The News Review:
- A ‘Family’ Mourns a Punk Rocker Who Defied His Age: 80
- Pop! goes the tot: Today’s kids go for guitar hooks and global…
- James Brown – Godfather of Soul – Music – New York Times
- Pop! goes the tot: Today’s kids go for guitar hooks and global…
- The Columbus Dispatch – Local/State
- The World Is Worth Fighting For: The Legacy of Joe Strummer
- Auld Lang Lou page 1 – Music – Riverfront Times – Riverfront Times
A ‘Family’ Mourns a Punk Rocker Who Defied His Age: 80
New York Times – Dec 27, 2006
He also wrote tens of thousands of lyrics moving to Nashville at one point to try to sell his songs. He never made it in country music but Mr. Zak had an unlikely second career in song after his 70th birthday he became a lyricist and occasional singer for a punk rock band on the Lower East Side called Team Spider. Zak became a minor icon to fans a fraction of his age. They called him the oldest punk rocker in history… Zak became a minor icon to fans a fraction of his age. They called him the oldest punk rocker in history. So after he died on Dec. 13 local punk bands like the Blackout Shoppers and Tricks of the Tradeless posted memorial messages on the Web. He had no known family so Team Spider members will scatter his ashes in the Atlantic. And his band mates honored him in a way they knew he would have appreciated.
Pop! goes the tot: Today’s kids go for guitar hooks and global…
Free with registration – Miami Herald – AccessMyLibrary.com – Dec 27, 2006
A new wave of kids music is moving into stores and on TV. Much of it is made marketed and consumed by a generation of musicheads raised on punk funk world beat and hip-hop who are unwilling to feed their offspring the aural equivalent of fast food. Some is epicurean niche music for status-conscious consumers looking to raise discriminating rugrats. Some are simply melodic tunes with modern beats that are finding their way into millions of homes thanks to forward-thinking TV programmers. From Andre 3000 to Laurie Berkner to Wee Hairy Beasties to Dan Zanes musicians are writing songs that postmodern parents can enjoy with their offspring. Perhaps these are new classics: songs about trains and spaghetti by punks jazzbos rappers and troubadours.
James Brown – Godfather of Soul – Music – New York Times
New York Times – Dec 27, 2006
When he delayed the fourth and final beat of a measure the drummer Clyde Stubblefield warped time in a way that helped inspire a whole constellation of rhythm-obsessed genres. Bobby Byrd (he of the famous “Yeah!” and “What?”) Maceo Parker Fred Wesley Bootsy Collins Lyn Collins Vicki Anderson: to love James Brown is to love them too. And not enough has been written about Jimmy Nolen the visionary guitarist whose spidery licks helped inspire two generations of post-punk bands. (When people talk about “angular” guitars they often mean “Jimmy-Nolen-ish. “)In this sense the bandleader was also a brand leader: in the 1970s especially “James Brown” was not just a star but an executive a producer a franchise. His name (sometimes his face too) on the record label meant you were getting a James-Brown-approved product. And if you went to see the J… The musician as executive: this is the not-quite-new notion that defines the current musical era. Pop stars flaunt their corporate ties; rappers brag about their business acumen (real or more often imaginary); rock bands cheerfully acknowledge that they are brands on the run. And while some listeners may be nostalgic for a time when pop music was untainted by corporate chic Mr. Brown’s career is a reminder that the old-fashioned bandleader and new-fangled pop-star C. really aren’t so far apart.
Pop! goes the tot: Today’s kids go for guitar hooks and global…
PopMatters – Dec 27, 2006
A new wave of kids music is moving into stores and on TV. Much of it is made marketed and consumed by a generation of musicheads raised on punk funk world beat and hip-hop who are unwilling to feed their offspring the aural equivalent of fast food. Some is epicurean niche music for status-conscious consumers looking to raise discriminating rugrats. Some are simply melodic tunes with modern beats that are finding their way into millions of homes thanks to forward-thinking TV programmers. From Andre 3000 to Laurie Berkner to Wee Hairy Beasties to Dan Zanes musicians are writing songs that postmodern parents can enjoy with their offspring. Perhaps these are new classics: songs about trains and spaghetti by punks jazzbos rappers and troubadours… ”So Langford began writing his own songs. The Beasties sing and pun about glow worms and karaoke squirrels. The music is folk blues and bluegrass as reinvented by punks: i. nothing is sacred or sanctimonious. The preponderance of kids’ muzak also drove Salem into the studio. The former member of the `80s Boston band Dumptruck now lives in Woodstock with his 4-year-old daughter and record-executive wife Kate Hyman.
The Columbus Dispatch – Local/State
Columbus Dispatch – Dec 27, 2006
Students ages 7 to 18 pay about $200 a month for weekly individual lessons and group rehearsals. All kids get to play in a band. They focus on different rock genres from progressive to punk and learn to work as a group. The best play with the All-Stars who practice extensively on weekends and on occasion tour the country performing in shows such as Thursday?s stop at Little Brother?s. Recently NW! spoke with four School of Rock students to learn about the school and their holiday tour. Dave Hooper Hometown: Ambler Pennsylvania Age: 13 Grade: eighth Instruments: keyboards alto saxophone vocals Elijah Austin Hometown: Brooklyn New York Age: 14 Grade: ninth Instruments: bass trombone Kaleen Reading Hometown: Lawrenceville New Jersey Age: 14 Grade: ninth Instruments: drums bass guitar Rosalie Hooper Hometown: Ambler Pennsylvania Age: 16 Grade: 11 th Instruments: tenor saxophone bass Q: So we have to ask: Is it anything like the School of Rock movie? Elijah: That question comes up all the time. It?s a little similar… They?re very supportive. Rosalie: My dad was into Steely Dan and stuff like that. Now they?re hearing us play the music they loved for so long. It?s really cool for them too. Elijah: They?re a huge influence. My dad?s a deejay and a producer. He?d be more supportive if I was in the School of Blues.
The World Is Worth Fighting For: The Legacy of Joe Strummer
ZNet – Dec 27, 2006
Y’know think on that. Without people you’re nothing. ” — Joe StrummerIs anything left in music that is even vaguely redeeming? In the face of all the soulless pabulum being fed to us in the MTV-strangled airwaves I often wonder if the industry has won. When rock n’ roll is so full of the cynical the snide the intentionally ironic it seems like record companies are signing bands that not only won’t say anything but won’t feel anything. Not caring is the fad of the day and righteousness is passé na¯ve and stupid. Antonino D’Ambrosio agrees. As we sit in a bar on the Lower East Side of New York City we talk about the sense of collective amnesia from which many bands suffer… He is also the editor of. Almost four years after Strummer’s death in December of 2002 it is amazing how few remember the seismic effect the Clash had on music.
Auld Lang Lou page 1 – Music – Riverfront Times – Riverfront Times
Riverfront Times – Dec 27, 2006
The Balance: Existing venues stepped up in big and small ways to fill the void. Upon comparing my schedule from this year and last year the Pageant is way busier — and besides bringing marquee acts such as Pet Shop Boys and Sigur Rós to town their local-centric Loop Underground and Ticketmaster New Music Spotlight concerts continue to draw well. Cicero’s is booking punk rock and even the stray hardcore show; the Creepy Crawl remains one of the few places in town where local acts can open for national ones. Even better unlikely places such as Vintage Vinyl Mangia and the new Lucas School House didn’t hesitate to schedule locals to play. (h and for the record: Mississippi Nights’ booking contact Tim Weber said he had “no comment” to questions about that club’s future shows and well future. ) The Bad: Nothing new but yes St. Louis is still missing out on bigger national tours.