Busy!!!!!
Morning everyone! Been a long couple of days. Just got home from Orlando Florida where I performed with DJ Skribble, Slynkee and J Mello at the Blue Martini club. The addition of DJ Slynkee on drums and Mello with his live vocal stylings has really brought an entirely new dimension to our show. This week is super busy too! We have been taping back to back episodes over at SpreadTV so I can take a little break in June. Today is gonna be huge as we have Mary Carey, Daisy De LA Hoya, the music of Mt. Helium, Everest climber Tim Medvetz, Bunny Ranch owner Dennis Hof and the music of Steel Panther (formerly Metal Skool). Damn! That's a big day of shows! I will be sure to keep you all informed as to the airdates. Tomorrow is our fourth Camp Freddy show at the Roxy. Only one more after this so if you haven't been able to attend yet, there are two more shows to catch. Then on Friday, I will be filling in for Steve Jones on Indie 103.1FM from 12-2 on Jonsey's Jukebox. Saturday I am off to the East Coast for a stop in AC, a stop in Connecticut and then a stop in New York to meet the Camp Freddy guys... Then, we all fly back for our final CF show at the Roxy! Whew! Just writing it all down makes me fucking tired as hell... But I love it!
May 21, 2008 at 10:39 AM | Comments (27)
MadTV - Full Clip
I'm out of town, but here is the latest Camp Freddy Radio. And here is the full clip that ran on MadTV:
(closed till i return)
May 18, 2008 at 12:13 AM | Comments (3)
Tomorrow on SpreadTV
Celebrity Rehab's Shelly Sprague and Astrophysicist Beth Biller the Special Guests on this Week's Episode of Dave Navarro's Spread TV. Los Angeles- Celebrity Rehab's 'Resident Tech' Shelley Spragueon and Astrophysicist Beth Biller are the special guests on this week's one hour long episode of Dave Navarro's Spread TV premiering Thursday, May 15 at 11 PM EST on ManiaTV.com. Dave and Todd sit down with Shelly to get a behind the scenes look into Celebrity Rehab's best kept secrets. The intimate conversation covers everything from what celebrities from the show are like during treatment and harsh behind the scenes drama of reality television.
In the next segment, Dave and Todd explore black holes, big bang theory, aliens and the many wonders of the cosmos with punk rock astrophysicist Beth Biller. Beth closes out the show with a flurry of fire and belly dancing that is not to be missed.
May 14, 2008 at 11:04 AM | Comments (11)
SpreadTV
(Click here for the Camp Freddy E Card!)
Wow! Check out this review on SpreadTV from The American Chronicle. Thanx Andrew Durham!
If you haven't caught "Dave Navarro's Spread" on Mania TV, you have to. I normally hate video talk shows, but this guy is a total natural. AND, like me, he's a musician who can actually form sentences. Dave Navarro should be on late night television, certainly more so than Conan Freakin O'Brien.
Navarro's ease with talking with people is refreshingly free from the smarmy dog crap from every single talk show host from Matt Lauer on up (and there's nowhere to go but "up" from Lauer). His willingness to entertain all ideas and lifestyles is amazing as it rolls off his back. He is genuine, seemingly, and is not a part of the Holly network. The small audience environment is great for this intimate show and I cannot imagine that it should change with a different venue.
I saw it for the first time last night from a link to a particular show. I was totally struck with the minimalist beauty of the show and the way Navarro completely focuses on his guests, as if there's nothing else happening in the world. If only the so-called "best of the best" could be that way. This guy should be moderating the presidential debates. But, if he is as cool as he seems to be, he would think it was just too funny. In fact, Navarro goes at things with such a child-like wonder that it draws you into his attention, not just your own. That is so missing from traditional television. There is a complete absence in Navarro's show of false bravado, or sardonic pseudo-wisdom.
Folks, no matter what your political, philosophical, sexual, or horticultural beliefs are, you should tune in to Dave Navarro's Spread on Mania TV, which is on www.maniatv.com. You won't be disappointed.
May 13, 2008 at 10:45 AM | Comments (16)
Oh, no, no, no no, no!
This is fuckin hilarious! From Part Deux, this guy appears to be propositioning me!
To Todd: "You cut the camera?"
Todd shakes his head, yes... But keeps rolling anyway.
To Dave: "If I was to like, gay... You'd be the... (notices camera) Oh, no, no, no no, no!"
