Other Shambles And Related News - Check back often for updates.
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October, 3 2008 09:00 AM - San Diego Living - XETV/6 - Anna Troy
, San Diego, California -
Anna Troy performs on San Diego Living ! 9 a.m.
October, 4 2008 09:30 AM - KUSI-TV / Anna Troy
, San Diego, California -
Anna Troy will promote her new album, Wait Another Day, with a live appearance on KUSI-TV!! She’ll play a song 9:30 a.m.-ish and then close out the hour with another one!
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The Shambles are on the cover of the Troubadour's September 2008 issue which
contains a 2 page article also.
www.sandiegotroubadour.com
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Never before seen photos taken at various Manual Scan shows in the mid eighties including club zu can be found out this link (start on image 128):
http://www.think.cz/san_diego_modscene_1980s/pages/zu_7.htm
Another Manual Scan photo can be found here:
http://flickr.com/photos/63191197@N00/2777555638/sizes/l/
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Anna Troy a guest on Tim Pyles FM94.9 show on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at
9:00 p.m.
www.fm949sd.com
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Mod/Ska Music on the radio in SD - FM94/9
8.25.2008 through 8.29.2008
Tim Pyles' radio show is every Sunday night from 8 to 10pm on FM94/9 (94.9fm in SD)
or www.fm949sd.com for Streaming or On Demand (www.fm949sd.com/aod/aod.cfm)
this is where Sundays show is archived.
The Local Member Of The Day:
Monday – The Donkey Show “ Bali Island ”
Tuesday – Manual Scan “All Night Stand” and “Nothing Can Be Everything”
Wednesday – The Tell Tale Hearts “My World Is Upside Down”
Thursday – Unsteady “ Tokyo ”
Friday – Gravedigger V “She’s A Cur” and “One Ugly Child”
www.fm949sd.com
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Monday, September 15, 2008
Dave Humphries on KUSI Sept 13 - link to clip!
You can watch Dave Humphries appearance on KUSI's
Morning Show here! :
http://www.kusi.com/news/goodmorning/28369994.html
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Dave Humphries Nominated for SDMA! + Second Pressing!
Dave Humphries "and so it goes..." has been nominated in
the category of "Best Pop Album" in the 2008 San Diego
Music Awards! Congratulations! It's hoped that Beatles
compatriot Tony Sheridan will be back in San Diego to
team up with Dave for a live performance of this killer
album in summer 2009. We'll keep you posted!
In related news thanks to airplay - ranging from San
Diego's The Walrus/FM to BBC Liverpool - the first
pressing has SOLD OUT! A second pressing will be
available in late August - collector's alert, this new
edition features new disc art and a new back tray card!
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On page 39 (pdf file page 41) of the March 2008 issue of Pacific San Diego Magazine
is a quote by Bart and a photo of the cover of "Forty One Sixty, The Songs of The Shambles".
http://www.pacificsandiego.com
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On Saturday, December 15, 2007 Bart will be on FM94.9's Holiday Show 'Live from
Strate Sound'
www.fm949sd.com
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Bart was the inaugural guest on music critic Georga Varga's (San Diego Union) new
radio show, online at SignonSanDiego.com live on Monday, October 15, 2007 from
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (PT) and it will be archived. Emitt Rhodes, The Zombies, and other
influences on Bart's music were played. See link below for more information and a photo.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2007/10/signonradiocom_mendoza_guests.html
Bart's Playlist:
1. The Beatles - Some Other Guy
2. Bobby Darrin - That Funny Feeling
3. Los Brincos - Tu En Mi
4. Beach Boys - All Summer Long
5. The Zombies - She Does Everything For Me
6. Emitt Rhodes - With My Face on The Floor
7. Elton John - Elderberry Wine
8. Elvis Costello - The Angels Want To Wear My Red Shoes
9. The Penetrators - Stimulation
10. Colin Newman - & Jury
11. Kate Bush - Get Out of My House
12. Cheap Trick - I Can't Take It
13. Jellyfish - Sabrina
14. Stew - Comicbuchland
15. The Lolas - I Became Somebody Else
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Bart was interviewed for an online radio show to be posted online Tuesday
10/02/07 and then archived
http://www.jonkanis.com/ep80.htm
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The Local 94/9 Local Members song for Friday, September 28, 2007 was
The Shambles "All Sorts".
