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The Usual

Do It Again!

Thanks to Billy for this photo of the Norton 3

DJ lineup for today's Norton Records Wash-A-Rhon Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Whyte Street

11:00 PM * GREAT GAYLORD FIELDS
(The Sultan Of Squat)
10:00 PM * JOSH STYLES
(Smashed! Blocked!)
9:30 PM * PETER ZAREMBA
(Fleshtones)
9:00 PM * ANDY SHERNOFF
(The Dictators)
8:30 PM * AVI SPIVAK
(Norton Records)
8:00 PM * KEENAN POPWELL
(Friars Club)
7:15 PM * DREW REDMOND
(Metropolis Vintage)
6:30 PM * DAVE THE SPAZZ
(Music To Spazz By, WFMU)
6:00 PM * ANDY MALTZ
(Little Killers, Piggies)
5:30PM * REX
(Fool's Paradise, WFMU)
5:00 PM * MATT FIVEASH
(Rock N' Soul Ichiban)
4:30 PM * LEAH BETH
(The Nouvellas)
4:00PM * NEIL DEVLIN
(Norton Records)

Tassel Twirler Tuesday!

Ms.
Candy Barr

Fever!

In With The Out Crowd At Brooklyn Bowl

Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday to help save Norton Records!  It was like a crazy Batman movie.  Thanks, also, to everyone who tweeted and texted, etc. that the sound was distorted.  You helped us get it right.  Sorry we blew the archive.  Shame photo coming soon.

DJ Ted Barron

Rex!

Photo by Ted Barron

Todd-o-Phonic Todd

The Hound

J. Toubin

Nortons working non-stop

Miriam gets a dance break

2 thumbs up

Live From Brooklyn Bowl!! DJ Marathon For Norton Records

Soul Clap

Ichiban will go silent today at 4:00 to prepare for a live remote broadcast from Brooklyn Bowl.  Tune in from 6-11 PM this evening for top DJs!!  Fingers crossed.

11:00PM * JONATHAN TOUBIN

10:00PM * JOSH STYLES

9:00PM * THE HOUND

8:30PM * TODD-O-PHONIC TODD

8:00 PM * DEBBIE D

7:30PM * REX

7:00PM * MR. FINE WINE

6:30 PM * DAVE THE SPAZZ

6:00 PM * JEFF THE CHEF

5:30PM * PHAST PHREDDIE

5:00 PM * DREW REDMOND

4:30 PM * AVI SPIVAK

4:00PM * CHARLY HIMMEL

Here!

Apologies From Debbie D And The Ichiban In Exile Crew

Photo by Jimmy Fountain

I Blew Live From The Admiral with Dr. Filth & Greg Cartwright again last night.  Sorry, guys!

Norton DJ Wash-A-Thon!!

Sunday Record Washers League

NORTON RECORDS DJ MARATHON WASH-A-THON!

13 TOP JOCKS • 13,000 SOGGY RECORDS

Sunday November 18th

BROOKLYN BOWL
61 Wythe Avenue Brooklyn, NY

4pm til Midnight!

FREE!

Hurricane Sandy may have preempted one NYC Marathon but it has precipitated another -- the world’s first ever record washing marathon! Yes, join us at the Brooklyn Bowl as we tackle a truckload of wet wax from the label with the able stable- New York’s own NORTON RECORDS, which was totally trashed, bashed and flooded by the wrath and fury of Sandy! Get in on it as thirteen of the nation’s top disc jockeys blast their best, while lucky YOU joins the loud crowd lathering and buffing our Sandy-soaked footlongs back into action! Free admission but B.Y.O.RG. – Bring Your Own Rubber Gloves … and rolls of hi-klass paper towels! Teams of clean freaks will work with record washers provided by the acclaimed Discwasher Company of Pittsburgh, while others will use the time tested soapy sponge method. Learn a trade! And know that you have participated in saving the wildest wax in the world. As you know, Hurricane Sandy destroyed the contents of the Red Hook based Norton Records warehouse, soaking everything within. Time is not on our side as we strip off and discard wet jackets, and wash, dry and resleeve the recordings of the Sonics, Link Wray, Hasil Adkins, Jack Starr, Bloodshot Bill, Esquerita, Daddy Long Legs, King Uszniewicz and hundreds of artists whose shouts and stomps have come into your homes and hearts via the Norton label. Kudos to the beautiful BROOKLYN BOWL for setting the pins up for the first ever NORTON RECORDS WASH-A-THON—enjoy their food, beverages, great sound system.. plus break for BOWLING after the WASH-A-THON! See you there!

