Mar 18 at 4:42 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

It would be wonderful if they could put together some sort of tribute to fill his timeslot at SxSW, but organizing such a thing might be fairly impossible with so little time to prepare.

Mar 18 at 11:06 am

Jack Hemp said ...

Big Star was terrific, but AC's singing with the Box Tops was sublime. Been listening to "Cry Like a Baby". Long live AC's music!

Mar 18 at 7:41 am

neil said ...

So sad over this. Been listening to Keep An Eye On The Sky on the ipod all night at work since getting the news around 1:30, so many great, great songs, thanks for them Alex and may you rest in peace.

Mar 18 at 6:35 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Saddened to read this Morst. As I mentioned on the other side, it was unfortunate Alex didn't make SXSW as planned. I have no Big Star in my collection, but will be cranking some out from the services of Youtube. It's only March, and so many are entering the big sky above.

Mar 18 at 4:44 am

grim fachin reaper  [[ link ]] said ...

I got Alex Chilton. Only 59. Crank some Big Star, or The Boxtops, if you prefer. Or A.C Cover. That's a nice tribute.

Mar 16 at 7:34 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Right on, Mackey! And fach the misguided moralists and jealous screwheads who sought to do him in.

Mar 16 at 4:11 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

I bet you're exaclty right, Mungo. The band sounds very "tentative" on several of those songs. Following up on something I posted a while back, which admittedly had precious little to do with CVB... It appears Lance Mackey will indeed be winning his 4th consecutive Iditarod dogsled race today, the first person to win 4 races & possibly setting a new record for fastest finish in the process... & this despite being deprived of the naturally-occurring & legally-prescribed medication he has chosen to fight the chronic pain left over from his battle with cancer.

Mar 15 at 7:00 pm

mungo  [[ link ]] said ...

By the way, the [[previous night's show]] shows two "Unknown Instrumentals". Track 9 is We Eat Your Children, which I've never heard live before, lovely! Track 11 is No Krugerrands For David (not quite so rare).

Mar 15 at 6:35 pm

mungo said ...

Interesting find! That's a pretty early show, maybe Devil Song and Sometimes weren't really finished by then. Some of the Good Guys lyrics are different too, and it sounds like they played it together exactly once before...

Mar 15 at 1:11 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

To me it sounds like:- If I were to say to you, everything I tried to do, if I were to fall apart, ? If I were a sailor man ? I would listen to your heart, when I fall apart. It must have been a hit in 1985...

Mar 15 at 4:33 am

Yukon Moron said ...

Jumpin' J*sus on a pogo stick, I ran through that lyric 20 times & couldn't come up with the title! & it's the first damn word! Ah beer, I love & forgive you, come here darling...

Mar 15 at 3:12 am

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

[[SOMETIMES]] from II/III. That does seem like different words over the same melody, and I think in the same key. Weird.

Mar 15 at 2:22 am

Yukon Jef said ...

They both seem to be familiar songs but with completely different, perhaps improvised, lyrics. Track 10 seems to be exactly as you have described it, track 11 is the melody of the song that starts with "sometimes it seems to me that you don't say what you mean you leave me guessing & trying to figure it out..." (the actual title of which escapes me at the moment, in my intoxicated condition I should say, & it's making me crazy trying to recall.)

Mar 15 at 12:02 am

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

No, I'm not going to Texas.. I hear SxSW is really nuts. Hundreds of shows! But I'm posting today to ask folks to please help me figure out a couple tracks on a 1985 CVB show on the archive. http://www.archive.org/details/cvb1985-02-23-flac16 I'm not able to figure out t10 & t11. Assistance merrily welcomed.

Mar 14 at 8:21 am

The DJ Hickery Experience  [[ link ]] said ...

You're going to SxSW, Morst? If you are have a great time. More Pipeline stuff:- http://tommackenzie.podomatic.com/ This show has a tribute to Mark Linkous, also a track from Jon, Gigglejuice, Lab Dali, Cracker, Citay and Quasi, plus many more. If you like a request write it on this page or Pipelineradio on Twitter or Facebook. Next show I'll play a track for CVB wishing them the best for SxSW.

Mar 14 at 5:34 am

tourbot  [[ link ]] said ...

SxSW gigs: Camper Van Beethoven Thu, Mar 18, 2010 Austin, TX Encore Patio Cracker Thu, Mar 18, 2010 Austin, TX Encore Patio Cracker Fri, Mar 19, 2010 Austin, TX Auditorium Shores stage Camper Van Beethoven Fri, Mar 19, 2010 Austin, TX The Ginger Man Camper Van Beethoven Sat, Mar 20, 2010 Austin, TX The Side Bar

Mar 13 at 10:47 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

I prefer hydrogen peroxide for my wounds. I love the bubbles. After 5 months behind the mountains, the sun has returned to shine on my yard. Sunrise at noon, sunset an hour & a half later, but that will change quickly.

Mar 12 at 6:19 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Me - I'm still licking wounds (literally)! I'm missing Pi-Town and would try my utmost to come over.

Mar 10 at 6:45 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

My lodging accommodations are secured for Camp-Out weekend! The first step...

Mar 10 at 7:18 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

I like the Mysteryboy's tunes - very psyche just the way I like my music. I always had that penchant for this fuzzy feedback, Eastern melodic sound ever since I saw Bevis Frond in the 80's. Happy to hear the Campout VI is on - but why only two days? Hopefully I can make it this year, having so much time off with my problems I'm short of cash. I see what I can do. But if this doesn't turn out right there's always Campout VII.

Mar 10 at 2:00 am

michael  [[ link ]] said ...

via faceplant: "6th Annual Cracker- CVB Camp Out Sept 10-11 2010 at Pappy and Harriet's Confirmed!" HUZZAH!

Mar 10 at 1:45 am

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

Ah, sorry if I spammed, you should see what happened on Google Buzz! Every time I posted a batch of photos up to Picasa, it sent out an alert. So, check this myspace link out, [[Mysteryboy]] seems to feature Greg & Immy! how 'bout that?

Mar 10 at 12:47 am

Yukon Jef said ...

I feel so mod tonight, having finally created a facebook persona. It's incredibly dull so far. Am I missing something?

Mar 09 at 1:58 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Morst - so good you've posted them twice! Enjoying looking at them. Next Pipeline shows will play a tune or two from Sparklehorse as a small tribute. Will also be playing a track from "Time for Leaving" played a track a few weeks back and it was well liked. I never knew it had an official release date this March. Will it differ from the original? I heard Quasi has a new album out, must investigate. Cheers.

Mar 08 at 7:24 pm

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

You have sharp eyes, mr hemp. But the website was first registered in January 2010, so I think it's just a typo. Meanwhile, I posted my photos from CVB and Cracker at The El Rey last fall on [[Picasa]]. Got some good ones, I'd say.

Mar 08 at 6:19 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

DJ, you're right about "Time for Leaving" coming out in October 2009. But the link that Morst was looking at said March 9 and I was pointing out to Morst that it the info said 2009, not 2010. Fine Pipeline shows, btw!

Mar 08 at 12:09 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Driving to LA on Friday to see Quasi at Spaceland. May have to devote the drive music to Mr. Linkous; have had "Pain Birds" running through my head since yesterday.

Mar 08 at 12:19 am

Yukon Jef again said ...

My mistake, the interview snippet is on a "bootleg" live recording from the 1998 tour (with, I believe, JES in the band).

Mar 08 at 12:15 am

Yukon Jef said ...

I love that one too, but probably prefer the first album. The song "Cow" has some strange power over me -- I don't know why, but I've never heard that song without crying. I'm not even sure what it is that makes me cry, whether it's in the music or in the lyrics... The man created an abundance of very powerful music. There's a brief snippet from an interview on the Sparklehorse "Distorted Ghost" ep, really just long enough for Linkous to mention his admiration for the late Vic Chesnutt...

Mar 07 at 10:00 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Very very sad. "Good Morning Spider" is one of my all time favorite albums.

Mar 07 at 5:59 pm

Yukon Jef  [[ link ]] said ...

In the [link] some very sad news, the death of Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse).

