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July 26, 2006
Canada Promotion
The Populars
Wed.Jul.26/06 @ The Salt Lounge, London.
Grupo Fantasma w/ Radiovacana
Wed.Jul.26/06 @ The Sidetrack Cafe, Edmonton.
Robbie Fulks w/ Bob Egan & Paul Bellows
Thu.Jul.27/06 @ The Sidetrack Cafe, Edmonton.
The Dudes w/ Curtis Santiago & Jeremy Nischuk
Fri.Jul.28/06 @ The Sidetrack Cafe, Edmonton.
Captain Tractor w/ Canary Mine
Sat.Jul.29/06 @ The Sidetrack Cafe, Edmonton.
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July 18, 2006
Canada Promotion
The Jewvenile Chutzpah Conspiracy
Thu.Jul.20/06 @ Sneaky Dee's, Toronto.
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July 13, 2006
Canada Promotion
Mr. Something Something w/ Disasterman
Thu.Jul.13/06 @ The Sidetrack Cafe, Edmonton.
Ridley Bent w/ Cameron Latimer & Dustin Bentall
Fri.Jul.14/06 @ The Sidetrack Cafe, Edmonton. *The Bottle & Truth Tour*
My Sister Ocean w/ The Attics & Shattered Core
Sat.Jul.15/06 @ The Sidetrack Cafe, Edmonton. *CD Release Party*
Drums and Tuba *On Tour*
July
14th Tucson, AZ. Plush
15th San Diego, CA. Winston's
16th Los Angeles, CA. Spaceland
18th Lake Tahoe, CA. Crystal Bay Club
19th Lake Tahoe, CA. Crystal Bay Club
20th Reno, NV. Ciao Reno
22nd San Francisco, CA. Tour De Fat (early show)
22nd Santa Cruz, CA. The Attic (late show)
August
2nd Los Angeles, CA. Knitting Factory
4th Los Angeles, CA. On the Rox
3rd Los Angeles, CA. The Viper Room
5th San Francisco, CA. 12 Galaxies
6th Mill Valley, CA. The Sweetwater Saloon
7th Caspar, CA. The Caspar Inn
8th Arcata, CA. Jambalaya
9th Eugene, OR. Sam Bond's Garage
11th Port Townsend, WA. Siren's
12th Seattle, WA. Tour De Fat (early show)
12th Seattle, WA. Sunset Tavern (late show)
19th Portland, OR. Tour De Fat (early show)
26th Boise, ID. Tour De Fat (early show)
26th Boise, ID. Neurolux (later show)
28th Salt Lake City, UT. Urban Lounge
29th Fort Collins, CO. Aggie Theatre
30th Denver, CO. Soiled Dove
31st Boulder, CO. Trilogy
September
1st Lincoln, NB. Knickerbockers
2nd Kansas City, MO. The Record Bar
3rd Tulsa, OK. Bostons
4th Norman, OK. Opolis
5th Denton, TX. Dan's Silverleaf
7th Austin, TX. Flamingo Cantina
8th Houston, TX. Super Happy Funland
9th Beaumont, TX. The Vortex
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July 10, 2006
Can U Handle Tha Funk?
Presenting: The Real Funk Mixtape
Truly revolutionary music leaves us just a little scared. Funk has been doing that for more than 40 years. Listen to the following mixtape if you dare.
Funkadelic - Red Hot Mama
Sly and the Family Stone - Bad Risk
Stevie Wonder - I Wish
The Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost
The Isley Brothers - Fight the Power (Pt. I)
The Temptations - Shakey Ground
James Brown - Superbad
Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Tower of Power - What is Hip?
The radical social message of Sly Stone, the unapologetic abrasiveness of James Brown, the excessive power of George Clinton and the subtle yet AFFective Curtis Mayfield all offended the powers that be as early as the late 60's. Still today, many of us cling to sounds that were radical back in the 40's; albeit updated ones. If we are to be able to understand today's music, we will have to go through the Four Fathers of Funk first. Let's see what they had to say:
"But it's not nice to fool mother nature. The proud mother of God like all ho's, Is jealous of her own shadow" George Clinton.
