there is Now 21 Ex-dirtbombs

I was going to hold it

because i was confriable to put this storys out but it now sort of leak out in the bar scene and was mention last night on Riff 2 Detroit Local 101 show last night, so i will go with this.

Troy Gregory who have been a full time member since 2005 told me and everybody that he is leaving the the dirtbombs after the Sept 5th gig at the magic stick.

The Reason for leaving the band is to foucs on other projects like his New Movie that was produce and film here in Detroit [Ed Note: i was in the film as a speaking extra], also he is planning to record his 1st solo record in about four years [2004 "Laura"] and 1st recorded materlar since 2006 when he recorded with The Witches and the 2006 album "Thriller"

and not only that he was to be closer to his wife Laura who is one of the nicest preson in the detroit rock scene.

he notify all the members of the dirtbombs of his departue expect for Ko Melina who have not know about at the time he made his dections but she made have been told about his departure as the time i write this.

His last show will be on September 5th at the magic stick [that a day before the dally in the alley on Sept. 6th], this is not the first time he been with the Dirtbombs, he was a member for December 1999 through October 2000, he replace Jim Diamond in 2004 Full time.

He is now the [i may be wrong, so pleased correct me if i am] he is the 21st ex-members of the band since it was from by mick collins was back in 1995 as the side project for his other well know band "The Gores"

Now who will be the the New bass player of the band
nobody know
But last night on Riff 2 Detroit Local 101
Co - Host and Detroit News Writer Melody Baetens mention
that the members Have a good idea who there going to ask
to fill in for bass.

Stay tune.

END

The Metrotimes Hamtramck Blowout

The Local Music Round-Up

Just to let you know that all day today and all day on Saturday, Riff2 is playing nothing but bands that is playing the blowout they started playing yesterday [3/8] at 5 P.M and will keep playing local bands that playing blowout, So click on your browser and got to www.riff2.com and click on listen live or go to the myspace page at www.myspace.com/riff2.

a couple of Schedule Changes i got on my space

American Mars will not play the blowout tonight at the Belmont, according to the released i got on myspace, one of there members got a mysterious minor injury, but there have been a fill in, Eons who play last night at the K of C will fill in to night they will play at 12:45 AM at the Belmont.

[Update: According to the Metrotimes music Blagh blog AM Slide guitarist Dave Feeny burn his hands a few night ago forcing the cancellation of the band’s show tonight at the Belmont, Don't worried he OK.]

Stuff around the we on Blowout

Fox2 have clips of the blowout at myfoxdetroit.com, just click on entertainment and the Video Vault.
Fox 2 blow out Highlight
Jasper have pic and a review on his site
Part 1 , Part 2
Motor City Rocks have pic of night two
and Doug Coombe have pic form the Per-Party

The Metrotimes Hamtramck Blowout

Local Music Note
giving to me at the blow out
last night

there was a few local music notes last night as some of my mole may have follow me to the stick last from HQ, but they gave me some good info.

My gardge mole is telling me that S.S.M. have departed with there drummer Dave Shettler have left the band, and the same mole also told me that they have a new drummer but who it is there not saying the band will go out on two month tour of middle america there next detroit date is march 31 at the laugr house.

UPDATE [3/8-9/07]: saw John Szymanski last night at the K of C last night and told me that David Shettler is still in the band, he skip the last tour to take care for at home buzzness, Dave Vaughn fill in the last tour, but Shettler is still in the band

Also, Tony muggs also told me last night at the blowout that he and danny and Matt Rost are going back in the studio in a few month to record there Follow up album to there 2005 self title debut times beach records, they will go back in the studio in may and we may see it out before the end of the year or next.

Also, saw Jackson Smith last night at the blowout, he is going to in NYC this week as his mom, the 1st punk goodness patti Smith will be induction in to the rock and roll hall of fame on monday night[will be showen on VH1 classic live at 7:30 PM and on VH1 on saturday march 17th at 9:00 P.M.]

And i also saw one of my close Friends at the blow out last Marcie bolen who just came back after a two months visit to L.A. as she write some solo work.

Blow in the press

The Fox 2 News Crew was at the blowout pre-party
there is video here.
also the web vomit guys have pic from last night at the blow out
so as motorcityrocks.com

The Local News Round-up out of the Weekend

(If you have any news tips to share to Detroit Culture City
Fired on Off at culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com, i would love hearing from you)

Well it was a very good weekend in Detroit rock City i went to two shows, One on Friday and one on Saturday, but i almost miss the one on Saturday.

but first let me get to the one on Friday, It was the Got Detroit/webvomit bands Show case at the Belmont in hamtramck, saw three very good bands on Friday night, one of them i got to know really well but the two of them i did not know until Friday night.

The First bands up and total won over the crowd and me over as well was Electro-Punk Rocker Carjack !!! (MY SPACE: www.myspace.com/carjackband), Yes that really his band name, it a one man playing lo-fi punk rock using a lot of video games sample and really wram up the crowd at the belmont, that was really good for the one of my fave band of last year, the new school detroit rockers Garage rockers the Decks(MySpace: www.myspace.com/thedecks) who i say put on one of there best show i have seen in a whield, there are so good.

and then the headliner of the whole night of the web Vomit event is Freer(MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/freerdom) a very smooth rock, very nice, and also very good as well.

that made the editor of the sight Japer very happy indeed i talk to him after the show and he was pretty happy with the line up.

