November 2007 Archives

The B-52's and The Rapture played a super high energy show to a super high energy crowd at the Roseland Ballroom. Those B-52 fans are nearly as weird and obsessive as Ween fans.

In the past, The Rapture have dressed as spacemen and as skeletons. This year they went as ghostbusters! Pretty awesome....... (photos by Ballulah)

DOWNLOAD: Ray Parker Jr - "Ghostbusters"

The Police brought their reunion tour back to Madison Square Garden for halloween. The entire band dressed up: Sting as a joker, Andy as a Charlie Chaplin, and Stewart as some space snake or something. It would have been nice if they changed their setlist around for this show, but they didn't. Same setlist as every other night on the tour.......

In the midst of gigantic investigation into Blackwater's ruthless tactics in Iraq, Secretary of State secretly tried to broker an immunity deal with the hired-soldiers whom are under investigation for the September 16th murder of 17 unarmed Iraqi. The deal fell apart when talk of the deal hit national newspapers.

In related news, Blackwater has been hired by the State Department to guard an FBI team assigned to probing the Blackwater September 16th shooting spree that left at least 17 Iraqi civilians dead.......

Brian Williams is pretty fantastic. The opening skit, which included a "surprise" appearance from Senator Obama, was pretty funny. You got to love that Bill was dressed as the Pick-Up Artist.

Here's one more skit with Brian...........

B.B. King's in New York City is where all the oldies and nostalgia acts seem to play, and if you dig through the tons of crap cover bands they book, you'll find some amazing acts, including some major legends whom are worth checking out.

B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Etta James, and Chuck Berry all still put on pretty stellar shows. Etta James especially. As for Sly & The Family Stone, well, this is going to be their first concert in something like thirty years. They did perform at the 2006 Grammys and man did they bomb. Here's hoping Sly is in better shape for these gigs.........

B.B. KING'S BLUES CLUB & GRILL
November 12-13 - B.B. King
November 24 - Jerry Lee Lewis
December 7 - Sly & The Family Stone (Early & Late)
December 30 - Chuck Berry
April 14-16 - Etta James + the Roots Band

Fresh from opening two shows for The Black Crowes at the United Palace Theatre in Washington Heights, Patti Smith and Her Band have announced their now-annual three New Years Eve shows at the Bowery Ballroom on December 29th, 30th and 31st.

I love Patti, but she plays a whole of local shows. It seems like she's always playing shows in New York City. Don't get me wrong, I love being able to see her so often, but who goes everytime? Besides Michael Stipe..........

Patti Smith And Her Band
Sat 12/29 Patti Smith And Her Band ($40 Tix)
Sun 12/30 Patti Smith And Her Band ($40 Tix)
Mon 12/3 Patti Smith And Her Band ($55 Tix)

Hellcat Records will release a remastered self-titled album from iconic ska-punk group Operation Ivy on November 6th. Originally distributed by Lookout! Records as a compilation in 1991, which sold in excess of 500,000 copies, Operation Ivy features the group's only LP (Energy) as well as their 7" EP (Hectic) and two songs from the 7" EP compilation Turn It Around. Remastered by Gene Grimaldi (Tiger Army, Transplants, Pennywise, NOFX), the album will released as a digipak with original artwork and will also be available digitally for the first time from all major download services.

It really does sound much better...........

On February 22nd, The National will continue their Boxer tour with a show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House. TIckets go on sale November 5th.

The National's show is a part of BAM's Brooklyn Next Festival, which will also feature Soulive (2/15), Citizen Cope (2/16), Dan Zanes and Friends (2/24)...........