"Too many good things about you. But your past makes me doubt you. Too many fellas hangin' round you. You leave me behind" Sly Stone.
"Brother says he's tellin 'bout you playin doctor with that girl. Just dont tell I'll give you anything you want in this whole wide world. Mama gives you money for sunday school you trade yours for candy after church is through" Stevie Wonder.
"Whenever I feel the pressure (Jah!) I can't seem to hypnotise my mind
(Well!) Your love, it's got the Holy Ghost and I feel like I've been born a second time" The Bar-Kays.
"I can't play my music (They say my music's too loud). I kept talkin' about it (I got the big run around). And when I rolled with the punches (I got knocked on the ground) by all this bullshit going down." ???
"My car got reposessed this mornin'. Hard time I hadn't felt in years. Girl, you better throw me a life preserver 'cause I'm about to drown in my own tears!" ???
"I'm a lover, I love to do my thing ha An a, an I don't need no one else. Sometimes I feel so nice, good Lord! I jump back, I wanna kiss myself!" James Brown.
"See that sista, sho wuz fine before she started drinkin' wine from the bottle. Said her ol' man committed a crime and he's doin' time, so now she's in the bottle. She's out there on the avenue, all by herself sho' needs help from the bottle. Preacherman tried to help her out, she cussed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle. And don't you think it's a crime when time after time, people in the bottle." Gil Scott Heron.
"The aim of his role was to move a lot of blow. Ask him his dream, what does it mean? He woudn't know. 'Can't be like the rest' Is the most he'll confess but the time's running out and there's no happiness" Curtis Mayfield.
"You became a part of a new breed. Been smokin' only the best weed. Hangin' out with the so called 'Hippie set.' Seen in all the right places. Seen with just the right faces. You should be satisfied, but it ain't quite right." ???
What surprises me is how hard it is to pin down the songwriters of this genre. S'funny how accepted/commercial ideas are fodder for rip-off artists and everyone wants credit; challenging thoughts are another thing :S
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July 05, 2006
Promotion Canada
Zuul's Evil Disco
Thu.Jul.06/06 @ Call The Office, London. *Free Show*
Alex Maher Band w/ Mobadass
Fri.Jul.07 @ Anza Club, Vancouver.
Evil Doers
Fri.Jul.07/06[22:00] @ Ciao Edie, Toronto.
Andy Capp w/ Rod Skimmins
Fri.Jul.07/06 @ The Boat, Toronto.
The Populars *On Tour*
Thu.Jul.06/06 @ Broken City, Calgary.
Fri.Jul.07/06 @ Egan's Pub, High Prarie.
Sat.Jul.08/06 @ Centennial Ampletheatre, Grande Prarie.
Sun.Jul.09/06 @ Egan's Pub, Fort St. John.
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July 01, 2006
Your Music Has Been Created By a Computer
Jul. Newsletter [Ed.22] - PROMOTING YOU TO YOU!
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Free Ride
Sat.Jul.01/06[22:00] @ The Wortley Roadhouse, London.
Alex Maher Band w/ Mobadass
Fri.Jul.07 @ Anza Club, Vancouver.
The Populars *On Tour*
Tue.Jul.04/06 @ The Sidetrack Cafe, Edmonton.
Wed.Jul.05/06 @ The Vat, Red Deer.
Thu.Jul.06/06 @ Broken City, Calgary.
Fri.Jul.07/06 @ Egan's Pub, High Prarie.
Sat.Jul.08/06 @ Centennial Ampletheatre, Grande Prarie.
Sun.Jul.09/06 @ Egan's Pub, Fort St. John.
Mon.Jul.10/06 @ Egan's Pub, Fort St. John.
Wed.Jul.12/06 @ Queen's Hotel, Naniamo.
Thu.Jul.13/06 @ Logan's Pub, Victoria.
Sat.Jul.15/06 @ Club Ozone, Kimberly.
Tue.Jul.18/06 @ Manhattan Room, Regina.
Wed.Jul.19/06 @ Pyramid, Winnipeg.
Fri.Jul.21/06 @ Downbeat Lounge, Sault Ste Marie.
Sat.Jul.22/06 @ The Townehouse, Sudbury.
Mon.Jul.24/06 @ Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa.
