May 31, 2008
That Powertrane show in Chicago has been swithed to Reggies:
FRI 06/20/2008 08:00 PM - REGGIES ROCK CLUB www.reggieslive.com www.mpshows.com http://www.myspace.com/reggiesrockclub
May 23, 2008
Be in the TV studio for a live Poweertrane recording session. Details where and when it goes out via PBS, when it comes to hand:
SUN 05/25/2008 08:00 PM - GREENESTUFF STUDIO here
April 25, 2008
The Ringhttp://www.myspace.com/theringlivemusic
April 24, 2008
Powertrane is about to do a run of U.S. dates with ex-Radio Birdman guitarist Deniz Tek on board as special guest. Keep checking back but the first two confirmed dates are:
Southpaw, Brooklyn, NYwww.spsounds.com
Maxwell's, Hoboken, NY:www.maxwellsnj.com
April 21, 2008
Another Powertrane date:
05/09/2008 10:00 PM - THE ELBOW ROOM www.ypsielbow.com
April 5, 2008 the shop . NB: Scott's shop is the only United States outlet with these.
There's a compilation of A Squared Records releases out too,featuring The Rationals plus others like the MC5, The Prime Movers and the Scott Richardson Case. Go here to read about it, score it on Amazon.
March 7, 2008 :
Watch Jim Heneghan's brilliant film clip for The Solution's "You Gotta Come Down":
Here's Jim's back-story:
"The Solution’s “You Gotta Come Down” promo film was shot on one roll of Super-8. A roll of Super-8 runs for about 3 minutes and 20 seconds of moving pictures. The song “You Gotta Come Down” runs 3 minutes and 23 seconds. So Super-8 was a perfect choice for a one-shot, one-take Super-8 promo film.
"But The Solution had logistical problems to solve. Since Nicke is in Stockholm and Scott is in Detroit, we had Scott shoot a close-up of himself on his crappy VHS camera gear and send it to us in Stockholm. Then we played that VHS tape on a TV and let Nicke drum along with Scott on the TV.
"But that crappy video had playback issues and what you see in the video is the grainy result, for better or worse.
"The Solution will not be televised indeed!"
March 2, 2008
Italian rock writer Roberto Calabro has a great review of the new Solution album here .
There's a review of the Hydromatics "The Earth is Shaking album" on the Lords of metal website here .
Michigan blues trailblazer Michael Erlewine (The Prime Movers) has posted a great Rationals photo montage on YouTube to the soundtrack of their sizzling cover of "Smokestack Lightnin'".
And while we're at it, here's Michael's clip for "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Daa":
February 4, 2008 Metro Times Blowout . Call 313 871 8888 for tickets.
January 31, 2008
Swedish media are taking to the new Solution album "Will Not Be Televised". Here's an English language clipping from Visions-Weekly e-magazine . We couldn't have said it better ourselves.
January 26, 2008
Another Powertrane gig:
Check out the Sounds page for some new MP3s.
Robert Harm (formerly of Detroit band Little Leon and the Caravan, who recorded on Inkster Records) recently got in touch to share some photos from a triple-bill at Cobo Arena that they shared with The Rationals and another band, the name of whom no-one can recall. Here's what Robert wrote:
"Here are some more pix of that KDB teen gig on June 23, 1968 in Detroit with the Rationals, Leon and the Caravan, and another group I can't remember. After driving up to Michigan, talked to Leon's "homies" who are trying to find out his whereabouts. If I can contact him, I'll let him know you inquired and have him drop you an e-mail line. Enjoy the memories of when we were younger".
View an album of the photos here .
shop .January 8, 2008
December 20, 2007 here to read it online.
In case you're wondering, Scott's been in Sweden promoiting the new Solution album "Will Not Be Televised", due December 27. Watch an interview on Sweden's top breakfast TV show, see him run through two acoustic songs here .
MNN.org (select channel 57 under "Watch
November 25, 2007 here to read it and look out for numbers 34 and 69.
The Hydromatics album continuesd to impress good judges. Italy's Roberto Calabro has a review translated and posted here . You can do your part to keep The Hydromatics in The Lowlands Top 25 chart by casting a vote here . You can vote for up to five albums or as few as one. Check the box and scroll down to the "stem" (vote) button.
