tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301175112024-03-08T11:38:53.566-08:00Seattle Powerpop - Log On and Rock OutSeattle Powerpophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611094268184255653noreply@blogger.comBlogger1048125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-54591850860329307972008-12-13T17:47:00.000-08:002008-12-13T17:50:13.453-08:00The blog is officially deadHello all,<br /><br />I wanted to write to let folks know that I spoke with Andy today, and SPB is officially dead. As you may know, I moved to North Carolina back in early 2008, and Andy took over the blog when I moved. But, he's confirmed for me that he's been too busy with other projects to continue with SPB. Most of you probably figured that out, since the last post was quite a while ago. But, since I put a lot of love into this blog when it started, I felt it appropriate to log in to post a more formal burial.<br /><br />I hope everything is going well for everyone out in Seattle. I miss the music scene there tremendously, although things are going well for me in North Carolina.<br /><br />Keep on powerpoppin' and keep going to see live music.<br /><br />Best wishes to all!<br />GarySeattle Powerpophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611094268184255653noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-9429182708502654452008-10-07T20:24:00.000-07:002008-10-07T20:43:57.955-07:00The Riffbrokers CD Release PartyThe Riffbrokers new CD <span style="font-style:italic;">Weight of Line and Intersection</span> is fantastic and this is a great bill so don’t miss this show.<br /><br /><img src="http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z285/Andrew_Miracle/l_40b7dae3578971aaa8eb01100afd3cfa.gif" width=500>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-29424101605939563072008-09-29T16:57:00.000-07:002008-09-29T17:02:59.579-07:00Todd Rundgren at The Triple DoorTodd Rundgren will be playing at The Triple Door on Wednesday. With The Nazz, Utopia and as a solo artist Rundgren has produced some great power pop over the years. His album Something/Anything is essential. Check out this recent performance of “Open My Eyes” a song he originally preformed with The Nazz some 40 years ago.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cXMImnA5tDQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cXMImnA5tDQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-70198614343605923842008-09-28T11:12:00.000-07:002008-09-28T11:14:11.070-07:00This Week's Recommended Shows<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday 9/28</span><br />Sloan at Chop Suey<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday 10/3</span><br />Mexican UFO at Skylark<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday 10/4</span><br />Lashes/Blue Ribbon Boys at King Cobra<br /><br />The Sgt. Major III at SunsetAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-15490972821743790732008-09-21T11:32:00.000-07:002008-09-21T11:33:40.105-07:00This Week's Recommended Shows<span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday 9/22:</span><br />The Camellias at High Dive<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday 9/25</span><br />The Color Bars at Mars Bar<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday 9/27</span><br />The Greatest Hits/The Pranks at Jules MaesAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-23614711268384856452008-09-14T13:10:00.000-07:002008-09-14T13:12:42.896-07:00This Week's Recommended Shows<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday 9/14:</span><br />Crown Aruba at Comet<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday 9/16:</span><br />The Greatest Hits at Funhouse<br /><br />Blue Ribbon Boys at Sunset<br /><br />Squeeze at Showbox<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday 9/19</span><br />The Tripwires/Soda Pop Kids at Comet<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday 9/20</span><br />The Color Bars at Easy Street After HoursAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-82088140498108405822008-09-09T15:36:00.000-07:002008-09-09T15:45:02.895-07:00The Color Bars LiveHow about a video already? OK here’s a good one of The Color Bars live at The Tractor Tavern earlier this summer performing “Id Incinerator.”<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NuqBMd03mSw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NuqBMd03mSw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />And since I’ve been so negligent of late here’s another – The Color Bars performing “Pretty Krinkled” from the same show. Check out The Color Bars in person this Saturday at High Dive.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EYCcNGQFRhg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EYCcNGQFRhg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-5767143362109955332008-09-08T17:04:00.000-07:002008-09-08T17:07:06.128-07:00This Week's Recommended Shows<span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday 9/11:</span><br />The Greatest Hits at Central Saloon<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday 9/12:</span><br />The Suspicions at Funhouse<br /><br />The Girls at Chop Suey<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday 9/13:</span><br />The Color Bars at High Dive<br /><br />The Greatest Hits at The Boiler RoomAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-3339437209315033862008-09-03T19:46:00.000-07:002008-09-05T15:27:55.339-07:00This Week's Recommended Shows<span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday 9/4:</span><br />The Small Change/The Freddie Steady 5/Christy McWilson at The Sunset<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday 9/5:</span><br />Love As Laughter/Oxford Collapse/The Sea Navy at The Sunset<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday 9/6:</span><br />The Riffbrokers/The Knast at The Comet<br /><br />Young Sportsmen/Smile Brigade/Sid Finch at Lo-Fi Performance Gallery<br /><br />Little Pieces/The Mommyheads/Dark Circles (Shane Tutmarc solo) at Rendezvous Jewel Box TheaterAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-16650092744715181302008-08-24T10:08:00.000-07:002008-08-24T10:12:39.532-07:00This