Celebrity birthdays: Nov. 21 Nov 22, 2009
Bassist Brian Ritchie of Violent Femmes is 49. Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman is 47. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Wedding bells for Clay Buchholz Nov 14, 2009
Violent and unplugged Before his gig at the Middle East the other night, Violent Femmes frontman Gordon Gano dropped by Mullen s Boston office, treating employees of the ad agency to an unplugged version of the Femmes classic Blister in the Sun. Why. (Boston Globe)
A new shade of Cale Nov 1, 2009
The masterminds behind this neat little transaction are, unsurprisingly, art collector and private museum builder nonpareil, David Walsh, and the man he appointed curator of Hobart's MONA FOMA festival, Brian Ritchie, best known as the bassist with the legendary post-punk band the Violent Femmes. In January this year, Ritchie launched the inaugural MONA FOMA - the acronyms stand for (Walsh's soon-to-open) Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) and Festival of Music and Art (FOMA). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Tuesday Trivia: Songs About Mastu... Aug 18, 2009
"My Ding-A-Ling" by Chuck Berry "Darling Nikki" by Prince "Icicle" by "Orgasm Addict" by The Buzzcocks "Pictures of Lily" by The Who "I'm a Wanker" by Ivor Biggun and the Winkers "St. Swithin's Day" by Billy Bragg "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol "The Keys to Her Ferrari" by Thomas Dolby "Blister in the Sun" by The Violent Femmes "Praying Hands" by Devo "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors "She Bop" by "I Touch Myself by DiVinyls "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello "The Stroke" by Billy Squire "I'm... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
DAN KLINE COLUMN: Finding success as the bottle runs dry Jul 29, 2009
He stood on the stage, much to the indifference of the crowd, ironically enough reading a story from his book about the negative audience reactions his band once received opening for the Violent Femmes. People were talking and only a handful of us were listening, but nothing could faze him as he had been through the worst and it would now take much more than an impolite bunch of rock fans to knock him down. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Triple j hottest 100 of all time Jul 12, 2009
64 Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes. 65 Born Slippy - Underworld. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
NewCelebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13 Jun 4, 2009
Singer-guitarist Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes is 46. Rapper Ecstasy of Whodini is 45. (Florida Times-Union)
Senior hopes four years still matter Apr 29, 2009
If this means I end up working games at Kennywood and making out with Kristen Stewart while a Violent Femmes song plays in the background, I'm willing to put up with that for a summer or two. Because the lessons I'll take from undergraduate education -- the lessons I'll need and think will last -- are the reasons I'll test one of the worst job markets in history with a couple internships and four years at a state school. (Daily Collegian, PA)
