REVIEW: RUSS STEDMAN - "Blowing Chunks Of Theory" - 2012

RUSS STEDMAN
"Blowing Chunks Of Theory" CD album thing
http://www.russstedman.com/album-pages/056/056.htm
Mostly? entirely? instrumental? Fun musical and sonic puns about music, like "Diamonds & Pears." "One Mile High" is slow and spacey, like a Prince song played at 20 BPM? This album is not like symphonic dubstep dirge digeridoo glitch-witch or anything out of left field, Russ is giving ya/me what ya/I want, which is great songs, great production, great performances, great fuckin' guitar tone that makes me wanna pick up a guitar myself, and drumming that sounds like a live drummer, except better. It ain't fuckin' rocket science. "Vitreous Humour" is another favorite, it's like rocked-out MIDI files of a Marilion song or something. Hah. "Eat The Sun" contains some symphonic elements, don't get me wrong, some cool phrasing, fiddly bits, cool shit to go around. Also, "A Tin Teardrop" which is bulbous, also tapered? No, but it does sound like a fitting tribute to Dr. Beefheart & His Electric Teeth. "Insomnia," god DAMN those drums are cool! "Try Eating That (In Stereo)" and "Leaping Stink Snow" are an humorous pair of homages maybe to the "Zoot Allures" era, and to Frank's Synclavier years respectively. Or I could be totally wrong, fuck if I know. "Stale Trident" brings the proceedings to a close, in grand, lighters in the air, fog machine, laser finale fashion. Get it now, stop reading this. Shut up.
Ian C Stewart

INTERVIEW: Dino DiMuro interviewed by Russ Stedman

Dino DiMuro

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
DINO DiMURO INTERVIEW
Questions by Russ Stedman

Do you remember the first record you bought?
Very hard to say.  For singles, it could have been PINBALL WIZARD by the Who, or CRIMSON AND CLOVER by Tommy James and the Shondells.  Albums, it was probably GOD BLESS TINY TIM or the soundtrack to BONNIE AND CLYDE.  And I'd still buy those records.  Maybe not HAIR, though.

What bands from childhood have you NOT outgrown?
Probably the Beatles, Beach Boys, Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa. Jimi Hendrix, the Who, and Black Sabbath are still great but I played them way too much.  Jethro Tull and Deep Purple, I feel kind of silly now that I was SO into them.

INTERVIEW: Evan Peta of Evan Peta

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
EVAN PETA
interview by
Ian C Stewart

So, Evan. Is there anything you're feeling particularly mouthy about at the moment?
Peanut Butter Oreos are pure evil, seriously.

PODCASTS: AUTOreverse PODCAST 7

autoDIVERSE quagazine

AUTOreverse PODCAST 7
20110730

1. FZZY PMPR "Not Fun" from the next EP, which we'll call 'hijacked beats'
2. JOHN NEIL - "Snowman" (XTC) from 'beasts i've seen, the xtc fans' tribute cassette'
3. AUZEL - "I Remember It More Now" from 'old'
4. LOVE CALVIN - "Burn Victims Suck (Acoustic Version)" from 'what's left, volume three'
5. SQUEEGEED CLEAN - "Fake Burzum Ritual" from '2010 - Synchronised Fucking Up And Pre-Emptive Flashbacks'
6. DON CAMPAU - "Trial By Fire" from 'best of don campau, volume two'
7. AMPTEXT + BASS - "Bodyment 2" from 'nine strings' split cd
8. IRRELIGION - "Forever Tonight" from 'cadaver holiday'
7. BRYCE EIMAN - "SK-5 01" from 'tone whore'
8. MINOR 2049er - "Do The Slam" from 'unliberated'
9. C. REIDER - "Clathrate Gun Hypothesis" from 'owning extinctions'
10. KNITTING BY TWILIGHT - "A Thousand Islands" from 'weathering'
11. SCOTT BROOKMAN - "Everything You Write Sounds To Me Like Death" from 'the busy world of scott brookman'
12. DAMNED HEAD (PBK) - "Epidural Threat" from 'into my head'
13. DANIEL PRENDIVILLE "Amnesie...er" from 'mutant ogre'
14. EVAN PETA - "Spark Generator" from 'spark generator'
15. TODD SKAGGS "Alimentary Canal" from 'rodomontodd'
16. BENTWITHLIGHT - "Monster" from 'burnt offerings'
17. XOLOSTAR WARRIOR - "Control The Mind Circle"
18. DARRIN AILES - "If You Would Leave" from 'ruthless angelic cherubs, volume two'
19. EVIL BREAD - "Purple Pie Pizza", from 'Live At Apollo's!'

go!
http://iancstewart.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-30T09_15_20-07_00

NEWS: Love Calvin - What's Left, Volume Three - now available

Love Calvin - What's Left, Volume Three, 2011

Third volume of miscellaneous Love Calvin songs. Grab for free. These unique and truly visionary home recordings, lovingly preserved and displayed by Russ Stedman.