NON-STOP KILLER SOUNDS FROM THE TOWN’S TOP DJs


11:00PM * JONATHAN TOUBIN
10:00PM * JOSH STYLES
9:00PM * THE HOUND
8:30PM * TODD-O-PHONIC TODD
8:00 PM * DEBBIE D
7:30PM * REX
7:00PM * MR. FINE WINE
6:30 PM * DAVE THE SPAZZ
6:00 PM * JEFF THE CHEF
5:30PM * PHAST PHREDDIE
5:00 PM * DREW REDMOND
4:30 PM * AVI SPIVAK
4:00PM * CHARLY HIMMEL


Limited advance copies of Norton’s upcoming releases (which were safely at the plant during the storm) will be on sale at Brooklyn Bowl. This includes KIM FOWLEY - KING OF THE CREEPS (1959-69), THE DEL-AIRES - ZOMBIE STOMP (full LP by the Horror of Party Beach Guys), four new albums in our EL PASO ROCK series and T. VALENTINE WITH DADDY LONG LEGS - THE VAMPIRE! Several new singles will also be available! Pick up a Norton bags and teeshirt, too!

Sneak peak, pre-pub copies of LORD OF GARBAGE VOL. 1 (memoirs from 1939-1969) by KIM FOWLEY will be available—hot off the press at KICKS BOOKS!

http://nortonville.blogspot.com/

In case you can’t come by, but would still like to help, we have a donation button on our homepage, www.nortonrecords.com

Here's To The Ichibaners!

WFMU is in big trouble thanks to Sandy.  The Ichiban server got fried when the power went out and we are currently streaming from Dr. Filth's bunker in Asheville, NC.  We hope to be back up later this week.  In the meantime, please donate if you can.

Big thanks to everyone who has pledged so far during our 61 Days Of October fundraiser!  Like Joe in NY NY, Tom in CT (twice!), Chris in East Elmhurst (twice!), Bob in Rockford, MI, Roger in Morristown, Jon in Paris, Anna in Brooklyn, Greg G in Decatur, GA (twice!), Nancy in NY NY, Patrick in Philly, Mellisa in Baltimore (twice!), Richard D in Sebring, FLA, Chris May in Brooklyn (twice!!), Mark in Toronto, Phil in Edwardsburg, MI, Chris in Weehawken Duncan in Manchester, UK, Don in Canada, Theodore and Polly in Brooklyn, Patrick in Austin, Steve in the Bronx, Kevin in Brooklyn, JFO aka Jimmy Fountain in NY, Tiffany in Astoria, Tom in San Diego, John in Levittown, Jody in Brooklyn, Joe in Il, Gio in Brooklyn, Jill in NY, Frank in Ohio, Thomas in Urbana, JD in Shelby, NC, Carmen in Philly, William in Wilmington, Bopkat Vintage in Brooklyn, Terry in Sunnyside, Brendan in Chicago, Ralph & Susan in the Uk, Nicole in Australia, Alexander in London, Thomas in Sweden, Tom in Chicago, Simon in San Fran, Greg O in Asheville, M in Santa Monica, Jacob in Harlem, Hana in Pennington, NJ, Intoxitard, Howie P in Ca, Christopher in Waco, Mike Mc in San Fran & Rob in NY NY!!  You can help keep Ichiban streaming 24/7 by making a donation here.   We'll even let you choose a thank you gift while you're there!  Thanks.  I thanked all y'all at the end of yesterday's Debbie Does WFMU!

