ROCK SEXY #47

ROCK SEXY #47 by Blythe Shadburne on Mixcloud

Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club

I Wanna Be Your Man - The Youngsters

Jenny Jenny - The Sonics

Tallahassie Lassie - Freddy Cannon

Walkin the Dog - The Kingsmen 

Mashed Potatoes - Noble Watts

Good Times - Tina Turner

You Are My Sunshine - Ike and Tina Turner

Game is My Middle Name - Betty Davis

Apollo Commanders - James Brown 

Deep Soul Pt 1 - Ron Buford

Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis

Shake a Tail Feather - Debutants 

ClapYour Hands  - The Dartells 

I Know But I Don't Know - Blondie

Its a Nice World to Visit But Not to Live In - Ann Margaret and Lee Hazelwood

Little Runaway - Ramma Lamma 

Session Man - Scene Creamers

Knights of Baskerville - Thee Headcoats 

Outta My Mind - King Kahn and BBQ Show

Rock and Roll Victim - Death

Mata La Musica - Eskorbuto 

Angel Eyes - Roxy Music

He Gets Me High - Dum Dum Girls

Make Up Your Mind - Staight Arrows

Oh My Lover - Detroit Cobras

Name Names - Weird War

Lost Boys and Girls Club - Dum Dum Girls

Boogie Down USA - People's Choice

Grey Motorcycle - Makeup

Party is a Groovy Thing - People's Choice

Wig in a Box - Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Werewolves on Wheels  - Don Gere

ROCK SEXY #46

ROCK SEXY #46 by Blythe Shadburne on Mixcloud

Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonight - Earl Vince and the Valiants

Rubber City Rebels - Rubber City Rebels

Underground Lady - Kim Fowley

Capricorn - The Go

Doop Doop A Walla Walla - The El Torros

Big Chief - The Motions

Banzai Pipeling - Denny and the Seniors

 Abba - Paragons

Soul Mate - Ramona Parks

She'll Be Gone - Bettie O'Brien

Do You Have That Soul - Gino Washington

Little Egypt - The Coasters

Watusi Freeze - Big Walter 

Lyin' - Reigning Sound

Guess I'm Falling in Love - Velvet Underground

Shake it Some More - Jay Jays

TV Eye - Radio Birdman 

White Light/White Heat - Les Sexareenos

Upside Mine - Billy Childish and Holly Golightly

Murder - The Blobs

Ready for the Night - Automagik

They Came in Through the Window - Night Beats

Oh Aurelia - Acid Baby Jesus

Cast Iron Arm - Peanuts Wilson

Mr. Chicken - Soul Seven

She's on Fire - King Tuff

Devil Again - Thee Oh Sees

Blank Generation - Rchard Hell

Rock and Roll Road Trip: Chicago February 2014

A few weeks ago, I went to Chicago to see The Sonics play at the Double Door. The Cynics opened the show.  Best rock and roll road trip friends Sarah and Jaxon Swain, host of ARTxFM's brand new show PARTY PANTS, came along for the ride.

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The show was crowded as hell and frankly and I hung back from the stage, so I have no close up goos pictures of the band. But before they played, we ran into Rob Lind in the downstairs of the Double Door and snagged a photo.

Sister Fox and DJ Hipshot, co-hosts of FUZZBOX, also made the drive up I-65 to the Windy City to see the Northwest garage rock legends. Dave then took us to the bar Exit. We posed for this photo op that is going to be turned into a nice little flyer for our shows.

 

I had a DJ gig at Liar's Club the night after the show. It was super fun, people dug it, and I got paid.

I also took this photo of a streetlamp in Chicago.

My Stooges Story

The Important Thing About Scotty Asheton  

RIP SCOTT ASHETON 

Now back to 2003...let's see, I had graduated high school recently and was in the midst of moving back in with my mom as the house of fun myself and three of my friends had rented and moved into the day we graduated crumbled into dust with the help of petty feuds and confusion over missing milk. In this midst, I had met a girl a few years older and much much tougher than me and she had moved to Detroit. So I went to visit her several times over the course of eighteen months or so.

In early August of 2003, I had planned a trip up there, I'm sure there was there a show or something, but due to work and that kind of crap I couldn't get up there in time for the The Stooges Detroit reunion show with the three original surviving members (Iggy and brothers Ron and Scott Asheton) plus Mike Watt on bass (Dave Alexander died in 1975) and Sonic Youth and the Von Bondies opening the show. I did not realize at that time the gravity of the mistake I was making by NOT getting up there to see that show.

