Tou JAM

02/06/2022

Who wants to join the NEXT book?

This is the 37th meeting of the GOING THROUGH PAGES Rock 'N' Roll Book Club, focusing on the first half (through chapter 8) of the book "My Life and Loves" b...

23/05/2022

Musicians, DJs, music writers and miscellaneous miscreants meet to talk tunes.

24/08/2021

TONIGHT!

Will be a special Guilt Free Cin. Club, running in partnership with INFERNOs Sinema.

We will be screening the 1922 Swedish silent horror film "Haxan." It will be screened in full FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER with Chinese intertitles (as well as in English and Swedish). We know this because we had to make them (shout out to Nico)...

Haxan was the basis of the recent Shanghorror Fest. The movie is a faux documentary about the history of witches. This goes from historic documentation, to some very twisted dark arts. It's extremely graphic and was banned in many territories for decades. If your only silent film experience is seeing Charlie Chaplin, this will blow your s**t.

As it's a cross-over event, and in a metal bar, we (I've long been a king) have decided that the soundtrack for this otherwise silent movie is going to be two maligned combination albums back-to-back.

They are:
-David Allan Coe and Cowboys From Hell - "Rebel Meets Rebel"
Cowboys From Hell is Pantera minus Phil Anselmo, and David Allan Coe is the outlaw country "long-haired redneck." This country metal record was ignored, but was Dimebag's last and is a hot-as-hell Americana highway record.

-Lou Reed and Metallica - Lulu
This much maligned record was Uncle Lou's last and lead to much questioning of Lars and co. after "Death Magnetic." F**k the haters. It's squaler sound cinema, with Reed and Hetfield playing a variety of desperate characters falling apart like a broken home. "I am the table," yes, yes, and also gnarly s**t.

This won't be the full Guilt Free Cin. Experience, but a fun hang out with friends. Consider it!

It's happening on Tuesday, August 24 at INFERNO. The movie will start at 8:30, but to line things up, the music will start at 8:10pm as an overture. FREE ENTRANCE and with a happy hour until 9pm.

29/03/2021

19/03/2021

Episode 3 of the GOING THROUGH PAGES Rock N Roll Book Club, going over the first half of "Everybody Had An Ocean: Music and Mayhem in 1960's Los Angeles" by William McKeen, which includes an interview with him!

For the third GOING THROUGH PAGES Rock N Roll Book Club Podcast, we go over the first half of William McKeen’s book “Everybody Had an Ocean: Music & Mayhem in 1960s Los Angeles,” chapter 1 to 8. Before we go through our regular categories, we're joined by the author of the book, William McKeen...

11/03/2021

I want to give a big thank you to Travis Atria for remotely joining us at the GOING THROUGH PAGES Rock N Roll Book Club at The Apartment Shanghai - Huaihai Road in Shanghai, China. We had our second meeting to go his EXCELLENT book "Traveling Soul: The Life of Curtis Mayfield."

You can hear that meeting, including the interview with Travis about the book here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/DJBOShanghai/ontap-going-through-pages-rock-n-roll-book-club-traveling-soul-pt-2/

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Our next book is "Everybody Had an Ocean: Music and Mayhem in 1960s Los Angeles, and we'll be meeting twice about it, including one meeting with author William McKeen joining us.

If you're in Shanghai, join us at these events. Otherwise, check out the podcast!

For the second "GOING THROUGH PAGES Rock N Roll Book Club" Podcast, we go over chapter 8 to the end of the book "Traveling Soul: The Life of Curtis Mayfield." After a truncated run through our regular categories, we're joined by the co-author of the book, Travis Atria. Atria is also the author of th...

25/02/2021

"Hot Pot with the Pastor: Episode 3" is ready to be served! Join DJ BO and Pastor Gavin Felix as we put in the pot:

-a "Black Catholic Messenger" opinion piece about the recent PBS documentary about the black church
-An "Intercept" article about the controversy around Poetry Magazine publishing a poem from a man convicted of pe*****le p**n possession
-the documentary "Marjoe"

Plus, we end with psalm/song. Check it out, and leave your feedback.

https://www.mixcloud.com/DJBOShanghai/hot-pot-with-the-pastor-episode-3-black-church-doc-critique-pe******ia-poet-marjoe/?fbclid=IwAR3cqhUNPfcPtsHxINhruPD3UCwYeT2HxI4o0yrZKpoxrYL6zaqGCeLHlSs

In Episode 3 of "Hot Pot With The Pastor," Pastor Gavin Felix and DJ BO (Brian) discuss a criticism about the recent documentary series on the history of the black church, the recent publishing of a poet with a pe******ia past, and the documentary "Marjoe." The opinion piece in "The Black Catholic M...

08/02/2021

Was very happy to put together this playlist for the Coco Flamingo pop up I'm doing in Shanghai over Lunar New Year. Put together 5 artists/songs that will reflect the South Florida vibes and the flavor of the place, and also put my own spin on it.

That includes music from friends like MASIA ONE and Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra, with Alex even recording a special message. Gracias, Alex!

Also dig tunes from Rich White Ladies, real Florida Man David Allan Coe, and of course, Gloria Estefan.

It's gonna be a super fun 4 days, and hopefully a lot more after that!

。2月12至15日。Feb 12 to 15, all day and night, get loco with COCO FLAMINGO.

01/02/2021

Shanghai-ren! Ooh baby! Takin' everyone back home in 12 days, all the way down Alligator Alley. Who's in?

28/01/2021

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1wBh5fASnPHmSI8FxzEjJw

Come up to Kartel to get down with this week\x26 #39;s disposition of Friday FunK starring DJs BO and Skinny Brown.