I was absolutely thrilled to be able to host this show last week. The legendary socio-political singer/musician, Rodriguez was in town for a show with Charles Bradley and stopped by EVR to play a couple songs and chat with me. Take a listen to the archive here…
Filed in Attention!, Beyond Beyond is Beyond, East Village Radio, Interview, Music, News, NYC Event on Monday, December 5, 2011 · Beyond Beyond is Beyond, Charles Bradley, East Village Radio, Interview, Light in the Attic, Mike Newman, radio, Rodriguez, session, Sixto · No Comments »
Come on out on May 15th and we shall rock…
Filed in Attention!, Beyond Beyond is Beyond, DJ, Music, NYC Event on Saturday, May 15, 2010 · Beyond Beyond is Beyond, birthday, DJ, East Village Radio, Lower East Side, Mike Newman, Motor City Bar · No Comments »
Tune in to East Village Radio on Thursday, 4/22, as the Truck America Festival organizers and Jason Russo of Hopewell stop by to tell us all about their festie right in the heart of the Catskills, which starts in a week and a half! They’re also gonna play a couple tunes live in the studio for us for an added treat.
And of course you’ll get the usual assortment of cage-free rock that you’re used to on Beyond Beyond is Beyond.
So tune in Thursday at noon eastern on EVR.com and get Trucked…
Filed in Attention!, Beyond Beyond is Beyond, Concerts, Interview, Live Music, Music, News on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 · Beyond Beyond is Beyond, Common Prayer, East Village Radio, festival, Full Moon Resort, Hopewell, Jason Russo, Truck America · 1 Comment »
Filed in Attention!, Holiday, Live Music, News on Monday, December 28, 2009 · 2010, Back to the Stoned Age, Beyond Beyond is Beyond, Brooklyn Brewery, Chip Brookes, East Vilage, East Village Radio, Heathers Bar, Mike Newman, New Year's Eve · No Comments »
My radio show, Beyond Beyond is Beyond, will once again go live on February 12th from 2-4:00 pm on East Village Radio after a successful first episode. It will also be streaming afterward, for those that miss the live feed. The hope is that after the second show, BBB will be offered a regular weekly slot on EVR. Download the first show here.
Show #2 will be just two days before the most popularly unpopular Hallmark-created holiday for lovebirds, Valentine’s Day. And wouldn’t you (or your better/worse half or stalker/stalkee) want to hear your lovey-dovey or lovelorn song requests dedicated to them by you and read by amazing radio host, Mike Newman? Well, of course they would! So send me all your email requests for great love-themed songs to BeyondBeyondisBeyond (at) gmail (dot) com. Keep in mind the show’s format…make it rock or at least be trippy…or best case, BOTH! I won’t be able to play all requests…only the bests.
Can’t wait to see what yun’s have in store, and your lover will be blown away when they hear their psychedelic dedication! Remember, send ‘em now (no SASE required) to BeyondBeyondisBeyond (at) gmail (dot) com. Sorry…trying to dodge spam…… literally!
*amazing lynx love imagery brought to you by Macho Mel, whose art is currently on display at Capricious Space in Brooklyn through Valentine’s Day
Filed in Art, Attention!, Brooklyn events, Live Music, Music, News on Monday, January 19, 2009 · Beyond Beyond is Beyond, Capricious, dedications, East Village Radio, Love, Macho Mel, Valentine's Day · No Comments »
I’m very disappointed to see this announcement on Classic Rock Magazine’s blog today…
Jon Anderson out of Yes, replaced by tribute-band singer
Veteran proggers rockers Yes have gone the Journey and Judas Priest route and selected a tribute-band singer as their new frontman.
Yes’s iconic singer Jon Anderson is suffering from reactive airway disease, a condition akin to asthma, and is unable to tour or record at present.
The new guy in Yes is Benoit David from Canadian Yes tribute band Close To The Edge.
Benoit is also the singer in Mystery – check out their track on the prog CD we gave away free with Classic Rock issue No.122.
Bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Alan White are arranging a new line-up of Yes with Oliver Wakeman (keyboards) and Benoit on vocals.
The band plan to tour North America towards the end of this year, with a break in early 2009 given Howe’s prior commitments to Asia, and then further Yes touring in other countries.
Here is Benoit David singing with Close To The Edge on YouTube.
