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Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers L.A.M.F.
The following is a guest post by Will from, one of my favorite blogs, Be The Boy. If you read (and enjoy) Chuck Klosterman's stuff, then by all means, Be The Boy should be a daily stop on your Blog Ride. I hope you all enjoy this piece, on the late Johnny Thunders, as much as I did. - A.D.
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Been lying on my floor most of the night listening to what, for the moment, is my favorite record Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers - L.A.M.F. the 1977 mix version. Originally put out in 1978 following the slow quiet death of the New York Dolls, L.A.M.F. (Like a Mother Fucker) is a lost rock and roll classic that didn't see the light of day in the format I'm now playing for more than 20 years.
The Heartbreakers as they were originally called were made up of ex Dolls Thunders on guitar and Jerry Nolan on drums aided and abetted by Walter Lure on guitar and ex-Neon Boys ex-Television member Richard Hell on bass. The band dropped the glam aspects of the Dolls in order to play old fashioned rock and roll. I guess not having to worry about looking good on stage gave Thunders and Nolan more time to dedicate to their full blown heroin addictions. Despite devoting the majority of his time to vice the Johnny was truly invigorated by having a new band and the band developed a hard edged, albeit sloppy sound centered on catchy riffs and with the replacement of Richard Hell by Billy Rath a solid rhythm section. The Heartbreakers had no trouble fitting in with the NY rock circuit of the day (CBGB, Max's Kansas City, etc...).
The band had also been to England at the request of ex-Dolls manager/scenester/oportunist Malcolm McClaren to play with his new group The Sex Pistols. Being more experienced and better versed in rock and roll the Thunders and the band easily outshined their English counterparts including the Pistols and the Dammed. While The Heartbreakers were at the core a rock and roll band they could hold their own for sheer punk rock enthusiasm and noise, stylistically they sound close to the early Clash records with a bit of Rolling Stones thrown in.
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Cat Power :: The Covers Record, V.2
If Chan Marshall's Myspace blog is any indication, we can expect a new Cat Power record this January via the Matador label. Reprising her love of cover tunes, the set will be a continuation of 2000s
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AD Presents :: Blair/Le Switch/Travel by Sea (Tues)
Clear your schedules for Tuesday night (August 7th) and head over to the Silverlake Lounge: Aquarium Drunkard proudly presents Blair, Le Switch and Travel by Sea.
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David Lynch :: A Soundtrack Enthusiast II
“A candy colored clown they call the sandman, Tiptoes to my room every night” - Roy Orbison
David Lynch: auteur/soundtrack enthusiast/hypnosis pundit.
Here we have a filmmaker who absolutely transforms the songs he incorporates in his films into his own – Aural puddy in his hands. Can anyone really hear Bobby Vinton’s “Blue Velvet,” without feeling the voyeuristic atmosphere that runs throughout the eponymous film? Of equal importance: Angelo Badalamenti, whose original, other . . .
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Thurston Moore :: The Shape Is In A Trance
Not surprisingly, Thurston Moore's upcoming solo album, Trees Outside The Academy, (Sept 18 via Ecstatic Peace) has been getting a lot of our attention since catching Sonic Youth's performance of Daydream Nation, in its entirety, at the Greek Theatre, in July.
Those of you who caught Thurston's . . .
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Oakley Hall :: I’ll Follow You (New Album/Merge)
It's hot as hell here in L.A. -- rock & roll is not only needed, it's damn near warranted. Such being the case, we're pretty excited for Oakley Hall's new LP, I'll Follow You, as last summer's become a member or log in.
Twin Peaks :: Fire Walk With Me
"I like my coffee black, like midnight on a moonless night." - Special Agent Dale Cooper
I was recently informed that season two of Twin Peaks, on DVD, is now available for purchase -- and actually has been since April of this year. Way back in ye olde 1990s I owned both seasons of the show on VHS. Those copies have long since disintegrated, and . . .
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SIRIUS Satellite Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS, channel 26 Left Of Center, can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist. * You can listen, for free, online with the SIRIUS three day . . .
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Pink Floyd :: Zabriskie Point Sessions
In honor of the life and work of filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni, (September 29, 1912 - July 30, 2007), here is a re-post, from last year, of a batch of tracks from the bootleg Zabriskie Point sessions. Rest in peace.
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When Radiohead's Ok Computer was released, one of the finest and most appropriate appraisals was that of deeming the band
The Brunettes :: Structure & Cosmetics
I was originally turned on to this New Zealand pop duo, in 2005, by You Ain't No Picasso, and have been keeping tabs on them ever since. This month sees the release of their Sub Pop debut, so expect a bigger stateside splash than the last few albums released on the NZ based Lil' Chief imprint. Sub Pop correctly deems The Brunettes sound as "breezy, effervescent, Shangri-Las-reminiscent pop." OTM.
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Blair :: A.D. Exclusive Track + Little Radio (today)
Blair, and her band, are paying a visit to the Aquarium Drunkard Show today -- tune in from 2-4 PST @ Little Radio. Expect live tunes, chit chat and other foolishness. Also, if you're in L.A., Blair will be playing the Hotel Cafe' Thursday evening, as well as a show . . .
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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy :: Guilt By Association
Shortly after Friday's Zach Galifianakis/Will Oldham video post, a reader sent over this little gem...it's quite disturbing too. Here, Will Oldham, inhabiting his Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy persona, dutifully covers, a synth styled version of, Mariah Carey's "Can't Take That Away." Consider this fair warning.
If contemporary indie artists covering songs you probably can't stand is your thing, you're in luck. You can find this track, along with various other artists . . .
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Black Moth Super Rainbow :: Dandelion Gum
Until last week I knew of Black Moth Super Rainbow only by name. Having now spent the past seven days with their latest LP, Dandelion Gum, I think it is safe to say they more than live up to their 'psychedelic' reputation.
While this shit is most definitely way out there, it is also informed, and reined . . .
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Hunter S. Thompson :: The Rum Diary (Film)
It was just announced that Johnny Depp will indeed inhabit the persona, and reprise the role, of his late friend, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson in the upcoming film adaptation of Thompson's first (autobiographical) novel The Rum Diary. Your Drunkard has read . . .
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