Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , I Fought the Law , Politics as Usual AFP For as long as the kids have wanted to rock, The Man has wanted to stop them from (party) rockin'. From the bare leg-fearing Malaysia to the God-fearing American South to the Slim Shady-fearing Toronto, people in power have tried to protect concertgoers from public displays of semi-nudity, naughty lyrics, suggestive dance moves [...]
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Gilles Petard, Redferns Jimmy Castor, an acclaimed disco-funk saxophonist whose classic horn lines have been sampled by such hip-hop artists as Kanye West , N.W.A. and Eric B. and Rakim , died Monday, Jan. 16 in Las Vegas of unknown causes, Prefix reports . He was 64. Born in New York City in 1947, Castor is best known for leading the disco-era group the [...]
Photos by Emma Daniels of Dear Pluto I meant to put these up a while ago. These are drunken photos by Emma mostly of Sonny, Anya and I striking a few poses at FBi's Winter Prom in July. It was a cracking good party, taking it's inspiration from all those American TV proms rather than your own daggy formals. Though I was actually king at my formal, it was a chance to do it all again and correct everything that was awkward and horrible at your high school formal. It was [...]
Why do fools fall in love? - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers I missed today because of a friend's birthday and other responsibilities. This was the song, but you'll have to do without my profound insight on it.
Fourteen years olds and a number one hit: this eternal jamandahalf. Over the course of a year, five more top-ten hits. An appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. He was a young lead singer who had all the makings of becoming the next big thing-a pop star who had the potential to remain relevant for decades. Unfortunately, his career and universe came crashing down on him, and he would be dead in eleven years from a heroin overdose. This story, crazy enough for a modern Shakespearean tragedy (or mediocre movie), [...]
Photography by MamaTepley (circa the 80s) "I realize that I will never fully understand the millions of bizarre ways that music brings people together." - Rob Sheffield I remember driving from Winnipeg to Yorkton, SK. A 500km (300m) and approx 8 hour drive. I can only vividly remember doing the trip twice but the journey there & back felt like we could’ve been travelling 20 times over. The one trip I remember the most was when my dad and I went by ourselves (it is his side of the [...]
Filed under: Twisted Tales Pop music asks all the big questions: Who are you? What's going on? How will I know? In the early days of rock 'n' roll, one teenager asked perhaps the biggest question of all: 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love?' Sadly, he didn't have the answer. Thirteen-year-old Frankie Lymon was working in a grocery store and singing in the Harlemaire Juniors, an offshoot of his father's gospel group, when he was invited to join a Harlem vocal group called the Premiers. The group, featuring two more [...]
Bell Sound Recording, New York Not to be confused with Bell Sound in L.A., Bell Sound Recording in New York was operated on West 54th Street from the late 1950's until 1976. Max Crook, who participated in the recording of Del Shannon's Runaway tells his story on the D el Shannon website plus there was a story about the session recently in Mix Magazine . Modest by today's standards (with walls covered by standard issue white acoustical tile and [...]
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers - "Little Bitty Pretty One" This background choir is exactly the sound of opening a love note in class. [ Buy ] Chet - "By Night into Paradise" A purple velvet curtain around a mining town. Like 20 feet high, made of a nice clean heavy velvet, thick and lush, and when sun edges it, it's shine is purple. And when you open it up, inside it's northern Alberta. Suddenly the gaudy cars, with giant suspensions and truck nuts , the regular people trying [...]
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