The Nimrods - Greenday EP (1997 Insubordination Records)

I first heard The Nimrods on the Punk? comp, and then on the Back Asswards comp. Absolutely loved both of their contributions.  So I bought their full length, which I didn't enjoy as much. But I admittedly have a short attention span and have always been biased towards comps and EPs over LPs. So of course I love this 7". Although, truth be told, when I first heard it I was a little confused, as Side A sounds much more like the Knockoffs or even Nine Pound Hammer than The Nimrods (love both of those bands - not meant to be a slight). Side B set the record straight, though. Juvenile, immature, and sloppy. Right up my alley.

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all!

1. Eerie Surf
2. All Wrong? All Right!
3. Daylight Over Dagobah
4. Boner

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Panthro UK United 13 - S/T EP (1998 No Idea)

It's late, and I haven't posted in a while, and I just want to get this posted, and I'm drawing a blank trying to describe PUKU13 so I'll just say that I've always liked them and this has a song called "Fuck L.A." which is a sentiment we can all get behind and if anyone can get me the mp3's of the aborted PUKU13 / Wardance Orange Split I'd be forever grateful. 

1. World Class Entertainment
2. I'm Still Suck
3. Fuck L.A. 
4. Spartacus

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Swindle - In The Red EP (1995 Grilled Cheese)

Swindle was pretty popular in San Diego in the mid-late 90's, but I don't know if that popularity expanded anywhere else. They opened for everyone, and did a split with Blink-182 (post-Chesire Cat, pre-Dude Ranch). Nothing complicated, just straight ahead mid-90's punk, including a Screeching Weasel cover.

Oh, and if you're from the San Diego area, you might remember this:

1. This One
2. Skeezer
3. My Mind
4. I Wanna Be A Homosexual 

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Bang Yer Head

I've been sonically revisiting my mulleted days recently, and two things stick out: Rough Cutt was better than 90% of mid-80's hard rock/metal bands (it's still cringe-worthy in retrospect, but I stick by my point), and Rose Tattoo, while influential on many cool U.S. bands, still should have been much bigger in the U.S. That is all.

Leather - Leather EP (2012 Skeleton Head Records)

This is a 2012 7" version of a 2009 cassette.

I love this band. They have the mix of confidence and reckless abandon I find lacking in a lot stuff I listen to. I hear raw early Nirvana mixed with later Black Flag; you may hear something else entirely, as comparisons are not my strong suit. This isn't as good as the Anchorite EP, but that's a very high bar, as that's one of my favorite records of the last decade.

1. Addicted To Suffering
2. No Motivation
3. Ejaculation Without Orgasm
4. Too Tired

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Hey, just so you know, I created a Facebook page for this blog to crosspost to. I know, I know Facebook is the new great Satan and all, but if you'd rather track the blog there than Feedly or whatever other resource you check blogs on, here's the link: 

https://www.facebook.com/onesidedwar/

It'll just lead you back here (unless you are reading this on Facebook, in which case, uh, disregard this whole post), but of you are on Facebook anyways, go ahead and follow there if it'll make your life more convenient. 

Sinkhole - Tumble Mat EP (1995 Dr. Strange Records)

Mid 90's Boston pop-punk, though there would be no shame in confusing Sinkhole for  a West Coast/Cruz Records band. This is not an EP I thought I'd need to rip. I thought this was a pretty common EP, and maybe it is, being a Dr. Strange release, but I don't see it on any of the usual outposts, and the two b-side tracks  (including a Pat Benatar cover) do not appear on any other releases. 

1. Tumble Mat
2. Weed
3. Heartbreaker

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End Of The World News - 1971 (2002 Recess Records)

Aaron Cometbus, Arun Chaudhary of IFarm, and a couple of other dudes with a 5 songs soundtrack to one aspect of Anthony Burgess' End Of The World News: Leon Trotsky's journey to New York and his death in Mexico. Oh, and it's on Recess Records. Yeah. 

