No, of course you weren't the only listener. It's just that not everyone chooses to "like" or comment on every damned post here. I know I don't! In fact, the nature of *podcasting* is that your show is delivered to people via the RSS feeds. There's no need for people to come to the site to listen/download or like/comment. If they subscribe, then they get it, enjoy it, and wait for the next episode. Or they might load up the automatic feed player and just let it play throughout the day (which is how I normally listen to all the shows here). Most people—myself included—don't feel the need to interact with the show or the host. It was the same way when I had a radio show. I might go the entire two hours without ONE phone call. Very seldom did I actually get requests, and when I did, they usually didn't even fit the format of the show! And that was real radio that's always had this illusion of having lots of listeners and requests and stuff. Sure, in a perfect world, everyone would comment or like stuff so we all get warm fuzzies, but that's not the way it is nor has it ever been that way. But for some reason Michael took it personally. Whatever.

The screamin' Soul Preacher said:

Ouch !!! 

Come on grumpy old Mike !!! First Radioblivion, then Mojo Workout...I wish I could listen to your voice on the GPPN again someday man ! (And that is also true for you Mr Matt, so please hurry back with a brand new juicy'n'tasty episode of the SOUTH BAY PORK podcast !!!)

Was I really the only listener here ??? Oh, and I use to leave comments/likes for MOJO WORKOUT !

Ok, I'm not a big deal, but...I always hate it when my favorite podcasters leave the boat !

Especially when they are historical ones !

kopper said:

I asked Michael about this a few weeks ago and here's what he told me:

"We aren't posting Mojo Workout on the Hideout, or adding it to the GPPN feed because it is not wanted by the listeners."

Michael was basically upset/bummed/pissed/whatever that Mojo Workout wasn't getting many comments/likes/downloads/whatever here on the Hideout. He took that to mean "the people on the Hideout don't like Mojo Workout." Yep, that's a direct quote.

So there you have it.

The screamin' Soul Preacher said:

By the way : WHY ????

Any scientific or politic explanations ?

kopper said:

Now that Mojo Workout isn't podcasting on the GPPN anymore, I haven't heard his voice in months!

Ouch !!! 

Come on grumpy old Mike !!! First Radioblivion, then Mojo Workout...I wish I could listen to your voice on the GPPN again someday man ! (And that is also true for you Mr Matt, so please hurry back with a brand new juicy'n'tasty episode of the SOUTH BAY PORK podcast !!!)

Was I really the only listener here ??? Oh, and I use to leave comments/likes for MOJO WORKOUT !

Ok, I'm not a big deal, but...I always hate it when my favorite podcasters leave the boat !

Especially when they are historical ones !

kopper said:

I asked Michael about this a few weeks ago and here's what he told me:

"We aren't posting Mojo Workout on the Hideout, or adding it to the GPPN feed because it is not wanted by the listeners."

Michael was basically upset/bummed/pissed/whatever that Mojo Workout wasn't getting many comments/likes/downloads/whatever here on the Hideout. He took that to mean "the people on the Hideout don't like Mojo Workout." Yep, that's a direct quote.

So there you have it.

The screamin' Soul Preacher said:

By the way : WHY ????

Any scientific or politic explanations ?

kopper said:

Now that Mojo Workout isn't podcasting on the GPPN anymore, I haven't heard his voice in months!

I asked Michael about this a few weeks ago and here's what he told me:

"We aren't posting Mojo Workout on the Hideout, or adding it to the GPPN feed because it is not wanted by the listeners."

Michael was basically upset/bummed/pissed/whatever that Mojo Workout wasn't getting many comments/likes/downloads/whatever here on the Hideout. He took that to mean "the people on the Hideout don't like Mojo Workout." Yep, that's a direct quote.

So there you have it.

The screamin' Soul Preacher said:

By the way : WHY ????

Any scientific or politic explanations ?

kopper said:

Now that Mojo Workout isn't podcasting on the GPPN anymore, I haven't heard his voice in months!

