New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter
Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

July 12, 2008
Issue 2008:283
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We've got Thrills, chills, Dirty Water
. . . What more do you need?
When the big beat hits ya
Comin' from your transistor
. . . Like the T at full speed
When the big beat hits ya...

"Boston Lullaby," Dudick/Naihersey.
. . . Copyright c. 1980 by Camaraderie Music, BMI.
. . . All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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BRATTLEBORO, VT, July 12 - Strange week, this one. I lost my dialup
Internet connection solid over the holiday weekend, with no one around
to help correct the problem. A few hours after my Internet connection
was restored, I lost my telephone line and, thus, I also re-lost my
dialup Internet connection. I no more than got my telephone service
again when I was knocked back offline by a truly wicked lightning
storm. (The wife of a gentleman replacing our regular mailman warned
us of this storm a few minutes in advance, and I am extremely lucky
she did.) After all this I worked like crazy to get sort of caught up
when FairPoint deliberately cut my telephone line. It was just a test
and I got my connection back soon enough, but I didn't know it would
work out this way when my line was cut. So I handled the dilemma in
the most obvious way possible. That's right, I blew up at the first
person I saw. That's the bad news. The good news is that at least
the guy I blew up at works for FairPoint. Next, I could not log into
the Yahoo Mail account attached to this Yahoo Group. This problem
goes back many years, and at least I knew from experience how to get
around it. Here I am, right?

After all this, I believe we may be back on track, if hopelessly
behind schedule. We'll make the best of the situation we face.
Meanwhile, I have learned that my modem could have been fried when I
lost my telephone line the first time. This newsletter could be as
dead as my telephone line was. My telephone line, I now know, took a
direct hit from a lightning bolt. Fortunately, I was offline and
unplugged at the time. So actually this is a happy ending of sorts.
I'm happy. And I'm listening to a really strange record right now.

Do you know of

. . . LOVEKRAFTY?

With a Providence-connected name like LoveKrafty, it is a shame that
Becky Chace, Mark Cutler, and Kip McCloud aren't on this record.

"Radi/o" which I imagine is intended to convey "radical input/output"
(hard to show it in black and white - the color, red, is actually part
of the title) is a mighty peculiar meeting of

. . . some hitherto unknown "Boston Sound" band

The Beatles/Beach Boys/Crosby Stills & Nash/Pink Floyd

and

. . . Michael Penn.

No women?

If you know LoveKrafty, I'd love to hear what you think of the "Rad
I/O" CD.

And if the LoveKrafty back cover does not bring Bosstown to mind,
you're not getting properly into the spirit of this, the 40th
anniversary of the Bosstown promotion.

Always strange to say, but the Champlain Valley of Vermont and upstate
New York enjoyed an exceptionally strong pre-Beatles rock 'n' roll
community. After playing LoveKrafty, I switched to the forthcoming
album by one of those very 1960s North Country bands,

. . . MIKE AND THE RAVENS.

I am an old guy, but I am tired of this oldness thing and I am
especially annoyed at the many, many acts from my early decades who
totally wimped out long ago.

So I put on the new Mike and the Ravens album and these guys don't
sound old and they don't sound wimpy: they sound like a classic band
from the 1960s golden era of North Country

. . . ROCK

. . . . . . AND

. . . . . . . . . ROLL.

What a relief! And what a treat!

"The Saxony Sessions" by Mike and the Ravens starts exactly where and
how it should: with a remake of "Roller Roller Rollerland." This cut
is named for one of the local hotspots of the 1960s.

Met my baby down at Rollerland
We were rocking it out to a real cool band
It felt so good when I held her hand
Rocking it out down at Rollerland

Roller Roller Roller Rollerland...

Another fascinating cut is "Once I Was a Dancing Bear." Oh yeah, now
I remember that guy. Mike the Dancing Bear.

And does this disc ever end strong with "I Wanna See You Dance" and
"Noisy Boys: Too Stupid for the Radio."

Too stupid for the radio. Right after the Rat, the punk-rock
headquarters in Boston's Kenmore Square, closed forever, some feller
in the crowd was quoted in print as saying on closing night something
to the effect of, "Here goes the last bastion of dumb." I'd love to
have that guy here right now grooving to "Too Stupid for the Radio."

When Boston's Thundertrain reunited, front-goodguy Cowboy Mach Bell
said something like "We don't have any plans to come back with a new
mature sound." Obviously either did The Ravens. Let's get Mach Bell
in, too, on "Noisy Boys: Too Stupid for the Radio."

If "The Saxony Sessions" by Mike and the Ravens is not enough to
restore one's faith in good old, straight-ahead, no-frills rock music,
I don't know what it would take. This is a little like Boston's The
Remains taking somewhere around 36 or 37 years between album releases
and getting the new disc started with "Don't Tell Me the Truth," the
best and most Remains-like studio track Barry and the Remains ever
recorded.

My dream is to learn to dance, find the most Rollerland-like rock
ballroom, and do a rock 'n' roll triple-jig with Nancita the Queen of
Garage Spirit to "Too Stupid for the Radio."

Will Shade, who I believe is mainly responsible for getting Mike and
the Ravens back out there with a new release, lately said this:

"They will be playing their first show in 46 years! Vermont's
greatest band finally returns..."

SOURCE: Will Shade, "Mike and the Ravens," July 5, 2008.

