Nik wants into all your wallets NOW :)

[Jonathan Smith]

It is about money. Today I saw a Facebook page for Nik Turner (ex-HAWKWIND)
doing his Space Ritual in the US. And so it goes on.


On 25 August 2013 10:08, Carl Edlund Anderson <cea at carlaz.com> wrote:

> On 24 Aug 2013, at 01:18 , Jonathan Smith <smithjm77x7 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > 'Promo videos' is a good name. I don't really watch them, just listen. I
> > would love to see Nik doing new material too. I wonder if it will happen?
>
>
> I'm given to understand that YouTube is one of the major ways that people
> encounter new music now.  The technology -- or at least the way that some
> technology or the other gets used -- keeps marching on!
>
> I suppose even I have to admit that I discovered the marvelous Red Fang
> via YouTube, so I can hardly grumble like an old timer about it!
>
> > It didn't with Space Ritual and I have to admit that I would happy never
> to
> > another  Psychedelic Warlords  space  ritual flyer. Alan has every right
> to
> > play the songs but the Youtube videos seem quite  uninspired, but his own
> > back catalogue is full of gems.
>
>
> I've heard mixed things about the Psych Warlords shows, and the best I can
> say is that YouTube camera phone videos seldom make anyone look good.  I
> fully agree that Alan has a very strong back catalogue, and I would rather
> see him doing his own stuff, new and old (not that this is likely to be an
> option!).  Though I also know full well that back when he was doing
> Bedouin, the "second shift" as a Motörhead cover was bringing in more cash.
> Such is show biz.
>
> Cheers,
> Carl
>
> --
> Carl Edlund Anderson
> http://www.carlaz.com/
>