GROOVY NOODLES
THE ELM TREASON NEWSLETTER NUMBER 117
OCTOBER 13, 2023
TREASON NOODLES
– Work on the band’s next music video continues.
– The band has decided that “funny memes” will not be a part of their main Facebook page anymore. Andy says, “People are following our main Facebook page for the funny memes and are increasingly ignoring the purpose of the page – to promote and gain exposure for the band’s music. We now have to pay fees just to get our music distributed to those who are inclined to actually listen to what Elm Treason does. We can’t do that anymore. We’re defeating our own purposes. The “meme” stategy worked once upon a time, but the algorithm is different now and it’s been steadily hurting us. We are not a meme factory or a comedy site. We are a band. We make music. We are getting back to that on our main page and are re-training the algorithm accordingly. I’m talking only about the band’s main Facebook page. The private group (Uptown Q) is different and will operate as it always has. The newsletter is fine as it is, too. But the main page has ceased to be a cartoon depot.”
OTHER NOODLES
– Ann Wilson brought out a special guest at her concert Tuesday night, October 10th: her sister and former bandmate Nancy Wilson. “Ladies and gentlemen, we have the answer to a question with us tonight,” Ann Wilson said from the stage. “A very, very good friend — more than a friend … let’s bring her out. Come on.”
– Tool bassist Justin Chancellor has revealed that the prog-metal giants have begun writing material for the follow-up to their 2019 album, “Fear Inoculum.”
– Paul Rodgers said that Bad Company is not done and expressed optimism that the band may tour again one day. The group’s last performance took place on October 18, 2019, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
– Donald Fagen is reportedly out of the hospital following an unspecified illness that forced Steely Dan to withdraw from several tour stops.
– The Eagles were joined by Steely Dan as their opening act during the first few weeks of their “Long Goodbye” tour. But due to illness within Steely Dan, the Steve Miller Band will temporarily serve as a replacement.
– Guns N’ Roses have announced two Los Angeles concerts with special guests the Black Keys, which will take place November 1st and 2nd.
– Judas Priest will release a new album titled “Invincible Shield” on March 8.
– Bruce Springsteen has rescheduled recently postponed tour dates for next year. All of his 2023 concerts were suddenly halted in late September so he could undergo treatment for peptic ulcer disease.
Your Answer Is…
Hello Treasonites!
This week’s question…
What was the last album or individual song you PAID MONEY FOR? Doesn’t matter if its CD, Vinyl, Download, whatever… But NOT LIVE MUSIC (concerts don’t count here).
Someone asks you: “What’s the last music you dropped some coin on?”
Your answer is….
Another Year Gone
Some birthdays we did not mention on our Facebook page…
Turning 70 last Saturday was Tico Torres, drummer for Bon Jovi
Kevin Cronin, lead vocalist for REO Speedwagon, was 72 last Friday
Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne had his 75th birthday on Monday
Happy 56th birthday to R&B singer Toni Braxton (last Saturday)
Classic Albums… BAD Reviews
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (1969)
The Beatles, Abbey Road (1969)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Déjà vu (1970)
Simon And Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
AC DC, High Voltage (1976)
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Bobby Steel, March 2018.
Andy Roman, April 2019.
The word “Phlegm” in a white colored font against a white background.. and why not?
OUR LATEST VIDEO
From our new album “WITHOUT A TRIBE,” here is the official music video for the song “UP TO ME.”
16 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Radiohead takes an innovative approach with the release of their seventh studio album, In Rainbows, by offering it as a pay-what-you-want download. Most people pay nothing for the download, but the album still fares well.
22 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Embracing the Internet at a time when broadband is rare, U2 webcasts a concert from their Elevation tour in South Bend, Indiana, for free on U2.com.
22 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Under pressure to change their name because of letter attacks using anthrax germs, the metal band Anthrax issues a press release explaining they will not. “In light of current events, we are changing the name of the band to something more friendly, ‘Basket Full Of Puppies,'” they state. “Actually, just the fact that we are making jokes about our name sucks.”
