Matt & Camp Freddy - May Roxy Residency

[FunkyMonkey]

From Ross Halfin's diary...

May 15

Pete and I go off late afternoon for a quick shoot with Camp Freddy - Matt Sorum, Donovan Leitch, Chris Chaney, Billy Morrison and Dave Navarro. Dave is slightly sensitive - or he's had humour-bypass surgery. I joke around, but he doesn't get any of it. Everything is taken literally. Billy Morrison I liked a lot, I didn't even know he was English - he's from sunny Brixton.

Diary and a few of the photos here: http://www.rosshalfin.co.uk/diary/may-2008/diary-may-2008.php

[Limulus]

It's So Easy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QE1u0SqVK0

who is that singing chick?

[Dayle1066]

i think its the singer from McQueen?

[Falcon]

i think its the singer from McQueen?

Indeed it is.

A bit more Week 3 info from www.mattsorum.tv

Wow
Another incredible week with Freddy at the Roxy.
Kind of a long one today, started press early afternoon with Classic Rock magazine then photoshoot with Ross Halfin. after that did interviews. at 5pm the big soundcheck started always kind of crazy. everyone shows up at once. this gig was Budgie ( souixie n the banshees) Terri Nunn (Berlin) Corey Taylor Slipknot, Stone Sour) Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez, Cypress Hill Billy Duffy, Mark McGrath, Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Corey Parks ( Nashville Pussy) Vivian Campell ( Def Leppard) so had a crazy soundcheck u know? anyway lots of songs to learn and was still a bit burnt from my opening the night before. I did press right after for a couple of hours then ran home for a quick shower> got home and laid down and woke up 5 minutes before I had to announce Darling Stilettos. Great gig and more fun next week.
Matt

[FunkyMonkey]

Interview
Dave Navarro of Camp Freddy

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:13:10

Summer camp is rarely this much fun

Camp Freddy is the musical equivalent of The Super Friends or The Justice League. It's an all-star group of A-list musicians that get together on special occasions to bust out classic covers. Currently, they've got a residency at The Roxy for May. Even though it's not a super secret hideout in Antaractica, it's the perfect place for core band members Dave Navarro [Jane's Addiction, Panic Channel, Red Hot Chili Peppers], Matt Sorum [Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver], Donovan Leitch, Chris Chaney [Jane's Addiction], Billy Morrison [The Cult], the residency's MC Mark McGrath [Sugar Ray] and guests to showcase their awesomeness. Each show has brought out rock's cream of the crop in terms of "Super Friends," from Slashand Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols to Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour. In fact, the dressing room scene before the band takes the stage could very well be cut right from a Grammy party. Dave Navarro sits shirtless on a leather couch, relaxing before the show. He's mellow, but quite cheery nonetheless. He's Camp Freddy's ringleader, in a sense. Tonight, there's a guest he's psyched to play with again, drummer Chad Smith of The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Chad glances over and exclaims, "Do you know the Show 'Em Enough to Win story?" Dave does, but I don't. Thankfully, Chad's thrilled to tell it. "Back in the '50s, on the East Coast, Jackie Gleason was the biggest entertainer. On the West Coast, it was Milton Berle?'Uncle Milton.' There was a big talk of who had the biggest 'member' in the industry. Who better to referee that than Frank Sinatra? So they all met in Vegas and went up to Frank's room. Frank was kind of in the Milton camp. Gleason shows up with his boys. Frank goes, 'Jackie, let's see it.' Bam, Jackie puts it on the table. Frank says, 'Milton, just show 'em enough to win!'[Laughs]" Everyone in the intimate, yet ornate dressing room, from Mark McGrath to Billy Morrison, erupts with laughter, and Smith flashes a huge grin. Just another day at Camp.

Reclining on the couch, Navarro's one of the coolest guitar gods that you can meet. He speaks softly, but rocks a big riff. The guy does not mess around on stage, and every show, he rips out his favorites with the Camp. Right before hitting the stage, he took some time to give ARTISTdirect an exclusive interview about why this camp rules.

Is this your most fun musical endeavor?

Dave: It's supposed to be fun, and that's the big idea behind it. We all have big lives outside of this, and we primarily come together to celebrate the music that we grew up listening to with friends, peers and sometimes, mentors. That's the fun that you're picking up on, and that's the primary objective behind the whole thing.

