TODD RUNDGREN ARENA

download.... Radio City Music Hall.. NYC 5/8/72

2012-02-19T16:18:00.000-05:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?3ezsdezfxbcl1

Bart V incredible photos from 1975, with Luther Vandross

2012-02-19T11:33:00.002-05:00

http://bartversteegfotograaf.com/2012/02/18/%e2%80%a2-photos-todd-rundgrens-utopia-congresgebouw-the-hague-1975-1/
first time ever that i have seen pictures of Luther Vandross as a back up singer..

Video: The Verb to Love

2012-02-19T11:25:00.001-05:00

"In the Studio" 40th anniversary of Something / Anything Interview

2012-02-18T22:05:00.002-05:00

http://www.inthestudio.net/online-only-interviews/todd-rundgren-something-anything-pt1

PART 2 AND 3 ARE AVAILABLE HERE http://www.inthestudio.net/

click on images to enlarge

some great pictures by amazing photographer Jay Bloomrosen

2012-02-18T13:58:00.002-05:00

Photo from appearance prior to Norway show

2012-02-18T09:36:00.000-05:00

New tour dates announced ..MO OK TX NM AZ

2012-02-17T20:12:00.002-05:00

3/20/12 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant

3/22/12 Tulsa, OK -Cain's Ballroom

3/23/12 New Braunfel's TX -Gruene Hall

3/25/12 Houston, TX - House Of Blues

3/26/12 Dallas , TX - House Of Blues

3/28/12 Austin, TX -La Zona Rosa

3/29/12 Longview, TX- Belcher PAC

3/31/12 Santa Fe, NM -Lensic PAC

4/1/12 Tucson, AZ- Rialto Theatre

Shout Factory Preps Release of Rundgren’s Utopia Live At Hammersmith Odeon ’75

2012-02-16T08:10:00.000-05:00

Shout Factory is set to release Todd Rundgren’s Utopia Live At Hammersmith Odeon ’75 concert CD on April 10. Recorded on October 9, 1975, at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, Todd Rundgren’s Utopia Live At Hammersmith Odeon ’75 captures the band performing their first UK concert. The recording has never been commercially available until now.

The recording features the lineup of Todd Rundgren, John Siegler, Roger Powell and Willie Wilcox, which would later become Utopia, with backing vocals by Luther Vandross and Anthony Hinton.

The Yo La Tengo Cover of Todd Rundgren I saw the light

2012-02-16T07:48:00.004-05:00

http://snd.sc/ylDLJx

win a life size standup of Todd. and get your name in Rolling Stone magazine

2012-02-15T19:43:00.000-05:00

http://www.toddata.com/status.html

Adopt-A-Todd is back! Two ways to go to get a life-sized TODD & MAX cut out: Contribute by 2/29/11 for a chance to win. 1 contributor out of every 10 in the next 2 weeks (shipped in the US only). OR contribute $150 and get your own out right. PayPal to todd40@toddata.com

july 26th bearsville theater. Todd "live"

2012-02-14T19:06:00.000-05:00

ive heard that Todd will play the Bearsville theater in Woodstock NY on July 26th
http://www.bearsvilletheater.com/

download: soundboard Kirby Center 4/17/91

2012-02-14T18:53:00.000-05:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?5dp5sg5d1vjea
Todd Rundgren
Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre PA
April 17, 1991
sbd recording

1.1 Love Science 5:33--->
1.2 Real Man 4:33--->
1.3 Love Of The Common Man 7:18
1.4 Who's Sorry Now 8:19
1.5 Johnee Jingo 4:12
1.6 Mighty Love 3:50
1.7 Parallel Lines 4:36--->
1.8 Can't Stop Running 5:49--->
1.9 Unloved Children 6:33
1.10 The Smell Of Money 5:10
1.11 Change Myself (fades out) 1:00
2.1 Lost Horizon medley (fades in) 8:37--->
2.2 Feel It 7:34
2.3 Second Wind 10:09
2.4 The Want Of A Nail 5:16
2.5 Hello It's Me 8:31
2.6 Jesse 5:27
2.7 Public Servant/band intros 7:17

Video: Todd Rundgren Interocitor footage and my valentine song

2012-02-14T07:38:00.002-05:00

Ringo allstar tickets go on sale for Jones Beach Feb 17th

2012-02-13T18:35:00.000-05:00

JUST ANNOUNCED -- Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band. June 22nd at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. New to the All Starrs are Steve Lukather (Toto) and Gregg Rolie (Santana & Journey) who will join All Starr alumni Richard Page, Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera, and Gregg Bissonette. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 17th at 10AM http://bit.ly/AyMyz1

Todd, Michele and Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson at the Clive Davis pre Grammy party

2012-02-13T07:31:00.000-05:00

Click on image to enlarge

Music DVD Review: Todd Rundgren - Todd - Music - Blogcritics

2012-02-12T14:55:00.000-05:00

Music DVD Review: Todd Rundgren - Todd - Music - Blogcritics

Download.."CONDOMANIA" TODD R W/ BOURGEOIS TAGG SF DNA LOUNGE 1987

2012-02-12T10:26:00.000-05:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?bbt0ajbmuuy2i

1.1 Lysistrata 4:54
1.2 You Left Me Sore 2:20
1.3 Song Of The Trojan (Song Of The Viking) 4:36
1.4 Ramses Man (Real Man) 5:59
1.5 Protection (Compassion) 4:31
1.6 Too Hard On (Too Far Gone) 4:30
1.7 Love Of The Condom Man (Love Of The Common Man) 4:08
1.8 Scum World (One World) 3:41
1.9 Baby You're A Ribbed Man (Baby You're A Rich Man) 9:01
1.10 Rubber's The Answer (Love Is The Answer) 5:21
1.11 The Wheel 7:18
Bonus Tracks:
1.12 Love Of The Common Man (11/17/87 w/Bourgeois Tagg) 4:27
1.13 Tomorrow Never Knows (11/17/87 w/Bourgeois Tagg) 7:10
1.14 The Waiting Game (Letterman Show 2/15/90) 4:09
1.15 David Letterman interview (2/15/90) 1:47

Todd Video on demand from City Winery show

2012-02-11T12:36:00.002-05:00

Nevessa is proud to present Todd Rundgren in a completely new show from the very intimate City Winery venue in New York City on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 9PM. Todd will play a few favorites but takes a deep dive into the eclectic end of his musical pool for this tour. The band will include Jesse Gress and Kasim Sulton. Tickets to the live shows sold out very quickly but now you have the chance to join us from the comfort of your home. This is a not to be missed show for every Todd Rundgren fan.

TICKETS
Each $19.95 webcast ticket includes access to the webcast and video on demand for 30 DAYS after the event.
The webcast will be available in three stream rates. A high quality 800k stream, a 400k stream for those with slower machines or connections and a pristine 1200k stream for near HD quality. You can switch easily between them to see which works best for you. Our 24/7 customer support can assist you with any connection issues.

If you live in a timezone for which the webcast is inconvenient or wish to view our show again and again the video on demand is perfect for you and will be available immediately after the webcast finishes. This webcast is produced by Nevessa Production Woodstock. If you have further questions please contact us at events@nevessa.com

ENJOY THE SHOW!

http://www.ToddRundgrenWebcast.com

How Todd Rundgren Discovered Sparks

2012-02-11T10:01:00.001-05:00

How Todd Rundgren Discovered Sparks

Listen to the original "The Todd Rundgren Radio Show Lp " 1972

2012-02-11T09:48:00.000-05:00

01 TRRS by Pavetheway

web cast info for the city winery show

2012-02-10T17:11:00.003-05:00

The Night The Carousel Burned Down

2012-02-09T20:22:00.002-05:00

Beacon Theater NYC Ringo's Allstar Band

2012-02-08T18:28:00.000-05:00

Ringo Tour Dates w/ Todd Rundgren

2012-02-08T13:11:00.001-05:00

ANNOUNCING RINGO STARR & HIS 13th ALL STARR BAND FEATURING
> STEVE LUKATHER (Toto), GREGG ROLIE (Journey, Santana), RICHARD PAGE (Mr. Mister), TODD RUNDGREN,
> MARK RIVERA and GREGG BISSONETTE
>
>
> Wednesday, February 8, Los Angeles, CA – Today Ringo Starr announced his 13th All Starr Band, which will launch June 14, 2012 from Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario and conclude July 21, 2012 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, California. New to the All Starrs are Steve Lukather (Toto) and Gregg Rolie (Santana & Journey) who will join All Starr alumni Richard Page, Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera, and Gregg Bissonette.
>
> The tour is being produced by Dave Hart and as always fans can expect to hear a jukebox worth of hits. Ringo classic’s such as “It Don’t Come Easy”, “Photograph”, “Little Help From My Friends”, “Yellow Submarine” and “Wings," from Starr’s just released 17th solo record, Ringo 2012 (Hip-O/Ume). All Starr’s hits include “Rosanna,” “Broken Wings,” “Hello It’s Me,” “Black Magic Woman.”
>
> Ringo will spend his birthday on the road, with a performance at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on July 7. Following in the tradition of the last few years, at Noon from the Hard Rock Nashville, Ringo will ask anyone anywhere, and everyone everywhere, to join him in a wish for Peace & Love.
>
> The confirmed dates are as follows:
>
> June 14, 15 – Fallsview Casino, Niagara Falls, ON
> June 16 – Bethel Woods PAC, Bethel, NY
> June 17 – Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
> June 19 – Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
> June 22 – Jones Beach Ampitheater, Wantagh, NY
> June 23 – Ceasar’s, Atlantic City, NJ
> June 24 – Meyerhoff, Baltimore, MD
> June 26 – State Theater, Easton, PA
> June 27 – Mayo Center, Morristown, NJ
> June 29 – St Augustine Theater, St. Augustine, FL
> June 30 – Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, FL
> July 1 – Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL
> July 3 – Tuscaloosa Ampitheater, Tuscaloosa, Al
> July 4 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, Al
> July 6 – Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA
> July 7 – Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
> July 8 – Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, IL
> July 11 – Usana Ampitheater, Salt Lake, UT
> July 13 – Northern Quest, Spokane, WA
> July 14 – St Michelle Winery, Seattle, WA
> July 15 – Edgefield, Portland, OR
> July 17 – Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA
> July 19 – Humphrey’s, San Diego, CA
> July 21 – The Greek, Los Angeles, CA
>
> More dates will be announced soon.