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FM94.9's "The Local Pyle" hosted by Tim Pyles will have guests Bart
Mendoza, Ray Brandes and Anna Troy FM94.9 on Sunday, September 16, 2007
at 8pm. to discuss the Adams Avenue Street Fair, The San Diego Music Awards
(Anna's a nominee this year), the Tell Tale Hearts Reunion, Rays upcoming
Anthology disc, The Shambles tribute album, Anna's gig with Mahogany Rush
and more...
If you missed it, it appears to be available for on demand listening for awhile.
www.fm949sd.com
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Entries for The Shambles, Manual Scan and Crawdaddys can be found at the San
Diego Union Tribune's San Diego music history site.
http://wiki.amplifysd.com/
http://www.amplifysd.signonsandiego.com/
The Shambles were the band of the week on AmplifySD, the Union Tribune's
online radio station during the week of August 20, 2007.
http://www.myspace.com/amplifysd
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The Shambles on Radio:
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08/25/07 KPRIFM Manual Scan – "I Can’t Don’t Want To"
07/14/07 KPRIFM "Leaving Here"
06/17/07 FM94.9 "Plan of Action"
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On Saturday, March 3, 2007 during the 9:00 p.m. program "Homegrown Radio Hour",
KPRI 102.1 FM played a song by The Shambles.
http://www.kprifm.com
Their cover of The Turtles "Happy Together" from The Shambles' "Chelsea Smiles" cd
was the opening song of the program.
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A commercial for the Hoodoo Gurus / The Shambles at The Belly Up Tavern
on March 27 aired on FM94.9 and 91X during March 2007.
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Two different commercials, 30 and 60 seconds were made for the Staring at
The Sun V concerts and aired on AmplifySD, FM94.9 and others.
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On Thursday, February 22, 2007 at approximately 9:00 p.m. FM94.9 played
"Come On & Dance" by Vinyl Radio" & "More Than This" by The Shambles.
http://www.fm949sd.com
A different version of "More Than This" will appear on an upcoming Shambles
album.
More Airplay:
02/10/07 KPRI "Leaving Here"
02/17/07 KPRI "Happy Together"
02/20/07 FM94.9 Pick of the Day -"More Than This"
02/28/07 FM94.9 The Local Pyle / Shambles interview + "More Than This"
03/02/07 KPRI - "Leaving Here"
03/03/07 KPRI - "Happy Together"
03/03/07 91X Loudspeaker / Bart interview + "The Life"
04/15/07 Radio 3 / Flor De Pasion - National Spanish Radio
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Marie Haddad has been nominated as "Best Acoustic" performer in the 2007
San Diego Music Awards. http://www.sandiegomusicawards.com/
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Dan Clowes online bibliography including Manual Scan/Shambles artwork:
http://www.core.ecu.edu/ENGL/parillek/danielclowesbibliography.htm
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Kenny Howes turns up in the book "Beatles Discovered." His "Second Album," is
pictured in a section on album covers that pay homage to the Beatles own
cover images.
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The Ugly Things website contains entries on The Shambles, Manual Scan and
The Crawdaddys, and Bart's old fanzine Sound Affects.
http://www.ugly-things.com
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San Diego Cook Book
Bart contributed to the Listen Local cookbook, which gathers recipes from San
Diego musicians and includes a CD of local singer-songwriters. Bart has a
picture and recipe in the book, though not a song on the CD. A portion of the
proceeds from this project will be donated to the San Diego Rescue Mission.
http://hometown.aol.com/cathrynbeeks/COOKBOOK.html
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The Shambles now have a Wikipedia entry. See the "More Shambles Links" section
on the Main Index page of this website for the link.
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Mod Fun has recorded "Nothing Can Be Everything" for their upcoming album.
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The Eddies proposed EP featuring their version of Manual Scan’s “Don’t Know
Where To Start,” has been scrapped and replaced instead with an upcoming album
which will collect all of the bands covers of mod classics. The album will
contain the above track as well as their take on “Jungle Beat.” Look for it on
U.K. label, Twist Records, in 2007.
www.theeddies.net.
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Stefan Johansson and Herb Eimerman have teamed up to record The Shambles
“(She’s Used to Playing With) Fire.” Stefan had previously joined forces with Joe Algeri
for a version of “She Said It’s Late” while Herb has recorded a version of “All Sorts.”
