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January 29th, 2007

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Review: Fastlane 1/27/07 (Readymade Breakup, Hero Pattern, Chris Brown, Rick Barry/Days Awake) On Saturday night my wife and I went down to the newly re-opened Fastlane in Asbury Park. It had been a long time since I'd last been inside the Fastlane (I believe the last show I saw there had Mr. Reality and Outcry on the bill). It didn't look the same as I remembered, but it certainly didn't look bad. It was spacious, which is a good thing, except maybe to the bands playing, as a crowd that would have made a venue like the Saint look crowded, didn't make the Fastlane look busy... (click on the blog title to read more)

CD Reviews: The Ratchets, and Citizens Band Radio I know, I know, I've been a bad blogger. I've been so busy working on BlowUpRadio.com and Lazlo's Den, that I haven't blogged much. But I'm hoping to start blogging more regularly again, be it concert reviews, or as is the case today, a few CD reviews... (click on the blog title to read more)

Lazlo's Top 20 Albums of 2006 2006 is coming to a close, and I was asked by my friends at Upstage Magazine to compile my top 20 albums of the year. I hate doing these things, for several reasons... (click on the blog title to read more)
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12 noon & 7pm - BlowUpRadio.com Classics (everyday)

8pm - Lazlo's Den (Mon-Fri)

9pm - Jersey Beat Podcast Hosted by Jim Testa (Tues & Thurs)

9am - The Sunday Morning Hangover 3 hours of acoustic music (Sun)

Album of the Month

Lisa M. Bello

Lisa M. Bello
"me and my heart on my sleeve"
Lisa M. Bello has always loved music. She discovered her love of rock music upon first hearing 
Pearl Jam, Mazzy Star, and Smashing Pumpkins in 1994.Having written poetry and prose from a very 
young age, she began to construct poetry in song form. She searched out other like minded souls 
and began to get interested in forming a musical project.  
During this time Lisa discovered the band Hole and a musician named Juliana Hatfield. These two 
women inspired Lisa to pick up a guitar and start playing. Soon she was constructing her own 
songs and started to persue a band of her own.
The first of her music projects was fronting a band called Table 57. This band was Lisa's brain 
child for five years. Through its many lineup changes Table 57 remained a growing, well-liked, 
and enriching experience before Lisa decided to disband it in 2001.
After the disbandment of Table 57, Lisa began to think about going solo and proceeded to record 
an ill-fated album. Ill-fated because the computer it was recorded on was infiltrated and 
corrupted by a virus and most songs were completely lost. Although that record went by the 
wasteside, the songs did not.
Lisa kept most of these songs on the back burner while she co-founded a band called Mercury to 
Hell. In this band, there were several songwriters and Lisa focused more on her guitar playing. 
Sadly, Mercury to Hell ended because of irreconcilable differences.
 short lived band called the Black Clouds developed from the ashes of Mercury to Hell but that 
also ended after about a year because of internal struggles.
Wasting little time, Lisa decided the time was right to go solo. She asked some of her friends, 
including some ex-band members to help her record her first solo album. Happily, they obliged. 
The album called Me and My Heart on My Sleeve was recorded January 2006 to June 2006 taking most 
of May off. Lisa M. Bello played all guitars and sang on all songs, played the majority of the 
bass, and the aforementioned friends shared the drumming duties.
Me and My Heart on My Sleeve was independently released on September 26th 2006.

Concert Picks of the Week

Lazlo (BlowUpRadio.com)

This Saturday the Cool pop-rock sounds of Somerdale comes to Pistal Pete's Saloon in Pleasantville. If you can't wait to see them rock at BlowUpRadio.com Pop Fest at Buddie's Tavern on the 24th, go see the band whose catchy choruses and riffs are already the talk of southern NJ.

Jim Testa (Jersey Beat)

Friday February 2nd THE MILWAUKEES, J. Roddy Walston & The Business - Lit Lounge, 93 Second Ave, NYC - 8:30 pm, $7, 21+ Gearing up for the release of their new "American Anthems" CD, you can expect the Milwaukees to be showing off some new songs as well as honing the edges off their refurbished lineup. J. Roddy Walston & The Business is a Baltimore quartet with roots in Tom Waits bar room rock and roll.

Gary Wien (Upstage)

Our pick for the week takes place on Friday, February 2nd where deSol returns to the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park for their final show at the venue. The club is expected to close for good on March 17th, so come out and see a great night of latin-infused rock and roll on Friday!

