Bringing you the new growth in music today - Since 1987 ISSUE 46 MEGAINTERVIEWISSUE

STUBBLE talks with: TOO SHORT AND:

ANBERLIN's Stephen Christian

Damian Darlington of The Australian Show

BEERIJUANA

THE BRONX's Matt Caughthran

SUFFOCATION's Frank Mullen Danni Filth from CRADLE OF FILTH Nick Kent of TAT

Live show reviews: BLONDIE, , JANE'S ADDICTION, and THE ADOLESCENTS

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(sadly it doesn’t) Vans Warped Tour STUBBLE: Where are you from? San Francisco, CA Stephen: Florida, I am originally from central Florida, and June 18, 2008 I just moved out to Los Angeles Cali-for-Ni-A. STUBBLE: So, you sold your soul for rock n roll and moved to L.A. or the other way… Stephen: (laughing) Yes, I did, I’m part plastic now, they handed me a driver's license and liposuction certificates, so I’m good. STUBBLE: Nice. Alright then, real quick, we’ve got some free association questions ala Howard Stern (you are the master) ok? Stephen: Sure, sure yeah let’s do it. Josh: This is Fuck, Marry, Kill Britney, Lindsey Lohan, and Hillary Clinton… Free association don’t even think about it. Stephen: Ooooo! See uh; see I feel so bad….Ok, I think Hillary’s getting the ole axe here, I think I would marry Lindsey cause she’s just got a little more to go there than the old B, I think. Josh: Ok, uh... How about Jamie Lee Curtis…. Stephen: Ooo! You’re killin me! STUBBLE: Hillary Swank, and Haley Joel Osmet? Stephen: I’m not sure who Haley Joel Osmet is… STUBBLE Reporter Jeff Longo with Anberlin's Stephen Christian STUBBLE: The creepy kid from the Sixth Sense. Stubble’s West Coast 5 O’clock Shadow was set loose at Stephen: Wow! Wasn’t the other in Star Wars? the Vans Warped Tour in San Francisco. Wandering around STUBBLE: No, Halloween, and yogurt commercials.. back stage, we caught an unsuspecting Stephen Christian: Stephen: Oh yeah, yeah, ok she’s dead. Ok, I’ll take vocalist for the Florida’s greatest contribution to alternative Osmet to hang out for one fine evening. And I’ll marry rock, Anberlin. Here’s how he sold his soul for rock-n-roll, Hillary Swank. I will hang out permanently with Hillary why Dog the Bounty Hunter is a good Christian, and a Swank. glimpse of his life in the fast lane. STUBBLE: If you were to meet Lemmy [Motorhead], Interview by Jeff Longo with Josh Kutras and Alex would you do speed with him? Guzman. Photo by Alex Guzman Stephen: Wow, no. I don’t… that guy’s scary when you’re STUBBLE: Stephen who is Anberlin for our readers who not on speed let ‘lone if you get on it, like what? How did may not be familiar with you guys. we end up in Africa? How did we get here? Stephen: We’ve been around for five years and put out Josh: If this is day camp, who is the hot three records on Tooth and Nail records out of Seattle WA. counselor? We’ve done a couple of tours and…new record [released] Stephen: She is with the red hair (whistles at passing on September 30th called; on Universal redhead). Republic so we’re pretty excited about it [Pause as we all check her out] STUBBLE: OK, so how’s the show going? Alex: That’s a guy (roaring laughter). Stephen: Shows going great…it’s been awesome Jeff: Alright, alright we’ll take it. Will you watch Dog the man…it’s just flawless. Man, the Warped Tour has their Bounty hunter if he’s let back on the air? crap together and they should after 14years you know? So Stephen: He’s back on the air? No, but my dad will…he it’s really awesome. was like “now that boy’s a Christian” I was like what? STUBBLE: With all the bands on Warped do you get Alright. mobbed by fans or go unnoticed? Stephen: Yeah, it’s a Alex: Marijuana; hip or for hippies? little hard; but that’s the allure of Warped Tour I think fans Stephen: Hippies. Yeah, I can’t… I… Yeah, I don’t can feel so very accessible. You can come up and talk to understand the Grateful Dead. I feel like if you’re not on them…Here it’s just like, go and hang out. I think that’s acid and your brain's not half gone you won’t get it. So I what people enjoy about Warped Tour; they get the don’t get it. backstage passes and just hang out with their favorite Neither do we Stephen, neither do we. Thank you to bands. Stephen Christian for hanging out and having a great STUBBLE: Pretty cool and unique to Warped. sense of humor. Stephen: Yeah, absolutely. We hang out at the merch table and we have signings every day. So it’s really cool to be able to interact with fans and stuff STUBBLE: Whats’ in your CD player right now? Stephen: Ummm… STUBBLE: Tunes you’re listening to right now would be? Stephen: Let’s see, I was putting together 1940’s songs for my Grandmother, and I found this amazing song called Praise the lord and pass the ammunition. (all laugh) no joke, “Praise the lord and pass the ammunition, we’ll all go of by what is called in Europe the “Performing Rights Society”…you just sort of tell them what set list you played, and on what night, and they take some money from the venue (a very small percentage of the fee). It doesn't really impact us greatly. It's a different story if you're releasing a CD or a DVD, then you're going into that whole different territory of royalties and what have you. STUBBLE: So tell me about the show tonight. Damian: At the moment, we're playing The Wall in its entirety. It's the first time this band has done this album, and I think it's probably the first time The Wall has been toured on this scale since Floyd did it in the early '80s. STUBBLE: I understand you took a little while to get the production and planning together, but did you guys ever think about trying to perform it the way it was originally: where there's a cardboard wall built on stage? Damian: Obviously we aspire to do it that way, but it's THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW not very practical when you're touring the range of venues The Fillmore that we're playing. Imagine trying to build a brick wall San Francisco, CA down in the Fillmore for example. December 3, 2008 So we chose to portray it in a different way by using Interview by Jeff Longo wiith Chris and John Kelly. Photo animation, video and stuff to convey the narrative of The by Jeff Longo Wall. The Australian Pink Floyd Show infuses all the elements STUBBLE: Well the album definitely takes on a different that made Pink Floyd the gods of the psychedelic meaning live just because of the wall and the songs, so revolution. Simply, they are Pink Floyd. Saying they are a was that difficult to overcome? cover band is like saying the London Philharmonic Damian: Certainly, the most challenging thing we've Orchestra is a cover band! Myriad authentic effects are done was to sort of knit it all together in the way that it used to perfection and no detail is left out. Updated needed to be done, but I'm very happy with the way it has synchronized video, a brilliant light show, and the turned out. We've managed to achieve what we wanted to occasional laser extravaganza brilliantly recreate a genuine do, and hopefully it comes across effectively. And it seems Floyd experience. to be going down really, really well wherever we go. While touring almost exclusively in Europe since relocating STUBBLE: So it's being accepted pretty well by people? in the early nineties, the Aussies have been steadily Damian: I would say so. I mean, obviously there was a gaining in popularity in the States for the last five years by little bit of a worry about it, since it's the album that most performing the Floyd’s best selling album, “Dark Side of people who listen to Pink Floyd are familiar with. You the Moon”. Now they are taking on their most ambitious know, people wondered, "will they get the whole thing project to date, “The Wall”. from beginning to end?", but I think the experience on this The Aussies leave audiences “wide-eyed & crazy” night tour has shown us that we didn't need to worry about after night, invoking the true essence of the Pink Floyd anything. experience that is surprisingly refreshing and authentic. STUBBLE: You don't! I understand you guys have done “With random precision” I sat in my seat as the vibrations other full albums besides The Wall, like Dark Side of the pulsed from amps, the band faded into the background as Moon, Animals, and Wish You Were Here. the air swirled around us, exposed by the dancing light Damian: We've covered pretty much every period of show. The magic and majesty of Pink Floyd is alive and Floyd over the years, from Piper at the Gates of Dawn right well, just don’t be surprised by the marching kangaroos. through to the Division Bell. We've done some Barrett STUBBLE: I'm hanging out with Damian Darlington of The tunes; we've done “Careful with that Axe” and “Eugene”. Australian Pink Floyd Show. I've seen you guys in San Jose We've done excerpts from Atom Heart Mother, all these in 2006, just two days after I saw Roger Waters. You sorts of things over the years. know, that's a lot of Floyd. But I got there, sat down, and STUBBLE: I'd love to hear any of those live. Do you have slapped myself in the face because I forgot how good you any of those planned this evening in the encore set? guys are… Damian: Well no, because the whole of The Wall is an Damian: Well, the band originally started in Adelaide in hour and fifteen minutes of music. We're doing an encore South Australia back in 1988; a long time ago, man. We set on this tour but there's limited room for maneuver, as started just for fun, really: just sort of a bunch of guys it were. We're trying to represent some stuff that people getting together who loved Pink Floyd's music and just who may want to see something other than just The Wall wanted to play it. We started playing pubs and clubs, and will get a little taste of some of the other Floyd songs, like just one thing led to another and it progressed on and got some of the other well known songs: “Shine On”, “Great bigger and bigger 'til we started touring Australia. Then we Gig”, “Wish You Were Here”, songs like that. relocated over to the UK back in '93. STUBBLE: Have you ever met anybody in the band? STUBBLE: How do you make money? Damian: Everybody except Roger. We originally met Damian: By playing Pink Floyd [Both laugh] David Gilmore in 1994 when Floyd were still doing the STUBBLE: What I mean by that is do you pay royalties? I Division Bell tour at the time. They were just taking a bit of know you can play anything live, but... a break before they started the final show in London, and Damian: Yeah, we don't have to do anything different we were doing a show in London as well. David Gilmore than any other cover band does, really. It's all taken care turned up out of the blue with Gary Wallace with him and BEERIJUANA some of his family. It was a complete and total shock to The Voodoo Lounge us, he knocked on the dressing room door after the show San Jose, CA and popped his head around and asked if he could come January 31, 2009 in. [laughs] We all went to the end of tour party backstage at Earl's Court and then a couple years later we got a phone call saying, "hey do you want to come play at my 50th birthday party?" So we did that. Most recently, he came to see us at the Albert Hall in London in 2003. He saw us play all of Dark Side of the Moon then when we were first touring. STUBBLE: That was incredible too, by the way. You have a relentless tour schedule, it's insane. Like 20 shows a month! Damian: Um, painful! [both laugh] No, it's a lot of fun, I love doing what I do and I'm very lucky to be doing it. But yeah, it can be tough on the road sometimes, you know. STUBBLE: Do you have any other projects that you work with? Do you have your own music? Damian: Well yeah, we also try to do our own thing when we get the chance, but there isn't that much of a chance because of the schedule. But when I'm not doing this, I do a little side project called Acoustic Unlimited which is mainly acoustic music. STUBBLE: How are shows different now than say back in '94 or '95? What has changed? Is it more of a business? Damian: Well, inevitably there's more of a business element involved, but I think the main thing is the band's just a hell of a lot better than it was 15 years ago, you know? We've become a lot more practiced at doing what STUBBLE’s Jeff Longo, Josh Kutras, and Alex Guzman we do. The show is a lot bigger, and the production is way interview Beerijuana (Zach, Dr. Crazyfingers, Frank, and bigger than it was back then. It's one of those things: I the Prophet). Photo by Jeff Longo wish that when we played at Gilmore's birthday party “We sound like a bulldozer full of testicles running over a twelve years ago, the band was as it is now. It's come field full of hippies… Beerijuana” Now, with a description such a long way, I think. like that one would think, ‘I know exactly what that would STUBBLE: Has advertising and promoting yourselves sound like’…hit play and...your fucking head explodes! been an issue? Throat-bleeding Vocals and Ferocious Riffs hold you down Damian: Oh certainly, having the parts of our DVD while Double Pedal Onslaught kicks your face in. broadcast on the PBS channel is a great way of promoting Celebrating the release of their self titled debut record we the show and the tours. A lot of people get to know we sit down with the entire band just before headlining at the exist that wouldn't otherwise. You do find skeptics that Voodoo Lounge in San Jose. Also on the bill: Cyanic and haven't seen the show or the PBS thing. They think, “Oh Desecrater. it's just a cover band. I'm not going to go and see that, they can't possibly play Floyd right”. But when they do STUBBLE: So first of all congratulations this is a big night come and see us play, they change their minds very for you guys. So what kind of music do you guys play, how quickly, it seems! long have you been around? STUBBLE: I never thought I'd be able to see The Wall The Prophet: Approximately a year. Definitely metal with performed live…. a little edge of everything, we like to rock it hard, we like Damian: Well, it's great to be performing it. It's probably to speed it up, we like to slow it down, we like to slap the the most fun thing we've done in this band. And I think crowd around with a little of all that…and it’s definitely you're right about it coming across as a live performance, been going well, things are happening faster with this maybe better than it ever does on the album. Not that the band, than I think any band any of us have ever been in album isn't great, but I think it needs to be seen live. before. STUBBLE: AMEN! Dr. Crazyfingers: Yeah, it’s not our first dance neither we’ve been in other bands and this is just kind of like all the stuff we wanted to do in other bands just kind of happening all at once. Zack: We went through this phase where we thought we were jazz musicians, and did this like funny take off of a jazz tune, and then tried to rip off something from Dark Side of the moon. And so we got a friend of ours named Jessi Jane, from Suicidal Barfly, to sing on it, yeah and uh it’s a trip. Dr. Crazyfingers: Just cause Zack couldn’t hit those notes! STUBBLE: So in the age of classification, where THE BRONX everything’s got to be put into its own little box, what Vans Warped Tour would your genre be? San Francisco, CA Zack: We call it stoner metal, because there’s too much June 18, 2008 double bass and screaming for it to be stoner rock. Dr. Crazyfingers: I mean we like aspects of all kinds of stuff there’s like; this core and that core. You know this metal and… Zack:(King Diamond esque voice) Norwegian Black Metal! Dr. Crazyfingers: Yeah! Yeah, fuckin’ Norwegian Black Metal and fuckin’ Southeast Indian fuckin’ Swahili metal, yeah folk metal and shit: What in the fuck? So instead of focusing on that, we just try to get to the core aspects of the stuff that we like and, just keep it simple baby. Zack: We really write songs that we enjoy playing, so we don’t really care what they... (laughs) not to be a like a jerk but, what they sound like and what people think, we have fun playin’ em, we think they sound good. That’s kind of the ethic of what it’s all about, exactly like the doctor said, just try and keep it simple don’t over think it too The Bronx's Matt Caughthran - interview by Josh Kutras much. with Jeff Longo & Alex Guzman. Photos by Jeff Longo. STUBBLE: So, what’s the scene like here in San Jose? STUBBLE cornered Matt Caughthran, front man for tumble The Prophet: It’s been a lot stronger in the past down punks The Bronx, at the Warped Tour in San especially for metal and hardcore bands, anything like that you know. San Jose misses the Cactus Club deeply what Francisco. The Bronx stormed onto the scene with a we’re doing here tonight at the Voodoo Lounge, hopefully ferocious, in-your-face combination of punk and hard rock will be, you know a step in the right direction for San Jose. that continues to evolve and mature with each release. With You know that’s what needs to happen here, is the Voodoo three studio albums under their belt, a bit part in the 2007 needs to step it up, and right now that’s the only club Darby Crash bio-pic, What We Do is Secret, and a traditional around here that I see doing that. The Blank Club has mariachi album on the way, it seems a Bronx cheer would be really done a great job of getting in the national acts but appropriate. now they’ve got a little competition and that’s what we STUBBLE: How’s the tour been treating’ you so far? need. Matt: It’s good man, it’s the second day and I love SF it’s STUBBLE: Describe Beerijuana live, what can the a great town except for the Giants… (Laughs)…but it’s uninitiated expect? good man, it’s good. Pomona was so fuckin’ hot yesterday Zack: It’s like a bulldozer full of testicles running over a it was unbelievable, but today’s nice man. field of fucking hippies! STUBBLE: So I hear you guys have a mariachi record Dr. Crazyfingers: We like to describe it as ‘the sound of a coming out, what’s the scoop on that? million emos crying out in terror before they were Matt: Yea, it’s called Mariachi El Bronx and it’s a suddenly silenced. (the silence would be deafening…..) traditional mariachi record and it’s coming out late You can visit Beerijuana on the interweb and check out in September. It’s getting mixed right now; dude it’s gonna the studio videos, upcoming shows, and grab a CD while be bad ass. you’re there at: www.beerijuana.com, STUBBLE: What songs do you have on there? www.myspace.com/beerijuanasj Matt: All sorts of different Hispanic rhythms going on STUBBLE would like to thank Tree down at the Voodoo there, I can’t think of the titles right now, there’s like uh, Lounge in San Jose CA. You fucking rule! Check them what is it Rebunga and uh... out at voodooloungesj.com for upcoming shows. STUBBLE: La Cucaracha? To hear this interview on Stubble Radio in its entirety go Matt: Nah man, you guys are gonna trip you’ll see. You to: www.myspace.com/stubbleradio know a lot of people expect it to be like a punk rock type thing and it’s not, its straight traditional mariachi record. STUBBLE: How’d the label feel about that? Matt: Uh…they don’t even know about it. STUBBLE: (Laughs) that’s what we like to hear! So, What We Do is Secret, (story of Germs front-man Darby Crash) I heard you guys filmed some scenes as Black Flag. Have you heard anything on when that’s coming out? Matt: Yea. I have no idea, Jorma said he saw the movie and it was good, you know I haven’t seen it I have no idea when it’s coming out at all (The film is out currently on DVD, at the time of the interview it was in a very limited release). STUBBLE: What song did you do? Matt: We did Police Story. STUBBLE: Were you Henry or Chavo or... Matt: Dude, I don’t look like any of ‘em. So I was just Matt: Yea, yea I’ll do speed with just about anybody kinda doin’ my thing, it was pretty funny you know? It was (Laughs). an honor to do it, we got to do a song for the soundtrack STUBBLE: Will you watch Dog the bounty hunter if they with Pat Smear, and Kiera played bass on it, that was give him a second shot on the air? really cool. Other than that they said action and we just Matt: Um, no, no and not because he dropped the N kinda started playin’ you know. bomb, which I’m not a big fan of, it’s just I’ve seen too much of Dog in my life. I’m over it, I’m over it.

