http://www.myspace.com/johnnylloydrollins
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Johnny Lloyd Rollins...
Johnny Lloyd Rollins played an awesome acoustic set at the Mercury Lounge last evening. Here are some pictures from the show. Next up for Johnny is a gig tonight at the North Star Bar in Philly tonight 4/30 and a show tomorrow night 5/1 at Great Scott in Boston. For all you Philly and Boston readers or if you are in those towns tonight or tomorrow night, Johnny Lloyd Rollins is so worth checking out!!
http://www.myspace.com/johnnylloydrollins
http://www.myspace.com/johnnylloydrollins
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Why!?
Why are the bims from "The Hills" on the cover of Rolling Stone!? I have now officially really lost all respect for Rolling Stone magazine!!
My sister tried to turn me on to this show and I just found it so unwatchable...it wasn't even "America's Next Top Model" guilty pleasure good! I found the people on this show are so loathsome, dumb and narcissistic and the show just seemed so fake! This show really makes me hate people in their 20's from LA and it makes me hate the entire city of LA on the whole!! And as anti-war as I'am watching this show really made wish that Bush would bring back the draft and only send these dumb assholes on this show to Iraq!
As mentioned in the past, from work I usually get the trashy mags such as US Weekly and In Touch. I usually put the In Touches and the US Weeklies that I get from work in my bathroom usually that's were my roommate and I read them, sorry if that's TMI. And one couple that I see plastered all over these rags is Spencer and Heidi who are the supposed "villains" on "The Hills". And every picture of these two jackasses is so staged!! One of the more recent issues of US Weekly that was in my bathroom had Heidi on the cover in a supposed paparazzi shot crying over the negative press she had received for her music video.
I don't know what's more embarrassing the fact that I have issues of Us Weekly in my bathroom, that I know who Spencer and Heidi are or that I know Heidi is trying to start a singing career!
Now here is an intro for a show that REALLY was a TV show!! "The Land of the Lost"! Dig the special effects!! Sid and Marty Kroft were genius I tells ya!! GENIUSES!!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Shows at the Merc and other things on a rainy Monday....
My friend Johnny Lloyd Rollins comes rollin' into town tonight from Texas. And he's playing the Mercury Lounge tomorrow night 4/29 at 9pm along with South and the Silver State. Johnny Lloyd Rollins' music is a combo of Brit Pop (think Oasis and the Beatles with a smidgen of TRex thrown in) and old school country rock (think Roy Orbison and a little bit of Johnny Cash), he's so worth checking out for sure!!
Tickets are $15 and still available and the Mercury Lounge is located at 217 East Houston Street right in the heart of the good Old Lower East Side in New York City!
http://www.myspace.com/johnnylloydrollins
One thing that has been on my mind as of late and that is the CBGB's turning into the John Varvatos store. Much to do in the New York music and arts scene has been made about the CBGB's space being turned into a high end men's boutique. For all of you who aren't familiar with John Varvatos and his designs, he is very inspired by music and uses rock legends in his advertisements i.e. Alice Cooper and Slash and he also dresses rockers such as Jesse Malin and Scott Weiland.
After hearing and reading about all the hubbub, my friend and I went into the store the store at 315 Bowery to check it out and they have kept the whole CBGB's rock aesthetic and vibe in the store and it's very cool. I just recently read an interview with John Varvatos where he said that he has kids that come in that have never been to CB's and they want to come in just to sink it all in and when they leave they still get that CBGB's rock vibe. That's the reaction and feeling that what he wanted by keeping the whole aesthetic and vibe of the space.
The argument on the other side is that this is just one more sign that Manhattan is becoming the playground of the rich and the spirit of CB's isn't about $800 pants. And while I agree with that, I'm glad that John Varvatos has the space because he really does seem like someone who is genuine music person, who wants to keep the spirit of CB's and the spirit of rock and roll alive in New York City, whether you can afford his clothes or not! The way you have to look at is it could have been worse, the space could have been occupied by a bank, a Pinkberry, Starbucks or even worse then a Pinkberry! The space could have been a Chanel, a new restaurant co owned by Bruce Willis or some trendy Meat Packing district type club were only the beautiful people got in i.e. Tenjune! Had it become Tenjune East then it would have defeated the spirit of CBGB's and rock all together!!
