For your yuletide entertainment, may I present…
* Band Aid
* Band Aid II (and sorry it’s of rather crap quality, but since it’s a crap version of the song, it’s actually rather appropriate)
There. If that doesn’t get the song stuck in your head for the rest of the day, nothing will.
Happy Holidays!
There’s something quite appropriate about the Trash Can Sinatras performing “Obscurity Knocks” on “Onion World with Rich Hall” because, wow, talk about an obscure talk show; frankly, I’d never even heard of it until I accidentally stumbled upon this clip on YouTube. I was familiar with Rich Hall, of course, because of his tenure on shows like “Not Necessarily the News” and “Saturday Night Live,” but this series…?
Nothing but pops and buzzes.
And, apparently, I’m not the only one hearing those sounds. IMDb.com refers to it as having premiered in 1989, but Rich Hall’s Wikipedia entry claims it ran from 1990 to 1991. Though when it aired is uncertain, the wherever is at least confirmed as having been The Comedy Channel, which merged with the HA! Network in 1991 to form what we now know as Comedy Central. Apparently, Hall must’ve had a really jones for Scottish music at the time, as he managed to score an appearance from Kevin McDermott’s Orchestra as well, but let’s focus on the Trashcans for the moment, since there’s every reason to believe that I wouldn’t be writing this very posting if it wasn’t for them and their music.
That’s not as ominous as it sounds, honest. I don’t have a “I was on the verge of suicide until I heard ‘Hayfever'” story or anything like that. But I joined the E-mail list dedicated to the band’s music way back in the mid-’90s, and through that list, I met none other than David Medsker; he refuses to take credit for my entire journalistic success and regularly praises my writing ability, but the truth of the matter is that I very likely wouldn’t be a full-time, work-at-home writer today if David hadn’t gotten me an in at Bullz-Eye.com. So, thanks, David.
Stupid holidays. They make me too damned sentimental.
Oh, and by the way, if you’re wondering what the hell ever happened to Rich Hall…well, oddly enough, he’s apparently pretty damned successful in the UK. In addition to his accomplishments under his own name, which include several TV series and specials on the BBC, a couple of books, and even a play, he’s also carved out a musical niche for himself by playing a comedic country musician named Otis Lee Crenshaw. Who knew?
Well, we know there won’t be a wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance for Super Bowl 42. Well, at least we hope not. Legendary American rock band Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers will be playing the event, which takes place February 3 in Phoenix.
While we’re on the subject of big events, Plain White T’s have been announced as a performer at Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve show on December 31. The band will also be performing in Boston on January 14 before heading to the UK for some tour dates.
Florida rock band Yellowcard had to cancel some tour dates in Europe due to band member Longineu W. Parson’s grandmother’s illness. Parsons is very close to his ailing grandma, who raised him. Tickets are fully refundable but the shows are expected to be rescheduled.
Rockers Three Days Grace are hitting the road for a US tour beginning February 15 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Joining them on the tour will be Breaking Benjamin and Seether, and more info is available at www.threedaysgrace.com
Another New Year’s Eve show just announced is Velvet Revolver, who will be performing at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom. The band is also headlining the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on December 12 with Alice in Chains, and in February will head to Australia for more shows. Here are all of the confirmed Continue reading »
Yowza! Man, I loved these guys. And still do, of course. But I can still remember the chills that went up and down my spine when I saw them perform live and watched them effortlessly reproduce the harmonies from Bellybutton and Spilt Milk. Seeing them headline at Club Rogue’s in Virginia Beach is easily one of the greatest I-can’t-believe-I-was-really-there shows in my personal history. This performance from “Late Night with David Letterman” isn’t quite up to that level, partially because The World’s Most Dangerous Band was notorious for stepping on the toes of their musical guests, but it still shows you that the band’s vocals were virtually unparalleled.
A so-called summit of music festival minds has gotten together and will be bringing a new event to the U.S. this summer. The people behind Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits have teamed up with British officials behind the Reading, Leeds and Glastonbury Festivals to head up a new festival called Vineland Music Festival. The event will take place August 8-10 in Vineland, New Jersey, but no acts have been announced yet.
Pop artist Kylie Minogue has apparently put her health problems behind her, and will head out on tour beginning in May 2008 in support of her tenth and latest album, X. The album has been released in the UK, but will not be available in the States until early 2008.
Mr. Prolific, otherwise known as Ryan Adams, has announced West Coast tour dates along with his band The Cardinals, in support of their new EP, Follow The Lights. Earlier in 2007, Adams and his band released Easy Tiger, which Time Magazine called a “career breakthrough.” This guy just doesn’t slow down. Here are the upcoming tour dates Continue reading »
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