SPACEFUZZZ

Eve.

2010-12-24T11:55:00.000-08:00

I'm sitting here with two new friends, Sunny and Charles. Two dogs that needed a home. They came as a duo. Keeping it short, they are two very fun, adorable and loving dogs. Time will tell if they get on with Nude. I'm trying to remember what were some highlights of the year. I know it's not New Years eve but It just came across my my mind. Some Lost Lake shows have been fun. One notably was the Spirits with Spirits gig at the Aztec Hotel. It was just so fun to be apart of the ghost hunters scene. Swell people.
I think it was this year, maybe not. Abe Vigoda at Echo Curio was fucking so much fun. I don't know if the kids who got bounced by Ben feel the same way ;)Their new album is great! It's my #2 album of the year.

Album of the year for me was The National's High Violet. Going through personal shit always needs a soundtrack. This was mine.
And then the return of the 90's bands. Pavement at the Fox and Hollywood Bowl. I remember thinking they sounded stronger than any of the times seeing them back when they were touring. As Rolling Stone put it "Lots of drunk dads screaming for Gold Soundz" Well, I guess.
GBV was of course fun. Those men will never loose their mammoth love for rock and beer. Tracing had a nice debut a couple of months ago. It's good to not care and over think about music. Fun is the reward. Next post coming soon.

Let's see how long this will last.

2010-12-16T21:49:00.001-08:00

Managed to changed my password and get in here again. OK quick overview,music has been really taken over my life more so than before. That's the way I like it. Been playing a lot with Lost Lake,Spero and Tracing. Got a new guitar. A lawsuit 335 copy. Gorgeous sounding and easy on the eyes. Pic down below. So I have two weeks off coming up and I'm more excited about getting the holidays over and getting to work on all music. If Blogger doesn't fuck my password up again, stay tuned for more posts. Peace out!

Log In Trouble!!

2010-12-02T23:40:00.000-08:00

I've been having some password problems with the site. So every time I have to make a new password this little tab comes up and it says "change or don't change existing password". I'll choose change thinking its going to remember my new PW and it doesn't!
So this time I didn't choose anything and I'm hoping it keeps me logged in. If any of you have some advice on this I'll take it! That's all I got at the moment. If I'm logged in still tomorrow I'll post some new gear and gig goings on. Peace Out!

New post!!

2010-11-19T11:16:00.000-08:00

Been some time since my last post. Tell you the truth I just forgot my password and username. And me being a lazy bastard, I just couldn't be bothered with it! But I'm inspired I suppose. Aside from family health problems(me included)and other things that has occurred my music has not suffered. Keeping busy and so on. So with that update we move right along. Yesterday I finally went to check out this cemetery by my work. Very odd one too, because it doesn't belong to anyone other than the people buried there. Here is the only info I found about it. From Findagrave.com(ha!)
Cemetery notes and/or description:
Founded in 1896 by a colony of German Baptists known as “Dunkers” (due to their method of baptism). In 1972, the Dunkers moved to Modesto. At one point the Bible Missionary Church owned and maintained the cemetery, but as of 2005, the church had been torn down and ownership of the cemetery is unclear. As of October 2009, the California Cemetery & Funeral Bureau has no record of a Certificate of Authority (Cemetery) on their database.

Cue spooky Theremin music. I remember the church that was in front of it. I'd always see it on our way to Kmart to jump on that Blue Light Special. Now for some pics!

I'm a cloud................

2009-09-10T20:14:00.000-07:00

Just took Winston for a walk. The evening is really cool and the skyline lights look like they are amplified through a reverb tank. Today went without flaws. Went to the library with some students of mine. But the start of the day is not without it's trials. None the less, armed with coffee and less than a half a tank of gas I make it to work and I knock the shit out of the work day. I will also add another song to the "TWENTY YEAR LIST" list. Don't judge, you know its over played....... Great footage though :P

The 09/10 school year update.

2009-09-08T20:39:00.000-07:00

Yes last post was in June. A lot has occurred. some things worth mentioning, most not. On the band front Black Kites met it's demise this Summer. It ended in a sad and hopeful manner. All luck goes out to all involved. I was playing with friends for a B-day party back in early August. It was fun,intense and drenched in booze the whole night. So now I've been recording music for a band that is not yet off the ground. The name Lost Lake caught my eye after a very nice gent from a gear forum I frequent posted it in a title of a thread he started. Well after a very fast vacation and a couple of practices its been proven that there is some potential. Again this is just to update the blog. It's going to be a goal of mine to keep it up more than I have. So to tide you over till the next post here's a link!

Help out Pehrspace!

2009-06-01T18:44:00.000-07:00

It looks like Pehrspace falls in the "Too good to be true" category. Noise complaints from the neighborhood and visits from the cops have forced the good people of the venue to start looking at other place to put on shows. Here is the official word from Pehrspace....

Hi Everyone,

pehrspace has been receiving noise complaints from neighbors these past few weeks and Officer Ford (via Eric Garcetti's office) visited us last Friday to give us a very polite, but stern, warning about controlling our sound levels for our shows. With the addition of L'Keg to the neighborhood (we welcome the company!), our neighbors are experiencing a new wave of sound intrusion into their homes and extra people in the streets so their patience is probably wearing as thin as it did when we first opened three years ago.

pehrspace experienced our first police shutdown this past weekend (sorry Officer Ford) and, a few weeks back, one of our promoters received a complaint directly from a neighbor during one of our weekday shows. As a result, we will be relocating all of our weekday shows to other spaces with the same DIY mindset and outside promoters will no longer be able to host events at the space unless one of us directly associated with pehrspace is present that particular night. This will take effect immediately and last until our neighborhood status is in good standing once again. Sean Carnage has received several offers to relocate his Monday night show. He will be at Women (1852 Crenshaw Blvd.) tonight.

We will continue to host shows and events on Fridays and Saturdays with heightened awareness for noise levels in the parking lot and within the space. Recently, both L'Keg and pehrspace have been working with Eric Garcetti's office to obtain permits for future (and sorta exciting) big events so we are asking our contacts at the office how to ameliorate our neighbors' view of the spaces. Just ONE more noise complaint can shut us down.