Todd Rundgren to tour with the Ringo Star all star band

2012-02-08T11:03:00.000-05:00

ANNOUNCING RINGO STARR & HIS 13th ALL STARR BAND Featuring Steve Lukather (Toto), Gregg Rolie (Journey, Santana), Richard Page (Mr. Mister), Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera and Gregg Bissonette http://www.ringostarr.com/

Rundgren Radio SPECIAL EDITION with Eric Gardner Toddata 02/07 by Rundgren Radio | Blog Talk Radio

2012-02-08T08:01:00.000-05:00

Rundgren Radio SPECIAL EDITION with Eric Gardner Toddata 02/07 by Rundgren Radio | Blog Talk Radio

Scoops from the RundgrenRadio show

2012-02-07T23:29:00.002-05:00

Scoop and secrets from tonight's RR show!

Secrets = something big will be announced tomorrow at Toddstore.com. We still don't know exactly what Todd is doing that kept him from doing the Agora shows but will within 2 weeks. Scoop: Unpredictable shows are Kasim, Jesse, and Todd only. The City Winery will be the only in the series. One of the shows will be filmed and shown via webcast about 5 days after the show. Todd & Ethel will do one of their shows in Ohio somewhere. Shaun Cassidy wants Todd to do the music for one of his future TV shows. Todd will be doing another song with Lindstrom from Norway but not a remix -- the actual song. A new "bootleg" CD will be out soon from the folks that did the "Lack Of Honest Work" CD Box set. Forgot the show but Eric mentioned it. Todd might do some more "Best Of" type concerts like he did last year. No Todd+Daryl shows this year but maybe next year. Todd album live DVD is VERY different from the webcast we all watched.

Audio: From the aborted Album Disco Jets.. Black Hole

2012-02-07T08:00:00.002-05:00

Todds remix of Lindstrom song

2012-02-07T07:53:00.002-05:00

Special RundgrenRadio show tomorrow

2012-02-06T22:03:00.000-05:00

Rundgren Radio Special Edition with guests Eric Gardner & Bill Bricker TOMORROW NIGHT TUESDAY 2/7/2012

Show starts at 8:30pm ET at RundgrenRadio.com (www.rundgrenradio.com).

Rundgren Radio Special Edition with guest Eric Gardner, Todd Rundgren's manager. Eric will be giving us some Todd updates.

Bill Bricker from Toddata.com will also be on to discuss his Rolling Stone ad campaign to promote the 40th Anniversary of Todd Rundgren's gold album Something/Anything?. Bill will be announcing the winner of his Toddlehead Contest too!

Doug & Melinda will be making some announcements as usual to start to the show.

Chat room will be open :-)!

Agora shows postponed.

2012-02-06T20:20:00.000-05:00

the agora shows have been postponed.
rundgrenradio will have Eric Gardner on tomorrow to talk about this.

Video: Steve Haas Presents Michele Rundgren...

2012-02-06T15:42:00.002-05:00

This is from Michele Rundgren's seminar on rock star costuming and make up called The Look. It was shot during Todd Rundgren's Musical Survival Camp 2011 at the Full Moon Resort as part of their Music Masters Camp Series. Steve is modeling the magical blue brocade robe worn by Todd for the opening song of his "TODD" Live Album shows. I Think You Know...

Open my eyes cover by Sound INC.

2012-02-06T15:39:00.002-05:00

Rundgren tours starting to unfold ..Ringo All-Star tour in spring /summer?

2012-02-04T23:26:00.000-05:00

In 2012, Todd Rundgren will tour in what he calls an "Unpredictable" format (March), with the band Ethel (Oct/Nov), and it looks like he'll be in Ringo's All-Star Band this Summer or Spring. That's what we know so far but there's always more.

Rundgren Radio presents 2 nights at The Agora Cleveland Ohio

2012-02-04T22:41:00.002-05:00

2 new dates !! March 9 & 10 at The Agora in Cleveland !!
http://www.clevelandagora.com/

UPDATED.. THIS SHOW IS POSTPONED FOR NOW.

Rolling stone #271 Cameron Crowe article on Todd Rundgren

2012-02-04T13:32:00.000-05:00

http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/rs271-todd-rundgren/
Thanks Doug (www.rundgrenradio.com) for finding this and bringing it to my attentions

DJ Mingo-go, waitress and semi-professional Toddstalker; Jill Mingo

2012-02-03T20:04:00.000-05:00

http://www.vinduet.no/Diverse/Todd-is-Godd-9

"A lot of people ask how I got into Todd....in case anyone ever wondered. I am still perplexed how it too me so long, but when yr there, YR THERE! For me, when I "found Todd", I was at a point in my life where I very low. And finding him made me realize that even though you can go your whole life knowing about something, you may not really KNOW. It really gave me hope that there's always more. And it changed my whole outlook on life.

I've told a lot of folk this. I have been obsessed with music since I was in the crib. Ask my sisters (they're both on here and can vouch), and music was big in my household growing up. I would save my allowances from the age of 6 buying ALBUMS. Early ones include Capt. & Tennille, John Travolta, Queen and David Bowie. I guess you could say I had eclectic tastes. My big bro and big sis both were "punks" in the 70s in St. Louis so I was exposed to the weirder side of rock quite early on. For some reason, they weren't into or real aware of Todd. My earliest active memories of Todd were him constantly being on Midnight Special and various video shows as "Pioneering video artist Todd Rundgren and his Utopia" and then there'd be some video or concert with guitar solos. By this time, I was firmly into Devo, Blondie and XTC (I bought Drums and Wires in 1980 - I was 11, it was on import) and I liked things like Gary Numan - pre "Cars". I also had Panaroama when it came out - speaking of Cars!) Todd just seemed very "Mainstream" and "Rock"...but of course, was 10-13 when this was my impression. When "Time Heals" was on, it got shown a lot on HBO as a video between movies - I used to look in the guides to see what times the movies end to catch music videos as MTV didn't launch in St. Louis until Dec. 82). I DID like that video and was curious. But at this point, I was pretty much into what pre-teens are into....cute boys, pop tunes, and all the rest. Fashion. Most of the music from this era, I still like, but I would have rejected say Capt. & Tennille...who I now think are wonderful and Sedaka was definitely BACK! I have realized the music I loved when I was 4 is as valid as it ever was. I just hadn't developed what it was to be "cool". That came about when I was 12-18. I stopped caring again by the time I was 18.

As years went on, I got further into electronic music - mainly dance music and more into bossa nova and exotica. When I hit my early 20s, I started digging into the Beach Boys - mainly due to my friend Christopher who was into dance music and making music. It was timing, really, 'cause Primal Scream's Screamadelica came out and BBs were getting name checked...so I started checking them out. I think that's when my love for pop or as the Japanese call it it,"Soft rock", came about. By this time, I lived in the UK, and I started getting more and more 60s bands that had this psych edge to their pop music. A lot of music in the late 90s really reflected on this sound, mixed with dance beats, soul and lounge vibes. Particularly stuff from Japan. Still electronic by and large. I had a successful indie music PR company (still do...just not as successful) where I promoted lots of indie and mainly electronic music. I started stalking labels like Bungalow and Tricatel and working for them. And then Emperor Norton came to me. They had put out the Virgin Suicides soundtrack. That was when I realized that "Hello, It's Me" and more importantly "A Dream Goes on Forever" (which was a childhood fave of mine...like when it was in the charts) was TODD RUNDGREN. Not just some irritating rock guitar solo video pioneer....a pop genius. Which was what I was into. And I thought "I should check out this Todd". That must have been around 1999.

