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Gin Blossoms: Tragic Death of Guitarist Doug Hopkins Who Wrote Hey Jealousy & Found Out About Yo Hotney 17 Streams • 3 years ago

Gin Blossoms: The tragic death of guitarist Doug Hopkins

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“Let’s face it, Tempe, Arizona., is not exactly a thriving rock ‘n’ roll mecca. It seems more like one of those places that a budding rock band leaves, then later reminisces about for its boring but lovable qualities.”

That's what the LA Times had to say about Gin Blossoms during a 1993 profile they wrote about the group. Gin Blossoms rose to prominence in the early 90’s thanks to their second and third records which sold quite well, but it was a miracle that the band even released their second and breakout album New Miserable experience. By the end of the recording sessions the band would lose one of their key members guitarist Doug Hopkins whose life would end tragically just as his old band was finding fame.. Today lets talk about the life and death of the guitarist.

Gin Blossoms born and raised on R.E.M., Tom Petty, Cheap Trick, and the Replacements, which offered a stark contrast to the other popular bands of the early 90’s who were fed a healthy diet of punk rock, metal and bands like The Pixies. Gin Blossoms married joyful sounding melodies with young adult anxieties. Hailing from Tempe Arizona, Gin Blossoms first formed thanks to a Tower Records store in the city, where frontman Robin Wilson and bassist Bill Leen both worked. The band formed in 1987, and the first solid lineup consisted of Wilson, Leen, guitarists Jesse Valenzuela, ad Doug Hopkins, as well as drummer Phillip Rhodes.

While the band should’ve been celebrating, guitarist Doug Hopkins was not. Having suffered from severe depression from a young age he was against signing with a major label feeling pressure to deliver and also feeling like someone else’s property. His drinking would only escalate once the band signed wa smajor recording contract.. According to Rolling Stone he frequently showed up intoxicated at gigs, while band practices resulted in verbal screaming machines.

The band first convened in Los Angeles in 1991 to record their major label debut but it was a complete disaster. The band spent close to $100,000 and had nothing to show for it and were almost dropped by their label.

Singer Robin Wilson would tell Rolling Stone ,“We were a fragile mess. We were all just treading water trying to make the record. We knew this was our last chance. It was an intense experience on every level.”
During a a separate interview with billboard magazine he also credited the band’s label with helping turn things around letting the band release an EP instead, and touring a bit revealing “they gave us a chance to succeed or fail to learn about the studio and toughen up”. The band in the mean time recorded the EP Up and Crumbling, which came out in 1991.

As the band attempted to take a second stab at their first LP for A&M they chose a different producer and location recording New Miserable Experience in Memphis. That’s not to say the experience was perfect because it was anything but. The band soon started running into problems with Hopkins with Wilson telling the LA Times in 1996

“It’s just a sad thing when you’ve got somebody you love, [and] you’re just watching them destroy themselves before your eyes and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. And it’s all happening while you’re making the most important record you’ve ever made in your life.”

Wilson remembered that one incident that showed how checked out Doug was saying
“I came into the studio and Doug was in there with John, and I heard John say, ‘Well, someone is going to have to do these solos.’ Doug said, ‘I guess I’d rather Jesse do my solos.’ I was just floored. I could not believe that was something tha

But there was one solo that Hopkins did play on and .

Sources:

https://www.latimes.com/archiv....es/la-xpm-1993-05-08

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Hopkins

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.co....m/music/20-years-ago

https://www.latimes.com/archiv....es/la-xpm-1996-03-31

https://www.rollingstone.com/m....usic/music-features/

https://variety.com/1993/music..../news/rock-guitarist

The Clash's Breakup & The Story of Cut The Crap Hotney 17 Streams • 3 years ago

The breakup of the Clash & the making of Cut the Crap

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The Clash emerged in 1976 amidst the British punk rock scene, distinguishing themselves with a socially conscious approach to their music. Comprising Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Keith Levene, and Terry Chimes, the band quickly gained prominence with their politically charged lyrics and energetic performances. Despite internal conflicts and lineup changes, The Clash achieved commercial success in the United States, particularly with their albums "London Calling" and "Combat Rock," the latter being their best-selling release.

However, internal tensions within the band began to escalate. Drummer Terry Chimes departed due to personal reasons, and his replacement, Topper Headon, struggled with heroin addiction and was eventually fired. This instability, coupled with disagreements over musical direction and management issues, led to a division within the band.

By the early 1980s, the Clash had split into two factions: Mick Jones on one side and Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, and manager Bernie Rhodes on the other. Rhodes, a controversial figure known for his authoritarian approach, was rehired by Strummer to manage the band's finances, despite previous conflicts. However, Rhodes' control over the band's creative direction further strained relationships within the group.

The tensions came to a head with the release of their final album, "Cut the Crap," in 1985. Strummer aimed for the album to be a departure from mainstream pop and glam metal, but Rhodes exerted significant influence over its production. The resulting album received harsh criticism for its synthetic sound and inconsistent quality, leading to poor sales and further alienating fans and critics.

Following the album's release, the Clash attempted to organize a tour, but Strummer's relocation to Spain and legal threats, along with resistance from band members over Rhodes' heavy-handed management, thwarted these plans. Eventually, in October 1985, Strummer disbanded the Clash.

Despite their legacy as one of punk rock's seminal bands, "Cut the Crap" remains a stain on the Clash's discography, often omitted from discussions of their career. Strummer himself expressed regret over the album's failure and the band's dissolution, acknowledging that the chemistry between the original members was irreplaceable.

