The News Review:
- Iggy and the Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton rallied punk generations
- Live at the Jam Room: A South Carolina Showcase
- Skylark Lounge: And old staple
- Roll up roll up
- Raymond Pettibon visiting the Bay
- Shiloh on the verge of pop-punk stardom
Iggy and the Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton rallied punk generations
El Paso Times TX
I conceded that in a recent e-mail exchange. Yes I noted he was not the most technically gifted guitarist in the land but that was not as important when it came to the punk music archetypes he helped create as it was to play with feel just like the old blues masters jazz greats and rock ‘n’ roll’s forebears. This electronic discussion was prompted by the Jan. 6 death of the Iggy and the Stooges guitarist at age 60. He was found dead of an apparent heart attack on his couch in Ann Arbor Mich. where the fun and the fun house began in the late 1960s.
Live at the Jam Room: A South Carolina Showcase
Free Times SC
But in the final analysis it’s the local acts that make Matheson’s day. “It felt really good to have Population Control in the studio because it was like ‘Man this is what I used to do every day’” Matheson says. “Just a good grimey punk band hanging out cranking out some music with everybody with a 24 in their hand and a smile on their face. ”And with that Matheson himself cracks a smile. “And that’s good” he laughs. The New Brookland Tavern is located at 122 State St.
Skylark Lounge: And old staple
Examiner.com
Remember the original "punk". Plus the Sex Pistols regularly played Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent covers. At times all of these genres have been pushed aside by so called "real musicians" as simplistic and crude because of use of three chords and a don’t bore us get to the chorus writing style. To me it only makes sense that these musicians would band together in a united front against the mainstream. So while some may think that a country night at these clubs seems as an odd fit I would say that these clubs provide us a mini progression of the history of music from 1950 to the present.
Roll up roll up
Melbourne Community Voice Australia
“We just want people to have fun with the night be creative get in the spirit of it and just enjoy bands live music and a couple of drag installations but definitely no lip-syncing drag. “Circus Circus and like events are driven by a lack of diversity on the queer social calendar. Pants who grew up in Adelaide and comes from a hardcore Punk music background says this event is appealing to the “dirty aspects” of the dance and gay scene. “There a definite void in the gay scene ? you know it’s either clubs and pubs or drag there isn’t really a mix of band performance drag and DJs. Friends of ours in Sydney are putting on warehouse parties with this mix all the time and I guess we’re just putting on something here that we would want to go to. “The Sydney influence is clear. The Blush Foundation and Ghetto Pussy (Vinni and Cherri) are both legends of the underground Sydney dance scene.
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Raymond Pettibon visiting the Bay
Examiner.com
"I know my pal Bob played trombone in high school; it looks from that article’s photo (and Bob’s. Should be something to see.
Shiloh on the verge of pop-punk stardom
Canada.com Canada
"I don’t have a last name. " At just 15 the former student at Edmonton’s Allendale School is poised to become one of the breakout stars of 2009. Her first album for Universal Music Canada isn’t due until March — a title and release date are still pending — but all signs point to success. Her first single "Raise A Little Hell" was featured in Ashton Kutcher’s last film What Happens In Vegas. Her second "perator (A Girl Like Me)" is climbing the Top 40 radio and sales charts. She performed at Citytv’s New Year’s Eve bash in Toronto and expects to start touring in February or March.