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Never heard of Mockingbird Hill, even though I'm an Anderson native. Where was it?
yesterday
Yeah, Mike, now that's what I'm talkin' about. Let's leave N'awlins out of this for a minute - being, as we are, a social group organized around music, we have to concede that NO is the center of the 20th century musical universe, not just in the US…
on Saturday
Two more thoughts, & I'm out . . . 1) Hoosiers just need to stop apologizing in general. In spite of my professed ambivalence toward Indianapolis, it deserves a place in American cultural history. A random encounter in a Broadripple guitar store in…
on Friday
I'm behind the Disneyland jab. I spent a week in NO in '90 and a week in '07. Love the place. But, Bourbon Street is total simulacra . . . as real as the Hall of Presidents. Can't hold that against them, though. Not fond of Indy for mainly personal…
on Friday
Bill Zink replied to Ed's discussion 'WQAX MP3s on MFT??' in the group WQAX
At some point this spring I plan to be up and running again with my four track plugged into my revived desktop. At that point, I will digitize some shows and put them up. I don't think that I have bumps that interesting in and of themselves. I woul…
February 1
A blog post by Bill Zink was featured
I have this thing where I try to focus on an anticipated event in the future with such concentration and detail that it's the next best thing to time traveling. And then, for fun, when the actual event arrives, I try to remember with all possible cl…
January 2
I used to use the EQ for a clean boost, but the Maxon OD808 is the best clean boost I've used. I also used it as a treble boost to get that fried-out, denatured Telecaster sound, like on Captain Beefheart's Doc at the Radar Station. That was the sou…
November 16, 2009
I'm down to a DOD Flashback Fuzz, a Rat, a Maxon overdrive (generic Tube Screamer, used for a clean boost) a Boss 6 band footswitch EQ, and a Morley volume pedal. I sure would like to have a Memory Man.
November 15, 2009

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What Instrument(s) Do You Play
Guitar, Drums, DJ, Other
About Me
Well, most of the '80's and early '90's are a blur, but here goes: late '80's - "alternative" and jazz buyer, Karma Records; general manager, WQAX (including organizing some street dances); host of "The Real Rock -n- Roll Radio Show", "Uncle Billie's Thrill Night Review", "The Western Lands", "Radio Free Bloomington" on WQAX; produced Bloomington cassette compilation "Hoagy Picks the Hits", was on several Live From Bloomington selection committees; performed live at several Snowy Nights and Culture Shocks (live poetry skree, usually with Bob Wagner) . . . early to mid '90's - co-founded lit/rant zine "Bears On Text", manager Sam Goody's; sometime music critic for "Ryder" magazine; co-host of "Melody Unasked For" on WFHB . . .

Started with The Belgian Waffles! in 1986 and The Catkillers in 1987; left the Bloomington/Nashville area to join the other Waffles in Louisville in 1997; in Louisville continued with the Waffles! as well as joining country/blues/punk freaks Mudflap with ex-Bloomingtonians Elijah Pritchett, Matt Whitaker, and Rob Stockwell. Also formed avant/improv combo the Butchertown All Stars with Tony Woollard, Josh Metlyng, and Norman Minogue. Left TBW! after the 20th anniversary celebration to concentrate on my own projects.

Currently I am recording and performing solo as Hoosier Pete and working with various folk in a noise ensemble I call Black Kaspar. For details, see www.myspace.com/hoosierpete2 and www.myspace.com/blackkaspar .
What bands are you or have you been in?
The Belgian Waffles!, The Catkillers, Mudflap, the Butchertown All Stars, KARK, Black Kaspar. Hoosier Pete.
What city are you from?
Born in Anderson, college in South Bend, lived in Bloomington/Nashville area '84 - '97
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http://www.myspace.com/wmzink
Website:
http://www.wmzink.blogspot.com
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The Death of Punk Rock; or, They Finally Pulled the Plug on the Old B****

I have this thing where I try to focus on an anticipated event in the future with such concentration and detail that it's the next best thing to time traveling. And then, for fun, when the actual event arrives, I try to remember with all possible clarity the past time when I imagined the moment I am currently living. In this way, I will myself unstuck in time.