CRADLE OF FILTH The Grand Ballroom San Francisco, CA February 10, 2009

STUBBLE: Earlier, before you played "History’s Stranglers," you said something about “to the man that scared me the most” and I didn’t catch who you were talking about. Matt: Oh, it was Richard Ramirez, the night stalker. He was the first guy who when I was young growing up in L.A, he ran through someone’s backyard our next door neighbors backyard, he had killed someone in Pico Rivera where I grew up. He was the first dude that was on the loose that I was young enough to be completely scared out of my mind. That guy scared the shit out of me man, and when the caught him and he just looked crazy he had the pentagram on his hand, it was just yea, he was legit. STUBBLE: Right on, well we’ve got some free association, wacky, Howard Sternesque type questions for ya. Matt: All right! Let’s do it. STUBBLE: All right, Fuck, Marry,Kill. Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, or Hillary Clinton. Matt: Uhhhhhhh, I’d like to fuck Hillary Clinton. STUBBLE: Yeaaa!! Matt: I would, I would like to fuck Hillary Clinton. I don’t know Lindsey Lohan is kind of a toss up. Maybe I’ll marry her, what was the other choice? STUBBLE: Britney Spears. Matt: Britney Spears what am I supposed to do with her? Yea she’s insane, she’d probably be good, like a good hang, like a party buddy you know? STUBBLE: What about; Jamie lee Curtis, Hillary Swank and Haley Joel Osmet? Matt: Who is Haley Joel Osmet? STUBBLE: He is the kid from the Sixth Sense. Matt: Oh god no! That guy is weird. Jamie Lee Curtis, she’s a man right? That’s the rumor about her. STUBBLE Reporter Jeff Longo with Danni Filth STUBBLE: A large clit is what I heard. Interview by Jeff Longo with Josh Kutras Matt: You know there’s a rumor that a dick is just a large Photo By Jeff Longo clit. Like it’s an evolution thing… Cause it’s kinda weird if Danni Filth, front man for England’s Cradle of Filth, knows you go, if you look at like the female anatomy from the what you’re afraid of. Conjuring up the soundtrack for doctor poster; it’s basically like kind of a tucked in dick.. your next nightmare, Danni spins a web of lush concept STUBBLE: Uh, that’s not a rumor… albums of vampires and spooky shit like a demonic Matt: I don’t know that’s neither here nor there. conductor telling the story through their unique blend of STUBBLE: If you met Lemmy from Motorhead, would you symphonic black and extreme metal. With new release do speed with him? ‘Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder’, brings us a the classic DANI: Ooo, um what did I see the other day I really ‘rise and fall’ story of a 15th century socialite convicted of liked? Um The Ruins was good, I wouldn’t say it was my black magic, ritual sacrifice, and pedophilia; cohesively favorite but I watched recently and um, Paradise Lost , glued together by narration by Doug Bradley (Hellraiser’s Singapore Sling, um (looking at his DVDs) I took my PinHead). collection back to England so.. Yeah but those are the ones We caught up with Dani Filth in San Francisco a few hours I’ve seen recently. I’d like to see the new Underworld. before their headlining gig at the Grand Ballroom. Despite STUBBLE: So what do you think of all the remakes going battling a cold and recovering from surgery on his ear on right now (Halloween, Friday the 13th, Last house on earlier in the day we sat down and discussed the new the left, etc)? album, his new book The Gospel of Filth & a Dani Filth line DANI: I don’t mind them, I really liked the Rob Zombie of swimwear. Entering the rear of the tour bus, Dani is one; I know he wasn’t happy with it, but I really like the found downing a bottle of cough syrup… sort of build up of the character. Um, because remake it, DANI: I flew over the weekend. Went back to England it’s just a stalk and slasher fare really, and I like the fact and not only caught a cold on the plane but got a that it built it all up you know the penitentiary and him perforated eardrum as well. being young and…. STUBBLE: Ouch. How you feeling? Can you hear? STUBBLE: Are we running out of things to scare us? DANI: Half hear. A little bit off balance. I had half my ear DANI: I just think there’s money in that kind of genre at drum cut open. the moment. People clawing everything to come up with STUBBLE: Did you give you local for that? something like that. DANI: Yeah. STUBBLE: Now, you worked with Dario Argento; STUBBLE: So you’re comfortably numb then? (we laugh) composed a song for Mother of Tears. Well, welcome to the Bay Area. The new album, Godspeed DANI: That was cool, I didn’t actually get to meet him on the Devils thunder, is a concept album, loosely written, but, he’s in our book as well, so I got to interview him. about… Uh, I met up with Claudio Simonetti who is the guy DANI: Gille de Rais (pronounced Jills da Ray) 15th century responsible for the soundtrack, it was an honor, nice to be comrade in arms to Joan of Arc, alchemist, sorcerer, approached pedophile, murderer. Although, we don’t just dwell on the STUBBLE: Is Jesus still a cunt? (Controversial COF shirt murder suspects, we’ve incorporated the whole story, the banned in New Zealand in the nineties) catalyst, his fall from grace, right through to his eventual DANI: I think so, in many people’s eyes. (with a deep execution, and the album is, it’s not loosely touching upon breath) That T-shirt was supposed to be ironic, its still it; it’s a story start to finish, chronological. ironic today as it was then…icunt-ic many people say. STUBBLE: Does it get easier as you get more success, STUBBLE: Wow, you’ve come a long way, dare I say the, building the next project? next King of All Media (sorry Howard); I mean albums, DANI: I don’t look it that way. You just have to be into it. movies, books, you’re doing voice-overs… what’s next? I put it in the context of, if you’re good at your job your DANI: Swimwear I think. (We all share a laugh, into it. Its like math homework, I hated math so it was swimwear). always left till Sunday evening. I always say to the band To hear this interview in its entirety go to “If masturbation was an art form…(we all ponder this for a www.myspace.com/stubbleradio moment)….You know? (umm, yeah) STUBBLE: You also have a new book coming out; The Gospel of Filth, (The Definitive Guide to the Realms of Darkness and Devilry) DANI: That’s right.. Well, we haven’t got an actual release date yet but, I think it Easter. Whatever date that is because it moves from year to year. (Update: currently set for official release Spring 2009) STUBBLE: Now did this come into play as you were doing research for the new album, or… DANI: No, no it’s been four years of writing the Gospel of Filth. It’s like a walk through the dark side. It’s co-written with a cult historian called Gavin Baddeley, and to add validity to chapters like; Horror and the Femme Fatale, esoteric England, the Black arts and Satanism and that. We have various people from those schools of thought who have contributed. People like; Marilyn Manson, Charles Manson, Doug Bradley, Tim Burton, you know, people like Clive Barker and Ingrid Pitt. SOTHIS STUBBLE: How did you come about working with Gavin, I Thee Parkside mean obviously he’s renowned for his knowledge of the San Francisco, CA Occult (and devil worship). December 11, 2008 DANI: Well I just became friends with him when he did Interview by Jeff Longo; Photo By Jeff Longo interviews for various magazines, because he’s like a uh, Black Metal employs fast tempos, shrieking vocals, and freelance so… distorted guitars, supported by continuous double-kick STUBBLE: So, what’s your favorite horror movie right drumming and an unconventional song structure. Born in now? the frozen wastelands of Norway during the grunge revolution of the nineties, Black Metal is known more for STUBBLE: Those were the days…Judas Priest, early Ozzy, connections to the occasional church burnings and murder Dio… than for its signature low-fi sound, fast tempos, and Drogoth: I met Dio once. I had a VIP pass to some shrieking vocals. Corpse paint and satanic festival. And I as I leaving Dio just crossed my path and i imagery/themes make it no surprise that the music was went up to him and I just wanted to say that I was a huge not taken very seriously in the States, but that may be fan and shit and I put my hand out and he refused to changing. Today, a black renaissance of sorts is shake my hand! Instead he gives me a big fucking hug! I percolating (or festering?). Building upon the sins of the mean I had to bend over and to hug this man. Keep in past and forging a new highway to hell the American Black mind I am 6 5’and Dio is…(we laugh). He hugged me, Metal fiends from LA, Sothis, are more than happy to be looked me straight in the eye and said ‘Thank you so much your tour guide. With a four song demo Sothis earned for all the energy and support’ and man, it humbled me. I themselves a roster spot with visionary Candlelight mean I’ve met so many musicians, people I was fans of Records, currently touring their debut release, Di Oppresso who turned out to be complete fucking douche-bags. The Liber, I caught up with Drogoth and Dross just after their guys in Sothis, as long as I’m here, will always be drinking set at Thee Parkside in San Francisco. beers and shaking hands. We’re fucking fans. We’re STUBBLE: So you guys are on Candle Stick? fucking metal heads. Sothis: (roaring laughter) Oh, they’ll love that… STUBBLE: Word STUBBLE: Uh, I mean Candlelight Records… Dross: Candlelight has been very good to us. It’s about SUFFOCATION time a label stood up to push an American Black Metal The Grand Ballroom band. American needs a Black Metal band to call their own. San Francisco, CA Drogoth: Di Oppresso Liber was recorded and produced September 20, 2008 by Dross. Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) mixed it in Interview by Jeff Longo Sweden. In the early nineties beginning with STUBBLE: Did you guys tour w.ith Sweden’s Watain? and , Long Island's Suffocation Dross: We played with them in LA once. I don’t think I solidified their place in the formation of , brutal could tour with them. They are some smelly mother death metal to be exact. But it’s with signature death fuckers. growl of Frank Mullen, the return of original drummer Mike STUBBLE: The stage reeked of rotting flesh…pigs heads Smith, and full time label support that keeps them on the on stage… forefront of the genre. Dominating by playing their own Dross: Our sound guy promoted the show in LA and stripped down, style of death metal, that combines the Watian’s tour manager was like ‘hey I apologize for the extreme styles of hardcore and punk, with doom metal and dressing room’…with blood all over the walls and shit; grindcore, creating a unique all-out assault on the senses there was some opposite type event the next morning so that is simply… Suffocation. they were there bleaching the walls and shit till like three STUBBLE: So you left Relapse - wasn’t Suffocation their in the morning, trying to figure out what the fuck they first ever CD pressing? were doing in there. Frank: Uh, yes on Relapse but you know it just didn’t STUBBLE: By the way you guys kicked ass tonight. Is work out over at Relapse, they just kinda like we got lost that typical of a Sothis gig? in the mix, and you know certain things we thought were Drogoth: No (deep breath taken), I mean, we’re the kind gonna happen didn’t, and um you know we just weren’t of band that is way too big for our britches. I mean we happy with the situation so…. So yeah, it comes time to bring all this bullshit and we ain't shit! We got keyboards, move on and we had a couple of offers, you know some electronic drums, pyro, smoke machines…when we show other different labels and everything, and you know pretty up with all this shit and were trying to plug in, these sound much stepped up and uh they been long time guys don’t give a shit, they’re used to fucking dipshits fans of the band and everything, and you know they said showing up with a half stack… hey, you know we want to do everything we can to bring Dross: You pay your dues. You learn all these you guys up to the next level. experience…learn to adapt, taking any challenge, and win. STUBBLE: It just seems like we talk to bands about labels STUBBLE: Sounds like you’ve put some investment into it seems like only a couple people work there? the show… Frank: Sometimes it seems that way, you know definitely Dross: Listen you can buy the CD, listen to it in your car, with Relapse at times you know that’s how it felt. You and have fun and shit, but when you come to see us play, know it’s like you know one person over there and if you when you come live…this is how it works…I have seen tons don’t get a hold of that one person you don’t get a hold of of bands and the band is just the background for me to anybody! And I just remember instances where we’re smoke and drink with my friends, ok. So, you can either be playing a huge festival, let’s say over in Europe, and they the background music to someone’s mother-fucking party knew we had a signing and you know you’d think they’d or, you can captivate the crowd. If you captivate the send flats you know pictures we could sign, little cards or crowd, you can’t just stand there staring at your whatever and they didn’t send anything so… We’re signing instrument like some douche-bag. The sound has to be hot dog trays, you know you got a line of fans and I’m there. The fucking look has gotta be there. signing hot dog trays. You know it was things like that, Drogoth: I got into black metal from European black that were bad. You can’t put your band out there and then metal scene, I love thrash and death, but black metal took not do things that are like... you know bare essentials. it a step further for me. STUBBLE: How did you get involved with the History STUBBLE: Ever see Heavy Metal Parking Lot? Channel? Drogoth: Fuck yeah!! Hell yeah we have it on DVD… Frank: That was a really cool thing, I mean they got in touch with Mike Smith (founding member and current drummer) and wanted to put it together. They were looking for something real heavy and real crazy STUBBLE: They came to the right place… Frank: They had a premise for a show called The Dark Ages and they were looking for a commercial with some heavy, brutal death metal you know to kinda represent the time. And they got in touch with us and said hey you know we’d love to have you guys do it. We were excited so. Let’s do it! STUBBLE: How do you feel about extreme metal gaining popularity in the mainstream? Frank: I mean, I’m glad it’s finally moving into the mainstream, I mean it’s been held down for so long, you know and it really doesn’t need to be. You know some of the most talented musicians in the world play death metal, and extreme metal, and you know it’s about time that you finally get the recognition, and respect that you deserve. STUBBLE: Are you seeing more kids at the shows? Frank: Yeah, there’s more kids at the shows, real young TAT's Tatiana DeMaria kids now, which is funny for us cause we get them comin TAT up to us at shows goin “ Man I’m like 16 years old” and I’m Warped Tour 2009 going holy crap you were like one when Effigy came out.. San Francisco, CA So you know it’s like nuts. But yeah you know the kids are June 2, 2009 comin out, you know they’re lovin the older heavier stuff, Interview by Tony Schiavo and Alex Guzman which is you know really cool. They range in ages from you Photo By Jeff Longo know people our age to older to you know 14-15 years old. Stubble chased down Nick Kent, Bass player for the rising You know my daughter goes to school and she’s gonna be British punk band, Tat, after their mind-blowing 16 and she’s got friends and they’re like “Oh, your dad’s in performance at the 2009 Warped Tour in San Francisco. Suffocation..?” It’s crazy…you know they’re fans and it’s The band displayed masterful musicianship without nuts. sacrificing the