Week's Recommended Shows<span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday 8/28:</span><br />Young Sportsmen at City Hall (Noon)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday 8/29:</span><br />The Tea Cozies/The Hot Toddies at Mars Bar<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday 8/30:</span><br />The Doll Test/The Neat at Bob’s Java Jive (Tacoma)<br /><br />Boss Martians/Cute Lepers/Greatest Hits/Avenue Rose at Wild Weekend Powerpop Festival (Austin)Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-32303585793113881582008-08-19T17:01:00.000-07:002008-08-19T17:05:54.194-07:00This Week's Recommended Shows<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday 8/19:</span><br />The Purrs at Tractor Tavern<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 8/20:</span><br />The Pranks/The Electric Kisses/The Shy Ones at King Cobra<br /><br />International Pop Overthrow at East End (PDX)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday 8/21:</span><br />Jon Auer at Triple Door<br /><br />International Pop Overthrow at East End (PDX)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday 8/22:</span><br />The Dimes/The Quit at Comet Tavern<br /><br />International Pop Overthrow at East End (PDX)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday 8/23:</span><br />Ms. Led/Goodness at Mural Amphitheater (6:00 pm)<br /><br />Harvey Danger/Andy Werth at Lake Union Summerfest (8:00 pm)<br /><br />Sugarcane Mutiny/Sidd Finch at Jules Maes<br /><br />International Pop Overthrow at East End (PDX)Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-7589081593721203642008-08-12T17:40:00.000-07:002008-08-12T17:46:39.588-07:00This Week's Recommended Shows<span style="font-weight:bold;">Saturday the 16th:</span><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theriffbrokers">The Riffbrokers</a>/<a href="http://www.myspace.com/theilovemyselfs">The I Love Myselfs</a> at Shanty Tavern<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thegreatesthitsmusic">The Greatest Hits</a> at Central SaloonAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-50938648264443583832008-08-06T16:30:00.000-07:002008-08-06T17:09:02.515-07:00The Small Change RockThis should give you some idea of what The Whole Damn City will sound like this Friday at The Sunset, although the sound of this recording is really distorted and the picture is dark and out of focus but still, I think it captures the spirit. Anyway, here’s Kurt Block (Thee Sgt. Major III) and Scott Five (The Doll Test) joining The Small Change for kick-ass covers of The Who’s “The Seeker” and The Faces classic “Stay with Me” at the High Dive back in June.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_CZLJ8U4cqc&rel=0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_CZLJ8U4cqc&rel=0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-78383235188217379482008-08-04T21:20:00.000-07:002008-08-08T11:41:37.189-07:00The Whole Damn City at The Sunset FridayI was really looking forward to seeing Tim Rogers (lead singer/songwriter of the excellent Australian band You Am I) at the Sunset Tavern this Friday but the Department of Homeland Security put the kibosh on the show <strike>by denying Mr. Rogers a visa</strike>.<em> Apparently Tim Rogers’ visa wasn’t denied it just wasn’t issued in time to support his US tour. Here’s what <a href="http://www.myspace.com/timrogersband ">his MySpace page</a> says: “Due to events outside our control, the US tour has unfortunately been cancelled. We are all very disappointed, and will look to reschedule in the near future.”</em><br /><br />That’s the bad news. The good news is that <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thesmallchange">The Small Change</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sgtmajortheband">Thee Sgt. Major III</a> are still playing the gig along with an all-star Seattle rock ‘n’ roll You Am I cover band, <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The Whole Damn City</span> featuring members of The Presidents of the USA, The Tripwires, The Small Change, Young Sportsmen, The Riffbrokers, The Doll Test, Tube Top(!) and more, playing the very best of the You Am I catalogue.<br /><br />Don’t miss this show; it’s sure to be great.<br /><br />You Am I - "Get Up"<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RZZLt9UlaSc&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-50957404432763874602008-08-03T10:46:00.000-07:002008-08-03T10:49:22.904-07:00Recommended shows for the week of 8/3/08<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday the 5th: </span><br />The Color Bars at The Tractor<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday the 6th:</span><br />Sidd Finch at High Dive<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday the 7th:</span><br />Tea Cozies at EMP (5:00 pm)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday the 8th:</span><br />The Whole Damn City (You Am I Cover Band)/Thee Sgt. Major III/The Small Change at The SunsetAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-5728731747719129512008-08-02T13:51:00.000-07:002008-08-02T14:08:39.375-07:00Girl Trouble Tonight at SunsetTheir tagline is "Eluding fame since 1984" but I’d say they’re sort of legendary around this neck of the woods. It’s hard to beat Girl Trouble’s mix of punk, garage, surf, mod, fun and energy. They’re the epitome of unassuming cool.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ib7MVvv5Wv4&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ib7MVvv5Wv4&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Come check out <a href="http://www.myspace.com/girltrouble">Girl Trouble</a> tonight at the Sunset Tavern along with a bunch of other great bands at Chopperfest.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-33827072869185361582008-08-01T17:39:00.000-07:002008-08-01T18:11:46.936-07:00Chopperfest at Sunset Tavern Sat.