Posts Tagged ‘hmr’
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Someone helpfully posted Holy Modal Rounders - Live 1965 as MP3s. Both Pete and Steve are clearly out of their heads when they played, but it’s a diamond in the rough of the freak folk scene.
The recording has a chequered history. Recorded on June 5th 1965 (no-one knows or remembers where) by WDTM Detroit, the tape belonged to Peter Stampfel’s mother. It was found after she passed away, and mastered to CD for release in 2002. According to Peter, Steve borrowed a CD-R copy, and released it through an acquaintance. Much to Steve’s dismay, the acquaintance claimed that all the money from the release disappeared as expenses. It is now out of print, and seemingly any release could trigger legal action from either party.
Whatever the history, it’s a great record of the time.
Tags: bootleg, freak-folk, hmr, holy-modal-rounders
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
The Holy Modal Rounders documentary DVD, Bound To Lose is now available for us international types. But the price? $28 in the US balloons to $40 elsewhere. At that price, I’d expect Peter and Steve to deliver it in person!
Tags: documentary, dvd, hmr, holy-modal-rounders, rant, shipping
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Saturday, April 7th, 2007
In Your Easter Vomit
by Peter Stampfel & Antonia, circa 1970s
in your easter vomit with all the flies upon it
you’ll be the drunkest wino in the easter parade
you’ll be all hung over and when they roll you over
you’ll be the rankest wino in the easter parade
on the avenue tenth avenue the
photographer will snap us and he’ll say that
you’re like a pile of manure
fifty pounds of comet
could not remove the vomit
and all the flies you’re wearing
to the easter parade
Happy Easter … and remember, don’t eat the little “eggs” the bunny leaves on the lawn.
Tags: antonia, berlin, bonnet, bunny, easter, eww, hmr, holy_modal_rounders, lyrics, stampfel
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Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
I heard last night that Steve Weber has announced his retirement, and thus the chances of new releases and shows by The Holy Modal Rounders are slim to none. Let’s hope that Steve enjoys his retirement, but I can’t exactly see him on the golf course.
Tags: hmr, holy_modal_rounders
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2004
Got two messages from the taller Holy Modal Rounder, Steve Weber,
tonight. He was jamming away, and recorded a great song for me, Blue Navigator.
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