raw, old-school intensity that galvanized STUBBLE: How has the scene changed? their audience of punk rockers. Led by vocalist/guitarist Frank: The thing that’s changed over the last five years is Tatiana DeMaria, Tat exploded with an absolutely the advancement of the internet and finally playing heavy incendiary mix of carnal and musical allure. STUBBLE was videos on TV,. Headbanger’s Ball back in the day was a lucky enough to steal a moment of their time on the road joke. They had Ricky Rackmen or whatever and he’s to inevitable fame. playing hair bands I saw that afternoon already. Now it's STUBBLE: Where are you guys from? geared to brutal videos your not gonna see all the time Nick: London, England, but we released our debut album, Sirius radio has a station that is just straight up Death Soho Lights (2008 Red Wagon Records), here in the States Metal…Instead of being force feed what they want you to in October. hear, hearing the same Black Eyed Pea song 25 times a STUBBLE: Is this your first Warped tour? day… Nick: It’s our third, actually. We’ve been doing this since 2006. But we were promised eight shows here, so we had to smuggle our way into the country since we didn’t have visas. We somehow ended up doing 28 shows without getting deported. (Laughs) We got lucky and played with the Bouncing Souls and NoFX, and they took us on tour the next year. STUBBLE: How long will you guys be traveling with the Warped Tour? Nick: Months! We’re doing the whole thing: every single show. STUBBLE: You’ve got one hell of a stage presence. Who would you say influenced your performance? Nick: Well, Tatiana DeMaria, our lead singer, is also the main song writer for the band. She very much likes Stiff Little Fingers, old-school Green Day and that sort of stuff. I came from more of a hard rock background, though. Our drummer, Jake Reed, has done more work with the hardcore punk scene. It all kind of mixes together. STUBBLE: Who would you say is the hardest partying band out here? Nick: Well, actually, we haven’t really partied yet! Too Short: Definitely the Fillmore type of vibe, the (Laughs) I know, I know, this is supposed to be rock-n- theaters, you know? It’s the funk! The funk! A little smoky roll, there’s supposed to be all sorts of insanity… room, cool vibe, and get down. STUBBLE: No sex? No drugs? STUBBLE: You’ve been doing this since you were 14 Nick: Well, the drugs are just Tylenol and hay fever years old. Tell me how, after all these years, do you tablets: all prescription, of course. Maybe a swig of remain relevant voice in the scene?. grandpa’s cough medicine (Laughs). Too Short: You wanna know the secret? (Hell yeah!) STUBBLE: So you’ve toured with some of these bands Alright, I’ll tell you real fast. It’s how you deal with your before, you said? fans, the quality of the music; away from the vocals, you Nick: Oh yeah, NOFX, Bad Religion… know, just the quality of the production, of the music. STUBBLE: You guys never got crazy after the show? I Then, you put in some good writing and a good front-man, know how they can party… you know… like Short Dog. And then and it has a lot to do Nick: When we toured with them in Europe in 2007, they with (leans over lowers his voice a little and said…), young turned the cameras off and we saw some pretty fucked up pussy. (We laugh, yeah, we laugh loud). stuff backstage (Laughs) but seriously, they’re really good STUBBLE: Got it. So, tell me being a rap star is guys. They helped us out a lot. everything it’s made out to be…like ‘cocaine, caviar, and STUBBLE: How do you feel about being in a band that’s bubble bath’ … led by a beautiful girl, do you ever feel like she’s getting all Too Short: What about it? the attention? Like you might be playing in her shadow? STUBBLE: Well? Nick: No, no! You can’t start thinking that way. I’m cool Too Short: I’ve been through a lot phases in my career with it, I love my role in the band. I mean, it’s going to man, but one thing remains relevant the whole way,: happen: you’ve got a hot girl in the band and everyone’s young pussy. A lot things change, the music changes, the going to be watching her. But you know, she’s also got a singing changes, but that young pussy is always relevant. lot of talent and I think she’s earned a lot of the attention Honestly though, I think it’s that young vibe that keeps by talent alone. you relevant. I really think that. I mean I love older TOO SHORT woman, but when a younger girl says that ‘that shit is Kimball’s West wack’ or ‘that’s hot’ then that’s the truth. Oakland, CA STUBBLE: With so many acts out now how do you get November 17, 2008 your music heard? Interview by Jeff Longo. Too Short: I have a following. (Looks around) Built-in. Legendary Bay Area rapper Too Short has sold over 11 They roll with me. million albums and doesn’t need anyone to pat him on the back, but he must of felt pretty good when recently WATAIN recognized with a ‘lifetime achievement award’ at the 2008 The Metro Opera House VH1 Hip Hop Honors along with Slick Rick, Cypress Hill. Oakland, CA Usually reserved for legends at the end of their careers, October 17, 2008 with a beginning and an end (hence the lifetime part), but not so fast. Sure since the eighties he has built a loyal fan base that’s devoured 17 solo albums and he’s worked with everyone who is anyone in the game from Jay-Z & Snoop to E-40 & Lil’Jon. That was then; today he runs his own label, ‘Up All Night’ records, finalizing an album with Oakland funk project Town Bizness (check out the single "Red Bull and Vodka" out now) due later in the year, and the eighteenth Too Short solo record right behind it. Also special thanks to my man Network of Cartier Ent. and The Dragon DJ Rick Lee. Check out Bay Area Mix Tapes from Rick Lee myspace.com/djricklee and Style Beyond Compare DJs. GO DER Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine that touches all urban markets, from the streets to your mailbox, and don't miss the Go Der Model of The Month. GoDermag.com, myspace.com/djricklee, and SBCdjs.com STUBBLE caught up with the legendary rapper at Kimball’s West in Oakland. STUBBLE: Tell us about your project. Too Short: It’s called Town Bizness. It’s not a Too Short album though, even though I’m all over it, it's not a Too Short album. I am working on a Too Short solo album out in 2009. STUBBLE: Will you be touring this record with Town Photo by Jeff Longo Bizness? Wielding black magic as well as lyrical verse, Erik Too Short: Yep. Doing spot dates here there… Danniellson spent three years perfecting Watian’s fourth STUBBLE: What kind of venues you looking at? studio release, Sworn to the Dark (2007) and the last two years touring it. They regularly appear on stage freshly covered in blood, harsher. It created a very intense atmosphere. These surrounded by decomposing heads mounted on spears. days I am very grateful for having that in my back pocket. The stench of rotting meat that permeated from the stage We are not here to do anything for a scene. area throughout the evening can only be described as STUBBLE: What does the future hold - how do you top vomit inducing. If you’re bored with horror movies and what you're doing now? think you’re ready for “Fright Night...for real”, check them Erik: We are always looking for ways to channelize the out. We met with Erik right before his show at the Metro in power that we were born out of and I believe that Oakland presented by Whore for Satan. Interview by Jeff everything of relevance for Watain comes not from the Longo members themselves but from the force that is beyond us. STUBBLE: You’re currently at the end of the ‘Fuck the Our goal is to make that force flow more easily to have World Tour’ promoting Sworn to the Dark..? less and less of our human selves involved in the music Erik: Yes, we have thirteen shows left in the US and when and more of the force. To be more able to make that we get home to Sweden we have one show left, the 111 energy permeate through us. It takes a lot of hard work. show of the tour. It takes delving into bad things… STUBBLE: How’s it feel to be a rock star (intentionally STUBBLE: It takes some balls to do what you’re doing. upbeat)? We have only heard of bands like Mayhem. Erik: Not sure how you define it these days, but if it Erik: You know Mayhem to us they were a beginning of means pissing in what you call these toilets…? something, definitely not the concrete shape, it was not STUBBLE: Port-a-potties. Well you are widely regarded as something that is perfection. They did what they could the real deal and known for your live show…. back then. We considered them tradition and that is Erik: I always considered live performances to be physical valuable to have as historical importance but we have to manifestations of the music. In most cases, especially in get out of that and look forwards. Black and Death metal, most people don’t go any further STUBBLE: How is the scene? than putting on some corpse paint and try to look a bit Erik: It's all the same to me this whole shit hole of a nasty. Anyone can actually do that. We have been world, it's just a big disappointment when it comes to what working very hard on how to embody the music, how to could have happened back in the nineties when everything actually make people experience it. With all the senses. I went terribly wrong instead of right. To me I do not give a think we are very close to what we want to achieve. fuck about any scene. If you focus too much on what’s STUBBLE: I would say your pretty damn close… going on around you, and what the bands do, then you’re Erik: We have been working very hard to get it right. I trapped in a fucking cage. You need to look beyond want the stage to be a gateway, a portal to the chaos that genres, beyond scenes. People get restricted by what’s lies beyond this world. I want people to be able to look at happened before and they consider Mayhem the blue print the back side of reality, the dark side of reality. Which is for black metal and that’s all you can do… that is only ten completely devoid of law and order, of every ethical and percent of what black metal is capable of and the rest is moral code that ever existed on earth…a place where all left to discover. chaos reigns; everything we do on stage contributes to We have 13 shows left. People have probably read or that gateway. whatever… We are coming back for sure. Very far from STUBBLE: Well from the videos I have seen it looks ordinary on this stage. recorded in…How are the crowds different in the states? STUBBLE: Tell me about a favorite Memory. Erik: I think it has a lot to do about what you said earlier, Erik: Every time on the stage to me is divine. The stage is there is no real black metal movement here, at least of the holy to me and it's very hard. I mean of course you have kind we are apart of. People are in general more grateful. great tours with Dissection when they were still around, I mean no one is really used to see. It’s a new thing, Celtic Frost it was these nights when the air was thick with people are more willing to open their eyes, to receive. magic. I always try to look away from everything when on Many people speak badly about touring the US that there stage and we always do the same thing whether we play is no real scene. To me that is a good thing a challenge for five or five hundred. actually. Instead of touring around in a part of the world that are stagnated by the same scene. Crowds in Europe are very proud, they think they have seen it all. They go to the concert with that kind of mindset and not very open to receive anything. While people here know they are going to a concert to see something different, something new. STUBBLE: The black metal scene’s roots have been underground. Erik: There are no restrictions whatsoever with Watain. The underground was a fantastic place, it was a great environment for us to grow up in and get inspired by. When we started out there was an underground movement that meant something that was accepted a bit more hidden. With that comes also more you realize very soon you had to work very hard to be apart of it. Where today all you need is a myspace page. The underground was very beneficial for Watain. Back then it was a lot more Editorial from Ken Zebbyn I recently attended a Cheech and Chong performance in Boston. I couldn't get on the guest list, so when I paid for my ticket I got a free subscription to Rolling Stone. (I called and told them I didn't want it, but they said I could have it anyway.) Well what has become of the alleged music magazines in this century? The cover shows politicians, lately Obama and Bush, of course. Sadly I have yet to see the anticipated cover albums; Obama’s renditions of Don Ho hits, including the one about the tiny fish with the really long name, and Bush’s cover of “On the Cover of the Rolling Stone.” This rag used to have musicians on the cover and sometimes there are musicians on the cover but the interviews are mostly about politics. Duh. Maybe its name should be changed to News From Musicians And Politicians Musicians Need To Know, which is too long a title. Bottom line Rolling Stone is not a music magazine but a political magazine, so you have chosen a music mag today when you picked up STUBBLE. As long as I am editor this magazine will not tell you who to vote for or do political features or do interviews that concentrate on politics. If you want politics try Rolling Stone, Time or Newsweek. They all feature a little on music too. a.k.a. Interscope Records, wants out. Since Live Show Reviews announcing his free agency, Trent has given away two full length recordings: the experimental instrumental Ghosts I BLONDIE and a full length NIN release, The Slip. Completely blowing Star Of The Desert Arena everyone’s mind with his Lights in the Sky tour, Reznor At Buffalo Bill’s, Primm NV provided an unparalleled 3-D light show experience. Now out February 24, 2009 on the road for one last lap (dubbed “Wave Goodbye”), NIN We headed out from Vegas down RT15 to Primm at the hotel is sharing the spotlight with a reunited Jane’s Addiction and casino Buffalo Bill’s to see the show. The place was cool. You main support from Tom Morello’s side project, Street get real native Nevada. Sweeper Social. A blast from the past, Debbie Harry and company hit the Shoreline Amphitheater was buzzing to near capacity when desert for maybe the last time. They hit it off with "Hangin NIN took the stage right before sunset and plowed through on The Telephone" and the crowd was sucked right in. the hour and fifteen minute, 20 song set. Trading in the light Debbie looked and sounded good. Her hubby Chris Stein spectacle of the last tour for greater flexibility in song looked old but the music was awesome with a sound system variation from night to night has fans following gigs like they never had when they began playing at CBGB. grateful nail-heads. Tonight’s show was heavily weighted They plowed through the set “Will Anything Happen?”, with cuts from the Downward Spiral and the Fragile, and was “Pretty Baby,” “The Hardest Part,” and then a great version very well received, except for the drunken posers who didn’t of “Fade Away & Radiate”. Debbie called the audience desert shut the fuck up until the two songs they knew were played – rats and said she could never live there but understood why "Head Like a Hole" and "Hurt". people do because of the beauty or some schlock like that. While they played mostly off their biggest album Parallel Lines, they continued the show with “Touched with your Presence, Dear” off the Plastic Letters album and then “I'm A gonna Love You Too”. The rest of the show included “Dreaming”, “Call Me” (which was a crowd favorite),”Tide is High” featuring a bass solo, and “Rapture” with a cosmic guitar solo break. They finished with “One Way or Another” and everyone knew the encore was coming. They did guess what - “Heart of Glass” and then, by request, “11:59,” ending a great night of 80's music. – KZ

