tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345493504773655662024-03-14T01:39:58.710-04:00puzzle piecesCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-63912871978547595932011-07-19T19:10:00.001-04:002011-07-19T19:10:00.536-04:00FUCKING DYKE BITCHESSo not too long ago I went to see MEN at the Brooklyn Museum. I am down with MEN's agenda of making queer electropop anthems, of promoting politics through accessible dance music. That was what I needed in Le Tigre in high school, and without this kind of music, this blog wouldn't be here. That said, sometimes you need more confrontation.<br /><br />Enter FUCKING DYKE BITCHES.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Z0296Cwx0I/ThzVV-lZkOI/AAAAAAAAB48/7qi5e5V7I6s/s1600/FDB.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Z0296Cwx0I/ThzVV-lZkOI/AAAAAAAAB48/7qi5e5V7I6s/s400/FDB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628608207860109538" /></a><br /><br />FDB provide a different kind of queer anthem. Think Blatz as a metal band, smacking you upside the face with queerness rather than starting a dance party. Although they're also that. I gave Fucking Dyke Bitches a brief shout-out after they played a show at Manifesta along with Aye Nako, Sandy and the Rats, and Invincible Prismz. It was insanely crowded but still an awesome rowdy time, one of the best shows I've been to this year. FDB did a cover of "Fuk Shit Up" too. Despite the amped up riffs, the Hand Jobs snottiness is definitely still present. Perfect combination of squeak and anger. FUCK YEAH!<br /><br />Sadly I think this band are no more, at least in their current incarnation. So enjoy this demo.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?qbx9ffrv3cizt2k">FUCKING DYKE BITCHES- demo</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-51682184200963560272011-07-12T19:28:00.000-04:002011-07-12T19:28:00.107-04:00Burning KitchenWrapping up the supposedly month-long series of international lady-fronted hardcore is Burning Kitchen's 10", Damn You If You Do... Damn You If You Don't. Clearly I'm great at sticking to self-imposed schedules.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uyU0dKUQJAQ/ThzQ8CyPGJI/AAAAAAAAB40/O1HxnCdzLTk/s1600/BK%252BCover.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uyU0dKUQJAQ/ThzQ8CyPGJI/AAAAAAAAB40/O1HxnCdzLTk/s400/BK%252BCover.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628603364264581266" /></a><br /><br />Burning Kitchen were a Swedish hardcore band from the mid-1990s through 2000. Think angular Euro hardcore mixed with some of your favorite early US or anarcho lady-fronted punk bands. Topics include punk, immigration, and sexism. Aside from this 10", now out of print, the band put out a three-part 7" series and supposedly now have a <a href="http://communichaos.com/?p=88">discography available</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?g0wtmh5xlowdgca">Burning Kitchen- Damn You If You Do... Damn You If You Don't 10"</a><br /><br />P.S. A ton of distro updates <a href="http://puzzlepiecesrecords.bigcartel.com/">here</a> (shameless, I know).Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-90635012410519733262011-04-25T00:05:00.001-04:002011-04-25T00:22:12.054-04:00Nog WattSo I'm failing pretty hard at this whole series idea. Shit happens. There'll be another post after this before May 1. Going back in time, to an early lady-fronted hardcore band, Nog Watt released a sole 7", Fear, in 1985 and contributed to a few compilations.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JohxAa4yNGs/TbT2DU-D7qI/AAAAAAAAB2A/jDwNDHO9pKI/s1600/nogwatt_1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 179px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JohxAa4yNGs/TbT2DU-D7qI/AAAAAAAAB2A/jDwNDHO9pKI/s400/nogwatt_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599370773757423266" /></a><br /><br />In addition to the Euro hardcore instrumentation, what strikes me most with Nog Watt is Joanna's howling voice, which sometimes reminds me of early goth bands like 45 Grave. She's aggressive without conforming to stereotypical hardcore tropes. Political topics range from the contemporary to the historical to secret police and paranoia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cWmBgcONl2U/TbT2H4iDdKI/AAAAAAAAB2I/WMq8Y-HykKw/s1600/nog_watt_front.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 368px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cWmBgcONl2U/TbT2H4iDdKI/AAAAAAAAB2I/WMq8Y-HykKw/s400/nog_watt_front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599370852023104674" /></a><br /><br />For further info on Nog Watt check out <a href="http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/netherlands/nogwatt_main.html">Kill From the Heart</a>. Another good resource for early lady-fronted hardcore bands is the compilation series <a href="http://kangnave.blogspot.com/2010/02/reference-of-female-fronted-punk-rock.html">A Reference of Female-Fronted Punk Rock</a>.<br /><br />Needless to say, this 7" is long gone, but you can get a Nog Watt shirt <a href="http://side-two.com/sidetwoshirts2.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?c65fh2hhszicjs0">Nog Watt- Fear EP</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-88534549079399826332011-04-01T17:45:00.001-04:002011-04-01T19:41:42.484-04:00InfectThis post will kick off a month-long series of international, lady-fronted hardcore.<br /><br />I suppose I first got into Infect when 625 put out a discography compilation, I think almost two years ago now. Had been previous into them, enjoyed reading the lyrics/song explanations in English translations when I nabbed their LP from Scot last summer. I was able to pick on some themes due to the similarity of Portuguese and Spanish, but I was certainly pleasantly surprised with a lot of the radical feminist themes-- critiques of systemic oppression, the nuclear family, relationships, and so forth.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IuAZWD9Ud2s/TZZe7jFU5hI/AAAAAAAAB14/E2cHt-BIHps/s1600/4286726990_b0b16dbed2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IuAZWD9Ud2s/TZZe7jFU5hI/AAAAAAAAB14/E2cHt-BIHps/s400/4286726990_b0b16dbed2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590760364549924370" /></a><br /><br />This discography compilation is really comprehensive-- including the LP and various splits, comps, demos, etc. Thundering, fast, in-your-face all-girl hardcore, Infect were active from 1998 to 2003.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?8e0mv5p1ab6h37t">Infect- Complete Discography 1998-2003</a><br /><a href="http://revhq.com/store.revhq?Page=search&Id=625209">Buy it</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-62097043572709556482011-03-13T21:00:00.002-04:002011-03-13T23:53:28.441-04:00Poor Aim: Love SongsFirst things first: lots and lots of news. I have been very bad about keeping this updated lately, clearly. The main reason at this point is that the structure of my life has changed drastically. I'm no longer in school and cannot update this thing at work. Aside from work, I've been keeping pretty busy, and I generally don't want to do more computer-ing once I'm home. Here's one thing I've been doing...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g23uHiDuc34/TX0dD_OKOXI/AAAAAAAAB1E/7jKtCN4ztSM/s1600/NYAAF%2Bbenefit%2Bflier.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g23uHiDuc34/TX0dD_OKOXI/AAAAAAAAB1E/7jKtCN4ztSM/s400/NYAAF%2Bbenefit%2Bflier.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583651067356920178" /></a><br /><br />New York Abortion Access Fund provides assistance to low-income women seeking abortion. Hopefully you know about all the fucked up shit our government has been doing to hack away at reproductive rights lately, and hopefully you're doing something about it, whether signing a petition, donating to Planned Parenthood, getting involved with some sort of radical health collective, or something else. <a href="http://thegift.bandcamp.com/">The Gift</a> are an awesome band from DC featuring Turboslut front-lady Beck. Waxahatchee is Katie's current solo project (from P.S. Eliot and Bad Banana). <a href="http://dearmarje.bandcamp.com/">Dear Marje</a> are playing their second show, and they're just about the cutest band in Brooklyn. If you live here I hope you make it out!<br /><br />What's been occupying my time more so, is starting a record label--it's called <a href="http://puzzlepiecesrecords.bigcartel.com/">puzzle pieces</a> as well. I'm frighteningly uncreative. The first release, a 7" by <a href="http://foureyes.muxtape.com">Four Eyes</a> is out now. Next up is a 7" by <a href="http://humpypuzzlepieces.blogspot.com/2010/09/bad-banana.html">Bad Banana</a>. That one should be ready within the next month. I'm quite excited by this whole endeavor.