PENultimate Lit is a new literary series being curated by Rick Moody that will take place at Park Slope's Southpaw. The events will mix literature with film, music, and various other perfinent genres. They have announced two events so far. Here's the info:

November 11 w/ filmmaker Noah Baumbach and writer Jonathan Baumbach; hosted by Amanda Stern | Southpaw | tix

November 28 w/ Sufjan Stevens and Wesley Stace - John Wesley Harding; hosted by Rick Moody | Southpaw | tix

Following their sold out shows at the Bowery Ballroom and the Blender Theatre, Razorlight return to New York City - as well as Boston and Toronto - for two shows. On November 9th, they play a sold out show at The Fillmore. On November 8th, they play the Warsaw in Greenpoint, for which some tickets remain available.

We're giving away a pair of tickets to Razorligh at the Warsaw on November 8th. To enter, email productshopnyc@gmail.com with the subject "Razorlight" ..........

RAZORLIGHT NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES
Nov 7 Middle East Boston
Nov 8 Warsaw Brooklyn
Nov 9 The Fillmore New York
Nov 11 The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto

Prince sent his lawyers after the three largest Prince fansites, whom have joined together to start a new site, Prince Fans United, where they are taking their frustration with the Purple One public. Here's the press release they just released

November 5, 2007 PRINCE FANS FIGHT BACK AGAINST ATTACKS

In an extraordinary, but not unfamiliar move, the rock legend Prince is using an army of lawyers to launch attacks on his own fans.

Several of the largest web communities dedicated to the artist have received notices to cease and desist all use of photographs, images, lyrics, album covers and anything linked to Prince’s likeness.

It is our opinion that these threats are not made in an attempt to enforce valid copyright as Prince alleges in his threats, rather we believe they are attempts to stifle all critical commentary about Prince. We strongly believe that such actions are in violation of the freedom of speech and should not be allowed. Prince claims that fansites are not allowed to present any artwork with Prince’s likeness, to the extreme that he has demanded removal of fan’s own photographs of their Prince inspired tattoos and their vehicles displaying Prince inspired license plates.

Prince’s representatives have requested that the fansites provide them with “substantive details of the means by which you [the fansites] propose to compensate our clients [Paisley Park Enterprises, NPG Records and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)] for damages…”

The owners of the three largest fansites supporting Prince: www.housequake.com, www.princefams.com and www.prince.org have come together to fight back to what amounts to an injustice to the fansites and the very fans who have supported Prince’s career, many since the very beginning nearly thirty years ago.

It is their hope that Prince will reconsider his position and allow these fansites to continue their existence without constant threats from Prince and his attorneys. Should this not be possible, the fansites are fully prepared to defend their position in the proper court of law, as well as fully prosecute any claims to which they are justly entitled.

The owners of housequake.com, princefams.com and prince.org acknowledge that, while Prince is entitled to control of his copyrights, it should be within the law. The law clearly provides for displaying of images of a celebrity’s likeness for newsworthy events or matters that are considered to be public interest. All three websites feel that the photographs and/or likeness displayed on their websites clearly fall within the public interest category. Additionally, the use of photographs is legal based on the fair use doctrine, i.e. the displaying of album cover art, or the collage headers created by website members using a variety of different photographs.

For housequake.com: Aaron A. Sikkink and Gavin McLaughlin
For princefams.com: Endre Adolfsen and Jonathan Nice
For prince.org: Ben Margolin

For more information, please contact the Prince Fans United Group spokesperson:
Gavin McLaughlin at: pfu@housequake.com.

It looks like Radiohead will be doing another webcast again. Adam Buxton announced on his BBC 6Music show that he will be helping out Radiohead with their webcast from Oxford this Friday.

If this the webcast is going to happen, it will be the first one in five years. We hope to get more information on the webcast soon. Adam Buxton said he will be helping out with the technical stuff from 9 to 12 in the evening with the band will talking about stuff their enthousiastic about, playing some songs and play some of their own material as well.

It didn't make big headlines, but Elvis Presley has been dethroned as the top selling solo artist in America by Garth Brooks! The geeky country legend has sold 123 million records compared to Elvis' 118.5 million.