 

  But on the afternoon of August 14th, millions of people lost power and some did not get it back for days.

The road crew and the staff of DTE Energy Theater had surely put in hundreds of combined hours already in prepping for the concert, as the power went down around 4 in the afternoon. 

The Northeast Blackout of 2003

I was still in Louisville, and my friend called me and was just dumbfounded at what had happened, As the news revealed that the blackout was initially caused by a tree branch in Ohio that somehow had managed to take away power from possibly 50 million people in New York, Toronto, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and beyond, I started to see what a big fucking deal this was. I didn't know if I was going to be able to go at all now. 

"But on the bright side", she said, "that Stooges show has been postponed."

"Is that so, hmm, well I don't know if  I can do it with work", I said. "I might have to come back before its rescheduled."

The next couple of days brought a bit of relief, and I did leave for Detroit at my scheduled time, as the power in Detroit came back on within the day or next, and the power across the region was gradually restored, and chaos back to calm.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/northeast-blackout-2003-ten-year-anniversary-article-1.1426561 

 So to put it in a timeline, I got there around the 16th or 17th, and the show had been rescheduled for August 25th, a Monday. In the back of my mind, I was hoping it would work out obviously, but to me that seemed like a long time to stay in Detroit.

But it did work out, someone covered my shift at work, and I was in the clear. We scored free tickets for the lawn which was good enough for me because it was Ron and Scott Asheton and Iggy! Come on! And Mike Watt, of course kicking all the ass. And there I was, a suburban 90's kid at the show of a lifetime. Hooray for rock and roll!

The Stooges Live in Detroit 2003

 At one point, I remember spotting Bobby Harlow and John Krautner of The Go and had to stop myself from squealing like a baby. They were wearing sunglasses.

And that brings us to the end. There isn't really anything else exciting to say about this story. I saw all the living Stooges at a prime time that was possible for me. I've said many times that I was born too late, and yes, I was in terms of music. But the fact that the Stooges got back together for a brief moment in time and I was able to witness it, makes me extremely happy.

As of yesterday, the Asheton brothers are gone. Dave Alexander was lost almost 40 years ago. The original Stooges are gone. Down on the Street has one of the best bass lines of all time, and I for one can't get enough of that song or the entire Funhouse record for that matter.

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  Blythe Shadburne And this song is great because its great to drive to and takes up 7 minutes

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 Thanks to that whole shitstorm of the Northeastern Blackout of 2003, I was able to be in Detroit when the concert was postponed to which was August 25th, 2003, hence, I went to that freaking concert. I don't have anything else exciting to share about this story, other than I saw 75% of the original Stooges, and for that, I feel very lucky.

ROCK SEXY #45 - (almost) 4 Hour Extravaganza

ROCK SEXY #45 by Blythe Shadburne on Mixcloud

Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club

Success - Iggy Pop

Telegram Sam - T-Rex

Destroyer - The Kinks

 Give Me a Woman - The Cramps

Speed of Life - David Bowie

Groovy - The Groovers

 Little Bit of Soul - Les Sexareenos

I'll Be Loving You - King Kahn and BBQ Show

Grandma - Long John Hunter

I Wanna Love You - Long John Hunter

Pad - Bob Summers

The Beat Generation - Bob and Don

Miserlou - Bobby Fuller Four 

Typical Girls - The Slits

Mongoloid - Devo

Heart of the City - Nick Lowe

Blank Generation - Richard Hell and the Voidoids

Waling With the Beast - Gun Club

Amanda - Los Vigilantes

People Who Died - Jim Carroll Band

A House in the Country - The Pretty Things

Chicago Lady - Bad Cop

Its On - Broncho 

Adderall - The Coathangers

Family Affiar - Sly and the Family Stone

All Around the World - Little Willie John 

El Mondongo - Los Corraleros de Majagual 

X Offender - Blondie

Atomic - Blondie 

Straight to Hell - The Clash 

Brand New Cadillac - The Clash

The Girl Can't Help It - Flaming Groovies

Doctor Boogie - Flaming Groovies

Fist City - Loretta Lynn

Boots Are Made for Walking - Loretta Lynn

Walking in New Orleans - Fats Domino

My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino

Nobody But You - Dee Clark

Hey Little Girl - Dee Clark

I Idolize You - The Wailers with Gail Harris

Zig-Zag - The Wailers

Summers Gonna Be My Girl - The Go 

Whatcha Doin' - The Go

Thunder - Runaways

Rock and Roll - Runaways

Nobody's Fault But Mine - Led Zeppelin 

Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonight - Earl Vince and the Valiants

