Entries from October 2007

October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween, All You Goblins and Gagortions

Here’s a bit that I put on the Nights With Alice Cooper radio show tonight that features Zappa’s “The Torture Never Stops”. Perfect Halloween fodder from the main Mother…
mp3 audio: Nights With Alice Cooper - “The Torture Never Stops” on Alice’s Vinyl Siding segment (10/31/07)
ENJOY…you creeps.

October 31, 2007

The Case for (Phil) Collins: Bob Weir Edition

All right, I think I’ve got our next musical scapegoat. Thanks to everyone who voted, but I felt most inspired by Matt’s suggestion for ol’ Ace Greybeard Ratboy himself…Bobby Weir.
 
Bob is a prime example of someone who never fully got their due, or just became known for the cheesy things they did over [...]

October 31, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 31- Rock General 1

Who did Marianne Faithfull co-write “For Beauties Sake” with?

October 30, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 29 & 30- Double Header

In this Rock Trivia Doubleheader, the first one to get both answers correct, gets THREE points. Otherwise, single correct answers are worth the usual one point…
Question 17: Heavy Metal

What London group was originally known as Group X in 1970?
Question 18: Roots of Rock

“I’m A ______” by the Yardbirds (1965)

October 26, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 28- Beatles

Who wrote the authorized biography The Beatles?

October 26, 2007

Blog Jammin’: Halloween Weekend is Up On Us

Hola senores y senoras, I have some cool Halloween weekend music news and stuff for you before you get all dressed up like Paula Abdul and go Halloween partying. Btw, bats are fuckin’ scary…

New Pink Floyd mega-box coming out with all of their studio albums with original artwork and everything, but much smaller to [...]

October 26, 2007

Which Case for (Phil) Collins: ?

All right guys. I’ve been having a hard time figuring who should be spotlighted in our next Case for Collins segment. There have been a few ideas rolling around my little mind, but nothing I was really sure would entertain you. So I’m putting the power in your qwerty hands.
That said, what [...]

October 25, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 27- Art Rock

Which album by Emerson, Lake and Palmer contained one side by each member and the fourth side a group effort?

October 25, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 26- Album Titles

Stormbringer (1974)

October 24, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 25- Rock General 1

In 1978, who recorded “Accidents Will Happen”?

October 24, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 24- Heavy Metal

Who played drums for Lynyrd Skynyrd?

October 23, 2007

Random Tube: Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters

‘Nuff said….

October 23, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 23- Art Rock

A 1979 U.K. hit single for the Gang of Four was titled “At Home He’s A _______”.

October 23, 2007

Blog Jammin’: Pre-Halloween Spooky Things

I’m busy wasting time on my new addiction, Facebook, so let’s get straight to the business. I didn’t expect Facebook to be much more than another version of Myspace, but I’ve learned that it is quite different and now I can’t wait to see if someone attacked my vampire or received my song dedication…original [...]

October 22, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 22- Beatles

Which guitarist member of Wings left the group in April 1981 to pursue a solo career?

October 19, 2007

Weekend Wisdom - brought to you by Joe Walsh…

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October 19, 2007

Sh*t L*sts: What’s Wrong With You?-Style

All right, ever since the new Radiohead release a couple weeks ago, which they are now paying you to download, it once again surfaces that I’m not a big Radiohead fan. What!?!? I know, it’s puzzling. But it had me thinking again about all those things that the people with whom I [...]

October 19, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 21- Rock General 1

Arthur Lee and ________ (group)

October 19, 2007

Attention!: Rock Trivia Investors

Since I started posting Rock Trivia questions from the original 1984 Pressman Toy Corporations’s excellent rock & roll board-game, aptly-titled Rock Trivia, I have been in contact with the games creator Ian Liberman, who is a gentleman and a rocker. Well, Ian has an interest, and so do I, of updating the classic game [...]

October 18, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 20 - Album Titles

Agents of Fortune (1976)

October 17, 2007

Random Tube: New Neil Young

Neil Young has posted 3 songs from his upcoming Chrome Dreams II album as photo montage’s on his YouTube channel. This shit sounds great! Long live Neil! Here’s ‘Dirty Old Man’…

October 17, 2007

Rock Trivia Round 7 Question 20: Roots of Rock

Who released “Carrie Anne” in 1967?

October 16, 2007

Blog Jammin’: Ween and Pumpkins and Such

Not a whole lot shakin’ in these parts, although the Fam and I did some pumpkin-pickin’ upstate for the benefit of young Kaydence (my niece, seen below). Good times! Other than that, just going to work, trying to be a good citizen and ignoring the voices in my head what tell me to [...]

October 16, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 19- Heavy Metal

What was Iron Maiden’s first LP called?

October 15, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 17 & 18- Double Header

In this Rock Trivia Doubleheader, the first one to get both answers correct, gets THREE points. Otherwise, single correct answers are worth the usual one point…
Question 17: Beatles
What Welsh poet appears on the cover of the Sgt. Pepper album?
Question 18: Art Rock
Which group formed by Malcolm McLaren contained Adam and the Ants members excluding [...]

October 12, 2007

Dig This!: Daryl Hall - Babs and Babs

I was about to post this as a Case for Collins, but then I realized that it is no longer a guilty pleasure to like Hall & Oates for most people, and that this is some indisputably great stuff. Now if this was Oates solo material, then I would have to reconsider. But [...]

October 12, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 16- Rock General 1

What country was Amon Duul II from?

October 12, 2007

Congratulations to Our Friend and Young Master, Jamie Isenstein!

Click the picture to read New York magazine’s piece about Jamie, as part of their ‘Gallery of Ten of the Most Promising New York Artists of 2007′. Give your kudos to Jamie below in comments…

October 11, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 16- Non-Pressman

What Syd Barrett song would Phish perform live with Fish on vocals in the early 90s? (this is for you, Red D)

October 11, 2007

Blog Jammin’: Have You Heard That Radiohead’s Got a New Album?

All right, as someone who never really caught on to the whole Radiohead phenomenon, one thing I can safely deduce is that they certainly can’t possibly live up to all the super-hype that constantly surrounds them and that they also must be a magically fantastic band which I’ll probably listen to a lot somewhere down [...]