Officer Ford has noted and appreciated our efforts to soundproof pehrspace and it works really well, but absolute soundproofing isn't effective when our doors are left open or if the music is unusually loud during a performance. We have also been pretty laidback about parking lot/outside noise and this may have added to our neighbors' annoyance.

Please, if you or your friends attend any shows at both venues, be aware of your noise levels when walking through the neighborhood and when you're outside of our spaces. It's simple, respect our neighbors. If you notice any wild behavior, let us know and we'll take care of the situation. We really enjoy the spirit of our events and the community that we've built together throughout the years--it would be a shame to have to stop because of those few who lack awareness and respect for others.

Thanks,
Pehrspace

p.s. please spread the word. thank you.

WTF = WTF!!

2009-05-21T20:02:00.001-07:00

This website is fucking hilarious! Copy this link and start thinking of some mid air poses of yr own. http://www.hotelsbycity.net/blog/bed-jump/category/bed-jumping-images/

Kraft Janet??

2009-05-11T22:15:00.000-07:00

I had a Youtube attack tonight and I was watching vids from PJ Harvey,Kool and The Gang. Then jumped to Michael Jackson then Janet came up. Then I remembered this one song of hers that I liked when it came out. I thought it had a Kraftwerk thing to it. It took me forever to find it but here it is. This is so retarded :)Then the big hoops of Ms. Watley <3 LOL!

SPRING BREAK WTF???!!! NSFW....

2009-04-06T12:24:00.000-07:00

My first Day of spring break has led to a bike ride and some cleaning around the house. This video however just stopped me in my tracks. I agree with what a fellow Haunting Mids member said, It does look like the intro of The Cosby Show LOL!
http://www.flabber.nl/linkdump/video/blijf-vooral-streng-kijken-als-je-danst-1437

20 YEAR LIST CONTINUES.....

2009-03-31T17:53:00.000-07:00

So driving down to San Diego this past Saturday D and I were listening to 93.9. It's a station that plays nothing but 80's and late 70's hits. As we past the giant boobs parked at San Onofre
we are subjected to the tired, hopeless whines of OMD's "If you leave" song from Pretty In Pink. Every time I hear this song It just reminds me that Hugh's fucked up what could have been one of the best nerd gets hottie endings ever! Blane was such a shit eater and Andie fell for it! OK,OK I'm over it....

Another song that threw itself on the 20 year list for me was "Brass in Pocket" by my much loved Pretenders.
Great song yes but It's one of the reasons why the 20 YEAR LIST was started. I've heard it just one too many times. I was telling D that around 1993 I heard a version of it done by Suede on Rodney's show. If you think the original is sexy you have to hear Brett croon and slither those lyrics over the slowed down haunting rhythm. I heard it only that one time. I've been told it was released on a comp called Rubytracks or something like that. It's out of print of course but the version is out there in interwebz space. Hunt it down!

FOR SALE!! FOR SALE!!

2009-03-31T17:25:00.000-07:00

I was blessed with the return of my much loved Fender Twin Reverb.

Its a crazy story that you can read here http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2254404
So now I'm selling this beast here.

Its a Fender Dual Showman Reverb. This is a 1968 first year model with aluminum "drip" edge. When I got it I don't think the chassis was ever taken out. This amp looked like it was gigged for a while then put away never to see a stage in years. I bought it off EBay and luckily the seller was relatively close proximity so I went to go pick it up with my good friend Mike. It was then taken to my friends at Future Music and was serviced by the resident tech. It was used in the studio for the recording of two Black Kites tracks. The sound of this head is pure Fender clean tone. The reverb on this one is sooooo nice! Damp cave sounds emmit when you dial in the reverb at 5. Scary and beautiful all at once.I don't need two amps and Im also trying to find another drum kit. Well, I found one but I need the money for it. So if you know anyone who needs an amp let them know. I'd like to do a local pick up thing too because I do not want to ship this thing. It's a pain in the ass >:(
Bye!

HELLO!

2009-03-12T18:20:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I posted. I've been kinda busy with the every day blah. Anyhoo I was telling a friend about an old Porky Pig cartoon called "The Last Dodo". It's one of the funniest cartoons I remember from my childhood. It gave me a reason to post something short,sweet and hilarious!

Hello, Yeah.....

2009-02-22T23:45:00.000-08:00

So I'm upset about Mickey Rourke not getting an award. Whatever, I loved him and Marrissa Tome In The Wrestler. Hope some of you went to go see Charles play with The French Semester at T's. What else..... not much. Here comes Monday I guess.

SO LONG INDIE 103.1

2009-01-15T18:43:00.000-08:00

Today I got word that Indie has pulled the plug on terrestrial broadcast. It's pretty sad to me because my morning listening was Joe Escalante. His brand of "morning zoo" was nothing of that. Wino Wednesday, the sports report with Timothy Olyphant. Cryptic weather reports from David Lynch. Lazy but funny traffic with Jose Galvan and cool voice news from Liz Warner. Another blow from this loss was local music show Check 1-2. A lot of bands from LA got a ton of support from Mr. Shovel. Rollins show was so great too. I'm going to miss it in the car. But as I type this, I'm streaming the station. It was weird hearing on my way home this almost doomsday like message loop telling listeners about the news. I'll miss it.

But thank God for KXLU. I was listening to whats growing to be my favorite show "Part time punks". Today the dj Michael Stock was paying tribute to uber-influential label Factory Records. Right before my run walk/run at Evergreen Cemetery, he read one of the last ever written letters by Ian Curtis. While he was reading it, it kinda seemed like he was choked up by the content. The fact that it was the last ever communication from this very talented young man, to who I think was his lady on the side. Whatever he was feeling, you don't hear radio like this just anywhere. After he read the letter he played a demo of Joy Division doing one of my all time favorite songs "Ceremony". I turned off the radio and went for a walk around a very apt place of scenery. Well when I got back in the car I heard him say that this Sunday night Part Time Punks will have a Factory Records night at the Echo. It's my B-day weekend and I have Monday off so I think I will get all moody and reflective and go listen to some great music and have my share of drinks. Hope to see you there!

BEST AND WORST PARTS OF 08!

2008-12-31T10:06:00.000-08:00

2008 was a crazy year for me.HOME. I had another wonderful year living in(my opinion)one of the coolest neighborhoods around. It got even better, when we got rid of the most horrible fucking renters in history (Back House)! I don't have to wake up to a giant fucking SUV blaring horrible KLOVE Radio Amore in my drive way, or seeing babies wearing diapers running around chasing my outside cats, or Corona bottle caps all over the front of their porch. They are gone, and I'm over it!: WORST.