All Three bands just to let you know will play the Hamtramck Blowout (more on that later)

you can check out the web Vomit site at http://webvomit.gotdetroit.com/ (or click on the menu on the right) or at the main site at www.gotdetroit.com/gd/.

and it is good to know that the last band Freer support the my cause of Indie music with this post on there Myspace site.

FREER supports the war against musical terror.
i could not agree with you more.

on Saturday night i went the stick to see SHiney toys guns(WEB: shinytoyguns.com, MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/shinytoyguns) , but i almost miss it on a couple of levels, One i was going to go some where between 8 or 9 PM to the Stick, but i got this myspacer from the opender the Nice Device (WEB: thenicedevice.com, MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/thenicedevice) "we play tonight at the Magic Stick With Shiny Toy Guns!This is an all ages show and doors are at 8PM. It's almost sold out so get your tickets!Hope to see you! Get there early!".

When i read that i thought there no way i will go to that show, i did not whan to be shut out like on Dec. 13, 2003(Blanche was playing and and Jack and Jason really thorw down), so i did leave at 7 PM got there at 7:35 PM and yes there was a line was forming out side the stick, and not only that it was cold it was chill and yes it was begin to snow just before the doors at 8 PM, well if you know about hanginng out at the stick sometime the doors opened real late between 30 to 45 minutes.

So me and other fans of shiny toy guns was trying to say warm with temp in the teens and it began snowing and with alot of the bums hanging around even one of them was raping and no one listen and all i was saying let me in and at the same time i was wondering, "What if the gig have sold out already and i dont get in and i have to go all the way back home.

well, the doors open at about 8:15 PM and i was thinking i may of may not get in but then i did get in to the show OK, paid the $10 to get in and brought the CD, by the time the first band of the night "The Nice Device" got on stage it was a total sold out and as the Lovely Alicia Gbur told the crowd "you are the lucky ones". yes Alicia i am the luck one.

So the morler of the story if you are going to the show and your fave local band say it almost sold out pleased go early, so you do have to go to a anoder show.

As for the show itself it was fairly good to great, "The Nice device" was lovely as always and not only that pretty at the same time (and i know she have a boyfriend, just to let you know)playing stuff from there C.D. "let the Nightlight Down, as always like the song Little Birde.

I was not impress with the part LA-part El paso texas band Electro/New Wave band Rome to Paris little to messy with the loud scrarming and it was little bit to much late 80 mild metal, they were OK.

but all the hard core fans and the fans who hear there music on the internet and on show like Check, one... two.. on Indie 103.1 and KROQ on-line, because there music is so good Shiny Toy Guns the LA band who play track of We Are Pilots and i got to tell you they did somthing they fully light up the stick with there stage show which was so sweet and they play there well know indie hits "Le Disco" and "Don't Cry Out" and there where a great band who is so awsome, there played a really short set it lasted only 44 mintues, making it the 2nd Shortest Headling gig i ever saw EVER!(The record if you want to know was 29 mintues, Partyline, Trumbullplex west of midtown, November 2006).

it was a very good good show and got my copy sing by every member of the band, which was nice, and also i saw everybody i know.

And if you are wondering, i did not do anything on sunday, unless you work downtown to Dodge the Lodge.... Aging

Let see what is going on in the Detroit rocks scene this week

This week is the week as the metrotimes will finally post the full line-up for the metrotimes Hamtramck Blowout X or as i like to called in The Blowout Ten, were going to see who will playing the blowout pre-show at the stick complex on March 7th, who playing where in hamtramck, where your fave band will be playing, who playing on Friday night and saturday night, Who Rocking the K of C Hall, which band is at a small venued, Which map are you going to take all three night.

The Only thing they won't mention will it Snow, That Question they cant perdict, if you want to see the Full List of Confirmed Artists you can go to the metrotimes web sight at metrotimes.com, go to blowout and click on Confirmed Artists, you also click here for a post i did with the same full list of bands playing the blowout.

Now on Thursday, i got a my spacer from scotty from the Grande Nationals told me that the rock and roll safari on the highlights of "Sweet Sounds Of Detroit" CD released party with HOTNESS, SARA CELINA, HEY SAILOR, TROY GREGORY & THE STEP SISTERS, LORETTA & THE LARKSPURS, GRANDE NATIONALS, THE SIRENS, THE HARD LESSONS & THE CAPITOL CITIES did not aired as planed, But on Friday, He told me that it will aired on Febuary 10th at 11:30 PM on Detroit Public TV (WTVS-TV, PBS-56) and the very next week on Feb.17th a new rock and roll safari will aired, But the only differcen it will have two bands on one show that was taped a few week ago at the stick, the show that was will be feather on Feb. 17th will be Grande Nationals and the band i saw on Saturday The Nice Device.

And speaking about the grande nationals, i got a late myspacer from the band and want to let you know that they will be playing this Friday at Mallies Sports Bar and Grill in Southgate (19400 Northline Road) as part of the 89X "I with the Band Semi FInal gig they will play with Schaeffer, The Ruiners, Chloroform and the Girl, The Show Begin at 9 PM and Better yet it Free.

Bad News if you are a fan of the band Those Transatlantics(Festive 50-Local 25, 2006) there co- Lead singer Kathleen Bracken have left the band,Here what she mention in a letter on the Suburban Sprawl Music my space page:

"Dear Friends,
This is just a little note to let you all know I am not in rehab, I was not eaten by a sea monster, and I have not joined a cult (Unless you count Opera's book club).