October 30, 2007 There's another outstanding review of the new Hydromatics album by Fort Worth rock scribe Ken Shimamoto here . October 26, 2007 Some overlooked stock of the Powertrane live album, Ann Arbor Revival Meeting, and the Scott Morgan rarities collection, Medium Rare, have surfaced. This is probably the only retail stock of either of these releases anywhere in the world. You'll find them in the Shop but don't delay, they won't last.
October 20, 2007 The Shop is open again and there are a small number of copies of the new Hydromatics studio album The Earth Is Shaking. These are probably the only copies in the USA right now so get them while they're here . There's a review of the album at the I-94 Bar. if you're wavering.
September 18, 2007 Allmusic.com and a glowing recommendation from the I-94 Bar e-zine .
The new album "The Earth is Shaking" will be available at shows and thereafter in good shops around the world. It's on the Suburban label. Copies will be in our shop in mid-October.
September 10, 2007 The Elbow Room , Ypsilanti, on September 14, supporting SikSik Nation with Cuckold and the Veloras.
July 31, 2007 here .
here N.B. Please don't money to Scott Morgan Music as the orders are fulfilled at the offficial Powertrane site.
here . Benno was an experienced tour manager, friend and assistant to the Hydromatics and was involved in mastering the soon-to-be-released new studio album. He'll be sadly missed when the Hydros hit the road later this year.
June 12, 2007 mnn.org (select channel 57) to catch a two-part special - each of one-hour apiece - focusing on Scott Morgan, Radio Birdman and the Hellacopters. SOME REAL MUSIC is a regular program that is just that. Each show will feature exclusive live footage from The Hellacopters' March 2006 show at New York's Bowery Ballroom and Radio Birdman's Irving Plaza concert last summer. Also Scott Morgan's collaborations with Nicke Andersson and Deniz Tek will be discussed, as well as an overview of Scott's discography. Tune in or log on at midnight (and if going to mnn.org , you must view this in real time as it's not archived.)
In other news, you can catch Scott in an online special by the publishers of the Detroit Free Press reflecting on 40 years of Aretha Franklin's smash hit "Respect". The Rationals had a regional hit with the song first. Scott reflects on that fact - and pays tribute to Aretha's subsequent version.
May 25, 2007
Scott was recently profiled in a Detroit Metro Times "Cribs & Rides" piece by Doug Coombes about local identities, their cars and their homes. Read it here . Doug also took the photos. one of which appears above.
Powertrane just scored the July 8 support to Radio Birdman at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor.
May 4, 2007
shop right now.
March 20, 2007
Iggy and the Stooges will rock Detroit's Fox Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13. Powertrane is set to open the show.
Tickets ($35 & $59.50) are on sale now and may be purchased at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) and all Ticketmaster locations, including Macy's. To charge tickets by phone, call (248) 433-1515 or purchase online at OlympiaEntertainment.com or Ticketmaster.com. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.
Guests are reminded to plan accordingly due to the construction on the Lodge. For more information, please visit OlympiaEntertainment.com.
March 11, 2007
February 28, 2007 here and go here for a map to get you there. That's $55 for US buyers and $60 anywhere else in the world, postage included! You won't find them cheaper, we reckon. Go to the Shop now to take advantage of this offer.
February 6, 2007: Go ahead. Click on the banner.here . Become a Friend, spread the word. here .
January 28, 2007 here before they run out.
December 2, 2006 Freakout-online review of the Sonic's Rendezvous Band box set:
SONIC’S RENDEZVOUS BAND - Sonic’s Rendezvous Band (Easy Action)There’s always been a sort of cult-status for Sonic’s Rendezvous Band, one of the most legendary bands in rock history. Maybe because this extraordinary Detroit super-group, formed by guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith after the MC5’s split, had left just one shining gem on black vinyl: the seminal single “City Slang”. Even if the band left only that lonely discographic legacy, its fame has grown during the years in every part of the planet.
The band was really the “crème” of the Motor City hi-energy rock’n’roll scene: there were former Rationals’ singer and guitarist Scott Morgan; former Stooges’ drummer Scott “Rock Action” Asheton; former Up’s bass player Gary Rasmussen; and - last but not least - former MC5 lead guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith. For years we could listen to the SRVB thanks to some lo-fi quality bootlegs, until the sudden release of two records on Mack Aborn in the 90’s: “Sweet Nothing” and “City Slang”. When those records sold out and they were never re-printed, a cloak of oblivion came down on SRVB.
