RICHARD BACCHUS & THE LUCKIEST GIRLS
THE LOOKERS
TAPHOUSE
FRI MAY 22, 2009
ATTENDED BY MZ H. (& JOHN BUT HE'D NEVER WRITE A REVIEW!)
So, I was pretty tired for a Friday - attempts to nap post work were thwarted constantly all evening by phone calls from various individuals. Catching a second wind, my gal Casey stopped by with her peeps for a few and we indulged in god's greenery. That's right - I'll admit it. I was pretty relaxed by the time the Lookers drummer G Wiz got home to haul drum shit to Tappers - we live together, you see. Luckily he only had to take a few pieces of equipment with him...I would never be a drummer - too much fuckin equipment! I do normally offer to carry a piece or two in - I play roadie to slip in the show usually but on this night I paid just like everybody else. As Casey and I are paying our nominal admittance fees who should stroll in behind us but good ole John A. the recluse! Then the waiting game begins - when will this fuckin shew start?!
All the right people were at Tappers - not packed but a pretty damn great turnout. I saw my buddy Ken who plays with the Villains first thing - and he buys me a beer of course because Ken knows what I like! I don't think I saw a single person that I disliked there at all - good. They need to keep their asses home! I wanna have fun fun fun - not spend the whole night hating on a motherfucker! Casey was like, "Damn, Holly! You're just Ms. Popularity tonight! Do you know every single person here?! Sure seems like it!". She was not kidding - there was mad park love up at Tappers this night! Everybody - the bands that played, all the golden party dance girls, people's fuckin parents, other assorted people who support local music - it was very close knit. Mean Darbe was in from PA - I was laughing so hard my sides were hurting. It's great to have someone to just talk shit to about TV. The heated argument between Darbe, Tonya Carey Thornton, and Sharon Reams over the new 90210 was classic. Darbe n Sharon like the new 90210 - Tonya does not. Sharon was convinced that there would be a whole reunion for the old cast (including David Silver's BFF who killed himself in an old episode!) but Darbe n Tonya were pretty doubtful to put it mildly. Finally, this shit was gonna start with local faves The Lookers.
The Lookers are starting to write more material for themselves - the five of them. They aren't playing "Shameless Spite" or some other material brought over from their previous incarnation as The Abscondents. I do wish they would play "Attention Whore", though. I just love that big, surfy guitar riff. But what they are doing now is better - a big 16 song set list for this evening. New material written by bassist A-Dam n guitarist A-Lex plus staples from the Sonics ("Maintaining My Cool") n Radio Bridman ("What Gives") - other guitarist Stephen has a big crush on the Birdman. The Lookers version of "Sympathetic Love" (as first recorded by the Shunts a few years ago n written by Witt Katherman) is probably one of my favorite takes on this tune. I remember years ago when Witt first showed me the lyric sheet he had written for this song - with a demonstration on his Buck Owens Gibson acoustic. It's a great song but not everybody can play Witt's solo - many have tried, few have succeeded - but Stephen really nailed it this particular evening. I just thought I'd say that outright.So, a fab set from the Lookers as always!
So, I knew Richard Bacchus played guitar in this old band from NY called D Generation back in the 90's or something. D Gen were good - kinda reminded me of LA more than NY style-wise. They tried during a period of music where it just wasn't gonna happen for em. Critics loved em but no one bought it so it ended. So that's the back story for Richard Bacchus. This was kinda like latter period Replacements - very 90's. Not my thing so I left after 3 songs - maybe I'm not the person to ask how this band was.
All in all, worth it for the 90210 argument alone! I'm sorry Darbe, but I'm with Tonya - I don't think I'll be watching the new 90210 anytime soon.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
This Judd's for You : Wynnona Shines On
By : Mz. H
Many of you are familiar with cell phones - we are all becoming slaves to technology. Many celebrities endorse products like cell phones - it's normal. One celebrity however has taken their personal endorsement a little too far.
The latest celebrity endorsement turned sour - the latest since Wheaties'n' Michael Phelps - is the frantic backlash from users of the LG Shine cell phone. The current celebrity named behind the game is Wynnona Judd - the newest face of the LG Shine cell phone.
"I pile on so much make up and gunk to hide my obvious weight gain and subsequent alcoholism I just 'shine', regardless!", the dis placed country crooner crowed recently. "I offer my personal services to people because lets face it, since 'The Judds', I ain't had much else going on. I need to know I am personally touching people with my message - 'SHINE ON'!", Judd stated recently.
