Showing posts with label Gun Club. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gun Club. Show all posts
Oct 29, 2015
Sep 22, 2012
Jul 3, 2012
Sep 17, 2010
Before and After: Run Through the Jungle
Before - Creedence Clearwater Revival:
After - the Gun Club:
After - the Gun Club:
Mar 26, 2010
Upcoming events
Tomorrow, March 27, in Brooklyn - Kid Congo Powers celebrates his 51st birthday with some help from the kids over at New York Night Train.
Ron Cooke, A Detroit bass-playing legend, celebrates his birthday on April 10, in Detroit, with the help of some fellow degenerates. Over the years Ron has played with the likes of of Detroit (w/Mitch Ryder, Jim McCarty, Johnny 'Bee' Badanjek, Steve Hunter, Steve Dansby, and Rusty Day), Cactus (w/Rusty Day), Gang War (w/Johnny Thunders & Wayne Kramer), Sonic Rendezvous Band (w/Fred 'Sonic' Smith), and many more. These days find him making trouble with the Dead City Prophets. Visit their website for more info.
Mar 24, 2009
The Gun Club reassessed
There's a nice article on the Gun Club over at Crawdaddy to read. Its interesting to me because I've been listening to them quite a bit lately...possibly because of Lux Interior's death, and the two bands will always be linked together in my mind.
But anyway, I've just been thinking about how underrated the Gun Club are. Listening to them I'm struck by what an amazing assortment of influences I can hear in the music, and what an interesting time the band existed in, and was, for lack of a better term, permitted to exist in. If I had to put a label on it, which I'm hesitant to do, it could possibly be termed pre-Americana although its WAY more interesting & attitudinal than that mannered genre of music has ever been.
Now I just need to get my hands on a copy of Ghost On the Highway. Has anyone seen it?
Feb 11, 2009
The Cramps will either be Kiss-big or Trashmen-obscure
Our friend Lindsay over at the Next Big Thing has posted two cool links to two obits for Lux Interior by folks who ought to know:
Kid Congo Powers waxes nostalgic right here. In case you might not know, Kid played with the Cramps as well as the Gun Club. Especially notable was his work on the Cramps "Psychedelic Jungle." Kid still plays music which you can keep up with by following his blog.
Roy Trakin was a music writer for NY Rocker amongst others from the mid 70's to some time in the 80's. He watched as the Cramps arrived in NYC, and attempted to get somewhere. He should know what he's talking about. The title of this post comes from a quote attributed to Roy. He still writes although for who I'm not sure.
Kid Congo Powers waxes nostalgic right here. In case you might not know, Kid played with the Cramps as well as the Gun Club. Especially notable was his work on the Cramps "Psychedelic Jungle." Kid still plays music which you can keep up with by following his blog.
Roy Trakin was a music writer for NY Rocker amongst others from the mid 70's to some time in the 80's. He watched as the Cramps arrived in NYC, and attempted to get somewhere. He should know what he's talking about. The title of this post comes from a quote attributed to Roy. He still writes although for who I'm not sure.
Apr 27, 2008
Feb 22, 2008
Alive (in some cases) and still kicking
This one goes out to the old school:
New Theatre of Hate dates in the UK. Visit KirkBrandon.com. He is still in excellent voice!
Theatre of Hate - Do You Believe In the Westworld? (MP3)
Also, according to GhostOntheHighway.com, the long awaited doc on the Gun Club & Jeffrey Lee Pierce will be available March 1st!
The Gun Club - The Lie (MP3)
New Theatre of Hate dates in the UK. Visit KirkBrandon.com. He is still in excellent voice!
Theatre of Hate - Do You Believe In the Westworld? (MP3)
Also, according to GhostOntheHighway.com, the long awaited doc on the Gun Club & Jeffrey Lee Pierce will be available March 1st!
The Gun Club - The Lie (MP3)
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