Mar 07 at 1:16 pm

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

OK first off, the reason my link didn't appear properly is that it starts with HTTPS not HTTP. The email/url/link function here only accepts [[http versions]]. Time For Leaving was available at The El Rey last year, as well as that week's run of warm-up gigs before pi-town. I am thinking that Tuesday is the offical release date and we just got to beta test it! When you have a combo like Beatty and Christie running things, you're gonna get some intense results!! They're master marketers in their own ways!!

Mar 07 at 12:05 pm

We are DJs said ...

This persona is good - makes my internet all jazzy and psychedelic - looking cool. Cheers. Jack - I'm sure it was October, not March 9th.

Mar 07 at 10:24 am

Jack Hemp said ...

I think that was March 9 last year.

Mar 07 at 7:26 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

I've downloaded this persona, I'm not sure what it supposed to do. We'll see- thanks. Actually I thought Time For Leaving was released in October 2009. Slightly confused here.

Mar 07 at 3:56 am

morst said ...

woop! Didn't mean to tease! https://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/118894 And here's a bonus link for ya, as "added interest" http://mccabeandmrsmillerband.com/news Looks like the official release date for Time For Leaving is less than 48 hours away!!!

Mar 07 at 3:41 am

Yukon Jef  [[ link ]] said ...

Via the [link] a Mojo Nixon interview in Modern Drunkard, the world's greatest magazine. Speaking of links, Morst, you owe us one...

Mar 06 at 4:03 pm

morst said ...

I made a [[Monks Of Doom firefox persona]] if anyone wants to check it out. Naturally, ya gotta have the current version of firefox, but it's free! ps I was not aware that cannabis was a performance enhancer. Are they testing for aspirin too? How about sugar or salt?

Mar 06 at 3:50 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

Lance Mackey is a dog-sled racer here in Alaska, & has won the Iditarod race 3 times in recent years. He's also a cancer survivor & medical marijuana user (who recently had some trouble boarding a plane because his medical card had expired). For this year's race (which started today), a bunch of sore losers pushed through a rule requiring mushers to be tested for cannabis in their systems. Mr. Mackey apparently has cooperated with this new rule, giving up his medicine in order to participate in the race. I hope Mr. Mackey wins the race again... & then I hope he turns around & sues the race organizers for depriving him of his prescribed medications.

Mar 05 at 6:06 pm

jake said ...

i hate illinois nazis.

Mar 05 at 12:16 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Thanks for the link DJ! Hope you're feeling better soon. Mekka-lekka-hi-mekka-hiney-ho. Your wish is granted. Long live Jambi!

Mar 05 at 11:18 am

Mojo Nixon said ...

I HATE BANKS!

Mar 05 at 7:01 am

The DJ Hickery Experience  [[ link ]] said ...

Sarah's still at it? This week's pipeline show is up: Unfortunately I wasn't too well so it's not at the best form. But it suffices. Hopefully you'll enjoy this. http://tommackenzie.podomatic.com/

Mar 04 at 9:52 pm

Bear said ...

I HATE HIPOCRITS,LIARS,OPRAH AND ASSHOLES WITH ONE HEADLIGHT THE OTHER ON BRIGHT BLINDING MY ASS,AND NEO NAZIS ESPECIALLY THE ILLINOIS NAZIS AT MARQUETTE HALL.

Mar 04 at 2:51 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Yeh, better they do a song about Soapy. The last thing we need is for the good name of Camper Van Beethoven to be associated in any way with the pathetic, ignorant, lying, no-account, hypocritical, amoral laughable fool that is Sarah Palin. She makes Soapy look like Walter Cronkite. Fach Dr. Phil too while we're at it. I'd be OK with Camper do a song about Soupy Sales. Now there's a great American!

Mar 04 at 2:16 am

Yukon Jef said ...

Thanks for passing that info along, Mr./Mrs./Ms. selcric. I'm very happy that CVB isn't going bankrupt for the sake of SxSW, & I hope important record company weasels are mightily impressed. It really is an unfortunate aspect of the American Spirit: Sarah is just another Soapy Smith, just another back alley shell game nobody can win. I'm hoping there will be a song about Sarah on the next CVB album (&/or a song about Soapy Smith, who is really much more deserving of a song)...

Mar 03 at 5:49 pm

We Wrokers Do Understand said ...

Thank God, Sarah Falin exposing herself for the idiot she truly is. Cash in now baby, $115K from the TEA Party, better get to the bank before that one bounces. That's the American Sprit, by golly.

Mar 03 at 5:21 pm

selcric said ...

congrats on getting the 35 sponsorships. wish i could go to sxsw. please send me $2000.00. i will thank you profusely on soundoff.

Mar 02 at 5:19 pm

Bear said ...

HA!GOOD ONE JEF! I HAVE A PIC OF TRICKY DICK SNIFFING A KILO ON GET FACED&BOOKED

Mar 02 at 4:25 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Well splashed, Jef! Keep up the good work.

Mar 02 at 3:16 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

Glad you found us, zandar, but I think you've been reading old news. "Popular Songs" has been out for quite some time (& actually only a few of the songs were redone). I never watched Leno anyway, can't stand him, but I notice former Alaskan governor & current international idiot Sarah P*lin is a featured guest on his show this week. I'll be not watching it even harder from now on... (Yesterday, thanks to a large well-placed puddle of water, I had the distinct pleasure of completely soaking an idiot carrying an "Impeach Obama" sign around downtown Palmer, the most fun I've had in years!)

Mar 02 at 12:52 pm

zandar  [[ salmonsm at gmail dot com ]] said ...

Hi, this is my first post here. Really psyched to find an online community of CVB fans. I won't bore you with oldster blather but suffice to say I have been a fan for a long time. I'm glad there has been a Lowery/Cracker/CVB renaissance as of late, and I wish those guys all the luck in the world. I read the guys were re-recording all of the tracks that were to appear on their forthcoming "Popular Songs" best of. I have their releases and had no interest in this one until I heard that. Now I have every intention of buying it. Message to other artists, this is a cool way to reinvigorate interest in your music.

Mar 02 at 11:56 am

wha? said ...

adobe has admitted the current flash sucks on macs (they may have worded it differently) and promises to do better next time. Steve Jobs admitted flash sucks and should roll over and die.

Mar 02 at 10:44 am

DJ again said ...

Twice in one day - that's being stuck at home with only a computer and ten self-written novels for company? Sorry Bear, never heard of Conan Obrain. New one on me. I assume Jay Lamoah is his successor. Have you seen 'American Dad'? Does he look like that character? off to make another pipeline programme. Be back with links.

Mar 02 at 6:01 am

Bear said ...

I WAS SPEAKING OF CONAN OBRIAN WHOM GOT SCREWED OVER BY A NBC AND A UNFUNNY A HOLE WITH A BIG ASS CHIN AND ALOT OF CARS

Mar 02 at 5:42 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

I found Internet Explorer never worked with the JES/victor video, but it did fine with Firefox and both computers are modern. The Firefox one was from last year and the IE this year. It is not the age of the computer but the browser. As for Conan The Destroyer, I'll be searching through my DVDs for this one.

Mar 02 at 3:18 am

Bear said ...

I THINK WHEN COSTAS SAID THAT LETTERMAN AND JIMMY KIMMEL WERE VERY JEALOUS,I WAS 4;20'D AND LAUGHED SO HARD I CRIED,HADNT DONE THAT IN MANY YEARS,THANK YOU NBC MY BOYCOT OF NBC STARTED TODAY,JAY LAMEOH ISNT FUNNY TO ME,I WOULD HECKLE HIM I LOVED CONAN I WROTE NBC A LONG MSG TELLING THEM THEY FUMBLED THE BALL LONG LIVE CAMEL TOE ANNIE AND THE GASEOUS WEINER,CONAN YOU ARE MISSED AT LEAST BY ME.

Mar 02 at 12:15 am

morst said ...

thanks Wha?, I had not been able to view it yet, on a 2003 Mac G4 that's pretty capable overall, but can get bogged down. quetzeqotl and busby berkley hanging with inflated beavers, costas on the tube and michael phelps!

Mar 01 at 7:00 pm

wha?  [[ link ]] said ...

If anybody else tried to watch Victor and Jonathon's stoop interview on an old mac and had it gack at the flash player of the original site it is now on youtube and watchable on ancient 5 year old computers.

