We all have stories.  Some are quite unbelievable. The reason why he's not in the states anymore is because there's no-one left here that he can scam. He's run out of victims.(& by that I don't mean just band mates). Mostly it's women. He's always managed to attach himself to some impressionable girl on the scene that he ends up moving in with and living off of. Then he takes off on the road & cheats on the poor girl he left home paying the bills.

 

Hafensabine♥ said:

uh, that poster is scary, just like rudi... have seen them playing many times and they used to be good when they were (or let's better say: when rudi was) in a good mood, but listening to narcissistic statements like that in the video made them so unappeling and it was awful to see that horny old man loving himself way to much.

There were many bands that brought Garage Rock to Europe, first of all the Miracle Workers in my case, but of course the Fuzztones have some great albums. Of course Jordan Tarlow is a great musician, too! The best show I have ever seen with the Fuzztones was the last tour with Debonair - they did hardly say a word during the whole show, it was pretty psychedelic and everyone was in a good mood.

I'm pretty sure that Debonair could tell a story about Rudi and his behaviour and why he lives in Berlin now and not in the States anymore, but that's another story...  ;)

käthe

Wow, that's pretty creepy. It's gonna give me nightmares! And he's putting out our In Heat demo's as an album now??? LOL!!! Can't he do anything new??? It's so weird. He's still mining the past & exploiting us for not just our talent, but our images. I can't wait to show this to Jordan & Gabe. Weird.

 
 
Gringo Starr said:

@John - Have you seen the new Fuzztones tour poster? It's bizarre! A graphic of Rudi as a Medusa with every member of the Fuzztones throughout the years in his snake-like hair! Check it out:

Btw, that's not even a real Fender Tele. It's a Japanese Tokai copy & as for the girl...  I know the story, he hit on every girl I ever brought around. It was weird, like he was in competition with me. It created a lot of bad blood which eventually killed the band. That's why he can't keep anyone in his band & has gone through like 30 band members.
 
Barry Stark said:

John..I saw you in the Fu**tones in Glasgow many moons ago...good rockin' gig that night. Played with the 'tones in 91 in Edinburgh at the venue - by this time Chris Harlock was on bass and Phil Arriagada on guitar. 'Twas a great gig, but my memories are kind of spoiled by the fact that Mr P kept trying to trade his pussy paisley tele (or strat) for my '63 English baby blue Phantom (rarer than rocking horse shit BTW, 'tho I didn't know it at the time) and he kept hitting on my girl...so yeah, he's a big headed c**t

Baz

On my new Big Enchilada podcast I dedicate a whole set to Saustex artists. Also play a couple from Pariah Records, a European company I just reently became familiar with.

I'll second Voodoo Rhythm, Norton, Crypt, In the Red, Soundflat etc.

For "underground country" stuff I still love Bloodshot, as well as newer labels Farmageddon (they had a joint party with Saustex during SXSW last month but I missed it) and Hillgrass Bluebilly.

For old roots music there's Arhoolie, Yazoo, Old Hat and Dust to Digital. And I love the box set compilations from Proper Records.

I've heard almost nothing but rabid praise about The Sonics. And , The Alarm Clocks blew my head off when I saw them at The Ponderosa Stomp....They had more Garage bands that year - Kenny and The Kasuals , Zakary Thaks , Wailers , Bad Roads and Alarm Clocks....Only Bad Roads failed , because they were too slick , and did lame covers like "Time Won't Let Me". They were'nt awful , they just did'nt GIT IT !!!
 
Jon said:

I was in the front row at The Sonics reunion at Cavestomp back in 2007? Such young lad I was, not even old enough to drink. Anyways, man they really got the crowd rolling. It was weird seeing them play with music sheets and all, but it was all still really good.  More recently I saw The Alarm Clocks, at the Norton Fest, had my doubts that they were going to be any good, man was I wrong. 

I BELIEVE THAT...Dickie Peterson (No relation to The Late Dickie Peterson of Blue Cheer.)Is'nt , or was'nt a bad singer....I have that weird "Bo Diddley Bach " 45 , which must have been one of their last...  When the reformed Kingsmen did that "Louie Louie" video for MTV , don't take my word for it , but , I could swear Lynn Easton was singing , and Don Galucci playing keyboards...It was a one - off thing , but , since The Kingsmen were still active , I assumed Lynn was back with the band....While it's true , Jack Ely was the original singer, I think of Easton as their frontman....He obtained the rights to the name by being the only member , of age, to sign the necessary papers. That's a very , very old and cheap trick.

