San Diego Music Encyclopedia & Database Online Now
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NEW COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL MUSIC DATABASE IS LAUNCHED
IT'S DONE!!!! And growing every hour....
If you wanna see a list of over 1,800 San Diego bands, with links to full profiles, photos, discographies, articles, MP3s, etc, checkout http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/search/
Believe it or not, you can click on ANY LOCAL MUSICIAN'S NAME (around 4,800 musicos listed!) and bring up bios of every notable band they've ever been in! Try it here with Rob Crow ---
AND, if that wasn't cool 'nuff, click on an instrument, say like this here link to "Drums" - BAM, a list of EVERY DRUMMER IN SAN DIEGO!!!
We've been working on this massively cross-linked Local Music Database for over two years now, covering a century of San Diego history --- if you're a local performer who wants to add or edit a page, go to http://www.sandiegoreader.com/band/edit/
More soon!!!! JAS
HERE'S THE NEW Overheard in San Diego
ARCHIVE OF Famous Former Neighbors
Punknews.org had this news for Blink fans: blink-182's 1999 full-length, Enema of the State, will be released on vinyl for the first time by independent punk/hardcore label Mightier Than Sword Records.
The album will be the first in a 10 Year Anniversary series by the label, with each release involving a limited pressing of 500 on 180-gram vinyl. They will also feature a gold seal to commemorate the release. In addition to the 500 180-gram copies, Mightier Than Sword will also press 500 each on clear red, clear blue and clear colors.
The release date is December 1, but MTS will begin taking pre-orders on Monday, October 19. photos and more details
A few comments from www.punknews.org:
onegirlarmy : ...for a small, independent label that's basically a one man operation, this is a HUGE release to obtain the rights to. Congrats to RJ and MTS Records for this!
TheOneTrueBill : Coming to a store near you for $27 a pop.
KidDangerCat : I bet Mightier than the Sword sh-t their pants when they got this opportunity. They're going to make so much d-mn money.
Indecay : Good luck finding 2000 Blink182 fans who know what an LP is.
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"I played a song in my after-school dance class, a job that I had for five years [and] this song mentioned the name 'Christ,' " says former Lemon Grove arts teacher Kathy Villalobos... (more No God Music ) |
LOCAL PLAYER RAY SUEN NOT ALLOWED TO INDIE-BLOG WHILE ON TOUR WITH THE KILLERS?????
Local multi-instrumentalist Ray Suen has spent the better part of two years on the road as a touring member of the Killers, even turning up with them on Saturday Night Live. For awhile, he was contributing blog reports from the road to www.sddialedin.com.
Now, site operator Rosey Bystrak has posted a report indicating the Killers put a stop to Suen's Dialed-In blogs.
"You might recall he was blogging for us for a while until that huge band he's been on tour with told him all his blogs had to go through their fan boards. Bummer because we loved those posts."
Violinist, violist, keyboardist, guitarist, and harmony singer Suen has also been a member of Louis XIV and The Exfriends with Gregory Page. He's apparently also in the newer Louis spin-off group The Nervous Wreckords. He goes back on the road with the Killers the first week of November.
Rosey also posts a video of Suen performing "Watching the Planets" with the Flaming Lips on the Conan O'Brien show earlier this week (whacking a Bonhamesque gong!) - www.sddialedin.com
Tonight (Thursday October 15) Suen will play with the Flaming Lips tat a (not-so)Secret MySpace Show in Hollywood --
FAMOUS FORMER NEIGHBOR FRANK ZAPPA WAS FRIENDS WITH COMIC BOOK KING JACK KIRBY?!
Now there's a headline that catches your eye. Yes it turns out that late Frank Zappa, the restless musical genius who may have been the most committed inconoclast in the history of rock, was a pal to the late Jack Kirby, the cosmic dreamer who is arguably the most essential artist in the history of the American comic book....
(More Jack Kirby and Frank Zappa, a cosmic friendship )
ALSO SEE: Frank Zappa Comics And Stories, Famous Former Neighbors part 1, Neighbors part 2
Pacific Comics: The Inside Story of Jack Kirby's locally-published comic books
LOCALLY-PRODUCED COMIC SHIPPING FEBRUARY 2010
Here's a sneak peek at the cover to the 300 page graphic novel Hard Rock Heroes, shipping in February 2010 from Bluewater Productions, best known for their comic book biographies on the Obamas, Oprah, etc ---
BERKLEY HART REVIVING "BERKLEY, WHERE HART THOU" SHOW ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 IN ENCINITAS
Join Berkley Hart and the 7th Day Buskers as they present the fourth staging of the popular “O Berkley, Where Hart Thou?” show. Rousing performances of songs featured in the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? are promised as well as other songs from the period.
All the old-timey fun happens at Seaside Church Auditorium in Encinitas, California on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Show starts at 8 pm. Tickets are $20 when purchased in advance at www.berkleyhart.com or $25 at the door the night of the show. Vittles and spirits will be available before the show and during intermission.
Starring in the show will be Berkley Hart, the 7th Day Buskers, Eve Selis & Marc "Twang" Intravaia, Dennis Caplinger, Tim Flannery, Gregory Page, and many more.
You’ll be hard-pressed to know just where you are and what year it is when
you hear “Man of Constant Sorrow,” “O Death,” ‘I Am Weary,” and many other songs performed in the spirit of the era from this talented bunch of artists.
A DVD & CD of the original 2005 show was released in October, 2006 and was
nominated in the Best Americana or Country Album category at the 2007 San
Diego Music Awards. Berkley Hart, winners of multiple San Diego Music Awards, have brought their unique sound, style and vision to this creative and
collaborative effort. The three previous performances of this all-star show were sold out events with standing room only. Join us for another special night of hootin’,
hollerin’, and good-time pickin’ and singin’ as this incredible line-up are ready to bring alive the kind of music made for lemonade days and moonshine nights.
“O Berkley, Where Hart Thou?” the fourth Saturday, October 24, 2009, 8 pm (doors open at 7 pm) -- Seaside Church Auditorium, 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024 -- for more, see www.berkleyhart.com
In the gap between records, Berkley Hart has played some other oddly themed shows. "We do it just to put a different spin on things," says Calman Hart. "For New Year's 2001, we did '2001: A Berkley Hart Odyssey,' which was the film music with a smoke machine. There was the 'Harvest Moon Party' -- all Neil Young songs from that album with a bale of hay and a scarecrow onstage."
"We once played an entire album by Gregory Page, The Romantic Adventures of Harry, including an outtake that wasn't on the album. Gregory was there and played with us at the end of the night. We even did 'Berkley Hart Bingo,' where we put all our song titles on bingo cards. As we'd play a song, you'd mark it off and jump up and yell if you got bingo."
ANNA TROY'S "FAREWELL TO SAN DIEGO" SHOW ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 AT 4TH & B
Anna Troy is joining the exodus from San Diego and moving onward, moving to the east coast - joining her to perform at her Farewell to San Diego show are Wendy Bailey & True Stories, Defamation League, Lee Coulter, Blizzard, West Fire, Louis James, and First Class Fiction. $5 - 21 and up -----
Plus, theres an interesting side promotion with Dos XX Beer ----
"For everyone that buys a alcoholic beverage on the 21st, they will recieve a pass from the bartenders for free admission to the Dos xx Most Interesting Show in the World show, to be held at 4th & B on the 22nd where they will have free Dos xx till supplies run out. If people don't get a chance to pick up a ticket to the show on the 21st, they will have a limited supply located at 4th & B's courtesy table located outside the venue until the day before event ---- tickets are $5 at the door on the day of event."
Anna Troy released her debut album, Ain't No Man, in August 2006. Along the way, she has earned nominations for several San Diego Music Awards and was a top-three finalist in the 2005 International Blues Challenge at the downtown House of Blues. At the 2008 SDMAs, she was nominated as Best Pop Artist.
Her songwriting partners have included guitarist Greg Douglass (Steve Miller Band, Van Morrison, etc.) and Shambles front man Bart Mendoza. In autumn 2008, she released the album Wait Another Day, featuring guest players Robin Henkel and Mike Kamoo (the Stereotypes, Lights On), and a live album is due shortly on local Blindspot Records.
OFFERING FREE TIX TO SEE TAPE DECK MOUNTAIN ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 25
As Tape Deck Mountain prepares for their much anticipated November release Ghost, Sezio.org emails to say "We've planned a special evening with the band before they go on tour and never return our phone calls. On Sunday, October 25th at SDRL (Stereo Disguise Recording Lab), Sezio will film a live performance / recording with Travis Trevisan, Paul Remund and Jordan Clark." The first 40 people to rsvp to [email protected] get on the guest list --- no tickets will be sold. 
The duo known as Tape Deck Mountain began by releasing all their recordings on cassette tapes. Travis Trevisan plays guitar and sings lead, while Paul Remund plays drums and other accompanying instruments, mainly keyboards. Bassist Jordan Clark also fronts the Feelings Mutual.
A professional graphic artist, Travis Trevisan - who also creates the band's artwork and promotional materials - has also played with Lost Companions International, First Wave Hello, Long Live Logos, Redstone Arsenal, and Holiday Minor.
Their debut EP Sparks was produced by Keith Milgaten (Vision of a Dying World, Jamuel Saxon), as were several remix tapes. Their full-length album Ghost will be released in late 2009.
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GUNS N' ROSES - A BABY LULLABYE ALBUM?!?!?
www.antimusic.com reports: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions Of Guns N' Roses – lands in stores November 10th via Baby Rock Records An excerpt from a press release reads: "Is a sweet child o' yours trying your patience at bedtime? Do you have an appetite for noise reduction? Don't you cry tonight. Fire up these gentle renditions of GNR's metal classics to rock your little devil to a peaceful sleep. Welcome to the nursery, baby. It's paradise city." You know you're curious
ALSO SEE: Sex With Axl Rose , Rocket Queen , Rock 'N' Roll Comics: The Inside Story , and Worst Celebrity Interviews
---- And, what the heck, here’s a song spoof from Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics, “Welcome to McDonalds” ---------------
WEILAND TANGLES WITH YOUR MIND
antiMusic reports: Scott Weiland has released a new video off his latest solo album. The video is for the track "Tangle With Your Mind," where the Stone Temple Pilots frontman turned to film students to craft the video.
Blabbermouth is streaming the video but also has this info: "I had watched this movie called 'The Science of Sleep' about a year ago and I fell in love with the film," Weiland told Spinner.com. "I thought it was such a cool and interesting approach and I wanted to use that in a video sometime."
Weiland also had the idea that he wanted to reach out to film students and see if he could give someone a big break. So when relative newcomer Dennis Roberts came up with a treatment that was surprisingly close to what Weiland had already envisioned, he got the go-ahead. "I was really impressed," Weiland told Spinner.com. "I've worked with huge video directors and [Roberts] and his crew were just as professional as anyone I've ever worked with." - Learn more and check out the video here
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CATHRYN BEEKS’ WEEKLY LISTEN LOCAL HOTSHEET
Thursday 10/15 - Happy Hour at Winstons in Ocean Beach -- Come hang with Katie and me, drink specials and no cover! 5:00 Eddie Jason Coven, 5:30 Crystal Pollard, 6:00 OB Rhythm Ranchers, 7:00 Billy Anne Crews, 7:30 Katie Leigh Reynolds --- FREE CD FOR ATTENDING
Friday and Saturday 10/16 and 10/17 - CHICK CAMP at Lake Jennings. Still a few spots left! This girls-only 2 day campout is for musicians, music lovers, first-time campers and full on survivalists so gather up your gear and meet us there, no excuses. Get all the info here or email me for more info
MUSIC NEWS
Artist of the Week: Chances to hear Katie Leigh Reynolds this week at Winston's for Happy Hour on Thursday. See you there!
Link of the Week: Art by Shano is an incredible place to visit... her art makes the perfect gift for lovers of all things feminine. Thank you beyond words for the cover of Mood Swing!
Free CDs! I just received 8 boxes of archived CDs from KPRI's local music closet, over 2 years of San Diego's local music! That means there will be tons of new CDs for your to sift through at the next event I host, everyone gets a free CD.
The MTS Kick Gas Festival is October 24th and tickets are only $10 advanced! 3 stages including the Listen Local stage featuring all your favorites. KickGasFestival.com
Jose Juan Maldonado wants you to know about a few of his sites: obcooperativerecords.com is a music website where locals can register for free and upload their music, videos, upcoming shows, forum, etc. Add yourself and if inspired, ask your friends to do so, too! sandiegocommunitypages.com is a place for San Diegans to write about the neighborhood meet others, etc. Check it out
Playlists are posted here, join The Homegrown Hour Mailing List!
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As San Diego's ONLY Dark Cabaret band, The Tragic Tantrum Cabaret has been leaders in waking up the local Dark Cabaret scene. They have created a niche for the macabre, the quirky, and the strange to band together and create a world just as delightfully dark and beautiful as their imagination. Not only a haven for the eccentric, but also a curious pleasure for the local music scene, during the summer of 2009 they hosted their own night club called Carnival Noir for all ages to partake in. The club was a complete success and paved the road for a more cohesive underage scene.
Incorporating elements of circus, theater and cabaret, Tragic Tantrum creates an environment that will titillate the senses on all levels. With visuals to accompany the music, they arouse the darker parts of your imagination to "come out and play."
"BEST MUSICAL CABARET"
-SAN DIEGO READER (SAN DIEGO'S BEST OF 2008)
"TOGETHER THEY ARE TRAGIC TANTRUM... [A] FABULOUS ON-A-SHOE-STRING PUNK ROCK CABARET."
-David J. of BAUHAUS AND LOVE AND ROCKETS
"...LIKE YOU'VE FALLEN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS..."
-Jay Allen Sanford of THE SAN DIEGO READER
http://tragictantrum.com/
http://www.myspace.com/tragictantrum
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tragic-Tantrum/58368725827
"Saw Street of Little Girls the other night and they were amazing. Watch this band closely as I am officially giving them 'next big thing' status."
-Seth Combs of SAN DIEGO CITY BEAT
http://myspace.com/streetoflittlegirls
Originating with a love of dark music, Liquidgrey began DJing at various clubs around San Diego over 9 years ago. The most notable of these and his current residence - Sabbat, is San Diego's largest and longest running gothic/industrial club event. Since then, his tastes have broadened, leading him to experiment with his own clubs and side projects like SpatuLand and Cydonia. These concepts, and a variety of experiences have led him to develop an ecclectic mix of sounds for darker dance floors.
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TODAY'S "WHAT THE F-CK" ALBUM COVER
Ah, Bollywood musicals - bugfuggen WTF! Howcum Superman only has one leg??
With a cover THIS WTF, can you imagine how effed up below album itself is? Even if you LIKED ventriloquists, it's an ALBUM, you can't see if his lips move....making this little more than a twisted puppet show (albeit one I'd drive to Alaska to checkout!)
Believe me, you DON'T want to see a larger scan of this grape-sucking hookah hooker that somebody spilled rust-colored paint all over --
"I've got confidence" - well, obviously, or you wouldn't let someone snap that photo, in those dresses, let alone paste it on your album cover. Note the album title in quote marks, as tho nobody else behind-the-scenes shared their confidence ----
The undesirable behavior being mocked on below cover seem to be (left to right) nailbiting (or flatulence?), smoking (or obsessive fingering?), spinsterism (or Bible thumping?), jokesterism (or devil worship?) and, uh, exhibitionism? Overdressing? Terrible fashion sense? Hanna Barbera-ism? Your guess is as good as mine --
An album cover only Robert Crumb (or John Waters) could love...
