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Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 28 2016 04:43 PM

Hi, I'm Kurt Loder, bring you an all-new thread for Music News. Reports are coming in from Manchester that skinny-tie new wavers Any Trouble have again reformed, and in addition to their requisite sad-hearted jangle pop numbers, have "gone country" with a twangy, touching remembrance in the lead single from their new album, PRESENT TENSE. Let's have a listen: [youtube]nsWVsbw0hHU[/youtube] Speculation has risen as to whether the Campbell tribute was a subtle thank you to the [crossout]late[/crossout] ailing country crooner for naming a song on his last album after the band. Our MTV News team is investigating. [youtube]Vrte97xC1rg[/youtube]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 07 2016 05:35 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Hi, I'm douchebag Mark Goodman with a special dispatch from Los Angeles, where famed Kiss Kreator Paul Stanley is debuting a new act that's all about the klassiks. Klassik seventies soul, that is. That's right, the bajillionaire rock warbler has turned in his Gibson for a brass section, and his black greasepaint for black backup singers in a new combo he's calling Paul Stanley's Soul Station. And with a voice and sound like this, no doubt the Soul Train will be pulling up with a load of freight shortly, or at least that's what the Starchild thinks. All aboard! And back to you, Kurt. [youtube]lqo3biyPsbY[/youtube]

Edgy MD Mar 07 2016 05:50 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

He'd definitely be in the top half of the performers on a given evening at a random karaoke bar. But I otherwise applaud his shifting course.

Edgy MD Mar 18 2016 03:18 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

The night the Rolling Stones fired Donald Trump. Complete with knives and tire irons and millions of dollars on the table.

d'Kong76 Mar 24 2016 04:28 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Will there be a report on Axl possibly frontman'n AC/DC? That report should be a doozy and three-quarters!

TransMonk Mar 24 2016 07:00 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

If they're going with Axl, AC/DC should just hang it up. I'd rather listen to a dump truck backing up for three hours.

d'Kong76 Mar 24 2016 07:18 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

I'm sure there a hundred worthy young men and women out there that could front AC/DC lll better than him. It's still a rumor according to the blabbermouth.net news page.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 24 2016 08:27 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

I think I saw something where they shot down that idea but never put anything past an old rocker. I become more and more fascinated with who runs AC/DC with each passing band member. I mean, Brian Johnson was never much more than a singer for them -- they more or less disregarded his writing and lyrics after a short go -- but the book I read on the band reported that Malcolm was the thing that made AC/DC go. But now he's out of the picture and yet they still go on. That book was called THE YOUNGS but didn't get any closer to them than you or I -- it had more insight on Bon Scott than anything. I'm telling ya, it's George!

Edgy MD Mar 25 2016 04:12 AM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

If they give the job to Axl, it's only because they didn't get my demo tape in time. I killed it on "Moneytalks" and pounded out a little "Whole Lotta Rosie" for good measure.

Zvon Mar 30 2016 01:40 AM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Puddle Of Mud. Band walks out on lead singer. I'm not a fan but I thought I'd pass it on. [youtube:2safap4v]eaduEUGI5Bw[/youtube:2safap4v]

Edgy MD Mar 30 2016 02:21 AM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

That foulmouthed drunken Scottish punter was more than I could take.

Edgy MD Apr 18 2016 01:45 AM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Hey, rock journalist Tabitha Soren here to tell you the news is true. AC/DC, fast becoming AA/RP, has announced that Axl Rose will be taking over as frontman for the completion of their "Rock or Bust" tour. The tour, whose name has proven to be prescient, has already seen the departure of founding guitarist Malcolm Young (who was forced by dementia to retire before cutting the band's most recent album) followed by the exile of longtime drummer Phil Rudd, following a series of legal problems. Now, hearing loss has claimed another member, longtime singer Brian Johnson. While Johnson's future with the band remains in doubt, Rose will be stepping in from May 7 to June 12 to help the remaining members of the lineup complete the tumultuous tour. A sucker for hopeless cases, Rose will then move on to front an allegedly revitalized Guns 'n' Roses lineup for a summer tour, featuring the return of long-estranged guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagen. The string of dates, with the equally ominous title of "Not In This Lifetime Tour," promises to net a zillion dollars. A zillion grubby dollars from a long-patient fan base. None of Rose's tour dates with AC/DC are scheduled for the United States, so if this is spectacle you've just gotta see live, break out your passports and AMEX cards. May 07 - Lisbon, Portugal - Passeio Maritimo De Alges May 10 - Seville, Spain - Estadio De La Cartuja May 13 - Marseille, France - Stade Velodrome May 16 - Werchter, Belgium - Werchter Site May 19 - Vienna, Austria - Erns-Happel Stadium May 22 - Prague, Czech Republic - Letnany Airport May 26 - Hamburg, Germany - Volksparkstadion May 29 - Berne, Switzerland - Stade De Suisse Jun. 01 - Leipzig, Germany - Red Bull Arena Jun. 04 - London, UK - The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Jun. 09 - Manchester, UK - Etihad Stadium Jun. 12 - Aarhus, Denmark - Ceres Park

