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An Ode To Sonny Bryans

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Arish loves his Sonny Bryans!

For a good chunk of us living in the US of A, we will never get to experience Sonny Bryans. I never heard of it until two minutes ago. But but but but but. King Khan enjoys the restaurant so much that he wrote a little song available for listen on the Shrines Myspace page. Here: http://www.myspace.com/kingkhantheshrines

Chris will definitely listen to it because Khan name-drops Mumia Abu-Jamal.

“Sonny Bryan’s Barbecue
Burning hot in my gullet
Makes me want to shave my mullet
Sonny Bryan’s Barbecue
Free ribs, free cole slaw, free Mumia Abu-Jamal!
Sonny Bryan, friend of Kobe Bryant
Missed and loved by us all.”

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Malcolm McLaren Dead at 64

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Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of The Sex Pistols and the man who claimed to have invented punk, has died aged 64.

McLaren died in New York this morning after a long battle with cancer.

His spokesman, Les Molloy, said the impresario had been suffering from cancer for some time and he expected his body would be returned to the UK shortly.

An unashamed self-publicist, McLaren gained notoriety as manager of the Sex Pistols who were propelled to No 1 in the charts with God Save The Queen in 1977. Having brought together the roguish band members he went on to become a household name in his own right, entering into the public spotlight again in recent years when he stood for the newly created London mayoralty in 2000. His policies included the serving of alcohol in libraries.

Having dropped out of art school – McLaren said the experience taught him “that it is better to be a flamboyant failure than any kind of benign success” – he made a first foray into music management in the early 70s after convincing the New York Dolls to employ him as manager.

The band flopped at the time, but the experiment, complete with red leather and Soviet-style clothes, heralded the start of a career-breaking ground in fashion and music.

McLaren, who was born in North London, frequently professed to leading the capital’s avant garde art scene during the 70s.

He opened a shop in fashionable King’s Road 1971 with his then girlfriend Vivienne Westwood. The shop was renamed SEX in 1974 and quickly gained iconic status drawing in the “young, sexy, assassins” who would become the Sex Pistols.

The couple had a son, Joseph Corre, the co-founder of lingerie shop Agent Provocateur.

His reputation was carved by the success of the Sex Pistols and an eye for publicity stunts which would grip the British and American culture scene through the 70s.

McLaren also managed a number of other bands, including Bow Wow Wow before producing his own records including the much-sampled track Double Dutch from the 1983 album Duck Rock.

He continued to be involved in the culture and arts scene up until his death, earning him in equal measure acclaim as a doyen of music and design and criticism for his marketing of pop culture.

– http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/apr/08/malcolm-mclaren-dies-sex-pistols

A few days late with this story… but anyway, he was perhaps more of an exploiter of the arts than a practioner, but nevermind his bollocks for now, RIP Malcolm… maybe I wouldn’t have discovered the Sex Pistols without you.

Chris

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Walkmen On Thee Oh See

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Sorry for the misspelling. I meant The O.C. I think I might have posted about this before, but I was never able to find footage on YouTube.

Go to 4:38 to see the first song and then 8:00 to hear the second. Side note: I’d love to kiss a chick during “What’s In It For Me.” Lucky bastard.

Little House of Savages (live version) The Walkmen At The Bait Shop, The Walkmen perform on camera as Seth works the door while Summer arrives.
What’s In It For Me (live version) The Walkmen At The Bait Shop, The Walkmen perform on camera as Seth admits to Summer why he got the job at the Bait Shop, then he kisses her.

Here is what lead singer Hamilton Leithauser had to say:

Singer Hamilton Leithauser enjoyed his experience filming the show, though he felt that the staged enthusiasm for the band was a bit much. “There were maybe two hundred extras on the set pretending to just love us, and I had to sing along with the music, and of course everyone else is fake playing — they’re not even plugged in,” Leithauser said. “So it was really an awkward scene for me, but I think you’re just supposed to stand there and look cool anyhow, so I just tried to do that.”

