Posts by Jesse Sanchez60

I’m a huge fan of ArcWelder, and honestly, the people talking trash about them really bug me... where were you guys back in the nineties?😠

stormyviper11 said:I was way too young for Jukebox, and a bit too old for Rhythm, so the core of my collection is actually kept in the archives—specifically copies of Rock magazine. Which, honestly, shouldn't even be archived. I’ve got Jukebox, Rhythm, MOL (anyone remember those?), Pop Skandija... 😎 —but Rock is the foundation.

you mean (pop)rock 😲
there was still some decent stuff to read before they slapped "pop" on the prefix, but compared to the others mentioned, it was pretty trash...

except for Jadranka Janković's columns, obviously 😈 😬
man, I just remembered this article about a new band she heard at some private house party in England (or maybe it was in America...). Someone from Anthrax played the master tape of a new thrash metal band's first album, and she was writing all this ecstatic stuff about how the plaster was literally falling off the walls... turns out it was Megadeth 🤣

Anyway, definitely veering off track now 😳

Raymond Barrett12 said:most of the old-timers still have most of that stuff tucked away in their personal archives... 😁

I don't even doubt it one bit🙂 🧐

The old-timers might here remember why Jukebox was the only music mag that actually mattered back in the day before Rhythm showed up...

rustyraven43 said:Tomorrow from 7 to 9 PM on B92 radio waves, you can catch the legendary Žikica Simić hosting a show. He’ll be breaking down bad Motherfucker for a full two hours in his signature style. If anyone is still on the fence about hitting the concert, definitely tune in.

Žikica Simić is a straight-up legend... I loved reading his stuff back in the late eighties—all those pieces about the desert, guitars, and whiskey. What was that column of his called in Jukebox? "Cosmic American Music," right?
That was actually the first time I heard about so many of these names, and honestly, I ended up meeting some of them in real life...

In case anyone needs it, here is the link to the Jukebox archive where you can find tons of great articles... For us older guys, that was basically our only info source back then, besides the Monday "Your Choice" show on the local station... I used to think Batinović was a hero because he'd spin amazing albums once a week in that slot (that's where I first discovered The Fall, Cave, Pixies, Mudhoney, and a whole bunch of others), only to realize 15 years later that Ante Čikara was just picking whatever was playing at 12:15, and probably didn't know a thing about those obscure bands...
Still, they both go by Ante, and the second guy will always be a hero to me, even if he's working in The Hague now.😬

Here are the announcements... rustyraven43 put them together, which made things way easier for me... thanks 😎



10/01. @ KSET
ANDRE WILLIAMS WITH THE MARSHALL BROTHERS (SAD/Netherlands)
ATTILA THE HUN & QUALITY BUTCHERS (Netherlands)

Andre Williams, also known as Black Godfather or Mr. Rhythm, first cracked the US R&B top ten back in 1956 with "Bacon Fat." That kicked off a string of hits like "Greasy Chicken," "Humpin', Bumpin' & Thumpin'" (which Fatboy Slim actually borrowed), "Rib Tips," "Pass the Biscuits," "Jail Bait," and plenty more. By the early '60s, he was working with Motown Records and Berry Gordy, starting out as a producer (working with Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, The Contours, Stevie Wonder...) before moving into A&R. In the latter half of the '60s, he jumped over to Chess Records as both a producer and performer. Then, in the early '70s, things took a dark turn when he started working with Ike Turner. Ike pulled him into a world of cocaine that Andre barely escaped from, eventually finding himself struggling on the bridges of Chicago in the late '80s. In modern rock history, The Cramps gave him a massive boost by covering his track "Jailbait" and even throwing two of his R&B hits onto the legendary "Born Bad" compilation series. But even that wasn't quite enough to bring the fallen king of raunchy R&B/soul/funk back into the spotlight.
It wasn't until the mid-'90s, thanks to a huge push from fans and guys like Jon Spencer, Dan Kroha, and Mick Collins (of The Gories), that Andre finally stepped back into the studio. In 1998, he teamed up with those two guys from The Gories in Detroit to record his definitive comeback album, "Silky," released that same year on in The Red Records. Fate smiled on Andre again, turning him into a hero for the new garage generation. On his very next album ("The Black Godfather," in The Red Records, 1999), he was backed by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Dirtbombs, Cheater Slicks, Countdowns, and Compulsive Gamblers. After two decades of battling addiction, Mr. Rhythm returned as a leader of modern garage production. While he used to run into trouble early on because his production style was so wild—and puritans labeled him "problematic" for his blatant sexuality—Andre Williams actually used those exact traits to fuel his musical comeback. Jon Spencer even brought him on as executive producer for the "Acme" album, and you can hear Andre alongside Spencer's Blues Explosion on the "Acme Plus" release in the song "Lap Dance." Later, Mr. Rhythm toured Europe, America, and Australia several times alongside the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Countdowns, and Cheater Slicks. A few months ago, he dropped a new album, Aphrodisiac, via Pravda Records, featuring the awesome Diplomats of Solid Sound. Andre is still obsessed with sex—it's still the main theme here—but the sound leans much more toward soul than his recent records. Since last year, Andre has been visiting Europe again (his last real tour was back in 2001), but these days the tours are short, maybe 7-10 days. So this year, he's only playing 8 shows in 9 days, which makes this gig feel pretty exclusive. This time around, he's touring with a mixed American-Dutch lineup, including a drummer and keyboardist from the great Chicago group The Goldstars, and the night will kick off with a set from the Dutch Attila the Hun & Quality Butchers.

