Saturday, February 27, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
THIRSTY AND MISERABLE
How are we doing?????? Ok, good.
So on the vinyl topic I went to a record expo in Claremont, CA this past Sunday and took some pictures.
I haven't been to too many record shows before, it was pretty overwhelming. The vibe was pretty weird, it's a perfect mix of a Mexican swap meet and record store. I saw some records that I've only seen on the darkest corners of the internet. Overall, I'd go again.
Matt's sunglasses say "crap."
The outskirts of LA look pretty weird.
Look at those animals!
I think this whole box was full of Misfits 7 inch's, all about $50 bucks a pop.
Holy crap! 1985 Sonic Youth "Death Valley" 12" single on Homestead Records (pre-SST)
Iggy Pop & David Bowie live together in 77'! If you can't tell by the cover this is definitely when they were fucking. This is the "Lust For Life/The Idiot" part of Iggy's career which is my favorite! It was re-issued last year on Cleopatra Records.
A side: Raw Power, 1969, Turn Blue, Sister Midnight, I Need Somebody, Search 'N' Destroy.
B side: TV eye, Dirt, Fun time, Gimme Danger, No Fun, I wanna Be Your Dog
As I carried this record around the expo I could feel the glares of jealousy everywhere around me. This is an original Spacemen 3 "The Perfect Prescription" LP. This is my favorite Spacemen 3 record and ultra rare. The godfathers of shoegaze music. So much fuzz...so much reverb...soo much awesome!
A side: Take me to the Other Side, Walkin with Jesus, Ode to Street Hassle, Ecstasy Symphony, Transparent Radiation (Flashback)
B side: Feel So Good, Things'll Never be the Same, Come Down Easy, Call the Doctor
What a great re-issue! Flipper "Sex Bomb Baby" LP on "4 Men With Beards" records which features the classic 1981 single "Ha Ha Ha." I love Flipper because when they came out most punk bands were set out to sound as fast and tough as possible, Flipper on the other hand set out to sound as slow and annoying as possible! YES!
A side: Sex Bomb, Love Canal, Ha Ha Ha, Sacrifice, Ever
B side: Get Away, Earthworm, The Game's Got a Price, The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Brainwash
Earth "The Bees Made Honey in the Lions Skull"
This record came out last year on Southern Lord records in various packages, this being the most impressive (and now out of print). It looks more like a sacred religious book than a record, the sleeves are actually real bible material and opens up like a book. Bill Frisell plays guitar on three of the tracks as well. I think I've listened to this record everyday since i bought it. Truly great stuff.
A1: Omens and Portents 1 : The Driver
A2: Rise to Glory
B3: Miami Morning Coming Down II (Shine)
B4: Engine of Ruin
C5: Omens and Portents II : Carrion Crow
C6: Hung From the Moon
D7: The Bees Made Honey in the Lions Skull
D8: Junkyard Priest
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Thank you for reading my little baby blog here, I'm going to try and post as frequently and interestingly as possible. I'm headed out to some shows this week I'll try to cover most of them.
"I am of average intelligence. There's nothing special about me. If I can get this far, I would be very suprised if you couldn't get at least twice as far. Fuck them. keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp."
H. Rollins, June 1994
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
More 7" Reviews!
Included was....
Best Coast- "Something In The Way" 7inch
Wounded Lion- "Friendly?" 7inch,
Mark Sultan- "I am the end" 7inch
The Strange Boys- "Woe Is You and Me" 7inch
Vivian Girls- "I Can't Stay" 7inch
I'm decided to review Wounded Lion and Best Coast being that they are the most recent releases. (and both bands are from LA!!!)
Wounded Lion- "Friendly" 7inch
8.0 out of 10
Wounded Lion is a LA band that has been catching my eye lately, they've been playing with band such as Ty Segall, No Age and Vivian Girls. This 7" is their only available release so far until their LP on In The Red comes out (TBA). The band has been described as part Velvet Underground, Modern Lovers, and Jesus and Mary Chain. The record starts off with the single "Friendly?" a noisy percussive post-punk fucked up blues jam with some real silly "makes no sense" lyrics. The song is will get your head bomping and your hand reaching for the volume knob to crank it up! The next song "Big Boots" is a straight Jonathan Richman/Modern Lovers punk jam. Believe it or not they finish the record with a mind blowing Creedence Clearwater Revival cover, you've never heard bad moon rising this way and will never hear it again like this. If the full length is anything like this one I'm sure you'll be seeing their name in much bigger blogs than mine.
Here's a vinyl rip of "Friendly?"
next is...
Best Coast- "Something in the Way" 7inch
7.5 out of 10
http://www.myspace.com/bestycoasty
"Something In The Way" Vinyl rip:
Monday, February 1, 2010
Fresh Wax
Today my bag from amoeba included.....
Junior Murvin- "Police & Thieves" (1976) 12" LP, Junior is a classic reggae/dub artist who captured the restless civil war culture of the 70's. With problems occurring in Chile, Angola, Soweto, northern Ireland and of course Jamaica this record was claimed to really capture the moment on wax! Despite the quite serious subject matter the album is ridiculously catchy to the ear, Junior's smooth falsetto voice glides like a bird over the band's super tight rhythm section. The album's Single "Police and Thieves" was on England's version of the billboard The Melody Maker's top ten for 23 consecutive weeks, almost half the year!!! Like many others i first heard the great song not from Junior but from the Clash, The Clash boldly did their own arrangement of the classic song. I think this record is a must have for any reggae enthusiast, or an easy starting point for those who want to dig a little deeper in the reggae/dub world than Bob Marley or Peter Tosh.
Here's a rip of "Police & Thieves":
link.... (if you promise to buy it eventually!)...
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5145341/Junior_Murvin_-_Police_And_Thieves(2CD_Deluxe_Edition)
I also picked up....
Dead Meadow- "Old Growth" (2009)-
This was my first Dead Meadow purchase, the beautiful double 180 gram gate-fold vinyl was catching my eye for some time and also the record was released on the always trustworthy label Matador who have made quite a dent in the world of indie music, just recently coming out strong with artists such as Jay Reatard, Times New Viking, Fucked Up, Cold Cave and so on.... So with the Matador Label on the back I decided it would be a safe bet the i would play the grooves out of this thing. The record is defiantly for the headphones. "Old Growth" is very psychedelic, groove based, and stoner friendly! I'll have to admit i was hoping for a few more fuzz pedals and maybe a wah wah thrown in there some where but the album did not disappoint. Lots of Colors and Scenery, give a listen some time!
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3989715/Dead_Meadow_-_Old_Growth
and for my third purchase...
Total Abuse- "Sex Pig EP" 200?
Wow, it's been a while since I've heard that much chaos, violence, frustration and noise on 7 inches of vinyl. The Sex Pig EP is defiantly a punch in the face. There's seems to be a influx of great hardcore bands coming out lately. You can defiantly hear the minor threat and black flag riffs in here but as if they were in a POW camp for 20 years and just released.
enjoy
http://www.fulldls.com/torrent-albums-137594.html