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Jeppe Riddervold has a new website. The original recording of the song “Survive”
which was penned by Jeppe with lyrical help from Bart, can only be found at:
www.jepperiddervold.com
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The Shambles have been nominated in the 2006 San Diego Music Awards in the
Best Pop category. For more information and to vote for them, see the website:
http://www.sandiegomusicawards.com/
Also, Kite Flying Society has been nominated for “Best New Artist"
UPDATE - Kite Flying Society won the "Best New Artist" category.
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Bart filmed a small segment (3 minutes) for the TV show "Greg The Bunny" on IFC.
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Bart and good friend Mark DeCerbo recently took part in The Game, a fun
gathering of songwriters in which said scribes have to pen a tune to a
predetermined title! Phew! You can find four of Bart & Mark's acoustic
demos ("Quick" "Below The Fold" and two completely different versions of
"Problems of Her Own") produced by Mike Kamoo at
http://www.bigfellas.net/Other/thegame.htm
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Manual Scan / The Shambles : Online reprints of In The Crowd !
In The Crowd was the eighties top Modzine, eventually transformed into
Tailor Made for the early nineties. Edited by Derek Shepard, the magazine
championed incredible music at a time when it was highly unfashionable.
As it stands the zine is a historical document and not only captures a
moment in musical history, but is likely the only place you'll see such
indepth, as it happened, coverage of bands such as Scarlet Party, Mod
Fun, Yeh Yeh, Secret Affair or Manual Scan. The band was featured often
and had a cover mounted flexi-disc in issue #18, alongside the Risk.
Derek has an incredible website devoted to the eighties mod scene (up to
modern times) and has posted lots of sections on bands of the era,
including pages from his amazing magazine. The section on Manual Scan
reproduces eight pages from various issues throughout the 80's and early
'90's, complete with photos, and includes a tour diary of The Shambles
initial 1991 foray in England. You can check it all out at:
http://modernworldzine.homestead.com/manualscan.html
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Hot New Music From David and Todd!!
The hottest band in San Diego at the moment? Kite Flying Society ! This
great group features The Shambles' David Lizerbram. What do they sound like?
Well, it's a bit pop, sometimes folk, occasionally rock and there's some
other stuff in there as well - it all adds up to awesome stuff you should
check out! David by the way has been part of a few well known groups in
the past including Rookie Card side project Rookie Ricardo and The High
Lonesome Rollers amongst others.
www.myspace.com/kfsmusic
Also Todd Woolsey will be back at the drum stool for the incredible
Static Halo on June 8 at Humphrey's Backstage Lounge. One of the best
indie power pop bands going, with an emphasis on the "power," the band
has been out of commission since the fall of 2005, but looks set to hit
the ground running, with basic tracks for a new album already in the can.
Static Halo has tons of stuff scattered across various comps plus two
albums to their credit. And just to mention it, yes, you have also seen
Todd behind the kit with Christopher Dale.
www.myspace.com/statichalo
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Marvin Gaye?
Bart's passion for record collecting earned him a credit on the new
Marvin Gaye DVD from Universal/Reelin' In The Years. Titled The Real
Thing in performance 1964-1981, discs from Bart's singles collection were
used in the accompanying booklet's memorabilia center spread.
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Paul McCartney Tribute Concert!
Dizzy's in downtown San Diego will be the site of a special Paul
McCartney Birthday Tribute weekend June 17-18. The Sunday evening show
will feature classical guitarist Fred Benedetti recasting some of
McCartney's classic tunes for six string acoustic guitar. But for pop
fans it's the Saturday show that will get the adrenaline pumping! The
Saturday performance will feature a dozen of San Diego's finest artists
performing a wide range McCartney's solo and group efforts under an
umbrella called "Before I'm 64" - This show will sell out, so get there
early. Check out the list of performers: Transfer, Steph Johnson, The
Truckee Brothers, Gregory Page, Anna Troy, Dave Humphries, The Shambles,
Peter Bolland and more!
www.dizzyssandiego.com
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Press:
There is a live pic of Bart (taken at Humphrey's Backstage Lounge during
Scott Wilson's CD release) in the April 2006 issue of the Troubadour.
www.myspace.com/sandiegotroubadour
The Spring Collection (this is Bart's brother Joe's band - Bart plays
bass, Mike Kamoo drummed and manned the board) gets a very good write up
in Spanish zine El Planeta Amarillo, #8 to be exact. This is 296 pages
and comes with a CD comp and a button! Wow!
http://www.yellowmelodies.com
The Spring Collection scored a full page write up in the May issue of
Talent in Motion. Basically a cool New York fashion mag, they also cover
the arts. This includes a black and white pic.
http://www.timmag.com
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Marie Haddad records Shambles track!