Mar 01 at 4:40 pm

Jeff Bridges said ...

It's in the toes man, it's in the toes!

Mar 01 at 3:48 pm

Big T said ...

When Bob said that, I had just finished telling my girlfriend how much the scene reminded me of the bowling number in The Big Lebowski. BB was exactly the effect the Coen brothers were going for.

Mar 01 at 8:24 am

ninexblue said ...

Howsabout a new album in 2010 to celebrate 25 years since TFLV?

Mar 01 at 4:12 am

BOB COSTAS said ...

WHO DOESN'T LOVE A BIG INFLATED BEAVER? KIND OF BUSBY BERKLEY MEETS CANADA.

Feb 27 at 12:34 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Maybe our broccoli clad heroes can get sponsorship from various radio stations if this one (SXSW) pulls off. How about performing a classic rock track for a small donation. Now that would be a novel idea.

Feb 27 at 9:41 am

Bear said ...

my super hero rocky the brocoli humping squrrel got electriqueted this morning silly rodent chewing wires lights blinked!

Feb 27 at 7:03 am

ninexblue said ...

Velena or David/jes/Victor: Do you guys know when we'll get to see the list/order for the sponsorship thing? I'm getting giddy with anticipation.

Feb 27 at 6:40 am

Barb said ...

Thanks Velena! We're having to take it a little easy this SXSW as my sister had surgery recently and her endurance just isn't yet up to its usual standards (no 50 bands in 4 days this year.) I plan on being at several of the CVB and Cracker appearances though if all goes well.

Feb 27 at 12:52 am

schooly d  [[ link ]] said ...

the debate rages on. in a back alley. with superhero outfits.

Feb 27 at 12:44 am

neil  [[ link ]] said ...

Mr blog-o in the link doesn't like Camper's sxsw sponsorship idea much, be sure to read the comments from David & jonathan. Only a couple hundred bucks off cd sales in the last decade, really? Don't bands get all the money from cd's sold at shows? Saw Wilco twice this week, Califone opened and were great and I bought a cd and a 2LP of theirs, was disappointed when Camper had zero merch for sale in Toronto in January.

Feb 27 at 12:02 am

velena  [[ link ]] said ...

sxsw 40 watt part is open to public and free cvb goes on at 4:00

Feb 26 at 11:39 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

Re-living 1987 Penn State CVB show, what is it, 23 years ago tonight? As Groucho Marx said, time flies like an arrow, & fruit flies like a banana.

Feb 26 at 7:40 pm

Barb  [[ b dot hatfield63 at sbcglobal dot net ]] said ...

Jonathan, Victor or anyone who might know - is it going to be necessary to RSVP for the 40 Watt party at SXSW? I know more and more of the parties are doing that even though it's pretty much open to anyone. Not having a badge or wristband I know that the showcase may be closed so I don't want to bank on that. Hope to see you guys at one of the shows anyhow.

Feb 26 at 5:25 pm

Bear said ...

ISNT THIS SITE KINDA A LIVING BIOGRAPHY? COLDER THAN A PENGUINS BALLS ON AN ICEBERG HERE,EAST COAST ILL TAKE A FOOT OF YOUR SNOW FOR A FEW DEGREES OF HEAT?

Feb 26 at 6:29 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

I'm always open to new suggestions and think the series of interviews is a very good idea because they can be updated regularly. The problem with a book is that when it's published it doesn't progress beyond the publishing date - however, the idea of a book still is possible, see how it goes. My idea of getting the Crumbs involved, sounds plausible and getting the community together seems appealing. Thanks for the link Morst - this band has a very complicated history. I think there's a good comprehensive history on Mungo's The Van site too.

Feb 26 at 1:26 am

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

Y'know, now that I think about it, a series of interviews culminating in an update of the Wikipedia page might just be even better than a book. You'll sell a lot more copies if it's free! The current Wikipedia entry has this footnote which leads to an awesome history [[link]] from the old campervan-etc archive.

Feb 25 at 11:31 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Don't forget Crispy!

Feb 25 at 11:20 pm

morst said ...

Di, you'll really want to interview Johnny too. He would be a great source of info on CVB, as he is a big fan, and was paying close attention during the formative years.

Feb 25 at 11:04 pm

Bear said ...

what is they answer you?

Feb 25 at 3:02 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Good luck with doc BEAR!!! I'm going for it folks - I've been sending messages to Greg, Victor and Jonathan and will write to Frank later on. I hope they'll answer and then I'll be bugging you for memoirs and other vital information. There has to be a definitive history on this band and this is about to start as soon as.

Feb 25 at 7:06 am

Bear said ...

DOC IS HERE! WELL SUNDAY DOC SEVERNSON AND TWO? MEXICAN FELLOWS ARE PLAYING HERE IF IT WASNT 40 BELOW ID FORK OVER THE 35 BUCKS JUST TO YELL ANAL PROBE IS THE NEW FREEBIRD! DI YOU WILL HAVE ALOT OF HELP ON THE BOOK YOU GO GIRL!

Feb 25 at 3:24 am

persona guy  [[ link ]] said ...

Try this Firefox persona, it's almost all Moonrocks, like the graphic under Yukon's post as I type this. . . http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/111591

Feb 24 at 5:17 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Go for it, Di. I know I have some great stories to share and know several others who probably do, including Dr. Chadbourne. You can devote a chapter to why Camper gets all their equipment stolen on an annual basis.

Feb 24 at 4:40 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

When I become rich and famous.... No, seriously I always wanted a write a biography and was thinking of the Rileys. However, during the short spell the Rileys were an actual functioning band the book would be as thick as a weekly magazine. At over 27 years, information/interviews from CVB and their fans/followers would fill a book of biblical proportions. Selling points:- #1 - a great read, #2 - great publicity, #3 - new readers to discover their music. I'll be happy to fulfill a task - if we all club together, how about a collation of great memories and almost 3 decades of wonderful music.

Feb 24 at 3:03 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

Yeah, you do that Bear... The check's in the mail, Mr. Hemp!

Feb 24 at 11:08 am

Jack Hemp said ...

Love your third idea! If the rest of you would make me independently wealthy, I would be happy to undertake that project.

Feb 24 at 9:29 am

Bear said ...

OR I COULD JUST CRAP IN THE WOODS OAR IN THE VATICAN AND WE CALL IT AN WHOLEY ANAL PROBE?AND WE ALL HUM FREEBIRD?

Feb 24 at 3:29 am

Yukon Jef said ...

I've been thinking on it all day, & I've decided the best thing would be a CVB Saturday morning cartoon show, similar to Scooby Doo but with filmed introductions & exits with the bandmembers, setting up the plotline at the start & then providing moral lessons at the end. Second best would be a "rock-umentary" dvd providing historical framework with lots of filmed interviews with stoned people who may or may not have really known the band, & of course culminating with a rooftop concert that is shut down by police (on noise complaints, disturbing the peace) about halfway through the third song. Possible title: "Let It CV Be"... What is really needed is an independently-wealthy totally-obsessed fan willing to spend a couple years researching & accumulating relevant documents & photographic &/or filmed evidence, & another year or two shopping it around. Congratulations on being published, TDJHE, & I'm happy you survived. Of course dead authors generally sell better, but...

Feb 23 at 5:32 pm

Ade said ...

Welcome back DI

Feb 23 at 6:14 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

I write fiction and finally getting one ("Brothers") published about October time for the Christmas market. I would love to write a book about this band - of course they would have to collaborate because sources of information on the net are rather scanty. I'm open to suggestions to write this and it would be a good idea to get band members, fans and others to add to this. How about it?

Feb 23 at 2:47 am

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz said ...

Alas, no book on the Campers, but this one: "Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991" is essential reading.

Feb 22 at 9:59 pm

morst again  [[ link ]] said ...

