A pop rock band from New York City - Barnacle Bill - News http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html Barnacle Bill: News Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Sat, 19 May 2012 01:02:48 -0700 Rock clubs in Manhattan, 1980 http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#26 An article by John Rockwell in the NY Times 31 years ago.


http://squattheatre.com/article04m.html


Guns n Roses have a show scheduled on February 15 at The Ritz (now known as Webster Hall). According to reports, the club is to be renamed "The Ritz" (on the marquee), reminiscent of the band's MTV special, taped there live in 1988.


I like both names. I was working at the Ritz during that time and had learned that the building was originally called Webster Hall; now it's a NYC landmark.


GN'R first played there as part of the MTV series, "Live at the Ritz." I remember listening as the Ritz's sound engineer, Charlie Martin, called MTV and persuaded them to tape and broadcast Ritz performances.


Run DMC also did one.


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photo: Josh Cheuse (I think this photo is from the group's 1984 show there)


 


It's over 60 pages but I'm gonna go back and finish reading this transript of a 2011 interview with Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons:


http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/LIVEDefJam_10.14Transcript.pdf

]]> http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#26 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800 A pop rock band from New York City - Barnacle Bill - News Barnacle Bill thanks "Power Pop Action" http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#25 Thanks to the blog in Spain named Power Pop Action for selecting our record "Barnacle Bill" as number 63 in their list of the favorite 100 albums of 2011 !

You can see the rest of their selections here:

http://powerpopaction.blogspot.com/2012/01/2011-un-ano-de-eps-reediciones.html

]]> http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#25 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800 A pop rock band from New York City - Barnacle Bill - News "For the Best" is 2011's no. 4 Top Track at North Fork Sound http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#24 "For the Best" no. 4 Top Track for 2011 at North Fork Sound You can see it all here:


http://northforksound.blogspot.com/2011/12/north-fork-sound-2011-wrap-up.html


Thanks Howard Thompson!

]]> http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#24 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800 A pop rock band from New York City - Barnacle Bill - News New record released http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#23 Today we released our self-titled 2nd record.

]]> http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#23 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800 A pop rock band from New York City - Barnacle Bill - News Second CD finished! http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#22 It's January 2011 and we have completed our 2nd record, 2.5 years in the making and titled, Barnacle Bill. It was recorded in L.A. at Pete Min's studio and in NYC at Yianni's apartment with many guests including Carla Capretto (keyboards), Lloyd Goldberg (sax), and Jeffrey Young (violin). Pete (http://www.petemin.com) also worked with us on our first record and mixed the new one. (One of Pete's other recent successes is his work with the L.A. band, The Airborne Toxic Event). We are planning on a "release" date in February. Until then we will post some songs for streaming. We are also planning a CD release show and will announce that soon. Thanks, and hope you'll listen !!

]]> http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#22 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800 A pop rock band from New York City - Barnacle Bill - News Back from L.A. - some tips http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#21
1. First, become famous. The reason for the fame is not as important as the fame itself.
2. To get a record contract, get on a t.v. show.
3. If you don't care about 1 and 2 above, then it's really about the music and you are resigned to the likelihood that you won't get to number 1 above.

One of the first songs I obsessed over, at age 9, was "Sugar Sugar," by the Archies. The Archies executed tips 1 and 2 well. They were famous from a comic book that went on to become a Saturday morning t.v. cartoon, which in turn was a perfect forum for launching their pop smash hits.

I executed tips 1 and 2 by playing with the Pedantiks (my first band, in the 80s) in a school-cafeteria scene on the t.v. show "Fame" (and we did get a record contract). But now I'm happy to finally get to tip number 3.

Wait - did someone say they had an idea for a reality show...?]]> http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#21 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 A pop rock band from New York City - Barnacle Bill - News Featured artist at 1000tracks.com http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#20 http://www.1000tracks.com/main.htm and scroll down).

The site provides music for TV shows and commercials, film, radio, web sites, video games and theater.

So, if you are just aching to have a Barnacle Bill clip as part of the soundtrack to your next production, visit 1000Tracks.com.

P.S. By the way, our music is also available for licensing at Pump (http://www.pumpaudio.com)]]> http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#20 Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 A pop rock band from New York City - Barnacle Bill - News Our songs in the indie film, "Peripheral Vision" http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#19 We congratulate director Michael D'Andrea on the completion of the project.
The premiere is scheduled for Friday night, May 2, 2008, at the Boulton Center, on Main St. in Bay Shore, LI ("Strong Island"), NY at 6:30 pm, with a reception to follow.
According to Michael, the Boulton Center is a wonderful, recently refurbished theater in
the heart of Bay Shore, across the street from
where auditions were held and not far from where some important scenes for the film were shot.]]> http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#19 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 A pop rock band from New York City - Barnacle Bill - News Streams of Whiskey http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#18 Streams of Whiskey is a band formed by the members of Barnacle Bill to play the music of Shane MacGowan, The Pogues, The Popes, Ireland's The Dubliners, etc., both original and some traditional. Check more at: http://www.myspace.com/streamsofwhiskeyusa It started before last St. Patrick's Day, when Barnacle Bill drummer Steve somehow corralled us into playing Irish songs at a great venue, Egan's, located in his hometown of Montclair, NJ. For the show, on St. Patty's Day, Steve took over on vocals and we expanded the band to include a new drummer (Matt Raymond), keyboards and tin whistle (Karen Kelly) and fiddle (Susan Mitchell). Our guitarist Stu switched to acoustic guitar and banjo. Today the drums are played by Paul ("Paulie Walnuts"), and fiddle by Jeffrey Young. Why do we do this? Though it's enough that it's tremendously fun, the challenge of learning and playing great songs that are different than what we're used to writing is also rewarding. (Oh, and the money's pretty good...).

]]> http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#18 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 A pop rock band from New York City - Barnacle Bill - News Dean Johnson RIP http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#17 We send our condolences to Dean's family and friends, and hope that the circumstances and details of his mysterious death are further revealed.
Stu (Barnacle Bill's guitarist) and I played in the 1992-1993 configuration of Dean's first band, Dean and the Weenies (though Stu was in the band for a longer period than I). It was the first of several bands in which Stu and I would both play.
Dean was a unique and spirited performer and I cherish the experiences and memories I have from that time. The NY Times had a recent article about Dean:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901EFD71F3AF937A25753C1A9619C8B63

RIP Dean.
Yianni]]> http://barnacle-bill.com/news.html#17 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 A pop rock band from New York City - Barnacle Bill - News