<br /><br />This weekend I went to two rad shows-- Friday night was Fucking Dyke Bitches (ex-<a href="http://humpypuzzlepieces.blogspot.com/2009/07/hand-jobs.html">Hand Jobs</a>), and last night was the release show for the <a href="http://www.girlgangunderground.org/wordpress/">International Girl Gang Underground</a> zine with Slingshot Dakota (who did an acoustic remix of "Until the Day I Die"), Bad Banana, Aye Nako, and a new band called American Sun. If you haven't had the opportunity to check out <a href="http://ayenako.org">Aye Nako</a> they are the no-longer-so-new rendition of <a href="http://humpypuzzlepieces.blogspot.com/2009/09/fleabag.html">Fleabag</a>. They are probably my current favorite Brooklyn band, and you can download their <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/album/aye-nako/demo-2010/">demo here</a>.<br /><br />---<br /><br />And now for a post: For the past however many years, I've had an ebbing and flowing obsession with the Blow. With her electropop songs I think it's easy to get hooked in by the catchy beats, and I certainly have. I think this is only half of <a href="http://khaelamaricich.com/">Khaela</a>'s genius though. She uses pop songs, in some ways more contemporarily pop than other present indie pop bands, to cloak an intelligent critique of popular culture, in a totally queer way. While not overtly queer in physical presentation, she is pretty vocally queer at shows (telling stories about girlfriends and so forth), I think what is so sharp about her performance is in her subtle subversion of pop songs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UTA4iI8NorM/TX2NI2Zt2FI/AAAAAAAAB1M/VnLBd23cx7U/s1600/10024-poor-aim-love-songs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UTA4iI8NorM/TX2NI2Zt2FI/AAAAAAAAB1M/VnLBd23cx7U/s400/10024-poor-aim-love-songs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583774296191129682" /></a><br /><br />The Blow follows the heterosexual paradigm of pop music with songs such as "Hey Boy." She subtly exaggerates the part of the desperate-for-love, over-analytic female, queering it in the process. I've raved to many I know about how I think Khaela is truly fucking intelligent in the hopes to convert them, I could go on and on and on, but I'll cut myself short, in the hopes of getting to bed at a reasonable hour. Seriously also read her blog.<br /><br />Poor Aim: Love Songs was originally released on Portland's <a href="http://www.statesrightsrecords.com/">States Rights Records</a> in 2004 before being reissued (accompanied by remixes) by K in 2007 (after the Paper Television craze). As the K website says: "A concept record loosely unified in failings; songs about failed love, and conversely, love songs that fell short - Poor Aim explores love's yearnings, deceptions, addictions, and ultimately, its complacency." It is in this failure that Khaela's critique finds its strength.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?dsgat1vatcf95yw">The Blow- Poor Aim: Love Songs</a><br /><a href="http://www.krecs.com/Shop/product_info.php?cPath=21_22&products_id=4189">Buy it from K Records</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-68360884592929760652011-01-11T18:21:00.002-05:002011-01-11T18:38:40.612-05:00Lazy Mary<a href="http://www.myspace.com/524294931">Lazy Mary</a> kick ass. The label (Mountain Man) says "For fans of Slant 6, the Frumpies, Bikini Kill, the Stooges and Black Sabbath," but I keep thinking of if Heavens to Betsy were a metal band but not really metal. See also other grungy girl punk bands. Lazy Mary are more subdued sometimes and straight-up shrieky at others. I think my favorite track may be the totally chilling "Shiza Minnelli."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TSzkDZ7Le_I/AAAAAAAABzE/ag8z3clwUAo/s1600/Album_Art.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TSzkDZ7Le_I/AAAAAAAABzE/ag8z3clwUAo/s400/Album_Art.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561070387045563378" /></a><br /><br />As far as I know this is the only release from this Long Beach duo. If anyone knows of a demo or any future releases/recordings, let me know! I'm hoping this band will tour the East Coast at some point in the relatively near future, or that I'll catch them at some point while in the LA area.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TSzp7mNWkTI/AAAAAAAABzM/3bheLc6EEXM/s1600/lazy%2Bmary.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TSzp7mNWkTI/AAAAAAAABzM/3bheLc6EEXM/s400/lazy%2Bmary.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561076849973825842" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?km7his2o7758677">Lazy Mary- Crazy Hairy 7"</a><br /><a href="http://mountainmanrecords.bigcartel.com/product/lazy-mary-crazy-hairy-7-ep">Get it from Mountain Man</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-61954058446723821072010-12-12T13:43:00.000-05:002010-12-12T14:11:00.496-05:00SutureFirst, Jessica Hopper linked to this interview recently, making me revisit an old favorite: "But speaking of lesbianism, tell me about your mom’s favorite song on the new record." Check out <a href="http://www.believermag.com/issues/200706/?read=interview_maricich">this interview Miranda July did with Khaela from the Blow</a>. (From/who is the Blow? I don't know how what is proper to use.)<br /><br />I keep giving <a href="http://myspace.com/neonates">this Mary</a> a shout-out, so I think it's high time another Mary gets one. The East-Coast Mary has revived her blague <a href="http://cindyshmerman.wordpress.com/">Cindy Shmerman</a>, which you should check out.<br /><br />To the point, I was talking about Suture with West-Coast Mary a couple weeks back. As she said, anything with both Kathleen Hanna and <a href="http://www.venuszine.com/articles/music/features/1156/shout_out">Sharon Cheslow</a> is bound to be awesome. Suture features Kathleen's signature roar, but is perhaps more similar to Viva Knievel than Bikini Kill, mixing grunge, post-punk, and general brattiness. I believe they performed at IPU's Girl Night (aka punk rock dream come true).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TQUdIOIhUzI/AAAAAAAAByo/y0Qwwyl751o/s1600/Photo%2B29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TQUdIOIhUzI/AAAAAAAAByo/y0Qwwyl751o/s400/Photo%2B29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549874142873998130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">And we're back to my shitty photobooth pictures...</span><br /><br />Suture released a 7" in 1992, a split release between Decomposition and Dischord. My favorite is the more delicate B-side "Pretty Is." They contributed these three songs ("Good Girl," "Falling," and the aforementioned "Pretty Is") to the compilation cassette A Wonderful Treat, which included another one-off Kathleen Hanna project, Wondertwins. I'm going to include all four tracks on A Wonderful Treat in this upload. The 7" is long out of print, so snag it if you can!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?20mjbdpx2afxnay">Suture- four tracks</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-67994925991234973802010-11-14T06:00:00.000-05:002010-11-14T06:00:03.711-05:00The Dixie CupsIn addition to sharing some genes and a love for her sassy personality, my younger sister and I share a penchant for Father of the Bride. This film introduced me to the Dixie Cups #1 hit "Chapel of Love" back in the day. While browsing youtube videos of '60s girl groups back in the spring, I discovered a new love for the Dixie Cups, this time for "I'm Gonna Get You Yet."<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KXJCjVJZvH0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KXJCjVJZvH0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Those dance moves, that hair... I only wish the video were in color so that I could get the full effect of the dresses. They released their earlier music on Red Bird Records, which was also home to the Shangri-Las for some time.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zuaumdh9z8aco0i">The Dixie Cups- Complete Red Bird Recordings</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-5362902011827246902010-10-31T14:37:00.000-04:002010-10-31T14:55:24.396-04:00NeonatesI gave this band a little bit of a shout out, and now it's time for a more proper one. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/neonates">Neonates</a> are a new-ish band from the LA area. They pretty much got started when Mary wrote lyrics/recorded a few songs based on some interviews for a global sexualities class. This post is long overdue, and since I finally mailed a mix to Mary yesterday that I had been meaning to send out for a few months, I figure this should make an appearance as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TM24ZaToR-I/AAAAAAAAByc/qAqE_d08s7c/s1600/neonates+demos.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TM24ZaToR-I/AAAAAAAAByc/qAqE_d08s7c/s400/neonates+demos.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534282263806101474" /></a><br /><br />Neonates play mid-paced post-punk with plenty of no-wavey/new-wavey yelping, as if it were <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFku3zHNtUo">Max’s Kansas City in 1979</a>, fitting in the league of girl-fronted arty punk bands coming from the West Coast these days-- think a more no-wavey Brilliant Colors, for example. The band’s variation comes from a combo of dual guitars at times and guitar-bass at others along with Mary’s perpetually changing vocal pace. Occasional backed vocals and frequently hi-hat-happy songs = toe-tapping all the time. Perhaps <a href="http://web.me.com/gendertrouble/televisiondinner/Podcast/Podcast.html">Mary's killer podcasts</a> might also hint at what her band sounds like.