Official press release:
Cherie Currie's NEON ANGEL: A Memoir of a Runaway Hits Bookstores March 16, 2010!
The Runaways Movie (starring Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning, produced by River Road Entertainment, and distributed by Apparition and Summit), In Theaters March 19, Was Based On This Book
LOS ANGELES, January, 2010: When Cherie Currie, the lead singer of 1970s teenage girl group The Runaways, sat down to write her personal memoir, NEON ANGEL: A Memoir of a Runaway (It Books/An Imprint of HarperCollins; On sale: March 16, 2010; $24.99; Hardcover) she never imagined the book would be made into a highly anticipated movie, starring some of Hollywood's hottest actors.
Cherri Currie is the original lead singer of ‘70s teenage, all-girl rock band The Runaways. At the tender age of 15, she joined the group, a talented group of girls who could play rock like no other female group before them. On the face of it, Currie’s is a cool story of girl empowerment and fame. But the truth is darker, as Currie and her band mates dealt with predatory men who were not necessarily looking out for their best interests. On the road, unsupervised for months at a time, she had to grow up fast and experience things that no teenaged girl should.
Cherie’s amazing resilience is inspiring. As band mate Joan Jett says in the book’s foreword: “Neon Angel is a chronicle of a remarkable journey – the story of a remarkable woman, who has an uncanny knack of reinventing herself – from singer, to actor, to drug counselor, to physical trainer, to mom, to author, to painter, to chain saw carver…While excelling at every turn, Cherie has also exhibited an ironic flair for finding herself in dramatic situations.”
Writing NEON ANGEL itself, was a journey for Currie, and it took more than three decades before it was finally completed. Her story exposes the side of the music industry that fans never get to see. Chronicling the group's rise to fame, the book recounts their ultimate demise, and Currie’s struggles with drugs, rape, violence and, ultimately, her fight to reclaim her life.
The girls, Currie with Joan Jett, and Lita Ford on guitar and Sandy West on drums, arrived on the Los Angeles music scene in 1975, belting out provocative teen rebellion songs such as “Cherry Bomb.” They quickly catapulted from playing small LA clubs to selling out major stadiums. With her signature Bowie-hair cut and fishnet stockings, Cherie lit up the stage, singing hits such as “Cherry Bomb,” “Queens of Noise,” and “Born to Be Bad.” Playing on Cherie’s name, Joan Jett and Kim Fowley wrote the worldwide hit “Cherry Bomb” on the spot, for Cherie to audition for the band, one of the many compelling stories Currie tells in NEON ANGEL.
The Runaways were the first all-girl rock band to have hit songs, record platinum albums (at least 1,000,000 units sold), and tour internationally. But behind the scenes, NEON ANGEL is a story of five teen girls, runaways, thrown into a decadent, high-pressure world. As Cherie chronicles the band’s rise from LA clubs to selling out their first US tour, she also weaves in a portrait of an amazing time in punk rock. The Runaways headlined shows with opening acts such as the Ramones, Van Halen, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Cheap Trick, and Blondie. They played at CBGBs, and got into the London punk scene and hung out with The Sex Pistols.
Cherie’s unique stage persona and fashion style has influenced many of the artists who came after, and that influence can be clearly seen in such very successful performers as Madonna and Lady Gaga.
With the help of multi-platinum hit songwriter and producer Kenny Laguna, Currie was able to have her book made into the feature film, The Runaways --starring Dakota Fanning (War of the Worlds, New Moon, The Secret Lives of Bees) as Currie, and Kristen Stewart (Twilight, New Moon, Into The Wild, Panic Room) playing Joan Jett. The Runaways also stars Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) as manager Kim Fowley, and Oscar winner Tatum O'Neal as Cherie’s mother.
The Runaways movie is schedule hits theaters nationwide March 19, 2010.
About the author:
Cherie Currie rocketed to rock and roll stardom when she joined the Runaways at the young age of 15. She's been described as "the lost daughter of Iggy Pop and Brigitte Bardot." Shortly after the band's demise, the rock star landed a coveted role in the Jodi Foster movie, Foxes, and later went on to appear in the films Wavelength with Robert Carradine, Parasite with Demi Moore, and Twilight Zone: The Movie, with Dan Aykroyd.