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Did you watch the video of the new singer? He sounds just like Jon (in a weird stalker clone kind of way), doesn’t really have ‘the look’ (whatever that is), and is certainly not Jon Anderson (no one else like him). Jon is too big a part of Yes to try to replace him at this point. They tried it in 1980, and it didn’t work…although that Drama album was not half bad.
I’ve got to agree with one of the blog commenters here, either wait for Jon’s full recovery or hang it up and work on other projects. I’m very biased. Jon literally IS the heart and sould of that band! Right?!
I wish the best to Jon! Get well soon.
Filed in Attention!, Music on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 · Benoit David, Classic Rock Magazine, Jon Anderson, tribute band, Yes · 28 Comments »
…or so says Jesus, according to Havens Corners Church in Columbus, Ohio. This ‘marquee’ is the church’s answer to the popular Katy Perry song ‘I Kissed A Girl” which will now become super-popular in Columbus, and lead some of the daughters of the congregation to make out with each other…not necessarily because they want to, but for the need to rebel against their parents’ bastardized version of Christianity. I’m sure Jesus is spinning quicker than a rotisserie chicken in his grave. I’m sure this is not what he meant. I say, hey ho, way to go Ohio…
Here’s the full story from the Columbus Dispatch.
Filed in Attention!, Music on Friday, September 5, 2008 · Columbus, Havens Corners, homosexuality, I Kissed A Girl, Katy Perry · 5 Comments »
…or at least the boys in her high school did. I guess that’s better than Blowfish! And Blowfish music is much worse!
This just in from Classic Rock magazine…
Nancy Wilson ‘utters expletive’ horror
They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. But when TWO women are involved, then you’re really asking for trouble.
Ann and Nancy Wilson are thoroughly cheesed off that the people in charge of the music at the Republican National Convention in the US have decided to turn Heart’s 1977 song Barracuda into a rallying cry for vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who was apparently called Barracuda during her high-school days.
“I think it’s completely unfair to be so misrepresented,” Nancy told EntertainmentWeekly.com. “I feel completely fucked over.”
Nancy and Ann then released the following statement:
“Sarah Palin’s views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song Barracuda no longer be used to promote her image.
‘The song Barracuda was written in the late 70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The ‘barracuda’ represented the business.)
‘While Heart did not and would not authorise the use of their song at the RNC, there’s irony in Republican strategists’ choice to make use of it there.’
That’s set that scary ‘pitbull in lipstick’ woman straight, and no mistake.
Go get her, Wilson sisters! And Republican Party, please stop trying to act like you could possibly rock in any way. That takes soul…and you’ve all given yours up when you joined the Dark Side.
Filed in Attention!, Music, Politics, Shame On You on · Ann Wilson, Barracuda, Classic Rock Magazine, Heart, Nancy Wilson, RNC, Sarah Palin · 5 Comments »
And this is what they had to say…
party people,
just wanted to reach out and make sure everyone is registered to vote
this year. in many states you need to register well ahead of time. this
is a friendly reminder so you don’t get caught with your pants down.
let’s get obama into that oval office and get things back on track.
adam, mike and adam
…and I’ll be a second mike to second that emotion. Any other election feels like ‘yeah, vote for whoever you want to, just be sure to make your voice be heard’. While this election is more like ‘vote for obama or you’re a fucking asshole’. Long story short, it’s not just a regular old election this year…it’s a major turning point in US and world history, for that matter. Don’t be an asshole!
Filed in Attention!, Music on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 · Beastie Boys, email, Obama, Vote · 14 Comments »
Start drinking your bleach and smoking those banana peels, because the good ol’ bad boys from Philly are back at it! They’ve just been announced on the Fun Fun Fun Fest schedule in Austin, TX on November 8 &9.
And this is what Dean Clean (of the Dead Milkmen) says:
Yes its true. Looks like they posted about it in the newspaper already. Keep your browser pointed here to find out more as it develops: http://www.funfunfunfest.com/
Of course I”ll be posting info about it on the home page when more details are available.
So…y’all come on down to Austin to see us ya’hear?!
– Dean
I’ve gotta say that I am officially giddy, and praying that they’ll be touring full-on! But what band just reunites for one show? Oh yeah, Zep! Obviously, this Milkmen formation will be without the late Dave Blood on bass, but I’m sure everyone invloved, from fans to band to the new bass player, will all be remembering him fondly as we get to hear the songs performed live again.
