PATTERNS AND TONES

The King of Psych: James Lowe I was in utter disbelief when I recently started talking with the lead singer of my all time favorite Psych band The Electric Prunes !!! James Lowe was as down to earth as it gets and was still as psyched about music and the Prunes as I was. We bonded immediately. I got the nerve up to ask him if he would possibly pose for a photograph that I could include in my Rock 'n' Roll Checkup series I've been doing this month. Lucky for me the stars aligned just right since he happened to be in town and could spare an hour during my lunch break the following day! I've never met a cooler guy and I wasn't surprised... As he pose in the amazing 1963 Thunderbird that was being restored at the auto body shop on Santa Monica Blvd, we chatted away about life, music and art. I'm very honored to say that I met a kindred soul and am happy to present to you all of you wind-up girls and wind-up boys a brief low down on what the King of Psych h...

The Two Tens I recently checked in with one of my favorite local bands  The Two Tens . This year. the dynamic duo of Rikki Styxx and Adam Bones have been very busy indeed completing their Sophomore EP "On Repeat" after completing a US tour with the amazing pop-punk band  The Dollyrots . And they just release a single in time for Halloween called  Looney Bin. You can catch Styxx and Bones performing Halloween night at The Viper Room with the sassy duo out of St. Louis, MO  Bruiser Queen and FEA , a rockin' Chicana led punk raunch band out of San Antonio, TX! Julie Green October 21, 2017 Julie Green: Hey gang, what have you been up to? Rikki Styxx and Adam Bones:  S&B: Didn't you hear? The Two Tens released our 2nd album and we are so extremely proud of it! We signed a record deal with Man Della Records and it was released in August. We also made a few kick ass vids to go along with the release. Yahoo Music premiered "Mean Sprit" recent...

Dr. Frank from The Mr. T Experience I thought it would be a good time of year to check in with some of my favorite musicians out there and who better to start this rock n' roll checkup than with the multi-talented and all around great guy  Frank Portman (AKA Dr. Frank) from the seminal punk rock band  The Mr. T Experience ! Julie Green October 14, 2017 Julie Green: Hey Dr. Frank, what have you been up to this past year? Dr. Frank:  My band released King Dork Approximately the Album, featuring songs from the books, initially as a digital download with the paperback edition of the book. As of just last month we've released a vinyl and CD version as well. We've been doing some live shows as well. We've done some work on organizing the back catalog for possible future re-issues (beginning with the digital Shards compilations of odds and ends that hadn't yet made it to the digital catalog.) And I've been working on a couple of books. JG: ...

It was a pleasure to attend the 1st annual music and food festival at  The Gunton Arms  in the UK back in August. Our friend Rupert Orton , the creative force behind the festival and former lead guitarist for The Jim Jones Revue , hit just the right note in crafting an evening with an amazing lineup of rockin' punk rock blues, and tasty bites set in incredible environment. The setting was lush and the vibe was laid back. The large colorful circus tent, where the evenings musical entertainment was held, was in perfect contrast to the 1,000 acre deer park. The headlining band of the night was  Kitty, Daisy and Lewis a five piece "family band" who blew my mind in half! Their rotation of instruments and their familial relationship was unique and genuine.  The Durham siblings were in perfect synch with their father  Graeme (who is  a mastering engineer at  The Exchange  in London), and their mum Ingrid Weiss - who was the f...