Electric Purgatory is now available in DVD or VOD. The documentary directed by Raymond Gayle examines the struggles of black rock musicians and the industry's ambivalence towards them. Fishbone, as well as Vernon Reid or Jimi Hazel, among others, are featured throughout the documentary. Previously only viewable in (very select) cinemas, you can now see it in the comfort of your home !
Even though it's not showing much in the TV ad, Pepsi has managed to bring back the largest OG reunion on stage with besides Angelo and Wood, Diry Walt and a totally unexpected Christopher Dowd ! The "My generation" commercial starts airing nationally Tues Jan 20th, for the Obama Inauguration. Pictures of last week's shoot are available on Fishbone.net's forum. This is the closest to a reunion ever, no word yet as to this is a one-off stint. It sure opens up interesting perspectives.
Fishbone's fall tour gets rave review on Jambase.com
"They played a fine-tuned show filled with a mature and intellectual take on some of the rawest, funkiest songs ever created" says Jake Krolik on Jambase.com (review also crossposted to allaboutjazz.com) on the 12/02/2008 Philly show. Make sure to check out the full review and the video, a good pot-pourri of 2008 Fishbone.
"We sweat, we bled, we laughed and off we went into a night filled with the promise that Fishbone really was still red hot."
The dates for the biggest headlining US Fishbone tour have been published. 27 shows all across the states. Fishbone will be supported by Natives of the New Dawn & Heavy Mojo Check the tour dates section for more info !
AFC is a musical venture by Angelo Moore, P-Fluid (from 24/7 Spyz fame) and Corey Glover (Living Colour). They released a single called Election Day which can be physically bought (while supplies last) or downloaded from CDBaby.com. Be sure to check it out !
Remember The Inspector Cluzo? Formerly Wolfunkind, this power funk duo from Bordeaux, FR released yesterday a clever video for their song Fuck the Bass Player featuring Norwood, not on bass.
After releasing an EP, their first full length record is due end of September 2008, on Ter à Terre Records.
Kendall Jones joins Fishbone on stage at the Shattuck Down Low
Rumor has it that Kendall Jones joined Fishbone on guitars for a couple songs last Friday at Berkeley's Shattuck Down Low show. Apparently, he played Alcoholic and Party at Ground Zero. This would be incredible news for the familyhood since Special K and Fishbone parted ways 15 years ago and he always was a prolific quality songwriter. Hopefully this is not just a one nutt stand and we'll see more collaborations in the near future.
Its the second day now I have broken away from the main frame.
The main frame is Fishbone and now I am a bone that has been broken off from the spine like an astronaut in space disconnected from the mother ship.
I was a little nervouse at 1st but that will soon go away as it always does
Wheni’m getting ready to take on some type of mission or endevour’
The 1st day away from the Main Frame I spent the next day and a half
At the drummers (Mathew) mothers flat in bordoux on the 12th floor
And it overlooked all of bordoux. And it was really quite too.
And when i went to sleep in the flat the bed did’nt move back and forth like it usually does on the tour bus that im in with Fishbone.
The bunks where really Uncomfortable this time on thethat last bus.
And The driver ‘birdy” the old german guy I think he might have been gAy.
Because I would hear from other band members how he would sometimes
Blow on the back of some of the crew members necks to see if they where
Recipricate, and he was really uptight about his coffee machine that supposedly cost
A 1000 euros. ……………..eh we gotalong ok.To each his own.
And when one of the sheets was missing from one of the bunks he took away the coffee
Machine as if to punish the band for one of the missing sheets. And gave us the regular coffee pot instead
Padre’ cursed his Ass out.
He did’nt realized that nobody gave a damn about that coffee machine any way.
oK…….enough of that.
Second day away form the main frame.
Last night I went to mac donalds to get on the internet.
Wow I’ve never done that before.
I don’t like mac donalds but the internet service made it worth while.
But the 1st day of compleat silence was a difference for my world for once in along time.
At the age of 42 I’m on my own some what in france.
I figure I better stay over after the tour is over and see what is here for me other than whats in the states.
Because of all of my years of being in America I hav’ntbeen able to find anything as far as acting or music scoring ect. So maybe I can find it here in France. America is just moving too slow f or me for what I need but I hav’nt givin up on it completely.
So right now I’m on my ways to nantes to hook up with “dAjla”
She’s got a couple of festivals that she is going to let me share the stage
With her. And a poetry reading or 2.
Hopfully something will come up and I can get a connection while I’m here
And I can make some money.
Because right now I don’t have shit really when i go back home.
Well let me refraze that. I’ve got my fathers house in woodland hills
To stay at if it really came down to it and I’ve got my girlfriends house.
But at least I’ll be able to hang up the art that I want to hang up and live my life with out any restrictions.
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