That fun's been missing from rock and roll. It's so important to get that release and have a good time.

Dave: It is, and the audience knows every single song in the set. They pretty much know every person that comes on stage too. So those two things combined makes the show undeniably fun.

The chemistry you guys have is very powerful. It's amazing how kinetic the connection is between all of you on stage, because you aren't all in one "standard" band that rehearses all the time together.

Dave: Well, we've all been friends for years and years. We've come up in different bands, respected one another, learned each other's songs, hung out and got into a lot of trouble together. That stuff translates. When someone we don't know very well joins us on stage, there's an excitement that we all share. Because every single show is different, we never run into a routine where I'm looking at a set saying, "Oh no, I have the same eight songs to play that I've been playing for the past six months." We never have that stale attitude, because every night is fresh.

You must feed off the energy from the first-time guests as well. Would you say it's invigorating to jam with Camp Freddy newbies?

Dave: Yeah, it's a totally different animal. It's fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants, and it's cool. We roughly run through stuff at sound check. If it sounds great, we do it. If it sounds like shit, we do it anyway [Laughs]. Ultimately, it's the moment we're after, more than the perfection of sound.

Isn't that what rock and roll's really about?

Dave: For me it is. It always has been. It's like last week when Tommy Lee got up from out of the blue. We didn't know he was coming. He just showed up and played during our set. We kind of got thrown off, because we hadn't rehearsed with him, but it was still an incredible moment. To have Matt Sorum and Tommy Lee rocking together was amazing. Tonight, we're going to have Mr. Chad Smith playing. It's been awhile since I've struck a note with him. I'm super excited that Chad's here. Corey Taylor from Slipknot is coming tonight. He's insanely good. He's just a mindblowing singer. He's singing a little Van Halen, and he's doing "Them Bones" by Alice in Chains. I'm very impressed with that guy. I'm super excited about that. I've never played with him before, but I've decided that I'm an honorary member of Slipknot now [Laughs]. I'm going start going by "Number 10" or "10 and a half," whatever it takes [Laughs]. Show 'em enough to win! [Laughs]

Chad: It's been too long since we've played, we're going to make a racket!

Do you think Camp Freddy could only happen in LA?

Dave: Well, this just happens to be where everybody lives [Laughs]. It'd be difficult to take it on the road, because everybody has other gigs and other jobs here. This residency at The Roxy is perfect, because we just come from home and go home. It couldn't be easier, and it couldn't be more convenient and more fun. Being here at The Roxy is really appropriate for us, because this is where a lot of us came from. My first album ever was recorded here?Jane's Addiction's XXX album.

So it's got to hold a real special significance for you?

Dave: I guess it does. I never really thought of that, until we talked about it just now [Laughs]. I'm just busting them up. You're fucking lovin' me, huh? [Laughs]

How did the idea for the residency come up?

Dave: Matt and Billy were sitting over a latte. They have these lattes that they do. They were having breakfast and just bandying about some ideas. The idea came up. We all have each other's email addresses. There's this Camp Freddy e-mail list. So Billy shot out an email that said, "Guys, are you interested in doing this residency at The Roxy?" I just wrote back, "Ok." Everyone else wrote back, "Ok." That was it. The idea was born.

It's like a gathering of superheroes with this secret e-mail list.

Dave: I like that comparison! It's cool. That's how it works. It's not like a big organization where it's an issue. If someone can't make it, someone fills in. When Matt was on tour with Velvet Revolver, Stephen Perkins would sit in. When I'm gone, Billy Duffy of The Cult or Vivian Campbell from Def Leppard will sit in. There's never a shortage of great players in this town.

It seems like L.A. really fosters that creative spirit within artists. Would you say that's the case?

Dave: I don't know. New York really gives L.A. a run for its money in terms of creativity. In terms of rock musicians, I think the majority of them are here, for sure.

Tourists come here looking for the history at The Whisky, The Roxy and The Rainbow.

Dave: They also want to see Times Square! [Laughs] There are some sights in New York. They've got some ideas like the Statue of Liberty. Really though, I could find myself sitting with the same cast of characters for lunch on any given day during the week. "It's really not anything more than a public display of our friendship." Oohh, pull quote! [Laughs] [To Billy Morrison:] Billy, I came up with the pull quote for the story. "A Camp Freddy show is like a public display of our friendship."