Slim Harpo - Baby Scratch My Back

ALL HAIL NORTONIA!

Man...as has been said, last year at this time we were all together & all celebrating a miracle of modern times, Norton Records. It was an ecstatic long weekend of historic proportions, as is every day life for Billy & Miriam. These people are role models, figureheads, they are what i aspire to be...real, happy honest people that love what they do & love us. Crazy? Without a doubt, but hey? Aren't you? I met Miriam Linna in 1976 at a very early Cramps show & we started talking about her Flamin' Groovies button (I always remember her first words "The Flamin' Groovies! They're my number one!" with a little squeal...). I met Billy Miller A couple years later. Our worlds have collided endlessly through the decades, there's so many photos...
I have been privileged to go on so many Rock N Roll adventures with these people. Whether it be driving out to Randy Fuller's place, to Timothy Carey's house where the World's Greatest Sinner was filmed, All rushing to meet Big Daddy Roth in 1984, an almost teenage house party featuring Esquerita, or paying respects in forgotten graveyards to our icons, always leaving with a rare memento...i have to say i love these people. Their baby, Kicks Magazine/Norton Records/Kicks Books is as i said a miracle. They have given life to artists that were never ever recognized, ever. And given these people hope & fun & careers even. Wonderful memories that define their lives, certainly. We who are obsessed with the alternate side of pop culture are endlessly indebted to them for single-handedly seeking these people out and serving them to us on a 7 or 12 inch silver platter.I can't tell you how insane i felt sitting there watching half the Del-Aires in a VFW Hall somewhere in Florida with 8 or 10 elderly men & women in the middle of the afternoon all of us actually watching Miriam doing the Zombie Stomp all having a blast...these are my personal memories.
Seeing someone like this in tears standing on a pile of rubble that is in fact all of these loves/obsessions/memories/mementos is heartbreaking. I actually cried when i watched it. On a global level, there are people everywhere that love real Rock N Roll & Norton Records & NEED them to fix their day to day working lives. There are people that need this. We are those people! And now is our time to give back!
It's so hard to put into words just how important this is (I'm writing this off the top of my head so bear with me). Billy & Miriam have done endless benefits forever, Miriam goes long distances to visit sick icons & friends in the hospital, I guess I could go on & on but i know I'm preaching to the converted here.
The most important thing here is to HELP. And to know that no help is too small. It really adds up. After a disaster like this people tend to go back to their lives when there's no more news coverage & forget about it. But the victims have to go on still in the midst of the disaster. This is why WE ALL MUST KEEP POSTING OVER & OVER & OVER AGAIN TO HELP NORTON RECORDS. They need our help now more than ever. Donate 5 bucks a week! Make a tiny plan to do something & just follow through with it. It will make you feel good & you will help save A huge chunk of Rock N Roll.
The Dictators asked on a Norton Record, Who Will Save Rock N Roll? The answer is YOU! Do it.
Over & out-
Howie Pyro 11/2012

To donate go here: http://www.nortonrecords.com/home.php
To volunteer call the Norton office (718-789-4438) or Billy's cell (917) 671-7185 or email nortonrec@aol.com with the word Volunteer in the subject box.

Otis!

Otis Redding on stage at the Whiskey A Go-Go in 1966.  Image borrowed from the Facebook page Vintage Los Angeles.

Hasil Says...

    Dig DEEP for Norton Records AND WFMU.

Exile on Montgomery Street (or Ain't This A Bichiban), Week 2

The Ichiban server in Jersey City is still down, so those of you looking for Ichiban live programming today will find it on our sister webstream Give The Drummer Radio. Matt will be on 2 to 4 PM Eastern, Ted from 4 to 6.

Thanks to Doug and everyone at Give The Drummer Radio for having our backs during this craziness.