Tickets are $15 and still available and the Mercury Lounge is located at 217 East Houston Street right in the heart of the good Old Lower East Side in New York City!
http://www.myspace.com/johnnylloydrollins
One thing that has been on my mind as of late and that is the CBGB's turning into the John Varvatos store. Much to do in the New York music and arts scene has been made about the CBGB's space being turned into a high end men's boutique. For all of you who aren't familiar with John Varvatos and his designs, he is very inspired by music and uses rock legends in his advertisements i.e. Alice Cooper and Slash and he also dresses rockers such as Jesse Malin and Scott Weiland.
After hearing and reading about all the hubbub, my friend and I went into the store the store at 315 Bowery to check it out and they have kept the whole CBGB's rock aesthetic and vibe in the store and it's very cool. I just recently read an interview with John Varvatos where he said that he has kids that come in that have never been to CB's and they want to come in just to sink it all in and when they leave they still get that CBGB's rock vibe. That's the reaction and feeling that what he wanted by keeping the whole aesthetic and vibe of the space.
The argument on the other side is that this is just one more sign that Manhattan is becoming the playground of the rich and the spirit of CB's isn't about $800 pants. And while I agree with that, I'm glad that John Varvatos has the space because he really does seem like someone who is genuine music person, who wants to keep the spirit of CB's and the spirit of rock and roll alive in New York City, whether you can afford his clothes or not! The way you have to look at is it could have been worse, the space could have been occupied by a bank, a Pinkberry, Starbucks or even worse then a Pinkberry! The space could have been a Chanel, a new restaurant co owned by Bruce Willis or some trendy Meat Packing district type club were only the beautiful people got in i.e. Tenjune! Had it become Tenjune East then it would have defeated the spirit of CBGB's and rock all together!!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Squeezebox Movie.....
A documentary has been made all about the infamous and very fun Squeezebox parties that were held at Don Hill's (a NYC rock club for all you kids not in the know) in the mid 90's. It was a very fun party there would be drag queens, rockers, scenesters, freaks, bohos and celebs at this party. I can remember seeing Ethan Hawke there as well as Johnny Knoxville. No matter what walk of life you came from you always felt welcomed at the Squeezebox!
Little bit of Squeezebox trivia...the musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" was born out of the Squeezebox parties.
Anyway this doc is called "Squeezebox Movie" and it has it's premier this friday night 4/25 with an after party at the Blender theater in Gramercy. Below is a flier with all the info about the after party, so if you are interested in going get your tickets fast!! This is going to be one major party!!
The film then shows three times as part of the Tribecca Film Festival. Click on the film's myspace page for more info about additional screenings dates and times.
http://www.myspace.com/thesqueezeboxmovie
You can also find out more information on the Tribecca Film festival website:
http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/filmguide/?3311=171636
Little bit of Squeezebox trivia...the musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" was born out of the Squeezebox parties.
Anyway this doc is called "Squeezebox Movie" and it has it's premier this friday night 4/25 with an after party at the Blender theater in Gramercy. Below is a flier with all the info about the after party, so if you are interested in going get your tickets fast!! This is going to be one major party!!
