tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677244203798926402024-03-14T11:20:20.422-04:00Jett-O-SphereThe Musings of a Teenage Rock n' Roll JournalistJarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-51998858078231620202017-10-19T15:23:00.001-04:002017-10-19T15:23:58.603-04:00Live Review: Soundgarden's Final Show at the Fox on Wednesday, May 17<h1 class="postTitle" id="a3809256" style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Originally published in the Detroit Metro Times on May 18, 2017</span></h1>
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During last night’s show at the Fox Theatre, Soundgarden were in top form. One of the last surviving alt-rock greats from the '90s, the group, surprisingly, played hits “Spoonman” and “Black Hole Sun” during the first half of the set. This proper choice led to further experimentation, allowing them to dive further into cuts from their most recent, and now final album, 2012’s ‘King Animal’. While the set was admittedly heavy on classics from <i>Superunknown</i>, jams from <i>Badmotorfinger</i> allowed the band members to pulsate off one another. The two-song encore, comprised of “Rusty Cage” and “Slaves and Bulldozers,” both from the previously mentioned album, was certainly the highest energy portion of the evening, allowing for serious riffage between guitarist Thayil, bassist Shepherd and drummer Cameron. During the latter and final song, Cornell dove into a verse or two of “In My Time Of Dyin',” a poignant and Earth-shattering point in the night, now devastating.<br />
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Between several songs, Cornell raved about his admiration for Detroit crowds. “I’ve bragged about Detroit crowds for thirty years!” said Cornell, also mentioning that he had “never been disappointed” with crowds in the city and that shows here were “pretty much all inclusive”. While this sort of crowd rant is displayed at most every show, it could be seen that Cornell truly held Detroit in high regards. Near the end of the show, Cornell riffed “I feel bad for the next city — I’ll say ‘you should’ve been at that Detroit show!,’” a comment which shows that Cornell truly gave his all in Detroit.<br />
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After the passing of Cornell, along with those of Cobain, Hoon, Staley and Weiland, Eddie Vedder remains as the sole vocalist in the foundation of the 90s grunge boom. Most sadly of all, future generations won’t be able to hear Cornell’s voice in person; a voice which rings triumphant on records but shone ever so brightly in person. Picking up his guitar and mic stand at the end of “Jesus Christ Pose,” just before the encore, the crowd erupted. Just as it should have been, Cornell left the stage after the encore with the droning feedback still going on. The feedback continued for another few minutes until Thayil left the stage, almost immediately cutting the noise and turning off all the lights, resulting in a deep black. Even after the band had left the stage, the crowd still erupted.<br />
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Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-3618785678799390242017-10-19T15:18:00.000-04:002017-10-19T15:18:55.683-04:00After Populux Scandal, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Resumes <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px; margin-bottom: 1.12em; margin-top: 1.12em; padding: 0px; word-spacing: 0.8px;">
<span style="font-weight: 700;">Published in the Detroit Metro Times on September 21, 2016<br /><br />Traversing up the</span> stairs to the Magic Stick now, inside the Majestic complex on Woodward, seemingly little has changed from when the venue was in full operation. At the top of the stairs, the familiar bar is still there, but the ambiance of the place feels <i>different</i>. Less grungy and more refined, the new incarnation of the Magic Stick offers patrons the chance to experience one of Detroit's legendary music venues while also being involved in something new and exciting for the Detroit music scene.</div>
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Both Zainea and business partner Dan McGowan, of Crofoot Presents, seem ecstatic about the reopening.</div>
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Walking with McGowan through the new Magic Stick, Zainea is quick to divert attention to a flyer on top of the bar advertising the White Stripes as third billing, which seems to only solidify the venue's standing in Detroit's storied garage-rock past.</div>
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While other venues like the Gold Dollar and Zoot's Coffee House offered positive reinforcement for local musicians, the Magic Stick was able to offer a larger room and a more inclusive setting. Playing the Magic Stick was like making it big for many musicians in the local scene. This is a tradition Zainea hopes will continue, saying he knows that the Magic Stick became a "cornerstone to the music community."</div>
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Both local and worldwide artists took the stage for more than 20 years before the venue closed its doors in 2015, when the Magic Stick changed from a garage-rock haven to a dance nightclub in the middle of that year. The new venue, Populux, replaced the Magic Stick's classic pool tables with DJ equipment and high-tech lights.</div>
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The conversion to Populux left many in the local scene disillusioned, including Lee Rosenbloom, a frequent concertgoer and local promoter.</div>
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"I understand why they tried Populux. The crowds for the shows at the Magic Stick weren't as big as they used to be. You'd sometimes have touring bands play there to a half-empty room when the same band would pack people in when they played Chicago or Cleveland the next night," Rosenbloom says.</div>
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Knowing that the Majestic complex was so closely associated with the Magic Stick, Rosenbloom never believed Populux had a chance. "In all the time it was open, a Populux sign was never even made for the outside or inside. In all that time, the Magic Stick signs were still up all over the place."</div>
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One challenge the reopening of the Magic Stick poses for management is competing with clubs that opened in Detroit while the Magic Stick name laid dormant. Speaking as a promoter, Rosenbloom says now that the Magic Stick is back, they'll have to be more aggressive in booking good shows, as clubs like El Club and the Marble Bar have opened since the Stick closed, giving bands more options than they did a year or so ago when the Stick was still in operation.</div>
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Rosenbloom fondly remembers downing shots with Jack White before White Stripes shows in the Majestic Cafe — just one example of what the venue means to those who were there in the early days of Detroit garage rock.</div>
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Populux closed its doors in July after an anti-Black Lives Matter rant was posted on the club's Twitter account following a mass shooting in Dallas. The tweets were attributed by the club's owners to hacking.</div>
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Rather than trying to salvage the Populux venue, Zainea figured it best to return to the reliable Magic Stick name and brand, something that he says offers an "opportunity to pivot" for both the Stick and Detroit's music scene.</div>
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"I don't regret the partnership with Amir Daiza [the local promoter who leased Populux from Zainea and ran the venue], but the only thing I regret is the changing of the name," Zainea says. "The Magic Stick name has credibility in Detroit, so we wanted to return to that."</div>
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It only seems fitting the Magic Stick makes its return in the same time frame as White's opening of a Third Man Records location in Detroit. With its intense roots from the forefront of Detroit's garage rock scene in the late '90s and early aughts, the Stick could make a full return to form.</div>
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It was Zainea's idea to change the upstairs area from a multilane bowling alley to a nightclub, realizing that the Majestic complex could be an all-inclusive entertainment center, while also noticing the steadily rising local music scene in the surrounding Cass Corridor and Midtown areas.</div>
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Now that the Magic Stick is returning to its beloved and recognizable name, a pool table has been reinstalled to its rightful place by the rear bar, surrounded by posters on the walls offering shows for bands like the Melvins and Queens of the Stone Age.</div>
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The Stick is nicer than before too. The small stage has been updated with a large centered stage, surrounded by state-of-the-art sound equipment that was once used as part of Metallica's touring rig. A brand-new floor has been installed along with brilliantly clean new bathrooms, something anyone familiar with the old venue should be ecstatic about. While Populux is gone, the only things left behind are the light posts, and even then in limited capacity, as Zainea says the lights won't be on at rock shows.</div>
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Zainea says he's proud of the direction the venue is heading. "We're having local employees who live in Detroit in Corktown [work] here, a diverse staff."</div>
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Patrons are free to roam during shows: If someone wants a slice of pizza, they can walk downstairs, buy it, and return to the show.</div>
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The shows at the Magic Stick will reflect "diverse and eclectic booking," according to Zainea and McGowan — something Populux was unable to offer, although the dance club was often packed on show nights.</div>
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The energy in Detroit's music scene, and the Zainea's family longtime involvement in it, are reasons to reboot the Magic Stick name, Zainea says. He's not worried about new venues that have opened, either.</div>
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"In places like Austin, the live scene thrives," Zainea says. "It shouldn't be a problem for all these venues in the city to be running at the same time; we all work with each other."</div>
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While live music events were infrequently held in the Populux space under the Magic Stick name, the venue is completely returning with a Sept. 23 show by the Buzzcocks, who last performed in Detroit at Saint Andrew's Hall.</div>
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The Stick now offers increased lines of sight and multiple viewing platforms for those wanting to be away from the crowd action, but still wanting to see the band perform. For musicians, a brand-new green room has been built.</div>
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The old Magic Stick is still there in spirit through the posters of the legendary shows held there, but the new incarnation of the Stick offers something new for those interested in both the venue's history and future.</div>
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"We're proud to be involved with the Stick again, and we're looking forward to its bright future," Zainea says.</div>
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<i>The Buzzcocks headline the official Magic Stick kickoff party with special guests Residuels and Devious Ones at 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23. All ages; tickets are $25 in advance and $28 on the day of the show. 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Visit <a href="http://majesticdetroit.com/" style="color: #d91f34; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700; outline: none 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.04s linear;" target="_blank">majesticdetroit.com</a> for more information.</i></div>
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<i>Jarrett Koral is the founder of the record label Jett Plastic Recordings.</i></div>
Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-88335606710888198812017-10-19T15:07:00.003-04:002017-10-19T15:16:18.225-04:00Review: Danny & The Darleans - "Bug Out"<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px; margin-bottom: 1.12em; margin-top: 1.12em; padding: 0px; word-spacing: 0.8px;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWG0CH_qZpcFVY84lVPuyVYnrnKs9tbkzTeg9ki7gWJzXop3cC0sDV8Ma7mIc6_2Rqavc4pxZ3dEOD3e6J6TIZmenm2ojTSrjsduKy7yKnFTSj6r5UcAEd0OLYN-yAV4z2c1lVpXZveexr/s1600/darleans_lp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWG0CH_qZpcFVY84lVPuyVYnrnKs9tbkzTeg9ki7gWJzXop3cC0sDV8Ma7mIc6_2Rqavc4pxZ3dEOD3e6J6TIZmenm2ojTSrjsduKy7yKnFTSj6r5UcAEd0OLYN-yAV4z2c1lVpXZveexr/s320/darleans_lp.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-weight: 700;">Published in the Detroit Metro Times on December 7, 2016<br /><br />Detroit's Danny and</span><b> the Darleans</b> are certainly on a roll. Their self-titled debut album (Nero's Neptune, 2013) was the stuff of legends, admittedly something only Danny Kroha could pull off. Kroha, who of course shared dual frontman duty with Mick Collins in the highly influential Gories, has that certain kind of enviable charm, and it shines more than ever on these recordings.</div>
