame. I think some people can agree on that.

The Ahabs said:

some music isnt really about clarity. we recorded in a full studio set up and it sounded terrible, and we spent most of the sesion trying to make everything sound rougher. which is a waste of time and money. the thing i love about lo-fi is the sound you get, the ring of the room, extra noises, overdriven...etc etc

mind you i'm also a sound artist, so i love all that kind of thing anyway.

I don't think the issue is using two microphones, it's who is controlling what they're plugged into. I think the OP is bitching about the lack separation in the instruments in some of the music he's heard lately. Meh, deal with it. Personally I couldn't give a shit as long as it's loud and nasty.

Brother Panti-Christ said:

I don't see nothing wrong with bands using two mics to create a Lo-Fi sound.

Fred Cole gave me some advice one time during a discussion about recording, goes something like this... ''You can take a bad song into the best studio with the best engineers and producers, and it's still a bad song. You can take a great song and record it with the worst equipment in the world, and it still sounds like a great song!''

'Un-listenable' sounds like a compliment more than anything.

Really gonna try to follow this... sounds eminente! Cheers / TobbA / www.zorchproductions.com

Great live band for sure, but I think people get so wrapped up in the stage show it clouds their opinion. They are hypnotizing when you watch them, but when you just listen to the music, they still need a little more work. The songwriting needs to improve for them to take the next level. I always waiting for the payoff in the chorus, that's where they fall flat. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy them, but if they want to play for more then 75 people, they need better songs. I'm sure they are huge in Europe, but America needs hooks. I wouldn't be so hard on them, but from the way they market themselves, I think they have a lot of expectations. Then again, I could be full of shit.

I've heard them popping up on a bunch of podcasts lately. The singer's voice is absolutely fearsome. "Elemental" is a pounder.

thanks it s great!