FIRST SHOW IN 46 YEARS! YIKES! - Ed.
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FAVORITE RECENTLY-HEARD RECORDS

<> We have received some terrific CDs in recent months. Most, but not
all, are new releases. It is an important interest for me to make a
list, complete or not, of my personal favorites out of these new arrivals.

I had gotten so far as to name "Autre Chose Live" by Willie Alexander
and the Confessions and "Hungrytown" by Hungrytown (Rebecca Hall and
Ken Anderson). But then last issue I got so busy that I simply forgot
to add any titles to my list. Those I would have added include a few
national and international titles: "In Black and White" by the Love Me
Nots (world-class garage rock), "Yours Truly" by Natalie MacMaster (if
this woman gets any better it will be frightening), "Hammersmith
Odeon, London '75" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (this
totally replaces the live box set of long ago except for a few
individual cuts on the old set such as "Thunder Road"), and the
various artists collection, "Four Decades of Folk Rock" (my record
collection is VERY big, and Disc One of this box set would easily make
the short list of my very best albums).

Added to these, but with much clearer regional ties, are "Notes From
Elsewhere" by Peter Mulvey (he has released three or four classic
discs and, by now, has to be considered to be in the top tier of
American performing songwriters) and "Greetings From Area Code 207
Vol. 7" (nearly any fan of New England's music community ought to find
several personal favorites in this excellent, varied set).

What I may do is post what I have for a list each issue, as I add to
it over the next few weeks.

Here is the list I have so far:

Regional

Willie Alexander and the Confessions, "Autre Chose Live"

Hungrytown (Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson), "Hungrytown"

Peter Mulvey, "Notes From Elsewhere"

Various artists, "Greetings From Area Code 207 Vol. 7"

National/International

Love Me Nots, "In Black and White"

Natalie MacMaster, "Yours Truly"

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, "Hammersmith Odeon, London '75"

Various artists, "Four Decades of Folk Rock"

WE RECEIVE SO FEW RELEASES . by non-New England national and
international acts that this part of my list could possibly be
complete. I only have two or three more records to play. There is,
on the other hand, practically no chance the regional part of the list
is currently complete. There are a number of albums I would like to
hear again before naming them; but my MEMORY of these CDs is that they
really ought to make any recent-best list.
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NEW RELEASES
Listed by Newbury Comics

Here is another scattering of new release titles drawn from a much,
much grander list sent by the folks at Newbury Comics:

ABE VIGODA-Skeleton-$12.99
BUCKLEY, JEFF-So Real: Songs From Jeff Buckley (Slide Case)-$9.99
CARLIN, GEORGE-What Am I Doin In NJ?-$5.99
DONNA THE BUFFALO-Silverlined-$9.99
GREAT BIG SEA-Fortune's Favour (CD/DVD)-$11.88
JOEL, BILLY-Stranger: Legacy Edition (2 CD)-$17.99
JOEL, BILLY-Stranger: Deluxe Edition (2 CD/1 DVD)-$37.99
MAINE-Can't Stop Won't Stop-$11.88
MAROON 5-It Won't Be Soon Before Long: Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD)-$12.88
MCCOURY, DEL BAND AND FRIENDS-Moneyland-$14.99
MELVINS-Nude With Boots-$12.88
NELSON, WILLIE/MARSALIS, WYNTON-Two Men With The Blues-$11.88
SKAGGS, RICKY-Americana Master Series-$11.88
SMITH, PATTI/SHIELDS, KEVIN-Coral Sea-$14.99
STARR, RINGO-Live On Tour 2006-$12.88
VARIOUS ARTISTS-LIFE BEYOND MARS-Bowie Covered-$15.99
VARIOUS ARTISTS-THIS COMP KILLS FASCISTS-$13.99
WATSON, DOC-Americana Master Series-$11.88
WINTER, EDGAR-Rebel Road-$11.88

SOURCE: Newbury Comics, "July 7 Newbury Comics Coupons and New
Releases," July 7, 2008.

EVEN THOUGH THE LIST, AS POSTED HERE, is far from complete, it
contains an impressive degree of variety. - Ed.
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PRESS RELEASES THIS WEEK

<> 11th Annual Rhythm and Roots Festival.

<> Green River Festival Performer Schedule. This 22nd Annual Green
River Festival features Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples, Jimmie
Vaughan and more.

<> Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead, Massachusetts Beatle
Show. One act needed to cancel, and this updated press release tells
of a new - one might say, replacement - booking.
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SPINNING IN THE NEMS CD PLAYER

Barenaked Ladies
"Talk to the Hand/Live in Michigan"

Fine album. Most BNL fans are going to want this disc, no questions
asked. "Live in Michigan" is a CD to hve. I mean, why were Bare
Naked Ladies fans on this side of the US-Canada line given Economic
Stimulus rebate checks for heaven sake! Buy this set. Get it over
with. Move it.

The CD (there's no way I'll get time to watch the DVD anytime soon)
makes for excellent listening. Still, I am left with one great
puzzle. Why is there no warning label? On the inside of the gatefold
jacket, aside from one guy wearing glasses and another guy wearing an
eyepatch, these laddies are pictured barenaked. Open up the jacket
and you will see what I mean.

(heh heh)
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IT IS NOW AFTER 5 A.M. . Saturday. This has been easily among our
busiest weeks ever, on the one hand, and I have lost whole days of
online time, on the other, on account of a conspiracy of online and
dialup connection troubles. And lightning storms. So while I have
done more than scratch the surface of pulling together a newsletter
issue, it is not a lot more. I will work in as much additional
information as time permits, but basically this is an abbreviated
newsletter issue because a terrific amount of time has been lost to
technical difficulties.