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 29 2016 03:37 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

New Jayhawks album "drops" today and when I say "drops" I mean, drops any pretense of being an alt-country band. As you may know the once-heavenly pairing of co-vocalists Gary Louris and Marc Olson responsible for resplendent HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL and TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS have had an on-again, off-again relationship that's definitely off again following a shitty "reunion" effort in 2011, MOCKINGBIRD TIME. So Louris is back in charge and the album is considerably more powerpoppy and psych-distrorty. Co-produced by Peter Buck and Mike Mills and that guy from the Decemberists. Let's have a listen: [youtube]fJkbYaToaWo[/youtube]

Edgy MD Apr 29 2016 05:07 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

It's cute how you said "Jayhawks" and then dropped a 13th-Floor Elevators track in there. You devil.

Edgy MD May 05 2016 05:07 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Hi, I'm Duan Stokes from Hot Press, and despite our reluctance to run with rumor and hearsay, we in Ireland are beating our US and UK colleagues to the press with the breaking news that it looks like a new album and tour are in the works for Talking Heads. Intrafamilial and internicene squabbles and lawsuits have characterized the band since the release of 1985's Little Creatures and their subsequent output had more than the whiff of a band fulfilling it's label obligations, before they finally gave up the funk, seemingly for good, in 1991. Band members, particular Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, chafed against frontman David Byrnes demands for complete creative control, and a brief set for the band's 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of fame (Irish: "Rac is Roll Halla na Laochra") induction ceremony seemed to promise little in the way of reconciliation "We did have a lot of bad blood go down," said Byrne. "That's one reason, and another is that musically we're just miles apart." Tina Weymouth, for her part, has been less concerned with musical compatibility and more critical of Byrne's emotional aloofness, describing him as "a man incapable of returning friendship." However many miles apart they are musically, our sources have them in close proximity physically, in the studio with reportedly at least eight tracks in the can. Byrne may not be capable of returning friendship, but this reporter sure bets that he's still capable of returning funky guitar licks! And if it doesn't work out, he can always join Steve Miller, Peter Cetera, and Richie Blackmore on this summer's MEOW! tour. Stay tuned for more!

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 09 2016 03:12 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

TransMonk wrote: If they're going with Axl, AC/DC should just hang it up. I'd rather listen to a dump truck backing up for three hours. Oh, and he's in a wheelchair. Perfect. He actually sounds OK for a couple moments but any garage-metal karaoke screamer probably does too. [youtube]Z1SF7vZ6QAw[/youtube]

Edgy MD Jun 28 2016 04:27 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Classic Dokken lineup announces reunion! There was a classic Dokken lineup?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 06 2016 03:28 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Kurt Loder here again, near my new fence, with news that Tom Petty may have discovered his own spiritual descendants. The Shelters are a quartet out of LA that Petty reportedly saw perform live then subsequently invited them to record at his home studio, a la Gene Simmons and Van Halen lo these many years ago. After backing Tom on on his recent record HYPNOTIC EYE, he produced their newly released debut record which some believe can save rock and roll from its terminal illness. [youtube]w1G_5cDlWeM[/youtube] [youtube]ef8QsS-lL90[/youtube]

Edgy MD Jul 06 2016 05:24 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

They were born to fly. Tom had to learn to fly. Will listen intently later.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 06 2016 05:59 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

They're not bad

Mets Guy in Michigan Jul 11 2016 03:09 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Joe Perry of Aerosmith fame collapsed during a Hollywood Vampires concert, which is never a good thing. [url]http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Aerosmith-Guitarist-Collapses-at-Coney-Island-Gig-Witnesses-386230401.html

TransMonk Jul 11 2016 03:16 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

They must have played until the sun came up.