NIN/JA Nine Inch Nails Shoreline Amphitheater Mountain View, CA May 23, 2009 Photos by Jeff Longo

Jane’s Addiction and Tom Morello’s project, Street Sweeper Social Club, rounded out the bill and did not disappoint. Crushing through their sets, SSSC was surprising and well received, but still sounded like Rage Against the Machine (god I miss them). Lastly, Jane’s Addiction was incredible and made me feel like it was '92 all over again.

Nine Inch Nails is taking a break, a very long break. Overshadowing all of this is the story of Eric De La Cruz, a Having fulfilled his obligations to the corporate hate machine young man marked for death. In desperate need of a heart transplant, he has been denied insurance coverage and will THE ADOLESCENTS spent the next 20 minutes ripping soon die. Trent Reznor got wind of this and put together VIP through classic punk the way it is supposed to be played. backstage packages ranging from $300 to $1000 and let it Between songs the barely recognizable Jack Grisham loose on . In a few days he helped raise over lamented to the crowd something about Michael Jackson $900,000 and just like that Erik will have a shot to live. losing the election is Iran and bombing North Korea or Speechless. - Jeff Longo something.

THE ADOLESCENTS Warped Tour 2009 San Francisco, CA July 11, 2009 Jeff Longo and Josh Kutras The Old School Punk stage was located right next to the beer garden where we drank vodka from a Crystal Geyser bottle and pounded twelve dollar beers. So when THE ADOLESCENTS took the stage we didn’t have to stumble far. I didn’t know the song but when it hit, it was loud and fast. The crowd went crazy and the pit exploded. I hit the guy in front of me just before I got leveled, I took his number and the chaos of the Warped Tour began under the hot San Francisco sun. CD Reviews sounds a bit like Lena Lovich. A definite My favorites include "The Bigot" which keeper; check it out! - KH includes the line "This is my house. 23 RAINY DAYS – These are my rules, And if you don't Wonderful Disaster BIRDMONSTER – like it, get out!"; and the bizarre and (Radio Active Music) From The Mountain To The Sea twisted "Train Track Children" where They’re from DC but the vocalist seems (FADER Label) Celia sings with an eerie childlike voice. to have a British accent. 23RD got their Peter Arcuni has an unusual halting There are many tunes worthy of airplay break opening for the Violent Femmes. vocal delivery, like Conway Twitty with like "Ether", "Ariel" and "Money", where Good for them! Dark pop synth rock out the stuttering. Or maybe Buddy Minx's harmonies bring out the best in that is very danceable at times, Holly at times. The songs resemble Hemken. The grungy wall of sound on especially “Goodnight and Goodbye.” – neither, however. “Heart Of The Dead” "Wolves," "Drown" and "Temple" are KC breaks out the most musically, and it’s potent and they grow on you the more a toe-tapper. - KH you hear them. Hemken dropped the A LOVE LIKE PI – saxophone for this album but she plays The Atlas and the Oyster BLACKOUT 101 – flute on "Visions Of The Desert" a very (Thriving Records) A Work In Progress unique song where Minx's vocals are “Innocent Man” is an energetic group (self) most pronounced. The packaging is jam suited for a live-band rave. The Teen Power Rock! Like a young and uncommon too containing original synthesized vocals, especially on evolving Green Day. 5 songs and the artwork by Celia Hemken and little dolls “Young Men,” are quite interesting last cut is “The Last Song.” It’s sure a representing band members. Overall (unlike when Cher did them). The nice break from hearing about The this is one of the most remarkable rock melody in “Keep My Lovers True” rings Hansons or whoever replaced them. albums of 2009. A truly unexpected nicely; an interesting debut. – CC Very energetic and fun. - KH treat. - KZ

