tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11954544884646487922024-02-07T21:20:08.903-08:00The Masked Music Snobs BullpenEl Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-85180717489226224782010-11-17T11:54:00.000-08:002010-11-17T12:12:32.923-08:00An Evening With Frank Zappa During Which…The Torture Never StopsWritten by Miembro AmargoFrank Zappa was an iconoclastic artist for over 30 years and he created a seemingly endless string of studio and live records. Zappa's music has been as much of a tribute to the styles he explored as well as a complete deconstruction of those idioms. Whether it was doo-wop, rock, orchestra compositions, jazz, blues, electronic, surf music, sound collages, or country, he El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-40083866542678567922010-11-01T13:09:00.000-07:002010-11-01T13:11:20.500-07:00Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Kill CityWritten By Dos CervezasThe largely untold story of Kill City makes it the most fascinating album Iggy Pop ever recorded. It is also one of his best. Thanks to an effective campaign, not a lot of people really know what Kill City actually is. To set the record straight, it is the “lost” fourth album from The Stooges.James Williamson had taken over Stooges’ guitar on Raw Power, and his style fit El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-25193395442694734852010-10-18T00:57:00.000-07:002010-10-18T00:59:14.748-07:00THE BEST OF SOUL TRAIN (3 DVD)Written by Sombra BlancaTime Life’s Soul Train set worth the trip.The comparisons to Dick Clark’s American Bandstand are inevitable. But Don Cornelius, the “conductor” of Soul Train, long surpassed his cracker counterpart, creating a showcase for black entertainers that would become the longest-running, first-run syndicated program in television history.With more than 1,100 episodes between 1971 El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-11024857371233270542010-10-16T14:38:00.000-07:002010-10-17T00:57:44.415-07:00American Hardcore: A Tribal History (Second Edition) by Steven BlushWritten By Dos CervezasThe 2001 publication of American Hardcore: A Tribal History was a welcome event for aged former punks like myself. Prior to its appearance, the prospect of an in-depth analysis of the hardcore (HC) punk world seemed remote at best. HC was a culture that existed well below the radar of most of Americans. If the average Joe knew anything about the scene at all, it was likelyEl Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-61982981461240734282010-10-10T23:29:00.000-07:002010-10-10T23:31:30.981-07:00Various Artists - We Wish You A Metal Xmas & A Headbanging New YearWritten by Dos CervezasTake a good look at Santa Claus and you will see his dirty little secret. The dude is an old-school metal head. Just like Robert Plant, he’s trying to hide it, but all the tell-tale signs are there. Long white hair? Check. Monsterous ZZ Top-style beard? Yup. Beer gut? You betcha. And most tellingly of all, is he wearing the exact same clothes as the last time you saw him? El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-39268104982411156042010-09-28T09:46:00.000-07:002010-09-28T09:50:14.855-07:00The Everly Brothers - Reunion Concert: Live at the Royal Albert HallWritten by Hombre DivertidoGood music, poor presentation After an incredibly successful career, Phil and Don Everly split up in 1973 and according to many reports, did not speak to each other for ten years. In 1983 this legendary duo reunited at London’s Royal Albert Hall. On September 14th, Eagle Records re-released the concert on DVD. Though the concert has been released in many formats overEl Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-19706054360112968452010-09-19T01:18:00.000-07:002010-09-19T01:20:13.042-07:00Barclay James Harvest - Berlin: A Concert For The PeopleWritten by Dos CervezasThey were called “The poor man’s Moody Blues” by some critics back in the early seventies, an appellation not without merit at the time. But Barclay James Harvest managed to tough it out through various lineup changes, label changes, and musical changes over the course of the decade. In doing so they managed to become a big enough deal to headline this massive open-air El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-49570012307751354522010-09-19T01:15:00.000-07:002010-09-19T01:17:19.120-07:00Classic Albums: Rush - 2112 & Moving PicturesWritten by Dos Cervezas2010 is turning out to be a very good year for Rush fans. So far we have been treated to the first in-depth documentary film about the band, Beyond The Lighted Stage, and a sold-out tour that is receiving rave reviews. And now the great VH1 series Classic Albums has stepped in to honor them. I think you would be hard pressed to find anyone who disagrees with the two albums