The Unseen – Mark Unseen, originally uploaded by wrachele.
Not since the Ramones has there been such serendipity. Imagine being born with a name like Mark Unseen and becoming the lead singer of a band called…the Unseen! Coincidence? I don’t think so.
Hip hop raconteur Jimmy Mar brings the word to his adoring crowd
Colin Buis of Revolution Mother does his best Jaco Pastorius impersonation. He and drummer Brendan Murphy were rock solid anchors to the intensity that is Mike Vallely and Jason Hampton’s fuzz-soaked guitar. Revolution Mother is no vanity project like Juliette and the Licks, Vallely has a mde a career of standing out on the fringes of all that he’s done and this new band is nothing different. Come to think of it, how far out do you have to stand in order to be on the fringes of the skater set? Approach with caution…
The glory around us is often found in the smallest of God’s creations…
As one fades, another new life replaces it.
Pro skater Mike Vallely fronts a new band, Revolution Mother. Vallely is very much in the Henry Rollins mold; intense on stage and extraordinarily personable in person. Behind him are guitarist Jason Hampton (the Electric Hillbilly) and drummer Brendan Murphy (no nickname). Best question of the set: “Are there any outlaws left out there??!!” to the trucker hatted teens that surrounded the stage.
Minoru Niihara of Loudness phonetically belting out a song at the Stone in San Francisco. The presence of this wildly popular band far outstripped the small venues they played on their first tour of the U.S.
Krokus at the Warfield Theater, San Francisco. This band blossomed ever so briefly in the early 80s but they ended up sounding just like every other band and ended up fading into the woodwork.
I’ve always loved this particular image because of the way the golden leaves of the tree pop against the granite in the background which disappears into the blackness of the deep river water. The picture was originally made on a Kodachrome slide and as soon as it was held up to the light, the leaves positively glowed. Enjoy it.
Uncle Ted at the Cow Palace, San Francisco in 1980 I think. The Scorpions opened the show and it was the first date I ever had with my wife. (I know, Mr. Romantic) As you can see, Nugent had entered his loin cloth stage and would make his appearance on stage by swinging in on a rope strung from the lighting rig. Pretty good show as I recall, since he was still playing the Birdland through Fender Twin stacks. At the end of the encores he leaned the hollow body against the wall of Fenders and let the feedback build up to a deafening roar as they brought the lights up in the arena.
LOVE | ACCEPT | FORGIVE 