This was a strange and unexpected way to start the new year; however things are shaping up quite well. Recently I have had to do some re-figuring as the other 4 members of Those Transatlantics decided they no longer wanted me as their front lady. I am looking forward to enjoying the process of making something new.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the folks who bought Knocked Out, came to the shows, and fellow musicians I met along the way; especially everyone at Suburban Sprawl. The warm response that Those Transalantics received was more than I had anticipated when we started this band 3 1/2 years ago, so thank you.

I am excited about my future and look forward to staying in contact with everyone. Please feel free to reach me at kathleenbrack@yahoo.com. I imagine the wicked myspace monster will have me in it's clutches soon as well... so look for that soon.

Very truly yours,
Kathleen"

as for the band there are looking for a new co-lead singer. will keep you posted

The Local News Round-up out of the weekend
(Any News story in Detroit Rock City)
(E-Mail Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com)

it look like the super bowl match up were asking for will happened but sadly a year too late. i know you are asking you self why this super bowl match Chicago and Indy which is going to happen at Super Bowl XLI in Miami on Feb. 4, so why are you saying it a year too late.

Well as you probable well aware last year Super Bowl was held right here in Detroit Rock City at Ford Field with Pittsburgh Steelers winning there fifth Super bowl over the defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 21–10 in one pour play super bowl, but to tell you the Truth it should have been the Indianapolis Colts vs the Chicago Bears, but for those of you the follow NFL Football and the playoff that lead to the super bowl it did not go that way.

Indianapolis(315 miles from Detroit) have the best season in history going 14-2 but they loss to a six seed in eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers after then kicker Mike Vanderjagt 46-yard field goal went wide-right.

Chicago (281 Miles from Detroit) who made the playoff for the in four years and in there first playoff game vs Carolina Panthers pulled upset the Bears, 29-21, so we did not get a regional super bowl for the Detroit Super Bowl, but having Pittsburgh(286 miles from Detroit) in the super bowl did make up for half of the Business we did not get from Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, or if it will ever happened the Lions (but from the way it going it may be a pipe Dream)

But both teams and there fans will be loving it because it going to be in Miami (Chicago 1,375 miles From Miami, Indianapolis 1,194 miles from Miami)where today it 81° today and here in Detroit at metro Airport it cold and 27°.

Weekend was OK did not do much on Friday, on Saturday i did listen to the Riff 2 take over on WRIF-FM over the weekend, did go to the Detroit local 101 listen party at Small but it was smack dab during a regular gig night and as a almost result did not get in, Ouch!, but i did get in but it was tough to listen to because there was so many people because it was a gig night at small.

On Sunday, My Brother Mike came back after a two year Jail Scenting on some guns Charges so that was nice to see him aging it been two years and i hopped he have changed, so let see.

All right let see what is going on all over Detroit rocks City this week, well were almost six week aways from the hamtramck blowout Ten and the line up For the blowout will Finally be Out in the Jan. 31 Metro Times and on the MetroitTimes.com and well on this blog sight, but in about almost every talk i have been in they have say that playing the Blowout, so last night i went to my space and look to see who is playing the Blow out and here what i found out the Following bands will played the blow out New Grenada, I, Crime, Shoe., Bricktown Station, The Dispaly, The Smashing Windows and the Grand Nationals.

Those bands are playing the blowout as we know so if you are plating the metro time Hamtramck Blowout and if you like every one to know pleased drop me a line at Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com.

in about a week and a half in the metro times every thing on who playing and where and who is playing the pre-party at the Stick Complex and who headlining Saturday Night.

Speaking about bands playing the blowout, a band that might played the blowout The Glam Band The Sirens are setting one of those infamous C.D. released party for there second album "More is More" which will be out on Feb. 27 on Mu Sick Record, but you will get it early at the CD released gig at the Northern Lights Lounge at Detroit New Center Area on Saturday Feb.17 cover will be Five Bucks and the Opener with be a solo set by Danny Kroha of the Demolition Dolls Rods with music spun by the Bubblegum Bros.

If you want to hear three tracks of the New Album you can go to there my space page at www.myspace.com/detroitsirens.

and speaking about My space, two bands that are not from Michigan but are well love in the Detroit area is warming up for some new music.

The Tough and Lovely have put up portion of two songs from there Forthcoming 2nd album that will be out some time in 2007, there are "Take Me Back" and More, More, More" and you can find it on there my space at www.myspace.com/thetoughandlovely.

Also "the Ponys" who will released there brand new album "turn the light out" on March 20th on Matador have have a brand new web sight(www.theponys.com) that reflex the new album you can also pre-order the album begin Feb 15th at this address www.buyearlygetnow.com

and don't forget they will be in Detroit on March 30th with the black lips at the stick.

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 .

The Local News Round-up out of the Weekend

Well, Well, Well

It was a very active weekend in Detroit Rock City i did go to a show on Friday it was night one of two of the can you hear me now taping of rock n roll safari which began airing on Detroit Public TV (WTVS, PBS-56) they only have four shows in the can air, Have aired only two show(The Hard Lessons aired on Saturday night) so they made more show over these two days at the stick.

i went to the one on Friday night came in at the tale end of the The Muldoons (Miss the show because i was watching the auto show Charity preview on Local 4, so got out late) there was good as always.