Currie is still performing, writing, and acting, and she continues to take on unorthodox endeavors. One of the most prominent chainsaw carvers in the world, she was rated No. 7 in the world for chainsaw competition in 2008.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Local Natives Premiere Debut Video "Airplanes"
Airplanes
Local Natives | MySpace Music Videos
Upcoming shows:
Jan 28 2010 6:00P
Hot Topic Columbia MO Mall Columbia, Missouri
Feb 11 2010 8:00P
Fubar St. Louis
Mar 6 2010 8:00P
Tonic Room Chicago, Illinois
Apr 15 2010 7:00P
Cicero’s University City, Missouri
http://www.myspace.com/localnatives
New Paul Weller Album Due
Paul Weller will release the double A-side single 'Wake Up The Nation'/'No Tears To Cry' on April 5th. His new album Wake Up The Nation on April 12 in the U.K. The record was produced and co-written by Simon Dine at Weller's Black Barn studios in Surrey. There was a mini reunion with (The Jam) bandmate Bruce Foxton on the song "Fast Car, Slow Traffic."
Here is a track by track description by Weller:
1. Moonshine
“Bev Bevan (The Move/ELO) plays drums on this one. Simon and I are big psychedelic music fans, so it was a real buzz. I was back to being a ten year old Move fan again.”
2. Wake Up The Nation
“It’s political with a small ‘p’. There’s a line in there about the death of the post box. It’s about how technology brings advantages but it also depersonalises things.”
3. No Tears To Cry
‘‘It’s s a definite nod to the Walker Brothers and those epic ballads. I thought it would fitting to get the man who played on a lot of those records to play on it. He’s seventy odd, but Clem (Cattini) came down and did it in literally two takes. He’s that good.”
4. Fast Car Slow Traffic
“It’s a real London tune. It’s a pretty full on. We played this on the last tour and people were really mad for it. It was really interesting to hear Bruce (Foxton) playing on it. You can instantly tell it’s him.”
5. Grasp and Still Connect
“It’s about how technology is meant to get us greater levels of communication, but I’m not convinced. It’s silly things like not talking to a conductor when you get on the bus - you buy a ticket from a machine. We’re forgetting how to talk to each other.”
6. She Speaks
“I’ve never really done anything like it before. It’s based on a poem I wrote about a year ago. Lyrically, it’s about the sea as a metaphor for life. Sometimes, however, you just have to plunge in and get on with it.”
7. Find The Torch Burn The Plans
“Thematically, it ties in with the title track. We’ve got to reclaim our heritage and our culture. Claim it back from the fucking politicians and the establishment. Charles (engineer) played drums. My daughter and her mate sang on it too.”
8. Aim High
“Stevie Pilgrim is on drums on this one. It was initially one phrase repeated over and over. I hit that falsetto voice, which was nice because I haven’t used it for a long time. Once I had the melody I wrote the words really quickly.”
9. Trees
“The words were inspired by going to see my dad just before he died. Simon liked them and he had the idea for five different musical parts to interpret them. My cousin Mark played guitar on it.”
10. Andromeda
“It’s about someone leaving a dying planet. I love the image of the last verse: “My mood gets lifted with the gravity’s pull/Looks like I’m smiling but I’m dying too.” It’s just about us mirroring our surroundings.”
11. Whatever Next
“It’s an instrumental. The album is made up of fairly short tracks but they’ve got a lot of information packed into them, so it’s nice to catch your breath for a minute, then get on with it.”
12. 7 + 3 Is The Strikers Name
“Kevin Shields plays on this one. He came down to the studio with a big bag of effects pedals and we took it from there. There’s a dig at the royal family in the lyrics – that whole invisible establishment is still in power, nothing’s changed.”
13. Pieces of A Dream
“We’d played it on the last tour and I was really surprised at how well it went down. People seem to really fucking love it. Stevie Pilgrim is on drums.”