Burrow owl, burrow owl, burrow owl…
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Filed in Attention!, Music, reunion, YouTube on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 · Austin, Dave Blood, Dead Milkmen, Dean Clean, Fun Fun Fun Fest, reunion · 3 Comments »
It sounds great, and there are many options for purchasing the album through their website. Listen to the album through the embedded player if you click keep reading below.
And here are tour dates.
And be sure to get the free mp3 download of “Strange Overtones” on their front page. The song is great!
Cheers, Brian and David!
(more…)
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Well, it looks like someone broke down Miss Thing(-Fish) herself, Gail Zappa and received her blessings to create a stage production of Franky’s classic Joe’s Garage. It’s going down in California this fall, so I guess that’s close enough to Gail for her to be dropping in on the cast and crew every day to make them wish that they would’ve chosen to do Styx’s Mr. Roboto instead. I guess that was your one downfall, Dave, New York is just to far out of Gail’s grasp. Will they do the coveted ‘Watermelon in Easter Hay’? Check out the release below from Playbill.com…
Joe’s Garage, Based on Zappa Album, to Make World Premiere in September
By Andrew Gans
04 Aug 2008
The Open Fist Theatre Company in California will present the world premiere of Joe’s Garage, a new stage production based on the Frank Zappa album of the same name.
Directed by Pat Towne, the production will begin previews at the Open Fist Theatre Sept. 18 with an official opening Sept. 26. The limited engagement will run through Nov. 22.
Joe’s Garage was adapted by Pat Towne and Michael Franco and features musical direction by Ross Wright and choreography by Jennifer Lettelleir. Producers are Michael Franco, Charlie Otte and Pat Towne with permission from the Zappa Family Trust.
The musical event, according to press notes, tells “the story of Joe – a simple guitar player in a garage band – as he is drawn into the dark and nightmarish world of the music business. As Joe deteriorates from betrayal, disease, and madness, our narrator, the Central Scrutinizer asserts that music is responsible for his demise, and is therefore evil. [The production] is a cautionary tale about the oppression of government and its desire to make its citizenry conform and obey. It ponders a world where the government controls the masses by making music a crime. Masked in the simplicity of a high school musical, the play’s attacks on government’s surveillance of its own citizenry, the sexual escapades of the Catholic Church, the ridiculousness of Scientology, the avarice of the music business, self serving journalism, mindless consumerism and bad boy rock and roll behavior in general, makes for a wicked and timely satire – all this wrapped in the brilliant music of legendary rock icon Frank Zappa.”
Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 7 PM.
The New Open Fist Theatre is located at 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. (former home of The Actor’s Gang) in Hollywood, CA. Tickets, priced $15-$30, are available by calling (323) 882-6912 or by visiting www.openfist.org.
Filed in Attention!, Music on Friday, August 8, 2008 · Frank Zappa, Gail Zappa, Joe's Garage, Open Fist, Pat Towne, stage production, Theater · 1 Comment »
I’ve got an offer that you can’t refuse right here! I found this over at Gorilla v Bear (indie people like animals) and it’s the music deal of the year so far. It’s The Walkmen‘s new album, You & Me, which is supposedly their best yet and one of the best albums of the year for a measley 5 bones. Not only is it only $5, but that $5 will go towards helping kids with cancer. Really, you almost can’t not do this, unless you’re a true grouch who doesn’t like music or kids. This from the press release:
“All donations go to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in honor of Luca Vasallo, a friend to the band and a current patient who is seven months old and doing a great job fighting a very difficult disease,” said Peter Bauer of The Walkmen. “This is a very good organization that certainly deserves the attention.”
So, it would behoove you to head on over to Amie St. and make your donation, and receive a fine musical album at 320 kbps DRM-free mp3′s! Oh yeah, and it doesn’t officially drop until August 19th. I haven’t heard it yet, but I’m going there now to get mine.
