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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Cream Calendar Todd Rundgren to Play The Belcourt Apr. 12; Also, I Want my Nickelback

Posted by Adam Gold on Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:30 PM

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So, In case any of you were wondering, "Relentless Bill" flaked on getting me into Nickelback last night. He probably didn't anticipate my accepting his offer when he threw down the gauntlet, figuring that a "hipster" like myself wouldn't be caught dead at the show. I guess I'll have to wait to see what unknown pleasures lurk in their pyrotechnic flight of fancy. Bill did send me an email in which he said, "I'd like to share with you some realizations about the show last night which might tend to support your position on the band, as well as some that may not."

One show that I'm much more likely to attend is the Apr. 12 Todd Rundgren show at The Belcourt. Rundgren is a pop mastermind whose albums Runt, Something/Anything? and A Wizard, a True Star all rule. He started being a badass at the ripe age of 18 when he joined Nazz, and his production credits include New York Dolls' New York Dolls, Sparks' Sparks, Badfinger's Straight Up, Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell, Patti Smith's Easter and XTC's Skylarking. Tickets are $40 and go on sale Mar. 6 on The Belcourt's official site. I don't expect to see a candlelight vigil there.

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I'm gonna kick it all NashvilleZine and mention that Todd Rundgren still blows.

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Posted by Bawston Sean on 02/26/2009 at 9:46 PM

but not the early stuff... are his live shows always like... a guitar wank fest now or what?

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Posted by familiar sideman on 02/27/2009 at 12:36 AM

Adam,
I can save you the suspense. I work at a hotel downtown and women from rural Alabama, rural Kentucky, rural Tennessee and rural Georgia that had streaks of black and blonde in their hair, acid washed jeans, and stale, hungover Jack Daniel's breath this morning said, "NEEKLEBACK WAZ OWWWSOOMEE". Then they ask where the nearest Wal-Mart was... weird.

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Posted by the Rat on 02/27/2009 at 1:04 AM

Don't get your hopes up if you're a fan of his early stuff. This is what Rundgren is up to these days:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUzYMQXR8Wg
Yes, a far departure from the old days, but I guess it's not so bad if you're an AC/DC fan.

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Posted by stu on 02/27/2009 at 1:05 AM

Skylarking!!

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Posted by HTHeather on 02/27/2009 at 10:53 AM

Skylarking!!!
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Posted by Tom on 02/27/2009 at 1:55 PM
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