I pretty saw the entry line up on Friday including rap on the rock n roll safari with the Dubphoics which was very good and during this time i was thinking about soccer(I dont know what because the world most famous soccer player David Beckham is going to play in the USA with the LA Galaxy or what) and then i saw Lortta Lucas Playing new stuff with here new band the Didders which feather her twins sister Julie and Audra Kubat they played a lot of inserment during the entery set and the loud Grand Nationals and i also meet the lead singer of the band who is also names is Steve he a very hard lead singer.

But the long night did almost squeezed out on band who was a last minutes addition the decks were going to played but the four other bands took so long the Band from The Gross points did'nt get on until 1:40 A.M. (Just 20 mintues untill last call, and almost less than a hour until Closing time at 2:30 AM) so they played a very short set only about 20 minutes, Ouch that hurt so they did not played the full set(A reminder to you further book people when you doing a big gig, alway have three or four bands for the night.

I did not go to the show on Saturday night with Man Inc.,Grayling and Born again Floozies and a late addition for Saturday night as well it was the Nice Device with the always pretty Alicia Gbur

so all those show will be aired on PBS in the further show three will aired on Saturday with the Hotness.

I did portion of the Hard lesson show on Saturday show at the same time as the the shins playing Saturday Night Live playing a few song from the new album "Wincing the Night Away" (Which will be out on January 23), and i know all of you are asking about the female who sang on stage with the boys from well that was Anita Robinson, she played in the Portland, Organ Band Viva Voce with her husband Kevin they play very good indie rock there Current released is Get Yr Blood Sucked Out and it there Fourth album and if you wasd more info on the bands go to the there website at www.vivavoce.com or there My Space page at www.myspace.com/vivavoce

So let see what going on the local music Scene this week

And there is a lot of New music released coming up in the upcoming months let see what coming:

The Detroit Cobras Will released there Fourth album in April, it will be called "Tied and True" and you know that Rachel and the boys will tour and now only if they tour Canada Now, the album will be out on the Chicago base Bloodshot records.

* Speaking about Bloodshot Records they have just sing the Gore Gore Girls to a record deal and there new record which are in the proccos of making

* also out soon is the Go and there fourth official full-length album and it will be called "Howl on the Haunted Beat You Ride" there will be a CD released party book for April 21st at the stick, can wait for that there going be a single party at the Lager house on Feb. 23 for there single "You Go Bangin On"on Italy Records, cant wait for that go hear the new tunes on there my space site at www.myspace.com/thegodetroit.

* also out in a limited-issue album called "Headed for the Ditch: A Michigan Tribute to Neil Young, it Detroit bands plaing track from the Pop Project, New Grenada, the Word Play, Syscrusher, the Hard Lessons, Saturday Looks Good to Me and more.

* The Line-Up for The 4th Annual Just Let Me Breathe CF Benefit have been set, The Benefit which rasie funds for Cystic Fibrosis, Which is a genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. A defective gene causes the body to produce an abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections.

The Drummer for the all-girl rock band Hellen Emily Schaller has CF put on this event to raise raise awareness about Cystic Fibrosis and put on this event ever year since 2003 will take place on , February 24 at the Royal Oak Music Theatre and it will feather Stolen Liberty,Alex Winston,Grande Nationals,Hellen, and the Headliner South Normal.

now tickets cost $20 bucks, but it going to a good caused, the music begin at 8 PM, you can get tickets The Royal Oak Music Theatre Box office, Record Time in Ferndale and Roseville,Pure Detroit in the Fisher Building in the New Center area also you can get them at www.tickets.com and type in "Just Let Me Breathe" in the Search engine.

You can also get them at upcoming gig by Hellen and South Normal, Here are there dates:

Hellen:
This Friday at The Belmont(Hamtramck)

South Normal

Feb 9 - Motown Winter Blast (Downtown Detroit)
Feb 9 - smokin token lounge (Westland)
Feb 16 - Outriggers (Whitmore Lake)

and for More info, Just go to www.letsrockcf.org or there my space site at www.myspace.com/rockcf

* also there is a bunch of called out for further events in Detroit

The Metro Times is almost 7 and a half week away until the Ten Annual Hamtramck Blowout and the Line up is only weeks away and whield were waiting for the Official line up for the blow out, the paper is making a called out for interns for the blowout.

There accepting applications for the blowout so if you want to help out at the blowout you can called 313-202-8050 or you can E-mail Anne at abaker@metrotimes.comor or Dawn at dwegner@metrotimes.com for more info on begin part of the blowout.

The Blowout will take place from March 7th to 10th.

* If you have a local produce music video, it maybe good for something.

The Planet Ant Theater in Hamtramck is now accpect submissions for the 5th annual Planet Ant Film & Video Festival, you can go to the Planet Ant Web sight to find out more info, The The 2007 Planet Ant Film & Video Festival will take place June 13 through June 16, 2007.

* and One more thing i have forgot to mention on this blog sight, but i will mention this now, If you are in a bands anywhere in the Detroit Tri-Country area and are between the ages of 13 and 18 and want to be hear this compation is for you, The Detroit News is putting on the 3rd annual Battle of the bands and is asking for entry for the contest, you can got to the link on the right of the page but the deadline is Feb 19, This year event will at the State Theater in Downtown March 31.

