Simply Saucer were Incredible live!!!! They were able to re-create that Cyborgs revisited sound so well!!! It's the Theremin that really makes it!!!

doornail said:

yeah, love Basement 5 and I bet Simply Saucer was freakin' incredible, what a great band.  Thanks for the compliment my brotha'.  doornail

Hey there! I'm using GarageBand to record guitar/vocal demos... Have recorded my guitar part and I'm happy with the sound quality BUT very disappointed with the vocs! (maybe it's just my voice!) Anyone got any suggestions how to make the vocal side of things sound stronger/gnarlier on Garageband? Any settings you can recommend? Thanks!!!

In the 60's , a lot of what we now call "Garage " bands got their asses beat by Rednecks , Greasers , Jocks and the like. I'm sure there have been many Garage bands since the 80's that have had guys who did'nt have the guts to get up on stage , themselves  , hurl bottles at them , or pick fights during , or after , the show . Why ?

 Because these poor excuses for men did'nt hear or see something
that satisfied their spoiled brat - big baby macho egos , or were threatened because maybe some of the women stopped listening to them talk about the Football game long enough to watch the band , instead.....

JJ Rassler from DMZ told me a bout a show they did with The Ramones in Cambridge , Massachusetts in 1976. These jockboys were'nt getting their satisfaction , and beat up a couple of members of DMZ during The Ramones' set. There's a bootleg of the show in question , you can hear those chickenshits , loud and clear , busting heads and breaking glass. There's always a chance for violence , whether it's at a "Punk" or "Garage" show, when you get sexually and emotonally insecure guys who've been used to getting their own way , pretty much all their lives ,thrown into the mix.  When more Jocks started getting into Punk Rock in the 90's , it became more and more the case. Hell , I had this big Football guy knock me down to the floor at a Man or Astro Man show , once . There was no "PIT" going , of course. He called foul on ME , because I pushed him back , telling me I did'nt know how to have fun. That's a laugh.

The Terrorists said:

Garage is trendy because it's a safe word-- nobody ever got beat-up cause they played "garage." Unlike punk... 

I've heard many bands that are definitely punk-influenced and whose members have never heard a garage band before except for maybe The Sonics, and i even doubt that much. They don't even hear the music that those garage bands grew up listening to, which is the key to coming up with a believable sound. If you honestly don't listen to rock n roll and blues, your "garagey" sound is likely to come up quite dull.

Not only is a safe word, but it also implies you went through the trouble of listening to music that isn't mainstream, which makes you hip. If only that was true.

These people won't stop at garage, i've heard bands claim they play gospel and surf influenced music and I just dont' hear it. 

that usually doesn't cut it with potentially interested listeners not familiar with your music. sifting through the gazillion choices requires some specific glittering shiny object word or phrase. sad and as unhappy as it may  be the term rock n roll is meaningless.( FUCK!! NOBODY CAN EVEN AGREE ON HOW TO SPELL IT!!!!!) to one person it means you may be death metal or to another you could be jimmy buffet or you could be a 1953 rhythm and blues offshoot. it would take longer to describe what you mean by rock and roll than to describe yourself. clubs, bookers, websites, bloggers and online mags or whatever will not even bother to listen to an unknown quantity without a stinkin' category marker. we really and truly do not know what category we are supposed to be stuck in. and its a sure bet that like yourself many other bands do not now what they are until someone else tells them..
Axel Björnsson said:

I was onetime obsessed with analyzing my music, talked endless about it. I'm still obsessed with it but I keep it to myself because I think it's dull to describe my art to another person. Recently I just tell people that i play Rock 'n Roll.

I was onetime obsessed with analyzing my music, talked endless about it. I'm still obsessed with it but I keep it to myself because I think it's dull to describe my art to another person. Recently I just tell people that i play Rock 'n Roll.

surf influenced gospel is really hard to pull off. believe me we've tried.

Garage is trendy because it's a safe word-- nobody ever got beat-up cause they played "garage." Unlike punk... 

I've heard many bands that are definitely punk-influenced and whose members have never heard a garage band before except for maybe The Sonics, and i even doubt that much. They don't even hear the music that those garage bands grew up listening to, which is the key to coming up with a believable sound. If you honestly don't listen to rock n roll and blues, your "garagey" sound is likely to come up quite dull.