I didn't realize this doesn't really exist in digital form online until everyone's favorite vegan beardo recently bought my copy. So I'm doing the world a favor, cause this is awesome. 

The songs all flow together, so my cutoff points my be a little sloppy. I also had a little debate with myself about where track 1 ends and where track 2 begins. Open to interpretation, I guess. 

1. 1917
2. Volodarsky, Chudnorsky, Bukharin
3. Amenities
4. Driven
5. Mexico

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Swerve - Sugarfix (1996 New Renaissance)

So when I bought this, I thought it was, in the words of Tesco Vee, one of "those ultra-hip, one-syllable bands like Live, Lush, Beck, Swirl, Blur" but nope, it's yet another unheralded, forgotten (though they did re-unite last year  mid-90's San Diego band that you'll find in our local thrift stores.

The older I get, the harder it is for me to make genre classifications. Alternative? Power Pop? I dunno. They refer to themselves as "Surf Power-Pop" so lets go with that. If I were to make a comparison, I'd say a poppier version of Dig.

"Right Today" is the standout track here. 

1. Radio Swerve
2. Right Today
3. I Know A Girl
4. You Say
5. Dime
6. What You Wanted
7. Hey Hey
8. No One
9. The Butter Flies
10. Once Again
11. Sugar Fix
12. Noit Peced (Live)

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Gimcrack - Pensacola EP (1995? Backspin Records)

Mid-90's Florida punk rock. though I'm unsure of exactly what year. The were on the great No Idea Big Pants Waste Precious Fabric and Punk? comps. I don't know a whole lot else about them except I always thought they did "Diet Punk" but that was actually the Rickets. Enjoy!

1. Dear Mr. Preacher
2. Drive
3. Junk Drawer Culture
4. Am I Frustrated?
5. Carry On

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Punk Diary: 1970-1979 (1994 not on label)

This is an interview that cam with the book Punk Diary: 1970-1979 by George Gimarc. Despte the title, most of the action in the book is post-1975, and spends a lot of time on bands I would never think of as being punk forefathers (OMD!?). The only music on this is some early Hagfish stuff. Kind of an odd choice, but I like Hagfish, so fine by me.

1. Hagfish - Happiness
2. Ramones - Punk Beginnings
3. Nick Lowe - The Tartan Horde
4. XTC - First Session
5. Marco Pirroni - Pre-Punk London
6. The Damned - Why Did Punk Happen?
7. Hagfish - Stamp
8. The Dead Boys - Punk Roots In Ohio
9. Devo - De-evolution In Akron
10. Marco Pirroni - Hears About The Pistols
11. Marco Pirroni - Siouxsie's First Gig
12. Adam Ant - Their Real Roots
13. X-Ray Spex - Anyone Can Do This!
14. Marco Pirroni - Subway Sect Recalled
15. Skids - Punk Roots In Scotland
16. Simple Minds - As Johnny & The Self Abusers
17. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Liverpool Electronics
18. Spitfire Boys - Pre-Siouxsie Budgie
19. Chrissie Hynde - That's Not My Group!
20. Rich Kids - Midge Ure Recalls
21. John Lydon - Sid And Nancy Is Nonsense!
22. Hagfish - Gertrude
23. Gang Of Four - Turn Down T.O.T.P.
24. The Police - Who Is Klark Kent?
25. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Problems Getting Signed
26. Gary Numan - Meets The Synthesizer
27. U2 - Early Days
28. Nick Lowe - "What's So Funny..."
29. The Beat - Nothing To Do
30. Peter Murphy - Bela Lugosi's Daughter
31. Various - Closing
32. Hagfish - Minit Maid

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Toybox - Toybox (1995 Self Released)

This is the kind of album that makes the crate digging worth it. Really good  indie rock from San Diego. There's absolutely nothing out there on the interwebs about this band.

1. Xmen
2. Eli
3. Doors & Windows
4. Cheeba Steve
5. Think
6. Arizona
7. So Afraid
8. Obey

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