Saturday, December 6, 2014

Red Plastic Buddha ..

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Dear Sir or Madam, I hope I am allowed to send you the latest song by Starfire Rainbow Jellybean called X-Mas Boogie. As you may have guessed from the title this is a 70s retro disco Christmas themed tune by the self-proclaimed kings of the genre. Currently living in a commune in San Fransisco, CA Paul J, Moonchild and Frank Sun along with producer Donny J. Worthington and their latest addition, percussionist "The Zone" (aka Harry Jones) the band creates lovely 70s retro pop, disco and funk music for the sheer joy of it. We at Xing Records are pleased to have artistys with such passion and drive in our family of musicians and of course we hope you like X-Mas Boogie as much as you did I'm A Dancing Star and Boogie Down. To have a listen to X-Mas Boogie on Soundcloud please click here: https://soundcloud.com/xingrecords/x-mas-boogie-by-starfire-rainbow-jellybean To Download X-Mas Boogie in 320kbps MP3 format please click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByIS1pzhAAhsajFwdXpNeDNuekk/view?usp=sharing To view the official music video on Youtube please click here: http://youtu.be/_JtkBnWrqeA I hope you like the new song by SRJ and will give them a few spins during this month in the spirit of Christmas :-) Kind Regards,

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Message to Admin@plutoradio.com

Hi, with all the 'Best Of 2014' features coming up, I just wanted to drop you a line and remind you what a fabulous year it's been for EVIL SCARECROW! From their phenomenal performance at Bloodstock Open Air festival in front of those 10,000 plus people (check out the Crabulon Video for a quick reminder of that insane crowd!!) to the release of their critically acclaimed 3rd album 'Galactic Hunt', 2014's been a big one for the Scarecrow guys & gal & I hope you think of them when you're making your 'best of' nominations. http://youtu.be/zrweu0GRJnE Crab Lords, 7 foot Robots, plenty of madness and some immense metal music, what more could you possibly want?! A massive thanks goes out to everyone who's given such amazing support to this terrific band too, cheers, x Judith Evil Scarecrow Galactic Hunt DeadBox Records 13 October 2014 'GALACTIC HUNT' Release date: October 13th The finest heavy metal band ever to write a song about a robot… probably.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Greetings once more from the poison pen of The Scaramanga Six....

We bring you news of a brand new release by the band who torture from Yorkshire. While we’ve been busy beavering away on the next studio album, we have compiled a CD & DVD 2-disc set featuring 14 songs in both audio and visual format made from a pair of ‘in the studio’ live performances at Bridlington in Jan 2013 & London in April 2014.

Those of you familiar with the ‘Hot Flesh Rumble’ CD from a few years ago will know the score – a set of material that spans recent and older albums all performed with vim & vigour, warts & all. ‘Scenes of Mild Peril’ contains the first airing of 4 brand new songs amongst this arsenal of tunes, which may ultimately appear in more sophisticated form on the forthcoming studio album.

Release date is 13/10/14, but we would love it if you would pre-order your copy RIGHT NOW from the Paypal link on our website HERE:


Read on for details of tracklist, and links to YouTube for a sneaky preview of some of the videos.....

THE SCARAMANGA SIX – ‘SCENES OF MILD PERIL’
Format: CD/DVD – 2-disc set
Release Date: 13/10/14
Cat No: WRATHCD64
Price: £12 (UK)/£13 (Overseas) + P+P

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Friday, September 12, 2014

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

ReIssue. Via Anthony Bernal .. "Raw Power"

Raw Power I've often wondered why The Stooges album Raw Power sounded so bad. It's always bothered me for some reason. Why does it sound so muffled? Nobody really talks about it. Most people revere the album unabashedly, which is perfectly understandable. But my ears have always said what the heck is going on here, where are the drums? Where's the bass? I finally got fed up and did some research. As it turns out, Iggy decided to mix the album himself and something went haywire. According to my research, Iggy bounced tracks when maybe he wasn't supposed to and as a result he reduced his mixing options. He gave the master to David Bowie to mix. Bowie's quote: "the most absurd situation I encountered when I was recording was the first time I worked with Iggy Pop. He wanted me to mix Raw Power, so he brought the 24-track tape in, and he put it up. He had the band on one track, lead guitar on another and him on a third. Out of 24 tracks there were just three tracks that were used. He said 'see what you can do with this'. I said, 'Jim, there's nothing to mix'. So we just pushed the vocal up and down a lot. On at least four or five songs that was the situation, including "Search and Destroy." That's got such a peculiar sound because all we did was occasionally bring the lead guitar up and take it out." And that's why Raw Power sounds the way it does. Amen. https://firepants.bandcamp.com/ANTHONY BERNAL: is a writer and fellow musician upon the planet.. He can be found at http://anthonybernal.blogspot.com/ This post is a re=print direct from Mr. Bernal's blog.

