a Hendo weekly wrap-up
The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame announced its Class of 2007 (Grandmaster Flash, R.E.M., The Ronnettes, Patti Smith and Van Halen). Sammy Hagar expressed fear of "some harsh words towards each other or some sly remarks in speeches," but remains comforted by the fact that people will recognize VH as "one of the greatest rock & roll bands in the world, ever, and well-deserved the inauguration into the Hall of Fame." Besides VH1 dropping the HOF ceremony from their programming ranks, the bigger story out of Cleveland is that The Stooges were nominated & again didn't make the cut, making 2007 another bullshit year. Go sign the petition here.
Sneaky Pete Kleinow, the wizard steel guitarist & Flying Burrito Brother, passed away in a nursing home in California after complications from Alzheimer's. He was 72. Elsewhere in California, a woman died of water intoxication while taking part in KDND-107.9's “Hold Your Wee For A Wii” giveaway contest. Rolling Stone started a reality show, everyone at V2 got fired, and Fredonia apparently has a music scene.
On the blogs, The Perfumed Garden added a 1988 Dinosaur Jr. set to their mountainous Peel Session archives. Side One Track One posted new, to-be-released tracks from Modest Mouse, Apples In Stereo, !!!, Air (w/ Jarvis Cocker on vocals, and LCD Soundsystem. Post-Punk Junk posted the 2nd LP from the flamboyantly excellent Human Sexual Response, and Driftwood Singers has an excellent post up on Lowell George (aka The Orson Welles of Rock), with a plethora of related MP3s. Ickmusic has a live Clash show from '83, and Big Rock Candy Mountain is soliciting suggestions for the 100 Greatest Drinking Songs Of All Time.
In Dylan news, The Weinstein Company of Harvey & little bro Bob snatched up the rights to I'm Not There: Suppositions On A Film Concerning Bob Dylan, which they're hoping to release late this year. Alicia Keys responded to Zimmy dropping her a line in the leadoff track to Modern Times: "I couldn't quite believe it.... For him to give a shit about me is pretty exciting. I like it." Simon Cowell announced he's never bought a Dylan album, and Bob did a radio show about hair.
If you haven't yet, join us in indulging Bono & the post-production triumph that is U2's video for their new single "Window In The Skies". Gotta love this kind of shit....
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4 comments:
Sammy Hagar blows. I hope DLR bitch slaps him, but nonetheless, VH as one of the greates rock & roll bands ever, please, what a fuckin joke
Sammy Hagar does blow, so does Van Hagar. I did hear good things about a Montrose album he may or may not have sung on though. As far as great rock and roll bands go YOU must be joking! Or too young. Or too old. Chops, songs, show, humor and multiple Kinks covers say FUCKIN' A! Whatever... XO, Philthy
Good call on the Fredonia article. Who knew? aaahhhh......Fredonia.....memories.
Fredonia forever
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