No, not ads for surreal '70s porn videos - or are they? Somewhere between the comical and offensive, therein you'll find inexplicable little mindf*ks like these Videodronic wonders.
So an axe-wielding Sumo wrestler with a baby seal head takes a dump on Holocaust victims, while a bomber plane flies up his ass...another brown acid casualty, or what??
Okay - so you're saying bongo players only date hookers?? Or that hookers prefer bongo players? And what's with the no-panties look (is that Britney's mom)? The whole thing seems geared for people who HATE beatniks.
Some "party" - I'd swear I saw a Hieronymus Bosch painting of Hell that looked just like below...
Oh yeah, these two kids TOTALLY rock. What parent would ever buy this for their kids, when the music contained therein apparently makes their sons do the Riverdance and float away, while their daughters' shoes vanish and their dresses fly up? BTW, WTF is "FULL COLOR" high fidelity (unless yer on LSD)??
PREVIOUS WTFs - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/jul/24/wtf-album-covers---strange-bizarre-and-butt-clench/
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May 1959: While Elvis Presley’s popularity in the U.S. was arguably at its all-time peak, Mexico was in the midst of a huge anti-Elvis backlash.
Tijuana tabloids called him a racist and homosexual, after the singer reportedly told gossip columnist Federico de León “I’d rather kiss three black girls than a Mexican.” A Mexican woman in the same column was quoted saying “I’d rather kiss three dogs than one Elvis Presley.”
Mexican Radio Exitos read de León’s column over the air and spearheaded a boycott of the “insolent artist,” while the powerful student group Federación Estudiantil Universitaria (FEU) held public record burnings.
When Elvis’ movie King Creole screened in May 1959 at the Américas Cinema in Mexico City, newspapers who’d advertised the film under the title Melodía Siniestra (Sinister Melody) reported a “riot” occurring.
Mexican counterculture novelist Parménides García Saldaña wrote a short story, “El rey criollo,” about the screening where several hundred gatecrashers reportedly shredded the seats and threw lit papers onto patrons from the balcony.
“Before the film began,” wrote Saldaña, “it was pure chaos, a f-ing riot as they say more vulgarly. The different gangs shouted ‘Here the Guerrero [neighborhood],’ ‘Here the Roma’ …And then some chicks come in with leather jackets with swastikas painted on them, pony tails and bobby socks, real rock and roller like…a group of guys gang up around them [and shout] “‘Dance!’”
Mexican reporters suggested Elvis’ hip-wiggling and mannerisms proved he was either maricón (homosexual) or actually a woman in reverse-drag.
The movie Los chiflados del rock’n roll, a musical spoof, was promoted with posters showing Elvis in drag, being shot by rifle-toting men in sombreros, under a banner reading “Die Elvis Presley!”
The book “Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture” (Berkeley: University of California Press, c1999) claims the original Elvis quote was fabricated. According to author Eric Zolov, “Herbe Pompeyo of Polygram Records in Mexico City claims that a high-up Mexican political figure wanted to contract Presley for a private party, for which he sent the performer a blank check to fill in as he wished.
Presley, according to the story, returned the blank check, so the politico, extremely offended, invented the storyline about Elvis not liking Mexican women.”
Who could have imagined that, four decades later, Mexico would be producing more Elvis velvet paintings than any other region in the world…
…not to mention giving us “El Vez, the Mexican Elvis….”
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS
Th 10/15: Don Rickles, Built to Spill
Fr 10/16: Uma Thurman, Tim McGraw
Th 10/15: Matt Lauer, Jeff Dunham
Fr 10/16: Rachel Griffiths, Sen. John McCain
Mo 10/19: TBA
Tu 10/20: Martha Stewart, Ludacris
We 10/21: Rainn Wilson
Th 10/22: Hilary Swank, Jerry Jones
Fr 10/23: Colin Firth, Michelle Obama
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC
Th 10/15: John C. Reilly, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Matt Braunger
Fr 10/16: Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Max Records, Dashboard Confessional
Mo 10/19: Sienna Miller, Steve Schirripa, Deon Cole (R 8/5/09)
Tu 10/20: Jon Hamm, Freestyle Motocross Athletes, Cobra Starship featuring Estelle (R 8/11/09)
We 10/21: Jennifer Aniston, Melanie Oudin, Phoenix (R 9/15/09)
Th 10/22: Charlize Theron, stuntman Steven Ho, Dave Matthews Band (R 9/14/09)
Fr 10/23: Robin Williams, Piers Morgan, All Time Low (R 8/13/09)
Mo 10/26: Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, Wolfmother
Tu 10/27: Garry Shandling, Paula Deen
LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS
Th 10/15: Forest Whitaker, Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman, A Fine Frenzy
Fr 10/16: Toby Keith, Michelle Monaghan
Mo 10/19: Jason Schwartzman, Angela Kinsey (R 9/24/09)
Tu 10/20: Ted Danson, Christopher Miller & Phil Lord (R 9/25/09)
We 10/21: James Spader, Cathy Ladman, Laura Izibor (R 9/29/09)
Th 10/22: Tim Gunn, Cobie Smulders, Lynyrd Skynyrd (R 10/2/09)
Fr 10/23: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the Avett Brothers (R 10/6/09)
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, NBC
Th 10/15: Gerard Butler, Ivanka Trump, Hockey
Fr 10/16: Eddie Izzard, Gina Gershon, Amy Schumer
Mo 10/19: Tracy Morgan, Neal Brennan (R 8/14/09)
Tu 10/20: Seth Meyers, Chris Paul, Landon Pigg (R 9/22/09)
We 10/21: Elijah Wood, Taraji P. Henson, John Fogerty (R 9/8/09)
Th 10/22: Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Miranda Lambert, the "Real Housewives of Late Night" (R 10/1/09)
Fr 10/23: Kristen Wiig, David Wells, Christopher Cross with Michael McDonald (R 10/5/09)
LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC
Th 10/15: Mike Rowe, Keane
Fr 10/16: Eva Amurri
Mo 10/19: Stan Lee, Alex Alvarez, Mat Kearney (R 9/22/09)
Tu 10/20: Ryan Friedlinghaus, Katie Uhlaender, Amazing Baby (R 9/23/09)
We 10/21: Mike Henry, Chris Hui, Paolo Nutini (R 9/24/09)
Th 10/22: Mehki Phifer, Ladyhawke (R 9/25/09)
Fr 10/23: Tucker Max, Emily Cook, Wild Light (R 9/29/09)
Mo 10/26: Chris Pratt, Naked Girls, the Like (R 9/30/09)
Tu 10/27: Yvonne Strahovski
We 10/28: Derek Luke
Th 10/29: TBA
Fr 10/30: Rob Zombie
Mo 11/2: Jennifer Morrison, Zane Lamprey, Arctic Monkeys (R 10/1/09)
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Comedy Central
Th 10/15: Jennifer Burns
THE COLBERT REPORT, Comedy Central
Th 10/15: Jerry Mitchell
Th 10/15: Taye Diggs, Kristin Cavallari, Harper Simon
Fr 10/16: Serena Williams, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Eric Church
Mo 10/19: Julie Bowen, Rumer Willis, the Used (R 9/11/09)
Tu 10/20: Edward Norton, Paul Shaffer, the latest "Dancing with the Stars" castoff, the Sounds
We 10/21: Salma Hayek, Rico Rodriguez, Dead By Sunrise
Th 10/22: John C. Reilly, NeNe Leakes, Kim Zolciak, an archery demonstration by Randy Oitker, the Temper Trap
Fr 10/23: Terry Bradshaw, Catherine Keener, Echo & the Bunnymen
Mo 10/26: Kelsey Grammer, Stana Katic, Motorhead (R 10/8/09)
Tu 10/27: Dr. Mehmet Oz, George Stephanopoulos, the latest "Dancing with the Stars" castoff, Morningwood
We 10/28: Atticus Shaffer, Flyleaf
Th 10/29: Jason Schwartzman, Rod Stewart
Fr 10/30: Paris Hilton, Slipknot
Th 10/15: Tina Fey, Gilles Marini, Gloria Gaynor, guest co-host Kara DioGuardi
Fr 10/16: Sela Ward, Laurie Levin, Greg Proops
Mo 10/19: A day of Hot Topics
Tu 10/20: Julia Stiles, Bill Pullman, Pat & Gina Neely
We 10/21: Susie Essman, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Th 10/22: Lily Tomlin, Troy Dunn, the latest castoff from "Dancing With the Stars"
Fr 10/23: Christina Hendricks
Mo 10/26: Van Morrison
Tu 10/27: Mark Harmon, Rod Stewart
We 10/28: Edward Norton, Carson Kressley
Th 10/29: Wanda Sykes, Sting, the latest castoff from "Dancing With the Stars"
LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY, syndicated
Th 10/15: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Mario Lopez
Fr 10/16: Penn Badgley, guest co-host Anderson Cooper
Mo 10/19: Hilary Swank, CFA IAMS Cat Championship Winners
Tu 10/20: Garry Shandling, Jane Krakowski
We 10/21: Ewan McGregor
Th 10/22: Willem Dafoe, Tracy Morgan
Fr 10/23: Jason Alexander, Eugene Levy
THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated
Th 10/15: Taye Diggs, Wolfgang Puck
Fr 10/16: Marcia Cross, Dylan Walsh
Mo 10/19: Hayden Panettiere
Tu 10/20: OneRepublic
We 10/21: Joaquin Phoenix, chef Roberto Martin
Th 10/22: John C. Reilly, Mika
Fr 10/23: Alyson Hannigan, Mario Lopez
Th 10/15: Pete Escovedo, Sheila E.
Fr 10/16: Dr. Terrence Roberts, Joshua Bell
Mo 10/19: Amb. Michael Oren, Michael Chabon
Tu 10/20: Michelle Monaghan, Vali Nasr
We 10/21: Rep. Ron Paul, The RZA
Th 10/22: Anthony Edwards
Fr 10/23: Andy Williams
Th 10/15: Kelly Osbourne, Louis Van Amstel, Chris Hardwick, Hasan Minhaj, Arden Myrin
Fr 10/16: Karissa & Kristina Shannon, Crystal Harris, Dan Levy, Chris Franjola, Loni Love (R 10/6/09)
Mo 10/19: Carl Reiner, Heather McDonald, Randy Sklar, Ross Mathews
Tu 10/20: Kelly Osbourne, Louis Van Amstel, Chris Hardwick, Hasan Minhaj, Arden Myrin (R 10/15/09)
We 10/21: David Alan Grier, Sarah Colonna, Chris Franjola, Matt Braunger
Th 10/22: Mike Epps, Brad Wollack, Natasha Leggero, Ryan Stout
Fr 10/23: Cory Monteith, Ross Mathews, Josh Wolf, Janet Varney (R 10/13/09)
BLACK HEART PROCESSION RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM, VIDEO, AND TOUR!
With the emergence of Mr. Tube & the Flying Objects, the rebirth of Three Mile Pilot, and almost three years of radio silence casting a...pall over Pall Jenkins’s soul-wrecked rock act The Black Heart Procession, hometown fans of the band can’t help but wonder, wherefore art thou saw songs and blinking bauble? Other than a couple of fest sets last year for the international indie hits (Adams Ave. and the Melvins-curated All Tomorrows Parties in Minehead, England), the BHP camp has been pretty quiet since 2006’s rock-steady return The Spell .
Well, The Black Heart Procession are gearing up to hit the road in support of their adventurous and macabre new album, Six, out this week on Temporary Residence Ltd. This is the band’s first world tour in three years. To celebrate the release of their record and imminent tour, The Black Heart Procession proudly unveil the second video from Six. Once again directed and starring the band, "Drugs" is a slow-motion narcotic montage perfectly befitting the laconic piano ballad.
View/embed/share The Black Heart Procession’s “Drugs” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5rpdnt0v3s
View/embed/share The Black Heart Procession’s “Witching Stone” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN8_B5SBMiM
You can listen to/download BHP's "Rats" here: http://temporaryresidence.com/descriptions/trr157.php.
The tour starts right here in San Diego - Oct 17 @ Casbah, San Diego, CA w/ The Mumlers.
The Black Heart Procession was launched in 1997 by Pall Jenkins (Ugly Casanova) and Tobias Nathanial, both from Three Mile Pilot. Other frequent members include violinist Matt Resovich (the Album Leaf), James LaValle (the Album Leaf and ex-Tristeza), and others.
Resovich is one of those musicians who keeps busy and often commits to many projects at a time. He’s performed with the Black Heart Procession, the Album Leaf, Mung, and Battling Maxo over the past decade, carving a niche with fans of eclectic and electronic music.
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NAM CHI VU GOES BEATLE (AND SO DO THE ALPHABEATLES...)
“Imagine the Spice Girls singing Beatles songs,” says bass phenom Nam Chi Vu of The Penny Lanes, an all-female Fab Four tribute that also includes singer/guitarist Vanja James. “I based the name after the Beatles song, of course, but also after Kate Hudson’s character in Almost Famous. I have replicas of the Sergeant Pepper uniforms in short dress form, which the ladies will be wearing with mod go-go boots…We’ll play all the hit Beatles songs, but that includes covers the Beatles did, such as ‘Twist and Shout’ and ‘Please Mr. Postman.’”
While their look is customized per gender, The Penny Lanes shoot for straight note-for-note renditions. “My goal is to get it as close to the real thing as possible. When doing a tribute, I feel like it’s important, because everyone knows these songs and will know if something is tampered with, or when someone messes up or forgets a lyric.”
Classical/jazz bassist Nam Chi Vu has been singing since she was 12, playing electric bass guitar since she was 13, acting since she was 14, and playing upright bass since she was 16. Her background consists of several genres from classical, jazz, rock, to pop. Her experience goes from sharing the stage in master classes with Victor Wooten to rocking out with Chicago-based band Veruca Salt.
Vu is a rare multi-threat talent. As a bassist, she’s among the city’s two or three best, equally comfortable playing classical, jazz, and rock.
If you prefer your Beatles naked, the Alphabeatles still perform for tips at Black’s Beach on the first Saturday of every month. The middle-aged married duo plays acoustic versions of around two dozen Beatles songs, unaccompanied by clothing and always performed in alphabetical order, a discipline they refuse to alter. I once saw a (naked) woman request that they do “Rocky Raccoon.”
“We can’t,” the (naked) husband said, “we’re only on the Gs,” and they launched into “Good Day, Sunshine.”
EBEN BROOKS: THE RETURN OF HEROES AGAINST HUNGER
Heroes Against Hunger is a once-a-month concert series at Claire de Lune Coffeehouse that benefits The San Diego Food Bank and they are looking for acts for December 6th. If you are an artist—musician, poet, comedian, painter, photographer, author, whatever!—and want to play or exhibit at one of these shows, contact Eben Brooks by clicking his name in this sentence and let him know.
The last Heroes Against Hunger show was Sunday, October 4 - Brooks emailed a report: "Sunday night's show was INCREDIBLE! We not only punched up the energy, but we filled Claire to capacity, and maybe a little beyond. I know for certain that, at one point, they didn't have enough seats to hold everyone! Claire isn't a small place, but the seating is spread out (it's a coffee house, after all), and we probably had 60 people in there for most of the evening."
"So here we are, a basically unknown band, and not only did we collect over 40 pounds of food and over $75 for the Food Bank, but we filled this venue to capacity. We're probably going to have to move the show before the new year."