Stop reading this, go get it NOW or I won't be your friend anymore, if I ever was.


LOVE,CALVIN - "WHAT'S LEFT? - VOLUME THREE"

01 Superman's True Story
02 It's A Big World
03 Blue Egg
04 Leave Me Alone
05 Burn Victims Suck (Acoustic Version)
06 Don't
07 Blue Lights & Jesus
08 He Served Us Some Fires
09 I'm An American
10 Regrets
11 Crawl
12 Cheesemeister (Alternate Version)
13 Feel All The Dirt


Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin


http://www.lovecalvin.com/whats-left.html

INTERVIEW: Russ Stedman epic

RUSS STEDMAN
MONSTER INTERVIEW
ten questions in the middle by Skot
other questions by Ian C Stewart

TRICKY QUESTION FIRST: CAN YOU TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ALBUM THAT NO ONE ELSE KNOWS?
The sound, feel, instrumentation, vocals, and pretty much everything about the song "When Will The Drugs Take Effect?" is a homage to one of my favorite albums of all time; THE FLAMING LIPS' "The Soft Bulletin".

REVIEW: Evan Peta - Mockingbird Hill CD, 2011

EVAN PETA - MOCKINGBIRD HILL

EVAN PETA
Mockingbird Hill CD, 2011
www.dezvalentino.com
This is a good album for fans of rock guitar in all its guises. Classic rock with clean, harmonized riff and vocals just like that band Masters Of Reality. "It's All Too Much" opens in grand fashion, amid squalls of lead guitar. Tuneful guitar rock. Is this freedom rock? "It's All Good" is like Blue Oyster Cult meets They Might Be Giants. Or is it? "Jazz And Peanut Butter" is a delightful thrash-speed romp for guitar, bass and saxophone sound, definite Frank Zappa territory there. "Gamma Ray Shuffle" is built on a John Bonham drum break, but not the one most people use. Cool. "Peace, Love & Nuclear Fusion (Part 3)" is a pretty/menacing instrumental keyboard ditty, a la Ace Frehley's "Fractured Mirror." "Dorian Gray Scale" is a fun guitar/bass riff pattern thing. The last song, "Mockingbird Hill" is a similarly enervating procession. Of rock.
Ian C Stewart

INTERVIEW - Russ Stedman Opens Up About KISS

THIS WILL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR ALL-KISS COVER ALBUM, "MUSIC FROM THE STEDMAN." IS IT AN OFFICIAL RELEASE? WHEN DID IT COME OUT? YOU REALLY COVERED A LOT OF GROUND WITH THAT CD, TONS OF SONGS FROM EVERY ERA.
No, it's not an official release. I pretty much made it to show off to you. There were three copies made. One to you, one to Mike Myers, who played drums on a lot of the songs, and one to my good buddy Evan Peta. Maybe I should upload it to archive.org, but I would never consider it an official release. There are recordings on it spanning 1986-2006. My favorite is the Reggae version of "Naked City" from UNMASKED.

CD REVIEW: Russ Stedman – Cherry Creek, 2011

RUSS STEDMAN
Cherry Creek CD, 2011
http://www.russstedman.com
The winter of 2010/2011 was a bitch for some of us. After spending a night in a mental care institution, Russ came out and made a concept album about his experience. The tone of the songs is dark but not bleak. Sad, but not hopeless. “I’ve Given Up Again” opens with Gilmour-esque acoustic strumming. “I’m Only Happy When I Cry” picks up the pace, somewhat, and deploys a stabbing line of synth octaves. I like the frantic vibe of “Short-Term Disability”. The production job is impressive, as usual. Note-perfect, clean as a bell. What? “I’m a spoiled little bitch and I don’t want to work anymore,” goes this one, titled “I Don’t Wanna Work Anymore.” “And I Think” is funky and fun, like Bjorn, John and John. “When Will The Drugs Take Effect?” is a moody, eight minute epic that’s something like Jane’s Addiction meets New Order or something, and the drumming is rad. “Cherry Creek” is the book-end, a companion piece to th opening song, except it builds up into a whole big coda thing. Another damn fine release from Sted.
Ian C Stewart