Not only is a safe word, but it also implies you went through the trouble of listening to music that isn't mainstream, which makes you hip. If only that was true.

These people won't stop at garage, i've heard bands claim they play gospel and surf influenced music and I just dont' hear it. 

Idon Mine , While I love Carl Perkins , I never understood how people could only like the obvious Rockabilly , and not at least investigate the wealth of lesser - known artists in that (Cotton) field. However  , I've noticed the Chicago Rockabillies , of late , ARE warming up to Charlie Feathers. But , there's still not much in the way of wildness going on , with the exception of a few bands like The Dyes , who are'nt 100% Rockabilly , they're just as into The Cramps and 60's Garage Rock. I used to be into Psychobilly , I'll admit , but , at the time , it seemed like something new...The earlier Meteors , Guana Batz , Sharks  , etc. , really just sounded like Traditional Rockabilly , played faster . Demented Are Go I liked , they had that "Sick" edge to 'em. In fact , I'm friends with an ex - member of the group , who lives here , now , but , when I saw them , several years ago , they sounded like Motorhead. A lot of that stuff has a "Metal" edge (Not knocking Motorhead , but , I wish some of these bands could get along without pandering to Metal sensibilities. Elvis Hitler's example has not been bettered on , in my estimation , and that was 20 - plus years ago.) , and , of course , the Misfits' influence (I'm not even knocking The Misfits as such , but , how many "OH - WHOA - WHOA's" do you need?) .

I still like The Washington Dead Cats , they're from France. They're this Psychobilly ,  Psychedelia , and  Pere Ubu - drawn thing. But , I got into all that stuff 25 years ago. I don't listen to much of it , anymore. I think a majority of the new bands are terrible.

Also , I agree about just finding something cool to wear in thrift stores . It does'nt have to be high fashion. But , the "Vintage" (Hate that word) clothes , and even the T-shirts , have been just as picked over as the records in most thrift stores , around here. I used to love telling the more fashion conscious people , when they were admiring a jacket or shirt I had on , "Oh , yeah. $3 at The Salvation Army.". But , King Solomon said "All is vanity" . No , wait , he said "Let's split , baby !".

Pour Depravos De La Mour ,    I see it , now , Friday , not Saturday. I still can't make it. I did listen to some of your tunes , and advise others to do the same. Some of you might think it's "Garage" , some of you might not. I don't think anyone's going to say you can't play in the Garage Rock Treehouse if you don't meet their every exacting criteria. People talk about stuff that is'nt remotely related to Garage Rock , or does'nt apear to be , here , just to exchange ideas and opinions. And , speaking of opinions , I thought you sounded a little more  "Punk" or even early "Post Punk" , as in 70's and early 80's , not what passes for Punk , now ,  than "Garage" , but , I'd have to give it a few more listens to say who or what it really reminds me of. I do like the fact that the one song with vibes on it does'nt sound like Northern Soul. 

DEPRAVOS DE LA MOUR said:

our show is FRIDAY NIGHT. tomorrow. we go on first. we hit the stage at 9:30. we have songs on our page. a click will get you a blast in the face with BEAT DOWN!

John Battles said:

Depravos De La Mour ,

Non , VOUS est playing musique Saturday at Le Rouge Line Tap , Oui ? Non mois. Not that I would'nt play there , I just don't think they're ready for me. In fact , it's a pretty safe bet they are'nt. I played at The Heartland Cafe , once , in 1989. What a colossal mistake THAT was , but , I think it was my first paying gig in Chicago . The Heartland did'nt pay me . My friend , the late Stu Coy of Oncoming Traffic , did. 

I think it's more than fair to say we all have different definitions of what is and what is'nt "Garage". That does'nt necessarily mean one party is right and the other is wrong. But , I don't think I'll be able to make it to your show , that night , as I've already made plans to go to the Music Box Massacre Horror Film Fest , and to a Girlie Calendar party , and , if I don't run out of steam , the Dreamerz reunion.

But , thank you for asking. If you have any songs on your page , I'll check 'em out , and try to see your band another time.