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Kroha released his debut full-length folk-blues solo record last year to widespread acclaim. The album shows his most comfortable place is with an electric guitar. Richie Wohlfeil, proprietor of Lo & Behold Records and Books in Hamtramck, sits behind the group's kit, and whether you've heard of him, he's one of — if not the — most solid drummers in Detroit. Wohlfeil's fills shine through on tunes like the opening track stomper "Bug Out Bag," and "I'm Right Here," produced with some mighty fine bombastic rhythm. His fills are nothing to gawk at, and he makes this band what it is.</div>
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Kroha's raunchy guitar solos are more refined than his original stint in the Gories, and the solidity of his vocals stand strong. Bassist Colleen Burke and Wohlfeil work together on the bluesy "Let's Stomp," a highlight of the album, which also highlights Kroha's wide and unique vocal range. Kroha gives some nod to his Gories days by covering Eddie Holland's Motown classic "Leaving Here," a tune the Gories often played live but never recorded in the studio (for reference, seek the Gories 1988 live album<i> The Shaw Tapes</i>, finally released in 2015). Longtime live staples from the Darleans are also present in "Who Dat?" and "Dr. Finger," songs that go back to the release of their previous album in 2014.</div>
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Kroha angrily laments love on songs like "Soul on Ice" by screaming "You put me in a cage/ that only fueled my rage/ I realize what I did was wrong/ you can't hold me here too long." Lyrics like these would be deemed too simplistic in any other case, but here they shine. By not overplaying and keeping the recordings simple, the band makes clear their stylistic reign. ''Dr. Finger" is another highlight, starting out with Burke's tonal bass lines and slowly gliding into ghostly, Shirelles-like backing vocals. Kroha's overlaid howling at the dangers of addiction showcase a shivery kind of lamentation, and it's difficult not to replay this jam. The album closes fittingly with a traditional take on the Nightcrawlers' "Little Black Egg," and, in all honestly, it's surprising this is the first time Kroha has laid this tune to tape.</div>
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This is one of the last albums Jim Diamond recorded at Ghetto Recorders before his trek overseas, and it's fitting that the closure of Ghetto coincides with the recording of an album that authentically screams about the fact it was made in Detroit. In the Red Records seems a fitting place for the band, resting on the same roster alongside scene contemporaries like Tyvek and the Dirtbombs.</div>
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This unique placement shows label owner Larry Hardy knows more about Detroit music than most people who live here. Coming from a label in Los Angeles, we see that the modern Detroit musical renaissance doesn't only have to be confined to our city itself. <i>Bug Out</i> is a fantastic record if only for the fact it highlights Kroha's importance in the ever-growing Detroit music scene, which is steadily growing, but also looking to Kroha's work in bands like Rocket 455 and the Demolition Doll Rods for inspiration.</div>
Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-83381190455862037762016-02-16T20:58:00.002-05:002016-02-19T09:14:41.552-05:00Review - Kanye West's TFLOP (aka The Life of Pablo)<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.94px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Tonight, I sat down to write my first music review in over two years. I always thought that I never needed to be forced to write. I didn’t need any constraints or deadlines; when I wanted to write, I wrote. Simple as that. This week, I felt something entirely different, something that I believe borders dually on social commentary and music review. </div>
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It’s the new Kanye West album.</div>
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First, let’s talk about what drove me to listen to this in the first place. By no means am I a hardcore rap/hip-hop fan. In fact, I’m quite the opposite, but I certainly appreciate the art form. I heard and enjoyed Kendrick’s new album, and I love Dilla’s <b>Donuts </b>and jam it in the car often. This new album by West is something different; however, and it’s been hyped over the past few months on an immense scale. From cryptic Tweets to press releases, it seemed like this album was truly going to be something special. It changed titles from <b>So Help Me God</b> to <b>SWISH </b>to <b>Waves </b>to, finally, <b>The Life of Pablo</b>, arguably the worst and most embarrassing title of the bunch. A month or so back, West released the track <i>‘No More Parties In LA’</i> on his Soundcloud, and it was fairly great, most likely due to Kendrick Lamar’s appearance on it. Aside from that one track, I hadn’t heard anything else from this album prior to listening to the full thing on TiDAL a few days ago.</div>
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It started off great. The track<i> ‘Ultralight Beam’</i> is fantastic. The beats are solid, and West has a minimal appearance on the track. Maybe that’s why I liked it, but still, it had something. Almost angelic, it had a message. ‘This is a god dream.’ Could this be West going against the odds to create something completely new in the genre? Was he attempting to reinvent it once again like he did with My Beautiful Twisted Fantasy or Yeezus? Nope. Definitely not, and it’s sad. West goes wayward a few tracks later, and the few shining moments on the album don’t let the great tracks truly shine. On “<i>Famous</i>,” West raps <i>‘I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, why, I made that b***h famous.</i>’ I understand that this has gone around in the media in the past few days, and it only highlights the misogynistic tones that West highlights on this album. Over the next few tracks, West raps about being famous, being rich (even though he tweeted recently that he is over fifty million dollars in debt and begging Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for a million dollars), others being jealous because he’s famous, comparing himself to Steve Jobs, bragging about his wife Kim Kardashian, saying he can still be friends with Ray J even though they ‘loved the same b***h’, and so on. </div>
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West is certainly a narcissist, but that doesn’t mean that every track needs to be about his narcissism. In the beginning, hip-hop was about social issues. Expressing oneself because there was no other way to get people to listen. Bragging about oneself seems to be the opposite of what this form was meant for, and West only highlights this in his new album. There’s no real cohesion between the tracks other than West proclaiming his fame and wealth. Other than Kendrick Lamar’s new album, West’s new album doesn’t discuss any class issues. He’s so far removed from where he was in the beginning of his career that he’s lost touch with reality, much less what the people want to listen to, and much-much less what the people can identify with.
Out of the few shining moments on the album, <i>“Real Friends”</i> is a highlight. Here, West talks about the value of having people behind him, trust issues, and letting people trust in him. This track is one of the only points on the album where West is honest. ‘When was the last time I remembered a birthday?’ Because of his fame, West left his ‘real friends’ behind, and he’s ashamed of it. This is also one of the only times on the album that he discusses the negative aspects of fame, and it’s searing. The only other track that fully grabbed my attention was “<i>Fade</i>,” purely because of its Dilla like beats and loops.
Talking with a friend recently, we discussed the idea that Kanye’s persona is overshadowing every ounce of actual talent that he actually has. Much like the reality show that his Kardashian wife is a part of, West’s life is now a reality show. He’s in the newsweeklies sitting on the rack at CVS now, and that’s not a great thing. It only feeds his persona more, something that simply doesn’t need any more of an egotistical boost. It’s time for West to go back to his roots and get down to the social issues that are plaguing modern-day America (Black Lives Matter? Anyone? Anything?) instead of focusing on the fact that people will follow him everywhere he goes, and will buy everything he does. As far as I can tell, Kendrick Lamar is the future of hip-hop, and after that, I don’t know where it’s going. Where’s the next cultural shift? When you find out, let me know.</div>
Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-28320635053885783562014-01-09T18:59:00.004-05:002014-01-13T21:53:53.781-05:00Legendary Poster Artist Gary Grimshaw Honored at The Scarab Club<div class="MsoNormal">
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honored Thursday night at a reception and exhibit showcasing his work,
concluding in the ceremonial Scarab Club beam signing. You may not be thinking
that signing a beam at some artists’ workshop is no big deal; however, you
would be completely wrong. The ceremonial beam signing at the Scarab Club in
Detroit is a distinguished honor. Much like a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame, one has to be <i>chosen</i> to receive
this honor. A <i>load </i>of well known
Detroit-native artists and poets have been able to sign the beam at the Scarab
Club, with Diego Rivera, Tyree Guyton, Norman Rockwell and Elmore Leonard among
them. Normally, this is the cause for celebration, but Grimshaw is celebrating
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Throughout his journey as an artist, Grimshaw has become an
icon of rock and psychedelic art through the legendary posters and handbills he
created for Detroit’s Grande Ballroom. Of course the Grande closed down in the
early 70’s, but its memory remains, shown throughout Grimshaw’s now iconic
work. Original Grimshaw posters are now worth thousands, but prints of them
have been made for sale (www.garygrimshaw.com), with one of them having an
appearance in Tim Burton’s 2012 <i>Dark
Shadows</i> reboot film. Due to a recent
illness that Grimshaw has been battling, he is ready to turn the page onto his
final journey as an artist. Grimshaw has always been known as soft spoken (yet revolutionary in his ideas), so this honor means even more to his family, his
friends and himself. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtidTvp2fA8AeOiR9F1Hji-NMTG2WBnWjQY_buv0ouptHMqLMd0GvK0txwaYjBhikmOvXr-8_ggSi6vkw9GwVu1pWwTId7wbPP_B3FYvVzdXLyFqFWJxsB6MBjycFCYiSHS3FM0bBapuw/s1600/GaryGsm_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtidTvp2fA8AeOiR9F1Hji-NMTG2WBnWjQY_buv0ouptHMqLMd0GvK0txwaYjBhikmOvXr-8_ggSi6vkw9GwVu1pWwTId7wbPP_B3FYvVzdXLyFqFWJxsB6MBjycFCYiSHS3FM0bBapuw/s1600/GaryGsm_1.jpg" width="135" /></a><i>The ‘Gary Grimshaw: Solo’ exhibition is
showcased at The Scarab Club from January 2nd through February 15th. The
reception takes place tomorrow, Friday, January 10th from 6-9pm with the
ceremonial beam signing at 7:30.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />EDIT- We lost our friend Gary Grimshaw at 11:05 today, January 13th 2014. His memory will live on with his work and through the inspiration he has given to new generations of artists. R.I.P. Peace And Power. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-16590625835245188612013-12-02T08:47:00.001-05:002013-12-02T08:48:49.564-05:00Reviews: Gap Dream - 'Shine Your Light'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BR9uzwROUs8C21kLTTnSEBCYZ_yge7NMxWi_DHU-lnHkWTvNu5nmtXNRYqb4CiB5nPbgCeV9oXRsustOiTmi5bDmgwEq1ue1IV_gxAhiqmTzbMS_4j5BGgEhgLHXKp9NrMfaSmhreO99/s1600/41ZG6-O91+L._SS420_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BR9uzwROUs8C21kLTTnSEBCYZ_yge7NMxWi_DHU-lnHkWTvNu5nmtXNRYqb4CiB5nPbgCeV9oXRsustOiTmi5bDmgwEq1ue1IV_gxAhiqmTzbMS_4j5BGgEhgLHXKp9NrMfaSmhreO99/s200/41ZG6-O91+L._SS420_.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>Gap Dream</b> is back (this time with the assistance of Co-Producer Bobby Harlow), this time to spread his electro-synth fantasies into your dream realm. Gap Dream (Gabe Fulvimar, who used to be the bassist in the <i>Black Keys</i>) released one of the most pronounced debut albums in the independent scene last year via. Burger, and it isn't hard to see why it sold out so quickly. Fulvimar's unlikely blend of dream-pop and 80's synth stylings work together perfectly, and along with his misty vocals, create a unique product worthy of examining with an open mind. Not only does Fulvimar write spectacular songs, but he had the good sense to send samples in to the good people at Burger Records, who loved it, and it's easy to find out why. Standout tracks "<i>Chill Spot</i>" (released as a vinyl single), "<i>Shine Your Light</i>", "<i>Fantastic Sam</i>" and "<i>Love Is Not Allowed</i>" use both Harlow and Fulvimar's musical talents to an advantage even though they come from completely different musical backgrounds (Harlow from Detroit rock outfit <i>The GO!</i> and Fulvimar from the previously mentioned electronica).<br />
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Rating- 5/5 StarsJarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-9307132899186253852013-09-29T00:34:00.001-04:002013-09-29T00:34:39.661-04:00Your Weekly Burger: Natural Child, Segall, and more!