I never saw him play live but simply were glued to listening to the band's albums.  I loved watching them on You Tube for many reasons but one of the main reasons was because of Mark's fronting.  I loved his vocals, loved his style, and always liked that the band were from Bethlehem PA.  I recently read he went back to school to get additional education.  Sad news on Our Brother, The Man. 

Wow, very sad news. I have several Creatures of the Golden Dawn albums. Great stuff. He will be missed.

Way too young...really sad news. We put a few of The Creatures songs on cassettes that came with our old zine, What Wave back in the 80's and early 90's. One of those songs was on the LP Thee Cave Comes Alive on Action Records.

Mark used to keep us up to date on the constantly revolving membership of The Creatures via letters and we used to trade audio cassettes back then...he's gonna be missed!!!

 

Here's some pics from around 1987 of Mark in action with The Creatures, dunno who took them but he sent them to us back then.

It huts when you lose someone who you were a big fan of their music. It hurts even more when that person was a good friend and confidant. Creatures gigs at the Funhouse in Bethlehem were a staple of my mid-20's. We'd often go to his house and talk excitedly until the birds started chirping. Once we drove 8 hours to Charleston, WV to see Hasil Adkins. 

Here's what was recently posted on a Lehigh Valley News site:

... Mark Smith passed away due to being in a room with insufficient air conditioning which possibly interfered with medication he was on. Mark Smith for 2 plus decades was the lead singer of the Creatures Of The Golden Dawn. There were many members throughout the years including the pre deceased Mike Smitreski and still alive and thriving John terlesky and Ken Bussiere who were in legendary band The Original Sins. It was through the involvement with Mark Smith's Creatures that set these two on a path of greatness with the Sins. In recent years JT as he prefers to be known started playing again with current Creatures line up. 


The Creatures were huge favorites on Bethlehem's South side and were sadly ignored everywhere else in the Valley. They made a few albums, toured the states and Europe amassing a cult following. The band's music was played on Little Steven's syndicated garage rock show. 

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/lehigh-valley/1295070-mark-smith.html#ixzz1ORZSA7l5

For a band that released an album like Let It Bloom;that one sounds pretty bad to me.You may listen entire album at http://grooveshark.com/#/theme/arabiamountain/225 though....

I've heard some of it. I was worried about Mark Ronson's involvement, but it doesn't sound like he's wimped them down any. Yeah it's bit poppier but that's no bad thing and it's clear that its what they wanted and not what anyone made them do. I never felt like buying their last one, but I'll probably get this.

I wasn't real hopeful when I first heard about the new album Arabia Mountain. They brought in an outside producer Mark Ronson, who has worked with Christina Aguilera, Duran Duran (Christ!) and Amy Winehouse (who I DO Like) I figured he was going to polish it up to where it might sound like some poor man's Green day or something.

So I was surprised today when I got a copy and listened to it. It is a little poppier than previous albums, but I like it a ton better than their last album.

What's everyone else think?

No sz S?..

In your service Sir...

 

Yeah, if anyone wants a t-shirt... You'll have to email me through the Hideout. The email address I have listed in this discussion is no longer valid. Thanks for the reminder, Preacherman!

Hey, what about updating that ??? ...If you know what I mean brother !!! ;)

ixnayray said:

Thanks to everyone who's ordered a shirt so far... We still need to sell more though.

Head over to Paypal and send your payment to : ixnayray@hotmail.co.uk

If you don't have a Paypal account... Just donate the correct amount and let me know you've done so and i'll send your shirt right away.

Zorch Radio said : "To me, podcasts/pre-recorded radio are like watching a DVD of a concert instead of going to one. Or pretending to eat. Or solo-sex."

 

I do agree boy but, unfortunately, you sometimes have to deal with what you got...