Friday, August 29, 2014

Elvis and The Golden Gate Quartet

          I've always wondered where Elvis Presley got his singing style. It was such an unique style of singing, and of course nobody can sing quite like Elvis. I can do it as joke, for a line or two, but that's about it. His approach makes perfect sense to me from a technical point of view. It's breathy, from the gut, but also from the throat. It combines all the basic elements of singing and presents them eloquently. He kind of ruined it for the rest of us. It's fun to sing in that style.
          I stumbled upon a video clip on YouTube. I love YouTube. It was of a black gospel group from the thirties called the Golden Gate Quartet. The song they were singing was called Noah. Upon hearing this for the first time I did a double take. It immediately occurred to me that this was where Elvis got his singing style. One of the singers was a dead ringer for Elvis. I googled the Golden Gate Quartet, and sure enough, Elvis was a huge fan. So much so that he went backstage after one of their shows when he was stationed in Germany. The mystery was solved. Elvis Presley got his singing style from the Golden Gate Quartet. You don't believe me? Listen to it yourself. The clip is called Golden Gate Quartet, Early Years. Scroll to 4:42 of the clip. That's where the song Noah begins. Listen to the whole song, and tell me it doesn't sound like Elvis. Just do it! Don't cry.

The Kings of Frong Island ..

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

UNSUNG 0053 on the commercial free Pluto Radio stream ..





Lee Crisman's UNSUNG 0053 on the commercial free Pluto Radio stream...   http://www.plutoradio.com  PLAYING THE MUSIC THAT DESERVES TO BE HEARD.  Another hour of amazing alternative rock music.  This show includes music from the Marginals, Asteroid, Cloudmap, Garret Fitzgerld band, The Magic Trouser Band...

- approved for any non-commercial use .  DOWNLOAD SHOW @
UNSUNG0053

Electric Fence ..

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Pluto Radio's UNSUNG 0052 hosted by L.A. Dave

Download for this show is located @ https://archive.org/details/PlutoRadioUNSUNG0052DAVE

L.A. Dave hosts UNSUNG 0052 on the commercial free Pluto Radio stream .. Pluto Radio's UNSUNG show #0052 hosted by L.A. Dave. Yet another amazing hour of diverse alternative music. http://www.plutoradio.com This show includes the music of ... Van (out of Poland), Billy Button Alternative, Whispers in the Shadow, James Sudakow, UNSUNG - playing the music that deserves to be heard! - approved for any non- commercial use.

Friday, August 22, 2014

UNSUNG 0049 hosted by Lee Crisman ...

Lee Crisman's UNSUNG 0049 on the commercial free Pluto Radio stream ..  The show that is dedicated to PLAYING THE MUSIC THAT DESERVES TO BE HEARD!  This episode includes the music of ... Timecode Alpha, Space Debris, Dexter Jones Circus Orchestra, Asteroid (via Fuzzorama).

- approved for any non-commercial use.



A downloadable file of this show is located at:https://archive.org/details/PlutoRadioUNSUNG0049

Monday, August 18, 2014

Pluto Radio's UNSUNG 0010


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Lee Crisman's UNSUNG 0010 plugged from the commercial free Pluto Radio stream.  This diverse musical show includes songs from Canyon Death, Bombay Laughing Club, Mojo Wire, The Seed, Santa Inferno, Balty Billys, to name a few...  Musical programing "for those who deserve to be heard".

The Grand Astoria ..

Sunday, August 17, 2014

UNSUNG 0034 hosted by Tito Calloway ..

Pluto Radio's UNSUNG 0034.  Hosted by hip hop artist Tito Calloway.  Yet another show illustrating a diverse musical bent.. Music in this show includes vibe from the likes of Captain Obvious, Jay Irwin, Electric Fence, Granada Heist, as well as music from Tito Calloway. 

Marc Carroll ..


Saturday, August 16, 2014

The Toland Band..

Winter's Thrall ..


Fripp and some other fellows...

Thursday, August 14, 2014

RADIO 5678 on the internet ...


