June 30, 2008

The Turn Ons

Filed under: music, photography, rock, seattle — sparkrobot @ 12:19 am

The Turn Ons from Seattle at their record release party at The Comet Tavern. There are more photos in the gallery. How about this action, eh? Five posts in a row from the world’s worst blogger: me.

The Triumphant Returns

Filed under: music, photography, rock, seattle — sparkrobot @ 12:16 am

The Triumphant Returns from Spokane. There are more photos in the gallery.

The Apple War

Filed under: music, photography, rock, seattle — sparkrobot @ 12:15 am

The Apple War last night at The Comet Tavern in Seattle. There are more photos in the gallery.

The Green Pajamas

Filed under: music, photography, rock, seattle — sparkrobot @ 12:13 am

Seattle’s Psychedelic pop stalwarts The Green Pajamas live at King Cobra last weekend. There are more photos in the gallery.

The Weekend Session

Filed under: music, photography, rock, seattle — sparkrobot @ 12:11 am

The Weekend Session at King Cobra last Saturday night. There are more photos in the gallery.

June 2, 2008

Bo Diddley dies at age 79

Filed under: music, rock — sparkrobot @ 10:43 am

The weird thing is, I had Who Do You Love? running through my head just this morning as I was thinking about the reissue Bo Diddley model Gretsch I contemplated purchasing from Guitar Maniacs a couple of years back.

More at the Seattle Times.

April 20, 2008

Friday Night Funhouse

Filed under: music, photography, rock, seattle — sparkrobot @ 4:35 pm

friday night funhouse

New live rock galleries up: The Coloffs, The Paper Dolls and The Zip Guns from Friday night at The Funhouse, Seattle.

April 15, 2008

The Power and Responsibility of our Nation’s Broadcasters

Filed under: Fuck You Clear Channel, music, rock — sparkrobot @ 4:21 pm

Tim Robbins’ Keynote Speech at the National Association of Broadcasters’ Convention Monday evening. This is just one of many gems.

In the ’70s, radio took a serious nosedive when Edwin Armstrong invented FM to eliminate the static and noise associated with AM and unwittingly provided a home for easy listening jazz rock, overly dramatic disco songs and 20 minute psychedelic sitar jams.

April 12, 2008

Ms. Led at King Cobra

Filed under: music, photography, rock, seattle — sparkrobot @ 6:55 pm

Ms. Led live at King Cobra, Seattle

There are more photos over here.

April 11, 2008

The Breeders - Mountain Battles

Filed under: music, rock — sparkrobot @ 8:06 pm

The Breeders - Mountain Battles I picked up The Breeders‘ new record Mountain Battles over the weekend. My favorite song so far is “It’s The Love” on side B. A bonus: there’s a Vaughn Oliver designed booklet on the inside. The printing is stunning.

Also just got a documentary on Beulah from the Netflix, A Good Band is Easy to Kill.

A good weekend? Maybe. But then again, I have to file my fucking tax return. So, maybe not.

Vaughn Oliver booklet Vaughn Oliver booklet detail