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NIGHTCALL

About Me

"Crime jazz" style original snuff torch songs and 1960's film music. We formed in November 2006, ready to infiltrate New York City.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 25/04/2007
Band Website: http://www.blissblood.com
Band Members: Stu Spasm, guitar and vocals
Bliss Blood, vocals and ukulele
Peter Maness, upright bass
Special guests:
Tom Beckham, vibraphone
Ken Mosher, alto and baritone saxophones
See Bliss Blood performing on the Midnight Ukulele Disco TV show!
Midnight Ukulele Disco archive
live internet stream at: Live internet stream
or, at MNN streaming video

Influences: Film noir dialogue and music, John Barry, Lee Hazlewood, Lenny Bernstein, songwriters from the 1940's, 50's and 60's.
Sounds Like: Anti torch songs, crime jazz, 007 themes, burlesque house raunch filtered thru industrial minimalist sensibilities.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Portrait of an Animal Researcher

Portrait of an Animal Researcher Portrait of an Animal Researcher By David Irving, Cyrano's Journal Blog When people t...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:18:00 GMT

Nightcall seeks bassist

Stu Spasm and Bliss Blood are looking for a bass player to complete the trio NIGHTCALL.  We've been on hiatus for about a year but we are ready to start playing live again.  We would like to...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:08:00 GMT

De Palmas anti-Iraq war film "Redacted" stuns Venice festival

De Palma's Iraq war film stuns Venice festival BRIAN De Palma, the director of Hollywood hits such as Mission: Impossible and Scarface, stunned the Venice Film Festival yesterday with a harrowing fi...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:55:00 GMT

Ralph Nader: Challenge the corporate robot

Ralph Nader: Challenge the corporate robot Ralph Nader on the Candidates, Corporate Power and His Own Plans for 2008 The race for the 2008 election is on, and a...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:14:00 GMT

Review of Nightcall June 10, 2007 from Lucid Culture

Nightcall is the most exciting new band in New York. It's retro revivalist Bliss Blood's latest project, alongside the charming, old-timey Moonlighters, Polynesian psychedelic unit Voodoo S...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:11:00 GMT

"The Femme Fatale" by John Blaser

The Femme Fatale by John Blaserfrom his award-winning website: No Place for a Woman: The Family in Film Noir and Other Essays ..> "He keeps me on a ...
Posted by on Thu, 10 May 2007 15:38:00 GMT

High Heels on Wet Pavement

by MICHAEL MILLSFemme fataleis defined as "an irresistibly attractive woman, especially one who leads men into danger or disaster". To me the most engaging semblance of a "femme fatale" is the ...
Posted by on Wed, 09 May 2007 14:08:00 GMT