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Roky Erickson - I Think Of Demons (Tremendeous 1st Soloalbum 1980)

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2008-06-01 06:19:00 by ChrisGoesRock in ChrisGoesRock
...Erickson was interested in music from his youth: he played piano from age 5 and took up guitar at 12. He attended school in Austin and dropped out of Travis High School in 1965, one month before graduating, rather than cut his hair to conform to the school dress code. His first notable group was The Spades, who scored a regional hit with...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roky Erickson and The Aliens - Creature With The Atom Brain

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2008-07-30 21:41:00 by Club80 in The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party
...Erickson and The Aliens released their debut single, " Creature With The Atom Brain ". It was backed by " The Wind And More ". The A side appeared on their self-titled debut cassette album as well as their second album, The Evil One . The B side was also on their second album. Roky Erickson had formerly been with 1960's band 13th Floor...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roky Erickson and The Aliens

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2008-08-22 20:38:00 by Club80 in The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party
...Erickson and The Aliens released their self-titled debut album. It contained the single, " Creature With The Atom Brain ". Roky Erickson had formerly been with 1960's band 13th Floor Elevators. The Aliens were geared towards horror punk. The Austin, Texas native collaborated often with Texas punk band The Nervebreakers. Mental health issues...
 
 
 
 
 
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Boston Modern Orchestra Project Honors Composer Robert Erickson

2008-02-13 00:00:00 by newmusicrebloggers in New Music reBlog
 
...Erickson (1917-1997). As part of BMOPs new Composer Retrospectives series, this special event features a cornucopia of Ericksons works ranging from his piece Auroras (1994) for full symphony orchestra to the lesser known Night Music (1978). Other program highlights include: Fantasy (1954) for cello and orchestra with Rafael Popper-Keizer; and...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roky Erickson, Ronnie Spector, ? Do Ponderosa Stomp

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2008-04-25 15:35:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
...Erickson, Ronnie Spector, Question Mark and the Mysterians, onetime Shangri-Las leader Mary Weiss, James Blood Ulmer (pictured), William Bell, Syl Johnson, the all-grown-up Collins Kids, Lil Buck & the Top Cats featuring organ/accordian kingpin Buckwheat Zydeco, garage rockers Green Fuz, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, and more. Plus, none of...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roky Erickson, Ronnie Spector, ? Do Ponderosa Stomp

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2008-04-25 15:35:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
...Erickson, Ronnie Spector, Question Mark and the Mysterians, onetime Shangri-Las leader Mary Weiss, James Blood Ulmer (pictured), William Bell, Syl Johnson, the all-grown-up Collins Kids, Lil Buck & the Top Cats featuring organ/accordian kingpin Buckwheat Zydeco, garage rockers Green Fuz, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, and more. Plus, none of...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roky Erickson, Ronnie Spector, ? Do Ponderosa Stomp

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2008-04-25 15:35:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
...Erickson, Ronnie Spector, Question Mark and the Mysterians, onetime Shangri-Las leader Mary Weiss, James Blood Ulmer (pictured), William Bell, Syl Johnson, the all-grown-up Collins Kids, Lil Buck & the Top Cats featuring organ/accordian kingpin Buckwheat Zydeco, garage rockers Green Fuz, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, and more. Plus, none of...
 
 
 
 
 
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Mogwai Reveal EP (Ft. Roky Erickson), LP Release Date

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2008-05-30 17:30:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
...Erickson . It's due on CD, 12" and digitally September 8 in the UK and on 12" and digitally ( not on CD) September 9 in the U.S With an EP and LP all lined up, there's only one thing left on the rock action checklist: a tour. Mogwai have a mess of dates over the coming months, including a trio of just-announced UK gigs off in October. Word...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roky Erickson to Record With Mogwai

2008-05-30 20:09:00 by Carl Abernathy in Cahl's Juke Joint: A rock, blues and jazz blog
 
Roky Erickson is recording a track called "Devil Rides" with Mogwai on the band's new EP. I'm stoked
 
 
 
 
 
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Mogwai Reveal EP (Ft. Roky Erickson), LP Release Date

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2008-05-30 17:30:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
...Erickson . It's due on CD, 12" and digitally September 8 in the UK and on 12" and digitally ( not on CD) September 9 in the U.S With an EP and LP all lined up, there's only one thing left on the rock action checklist: a tour. Mogwai have a mess of dates over the coming months, including a trio of just-announced UK gigs off in October. Word...