14. 2 Fat Ladies
“I played bass and Little Barrie played guitar. It’s got a nice raw sound to it. What are the lyrics about? Hard to say. I was making them up as I went along! I think it’s a case of people taking what they want from it. What seems meaningless to one person can mean everything to someone else.”
Here is a track by track description by Weller:
1. Moonshine
“Bev Bevan (The Move/ELO) plays drums on this one. Simon and I are big psychedelic music fans, so it was a real buzz. I was back to being a ten year old Move fan again.”
2. Wake Up The Nation
“It’s political with a small ‘p’. There’s a line in there about the death of the post box. It’s about how technology brings advantages but it also depersonalises things.”
3. No Tears To Cry
‘‘It’s s a definite nod to the Walker Brothers and those epic ballads. I thought it would fitting to get the man who played on a lot of those records to play on it. He’s seventy odd, but Clem (Cattini) came down and did it in literally two takes. He’s that good.”
4. Fast Car Slow Traffic
“It’s a real London tune. It’s a pretty full on. We played this on the last tour and people were really mad for it. It was really interesting to hear Bruce (Foxton) playing on it. You can instantly tell it’s him.”
5. Grasp and Still Connect
“It’s about how technology is meant to get us greater levels of communication, but I’m not convinced. It’s silly things like not talking to a conductor when you get on the bus - you buy a ticket from a machine. We’re forgetting how to talk to each other.”
6. She Speaks
“I’ve never really done anything like it before. It’s based on a poem I wrote about a year ago. Lyrically, it’s about the sea as a metaphor for life. Sometimes, however, you just have to plunge in and get on with it.”
7. Find The Torch Burn The Plans
“Thematically, it ties in with the title track. We’ve got to reclaim our heritage and our culture. Claim it back from the fucking politicians and the establishment. Charles (engineer) played drums. My daughter and her mate sang on it too.”
8. Aim High
“Stevie Pilgrim is on drums on this one. It was initially one phrase repeated over and over. I hit that falsetto voice, which was nice because I haven’t used it for a long time. Once I had the melody I wrote the words really quickly.”
9. Trees
“The words were inspired by going to see my dad just before he died. Simon liked them and he had the idea for five different musical parts to interpret them. My cousin Mark played guitar on it.”
10. Andromeda
“It’s about someone leaving a dying planet. I love the image of the last verse: “My mood gets lifted with the gravity’s pull/Looks like I’m smiling but I’m dying too.” It’s just about us mirroring our surroundings.”
11. Whatever Next
“It’s an instrumental. The album is made up of fairly short tracks but they’ve got a lot of information packed into them, so it’s nice to catch your breath for a minute, then get on with it.”
12. 7 + 3 Is The Strikers Name
“Kevin Shields plays on this one. He came down to the studio with a big bag of effects pedals and we took it from there. There’s a dig at the royal family in the lyrics – that whole invisible establishment is still in power, nothing’s changed.”
13. Pieces of A Dream
“We’d played it on the last tour and I was really surprised at how well it went down. People seem to really fucking love it. Stevie Pilgrim is on drums.”
14. 2 Fat Ladies
“I played bass and Little Barrie played guitar. It’s got a nice raw sound to it. What are the lyrics about? Hard to say. I was making them up as I went along! I think it’s a case of people taking what they want from it. What seems meaningless to one person can mean everything to someone else.”
Nedry
Nedry: Apples & Pears Promo from monotreme records on Vimeo.