Back when punk rock meant a lot to me, I tried to imagine the point at which culture will completely consume and digest my musical obses… Continue

Posted on August 20, 2009 at 11:59pm — 85 Comments

Bill Zink

Miriam's Story of the Cramps

Miriam, the first Cramps drummer, is blogging about the early days of the band:

http://kicksville66.blogspot.com/

Everyone I knew in the 80's Bloomington scene loved the Cramps. For fans, casual or otherwise, this is a fun read. And those early pictures of Poison Ivy are priceless.

Enjoy!

Posted on May 17, 2009 at 10:05pm — 4 Comments

Bill Zink

Sonata for Crazy Ass Traffic

Another post from The Death of Everything. It seems at least tangentially relevant.

The TBW! posse was rolling up to Chicago (from Bloomington, late 80's) for a show at Club Dreamerz. Tony was living there at the time, the rest of us were in Bton. We ran up 65 (natch), stopping at a gas station just north of Lafayette to fill up & grab the $2.99 gas station cassette that would be our talisman for the trip.

Quick aside here . . . is this som… Continue

Posted on January 25, 2009 at 5:00am — 1 Comment

Bill Zink

"That's the way I like it baby, I don't wanna live forever!"

This is a post from my regular site, The Death of Everything. Since it is music-oriented, I thought I would also put it up here. Enjoy!

"And don't forget THE JOKER!!"

The case can be made (a case strong as the smell emanating from under… Continue

Posted on November 17, 2008 at 1:13am — 11 Comments

Bill Zink

Prelude 2: The College Years

I meant to talk about Dow Jones and the Industrials in this post, but in the process of trying to provide more context, the thing just got too damn long, so I'm chopping it into two. Next time I'm definitely getting to D J & I. Really.

When you’re a sheltered kid with a healthy curiosity stuck in middle of Indiana, you always get the feeling that everything happens somewhere else. When you get to a midwestern college, you have plenty of coastal/big city compatriots who whine a… Continue

Posted on June 29, 2008 at 5:31pm — 16 Comments

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At 3:53pm on February 8, 2010, Michael Eugene Henry said…
Hey,
The riverboat guy was John Hartford. Whybark found him.
Thanks
At 5:58pm on November 8, 2009, Ed said…
Am listening to Hoosier Pete on MFT right now at the office while I work over the weekend... Smooth and cool.
At 8:50pm on October 22, 2009, BURD said…

At 9:07pm on August 25, 2009, Jeb Banner said…
Thanks for posting that Blog in Punk etc.
Seems to have inspired some good conversation!
Hope it inspires you to write some more.
At 2:43pm on January 26, 2009, jennifer johnson said…
It's the same as traffic school, yeah. At the end I said, "Congratulations on having your violations dismissed--now everybody can go celebrate with a beer!" The kid next to me started laughing.
Whatever you do, don't sit in the front; those people are the trying to be the shining stars of traffic school, and you will want to kill one of them. There is no homicide school...
At 7:23am on January 25, 2009, John Scot Sheets said…
Hey Bill, Really enjoyed your blog about car music and traffic. I have been working on a blog about cassettes for a while and hope to have it up soon, or maybe a group for cassette fiends. Wanna help?
At 11:34pm on January 18, 2009, Jeff Weiss said…
Wow, I didn't know the Dead C were still active! There are at least 3 albums I don't own. Bad Politics baby.
At 9:24pm on January 14, 2009, Ed said…
Just enjoyed the "Hoosier Pete Sound"--kinda gives me nice Leo Kottke feelings...
At 5:05pm on December 2, 2008, Gabe Saavedra said…
Nice pic, I would not think twice about buying an appliance from you
At 2:05am on November 30, 2008, BURD said…
whoah! A shave and a haircut! You clean up nice man.
 
 

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