Sample the song “In The New Year” from You & Me… [audio http://www.frannysilverman.com/NewmRadio/04-In_The_New_Year.mp3]
Filed in Attention!, Audio, Music on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 · $5, Amie St, Amie Street, cancer, donation, download, Gigantic, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, mp3, Walkmen, You & Me · No Comments »
NewmRadio is looking to create more quality music posts on a daily basis, but NewmRadio is currently just one Newm who can’t do all that by himself. Contact me below if you’re interested in becoming an official NewmRadio blogger. Blogging knowledge a must, as I can’t train ya. Point me to some of your writing samples, preferably via another blog, if you think we’d be compatible.
Looking for:
- a good writer who knows how to edit their own work
- similar rock music tastes but perhaps with different specialty areas (no Coldplay lovers though!)
- someone with good new segment ideas
- someone who can keep up with current event-type stuff and alert our readers
- at least 5 posts per week
- positivity…very important
NewmRadio currently has no ads or income and no one gets paid, but does get a fair amount of traffic (average 500 views/day). You must have some weird inborn need to waste part of your day talking about and sharing the stuff you love most. And it’s a lot of fun. Leave me some info in comments.
Cheers,
NewmRadio
Filed in Attention!, Music on Thursday, July 17, 2008 · bloggers, hiring, music writers, NewmRadio, writers · 1 Comment »
I just got back from yoga class and I see this headline at Gigwise which totally fucks up my chi…
What a fuckin’ douche! Well, that’s exactly what I did when I heard he was extending his tour with Allison Kraus. Yaaaaaawwwwwn! Certainly no offense to Allison here, but there’s no way in hell I would pay $60-$100 to see Robert Plant and Allison Kraus live. I just don’t care enough. I would pay a lot to see a Zep reunion show though, and it sort of offends me that Mr. Plant would be so smug about something that millions of fans that have made him a millionaire many times over are on the edge of their seats about.
Well, I just sat back in my seat a little more and uncrossed my fingers. There’s plenty of great music to see out there without the Zep reunion. I get to see Dungen tonight in an intimate setting and preview their upcoming new album. I saw them live a couple years ago and they completely brought the rock goods! So who needs ya anyway, Bob?!…
*photo courtesy of Brad Elterman, check out his site for tons of amazing rock photos!!!
Filed in Attention!, Music on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 · Allison Kraus, Dungen, extended, Led Zeppelin, reunion, Robert Plant, tour · 5 Comments »
How cool would this Faces reunion be?! Get it together, boys! God, I know Rod needs to rock out again after his highly-successful and super yawn-inducing Great American Songbook series.
Filed in Attention!, Music on Friday, July 11, 2008 · Faces, reunion, Rod Stewart · 1 Comment »
Well, it looks from this story (and all the other recent talk) that Phish will be getting back together in the very near future. Trey, Mike, and Jon all played together at this past weekend’s Rothbury festival in Michigan and here’s the meat of the report from Billboard (if you don’t wanna read it all)…
“Mike and I being two people who don’t shy away from trying new things, Anastasio introduced a pair of fresh tunes — “Backwards Down the Number Line” and “Alaska” — and further teased prospects of a reunion by saying, “If we could just find a drummer and a keyboard player somewhere…” But, he added, “you gotta start with the songs, and you guys can be our test audience.”
The new material went down a storm, but the biggest ovation came when Anastasio and Gordon finished the set with Phish’s “Chalkdust Torture.”…
…The real treat closed Gordon’s set, however, when Phish drummer Jon Fishman joined the ensemble for the Beatles’ “She Said, She Said,” sending the field into a state of dancing delirium.
So, as a hippie hipster human, I am excited to see that there are new songs and that it’s pretty much a done deal that I’ll being seeing Phish live in 2009.
Do you care? And are you a hippie, hipster, hater, or human? I’ve been trying to figure out the differences between hippie and hipster recently, since everyone seems to hate both.
Filed in Attention!, Music, Phish on Monday, July 7, 2008 · 2009, Alaska, Backward Down the Number Line, Billboard, hippie, hipster, Phish, reunion, Rothbury · 4 Comments »
Rolling Stone just spoke with Mike ‘Cactus’ Gordon (Gordon with a soft ‘G’, that is) and it’s looking like all the Phish reunion rumors are probably correct. Bring it on, boys!
