American Graffiti & More American Graffiti
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Directed by George Lucas, soon to be known as Mr Star Wars, this film is essentially about
A couple of high school grads spending one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college! You can see the lot hanging around with custom build cars, engaging themselves in street races, getting in trouble with biker gangs or having a ... continue reading
Added : 2/4/2009
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The Mighty Quiffs, De Gilde Oostkamp 29/03/2009
The guys from Billybop in Bruges organized another rockin Sunday. The Mighty Quiffs were invited this time and they made sure it was rockin. Well it maybe the last time the Sundays were organized so it was one hell of a closure. Hopefully the Sundays will continue in the future.
Now back to the Quiffs ( in English slang that is, not the American version), they pretended it was night time by the time they played, cause they sure aren’t used of it still being light outside.
Once again the line up from the band has changed on bass this time, Lenn Dauphin, the only FF present in Oostkamp, autographs were available after the gig. And let’s ... continue reading
Added : 1/4/2009
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Wanda Jackson Day" declared by OKC mayor Mick Cornett
Oklahoma City officially said “Let’s Have a Party” in honor of a rockabilly pioneer as Mayor Mick Cornett declared today “Wanda Jackson Day” at this morning’s city council meeting.
Singer and entertainer Wanda Jackson addresses lawmakers on the floor of the Senate at the state Capitol in this Feb. 10 photo by Jim Beckel.
“For a long, long time, this woman has put a powerful voice in the world of country and rock music, and she has represented Oklahoma City every single day,” Cornett said prior to the reading of the proclamation. “And we are so proud that she has chosen to make Oklahoma City her home and proudly tells people ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.newsok.com/wanda-jackson-day-declared-by-okc-mayor-mick-cornett/article/3355873?custom_click=headlines_widget
Added : 30/3/2009
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BRN #19 - met (o.a.): Wayne 'the train' HANCOCK!!
Goede mensen allemaal,
Ge gelooft soms uw eigen oren niet, het is waar…
Het is sinds Nieuwjaar onmenselijk hard ‘trekken’ geweest; er zijn paarden voor
EN achter karren moeten gespannen worden, ballen aan het rollen gebracht, bergen van
molshopen gemaakt, olifanten door porseleinwinkels gejaagd, heel wat kinderen met
het badwater weggespoeld, en tal van nagels met koppen geslagen (u moest de putjes
in ons voorhoofd eens zien…)- MAAR: ‘hij’ is er. Of beter: ‘hij’ komt…
U mag beginnen forwarden & bloggen & Facebooken & Myspacen tot het niet meer schoon
te noemen is (al wat u nodig hebt staat ... continue reading
Added : 30/3/2009
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Johnny Trash @ De Joker Antwerp 20/03/2009
The second part of Johnny Trash’s acoustical gig. The first one at Bar Mondial I missed, so luckily he did a second one. I spoke to Koen and he told me that this gig wad a bit different then the first one. The first one was mostly songs by Johnny Cash. This one would be songs that he likes and always wanted to do on stage.
It was the first time I was at De Joker and I was surprised at how small this place is. The stage was one of the smallest I’ve ever seen. Just enough place for the 3 musicians to stand on, well 2 we’re seated.
The songs had a lot of variation in them, even a few dutch songs passed the revue.
Just to name a few of ... continue reading
Added : 24/3/2009
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The Copycat Controversy : Patrick Ouchène responds to Mark Sprex' observations
0Hello Mark,
- About the song "Copycat" : you have to understand that it's about a guy who never
heard of Elvis and finds out that there is a guy in the usa who wears the same
clothes etc. It's just a song, nothing wrong with it, it's "second degré".
- About the guys from the Elvis fan club : in my opinion they are near to the point
of being extremist, as the look of the project and even the cartoon figure (famous
in Belgium and France) wear the Elvis look. I was the first one to be surprised
when I heard that the Elvis fan club was shocked, but in my opinion the clowns
who wear the jump suits and wigs ... continue reading
Added : 16/3/2009
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The Revolutionaires @ Mechelen
Just like Jiving Walter I went down to Mechelen last saturday. Not for the dancing, but for the Revolutionaires (with an e)
I saw them already at the Rhythm Riot last year and once again they were great.
And yes, they play hot jumpin' rhythm and blues in their own style. Not only Fats Domino, but also T Bone Walker and Roy Brown and Little Richard too.
I like their harder and agressive approach of the music and it was very clear : the house was rockin'.
Only one negative thing to say : only in Belgium bands always starts more than half an hour later than announced.
(or even later)
It's time to do something about ... continue reading
Added : 16/3/2009
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ELVIS-SONGWRITER OFFERS BELGIUM NEW SONG FOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
The Belgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, "Copycat", has drawn heavy criticism from Belgian Elvis-fans in recent days. They feel that the song is an insult to Elvis' memory, and want the song withdrawn from the contest. The controversy has attracted international attention, and now one of Elvis' own songwriters, Michael Jarrett (71), has offered to write a new song for Belgium. Mr. Jarrett wrote one of the King's favorite songs, "I'm Leavin'", as well as the Presley Christmas classic "I'll Be Home On Christmas Day", which was recently chosen as the 2nd most important Christmas song ever by the Swedish newspaper "Aftonbladet".
Though ... continue reading
Added : 16/3/2009
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The Revolutionairs, Radio Modern 07/03/2009 Mechelen
This time Radio modern was held in Mechelen. I was dressed in a white suit with matching hat. Ben greeted me as “Al Capone” and some folks asked if i had some drugs for them. My answer was that I had left the dope at home, but had my gun in my shoulder holster ( joke).
The hall, which reminded me of an arena with balconies, was packed like always.
The First thing we, me, my wife and our 23y old daughter, did was to check out the stalls of the modernettes and the fifties clothes store. My daughter, who accompanied us for the First time, was immediately in love with the nice dresses and decide that next time she would buy one. Later that ... continue reading
Added : 13/3/2009
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The Monads, Ace Cafe Rumst 08/03/2009
The Monads are a bluegrass band from St-Louis, with a record “ Ornery” out on Muddy Records. The Band consists of Pat Eagan – vocals, acoustic guitar, Jason Matthews – vocals, banjo, spoons, Matt Shivelbine – fiddle, Jenna Schroeder – acoustic bass, vocals. They’re Music can best be described as their own bland of bluegrass, Americana, country mixed together with a punk attitude. Jason is the most energetic man i’ve ever seen on stage at the ace cafe, he doesn’t stand still for a second. They played to set of about 45 minutes and although the Music was great, during the First set the sound was horrible i don’t know what happened there. The soundman ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.themonads.com
Added : 13/3/2009
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