December 20, 20204 yr I just learned that Cincinnati lost its "Punk Rock Grandma" in May of this year: Pat came to see many of my bands' shows back in the late 2000s. I especially remember seeing her at the Mad Hatter in Covington a lot. I last ran into her in 2017 or 2018, waiting for a bus near Findlay Market. She did not remember any of my old bands. I guess we didn't make an impression on her. 😂
February 1, 20214 yr RUBBERHEAD: AKRON’S LASTING IMPACT ON CHUCK STATLER, GODFATHER OF MUSIC VIDEO JP OLSEN JANUARY 26, 2021 Chuck Statler started his long career in innovative and influential music video by collaborating with his classmates and fellow-pranksters at Kent State University, Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale of Devo. It all began with the landmark DEVO: In the Beginning Was the End and, from there, led to work with a who’s who of cool musical collaborators (Pere Ubu, Prince, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, James Chance, Graham Parker, Madness, among others). JP Olsen interviewed Statler about his Akron past and career in filmmaking. https://pleasekillme.com/chuck-statler/?utm_source=PKM+Newsletter&utm_campaign=82494e477a-PKM_Weekly_Newsletter_1_29_21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4491fdd1df-82494e477a-261920806&mc_cid=82494e477a&mc_eid=d9319d3497
February 27, 20214 yr canton trippie redd > cleveland mgk according to this review — both produced by blink 182 travis barker: https://hyperallergic.com/624623/trippie-redd-louder-and-crunchier/?utm_campaign=weekend&utm_content=20210227&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter
October 20, 20213 yr Okay, these guys are famous (infamous?) for a hilariously terrible video for their song "The King Who Never Was" and now after a few years of doing whatever, they're back at it.
February 15, 20223 yr On 10/20/2021 at 4:45 PM, surfohio said: Okay, these guys are famous (infamous?) for a hilariously terrible video for their song "The King Who Never Was" and now after a few years of doing whatever, they're back at it. This is how I play, but I have to admit that I would be too embarrassed to ape the entire first Iron Maiden record this blatantly with an original.
February 15, 20223 yr I love it, though I have to admit it has more to do with the fact that "Alternate Reality" is a name they borrowed from my all time favorite video game. They even use the same logo.
March 8, 20223 yr My new joint. 😆 Gonna just put this right here. Edited March 8, 20223 yr by Silent Matt
March 9, 20223 yr Gotta give a shout out to Cleveland's Maddie Finn -- https://www.madelinefinnmusic.com/bio
June 26, 20231 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 27, 20231 yr I'm shocked it hasn't been named that already?!?! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 28, 20231 yr Penny Ford honored with star at the Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame: https://www.wvxu.org/show/cincinnati-edition/2023-06-28/cincinnati-black-music-walk-of-fame-opening-soon-we-talk-to-penny-ford If anyone wants to spend 45 minutes reading up on it, the history of Snap! is one of the craziest stories in pop music history.
June 29, 20231 yr the best 1960s garage song on the fantastic 1990s girls in the garage comps is an all ohio collaboration -- the hurtin kind -- written by doug mccutheon of cleveland's tulu babies and baskerville hounds fame, with this version recorded by him in cleveland and sung by dayton's the bittersweets: edit -- for a couple cool pix of the 'sweets via buckeye beat -- plus a lot more ohio music to be found here -- https://www.buckeyebeat.com/bittersweets.html Edited June 29, 20231 yr by mrnyc
June 29, 20231 yr and of course the baskerville hounds themselves defined the garage 1960s with this one -- space rock was kept in the local cle zeitgeist of the 1970s via big chuck and the ghoul late night shows -- baskervilles trivia -- the cars ben orr was in this band --
June 29, 20231 yr a height of the quirky late new wave era of the early 1980s was via bg's own proof of utah with this one -- dance the holy cow
June 29, 20231 yr speaking of the early 1980s, one of the men without hats 'safety dance' guys was from bg too. not sure if from there or went to school there.
June 29, 20231 yr also, pat dailey aka ohio's own version of jimmy buffett deserves a nod here at least --
February 10, 20241 yr I wrote this song around 1999 and finally recorded it in 2019 and just made this lil video. Lots of cats in here.
October 1, 2024Oct 1 Mark Foster interview on YouTube where he talks some about growing up in the Cleveland area. Don't think many know he has local roots, or would even recognize him walking down the street for that matter. Even though he has a good case for being the most prolific contemporary indie rock(pop?) artist in recent years. The Real Meaning of 'Pumped Up Kicks' and My Life Before and After | Mark Foster (Foster the People)
October 2, 2024Oct 2 ^ he opened for the Beach Boys on their last real tour at Blossom back in 2012. He stopped his show at one point to recognize his childhood music teacher who was there in the crowd. She got a nice standing ovation :-)
April 24Apr 24 RIP David Thomas. Here is Dave with Pere Ubu in what is perhaps the most Cleveland music video ever.
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