SUNDAY'S TOP 5: FEBRUARY 28, 2010

MY TOP 5 ALBUMS FOR THIS SUNDAY ARE:

1. BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - BEAT THE DEVIL'S TATTOO

2. ELLIE GOULDING - LIGHTS

3. BLOOD RED SHOES - FIRE LIKE THIS

4. AIR FORMATION - NOTHING TO WISH FOR (NOTHING TO LOSE)

5. THE CHARLATANS - SOME FRIENDLY

Phrase of The Day

One of the most obvious facts about grownups to a child is that they have forgotten what it is like to be a child.
Randall Jarrell (1914 - 1965)

Born On This Day: Cindy Wilson, February 27, 1957

The vocalist of the B-52's has a birthday today. She was born in Athens, Georgia.

News From Outside the Bubble

Police badge stops bullet, saves officer's life

North Las Vegas, NV - The North Las Vegas Police badge is only a couple inches of metal but those couple inches may have saved an officer's life.

"The Police Department is extremely lucky that we didn't lose one of our officers last night," says Officer Chrissie Coon. "The bullet did happen to hit the badge, which is almost a miracle."

The 31-year old officer, who's name is not being released right now, was on patrol responding to a call of gunfire at an apartment complex near Losee and Deer Springs Saturday night. When he got out to confront a suspicious person, the man started shooting.

"At this particular time, it is believed the suspect could be a resident of this apartment complex or certainly may know someone who lives in this complex," says
Police badge stops bullet, saves officer's life


Officer Coon. "So that's why officers keep coming back to this complex to try and find the suspect."

The continued police presence Sunday afternoon worried Damon James, who lives nearby.

"I was just like what is going on," says James. "Because my kids are always here, they go to school over here."

James says he's heard of break-ins in the area before, but nothing like this.

The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on paid administrative leave, which is routine in cases like this. Police tell Action News he is doing ok.

As for the suspect, he is still on the loose. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call North Las Vegas Police.

The Discreet Charm of Morrissey

“I am capable of looking on the bright side - I just don’t do it very often.”

Phrase of The Day

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944), "The Little Prince", 1943

Born On This Day: Jerry Harrison, February 22, 1949

Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads and The Modern Lovers has a birthday. The Milwaukee born keyboard player is the oldest member of the original line-up of The Talking Heads.

SUNDAY'S TOP 5: FEBRUARY 21, 2010

MY TOP 5 ALBUMS FOR THIS SUNDAY ARE:

1. SHANNON WRIGHT - HONEYBEE GIRLS

2. CHLOE HALL - OUTSIDE

3. THE COURTEENERS - FALCON

4. CLINICAL TRIALS - IN THE WAKE OF THE DIGITAL AFTERLIFE (EP)

5. THE KNACK - GET THE KNACK

SAD NEWS TODAY

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Doug Fieger, leader of the power pop band The Knack who sang on the 1979 hit "My Sharona," died Sunday. He was 57.

Fieger, a Detroit-area native, died at his home in Woodland Hills near Los Angeles after battling lung cancer, according to The Knack's manager, Jake Hooker.

Fieger formed The Knack in Los Angeles 1978, and the group quickly became a staple of Sunset Strip rock clubs. A year later he co-wrote and sang lead vocals on "My Sharona."

Fieger said the song, with its pounding drums and exuberant vocals, was inspired by a girlfriend of four years.

"I had never met a girl like her — ever," he told The Associated Press in a 1994 interview. "She induced madness. She was a very powerful presence. She had an insouciance that wouldn't quit. She was very self-assured. ... She also had an overpowering scent, and it drove me crazy."

"My Sharona," an unapologetically anthemic rock song, emerged during disco's heyday and held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard pop chart for six weeks, becoming an FM radio standard.

It became a pop culture phenomenon, parodied by Weird Al Yankovic and others and sampled by rap group Run DMC.

In 1994, "My Sharona" re-entered the Billboard chart when it was released as a single from the soundtrack of the Ben Stiller film "Reality Bites."

"My Sharona" gained attention again in 2005 when it was reported that George W. Bush had the song on the presidential iPod.

Their songs, about young love and teenage lust, included the hits "Good Girls Don't," "She's So Selfish" and "Frustrated."

The Knack continued to release albums and tour through the mid-2000s but they never replicated the success they enjoyed with their first two albums, "Get the Knack" and "... But the Little Girls Understand."

Fieger battled cancer for six years. In 2006 he underwent surgery to remove two tumors from his brain.

He is survived by a sister, Beth Falkenstein, and a brother, attorney Geoffrey Fieger of Southfield, Mich., who is best known for representing assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian.

