^ that reminds me, its too bad that flip jay-z ike and tina verse ruined drunk in love. its not like there are a lot of songs, much less otherwise great songs like drunk in love, about marital sexiness. 

july 2, 1981

rock werchter festival

 

nobody tells the cure to cut it short:

"ef robert palmer and ef rock n roll" lol!

 

 

 

 

The Black Keys are heading out on tour, and they have chosen brothers Zach and Andy Gabbard (of the Buffalo Killers and Thee Shams) to join their touring band. Southwest and Northeast Ohio's best garage rockers joining forces. (I'm not sure who the fifth guy with the Flying V guitar is.)

spend ten smoove minutes with the goat

 

rakim

 

2018 npr tiny desk concert

 

king’s paradise
paid in full
know the ledge

 

https://youtu.be/iU0_cYjm8HE

I've always been partial to female bands and here's my current favorite.

 

 

Reminiscent of Kenickie in the late 90s (three women with a male drummer, all very young) with a solid dose of the classic girl group sound that never goes away.

 

Both they and one of my other favorite new bands, the Struts, have covered Sweet songs, at least live.

 

Both of them, along with the Hu, have played around here the last month and a half, dammit.   #LifeWithAKid

^Their parents are all in the entertainment business.  Speaking of which, so are the parents of Billy Eilish.  I didn't know who she was until I heard a song on the radio that blatantly stole from the Beastie Boys for a generation that can't remember The Beastie Boys. 

 

At 3:20, this song does the exact same bass drop outro that the current #1 song in the USA does, 25 years later:

 

She's lip syncing, her parents both work in Hollywood, and the whole thing is a rip-off. The Beastie Boys rip-off even begins at the same point in the song, around the 3-minute mark. 

 

 

 

But Thom Yorke likes her

7 hours ago, GCrites80s said:

But Thom Yorke likes her

 

His band sucks.  Who the hell would want to be in that no-fun band with their no-fun fans? 

 

Rick Rubin was from a rich family and so were the Beastie Boys.  That's why they could afford drum machines and synthesizers back in the 80s, when they cost $4,000, or like $14,000 in today's money.  But they made glossy, fun, optimistic music. 

It's mostly Slayer playing on License to Ill though.

20 hours ago, jmecklenborg said:

She's lip syncing, her parents both work in Hollywood, and the whole thing is a rip-off. The Beastie Boys rip-off even begins at the same point in the song, around the 3-minute mark. 

 

 

 

 

My daughter (almost 9) likes her.   Wants to be her for Halloween.   I can't say I object to her dressing modestly thing, at least as far as Ardyn's idols are concerned.   ?

 

 

Edited September 30, 20195 yr by E Rocc

 

On 9/19/2019 at 6:20 AM, E Rocc said:

I've always been partial to female bands and here's my current favorite.

 

 

Reminiscent of Kenickie in the late 90s (three women with a male drummer, all very young) with a solid dose of the classic girl group sound that never goes away.

 

Both they and one of my other favorite new bands, the Struts, have covered Sweet songs, at least live.

 

Both of them, along with the Hu, have played around here the last month and a half, dammit.   #LifeWithAKid

 

 

my spouse and her lady friends just saw the regrettes the other night at bowery ballroom. they liked it.

 

check out hinds when they come around. they are from spain. we have seen them several times. anybody who digs out davey crockett instantly wins me over.

 

http://www.hindsband.com/video

we saw oshun saturday night at market hotel in bushwick. these sweet sistas and their dj are doing modern afrofuturism up right. sun ra would be proud. its like the third time i have seen them now. in the middle of the show they put the crowd in a circle for a dance off for prizes, which was fun. anyway, they are something a little different, check'em out:

 

 

 

I wanted to hear Joni Mitchell's haunting Song for Sharon and came across a strange but credible cover version by a group that looks like a bunch of suburban moms and dads by the unlikely name of  Robin Adler & Mutts of the Planet ?

 

 

 

We went to the Beachland Ballroom last night to see Kishi Bashi. Amazing show. How that guy isn’t a huge star is mystifying. 

I recently came across this song from the band Big Little Lions which is apparently an "award winning band from Cincinnati, OH and British Columbia, Canada" (???) although I had never heard of them before.

 

It sounds like someone wrote a generic song that's exactly half way in between "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers and "Home" by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros specifically for use in television commercials. Which makes sense, as this song was recently used in a commercial for Gold Peak Tea.

 

 

3 hours ago, taestell said:

I recently came across this song from the band Big Little Lions which is apparently an "award winning band from Cincinnati, OH and British Columbia, Canada" (???) although I had never heard of them before.

 

It sounds like someone wrote a generic song that's exactly half way in between "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers and "Home" by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros specifically for use in television commercials. Which makes sense, as this song was recently used in a commercial for Gold Peak Tea.

 

 

 

Wow.  What a terribly contrived bit of music.  

