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Dreaded Music Theory
The Array consists of MIDI controllers that record which buttons you press, and then it relays the information to a computerized sound synthesizer that compiles the user’s chosen arrangements of musical notes. Wesley is understandably proud of his homemade contraption (which, with its wood enclosure, looks more Jules Verne than Bill Gates). "I am finally finished with all 10 designs and have 7 functional electrified prototypes done and ready to shred. I also have their players in training. Meanwhile, it's myself playing every instrument in the Array Orchestra...The universities didn't invent jazz. It came from the street, so that's where you'll find me; in the streets." "Pursuing this course has cost me dearly, in every respect," says Wesley. "And others as well, [like] my business associate Shai Ben Moshe. Yet every moment and every penny has been worth it, because this is something of real historic power, however it plays out for us. In the end, we sidestepped our patent attorneys and I and my mother re-wrote it. I've had professionals tell me its a great patent - most patents are junk, because they will never hold up in court."
— January 8, 2009 7:04 a.m.
Signs of the Times
According to Flow, “The lyrics came to me very quickly, very stream-of-consciousness, just as the final song turned out. I performed it at some of my shows, however it’s difficult to perform live, since it’s four straight minutes of rapping with no break, chorus, or bridge. There were a few shows where I didn’t get all the way through it.” Rebecca Joelson explains why certain lyric segments were chosen by some of the sign-carrying (if not flag-waving or Bible-thumping) participants. "The man who held ‘civil rights’ explained that he and his partner had been together for seventeen years and had just gotten married, but he feared that if Prop 8 passed, their marriage would no longer be recognized. The woman who held ‘domestic partnership’ shared eighteen years with her partner until this year, when she passed away, and she chose that particular sign to keep her partner’s memory alive."
— January 8, 2009 6:40 a.m.
Cheap History
Ha ha, "As high as Nick Gilder ever rode"! He also opened for the Babys at the Sports Arena, and a lot of people were booing him (they should have saved some boos for the Babys, who were dreadful that night). The poster for this Cheap Trick show is a great comic-style full-color drawing of the band cruising the streets of San Diego in a Tricked-out hot rod ---- I'll try to scan and post the upload url ASAP, it's one of the all-time coolest local concert posters. I think bootleg album cover artist William Stout drew it, but I'll have to check to be sure ------- A lengthy article about 50 more of the most historic local concerts ever can be found here:
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/…
— January 1, 2009 11:59 p.m.
In My Room
SEE ALSO: Blurt (July 13, 2006)
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2006/jul/13/en…
Blurt (Jan. 9, 2008)
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/jan/09/sl…
Musician Interviews (April 14, 2005)
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2005/apr/14/mi…
— December 30, 2008 5:57 p.m.
Letters
I've heard of people doing crazier things with potatoes (ask rock impresario Kim Fowley about his famous "potato lady" groupie story) - everything is art! Or can be, in inspired hands ---
— December 30, 2008 5:19 p.m.
Like an Eagle
http://www.myspace.com/tempchin
http://www.peacefuleasyfeeling.com
— December 30, 2008 4:30 p.m.
Cheap History
Marc Berman was for years the city's MVP concert promoter. He battled both the City and the Sports Arena to bring rock shows to Jack Murphy Stadium, as well as overseeing the concert incarnation of PB's Roxy Theater that brought acts like the Police and Iggy Pop to that much-missed venue. My concert stubs from my favorite local shows circa 1978 to the mid-80s almost always read "Marc Berman Presents" --- In early 1980, when the City Attorney’s office announced their Consumer Protection Unit was investigating Berman, the allegation that he sold between 200 and 300 seats to Trip Tickets mainly concerned Sports Arena shows by Cheap Trick, Kiss, and Rod Stewart. There wasn't space above to include more of Berman's response, but worth noting are his ongoing battles with Arena management, not the least of which included a lawsuit the Arena filed to keep Berman from promoting "competing" concerts elsewhere, citing city government agreements regarding the Arena that had nothing to do with Berman. Berman was, IMO, a concert fan's best friend during that whole era - he was passionate about bringing a world of music to a sleepy burgh that hadn't yet become a popular tour destination. He actually battled ticket scalpers - he was quoted in Kicks (2-80) saying “It actually hurts my concert business, because people are spending two or three times the ticket prices when they could be going to two or three of my other shows.”
— December 30, 2008 4:26 p.m.
Happy Anniversary?
Comic book stores are experiencing the same declining audience, distribution bottlenecks, and non-return policies. One New England chain, Newbury, now mixes comics and new music in their stores, and they've had great success with this - perhaps Lou's should consider something similar? A lot of periphery comic items (toys, cards, art prints, etc) have a much better price point profit than retail music -
— December 23, 2008 8:23 p.m.
Timberlake: Very Impressive
While Heavy Glow was recording, actor Michael Wincott (The Assassination of Richard Nixon) also dropped by the Velvet Revolver studio. “He ended up playing the drums with us for about 20 minutes,” says Jared. “Cool guy. We gave him a pair of sticks, so he’d let us take a picture with him.”
— December 23, 2008 8:04 p.m.
Know Your Enemy
Related Reader article: GOTHS FOR JESUS - PASTOR DAVE'S CHRISTIAN GOTHS: From the start, Pastor Dave was interested in starting a ministry for goth kids. He saw in them a fondness for the iconography and rituals endemic to church tradition (crosses, candles, incantations, etc.), as well as great intellectual capacity, emotional depth, and spiritual yearning....
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— December 23, 2008 8:01 p.m.
