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YUGOSLAVIA! YEAH!

I don't know anything about this except A) it's ska B) it rules C) it's not in English. I think it's Russian. Whatever it is, I didn't do any research or anything, so you're on your own.

The Swingers

A great song and a great video from the brains behind Split Enz, Phil Judd.

Open yer' wounds!

. . . fer the Maggots! Let them wiggle around in the open sore you used to call your face as they blow it away. Pull 'em out, play with 'em, squash 'em . . . I don't give a fuck. It's punk rock, dude, you do what you want. This 7" (which you can find HERE) is a lost Bay Area masterpiece, dating all the way back to the dawn of time, that golden year: 1977. "Let's Get Tammy Wynette" is a surprisingly strong single from a rotating cast of high school punks who went on to play with members of the Dead Kennedys, Flipper, Los Olvidados, Ribzy, and Crucifix (among others) as well as with Courtney Love (Insane Jane, Maggots' lead vocalist, played drums for her very first band, Sugar Baby Doll). This is punk rock at its loud and bloody birth, pissed off and ready to pogo. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Note: This record was recently reissued. Check their Myspace for details on how to purchase this wonderful, wonderful record.

we will all be well

The punk rock warrior princess above is Monica Canilao, a native of Redwood City, CA and one of the best artists to ever come out of the Bay Area. Her work is filled with magic and an intoxicating wonder that makes me want to run away and climb trees forever.
When I look at Monica's art, it makes me feel like an insomniac lying in a familiar bed, exhausted from a long day. As I begin to drift halfway between consciousness and dreaming, I realize that I am about to fall into a deep sleep. I smile as I recall the sun on my cheeks and sink with the anticipation of rest.

HERE is her website. Seriously, check it out.

Take as Needed for Ennui

Medicine were an early 90's shoegaze band from Southern California. Although they are often referenced as an American counterpart to Loveless-era My Bloody Valentine, Medicine draws from a more psychedelic/ industrial pool of influences. "Shot Forth Self Living" is their first album, released in 1992, and, from what I've heard of their other material, their best release. The song above is not from this album, but it will give you a general idea as to what you can expect: a layer of fuzz stretched over a vast sea of drone-y pop goodness. Admitedly, a few songs nearly trespass into people-with-colored-dreadlocks-music territory, but the album as a whole is solid enough to sustain even drawn out moments of such sonic douchebaggery. The song "Miss Drugstore" especially will satisfy your craving for hearing damage and put to rest any qualms you may have with the rest of the record. Grab yourself a copy HERE.

Kiwis! (Part One)

Oh shit! Billy Corgan! I don't really know what to say about Split Enz, so I'll let the video do most of the talking/tiptoeing, but I can give you a little history. Split Enz were formed in the early 1970's in Auckland, New Zealand and released their debut album, "Mental Notes," in 1975. The gem above is from their second LP, "Second Thoughts." If you enjoy what you hear/see above enough to dive into their expansive discography, be aware that their sound is all over the place, but somehow manages to hold onto a distinctive vaudevillian charm throughout. A seriously weird band from a seriously weird country (I mean that, of course, in the best way possible).



Mi-Sex were a popular new wave band from New Zealand during the late 70's and early 80's which I'm hoping is a good indicator of how awesome the island's population must be. Who knew that playing computer games could be so . . . hot? This band is PURE SEX! (especially the guitarist) Ow-wa-wee-wa-wa!



Straitjacket Fits were an indie rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand in the second half of the 1980's whose lead singer looks miraculously like Sandra Bernhard (is she from New Zealand too??). Also, they were on Flying Nun so it's safe to assume that the rest of their material is at least better than most, although I haven't heard much else. Kinda' like early Jane's Addiction meets Teenage Fanclub?

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Intrigued?
Listen to If Your World Should Fall Apart. Truly, a masterpiece of pure hate. I have never been as compelled to throw myself into traffic as when I listen to that track. Fucking brutal.
Satisfy your urges HERE.

Henry's Dress

Henry's Dress released only one full length album in their brief tenure during the mid 90's. They're from the Mission (back when the Mission was still Junktown, USA) and in 1996 they released "Bust 'em Green" on Slumberland, a cocophonous assault of jangly twee, mid-90's pop-punk, and angry, angry noise. What is perhaps most surprising about this band is that no one knows who they are. What gives? This is great! A must listen for fan's of the current twee revival that is happening everywhere these days (Vivian Girls, Grass Widow, Cause co-Motion, etc . . .) For proof, you can find the album HERE.