Chicago , of course , is legendary for it's back history of Garage bands , but , I've lived here almost 25 years , and I could count all the local bands I've seen , that filled the bill , on both hands , and still have a few fingers left over , even if I included The New Colony Six's one - shot All Garage set , last year. I knew a lot more people who were into this stuff back when Wax Trax (The Record store , NOT the label.) ruled , and the clubs were'nt spread so far apart. It's still "Indie Uber Alles" around here , even moreso than in the days when Dreamerz was the only game in Wicker Park , and Billy Corgan was still working in a crappy used record store on Broadway.

Suzanne of R&R Rampage sent me links to a couple of her Halloween shows:

http://garagepunk.ning.com/profiles/blogs/listen-now-if-your-dareepisode

http://garagepunk.ning.com/profiles/blogs/rock-amp-roll-rampage-151

beach bums must ddddddiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

You have probably heard that one. But I think it is the best of the best.

Check this out:

This is a very rare radio interview with Fela Kuti recorded in London, 1970. 

The track called 'Who're You' is featured as part of the original interview and is available on the latest Soundway album, Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970s Nigeria. 

www.soundwayrecords.com

http://www.classicbands.com/banned.html

whats your views on censorship?!

banned songs, speak your mind lyricists.

Why dont you free your mind and your ass will follow:

According to the above site not a lot has happened of late.

Has it all gone so horribly weird during the nighties and the noughties?

New music this week from Thee Gravemen, Scott H. Biram, Vernon Sélavy, Acid Baby Jesus, Spanking Charlene, and a trio of Damaged Goods newbies – The Spartan Dreggs, Thee Spivs and Piney Gir!


Download (only available in AAC this week) or stream the entire Oct. 14 show right here.

2000 lb. Werewolf – The Neanderthals 
Bursting Love – The Bloody Tomahawks
My Girlfriend is a Werewolf – Thee Gravemen
Teenage Werewolf – Chicken Diamond
Werewolf Soup – John Wesley Coleman
Werewolves in Heels – Thee Cormans

15 Minutes – Thee Spivs
And Darkness Engulfed His Eyes – The Spartan Dreggs
River Knows Me – Vernon Sélavy
Mud Brown Mistress – The Something Men

Only Lovers – The Shotglass Killers
She’s So Crazy – Mickey
Jesus Didn’t Try Hard Enough to Save My Soul – The Gaye Blades
Walk Through that Door – The Satellites
Everything is Different Now – The Wrong Words
She’s A Rainbow – Davila 666

Here’s Looking at You – Piney Gir
Honest I Do – The Innocents

Local Lunchbox
Love is a Wonderful Thing- Wanderer’s Rest
Alaxander – Plasticland
Processes of the Silverness – Plasticland
I’m Cryin’ – The Faros

Dog Meat – Flamin Groovies
Bad Day – Light Bulb Alley
Pablo – Glambilly
Pneumonia – Bassholes
By the Hand – The Puffy Areolas

Get Along – Mikal Cronin
Let Me Look at the Sun – The Hot Dogs
Across the Sky – Henry’s Funeral Shoe

Nervous Around Pretty Girls – Terry Anderson & the Olympic Ass Kickin’ Team
Keep You Around – The Party Lights
Canarsie – Spanking Charlene

Already Made Up Your Mind – Tommy Keene
For the Last Time – The Insomniacs
Hooked – Bobby Marchan
Baby Help Me – The Detroit Cobras
I Don’t Need a Reason – Muck & the Mires
Bandit of Love – Jenny Dee & the Deliquents

Homo Sapiens – Acid Baby Jesus
Primitiv – Jack of Heart
Santa Muerte – Ray Daytona & the Googoobombos
Caldonia – Carl Perkins

Gun-Diddy-I-Die – The Masonics
Jungle Drums – Dex Romweber Duo
The Chase – Bobby Fuller 
The Boots Are Made for Walkin’ – Annie B. & the Vagabond Co.
Hair on My Chinny Chin Chin – Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs

Born in Jail – Scott H. Biram
Represent – Left Lane Cruiser
Waitin’ – Molly Gene One Whoaman Band

Keep posting there man:):)

Dead Boy said:

Hi Zane.  No problem!  Yes, I'm a fan of Dead Boys!  I learned English grammer by myself, but I still don't remember many English words, so I use a translation site, but I can't believe it!  However, I use it as a spell cheker or so.