<br /><br />They put out a split CS with Pussy Patrol from France on ClanDestine Records (UK). You can get it <a href="http://clandestinerecords.bigcartel.com/product/neonates-pussy-patrol-split-tape">here</a>. You should join me in talking them into venturing out to the East Coast for a tour (hint, hint).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ccecn0v3vbmczf3">Neonates- Demo</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-60379856428069712992010-10-10T19:00:00.003-04:002010-11-14T00:43:54.444-05:00SourpatchA bit of news to start off this post... My friend Lee who is in <a href="http://www.myspace.com/titfit">Titfit</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thefactswehate">The Facts We Hate</a> is organizing a mini Brooklyn girl punk fest on Thursday, October 21. Hopefully you can make it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TLJKEgaf2cI/AAAAAAAAByU/ys8nUvkuq94/s1600/girls+will+be+grrrls+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TLJKEgaf2cI/AAAAAAAAByU/ys8nUvkuq94/s400/girls+will+be+grrrls+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526561134018025922" /></a><br /><br />Picking up where my Bad Banana post left off, I have been crazy about Sourpatch for some time now. They played at Platonic Sleepover House a couple falls ago, but I couldn't go to the show and have been kicking myself ever since!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TJqcybUI-bI/AAAAAAAABx8/bUfXOjc7OrA/s1600/sourpatch.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TJqcybUI-bI/AAAAAAAABx8/bUfXOjc7OrA/s400/sourpatch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519896683435588018" /></a><br /><br />I have been in love ever since the Sourpatch demo- a dose of delightfully fuzzy pop. Their LP, which came out late last year on Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records, took it in a slightly more art-punky direction while retaining the poppiness that hooked me to begin with, not dissimilar from some of their neighbors (Brilliant Colors for example)... perhaps most akin to a more art-punk Tiger Trap. I've always found in interesting that this band shares a drummer with the grindcore band In Disgust; I think the drums sound pretty rad on this record, coming in nicely at the end of "Never (Ever Ever) Enough" for example. I think recordings of little kids speaking kind of creep me out, so I always skip the first track, but I think "Fun" is my absolute favorite. Topics generally go along with standard indie pop themes of crushes (shocking given the title of the album) and so forth, but the lyrics never sound totally cliche or forced. "Toothache" has some pretty good dueling boy-girl vocals, which I'm always partial to. I would say this is my favorite pop full length of 2010, but I think it actually came out last year.<br /><br />This one will only be up for a month, as per request from the band.<br /><br /><a href="http://hhbtm.com/item.php?item_id=222&category_id=1">Get it from HHBTM</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-29335389125693190732010-09-30T23:45:00.001-04:002010-09-30T23:46:49.316-04:00Bad BananaSo last Monday morning I woke up around 5:30 or 6 am for no reason. The door to my room is possessed and creaks back and forth, seemingly endlessly. After about a half hour of that, I decided the internet would be a much more productive thing to do. I'm not a fan of all this facebook crap where people invite you to be a fan of their band and what not because I like to be all allusive on the internet (obviously why I write a blog). Anyway, turns out this fateful Monday morning a great great thing happened because Katie invited me to be a fan of her and Allison's new band, <a href="http://badbanana.muxtape.com/">Bad Banana</a>. These tracks would be enough to get me super excited and then I glanced to the bottom left corner to see "tour with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sourpatchpop">SOURPATCH</a> east coast, USA." (More on Sourpatch to follow shortly, but hopefully you already know that they rule.)<br /><br /><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs318.ash2/59802_163655116981912_161241180556639_568066_3307341_n.jpg"><br /><br />But seriously, holy shit. For anyone who loves <a href="http://myspace.com/pseliot">P.S. Eliot</a>, especially their demo, Bad Banana is essential. Perfectly glorious fuzzy pop punk, probably a little bit more on the indie pop side. I've been listening to almost nothing else since Katie sent it to me. Each of them wrote half the songs and then recorded them, and then they were all mashed together into one demo, so you can try to guess which song is by which sister. (I'll put the answers in the comments.)<br /><br />My new favorite punk show love song is "Stand Next to Me." Cutest fucking lyrics ever: "I don't know the words to this song, I want you to come sing along and put your arm around me/Stand next to me/I see you across the room and I'd like to get to know you/You seem to be in high demand but you're talking to me about your favorite bands-- Descendents & Dinosaur Jr./Maybe I should have spoken up sooner/I'm not looking for a boyfriend, but if I was I would like you to be him." That is what my crush on Bad Banana is like.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?md9rbo7roq1jtos">Bad Banana- Crushfield</a><br />Tape coming soonCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-66479436476298404232010-09-22T19:04:00.001-04:002010-09-22T19:04:00.221-04:00BlassThis one goes out to my darling friend Jess, who loves this 7" as much as I do. It's another 7" unearthed from the Record Hospital coffins, the first 7" of two by German indie pop band Blass. I know this record came out in 1990 on Bad Moon Records, but not much else beside that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TJa5UXtacNI/AAAAAAAABxs/hTPnxYb0aEQ/s1600/Photo+5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TJa5UXtacNI/AAAAAAAABxs/hTPnxYb0aEQ/s400/Photo+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518802153002135762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">You can see a few more reviews on my lovely photobooth picture of the copy in the RH collection.</span><br /><br />This is in many ways more of a single than an EP for me as I only ever really listen to "Bad Effect." I love the touch of art punk/indie rock they introduce from the beginning of the song with the bass line along with lazy jangling guitars and perfect pop lines like "because my heart still burns only for you." "Short Time" certainly has some hooks as well, but who really cares when you have a pop song as superb as "Bad Effect"? I know Jess would back me up here.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?9reeowl3lhs1beh">Blass- s/t 7"</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-15440545583183920282010-09-16T18:30:00.001-04:002010-09-16T18:48:26.071-04:00Meat JoyWell, it has been a while. Good news is that I'm settled in my new home and have quite a few posts stocked up. Credit to Baris for the introduction to this one, and to <a href="http://phoenixhairpins.blogspot.com/">Phoenix Hairpins</a> for the link.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TJKWBrzv-AI/AAAAAAAABxk/9km2bgWqY-Y/s1600/meat+joy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TJKWBrzv-AI/AAAAAAAABxk/9km2bgWqY-Y/s400/meat+joy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517637449166092290" /></a><br /><br />Here's the sole, hard-to-track-down LP from Houston's Meat Joy. Only 1500 were pressed by Flesh & Blood Records in 1984, each with a different cover. Totally queer, totally weird, stripped down post-punk. My favorite is the ambling pop jam "Another Pair," complete with snapping; some matter-of-fact promiscuity going on here. Meat Joy add some feminist social commentary with "Slenderella" and some criticism of hardcore with "Proud to Be Stupid," which always reminds me of a quote from a Huntington Beach punk in Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins' <a href="http://www.dischord.com/release/ak177">Dance of Days</a>: "The geeks, the people with new wave ties… When we see someone at a gig that we don’t like, we fuck them up." I'd been curious to know how this band interacted with a lot of the queer punk bands from Texas who were similarly turned off by the whole muscle head hardcore mentality. (For more on that check out the article on queer punks in Austin in <a href="http://maximumrocknroll.com/2009/09/07/mrr317/">MRR's queercore issue</a> from last October.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?s9q82dp112vfejv">Meat Joy- Self-Titled</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-84943035609707620752010-06-07T23:06:00.001-04:002010-06-08T04:30:57.664-04:00Libyans- ParalyzedKeeping a low profile these days but still one of the best bands in Boston, Libyans continue recording more than most other bands around. This time it's a one-sided, two-song 7" with an etched B-side. I'm not sure if they all look the same (got the record-release edition when they played at Record Hospital Fest), but as always, you can expect great packaging from Libyans. (Mostly I'm thinking of their airplane-equipped 12".)