The film then shows three times as part of the Tribecca Film Festival. Click on the film's myspace page for more info about additional screenings dates and times.
http://www.myspace.com/thesqueezeboxmovie
You can also find out more information on the Tribecca Film festival website:
http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/filmguide/?3311=171636
Monday, April 21, 2008
Show madness
This Saturday night 4/26 one of my many interview subjects Mr. Orion Simprini's band the Orion Experience will be sharing the bill with another one of my interview subjects Mr. Jesse Malin at the Bowery Ballroom. The fun starts at 8pm and tickets are still avaliable and cost $16 in advance and $18 the day of. The Bowery Ballroom is located at 6 Delancy Street right in the heart of the good old Lower East Side.
http://www.boweryballroom.com/calendar/show/1342/
And if you are in mid- town this saturday night check out Dr. Mary at Connelly's pub. That fun starts at 8pm and Connelly's is located at 121 West 45th Street between b'way and 6th right in mid town Manhattan.
http://www.connollyspubandrestaurant.com/news/news.html
ttp://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=28273425
http://www.boweryballroom.com/calendar/show/1342/
And if you are in mid- town this saturday night check out Dr. Mary at Connelly's pub. That fun starts at 8pm and Connelly's is located at 121 West 45th Street between b'way and 6th right in mid town Manhattan.
http://www.connollyspubandrestaurant.com/news/news.html
ttp://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=28273425
Friday, April 18, 2008
Walt Whitman
Because I'm a history classic lit geek I squealed with delight when I turned on "The American Experience" on PBS the other night and the episode was all about Walt Whitman and the many volumes of "the Leaves of Grass".
Walt, was a Long Islander much like myself and growing up on the Long Island you really don't learn that much about Walt and his poetry. All the Babylon Schools told us about Walt was he was born on Long Island, lived in Brooklyn and wrote poems and he may or may not have passed through Babylon Village, that's the town on LI were I grew up. And there is a mall named for him and a Walt Whitman High School in Huntington and Huntington Station all near were he was born on Long Island.
I first read the first copy of "The Leaves of Grass" when I was about 12 years old after I saw the film "Dead Poets Society" and also my curiosity about the name sake of the Walt Whitman mall got the best of me too. I just remember being completely enamored of the way he wrote about New York. Because in a lot of ways that was the same way that I saw New York some 130 years later.
And this episode of "American Experience" pointed that out, that the way Walt saw New York was the same way that many people today in 2008 still look at New York. The episode also pointed out how erotic some of the poems in the later editions of "The Leaves of Grass" were a lot of the poems dealt with having romances and sex with both men and women. The later editions were pretty controversial stuff at the time because of not only the sexual references but also because many of the poems were anti-slavery and anti-war and Whitman also spoke about Eastern religions and Eastern philosophy. No wonder why they didn't want to teach us his poetry in school!
He was really someone who was ahead of his time and his work was really criticized because of that. The Walt Whitman "American Experience" was an interesting look at a real New York character, New York at Walt Whitman's time and poems that are still really relevant today in 2008.
The episode really made me want to re-read the first edition of the "Leaves of Grass" and all the other editions of "The Leaves of Grass".
I found this website that has snippets and a background on the poems of "Leaves of Grass" and Walt Whitman, check it out for yourselves! And the Walt Whitman episode of "The American Experience" is worth sitting down to watch when it comes on PBS.
http://www.leavesofgrass.org/
Walt, was a Long Islander much like myself and growing up on the Long Island you really don't learn that much about Walt and his poetry. All the Babylon Schools told us about Walt was he was born on Long Island, lived in Brooklyn and wrote poems and he may or may not have passed through Babylon Village, that's the town on LI were I grew up. And there is a mall named for him and a Walt Whitman High School in Huntington and Huntington Station all near were he was born on Long Island.
I first read the first copy of "The Leaves of Grass" when I was about 12 years old after I saw the film "Dead Poets Society" and also my curiosity about the name sake of the Walt Whitman mall got the best of me too. I just remember being completely enamored of the way he wrote about New York. Because in a lot of ways that was the same way that I saw New York some 130 years later.
And this episode of "American Experience" pointed that out, that the way Walt saw New York was the same way that many people today in 2008 still look at New York. The episode also pointed out how erotic some of the poems in the later editions of "The Leaves of Grass" were a lot of the poems dealt with having romances and sex with both men and women. The later editions were pretty controversial stuff at the time because of not only the sexual references but also because many of the poems were anti-slavery and anti-war and Whitman also spoke about Eastern religions and Eastern philosophy. No wonder why they didn't want to teach us his poetry in school!