Billy: You couldn't pay for that kind of press!

Dave: No, he could pay me [Laughs].

Do these shows inspire you to go home and create?

Dave: Of course I do, but I'm always pretty inspired by just living in this town and having the artist community at my disposal. I live so close to it. The beautiful thing is that Billy and I do a radio show on Saturdays, so we're pretty connected at all times. This is more like an exorcism for me. It's not like a creative experiment, because we didn't write anything. We're not doing anything new. We are a cover band, but it's almost like a release. It's some kind of kinetic release. I guess.

    ?A Camp Freddy show is like a public display of our friendship?

Is there one song that's perfect for Camp Freddy?

Dave: Well, every show, it's tradition that we close with Iggy Pop's "I want to be your dog." Every single member that performed that night comes out during that song so we'll have like eight guitarists and six vocalists. Everyone we invited down comes out for the finale. So I would say that song. Our version and performance of that song pretty much defines what the band's about.

?Rick Florino
05.19.08

http://artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4685113,00.html

[Smoking Guns]

Damn Corey Taylor sounds awesome!!!

Highway to Hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ2rXV7no4o

Ain't Talkin bout Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm6dLEkG5m0&feature=related

[Falcon]

Damn Corey Taylor sounds awesome!!!

Highway to Hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ2rXV7no4o

Thats actually Free's "Alright Now", and he does in fact kill it.

I knew Navarro and Morrison had been raving about how good Taylor is but Wow, no idea that guy had those kind of pipes.

A linky to more CF tunes from 5/15 and a few from 5/8 can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=tom91381&p=r

Thanks to tom91381 at youtube

[Smoking Guns]

Damn Corey Taylor sounds awesome!!!

Highway to Hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ2rXV7no4o

Thats actually Free's "Alright Now", and he does in fact kill it.

I knew Navarro and Morrison had been raving about how good Taylor is but Wow, no idea that guy had those kind of pipes.

A linky to more CF tunes from 5/15 and a few from 5/8 can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=tom91381&p=r

Thanks to tom91381 at youtube

My bad, I posted the wrong one.  He did good on Highway to hell too.   

[Falcon]

More great footage from the Roxy gigs courtesy of Billy Morrison and www.billymorrison.net can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unn9wOGvJn4&eurl=http://www.billymorrison.net/weblog/

[FunkyMonkey]

Camp Freddy In The Midst Of All Star Residency At The Roxy In Hollywood - video

http://www.undercover.com.au/Video.aspx?channel=Music+News&clipId=924691

[Butch Français]

How would you prefer Mr. Morrison carry himself?

Well, like less of a self righteous prick?

I find it hilarious that you're the one to say those words about someone.

[Jim Bob]

Corey Taylor is easily one of the best singers of this era.

[FunkyMonkey]

CAMP FREDDY Joined By DEFTONES, ALICE IN CHAINS, RAGE AGAINST MACHINE Members - May 23, 2008

CAMP FREDDY ? the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS), Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist), Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES), Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan), and Chris Chaney (JANE'S ADDICTION, ALANIS MORRISETTE) ? continues to thrill audiences with its musical performances and special guests during the group's month-long residency in May at The Roxy in West Hollywood. Last night (Thursday, May 22), CAMP FREDDY's performance was highlighted by special appearances from: Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, AUDIOSLAVE, THE NIGHTWATCHMAN), Brandon Boyd (INCUBUS), Chino Moreno (DEFTONES), Glen Matlock (SEX PISTOLS), pop star Tiffany, Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS), Billy Duffy (THE CULT), Brett Scallions (FUEL), members of the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band STEEL PANTHER (a.k.a. METAL SKOOL), Hayley Cramer (MCQUEEN) and SUGAR RAY's Mark McGrath (featured each week in May).

Fans were treated to a unique rendition of the SEX PISTOLS' "Pretty Vacant" with the PISTOLS' Glen Matlock on bass and Tiffany on vocals. Guitarist Tom Morello and vocalist Brandon Boyd joined forces for JANE'S ADDICTION's "Mountain Song", while Chino Moreno sang vocals on ALICE IN CHAINS' "Them Bones", with AIC's Jerry Cantrell on guitar. The set closed with THE STOOGES' "I Wanna Be Your Dog", featuring Morello (on drums rather than guitar), Boyd, Cantrell, Duffy, McGrath, Scallions and all-female punk rock dance group the DARLING STILETTOS.