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LOUDON COUNTRY HALL JAMBOREE
Fantastic Local Music Television of the 1980s

Back in the musically-wonderful early 1980s, if you missed the Loudon
Country Hall Jamboree, you missed a brilliant success. The Jamboree
is one of my all-time favorite television music broadcasts. The show
did not last anywhere near long enough, but the memories live forever.
We received an e-mail from one of the main people behind this
wonderful program. Here is our exchange of messages.

"Saw your web article on Sleepy La Beef. I was the person who
recorded and edited the Loudon Country Hall shows. I also wrote and
sang the theme song. The hall was owned by June Cooper. Her
daughter, Sunday Miller, hosted the show.

"We shot live sets every other Sunday at the hall, June went through
the tapes and selected the songs to use, Sunday came into my studio in
Auburn, New Hampshire and did the intros for the bands, and I edited
it all together.

"The show aired on WMUR, Channel 9 out of Manchester, New Hampshire at
1:30 on Saturday afternoons. In it's day it was quite radical for an
independent production to do what we did. We actually had ratings on
a Saturday afternoon that rivaled those of WMUR's weeknight news and
competed well against WBZ's Red Sox Baseball in the summer.

"I don't have any of the shows. They belonged to June. Last I heard
she was still living in Hillsborough. I live in Moultonborough, New
Hampshire and own Corporate Media Services, a video news service and
work with the stations in Boston and New Hampshire.

"We had a lot of interesting people on the show. Jonathan Edwards,
Cub Coda are a couple I recall. I remember taping Sleepy's sessions.
We took a break that afternoon and turned the monitors to Channel 11
and watched Sleepy on Austin City Limits!"

SOURCE: Tom Bartlett, "Loudon Country Hall Jamboree," July 10, 2008.

SUNDAY MILLER: . I once made a list of those things in life that are
absolutely perfect, and Sunday Miller on "Loudon Country Hall
Jamboree" made my list!
. . . . .

"If you would be willing to give permission, I would like to include
the five paragraphs of your e-mail in our next newsletter which I will
mail tomorrow (Saturday) morning.

"Please let me know if this would be alright.

"I am including your e-mail below, complete, in case you would like to
look through it first.

"I loved that show and remember certain appearances quite well.
Jonathan Edwards, for instance, rocked a lot more than I would have
expected.

"It is the only time I actually SAW Preacher Jack.

"There were two Colt 45 bands in Massachusetts running simultaneously,
and Loudon Country Hall once featured the OTHER outfit. It was the
only time I ever heard them.

"Loudon Country Hall Jamboree had a lot of great moments, and those
were terrific times."

SOURCE: E-mail message, Alan Lewis (FredRemainsLost At Yahoo Dot Com)
to Tom Bartlett, July 11, 2008.
. . . . .

"You are welcome to include it (and this) in your next newsletter.
And thank you for your kind words about the show. It was an
interesting time in my life, and the connections I made led to my
present job. Here's a little more about the show.....

"Preacher Jack! Wow! I had forgotten about him! June knew all kinds
of performers! Cub Koda was renting her house in Newburyport! She
had formerly owned Trader Allen's Fifth Wheel, a truck stop in
Amsbury, Massachusetts. Sleepy La Beef was a friend who had played at
Trader Allen's!

"She sold Trader Allen's, but later began a Country Music radio show
that was recorded there. At one point she needed to insert new
commercials into the master tapes. I owned North Country Sounds
recording studio in Auburn, New Hampshire. She found me in the yellow
pages, had me do the editing, and later hired me to do the actual live
recording. A few years later she bought the Loudon Country Hall. I
was experimenting with video at the time, and she wanted to do a
weekly TV show similar to the radio show to promote the hall. She
sold some property and put up the money for the TV equipment, and off
we went in the best Andy Hardy style, making it up as we went along!

"Lighting? A bunch of fifteen dollar 500 watt quartz outdoor flood
lights did the trick. I had no experience in multicamera video, but
fortunately my friend Ron Wyman was (and still is) an extremely
talented camera operator. He gave me a crash course in directing. (I
had no idea that I was supposed to actually tell the camera people
what shots I wanted!) His friend Joe Bladja was the second camera,
and June's daughter Sunday Miller ran the third camera. Translation?
None of us but Ron had any idea of what we were doing! I directed
the live shooting. About the only thing going for me was that I was a
musician, and knew what worked and what didn't from a performance
standpoint. But the camera people gave me great shots to work with,
and I was able to get most of it onto the master tapes.

"So, not knowing it couldn't be done, we just did it. The first show
ran on Christmas day 1982(?) It was supposed to run an hour, but
equipment problems had postponed the first taping, and there was not
enough time to edit an entire hour. As it was, I was up all night the
night before Christmas Eve trying to make the editing machines work,
and it ended up as a half hour show. There was a little kid named
Joey who hung around the tapings, and the show ended with Joey and Cub
Koda duck walking in lock step across the stage doing Chuck Berry's
'Run Run Reindeer.' Cub was wailing away on lead guitar and Joey was
doing the same on air guitar with a little plastic guitar he had
brought with him! It was very, very cool!

"WMUR did the credit roll at the end of that first show for us. So
the show ended like the Soprano's! From a wild rocking Cub Koda to
dead silence and a black screen with nothing but the credits rolling
up the screen!

