December 9, 20213 yr A shame. He was a great writer. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 10, 20213 yr Michael Nesmith of the Monkees dies https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/monkees-michael-nesmith-dead-1270079/ http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
December 10, 20213 yr 16 minutes ago, LibertyBlvd said: I'm a bereaver. I guess Mickey Dolenz is the only one still alive. Although Michael Nesmith wrote a lot of their songs, Pleasant Valley... is by Carole King. I didn't know he wrote the song Different Drum, which became Linda Ronstadt's first huge hit (with the Stone Poneys). (and if that wasn't enough, his mother invented Liquid Paper-- lol) http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
December 11, 20213 yr There was a question posed to me a few weeks ago, "which celebrity deaths affected you the most?" After some thought I answered "Peter and Davey from the Monkees." Sad that the people who seemed forever young in my mind were now dying of old age.
December 11, 20213 yr I know, I don't even want to see current pictures of all those stars from the 60's. It's like going to a high school reunion decades later and not recognizing half the people! Not that I've ever done that. I just rely on social media for updates-- lol http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
December 17, 20213 yr Wanda Young of the Marvelettes dies https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/wanda-young-the-marvelettes-singer-dead-obit-1273256/ http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
December 18, 20213 yr hosannas for dayton’s greg tate from the village voice: https://www.villagevoice.com/2021/12/13/flying-high-remembering-greg-tate/
December 20, 20213 yr If you grew up in NE Ohio in the 60's & 70's, the hottest, most listened-to radio station was not located in Cleveland, or for that matter in Ohio. It was CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. In fact, at least in my location, this station came in more clearly than any other. At 50K watts, CKLW played a mix of rock, Motown, even Frank Sinatra, and everything selected seemed to eventually rise to the top across the nation. Who knew this woman, who started out as a switchboard operator at the station and rose to music director, was responsible for most of this?? http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
December 20, 20213 yr I remember CKLW as the only AM station I could receive on my bicycle radio that played music. RIP. Thinking of this made me look up the radio--it was an Archer "Road Patrol" that mounted on the handlebars and had a horn button. I thought I was hot $hit!
December 21, 20213 yr 23 hours ago, eastvillagedon said: If you grew up in NE Ohio in the 60's & 70's, the hottest, most listened-to radio station was not located in Cleveland, or for that matter in Ohio. It was CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. In fact, at least in my location, this station came in more clearly than any other. At 50K watts, CKLW played a mix of rock, Motown, even Frank Sinatra, and everything selected seemed to eventually rise to the top across the nation. Who knew this woman, who started out as a switchboard operator at the station and rose to music director, was responsible for most of this?? Canadian content rules pretty much spelled the end of the Big 8 as a music powerhouse, though it retained influence. At least in the inner burbs away from the Lake, early to mid 70s was WIXY, until WMMS emerged. John Gorman's Facebook page talks a lot about CKLW and its influence.
December 21, 20213 yr cklw? now there is a blast from the past. yeah cklw was yuuugggee in the late sixties and early seventies. i remember my babysitters had it on all the time -- and we did too. all the hits. they loved their elton john, the archies, sweet, all that poppy white pop. and you could not escape that illegal in the usa broadcasting power. then in the mid seventies it started playing terrible weird music and quickly fell off. i guess that was when they were forced to play canadian muzak. but it was worse than that, the format went over to all oddball adult mall muzak crap. i dk what that was, but cklw was quickly forgotten. also, yeah, the rise of higher quality signal fm radio in general just killed am radio, at least for music.
December 21, 20213 yr We got to hear many Canadian artists first on CKLW before they became popular in the US.
December 21, 20213 yr 31 minutes ago, mrnyc said: they loved their elton john, the archies, sweet, all that poppy white pop. I don't know how you meant this comment, but CKLW, since it was right across from Detroit, was probably the first mainstream music station to popularize Motown. I remember in the sixties, it seemed half the artists they played were Black. I've read a couple of obits for Rosalie Trombley. This, from the Detroit Free Press: "She also took cues from Black radio in Detroit, helping break artists such as the O’Jays and the Foundations to pop audiences. In 1971, she was among the first programmers who helped make a hit out of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” a record initially resisted by Motown chief Berry Gordy." “If I picked music just to suit my taste, I wouldn’t have my job,” she said in 1971. “I lean heavily toward soul music. I find it hard personally to be critical of any Diana Ross record, for instance.” "Trombley loved Detroit and spent much time in the city, visiting clubs such as the Grande Ballroom to catch rock and soul performers." “If the latest R&B act coming up was playing, she’d go over,” said Tim Trombley. “She was accepted with open arms by the Black music community.” Edited December 21, 20213 yr by eastvillagedon http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
December 21, 20213 yr ^ clearly - or maybe not no clearly — i was talking about the early 70s and the end of cklw — i dk the early years of it. no idea. except i do know that it was a station on the same page as wolfman jack’s blasting around the usa from mexico. those illegal am radio days are a lost era for sure.