He was really someone who was ahead of his time and his work was really criticized because of that. The Walt Whitman "American Experience" was an interesting look at a real New York character, New York at Walt Whitman's time and poems that are still really relevant today in 2008.
The episode really made me want to re-read the first edition of the "Leaves of Grass" and all the other editions of "The Leaves of Grass".
I found this website that has snippets and a background on the poems of "Leaves of Grass" and Walt Whitman, check it out for yourselves! And the Walt Whitman episode of "The American Experience" is worth sitting down to watch when it comes on PBS.
http://www.leavesofgrass.org/
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Some various things...
To follow up on my controversial post from the other day; a male music friend of mine basically summed it all up in three words on why some men in particular musicians in their 30's date young girls in their early 20's. THE MALE EGO!!
Moving right along!
My friend Denise's company GNYC Music is looking for artists and bands to play some GNYC promoted nights at Arlene's Grocery in NYC in May and June. If your interested in playing at Arlene's you can email Denise at GNYCTV@aol.com.
GNYC Music also produces the MEANY Fest which goes on in early October at venues across NYC, if you or your band is interested in competing in MEANY please go to the MEANY Fest website (linked below) and enter!
And for all you New York area bands there will be a MEANY Fest stage at the Seaside NJ Music festival on May 16th. What you need to do if you are interested is submit via email (gnyctv@aol.com) or fax (212)246-0705 by end of the day tomorrow friday 4/18. You can get a submission form from the Seaside music festival website (linked below), chosen bands and artists will be contacted early next week. This is a free show and a full backline will be provided.
http://meanyfest.com/
http://seasidemusicfest.com/
Last evening, I started the first of many Weds night Mediterranean cooking lessons with my friend Diane, we learned how to cook Moroccan last night. It's awesome because it's the type of cooking lessons where you make the food then you sit and eat it. And I have to say Diane and I did a really good job we made a Moroccan meatballs in some spicy sauce, they were the best meatballs ever made! The woman who is teaching us is this really amazing and beautiful French woman who was born in Morocco and spent most of her childhood there, the recipes that we learned last night were passed down for generations in her family.
Next week is Spanish cuisine. Piaya... YUMM! Anyhow I have decided to use my new found cooking prowess in my video interviews, hopefully I will have one coming up with Mr. Johnny Lloyd Rollins when he comes back NYC way. It will be like a combination of a much hipper version "Cooking with the Stars" and Rachel Ray! One day I will broadcast my rock and roll dinner party were it will be like a cross between the Algonquin round table and that time when Mariah Carey broadcast a dinner party from her triplex Tribecca apartment on MTV and she changed outfits about five times...oh yeah I watched Mimi=guilty pleasure for me! I'll change outfits five times just like Mimi and crack witty lines just like Dorothy Parker at my dinner party!
Oh and the very last thing for today...my friend Bob's band BuzzUniverse is up for a "Jammy" in the Best New Grove category. So go to the Jammy's website and vote for BuzzUniverse!! All the links are below.
http://www.jammys.com/
http://buzzuniverse.com/
Moving right along!
My friend Denise's company GNYC Music is looking for artists and bands to play some GNYC promoted nights at Arlene's Grocery in NYC in May and June. If your interested in playing at Arlene's you can email Denise at GNYCTV@aol.com.
GNYC Music also produces the MEANY Fest which goes on in early October at venues across NYC, if you or your band is interested in competing in MEANY please go to the MEANY Fest website (linked below) and enter!
And for all you New York area bands there will be a MEANY Fest stage at the Seaside NJ Music festival on May 16th. What you need to do if you are interested is submit via email (gnyctv@aol.com) or fax (212)246-0705 by end of the day tomorrow friday 4/18. You can get a submission form from the Seaside music festival website (linked below), chosen bands and artists will be contacted early next week. This is a free show and a full backline will be provided.
http://meanyfest.com/
http://seasidemusicfest.com/
Last evening, I started the first of many Weds night Mediterranean cooking lessons with my friend Diane, we learned how to cook Moroccan last night. It's awesome because it's the type of cooking lessons where you make the food then you sit and eat it. And I have to say Diane and I did a really good job we made a Moroccan meatballs in some spicy sauce, they were the best meatballs ever made! The woman who is teaching us is this really amazing and beautiful French woman who was born in Morocco and spent most of her childhood there, the recipes that we learned last night were passed down for generations in her family.
