From: owner-bomp-digest@ (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@Bolis.com Subject: bomp-digest V1 #50 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@ Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@ Precedence: bulk bomp-digest Monday, February 24 1997 Volume 01 : Number 050 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 08:09:47 -0500 From: mlawren1@explorer.csc.com Subject: Re: Lyres CD T.J. O'Brien wrote: > 21-24: Boston, July 1981 > I don't have to tell you all how friggin' genius this CD is. Buy it now. Mine comes in on Wednesday: can't wait. Tonight's spending adventure involves a Porcelain Bus lp being held for me; I don't know what they sound like yet, but given the name and my understanding that much of their stuff was produced by Rob Younger, should be worth the $. - -F ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 08:47:11 -0500 From: William Jones Subject: Lyres/Monkees I've got a pretty good quality audience tape of a Lyres show in Bethlehem, PA from the "On Fyre" lineup (11/85). Features Billy Miller joining them for "Money." If anyone's interested in a trade, e-mail me. I thought the Monkees special was kinda kool, but not a great work of art. Mr. Nesmith's personality showed through in the many tongue-in-cheek references to the band and its image, and they worked *most* of the time. But some of the jokes were a little tiresome. I'm looking forward to seeing what they put into the full-length movie that they're starting to make. And I'm hoping the summer tour with nez will include more of their good songs that were not Top 40 hits (i.e., Door Into Summer, etc.) Be seeing you, Bill ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 09:45:19 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Williams Subject: 1st Posting... Coupla things: My net bomp collection is the Zeros' single : Wild Weekend (p/s) and the 1977 mag. ish. w/Johnny Rotten on the cover. Having said that, I wanted to say that I saw the Zeros in a TINY little room in Portland in Aug. or early Sept. of 1978 downstairs from Neighbors of Woodcrafters when it was on 14th and Morrison, and let me tell you that it was one of the most memorable live shows of my life. Two hours of absolute, pure garage punk fun. Fun, not violence. People were bouncing around, but they were doing it together. I dunno, it seemed a lot more friendly back then, etc. etc. I swear that sweat was coming off of the walls. I recall them being a three piece back then. I'll double check. The guitar player (are these guys related to the Escovedos of Shiela E. and Stank and Pile - I mean Rank and File fame?) played a white SG. Very cool. I saw them again in early 1980 at the Whiskey, but it somehow wasn't the same. Onto requests for info: I have tapes of, but no info on, the following bands: Meshmikan (And As Years go By), Bubblepuppy (Hot Smoke and Sassafrass) (would you believe that I actually heard a cover of this damned thing?!!), and The Flame (the Fataar Bros. from the Middle East!) "See the Light" (name the side of the White Album this came from and you pass go and collect $200!). Any info, etc.? On a related note, back in the late Sixties/Early Seventies, I lived in Tripoli, Libya. Back then there was a teen club located near/on the beach on the Mediterranean. We used to have dances there. The house band was an Arab rock band called Brain Damage. They were known to have passable renditions of Inna Gadda Davida and Smoke on the Water. How and from whom they learned to play/acquired instruments and P.A. is a a matter of myth and lore, but.... Where are they now?! Jeff W. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 13:23:25 -0500 (EST) From: Phil Spinach Subject: Re: felice/conolly article > > ps. ironically, as i write this, some dork on mtv (empteevee) named moby is covering the great mission of burma (another great boston band) song "that's when i reach for my revolver," but for some reason is singing "that's when i realize it's over" during the chorus instead of the obvious chorus. will someone please reach for their revolver and this moron out of his misery! > British radio wouldn't let a song with a message that could be construed as pro-gun on so Moby (who was in the CTHC band Vatican Commandos, btw) recorded an alternate lyric version. I guess MTV is playing this one as well. -pHIL http://www.picante.com/~phil htlaehruoyotsuodrazaherasegassemsdrawkcab ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 13:17:35 -0600 (CST) From: dothepop@ix.netcom.com (Lisa Lindstrom) Subject: Re: Lyres live CD LPs that came out on "Pryct" Records in 1987 and 1989, "Live At Cantones" and "Live 1983: Let's Have A Party!" The Cd appears to contain all of the "Party" LP, plus most of "Catones," minus "Don't Give It Up Now," "Louie Louie" and "She Pays The Rent." Haven't heard the CD, but the records are great. Alan W. ------------------------------ Date: 24 Feb 97 15:26:23 -0400 From: Laura Taylor Subject: WOGGLES/SUBSONICS Hiya, (cyber)Space Persons... I am happy to report to you that Prof. Manfred Jones, who let his backbone slip last month, shook it HARD Friday night in Orlando, Florida. Yup, the Woggles remain one of the BEST GARAGE BANDS in America. Manfred was all barbe-qued and raved-up....They did a lot of the songs off THE ZONTAR SESSIONS...plus, my fave, JEZEBEL...during which I got to hold Manfred's torso. Orlando's almightly Hate Bombs were there, and although they did not open, they still managed to get on stage with the Woggles, and for a version of , gosh, now I"ve forgotten which Who song, I think it was "Can't Explain." As for the Subsonics(another Georgia band), I just got a copy of their recent album on GET HIP(help me, Mark Reed, with the title.) If you liked GOOD VIOLENCE, then this is better, fuller, fatter, and WEIRDER! Clay Reed's voice and his,uh, Lou Reed guitar, zound terrific. If you like Buddy Holly, The Velvet Underground, Richard Hell or Television, then the Subsonics are the band fer u! p-s: Andrea , Tony, and Esquerlita, write me for more details. Swingin' on a dreadful Monday, Lounge Laura "It's just my nature to do weird stuff..."-Mr. Leslie Baxter Laura Taylor (813) 974-3733 BUSINESS ONLY: ltaylor@wusf.usf.edu PERSONAL ONLY: laura@wusf.usf.edu ------------------------------ Date: 24 Feb 97 15:48:33 -0400 From: Laura Taylor Subject: scott walker viddy Anyone know of any UK(or domestic) videos of Scott Walker? "Damn that video...I'll have to take it down...." Lounge "I love Scott about as much as Brian Jones now" Laura "It's just my nature to do weird stuff..."-Mr. Leslie Baxter Laura Taylor (813) 974-3733 BUSINESS ONLY: ltaylor@wusf.usf.edu PERSONAL ONLY: laura@wusf.usf.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 20:26:46 -0500 (EST) From: DKugel@aol.com Subject: Re: want list i have lost in action ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 22:07:03 -0800 From: tgassen@azstarnet.com Subject: new Garage Nation column Hey, Just a note to let ya know that my new full-page column for Magnet Magazine, called "Garage Nation" is in the new issue that just hit the newstands. If you haven't seen Magnet before, it's a pretty cool national magazine that covers underground music of all kinds, and now a page of garage & psych noise! Does anyone know of other national zines that have a regular garage/psych page? I'm interested in taking a look at them... Anyway, the first installment features 1313 Mockingbird Lane, The Novas, Crusaders, Les Godzillas, etc. Next month it's The Monks! Yeah! (The mixture of coverage is about 80% new stuff, 20% re-issues...) Any interested band or label is invited to send along anything you'd like me to review or discuss. Stay cool! Timothy Gassen PO Box 121 Tucson, AZ 85702 USA http://www.azstarnet.com/~tgassen/ ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V1 #50 *************************