Local Music Roundup out of the Weekend

Well it was a pretty descent week which mean for the First time in about Four Months No Fastney Foot ball to worried about, But it you want to know i did win three out of the six Fantasy football leagues that i enter so that was a good season all around, Now the Football Play Off began this week will alot good games From Philadelphia beating the Giants, Dallas fumbling away victory from Seattle and Indy and New England winning easy games to move on to the Concercen Semi-finals the match-up next week will go something like this:

Indianapolis vs Baltimore - Saturday at 4:30
Philadelphia vs New Orleans - Saturday at 8:00
Seattle vs Chicago - Sunday at 1:00
and the best match up of this round
New England vs San Diego - Sunday at 4:30

Went to the Belmont on Saturday where they have a party to Honor the King of Rock and Roll the King Elvis "Aron" Presley Who would have turn 71 today if he have not die in August 16, 1977, But he is still miss and not only that they have a Elvis Impresoiation and serve up Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich, Hmmmmmmm

Let See what going around in the Local Music round UP

I am kicking off the Local news Round up with a story that i am taking a big risk of reporting on this blog base out of Detroit but my Alley Cat mole told me it O.K. to post this very important info, So here we go my Alley Cat Mole and a stick ant mole a week early have told that the next project From Jack White will be A White Stripes record, my mole toll me that there in the Prossecc of writing New song For There Six New Album with his long time Drummer Meg, Now i don't want to start a lot Crazy Rumors but i want to Stress that he is staring to write songs For the new album and there is No timetable for recording and releasing of New Material.

If Jack and Meg do record a new album it would Be the 1st album not record in Detroit, with Jack now Living in Nashville,Tennessee which he taking a break after Touring with the Raconteur all of last year.

Also i caught up with The Colonel(AKA Zack Shipp) and he told me that the Electric Six is going back to work to record a follow up to Switzerland, what Zack also toll me that it will be recorded in Hamtramck at his house, (Zack is also a producer) there is no time table for the New album but it will released some time this year.

moving on from making record to beginning on Local TV, I hoped you got to see Rock 'N' Roll Safari on Detroit Public TV(WTVS-TV, PBS-56) , On Saturday night, The First of Four rock and Roll Safari as the Muggs was profiled along with a live set that was made in 2005, Form what i saw last night i was pretty good i only have to see the second half on Taped, there is Three More Shows in the can so you see all three show over the next three weeks.

And the Bands are play on the shows are The Hard Lessons (Jan. 13), Hotness(Jan. 20) and Sweet Sounds of Detroit (Jan. 27), The Show were put together by Detroiters James McGovern and Greg Sharrow for for the on-line web sight http://www.canyouhearmetv.com/, which you can see the footage form what they shot.

And There will be more of it this week the guys will tape a Double bill of shows at the stick on Friday and Saturday Night on Friday Night the bands that will played at the stick will be Loretta Lucas, The Grande Nationals, The Muldoons and on Saturday Night at the stick it will be Man Inc, Grayling, Born Again Floozies Both Show will Begin at 8 PM with the doors opened and the show begin at 9 PM.

and Congratulation to The Hard Lessions(who will be on a Rock n Roll Safari Next week) Who was Crown Real Detroit Weekly Artists of the Year For 2006., And everybody is thinking that next year will be better From Here you can read th article in this week RDW.

Now if you have a local Rock tip, News or any thing that is Upcoming pleased send them here the E-Mail address is Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com, and Since i am getting a Lot of Junk E-Mail up the wazoo i am asking to Separt the Blog sight E-mail from Junk Mail on the Subject Line pleased put down Local Indie Music News.

Late Local Music Round-Up

Two Detroit bands will be on TV on will be on TV and One will not

as 2007 begin i got two my spacer (i.e. Post on My space) from two detroit band to remind you that there going to be on TV, but one of them will be shown and the other will be shown hopfully on you tube.

Can You Here Me TV back a year and a half ago tape three bands for there video complation Can You Here Me TV, well there will be TV for the show the PBS station in Detroit WTVS-TV (Detroit Pubilc TV, PBS-56) will show all four show the First one will be shown this saturday at 11:30 PM with a live music performance with the Muggs the show will run for a hours can't wait for saturday, you can go to Google Video and see the Live version of 'GONNA NEED MY HELP' .

Also you can Go to www.pastemagazine.com to see more video from the Can you here me Now seriers. I Give you the rest of the Sceheual on Next Monday (1/08) Local Music Round up

and speaking of Can You Hear Me TV, they will be taping at the Stick on Janurart 12th and 13th

and each week bands will be interview on WRIF-FM (101.1) ever Friday because there underwring the program on PBS detroit.

The Detroit band that will be seen on TV but it will not be seen in detroit, is the paybacks they will be on Fearless TV this week playing "Call When You're Ready" from there latest album "Love,Not Reason", But only one problum the show which is aired on WNYW-TV in New York (FOX-5) can not be seen in detroit(the Clostest city from detroit you can see it are WLAJ-TV (ABC-53) in Lansing, Saturday Night 11:35pm and WOOD-TV(NBC-8) in Grand Rapids, Saturday Night 1am, it you can see the show and know how to you tube can you plaesed upload it so We in Detroit can see it.

and i leave you with the Second video off there latest album "Switzerland" and it the Follow up to there ost in Famuos "I Buy the Drugs" it called "Rubber Rocket" and it is Direct by Cort Johns and it show the dancing move of the E6 ring Leader Dick Valentine

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The Detroit Music Ronud-up after a Weekend and a Long, Long Holiday Season.

