Yipes! In WAV - Scans are included 01.This Is Your Life 02.Good Boys 03.Out In California 04.Girls Get In Trouble 05.Me And My Face 06.East Side Kids 07.Russian Roll 08.Hangin' Around 09.The Ballad Of Roy Orbison 10.Last Of The Angry Young Men
Yipes! was an American rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Band members McCurdy, Hoffmann, and Strand had been playing together since 1971, but formed Yipes! in 1977 after the addition of Freese and Bartel. After winning a battle of the bands contest, the group submitted a demo tape to Millennium Records, which signed the group.Their debut, self-titled album was issued in 1979, and a follow-up release appeared in 1980. During this time Yipes! opened for Cheap Trick, Foreigner, Kansas, and Jefferson Starship. The band was dropped from their label in 1981 and disbanded soon after.
Robin Lane and the Chartbusters (Vinyl Rip) In WAV - Scans are included 01.When Things Go Wrong3:15 02.It'll Only Hurt A Little While3:14 03.Don't Cry3:26 04.Without You3:12 05.Why Do You Tell Me Lies2:57 06.I Don't Want To Know3:01 07.Many Years Ago3:33 08.Waitin' In Line3:18 09.Be Mine Tonight4:25 10.Kathy Lee3:28 11.Don't Wait Till Tomorrow3:32
Robin Lane (born 1947, Los Angeles, California) is an American rock singer and songwriter. Her band, Robin Lane & the Chartbusters, was best known for its single "When Things Go Wrong".
In 1978, Lane formed the Chartbusters with Asa Brebner and Leroy Radcliffe (of The Modern Lovers), Scott Baerenwald and Tim Jackson. She had signed with Private Stock Records, which shortly afterward went out of business. After Jerry Wexler saw a Chartbusters show, however, he signed the band to Warner Brothers. Their first album, Robin Lane & the Chartbusters (1980) featured the singles "When Things Go Wrong" and "Why Do You Tell Lies?", earned favorable reviews, and received widespread airplay; the music video for "When Things Go Wrong" was the 11th song shown on MTV's first American broadcast day, August 1, 1981. The band had two more releases on Warner, the EP "5 Live" (1980) and "Imitation Life" (1981). The limited commercial success of these records, combined with business disputes and Lane's desire to have a child, led to the breakup of the Chartbusters in 1983.
A couple of months ago, Duncan Reid and the Big Heads released their very highly recommended 3rd album, "Bombs away". This is without any doubt their best record so far. Due to their relentless touring all over Europe (except in Belgium ha ha ha) the Big Heads are tighter than ever and deliver as they put it themselves "Fourteen catchy little ditties about life, death, paranoia and Viagra".
Beside Duncan Reid himself on Vocals, bass, guitar and keyboards, the Big Heads are featuring
Sophie K Powers: guitar - Mauro Venegas: guitar, backing vocals and Karen Jones: drums, backing vocals.
This blog had a very interesting chat with the man himself:
1) Duncan, you are no newcomer to the Rock'n'roll scene. Personally I first discovered you in 1977 when I purchased the first album of The BOYS. What happened for you since the release of "Boys only" in 1980? You were in The Mattless Boys in 2010 but not in The BOYS that are touring again these days. Instead you are now fronting the BIG HEADS. Please, tell the viewers of this blog your full story since the 80's. We want to hear it all from you!
After The Boys disbanded in the early eighties I largely gave up music and ignored it. I went back to college and got myself an engineering degree while I worked out what I was going to do with my life. I couldn't stay away from entertainment though and ended up working for Andrew Lloyd Webber putting on musicals around the world and sorting out film deals and stuff. I then helped run Nottingham Forest (the football team) for a bit before moving back to London to finance films, TV programmes and music festivals. All that time people were asking The Boys to reform but myself and Matt Dangerfield weren't interested until an offer came in from Japan. Too good to turn down so we played Japan, really enjoyed it and I had a further 11 years with The Boys touring the world and having a great time before I decided to leave and see what I could do on my own in about 2011/2012
2) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write a new song?
Me and my life. I think it's the most common topic for songwriters to write about. After all, what is the one subject that most of us know the most about? It's ourselves and what we live through and feel.
3) About your latest full length, "Duncan Reid And The Big Heads – Bombs Away" what can you tell about the recording process? Was this a live in the studio recording or a track by track recording with lots of overdubs?
We started with the drums and built the tracks up one instrument at a time. The vocals and keyboards I recorded at home on a computer and emailed them across to the studio.
4) To what kind of music did you listen to as a teenager and does it still influence your today work? What was your favorite band as a teenager? Name 3 bands that you consider still have a influence on your own work today.