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Dreaded Music Theory
The Array consists of MIDI controllers that record which buttons you press, and then it relays the information to a computerized sound synthesizer that compiles the user’s chosen arrangements of musical notes. Wesley is understandably proud of his homemade contraption (which, with its wood enclosure, looks more Jules Verne than Bill Gates). "I am finally finished with all 10 designs and have 7 functional electrified prototypes done and ready to shred. I also have their players in training. Meanwhile, it's myself playing every instrument in the Array Orchestra...The universities didn't invent jazz. It came from the street, so that's where you'll find me; in the streets." "Pursuing this course has cost me dearly, in every respect," says Wesley. "And others as well, [like] my business associate Shai Ben Moshe. Yet every moment and every penny has been worth it, because this is something of real historic power, however it plays out for us. In the end, we sidestepped our patent attorneys and I and my mother re-wrote it. I've had professionals tell me its a great patent - most patents are junk, because they will never hold up in court."— January 8, 2009 7:04 a.m.
Signs of the Times
According to Flow, “The lyrics came to me very quickly, very stream-of-consciousness, just as the final song turned out. I performed it at some of my shows, however it’s difficult to perform live, since it’s four straight minutes of rapping with no break, chorus, or bridge. There were a few shows where I didn’t get all the way through it.” Rebecca Joelson explains why certain lyric segments were chosen by some of the sign-carrying (if not flag-waving or Bible-thumping) participants. "The man who held ‘civil rights’ explained that he and his partner had been together for seventeen years and had just gotten married, but he feared that if Prop 8 passed, their marriage would no longer be recognized. The woman who held ‘domestic partnership’ shared eighteen years with her partner until this year, when she passed away, and she chose that particular sign to keep her partner’s memory alive."— January 8, 2009 6:40 a.m.
Cheap History
Ha ha, "As high as Nick Gilder ever rode"! He also opened for the Babys at the Sports Arena, and a lot of people were booing him (they should have saved some boos for the Babys, who were dreadful that night). The poster for this Cheap Trick show is a great comic-style full-color drawing of the band cruising the streets of San Diego in a Tricked-out hot rod ---- I'll try to scan and post the upload url ASAP, it's one of the all-time coolest local concert posters. I think bootleg album cover artist William Stout drew it, but I'll have to check to be sure ------- A lengthy article about 50 more of the most historic local concerts ever can be found here: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/…— January 1, 2009 11:59 p.m.
In My Room
SEE ALSO: Blurt (July 13, 2006) http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2006/jul/13/en… Blurt (Jan. 9, 2008) http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/jan/09/sl… Musician Interviews (April 14, 2005) http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2005/apr/14/mi…— December 30, 2008 5:57 p.m.
Letters
I've heard of people doing crazier things with potatoes (ask rock impresario Kim Fowley about his famous "potato lady" groupie story) - everything is art! Or can be, in inspired hands ---— December 30, 2008 5:19 p.m.
Like an Eagle
http://www.myspace.com/tempchin http://www.peacefuleasyfeeling.com— December 30, 2008 4:30 p.m.
Cheap History
Marc Berman was for years the city's MVP concert promoter. He battled both the City and the Sports Arena to bring rock shows to Jack Murphy Stadium, as well as overseeing the concert incarnation of PB's Roxy Theater that brought acts like the Police and Iggy Pop to that much-missed venue. My concert stubs from my favorite local shows circa 1978 to the mid-80s almost always read "Marc Berman Presents" --- In early 1980, when the City Attorney’s office announced their Consumer Protection Unit was investigating Berman, the allegation that he sold between 200 and 300 seats to Trip Tickets mainly concerned Sports Arena shows by Cheap Trick, Kiss, and Rod Stewart. There wasn't space above to include more of Berman's response, but worth noting are his ongoing battles with Arena management, not the least of which included a lawsuit the Arena filed to keep Berman from promoting "competing" concerts elsewhere, citing city government agreements regarding the Arena that had nothing to do with Berman. Berman was, IMO, a concert fan's best friend during that whole era - he was passionate about bringing a world of music to a sleepy burgh that hadn't yet become a popular tour destination. He actually battled ticket scalpers - he was quoted in Kicks (2-80) saying “It actually hurts my concert business, because people are spending two or three times the ticket prices when they could be going to two or three of my other shows.”— December 30, 2008 4:26 p.m.
Happy Anniversary?
Comic book stores are experiencing the same declining audience, distribution bottlenecks, and non-return policies. One New England chain, Newbury, now mixes comics and new music in their stores, and they've had great success with this - perhaps Lou's should consider something similar? A lot of periphery comic items (toys, cards, art prints, etc) have a much better price point profit than retail music -— December 23, 2008 8:23 p.m.
Timberlake: Very Impressive
While Heavy Glow was recording, actor Michael Wincott (The Assassination of Richard Nixon) also dropped by the Velvet Revolver studio. “He ended up playing the drums with us for about 20 minutes,” says Jared. “Cool guy. We gave him a pair of sticks, so he’d let us take a picture with him.”— December 23, 2008 8:04 p.m.
Know Your Enemy
Related Reader article: GOTHS FOR JESUS - PASTOR DAVE'S CHRISTIAN GOTHS: From the start, Pastor Dave was interested in starting a ministry for goth kids. He saw in them a fondness for the iconography and rituals endemic to church tradition (crosses, candles, incantations, etc.), as well as great intellectual capacity, emotional depth, and spiritual yearning.... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/…— December 23, 2008 8:01 p.m.