In 2000, I was in Japan with my friend Douglas Stewart (See BMX Bandits for further details) for his wedding, and we were in Recofan shopping and he handed me "With a Twist" and said, "do you have this? It's got a great Martin Dennyesque cover of "Hello, It's Me'" and I said "Oh, Todd Rundgren. Is he any good? I've been meaning to check him out." Douglas then told me Todd was amazing, and when I asked where to start, he said that was quite a big problem as there really wasn't a greatest hits to start with because he was more an album artist. All were great in his opinion, but he had a LOT of albums. After much consideration, he said that S/A was a good bet as I'd know songs on it and it was his most successful, but not necessarily his best. But probably easy to get into. I bought "With a Twist". I didn't play it much but DID love the "Hello, It's Me" version. And I always meant to go and listen more 'cause I did like the LP and recognized several songs. About 6 mos. later, I found S/A in a charity shop for $4 and bought it, but as it was double vinyl, I rarely listened to it. But...again, I did enjoy it and did play it DJing sometimes. I was still "Todd Curious"

Then in Aug. 08, I saw that Todd was playing in Edinburgh in Nov. and it was only £23 with booking fee. I thought it seemed very reasonable, but it was a Friday nite which is prime tips for a waitress. However, I decided to bite the bullet and go see him - on my own - invited my ex who wimped out on the day. Nov. 7, 08. I had done my research and that he was doing his new LP which was "arena rock". Played some of the songs on MySpace and it didn't sound like he'd lost it like many other older artists. So away I went. (I think when Todd played in Glasgow in 04, I was likely tour managing and never realized he was in town). I came back and just started youtubing and wiki and all that. Reading, reading and watching and listening. I decided I would just buy no more than two CDs per week to get to see if I really wanted to go deep. I had a chance meeting with my psych rock friend Alasdair and told him I'd seen Todd and he came round with his band's demo...and brought me AWATS to listen to, Runt to listen to (we listened to both...this was my first listen to AWATS and I was like "Well, I'm gonna have to get THIS one...I bought it at the end of Nov) and he lent me Faithful and I burned a copy of the Nazz CD anthology. I had just bought the Go Ahead Ignore Me anthology and was waiting for it to arrive in the post (it must have been like Nov. 11th). The 2nd CD I bought was Healing... I chose something from the 80s 'cause I figured that was something I was least likely to enjoy...would date. I pretty much knew after that there was going to be a tattoo. After that, the order gets dodgy. New World Order, Todd, Initiation, Liars were probably next. Arena was a rather late one. Up Against it was the last one - as that was pricey. I got that in Aug maybe. I don't have EVERYTHING, but I have almost everything. Not all singles or anything collectory. Just the music. I mean, I even have the Undercover soundtrack. I can't say I know all the music or all the song titles of every track. Lots of that I don't know. But I'd say by the end of Nov. 08, I knew it was for real. I hadn't even met the Todd fans yet. But when you know...YOU KNOW.

So that's how Todd has wound up tattooed on my heart....'cause there's always more!"
Now it's 37 shows later...that's right. The two Oslo shows and one Bergen show I'm going to will make it an even 40! My second Todd show was at the Norweigian Wood festival in June 09. I had booked a cheap flight to Oslo and lost my job less than a week later. It was my 40th bday on June 21st, and I desperately wanted to go see Todd. I decided to put out an appeal on Facebook Facebook to see if instead of buying me a drink, friends would just paypal me a pound. Within 24 hours, I had over £200 and was able to go to Norway. Upon arriving at the festival, I met with some TR fans from TR Connection (the popular Todd Rundgren fan site that Todd himself endorses) that spent the rest of the time buying me drinks, dinner, and even let me stay at their flat til I needed to catch my morning flight. I met Audun Vinger there as well. The tattoo attracts a LOT of attention. So my love for Norway and their TR fans is something that words canNOT express.

I have flown to the US 8 times since "finding Todd", and the Netherlands twice. Not to mention these two TRips to Norway and a week long tour around the UK. I went to the TR's Musical Survival Camp last June and spent a week in the Catskill Mountains with Todd and his friends, with nightly jam sessions, drinking, dinner, drum circles....you name it! They're doing it again this July but it's TR's Musical REVIVAL Camp at the Full Moon Resort in NY. Of course, I'm going. I refer to myself as a "semi-professional Todd Rundgren stalker". The friends I have made through TR are plentiful and some of the best people I have ever known. The messages in his music seem to unite the sorta people that I want to know. Well, NEED to know. It lets me know that I'm not alone in this little adventure called life. All roads lead to Utopia, although I'm not sure if we'll ever get there. Still, I'm going to enjoy the ride!

Review of new TODD live cd/dvd... something else reviews

2012-02-03T12:48:00.000-05:00

Todd Rundgren – Todd: Live CD/DVD (2012)
Posted by Glen Boyd
http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/02/03/todd-rundgren-todd-live-cddvd-2012/

A lot of people don’t remember Todd Rundgren today, and it’s really a damn shame. Because, back in his late-1970s and early=1980s heyday, Todd Rundgren was the man.

These days, when people think of Todd, what they most likely remember him for are the brilliantly constructed pop classics “I Saw The Light,” “We Gotta’ Get You A Woman,” and especially “Hello, It’s Me.” If ever there was a more perfect pop single than that, I have yet to hear it.

But beyond the great pop songs, and the multi-colored hair you see on those late night “Midnight Special” infomercials today, Todd was more known back then as something of a musical renaissance man.

Sure, he wrote great pop songs. But the slightly ahead-of-its-time musical sophistication of his early solo albums — on which he played every instrument, and oversaw every aspect of the actual recordings — also made him the most sought after producer of his time. It is only when you check Todd Rundgren’s credits as a producer back then (which include everyone from Hall and Oates and Patti Smith, to Badfinger and Grand Funk Railroad) that you start to realize just how pivotal he was in shaping the sound of the seventies.

In truth, Todd Rundgren was something like the Rick Rubin of his day.

But it doesn’t stop there. On his own records, things went much deeper. For every fluffy piece of pop like “Hello, It’s Me,” Todd explored everything from fusion-jazz to avant-experimentalist forms on albums like the tragically slept upon A Wizard, A True Star.

[SOMETHING ELSE! REWIND: Digging into a trio of classic Todd Rundgren favorites -- from 'Rust,' 'Something/Anything?,' and 'Back to the Bars.']

These days, when it comes to Todd’s own albums, it’s the two-disc pop classic Something/Anything? that gets the most love. But his 1974, largely unsung classic Todd is by far the more musically adventurous record. On this amazing, largely forgotten (and probably out-of-print) album, Todd goes from the pristine pop of songs like “A Dream Goes On Forever,” to styles incorporating everything from 1970s glam metal, to Zappa-esque, fusion-laced humor, to Brian Wilson-influenced symphonic sweep and beyond. There is even tap-dancing sequences on this record (but more on that in a minute).

The thing is, Todd displays every bit the studio sophistication of much more universally lauded masterpieces like the Beach Boys’Pet Sounds or Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland (both of which share many qualities with Todd, by the way). Yet, it receives nowhere near the same critical recognition that those masterpieces do.

Like I said, it’s a damn shame. Because Todd was all over the map on that record in the best way. From the heavy metal cast blue eyed soul of “The Last Ride” to the ferocious stomp of the “King Kong Reggae,” Todd is an unsung classic.

So the good news is, he has brought it back. On this concert DVD, recorded in 2010 in his hometown of Philadelphia, Todd Rundgren and his all-star band of great musicians recreate the Todd album from start to stop. What is most amazing about this DVD, is just how well they pull it all off, right down to the studio trickery that went into the making of this amazing, if largely historically unsung record.

Todd’s voice is a bit deeper these days. But he still hits the high notes perfectly, particularly on “The Last Ride,” Todd’s great take on the Philly soul that was so prevalent back when this album was originally recorded. He also nails the incendiary, closing guitar solo of the original.

Even more impressive, is the way Todd’s band is able to recreate the multiple layers of the original recording in a live setting. All of the studio trickery of the original 1974 Todd sessions is faithfully reproduced here — from the multi-layered symphonics of “I Think You Know,” right down to the tap-dancing of “Useless Begging” (which drummer Prairie Prince handles beautifully).

As for the other guys in the band, they include longtime Rundgren mates like original Utopia bassist Kasim Sultan and former Cars keyboard player Greg Hawkes (who looks for all the world like a Rodney Bingenheimer clone here in his blond, pageboy bowlcut).

This great band also gets some great chances to flex their considerable musical muscle, and totally rock out on tracks like “Heavy Metal Kids,” and especially “Everybody’s Going To Heaven/ King Kong Reggae.”

This is a great concert DVD, from one of the most underrated (at least today) visionaries of the original seventies era we regard today as “classic rock.”

There is only one bonus feature here, but it’s a good one. Noted sportscaster Roy Firestone — who is apparently also a major league “Toddie” as he puts it — sits Todd himself down for an interview, in which the man opens up about a variety of subjects ranging from his love of the band Yes to his recollections of how George Harrison dissed him on the production credits for Badfinger’s Straight Up.

You won’t want to miss this one. In stores, February 14.

"Todd live" DVD / CD update

2012-02-03T11:48:00.002-05:00

Just got a heads up ..we will have these in about a week and will ship as soon as we get them !!
NEW Live Todd DVD !!!
Available for Pre-Order NOW !!
www.toddstore.com
A BIG Thanks in advance for ordering directly from the Toddstore !

Interview : Badsound Magazine

2012-02-03T07:46:00.000-05:00

http://www.badsoundsmagazine.com/article/toddrundgren/#more-49

Last night I popped two Benadryls to counter a bout of insomnia and itchy mosquito-bites. It knocked me into a fourteen hour coma whereby an elaborate dream-plot unravelled, involving the legendary Todd Rundgren.

