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    • December 19, 2008 2:29 PM CST
    • I'm just gonna come out and say it.......... A lot of people throughout the country have the same gripe. So unless you live in a glamor mecca where trendies flock for the fashion show factor AND there's plenty of hotties seriously into it (that the trendies wish they were or were fucking), don't expect much! It's awful, it's shallow, it's rude, and it's TRUE. What lowers the numbers at the garage/mod/60s nights right now is: A) It currently isn't getting much mainstream media attention. B) Most of the die hard fans are unpretentious, and have better things to do than viciously gossip and spend 4 hours on their outfit. C) ^^^ Consequently, most 60s nights are just laid back, bullshit free fun. From an advertising standpoint, that's BORING. People are more seduced by scandal. Notoriety = rising numbers! So your safest bet is to cater to the lowest common denominator. THINGS THAT SADLY HELP CLUB NIGHTS: * The dj's are good looking. Bonus points for chicks. * The dj's excell at name dropping, and pay 'rock stars' to guest dj with 'em. * The bar tenders are also good looking. Bonus points for tattoos, big hair, and 'slutty' outfits. * There's a core group of intimidating, cliquish patrons dressed to the nines. Bonus points for band members. * Fashionable, trendy, phony, college kids flock. Bonus points for slumming trust funders. * IT'S A PLACE TO SCORE DRUGS. Bonus points if that drug is COKE. Even more bonus points if drugs are done out in the open. * Most of the patrons are single or non-committed. People coming to score some ass is a great thing! Bonus points for bathroom sex. * Fights have been known to break out. Bonus points for catfights, and couples breaking up. So find as many fucked up (and wanna-be fucked up - they're more dramatic!) people as you can, and throw 'em in the same room. Of course, finding bar owners who party harder than their patrons and are too fucked up to think of legal liability helps : P. That's where older single men who's bars = penis extensions come in. No one loves young drunk chicks quite like they do. Once you've established an atmosphere of faux decadence, you're golden. Everyone in town will have a love/hate relationship with your night for one reason or another. It'll become the butt of many jokes, but so what?!?!?! You now have an audience. One that keeps talking aka giving you free publicity! Then more and more people will flock to gawk, fuck, score drugs, and get their picture taken. Eventually the media will take note, only further expanding your customer base. One day something really bad'll happen and it'll all go down in flames, but lets not worry about that : P. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME CLICK HERE: http://www.lastnightsparty.com HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!

    • December 18, 2008 5:06 PM CST
    • it looks like we can add austin, TX to that list, i think we'll do something around sxsw again, even though it's annoying.

    • December 18, 2008 1:23 PM CST
    • What band?

    • December 18, 2008 4:07 PM CST
    • Howie Pyro said:

      phantom surfers for sure killer records with perfect covers & concepts as well...
      Plus genius comedic minds... I love The Phantom Surfers! It doesn't get any better than Mike Lucas.

    • December 18, 2008 3:39 PM CST
    • phantom surfers for sure killer records with perfect covers & concepts as well...

    • December 18, 2008 3:37 PM CST
    • that is the best video ever! the little kid is stevie from the band mad society...also this is jimmy gestapo from murphy's law's most constant request from all the years of my DJing in NY...weirdos rule!

    • December 18, 2008 12:22 PM CST
    • I checked out the Hartes and they do INDEED rock my socks!

    • December 18, 2008 11:00 AM CST
    • www.myspace.com/thehussyknowsall 3 7 inches are on the way. One Split 7 inch on Science of Sound Records with our friends Sleeping in the Aviary One on A Fistful of Records in the Netherlands - That's going to be a 6-8 song EP! Another Split 7 inch on Tax Return Records, with our friend Rocktopus. This is the first release on this label!

