OPEN UP AND READ

With the lingering disappointment of The Weirdness and the endless sea of Iggy DVD I didn't need more Iggy Pop, but while browsing for a summer vacation book I could find nothing else. Well that's just fine because Open Up And Bleed could not be better. Not the authorized biography, but written with Iggy's blessing, Paul Trynka perfectly captures the tale of Jim Osterberg and his alter ego Iggy Pop from pre-Stooge to present with all the gory details intact. Essential.

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A Drink and a Quick Decision

The incomparable Hall and Oates

Your Sounds

filmed on flip by philco brothers
This time I got to see them.
Here's the Incredible Casuals playing Your Sounds Yourself at The Beachcomber in Wellfleet

"The Casuals make a raucous, guitar-driven sound not unlike NRBQ but with a hint of Replacements-style corrosion." - David Fricke, Rolling Stone

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Quote Of The Week

I’ll take a guy hitting .500 that’s miserable as opposed to a guy handing out bouquets of roses to his teammates and he’s hitting .145
-Red Sox manager Terry Francona

He's Out!

The timing of Manny Ramirez' latest injury has the Boston Herald's Steve Buckley up in arms

read Buckley's column
read Dan Shaughnessy

The Kids Are Allright

Tab The Band - Where She Was On Monday

49 minutes

New Paul Westerberg release!
It seems to be only 43 minutes and 55 seconds but at 49 cents who's complaining.
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Don't Ask Me No Questions

Spirit of '76

The Philco Brothers Army salute the 4th of July
watch this classic video by X

EXTRA! The Godfather Of Indie Rock

Oasis?

Psycho Circus

I don't know what I like best about this dvd, the dressed to laugh Kiss family, the battle of the tribute bands, the real band's convention intervention, Handsome Dick Manitoba's imitations of both Paul and Gene, or the ace Frehley impersonator who turns to Elvis when the real Ace lets him down. This rockumentary basically follows the put on the make up movement and concludes with the ridiculous press conference at which the original Kiss reformed. You wanted the best, you got it. Now watch it.

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play ball

photo by Vivian Johnson
Steve Wynn, Linda Pitmon, Scott McCaughey and Peter Buck formed this dream team of alt-rockers to sing about baseball.
Have a listen.
The Baseball Project

yep roc page

Na Na Na

Nice Suit!

Be Married Song

Please enjoy our cover of The Pontiac Brothers' classic
Be Married Song

electric
acoustic

10 MPG

MPG is almost out of gas so they will be having a 10-year retrospective opening tonight.
Included in the exhibition are works by the Philco Brothers' own Don Hartmann.

450 Harrison Avenue
Boston MA

June 6 to
July 12, 2008
reception:
Friday, June 6, 5:30 to 8:00 pm

Read The Book, See The Movie, Buy The CD

Just finished reading this tremendous book about Roky Erickson and The Thirteenth Floor Elevators. It's quite detailed and will probably stand as the definitive book on the subject although it would be nice to hear Roky tell his own story. The book made me revisit the documentary You're Gonna Miss Me which I enjoyed much more knowing the details provided in the book (the author appears in a short segment in which Roky ,while polite, shows no interest in helping with the book). This in turn made me find my old CD Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye (still in print?) the 1990 tribute CD which made me realize what a great songwriter Erickson is in the first place.

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Country Cookin' with Doug Sahm

1976 US Army Radio Program featuring Doug Sahm

Pleased To Meet... Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell talks about his new album Meet Glen Campbell on which he covers:
"Jesus," Velvet Underground
"All I Want Is You," U2
"Times Like These," Foo Fighters
"Grow Old With Me," John Lennon
"Angel Dream," Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"Sadly Beautiful," the Replacements
"Sing," Travis
"These Days," Jackson Browne
"Walls (Circus)," Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)," Green Day

Bayou Country

Tom Petty and his new, old band Mudcrutch

Who The Fuck Is Mick Jagger?

Keef and Ronnie 1974