Cast as a saintly godfather figure with his now silvery black hair, his undeniably Swedish bone structure and boyish eyes were hidden behind rounded, onyx spectacles. His words came articulate and heady, with a childlike aura preserved in the form of a carefree but obsessive nature– a chaotic orchestration of detail. I dreamed he'd landed in Oslo Spektrum and immediately explored every nook and cranny, climbing stairs, peeking behind walls patiently; while I, frantically ran like a backstage manager trying to fulfill a list of psychedelic wishes. Purple cowbells. A plate of fresh mussels. Egyptian dancers.

When I awoke, I realized it all coincided with the warm, glowing demeanor I'd experienced after calling him in his home in Hawaii. Hello, it's me. I'm generally terrified of interviewing my heroes, for fear they'll traumatically alter the image and perceptions I have of their music. Such was not the case. Todd Rundgren's pop experiments and eccentricities throughout decades have made him one of rock'n'roll's greatest pioneers– from bangin' noise with Sixties' garage band Nazz, to a ritalin-fueled extreme bout of genius releases in the Seventies including Something/Anything? (1972) and A Wizard, A True Star (1975), to working as a engineer/producer for Meat Loaf, Grand Funk Railroad and Patti Smith. No matter how complex his use of musical devices of the time, his music has always been loaded with a touch of a bleedin' human. We discussed everything from his Scandinavian roots, the upcoming album, and the real, yes children, truth behind Healing (1981).

You played in Norway two years ago last, I believe, supporting the Arena tour at Norwegian Wood.

T: Uh-huh, two or three years ago.

What has been your experience of Norway?

T: Well I've been to Norway quite a few times under varying circumstances. I've been there touring, though I didn't tour very regularly. Since the Seventies, I've toured there with Ringo Starr, my own thing, and I'm trying to remember if I got there with Joe Jackson. But I don't think we did. Most of the time it's when the weather was somewhat pleasant. But you're right, the last time wasn't so long ago.

Ringo Starr actually played Norwegian Wood this past year. Summertime is notoriously good weather-wise, other then that it's eight months of darkness so... quite unlike Hawaii.

T: Well I've been to Stockholm in the winter, so I know what it's like when it's dark all day long (laughs). It won't be a complete surprise– my name Rundgren of course, is of Scandinavian extraction. Swedish actually. My grandfather was Swedish, so I should have it in me somewhere….

Some kind of Scandinavian skin…

T: Yea, (laughs) somewhere in here…

Have you travelled much in Norway other than on tour?

T: No, I haven't had any leisure time in Norway which I'd really like to have. My wife's family is from Norway. Yea. She's often mentioned wanting to go back and find some of her family roots, so that might happen sometime. But I can pretty much guarantee that'll happen in the summer!

How was the response when you played here last? Hopefully not stereotypically deadpan norgs or subdued audiences.

T: Haha, no, well, when I played with Ringo, I remember people getting pretty excited. But let's see… last time I played outside the festival context with my own thing, I remember the weather was kind of cold and wet. We didn't have a huge crowd come out but the people that came out as I recall, were really enthusiastic. I think I have some small cult of fans in Norway that uh, keep the torch burning for me…

Yes, you do. You definitely have a cult following! Which leads me to ask– I know a lot of die-hard fans name Healing as their favorite album.

T: --Oh, that's terrific!

Does this surprise you, or did it surprise you when fans in the States asked you to bring it back?

T: Yea, the show we did– I didn't realise there was so much demand! (laughs) You know the problem is, there's always someone between you and the fans, called the promoter. If the promoter doesn't think he'll be able to sell enough tickets, he'll never offer you a gig. Part of the problem historically for me, has been trying to find promoters you know, who'll put together a tour so we can play for instance, more than one festival. Or more than one city in Norway. I think that especially when you're talking about a cult of audience who'd really come out and buy tickets, but aren't visible to the promoters who actually book the gigs. That's part of the problem. It used to be when we had a more traditional record company structure that record labels would do a lot to bring you over and build an audience for you. But of course now, record labels are few and far between. Most of them don't make that kind of investment any longer.

So I guess on behalf of those who are huge fans of Healing, it's not easy to foresee whether it'd be brought to Norway.

T: Well, part of the problem with that show was it's somewhat expensive to travel with. That's why it didn't last longer then a couple of weeks in the United States. The particular shows where I reproduce a whole album usually have a theatrical component to them, it's a bigger band and crew.

So we wouldn't see a deconstructed version, like I dunno, like those mid-eighties tv studio sets? He he.

T: I guess there are different ways to do if we stripped the show down. Um… the solution I guess is like in the States, is groups of fans who can't find a promoter, come together. They'll promote their own shows, and that's always a lot of fun. To do something that kind of doesn't need a traditional sort of business structures. A certain level of enthusiasm that the promoters don't feel.

Well that's definitely becoming increasingly popular, All Tomorrow's Parties festival in London comes to mind, when bands are coming back and playing older albums because of fan enthusiasm for it. I really hope with Healing in Europe, we generate enough fan interest if there's no promoters to intervene.

T: It's also a way to get a promoter's attention. You know, if the fans hold an event that looks like it has enough sincere ticket buyers. Yea, it's a whole new age out there. The internet certainly helps.

How has it been, since it's only been these last few years playing entire albums like Healing, Todd and the Utopia reunion– translating them on stage? What's been most difficult and what, perhaps, came easily?

T: Well as you mentioned, my tour has been a combination of things. Like in the last year, I toured oh, a lot of different ways. In the Spring I did more Healing shows, five or six shows, and that's a kind of special show. Then I went out and did a new show, which is more familiar material, especially to my fans. But we were trying to put together a show we could take to performing arts centers. The difference between performing arts centers and regular venues is they have season ticket holders.

I see.

T: So you can do something that can appeal who aren't necessarily your hardcore fans. So we did that in the summer, and we also went to Japan and did one show at the Fuji Rock Fest.

Great festival!

T: Yes, it was. And THEN, I came to Europe in October to perform with the Metropool Orchestra in Holland. So that was yet another kind of show, since I don't tour with an orchestra (laughs). We rehearsed for five days and only did two shows. Next year it's kinda the same thing, sometimes with my own show. As a matter of fact, when I'm going to Norway I'm doing…

…An acoustic show.

T: That's right. And then in Stockholm. I'm doing a kind of show I never do at all, it'll be a strictly solo show.

So you decided the kind of show according to the resources of each city.

T: Yea exactly, I would bring my whole band to Norway if we were doing enough shows, but we're not doing enough to pay for the airline ticket. So I have to come by myself and do the best I can. Maybe under another circumstances we'll come back with a band of my own. But we're always looking to get to Europe, and places we don't tour a lot. We actually have been looking at dates in Norway for sometime but for some reason there's no promoters that wanted to put one on.

Really??

T: I think there were a few offers but not enough to get the band over. I think we played five shows in England and that's it.

Ok, ok. That's a shame. Well I guess it's difficult for even Norwegian bands to tour Norway because of the terrain, and there's only two major cities for larger acts, Oslo, the capital of just over half a million people, and Bergen.

T: Well. I'm playing them both! (laughs)

Between your touring schedule, which has gone in overdrive comparatively to years before it, as well as a very intense rehearsing schedule– how do you keep sane, I dunno, mind and body?

T: (laughs) Well traveling on the road can be a hardship, but I enjoy the playing still. It's kinda physical thing. I put a lot of physical energy into it. And in my opinion, keeps me healthy in a way. If all I did was sit in a chair at home (laughs) I guess my muscles would atrophy. So fortunately doing a lot of shows gets me out of the chair and a lot of exercise. I usually feel pretty good while on the road.

Are there any particular pre-show rituals or tour superstitions?

T: I don't think I do anything that's peculiar…

So no blue M&M's…

T: I guess I like to have about an hour before the show to gather my energy and clear my mind, but as far as doing some… I don't even have a vocal exercise! I usually work it doing soundcheck but that's pretty much it. Usually I don't do anything special, I just hit the stage and start screaming.

That's quite amazing. I wanted to return to Healing– I've heard so many competing myths and stories as to how this album came about. Could you clarify for us, or is the real, real reason something strictly personal.

T: Well some people thought it was an reenactment of having been robbed in my house. Which is one rumour I've heard.

That's right, that's one rumor I've heard as well.

T: Yea, unfortunately the actual sequence of events doesn't support that theory. When that event happened, which was the late fall of October or something like that, I had already substantially finished the record. The record was already done. I did the record as an experiment. If the record could be therapeutic if you actually consciously try to make it so. And uh, while it was therapeutic for me creating a texture of sound that was amenable to that idea, after the album came out, some people told me they thought the record actually had therapeutic value. Now I'm wondering whether it was the quality of the music, or because there is some audio suggestion in there, when you call a record, "Healing".

I think it's definitely both.

You know, people get themselves in the frame of mind for it. Waiting for something therapeutic to happen.

Yes.

T: I did it as an experiment but with no claims or guarantees that it'd have anything other than a musical effect. But as you mentioned, the record seems to have a deeper meaning for some people. But I guess that's why when we solicited requests for what album our fans wanted to see reproduced on stage, Healing was one of the ones they picked. The first one they picked was A Wizard, A True Star, ironically enough. I was never aware there was a kind of soft spot in everyone's heart for Healing.

It's like you say, the musical elements– there are moments when the percussion and added instrumentation is quite complex… almost melting into a drone, which is quite hypnotic. But it could also be a favourite because of this cohesive mood, when it's premise is something holistic or hopeful. That really shines through, like it has a collective feel as opposed to a lot of rock records which might be I dunno…(laugh) more destructive?

