Ted Tells Tales
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Review: The Secret Lives Of Bill Bartell
Who was Bill Bartell? I’ll tell you: he was the Forrest Gump of punk rock. But with a 150+ IQ. He weaseled his way into…
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Show Review: Steve Poltz at Palo Verde House Concerts Sept 28, 2025
This was one of the Palo Verde House Concerts where some pretty big talent gets to play in someone’s backyard. Last time I was here,…
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David Johansen R.I.P.
David Johansen passed away yesterday (Feb 28th) at the age of 75. I actually got to meet him once. I lived in Mission Valley and…
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KSDT Interview with Hallows Eve April 25, 1988
I had this archived on the same interview tape I did with my other recent interviews I’ve been posting here, so I decided to give…
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KSDT Interview with Paul Baloff & Fred Cotton of Piranha April 2, 1988
With special bonus interview with Fred Cotton about Spastik Children, a Metallica side-project they had going on at the time! I was pretty busy in…
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My KSDT Interview with Frank Bello from Anthrax Apr 1, 1988
Anthrax came through town opening for KISS on the “Crazy Nights” tour at the San Diego Sports Arena on April 1st, 1988. I was able…
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Posted On Crazy Squeeze, Juvenile Wrecks, Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders, Rockfiles, Show Reviews, Ted Tells TalesShow Review: Juvenile Wrecks, Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders, Crazy Squeeze, and Rockfiles at Supply & Demand Oct 20, 2024
Made it up to Long Beach to see a special afternoon show with Rockfiles (Billy Bremner’s tribute to Rockpile) headlining, but the opening bands were…
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Show Review: Nico Bones at the Tower Bar Sept 9, 2024
Show review and pictures of Nico Bones playing the Tower Bar on Sept 9, 2024. A great night of rock ‘n roll with the Junkys,…
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Nirvana: My Experience at the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video shoot
Yes! I was there! And this is my story and experience being at the Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video shoot. Most of this story…
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Neurotic Outsiders at the Viper Room Oct/Nov 1995 part 2
See what happens when I give Duff McKagan my pictures and he tells me why Steve Jones kept staring at me.
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