the sonics

Any discerning American garage rock fan will tell you The Sonics are top of the list when it comes to influencing punk and modern garage. They've had an influence on many.. White Stripes, Black Keys, The Cramps, Flaming Lips, the list is long. In the UK they were lesser known but punk band The Fall were playing a Sonic number for years live.
They just about have the perfect garage sound in the mid 60's. Their legendary first album in 1965 "Here Are The Sonics"..
"It was recorded on a two-track tape recorder, with only one microphone to pick up the whole drum kit. It was here that they began to pioneer some of their infamously reckless recording techniques. The next album, Boom followed in February 1966. During the recording, The Sonics ripped the soundproofing off the walls at the country and western-oriented Wiley/Griffith studio in Tacoma, WA, to "get a live-er sound."
Have Love, Will Travel - The Sonics

mugged by stone roses

The lather over the upcoming Stone Roses gig has permeated into their managements tiny minds.
Photographers are being made to sign a contract surrendering ownership of any pictures they shoot at the gig after a one off minimal fee. This includes no revenue gained from selling the pictures on after. In other words the brand Stone Roses owns the lot.
A truly magnificent monopolistic move by the management clods. The sharp pro-photographers have already begun the boycott. One such pro Martin O'Neill wrote from his blog..
"The band is holding a gun to the heads of any young - 'cos they're bound to be young - photogs who want to get their foot in the door of music photography, and it's yet another nail in the coffin of photographers' respectability."
Now wait for the management about face over this.
It surely can't be the group who have sanctioned the mean action.
If it is : Credibility = 0
And by the way, all YouTube videos of the band have advertising. Now there's a surprise.


The Sonics - Money