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<span style="font-size: small;">Less than a year after their previous long-playing album </span><i>For The Love of The Game</i><span style="font-size: small;">, Natural Child
come back with its continuation, </span><i>Hard In
Heaven</i><span style="font-size: small;">. If ‘</span><i>For The Love’</i><span style="font-size: small;"> were a
double album, I can imagine this as the second LP. Fast rocker ”Laid, Paid and
Strange</span><i>” </i><span style="font-size: small;">recalls back to their
earlier work on the esteemed Infinity Cat label, while blues-stomper “Rock
Bottom” brings back the sound of “8AM Blues</span><i>”,
</i><span style="font-size: small;">the opener on their previous record. While it sounds great, it lacks</span><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">the</span> ferocity <span style="font-size: small;">of</span> their previous effort.<b> </b></span><b>4/5</b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><br /><i>What’s Next For Natural Child? – </i><span style="font-size: small;">
Two
new albums are in the works, one more studio album on Burger, along with a live
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Shark Attack<br />
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Knowing that Segall has just released a new LP (
<i>Sleeper</i>, Drag City Records), his 2009 album featuring Mikal Cronin
has just been reissued on cassette by Burger. The album definitely recalls Ty’s
garage days, and is drastically different from last year’s <i>Twins </i>album. Jams like “I Wear Black” and the title track “Reverse
Shark Attack’” give the album an unparalleled edge. <b>4.5/5<br />
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</b><i>What’s Next For Segall?- </i>After
his ‘<i>Sleeper</i>’ album was released last
month, Segall is gearing up for a world tour with his new outlet <i>Fuzz</i>, celebrating their self-titled album
out in October on In The Red Recordings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Possibly the worst thing I’ve ever heard, Apple Brains <i>try </i>to teach kids a lesson about fruits
and vegetables in pop songs. This does not deserve a Burger catalog number.
Sure, if you have some kids it may serve some purpose, but for this writer it’s
pure trash. The songs are so catchy that you’ll remember them every day when
you wake up- that’s not a good thing. <b>0.5/5
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that this guy wasted time recording this…)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After my mind was mushed by Apple Brains, I decided to give
this tape a play. The tape, after all, is a who’s who of hardcore punk. (Thanks
for including unheard Necros, Negative Approach and The Fix tracks, Burger!)
The tape has a great flow, and will obviously get many repeated listens. Weighing
in at 42 tracks by 42 different bands, all procceds from the comp. go toward
Mike Atta (Formerly of the band <i>Middle Class, </i>whom is currently battling cancer). Very good
comp., I may have to order two before mine wears out… <b>5/5</b></span></div>
Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-2278733162327283162013-08-06T19:27:00.001-04:002013-08-28T16:38:28.043-04:00Detroit Black Music Awards 2013<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Joe Billingslea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ortheia Barnes with Myself</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stage at the Detroit Black Music Awards</td></tr>
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This past Sunday, I had the honor of being invited to the Detroit Black Music Awards, a 5 year old award show that parallels the Detroit Music Awards, but honoring the best of the Detroit African-American music scene. While at the awards, I was able to meet with Kim Weston ('It Takes Two' - Duet with Marvin Gaye on Motown Records), Ortheia Barnes (Member of Cut Glass and Detroit legend), and Joe Billingslea (One of two surviving members of The Contours). Overall, it was a very amazing experience, partly because I had the ability to meet some of the greatest Motown and local stars, but mostly because I was able to experience the great music that was offered that evening. While the DBMA's are a relatively new event, it had all the charm of an event twice it's age. The show felt right at home at Bert's Warehouse Theater, with wonderful decor and an inviting atmosphere. Among those taking home awards were Nick Speed and Brian Williams, who were well deserving, and who took home awards at the previous awards show. Everyone at the show was warm and inviting, and I look forward to attending next year's event, as I urge you to go.</div>
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Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-56123033441621951332013-07-15T22:55:00.003-04:002013-07-15T23:12:54.174-04:00Too Tuff To Live, Too Young To Die- The King Tuff Interview Part Two by Jarrett Koral<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">As the returning reader may have noted, last month I interviewed Kyle Thomas, aka King Tuff, about his music, record collecting, and The Beatles. I strongly advise you to read the first part of the interview to better understand what we're talking about.<b> <a href="http://jettosphere.blogspot.com/2013/06/now-i-feel-like-wolf-journey-through.html" target="_blank">Please read the first installment of the two part interview here.</a></b></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Jarrett
Koral</b>: Right now I’m actually looking at the King Tuff Sub Pop album. How did
you get the art for this? The insert and the cover are amazing. Who did that?</span></span><br />
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<b>Kyle Thomas:</b> (Chuckles) My brother did all that. My Brother’s pretty much a
visual artist, so every album I’ve ever made has been mostly me and him making
the artwork, well, mostly him. So, that’s cool. Keeping it in the family.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK:</b>
And it’s really cool that you weren’t under any guidelines with Sub Pop on it,
and that you got to pick whatever you wanted for the art.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: Well, I think it’s a different world nowadays, as far as record labels. I
don’t know what it’s like on super major labels.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
The Flaming Lips really left that behind, but the major labels worked with
them. They were on little labels then they jumped over to Warner Brothers, but
Warner Brothers still does crazy stuff like blood filled records.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: And I’m sure that since they’re already established, they kinda have the
upper hand. But, it’s great that artists can be in control of their artwork and
the music. I would go crazy if I couldn’t do that stuff; it’s really the whole
package for me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
Sub Pop does cool stuff too, they have money behind it, but they’re also
established and they have a big hand in the music industry. </span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: For sure. Sub Pop’s done Fleet Foxes, The Shins, they’ve had a lot more
commercial success because of that. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
And then The GO’s <i>Free Electricity</i> was declined by Sub Pop, and I think that’s
one of the only mistakes Sub Pop’s ever made.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: From what I hear from Bobby (Harlow, of The GO), it was a completely
different world back then and artists weren’t really allowed to manage their
own art. I think The GO were in a weird in-between stage. Maybe they didn’t
know how to deal with Bobby yet, because Bobby can be a firecracker. Seems like
it was just a wild time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
But then The GO made a few amazing self-released albums, and then they did the
<i>Fiesta</i> album on Burger, and they definitely marketed it well because they made
a ton of different colors for it. </span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: Also, for a long time when The GO were making those albums in that period,
there was the White Stripes explosion, and The Vines.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
It’s almost like the labels thought anything and everything from Detroit was
good because of the White Stripes getting big.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: Yeah, and then it either started shifting toward either indie rock and the
acoustic stuff, or electronic stuff. For a long time, rock wasn’t really
happening. I think if The GO were to be a new band right now, it would probably
be insane.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGXNaP2wlpAX-uv7-UIFASCfgLA-H63TTJRfLDblXKIvwgO2Y9M-jnk2_Rqm-D7qPwbvCiKnOUWn2SG85cXSMPQmb2Nm1NwsTHwsI3ujqBARWzxRGiuxWtZPpwOojY0n7tN8ZalpwxLQb/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGXNaP2wlpAX-uv7-UIFASCfgLA-H63TTJRfLDblXKIvwgO2Y9M-jnk2_Rqm-D7qPwbvCiKnOUWn2SG85cXSMPQmb2Nm1NwsTHwsI3ujqBARWzxRGiuxWtZPpwOojY0n7tN8ZalpwxLQb/s200/images.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
But in the mid 2000’s, everybody was watching The White Stripes and they
weren’t really concentrating on a ton of other bands, except for the already
established ones.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: I think it’s all timing. People will understand The GO someday.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
Plus, the people who aren’t listening to King Tuff right now will understand
what they’ve been missing.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: I mean, that’s what’s cool about music. There’s still classic bands that
I’m discovering that I didn’t pay attention to before, and I’m like, how did I
miss this? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
What are you listening to right now?</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: Well, you know, right now I’ve been getting into the blues like Skip James
and stuff like that, and I’m listening to a ton of AC/DC. I’ve always been
kinda into them, but for some reason they’ve came back into my life, and I went
like AC/DC insane.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
Lots of labels are doing stuff with blues now. There’s a label called <i>Danger
Limited Sound</i>, and they have a series called Black Jesus, and each single has a
different band covering their favorite blues songs, but nobody knows what they
are. They’re just labeled Black Jesus.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: That’s amazing! It kind of goes back to when I was growing up and you
couldn’t hear something before you bought it. You know what I mean, like, if a
record just looked cool you just bought it. It wasn’t until the Internet blew
up that you could actually hear something before you bought it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
If I looked into your record collection right now, what would be the coolest
record that I would see?</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: Oh, let me look. I don’t even know the answer to that question. Like I
said, I’ve been buying records like crazy, man, and I haven’t even had the
chance to listen to them all. I have an Everly Brothers record. I love the Everly
Brothers. I got Hound Dog Taylor. You like Hound Dog Taylor?</span></span></div>
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Yeah!</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: He’s one of my favorites because he’s so raw. I like the imperfections. I
like when music’s imperfect. If I hit a wrong note somewhere, that wrong note’s
always my favorite part.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
I remember when Ringo’s voice cracked on Yellow Submarine, and I thought that
was the best part of the song!</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: There’s also a voice crack in Drive My Car. Paul’s voice cracks in that
song. That’s one of the greatest things about The Beatles, they’re just full of
that stuff.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
They didn’t even care!</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: You just listen with headphones and there’s different stuff you can hear
everytime.</span></span></div>
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Especially the later stuff like the White Album, there’s actually a lot of
orchestration on it, and it’s really brought out on the vinyl version.
