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A Cheepskate Link

sfaubert — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:24:26 +0000

Down Underground has what’s being called “Cheepskates Demo Tape” and you really need to get it while it’s up. I haven’t heard these songs in a VERY long time and I absolutely love it.

These are recordings done during the Perry Como Sessions, three of which we re-recorded for the album “Confessional”. The version of “Nothing You Can Do” in this set is great – Jimmy Lee plays a spooky guitar and it’s a real throwback to our garage days. “Help Me To Decide” is one of my favorite Cheepskates songs of all time and was meant to sound like “Telstar” at the end. We didn’t succeed but it’s good anyway. “Come Close To Me” has some good Rick 12-string sounds, “If It’s Alright With Me” has a hilarious guitar solo by Jimmy who tried to do a one note thing and then went a little nutty. “Teacher” was an excuse for me to say a lot of names of people I knew and play one of the few guitar solos I remain somewhat proud of.

A really good set of recordings by a band that was having a LOT of fun. Add these songs to the Perry Como ep ((available here at Power Pop Criminals) and you get kind of a lost Cheepskates album, one recorded in a couple of days when we were loose and had a hot hand. Someday I’ll get around to making this stuff available for real – I have the original masters somewhere, I’m sure – but ’til then this will do.

Links. Not missing.

sfaubert — Sat, 22 May 2010 14:48:15 +0000

A couple of my favorite sites have been recently taken down, and I’m almost afraid to call attention to the ones that are left, but here goes..

Power Pop Criminals – American Spring (one of my all-time favorite records), Byrds/Gene Clark comps, some Stiffs and a tremendous new Soundalikes comp that will have you listening and guessing for a long time (one of my songs is included, and I’m wondering about it myself!)

Power Pop Overdose – Cells! Lilys! Mondo Topless!

Jane Siberry is now giving away her music. All of it. She’s a true artist and I urge you to check her music out before she drifts away altogether.

Clicks and Pops – Who is Brandon Schott?

Bruce Eaton’s Blog – There’s a Big Star movie in the works?

Never Get Out Of The Boat – Tons of great stuff. Begin with the Masked Marauders if you dare.

Links

sfaubert — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:30:30 +0000

Bruce Eaton’s Blog – your best source for Chilton insight from a guy who knew him well.
Power Pop Overdose – Liquor Giants and Cinerama for starters.
Never Get Out Of The Boat! – Lotsa Lennon, McCartney, Beatles and (after a short scroll) Blues.
RedTelephone66 – Dan Hicks!
Clicks and Pops Talks about the XTC album that never was.
Power Pop Criminals Tourists, Todd and Jane Aire.

Look! Links!

sfaubert — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:08:34 +0000

RedTelephone66 – Posts like crazy, but go back a few days if you’re zodiacologically or Gary Usher inclined.
kicksville66 Is Miriam Linna, and she is the Groovie-est.
Power Pop Criminals – TRIBUTE TO DEL-FI – DELPHONIC SOUNDS TODAY!
Recessed-Filter – Some unreleased Neil.
Power Pop Overdose – George Usher.
Never Get Out Of The Boat! – Beck’s Oar, Skip’s Oar, and some Guess Who.
For The Love Of Harry – A couple of magazine interviews with our favorite Harry and a clip of a couple of Monkees doing “Gotta Get Up”.

The End Of February Links

sfaubert — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:30:25 +0000

Not much going on out there in blog-world. A little quiet time doesn’t hurt, though…

RedTelephone66 – Dino, Desi, and Billy, Boyce and Hart.
Clicks and Pops – Talks about the Fleshtones.
Power Pop Criminals – RAIDERS OF THE LOST HOOK – VOL 4
The Song In My Head Today – Seems to have been around awhile (since 2006, which is kinda like forever), and worth checking every day. Tell Holly I sent you.

Some Links

sfaubert — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:35:44 +0000

Power Pop Criminals Has a couple of great comps from Bam Balam and the first IPO collection.
Power Pop Overdose Says goodbye to Doug Fieger, as do we all.
Never Get Out Of The Boat Henry Kaiser: scientist/musician.
Delta-Slider Begins John Fahey week tomorrow (Monday, Feb. 22). Don’t miss it!

Gary Writes…

sfaubert — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:09:23 +0000

…about the 90′s as though they really existed. Wow.

Gary’s Nineteen Nineties

Gary Writes…

sfaubert — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:40:12 +0000

…about Elvis.

Medleyville: THE GARY PIG GOLD REPORT, Vol. 22

I Heart Links

sfaubert — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:22:28 +0000

RedTelephone66 – The Animals and… um… Shango?
Twilightzone! – The Autumn Records Story, Stones stuff and Spaghetti Western soundtracks. Oh… Goldmine’s Garage Sale comp, with an alternate version of The Cheepskates’ “Read Your Mind” (although I don’t remember what the differences are).
Power Pop Criminals Vote on your fave PPC comps and we might get more of ‘em someday.
Power Pop Overdose – The Bats, The Chills and much, much more.
Never Get Out Of The Boat! – Hollies. Turtles. Fela. Move!
For The Love Of Harry – book excerpts and an unreleased song written for the Dodgers.
Clicks and Pops – messages for Eric Clapton and Google, and why “No Matter What” might be the perfect pop song.

iLink uClick

sfaubert — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:39:43 +0000

RedTelephone66 – OMG it’s The Goldebriars! Curt Boettcher/Becher/Betcher/Youbetcha fans go, go, go! Now!
Twilightzone! – Mono Stones (no Beatle Bones) and enough Rebel Rockabilly Rock to keep you moving for a while.
Power Pop Criminals has an Advent best-of, Houba Houba footage and Part 1 of a John Wicks/Paul Collins performance.
Power Pop Overdose – Part 2 of the John Wicks/Paul Collins performance (see above).

And by all means… scroll.