Next week is Spanish cuisine. Piaya... YUMM! Anyhow I have decided to use my new found cooking prowess in my video interviews, hopefully I will have one coming up with Mr. Johnny Lloyd Rollins when he comes back NYC way. It will be like a combination of a much hipper version "Cooking with the Stars" and Rachel Ray! One day I will broadcast my rock and roll dinner party were it will be like a cross between the Algonquin round table and that time when Mariah Carey broadcast a dinner party from her triplex Tribecca apartment on MTV and she changed outfits about five times...oh yeah I watched Mimi=guilty pleasure for me! I'll change outfits five times just like Mimi and crack witty lines just like Dorothy Parker at my dinner party!
Oh and the very last thing for today...my friend Bob's band BuzzUniverse is up for a "Jammy" in the Best New Grove category. So go to the Jammy's website and vote for BuzzUniverse!! All the links are below.
http://www.jammys.com/
http://buzzuniverse.com/
Monday, April 14, 2008
Girls in their 20's vs. Women in their 30's
This is a real Carrie Bradshaw type of post today. I seem to remember a "Sex In the City" episode based on this very question I'm about to ask. I'm sorta staying on the topic of music with this question.
The question I have to all you males in your 30's and older in the music industry and otherwise is, why girls in their early twenties?? Why not girls in their thirties?? Is it a control issue...a girl of 21 can be more easily controlled and will do what you want more so then a woman of 31?? And for all you musicians, rock supposedly keeps you young and is it cause you wanna stay young by dating a girl of 22?? Is it a matter of sexual experience, are you more turned on by a girl of 23 who is less sexually experienced then a woman of 33? Or does it just depend on the guy??
I'm curious to get your answers on this question!
Speaking of guys....this is the funniest song and video it's by Katy Perry and it's called "Your So Gay", the song and video could be directed at a lot of the guys I come across!
The question I have to all you males in your 30's and older in the music industry and otherwise is, why girls in their early twenties?? Why not girls in their thirties?? Is it a control issue...a girl of 21 can be more easily controlled and will do what you want more so then a woman of 31?? And for all you musicians, rock supposedly keeps you young and is it cause you wanna stay young by dating a girl of 22?? Is it a matter of sexual experience, are you more turned on by a girl of 23 who is less sexually experienced then a woman of 33? Or does it just depend on the guy??
I'm curious to get your answers on this question!
Speaking of guys....this is the funniest song and video it's by Katy Perry and it's called "Your So Gay", the song and video could be directed at a lot of the guys I come across!
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Attention musicans......
If you or your band are itching to play New York City... have I got something for you! My friend Denise's music company GNYC is looking for new bands and artists to play GNYC sponsored nights at venues across Manhattan such as Crash Mansion, The Bowery Poetry Club and Arlene's Grocery among others. If you or your band is interested drop me a line on the blog with a link to your myspace page or your band's myspace page and I will forward it onto Denise.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Ben Folds Rules....
Sometimes I can be a total musical geek and get into things a little too late. I just started to listen to Ben Folds solo stuff and Ben Folds Five. Prior to that I just knew him as the guy that sang that song "Brick" that was a big hit a few years ago, I never really got into that song and so I never really got into his music. Usually when someone has a song that I hear that I really like I do my research on that artist and listen to the other songs in their repertoire. Anyhow I heard his version of "The Bitches Ain't Shit" and I thought it was hysterical and real genius what he did with the song! So that made me listen to his other songs in his repertoire and I became a fan. To me his lyrics are funny, ironic, to the point, poetic and just really good. And Ben just seems like a really cool guy to hang out with!!
