THAU WAS NOT FONDLY REMEMBERED BY SOME. SYLVAIN SYLVAIN OF THE NEW YORK DOLLS (YOU KNOW , THE BAND THAU "DISCOVERED".) TOLD ME THAT BETWEEN THAU , LIEBER AND KREBS , THE SURVING NEW YORK DOLLS GOT DICK , UNTIL THEY WERE , APPARENTLY , EACH PRESENTED WITH A CHECK FOR A WHOMPIN' $3000, AFTER JOHNNY DIED........

This takes nothing away from his contributions , with Buddah Records and Kasenetz/Katz , and , if I'm not mistaken , ? and The Mysterians' "Do Something To Me , widely regarded as the first Bubblegum single , getting The Ramones and Suicide out of the starting gate , plus , the still - enjoyable "2x5" comp , with the early Fleshtones , Bloodless Pharohs (With a pre - snoozevile Brian Setzer.) , The Revelons ( Whose "Red Hot Woman " channels UK Pub Rock and Boston Garage.) , Student Teachers (Decent New Wave.) and The Comateens (My Sister - in - Law's BROTHERS , Ollie and Nick'S, ACTUALLY PRETTY LONG LIVED POP OUTFIT. BIG IN FRANCE.).

yes! in fact...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnE9lMhi_XY

Johnny Cash said the mark of a man's success is getting his picture on a 7-11 Slurpee cup !!

I've seen very favorable reviews of Alice's recent shows , which  does my heart good. He's still such a master showman , with a great band , and cool "Deep Cuts" in abundance. But , I have'nt seen him in about 10 years, because he stopped gigging in Chicago proper , as , apparently , his real following is in the suburbs. places you need wheels to get to.  Some of these "Fans" think Alice represents their blatantly racist views , just because he's a Christian and a Right Wing  Republican , somewhat akin to Ted , today , BUT , ALICE IS'NT RUBBNG AMERICA'S NOSES IN IT.

Besides , do you think he's going to turn Black , Native American or Mexican kids away from his youth center in Phoenix ? ALICE HAS GOT A WHOLE LOTTA HEART, he's done more to help people than these suburban rednecks , out looking for a scapegoat.....

I have NEVER heard anyone say , "I met Alice Cooper. Boy , what an asshole !". I met him twice , and he was SO gcool. He learned from the REAL GENTLEMEN , LIKE HIS GOOD FRIEND , VINCENT PRICE.

I have met a few "FANS" who were major assholes. One guy told me "Alice is a great WHITE man". Why not say , he's a great MAN?! 

Hi guys

I'm running an upstart cassette label, Vortexas, and I'm about to release my first release, a compilation of old demos and "live" recordings from my previous band, The Armsmen, that never got to release anything properly.
I want to use a picture that looks similar to this Gories picture:

I'll find a guide somewhere to how I get it a bit grainy, give it that vintage black-and-white feel.

THe problem, though, is that I need an artist to do some garage rock-inspired scribblings... I've seen the compilations on this site, and there's some pretty cool graphics.
Does anyone know how to get hold of these artists and whether they'd like to get involved with my label? Perhaps you are one yourself?

Sincerely, 

Sebastian of The Mongrels

THE TRIP! MAY 18 SHOW!

The Trip! May 18th Show!  Featuring guest DJ The Seeker from the UK!  Listen here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/381-The_Trip-20140518-0030-t1400369400.mp3

The setist! 


The T-Bones - Rail-Vette 
Mark Leeman 5 - The Boy Who Walks All Alone 
The Attention!- Let's Dance 
Motor City Bonnevilles- Make Up Your Mind 
De Maskers - 3's a Crowd 
The Attention!- Have a Drink 
The Deuce Coops- Smooth Stick 
High Numbers- I'm a Man 
The Attention!- Blank Love Boogie 
The Winners- Cops and Rodders 
Avengers- Shipwrecked 
The Kickstands- Scrambler 
Mark Leeman 5- Frenzy 
The Attention!- Sea Sea Rider 
Vandals- I Saw Her in a Mustang 
Mark Leeman 5 - Got My Mojo Working 
The Attention!- Mess Around 
Tremors- Wondering Why 
The Attention!- Beat Machine 
Mark Leeman 5- Green Onions 
The Vettes- Devil Driver's Theme 
Dave Berry - Don't Give Me No Lip Child 
Shyster - Tick Tock 
Ray Singer & the Fenmen - What's Done Has Been Done 
Los Straitjackets - Psycho Beach Party Theme 
Los Straitjackets - Tailspin 
The Cramps - Sunglasses After Dark 
Sylvie Vartan - Gong Gong 
Tiki Tones - Man or Mancini? 

