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    • January 8, 2010 12:26 AM CST
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    • A version of this was published in The Santa Fe New Mexican January 8, 2010 Most rock ’n’ roll bands that model themselves after the Rolling Stones try to be subtle about it. Not The Chesterfield Kings. They’ve always been blatantly proud of it — and never more so than on their new CD/DVD Live Onstage ... If You Want It.

      The title alludes to the Stones’ first live album — Got Live If You Want It! The Kings are introduced as “the second-greatest rock ’n’ roll band in the world.” Singer Greg Prevost prances around like Jagger and bassist Andy Babiuk even looks like Brian Jones. And most obvious of all, listen to the guitar hook of “Flashback.” Remind you of a certain Jumping Jack?
      So dock them points for originality. But still, you’d have to have a heart of stone (dang, it’s contagious!) not to get a jolt from the rockin’ fun these guys bring. Just like the old slogan of the lethal product from which they got their name, they satisfy.
      The Kings, from Rochester, New York, have been around since the late ’70s and releasing records since the early ’80s. Along with groups like The Fuzztones and The Fleshtones, The Kings were leaders of a garage-rock revival in that era.
      In the mid part of the past decade, the band came under the sway of a certain mobster named Silvio Dante (a little in-joke for fans of The Sopranos) aka Little Steven Van Zandt, who made them a flagship band of his label, Wicked Cool.
      This album, recorded live at a Rochester television studio, includes material going back at least as far as The Chesterfields’ 1994 album Let’s Go Get Stoned — which is cool, because so much of their older material is hard to find. (Some of the earlier albums have apparently never been released on CD.)
      Some of the highlights of the show are “Johnny Volume,” in which guest sax-man Chris Wicks wails like Bobby Keys in his prime; “I Walk in Darkness” — a pure ’60s garage-rock thriller with its Farfisa (or at least Farfisa-sounding) organ (by guest keyboardist Paul Nunes) and Yardbirdsian harmonica (by Prevost); “I’m So Confused, Baby” — Nunes’ organ riff sounding like it’s borrowed from “I’m Not Your Stepping Stone”; and “Transparent Life,” which reminds me of “Paint it Black.”
      While the basic sound of The Chesterfield Kings is right out of the ’60s, part of this album is a journey into the ’90s. I’m referring to an “unplugged” four-song segment. The Chesterfields go “country” on Merle Haggard’s “Sing Me Back Home” (which they first recorded for Let’s Go Get Stoned). But the best tune from this part of the show is the country-bluesish “Drunkhouse,” which sounds like some long-lost Beggars Banquet outtake.
      Speaking of going country, the first verse of “Stayed Too Long” starts out as if it’s going to be a rocked-up version of the Louvin Brothers’ “The Christian Life,” the opening line being “My friends tell me that I should have waited.” It soon veers into another direction, however.
      One small quibble: recording this performance at a TV studio probably ensured good sound quality. But I bet The Chesterfield Kings would sound twice as crazy before a hopped-up nightclub crowd where people aren’t sitting politely in chairs.
      More goodies from the garage
      * In the Blue Corner by King Automatic. He’s a one-man garage band from Nancy, France, playing guitar, keyboards, harmonica, and drums and melding them all together through the magic of tape loops. It’s high tech and primitive at the same time.
      On Automatic’s previous album, I Walk My Murderous Intentions Home, he displayed a knack for garage noir. He carries that even further on the new record, On Blue Corner, his second release on Voodoo Rhythm Records. KA expands his sound, showing more influence from blues, sinister jazz, and Jamaican rock-steady.
      A couple of my favorites here are “Doctor Jekyll & Sister Hyde,” which suggests blues from some dark alley with a piano riff lifted from “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” and “Things Are What They Are but Never What They Seem,” which has a melody that might have been inspired by an all-night binge while listening to Tom Waits albums — though it sounds like Jerry Lee Lewis is playing piano.
      “Let’s Have a Party” could be Martians playing rockabilly, while “Le Redresseur de Torts,” with its thumping bass and drums answered by harmonica honks, might be described as a brontosaurus blues. Then there’s “Mood Swings” — with its slinky, sleazy organ and faux Jamaican-rhythm guitar, it could almost be a scene from a movie in which something’s about to go terribly wrong in a cocktail lounge.
      *A Different Kind of Ugly by The Sons of Hercules. Here’s Texas’ answer to The Chesterfield Kings. They might be from San Antonio, but the Sons are far more influenced by The New York Dolls, The Stooges, and other proto-punks than they are by Doug Sahm.
      Singer Frank Pugliese belts ’em out like a world-weary pro wrestler taunting an opponent. He’s already won a place in punk-rock history. His 1978 band The Vamps opened for The Sex Pistols at their San Antonio show.
      While offering few revelations, this album is good rocking fun. I love how Dale Hollow’s guitar goes from Chuck Berry to Cheetah Chrome in nothing flat on “Still Waitin’.”