Regarding the Eben Brooks Band, “Our music is very lyric driven,” says its titular leader. “If I had to choose a genre, I would call it progressive acoustic rock, but by progressive I mean politically and personally progressive. It’s possible for lyrics to reflect a wide range of complex social topics, even if writing anti-war songs nowadays is an open invitation for people to impugn your patriotism.”
“Our music is about growing, challenging oneself, becoming a better person, and making the world a better place,” says Brooks, formerly with the Celtic folk band the Wild Oats (1991 – 2002). “We’re trying to create music that makes people think. Obviously, we want to entertain people, and we want them to be able to enjoy a song or a show without feeling they’re being beaten over the head with a ‘message,’ but the messages are there. Our music is very lyric-driven.”
Brooks counts various sci-fi authors as among his influences. “I’m a very big fan of Roger Zelazny’s work, and I’ve read all the Amber Chronicles,” says Brooks, whose video for his song “Champs Élysées” was inspired by Zelazny’s Courts of Chaos. “We chose Lestat’s to shoot at because the writer and director wrote a script that fits perfectly with their setup and decor. Lestat’s has great stone gargoyles.”
He points out that fantasy fiction and rock have long been simpatico. “I’ve always been a big fan of Jethro Tull, who tends to weave fantasy and sci-fi elements into their songs. Hawkwind writes music heavily influenced by Michael Moorcock, and there’s always Led Zeppelin’s work based on Tolkien.”
SIGHT AND SOUND ON SATURDAY, OCT. 17
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Sight & Sound resumes Saturday Oct 17 at Architecture in North Park featuring two of San Diego's very finest - The Burning of Rome and Scarlet Symphony. Watch their recent San Diego Music Awards performances this Saturday on Channel 4 from 9 pm to 11 pm, which will show how The Burning of Rome can be both so controversial and so awesome. This Sight & Sound will also feature performances from the belly dancing/fire spinning Shimmy Sisters as well as a live broadcast from The Scheff Experience. |
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One of our favorite talents is Danger House, who brought their unique blacklight theater for us at Spirits at Liberty Station and June's Art Around Adams. Kicking off the Halloween season, Danger House launches their full production of H.P. Lovecraft's "Dreams in the Witch House" on Tuesday October 13 at Queen Bee's in North Park. Tickets are only $10 online, check out their web page for full details. |
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SPORTS ARENA MVP SPILLS ON 2.5 MIL REDO AND NEW ARENA NIGHTCLUB
“We’re putting two and a half million dollars in the building” says Ernie Hahn, General Manager of the Sports Arena for the past 13 years. “It’s been a year since AEG Live became a majority owner partner and, since there’s no new arena being built for awhile in San Diego, AEG is modernizing the facility with creature comforts like LCD TV screens, flat screens, redoing the entrances and the outer concourse, paint and colors and lighting, and all new lower level seats. The eight rows of riser seats at the Arena that have literally been here since day one are all getting replaced, [with] 2,200 state-of-the-art seats.”
Construction has also begun on “a special club for our sponsors and club seat holders,” in the old Arena Club space, set to open later this year. Club 3500 (the facility’s address) will be 6,500 square feet, with a 350-person occupancy and accessed via membership only. “When you walk in,” says Hahn, “it’s going to feel like a downtown club, really swank, hip, and sophisticated. It’ll be close to a dedicated seating section at stage right, which will be put aside for our club members.”
Annual membership is $2,450.00, with the option to purchase up to four “dedicated seating” tickets for events you want to opt-in for. Other perks include VIP parking, a VIP entrance, and its own “Exclusive men’s and women’s rest rooms, with sound in them, new paint, mirrors, sinks, and counters, and stalls. The Arena Club in the past always had to utilize the rest rooms that are also available to anybody in [sections] A, B or C on the floor.”
Hahn is also outfitting Club 3500 with Arena memorabilia. “Few houses have this kind of history,” he says. “A lot of people saw their first concert here. We’ll have over 120 pictures showing the actual [Sports Arena] history, like Pink Floyd in ‘74, or the Stones in ’72. I’ve got a great shot of Elton John, one of Elvis in ‘73 or ‘76, and I think a Led Zeppelin ‘75 shot. We have a great photo of James Brown here in 1967, and one of John Denver in the mid-seventies, which I particularly like.”
The 42 year-old Hahn grew up in locally, with parents who were Mariners season ticket holders in the ‘70s (“Lower level one, two seats on the end, across from the visiting penalty box”). He began at the facility as an event coordinator in June 1991.
AEG runs, operates, or is involved with around a hundred arena facilities worldwide, though Hahn notes “We’re an open building. So, whether it’s Live Nation or AEG or anyone else, all shows are not only welcome but encouraged here.”
As for selling naming rights to the building (after a short-lived stint at the iPayOne Center), Hahn says “Through the global partnerships division of AEG, we’re working with a lot of sponsors, some who just recently stepped up, and we’re in discussions with a couple who will hopefully bid or ultimately come in as a naming rights partner.”
AEG sold naming rights for
And now, courtesy of Bart Mendoza, here are 15 video clips set at the Sports Arena, some pro-shot and some fan-made ----
1) Tribal Seeds @ Reggae Fest 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzQ-w7zr84
2) Fleetwood Mac / “Dreams” 05/31/09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eXXAth0i74
3) Metallica / “Enter Sandman” 01-13/14-92 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYlPUNEwGRU
4) Nirvana / “Heart Shaped Box” 12 29 93 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVGpbtv2mgU
5) U2 / “Beautiful Day” 09 28 05 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HhnRBOMJhY
6) George Micheal / “Careless Whisper” 06/17/08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml1Qlpn_LQ8
7) Led Zeppelin Comes to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APplenzzKk4
8) Taylor Swift / “Hey Stephan” (really good footage of her interacting with concert crowd at 2:30 – kind of daring actually…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI4e8_fn80k
9) AC/DC / “Back In Black” 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiWX-7khEog
10) Janet Jackson / ….. (Janet gets overwhelmed by
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcosWOI-dOs
11) Pearl Jam / “Jeremy” 1995 – not great pic quality, but really good sound!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCOZoUcPANI
12) JJ Cale & Eric Clapton / “Cocaine” 03/15/07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg63-uOgUJ8
13) P.O.D. / “Boom” (just 8 seconds worth!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXEzvQtnC9w
14) Ozzy Osbourne / …end of the show (fake gunshots!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUpDN1gOx5s
15) Slayer / At the Sports Arena 1992 (a brief parking lot clip shot by a fan!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H_9zhpMDHY
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THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS TO GIVE AWAY 30 GUITARS IN 30 DAYS VIA TWITTER
Beginning Tuesday, October 6th, multi-platinum recording artists Thirty Seconds to Mars will begin a Twitter-powered “30 Guitars in 30 Days” giveaway, rewarding one Twitter follower each day with a brand new guitar for the astronomically low price of 1 Tweet.
Co-presented by Culture Jam and Michael Kelly Guitars, fans can enter to win 1 of 30 Nostalgia Series guitars (including fitted hard-shell cases) by sending a single tweet through Culture Jam’s custom application at: thirtysecondstomars.culturejam.com. The band will select one winner daily.
The "30 Guitars in 30 Days" giveaway is the most recent fan-focused intiative from Thirty Seconds To Mars. Recently fans have had the unique opportunity to participate in both the recording process of This Is War as well as the album packaging. "The Summit" brought fans from around the world together both online and offline to record sounds that were included on the album and the "Faces of Mars" contest allowed fans to submit photos of themselves which will ultimately end up on multiple different covers of the album.
On October 13th, you will also be able to use the application to become one of the first to purchase Thirty Seconds to Mars’ newest single – “Kings + Queens” – as well as preorder This is War (December 8th, EMI’s Virgin Records) via iTunes and Amazon.
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Exclusive preview and new interview with one of the creators/performers behind the new internet Trek series - click for more ---http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/happy-rons-hormonal-harem---loving-san-diegos-musi/#
READER EXCLUSIVE - For the first time anywhere on the web, here's the promo trailer for Star Trek: The Continuing Mission, episode six: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/audioclips/66/
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| NOVEMBER 12 |
San Diego, CA @ Delta Room/House of Blues with IRRADIO |
The Twilight Zone made it's TV debut 50 years ago this week, on 10-2-59 - we asked local musicos to tell us their own favorite Zone episodes --- (more "What's Your Favorite Twilight Zone?" )
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TWILIGHT ZONE AND STAR TREK WRITER GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON PRESENTS - The inside story of a local horror comic book series featuring Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, plus sci-fi king Larry Niven, Zap Comix co-founder Spain Rodriguez, Matthew Alice artist Rick Geary, Vampire Lestat painter Daerick Gross, yours truly JAS, and many more... (more Deepest Dimension Terror Anthology: Inside ... )
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WHO GETS ALL THAT MONEY FROM THE BEATLES ROCK BAND AND DIGITAL ALBUM SALES????
$$$$: So Michael Jackson once bought most of the Beatles song publishing - does that mean his estate is now raking in the bucks from the newest round of Fab Four marketing, including the Rock Band game and digital album releases? (more at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/15/who-gets-all-the-money-from-beatles-rock-band-digi/ )
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Many of the artists from Revolutionary Comics, Rock 'N' Roll Comics, and Carnal Comics have joined forces once again to work on a new & unusual comic and reality based project – The Obama Nation Card Game!
Obama Nation makes good-natured fun of politics, republicans and democrats, government spending and the
Former Rev Com artist (and Obama Game art director) Steve Crompton described how it all came together; ”It’s a bit like a cross between wacky packages, Old Maid and some of the stuff Revolutionary Comics might have done if they made card games. I thought it would be fun to get the old gang together for something like this, and I needed all the help I could get, so I contacted everyone I could find and I’m really happy with the response and great art I got from my Rev Com & Carnal pals.”
A quick look at the 54 card deck shows reveals an impressive list of RevCom & Carnal alums, including Lyndal Ferguson, Scott Jackson, Steve Crompton, Brad Foster, Gus Norman, Randy Vogel and Philo. There may even be a few others hiding in the set as a complete list of all the RevCom artists is hard to come by.
The full-color 54 card deck comes in a resealable box for a only $7.99.
http://shop.twistedrules.com/
You can also get it at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/shops/carnalcomics
http://www.obamanationcardgame.com/
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Dandy Warhols Star Releasing Graphic Novel about '70s German Band
The story is set in Germany in 1977, when the country is still shattered from the devastation of war and the harsh realities of communism. The country's youth are fighting back against a repressed nation with their only figurehead for this violent, well dressed revolution, a band, later to be forever lost in time, One Model Nation. 
Robert is no stranger to comics. He studied cartooning under Walter Simonson (The Mighty Thor) at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he attended on scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Best known for being the primary songwriter behind Life of Agony's critically acclaimed River Runs Red concept album, Robert is also an accomplished artist. His illustrations and designs have appeared on merchandise, ad campaigns and websites for multi-platinum rock acts such as 3 Doors Down, Puddle of Mudd and Shinedown.
In Wire Hangers, which will debut with a 32-page, ad-free first issue, a series of abductions are plaguing New York, leaving no one safe. When Anna Davis, a feisty young female reporter, goes undercover to try and snag the big exclusive, she stumbles upon clues that give us a glimpse into what could be the most disturbing government conspiracy of our time. Pill-popping detectives, corrupt secret agents and a mysterious, disfigured homeless man are all inter-connected in this horrific tale of revenge and redemption.
Robert states, "I've wanted to tell this story for as long as I can remember. I came up with the Wire Hangers concept a few years back, when Life of Agony was on the road supporting Ozzy Osbourne It has haunted me ever since! Whenever we were touring or in the recording studio, I would find myself sketching out characters on the back of lyric sheets and leaving myself voicemail messages with scene dialogue. By the time I presented the idea to IDW earlier this year, the story was completely fleshed out. Visually, it's dark and gritty with tons of textures and atmosphere. The artwork really sets a tone for the series and plays an equal part in telling the story.
"I really can't express how excited I am to finally see this idea come to life. I've been a huge comic book fan since I was just a kid and went to art college in the hopes of becoming a penciler one day. During my graduation year, LOA landed the record contract with Roadrunner to record River Runs Red and, once it came out, I found myself touring full-time and focusing on my music career. So, for me, all these years later - to finally create my own original comic series is a dream come true. Releasing it through IDW is the icing on the cake. They've put out some of my favorite books, like 30 Days of Night and Welcome to Hoxford. It's a real honor to have Wire Hangers appear alongside those titles."
"Wire Hangers is going to hold its own up against the IDW titles that Alan has long admired," said Chris Ryall, IDW's Publisher/Editor-in-Chief. "When he brought me the story, both his storytelling sense and artistic skills were fully formed and ready to roll on a comic series. In much the same way Alan went from playing bass for one band to fronting another, his talents will be front and center on his comic, too."
Wire Hangers will make its debut with a 4-issue miniseries in March 2010.
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MOWER GUITARIST QUITS, SKINLAB TOUR CANCELLED
The just-announced SkinLab/Mower tour is already minus a Mower. Here's what the band said on their MySpace page in early October:
"A decision made by a departing member yesterday has forced the band to relinquish our spot on the bill. We are beyond disappointed. Sometime between sound check and set time last night in Denver, CO, our guitarist Greg Russell decided to book a flight and leave the tour without alerting anyone in the band of his intentions."
"The fact that he decided that his issues were more important than the fans, friends, band, crew, agents, club owners, promoters, record labels, sponsors, press, Skinlab, and all the local support acts is something that we can't even begin to understand or condone. The four remaining members of Mower looked into every possible replacement option to continue on the tour, but none of those options would have been viable in time." - more on this story
LOCALS IN THE NEWS
Diddy Photo by: Seth Browarnik / Startraks
People Magazine (10-9) -- Pete and Ashlee Simpson Wentz took son Bronx Mowgli for a fun day at the San Diego Zoo. Earlier, Wentz was a keynote speaker at the Billboard's Mobile ...
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Tuesday's Earful: The Soft Pack @ The Bowery Ballroom
Earvolution (blog 10-7) - When four white guys from San Diego, California decide to name their band The Muslims, they are either the most naïve bunch of clueless putzes ever pick up ...
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Wavves, The Soft Pack
Austin 360 (10-9) - Named for his fear of the ocean, Wavves, the skuzzy project of San Diego slacker Nathan Williams, is a blend of distorted no-fi and refined sunshiny ...
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| Deep Purple Plan New Live Album Ultimate-Guitar.Com (10-7) ... including gigs in Tokyo, Paris and San Diego. The compilation, which features multiple band line-ups, will also feature a detailed history of the group, ... |
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Slacker Integrates With Twitter
socalTech.com (10-7) - San Diego-based Internet radio service Slacker has integrated its service with micro-blogging service Twitter, the firm said this morning. ...
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Slacker radio app lets users create stations on BlackBerrys
USA Today (10-6) - Mudd moved the 35-member staff back into his former Musicmatch Spanish hacienda-style offices in the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego (since vacated by ...
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CATTLE DECAPITATION: Orangevale Footage Available - Oct. 5, 2009 (10-4)
Blabbermouth.net - Capital Chaos has uploaded video footage (see below) of San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION performing the song "Regret & The Grave" on October ...
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Watch: Thom Yorke & new band makes debut at Echoplex
Consequence of Sound (10-3): The song was soundchecked (with drums) at Bayside in San Diego on June 27th, 2006 and never heard from again. Until last night. Thom asked the rest of the ...