But the cult was still strong, fueled by new fans and new bands who admitted their devotion to the legendary Detroit band (a name for all: the mighty Hellacopters). Now, thanks to the UK label Easy Action, here it comes a fantastic Sonic’s Rendezvous Band six-CD’s box set, made to tell the whole artistic adventure of that supergroup extraordinaire. It contains five live albums and one with rare studio material, for a total of 66 songs, 47 of which were never released before, even on bootlegs. The first CD, dated 1975 , is a precious document of a concert with the first embryonic line-up. In the band IS the very first bass player Ron Cooke, who’s also author of a couple of songs, and the live-set includes several covers such as Chuck Berry’s “Promised Land” and Bo Diddley’s “Let The Kids Dance”.
The second album is a pic of a 1976 live-concert at Madison Heights’s Lampere High School: the band is now stable and gets along very well, and the majority of the songs are written by Scott Morgan: “Dangerous”, “Asteroid B612”, the splendid “Slow Down (Take A Look)”.
The third one, recorded at Detroit’s Masonic Auditorium in 1978, is almost perfect: it starts with the “Electrophonic Tonic” attack, then shows a series of incredible numbers such as the fabulous “Sweet Nothin’”, “Love & Learn”, “Song L” and, above all, “City Slang”. Another groundbreaking show is recorded in its whole length on the fourth CD (“Second Chance, Ann Arbor 1978”), but the real gems of this box-set are hidden in the last two records.
On the fifth - “The Melancholy: Various Basement Tapes and Live Rarities” – there are 15 fantastic tracks, most of which coming from rare demos. Between them there IS a superb number called “Step By Step” featuring Patti Smith Group’s Lenny Kaye on guitar, and a cover version of the Rolling Stones’ obscure anthem “Flight 505”. More rarities appear on the sixth CD: other than THE band’s classic anthems, the long, dilated and psychedelic “American Boy” stands out with Fred “Sonic” Smith playing a free-form saxophone too.
The box set is the definitive retrospective on the story and music of the legendary Detroit’s super-group, “Sonic’s Rendezvous Band” that the fans and Motor-City rock lovers were waiting for the last 30 years. No doubt about it: this is a “must”. - ROBERTO CALABRO’
November 29, 2006 here .thumbs up , as has the forthcoming Christmas edition of Record Collector.
November 28, 2006 Freakout-online . For the good oil from closer to the source, try the review from the Real Detroit Weekly . The Lagerhouse at Corktown in Detroit on 16 December to catch the guys playing with The Last Of The Badmen, the down and dirty punk combo whose ranks include Radio Birdman's Ann Arbor native, Deniz Tek, as well as out-of-staters i-rock-z November 5, 2006
Scott has written a moving tribute to friend and Sonic's Rendezvous Band associate Joe Hurley, who passed away suddenly in Florida on October 31. Read it here .
The Sonic's Rendezvous Band box set has gone Top Ten on Amazon.com. It's floating in and out of the top reaches of their top-selling list (last time we looked, but it's updated hourly). Check out where it's sitting here . Amazon is offering 10 percent off the store price but a few minutes ago were saying they were almost out of stock. The good news is that there are more copies on the way. Already got it? Add a review here .
here .
October 22, 2006 here
Paul Trynka is similarly glowing in his assessment of the box set in the UK-published Mojo magazine. You'll find his review here.
October 20, 2006 Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore names the Sonic's Rendezvous Band box set on Easy Action as one of the hottest things around for Rolling Stone's Hot Issue. Read about it here .
October 16, 2006 View the two film clips by The Solution (You may need a free download of Adobe Flash Player to watch these):
"My Mojo Ain't Working No More"
"I Have to Quit You" October 1, 2006 link to a movie trailer that fans of Detroit rock and roll will appreciate. Wayne County Ramblin' features cameos from many Michigan music names. Detroit Free Press .