    • January 8, 2010 12:18 AM CST
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    • glad you dig it! fly sister can't be wrong!

    • January 7, 2010 10:25 AM CST
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    • This thread is truly amazing how it's blossomed over the last year. Thanks to everyone for tips, links and reports. I have really dug deep into lots of the replies, even playing stuff in our Sonic Nightmares podcast. I'll even do a separate show someday with music I've discovered just from this thread alone!

      I'm listening to the link S.Law posted right now, fucking amazing stuff! World Garage!

    • January 8, 2010 12:14 AM CST
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    • I'm putting together the fourth and final volume of "Songs the Lyres Taught Us" for The Mal Thursday Show, and I need mp3s of Lyres' versions of Les Copains' "Give Your Love to Me" and Dion's "Feeling No Pain." They were released as 45s in mid-'90s and are now quite scarce. I'm also looking for the original version of "What's a Girl Like You (Doing in a Place Like This)" by Them (the Ohio garage band, not the Van Morrison Them). If you can help me out, please send me a message here on the Hideout. Thanks!

    • January 6, 2010 5:02 PM CST
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    • If you click on the Sonic Nightmares feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/SonicNightmares - you will see a page where all our shows are listed and on the side you can subscribe via iTunes. This means that when you click this our new shows will automatically download to your iTunes. I am looking for a way to subscribe by email - I'll keep you posted when I get that working. Check my blog also - http://garagepunk.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=37nxh8gfriypc I hope this helps and YES Sonic Nightmares will continue as usual. John said:

      A couple of my favorite shows write back lol. Thanks. I see the all the stuff on the site here but I confess I am a little confused on the options. I am a little older and need to learn the feed stuff lol. itunes made it so easy to get all at once. i do see RadioOblivion and your show ixnayray is still available on iturnes but I guess I need to figure out the feeds from here. Any suggestions or help on the basics of feeds?
      Thanks and keep the shows coming. Will Sonic Nightmares still be going?

    • January 6, 2010 4:47 PM CST
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    • A couple of my favorite shows write back lol. Thanks. I see the all the stuff on the site here but I confess I am a little confused on the options. I am a little older and need to learn the feed stuff lol. itunes made it so easy to get all at once. i do see RadioOblivion and your show ixnayray is still available on iturnes but I guess I need to figure out the feeds from here. Any suggestions or help on the basics of feeds?

      Thanks and keep the shows coming. Will Sonic Nightmares still be going?

    • January 6, 2010 4:38 PM CST
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    • Hey John - The Garagepunk Podcasts ARE still available just not on the garagepunk.com blog anymore. If you've been downloading them from iTunes I don't think anything will change there. The only change will be that our shows will be posted on our individual blog pages here on the Hideout were you can listen to the shows and leave comments just like the old garagepunk.com blog. I encourage you to subscribe to your favorite shows' feed and check your favorite shows' blog pages here on the Hideout (Kopper has posted links to all the show's feeds and blogs on the last post at garagepunk.com). I hope this helps man and keep listening 'cause we are still alive and kickin'!

    • January 6, 2010 4:15 PM CST
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    • Well to make sure you don't miss out on any future shows may i recommend that you subscribe to the whole shebang? Or if you only like certain shows why not head over to the main blog and subscribe there? Kopper has gone to the trouble of listing each podcasters individual feed - get on it!