For a nominal fee Judd will personally offer her shiny face as your new cell phone as part of a recent contract with LG Shine cell phones - most recently whored out by Lauren Conrad of "The Hills" & "Laguna Beach" fame. Conrad recently commented "They tried to do a cross-advertisement between me and Ms. Judd but...well...it was weird. She showed up unexpectantly one day and just ate EVERYTHING! All of my Twinkies, Ding Dongs, whole sticks of butter, chips - you name it and that cow crammed it into her piehole. I mean - my cupboards are fucking BARE now! She even emptied the expired can of pig's brains I kept forgetting to throw out over raw linguini noodles - she couldn't even wait to cook stuff. Then I tried to call my latest boy candy on my state of the art Shine cell phone and she yanked it outta my manicured hands. Then Ms. Judd was all like 'Just talk into my face! I'm your new cell phone!', but I was faced on Shirley Temples. So I said 'Bitch - your face ain't a phone!' and she backed down like a little bitch!".
Judd's spokespeople could not be reached for comment.
By : Mz. H
Many of you are familiar with cell phones - we are all becoming slaves to technology. Many celebrities endorse products like cell phones - it's normal. One celebrity however has taken their personal endorsement a little too far.
The latest celebrity endorsement turned sour - the latest since Wheaties'n' Michael Phelps - is the frantic backlash from users of the LG Shine cell phone. The current celebrity named behind the game is Wynnona Judd - the newest face of the LG Shine cell phone.
"I pile on so much make up and gunk to hide my obvious weight gain and subsequent alcoholism I just 'shine', regardless!", the dis placed country crooner crowed recently. "I offer my personal services to people because lets face it, since 'The Judds', I ain't had much else going on. I need to know I am personally touching people with my message - 'SHINE ON'!", Judd stated recently.
For a nominal fee Judd will personally offer her shiny face as your new cell phone as part of a recent contract with LG Shine cell phones - most recently whored out by Lauren Conrad of "The Hills" & "Laguna Beach" fame. Conrad recently commented "They tried to do a cross-advertisement between me and Ms. Judd but...well...it was weird. She showed up unexpectantly one day and just ate EVERYTHING! All of my Twinkies, Ding Dongs, whole sticks of butter, chips - you name it and that cow crammed it into her piehole. I mean - my cupboards are fucking BARE now! She even emptied the expired can of pig's brains I kept forgetting to throw out over raw linguini noodles - she couldn't even wait to cook stuff. Then I tried to call my latest boy candy on my state of the art Shine cell phone and she yanked it outta my manicured hands. Then Ms. Judd was all like 'Just talk into my face! I'm your new cell phone!', but I was faced on Shirley Temples. So I said 'Bitch - your face ain't a phone!' and she backed down like a little bitch!".
Judd's spokespeople could not be reached for comment.
SHOW REVIEW
ROCK N ROLL WEEKEND PART 1
BIG BOBBY & THE NIGHT CAPS, THE HYDEOUTS, THE LOOKERS, & THE MALAMONDOS
@ BAR NONE, VA BEECH
APRIL 17, 2009
Attended by yours truly Mz. H
Wow, needless to say I was worried about the coolness of this due to the fact that this show was booked at a new bar located in an industrial park on Cleveland Street just a stone throws away from Pembroke's Town Center. Also, to say I was a little biased as to who I really wanted to see would also be an understatement - I have watched and observed as The Lookers have come into their own since rising from the ashes of their previous incarnation as The Abscondents aka "The Lords of Shitrock". Also - I love each and every time I see The Night Caps - my number one fave local outfit. I had high hopes and I am fairly sure they were all met on this night! J Bird picked us (G Wiz & I) up in his futuristic voice activated Ford Focus and away we went to this strange place that I hoped wouldn't be filled with strange people.
So, apparently Nice Man Dave Allison has been booking shit at Bar None. You may know Dave from previous local endeavors such as many shews booked at the Blue Plate in Norfuck, running his label / distro Amendment Records, or from his band Facade Burned Black. I know Dave because he's a nice motherfucker - he's a real sweetie! I like me some Dave! So we pull into the lot and enter to see Allison in his infamous Shemps shirt, being nice as usual - automatic guest list for me complete with a wristband that read "PARTY TIME!" and a drink ticket good for a freebie from the bar. Thanks Dave! It was early - 9 PM - and we waited for awhile before The Malamondos would start. I started to try to drink a PBR but felt like shit and only drank half the can - I seriously considered a sober evening briefly. The Malamondos hail from Greenville, NC and were the first band to kick start the night.
