Vacation Time and Concerts Galore!!!!!

Tomorrow, Tuesday July 21st, I am flying out of Quito, Ecuador and making my way to my homewtown & birthplace, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA!!! I will be gone for two weeks and will be returning August 4th. I'm taking a well deserved rest and will be heading to some concerts. YIPEEEE!!!! I will be catching 5 concerts. Here they are and a pics of the tickets I bought.

July 22: Elbow (opening: mellowdrone and Jessca Hoop) at the Wiltern

July 24: La Roux (opening IO Echo) at the Troubadour

July 27: Jarvis Cocker (opening: Little Joy) at the Wiltern

July 28: Glasvegas (opening: Ida Maria) at The Music Box/Henry Fonda Theater

July 29: Trashcan Sinatras (opening: Brookville) at the Troubadour

Hope to get pictures at the concerts (though in L.A. they are strict when it comes to pictures of artists).

Apart from the concerts, resting, the beaches, the mountains, the malls, the food visiting old friends, I will be MUSIC SHOPPING!!!! Los Angeles is the mecca of CD/RECORD SHOPS (Amoeba Records, Bleeker Bob's, Rockaway Records, Poobah's just to name a few.) A couple of Record Shows/Conventions are happening in Orange County and I will definitely be there to buy the rarities of alternative music. This is going to be one fun vacation.

I will try to update this blog in the two weeks that I will be gone, if not, enjoy the vacation time.

The radio show will be handled by my good friend Edison Soto who has a radio show of CLassic Rock (with many rarities). He will fill in for me for the next two Saturdays July 25, and August 1 from 8pm till midnight (Ecuadorian Time) with his show El Museo Del Rock. His show will focus on genres that will make El Vagon Alternativo proud. Genres like Proto Punk, Pre-Punk, Post-Punk, Garage Rock etc. Do check him out. His regular show which you can also listen at http://www.lametro.com.ec/ is on Sundays from 5:30pm till 8pm and Mondays from 9:30pm till midnight.

Today In Alternative Music History: July 20, 1977

On this date in 1977, The Sex Pistols, despite protests, appeared on Top Of The Pops for the first time. They performed "Pretty Vacant". They lip-synched like every act on Top Of The Pops. Johnny didn't try to match it up 100% of the time either.

Naming Names: How Bands Got Their Names: 10,000 Maniacs

This band got their name from a Herschell Gordon Lewis Sixties horror gore film 2000 Maniacs

21 years ago on July 18, 1988

Nico (Christa Päffgen) died after suffering a minor heart attack while riding a bicycle on holiday with her son in Ibiza Spain. The German born singer-songwriter and keyboard player with Velvet Underground, had also worked as a fashion model and actress.

The Discreet Charm Of Morrissey

"Age shouldn't affect you. It's just like the size of your shoes - they don't determine how you live your life! You're either marvellous or you're boring, regardless of your age."

Things That Make You Say," Hmmmmmm...."

Dolphins sleep with one eye open!



Delfines duermen con un ojo abierto.

Nirvana Fun Facts

First band Kurt Cobain and Kerist Novaoselic played together in: The Stiff Woodies, an informal Melvins spinoff whose line up included Novoselic on vocals and Cobain on drums.

SUNDAY'S TOP 5: JULY 19, 2009

THE TOP 5 ALBUMS THAT I AM LISTENING TO FOR THIS SUNDAY ARE:

1. Trashcan Sinatras - In The Music

2. Sarah Blasko - As Day Follows Night

3. Wilco - Wilco

4. The Rumble Strips - Welcome To The Walk Alone

5. Serge Gainsbourg - Historie de Melody Nelson

Phrase of the Day

Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.

William James (1842 - 1910)

8 years ago on July 16, 2001

On July 16, 2001, the wrestling world lost another legend. His name was Terry Gordy. One third of the rebellious group known as The Fabulous Freebirds. He was the greatest in ring performer around. Gordy never lifted weights or participated in organized athletics or likely even graduated high school but his in ring timing and natural abilities were amazing. Gordy died of a heart attack due to a blood clot. Another great wrestler that will be missed greatly.

21 years ago on July 16, 1988

On July 16, 1988, the Wrestling world lost Bruiser Brody. Brody was arguably the best all around brawler I ever saw and was also one of the most fiercely independent individuals who ever laced up a pair of boots. Brody was senselessly killed today in 1988 at the age of 42. The wrestler who stabbed Brody to death in a Puerto Rican shower at an arena was tried and found innocent. The judicial system works in mysterious ways. Bruiser Brody was an all around great wrestler/brawler and is sorely missed.

Today In Alternative Music History: July 17, 1978

Simple Minds made their live debut at The Satellite Club, Glasgow, Scotland.

