the first Damned.1976 !

Great article about Philip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Lester Bangs in Almost Famous...

http://news.radio.com/2014/02/02/philip-seymour-hoffmans-immortalization-of-lester-bangs/

Such a tragic loss. #fuckheroin

Voix de Garage #14 Special « I got an idea! » (29/01/2014)

(Générique)  Know Your Product / The Saints / Eternally Yours / 1978 / Australie (Brisbane)

Erotic Neurotic / The Saints / (I’m) Stranded / 21/02/1977 / Australie (Brisbane)

Ça plane pour moi / Thee Headcoatees / Punk Girls / 1997 / UK (Kent)

Final Solution / Pere Ubu / single / 1976 / US (Cleveland, Ohio)

Wild Honey Pie / Pixies / Pixies At the BBC / 1998 / USA (Boston, Massachusetts)

Help! / The Damned / New Rose (Single) / 1976 / UK (London)

Happinness Is A Warm Gun / The Breeders / 1990 / USA (Dayton, Ohio)

Yellow Submarine / Sebadoh / The Freed Man / 1989 / USA (Westfield, Massachusetts)

We are 138 / The Misfits / single / 06/1978 / US (Lodi, New Jersey)

*Quiet moment* : Run / Obits / I Blame you /24/03/2009 / US (NYC)

Un Jeune Homme Bien / Renée Martel / Single (split Les Marionnettes) / 1966 / Canada (Quebec, Drummondville)

The Urges Theme / The Urges / « Psych Ward » / 2007 / Ireland (Dublin)

*The lesson from Norway* :Blow me like the Wind / Turbonegro / Party Animals /27/04/2005 / Norway (Oslo, City of Satan)

*The 60’s Chapel* : Jezebel / Herman’s Hermits / There’s a kind of hush all over the world / 02/1967 / UK (Manchester)

Life of crime / The Weirdos / single / 1977 / US (LA)

Let’s Got Get Drunk / Johnnie Allan / Cajun Country / 1980 / US (Louisiana, Ville Platte)

*Must be played at MAXIMUM volume* :Heartbreaker / The D4 / 6twenty / 10/2001 / Auckland (NZ)

- See more at: http://www.trensmissions.ens.fr/voix-de-garage14/#sthash.fXJnTBAk.dpuf

my comment was deleted........I was a little bit too young to have witnessed the first Garage revival , but, remember , that really started as early as '74 with Greg Shaw and Bomp magazine. The Droogs were around as early as '73 , and tried to become Sky Saxon's backing band , but found him too far gone to work with.

MYSELF , I first saw The Fleshtones in '84. I was living in Dallas , so not many bands that you'd call "Garage " came thru ,  barring The Lyres (Who I missed) , Plan 9  (Who I missed , once , but saw in '86. I got in for free , because I was mistaken for a member of the band.) , The Pandoras (Who'd discarded the dayglo minis and Vox gear , but brought the rock , just the same.) , and not much else. These were the dark ages of teh Garage revival , or so it seemed.......

We had one Garage band , The Shitty Beatles (The originals) , though they were a lot more diverse that the average Garage band. They did Nuggets- era covers , Elvis covers ,Beatles covers , movie soundtrack songs , and their own insane repertoirre of originals. Everything that worked against them would have made them huge stars , today. They were nerdy , primarily overweight guys in their mid - 30's , they all wore glasss , and , the original Bassist had unfortunate facial hair Steam Punks would kill for. Dallas was a youth market at the time. It even took Reverend Horton Heat a while to get over , because he was over 25 and did'nt have Led Zeppelin hair.  A Psych/Garage movement was well on it's was by 84 - 85 , led by Lithium Xmas , whose singer/ Bassist , Mark Ridlen , had fronted the underrated Psych/Post Punk band ,   Quad Pi , and had evenappeared in Ron Howard's now - celebrated TV movie , "Cotton Candy". he classic lineup also featured Guitarist , Mark Griffin , late of The Telefones and The Jetsons. He'd have his biggest success as MC 900 Ft. Jesus. Primary Guitarist , Greg Sinodis , relocated to Seattle and still plays in bands there , today. IF HE WAS'NT SUCH A GOOD gUITAR PLAYER , HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN CREDITED FOR CREATING TEH GRUNGE SOUND. In reality , Cobain was a fan of the band , but , never said so.

The band plodded on for 12 years , picking up new members like Chris Merlick (Fireworks), my Brother, Tom Battles (T. Tex Edwards' Swingin' Cornflake Killers , Howling Dervishes , Jetsons.), Kimberly Pendleton (Backsliders.)and many others. In fact , the band once had 9 members , surely matching Plan 9 at their peak.   The band were masters of mind - melting Heavy Psych , but were on their way out when   Austin began to take credit for the new Texas Psych sound.....