    • December 17, 2008 4:58 AM CST
    • my old band did a couple of London gigs with a two-piece called the Hartes, they were fuckin intense, but I think they've split up now. either way, worth a listen: www.myspace.com/thehartes Joey Vacant The Crushers

    • December 16, 2008 12:34 AM CST
    • Check out Edison Rocket Train. It's a creature of journalist/rocker Mike Edison, (who earlier this year released a hilarious spoken-word album called I Have Fun Everywhere I Go (featuring blues/punk/techno backgrounds produced by one Jon Spencer) If you're on eMusic, they've got ERT's Yes!Yes!!Yes!!!, which might be what yer looking for.

    • December 15, 2008 6:53 PM CST
    • remember when bands like the white stripes and henry and june weren't pretentious assholes. what happened to doin captain beefheart and son house songs? i've been on a kick lately digging through 45's and lurkin on myspace trying to find any bands who still have almost dead feeling. send me a link if you can help. the closest i've come is an obscure portland band who claims detroit as one of their influences. they're called SAMO and they do oneof the best covers of a son house track that i've maybe ever heard (almost as good as death letter). the rest of their songs are a little strange, but still good in their own way. myspace.com/samo333

    • December 17, 2008 2:47 AM CST
    • Freddie King - I Hear Jingle Bells
      Surfaris - A Surfer's Christmas List (has chimes/bells at the end)
      Slacktone - The Bells of St. Kahuna

    • December 16, 2008 3:25 PM CST
    • Rock 'n' Roll Bells

      can't think of the artist but it's on that Talkin' Trash/Lookey Dookey CD

    • December 16, 2008 3:09 PM CST
    • 1st one is the Johnny Otis Band with Mel Walker and Little Esther singing "Wedding Boogie" 22 - Wedding Boogie.mp3 2nd up is off "That'll Flat get It" Vol 20 The Dreamers doing "Ding Dong" no real bells though just a chorus of Ding Dong Do waddy waddy. 18- the dreamers - ding dong.mp3 Don't know how outside of rock n roll you wan to get, but here's one other. A guy called Fred Rich doing a song called "Wedding Bells". I know Gene Vincent did a version of this song, but I do not believe there bells in it. 09 - wedding bells - fred rich.mp3

    • December 16, 2008 11:20 AM CST
    • Jingle Bells by The Monsters....it's on a Dionysus 7"

    • December 16, 2008 11:02 AM CST
    • These are great and thanks to everyone for attaching MP3's! Super helpful as finding some of these songs aren't the easiest. Loved that last one from the Dominoes- The Bells. Very nice! I am really appreciating all your help. Keep em coming. Avoiding all X mas songs if possible!

    • December 16, 2008 9:59 AM CST
    • Some more obvious x-mas type songs
      yobs - Silver Bells
      yobs - Another Christmas

      and a 50's crying song
      the Dominoes - 'The Bells'

    • December 16, 2008 9:40 AM CST
    • I believe the Mummie's version of 'White Caps' has a buoy bell type sound at the begining.

    • December 15, 2008 10:26 PM CST
    • Anything off the first Samhain LP

    • December 16, 2008 9:52 PM CST
    • Well, if you're a BAND, you upload your music there. If you're a podcaster, you register your show with 'em and then start digging for music. Like the real world, there's a ton of CRAP, but I've found some pretty good stuff on the PMN. For example, Thee Fine Lines use it. But no, you don't put your podcasts there (use www.blip.tv for that!). They're just sites to find music. Howie Pyro said:

      i always wondered about these sites, but never really looked...is it a place to get music from? or to upload podcasts to? both?

    • December 16, 2008 5:53 PM CST
    • i always wondered about these sites, but never really looked...is it a place to get music from? or to upload podcasts to? both?

    • December 16, 2008 1:40 PM CST
    • Do any of you podcasters use either of these sites to search for "podsafe" music? IODA Promonet Podsafe Music Network I just joined the IODA Promonet and am currently awaiting approval. It looks VERY similar to the Podsafe Music Network (and serves the same purpose), which I've used quite a bit in the past. Just curious.