Marie Haddad has included her version of the Shambles track “Where You Are” on
her debut album A Beautiful Road. The album should be out this Spring – we’ll keep
you posted!
http://www.myspace.com/mariehaddad
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Press!
The San Diego Reader did a cover story on March 9, 2006 about the San Diego / Spain
connection which extensively interviews Bart and Ray Brandes. The Shambles, The Riot Act
and more show up in the article, with a great live shot of Bart by Melanie Martinez on the
cover! Best of all the article was written by the legendary Paul Williams, a true honor.
http://www.sdreader.com/php/cover.php?mode=article&showpg=1&id=20060309
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Crawdaddy’s find!
GOLDMINE #38 July 1979 (see photo at www.theshambles.net)
Great issue with articles on CHARLIE FEATHERS, THE ROYAL TEENS, ELVIS,
LAURA LEE, ALADDIN LP's, and all the things that make Goldmine such a cool mag-
but dig this! This issue has a full color CRAWDADDYS advertisement for their first LP
on back cover! The first major ad for the first Voxx records release!
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Bart and The Shambles have a mention in an article about Mark Decerbo in
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060115/news_lz1a15intovu.html
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Bart has a mention in the January 5, 2006 Blurt column of the San Diego Reader:
http://www.sdreader.com/published/2006-01-05/blurt.html
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New Eddies single features Shambles cover!
The Eddies will be releasing a new CD single this spring with four of their non
album tracks on it. The disc will include a cover of Manual Scan’s “Don’t Know
Where To Start,” (written by Kevin) and further tracks to be determined.
http://www.theeddies.net/home/index.htm
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Manual Scan will soon have an entry for Plan of Action at the IRS Records website
http://www.irscorner.com/index.html
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Manual Scan and The Crawdaddys are included at the San Diego Concert Archive
http://www.sandiegoconcertarchive.com/
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The second run of Paul William's music journal Crawdaddy includes Bart's writing
in issues' #16, 17 & 23.
http://www.cdaddy.com/FormatHomePage.cgi
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The song "Survive", penned by Jeppe Riddervold, with lyrical assist from Bart,
will be released for the third time in early 2006 by the Danish band Peter Max -
the song will be translated into Danish. The song won top honors in the Fall 2003
EMI Publishing Awards in Berlin, Germany.
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Trivia: Of the nearly 100 groups included on Children of Nuggets Manual
Scan or the Shambles have performed with 26 of them.
http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=74639
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TV Appearances:
Part of The Shambles set at the Adams Ave. St Fair on Sept. 24 was taped
for an upcoming Fox-TV show, Rant & Rave. Bart was interviewed briefly
stage side after the show. No word yet on airdate.
Don't forget to watch UPN-TV's Veronica Mars and keep an eye on the
background scenery - Shambles posters are being used as set decorations
this year! Lots of their friends are there as well: Transfer, The Loons,
Buzzkill Romantics, The Stereotypes.
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Press: Back In Time & More
Back In Time is a cool Spanish mag - Bart wrote a profile on US groups in
the Summer 2005 issue. Lots of cool pics, including some of The Dansette,
featuring ex-Manual Scan / Nashville Ramblers / Optic Nerve / etc. bass
player Tom Ward.
The Reader ran a clip of an interview with Bart in their Back When
column on Sept. 15, 2005
http://www.sdreader.com/published/2005-09-15/backwhen.html
Here's a link to Lists another Reader column that featured Bart & Kevin a
few months back:
http://www.sdreader.com/published/2005-05-19/musicrev.html
The Shambles are name checked alongside the Donna's and the Deathray
Davies by Don Coffey (Superdrag) in an excellent article on what he's up
to in the the Knoxville News from Tennesee:
http://www.metropulse.com/articles/2005/15_22/cover_story.shtml
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Rock History
Bart's day job is as a music writer for various newspapers and magazines,
for which he's been known to use up to seven aliases. While most of his
writing can be found at the appropriate publications websites, some of
his longer articles on music history can now be found at Stuart
Mouritzen's cool site, All Things That Rock http://allthingsthatrock.com
The name is a slight misnomer in that the site cover all types of
music, from a historical angle, with timelines, best of's and more.
Available now are a fun piece on little known Beatle Facts, an in depth
interview with Tony Sheridan, and a four part career spanning discussion
with Rod Argent. More features are being added constantly, so check back
often!