Blabbermouth.net

[Butch Français]

wow! I would love to see/hear Boyd sing Mountain Song, and Morello on drums on I wanna be your Dog, sounds very interesting!

[Falcon]

Thanks to Emily at www.billymorrison.net/weblog for the wrap up of the 5/22 show:

Last night's show rocked the house(once again).

Some Highlights of Last night:

Tiffany(yes I said Tiffany) sang the Sex Pistols! She rocked it!

The singer from Incubus sang Janes Addiction!

Brett Scallions and the awesome guitarist from Rage against the Machine did Roadhouse Blues by the Doors!!!!

My favorite would be Mark McGrath singing "wildflower"(my fave cult song) with Billy Duffy on the guitar.

The 80's cover band Steel Panthers sang Hot for Teacher!

And so much more it becomes a blur. Oh yeah, they sang Song Two by Blur!

Donovan Rocks Antmusic I am telling you better then the original artist Adam Ant(Don't tell him I said that)

Sugarfoot drummed to "Brown Sugar" (Sugarfoot has recorded with the likes of Madonna Elton John and such, but trust me HE ROCKED!)

The singer from the Deftones rocked some Alice in Chains with Jerry Cantrell on guitar.

Its like Rock Star Karaoke and I love it! I don't want MAY to end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FunkyMonkey]

05.24.08

Killer Jams man,
Had a great gig thursday, Tom Morello finally came out, been tryin to get him for awhile now, also Brandon Boyd, Tiffany was awesome with Glenn matlock from the Pistols on bass, Cantrell and Duffy again, Brett Scallions and Mark McGrath, I Played Hot for Teacher with Steel Panther (formerly metal Skool} Shit that was a challenge, Alex Van Halen very underated, Also my friend Haley from cool band McQueen and Sugarfoot Moffit joined me from Madonnas Band and Michael Jackson, oh yah and one more Chino from Deftones pretty awesome, heres some of the boys with the Darling Stilettos
video footage coming soon,
Matt

[Smoking Guns]

05.24.08

Killer Jams man,
Had a great gig thursday, Tom Morello finally came out, been tryin to get him for awhile now, also Brandon Boyd, Tiffany was awesome with Glenn matlock from the Pistols on bass, Cantrell and Duffy again, Brett Scallions and Mark McGrath, I Played Hot for Teacher with Steel Panther (formerly metal Skool} Shit that was a challenge, Alex Van Halen very underated, Also my friend Haley from cool band McQueen and Sugarfoot Moffit joined me from Madonnas Band and Michael Jackson, oh yah and one more Chino from Deftones pretty awesome, heres some of the boys with the Darling Stilettos
video footage coming soon,
Matt

I like Humble matt.  Hot for teacher is tough.

[FunkyMonkey]

Some backstage video...

http://www.mattsorum.tv/channel/2008/05/24/camp-freddy/

http://www.mattsorum.tv/channel/2008/05/24/mov00919/

[Falcon]

Some vids from the 5/22 CF Roxy gig courtesy of maglick1 and youtube

http://www.youtube.com/user/maglick1

[Falcon]

Residency 4 Recap from www.campfreddy.net

Another week, another sold out Camp Freddy show in the history books.

SETLIST: Hello There, Song Two, Hot For Teacher, Antmusic, Pretty Vacant, Rock N Roll Star, Wild Flower, Jailbreak, Cat Scratch Fever, Roadhouse Blues, Brown Sugar, Good Times Bad Times, Mountain Song, I Wanna Be Your Dog.

GUESTS: Brandon Boyd, Tom Morello, Tiffany, Billy Duffy, Steel Panther, Brett Scallions, Jerry Cantrell, SugarFoot, Hayley McQueen.

Week Four continued at The Roxy with Tom Morello blowing everyone's minds on Roadhouse Blues, and Brandon Boyd singing the Jane's Addiction classic, Mountain Song.  Punk Rock moment of the evening was 80's pop star Tiffany joining Sex Pistol Glen Matlock onstage for an amazing version of Pretty Vacant.