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Show alert: The Zeros
Pegasus News (10-2): Here is a story from the San Diego Union about the band. They are from my hometown...Chula Juana, as well, holmes! LOL! Hard Night's Day This is as close to ...
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Chuck Schiele DIY Entrepreneur - Renaissance Man
GuitarGearHeads.com (10-2): 2006 and 2007 San Diego Music Award Winner (for his roots music group, The Grams), Chuck Schiele wears many different hats. He is a singer/songwriter as ...
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Thirsty interviews Ryan Moran of Slightly Stoopid
Stay Thirsty Media (10-1): Slightly Stoopid and completely kick-ass, this Ocean Beach, San Diego band has been flooding the industry with reggae, punk and rock infused stylee' ...
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Nightlife Agenda - Washington Post: Somehow Nathan Williams -- a San Diego kid whose main hobbies include skateboarding, getting stoned and writing fuzzy, lo-fi pop songs in his basement ...
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Cowboy Mike left Motor City to spin in So Cal
Arizona Daily Star -The trance music aficionado moved to San Diego from Detroit about six years ago, and he's become a fixture in the local club scene, as well as a rising star ...
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'New Moon' Soundtrack: A Quick Guide To Its Lesser-Known Artists - MTV.com: Anya Marina ("Satellite Heart"): The San Diego-based singer/songwriter, sometime actress ("100 Girls") and radio DJ released her second album of playfully ...
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Mustache Mayhem with the Silent Comedy
PopMatters - Walking into the Silent Comedy show at San Diego’s Casbah on September 11th, you might have felt you’d stumbled onto the craft services table on set of a remake of Paper Moon. Every other guy in attendance looked like a particularly roguish Depression-era hobo or the piano player at a Chaplin film festival. ...
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Veoh Claims Win Over Universal Music
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Rock 'n' Roll Comics Gets an Encore - Headlines - Broken Frontier
Throughout the 90's, “Rock 'N' Roll Comics”, was a popular staple on the newsstands. Now the title will be receiving an encore as newly-packaged graphic ...
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The Outhouse - Comic Book Forum and Fanboy Haven - Bluewater ...
The Beatles Experience comic book will run over 200 pages, dramatizing one of the most compelling tales in pop culture history, drawn from thousands of photos and interviews, meticulously researched and featuring stunning art by Mike Sagara (Rock 'N' Roll Comics)
THE RETURN OF ROCK 'N' ROLL COMICS!
(colors: Christie Maconnell)Hard Rock Heroes: What goes together better than comics and rock music? With almost 300 pages of Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics, Hard Rock Heroes goes WAY beyond Behind the Music, to tell the real life, behind-the-scenes stories of rock’s most heavy hitters. Creators include Stuart Immonen (Superman: End of the Century), Ken Landgraf (Wolverine), Jay Allen Sanford (Overheard in San Diego..), Todd Loren (Beatles Experience), Scott Pentzer (Razor), Mike Sagara (Ninja High School), and many others.
Hard Rock Heroes is a book-length pictorial history, covering bands like Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Poison, Megadeth, Pantera, Anthrax, Motorhead, Sammy Hagar, and more. The cinematic stories are realistically drawn, researched from countless photo and video archives, with an encyclopedic eye toward visual accuracy, dramatic flair, and journalistic depth.
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Also includes the never-before published “missing” Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics #8 from 1990, on Skid Row. The lack of an eighth issue has vexed collectors and catalogers for years – exactly 20 years later, the story can finally be told, and collectors can finally own ALL the Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics!
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As a bonus treat, Hard Rock Heroes also features the Motley Crue comic story from their official box CD set Music To Crash Your Car To II, released in 2004 and written and drawn by original Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics creators Lyndal Ferguson and Larry Nadolsky. Shipping February 2010.
"Great ideas, like the marriage of rock 'n' roll and comics, have the half-life of Uranium and will always be popular," says series co-creator Jay Allen Sanford, who has worked on over 200 reality-based comic books and thousands of similar cartoon strips for the San Diego Reader, as well as for magazines like Rip, Spin, and Oui. "The folks at Bluewater clearly have their fingers on the same pop culture pulse that enabled the original Rock 'N' Roll Comics to become one of the top-selling indie comics of the '90s. Truth is often stranger than fiction...and certainly much more interesting!"
The Beatles are bigger than ever, now available online for the first time digitally, on the Vegas stage in “Love,” and in the new Beatles: Rock Band video game. Now comes the most comprehensive and encyclopedic illustrated Beatles story ever, the Beatles Experience! Over 200 pages, dramatizing one of the most compelling tales in pop culture history, drawn from thousands of photos and interviews, meticulously researched and featuring stunning art by Mike Sagara (Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics) and Stuart Immonen (Legion of Super Heroes, Ultimate X-Men).
Covering the Beatles’ lives from birth and beyond their breakup, dramatized in dialogue and scene recreations more akin to a film bio than a mere documentary, the Beatles Experience also includes a Chronolog timeline going down each page, with encyclopedia background and footnotes detailing related events happening at the same time in the world, in music, and in the Beatles’ own tumultuous and extraordinary lives.
The Pink Floyd Experience: All five issues of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics series The Pink Floyd Experience have been out of print and in demand for over fifteen years. As showcased in Pink Floyd’s own official box CD set Shine On, the Floyd comics chronicle rock’s most enigmatic psychedelic warriors, from their early dayz with stoner icon Syd Barrett, through their split (and later reformation). With art by Marvel and DC star Ken Landgraf (Wolverine, Hawkman, Nightwing & Flamebird, etc.), the collection also includes update material, bringing the saga up to 2010.
The Led Zeppelin Experience:
The Led Zeppelin saga is one of the wildest in rock history, and this graphic novel pulls no punches in dramatizing the backstage, behind-the-scenes story. From their early days as the New Yardbirds on through their rise to superstardom (and controversy), all five issues of the original Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics series are collected in one rockin’ volume, with art by Scott Pentzer (Razor), Marshall Ross (Deepest Dimension), David Neer (Sports Superstars), Francois Escalmel (Frank Zappa: Viva La Bizarre), and others. The collection also includes update material, bringing the saga up to 2010.
HELL BENT FOR SANTA - HALFORD'S CHRISTMAS ALBUM?!?
Hell Bent for Santa? You will be this year as Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford drops his version of a Christmas album on fans (more at www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/hellbent-for-christmas---rob-halford-plans-christm/ )
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PATHOLOGY SEEKS NEW COOKIE MONSTER
Cookie Monster-sound-a-like vocalist Matti Way has quit the death metal/grindcore band Pathology. The group states, "We are extremely disappointed and bummed over this. Matti has other stuff going on right now and we wish him the best. Because of this we are canceling a few upcoming shows." (more at www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/pathology-seeks-new-cookie-monster/ )
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WAVVES SAYS "IT'S WRETCHED PLAYING SHOWS IN SAN DIEGO"
Wavves frontguy Nathan Williams is quoted in the new Denver Decider saying "Generally speaking, it's wretched playing shows in San Diego. The people think they're too cool to move around, they don't come out if it's not a party, and there aren't enough places to play besiedes bars, which is a real bummer...but Wavves happened, and I think it sort of shed a light on San Diego."
Asked if he's planning to stick around SD, he says "I'm moving to LA next month. I've had plans to leave San Diego for longer than I can remember, so it's about time that I finally do it." ( more at www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/wavves-says-its-wretched-playing-san-diego-and-pla/ )
2009 SAN DIEGO
Jimmy Powers (half of the Clasy Pigeons duo) says of his Best Hip-Hop nomination “I don’t feel I should have been nominated for the award. I have only released a limited press EP [200 copies]…I think local artists like Blame One, who hit the top 40 on iTunes this year, should be the ones getting a nomination.” ( more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/2009-san-diego-music-awards---post-show-report-its/ )
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WHAT I'M WATCHING:
LIFE ON MARS season 1
I remember not being that impressed with the first Life on Mars episode - seemed like no more than a "reverse" Dirty Harry, ie instead of a rogue cop operating amidst PC bureaucracy, the show had a PC future cop in pre-PC 1973. The premise seemed to have possibilities, but that first ep was all stereotypes and occasional inexplicable sci-fi flashes explaining less than nothing about what the hell was going on ---- However, I stuck with it, and I'm absolutely astounded at how it paid off....
MORE LIFE ON MARS - PLUS "WHAT I'M WATCHING" DVD AND MOVIE REVIEWS, 1970 THRU 2009 - Including S Darko, Futurama: Bender's Game, the Sentinel, Andy Warhol's Bad, Night Gallery: Brenda, Star Trek 2009, Stranger Than Fiction, Cloverfield, Black Ceasar, Forbidden Zone, Cover Me Babe, Final Destination, Wicked Wicked, Watchmen, Coraline, Land of the Lost TV show, more = http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/sep/02/what-im-watching-dvd-and-movie-reviews-1970s-thru-/
DOG TALKER
“I haven’t done too much playing in concert as of late,” says singer/guitarist Dave Gilbert, “so I started the OB Happy Dog Walking Service.” He says the doggie duty requires walking from six to twelve miles each day, making the job more consistent than musician work, despite playing in three local bands at the moment... (more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/dog-walker---ob-musician-runs-successful-biz-doing/ )
GUITAR WHIZ WAYNE RIKER TURNS HIS BACK ON PRIVATE TEACHING, TO HEAD UP WORKSHOPS INSTEAD
"The final curtain has come down for me as a private guitar teacher, after thirty seven years of lessons," says local guitarist Wayne Riker. "However, I'll be starting an exciting series of on going four hour workshops,every fifth to sixth Sunday,at Old Time Music in North Park"... ( more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/guitarist-wayne-riker-gives-up-guitar-lessons-for-/ )
Recent Blog now only found in the "archive" section: Comic-Con 2009 - Final Wrapup, with more costumes, costumes, costumes!
THE RETURN OF RIP MAGAZINE (or "Why I Got Fired By Larry Flynt")
Rock writer Lonn Friend, former MTV host and publisher of the terrific '90s music mag Rip, is launching an online archive of the magazine! Rip is where I first created the Rock Tales comic strip before it ended up at Spin Magazine. After around a year of the two-page Rock Tales strips, I turned one in mocking Courtney Love called "12 Steps to Stardom" - little did I know that Rip publisher Larry Flynt had just arranged for Love to play his wife in the movie The People VS Larry Flynt. ... ( more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/the-return-of-rip-magazine-or-why-i-got-fired-by-l/ )
HANDS FREE - TROPHY WIFE WILL MARKET ANYTHING FOR A BUCK!
From producing Viewmaster reels to scratch-N-sniff flyers and custom Wheaties boxes, the self-marketing requirements of today’s music biz can result in some offbeat promo endeavors. “We sell what we call a ‘hands-free cell phone device’ on eBay,” says Trophy Wife singer/guitarist Joe MacAskill, “which are really just headbands to hold the phone against your ear, with our band logo hand-drawn onto it.” The “devices” sell for $5 to $8.... ( more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/trophy-wife-says-well-market-anything-for-a-buck/ )
HAPPY RON'S HAREM - LOVING SAN DIEGO'S MUSICAL LADIES
“Most of the women were involved with someone else, so I had to behave appropriately,” says Happy Ron Hill of the video shoot for his song “Pitter Patter,” which featured nine different
Dressed in a pimp-like purple suit and porkpie hat, Hill is seen in the video professing his love to all nine women, including Marcia Claire (as MC Bassalicious), Cathryn Beeks (Catastic Beats), Laura Kuebel (Laura Fab), Brooke Mackintosh (Brooklyn), Marie Haddad (The Marrying Type), Elizabeth Abbott (Tipsi Holiday), Alyssa Jacey (Alyssa Jacey Blue), Nancy McCartney Mestyanek (Sister Linkun), and Jenene Lambert (Neener). “All the women were at the shoot at the same time,” says Hill, “though many were late.”
(more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/happy-rons-hormonal-harem---loving-san-diegos-musi/ )
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THE ROCKETEER AND OTHER FAMOUS '80S COMICS BEGAN RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO - Here's a detailed history of local Pacific Comics, who recruited comic superstars like Jack Kirby to create one of the first successful indie comic book lines. Pioneers in the fight for comic creators' rights and royalties, former employees and operators reveal how they did it, and what went so terribly wrong...
THE KOMPLETE KISS KOMIX KRONICLES - Comprehensive collection of stuff I’ve done about working with Kiss on a comic book series in San Diego, along with a bunch of never-before-seen artifacts from the Kiss Komix archives AND an article by Kiss comic author Spike Steffenhagen, offering his own very-different take, ala Rashomon, on the same events I describe in my essay...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/12/komplete-kiss-komix-kronicles
ROCK 'N' ROLL COMICS: THE INSIDE STORY - In 1989, San Diego's Revolutionary Comics ("Unauthorized And Proud Of It") launched Rock 'N' Roll Comics, featuring unlicensed biographies of rock stars, most of which I wrote. Some performers, like Frank Zappa and Kiss, were supportive, while others like New Kids On The Block considered our comics akin to bootlegs and sued. In June 1992, publisher Todd Loren was found dead in his San Diego condo, brutally murdered...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/12/rock-n-roll-comics-the-inside-story
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK VS REVOLUTIONARY COMICS - The inside story of how a hugely successful boy band tried to sue local-based Rock 'N' Roll Comics over an unauthorized biography of the group, sparking a court case that established, for the very first time, first amendment rights for comic books. Illustrated by comic superstar Stuart Immonen (Superman, etc.)...
OVER A MILLION CARNAL COMICS ARE IN PRINT - Here's how and why we made some of the top-selling erotic comics of all time, right here in San Diego, including what Gene Simmons has to do with it all, backstage tales of porn stars, and more confessions of a comic pornographer...
COMICS AND CENSORSHIP - DON'T BE AFRAID, IT'S ONLY A COMIC BOOK - A local-centric history of comic book censorship, and the fight for the rights of comic creators...
TWILIGHT ZONE AND STAR TREK WRITER GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON PRESENTS - The inside story of a local horror comic book series featuring Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, plus sci-fi king Larry Niven, Zap Comix co-founder Spain Rodriguez, Matthew Alice artist Rick Geary, Vampire Lestat painter Daerick Gross, yours truly JAS, and many more...
THE BIRTH OF IMAGE COMICS: INSIDE STORY OF A LOCAL PUBLISHING POWERHOUSE - Illustrated tale revealing how Spawn creator Todd McFarlane and local comic artist Jim Lee (the Punisher, etc.) conspired to create the ultimate creator-owned comic books...
Down the Slippery Slope - Arrested For the Crime of Viewing Manga
On March 30, 2004, when Dwight Whorley found the Japanese website of Fractal Underground Studio via Yahoo and clicked on a couple of the thumbnail images... ( http://comipress.com/special/miscellaneous/down-the-slippery-slope-the-crime-of-viewing-manga )
"Before It Was The Gaslamp: Balboa's Last Stand" - Cover story 6-21-07: In the late 70s/early 80s, I worked at downtown San Diego's grindhouse all-night movie theaters, for the owner of the Pussycat Theatre chain, Vince Miranda - this detailed feature recalls those dayz, the death of the Balboa Theatre, etc.
"Battle Of The Peeps" - feature article about a weird gig I had in the mid-'80s, running a strip club called Jolar, for the nation's second biggest pornographer, Harry Mohney (Deja Vu Showgirls founder).
"Field Of Screens" - Cover story 7-6-06: Complete theater-by-theater history of San Diego drive-ins thru the years, including a few which screened X-rated fare for awhile.