Wolf Pack - Kid Thomas

Desert Rat - Duane Eddy

Uptown - Chambers Brothers 

Loose Ends - Ronnie and the Rainbows

Two Little Kids - Peaches and Herb

The Ghetto Grind - Little Ed and the Soundmasters

Let the Good Times Roll - Shirley and Lee

Papa Oom Mow Mow - Rivingtons

Rock and Rolls for Me - El Dorados

Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter 

Baja Del Caballo - Machito

This is Soul - Paul Nero 

Black Night - Hugo Strasser

Golden Years - David Bowie

Hip Coat - Delta '72

Percolator - Billy Joe and the Checkmates

I Can Tell - Bo Diddley

ROCK SEXY #43 - Afternoon Special

ROCK SEXY #43 Afternoon Special by Blythe Shadburne on Mixcloud

 Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and the Shondells

Haunted Beach Party - Pandoras

It's a Dream - Little Ed and the Soundmasters

Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club

Penetration - Iggy and the Stooges

Friction - Television

Stay- The Dictators

Second Cousin - Flaming Groovies

The Grunt - Eddie Kirk

Soul Mate - Ramona Parks

Bring It on Home - 

Uh-Huh - Warren Lee 

I Done Got Over It - Irma Thomas

Let the Good Times Roll - Alvin Robinson

Go to the Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair 

Don't Mess With My Man - Irma Thomas

Easy Rockin' - Eddie Lang

Kung Fu Girl - Blondie

Cheree - Suicide

Speed of Life - David Bowie

Lets Dance - Ramones

Pills - New York Dolls

  Bambi - Prince

Black Mona Lisa - Retreds

Here Comes the Judge - Pete 'El Conde' Rodreiguez

Break Your Back - Willie Henderson

 Mary Ann - Ray Charles

I Like It - Ban-Lons

The Girl Can't Dance - Bunker Hill

Speed Crazy - The Royal Fingers

Baby Lets Play House - Rachel Sweet

Glycerine Queen - Suzi Quatro 

Shout Bama Lama - Detroit Cobras

Gonna Get You Yet - Dixie Cups 

All Shook Up - Suzi Quatro

These Flowers Never Die - Phantom Family Halo

What a Way to Die - Pleasure Seekers
 

 

ROCK SEXY #44

ROCK SEXY #44 by Blythe Shadburne on Mixcloud

Lively One - The Passions

Trash - New York Dolls

Believe Me When I Say - Equerita 

October - Phantom Family Halo

Strychnine - The Sonics

Fire Engine - 13th Floor Elevators

Love Have Mercy - Flaming Groovies

Upside Mine - Billy Childish and Holly Golightly

You Don't Love Me - Kim and Grim

 Lord Bloodbathington - Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds

White Belts - Makeup

No Regrets - Blondie

At the Denny's - Left Lane Cruiser

Brain Twist - The Brain Twist

Stormy Weather - The Four Casts

Frenzy - Screaming Jay Hawkins

Chaquita - Dave Clark Five

All Kindsa Fun - Real Kids

MIA - Black Lips

Lonely Boy - King Kahn and BBQ Show

Carolina, Yeah! - Les Sexareenos 

Driving On 9 - The Breeders 

My Flash On You - Love

Devil Girl - Chimney Sweeps

Uh Oh - The Imps

Space Rock - Pt 2 - Baskerville Hounds

Room 19 - Chain and the Gang

Black Night - Cheryl Thompson

I Walk the Streets - Lynn Avalon

Long Long Gone - Zena Ayo 

Another Man Done Gone - Lorrie Collins

Stormy Weather - Five Sharp 

 Congo - Bo Diddley

Birdman - Brenton Wood 

Shaking All Over - Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

Shake Shake Baby - American Teens

Bird Dance Beat - The Trashmen

The Dessert - Duane Eddy

Get It - Silvertones

Lord in Black - The Crome Syrcus

High School Drag - Phillipa Fallon 

T.A. Blues - Ray Sharpe