The Peyote Cowboys started out as a six - piece utter mindfuck trainwreck of a band. They were glorious . Eventually , they paired it down to a three piece , decidedly more melodic brand of Psychedelia , still highly enjoyable. Like Lithium Xmas , The Butthole Surfers took them under their their wing , and the three bands often shared bills. The McDonald Bros. from Red Kross were slated to produce their first album. But , despite all this , teh band never turned out a commercial release . Guitarist/Singer , Murray Hammond , went on to bigger things as The Old 97's Bassist. Bassist , Brad Featherstone , appears to have dropped out of music , but is now well known for taping the infamous incident where  Kurt Cobain brained security guy , Tyner Blarcum (sic) , with his guitar, and was pummeled for his efforts. Drummer , Lorna Hicks , dropped out of music when the band broke up , but went on to be Roky Erickson's caretaker when he was at his worst. I believe people like Lorna , in their unselfishness , kept Roky going until he could get back on his feet. She's now happily married.

Later area Psych bands included Hash Palace and Burning Rain , as well as The Other Side , who'd been at it since about '85.

Carl Perkins' sphere of influence is immeasurable , that is true . I'd say he and Elvis hit on virtually the same thing within a very short time of each other. Elvis got signed to Sun , first , and Carl was quickly informed that "There's a kid on the radio that sounds like y'all !". He knew he was destined to work for Sam Phillips , but , Phillips took his sweet time promoting Perkins , even bringing him to play studio Guitar on an abortive Presley session (Which , thankfully , survived.). Elvis spoke very highly of Gene Vincent , and , of course , Perkins , whom he was friendly with. Likewise , Vincent said "Elvis has been one of the greatest people I've known since I've been in the business. He helped me a lot when I was getting started.".He praised Perkins , as any sensible performer would do. It seems there was a lot more cameraderie in those days. 

Perkins famously said , "Elvis' look really helped the rest of us . Here he was , all pretty ,  and here we were , lookin' like MR. ED !!!".      Of course , most people would'nt say that of Billy Lee Riley , Johnny Cash or even  Jerry Lee Lewis , but there were some BOILERS on that label. Seen any pictures of Ray Harris?

No , looks were'nt as important in those days , but Elvis did , as Perkins maintained , provide an acceptable face for the new emerging sounds at Sun Records.

The Screamin' Soul Preacher said:

A two-seated throne for Bo Diddley and Little Richard.

Of course Link Wray would be a mighty Prince in this kingdom !

 

I'd agree with this statement. Little Richard is also the king of punk in my opinion. 

 

 

I'd say Carl Perkins. He wrote some of the greatest rockabilly/rock n roll songs, played a mean, mean, MEAN guitar. Plus that VOICE. DAMN. His sphere of influence spreads far and wide. Hell, Gene Vincent said that Elvis' sound wasn't anything new but was already around thanks to "especially" Carl Perkins (can't remember exactly where I read that. sorry haha). And though I'm not a big fan, he was heavily influential on the Beatles, bringin that Dixie-Fried sound to England and back again.

Plus, he was a rowdy rebel. In his autobiography, Johnny Cash talks about the Perkins brothers being mean barroom brawlers back in the day. Sure you don't have to be mean to be a rock n roller, but I think Carl had that little bit of crazy in the back of his head (mixed with an undeniable coolness) that makes for great music.

That's my rant haha. Carl Perkins was one of the first rock n rollers I ever heard outside of Elvis and he blew me away. Link Wray, too. I agree with him being the prince. It astounds me that artists like Aerosmith are in the Hall of Fame, but not LINK WRAY! Even though I don't think much of the Hall, I still can't BELIEVE Wray's not in it.

BTW , anyone who knows me I THINK LINK , and did , long before POOP Fiction and all that other stuff he made no money offa...But , to me , he's King of HIS world....Maybe not one of the Top 12 artists I'd consider Kings of R'n'R , BUT NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM HIM , EITHER....

Link , Duane Eddy , Davie Allan, Travis Wammack , Scotty Moore , Mickey Baker , Mick Green , Nokie Edwards , Larry Collins , James Burton , Hank Marvin , Steve Cropper , Roland Janes , Cliff Gallup  , Johnny Meeks.... (Pre - British Invasion Guitar Gods Wing of The REAL Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame.).

AND Dick Dale. His egotism , and mistaken notion that he can really sing ,  drives me up the wall , but , he was on FIRE when he made his first comeback bid in the early '90s.

