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– ANDY MESECHER andym@musicconnection.com
Kim of the Night Time World
Here’s photographic proof that Kim Fowley
is the “King of the Night Time World.” More
than just the title to a Fowley-penned song
recorded by KISS, it is a way of life for the
undisputed Zelig of rock & roll. Making
the rounds in support of his book, Lord of
Garbage (the first of three for Kicks Books),
there have been recent Fowley sightings at
Cinefamily’s “Don't Knock the Rock” film
festival, a reading/signing at La Luz De Jesus
Gallery, and (pictured here) at the Lenora
Claire-hosted Gloryhole party celebrating the
42nd anniversary of the infamous Pleasure
Chest boutique. Pictured with Fowley (l-r):
protégés The Fabulous Miss Wendy, Lady Satan
aka Elizabeth Aston, and Kara Wright, his
publisher and manager/catalog development
at Peer Music. –Daniel Siwek
Tidbits From Our
Tattered Past
Intellectual Conversation at
SAG–AFTRA Convention
Lisa Finnie, Shari Hoffman and
Dennis Dreith of AFM & SAG-AFTRA
Intellectual Property Rights Distribution
Fund, met with SAG-AFTRA
Convention Delegate Dan Navarro
and past AFTRA President John
Connelly to discuss royalties for
performers in the Digital Age. The
convention took place at JW Marriott,
Los Angeles, CA within L.A.
LIVE. Pictured (l-r): Finnie, Hoffman,
Dreith, Navarro and Connelly.
DAVID GOGGIN
Vintage King Participates
In 2013 LA AMP Show
Vintage King Audio, a retailer of new
and vintage recording equipment,
took its new guitar division to the
LA Amp Show. Featured at the
convention were the show-stopping
3rd Power Amplifiers, guitars from
Rock ‘n’ Roll Relics and Echopark
Guitars, plus two unique pedals,
the Dumbloid and Son of Kong. The
show attracted manufacturers and
guitar players from all over the US.
Pictured (l-r): Jamie Scott, designer
of the 3rd Power Amplifier series;
Robert Alexander, VKLA sales rep;
and Tom Menrath, Vintage King’s
Head of Strategic Development.
1989–Arsenio Hall–#20
Basking in the glow of his
first stretch as a late-night
talk show host, Arsenio Hall
took his MTV-influenced
"let's have a party" vibe into
the recording studio under
the guise of Chunky A,
Hall's fictitious overweight
brother with a penchant for
rapping and eating chicken.
"It's in the category of
Cheech & Chong's musical
efforts," Hall told MC. "The
biggest mistake I could
ever make is to forget that
I'm a comedian." A profile
of Mellow Man Ace rounds
out the issue.
Mayer Lights Up
A Bowl
John Mayer hit the Hollywood
Bowl on his Born and Raised
2013 World Tour. Honoring
his newest release, Paradise
Valley, along with his
previous five records, Mayer
performed over two hours of
jaw-dropping, guitar-fueled
music at its highest caliber.
Along with performing some
fan favorites, the guitar virtuoso
also included a Grateful
Dead cover and paid homage
to Stevie Wonder with a
guitar rendition of “Part-time
Lover.” For a complete wrap,
visit our Photo Blog at http://
musicconnection.com.
JIM DONNELLY
1994–Stevie Nicks–#15
MC featured Fleetwood
Mac icon Stevie Nicks on
this cover, with Nicks commenting,
"I don't really like
people knowing everything
about me. I like being a
mystery, and I even think
I'm pretty mysterious to
people who know me really
well." The issue also
features an interview with
Steve Allen, and Live Reviews
of Material Issue, the
Farm and the Boredoms.
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