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TA38ns7QbLI/AAAAAAAABxA/gSPn21_U5a0/s1600/paralyzed.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/TA38ns7QbLI/AAAAAAAABxA/gSPn21_U5a0/s400/paralyzed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480314080584559794" /></a><br /><br />Anyway, the "A-side" (really just the first song), "Paralyzed" is going to be on the band's upcoming Sorry State 12". Similar to their other 7"s, the A-side is really more of the single, the catchy more Dangerhouse-esque song where the B-side packs a bit of a harder touch. On "Paralyzed" Liz even sounds a touch snottier, at least at the beginning of the song. We've gotten some backing vocals before, but Dan (Libyans' drummer) counters Liz on "Keep Waiting." Normally I'm not a huge fan of bands releasing a single as an album teaser or whatever, but "Keep Waiting" is worth getting this record. In fact, <a href="http://chamberofcobras.bigcartel.com/product/libyans-paralyzed-keep-waiting-7">one reviewer</a> called it "the most poignant love song Panella has ever written." (Scroll down all the way on that link. You know it's really saying something if you've ever heard Corner Club.) In all seriousness though, from the bass line starting off the song to the perpetually scratchy guitar riffs, you want to listen to "Keep Waiting."<br /><br />Libyans are mostly on a break for the summer, but hopefully you can catch the tail end of the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/eeeunuchhh">Eunuch</a> tour and their new 7" (Liz plays bass in that band) or <a href="http://myspace.com/objectsforeign">Foreign Objects</a> (Dan also drums with them).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?whgjylgerz5">Libyans- Paralyzed 7"</a><br />Buy it from <a href="http://chamberofcobras.bigcartel.com/product/libyans-paralyzed-keep-waiting-7">Upstate Commerce</a> or <a href="http://www.sorrystaterecords.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=1875">Sorry State</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-14975994545223799382010-05-03T14:40:00.000-04:002010-05-03T14:43:34.359-04:00LAST CAFFEINE BLUES (April 29, 2010)And so goes our last show ever. Thanks to Adanma, Steve, Rob, Jim, Liz, Rachael, Milli, Karen, Sarah, & Alejandra for stopping by. Matt gets an extra special gold star for coming to almost every show this semester. It's been a good run.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?0jmumtrjqed">Download it here.</a><br /><br />Gray Matter- "Caffeine Blues” | Food for Thought (LP, 1985) | R&B <br /><br />P.S. Eliot- "Like How You Are” | The Bike Wreck Demo (CD, 2009) | Self-Released <br />Teenage Cool Kids- "Queer Salutations” | Queer Salutations (CD, 2008) | Protagonist <br />The Diamond Sea- "Heavy Skies” | Slow Signal (12Inch, 2009) | Yellow Ghost <br />Delta 5- "Mind Your Own Business” | Delta 5: Singles & Sessions 1979 - 81 (CD, 2006) | Kill Rock Stars <br />Subdebs- "12XU” | She's So Control (CD, 2007) | K<br />Fleabag- "Curb Appeal” | The Best of the Nest 2009 (CD, 2009) | For the Birds <br /><br />Abe Froman- "Russian 101” | Baltimore Is Scum (7Inch, 2001) | Self-Released <br />Witches with Dicks- "How to Cook for 40 Humans” | Manual (LP, 2007) | Kiss of Death <br />Social Circkle- "Life Crisis” | I've Got Afflictions (7 Inch, 2008) | No Way <br />Minor Threat- "Filler” | Minor Threat: Complete Discography (CD, 1989) | Dischord <br />Bikini Kill- "Carnival” | Bikini Kill (12Inch, 1992) | Kill Rock Stars <br />X- "Los Angeles” | Los Angeles (LP, 1980) | Slash <br /><br />Cat Party- "Jigsaw Thoughts” | Jigsaw Thoughts (7Inch, 2008) | Rich Bitch <br />Wounded Lion- "Wyld Parrots” | Creatures in the Cave (7Inch, 2009) | Down in the Ground/Gilgongo <br />The Oh Sees- "Rainbow” | Help (LP) | In the Red <br />Loyce E Os Gnomos- "Era Uma Nota De” | Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas (LP, 2010) | Tropicalia In Furs Records/World Psychedelic Funk Classics <br />Pens- "High in the Cinema” | split with Male Bonding (7Inch, 2008) | Paradise Vendors <br />Sourpatch- "Fun” | Crushin' (CD, 2010) | Happy Happy Birthday to Me <br /><br />Hey Girl!- "Always Be My Baby” | Spill Your Guts!! (LP, 2007) | Thrillhouse <br />Mika Miko- "Business Cats” | C.Y.S.L.A.B.F. (LP, 2006) | Post Present Medium <br />Wire- "12XU” | Pink Flag (CD, 1977) | Harvest/EMI<br />Y Pants- "Love's A Disease” | Y Pants (CD, 1998) | Periodic Document <br /><br />Young Marble Giants- "Searching For Mr. Right” | Colossal Youth (CD, 1990) | Rough Trade <br />General Interest- "Capricious Youth” | Right by the Beach (12Inch, 2009) | Ride the Snake <br />The Dicks- "Anti-Klan (Part One)” | Kill from the Heart (LP, 1983) | SST <br />The Men- "Ailment” | We Are the Men (LP, 2008) | Self-Released <br /><br />The Marked Men- "A Little Time” | Fix My Brain (LP, 2006) | Swami <br />Four Eyes- "Anchor Home” | Bill Jefferson's Licks (2010) | Self-Released<br />Shorebirds- "D.O.A.” | Shorebirds (7Inch, 2008) | No Idea <br />Team Dresch- "Freewheel” | Personal Best (LP, 1994) | Chainsaw <br />Cheeky- "Get Outta Here” | Choke on a Cheeseburger (7Inch, 2008) | Freedom School <br />The Coathangers- "Don't Touch My Shit!” | The Coathangers (7Inch) | Die Slaughterhaus <br /><br />The Champagne Socialists- "Blue Genes” | Blue Genes (7Inch, 2009) | Slumberland<br />Pure Ecstasy- "Easy” | Easy (7Inch, 2009) | Light Lodge<br />Buckets of Bile- "Caught It Still” | Xxperiments (LP, 2008) | Die Stasi <br />Dan Melchior Und Das Menace- "The Post Office Line” | The Post Office Line/Tourists (7Inch, 2009) | Columbus Discount <br />Psychedelic Horseshit- "Out of Control, No. 36” | Out of Control, No. 36 (7Inch, 2009) | Columbus Discount <br /><br />Meneguar- "Bury a Flower” | Bury a Flower (7Inch, 2006) | Troubleman <br />Life at These Speeds- "Younger Monkey” | split with Thank God (7Inch, 2007) | Exotic Fever <br />Slingshot Dakota- "The Golden Ghost” | Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is the Golden Ghost! (CD, 2007) | Self-Released <br />Little Lungs- "Atlantic Bridge” | Hoist Me Up! (7Inch, 2008) | Salinas <br />Masshysteri- "Istiden” | Masshysteri (7Inch, 2008) | Hjernespind <br /><br />Tiger Trap- "Puzzle Pieces” | Tiger Trap (LP, 1993) | K<br />Heavenly- "Cool Guitar Boy” | Heavenly vs. Satan (LP, 1991) | Sarah <br /><br />Tokidoki- "Cookie Cutter” | Cookie Cutter (7Inch, 1995) | Tiny Shoes RecordsCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-62882446641430987432010-04-24T14:10:00.003-04:002010-04-24T14:40:38.594-04:00April 22, 2010 (Caffeine Blues #11)The <a href="http://foureyes.muxtape.com/">Four Eyes</a> 7" is now available so get in touch with them to get a copy! You won't regret it. And download Thursday night's show <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?igy2gjjdmzm">here</a>.<br /><br />Gray Matter- "Caffeine Blues” | Food for Thought (LP, 1985) | R&B <br />Black Flag- "My War” | My War (LP, 1983) | SST <br />Violent Ramp- "Violent Ramp” | Violent Ramp (7Inch, 2002) | Freedom Form <br />Mau Maus- "Social System” | The Punk Singles Collection (CD, 2000) | Captain Oi! <br />The Bones Brigade- "Rat Pack” | The Bones Brigade (7Inch, 2002) | Belief Crisis <br />Walls- "Tread On Me/Punch Out” | Walls (12Inch, 2008) | Painkiller <br /><br />Anti You- "Anti You Too” | Making Your Life Miserable (7Inch, 2008) | No Way <br />Chopper- "Not Perfect” | Self-Preservation Society (7Inch, 1995) | Crackle <br />The Eat- "Communist Radio” | Scattered Wahoo Action (10Inch, 1996) | Wicked Witch <br />The Hadituptoheres- "P's and Q's” | Wild City Honest Dancing (LP, 2010) | Salinas (playlist) <br />Libyans- "Paralyzed/Keep Waiting” | Paralyzed (7Inch, 2010) | Self-Released <br />Hugh Beaumont Experience- "Moo...” | Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death (LP, 1984) | Ward-9 <br />Marching Plague- "Rock and Roll Asshole” | Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death (LP, 1984) | Ward-9 <br />Butthole Surfers- "I Hate My Job” | Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death (LP, 1984) | Ward-9 <br /><br />Dot Dot Dot- "Goodbye” | The Dot Dot Dot Story (LP, 1995) | Turkey<br />Teenage Jesus & the Jerks- "I Woke Up Dreaming” | Discography (CD, 1995) | Atavistic <br />Stretcheads- "Long Faced German” | Five Fingers Four Thingers a Thumb a Facelift and a New Identity (LP, 1988) | Moksha <br />The Conversions- "Cause and Effect/Projectiles” | Spineless Wonders (LP, 2010) | Ride the Snake (playlist) <br />Black Eyes- "King's Dominion” | Black Eyes (CD, 2003) | Dischord <br /><br />Retainers- "Zombe Caliente” | Teenage Regrets (7Inch, 2006) | Fashionable Idiots<br />Tyrades- "Cut Your Feet Off” | Tyrades (2003) | Broken Rekids <br />The Black Clouds- "Asshole” | The Black Clouds (7Inch, 2007) | Babydoll <br />Reports- "Attleboro Trailers” | Bill Wyman Detector Metal (7Inch, 2009) | Ride the Snake <br />Tunnel of Love- "Troglodyte Blues” | Tunnel of Love (7Inch, 2003) | Tapes <br />Propaghandi- "Gifts” | Less Talk, More Rock (CD, 1996) | Fat Wreck Chords (request) <br /><br />The Champagne Socialists- "Blue Genes” | Blue Genes (7Inch, 2009) | Slumberland (playlist)<br />Marine Girls- "In Love” | Lazy Ways/Beach Party (CD, 1983) | Cherry Red<br />Pure Ecstasy- "Easy” | Easy (7Inch, 2009) | Light Lodge (playlist) <br />The Killjoys- "I'm Normal” | Class of 81 (LP, 1981) | Propeller <br /><br />Happy Birthday- "Girls FM” | Happy Birthday (CD, 2010) | Sub Pop (playlist)<br />Closet Fairies- "Cassandra” | Art of the Underground 7" Series (7Inch, 2008) | Art of the Underground <br />Poastal- "Dizzy” | split with #poundsign# (7Inch, 1994) | Small-Fi <br />Thomas Function- "Belly of the Beast” | Belly of the Beast (7Inch, 2008) | Fat Possum <br />Mirah/Ginger Takahashi- "Oh! September” | Songs from the Black Mountain Project (CD, 2004) | K <br /><br />Redmond Shooting Stars- "The Great Divide” | Redmond Shooting Stars (7Inch, 1996) | Broken Rekids <br />Red Transistor- "Not Bite” | Not Bite (7Inch, 1990) | Ecstatic Peace <br />The Trashwomen- "Quassimoto” | Spend the Night with the Trashwomen (CD, 1996) | Estrus Records <br />The Randumbs- "Don't Care” | The Randumbs (7Inch, 1997) | Radio <br />Occult Chemistry- "Occult Chemistry” | Messthetics #107 (CD, 2009) | Hyped to Death (playlist) <br /><br />Four Eyes- "Older You Get” | Bill Jefferson's Licks (7Inch, 2010) | Self-Released (playlist) <br />Screaming Females- "Boyfriend” | What If Someone Is Watching Their T.V.? (LP, 2007) | Self-Released <br />Lucky Pierre- "Communique” | Communique (7Inch, 1984) | Unadulterated<br />Johnny Dole & the Scabs- "Living Like an Animal” | Why March When You Can Riot? (LP, 1985) | Aberrant <br />Stiff Little Fingers- "Alternative Ulster” | Wanna Buy a Bridge (LP, 1980) | Rough TradeCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-27567276568527168042010-04-21T18:40:00.001-04:002010-04-21T19:13:35.175-04:00P.S. Eliot- Living in SqualorSo first things first- <a href="http://myspace.com/pseliot">P.S. Eliot</a> have a new EP on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/freedomschoolrecords">Freedom School Records</a> called Living in Squalor. Second, they did a short but sweet tour about a month ago at this point with Virginia's <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thetwofunerals">the Two Funerals</a>. They'll also be hitting the road with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/footballetc">Football, Etc.</a> from Houston this summer. I just about peed myself with excitement at the St. Patty's Day show (<a href="http://dyinghorse.com/shows.html">some evidence here, thanks to Rob's trusty video camera</a>), so definitely make your way to a show in your area.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/S3rS9Dwn2xI/AAAAAAAABv8/KZ63qwKN7N8/s1600-h/4248078989_7cbe8570c6_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/S3rS9Dwn2xI/AAAAAAAABv8/KZ63qwKN7N8/s400/4248078989_7cbe8570c6_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438891446426393362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Artwork by <a href="http://wisdomtoof.blogspot.com/">Kate Wadkins</a>.</span><br /><br />As for the EP, it's pretty along the lines of <a href="http://icoulddietomorrow.blogspot.com/2009/09/ps-eliot-introverted-romance-in-our.html">Introverted Romances in Our Troubled Mines</a>, which clearly can only be a good thing. Think Lemuria, Tsunami, Discount, and a bit more '90s indie rock. Four new songs plus the a new version of "Broken Record." I was going to say what my favorite new tracks are, but I really can't decide... "Cry Uncle," "Acid Flashbacks," "Dark," "Bear Named Otis,"-- I really don't know. With "Acid Flashbacks," Katie's voice is just so earnest at the end. "Bear Named Otis" has some of the start-stop business that I loved so much in "Sore Subject" off the LP.<br /><br />I thought "Broken Record" was really a dark horse from the demo, the kind of song that doesn't jump out at you quite as much at first, but after you've been listening for the 25th time or so (I've probably listened to that about 10 times that amount), you realize just how awesome it is. I've had extensive discussions about this, and I think, like for many of my friends, the songs rerecorded from the demo will always remain in their original version in my mind, but I still enjoy hearing the more polished versions. I have to say though, I didn't have to adjust to the abrupt change in recordings, so I've eased into this version, and the EP as a whole pretty much instantly falling in love as I always do with this band.<br /><br />On Living in Squalor, P.S. Eliot remain solid where they have been in the past, primarily Katie's songwriting (check out <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kingeverythingbirmingham">King Everything</a>, her solo project, if you haven't already). In addition to that, I think Allison's drumming really comes together on this one, better recorded... tighter and looser simultaneously- not ever forced while remaining pretty seemlessly fluid. Will's guitar too, especially the slight scratchiness on "Bear Named Otis." I think you can really tell that this band has started to come together as their line-up has solidified, yet they haven't become stale. I always have to cut myself on from continuing to ramble about this band because really just listening to their songs will tell you more than I ever could.<br /><br />Grab this 7" from Freedom School for just $5 plus $2 shipping for up to three copies, and feel free to get in touch at or paypal (probably helpful to note somewhere what you're ordering) thehunchback@hotmail.com.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mwmezgmmi4m">P.S. Eliot- Living in Squalor EP</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/freedomschoolrecords">Get it from Freedom School</a>.Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-17403749819790917022010-04-19T20:41:00.002-04:002010-04-24T14:11:03.270-04:00April 15, 2010 (Caffeine Blues #10)<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?qyznztiomoz">Download it.</a><br /><br />Gray Matter- "Caffeine Blues” | Food for Thought (LP, 1985) | R&B <br /><br />Songs for Moms- "Kill Coyotes” | I Used to Believe in the West (LP, 2009) | Thrillhouse <br />Fuzzy- "Flashlight” | Fuzzy (CD, 1993) | Half a Cow <br />Four Eyes- "City Feeling” | Bill Jefferson's Licks (CD, 2010) | Self-Released (playlist) <br />Future Virgins- "Followed to the Grave” | Gravity (7Inch, 2006) | Plan-It-X <br />Pregnant- "God Is Nein” | Wanna See My Gun? (7Inch, 2009) | Don Giovanni <br /><br />Box Elders- "Hole In My Head” | Hole in My Head (7Inch, 2008) | Grotto <br />Vibes- "Prisms of Fame” | Psychic (7Inch, 2009) | Not Not Fun <br />Plastic Bertrand- "Pogo Pogo” | This Life's for Me (LP, 1978) | Sire <br />Comix- "Touche Pas Mon Sexe” | BIPPP - French Synth Wave 1979-85 (CD, 2008) | Everloving <br />Turkish Delight- "Smooth Karate” | Howcha Magowcha (CD, 1998) | Arch Enemy <br /><br />Randoms- "Let's Get Rid of New York” | Dangerhouse Volume One (LP, 1991) | Frontier <br />Rhino 39- "Prolixin Stomp” | Dangerhouse Volume One (LP, 1991) | Frontier <br />The Replicas- "Culture Shock” | The Replicas (LP, 1989) | Wilde Club <br />Shannon and The Clams- "The Warlock in the Woods” | I Wanna Go Home (CD, 2009) | 1-2-3-4 Go! Records (playlist) <br />Nocturnal Projections- "Walk In a Straight Line” | Nerve Ends in Power Lines (CD, 1982) | Raffmond <br /><br />Wounded Lion- "Carol Cloud” | Carol Cloud (7Inch, 2008) | S-S <br />The Beets- "What Did I Do?” | Spit in the Face of People Who Don't Want To Be Cool (LP, 2009) | Captured Tracks (request)<br />The Knock-Ups- "Las Vegas, Las Vegas” | Battle of the Bands (7Inch, 1998) | Super 8 <br />The Rondelles- "Mission: Irresistible” | Battle of the Bands (7Inch, 1998) | Super 8 <br />Amateur Party- "Gun Fever” | Public Utility Complaint (7Inch, 2009) | Paramnesia <br />Little Lungs- "Things Fall Apart” | Living Hell (7Inch, 2010) | Salinas (playlist) <br /><br />Androids of Mu- "Bored Housewives” | Blood Robots (LP, 1980) | Fuck Off <br />Sick Things- "Anti Social Disease” | Anti Social Disease (7Inch, 1983) | Chaos <br />Question- "Insanity” | Insanity (7Inch, 2008) | Fashionable Idiots <br />Flesh Eaters- "Version Nation” | Tooth and Nail (LP, 1978) | Upsetter <br />U.X.A.- "Social Circle” | Tooth and Nail (LP, 1978) | Upsetter <br />SS Decontrol- "Boiling Point” | The Kids Will Have Their Say (LP, 1982) | X Claim!