"Pussycat Theaters - When 'Cathouses Ruled California" -- for the first time, the detailed inside story of the west coast Pussycat Theater chain of adult moviehouses, which peaked in the '70s but later died out. Told by those who actually ran the theaters!
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San Diego Music Encyclopedia & Database Online Now
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NEW COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL MUSIC DATABASE IS LAUNCHED
IT'S DONE!!!! And growing every hour....
If you wanna see a list of over 1,800 San Diego bands, with links to full profiles, photos, discographies, articles, MP3s, etc, checkout http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/search/
Believe it or not, you can click on ANY LOCAL MUSICIAN'S NAME (around 4,800 musicos listed!) and bring up bios of every notable band they've ever been in! Try it here with Rob Crow ---
AND, if that wasn't cool 'nuff, click on an instrument, say like this here link to "Drums" - BAM, a list of EVERY DRUMMER IN SAN DIEGO!!!
We've been working on this massively cross-linked Local Music Database for over two years now, covering a century of San Diego history --- if you're a local performer who wants to add or edit a page, go to http://www.sandiegoreader.com/band/edit/
More soon!!!! JAS
HERE'S THE NEW Overheard in San Diego
ARCHIVE OF Famous Former Neighbors
Punknews.org had this news for Blink fans: blink-182's 1999 full-length, Enema of the State, will be released on vinyl for the first time by independent punk/hardcore label Mightier Than Sword Records.
The album will be the first in a 10 Year Anniversary series by the label, with each release involving a limited pressing of 500 on 180-gram vinyl. They will also feature a gold seal to commemorate the release. In addition to the 500 180-gram copies, Mightier Than Sword will also press 500 each on clear red, clear blue and clear colors.
The release date is December 1, but MTS will begin taking pre-orders on Monday, October 19. photos and more details
A few comments from www.punknews.org:
onegirlarmy : ...for a small, independent label that's basically a one man operation, this is a HUGE release to obtain the rights to. Congrats to RJ and MTS Records for this!
TheOneTrueBill : Coming to a store near you for $27 a pop.
KidDangerCat : I bet Mightier than the Sword sh-t their pants when they got this opportunity. They're going to make so much d-mn money.
Indecay : Good luck finding 2000 Blink182 fans who know what an LP is.
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"I played a song in my after-school dance class, a job that I had for five years [and] this song mentioned the name 'Christ,' " says former Lemon Grove arts teacher Kathy Villalobos... (more No God Music ) |
LOCAL PLAYER RAY SUEN NOT ALLOWED TO INDIE-BLOG WHILE ON TOUR WITH THE KILLERS?????
Local multi-instrumentalist Ray Suen has spent the better part of two years on the road as a touring member of the Killers, even turning up with them on Saturday Night Live. For awhile, he was contributing blog reports from the road to www.sddialedin.com.
Now, site operator Rosey Bystrak has posted a report indicating the Killers put a stop to Suen's Dialed-In blogs.
"You might recall he was blogging for us for a while until that huge band he's been on tour with told him all his blogs had to go through their fan boards. Bummer because we loved those posts."
Violinist, violist, keyboardist, guitarist, and harmony singer Suen has also been a member of Louis XIV and The Exfriends with Gregory Page. He's apparently also in the newer Louis spin-off group The Nervous Wreckords. He goes back on the road with the Killers the first week of November.
Rosey also posts a video of Suen performing "Watching the Planets" with the Flaming Lips on the Conan O'Brien show earlier this week (whacking a Bonhamesque gong!) - www.sddialedin.com
Tonight (Thursday October 15) Suen will play with the Flaming Lips tat a (not-so)Secret MySpace Show in Hollywood --
FAMOUS FORMER NEIGHBOR FRANK ZAPPA WAS FRIENDS WITH COMIC BOOK KING JACK KIRBY?!
Now there's a headline that catches your eye. Yes it turns out that late Frank Zappa, the restless musical genius who may have been the most committed inconoclast in the history of rock, was a pal to the late Jack Kirby, the cosmic dreamer who is arguably the most essential artist in the history of the American comic book....
(More Jack Kirby and Frank Zappa, a cosmic friendship )
ALSO SEE: Frank Zappa Comics And Stories, Famous Former Neighbors part 1, Neighbors part 2
Pacific Comics: The Inside Story of Jack Kirby's locally-published comic books
LOCALLY-PRODUCED COMIC SHIPPING FEBRUARY 2010
Here's a sneak peek at the cover to the 300 page graphic novel Hard Rock Heroes, shipping in February 2010 from Bluewater Productions, best known for their comic book biographies on the Obamas, Oprah, etc ---
BERKLEY HART REVIVING "BERKLEY, WHERE HART THOU" SHOW ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 IN ENCINITAS
Join Berkley Hart and the 7th Day Buskers as they present the fourth staging of the popular “O Berkley, Where Hart Thou?” show. Rousing performances of songs featured in the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? are promised as well as other songs from the period.
All the old-timey fun happens at Seaside Church Auditorium in Encinitas, California on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Show starts at 8 pm. Tickets are $20 when purchased in advance at www.berkleyhart.com or $25 at the door the night of the show. Vittles and spirits will be available before the show and during intermission.Starring in the show will be Berkley Hart, the 7th Day Buskers, Eve Selis & Marc "Twang" Intravaia, Dennis Caplinger, Tim Flannery, Gregory Page, and many more.
You’ll be hard-pressed to know just where you are and what year it is when
you hear “Man of Constant Sorrow,” “O Death,” ‘I Am Weary,” and many other songs performed in the spirit of the era from this talented bunch of artists.
A DVD & CD of the original 2005 show was released in October, 2006 and was
nominated in the Best Americana or Country Album category at the 2007 San
Diego Music Awards. Berkley Hart, winners of multiple San Diego Music Awards, have brought their unique sound, style and vision to this creative and
collaborative effort. The three previous performances of this all-star show were sold out events with standing room only. Join us for another special night of hootin’,
hollerin’, and good-time pickin’ and singin’ as this incredible line-up are ready to bring alive the kind of music made for lemonade days and moonshine nights.
“O Berkley, Where Hart Thou?” the fourth Saturday, October 24, 2009, 8 pm (doors open at 7 pm) -- Seaside Church Auditorium, 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024 -- for more, see www.berkleyhart.com
In the gap between records, Berkley Hart has played some other oddly themed shows. "We do it just to put a different spin on things," says Calman Hart. "For New Year's 2001, we did '2001: A Berkley Hart Odyssey,' which was the film music with a smoke machine. There was the 'Harvest Moon Party' -- all Neil Young songs from that album with a bale of hay and a scarecrow onstage."
"We once played an entire album by Gregory Page, The Romantic Adventures of Harry, including an outtake that wasn't on the album. Gregory was there and played with us at the end of the night. We even did 'Berkley Hart Bingo,' where we put all our song titles on bingo cards. As we'd play a song, you'd mark it off and jump up and yell if you got bingo."
ANNA TROY'S "FAREWELL TO SAN DIEGO" SHOW ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 AT 4TH & B
Anna Troy is joining the exodus from San Diego and moving onward, moving to the east coast - joining her to perform at her Farewell to San Diego show are Wendy Bailey & True Stories, Defamation League, Lee Coulter, Blizzard, West Fire, Louis James, and First Class Fiction. $5 - 21 and up -----
Plus, theres an interesting side promotion with Dos XX Beer ----
"For everyone that buys a alcoholic beverage on the 21st, they will recieve a pass from the bartenders for free admission to the Dos xx Most Interesting Show in the World show, to be held at 4th & B on the 22nd where they will have free Dos xx till supplies run out. If people don't get a chance to pick up a ticket to the show on the 21st, they will have a limited supply located at 4th & B's courtesy table located outside the venue until the day before event ---- tickets are $5 at the door on the day of event."
Anna Troy released her debut album, Ain't No Man, in August 2006. Along the way, she has earned nominations for several San Diego Music Awards and was a top-three finalist in the 2005 International Blues Challenge at the downtown House of Blues. At the 2008 SDMAs, she was nominated as Best Pop Artist.
Her songwriting partners have included guitarist Greg Douglass (Steve Miller Band, Van Morrison, etc.) and Shambles front man Bart Mendoza. In autumn 2008, she released the album Wait Another Day, featuring guest players Robin Henkel and Mike Kamoo (the Stereotypes, Lights On), and a live album is due shortly on local Blindspot Records.
OFFERING FREE TIX TO SEE TAPE DECK MOUNTAIN ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 25
As Tape Deck Mountain prepares for their much anticipated November release Ghost, Sezio.org emails to say "We've planned a special evening with the band before they go on tour and never return our phone calls. On Sunday, October 25th at SDRL (Stereo Disguise Recording Lab), Sezio will film a live performance / recording with Travis Trevisan, Paul Remund and Jordan Clark." The first 40 people to rsvp to [email protected] get on the guest list --- no tickets will be sold.
The duo known as Tape Deck Mountain began by releasing all their recordings on cassette tapes. Travis Trevisan plays guitar and sings lead, while Paul Remund plays drums and other accompanying instruments, mainly keyboards. Bassist Jordan Clark also fronts the Feelings Mutual.
A professional graphic artist, Travis Trevisan - who also creates the band's artwork and promotional materials - has also played with Lost Companions International, First Wave Hello, Long Live Logos, Redstone Arsenal, and Holiday Minor.
Their debut EP Sparks was produced by Keith Milgaten (Vision of a Dying World, Jamuel Saxon), as were several remix tapes. Their full-length album Ghost will be released in late 2009.
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GUNS N' ROSES - A BABY LULLABYE ALBUM?!?!?
www.antimusic.com reports: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions Of Guns N' Roses – lands in stores November 10th via Baby Rock Records An excerpt from a press release reads: "Is a sweet child o' yours trying your patience at bedtime? Do you have an appetite for noise reduction? Don't you cry tonight. Fire up these gentle renditions of GNR's metal classics to rock your little devil to a peaceful sleep. Welcome to the nursery, baby. It's paradise city." You know you're curious
ALSO SEE: Sex With Axl Rose , Rocket Queen , Rock 'N' Roll Comics: The Inside Story , and Worst Celebrity Interviews
---- And, what the heck, here’s a song spoof from Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics, “Welcome to McDonalds” ---------------
WEILAND TANGLES WITH YOUR MIND
antiMusic reports: Scott Weiland has released a new video off his latest solo album. The video is for the track "Tangle With Your Mind," where the Stone Temple Pilots frontman turned to film students to craft the video.
Blabbermouth is streaming the video but also has this info: "I had watched this movie called 'The Science of Sleep' about a year ago and I fell in love with the film," Weiland told Spinner.com. "I thought it was such a cool and interesting approach and I wanted to use that in a video sometime."
Weiland also had the idea that he wanted to reach out to film students and see if he could give someone a big break. So when relative newcomer Dennis Roberts came up with a treatment that was surprisingly close to what Weiland had already envisioned, he got the go-ahead. "I was really impressed," Weiland told Spinner.com. "I've worked with huge video directors and [Roberts] and his crew were just as professional as anyone I've ever worked with." - Learn more and check out the video here
************************************************ CATHRYN BEEKS’ WEEKLY LISTEN LOCAL HOTSHEET
Thursday 10/15 - Happy Hour at Winstons in Ocean Beach -- Come hang with Katie and me, drink specials and no cover! 5:00 Eddie Jason Coven, 5:30 Crystal Pollard, 6:00 OB Rhythm Ranchers, 7:00 Billy Anne Crews, 7:30 Katie Leigh Reynolds --- FREE CD FOR ATTENDING
Friday and Saturday 10/16 and 10/17 - CHICK CAMP at Lake Jennings. Still a few spots left! This girls-only 2 day campout is for musicians, music lovers, first-time campers and full on survivalists so gather up your gear and meet us there, no excuses. Get all the info here or email me for more info
MUSIC NEWS
Artist of the Week: Chances to hear Katie Leigh Reynolds this week at Winston's for Happy Hour on Thursday. See you there!
Link of the Week: Art by Shano is an incredible place to visit... her art makes the perfect gift for lovers of all things feminine. Thank you beyond words for the cover of Mood Swing!
Free CDs! I just received 8 boxes of archived CDs from KPRI's local music closet, over 2 years of San Diego's local music! That means there will be tons of new CDs for your to sift through at the next event I host, everyone gets a free CD.
The MTS Kick Gas Festival is October 24th and tickets are only $10 advanced! 3 stages including the Listen Local stage featuring all your favorites. KickGasFestival.com
Jose Juan Maldonado wants you to know about a few of his sites: obcooperativerecords.com is a music website where locals can register for free and upload their music, videos, upcoming shows, forum, etc. Add yourself and if inspired, ask your friends to do so, too! sandiegocommunitypages.com is a place for San Diegans to write about the neighborhood meet others, etc. Check it out
Playlists are posted here, join The Homegrown Hour Mailing List!
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As San Diego's ONLY Dark Cabaret band, The Tragic Tantrum Cabaret has been leaders in waking up the local Dark Cabaret scene. They have created a niche for the macabre, the quirky, and the strange to band together and create a world just as delightfully dark and beautiful as their imagination. Not only a haven for the eccentric, but also a curious pleasure for the local music scene, during the summer of 2009 they hosted their own night club called Carnival Noir for all ages to partake in. The club was a complete success and paved the road for a more cohesive underage scene.
Incorporating elements of circus, theater and cabaret, Tragic Tantrum creates an environment that will titillate the senses on all levels. With visuals to accompany the music, they arouse the darker parts of your imagination to "come out and play."
"BEST MUSICAL CABARET"
-SAN DIEGO READER (SAN DIEGO'S BEST OF 2008)
"TOGETHER THEY ARE TRAGIC TANTRUM... [A] FABULOUS ON-A-SHOE-STRING PUNK ROCK CABARET."
-David J. of BAUHAUS AND LOVE AND ROCKETS
"...LIKE YOU'VE FALLEN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS..."
-Jay Allen Sanford of THE SAN DIEGO READER
http://tragictantrum.com/
http://www.myspace.com/tragictantrum
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tragic-Tantrum/58368725827
"Saw Street of Little Girls the other night and they were amazing. Watch this band closely as I am officially giving them 'next big thing' status."
-Seth Combs of SAN DIEGO CITY BEAT
http://myspace.com/streetoflittlegirls
Originating with a love of dark music, Liquidgrey began DJing at various clubs around San Diego over 9 years ago. The most notable of these and his current residence - Sabbat, is San Diego's largest and longest running gothic/industrial club event. Since then, his tastes have broadened, leading him to experiment with his own clubs and side projects like SpatuLand and Cydonia. These concepts, and a variety of experiences have led him to develop an ecclectic mix of sounds for darker dance floors.
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TODAY'S "WHAT THE F-CK" ALBUM COVER
Ah, Bollywood musicals - bugfuggen WTF! Howcum Superman only has one leg??
With a cover THIS WTF, can you imagine how effed up below album itself is? Even if you LIKED ventriloquists, it's an ALBUM, you can't see if his lips move....making this little more than a twisted puppet show (albeit one I'd drive to Alaska to checkout!)
