I wouldn’t have to subject you all to posts like these if someone over at Anti Records had already sent me a copy of the new Roky Erickson record “True Love Cast Out All Evil” to review. Come on Mr. Brett! Crack the whip over there! Those PR people are slipping and I’m not getting enough free records, let’s change that up. I need this new record that was recorded by Will Sheff of Okkervil River. Check out this video below of Roky Erickson being interviewed by Will Sheff below.Plus I live close by the Anti/Epitaph offices now, maybe it’ll be easier if I just pop by once a month and load up on free vinyl, cds + dvds to review? What day is good for you? How about we go with the 1st Wednesday of every month?
In case you didn’t already know, I’m a huge Roky Erickson fan. If you haven’t seen his documentary “You’re Gonna Miss Me” yet, rent it or Netflix it, or torrent it, or buy it! It’s really amazing and pure magic. It’s the reason Roky is back and mentally healthy enough to play music again. His live shows now are still great, I’ve seen him four times and every time it was an experience… to say the least. When I first heard about Roky being on Anti Records, I was pretty sure this new Roky record was gonna suck and be embarrassing to his legacy. Playing the old favorites live is one thing, but the chance that he’s still got what it takes to write new ones that live up to expectations is very slim. But when I heard that all the songs on this new full length were actually just gonna be old songs (and good old songs at that) from his back catalog re-recorded, I wasn’t hating on it so much. Those two mp3s above this paragraph are kinda cool (I grabbed ‘em from here). Well, “Goodbye Sweet Dreams” is cool at least. The scene in “You’re Gonna Miss Me” where he plays that is heart-wrenching. This is what it looks like when a man loses his cape!
Ok so here’s the problem that I need YOUR help with…
I watched this youtube video of what I’d call “a radical Roky interview” (above) that was shot back in 1984 and now I’ve realized that I need a purple cape myself. I also wanna start talking like Roky does in the video when I first meet new people. Not just to throw newbies off, but to also keep things interesting for myself and any sidekicks I’m rollin’ with. Is that so wrong? So, here’s the problem part: I figured I’d just add this new purple cape I need to my Amazon Wish-list (http://amzn.com/w/2ILNRD1HYBMK3) but I can’t seem to find one. All I see are Halloween costumes and “capes for children”, I need a man-sized purple cape. What the fuck man?!? I thought Amazon had everything?!? No purple capes. I call BULLSHIT!
I’m a little surprised that Amazon doesn’t have purple capes to be honest, it’s not like I’m the only dude who wants to rock a purple cape. They’re powerful, man. I was sure Amazon had everything after I ordered a bed off there once, back in my bachelor days, but now I have my doubts about them. And don’t go and try to tell me that the video is from 1984 and they don’t make capes like that anymore. Trust me, people still wear capes. FACT! It seems pretty logical that if they have clothes on Amazon, capes would be included in that area of the site, right? Wrong. Maybe they’re in another section? Anyone have the answer here? I need a cape! Where does a grown man go when he needs to buy a purple cape these days? Please leave your recommendations in the comments.
I was done with this gibberish (and slightly embarrassing) post when Jo Murray of Fleck PR (who is doing/has done a kick ass jobs with the press for “We Are Dios” by Dios) sent me the video of Little Richard above and made me realize that the cape doesn’t really have to be purple. Blue would work too. By the way, if your label (or band) needs a PR person who isn’t a hack (which in my opinion is 99% of ‘em), I highly suggest that you hire Jo Murray of Fleck PR. Here’s where I plug their site: http://www.fleckpr.com/. Ok, it’s 8:15 AM, time for bed. Night ya’ll.
