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About Me

To some, the bands on or soon to be on this page or posting bulletins are not much alike, but they all share a commonality in mixed influences or early garage, psychedelic, surf, and Motown.Garage rock has spanned nearly 5 decades now, but there's a common thread that bands from all decades share: they have a combination of at least two of the following: Three chord songs, psychedelic, surf, Motown, powerpop, and fuzzy guitars. The Paisley Underground is a term used to described 60's influenced psychedelic/garage/surf/power pop music created by bands in the '80s who were inspired by an earlier generation of mostly unheard of but great rock and roll bands that had mixtures of 3 chord garage, psychedelia, surf, and Motown. We're here to celebrate that movement, the origins it came from, and everyone out there who's still going or moving it forward. I came up with the idea of "Paisley Umbrella" since it's something that people can fit under.I'm not going to lament about the crap that most people like since it's shoved on them, but every decade or so, people get fed up with it, so they go back to basics and create music that's raw, fun, and loud. The real truth in all of this is that they always go backwards to original garage/psych/surf and powerpop. Great Rock 'n' Roll is basic, fun, can either be three chords or have some musical harmony, be lo-fi or have great studio production and some musical nuances, but it has a beat you can move toIIt's like explaining the difference between The Who and Led Zeppelin. I'd rather be singing along and dancing in a small club than watching some bloated, classically trained ego in a big stadium playing guitar solos!I'll forego the rest of the history lesson. Garage, psychedelic, surf and powerpop all have a shared origin and combine in various ways to make the best rock and roll out there.

My Interests

.. Rickenbackers, Danelectros, paisley, beatle and go-go Boots, Local Gigs, Bands New and Old, pleather, finding the ever elusive Sinners CDs, Pop Culture Press and their AWESOME annual South By Southwest party at Dog and Duck Pub, making new friends, hearing more great rock and roll that I haven't heard yet.

I'd like to meet:

People, musicians, and fans related to all things that can fit under the Paisley Umbrella.

Music:

.. Surf Rock, Freakbeat, Garage, Punk, 3 chord rock with some psychedelic harmony, and some new wave thrown in. The great rock and roll that is very influential but remains unheard.

Movies:

The Future is Unwritten, A Clockwork Orange, Urgh! A Musical War, Backbeat, The Trip, Austin Powers, Kitten with a Whip, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Beach Blanket Bingo, Valley of the Dolls, Zombie films, Quadrophenia, Yellow Submarine. ..

Television:

Heroes:

.. All the bands on the page and those that have yet to be heard of or join. You guys excite and inspire us. Thank you.And the guy in this video on the Rickie. ..

My Blog

For Rickenbacker 12 String Lovers: The Quarter After - Changes Near

The Quarter AfterChanges NearThe Committee To Keep Music Evil"Changes Near and my introduction to The Quarter After was a chance suggestion by their record label while researching another band on thei...
Posted by Paisley Umbrella on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PST

John Doe: A Year In The Wilderness. ESSENTIAL!

John DoeA Year In The WildernessYep RocThere really isn't anything that John Doe can't do. X still packs in a crowd and rocks the house down after 35 years, he's an often working film and TV actor wit...
Posted by Paisley Umbrella on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:02:00 PST

The Dials: Amoeba Amore Review

The DialsAmoeba AmoreNo Fun Records"New Wave" is the hardest thing in the world to describe. It's basically anything that didn't have guitar solos and a bunch of guys wearing leather, spikes, and lon...
Posted by Paisley Umbrella on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:11:00 PST

Paisley Underground Legends The Marshmallow Overcoat new release The Light Show!

The Marshmallow OvercoatThe Light ShowPCMPThe Marshmallow Overcoat were a Paisley Underground band. That's a pretty important distinction as it was the first garage rock revival. without bands like ...
Posted by Paisley Umbrella on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:20:00 PST

Fuad & The Feztones Invite You To Build A Beeramid!

Fuad & The FeztonesBeeramidRicochet SoundIt's great to finally hear some good news from the Middle East! Saddle up your camel, through on the fez, and groove out to Fuad & The Feztones! And who said...
Posted by Paisley Umbrella on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:05:00 PST

Halloween A Go-Go! - Roky, Stems, Fuzztones + More! Review

Halloween A Go-GoWicked Cool RecordsA lot of us get into better music through compilations, whether official releases, playlists, or the still classic standby, the mix tape (Watch High Fidelity). The...
Posted by Paisley Umbrella on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:41:00 PST

The Love Me Nots new release Detroit: Review

The Love Me NotsDetroitAtomic A Go Go RecordsThe hottest/coolest thing to come out of Arizona have returned with their second album wrought in spy/surf mayhem. Whereas their debut In Black & White pa...
Posted by Paisley Umbrella on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:26:00 PST

The Urges-Psych Ward: Review, in stores US 9/2/08!

The UrgesPsych WardWicked Cool Records (US)Although Psych Ward was released in Europe a almost a year ago on Germany's Screaming Apple Records, this release that has garnered so much praise both far a...
Posted by Paisley Umbrella on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:53:00 PST

Ugly Beats

The Ugly BeatsTake a StandGet Hip RecordingsThe Ugly Beats are best known for their high energy, retro styled surf/garage music that has earned devoted fans worldwide. That's a great compliment that m...
Posted by Paisley Umbrella on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:20:00 PST

Powerpop Fest Pick 4. The Cute Lepers (Briefs project)

The Cute LepersCan't Stand Modern MusicBlackheart Records GroupA Briefs spinoff? Oh, man! I can't tell you how many times I bobbed my head around singing "She's got a knife to my head, alright!" in ...
Posted by Paisley Umbrella on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:22:00 PST