Tour:
Mar 9 2010 8:00P
Huw Stephens presents @ The Social London, London and South East
Apr 26 2010 8:00P
UK TOUR - TBC England
Apr 27 2010 8:00P
UK TOUR - TBC England
Apr 28 2010 8:00P
The Winchester Bournemouth, Southwest
Apr 29 2010 8:00P
The Lexington Kings Cross, London and South East
Apr 30 2010 8:00P
UK TOUR - TBC Midlands
May 1 2010 8:00P
UK TOUR - TBC Scotland
May 2 2010 8:00P
Brickyard w/65daysofstatic Carlisle, Northwest
May 3 2010 8:00P
Oran Mor w/65daysofstatic Glasgow, Scotland
May 4 2010 8:00P
Academy 2 w/65daysofstatic Newcastle, Northeast
May 5 2010 8:00P
Academy 2 w/65daysofstatic Birmingham, Midlands
May 6 2010 8:00P
Octagon w/65daysofstatic Sheffield, Midlands
May 7 2010 8:00P
Rescue Rooms w/65daysofstatic Nottingham, Midlands
May 8 2010 8:00P
Trinity w/65daysofstatic Bristol, Southwest
May 9 2010 8:00P
Junction 1 w/65daysofstatic Cambridge, South
May 10 2010 8:00P
Wedgewood Rooms w/65daysofstatic Portsmouth, South
May 11 2010 8:00P
White Rabbit w/65daysofstatic Plymouth, Southwest
May 12 2010 8:00P
KOKO w/65daysofstatic London, London and South East
Surfer Blood On Tour
Surfer Blood are on tour in support of their debut album Astro Coast.
Tour dates:
02-03 London - Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
02-04 Kingston - Hippodrome
02-05 London - KOKO
02-09 London - Scala
02-16 Orlando, FL - Backbooth %
02-17 Deland, FL - DaVinci %
02-18 Tallahassee, FL - Engine Room %
02-19 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn %
02-20 Nashville , TN - The End %
02-22 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor - %
02-23 Morgantown, WV -123 Pleasant Street %
02-24 Washington DC - Dc 9 %
02-26 Hanover, NH - Dartmouth College !
02-27 Brooklyn, NY – Market Hotel *
02-28 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge *
03-01 Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary *
03-02 Allston, MA - Great Scott *
03-03 Providence, RI - AS220 *
03-05 Montreal - Il Motore *
03-06 Toronto - Sneaky Dees *
03-07 Geneseo, NY - Suny Geneseo College *
03-08 Meadville, PA – Allegheny *
03-09 Detroit MI - Magic Stick *
03-11 Bloomington, IN - the Bishop *
03-12 Columbia, MO - Mojos *
03-13 Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge *
03-14 Oklahoma City - The Conservatory *
03-17 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-18 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-19 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-20 Austin, TX - Mohawk [ Panache Booking SXSW Showcase ] *!
03-24 Phoenix, AZ – Trunk Space *
03-25 Claremont, CA – Pitzer College @
03-26 San Diego, CA – Bar Pink Elephant @
03-27 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex @
03-28 Las Vegas, NV – The Beauty Bar *
03-29 Isla Vista, CA – Biko Garage *
03-30 Visalia, CA – Howie and Sons *
04-01 Santa Cruz, CA – Metamusic *
04-02 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill * $
04-02 Portland, OR – Doug Fir *
04-04 Seattle, WA – Vera Project *
04-05 Vancouver, BC – Bitmore Cabaret *
04-06 Missoula, MT – The Palace *
04-08 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *
04-09 Madison, WI – Der Rathskeller *
04-11 Columbus, OH – The Summit *
04-12 Ithaca, NY – The Shop (Ithaca College) *
04-13 Buffalo, NY – Big Orbit Soundlab *
04-15 Princeton, NJ – Terrace Club @ Princeton *
* w/ Turbo Fruits
^ w/ Holiday Shores
& w/ Monotonix
# w/ Drums
! w/ Small Black
% w/ Turbo Fruits & Holiday Shores
@ w/ Best Coast
$ w/ Ganglians
Tour dates:
02-03 London - Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
02-04 Kingston - Hippodrome
02-05 London - KOKO
02-09 London - Scala
02-16 Orlando, FL - Backbooth %
02-17 Deland, FL - DaVinci %
02-18 Tallahassee, FL - Engine Room %
02-19 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn %
02-20 Nashville , TN - The End %
02-22 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor - %
02-23 Morgantown, WV -123 Pleasant Street %
02-24 Washington DC - Dc 9 %
02-26 Hanover, NH - Dartmouth College !