ADVERSARY – Singularity BLEEDING THROUGH – Declaration CHESTER FRENCH – (Trustkill Records) (Trustkill Records) She Loves Everybody EP I must admit when I popped this disc in From the dark circus opening of ‘Finnis (Star Trak/Interscope) I had no idea who Adversary were or Fatalis Spei’ into the black metal-esque “The Jimmy Choos” – the song that what to expect. The first track ‘Declaration’ to the dying horror strains finally got me to listen to music online! ‘Hedonist’ starts with swelling feedback of ‘Sister Charlatan’ this album fucking Hey, it’s about shoes! I’m not made of and spends the next 5 minutes and 56 batters. Ideal for listening to while stone…. Anyway it’s bouncy and fun. I seconds bludgeoning you (and I) the you’re exercising or; getting ready to could actually imagine dancing to this listener with what reminded me in the kick someone’s ass. This one deserves in a club. With Paris Hilton. - KH beginning of Germany’s Kreator, with multiple listens. - Josh K. some melodic elements in the middle ELLEN BUKSTEL – and a bit of stomp groove riffing that Daddy’s Little Girl would make Dime proud. If you like (Ellen Bukstel) your metal old school without sounding Very personal songs nicely performed in recycled and your leads face melting a quiet folky style. Ms. Bukstel touches give these guys a shot. Recommended on many issues such as loss, (“Wooden tracks: Dying Art, Hedonist, Manifest Box”) political action (“Raise The Torch” Humility - Josh K. and others), and spirituality. Makes me want to see her movie Somebody’s AN ALBATROSS – Child. – KH The An Albatross Family Album (Eyeball Records) A screaming metallic carousel choir with songs that are hard to tell apart. Not worth my time. – RA

ARCHER – Doom$Day Profit$ (Duke's Black Rose) BLUE NOUVEAUX – 10 Years After Hard rock metal from this powerful (Black & Blue Records) Sabbath-influenced trio. The grinding The long awaited follow up to Darkness “Van Salem” shows what they are In Me. Celia Hemken and her all new capable of; presenting their own American band have changed the sound interpretation of what rock and metal considerably. Lush melodies are can be. – RA replaced with a more grungy sound, although there is a little bit of the CONTROLLED BLEEDING – BEAT STRINGS – Fang In Rain original sound on the opening song Before The Quiet (XOXO Records) "When You Lie." A light melancholy (Controlled Bleeding) Pretty exciting stuff, like a muddified melody. With songwriting assistance 24 cuts plus “Testing” (which is what (sic) T Rex perhaps. Lots of variety, from guitarist, vocalist Minx The Jinx, you’d expect from the title), with too; sometimes singer Adam Bolts Blue Nouveaux has morphed it's sound. recordings from 1978-1982. You get 3 Hemken's dark lyrical style remains. versions of the instrumental “Veal,” spanning the band’s career. The second ELIKA – Trying Got Us Nowhere spent a few months in jail for pot “Veal” is more fleshed out than the (Fiercely Independent Records) possession and 9/11 subsequently first, and “Veal” #3 has become Children of Niko and Karen Carpenter. turning his head inside out, he moved positively meaty. But why are 2 cuts Name yer poison. 7 sad, sweet to Humboldt County CA. Now he sings “Untitled”? Orchestral punk rock. - TDS multilayered songs. - KH his all-acoustic songs, such as the one about knowing a good fucking place to THE FRATELLIS – Here We Stand get high “(Paradise On) Highway 101”. (Interscope) Good stoner songs, but we don’t need I loved their cover of “Solid Gold Easy the radio edits thank you very much. – Action” on the Hot Fuzz soundtrack, TDS and here they are again. This album is bigger and bolder than the previous GUITAR RED – one. Kind of glam blues elements in for Lightnin’ In A Bottle example “Tell Me A Lie” make this a (BackSpace Records) lively and unusual confection! – KH Famous (especially in Decatur GA) street musician sings the blues and plays his guitar. “Three-Legged Dog Blues” is a fun one. Kind of Taj Mahal- THE CURE – 4:13 Dream ish. The title cut is actually not the best (sureToNE) one, IMO. But “Song About A Jimi 13 cuts; “The Only One” has to be the Hendrix Song” – that’s gotta be one of favorite pick of this CD. “The Reasons the most enticing song titles ever. I Why” is classic Cure. Dance, dance. - think it’s about “Hey Joe.” I like it. – KH CC

DANIEL FRANCIS DOYLE – We Bet Our Money On You (We Shot JR) Nine songs from a one-man band. The THE GAME – LAX title cut sounds like a bad DIY Talking (Geffen) Heads. Later Mr. Doyle is more like an In the Intro the Game declaims like a incoherent King Missile. Very confusing, street preacher, “Devil we rebuke you and ten song titles are listed on the CD in the name of Jesus…” (repeat as face. - KH needed). The next cut, “LAX Files,” drops many mf bombs, but explains where he’s coming from. Respect and G UNIT – THE DRAMA CLUB T O S Terminate On Sight (F.O.F. Label Group/EMI) all that, but an original Scarface too. “Never Can Say Goodbye” – no, it’s not (Interscope) A 6-song EP (including a remix of With the Game no longer involved and “Brand New Day”) that precedes their a cover – opens with the radio report of Notorious B.I.G. being shot. An homage no more Young Buck either the Unit follow-up full length CD. The remix is presses on. They even get a little funky lame and unnecessary; the rest is to those friends who passed – violently. Heartfelt. – KG and retro on a few of the 16 cuts. The anthemic pop for the masses. Unit’s street cred is fully intact. – RiP Commercial potential. – CC GENUINE SUN – Return (Blaster Records) TREY GUNN – Music For Pictures Comfortingly familiar but undefinable (7d Media) Middle America indie sound. I could 29 cuts from this King Crimson alum easily be singing along with “Goodbye” with his fretless (and fretted) guitars. after another listen or 2. – KH Mr. Gunn also plays keyboards. He uses no less than 4 drummers, plus a female GODHEAD – vocalist (Beth Quist). Trey is a At The Edge Of The World multimedia artist, AND THIS cd brings DEATH SENTENCE: PANDA! - (drivenmusicgroup) what it says, music for pictures. And I Insects Awaken 13 tracks and 5 bonus remixes. “Stay do like to watch TV with the sound off… (Upset the Rhythm) Back” is a bold number with a lyrical “The Ghosts Listen” would be a good Hardcore folk? That’s some rockin and warning to whoever tries to get close. start for that, since it’s 23 minutes long unusual stuff. The second cut, “Friends Assemblage 23’s remix is less murky, (the others are all much shorter). of Friends of Friends of Friends” has a actually more of a dance version. The Welcome back to album-making, Trey! familiar sounding hard pounding intro tracks by the guest remixers are cool, Recommended. – KH and some yelling. Vaguely familiar in but the originals are cooler beans. - RJ affect. Ahah! It’s Chinese folk a la Holly HONEYCOMB – And The Italians. Sure to drive you JESSE GOPLEN – Cowboy Worldwide Electric Inventor’s Kit crazy. Also available as an LP. – KH (Ancient Rainbow Music) (Silent Bee) The 45-inspired CD has 6 original songs Electric pop with an inventive flair. and radio edits of 3 of them. After he Check out “Chicken & Stars.” It’s about a girl. Twangy and tangy. - CC JACKSON UNITED – albums, not just another album from Rod Stewart. Nice songs and a good Harmony And Dissidence the same band. – KC mature sound. – KH (Acetate Records) Punky rock from this musically THE KNUX – MISANTHROPY LEGION – Eidolon incestuous group. Chris Shiflett, better Remind Me In 3 Days… “Black Metal”? Basically their music is known as Foo Fighters and Me First and (Interscope/Geffen) about freedom – freedom from the Gimme Gimmes’ guitarist, on vocals Rap hip hop yeah I missed those tight paralyzing preconceptions and rules and guitar. The songs and vocals rhymes like some of the Run-DMC rules rules. Out with some of the old remind me of Smashmouth meets The numbers. “Cappuccino” is a real clichés and in with some new ideas in Replacements. – CC banger. BTW, do you think Krispy is the genre. But they don’t throw out the named after Krispy Kitty? He’s krispy Black Flag baby with the Throneroom enough. – KC dishwater. Positively negative and very real metal. – CC LADY GAGA – The Fame (Streamline Records) Theatrical performances with admitted Queen and Motley Crue influences; pop for rockers. If you haven’t heard of Lady Gaga (where ya bin?), you will. - KH

LOCKSLEY – Don’t Make Me Wait (Feature Records) Catchy Beatle-esque pop whose only fault is overuse of the word ‘Baby’ in their lyrics. I ain’t your baby, baby. - KH LEONARD MYNX – Vesper LOGAN 5 AND THE RUNNERS - JESSE & THE HOGG BROTHERS – (Wally Uno Music) Featurette White Trash Meth Lab Sad and sweet original songs. The best Contemplative and creative. My favorite (Black & Blue Records) is “Horse;” I don’t care about her, cuz I is “Neely O’Hara,” with its personal take Non-stop thrills in this irreverent got… heroin.” An honest take on boiling on one of the characters from Valley of country music debut. The CD contains your life down to only one problem. The the Dolls. Must be someone the writer more talent than is implied by the song final cut, “You Asked,” had a promising and singer David Berndt equates with titles. These guys can sing and play to title but I could have done without it that character. Take a listen to the a fare-thee-well! "Biker Ann" and the easily. – KH words and the sad horns; you’ll like this title cut "White Trash Meth Lab" are one. – KH obvious picks, but don't neglect the N.E.R.D – Seeing Sounds rockabilly rocker "Cream Gravy." No it's (Star Trak/Interscope) MARK GAIGNARD AND THE ALSO not dirty - but some of the other songs Pharrell and friends redefining all kinds RAN - We All Need Lies are! That's what I love about country: of things again – re-redefining I could (BackSpace Records) you can not make up shit like this – it's say. Now he has us listening to colors. Lyrically mocking, edgy, and optimistic based on real life! Highly recommended Audible crumbling hip-hop – and that’s by turns, kind of a mellow pop with real if you enjoy laughing your ass off. - CC a good thing, as Martha would say. - feelings behind it. Kinda slow, though. - KH TDS NOAH AND THE WHALE – Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down (Interscope) Interesting. I must mention that “Rocks and Daggers” eerily reminds me of Elvis’ “Blue Christmas” – and I have bad associations with that. Working at a photo place for a guy who wore ties that matched the day’s twin check colors – don’t ask, don’t ask. “Hold My Hand As I’m Lowered” is mournful and KEANE – Perfect Symmetry JAMES MORRISON – scratchy slide guitar, and muddled (Interscope) Songs For You, Truths For Me words and guitar – cheating death by Jangly experimental pop music. “Better (Interscope/Polydor) having a worthless life. Kind of Than This” is a prime example – spirally In the first cut, “The Only Night,” depressing actually. - KH sounds and pleasant vocals. These Brits Morrison sounds like Bob Seger are back and the label is happy, but (“Against The Wind”), but in the second this is an expansion from their previous song, “Save Yourself,” he reminds me of Rod Stewart a little. No, definitely

some other band with an ornithological of quietly spoken dream imagery. And I name. “Chemtrail” is better, but the like dream imagery. - KC whole endeavor is just a lil too predictable. - CC