Pretty good article:

http://priceonomics.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-book-your-favorite-band/

Of course, skimming their list, I see absolutely NONE of my "favorite bands" listed, so obviously it's a pretty arbitray list.

"HEY , MAHHK ! DA GOY THINKS YOU'RE A FAYGEL ! HA HA !".

Look at the expression on Johnny's face ! He looks like Moe Howard .

Marc was a big supporter of Punk . In his last interview , he said "I love The Ramones . Sheena is a Punk Rocker , and Deborah was a Zeborah".".

Check out this great pic:

Yeah , I'm with ya , Joey. That's because Black Flag were PUNK ROCK , man , not New Wave ! IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT HEAD !

I agree with you on the "Lie" album, John, as I've always thought it was weak, and more of musical curioso than anything else. I know it's been relegated as a "classic" in the genre of "outsider folk", but I fail to see its "brilliance". I do honestly believe that a Rollins-produced Manson album would have been devoured by a rabid Black Flag fan base regardless of the content and musical style. Having it on SST alone would have guaranteed it a success (not in sales for Manson, as he can't collect any royalties from his music), as its strength of them being one of the vanguards of indie music back in the '80s.

NEVER heard about that... Surely , HENRY COULD HAVE SURMISED IT WOULD HAVE GONE THE WAY IT DID.  It's the kind of project that would have been supressed , with threats , or worse.

Henry saw his own best friend , murdered. I'm not casting aspersions at him , but , I believe that would have made him able to feel some of what The Manson Family's victims' families still feel , today.

Even Roman Polanski evokes some sympathy , regardless of what he did , later. Plus , unlike Manson , he's a great Artist . Nevergot it with "LIE'' , SORRY , I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S GREAT.

If I got past the fact that it was Manson , I'd still say it was OK , BUT NOTHING of substantial in my humble opinion. Hitler was a lousy painter, and some people believe his lack of success as an Artist led to the rise of The Third Reich. Come on. Really? Winston Churchill was a WORSE painter , and , he was on OUR side. Getting dissed by the Beach Boys , after spending a Million Dollars of Dennis  Wilson's money, is hardly grounds for instigating murder (It's widely believed Manson only killed one or two people with his own hand. The same is believed to be true about Hitler.).

But , Henry had his reasons for trying to make this project a reality , It's not my place to criticize.

It's a strange realm , Rock'n'Roll and mass murder. Bobby Beausoliel , himself , did brief sojourns as a pickup Bassist with Love , The (other) Grass Roots , and The Weeds (Lollipop Shoppe) , which he claimed made Manson jealous. The Kinks briefly met and visited John Wayne Gacy in his home , several years before his crimes are believed to have begun. Gacy was promoting their concert in Chicago. Lux Interior was furious when some correspondence with Gacy , written in confidence , ended up being transcribed in a book. "If you can't trust a Serial Killer" , said Lux , "Who CAN you trust? ".

Dead Boy , You got me right , the second time , it's John , though I AM a Leo , in my Horoscope sign.

I guess Deniz was just old enough , he could have seen Dick Wagner and The Frost. Wagner , of course, is a highly respected Guitarist , but , not many people seem to hold the Frost in such high regard , today. I heve one of their records. It's OK.

Spectreman may have been called something else in Japan......

IN The US , we got some of your shows not many - LikE Ultraman , Kamen Rider (Masked Rider in The US.), Space Giants (Maybe another name in Japan?), Spectreman , that's about it. I had a friend who'd lived in Okinawa , he told me about Meterman , Kikada , and others , when I was about 11. I'd seen some of their pictures in Famous Monsters magazine , already , but , I never saw any of these shows on TV. It depended on where in America , you lived . Local stations would show some of these programs. None of them were seen all over America at the same time...