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excerpts from The Farmers' newsletter:
On Friday night, September 16th, the Farmers play the Belly Up
Tavern with The Radiators! All net proceeds from ticket sales and a
portion of proceeds from food sales to this concert, last week's Marcia
Ball concert and September 23rd's Aaron Neville concert will be donated
to the Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief! Please consider purchasing
tickets even if you can't make it to the shows!
The Belly Up is located at 143 S. Cedros in Solana Beach, the Farmers
play at 9 PM, call (858) 481-8140 for tickets or more info.
Johnny G is organizing a CD and concert series to aid victims. Here's a PARTIAL
list of good folks who've agreed to donate goods and services:
AA&E STUDIO -- contributing recording services
THE BEAT FARMERS -- contributing a track
THE BELLY UP TAVERN -- contributing concert ticket sales
MARK BELO -- contributing video and T-shirt production services
THE BLAZERS -- contributing a track
BUDDY BLUE -- contributing a track and contact/organizational services
BLUE LARGO -- contributing a track
DAVID BRANFMAN -- contributing legal advice and contracts
JOHNNY G D'ARTENAY -- contributing a track and executive production
services
ROBIN HENKEL -- contributing a track
JUDY HENSKE & CRAIG DOERGE -- contributing a track
LARRY HIMMEL contributing video documentary hosting services
JUMP JONES -- contributing a track
CANDYE KANE -- contributing a track
MARTIN LUTHER KING GOSPEL COMMUNITY CHOIR -- contributing a track
MIKE KENEALLY -- contributing a track
CARL "SONNY" LEYLAND -- contributing a track
MANIFESTO RECORDS -- contributing a Floyd Dixon track
MICKEY'S VIDEO -- contributing video production services
THE MILLS TEAM -- contributing web hosting services
GREGORY PAGE -- contributing a track
SUE PALMER -- contributing a track
STAN RIDGWAY -- contributing a track
SVEN ERIK SEAHOLM -- contributing a track and graphic arts services
THE SHAMBLES -- contributing a track
THIRD STORY MUSIC -- contributing one-time publishing permission for the
Tom Waits composition, "I Wish I Was In New Orleans"
TIO LEO'S LOUNGE -- contributing concert ticket sales
JAIME VALLE -- contributing a track
JOHNNY VIAU -- contributing a track
PETE WAGNER -- contributing a track
WHISKEY TANGO -- contributing a track
BILLY ZOOM -- contributing a track
If you'd like to help out with this project in any way -- needed are
donations of financial aid and many services -- contact
Johnny G at relieffromkatrina@cox.net .
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Saturday Oct. 22 - CANCELLED
The Raspberries http://www.raspberries.net/
The Shambles (featuring Kenny Howes!) http://www.theshambles.net/
http://www.kennyhowes.com/
4th & B
345 B St., San Diego, CA 92101
http://www.4thandb.com/
now a bit of sad news:
After 16 years with the Shambles this will be Mark Z.'s final live
appearance, as he puts the life of a touring musician behind him. Come
see the man who anchored the The Shambles, The Crawdaddy's and the
Mystery Machine amongst others, through hundreds (thousands?) of
recordings and live dates in a 27 year career. This the perfect send off
for Mark, who will remain a Shamble Emeritus!
In other news:
Legendary pop fiend/ Rickenbacker slinger Kenny Howes will be appearing
with the band at this show! Kenny has of course been the 5th Shamble for
awhile now, performing with the band at numerous shows in Los Angeles and
San Diego this year.
and !!
David Lizerbram, last heard with the terrific Paper Saloon and as part of
Rookie Card side project Rookie Ricardo, will be The Shambles new bass
player!!! Sept. 9 is his first gig with the group at Lestat's as part of
the San Diego Music Awards Acoustic Music Festival and of course he will
be with them at the Adams Ave. St. Fair Sept 24! Check www.theshambles.net
or www.myspace.com/theshambles for the latest info!
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Vote for the Shambles!
The Shambles have been nominated in the category of Best Pop in the 2005 San Diego
Music Awards. You can vote for the Shambles at http://www.sandiegomusicawards.com
click on the "Vote Now" on the left side of the page.
The official ceremony is being held September 12, 2005 at Humphrey's, 2241 Shelter
Island Dr., San Diego. The winners will be announced, plus there's an all star line up
performing including Jason Mraz, Anya Marina, Unwritten Law, Karl Denson's Tiny
Universe, Alfred Howard & The K23 Orchestra, The (Beat) Farmers and lots of surprises!
