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Pigshit: WHO PUT THE BOMP?

2009-11-02T07:20:25-05:00

Gary Pig Gold wonders WHO PUT THE BOMP? Why, GREG SHAW, Of Course! Personally speaking, I can solidly claim that the very first Bomp record ever released, the Flamin’ Groovies’ 1974 seven-incher "You Tore Me Down," actually caused the sonic...

PIGSHIT: DENNIS DIKEN and his BELL SOUND

2009-10-10T10:18:51-04:00

DENNIS DIKEN and his BELL SOUND Discriminating consumers of only the best in rock ‘n’ pop have long revered Dennis Diken as drummer with those rightfully legendary Smithereens. Yet did you know that in between making Jersey beat, Dennis has...

EIGHT QUESTIONS For NARDWUAR (The Human Serviette)

2009-09-03T19:32:18-04:00

Gary Pig Gold has... EIGHT QUESTIONS For NARDWUAR (The Human Serviette) The single greatest living Canadian since Stompin’ Tom Connors, whose latest Evaporators release “A Wild Pear” shares seven Mint Records inches with Andrew W.K., tells us all….. 1. Munsters...

Are You Receiving Me? Post-Ergs Recovery Act Pt. I & II

2009-08-08T08:44:00-04:00

Night Birds 4-song demo (CD-R) Self-released Psyched to Die Sterile Walls 7” EP Grave Mistake/Firestarter Questions Frequently Asked About the Post-Ergs Recovery Act Parts I and II 1. How best to deal with the demise of the Ergs? It's been...

Pigshit: THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE SIXTIES

2009-08-01T10:31:00-04:00

by Gary Pig Gold HE MAN WHO INVENTED THE SIXTIES If veteran rabble-rousing, uber-networking, visionary (“Blacklisted”) journalist Al Aronowitz’s lifetime of achievements should be remembered for but one solitary event, may I posit it be for what he managed to...

Are You Receiving Me? Todd Congelliere

2009-07-21T18:13:32-04:00

Todd Congelliere People in the Sand 7” EP Ol’ Tennis Shoes The phrase “solo acoustic” makes me cringe. I picture that guy at a party strumming away in the corner of the living room, imposing his despair on everyone. He’s...

Pigshit: SEVEN YEARS TOO LATE THE HERO: JOHN ENTWISTLE

2009-06-27T06:54:00-04:00

by Gary Pig Gold SEVEN YEARS TOO LATE THE HERO: JOHN ENTWISTLE 9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002 What I feel inside I can't explain. That John Entwistle should die in his late fifties is totally unthinkable. He was...

Pigshit: TOO TOUGH TO DIE: GOD SAVED DEE DEE RAMONE AND PUNK ROCKERS EVERYWHERE

2009-06-01T20:16:27-04:00

by Gary Pig Gold TOO TOUGH TO DIE: GOD SAVED DEE DEE RAMONE AND PUNK ROCKERS EVERYWHERE “His speech was inarticulate; His songs were not.” (Carl Cafarelli, "This Is Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio") “Dee Dee was the most important musician...

Pigshit: IT WAS FORTY YEARS AGO THIS MONTH

2009-05-14T19:56:00-04:00

by Gary Pig Gold Believe it or not, the very first "real" concert I was ever allowed to attend as a wee Canadian tyke was The Jimi Hendrix Experience at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, May 3, 1969.    I'd already...

You Could Make a Bet on a Street Corner as Easy as Buying a Newspaper (part 3 of 3)

2009-05-04T18:33:00-04:00

By Richard Leck with Karen Lillis "Jersey City Annie She's not that pretty She rides the No. 5 to Jersey City" The Number Five was a bus that went back and forth from Jersey City to the Port Authority station...