IckMusic (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Another fine tune courtesy of Tom Petty’s Buried Treasure. The Seeds were a Los Angeles-based garage-psych-rock band in the 60’s and early 70’s. They were fronted by one Sky Saxon, who parted with the band in the early 70’s to join up with Yahowha religious family (aka the Source Family), led by Father Yod. They [...]
Electronic Cerebrectomy (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
I've been meaning to put this up for weeks. I love these videos people have been making of Bettie Page, replacing the music. In this case, it's the Seeds from 1965, with another of those great California bands that just comes at you out of the dark. Anything that sounds like it belongs on Nuggets (and this one actually was) is perfect for me. I probably should've had this up a month ago when lead singer...
LAist (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Dave Navarro and Billy Corgan jamming at the Hotel Cafe On Monday night, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and Spirits in the Sky -- germinated from the recent Sky Saxon tribute at The Echoplex , whose lineup includes guitarist Dave Navarro and 19 year old drummer Mike Byrne -- performed the final show of their mini tour at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. The six stop tour for the band across Central...
Judiciary Report (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
DJ AM (photo credit: New York Times) Kabbalah member , DJ AM, was found dead in his New York apartment yesterday. DJ AM, real name, Adam Goldstein, survived a plane crash last year that killed four people. A friend went to check on him, after not hearing from Goldstein for a few days. When he received no response from knocking on his door, his friend called the police. DJ AM's apartment (photo credit:...
Bedazzled! (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Bedazzled.tv Presents: A Tribute To Sky Saxon and the Seeds (Podcast)I put together a little video tribute to (August 20, 1937 – June 25, 2009) and the Seeds. I had been looking forward to seeing him the the festival earlier this month but this was thwarted by his untimely passing. (I'm still encoding the .m4v of it and will post later today for anybody that wants to Ipod it.)Posted by Cookie...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
Whitney Houston has granted Oprah Winfrey what the show is billing as “the most anticipated music interview of the decade” — the singer’s first sit-down in nearly seven years. The episode airs September 14th, two weeks after the release of I Look to You. Dave Navarro has joined Billy Corgan’s Sky Saxon tribute band Spirits in [...]
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
JANE'S ADDICTION star DAVE NAVARRO has joined the ranks of BILLY CORGAN's new supergroup SPIRITS IN THE SKY.Navarro will join the Smashing Pumpkins star, Strawberry...
Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
As we reported earlier today, Billy Corgan will embark on a west coast tour next week with special guests Spirits in the Sky, the tribute band dedicated to the late Seeds’ founder and vocalist, Sky Saxon. Thanks to the overly obsessive Smashing Pumpkins website Hipster United, we now know that Mr. Corgan will be joined [...]
Blog Town, PDX (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
It was gossip a few months ago when we blogged about it , but now it's official: Mike Byrne, the 19-year-old from Beaverton, is the new Smashing Pumpkins drummer . Is Portland music the new farm team for national acts? Will an 18-year-old from Troutdale be the new D'arcy? Will the band's announcement refer to Beaverton as Portland? So many questions. Let's ask the Blinking With Fists of press releases:...
Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
This might actually make sense.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
SMASHING PUMPKINS star BILLY CORGAN has formed a new supergroup with the ex-husband of former bandmate D'ARCY WRETZKY.Corgan debuted Spirits In The Sky for a July...
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Ian Astbury believes iTunes kas killed the album. And all the people who download single tracks are proving him right. But is it too soon to say RIP to the LP? This summer has seen the loss of many greats: the King of Pop , the king of psyche-garage-pop ( Sky Saxon ) and arguably the finest of British rock journalists, Steven Wells . I can surely be forgiven for failing to realise that the album died...
Earvolution (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
Philadelphia, coming off the Billy Joel and Elton John concerts this past weekend, is set for another full slate of great live shows this week. Tuesday night sees a triple header at Johnny Brenda's with Love, Sky Saxon and the Seeds and the Electric Prunes. On Wednesday the focus shits back across town with Edwin McCain at the World Cafe Live. Thursday night has an all age show from Chairlift at
WPKN Today (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
WPKN BENEFIT CONCERT - THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 IN FAIRFIELD Music history will be made on Thursday, August 6th at 8:00 pm at The Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT. Join music lovers and WPKN-supporters in an exclusive version of the California ‘66 Tour that pulls into town this Thursday! . For one-night only, L.A.-based bands The Electric Prunes and LOVE with Johnny...
WPKN Today (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
WPKN BENEFIT CONCERT - THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 IN FAIRFIELD Music history will be made on Thursday, August 6th at 8:00 pm at The Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT. Join music lovers and WPKN-supporters in an exclusive version of the California ‘66 Tour that pulls into town this Thursday! . For one-night only, L.A.-based bands The Electric Prunes and LOVE with Johnny...
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