I mean : when you're looking like the creature of Frankenstein, you're a total misfit, a stupid jerk, a troglodyte, a potential (?) serial killer no-one dares to approach, a bloody asshole sweating beer and gin, solo-sex is still better than no sex at all ! Believe my own experience ! ;)

Oh, and by the way, I completely agree: uploading recordings of your live show is an absolute must.

To me, podcasts/pre-recorded radio are like watching a DVD of a concert instead of going to one. Or pretending to eat. Or solo-sex.

It's just not the same.

Not just because of the rush, but also because of the skills required. Combining writing, directing, rock and roll,blending production with songs on the fly, creating production to perfect transitions, riding live posts and outros, programming a non-stop, escalating show that NOBODY wants to turn-off: It's a completely different league when it's live.

But then again, we ARE talking about Vaudeville vs Hollywood...

It's not that we're ASKING people to stop what they're doing every Thursday at 7pm Pacific time, we just have to figure out ways to make people WANT to stop. 

In fact, I was just wondering if B.Joe and Howie were still around sometimes ???

Just wait 'til I manage to get out of my cave, kiddies, and i'll make your moldy ears clean and your dirty asses shake so wild you'll tear your pants off !!!

Just saying...

 

The one (almost) fitting the Garage category I'm thinking of right now is :

"The Hump" by The Invictas

I'd been lucky enough to pick this one for less than 5 $ and this KILLER is a long time favorite of mine !!!

 

The ones I wouldn't even dream of would be right now :

"Can't tame me" by The Benders

"Lorna" by Adrian Lloyd

"Bad little woman" by The Wheel-a-Ways

and a few thousands more...

 

 

 

alley oop b/w sho know a thing about love, not garage really but close enuff. Just got it for under a buck. Why spend more than a dollar, be cheap. The crackles save you$

Check out Laney's Lionheart range!..

Love it!

J

The Fnords said:

Hiya, I like this (but then again, I'm a bit biased...)

 

D.

 

http://garagepunk.ning.com/video/zombie-gogo-girl

+ Lest I forget,  FREE Podcasts of all sorts, hehe. ;)

Yep, exactly.

 

Of course exposure is good, bringing new folks in is great. Fans should just dig a little deeper and not buy the bullshit wrapped in a neat package on their porch, but go out and check things out on their own. See where those hip bands got their stuff and work from that, not simply snatch their already watered down styles and live easy on that.

 

Here, we have that thing where a radiostation called FM4 supports young bands like any other big ass station does: Play the alt hits when they are hot, drop them when something new comes along. Problem is: Much of what they play is given to them by labels owend by Sony or BMG Universal, so it's basically the same stuff all over again with a different get up.

They support the bands for one hot selling record, if they fail to sell enough, it's bye bye again. I have hardly ever seen them play Garage stuff or support dates on their show announcements. There was some slight Jon Spencer Blues Explosion playing way back in the early 2000's but only after they had put out several albums. They only talked about Jay Retard when he was dead and whoo, played his last album for a hot minute. Pretty gross.

All you'd hear on that when people asked was: "We have our programming standards and can not play music like that on a regular, daily basis." Standards my ass.  

 

They called themselves "alternative" all thru that early 2000's period but totally overlooked labels like Crypt and In the Red, Matator or Estrus (just name any other smaller/larger Trash labels), which is a LOT to overlook. The most they picked up was the stuff that was already approved by everyone else. Nirvana and the late Grunge hype and the resulting media interest in said alternative music. 

Now what I'm getting at with all that ranting: Where that turns goofy, is when you have a large part of the countrie's (Austria) kids believe in that fake analogy they portrait in their programming and take it for music history canon.

Kids could turn that thing upside down, showing that stuff the finger, show up at some rad show, keep the scene alive in a good way and not cram their skinny asses into already packed hype venue.

 

It never was that easy finding stuff, you don't have the money, download it somewhere. Hell go look on Amazon even, you'll find a Hideout Comp + you'll find so many great records you can download fair and square if you're of the iPod generation. It's not as lost as it was, it's all out in peoples faces now.