ROCK NEWS

Rita: The office is already a mess. Trashing it wouldn’t make a big difference. There could very well be important files under the piles of broken CDs, stained coffee mugs, and dirty socks. Lolita: That’s not dirty socks. That’s Linty and Flee-C—a couple of sock puppets that have been hanging around the office lately. They’re trying to break into the business. Rita: Like we don’t have enough human wanna-be rock stars around here already. Maybe we can send the foot apparel over to Lexi. Lolita: But why would we do that? Rita: ’Cause LEXI KAHN’s lowbudgetsuperhero.com has gone from a PR and booking entity to an online local music ’zine. It’s a new source for bands (and sock puppets?) to gather praise. Good luck Lexi. *** FRANK STROM’s comic book titled Delusions of Vicky, featuring what looks like VIKKI SIXX (x-Sugabomb), gets a test-market premier (courtesy of Engine Comics) in May at the Bristol Comic Book Convention in Bristol, England. *** JOHN POWHIDA (The Rudds) is leaving his voice in many places. Besides being the solo voice in the chorus of “End War Now,” J. Po can be heard on both PETER WOLF’s, andTHE CLICK 5’s, next release.*** RAY FERNANDES (Triple B Recording Studios/ The Atlantics) is releasing a compilation called The History of Boston Rock...“Here and Now.” The CD release party is on Thursday and Friday, 5/24 and 5/25, at the Baseball Tavern. *** When you play the Skybar, they offer your band multi-camera videos of your live set—mixed and finished by the time you’re loading out. Talk to MATTHEW MARCHESI ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) about it. *** MIKE DELEHANTY ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) has taken over booking Harpers Ferry. DAN MILMAN left on good terms and is focusing on his rock ’n’ roll cruises. *** The Kirkland closing days will be Saturday and Sunday 5/26-5/27, noon to 1:00 am. Bring some food to the old-fashioned soul food thrown down to go with the 35-cent wings and free rice and side dishes. *** Whats Up magazine celebrated their ten-year anniversary in April at the Middle East with THREE DAY THRESHOLD leading the way. *** The Linwood closed (for renovations?). LIZ BORDEN BAND headlined the on the final night—Saturday, 4/6. *** NAMI-Mass, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, is reaching out to band members to participate in their march on Saturday, 5/19 that starts in Artisani Park, Brighton (Soldiers Field Rd. near WGBH). Check in time is 9:00 am, the walk is at 11:00 am. Contact Stephany Melton at 781-938-4048. *** BRITT LIGHTNING (Jaded) picked up a Jackson Guitars endorsement and is interviewed on Jackson’s website. Lolita: I smell a centerfold. *** Guitar tech nerds might be interested to know that ROGER MILLER (Mission of Burma) uses a Vacu-Fuzz unit for the solo in “End War Now.” *** MIKE LANGLIE (Twink) titled his latest toy piano band album Ice Cream Truckin’ and ended up designing the spring window display for the Magpie ice cream shop (416 Highland Ave., Davis Square, Somerville). *** UPPER CRUST is shooting a secret video in New York. What are these French Revolutionists up to now? An ambush on Bush? *** On their way down to gigs in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE performed for the travelers on the Amtrak Crescent train. They’ll be back to play at the Regattabar in Harvard Square on Wednesday, 5/30, for a special early show at 7:30 pm. *** “The Mole” from THE BAGS’ Night of the Corn People appears in the movie Air Guitar Nation (coming to the Brattle). *** The lease for Tape Complex is running out in June 2007. That’s when the business will shift up to Fleetwood Duplication in Lynn. Still plenty of time before they close to take advantage of their last-minute CD duplication deals. *** KETMAN passed on digital recording and recorded their upcoming yet-to-be-titled CD straight to 2-inch 24-track tape with ETHAN DUSSALT at New Alliance. *** JONATHAN WYNER (M-Works)has mastered over 4,000 CDs and has run in ten marathons, finishing under three hours seven of those times. Rita: Running and mastering that much must build a lot of character.