<img src="http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z285/Andrew_Miracle/l_15c7d07d4ab3532bd4a746cf401452b1.jpg" width="425" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Guns and Rossetti photo by Lance Mercer</span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></strong>A great show for a great cause - to benefit Guns and Rossetti bassist Chopper Fisher and his wife Donna. Some are calling it the "show of the year.” Saturday night at the Sunset Tavern a bill that will never be repeated: Duff McKagan's Loaded, Girl Trouble, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/gunsrossetti">Guns and Rossetti</a>, Red Jacket Mine, The I Love Myselfs, and the full-screen premiere of Guns and Rossetti’s “Douchebag Boyfriend” video.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-41433016358553164112008-07-31T17:45:00.000-07:002008-07-31T18:11:05.434-07:00The Pharmacy at Balagan Theatre FridayIf I wasn’t such a creepy old dude I’d hit the Balagan Theatre (1117 East Pike St) tomorrow night to check out <a href="http://www.myspace.com/pharmacy">The Pharmacy</a>, Wildild Life, TV Coahran, Sioux City Pete, Taco Kitty, Stabbings, Greatest Hits and Emeralds. It’s an all ages show, starts at 10pm and costs 5 bucks.<br /><br />The Pharmacy<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vK-slX_hHTE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vK-slX_hHTE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Being the creepy old dude that I am I’ll be hitting the Skylark Café for The Doll Test’s CD release show instead.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-40547961492046136632008-07-31T17:08:00.000-07:002008-07-31T17:29:45.791-07:00Free Cute Lepers Show Tonight<img src="http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z285/Andrew_Miracle/l_d4acd31133a0f1be6fd957672380a962.jpg" width="425" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thecutelepers">The Cute Lepers</a> are playing a free, secret warm-up show tonight at Café Racer (next to Trading Musician on Roosevelt). They go on about 10:30 after a D.J. set by Nils Forever. They’ll be off touring the US for the next 5 weeks – Tacoma tomorrow, Missoula Saturday, then on to Salt Lake, Colorado Springs, Denver, Kansas City, Saint Louis, Chicago and on and on: New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Atlanta, New Orleans, Austin, Los Angeles, and more…Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-75208641556590239632008-07-30T20:36:00.000-07:002008-07-30T20:42:18.677-07:00Doll Test Record Release Show at Skylark<img src="http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z285/Andrew_Miracle/l_4882e4c131a7ab56c93f189bede0215b.jpg" width="500" />Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-72136241697360554352008-07-27T11:42:00.000-07:002008-07-30T20:47:29.684-07:00Recommended shows for the week of 7/27/08<span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday the 28th:<br /></span><span>The Subways/Thee Sgt. Major III at Chop Suey</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Friday the 1st: </span><br />The Doll Test/The Lund Bros. at Skylark<br /><br />The Shy Ones at Full Tilt Ice Cream Parlor<br /><br />The Cute Lepers/Avenue Rose/Powerchords at Hell's Kitchen (Tacoma)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday the 2nd:</span><br />Boss Martians/The Greatest Hits at King Cobra<br /><br />Chopperfest! w/ Duff McKagan’s Loaded/Guns & Rossetti/Girl Trouble/Red Jacket Mine/The I Love Myselfs at Sunset TavernAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-37344371805164670712008-07-24T16:47:00.000-07:002008-07-24T17:52:01.448-07:00Send The Lund Bros. to Austin<img src="http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z285/Andrew_Miracle/band-1.jpg" width="425" /><br /><br />If you’ve been reading SPB for a while you might already know that <a href="http://www.lundbros.com/">The Lund Brothers</a> are one of my fav bands and hopefully they’re one of your favorites too. So now’s our chance to show ‘em a little love by helping to send The Bros. to the Austin City Limits Music Festive. They’re in an on-line battle of the bands called <a href="http://www.delllounge.com/music/sandj/contest/">The Sound and the Jury</a> (ha, Faulkner allusion that) and they need our votes to advance to round 2 next month (they should call round 2 “Fight in August”) so follow <a href="http://www.delllounge.com/music/sandj/contest/band/?utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=multiple&utm_campaign=sound_and_jury&id=6f8502e9-ea51-49b4-ba0e-f0c7b58b885f">this link</a> if you will and cast your vote. Gwon tells me we’re allowed to vote once a day so I guess the old cliché really applies this time – vote early and often.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-5906630810642459112008-07-23T20:15:00.000-07:002008-07-23T20:19:17.081-07:00Jim Basnight Interview, Part 2<span><img src="http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z285/Andrew_Miracle/l_e3fc1babf67d90d02feef69ae5be7234.jpg" width="425" /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span>We pick-up where <a href="http://seattle-powerpop.blogspot.com/2008/07/jim-basnight-interview-part-1.html">part 1 of this interview</a> left off: with a question about The Moberlys.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />SPB:</span> Steve Pearson (The Heats) and Jeff Cerar (The Cowboys) were both early members of The Moberlys, did either of them play on any of the recordings? Do you still keep in touch with those guys? I saw that you participated in the Ian Fisher Tribute Concert at the Tractor a while back.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> Steve never did, but Jeff played on that Mick Flynn session. I keep in touch with most of those guys and was really happy to be able to contribute to the Ian Fisher Tribute at the Tractor. Ian and I lived together a couple of times during the beginnings of The Moberlys and The Cowboys and have always had fun together singing songs. Steve and I have played a lot of gigs together. He’s always appeared on my gigs and I used to always get up with his bands. We recently played a number of acoustic duo gigs together. I’ve often thought that a spectacular show would be Steve and me on guitar and Jack Hanan from The Cowboys and The Rockinghams on bass doing songs from The Moberlys, The Heats, The Cowboys, The Rangehoods, The Rockinghams and other songs of ours.