Another artist you need to know about.

If you are a hardcore glam rock fan you may have run across the band I am about to talk about. But, if you have never gotten into the glam scene from the early 70's...now is a good time to start. The essentials are of course Bowie, Marc Bolan & T.Rex, Slade, Sweet and more....

Many of the major "glam" acts crossed the pond to take over America but, there were a handful of homegrown acts that could have been huge if it hadn't been for the sudden and sweeping impact of acts like David Bowie. The band that I am currently infatuated with is Silverhead.


This is a band that never really took off in the states...but were Worshiped as Glam Gods in Japan! The only problem with getting hooked on this band is there are only two studio albums and one live album to get you by! The first of which is the selftitled "Silverhead" album.

In my opinion the best of the two albums, the second album being "16 and Savaged". The best cuts off the debut album are without a doubt: Johnny, a slow ballad of the death of a troubled youth; Ace Supreme, never before has a motorcycle metaphore been so full of sex; Silverhead Boogie, clocking in at under a minute...still full of fun.

The follow up, "16 and Savaged" while a solid album was an attempt by the band to turn in a radio friendly album, while still keeping their edge. Sadly, the album was too edgy for radio and not edgy enough for the hard core fans. An example of this is found in my favorite track on the album, "More Than Your Mouth Can Hold" With lyrics like, "You said that I was small... how I've grown up, a big boy...now I'm more than your mouth can hold." It is no shock that radio didn't take a shining to the album.

After Silverhead broke up lead singer Michael Des Barres went on to front a band called Detective, and then breifly replaced Robert Palmer as the lead singer for Power Station. He never officially recorded with the group. But, one of his first gigs with Power Station was Live Aid (1985).

Bassist Nigel Harrion would fair a little better as he would go on to play for a little band called Blondie.

Des Barres has since filled his time with acting. Some people dismiss him as an actor but I personally think that he played one of the greatest on screen villians....EVER!! MacGyver's arch nemesis...Murdoc.

I was shocked when I found that out...seems I've been a Des Barres fan for a long long time.

That being said...if you get a chance to pick up a copy of either "Silverhead" or "16 and Savaged" and you are a fan of groups like The New York Dolls, or T.Rex...you may find that you have a fine new addition to your cd/ipod collection.

Contentment!

Love Monkey returned to VH1 last night...I am happy.. that is all. Amiee Mann performed...Paul Shaffer had a guest spot.. and a funny one at that...all is right with the world. Atleast for the next five weeks.



On a side note to Greymatter...if you stop by I will have your copy of the show to you asap.....as I know you have forsaken cable (forsaken....decided it was better to buy food/pay for rent...you decide).

Love Monkey returns tonight! (or actually right now!)

Love Monkey makes its return .... RIGHT NOW!!! to VH1. This is getting out a little late, and I am sorry for that. But, here is the important news...

VH1 tonight is running the first three episodes of Love Monkey back-to-back-to-back. Then starting next week we get the five episodes that were shot but not aired.

So set your DVR, VCR, TiVo device!

As for the hope that VH1 will order new episodes??? Not going to happen (I am sad!) it seems that Tom Cavanaugh has a new pilot in the works.

Bands you need to know about...Part 1

The first artist that I would like to profile here is, in my opinion, poised to explode. The artist I speak of is Rocco DeLuca & the Burden.

I picked up the album after watching, of all people, Keifer Sutherland on the Late Show with Craig Ferguson. This album represents the first release from Sutherland and partner Jude Cole's Ironwoks Music. www.ironworksmusic.com

Usually I like to hear atleast one song off an album before I drop the cash. But, in this case, listening to Sutherland speak about DeLuca with such passion made me think that there may be something to this new artist.

Once the album was released I found myself driving around listening to it non-stop. A quote on the ironworks site says, "Rocco's sound naturally emerged as a soulful combination of blues and rock with honest, vulnerable lyrics backed with an unsurpassed inner strength." This quote is a perfect summation of the album.

Songs like "Gift", "Gravitate", and "Soul" all speak to the listener. Rocco's voice is strong yet gentle at the same time. I say that with no reservation. I usually shy away from male vocalists for one reason or another. But, Rocco has something that makes me keep hitting the play button my my car cd player, home cd player, and ipod!

For an album purchased soley on the TV talk show recomendation of a favoirte actor...I was shocked. From start to finish a soild album with soul and heart.

If you haven't heard Rocco DeLuca and the Burden...take my advice, pick up the album...listen... love...then tell all your friends about the great artis you "found" and see if they don't agree that you are a genuis for the find.

New Favorite Site.

Looking for a new T-Shirt? My new favorite site on the web for rock/fun shirts featuring such killer slogans as the one to the left... "When the Monkey is High...You do not Stare"

The site you are looking for is www.djtees.com

I just ordered my Marc Bolan & T. Rex shirt and I can't wait for it to arive...

You will have to do basic math skills as all prices are listed in pounds...but if that's your only problem..deal with it.