Don't Change that Channel: You Might Die.

Our local news stations really are evil. They are purposely trying to scare the shit out of the viewers to increase ratings. I'm sure every news man in town had to sit down to conceal their excitement when they heard about the storms approaching.

Do we really need 8 hour coverage of these radar screens? Really, what is the point? We already have the Weather Channel. We already have sirens that go off in each town when The National Weather Service deems necessary. We also have the Emergency Broadcast System which comes across every channel. Not only that but if you are trying to watch your On-Demand on cable it kicks you off and sends you to an emergency channel! (BTW Insight: It doesn't work properly).

They do all this for what? To save your life. These news channels convince you that you need them. With out these local news channels keeping you safe and interrupting your regularly scheduled programing you would surely die. Or would you? Lets get some facts straight:

Chance of dying from a car accident: 1 in 18,585
Chance of getting struck by lighting: 1 in 244,000
Dying from flesh eating Bacteria: 1 in 1 Million
Dying From Bee Sting or Snake Bite: 1 in 1 Million
Odd of winning the Kentucky Lottery: 1 in 18 Million
Chance of getting hit by a Tornado: 1 in 70 Million

You are actually increasing your chances of death by leaving your house if the storm is headed directly for you. It might be more dangerous to walk down some streets than to ignore the tornado warnings. More directly it might be worse for your health to sit on your couch getting fat while increasing your blood pressure because you are scared out of your scrotum by these news people.
Thats right Dawn Gee we don't need you. The other night I heard you tell your viewers umpteen times not to touch downed power lines. You were like a broken fucking record of saving lives. Is there anyone on this planet who doesn't know not to touch downed power lines? (maybe thats how you catch the Downs Syndrome..durrrr) And if there are people that dumb on this planet how the fuck were they smart enough to even turn on the television and tune into you Dawn Gee? And another thing. If my power lines are down I wouldn't be watching the fucking news because I would have no fucking power. In turn, I would probably die never being able to hear your life saving message. How sad.



Your Black Star - Little Storms
Purchase the album Beasts by Your Black Star from Hawthorne Records.

Murals Rudyard Kipling Performance

Quick little post to get you guys some photographs and mp3s of Murals kick ass performance at the Rudyard almost a week ago. Sorry to keep everyone waiting, while I don't mind paying for a place to host pictures, I like to find free places for music files.

I only have one more thing to say and that is there were far too few people at the show, these guys need to be playing to packed rooms, people will learn soon enough I guess.

Show me more pictures!!






Murals - Stab Wounds
Murals - Skipping Track
Murals - Square Prism
Murals - Untitled Jam

Louisville Babylon returns October 12th!

Round about 7 years ago this awesome, awesome cat named John King had a vision to start a unique compilation CD to showcase the bands of Louisville, as well as his own band Team Totoro. He called it "Louisville is for Lovers" and it is now working on it's 8th (due out Valentine's Day, 2008).

As if that wasn't enough, John has organized the reissue of the original Misfits cover album from 1994, "Louisville Babylon" and in just 9 more days, its spawn, "Louisville Babylon 2." The cds will be hand packaged just like all Louisville is for Lovers releases and be of a limited run of 666 pieces each. (can I buy number 666 John, please!!) The city thanks you John!

You can read more about the releases here and buy them locally at ear x-tacy or here.
The CDs are $10 a piece or both in a extra special box for $16 and come with a fancy poster.

Tracklistings from the Louisville is for Lovers website:

Louisville Babylon 2 (2007)

track listing:
1)black kerouc “night of the living dead”
2) the slow break “attitude”
3) my morning jacket “hollywood babylon”
4) ronnie mack “horror hotel”
5) pont’ys camper “astro zombies”
6) chemic “return of the fly”
7) tamara dearing “hybrid moments”
8) one small step “20 eyes”
9) dave pajo “angelfuck”
10) wax fang “walloween”
11) the gallery singers “cough/cool”
12) gaj mustafa cell “ we bite!”
13) ultra pulverize “where eagles dare”
HIDDEN TRACK PLAYED BY MEMBERS OF IAMIS, MY MORNING JACKET, AND THE GALLERY SINGERS.

Louisville Babylon 1 (1994 reissue)

track listing:
1. sunspring-where egales dare
2.crunchy cereal-london dungeon
3. endpoint-attitude
4. plunge-death comes ripping
5. cherube scurge-nike a go go
6. content zero-last caress
7. crain-teenagers from mars
8. leaf pile-20 eyes
9. deadline-return of the fly
10. da yodellin’ taxidermist-skulls
11.hulla hoop-20 eyes
12. falling forward-she
13. slate-die die die my darling
14. lg&e-some kind of hate
15. 84 lumber-mommy, can i go out and kill tonight?
16. slo-pok-night of the living dead
17. rodan-who killed marlyn?
18. hedge- halloween
19. gravel blind-devil lock
20. gyotaku-horror hotel(live)
21.munsen -braineaters from mars

The Murals at the Rud tomorrow

It's been a few months since seeing the Murals play and that is a few months too long. If you haven't heard from these guys, come out and give them a listen tomorrow at the beautiful Rudyard Kipling at 9:30. A band that simply goes by the moniker "Goat" from the NYC will also play a set.

These guys are playing out more and more but this promises to be a good gig for sure!

