Need something to do on February 6th? Are you a fan of indie rock? Folk music?
I think I can help you out.
Wisconsin’s The Daredevil Christoper Wright are making a stop at the Beachland Tavern on Feb. 6th. If you like your indie rock poppy and especially folky you should join them. If you can’t make it at least check out their MySpace page.
The Daredevil Christopher Wright CD Release Show Pt. 4 from Sleepy Sheep Productions on Vimeo.
33 years ago today I was introduced to this world.
Some facts you may or may not care about during the day I was born:
Here is the local news from 01/21/1977 that talks about the supposed energy crisis and the blizzard. Dick Goddard was awesome back then too!
With bands like today it is hard to believe that Kiss was actually considered “heavy” back in the day…
I need to confess a couple of things…
Last year I said I was going to SXSW. Not happening. I want to, I really do but I can not afford the trip to and from one of my favorite cities in the world…Austin, TX. I will make it there one day and that is a promise. 2010 will not be that year.
I also said I retired from the Warped Tour. After years of going to the punk rock summer camp I announced that I was going to quit. Well…
…and I lied.
If Face To Face plays the Cleveland Warped Tour you can bet your behind I will be there. Andrew W.K. is a must see for me as well.
In a recent blog, I posted the news about Jay Reatard‘s death. At the time it was undetermined about how he died but apparently his death is now being investigated as a homicide. According to The L.A. Record Memphis Police are looking for a possible suspect in the musician’s death.
Hearing this I decided to so some internet surfing and found out some interesting info…
It appears as if Jay Reatard had some hate towards someone according to Exclaim.ca. Reading though the article it stated that Reatard had beef with New Jersey band Liquor Store.The garage punk outfit allegedly slashed the tires on Reatard’s tour van recently and Reatard did not take it lightly.
What is crazier is I read the last Twitter posted by Jay Reatard on 01/11/2010 at 3:24PM:
@jayreatard – “I will give anyone a hundred bucks per tire that they pop on the band liquor stores van ! Yes I’m serious”
So who is this Liquor Store band and why did they slash Reatard’s tires in the first place? Not trying to be CSI BHP here but looking at their MySpace page I noticed they just so happened to be in Tennessee for a couple of shows…right around the time Reatard was discovered dead.
Coincidence? Only time will tell…
Regardless the world lost a good artist who may not have been well known but really made in impact with his style.
UPDATE:
According to a post on the Terminal Boredom message board, Reatard threatened members of Liquor Store with a chainsaw and hit a band member in the face with a disco ball.
Wait… did you say a chainsaw and a disco ball? Well no wonder they slashed his tires! Still the cause on the initial brawl is still unknown at this time as well as there is no proof that foul play has been involved.
Nashville Scene posted funeral information as well as supplied a Fox News cache to a story that was pulled off the internet.
Matador Records posted funeral information as well as well a personal entry from Matador co-owner/Matablog blogger Gerard Cosloy:
I was on a flight to NY this afternoon and when I landed there were about two dozen text messages about Jay Reatard’s passing. It is the height of understatement to say I’m upset, confused and deeply saddened by the loss of one of the more amazing people I’ve been fortunate to know. In record company parlance, yeah, we’ve lost (let’s go down the checklist) a phenomenal performer, songwriter, and insatiable music lover. But we’ve lost a great friend as well, and that’s the part that hurts the most.
We’re not the only ones feeling that way right now, obviously. Jay’s friends all over the country, heck, all over the world are dealing with this. I know his various scrapes over the years have made for cheap internet fodder, but the people who cared about him are gonna remember a real person that mattered to them. Our thoughts are with that very large group of people this evening.
Check out this well done short documentary on Jay Reatard:
Waiting For Something – a short documentary about Jay Reatard
Jay Reatard | MySpace Music Videos
CONTEST HAS ENDED
Congrats to Dana White! Dana won season 1 of Spectacle on DVD as well as the Sundance Channel prize pack!
Thank you to all who entered! More contests coming soon!!!
It’s my great pleasure to announce the first BHP contest of 2010.
Thanks to the good folk at The Sundance Channel brokenheadphones.com is giving away a Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… prize pack including a copy of season one of Spectacle on DVD!!!
To enter all you have to do is post a comment on this post and one random winner will be chosen.
Currently on it’s second season Spectacle is a talk show mixed with a concert featuring host Elvis Costello and special guests. Viewers not only can expect a Q&A between the musicians from different eras but also are treated with a rare intimate performance by the host and guests. The show has been getting a lot of praise by music fans young and old.
In the first season Elvis Costello sat down with everyone from Elton John to She & Him and even had Bill Clinton on an episode where they chatted about the former president’s aspirations as a jazz saxophonist as well as the importance of music education.
The second season, currently in progress, has already featured Bono and The Edge from U2 and future guests include Bruce Springsteen (in a two part episode)as well as Sheryl Crow. If you have not seen Spectacle yet head over to The Sundance Channel website for the show’s listings as well as previously shown episode information.
One winner will receive season one of Spectacle on DVD as well as a Sundance Channel prize pack including the following:
Visit http://www.sundancechannel.com/spectacle/ for more information about the show including other clips from past episodes of Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…
How To Win:
-Just leave a comment on this post and make sure you provide a valid email.
-Post as many comments as you like but there will only be one winner.
-The winner will be chosen at random after the contest ends and will be emailed by BHP to obtain further information.
-Contest begins 01/13/2010 and ends on 01/31/2010.
-This contest is open to US residents only.