T: (laughs) Yea, the problem with making records like that is not getting bored with making a long textural thing. It's a tendency to do a lot, or perhaps throw in a lot of more rhythmic elements or little tricks and things like that– I had to remind myself this is almost like creating a platform for self-hypnosis. The musical texture is integral to creating, like a brain wave pattern, or a delta wave.

Right, right.

T: And yet, you have to constantly remind yourself in the process to not get out of that groove. It has to stay in there long enough for the delta wave to form.

"Usually I don't do anything special,
I just hit the stage and start screaming."

Your approach has always been quite unconventional and experimental, particularly in regards to using technology of the time. To what degree does technology go hand-in-hand with your inspiration for songs?

T: Well I used to like to mess around with all of the gadgets in the studio, see what could be done with them in different configurations. The result of that is something like A Wizard, A True Star, which is aggressively experimenting not only with musical forms but the way the sounds are captured. And as time went on, I realised it wasn't appropriate for every record– sometimes you want people to focus on the music and less on the sound of the instrument. Nowadays you have more options. I take to using Reason, and pretty much do everything on my laptop. I don't so much think in terms of a studio environment, I think about making music pretty much anywhere I can find a space to make it. So if I'm producing somewhere else, especially here in Hawaii, I'm not looking for a studio but a house or barn somewhere, and set up an extemporaneous studio. That kind of flexibility has let me think in different ways– I used to have to teach myself– I don't know how to write music, traditional musical notation– so I'd have to teach myself how to remember song ideas. But now I got my laptop.

Technology has almost grown into your hand, or as close to thinking as possible.

T: It's very transparent. You don't need the overhead of making a record, you can just jump right into it.

So has technology become a main source of inspiration, or are there timeless sources as well?

T: Well I have to say, actually someone said to me they saw it in a record store in Norway– recently I put out a record called [Re]production, where I recorded new versions of songs I produced for other people. I used that as an opportunity to mess with technology in a way aggressively I haven't done recently. I had access to a lot of tools in my possession, like auto-tuning, but I hardly used it. Until this recent project where I learned the ear of the audience has been used to in certain contexts. The question is, if you can use it in an interesting way or not destroy what you're trying to do in the music. So technology on this last record has played a big role.

Are there bands you're currently producing or recommend?

T: I don't do a lot of producing these days. A lot of the artists I've worked with simply don't make records anymore (laughs). Or they do their own records now and promote themselves using the internet. I used to help a lot of new bands, help them through the recording process. But nowadays anybody can afford the tools they need to capture their own music… iPads, garageband, etc.

True dat.

T: Yea, most artists I'd worked with are now self-propelled.

Future plans?

T: Well it's important for me to continue to tour. The record industry isn't the way it used to be, so my principle way of making money is touring. I have no intention of retiring in any sense. As I've said I'm going out next year in a number of configurations, I'm going out with a string quartet in the fall, bunch of all-star musicians in the spring. And I'm looking forward to coming to Norway to do a solo show. I have new ideas for records in my head, and I think we're just waiting for… I've had offers to underwrite the recording… we're just waiting for some things in the record industry to sort itself out. You know one more record label has just disappeared.

You mean EMI…

T: Yea. The major labels keep shrinking, and they've been absorbed by Sony. So at the time we were at talks with EMI and now, they have to go through all this reorganization. So I can't give concrete dates or deadlines, but I can guarantee within the next year I'll start a record. It might even be completed in time to come out next year.

We definitely look forward that. Anyway, thanks again for your time! Let us know if you need any recommendations in Oslo.

T: It's my pleasure, and I definitely will. Last time I only had the chance to eat dinner, play, and leave. Thankfully this time we get to spend a few days so I'm really happy about that… See you in Oslo!

For By:Larm ticket holders and die-hard fans, Todd will be answering questions in a Q&A session led by Audun Vinger on Saturday, Feb 18th, 12:15pm-sharp at Folketeateret. He'll then be performing the following Sunday at Parkteatret, a rare and solo concert. Get your tickets fast!

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Listen To Todd Rundgren's Remix of Lindstrom's 'Quiet Place to Live"

2012-02-02T18:36:00.000-05:00

click on this link below to find the remix of the song.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-listen-to-todd-rundgrens-remix-of-lindstroms-quiet-place-to-live-20120202

By Rolling Stone
February 2, 2012 4:00 PM ET

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-listen-to-todd-rundgrens-remix-of-lindstroms-quiet-place-to-live-20120202#ixzz1lGqEjN8Z
Norwegian producer Hans-Peter Lindstrøm has created remixes of songs by countless artists, including LCD Soundsystem, Best Coast and Roxy Music. But the tables were recently turned on him when Todd Rundgren agreed to remix Lindstrøm's original track "Quiet Place To Live." "When speaking about possible remixers for the album with friend & partner in crime Prins Thomas, he suggested that I rather ask anybody special instead of the usual suspects," Lindstrøm says.

"When suggesting Todd Rundgren, I told him: 'Yeah that would have been awesome!,' but I THOUGHT that it was never gonna happen. However, when mentioning it to Joakim from smalltown, he told me that he was gonna give it a shot, since he already knew his management," Lindstrøm says. "Less than a week after, he agreed upon doing a remix of 'Quiet Place To Live' from my new album. I'm not aware of any other remixes he's done before, in which case this feels really special as Todd Rundgren's music has been inspiring me a lot over the years."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-listen-to-todd-rundgrens-remix-of-lindstroms-quiet-place-to-live-20120202#ixzz1lGphQtg6

Tix available for 3/5 rehearsal show for the Robert Johnson concert @ City Winery

2012-02-01T14:06:00.000-05:00

http://citywinery.com/events/250264
A preview of the Robert Johnson 100th birthday tribute at the Apollo Theatre taking place on the next evening, March 6th.

Enjoy a multi-artist show with an amazing house band lead by Steve Jordan. Artists performing at the Apollo and a good chance will be participating in this live rehearsal are The Roots, Chuck D, Living Colour, Shemekia Copeland, Bettye Levettte, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Sam Moore, and Todd Rundgren. This is a rare chance to not only see artists working through material, but get an intimate and close sneak-peak of this historic concert taking place celebrating the musical legacy of Robert Johnson--considered one the most influencial musicians of the 20th century and certainly for the Blues. The show at the Apollo benefits the Building of the Blues Hall of Fame by the Blues Foundation in Memphis.

Todd Stock DVD is back in stock

2012-01-31T14:26:00.002-05:00

You asked ..we listened ..Toddstock is back in stock ..order today and it ships next week !!! If you missed it before or wore yours out ..get it now !! http://www.toddstore.com/

Video: one year ago yesterday RIP Moogy ..Highline ballroom Utopia theme

2012-01-31T07:46:00.001-05:00

Visit Bart's blog.

2012-01-30T14:00:00.003-05:00

http://bartversteegfotograaf.com/

Bart has provided me with some great information over the past years. Take a look at his Blog. He has taken some incredible pics over the years of Todd

preview of upcoming interview from GITARIST mag

2012-01-30T11:06:00.000-05:00

click on image to enlarge

preview of upcoming interview from GITARIST mag.

thanks to bart v.

Interview in Gitarist.nl Magazine Feb 2102 Amsterdam based Mag.

2012-01-29T14:48:00.000-05:00

http://www.gitarist.nl/nieuws/newsItem.php?n01ID=10016&type=26 I contributed a few pictures for this interview and Bart V. helped in other ways.

TR Revival camp official announcement

2012-01-28T11:31:00.000-05:00

http://toddrevivalcamp.com/

Prototype of design for Upcoming S/A 40 yrs AD in Rolling stone magazine

2012-01-28T08:39:00.000-05:00

go to http://www.toddata.com/status.html for more info to be involved in the project. Get your name in Rolling Stone.

TR's Musical Survival Camp 2011...and TR's REVIVAL Camp 2012!. By Jill Mingo

2012-01-26T07:52:00.000-05:00

http://www.facebook.com/#!/notes/jill-mingo/trs-musical-survival-camp-2011and-trs-revival-camp-2012/10151169900575565
check out Jills great memories of the Survival camp from 2011

new order info for the cd and dvd of the live "Todd" Tour

2012-01-25T17:30:00.000-05:00

http://www.toddstore.com/

Todd mention in People magazine

2012-01-23T17:58:00.002-05:00

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20563812,00.html

Todd Rundgren's Revival Camp 2012

2012-01-22T15:23:00.000-05:00

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Update on New "Todd" live DVD / CD

2012-01-19T15:03:00.000-05:00

from www.toddstore.com ..... Update on the new Todd DVD and CD ..just placed our order !!!..as soon as we hear they are on the way to us we will start taking orders ! Should be soon so hang tight ..will post as soon as we know !

early 70's photo

2012-01-18T11:17:00.002-05:00

Video : Todd Rundgren and The Metropole Orchestra - Fascist Christ HQ audio

2012-01-13T10:09:00.001-05:00

Video: Todd Rundgren and the Metropole Orchestra - Wailing Wall HQ audio

2012-01-13T10:07:00.001-05:00

TR's Revival Camp July 23-27 to be announced soon

2012-01-11T15:17:00.000-05:00

Todd Rundgren's Revival Camp July 23-27. Details will be posted in the near future on tr-i.com, Toddstore.com and on FB Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren / Meatloaf making of Bat out of Hell

2012-01-08T12:45:00.002-05:00

Todd Rundgren / Meatloaf making of bat out of hell. This album is ALL TODD! Listen to the background vocals !!