Big news for fans of Sonic's Rendezvous Band, the legendary Michigan outfit (whose ranks included Scott Morgan) that burned a trail through the Midwest in the second half of the 1970s. UK label Easy Action has launched a six-disc box set, the vast majority of which has never been released, either in authorised or bootleg form. the labe l , and while you're waiting for it to arrive you can read an I-94 Bar review here or an interview with Robert Matheu here . There's also a retrospective history of Sonic's Rendezvous Band by Ken Shimamoto here .
June 30, 2006
8 JulyCorktown Tavern Chooper Fest along with many other acts!
15 July 2006
May 28, 2006 here .
Drummer Dave Knepp is back after a lay-off through a broken hand in which
ex-Powertrane drummer Andy Frost sat in for him.
October
25, 2005 More
live shows for Scott and Powertrane. They play with Fifth Period Fever,
Hotness and Motor City Boys Choir at Small's in Hamtramck and hit the
stage at 11.30pm. More details at the
Small's website . Powertrane plays an all-soul set at Clutch
Cargos in Pontiac on Wednesday, November 16 with The R & B Pioneers
featuring Joe Weaver.
Spanish
promoter and Safety Pin Records operator Enrique "Kike" Turmix
passed away two days ago from liver cancer. Scott penned this short note:
"I
first met Kike in 1999 in Bilbao and Madrid, when the Hydromatics toured
Spain with the Hellacopters. He turned out to be an avid Rationals fan.
He did an interview with me, and offered to bring the Rationals to Spain.
When the Hydromatics returned several times he was the promoter. He
worked so hard he had a heart attack on our second tour. I last saw
him in stockholm when we were recording The Solution album. He was there
for the Hellacopters' 10th anniversary. When last seen he was sipping
a beer at the local watering hole. Rest In Peace, King of Spain!"
Powertrane featuring Scott Morgan will play a special
New Orleans Benefit at the Northfield Roadhouse at 9.30pm, Monday September
12. The Northfield Roadhouse is just north of Ann Arbor at
US23 and North Territorial Rd. Watch here
for late changes.
Powertrane featuring Scott Morgan with
special guest Mitch Ryder at the Hamtramck Festival at 8pm on Friday,
September 2. Head for the South Stage. Details here
June
30, 2005 Powertrane
Featuring Scott Morgan is playing the Pure Detroit Stage at the Coamerica
TasteFest 2005 on Saturday, July 2. Venue is the Motorcity Casino's Fisher
Building Parking Lot. Powertrane hit the stage at 5pm and admission is
free.
April
25, 2005 The
Hellacopters, the Swedish band led by Scott Morgan collaborator Nicke
Royale, are about to unleash a new album. Universal (Sweden) has set a
June 8 release date for the new long player, "Rock and Roll is Dead".
The follow-up to 2002's "By the Grace of God", "Rock and
Roll is Dead" was produced by Chips Kiesbye at Atlantis studio in
Stockholm and was mixed by Michael Ilbert at Megaphon Studio.
here .
There
are some some new live dates, just to whet your appetite for the forthcoming
Powertrane album:
Friday,
April 15 - Scott Morgan with Gary Rasmussen at Northfield Roadhouse
(outside Ann Arbor on N. Territorial Road @ US 23. Showtime is 8pm-midnight.)
Call (734) 327-3693 for details.
March
8, 2005 Last copies of "Communicate!" in our shop have sold
out. Powertrane Featuring Scott Morgan plays the mammoth event that
is SXSW in Austin, Texas, on Thursday March 17. Catch them at the Times
Beach Records Party from 2-5pm at Friends Bar, 208 E 6th Street (call
on 512 320 8193).
February
23, 2005 Scott and former Sonic's Rendezvous Band bandmate Gary Rasmussen
are playing a blues gig together on March 12. Venue is the Northfield
Roadhouse outside Ann Arbor on N. Territorial Road @ US 23. Showtime is
8pm-midnight. Call (734) 327-3693 for details.
Powertrane
have now moved to the 11.30pm slot at the Hamtramck Blowout at Knights
of Columbus on March 3. Also on the bill is Crud fronted by Vinnie Dumbrowski
from Sponge.