Good times were underway after the show started - The Malamondos play kinda surfy - garagey rock with a chick singer. The best part of their set was the great go go dancer they had - mad props to the leggy blonde they had shimmying up a storm for em. People were a little restrained when they played - no crazy dancing from the notorious local girly gang for this band which was a shame. Then my girl Casey showed up and was like "Hey, do you want a beer?", and I was like "Well, okay...". That was the beginning of the end for me. I had fun the whole rest of the night. I liked the first band - even though the drummer wore a kilt. I have issues with kilts - like why do people wear them publicly and usually they don't wear underdraws with em which is gross to me - commando is not the way for me! It just seems like a selfish thing to me to push the kilt and no underdraws on folks...yuck. Anywho - I had some fun fun fun - they played a cover of "Have Love - Will Travel" which I really enjoyed.
Everyone was getting fucked the hell up at this point - I tasted Hydeout Mark's bourbon n coke to see how it really was at the bar - and man wuz that shit STRONG! So - that explains why folks were getting fucked the hell up all around me. I saw another buddy jOhn a. not too far from the door - a rare treat for those in the know. He gave me his drink ticket and man was I grateful! I used it later for obvious dubious purposes. After a little chit chat, The Lookers started their set for the night. Personally, I think I'd say they stole the shew - which is amazing considering how sick J Bird wuz - cellulitous was the diagnosis last weekend and the caution flag went out - I was very thrilled with how J managed to pull thru shit - a rare true frontman! The joint wuz PACKED for them - and everybody went BUCK for em. The Lookers are kinda like riff driven r'n'r - a cross between the Sonics, Chuck Berry, and the Angry Samoans. They are kinda still finding themselves and I think they have a lot of potential - and I am not just saying that because Drummer G Wiz n I are BMFF, or becuse I am BFF's with other members J Bird (vox), Alex (gits), A - Dam (bass), n Mr. Stephen (gits as well). I have watched them pull together and create a beautiful thing in their band - I am proud of them. And man lemme tell ya - mad dancing and shimmying from the crowd! It got hot as hell in the joint - lots of laughing and partying and good vibes all around. And believe me - it's good to have something to believe here in this shitty ass scene and I think people really are hungry for something genuinely good and The Lookers are providing right now.
Next wuz more friends - The Hydeouts. They have also evolved some in their time together. Already established is the fact that guitarist Mark wuz sipping leathal brown liquor drinks - woo wee. I love me some Mark! So they started their set and they were kick ass as well - I LOVE LOVE LOVE J Sin's SCREAM - "OOOOOWWWWWWWW!". They are kinda more on a little bit slower, garagey, metaly tip - yet very angular and a tad arty to me, but don't be weirded out by that. I like me some HYDEOUTS - covas of "Won't U Tell Me" and "Halloween" - good times all around. J - Sin is a great front man as well - Iggy meets Gerry Rosalie and if you're smart you can figure it all out. I was getting fucked the hell up at this point - shots were being offered and I was like "Fuck it - I ain't driving, why should I deny myself?".
The bathrooms sucked ass. The ladiez room had THE ugliest flower "arrangement" sitting on the counter - I tried to throw it away in a drunken fit but it didn't fit in the trash can. The stupid painting they had on the wall kept falling down - it's like "Shit - I gotta piss why the fuck do you want me to waste time re hanging your ugly ass painting?!". Then you look down and see the ugly ass flower arrangement and you are like "Fuck - nothing but tackyness all around. God bless Virginia Beach!". Where were the fucking lighthouse / fishing pictures?!
Finally jesus fucking christ The Night Caps started. This line up included of course Big Fucking Bobby on bass, Scotto Blotto on gits (of Halfways n Dirty Fingers fame), and J LOW as in Josh mother fuckin Lowry on drums (from Dirty Fingers / Hillbilly Werewolf fame and I use the term "fame" loosely Scotto n J LO). This was a strange night for me and The Night Caps - they played a buncha new shit I didn't know - good shit but WTF Bobby? I know, sometimes it's time to move on but wow - how abrupt! They were fucking awesome anyhow - I love Lowry's lefty drum style - and Scotto has really grown as a player over the years - bad ass are the exact words I am looking for. AND it was a short ass set - they were done by 1:15 or something...next time Bobby you better commit to at least a half hour - and personally that's not even enough time for me. I'll be at your SHED ROCK fest in May - wearing bells.
So then we sorta hung around for a while - talked with Bobby's wife Kim (such a sweet gal), just totally drunk - EVERYONE WAS FUCKED THE HELL UP! TGIF was the battle call for many this evening - and good times was had by all.