Video: the Move playing OPEN MY EYES Fillmore West 1969

2012-01-07T21:22:00.002-05:00

The Move in October '69, at the Fillmore West, on their only American tour.

Download: TR's Utopia Peekskill NY 2011 Audio LIMITED TIME available

2012-01-07T10:19:00.000-05:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?7h2jamwhf28vp
you will need to use a FLAC convert to burn to cd or put to itunes.

Video: Hard Rock Cafe Allstar Band with Richie Cannata, Moogie Klingman,Julio Fernandez and friends

2012-01-07T09:40:00.002-05:00

Great shirts at a great price. Clearance !!!

2012-01-04T22:15:00.002-05:00

http://www.toddstore.com/clearance.html

That 70's Show - Pilot - Episode 01 (Season 01) Todd Rundgren

2012-01-04T07:44:00.000-05:00

link to download the Todd Dutch Metropol

2012-01-02T15:04:00.000-05:00

part 1
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4YwVF5HKIeUYWViNTU2MzQtNzdhMS00OTQ3LTg5OGEtYzhkMDNmMGNkOGM2&hl=en_US

part 2
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4YwVF5HKIeUZGQxNjY3OTMtOTc2NC00ZTkwLTg2MDgtMjdjNmUyOTU0MjAx&hl=en_US

intro
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B4YwVF5HKIeUMDk1ODRmN2ItNDlmOC00YjgwLTllZDctMDNlM2E0ZDhmZmUy&export=download&hl=en_US

2012 tour rumors

2012-01-02T12:21:00.000-05:00

In 2012, Todd Rundgren will tour "solo", "semi-acoustic", with the band Ethel, and possibly with Daryl Hall. That's what we know so far but there's always more.

Todd Rundgren live in Paradiso at the Metropole

2012-01-02T09:50:00.001-05:00

starts at the 2 hr spot
http://player.omroep.nl/?serid=7136

or

Of bekijk de flash versie.

A New Years gift from one of our most dedicated tapers. THANKS !

2012-01-01T21:53:00.002-05:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?uv6pswmtt9c9a

Hermits of Mink Halloween In NYC

2012-01-01T13:53:00.000-05:00

https://rundgrenradio.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=432702

RR Presents Hermits of Mink Halloween in NYC
Hermits of Mink Halloween in concert at the R-Bar in NYC (Manhattan) following a Todd Rundgren concert the night before at the City Winery in NYC. See real Todd and Faux Todd all in the same weekend! Just like at IKRON 2011, Heartsville will be doing background vocals. Limited capacity of only 100.

Everyone who purchases a ticket/admission in January 2012 is entered into a "Name Your Song Plus Swag" contest! Tickets here are $20 + $1.50 convenience fee (and .50 cent per order if you want a collector's item hard ticket(s) mailed to you). Admission at the door will be $25 day of show assuming we have any left. Hard tickets are only available through internet orders.

Contest details = Random drawing. Winner gets to pick a song of their choice to be added to the setlist! The song can be from any of Todd's solo work or his bands i.e. TRU, Utopia, The New Cars, Nazz. Certain restrictions apply i.e. no Treatise :-). The winner will also receive a grab bag of John Powhida swag and some TR swag as well!

Hermits of Mink Halloween In NYC
Saturday, March 03, 2012 at 7:30 PM
R-Bar
218 Bowery St.
Manhattan, NY 10012
Phone: (205) 862-1972
Website: www.facebook.com/events/294324630603510/
E-Mail: doug@rundgrenradio.com

2012-01-01T12:05:00.001-05:00

FINALLY...the live stream of the show Dutch today. Here's the details -- perhaps some of you will be able to enjoy it and perhaps even record it!

Go to http://radio6.nl/
On left bar click on the tab that says Luister liver
The is a live stream and at 11am/PST the broadcast will begin

Here's some info in Dutch along with a clip.
http://colive.radio6.nl/2011/12/
THANKS TO DEBBY "THE INFO GIRL"

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

2012-01-01T12:02:00.000-05:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

Video: Todd Rundgren in Philly New Years Eve 2008 - Auld Lang Syne/Today

2011-12-31T17:08:00.002-05:00

some great buys on merchandise "Groupie gear"

2011-12-30T23:36:00.002-05:00

http://www.groupiegear.com/zen/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=27&mid=5688

LIVE SHOW REBROADCAST of PARADISO show ..SUNDAY NIGHT

2011-12-30T13:29:00.003-05:00

amsterdam is a 6 hr difference from NY

Bart Versteeg
to me
Hi Mike A.

Wish you and your family a happy and healthy 2012!

Hereby an update on the upcoming live-broadcast on Sunday.

You can listen live on the internet. The show starts on 21:00 hours local time..... paradiso time..... not usa time

http://radio6.nl/luister/digitaal-luisteren-naar-radio-6

The show is availiable for a few months. I will tweet this link on monday.

http://player.omroep.nl/?serid=7136

ENJOY!

Bart
Photo's taken by my wife Liset Noorduyn

Hermits of Mink Halloween gig NYC

2011-12-28T11:50:00.002-05:00

Saturday, March 3, 2012.
Time
7:30pm until 9:30
Hermits of Mink Halloween gig the night after the 3/2 Todd gig at City Winery. The R-Bar NYC is within a mile or so of the City Winery.

Gotta get the band in from Boston and put them up, etc and the capacity is limited to 100 so admission would be $20-$25 most likely. A bit pricey in some areas but dirt cheap for entertainment in NYC on a Saturday night!!!

Rbar NYC
218 Bowery St., East New York, NY 10012

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T10:37:00.001-05:00

Max Essa & Todd Rundgren - Wrong Afterlife (Giu Pacheco Mashup)

2011-12-24T11:07:00.000-05:00

Max Essa & Todd Rundgren - Wrong Afterlife (Giu Pacheco Mashup)

CD review of The Individualist by Jeff "weavil" Gauss

2011-12-23T07:35:00.002-05:00

It will be edited and the site doesn't have the rights to post lyrics that
are that long. A line or two we can do, but not as long as I wanted.

http://coolalbumreview.com/

SO...here's the full piece in unedited form
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TR-i "The Individualist"
by Jeff"weavil"Gauss

Todd Rundgren's ever-changing diversity is often hard to keep up with and
difficult to follow and, with the birth of TR-i (Todd Rundgren
interactive) in 1993, he reinvented himself yet again, this time as an
artist wanting to share sound and vision with fans in an intimate fashion.
His first venture into his TR-i persona, "No World Order", was mostly
centered around producing a CD-i in which the listener could interact with
the music in a non-linear fashion. It represented a chance for Todd to
reinvent himself while providing an opportunity for the listener to talk
back to the music. Todd basically used this moniker as a way to denote his
more technologically innovative work. TR-i released three albums in as
many years and "The Individualist", released in 1995, would prove to be
the last of that era.

While "No World Order" was heavily influenced by electronica and rap, "The
Individualist" settled into more of a somewhat accessible smooth groove
assembled from many elements of diversity. His rap on this album is more
like recitation that emphasizes the importance of his lyrics. From the
power pop opener, "Tables Will Turn", to the call-to-arms rock of "If Not
Now, When?" and "Cast The First Stone", to dance material like "Espresso
(All Jacked Up)" and "Woman's World", to the Beatnick-Rap of the title
track, this album could his best of the '90's. There's even the patented
Rundgren soul-based ballads of "The Ultimate Crime" and "Beloved Infidel".
This album seems to have it all.

Todd's production values always come into play on his releases and this
could be one of his best once one gets past the use of computers instead
of "real" instruments, an essential part of TR-i's DNA. Rundgren had
played all instruments and sang all vocals on many of his classic albums,
like Something/Anything? and Hermit of Mink Hollow, so this approach
should come as no surprise to those familiar with this talented artist.
The album's title also implies that it was created by one man. Clocking in
at a bit over one hour, "The Individualist" boasts a sweetly clear sound
with layers of subtle instruments, double-tracked vocals, and stacked
harmonies spread about the stereo field with much of the punch coming from
the sub-woofers. The listener is hypnotized with the arrangements and
sound quality, evidence of Rundgren's seasoned production skills.

This fine album begins with a borrowed phrase that is adapted for the
album's setting, "Water, water everywhere and not a place to stand. My
foundation rests on bedrock but the bedrock rests on shifting sand." It
seems that the message of his career has always been about individualism
and getting to know one's self and taking responsibility.
This record is a a call to arms and about taking action. "Tables Will Turn",
the opening number, sets this tone, emphasized with changing verb usage
like "Tables will turn...tables can turn...tables have turned...tables are
turned." It is time for individualists in society to take notice and
change the hands of power back to the people.

"If Not Now, When?" takes the call-to-arms to the next level by presenting
changing mantras like "Too much effort, there's never time",
"Change the system, and please arrange it to change some way that I feel
no change", and "Leave the gun on the table loaded the first to grab it's
as good as voted in." Each mantra gets more intensely urgent, with rocking
guitars and a driving bassline, until it leads one to "the bullet or the
ballot box." This song contains some of Todd's best rocking vocals of the
album and asks "Are we good enough for us to care?"