Believe me, you DON'T want to see a larger scan of this grape-sucking hookah hooker that somebody spilled rust-colored paint all over --
"I've got confidence" - well, obviously, or you wouldn't let someone snap that photo, in those dresses, let alone paste it on your album cover. Note the album title in quote marks, as tho nobody else behind-the-scenes shared their confidence ----
The undesirable behavior being mocked on below cover seem to be (left to right) nailbiting (or flatulence?), smoking (or obsessive fingering?), spinsterism (or Bible thumping?), jokesterism (or devil worship?) and, uh, exhibitionism? Overdressing? Terrible fashion sense? Hanna Barbera-ism? Your guess is as good as mine --
An album cover only Robert Crumb (or John Waters) could love...
No, not ads for surreal '70s porn videos - or are they? Somewhere between the comical and offensive, therein you'll find inexplicable little mindf*ks like these Videodronic wonders.
So an axe-wielding Sumo wrestler with a baby seal head takes a dump on Holocaust victims, while a bomber plane flies up his ass...another brown acid casualty, or what??
Okay - so you're saying bongo players only date hookers?? Or that hookers prefer bongo players? And what's with the no-panties look (is that Britney's mom)? The whole thing seems geared for people who HATE beatniks.
Some "party" - I'd swear I saw a Hieronymus Bosch painting of Hell that looked just like below...
Oh yeah, these two kids TOTALLY rock. What parent would ever buy this for their kids, when the music contained therein apparently makes their sons do the Riverdance and float away, while their daughters' shoes vanish and their dresses fly up? BTW, WTF is "FULL COLOR" high fidelity (unless yer on LSD)??
PREVIOUS WTFs - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/jul/24/wtf-album-covers---strange-bizarre-and-butt-clench/
************************************************ May 1959: While Elvis Presley’s popularity in the U.S. was arguably at its all-time peak, Mexico was in the midst of a huge anti-Elvis backlash.
Tijuana tabloids called him a racist and homosexual, after the singer reportedly told gossip columnist Federico de León “I’d rather kiss three black girls than a Mexican.” A Mexican woman in the same column was quoted saying “I’d rather kiss three dogs than one Elvis Presley.”
Mexican Radio Exitos read de León’s column over the air and spearheaded a boycott of the “insolent artist,” while the powerful student group Federación Estudiantil Universitaria (FEU) held public record burnings.
When Elvis’ movie King Creole screened in May 1959 at the Américas Cinema in Mexico City, newspapers who’d advertised the film under the title Melodía Siniestra (Sinister Melody) reported a “riot” occurring.
Mexican counterculture novelist Parménides García Saldaña wrote a short story, “El rey criollo,” about the screening where several hundred gatecrashers reportedly shredded the seats and threw lit papers onto patrons from the balcony.
“Before the film began,” wrote Saldaña, “it was pure chaos, a f-ing riot as they say more vulgarly. The different gangs shouted ‘Here the Guerrero [neighborhood],’ ‘Here the Roma’ …And then some chicks come in with leather jackets with swastikas painted on them, pony tails and bobby socks, real rock and roller like…a group of guys gang up around them [and shout] “‘Dance!’”
Mexican reporters suggested Elvis’ hip-wiggling and mannerisms proved he was either maricón (homosexual) or actually a woman in reverse-drag.
The movie Los chiflados del rock’n roll, a musical spoof, was promoted with posters showing Elvis in drag, being shot by rifle-toting men in sombreros, under a banner reading “Die Elvis Presley!”
The book “Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture” (Berkeley: University of California Press, c1999) claims the original Elvis quote was fabricated. According to author Eric Zolov, “Herbe Pompeyo of Polygram Records in Mexico City claims that a high-up Mexican political figure wanted to contract Presley for a private party, for which he sent the performer a blank check to fill in as he wished.
Presley, according to the story, returned the blank check, so the politico, extremely offended, invented the storyline about Elvis not liking Mexican women.”
Who could have imagined that, four decades later, Mexico would be producing more Elvis velvet paintings than any other region in the world…
…not to mention giving us “El Vez, the Mexican Elvis….”
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS
Th 10/15: Don Rickles, Built to Spill
Fr 10/16: Uma Thurman, Tim McGraw
Th 10/15: Matt Lauer, Jeff Dunham
Fr 10/16: Rachel Griffiths, Sen. John McCain
Mo 10/19: TBA
Tu 10/20: Martha Stewart, Ludacris
We 10/21: Rainn Wilson
Th 10/22: Hilary Swank, Jerry Jones
Fr 10/23: Colin Firth, Michelle Obama
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC
Th 10/15: John C. Reilly, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Matt Braunger
Fr 10/16: Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Max Records, Dashboard Confessional
Mo 10/19: Sienna Miller, Steve Schirripa, Deon Cole (R 8/5/09)
Tu 10/20: Jon Hamm, Freestyle Motocross Athletes, Cobra Starship featuring Estelle (R 8/11/09)
We 10/21: Jennifer Aniston, Melanie Oudin, Phoenix (R 9/15/09)
Th 10/22: Charlize Theron, stuntman Steven Ho, Dave Matthews Band (R 9/14/09)
Fr 10/23: Robin Williams, Piers Morgan, All Time Low (R 8/13/09)
Mo 10/26: Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, Wolfmother
Tu 10/27: Garry Shandling, Paula Deen
LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS
Th 10/15: Forest Whitaker, Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman, A Fine Frenzy
Fr 10/16: Toby Keith, Michelle Monaghan
Mo 10/19: Jason Schwartzman, Angela Kinsey (R 9/24/09)
Tu 10/20: Ted Danson, Christopher Miller & Phil Lord (R 9/25/09)
We 10/21: James Spader, Cathy Ladman, Laura Izibor (R 9/29/09)
Th 10/22: Tim Gunn, Cobie Smulders, Lynyrd Skynyrd (R 10/2/09)
Fr 10/23: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the Avett Brothers (R 10/6/09)
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, NBC
Th 10/15: Gerard Butler, Ivanka Trump, Hockey
Fr 10/16: Eddie Izzard, Gina Gershon, Amy Schumer
Mo 10/19: Tracy Morgan, Neal Brennan (R 8/14/09)
Tu 10/20: Seth Meyers, Chris Paul, Landon Pigg (R 9/22/09)
We 10/21: Elijah Wood, Taraji P. Henson, John Fogerty (R 9/8/09)
Th 10/22: Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Miranda Lambert, the "Real Housewives of Late Night" (R 10/1/09)
Fr 10/23: Kristen Wiig, David Wells, Christopher Cross with Michael McDonald (R 10/5/09)
LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC
Th 10/15: Mike Rowe, Keane
Fr 10/16: Eva Amurri
Mo 10/19: Stan Lee, Alex Alvarez, Mat Kearney (R 9/22/09)
Tu 10/20: Ryan Friedlinghaus, Katie Uhlaender, Amazing Baby (R 9/23/09)
We 10/21: Mike Henry, Chris Hui, Paolo Nutini (R 9/24/09)
Th 10/22: Mehki Phifer, Ladyhawke (R 9/25/09)
Fr 10/23: Tucker Max, Emily Cook, Wild Light (R 9/29/09)
Mo 10/26: Chris Pratt, Naked Girls, the Like (R 9/30/09)
Tu 10/27: Yvonne Strahovski
We 10/28: Derek Luke
Th 10/29: TBA
Fr 10/30: Rob Zombie
Mo 11/2: Jennifer Morrison, Zane Lamprey, Arctic Monkeys (R 10/1/09)
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Comedy Central
Th 10/15: Jennifer Burns
THE COLBERT REPORT, Comedy Central
Th 10/15: Jerry Mitchell
Th 10/15: Taye Diggs, Kristin Cavallari, Harper Simon
Fr 10/16: Serena Williams, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Eric Church
Mo 10/19: Julie Bowen, Rumer Willis, the Used (R 9/11/09)
Tu 10/20: Edward Norton, Paul Shaffer, the latest "Dancing with the Stars" castoff, the Sounds
We 10/21: Salma Hayek, Rico Rodriguez, Dead By Sunrise
Th 10/22: John C. Reilly, NeNe Leakes, Kim Zolciak, an archery demonstration by Randy Oitker, the Temper Trap
Fr 10/23: Terry Bradshaw, Catherine Keener, Echo & the Bunnymen
Mo 10/26: Kelsey Grammer, Stana Katic, Motorhead (R 10/8/09)
Tu 10/27: Dr. Mehmet Oz, George Stephanopoulos, the latest "Dancing with the Stars" castoff, Morningwood
We 10/28: Atticus Shaffer, Flyleaf
Th 10/29: Jason Schwartzman, Rod Stewart
Fr 10/30: Paris Hilton, Slipknot
Th 10/15: Tina Fey, Gilles Marini, Gloria Gaynor, guest co-host Kara DioGuardi
Fr 10/16: Sela Ward, Laurie Levin, Greg Proops
Mo 10/19: A day of Hot Topics
Tu 10/20: Julia Stiles, Bill Pullman, Pat & Gina Neely
We 10/21: Susie Essman, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Th 10/22: Lily Tomlin, Troy Dunn, the latest castoff from "Dancing With the Stars"
Fr 10/23: Christina Hendricks
Mo 10/26: Van Morrison
Tu 10/27: Mark Harmon, Rod Stewart
We 10/28: Edward Norton, Carson Kressley
Th 10/29: Wanda Sykes, Sting, the latest castoff from "Dancing With the Stars"
LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY, syndicated
Th 10/15: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Mario Lopez
Fr 10/16: Penn Badgley, guest co-host Anderson Cooper
Mo 10/19: Hilary Swank, CFA IAMS Cat Championship Winners
Tu 10/20: Garry Shandling, Jane Krakowski
We 10/21: Ewan McGregor
Th 10/22: Willem Dafoe, Tracy Morgan
Fr 10/23: Jason Alexander, Eugene Levy
THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated
Th 10/15: Taye Diggs, Wolfgang Puck
Fr 10/16: Marcia Cross, Dylan Walsh
Mo 10/19: Hayden Panettiere
Tu 10/20: OneRepublic
We 10/21: Joaquin Phoenix, chef Roberto Martin
Th 10/22: John C. Reilly, Mika
Fr 10/23: Alyson Hannigan, Mario Lopez
Th 10/15: Pete Escovedo, Sheila E.
Fr 10/16: Dr. Terrence Roberts, Joshua Bell
Mo 10/19: Amb. Michael Oren, Michael Chabon
Tu 10/20: Michelle Monaghan, Vali Nasr
We 10/21: Rep. Ron Paul, The RZA
Th 10/22: Anthony Edwards
Fr 10/23: Andy Williams
Th 10/15: Kelly Osbourne, Louis Van Amstel, Chris Hardwick, Hasan Minhaj, Arden Myrin
Fr 10/16: Karissa & Kristina Shannon, Crystal Harris, Dan Levy, Chris Franjola, Loni Love (R 10/6/09)
Mo 10/19: Carl Reiner, Heather McDonald, Randy Sklar, Ross Mathews
Tu 10/20: Kelly Osbourne, Louis Van Amstel, Chris Hardwick, Hasan Minhaj, Arden Myrin (R 10/15/09)
We 10/21: David Alan Grier, Sarah Colonna, Chris Franjola, Matt Braunger
Th 10/22: Mike Epps, Brad Wollack, Natasha Leggero, Ryan Stout
Fr 10/23: Cory Monteith, Ross Mathews, Josh Wolf, Janet Varney (R 10/13/09)
BLACK HEART PROCESSION RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM, VIDEO, AND TOUR!
With the emergence of Mr. Tube & the Flying Objects, the rebirth of Three Mile Pilot, and almost three years of radio silence casting a...pall over Pall Jenkins’s soul-wrecked rock act The Black Heart Procession, hometown fans of the band can’t help but wonder, wherefore art thou saw songs and blinking bauble? Other than a couple of fest sets last year for the international indie hits (Adams Ave. and the Melvins-curated All Tomorrows Parties in Minehead, England), the BHP camp has been pretty quiet since 2006’s rock-steady return The Spell .
Well, The Black Heart Procession are gearing up to hit the road in support of their adventurous and macabre new album, Six, out this week on Temporary Residence Ltd. This is the band’s first world tour in three years. To celebrate the release of their record and imminent tour, The Black Heart Procession proudly unveil the second video from Six. Once again directed and starring the band, "Drugs" is a slow-motion narcotic montage perfectly befitting the laconic piano ballad.
View/embed/share The Black Heart Procession’s “Drugs” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5rpdnt0v3s
View/embed/share The Black Heart Procession’s “Witching Stone” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN8_B5SBMiM
You can listen to/download BHP's "Rats" here: http://temporaryresidence.com/descriptions/trr157.php.
The tour starts right here in San Diego - Oct 17 @ Casbah, San Diego, CA w/ The Mumlers.
The Black Heart Procession was launched in 1997 by Pall Jenkins (Ugly Casanova) and Tobias Nathanial, both from Three Mile Pilot. Other frequent members include violinist Matt Resovich (the Album Leaf), James LaValle (the Album Leaf and ex-Tristeza), and others.
Resovich is one of those musicians who keeps busy and often commits to many projects at a time. He’s performed with the Black Heart Procession, the Album Leaf, Mung, and Battling Maxo over the past decade, carving a niche with fans of eclectic and electronic music.
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NAM CHI VU GOES BEATLE (AND SO DO THE ALPHABEATLES...)
“Imagine the Spice Girls singing Beatles songs,” says bass phenom Nam Chi Vu of The Penny Lanes, an all-female Fab Four tribute that also includes singer/guitarist Vanja James. “I based the name after the Beatles song, of course, but also after Kate Hudson’s character in Almost Famous. I have replicas of the Sergeant Pepper uniforms in short dress form, which the ladies will be wearing with mod go-go boots…We’ll play all the hit Beatles songs, but that includes covers the Beatles did, such as ‘Twist and Shout’ and ‘Please Mr. Postman.’”
While their look is customized per gender, The Penny Lanes shoot for straight note-for-note renditions. “My goal is to get it as close to the real thing as possible. When doing a tribute, I feel like it’s important, because everyone knows these songs and will know if something is tampered with, or when someone messes up or forgets a lyric.”
Classical/jazz bassist Nam Chi Vu has been singing since she was 12, playing electric bass guitar since she was 13, acting since she was 14, and playing upright bass since she was 16. Her background consists of several genres from classical, jazz, rock, to pop. Her experience goes from sharing the stage in master classes with Victor Wooten to rocking out with Chicago-based band Veruca Salt.
Vu is a rare multi-threat talent. As a bassist, she’s among the city’s two or three best, equally comfortable playing classical, jazz, and rock.
If you prefer your Beatles naked, the Alphabeatles still perform for tips at Black’s Beach on the first Saturday of every month. The middle-aged married duo plays acoustic versions of around two dozen Beatles songs, unaccompanied by clothing and always performed in alphabetical order, a discipline they refuse to alter. I once saw a (naked) woman request that they do “Rocky Raccoon.”
“We can’t,” the (naked) husband said, “we’re only on the Gs,” and they launched into “Good Day, Sunshine.”
EBEN BROOKS: THE RETURN OF HEROES AGAINST HUNGER
Heroes Against Hunger is a once-a-month concert series at Claire de Lune Coffeehouse that benefits The San Diego Food Bank and they are looking for acts for December 6th. If you are an artist—musician, poet, comedian, painter, photographer, author, whatever!—and want to play or exhibit at one of these shows, contact Eben Brooks by clicking his name in this sentence and let him know.
The last Heroes Against Hunger show was Sunday, October 4 - Brooks emailed a report: "Sunday night's show was INCREDIBLE! We not only punched up the energy, but we filled Claire to capacity, and maybe a little beyond. I know for certain that, at one point, they didn't have enough seats to hold everyone! Claire isn't a small place, but the seating is spread out (it's a coffee house, after all), and we probably had 60 people in there for most of the evening."