I asw this film, and it was pretty cool documentary!!  It was fun, and to me, a couple Fifi's comments were pretty funy!  Highly recommended!!

http://eonet.jp/cinema/news/domestic/img/20140317789952_1/img_3619.jpg

I read that it was already screened in Croatia.

P.S.  John.  Deniz Tek said in this film that he was influenced by Dick Wagner & The Frost!

Looked 'em up- cool stuff!  And talk about an accurate band name.

YOUR MISSION : Find "Los Punk Rockers" from Spain.

HEY HEY HEY!

VOIX DE GARAGE #27 WILL BE PUBLISHED BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

A LOT OF VOODOO RYTHM RECORDS FOLKS THIS TIME, AND MANY MORE...

GOD BLESS THE FUZZ!!!!!

Wow, what great publicity!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/arts/music/burger-records-develops-bands-and-more.html

BURGER RECORDS on the Hideout.

Chris , I just saw a review of a UK Alice Cooper gig , maybe from a couple of years ago , where Alice brought Arthur out as a super - special guest. Alice would'nt let just anyone on his stage. 

I'm sure Arthur and Lord Sutch resented Alice's later success after they'd shared stages with him , but , I get the feeling they were all cordial , if not the best of friends.

I used FOUR SONGS from this on my latest Big Enchilada podcast,  http://www.garagepunk.com/blogs/6614/5752/big-enchilada-72-springtime-in

I was able to notify two of the artists (Lisa Doll and Marshmallow Overcoat) but I can't find the profiles for the other two (Jungle Fevr and Kong Fuzi.) If anyone knows them, let them know.

And all you bands out there, please use this Soundcloud. I've already downloaded a couple of more songs for future episodes. Let's se more!

Muddy Roots soundsreally cool , but , it's an outdoor "Camping" festival in the South , in the summer? Yikes ! I DON'T RECOGNIZE A LOT OF THE NAMES FUTHER DOWN THE BILL , but I do know Lydia Loveless will soon rule the universe , even though she was'nt very good when I last saw her. She was'nt even Country .

Matt , Do you mean the Ponderosa Stomp? If so , yes , but , the next one is in 2015. THe Rockaround that I knew was in Vegas, THEY DID TWO , AND THE LAST NE WAS IN 2004. But maybe there's a Rockaround in NOLA , IF SO , i'VE NEBVER HEARD OF IT......

THE HOUSE OF WILD DELIGHTS #39 my friends !

http://www.garagepunk.com/blogs/6608/5750/the-house-of-wild-delights-episo

Playlist 05/17/14

99ers Godzilla's A Punk
Tweens Rattle & Rollin'
Fastbacks Set Me Free
Bob Mould I Don't Know You Anymore
Sir Bald Diddley Hirsuite Wetsuit
Astronauts Baja
Challengers K-39
Sunrays Andrea
Len Price 3 Billy Mason
Deathrays What If Means
Dry Heeves Whiskey Glisten
Sonic Avenues Teenage Brain
Sex Pistols Silly Thing
999 Action
Sham 69 Tell Us The Truth
Members Solitary Confinement
Curse World Domination
Doghouse Swine I'm Suffocated
Vicki Vortex and the Cumshots Countdown to a Breakdown
Tough MF's Sweet Anneli
Thee Oh Sees Drop
Warm Soda Going In Circles
Bleeding Rainbow Time & Place
Mighties The Seducer
Andy Smash She's Haunting
Hypnotics Guess I'm Falling In Love
False Poets You Are The Way
Ace I'm Leavin' You
Beach Party Geronimo
Cheetah Chrome Sharky
Forty Nineteens Falling Down
Porno Mags Not Free
Sisters Of Mercy 1969
Ultravox Young Savage
Buzzcocks Do It
Sensible Gray Cells Tragic Roundabout
Fleshtones It Is As It Was
Baby Woodrose Bubblegum
Off! Red White and Black
Godfathers Gone To Texas

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be on the air and the web on Saturday May 17th from 1:00-3:00PM EST. You can listen at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or streaming live at http://witr.rit.edu.