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Banished from the airwaves: The absolute shittiest band to ever play the Letterman show


 
David Letterman’s last show is tonight and so I thought it would be a good time to post a musical highlight from the hundreds, if not thousands of bands that have performed on his show. I searched the ‘net for awhile and found plenty of memorable performance I could I have linked to for your enjoyment. But thanks to The Gothamist, I came across something altogether different than what I set out looking for: a band described—by one of its own members—as “the worst to ever air on the show.” We’re talking about Guns N’ Roses cover band… Mr. Brownstone.

Dave Godowsky (Izzy Stradlin in the group) writes quite candidly and hilariously of what it was like to make a complete fool of himself on late night TV on November 19th, 2008:

I remember taking a shot of whiskey while being escorted to perform on the stage of The Late Show with David Letterman, and a hair from my wig was stuck in my mouth. Having a hair stuck in your mouth is gross and annoying, but the combination of A) wig hair and B) an impending audience of millions can exacerbate that. I plugged in my guitar but no sound would come out of the amp, the production crew was scrambling. I looked up desperately and saw Paul Shaffer just staring at me, confused. In hindsight his confusion was probably less about my inability to turn on an amp and more about why the hell a Guns N’ Roses cover band was playing there.

You can read the rest of Godowksy’s foggy recollections of that historic night at The Gothamist. It’s a blast.

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Brownstone!
 

Posted by Marc Campbell
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05.20.2015
07:36 pm
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Die Antwoord on Letterman
02.07.2012
11:39 pm
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I think they’re freaky and I like them a lot.

New album, Ten$lon, hits the streets today.
 

Posted by Marc Campbell
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02.07.2012
11:39 pm
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TV On The Radio’s powerful 40 minute set on the Letterman Show
04.15.2011
04:25 pm
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Last night TV On The Radio did a special 40 minute set in the Ed Sullivan Theater hosted by Dave Letterman.

Wolf Like Me, Young Liars, Caffeinated Consciousness, Repetition, Province and more!

My gawd, this is great.
 

Posted by Marc Campbell
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04.15.2011
04:25 pm
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