Crib Notes

According to Wired.com Kevin “Skwerl” Gogill, who is best known as the guy from LA who was arrested on accusations of uploading nine pre-released songs from Guns N’ Roses epically forthcoming Chinese Democracy, will plead guilty to one federal count of copyright infringement.

As part of a plea deal that will be entered on Dec. 8, Cogill, 27, will plead guilty to uploading the songs to his site Antiquiet, and face up to one year in prison for a misdemeanor charge of copyright infringement.

Cogill is the first Californian charged under a 3-year-old federal antipiracy law that makes it a felony to distribute unreleased copyright works online.

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For today’s installment of Roll Call we call out Derek Lyn Plastic, the self-proclaimed “monk of Atlanta punk.”

Who are you?
Derek Lyn Plastic “The Mother-Fuckin Monk of Atlanta Punk.”

Describe yourself in three words.
Gozer the Destructor.

Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Nikola Tesla — I like them both.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Everybody just wants a little slap and tickle right?

What song do you wish you had written?
“Wooly Bully”

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
I’ve listened to the Charles Manson White Album 5 times today.

LP, CD or MP3?
7″

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
The Witch Doctor look.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Mall Metal.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
The Coathangers — you couldn’t lose… C’mon someone had to say it!

Derek Lyn Plastic heads up a month-long residency at The Star Bar every Wednesday night in November.

Wed., Nov. 12th, he will be joined by the N.E.C. and Abby Go Go.
Wed., Nov. 19th Hollow Stars and the Sunglasses open the show.
Wed., Nov. 26th DLP plays the middle slot between Das Manics and opening act Vera Fang.

All shows are $3, 21+ and start at 9 p.m. for more information look online at www.starbar.net

“Let’s Get High”
”Run With Me”
“She’s Got A UTI”
“Swim”

Photo courtesy of Derek Lyn Plastic.

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If you’re one of those people who likes to plan in advance, than you will be happy to know that Of Montreal is playing a New Year’s Eve show at the Fabulous 40 Watt in downtown Athens.

So if you just saw their fantastic show at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, and want to see them again, and hopefully not have to endure the hell ride into ironic false hair metal that was Limozeen, this is your ticket.

Some thoughts on the Atlanta show that happened over the weekend…

Of Montreal played to a comfortably crowded house on Saturday night at the Tabernacle. It seems like it was only yesterday that they played the old Eyedrum downtown to all of about eight people. Alas, that was eight years ago, and since then their following has grown exponentially. Icy Demons played a cool, rhythm-heavy set, but my memory of their show is tainted by the travesty that was/is Limozeen. I don’t know where these guys came from, but I hope that I never have to endure their shite metal shtick ever again.

I lived through indie rock in the ‘90s and the one thing that never ever sat well with me was the bloated sense of irony that was such a huge part of the culture. The slacker chic thing really did a number on the collective consciousness of the times that still creeps out from time-to-time in the here and now. Remember when Urge Overkill dressed-up and did that Neil Diamond crap? Pavement’s image? Weezer’s career? Unfortunately I do too. These days it shows up in horribly mutated outgrowths, like those FreeCreditReport.com commercials where the dipshit slacker guys sing about how badly they screwed up their credit and now they have to work at a seafood restaurant.

At one time indie rock was dominated by this kind of tongue-in-cheek stupidity, and bad memories of those times are made all the more horrible when a band like Limozeen is given a stage in front of a huge audience. It’s a terrible idea and in their minds it justifies what they are doing.

In essence it was a bad joke… A fake metal band… Something that could have been funny if it lasted for a maximum of 1-to-3 songs tops. But no… These guys went on and on and on, thrashing their fake wigs, posing in ridiculous outfits, wailing, riffing and taking the joke way too far.

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For today’s Roll Call we call out Tom Cheshire, poet, statesman and whiskey soaked frontman for Atlanta punk band All Night Drug Prowling Wolves.

Who are you?
Tom Cheshire, Singer, dancer, wronger, writer.

Describe yourself in three words.
Rad, appropriate & uncalled for.

Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
Charlie Chaplin, good man, comedic genius, did well with the ladies and hung out with communists.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren. I believe the reasons are obvious.