"About a month later it became a weekly show and ran for about a year.
We recorded every other Sunday, just taping 1/2 hour sets and editing
out the best songs later. We had 40,000 viewers every week at 1:30 on
a Saturday afternoon! Remember, WMUR in the early 80's was nothing
like the station it is today, so ratings like this were almost unheard
of, especially on a Saturday afternoon!

"Jonathan Edwards was working on a comeback and called us asking to be
on the show. He definitely blew the house away with his performance!
[He definitely blew me away, too. Edwards positively came to Loudon
Country Hall that day to ROCK. - Ed.] We had people from all over the
country asking about appearing on the show, including big name
Nashville stars like Ricky Scaggs.

"Unfortunately, at the time, Country Music was looked down on by a lot
of people, and the show's popularity didn't translate into advertising
dollars. The show went off the air in early 1984. June sold the Hall
a couple of years later. She now publishes a newspaper in
Hillsborough, New Hampshire. My contacts in the television industry
led me to create Corporate Media Services, and I live in
Moultonborough, New Hampshire.

"Anyway, thanks again for remembering us! It was fun to remember
those days! Send me a link to the newsletter when it goes out!"

SOURCE: Tom Bartlett, "Re: Loudon Country Hall Jamboree," July 10, 2008.

JONATHAN EDWARDS: I don't know about always, but at one time at least
Jonathan Edwards lived in or around Peterborough, New Hampshire. I
personally used to go to church (Quaker meeting) in the basement of
the Peterborough Town Library. This gives some idea how
close-together the world of New England popular music can be.

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I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EDIT, with a light hand, this newsletter issue
down to the present point. But I am now frightfully out of time and
must send this "as is" or not at all. Procede with caution. Some of
my first-draft witticisms and other dangers may lurk ahead!

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JESS TARDY
Tuesday Residency, Through July, at Precinct

A Woman surnamed "Tardy" who starts her fan newsletter with a
confession that she has been "tardy" in getting out the latest show
listings is one who is willing to take risks. In this spirit, here is
a big part of the latest mailing from songstress-songwriter Jess
Tardy. It may be worth mentioning that the first date she mentioned
is already past.

"Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July ... and ... speaking of
independence, what better way to celebrate your freedom than to stay
out late on a school night, while having a few cocktails and listening
to live local music? Perhaps you'll join me tonight at the first of
my Tuesday residency shows at Precinct (formerly Toast Lounge) in
Union Square. I'll also be there July 15th, 22nd, and 29th. I start
at 10 pm, there's no cover, and I'll be joined by a great band.
Tonight, it's Kimon Kirk, Michael Dinallo, and Gillian DeLear. Next
week, we'll be joined by Sam Carmichael and other special guests.
Precinct's kitchen is open late, and whips up great burgers, seafood,
and pasta. For more details on the venue (which still goes by 'Toast'
on its website ... confusing) go to

http://toastlounge.com/

"To purchase my discs, register complaints about my emails, or to
simply heckle me via cyberspace, go to

http://www.jesstardy.com/ http://www.myspace.com/jesstardy

"Thanks!"

SOURCE: Jessica Tardy, "Tonight! At Precinct in Union Square," July 8,
2008.

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WILLIE ALEXANDER
and the Persistence of Memory Orchestra
Saturday, July 19
At the Gloucester Unitarian-Universalist Church

"Rock 'n' roll legend Willie Alexander with the Persistence of Memory
Orchestra consisting of drums, keyboards, saxophone, and clarinet will
be performing at the Gloucester Unitarian-Universalist Church on
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 at 7:30 PM. Tickets at the door: $15
General Admission; $10 Seniors (over 65) and Students (with ID),
Special Needs community Free of charge. The grand 1806 Meetinghouse
is located at the corner of Middle and Church Streets in Gloucester's
Historic District. See

http://www.gloucesteruu.org/

for more information."

SOURCE:

http://www.rockportusa.com/festival-event.cfm?id=777&mk=3&ck=0

Special thanks to Roy Rubinstein for his answer to our Willie
Alexander query.

http://www.royrubinstein.com/

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DARIEN BRAHMS
At Monument Square
Portland, Maine
Thursday, July 17

"Next Thursday, July 17th marks my very first appearance at the Alive
at Five series in Monument Square, Portland, Maine. The event is free
(unless you haunt the beer garden) and starts promptly at five p.m.
Ginger Cote and I will be opening for Danielia Cotton, so that means
we go on first. See you there!

"If you can't make that show, we will be performing in Hallowell on
Sunday, July 20th as part of a benefit for Julie Farstad to help with
her overwhelming medical expenses. It takes place at THE WHARF from
2pm on."

SOURCE: Darien Brahms, "Alive at Five Show Next Thursday," July 8, 2008.


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SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION
Looking Ahead to a Celestial Event
. . . and
A Big Gig at Carnegie Hall in En Why See

<> "We are back in Mass for a while. Got some great projects in the
works including a Live CD and DVD Montage, A Sarah Lee Childrens'
Album, and yes we are still working on our Duo Studio Album, turns out
we didn't make the record this spring, we are waiting till the stars
align to make the best possible sounds. We'll keep you posted as to
all of that."