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> I think you eventually had three different versions of The Moberlys, the first here in Seattle, the second in New York and then a third in L.A., hence the album <span style="font-style: italic;">Seattle–New York–Los Angeles</span> which made writer John M. Borack's list of "The 200 Greatest Power Pop Albums."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> The first Seattle line-up I went over pretty well. The NY line-up featured a couple of guys from Seattle, Dave Drewery and Al Bloch (Fastback Kurt’s brother) and a NY guy named Jeremy Bar-Illan. Jeremy was in the band before the Seattle guys and also after both returned to the west coast. He and I have stayed good friends over the years, though I’ve lost track of most of the other guys, except bassist Greg Morongell, whose cousin Mike Morongell and I became really good friends while I was in LA. Greg also sang some back-ups on <span style="font-style: italic;">Pop Top</span>. Jeremy and I played with a rhythm section of NY guys from a band The Locals that I met through Anne Deon. I later was married to Anne in LA for a year and a half. Anne was Alan Vega from Suicide’s girlfriend when I met her and after that David Johansen’s for a lot of the time that I was playing in her band The Cool Tigers. Through her and by bumping around NY I met a lot of musicians and played and/or jammed with a lot of folks, including Alan, Johnny Thunders, The Smithereens, The Fuzztones and many others. I remember Madonna as a girl that used to hang out at Danceteria, a club that I performed at and hung out at on a regular basis. She was in a band called Breakfast Club with the first bass player that I played with in Anne Deon‘s band. I also met Billy Idol through Anne and Vega. I worked in a few record stores in Manhattan and met a number of the early pioneers of hip hop and rap like Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow and Africa Bambatta.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> Recently I've really gotten into The Modernettes (Vancouver B.C. band, circa 1980) and The Moberlys cover my favorite Modernettes' song "Rebel Kind" on <span style="font-style: italic;">Seattle–New York–Los Angeles</span>. Did you ever play any shows with the Modernettes back in the day? If so just how sexy was Mary-Jo Kopechne?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> The Modernettes are one of my favorite NW bands ever. I really like Buck and Randy’s songs. Mary was Buck’s girlfriend at the time and I never really looked at her as a sex object, probably for that reason. She was a “hottie” though. I should have named the album <span style="font-style: italic;">Vancouver-NY-LA</span>, because almost all of the songs we recorded in the NW were up there. That band, with Dave Drewery, Toby Kiel and Glenn Oyabe used to play a lot in Vancouver. We were kind of outsiders in Seattle after I moved back there from NYC. We sort of carved out our own niche at the Central Tavern in Pioneer Square in Seattle because none of the main clubs that most of the bigger Seattle bands in the mid-80’s played at would let us work there. We really got the Central going in a direction that later spawned the grunge movement to flourish there in it’s infancy in the later 80’s. We moved to LA and were very prolific there, but never really got a push from the industry, other than recording a few songs with Peter Buck from REM producing for the EMI label. All 8 of the songs that he worked on with us were either released on <span style="font-style: italic;">Pop Top</span> or <span style="font-style: italic;">Seattle-NY-LA</span>. The band became again disappointed by the major labels reaction to our work and started splintering after we fired Drewery and replaced him with Fuzztones drummer Mike Czekaj. Mike and I were prolific writing partners in LA and knew each other in NYC, where I turned him on to The Sonics. He said that it was because of his performing "The Witch" with his band that he met the Fuzztones leader Rudi Protrudi. Mike and I wrote a number of songs that have become staples of my show over the years like “My Vision of You”, “What I Wouldn’t Do”, “Guilty”, “Red Light Moon”, “Love and Hate” “Don’t Wait Up For Me” and “Princess in Rags”.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> After The Moberlys split-up you formed The Rockinghams, which like The Moberlys played a cool blend of punk and power pop but with a lot more distortion. Was that in reaction to the grunge sound that was prevalent in Seattle at the time?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> I don’t really believe that to be true. I started playing a Marshall because I finally got my hands on a good one. I did that more to emulate Johnny Thunders and all of the British punk guitarists like Steve Jones, Mick Jones, Captain Sensible and Tony James than any grunge artists. Thunders used to play the Marshall with the Fender Twin and that was what I did a lot of the time in the ‘Hams.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> For the last ten years or so, with The Jim Basnight Thing and now The Jim Basnight Band, you've been playing a more sophisticated, more adult oriented style of pop music although it also has a certain childlike element to it. It's a very idiosyncratic sound but I think I hear bits of The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison and Jonathan Richman. What led you in that direction?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> I don’t know why I do the music I do. I really love all of those artists that you compared it to. That is very flattering to be compared with such important artists. I’ve been listening to those artists for a long time. I played “Gloria” at my very first gig. My favorite Jonathan Richman song is “I’m Straight”. The “Johnny Hippie” that he refers to there reminds me of Johnny Thunders. Anything to do with the Beatles or the Stones is both unique and spotless. We were talking on the way to a gig the other day how either of those bands could play any note and it would sound right, especially notes that everyone tells you are wrong.