Johnny Depp again?

I found a made-for-TV movie from 1986 called Slow Burn at the Thrift Center yesterday and, lo and behold, Johnny Depp is in it. I guess the reason I am telling you this is because, while the rest of the movie sucked, Johnny Depp looked fucking awesome for the three or so minutes he was on screen, as did his character's girlfriend. What a pair of hotties.

'Cross the Pond

Great new wave from England circa 1980. This 7" captures everything that is good about new wave and shrugs off most of the rest (minus some goofy bass work). You can find it HERE.

Floating Heads

Haven't been able to post anything new recently, so instead you get a goth head. Enjoy.

Have a Nice Life - "Deathconsciousness"

The more I listen to this album, the more I want to listen to this album. "Deathconsciousness" is the debut release from Have a Nice Life, a two piece from Connecticut, and, to put it simply, it is about as close to perfect as a collection of songs can get. Somewhere between the Chameleons, New Order and Burzum (imagine an evil version of No Age) lurks a bleak moonscape that draws you in only to smother you beneath a leaden shadow of noise. It's far too vast to pull its whole body into view, so instead you just kinda' surrender to how fucking awesomely huge this thing is that's lumbering towards you. Sit back and watch it grow from a tiny dot on the horizon to a dark mass of fuzz looming over you.

To listen to some of these incredible songs, check out their Myspace HERE.

Pangea - Golden Arches

Pangea is an amazing band from Southern California that features members of God Equals Genocide (another great band). Although their first album, from which this song is taken, is more on the folk-punky side, Pangea immediately stands out from the crowded septic tank of rat-tails and bike tubing that litters college campuses, proving once again to my otherwise bigoted ears that hidden in every tangential niche of hipster friendly drivel are moments of sheer brilliance. (Actually, I quite enjoy folk-punk, but there is a lot of brainless cutesy wimp crap to wade through) Warning! Once you listen to this song, it will embed itself in dark corners of your mind from whence it may never be pried.



If you like what you hear, you may be happy to know that Pangea is still recording and has, like a beautiful butterfly, shed its folk-punk cocoon in favor of a more radiant pop wingspan. If that sounds awesome (or even if it doesn't) head over to their Myspace (HERE) to listen to even more sweet tunes!

Fuck Lemmy, Lisa Nash is God.

Who is Lisa Nash? Superficially, she appears to be the most heart-meltingly attractive goth chick ever. Upon closer inspection . . . well, that part holds up pretty well, but there's so much more to love about Lisa Nash than just her awesome hair and bite sized stature! The picture above is taken from the insert of the Screaming Sneakers "Marching Orders" EP, the only record the Sneakers, the early Florida punk band for which Ms. Nash sang, ever released, and, guess what, IT KICKS ASS! The first track on the four track EP is one of the best (if not the best?) pop-punk songs ever. If you doubt the foundations of my enthusiasm, you can find it HERE. Also,



Yeah, that's Lisa Nash and JOHNNY FUCKING DEPP . . . just hangin' out. Probably contemplating the beautiful and talented children they were gonna have together, until something must have gone terribly, terribly wrong because there is NO reason that these two people would meet and not reproduce. Plus, although you can't really see it in this picture, she has a metal-ass tattoo of herself on her left arm. How fucking punk is that?

THIS SHIT RULES

Srsly. The album cover may dissuade you at first, but listen to the guitar solo on "That's You" by My Solid Ground. It will demolish you. Combine that with Uriah Heep, and all of a sudden your face is melting. Melting, motherfucker . . . off your skull.



Oh shit, I totally want to listen to that! HERE.



That too! HERE.
ENJOY!

Great Albums of the 90's

This album fucking rules. Sure, the lyrics are kinda goofy, but it was 1992! George Bush puked on the Japanese prime minister, Kurt Cobain married Courtney Love, I cried because I couldn't find my pair of cowboy boots and, goddamnit, what else was I gonna wear for free dress? It was a strange time for everyone, but few who experienced the early 90's were able to channel their angst into pop music quite as awesomely as these guys. A more straight-ahead version of the Smiths? You listen, you decide.

Find it HERE.

Do you ever wonder? Episode 1

Do you ever wonder if you're actually a lesbian trapped in a straight man's body?
Do you ever wonder what would happen if you pooped off a tree branch?
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be a cop . . . a goddamn, stinking, dirty, rotten cop.
Do you ever wonder if everything is happening, like, all at once, man.
Do you ever wonder why you aren't sleeping?

FUCK NO!

made a blog. maybe I'll do something with this one.