El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-87398920383879713282010-07-05T23:47:00.000-07:002010-07-05T23:48:23.352-07:00Framing Hanley - A Promise to BurnWritten by Pirata HermosaThe second album from the five-member band from Nashville, Tennessee will be in stores on July 6th. Having spent the last few years touring with bands like Saving Abel, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Hinder, and Hollywood Undead, the band has had plenty of time to mesh together and come up with a more refined sound with new guitarist Ryan Belcher who took over for Tim HuskinsonEl Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-69662871613534833622010-07-05T12:14:00.000-07:002010-07-05T12:16:21.619-07:00Classic Albums Makes Paranoid FunWritten by Sombra BlancaIt’s hard to believe the song "Paranoid" was an afterthought for Black Sabbath. The title track from their seminal 1970 album was also the last to be added, created in 20 minutes and, along with "Iron Man," has come to define the four lads from Aston, England. Band members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Terry "Geezer" Butler El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-47903901385464618682010-04-25T16:52:00.000-07:002010-04-25T16:53:43.954-07:00Vince Guaraldi - Peanuts Portraits: The Classic Character ThemesWritten by Fantasma el ReyWhen Charlie Brown and the rest of Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts gang hit television for the first time in December 1965, Vince Guaraldi’s music was their theme. As A Charlie Brown Christmas animated our comic friends, Guaraldi’s music further brought life to those characters. Schulz and Peanuts had been ruling comic strips since 1950 and now with Gauraldi’s help they beganEl Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-57632081572292913502010-03-04T18:20:00.000-08:002010-03-04T18:21:48.371-08:00Texas Tornados - Esta Bueno!Written by Fantasma el ReyThe Texas Tornados have touched down for the first time in over a decade and the result is Esta Bueno! Surviving members Flaco Jimenez and Augie Meyers have teamed with the son of Doug Sahm, Shawn, and have managed to keep the Texas Tornados' Tex-Mex flame burning bright. The new album boasts five previously unreleased Freddy Fender songs and the last vocal recording byEl Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-40036559429737345872010-01-10T01:29:00.000-08:002010-01-10T01:31:17.947-08:00Elvis Presely - Elvis 75: Good Rockin' TonightWritten by Fantasma el ReyElvis Aron Presley would have been 75 years rocking on January 8th 2010 and to celebrate RCA has issued Elvis 75: Good Rockin’ Tonight through their Legacy series. The four-disc box set contains 100 songs from Elvis’ hit-filled career, spanning 1953 to1977. The set is a good overview of Elvis’ music and includes well-known hits and some album cuts that many folks may El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-59621845512967380032009-11-27T21:14:00.000-08:002009-11-27T21:15:26.425-08:00Norah Jones – The FallWritten by Fantasma el ReyNorah Jones has thirteen new songs to offer on her latest release The Fall, which marks a change in direction for her and features a different sound as she works with a new cast of musicians. Norah plays more guitar on her fourth album and less piano, but fear not, her vocals remain as beautiful and sexy smooth as ever. One more change is that Miss Jones’ hair is now El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-20170227760519064492009-11-21T19:35:00.000-08:002009-11-21T19:36:33.577-08:00Billy Idol - In Super Overdrive LiveWritten by Pirata HermosaThis Blu-ray is from a concert that aired on the TV series Soundstage and was filmed at the Congress Theater in Chicago. Starting off with the song “Super Overdrive” from his most recent album The Devil’s Playground, you immediately can tell something doesn’t sound right. Normally from a live concert you’d hear comments about poor sound quality, but during this El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-13822456598499713762009-11-21T14:29:00.001-08:002009-11-21T14:29:54.008-08:00Thin Lizzy - Are You Ready?Written by Pirata HermosaThin Lizzy was a hard rock band formed in Ireland in 1969 and fronted by Phil Lynott, one of the few black lead singers/bass players/songwriters to succeed in that genre. The band recorded several albums before they broke out big in the United States with their album Jailbreak in 1976 that included two of their biggest songs, “Jailbreak” and “The Boys Are Back In Town”El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-35774439701424145512009-11-02T18:35:00.000-08:002009-11-02T18:36:16.561-08:00John Denver - Around the World LiveWritten by Hombre DivertidoOn October 13th Eagle Records released what is being heralded as the definitive John Denver DVD Release. “Definitive” is one way to describe it. “Eclectic” is another, and “excessive” is also an option.Consisting