 

 

There are TONS of bands whose sole existence seems to be marketing toward commercial t.v. Can't say I blame them, you're not going to make much with online sales, radio airplay or touring. 

NPR discussed Mr. Rogers this morning and played the theme music, which I found startlingly good.  I of course remember hearing it when I was a kid, but couldn't believe how sophisticated it was.  

 

https://www.misterrogers.org/articles/johnny-costa-and-the-band/

 

Turns out they had a live jazz trio in the studio while they taped the show, and the music was recorded as the show was filmed.  Both are impossible today - everything today is terribly harsh, both visually and sonically, aside from the fact that the production of music for a show is completely separate from its filming.  

 

We had the best music in the world, and we threw it away for disco.  Everything is disco now.

9 hours ago, jmecklenborg said:

 

Wow.  What a terribly contrived bit of music.  

 

 

 

The screams all sound the same at your Local Ford dealer

On 11/26/2019 at 8:03 PM, jmecklenborg said:

NPR discussed Mr. Rogers this morning and played the theme music, which I found startlingly good.  I of course remember hearing it when I was a kid, but couldn't believe how sophisticated it was.  

 

https://www.misterrogers.org/articles/johnny-costa-and-the-band/

 

Turns out they had a live jazz trio in the studio while they taped the show, and the music was recorded as the show was filmed.  Both are impossible today - everything today is terribly harsh, both visually and sonically, aside from the fact that the production of music for a show is completely separate from its filming.  

 

We had the best music in the world, and we threw it away for disco.  Everything is disco now.

 

I just went to see the movie last night--I was delighted to learn that all that music was recorded live as the action progressed.   I suppose for this to happen today, the star of the show would have to be a passionate musician, just like Fred Rogers. 

This medley used to get played fairly regularly on WNKU's Real Mary Peale show on Saturday afternoons and on the Mr. Rhythm Man's Saturday night show.  I rediscovered it while looking for versions of Quinn the Eskimo, which I've been conscripted to play LIVE in three weeks. 

 

 

The various songs in this medley cycle between Bb, C, and F.  It's totally simple but totally brilliant.  Mumble rappers and their fans have no idea what is going on here. 

This was released last year, but I just came across it. The two versions of Jingle Bells with Henry Rollins and Silent Night with Iggy Pop are splendid in every sense of the word - enjoy:

 

 

This looks like a viral marketing campaign by Denny's:

https://www.wlwt.com/article/california-punk-band-plays-guerrilla-gig-at-dennys-green-day-pays-dollar2000-for-damages/30326140

 

Reminds me of the time I saw bands play in the parking lot of a Don Pablo's.  

 

 

They talked about that on CD102.5 for days.

A few 90s UK bands are making the rounds again:   Miki Berenyi from Lush:
 

 

Sleeper's reunited, I'm assuming that's at least some of the same Sleeperblokes backing Louise:
 

 

So there's this YouTube channel of "enhanced" songs that I found today. It's great if say you've played in a band 30 years and your hearing isn't what it used to be lol. Not all tracks are perfect, I think I heard a distinctive midi cymbal crash added on a 1962 Beach Boys song, and not all songs really need the additional volume & clarity, but I've enjoyed almost everything so far. 

 

Check it out!

 

 

1 hour ago, surfohio said:

So there's this YouTube channel of "enhanced" songs that I found today. It's great if say you've played in a band 30 years and your hearing isn't what it used to be lol.

 

 

I remember leaving a concert at Bogart's when I was 17 after having been pushed up against the speaker stacks and my ears rang for 2-3 days afterward.  I've worn ear plugs to pretty much everything since.  I had my hearing tested in a sound-proof booth 2 years ago and have only lost 6% of my hearing, which the doctor told me was very good.  Still, I do sense that my hearing has changed significantly, but only from age and episodes of neurologic tinnitus, which sounds similar to but occurs for a completely different reason than ringing caused by loud noise.  

 

Last year I bought "musician" earplugs that cost about $30.  They're only incrementally better than industrial earplugs, in my opinion.  It's still difficult to tell if your tone is good while on stage.  That didn't matter at all when I was playing drums but it really throws you off if you play guitar or piano/organ.   

 

I'm probably guilty of turning headphone volume up too high, but my Grado headphones just sound so damn good. 

 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1062294-REG/grado_sr80e_sr_80e_headphone_black.html

 

I have been trying to avoid loud live shows for years. I actually think a lot of the sound guys in Ohio are deaf, so they aren't truly aware of how terrible they are. 

40 minutes ago, surfohio said:

I have been trying to avoid loud live shows for years. I actually think a lot of the sound guys in Ohio are deaf, so they aren't truly aware of how terrible they are. 

 

I think cranking it gives these guys a sense of power in an otherwise powerless life.  I heard an interview on the radio one time with a woman who has worked sound for the last 30+ years with a who's who of big-time artists.  You could tell immediately why she has a real career - she was all-business and knew it wasn't all about her.  A lot of these local sound guys think they're bigger than the bands.  