/Dischord <br /><br />Pavement- "Gold Soundz” | Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (CD, 1994) | Matador Records (request) <br />Pylon- "The Human Body” | Gyrate (LP, 1980) | DB <br />Quintron- "White Devil” | Quintron: I.F. 001-011 (LP, 1995) | Bulb <br />Occult Chemistry- "Occult Chemistry” | Messthetics #107 (CD, 2009) | Hyped to Death (playlist) <br />1985- "Cosmo with Children” | Nerve Eighty (CD, 1999) | Progeria <br />Pussycat Trash- "Existentialism” | Non-stop Hip Action (LP, 1995) | Slampt <br /><br />Nightstick Justice- "Sick and Tired” | Claustrophobic (7 Inch, 2008) | Grave Mistake <br />No Talk- "Tighten the Noose” | Tighten the Noose (7Inch, 2008) | Cutthroat <br />The Birthday Party- "She's Hit” | Junkyard (LP, 1982) | 4AD <br />Tunnel of Love- "Please, Please, Please (Let Me Fuck Your Brains Out)” | Tunnel of Love (7Inch, 2003) | Tapes <br />Ballgagger- "Ache” | Cup 'a' Cornia (LP, 1995) | Flavored with Meat <br />Dynamite Arrows- "Blowin' It” | Blowin' It (7Inch, 2008) | Mauled by Tigers <br /><br />The Inhalants- "It Was Hyperreal” | It Was Hyperreal (CD, 1995) | Estrus <br />Parkaj Mental- "Soldat Amerikkkan” | Bullshit Detector 4 (LP, 1994) | Resistance <br />RVIVR- "Derailer” | Derailer (7Inch, 2010) | Rumbletowne (playlist)Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-17083052572341410092010-04-16T13:09:00.000-04:002010-04-16T13:55:42.223-04:00Neo BoysI had been thinking about posting some Neo Boys over the summer, but, as with so many things, I hadn't gotten to ripping it at the station. Luckily Mary Jane (P.S. check out her new band, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/neonates">Neonates</a>) sent me some goodies. I did a quick search to see if anyone had posted these before, pretty much only to find results that Grass Widow had been touting the band as an influence. Well, if you want to listen to them for that reason, then here they are. If for other reasons, here they are still.<br /><br />Here's a little bit of history: "The Neo-Boys, who came from the ashes of Portland’s first all-girl punk band (Formica and the Bitches) had two proper records in their day: A self-titled 7” on Greg Sage’s Trap Records in 1981, and the Crumbling Myths LP on Joe Records in 1982. They also had a couple of songs on the classic early PDX punk comp 10/29/79, a live LP that also included the Wipers, and Sado-Nation." (by Golnar at Maximum Rock n’ Roll)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/S8ijvMBqG_I/AAAAAAAABw4/HL0PoB36iEg/s1600/neoboys_ep.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/S8ijvMBqG_I/AAAAAAAABw4/HL0PoB36iEg/s400/neoboys_ep.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460794579264084978" /></a><br /><br />I first got hooked on their 7" after finding it among our endless number of 7"s over at <a href="http://recordhospital.org">the Record Hospital</a>, but lately it's been all "Poor Man's Jungle" for me. A couple weeks ago I traded some books with <a href="http://www.hyped2death.com/">Chuck who puts together the Messthetics comps</a>. He's working on a new girl-band comp and was talking about the idea of uniquely women's music versus just working from the tradition of pre-established male tropes. Anyway, I think Neo Boys along with others like the Raincoats really exemplify this approach within sort of post-punk/art-punk realms.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?0zxmgnyyjyz">Neo Boys discography</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-19347810115279256202010-04-15T10:49:00.002-04:002011-07-28T21:09:18.486-04:00No Boys Allowed! (April 15, 2010)I subbed in for Jess from 12 to 2 am, and in the spirit of Ladies' Night, I figured I'd play all lady-fronted bands (aka my favorite records... more or less). I recorded on a different computer than usual, so the file's larger (and hence sendspaced rather than mediafired), but <a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/u8tpk9">check it out here</a>.<br /><br />The Shangri-Las- "Right Now and Not Later" | Greatest Hits (CD, 1987) | Topline <br /><br />Liechtenstein- "By Staying Here (We Will Slowly Die)" | Survival Strategies In A Modern World (10Inch, 2009) | Slumberland <br />Brilliant Colors- "Highly Evolved" | Highly Evolved b/w Takes So Little (7Inch, 2009) | Captured Tracks <br />The Pandoras- "I Live My Life" | It's About Time (LP, 1984) | Voxx <br />Demolition Doll Rods- "I Wanna O.D." | I Wanna O.D. b/w Dream (7Inch, 1995) | Bag of Hammers <br /><br />Neo Boys- "Poor Man's Jungle" | Crumbling Myths (LP, 1982) | Joe <br />Oh OK- "Lilting" | Oh OK (7Inch, 1982) | DB <br />Oh OK- "Brother" | Oh OK (7Inch, 1982) | DB <br />Plain Janes & the Jokes- "Class War" | Bloodstains Across California (LP, 1993) | Bloodstains <br />The Brat- "The Wolf" | The Wolf (7Inch, 1983) | 540 <br /><br />Foreign Objects- "Fixed Failure" | Foreign Objects (7Inch, 2009) | Loud Punk/Shock to the System <br />Dangerloves- "Deja Vu" | Easy (7Inch, 2008) | Dead Ideas <br />Daylight Robbery- "Circles" | Red Tape (7Inch, 2009) | Residue <br />OK?- "Durress" | Everything Is Going to Be (7Inch, 2009) | Life's A Rape <br />Libyans- "Crash Course" | Crash Course (7Inch, 2009) | Headcount/Shock to the System/Too Circle <br /><br />Skinned Teen- "Skinned Teen Anthem" | Bazooka Smooth! (LP, 1995) | Lookout <br />Skinned Teen- "Pillow Case Kisser" | Bazooka Smooth! (LP, 1995) | Lookout <br />Kleenex- "Ain't You" | Heidi's Head/Ain't You (7Inch, 1978) | Rough Trade <br />Kitty Cat Spy Club- "Girl Love" | split with The Teenagers (7Inch, 1995) | Radio Trash <br />Kenickie- "Snakebite" | Catsuit City (7Inch, 1994) | Slampt <br />Pens- "High In the Cinema" | split with Male Bonding (7Inch, 2008) | Paradise Vendors <br />The Spoiled Brats- "No I Don't" | Jackie's Never Coming (7Inch, 1994) | Rip Off <br /><br />Sourpatch- "Fun" | Crushin' (CD, 2010) | Happy Happy Birthday to Me (playlist) <br />Finally Punk- "Boyfriend Application" | Primary Colors (7Inch, 2007) | ABL <br />The Phantom Pregnancies- "Viva la Diva" | The Compilation That Could Have Been a Contender (LP, 2003) | Dim Mak <br />Frumpies- "Deliberate Indifference" | Tommy Slich (7Inch, 1993) | Lookout! <br />Ice Cream Truck- "Burn the Flag" | International Pop Underground (LP, 1992) | K <br />The Bobbyteens- "Hey Roxy" | Young & Dumb (LP, 2001) | Screaming Apple <br /><br />Team Dresch- "Freewheel" | Personal Best (LP, 1994) | Chainsaw <br />Little Lungs- "Blankets" | Living Hell (7Inch, 2010) | Salinas (playlist) <br />Softball- "Bright" | Tenku (LP, 2000) | Asian Man <br />Tiger Trap- "Hiding" | Supercrush (7Inch, 1993) | K <br />P.S. Eliot- "Cry Uncle" | P.S. Eliot (7Inch, 2010) | Freedom School <br /><br />Hey Girl!- "666" | Spill Your Guts!! (LP, 2007) | Thrillhouse <br />Cheeky- "Get Out Of Here" | Choke on a Cheeseburger (7Inch, 2008) | Freedom School <br />Glue!- "Still Here" | Glue! (7Inch, 2009) | Rumbletowne (playlist) <br />Margaret Thrasher- "The Next Best Thing" | Are You There God? It's Me Margaret Thrasher (7Inch, 2006) | Clarence Thomas <br />Turboslut- "Exorcism" | split with Pygmy Lush (LP, 2009) | Exotic Fever <br />Anti-Scrunti Faction- "Slave to My Estrogen" | Damsels in Distress (LP, 1985) | Unclean/Flipside <br /><br />Witches- "Young Ones" | Witches (7Inch, 2008) | Salinas <br />Heavens to Betsy- "Me & Her" | These Monsters Are Real (7Inch, 1992) | Kill Rock Stars <br />New Creases- "New Creases" | split with It Good (7Inch, 2010) | Let's Pretend/No Breaks <br />The Automaticans- "Audrey" | split with Team Dresch (7Inch, 2000) | Mental Monkey/Humdrum <br />Drinking Woman- "Juan the Floor" | Drinking Woman (7Inch, 1994) | Three Little Girls <br /><br />Usch- "Hatalen" | Bloodstains Across Sweden (LP, 1997) | Salming Sound <br />Bangs- "He's a Groupie" | Tiger Beat (LP, 1998) | Kill Rock Stars <br />Bratmobile- "Love Thing" | Pottymouth (LP, 1993) | Kill Rock Stars <br />Bette Davis and the Balconettes- "Celebrity Fuckers" | Bette Davis and the Balconettes (7Inch, 1998) | Slampt <br />Ima Gymnist- "So Freakin' Juicy!" | So Freakin' Juicy! (7Inch, 2007) | Ol' Factory <br />The Slits- "Typical Girls" | Cut (LP, 1979) | 4 Men with BeardsCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-5276552113331701552010-04-09T10:27:00.000-04:002010-04-09T10:38:37.918-04:00April 8, 2010 (Caffeine Blues #9)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/S762d2LA9fI/AAAAAAAABwU/fFpnkoMhN3I/s1600/fest+2010+bw.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_704RQaJO5hU/S762d2LA9fI/AAAAAAAABwU/fFpnkoMhN3I/s400/fest+2010+bw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458000422293796338" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?z0znjomgdmv">And a download...</a><br /><br />Gray Matter- "Caffeine Blues" | Food for Thought (LP, 1985) | R&B <br /><br />Fireworks!- "Savage Rhythm" | Split with Shiva the Destroyer (LP, 1995) | Atomic Sound <br />Loyce E Os Gnomos- "Era Uma Nota De" | Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas (LP, 2010) | Tropicalia In Furs <br />Subdebs- "12XU" | She's So Control (2007) | K Records <br />Old Skull- "Hot Dog Hell" | Get Outta School (LP, 1989) | Restless <br /><br />The Fells- "Get Uptight" | Self Titled (CD, 1997) | Estrus <br />The Prefects- "Barbarellas" | The Peel Sessions (LP, 1987) | Radio 1 <br />Baby Guts- "Asbestos/Esophagus" | The Kissing Disease (CD, 2008) | Guilt Ridden Pop <br />The Germs- "Lexicon Devil" | (MIA) the complete anthology (CD, 1993) | Slash Records (request)<br />Thee Cannibals- "714 Mentality" | Suburban Sex (7Inch, 2010) | Cowabunga (playlist) <br /><br />The Gravediggers- "Rumblin' Ubangi Stomp" | Move It (LP, 1989) | Crypt <br />The Mekons- "Rosanne" | The Mekons Story (CD, 1983) | CNT <br />Wrister- "Nanners" | Split with North Trolls (7Inch, 2010) | No Breaks (playlist) <br />Red Monkey- "Untitled" | Make the Moment (CD, 2005) | Slampt/Troubleman (request)<br />Pinhead Gunpowder- "Big Yellow Taxi" | Fahizah (7Inch, 1992) | Lookout <br /><br />Spare Snare- "Wired for Sound" | Live at Home (CD, 1995) | Chute <br />Libyans- "Erased" | Crash Course (7Inch, 2009) | Headcount/Shock to the System/Too Circle <br />The Men- "Ailment" | We Are the Men (LP, 2009) | Self-Released <br />Gerty Farish- "Houses on the Moon" | Means Lots of Treble (1996-1999) (CD, 2003) | Menlo Park <br /> 1994!