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> You played briefly in Johnny Thunders' band. I assume he was sort of a hero of yours. What was that experience like?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> JB:</span> I played with Johnny in the summer of 1982 in NYC. The band consisted of Walter Lure, Billy Rogers, Johnny and I played bass. I guess his bass player was mad about something and I just filled in for a while. It was a meaningful experience to me. We played all of his tunes like “I Love You”, “Chinese Rocks”, “MIA” and “In Cold Blood” and covers like “Seven Day Weekend”, “These Boots” and “Ramblin’ Rose”. It was a blast. I didn’t make any money, but I had an amazing time. I saw Walter Lure when I was back in NYC playing solo a while back and it was really nice to see him still carrying on the torch of that incredible and unstoppable rock and roll band.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> Tell me about Precedent Records. Is all of your music available now on CD?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> As a matter of fact we have all 6 of the CD’s available which include over 100 songs. There are also a number of songs that have been recorded but not released. I would say that there is a really fine album that would stand the test of time there amongst those 100 or so tracks. I’ve written about 500 songs and there are also a number of worthy songs that I only have cassette demos of that really have lasting appeal as well. I also have a number of films, videos and DVD’s that I’m in the process of compiling for use in a DVD. I’d like to release the DVD and the best of unreleased stuff as a two CD set.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> Have you always made a living as a musician? Ever worked any day jobs?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> I’ve worked a few jobs in LA and NY in the 80’s, the last one in 1986. Since then I have only worked as my own boss. I was an investment broker in the late 80’s and early 90’s in LA. The next job I had other than playing gigs and selling my recordings was co-composing the musical comedy <span style="font-style: italic;">Little Rock</span>. My next departure was booking and concert production in the late 90’s through about 2003. That was only so I could book my band as a side benefit and learn how to produce my own shows better. In mid-2005 I started running a sports site for Yahoo on the internet, which allowed me to travel. I published it and had a staff of writers. I owned the business, or franchise you might say. I just vacated that spot for someone else to run as of August 1st 2008. Having that extra income has allowed me to build up for my future and give me security, but now I feel that I can use the time better to promote my music full time again. It was also a good chance to learn a lot about the internet and web sites, while making money.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> What are you working on now? Writing? Recording?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> I’m not writing much other than some songs with the other guys in the band right now. As I’ve mentioned I’ve got a lot of tunes and have written for all of my life. I’ve actually taken a break since I finished <span style="font-style: italic;">Recovery Room</span>, but now that I’ve accomplished some important goals financially, I intend to start work on a whole new direction of writing as well as compile the two Disc set.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> How about playing a show in Seattle? Anything scheduled?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> Right now we play once a month in Seattle, though we play about 15 dates or so a month in total. Right now those Seattle area dates are at the Twisted Cork in Bellevue, which is on the main floor of the Hyatt Hotel building. We will be playing much more in the greater Seattle area in the future.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jimbasnight.com/">www.jimbasnight.com</a>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-40383761560009715062008-07-22T15:37:00.000-07:002008-07-23T20:23:31.696-07:00Jim Basnight Interview, Part 1<span><img src="http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z285/Andrew_Miracle/l_484c15f082c4d420eac1b6f959fdcb0b.jpg" width="425" /><br /><br />Jim Basnight’s got quite a rock & roll resume – his band Meyce played one of the first punk shows in Seattle in 1976 and in 1977 they opened for The Ramones. His next band The Moberlys recorded a great self-titled album that made Trouser Press’s “Underground Top 10” list in 1980. Basnight has been making consistently great music ever since, both as a solo artist and with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jimbasnightthemoberlys">Jim Basnight and The Moberlys</a>, The Pins, The Rockinghams, The Jim Basnight Thing and currently with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jimbasnightandband">The Jim Basnight Band</a>. His records have been sited in various Best of Powerpop lists over the years including John Borack’s "The 200 Greatest Power Pop Albums". </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Seattle Powerpop Blog:</span> Are you having a good summer so far? Over the years you've written some great songs celebrating summer like "Live in the Sun" and "Summertime Again" so I assume you enjoy it quite a bit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Basnight:</span> I’m having a great summer so far. I’m getting ready to put out a new CD on the NYC based Disclosed label. It’s a career retrospective with two new tracks that I recorded with my current band, the Jim Basnight Band. It’s titled “We Rocked and Rolled: The First 25 Years with Jim Basnight, Moberlys and Beyond”, by Jim Basnight. It has selections from all 6 of my unique CD’s, <span style="font-style: italic;">Sexteen</span> by the Moberlys, <span style="font-style: italic;">Seattle-NY-LA</span> by Jim Basnight and the Moberlys, <span style="font-style: italic;">Pop Top</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Jim Basnight Thing</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Recovery Room</span> by Jim Basnight and <span style="font-style: italic;">Makin’ Bacon</span> by the Rockinghams. The reason I call those “unique CD’s” is because tracks from them have been compiled in other releases like <span style="font-style: italic;">Sexteen</span> a vinyl LP released in 1985 on Lolita Records in France, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Moberlys</span> vinyl LP released in 1980 on the Seattle based Safety First Label, <span style="font-style: italic;">Jim Basnight and the Moberlys Return</span> CD on the Japanese Wizzard-in-Vinyl label in 2006 and the <span style="font-style: italic;">Pop Pleasure</span> LP by Jim Basnight and the Moberlys on the Italian Rave Up label.