This guy tanked, and if ya hear of him at all, you hear of him as a joke. Gotta say though: Though he owes a huge amount to David Bowie, I think he's got his own musicality and a nice Lou-meets-Mick style to him. Wish I'd known about him back in the day. This was right up my alley, taste-wise.
The other thing about him is that he was the first openly gay national rock act. With a $500,000 (mid-seventies, US dollars: probably multiple millions today) record deal. They got him everywhere you got a rock act in those days, media-wise. People really wanted this to work, but it was way too much, way too soon for this neanderthal country. And the Bowie thing did hurt him. Died of complications due to aids in 1983, but he was out of rock 'n' roll long before that.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
O Nothin (polerticks)
The way it's done is this: Children walk up to the escalator, wave their hands in the air and yell "Pomade!" Never really does much, but it does reshape the metal lining the ventilator ducts, but only on a molecular level.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Yah, Gibson, Yaaahhh!
Cool little song by Soulja Boy. It's not a pure rhyme, but it's close, and ya gotta love the scan -- preposterous / Stephanopolis...
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Creepy admission of the day
This morning I imagined myself with the same hairstyle as those women from the flds church in Texas.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Bill Plays the Abbey Lounge this Thursday
Bill is a band. Bill's lead singer, Bill, is my friend John's brother. John has been playing and recording with Bill for over 20 years, and they've released 2 albums. Here's a video for the song Steve Pepper:
I love Bill's music, and I will be attending this show. Maybe I'll see some of you there?
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