All proceeds go towards music programs in San Diego City Schools.
Info on the 1350 seat outdoor concert spot (right on the water) can be found at
http://www.humphreysconcerts.com
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Act Naturally
The Shambles will appear in a batch of upcoming film projects, sort of:
Jeremy Cox is best known as artist and colorist on numerous comics and
will be making his directorial debut with the film Gothic Cowboy. There
is a scene in Graveyard Park / Mission Hills that includes a mob of
scooters, one of which is Bart's. More importantly Kevin will be
contributing to the soundtrack! Bart also turns up as a background extra
in the indie film Park Grubbs due out later this year. Bart's 3 seconds
of film time are spent as "ticket buyer #12." Keep your eyes peeled in
the same scene for two other '80's musicians; The Penetrators Jim Call
and The Tell Tale Hearts / Hedgehogs Paul Carsola. Lastly scan
backgrounds in the UPN Network's Veronica Mars for Shambles posters being
used as set decorations!
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Vampyrates Update!
The long awaited second issue of the Vampyrates comic has now moved into
the preproduction stages, with Kevin now actually helping to plot the
destiny of his namesake character in the comic! We'll keep you posted on
further developments.
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New Old Book Discovered!
A Complete Lowlife (by Ed Brubaker) from Top Shelf Books is in it's second
printing. Take a look at the club scene for Manual Scan graphitti and a two panel
cameo from Bart. Ed designed a cool cassette cover/ t-shirt design for the band, and
did a lot of great indie comics, but is far better known as one of the brains behind DC
Comics Prez revival, Batman spin off Gotham Central and Catwoman amongst others.
Earlier this year he jumped ship to Marvel and has taken over the reins of Captain America!
Way to go Ed! http://www.topshelfcomix.com.
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A new video – sort of:
Bart took part in a video shoot July 1 for Scott Wilson’s new tune “Coffeehouse
101” set to be released later this year. The premise has different artists lip
synching a few lines from the tune. Look for artists ranging from Mark DeCerbo
to the Wild Truth are amongst others taking part. http://www.metalogicmusic.com
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A Shambles article appears in the May 19, 2005 issue of the San Diego Reader
(sdreader.com, Music Feature section) which includes cool photos of Bart and
Kevin, and some quotes. www.sdreader.com/published/2005-05-19/musicrev.html
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The Shambles on myspace.com:
The Shambles:
http://www.myspace.com/theshambles
Manual Scan: (and links to former members Morgan Young and Tony Saurez)
http://www.myspace.com/manualscan
Bart's page:
http://www.myspace.com/3363716
Kevin's page:
http://www.myspace.com/kevinring
Static Halo:
http://www.myspace.com/statichalo OR http://www.myspace.com/11522842
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Manual Scan is now officially in the weird band name hall of fame! Check out who
else is in there at http://www.clanmacale.com/billco/m.html
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Original Manual Scan bassist David Fleminger and early drummer Paul Kaufman have
a new album out with their group Lemons Are Yellow.
http://www.lemonsareyellow.com The album includes a way cool reworking of
David’s Manual Scan classic “What Did You Say” which was demoed by the band at
Hit Single Studios in 1981 and can be found as a bonus track on the All Night
Stand album.
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Manual Scan on a Japanese site:
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~moderns/music-neomods.html - pics and info on lots
of cool mod revival groups – particularly interesting is the “various artists” section
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Trouser Press has put up a page on the Crawdaddys!
http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=crawdaddys
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Shambles Press- Spain :
The new issue of Spanish magazine Ansia de Color includes a sixteen page section
on San Diego’s sixties influenced scene, with articles on the Shambles, The Riot
Act’s Spanish tour and local band round up, as well as a feature on the Loons,
Tell Tale hearts and more! Lots of previously unseen live pics of the Riot Act,
as well as other articles on the Fuzztones, The Remains. The Chesterfield Kings
etc. The magazine has a full color glossy cover, runs 92 pages and is in
Spanish. The price is 4.50 in Euros or $6.00 each (you can get an International
Postal Money Order in the exact amount at any post office) and well worth it!
Ansia de Color
P.O.Box-21036
08080
Barcelona
You can contact editor Fernando Campillo at:
ansiadecolor@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/ansiadecolor
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Song of the Day
You can find a nice write up about the Shambles as well as a download of “Fire”
at the Little Hits site:
http://www.littlehits.com/2005/02/song-of-day-february-20-2005.html
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Crawdaddy’s in Italy – Mark news!