As a thirteen year old I listened to a load of rubbish. The early 70's had a lot of terrible bands that punk tried to sweep away. But mixed in there I listened to Slade, T Rex, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Status Quo etc which I also loved. Those bands still influence me big time. There wasn't one single band that I loved above all others. Maybe The Ramones but I'd hate to be stuck just listening to one band. The 3 bands that have the biggest influence on me are probably The Ramones, The Beach Boys and The Beatles.
5) Are you the main composer in The Big Heads or is everybody involved to a certain extend?
I am the main composer although I'm trying more to write with other people. Doesn't seem to happen though. 6) Do you have a video on youtube featuring a track from the latest release?
There are a few.
7) What can concert goers expect at a Duncan Reid And The Big Heads gig? Are you playing any famous cover songs? People can expect a high energy, entertaining show, with great songs played by beautiful, superb musicians! We play loads of Big Heads songs, a few Boys classics and the odd covers like Blitzkrieg Bop that we've never played before or rehearsed!
8) When you perform with The Big Heads, is it possible that you will play an impromptu version of a song from one of your previous bands? (I guess you must know what band most people are referring to.
See above. Yes. I love to play "First Time" and a few others
9) What are the plans for the rest of 2017 as far as The Big Heads are concerned? Are you guys planning to tour Europe soon?
We tour constantly. We are playing in Germany in October and November. We must get to Belgium for the first time!
10) Anything you would like to say to the viewers of this blog?
Check us out. It's the best thing you can do with your life!
The Pontiac Brothers - Big Black River (Vinyl Rip) In Wav - Scans are included 1.Big Black River 2.Whole Damn World 3.The Other Side 4.Tell Me The Truth 5.Almost Human 6.Straight And Narrow 7.All Or Nothing 8.Hang It Up 9.Too Much Been Said 10.If You Gotta Go, Go Now 11.No Down Payment
The Pontiac Brothers' debut was originally released in 1985 by the Lolita label, a French imprint which was concentrating on releasing albums by several West Coast groups, including L.A.'s the Plimsouls, the Pandoras, and Gun Club's Sex Beat 81. Ward Dotson had been a member of Gun Club, in fact, but he didn't speak too highly of the group's leader, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, after he left, saying, "That guy was singing about having a hell hound on his trail when he still lived with his mom." Dotson was evidently approached by the people at Lolita after he formed a Rolling Stones cover band called the Gallstones. This band wasn't really a serious group at the time, but when offered the prospect of recording an album, they jumped at the chance, booking time at a local recording studio named the Casbah. The resulting album, Big Black River, has some very fine moments ("Whole Damn World", "If you gotta go, go now") even if , at times, it sounds a bit like a band who was still figuring out what they were wanting to sound like.
The Diodes - Released In Flac - Scans are included Red Rubber Ball Teenage Nation Photographs From Mars Madhouse Mercenary Flight Tired Of Waking Up Tired Jenny's In A Sleep World Weekend No Right To Make Me Bleed Terminal Rock
Despite the fact that the band was gaining momentum elsewhere in the world, that didn't stop Columbia Canada from dropping the Diodes. Compounding matters, the band had a new hit single ("Tired of Waking Up Tired") and a new album already in the can. Released, then, is a name that can go two ways: The band was released from their original contract, and their follow-up was finally seeing the light of day, thanks to the efforts of Epic. Musically speaking, the second album had a slightly different feel, possibly because drummer John Hamilton had been replaced by Mike Lengyell, but more likely because the band had logged countless hours onstage in front of demanding crowds. Rather than toughening up the band's sound, it drove them further into the world of pop -- piano takes a more prominent role here, and many of the songs have melodies you can actually hum along with ("Weekend," to name just one). Funny is that though this album only contains ten songs, one of those ("Red Rubber Ball") had already appeared on the previous album.
The Demons - The Demons (new vinyl rip) In Wav - Scans are included 01.It'll Be Alright 02.Gimme Love 03.She's So Tuf 04.Ten Past One 05.She's A Rebel 06.I Fought The Law 07.Bad Dreamin' 08.Tell Him That Too 09.What A Shame 10.I Hate You
Brilliantly produced by Graig Leon in 1977. The track "She's so tuf" was covered some years ago by TINA AND THE TOTAL BABES.
The Reds - The Reds (Vinyl Rip) In Wav - Scans are included 01.Victims 02.Luxury 03.Joey 04.Lookout 05.Whatcha' Doin' To Me 06.Not You 07.Talking 08.Over & Over 09.Self Reduction
Released in 1979 on green vinyl. To my knowledge, this has never been reissued on CD.
