If 2006 Was The Year of the Band Break-Up

2007 is shaping up to be the year of the band reunion.

So far:
The Police
Rage Against The Machine

and it looks like the surviving members of Led Zeppelin will tour and play as Led Zeppelin but I don't know the latest - this has been in talks for years.

Blue Republic's My Space Band of the Week: The Black Hollies

A true blast from the past, New Jersey's Black Hollies recall 60's blues rock with a twist of psychadelic soul.

Listen to "No Need To Be Rude" on my page before going to the official page and site.

Blue Republic's MySpace Artist of the Week: Jack Johnson

Chill out with some Jack Johnson.

Listen to "Staple It Together" here, then go here and here for more.

Blue Republic's MySpace Artist of the Week: Feist

Listen to Feist. It's good for your health.

Specifically listen to "Let It Die" on my page, before going over to the official page and site.

Blue Republic's My Space Band of the Week: Reverend Horton Heat

Let's start the new year off right with the good Reverend and his friends. If you need an introduction, Reverend Horton Heat is the innovator of psychobilly music and a vanguard of straight up rock n roll for many years.

Enjoy some "Bales of Cocaine" on my page, then go to the official Horton page and site.

New Year's Eve with the Six and the 'Settes

Electric Six; The Dansettes
@ Maxwell's
Hoboken, NJ – December 31, 2006

The year 2006 went out in a rollicking good fashion as I saw two very different for the third time each this year, on the same bill. The Dansettes were helped out on bass by the leader of the Black Hollies and the soulful Motown revival sounds kept the crowd joyous and happy. Electric Six seemed revitalized after the sluggish performance in September and despite the same jerkoff moshers causing trouble, Valentine and the boys proved to be the best kind of New Year’s Eve party band you could wish for (as was suspected all along). Though as a hardened political junkie and passionate member of the Rational and Reasoned People of the World, I have message for Dick Valentine: Try to get over the last 6 years. Yes, we still have two more to go but you can’t go bringing down the New Year’s Eve crowd by lamenting how stupid the American electorate were in 2000 and 2004. Oh heck…go right ahead.

Pictures and video here.