    • January 6, 2010 3:37 PM CST
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    • Hello, just joined finally after hearing the news that the garagepunk podcasts are not going to be available anymore. That was a bit of bad news since I have been downloading them from itunes for a couple of years now and finding great bands to go out and get their music and even go see if they come down to the beach here.

      How do we get these great shows now? I see some will be available here? Will all of them be? Some still available via itunes? Also I can't thank the folks that put together the podcasts. You are really doing a great service to those of us not wanting to listen to commercial radio crap. Thanks!!

      Thanks for any info.

    • January 6, 2010 2:28 PM CST
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    • Thanks for the tip! Will pursue those.

    • January 6, 2010 3:00 AM CST
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    • Thanks for the tip!I did some googling and it looks like he did use a Riviera although one person said he got it after "The Witch". I would still like to know what kind of amps they used. I believe I've heard silvertone before, but i can't remember where I saw that.

    • January 4, 2010 5:46 AM CST
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    • He used the same as on the last shows they did, I think is an Epiphone Riviera

    • January 5, 2010 6:44 PM CST
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    • Yea I saw this just before new years. Last decade was particularly bad for people dying.

    • January 4, 2010 11:52 PM CST
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    • Mr. Wright and Mr. Wrong
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    • January 4, 2010 5:26 PM CST
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    • YOU GOT GOOD TASTE - Mr A the Barber's classic CUTS vol. 1 Watcha Weirdos Mr A the Barber here with a New Show for the New Year! Any regular listeners will notice that this is NOT a themed show, thats because I've decided to relax the fomat a bit in order for me to play some of my favourite tunes that might not have ever seen the light of day. So that's why I've called it cleverly Mr A the Barber's classic CUTS, get it!!!!! So as the title suggests this show will featuring some of my favourite rockabilly, R'nB, twang (you know what i mean)that you've heard for a while, now if these don't get you up and dancin' then............. Now if the themed show was more your thing then don't fret cos I've got a few more ideas bubbling away, but in the meantime if you've got any suggestions for future subjects then let me have them and I'll see what I can do! Hope you enjoy this little mix. Mr A the Barber Eddie Bond - Rockin Daddy Ted Daigle - Cut Across Shorty Little Jimmy Dickens - i Got a Hole in My Pocket Johnny Powers and the A-Bones - Mama Rock Clyde Stacy and the Nitecaps - So Young Terry Noland - Hypnotized Don Cole - Lie Detector machine Robins - Riot in Cell Block Number 9 Delores Ware - Can't Eat, Can't Sleep Annisteen Allen w/Howard Biggs Orch. - Fujiyama Mama The 5 Wings - Pack, Shack and Stack Buddy Vincent - Wooden Bird Li'l Millit - Rock Around The Clock Bing Day - I Can't Help it Clint Miller - Bertha Lou Johnny Waleen - Mystery Train The Rhythm Rockers - Madness Strangers - Caterpillar Crawl Link Wray - Genocide www.yougotgoodtaste.podOmatic.com http://mrathebarber.blogspot.com/ email info@yougotgoodtaste.com

    • January 4, 2010 1:24 PM CST
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    • I'm just a fan of Fuzztopia, but I know how easily things can get delayed or sidetracked or bogged down in arguments. This whole thing has taken a lot longer than expected; Fuzztopia was originally supposed to be launched in 2008. It's not as if I'm in total disagreement with Kopper; I myself am not too keen on how the videos and pictures are set up (I myself have posted a ton of pictures at Fuzztopia, along with a nice batch of videos). However, I would like to wait until the actual site is launched before passing any judgment. Yes, I too hope it will be far more spectacular than the current beta site. I get a little defensive about this stuff because I really enjoy the Underground Garage, both the syndicated show and the Sirius/XM channel. I got turned onto a lot of stuff that I probably would have never discovered, and I also enjoyed all the live events that Little Steven put on. It's just that Kopper's remarks remind me of others whom I know personally who have issues with LS, and sometimes they make it sound like I'm wrong for listening to his program or going to his shows. Yes, I know Kopper's remarks are not directed at me personally, but it just reminds me of that. Yes, I know I should stop doing that. BTW, lets just be thankful Silvio survived until the end of the series. Just like any other character, he could have been whacked anytime:) Florida Rocks Again! said:

      MikeL said:
      And another thing...the people at Renegade Nation have posted a notice that they are still working on the official site, so you're not seeing the finished product yet. And yes, it is taking longer than expected, but keep in mind that maybe they're running into setbacks, or maybe they're still debating on how to do this.