"So here we are, a basically unknown band, and not only did we collect over 40 pounds of food and over $75 for the Food Bank, but we filled this venue to capacity. We're probably going to have to move the show before the new year."
Regarding the Eben Brooks Band, “Our music is very lyric driven,” says its titular leader. “If I had to choose a genre, I would call it progressive acoustic rock, but by progressive I mean politically and personally progressive. It’s possible for lyrics to reflect a wide range of complex social topics, even if writing anti-war songs nowadays is an open invitation for people to impugn your patriotism.”
“Our music is about growing, challenging oneself, becoming a better person, and making the world a better place,” says Brooks, formerly with the Celtic folk band the Wild Oats (1991 – 2002). “We’re trying to create music that makes people think. Obviously, we want to entertain people, and we want them to be able to enjoy a song or a show without feeling they’re being beaten over the head with a ‘message,’ but the messages are there. Our music is very lyric-driven.”
Brooks counts various sci-fi authors as among his influences. “I’m a very big fan of Roger Zelazny’s work, and I’ve read all the Amber Chronicles,” says Brooks, whose video for his song “Champs Élysées” was inspired by Zelazny’s Courts of Chaos. “We chose Lestat’s to shoot at because the writer and director wrote a script that fits perfectly with their setup and decor. Lestat’s has great stone gargoyles.”
He points out that fantasy fiction and rock have long been simpatico. “I’ve always been a big fan of Jethro Tull, who tends to weave fantasy and sci-fi elements into their songs. Hawkwind writes music heavily influenced by Michael Moorcock, and there’s always Led Zeppelin’s work based on Tolkien.”
SIGHT AND SOUND ON SATURDAY, OCT. 17
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Sight & Sound resumes Saturday Oct 17 at Architecture in North Park featuring two of San Diego's very finest - The Burning of Rome and Scarlet Symphony. Watch their recent San Diego Music Awards performances this Saturday on Channel 4 from 9 pm to 11 pm, which will show how The Burning of Rome can be both so controversial and so awesome. This Sight & Sound will also feature performances from the belly dancing/fire spinning Shimmy Sisters as well as a live broadcast from The Scheff Experience. |
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One of our favorite talents is Danger House, who brought their unique blacklight theater for us at Spirits at Liberty Station and June's Art Around Adams. Kicking off the Halloween season, Danger House launches their full production of H.P. Lovecraft's "Dreams in the Witch House" on Tuesday October 13 at Queen Bee's in North Park. Tickets are only $10 online, check out their web page for full details. |
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SPORTS ARENA MVP SPILLS ON 2.5 MIL REDO AND NEW ARENA NIGHTCLUB
“We’re putting two and a half million dollars in the building” says Ernie Hahn, General Manager of the Sports Arena for the past 13 years. “It’s been a year since AEG Live became a majority owner partner and, since there’s no new arena being built for awhile in San Diego, AEG is modernizing the facility with creature comforts like LCD TV screens, flat screens, redoing the entrances and the outer concourse, paint and colors and lighting, and all new lower level seats. The eight rows of riser seats at the Arena that have literally been here since day one are all getting replaced, [with] 2,200 state-of-the-art seats.”
Construction has also begun on “a special club for our sponsors and club seat holders,” in the old Arena Club space, set to open later this year. Club 3500 (the facility’s address) will be 6,500 square feet, with a 350-person occupancy and accessed via membership only. “When you walk in,” says Hahn, “it’s going to feel like a downtown club, really swank, hip, and sophisticated. It’ll be close to a dedicated seating section at stage right, which will be put aside for our club members.”
Annual membership is $2,450.00, with the option to purchase up to four “dedicated seating” tickets for events you want to opt-in for. Other perks include VIP parking, a VIP entrance, and its own “Exclusive men’s and women’s rest rooms, with sound in them, new paint, mirrors, sinks, and counters, and stalls. The Arena Club in the past always had to utilize the rest rooms that are also available to anybody in [sections] A, B or C on the floor.”
Hahn is also outfitting Club 3500 with Arena memorabilia. “Few houses have this kind of history,” he says. “A lot of people saw their first concert here. We’ll have over 120 pictures showing the actual [Sports Arena] history, like Pink Floyd in ‘74, or the Stones in ’72. I’ve got a great shot of Elton John, one of Elvis in ‘73 or ‘76, and I think a Led Zeppelin ‘75 shot. We have a great photo of James Brown here in 1967, and one of John Denver in the mid-seventies, which I particularly like.”
The 42 year-old Hahn grew up in locally, with parents who were Mariners season ticket holders in the ‘70s (“Lower level one, two seats on the end, across from the visiting penalty box”). He began at the facility as an event coordinator in June 1991.
AEG runs, operates, or is involved with around a hundred arena facilities worldwide, though Hahn notes “We’re an open building. So, whether it’s Live Nation or AEG or anyone else, all shows are not only welcome but encouraged here.”
As for selling naming rights to the building (after a short-lived stint at the iPayOne Center), Hahn says “Through the global partnerships division of AEG, we’re working with a lot of sponsors, some who just recently stepped up, and we’re in discussions with a couple who will hopefully bid or ultimately come in as a naming rights partner.”
AEG sold naming rights for
And now, courtesy of Bart Mendoza, here are 15 video clips set at the Sports Arena, some pro-shot and some fan-made ----
1) Tribal Seeds @ Reggae Fest 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzQ-w7zr84
2) Fleetwood Mac / “Dreams” 05/31/09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eXXAth0i74
3) Metallica / “Enter Sandman” 01-13/14-92 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYlPUNEwGRU
4) Nirvana / “Heart Shaped Box” 12 29 93 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVGpbtv2mgU
5) U2 / “Beautiful Day” 09 28 05 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HhnRBOMJhY
6) George Micheal / “Careless Whisper” 06/17/08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml1Qlpn_LQ8
7) Led Zeppelin Comes to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APplenzzKk4
8) Taylor Swift / “Hey Stephan” (really good footage of her interacting with concert crowd at 2:30 – kind of daring actually…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI4e8_fn80k
9) AC/DC / “Back In Black” 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiWX-7khEog
10) Janet Jackson / ….. (Janet gets overwhelmed by
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcosWOI-dOs
11) Pearl Jam / “Jeremy” 1995 – not great pic quality, but really good sound!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCOZoUcPANI
12) JJ Cale & Eric Clapton / “Cocaine” 03/15/07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg63-uOgUJ8
13) P.O.D. / “Boom” (just 8 seconds worth!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXEzvQtnC9w
14) Ozzy Osbourne / …end of the show (fake gunshots!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUpDN1gOx5s
15) Slayer / At the Sports Arena 1992 (a brief parking lot clip shot by a fan!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H_9zhpMDHY
************************************************ THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS TO GIVE AWAY 30 GUITARS IN 30 DAYS VIA TWITTER
Beginning Tuesday, October 6th, multi-platinum recording artists Thirty Seconds to Mars will begin a Twitter-powered “30 Guitars in 30 Days” giveaway, rewarding one Twitter follower each day with a brand new guitar for the astronomically low price of 1 Tweet.
Co-presented by Culture Jam and Michael Kelly Guitars, fans can enter to win 1 of 30 Nostalgia Series guitars (including fitted hard-shell cases) by sending a single tweet through Culture Jam’s custom application at: thirtysecondstomars.culturejam.com. The band will select one winner daily.
The "30 Guitars in 30 Days" giveaway is the most recent fan-focused intiative from Thirty Seconds To Mars. Recently fans have had the unique opportunity to participate in both the recording process of This Is War as well as the album packaging. "The Summit" brought fans from around the world together both online and offline to record sounds that were included on the album and the "Faces of Mars" contest allowed fans to submit photos of themselves which will ultimately end up on multiple different covers of the album.
On October 13th, you will also be able to use the application to become one of the first to purchase Thirty Seconds to Mars’ newest single – “Kings + Queens” – as well as preorder This is War (December 8th, EMI’s Virgin Records) via iTunes and Amazon.
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Exclusive preview and new interview with one of the creators/performers behind the new internet Trek series - click for more ---http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/happy-rons-hormonal-harem---loving-san-diegos-musi/#
READER EXCLUSIVE - For the first time anywhere on the web, here's the promo trailer for Star Trek: The Continuing Mission, episode six: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/audioclips/66/
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The Twilight Zone made it's TV debut 50 years ago this week, on 10-2-59 - we asked local musicos to tell us their own favorite Zone episodes --- (more "What's Your Favorite Twilight Zone?" )
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TWILIGHT ZONE AND STAR TREK WRITER GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON PRESENTS - The inside story of a local horror comic book series featuring Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, plus sci-fi king Larry Niven, Zap Comix co-founder Spain Rodriguez, Matthew Alice artist Rick Geary, Vampire Lestat painter Daerick Gross, yours truly JAS, and many more... (more Deepest Dimension Terror Anthology: Inside ... )
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WHO GETS ALL THAT MONEY FROM THE BEATLES ROCK BAND AND DIGITAL ALBUM SALES????
$$$$: So Michael Jackson once bought most of the Beatles song publishing - does that mean his estate is now raking in the bucks from the newest round of Fab Four marketing, including the Rock Band game and digital album releases? (more at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/15/who-gets-all-the-money-from-beatles-rock-band-digi/ )
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Many of the artists from Revolutionary Comics, Rock 'N' Roll Comics, and Carnal Comics have joined forces once again to work on a new & unusual comic and reality based project – The Obama Nation Card Game!
Obama Nation makes good-natured fun of politics, republicans and democrats, government spending and the
Former Rev Com artist (and Obama Game art director) Steve Crompton described how it all came together; ”It’s a bit like a cross between wacky packages, Old Maid and some of the stuff Revolutionary Comics might have done if they made card games. I thought it would be fun to get the old gang together for something like this, and I needed all the help I could get, so I contacted everyone I could find and I’m really happy with the response and great art I got from my Rev Com & Carnal pals.”
A quick look at the 54 card deck shows reveals an impressive list of RevCom & Carnal alums, including Lyndal Ferguson, Scott Jackson, Steve Crompton, Brad Foster, Gus Norman, Randy Vogel and Philo. There may even be a few others hiding in the set as a complete list of all the RevCom artists is hard to come by.
The full-color 54 card deck comes in a resealable box for a only $7.99.
http://shop.twistedrules.com/
You can also get it at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/shops/carnalcomics
http://www.obamanationcardgame.com/
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In Wire Hangers, which will debut with a 32-page, ad-free first issue, a series of abductions are plaguing New York, leaving no one safe. When Anna Davis, a feisty young female reporter, goes undercover to try and snag the big exclusive, she stumbles upon clues that give us a glimpse into what could be the most disturbing government conspiracy of our time. Pill-popping detectives, corrupt secret agents and a mysterious, disfigured homeless man are all inter-connected in this horrific tale of revenge and redemption.
Robert states, "I've wanted to tell this story for as long as I can remember. I came up with the Wire Hangers concept a few years back, when Life of Agony was on the road supporting Ozzy Osbourne It has haunted me ever since! Whenever we were touring or in the recording studio, I would find myself sketching out characters on the back of lyric sheets and leaving myself voicemail messages with scene dialogue. By the time I presented the idea to IDW earlier this year, the story was completely fleshed out. Visually, it's dark and gritty with tons of textures and atmosphere. The artwork really sets a tone for the series and plays an equal part in telling the story.
"I really can't express how excited I am to finally see this idea come to life. I've been a huge comic book fan since I was just a kid and went to art college in the hopes of becoming a penciler one day. During my graduation year, LOA landed the record contract with Roadrunner to record River Runs Red and, once it came out, I found myself touring full-time and focusing on my music career. So, for me, all these years later - to finally create my own original comic series is a dream come true. Releasing it through IDW is the icing on the cake. They've put out some of my favorite books, like 30 Days of Night and Welcome to Hoxford. It's a real honor to have Wire Hangers appear alongside those titles."
"Wire Hangers is going to hold its own up against the IDW titles that Alan has long admired," said Chris Ryall, IDW's Publisher/Editor-in-Chief. "When he brought me the story, both his storytelling sense and artistic skills were fully formed and ready to roll on a comic series. In much the same way Alan went from playing bass for one band to fronting another, his talents will be front and center on his comic, too."
Wire Hangers will make its debut with a 4-issue miniseries in March 2010.
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The just-announced SkinLab/Mower tour is already minus a Mower. Here's what the band said on their MySpace page in early October:
"A decision made by a departing member yesterday has forced the band to relinquish our spot on the bill. We are beyond disappointed. Sometime between sound check and set time last night in Denver, CO, our guitarist Greg Russell decided to book a flight and leave the tour without alerting anyone in the band of his intentions."
"The fact that he decided that his issues were more important than the fans, friends, band, crew, agents, club owners, promoters, record labels, sponsors, press, Skinlab, and all the local support acts is something that we can't even begin to understand or condone. The four remaining members of Mower looked into every possible replacement option to continue on the tour, but none of those options would have been viable in time." - more on this story
LOCALS IN THE NEWS
Diddy Photo by: Seth Browarnik / Startraks
People Magazine (10-9) -- Pete and Ashlee Simpson Wentz took son Bronx Mowgli for a fun day at the San Diego Zoo. Earlier, Wentz was a keynote speaker at the Billboard's Mobile ...
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Tuesday's Earful: The Soft Pack @ The Bowery Ballroom
Earvolution (blog 10-7) - When four white guys from San Diego, California decide to name their band The Muslims, they are either the most naïve bunch of clueless putzes ever pick up ...
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Wavves, The Soft Pack
Austin 360 (10-9) - Named for his fear of the ocean, Wavves, the skuzzy project of San Diego slacker Nathan Williams, is a blend of distorted no-fi and refined sunshiny ...
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| Deep Purple Plan New Live Album Ultimate-Guitar.Com (10-7) ... including gigs in Tokyo, Paris and San Diego. The compilation, which features multiple band line-ups, will also feature a detailed history of the group, ... |
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Slacker Integrates With Twitter
socalTech.com (10-7) - San Diego-based Internet radio service Slacker has integrated its service with micro-blogging service Twitter, the firm said this morning. ...
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Slacker radio app lets users create stations on BlackBerrys
USA Today (10-6) - Mudd moved the 35-member staff back into his former Musicmatch Spanish hacienda-style offices in the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego (since vacated by ...
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CATTLE DECAPITATION: Orangevale Footage Available - Oct. 5, 2009 (10-4)
Blabbermouth.net - Capital Chaos has uploaded video footage (see below) of San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION performing the song "Regret & The Grave" on October ...
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Watch: Thom Yorke & new band makes debut at Echoplex
Consequence of Sound (10-3): The song was soundchecked (with drums) at Bayside in San Diego on June 27th, 2006 and never heard from again. Until last night. Thom asked the rest of the ...
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Show alert: The Zeros
Pegasus News (10-2): Here is a story from the San Diego Union about the band. They are from my hometown...Chula Juana, as well, holmes! LOL! Hard Night's Day This is as close to ...
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Chuck Schiele DIY Entrepreneur - Renaissance Man
GuitarGearHeads.com (10-2): 2006 and 2007 San Diego Music Award Winner (for his roots music group, The Grams), Chuck Schiele wears many different hats. He is a singer/songwriter as ...