"Family Values" is directed at high-powered politicians of the time like
Dan Quayle, whose quotes are sampled here, that ask for people to
implement family values. TR-i insists that "we already got them." The
"Faux P-Funk Honky Chorale", the only voices other than TR-i on this
album, brings the party home as "We gonna have a good time everybody,
because the family is all in the house!" Quayle is even told to "Shut Up!
'Cause we got them, we already got them. We got family values." A hip drum
beat and stellar keyboard bassline drive this hopeful sing-along tune
while a unique keyboard riff takes one out near the end as we move back to
the power, comfort, and shelter of our families.

The first of two beautiful ballads, "The Ultimate Crime", brings
'Philosopher Todd' to the forefront as he proves once again how he's in
touch with the human condition, one of my favorite aspects of this
timeless artist. This number builds tension as Rundgren continually teases
the listener with the concept of "What is the ultimate crime?", pulling
one into the lyrics until the secret is finally revealed,
"The ultimate crime is not to care."

"Espresso (All Jacked Up)" is a slight, and perhaps needed, departure from
the albums message of waking up and taking action. This song documents a
fun trip around the globe while wired on caffeine. A frantic pace builds
throughout this tune featuring a driving bassline underneath climbing key
changes, climaxing in another sing-along by repeating "I'm all jacked up."

The title track follows with Popeye's "I am what I am" phrase coming to
mind. Beginning with the spoken words, "Gather 'round children, I got a
tale to tell", this bit of Beatnick-Rap delves into the background of this
artist with lines like "There was a time when I couldn't bust a rhyme, had
yet to hit my prime, 'cause my mind was such a young mind" and "Check my
references.
Wherever you are now you know I been there, done that
Don't need to sling the scat 'cause my resume' is too fat
Change my name to some funky fresh dingbat
Like "the artist formerly known as TR-i"
I got to laugh when they try to figure out what it's all about
And they doubt that I'm so devout
But it's something I can do without
I got to know why I wanna know what I wanna know
Why do I go where the others won't go?
My eye is on the prize that's in disguise
That you can only theorize, but I can utilize
To rise above the lies about reality
'Cause you can't relive the hype don't ya see?
'Cause I got a special answer meant just for me
Somewhere in my immediate vicinity"

The repeated chant of "Here comes the Individualist" builds to an ecstatic
free-form jazz groove that leads to ecstatic wild applause and then
brought down to a pin drop.
"And if there's time enough to find it, then in time I'm gonna find it."
He IS The Individualist!

"Cast The First Stone" is the seventh track and he borrows from the best
again by placing a Biblical proverb in a heavy-industrial-punk setting
with a 'hammer on anvil' snare sound and in-your-face kick drum propelling
a thick bassline, nasty keyboard washes and swirls, and an
out-of-this-world guitar solo. Again, the lyrics are in the listener's face,
"Please do not complain to me of moral relativity
The crimes of others you deplore
But of yourself, you don't keep score...
Like you never in your life cursed an evil god before...
(and culminating with the repeated title words)
Cast the first stone, cast the first stone
Let the righteous among you cast the first stone."
Some of Todd's best rocking vocals on the album can be felt here,
reinforcing the albums main theme of taking action as an individual's
responsibility.

This is followed by the contrast of the other gorgeous ballad, "Beloved
Infidel", which features a thick bed of sparse keyboard tones and a
sweetly simple clean-tone guitar solo along with Rundgren's production
expertise. "Ring the liberation bell" as he will not be longing much more.
"False gods they will erect offerings they will burn, I am lost in
meditation and awaiting your return" show that his ballads can contain
serious subjects yet still be one of the most beautiful songs he has ever
created.

"Temporary Sanity" returns to the main theme of the album with another
dark synth bass riff that features cutting Fagen-esque chords and an
overdue screaming guitar solo with an end result for the situation we are
in,
"We must be crazy, we must be crazy
There's no explanation so we must be crazy."
Some rapping returns here as direct delivery of lyrics is in order. This
divided some of the "TRoups", much like "No World Order", but the heavy
lyrics like these MUST reach the listener,

"There's a chance that we would still get the picture
If reality just came up and bit ya
But the news team would never report it
Because there's too much evidence to support it
If we was stupider the problem would vanish
But our brains are much more than we can manage
We say we want something so bad we can taste it
But once we get it, then we turn 'round and waste it
We got a twisted fixation with the marketplace
And every sufferin' soul is just another face
We think we're bein' manipulated from outer space
It's the collective guilty conscience of the human race
We get joyful when we look upon a lesser man
A specimen we can be sure that we're better than
There is no shortage of supply of pride and vanity
There is no explanation but INSANITY.

You're listening to Prozac while the message goes unheard
It's the final word."

"Woman's World" is an excellent closer with an up-tempo big finish
featured on many of his fine albums. (See "Just One Victory" on "A Wizard
A True Star", "Fade Away" on "Hermit of Mink Hollow", or "2nd Wind"). This
track puts men in their place by reinforcing that there's "No surprises,
it's a woman's world...'cause it always was." This also contains a heavy
bridge that reprises the heavy industrial guitar sound heard earlier in
the album yet climaxes with a most upbeat positive ending featuring
stacked harmony vocals atop an upbeat progression, providing hope for the
future of (wo)mankind.

"The Individualist" shows that Rundgren still believes that society can be
saved from its wallowing tumble and that human kind's compassion will
prevail. It is up to the individual to make this happen.

TR-i's original release of "The Individualist" on Digital Entertainment in
1995 featured an enhanced CD which paired each song with its lyrics,
graphics, and video. It was also one of the first CDs to be offered over
the internet, where subscribers could download the music before it was
released in stores.

The recent remastering of this album by Esoteric is fantastic, presenting
the album in a new light by sounding better than when it was first
released. It also includes an excellent booklet featuring interviews,
photos, and lyrics. Sounds and colors flow out of the speakers with
"surround sound effect." This remaster is not squashed or a victim of the
loudness wars as it features lots of breath and dynamics. Close your eyes
and inhale as it almost sounds like high-resolution audio, which Esoteric
would be smart to offer. They do the remastering in high-res and I know I,
and many others, would pay extra for it.
In the meantime, be sure to seek out the remaster of this often
over-looked mid-90s Rundgren Classic!

As the closing lyric gloriously emphasizes, "It's absolutely fabulous!"

The Todd Rundgren Museum

2011-12-22T13:39:00.001-05:00

http://www.toddrundgrenmuseum.com

Over 10 years ago, Robin Ambrose and I co-purchased a collection of Todd memorabilia to add to our own individual collections, and dreamed of one day facilitating an interactive Todd Rundgren brick and mortar museum (preferably in the Woodstock area), to be able to share with all fans and welcome all contributions from anyone who shared our vision. As the years went on, we both realized the best way to involve the greatest number of fans and have the memorabilia be accessible by everyone around the world, would be to create a virtual museum instead.

Enter our Ever Popular Master webmaster Roger Linder! Roger has been the catalyst in turning our dreams into reality!! And just in time for the holidays, I am pleased to unveil release 1.0 of the Todd Rundgren Museum!! http://www.toddrundgrenmuseum.com

It is release 1.0 because this is the foundation of all the museum will grow to become, in content and design, by everyone who wishes help build it. It is for you to enjoy, share your collections and ideas, and will be the definitive archive for all of those “Todd Who?” folks out there!!

Special thanks to Ruth Rundgren for her memorabilia contributions and to Ralph Garcia, Jon Risen and Roger for providing digital images of some of their memorabilia to help build the foundation. Together, let’s grow this museum into all it can be . . . for Todd, for all fans, and for the world to discover our best kept secret!!

To be a part of this project and start uploading your memorabilia, just contact Roger and he will set you up with a curator account. It’s as easy as that!

Happy Holidays to All! and hope you enjoy the museum!
liz

steven tyler and todd rundgren

2011-12-20T19:19:00.002-05:00

Rare Very old song from Ultra Sonic Recording studio LI NY 1972 w/ hello people

2011-12-17T18:13:00.000-05:00

Stars To Honor Robert Johnson’s 100th Birthday At The Apollo Theater

2011-12-15T18:26:00.003-05:00

Stars To Honor Robert Johnson’s 100th Birthday At The Apollo Theater
http://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/news/stars-honor-robert-johnson%E2%80%99s-100th-birthday-apollo-theater?mid=554724
The legacy of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson will get the all-star treatment when The Roots, Shemekia Copeland, Bettye Lavette, Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo,’ Sam Moore and Todd Rundgren gather in NYC in 2012.

Co-produced by Steve Berkowitz, Michael Dorf, Joe Morton and Patricia Watt and taking place March 6 at New York City’s famed Apollo Theater, net proceeds will go to funding the construction of the Blues Hall Of Fame in Memphis. Expect more artists to be announced in the weeks to come.

VIP ticket packages are available via RobertJohnson100.com, while general onsale tickets are now available at Ticketmaster.com. Visit ApolloTheatre.org for more information.

Tix are on sale directly from the City Winery

2011-12-15T12:47:00.000-05:00

http://citywinery.com/events

great venue. great wine and food.