Edgy MD Jul 11 2016 04:59 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Can there be any doubt that participating in Johnny Depp's alternative career as a musician is simply a cursed endeavor? Indulging him on an outfit with a necrophiliac name like Hollywood Vampires is just begging for trouble.

seawolf17 Jul 11 2016 06:04 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

The death of Joe Perry would hit me harder than Prince and Bowie combined.

Edgy MD Jul 11 2016 06:10 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Well, then, take a lesson from River Phoenix and tell him to stay the f away from Johnny Depp's rock 'n' roll delusions.

Zvon Jul 16 2016 05:30 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

For you Ramones fans, there's a new play about them. [url]http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/play-tells-ramones-story-as-modern-tragedy/article_53959b46-b549-581e-8696-985201122775.html

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 21 2016 02:47 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Kurt here. 70-something rawker Ian Hunter, whose career owes a big debt to David Bowie, repays with a tribute on his forthcoming album. [youtube:xw57ui80]SqA5aDBk2Zc[/youtube:xw57ui80]

seawolf17 Jul 21 2016 03:19 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Neat. I enjoy Ian Hunter.

Zvon Jul 21 2016 03:40 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Kurt here. 70-something rawker Ian Hunter, whose career owes a big debt to David Bowie, repays with a tribute on his forthcoming album. [youtube]SqA5aDBk2Zc[/youtube] I really like this :)

Zvon Jul 21 2016 07:46 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

These lyrics are just so beautiful. Dandy, this worlds was black and white. You showed us what it's like to live inside a rainbow. Dandy, you thrilled us to the core. You left us wanting more and then we took the last bus home. There are better lines too but I can't make all the words out.

Edgy MD Jul 22 2016 05:31 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Roy, Mikey, Jon, and George REALLY want to hurt you, and that's why they are taking Culture Club back out on the road for the first time in 16 years. The band—whose breakup has been defined by bitchy sniping between bandleader/drummer Jon Moss and fabulous front man Boy George—have committed to touring together as a way to support each other's sanity and sobriety. That could ... work. Sure! They began with sporadic dates Down Under and in East Asia, but are now under way in the United States Of America, and that's what counts. I know you're thinking, "I like reggae, and I like nu wave, but I need mine all mixed together into one kinda boring-but-glamerous stew." Don't mess about. Get your tickets now. Friday 22nd July The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL Saturday 23rd July Marcus Center, Milwaukee, WI Sunday 24th July Myth, St, Paul, MN Tuesday 26th July Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN Wednesday 27th July Kauffman Center, Kansas City, MO Thursday 28th July The Joint at Hard Rock, Tulsa, OK Saturday 30th July IP Casino Resort Spa, Biloxi, MS Sunday 31st July Revention Music Center, Houston, TX Tuesday 2nd August Statesman Skyline Theatre, Austin, TX Wednesday 3rd August Tobin Center, San Antonio, TX Thursday 4th August Tobin Center, San Antonio, TX Friday 5th August Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX Sunday 7th August Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO Monday 8th August Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, UT Tuesday 9th August Luther Burbank Centre for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA Thursday 11th August Chateau St Michelle Winery, Seattle, WA Friday 12th August Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Airway Heights, WA Saturday 13th August Edgefield, Troutdale, OR Monday 15th August The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA Tuesday 16th August The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA Wednesday 17th August Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA Friday 19th August Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, CA Saturday 20th August Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles, CA Sunday 21st August The Pearl at The Palms, Las Vegas, NV Tuesday 23rd August Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ Wednesday 24th August Humphreys, San Diego, CA Friday 26th August Hollywood Bowl, LA Saturday 27th August Hollywood Bowl, LA Sunday 28th August PNE Fair, Vancouver, BC Tuesday 30th August NYCB Theatre, Westbury, NY Wednesday 31st August Hanover Theatre, Worcester, MA Friday 2nd September New York States Fair Chevy Court, Syracuse, NY Saturday 3rd September Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, Niagara Falls, NY Sunday 4th September American Music Festival, Virginia Beach, VA Tuesday 6th September Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ Thursday 8th September The Amphitheatre, Coney Island Boardwalk, NY Friday 9th September Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA Sunday 11th September Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 05 2016 02:18 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Hi, I'm retired MTV jockey Alan Hunter, filling in for Kurt, who's on assignment. In a new project that's less power and more pop, Fountains of Wayne singer Chris Collingswood has released a solo project under the name of Look Park. CC retains his at-times irritating ironic detached delivery with melodies in the FoW tradition but softer and more orchestrated. Here's lead single "Shout Park 1" [youtube]KdeIn_2ekVM[/youtube] Now back to more mus... uh, pregnant-teen reality shows on MTV. I'm Alan Hunter.