Here are a couple of the show listings Sarah Lee and Johnny sent:

July 26th
Prescott Park Arts Festival
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
http://www.prescottpark.org/

November 29th
Carnegie Hall
New York City, New York
The Guthrie and Seeger FAMILIES COME TOGETHER FOR
A VERY SPECIAL EVENING! MORE INFO SOON!

SOURCE: Sarah Lee and Johnny, "Sarah Lee and Johnny Summer News," July
7, 2008.
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EARLY THIS WEEK WHEN delivering a report of fires burning out of
control in California, a CBS Radio news anchor then spoke of a blaze
all the way across the country in what he called

The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildfire Refuge.

If he got the name right, this refuge ought to be an interesting sight.

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TWO POSSIBLE ROCK BAND SETLISTS

"From Kotaku, a semi-reliable source:

1 AC/DC Let There Be Rock
2 AFI Girl's Gone Grey
3 Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know
4 Alice in Chains Man in the Box
5 Allman Brothers Ramblin' Man
6 Avenged Sevenfold Almost Easy
7 Bad Company Shooting Star
8 Beastie Boys So Whatcha Want
9 Beck E-Pro
10 Bikini Kill Rebel Girl
11 Billy Idol White Wedding Pt I
12 Blondie One Way or Another
13 Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue
14 Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer
15 Cheap Trick Hello There
16 Devo Uncontrollable Urge
17 Dinosaur Jr Feel the Pain
18 Disturbed Down with the Sickness
19 Donnas, The New Kid in School
20 Dream Theater Panic Attack
21 Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf
22 Elvis Costello Pump it Up
23 Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way
24 Foo Fighters Everlong
25 Go-Go's, The We Got the Beat
26 Grateful Dead, The Alabama Getaway
27 Guess Who, The American Woman
28 Guns N' Roses Shackler's Revenge
29 Interpol PDA
30 Jane's Addiction Mountain Song
31 Jethro Tull Aqualung
32 Jimmy Eat World The Middle
33 Joan Jett Bad Reputation
34 Journey Anyway You Want It
35 Judas Priest Painkiller
36 Kansas Carry On Wayward Son
37 L7 Pretend We're Dead
38 Lacuna Coil Our Truth
39 Linkin Park One Step Closer
40 Lit My Own Worst Enemy
41 Lush De-Luxe
42 Mastodon Colony of Birchmen
43 Megadeth Peace Sells
44 Metallica Battery
45 Mighty Mighty Bosstones Where'd You Go
46 Modest Mouse Float On
47 Motorhead Ace of Spades
48 Muffs, The Kids in America
49 Nirvana Drain You
50 Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky
51 Offspring, The Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Seperated)
52 Panic at the Disco Nine in the Afternoon
53 Paramore That's What You Get
54 Pearl Jam Alive
55 Presidents of the USA Lump
56 Rage Against the Machine Testify
57 Ratt Round & Round
58 Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away
59 Replacements, The Alex Chilton
60 Rise Against Give it All
61 Rush The Trees
62 Silversun Pickups Lazy Eye
63 Smashing Pumpkins Today
64 Social Distortion I Was Wrong
65 Sonic Youth Teenage Riot
66 Soundgarden Spoonman
67 Squeeze Cool for Cats
68 Steely Dan Bodhitsattva
69 Steve Miller Band Rock'n Me
70 Survivor Eye of the Tiger
71 System of a Down Chop Suey
72 Talking Heads Psycho Killer
73 Tenacious D Master Exploder
74 Testament Souls of Black
75 Who, The Pinball Wizard
BONUS SONGS (all HMX bands)
76 Abnormality Visions
77 Anarchy Club Get Clean
78 Bang Camaro Night Lies
79 Breaking Wheel Shoulder to the Plow
80 Libyans, The Neighborhood
81 Main Drag, The A Jagged Georgeous Winter.
82 Speck Conventional Lover
83 Sterns, The Supreme Girl
84 That Handsome Devil Rob the Prez-O-Dent

"And then from Loading Reality, which notes that this numbers only
about 60. Some of the tracks are the same as the list above, just in
a different order. 'Keep in mind, some of these could easily be DLC
[downloadable content] that's in the works,' Loading Reality writes.
A wise caveat.