Todd store is open for your christmas shopping

2011-12-14T15:04:00.002-05:00

http://www.toddstore.com/

Let Me Just Follow Behind - Moogy Memorial - The Bitter End

2011-12-13T07:49:00.003-05:00

Moogy Klingman's song "Let Me Just Follow Behind" performed by The Utopians (John Siegler, Kasim Sulton, Jesse Gress, Daryl Tookes, Curtis King, and Julie Eigenberg) at The Moogy Klingman Memorial, The Bitter End, NYC, Dec. 11, 2011

Ringo Starr's All Star Band Press Conference 1998 WAST Productions

2011-12-12T11:43:00.002-05:00

Ringo Starr's All Star Band Press Conference 1998 Ringo Starr, Todd Rundgren, Gary Brooker, Timmy Capello, Simon Kirke, and Jack Bruce. All field questions.

Todd Rundgren - 12 Days of Christmas - rogsteel - share audio easily

2011-12-09T12:35:00.000-05:00

Chirbit - Todd Rundgren - 12 Days of Christmas - rogsteel - share audio easily

Chipmunk Trailer with Bang the drum music

2011-12-08T19:54:00.004-05:00

Vintage TV airs there interview with Todd Rundgren this month

2011-12-07T13:30:00.001-05:00

Vintage TV airs there interview with Todd Rundgren this month (www.vintage.tv).

Chris Difford recalls the moment when he got lucky with his first girlfriend, while listening to Todd Rundgren, before they perform together a beautiful rendition of The Beatles' finest B-side 'Rain'. Thursday 8th December, 8.30pm / Friday 9th December, 10.00pm. Sunday 11th December, 5.00pm

"Todd Rundgren: In Conversation" premieres on Vintage TV next Thursday:
Todd talks of his early influences, working with Ringo Starr, his new album and Meat Loaf's 'Bat Out Of Hell', his most successful production to date.
Thursday 15th December, 8.00pm / Sunday 18th December, 5.00pm

Get your name in Rolling Stone Magazine

2011-12-05T12:30:00.001-05:00

Get your name in 2012 Rolling Stone Tribute ad for 40 Years of Something/Anything? http://www.toddata.com/

Tour Date corrections for Norway and Sweden shows

2011-12-04T11:30:00.002-05:00

There was a change in 2 of the dates we posted a couple days ago..please make note of it ..Feb. 22 is @ Ricks Bergen ( Norway ) ..Feb. 23 is @ Sodra Teatern Stockholm ( Sweden)

Concert : BBC Radio 6 classic concert series limited availability

2011-12-03T08:46:00.000-05:00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017smsj

Todd Rundgren recorded live at the London Forum in 1994 performs his album No World Order as well as other classic Todd Rundgren tracks

Todd Rundgren- Interactive, or 'TR-I' as the show is known, is a historical new concept where the audience can participate. His 29th album 'No World Order' is featured along with new arrangements of old classics.
Todd's first band was The Nazz which was formed in 1967. They split up in 1970. His first self-titled album 'Runt' was in 1970- closely followed by 'The Ballad of Todd Rundgren' in 1971.
The concert was recorded by the BBC at The Forum, London, on 7 October 1994.

New tour dates Semi acoustic shows

2011-12-03T08:11:00.004-05:00

click on image to enlarge

Feb 18 Q & A by Larm Festival ,Oslo (Norway)
Feb 19 Solo acoustic show @ Parkteatret, Oslo (Norway)
Feb 22 Solo Acoustic show @ Ricks, Bergen (Norway)
Feb 23 Solo Acoustic show @ Sodra Teatern, Stockholm (Sweden)
Feb 26 Semi Acoustic show @ City Winery, NYC
Feb 27 Semi Acoustic show @ City Winery, NYC
Mar 2 Semi Acoustic show @ City Winery, NYC
Mar 6 Part of Robert Johnson tribute @ Town Hall NYC
Mar 7 Semi Acoustic show @ City Winery, NYC

Todd and Ethel tour... info to come.

2011-12-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

http://www.baylinartists.com/artist/ETHEL/tours/282/

Tours & Projects
Tell Me Something Good - Touring 12-13
with special guest Todd Rundgren

As each generation comes into its prime it affects the contemporary musical environment, bringing in elements of the sounds it grew up with. These days, we are surrounded by references to the culture and sounds of the 1970’s; the era of funk, glam rock, early minimalism, the bi-centennial, Watergate, and the Vietnam War. The 70s was a restless, intelligent, dissatisfied time- a decade of contradictions, a decade of loss, a decade of discovery.

ETHEL celebrates this vibrant decade in a program that is scheduled to include Lou Harrison's Quartet Set (1972), a seminal example of cross-cultural concert music, as well as Kimo Williams' Quiet Shadows, a hauntingly beautiful Vietnam - inspired work, arrangements of music by Sun Ra, and a fascinating new work by rising star Judd Greenstein that incorporates the sound of synthesizers from the 1970s.

Central to this program is the thrilling collaboration between ETHEL and ‘70’s icon, Todd Rundgren. Having toured together in the United States and Europe in 2005, they found a deep connection and ongoing friendship in their passion for authenticity and their curiosity about what’s emerging. Each has assaulted the boundaries of convention with dynamic creativity. The energy onstage is explosive and beautiful.

Video: It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - Alison Krauss

2011-12-01T09:05:00.002-05:00

Norway mini tour

2011-12-01T08:16:00.000-05:00

During his stay in Norway, Rundgren will also join a norwegian artist in the studio, and do a few intimate solo performances with material spanning his whole career.

WTF ? Todd Rundgren Plans His Own Tribute Act

2011-12-01T08:08:00.000-05:00

Todd Rundgren - Todd Rundgren Plans His Own Tribute Act
01 December 2011 12:06
http://www.contactmusic.com/news/todd-rundgren-plans-his-own-tribute-act_1266686

Veteran rocker Todd Rundgren is planning to launch his own tribute band so he can retire from touring after almost 45 years on the road.

The songwriter/producer began his career with Nazz in 1967 before going solo two years later.

He is still regularly touring and recording at the age of 63, but admits the rigours of life on the road are wearing him down - and he's considering finding an impersonator to take his place at concerts.

Rundgren tells Mojo magazine, "I'm 63 years old and there's a limit to what I can do physically. So I'm thinking ahead: how can I alter what I do in order to accommodate that without compromising any of it?

"The hardest part of it now is the travelling - it's getting to the gig. So I'm thinking about starting my own tribute bands. They can go out to work."

Todd in Norway in Feb.

2011-11-30T10:31:00.001-05:00

‎(Dagbladet): Music Conference Larm festival has been an ever so small scoop before the event in February next year.

The legendary American artist and producer Todd Rundgren is the guest of honor, and will stay in the country for a week.

Rundgren is known as unusually gifted, eccentric and influential artist, songwriter and producer with great musical range and a very loyal fan base, as well as music technology innovator.

Cooperation Project
Rundgren will be interviewed on stage during Larm festival of Audun Wings in the journal window. But it is far to go one's errand from Hawaii to the winter cold Oslo and Rundgren would not be avspise with a well-paid seminar appearance.

It is therefore a short tour Norway, where Rundgren will go through songs from across his career, in intimate solo format. In addition, efforts are being made to bring about a collaborative project between Rundgren and a Norwegian artist.

- It is amazing that this happens, says: Larm festival program manager Joakim Haugland told Dagbladet.

- Rundgren is one of the vikigste artists over the last 30-40-years as a musician, producer and technical innovator. He is a little side of everything, but have inspired many. He does not do things like this very often, so it hangs a little extra high. This is a højdare Larm festival in history, says Haugland.

Agreed in London
It all came about through a collaboration between the city bustle window, which will host several seminars during bransjetreffet. Edited by Wings are also music critic for Today's Business, and Rundgren fan on his neck.

During Rundgrens concerts in London in October, he was in contact with the artist, and secured agreement on visit to Norway.

- Rundgren is not a people dear name today, but he is bigger and more important than most realize. He is a god gifted songwriter and musician who is definitely going their own ways, and have done it the last forty years. Whether it's prog rock, powerpop or blue eyed soul, his music has a unique nerve and beauty about them, and he is still capable of doing amazing things.

- I rank him up there with Paul McCartney, Frank Zappa and Prince, says Wings.

Moogy Klingman Memorial Celebration

2011-11-30T09:26:00.002-05:00

Sunday, December 11, 2011.
2:00pm until 5:00pm

Dear friends!
You are invited to attend a memorial celebration in honor of the life of Moogy Klingman.
It will be on Sunday, December 11th from 2 to 5 pm
at The Bitter End, 147 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia), NYC.
There will be no food served but drinks are available for purchase.
If you have, please bring Moogy photos old and new to share.
We hope that you will be able to attend.
Please RSVP to dorette99@aol.com

Sincerely,

Dorit Klingman & family

Project: 40 Years of Something/Anything

2011-11-30T07:31:00.000-05:00

http://www.cafepress.com/sa40

CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE
Buy Here and Get Your Name in 2012 Rolling Stone Tribute Ad
This is a jump start store for the 2012 campaign to place an ad in Rolling Stone in tribute to 40 years of Todd Rundgren's album "Something/Anything?" The ad will run as soon as funds reach the full page mark, or by year's end as large as we can get (which ever comes first).

What is "S/A?4(@)"? S=Something, A=Anything, 4=4 decades, and (@) is the digital flower sitting inside the "0" in "40". This is printed on the back of the shirt and makes a great conversation starter for the curious minded.