Today In Alternative Music History: July 18, 1988

****NOTE***

THIS SLIPPED PAST ME. THIS WAS MEANT TO BE POSTED YESTERDAY. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER


ALWAYS ALTERNATIVE,

EDWIN



Nico (Christa Päffgen) died after suffering a minor heart attack while riding a bicycle on holiday with her son in Ibiza Spain. The German born singer-songwriter and keyboard player with The Velvet Underground, had also worked as a fashion model and actress.

Phrase of the Day

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.

Thomas H. Huxley (1825 - 1895)

Naming Names: How Bands Got Their Names: The Boo Radleys

This band got their name from a character in the book To Kill A Mockingbird.

Nirvana Fun Facts

First band Kurt Cobain auditioned for: the Melvins, sometime in 1984. He failed because he was so nervous that he forgot the songs.

The Discreet Charm Of Morrissey

"I lost myself to music at a very early age, and I remained there.”

Today In Alternative Music History: July 15, 2002

Singer Jarvis Cocker married stylist Camille Bidault-Waddington in France.

Born On This Day: IAN CURTIS, July 15, 1956

Ian Curtis, guitarist and vocalist of Warsaw and Joy Division was born today. Curtis hanged himself in the kitchen of his house in Macclesfield, England at the age of 23. Curtis had the Iggy Pop album 'The Idiot', playing on his stereo and left a note that said, 'At this very moment, I wish I were dead. I Just can't cope anymore.'

Phrase of the Day

You have no control over what the other person does. You only have control over what you do.

A.J. Kitt

The Discreet Charm Of Morrissey

As an idol and role model to millions of impressionable people all over the world, Morrissey is one of music's most quotable figures, his every word taken in by his legions of followers. In this Blog I will be posting his thought out statements, from his days as leader of The Smiths to his present-day solo gig. Enjoy!!



When I'm lying in my bed I think about life and I think about death and neither one particularly appeals to me.

Nirvana Fun Facts

First Punk Rock Album Purchased by Kurt Cobain: The Clash - Sandinista!

Naming Names: How Bands Got Their Names: Ned's Atomic Dustbin

This Grebo Rock band from Stourbridge , England got their name from the title of an episode of the English radio comedy series The Goon Show.

Phrase of the Day

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.

Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922)

TOP 10 SUPERHERO SONGS (BY ALTERNATIVE BANDS)

CHECK OUT AND LISTEN TO THESE SUPERHERO SONGS BY THESE ALTERNATIVE BANDS AND ARTISTS!




1. SUPERMAN - R.E.M.

2. SPIDER-MAN - THE RAMONES








3. BATMAN THEME - DANNY ELFMAN









4. GHOST RIDER - HENRY ROLLINS BAND












5. SGT. ROCK (IS GOING TO HELP ME) - XTC











6. O SUPERMAN - LAURIE ANDERSON










7. CAPTAIN AMERICA - moe.












8. MATTER-EATER LAD - GUIDED BY VOICES









9. THE SUPREME BEING TEACHES SPIDER-MAN HOW TO BE IN LOVE - THE FLAMING LIPS









10. HULK IS HULK - THE BRUNETTES

Things That Make You Say," Hmmmmmm...."

Ludwig von Beethoven dipped his head in cold water before he composed music.

Ludwig von Beethoven se metia su cabeza en agua fria antes de componer musica.

Naming Names: How Bands Got Their Names: Luscious Jackson

This band from New York City got their name from the now-retired American NBA basketball player Lucious Jackson. It was actually a TV sports announcer's mispronunciation of his name that the band used.

SONG TO HEAR BEFORE YOU LEAVE THIS WORLD: DINOSAUR JR. - FREAK SCENE (1988)

What It Does: Fantastic song!!! It's all perfect with it's simplistic grungy chords and those nasal vocals. Then at the three minute mark there is the incredible blast of uplifting guitar work that will want to make you wish you own a Fender guitar.

Where You Can Get It: Album: Bug and available as a single

Things That Make You Say," Hmmmmmm...."

The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.

El elefante es el unico mamifero que no puede brincar.

Phrase of the Day

There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.

Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)

SUNDAY'S TOP 5: JULY 12, 2009

THE TOP 5 ALBUMS THAT I AM LISTENING TO FOR THIS SUNDAY ARE:

1. The Sunday Reeds - Drowning In History

2. Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose

3. The Band On The Edge of Forever - The Band On The Edge Of Forever

4. Florence & the Machine - Lungs

5. The Undertones - The Undertones

Phrase of the Day

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)

Things That Make You Say," Hmmmmmm...."

Did you know that The Beatles did not play a single note on the song "Eleanor Rigby."

Sabian que los Beatles no tocaron nigun instrumento en la cancion "Eleanor Rigby."