Other Shambles And Related News - Check back often for updates. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- User Browser Back Button to return to News Page or enter the following to go to the main menu - http://www.geocities.com/shamblesrule/index.html Thanks to Bart for updates. See the official Shambles website, www.theshambles.net for more news and information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October, 3 2008 09:00 AM - San Diego Living - XETV/6 - Anna Troy , San Diego, California - Anna Troy performs on San Diego Living ! 9 a.m. October, 4 2008 09:30 AM - KUSI-TV / Anna Troy , San Diego, California - Anna Troy will promote her new album, Wait Another Day, with a live appearance on KUSI-TV!! She’ll play a song 9:30 a.m.-ish and then close out the hour with another one! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Shambles are on the cover of the Troubadour's September 2008 issue which contains a 2 page article also. www.sandiegotroubadour.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Never before seen photos taken at various Manual Scan shows in the mid eighties including club zu can be found out this link (start on image 128): http://www.think.cz/san_diego_modscene_1980s/pages/zu_7.htm Another Manual Scan photo can be found here: http://flickr.com/photos/63191197@N00/2777555638/sizes/l/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anna Troy a guest on Tim Pyles FM94.9 show on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. www.fm949sd.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mod/Ska Music on the radio in SD - FM94/9 8.25.2008 through 8.29.2008 Tim Pyles' radio show is every Sunday night from 8 to 10pm on FM94/9 (94.9fm in SD) or www.fm949sd.com for Streaming or On Demand (www.fm949sd.com/aod/aod.cfm) this is where Sundays show is archived. The Local Member Of The Day: Monday – The Donkey Show “ Bali Island ” Tuesday – Manual Scan “All Night Stand” and “Nothing Can Be Everything” Wednesday – The Tell Tale Hearts “My World Is Upside Down” Thursday – Unsteady “ Tokyo ” Friday – Gravedigger V “She’s A Cur” and “One Ugly Child” www.fm949sd.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, September 15, 2008 Dave Humphries on KUSI Sept 13 - link to clip! You can watch Dave Humphries appearance on KUSI's Morning Show here! : http://www.kusi.com/news/goodmorning/28369994.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Humphries Nominated for SDMA! + Second Pressing! Dave Humphries "and so it goes..." has been nominated in the category of "Best Pop Album" in the 2008 San Diego Music Awards! Congratulations! It's hoped that Beatles compatriot Tony Sheridan will be back in San Diego to team up with Dave for a live performance of this killer album in summer 2009. We'll keep you posted! In related news thanks to airplay - ranging from San Diego's The Walrus/FM to BBC Liverpool - the first pressing has SOLD OUT! A second pressing will be available in late August - collector's alert, this new edition features new disc art and a new back tray card! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On page 39 (pdf file page 41) of the March 2008 issue of Pacific San Diego Magazine is a quote by Bart and a photo of the cover of "Forty One Sixty, The Songs of The Shambles". http://www.pacificsandiego.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Saturday, December 15, 2007 Bart will be on FM94.9's Holiday Show 'Live from Strate Sound' www.fm949sd.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bart was the inaugural guest on music critic Georga Varga's (San Diego Union) new radio show, online at SignonSanDiego.com live on Monday, October 15, 2007 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (PT) and it will be archived. Emitt Rhodes, The Zombies, and other influences on Bart's music were played. See link below for more information and a photo. http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2007/10/signonradiocom_mendoza_guests.html Bart's Playlist: 1. The Beatles - Some Other Guy 2. Bobby Darrin - That Funny Feeling 3. Los Brincos - Tu En Mi 4. Beach Boys - All Summer Long 5. The Zombies - She Does Everything For Me 6. Emitt Rhodes - With My Face on The Floor 7. Elton John - Elderberry Wine 8. Elvis Costello - The Angels Want To Wear My Red Shoes 9. The Penetrators - Stimulation 10. Colin Newman - & Jury 11. Kate Bush - Get Out of My House 12. Cheap Trick - I Can't Take It 13. Jellyfish - Sabrina 14. Stew - Comicbuchland 15. The Lolas - I Became Somebody Else -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bart was interviewed for an online radio show to be posted online Tuesday 10/02/07 and then archived http://www.jonkanis.com/ep80.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Local 94/9 Local Members song for Friday, September 28, 2007 was The Shambles "All Sorts". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FM94.9's "The Local Pyle" hosted by Tim Pyles will have guests Bart Mendoza, Ray Brandes and Anna Troy FM94.9 on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 8pm. to discuss the Adams Avenue Street Fair, The San Diego Music Awards (Anna's a nominee this year), the Tell Tale Hearts Reunion, Rays upcoming Anthology disc, The Shambles tribute album, Anna's gig with Mahogany Rush and more... If you missed it, it appears to be available for on demand listening for awhile. www.fm949sd.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entries for The Shambles, Manual Scan and Crawdaddys can be found at the San Diego Union Tribune's San Diego music history site. http://wiki.amplifysd.com/ http://www.amplifysd.signonsandiego.com/ The Shambles were the band of the week on AmplifySD, the Union Tribune's online radio station during the week of August 20, 2007. http://www.myspace.com/amplifysd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Shambles on Radio: ------------------------- 08/25/07 KPRIFM Manual Scan – "I Can’t Don’t Want To" 07/14/07 KPRIFM "Leaving Here" 06/17/07 FM94.9 "Plan of Action" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Saturday, March 3, 2007 during the 9:00 p.m. program "Homegrown Radio Hour", KPRI 102.1 FM played a song by The Shambles. http://www.kprifm.com Their cover of The Turtles "Happy Together" from The Shambles' "Chelsea Smiles" cd was the opening song of the program. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A commercial for the Hoodoo Gurus / The Shambles at The Belly Up Tavern on March 27 aired on FM94.9 and 91X during March 2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two different commercials, 30 and 60 seconds were made for the Staring at The Sun V concerts and aired on AmplifySD, FM94.9 and others. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Thursday, February 22, 2007 at approximately 9:00 p.m. FM94.9 played "Come On & Dance" by Vinyl Radio" & "More Than This" by The Shambles. http://www.fm949sd.com A different version of "More Than This" will appear on an upcoming Shambles album. More Airplay: 02/10/07 KPRI "Leaving Here" 02/17/07 KPRI "Happy Together" 02/20/07 FM94.9 Pick of the Day -"More Than This" 02/28/07 FM94.9 The Local Pyle / Shambles interview + "More Than This" 03/02/07 KPRI - "Leaving Here" 03/03/07 KPRI - "Happy Together" 03/03/07 91X Loudspeaker / Bart interview + "The Life" 04/15/07 Radio 3 / Flor De Pasion - National Spanish Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marie Haddad has been nominated as "Best Acoustic" performer in the 2007 San Diego Music Awards. http://www.sandiegomusicawards.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dan Clowes online bibliography including Manual Scan/Shambles artwork: http://www.core.ecu.edu/ENGL/parillek/danielclowesbibliography.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenny Howes turns up in the book "Beatles Discovered." His "Second Album," is pictured in a section on album covers that pay homage to the Beatles own cover images. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ugly Things website contains entries on The Shambles, Manual Scan and The Crawdaddys, and Bart's old fanzine Sound Affects. http://www.ugly-things.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- San Diego Cook Book Bart contributed to the Listen Local cookbook, which gathers recipes from San Diego musicians and includes a CD of local singer-songwriters. Bart has a picture and recipe in the book, though not a song on the CD. A portion of the proceeds from this project will be donated to the San Diego Rescue Mission. http://hometown.aol.com/cathrynbeeks/COOKBOOK.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Shambles now have a Wikipedia entry. See the "More Shambles Links" section on the Main Index page of this website for the link. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mod Fun has recorded "Nothing Can Be Everything" for their upcoming album. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Eddies proposed EP featuring their version of Manual Scan’s “Don’t Know Where To Start,” has been scrapped and replaced instead with an upcoming album which will collect all of the bands covers of mod classics. The album will contain the above track as well as their take on “Jungle Beat.” Look for it on U.K. label, Twist Records, in 2007. www.theeddies.net. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stefan Johansson and Herb Eimerman have teamed up to record The Shambles “(She’s Used to Playing With) Fire.” Stefan had previously joined forces with Joe Algeri for a version of “She Said It’s Late” while Herb has recorded a version of “All Sorts.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeppe Riddervold has a new website. The original recording of the song “Survive” which was penned by Jeppe with lyrical help from Bart, can only be found at: www.jepperiddervold.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Shambles have been nominated in the 2006 San Diego Music Awards in the Best Pop category. For more information and to vote for them, see the website: http://www.sandiegomusicawards.com/ Also, Kite Flying Society has been nominated for “Best New Artist" UPDATE - Kite Flying Society won the "Best New Artist" category. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bart filmed a small segment (3 minutes) for the TV show "Greg The Bunny" on IFC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bart and good friend Mark DeCerbo recently took part in The Game, a fun gathering of songwriters in which said scribes have to pen a tune to a predetermined title! Phew! You can find four of Bart & Mark's acoustic demos ("Quick" "Below The Fold" and two completely different versions of "Problems of Her Own") produced by Mike Kamoo at http://www.bigfellas.net/Other/thegame.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manual Scan / The Shambles : Online reprints of In The Crowd ! In The Crowd was the eighties top Modzine, eventually transformed into Tailor Made for the early nineties. Edited by Derek Shepard, the magazine championed incredible music at a time when it was highly unfashionable. As it stands the zine is a historical document and not only captures a moment in musical history, but is likely the only place you'll see such indepth, as it happened, coverage of bands such as Scarlet Party, Mod Fun, Yeh Yeh, Secret Affair or Manual Scan. The band was featured often and had a cover mounted flexi-disc in issue #18, alongside the Risk. Derek has an incredible website devoted to the eighties mod scene (up to modern times) and has posted lots of sections on bands of the era, including pages from his amazing magazine. The section on Manual Scan reproduces eight pages from various issues throughout the 80's and early '90's, complete with photos, and includes a tour diary of The Shambles initial 1991 foray in England. You can check it all out at: http://modernworldzine.homestead.com/manualscan.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot New Music From David and Todd!! The hottest band in San Diego at the moment? Kite Flying Society ! This great group features The Shambles' David Lizerbram. What do they sound like? Well, it's a bit pop, sometimes folk, occasionally rock and there's some other stuff in there as well - it all adds up to awesome stuff you should check out! David by the way has been part of a few well known groups in the past including Rookie Card side project Rookie Ricardo and The High Lonesome Rollers amongst others. www.myspace.com/kfsmusic Also Todd Woolsey will be back at the drum stool for the incredible Static Halo on June 8 at Humphrey's Backstage Lounge. One of the best indie power pop bands going, with an emphasis on the "power," the band has been out of commission since the fall of 2005, but looks set to hit the ground running, with basic tracks for a new album already in the can. Static Halo has tons of stuff scattered across various comps plus two albums to their credit. And just to mention it, yes, you have also seen Todd behind the kit with Christopher Dale. www.myspace.com/statichalo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marvin Gaye? Bart's passion for record collecting earned him a credit on the new Marvin Gaye DVD from Universal/Reelin' In The Years. Titled The Real Thing in performance 1964-1981, discs from Bart's singles collection were used in the accompanying booklet's memorabilia center spread. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul McCartney Tribute Concert! Dizzy's in downtown San Diego will be the site of a special Paul McCartney Birthday Tribute weekend June 17-18. The Sunday evening show will feature classical guitarist Fred Benedetti recasting some of McCartney's classic tunes for six string acoustic guitar. But for pop fans it's the Saturday show that will get the adrenaline pumping! The Saturday performance will feature a dozen of San Diego's finest artists performing a wide range McCartney's solo and group efforts under an umbrella called "Before I'm 64" - This show will sell out, so get there early. Check out the list of performers: Transfer, Steph Johnson, The Truckee Brothers, Gregory Page, Anna Troy, Dave Humphries, The Shambles, Peter Bolland and more! www.dizzyssandiego.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press: There is a live pic of Bart (taken at Humphrey's Backstage Lounge during Scott Wilson's CD release) in the April 2006 issue of the Troubadour. www.myspace.com/sandiegotroubadour The Spring Collection (this is Bart's brother Joe's band - Bart plays bass, Mike Kamoo drummed and manned the board) gets a very good write up in Spanish zine El Planeta Amarillo, #8 to be exact. This is 296 pages and comes with a CD comp and a button! Wow! http://www.yellowmelodies.com The Spring Collection scored a full page write up in the May issue of Talent in Motion. Basically a cool New York fashion mag, they also cover the arts. This includes a black and white pic. http://www.timmag.