Elvis Presley is The King of Rock'n'Roll , Chuck Berry is The King of Rock'n'Roll , Little Richard is The King of Rock 'n' Roll , Jerry Lee Lewis is The King of Rock'n'Roll , Bill Haley is The King of Rock'n'Roll , Bo Diddley is The King of Rock'n'Roll , Fats Domino is The King of Rock'n'Roll , Buddy Holly is The King of Rock'n' Roll , Carl Perkins is The King of Rock 'n'Roll , Eddie Cochran is The King of Rock'n'Roll ,  Gene Vincent is The King of Rock'n'Roll.

Wanda Jackson, God Save The Queen. 

A two-seated throne for Bo Diddley and Little Richard.

Of course Link Wray would be a mighty Prince in this kingdom !

Then who is? Mr Presley denied it, with good reason. My candidate for the true king of rock'n'roll is Link Wray, as we wouldn't have fuzz tone or power chords without him. He practically invented garage with "Rumble".

This week's podcast featured some 70s punk from New Zealand, new music from Cheap Time (on In The Red records), Thee Dirty Beats, The Exploding Hearts, The Stems, The Waldos and Johnny Thunders.

The Play List:

1. Cheap Time – Exit Smiles
2. Thee Dirty Beats – You Lied To Me Before
3. Hurricane & Able – The Leaves On The Ground
4. Greg Arcade & the Electrics - My Baby Loves To Rock and Roll
5. Shotgun Jimmie – Grow A Garden
6. The Stems – Man With The Golden Heart
7. La De Da – Don’ You Stand In My Way
8. Easybeats – Sorry
9. The Kaisers – Looking Back
10. George Jones – No No Never
11. The Byrds – One Hundred Years From Now
12. Elk – Before The Sun
13. The Waldos – Love That Kills
14. Mods – Step Out Tonight
15. The Stranglers – Curfew
16. The Exploding Hearts – Boulevard Trash
17. Brazilian Money – We Could Just Stay
18. Golden Hands Before God – Communist Party
19. The Beatles – Glass Onion
20. Jack Rabbit Slim – Bop Attack
21. The Cramps – Don’t Get Funny With Me
22. Dead Ghosts – Girl Across The Street
23. Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers – Baby Talk (Cassette Version)
24. True Lovers - Bang Bang
25. Marching Girls – First In Line
26. The Spelling Mistakes - Feels So Good

Download/listen to this weeks podcast:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20140128-1030-t1390905000.mp3

Blog post on The Spelling Mistakes (New Zealand punk band):  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2014/01/the-spelling-mistakes-it-feels-so-good.html

I think it would be cool to have another!

Total bummer. R.I.P.

Here is a link to him doing a station I.D. for my wife's old radio show

http://soundcloud.com/elainebanks

Super sad news indeed............ :(

They played Toronto a week or 2 ago and heard they were really really good!! Young kids with great taste in music is extremely rare these days! 

Wanted to go, but the weather sucked....(I'm 2 hours away from Toronto)

Radio What Wave Playlist Jan 30 2014

1. Dave Campbell...Time Is Now....from the Finding The Real CD....local artist who is giving away (yes, you read that correct) his CD at Grooves Records right here in London! And this is a great song to start tonite's action!

2. Los Readymade...Cat Blue...from the Automar CD. Argentina garagepunks who are on the garagepunk hideout.

3. Drug Dealerz....Mayor Ford....from a demo, and these guys are also on the garagepunk hideout. Mayor Ford's been up to more lies and shit this week, so this song is certainly appropriate.

4. The Mogs...Run Like Hell....from the El'Mogamundo CD on What Wave Records....Burlington combo who we really like! Next show is at This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton on Sat Feb 8th w/Saffron Sect and BB Guns.

5. The Basements...Stop Rolling....from a brand new Lost In Tyme 7". Greek combo who are on the label that is also a really cool zine!

6. The Byrds... Bells Of Rhymny....this goes out to Pete Seeger who passed away this week. A highly influential individual in the world of music...along w/Woody Guthrie, these 2 paved the way for folk, then folk rock and protest music in the early 60's.

7. The Byrds....Turn Turn Turn....as above.

8. The Byrds....I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better....had the Byrds LP's out and just had to play this tune...for Cyril Jordan whom we've had the pleasure of meeting twice in the past couple of years. Flamin' Groovies 

9. Kumari...Time Is Now....from another Lost In Tyme 7". This band is from the UK and features a regular Shindig contributor in Phil Istine.

10. Monarch Project...A Better Part Of You....from a recent CFMU compilation. CFMU is based out of McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario, a radio station that has been very receptive to What Wave projects over the years.

11. Hurricane And Able....Call On You...from The Last Temptation download. Combo that features local musician Shawn Larouge and is based in Toronto...played their first live gig a week or 2 ago and it went over really well.

12. Frankenstein 5...It's A Cryin' Shame...from the CHRW London Underground CD from the early 90's. Wasn't planning on playing this, but it's relevant as it features a present day Mog member plus it sounded pretty damn good!