<br /><br />My consistent love for summer songs and sunny days is based on my inherent spirit and optimism and hope and belief in the goodness of life and people. I’ve been disappointed along the way, but my relentless optimism has kept me upright. I basically was blessed with parents that showed me a lot of love and shared so much with me to thank for that. I love summer songs as well, as they often bring out some of the more positive and happy moments in pop music. That’s not to say that I only love that kind of music. I guess I may be identified by some for that style, because some of my best work has been when I was singing about those kinds of experiences. I feel that there are many other top notch songs of mine and those that I co-wrote that are not in that vein and I guess only time will tell as to whether others look back at this body of work and feel the same.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> I checked your concert calendar and it looks like you're playing 4 to 5 shows a week for the next couple of months.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB: </span>I’ve been performing between 175 and 225 shows a year with the Jim Basnight Band or myself solo or in duo line-ups for about 10 years now. Mostly in the NW (WA, OR, ID, MT and some parts of UT, WY and CA), we’ve carved out a niche by playing literally everywhere and every type of gig, from coffee houses, concerts and colleges to casinos, clubs, fairs, festivals and private parties. We’ve developed a very good show, if I do say so myself, that pulls from all kinds of influences. I feel that we can play the power-pop, glam, punk, garage, new wave and roots rock that I’m known for very well, plus we have successfully brought in influences like soul, funk, old country, blues, jazzy-pop and classic rock. Our show right now is playing a lot on Washington’s San Juan Island, but after summer we will be doing more traveling around the NW and probably back to NYC around the release of the CD, as well as to parts on the SW. I’d love to take this band overseas, as I feel strongly that our show would be very well received in Europe and Japan.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> Who's in The Jim Basnight Band and what's your set-list like?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> The band consists of Mikel Rollins on bass, guitar, flute, Sax and vocals. Mikel and I have been playing since the beginning of this band in 1996, right as the Rockinghams were coming to a close. He is a really strong musician who has had a ton of jazz training and experience as a pro player. He also has a quick sense of humor on stage and a keen sense of style. He says that I have been his teacher over the years as a guitarist and front man and I’ve picked up a lot from him as well. The drummer is Brad “Mr. D” Dolsen. I met him on San Juan Island. He’s an accomplshed drummer and a really high energy showman. He does a lot of things image wise that make it easier for me to do crazy things and not stand out or appear random and out on a limb. He and Mikel both do that. Brad went down to LA for a while to work as a session guy and also worked in the fashion and art gallery world. He moved back to Seattle to do the band and so he could play drums full time. The 4th member is Mike Rain, who plays bass and guitar. He is an outstanding harmony vocalist and has done very well with creating his own vocal arrangements on my tunes. Mike has a good voice and plays a very nice complimentary guitar style to mine and to Mikel’s bass playing. He also plays good solid bass, which allows Mikel to play sax and flute as well as guitar. We do songs from all 6 of the CD’s as well as some new songs. We also do a number of our own versions of other people’s numbers. Some of the better tunes that we do regularly are Telegram Sam, Ballrooms of Mars and The Slider (T-Rex), The Passenger (Iggy), Too Much Junkie Business (The Heartbreakers), What You See is What You Get (The Dramatics), Lovely Day (Bill Withers), All The Young Dudes (Mott the Hoople) and Just to Satisfy You (Waylon Jennings). I also play a number of songs in my solo acoustic show like “Tonight” by the Raspberries, “1-2-3” by Len Barry, Hank Williams “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” in the Al Green mode and “Venus De Milo” by Television.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> When did you first fall in love with music? What were some of your favorite records when you were growing up?