Street City Kids Music

How can anyone take this garbage seriously?

2009-08-11T03:17:00.002-04:00

MMFWCL

T.S.O.L.

2009-06-12T01:11:00.007-04:00

so i was just denied by the hope lounge bouncer and had to go back home to Jamaica.

honestly fast foward to 4:00 to "Red Shadows" its all i listen to anymore.

my parents are to blame.

2009-05-29T03:45:00.001-04:00

NERVUS REX

2009-05-21T16:06:00.003-04:00

A great, somewhat under-appreciated new wave band.
Put out a single in '78 called "Don't Look".

Two years later, they put out their only full album (self-titled)

My favorite songs are "The God Sheila", "Don't Look", "Go-Go Girl"... they're definitely worth checking out.

ROCK ROCK ROCKAWAY BEACH

2009-05-21T15:33:00.006-04:00

The summer is almost here, which means I am surfing every other weekend in the bleak shit hole neighborhood of Rockaway Beach, my birthplace. If anyone is interested in hanging ten and drinking beer on the jettys, let me know. Surf's up motherfuckers

Kenneth Anger Exhibition

2009-05-21T00:53:00.005-04:00

This isn't music per say, but there is an exhibition up of a bunch Kenneth Anger's work at PS1 in Queens. Kenneth Anger made a bunch of awesome short films in thr 40s, 50s and 60s, most famously Scorpio Rising. His shit it super punk, I reccommend checking the show out, it's up til September.
http://ps1.org/exhibitions/view/202/

Frank Zappa

2009-05-18T15:52:00.002-04:00

dont eat more than an 8th and listen to this.

ROKY ERICKSON- TWO HEADED DOG 1980

2009-05-16T11:12:00.003-04:00

SNL Hilariousness

2009-05-12T18:39:00.001-04:00

Presenting...Lothar And The Hand People

2009-05-12T11:59:00.002-04:00

Inspired by the Arthur Brown post, here's some more weirdo music. Lothar and The Hand People were a mid 60's psychedelic/country/rock band that used a Moog synthesizer and a theremin (named Lothar). According to wikipedia, they were "the first rockers to tour and record using synthesizers..." I guess that's pretty cool. I couldn't find any videos of them on youtube, but here's a crappy homemade video for a sweet song:

And here's their first album, for your enjoyment:
Presenting...Lothar & The Hand People

My bad, Violent Nun

2009-05-10T14:48:00.006-04:00

My bad, I guess if I were to post the Stupids, I gotta talk about the Violent Nun EP, their 1st record.

It is yummy.

There is something so sexy about this EP, I cant explain. Maybe it's because Wolfie was so hot.. but it's not just him. The whole record is such a turn on; boys in puberty that get laid are much better at releasing testosterone.

It's somewhat similar to Channel 3's Fear of Life (originally put out in Cali but soon after in Europe as I've got a Gun) that was put out about 2 years before. Similar in style.. but CH3 doesn't have the aspect young sexuality probably because they were a little older than the Stupids and released their testosterone through fighting.

The Stupids and D.I.

2009-05-09T12:47:00.005-04:00

Last year, this LP, Peruvian Vacation, by the UK thrash band, the Stupids, was repressed in yellow cover and yellow vinyl. The original, put out in the 80s by COR, is fairly hard to find specially in good condition since this wasn't very popular at the time. It's strange and unusual but in my opinion really awesome. This album is as close to my heart as Suicidal's self-titled is; in fact they are right next to each other on my stack.

Next, the album with the worst cover ever, but with the catchiest song ever ("Johnny's Got a Problem"), D.I.'s Horse Bites Dog Cries. It was put out in the same year as Peruvian Vacation, 1985, but across the north atlantic ocean. D.I. has ex-members of the Adolescents but has a unique sound.

It's interesting to compare the LA scene w/ UK's non-metropolitan district of Ipswich (translation: shit-hole) scene in the mid 80s.

What black metal was ripping off

2009-05-09T05:15:00.002-04:00

This guy is the craziest mother fucker ever. 1968. Features the keyboard player from Atomic Rooster. darkthrone cited this guy as an influence, soooooooo weird.

Dead Man's Bones

2009-05-07T18:59:00.002-04:00

Live performance in a graveyard, beautiful.
More present bands need to have this aesthetic, the old timey ness/black and white in filming is all the more genuine and pleasing, to me at least. gothiness in the sunshine, and creepy children, what more could you ask for?

john doe is still the sexiest man ever

2009-05-07T00:19:00.003-04:00

X is playing May 29, 30, & 31st at 8:00 at Bowery Ballroom. Not sure about the cost, but I think it's $29.

90s hardcore book

2009-05-04T01:48:00.003-04:00

This guy wrote a book on influential hardcore bands from the 90s and had a show for it's book release. The book (from thumbing through it) is awesome he's a blurb from the site:
"Although some define hardcore as a specific sound, most believe it's more than that; a set of varying ideas, ethics, principles, attitudes and, yes, music, that converge to form a community. "Burning Fight: The Nineties Hardcore Revolution In Ethics, Politics, Spirit, And Sound" by Brian Peterson provides some answers, but also brings up a whole new set of questions for those who've been drawn to the scene's political, social, ethical and spiritual ideas amidst the screamed vocals and abrasive chords. "Burning Fight" features commentary from approximately 150 participants from the nineties hardcore scene as well as oral history articles about straight edge, politics, vegetarianism and interviews with a variety of influential bands such as: Avail, Burn, Earth Crisis, Inside Out, Integrity, Los Crudos, Spitboy, Strife, Texas Is The Reason, Unbroken and more. 503 pages."
check it out.

Fuck LiveNation

2009-04-30T16:58:00.002-04:00

The Damned are playing May 14th at Irving Plaza, tickets are $29 (already totally ridiculous) and the LiveNation advance ticket fee is $12. I LOVE The Damned but there's no way I'm paying $41 to see a fat old Dave Vanian...

Isolation Ward - Point Depart

2009-04-29T10:08:00.001-04:00

Here's the 1984 tape of the belgian cult-wave band Isolation Ward, formed in 1980 and disbanded in 1983, on their own labelPrésence.

Tracklisting:
A1 Meat In Motion
A2 Try Again
A3 Deadlock
A4 Remember
A5 Illusions
A6 Waste
B1 Hope And Despair
B2 Still From Heaven
B3 Once And For All
B4 Feeling The Pain

http://www.zshare.net/download/50702535b584fd97/

A Man With a Dream...

2009-04-28T16:38:00.001-04:00

South Park SoundTrack

2009-04-23T21:30:00.006-04:00

ok, silly, but the greatest yet... i've seen it so many times and still laugh my ass off every time.

Kanye is a Gay Fish:

Pirate song! "we'll cut off your cock and feed it to a crock"

i think this actually a great parody because Cartman gets beeped every time he says "fuck" throughout the show and then at the end they have this........

Edith Nylon-Edith Nylon

2009-04-22T20:25:00.002-04:00

Edith Nylon was a French Punk/New Wave band from the late 70s/early 80s. I don't know too much about them except the singer is a director in China now. The Clip below is from the 1980 film "La Brune et moi," documenting the French new wave scene.

DOWNLOAD EDITH NYLON

Angelface - A Wild Odyssey

2009-04-22T00:35:00.006-04:00

A very mysterious Stooges sound-alike band from late 70s/early 80s France...The opening track is about a minute and a half of scary wolf howls, and then breaks into the most raw, primal sounding rock & roll you've ever heard, since the Stooges that is, of course. This could actually BE Iggy Pop singing for all I know or care, and it's in French which makes it even cooler. I picked up this nifty bootleg CD from Rockit Science on St Marks, after hearing them play it in the shop. It's worth picking up, for sure. Couldn't find anything about them on the internet, until I got the bright idea to try 'Google France', which I never knew existed...Anyway, the bootleg has their album 'A Wild Odyssey', as well as some live tracks from some French punk festival. Check it out if you can get a hold of it. My guess is the original album is worth hundreds.

Kafka Prosess and Toxic Narcotic

2009-04-21T11:41:00.004-04:00

Kafka Prosess is a band from Scandinavia formed in the mid 80's.
I really like this song Ingen Fattige, Ingen Rike- check it out and I would like to hear what you think about it. The language sounds so good; foreign bands so often sing/write in english and I kind of understand, there is a nice flow and melody to it. Bands like Ratos de Porao from Brazil, for instance, sound a little awkward when singing in their native language. Plus accents are funny (Insomnio for example... they make no sense sometimes haha) This band, though, in its very short period of existence, just have a language that sounds so cool.
It's in their myspace page.
The record is cool too, but pretty hard to find.

Another random thing... this 2003 Toxic Narcotic EP called Beer In The Shower . I don't even like Toxic Narcotic, or bagpipes that much, but, fuck, it sounds good. and Irish. Razorcake explains it better than I do: "Well, the thrash punk band with a grindcore sound at times puts out an instrumental EP that is Irish in flavor."
You can hear the song beer in the shower in their myspace page aswell...

ps: sorry about that last post of mine, I was b a k e d so it came out really silly.

Electric Eels-The Eyeball Of Hell

2009-04-21T00:11:00.005-04:00

This album blows my mind every time I hear it. These guys were from Cleveland, and are along the lines of other hometown greats The Pagans, and Rocket From The Tombs. There is something special about this record. This shit was cut in 1975! The first time I heard this, was a couple years ago. I thought that it was some weirdo fucked up Rip Off Records album that somehow slipped by me. I literally had to check 4 times just to make sure this record was for real. The Electric Eels really give The Stooges a run for their money, as far as being the original uncomfortable, angry adolescent rock and roll band in the cesspool that was Middle America in the 70's. I think that this is like a blueprint for everything that I ever want to do musically. It's really a shame that these guys do not get the recognition they deserve, for their originality and creativity. Just fucking listen to this, it's amazing.

ELECTRIC EELS

Happy 4/20 Everybody!

2009-04-20T16:32:00.004-04:00

I think in this smokey day, if any of you also take some hits, a good sound track would include...

The Best hip hop album ever made:

The Most Memorable hip hop album ever made:

The most HardCore:

The most Old School:

The most Rasta:

And then the best 7" of all times:

(Im assuming you are all familiar with these albums for they are classics. If Not look them up!)

WAKE UP TO SLEEP

2009-04-20T07:51:00.001-04:00

VERY GOOD SONG, CHECK THEM OUT. ETC.

Camera Silens

2009-04-17T14:35:00.003-04:00

French Punks can't dance. Looks like George traveled back in time to 1983 to play bass for them.

THE TRUTH ABOUT MOBY

2009-04-17T11:05:00.000-04:00

The Doors

2009-04-17T00:22:00.002-04:00

Killing Joke - Brighter Than a Thousand Suns

2009-04-13T05:59:00.005-04:00

Killing Joke is one of those groups, who's output just seems so vast, it's hard for someone to really know quite where to start, and none of their 'collection' releases really seem to do much justice. The fact is there are only two Killing Joke releases you ever need to worry about. One being their first release, that's the one which sleeve depicts the iconic imagery of shadowy, anonymous figures preparing to demolish a wall. The latter, being their 1986 release 'Brighter Than a Thousand Suns'. This is one of my all time favorites. They had already put out several albums treading closer to a more electronic/industrial, even dancy type sound, which is a high contrast from their first album. Though on early songs such as 'Requiem' and 'Wardance', it's perhaps not so difficult to fathom that BTATS is the album they would be releasing half a decade later. The title of the album refers to a quote describing the explosion of a nuclear bomb. Well, armageddon had come and gone, well not exactly, but at least Jaz Coleman had returned from his hide out in Iceland at this point to continue writing some extremely foreboding, cryptic, and very 'dance' sounding Killing Joke records. The production of BTATS is larger than life, very dramatic, very ethereal. Huge sounding drums, guitars that slice through your brain with lazer-like precision, pounding bass lines, and to top it off is Jaz Colemans over the top vocals. There is really nothing I could say to do this album justice. The atmosphere is tense, while the mind bending lyrics create visions of apocolyptic beauty. If you are a Sandman fan (dork, I know) you are probably already into this album. If not, this is the perfect album to have playing while reading volumes of Sandman. It's as if Coleman is chanelling some great, ancient mythological god, recalling the past, looking into the future, watching down from the heavens as we 'Move like pawns on chessboards.' Stand out tracks are, well, all of them really...But 'Sanity', which contains an eerie piano melody, over frightening guitars, and a heavy dance beat, and 'Chessboards' are probably the greatest. Do yourself a favor and find this album!

"So let the sunrise light up the distant shores And we'll remember last days of Rome again"

Randoms-ABCD / Let's Get Rid Of New York 1977

2009-04-11T15:37:00.009-04:00

Do I even have to say anything about this, aside from that it's fucking timeless?

Lesser known than label mates The Dils and The Avengers, Randoms were kind of like a mix up of all the guys from the 70's LA scene. Everybody in the band was either in The Screamers or Black Randy And The Metro squad. John Doe is on bass for Let's Get Rid Of New York, which is one of the reasons why it rules. This fine piece of wax goes for like 300 bones, so pop a Quaalude and listen up motherfuckers.

ABCD sounds like a Dolls rip KBD type of thing, but Let's Get Rid of New York is definitely wins at greatness.

RANDOMS

"Released with a 1/2 Back Glossy paper picture sleeve. Somewhere between 1,000 & 1,500 copies pressed. David Brown, that helped run Dangerhouse says he doesn't remember exactly how many copies were pressed, but he says 1,000 copies sounds right. Randoms only ever played live once. Pat Garrett - Vocals, Guitar John Doe - Bass K.K. Barrett - Drums"

Hey Joe, not all of us can afford to buy records as a permanent alternative to Soulseek

2009-04-10T17:04:00.004-04:00

Seriously, though... stop slandering the downloading generation. Welcome to 2009.

I have been looking for this one for ages. If anybody owns/finds a copy, I will buy it from you. This is Mau Maus' last EP, which pissed off their fans so much that the singer left the band out of shame. A complete departure from the UK hardcore punk sound that they had prior to this release, Nowhere To Run exhibits a much more melodic sound. I actually made a Myspace for the four songs featured, one of them never uploaded for some reason, but you can go listen here:
http://www.myspace.com/maumausnowheretorun

The Church - The Blurred Crusade

2009-04-10T12:29:00.002-04:00

After such a fine debut as Of Skins and Heart, creating a follow-up might have been a burden for the Church -- and maybe it was, but the end result was well worth it. Perhaps even better than their first, Blurred Crusade captures what for many remains the classic early Church sound, blending both the various strains of '60s inspiration and postpunk drive detected from the start with an even more elegant melancholy. Musically, both Willson-Piper and Koppes are just fantastic, their combination of guitar playing running the range from sparkling post-Byrds chime to sharp power. If the group doesn't fully explode here as much as later albums would demonstrate, especially on Heyday, that perhaps can be laid at producer Bob Clearmountain's feet. Consider the slow but steady build up of "When You Were Mine," guitar lines and notes setting the scene before fully kicking into the main riff and the clever but not forced production on the vocals on some of the middle verses. Add on the fantastic solo about four minutes in, and this is great rock music, period, deeply impressive coming on a sophomore album. Highlights are plentiful throughout Blurred, but the best numbers are perhaps the opening "Almost With You," a note-perfect combination of hooks and downbeat but not morose atmosphere, and the lengthy, powerful "You Took." Willson-Piper's lead vocal number "Field of Mars" and the brief, concluding "Don't Look Back" are further songs of note.

http://www.mediafire.com/?htw2dzhtyur

purple rain is the best movie ever made

2009-04-09T16:22:00.001-04:00

Darling Nikki - Purple Rain Tour 1985
Uploaded by samsarax

sex shooter 12" - Apollonia 6

Hey kids, stop all the downloadin!

2009-04-09T00:55:00.002-04:00

No, really...Cut it out.

Pagans-Pink Album

2009-04-08T23:54:00.001-04:00

Okay, I had to break the chain of like 5 goth album posts. This will always be one of my favorite records. No-bullshit, loud fuzzy rock and roll, the way it was supposed to be. This was one of the best responses to what happened after the metallic sound of the Motor City started to spread around. Some of Cleveland's most notable bands of this genre include The Dead Boys, (early)Pere Ubu, and Rocket From The Tombs. Pissed off kids from shitty situations picked up instruments and bashed out their anger, blablabla the way it always happens. Anyway, if youve never heard this, fucking hear it.

MARCH VIOLETS

2009-04-08T19:02:00.006-04:00

The March Violets began in 1981 as one of Leeds' four famous drum machine bands, alongside the Sisters of Mercy, Three Johns and Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. The Violets favored stark, primitive rhythm-box beats (as did the others), overlaid by Loz Elliott's heavy bass throb and Tom Ashton's inventively droning guitar (reminiscent of Magazine's John McGeoch). What set this quartet apart was the unique interplay (… la X or the Airplane) between the two complementary lead vocalists — big, bearded Simon Denbigh and enigmatic Rosie Garland. His dark, commanding intonations intertwined with her eerie soprano wailing, imbuing the simplistic material with a strident, almost dissonant mystery.

download: MARCH VIOLETS - BOTANIC VERSES

http://www.zshare.net/download/58377177e1bf273a/

Christian Death

2009-04-08T12:20:00.006-04:00

It'll probably be a while before I can listen to Only Theatre of Pain without immediately thinking back to the second semester of 10th grade, because that's when I first heard this album. Seeing as my high school mental/emotional distress was just getting heavier, it was a very fitting thing to come across and the seedy, eerie, and schizophrenic atmosphere that is this album. Pretty kitsch I know. I was going to punk shows at the continental, the knitting factory and don hills but I'd always come home to Rozz Williams as well as various 4ad bands, there just wasn't anywhere to listen to it and connect with other kids.

Rozz Williams founded Christian Death in October 1979, at the age of 16, with bassist James McGearty, drummer George Belanger and guitarist Jay. The band name was a satirical play on words derived from the designer brand Christian Dior. The first Christian Death performance in front of a live audience was at a Castration Squad gig in 1980, when Castration Squad invited Christian Death on stage to play a couple songs. In 1980 and 1981, the band played many shows with 45 Grave, another L.A. deathrock group, though they also played shows with punk bands like Social Distortion and The Adolescents.

1. "Cavity - First Communion"
2. "Figurative Theatre"
3. "Burnt Offerings"
4. "Mysterium Iniquitatis"
5. "Dream For Mother"
6. "Stairs - Uncertain Journey"
7. "Spiritual Cramp"
8. "Romeo's Distress"
9. "Resurrection - Sixth Communion"
10. "Prayer"
11. "Deathwish"
12. "Romeo's Distress" (Demo)
13. "Dogs"
14. "Desperate Hell"
15. "Spiritual Cramp" (Demo)
16. "Cavity" (Demo)

http://www.torrents.to/search/346/only+theatre+of+pain.html

Sisters of Mercy - Disguised In Black Live 1985

2009-04-07T21:52:00.002-04:00

An amazing live bootleg recorded in Newcastle 1985. Classic Line-up of Eldritch; Wayne Hussey and Gary Marx on guitars; and Craig Adams on Bass, not forgetting Dr. Alavanche. The final medley of Nine While Nine / Ghostrider is the standout track. The Sound is good for an audience recording.

1.first and last and always
2.body and soul
3.train
4.marian
5.no time to cry
6.possession
7.walk away
8.burn
9.emma
10.logic
11.a rock and a hard place
12.floorshow
13.alice
14.body electric
15.gimme shelter
16.nine while nine / ghostrider

http://rapidshare.com/files/199929684/SOM_-_Disguised_in_Black.rar

Echo And The Bunnymen - Crocodiles

2009-04-07T21:10:00.003-04:00

Just get this guys.

http://www.filestube.com/22fb3be077e8830a03ea/details.html

Modern English - Mesh & Lace

2009-04-07T20:59:00.003-04:00

Formed in Colchester, Essex, England, in 1979 by Robbie Grey (vocals), Gary McDowell (guitar, vocals), and Michael Conroy (bass, vocals),[2] Modern English was originally known as The Lepers. The group expanded to "Modern English" when Richard Brown (drums) and Stephen Walker (keyboards)were subsequently added to the line-up of the indie rock band.

A debut single, "Drowning Man" was released in 1980 on the Limp Records label. The band's full-length Mesh & Lace, released by 4AD Records a year later, drew heavily on the gloom rock sound already patented by bands such as Joy Division.

http://rapidshare.com/files/151044418/Modern_English_-_Mesh___Lace__81___804___by_www.baratomusical.blogspot.com_.zip

check out their secon album After The Snow, featuring the single Melt With You

Bona Drag - Morrissey

2009-04-07T14:31:00.003-04:00

As he was toiling on Kill Uncle, Morrissey released Bona Drag, a compilation of singles and B-sides, including "Everyday Is Like Sunday" and "Suedehead" from Viva Hate. While the record conveniently overlooks some rarities, the selections on Bona Drag are uniformly first-rate and many of the songs -- "Picadilly Palare," "Interesting Drug," "November Spawned a Monster," "The Last of the Famous International Playboys," "Lucky Lisp," "Disappointed," "He Knows I'd Love to See Him," and "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" -- are Morrissey classics, arguably making Bona Drag a more consistent and entertaining record than Viva Hate.

1. Piccadilly Palare
2. Interesting Drug
3. November Spawned a Monster
4. Will Never Marry
5. Such a Little Thing Makes Such a Big Difference
6. The Last of the Famous International Playboys
7. Ouija Board, Ouija Board
8. Hairdresser on Fire
9. Everyday is Like Sunday
10. He Knows I'd Love to See Him
11. Yes, I am Blind
12. Lucky Lisp
13. Suedehead
14. Disappointed

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

Depeche Mode

2009-04-07T12:34:00.011-04:00

I got a gift certificate to fye one time and at this point i wasnt buying cds so got 2 dvds. One of those two was a bootleg DM bio/documentary from germany. It looks like a 5th grader made it using powerpoint but the interviews are really interesting and the anecdotes they tell make you feel like youre a part of them. Dave Gahan is to attractive to be straight, i know everyones like what wait, hes mad gay. Hes not, he lives with his third wife Jennifer, their daughter and Jennifer's son from a previous relationship. He also has a son from his first marriage. So i def have a chance.

also a founding memeber an integral part of DM is Vince Clarke. He is a synthesizer god. After leaving DM he went on to be in Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure (andy bell is a queen among men).

NOBUNNY MOTHERFUCKERs!

2009-04-07T09:53:00.003-04:00

Pretty sure that Wax Museums are the backup band. Playing Union Pool soon.

Rudi Big Time

2009-04-06T13:50:00.005-04:00

Rudi is a band from Ireland formed in 1975. This 7" was released in 78 by Good Vibrations Records; it's very catchy and almost power-pop but really cool.

Songs: "Big Time" and "No.1"

wait, dont hate.

2009-04-05T23:39:00.000-04:00

FROM THE VAULTS

2009-04-05T15:32:00.001-04:00

Just came across these dudes. Sounds like they might be a punk band, but im not quite sure. I think that this is reissued on

The Zips Reissue

2009-04-05T13:21:00.005-04:00

The Zips is a band from Scotland formed in 1978. Their EP was recently reissued by brooklyn-based Sing Sing Records, making it available to us mortals who can't afford to spend hundreds of dollars on beloved vinyl. On an e-mail the singer and guitarist, Jonh McNeill (a.k.a. Jonzip), told me: "the re-issue has been a real worthwhile exercise for us, altho we did have doubts to begin with. you see, the original was only a 500 copy issue, and had become quite a collector's item, fetching prices up to $427 on ebay! and we thought it might destroy the rarity value. but the guys at Sing Sing convinced us that the collectors would still want one of the originals regardless of the re-issue, and that it would give us a new audience"

I said "It's really great that you guys have decided to make your music available not only to me but to a wider audience. And they are right, collectors will be collectors. But not everyone who buys vinyl is that type of collector (or can afford to be)"

Nevertheless, check out this band that has a nice classic Ramones/UK Subs sound.

Rudy Ray Moore-Dolemite O.S.T 1975

2009-04-03T21:53:00.006-04:00

Rest In Peace Mr. Moore, you were one tough son of a bitch.

Alright mothheerr fucckkerss... Here is the most bad ass score, for one of the most bad ass movies ever made. If you have spent many hours watching Dolemite over and over again like I have, then download this for your listening pleasure. I put this album on when I get drunk by myslef. Rudy Ray Moore (R.I.P) is also a fucking hilarious human being, if you get any of his stand up, which isnt to hard to find (This Ain't No White Christmas is a must have). My only complaint about this is that the organ gets a little corny sometimes. This is a generalization, but it kind of reminds me of Booker T and The MG's, but with 10x more FUNK.

dolemite-ost

Bold Added To Superbowl of Hardcore

2009-04-03T13:39:00.003-04:00

I thought I'd make the update on the other post.
and it's at studio b again.

Harry Nilsson

2009-04-02T12:07:00.003-04:00

On beautiful spring mornings such as this, when i wake up miraculously at 9:30 after going to bed at 6 am, i open my blinds and take in the sun as i try to recover from hang over hell. And the best remedy i've found is Harry Nilsson. Now i realize this post wont be appreciated by all, but eh...if you like feel good movies such as "You've Got Mail" you'll know a few of his wonderful tunes. Considering i dont see day light most of the time, this is when i mimic my fathers morning ritual as it makes me feel more responsible than i have been recently. This is when I generally listen to his music while running around the house with a cup of coffee pretending to be a functioning human being, following around my parents while we all sing along and take part in morning errands. mind you i do this while wearing pink pajamas an oversized robe, slippers, and carrying the new york times folded up under my arm (best of all... pretending like im actually going to read it...pft).

Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American songwriter, singer, pianist, and guitarist who achieved the height of his fame during the 1960s and 1970s. For most of his recordings, he did not use his first name, and was credited only as Nilsson.

Despite some significant critical and commercial successes, including two Grammy Awards and two Top 10 singles, Nilsson's tendency to make broad stylistic jumps from one record to the next – coupled with his generally iconoclastic decision-making – kept him from fully capitalizing on his career. Among Nilsson's best-known recordings are "Without You", "Jump into the Fire", "Everybody's Talkin'" (theme from the movie Midnight Cowboy) and "Coconut".

oh and best of all

Nilsson was born in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York in 1941. His paternal grandparents were Swedish circus performers, especially known for their "aerial ballet"

you'd remember that last one from the bathtub scene in "Rules of Attraction".

Infest

2009-03-31T14:34:00.001-04:00

Infest was an influential American hardcore band, formed in September 1986 by Joe Denunzio, Matt Domino, Dave Ring and Chris Clift. They disbanded in 1996. Infest, while not coining the term "powerviolence", were pioneers of the style. The Los Angeles quartet blended the ethos, speed and song structure of straight edge hardcore, along with the aggression and anger of bands like Negative Approach and Negative FX. Joe Denunzio’s vocals exhibited angst, with lyrical content about conformity, war, scene politics and socio-political issues, mostly delivered in an accusational assault.
They're really good, really catchy, super hard, awesome band.

Death-For The Whole World To See

2009-03-30T22:58:00.006-04:00

Before Bad Brains, there were another group of African American kids noted for there tough style of music, whose scene would otherwise be considered a white, suburban thing. Way ahead of their time, were Detroit's DEATH. This is obviously not the Tampa metal band. These guys were playing what would soon be called Punk, before practically any other band at the time. I've heard of these guys, but there was not very much known about them until recently, when this album was reissued. The history of these guys is brilliant, and instead of me butchering the story, read it here in this NY Times article. I feel bad putting this record up since it just got reissued a few months ago, but it needs to be heard.

DEATH-...For The Whole World To See

Chaos in Tejas

2009-03-30T19:07:00.004-04:00

See the whole lineup here
http://webang.blogspot.com/2009/03/chaos-in-tejas-lineup.html
Austin Texas anyone?
I know Max was just there..... but...
Maybe I'll drive?
Its memorial day weekend so nobody should be working anyway!
I want to know why I hadn't heard of this festival thing before!

Leeway - Born To Expire

2009-03-30T15:17:00.003-04:00

This one is for Soren and I guess anyone else who wants to hear it. If you don't know what people mean when they say "the Leeway intro" then you should download this album and find out.
Leeway - Born To Expire

Legionaire's Disease-Rather See You Dead

2009-03-29T23:29:00.015-04:00

The lead singer looks like a mixture between Iggy, Buffalo Bill, and Vivian from the Young Ones. The bassist looks like Bruce Foxton from The Jam.

Okay, I have to make this quick because there is a To Catch A Predator marathon on TV. Legionaire's Disease were from Houston Texas. I love when records sound ahead of their time, and this one definitely does. Raw as hell, this record was put out in 1979. "Downtown", the B-side of this is a fucking ripper. Somebody had a Stooges obsession. Plus all the members of this band look psychotic .The video is from an old public access show, shot in a trailer park near where a friend of mine used to live. It's supposedly a meth crazed shithole. I love the demented sliminess of Texas punk. If you like this stuff, check out AK-47, Boy Problems, or Vast Majority.

RATHER SEE YOU DEAD

THIS IS NOT ABOUT MUSIC

2009-03-29T10:51:00.003-04:00

My brother is the UN Correspondent for the Philadelphia Bulletin. He has a blog for underreported international news. http://abandonedheadlines.blogspot.com/
It's really interesting and he welcomes all serious comments, questions, and criticisms.
CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Skinflicks

2009-03-29T10:12:00.004-04:00

The Skinflicks are an amazing band out of Luxembourg. Many of their songs are anthem-worthy, they even have some joke songs you can find yourself wholeheartedly chanting.

I uploaded Lies, Damned Lies, and Skinhead Stories and Beyond Good and Evil

UPLOAD

Iggy Pop & David Bowie 1977 Mantra

2009-03-27T16:24:00.003-04:00

The Iggy Bowie 1977 Mantra studio sessions. With the Sales brothers on the rhythm section.

Tracklist:

1) Raw Power
2) TV Eye
3) Dirt
4) Turn Blue
5) Funtime
6) Gimme Danger
7) No Fun
8) Sister Midnight
9) I Need Somebody
10) Search & Destroy
11) I Wanna Be Your Dog
12) China Girl

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PSZ9UOBD

Two Great Swedish Bands

2009-03-27T15:08:00.004-04:00

Most of you probably already know this band; if you don't, definitely check them out: The Vicious is a band from Sweden that created a musical masterpiece materialized in the "Alienated" LP. I cannot express my love for this record in any way other than by saying that when I heard Walking Dead and Alienated live i almost cried. Regulations, also from Sweden, shares a band member with The Vicious but is considerably different from them while being equally awesome. Their "different needs" EP is great, and so is the "electric guitar" LP. Although the two bands are label mates, out of all the bands NY VAG Records (Swedish label) puts out they are the only ones I listen to.

Ps: Masshysteri is the band that 'rose from the ashes' of The Vicious. Not nearly as good, but worth checking out. The name comes from a Vicious song in the "Igen" EP.

You'll Pay For This! / You Weren't There

2009-03-27T11:50:00.009-04:00

Seriously, check this shit out. Both of these trailers are very good. The first one, explains the gritty start of Chicago's punk scene. There is a lot of footage Ive never seen before here. It features all the greats (Effigies, DV8, Naked Raygun, Articles of Faith, Immune System) "You Weren't There" premiered in L.A. last year, I wanted to fly out for it. Duke Eastwood from the Killed By Porn radio show was the after party DJ. I'm not sure about it premiering in NY, and I don't think it is out on DVD yet.

Trailer for You'll Pay For This! 70's Punk! Coming to DVD and VOD from Shiny Object! - kewego
Trailer for the film on 70's Boston punk legends Unnatural Axe coming to DVD and VOD from Shiny Object!

Between 1977 and 1980, Unnatural Axe played countless shows and opened for bands such as The Dictators, The Plasmatics, Mission of Burma, and even The Police and Squeeze. Breaking up in 1980, Unnatural Axe has reformed numerous times for shows over the years and still occasionally play.

Video from shinyobject

2009-03-25T14:57:00.001-04:00

The only thing you need to know about Earth is their singer bought Kurt Cobain the shotgun he used to kill himself. This is one of their more recent albums, it's very ethereal but still super heavy, all instrumental, definitely evil. It's not boring or repetitive like a lot of other "drone" bands can be. Perfect for getting high and drawing or writing, plus the album art is fucking TIGHT.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HZX2VVC6

Gentleman Jesse and His Men-S/T

2009-03-24T19:23:00.001-04:00

Although downloading music is awesome, its fucked up unless the band members are dead, or are stupid, or they just don't care. But this record is definitly worth buying (yes, as in BUYING a RECORD). This guy was a member of Atlanta's mighty Carbonas. I was hooked on this band since their debut 7'', and the LP does them so much justice. Guitar hooks, reminiscent of

LEITMOTIV (part 2)

2009-03-24T17:34:00.003-04:00

i can't believe i forgot to post this song.

Asylum Party

2009-03-24T16:55:00.006-04:00

Asylum Party was one of the bands that emerged out of “Nouvelle Vague”, the french new wave scene. Like British bands such as And Also the Trees, Sad Lovers and Giants, The Comsat Angels and The Chameleons they played a very dreamy, refined kind of post-punk.The band was founded in 1985 in Courbevoie, France and consisted of Thierry Sobézyk, Philippe Planchon, and Pascale Macé. Asylum Party disbanded in 1990.

ICE AND THE ICED

2009-03-24T12:34:00.003-04:00

[URL=http://www.zshare.net/download/5754163107920bc5/]Ice and the Iced.zip - 11.05MB[/URL]

http://www.zshare.net/download/5754163107920bc5/

Italian 77.

The Ice and The Iced were an Italian Punk Band born at the end of 1979 from the ashes of “The Bastards”. Ice, Larry, and Ronnie had known each other since their childhood. They lived in the same street in Pordenone, Italy.

Seattle.

The Wire

2009-03-24T00:20:00.006-04:00

Wire are an English rock band formed in London in October 1976, by Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert, and Robert Gotobed. They were originally associated with the punk rock scene, appearing on the Live at the Roxy WC2 album - a key early document of the scene, and were later central to the development of post-punk. Wire are arguably a definitive art punk or post-punk ensemble, mostly due to their richly detailed and atmospheric sound, often obscure lyrical themes and, to a lesser extent, their Situationist political stance.
I've had this song stuck in my head for the past few days.

the video choices for this were weird, the ending is some weird noise shit and some devo

Hanging on the Telephone

2009-03-23T21:29:00.002-04:00

And the original...
The Nerves - Hanging on the Telephone

Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords

2009-03-22T06:52:00.006-04:00

"Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords (a.k.a. (the) Phantom Chords) were a 1990s British band, featuring The Damned's Dave Vanian on vocals. Playing rockabilly and gothic rock, they performed a mixture of covers and new material."

You and I - David Vanian & The Phantom Chords
heres my favorite by em'

S/T release -here

"Voodoo Doll"
"Screamin' Kid"
"Big Town"
"This House Is Haunted"
"You and I"
"Whiskey and Me"
"Fever in My Blood"
"Frenzy"
"Shooting Jones (Blue Eyes, Black Heart)"
"Jezebel"
"Tonight We Ride"
"Johnny Guitar"
"Chase the Wild Wind"
"Swamp Thing"

wonderful cover...

Unreleased album- here

01 someone up there
02 born to be wicked
03 gunning for love
04 pretty girl
05 haunted garage
06 johhny, remember me
07 after the lights go out
08 a piece of my heart
09 king of fools
10 time after time
11 the loveless and the damned

The Weeping Song

2009-03-22T06:00:00.004-04:00

Wonderful video... lovely song.
This is a weeping song, but i wont be weeping long.

The Good Son (1990)- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
GET IT HERE

The Hammer Song - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Alcoholics-5 song demo

2009-03-21T16:05:00.004-04:00

Alright, this band rules. Someone I used to work with a few years back had this on wax, and ever since I heard it I've been in love. I haven't seen this for sale anywhere, ever. And if I had it would probably fetch upwards of $300. The only info I could find is from the FLEX book, which is typical for stuff like this. Alcoholics were from LA, I believe this is from 1980, possibly '79. Every aspect of these songs are truly unique, and perfect. Simple catchy guitar hooks, tight drum licks and strange, crude lyrics. I am surprised that none of these songs have ever popped up on a Hyped2Death or KBD comp, or any other classic rare punk comps. If you have never heard this, seriously download it. It's probably the only way you will get a chance to hear it, unless you are a billionaire.

Alcolholics- 5 Songs

New Breed NYHC mixtape

2009-03-21T15:41:00.001-04:00

This one is a rocker. great mixtape of a bunch of underappreciated new york bands. just a really good mixtape, go here http://www.newbreedtapecomp.com/ and click downloads

Angry Samoans, Back from Samoa

2009-03-21T12:41:00.005-04:00

Angry Samoans is a band from LA formed in 1978. Back From Samoa was released in 82 by Triple X Records in blue colored vinyl. Today, this record goes for anything between $300 and $400 dollars. The Bad Trip release can be found for $40 or $50 bucks. I believe there is a Subway Records release as well that goes for $80; Nevertheless, this is a rare LP and if you find it for anything less than the prices above I advise you to purchase it because, even if you don't like the band that much, it is a good investment to make. (Don't forget to check the condition and label.) If you are a normal person, you can just download it, since the CD goes for $10 bucks or something..

Track Listing:

"Gas Chamber" – 1:02 (Saunders/Turner)
"The Todd Killings" – 0:38 (Saunders/Turner)
"Lights Out" – 0:52 (Saunders/Turner)
"My Old Man's a Fatso" – 1:32 (Saunders)
"Time Has Come Today" – 2:07 (Joseph Chambers/Willie Chambers)
"They Saved Hitler's Cock" – 1:40 (Jeff Dahl/Homer/Turner)
"Homo-Sexual" – 0:52 (J. Falwell)
"Steak Knife" – 1:00 (Saunders/Turner)
"Haizman's Brain Is Calling" – 1:56 (Saunders/Turner)
"Tuna Taco" – 0:38 (Homer)
"Coffin Case" – 0:39 (Saunders)
"You Stupid Jerk" – 0:23 (Saunders)
"Ballad of Jerry Curlan" – 3:08 (Galligan/Turner/Vockeroth)
"Not of This Earth" – 1:11 (Saunders/Turner)

Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords

2009-03-20T04:46:00.001-04:00

"Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords (a.k.a. (the) Phantom Chords) were a 1990s British band, featuring The Damned's Dave Vanian on vocals. Playing rockabilly and gothic rock, they performed a mixture of covers and new material"

HERE

ZEKE

2009-03-19T15:27:00.004-04:00

My friend Rogier introduced me to this band by describing them this way: "Imagine Motorhead and the Ramones had a baby, then play that on 78RPM. Thats Zeke." It's true. this band is fucking awesome. Don't buy anything by them though; go for Dirty Sanchez, Kicked in the teeth or Death Alley... They are from Seattle, and were also featured on Tony Hawk.

TOKYO YANKEES

2009-03-19T02:20:00.002-04:00

this is more of a request than a post, if anybody knows where to find some TOKYO YANKEES pleeeeeeaaas hook it uppppp

The Ronettes

2009-03-18T17:15:00.010-04:00

The Ronettes are, in my opinion, the greatest girl group of the 1960's. They have great harmony in their songs, most of which deal with falling in love, heartache and telling another girl to back off your manz. The Ronettes admitted universal vulnerability and insecurities while maintaing that confident cool- a mastery of the societal ideas that are attributed to the 1960's youth in America; an honest naivete that is altogether outdated. Listening to their songs definitely takes the listener back to those times. Although they seem tame by today's standards, they had a New York bad girl edge-they're from Washington Heights- sporting huge teased beehives and that thick winged eyeliner us girls are such big advocates of. The band consisted of lead singer Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Yvette Bennett) according to some she is "The Original Bad Girl of Rock and Roll," sister Estelle Bennet(1941-2009-RIP), and cousin Nedra. Ronnie and Estelle were multiracial, their father being Irish and their mother African-American and Native-American(I hate these labels) which was really rare to see in the 1960's spotlight. Ronnie got her last name from husband Phil Spector, a major record producer who was credited with creating a musical technique dubbed 'The Wall of Sound' as well as the success of many musical groups. He later regained notoriety as a defendant in a second degree murder case- guess he kept those HITS coming(get it?) I'm such a dork. Needless to say Phil ain't doing too well:

Anyway, this song is one of the most used songs in soundtracks: BE MY BABY

This is another classic plus they have flowers in their hair-always a big plus:

ZOMBIE VANDALS

2009-03-18T03:04:00.004-04:00

when i was like 13 and first started hanging out downtown, back when you could still drink a 40 on st. marks, zombie vandals where pretty much the shit, and even when all the older punks would be dicks to all us younger kids, Chi would always chill with us and invite us to hang out at Montrose to party. they had all the potential to become a pretty well known band, and were on one of those punx unite compilations, but other than that never managed to rlease their record and due to problems within the band, broke up. i never knew all the original members becuase by the time i started hanging around they had already gone through many ineup changes. tony now playes in R.B.H.G. chris i think just became a fireman, i still keep in touch with susan, big steve was in them for a little while, as well as corey, ryan and felipe

http://www.megaupload.com/?f=8FP5YAUK

(P.S. im still pretty new to this uploading music thing so if this link isnt working, let me know)

Kaaos

2009-03-18T00:03:00.005-04:00

i used to be really into finnish punk, im a quarter icelandic so i got down hardbody.

Kaaos is a Hardcore punk band from Tampere, Finland. Formed in March 1980 they were the first Hardcore punk-band in Finland to release a record and though their lineup has changed frequently through the years, the band is somewhat active still today. Only the band's guitarist (who later became the vocalist), Jakke has remained as an original member and grew to become the center figure of Kaaos.

Jakke died on the 29th of November, 2007. He apparently died of alcohol-related causes at the age of 42.

Kaaos has been described as having "the trademark Finnish 80s sound, fast buzzsaw thrash riffs, reverby vocals, all over the place drumming, and plodding bass." Their music defined what HC Punk means for Finns and their EP "Totaalinen Kaaos" released for Propaganda Records became one of the bestselling Finnish EP records ever. Two years later the band released the LP "Ristiinnaulittu Kaaos" on Barabbas Records that was also quite successful.

While their early production focused on the local authorities (the police) they later grew to criticize not only the government but also how different beliefs are used to justify war and the suffering war causes.

Rikk Agnew-All By Myself

2009-03-17T23:36:00.009-04:00

Like The Adolescents? Of course you do. Christian Death? Some songs are okay. Well, here is a solo record by Rikk Agnew, the driving force between both bands. Agnew played guitar with tons of O.C. bands, and he is one of my favorite guitarists. He even took Pat Smear's spot in The Germs for a little while. He also got really, really fat. I played a show with The Adolescents a few years ago, and I remember not even recognizing him. I saw him play in a reunion lineup with 45 Grave in like 2005, which was awesome. This album features Agnew playing every instrument himself. To sum it up, this sounds like a long lost Adolescents album, with some other SUCCESSFUL approaches taken. Seriously, if you don't have this record, download it. I don't know if it is even still in print.

Rikk Agnew - All By Myslef LP

Anti-Nowhere Leauge- The Perfect Crime

2009-03-17T22:12:00.005-04:00

This is definitely the most underrated ANWL album, but maybe their best? It was recorded in '86 after some lineup changes and released against the band's wishes in '87. Their label (then GWR) refused to finance the record's completion after hearing the direction they were going in and released it unfinished to try to recoup some of the costs, which led to the band breaking up. It's certainly more experimental and musically far ranging than their typical loutish fare. Most people know "On the Waterfront" with its noodly saxophone interlude. The rest of the album features synthesizers, piano, and a chorus that appears to be composed of children.
The best songs are "Crime," a synthy sing-along about some sort of dystpoian warriors and "The Shinning" which is uplifting, shimmery, and danceable.
Things get weird on tracks like "(I Don't Believe) This is my England" (a real ballad and not bad for it!) and especially "Working For The Company" with its clanking beat and spoken vocals. "Atomic Harvest" is another stand out. It's definitely worth checking out and can usually be picked up for cheap.

The Necros - IQ32 EP

2009-03-17T14:32:00.004-04:00

The Necros to me are one of the essential American punk bands. Playing no frills punk, and short songs about hating high school, Necros remind me of a stripped down version of black flag. This is their second EP and a lot of people will tell you it's not as good as the Conquest for Death EP but they are wrong. IQ32 was a joint release by Dischord and Touch And Go records and was produced by the always impressive Ian Mackaye. In fact, The Necros were the first band to record for Touch And Go, who would go on to bring us bands like Negative Approach, Die Kreuzen, and Big Black. This is a 9 song in 10 minutes classic.

The Necros gained fame for opening for the Misfits during the bands early years and even played the last (real) Misfits show. They are also probably the only band to open for both the Misfits and Megadeath. Enjoy.

The Necros - IQ32 EP

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

2009-03-17T12:11:00.003-04:00

Oh St. Patrick's Day, what a day to celebrate. Irish folk music's charm can be really addictive, even if it isn't really your style, check out these songs. The first time I heard "I'll Tell Me Ma" was in a Medieval bar in the old fort city of Galway, Ireland. A hairy live band effectively silenced the rowdy Irishmen banging heavy beer mugs, it was an amazing sight. It's a classic Irish song(though it might have originated in England.) Tons of bands cover it, almost a musical rite of passage a la Motorhead's Ace of Spades. The chorus of each version is adapted for different cities.

If you're interested check out the hundreds of other versions

Here's a great video of The Pogues performing "Irish Rover" with the Dubliners, both Irish legends. RIP RONNIE DREW!!!
Look how young Shane MacGowan is!!

And to my favorite Irishman of all time you are very greatly missed and we're all Irish today for you<3
Ni hespa go dith carad.

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Safe As Milk

2009-03-17T09:50:00.002-04:00

Beefheart's first proper studio album is a much more accessible, pop-inflected brand of blues-rock than the efforts that followed in the late '60s -- which isn't to say that it's exactly normal and straightforward. Featuring Ry Cooder on guitar, this is blues-rock gone slightly askew, with jagged, fractured rhythms, soulful, twisting vocals from Van Vliet, and more doo wop, soul, straight blues, and folk-rock influences than he would employ on his more avant-garde outings. "Zig Zag Wanderer," "Call on Me," and "Yellow Brick Road" are some of his most enduring and riff-driven songs, although there's plenty of weirdness on tracks like "Electricity" and "Abba Zaba."

http://rapidshare.com/users/DWT24E

Echo & the Bunnymen

2009-03-17T00:54:00.007-04:00

i was dissapointed with their performance live but they are always amazing at 33rpm.

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk group, formed in Liverpool in 1978. Their original lineup consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut album, Crocodiles, met with critical acclaim and made the UK Top 20. Their second album, Heaven Up Here (1981), again found favour with the critics and reached number 10 in the UK Album chart. The band's cult status was followed by mainstream success in the mid-1980s, as they scored a UK Top 10 hit with "The Cutter", and the attendant album, Porcupine (1983), reached number 2 in the UK. Their next release, Ocean Rain (1984), continued the band's UK chart success, and has since been regarded as their landmark release, spawning the hit singles "The Killing Moon", "Silver" and "Seven Seas". One more studio album, Echo & the Bunnymen (1987), was released before McCulloch left the band to pursue a solo career in 1988. The following year, de Freitas was killed in a motorcycle accident, and the band re-emerged with a new line-up. Original members Will Sergeant and Les Pattinson were joined by Noel Burke as lead singer, Damon Reece on drums and Jake Brockman on keyboards. This new incarnation of the band released Reverberation in 1990, but the disappointing critical and commercial reaction it received culminated with a complete split in 1992. They have reformed since.

Lips Like Sugar - Echo And The Bunnymen

Suburban Lawns-S/T

2009-03-16T21:54:00.003-04:00

When I first heard this record, I was fifteen and I hated it. But my taste has slightly changed, and now I cant get enough. Some songs are just a little too weird for me, but classics such as "Green Eyes" will explain just why I am putting this post up. To me the lawns sound like a mixture of early Gang Of Four, every era Wire has had, and 70's LA punk (Weirdos, Eyes, X.) I can definitely hear where Mike Watt and D. Boone got the Minutemen sound from. ( I know SL played some shows with The Reactionaries, which is their band pre Minutemen) The lawns hailed from Long Beach California, and all attended art school (no shit). I know that in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" there is a Suburban Lawns poster on the wall of someones bedroom. Rodney from Rodney on the Roq gave "Gidget Goes To Hell" tons of play when this debuted in '79. I think they actually had some chart success. Whatever. Here is the classic, long out of print Suburban Lawns-S/T.

Guns of Brixton

2009-03-16T03:22:00.002-04:00

i had to post this. Paul Simonon is too beautiful for me to handle... and i love this song.

Ruefrex - Flowers For All Occasions

2009-03-16T03:10:00.011-04:00

Northern Ireland was a plethora of great music in the late 70s, and even into the 80s. Mostly responsible for this was Teri Hooley's Good Vibrations label, who including the Undertones, released many other great, and overlooked Irish bands. In 1979, Ruefrex released their first single 'Across the Line'. Your typical, murky, snotty sounding punk affair, but it would not be until 1985 that they released their first full length, which was miles away from the sound of their first release.

Kicking off with the fiery, conviction filled anthem 'The Wild Colonial Boy'. The lyrics set the scene for the rest of what is a quite politically charged album. A band far too real, and seemingly unflinching in compromise, Ruefrex really get their message across. Something lost in most music of the last 15 to 20 years, it is clear this band was fighting for something, and by the sound of it they were winning. It's unfortunate to say that it's not a surprise how they did not gain as much notoriety as fellow Irish rockers, no scratch that, make that pompous, self righteous, unoriginal douche-rockers U2. Though 'I Will Follow' is maybe not such a bad song, though as Ian McCulloch was once quoted as saying 'I would have wrote 'I Will Lead.' " Moving on... The wild adrenaline rush continues on tracks like 'The Ruah'. Football chant-like backing vocals, and the shimmering, crystal-toned guitar lines mix extremely well with the sounds of furiously rhythmic acoustic strumming, the sound of which proudly recalls it's Celtic roots. Hard hitting, thunderous drums descend, only to gain momentum for the song's high soaring chorus, 'And so the Ruah comes/In a way that no-one thought/Casting pearls before the swine/giving gifts that can`t be bought.'

Ending the album with the difficult title track 'Flowers For All Occasions', it is one of the albums more somber moments. A haunting ballad of a young mother to be, tragically turned widow due to the sectarian violence of the time. "There were flowers for all occasions/Floral tributes to the dead/Orange lilies, shamrock green/Bloody scarlet, poppy red."

Ruefrex released one more mini-album on Flicknife records, which was responsible for the release of some of the better bands of the early 80s UK punk scene such as Major Accident, Erazerhead, and Instant Agony. I would really recommend tracking this one down as well, the track 'Playing Card With Dead Men' is possibly the highlight of this bands career, and can be found on a Flicknife compilation disc that should be pretty easy to find. This is truly one of the great 'lost' bands of the decade. Be sure to check em' out! - Joe Western

The Crack- Easy Street

2009-03-15T17:26:00.009-04:00

This Crack isn't the German Oi band but a power pop group from Hull. Their only release is 1980's "Making The Effort/Easy Street" single. I don't know much more about them than that as I've never seen this single in person or for sale anywhere. "Making the Effort" is a respectable song in the vein of the Criminals with some nonsense lyrics about being in a band and/or killing people? It is the b-side "Easy Street" that is the real standout. Initially, it comes off a bit lightweight, but the catchy guitar hook and classic lyrics about living in a shitty apartment where "the plaster falls into your cowboy boots" are addictive.

The Crack- Making the Effort/Easy Street 7"

LADY PUNK!

2009-03-15T14:27:00.009-04:00

PARANOIA - SHATTERED GLASS LP

Thanks Mirna for THE EXPELLED post, it inspired me to do this post for some lesser known female acts from the UK 80's. First up is PARANOIA with their "Shattered Glass" LP. This is slow dirgy dark and bordering on goth punk. But still with some great punk songs as well: "Graveyards of Hell" and "1984". The vocalist Janet's singing voice is sooo beautiful. This LP was released after their debut EP "Dead Man's Dreams" on Dunk from RIOT SQUAD's "Rot Records". This group also hailed form Stoke-on-Trent the town that gave us DISCHARGE and THE SKEPTIX.
PARANOIA - "Shattered Glass" LP

POTENTIAL THREAT - WHAT'S SO GREAT BRITAIN? 7"

My favorite female fronted UK '82 band. This single is straight up punk. Fast and loud. Later on they got even faster with their second EP "Brainwashed" and their LP's were more along the lines of CONFLICT anarcho style punk. Everything by this band is fucking great, but this is in my opinion their best. Sounds fuckin' DISCHARGE-y especially "Animal Abuse". Don't have this on my computer, so can't upload it, but found a .rar link download(sorry Ali). Listened to it and damn it sounds so much better on vinyl! Oh well. Each song on this beats any VICE SQUAD!

Pauline of POTENTIAL THREAT
What's so Great Britain EP

SACRILEGE - DEMOS

Tam of SACRILEGE

FUCK! This band rules! One of the best bands ever to fuse punk and metal and do it right. And the added bonus of having a female singer just makes it way more badass. They also had a 12" released in '85 "Behind the Realms of Madness" which is also fucking great, but more thrash and metal. These demos, especially the first are great heavy punk. SACRILEGE includes Damian Thompson, Andy Baker and Tony May all of THE VARUKERS among others. So this is pretty much where the "Another Religion, Another War" 12" (best VARUKERS release) leaves off and it shows. The last three demos show the more metal leanings with the second being right before "Behind the Realms..." and the third and fourth being directly after. Enjoy!
1984 Demo #1
http://www.mediafire.com/?n3zymmmytdz
1985 Demo #2
http://www.mediafire.com/?mnznwnzttcn
1986 Demo #3
http://www.mediafire.com/?tjvx3mtynvn
1986 Demo #4
http://www.mediafire.com/?3uxzzmuimie

Some pictures...

Jo and THE EXPELLED

Beki with VICE SQUAD

My wife Louise and THE PARTISANS

Have to leave, but LADY PUNK Vol. II soon! Cheers

The Expelled

2009-03-14T20:58:00.002-04:00

The Expelled is an English band formed in 81 with girl singer, Jo Ball. They changed the members after 82 because she left, but I only really like it when she was in it, her voice is amazing. They're a great punk band and a little Oi. Their first EP "No life, No future" is great, but you can get "A punk rock collection" that has pretty much everything in it.

A Punk Rock Collection:
01 - What Justice
02 - Dreaming
03 - No Life No Future
04 - Government Policy
05 - Make It Alone
06 - Blown Away
07 - Cider
08 - Violent Minds
09 - Waiting For Tomorrow
10 - Cider
11 - 3 To 12
12 - Don't Want To See You
13 - Army Song
14 - What Justice (demo)
15 - Blown Away (demo)
16 - Dreaming (demo)
17 - Teenage Expectations

Clan of Xymox

2009-03-14T19:39:00.004-04:00

If you like electronicy gothy dancy waveish music you'll love this band, Clan of Xymox was a darkwave band which formed in the Netherlands in 1983, definitely a band they play at home sweet home on goth night Wednesdays. they started off as Xymox with their first release called "Subsequent Pleasures", Yet adopted the name "Clan of Xymox" with their first self titled release on 4AD in 1985. 4AD was an independent label which put out such bands as Bauhaus, Modern English, Cocteau Twins, Birthday Party, This Mortal Coil, and Pixies.

This album is most enjoyable while listened to in a dark underground club, preferably one with a smoke machine and strobe lights. so if you want to enjoy this album to the full effect come to coldwave wednesday night at Home Sweet Home, 131 chrystie right below delancey. you know i'll be there.

Cry In The Wind - Clan of Xymox

DOWNLOAD HERE

Nick Cave- Into my Arms

2009-03-14T19:24:00.005-04:00

Ive been sitting around my house for the past two days listening to one song over and over again, "Into My Arms" by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Was featured on one of the bands most critically acclaimed albums "The Boatman's Call".

"The album's tone is sombre and minimalist. Stylistically and lyrically it marks a major departure for Cave, away from full-band arrangements and character-based narratives towards the more intimate sound of Cave's solo voice accompanied by piano or a few other instruments. The tempo is also generally slow. Many of the lyrics seem to reflect on Cave's personal relationships and spiritual yearnings."

Into My Arms - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

heres the whole album- DOWNLOAD

ESKORBUTO - ANTI-TODO LP

2009-03-14T14:41:00.003-04:00

OK. A true must. This is just one of those records you HAVE to hear. The Spanish punk band. This is their 1986 sophomore LP. A great mix of songs about depression, drugs, boredom etc. ranging from slow depressing "Historia Triste", "Cuidado", "Cerebros Destruidos", to the chaotic pogo "De ti Depende", "Anti-Todo", "Haciendo Bobadas" and to the disco (and utterly awesome!) "Matar la Musica". Definitely a classic! Coming from Bilbao in the Basque country of Spain with formidable and impressive contemporaries such as RIP, MG-15, IV REICH and ULTIMO RESORTE, ESKORBUTO still comes out ahead of them all becoming one of the most influential bands ever in Spain and South America. Snotty, nihilistic, misanthropic; these guys really didn't give a fuck. Following the live fast and die style the two definitive members of ESKORBUTO, Jualma and Iosu, overdosed on heroin. The "Eskizofrenia" LP and "Jodiendolo Todo" Demo are also highly, highly recommended.

http://rapidshare.com/files/173983003/Eskorbuto_-_Anti-Todo.rar.html

ESKORBUTO chillin' with Death.

"Mucha Policia Poca Diversion" taken from the ESKORBUTO - "Ratas de Bizkaia" Documentary

Frankie Venom is dead.

2009-03-14T13:22:00.001-04:00

Heard about this when it happened, but I just found this news clip on youtube.

If you don't know, now you know. I love Teenage Head.

The Chipmunks - Chipmunk Punk

2009-03-14T12:41:00.013-04:00

The classic 1980 release by the three Chipmunks, thats Alvin, Simon and...THEODORE!!! Absolutely incredible stuff, covering tunes from some of the greatest punk bands, from Billy Joel to Blondie. I highly advise tracking down a vinyl copy, easily found in most ninety nine cents bins, for the complete mind-fuck that is playing 'My Sharona' at 45 speed! - Joe Western

LAMA - LAMA LP

2009-03-14T11:24:00.004-04:00

This LP has two of the greatest punk songs ever on it. The first being the best opening song to an LP: "Tanaan Kotana". Starting off with a sound clip of one of their old songs at low volume tricks you in to cranking up before the pogo beat (p-beat?) assaults your senses. I defy you not to rock out to this song. If you can't then you have no living blood in your veins. And the second the ending song "Tulevaisuus" being such a great closer. Drunk pogo sing-a-long done better than any British band. Yes this is from Finland which may deter some of you, but this is not noisy discordant thrash with tons of feedback and screams; this is Finnish PUNK ROCK! Melodic with the speed and power of hardcore. Think ANTI-PASTI and THE EXPLOITED, but way better. Seriously.

LAMA were the fathers of Finnish Hardcore evolving from the slow '77 KBD style of the early Finnish punk bands and paving the way for KAAOS, RIISTETYT and APPENDIX. This takes LAMA's orginal sound from the EP's and blends it with the sound of those bands (i.e. "Tavastia") finally arriving at this near perfect LP in 1983. I would actually consider APPENDIX the diet LAMA, so if you listen to APPENDIX prepare to be blown away. This is absolutely essential shit! Download and play loud!
http://www.mediafire.com/?xcf162eqyzq

Epe of LAMA a.k.a. Karl of Dromdead.

LAMA live at legendary squat "Lepakko" in Helsinki 1982.

Mary Wells

2009-03-14T10:23:00.008-04:00

The stunning, incredible Mary Wells, was in my opinion the true darling of Motown soul. With the production assistance of Smokey Robinson, Mary Wells released a string of hit singles during soul's golden era. This new singer, sometimes referred to as 'The first lady of Motown', brought forth an irresistible, aggressive charm, a quality shared by greats (and personal favorites) such as Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.

Beginning with her first release, the 1960 single 'Bye, Bye Baby', the 17 year old Mary was introduced to the world as a promising new addition to the Motown cast. Featuring a uniquely gritty production quality, 'Bye Bye Baby' shows Wells as a brazenly powerful singer, who though not yet in her prime, would never again quite capture the raw energetic feel of her early singles. There are moments when her voice unexpectedly elevates into such a soulful howl, that it shakes you down to the very core, brings you to your knees, and as Little Richard says "Makes ma' big toe shoot up in ma' boot!"

It was only a few years later in 1964, that her most well known hit 'My Guy' was released, displacing the Beatles number one spot in the charts. Mary's voice had found it's place, and though a great song, 'My Guy' was miles away from the energy of her first two singles, lacking that certain charming, innocence of naivety that the more experienced individual often loses in their search for perfection. As usual, when an artist becomes associated with one particular hit, the rest of their output no matter how good, becomes overshadowed. But Mary Wells, was no one hit wonder. I'll take a great tune like the Martha Reeves-esque 'You Lost the Sweetest Boy' or 'Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right' over 'My Guy' any day of the week.

There is an 'Ultimate Collection' disc available that includes almost everything you need to hear. Though there are a few worthwhile b-sides you might have to get the actual singles for. That punchy, exciting r&b sound really comes through best on vinyl, and seems to lose it's impact, and original magic when in digital form. So, start digging for those Motown labels! - Joe Western

The Lurkers

2009-03-14T07:11:00.002-04:00

I read this book called smack when I was super young and every chapter started with lyrics from the lurkers, so I have a kinda soft spot for them.
"The Lurkers formed late in 1976, with Arturo Bassick on bass, Manic Esso on drums, Pete Stride on guitar, and Howard Wall on vocals. Despite not being the principal vocalist, Stride was the band’s main songwriter. The band were one of the pioneering punk bands that played live in the first few months of the now-legendary Roxy Club in London. They supported The Jam in February 1977, Eater in March, and Slaughter & The Dogs in April."
Heres this live CD if you're interested in downloading it

96.3 fm

2009-03-14T01:50:00.000-04:00

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