Lee worked as a host/music director for now defunct radio stream Radio5678 back in 2009.   Here's a sample of one of his shows for that stream ..

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Pluto Radio UNSUNG 0011

Lee Crisman's UNSUNG 0011 on the commercial free Pluto Radio station.  This episode includes the amazing music of Natty Love's Joy, Graceworks, Sisters of the Revloution, Zama Man, Saint Paul and his collection of the Willing,  Abesent Me, just to name a few...

Monday, August 11, 2014

Dick Wagner - Sweet Jane !


Gordon Bash...


Bernie Durfee ..

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Unsung 0012 - early show hosted by Lee Crisman on the commercial free Puto Radio stream.

Unsung 0012 with Lee Crisman ... Featuring : : : music that deserves to be heard (page two has been changed to page 3) There's a great inverivew with Iggy Pop and some Canadian talk show host, the music of Dissident - Cumulus(to name only one band of many on this show) there's also just over an hour of lively inner=planetary music on the commercial free Pluto Radio station.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

The Great Hollywood Hangover. Life on the Strip back in the sixties...

The Cosmic Egg Farm episode 006. Lee Crisman interviews Nancy Deedrick about Life on ths Sunset Strip in the sixties and seventies. Nancy talks about the music scene (the Whiskey Go Go, The Roxy, The London Fog and more), along with her experience of being a young go-go dancer on the strip. It's a cool interview from a lady who lived it... She met Morrison, prior to his fame, she hung out with the likes of Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, and many noted musicians on the raise at that time. We present the interview in its entirety here at Pluto Radio Music Cafe. Enjoy!

Monday, July 14, 2014

Scott Halpin sits in with the Who after Moon passess out at a show.

What an amazing event.   Scott Halpin shows up, pays scalper prices for a ticket, Keith Moon passes out during a performance, Townshend jokes about finding a drummer in the crowd to replace the intoxicated one, and Scott ends up performing with one of the all time greatest live performance rock bands of all time.  


Tuesday, July 1, 2014

The Lonely Wild ..

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Hi Friends,

After spending the past year on the road meeting some amazing new people and driving along just about every back road in America, it is with great pleasure that we announce we are hard at work making our second full-length album!

I am truly excited to finally be able to share these new songs with all of you. I’ve been writing on the road, in my living room, with my dog, at work, in our studio, washing dishes, doing laundry, buying groceries, anytime, anywhere, constantly for the past two years. And these songs are some of the most personal pieces I’ve ever written. The Lonely Wild is headed into uncharted sonic waters and we want to take you along for the ride.

We live in an era where the future of music is being determined more and more by the music lovers and consumers themselves. Artists survive because their devoted followers believe in what they do and decide it’s something they want to be a part of. If you are as excited to hear this new album as we are to make it, we ask you to pledge your support and help us reach our production goal.

If you decide to become a Pledger, you’ll come along the album-making process with us. You’ll gain access to behind-the-scenes footage of us in the studio, candid interviews, personal stories, and more. You’ll be the first to hear and see everything we release. And we can’t wait to share it all with you.

Follow this link to check out all of the pre-order and fan bundle packages we’ve put together for you.
PRE-ORDER THE NEW ALBUM

Thank you so much for your continued support and for believing in what we do. We hope to see you all out on the road again very soon!
Love,
Andrew
&
The Lonely Wild


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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Lee Negin ..

Mr. Lee Negin's latest CD - the Cheese Chronicles V is streaming on the commercial free Pluto Radio stream (every five hours) throughout Tues, July 1st.    I feel that it is a brilliant cinematic musical jaunt that is deserving to be heard, and, I am happy to present it on our diverse musical stream.  Thank you Mr. Negin for allowing us to present your brilliant musical vibe on our 24/7 stream here at Pluto Radio!

= Lee Crisman

Monday, June 23, 2014

Lee Negin...

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“The Smeagol has landed!” – Commander Beam-O
“Help spread the bovine ‘Gospel of Cheeze’s TM. ‘”– Father Ben Dover

Electronica/Techno Savant Lee Negin releases new “Technopera,” The Cheeze Chronicles: Volume V on June 20, 2014 (Passing Phase Records)

Continuing his epic cycle of Technoperas--patterned after Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” (‘The Ring Cycle’) -- Lee Negin launches his electric and eclectic new album, The Cheeze Chronicles: Volume V (Passing Phase Records) with an official release on June 20th, 2014. The material is a blend of Techo-funk-psychedelic-jazz-world-rock-ambient-electronica-experimenatal-social satire-irony-mysticism-prog-surrealism-dadaism-industrial-pop-metal-Musique concrete-Western Classical-impressionism, etc., Negin’s usual musical milieu.