Tickets are available at the pre-sale price of $18 at the local CD shop and KSET. They'll be $23 at the door. Doors open at 8 PM, and the show starts at 9:30 PM.

S1W used to have this super intense, militant vibe on stage, rocking black military gear and carrying replica Uzi submachine guns during their sets. Chuck D Statement.

🙂 🙂

Promoters love it when someone else starts the thread 😉

I'm telling you, Drum's not dead is such a killer album...

Just had a random thought... what if that last band they're confirming is Jesus Lizard or Rapeman? Oh man...

So, Sonic Youth is getting back together for our favorite label's 25th anniversary... looks like the lineup for Sept 8-10 is

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Nirvana
Sonic Youth (all original members)
Arcade Fire
Calexico
CocoRosie
Mudhoney (all original members)
Enon
The Ex
Girls Against Boys (all original members)
Killdozer (all original members)
Ted Leo + Pharmacists
Prince (all original members)
Fugazi (featuring John Brannon and OP Moore)
The New Year
Superchunk
Pinback
Quasi
Butthole Surfers (all original members)
Seam
Shellac
Death Cab for Cutie
Supersystem
Three Mile Pilot
Uzeda

They're still holding one more slot for a total surprise act... probably won't be the Butthole Surfers 😬

Maybe June of 44 or Rodan... Slint isn't on there yet, but we all know they'd show up if they could.

There’s definitely gonna be a concert...

If anyone actually shows up to play some hoops... I'll be out on the court right next to the soccer field where the concert's happening...

I don't know, Mozart truffles are just okay for me...

Honestly, you’d probably have better luck picking candy blindly at a local CVS or a grocery store bin. Our candy industry isn't exactly the best in the US... I mean, Belgian chocolate is decent, but this one's just a Mikado 🙏

😲

I'm totally busted 😳

Man, these magazines put together lists of the top hundred most powerful people in America instead of a thousand, and honestly, that's the whole issue right there 😉

Orlan is such a beast on the court, he just hasn't been putting in the work lately because he's too focused on his music 🙂

The last Walkabouts album I really dug was Setting the Woods on Fire... looks like Daniel Bailey7 is onto something again...
Honestly, I’m still trying to wrap my head around how The Walkabouts became such a huge deal in our old grunge scene back in the day. 😬

haha so today while they were showing her to me, Anja briefly cracked her right eye open and then snapped it shut... then she opened it again and just started screaming 😈 😍

either she's got some built-in detector for alternative music snobs, or she was just terrified of my nose 😬

gentlepuma20 said:Wait, is that actually happening this Saturday? I don't want to be eating onions or even smelling like them if I'm gonna show up.

Man, turns out most people aren't even in NYC tomorrow, so I'll have to pivot and figure out a Plan B... I'll let you guys know.

Thanks, seriously... those messages checking in on me while I'm stuck in the hospital were a huge surprise. It just goes to show that despite what some people say, you guys are real ones. 😘

I'll post a photo once I catch a break and find some punk rock playing in the background 🙂