Leithauser, who was surprised the show allowed the Walkmen to play two songs, sees television performances as a solid, if ephemeral, means of promotion. “I don’t think we’ll gain fans,” Leithauser said. “I think people will buy the record though. I think a lot of people bought the record after we were on Dave Letterman and Conan, but I don’t think you can really gain actual fans who are going to really care about the band through such a mass-market thing.”

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Just look at the fans, nobody goes that nuts over the Walkmen at shows. It’s like they are seeing Metallica or some shit hahaha.

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A-L Recommendations

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These are sort off-beat recommendations from bands you may or may not have heard of. Basically, these are songs that are in my library, but I hardly ever listen to them.

A – Abe Vigoda – “Hyacinth Girls”
B – Big Japan – “Life Saver”
C – The Cribs – “Men’s Needs”
D – Down AKA Kilo – “Lean Like A Cholo”
E – El Guincho – “Palmitos Park”
F – Fuck Buttons – “Sweet Love For Planet Earth”
G – Growlers – “Swallowed Whole”
H – Her Space Holiday – “Tech Romance”
I – Inner Circle – “Sweat”
J – Jesus and Mary Chain – “The Hardest Walk”
K – Kraftwerk – “The Model”
L – Last Shadow Puppets – “I Don’t Like You Anymore”

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The “Real” Che

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Damn, those models are fine; I’ve always dug Che Tits! Anyway, this is totally biased, which comes as no surprise, worse than the bias of the Che cheerleaders. Of course, I think the caricature of Che is a farce, but as Jay Z put it he’s “complex,” haha, far more complex than this bullshit would leave you to believe. Some things they say are true and naturally they’re horrible. But, they don’t apply the same standards to the U.S. and other figures, which are far, far worse, even if justified. I feel awful for those women, but you don’t think Nazis’ had family? or any other terrorist. That’s what war is, it’s violence on a grand scale. I also feel bad that their loss is being exploited for ratings and pathetic agendas. To compare Che to Bin Laden and the reasons why he, Fidel, and the other Cubans were fighting to America’s reasons for fighting a war is not only childish, but shows the sheer lack of concern for honest observations of foreign policy. In terms of people starving in Cuba, well that would be greatly decreased if the U.S. didn’t place sanctions on them. We easily could aid them, but Castro doesn’t want to be our little puppet bitch like other dictators, so no food for you Cuba. Lastly, the whole racist deal, ( I love how Faux News is saying this of all networks!) Beck is clearly utilizing this to appeal to people’s feelings about race and what have you. Divide and conquer! I have never seen that quote about black folks. I’m not saying it’s not true, but I’m not denying it could be either. I know for a fact that Che sympathized for blacks in the U.S. and he also met with Malcom X when he came over here; both shared great admiration for one another. So, basically follow the woman’s advice, do your own research.

Chris

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Classic Review: Tour Split

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Bands: Jay Reatard/Thee Oh Sees
Release: 2009
Label: Shattered Records

1. “Telephone Network Voltage” – A-
2. “Blank Blogs” – C-
3. “7484” – C+
4. “Castiatic Tackle” – C

Comments: “Telephone Network Voltage” erm…”Hiding Hole.” I’m not quite sure when “Telephone” was composed, but it seems like a “Hiding Hole” demo. The lyrics are a little different and this version is particularly distorted and lo-fi. This version also features an extended guitar solo. It’s pretty good, but I think I prefer “Hiding Hole.” “Blank Blogs” isn’t a demo or an alternative version of a Jay song, it’s merely an exhausting instrumental. C’mon, guy! Thee Oh Sees sort of pick things up where “Blank Blogs” left off with an extremely lo-fi horror inspired instrumental/spoken-word piece. There is some degree of catchiness in the mess…not much though. All right, all right, all right. This is a pretty lame split.

Grade: C+ (78)

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