Late local Music news Round up

i was not going to post this last night when i first saw it.

But as this story have speared by e-Mail, it been on almost every news site every, every music web site, and every music blog.

but it was the story that hit on FOX 2 (WJBK-TV) tonight at 10 PM, i decide to put the story on the blog sight because in local music story and not only that a real Culture City Tragedy.

the lead singer of ? & the Mysterians who goes by the name ? who have the one hit wonder back in 19loss every thing in a fire last Tuesday in Clio, MI (which is near Flint, about 80 miles from Detroit).

According to various sourced He was in the basement doing laundry when he smelled smoke. He ran upstairs in time to rescue three of his seven Yorkies, Fire Official believed it may have stated because of a electrical fire which destroy the house and every thing he owned 4 of his 7 Yorkies, his parrot and everything they have ever owned including his gold records, laptop containing all his downloaded material, photos, posters, all his stage clothes, Every thing.

as of this post for the fox 2 report tonight (link below) he is sifting thur the ruins to see what is salvageable, he is now living in the tour bus with no insuredanc with his manager and manager's wife, where he have live since 1967.

Right now, there is plans for some benefit gig for him to get him back up on his feet, if you would like to help out you can send your donation to this address:

? & The Mysterians
PO Box 96
Clio, MI 48420

altought the the line-up for the 2007 version of Motown winter blast have not been announced various paper in Detroit and in Flint are reporting there going to play Motown winter blast on February 9th.

The Other Local music note of note is this weekend, yes this week end Riff 2 will get some major air time, riff two with takeover the airwaves on regular rif (that WRIF-FM 101.1) From 6 am on Saturday (1-20) to 8 pm on Sunday(1-21), that mean 38 hours of riff 2 on the riff, Baby.

on not only that because of this riff 2 takeover on riff there will be local music three a hours ever hour and it will be uninterrupted (meaning no comerica, period)

and not only that Suzy and Melody have cancelled any plans for Saturday night (that including show three of rock and roll safari on Detroit public TV (WTVS, PBS-56) with the hottness, and will do a special Saturday night edition of Detroit Local 101 but there not doing this alone they have a special in-studio guest and not only that he going to play a acoustic set

that person will be of all people

Electric Six front man
Dick Valentine

it will be on WRIF-FM(101.1),www.wrif.com on the net, RIFF 2 on WRIF-2 on HD radio, www.riff2.com also on the net, and as like on the Tuesday night show a listen party at Small bar on the Southwest corner of Caniff and Conant in Hamtramck, MI

It should Fun .