      Personally, I think you people are being a little unfair about this.

      Are you involved with Fuzztopia as an employee, fan, or band?

      Kopper's comments aren't some kind of a pissing match. Just valid points. I'm in the pro-LS camp, signed up for Fuzztopia, and am a fan of his show and Sirius Channel (I also thought his character, Silvio, got a raw deal in the last season of The Sopranos!).

      I just think the site design of Fuzztopia is lacking, and could/should/would be so much better without much effort on behalf of the designer. The Hideout proves that it's not difficult to design a user-friendly social networking site with great content, and plenty of functionality. Maybe when Fuzztopia is out of Beta, it will improve dramatically. That said, it needs to.

    • January 4, 2010 11:53 AM CST
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    • MikeL said:

      And another thing...the people at Renegade Nation have posted a notice that they are still working on the official site, so you're not seeing the finished product yet. And yes, it is taking longer than expected, but keep in mind that maybe they're running into setbacks, or maybe they're still debating on how to do this.

      Personally, I think you people are being a little unfair about this.
      Are you involved with Fuzztopia as an employee, fan, or band? Kopper's comments aren't some kind of a pissing match. Just valid points. I'm in the pro-LS camp, signed up for Fuzztopia, and am a fan of his show and Sirius Channel (I also thought his character, Silvio, got a raw deal in the last season of The Sopranos!). I just think the site design of Fuzztopia is lacking, and could/should/would be so much better without much effort on behalf of the designer. The Hideout proves that it's not difficult to design a user-friendly social networking site with great content, and plenty of functionality. Maybe when Fuzztopia is out of Beta, it will improve dramatically. That said, it needs to.

    • January 4, 2010 10:26 AM CST
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    • And another thing...the people at Renegade Nation have posted a notice that they are still working on the official site, so you're not seeing the finished product yet. And yes, it is taking longer than expected, but keep in mind that maybe they're running into setbacks, or maybe they're still debating on how to do this.

      Personally, I think you people are being a little unfair about this.

    • January 4, 2010 8:16 AM CST
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    • Think he be mad if someone won the guitar and asked not to have his scribbles all over it?

    • January 4, 2010 8:13 AM CST
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    • Yes, the site still needs some work, but hopefully it will get better. And I'm speaking as someone who is involved in both this site and fuzztopia. If you don't like the latter, then just stick with this site. I'm only interested in learning about garage rock; I'm not interested in pissing contests between webmasters. kopper said:

      Have you even checked it out? It's really pathetic... and I ain't just sayin' that cuz I run a similar site. I mean, I joined it months ago (probably last summer) and I just noticed it's still in "beta"... it's just really poorly designed and organized, and I haven't found one single RSS feed anywhere on it. The forum looks like an old BBS from the early '90s, the videos appear to be just a collection of thumbnails that, when clicked, open the YouTube player in flash pop-up window... nowhere to rate it, favorite it, or comment. For a "social network," it appears to be lacking even the most rudimentary social networking functions of every other social network out there! Just really strange that someone with such big corporate sponsors and connections would create "the coolest rock'n'roll lifestyle destination on the Web" that pales in comparison to what any idiot (see: myself) could create on Ning!



      Wipeout! said:
      kopper said:
      What's funny is I keep seeing people joining the Hideout and they're putting on their profile that they heard about the site on Little Steven's show... wondering what the hell they were talking about, I've tried to follow up with them, sending them messages asking exactly what they meant by that, thinking that Little Steven might have actually mentioned GaragePunk.com or something, right. WRONG! Finally one of them responded, and he told me that he'd made a mistake, that he found the Hideout when he Googled for "Fuzztopia." WTF? Yep! Try it yourself. The second link that comes up is to this discussion about Fuzztopia.

      I dunno... *shrug* I thought that was kinda funny.

      The internets is a weird beast...but let's take this as fortune from the Great Magnet and run with it...fuck Fuzztopia, long live the true fuzztopia, GP.com Hideout fer all!