Tue.Jul.25/06 @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto.
Wed.Jul.26/06 @ The Salt Lounge, London.
Sites:
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MUSIC NEWS (in this issue):
1. U.K. PRIVATE SECTOR WISH TO BUY RADIO 1 & 2
2. GLASOW JAZZ FESTIVAL LOSES FUNDING
3. MOG - PART iTUNES/PART MYSPACE
4. BUSH SHOWS JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER AROUND GRACELAND
5. WHO CARES?: G-Unit shootouteque, Undead Nirvana, Queen Oprah, Gary Glitter's Never Neverland, Son-in-law Game, Pick your franchise, Gn'R - reunited and it feels so.. and Lil' Kim out on "good" behavior. Me too.
THEMUSICALREVOLUTION.COM THIS MONTH: This month we'd like to send out big love to Scootz and recognize these NEW countries to tha fold: Moldova & Bulgaria. 74 Countries and counting. The "NewMusicalRevolution" Update: Well, it seems that my girl Boutie has generated some interest with her scathing review of Apple's iPod - http://www.themusicalrevolution.com/weblog/gear_saletradeloan/index.html
Some of you love 'em, some hate 'em but all seem quite passionate about where they stand in the iPod/music playa debate. Whaddayou say?
EDITORIAL:
Hello...
My..name..is...i220...
Please..meet..my..friend..Platinum.Blue.Music.Intelligence...
P.B.M.I..has..been..designed..to..make..sure..that.you..never..have..to...listen..to..a.dud..song again...
Simply..enter.your.song...into..it's..data..base..and.it..will.tell..you..whether..or.not.you.like.it.or.not...
It's..just..one..more..way..that..Sony/BMG.amongst.other...bigs..are..making..your..life..better...
More...homogenized....
More.like.us...
The music that you are already buying is being created by a computer.
But.
Downloading is responsible for the decline in music industry sales???
Just an observation.
Supa Love,
i220
MUSIC NEWS:
1. U.K. PRIVATE SECTOR WISH TO BUY RADIO 1 & 2: The European Media Forum (EMF) is pressuring the BBC to sell its staple radio stations which currently hold 60% of the listener market. Commercial radio blame the B for their monetary struggles as of late and feel that privatization would force the stations to be more publically responsible. Detractors argue that the current private market does not and would not offer the varied programming that the public sector can and does provide.
2. GLASOW JAZZ FESTIVAL LOSES FUNDING: Weak programming and lack of public influence are the reasons cited by the Scottish Arts Council for stripping the event of it's core monies. The event organizer's have been bound to fill seats by key sponsors and by doing so have compomised the integrity of the music; or so it is felt.
3. MOG - PART iTUNES/PART MYSPACE: http://mog.com/ - The site that lets you share your listening preferences and playlists with the whole world just by signing up. Meet music geeks like yourself and discover new music the old fashioned way; by word of mouth.
4. BUSH SHOWS JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER AROUND GRACELAND: In an effort to continue good relations with the east, the US prez and Mr. Junichiro Koizumi have recently taken a break from their summit to tour the hallowed musical landmark. Mr. K is said to be a huge "King" fan even releasing his own collection of Elvis favorites which was a commercial success back home.
5. WHO CARES?: It's my party and I can shoot innocent bystanders if I want to... Uh... Lloyd Banks... Dave is NOT dead! Repeat. Dave Grohl is Not dead. He's just Kurt Cobain in disguise... Oprah has NO problem with rap. Just men. And poor people. And trailor parks. And talent... Ahh.. Gary Glitter.. Gary Glitter.. Gary... Talk about beauty and the.. best damn blowjobber in the music industry! Game to marry congressman's daughter... Dem Franchize Boyz. What franchize? Coke? McDoobies?.. Apparently Slash is ok with Axl. So, will there be a Gn'R reunion? Maybe in the tabloids OR maybe in Axl's ass as he seems reluctant to pull his head out of it... Finally. Lil' Kim to be released on good behavior. Uhm. That's go*ughcoughchoke*od be*suckingcock*hav*handjob*ior... Told you it blows.
*Collected from a variety of online NEWS sources and summed up here for your enjoyment/enlightenment.*
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