 

Since I invested in a turntable I've been buying early punk-alternative-experimental records from the 70's. New York Dolls, Pere Ubu, Dead boys (recorded in 90's not a fan), Devo. Looking to buy The Cramps next.

 

 

Edited January 8, 20205 yr by Mildtraumatic

Youtube suggested this to me tonight:

 

A 7-minute droney Stranglehold-type blues jam turns into a hokey ZZ Top-type boogie. 

 

Sisters Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway--longtime Broadway and cabaret performers--do a Stevie Wonder medley. It's better than you might expect?

 

 

Neil Peart, Rush Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock Virtuosity, Dead at 67

 

Always a melancholy day when you find out your favorite drummer/percussionist has passed....Rest easy Neil...the greatest ever to pick up the sticks.

 

and ^^ I’ve started listening to some Zappa recently. There’s so much great music out there and you can lose yourself in a wormhole of a particular genre. In some artists’s cases, diving into their whole discography is a whole journey in itself! 

16 minutes ago, Boxtruffles said:

and ^^ I’ve started listening to some Zappa recently. There’s so much great music out there and you can lose yourself in a wormhole of a particular genre. In some artists’s cases, diving into their whole discography is a whole journey in itself! 

 

Everyone who ever played in Zappa's band was outstanding.  It was similar to the big band era where a rotating cast of greats played for Stan Kenton, Dorsey, etc. over a 20-year period.  

 

All of his drummers had a tasty sound that Neal Peart never had.  On youtube there is footage of Peart playing jazz/big band type drums and he's stiff and has no feel.  

41 minutes ago, Boxtruffles said:

Neil Peart, Rush Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock Virtuosity, Dead at 67

 

Always a melancholy day when you find out your favorite drummer/percussionist has passed....Rest easy Neil...the greatest ever to pick up the sticks

 

Sad to hear this.  Although he lived a good long life, it sounds like he was battling brain cancer for the past 3 1/2 years.  And that's not easy.  I remember being shocked at learning that it was Neil Peart that wrote Rush's lyrics, and not Geddy Lee (as I had assumed).  The first thing I thought of when hearing of Neil Peart's passing was that it was a good thing they got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:

 

 

1974, New York Dolls 

 

AnnenMayKantereit is a German band whose lead singer has a very distinctive voice. Their original music is all in German, but they got their start playing for tips on the street, and so covers come natural for them. Here are a couple of covers they've done with other bands last year:

 

 

 

 

for the new rawk -- dry cleaning -- i cannot get enough of this band lately. they have a couple great records. its catchy beats paired with a laconic brit singer who just kind of chats over them. going to see them soon, their first time over the pond.

 

 

what, no Valentine's Day greetings today? Too much sentimentality? ?

 

 

This popped up randomly on youtube tonight, sadly this 19 year-old just died.  This guy was great - a world away from pop crap.

 

 

^You know, they were talking about him playing old folks homes and I can tell you from playing at those that it's pretty surreal having people passing out while you're playing. A bunch of friends and I were playing at this place called Adult Daily Living in Portsmouth and one guy was sitting in a folding chair, passed out face first and smacked his head on the tile floor. The workers picked him up, said "Oh Dave" or whatever his name was and took him to bed.

 

5 hours ago, GCrites80s said:

^You know, they were talking about him playing old folks homes and I can tell you from playing at those that it's pretty surreal having people passing out while you're playing. A bunch of friends and I were playing at this place called Adult Daily Living in Portsmouth and one guy was sitting in a folding chair, passed out face first and smacked his head on the tile floor. The workers picked him up, said "Oh Dave" or whatever his name was and took him to bed.

 

 

This has probably happened to bands playing in bars a time or few.

Of course. But they did it to themselves in that case ?

 

Best quote ever.....

 

If there's a song in recorded existence, you can bet that Rick Beato has somehow obtained the isolated tracks.

10 hours ago, jmecklenborg said:

 

 

What's really scary is how there is so much content that is being produced exclusively for YouTube these days -- and probably tens of thousands of Americans earning their living from working on these videos -- and yet all of the power lies in the hands of one company. YouTube has the power to determine which videos get "demonetized" (meaning that the creator of the video no longer gets ad revenue from it) or gets a "copyright strike", and as Rick Beato explains in the video, the creators have very little power to fight back. Their entire income can disappear for no legitimate reason. This is why so many big YouTubers are now relying on Patreon for additional income, or branching out into other media like podcasts where they control the ads and the relationship with their subscribers (i.e. people who subscribe to the podcast receive all new episodes of the podcast, which isn't necessarily true for YouTube).

 

This girl is playing at The Southgate House Revival in Newport, KY on March 19:

https://www.ticketweb.com/event/molly-tuttle-rachel-baiman-the-southgate-house-revival-tickets/10307755