Everybody agrees, obviously that their best song is Revolution #9.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: Obviously, that song is a masterpiece. Have you ever read the book ‘<i>Magic
Circles’</i>?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
I don’t think so. What’s it about?</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: It’s about the Beatles, it’s called <i>‘Magic Circles: The Beatles In Dream
and History' </i>or something like that. If you’re into the Beatles and you’re into
reading about them, it’s definitely a cool take on it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
They also came out with that <i>Paul Is Undead</i> movie a few years ago, and they
said it’s the last testament of George Harrison, and it sounds nothing like
him. You should check it out, it’s hilarious.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: Well, it’s just interesting. That band is so rich in every aspect. The
music, their personalities, the way they looked, and the arc of the whole story
about The Beatles is great.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
And now John and George are dead, and Paul and Ringo are just endlessly
touring.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: I’m playing a show with Paul this Summer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
What?</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: Well, it’s not just with him. I’m probably the first band out of 400 and
he’s the last, but I’m still playing a show with him, okay?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
You could capitalize on that. King Tuff with special guest Paul McCartney.<br />
<b>KT</b>: I think I gotta make that poster.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
You do get to play a show with Paul, though.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: I’m gonna make that poster! (laughs)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
I think you need to sneak back and meet Paul McCartney.</span></span><br />
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KT: Oh my god, I’d lose my mind. I went into Abbey Road once and it was
amazing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
Whoa. How was that?<br />
<b>KT</b>: It was amazing. I almost cried. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
I need to make it to London sometime. That would be amazing to be around where
The Beatles recorded everything.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: Did you know that they still have all the original equipment there, like
pianos and stuff, and if you record there, you get to use them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
Wow. That’s amazing.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: I didn’t get to go into Studio Two which was their main studio because Lady
Gaga was in there.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
Gross. Who wants to hear a new Lady Gaga album?</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: I think millions of people do. I know Bobby wants to hear it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
I think Bobby should produce the next Lady Gaga album. <br />
<b>KT</b>: The new Gap Dream album’s kinda like a new Lady Gaga album</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
It’s that good? Can’t wait to hear it, but now that you say it’s like a Lady
Gaga album, I might pass on that one.<br />
<b>KT</b>: Nah, it’s like, I’m gonna call him Ga-be Gaga.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">King Tuff's inaugural album, <i>Mindblow</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
Amazing. That needs to be used. What label did <i>Mindblow</i> come out on?</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: I didn’t really even put it out when I made it. I might have given a few
people a CD-R of it to a few people but it wasn’t really even released at that
time. And then, I think I originally recorded it in like 2003, and my friend
Ron has a label called <i>Spirit of Orr</i>, and sometime in 2006 he was like ‘I
listened to that CD-R you gave me a few years ago, I want to put out a CD-R of
it’ like a small release. But, he was the one who really brought that back.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
Maybe somewhere down the line Burger will reissue it.</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: Definitely. I like the idea of that. Burger did a great job with <i>Was Dead</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
The King Tuff 32 LP Retrospective boxset on Burger?<br />
<b>KT</b>: We’ll get there someday. I don’t want to jump the gun. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
With special guest Lady Gaga. You can get her on a few tracks.<br />
<b>KT</b>: Oh man, I WISH. I feel like me and Gaga would be friends. She’s a good
piano player. She can do the piano part.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
You need to get into a festival where Lady Gaga is playing, so at least you can
make a poster that says King Tuff with special guest Lady Gaga</span></span><br />
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<b>KT</b>: I’m playing a festival with Rihanna…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
Oh yeah, there you go! King Tuff, Rihanna, and Paul McCartney.<br />
<b>KT</b>: Got Paul on the bass, sorry Magic Jake. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Two new members of the King Tuff band, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Lady Gaga and Paul McCartney</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
You need a rapper on there. They did that thing with hologram Tupac so you can
have hologram Biggie Smalls on drums.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
<b>KT</b>: On drums! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
And Wiz Khalifa. It can be a rock/rap album.<br />
<b>KT</b>: I saw him at a club one time and he was smoking a giant blunt, smiling.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
I wouldn’t expect less.<br />
<b>KT</b>: He was great! It was at Lil’ Wayne’s VMA’s after party.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
Can’t say I’m a fan.<br />
<b>KT</b>: If you actually listen to Lil’ Wayne’s lyrics, they’re insane. I guess its
perspective, though. He gets some bad reviews, but he gets good ones too.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>JK</b>:
I haven’t seen any bad reviews of the King Tuff album, so you’re already one
step above him.<br />
<b>KT</b>: I’m sure there’s some. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>JK</b>: I’m on iTunes right now, and there’s one that’s 4 ½ stars and it
says ‘More T. Rex, Less Hipster’ What does that even mean?<br />
<b>KT</b>: I don’t know man. Haha. I mean, everyone’s a critic now. I just try and
love everything, or be open to love everything, but maybe I’m just a hippie
from Vermont.<br /><br /><b>THANKS FOR READING! TONS OF BURGER RECORDS REVIEWS COMING SOOOONNNN!!!!</b></span></span>
Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-66213039129556157782013-06-24T13:15:00.001-04:002014-09-04T10:30:32.984-04:00Now I Feel Like A Wolf - The Journey Through King Tuff's Feral Wilderness - Interview By Jarrett Koral<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King Tuff's <i>Was Dead</i> Burger Records reissue</td></tr>
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Last month, I had the unique opportunity to talk to Kyle
Thomas (aka King Tuff) about his music, Burger Records, and more. Kyle was
previously involved in bands like Witch and Happy Birthday, with the latter’s
debut album appearing on Sub Pop Records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The first King Tuff album, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mindblow</i>,
was released in 2006 on Spirit Of Orr records, and the CD version is still
available for order <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.spiritoforr.com</b>).
In 2008, Thomas released his undisputed masterpiece, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Was Dead,</i> on The Colonel Records. Most recently, in 2012, the self
titled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">King Tuff</i> album was released
on Sub Pop Records to great acclaim. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Was
Dead</i> was also resurrected and reissued by California based indie
label, Burger Records, on vinyl, cassette, and CD. (That can be bought at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.burgerrecords.org</b>). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King Tuff's Self Titled Album</td></tr>
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Jarrett Koral: How’s it over in LA?<br />
Kyle Thomas: It’s really hot over here. <br />
<br />
JK: Isn’t Burger over at their label market right now? I heard Lee talking
about it at The GO/Redd Kross show.<br />
KT: Yeah. I think so. Don’t know where that is though.</div>
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JK: It’s supposed to be in a big outside tent there, I
think. Tons of people went out there.<br />
KT: Yeah! I saw a picture! Lee and Sean are out there and I saw a picture of
them sitting at their table selling their stickers and stuff. On the ground
there were bottles of water with Burger stickers on them, cause’ it’s been Lee’s
dream to have ‘Burger Water’ for years.</div>
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JK: Burger Water?<br />
KT: Yeah…he wants their own water because he’s upset with drinking water. He’s
always carrying around a jug of water with him. Whenever you see him, he always
has the jug of water.</div>
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JK:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah.
Burger definitely has the ‘hands on’ aspect of the label on. You can just call
them and talk whenever you want. Some labels like Third Man Records aren’t as
hands on; you can’t just call up Jack White and talk to him. As much as I like
them, they don’t have that much fan interaction.<br />
KT: Yeah, Burger’s a lot more personal. I can’t think of any other labels that
are like that.</div>
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JK: They reissued Redd Kross’s<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>first album, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Born Innocent</i>,
on cassette and only made 150 of them. It’s exceptionally cool because Burger
doesn’t really care about making money. They could be selling hundreds of
those!<br />
KT:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah, it’s just like a wheel
they spin. Whatever cool stuff they’re into, they pull it together.</div>
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JK:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
morning, I saw an episode of the Gorburger Show and you were on it. Your hand
also got whacked repeatedly with a hammer. What happened there?<br />
KT: Yes! It was a prop hand! It’s voiced by a comedian named T.J. Miller and
it’s part of the Funny Or Die website. They’ve been doing a lot of cool people.
It was at 7 in the morning, and we were all sort of out of it. It was really
strange talking to a giant monster early in the morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King Tuff on The Gorburger Show</td></tr>
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JK:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About your
last album, the self-titled King Tuff album, it was recorded at an abandoned
school in Detroit.<br />
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KT: The guy who engineered it, Adam Cox, played synth in Conspiracy Of Owls,
had a studio there. I guess some guy bought the school and wanted to rent it
out to musicians. But at that time, Adam was the only guy in there, and it definitely
had an eerie feeling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
it was cool, and it was a really interesting place to record.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The guy who owns it looks like a wild old man! I just remembered the first thing he said when we walked in there he
goes ‘Two things… don’t go upstairs, and if you kill someone, there’s an incinerator
in the basement”.</div>
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JK: Haha, what?<br />
KT: Yeah, and we were actually really scared.</div>
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JK: Did you guys go upstairs?<br />
KT: Oh yeah, of course! Me and Bobby kept going up there and
getting freaked out then ran down the hallway screaming.</div>
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JK: Why? What was up there?<br />
KT: Well, we walked into this one room and Bobby felt like
he was sinking into the floor…</div>
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JK: What was going on up there? Any dead bodies?<br />
KT: Nope, there were just empty classrooms but some of them
had really weird burn marks on the walls. </div>
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JK: Weird.<br />
KT: Yeah, but there was that one room and we had a really
eerie feeling in it and Bobby felt like he was sinking into the floor. Then we
just ran screaming.</div>
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JK: I’m beginning to think the owner is a murderer.<br />
KT: Definitely.</div>
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<br />
JK: Who’s in the band right now?<br />
KT: Right now, it’s Magic Jake on Bass, Gary Goddard on the drums.</div>
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JK: Is Craig from the Terrible Twos in the band still?<br />
KT:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, we cut it down to a
three piece. It was really heard because everybody lived in different places
and it was hard to get everyone together.</div>
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JK: How did you meet up with Bobby Harlow (Producer of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">King Tuff</i> S/T Album)? Was that from
Burger?<br />
KT: Yeah, I had the Conspiracy of Owls record back when I lived in Vermont, but
I didn’t really know anything about that band. I didn’t know who they were, and
I didn’t know anything about The GO!, and when I left Vermont, I made my way to
California, and on the way, I stopped at South by Southwest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw the big Burger show there, and
that’s where I met Bobby. I was like ‘Hey, you’re the Conspiracy of Owls guy,
we should do something together sometime’. I didn’t know he produced that record,
I didn’t know he produced any records; I just liked the Owls record. He was
kinda like ‘Okay?’, but then a few weeks later he called me out of the blue and
told me I should let him produce my next album.</div>
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JK: After that he probably looked you up and found <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Was Dead</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mind Blow</i>…<br />
KT: Yeah. It felt like a sort of cosmic connection. I left Vermont knowing I
needed to make a new record, and I had all these demos, but I didn’t know what
I wanted to do with hit. I knew I needed to work with a producer or someone,
but I didn’t know who, but then it all came together well.</div>
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JK: Bobby’s really hands on with the vinyl too. I remember
he put out about 10 different versions of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Conspiracy of Owls</i> record with different covers because they kept
selling out!<br />
KT: Yeah, and that’s really cool. I grew up listening to vinyl. CD’s don’t have
that magic quality. I recently got back into collecting records again. I was a
huge record collector back when I was a teenager, and I worked at a record
store. I collected so many that I just slowed down for a while. Then, when I
came out to LA, and I had the chance to start a new record collection because I
didn’t have any of my stuff with me, and I fell in love with them again. I got
an early British pressing of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rubber Soul</i>,
which is one of my favorite Beatles records, and it has this crazy quality to
it…just the paper it’s printed on, the vinyl itself; it feels like a strange
black magic. It’s very strange. It’s a different feeling, and vinyl is
definitely one of man’s greatest inventions.</div>
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JK: Right after the telephone and the Internet is vinyl.<br />
KT: Yeah, and the hot shower</div>
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JK: Hot shower, coffee maker…<br />
KT: The bagel and cream cheese</div>
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JK: And then vinyl<br />
KT: Nope…French Crullers </div>
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JK: T shirts with pictures of vinyl, cream cheese bagels,
paper, pens, guitars, guitar strings, records, and then vinyl<br />
KT: I want my next record to look like a bagel with cream cheese, and it’ll
come with a built in shower</div>
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JK: For an extra $500 King Tuff will come to your house and
shower with you..<br />
KT: Hey, I actually like that idea. You’re on to something.</div>
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JK: Don’t you have a bunch of albums of unreleased material
from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mindblow </i>days? What do those
sound like?<br />
KT: Before I made Mindblow, there were two King Tuff albums. The first one was
called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Dangerous Romantic</i>, and I
made that one when I was really into Modern Lovers, and really poppy and dangly
stuff. Then, the second one was called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Now
I Feel Like A Wolf</i>. It has a bit of a Cure vibe sometimes, but that’s still
when I was late teens when I was still trying to figure out how to write songs
and all that but when I hear it now, it’s kind of embarrassing to me, but I
think there’s some good songs on those records. But my friends that I gave
those records to, when I first made them, swear by them. They’re like ‘That’s
your best stuff’, but I have no perspective on it. I’m sure somebody’ll bootleg
it after I’m dead. </div>
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JK: Were those recorded at your house or in a studio?<br />
KT: Actually, my parents have a bomb shelter in their basement, and that’s
where I did all my first recordings. It’s not really a working bomb shelter;
it’s more like a hole in the wall in the basement. The original people who
owned the house built it as a bomb shelter, but they forgot to put a bombproof
door on it.</div>
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JK: Is that where <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mindblow</i>
was recorded, too?<br />
KT: Yeah, that was recorded down there too. I recorded Was Dead down there by
myself too.</div>
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JK: So, the new album is the first album with a full band,
right?<br />
KT: The new album is my first ‘real’ studio record.</div>
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JK: Who approached who about the new <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Was Dead</i> reissue on Burger? <br />
KT: Well, they’ve been doing the cassette of it for years now, and the other
label that originally put out the vinyl kind of screwed it over. I know he’s
hoarding the records and is probably gonna sell them on eBay when I get
famous…haha</div>
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JK: So, now it’s in good hands with Burger.<br />
KT: I’m really happy just to put it out there. I’m super happy that Burger has
it now and I felt like they should be the ones to reissue it because they
really created a lot of my fan base by getting the tape out. The Colonel got it
out there and people liked it, which was good, but Burger were really the
people who cared about and really liked the record. They were the champions of
that record.</div>
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JK: How was the Third Man show you did? Did that go well?<br />
KT:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah! That was really early in
the day. It was a brunch thing, and I’m a creature of the night so it’s kinda
hard for me to conjure my energy that early in the day, but it was really cool.</div>
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<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsUqOMjJklaB8k_0wBIDKgW5JXr4gDBtoLb6sSWTFqcva0MoV9F4CAY8DCAcxPfz0_KjfdNZoDBBx5v3xnKXSdGT0IEgiwcbcF199Or3Mget5TAuNxf9-KeNJzOdEfuCWO130rkMUL2gA/s1600/King+Tuff-4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsUqOMjJklaB8k_0wBIDKgW5JXr4gDBtoLb6sSWTFqcva0MoV9F4CAY8DCAcxPfz0_KjfdNZoDBBx5v3xnKXSdGT0IEgiwcbcF199Or3Mget5TAuNxf9-KeNJzOdEfuCWO130rkMUL2gA/s320/King+Tuff-4.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a>JK: What’s going on with Happy Birthday? Are you just
working on King Tuff stuff now, or is Happy Birthday coming back at some time?<br />
KT: King Tuff has been my main focus recently and it’ll probably remain that
way, but I still love working with other people and making recordings. Those
are two of my best friends. They’re both musical geniuses, and they both have
their own solo material. You should check out Chris Weisman. He’s a maniac, and
he’s a great writer. They didn’t really want to go on tour, but I still think
it would be cool to do another recording with them.</div>
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JK: I know you’re doing the Pickathon festival this year,
and you’re playing in the woods. Are you going to do some collaboration with
them there? Maybe Ty Segall?<br />
KT: Yeah! That’s what that thing is for. It’s crazy because Ty lives down the
street from me. He’s getting a studio together there, so I’ll probably just go
over there and jam!</div>
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JK: Sounds like a cool festival!<br />
KT: Come on! You should go! It’s in Portland in early August, we can get Spin
magazine to fly you out there!</div>
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JK: Is there a live album of the Third Man show coming?<br />
KT: Yeah, they’re just working on the mix, so it should be coming really soon.