MOSPEADA.I was going over the gigs we did on Myspace the other day. We played A LOT! Some months had like 3 shows booked. We recorded an e.p. that pretty much fell on deaf ears. The people who did get though had kind words to say and I'm glad you enjoyed it. We went to San Diego, Modesto(OH GOD)and Oxnard. We had a song on a very cool comp with some others friends of ours on Itunes. But what's more important, is the friends we made while playing in the LA area. All the gigs were fun but I'd have to say the MOSPEADA practices were my favorite. The freedom of just trying any musical idea. The drink/smoke breaks which involved so many laughs and the occasional lighting a fart on fire from someones butt just holds a special place in my heart. We're broken up as people know but memories, you know how they work:BEST/WORST.

MUSIC. I don't have too many favorite bands for '08. I found myself listening to friends bands more than major/indie bands out there. I loved The Miles Approach ep. Their live shows were just as great! The trio work so well together and the vocals have that great boy/girl counter action going on. Awesome! The Hectors ep was great too. Their guitar tones are like neon icicles moving around at 100 miles an hour. Lead singer Corrine's vocals wrap around the sound and kicks it right in the ass. Wonderful band!
Noise/Gaze favorite's Guppies blew me away EVERY TIME live! The gentle yet ferocious sides of the band get me right here(points to heart). I was lucky enough this year to watch them lull the late night airwaves of KXLU. Also play host to a practice here at my own home. A great and drunk marathon of a day! The Health Club continued to burn every stage they played on and started to expand on their minimalist/maximilist take on punk. As far as the big bands go Black Mountain and Animal Collectives albums were top for me. I had more drunk nights with Strawberry Jam on my Ipod, but Black Mountain's In the future turned me on to some beautiful heavy riffs and angel/sultry vocals from Amber Webber. I know I'm missing stuff but anyone who has partied with me during this year knows what I love to put on when I get wasted :P BEST.

ME. When MOSPEADA ended I was in a funk and didn't really know what was next. But as things turn out in life, I was then asked to join Black Kites. It was a welcome invitation because I've been a fan of their's for quite some time. I was able to take a break from thinking about and trying to push my own vehicle. The first month and a half was not easy. A gig in Modesto led to my prized Jaguar and Twin Reverb being stolen out of our car. It was a brutal feeling to take on. But my new band mates helped me get back to where I was before. We played some more shows and just recently recorded two songs that will be on our debut album. Hope is all I can have:BEST.

PETS. Well as I posted before on here, I had a hard time with a rescue in the summer and I still think about her often. But just last month I was blessed with another character. I found him at my work in Whittier. If I wasn't going to take him they were going to call the pound. I had to take him. It's been a month now with him and he is one of the coolest dogs I've had the pleasure of knowing. He's so loving. He kinda reminds me, well, of me. LOL!:BEST.

RECORDING. For the past two and a half months I've been recording with my good friend Alex. The sessions have been really liberating in a sense that there is no pressure, rush or expectations. He's written music that is a weird cross between surf,psychedelic and noise rock. We've been collaborating on sounds and ideas and the results fucking rule. We asked our friend Max to lay down some Acetone organ on the tracks. His attack at the music was fresh which added even more to the fun:BEST.

So next year in a matter of hours, who knows what's gonna happen. I'm hoping for the best.

BLACK AND WHITE KITES. SPACELAND!!!!

2008-12-04T10:46:00.000-08:00

I have been really lazy with the new post's but that's how It goes. I'm posting pics of the night we played Spaceland.As we are setting up the sound guy looked very fammiliar.I asked him if he was in a band called Friends in the mountains. He says yes so that's our good omen for the show. He used to work at a record store in Whittier and we had mutual good friends. Very nice guy. He did a great job with the bands stage mix and for once Evy was not screaming and keys were not buried under mounds of fuzz,bass and perccusion. The turn out was great too. We had a lot of people show up. For being the opener we had a lot of bodies in there. The set went fast but a good feeling was shared on stage and smiles were finally cracked! It was fun and you should have been there.

Tuesday is practice night....

2008-11-18T17:31:00.000-08:00

And I'm feeling pretty crappy. I've got a sore throat that I'm trying to get rid of before the show at Spaceland. Black Kites will be playing with Shiloe, The Human Value and War Tapes. It should be a great time. I also brought home a dog. It was wandering around the continuation school section of the school where I work. Let's see if this one doesn't get picked up by it's cholo owners from Hacienda Heights.

THE SCENE THIS THURSDAY!

2008-11-04T08:00:00.001-08:00

Nicki and I worked together on this one making for a very cool line up of music. Squaregirls will also be DJing the night as well. I'll tell you about after the show!

TWENTY YEAR LIST!!! PART TWO....

2008-10-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

I haven't done a list since I think my first post in this blog. So let me recap. The 20 YEAR list is a list where you put songs you could go for 20 years not hearing. Maybe because you hate it, or it just gets picked way to much in your local dive bar. I think you get it so lets start this mofo.

The Cure- Boys don't cry.
Whether its played at a cheesy 80's/Brit Pop club. Or on the noon time retro mix on Power or on other like minded stations this song always gets the rotation. I don't have anything negative to say about it. It's just you know, Boys don't cry is being played again!

Eric Clapton- Layla
Let me just say first that I think EC is lame therefore I'm putting this song that kicked off so many classic rock station commercials. That opening lick just really gets under my skin. I just picture him doing those "I cant believe I'm still getting a blow job at my age" spewge face string bends. Annoying.

Rolling Stones- Satisfaction
Yes it was one of the first songs that used the Maestro fuzz box. Yes it's the Stones but this song could really disappear and I wouldn't even notice. Again another song with an opening riff that's just played out and old. Devo fucking did it right.

Joy Division- Love will tear us apart
Yeah, I said it. But really this song is up there with Boys don't cry. But you know it was their hit in a way. It reminds me of the time in my junior year we had a band practice and we did this song and I wish there was a tape recorder or video going because it would document the only time Fernando(Mospeada,Le Pepe's)took the role as lead singer and crooned those sad, sad lyrics.

