Thursday, January 27, 2011

Retro: Kimmer

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THE DETROIT BAND: DEAD MAN'S HAND MP3 DOWNLOADS!

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:04 PM PST



Fabulous Bassist Ron Cooke of the band "Detroit" called to let me know CD Baby is featuring convenient mp3 downloads of their album "Dead Man's Hand". I own this cd and I can tell you it is a hot one! Check the songs out HERE

VETERAN DETROIT POWER HOUSE FABLED MITCH RYDER SIDEMEN THAT HAVE PLAYED ON SOME THE HOTTEST ROCK AND BLUES RECORDING FOR DECADES ARTIST INCLUDE SONIC RENDEZVOUS BAND DETROIT WHEELS ALICE COOPER CACTUS

DENIZ TEK COMING TO ANN ARBOR: THE RON ASHETON TRIBUTE

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:37 PM PST


Deniz Tek

My very hunky friend Deniz Tek famed guitarist and founding member of Radio Birdman will be in town for the upcoming Ron Asheton Tribute Show April 19th at the Michigan Theater on Liberty St in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Deniz and Ron were very good friends for tons of years so it should be a very special night for Deniz.

This Monday January 31st Deniz and Ron Asheton's sister Kathy Asheton will be live on the air with Larry Newman on his Under The Radar show. The show opens with Deniz at 8pm Eastern following is Kathy Asheton at 9pm. They'll be discussing the big benefit show for THE RON ASHETON FOUNDATION

Listen Live Monday night or stop back here on Tuesday and I will post the interviews.



Here is one of my favorite videos of Deniz....

GLADYS HORTON OF THE MARVELETTES PASSED AWAY

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:43 PM PST


The Marvelettes

One of my favorite lead singers was the lovely Gladys Horton. I had the pleasure of working with her at Hart Plaza in Detroit around 1990. She was such a classy one.. I loved her so much and her voice carried such emotion. Songs like " Don't Mess with Bill", Too Many Fish in the Sea", and "My BAby Must be a Magician" top my favorites list of Motown golden hits. It was a joy to be backstage watching the awesome Ms Horton and the Marvelettes perform. RIP Ms H



The Marvelettes in 1963. Clockwise from top left: Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman, and Wanda Young.



LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Gladys Horton, lead singer of Motown girl group the Marvelettes whose hits included "Please Mr. Postman" -- the Detroit label's first No. 1 -- has died at the age of 66, her son said Thursday.



Motown founder Berry Gordy led tributes to Horton, who died Wednesday in a nursing home north of Los Angeles where she had been recovering from a stroke.

"I am so saddened to hear of the passing of another Motown great, one of our first, Gladys Horton, who with the Marvelettes, recorded our first No. 1 hit, 'Please Mr. Postman,' and many others," Berry said.

MOTOR CITY SPECIAL: VALENTINE'S PRESS RELEASE

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:23 PM PST



My friends Kevin and Kirk are hosting: Motorcity Special's continued promotion of our Detroit music scene with 4th Recording & Vinyl Release Concert.

Motorcity Special #4
"Detroit Ladies Live" Live Recording & Vinyl Release Concert
Saturday February 12th 7pm-2am
Small's Bar 10339 Conant St Hamtramck MI

Confirmed Musical Lineup:
Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas
Betty Cooper
Old Empire
MYDOLS
Rachel May

This special event will be hosted by comedienne Julia Saboda (aka Citizen Kate) and spinning Detroit vinyl in between sets will be Laura The Boom! (DUENDE!).

This live recording will be pressed to limited edition RED vinyl only. Presale Vouchers will be available to reserve a copy of this limited vinyl pressing.

*LIMITED RELEASE*

MOTORCITY SPECIAL LIVE VOLUME 3 will be available the night of the show. Recorded live at Northern Lights Lounge on October 16th, 2010, this psychedelic colored vinyl record (plus show poster) will be available for limited purchase for the first time.

*Motorcity Special #3 Artists*

HAFLIFE -THE HIGH STRUNG- TROY GREGORY- THE MELTDOWNS
THE BROADCAST, THE MAKE & THE FUSS
(SCHOOL OF ROCK St. Clair Shores)

Don't miss the biggest MOTORCITY SPECIAL event yet!

VISIT: www.motorcityspecial.com
CONTACT: info@motorcityspecial.com
THE MOTORCITY SPECIAL FACEBOOK PAGE:

CHECK THIS OUT... MAX'S KANSAS CITY BOOK!

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:28 AM PST


Hey gang! I plan to buy this cool Max's Kansas City book today! Since 2008 I have met so many musicians that have played Max's and what a vast history this club has. Ivan Kral filmed parts of his cool film THE BLANK GENERATION, Scott Morgan played Max's, The Motor City Bad Boys held court at Max's and a ton of other friends played here too.

It will be cool to get Max's book to check out the behind the scenes photographs. I never was able to see a show here back in the day but this book will be the next best thing.



At no other time in history has there been a more exciting collision of art, music, and fashion than at Max's Kansas City from the 1960s to the early 80s. Max's was the place where you could stare at Andy Warhol, argue about art with Willem de Kooning or John Chamberlain, discuss literature with William S. Burroughs, and get a record deal just by showing up.

If downstairs the artists were paying their tabs with original art, upstairs was home to the iconoclastic New York music scene, with performances by Max's house band, the Velvet Underground; the irreverent New York Dolls; and undiscovered musicians such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley, Blondie, Iggy Pop, and Madonna.

A luminous collection of photographs that captures the exuberance and decadence of the coolest club of all time, as well as essays by Lou Reed, Lenny Kaye, Danny Fields, and Steven Watson, Max's Kansas City is a stun­ning souvenir of one of New York City's most important cultural landmarks.




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