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From The Mind of ADI #11: Fun Fun Fun Fest Recap - Day Two
As I mentioned in my Day One recap, the 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest brought some incredible punk, hip hop, indie, electronica, and comedy acts to Waterloo Park in Austin in early November. The result was a mouthwatering buffet of an assortment of musical genres to satisfy our appetites. The stellar lineup had a fair balance of local and national talent and I was lucky enough to have the honor of interviewing a number of the artists in the Austinist media tent at the fest. The Austinist and Roxwel teamed up with Transmission Entertainment to conduct 54 (has to be some sort of record!) interviews in two days – most of the individual interviews are still being edited and will be available on Roxwel's site in due time, but we can offer a couple of early, sneak-peak recaps -- Day One and Day Two. Have a great Thanksgiving and enjoy some action from my Day Two at Fun Fest below!
On Sunday, our initial afternoon interview schedule was light so the Austinist and Roxwel early birds decided to take a walk to the Indie Stage. Til We're Blue Or Destroy really seem to be finding its feet of late and although I wasn't able to stick around for the set, I did watch them investigate a few songs during their soundcheck (pictured above). I have seen this band live quite a few times on Red River St. and the multi-faceted collective and its novel compositions seem to be getting better and better with time. Ume has been receiving rave reviews as well and Lauren Larson is a true rock star on stage. I took in quite few of Ume's crunching rock ditties before making my way back to the media tent.
Thu Nov 27 2008 · Posted in Daily
From The Mind of Adi #10: Fun Fun Fun Fest Recap - Day One
The 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest brought some incredible punk, hip hop, indie, electronica, and comedy acts to Waterloo Park in Austin last weekend and the result was a mouthwatering buffet of an assortment of musical genres to satisfy our appetites. The stellar lineup had a fair balance of local and national talent and I was lucky enough to have the honor of interviewing a number of the artists in the Austinist media tent at the fest. The Austinist and Roxwel teamed up with Transmission Entertainment to conduct 54 (has to be some sort of record!) interviews in two days – most of the individual interviews are still being edited and will be available on Roxwel's site in due time, but we can offer a couple of early, sneak-peak recaps -- Day One and Day Two.
I arrived at Waterloo Park bright 'n' early at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday the 8th, as evidenced above. By 10, I was enjoying The Dead Milkmen's energetic soundcheck and sticking around to ensure they made the short trip to our media tent for the first interview of the festival. The band spent a good twenty minutes with us, going over countless classic anecdotes, and their families were equally friendly, thoroughly enjoying the spotlight thrust upon their fathers and significant others.
Thu Nov 20 2008 · Posted in Daily
From The Mind of ADI #9
TEN REASONS: Exploring the pros versus the cons of a pop culture phenomenon. Today's topic: SPI Music Fest at South Padre Island, October 31st – November 2nd. (Lineup)
South Padre Island -- what you do to me. The first thing that comes to the mind of adi when that little party spot in Texas is mentioned = SPRING BREAK '99. Sure that was a while back but the memories of those debaucherous days, including a Toadies concert at Charlie's, and tons of late night poolside fun (not to mention countless beer bong efforts), have me desiring a second bite at it. So it's no surprise that I'm heading back to check out this little music festival taking place all over the island during Halloween weekend. But should you join me? That question needs some closer examination.
Thu Oct 23 2008 · Posted in Daily
From The Mind of Adi #8: R.I.P. Lucy’s Retired Surfer’s Bar
From The Mind Of Adi #8: R.I.P. Lucy's Retired Surfer's Bar.
Now fulfilling the fine citizens of San Marcos, Lucy's was one once a 6th St. staple in Austin. The space that used to be Lucy's Retired Surfer's Bar is now motoring on as The Chugging Monkey -- Andy Roddick thinks it's good and so do tons of college kids probably. But I have to give a shout-out to some classic Lucy phenomenons -- "Power Hour" when the blinking light and siren announced that it was $1 drinks for the hour, Jello-Fest (a plethora of bands, tons of slimy jello, wrestling included, and plentiful sausage wraps), and of course the many BANG shows.
Thu Oct 16 2008 · Posted in Daily
FROM THE MIND OF ADI (#4) - Firsts, Vol. 1
Firsts: Sh*te that happened before other sh*te happened.
Today: Adi’s firsts!
1st favorite song: “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel.
Yes, it was probably Christie Brinkley who did it."
Thu Aug 28 2008 · Posted in Daily
FROM THE MIND OF ADI (#3) - A Look Back: Fugazi (1995)
A Look Back: Exploring the rich history of live music in Austin.
Today’s topic: Fugazi @ Liberty Lunch in 1995.