- "Sexual Alien vs Sexual Predator" | Thank You Arms And Fingers (LP, 2009) | Inkblot <br /><br />The Fondled- "Never Be Your Girl" | Luke's Dead (7Inch, 1994) | Theologian <br />Pants Yell!- "Cold Hands" | Received Pronunciation (CD, 2009) | Slumberland <br />The Beets- "Happy But | My Way" | Spit in the Face of People Who Don't Want to be Cool (CD, 2009) | Captured Tracks <br />Kooky Monster- "loadstar ii" | loadstar ii (7Inch, 1996) | Sorted <br />Sourpatch- "You" | Crushin' (CD, 2010) | Happy Happy Birthday to Me (playlist) <br /><br />Grave Blankets- "Our Love Is Real" | Our Love Is Real b/w Trip Wire (7Inch, 2008) | Hozac <br />Bored Games- "Bridesmaid" | Who Killed Colonel Mustard (12Inch, 1982) | Flying Nun <br />Flower Gang- "Matt's Dilema" | Guys with Glasses (7Inch, 1990) | Boy Crazee <br />Cavity- "You Don't Own Me" | Rocky Mountain Arsenal (7Inch, 1994) | Rocky Mountain Arsenal <br />Little Lungs- "Things Fall Apart" | Living Hell (7Inch, 2010) | Salinas (playlist) <br />Bloody Mannequin Orchestra- "Ritual" | Roadmap to Revolution (LP, 1984) | WGNS/EPU <br />The Frogs- "Homos" | It's Only Right and Natural (CD, 1989) | Homestead <br /><br />Nomos- "Salvation" | Demo (7Inch, 2009) | Deranged <br />Folded Shirt- "Hello and Telephone Poll" | Folded Shirt (7Inch, 2010) | Fashionable Idiots <br />The Ideals- "High Art" | High Art! (7Inch, 1982) | Wow! <br />Rebel Truth- "The Request" | Rebel Truth (1983) | Versi| Sound <br />Glue!- "Still Here" | Glue! (7Inch, 2009) | Rumbletowne (playlist) <br /><br />General Interest- "What's a Darfur?" | Right by the Beach (12Inch, 2009) | Ride the Snake <br />Powderburns- "Chinaski's at the Wheel" | Powderburns (12Inch, 1990) | Slumberland <br />Vibes- "Psychic" | Psychic (7Inch, 2009) | Not Not Fun (playlist) <br />S.J. and The Crossroads- "Get Out of My Life Woman" | Flashback Vol. 2 (LP, 1986) | Flashback <br />Nobunny "Give It to Me" | Give It to Me (7Inch, 2008) | HozacCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-59955812088552605312010-04-03T09:36:00.000-04:002010-04-03T10:33:34.745-04:00April 1, 2010 (Caffeine Blues #8)<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?1zyyeadzzmy">As usual, here's a download</a>.<br /><br />Gray Matter- "Caffeine Blues" | Food for Thought (LP, 1985) | R&B <br /><br />Jawbreaker- "Boxcar" | 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (CD, 1993) | Tupelo <br />Psyched to Die- "Sterile Walls" | Sterile Walls (7Inch, 2009) | Grave Mistake <br />School Jerks- "Guestlist" | School Jerks (7Inch, 2009) | Cowabunga <br />Complaints- "Act My Age" | Wanna Be Bored (7Inch, 2009) | Self-Released <br />Pet UFO- "Washington Ave." | Washington Ave. b/w Page 354 (7Inch, 1993) | Burnt Sienna <br /><br />Teen Titans- "Happy Scientist" | More Songs, Less Music! (1996) | Peek-A-Boo <br />Third Party- "Dr. Jesús" | Greatest Hits EP (7Inch, 1996) | Crackpipe <br />Wasted Lives- "Divorce" | Smash the State, vol. 2 (LP, 1979) | No Exit <br />Scritti Politti- "Messthetics" | Early (CD, 1981) | Rough Trade <br /><br />Tranzmitors- "Do I Really Wanna Know" | Tranzmitors (LP, 2008) | Deranged <br />Mizz Nobody- "Smittad" | Bloodstains Across Sweden (LP, 1997) | Salming Sound <br />Butter Utter- "Soho" | Bloodstains Across Sweden (LP, 1997) | Salming Sound <br />Vicious Visions- "No No" | Bloodstains Across Sweden (LP, 1997) | Salming Sounds <br />General Interest- "Capricious Youth" | Right by the Beach (12Inch, 2009) | Ride the Snake <br />Sourpatch- "Fun" | Crushin' (CD, 2010) | Happy Happy Birthday to Me (playlist) <br />Airfix Kits- "80s Aesthetic" | Flex Time (7Inch, 2009) | Deranged <br /><br />Pressgang- "Entity" | Admit Nothing, Blame Everything, Be Bitter (7Inch, 1995) | SelfServ <br />Buffalo Gals- "I Love Dancing with Joshua" | Mighty Feebles Comp (1983) | New Alliance <br />The Conversions- "Boiling Point" | Spineless Wonders (LP, 2010) | Ride the Snake (playlist) <br />Portraits of Past- "Through to an End" | Cypress Dust Witch (12Inch, 2009) | Excursions into the Abyss (playlist)<br />Temeyoski- "Annie Mae" | Communion (7Inch) Harlan <br /><br />Four Eyes- "Anchor Home" | Bill Jefferson's Licks (2010) | Self-Released (playlist) <br />Shang-a-Lang- "I'm Tired" | Sad Magic (LP, 2010) | Fast Crowd <br />P.S. Eliot- "A Bear Named Otis" | Living in Squalor (7Inch, 2010) | Freedom School <br />Lemuria- "Pants" | Get Better (LP, 2008) | Asian Man <br />Little Lungs- "Talking in Squares" | Living Hell (7Inch, 2010) | Salinas (playlist) <br /><br />The Third Sex- "Mombies" | The Third Sex (7Inch, 1995) | Kill Rock Stars <br />The Shondells- "Something's Got a Hold of Me" | Move It! (LP, 1999) | Teenage Shutdown <br />The Reason Why- "One More Time" | Move It! (LP, 1999) | Teenage Shutdown <br />The Max Levine Ensemble- "Firetoowwweerrr" | OK Smarty Pants (LP, 2008) | No Breaks <br />Teenage Depression- "Anarchy's For Assholes" | Skank or Die (7Inch, 1984) | Bulldada <br /><br />Pure Ecstasy- "Easy" | Easy (7Inch, 2009) | Light Lodge (playlist) <br />Grass Widow- "Out of Body Experience" | Grass Widow (12Inch, 2009) | Captured Tracks <br />The Bayonettes- "Guilty Pleasure" | Guilty Pleasure b/w Outta My Mind (7Inch, 2010) on Deranged <br />White Lung- "80,000 Times" | Atlanta (7Inch, 2010) | Deranged <br />The Men- "Ailment" | We Are the Men (LP, 2009) | Self-Released <br /><br />Skeptics- "Affco" | Skeptics (12Inch, 1987) | Flying Nun <br />T. Raumschmiere- "Mostertruckdriver" | Mostertruckdriver (LP, 2003) | Novamute / Shitkatapult <br />Arrington De Dionyso- "Kedalaman Air" | Mailaikat Dan Singa (CD, 2009) | K Records <br />Jack & the Cleaners- "Stronger Than Dirt" | Gamma Knee Kappa (LP, 1990) | SatanCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-43485573097176792572010-03-27T14:35:00.005-04:002010-03-27T23:53:48.563-04:00March 25, 2010 (Caffeine Blues #7)So back in action again... Christa & I reunited after a few weeks apart (my thesis, her thesis, spring break) and had a blast on Thursday night. <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?3ofdgzwjro4">Here's a download of the show</a>.<br /><br />Gray Matter- "Caffeine Blues" | Food for Thought (LP, 1985) | R&B <br /> <br />P.S. Eliot- "Cry Uncle" | P.S. Eliot (7Inch, 2010) | Freedom School <br />Unrest- "Yes She Is My Skinhead Girl" | International Hip Swing (CD, 1993) | K Records <br />Little Lungs- "Estranged" | Living Hell (7Inch, 2010) | Salinas (playlist) <br />The Clean- "Anything Could Happen" | Compilation (LP, 1999) | Little Axe <br />Snatch- "When I'm Bored" | All I Want (7Inch, 1977) | Lightning <br /><br />Honkas- "Fur Fritz" | Lied Für Fritz (7Inch, 1982) | Pogar <br />(Impatient) Youth- "Suburban Boy" | (Impatient) Youth (7Inch, 1978) | Lost & Found <br />Coconut Coolouts- "Head Full of Stones" | Pizza Regret (7Inch, 2007) | Seeing Eye <br />RVIVR- "Derailer" | Derailer (7Inch, 2009) | Rumbletowne (playlist) <br />The Charming Snakes- "See You In the Alps" | The Charming Snakes (7Inch, 2003) | Piratecraft <br /><br />Spizzenergi- "Where's Captain Kirk?" | Unhinged (CD, 1994) | Damaged Goods <br />The Spastics- "I Wanna Be a Cop" | The Spastics (7Inch, 1996) | Rip Off <br />Mo-Dettes- "White Mice" | Kray Twins b/w White Mice (7Inch, 1981) | Human <br />Sourpatch- "Same Street" | Crushin' (CD, 2010) | Happy Happy Birthday to Me (playlist) <br />Bound & Gagged- "Roach Motel" | Bound & Gagged (LP, 1980) | Modern Method <br /><br />The In Out- "Cybernetter's Eggs" | Hatched and Scrambled (7Inch, 1995) | Viscera-Versa <br />Ilya Volkswagens- "American Dream" | Kill Myself (7Inch, 1981) | Mechanical Reproductions <br />Lake Of Dracula- "The Manhattanite" | Lake of Dracula (7Inch, 1996) | Sin Raft <br />Chromatics- "Ice Hatchets" | Ice Hatchets (LP, 2004) | Gold Standard <br />Six Finger Satellite- "Thrown Out" | Half Control (CD, 2009) | Load (playlist) <br /><br />Glue!