Monstermash, Geel, 10/01/09
Another great edition of the Monstermash, like always held at Den Boogaard.
We arrived there round 4 o’clock in the afternoon and already the second band was playing. A German band called Nitro 17, to describe this band is rather difficult, it’s some kind of mixture of Hardrock, an emo singer ( we’ll at least he acted that way), a thumping double bass and the guitarplayer of Mad Sin. Not that can really excite me.
The band after that was a band I’ve never heard of before, The Juke Joint Pimps, another band from Germany. On stage to guys, called Mighty Mike, drums , vocals and blues harp, and T-Man, guitar and flashy shoes; the played ... continue reading
Added : 12/1/2009
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Hot Rod Pinups
A Film By David Perry
Album Kindly Submitted by Sonic Rendezvous
For those of you who love to see classic cars & classic underwear, Hot Rod Pinups is the definitive source for the object of your desire! Based on his best-selling book Hot Rod Pin-Ups, photographer Dave Perry teams up with Gearhead Records to release a 60 minute sampler of fifties cars and fifties style pin-ups accompanied by a rock and roll, garage and punk rock music.
Perry, specialised in Hot Rod photography, has been active in the scene for over 15 years now and put some books on the ... continue reading
Added : 10/1/2009
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New years Eve at the Ace Café.
First of all, my best wishes for 2009, for all of you. Let there be plenty of beer and good music in the coming year.
So back to the last night of the previous year.
Chris had organized a gig of the rockin ace all stars, Mark Sprex on bass and vocals, Patrick Ouchene on guitar and vocals and Hugo , a real rockin legend, on Drums.
There weren't as many folks there as last year, maybe it had something to do with the gig that was organised in Turnhout, altough i heard that the turn out there was as big aswell ( let me know if i heard wrong).
So the Ace All Stars started to play after the clock had hit 12 o’ clock and all the necessary ... continue reading
Added : 9/1/2009
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Howdy Folks ... Happy New Year !!
Well things are lookin' pretty busy so far for 'ol Sprexy Boy this year, having joined the ranks of Belgium's busiest hard workin' rockin' band 'Smooth and The Bully Boys' a few months back, the diary is filling up nicely along with regular live gigs with his own 'Rhumba Kings' and session work with the likes of 'Legendary Johnny Trash' and 'Mighty Quiffs' etc etc ...
2 brand new albums in the works right now as we speak, one coming in Spring from 'SBB' and the other from the 'Kings' in early Summer, both featuring only origional works from the pen of Sprex and the fingers of his musical soul-mate Michel Smooth ... Looking set to be ... continue reading
Added : 7/1/2009
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Dick Clark, 79, is still rockin' New Year's Eve
LOS ANGELES – Four years after a stroke, Dick Clark is relishing the prospect of another New Year's Eve, determined to help host his 36th celebration from Times Square. And he's hardly surprised by the current state of the music industry he helped build — he predicted this, after all.
Clark, who turned 79 last month and has been in front of the cameras for 61 years, said in a recent interview by e-mail that his appearance on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2009," diminished though it may be, is a labor of love and "not really a job."
"Obviously, I'm not able to be as actively involved as I used to be ... continue reading
Added : 5/1/2009
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Eartha Kitt, sultry 'Santa Baby' singer, dies
NEW YORK – Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said. She was 81.
Andrew Freedman said Kitt, who was recently treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, died Thursday in Connecticut of colon cancer.
Kitt, a self-proclaimed "sex kitten" famous for her catlike purr, was one of America's most versatile performers, winning two Emmys and nabbing a third nomination. She also was nominated for several Tonys and two Grammys.
Her career spanned six decades, from her start as a dancer ... continue reading
Added : 5/1/2009
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All the best for 2009
RAZOR REEL is proud to announce its second annual FANTASTIC FILMFESTIVAL in November 2009! A series of high quality full-length features from all around the world will be shown in the beautifull city of Bruges. Movies that aren't featured in regular theatres or haven't found any distribution in the Benelux. The festival is aimed at both national and international filmmakers and distributors. Check out www.razorreel.be for more info!
more info on : http://www.razorreel.be
Added : 31/12/2008
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Three Days Threshold: Ace Cafe 28/12/2008
Another gig in the Ace Cafe: this time it was a band from Boston USA. Almost the last of this year.
The band had a gig at Cooperville around 17h, so they arrived in the Ace Cafe around 19.45. Set up and almost immediately started to play. The first couple of songs weren’t really to my liking, just a bit slow, but maybe this was to recuperate from their previous gig, cause once they hit the third song, it was excellent. Really rocking country and bluegrass was blasting out of the speakers and they had the place on their hands in no time. They even kept on playing till half past 10.
For a few songs they asked some audience participation ... continue reading
Added : 31/12/2008
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Kanye West's Elvis Presley Complex
Los Angeles (E! Online) – As you may have heard, Kanye West announced at the American Music Awards that he wants to be the next Elvis. Then West had to take it even further.
"When I said the statement, 'I want to be Elvis,' I really should have thought that out more because that statement was actually really incorrect," West told E! News' Ryan Seacrest Tuesday. "Actually, the true statement was 'I want to be better than Elvis.' "
So does West have what it takes to get anywhere near Elvis' stratosphere? We talked to some industry insiders to find out...
"Kanye is one of the biggest hip-hop stars in the world right now," ... continue reading
more info on : http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20081128/en_top_eo/70722
Added : 23/12/2008
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Cadillac Records' plays song you've heard before
Darnell Martin could have made an entire movie about Muddy Waters. Or Etta James. Or Chuck Berry.
Instead, the writer-director has made a movie about all of them with "Cadillac Records," cramming their complicated individual stories into the larger saga of Chicago-based Chess Records, the label that launched those stars and so many others during the 1950s and '60s.
The result feels even more cursory and rushed than the average music biopic, a genre that's already difficult to depict without lapsing into self-parody. (Jake Kasdan, Judd Apatow and Co. had long known that when they made "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.")
It's ... continue reading
more info on : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081202/ap_en_mo/film_review_cadillac_records
Added : 23/12/2008
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