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marie Haddad records Shambles track! Marie Haddad has included her version of the Shambles track “Where You Are” on her debut album A Beautiful Road. The album should be out this Spring – we’ll keep you posted! http://www.myspace.com/mariehaddad -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press! The San Diego Reader did a cover story on March 9, 2006 about the San Diego / Spain connection which extensively interviews Bart and Ray Brandes. The Shambles, The Riot Act and more show up in the article, with a great live shot of Bart by Melanie Martinez on the cover! Best of all the article was written by the legendary Paul Williams, a true honor. http://www.sdreader.com/php/cover.php?mode=article&showpg=1&id=20060309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawdaddy’s find! GOLDMINE #38 July 1979 (see photo at www.theshambles.net) Great issue with articles on CHARLIE FEATHERS, THE ROYAL TEENS, ELVIS, LAURA LEE, ALADDIN LP's, and all the things that make Goldmine such a cool mag- but dig this! This issue has a full color CRAWDADDYS advertisement for their first LP on back cover! The first major ad for the first Voxx records release! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bart and The Shambles have a mention in an article about Mark Decerbo in The San Diego Union-Tribune: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060115/news_lz1a15intovu.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bart has a mention in the January 5, 2006 Blurt column of the San Diego Reader: http://www.sdreader.com/published/2006-01-05/blurt.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Eddies single features Shambles cover! The Eddies will be releasing a new CD single this spring with four of their non album tracks on it. The disc will include a cover of Manual Scan’s “Don’t Know Where To Start,” (written by Kevin) and further tracks to be determined. http://www.theeddies.net/home/index.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manual Scan will soon have an entry for Plan of Action at the IRS Records website http://www.irscorner.com/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manual Scan and The Crawdaddys are included at the San Diego Concert Archive http://www.sandiegoconcertarchive.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The second run of Paul William's music journal Crawdaddy includes Bart's writing in issues' #16, 17 & 23. http://www.cdaddy.com/FormatHomePage.cgi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The song "Survive", penned by Jeppe Riddervold, with lyrical assist from Bart, will be released for the third time in early 2006 by the Danish band Peter Max - the song will be translated into Danish. The song won top honors in the Fall 2003 EMI Publishing Awards in Berlin, Germany. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trivia: Of the nearly 100 groups included on Children of Nuggets Manual Scan or the Shambles have performed with 26 of them. http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=74639 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TV Appearances: Part of The Shambles set at the Adams Ave. St Fair on Sept. 24 was taped for an upcoming Fox-TV show, Rant & Rave. Bart was interviewed briefly stage side after the show. No word yet on airdate. Don't forget to watch UPN-TV's Veronica Mars and keep an eye on the background scenery - Shambles posters are being used as set decorations this year! Lots of their friends are there as well: Transfer, The Loons, Buzzkill Romantics, The Stereotypes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press: Back In Time & More Back In Time is a cool Spanish mag - Bart wrote a profile on US groups in the Summer 2005 issue. Lots of cool pics, including some of The Dansette, featuring ex-Manual Scan / Nashville Ramblers / Optic Nerve / etc. bass player Tom Ward. The Reader ran a clip of an interview with Bart in their Back When column on Sept. 15, 2005 http://www.sdreader.com/published/2005-09-15/backwhen.html Here's a link to Lists another Reader column that featured Bart & Kevin a few months back: http://www.sdreader.com/published/2005-05-19/musicrev.html The Shambles are name checked alongside the Donna's and the Deathray Davies by Don Coffey (Superdrag) in an excellent article on what he's up to in the the Knoxville News from Tennesee: http://www.metropulse.com/articles/2005/15_22/cover_story.shtml -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rock History Bart's day job is as a music writer for various newspapers and magazines, for which he's been known to use up to seven aliases. While most of his writing can be found at the appropriate publications websites, some of his longer articles on music history can now be found at Stuart Mouritzen's cool site, All Things That Rock http://allthingsthatrock.com The name is a slight misnomer in that the site cover all types of music, from a historical angle, with timelines, best of's and more. Available now are a fun piece on little known Beatle Facts, an in depth interview with Tony Sheridan, and a four part career spanning discussion with Rod Argent. More features are being added constantly, so check back often! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- excerpts from The Farmers' newsletter: On Friday night, September 16th, the Farmers play the Belly Up Tavern with The Radiators! All net proceeds from ticket sales and a portion of proceeds from food sales to this concert, last week's Marcia Ball concert and September 23rd's Aaron Neville concert will be donated to the Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief! Please consider purchasing tickets even if you can't make it to the shows! The Belly Up is located at 143 S. Cedros in Solana Beach, the Farmers play at 9 PM, call (858) 481-8140 for tickets or more info. Johnny G is organizing a CD and concert series to aid victims. Here's a PARTIAL list of good folks who've agreed to donate goods and services: AA&E STUDIO -- contributing recording services THE BEAT FARMERS -- contributing a track THE BELLY UP TAVERN -- contributing concert ticket sales MARK BELO -- contributing video and T-shirt production services THE BLAZERS -- contributing a track BUDDY BLUE -- contributing a track and contact/organizational services BLUE LARGO -- contributing a track DAVID BRANFMAN -- contributing legal advice and contracts JOHNNY G D'ARTENAY -- contributing a track and executive production services ROBIN HENKEL -- contributing a track JUDY HENSKE & CRAIG DOERGE -- contributing a track LARRY HIMMEL contributing video documentary hosting services JUMP JONES -- contributing a track CANDYE KANE -- contributing a track MARTIN LUTHER KING GOSPEL COMMUNITY CHOIR -- contributing a track MIKE KENEALLY -- contributing a track CARL "SONNY" LEYLAND -- contributing a track MANIFESTO RECORDS -- contributing a Floyd Dixon track MICKEY'S VIDEO -- contributing video production services THE MILLS TEAM -- contributing web hosting services GREGORY PAGE -- contributing a track SUE PALMER -- contributing a track STAN RIDGWAY -- contributing a track SVEN ERIK SEAHOLM -- contributing a track and graphic arts services THE SHAMBLES -- contributing a track THIRD STORY MUSIC -- contributing one-time publishing permission for the Tom Waits composition, "I Wish I Was In New Orleans" TIO LEO'S LOUNGE -- contributing concert ticket sales JAIME VALLE -- contributing a track JOHNNY VIAU -- contributing a track PETE WAGNER -- contributing a track WHISKEY TANGO -- contributing a track BILLY ZOOM -- contributing a track If you'd like to help out with this project in any way -- needed are donations of financial aid and many services -- contact Johnny G at relieffromkatrina@cox.net . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday Oct. 22 - CANCELLED The Raspberries http://www.raspberries.net/ The Shambles (featuring Kenny Howes!) http://www.theshambles.net/ http://www.kennyhowes.com/ 4th & B 345 B St., San Diego, CA 92101 http://www.4thandb.com/ now a bit of sad news: After 16 years with the Shambles this will be Mark Z.'s final live appearance, as he puts the life of a touring musician behind him. Come see the man who anchored the The Shambles, The Crawdaddy's and the Mystery Machine amongst others, through hundreds (thousands?) of recordings and live dates in a 27 year career. This the perfect send off for Mark, who will remain a Shamble Emeritus! In other news: Legendary pop fiend/ Rickenbacker slinger Kenny Howes will be appearing with the band at this show! Kenny has of course been the 5th Shamble for awhile now, performing with the band at numerous shows in Los Angeles and San Diego this year. and !! David Lizerbram, last heard with the terrific Paper Saloon and as part of Rookie Card side project Rookie Ricardo, will be The Shambles new bass player!!! Sept. 9 is his first gig with the group at Lestat's as part of the San Diego Music Awards Acoustic Music Festival and of course he will be with them at the Adams Ave. St. Fair Sept 24! Check www.theshambles.net or www.myspace.com/theshambles for the latest info! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for the Shambles! The Shambles have been nominated in the category of Best Pop in the 2005 San Diego Music Awards. You can vote for the Shambles at http://www.sandiegomusicawards.com click on the "Vote Now" on the left side of the page. The official ceremony is being held September 12, 2005 at Humphrey's, 2241 Shelter Island Dr., San Diego. The winners will be announced, plus there's an all star line up performing including Jason Mraz, Anya Marina, Unwritten Law, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Alfred Howard & The K23 Orchestra, The (Beat) Farmers and lots of surprises! All proceeds go towards music programs in San Diego City Schools. Info on the 1350 seat outdoor concert spot (right on the water) can be found at http://www.humphreysconcerts.