I'm just a fan of Fuzztopia, but I know how easily things can get delayed or sidetracked or bogged down in arguments. This whole thing has taken a lot longer than expected; Fuzztopia was originally supposed to be launched in 2008. It's not as if I'm in total disagreement with Kopper; I myself am not too keen on how the videos and pictures are set up (I myself have posted a ton of pictures at Fuzztopia, along with a nice batch of videos). However, I would like to wait until the actual site is launched before passing any judgment. Yes, I too hope it will be far more spectacular than the current beta site. I get a little defensive about this stuff because I really enjoy the Underground Garage, both the syndicated show and the Sirius/XM channel. I got turned onto a lot of stuff that I probably would have never discovered, and I also enjoyed all the live events that Little Steven put on. It's just that Kopper's remarks remind me of others whom I know personally who have issues with LS, and sometimes they make it sound like I'm wrong for listening to his program or going to his shows. Yes, I know Kopper's remarks are not directed at me personally, but it just reminds me of that. Yes, I know I should stop doing that. BTW, lets just be thankful Silvio survived until the end of the series. Just like any other character, he could have been whacked anytime:) Florida Rocks Again! said:

MikeL said:

And another thing...the people at Renegade Nation have posted a notice that they are still working on the official site, so you're not seeing the finished product yet. And yes, it is taking longer than expected, but keep in mind that maybe they're running into setbacks, or maybe they're still debating on how to do this.

Personally, I think you people are being a little unfair about this.

Are you involved with Fuzztopia as an employee, fan, or band?

Kopper's comments aren't some kind of a pissing match. Just valid points. I'm in the pro-LS camp, signed up for Fuzztopia, and am a fan of his show and Sirius Channel (I also thought his character, Silvio, got a raw deal in the last season of The Sopranos!).

I just think the site design of Fuzztopia is lacking, and could/should/would be so much better without much effort on behalf of the designer. The Hideout proves that it's not difficult to design a user-friendly social networking site with great content, and plenty of functionality. Maybe when Fuzztopia is out of Beta, it will improve dramatically. That said, it needs to.

MikeL said:

And another thing...the people at Renegade Nation have posted a notice that they are still working on the official site, so you're not seeing the finished product yet. And yes, it is taking longer than expected, but keep in mind that maybe they're running into setbacks, or maybe they're still debating on how to do this.

Personally, I think you people are being a little unfair about this.

And another thing...the people at Renegade Nation have posted a notice that they are still working on the official site, so you're not seeing the finished product yet. And yes, it is taking longer than expected, but keep in mind that maybe they're running into setbacks, or maybe they're still debating on how to do this.

Personally, I think you people are being a little unfair about this.

Think he be mad if someone won the guitar and asked not to have his scribbles all over it?

Yes, the site still needs some work, but hopefully it will get better. And I'm speaking as someone who is involved in both this site and fuzztopia. If you don't like the latter, then just stick with this site. I'm only interested in learning about garage rock; I'm not interested in pissing contests between webmasters. kopper said:

Have you even checked it out? It's really pathetic... and I ain't just sayin' that cuz I run a similar site. I mean, I joined it months ago (probably last summer) and I just noticed it's still in "beta"... it's just really poorly designed and organized, and I haven't found one single RSS feed anywhere on it. The forum looks like an old BBS from the early '90s, the videos appear to be just a collection of thumbnails that, when clicked, open the YouTube player in flash pop-up window... nowhere to rate it, favorite it, or comment. For a "social network," it appears to be lacking even the most rudimentary social networking functions of every other social network out there! Just really strange that someone with such big corporate sponsors and connections would create "the coolest rock'n'roll lifestyle destination on the Web" that pales in comparison to what any idiot (see: myself) could create on Ning!



Wipeout! said:

kopper said:

What's funny is I keep seeing people joining the Hideout and they're putting on their profile that they heard about the site on Little Steven's show... wondering what the hell they were talking about, I've tried to follow up with them, sending them messages asking exactly what they meant by that, thinking that Little Steven might have actually mentioned GaragePunk.com or something, right. WRONG! Finally one of them responded, and he told me that he'd made a mistake, that he found the Hideout when he Googled for "Fuzztopia." WTF? Yep! Try it yourself. The second link that comes up is to this discussion about Fuzztopia.

