Dad's Car Radio

The following was lifted directly from www.iggypop.com without permission as Iggy would insist:

The Detroit Free Press reports that Iggy
& The Stooges gear was stolen on the morning of Aug 4 in Montreal,
Canada. Take a look at the equipment and keep an eye out for the
instruments. Of course the band is continuing their tour with new and
borrowed equipment.

"Hey! I think I see one of the Amps!"

"The Michigan-bred rock band is counting
its losses after this morning’s theft of its rented tour truck, packed
with all of the group’s instruments and stage gear.

The equipment’s dollar value is estimated to be in the tens of
thousands, said Eric Fischer, the band’s road manager. But he described
some items as priceless — including the vintage Gibson bass that had
been Mike Watts’ go-to instrument since his Minutemen days in the 1980s.

 

 

 

“That bass would go in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame someday if we
could find it,” said Fischer. “We’re all just gutted.”

A full list and photos of the stolen gear can be seen HERE .

While we are on the subject of Iggy and the Stooges – scheduled to
hit the North Stage at the Virgin Mobile Festival on Sunday at 4:50PM

For those who are expecting to hear "Lust for Life"  you
probably have a better chance if you call Royal Caribbean and get
placed on hold. This is a STOOGES tour.  Here is a set list from a
recent Show.

Loose/Down on the street/1969/Wanna be your dog/TV Eye/Dirt//Real Cool
Time/No Fun/1970/Mindroom/Fun House – LA / Skull/ Ring/My Idea Of
Fun/Search And Destroy

Encore: I Got a Right/I’m Fried /Electric Chair

 

Here’s a nice example of The Stooges ", "I Wanna Be Your Dog"

The Schedule for the 2008 Virgin Mobile Festival has just been released. Plan your day(s) ahead of time and make sure you see your favorites. Lots of other stuff to see, do, eat and drink at the Festival so plan time for that as well!

Visit www.virginmobilefestival.com for more information.

Saturday, Aug. 9 GATES OPEN – 10am

    NORTH STAGE (all times E.T. p.m.)
    12:00 – 12:50 Cat Power
     1:10 – 1:55 Duffy
     2:15 – 3:05 The Swell Season
     3:25 – 4:15 Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
     4:35 – 5:25 Rodrigo y Gabriela
     5:45 – 6:35 Citizen Cope
     7:00 – 8:15 Wilco
     8:45 – 10:00 Jack Johnson

    SOUTH STAGE
    12:15-1:00 KT Tunstall
     1:20 – 2:10 Gogol Bordello
     2:30 – 3:25 Lupe Fiasco
     3:45 – 4:35 Bloc Party
     5:00 – 6:00 The Offspring
6:30 – 7:30 Chuck Berry and The Silver Beats
     8:15 – 10:00 Foo Fighters

    DANCE TENT
    12:00 – 12:30 JDH & Dave P
    12:30 – 1:45 Erol Alkan
     1:45 – 3:15 DJ Dan & Donald Glaude
     3:35 – 4:35 Soulwax
     4:45 – 6:10 Steve Lawler
     6:10 – 7:40 Ferry Corsten
     8:00 – 10:00 Underworld

    Sunday, Aug. 10 GATES OPEN – 10am

    NORTH STAGE (all times p.m.)
    12:00 – 12:45 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
     1:05 – 1:55 Shudder to Think
     2:15 – 3:05 Paramore
     3:30 – 4:20 Taking Back Sunday
  4:50 – 5:50 Iggy and The Stooges
      6:20 – 7:35 Stone Temple Pilots
     8:05 – 10:00 Nine Inch Nails

    SOUTH STAGE
    11:30 – 12:00 Hollywood Undead (Book the Band winner)
    12:20 – 1:05 The Go! Team
     1:25 – 2:10 Andrew Bird
     2:35 – 3:25 She & Him
     3:50 – 4:50 Lil’ Wayne
     5:15 – 6:15 The Black Keys
     6:45 – 8:00 Bob Dylan
     8:30 – 10:00 Kanye West

    DANCE TENT
    12:30 – 1:30 Chromeo
     1:50 – 3:20 Rabbit in the Moon
     3:30 – 5:00 Deadmau5
     5:00 – 6:30 Richie Hawtin
     6:30 – 8:00 Moby (DJ Set)
   8:00 – 10:00 Armin van Buuren

            

Just a couple of weeks to go until the 3rd V-Fest at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore. It’s time to start learning a bit about those acts in the lineup that you may never have heard or seen before.

Rodrigo y Gabriela are an acoustic guitar duo from Mexico City who are now based in Dublin, Ireland.  They met while playing in a thrash metal band and their set list includes thrilling original material as well as cover versions of songs by Metallica and Led Zeppelin.

This video is a song called "Tamacun" which received airplay on many of America’s finer radio stations including WRNR and WTMD.

There were four bands on the bill Saturday night but for Chelsea and her 30 friends and most of the sell out crowd only one band mattered. All Time Low. 4 kids from Timonium Maryland who graduated from High School in 2006 and have been on the road most of the time since then.

We had a special section – a third floor balcony – for the party and had made signs so that arriving parents and kids could easily spot us outside and we would escort them in.  One of these signs was dropped to the stage by one of the guests and settled nicely, labeling this show as "Chelsea Party"!

This clip is from the opening number, "Holly (Would You Turn Me On)" – you can hear complete songs and see where they are off to next on their MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/alltimelow

Over on the left hand side of the page if you click on the Sweet Sixteen Gallery you will be able to view photos from Chelsea’s Sweet Sixteen Party at Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore featuring All Time Low and a fantastic cake from Charm City Cakes.  The cake was a total surprise to Chelsea, courtesy of the Bumbleduck. Yes, that half duck half bumblebee creature atop the cake is a BumbleDuck.  They have magical powers!

More details soon including a couple video clips, but for now check out that cake!

Hey Check this out –  Courtesy of imeem.com, I have a special Guest DJ today – It’s Ursula 1000 from ESL Music. Dig the groovy sounds kids!