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Thirsty interviews Ryan Moran of Slightly Stoopid
Stay Thirsty Media (10-1): Slightly Stoopid and completely kick-ass, this Ocean Beach, San Diego band has been flooding the industry with reggae, punk and rock infused stylee' ...
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Nightlife Agenda - Washington Post: Somehow Nathan Williams -- a San Diego kid whose main hobbies include skateboarding, getting stoned and writing fuzzy, lo-fi pop songs in his basement ...
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Cowboy Mike left Motor City to spin in So Cal
Arizona Daily Star -The trance music aficionado moved to San Diego from Detroit about six years ago, and he's become a fixture in the local club scene, as well as a rising star ...
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'New Moon' Soundtrack: A Quick Guide To Its Lesser-Known Artists - MTV.com: Anya Marina ("Satellite Heart"): The San Diego-based singer/songwriter, sometime actress ("100 Girls") and radio DJ released her second album of playfully ...
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Mustache Mayhem with the Silent Comedy
PopMatters - Walking into the Silent Comedy show at San Diego’s Casbah on September 11th, you might have felt you’d stumbled onto the craft services table on set of a remake of Paper Moon. Every other guy in attendance looked like a particularly roguish Depression-era hobo or the piano player at a Chaplin film festival. ...
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Veoh Claims Win Over Universal Music
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Rock 'n' Roll Comics Gets an Encore - Headlines - Broken Frontier
Throughout the 90's, “Rock 'N' Roll Comics”, was a popular staple on the newsstands. Now the title will be receiving an encore as newly-packaged graphic ...
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The Outhouse - Comic Book Forum and Fanboy Haven - Bluewater ...
The Beatles Experience comic book will run over 200 pages, dramatizing one of the most compelling tales in pop culture history, drawn from thousands of photos and interviews, meticulously researched and featuring stunning art by Mike Sagara (Rock 'N' Roll Comics)
THE RETURN OF ROCK 'N' ROLL COMICS! (colors: Christie Maconnell)Hard Rock Heroes: What goes together better than comics and rock music? With almost 300 pages of Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics, Hard Rock Heroes goes WAY beyond Behind the Music, to tell the real life, behind-the-scenes stories of rock’s most heavy hitters. Creators include Stuart Immonen (Superman: End of the Century), Ken Landgraf (Wolverine), Jay Allen Sanford (Overheard in San Diego..), Todd Loren (Beatles Experience), Scott Pentzer (Razor), Mike Sagara (Ninja High School), and many others.
Hard Rock Heroes is a book-length pictorial history, covering bands like Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Poison, Megadeth, Pantera, Anthrax, Motorhead, Sammy Hagar, and more. The cinematic stories are realistically drawn, researched from countless photo and video archives, with an encyclopedic eye toward visual accuracy, dramatic flair, and journalistic depth.
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Also includes the never-before published “missing” Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics #8 from 1990, on Skid Row. The lack of an eighth issue has vexed collectors and catalogers for years – exactly 20 years later, the story can finally be told, and collectors can finally own ALL the Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics!
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As a bonus treat, Hard Rock Heroes also features the Motley Crue comic story from their official box CD set Music To Crash Your Car To II, released in 2004 and written and drawn by original Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics creators Lyndal Ferguson and Larry Nadolsky. Shipping February 2010.
"Great ideas, like the marriage of rock 'n' roll and comics, have the half-life of Uranium and will always be popular," says series co-creator Jay Allen Sanford, who has worked on over 200 reality-based comic books and thousands of similar cartoon strips for the San Diego Reader, as well as for magazines like Rip, Spin, and Oui. "The folks at Bluewater clearly have their fingers on the same pop culture pulse that enabled the original Rock 'N' Roll Comics to become one of the top-selling indie comics of the '90s. Truth is often stranger than fiction...and certainly much more interesting!"
The Beatles are bigger than ever, now available online for the first time digitally, on the Vegas stage in “Love,” and in the new Beatles: Rock Band video game. Now comes the most comprehensive and encyclopedic illustrated Beatles story ever, the Beatles Experience! Over 200 pages, dramatizing one of the most compelling tales in pop culture history, drawn from thousands of photos and interviews, meticulously researched and featuring stunning art by Mike Sagara (Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics) and Stuart Immonen (Legion of Super Heroes, Ultimate X-Men).
Covering the Beatles’ lives from birth and beyond their breakup, dramatized in dialogue and scene recreations more akin to a film bio than a mere documentary, the Beatles Experience also includes a Chronolog timeline going down each page, with encyclopedia background and footnotes detailing related events happening at the same time in the world, in music, and in the Beatles’ own tumultuous and extraordinary lives.
The Pink Floyd Experience: All five issues of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics series The Pink Floyd Experience have been out of print and in demand for over fifteen years. As showcased in Pink Floyd’s own official box CD set Shine On, the Floyd comics chronicle rock’s most enigmatic psychedelic warriors, from their early dayz with stoner icon Syd Barrett, through their split (and later reformation). With art by Marvel and DC star Ken Landgraf (Wolverine, Hawkman, Nightwing & Flamebird, etc.), the collection also includes update material, bringing the saga up to 2010.
The Led Zeppelin Experience:
The Led Zeppelin saga is one of the wildest in rock history, and this graphic novel pulls no punches in dramatizing the backstage, behind-the-scenes story. From their early days as the New Yardbirds on through their rise to superstardom (and controversy), all five issues of the original Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics series are collected in one rockin’ volume, with art by Scott Pentzer (Razor), Marshall Ross (Deepest Dimension), David Neer (Sports Superstars), Francois Escalmel (Frank Zappa: Viva La Bizarre), and others. The collection also includes update material, bringing the saga up to 2010.
HELL BENT FOR SANTA - HALFORD'S CHRISTMAS ALBUM?!?
Hell Bent for Santa? You will be this year as Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford drops his version of a Christmas album on fans (more at www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/hellbent-for-christmas---rob-halford-plans-christm/ )
************************************************ PATHOLOGY SEEKS NEW COOKIE MONSTER
Cookie Monster-sound-a-like vocalist Matti Way has quit the death metal/grindcore band Pathology. The group states, "We are extremely disappointed and bummed over this. Matti has other stuff going on right now and we wish him the best. Because of this we are canceling a few upcoming shows." (more at www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/pathology-seeks-new-cookie-monster/ )
************************************************ WAVVES SAYS "IT'S WRETCHED PLAYING SHOWS IN SAN DIEGO"
Wavves frontguy Nathan Williams is quoted in the new Denver Decider saying "Generally speaking, it's wretched playing shows in San Diego. The people think they're too cool to move around, they don't come out if it's not a party, and there aren't enough places to play besiedes bars, which is a real bummer...but Wavves happened, and I think it sort of shed a light on San Diego."
Asked if he's planning to stick around SD, he says "I'm moving to LA next month. I've had plans to leave San Diego for longer than I can remember, so it's about time that I finally do it." ( more at www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/wavves-says-its-wretched-playing-san-diego-and-pla/ )
2009 SAN DIEGO
Jimmy Powers (half of the Clasy Pigeons duo) says of his Best Hip-Hop nomination “I don’t feel I should have been nominated for the award. I have only released a limited press EP [200 copies]…I think local artists like Blame One, who hit the top 40 on iTunes this year, should be the ones getting a nomination.” ( more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/2009-san-diego-music-awards---post-show-report-its/ )
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LIFE ON MARS season 1
I remember not being that impressed with the first Life on Mars episode - seemed like no more than a "reverse" Dirty Harry, ie instead of a rogue cop operating amidst PC bureaucracy, the show had a PC future cop in pre-PC 1973. The premise seemed to have possibilities, but that first ep was all stereotypes and occasional inexplicable sci-fi flashes explaining less than nothing about what the hell was going on ---- However, I stuck with it, and I'm absolutely astounded at how it paid off....
MORE LIFE ON MARS - PLUS "WHAT I'M WATCHING" DVD AND MOVIE REVIEWS, 1970 THRU 2009 - Including S Darko, Futurama: Bender's Game, the Sentinel, Andy Warhol's Bad, Night Gallery: Brenda, Star Trek 2009, Stranger Than Fiction, Cloverfield, Black Ceasar, Forbidden Zone, Cover Me Babe, Final Destination, Wicked Wicked, Watchmen, Coraline, Land of the Lost TV show, more = http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/sep/02/what-im-watching-dvd-and-movie-reviews-1970s-thru-/
DOG TALKER
“I haven’t done too much playing in concert as of late,” says singer/guitarist Dave Gilbert, “so I started the OB Happy Dog Walking Service.” He says the doggie duty requires walking from six to twelve miles each day, making the job more consistent than musician work, despite playing in three local bands at the moment... (more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/dog-walker---ob-musician-runs-successful-biz-doing/ )
GUITAR WHIZ WAYNE RIKER TURNS HIS BACK ON PRIVATE TEACHING, TO HEAD UP WORKSHOPS INSTEAD
"The final curtain has come down for me as a private guitar teacher, after thirty seven years of lessons," says local guitarist Wayne Riker. "However, I'll be starting an exciting series of on going four hour workshops,every fifth to sixth Sunday,at Old Time Music in North Park"... ( more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/guitarist-wayne-riker-gives-up-guitar-lessons-for-/ )
Recent Blog now only found in the "archive" section: Comic-Con 2009 - Final Wrapup, with more costumes, costumes, costumes!
THE RETURN OF RIP MAGAZINE (or "Why I Got Fired By Larry Flynt")
Rock writer Lonn Friend, former MTV host and publisher of the terrific '90s music mag Rip, is launching an online archive of the magazine! Rip is where I first created the Rock Tales comic strip before it ended up at Spin Magazine. After around a year of the two-page Rock Tales strips, I turned one in mocking Courtney Love called "12 Steps to Stardom" - little did I know that Rip publisher Larry Flynt had just arranged for Love to play his wife in the movie The People VS Larry Flynt. ... ( more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/the-return-of-rip-magazine-or-why-i-got-fired-by-l/ )
HANDS FREE - TROPHY WIFE WILL MARKET ANYTHING FOR A BUCK!
From producing Viewmaster reels to scratch-N-sniff flyers and custom Wheaties boxes, the self-marketing requirements of today’s music biz can result in some offbeat promo endeavors. “We sell what we call a ‘hands-free cell phone device’ on eBay,” says Trophy Wife singer/guitarist Joe MacAskill, “which are really just headbands to hold the phone against your ear, with our band logo hand-drawn onto it.” The “devices” sell for $5 to $8.... ( more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/trophy-wife-says-well-market-anything-for-a-buck/ )
HAPPY RON'S HAREM - LOVING SAN DIEGO'S MUSICAL LADIES
“Most of the women were involved with someone else, so I had to behave appropriately,” says Happy Ron Hill of the video shoot for his song “Pitter Patter,” which featured nine different
Dressed in a pimp-like purple suit and porkpie hat, Hill is seen in the video professing his love to all nine women, including Marcia Claire (as MC Bassalicious), Cathryn Beeks (Catastic Beats), Laura Kuebel (Laura Fab), Brooke Mackintosh (Brooklyn), Marie Haddad (The Marrying Type), Elizabeth Abbott (Tipsi Holiday), Alyssa Jacey (Alyssa Jacey Blue), Nancy McCartney Mestyanek (Sister Linkun), and Jenene Lambert (Neener). “All the women were at the shoot at the same time,” says Hill, “though many were late.”
(more www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/oct/04/happy-rons-hormonal-harem---loving-san-diegos-musi/ )
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THE ROCKETEER AND OTHER FAMOUS '80S COMICS BEGAN RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO - Here's a detailed history of local Pacific Comics, who recruited comic superstars like Jack Kirby to create one of the first successful indie comic book lines. Pioneers in the fight for comic creators' rights and royalties, former employees and operators reveal how they did it, and what went so terribly wrong...
THE KOMPLETE KISS KOMIX KRONICLES - Comprehensive collection of stuff I’ve done about working with Kiss on a comic book series in San Diego, along with a bunch of never-before-seen artifacts from the Kiss Komix archives AND an article by Kiss comic author Spike Steffenhagen, offering his own very-different take, ala Rashomon, on the same events I describe in my essay...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/12/komplete-kiss-komix-kronicles
ROCK 'N' ROLL COMICS: THE INSIDE STORY - In 1989, San Diego's Revolutionary Comics ("Unauthorized And Proud Of It") launched Rock 'N' Roll Comics, featuring unlicensed biographies of rock stars, most of which I wrote. Some performers, like Frank Zappa and Kiss, were supportive, while others like New Kids On The Block considered our comics akin to bootlegs and sued. In June 1992, publisher Todd Loren was found dead in his San Diego condo, brutally murdered...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/12/rock-n-roll-comics-the-inside-story
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK VS REVOLUTIONARY COMICS - The inside story of how a hugely successful boy band tried to sue local-based Rock 'N' Roll Comics over an unauthorized biography of the group, sparking a court case that established, for the very first time, first amendment rights for comic books. Illustrated by comic superstar Stuart Immonen (Superman, etc.)...
OVER A MILLION CARNAL COMICS ARE IN PRINT - Here's how and why we made some of the top-selling erotic comics of all time, right here in San Diego, including what Gene Simmons has to do with it all, backstage tales of porn stars, and more confessions of a comic pornographer...
COMICS AND CENSORSHIP - DON'T BE AFRAID, IT'S ONLY A COMIC BOOK - A local-centric history of comic book censorship, and the fight for the rights of comic creators...
TWILIGHT ZONE AND STAR TREK WRITER GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON PRESENTS - The inside story of a local horror comic book series featuring Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, plus sci-fi king Larry Niven, Zap Comix co-founder Spain Rodriguez, Matthew Alice artist Rick Geary, Vampire Lestat painter Daerick Gross, yours truly JAS, and many more...
THE BIRTH OF IMAGE COMICS: INSIDE STORY OF A LOCAL PUBLISHING POWERHOUSE - Illustrated tale revealing how Spawn creator Todd McFarlane and local comic artist Jim Lee (the Punisher, etc.) conspired to create the ultimate creator-owned comic books...
Down the Slippery Slope - Arrested For the Crime of Viewing Manga
On March 30, 2004, when Dwight Whorley found the Japanese website of Fractal Underground Studio via Yahoo and clicked on a couple of the thumbnail images... ( http://comipress.com/special/miscellaneous/down-the-slippery-slope-the-crime-of-viewing-manga )
"Before It Was The Gaslamp: Balboa's Last Stand" - Cover story 6-21-07: In the late 70s/early 80s, I worked at downtown San Diego's grindhouse all-night movie theaters, for the owner of the Pussycat Theatre chain, Vince Miranda - this detailed feature recalls those dayz, the death of the Balboa Theatre, etc.
"Battle Of The Peeps" - feature article about a weird gig I had in the mid-'80s, running a strip club called Jolar, for the nation's second biggest pornographer, Harry Mohney (Deja Vu Showgirls founder).
"Field Of Screens" - Cover story 7-6-06: Complete theater-by-theater history of San Diego drive-ins thru the years, including a few which screened X-rated fare for awhile.
"Pussycat Theaters - When 'Cathouses Ruled California" -- for the first time, the detailed inside story of the west coast Pussycat Theater chain of adult moviehouses, which peaked in the '70s but later died out. Told by those who actually ran the theaters!
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OVERHEARD IN SAN DIEGO - Several years' worth of this comic strip, which debuted in the Reader in 1996: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/galleries/overheard-san-diego/
FAMOUS FORMER NEIGHBORS - Over 100 comic strips online, with mini-bios of famous San Diegans: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/galleries/famous-former-neighbors/
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