Here's an alternate version of the persona. I wonder which displays better for most people? http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/110501

Feb 22 at 9:13 pm

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

Hey Beethovers! I made a CVB "Persona" for firefox, using Michael Wertz's graphics as source materials! Check it out! (You'll have to have the current version of Firefox to use it, but you should have that anyhow!) http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/110421

Feb 22 at 4:33 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

I remember reading, somewhere, at some point, that someone had been gathering notes for a book, but that that person had apparently disappeared...? I've thought about having a go at it myself, but it would be impractical from my remote vantage point. There's a lot of information out there, but a big percentage of it is myth (much of which, of course, has been generated by the band). It would be a big project, to tell the story right as a book... Apparently it's much easier to make a thin "coffee table" book with oodles of photos of the band sweating under colored lights, press photos, & photos of various souvenirs, with almost no text information at all. Or at least that's what mostly seems to get published as rock "journalism"...

Feb 22 at 3:08 pm

morst said ...

Hiya dirt! I've never heard of such a thing, but there are certainly a lot of interviews and articles online, as well as from print publications. Mungo's www.the-van.com is very useful as a reference database if there's specific info you are seeking about songs, lyrics or albums. archive.org/details/CamperVanBeethoven has a lot of live recordings. If you have questions, this is probably the best place to ask!!

Feb 22 at 1:22 pm

dirt said ...

Does anyone know if there a book out about Camper Van Beethoven? I can't seem to locate one.

Feb 22 at 11:10 am

Jack Hemp said ...

Glad to have our DJ back!

Feb 22 at 9:56 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

I've survived albeit without my innards. Thanks for the well wishes. If medical science could have paid me for my specimen I could have donated some cash to the course.

Feb 21 at 11:50 am

Barb said ...

The SXSW song sponsorship idea seems to be getting some good word-of-mouth if nothing else (I hope it's getting something else though.) I just read about it on the ACL forums SXSW thread where it was reposted from Google buzz.

Feb 20 at 12:47 pm

THE PICKLE said ...

Thank you. Thank you. I'll be here all week!

Feb 20 at 5:01 am

Bear said ...

SPEAKING OF PICKLES THERE IS ONE ON FACED/BOOK THAT HAS MORE FANS THAN NICKLEBACK SEE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THERE IS SOME JUSTICE IN THIS WORLD.AMEN!THE PICKLE ROCKS!

Feb 20 at 3:25 am

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

Yo, Jeph, please forgive Soling for the tease, it's the Cracker Duo with Johnny Hickman, not jes. :-) But I'm definitely gonna grab it, he has great gear, and was set up right where the PA sounded best. I had my mics back by the board so Team Pickle could do the thing where we plug in mics AND the direct feed]].

Feb 20 at 2:34 am

Yükøn Jeph  [[ link ]] said ...

[a torrent of a recording of a recent concert performance featuring our friends David Lowery & Jonathan Segel, & almost certainly others who unfortunately go unnamed in the torrent info text file] Yes, that's all well & good, but what is surgical lint? How much glycerine? Left to dry, for how long? Less commonly used, but why? You leave us with more questions than answers. My horrible neighbors perpetually assure me that the foul socialist medical practices of the UK medical establishment will simply decide it's cheaper to "euthanize" our favorite DJ, but I am convinced they are all idiots who should be fed to the dogs, & that everything is & will continue to be fine.

Feb 19 at 9:24 am

Gene said ...

Di, best wishes while you're in the care of the medical establishment. may you not be at the mercy of the same kind of insurance companies as we have on this side of the big pond.

Feb 18 at 5:46 pm

wha'd she say? said ...

Boracic lint Boracic lint was a type of medical dressing made from surgical lint that was soaked in a hot, saturated solution of boracic acid and glycerine and then left to dry. It has been in use since at least the 19th century,[1] but is now less commonly used. The term boracic lint, or often just "boracic", pronounced "brassic", is also used as Cockney rhyming slang for having no money. Boracic lint → skint. I guess you all knew that though. Good luck with your procedures Ms. D

Feb 18 at 5:41 pm

wha? said ...

My drier's broke, I got a ticket leaving Santa Cruz monday night (nice to have run into you t-l, if you're lurking), and I'm nearly out of dope, but we're in!

Feb 18 at 2:57 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Done! I am officially a non-corporate sponsor of Camper Van Beethoven @ SXSW. Ahhhh, feels good. DJ, best of luck and positive vibrations at the hospital today!

Feb 18 at 11:38 am

Jack Hemp said ...

I can. I checked with Velena. BTW, i would love to see one of the fan-generated set lists that were too weird to play.

Feb 18 at 1:18 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Would love to donate $100, but at the moment rather brassic because of illness and not being able to work. Will be putting wrongs to right soon and going to hospital today (18th). If the band is doing SXSW next year, my novel "Brothers" will be printed in Iowa and maybe in a position to help. Meanwhile, listen to www.pipelineradio.net and my show should be up within the next few days. There are some good shows up at the moment, so give it a listen. Will be back soon (as Arnie {of California} says) - so bye for now. AND Jack, I'm sure you can keep the placard.

Feb 17 at 2:34 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

I'll do it if I get to keep the placard!

Feb 17 at 10:59 am

Cynthia  [[ link ]] said ...

"Sponsor a CVB song at SXSW- Only $100!" (Passing this on from Velena) Why are we doing this? Well as you may know performers at SXSW are not really compensated sufficiently to cover travel and lodging costs. And for a band like CVB this didn't really matter in the days when there were actually record labels and/or our friends didn't mind us crashing on their couches (bad behaviour no record labels and no ) CVB doesn't even have a record label so we need to raise money to play at SXSW this year. How it works. CVB will draw up two setlists. One for each show. Approximately 35 songs. The first 35 people to donate $100 dollars will get to choose a song. The first person gets the first choice from the setlist, the second person gets the second choice etc etc. Sorry but you will have to choose from the setlists that we create. We once tried a a fan generated setlist and it was really weird. Great for the hardcore fans but not so much for the civilians. What you get. A Santa Cruz Roller Derby Girl will walk/skate across the stage carrying a placard announcing your sponsorship of the song. You can have up to 4 names or one business on each placard. We will contact you later for details how your sponsorship placard will read. We reserve the right to arbitrarily refuse sponsorship from anyone or any organization. For instance we will not be letting Mr. Hugh Jass and Ms. Ann Al-Aksam sponsor any songs.

Feb 17 at 6:50 am

RAEB said ...

KISS ARMY?YOU ARE REALLY SHOWING YER AGE AND BAD TASTE CAUSE ITS COLD GIN TIME AGAIN,YOU KNOW I ALWAYS WILL? PUKE IN YOUR BACKSEAT WHAT A TREAT HAY TEA BAGGER PARTY YOU SUCK IN AMERICA WE DRINK COFFEE!

Feb 17 at 1:56 am

Field Marshal 9-Mile Beach said ...

It has been widely reported in the press today that our forces have recently captured Paul Stanley, #2 man of the KISS Army, & that we are in the process of interrogating him. At this time I am not in a position to confirm nor deny these reports. Thank you.

Feb 15 at 9:23 pm

Bear said ...

I AM LOCKED AND LOADED BRING IT ON RIGHT WING,IM SO FAR LEFT WING I HAVE FALLEN AND CANT GET UP,HEY SEE MY CANADIAN COUSINS ON HUDSON BAY?BEARS RULE,MANKIND WILL FACH UP THIS BEAUTIFUL PLANET ON WHICH WE LIVE,BEARS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIT IN THE WOODS AND AVOID YOU PEOPLE.

Feb 15 at 3:37 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

I think that A-Hole is in favor of hunting bears, too, BEAR, so watch yer ass!

Feb 15 at 12:50 am

Bear said ...

pawlenty is minnesotas governor a re pube lik can whom voted down medical "m' three times he is a notedm ass kisses without a spine ,he plans on running for president in 2012 im hoping i am alive to vote for the opposing douschebag!

Feb 14 at 4:36 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

Good news: The semi-literate racist who started the "tea party" movement publicly attacked Sarah P*lin a few days ago, calling her a wolf in sheep's clothing, further dividing the party on the right. I don't think that party will be able to unite behind one candidate in 2012, in fact I wouldn't be surprised to see the tea-baggers form a new party (which they will call the Patriot party but will really be the Fascist party). The liberals are mad at the Ds for not being far enough left, the tea-baggers are mad at the Rs for not being enough to the right, & EVERYONE is mad about all the petty fighting & obstructionism. Same as it ever was. I hope your ailment is minor DJ, quick & easy...