What song (or songs) do you wish you had written?
“Baba O’Riley,” “Happy Birthday” & “Garbage Picker” by the Beltones.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Costello, no joke. Rebel. One of the greatest singers and song writers of all time. Presley didn’t write shiznickle.

LP, CD or MP3?
LP in the place to be.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Pleated sweat pants, tight at the ankles with pockets. It will happen, trust me.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Johnny Thunders hair.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Catherine Keener. Got it for her hard. Spread the word.

All Night Drug Prowling Wolves play The Earl as part of the Atlanta Mess-Around fest. on Fri., Nov. 14th. Two day passes are available for $20. Tickets are $12 at the door.

“Dirty Your Heart” MP3

Hit up ANDPW’s website to hear more songs from their brand new, self-titled debut LP on The Colonel Records.

(Photo courtesy Tom Cheshire)

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This week’s episode of Haveyouheard.net (this year’s Best of Atlanta Readers’ Pick for Best Locally Produced Podcast) features commentary by our very own staff music writer Chad Radford. Topics discussed include Deerhunter, Larkin Grimm, George Michael, Neil Young’s causes, the guy from Death Cab getting stung by a scorpion and more.

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This weekend Pitchfork posted a short video documentary that features Brann Dailor and Troy Sanders from Mastodon discussing the ins and outs of life on the road and their forthcoming album, Crack the Skye. The video ends with a  short video of their Halloween show at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.

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Internationally renowned party DJ and electro funk icon Diplo (otherwise known as Diplodocus, Wes Diplo, and Wes Gully) heads up the Mad Decent traveling caravan of cutting edge artists from various strains of punk, electro and hip-hop disciplines. The Tropicália-inflected underdogs of the LA post-punk scene Abe Vigoda, along with Boy 8-Bit, Paper Route Gangstaz and NYC abstract electro duo Telepathe fill-out the bill on Mon., Nov. 10th, with a roster of divine sounds, and fringe art-punk and hip-hop that’s more concerned with pushing the party envelop than anything else.

Though his real name is a closely guarded secret, Diplo is known to friends, fans and journalists the world over as Wes Gully. Born in Mississippi, raised in Florida and now living in Philadelphia, he has been making inroads into the world wide music brain since the 2004 release of his Piracy Funds Terrorism, Vol. 1 mixtape with M.I.A.

His debut album, Florida (Big Dada), features a wash of sounds flowing through moments of inward journeys and fluid melodies. Heavily layered with an arsenal of samples, some of which are more familiar than others, Florida is the product of limited means, rather than a guerrilla tactic for using samples as a  political means.

Did you pick the line-up for the Mad Decent tour to be like a traveling caravan of sorts?

Not really. I just wanted to throw a line-up together and get some bands who wanted to tour and are friendly. Telepathe are old friends of mine and Abe Vigoda are really cool. I just wanted to have a rock band on the line-up to change up the comfort zone for people who normally come out to see DJs and hip-hop. I wanted to break it up a bit. But also, they don’t sound like anybody else. They got a punk, garage sound that’s just really cool. We got some more rock stuff coming out on Mad Decent this year. We’re doing a 45 at the end of next month with some kids from Philly that I really like. I can’t say who it is just yet, but it will be good stuff… Fun.

Your Hollertronix parties are internationally known for being off-the-hinges, which is a sharp contrast to the typically boring reputation of live electronic music. What sets you apart?

When I was growing up I was hanging out in a lot of hip-hop clubs, and I was a hip-hop DJ. I think a new generation of kids who were born on hip-hop are expanding their musical vocabularies and getting into electronic, rock and experimental music, but these kids also want to party and have the same attitude that a hip-hop DJ would have, but want to dance to all kinds of music.

I think Mad Decent represents a real punk attitude toward making music. We’re not MashUp. We do things like with the Paper Route record where we sample really off the wall records, or like stuff from the M.I.A. record. People want to hear this fuck you kind of attitude toward mainstream music, which is what we do. Even though we’re becoming mainstream with artists like M.I.A. , it’s still a fuck a you attitude, and that’s what get’s people into the spirit.