"Hearing this artist's expertly produced work is to experience a vision aimed beyond the realm of pop. ...Negin never offers the same sound twice, employing singers as ensemble instruments and working with sounds in a way that reminds us at times of Brian Eno, Aphex Twin and Wendy Carlos." - Music Connection Magazine

“Lee Negins new ‘Technodelic” craziness, “The Cheeze Chronicles: Volume V” will surely keep you awake! Once you think you have it figured out, the music takes you in a completely different direction. What is more surprising—beyond Negin’s mastery, sound quality and his sheer brilliance—is that the world he creates, while appearing ‘absurd’ and ‘bizarre’--is much less absurd than the ‘real’ world most of us apparently inhabit. If Negin’s aim was to point out the absurdities of our society and contemporary life, then he hit the nail fully on the head.” – Gianmaria Consiglio (Esteemed Italian Music Journalist)

"Man, it's a sonic journey of epic proportions. In the world of opera, the Cheeze is mighty indeed. Negin doesn't so much hit the funk button, as kick it all the way to Neptune. I'm loving it." - Simon Humphrey (UK Producer/Engineer: The Clash, Culture Club, David Byrne, Hans Zimmer, Jeff Beck, etc.)

Album sonics are impeccable. Recorded and mixed in Negin’s state-of-the-art studio in Seoul, the album was mastered by one of the preeminent mastering engineers in the world, Pete Maher in London. Pete has worked with U2, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Patti Smith, The Rolling Stones, etc.

The album will be released as a limited edition CD, with cover art by a brilliant young Korean illustrator-cartoonist, Juyong Lee. It will also be released digitally and available at CD Baby, Amazon (Internationally) iTunes, etc.

First single and video from the album, “(Let’s Join) The Twit Parade” released 13 June. Video at  http://youtu.be/SWSU62zT1ow

Monday, April 14, 2014

Good news, everyone. Band's new EP One Minute Made Man to be released on schedule in May 2014 for free download and on CD.

Friday, April 4, 2014

CEF : : : Anthony Bernal

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The Confidence Artist

 Victor Lustig sold the Eiffel Tower to a scrap metal dealer, twice.

Here's a set of instructions known as the "Ten Commandments for Con Men" attributed to Lustig:

  • Be a patient listener (it is this, not fast talking, that gets a con man his coups).
  • Never look bored.
  • Wait for the other person to reveal any political opinions, then agree with them.
  • Let the other person reveal religious views, then have the same ones.
  • Hint at sex talk, but don't follow it up unless the other person shows a strong interest.
  • Never discuss illness, unless some special concern is shown.
  • Never pry into a person's personal circumstances (they'll tell you all eventually).
  • Never boast - just let your importance be quietly obvious.
  • Never be untidy.
  • Never get drunk.
These techniques are remarkably similar to those I've employed over the years as a writer, with the exception of "never get drunk."

From Lee's desk ..

Music Elevator PR

6:17 AM (7 hours ago)

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Hi again, I hope you are well.

Just a gentle reminder that next Monday April 7th sees the release of the debut single from Glasgow band The Urchins - 'I Feel A Fall Coming', which comes out on Platform Records.

Influenced by bands such as The La's, The Stone Roses and The Libertines, their mesmerizing sound almost takes you on a journey back to the 60's. Haunting and open synth melodies create intricate patterns with electric guitars and a steady, funk-inspired rhythm section.

''An exciting new band from Glasgow'' (Daily Record)

Revel Hotel ..

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

White Fang on the road ..

WHITE FANG

USA Tour
 2014

 
…… "Bobby (Harlow) swore, multiple times during our interview, that White Fang could be the next Ramones. Will this happen? Hopefully.."
lo-pie

Taking Lessons from Andrew WK's "Party Hard" & The Gross Maleness of Pissed Jeans White Fang spew out dumb genius like "Bad Boys" to a riot of Teenage Moshing……Right now this is the best party in town
NME  8/10 Live At The Hope Brighton

White Fang's overall sound is a mutant party animal made up of classic Beach Boys pop, SST inspired hardcore punk, and psych rock fuzz. ..... the band manages to capture these snapshots of what it feels like to be young. They transform mundane moments in life into anthems -
GigSlutz (UK)