In an enthralling Soundcheck interview with my two favorite party people (that would be Andrew W.K. and Phillip Crandall), John Schaefer reminded me of the video for Black Flag’s “TV Party” which seems especially timely since I received not one, but two invitations to “TV Parties” this evening to watch the new season of Orange is the New Black. I image this evening is going to be a bit like this but with more chicks in orange jumpsuits: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6otjCKg594] And then I found this: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt8i4lStIxg] x Ally Jane
Category: Andrew W. K.
33 Things: April Edition
Every month, 33 1/3 editorial assistant Kaitlin Fontana will compile the best, weirdest, most interesting music and sound news from the past 30 days and serve it up to you in one handy, easy to digest list. May we present 33 Things that happened in April? Where the hell did April go? We don’t know either. But some stuff happened in it. 33 stuffs, actually. 1. Courtney Love is about to release a new album, and this song is UNREAL. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=316ZjRu-UEM?rel=0] 2. Avril Lavigne is about to release a…
Classic Album Sundays Presents: Marquee Moon
Have you heard of Classic Album Sundays? It’s a very cool initiative to bring people together on the same Sunday with the same album for a full-length, active listening experience. Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy and her husband started it awhile back and its now grown to iconic status–much like the albums its celebrates. You can learn more about the series, and Colleen, here. (Do you envy her record collection and gear as much as I do? Sigh.) Two weeks from now, on Sunday March 23rd, Classic Album Sunday is devoted to…
Andrew W.K. Week: Video Vault: Party People
Cry no tears as Andrew W.K. week comes to a close; the party goes on. Here in his last blog entry, I Get Wet 33 1/3 author Phillip Crandall looks at the album’s liner notes in search of the friends who have helped make the AWK party an epic all-nighter. From here on out, you can follow the book’s exploits on Twitter: @HeyYouLetsParty. Listed underneath the “All songs written by Andrew W.K.” credit in I Get Wet’s liner notes are the names of established producers, names of session musicians, names…
Andrew W.K. Week: But We’re Cutting Hard Anyway
Happy Day 4 of Andrew W.K. Week! As the old proverb says, you can’t make the most amazing, perfectly spiced deviled-egg party platter without smashing a few eggs. Here are but a few of the things that, for a variety of reasons, you won’t hear on I Get Wet, courtesy of 33 1/3 author Phillip Crandall. 1) Almost 75 percent of the songs on The Wolf Eight songs (and a major portion of a ninth) that were recorded for demos or EPs before I Get Wet all eventually evolved into…
Andrew W.K. Week: I Get Whittled
Andrew W.K. week continues, this time with I Get Wet 33 1/3 author Phillip Crandall sharing some tangents and tidbits that ended up on his book’s cutting-room floor. A go-to prank for teenage Andrew W.K. would be plastering downtown Ann Arbor with a mixture of eggs, flour, limburger cheese, cocoa powder, milk, and road salt. “It looked and smelled like soft diarrhea,” Andrew says, “and we threw it on people’s doors and windows and specifically targeted the parking garages where I worked, which was a bit odd because the next…
Andrew W.K. Week: Arty Hard
Over the years, Andrew W.K. has created more than just the perfect party atmosphere. In this second entry for Andrew W.K. week here on the blog, I Get Wet 33 1/3 author Phillip Crandall looks at some of the art his subject has created outside of a recording studio. As a child, Andrew would create elaborate games incorporating slides, blocks, pennies, and other toys he’d find around the house. When he got into junior high, he made his own pachinko game (seen below in its current state), with rubber bands…
Andrew W.K. Week: Cease and Desist
Happy Andrew W.K. Week! No. 89 in the 33 1/3 series delves into Andrew W.K.’s debut album, beginning with the classically trained child who embraced extremity and diving into the making of I Get Wet, his ultimate party invitation. Here, author Phillip Crandall shares what his midstream mindset was in trying to balance untainted passion for the music with the perpetually wild genius of that music’s creator. I had already heard about the fake cease-and-desist letter Andrew W.K. created when he was a teenager — the one where he pretended…
AWK goes for Drumming Record in Times Square + an Excerpt from I GET WET
Andrew W.K. is attempting to break the world drumming record for longest drumming session at a retail store. It’s happening in Time Square which happens to be right near the Bloomsbury offices so I’ll see you there! TONIGHT!!! Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 7:00pm EST until TOMORROW! Thursday, June 20th, 2013, 7pm EST. OMusicAwards.com and at the Oakley Store in Times Square, New York City (northwest corner of Broadway and 44th Street). So…we’re giving you a little taste of what’s to come in the 33 1/3 on I Get Wet.…