Monthly Archives: June 2009
Summer Hitlist
We’re away on a sort of vacation for the rest of the week. Going no further than the Jersey Shore where we’ll have the mother-in-law’s empty house before it’s officially...
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June 30, 2009
Gay Pride Week: In Case You Need Reminding…
…Of why the Stonewall Rebellion was so important: Homosexuality was not illegal in New York City in the 1960s; it just seemed that way. The New York State Liquor Authority...
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June 29, 2009
Featured Album: “Moondagger” by Deastro
WHO: 22 year-old Detroit native Randolph Chabot and his band (named for G.I. Joe villain Destro, deliberately mis-spelled to avoid legal complications) release either first or second album (depending how...
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June 25, 2009
R.E.M.’s Reckoning re-issued; Basement Jaxx say “play with it”
“Conventional wisdom has it that second albums pose a problem, especially for those acts whose debut releases have enjoyed unanticipated success. But R.E.M. were never much concerned with following convention,...
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June 23, 2009
2009 – 45 = 1964 (baby)
The Catskill 45s made their debut Saturday night, chez nous, for our (belated) joint 45th birthday party, in which all the music was from 1964, and all guests were asked...
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June 22, 2009
Loud Fast Jews
Last week I attended an event at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in Manhattan entitled Loud Fast Jews. Up on stage together were Tommy Ramone, Lenny Kaye, Chris Stein...
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June 18, 2009
Adam Freeland Copes With Band Format
FEATURED ALBUM FREELAND: COPE (Marine Parade) WHO: Big British Breaks and Beats DJ under new “group” name. WHAT: 35-year old Adam Freeland wrote and performed Cope’s dozen strong songs with...
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June 16, 2009
Gowanus Canal Sunset: Robyn Hitchcock at the Bell House
On Thursday night I saw Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 – R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Bill Rieflin and Scott McCaughey – at the Bell House in Brooklyn. Ken Stringfellow of...
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June 15, 2009