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> I first fell in love with music when I got a transistor radio in about 1966. My first records were what we had around the house, which was mostly Jazz and adult pop of the day, but my folks got a few 45’s that we had around like “Bobbie’s Girl” by Marcie Blaine, “The Watusi” by the Orlons and “See You in September” by the Happenings. My dad finally broke down and bought me <span style="font-style: italic;">Revolver</span> by the Beatles when it came out. He also felt compelled to broaden my horizons a bit in the pop music genre by giving me the Mothers <span style="font-style: italic;">Absolutely Free</span> and the <span style="font-style: italic;">Fugs</span> on ESP. He also played a lot Lenny Bruce around the house. I really liked the music on the radio, but it wasn’t until I started going to the store and buying my own records that I found the stuff that really expanded my appreciation and realization that this was what I wanted to do with my life. My first records like that were the Kinks <span style="font-style: italic;">Greatest Hits</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Kinkdom</span>, the Stones <span style="font-style: italic;">High Tides and Green Grass</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Flowers</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Doors</span>, Jimi Hendrix <span style="font-style: italic;">Are You Experienced</span>, Jefferson Airplane <span style="font-style: italic;">Surrealistic Pillow</span>, The Who <span style="font-style: italic;">Sell Out</span> and all of the American radio pop of the day like The Buckinghams, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Grassroots, The Raiders, The Rascals, The Beach Boys and a ton more. From there I got into the glam movement of the early 70’s. I wasn’t much of a fan of the Woodstock scene and the early arena rock, but when Bowie, T-Rex, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, NY Dolls, MC5, Roxy Music, Slade, Mott, Flamin’ Groovies and Iggy Pop came out in my early high school years I was hooked. I also always loved the early power-pop, specifically Badfinger and the Raspberries, as well as all of the bands around in the 70’s that were influenced by that style. Soul music always appealed to me as well and I was hooked on albums like <span style="font-style: italic;">Superfly</span> by Curtis Mayfield, the Al Green and Isaac Hayes stuff, The Temptations, Sly Stone, The Ohio Players and Marvin Gaye. I wasn’t a huge fan of the big top arena rock acts of the day, but now I appreciate a lot of the big names of the 70’s more than I did back then. It was not a huge jump to spin right into the punk thing, as it started to appear in the mid-70’s.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> What impact did punk have on you? I think I hear the influence of Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Heartbreakers and The Modern Lovers in your early stuff along with The Raspberries and maybe The Rubinoos?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> I feel that I was influenced very much by both punk and power-pop. Both styles have irrepressible energy, melody and so many fantastic artists and songs. I’m really drawn to good songs. When I went to NYC in the spring of 1977, it was a life changing experience. I would also mention bands like The DMZ, Wayne County, The Tuff Darts, The Dead Boys, Suicide, Alex Chilton, The Fleshtones, The Nerves, Patti Smith, Blondie, The Real Kids, Generation X, Tom Petty, The Heats, The Cowboys and Vancouver B.C.’s Modernettes as big influences from that era. I was writing songs well before I heard most of these bands, but they all shaped my musical development as a songwriter. There’s also no way to discount the value The Ramones to my upbringing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> Your band Meyce opened for The Ramones here in Seattle in 1977 when you were what, nineteen? How did you land that gig and what was it like?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> The show was promoted by a friend of mine from high school, Robert Bennett, under the banner of a local rock fanzine that the drummer in the Meyce published and that I contributed to, <span>Chatterbox</span> (named for the Dolls tune). It was at the Olympic Hotel, which was in the same building that is now the Four Seasons Hotel in Seattle. It was a classy room for Seattle at that time and a good place to kick off the punk movement in town in style. The Meyce did a very good show in my opinion and the Ramones band and crew said some very encouraging things to us. The Ramones were just incredible. They did most of the tunes from their first two albums. They stayed in touch with all of my crew in Seattle over the next few years and Johnny and Dee Dee wore <span>Chatterbox</span> T-Shirts all over the place. Johnny wore it in the movie <span style="font-style: italic;">Rock and Roll High School</span>. I have some 8MM film footage of part of the Meyce (pronounced Mice) performance that night that I will be including in a DVD that I’m compiling right now.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPB:</span> I love The Moberlys' album <span style="font-style: italic;">Sexteen</span>. I think everyone who loves punk or power pop should own a copy. Tell me about that CD. Is it the whole first Moberlys album plus some singles and some live tracks? What do you remember about making that album?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JB:</span> It was done in a few different sessions. First there was the single that I released in January 1978, “Live In the Sun” backed with “She Got Fucked”, which made the album. That was prior to the formation of the Moberlys. The second session was at a “demo” studio owned by Seattle guitarist Mick Flynn. That line-up which included Jeff Cerar (who later helped form the Cowboys) recorded 5 songs and “Leave the Past Behind”, “I Trust You” and “When the Night Comes” are on “Sexteen”. The third session was backed by Brian Fox and self produced by the Moberlys and engineer Dave Perry. From that four song session “Don’t Fall into Darkness”, “Blow Your Life Away” and “I Want You” are included. We then went into Triangle Studios in Seattle and did a live broadcast for local commercial FM KZOK. From that “Country Fair”, “Papa Loves Mama”, “Love/Hate”, “You Don’t Give Me Love”, “I’m In Fire” and “Come and Gone” are included. After that Ned Neltner, who led a very successful local club band in the NW, Junior Cadillac (which also included original Wailer Buck Ormsby) took us into Paul Revere and Neil Rush’s (Marilee’s husband) studio. From that session came “Sexteen”, “Live In the Sun”, “Last Night”, “Lonesome Crying Sigh”, “Give Me Peace” and “You Know I Know”. Steve Grindle on bass and Bill Walters on drums were there from the beginning of the band. Jeff was replaced by Steve Pearson, who played one gig with us. Don