Monday, June 30, 2008
The Furlongs - 2300 Ward (1988, Alias)
Sunday, June 29, 2008
The Heavy Blinkers - Hooray For Everything (1998)
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02. Deleriously Happy
03. Something Clean and True
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Singles Going Single #'s 49 & 50 - Skiploader 7" (1993, Schizophrenic) & Neighborly 7" (1997, Simple Stars)
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A2. Cut to Chase
B. Like a Car Crash
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Native Tongue - s/t ep (1981, Detente)
Sounds to me like Native Tongue obtained a copy of Gang of Four's seminal Entertainment LP, found religion, and decided to take a crack at it themselves. Maybe it wasn't as simple as that, but to my ears it might as well have been. Presumably hailing from Boston, MA, or thereabouts, Native Tongue were quintessentially post-punk: jagged riffs, intermittent chanted/sung vox, and so damn rhythmically intense it's not funny. Some of their material is so derivative that I'm tempted to specify which Gang of Four songs their copping, but I'll stop just short of that. Nevertheless, "Speaking In Captions" lead-off riff is just as infectious as U2's "I Will Follow," or even "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Overall, this ep is roughly as approachable as any given Pylon record, if that's your thing. N/T have a Myspace page, where I believe you can listen or even buy some of these songs and more. Might not be a bad idea to head over there, given the annoying, omnipresent pops and crackles of my rip. This was released on Detente Records, which was distributed via the esteemed and still very much in operation Newbury Comics. Lastly, the band thanks none other than Roger Miller on the lyric sheet.
01. Speaking in Captions
02. All Wronged Up
03. No Sense
04. Carving the Future From Soap
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tubetop - Three Minute Hercules (1997, Laundary Room)
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01. Full Bloon
02. Erika Smiles
03. Passes For Love
04. M.I.A.
05. Bleeder
06. What You See
07. With You
08. If I Were You
09. Once Upon a China
10. Oceans Cracked
11. The Weight Of The World
12. The Rules
Get it from Bandcamp.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Life Before Superchunk - Part 1: The Slushpuppies - Blacklisted 2x7" ep (1990, Meat Records, rec 1987-88)
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
Sometime Sweet Susan - Fuse (1993) & Point ep (1994)
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Singles Going Single # 48 - Sammy 7" (Hep Cat, 1995)
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A. Chili Lite
B. Kohut (Little Darlings)
Hear
Singles Going Single # 47 - The 27 Various 7" (1990, Susstones)
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A. Granny Smith
B. E too D
Hear
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Heaters - Energy Transfer (1980, CBS)
01. Sail Away
02. Fast Love
03. Thunder Rolling
04. I'll Call You Wherever I Am
05. Is This Madness
06. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
07. Rushing to You
08. Put One Foot in Front of the Other
09. Energy Transfer
10. Stand Your Ground
Hear
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Drop Nineteens - Mayfield demo (199?)
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Catherine Wheel - some eps (1991-93)
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Crank ep (1993)
01. Crank
02. Pleasure
03. Tongue Twisted
Friday, June 13, 2008
Singles Going Single # 45 & 46 - Big Chief (1992, Sympathy) & Die Kreuzen (1990, Touch and Go): Germs/Wire tributes
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Update: Apparently, Touch & Go is not comfortable with me sharing the Die Kreuzen single. Sorry.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Days Of... lp (rec. 1987/released 1997, A-Team Records)
11. A Day In the Life (live)
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The Grays - 'The Companion' (acoustic and rare bootleg)
The ten-song 'Companion' bootleg as it is called, was not assembled by yours truly, but rather derived from a file sharing site, which was probably originally propagated on a torrent, or whatever those dang things are called. It not only contains acoustic versions of some of Ro Sham Bo's finer moments, but several covers and unreleased studio booty. FYI, Some tracks originally appeared on official Epic label promo CD singles. Essentially all the stray Grays studio material left on the cutting room floor. The audio quality is consistent, and was ripped at variable 200-something kbps. Enjoy (or not).
01. Compilcated (Rolling Stones)
02. He's Frank (The Monochrome Set)
03. Blessed
04. Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell)
05. Oh Nevermind
06. Outdoor Miner (Wire)
07. Very Best Years (acoustic)
08. Same Thing (acoustic)
09. Nothing (acoustic)
10. Both Belong (acoustic)
Hear
Monday, June 9, 2008
The Windbreakers - Electric Landlady (1991)
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Sunday, June 8, 2008
Singles Going Single #44 - The Belltower 7" (1995, Scratchie)
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Singles Going Single #43 - The Stars of Rock - Fighting Robots 7'' ep (1996, Stab Stab)
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01. I'm Not Punk
Thursday, June 5, 2008
The Playmates! - Short Wave (1995)
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01. Love Is You
02. When It Rains
03. Do It Again
04. Sleep
05. Salty Dog
06. Tonight
07. Short Wave
08. Finger Action
09. Yes, It's True
10. Don't Tell Me
11. Leave Me Alone
12. My Little Soul
13. We Don't Wanna Know
Hear
Monday, June 2, 2008
The Icons - Art in the Dark LP (1985, Press)
Yet more Athens, GA mid-80s rock that barely made it's way onto my radar. The Icons started life as Art in the Dark and released a scarce ep under that moniker in 1983. Rechristened The Icons a couple years later, ’85 saw the release of their one and only album, it’s title being the band’s original namesake. Hmmm…wonder what that was all about? Not particularly new-wavy or post-modern, Art in the Dark was still several notches above the mainstream fray. For all intents and purposes, the Icons fit in nicely with local yokels Dreams So Real, as well as west coast contemporaries Translator from San Francisco. The boys do a nice cover of Big Star’s “Way Out West,” amid eight worthy originals, including the ‘live’ “The Girl Is Mine” fleshed out with a faux arena audience, cheering their heroes on. What little else you can familiarize yourself about The Icons with can be perused here and here.
01. Number
02. Lots of Money
03. Trouble In Havana
04. Nothin' Left to Save
05. Try
06. Way Out West
07. Tonight (There's a Sign)
08. The Girl Is Mine
09. Chains
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Reeve Oliver - three eps: California (2001); You're Gonna Win (2001); Reevolution (2003)
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As for 2001’s You’re Gonna Win & California eps, I plead ignorant regarding the circumstances of their availability to the public at the time. Nevertheless, these precursor recordings give an entertaining insight into what would eventually become a par excellence rock act, albeit invisible to the mainstream. Since some of this material has been unavailable for almost seven years, this post will be a treat for established fans, and something of a sampler for the uninitiated. Additional Reeve Oliver eps were subsequently released, as well as a 2007 sophomore album, Touchtone Inferno.
Minerva Strain - Blue Tarantella (1995, Jettison)
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02. Jupiters
03. Dead Fish Calliopies
04. Autocalve
05. Eneavor
06. Seven Seconds Underground
07. J. Edgar Hoover Parachutes
08. In Grace With the SeaQQAS
09. The Blue Guitar
10. Cease to Exist
11. Cadillacland
12. Silverweed (Speedtrials)
13. Yes and Know
14. Poptones