Sunday, September 4, 2022

#Whaddup for 09/04/22

How's it going, folks?
I freaking love holiday weekends. Oh, I get it, most people do- at least, people who actually get holidays off do. I've worked my share of holidays, back in the day when I worked in radio, and even TV. I've worked on every holiday observed in the US. I pulled a twelve hour shift one Christmas, playing a canned program of the same Christmas songs you've been hearing your entire life (thankfully before that horrible Mariah Carey Christmas song, though) with the only actual break being having to announced the station's call sign at the top and bottom of each hour. How the hell I managed to stay awake, I don't recall. 
That was back then, though. Other than New Year's Eve, it's been a while. So I have all kinds of sympathy/empathy for the folks who work on those days. That's the reason I love three day weekends so much now- they almost always mean I have two whole days off! Sure, Saturday night's shows "only" last three hours, but it takes me 30-ish minutes to set up and the same to break stuff down. "Big deal, that's only four hours."
True, but I'm not 20 anymore (or 30, 40, or even 50). I don't stay up until the middle of the night like I used to. Sure, my sleep patterns are still for shit, but I'm not the "stay awake for two days, no sweat" guy I used to be, and that means I get up on Saturday mornings at my normal time ("sleeping late" for me is an extra 15 minutes- damned body clock), then do whatever around the house until it's time to go set up- which I do before the Tavern opens because it's a hell of a lot easier to get things done without having to do it around people trying to enjoy their lunch/dinner/drinks/whatever. After that, I'll normally have a couple of beverages, shoot the breeze with Kelly and Jon, then go home and take a nap to make up the fact that karaoke time is, basically, the middle of the night for me. On normal (non-holiday) weekends, that means I have one day off. So, yeah, I cherish a three-day weekend.
That's also why, once the early days of the plague passed us by and I was vaccinated and felt a bit more secure in being around people (something that- surprise- I'm not all hip on in the best of circumstances) and our SNK shows resumed I decided that I'd take at least one weekend a month off, since Mark had decided he wasn't comfortable returning to the gig. I need that one weekend a month of having two days to myself.
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One more thing about long weekends, though- they tend to be weird when it comes to SNK attendance. Better than half the time, a long weekend will mean a slim crowd. Toss in the beginning of college football season, like this weekend, and that usually means a whole bunch of empty seats. Oddly, that wasn't the case last night. 
Don't get me wrong, I am 100% not complaining. The more folks who come out to play with us, the less everyone has to listen to me. I mean, I'm totally good just playing music, but that's not really what I'm paid to be there for on most Saturdays, so a plethora of singers is a good thing.
Yes, it means you might have to wait a little longer for your turn, but the people watching is almost always good, so it balances out.
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The Weeknd had to cut short his SoFi Stadium concert last night after losing his voice just four songs into the show. 
A cell phone video shot after the performance stopped shows the singer apologizing to the audience. "I don’t know what just happened when I screamed, but I just lost my voice," he said. "This is killing me. I don’t want to stop the show. But I can’t give you the concert I want to give you right now. I’m going make sure everybody’s good- get your money back- but I’ll do a show real soon for you guys. But I wanted to come out and personally apologize, and not tweet it or Instagram it or whatever. But I want you guys to know that I can’t give you what I want to give you. … I’m so sorry. I love you guys. Thank you so much."
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"Tonight, we’ve gathered here to celebrate the life, the music, and the love of our dear friend, our bandmate, our brother, Taylor Hawkins. For those of you knew him personally, you know no one else could make you smile, or laugh, or dance, or sing like he could. And for those of you who admired him from afar, I’m sure you all felt the same thing. So, tonight, we’ve gathered with family and his closest friends, his musical heroes and greatest inspirations, to bring you a gigantic fucking night for a gigantic fucking person. So, sing and dance and laugh and cry and fucking scream and make some fucking noise so he can hear us right now. Cause you know what, it’s going to be a long fucking night!" So said Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl as the six hour long Wembley Stadium tribute to Hawkins kicked off yesterday.
 I think this pretty much sums up the show pretty well. There are clips all over online.
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Perry Farrell tells NME that founding Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery joined him to record new music, and they had "three songs that the world hasn’t heard yet and they’re really good. I’ve got a good smile on my face thinking about those songs. We just recorded them and we’ll be finishing them in the next month or so."
He also said that Porno for Pyros also had new music coming and that Jane’s Addiction will head out on tour next month as the opening act for the Smashing Pumpkins.
The full story is here.
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Motörhead's 1982 album Iron Fist has been remastered for it's 40th anniversary re-release coming up later this month. Included in the package will be the eponymous short film the band played onstage during their tour in support of the album. The clip, available only in bootleg versions up until now, was also remastered, and the music originally used for its soundtrack- Gustav Holst's Mars, Bringer of Warhas been replaced with the previously unreleased Motörhead instrumental, Ripsaw Teardown.
The 40th anniversary collection will also include previously unreleased demos and outtakes, a full concert originally broadcast on Radio Clyde on March 18th, 1982, while the deluxe package will include a book featuring the story of the album and many previously unseen photos. That set hits shelves on September 23rd.
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Birthdays today include: Mitzi Gaynor (91); Bubba Knight of Gladys Knight & The Pips (80); Gene Parsons of The Byrds (78); Martin Chambers of the Pretenders (71); Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. (66); Kim Thayil of Soungarden (62); Mark Ronson (47); Lucie Sylvas (45); Beyonce (41); Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf (41); and James Bay (32). #MusicalBirthdays 
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