1) Tangled Up in Blue (Bob Dylan)
2) Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood)
3) We've Got the Beat (Go-Gos)
4) Bad Reputation (Joan Jett)
5) Pinball Wizard (The Who)
6) Dammit (Blink 182)
7) That's What You Get (Paramore)
8) The Trees (Rush)
9) Ace of Spades (Motorhead)
10) Chop Suey (System of a Down)
11) Testify (Rage Against the Machine)
12) Spirit In the Sky (Norman Greenbaum)
13) Ramblin' Man (Allman Brothers)
14) Rebel Girl (Bikini Kill)
15) Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
16) Panic Attack (Dream Theater)
17) Everlong (Foo Fighters)
18) One Step Closer (Linkin' Park)
19) Lump (Presidents of the USA)
20) Come Out and Play (Offspring)
21) Drain You (Nirvana)
22) Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas)
23) Peace Sells (Megadeath)
24) Souls of Black (Testament)
25) Livin' On a Prayer (Bon Jovi)
26) Round and Round (Ratt)
27) New Kid In School (The Donnas)
28) Alright Now (Free)
29) Today (Smashing Pumpkins)
30) Man In the Box (Alice In Chains)
31) Any Way You Want It (Journey)
32) Holiday In Cambodia (Dead Kennedys)
33) Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
34) White Wedding (Billy Idol)
35) Hello There (Cheap Trick)
36) Cool for Cats (Squeeze)
37) Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
38) ? (Devo)
39) One Way or Another (Blondie)
40) De-luxe (Lush) [dare to dream, shoegaze in Rock Band!]
41) Push It (Static-X)
42) Pump It Up (Elvis Costello)
43) Master Exploder (Tenacious D)
44) Bandages (Hot Hot Heat)
45) PDA (Interpol)
46) My Own Worst Enemy (Lit)
47) Float On (Modest Mouse)
48) Aqualung (Jethro Tull)
49) Spoonman (Soundgarden)
50) Bodhisattva (Steely Dan)
51) Suffer (Bad Religion)
52) I Was Wrong (Social Distortion)
53) American Woman (The Guess Who)
56) You Oughta Know (Alanis Morrissette)
57) Mountain Song (Jane's Addiction)
58) Stop! (Against Me)
59) Hungry Like the Wolf (Duran Duran)
60) Alabama Getaway (Grateful Dead)
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Both are rumoured, of course, and as the warning says, some of this
may be for downloadable content anyway, but neither list seems too
bad. There are some great songs, combined with a few unexpected
artists. There are also a couple of potential repeats from Guitar Hero
games (Off the top of my head, Holiday in Cambodia's in GH 3 and Carry
on My Wayward Son in in 2, though I'd love to play drums and/vocals on
that one, so I'm not complaining too too much).

"But AC/DC? Pinball Wizard? American Woman? Dinosaur Jr? The
Silversun Pickups? Pump It Up (Admittedly, I only like a few Elvis
Costello songs)? Psycho Killer? The Donnas? Social Distorion?
Lacuna Coil? Megadeath? Even Linkin Park and Disturbed will probably
be fun.

"There's a ton of good stuff, a bit of crap (Blink 182, Paramore,
Tenacious D come to mind), and some bands I either don't know enough
about to judge or simply don't care one way or another, but WOW."

SOURCE: Stephen Lewis, E-Mail Message, July 7, 2008.

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New England's Hottest Festival Of Roots Music & Dance Returns For Its
11th Year!

11th ANNUAL RHYTHM & ROOTS FESTIVAL, Aug 29-31st, 2008
Ninigret Park, 4813 Old Post Rd, Rt 1, Charlestown, RI 02813
Fri: 5 pm â€" midnight, Sat & Sun: noon â€" midnight, Info:
1-888-855-6940
www.rhythmandroots.com, Email: office@...

Tickets: Advance prices (by Aug 15): $25-$145, After Aug 15: $30-$160
Children 12 and under: free, Sr discount (60+) at the gate

MAIN STAGE: Host Band: PINE LEAF BOYS, Fri, Sat, Sun

Friday August 29, 2008
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Paul Geremia
Johnny Nicholas & the Texas All Stars
Great American Taxi w/Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon
Scythian


Saturday, August 30, 2008
Keb Mo Band The Waybacks
Marcia Ball & the LA/TX Revue Red Stick Ramblers
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks Pine Leaf Boys


Sunday, August 31, 2008
Robert Cray Band Ed Poullard, Preston
Frank, & Corey Ledet
David Bromberg Quartet Curley Taylor & Zydeco
Trouble
Donna the Buffalo Pine Leaf Boys
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys The Gourds


Dance Pavilion: Li'l Anne & Hot Cayenne, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas,
Red Stick Ramblers, Magnolia, Pine Leaf Boys, Frank, Poullard & Ledet,
Donna the Buffalo

Family Stage: Story telling with Mark Levitt & Len Cabral; Concert with
Fiddle Dee Dee; Concert & Stories with Keith Munslow, Concert with
Swingset Mamas, Disney Films, Kids Cajun Instrument Academy, Mardi gras
mask making workshops.


The popular Rhythm & Roots Festival returns for its 11th year with
another sizzling lineup of roots music. The Grammy nominated,
multi-faceted PINE LEAF BOYS play host band this year with stellar
blues artist
ROBERT CRAY, the eclectic sounds of the DAVID BROMBERG QUARTET â€" a
band that ranges from bluegrass to Texas Swing to blues â€" and the kick
butt jumpin' piano boogie of MARCIA BALL who will arrive sporting her
new CD, Peace, Love and BBQ, which has been parked on the Top 40
Americana Chart for several weeks now. She will be joined on stage
for her
set by friends Joel Guzman, Johnny Nicholas, Steve Riley & others as the
Louisiana Texas Revue.


After wowing the crowd last year, former Roomful of Blues member
and Rhode Island native, JOHNNY NICHOLAS is back doing his own set with
his band, the TEXAS ALL STARS. Rhythm & Roots also welcomes back
contemporary blues artist and 3-time Grammy winner, KEB MO, who
graced the
festival stage in 2005, garnering many new fans with his appearance that
year. And recently added to the Friday
night lineup is none other than Rhode Island's own, PAUL GEREMIA, a
master of Texas fingerpicking and slide style guitar.


The Louisiana Cajun and Zydeco contingent includes the one-two
punch of NATHAN & THE ZYDECO CHA CHAS, the Cajun and zydeco swamp pop of
STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS, and the all-star supergroup comprised
of ED POULLARD, COREY LEDET, & PRESTON FRANK & Friends. STEVE RILEY and
company are celebrating 20 years as a band with their brand new 2-disc
retrospective set, the Best of Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys.
Zydeco/roots jam band, DONNA THE BUFFALO returns by popular demand.
There's
also the rockin' roots and mayhem of DAN HICKS & THE HOT LICKS, THE
WAYBACKS, and THE GOURDS on this year's bill plus many more.