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Act Naturally The Shambles will appear in a batch of upcoming film projects, sort of: Jeremy Cox is best known as artist and colorist on numerous comics and will be making his directorial debut with the film Gothic Cowboy. There is a scene in Graveyard Park / Mission Hills that includes a mob of scooters, one of which is Bart's. More importantly Kevin will be contributing to the soundtrack! Bart also turns up as a background extra in the indie film Park Grubbs due out later this year. Bart's 3 seconds of film time are spent as "ticket buyer #12." Keep your eyes peeled in the same scene for two other '80's musicians; The Penetrators Jim Call and The Tell Tale Hearts / Hedgehogs Paul Carsola. Lastly scan backgrounds in the UPN Network's Veronica Mars for Shambles posters being used as set decorations! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vampyrates Update! The long awaited second issue of the Vampyrates comic has now moved into the preproduction stages, with Kevin now actually helping to plot the destiny of his namesake character in the comic! We'll keep you posted on further developments. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Old Book Discovered! A Complete Lowlife (by Ed Brubaker) from Top Shelf Books is in it's second printing. Take a look at the club scene for Manual Scan graphitti and a two panel cameo from Bart. Ed designed a cool cassette cover/ t-shirt design for the band, and did a lot of great indie comics, but is far better known as one of the brains behind DC Comics Prez revival, Batman spin off Gotham Central and Catwoman amongst others. Earlier this year he jumped ship to Marvel and has taken over the reins of Captain America! Way to go Ed! http://www.topshelfcomix.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A new video – sort of: Bart took part in a video shoot July 1 for Scott Wilson’s new tune “Coffeehouse 101” set to be released later this year. The premise has different artists lip synching a few lines from the tune. Look for artists ranging from Mark DeCerbo to the Wild Truth are amongst others taking part. http://www.metalogicmusic.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Shambles article appears in the May 19, 2005 issue of the San Diego Reader (sdreader.com, Music Feature section) which includes cool photos of Bart and Kevin, and some quotes. www.sdreader.com/published/2005-05-19/musicrev.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Shambles on myspace.com: The Shambles: http://www.myspace.com/theshambles Manual Scan: (and links to former members Morgan Young and Tony Saurez) http://www.myspace.com/manualscan Bart's page: http://www.myspace.com/3363716 Kevin's page: http://www.myspace.com/kevinring Static Halo: http://www.myspace.com/statichalo OR http://www.myspace.com/11522842 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manual Scan is now officially in the weird band name hall of fame! Check out who else is in there at http://www.clanmacale.com/billco/m.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Manual Scan bassist David Fleminger and early drummer Paul Kaufman have a new album out with their group Lemons Are Yellow. http://www.lemonsareyellow.com The album includes a way cool reworking of David’s Manual Scan classic “What Did You Say” which was demoed by the band at Hit Single Studios in 1981 and can be found as a bonus track on the All Night Stand album. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manual Scan on a Japanese site: http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~moderns/music-neomods.html - pics and info on lots of cool mod revival groups – particularly interesting is the “various artists” section -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trouser Press has put up a page on the Crawdaddys! http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=crawdaddys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shambles Press- Spain : The new issue of Spanish magazine Ansia de Color includes a sixteen page section on San Diego’s sixties influenced scene, with articles on the Shambles, The Riot Act’s Spanish tour and local band round up, as well as a feature on the Loons, Tell Tale hearts and more! Lots of previously unseen live pics of the Riot Act, as well as other articles on the Fuzztones, The Remains. The Chesterfield Kings etc. The magazine has a full color glossy cover, runs 92 pages and is in Spanish. The price is 4.50 in Euros or $6.00 each (you can get an International Postal Money Order in the exact amount at any post office) and well worth it! Ansia de Color P.O.Box-21036 08080 Barcelona You can contact editor Fernando Campillo at: ansiadecolor@hotmail.com www.myspace.com/ansiadecolor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Song of the Day You can find a nice write up about the Shambles as well as a download of “Fire” at the Little Hits site: http://www.littlehits.com/2005/02/song-of-day-february-20-2005.