Happy New Year Detorit
it Jan.2, 2007

and i am back after a week and a half away (expect for the Festive 50, which i hoped you got to chane to read the full 50 and the Local 25) , X-mas was as always uneventful expect for the WPIX yule log on TV (yes it almost two hours a close up shot of fireplace buring a log with X-mas music to fill up the two hours but it was on Late night i.e. 3:30 AM X-mas Morning) so there was nothing going on expect to get ready to go to the New year eve show at the stick, which i was there i got there very early hoping it would not full up, a half hour before the new year it was half full for a new year eve, the Opening bands was good inculing the band from Pittsbugh, PA called meldoy Lemon who play some of the best rock since Rusted Root.

The Dirtbombs took the stage at about 11:35 PM as they play there songs, it is kid of trick to play before midnight because if you keep on going you may miss the midnight countdown to the new year, Lucky the crowd in the front the stage told them it was a 11:58 PM, so they stop playing at 11:58 PM for the all important midnight countdown and it was 2007, after that they came back to played a full set with encore, there second encore it was all Ben Backwell her was singing like a maniact with Troy (who saw him bowl a few games before the gig) on Bass and KO on Fuzzy Gitar and Patrick banging on the drum.

and there a few times he was swinging and hang in on to the pipe in the front stage, hey it the second time i saw some one hanging on to a pipe at a gig (i saw Eddie if the Sights swing the pipe at the Sights show, and what somebody told me auige of the hard lession.also swing on the pipe as well.)well the show was over and at 2:00 AM every body left like on a reguarly night like the 362 days of the year.

Next to see some Drinken kids getting kick out for haveing one too many and Fighting surcury i did get home safely and check with my other place to see how new year was But all around all was quiet all around from most the people i talk to told me they stay home and watch the ball drop on either Fox new year show, Carson Daly, or the Grand Daddy of them all Dick Clark on ABC( Well the Stick have NBC on all the TV upstiar because there was NFL game sunday)

or just like some people they sleep in the new year.

any way he some of the news tips that is going on in Detroit rock city, it you what to send me a news tips of anythings going on in the Detroit rock Scene or if you want to send in reviews of what happend at other new year Eve event all over Detroit, you can E-Mail the sight at Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com.

There is not much expect line-up changes, a SushiBar/a album begin push back/a Sushi bar/techno club closing for good.

Just before the Christmas Show at the stick i saw Cyril Lords at the Belmont where they have been using guest Bass players sin Sean Elwood left the group well during the gig Marty told me to put this sight, so i will they have found a new bass Player and he did not look far, The new member is John Szymanski for his other bands SSM to fill in bass duty the Cyril Lords will play aging with Szymanski after his other band SSm com back from month tour of Europe which include stop in London,Nottingham,St. Etienne,and Paris.

spaking of Sean Ellwood who just Join Outraggues Cherry, I was told by Front Cherry Matt Smith that they go a new drummer, now he did not give her full name but he told she is From boston and her name is Samattah and her told she play in a band called Bam now i try my best in find and info on the band that she in but i could not find on google.

speaking of which it look like the Von Bondies will have wait untill may untill theer new album Love,hate, and there you will be out, my good mole told me that the album will now be reelased in May of 2007.

and here a follow up report to the closing of Oslo which took place back before the holiday, the popural Sushi bar/Techno Night club close it door the weekend of Dec.15 after some were saying the typical Owner/Landlord dispure.

Co-Owner of the Club Brook Campbell told the Metro Times Last week that he was having disputes with landlords of the club also he clam there was bias against himself as a gay man, and there was threats against his life.

But Accoring to The MT the club have not paid the Summer tax bill to the City of Detroit which was due on Aug. 15 and also According some Fromer workers that they were not getting paid and the sushi chefs quit in protest, That force to close the Upstair restaurant closed. but the show when on untill the weeend of Dec 15.

That force many gig at the club to relocate at the Works on Michigan Ave. or cancelled all together, you can read the full story on the Closeing of Oslo at the metrotimes web sight under the headline Oslo no more .

The Local News Round-up Out of the Weekend

Well it was a very quite weekend at best nothing going on this weekend in my part of the area so i did not doing like going out to any show so i say home for most of the weekend try to Start writing the X-mas this weekend with no Collage Foot Ball for the 1st time in three and a 1/2 Months, But as always i did not get it stared, but it was good to take a break every once in a while which is good.

i was typing the Set-up for my special New Year break which is called the Festive 50 Which will show up between December 26th - 30th 2006(In a few weeks) and at the First of the day or second day of 2007 it the best 25 Local bands who released stuff in 2007.

I was debating should i reat the Local 25 or not because i know so many good bands in the area, so Melody L of the Detroit News and the Riff 2 show Detroit Local 101 told me it OK to rate the 25 best bands who released stuff this year so i will do that, Now i check the released from Checking the Motor City Rocks web sight of a years wroth of local CD Released shows to bands who released CD With out a show and i was thinking i may have miss some CD so i there is a CD I missed pleased let me know at culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com.

I only ask for CD and EP(4-5 song) that was released in 2006(that Jan 1,06 to Dec 31, 06) and it must have a good indie sound and if you a wondering the Idea of the Festive 50 and Local 25 is base off the Organ of the Festive 50 the one that started with by the Late Great BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel.