- "Overpass" | Glue! (7Inch, 2009) | Rumbletowne (playlist) <br />Stranglehold- "She's Not Leaving" | Leisure Tour '84 (7Inch, 1984) | TAANG! <br />The Hadituptoheres- "P's and Q's" | Wild City Honest Dancing (LP, 2010) | Salinas (playlist) <br />Sister George- "Handle Bar" | Outpunk Dance Party (LP, 1994) | Outpunk <br />Cheeky- "Pt. 1 - Is This Normal?" | What the Heck? (12Inch, 2009) | Freedom School (playlist) <br />Power Snatch- "Booty Go" | Outpunk Dance Party (LP, 1994) | Outpunk <br /><br />Cheepskates- "Xtra Collestrial" | Run Better Run (7Inch, 1984) | Mdnight <br />Meta-matics- "Kkklown" | Complete Discography (CD, 2002) | Troubleman <br />The Inland Emperors- "Hey hey Blake Pirtle" | The Inland Emperors (7Inch) | Bag of Hammers <br />Sic Alps- "L. Mansion" | L. Mansion (7Inch, 2009) | Slumberland (playlist)<br /><br />Spitzz- "Dandelion" | Sick, Savage and Sensual (CD, 2004) | Tarantulas <br />CPC Gangbangs- "Teenage Crimewave" | Teenage Crimewave (7Inch, 2007) | Die Slaughterhaus <br />Homopolice- "Assfucker II" | split with Black Leather Jesus (12Inch, 2010) | Amyl Nitrate<br />DYS- "Brotherhood" | Brotherhood (LP, 1983) | X Claim! <br />Ripshit- "Times Up, Motherfuckers!" | split with Offsides (7Inch, 2008) | Spicy Soup <br /><br />Impact Unit- "My Friends & the Pit" | My Friend the Pit (7Inch, 1989) | Crucial Response! <br />Spuyten Duyvil- "Love Under Pressure" | Love Under Pressure (7Inch, 1993) | Middle of the Road <br />Jackie And The Cedrics- "Moovin n' Groovin'" | Great Nine Stomps Set (7Inch) | One Plus Two <br />The Champagne Socialists- "Blue Genes" | Blue Genes (7Inch, 2009) | Slumberland (playlist) <br />Inkwell- "Shine So Bright" | Shine so Bright (7Inch, 1995) | Heliotrope Orion QuestCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-45753410564452578572010-02-19T01:21:00.005-05:002010-02-19T01:53:56.513-05:00February 18, 2010 (Caffeine Blues #3)<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zmizzimjot2">Download</a><br /><br />Gray Matter- "Caffeine Blues" | Food for Thought (LP, 1985) | R&B <br /><br />Pointed Sticks- "Out of Luck" | Perfect Youth (LP, 1982) | Quintessence <br />Bangles- "Real World" | Bangles (12Inch, 1982) | Faulty <br />Dirty Looks- "Walk Around" | split with Bossy (7Inch, 2006) | Salinas <br />Ragady Anne- "Furry" | Ragady Anne (7Inch, 1993) | Radio Trash <br />The Tights- "It" | Bad Hearts (7Inch, 1978) | Cherry Red <br /><br />Thee Headcoats- "Youngblood" | Beach Bums Must Die (LP, 1990) | Crypt <br />Shiva the Destroyer- "Denial's Not a River in Egypt" | Day to Day Crap, Waiting (7Inch, 1994) | Fireworks <br />The Hipshakes- "Big Black Hole" | Not Oblivians (7Inch, 2005) | Goner <br />Sell Out- "I Hate the World" | I Hate the World (7Inch, 1988) | Wasted Vinyl <br />Sic Alps- "L. Mansion" | L. Mansion (7Inch, 2009) | Slumberland Records (playlist) <br /><br />Four Eyes- "Older You Get" | Bill Jefferson's Licks (CD, 2010) | Self-Released (playlist) <br />Teenage Cool Kids- "Queer Salutations" | Queer Salutations (7Inch, 2008) | Protagonist <br />Sleater-Kinney- "One More Hour" | Dig Me Out (LP, 1997) | Kill Rock Stars <br />Dairy Queen Empire- "Masturbation Made a Mess Out of Me" | Masturbation Made a Mess Out of Me (7Inch, 1992) | Feel Good All Over <br />Cuckooland- "All the Rage" | Oh Boy! / All the Rage (7Inch, 1996) | Candy Floss <br /><br />Bad Party- "Hate Half Myself" | Coming Out Slowly (LP, 2008) | Animal Disguise <br />Pilgrim State- "For Your Love" | Effective Spiritual Warfare (LP, 1983) | New Underground <br />Clockcleaner- "Daddy Issues" | Babylon Rules (CD, 2007) | Load <br />Thee Oh Sees- "Ruby Go Home" | Help" (LP, 2009) | In the Red <br />The Marked Men- "Whip Myself" | split with This Is My Fist!" (7Inch, 2010) | No Idea (playlist) <br /><br />Dead Dog- "Amanda Loves" | Cassingle (Cassette, 2009) | Self-Released <br />Bubblegum Splash- "Fast of Friends" | Splashdown EP (7Inch, 1987) | Subway <br />Sourpatch- "Crushin'" | Crushin' (CD, 2010) | Happy Happy Birthday to Me (playlist) <br />Pens- "1-2" | Hey Friend! What You Doing (LP, 2009) | De Stijl <br />The Widow Babies- "Possibilities at Sea" | Jetpacks (12Inch, 2009) | Ol Factory (playlist) <br /><br />U.S. Girls- "Outta State" | Introducing (2007) | Siltbreeze <br />Girlfriends- "Good to Be True" | Girlfriends (Cassette, 2009) | Self-Released <br />Pylon- "Cool" | Squares Blot Out the Sun (LP, 1990) | DB <br />Shoplifting- "Talk of the Town" | Hegemony Enemy/Talk of the Town (7Inch, 2004) | Kill Rock Stars <br />Flight- "Molly Don't Fade" | Flight (10Inch, 2008) | Kill Shaman (playlist) <br /><br />Goodgrief- "Sex Is" | There's a Faggot in the Pit (7Inch, 1992) | Bobo <br />Tuberculosis- "Vendido" | Demo (Cassette, 2009) | Silenzio Statico <br />Fresh Meat- "Leather Daddy" | Leather Daddy (7Inch, 2009) | Fashionable Idiots <br />The Fartz- "Hero's (Cum Home in Boxes)" | World Full of Hate (LP, 1982) | Alternate Tentacles <br />Acid Reflux- "Customers Fuck Off" | Acid Reflux (7Inch, 2007) | No Way <br /><br />Petinska Patka- "Beja Sljiva" | Back to Front Vol. 4 (LP, 1994) | Incognito <br />Standbys- "Withdraw" | Back to Front Vol. 4 (LP, 1994) | Incognito <br />Shroomunion- "Untitled" | Fairytales and Dreams (7Inch, 1993) | Repercussion <br />El Seesaw- "Skulls" | Half a Dozen Conspirators (7Inch, 1995) | Self-Released<br />Second Story Window- "Bottle Opener" | Second Story Window (7Inch, 1994) | Gravity <br /><br />Elder- "Empty Lots" | Reflect (CD, 2009) | Forge Again (playlist)Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634549350477365566.post-67605714490098147462010-02-12T01:20:00.004-05:002010-02-12T01:43:59.688-05:00February 11, 2010 (Caffeine Blues #2)<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?djd5zvmzm4i">Download the show here!</a><br /><br />Gray Matter- "Caffeine Blues" | Food for Thought (LP, 1985) | R&B <br /><br />Yaphet Kotto- "Circumstantial Evidence" | Syncopated Synthetic Laments for Love (LP, 2001) | Ebullition <br />Petethepiratesquid- "I'm Not Dancing Because I Like This Band, I'm Dancing Because I'm Cold" | split with radio Burroughs (7Inch, 2005) | Altin Village/FlamesWavesWords/ImpureMuzik/Maldoror/My237/Tender Brason/Warsaw <br />Fire Team Charlie- "Poisons Disguised as Potions" | Same (10Inch, 2009) | Adagio 830 <br />Olive Tree- "The Bird's Song" | split with Toru Okada (7Inch, 2006) | self-released<br /><br />Four Eyes- "Anchor Home" | Bill Jefferson's Licks (CD, 2010) | Self-Released (playlist) <br />Sirens- "One Good Reason" | Where Have You Been? (7Inch, 2006) | Regeneration/Nation of Finks <br />Joey Tampon & the Toxic Shocks- "924 Boredom Street" | Joey Tampon & the Toxic Shocks (7Inch, 1996) | Recess <br />Johnny Vomit and the Dry Heaves- "Black September" | Chokin' on a Lude (7Inch, 1993) | Goner <br />Mutoid Men- "A Wizard Sits" | Mutoid World (LP, 2009) | Rumbletowne <br /><br />The Continental Co-ets- "Let's Live for the Present" | Let's Live For The Present (7Inch, 1994) | Get Hip <br />The Countbackwurds- "Sorry Charlie!" | Sorry Charlie! (7Inch, 1997) | Telstar <br />The Pandoras- "Hot Generation" | Hot Generation b/w You Don't Satisfy (7Inch, 1984) | Voxx <br />Love Tan- "Just Wait" | Miscellaneous Night Feelings (LP, 2009) | Kill Shaman <br />The Widow Babies- "Harp of 1000 Strings" | Jetpacks (12Inch, 2009) | Ol Factory (playlist) <br /><br />Sourpatch- "You" | Crushin' (CD, 2010) | Happy Happy Birthday to Me (playlist) <br />The Ackleys- "Blank Mind Between the Traffic Lights" | Forget Forget, Derive Derive (CD, 2006) | House of Love <br />Softball- "The Holy War" | Tenku (LP, 2000) | Asian Man <br />Chin Chin- "We Don't Wanna Be Prisoners" | We Don't Wanna Be Prisoners (7Inch, 1984) | Mississippi <br />Magnitude 3- "Gloria" | Melvin b/w Gloria (7Inch, 1995) | Goner <br /><br />Copout- "Did You?" | Copout (7Inch, 1995) | Team Murder U.S.A. <br />The One Takes- "Accidents" | Extended Play (7Inch, 1980) | No Choice <br />Ox -"Thank You" | The Don't Equate a Broken Head with a Watermelon Geek (7Inch, 1995) | Chumpire <br />Social Circkle- "City Shock" | City Shock (LP, 2009) | No Way (playlist) <br /><br />The Shindigs- "Boyfriend Song" | The Shindigs (7Inch, 1996) | Rockhaus <br />Kenickie- "Snakebite" | Catsuit City (7Inch, 1994) | Slampt <br />Closet Fairies- "Election 1992" | Upcoming LP (CD, 2009) | No Idea (playlist) <br />Sekiri- "Medication Heaven" | Sekiri (7Inch, 1990) | Public Bath <br />Yellow Fever- "Donald" | Yellow Fever (LP, 2009) | Wild World <br /><br />Necropolis- "Song for a Working Man" | Song For a Working Man (7Inch, 2007) | Columbus Discount <br />Leper Print- "Coma" | Coma (7Inch, 2008) | Die Stasi <br />Complaints- "Tired of Living" | Complaints (7Inch, 2009) | Youth Attack! <br />Cheveau- "Pangolin" | Cheveau (LP, 2009) | Permanent <br /><br />Meat Joy- "Another Pair" | Meat Joy (LP, 1984) | Flesh & Blood <br />Drain- "Flower Mound" | A Black Fist b/w Flower Mound (7Inch, 1991) | Trance Syndicate <br />Rusted Shut- "Shot in the Head" | Dead (CD, 2009) | Load (playlist) <br />16- "Doorprize" | Scott Case (CD, 1998) | Pessimiser <br /><br />Los Microwaves- "Coast to Coast" | Radio Heart (7Inch, 1979) | Soundchaser <br />The Crainium- "The Dancing Dinner" | The Crainium (7Inch) | Dialect <br />Scritti Politti- "Bibbly-O-Tek" | Early (CD, 2004) | Rough Trade <br />Cat Party- "Jigsaw Thoughts" | Cat Party (LP, 2009) | Flat Back (playlist) <br /><br />The Melons- "Doormat" | Strictly Melonhead (7Inch, 1994) | Sunday <br />The Sissies- "Stand Up" | Everything in the World (CD, 2004) | Plan-It-X <br />Used Kids- "Midwest Midsummer" | Yeah No (LP, 2010) | Salinas (playlist) <br />Witches with Dicks- "How to Cook for 40 Humans" | Manual (LP, 2007) | Kiss of DeathCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662230603035877837noreply@blogger.com1