That's all I can think of right now. I'm sure most will disagree but you know whatever...

MY BLOODY VALENTINE

2008-10-03T17:29:00.000-07:00

Well the day finally came when myself and my old friend Fernando got to see MBV. I remember hearing about when they played The Roxy that they were voted the loudest band to ever play. Folklore? maybe, but last nights show at the Santa Monica Civic gave me the idea that they could very well hold that title. I had been seeing footage of their reunion tours and reading about the arsenal of gear they were bring with them. I'm gonna say though, it wasn't THAT loud. I mean yes Kevin was fucking aiming 3 stacks and some combos at us and Belinda had a half stack and combo but maybe I'm deaf already??? Everyone is going on about the noise break in "...realize" and for good reason. Fernando said it best, "Imagine the space shuttle taking off right outside your house." I didn't use ear plugs. I had to use them during the noise part because Kevin was switching on a wah and the treble frequency was just too much to take. I have a short video of it that I'll put up later. What really just got me was the execution of the guitars that Belinda and Kevin portrayed. All these ghost melodies and bends that you think they are doing it but you don't see them making the sound. Maybe prerecorded, maybe not. Maybe they were bending notes with their fingers? I don't know but it was so beautiful to finally see them. All the offsets they had were just gorgeous. A lot of Belinda's guitars are custom jobs by this Italian guitar maker. By the way, I don't know how old she is but good lord she looked so beautiful. I was in awe how she was attacking her tremolo bar I just find it hard to describe. I listened to some of loveless today and after last night the music makes even more sense. It was nice to see fellow fans like members of Die Rockers Die and Ojos Rojos. It was a great night and I think just maybe they only gazed at their shoes like 2 or 3 times.....

SUMMING UP.

2008-09-15T17:05:00.000-07:00

Hey all! As some of you had heard I had my amp and two guitars stolen when I went on my first road trip with the Kites. The story is pretty much exhausted at this point. Thank you for all the kind comments guys. It made me feel better. I've recently acquired another Jaguar from Jack at Future Music. I know it will never replace my beloved modded CIJ Jaguar but it's not the gear, it's the player! I'm in need of an amp as well. The fucking fucks also got my Fender Twin Reverb that was also modded. Sooooo, now I have my sights on a Fender Showman. The research I've done tells me it's basically a Twin sans the reverb. I tried one out at Future and it's a pretty rad, ballsy clean tone amp! I can just get a Holy Grail for reverb if need be. That's pretty much it. I want to do some mods to my Jag, money permitting. I'm not gonna go nuts but we shall see. I want to take out the Seymour Duncan humbuckers that are in there and put in the Duncan Vintage Jag pickups I had in my old one. Also put a black pick guard on there. Depending on how the tremolo system holds up, I'll put an American trem in there. Then the big one, ordering a neck from Warmoth with blocks and binding. It will go from this,

to this.

We will see how it all goes. Until next time!

OUR LITTLE ONE IS GONE.

2008-09-04T16:29:00.001-07:00

A week ago today I was at the computer. I heard cries from an animal so I rushed out onto 6th st. I see this dog limping with her right leg kinda sticking out. A witness told me she got sideswiped by a car. She was in pain so I brought her home. I got her food and spent time with her rubbing her leg. I made her a bed and just spent the whole day taking care of her. After that day D and I made sure she was comfortable and taken care of. We got her treats,leash and collar and other essentials. She started to walk on her leg better and as I was getting to know her she was such a loving,funny sweet spirit. She would bark at night protecting the house and offer back the love we gave her. So today I get home and I'm greeted with excitement from her. I'm changing shirts and I here a knock at the door. These two cholo looking dudes tell me that I have their dog. They said they lived in Hacienda Heights and left last week out of town and left her at a friend's house who lived here in BH's. They said she got loose from the friends house and they've been looking for her since. I told them to please take care of her in the future. I gave them the rest of the treats, and bone we bought her. I gave her some last pets on her short, smooth coat and said goodbye. I'm a fucking mess right now but I hope she's taken care of better from now on. I fell in love with her in such a short time. I just hope the loving energy we gave her protects her for the years to come.

BLACK KITES + SPACEFUZZZ = WIN!!!

2008-08-31T01:51:00.000-07:00

So I'm playing with Black Kites. Very nice people who I met playing shows with Mospeada. I was asked to join them playing additional guitar. We've been practicing for about a week and a half. It's been a real different approach for me. I'm now asked to try sounds. Filling in space and creating space. I feel like it's making me a better player. Working with four other people makes you play a certain way. In a good way though. You have to listen and harness the energy. We've had about five or six practices and the outcome of that time was displayed at the ultra hot(temperature wise and hip) Echo Curio Friday night. I was nervous, like I hadn't played a show ever but you know, once you get up there blah...blah..blah I felt comfortable. Did I fuck up? Sure! but not in a ugly way. Just some fumbles here and there. The most important thing was the feel and energy we put out. That's what made it feel/sound good. Here are some pics and I hope to see you at one of our shows!

Thanks to Darlene C and Scott MKF for documenting the night!

HELLO....

2008-08-11T18:49:00.000-07:00

Haven't really had time to update the page. It's been nuts all with MOSPEADA ending and everything else life throws at us. This weekend was very cool though. Friday started with watching the 88 Boadrums performance at The La Brea Tar Pits. I hadn't seen them in a real long time. We had got there like 10 minutes late but got a lucky Kojak and got a good spot to watch the show.

Saturday I just relaxed and got ready to see The Hectors, Health club and others at the Highland Park music festival. I stopped off at Future Music to say hello to Jack. Well from what I caught of the bands it was all very cool. Friends came over after and a small jam that included use of drums, a Casio SK-1, bass, drums and clarinet. It was a good time! I got all of 4hrs sleep and hung and had a nice Sunday evening. I'll post some more interesing stuff(or try to)later this week.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EARTHQUAKE AND RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS!

2008-07-29T23:25:00.000-07:00

You know you cant go about your morning without having a giant plate of earth move. I was making breakfast and WHAM! my house felt like big invisible hands just shoved it. Pepper and nude(the cats)scram as fast as they can and I'm shitting myself in a doorway. Turns out it was only a 5.4. It was just the surprise of it that was creepy.
So now on to the birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRAIG GANNON!!! Once Aztec Camera member and 5th member of The Smiths. I was watching this doc called "Inside The Smiths" and I was waiting for theme to talk about Craig,they didn't. So then I go thought the extra bits and they have a section with him talking about his time with the band. In his interview he mentions his birthday,July 29 Weird coincidence. Here is some classic CG..

