I spent much of the weekend revisiting old episodes of “Peter Gunn,” which aired from 1958 to 1961, and I’m wondering if there’s ever been a more stylish television show. The fact that jazz is such an integral part of the detective series helps make it my favorite TV series ever.
Most folks know Henry Mancini’s theme song, but some of the other music on the show was captivating, too.
I spent much of the weekend revisiting old episodes of “Peter Gunn,” which aired from 1958 to 1961, and I’m wondering if there’s ever been a more stylish television show. The fact that jazz is such an integral part of the detective series helps make it my favorite TV series ever.
Most folks know Henry Mancini’s theme song, but some of the other music on the show was captivating, too.
Tuesday, March 2nd: Via Audio, Pattern is Movement @ Beachland Tavern. The Caledonia Mission and In One Wind @ Blue Arrow Records (7 PM).
Wednesday, March 3rd: Free screening of the Roky Erickson Documentary “You’re Gonna Miss Me” @ Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame. RSVP at (216) 515-8426
Friday, March 5th: Pere Ubu performing This Modern Dance @ Beachland Ballroom. This Moment in Black History, Sun God @ Beachland Tavern. Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s @ Akron Musica.
Saturday, March 6th: Roky Erickson @ Beachland Ballroom. JJ Magazine, Remember, Modern Electric @ Beachland Tavern. Founding Fathers, Filmstrip @ Happy Dog.
Monday, March 8th: Foregin Born, Free Energy, Clovers (formerly Other Girls) @ Beachland Tavern.
Tuesday, March 9th: Titus Andronicus in-store @ My Mind’s Eye Lakewood (7 PM)
Wednesday, March 10th: Quest for Fire @ Now That’s Class.
Thursday, March 11th: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Title Tracks @ Grog Shop.
Friday, March 12th: My Dad is Dead, Lawton Brothers @ Beachland Tavern. We Were Promised Jetpacks, The Lonely Forest, Bear Hands @ Grog Shop. Polka Happy Hour @ Happy Dog with DJ Kishka.
Saturday, March 13th: Wooly Bullys @ Blue Arrow Records (6:30). Trouble Books @ Low Life Gallery (7:30). Pop Goes the Beachland feat. Summer Cats, Afternoon Naps, City Center, Lowly the Tree Ghost @ Beachland Tavern. Chinese Stars, Fang Island, Uno Lady @ Now That’s Class.
Wednesday, March 17th: Psychedelic Horseshit, Casual Encounters, Big Bruise, Kill the Hippies @ Now That’s Class. The Very Best @ The Spot (CASE)
Friday, March 19th: Bill Fox, Bud Carroll, Esther Caulfield Orchestra @ Happy Dog.
Tuesday, March 23rd: The Big Pink, A Place to Bury Strangers, Hot Cha Cha @ Grog Shop.
Wednesday, March 24th: Magik Markers, Ryan Power, Filmstrip, Diamonds and Pearls @ Now That’s Class. Woods, Real Estate @ The Spot (CASE)
Thursday, March 25th: Suckers, Miles Anthony Benjamin Robinson, Slippa Ray and Her Happy Hookers @ Akron Musica.
Friday, March 26th: Cheap Girls, The Riot Before, The Sidekicks @ Beachland Tavern. Gunslingers, Terminal Lovers, Puffy Areolas, Mako Sica @ Now That’s Class.
Saturday, March 27th: Hot Rails 12″ Release Party with Banderas, All Dinosaurs, Party Sweat @ Beachland Tavern.
Sunday, March 28th: Bone Thugs ‘N’ Harmony @ Cleveland House of Blues. Tegan and Sara @ Lakewood Civic Auditorium.
Monday, March 29th: Past Lives, Air Waves, Spacer Ace, Dock Ellis @ Now That’s Class.
Tuesday, March 30th: Nebula, Quest for Fire, Non Fiction @ Grog Shop. Passion Pit, Mayer Hawthorne & The County, Bear Hands @ Cleveland House of Blues.
Wednesday, March 31st: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Cleveland House of Blues. Black Lips, Box Elders @ Beachland Ballroom. Strange Boys, Psychedelic Horseshit, Good Touch Bad Touch, Prisoners @ Now That’s Class.