I'm came from Japan.  My fave bands are too many!  I love Detroit bands like Iggy & the Stooges, MC5, Sonic's Rendezvous Band, DAM.  Also, many bands which were influenced by them, like the Damned, the Saints, Radio Birdman, the Scientists, the Birthday Party etc.  Ah, I love Crime, too!  And many punk, new wave, grunge and 60's 80's garage (surf) bands.  And some of late 70's and early 80's reggae / Dub like Augustus Pablo, King Tubby...  Also, I found that there're some killer and great tunes on 60's and early 70's (esp.) Italian film soundtracks a couple years ago!  (I think a most famous composer is Ennio Morikone, for example.)

What have you been listening to lately??

There's Sleazy's thread "What's spinning right now?" on main page here, I post it (though, everything are video clips), so if you have a time, check it out.  I'm listening to various tunes on the You Tube, because there're many rare and out of print stuff recentlly! :)  I sometimes find an awesome tune!

 

Hi back at ya ......no probs, I'm an 'ol 58 er.......born in '58 that is:):):)!!!!! My first 45rpm :):)was Little Richard's Lucille....still gives me chills up my spine:)!! You don't say about Rudi....the Fuzztones are kick ass though....got all of their albums too:):)

Zane Arillotta said:

Hi Sleazy! You have a wide variety of likes in music, so do I! I started collecting records when I was 5 years old with help from my mom who used to scratch a line on the A side of singles so I knew what song was the "hit". Not much time passed before I told my mom "there's a whole nother song on the other side!!!" Yep, discovering the B side of singles made me quite a rebel in my neighborhood among us toddlers....before you knew it , I was like a B side Queen, I could name the B side of almost every hit single...anyway, I love a lot of solo pop artists like Petulia Clark and Nancy Sinatra and my fave ....LuLu...Tom Jones Tommy Roe...and a man I always wanted to marry ...Johnny Rivers but that's only if Jeff Beck isn't available! ! I started dancing when I was very young and all of the stuff my teacher played was instrumentals and I have a tons of different kinds of music. Bowie was one of the biggest influences in my life and I had a aqua blue Bowie cut in 1973 which actually not a lot of people had huh? And just a few years later punk came along and I fell in love with music all over again!!! So how old are you if you don't mind my asking? You seem to know a lot about early rock n roll. You have to keep in mind that even though I'm probably older than most of you...I was still too young to even be seeing the bands I was seeing...as for Lana, No, I don't know her but I did her astrology chart for her a few years ago...(I'm an astrologer among other things...) as a favor for Rudi whom I DO know. However and here's some nice gossip for this site....Lana forbade Rudi to keep in touch with me and we are no longer friends!

Hi Zane.  No problem!  Yes, I'm a fan of Dead Boys!  I learned English grammer by myself, but I still don't remember many English words, so I use a translation site, but I can't believe it!  However, I use it as a spell cheker or so.

I'm came from Japan.  My fave bands are too many!  I love Detroit bands like Iggy & the Stooges, MC5, Sonic's Rendezvous Band, DAM.  Also, many bands which were influenced by them, like the Damned, the Saints, Radio Birdman, the Scientists, the Birthday Party etc.  Ah, I love Crime, too!  And many punk, new wave, grunge and 60's 80's garage (surf) bands.  And some of late 70's and early 80's reggae / Dub like Augustus Pablo, King Tubby...  Also, I found that there're some killer and great tunes on 60's and early 70's (esp.) Italian film soundtracks a couple years ago!  (I think a most famous composer is Ennio Morikone, for example.)

What have you been listening to lately??

There's Sleazy's thread "What's spinning right now?" on main page here, I post it (though, everything are video clips), so if you have a time, check it out.  I'm listening to various tunes on the You Tube, because there're many rare and out of print stuff recentlly! :)  I sometimes find an awesome tune!

Hi DeadBoy! Sorry, I had no idea you were part of our United Nations group, thought you were a Yankee! "Young Loud And Snotty" is the name of the first Dead Boys album, I assumed you were a fan! Perhaps there's some way to get whatever you have to say, translated on this site?? So you wouldn't have to worry about your English. Where are you from anyway? Who are your favorite bands? What have you been listening to lately?

