Thank you to Scott Kempner and the Del-Lords for this most delightful of gifts:
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Merry Christmas From the DFFD Blog!
UPDATE: Trivial Pursuit Gone Too Far?
The DFFD Blog’s recent “Trivial Pursuit Gone Too Far?” post gets an extreme makeover, thanks to our pal Robbie.
It’s now available in technicolor, and hey, you can even read the thing!
Scroll below, or click here.
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P.S. Yes, it’s real.
Filed under Dictators Assembled, HDM, The Cincotta Archives
Del-Lords: Whole Lotta Somethin’ Goin’ On
As Scott promised last month, major activity is ramping up in Del-Lords World, hot on the heels of expanded reissues of their entire back catalog.
They’ve just launched a new official website, http://del-lords.com, in which they confirm work on a new recording and tease the denizens of Spain with hopes of a tour in 2010.
Our hero, meanwhile, rallies the troops on his hot-off-the-press Top Ten Blog:
“A new Del-Lords record. These are all new songs, featuring, you guessed it, two guitars, bass and drums, and a whole lot of vocalizing from one and all. We are not reinventing the Rock’n’Roll wheel, for it is round enough. Just some good solid pitching, alert defense, timely hitting and smart base running, as always. A combination that has worked since the damn thing was invented, and shows no sign of breaking down yet.”
Enjoy the rest here: Top Ten Blog.
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‘Tators Tracker: Media Giants Edition
C’mon, let’s rock ‘n’ roll with the Dictators — four of whom hit the radio waves this week:
Wednesday (12/16), 2 p.m. ET: Thunderbolt Patterson joins host Lou Molinaro live on Indi101 FM in Hamilton, Ontario, and simulcast online at http://indifm.ca. Featuring cuts from Thunderbolt’s The LP Is Dead.
Thursday (12/17), 8-11 p.m. ET: Ross the Boss guests on the Internet-based show Metal Meltdown.
Archived from Sunday, 12/13: Andy talks wine and song on the Mr. Cutlets Show.
And, last but not least, for your daily entertainment:
Weekdays, 8 p.m-midnight ET: The Handsome Dick Manitoba Program, on Sirius Satellite Radio, Underground Garage, Channel 25.
For a look at radio host HDM at work, check out this video clip of him interviewing Iggy Pop — the only man we dare not mock for rocking mandals.
[Edited to add: Congrats on that Hall of Fame thing, Iggy!]
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Filed under 'Tators Tracker, Adny, HDM, Interview, Ross the Boss, Thunderbolt
Trivial Pursuit Gone Too Far?
From the RPM version of the Trivial Pursuit board game, circa 1985:
Next page: The answer!
Filed under Dictators Assembled, HDM, The Cincotta Archives
Talking to the Animal
My esteemed colleague Salvi C. brought this illuminating interview with former Dictators bassist, and current Twisted Sister, Mark “the Animal” Mendoza to my attention. From the Twisted Sister website, the article — of indeterminate age — features a wealth of nuggets from possibly the only person on the planet who refers to Andy Shernoff as “the keyboard player.”
On hearing The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! for the first time:
“I listened to it and thought it was the worst crap I ever heard! And I said that there’s no way I’m playing in this band. I’m sorry. I’m just not playing this crap.”
On how he impacted the band:
“When I joined the Dictators I kind of changed their style of music. All of a sudden these guys had to play pretty hard to keep up with me. It was like all of a sudden ‘super charging’ the band.”
Filed under Interview, Mark the Animal
YouTube Tuesday: “A Veritable Punk Rock Aria!”
For you this YouTube Tuesday: A masterful performance of “Master Race Rock,” recorded live at NYC’s late, lamented Coney Island High on Dec. 12, 1997. Thanks to Boulevard07 for having the foresight and gumption to upload it to YouTube and Twitter user @netmeg for proving that something with a lame name like Twitter can be used in cool ways.
Filed under Adny, Dictators Assembled, HDM, Live, Ross the Boss, Thunderbolt, Top Ten, Video, YouTube Tuesday
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