13. Spool....Entrepreneur's Walk....as above and a request.

14. Jim Jones Revue....It's Gotta Be About Me....from The Savage Heart LP. JJR hit London a coupla weeks back and man were they on a rampage!! Pure rock'n'rol in 2014 is a rare and much needed commodity!! If you ever get the chance, catch this band live!

15. Otis Redding and Carla Thomas....Tramp...from a brand new double CD that comes with the Oxford American Magazine. This is the music issue and features the music of Tennessee.

16. Ashley Cleveland...Rockin' In A Weary Land...as above. This was also a Grammy nominee, which proves there is some cool music at the Grammys! I've been getting more into gospel music the last coupla years, so you may be hearing more of this overlooked genre of music.

17. Jehosphat Blow...Oh Ya Oh Ya...from a self released download and the start of our Chinese New Year special. Jehosphat is a one man band, currently living in China and recording in his home.

18. The Heartbreakers...Chinese Rocks...from the LAMF LP....like a motherfucker!!!

19. Rodney and the Blazers...Oriental Rock...from the Chop Suey Rock Volume 2 compilation CD.

20. Vancougar...Mine First...from the Losin' It CD....this and the following tunes are all by Canadian female led bands.

21. BB Guns....Bang Bang...recorded live on CIUT in Feb 2013 and they will be at This Ain't Hollywood on Sat Feb 8th.

22. Stolen Minks...Consecutives...from the High Kicks CD from 2008. This was their last release and we were lucky enough to have the Stolen Minks as guests a coupla times on Radio WW.

23. Little Foot Long Foot...King Hipster....from the Harsh Words CD. 2 piece combo outta Toronto.

24. Living Deadbeats....Theme Song....from the Hey Girl CD. Vancouver based combo that features former Londoner Pete Fiend on bass. They came through town twice 2 summers back.

25. Poisened Aeros...T Rex...from the Turbulence CD. Hamilton combo w/some Syl Sylvain connections, who by the way is coming back this way in a month or 2.

26. Maow...Sucker...from the Unforgiving Sounds Of CD on Mint Records...Vancouver combo who came to London many years back....and where i first heard the term GBG....hahaha

Thanx to everyone for listening, especially those that listen each and every week!! Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!

And here's the link to the archived show:

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

Checked with both Mike and Tim. Mike has no idea and Tim said he lost touch with Mark Abate in the late '90s.

If anyone has done it, I bet Mike Stax of Ugly Things mag would know... or maybe Tim Warren?

Chris Henniker said:

I never saw the show, but what made it so bad?

The current state of popular music? Just a wild guess.

"I'll SHOREDITCH this bird in the morrow before the taping.....OR , maybe I should bring her along , bit of human interest....I should be taping THIS !  PHOAR !!!..". Roger Nellie , Man on Tellie. ("Bollocks").

Well, he's a hipster living in Shoreditch.

Roky IS touring with The Hounds of Baskerville as his backing group , it turns out. Black Angels are doing their own set , that's it. I forgot their name , but , there's a third band , too, Golden Animals or something.....

The Chicago gig is at Park West , Feb. 5.     I said it before , but , I can't believe Roky is getting second billing. I don't know how long he's playing , maybe that was a deciding factor. He did'nt get top or equal billing to "Overrated Unanimous" - Alejandro Escovedo , Rosie Flores and Butch Hancock , either, but , they only let him do two songs , when some people came specifically to see HIM (BTW , Alejandro is a very nice guy. Wish I got it wih his music , like 2/3rds of Chicago.).

But , Kopper , I would put out an APB , somebody might have an extra ticket , or you might be able to score tix the night of the show. You never know.

BTW - If you don't see your city on this list , it's probable (And hopeful) that Roky will regroup with his official backing band , and , arguably , his best , since The Explosives , Hounds of Baskerville , after Kaylee , Keyboardist , and Jegar , band leader and Roky's Son  , get some parenting in. Their Son is due to be born in about two months. Jegar jokes about a Devil child , when , of course , that baby is going to be so beautiful , it should be blinding. Oh , yeah , Lucifer was , too , scratch that.

But , seeing as how this is a package tour, I think (But can not confirm.) that if and when Roky rejoins some version of The Hounds of Baskerville and commences with a headlining tour (He does'nt normally tour with other bands , unless they're backing him , which Black Angels have , and will be , on this tour.), obvious spots like The West Coast should eventually be covered. Likewise , I would think , for Europe , but , again , I'm only speculating.

....I REMEMBER , NOW......Anothe movie title that'd make a great band name "The Horrible Sexy Vampire(s)" . It's yours , take it. Me and musicians....we don't get along too tough.