Besides being named one of the Top 100 Events in North America by
the American Bus Association in 2007, the Rhythm & Roots Festival was
given the Starlight Award by the South County Tourism Council in
recognition of its contribution to the tourism of southern Rhode Island.

In addition to being renowned for its impressive lineup of artists,
Rhythm & Roots is also known for its wide array of gourmet food and
drink in a wonderfully festive setting, which includes the HOT TAMALE
BRASS BAND keeping patrons entertained in the eating area as well as
leading the kids' mardi gras parades on Saturday and Sunday.

Four music stages are featured with large dance floors at both the
Main Stage and Dance Pavilion. Dance lessons in the afternoon are
followed by packed evening dances to live Louisiana dance bands. The
Family Stage provides storytelling at its best along with nationally
known children's performers, mardi gras mask making workshops, and
evening movies plus the ever increasing Kids Cajun Academy instrument
learning program. The Workshop Stage has intimate music
demonstrations and interaction with artists.

A new feature at this year's Workshop Stage is COOKING WITH LINDZAY.
Patrons will learn to cook authentic "Loooziane style" cuisine with
none other than Lindzay Young from the Red Stick Ramblers. Lindzay
has been cooking up a storm since he was a kid and is excited about
passing on some of his culinary secrets to fellow food enthusiasts.

Critics have been quoted as saying that, "Rhythm & Roots is an
incredible experience, a perfectly organized, flawlessly run major
destination event that music fans from all over the country will be
drawn to…" So, if you're looking to "let the good times roll," the
Rhythm and Roots Festival in Charlestown, Rhode Island is the place on
Labor Day weekend.

SOURCE: Ellen Giurleo, "11th Annual Rhythm and Roots Festival," July
11, 2008.

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Thursday, July 17

Free Kick-Off Event at Greenfield Energy Park.
Donations are welcome for the Park:

6:10-6:45 PM Mark Erelli
6:55-7:30 PM Caroline Herring
7:40-8:40 PM Richard Shindell

Friday, July 18

MAIN STAGE:

6:00-6:45 PM The Red Stick Ramblers
7:05-8:05 PM Eilen Jewell
8:30-9:45 PM Jimmie Vaughan (w. Lou Ann Barton)

DANCE TENT:

6:30 -7:20 PM Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade
7:40- 8:55 PM Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
9:30- 10:45PM The Red Stick Ramblers & Friends

Saturday, July 19

MAIN STAGE:

1:35-2:05 PM Caroline Herring
2:15-3:00 PM The Greencards
3:15- 3:55 PM Forro In The Dark
4:10-5:10 PM Crooked Still
5:30-6:35 PM Los Straightjackets
7:00-8:15 PM Mavis Staples
8:45-10:00 PM Lucinda Williams

DANCE TENT:

2:00-2:30 PM Little Sandy & The Fly-Rite Boys (Big Sandy's children's
show)
2:35-2:55 PM Eric Royer
3:05-4:05 PM Big Sandy & The Fly-Rite Boys
4:20-5:25 PM The Sacred Shakers
5:40-6:30 PM The Primate Fiasco
6:45-7:50 PM Forro In The Dark
8:10-9:15 PM Gokh-Bi System
9:40-10:40 PM Eilen Jewell

Times are approximate and subject to change.


PRESS RELEASE FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE

22nd ANNUAL GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL FEATURING LUCINDA WILLIAMS, MAVIS
STAPLES, JIMMIE VAUGHAN AND MORE
FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE IN GREENFIELD, MA JULY 17,18,19

THE GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL, Western New England's favorite summer
festival will be held July 18 & 19, 2008 on the grounds of Greenfield
Community College (I-91, Exit 26, Greenfield, MA). Presented by the
Franklin
County Chamber of Commerce, this celebration combines music on two
stages, food, crafts, a dance tent, a wide array of kid's activities and
entertainment, and hot air balloons for the Pioneer Valley's biggest
outdoor event of the summer. This is the only music festival in
Massachusetts
that features hot air balloons and rides. Complete event information
is available by calling (413) 773-5463, via e-mail: fccc@...,
and on the web: www.greenriverfestival.com.


THURSDAY, July 17: FREE Festival Kick-Off Concert with Richard
Shindell, Mark Erelli, and Caroline Herring at the Greenfield Energy
Park (50
Miles Street) in Greenfield, MA. Music starts at 6:00 PM and donations
will be accepted for the Energy Park. Please call 413-774-6051 for more
information.


FRIDAY, July 18: MAIN STAGE PERFORMERS: Jimmie Vaughan featuring Lou
Ann Barton, Eilen Jewell, and The Red Stick Ramblers.


This year's festival features a brand new dance tent as the second
stage!


DANCE TENT INAUGURAL BALL featuring: Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys,
The Red Stick Ramblers, and Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade. Gates open
at 5:00 PM and the music starts at 6:00. The evening closes with a
spectacular balloon illumination at 9:30 PM.


SATURDAY, July 19: 6:00 AM - Hot Air Balloon launch (free admission to
launch).

MAIN STAGE PERFORMERS: Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples, Los
Straightjackets, Crooked Still, Forro In The Dark, The Greencards,
and Caroline
Herring.