Edgy MD Nov 11 2016 04:36 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

[fimg=450]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/2046018/images/o-KURT-LODER-MTV-facebook.jpg[/fimg] Kurt Loder here to report that rumours of a Genesis reunion are resounding through rock circles. The reunion lineup allegedly features the 80s roster of Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks, disappointing longtime fans who yearn for a return to the 1970s roster that includes frontman Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett, perhaps including a full-length performance of the band's iconic 1974 album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Interestingly enough, the flames of rumor rose highest after acknowledgment from Gabriel himself that his three former bandmates are rehearsing together, while reiterating that, while he won't rule out touring with the band in whatever diminishing future he has left, that he's committed to his current tour with Sting. In a sidenote, this reporter finds that position to be batshit crazy.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 17 2016 07:36 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Kurt Loder here, and wait'll ya get a Loder this: Englishman-turned-Philadelphian singer-songwriter/novelist Wesley Stace, who until a few years ago performed as John Wesley Harding, will be releasing a new album early next year, backed by the members of CPF favorites and alt-country hippies the Jayhawks. If that's not confusing enough, he's chosen to release the album under the name "Wesley Stace's John Wesley Harding," inspired, he remarked, by "Jeff Lynne's ELO" Here's the lead cut. We'll be back with more Music News after this. [youtube]yU1WEuxSzB0[/youtube]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 26 2017 03:01 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Kurt Loder here, and if it looks like I heard a good joke it's because I have: CitiField Postgame Klassik Rawk Koncert Stars STYX are back, and their new album, due in June, finds the 45-year-old Chicago progpop outfit launched into outer space! THE MISSION will be Styx's first new platter in 14 years and concerns ... well, we'll let the band explain: Styx Public Relations Firm wrote: The fictional sci-fi tale casts Styx members, singer and guitarists Tommy Shaw and James ‘JY’ Young, singer and keyboardist Lawrence Gowan, drummer Todd Sucherman and bassists Ricky Phillips and Chuck Panozzo, as the crew of a nuclear-powered spacecraft named the Khedive, and follows their adventures as they try to reach the red planet. Fictional? Well, alright! Gowan, looking like a cross behind Tom Petty's midcareer video personna and Paulie Walnuts is still the vocalist as Dennis DeYoung has refused to make up with his mates after a nasty legal and creative disputes broke them apart in 1999. Light it up and let's get this show on the road, here's the Loder Debut of "Gone Gone Gone" ... by Styx! [youtube]i1gVIBKZ6cg[/youtube]

HahnSolo Apr 27 2017 02:30 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Jesus, a concept album? I thought that was DeYoung's thing.

TransMonk Apr 27 2017 04:13 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

HahnSolo wrote: Jesus, a concept album? I thought that was DeYoung's thing. I was thinking the exact same thing. I thought getting rid of new showtunes was one of the main reasons they went ahead without DeYoung.

Edgy MD Apr 27 2017 05:05 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

I think they went ahead without him because he quit and there was still $$$ to be made on the name $tyx. But sharpie can use his familia connections to get us the inside scoop.

sharpie Apr 27 2017 07:20 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

I'll try to get right on that. The problem, sadly, is that JY's wife, my wife's first cousin, had a stroke and is barely functioning these days so the family connection to all matters Styx is more tenuous. I will likely be at a family reunion this summer and there will be some people there who are in contact with them - whether they are up on what they are thinking musically is anybody's guess.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 27 2017 07:25 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

They might be orbiting the Red Planet at that time and can't make it, either, I figure.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 08 2017 03:52 AM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