I saw the band on an Oldies special. I think it was just Dickie and Mike Mitchell , original Guitarist. I would'nt care , if they got the sound and songs right !
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I saw them play in 1989 which was my first time.  I remember they did "Gloria" and they were proud to announce that they did "Twist and Shout" before the Beatles (which technically isn't true but they didn't know that;as far as they knew, Beatles' came out in '65) but then proceeded to play it like the Beatles version instead of the caveman style they did on their album.  Lynn Easton quit in early '67 and has never rejoined them.  Dick Peterson actually sang their last two or three singles.

John Battles said:

Oh , man. They did "Love Me Two Times" when I saw them , and that was '86  or '87. They DID have a keyboard , which IS part of their sound , but , no Lynn Easton, also a part of their sound. It was mainly "Big Chill" Oldies covers. Virtually no Frat Rock covers OR originals (Or just songs associated with them.). They knew what side their bread was buttered on - People who , unlike us , bought all their Wand LPs for two bits a throw. Or ,bought "Louie , Louie" to get "Haunted Castle". To their credit , they opened with "Lotta Lovin'" (Gene Vincent) , but it kinda went downhill from there....as you say , clean and soulless.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I don't even think they have a keyboard player anymore which was a part of their sound.  The one time I did like them had a bit of slop and they threw in Jolly Green Giant but that's the one time I ever heard it live.  They also did Dirty Robber by the Wailers and Justine even though it was Righteous Brothers style and did dn't have that twangy thing that The Mummies learned from more obscure versions of the song.  That was like 1996, I believe.  Since then it's gotten worse.  Clean and souless and a lot of covers that when they were originals, the Kingsmen were no longer a band (stuff like the Doors).

John Battles said:

When I saw The Kingsmen , their playing was SO good , that was part of the problem. No raunch , no slop. NOTHING FROM THEIR OWN BACK CATALOGUE , Barring "Money" and , of course , "Louie Louie". My friends and I almost did'nt stay to hear it.

"7 AND 7 Is" must be two minutes long.

"It Should Be You" by The Rolling Stones, their first attempt at a commercial recording , or one of the first. They discarded it for being "Too Poppy" , but a lot of their discarded Pop songs were great ! Also , the existing version cuts off during the guitar solo. So , it's an unfinished song. Pity.

MONEY STINKS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=8Wk9caufg4M

I like food- Descendents

Might have been mentioned.

This week's show featured music from The Saints, Wire, Television, Weirdonia, Ghost Bikini, The Satelliters, Garage Sale and more!

Download the podcast here: http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20120403-1030-t1333445400.mp3

Check out the blog post here on Seven Story Redhead (Calgary Garage Rock): http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2012/04/punk-mod-rockers-seven-story-redhead.html?spref=fb

 

This Week's Play List:

1.  999 – Quite Disappointing

2.  Weirdonia – Masked Boy

No man, it's true. Rod Stewart, Clapton, all these dusty old "classic" rockers. Remember, I'm a lot older than you, so I get approached a lot by fellow old farts.

And yes, I do love Tom T. I had the pleasure of performing for him in the early '80s here in Santa Fe. At that show Butch Hancock (The Flatlanders) joined me onstage for a duet on "America the Beautiful." True story!

G.G.Plant said:

I don't believe anyone actually asked you about the new Rod Stewart album.

and yeah we all like Tom T. Hall.

swt said:

Very rarely -- especially in the garage-punk realm. I remember running into an acquaintance in a parking lot wearing a Dead Moon T-shirt. I almost hugged him.

I am a hillbilly music nut and have a local radio show for that obsession, so it's a little easier to find common ground with folks with old country stars like Willie Nelson or Roger Miller. (Just don't ask me about virtually any country act played on commercial radio since about 1980.)

I do a weekly music column at my paper (the local daily). So people cone up to me all the time and say stuff like, "You're a music fan. What do you think of the new Rod Stewart album?" My first thought is usually "You don't actually read the words in my column do you?"

On the other hand, ever so often people come up and tell me I've turned them on to some good music with my column or radio shows. That's always nice.

But more often, I'm like Mark. When someone asks me what I've been listening to and I spout off names of bands I really like, even a lot of the country bands, people look at me like I'm nuts.

and when you meet someone she/he's often in a band you listen to or heard of...

Rarely...but I;d still consider garagepunk/garagerock/trash/sleaze/punkblues etc are all niche minority tastes - pound for pound you're gonna meet less people who share your tastes, but it's fucking awesome when you do :-)

I don't believe anyone actually asked you about the new Rod Stewart album.

and yeah we all like Tom T. Hall.

swt said:

Very rarely -- especially in the garage-punk realm. I remember running into an acquaintance in a parking lot wearing a Dead Moon T-shirt. I almost hugged him.

I am a hillbilly music nut and have a local radio show for that obsession, so it's a little easier to find common ground with folks with old country stars like Willie Nelson or Roger Miller. (Just don't ask me about virtually any country act played on commercial radio since about 1980.)

