• Whats Ike got to do with it?

    Ike + T.P.'s Wife = R'n'R Gold
    Ike + T.P.’s Wife = R’n’R Gold

    Here’s a little rock and roll nugget from the Phantom:

    Everone knows that The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ song “Listen to her Heart” is a favorite of fans everywhere and ranks high on the Dj Mike playlist. “Listen to Her Heart” is the second single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ second album, You’re Gonna Get It!. What most people do not know that it was inspired by everyones favorite Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneer turned posterboy of domestic violence, Ike Turner. While Tom was on the road, his wife Jane was at a party with Tom’s producer at Ike Turners house. According to Jane, she was cornered by Ike in a scary circumstance. Allegedly, Ike had some Jungle Fever on his mind because he “locked Jane in the house.” She escaped unscathed but immediately told Tom of the incident.
    Tom, in true Tom Petty fashion, penned the song quickly and has performed it live ever since, becoming a fan favorite even before it was recorded. When it came time to put the song on wax there was even more controversy; this time about the the song lyrics. At the time, stations didn’t want to play the song because of the reference to cocaine. This was a big deal to Tom because of its pivotal role in the story. Lets be honest, if he had replaced cocaine with what his boss told him to replace it with (champagne) it wouldnt have the same impact. Tom held his ground and the lyrics remained the same. This is one of the greatest love stories in Rock history, that is until September 09, 1996 when Tom divorced his wife of 22 years.
    Bad ass version from 1978

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    TAMI Show

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    I first heard about the TAMI show (Teen Age Music International) from Little Steven and was really excited when it was finally released on DVD about a month ago. Then I watched it the other night and I can’t recommend it more. It features performance by: Chuck Berry, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, The Barbarians, Marvin Gaye, my girl Lesley Gore, The Beach Boys, Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, The Supremes, Jan and Dean, James Brown and The Famous Flames and The Rolling Stones. It was recorded in ’64, so everyone involved is pretty young. Also, the sound is really good on all their live performances (no lip syncs, overdubs or backing tracks). In fact the house band is the famous Wrecking Crew, the session musicians that play on almost everything that came out of California in the 60’s. Terri Garr is a Go-Go dancer in the background and… sorry, I just really like this movie.

    In other large music gatherings (and to make this post even longer), Lollapalooza finally announced their schedule and are selling single day passes. For once they put all the bands that I would pay to see on one day, Friday. Kevin has already mentioned that he will go on “whatever day the Strokes play;” who else is in?

    Ps. Kevin/Mike, you are both better wordsmiths than me. Can we try to win this Strokes Stageside contest? It starts today!