#RSD2013 Perryscope Memories: Brandi

I was a huge Rolling Stones fan from day one. I don’t mean, “I was a hella-cool 14 year old rocking the tongue logo on a shirt” -Fuck That- I mean I put the word “fan” in “infant”. I remember even before I could speak, I was just 1 or 2 years old, being woken up by Some Girls spinning on the record player and the distinct smell of bleach lingering in the air.  As my mom cleaned our home from top to bottom, she proudly sang-along with Jagger to every crude lyric, occasionally stopping to pick me up and swing me around. By the age of 4 I too knew every inappropriate word and although I didn’t comprehend what they represented, I could feel that it was part of something raw and real and cool.

So it’s no question that I inherited my affections for the English rockers from my free spirited/ OCD, neat-freak mother, who still holds onto that Some Girls record. Actually, I made her send me pictures of it just a few days ago so I could scope out the cover. It’s one of the first issued copies, complete with the controversial sleeve. If you’re not familiar, the artwork features images of female celebrity’s faces framed by wig advertisements. Unfortunately, the album was pulled from shelves shortly after release because those famous faces didn’t want to be associated with the band’s questionable reputation.

Lucille Ball, Farrah Fawcette, Liza Manelli (on behalf of Judy Garland), Raquel Welch and the estate of Marilyn Monroe all threatened legal action and the cover was reissued with a new design shortly after. This was right around the same time that Mick was humpin’ Margaret Trudeau, the prime minister’s wife, and Keith had just been arrested in Canada for drug possession. I guess some people didn’t value that kind of publicity.

I surely do though. That’s why I look forward to one day being reunited with that coveted record, and that’s why it’s seared into my earliest memories. What a magnificent display of not giving a fuck, a reminder to start taking creative risks, to dance around your home, a celebration of “laughter, joy, and loneliness”. “And sex and sex and sex and sex”!

Shattered is a wicked jam. Let’s all go have a listen now.

#RSD2013 Perryscope Memories: Sheri

I obviously didn’t purchase this myself, but my very first record and experience using a record player was a Sesame Street album. I played it so much it would skip on ‘John J Jinglemyer’. It got so scratched and beat up that eventually it was creepy to listen to. It would slow down and speed up like something out of a horror show.

Concert-Ready Fashion: Man or Astro-man? at the Biltmore

• Fiorentini + Baker Eli Ankle Boot - Blue Moon Leather
• Bjorg Howling at the Moon - Knuckle Claw Ring
• Deborah Lippmann Nail Lacquer - Boom Boom Pow
• Urban Decay Stardust Eyeshadow - Bobby Dazzle
• Lime Crime The Opaque Lipstick - Geradium
• Nasty Gal - Space Cat Tank Dress

This Man or Astro-Man? set is all about rough and tumble astro-perfection, a theme inspired by their upcoming Vancouver show at the Biltmore Cabaret. The 20ish year old band still knows how to let loose with out-of-this-world stage props, astronaut coveralls and the best sci-fi surf rock you’ve ever violently shimmied along to. The experimental pack is heading to Vancouver’s Biltmore Cabaret on Wednesday, May 15th providing the perfect opportunity to assemble an abstract and irreverent ensemble. I suggest you start typing keywords “Space cat” and “Astro Sex” into your favourite online shopping destinations search engine, in preparation for this ridiculous-rock occasion.

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And Another Thing: The 20/20 Experience First Impression

I don’t care what 2013 thinks, tweets just aren’t enough for a rambler like moi.

Let me take you back in time, to when the last JT album came out. That was a motherfucking weirdo sexy jam. Do we remember that? FutureSex/LoveSounds was a self fulfulling prophecy and did in fact bring Sexyback. We didn’t know it left but we were thankful for it’s return. JT was all “later in Fight Club and shit gets real shaved head” styles and I felt like I was getting pushed up against a wall in a club…aurally. It was inventive and hip hop and soul and shit…I might have to put it back on.

So now I’m listening to this 20/20 Experience. Yes there’s the ‘Suit & Tie’ which is what I want from JT. And when I say want, I mean want, not expect but it’s not what I expected.  It’s got hip hop swagger (sorry I used that word), but it’s mostly got that offbeat motherfucking weirdo sexiness to it, there are intros and levels and breaks. And there’s Prince-esque moments in ‘Pusher Love’ (that’s what I’m calling it cause iTunes has no track listing and I’m lazy) and ‘Make Love On The Moon’ which are highlight moments. That being said…

There are WAAAY (3 a’s way) too many ‘I love you’ tracks set to ‘let’s get it on’ music. Entirely too many. And what’s bumming me out is knowing that all these ‘I wanna fly to the moon and make tender love to you’ jams are about the wifey. It’s the opposite of sexy, for me.

And in conclusion, his contented married love life is just not doing it for me when translated to Timberland produced tracks. Gimme sexyback.

- And Another Thing, is brought to you by Cristy (@likefoundlike). The views and opinions expressed are her own do not reflect the views and opinions of Perryscope Concerts.