Growing up, I had a fair share of musical acts recommended to me,
primarily via two personal sources, besides the staple radio and
television suggestions. My father entrusted me with some of his finest
tapes – quite a wide variety – Black Sabbath, Kraftwerk, Simon &
Garfunkel, and The Police. My cousins’ collections turned out to be a
useful secondary supply and would lead to the hair metal mania that duly took over the Mind of Adi until the early 90s. Yes, thank them for the RATT in me. All was not lost, though – I would continue to find time for
cheese-free acts like INXS, U2, Crowded House, and Midnight Oil.
Still, there was work to be done, more musical education to be
acquired, and more live concerts to attend...all of which would change
my life.
Thu Aug 21 2008 · Posted in Daily
FROM THE MIND OF ADI (#2) - A Look Back: Garbage @ Liberty Lunch (Austin, TX 1996)
A Look Back: Exploring the rich history of live music in Austin.
Today’s topic: Garbage @ Liberty Lunch (R.I.P.) in 1996.
1995. Quite a landmark year in the life of Adi. I moved to Austin and began my four year stint at UT –
a stint that allowed me to spend many a night checking out the
excellent concert choices available in the “Live Music Capital of the
World.” It was also the year Garbage invaded our airwaves (definitely
no pun intended) and brought to light the hypnotizing vocals of the
sultry singer Shirley Manson.
Ahh, yes. It's true. I loved her.
Thu Aug 14 2008 · Posted in Music Videos, Daily
FROM THE MIND OF ADI (#1) - Rock the Bayou (or, don’t)
Welcome to our new Thursday column, FROM THE MIND OF ADI, written by local music writer Adi Anand. We have no way of controlling what he'll say in this column as the weeks come and go...his mind is like a wild stallion that grimaces at the thought of rein and bridle. So, we just let him go off on whatever's on his mind each week here on the Transmission site and hope he doesn't hurt anyone or destroy any large buildings in the process. Of course, we can guarantee nothing, so consider this our official disclaimer.
Greetings, friends.
TEN REASONS: Exploring the pros versus the cons of a pop culture phenomenon.
Today’s topic: Rock The Bayou in Houston, August 29th to September 1st. [Check out this amazing line-up]
Observe.
Obviously,
at first glance, this seems like an amazing opportunity for even the
most selective music fan. Who among us wouldn’t hit this up? But
let's not get ahead of ourselves. To be more objective, let’s dig in
and really evaluate the options here.
Thu Aug 7 2008 · Posted in Daily
The River Runs Red (By Adi Anand)
Ok, this is a radio show that is DJ'd by the only person in the world that we know that got an email from Iron Maiden wishing him happy birthday this year (true - I saw it). In fact, you want the f-ing truth? Here it is:
"From: Iron Maiden <webmaster@ironmaidenonlineclub.com>
Date: Wed, Jun &*, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Subject: Happy Birthday from Iron Maiden
To: adi
Hello Adi,
We, Iron Maiden, would like to wish you a happy birthday today."
Nuff said. He seeks out hair metal festivals in the Oklahoma territories, wears maiden slip on vans, knows the rock the bayou line up front to back, has a mean back hand, and will call in sick to drive to El Paso to see Cinderella. He's one of the great warrior kings of our metal, hairband, and glam rock pasts...and we love him for it. This great past also serves as a healthy foundation for knowing his indie rock future and the like. He gets today's music better than anyone.
The radio show is posted on break thru radio , and will be like pouring fun dip in your ear. It's full of local flava and is perfectly curated (except for White Denim oversight...but we know that's coming).
This ain't your mamas radio show...but it should be. Here's the schedule for this show:
00:01 DJ Adi
00:14 Know By Heart-The American Analog Set
03:00 Evil Ape-The Black and White Years
06:04 Bossa Nova # 7-Black Before Red
10:00 DJ Adi
10:15 Battle School-Blackholicus
12:41 The Sundering-The Sword
14:42 The Frost Giant's Daughter-The Sword
19:42 DJ Adi
19:53 Down On You-Ringo Deathstarr
23:09 Like A Rocket-The Bubbles
26:09 Juliana-Built By Snow
29:37 DJ Adi
29:48 The Man I Don't Remember-The Channel
32:39 Trumpets-Zookeeper
38:38 Always-You Were Always
42:48 DJ Adi
43:01 Mark David Chapman-...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
47:12 Heavy Heart-Ghostland Observatory
51:18 Maze Song-The Fever Dreams
58:10 Quickie-The Quitters
58:49 DJ Adi
You can also now subscribe to River Runs Red via iTunes (free of course) and it'll download automatically into your Podcasts section each month. Be sure to cut and paste this entire link, including the itpc part -- itpc://breakthruradio.com/_xml/podcast.php?dj_id=53 <http://breakthruradio.com/_xml/podcast.php?dj_id=53> <http://breakthruradio.com/_xml/podcast.php?dj_id=53>
Long live Adi. He is Austin's Venus Fly Trap. The ladies love it.