I dunno... *shrug* I thought that was kinda funny.

The internets is a weird beast...but let's take this as fortune from the Great Magnet and run with it...fuck Fuzztopia, long live the true fuzztopia, GP.com Hideout fer all!

Agreed. I did the same thing, and was amazed at its lack of functionality, and overall lameness. That said, LS's Sirius channel is nice for those for those rare occasions when I rent a car, and the LSUG syndicated show actually inspired me to get back into radio seven years ago. That's another seven years of my life wasted. Thanks, Little Steven! When I went on Fuzztopia, I was struck by how much better the Hideout was/is. Maybe you should get a gig as a paid consultant for Renegade Nation, and show 'em how it's done. Whoever designed that site is basically stealing from LS's Sopranos residuals.

Have you even checked it out? It's really pathetic... and I ain't just sayin' that cuz I run a similar site. I mean, I joined it months ago (probably last summer) and I just noticed it's still in "beta"... it's just really poorly designed and organized, and I haven't found one single RSS feed anywhere on it. The forum looks like an old BBS from the early '90s, the videos appear to be just a collection of thumbnails that, when clicked, open the YouTube player in flash pop-up window... nowhere to rate it, favorite it, or comment. For a "social network," it appears to be lacking even the most rudimentary social networking functions of every other social network out there! Just really strange that someone with such big corporate sponsors and connections would create "the coolest rock'n'roll lifestyle destination on the Web" that pales in comparison to what any idiot (see: myself) could create on Ning! Wipeout! said:

kopper said:

What's funny is I keep seeing people joining the Hideout and they're putting on their profile that they heard about the site on Little Steven's show... wondering what the hell they were talking about, I've tried to follow up with them, sending them messages asking exactly what they meant by that, thinking that Little Steven might have actually mentioned GaragePunk.com or something, right. WRONG! Finally one of them responded, and he told me that he'd made a mistake, that he found the Hideout when he Googled for "Fuzztopia." WTF? Yep! Try it yourself. The second link that comes up is to this discussion about Fuzztopia.

I dunno... *shrug* I thought that was kinda funny.

The internets is a weird beast...but let's take this as fortune from the Great Magnet and run with it...fuck Fuzztopia, long live the true fuzztopia, GP.com Hideout fer all!

kopper said:

What's funny is I keep seeing people joining the Hideout and they're putting on their profile that they heard about the site on Little Steven's show... wondering what the hell they were talking about, I've tried to follow up with them, sending them messages asking exactly what they meant by that, thinking that Little Steven might have actually mentioned GaragePunk.com or something, right. WRONG! Finally one of them responded, and he told me that he'd made a mistake, that he found the Hideout when he Googled for "Fuzztopia." WTF? Yep! Try it yourself. The second link that comes up is to this discussion about Fuzztopia.

I dunno... *shrug* I thought that was kinda funny.

You have to check out the commercial for the flagship- http://renegadenation.com/ If you haven't already...

What's funny is I keep seeing people joining the Hideout and they're putting on their profile that they heard about the site on Little Steven's show... wondering what the hell they were talking about, I've tried to follow up with them, sending them messages asking exactly what they meant by that, thinking that Little Steven might have actually mentioned GaragePunk.com or something, right. WRONG! Finally one of them responded, and he told me that he'd made a mistake, that he found the Hideout when he Googled for "Fuzztopia." WTF? Yep! Try it yourself. The second link that comes up is to this discussion about Fuzztopia. I dunno... *shrug* I thought that was kinda funny.

He used the same as on the last shows they did, I think is an Epiphone Riviera

"You Really Got Me" is the nastiest, best guitar tone ever. Period.

And any other good band for that matter. I know good bands are usually less about gear and more about songs, but I'm fascinated by this stuff. So give me all the details. Strings, picks, cords. pickups, mics. It's all fascinating.