May 12, 2008 at 12:27 AM | Comments (8)
CFR
Here is last night's Camp Freddy Radio. Jen from Girl In A Coma made a surprise call in and totally made my day! We also spoke to Gina and Lindsey from The Darling Stilettos as well as A&R legend, Tom Zutat. As you know, Girl In A Coma performed on SpreadTV a few weeks ago but I was out of town when they taped their performance and I never got a chance to meet them. Jen's call to the station was totally unexpected and I was more than a little awe struck! I sure wish they were in town so they could join us for one of our final three Camp Freddy shows at The Roxy this month. Another time perhaps. For those of you who missed last week's Camp Freddy show, two of the girls from McQueen got up with us and rocked GnR's "It's So Easy" with Slash and Duff. I have to admit, not only did they kill it, but it was kind of hot to hear her sing the line, "turn around bitch I got a use for you!" As amazing as it is to do these shows with my musical peers and heroes, there is nothing more inspiring than to watch new talents like McQueen get up with us and rock it like nobody's business. Those are the moments that really make me smile. That inner knowing... "Fuck yeah, it aint dead yet!" I'd like to personally thank Wendybird for her amazing photography and documentation of these shows. Great work Wendy! Keep it up! YOU are our guest! I am off to celebrate Mother's day with my family. I hope you all have a beautiful day. I leave you with another video from Girl In A Coma featuring Amanda Lepore, who I am currently trying to book on SpreadTV. Amazing, provocative, intense:
May 10, 2008 at 11:51 AM | Comments (19)
SpreadTV
Camp Freddy last night at the Roxy was insane! There are three Thursdays left to catch a show! BTW: The Margaret Cho thing was supposed to be COMEDY! My reaction to the food was "acted" and "scripted"! Duh!!!! ;) The new SpreadTV is now up featuring street artist Shepard Fairey and return guest, author Whitley Strieber. I forgot to remind you guys that it aired already. It is now up in rotation over at ManiaTV.
May 09, 2008 at 04:08 AM | Comments (17)
Lunch With Margaret Cho
May 07, 2008 at 03:17 PM | Comments (12)
Steel Panther
Last night, Todd and I rolled over to The Key Club in Hollywood to catch Camp Freddy's girls, The Darling Stilettos, open up for Steel Panther. Our girls were hot and sexy as hell and put on a killer dance/burlesque show as always. You can catch them before Camp Freddy every Thursday during the month of May at The Roxy. What I didn't expect, and I am admittedly late in the game on this, was that I was about to see probably the most "entertaining" Heavy Metal band I have EVER seen! Steel Panther! Formerly Metal Skool, Steel Panther is cover band of great 80's metal classics combined with a comical flair, that performs each Monday night at The Key Club. If you are a fan of the genre you HAVE TO check them out! I insist! As some of you know I am pretty jaded and have seen a lot of things and going to watch bands is pretty low on my list of priorities... But I was riveted. They are great fun, funny as hell and AMAZING musicians. The singer and guitar player are probably the best all around 80's metal coverists/players/imitators I have ever seen. This is a "glowing" review of a show that I plan to see many more times in the future. Long live Steel Panther!
May 06, 2008 at 01:09 PM | Comments (4)
Girl In A Coma
Here is my new favorite band, Girl In A Coma. They appeared on Spread and you can access their performance by clicking on "Live Performances". Their album has received the Editor's Music Choice honor on iTunes and for once, a music editor has it right! If you like the band, buy the whole album, not only to support the band... but to add a great album to your library.
May 05, 2008 at 06:58 PM | Comments (4)
Camp Freddy At The Roxy
(Photo: Wendybird) Thursday night was the first night of Camp Freddy's residency at The Roxy. We had a spectacular night and there are four more shows coming up! The Roxy was packed solid with first timers, old timers and of course some of our friends here at 6767. We had an incredible set list and guest list:
Cheap Trick- 'Hello Ladies and Gentleman'
Blur-'Song 2'
Killing Joke-'Eighties' w/Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray)
Oasis-'Rock ‘n’ Roll Star' w/Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
Led Zeppelin-'Good Times Bad Times' with Poe, Bettencourt
Adam Ant-'Ant Music' w/Steven Perkins (Jane’s Addiction)
David Bowie-'Suffragette City' w/Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
Ratt-'Round and Round' w/DeMartini, McGrath
Thin Lizzy-'Jailbreak' w/Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), McGrath
Sex Pistols-'EMI' w/Steve Jones, Paul Cook (Sex Pistols), McGrath
Motörhead-'Ace of Spades' w/Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead)
Eddie Cochran-'Something Else' w/Kilmister, Jones, Corey Parks (Nashville Pussy, Die Hunns)
The Stooges-'I Wanna Be Your Dog' w/Kilmister, Parks, Jones, Bettencourt, McGrath
The highlight for me, of course, was performing E.M.I. with two original Sex Pistols. What better way to say FUCK YOU to E.M.I.? Today, of course Billy and I will be doing another Camp Freddy Radio on Indie 103.1FM ( click for live stream) between 6-8pm PST. I'm sure we will have more of the colorful details to discuss. If you missed last week's show, here it is!
Here is last night's show! Thanx Chase!
May 02, 2008 at 05:47 AM | Comments (20)