Eric (right) and Aussie expat Robert "Jacko" Jackson at the Ann Arbor Rock and Roll Revival show
(Eric flew from Paris to Detroit a week ago to be a guest vocalist at the Ann Arbor Rock and Roll Revival Show with Scott Morgan, Deniz Tek, the irRationals, Hiawatha Bailey, the Gorvettes and Mazinga, so he had a good reason for filing this late)
1/ Deniz Tek & friends at the Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI for the Ann Arbor Revival Show December 18th, 2009.
If politicians all over the world had al least half of the energy Deniz shows on stage, we would not need any Copenhagen fuck up to clear the global warming. Check him out doing Birdman, Sonic’s Rendezvous Band, Stooges, MC5 songs. It’s a locomotive to the end of the world.
2/ Advanced copy of 3 Headed Dog release.
Best thing I heard from Vinzzzzzzzzz (ok The Holy Curse is out of contest here)
3/ The 13th Floor Elevators Sign of the 3 Eyed Men boxset.
Such an incredible piece of work and of music history
4/ Sonic Trip
The new radio show by Isabelle (who co presented Substitute radio show with Vincent Hanon) on Aligre FM www.aligrefm.org It’s in French, so what?
5/ New Christs Gloria album.
These Reasons will be taught as a classic in rock n roll universities and catching with these guys live on their European tour was a buzz.
6/ The Holy Curse recording with Rob Younger, and how he makes you work hard, how he makes you feel confident, how he makes you proud, and how he makes you laugh with his funny stories
7/ Couple of great books including Travelin Man: On the road with Bob Seger , Robert Matheu’s The Stooges, and reading again Keep it Together (Pink Fairies) and Give the anarchist a cigarette ( Mick Farren )
8/ DVDs : Imperial Dogs (waiting for it but I know it will be a scorcher) – Burn after Reading – The Hangover – Inglorious Besterds – 24 Season 7
9/ The Passengers getting back together again and their great album. The Love Me Nots got me high as well.Great rockin band from France named 455SD (what else?) – The brilliant latest Cowboys from Outer Space - The Rationals 2xCD reissue
10/ It wasn’t Johnny’s day : the best song The Holy Curse ever recorded (my taste guys, ok) based on the true story of Mark Sisto in FNQ.
11 / Catching up with all these great people from A2/Detroit last week and especially seeing Deniz and Mark Sisto again. Christmas before Christmas
TOP regrets: The passing away of Ron Asheton and James Gurley. 2009 started and finished bad.
Here’s Eric doing Radio Birdman’s “New Race” at the Rock n Roll Revival Show. Thanks to Retrokimmer for the footage:
