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Tag: Red Red Groove

  • Goodbye, Old Friend

    Goodbye, Old Friend

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    In this episode, Jeff reads his latest post, “Goodbye, Old Friend” — episode 23 of his ongoing Substack. Today marks the release of I’m A Star: The Remixes and the completion of the Starr Love audiobook, which also means saying goodbye to a story Jeff has carried around for over thirty years. Plus, a look at what’s coming this fall, including a synth vocal project, a licensing album, an animated series about a dog named Sipsey, and the next book already taking shape.

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    Jeff Elder Isn’t Real is a Substack by writer and musician Jeff Elder, a place where the curtain is half open. Part memoir, part creative process, part cultural observation. Warm, honest, and a little strange. Just like life.

    Subscribe to Jeff Elder Isn’t Real on Substack for new posts every week, including audio versions of most every essay.

  • Just Sign Here

    Just Sign Here

    Just Sign Here

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    In this episode, Jeff reads his latest post, “Just Sign Here” — episode 22 of his ongoing memoir. It’s about closing the John chapter for good. The damned house. The corporation he signed onto because someone needed a signature. The unpaid taxes nobody knew about. The New York trip that killed the bar. The gay mafia who camped outside his house. The friends who weren’t. And somehow, in the middle of all of it, two records and a new Mike. It’s the end of one era and the beginning of something better.

    Click here for the full article on Substack

    Jeff Elder Isn’t Real is a Substack by writer and musician Jeff Elder, a place where the curtain is half open. Part memoir, part creative process, part cultural observation. Warm, honest, and a little strange. Just like life.

    Subscribe to Jeff Elder Isn’t Real on Substack for new posts every week, including audio versions of most every essay.

  • Minute By Minute

    Minute By Minute

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    In this episode, Jeff reads his latest post, “Minute by Minute” — episode 21 of his ongoing memoir. It’s about 1993, the decline, and the decision to stay. AZT that didn’t work. Drinking that got sloppy. A dude ranch trip that went sideways in the middle of the night. A psych ward. A pen that produced words that didn’t exist. Hospice at home. And a quiet hospital room where Jeff held someone he loved as he died. This one is heavy. But it ends with gratitude, and a reminder to hold the people you love a little tighter.

    Click here for the full article on Substack

    Jeff Elder Isn’t Real is a Substack by writer and musician Jeff Elder, a place where the curtain is half open. Part memoir, part creative process, part cultural observation. Warm, honest, and a little strange. Just like life.

    Subscribe to Jeff Elder Isn’t Real on Substack for new posts every week, including audio versions of most every essay. Also, available as a podcast through most providers.

  • Resonance Remixed

    Resonance Remixed

    Red Red Groove’s Resonance Remixed — Out Today

    Today marks the release of Resonance (Remixed), the new 17 track remix album from Red Red Groove — and I’ve got a track on it!

    I contributed a remix of Do You Remember?, giving it an intentional throwback feel to 90s club music. The goal was to keep the spirit of the original intact while restructuring it a bit — adding a few new beats, bass, and some synth lines — to make it more DJ-friendly on the dance floor. Nothing too radical. Just a fun rework of a song I’ve always liked.

    Red Red Groove has been Mike Castle’s main project for a while now, and he’s doing great things with it. I step in here and there when the moment calls for it — this was one of those moments. When Mike asked me to be part of this I didn’t hesitate. The band has always had a special place in my world.

    The album also features remixes by some pretty impressive names — My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Moroderhead, Musim, MONO NOT STEREO, and Blackwell. Good company to be in.

    One more thing worth mentioning — Mike returned the favor with a Red Red Groove remix that will appear on the upcoming Stu Starr Remix EP, dropping July 3rd. More on that soon.

    Resonance Remixed is available now on Amazon Music and most of the other digital music services around the globe. Go grab yourself a copy!

    Link to Amazon Music

  • Keeping The Lights On

    Keeping The Lights On

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    In this episode, Jeff reads his latest post, “Keeping The Lights On” — episode 20 of his ongoing memoir. It’s about the best and worst of 1991 and into 1992. Red Red Groove was gaining real momentum, landing radio play and working on a second album called Silence — a nod to the Silence = Death movement. At the same time, the club scene was shifting, Circa was failing, and IKON was being born. And then, in a hospital room, everything changed. This one gets heavy.

    Click here for the full article on Substack

    Jeff Elder Isn’t Real is a Substack by writer and musician Jeff Elder, a place where the curtain is half open. Part memoir, part creative process, part cultural observation. Warm, honest, and a little strange. Just like life.

    Subscribe to Jeff Elder Isn’t Real on Substack for new posts every week, including audio versions of most every essay. Also, available as a podcast through most providers.

  • No Gift Refused

    No Gift Refused

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    In this episode, it’s about the cloud nine years of 1989 and 1990, when everything was running full speed at once. The DJ career was clicking. Red Red Groove was building real momentum. And one night at an art gallery called Fascination Street, Trent Reznor walked in and changed the trajectory of the band. Nine Inch Nails, Until December, Consolidated, and beyond. Plus, the story of how a bottle of tequila and a fistful of hair became an accidental lesson in industrial scene survival.


    Click here for the full article on Substack

    Jeff Elder Isn’t Real is a Substack by writer and musician Jeff Elder, a place where the curtain is half open. Part memoir, part creative process, part cultural observation. Warm, honest, and a little strange. Just like life.

    Subscribe to Jeff Elder Isn’t Real on Substack for free, new posts every week, including audio versions of most every essay. Jeff Elder Isn’t Real also broadcasts as a podcast available on most major providers.