Luv,

Zane

Hi Sleazy! You have a wide variety of likes in music, so do I! I started collecting records when I was 5 years old with help from my mom who used to scratch a line on the A side of singles so I knew what song was the "hit". Not much time passed before I told my mom "there's a whole nother song on the other side!!!" Yep, discovering the B side of singles made me quite a rebel in my neighborhood among us toddlers....before you knew it , I was like a B side Queen, I could name the B side of almost every hit single...anyway, I love a lot of solo pop artists like Petulia Clark and Nancy Sinatra and my fave ....LuLu...Tom Jones Tommy Roe...and a man I always wanted to marry ...Johnny Rivers but that's only if Jeff Beck isn't available! ! I started dancing when I was very young and all of the stuff my teacher played was instrumentals and I have a tons of different kinds of music. Bowie was one of the biggest influences in my life and I had a aqua blue Bowie cut in 1973 which actually not a lot of people had huh? And just a few years later punk came along and I fell in love with music all over again!!! So how old are you if you don't mind my asking? You seem to know a lot about early rock n roll. You have to keep in mind that even though I'm probably older than most of you...I was still too young to even be seeing the bands I was seeing...as for Lana, No, I don't know her but I did her astrology chart for her a few years ago...(I'm an astrologer among other things...) as a favor for Rudi whom I DO know. However and here's some nice gossip for this site....Lana forbade Rudi to keep in touch with me and we are no longer friends!

Here's a great interview w/ the Flamin Groovies' Cyril Jordan:

http://larecord.com/interviews/2011/10/14/the-flamin-groovies-i-dropped-acid-when-it-was-legal

Show #345: "Bands & Artists Starting With P, Part 7" playlist:

Proud Flesh - "Devil Flight"
Prowler - "Pale Green (Hmmmmm) Driving Man"
Prudy - "Zvonte, Zvonky"
The Pseudos - "A Long Way To Nowhere"
The Psy-Kicks - "Summer Tears"
The Psychedelic Psymphony - "Don't Be Afraid"
Psychic Motion - "It's You"
The Psychopaths - "'Til The Stroke Of Dawn"
The Psychotics [MI] - "If You Don't Believe Me, Don't"
The Psychotics [NC] - "(I'm) Determined"
Psychotrons - "Death Is A Dream"
Public Company - "Hearts And Flowers"
Public Nuisance - "America"
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - "Young Girl"
The Puddin' Heads - "Now You Say We're Through"
The Pudding - "The Magic Bus"
Puff - "Changes"
Pugh - "Love, Love, Love"
Pugsley Munion - "What's Right For Me"
Dwight Pullen - "Sunglasses After Dark"
The Pulsating Heartbeats - "Anne"
Pulse - "Another Woman"
Punch - "Fallin' Lady"
The Puppet - "Preppy Colored Personality"
The Puppets [UK] - "Shake With Me"
The Puppets [US] - "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart"
Puppy - "Belinda"
Pancho Purcell & His Bambuco Players - "Lonely Street"
Pure Food & Drug Act - "A Little Soul Food"
Pure Jade Green - "Purple Grass Growing"
Pure Madness - "Freedom Rides"
Pure Prairie League - "Tears"
The Purge - "The Mayor Of Simpleton Hall"
The Purple Barrier - "Dawn Breaks Through"
The Purple Canteen - "Brains In My Feet"
The Purple Cucumber - "Green Eyed Song"
The Purple Fox - "Git Some"

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I like it all but I have to go with the Reatards. It has more of that old Rock & Roll feel if ya know what I mean.

Woa man theres so many: I never liked reading but it seems like the only way to get info on bands and cool stuff nobody seems to give much of a squat about.

Lately Ive been through these ones: DooWop:cousin brucie/Tommy & the Shondelles Me and the Mob/Allen Freed bio/ Warren Zevon I'll Sleep when Im dead/kinks a very english band

Anybody have any recommended rocknroll literature? Pulpy kinda stuff that stirs fantasies of long gone cool stuff. Some of the bios Ive read even seem sureal so theres gotta be some cool, old novels Im missing out on. Stuff like Kerouac but with more early rocknroll descriptions rather than jazz would be cool to read.

Yeah, I met them before. Anything interesting coming up in AnnArbor?