I'm such a pitiful nerd that I've actually written info when I come across it. Such as:

Link Wray on "Rumble" - '53 Les Paul > Premier 71 30 watt amp

Dave Davies on "You Really Got Me" - Harmony Meteor > Elpico 1x10 amp > Vox AC30

I've finished uploading all 22 episodes of The Mal Thursday Show and all 42 installments of Florida Rocks Again! to the Hideout. I've added new graphics, label shots, and vintage garage band pics to spice things up a bit. Stop on by and download 'em all! THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW on the GaragePunk Hideout:

Good to know. Thanks. kopper said:

Most (except for maybe a handful) of our shows are actually on Blip.tv, and some of the more recent ones are either there or Mevio.com (some are on both). That's where they're uploaded and stored. So even when the blog goes away, you'll still be able to find most of them there.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

If the archives can at least stay up for the next year, that’d be great and helpful. There’s so much I’ve missed when not having home internet. Thanks.

Most (except for maybe a handful) of our shows are actually on Blip.tv, and some of the more recent ones are either there or Mevio.com (some are on both). That's where they're uploaded and stored. So even when the blog goes away, you'll still be able to find most of them there. Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

If the archives can at least stay up for the next year, that’d be great and helpful. There’s so much I’ve missed when not having home internet. Thanks.

If the archives can at least stay up for the next year, that’d be great and helpful. There’s so much I’ve missed when not having home internet. Thanks.

http://www.garagepunk.com/2010/01/01/changes-to-the-gppn/

St. Louis has a few good ones: Vintage Vinyl, Euclid Records and Apop Records (the last one is definitely the most "underground" of the three... it's very similar to Goner Records in Memphis).

http://hitsandmisses416.blogspot.com/

Since they invented cd's, I've been getting into different styles of music.

Don't know if you'd call it obscure, but the Goodbye Babylon 6-cd boxset of fire & brimstone pre-war gospel is amazing - especially the sermons (over the songs).

Sublime Frequencies releases are on my list too, especially the Middle Eastern and African ones, and the frog song on the Singapore-A-Go-Go cd sounds like some Jamaican dub thing.

Speaking of Africa, for some reason, I really like Pekos/Yoro Diallo (which reminds me of Capt Beefheart) and Tinariwen, although some people say this stuff sounds like Santana.

I'm not a fan of "Tak Tak punk" or "myspace crust" which is where someone in Malaysia, or somewhere else on myspace, has heard Agnostic Front or whatever, and does a straight up imitation with nothing to add. Probably the internet's fault, right?

The Urges - Psych Ward

Off the top of my head:
THE HIGHER STATE: From 'Round Here, Darker by the Day, and "Automatic Motion"
THE GREENHORNES: Dual Mono
THE EMBROOKS: Our New Day, Yellow Glass Perspections, 45s and High Times
THE UGLY BEATS: Take a Stand
SONS OF HERCULES: A Different Kind of Ugly
THE CYNICS: Here We Are
THE SIR FINKS: Tres Mexicanos Del Sur De Texas
THE BLUE STINGRAYS: Surf 'n Burn
THE HISS: Chocolate Hearts
THE WHITE STRIPES: White Blood Cells
V.A.: He Put the Bomp in Bomp!: A Tribute to Greg Shaw
DEATH IN VEGAS: "Scorpio Rising"
THE RACONTEURS: "Old Enough"

Chesterfield Kings The Mindbending Sounds of the Chesterfield Kings

Fleshtones Take a Good Look

Detroit Cobras Mink, Rat or Rabbit

hi everyone! its me your old freind JIM CARROLL. just a quick note from beyond the grave (using my good freind WARREN'S body as a host) to say dont worry, stay in school, and im fine here with princess Diana and the baby Jesus. also before i forget. God asked me to pass a message on (thats God! as in never wrong God.) "mclusky are the best band ever!" i know, could have said anything,but this being the ultimate, spout what ever shit you want . if i have one thing to tell the world. then like i say "MCLUSKY the best band ever ."