The Beatles still retain the crown of most albums sold with 170 million. The full list of top selling artists and records sold after the jump...........

Daft Punk have said they will be retiring their "Alive" stage show at the end of this year. On November 20th, they'll release Daft Punk Alive, their first official live album in the U.S. On December 4th, they'll release an expanded version of Alive.

The Robot Rockers are rumored to be planning a massive spring/summer U.S. tour with a completely new stage and lighting show...........

DOWNLOAD: Daft Punk - "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (live)"

No real reason to post this except someone sent it to me and it's so surreal and funny that I felt like posting it. It's Bowie and Cher doing a medley on The Cher Show from 1975.....

Nickelodeon has been keeping David Bowie's Spongebob Squarepants character hidden, but we got an exclusive look at David Bowie's cartoon character, Lord Royal Highness, whom will appear in a tv movie, "Atlantis SquarePantis." Notice the different color eyes. Awesome. The episode airs on November 12th.......

Another reason NOT to vote for Giuliani. Pat Robertson has endorsed the twice divorced Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani. And as always, let's remember that his first marriage was to his first cousin.

Also, a NY1/Time Warner poll showed that New York City residents would feel safer with Hillary Clinton in the Oval Office than the Mayor of 9/11..

Failed oil-tycoon and current U.S. President George W. Bush must be thrilled by the news that oil is about to hit $100 a barrel. Meanwhile, everyone else in America should be freaking the fuck out about this.

The higher the price of oil, the more expensive everything becomes, from traveling by planes or car to the price of the concert ticket. Yep, it has an immediate effect on everything......

DOWNLOAD: Midnight Oil - "Beds Are Burning"

Those old-time glam rockers the New York Dolls have announced two shows at The Fillmore in New York City on December 28th and 29th. Tickets are now on sale.....

Why do so many shit hippie jam bands play New York City on New Years Eve? Don't the crusty kids in Denver need some 18 minute improvised jams as well.......

NEW YEARS EVE
Earl Greyhound | Mercury Lounge
Dresden Dolls + Meow Meow | Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom
Patti Smith & Her Band | Bowery Ballroom
Dickey Betts + Great Southern | B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
The Join featuring Jamie Shields & Darren Shearer (The New Deal) and Marco Benevento & Joe Russo (the Duo) | HighLine Ballroom
Gov't Mule | Beacon Theatre
Moe | Radio City Music Hall

POST MIDNIGHT NEW YEARS EVE PARTIES
Les Savy Fav | Bowery Ballroom
ReBirth Brass Band | B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
U-Melt | HighLine Ballroom

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It's not quite like when Mick Jagger and Keith Richard's shared pad was raided by police for drugs in 1967, but Amy Winehouse's flat was raided by police after four men were arrested over a court case involving her husband.....

The Blood Brothers have split..........

Dear Friends,

After 10 years of making music as The Blood Brothers, we have made the collective decision that our time together has come to an end. We feel extremely fortunate to have spent such a deeply memorable and amazing part of our lives with each other. At this point, however, we feel it's best that our futures move forward on separate paths. We'd like to express our sincerest thanks and gratitude to all the bands we've played with, individuals who have helped us make our records, and fans who have come to our shows and picked up our music throughout the years. Your friendship, support and love hold such a profoundly special place in each of our hearts. We hope that the memories you attach to our music are as fond as those you have given us. Thank you and take care, we'll miss all of you.

Love,
The Blood Brothers

DOWNLOAD: The Blood Brothers - "Ambulance vs. Ambulance" (via insound)
DOWNLOAD: The Blood Brothers - "Crimes" (via insound)
DOWNLOAD: Gang of Four - "Anthrax (Blood Brothers Remix)"

While making a rare interview appearance on "Soft Focus," a vbs.tv interview program hosted by the Sassyist boy in America, Ian Svenonius, Kevin Sheilds confirmed that a My Bloody Valentine reunion is happening. Watch the interview