I can’t wait for that to come out. I want to be in the studio recording stuff,
but I can’t when I’m on the road. It’s really hard.</div>
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JK: But I did hear the new Bobby Harlow mixed King Tuff track called <i>'She's On Fire'</i> on the Garage Swim
compilation, and that was awesome..<b> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(YOU CAN HEAR THAT HERE: http://video.adultswim.com/promotions/201305_garageswim/)</span></b><br />
KT: And that was with Gap Dream too. Gabe kind of put his touch on that. It’s
mostly synth and drum machine. Gabe’s one of my best friends, and his new
record is insane.</div>
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JK: Is that the self-titled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gap Dream</i> record?<br />
KT: Nope. It’s not out yet, but it’s called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shine
Your Light</i>, and Bobby co-produced it with Gabe. I think it’ll be out in
September.</div>
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JK: Are you working on a follow up to the King Tuff album on
Sub Pop?<br />
KT: I’m working on writing whenever I can, usually between tours. It takes me a
while to get into the writing zone, but I’ve gotten a few songs down, but I
really need to focus on writing this summer.</div>
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JK: Will the next album be done at Burger Studios?<br />
KT: I can’t wait for that. Bobby’s moving out here to LA, and when that
actually happens, it’ll be the coolest thing ever. Since Bobby’s running the
board, it’s all going to sound wonderful.</div>
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JK: Did you hear the new Go album,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Fiesta</i>?<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuxwh4k5pMRQPrR3d-DT6ZS78aBTrTF3r9xw0VSy06PQ1RZ648N3QQ-TfN9e7i93CfMnGDTjPNKbZNZoQ4wxtfKgpWazjYSGDrc_HGIiPKqV5VvT2TQrlizMxVPYFWmze3ksIiH4JKous/s1600/crop-308x312-110413125659_king-tuff-2-051812-download.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuxwh4k5pMRQPrR3d-DT6ZS78aBTrTF3r9xw0VSy06PQ1RZ648N3QQ-TfN9e7i93CfMnGDTjPNKbZNZoQ4wxtfKgpWazjYSGDrc_HGIiPKqV5VvT2TQrlizMxVPYFWmze3ksIiH4JKous/s200/crop-308x312-110413125659_king-tuff-2-051812-download.jpg" height="200" width="195" /></a>KT: There’s a ton of great songs on there. I really love <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inside A Hole</i>. All of Johnny’s songs are great on it. I can’t stop
playing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fiesta</i>. </div>
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JK: How was South By Southwest?<br />
KT: I was hanging out with Gabe and all the guys from The GO!, we rode the
mechanical bull, and Roky Erikson played the Burger show. It was amazing, and
it was really cool. Roky Erikson playing<br />
Burger is really insane. He’s one of
the greatest singers ever.</div>
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JK: How did you get into music? Because I know that Vermont
is pretty much the epicenter of anything and everything musical. I think The
Beatles are from Vermont, too.<br />
KT: Is this sarcasm?</div>
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JK: Of course not! I mean, yeah.<br />
KT: My dad is a huge music fan, and ever since I was a little kid, he’s had a
huge record collection. He’s really into psychedelic rock, and my parents are
really cool. That’s really the simple answer, but I remember staring at the
Blue Cheer record cover when I was a little kid and I was mesmerized. And then
my Dad bought a Stratocaster when I was in second of third grade and I was
messing around with it. I played drums when I was in elementary school, and I
was just really drawn into music. I made up songs, and I can’t really remember
not writing songs or making music. I just like being creative, that’s what
really energizes me. When you write or make something and feel good about it,
that’s the best feeling in the world.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><br />
<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Come back next week
for PART TWO of the King Tuff interview! Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel!</b></div>
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Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-29885963437069586282013-04-30T17:52:00.005-04:002013-06-22T22:19:04.684-04:00Third Man Records Singles RoundupIn the past month or so, Third Man Records released a bunch of singles, some of them part of the continuing <i>Blue Series</i>-
where bands passing though Nashville are invited to record a single at
Third Man headquarters, to be produced by guitar virtuoso and label
owner, Jack White. Two of the new singles are also a part of the
continuing <i>Third Man Records Live</i> Series, where bands are
invited to perform before an audience in the back room in the Third Man
building, called the Blue Room, which is also where the single covers
are shot.<i><br />
</i><br />
———-<br />
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Gibby Haynes<br />
“Paul’s Not Home” b/w “You Don’t Have To Be Smart” and “Horse Named George”<br />
<a href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/GibbyHaynes.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Gibby Haynes" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-29549" height="150" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/GibbyHaynes-150x150.jpg" width="150" /></a>This Blue Series single featured <i>Butthole Surfers</i> frontman,
Gibby Haynes, drummer Ben Swank (Soledad Brothers/Henry & June), and
Jack White (I have a feeling you may know this guy). This single is
really hard to describe, I think you’d be better off listening to it
yourself, but I’ll try explaining this oddly cool single… The A side is a
cover by Adrenalin O.D., a New Jersey punk band, called “<i>Paul’s Not Home”</i>.
I can’t say the tune particularly grabs me, however, it’s a repetitive
jam that has about 6 total words in it, not that that’s bad, but it gets
predictable and rather boring about 1:00 in. The only thing saving it
is Jack White’s squealing guitar solo, one of which is placed in each of
the tracks. “<i>Horse Named George”</i> is a traditional blues song, and is definitely the song that is most reminiscent of the <i>Butthole Surfers</i>,
and that’s a beautiful thing. The single was also sold at South by
Southwest in a limited edition, it was pressed on actual X-Rays. I rest
my case.<br />
Rating- 3.5 out of 5 stars<br />
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Brittany Howard and Ruby Amanfu<br />
“I Wonder” b/w “When My Man Comes Home”<br />
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Featured here is Brittany Howard, soulful front woman of the Alabama
Shakes, and Ruby Amanfu, a touring member in Jack’s all-female band.
Side A featured a reggae-licious version of Rodriguez’s “<i>I Wonder”. </i>The
bass in this one is especially delicious- provided by a member of
Jack’s all-male band, Dominic Davis. The B side features an awesome
cover of “<i>When My Man Comes Home”</i>, a tune originally written by
Miss Memphis Minnie, with Howard on acoustic guitar. There’s a special
message scratched into the runout of the vinyl grooves alluding to the
2012 award winning film, <i>Searching For Sugar Man</i>, the acclaimed documentary about Rodriguez. It says, “You’re welcome for keeping you alive”.<br />
Amen.<br />
Rating- 4.5 out of 5 stars<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Shovelsandrope.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Shovelsandrope" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-29551" height="150" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Shovelsandrope-150x150.jpg" width="150" /></a>Shovels & Rope<br />
“Johnny 99” b/w “Bad As Me”<br />
My new favorite alt-country band, Shovels & Rope, are featured on
Third Man’s latest Blue Series single. The band unleashed their second
full length LP, <i>‘O’ Be Joyful’</i>, last July, and I heavily
recommend it, as well as anything the band has released. It’s country
with a twist, in better terms; it feels like the White Stripes of the
new-country genre. The A side features the duos take on Bruce
Springsteen’s <i>Nebraska </i>cut, “J<i>ohnny 99″.</i> It starts off
with a jumpy offbeat keyboard and snare beat, and slowly takes off to an
acapella gospel tune. On the flip, recent Tom Waits tune “<i>Bad As Me”</i> is covered, and pays proper respect to Mr. Waits. You’ve gotta admit, it takes a lot to cover Tom Waits successfully.<br />
Rating- 5 out of 5 stars<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/HellBeach.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="HellBeach" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-29552" height="150" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/HellBeach-150x150.jpg" width="150" /></a>Hell Beach<br />
“Ocean Floor” b/w “End”<br />
Jack White performed in March 2012 at the Third Man Records 3<sup>rd</sup>
anniversary party as an introduction to his new solo career (It was his
first solo show), and Hell Beach were his openers. Clearly, he picked a
band that wouldn’t overshadow his own performance, not that it could
happen…remember, it is a Jack White solo show. Make your own opinion
about it, but I think it’s the worst thing Third Man Records has ever
released. It’s full of drone and it’s awful. I don’t recommend picking
this one up, but remember, not everything Jack White is involved in can
be perfect.<br />
Rating- 2.5 out of 5 stars<br />
<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Temple.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Temple" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-29553" height="150" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Temple-150x150.jpg" width="150" /></a>The People’s Temple<br />
“Never More” b/w “Miles Away”<br />
Lansing, MI psych group stopped in at Third Man to open for Rock n’ roll
wizard King Tuff, and recorded two of their songs for a live series
single. The A side, “<i>Never More”</i>, is a jam that was on their 2012 HoZac records release <i>More For The Masses </i>(I really recommend you pick that one up, it jams!), and the B side was off their 2011 album, <i>Sons Of Stone.</i> The recording is superb, and it’s pure in face-melting rock and roll.<br />
Rating- 4.87 out of 5 stars<br />
<br />
Jarrett Koral<br />
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-Originally Posted on the Metro Times Blogs on March 30th 2013<br />
Link- http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2013/03/third-man-records-singles-roundup/comment-page-1/Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-28345558216586491762013-04-30T17:51:00.000-04:002013-06-22T22:17:35.718-04:00Shows- The GO! At PJ's Lager House<br />
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What’s to expect when you go see <i>The Go</i>? They haven’t played in Detroit for over two years, and they just stopped at SXSW to perform a set solely of <i>Fiesta! </i>material, their new album that came
out earlier this year, produced by lead-singer and genius Bobby
Harlow. What kind of band goes on stage and only plays their new
material, which a heavy chance that less than half of the audience has
heard it? Bob Dylan said the same thing a while ago- keep the shows
fresh, and don’t rely on greatest hits material. Alice Cooper and Paul
McCartney have been making a living off of it. They’ve barely played new
tunes, the latest from their 90’s revival records. What’s great with
The Go is that they have the ability to pull it off, and they can do it
good. This is the first time I’ve heard of a <i>Sold Out </i>Lager House
show, and it was packed to the rafters. The room was packed, like
sardines, while watching the first opener for Redd Kross, the Wolfman
Band (The brainchild of Italy Records owner David Buick and UFO
Factory/Infinity People main-man Dion Fischer), performing cover songs, redone to include ‘wolf’ phrases. Among the best were ‘T.V. Wolf’, and ‘She’s A Wolf’ <i>The Go</i> hit the stage at around 10, opening with the first track off of <i>Fiesta!</i>, ‘Voices Rant On’. It was amazing to see <i>The Go’s</i>
new lineup- Bobby Harlow, John Krautner, Justin Walker, Steve Nawara,
and Ben Luckett, performing for the first time in Detroit. Lee from
Burger Records was also set up with T-Shirts, LP’s, and Cassettes (of
which I bought Redd Kross’s two Burger releases, including their new
album ‘Researching The Blues’). This is exactly the kind of show where
you have to ask why <i>The Go</i> aren’t selling out The Fillmore, and it’s obvious that they are the most under-appreciated jem in the Detroit music scene. <i>Redd Kross</i> were up next and were great, but, <i>The Go </i>were the stars of the night, and it seemed like <i>The Go</i> were done too soon. Long live The Go, mastermind Bobby Harlow, and the beautiful place that is PJ’s Lager House.<br />
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Order The GO’s new album, FIESTA! from Burger Records: http://www.burgerrecords.org/apps/webstore/products/show/3583651<br />
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-Originally Posted on the Metro Times Blogs on April 13th 2013<br />
Link- http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2013/04/the-go-at-pjs-lager-house/<br />
<br />Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-54292290214456615052013-04-30T17:48:00.003-04:002013-06-22T22:17:35.721-04:00Shows- Christmas Jubilee at the Masonic Temple<a href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/12/christmas-jubilee-at-the-masonic-temple-featuring-patti-smith-december-16th/jw_christmasjubilee-wdet_ad-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-28152" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-28152" height="250" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/JW_ChristmasJubilee-WDET_Ad2.jpg" title="Christmas Jubilee" width="300" /></a>For those who attended Patti Smith’s show at the DIA earlier this
year should be eager to catch Smith for the second time this year at the
Christmas Jubilee. It’s not just a Patti Smith show though: Vin
Dombrowski, Jennifer Westwood and the Waycross Georgia Farmboys, Ty
Stone, The Thornbills, and The Curmudgeons (Fabulous Rhythm and Blues
Revue).