And finally that ever loveable band The Hectors have put out a great new video for their song "Carol and Sanford". It's a fun, cool video about these Russian cosmonauts who are in a band and they got a gig on Mars??? How did they manage that? Did Scott Sterling set that up? Is it a KXLU fundraiser?? At any rate, it's awesome so check it out. Oh and by the way, all I have to say is "cameo" *wink.......

Earthquaker Devices Dirt Transmitter

2008-07-18T06:44:00.000-07:00

I've owned The first version of the DT since February. I loved the crumbled, gated fuzz emmissions from this little beast. Then a couple of weeks ago I was checking out Earthquaker's site and Jaime(he's the builder)posted an update to the DT's circuit. I said to myself "fuck it" and sent in my first one to him for upgrades. So after some waiting I got back a very cool, very beautiful, VERY fuzzy pedal. Check it out....

BACK WITH ME AGAIN

2008-07-13T18:47:00.000-07:00

I had an amp like this several years ago. I think It was like 5 yeas ago when I first got one. I bought it from that museum known as Vintage Gear in Hollywood. Had it for awhile but as the times go, I sold it due to hard times. Well better times have found me(???)and I'm now back with another one. I bought it from a much nicer, friendlier shop, Future Music. When I hit up Jack about it he already had it on Ebay. It was not working so he was selling it as is/parts. He told me he would end the auction for me and I could come pick it up! I also had his tech do a complete repair job on it. The speaker was ripped, it was missing tubes and the grill cloth is shredded. I picked it up yesterday and I love it! I made a quick video of it....

TRIO'S AND OFFSETS....

2008-07-06T12:26:00.000-07:00

Last night Mospeada had a fun show at The Scene in Glendale. We had our friends The Miles Approach, The Health Club and ExitMusic. I've written about TMA before when they played Echo Curio. They were first in the time slot and they sounded so good. Louie's fuzzed chords cut through The Scene's space. Drew's dub like bass tones made me think of that glue that comes in the brown jar and you apply it with the little brush. I think he should have been louder :) Vivian's drumming is really strong. And, while she is doing that, she is handling vocal duties and drum triggers. I'd fuck up in a song if I had to do all that.

The Health Club came up and preceded to just pummel those poor mics. When I hear the combo vocals of Gabe and Gerard it almost hurts my throat. The vocal delivery is so raw, and it sounds great. Their music is heavy. Think of those walking hammers in Pink Floyd's "The Wall". Menacing, on the move and scary.

Mospeada was on after THC. We played well and we cut the set a little short because as always, everything was running a little late. The songs flowed. It appears everyone liked our new song "Dress form". There's Moog, maracas and a droney Casio going on in that song. We need to record it.

It was my first time seeing Exitmusic. Devon made some beautiful looped noise via agitators and bow on his guitar. Aleksa plucked away at her Jagstang and sang in this lost ghost style that pretty much froze the whole bar. I didnt meet their drummer but the his attacks and midset for cymbal dynamics really caught my attention.

It was all a really great time. A big thanks to Murphy at The Scene who let me have my choice of bands. Thanks to our friends who showed up Max, Izzy, Marina, Jeremy, Drew, Nicole, Don and friends of the other bands. If you didnt go, yr lame.....

AND BY THE WAY....

2008-07-05T02:06:00.000-07:00

Here is some great Simple Minds....

REQUEST VIDEO....

2008-07-05T00:55:00.000-07:00

Im sure you know of this great show that was on air on channel 56 in the late 80's early 90's. I just found a very cool clip on youtube of one of its last broadcast's. check it out.

A LINGERING SOUND TO ME....

2008-06-29T02:24:00.000-07:00

Stockhausen brings the noise!

And for those of you who are not turned on to AMM here is, Keith Rowe....

GBV ON THE JOHN STEWART SHOW

2008-06-20T09:15:00.002-07:00

Before John Stewart became the clown prince of political humor he tried his hand at late night talk show hosting. It was on channel 13. He had some great bands on there, this was in 95. I remember taping the episode. Maybe at my parents or my apartment or at my graveyard gig taking care of an autistic giant. Anyway, here are two performances by one of the greatest bands that have ever hauled a cooler full of beers on stage. Try and fight the tears, Guided by Voices.....

BUTTERGLORY!!!

2008-06-19T22:37:00.000-07:00

This band was from Northern California, Vasalia to be exact. They put out some great music. The album that I picked up 14 years ago was"Crumble".It has been such a constant jumble of tunes in my head since then. I was listening to it today and the songs are these lo-fi slices of greatness. Try to download it, or buy it or whatever the fuck you do and bask in the simple beauty! You can sample some of thier songs here..... http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1050003/a/Crumble.htm Until next melt down!!

CLASSIC SMITHS....

2008-06-14T11:34:00.000-07:00

Found these today. Im glad I can also find footage with the great Craig Gannon. I still say, if he would have continued with Craig,Mike and Andy they would have still been great. Even without Marr! The vid for Sister I'm A Poet is rad. That gold top Gibson he plays has so much tone. Of course the vintage silverface Twin and Roland JC-120 doest't hurt either. But whatever, that was a long time ago....
Accept Yourself

Wonderful Woman

Prety Girls Make Graves

Frankly Mr. Shankly

Sister I'm A Poet

RECENT PICS AND A SET LIST!

2008-06-14T09:18:00.000-07:00

Thanks to forum member Ben Glass over at Haunting Mids. He took these great pics of MBV at recent show. Im going to see them in October. Thanks to a VERY thoughtful girlfriend :) Here are the pics.

Interesting choice of pedals too??? Whats up with that Snarling Spore or whatever it's called. But he brings it back with an unidentified Pete Cornish pedal. He also has one of the Roger Mayer fuzz pedals and another one im not to sure about. After all these years im finally going to see them live. I did see Kevin play with Primal Scream a long time ago. October will be heavy.