PSYCHOSTICK – Sandwich (Rock Ridge Music) Funny metal. Do we need funny metal? To start with the CD cover has a COLBY O’DONIS – sandwich with the title written in (KonLive/Geffen) condiments, and an ingredient label A young handsome prodigy who – PRIMA J sticker on the back. Bang your head for please don’t tell me he was born Colby (Geffen) over 20 cuts including the screaming O’Donis – worked with Full Force (the “Flip the Script” would be good if it was “Do You Want A Taco?” If you think all “it’s all music” Full Force I hope!) and harder; same with “Girlfriend”. Latina metalheads are douchebags, this had a lot of success with various pop lite. - CC douchebag metal band’s for you! It projects. He plays guitar too. I’m sure really sucks, and you can use it to piss he’ll have a lot of success, and he is PRO-PAIN – (No) End In Sight off metalheads. Tie up the Osbourne talented, but just a little too ‘boy band’ (Regain) family and make them listen to this. Or for my tastes. – CC “Let The Blood Run Through The the Osmonds; it’s sure to piss off either Streets.” Does the name of the opening family. I like the last cut best – “We OKIE DOKIE cut tell you anything? Personally I like Ran Out of CD Space.” All this talk (Aagoo Records) the opening vocals on “Hour Of The about food’s making me hungry so go Typical punk rock – 2 guitars, a drum Time.” A relief from the rest of the make me another sammich. – KZ machine, and a maniacal vocalist. harsh-throated vocals, but still just as Although I was intrigued by the song full of hate. – JJ called "Ooga Booga." Grrrr! - TDS NME - Bin Laden Airlines OLD CALIFORNIO – (Independent Release) Westering Again In their sordid 15 year history NME has (Californio Records) not shied away from writing songs that From the first cut, this band reminded illicit a variety of emotional responses; me of so many other songs and bands from a grandfather with a Nazi past – in a good way, tho. The lead vocals (‘Grandpa cried when Hitler died’), are a bit like John Sebastian. The to a young man’s arousal (‘I’m gonna harmonies are like Grateful Dead meets suck my own dick or break my back PUSSYCAT DOLLS – The Beach Boys. Some Mariachi/Marty trying’), right down to good old Doll Domination Robbins sounds in “Riparian High.” The fashioned misogyny (‘No means yes’) (Interscope) bass in “Mother Road” is like the riff in The newest NME release however finds Missy Elliott, Polow Da Don and Snoop “Don’t Bring Me Down.” And so on. the guys tackling current political issues Dogg are among the guests on several These guys will have an edge cuz it on Bin Laden Airlines, NME style of cuts. R. Kelly guests on “Out Of This already sounds a little familiar. – CC course. Check out the title track, Club.” So what I wanna know is, did he ‘Politricks’, and ‘I liked Music until I pee on the pussycats for the video? PAS CHIC CHIC – Au Contraire listened to your band play’ amongst Oooh ooh I just blushed and giggled (Semprini Records) others. Where early NME sounded like and got all sticky wet. – TDS This is fascinating but it might scare Brutal Truth meets Flipper, the new small children. I’m unfamiliar with the NME sounds more like Ace Frehley RAZORLIGHT – Slipaway Fires French pop they’re mining, but singing over some ‘80s CA hardcore. (Mercury) whatever it was they’ve certainly pulled The best part - it’s free. Download it at “Wire To Wire” made the top 5 in the it all atwist. Haunting male and female www.nmerocks.com - Josh K UK – maybe higher by now. “Hostage vocals in French, against a relentless Of Love,” despite the lyric “You’re my wallpaper of creative synth. – KH JIMMY D. ROBINSON – Mind Juice hostage now,” manages to be upbeat (J Music Group) rather than sinister. Next is a PHOENIX BLOCK – Chemtrails Very poetic throughout. I like “A Tiny percussive number “You And The Rest.” (Hard Six Records LTD) Shoe” the best. It’s not what you’d That’s my favorite – a boogie rocker. First is the lachrymose “Can’t Divide expect from the title – it’s not about a Yeah I can see them opening for The Us” with like vocals reminiscent of Flock lost child or beloved baby, but consists Who. That would be a great show. – Of Seagulls or maybe the Eagles or TDS RUINGLORIA – I’m Pretty Sure hear the Zappa influence but what My Ex-Girlfriend Is A Vampire about Wild Man Fisher? Nuff sed. – KH (superhappyrecords) This 3-song EP is eccentric and boisterous synth pop from Australia. I’d be interested in hearing the rest of the CD if/when there’s more. BTW - in case you read the PR on this band, an ‘arvo brunch’ is afternoon brunch, ‘arvo’ being Aussie slang for afternoon. – RiP REV THEORY – Light It Up (Van Howes/Interscope) SEA SICK – “Hell Yeah” - Gimmee a Hell, Gimmee a (Sea Sick Music) Yeah – sounds a lot like Drowning Pool. Dizzying and hypnotic music with a “Light It Up,” the title cut, was used as Nico-esque vocalist, yes, but I still don’t Wrestlemania’s theme song last see what all the fuss is about. I guess summer. It’s called “the first joint they must be great live. As far as Nico- release” between Van Howes and esque goes, personally I prefer Nicki Jaine (“Pigeon Named Crow”). - KH Interscope. Joint Release. Get it? Get THE SKABS – Revenge of the Skabs it? “(You are my) “Favorite Disease” is (Black & Blue Records) TY SEGALL my personal favorite. Musical self- The punk rock feud of the Midwest (Castle Face) hatred is always fun. - KH continues, with Bloody Mess as the Traditional Fools frontman Ty Segall Hatfields and Skabs as the McCoys. changes gears to fast pop and surf- Bloody Mess & The Skabs disbanded in influenced party rock. “So Alone” is not 1991 after a variously-explained the Thunders tune; it actually sounds incident possibly involving indecent more like crossed with Jet, as exposure and/or underage suctioning. played by a one-man band. Cool. - KH At any rate (and with Gabby Skab that rate is practically supersonic), these SILVER DARLING – Peorians are relentless in their pursuit Your Ghost Fits My Skin of musical mania. The devastatingly (Crossbill Records) thrilling "Hate" (Parts One and Two) An A side and a B side. The first cut, packs more of it than you'd think “Living For Breath,” starts out well but possible. All the way to the last harsh becomes excessively mournful as it musical cut "Rock Stalker," these goes on. Finally Kevin Lee is whining crazed hard core punks make it well like an emo Tom Petty. Meanwhile on worth the price of admission. Great the B side, “Rosewood Country Face” is cover art too, imitative of another country mournful. I don’t need this nearby ex-band… for those in the know. stuff. Put on some Violent Femmes. – You can't handle this one – but I double RISE AGAINST – Appeal To Reason KZ Jr. (Interscope) dog dare ya to try! - TDS Romping songs of social and political SIX FEET UNDER – Death Rituals SLANK – import about how it was (“Hero Of (Metal Blade) Anthem For The Broken Hearted War”) how it is (“Re-Education Yup every cut on here is about death (MRI) (Through Labor)”) and how it will be and dying. You will die, you are dying, “DEVILINU” grabbed me immediately “Whereabouts Unknown”). Be very you are dead. Classic Six Feet Under with its happy, bouncy negativity. “I afraid of the future – and the past and material for all the hard core fans of Miss U But I Hate U” also rocks merrily present. But don’t stop with the music. their melodic riffs, gutteral vocals and along, whereas “Love Cursed is wistful – CC death-inspired progression. - RiP and slow. A very interesting and CHRISTIAN SCOTT – enjoyable band from Indonesia. - KH Live At Newport (Concord Music Group) JESSIE SPARKS – Breathe Easy This CD is smooth and easy, with very (Jessie Sparks) nice jazz trumpet and percussion, with Ms. Sparks has a lovely voice the keyboard and guitars providing somewhat in the style of Celine Dion. percussion at times as well. All 8 songs With the price of cigarettes hitting an are Mr. Scott’s original compositions. all-time high, Jessie should expect to “James Crow Jr., Esq.” is an intriguing be used as a paid spokesperson for the song title (but it’s an instrumental of American Lung Association, and for course). The accompanying DVD RIP SMOPS - Life Is Sad general use on government-funded includes performances of 7 of those (ripsmops.net) anti-smoking advertisements. No songs, plus interviews. It bears They say Rip Smops is prone to offense! I’m serious! “Breathe Easy.” I repeating - Smooth! – KH (evidently unsuccessful) suicide. Yes I wonder how much cigarettes are in Australia. – TDS SNOW PATROL – “How Far” – OK, it’s not punk rock so thank in the liner notes. No, it’s not A Hundred Million Suns it’s ska punk? The CD as a whole has a God. – KH (Fiction) familiar sound. Also includes a faithful Spiky indie pop from these Irish cover of “Wooly Bully,” which is TONIC SOL FA – Sugarue fellows. “Take Back the City” is a push- unfortunately my favorite. - RC (“It’s Good” Music) back directive that can apply to any This a capella music collection starts city. Yah, let’s take em all back. – KH THE BABY GRANDS – TBG with “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” in a (Backspace Records) scatty hymn. “Joy To The World” is a This CD is absolutely as advertised – little doo-wop version. If you need “alt-rock for kids that won’t drive the Christmas music and like hymns adults crazy. “Sugar Makes Me Loco” (Episcopalian upbringing perhaps?) has a slight latin flair, while “Surfer then this is for you. Very nicely Shake” and “Diggin’ a Hole to China” performed. I don’t know why it’s called are pretty catchy. It kind of reminds me Sugarue, though. Makes me think of th of the music my 4 grade teacher used “Sugaree,” which has nothing to do to play for us – there was one called with this at all. – KH “New Math.” Nice – no ‘swears’ and booty shaking, just an easy listen for all TOO PURE TO DIE - Confess ages. – KH SOLANGE – SoL-AngeL and the (Trustkill Records) Hadley St. Dreams Des Moines, Iowa breeds some pissed THESE GREEN EYES – (Geffen) off individuals, as evidenced with the Relapse To Recovery OK I cannot even deal with this sister of states’ newest purveyors of heavy (Blackledge Music) Beyonce. First of all the CD art is mayhem; Too Pure to Die. The title cut Catchy-rhythmed hooks and a good ludicrous (what the hell are those green “Confess” (“you’re a slave to yourself”) vocalist make this CD very listenable blobs supposed to be? See above back brings to mind NIN’s “Head Like A (and I coin this term with no apologies cover), and the font is ambiguous. That Hole,” but this is more hard core. Songs to Bud Lite either). “Blood Sweat And means it’s hard to read the song titles. like "Gotham City," "My Vow," and Beers” is a song of regret with catchier And OMG her autobio. Yes, she wrote it "Trial" tread a fine line between caving lyrics. The rhythm picks up partway all by herself (why did they ever let your head in, and making you nod it in into the song, making it stands out her?), and fits more of the words “I” time to the precision riff’age. I imagine from the jauntier cuts. That’s why it’s and “me” per sentence than you would seeing these guys live is where it’s at, if my favorite. - KH have thought possible. I’m sorry but you’re a fan of heavy music that’s not I’m already gaggin too much to listen. - afraid to wear its influences on its CC sleeve (genre be damned) give these guys a go. Nice Iowa farm boys, they SONIC SYNDICATE – are not. Like maybe if Garbage all took Love And Other Disasters steroids? Harsh, violent, and above all (Nuclear Blast) catchy. - Josh K. Six Swedes kick ass with this monster sophomore effort. The three vocalists, TOWER OF POWER – one being the hottie female bass Great American Soulbook player, provide relief from the (Tower Of Power Records) customary gravel-voice only metal A bunch of great songs with guest trend. “Hellgate: Worchester” is a singers including Tom Jones, Joss prime example. The percussion is Stone, Sam Moore and Huey Lewis. strong, and the full release has a bonus Great selection of tunes by (among DVD and 2 more tracks. I must see this others) Bill Withers And Aretha Franklin. My favorite is “Me and Mrs. DVD. And you? - RJ ROBIN THICKE – Something Else Jones.” Not the usual Tower Of Power (Interscope) hits, but some great songs by a great ALYSSA SUEDE – I think this genre has been thoroughly band. – KH Black & White In Color exploited already by many musicians. (Kaneball Enterprises, Inc.) Like the Stylistics, Barry White, and THE TRADITIONIST – A 6-song EP from Beck’s sister – a little Tom Jones. I’m sorry but “more” is not Season to Season squealy on the vocals in “Ferris Wheel.” what I think when I hear this. What I (Better Looking Records) “Falling From Mars” is much better. think is “Put something else on.” - KH Unconventionally mainstream is a good Traditional ballads: they tell stories. In “Only A Nightmare” a woman needs her description. It will be interesting to see TONIC SOL FA – Boston to Beijing space. Her partner needs her to need what she does next. Interesting choice (Vivaton! Records) him. Organ music punctuates his of surname, BTW. - KH The title cut is a scatty doo-woppy with sorrow. “Satchel Paige” picks up the great vocals. “It’s Me Again” almost pace and is my favorite. Satchel takes SYNTHETIC ELEMENTS – gets a little Barbershop and then blends his time but the song doesn’t. - MTC Trashed Out Paradise or resolves into the street-corner doo- (Filthy Beast Records) wop style. Well done! Great singers and Kind of ska punk. The title cut is more great guys too – read who-all they punk than ska, bangin’. The single TRAPT – Only Through The Pain think of Gwen Stefani’s vocals and Vinyl Reviews (Eleven Seven Music) maybe Oingo Boingo. Rapid-fire Yow. Lots of feeling in these songs. lyrics and catchy licks piling on JOHN BARRETT’S “Cover Up” is a good message for each other in “Don’t Make Me So BASS DRUM OF DEATH people who think they have secrets. A Mad” has a uniqueness all its own. (Fat Possum Records) lot of emotion and thought went into Complex. - GH A Side “Stain Stick Skin,” with the lyric “the these, but the music reminds me of revolution ain’t televised,” and (my something much simpler. Easy to hear WALTER SICKERT AND preferred) B Side “The Ballad of Bandit X.” and hard to listen to? Chris Taylor THE ARMY OF BROKEN TOYS - The ballad has nice ringy guitar strumming Brown has obviously been through it. Casualty Menagerie and out-there vocals. “Oooh, I’m gonna lay Romantic, but not romanticized, rock. – (armyoftoys.com) down the law…”. This is the best 7” I CC 6 songs ranging from mellow to received all year. Bass Drum of Death drony to spooky. - KZ indeed! - KZ

