I WAS the drummer in Hunting Game, 12XU, Sans Figures, Private Toy, The Huzuls.
I was until recently a DJ on radio KDVS 90.3 (streaming on www.kdvs.org) I'm taking at least a 3 month break although I will substitute here & there. My show was called "Mind The Gap". I played whatever/whomever (in safe harbor) I wanted, the stranger & more unheard the better. (530-752-2777), I accept any promos or cd-rs for airplay. I am listening to anything & everything.
Most anything b/w noir, quirky, independent. To Kill A Mockingbird, To Have & Have Not, newer independent films. Religilious!!
Television
Viva Tom Verlaine. CNN, Sundance & Independent film, Documentary & History channels.
Books
To Kill A Mockingbird. The stories of Raymond Carver. I have read 1000's of books. Some were great, some sucked. I was a buyer for a bookstore for 10 years/publishers' rep for 10 years after that. I read over 60 books last year & plan on reading as many or more this year. Just finished "Cancer on 5 Dollars/Day". I don't have cancer but it was funny as well as inspirational.
Heroes
My parents. Don VanVliet, Richard Starkey, Roberta Joan Anderson (Hi Joni),Declan McManus,Thomas Waits, James Brown, Kate Bush, Keith Moon, Dino Danelli, David Sylvian, Raymond Carver, Carl Hiaasen......more to come as my brain unclouds...
Sachem Hs
Lake Ronkonkoma,New York
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Before life & during seems like one bad day of HS......at least at times.
(I really am not 100 & didn't start HS in 1964. '64 was the year the Beatles came to the US)
We're stopping thru Sac twice on our West coast tour! Fri. Dec. 4th at Old Ironsides and Thursday, Dec. 10th at Fox and Goose! Please come out and support and help spread the love!! Happy Thanksgiving. I give thanks for YOU! xoxo - Astra
Hey, I recorded a new song a few days ago, it's called Masquerade--based on the ballroom scene of Romeo and Juliet. Just wanted to stop by and give you the free download if you'd like it and haven't picked it up yet:
I hope you enjoy it; if you do, please pass it on to your friends and spread the love :)
Thursday, October 22: J Phlip (Dirtybird) ~ Lounge On 20. J Phlip is part of the very talented, Dirtybird crew with a residency at San Francisco’s infamous Endup. Her releases and remixes include Claude VonStroke, Luca Lozano, Wasted Chicago Youth, on Dirtybird Recs, Dotbleep, Airdrop, Nightlight. She’s been one of our favorite DJs hailing from Chicago to San Francisco, this explains her unique musical finesse. She’ll be bringn the Hyrbid Booty Tek to Sacramento. Featuring DJs, Alex-T (visao) and Sukh. Free, 8pm. Don't sleep on this.
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A special DVD set of the February shows is now available to pre-order at the wire-sound shop
This strictly limited edition 2 disc, region free, PAL format DVD set will be shipped in June.
The ‘Real Life + Thereafter’ DVD contains the entire concert filmed at Manchester Academy …
PLUS … Extra features include ‘Feed The Enemy’ filmed at the rehearsals, an alternate take of ‘A Song From Under The Floorboards’ and exclusive images from the period …
PLUS … On the second CD disc, you get an audio recording straight from the desk of 11 songs from the show at The Forum, London …
PLUS … In the package, you get a free tour T-Shirt in any size you like ranging from Super Small to Mighty XL and all stops in between.
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