In later years, attempts to revisit "Cut the Crap" included a 2005 re-release and a 2021 remix by German musician Gerald Manns, which received mixed reactions from fans and band members. Nonetheless, the album's reception and the circumstances surrounding its creation serve as a cautionary tale of the dangers of internal discord and artistic compromise within a band. Despite their turbulent end, the Clash's impact on music and culture endures, leaving behind a complex and storied legacy.

Zac Brown Band - Free/Into The Mystic (Recorded Live from Southern Ground HQ) Hotney 17 Streams • 3 years ago

Zac Brown Band performs "Free/Into The Mystic" at Southern Ground HQ.

Lyrics:

So we live out in our old van
Travel all across this land
Me and you
We'll end up hand in hand
Somewhere down on the sand
Just me and you

Just as free
Free as we'll ever be
Just as free
Free as we'll ever be

Drive until the city lights
Dissolve into a country sky
Just me and you

Lay underneath the harvest moon
Do all the things that lovers do
Just me and you

Just as free
Free as we'll ever be
Just as free
Free as we'll ever be
and ever be

We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
And the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic
Hark, now hear the sailors cry
You smell the sea and you feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic

When the fog horn blows I'll be coming home
Yeah, when the fog horn blows I want to feel it
Don't have to fear it
And I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will flow into the mystic

No we don't have a lot of money
No we don't have a lot of money
No we don't have a lot of money
All we need is love

We're free as we'll ever be
Just as free
Free as we'll ever be
So we live in our old van
Travel all across this land
Me and you

About Zac Brown Band:
Zac Brown Band is a multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning group led by front man, Zac Brown, along with Jimmy De Martini (violin), John Driskell Hopkins (guitar), Clay Cook (guitar), Chris Fryar (drums), Coy Bowles (guitar), Daniel de los Reyes (percussion) and Matt Mangano (bass guitar). Throughout their career spanning over a decade, Zac Brown Band has had 6 consecutive albums reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200 and 5 consecutive albums debut at #1 on Billboard's Country Albums chart. Since their debut, Zac Brown Band has developed a reputation with critics and fans alike as one of the most dynamic live / studio acts, marked by strong musicianship and a creative range that defies genre boundaries.

Last year, the band released their heartfelt single, “The Man Who Loves You The Most,” which was written, recorded and produced in quarantine. The track debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart. The light, breezy single “You and Islands” soon followed, a song on blissful island time to bring positivity and provide light, escapist melodies, just in time for summer. In 2019, Zac Brown Band released their dynamic sixth studio album, The Owl, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Albums, Country Albums, Independent Albums and Digital Albums charts, and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 Chart.

To date, the band has won 3 Grammys, sold 30M+ singles, 9M albums, amassed 9.3+ billion catalog streams and achieved 15 #1 radio singles.

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Govana x Jada Kingdom - Pull Over (Official Music Video) Hotney 17 Streams • 3 years ago

Govana x Jada Kingdom - Pull Over (Official Music Video)
Govana and Jada Kingdom team up for the official music video to their track 'Pull Over'
Listen here: https://ineffable.to/pullover

Directed by Rizzy
Produced by Raheef Muzik Group & Chimney Records
Govana under exclusive license to Ineffable Records

LYRICS:

Jah Jah
Cyaah wait enuh
Wul on

Pull over!
Back it up inna the rover
Gyal yuh p***y too good fi Corolla
A the backaz them mek yuh get rounder
Rounder!
Yuh looking so hot
P***y so fat
Push it in slow then mi pull it out back
Waah rub mi buddy head pon yuh mouth top
A my p***y this now yuh fi know that

F**k mi till mi silly mek mi cyah focus
Yuh bout fi drive mi mad yuh a mussi chauffeur
Mi a look pon yuh cocky print through yuh trousers
Feel fi advertise it pon a poster
Anyweh yuh want it a deh suh yuh fi bend mi
Skin mi skin out fi yuh stroke it gently
Mi love sex talk a bare lie yuh fi tell mi
Cauz all yuh a gwaan mi just a defend mi Bentley
It obvious yuh never get a f**k like this
Nuh gyal never ride your cocky like me
Mi know it hard fi believe cause it feel like dream
Say yuh doh come fast then we shall see

Pull over
Back it up inna the rover
gyal yuh p***y too good fi Corolla
A the backaz them mek yuh get rounder
Rounder
Yuh looking so hot
P***y so fat
Push it in slow then mi pull it out back
Waah rub mi buddy head pon yuh mouth top
A my p***y this now yuh fi know that

Just!
Try tek yuh time and mind yuh pop a vein
A buddy like yours deserve a nickname
Yuh say yuh can’t wait suh tek it pon the highway
Mi know yuh have a girl but mi feel like the main
Suh whine inna me middle pinch mi pon mi nipple
You a big man fi real this anuh play play sitten
That’s why mi affi suck it off a that mi a tell yuh
You was a friend now look Weh we end up
Let’s f**k every day that’s simple
You a talk my talk suh mi listen
Buss it off any weh yuh want sprinkle
You affi call my name
Twinkle!

Pull over
Back it up inna the rover
Gyal yuh p***y too good fi Corolla
A the backaz them mek yuh get rounder
Rounder
Yuh looking so hot
P***y so fat
Push it in slow then mi pull it out back
Waah rub mi buddy head pon yuh mouth top
A my p***y this now yuh fi know that

Gyal yuh come on
Yuh fi get a G-f**k inna the wagon
Deal wid yuh nipple like a piece a salmon
Balance, whine pon it and galang
Come on
Because yuh looking so fine
Jook it, slow whine
Yuh nipples don’t shy mek we do it outside
Yuh feel the motion like a boat ride
Wah f**k yuh pon a slow jam till around 5
Pull over
Pull over

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