<br />
This certainly won’t be one to miss either, a portion of profits will
be given to Gleanors Food Bank of Michigan, and non perishable food
items will be collected to help the needy.<br />
<br />
<i>The press release reads:</i><br />
Music fans with diverse tastes will be enjoying a unique holiday
celebration December 16th at the Masonic Temple when local artists will
be joined by some big names in music to help support Gleaners Food Bank
of Southeast Michigan.<br />
The show will feature a dozen locally and internationally acclaimed
artists, and include a short set by Patti Smith. Smith, known by some
as the Godmother of punk, has inspired masses through her poetry,
music, and art. The first exhibition of her photography in the United
States, Camera Solo, came to the DIA last June and her performance there
in conjunction with the exhibit quickly sold out. Her appearance at
Christmas Jubilee will undoubtedly be a highlight of the holiday season
for many. <br />
Accompanying Patti and performing as a special guest will be Luis
Resto, who is know most widely for his work with Eminem. In 2003 he won
both a Grammy and Oscar for “Lose Yourself” which he co-wrote. Resto, a
Detroit based musician and songwriter, has worked with renown artists
in most every genre including country music legends The Highway Men
(Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash) and
chart topping Nicki Minaj.<br />
Other artists include platinum selling recording artist Vin
Dombrowski of Sponge fame, award winning blues singer Chef Chris, and
downriver’s favorite son Ty Stone to name a few. Locals Jennifer
Westwood and The Waycross Georgia Farmboys have assembled an all-star
house band for the show, and will back several of the artists.<br />
Great music and a great cause is at the heart of the show explains
Dombroski. “What makes this event great is that everyone involved has
ties to Detroit,” he says . “It showcases what we are made of
talent-wise, and the generosity of these people, coming together with
their time and resources to do something good during a busy time of
year”.<br />
<br />
<i>Tickets start at only $25 (A steal, seeing this is 10+ bands performing!) and they can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or</i> <i>at the Masonic Temple Box Office.</i><br />
<i>Surprises are in store.</i><br />
<i>For More information, please visit www.christmasjubilee2012.com</i><br />
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<i> -</i>Originally Published on the Metro Times Blogs on December 4th 2012<br />
Link-<i> </i>http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/12/christmas-jubilee-at-the-masonic-temple-featuring-patti-smith-december-16th/<i><br /></i>Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-65098860007438542252013-04-30T17:46:00.005-04:002013-06-22T22:17:35.723-04:00Shows- Bootsey X Celebration at Mario's<a href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/550973_10152269327724298_1646715515_n1-202x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="550973_10152269327724298_1646715515_n" border="0" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-29712" height="300" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/550973_10152269327724298_1646715515_n1-202x300.jpg" width="202" /></a>Despite
being a hectic day with Record Store Day, I hope you have the time to
stop into Mario’s 1477 Grille tomorrow, April 20th, for the Bootsey X
celebration. Bootsey has been fighting medical issues for a few years,
and your donation of $7 at the door goes directly to Bootsey to help
cover his hospital stay! Bands performing include The Ruiners, Circus
Boy, The Seatbelts, and Mike Murphy and his Arm Band. Please come out
to support Bootsey and hear some great music! His new album also comes
out on 5/26, and CD samplers will be sold at the show with proceeds
going to Bootsey also. Doesn’t it feel good to do good?
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Set Times:<br />
7:30-8:00 -The StompRockets<br />
8:15-8:45 -Mike Murphy and his Arm Band<br />
9:00-9:30 -The Seatbelts<br />
9:45-10:15 -Cinecyde<br />
11:15-11:45 -The Ruiners<br />
12:00- ?? -Open Jam<br />
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See you there!<br />
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-Originally Published on the Metro Times Blogs on April 19th 2013<br />
Link- http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2013/04/bootsey-x-celebration-at-marios-tomorrow-420/Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-80470101811508688882013-04-30T17:44:00.001-04:002013-06-22T22:18:09.674-04:00Review From The Grave- Inside Outlaws LIVE LP<a href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/12/inside-outlaws-live-lp-and-release-show/3801_10151234283642917_1925896753_n/" rel="attachment wp-att-28464" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-28464" height="300" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/3801_10151234283642917_1925896753_n-300x300.jpg" title="" width="300" /></a>From the rustic look of the cover, it looked to me like it would be
another wannabe Indie comp but after a closer look, I see the awesome
list of bands on the cover: Doop and the Inside Outlaws, After Dark
Amusement Park, Katie Grace, and a ton more. This is Motor City at its
finest friends, and man does it feel good. I’m tired of ‘Indie’ rock,
and finally, here’s some relief. Don’t get me wr<i></i>ong
though, for a live record, this has a ton of spunk. The record has its
roots in country, but has a more evolved sound. When I was in Nashville
this past summer, these are the kind of jams I would hear passing down
Broadway inside the whisky joints. The coolest thing though is how
eclectic the cast of characters is here. There’s Katie Grace, whose
sound is rhythmic and Americonic (Is that a word?), and Screamray who
sounds more like a hard rock outfit. It doesn’t sound like it would go
together, but the sequencing of the record makes it right. Oddly, I’m
not that big of a country fan, and my favorite on the nine song
compilation is Patrick Davy’s contribution, “Something Going On” I can’t
describe it on paper at all, and the vocals and acoustic guitar add to
its craftsmanship. More so something that has to be heard in person. Ty
Stone also sings on the final song with the ‘Inside Outlaws All Stars’,
whom are truly the best of the best Detroit musicians. It’s vinyl only
too, which makes it even more cool and tangible. Really, go get it.
There’s been a ton of records released this year, and this is definitely
one of my favorites.<br />
<br />
<i>The ‘Inside Outlaws LIVE’</i> <i>LP release show will take
place on Saturday December 29th at the Park Bar, and there is an $8
cover charge. Bands include Doop & the Inside Outlaws, Matt Dmits,
and After Dark Amusement Park. The show will be recorded for a future
Motorcity Special release.</i><br />
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-Originally Published on the Metro Times Blogs on December 24th 2012<br />
Link- http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/12/inside-outlaws-live-lp-and-release-show/<i><br /></i>Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-1450242362076171572013-04-30T17:42:00.003-04:002013-06-22T22:18:09.658-04:00Review From The Grave- Amy Gore and The GO!(Based on the title, no. Amy Gore is not playing with The GO! I have to admit it would be pretty…interesting).<br />
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Amy Gore and her Valentines<br />
<i>In Love</i><br />
Label: Space Lion<br />
<a href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/12/jumblejumble-amy-gore-the-go-unreleased/63f97ed3/" rel="attachment wp-att-28431" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-28431" height="300" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/63f97ed3-300x300.jpg" title="AMY GORE" width="300" /></a>By now, if you’re a Detroiter, you should’ve heard the first single off of Amy Gore and her Valentines debut album <i>In Love</i>.<br />
(If you
haven’t go search it on your beloved interwebs) The first whiff of the
Valentine’s dream-pop came out in mid 2011, and was called ‘Drivin’
Around’ If you loved that, you’re sure to be In Love with this whole
album. (See what I did there? In Love? Man, I’m good…) To fill some gaps
in her solo band, Gore recruited Jackson Smith (Elton John and Leon
Russell, Patti Smith group), Joe Leone (Grayling), and Leann Banks (Von
Bondies) for a one off show that eventually turned into a real band.