A Los Angeles memorial service for friends and family is being planned.

SUNDAY'S TOP 5: FEBRUARY 14, 2010

MY TOP 5 ALBUMS FOR THIS SUNDAY ARE:

1. KEB DARGE & PAUL WELLER PRESENT LOST & FOUND: REAL R'N'B AND SOUL

2. EMMANUELLE SEIGNER - DINGUE

3. JULIANA HATFIELD - PEACE & LOVE

4. REBEKKA BAKKEN - MORNING HOURS

5. SMALL FACES - SMALL FACES

Nirvana Fun Facts

First National Tour: It began on June 22, 1989 at the Covered Wagon in San Francisco and ending (prematurely) at the Pyramid Club in new York City on July 18 for the New Music Seminar. this was the bands' only tour as a quartet with Chad Channing on drums and Jason Everman on second guitar. The band cancelled the seven remaining tour dates, returned home, and never played with Everman again.

Alternative Bands Forced To Change Their Names, Sorta

The English Beat / Paul Collins Beat. In the Late Seventies, two bands from opposite sides of the Western Hemisphere spotted a great band name sitting unused, dropped the '-les' and christened themselves The Beat. This time both groups were forced to modify their names.

Alias R.E.M.

Tanzplagen. A few months after the 1066 Gaggle O' Sound gig, Michael Stipe continued his avant noise experiments, singing, and making Farfisa noise as part of this short lived Athen-based project, which made a handful of club apperances before splitting. In it's brief lifespan, Tanzplagen recorded a pair of studio tracks for a never released single, as well as three live tracks at the 40 Watt Club. They were released later as the CD Tanzplagen.

The Discreet Charm of Morrissey

"I do think it's possible to go through life and never fall in love, or find someone who loves you."

Today In Alternative Music History: February 14, 1977

The B-52’s hit the stage for the first time playing a party in their native Athens, GA.

Tonight Is The Night: The Cranberries in Concert in Quito, Ecuador!!!!

Yep! The day has finally come!!! The Cranberries will playing a concert here in Quito!!! Concert starts at 9pm (from what the ticket says) The concert is being held at The Plaza de Toros. (The bullring). Hope I can take some pictures of the concert to place here in a future entry.

Phrase of The Day

The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890)

News From Outside the Bubble

Broke Beak

The bald eagle affectionately called Cyrano could have faced euthanasia due to the terrible injury to his beak, from a fishing line. Fortunately dentist, Kirk Johnson, was asked if he could come up with a prosthesis for the regal bird. He did just that, with the same substance crowns are made of held in place by poster putty. Dr. Johnson even used a yellow highlighter to color the piece to sort of match the natural beak. Cyrano, while doing well, will probably not be able to be returned to the wild. At least this beautiful bird won't have to be put down and will receive the loving care he deserves.

Read the full news here:

http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11943748

Alternative Bands Forced To Change Their Names, Sorta

Yaz. Vince Clarke's post- Depeche Mode partnership with soul singer Alison moyet, known throughout the rest of the world as Yazoo, got their vowels chopped off in the U.S. in recognition of the Mississippi-based Yazoo Blues Band.

Wrestle Quotes

"We snack on danger, and we dine on death!"

-The Road Warriors

Movies With Alt-Rockers in Acting Roles

GHOSTS OF THE CIVIL DEAD (1988)

Nick Cave is one of the stars of this bleak Autralian prison drama.

Alias R.E.M.

Gangster. During the summer of 1981 Michael Stipe served time in this cover band, which often appeared onstage in mobster attire. After quitting, Stipe reportedly swore friends to secrecy about his dalliance with the group.

The Discreet Charm of Morrissey

"My parents were worried about me, certainly when I became so deeply interested in music and people like the New York Dolls who, at the time, were very peculiar indeed."

Phrase of The Day

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.

Margaret Bonnano

SUNDAY'S TOP 5: FEBRUARY 7, 2010

MY TOP 5 ALBUMS FOR THIS SUNDAY ARE:

1. LARS AND THE HANDS OF LIGHT - THE LOOKING GLASS

2. SUZANNE VEGA - CLOSE UP VOL. 1 LOVE SONGS

3. ERLAND AND THE CARNIVAL - ERLAND AND THE CARNIVAL

4. ANNA F. - FOR REAL

5. GÜLBEN ERGEN - UZUN YOL SARKILARI

Today in Alternative Music History: February 2, 1976

Patti Smith releases her influential debut album, Horses.

Today in Alternative Music History: February 2, 1979

Heroin claims the life of Sex Pistols’ bassist Sid Vicious while he is out on bail for the murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen. The lethal drug was likely supplied by his mother.