tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108516799472361432Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:10:17 +0000http://www.transistornet.com/noreply@blogger.com (Marshall)Blogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108516799472361432.post-6615858511777858469Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:01:00 +00002009-02-05T23:19:50.237-06:00punk rockgarage rocktributes and obitsThe news that Cramps frontman Lux Interior is dead at the age of 60 (or 62—reports vary) of a pre-existing heart condition, is a serious blow to anyone who has followed the band from its inception in 1976 through recent incarnations. The Cramps were a throwback to the grindhouse days, when the lurid and suggestive were more than enough to entice and hypnotize an audience. The first time I saw thehttp://www.transistornet.com/2009/02/lux-interior-102146-20409.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marshall)<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vr2HUpmG-anZGBiPk53jzaZD2pQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vr2HUpmG-anZGBiPk53jzaZD2pQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vr2HUpmG-anZGBiPk53jzaZD2pQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vr2HUpmG-anZGBiPk53jzaZD2pQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Transistornet/~4/IS47BpBN_vE" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108516799472361432.post-3614651621136167730Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:15:00 +00002009-01-29T00:02:07.971-06:00exoticaalbum coversMartin Denny was, of course, one of the prime practitioners of the musical style that became known as exotica (sometimes lounge music). Exotica attempted to create a sense of the wild and exotic through the invocatiomuch imagined by the musicians.This particular album was recorded for Liberty Records in 1959, just as Hawaii was about to become the fiftieth state in the United States. As a result http://www.transistornet.com/2009/01/sandy-warner-exotica-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marshall)<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sBCxk1aGSOncTem2IH7svPc-waI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sBCxk1aGSOncTem2IH7svPc-waI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sBCxk1aGSOncTem2IH7svPc-waI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sBCxk1aGSOncTem2IH7svPc-waI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Transistornet/~4/HHiPwi-GF1k" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108516799472361432.post-2124744163547963074Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:44:00 +00002009-01-21T09:03:16.620-06:00countrygospelIra and Charlie Louvin are links between so many worlds: the sepia-toned individualism of what Greil Marcus refers to as ‘The Old, Weird America,’ the traditional country music background of performers such as Johnny Cash, the bluegrass tradition—Ira and Charlie were considered one of the best bluegrass duos at a time when Bill Monroe was already an established star—and straight into the heart ofhttp://www.transistornet.com/2009/01/louvin-brotherssatan-is-real-tragic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marshall)<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3O3UyVLNXaXwA5DrdumfKncBISU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3O3UyVLNXaXwA5DrdumfKncBISU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3O3UyVLNXaXwA5DrdumfKncBISU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3O3UyVLNXaXwA5DrdumfKncBISU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Transistornet/~4/cnht7xEEy-Y" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108516799472361432.post-3532840067741478559Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:16:00 +00002009-01-21T22:25:44.226-06:00beatles1970sPaul McCartney & Wings were searching for a balance between Macca’s obvious domination of the group, with his signature songwriting, lead vocals, and arrangements, and the need to develop a unique group sound in order to silence critics who claimed that Wings was not a band, but merely an alter ego for McCartney. That certainly was valid criticism, considering that there is little appreciable http://www.transistornet.com/2009/01/paul-mccartney-wingsred-rose-speedway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marshall)<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5OD64MXU5xq5h-D2DB19515mE0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5OD64MXU5xq5h-D2DB19515mE0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5OD64MXU5xq5h-D2DB19515mE0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5OD64MXU5xq5h-D2DB19515mE0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Transistornet/~4/-lbOqnVXOXQ" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108516799472361432.post-3753746412300848867Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:07:00 +00002009-01-21T22:26:48.310-06:00bay area musiclatin musicYeah, this sounds like Santana at times, but it also sounds, variously, like the Rolling Stones, Eddie Palmieri’s La Perfecta, Willi Bobo’s Latin soul, Tito Puente’s mambo outfits, and smooth Philadelphia soul. Taking its tip from the heyday of Latin music in New York City, this Bay area group created an album that remains a classic, and still sounds fresh and undated. Guitarist Jorge Santana (http://www.transistornet.com/2009/01/malomalo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marshall)<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gcde2Br4ZdiQk286EqDW-C-mahU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gcde2Br4ZdiQk286EqDW-C-mahU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gcde2Br4ZdiQk286EqDW-C-mahU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gcde2Br4ZdiQk286EqDW-C-mahU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Transistornet/~4/2efDB07AZkY" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108516799472361432.post-5326765028417430051Fri, 17 Sep 2004 01:39:00 +00002009-01-21T22:27:16.387-06:00punk rocktributes and obitsI awoke this morning to the news that guitarist Johnny Ramone had passed away, ending a five-year battle with prostate cancer. This leaves Tommy Ramone, drummer, as the last remaining living member of the original Ramones lineup. I think that the news is doubly shocking because the other members of the group, vocalist Joey and bassist Dee Dee died in such a sort space of time. Not long after http://www.transistornet.com/2004/09/johnny-ramone-it-was-job-and-i-was-just.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marshall)<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/m-nEjiiYRL7emvoREeNRHG9xuwk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/m-nEjiiYRL7emvoREeNRHG9xuwk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/m-nEjiiYRL7emvoREeNRHG9xuwk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/m-nEjiiYRL7emvoREeNRHG9xuwk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Transistornet/~4/k9IZQavH64k" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108516799472361432.post-1159365868325775533Tue, 24 Dec 2002 04:21:00 +00002009-01-21T22:23:16.504-06:00punk rocktributes and obitsThe music of Joe Strummer and the Clash were an integral part of the soundtrack of my high school and college years. Strummer’s death represents the disappearance of an important and substantial part of my musical past as well as the loss of one of rock music’s truly poetic voices.The Clash was what a certain group of music fans and writers refer to as a “real” band, meaning a band that was http://www.transistornet.com/2002/12/stay-free-tribute-to-joe-strummer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marshall)<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ke2l2_KyF61pRB7Pplnw6DitxCY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ke2l2_KyF61pRB7Pplnw6DitxCY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ke2l2_KyF61pRB7Pplnw6DitxCY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ke2l2_KyF61pRB7Pplnw6DitxCY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Transistornet/~4/5QSAJbrWwfA" height="1" width="1"/>