Short, Pearson’s band mate in The Heats was in the band for a few rehearsals, as was Ben Fisher, who later co-wrote “Summertime Again”, “Hello Mary Jane” and “Middle of the Night”. Ben passed from cancer a few years ago and was one of my best friends. He and I wrote a number of other songs and had real chemistry together. Finally we hired Ernie Sapiro, who later replaced Jeff in The Cowboys. Ernie played on all of previously mentioned sessions besides the single and the Mick Flynn tapes. After the session with Neltner, due to a few rejection notices from major labels, Bill Walters left the band, soon to be followed by Ernie. Steve and I tried to keep going, but were unsuccessful in finding the right replacements. Bill Rieflin from The Blackouts and now REM helped us record a couple of tracks. Those were “We’ll Always Be in Love” and “Love is Beautiful”, which are both on “Sexteen”. After that session Steve joined a Rockabilly band and I joined a club band that was playing a lot of the same clubs as The Heats and The Cowboys called The Pins. After working with them for about 6 months I decided to move to NYC. Pearson later joined them after The Heats broke up and they changed their name to The Rangehoods. In NYC I put together a band and called it The Moberlys, to follow up on the LP and it’s underground success and we recorded a number of tracks some of which that were later included on the “Seattle-NY-LA” CD, but one of them, “I Return” was a standard of the first band, so I included it there.<br /><br /><a href="http://seattle-powerpop.blogspot.com/2008/07/jim-basnight-interview-part-2.html">Part 2</a>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117511.post-13327781658397806392008-07-21T11:40:00.000-07:002008-07-21T15:39:55.201-07:00The Doll Test – Mosque Alarm Clock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdbaby.name/d/o/dolltestpop.jpg"><img style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://cdbaby.name/d/o/dolltestpop.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here’s another great release from Unsmashable Records, another excellent Johnny Sangster production and another contender for SPB’s album of the year.<br /><br />Unsmashable Records describes itself as “Northwest powerpop rock music from the seasoned over-30 crowd” and while the kids might enjoy it too, <span style="font-style: italic;">Mosque Alarm Clock</span> is clearly an album for people who’ve lived a little: wry, poetic observations from someone who’s been around the block a few times.<br /><br />The Doll Test is veteran singer/songwriter/guitarist Scott Five (Sutherland) and fellow ex-Model Rockets Boyd Remillard on bass and Graham Black on drums and Riffbrokers frontman Nick Millward on guitar and organ. They’re a formidable band and with <span style="font-style: italic;">Mosque Alarm Clock</span> they’ve delivered an exceptional record. Five calls it “a concept record…about what happens between when the alarm goes off and when the wine runs out.”<br /><br />I hear the classic ‘60s powerpop influences: The Beatles, The Byrds and The Who, but The Doll Test’s music never sounds derivative or retro, it’s timeless and relevant with plenty of great melodies, hooks and harmonies, skillfully arranged and played.<br /><br />Lyrics touch on politics both personal ("The Last Rung") and national ("The Decider"), strategies - including denial and self-medication - for dealing with the pain and monotony of life ("Everything’s Fine"), bittersweet relationships ("Fall Away," "Every Night You Break My Heart") and life-affirming love ("The Bell, The Map, The Stars").<br /><br />With its chiming guitars, gorgeous melody and succinct yet killer Roger McGuinn does John Coltrane guitar solo, “The Bell, The Map, The Stars” is possibly my favorite song on the album, but with a dozen songs of such high caliber it’s nearly impossible to choose one standout track.<br /><br />“My Future Self” is one of those great originals that sounds like a cover - a song that you heard on the radio once when you were young, immediately fell in love with but never heard again. I can’t put my finger on who it reminds me of exactly, The Byrds singing Dylan maybe (a coworker suggested Tom Petty). It’s got ringing Rickenbackers, wheezy organ, half-spoken, half-sung repeated-line verses, a swelling, soaring chorus and lyrics “I saw my future self handicapping an Emerald Downs racing form” that might have made Charles Bukowski proud.<br /><br />“Ballad of Your Blue-Eyed Boy” sounds like it could be a great, lost Beatles track from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Let It Be</span> sessions – Phil Spector-like production, a Harrison-esque slide guitar solo, a terrific, expressive Lennon-esque vocal by Five and smart, sad, funny lyrics: “They handed you a suitcase and they shot the starting gun/now what’s the matter cupcake ain’t you havin’ any fun?”<br /><br />I hear echoes of Buffalo Springfield in the jingle-jangle, harmony-drenched “Shoot the Tambourine Man” while “Amphetamine” reminds me of prime Neil Young & Crazy Horse with its drug related lyrics and cathartic guitar maelstrom via Five and guest guitarist Ryan Maxwell of Unsmashable label-mates Young Sportsmen.<br /><br />The stacked harmonies, layered acoustic and electric guitars, woodblock and background oohs and ahhs in “One Lie Too Many” are reminiscent of The Who circa ‘68. This song starts with the great line, “First a thorn, then another/till the rosebush that grows from your side has made you fall.” It’s a powerful, vivid image, like something from a Frida Kahlo painting.<br /><br />Scott Five has really come into his own as a songwriter and the excellent playing by the band and Johnny Sangster’s skillful, sympathetic production provide the perfect showcase for the twelve perfectly sequenced gems that make up this outstanding album.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thedolltest">www.myspace.com/thedolltest</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.unsmashablerecords.com/">http://www.unsmashablerecords.com/</a>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739398660673453641noreply@blogger.com2