Feb 14 at 1:47 pm

some very smart bumpersicker said ...

“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”

Feb 14 at 5:45 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

And who is this guy Bear? In my opinion, most people in Parliament are a bunch of A-holes and most of them speak out of their derrieres. Never heard of a honest politician yet.

Feb 14 at 3:19 am

RAEB said ...

RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT THAT IZ<DAMNIT!

Feb 14 at 3:19 am

Bear said ...

I AM CONTEMPLATING A MOVE TO A STATE WITH MEDICAL "M" OUR ASSCLOWN GOVERNOR VOTED IT DOWN HE IS RUNNING FOR PEZ IN 012 BEWARE OR THIS RIGHTWING ASS CLOWN HE GOES BY THE HANDLE OF PAWLENTY HE SUCKS THE BIG ONE JUST SAY MOE! YES THATS WHAT I REALLY THINK,OH BY THE WAY WHICH ONES PINK?

Feb 13 at 6:20 am

A DJ's sense of gramma is sometimes wrong said ...

This should have read: "is made of gold." I wish there was an edit button here.

Feb 13 at 6:11 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

My God Bear; your fake foot it made of gold. For that price it should be. I dread to think how much are the parts they are going to take out of me on Thursday. I heard at my age, they don't need replacing. Jack, where's this CVB Health Cooperation? I need some marijuana pronto.

Feb 13 at 1:37 am

Bear said ...

IT IS A SEARS PONCHO AND A LEATHER FAKE FOOT MF'ER COST ME $589.85 FOR TWO AND A HALF TOES WHICH MADE MY BROTHER AND MYSELF TO ESTIMATE THEY COULD NOT BUILD COLENEL STEVE AUSTIN FOR SIX MILLION $'S IN THIS HERE FACHED UP ECONOMY! BUT IT WAS FUN TO RUN,PUT BRAKES ON AND SLIDE ACROSS PARKING LOT JUST LIKE 1969.

Feb 12 at 6:22 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Introducing the Camper Van Beethoven Atypical Health Cooperative, offering hand-crafted prosthetic feet, hips, ankles, and knees along with studded-tire wheelchairs and depression therapy for befouled owls. Oh, and medical marijuana and porno in the back.

Feb 12 at 3:25 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

My bones are constantly being attacked by what the experts call "atypical" rheumatoid arthritis; doctors keep telling me I'll need new knees, new ankles... My guess is that a wheelchair will be much cheaper, & then I can roll over everyone's toes, which I recently read was one of Stephen Hawking's favorite games. "Oh gosh, did I just break all your toes? I am so sorry!" My team of linguistic experts has been busy deciphering that Sarah quote, some nut, but we got nowhere until we played the audio clip backwards. Then it came out, "I'm a faching idiot blah blah fachin blah!"

Feb 12 at 12:41 pm

morst said ...

Is that a real fake foot? I mean is it a Mexican fake foot, or a Sears fake foot? Hm, no foolin?!

Feb 12 at 12:31 pm

Jack Hemp  [[ link ]] said ...

Bear: Please update us on the fake-foot-fitting. Also, please click on the link above to view your nemesis or... possibly a relative. (scroll down to second pic)

Feb 12 at 12:26 am

Bear said ...

MY INNARDS REALLY HURTS WHERE THAT OWL?IVE GOT BIZNESS TO DOO>

Feb 11 at 7:05 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

As far as I can tell, it means, "i'm a faching idiot blah blah fachin blah!" (i'm channeling my inner BEAR)

Feb 11 at 6:19 am

some nut said ...

jeff can you translate so us folks in the connected states understand

Feb 10 at 11:54 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

Sarah is no longer an Alaskan. She's all yours. I enjoyed the scribbled notes on her palm, shows she's finally attained the intellectual level of a 9-year old. You go Sarah! I still have not seen national media coverage of her recently being caught cheating on her property taxes for two 20-acre lots she owns outside Wasilla... My current favorite Sarah quote: "It is as throughout all Alaska that big wild good life teeming along the road that is north to the future." Words to live by.

Feb 10 at 8:35 pm

Bear said ...

Grace please take yer ole hippie ass and go away take that writing on her hand alaskan straight out of fargo sara with you thanks.

Feb 10 at 11:39 am

Grace Slick said ...

Note to self: Be on the lookout for a bear with a fake foot.

Feb 10 at 7:51 am

The DJ Hickery Experience  [[ link ]] said ...

Bear played you a track on this podcast - see link above. Then you and you foot can dance to this. Plus played a CVB track too - couldn't leave them out. More on Pipeline next week when Lab Dali and Daydrug/Gigglejuice are mentioned.

Feb 09 at 4:45 pm

Bear said ...

I GET MY FAKE FOOT ON FRIDAY!ASSES THAT NEED TO BE KICKED GET READY!

Feb 09 at 6:56 am

The DJ Hickery Experience  [[ link ]] said ...

Cheers Jack - I remember at the time thinking why only Italy, and was hoping for the rest of Europe to get a visit... Song Bear: I see you're a fan of Alice in Chains - Rooster is a great track. Will be playing some Felice Brothers for you. Will make my return show on pipeline this week - www.pipelineradio.net - keep tuned. Any requests, will be glad to play them.

Feb 09 at 2:55 am

SONG said ...

THEYRE GONNA SNUFF THE ROOSTER,...

Feb 08 at 4:12 pm

Yukon Jed Clampett said ...

First a bear, then a befouled owl, now a rooster! I sure wish Granny would make Ellie Mae get rid of some of these here critters.

Feb 08 at 3:01 pm

Jack Hemp  [[ link ]] said ...

Deej: Apparently, it was an 2008 Italian tour. The poster is at the Magnetic site, under News, then Tour Info and the poster is at the bottom of the page. Only the rooster knows for sure.

Feb 08 at 2:51 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Jack, I wouldn't know, what name would they be touring under? Working as a DJ I should have heard. However, CVB seemed to have escaped the media. They're the dogs who never had their day.

Feb 08 at 2:17 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Didn't JES, VK and GL tour Europe together a couple of years ago? Seems I recall a poster of some such event.

Feb 08 at 10:34 am

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz said ...

He's good on TTSB isn't he. Remember when JS and VK talked about bringing a Magnetic duo tour over to Europe? I guess it's not on the cards but it would be great to see something like that.

Feb 07 at 7:18 am

mungo said ...

Never heard TTSB sung by Victor before - I likey.

Feb 06 at 6:19 pm

Bear said ...

MMMMMMM WE ARE GOING ITALIAN TONIGHT,.....

Feb 06 at 10:43 am

Owl said ...

Is it safe to come out yet?

Feb 06 at 6:26 am

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz said ...

Sounds like they passed - nice vid but does anyone actually have all these old CVB promo videos?

Feb 06 at 5:32 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Cheers for the link - was that an ad for an iPhone? Listening to music on the phone had finally caught on, as every radio station I tune into has now an app. As for Victor and Jon, did they pass the audition at the end?

Feb 05 at 9:59 am

just j  [[ link ]] said ...

Nice interview with Victor and Jonathan at this link...

Feb 04 at 5:39 pm

Boston Mike said ...

HOB in Boston just posted Cracker coming to town as support on Rev Horton Heat tour starting in May and hitting North East venues.

Feb 04 at 4:10 pm

Bear said ...

ANIMAL PLANET IS OUR PORN MISTER.

Feb 04 at 2:13 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Thanks to the Ursine One, I can't get the image of a bear wiping his ass with an owl out of my head. It probably happens all the time in nature and I'm just not aware of it. Maybe I need to watch Animal Planet more often.

Feb 04 at 8:09 am

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz said ...

Owls Di, Owls! It used to be... oh never mind.

Feb 04 at 7:51 am

The DJ again said ...

Cheers for the article Rob - glad Immy stole Lowery's limelight, he can steal mine anytime. (I'm not being rude: I meant he's ace in Monks of Doom and numerous bands he's in). What's this about brown snow? Talking about BEARs - how did you're birthday go?

Feb 04 at 4:01 am

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz said ...

It used to be snowy, now it's brown... Lucky tree

Feb 03 at 11:22 pm

Bear said ...

THANKS BUT I WIPED MY ASS WITH AN OWL.TO SAVE A TREE.