of four live concerts, “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” live in Australia 1977, “Rocky Mountain High” live in Japan 1981, “Country Roads” live in England 1986, El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-14210497325269193592009-10-27T21:43:00.000-07:002009-10-27T21:44:06.422-07:00Squirrel Nut Zippers - Lost At SeaWritten by Fantasma el ReySquirrel Nut Zippers return with Lost At Sea, their first release since 2002’s best-of collection. Recorded live in Brooklyn, NY, on December 5th 2008, this is the Zippers’ first live album and contains seventeen tracks that span their clever career.Going back to 1994, the Zippers have had a sound that is hard to classify, which is a good thing. Bringing together all El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-36849160489315299422009-10-06T22:08:00.000-07:002009-10-06T22:09:16.996-07:00The Definitive Vince GuaraldiWritten by Fantasma el Rey Way back before he met the Peanuts gang pianist Vince Guaraldi was playing fine jazz either as a sideman or leading a trio. Cutting, digging, and jiving his way through the San Francisco scene, turning out platters on the Fantasy label for years. Here now is The Definitive two-disc collection of his finest works from those early days to his ‘60s hits, and of course, theEl Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-32150213680760258382009-10-05T00:57:00.000-07:002009-10-05T00:58:30.651-07:00Rosanne Cash - The ListWritten by Fantasma el ReyRosanne Cash, daughter of the legendary Johnny Cash and a great songwriter herself, is back with her twelfth studio album. It is a treasure of twelve of country music’s most essential recordings given Rosanne’s special touch with her wonderful vocals. The idea for the album came to her while touring for her last album, 2006’s Black Cadillac. Rosanne remembered a key El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-49229319524289237592009-09-30T00:09:00.001-07:002009-09-30T00:09:51.205-07:00The Avett Brothers - I And Love And YouWritten by Fantasma el ReyCountry, folk, bluegrass, a hint of punk describes The Avett Brothers pretty well; American roots music is a better overall description for the music put forth by the two multi-talented brothers from North Carolina. I And Love And You is their sixth full-length album since their debut in 2001 and their first major label release. Put out by American/Columbia and produced El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-17925198511140247102009-09-21T22:14:00.000-07:002009-09-21T22:15:28.674-07:00The Willie Nelson Special with Special Guest Ray CharlesWritten by Fantasma el ReyThe Willie Nelson Special is an hour of Willie at the top of his game in 1985, singing the songs that made him famous and loved by fans around the world. His stage show has no frills or popping pyrotechnics. It’s just 60 minutes of Willie in an intimate setting, making him seem even more down to earth as he presents classic country as it should be, stripped down, El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-24619091116117329382009-09-13T18:28:00.000-07:002009-09-13T18:29:00.374-07:00Heavy Rotation: Twenty Writers On The Albums That Changed Their Lives Edited by by Peter TerzianWritten by Fantasma el ReyHeavy Rotation is a book that takes a look at twenty current writers and the albums that “changed their lives” as the subtitle implies. It also explores the reasons and times surrounding that particular album. The twenty authors are mostly the same age ranging from late thirties to mid forties, one or two may be a bit older or younger, but the majority lay there. They El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-92065886841468490672009-07-01T07:20:00.001-07:002009-07-01T07:20:58.995-07:00Ted Nugent - Motor City Mayhem (Blu-ray)Written by Pirata HermosoOn July 4th, 2008 the Motor City Madman performed his 6,000th show in front of his hometown fans. On June 30th, 2009 the CD, DVD, and Blu-ray discs of the concert went on sale nationwide.I can remember the first time I heard a Ted Nugent album. It was Double Live Gonzo! and we were listening because it contained a song titled “Wang Dang Sweet Poontang.” What teenage boy El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195454488464648792.post-84007495740404152392009-06-22T16:58:00.000-07:002009-06-22T17:01:10.255-07:00Gestapo Khazi – Gestapo Khazi (EP)Written by Fantasma el ReyRising from the streets of Long Beach, California, to wreak havoc on a scene filled with stale, over-the-top, wanna-be art types comes Gestapo Khazi. After working for a while and building a loyal fanbase, they have released their first self-titled EP. Those that don’t know the power of Gestapo Khazi soon will as the six-track EP serves as one hell of a sample of what El Bichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14040141122079296388noreply@blogger.com0