Lindsey Buckingham got kicked out of Fleetwood Mac (again), The Monkees made their first-ever Christmas album (!), and I am still waiting for that big Turtles Battle of the Bands Commemorative Special Anniversary Collectors Edition. In the meantime though, I remained happily pigging along beneath headphones to (in strictly Alphabetical order)…
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GARY PIG GOLD with TEN YOU MAY HAVE MISSED In 2018
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Andy Reed, Andy Warhol, Beau Brummels, Big Star, Brandon Schott, Cait Brennan, Chris Richards, Colina Phillips, Craig Dorfman, Davenports, David Grahame, DBAWIS, Dick Cavett, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Kramer, Edgar Breau, Flamin’ Groovies, Fred Astaire, Gary Pig Gold, Generation X, George Harrison, Glen Matlock, Irwin Chusid, Jack Nicholson, Jack Palance, Jimi Hendrix, Jingyu Yao, John Lennon, Kim Deschamps, Lane Steinberg, Miles Davis, music, NRBQ, Paul Williams, Phil Spector, R. Stevie Moore, Records, Rich Kids, segarini, Sex Clark Five, Sex Pistols, Simply Saucer, Sitcom Neighbor, Subtractions, Todd and Jingyu, Todd Lerner, Tot Taylor, X Ray Spex, XNYMFO, Yoko Ono on January 28, 2019 by segariniCameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock – X
Posted in Opinion with tags Cameron Carpenter, Canadian Music Week, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Bovine, X, X Ray Spex, XTC on March 22, 2012 by segarini
Well this doesn’t seem fair, one of the busiest weeks of the year and one of the toughest letters to cover. This one may be a shorty.
X
Although they came up in the L.A. scene X never had the hard core mentality or sound that a lot of their local contemporaries adopted. With the harmony vocals of singers John Doe and Exene Cervenka, propelled by guitarist Billy Zoom (who may have the best stance and smile in rock`n`roll) and anchored by monster drummer DJ Bonebreak the group were equal parts punk and rockabilly.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 