Feb 03 at 9:13 pm

Bear said ...

YO ADRIAN!!!! FACHIN CLASSIC!

Feb 03 at 8:26 pm

Rob  [[ link ]] said ...

Pop Matters has a well-written review/recap (link above) of the Camper and Cracker show in Boston recently. Pop Matters always does their bit for Jonathan Segel/Victor Krummenacher/Cracker/Camper releases and shows.

Feb 03 at 6:04 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Happy B-Day, Bear! You know what they say, another day, another pile of scat! Scratch your back against a tree for Jesus.

Feb 03 at 2:46 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

Happy Bear-thday. I remember how surprised I was when I learned that Sylvester Stallone is an actor, director, & screenwriter. All those years I thought he was just a horse's ass. Fortunately, the writers of the US Constitution made it impossible for Arnold to ever be President. We can have all the sleazy Presidents we want, we can even have stupid Presidents (& re-elect them to second terms), but we cannot have a sleazy, stupid, foreign-born President. Hooray for the USA!

Feb 03 at 1:23 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

You got that right, DJ! For all her misgivings, that woman could sing!

Feb 03 at 8:08 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Birthday wishes to the old Reab...Come on you do like Grace Slick. She's a good singer. I blame those hedonistic days of copious coke and purple pills. For Prez...if they had a B Actor (Ronald Regan), sure Arnie will get in - I can imagine Sly Stilone living in the White House. If professional wrestlers can get into congress than there's a chance for our Rambo favourite. I'll start my campaign for Victor K right now if I were you! Victor for President!!!!

Feb 03 at 5:15 am

morst said ...

Happy birthday raeb!! I almost made it to 20 after!!! Gurgle 'em up!!

Feb 03 at 2:52 am

RAEB said ...

OOPS THAT WAS FOR OTHER SIDE WHRER THEY DONT TALK ABOUT GRACE SLICKS OLD ASS,.

Feb 03 at 2:50 am

Bear said ...

AHHHH w YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE STATE THAT ELECTED A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER FOR GOVERNER AND CALI ELECTED STEROID USING ARNORLD SOMETIME SHIT HAPPENS?

Feb 02 at 6:26 pm

Bear said ...

FIRST THING ABOUT WE BUILT THIS CITY IS WE NEVER MENTION WE BUILT THIS CITY.

Feb 02 at 4:49 pm

Ike  [[ flyingike at hotmail dot com ]] said ...

Yukon Cornelius you are right. Grace did write White Rabbit, but wrote it while in the Great Society who opened a few Airplane shows before the Airplane stole her. Both White Rabbit and Somebody To Love were staples of the Society's live sets. So in essence she took two GS songs and let the JA record them even though Somebody to Love was a song that Darby wrote, who I guess was her brother in law, not brother. I should be more accountable for my statements on this here board.

Feb 02 at 2:49 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

I'm not sure about "Somebody To Love," but Grace did write "White Rabbit" -- she said it took her half an hour. The Airplane were to be on Ed Sullivan's show one Sunday evening (probably the last time they were ever invited), & apparently Grace spontaneously decided it would be good fun to wear black face makeup, like in an old minstrel show. As you can imagine, this was very upsetting to a lot of people at the time. & if that ain't rock & roll, I don't know what is.

Feb 02 at 12:23 pm

Ike  [[ flyingike at hotmail dot com ]] said ...

She also built this city on rock and roll. blah, if ever there was a song that should never be heard again, this one gets my vote. She also stole the two most recognizable Jefferson Airplane songs (Somebody to Love, White Rabbit) from her brother Darby who wrote those in the band The Great Society.

Feb 02 at 11:53 am

Jack Hemp said ...

She also dressed as Hitler one time for a Jefferson Starship show in Germany.

Feb 02 at 6:50 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Those jump suits were vile. Every time I hear Turquoise Jewellery I raise a smile and glad we've left 80's fashion far behind - including those calf socks and leotards. Grace should be embarrassed over her tasteless attire and hopefully hidden and/or destroyed all photographic evidence.

Feb 01 at 8:15 am

Bear said ...

PUT YOUR MAKE UP BACK ON AND PLEASE GO AWAY YOU SCARE LITTLE KIDS AND ANIMALS YOU SATAN WORSHIPERS!

Feb 01 at 3:47 am

Paul Stanley said ...

I have a jumpsuit you can borrow, Grace. You're not allergic to sequins, are you? Rock & roll! (& don't worry KISS fans, my friend & corporate partner Gene Simmons is completely innocent of assaulting that peasant couple; their puny lawsuit will go nowhere! & if necessary, the KISS Army stands ready to defend our right to rock & roll ALL night! Ace Frehley lead guitar!)

Jan 31 at 4:21 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Beer - no one can ever get enough. Pee Wee Herman - never heard of him. I do love a good comic - we need more. Another My Space feeling coming on... More Belly Up fun from Morst - cheers my mate must give it a listen. You;ll get me singing along to songs most loved and heard in within a few minutes. Flowers is a glorious track.

Jan 31 at 2:25 am

Jack Hemp said ...

Too much beer? Complete balderdash. Just saw the Pee Wee Herman Show live at Club Nokia. Faching hilarious from start to finish! Seriously though, everybody know that beer ain't drinkin'! Buy that Mormon a drink!

Jan 30 at 9:28 pm

Grace Slick said ...

Too much beer?Has anyone seen my jumpsuit?

Jan 30 at 8:56 pm

RAEB said ...

THANKS MORST YOU ROCK MY BROTHER!

Jan 29 at 11:30 pm

Archive Nut  [[ link ]] said ...

Camper Van Beethoven December 29, 2009 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA 01. fade in/tuning 02. Flowers 03. Waka 04. Pictures of Matchstick Men (false start) 05. Pictures of Matchstick Men 06. Eye of Fatima pt. 1 -> 07. Eye of Fatima pt. 2 08. Mao Reminisces About His Days in Southern China 09. Cowboys from Hollywood 10. White Riot 11. (I Was So) Wasted 12. Shut Us Down 13. R & R Uzbekistan 14. New Roman Times 15. History of Utah 16. Take the Skinheads Bowling 17. The Ambiguity Song 18. (We're a) Bad Trip 19. Skinhead Stomp 20. Sad Lover's Waltz 21. Good Guys & Bad Guys 22. Seven Languages 23. Interstellar Overdrive Recorded, mixed, and mastered by James Bartoli Live sound and PA mix by Martin Greaves

Jan 29 at 12:03 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

never argue with a german if you're tired

Jan 29 at 3:34 am

Bear said ...

bark

Jan 28 at 3:54 pm

Jack Hemp further said said ...

'Blows Against the Empire' is a fine album as is 'Red Octopus'. The Jefferson Flying Apparatus flew over the shark shortly thereafter when Kantner let the rest of the band take over the pilot's seat.

Jan 28 at 11:36 am

Jack Hemp said ...

I would love to hear Camper & Dylan together. He'd do a bang-up job on 'Skinheads'.

Jan 27 at 11:53 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

Believe it or not, the only Jefferson Starship album I've ever heard is the first, "Blows Against The Empire." That footage of The Who on Smothers Brothers is also part of the film "The Kids Are Alright." Wonderful stuff. Did you know that Bob Dylan once had a gig opening for the Smothers Brothers in Denver, at a little Colfax Avenue joint called the Satire Lounge? Not quite as hard to believe as CVB & Tiny Tim, perhaps...

Jan 27 at 11:02 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

The Lady Hemp just purchased for me Seasons 2 & 3 of the Smothers Bros Comedy Hour. Not only funny but some great musical performances, including the Who triple-loading the explosive charge in the bass drum and the Byrds with Gene Clark. Highly recommended.

Jan 27 at 8:07 pm

morst said ...

Jefferson Starship rocks! Man, Red Octopus is awesome!

Jan 27 at 4:17 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

My plumber is still at the top of his game, raeB, and does great work, so I'll keep him. The Dead peaked in 76. After that, Jerry was doing his best stuff with JGB. The Shakedown Street and Go To Heaven albums illustrate my point better than words can. Jumped the shark, they did. In addition, fach Virgin records!