There’s also a ton of guests on the album, Luis Resto and Dennis Coffey
to name a few, that make this record cooler than it already is. Believe
me, all of the tracks here are solid jams. Go pick it up.<br />
Get it here on split color vinyl and/or MP3- <a href="http://thisisamygore.com/gore-topspin/">http://thisisamygore.com/gore-topspin/</a><br />
—-<br />
The GO!<br />
<i>Unreleased 1996-2007</i><br />
Label- Burger Records<br />
<a href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/12/jumblejumble-amy-gore-the-go-unreleased/bbd4c07a6f4dddeabcac20f5f5c275b6/" rel="attachment wp-att-28433" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-28433" height="188" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bbd4c07a6f4dddeabcac20f5f5c275b6.jpg" title="THE GO!" width="210" /></a>This set is pure gold. Set aside the fact that it’s packaged with
special care, this insanely huge collection packs in 99 full length
tracks on 5 cassette tapes. Who makes cassettes anymore? Burger Records
does and they’ve been doing a great job at it.. They’ve has been putting
out great music out on cassette for almost three years and with over
200 cassette releases to boot, it doesn’t look like they’restopping
anytime soon. All of the tunes on here are jams (Jack White has an
never before heard song on the set called Turn Your Little Light Bulb
on. I think that’s worth the $25 price tag alone). There’s live tracks, demos, and completely unreleased jams on here,
so if you’re a fan of the GO! or just a fanaof Detroit music, pick it up
at the Burger Records online store. Also comes packaged with a Go
photobook and a mini-zine made by an old member, Marco Delicato. Burger
also just put out the new go album, <i>Fiesta </i>on three different colors of vinyl. Yes, three. It’s a collectors nightmare.<br />
<br />
Buy the unreleased cassette box set here- <a href="http://www.burgerrecords.org/apps/webstore/products/show/3385396">http://www.burgerrecords.org/apps/webstore/products/show/3385396</a><br />
Buy The GO!’s new album <i>Fiesta </i>here- <a href="http://www.burgerrecords.org/apps/webstore/products/show/3583651">http://www.burgerrecords.org/apps/webstore/products/show/3583651</a><br />
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-Originally Published on the Metro Times Blogs on December 21st 2012<br />
Link- http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/12/jumblejumble-amy-gore-the-go-unreleased/Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-39450605230821451232013-04-30T17:39:00.001-04:002013-06-22T22:17:35.720-04:00Shows- Detroit Cobras at PJ's Lager House<div style="text-align: center;">
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This show was actually over a month and a half ago, but better late
than never I suppose! The Lager House traded over their event room for a
tent in the parking lot September 27<sup>th</sup> and 28<sup>th</sup>.
It may sound strange, but it worked out perfectly, and it was definitely
a night to remember. Opening up the night were Nashville based
rockers, Natural Child. They zoomed through a quick set of covers, and a
TON of jams from their new albums <i>For The Love Of The Game</i>, and <i>Hard In Heaven</i>.
(Both came out this year, and both really rule). I didn’t catch much
of TYVEK’s set, because I was inside eating cheese fries and talking
music with Natty Child, but there were a couple of songs they played
that I remembered from their <i>Live At Third Man Records</i> album,
which was pure genius. About 15 minutes after they wrapped up, a tall
slender man hopped on stage. I didn’t know who he was prior to this
show, but now I realize I should’ve been listening to him for a long
time. Mr. Davis ran through a great set of tunes that all had a story
behind them. Of particular interest was <i>W.C.T.P.</i>, which evolved from a tender ballad to a <i>Shout</i> like sing-along. Plus, his guitar player looks a lot like Tim Curry,
just an observation. I hadn’t seen the Detroit Cobras’ before, but I was
always a big fan. Rachel Nagy has one of the most powerful voices in
Detroit, and Mary Cobra’s guitar licks are tasty. They went through,
hit after hit. Some highlights were Hey Sailor, Cha Cha Twist, and Cry
On. Thanks to PJ and the Lager House for getting this together, I look
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Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-80507849987218757292013-04-30T17:37:00.001-04:002013-06-22T22:18:09.676-04:00Review From The Grave- Jack White's New Single 'Freedom At 21'<a href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/05/jack-whites-freedom-at-21/jackwhitesingle/" rel="attachment wp-att-23704" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-23704" height="148" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jackwhitesingle-150x150.jpg" title="Freedom At 21 SIngle" width="148" /></a>Earlier this year, <b>Jack White</b> released 1000 helium
balloons from the Third Man Records headquarters in Nashville,TN. The
balloons were accompanied with a flexi disc of the third single released
off of his debut album <i>Blunderbuss</i>. So far, only six of the
records have been found. Several of them have been found in pastures and
other weird places. After a while of looking at that webpage, I had a
thought. ‘Why does Jack come up with all these awesome ideas?’ This
thought, along with the gap in my collection has haunted me until today
at noon.<br />
I looked on thirdmanrecords.com, and the big nugget of news was that
White will be wide-releasing “Freedom At 21″ on an unlimited 45 RPM
single. Along with that, all of the covers from the singles released on <i>Blunderbuss </i>fit
together to form a nice panoramic picture. (It’s cool, believe me!) The
flip-side contains the previously unreleased JW track “Inaccessible
Mystery.”<br />
Pre-Order ‘Freedom At 21′ here: <a href="http://store.thirdmanrecords.com/jackwhite-freedomat217vinyl.aspx">http://store.thirdmanrecords.com/jackwhite-freedomat217vinyl.aspx</a><br />
And check the status of those helium balloons here: <a href="http://thirdmanrecords.com/balloon">http://thirdmanrecords.com/balloon</a><br />
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-Originally published on the Metro Times Blogs on May 21st 2012.<br />
Link- http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/05/jack-whites-freedom-at-21/Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-64475430300228668132013-04-16T19:32:00.003-04:002013-06-22T22:18:09.671-04:00Review From The Grave- Indie Singles Roundup<b><i>Jeffery Drag Records-</i></b><br />
This label is
really cool, and listening to just one of their records proves it. I had
no expectations when I asked for copies of these, but that changed <i>very </i>quickly.
Not only does the label release almost exclusively to 7” and cassette,
their bands are well known too (Turbo Fruits, Natural Child, Pujol) and
the stuff that JDR records releases is never short of brilliant.<br />
The cool record swag I received:<br />
<i>Turbo Fruits/Bad Cop split single ‘Tennessee Love’ b/w ‘Wet Lips’-</i><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a data-mce-href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/09/indie-singles-roundup/bctfcover/" href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/09/indie-singles-roundup/bctfcover/" rel="attachment wp-att-26948" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turbo Fruits/Bad Cop" class="size-medium wp-image-26948" data-mce-src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/BCTFcover-300x300.jpg" height="187" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/BCTFcover-300x300.jpg" title="Turbo Fruits/Bad Cop" width="187" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turbo Fruits/ Bad Cop</td></tr>
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Turbo Fruits/Bad Cop<br />
The
Turbo Fruits tune sounds like it fits on their newest LP Butter, and
has wicked solos and is slightly reminiscent of Jeff The Brotherhood’s
summer jam ‘Sixpack’ The song is just about good, wholesome fun; Loving
Tennessee, going to the lake, and drinking beers (Until they disappear,
as singer Jonas Stein puts it….) The flip side is a Cramps style jam by
another Nashville based band, Bad Cop. It’s a wild punk tune, and that’s
all I really can say. I mean, you have to hear this thing to really
appreciate it. It’s that good.<br />
Listen to both tracks here: http://jefferydragrecords.bandcamp.com/album/turbo-fruits-bad-cop-split-7<br />
And buy it here: http://www.jefferydragrecords.bigcartel.com/product/turbo-fruits-bad-cop-split-7<br />
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<i>Natural Child ‘Mother Nature’s Daughter’ b/w ‘Bodyswitchers Part II’</i><br />
Maybe
it’s a coincidence that this tune is called ‘Mother Nature’s Daughter
(Mother Nature’s Son anybody?) because this sounds just like a White
Album outtake, with delicate equally measured guitar, bass, and drum
tracks that pour into each other like syrup on a pancake. This is
totally unlike Natural Child, Track one weighing in at a hefty five
minutes. Track two is bare bones psych-rock with chilling vocals and
hypnotizing guitar and bass synchronization.<br />
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Listen to both tracks here: http://jefferydragrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mother-natures-daughter-7<br />
And buy it here: http://www.jefferydragrecords.bigcartel.com/product/natural-child-mother-natures-s-daughter-7<br />
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<b><i>Grimtale Records-</i></b><br />
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I’ve
heard about this label for a while, but with only one release on the
market, I wasn’t drawn in quickly. Now after making the biggest mistake
of my life, I’ve found out how much impact on the vinyl collector
industry this company has made.<br />
<i>White Buffalo Woman ‘My Days’ b/w ‘This Town’</i><br />
This
gem is nothing short of spectacular. Starting off like a wild
blues-rock jam, the A side to this rad single ‘My Days’ has singer Evan
Rutledge howling and shouting over the wicked slide guitar. But don’t
get me wrong though, the shouting is a great thing. Both tunes show that
with a little digging around in the bins, you can find something truly
great.<br />
Go listen to both tracks here: http://whitebuffalowoman.bandcamp.com/<br />
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Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-79555561146952830932013-04-16T19:28:00.003-04:002013-06-22T22:17:35.725-04:00Shows- Frütstock 2012<div class="mceTemp">
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<br /><a data-mce-href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/08/frutstock-2012/396820_451123064920225_1991039888_n/" href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/08/frutstock-2012/396820_451123064920225_1991039888_n/" rel="attachment wp-att-26301" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Carl Lundgren poster" class="size-medium wp-image-26301" data-mce-src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/396820_451123064920225_1991039888_n-202x300.jpg" height="300" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/396820_451123064920225_1991039888_n-202x300.jpg" title="Frutstock 2012" width="202" /></a>Legendary 60's band <em>The Früt</em> are whipping out their
instruments once again for one more yearly reunion show. The obscure
rock legends opened for countless bands at the Grande Ballroom (You
remember that, right?) and also set the stage for the Jimi Hendrix
Experience in 1968. Back in the day, the rockers covered old rock hits
like ‘Ruby Baby’ and ‘Sixteen Candles’ in their own wild style, and
released hit originals such as <strong><em>‘Keep On Truckin’</em></strong>
Two classic LP’s were also released on Westbound Records to great
acclaim by Lester Bangs….. You get the idea, these guys rock and you
have to see them live to be able to take it all in. This year, <em>The Früt</em> will play at the Rec Bowl outside venue in Mount Clements Friday <em>and</em>
Saturday, both at 7 P.M. so you have no excuses for missing this once
in year-time experience. Detroit legend Little Leon will be opening for
the previous opening band, and I will be there jamming on a few tunes
too. Legendary Detroit poster artists Gary Grimshaw and Carl Lundgren
will be present with their artwork along with rock photographer Leni
Sinclair. Going with <em>The Früt’s</em> motto; “Hell no, we ain’t forgettin!’ this won’t be one to miss out on. ~Jarrett Koral<br />
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<strong><em></em><em>'The Früt'</em> <em>performs at the Mt.Clements Rec Bowl </em><em>this Friday and Saturday night beginning at 7 P.M. See you there.</em></strong><br />
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-Originally posted on the Metro Times Blogs on August 9th, 2012.<br />
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<span id="sample-permalink" tabindex="-1">*Author's Note- I will be playing with the Frut again in May for the opening of the Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead at MoCad in Downtown Detroit. More info to come soon. -JK 4/16/13 </span></div>
Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-30849492498702312762013-04-16T19:21:00.001-04:002013-06-22T22:18:56.168-04:00Interview- Ben Blackwell of The Dirtbombs and Third Man Records<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Over the past month, I’ve been able to talk to Ben Blackwell, the so-called ‘Pinball Wizard’<strong> </strong>at
Third Man Records, the record label started in 2009 by Jack White III.