THE MILES APPROACH AT ECHO CURIO

2008-06-08T22:15:00.000-07:00

I went to Echo Curio the other night to see The Miles Approach. This was the second time for me and they played a really great set. The harmonies between him and drummer vivian are ace and Louie's recently modded jag sounded very heavy through that also very heavy amp he plays out of. Drew their bass player is like a circling cat waiting to get fed! Wich at the end of his meal pushes his Ampeg amp and Micron synth on to the ground!Scary and rad at the same time. They have a show coming up July 5 at The Scene with The Health Club, Exit Music and Mospeada. Come out and check out the music. And now some pics

SOME SHIT I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ALREADY....

2008-06-07T00:52:00.000-07:00

To me anyway right? Well I've always read about Throbbing Gristle and The Hafler Trio but found it hard to find stuff or didnt bother to(to be honest). Tonight though I wanted to seek it out. Here are some clips of some very cool things I've read about and now have heard. The Sunburned Hand Of The Man stuff is very close to my heart but I just wanted to throw it in there.
Throbbing Gristle

The Hafler Trio

Nurse With Wound

Current 93

The Birthday Party

Caroliner Rainbow

Sun City Girls

Sunburned Hand Of The Man

THE NEW ORBIT IT BOY!

2008-06-04T22:56:00.000-07:00

"Im eating noodles...."

TODAY SATURDAY....

2008-05-31T21:01:00.000-07:00

So I wake up from last night's MOSPEADA show. Darlene had to wake up early wich ment me as well. I put some coffee on and I went to go get some breakfast at the local food merchants. I get back and get a call from my beloved ex-band mate Alex telling me him and Izzy are coming by for a visit. I vaccum, take a shower and get ready for the day.I also have a practice with Max and friends at 1pm. So I get out of the shower and i find my cats all hugged up and cozy. I took some photos of all this so enjoy!

GOOD LORD WHAT HAPPENED!

2008-05-28T16:53:00.000-07:00

I was reading through Pitchfork and found these live photos of Robert Smith. If he's going for the goth monster that lives under many bed's in Montebello well then, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! I've heard the new Cure song too. It sounds like they returned the favor to The Shout Out Louds because now they sound like them! Wacky....

CLASSIC MOTHERS!

2008-05-27T22:09:00.000-07:00

So i was turned onto this footage from my pals at hauntingmids.com(I wish I knew how to link). It's a vid from 1974(the year I was born) at the Roxy here in LA. There is a live recording of this, I have it, and I think it's just called "Live from the Roxy". At any rate here is the band doing "Montana". A favorite of mine so check it out!

HELLO AGAIN!

2008-05-27T21:48:00.000-07:00

So its been a sometime since I posted. I've not had anything to talk about really. A funk if you will, or a just a general lack of motivation has taken a tiny toll on me. Whatev's, so I thought of this question: What are the classic offsets out there? Meaning, Jaguars and Jazzmasters. When you think of Strats you may think SRV's strat or Eric Clapton's(I just threw up in my mouth a bit)black and white strat. Or how about Keith Richards tele. So just off the top of my balding noggin, I thought of and found some Offsets that are classic in my memory.
Steven/Wayne's Jazz
Thurston's

Kurt's jag

Im sure there is more but I thought it would be a good topic of conversation amongst guys with with black framed glasses who play offsets :)

MINI TOUR REPORT.

2008-05-13T18:11:00.000-07:00

So the shows went great! The road was kind to us but the gas to fuel our beast van was not too forgiving. I guess for a little three day'er it was fairly calm. The booze intake wasnt too high(cant say the same for the mid-grade mexican shwag). My favorite night was The Beauty Bar. The place was cool and the people were very friendly. We played with a band called Team Abraham and they're so good! Real nice guys. Check them out on Myspace. The rest of the nights went fine. After our night our night in Oxnard we had breakfast in Merced called The Cinema Cafe. This place has thee best hashbrowns ever!! It was really good. I wish i had my camera at the time. Well we pressed on and finished and made it home. I'll let the pics speak for themselves....

These next pics are from Oxnard then Modesto.

MBV DATES, BLACK KITES VID....

2008-05-07T19:02:00.000-07:00

So Max call's like at 11:30 or so last night and tells me the valentines are playing LA. I gasp a bit and ask the questions that go along with that info that is passed on. Well here are the dates for the shows.

06-20 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-21 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-22 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-23 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-24 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-28 Manchester, England - Apollo
06-29 Manchester, England - Apollo
07-02 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland
07-03 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland
07-03-06 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-09 Paris, France - Zenith
07-17-20 Benicàssim, Spain - Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
07-25 Naeba, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
08-08 Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival
09-05 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival
09-19-21 Monticello, NY - Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York)
09-22 New York, NY - Roseland
09-23 New York, NY - Roseland
09-25 Toronto, Ontario - Ricoh
09-27 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
09-30 San Francisco, CA - The Concourse
10-01 Los Angeles, CA - Santa Monica Civic
10-02 Los Angeles, CA - Santa Monica Civic

Also my friends in The Black Kites just put out a video for thier song "Paper Hear". It's really great so have a gander.

MOSPEADA'S MINI TOUR!

2008-05-05T18:53:00.000-07:00

Hello! I haven't posted in awhile. Mainly because I haven't really had time and not much to talk about really. In the past couple of weeks the cappuccino and I have hosted my parents 50th anniversary, played shows with MOSPEADA and I have been able to devise a mini tour May 8-10. We are going to play at the Beauty Bar in San Diego. Then go to Oxnard to play the Experi-mental cafe Friday night, then drive out to Modesto for a show at Banana Joe's. I'm pretty excited because I've never gone on a tour before. I know 3 days is nothing but its still going to be an experience. We have merchandise to sell and but having new people hear us is whats getting me all hot and bothered!

SWEET FUCKING JESUS!!!!

2008-04-23T13:16:00.000-07:00

And of course It's fucking happening in New York. Here is zee line up...
MY BLOODY VALENTINE
FUCK BUTTONS
POLVO
LOW
EDAN WITH GUEST DAGHA
MOGWAI
THE DRONES
BUILT TO SPILL PERFORMING PERFECT FROM NOW ON
WOODEN SHJIPS
SHELLAC
THEE SILVER MOUNT ZION ORCHESTRA
AUTOLUX
MEAT PUPPETS PERFORMING MEAT PUPPETS II
TORTOISE PERFORMING MILLIONS NOW LIVING WILL NEVER DIE
THURSTON MOORE PERFORMING PSYCHIC HEARTS
Well I can only hope MBV and Polvo come to LA some time soon. Tortoise doing "Millions..." is no big deal to me. I've seen them play several times doing alot of that material. Mogwai would be nice to see again. I'd be floored just by watching Mount Zion, Polvo and MBV. Oh well, you've won this round NYC(say it in deep villain voice)
Here's some of the magic...
Polvo

Wooden Shjips

Thee Silver Mount Zion Orchestra

My Bloody Valentine

NEW HARMONY KORINE FILM.