The Loder News Network is receiving reports a new album drops this week by Mac Attackers Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie. [youtube:1v1b0gin]t5XqijTjMzA[/youtube:1v1b0gin] In unrelated news, this forgotten performance from STAR SEARCH by Long Island's own THE TALLBOYS was discovered recently on youtube. The singer and the guy in the hat were my jr. high school friends. I think they won 2 or 3 weeks! [youtube:1v1b0gin]awhKLysayiY[/youtube:1v1b0gin]

Edgy MD Jun 08 2017 04:14 AM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Great to have Christine McVie's adult contemporary British Carol King songsmithery back. The Buckingham production/arrangement sounds, of course, like a 1980 synth pre-program. It could be the b-side to "Trouble." It even explicitly references an earlier Buckingham production with the lyric "I am a magnet; you are steel." I approve of Tallboys' quality lipsynching of Elvis Costello!

Fman99 Jun 09 2017 12:52 AM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Just catching up on this thread and I'm happy to see Styx still putting new music out, I'll be seeing them here in Syracuse. The Culture Club stuff was news to me -- that concert at the New York State Fair, on Friday 9/2, is a free concert with Fair admission (just $6 when purchased as an advance sale ticket, of which I've already gotten a few).

Rockin' Doc Jun 09 2017 11:45 AM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

I have always liked Christine McVie's voice. Her voice is soothing and her singing just seems effortless.

Edgy MD Jul 06 2017 05:46 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

New Boomtown Rats album coming out, their first since 1984! Top that, Fleetwood Mac! https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0 ... ats-album/

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 19 2017 05:00 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

John Cougar Mellencamp's rotten sons arrested for drinking and fighting *again* [url]http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2017/07/17/john-mellencamps-son-speck-arrested-bloomington/484438001/

41Forever Jul 19 2017 06:58 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

I confess that I can't name a second Boomtown Rats song after "I Don't Like Mondays." And I love all things '80s music.

Frayed Knot Jul 19 2017 07:38 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: John Cougar Mellencamp's rotten sons arrested for drinking and fighting *again* CBS's 'Sunday Morning' had a piece on JCM recently in which he defends his chain-smoking with his theory that cigarettes are only harmful when combined with alcohol and so since he's quit drinking there's no reason he needs to be concerned about the dangers of smoking. iow, maybe his kids can plead innocent based on the fact that the hands they were dealt didn't exactly come from a full deck.

Edgy MD Jul 19 2017 07:40 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

41Forever wrote: I confess that I can't name a second Boomtown Rats song after "I Don't Like Mondays." And I love all things '80s music. I'm HERE for you. I'm here with the soul. [youtube]dF5QiVQY6bM[/youtube] (uploaded by our old buddy Avi?) I'm here with the lush, Bob Clearmountain, danceable neo-Romantic synth ballad. [youtube]jQCyuGYJA34[/youtube] I'm here with the reggae. [youtube]m061lyZo4vU[/youtube] And I'm here with the Van Morrison-inspired, Springsteen-challenging blue-eyed-soul asphalt opera. [youtube]024UcB1m7Do[/youtube]

batmagadanleadoff Jul 19 2017 07:49 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: John Cougar Mellencamp's rotten sons arrested for drinking and fighting *again* CBS's 'Sunday Morning' had a piece on JCM recently in which he defends his chain-smoking with his theory that cigarettes are only harmful when combined with alcohol and so since he's quit drinking there's no reason he needs to be concerned about the dangers of smoking. iow, maybe his kids can plead innocent based on the fact that the hands they were dealt didn't exactly come from a full deck. What's likelier to happen, based on this account, is that JCM is nominated for Surgeon General.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 19 2017 08:08 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

LOL. By the way, new Josh Ritter album coming soon, he began this week hitting up the local NPR affiliates for buzz. I think he's close to great. This sounds very 70s, I think because they got Lauri Partridge to sit in on keys. [youtube:oxal7fcf]-CUgANeNoOY[/youtube:oxal7fcf]

dgwphotography Jul 19 2017 09:16 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: LOL. By the way, new Josh Ritter album coming soon, he began this week hitting up the local NPR affiliates for buzz. I think he's close to great. This sounds very 70s, I think because they got Lauri Partridge to sit in on keys. [youtube]-CUgANeNoOY[/youtube] Wow - that's really snappy. Thanks for sharing