VHS or Beta doesn't allow photography...

Headliners Music Hall is quickly becoming communist China about enforcing rules now as well. I was escorted out just as VHS or Beta took the stage and directed not to bring my camera back in. I was told that the band didn't allow photography unless you have a press pass. So much for amateur photography... sellouts.
BOOOOOOOO!

FRANCES DEMANGE/GAMMA FOR TIME

Wax Fang: New Album Release Date

November 17th 2007


There will be a listening party held at Vernon Lanes on Oct 30th. I would assume the CD will be for sale to those who attend.

VHS Or BETA on OnDemand TV

The Making Of: "Bring On the Comets" (27 mins)

For digital cable subscribers this very cool documentary is running for free on On Demand.

Here is how to find it:
1. Go to your On Demand
2. Click On "The Free Spot"
3. Scroll down to "Concert"
4. Click on "Films and Docs"
5. VHS Or BETA is near the bottom of the list.

Update: If you don't have cable you can watch it on YouTube here.


VHS Or BETA will be playing Headliners on Sept 29th, with Follow the Train opening. The Louisville show is the end of a month long tour to support the new album. Bassist Mark Palgy is blogging all about it for Velocity here.


VHS Or BETA - She Says
VHS Or BETA - Burn It All Down

Cabin @ The Original Highlands Art & Music Festival

I started my evening off at the Outlook Inn down on Baxter directly behind the west stage with some yummy brews (Thanks for the hospitality, Outlook). I sat out on the street just next to the band as they had their pre-set drinks.

Cabin took the stage a little after 7pm and didn't release us until shortly before 8. With a few tracks from their current EP, some from their full length "Govern the Good Life" and a few new/unknown to me, they played nearly an hour. The warmth that is Cabin wrapped it's rich violin, keys, guitars, bass and drums around the audience. They have such an addictive sound that is great in a studio setting and as we're learning, even better live.

Without further Adieu... here is my recording of last Saturday's Cabin show at The Original Highlands Art and Music Festival. Thanks to Cabin for letting us record their set.

Pictures are here.

Buy Cabin's latest release "I Was Here" or "Govern the Good Life" Here or at Ear X-tacy locally.

01 Musical Seats
02 In the Wake of
03 I Was Here
04 Because it Wasn't Perfect
05 Cover Your Eyes
06 Dull Knives
07 The Long Fall

Wax Fang - Original Highlands Art & Music Festival

If you missed the Original Highlands Music Festival this past Saturday, you missed a super friendly atmosphere of a couple thousand folks that spent the day getting faces painted and enjoying a drink or two. This stretch of two blocks literally felt like a warm hug! With the threat of rain looming, the sky never opened up for much longer than to let a few stray drops through here and there.
We were there to catch the final few performances. I managed to get a damned good recording of Cabin's and Wax Fang's set along with some nice photographs. As usual, the Fang came with an awesome show that included many favorites as well as some new ones like, Black and Endless Nights Revisited. Like many of their sets, they pull off a nice cover of a classic 70's tune; this time WF covered Black Sabbath's "The Wizard." Also, thanks to Scott and Company for throwing us for a loop with "The Doctor" not following "Oh Recklessness" and "Avant Guardian Angel Dust" closing the set instead of opening. If you haven't seen them, I highly recommend getting out in the near future to check them out as well as getting to ear X-tacy and purchasing "Black and Endless Night."
This was only our second time catching Cabin after seeing them earlier this summer at Waterfront Wednesday. They have a very nice earthy sound that always tends to put you at ease. We'll post more about Cabin in a day or two.
We also caught the last few songs of The Slow Break's set, a husband-wife, husband-wife team which never disappoint. They bring an energy that flows past the stage and into the crowd to get asses shaking.
Click here for a picture gallery and below are links to the mp3s of Wax Fang's set. I'll post Cabin's in a day or two so keep and eye out.

01 Intro
02 Cannibal Summer
03 WWII part 2
04 Can You See the Light?
05 Sound Observations
06 Sweet Bloody Murder
07 The Wizard (Black Sabbath)
08 Over the Night is Before
09 Majestic
10 Oh Recklessness
11 Black and Endless Night Revisited
12 Hearts are Made for Beating
13 Bi Polar Bear
14 The Doctor
15 Avant Guardian Angel Dust

Buy Black and Endless Night online, at Ear X-tacy on Bardstown Rd or on iTunes.

Kentucky Fried Pickin' at Peak Summit

Last weekend became really hectic, really quick we couldn't make most of the Peak Summit Festival at the Rustic Frog in New Albany. I did manage to get there for the Friday night shows. While I didn't stay til the wee hours of the morning, I did catch a great Kentucky Fried Pickin' show. I once again attempted to record as well as taking pictures. It turned out alright but feels a little distant at times and the crowd gets a bit rowdy here and there.

KFP also played WFPK earlier in the day last Friday and I managed to record that too.
Recordings and picture gallery below.

Gallery

WFPK recording

01 Midnight Moonlight
02 Western Kentucky Parkway
03 Colonel's Breakdown
04 Prince of Peace
05 Tears Keep Rising
06 Maggie's Farm
07 Yodelayhee
08 Solo Travelin'
09 Sunshine Annie
10 I Know You Rider