As always, if an especially rad event was omitted on this calendar, then don’t hesitate to add it in the comments.
Tuesday, March 2nd: Via Audio, Pattern is Movement @ Beachland Tavern. The Caledonia Mission and In One Wind @ Blue Arrow Records (7 PM).
Wednesday, March 3rd: Free screening of the Roky Erickson Documentary “You’re Gonna Miss Me” @ Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame. RSVP at (216) 515-8426
Friday, March 5th: Pere Ubu performing This Modern Dance @ Beachland Ballroom. This Moment in Black History, Sun God @ Beachland Tavern. Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s @ Akron Musica.
Saturday, March 6th: Roky Erickson @ Beachland Ballroom. JJ Magazine, Remember, Modern Electric @ Beachland Tavern. Founding Fathers, Filmstrip @ Happy Dog.
Monday, March 8th: Foregin Born, Free Energy, Clovers (formerly Other Girls) @ Beachland Tavern.
Tuesday, March 9th: Titus Andronicus in-store @ My Mind’s Eye Lakewood (7 PM)
Wednesday, March 10th: Quest for Fire @ Now That’s Class.
Thursday, March 11th: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Title Tracks @ Grog Shop.
Friday, March 12th: My Dad is Dead, Lawton Brothers @ Beachland Tavern. We Were Promised Jetpacks, The Lonely Forest, Bear Hands @ Grog Shop. Polka Happy Hour @ Happy Dog with DJ Kishka.
Saturday, March 13th: Wooly Bullys @ Blue Arrow Records (6:30). Trouble Books @ Low Life Gallery (7:30). Pop Goes the Beachland feat. Summer Cats, Afternoon Naps, City Center, Lowly the Tree Ghost @ Beachland Tavern. Chinese Stars, Fang Island, Uno Lady @ Now That’s Class.
Wednesday, March 17th: Psychedelic Horseshit, Casual Encounters, Big Bruise, Kill the Hippies @ Now That’s Class. The Very Best @ The Spot (CASE)
Friday, March 19th: Bill Fox, Bud Carroll, Esther Caulfield Orchestra @ Happy Dog.
Tuesday, March 23rd: The Big Pink, A Place to Bury Strangers, Hot Cha Cha @ Grog Shop.
Wednesday, March 24th: Magik Markers, Ryan Power, Filmstrip, Diamonds and Pearls @ Now That’s Class. Woods, Real Estate @ The Spot (CASE)
Thursday, March 25th: Suckers, Miles Anthony Benjamin Robinson, Slippa Ray and Her Happy Hookers @ Akron Musica.
Friday, March 26th: Cheap Girls, The Riot Before, The Sidekicks @ Beachland Tavern. Gunslingers, Terminal Lovers, Puffy Areolas, Mako Sica @ Now That’s Class.
Saturday, March 27th: Hot Rails 12″ Release Party with Banderas, All Dinosaurs, Party Sweat @ Beachland Tavern.
Sunday, March 28th: Bone Thugs ‘N’ Harmony @ Cleveland House of Blues. Tegan and Sara @ Lakewood Civic Auditorium.
Monday, March 29th: Past Lives, Air Waves, Spacer Ace, Dock Ellis @ Now That’s Class.
Tuesday, March 30th: Nebula, Quest for Fire, Non Fiction @ Grog Shop. Passion Pit, Mayer Hawthorne & The County, Bear Hands @ Cleveland House of Blues.
Wednesday, March 31st: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Cleveland House of Blues. Black Lips, Box Elders @ Beachland Ballroom. Strange Boys, Psychedelic Horseshit, Good Touch Bad Touch, Prisoners @ Now That’s Class.
As always, if an especially rad event was omitted on this calendar, then don’t hesitate to add it in the comments.