Below are clips of Ben Folds doing the song "There Is Always Someone Cooler Then You" live in Dublin, this song can be directed at some people I have come across!
I've also included a clip of the video for the Ben Folds song "Rocking The Suburbs".
Below are clips of Ben Folds doing the song "There Is Always Someone Cooler Then You" live in Dublin, this song can be directed at some people I have come across!
I've also included a clip of the video for the Ben Folds song "Rocking The Suburbs".
Monday, April 7, 2008
Rickrolled...
Apparently there is a new craze going around called "Rickrolling" were people show up at various events and mime 80's soul corny pop god Rick Astley in his video for "Never Gonna Give You Up". When I hear the name Rick Astley or his music I always think of my crazy neighbor who lived across the street from me growing up. He would come home every lunch hour blast "Never Gonna Give You Up" and dance around his living room! I can't hear that song without thinking of John shaking his crazy ass in his living room in full view of the entire neighborhood!
Anyway below is a clip of someone "rickrolling" the a protest held by the Westborogh Baptist church assholes aka "The God Hates Fags" morons.
Anyway below is a clip of someone "rickrolling" the a protest held by the Westborogh Baptist church assholes aka "The God Hates Fags" morons.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Kurt Cobain and Martin Luther King Jr.
Fourteen years ago tomorrow Kurt Cobain killed himself. Forty years ago today Martin Luther King was killed.
People always seem to remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when notable people are killed or die.
MLK's assassination was eight years before my time. When Kurt Cobain was found dead I remember exactly were I was, I was in the eleventh grade and my friend Erin whose family lived across the street from my family had a sleep over. I remember all these sad kids filling into Erin's house talking about how much Kurt meant to us and how much his music meant to us.
It's interesting to think what people like Kurt, John Lennon, MLK, RFK would be doing had they lived. Would Kurt have divorced Courtney and left the music industry all together? And would we not have to endure Fred Durst had Kurt lived? Would John Lennon be making records that consit of nothing but whale noises and Buddhist monks chanting with Bjork? Would MLK be working with Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton trying to bring some understanding?? Would RFK be calling for Bush's impeachment and endorsing Obama?? Hummm..
What's more interesting is with all these notable deaths and assassinations there is conspiracy theories that abound. People think that Courtney had Kurt murdered cause he was about to divorce her. Even with John Lennon's death there is a conspiracy theory that Mark David Chapman was a US Government agent sent to kill John Lennon by the incoming Regan administration. With RFK's death there supposedly was a second shooter. With Martin Luther King Jr.'s death there is the infamous Raoul who supposedly used James Earl Ray as a patsy. And even with Pres. Lincoln's assassination the conspiracy theory behind that is that the Catholic Illuminati and the Vatican were behind Lincoln's assassination since John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators in the Lincoln plot were Catholic.
I guess people like to tell themselves that there is something else behind tragic events. They just can't believe what really happened.
Below is a clip of Nirvana performing "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" from MTV Unplugged back in 1993. This is my favorite track off the Unplugged album, there is such sorrow and melancholy in Kurt's voice on this track.
And Martin Luther King's very famous and inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech in front of the Washington Monument in 1963.
People always seem to remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when notable people are killed or die.
MLK's assassination was eight years before my time. When Kurt Cobain was found dead I remember exactly were I was, I was in the eleventh grade and my friend Erin whose family lived across the street from my family had a sleep over. I remember all these sad kids filling into Erin's house talking about how much Kurt meant to us and how much his music meant to us.
It's interesting to think what people like Kurt, John Lennon, MLK, RFK would be doing had they lived. Would Kurt have divorced Courtney and left the music industry all together? And would we not have to endure Fred Durst had Kurt lived? Would John Lennon be making records that consit of nothing but whale noises and Buddhist monks chanting with Bjork? Would MLK be working with Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton trying to bring some understanding?? Would RFK be calling for Bush's impeachment and endorsing Obama?? Hummm..