Jan 27 at 6:36 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

This may surprise you - the Dead had never been popular in the UK. I had only heard of them because I used to work with a hippy guy who attended concerts every year and had copied me some of the cassettes he brought back. I was always enchanted by Jerry's voice and the cacophony of instruments. If there was any record company backup behind the Dead - would they have been more popular in the UK? As for CVB and Cracker - bands promoted by Virgin nonetheless - I had to wait for 2006/7 before I heard one single note from them. And that was via the net. Record co's are more of a hindrance than help. I think I'm one of a million people in the UK who had heard of NRT, the others being Ade, Mungo, Paul and Alick. 5 out of 60 million. And if it wasn't for the net these bands would still be in obscurity. Mathematicians amongst you excuse me if I'm wrong, but isn't that .20th of a population? or 0.002? Need help plz....

Jan 27 at 4:46 am

RAEB said ...

MR HEMP I DONT LIKE YOUR PLUMBER HE SHOULD OF HUNG IT UP A DECADE SOONER,NOBODY ON THIS PLANET CAN TELL ME WHEN TO STOP PLAYING MY GUITAR EXCEPT GRIZZLY FACHIN ADAMS AND I THUNK HE IS DEAD?THUNK A BAER KILT HIS SORRY ASS!HA!BEARS 1 WILD MAN ZERO LONG LIVE JERRY GARCIA !! MY FAVORITE SAILOR! ZZZZZZZZ.....OOPS 3;30 A.M. TIME TO JAM!LONG LIVE ROCK!!

Jan 25 at 2:42 pm

wha? said ...

Interesting history of the Dead,'sgot me wondering how the music scene would differ today if not for the debt the record co. manufactured. Would we have such allegiance to our bands multiple live performances, the Dead having trained people to see them again and again? Archive.org? And of course what was missed by their not spending months stoned in the studio. Anyway I'm surprised at how happy this music here still makes me after listening to it very often for the last 5 years and seeing them every chance and wondering when I'll get to see them again. I really didn't understand Deadheads before. Cheers

Jan 25 at 2:41 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

What I meant is that the Airplane had HIT SINGLES, they were wealthy rock stars. They owned a mansion, & other properties. The Dead didn't make any real money until they'd been at it 30 years. Too much beer, what a silly idea. I've never heard such nonsense.

Jan 25 at 11:50 am

Jack Hemp said ...

Yes, the Dead were around longer but should've hung it up about a decade before they did. At least, the Airplane knew when to stop and/or reinvent. I remember back in the late 80s in Columbus, Ohio, my friends in the Royal Crescent Mob got signed to Sire records, very exciting time, who promptly took their incredible live sound and great songs then diluted and mushed up their sound and made them select their lamest (read accessible) tunes for singles and ridiculous remixes. The 'Spin The World' debut went nowhere. Hell, even I wanted to throw it away after listening to it. Then, the second album "Midnight Rose's", Sire gave them a little more control because they were already writing them off. But by this time, the momentum they had gained touring with Camper and so on had faded and this much-better album sank as well. Their third was self-produced and released and is their best, but the end, as they say, was nigh. Sucks. Many people say that the internet and digital downloading have made it easier for people to record and release their own music. This is true, but it also keeps people from editing their own precious work. Because of digital, there is 100x more terrible music out there than there ever was when the labels ran the show. I guess you take the good with the bad and vice versa and sideways...

Jan 25 at 2:30 am

RAEB said ...

HUH? GRATEFUL DEAD WERE AROUND MUCH LONGER THAN JEFFERSON AIRPLANE,FROM WHAT STRANGE DIMENSION DO YOUR COME?TOO MUCH BEER CAN DO THINGS TO YOUR BRAIN AND MEMORY,I DONT OWN AN AIRPLANE TEE,THOUGH I DO HAVE A KBC ONE OH NEVER MIND MUST GO LISTEN TO CONCERT I GOT LINK TO GOODNIGHT GRANPA HALAS WHERE EVER YOU ARE AND THANKS FOR THE NFL,NHL,MLB AND CVB.OH AND HONEY TOO TEW TWO TO TOO

Jan 25 at 1:36 am

Yukon Jef said ...

I think "favourite" is cooler, & that spelling works quite well for a song that mentions "a place in the colonies"... Yes, the Middle East recording is EXCELLENT. Back to earlier, I can think of a handful of artists who had creative control while signed to a major label. I remember reading that RCA had many problems with Jefferson Airplane (especially regarding the line "up against the wall motherf___er"), but couldn't change anything except on "single" releases... The Dead didn't have the Airplane's level of success, but they had creative control at Warner Brothers. Sadly they did not have free studio time, ended up with a huge debt after 2 "psychedelic" albums that didn't sell. In their remaining time at Warner, they released a live album, 2 studio albums of country-ish music with no fancy effects, another live album, & another live album, & yet another live album, trying to keep recording costs down.

Jan 24 at 9:21 pm

kday said ...

thanks morst and jason adler...what a great show it was and is...sounds great...

Jan 24 at 8:44 pm

Gene said ...

BTW, kudos to jason adler, the recordist. wonderful sound quality!

Jan 24 at 8:38 pm

Gene said ...

thanks morst. as I'm sure you know, that's "favorite" here in the U.S.

Jan 24 at 1:22 pm

Archive Nut  [[ link ]] said ...

Camper Van Beethoven The Middle East (downstairs) Cambridge, MA 2010-01-17 1. ZZ Top Goes to Egypt -> 2. Flowers 3. Waka 4. Long Plastic Hallway 5. Eye of Fatima Pts. 1&2 6. Tania 7. Balalaika Gap 8. O Death 9. All Her Favourite Fruit 10. One of These Days 11. Sweethearts 12. Skinhead Stomp 13. Might Makes Right 14. New Roman Times 15. She Divines Water 16. Pictures of Matchstick Men 17. Take the Skinheads Bowling 18. The Day that Lassie Went to the Moon 19. Club Med Sucks 20. White Riot 21. Wasted 22. Shut Us Down 23. RnR Uzbekistan Taped and Transfered by Jason Adler (Jason at Galactic-Trading dotcom)

Jan 24 at 1:07 pm

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

I think the Slim's show from 2000-02-10 is the one with white 928 and the great post-show interview.

Jan 24 at 11:21 am

selcric said ...

I can't find my copy of the original Apothacary Shows anywhere, wasn't white 928 douchebag's dad an attorney or something?

Jan 24 at 4:07 am

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz said ...

New monks album! Good news indeed.

Jan 23 at 5:17 pm

Gene  [[ link ]] said ...

some pretty good stuff from Greg on Fret 12.

Jan 23 at 3:02 pm

Yukon Jef  [[ link ]] said ...

CVB at the Middle East in Cambridge, torrent-style, at [the link].

Jan 23 at 6:37 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Enjoyed the article and photos Tim, many thanks. I see your point Jef, record companies are strapped for cash and only invest in certain artists which most are ("cookie cutters") as you so rightly put it. I don't think they ever gave an artist control over their music, I may be mistaken, but signed artists always had to pander to company demands. It seems to be a return to the 80's where independent bands and distribution companies overtook the establishment, which I say is a good thing. Now we have the net at hand to a band's advantage.

Jan 22 at 8:41 pm

tinnitus photography said ...

as also posted on the Cracker side, here are my photos and my review from last Sunday's final Cracker/CVB show: http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/cracker-with-camper-van-beethoven-the-middle-east-/

Jan 22 at 8:18 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

You are correct as always, Yukon!

Jan 22 at 5:05 pm

mat on a stick said ...

white 928 worked at home depot or something he sure was a dickbag

Jan 22 at 4:32 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

...& furthermore, I was thinking, we of the Geritol cocktails were lucky enough to be young at a time when the record companies were still completely confused by the jungle beats of rock music. For maybe the only time in history, artists were given lots of money & near-complete creative control. Before that time, the record companies held all the cards -- & now we're back to this cookie-cutter thing, manufactured bands being told exactly what to do & not making enough money to live on. The big record companies are dying, hooray, but there's still nothing to replace them with. Sure, tubebook & facespace & all that, but no real marketing & distribution, & no real money to provide the artists enough SLACK to be free of money hassles. & I must say that I love how CBS is hyping the Super Bowl halftime appearance of The Who with footage from the mid-1970s, Daltrey swinging his mic & Pete sliding on his knees across the stage. Somehow, I reckon, The Who that plays the Super Bowl won't resemble that footage too much.