2008-04-21T16:12:00.000-07:00

I read that there was going to be a sneak peak of his new film "Mister Lonely" a couple of weeks ago. Then I heard him on Joe Escalante's show this morning. The plot of the movie sounds pretty cool to say the least. Something about a Michael Jackson impersonator living in Paris. Also the Sun City Girls will be doing the soundtrack! I will go see it of course. I always loved his films. I remember going to see Kids at the Nuart with my friend Dave. Then seeing Gummo. But I think out of all of them I like Julien Donkey Boy the best. Here's the poster for the new film. It opens May 2nd. Maybe they'll play it at the Krikorian in Pico???

AM FLOWER POWER!!

2008-04-19T14:39:00.000-07:00

I went to a plant/flower nursery today. I woke up kinda groggy after a crushing live performance by Guppies at Pehrspace last night. Didnt really get too heavy with the drinks because I knew I was going to check out some lovely flowers today. H&H nursery is in Lakewood and its a pretty cool place. We got there around 10am or so and it was overcast and chilly. I took some photos of the gorgeous annuals and perennial's that were on sale. It was nice to see so many beautiful things in one place. unlike say the Montebello Town Center......(I keed, I keed).

BAND'S YOU SHOUD KNOW PART I

2008-04-17T23:48:00.000-07:00

LAMBCHOP

GORKY'S ZYGOTIC MYNCI

MERCURY REV

SPARKS

POLVO

OUR HERO'S TALK ABOUT THEIR "AXE'S"

2008-04-16T22:11:00.000-07:00

I just came across these vids of two men I admire a great deal for their tones and vocals. Check out their stories about how they came across thiers and my favorite guitars.

PET SOUNDZZZ.....

2008-04-15T18:28:00.000-07:00

So this past Sunday we took a trip to the LA Zoo. It was my first time in many years. I really have no memory of the place so it was pretty much my first time. Hot as hell that day too! Here are some pics to show you the caged heat!

I thought I would feel bad for all the animals but it seemed they were being kept well and there werent any morons throwing shit at the beasts. Although I wanted to fling something at the bears that were of course sleeping. All I could see was a cute fuzzy paw with soft looking pads. We went the wrong way and happened to miss the lions. I wanted to recreate the scene where Mr. Furly is mocking the lions. I did see the flamingos,I could have done Terry's bit I guess.

BECAUSE WEEKENDS WERE MADE FOR FUN...

2008-04-11T16:33:00.000-07:00

Hello from Giant Pink Cloud! Yes it's Friday and I have a show tonight at Echo Curio in....you guessed it, Echo Park! We go on at 9:30. That gives me time to go get some tasty carnitas from Zamora's on ceasar chavez. If you haven't been there GO! The place is fucking awesome for carnitas. I remember the first time going i saw this sewn together heart stuffed with God knows what just sitting, waiting for its foster owner to take home and devour. I've learned later that its like a type of blood sausage??? And I will warn you, when yr up front paying dont look in the back. Porky is getting skinned right before yr baby browns. Sad but tasty! I'm going to make some tortilla chips and get some gucamole as well. A nice dinner for the cappuccino and I. We are playing a brand new song tonight called "dress form". I wrote it over the vacation and I think it's ready for the punters. I'll write a report about how the night came out. Until then, blood sausage for the win!!

I HAVE LOVE FOR THIS MAN!!

2008-04-05T10:55:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been so in love with my Deluxe Memory Man. My DMM came from the Sam Ash in City of Industry. I dragged D in there one night about a year and a half ago and I saw it in the case for 125! It was a used unit and at that time they were going for crazy nutz monies on Ebay. I told the dolt behind the counter I wanted it and brought it home! I noticed though that there was some distortion on the repeats. Also, I found out that it wasnt at its full 550ms. I didnt feel to bad about getting it fixed up because i got it so cheap(130 out the door!). I had known about Howard Davis. He designed for EHX and has a website with info on repairs, mods etc. I contacted him and I told him what was wrong. He quoted a price and badda bing-badda boom my DMM was headed back to New York(they're made there ya'know). So on its return everything was taken care of. No distortion on the repeats, the delay time was bumped up to 600ms and now its a huge part of my/MOSPEADA'S sound. I posted some clips of it in action. If you go back to some old posts on here there is a live clip of MOSPEADA with the DMM in heavy use. Enjoy the echoes!!

CASSETTES.....(sorry, drunk geek post)

2008-04-04T23:13:00.000-07:00

So I was e-talking with some forum friends and the subject of old computers came up. The word Tandy made me think of how much info and storage/faith we put into these plastic holders of ideas. Whatever format it was being 8 track, 90/60 minute or reel to reel the beauty, and art that is placed will never go away! This is 2008. We are on the brink of robots and the apocalypse and still the last song i wrote and recorded was on simple, beautiful cassette. Forever analog!!!

JUST GOT BACK TO NORMAL

2008-04-03T20:00:00.000-07:00

So from last Saturday till just yesterday its been a real task getting rest, and getting back into the swing of things. Monday I started back at work after the spring break. Darlene's party was just a crazy nuts night of music, booze, insane guests and VERY good food! Thanks so much to the people in attendance. It did'nt stop there though. Sunday we arose from the drunken night and got ready to go hang with the Guppies at their recording session. We got to Piry's and Zandra's and the guys were listening to a play back. I knew the drinking was going to continue so i succumbed to the brews in the fridge. We had a blast, and the Guppies sounded great. I'm glad I was able to bond with Eric, their bass player about Pere Ubu and The Breeders. The day ended with Thai food and not one game of Girl Jenga(thank Gawwwd!). It is Thursday and Im ready for a MOSPEADA show this Saturday at the Old Town Pub. Im going to a bbq/video shoot for The Hectors that same day so its going to be another one of those weekends. Thank Gawwwd!!!

