Nov 30, 2006
An exhausting week so far but it's so good to get stuck into
another show. It's where the buzz is!
Indeed the music was interesting enough to attract my producer
Artois back to the barn. Quite an achievement considering that she
has discovered the joys of sleeping by the Rayburn in the
kitchen.
Salt Lake City - The
Dwarves (Michigan, USA)
Punk rock legends the Dwarves remain one of the most bizarre and
misunderstood bands of all time. Their latest CD The Dwarves Must Die (GREEDY/Sympathy)
redefines the limits of the rock album, touching every genre and
style from hardcore and pop punk to garage and surf, hip/hop, death
metal, noise and beyond. Their new DD "FEFU" (GREEDY/MVD)
features the Suicide Girls and traces the Dwarves long and twisted
ride through the dark world of underground music.
Born in Illinois in the mid 80's as a paisley garage band, by 1989
they had morphed into fire breathing California grunge icons,
putting Sub/Pop on the map with their seminal "Blood, Guts and
Pussy" album. Performing with many top acts and spanning the
globe the Dwarves gained a reputation for live madness and mayhem
that follows them to this day. "The Dwarves are Young
and Good Looking" and "The Dwarves Come Clean" released by Epitaph
during the 1990s cemented the Dwarves reputation as hardcore heroes
while introducing a pop sensibility that both titillated and
confounded their fans. Appearances on television and radio,
soundtracks for films and dvds and tours throughout Europe, Japan
and the world have warped a whole new generation of Dwarves fans,
proving once again that the scum also rises!
The website is not for you if you are easily offended by nudity and
loud music. It does however offer an entertaining and refreshing
variation from the conventional band website.
http://thedwarves.com
The Knuckleball Suite - Peter
Mulvey (Massachusetts, USA)
A live wire on any stage, Wisconsin native Peter Mulvey is an
acoustic singer/songwriter/guitarist who, in fact, defies this
categorization. His ferocious guitar playing whisks him through
more tunings than he has fingers in the course of an evening, as he
winds his way from full-throated rockers to deceptively
plain-spoken musings. Whether solo or with longtime musical
collaborator David "Goody" Goodrich at his side (coaxing unearthly
sounds out of electric guitars and mandolins), Mulvey is someone
who just naturally commands a stage: "Peter Mulvey is one of the
most accomplished guitarists you're ever likely to hear- utterly
original- it is nigh on impossible to explain him to the
uninitiated- his intelligent and sometimes complex songs engage
both hemispheres of the listener's brain- one of the finest, most
complete entertainers- stunning." - THE IRISH EXAMINER
Peter Mulvey's new album, The Knuckleball Suite (Signature
Sounds) is a collection of thirteen new songs that
aptly display why he has, over the length of his extensive career
(this is his ninth solo release) been compared to such heavyweights
as Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Randy Newman, and others.
Collaborating once again with long-time writing partner and
producer David "Goody" Goodrich, the album is vibrant, surprising,
and in many ways, like a notch falling perfectly into a groove for
a musician with a history as rich and diverse as Mulvey's.
for more information:
www.petermulvey.com
Toujours les memes fetes - Senor
Azzad (Paris, France)
Discover this talented French artist from Neuilly, Paris. His
French rap is very special since he is between rage and trippin"
very interesting lyrics in French of course. Un Rap Parisien qui
change de ce qu'on connait des themes bien diffrents pas du rap de
cite.
http://www.senorazzad.com/
The DMAS Christmas Squeeze - Do me a squeeze (Masque
Bar, London)
Matt Masters heads the line
up at this renouned fresh, sharp and funky club night on Friday 8th
December. 9pm 'til 2am. $4 for members £5 for non-members. Guest
DJ Skeeboy Delish joins resgulars Anna Kist and Si Mac.
The charity night raised around £1000 for the charity Task
Brazil.
Free membership and DMAS info from jess@domeasqueeze.co.uk
http://www.domeasqueeze.co.uk/
Kelly Brock is asking (very
nicely) about which track to put out as a radio single. Take a
listen at her MySpace at
http://www.myspace.com/kellybrockmusic
then let me know, I'll be interested to see what you
think. I"ll pass the word on the Kelly.
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Vegas heat - Suite 666 (Nevada, USA)
The hottest band in the burgeoning Vegas music scene. Suite 666 is
melodic demonic bluesy punk rock. Comprised of current and former
members of Sin City's most infamous bands.
http://www.myspace.com/suite666
Reach - The Spindles (California, USA)
Sgt. spindle plays pedal steel guitar. Glynda spindle plays an
accordion. Sari spindle sings like an angel. Syd spindle plays
various drums. Spalding spindle plays bass. All the while, Coalmine
spindle is singing and playing an acoustic guitar. Now,
reformulated and even better with Wreckin' ball spindle
And that's all the information I can find. We need to know
more!
http://www.tkpsite.com/music/spindles.asp
The Suffolk 'n' Cool MySpace is at www.myspace.com/suffolkncool
where those recently played artists with MySpaces of their own are
featured in my "best friends". Handy eh?