Mr. White is a former member of The White Stripes, and member of The
Dead Weather and The Raconteurs. Third Man holds true to the vinyl
format, releasing 45’s and 33 1/3’s regularly. The label also has a
subscription only Vault membership, where you can get exclusive content
and records that are not available anywhere else. During the past 12
years, Blackwell has been a drummer for The Dirtbombs, and has
established his own record label Cass Records. Blackwell released his
first solo album, “I Remember When All This Was Trees” in 2010.<br />
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Jarrett Koral: Has there been any rivalry between Cass and Third Man? Even an occasional friendly one?<br />
Ben
Blackwell: No, there's not a rivalry between Cass and Third Man. It's
kind of hard to have a rivalry between two things you are a part of.<br />
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JK: I know you’ve been asked in every single interview, but how did Cass Records start out?<br />
BB:I
noticed a lot of music that I liked wasn't being released right around
the same time my mom refinanced her house. It all worked out pretty well
from there.<br />
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JK: Have you gotten used to the Dirtbombs shows after all these years? Does the energy ever fade out?<br />
BB: After 12 years, yes, I feel like I've finally gotten used to it. But those first ten years...those were arduous.<br />
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JK: At the moment, do you have a favorite new band?<br />
BB: I really like D. Watusi from Nashville.<br />
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JK: Thinking about any new solo work after your last album?<br />
BB: I tested myself with a cover of Beck's "Pay No Mind" that is currently just languishing on my laptop.<br />
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JK: Why has Cass never released Record Store Day exclusive items? Is it a big enough label to have a major release?<br />
BB: At Cass Records, every day is Record Store Day.<br />
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JK: Will there ever be a TMR staff jam session with Jack White, Ben Swank (of the Soledad Brothers) and yourself?<br />
BB: Still waiting for this one. Someday.<br />
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JK: How do you feel about Detroit's music scene?<br />
BB: I love it. I miss it.<br />
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JK: What is the favorite record in your collection?<br />
BB: It's always changing, but I'm always pretty fond of my hand-painted "Lafayette Blues" single<br />
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JK: What can we expect next from Cass Records?<br />
BB: In the making for over 8 years, I will finally be able to release the Vegetarian Cannibals recordings.<br />
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JK:
One of the Cass releases is by a band called Tin Knocker, which was
never available for sale. Can you tell us anything about this mysterious
record?<br />
BB: An awesome band. My uncle and a family friend who did
some solid jams in the garage. One of my favorite things I’ve ever
released.<br />
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JK: Aside from your favorite new group, what band has/had the best ever stage presence?<br />
BB:
That's a really good question, and a difficult one to answer. Instinct
dictates the MC5 and/or the Stooges, but a to dig beneath the surface
bands like the Cramps, Viva L'American Death Ray Music and the Clone
Defects were all pretty amazing in their own way.<br />
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JK: Could you name your top 5 favorite albums of all time right here right now?<br />
BB:<br />
CW Stoneking "Jungle Blues"<br />
Richard Ristagno and Soular self-titled<br />
April in the Orange "The Glittering Fish Were Stars"<br />
Dan Sartain "Too Tough To Live"<br />
The Hentchmen "Ultra Hentch"<br />
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JK:
On every Third Man release, there is a message in the dead wax of the
vinyl. Sometimes they make no sense, but sometimes they’re complete
genius…<br />
BB: It's the best way to communicate a secret, there's a meaning behind all of them.<br />
-Jarrett Koral<br />
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-Originally posted on the Metro Times Blogs on July 8th, 2012<br />
Link- http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/07/teen-a-rama-the-ben-blackwell-interview/Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-45855396920807397012013-04-16T19:19:00.001-04:002013-06-22T22:18:09.665-04:00Review From The Grave- After Dark Amusement Park's 'Walk Alone...Skin N' Bones'<a data-mce-href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/05/teen-a-rama-walk-alone-skin-n-bones/3962456636-1/" href="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/05/teen-a-rama-walk-alone-skin-n-bones/3962456636-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-23184" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-23184" data-mce-src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/3962456636-1-150x150.jpg" height="150" src="http://blogs.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/3962456636-1-150x150.jpg" title="Walk alone skin n' bones" width="150" /></a>On the first album from this super group of musicians, They keep to
their glam rock roots, and hard rock influence. The group composed of
Gregory Beyer (<i>Grayling, Sherry, Ty Stone and The Tr</i><i>uth</i>) Eric Hoegemeyer (<i>Crud, Gold Cash Gold</i>) and Troy Gregory (<i>The Dirtbombs, The Witches</i>)
are all but underground, having performed at UDetroit recently, among
other full house gigs. From the first track on the album <i>Jack Knife</i>, you know this is going to be great experimental, powerhouse rock. <i>Holy Roller Suicide</i>;
another jam, is packed to the rim with musicianship, and great lyrics.
“I love the band. I first met Eric when I was 14, recording my first
demo” says Beyer, the guitarist and vocalist in the 3-piece band. “It’s a
pure power trio. I want others to discover the music and realize how
cool their sound is. We’re in the studio finishing up our 2<sup>nd</sup>
release, and It’s gonna be awesome!” Troy Gregory, a Detroit native and
legend, makes a great addition to this band musically, and in the sense
of star power. Hoegemeyer adds just as much with his insane fills and
wild beats that leave you hankering for more. A fan favorite from the
album, <i>Spector</i>, is meaningful, and beautiful in it’s own right.
“I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting today” a line from the song, shows
how much insight into your future these cats have. Prior to the vinyl
release, ADAP will be selling the album in download form on Bandcamp.<br />
It's cool. Check it out.<br />
Really.It's great.<br />
http://afterdarkamusementpark.bandcamp.com/<br />
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-Originally published on the Metro Times Blogs on May 11th, 2012<br />
Link- http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/05/teen-a-rama-walk-alone-skin-n-bones/Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-63745324180836156702013-04-16T19:17:00.001-04:002013-06-22T22:18:09.670-04:00Review From The Grave- Record Store Day: Twenty Twelve (Inch)<div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter">
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One
of my favorite things is visiting a local record store. The dusty feel
of undiscovered vinyl leaves you coming back and back again for that one
record you'd wished you picked up. Record Store Day was created in
2007, based on the celebration of your local mom & pop vinyl store.
Every year, bunches of companies have banded together to unleash a bevy
of releases for you to pick up on vinyl. Here is a few releases you
should pick up. Prepare for Record Store Day, which falls on April 21st.<br />
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-<b>David Bowie:</b>
"Starman": A 7” picture disc with the remastered version of "Starman"
(There’s a STARMANNNNNNNNN waiting in the sky…) On the flip, is the Top
Of The Pops performance of said song, which is really cool. It’s a
picture disc, it’s Bowie, buy it.<br />
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-<b>Flaming Lips</b>: <i>The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends</i>: Hot of their set of collab LP's, the Lips unleash a new set of tunes to drive you wild! It's the Flaming Lips with <b>Ke$ha</b> and <b>Bon Iver</b>.
BUY IT! On randomly mixed colored vinyl, and it may or may not be made
of the bands' blood. It's insightful. It's groovy. It's ... weird!<br />
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<b>-Foster The People</b>
"Broken Jaw/Ruby": My new favorite band is back with two previously
unreleased tracks that sound like they’re popped right off of their
debut album Torches. If you liked "Don’t Stop" and "Pumped Up Kicks,"
run for the counter.<br />
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-<b>Iggy & The Stooges</b> "All Tomorrows Parties": Tracks from Iggy’s performance, hand selected by <b>Papa Stooge</b>, with an interview. (Iggy is this years’ Record Store Day Ambassador!)<br />
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This
years' releases may cut a little short on the "amazing" factor, but
it's worth it if you're the completest or every day fan who wants to own
said plate of wax. Have fun, and I hope to see you at your favorite
local record store.<br />
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Link- http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/04/record-store-day-twenty-eleven/<br />
<br />Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-11742442904029883052013-04-16T19:10:00.001-04:002013-06-22T22:18:38.607-04:00Shows- Saturday At The Hangout-The Story Of My First Blowout w/ Kim Fowley and Dan Auerbach It was excruciatingly hard getting into bars at 9 o' clock and convincing others that I am a <em>Metro Times</em> writer (he's 13 years old, came in with his old man! -- <strong>ed.</strong>) but it all paid off. After a quick filling of Crepes at Polish Village Cafe I headed upstairs to catch the beginning of <strong>Greater Alexander</strong>,
a twangy folk project which showed that the Blowout isn't all Rock 'n'
Roll. Sadly, leaving that behind *sob* was a hard decision, but in the
end it was worth it for what came next. I caught the wonderfully spunky <strong>Amy Gore And Her Valentines</strong>, a power pop quartet whose main goal is being loud. (In a good way!) <strong>The After Dark Amusement Park</strong> were especially great live, featuring <strong>Greg Beyer</strong> (<strong>Ty Stone & The Truth</strong>) and <strong>Troy Gregory</strong> (<strong>The Witches</strong>, <strong>Dirtbombs</strong>). They busted out a killer mamma jamma set of songs (that phrase was embarrassing. Bear with me ...). Then, checked out <strong>Kim Fowley's Psychedelic Dogs</strong>
back at the PNA, where I stayed for the rest of the night. I met Kim
two days earlier when he spoke at the School Of Rock. He told me to
write a book and become the next <strong>Cameron Crowe</strong>.<br />
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I caught a bit of <strong>The Dirtbombs</strong> set, but by then, my
eyes were practically falling out. I can't wait for next year's Blowout,
and hope it's as good as this. Until next time~<strong>JK</strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"No fanboys here!" Dan Auerbach (right) and Koral mix it up.</td></tr>
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<span class="s1">-Originally published in the Detroit Metro Times Blogs on March 5th, 2012</span><br />
<span class="s1">Link- http://blogs.metrotimes.com/index.php/2012/03/teen-a-ramasaturday-at-the-hangout-the-story-of-my-first-blowout/</span><br /><span class="s1"></span><br />
Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967724420379892640.post-19872723035924307382013-04-15T21:22:00.002-04:002013-06-22T22:18:09.659-04:00Review From The Grave- Jeff The Brotherhood's 'Hypnotic Nights' <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxafc9S67uafFiMX_0U4N8hq129s0cLHxaqxA3ay9ztNbMLJT-GwQE1vqqhhd0mIwDVzUVBdbIW0e93q0dVMUvjyWngWHbCQiLp20HLaAbMsyeDT2gFUImDL1hA10JKiessyhTIR1gw69T/s1600/image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxafc9S67uafFiMX_0U4N8hq129s0cLHxaqxA3ay9ztNbMLJT-GwQE1vqqhhd0mIwDVzUVBdbIW0e93q0dVMUvjyWngWHbCQiLp20HLaAbMsyeDT2gFUImDL1hA10JKiessyhTIR1gw69T/s320/image.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="s1"><b>From the very first tune, </b>you know this is going
to be a weird album. Jake Orrall of the two-piece Nashville band
(neither of whose members are named Jeff, actually) snarls, "I want a
place where I can smoke meats." It makes no sense at all, much like the
Brother Orrall's (Nicknamed the Bogus Bros by fans) other lyrics. But,
the brothers aren't new to the business aspect of music either; Jake
runs a record label, Infinity Cat Recordings, which has released such
artists as PUJOL and Cy Barkley. Their first brotherly recording, a 2002
CD by the Sex (their first band), shows their raw punk upbringing at a
young age. They also released a single and a live LP on Jack White's
Third Man Records in 2011. To sum up the boys in two words, Nashville
reps. On their 7th studio album, their sound progresses much from
2011's <i>We Are the Champions</i>, and it is produced by
mega-music-mogul Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. When most people hear
that Auerbach produced an LP, they think of an overproduced album by an
artist who just needs the extra push. Luckily, this new jam collection
shows that nothing will change Jeff and their punk ways. I think that's a
pretty good thing.</span><br />
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<span class="s1">-Originally published in the Detroit Metro Times on September 12th, 2012</span><br />
<span class="s1">Link- http://metrotimes.com/music/jeff-the-brotherhood-hypnotic-nights-warner-brothers-infinity-cat-recordings-1.1371535</span>Jarrett Koralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152688908582615531noreply@blogger.com