TOO MUCH....

2008-03-30T12:06:00.000-07:00

So these last couple of days have been fucking nutz. Ill go into it later. Not bad nutz, just crazy nutz! So I leave you with Sasha G...

COMPUT3R MASTERBASTION!!!

2008-03-27T09:42:00.000-07:00

So like any 11 year old dork in the 80's i had a Commodore 64. I never really did anything useful besides play Ghosts and Goblins and yes, LEARN HOW TO MASTURBATE!!!!
I got this game where you use a joystick(appropriate) to jack off this 8-bit penis.
I didnt buy it. It was a loan from a friend. Weird huh? Wy would that be up for borrowing? "Here dude! check out this floppy disk!" It didnt happen like that but you get the picture.
Well one thing led to another and the rest is Kleenex history. Why would I bring up such a subject you ask? Well I came across these vids of the mighty C64 and thought to myself, If I was any
smarter I could have been doing shit like this instead of playing with myself! Dumbass....

DAY 3 OF THA SPRING BREAK.....

2008-03-26T21:10:00.000-07:00

So I spent the day trying to write a song to present to the guys tomorrow night. I recorded a very interesting(to me anyway)piece of music but for now im stuck! Well, stuck on what to do next. It has a drone from my sk-1 going and a moog line. I recorded a bass line, drums and a guitar part. It all sounds good together but cursed my lame mind because I think it needs more. Im going to just leave what I've done today and work on it tomorrow. I went for my walk around Evergreen C and it was a killer! I didnt stretch before and on my second lap I felt like puking vomit. But I kept on! So with that, I end Hump Day......

SCORED THESE FROM BAGGY'S

2008-03-25T16:27:00.000-07:00

Ive never heard of Marion Brown before but lucky for me Bagatelle's has record players for preview. I'll do a review of both album later on. I had The Headhunters before on cd but found it today cheap. All three albums came to just 15 bucks! Love that store...

IM'A SIZE HEALTHY!!

2008-03-25T10:37:00.000-07:00

Queen Latifah for Jenny Craig eh?? My friend Zandra had told me one day over beers that she would do her( you know hypothetically) and then I said I wouldnt. She said I "SOOO" would then thought about it and told her I thought she was hot in Bringing Down The House. Laughs ensued and yeah..she's with Jenny C.....

SPRING BREAK DAY 2...

2008-03-25T10:15:00.000-07:00

Well today will involve moving box's and getting my hands all dusty. Thats right, BAGATELLE TUEDAY!!!! I havent been there in a real long time. It's a great vinyl store in long beach that has so many jems. So Yonkers and I are heading out. Oh! the cappuccino made these cute chicks for Easter. Some did not survive but the one's that did go down in pastry history. La Mascota eat yr heart out!

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!

2008-03-25T01:38:00.000-07:00

So Max and I are searching the U-tube and he turned me on to this classic footage. Enjoy and learn noobs!

MONDAY NIGHT 2 DA MAX!!!

2008-03-25T00:08:00.000-07:00

So my very best of friends calls and asks what up tonight and this is the result....

SPITTY, GNARLY FUZZ!!!

2008-03-24T12:06:00.001-07:00

I found some of the coolest fuzz's out there. check these out!

OK IM AN IDIOT, NOW WITH VIDS

2008-03-24T11:55:00.000-07:00

Mospeada

New MOSPEADA footage.

IM REALLY NOT INTO THIS

2008-03-24T09:02:00.000-07:00

Day one of my spring break and Im a big fan of the KTLA morning news broadcast. We'll now they have this new format with the three hotties of the cast. And so they are going for a "View" type thing and I dont like it! It was great before. It was relaxed and the guest would just hang. Now Kriski,Rueben and the other dude are gone. People just like to fuck with things that work. I used to watch many years ago the channel 11 morning news. When it started Steve Edwards would sit in this little arm chair and do the stories in front of a big screen and do the stories from there. The annoying vixen and the frog in the throat chick didnt come in till later. As I watch this broadcast it just leaves me with the question where is my beloved Sara Purcell??

HEY! JESUS MADE IT BACK!!

2008-03-23T10:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter all! Well the Die Rockers Die show was fucking heavy. It was a this veeeeerryy small place called L'Keg. I guess the EchoPlex is around the Corner from there. It was my first time seeing them and it floored me. I caught the last bit of The Rolling Blackouts. Their drummer is a fucking monster! Great band. So it was nice to see all the mutuals, Healthies,Manhattans,Broken kilo's, Don, Hollows, Transmissions, National Treasure. I forgot the camera so no pics. After all that rad we went to Rudy and Graham's Black Diamond Party. First of all, its fucking packed! If you havent been to a party there, its kinda like Mount Washington's own Studio 54.
But my other take on it was the whole mall part of Dawn of the Dead. Going out of the "VIP" room for a smoke was a pain in the ol balloon knot. Very cool and very drunk zombies just out having a good time. And Im not going to lie, I was one of those zombies too.....

Its late...

2008-03-23T03:54:00.000-07:00

The Die Rockers were not at Echo Curio. My mistake, they were at Le Keg. The show was fucking great! Ill go into it tomorrow. night!

OK

2008-03-22T22:45:00.000-07:00

Im waiting for the lady to get ready. Im ahead 3 vodka/soda waters and we are off to see die rockers die at echo curio. Should be grand! Tell you more about it tomorrow.
http://www.myspace.com/dierockersdie
http://www.myspace.com/echocurio

CHEERS!

HEEEEEREEE WEEE GO!!

2008-03-22T19:48:00.000-07:00

So I decided to make a blog. Im a bit foggy on the whole thing but Ill get the hang. So let's start with my "TWENTY YEAR LIST". My friend Sed and I came up with this list. Songs that you go 20 years without hearing. My top ten goes like this....

1. Black Magic Woman. (If you have ever been to any bar in the Pico /Whittier area you know why)
2. Tainted Love. (You know, theres just so many time you can hear that song growing up)
3. Hotel California. (Jesus i just dont have to go into it!)
4. Rock the Casbah. ( Its not even that great of a song????)
5. Just Cant Get Enough. (Love DM but ive had enough.)

Im gonna stop now. Im getting bored and I cant think of any more. Bye....