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawdaddy’s in Italy – Mark news! Here’s a link to a webpage from Italy’s Capinch magazine with a great Crawdaddy’s article lots of pictures! http://www.syarecords.it/ARCHIVI/CAPINCH%205/C5%20Crawdaddys.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acoustic Online Video Bart’s appearance alongside Mark DeCerbo at the Acoustic Alliance Showcase Dec. 28 is available at: http://hometown.aol.com/cathrynbeeks/listenlocal.html - one tune penned by each is shown. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A website with a cool review of The Shambles “Groovy Thing” single can be found at http://www.ipunkrock.com/fuzz/inc/articulofuzz.php?id=1208 (in Spanish) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Shambles “Delve Into Everything” can be found on Three Minute Revolution from RPM Records through CD Baby at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rpm96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is a site with info on the 1990 film A Girl To Kill For, which includes Manual Scan’s “Nothing Can Be Everything.” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099663/soundtrack . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In case you’ve ever wondered about the Shambles rehearsal facilities, an online conversation between Auralex sound control and Kevin can be found at: http://www.auralex.com/auralexian/auralexian.asp?AURIAN=204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin got to visit the hallowed site of the Rickenbacker factory, and his story of the trip shows up on Voxx Talks at: http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:dXuKlpAwWEAJ:www.voxtalks.com/cgi-bin/UltraBoard/UltraBoard.pl%3FAction%3DShowPost%26Board%3DV17%26Post%3D1354%26Idle%3D0%26Sort%3D0%26Order%3DDescend%26Page%3D0%26Session%3D+Kevin+Donaker+&hl=en Lots of cool pics of guitar making etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the latest news on great new comic book from Jeromy Cox, Vampyrates, not coincidently featuring a main character Dr. Kevin (Donaker) Ring, be sure to check out the publisher’s site: http://www.kindergoth.com/products/comics/vampyrates -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally out is the much delayed Daniel Hall album, System Overload, from Germany’s Safety Records, which features Bart & Jeppe’s “Survive” – it’s the next single Here’s an Amazon link with more info, including cover art:www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002SLVAI/qid=1091700792/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_11_1/028-2326318-3253304 ... plus a short clip of the song! … -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also out is the new Cockeyed Ghost album, The Alternate History Of Cockeyed Ghost-Rarities Vol.2, on Karma Frog Records, which features their storming version of “Brilliant” from Clouds All Day. This is available both on it’s own and as part of a box set You Don’t Know Me Deluxe Edition http://members.aol.com/CGspace/main.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sept. 28, 2004 Bart will be on KPBS-FM’s The Lounge, talking about the San Diego Music Awards, and spinning a few nominees, 6 p.m. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Shambles 06/07/04 Casbah show is now available for download on eMusic. It’s a rough and ready performance, with a couple of unreleased tunes in the set. Visit www.emusiclive.com for info. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Shambles have been nominated for Best Pop Band in the 2004 San Diego Music Awards! http www.sdmusicawards.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all the Mark Z fans, here’s a cool Crawdaddys webpage from Spain! www.ipunkrock.com/fuzz/inc/articulofuzz.php?id=1140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are some helpful links to find some of The Shambles' older in print items. Also try Detour for OOP stuff and collectables as well as Not Lame, JAM , and Wizzard In Vinyl for current stuff The Crawdaddys “Crawdaddy Express” & The Crawdaddys “Here Tis” are available on both vinyl and CD at http://www.bomp.com/Voxx2.html Manual Scan “All Night Stand” CD only http://www.gethip.com/new/lp/gh1043.html Manual Scan appear with five tracks on “This is Mod Volume 6” from Anagram www.cherryred.co.uk/anagram/variousmod.htm Manual Scan’s “Lost Sessions” 7” EP & The Shambles “Innocence Becomes You” can be found at http://www.gethip.com/new/45.html The Shambles “Groovy Thing” is officially out of print, but Detour (the original label) occasionally turns up copies- there were two pressings of this – and three variations- a white label test pressing and black as well as yellow vinyl. http://www.detour-records.co.uk/singles.htm The Shambles – four tracks can be found on the very first Not Lame sampler, which was repressed and can be found at http://www.notlame.com/index.htm?action=product&itemid=112211 . This also includes Cherry Twister, Martin Luther Lennon and more – 20 tracks in all. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It’s out! Be sure to pick up your copy of Vampyrates, the new gothic horror comic book from Bloodfire Productions, at comic stores worldwide. This is a really cool comic, with a protagonist – Kevin Ring! See www.violetant.com/vampyrates.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Hall has been hitting German TV for the new album Drive, with Jeppe and Bart’s co-write “Survive” prominent- here are the broadcast dates: 07/04/2004 - 10.00 Uhr Daniel Hall live bei "Immer wieder Sontags" (ARD) 05/30/2004 - 10.47 Uhr Daniel Hall live beim ZDF Fernsehgarten. 05/26/2004 - 18.00 Uhr Daniel Hall live bei GIGA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be sure to check out the San Diego Concert Archive www.sandiegoconcertarchive.com . Presented by Jon Moore the site is a repository of memorabilia and facts relating to concerts in San Diego from the 1940’s right up till today. Beatles fans will want to check out the just added “The Beatles in San Diego” penned by Bart, which covers every known visit by the Fab Four as a group or solo. There is also a fun section with tons of trivia all of which connects the Beatles to San Diego or famous San Diegans, 1965-2004. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here’s another new link- from Brazil devoted to a top 20 of sorts to power pop albums of the 90’s and the Shambles are in some pretty great company: http://www.senhorf.com.br/sf3vs/MATERIAS29/ppnuggets90.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark’s first group R&B garage kings The Crawdaddys will have a one off newsstand magazine devoted soley to the band and it’s offshoots published in Spain, for European release in 2005. The editors are currently gathering material covering their exploits from 1978-88, it’s hoped that a CD of unreleased material will be included. In former band member news The Spanish rock magazine Ruta 66 (their Rolling Stone) will also be doing a major series of articles this fall about San Diego’s music scene of the eighties with the October 2004 issue slated to feature the Crawdaddys, timed to coincide with a one off festival date, at Wipeout Weekend, Oct. 2 in Barcelona. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bart will be one of the interviewees, regarding this year’s San Diego Music Awards on 91X’s show Loudspeaker live from the Whistlestop in South Park on August 15, 6 p.m. sharp! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manual Scan is mentioned in the new book “This is a Modern Life,” (ISBN 1900924773) a historical retrospective covering the U.K. Mod revival of the 80’s and 90’s. It was published May 27 in England by Helter Skelter Publishing, and one of the band’s fliers is also reproduced inside. Available from Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1900924773/qid=1086455984/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_11_2/202-7933577-2799855 also be sure to check out the Punk Rock Art Book, an LP sized coffee table book (“with foreward from Malcolm McLaren!”) of LP and 45 sleeves, including the Manual Scan “Plan Of Action” EP sleeve in a pop art section. The book has just been reissued by Trafalgar Publishing with a new cover http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1855856271/thebompbookstore/103-1094595-2055838 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here’s a cool Crawdaddy’s site featuring the best bass player in town, Mark Z. - http://lege.cz/hudba/crawdaddys.htm (in czechoslovakian) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don’t forget, Shambles and Manual Scan music is available at both Off The Record, 3849 5th Ave. in Hillcrest (check the powerpop section) and M-Theory Records, 3004 Juniper St.in South Park (check the local section.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Based in Germany singer Daniel Hall has recorded “Survive,” a tune penned by Jeppe Riddervold, with lyrical assist from Bart. The song will be included on, and is scheduled to be a single from Hall’s upcoming album Drive due in July from Safety Records in Europe. The song won top honors at last falls EMI Publishing Awards in Berlin, Germany. Hall is currently on tour in Europe as opening act with Britney Spears. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Los Angeles based powerpop trio The Eddies have covered the Manual Scan tune “Jungle Beat” on their album “In the Sunshine” just out on British label Twist. The label is run by Mark Le Gallez, a long time friend and frontman for ace group the Risk. The band can be reached at http://www.theeddies.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scroll down for some info and pics of Kevin at NAMM!! http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Frontrow/1353/namm2002_1_.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here’s a succinct history of the Southern California mod scene circa mid-eighties, with a bit about New Sounds Music Festival and a Manual Scan pic. http://members.tripod.com/mrsuave/mod80s.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------