Rolling Stone speaks with Mike Gordon
On having band dinners, optimism, and possibly recording with Steve Lillywhite…
“The band has had a couple of dinners and they’ve just been great,” Gordon tells Rolling Stone. “We’re all just excited about the idea of doing something sometime. I can’t guarantee it, but I’m optimistic.” As for Lillywhite, Gordon says, “We talked to him, actually. [The rumor] stemmed from reality. We love Steve Lillywhite. He would bring out some great things in us. But we don’t have specific plans to work with him. It was an idea and hopefully it’s something that if we rev things up, it could happen some day. We don’t know if we would tour first or make an album first. We have no idea.”
So should they tour first, then record an album…or vicey versey?
Filed in Attention!, Music, Phish on Thursday, June 26, 2008 · Mike Gordon, Phish, reunion, Rolling Stone, rumors, Steve Lillywhite · 4 Comments »
No, not the Afro-centric rap group that wanted to sue the show for using a term that was around long before their mediocre jams, but the excellent TV show that was canceled last year after 3 mind-blowing seasons. Get ready for Arrested Development: The Movie in 2009! Talk about high expectations… and what a fun, sexy time for us all!
Filed in Attention!, Movies on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 · 2009, Arrested Development, The Movie · 1 Comment »
Whoa! Just read about this today, although I’ve had my mind set on going to see the Hold Steady at McCarren Park Pool for free. In New York, when it rains, it pours! Maybe that’s the plan…if it literally rains, then it’s off to the indoor Record Riot.
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At Warsaw, 261 Driggs Ave. Greenpoint/Williamsburg
Sunday June 29th, 2008 11am-8pm
$3.00 admission, over 40 dealers.
vinyl-cds-dvds-beer-kielbasa-four djs
The Brooklyn Record Riot will be the first ongoing, regularly scheduled record/cd show in recent Brooklyn history. There have been sporadic, excellent shows in Brooklyn, but nothing of this magnitude. Most events have been one-off events with somewhat limited scope in medium, genre or location. BRR will appeal to all stratas of record/cd consumers and also give local record stores the opportunity to advertise their products/stores at the show. Surely the record store is alive and well in the borough (Academy, Earwax, Permanent Records for starters) but when we (Irisrecs.com) sell at street fairs in Brooklyn, the first question that people often ask is “where is your store?” Well, we are going to provide the residents of Brooklyn with a BIG STORE in the form of BRR, held Sunday June 29th at the Polish National Home of Greenpoint, commonly known to the locals as WARSAW. This beautiful, spacious ballroom from the early 20th century was the original gathering place of Brooklyn’s Polish population. Thousands of Polish immigrants used “261 Driggs Avenue Brooklyn” as their first known address in America. The building has been cited by the Ellis Island Foundation as important and historic. These days WARSAW is home to over forty rock concerts a year (Patti Smith, The Misfits, The New Pornographers, amongst others) plus various Polish events, and is extremely well-known to the New York City music audience. Hours will be festive (unlike most record shows), from 11am to 8pm. There will be a full bar and lots of beer. Also, four different DJs with four totally different musical agendas will spin tunes. And of course Warsaw will be selling Polish food, kielbasa and perogies. What more can you ask for with your psych or soul 45s?
We have selected the best dealers from the tri-state area and beyond for this event. All genres of music will be represented, as well as great 45s, compact discs, DVDs, posters and t-shirts. We are also searching out local collectors who just want to sell parts or all of their collections. There will be over 30,000 records at this show, rare and not-so-rare. Most dealers will have budget sections and most will be looking to “wheel and deal.” BRR is also a good opportunity to chat with dealers about finding exactly what you are looking for, even if it’s not at the show.
Here is a partial list of dealers who will be selling at the Brooklyn Record Riot!!!
Denis from Le Pickup of Montreal
Josh Rock from Montreal
Bobby Soul from NYC
John from 21st Century Music
Billy and Miriam from Norton Records
Chris from Relative Action
Neil Drucker from Record Cellar of Philly
Marjorie from Permanent Records of Greenpoint
Malcolm from Trash American Style
Mike from Slipped Disc
John from Rockit Scientist NYC
Larry from ShoutShimmy Of Jersey City
Reggae Tim from Baltimore
This list will continue to grow. If you are interesting in selling (or buying) at BRR, please call Steve at 609-468-0885
Filed in Attention!, Music, YouTube on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 · Brooklyn Record Riot, Hold Steady, June 29, McCarren Park Pool, Sunday, Warsaw · 4 Comments »
