Movie of the Week: The Making of All Mod Cons

Since so many seemed to enjoy the recent post of the Jam at CBGB in '77, I thought I'd share this nice short about the making of their third album, All Mod Cons. There's a ton of great footage in it, and the material still stands up. The film was originally included in a deluxe CD reissue of the album earlier this century. Thanks to Peter O. for pointing to it.

October 15, 1977: The Jam at CBGB

THE JAM
New York 1977 [no label, 1CD]
Live at CBGB, New York, NY; October 15, 1977.

Fairly to very good soundboard.

01. I’ve Changed My Address 3:56
02. Carnaby Streets 2:39
03. The Modern World 2:55
04. Time For Truth 3:23
05. London Girl 3:13
06. All Around The World 2:48
07. Sounds From The Street 3:09
08. tuning 2:24
09. Bricks And Mortar 1:53
10. London Traffic 2:12
11. In The City 2:27
12. Takin’ My Love 2:41
13. Slow Down 2:27 

Grab it here.

Friday Ephemera - Paul Weller setlist

Paul Weller setlist, Varvatos Store, 315 Bowery, NYC, 5.17.12

"Eton Rifles" was skipped. Thanks to Jerry R.

Before and After: Walk On Gilded Splinters

Before - Dr. John (Gris-Gris):


During - Johnny Jenkins (Ton-Ton Macoute):


After - Paul Weller (Stanley Road) :


Bonus - Humble Pie (Rockin the Fillmore):

Two-Thirds Of The Jam Reuniting For Tour

This slightly old news at this point but thought it worth posting. From Billboard.com, a story about Rick Buckler & Bruce Foxton touring the UK as "From the Jam: Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler."

The Jam bassist Bruce Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler are reuniting for a tour, minus the group's most famous member, Paul Weller, under the moniker "From the Jam: Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler." The duo, who will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Jam's debut, "In the City," will be joined by singer/guitarist Russell Hastings and guitarist/keyboardist Dave Moore on a U.K. that runs through May.

The summer dates listed there, were recently appended with todays announcement of some more UK winter dates (courtesy of cmumusicnetwork.co.uk:

THE JAM TOUR

'The Jam' have announced a 21 date winter tour, possibly due to the great response to their summer dates, which have been selling out pretty quickly. I say 'The Jam', as opposed to The Jam, because as previously reported, only Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler are involved, because Paul Weller, of course, sees no point in a reunion. In fact, he said that he'd have to be "destitute" before he'd be moved do it. I expect Foxton and Buckler are slightly closer to destitution than Weller, so perhaps that's why they do see the point. Not that I'm saying that they're actually broke or
anything - I suspect they're nothing of the sort. And even less so now, what with
all these sell out gigs and all.

Anyway, enough of my ramblings, tickets on sale tomorrow at 9am, press
info from Noble PR. And here are the new dates:

24 Nov: Plymouth Pavilions
25 Nov: Cardiff St Davids Hall
26 Nov: Grimsby Auditorium
27 Nov: Liverpool Carling Academy
29 Nov: Glenrothes Rothes Halls
30 Nov: Preston 53 Degrees
1 Dec: Leicester De Montfort Hall
3 Dec: Leeds Met Students Union
4 Dec: Nottingham Rock City
5 Dec: Manchester Academy
8 Dec: Sheffield Octagon
9 Dec: Bristol Carling Academy
11 Dec: Southampton Guildhall
12 Dec: Norwich UEA
14 Dec: Newcastle Carling Academy
15 Dec: Glasgow Carling Academy
16 Dec: Cambridge Corn Exchange
18 Dec: Birmingham Carling Academy
19 Dec: London Kentish Town Forum
21 Dec: Brighton Centre

Got your tickets yet?

PAUL WELLER TO SPOTLIGHT HIS ENTIRE CAREER LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY
Three Consecutive Themed Nights Scheduled At Irving Plaza January 2007

Tuesday - January 23 – Paul Weller Spotlighting The Music Of The Jam
Wednesday - January 24 –Paul Weller Spotlighting The Music Of The Style Council
Thursday – January 25 – Paul Weller Spotlights His Entire Career

HIT PARADE – Spanning His Entire Career To Be Released By Yep Roc Records In January
(As 4-CD Box Set or Single Disc Set). New Live Album – Catch-Flame! In Stores Now

the Tomorrow Show on DVD

No Clash or U2, but still good news:



To be released January 24, 2006:

The Tomorrow Show: Punk & New Wave

From Elvis to Iggy, all the punks are here!

As the popularity of punk and new wave in the ‘70s and ‘80s took flight, the groundbreaking late-night talk program The Tomorrow Show (boasting 3 Emmy® nominations), hosted by Tom Snyder, welcomed many of the key figures of the genre.

Now on DVD for the first time ever, 2 discs worth of explosive live performances and revealing interviews from the forefathers of the punk and new wave movement.

Program Listing:

Disc 1:

October 11, 1977 – Joan Jett, Paul Weller, Bill Graham, Kim Fowley and Robert Hilburn in a roundtable discussion on the emergence of punk & new wave.

February 3, 1981 – Elvis Costello & The Attractions, songs:
“New Lace Sleeves”
“Watch Your Step”

February 12, 1981 – Iggy Pop, songs:
“Dog Food”
“Five Foot One”
“TV Eye”

May 20, 1981 – The Plasmatics, songs:
“Head Banger”
“Master Plan”

Disc 2:

May 11, 1978 – Patti Smith

June 25, 1980 – John Lydon

May 27, 1981 – The Jam, songs:
“Pretty Green”
“Funeral Pyre”

September 1, 1981 – The Ramones, songs:
“We Want The Airwaves”
“I Wanna Be Sedated”
“The KKK Took My Baby Away”

New Paul Weller

Just dropping in for a quickie...

Despite the fact that he has a really crap haircut (fact!), the new Paul Weller album is actually really good. It should be out very soon, if it's not already, and is on Yep Roc Records.

If you go into it knowing that Paul is more about Traffic and Humble Pie these days, instead of the Who and the Small Faces, then you'll be alright.

Some of the kids, and some of the middle aged it turns out, are alright.

Crap haircut:
 

New album:
 

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