Here’s a link to a webpage from Italy’s Capinch magazine with a great
Crawdaddy’s article lots of pictures!
http://www.syarecords.it/ARCHIVI/CAPINCH%205/C5%20Crawdaddys.htm
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Acoustic Online Video
Bart’s appearance alongside Mark DeCerbo at the Acoustic Alliance Showcase Dec.
28 is available at: http://hometown.aol.com/cathrynbeeks/listenlocal.html - one
tune penned by each is shown.
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A website with a cool review of The Shambles “Groovy Thing” single can be found
at
http://www.ipunkrock.com/fuzz/inc/articulofuzz.php?id=1208 (in Spanish)
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The Shambles “Delve Into Everything” can be found on Three Minute Revolution
from RPM Records through CD Baby at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rpm96
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Here is a site with info on the 1990 film A Girl To Kill For, which includes
Manual Scan’s “Nothing Can Be Everything.”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099663/soundtrack .
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In case you’ve ever wondered about the Shambles rehearsal facilities, an online
conversation between Auralex sound control and Kevin can be found at:
http://www.auralex.com/auralexian/auralexian.asp?AURIAN=204
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Kevin got to visit the hallowed site of the Rickenbacker factory, and his story
of the trip shows up on Voxx Talks at:
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:dXuKlpAwWEAJ:www.voxtalks.com/cgi-bin/UltraBoard/UltraBoard.pl%3FAction%3DShowPost%26Board%3DV17%26Post%3D1354%26Idle%3D0%26Sort%3D0%26Order%3DDescend%26Page%3D0%26Session%3D+Kevin+Donaker+&hl=en
Lots of cool pics of guitar making etc.
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For the latest news on great new comic book from Jeromy Cox, Vampyrates, not
coincidently featuring a main character Dr. Kevin (Donaker) Ring, be sure to
check out the publisher’s site:
http://www.kindergoth.com/products/comics/vampyrates
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Finally out is the much delayed Daniel Hall album, System Overload, from
Germany’s Safety Records, which features Bart & Jeppe’s “Survive” – it’s the
next single Here’s an Amazon link with more info, including cover
art:www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002SLVAI/qid=1091700792/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_11_1/028-2326318-3253304
... plus a short clip of the song! …
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Also out is the new Cockeyed Ghost album, The Alternate History Of Cockeyed
Ghost-Rarities Vol.2, on Karma Frog Records, which features their storming
version of “Brilliant” from Clouds All Day. This is available both on
it’s own and as part of a box set You Don’t Know Me Deluxe Edition
http://members.aol.com/CGspace/main.html
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Sept. 28, 2004 Bart will be on KPBS-FM’s The Lounge,
talking about the San Diego Music Awards, and spinning a few nominees, 6 p.m.
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The Shambles 06/07/04 Casbah show is now available for download on eMusic.
It’s a rough and ready performance, with a couple of unreleased tunes in the set.
Visit www.emusiclive.com for info.
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The Shambles have been nominated for Best Pop Band in the 2004 San Diego Music
Awards! http www.sdmusicawards.com
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For all the Mark Z fans, here’s a cool Crawdaddys webpage from Spain!
www.ipunkrock.com/fuzz/inc/articulofuzz.php?id=1140
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Here are some helpful links to find some of The Shambles' older in print items. Also
try Detour for OOP stuff and collectables as well as Not Lame, JAM , and Wizzard
In Vinyl for current stuff
The Crawdaddys “Crawdaddy Express” &
The Crawdaddys “Here Tis” are available on both vinyl and CD at
http://www.bomp.com/Voxx2.html
Manual Scan “All Night Stand” CD only http://www.gethip.com/new/lp/gh1043.html
Manual Scan appear with five tracks on “This is Mod Volume 6” from Anagram
www.cherryred.co.uk/anagram/variousmod.htm
Manual Scan’s “Lost Sessions” 7” EP &
The Shambles “Innocence Becomes You” can be found at
http://www.gethip.com/new/45.html
The Shambles “Groovy Thing” is officially out of print, but Detour (the original
label) occasionally turns up copies- there were two pressings of this – and
three variations- a white label test pressing and black as well as yellow vinyl.
http://www.detour-records.co.uk/singles.htm
The Shambles – four tracks can be found on the very first Not Lame sampler,
which was repressed and can be found at
http://www.notlame.com/index.htm?action=product&itemid=112211 . This also
includes Cherry Twister, Martin Luther Lennon and more – 20 tracks in all.