DANCE TENT PERFORMERS: Little Sandy & The Fly-Rite Boys (Big Sandy's
Children's Show), Royer’s One Man Band, Big Sandy & The Fly-Rite Boys,
The Sacred Shakers, Primate Fiasco, Gokh-Bi System, and Forro In The
Dark.


Saturday starts with free admission to the grounds for a traditional
6:00 AM balloon launch. Gates open to paying festival goers at 1 PM and
the music starts at 2 PM. Games, songs, and activities for children will
be featured all day. Adults may picnic and visit a variety of booths
where craftspeople will be showing their original work, all while
enjoying world-class music. Plenty of food and beverages including ethnic
specialties, vegetarian, and great classic American fare will be
available
throughout the event. An evening hot air balloon launch is scheduled
at 6:00 PM.

SUNDAY, July 20: 6:00 AM - Hot Air Balloon launch. Free admission.

ADMISSION: Discounted weekend tickets are available through July 11th.
Discounted cost is $40 for both Friday and Saturday. At the gate
prices: Friday, $25. Saturday, $45, $60 for weekend. Children under
12 are
free. Tickets may be purchased on line by credit card at
www.greenriverfestival.com. Tickets are also available at the
Franklin County Chamber
of Commerce office (395 Main Street in Greenfield), all Turn It Up!
locations, World Eye Books in Greenfield, Elmer's Store in Ashfield, and
the Greenfield Welcome Center at the Rotary in Greenfield.

BALLOON RIDES: Pre-festival price is $200 per person, $225 at the
event. Call (413) 773-5463 for reservations and more details. Balloon
Rides
may also be purchased on-line at: www.greenriverfestival.com.

Passengers must be over the age of 10 and in good health. If you are
pregnant, recently released from the hospital, have current broken bones
or casts you will not be able to qualify to purchase a ride.
Passengers under the age of 18 must have parental permission or the
parent must
fly with them. Riders are accepted at the discretion of the ride
operator. All passengers will be required to sign a release form
provided at
the Festival balloon tent.

The balloons, due to winds, can only inflate and fly during early
morning or evening hours. They do not fly during the day.

Rain or shine, the festival takes place on the grounds of Greenfield
Community College, Greenfield, MA. One mile from the Route 2 / Interstate
91 rotary at I-91 exit 26.

Plenty of free parking is available on site. Balloon rides are weather
permitting. Sorry, no dogs or alcohol are permitted at the festival.

http://www.greenriverfestival.com/

SOURCE: Flora Reed, "Performer Schedule Announced for Green River
Festival," July 9, 2008.

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EXCITING NEW ADDITION TO
UUCM BEATLE SHOW!
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PRESS RELEASE

FOR RELEASE Immediate

CONTACT: Kathy Sands-Boehmer 781-631-5707 ksbeditor@...

EXCITING NEW ADDITION TO

UUCM BEATLE SHOW!

[MARBLEHEAD} As if the already stellar lineup for this year's
Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead's Beatle benefit wasn't good
enough, another top notch act has been added the cast of musicians
who will
be donating their time and energy to a special charity event for the
church and to fund musician workshops in the schools.

Headliner Antje Duvekot asked Boston's feistiest Beatles band, the
Nowheremen to back her up for the July 19th show at the UUCM. This
band has
played some interesting events since they first got together less than
two years ago. They played at Governor Patrick's Inaugural Ball, as
well as at Ringo Starr's Harvard Square art gallery opening. Each
Nowhere Man is a powerful singer capable of leading the song or
blending in
harmony. The quartet remains faithful to the Fab Four's concept of three
guitars up front with cuddly drummer in back. Absolutely no digital
gimmickry or taped backup is used. John Scotti of Lincoln and Ian Barber
of Lexington play guitars, and Hingham's Brendon Murray plays drums.
Bassist McGregor McGehee, winner of a recent Boston Music Award, lives in
Dover.

Others on the line up for this show include, Antje Duvekot, Chuck E.
Costa, Friction Farm, Terry Kitchen, Dan Hart, Julie Dougherty, Seth
Glier, and Lin Sprague.

All are welcome to come out on Saturday, July 19 to support the
Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead and to send some
musicians into
the schools to do special workshops this year..Tickets are available on
the church website:www.uumarblehead.org. or at the door. Adults: $20,
Children $10 or Family package: $45. Refreshments will be served
throughout the evening. Contributions can also be made out to UUCM
and sent
directly to the church at 28 Mugford Sreet, Marblehead, MA 01945.

Calendar / PSA:

An evening of Beatles covers done by a variety of acoustic
singer-songwriters from far and wide will be happening at the Unitarian
Universalist Church of Marblehead on Saturday, July 19. "All You
Need is Love"
features the talents of the amazing Antje Duvekot,, The Nowheremen, Chuck
E. Costa, Terry Kitchen, Friction Farm, Julie Dougherty, Seth Glier,
Dan Hart and Lin Sprague, Some proceeds of this concert will go
directly to a special fund to send musicians into the schools for
workshops
for children and teens. The UU Church of Marblehead is located at 28
Mugford Street, Marblehead, MA. For information, email concert
organizer, Kathy Sands-Boehmer at

. . . ksbeditor at gmail dot com

or call her at 781-631-5707. Tickets are available at
www.uumarblehead.org or at the door.

SOURCE: Kathy Sands-Boehmer, "The Nowheremen Added to the UUCM Beatle
Show," July 10, 2008.

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