WHITETRASH COWBOYS THOMAS FUNCTION – (Crooked Bastard Music) Belly of the Beast Kind of white trash grunge rap. (Fat Possum Records) Interesting stuff and definitely not A Side “Belly of the Beast,” B Side “Bones country. Oddly the cut called “Do Don’t Bleed.” It’s an all yellow vinyl 7” so I What” reminds me of Wham!’s can’t tell which side is A and which is B but I “Young Guns/Go For It!” This is can tell you this both sides kinda suck. OK I not necessarily a bad thing… I figured it out, the first one I played was Side really liked that song. - KH B. My only question on that one is how many takes did it take to record the guitar solo TV ON THE RADIO – Dear Science SHANE WYATT – The Last (but I hope it was 1). - KZ (DGC Records/Interscope) Cowboy Huh. The lyrics are personal and often (Shane Wyatt Music) THE KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW – Animal depressing, but the music is catchy and A mostly mediocre example of Party upbeat. The result is surprisingly what you might call modern (Fat Possum Records) different from their earlier albums, but country. Shane has a nice voice, A Side “Animal Party.” Here’s a guy who likes still recognizable – as the New, but he doesn’t really stand out, to tell stories more than he likes to write Improved TVOTR. - RA despite the long list of ‘session songs. B Side “God Of Raisins.” Uh. It does cats’ that includes George Strait’s include an animal party coloring book, backing vocalist Thom Flora. though. Wish I hadn’t given my crayons to Undistinguished from many other the Vietnam Vets, now. – KZ current offerings. – KZ

Compilations & Soundtracks

DORM SESSIONS 6 (Heavy Rotation Records) These offerings from 9 Berklee students and grads is pleasantly varied. Shea Rose is a lil funky on “Free Love.” Re-Up’s “Re-Up” is definitely some good rap. Sex! does a nice raunch-styled number called “Chevy Nova”; car as sex VAN ATTA HIGH – object? Interesting. – RA Doin’ Somethin’ Right (Thriving Records) REPO – The Genetic Opera The band name is from the name of (Lions Gate) the4 Junior High on Full House. The The original motion picture cover art reminds me of the cartoon soundtrack is sometimes opera, version of Jay and Silent Bob. Nine sometimes Goth, etc. etc. Many Power Pop tunes, including an amusing fabulous musicians took part in cover of “Afternoon Delight.” Huh? Well the musical score, including they are from New Jersey. The state members of Rasputina, GNR, and Rhode Island makes fun of. - TDS Korn. The vocals are still delivered in operatic style, throughout, to THE VINCENT BLACK SHADOW – tell the story. This sounds odd to El Monstruo me musically, but the music is (Beef Records) good and jams right along. Have If you like Paramore you’ll probably like you seen it yet? - CC this. If you never heard of either band, DVD Reviews America. On its surface, this is pure emaciated Elvis wannabe on crank. The comedy, exploiting every Mexican racial guitarist is wearing one of those JAMES BROWN – Double Dynamite! stereotype ever invented by man but oversized cowboy hats often seen on (Charly Films) deeper down it's a serious look at the carnival clowns. Yeah, they've really True dynamite from the godfather of challenges faced by the peasant class honed their image and stage presence. soul. You get 2 complete shows from of Mexico and their strong motivation 16 musically offensive tracks recorded the 80s. I love the crooning "Try Me" for crossing the border into America in in glorious Dolby 5.1. - JV from the Studio 54 show, as well as his order to survive. The cinematography is showier standards. No one can whip off exceptional and while all the dialogue is a cape like James Brown! Great footage in Spanish, it's easy enough to follow worth seeing for the showmanship along with the subtitles and get the full alone – but the music is top drawer too. force of the movies message. Pure - KH camp and yet serious drama at the CRAIG same time. Best movie I've seen in (Brinkdvd) years. - JV This is a Danish movie about a man who runs out of medication and PETULA CLARK – becomes a serial killer. I have to say I Portrait Of Petula Clark was more impressed with the (Infinity) soundtrack than with the movie. - KZ I fully expected to hate this with a passion but I really didn't. It's a quality ARAB ON RADAR – 60's pop variety show with orchestral Sunshine For Shady People accompaniments and surprisingly sweet (Three.One.G.) and tender vocal arrangements. Think Why would anybody make a Disney music with a British flavor. Andy documentary following the lame Williams, Sacha Distel and Ron Moody exploits of this touring band of add the variety. Sorry, there's no crapmasters? Talk about a waste of "Down Town" but Petula covers a bunch good film. These posers are the of other hits including "My Funny ultimate in incoherent, noise Valentine", "You And I" and a quaint generating, talentless, sub-garage band little duet with Andy called "You Can't BIKINI BLOODBATH CARWASH level never wavers. Think DEVO without Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd". Filmed (ECLECTIC) any musical hooks or masturbation in Paris, London, Geneva, New York and The women are hot in that sleazy "I references. Worthless crap on every Los Angeles. – JV need a shower just watching them" conceivable level. I'd rather listen to kind of way. The acting is a solid step mill noise without ear plugs through a below B movie camp. The plot is as 16 hour shift than subject myself to 10 transparent as plastic wrap. Yet, there's minutes of this anti-art. – JV something strangely redeeming about this flick. Maybe it's the case of Miller kingers that I consumed right before viewing it. Maybe it's the Canadian skunk that I smoked half way in. Who can say? It's billed as 100% pure brainless fun. I agree with the brainless part. In any event, pick up a copy and decide for yourself but don't say I didn't warn you if you decide to view it without any extra curricular motivations like beer and bud. - JV

COUNT BASIE & HIS ORCHESTRA - Live In Berlin & Stockholm 1968 (Impro-Jazz) The video may be old grainy black & white but the remastered audio simply MARC ALMOND – explodes out of the speakers with all Live At The Lokerse Feesten 2000 the urgency and vitality of the day that (Charly) it was created. 18 exceptional big band Effeminate European techno/rock-a- tracks that'll have you panting for Billy bull shit. On a positive note, it's more. If I had to limit my DVD music really well recorded and the sound collection to a dozen discs, this would EL ALAMBRISTA: quality is excellent. Then again, that's be right up there at the top of the The Fence Jumper also it's major drawback since the stack. – JV (BRINK) music totally sucks. Marc weighs about A young masked Mexican lucha 98lbs. soaking wet and his exaggerated wannabe sets off to make his mark in gestures are reminiscent of an sound like fun to you just stay home South Bronx. When illegal immigrants there and play Warcraft. weren't burning down buildings or killing each The pot farm just happens to be right other, they were creating over rated musical next door to Camp Crystal Lake and in trends and styles like salsa, mambo and hip- this new installment just happens to be hop. Lots of vintage footage if you're into where Jason has made is happy home, that sort of thing. It always amazes me how so all you potheads that have always old people remember the actions of their wondered, I think I just answered your irresponsible youth in such heroic terms. I question. The first round of kids is guess this explains why the media promotes slaughtered pretty quickly but not crap like rap. You have to gauge it against before you get an oiled down booby the backdrop of hopelessness and despair to and sex scene. really appreciate its marginal creativity and I don’t want to give too much of the pseudopositive influence. – JV plot away, but I will say that it carries a good pace and isn’t to chatty as well as are a couple of good “jump outa your seat” type moments. There is a lot of background placement of items from the original movies that is kick-ass if THE CHICK COREA ELEKTRIC BAND you a hard core fan and there is a - Live At The Maintenance Shop funny comment about not bringing any (QUANTUM) Heineken and they’re drinking PBR. The progressions may be simplistic and (For all you Lynch fans) The only repetitious but the augmentations are complaint I have to make is; I really as complex, technically sound and wanted a “Ralph the Rat Man” character melodically inspirational as it gets. For to tell all the kids that they were just three guys, Chick on keys, Dave doomed, or at least a cameo by Corey Weckl on drums and John Patitucci on Feldman. The film also surprisingly isn’t bass create a world of wonderment that gory at all. I was hoping for more that's well worth experiencing. I swear puddling or an artery squirt but I’ll take they syncopated my psyche. 5 cuts - 75 what I can get. minutes worth of electronic jazz/fusion So go on ahead and spend the twenty fun. - JV bucks, sneak your own food in and enjoy yourself, I heard scary movies FRIDAY THE 13TH make chicks horny so bring someone (Warner Home Video) you like. What do I know? By Scott Reese Overall Rating: Three of Five Pints This time I’m coming through to tell you all a little about the 95min. 2009 edition of Friday the 13th. I have to say that I was impressed with how this new approach on an old “classic” slasher film held up. In the past I have been pretty bummed out on how someone gets a crazy idea to remake something sacred and just can’t pull it off. Not that I’m saying the many Friday the 13ths that have been released in the past were sacred but definitely a staple in the American tits/horror genre, or at least that’s what I call it. The movie starts off with the ending of the original with all that complicated COLEMAN HAWKINS – In Europe: story line of Jason’s mother committing London, Paris & Brussels all of the murders to avenge her son’s (DISCONFORM) drowning, and then watching his Coleman is the originator and arguably one of mother being decapitated by the last the best jazz tenor sex soloists of all time. surviving camp counselor, so people This disc is comprised of the majority of his who have never seen one of these films filmed works over the last 10 years of his life. can follow the truly complex psyche of While it's a bit on the adagio side (that one Mr. Jason Voorhees. FROM MAMBO TO HIP HOP – means laid back for all you hip-hop hipsters), Right off the bat you get beer drinking A South Bronx Tale the expressiveness and subtlety of the kids on their quest for a rumored pot (CITY LORE) performances keeps your attention glued farm looking for a place to camp and This hour long documentary is a time throughout. Also features such jazz greats as fuck for the night, now if that doesn’t capsule focusing on a block in the Harry "Sweets" Edison, Benny Carter, I WAS A TEENAGE MUMMY Teddy Wilson, Oscar Peterson, Jo (Regain) Jones, Louie Bellson and Roy Eldridge. The final entry in the I Was a Teenage 20 tantalizing tracks. - JV monster series. An exchange student kidnaps another outcast and together they seek revenge on the mean in- crowd delinquent nemesises (nemises?) who must now b e destroyed. More terrifying fun featuring the A-Bones' sound track. The bonus feature "Hot Rod Hearse" is a thrill too. Monster movie men and mavens, grab it. - KC

HIGH TIMES PRESENTS – The 20th Anniversary Cannabis Cup (High Times) It's the 2008 edition of Amsterdam's THE HOUSE OF THE RISING PUNK stoners Superbowl. The mere sight of (ZEIT1) some of these amazing looking buds Our story begins circa 1973 with the literally brought tears to my eyes, beats, back when they still had especially since I've been totally dry for typewriters. Tom Verlaine, Richard Hell, friggin' weeks now. My mouth was Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye – a back in the watering over such notable entries as day documentary. New York City was Top Dog, G-13 Haze, Kaia Kush, freedom then for the avant garde. Be Violator Ice-o-lator and Triple X to yourself. Television, counter culture name but a few. It should be illegal to early 70s, pretentious Stooges release this kind of a documentary dangerous and self destructive without including some samples of the Ramones Voidoids New York Dolls. How product. If I don't score something U like me now? - KR soon I'm gonna lose my mind. - JV IDLEHEIST (BrinkDVD) No trouble is taken to make the 4 robbers into sympathetic characters; you don’t like them, but you want to know just how badly they fuck up. The soundtrack is thrilling and suspenseful music, synth electronica, but some nice horns too on occasion, which adds a lot. The best of the soundtrack CD is Jesse Stanley’s “Save Your Breath.” Overall, an interesting story, surprisingly well filmed and not overacted. – KH

BILLIE HOLIDAY – The Life and Artistry of Lady Day (DISCONFORM) A true tribute to a great singer and H2O – The Bowery Collection musical stylist. Her artistry and (CBGB Records) accomplishments are emphasized. Recorded at CBGB in ’02, it’s like you’re Highlights include a wonderful film of in the front row at the live show, Billie performing the moving and catching all the jive talk among the controversial "Strange Fruit." Love bandmembers, and of course from the Billie, love her music, love seeing more audience too. No more CBGB, so this is of her. – KH the next best thing. Check out “Role Model” for a prime example: H2O, live hard and punky. - TDS Festival performance from 2007. A must for LOG fans. – RiP