January 4, 20223 yr nevermind! 😂 nirvana baby cash grab lawsuit dismissed: https://variety.com/2022/music/news/nirvana-baby-nevermind-lawsuit-dismissed-1235146354/
January 5, 20223 yr if you like joni mitchell you will like this interview -- i dk the song, but it was interesting to read about the hippie 70s era: “I didn’t want anyone to know it was me”: on being Joni Mitchell’s “Carey” For 50 years, the “mean old daddy” immortalised in one of Mitchell’s best-loved songs has been an enigma. Now he tells his side of the story. By Kate Mossman more: https://www.newstatesman.com/katemossmaninterview/2021/12/joni-mitchell-carey-california-blue-lyrics-cary-raditz-interview?utm_source=pocket-newtab
January 5, 20223 yr ^I guess Joni Mitchell really got around 😲 This is one of my favorite songs and is supposed to be about Sam Shepard 🤨 http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
January 17, 20223 yr its like that and now its known all about how run-dmc’s jam master jay went down: Exclusive: Hip-Hop Icon, Neighborhood Hero, Drug Dealer, Murder Victim The Secret Relationship Between Jam Master Jay and the Black Mafia Family Frank Owen more: https://frankowen.substack.com/p/exclusive-hip-hop-icon-neighborhood?fbclid=IwAR0-yXAOTZCo0t2V-3TaDF0qCs95h49amIQMHK52_bYC3FFLJzCWi_79TOE
February 4, 20223 yr 😲 Is the CD Revival an Actual Thing? Indie record stores and Gen Z listeners attest: In a small but meaningful way, the silver discs are enjoying a cultural renaissance. By Marc Hogan February 3, 2022 ... In a wild instance of technology folding in on itself, many young fans proudly display their CD collections on TikTok. “Just as vinyl TikTok is a thing, so is CD TikTok,” Mello notes. Other record stores are also slinging jewel cases like it’s 1999. Elsewhere in New England, Bull Moose saw sales of new and used CDs surge 20 percent last year, says Chris Brown, CFO of the Portland, Maine-based indie chain. “People shouldn’t dismiss the 1 percent growth,” he observes. “That’s huge after several years of declines.” more: https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/is-the-cd-revival-an-actual-thing/
February 4, 20223 yr ^ I don't see CDs taking off in a way that vinyl did. A band from Czechia called The Silver Spoons came out with an album that I'm really into lately. They have an English born singer (all lyrics in English), but I believe the rest of the band is Czech.
February 24, 20223 yr So...technically not music, but about music. My uncle, Pete Gulyas, owner/operator of Blue Arrow Records, is the subject of this interview for 'Stairway to Cleveland, and his fandom for Black Sabbath.
April 7, 20223 yr here's a classic throwback -- driving around boston to the modern lovers classic rock hit roadrunner video. the song was certainly favored by wmms when it came out. i dk when the video was made, the song was recorded in 1972, but not released until 1976, so probably then. looks like they ran out of footage, so it it loops, or maybe that's on purpose i dk, and also the digitization here is a little wonky, but still its a fun time capsule. this early version of the modern lovers were led by jonathan richman and included ernie brooks on bass, david robinson (the cars) drumming and jerry harrison (talking heads) keyboards.
April 7, 20223 yr I have been tearing through YouTube trying to find bands similar to the Midnight. Gunship, Timecop1983, FM-84 come very close, but I'm starving for more of that futuresynth 80s style music with lyrics. A lot of the recommendations on google/reddit seem to solely be instrumentals, which are fine, but I need the singers there too.
