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Music Shit / Ted Falconi on NPR

« on: November 10, 2017, 01:38:55 PM »

Celebrate Veteran's Day with America's punkest vet, Ted Falconi of Flipper.

If you live in California, you can hear my radio piece on Ted at 4:30 and 6:30 pm on your local NPR station.

Until then, read this!

https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/10/ted-falconi-vietnam-vet/

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Music Shit / Peter and the Test Tube Babies Banned from U.S!

« on: August 02, 2017, 04:27:53 PM »

First they came for the Anti-Nowhere League, and I didn't say anything.

Then they came for Peter and the Test Tube Babies...

https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/02/british-punk-singer-deported-from-sfo-allegedly-for-mocking-trump/

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Music Shit / Tuxedomoon's PEter Principle dies unexpectedly

« on: July 17, 2017, 03:51:04 PM »

Crazy shit. Guy was in Brussels with the band, writing new music and getting ready for a European tour. This morning, he's dead and they don't know why.

Weirdest part? He was 63, the same age that Bruce Geldudig was when he died last year. (Bruce actually died on his 63rd birthday)

https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/17/tuxedomoons-peter-principle-dachert-63-dies-unexpectedly/

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Music Shit / Burger Boogaloo Break Down

« on: July 03, 2017, 03:10:36 PM »

I tried to review this year's Boogaloo from the perspective of someone who enjoys all the bands and isn't just doing their job. I had fun!

https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/03/burger-boogaloo-breakdown-lots-of-sun-and-hubbub-at-mosswood-park/

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Music Shit / You like experimental music?

« on: October 27, 2016, 02:14:30 PM »

Then I highly suggest reading this awesome piece about the history of the Mills CCM.

https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/10/26/fifty-years-of-limitless-possibility-at-the-center-for-contemporary-music-at-mills-college/

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Music Shit / Early SF Punk bands talk about going into the studio

« on: October 21, 2016, 09:38:30 AM »

Richie Unterberger wrote a pretty awesome piece about what bands like Crime and the Avengers confronted when they went into the studio for the first time.

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/10/20/how-san-francisco-recording-studios-dealt-with-early-punk-rock-bands/

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Music Shit / Creamery Shuts Down, Greg Ashley Booted from Oakland

« on: June 24, 2016, 10:44:53 AM »

I don't know how many fans there are of Ashley/GRis Gris/The Mirrors, but I wrote a story about his time in Oakland

https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/06/24/adios-greg-ashley-a-look-back-at-the-psychedelic-savants-oakland-years/

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Non-Music Shit / Naked Trump Portrait

« on: April 01, 2016, 11:21:36 AM »

The artist that painted Trump with the GG Allin dick has been banned for life from Facebook and eBay.

I asked her if the painting was influenced by GG and she said no, but she's going to check him out

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/03/29/license-to-illma-naked-trump-portrait-gets-artist-banned-from-facebook-ebay/

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Music Shit / MX-80 Sound

« on: November 28, 2015, 10:17:00 AM »

They have a new album out that has a lot of stuff that sounds like their work of yore.

I did a fun Q&A with them and I think you should all read it:

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/11/28/mx-80-recapture-their-sound-sfs-noisy-art-rockers-talk-old-days-new-lp/

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Music Shit / We went crazy about James Williamson and the Stooges

« on: November 27, 2015, 09:57:55 PM »

So a few weeks back we not only made a sweet podcast about Williamson's story of going from the Stooges to Sony VP:

http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/11/17/the-leap-episode-four-james-williamson-stooges-iggy-pop

And then I interviewed him and we talked about the Hell of being a Stooge:

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/11/17/heaviness-is-guaranteed-a-conversation-with-james-williamson/

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Music Shit / Ruby Ray talks about the earliest days of San Francisco punk

« on: September 20, 2015, 09:13:38 AM »

She shared some great stories and her amazing photos -- that Flipper photo alone is the best -- so I highly suggest reading it:

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/09/20/in-the-beginning-ruby-ray-discusses-the-earliest-days-of-sf-punk/

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Music Shit / Jerry from Devo has 9/11-themed wedding

« on: September 14, 2015, 01:20:55 PM »

Oh lord...

http://www.tmz.com/2015/09/14/devo-co-founder-throws-9-11-themed-wedding-jerry-casale/

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Music Shit / Stooges' Steve Mackay in critical condition

« on: September 08, 2015, 12:40:55 PM »

Really sad news but I did get to include a quote from Monoshock/Liquorball shredder Grady Runyon

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/09/08/steve-mackay-sax-player-for-the-stooges-in-critical-condition/

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Music Shit / Holy shit David Yow is fronting Flipper

« on: July 31, 2015, 05:01:42 PM »

If you haven't heard the news, Bruce Loose's back is too fucked up so David Yow is singing for the band.

No, this is real:

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/07/31/influential-punks-flipper-reuniting-with-jesus-lizard-singer/

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Music Shit / RIP Don JOyce of Negativland

« on: July 23, 2015, 03:14:52 PM »

Negativland's Don Joyce died yesterday of heart failure. He was 71.

The band credit's him for showing them how to manipulate media -- before they were just a noise band. He was the guy that showed them how to start "sampling" before sampling was a thing.

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/07/23/negativlands-don-joyce-dj-behind-kpfas-over-the-edge-has-died/