Jared Migden (WRSU)

LOCAL MUSIC NEWS

The Black River Music & Art Fest is returning to Chester, NJ on Saturday August 
18th, 2007 (rain date: Sun. Aug. 19th), and we're looking for a few good bands.
Go to www.blackrivermusicfest.com now to download the band application.
The BRMAF is a FREE all day event in Chester, NJ which features some of the best 
local original musical acts as well as numerous visual artists displaying their 
work.  Last year's inaugural event drew an estimated 6,000 people.
Performers will not be compensated for their performance. However, all artists 
are welcome to sell their own merchandise at the event.  Please keep in mind 
that we, the organizers of the event, are not getting paid, either - we are just 
doing this for the love of music.  We can say that thousands of dollars will be 
spent on advertising, and we expect an even bigger turnout than last year, so it 
will be a good opportunity for all those who participate.
More info is available inside the band application that you can download at 
www.blackrivermusicfest.com.  Please download and read the application before 
e-mailing us questions, as many of the answers will lie within the application.
Deadline for applications is March 15th.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you rock at the Black River Music & Art 
Fest on August 18th!

Hi Everyone,

This week I've just got a few updates for you. Next week I'll have more info on both BlowUpRadio.com shows taking place: Folk You! on Wed. Feb. 7th, and BlowUpRadio.com's Free Concert on Sat. Feb. 10th. You can go to their respective My Space pages for more info now (Folk You! My Space page / BlowUpRadio.com Free Concert My Space page).

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First up this week is the announcement that BlowUpRadio.com is once again accepting some limited banner ad advertising on the website. The ads will be on the Jukebox page, and also on the main page. The cost is $31 for the ad to run for a month. I only plan to accept a maximum of 4 ads per month. The thought is not to make a profit, just to recoup my costs of running the website and webcast. If you are interested in running an ad, please e-mail me.

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The Jukebox has become a rousing success on BlowUpRadio.com! Make sure you get your vote in for your favorite song.

Here are the current standings as of 7pm on 1/29/07:

Six To Eight Mathematics - promise to be true - 36%

Jon Caspi - maybe I - 28%

Jon Andrew - me and someone else - 18%

Fairmont - suspicion haunts the guilty mind - 8%

Geb & John from Echofission - monsooned in Guam - 3%

Downshallow - Spanish lard - 1%

Kate Hart - maybe tomorrow - 0%

Readymade Breakup - starting to end - 0%

Grover Kent - running out of Ramones - 0%

Jim Testa & John Raido - blow up your radio - 0%

double-breasted - don't feed the animals - 0%

The Anderson Council - Pinkerton's assorted colours - 0%

It just so happens that our current front runner, Six To Eight Mathematics, will also be my guest on Lazlo's Den tomorrow night (Tuesday 1/30/07). Make sure you tune in to hear this special in-studio performance.

*** Tuesday on Lazlo's Den ***

Six To Eight
Mathematics

In-studio
interview &
performance

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Finally, check out the new issue of Upstage Magazine (or click here to read the story on-line). Gary Wien conducted an interview with me regarding BlowUpRadio.com's 6th anniversary.

And while you're there, add your name to the petition to help save the Wonder Bar, a great place for local live music in Asbury Park that is being forced to close it's doors on March 17th.

Peace,
Lazlo

ARTIST	ALBUM
Citizens Band Radio	Citizens Band Radio

Monday January 29th

Bands	Venue
Arlan Feiles & his Lone Orchestra	Trash Bar 256 Grand St Williamsburg, NY

Wednesday January 31st

Bands	Venue
Hey Tiger	The Goldhawk 936 Park Ave (at 10th st.) Hoboken
Arlan Feiles	Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery NYC

Friday February 2nd

Bands	Venue
De Sol	Wonder Bar 5th & Ocean Ave Asbury Park
the Anderson Council Adam Streicher and the Molotov Cocktails the Problem Tommy Straza & The Model Citizens	The Saint 601 Main St Asbury Park
Mouth Of Wilson	Grape Street Pub 4100 Main Steet Philadelphia, PA
Mike Ferraro & The Young Republicans	Goodbye Blue Monday 1087 Broadway Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY

Saturday February 3rd

Bands	Venue
Somerdale	Pistol Pete's Saloon 1000 Black Horse Pike Pleasantville
Dirt Road 14	John & Peter's 96 S Main St New Hope, PA
The Fave	Fat Baby 112 Rivington NYC

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