23 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Dennis DeYoung of Styx, unable to tour because of debilitating fatigue, sues the band for touring without him. The suit is eventually settled, but DeYoung never returns to the fold. Styx carries on without him, but leaves most of his songs out of the setlists.
27 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Pearl Jam fan Mark Zupan crowd surfs all the way to the stage at the band’s concert at Fort Lauderdale Stadium… in a wheelchair! He goes on to captain the US wheelchair rugby team and appear in the movie Murderball.
32 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Apple Computers reaches an agreement with The Beatles’ Apple Corps, paying $26.5 million for the rights to run music software – an update to their 1981 deal that prohibited the computer maker from selling anything music-related. The deal is revised from time to time as Apple Computer makes music a major part of their business.
33 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Eddie Vedder flies from his home in San Diego to Seattle, where he meets his Pearl Jam bandmates for the first time and starts a week of recording that becomes the bulk of their debut album, Ten. Vedder was chosen based on vocals he added to a three-song instrumental demo the band made.
42 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Opening a show for The Rolling Stones at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Prince gets booed off the stage. The Stones have good intentions in bringing in a rising star, but his act isn’t a good fit for this crowd, and when he opens his trench coat to reveal bikini briefs, it gets ugly. Prince never again performs as an opening act.
45 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Sid Vicious of The Sex Pistols is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who he found dead in the bathroom of their hotel room with a stab wound to her abdomen. Vicious dies of a heroin overdose before he can be tried for the murder.
46 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
An audience member throws an M-80 firecracker on stage at an Aerosmith show at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. The explosion injures lead singer Steven Tyler’s cornea and guitarist Joe Perry’s hand. The next year, Tyler is hit in the face with a bottle when they play the arena.
48 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
On father John Lennon’s 35th birthday, Yoko Ono gives birth to Sean Ono Taro Lennon (Sean Lennon)
55 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Long before the US National Anthem becomes a performance piece, the Puerto Rican singer Jose Feliciano makes waves when he does a slow, jazzy version of the song before Game 5 of the World Series between the Tigers and Cardinals.
84 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Judy Garland, 16, records “Over The Rainbow” for the movie The Wizard of Oz.
96 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The first talking picture is released: The Jazz Singer, a musical starring Al Jolson. Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies” is one of the first songs heard by talkie audiences.
Our new record WITHOUT A TRIBE is getting some seriously awesome feedback from everywhere. We are STOKED! It is, we believe, our best work to date… and now it can be yours on CD, vinyl or digital formats. CLICK HERE to bring your copy home.
Necessary Meds
Job Placement
The Elm Treason Playbook
Been There, Done That
The Answer is Yes
Evolving Definitions
Thank You
OUR FACEBOOK GROUP
If you haven’t done so already, and you are on FACEBOOK, why not consider joining our private FACEBOOK GROUP “The Uptown Q?”
It’s far more intimate than our “regular” Facebook page. It allows us to interact with you guys FAR MORE than we can on the regular page. Plus, you won’t miss our posts that get lost in the all-powerful algorithm of Facebook.
We will be posting more behind-the-scenes band stuff, exclusive previews, performances available nowhere else… plus all the stuff that people dig about our regular page.
If you join, grab a free WELCOME PACK… and don’t forget to watch the introductory video at the top of the page.
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CONTACT US
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I got Bob Corritore latest one called Somebody put bad luck on me…He puts these awesome albums out, Bob Corritore & friends. Awesome harmonica player.
I (Andy) love harmonica music. A great player can have me in a trance for extended periods.
I will check it out. Thank you, Ellen.
Dual by The Rose
Not familiar, I must admit.
I’m glad there’s still new music out there you are digging.
Rock on, Patricia!
Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Dirt and the Stars. Worth every penny.
Excellent, Laura.
Without a Tribe !
You have no idea how much that lifted my (Andy’s) soul.
Thank you, Rich. I really hope you’re enjoying the new record.
Without a tribe
Wow. Absolutely honored Steven!
Tremendous thanks! Truly hope you are digging the record.
A Tribute to Dan Fogelberg (various artists)
Very nice! That might be worth checking out on this end.
Thank you, Katie!