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 20 2017 02:30 AM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Thanks! It has a bit of Rhinestone Cowboy vibe or something. Pleasant then gets more interesting and brassy at the end. Big talent, if you like check out the BEAST IN ITS TRACKS lp or more recent, SERMON ON THE ROCKS

Edgy MD Jul 22 2017 05:33 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Dave Edmunds who will never be in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame due to his commitment to playing and producing outstanding rock 'n' roll is apparently retiring according to Brian Setzer. [list][*]Dave is co-founder of Rockpile, one of history's great rock 'n' roll outfits,[/*:m] [*]The act Led Zeppelin went to see the night they signed their contract establishing their own imprint label Swan Song, and consequently the first act ever signed to Swan Song,[/*:m] [*]The go-to producer that veteran acts would call after they'd get inducted into Hall of Fame, to produce their attempted comeback albums.[/*:m] [*]My first rock 'n' roll show. And you never forget your first.[/*:m][/list:u] [youtube]yAWrTX3gHEw[/youtube]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 22 2017 06:06 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

It seemed like he's been in semi-retirement for some time. Wifey Bucket & me, back when she was still Buck-ette, went to Chicago to see the Mets play the White Sox in 2003. While there we saw a Dave Edmunds/Marshall Crenshaw concert somewhere up near Wrigley. We took the train back to our downtown hotel, and as just as we approached it on foot, a cab pulled up and Dave Edmunds got out. He was staying in the hotel next door. He seemed shocked to encounter people who'd just seen his show, ill at ease, and best we could tell couldn't wait to say goodnight and go inside. I don't think he liked touring even back then but the show was dynamite. It looks like Southside Johnny's trombone player Richard "La Bamba" Rosenberg is playing with him there.

Edgy MD Jul 22 2017 06:56 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Your tour may have been his last in the US. He hasn't been particularly healthy the last decade and has done most of his personal appearances in Scandanavia, where his twangin' sound remains wildly popular. He may even have moved to Stockholm, which is interesting, as famous folkz who make any money tend to flee Sweden as their top tax brackets are crazy high.

Mets Willets Point Aug 01 2017 02:55 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

On the 30th anniversary of the band's breakup, all 73 of The Smiths' songs ranked.

Frayed Knot Aug 02 2017 03:12 AM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

I'm just going to put this one up here without comment. [fimg=400:2gkhugot]http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.3375197.1501615818!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_1200/split-kiss-cow-0801.jpg[/fimg:2gkhugot]

Edgy MD Aug 13 2017 09:03 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: The Loder News Network is receiving reports a new album drops this week by Mac Attackers Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie. [youtube]t5XqijTjMzA[/youtube] I have to say, I’m surprising myself by enjoying the heck out of this. By the fourth song, you quickly realize the open secret of this album—the Buckingham McVie brand is a farce. This is a Fleetwood Mac album. Yeah, Stevie Nicks is absent, but the rhythm section that gives the band it’s name is there, and it’s notable. And that’s terrific. You hear playing that reminds you of the “The Chain,” you hear playing that reminds you of “Dreams,” and you even hear a song that sounds like a sequel to “Second-Hand News.” I don’t know why Nicks opted out, since she’s participating in the band’s current tour. Maybe she didn’t have enough songs to match up with the satchel produced by Christine McVie, returning from a decade in retirement. Maybe she didn’t want to waste her best material on the band. She said she didn’t enjoy making records any more. That sounds silly. My thinking is that the last couple of FM outings were considered failures by Stevie, and she didn’t want to waste what songs she may have by submitting them to Lindsey Buckingham’s production. But here’s the thing … the world has caught up to Lindsey, and his over-processed-vocals production style is the standard on pop radio everywhere these days, so whatever his excesses, they no longer stand out. And I’ll be (happily) honest, it feels like he’s scaling that back a bit here. He actually seems self-aware of all that, and sort of playing a game with us. The album opens with him singing a single couplet to a progression where he just strums alone on the first beat, and instead of singing it in that breathy tenor you know him for, it’s a throaty baritone, and it’s … horribly craggy. And you’re thinking … “Well, that’s it, Buckingham’s a disaster, and I wasted good money on this thing.” And then it explodes into three-part harmonies, and you’re just thrilled, awash suddenly in an earful of birthday pop from a legendary unit. Between adjustments to his voice and adjustments to his knobs, Lindsey suddenly sounds fine. McVie still sounds warm and pure, and there’s a voice in the middle that may be some combination of the two of them, but sounds like they’re imitating Stevie and holding a place for her. It’s silly, but you’ll hear a STEVIE-GOES-HERE slot in the mix on several songs and you kind of appreciate that they seem to have called it Buckingham-McVie explicitly to keep their bandmate’s seat warm, which is generous since they kept touring and recording as FM when Buckingham was out of the lineup. It’s not quite rock—Buckingham never quite abandons the machine—but it’s pop-rock that you’ll be putting on repeat, and you’ll find yourself singing it to yourself days later. The elements are there—the textures of Fleetwood’s beats, the confidence of John’s bass, the silky voice of Christine, and a couple of Lindsey’s best solos. But it’s pop and if not for the more mature voices, would really not be out of place coming out of your alarm clock on some contemporary station—one of stations where the records sound more like product then music. Except, somehow, you won’t hate yourself for enjoying it. Not this. Opening track, featuring Lindsey's craggly intro, below. [youtube]5X93Lw36AME[/youtube]

