GROOVY NOODLES
THE ELM TREASON NEWSLETTER NUMBER 121
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
TREASON NOODLES
– The current “FREE CD” campaign running on social media to bring new sets of ears into the ELM TREASON ecosystem is humming along with a very good degree of success thus far. In the last week, over 100 have opted to give our album “Rhyme and Treason” a ride.
– Work continues on the next ELM TREASON music video. It’s a tricky one, but it is progressing nicely. We’ll keep you updated.
OTHER NOODLES
– The Eagles have added seven more dates to their “Long Goodbye” tour for 2024. The new shows now extend the tour through March 16th. Previously, the last concert announced was scheduled for March 13 in Toronto. With the addition of these seven new dates, the last show on the schedule now is in Charlotte, North Carolina.
– Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson will star in “Bjorn of the Dead,” a new horror movie about an ABBA tribute band that finds itself trapped in a nightclub at the dawn of the apocalypse alongside a slew of other tribute bands.
– Richie Sambora this week said ‘It’s Time’ for Bon Jovi Reunion – ‘I Feel Younger Than Ever.’ While a potential reunion remains cloudy at best, Sambora did confirm that a Bon Jovi documentary is currently in the works.
– Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance on Monday night, November 6th at “Stand Up for Heroes,” a charity event in New York City honoring veterans and their families. It was a rare live appearance for Springsteen, who has had to postpone a number of tour dates as he undergoes treatment for peptic ulcer disease.
– Elton John said that he and Bernie Taupin have recently completed a brand new LP that will “surprise the shit out of you!”
– Slipknot have parted ways with longtime drummer Jay Weinberg.
Your Answer Is…
Hey there, Treasonites!
Goin’ ACOUSTIC…Doin’ it UNPLUGGED… Feeling ORGANIC… WE salute those players who keep it real! (This is something we know a little something about).
Someone asks you: “Name the artist or band you FIRST think of when you hear the word “Acoustic.””
Your answer is…
Another Year Gone
Birthdays over the past week…
A Flock of Seagulls lead singer Mike Score was 66 last Sunday
Singer/musician Johnny Rivers celebrated his 81st birthday on Tuesday
Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits turned 76 last Sunday
On Tuesday, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell had her 80th birthday
Happy 36th birthday to Kevin Jonas, the oldest of the Jonas Brothers
Corey Glover, lead singer for Living Colour, was 59 on Monday
Turning 64 last Sunday was singer-songwriter Bryan Adams
Songwriter/musician Bonnie Raitt was 74 on Wednesday
Last Sunday, Art Garfunkel of Simon and Garfunkel had his 82nd birthday
Singer/Musician and Actor Adam Ant (born Stuart Goddard) celebrated birthday number 79 last Friday
Bobby talks acoustic power!
Bobby crushes the myth that you need electric guitars to be heavy. He uses Elm Treason music to demonstrate.
GREAT debut albums!
So many great debut albums out there, so little bandwidth to display their covers.
These 16 are, by no means, exhaustive…or even fractionally representative…. they’re just some of our favorites.
What’s your favorite debut album?
Hit that comments section!
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Andy in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – April, 2019
Bobby in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – April, 2019
Oldest Guitar in the World?
This vihuela — the predecessor of modern guitars — created by Belchior Diaz is widely considered the oldest guitar in the world. It dates back to around 1590, has 10 strings, and instead of regular metal frets, its ligatures are tied like those found on a lute.
OUR LATEST VIDEO
From our new album “WITHOUT A TRIBE,” here is the official music video for the song “UP TO ME.”
8 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Months after 1000 singers and musicians in Cesena, Italy perform “Learn to Fly” in an effort to entice Foo Fighters to play there, the group complies, performing a concert in the city.
11 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The building at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, where the five members of Aerosmith shared an apartment in the ’70s, is declared a historic landmark. To celebrate, the band play a free concert outside the building to thousands of fans.
12 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Dr. Conrad Murray is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson. Murray was accused of giving the singer a lethal dose of the sedative propofol on the day he died.
24 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Van Halen announce that lead singer Gary Cherone, who joined in 1996 and sang on the Van Halen III album, is leaving the band. All parties claim the split is amicable. The group later coaxes Sammy Hagar back into the fold, and reunites with original frontman David Lee Roth in 2007.
35 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The U2 documentary Rattle And Hum opens worldwide
48 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The Sex Pistols play their first-ever gig, opening for the band Bazooka Joe at St. Martin’s School of Art in London
53 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Aerosmith perform their first-ever gig when they play at Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, Massachusetts
56 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Elton John, still going by his given name of Reg Dwight, and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin sign their first major publishing deal. Their parents are there to witness the signing, as both are still minors
56 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published, with a photo of John Lennon on the cover and items about David Crosby, The Who and Country Joe McDonald (of Country Joe & the Fish).
57 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
John Lennon visits London’s Indica Gallery to see the exhibit Unfinished Paintings and Objects and meets the artist behind the showing, Yoko Ono.
60 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
When The Beatles play The Royal Variety Performance in London in front of an audience that includes the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, John Lennon says, “Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. All the rest of you, rattle your jewelry.”
67 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
“Love Me Tender” replaces “Don’t Be Cruel”/”Hound Dog” on the Billboard chart, making Elvis Presley the first artist to knock himself out of the #1 position.
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.
The Pompatus of Java
Generational Hazard
Tele-Preferences
Sober, too…
Truth
Udderly Cool
Treasured Memory
Yeah, something like that
Fab Funny
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First Band, other than Elm Treason, that came to mind was Firefall. Second was America.
“Sister Golden Hair” is just delicious.
America, Grateful Dead, Barenaked Ladies
America definitely seems to be one that is invoked quite a bit on the word “acoustic” enters the conversation.
Very interesting that you chose Grateful Dead.
My wife listens to them constantly. And the first word that comes to mind when I think of that band is “noodling.”
🤣
CSN
There you go!
James Taylor
Whether or not Carolina is on my mind, I (Andy) agree.
Since I’ve been listening a bunch to their music lately, Elm Treason is the FIRST that pops into my head…but then there’s Crosby, Stills and Nash, Simon and Garfunkel come to mind too…
I (Andy) will have to check out that Elm band you mentioned…
But the other two are Bullseye.
The first thing that popped into my head when I saw “acoustic” was Landslide from Fleetwood Mac’s Unplugged MTV performance. As far as acoustic artists, I go with Simon and Garfunkel and Elm Treason.
Might have said Joni Mitchell if I had read the birthdays first. LOL
I (Andy) can lose myself in that landslide. Over and over again.
Jackson Browne (The Road), Nirvana (The Man Who Sold The World)….also you fine gentlemen. Thanks for the Groovy Noodles guys, so happy to hear that its catching on
Appreciate that very much.
We hope people are digging the newsletter.
It’s our little “thank you” to our fans.
We definitely enjoy doing it. And we really enjoy having you out there.
Booker’s Guitar by Eric Bibb and The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker both awesome albums.
Absolutely scrumptious!
OMG I want to see Bjorn in the dead…what a riot! Sorry I have not seen any posts for free album or I would be sharing, WTF??? Elm Treason of course, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and my fave before you came along is Simon and Garfunkel
A seriously awesome muster of artists right there.
Elvis, Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, Dylan and Ritchie Havens, Probably in that order!
Neil Young 💜🎶
I said John Denver. Hubby said Jose Feliciano