April 28, 20223 yr PSA that the best band to have emerged from the UK in the last 10 years are touring the US for only the second time. Most of their shows on the coasts are sold out, but the ones at Ace of Cups in C’bus and the Grog Shop, on May 12 & 13 respectively, still have tickets left. You can thank me later. My hovercraft is full of eels
May 20, 20223 yr ok classic rocker fans, if you are not listening to the new, full 1977 rolling stones at the el mocambo club concert release you are missing out on a gem:
May 30, 20223 yr Just got home from Kraftwerk at the Palace Theater. Great show. My hovercraft is full of eels
May 30, 20223 yr Damn!! I wish I'd known they were coming to town. Still not the same without Florian Schneider. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 30, 20223 yr 10 hours ago, KJP said: Damn!! I wish I'd known they were coming to town. Still not the same without Florian Schneider. Yeah. For some reason, it really wasn’t publicized that much. Although it’s a bit odd to say this about four blokes who just stand there, you’re right about Florian. First time I’ve seen them since 2004ish and it was different, though still brilliant. My hovercraft is full of eels
August 11, 20222 yr what do pop stars, especially those with long careers, archives look like? i see 1974-75 shows for cleveland, akron and columbus and much more here in lou reed's archive: here is more about that and about being an archivist: Home All Please Kill Me Posts LOU REED’S ARCHIVE HOLDS SIX HUNDRED HOURS OF MOSTLY UNRELEASED AUDIO, AND OTHER REVELATIONS FROM HIS ARCHIVIST MICHAEL SHELLEY·OCTOBER 17, 2018 Don Fleming, rock musician (Gumball, Dinosaur Jr, Velvet Monkeys) and producer (Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub, Hole, Alice Cooper, Dictators, Joan Jett, Richard Hell) is also one of rock & roll’s preeminent archivists. In recent months, he helped organize Lou Reed’s massive archive. Michael Shelley spoke with him about the project and about his career in the trenches. https://pleasekillme.com/lou-reed-archivist/
September 6, 20222 yr i forgot all about this here crazy and fun record, its ‘loves secret domain’ a 1991 record by coil, with guests marc almond and little annie. this one is for if you have ever had one of those morning afters — with the memorable little annie err, chorus — wATs It LiKE In oHIo? 😂
September 6, 20222 yr ^ Coil were great. They occupied the ‘experimental, but accessible’ zone that lay between Throbbing Gristle, who were often-times just too much and Psychic TV, who were simply awful. My hovercraft is full of eels
September 6, 20222 yr also, elton john helping britney spears dip her toes back in the water is a very kind way to round out the summer:
September 28, 20222 yr the boss has a rather odd (what’s turning that dial?), but fun, quick teaser up for his upcoming soul/motown style release — bookended by frank wilson’s do i love you, indeed i do:
September 28, 20222 yr anybody going to see live music again? we had a night on the town in midtown and saw father john misty with suki waterhouse opening at radio city —
September 28, 20222 yr Was at Radio City right before Covid. A beautiful venue. I’ve been back at gigs since the start of this year. Next up, Napalm Death at the Grog Shop in a few weeks. My hovercraft is full of eels
September 29, 20222 yr 13 hours ago, roman totale XVII said: Next up, Napalm Death at the Grog Shop in a few weeks. TIL Napalm Death still tours! I somehow missed the boat on Built to Spill for, like, 20 years, but I've rectified that by listening to There's Nothing Wrong WIth Love pretty much on repeat the last month and a half.
September 29, 20222 yr 2 hours ago, Ineffable_Matt said: TIL Napalm Death still tours! And tour hard, all over the world. This will be the 5th time I’ve seen them in Cleveland alone since about 2016. I also made a mistake, before ND, I’ll be seeing the magnificent Melt-Banana at the same venue the week prior. My hovercraft is full of eels
September 29, 20222 yr ^ elsewhere in music forums chat you know who else i heard about and was surprized who still tours? rammstein. i guess its pretty much the same show every time, but still …!
October 7, 20222 yr santigold just had to cancel her tour because of covid and costs and stuff, but cool video.
October 16, 20222 yr Young Fellaz Brass Band of New Orleans in the East Village (21:35 - 56:10 & also 3:20:25)🎺 http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
October 20, 20222 yr o geez this is terrible -- i feel bad for lana del rey: Lana Del Rey reveals her laptop and cameras were stolen as songs and personal photos are leaked leading her to delete book she was working on: 'I'm worried about it' By JUSTIN ENRIQUEZ FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 18:09 EDT, 19 October 2022 'A few months ago, I parked my car on Melrose Place and I stepped away for a minute. 'And the one time I left my backpack inside my car, someone broke all of the windows and took it. And inside was my computer and my three camcorders and my hard drives.' more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11333963/Lana-Del-Rey-reveals-laptop-cameras-stolen-songs-personal-photos-leaked.html
October 20, 20222 yr 3 hours ago, mrnyc said: ^ did you ever see the funkrust band around? look for them its quite a show. I probably have seen them but didn't know the name. There's also a large group with electric guitars around I've seen in Union Square. Don't know the name either or if it's an impromptu thing or what. Then there's that guy who does the Sinatra karaoke. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
October 28, 20222 yr Somebody is running famous albums through AI software and creating stunts like this:
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