Courtesy of Metal Revelation PR I have two autographed copies of Forcentury’s Vanguard CD to give away. Just go to my contact link over there to the right above the mummy Eddie and send me a message with Forcentury Contest in the heading. Include an e-mail that I can reach you by. On March 7th I’ll draw two winners and contact them by e-mail to get a mailing address. A link to my reivew of this disc is below. Good luck!
http://metalmark.blogspot.com/2010/01/forcentury-vanguard.html
Rocket Science
2010
The fact that Black Robot includes three former Buckcherry member sin it’s ranks might lead one to expect the sound here to be similar to Buckcherry. There are a few AC/DC inspired tracks, but not as much of a Buckcherry sound as I might have expected. The overall feel to this album is a cross between 70’s blues rock like AC/DC, Zeppelin and Aerosmith and more modern hard rock polish on top. The results didn’t click with me at first in fact I am still completely in love with nor do I expect to be, but it is growing a little on me. It’s an energetic presentation of familar ideas. What I like about it is the energy and the slightly retro flavor that is weaved throughout. The problem I had was they often times rush through a few parts where they could have gotten more out of it by taking their time and buiding up the grooves. I felt like they glossed over some parts more than they needed to. A part of that is the production, but I think that the sound would have beniffited greatly if they tightened up around the edges. That might just come on the next release. It’s a decent release that is likely to appeal to a wide audience.
An Irishman in California, I can`t blame Marc Carroll for basing himself in more pleasing climates than his native Dublin. A superbly shot video for the latest release `What`s Left Of My Heart`. The vibrant colour is fantastically captured, a warming LA voyeuristic landscape with Marc`s moody composition playing the title theme. I get the impression the fourth album is running up to a huge promotional push. `Dust Of Rumour` is available in all audio formats along with this established songwriter`s extensive back catalogue. A wonderful voice with charm and sincerity.
Slash reckons UK music is “tame, predictable and faceless”.
The legendary former Guns ‘N’ Roses guitarist admitted he is “down on music in general right now” and said that the UK is lacking any bona fide rock legends in the making.
When asked if he feels the UK should have more rock stars on Wednesday (02.24.10), he said: “It’s lacking there. I mean you’ve got the Gallagher brothers(Oasis) but they’ve been around forever. It’s gotten sort of tame predicable and faceless.”
He did, however, add he didn’t want to single the UK out, and that music across the world is undergoing a hard time, though he remains positive it will soon pass.
He added to Absolute Radio: “I guess Lady Gaga has turned into a big personality. But we’re at a dead zone in music right now. We go through this every decade. It’s the beginning of a new decade, so I think things will get cool from here.”
Slash releases his self titled debut album in Japan in March, in the US in April and in Europe in May. His first single from the album, ‘By The Sword’ will be released in Europe on March 1.
Slash reckons UK music is “tame, predictable and faceless”.
The legendary former Guns ‘N’ Roses guitarist admitted he is “down on music in general right now” and said that the UK is lacking any bona fide rock legends in the making.
When asked if he feels the UK should have more rock stars on Wednesday (02.24.10), he said: “It’s lacking there. I mean you’ve got the Gallagher brothers(Oasis) but they’ve been around forever. It’s gotten sort of tame predicable and faceless.”
He did, however, add he didn’t want to single the UK out, and that music across the world is undergoing a hard time, though he remains positive it will soon pass.
He added to Absolute Radio: “I guess Lady Gaga has turned into a big personality. But we’re at a dead zone in music right now. We go through this every decade. It’s the beginning of a new decade, so I think things will get cool from here.”
Slash releases his self titled debut album in Japan in March, in the US in April and in Europe in May. His first single from the album, ‘By The Sword’ will be released in Europe on March 1.
Slash reckons UK music is “tame, predictable and faceless”.
The legendary former Guns ‘N’ Roses guitarist admitted he is “down on music in general right now” and said that the UK is lacking any bona fide rock legends in the making.
When asked if he feels the UK should have more rock stars on Wednesday (02.24.10), he said: “It’s lacking there. I mean you’ve got the Gallagher brothers(Oasis) but they’ve been around forever. It’s gotten sort of tame predicable and faceless.”
He did, however, add he didn’t want to single the UK out, and that music across the world is undergoing a hard time, though he remains positive it will soon pass.
He added to Absolute Radio: “I guess Lady Gaga has turned into a big personality. But we’re at a dead zone in music right now. We go through this every decade. It’s the beginning of a new decade, so I think things will get cool from here.”
Slash releases his self titled debut album in Japan in March, in the US in April and in Europe in May. His first single from the album, ‘By The Sword’ will be released in Europe on March 1.