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It’s out! Be sure to pick up your copy of Vampyrates, the new gothic horror
comic book from Bloodfire Productions, at comic stores worldwide. This is a
really cool comic, with a protagonist – Kevin Ring! See www.violetant.com/vampyrates.html
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Daniel Hall has been hitting German TV for the new album Drive, with Jeppe and
Bart’s co-write “Survive” prominent- here are the broadcast dates:
07/04/2004 - 10.00 Uhr Daniel Hall live bei "Immer wieder Sontags" (ARD)
05/30/2004 - 10.47 Uhr Daniel Hall live beim ZDF Fernsehgarten.
05/26/2004 - 18.00 Uhr Daniel Hall live bei GIGA.
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Be sure to check out the San Diego Concert Archive www.sandiegoconcertarchive.com .
Presented by Jon Moore the site is a repository of memorabilia and facts relating to
concerts in San Diego from the 1940’s right up till today. Beatles fans will want to
check out the just added “The Beatles in San Diego” penned by Bart, which covers
every known visit by the Fab Four as a group or solo. There is also a fun section with
tons of trivia all of which connects the Beatles to San Diego or famous San Diegans,
1965-2004.
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Here’s another new link- from Brazil devoted to a top 20 of sorts
to power pop albums of the 90’s and the Shambles are in some pretty great
company:
http://www.senhorf.com.br/sf3vs/MATERIAS29/ppnuggets90.htm
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Mark’s first group R&B garage kings The Crawdaddys will have a one off newsstand
magazine devoted soley to the band and it’s offshoots published in Spain, for
European release in 2005. The editors are currently gathering material covering
their exploits from 1978-88, it’s hoped that a CD of unreleased material will be
included. In former band member news The Spanish rock magazine Ruta 66 (their
Rolling Stone) will also be doing a major series of articles this fall about San
Diego’s music scene of the eighties with the October 2004 issue slated to
feature the Crawdaddys, timed to coincide with a one off festival date, at
Wipeout Weekend, Oct. 2 in Barcelona.
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Bart will be one of the interviewees, regarding this year’s San Diego Music
Awards on 91X’s show Loudspeaker live from the Whistlestop in South Park on
August 15, 6 p.m. sharp!
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Manual Scan is mentioned in the new book “This is a Modern Life,” (ISBN
1900924773) a historical retrospective covering the U.K. Mod revival of the 80’s
and 90’s. It was published May 27 in England by Helter Skelter Publishing, and
one of the band’s fliers is also reproduced inside. Available from Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1900924773/qid=1086455984/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_11_2/202-7933577-2799855
also be sure to check out the Punk Rock Art Book, an LP sized coffee table book
(“with foreward from Malcolm McLaren!”) of LP and 45 sleeves, including the
Manual Scan “Plan Of Action” EP sleeve in a pop art section. The book has just
been reissued by Trafalgar Publishing with a new cover
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1855856271/thebompbookstore/103-1094595-2055838
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Here’s a cool Crawdaddy’s site featuring the best bass player in town, Mark Z. -
http://lege.cz/hudba/crawdaddys.htm
(in czechoslovakian)
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Don’t forget, Shambles and Manual Scan music is available at both Off The
Record, 3849 5th Ave. in Hillcrest (check the powerpop section) and M-Theory
Records, 3004 Juniper St.in South Park (check the local section.)
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Based in Germany singer Daniel Hall has recorded “Survive,” a tune penned by
Jeppe Riddervold, with lyrical assist from Bart. The song will be included on,
and is scheduled to be a single from Hall’s upcoming album Drive due in July
from Safety Records in Europe. The song won top honors at last falls EMI
Publishing Awards in Berlin, Germany. Hall is currently on tour in Europe as
opening act with Britney Spears.
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Los Angeles based powerpop trio The Eddies have covered the Manual Scan tune
“Jungle Beat” on their album “In the Sunshine” just out on British label Twist.
The label is run by Mark Le Gallez, a long time friend and frontman for ace
group the Risk. The band can be reached at http://www.theeddies.net
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Scroll down for some info and pics of Kevin at NAMM!!
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Frontrow/1353/namm2002_1_.html
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Here’s a succinct history of the Southern California mod scene circa
mid-eighties, with a bit about New Sounds Music Festival and a Manual Scan pic.
http://members.tripod.com/mrsuave/mod80s.html
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