I do a weekly music column at my paper (the local daily). So people cone up to me all the time and say stuff like, "You're a music fan. What do you think of the new Rod Stewart album?" My first thought is usually "You don't actually read the words in my column do you?"

On the other hand, ever so often people come up and tell me I've turned them on to some good music with my column or radio shows. That's always nice.

But more often, I'm like Mark. When someone asks me what I've been listening to and I spout off names of bands I really like, even a lot of the country bands, people look at me like I'm nuts.

As James knows (Cheech Marin voice: Uhhhhhh....We're not TOGETHER. We was just gunna meet some girls inside ! You know , pick 'em up !) , the Northern Soul mentality killed it for reissues in that field. That only means , if you see a reissue , "A bargain at $10" or more , that you can probably pick it up , next week . However , I don't know what these younger people mean. If it's an original , hard to find , LP in very good to mint shape , $10 would be a bargain...Even reissues have averaged 8 to 10 $ on vinyl for 20 - plus years....A lot of European reissues , now are twice that , or more.... For the same reason I just saw an article bemoaning the rising costs of gas , with a photo of a gas station sign , with prices listed at $4 to $4.19 a gallon , when it's this close to $5 on the North Side of Chicago....People seem to spend more , the deeper we get into recession. You'd think one  SUV or Hummer (Whatever.) with no passengers would be but a memory , but there's always a demand for penis substitute , right ?  If those kids see a record you once bought for a dollar to 50 cents for $10 and say (Eddie Murphy voice) "Whatta bargain", it means they have more money to set on fire.....And we're old enough to remember when the economy was on the rise.

The price of CDs should have gone down centuries ago , but , we talked about that , elsewhere.....As for newfound tolerance for Disco and Modern Soul (Meaning 80's and up.) ,  what's happening to our youth ?! (Sound of tears).

Billy Childish or The Fall. only because ther's an endless suply ;)

DOORS DOORS DOORS....

wow!i had Rat as a drummer for a year -back in 2001,in London,UK...Maybe you'd dig two of my tunes on my playlist where he's beating the shit out of his set!Awesome collection,man!!!xxxx

Mike said:

The Damned followed by the Ramones. Mostly because they both have released so many damned (get it?) records and 7" sleeve variations etc etc that sucker a collector nerd like me to buy. No picture of me, but a set a photos I'd snapped for another forum. I have to give credit though to an old friend who sold me his entire Damned 7" collection back in the 80's. I knew it hurt him, but he knew it was going to a good home. That's where a good chunk of my Damned and Capt. Sensible singles came from.

The Fall - Mark E. Smith is a genius

Billy Childish -  Gets to the primal urge of rock and roll

Jack White - The last true rock star.

Johnny Cash - The man could tell a story

Tom Waits, Nick Cave (inc bday party boys next door etc), the Fall

Our Bass player is the Director of the National Electronics Museum in Linthicum Maryland. The Museum has all sorts of cool stuff ranging from satellites, microwave ovens to aircraft radar and old time-y recording devices. In the spirit of fun and the discussion of the T560 vinyl recorder - I'm gonna see if we can borrow one of their old Thomas-Edison wax tube recorders to cut a few of our  bands tunes on. (We rehearse at the museum anyway) It might sound like reheated horse shit, but who cares? It might sound ultra cool. Besides, DYI isn't just all about saving money and slick production. Is it? Where's the fun in that. Some of the coolest stuff is cool BECAUSE of the flaws or low tech production. The same tunes might have sounded dull and lifeless produced in studio on slick equipment. I guess it depends on why you DYI. ~~~ All props to United Record Pressing though! They did a fantastic job with our EP. 

I'm sure you are 100% correct, my only issue is with 'cut back on beer and weed for a month and you'll have enough' Dunno how many are in your band, or indeed how much money you have, but I can guarantee that my twosome would NOT have enough in one month hahaha - don't even smoke weed either :-D

Count Brockula said:

These things are just awful. They make the shittiest, worse sounding records. You're essentially making a digital record. Even from a high quality source, they sound like complete ass. There's a company here in Canada that are calling themselves a pressing plant that uses these things and are charging almost the same price as a real pressing plant. We're doing 500 7" 45s and it's less than a grand! Cut back on the beer and the weed for a month and you'll have enough to make a real record! There's a reason records are made with laquers and stampers - they sound good! These records are just abysmal. Get your records done right! I dread the day I buy a record from one of these turd squeezers.

The Muppets is rock'n'roll enough you muppet!

Feejee Mermaids

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_mermaid 

also another little hint if your just going with the can lights. do your self a favor and go to radio shack and pick up 120v power on/off button switch. or something similar that way you can kill the lights between songs/sets (we do that with the chavet too). if not they just always stay on and that kind of bugs people too. good luck dude.