“Without a Tribe” by Elm Treason is the last collection I bought recently. Great music!
Man, that is so good to hear, Michael. Smile on my (Andy’s) ugly mug is a mile wide. So pleased you are enjoying the music. Thank you.
Elm Treason, of course!
I’m smiling like a little kid right now, Jaymie! Truly, I am.
Thank you so much. Really hope youre digging the new album.
Elm Treason Without a Tribe
Hi Marcia!
It really does sound a little shiver down our spine to hear that.
Thanks so much for dropping your hard earned coin on our new music. Really hope it’s connecting with you.
Just prior to Elm treason CD which is excellent by the way I bought Matchbox 20 where the light goes
Very cool. I (Andy) trust you dug that record?
Well guys and dollsthis is the easiest question to date and a no br ainer…Without a Tribe,by 2 crazy and wonderful dudes from NYC!!!!!
Aw, thank you, love. Nothing beats that.
So very thrilled to have you in our family.
We are so happy you’re enjoying the new album, Shelley.
“Without a Tribe.”
Beyond that, I don’t remember.
It’s been a while.
The year he died, I bought a Tom Petty T-shirt at a concert.
Well, if I (Andy) may say so, I am honored as hell. I know Bobby is too. If you cannot remember the last time you bought before ours…. Wow!
Trust me when I say, we are so glad you did, brother.
Elm Treason’s latest & greatest “Without A Tribe”! Before that, The Condriacs (a UK duo with a soulful sound). And I think the next will be Anthony Gomes.
I’m so, so, so enjoying my musical finds from FB! 🥰🤩🥰
I (Andy) think that is probably social media’s greatest accomplishment… Especially for someone like me who lives and breathes music… It’s the discovery of new music… You just have to know how to dig. You just have to be persistent. It’s out there.
Thank you, thank you… You make our day. So happy to have you out there.
Just this afternoon I downloaded When Rivers Meet latest album, Aces Are High. Due to a haphazard record keeping “system”… it seems I got 3 copies (crowdfunded it, then seem to have bought 2 other copies along the long road to release date.) It’s a theme; I often buy 2 copies of something coming out. I’ll have to upgrade my system.
Very cool to know you’re out there supporting independent artists, new music…
It’s people like you, and make all of this so special to us. Sincerely.
Thank you, Curtis. You rock just as much, if not more, then we do.
Elm Treason. But that’s probably not the answer you are looking for. The last CD I bought was David Bowie – Blackstar. And prior to that was Alanis Morrissette – Jagged Little Pill.
Don’t be so sure that’s not what I (Andy) want to hear. 😁
Thank you, my friend. You have been such an ardent supporter… And if I may say so with nothing but love, a much wanted and needed high maintenance fan.
The best kind.
Yesterday I bought The Cramps- The Creature From The Black Leather Lagoon LP.
I love it!!!!I do not think that there are many of us who own any of The Cramps on vinyl or even cd! Right on!!!
Outstanding album!
I will direct this one at Shelly, as well as you… I do own this album on CD.
Elm Treason’s Without a Tribe
Lisa, that is all kinds of cool. Wow.
Honored! Thank you so very much for the incredible support. Really hope you are enjoying the album.
Ozzy Osbourne’s “Patient Number 9”
Peggy, you absolutely rock!
Well done!
Without a Tribe (of course).
Thank you so much, Tom! Nothing feels quite as good as that answer
Cannot even begin to quantify appreciation.
Elm Treason Without a Tribe is the last bit of music I paid for!
Hi Ron! Andy here.
We are grateful that you did. Such an honor. Such a thrill.
Despite it being a cliché, we know money doesn’t grow on trees… So we appreciate it more than we can say.
Something old and something new!”Father’s and Sons”old Mike Bloomfield record I never knew about! Also a new rocker? “Anthony Gomes?” I listened to pieces of two songs and figured I’ll check it out!
Very very cool. Maybe I should check out this Anthony Gomes.
Appreciate hearing from you, brother. Always.
Yours!!!! I haven’t bought anything since.
Mainly because I’m enjoying it, and don’t need to change it in my car yet…yet …I have the same cd in the car for ages…lol