The News Review:
- Jon Ginoli’s story so far? Dreams do come true
- Danny Barnes’ banjo pulses with punk-rock edge
- The F-Holes push the limits of punk art and personal hygiene
- Stoking Careers in Frenzy of South by Southwest
- Pop and Rock Listings
- These rock veterans are essential
- Iggy Pop Previews Song From His New ‘ Jazz Album?
Jon Ginoli’s story so far? Dreams do come true
San Francisco Chronicle
It wasn’t until Ginoli came to San Francisco in 1989 that he could envision an audience for his idea “because it seemed so preposterous. Ginoli’s timing was perfect according to Matt Wobensmith who founded the utpunk fanzine and record label in the early ’90s. “Pansy Division is super ballsy” said Wobensmith who released one of Pansy Division’s early singles “Bill & Ted’s Homosexual Adventure. “When I first met them I thought there’s no way in the world this is going to fly. Lots of people thought they were crazy. But the band (Ginoli bassist Chris Freeman and then-drummer Jay Paget) took advantage of the rebellious cultural climate to build a following.
Danny Barnes’ banjo pulses with punk-rock edge
Seattle Times
Musically inclined and reared in Central Texas Danny Barnes listened to his fill of bluegrass country and blues. So in his restless 1970s youth Barnes’ curiosity turned to — what else? — punk rock. He studied audio production in college and from that experience adopted an interest in noise and electronic music. Now he incorporates all of it in the music he performs despite the fact his instrument happens to be the banjo. “I just thought that [playing the banjo] was the coolest thing I could do” said Barnes whose early heroes included Johnny Cash Leon Redbone Merle Haggard and Taj Mahal. “I didn’t realize the socioeconomic ramifications of the choice I made; I was only 10 years old. As a banjo player he was not destined to become a rock star though he’s shared the stage with a few.
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The F-Holes push the limits of punk art and personal hygiene
Flagstaff Live
What I started listening to was classic rock and s**t. My dad was all about blues and stuff. My parents were very particular about the kind of music I tried to bring home which in some ways kinda sucked but at the same time when your parents are overprotective like that it makes you rebel so much harder. DB: How did F-Holes start? CS: I was throwing a party and Jeremy was sitting on the couch by himself not talking to anybody playing guitar. I?d been listening to a bunch of psychobilly and stuff?a lot of more bluesy punk rock?and I walked up to Jeremy and said ?Dude do you want to start a bluesy punk rock band? I know this guy who plays upright bass. ? I started out on really bad rhythm guitar and he played ? JB: Really bad lead guitar.
Stoking Careers in Frenzy of South by Southwest
New York Times
”But most musicians here were less concerned with the interests of the music business than they were with reaching listeners. They might be quiet like the Low Anthem a Rhode Island trio that played somber songs pondering fate and eternity. They might be hectic like the Arkells a Canadian group that played upbeat folk-rock songs with the manic intensity of a punk band. They saw their future not in stadium tours or rock-star indulgences but in the pragmatic steps of setting up another tour or doing another studio session. Mica Levi leads one of the most innovative bands I heard at the festival Micachu and the Shapes: a trio wielding unconventional instruments in the smart snappy jaggedly off-center songs they recorded on their debut album “Jewellry” (Rough Trade). Her ambition? She shrugged. “I’d like to make another album” she said.
Pop and Rock Listings
New York Times
Marcos isn’t the kind of purist who turns his back on the present. n their own the All-Stars set out to encompass a history of Cuban music from the percussion-and-voice propulsion of rumba to the courtly classic son to driving modern timba. Town Hall 123 West 43rd Street Manhattan (212) 840-2824.
These rock veterans are essential
Chicago Tribune
He would almost get a pass just for the unalloyed magnificence of “No Protection” a past track from his days with the Rumour that combines punk sneer pop hooks and foot-stomping aggression. But he makes this list because he has found his way to Chicago’s own Bloodshot Records where he still can’t be trusted with the keys to the recording studio. He’s making brand-new music that cracks like a whip. Bloodshot doesn’t do punk (in the literal sense) but the attitude and grit present in Parker’s ditties make the accolades about him writing some of the best music of his career right now more than hyperbolic ranting. Don’t believe us? Visit bloodshotrecords. com click on “artists” then click on the player. Scroll down to find “Bad Chardonnay” by Parker and marvel.
Iggy Pop Previews Song From His New ‘ Jazz Album?
Gibson
Inspired by the 2005 novel The Possibility of an Island by French author Michel Houellebecq Pop steered toward New rleans-style jazz for Preliminaires his new album scheduled for release on June 2. “At one point I just got sick of listening to idiot thugs with guitars banging out crappy music” the punk godfather says in a press release. “I’ve started listening to a lot of New rleans-era Louis Armstrong Jelly Roll Morton type of jazz. And I’ve always loved quieter ballads as well. There are some guitars on the album. nly one song is vaguely raucous; three have jazz-like instrumentation.