MY BODY BURNS – Classics of French Erotica (Le Chat Qui Fum) A riveting tale, inspired by a true story, of a girl torn between gay love with a possessive stalker who enjoys pain or straight love with an abusive, old, fat, LIVING COLOUR – balding, rich pervert. Surprise! JA RULE - 2005 The Paris Concert Surprise! The bimbo goes for the (CHARLY) (Inakustik) money. The women aren't all that hot, A whole lot of struttin', pointin' and Authentic sons of Jimi Hendrix my ass! the boobs are quite saggy, the plot is posin' but not much else. Nigga this To be fair, Doug Wimbish is more than plodding and the ending is predictable and beitch that. I'm so impressed.... adequate to carry the bass load and but it's French art, damn it. I give it NOT!!! Get a job ya fuckin' pecka Corey Glover is solid on the skins but one thumbs up... the lead actress’s butt head.... I'll pop some caps into ya 'til Will Calhoun is just a pure pant load on just for trying. JV ya dead. See, I can rap too. It's two guitar. His only redeeming grace is his discs’ worth of wasted time. I'd rather mastery of the stiletto pick technique. pluck my pubes. – JV Unfortunately for him and we the listeners, he doesn't have a clue where his left hand is going other than to wiggle and twitch it in a diagonal direction so that he's sure to pick up every tri-tone and minor second available. His melodic comprehension is null and void. His middle speeds are nonexistent. All he knows is snail pace and frantic random dissonance. Oh yeah, Vernon Reid's vocals are nothing to write home to mother about either. GLENN O’BRIEN’S TV PARTY Bottom line, these guys are charlatans (Brinkfilm) with over processed instruments and a Two separately packaged DVDs. The tone deaf cult following. A dozen earlier DVD, The Sublimely Intolerable obscurely craptastic originals, a decent Show, was on public TV in 1979. It has drum solo, three pathetic covers its moments, but mostly nostalgia for including a horrendous version of the horrible thing that used to be cable Hendrix's "Cross Town Traffic" and then TV – public access. More DIY/live than they wrap it all up with their big hit any commercial offering. After initial "Cult Of Personality". JV technical difficulties, you get members of various bands like Blondie and Patti RUSH – Smith Group. Andy Shernoff (Dictators) Snakes & Arrows Live does a terrible cover of “Be True To (Rounder Records) Your School,” and Debbie Harry and Filmed over two nights in October 2007 LAMB OF GOD – others smoke a joint during the call-in at the Netherlands' Ahoy Rotterdam Walk With Me In Hell segment. arena, this 3 disc set features all their (Epic) The later DVD, The Everything For Sale classic hits like "Tom Sawyer", "Digital Literally provides what the title Show, aired in 1982 and disintegrates Man" and "YYZ". The 28 cuts on the promises: a documentary of the band before your eyes. Final season, various first 2 discs spans their impressive as they tour the world and record. Disc celebs poorly recorded. – KH 1 has their Sacrament world tour, and career while Disc 3 is "Oh, Atlanta! the disc 2 includes The Making of Authorized Bootlegs". 221 minutes of Sacrament plus their entire Download rock excellence. JV PUNK’S NOT DEAD leather goth costumes, and Paris Hilton. (Aberration Files And OK, the last one is not a cult qualifier, Red Rover Films) but it’s funny…to me. If you like dark Interviews, performances and Switchblade Symphony-esque music (non stop), post apocalyptic back sound bites from all your early days drops, and the SAW movies well then punk faves, including Joe Strummer this one is for you. However if you are and members of Fear, the Adicts, not 14, don’t wear corpse paint and and more. You had me at "Gabba hate your parents, then you should just Gabba Hey". A necessary item. - rent Hedwig for an exercise in how to KH make a good rock opera. – Josh K.

REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA (Lions Gate) The great Chicago fire, the Hindenburg, the Titanic; and now Repo. These will be remembered as great American disasters. OK, maybe I’m being a bit melodramatic; but Repo: the Genetic Opera is a fucking disaster. Adopted for the screen from the stage by its creators Terrance Zdunich and Darren PUBLIC ENEMY – Smith, and directed by SAW vet Darren Revolverlution Tour 2003 Lynn Bousman; Repo is a good idea (Charly Films) gone awry. It is the not so distant A double DVD set with all their hits, future, and the world has been struck recorded in Australia in ’03. Chuck D by an epidemic of organ failure, out of wears a nice Viking helmet with horns, this awful event a company rises; and the Aussies seem to love it. And – Geneco. Geneco offers the organs you is is just me, or does the intro to “He need with a price, and if you can’t Got Game” sound like “Somethin’ make your payment the Repo man will STING JAMAICA 2003 – Happenin’ Here” (CSNY)? - TDS find you and re-claim Geneco’s rightful The Greatest One Night property. This sounds like a cool idea, Reggae Show On Earth and the preview sparked some interest (CHARLY) for me, a gory post modern rock opera; Disc one is a three hour concert however having to sit through a movie featuring JUNIOR KELLY, PREDATOR, that has virtually no dialogue and ASSASSIN, NINJAMAN, KIPRICH and a almost 90 minutes of singing is asking dozen more quality acts. Disc two is way too much of the viewer (according three hours worth of behind the scene to Wikipedia the film featured 64 songs, footage. That's six hours of reggae fun holding the record for most songs all wrapped up in one tidy package. composed in a film). This must have How can you resist? Roll up a couple of worked as a stage play, as it had a fatties and pull up a comfortable chair. decent run, but as a movie; too much. You know you want to. - JV The cast works well, and as I said the story is cool but as one IMDB message board commenter said; “This looks like Hot Topic: the Movie” True. If they had just added dialogue and trimmed back the songs this would have worked much better, the gore is decent and some of the songs were good, but every time a new scene would happen the characters would break into song about the most PUNK ROCK KARAOKE inane things. For example; Anthony THE STORY OF THE YARDBIRDS – (PUNKROCKKARAOKE) Head's character, the Repo man to Paul The Documentary An interesting collection of punk covers, Sorvino’s Rotti Largo on not wanting to (ZEIT1) unfortunately not by the original artists. do a job: “(sung) I can’t do it Rottiiiiiii, An interesting account of the band that However the accompanying video howw can I?” Yawn, you should’ve just at different times included Eric Clapton, footage is a nice addition to Karaoke. talked smaller dialogue. This film will Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page, covering The best cut by far is Sean Wheeler’s certainly find a cult audience; I mean 1963-68. When Clapton left the band to rendition of “California Uber Alles” how can it not? It has taken all the cult pursue more rootsy blues, Beck (originally performed by the Dead film steps; delayed release to a limited replaced him. Some of the songs are Kennedys). Fun. – KH “touring” release, two or three possible not included in their entirety, versions of the soundtrack, interesting disappointingly. Lots of commentary from all the appropriate jickeys – which in silhouette would comment on the on- energy, excitement and big sound but I mention because at times subtitles screen action. This is the kind of thing unfortunately the show is still focused would have been helpful for us US where you tell your euphemistically- on Johnny who, while his mind may bastids. – JJ named ‘drinking buddies,’ “Hey, you be willing, his body and pipes are not. gotta see this, it’s so douche!” – CC At least he's playing a vintage SG so it SURVIVE THIS! – sounds really good when he hits those Ghosts of Pirate Island clinkers and breaks the beat. A 78 (Regain) minute attempt to recapture his youth A graphic screamfest that features a with about 3 minutes of meager pretend reality show that pits guests, success. "Superman Lover" indeed. I including Ivy Super Sonic and The think "Three Hours Past Midnight" is Naked Cowboy, against each other in a more like it. JV steamy jungle nightmare. Fun! Includes a mini-comic of the story. - JJ VIDEOGAME THEATER (Uproar) Parodies of video games like Pac Man and Donkey Kong. Did you ever listen to someone play a video game you were sick of? That’s what this is like. More Crank Yankers than Home Movies. Annoying and unnecessary. Now if they parodied some old Sega-type thing or VANILLA FUDGE – Atari – Pong or Space Invaders? I’d When Two Worlds Collide watch that. - CC (Zeit1) Back in the day, these dudes seemed like really underrated artists who helped push the creative boundaries of early rock. Now, they're just washed up ART TATUM - The Art Of Jazz Piano has-beens who haven't improved one (SCREEN EDGE) iota since the mid-60's. While the A highly insightful 60 minute addition of a full orchestra usually documentary on jazz/stride piano revitalizes outdated songs, it does centered around the greatest of the nothing for the arrangements in this greats, Art Tatum. Amazing isn't strong case. I was frankly embarrassed for enough of a word to describe what Art their delusions of self grandeur, can do on the ivories. A must have for especially during the mega crappy bass all serious musicians of any genre. JV solo. Performing covers of Rod Stewart or The Back Street Boys doesn't help JOHNNY WINTER – either. They even manage to ruin their Live Through the ‘70s biggest hit "Season Of The Witch" by (Bullseye) performing it at approximately half NO ONE does a better “Rock and Roll speed and out of tune. 89 minutes of Hootchie Koo” (with echoes of worthless dreck. – JV “Frankenstein”) than his band. Not whatisname with a flower in his mouth, not nobody, nohow. I am not worthy to review even his drummer or bass player. That’s who’s showcased when you start the DVD, the drummer cycling clockwise through sounds like grandma used to make to beat an aig. The URBAN LEGENDS natch’l blues. JW is a truly great guitar (Eclectic) player, singer, and all-around Urban legends with a not-for-the-weak bluesman. Pick it up and leave it up! - stomach, something about the FBI, RiP warning – and then a laugh track? I mean, Waltz Tango Foxtrot… Hosted by JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON – Rust DuFage, whose euphonious Live In Concert appellation (his name, dude) should (CHARLY) explain a lot. Wry and sick, and kind of I'm sure Johnny was a substantial force Hee-Haw like reenactment of 7 ‘urban back in the day (late 50's thru the mid legends’ with some voice-over 70's) but by 1993 he's lost a good step commentary from Mr. DuFage that or two. The act itself is structured much reminds me of that show where aliens like a James Brown show and the band does an excellent job of delivering the Book Reviews

SATCHMO: The Wonderful World and Art of ROCK & ROLL HOMICIDE – Louis Armstrong – Steven R. J. McDonnell BATTLE OF THE BAND NAMES: Brower (Killeena Publishing) The Best and Worst (Abrams) This is the best rock and roll Band Names Ever - Bart Bull Who knew? Satchmo made collages murder mystery I’ve read in years (Abrams Image) and scrapbooks often on the tops of – and believe me I seek them out. A wonderfully silly and pointless recording tape reel boxes. Includes It takes place in San Diego. book by a true obsessive. As many photos and quotes, too. Very McDonnell creates an interesting stated, it’s the best and worst band entertaining and well-presented and varied cast of characters. I names ever, exhaustively organized material from this “vocal proponent especially liked GI Jo-Jo (great by genre and attractively presented of marijuana use.” You know the name), and the main character, with colorful charts, lists, and rest so I won’t talk about his Jason Duffy, a former rock and roll graphics. OCD music lovers take greatness. This is a great coffee singer and guitar player turned note! – KH table book – or cocktail table. detective. Duffy interviews one of Really fascinating. – KH the band members, who analyzes the situation by telling Duffy what breed of dog the members of Doberman’s Stub would be if they were dogs, and how that affects his view of the situation (murdered lead singer of a band on the brink of stardom). Very entertaining – I highly recommend it. By the way the cover art won a prize. Check this guy out on myspace! – KH I've always thought of myself as liberal, me. First of all, you are already but when I learned that my grandfather expecting him to support you, or at is moving in with a girl only 2 years least subsidize your living expenses. older than me, I was rather upset and And you're an artist. You knew all along confused. he'd always make more than you. If Why is this young woman interested in he's not ready to accept you as an a man his age? It turns out he was very equal contributor to the relationship, supportive of her when she was in the home, or whatever, you have no school. He helped her through her one but yourself to blame. Frankly I'm parents' divorce and her failed school surprised it took him this long to figure exams. He even taught her to drive. So it out. - Basement Steve maybe she just likes the fact that someone cares for her. Dear Basement Steve: Can you explain? Sincerely, Under what circumstances is it Favorite Grandchild appropriate for a woman to pick a fight with a guy? 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