NEWS: What’s Left? – The Unreleased Recordings of Love,Calvin – VOLUME TWO up now

What’s Left? – The Unreleased Recordings of Love,Calvin – VOLUME TWO up now

http://www.lovecalvin.com/whats-left.html

New Stedmusik podcast

Click here for the latest installment of Russ Stedman’s online mixtape, his first since the recent passing of a former bandmate.

CD REVIEW - TEENAGE SLOTS – WE OUTLIVED REAGAN – CD 2011

TEENAGE SLOTS
We Outlived Reagan
Stedmusik CD 2011
http://www.russstedman.com
Gorgeously rendered trips down memory lane. The beauty of modern technology is that you can go back and make everything sound as it was intended. The circa-1986 songs are energetic, melodic, tuneful, energy-up. This genre would be, I guess classic midwestern punk rock, if that’s not an oxymoron.“Ronald Reagan Is A Dick!” Don’t dance the poot. Righteous. “People On Drugs” gets one hell of a retrofit, with booty bass drums and autotune vocals. And there’s a whole current of anti-jock rhetoric, which amuses me to no end.
Ian C Stewart

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PODCAST: AUTOreverse 2010 Podcast Episode 2

AUTOcast 2010-06-22
WHEN ALL THE CALENDARS ARRIVE

dave stafford “wettonizer”
icy stew “chewing the rubber bands” / “contemporary cannibalism”
r.stevie moore “a clever combo”
james call “pictures of people”
samarkand “i’m so glad you’re back”
spazz “tangzigang”
mjbkc “mr mystery (mjb mix i)”
russ stedman “sophisticated elephant”
endt “gus hated peas”
dave stafford “ballet for a rainy day”
http://iancstewart.podomatic.com/entry/2010-07-04T07_12_40-07_00

PODCAST: AUTOreverse 2010 Podcast Episode 1 – Remastered & Expanded Edition

http://iancstewart.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-24T13_18_21-07_00
AUTOreverse Podcast 1
2010-04-23
remastered edition

fzzy pmpr “crzytrn (c. reider train that won’t stop boy mix)”
ian c stewart “start here”
russ stedman “prowler”
jamie barnes “the fallen acrobat”
body full of stars “we’re all americans now”
any crowded ceiling “pigtown”
crook’d finger “ycd”
russ stedman “why am i alive”
devilcake “deez nuts”
drone forest “drone forest vs anne murray”
samarkand “down in the valley (for diva)”
velveeta heartbreak “i shot the invisible man”
ian c stewart “dogs on a mousepad”
r. stevie moore “paintings of pairs”
the verdant spiral “chiming breakdown”

http://iancstewart.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-24T13_18_21-07_00

CD REVIEW: RUSS STEDMAN – ALERT BUT WITHOUT ACUTE DISTRESS

RUSS STEDMAN
Alert But Without Acute Distress CD
www.russstedman.com
Opens with a funny & fun note-perfect cover of Iron Maiden’s “Prowler” (the opening joint from their 1981 album ‘Killers’), only missing maybe a touch of wah-wah on that main riff. Nitpicking. Track two, “Why Am I Alive” continues the hot-rockin’ air guitar & cowbell inspiring frenzy this time with KISS lyrics from the song “Tomorrow and Tonight” (from their 1977 album ‘Love Gun’), among other lyrical appropriations. “Find them and Kill them” is a moody jazzbo instrumental with kind of heavy metal guitaristic soloing a la maybe Al DiMeola. “My Haunted Heart” continues in a ballady, minor key manor. “Random Word Generator” could be from Frank Zappa’s Synclavier period. ie, a grooveless frenzy of MIDI tones, suitably pointillistic and information-dense. Closer “Penis Dimension” IS a Zappa cover, so there ya go. Maiden to Zappa in one album by way of KISS. & can I just say, the production is so damn nice. Everything sounds clean as a freshly shaved beaver.
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