Ashie62 Aug 13 2017 10:15 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

There will always be a place for good pop songwriting and the above tune sticks to you like gum. Love it. A toe tapper at that.

Edgy MD Aug 13 2017 10:38 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

I'm glad you like it also. I think it's The Archies' best work in years.

Frayed Knot Aug 13 2017 10:55 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

It's good juggle-to music. I don’t know why Nicks opted out She's going her own way.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 08 2017 07:01 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Sparks is back with a new album, HIPPOPOTAMUS, called "their best in years!" Funny and catchy! [youtube:2mw9daym]CRM03pkMY1c[/youtube:2mw9daym]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 15 2017 08:41 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Gizmodrome is your newest Klassik Rawk "Supergroup" and you'll never believe it but the whole thing started out just as "messing around in the studio." Stewart Copeland of the Police: Drums and vocals Adrian Belew of King Crimson: Geetars The bass player from Level 42 Some Italian prog keyboard player. So it sounds like you'd think a Copeland-Belew mix might sound: Kinda idiotic delivery but funky and quirky also. [youtube]yh6ivWu9SLw[/youtube]

Edgy MD Sep 15 2017 08:59 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Level 42 bass player Mark King was cool (and hopefully still is). He played the bass thumping it with his thumb like he was a 70s jazz fusion guy or something. He also sang for the group. Level 42 was a fave band of Mookie Wilson's. True story!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 08 2017 02:42 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

The Loder household is spinning JD McPherson's new UNDIVIDED HEART & SOUL at top volume, over and over. JD is a "retro" roots rocker from Oklahoma whose records meet the Millennial demand for deranged authenticity by making them all fuzzed up and dirty. But he's fun! He's a rebel with a little Dave Edmunds in him. Listen to him rip off the Stones! [youtube:u5gpjgrh]8MZ3YnMekNY[/youtube:u5gpjgrh]

TransMonk Oct 09 2017 02:48 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

I heartily endorse the McPherson album!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 12 2018 03:56 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

The Loders are sending best wishes to folkie Dan Bern, who apparently lost some fingers on his left hand last week in a snowblower mishap. [youtube:sfsqhn9g]zKEoJ_dHERs[/youtube:sfsqhn9g]

Edgy MD Mar 12 2018 04:24 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

That's a shame. The guy has made a lot of music, and some of it pretty darn good. All the best to Bern.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2018 08:34 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Mick Fleetwood reporting that the Fleetwood Mac touring setlist will dip into Neil Finn and Mike Campbell's back catalogs as well as the pre Buckingham-Nicks FM history, and that, drowning in a shower of great material, the setlist is approaching three hours. It's going to be hard for me not to beg Wifey to let me go.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2018 08:59 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

yeah we should all go

TransMonk Jun 15 2018 09:24 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

I don't know...I love both Finn and Campbell, but can't imagine liking the "classic" Mac hits without Buckingham singing/playing on them...especially for the number of dollars I'm sure tickets would cost. I'll stream the full-concert video when they undoubtedly release it.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2018 11:01 PM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

we have at least 2 Kurt Loder threads going.

Edgy MD Jun 16 2018 12:26 AM Re: Kurt Loder's Music News 2016

Ha, I searched and dug up a very old thread.