02-27 Brooklyn, NY – Market Hotel *
02-28 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge *
03-01 Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary *
03-02 Allston, MA - Great Scott *
03-03 Providence, RI - AS220 *
03-05 Montreal - Il Motore *
03-06 Toronto - Sneaky Dees *
03-07 Geneseo, NY - Suny Geneseo College *
03-08 Meadville, PA – Allegheny *
03-09 Detroit MI - Magic Stick *
03-11 Bloomington, IN - the Bishop *
03-12 Columbia, MO - Mojos *
03-13 Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge *
03-14 Oklahoma City - The Conservatory *
03-17 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-18 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-19 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-20 Austin, TX - Mohawk [ Panache Booking SXSW Showcase ] *!
03-24 Phoenix, AZ – Trunk Space *
03-25 Claremont, CA – Pitzer College @
03-26 San Diego, CA – Bar Pink Elephant @
03-27 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex @
03-28 Las Vegas, NV – The Beauty Bar *
03-29 Isla Vista, CA – Biko Garage *
03-30 Visalia, CA – Howie and Sons *
04-01 Santa Cruz, CA – Metamusic *
04-02 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill * $
04-02 Portland, OR – Doug Fir *
04-04 Seattle, WA – Vera Project *
04-05 Vancouver, BC – Bitmore Cabaret *
04-06 Missoula, MT – The Palace *
04-08 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *
04-09 Madison, WI – Der Rathskeller *
04-11 Columbus, OH – The Summit *
04-12 Ithaca, NY – The Shop (Ithaca College) *
04-13 Buffalo, NY – Big Orbit Soundlab *
04-15 Princeton, NJ – Terrace Club @ Princeton *
* w/ Turbo Fruits
^ w/ Holiday Shores
& w/ Monotonix
# w/ Drums
! w/ Small Black
% w/ Turbo Fruits & Holiday Shores
@ w/ Best Coast
$ w/ Ganglians
Cathching Up With Crispin Glover
These are Crispin Glover clips I've missed and maybe you have too.
Thanks to youtube user frenchaccent for posting.
Thanks to youtube user zackwolk for posting.
Thanks to mahalodotcom
Thanks to youtube user frenchaccent for posting.
Thanks to youtube user zackwolk for posting.
Thanks to mahalodotcom
Felt Letters
Felt Letters is new project with Ian Svenonius + Fugazi.
600,000 BANDS b/w LONE WOLF-No Club.New 7" by FELT LETTERS. Releae features Brendan Canty, Ian Svenonius, and Tom Bunnell. Available for purchase, via mladysrecords.
http://www.myspace.com/feltletters
600,000 BANDS b/w LONE WOLF-No Club.New 7" by FELT LETTERS. Releae features Brendan Canty, Ian Svenonius, and Tom Bunnell. Available for purchase, via mladysrecords.
http://www.myspace.com/feltletters
The Bird and the Bee Salute Hall and Oates
Regarding the upcoming Hall and Oates tribute album, band members are squelching rumors of hipster tongues implanted in cheeks. Greg Kurstin said, "There’s definitely no irony. They’re great songwriters and these are great songs.” and Inara George adds, “It was exciting to discover what an amazing singer Daryl Hall is.”
The upcoming tribute album, Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates will be released on Blue Note Records March 23.
Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates track list:
1. Heard It On The Radio
2. I Can’t Go For That
3. Rich Girl
4. Sarah Smile
5. Kiss On My List
6. Maneater
7. She’s Gone
8. Private Eyes
9. One on One
Kurstin has been nominated for Producer of the Year at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards for his work with the bird and the bee and Lily Allen’s album It’s Not You, It’s Me.
The upcoming tribute album, Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates will be released on Blue Note Records March 23.
Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates track list:
1. Heard It On The Radio
2. I Can’t Go For That
3. Rich Girl
4. Sarah Smile
5. Kiss On My List
6. Maneater
7. She’s Gone
8. Private Eyes
9. One on One
Kurstin has been nominated for Producer of the Year at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards for his work with the bird and the bee and Lily Allen’s album It’s Not You, It’s Me.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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