BIG BOBBY & THE NIGHT CAPS, THE HYDEOUTS, THE LOOKERS, & THE MALAMONDOS
@ BAR NONE, VA BEECH
APRIL 17, 2009
Attended by yours truly Mz. H
Wow, needless to say I was worried about the coolness of this due to the fact that this show was booked at a new bar located in an industrial park on Cleveland Street just a stone throws away from Pembroke's Town Center. Also, to say I was a little biased as to who I really wanted to see would also be an understatement - I have watched and observed as The Lookers have come into their own since rising from the ashes of their previous incarnation as The Abscondents aka "The Lords of Shitrock". Also - I love each and every time I see The Night Caps - my number one fave local outfit. I had high hopes and I am fairly sure they were all met on this night! J Bird picked us (G Wiz & I) up in his futuristic voice activated Ford Focus and away we went to this strange place that I hoped wouldn't be filled with strange people.
So, apparently Nice Man Dave Allison has been booking shit at Bar None. You may know Dave from previous local endeavors such as many shews booked at the Blue Plate in Norfuck, running his label / distro Amendment Records, or from his band Facade Burned Black. I know Dave because he's a nice motherfucker - he's a real sweetie! I like me some Dave! So we pull into the lot and enter to see Allison in his infamous Shemps shirt, being nice as usual - automatic guest list for me complete with a wristband that read "PARTY TIME!" and a drink ticket good for a freebie from the bar. Thanks Dave! It was early - 9 PM - and we waited for awhile before The Malamondos would start. I started to try to drink a PBR but felt like shit and only drank half the can - I seriously considered a sober evening briefly. The Malamondos hail from Greenville, NC and were the first band to kick start the night.
Good times were underway after the show started - The Malamondos play kinda surfy - garagey rock with a chick singer. The best part of their set was the great go go dancer they had - mad props to the leggy blonde they had shimmying up a storm for em. People were a little restrained when they played - no crazy dancing from the notorious local girly gang for this band which was a shame. Then my girl Casey showed up and was like "Hey, do you want a beer?", and I was like "Well, okay...". That was the beginning of the end for me. I had fun the whole rest of the night. I liked the first band - even though the drummer wore a kilt. I have issues with kilts - like why do people wear them publicly and usually they don't wear underdraws with em which is gross to me - commando is not the way for me! It just seems like a selfish thing to me to push the kilt and no underdraws on folks...yuck. Anywho - I had some fun fun fun - they played a cover of "Have Love - Will Travel" which I really enjoyed.
Everyone was getting fucked the hell up at this point - I tasted Hydeout Mark's bourbon n coke to see how it really was at the bar - and man wuz that shit STRONG! So - that explains why folks were getting fucked the hell up all around me. I saw another buddy jOhn a. not too far from the door - a rare treat for those in the know. He gave me his drink ticket and man was I grateful! I used it later for obvious dubious purposes. After a little chit chat, The Lookers started their set for the night. Personally, I think I'd say they stole the shew - which is amazing considering how sick J Bird wuz - cellulitous was the diagnosis last weekend and the caution flag went out - I was very thrilled with how J managed to pull thru shit - a rare true frontman! The joint wuz PACKED for them - and everybody went BUCK for em. The Lookers are kinda like riff driven r'n'r - a cross between the Sonics, Chuck Berry, and the Angry Samoans. They are kinda still finding themselves and I think they have a lot of potential - and I am not just saying that because Drummer G Wiz n I are BMFF, or becuse I am BFF's with other members J Bird (vox), Alex (gits), A - Dam (bass), n Mr. Stephen (gits as well). I have watched them pull together and create a beautiful thing in their band - I am proud of them. And man lemme tell ya - mad dancing and shimmying from the crowd! It got hot as hell in the joint - lots of laughing and partying and good vibes all around. And believe me - it's good to have something to believe here in this shitty ass scene and I think people really are hungry for something genuinely good and The Lookers are providing right now.
Next wuz more friends - The Hydeouts. They have also evolved some in their time together. Already established is the fact that guitarist Mark wuz sipping leathal brown liquor drinks - woo wee. I love me some Mark! So they started their set and they were kick ass as well - I LOVE LOVE LOVE J Sin's SCREAM - "OOOOOWWWWWWWW!". They are kinda more on a little bit slower, garagey, metaly tip - yet very angular and a tad arty to me, but don't be weirded out by that. I like me some HYDEOUTS - covas of "Won't U Tell Me" and "Halloween" - good times all around. J - Sin is a great front man as well - Iggy meets Gerry Rosalie and if you're smart you can figure it all out. I was getting fucked the hell up at this point - shots were being offered and I was like "Fuck it - I ain't driving, why should I deny myself?".