So Here What i have so far:

(Pleased Note: This is not the Final List just little list down wh o Released and i doing both by bady only

1. Electric Six(2)-
2. Thunderbirds Are Now - Make History
3. The Paybacks - Love, Not Reason
4. The Fondas - Runaway Bomb Shell
5. The Avitars -
6. The Fags - Light 'Em Up
7. Salt Miners - "The Fifth of July"
8. Grande Nationals - "Brass Knuckle Heartbreak"
9. Blanche - What This Town Needs - [EP]
10. Ethos - "Late Last Life,"
11. The Come Ons - Stars
12. Wolfbait - Warrior Kings
13. Slumber Party - Muzic
14. Capitol Cities - EP
15. Brian Vanderark - Cd release party
16. The Nice Device -
17. Whirlwind Heat - Types of Wood
18. The Raconteurs - Broken Boys Solder
19. V/A - The Sweet Sounds Of Detroit Vol. 1.
20. Hard Lessons - "Wise Up". (EP)
21. Demolition Doll Rods - There Is A Difference
22. Johnny Headband -
23. Leaving Rouge - Elsewhere
24. Tally Hall -
25. Paradise - City Heat
26. Deadstring Brothers -
27. The Holy Fire's - "In the Name of the World"
28. Saturday Looks Good to Me - "Sound on Sound"
29. SSM - SSM
30. Whitney Morgan and the WayCross Georgia Farmboys
31. A Thousand Times Yes' - Heart Beats
32. Bob Seger - Face the Promise
33. Obie Trice - Second Round's on Me

so if i forget any thing let me know.

Now on to the Local News that is rocking Detroit.

Well it look like the Line-up for one of the best all-star gig in all of Detroit have been set it the 5th Annual Detroit Sounds and Spirits Live at the Magic stick on December 22 Just a week and a Half away it the Doors will opened at 8 PM with the Shows starting at 9 PM pronto and the Cover will be $15 and the process will go to COTS - the Coalition on Temporary Shelter.

The Bill will be the reguarl of Detroit Music Scene it will have Blanche, Thunderbirds Are Now!, Sirens, New Grenanda, Sunshine Doray, the Go, the Muldoons, Sean Hoen (Holy Fire), American Mars, Porchsleeper, Tragedians, Jarrod Champion Sleeps 'til Dusk, Marcie and Esquire, Ether Aura, Hard Lessons, Nightmoves, Windy & Carl, Johnny Headband.

this big time Live and Local Gig is turly a Detroit Rock n Roll Holiday Party ticket goes on sale on Monday, but you Better get them Fast because it going to be a sell out on the Day of the show.

speaking of show there is a line up change for the Thinkgirl.net 1st birth day show at the Belmont on Friday Night Ether Aura was going to played the show on Friday night But since there in the Studio recording a new Album set for released Next year and since there not going to do any show whield recording they have pull out of the gig, but they found a replaced ment Kocko-bi-Sexual(WEB: http://www.kochobisexual.com/, MY SPACE: www.myspace.com/kochobisexual ) there are a local Psychedelic Power pop duo Emi Kariya and Sebastian Paulson they just released there new album POP MACHINE also added to the gig as well is the CYRIL LORDS(MY SPACE: www.myspace.com/thecyrillords) who is playing one of the last gig of this year. there going to be join by The Bomb Pops (WEB: http://www.bombpops.com/ , MY SPACE: www.myspace.com/bombpops), Perfect Summer(WEB: perfectsummermusic.com, MY SPACE: www.myspace.com/perfectsummer), and Elle and the Fonts(MY SPACE: www.myspace.com/elleandthefonts) Doors Opened at 9 PM cover is Eight bucks it goes to a good Caused.

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Big Time Congratulation go out to Al Carmichael who over the Weekend at the iLounge in Pontiac Won the First ever Detroit News "Rocking the D" Battle Of the Guitars completion he beat out Nine other Ax Shredder to win a One year leased of a 2007 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg edition and the accompanying First Act guitar.

Dave Mazzara, finish Second Place and Patrick Curiel placed third, also playing during intermission was Not for Sal and playing after the show Paper Street Saints who member Charlie Grover was one of the Judges a Well as Danny Methric (the Muggs and the Paybacks) and Dave Malosh (Wolfbait and the Paybacks) Unlike the Battle of the Bands(Detroit Best Young Bands) and Sonic Summer (Detroit Best Band) Rocking the D, Which is sponsor by the Detroit News, Feather the Best Solo Guitar Players.

Also i mention That This Friday is the Cyril lords last shows of the Year with Johnny "Hentch" Szymanski of SSM Filling in for the reacly depart Sean Ellwood, They will not be Sean aging mean wheid Johnny "Hentch" other band with Marty Morris SSM will start the year in Europe for about a month they will played one show in the US before they go to Europe on December 29th at the Empty Bottle in Chicago.

speak about out of town gig, The Von Bondies whosed new album "Love, Hate, and then there's you" will be out in 2007 played a Free Show in Boston just about a week ago which did include new song like "Earthquake","Shut Your Mouth and "Blame Game" as well as song from there first two released.

and there is a lot so here some links:
A review of the Show with Johnny Headband (Who doing a CD released show Next Saturday Night at the Stick with THE WITCHES and GHOST CITY) can be found here:
http://flashconcerts06.typepad.com/flash_concerts_06/2006/12/the_von_bondies_2.html
Pictures of the Show with New Base Player Jenny McIsscia can Be Found Here:
http://flashconcerts06.typepad.com/photos/von_bondies/
(and i want to know How the New player fit in the Band, Pleased let me know at culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com )
and a post show interview with Von Bondies Front-Man Jason Stollsteimer you can find it here:
http://flashconcerts06.typepad.com/flash_concerts_06/files/the_von_bondies.mp3

And if you want to tell me about some thing that is happening Local in the Upcoming Months Like a CD Coming Up or going on tour a line up change pleased let me know you can E-mail the site at culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com you can also find it on the Left of the Menu you can also released in the Comment Hot-Line on the bottom of the post.

