Lou’s next career move?
Jul 162007
Jul 152007
What’s your custom ringtone, or do you have multiple custom ringtones to identify select callers? I’ve been hearing The Kids do this sort of thing.
Jul 132007
What We Lack
Discounting longtime collaborators in rock ‘n roll who finally split, from The Everly Brothers to John and Paul to Roger and David to Ray and Dave, what are the most regretful, early breakups in rock ‘n roll? I’m listening to Big Star’s #1 Record and some related outtakes, and say what you will about the other two records and Chris Bell’s solo record, the pairing of Alex Chilton and Bell is PERFECT. Bell soothes the restless, frayed Chilton; Chilton lends a testicle to Bell. In a similar vein, Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple split too soon, and that reunion 128-string guitar workout doesn’t count as them getting back together again. A box off aesthetic salt peter was dumped into the making of Mavericks! Again, though, the last thing I want is for us to get side-tracked talking about that album.
I’d argue that other short-time couples, like Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno, had run their course. No regrets. Can we still be friends?
What about the breakup of Paul and Hamish Stuart? Too short a period of collaboration or just enough time for closure?
I’m sure you’ve got your own regretful breakups to discuss. I look forward to your comments, but remember, no regrets over partnerships that simply ran their course. There ain’t no good guy, there ain’t no bad guy…
Jul 132007
For all you fans of clown rape out there (Kilroy?)
Jul 132007
RTH Labs compares “major Seger discovery” to Dead Sea scrolls
WASHINGTON, DC, JULY 12 — AP — RTH Labs Senior Archaeologist Milo P. Ogunquit announced today the unveiling of astonishing footage from 1970, showing RTH patron saint of well-intentioned mediocrity Bob Seger blasting through a white-hot cover of Chuck Berry’s “Carol” while performing at a benefit concert for then-jailed political acitivist John Sinclair.
“Sometimes the most important scientific discoveries are made precisely when one is *not* looking for something,” said Ogunquit. “That was true in this case.” Ogunquit went on to describe how his research staff was in fact seeking vintage Stevie Wonder concert footage when they stumbled across the searing Seger performance. “Unfortunately,” said Ogunquit, “our crack research staff also had to endure nearly an hour of strident — if not outright retarded — political commentary, as well as worthless performances by John Lennon and Allen Ginsburg, to ensure that there was no more than the one song from Bob Seger.” Ogunquit confirmed that the “Carol” performance is the only Seger tune in the grainy film, which was produced in 1971. Ogunquit also said that no RTH Lab staff were injured in the research process.
Ogunquit added: “For those of you who just want to enjoy this extremely rare concert footage of a young and vibrant Bob Seger, note that his performance starts at the point where aproximately 50 minutes remain in the film.” Ogunquit closed his remarks by cautioning RTH Townspeople against watching the Ginsburg performance that precedes Seger’s, saying it could have “psychologically debilitating” effects on viewers.
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Jul 122007
I was listening to some of my favorite rockin’ Mott the Hoople songs today – early period stuff like “Death May Be Your Santa Claus”, “Walkin’ With a Mountain”, and “Rock ‘n Roll Queen”, and I got to thinking about artists who do much more than could be expected with the little bit they’ve got. No offense to Ian Hunter and his fine, rockin’ mates, but with the exception of the Bowie-penned “All the Young Dudes”, “Roll Away the Stone”, and maybe one or two other songs, Mott the Hoople made their career on exactly two types of songs:
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Jul 122007
Townsman 2000 Man, our Rookie of the Month, has submitted the following blast of fierce, passionate rock ‘n roll fury and advice. Listen to what the man says!
Thank you, girls
The apparent arrival of Wuss Week at RTH has motivated me to put forth the effort and not only take from the RTH community, but to give something back as well. Mr. Moderator asked me to contribute something if I had the time, and I’m kinda still finding my way on that request, but the 24/7 rock and roller in me can only take so much Scuffy Shew and The Byrds. I try, but really, where’s the FUN!?
So I give you Exhibit G. The new Gore Gore Girls album, Get the Gore. You can feel safe purchasing any completely unheard album where the cover is a white Gretsch guitar, a black leather boot with five-inch heels, and thighs up to here. Trust me on this – you really can’t go wrong. Even on a puny cd you can tell that the insides of this one are gonna be great. The lp cover must be glorious. (I wonder if you can get a 24” record so the cover would be twice as big?). But what really counts is that these girls from Detroit just tear it up when it comes to rock n’ rolling, and their sound is infectious and fun, incorporating loads of guitars, pounding drums, and a knack for melding girl group harmonies into some seriously hard rock and roll.
The album kicks off with “Fox In A Box”, which is the kind of silly teenage girly anthem that The Donnas do well, but The Gore Gore Girls are less bombastic and AC/DC sounding. The Gore Gore Girls are leaner, more worldly, and definitely more assertive women than The Donnas are. Where The Donnas may make a boy weak in the knees, The Gore Gore Girls have that affect on men. Check out “Pleasure Unit”. I tend to like misogynistic rock n’ roll, not because I don’t like women, but because I can empathize with the singer having a trampled on heart and feeling that getting even with all of womankind is the best option. Being a man, I know damned well that this getting even never works because women just don’t play fair and they know they don’t have to.
“Pleasure Unit”
So I think The Gore Gore Girls are misandrists (oh, yeah I had to look it up, I wanted to make up mansogynists, too). But I can empathize with that. Besides, women like that fascinate men anyway.
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