What's more interesting is with all these notable deaths and assassinations there is conspiracy theories that abound. People think that Courtney had Kurt murdered cause he was about to divorce her. Even with John Lennon's death there is a conspiracy theory that Mark David Chapman was a US Government agent sent to kill John Lennon by the incoming Regan administration. With RFK's death there supposedly was a second shooter. With Martin Luther King Jr.'s death there is the infamous Raoul who supposedly used James Earl Ray as a patsy. And even with Pres. Lincoln's assassination the conspiracy theory behind that is that the Catholic Illuminati and the Vatican were behind Lincoln's assassination since John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators in the Lincoln plot were Catholic.
I guess people like to tell themselves that there is something else behind tragic events. They just can't believe what really happened.
Below is a clip of Nirvana performing "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" from MTV Unplugged back in 1993. This is my favorite track off the Unplugged album, there is such sorrow and melancholy in Kurt's voice on this track.
And Martin Luther King's very famous and inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech in front of the Washington Monument in 1963.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
While I'm at it....
I've been reading on line all about the latest "Wrestlemania" that took place this past weekend and how 50 Cent canceled his appearance and the boxer Floyd Mayweather fought a 7ft tall wrestler named the Big Show and won. I haven't been a wrestling fan since I was about eight and I would watch faithfully "Hulk Hogan's Rock and Wrestling" ever saturday morning. And it really seems as if Wrestlemania's aren't half way as exciting as they were back in the 80's, I mean 50 Cent YAWN!! I remember the first "Wrestlemania" were Liberace and Yankee great Billy Martin were guest refs, Andy Warhol was in the audience, the Rockettes preformed in the ring, Mr. T fought along side of Hulk Hogan and Cyndi Lauper was in her full on rock and wrestling phase and was managing the Fabulous Moolah and hanging out with Captain Lou Albano. I still say "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" is one of the greatest music videos ever! Any how I tried to look for footage of Liberace as a guest ref and Andy Warhol's backstage interview with Mean Gene and I couldn't find any of those clips instead I found this gem! All the WWF wrestlers from the 80's Rowdy Roddy Piper, the Junkyard Dog, The Iron Sheik, Miss Elizabeth, King Kong Bundy, Jimmy Hart etc (I can't believe I remember who half of these people are!) singing "Land of 1,000 Dances" with Meatloaf on drums and Rick Deringer on guitar! This is truly a classic!
And since I couldn't find that WWF/Liberace clip and I know your jonesing for your Liberace fix enjoy this clip of Liberace arriving on stage in his diamond covered car and a tour of his house. The best part is Liberace in the bath with all those bubbles! Seriously Liberace was the shit! They didn't call him Mr. Showman for nothing!! And when I get back to Vegas I so have to go to the Liberace museum!
And since I couldn't find that WWF/Liberace clip and I know your jonesing for your Liberace fix enjoy this clip of Liberace arriving on stage in his diamond covered car and a tour of his house. The best part is Liberace in the bath with all those bubbles! Seriously Liberace was the shit! They didn't call him Mr. Showman for nothing!! And when I get back to Vegas I so have to go to the Liberace museum!
Björk - Wanderlust (2D preview)
I'm a big fan of Bjork. Musically and visually I really think she is brilliant. "Volta" is one of my all time favorite albums and "Wanderlust" is one of the singles from that album. The video for "Wanderlust" is due to be released soon and it was shot in 3D. I could only find a preview of the 2D video! Like anything Bjork does it's really very original and visually stunning. Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Just cause...
I read Stereogum and hate the Counting Crows doesn't automatically make me a Vampire Weekend/Bright Eyes lovin'/big sun glasses wearing/jaded about everything asshole trust fund hipster?! And just cause you love the Counting Crows and think Adam Duritz is the second coming of Bob Dylan, does that automatically make you a Coldplay/John Mayer/U2 lovin'/ button down wearing/investment banking republican bridge and tunnel yuppie douche bag?!
Music stereotypes... something to think about!
Music stereotypes... something to think about!
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