Thursday,
March 3 - with Crud (11.30pm), Knights of Columbus, Hamtramck (Hamtramck
Blowout)
February
3, 2005
Been
a while between drinks, we know, but our Webmaster has been offline and
Scott has been playing the odd gig with Powertrane and recovering from
his Scandinavian tour with The Solution. Speaking of which, you can check
out his latest Tour Diary here .shop ,
so get the lead out if you want one.
shop is now shipping orders again.
Get your stuff for Christmas! Don't forget the Powertrane show at the
Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, on December 18.
November
20, 2004 For a limited time only: Watch the film clip for The Solution's
new single "My Mojo Ain't Working No More" here .
News
from the road and The Solution tour rolls around Northern Europe, playing
to packed houses, Scott reports. The band is all over the European media.
Back home, Scott and The Solution have made the American November edition
of Rolling Stone magazine. David Fricke lauded "Communicate!"
in a generous critique in his monthly "Out There" column, and
you can read it here .
That
London date for The Solution has been cancelled. On a brighter note, thanks
to fate and someone knowing Nicke Royale, Scott's '67 Telecaster has been
recovered after being lost on the Stockholm subway earlier this year.
We're
still taking orders via the shop but regret that Scott's touring commitments
mean they won't ship until December 7. here
and part two here .
October
18, 2004 Tour
dates for The Solution in Europe have been announced. Most shows are in
Sweden, Norway and Finland with selected dates in Germany and the UK.
Check with venues for confirmation closer to the event:24 November Lock 17 (Dingwalls), London (UK)
October
14, 2004 At
Last! New import stock of "Communicate!" has hit our online
shop. Get in quick, as copies are limited. You can buy them here .
Watch
this space in coming days for exciting news about the Powertrane album
and new recording and a European tour for The Solution.
"I
Have to Quit You" is at number six! Help make The Solution Numero
Uno! Go here to
vote for the guys to go hi-rotation on Scandinavian MTV.
September
1, 2004 Still awaiting copies of "Communicate!", thanks to
most of Sweden being on vacation this time of the year. They won't be
long! here
.
August
7, 2004 Sad
news through that vocalist for Detroit band BlameThrower, Don Moss, tragically
lost his life at his job as a construction inspector on July 29. Scott
guested on BlameThrower's debut album. "In Staccato Libido".
Sympathies are extended to Don's family and friends.
here .
Here's
a great review of "Communicate!" from the New Music Express in England and another
in Freakout e-zine from Italy (with thanks for the translation from the
author, Roberto Calabro).
The
next Powertrane show is on Sunday, September 5 at Art, Eats & Beats
in Pontiac, Michigan.
I-94
Bar.
July
15, 2004 Scott's back in the US after successful shows with The Solution
in Europe. Also, we finally have copies of "Communicate", the
album by The Solution, in stock at the merch
page . Also in, a CD single with a non-album track.
rockradio.se and
the album is # 13 on the Swedish national chart after one week.
it's out in all of Scandinavia now. It's selling real well. We
played a ballroom called Nahlin Monday for about 500. It's a beautiful
old room from the '30s. We had 14 people onstage and did two encores.
We play Hultsfred Friday and you can learn more at the Hultsfred/rockparty
website . Looks like Helsinki July 1 and Roskilde July 4.
here .
here .
June
11, 2004 The film clip for Scott and Nicke Royale's band The Solution
is available. It's the single "I Have to Quit You" and it's here
in Windows Media format. The Solution's debut album is out now and will
be available from the Scottmorganmusic Shop in early July, while the band
is launching it with a series of European dates, including the prestigious
Hultsfred and Roskilde Festivals. Here's the update from Nicke at the
Hellacopters website :
THE
SOLUTION
There's
a review of the "Beyond the Sound" single at Creem
Magazine online . The Powertrane album deal is not far from being wrapped
up. Go to our store to grab the single or
hear a sample.here .
The album title is "Communicate!" and the first single is "I Have to Quit
You" b/w "I'll Be Around" (a Johnny Copeland cover). It'll be released
in Europe by Wild Kingdom Records on May 19 with the album to follow on
June 7.
April
6, 2004 The 3 Assassins live CD featuring Scott and Radio Birdman's Deniz
Tek on a European tour just landed in the shop .
Go grab a copy.
April
1, 2004 The
new split single is available for purchase in the store .
There's also a sample of Beyond the Sound in MP3 format for download.here .
here .
January 15, 2004