The bathrooms sucked ass. The ladiez room had THE ugliest flower "arrangement" sitting on the counter - I tried to throw it away in a drunken fit but it didn't fit in the trash can. The stupid painting they had on the wall kept falling down - it's like "Shit - I gotta piss why the fuck do you want me to waste time re hanging your ugly ass painting?!". Then you look down and see the ugly ass flower arrangement and you are like "Fuck - nothing but tackyness all around. God bless Virginia Beach!". Where were the fucking lighthouse / fishing pictures?!
Finally jesus fucking christ The Night Caps started. This line up included of course Big Fucking Bobby on bass, Scotto Blotto on gits (of Halfways n Dirty Fingers fame), and J LOW as in Josh mother fuckin Lowry on drums (from Dirty Fingers / Hillbilly Werewolf fame and I use the term "fame" loosely Scotto n J LO). This was a strange night for me and The Night Caps - they played a buncha new shit I didn't know - good shit but WTF Bobby? I know, sometimes it's time to move on but wow - how abrupt! They were fucking awesome anyhow - I love Lowry's lefty drum style - and Scotto has really grown as a player over the years - bad ass are the exact words I am looking for. AND it was a short ass set - they were done by 1:15 or something...next time Bobby you better commit to at least a half hour - and personally that's not even enough time for me. I'll be at your SHED ROCK fest in May - wearing bells.
So then we sorta hung around for a while - talked with Bobby's wife Kim (such a sweet gal), just totally drunk - EVERYONE WAS FUCKED THE HELL UP! TGIF was the battle call for many this evening - and good times was had by all.
WELCOME TO MEATOTOMY
This zine page is a collaboration between three very unlikely people - Mz. H, jOhn A, and Tone E. Rome. If you had asked me (Mz. H) even a month ago if it would be likely for me to be writing again, I prolly woulda said "Hell NO! What is there to even write about these days in this shithole town? Watchin' paint peel is WAAAYYY more fun and interesting than what goes on around here!".
Sadly, I had lost my faith in a lot of shit - drama, drama, drama. Then, out of the blue, my friend jOhn A. contacted me. I hadn't talked to him for a few YEARS - and I dunno...something got jarred in me - compelled me to write something, anything. Then, I started harassing him to write again, too. Then I was like, "Well, jOhn - we really just oughta suck it up and do this shit together!". jOhn was hesitant - he's a modest, simple guy who doesn't ask for trouble like I do. Finally - he relented and agreed...but wait - I'm not done with the story! One night jOhn brought this guy Tony over to my house and hell he also does zine stuff incidentally. I knew Tony was a kindred type person - he knows what urethral sounding is. The Acme brand light bulb above my head got really, really bright because I realized trinities like this don't happen that often and I HAD to get Tony in on the action as well.
Hence, MEATOTOMY ZINE. A little of everything here - cartoons, revealing expos'es, reviews...and whatever the hell else we feel like doin. It's really all about sharing our insanities with you so we don't go all postal at our jobs and what not.
This zine page is a collaboration between three very unlikely people - Mz. H, jOhn A, and Tone E. Rome. If you had asked me (Mz. H) even a month ago if it would be likely for me to be writing again, I prolly woulda said "Hell NO! What is there to even write about these days in this shithole town? Watchin' paint peel is WAAAYYY more fun and interesting than what goes on around here!".
Sadly, I had lost my faith in a lot of shit - drama, drama, drama. Then, out of the blue, my friend jOhn A. contacted me. I hadn't talked to him for a few YEARS - and I dunno...something got jarred in me - compelled me to write something, anything. Then, I started harassing him to write again, too. Then I was like, "Well, jOhn - we really just oughta suck it up and do this shit together!". jOhn was hesitant - he's a modest, simple guy who doesn't ask for trouble like I do. Finally - he relented and agreed...but wait - I'm not done with the story! One night jOhn brought this guy Tony over to my house and hell he also does zine stuff incidentally. I knew Tony was a kindred type person - he knows what urethral sounding is. The Acme brand light bulb above my head got really, really bright because I realized trinities like this don't happen that often and I HAD to get Tony in on the action as well.
Hence, MEATOTOMY ZINE. A little of everything here - cartoons, revealing expos'es, reviews...and whatever the hell else we feel like doin. It's really all about sharing our insanities with you so we don't go all postal at our jobs and what not.
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