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Adam Franklin & Sam Fogarino (right). Photo by Christy Bush

For today’s installment of Roll Call we call out Sam Fogarino, the enigmatic drummer behind Interpol and his new group, Magnetic Morning. The latter group is a more recent collaboration between Fogarino and Swervedriver singer/guitarist Adam Franklin, Jimmy LaValle (the Album Leaf), FA Blasco and Josh Stoddard. Their debut full-length, A.M., balances spaced-out quietude with deep dark resonance. At the heart of it all is a shared admiration for lush pop tones that pushed to the brink of sensory overload before reeling back in for a dose of slow motion melancholy.

Who are you?
Sam Fogarino - Musician of sorts

Describe yourself in three words.
Paranoid, honest, friendly.

Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
Joe Strummer

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
No violence of any kind is acceptale to me, however, I’d like to give George W. a farewell flip-off…

What song do you wish you had written?
Too many to list… 90% of the Pixies catalog!

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Steve Albini

LP, CD or MP3?
LP

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
A trend to end all trends.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Skinny, tight, jeans worn at mid-ass crack.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Our new First Lady, Michelle Obama.

Go to myspace.com/magneticmorning to hear song from Magnetic Morning’s new album, A.M.

Magnetic Morning plays The Earl Mon., Nov. 10. Sleep Therapy and Creepy open. $10. 9 p.m. The Earl, 488 Flat Shoals Road. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com.

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Jewish rapper Matisyahu will play a free 3 o’clock in-store performance at the new Criminal Records in Little 5 Points today.

(Photo courtesy of Matiyahu)

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For today’s installment of roll call we call out Lenny’s promoter and video artist Bean Summer.

Who are you?
I am human video unit 34796864923 — eight. Also known as Bean, though this is only my alter ego. My real ego died years ago. I’m an artist, musician, noisemaker, video jockey, replicant, android, teacher, instructor, humanoid, hobo, carny, promoter, sound engineer, visual stimulator, and parental discretion is advised.

Describe yourself in three words.
Unique, compelling, fun.

Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
Nam June Paik, was probably the first video artist in the world, he experimented with televisions and created many video works and was part of the Fluxus art movement. He is probably one of my biggest influences. It would be interesting to sit down and talk with him about what he would be doing now with all the technology that we have available to us as video artists. He pioneered everything I do as a video artist.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Myself. I make big mistakes. I’m sure that many people agree that slapping me in the face would probably be a good idea.

What song do you wish you had written?
“Ring of Fire” by June Carter Cash.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
If I had to pick one I would say Presley, though I love Elvis Costello as well. In all honesty it’s a tie.

LP, CD or MP3?
.mov files or QuickTime files… A little video nerd joke.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Bands arriving on time.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Police enforcement of some laws that I will not say here.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
My girlfriend, Ms. Elisabeth Amanda (Mandy) Gee.

Bean is most excited to tell you that The King Khan and BBQ comes to Lenny’s on Fri., Nov. 21. Tickets are $10 in advance / $15 day of show.

(Photo by Chad Radford)

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Each week the folks at HaveyouHeard.net set the stage for a band to play a free show at Cabbagetown hipster spot, 97 Estoria. After these show the band sticks around to spin records and keep the party going as long as the law will allow. This week local freak rock duo Nomen Novum holds it down, with an opening set from Baltimore’s Future Islands.

Music starts at 9 p.m.

For those who are unfamiliar, Nomen Novum is one of the more recent weirdo psych/art rock acts to come together in Atlanta. Their debut “Mantis Man,” “Aunt Urn” b/w “Vinyl” 7-inch was released a few months back on Operation Get Jacked! The green-vinyl offering features three of the coolest and catchiest, rounds of acid-drenched acoustic minimalism and strummed punk anthems I’ve heard in a while. The record didn’t come with any kind of formal press materials, but it did come with a post-it note that says, “not garage punk,” which says an awful lot about their spirit.

“Aunt Urn” MP3

Have You Heard Session: Nomen Novum from HaveYouHeard on Vimeo.

(Photo by Joseph Velazquez)

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