And Don't Forget this month is the Deadline for the Metro-times Hamtramck Blowout, Which there calling it Blowout X or i Like to called it The Blowout Ten, The Deadline to summit your band is Friday, December 29, 2006 at 5 p.m, and it can only be done at the Metro times web sight at http://www.metrotimes.com/ , the Music Editor Johnny Loftes and Brian Smite talk about the blow in this week Metro times Smoke Break which can be found also at Metro times Music Blog which is called the Metro Times Blag, which i can show you here.

The Local News Round-up out of the weekend

Well it was the weekend and it was a very scerwing weekend, the lions lose aging (To New England 28-21) that no surprise as the real screw job was in as the hoping of a Michigan-Ohio State rematch of there epic match up two weeks ago (Nov.17) will be just a pipe dream.

The Final BCS standing have Florida Leap Frog Michigan (who did not play because season done) to clam the No.2 spot and with that will get the title match with Ohio State on Jan.8 in Arizona, that felling Michigan fans all steam up and prove that with all the changes during the last BCS Mess with the extra game away from the big Four Bowl Game (Rose,festal,Orange,and Sugar bowl) The BCS is still a mess and earn the the nickname the BC"BS".

Other than that it was a nice week last week with above avg. temp but the bad weather with rain all day on Friday whiel the rest the state was stuck with snow including a foot in Chicago, so just to say real lucky.

i did see troy and the stepsister on Friday as part of a DVD released of a Zombie Movie, But i did go see a rare live gig by the Henchmen at the Lager House they did two shows, i went to the late show after the show that i was going to go Forward Russia at the stick was cancelled (Lead Singers Tom loss his voice).

the show was a very good show with with the Capiot City(Late show, The Displays did the early show) and The Moldoons did a very good set (best i ever seen) and Old school Detroit Rock with The Henchmen which was very great to see because i don't see them that often because they don't play that offen in the Detroit area.

and Sunday well it was fantasy football which is slow coming to a end with the NFL season(Fantasy end in week 16, the NFL end in week 17.

Now i since i am out of the week end there in news to be told in the local area and most of it are line up changes in Detroit rock City.

Sean Eliwood told me at the The Henchmen show that he left the Cyril Lords after many good year of rock n roll and his contribution to there only CD "Motherland" which will out on vinyl on January 1st, Sean also told me that he have offical joining "Outrageous Cherry" replacing the dearly departed Courney sheedy, he also told me that he is the proceed of forming his own band. so we which all that luck to Sean his new project.

so who filling in on bass for the band recently Nick (ex of back in spades) and Troy Grogey of the step sisters and the witches but there will be others filling in for there short tour on Howard's Club H in Bowling Green, Ohio on Friday, Mickey Finns in Toledo, Ohio on Dec 14, and the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor on Dec 16.

now speaking of line up changes i say nolie christy the other day and she told me that a new have been chosen for the renamed Fifth Period Fever, the band named is (and pleased correct me if i get the name total wrong) Scarlett Oaks and it will be made up of Nolelie on drums and Steve and Pat McCauley on vocal.

Also The Pretty Miss Christ also will be in a new band as well Chris Captiol, He told me after his trupth gig open the night at the lager house the he and Adam will from a new band with a member of Pas/Cal and a andodher band, he told me the name of the band but i was so tired i forgot the Name of the band so it Chris if you are reading this please E-mail me at Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com an i will put it on next week Local News Round-up.

Also last Saturday Capitol Cities will there be last show for a long, Long wheild he said that the Next show will at the Hamtramck Blowout in March i think there the First band to announced there Playing "The Blowout Ten"(that the blog site Name) or "the Blowout X" (The Official Name by the Metro Times), But there still some time enter the blowout Ten, if you are a band that is playing Michigan if you want to played this Live and Local Show case, you can apply on Line at the Metro times web sight at www.metrotimes.com/blowout and click on Apply to Showcase or you can click on the link at Right of the Menu.

And If you are Playing the blowout let me know so i can tell the city first on this blog site, The E-Mail is Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com

Also i say Scotty From The Grand Nationals and he was at the big Exene Cervenka which feather Detroit Own Glam rocks band The Sirens and what he report that the show was a very good show with the news line up, and looking find in there gold silver outfit(last week i was comment on there new sparkly yellow web sight(thesirensdetroit.com)(and My space Page as well, www.myspace.com/detroitsirens) well he told me that gold have that yellow Fell so that is why is sparkly Yellow, and don't forget there new album "more is More" out on Feb.27

And Before i got to find other News, i just want you to know the Ann Arbor Band "Tally Hall" was on KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt last Friday and they play a live set but if you miss it you can go to the show web sight and you can played the audio on video segment of there Set that aired on Friday. (it going going to up soon but as of 1:35 PM it not up unless they did not sing the waiver released so they put it on Line.)

And also The session that Detroit Judah Johnson did last week at Woxy.com is now up as a Net cast at Woxy.com and click on Live Lounge or you can listen to the MP3 of the gig here

that it one more note because i mention in the this week gig guide the other Main Steam Music Awards show "The Grammy" will hand out it Nominations this Thursday live at 11 AM will see who got Nomination who got Scrub and will take a guess who of this year Best New Artiest will not be hear of aging in Five years.

In the Mean time here is a live song by Ann Arbor Rock Hero Tally Hall The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Aug 2 of this year