Jan 22 at 4:23 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Jef - plenty of good music around, if you only know where to look. Why feel sorry for the younger generation they have Myspace, Facebook, Youtube and countless of other sites. They have more than I had as a youngster who only had Radio 1 and lost faith in music until I heard heavy metal. Give Twenty Twenty a go, or The Rileys, The Boradcast - bands from London. And/or a million other bands. Some great rock out there. Muse and Them Crooked Vultures look back to the 60's and likewise Editors, Razorlight and White Lies take a nod to the 80's. This is War by 30 Seconds to Mars is a masterpiece in the vein of Arcade Fire. I blame commercial radio for keeping to the same r&b format that because they believe it's an audience for their ads. This halts people from discovering more music. Stop listening to radio.... White 928 guy in Toronto, sounds like a radio programmer and knows nothing better...

Jan 21 at 6:43 pm

selcric said ...

Repeat of white 928 guy in Toronto! That's fach in' hilarious! Post audio clip, please.

Jan 21 at 6:28 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

I feel so sorry for the youngsters of today, for perhaps thousands of reasons, not least among them being that the music scene has deteriorated so badly & continues to crumble. There's still good music being made (mostly by old folks), but it just doesn't have anywhere near the same importance or impact as it once did. Everywhere I go I see kids wearing Bob Marley shirts, AC/DC shirts, Grateful Dead shirts, Nirvana shirts. Seems like many of today's kids already know their scene is pitiful compared to what came before. (in an old man voice): Why, I tell you, I remember going to concerts where people actually shut the hell up & listened to the music, without everybody holding cel-phone cameras up blocking everyone's view of the stage!

Jan 21 at 4:53 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Never knew there were age restrictions on good music. Me - I love anything from drum & bass to heavy metal, country to newternative sounds. There shouldn't be an age for having a good time. I'm really 21 but like my 42 year old friend Kev says - you know, long live CVB and the wonder of music. The Great "Master-Baiting" Bear will tell you. And Morsty keep 'em coming - I appreciate everything you do here.

Jan 21 at 2:52 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

It's true. CVB is not for wimps or those who need their music spoon-fed to them.

Jan 21 at 12:43 pm

kday said ...

yeah i am only 42...who cares trout, they just dont get it i guess...long live CVB....

Jan 21 at 8:04 am

Trout said ...

Anybody know how to make a geritol cocktail?Do they make bikini cut depends?Was just looking at the other board describing CVB fans.Like being a 50 something nerd is a bad thing?Tell David that.WE ROCK! I brought an old friend to his first Cracker/CVB show in NYC.The sound was not too bad toward the back but it did have its moments.Kenny and Immy,too cool! Anyways,my friend loved Cracker but said that CVB sounded like a cross between John Luc Ponty and the Charlie Daniels Band....alrighty then.Is that a bad thing?So I guess I gotta get to work on having him listen to more CVB.

Jan 19 at 11:36 pm

Archive Nut  [[ link ]] said ...

Camper Van Beethoven 2009-12-28 The Independent San Francisco, CA Disc 1 Set 1 01. Intro 02. Abundance 03. Eye Of Fatima (pt. 1) > 04. Eye Of Fatima (pt. 2) 05. Long Plastic Highway 06. Sad Lover's Waltz 07. Tina 08. Where The Hell Is Bill? 09. White Riot 10. Wasted 11. Shut Us Down 12. Banter/story during Greg's guitar problems 13. R 'N' R Uzbekistan 14. All Her Favorite Fruit 15. Sweethearts Disc 2 Set 1 cont'd 01. Might Makes Right 02. Mao Reminisces About His Days In Southern China 03. New Roman Times 04. Take The Skinheads Bowling 05. Balalaika Gap 06. L'Aguardiente 07. The Day The Day That Lassie Went To The Moon > 08. Club Med Sucks > 09. Interstellar Overdrive Runtime: 1:25:53 Taped by: Todd "The Wolf" Fleisher

Jan 19 at 8:25 pm

Bugop said ...

You're right Prof. Sarno, great show and the sounds was worse on Greg's side. Low freq was horrible, much less distortion on Jonathan's side. Johnny mentioned the bad low freq in an interview. http://allknowingforce.com/wonderful/2010/01/13/johnny-hickman-cracker-interview/ Great sets from both bands. Good to see Immy.

Jan 19 at 9:39 am

Prof. Sarno said ...

The NYC set list was terrific, Abundance was a great opener and Turquoise Jewelry was a highlight for us, but I thought the sound was awful. I was near the front, sort of mid-left and at first I thought it was just me and my aging ears, but everyone around us could not get over how loud and distorted it sounded. Did anyone else have a similar experience? When David would sing or when the guitars got too hot, it got this sort of "flapping" distorted quality, like a blown speaker. I did find that with the proper application of earplugs plus fingers that I could hear through the noise and the playing and singing was fantastic! I'm not trying to be a downer here. I've seen CVB probably a dozen times and the sound is usually great. What gives?

Jan 19 at 4:11 am

Grim Reaper  [[ link ]] said ...

[[Jay Reatard]] was next, after Vic.

Jan 19 at 1:52 am

Archive Nut  [[ link ]] said ...

Camper Van Beethoven 2009-12-27 McNear's Mystic Theatre Petaluma, CA Disc 1 Set 1 01. ZZ Top Goes To Egypt 02. Waka 03. Tania 04. Eye Of Fatima (pt. 1) > 05. Eye Of Fatima (pt. 2) 06. Militia Song 07. Joe Stalin's Cadillac 08. White Riot 09. Wasted 10. Shut Us Down 11. R 'N' R Uzbekistan 12. O Death 13. All Her Favorite Fruit 14. Sweethearts 15. Might Makes Right 16. She Divines Water 17. Pictures Of Matchstick Men 18. Good Guys And Bad Guys 19. New Roman Times 20. Long Plastic Highway 21. Ambiguity Song 22. Take The Skinheads Bowling 23. The Day That Lassie Went To The Moon Runtime: 1:18:50 Taped by: Todd "The Wolf" Fleisher PS Yeah, Neil I can help out if you like. I think I have your email, otherwise I'll facebook-message you.

Jan 18 at 10:46 pm

tinnitus photography said ...

fantastic double bill last night...it was really great to see CVB once again, and they played a phenomenal setlist (the only thing which would have made my skull explode more would have been either 'history of utah' or maybe 'borderline.' set list here: http://narlus.zenfolio.com/p581365373/e2906511 i'll have the rest of the photos from both bands and my review up in a day or two.

Jan 18 at 8:21 pm

kday said ...

yeah downstairs at the middle east Yukon, the sound was fantastic last night....

Jan 18 at 6:04 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

kday, was the show upstairs or in the basement? Tourdates page seems to have been updated, & perhaps my memory is faulty, but it was at the Middle East, wasn't it? Thanks to Morst & nyctaper & anyone else making recordings available. & thanks also for the detailed report, neil. Bear that types, you're too funny... I guess the bears in Yellowstone eat so well these days that they don't even need to hibernate anymore. If you don't want your 2nd cousin the masturbating bear around, buy him a bus ticket to Wyoming.

Jan 18 at 4:16 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Bear what is this about bears baiting their masters? Back on track - thanks NYC Taper - looks like some good stuff you have. Been downloading them last year and thoroughly enjoy this. Kev, you lead a busy life.

Jan 18 at 11:39 am

kday said ...

great show in boston last night...camper was on fire once again..saw a couple tapers..so glad i got to see 3 shows over the last 2 weekends it really brought in the new year.....thanks guys

Jan 18 at 12:35 am

just j said ...

nyctaper, thanks for this recording. Track 20 was "Skinhead Stomp." I checked it against my copy of "Popular Songs" to be sure. I agree that there are several instrumentals that sound similar. Listening to the recording right now; it sounds terrific! Thanks for posting. Did you record Cracker by any chance?

Jan 17 at 9:28 pm

nyctaper  [[ link ]] said ...

Just posted the NYC recording, link above.