tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17575679736493967102024-03-19T02:58:18.065-07:00Why Pick On Me?a KC-based blog about rock n' rollypickonmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344221966729992529noreply@blogger.comBlogger341125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757567973649396710.post-28801208036835131162021-03-23T12:12:00.003-07:002021-03-23T12:12:29.785-07:00The Gobs - 'Demo' digital (self-released)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCVqGSqxXvvN6qStpMdvnJ34p0CRPekTxv8mt006KDw0ZaMALx2yIuIkxAmdPnrAsKRZidXf9T7U1URMQs1l2_e4QuHEqdjizAnJXIKjzVUpemsmW5yNTHuSsnyw8ChDCu5SFNyGszPA/s1200/a2199731305_10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCVqGSqxXvvN6qStpMdvnJ34p0CRPekTxv8mt006KDw0ZaMALx2yIuIkxAmdPnrAsKRZidXf9T7U1URMQs1l2_e4QuHEqdjizAnJXIKjzVUpemsmW5yNTHuSsnyw8ChDCu5SFNyGszPA/s320/a2199731305_10.jpg" /></a></div>Fans of Devo-core bands like Coneheads and CCTV or the reduced
franticism of the likes of The Spits and Buck Biloxi are gonna really dig this
new band out of Olympia, WA. Actually when I first heard these demos I
was almost positive that they were a part of the aforementioned Indiana
DIY scene. Metronomic drums, tight hardcore changes and muffled,
haunting vocals scratch a very particular itch for many of us so might
as well crank up The Gobs and scratch it. Get it <a href="https://thegobs.bandcamp.com/album/demo">here</a>.<p><br /></p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3167282436/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/track=605216918/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 42px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://thegobs.bandcamp.com/album/demo">demo by the gobs</a></iframe>ypickonmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344221966729992529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757567973649396710.post-31019303468136074012021-03-12T15:36:00.000-08:002021-03-12T15:36:26.042-08:00OLD SHIT: Cartoone S/T vinyl (Atlantic)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixijAcK5C_AchP79xTRPw4Dd3_n8LeJQZvkNUnqLYX5yAvng2-alNvLzU3rW0kwfWrCpmljQlCZCAynWpi_cflidSFlC2vRpVIlOfFjmGNRtXJKOAV9xee8PzQyS0mqyFAVK0BL2Gy_PQ/s2048/IMG_20210312_171845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixijAcK5C_AchP79xTRPw4Dd3_n8LeJQZvkNUnqLYX5yAvng2-alNvLzU3rW0kwfWrCpmljQlCZCAynWpi_cflidSFlC2vRpVIlOfFjmGNRtXJKOAV9xee8PzQyS0mqyFAVK0BL2Gy_PQ/s320/IMG_20210312_171845.jpg" /></a></div>I don't make it out to the record store very often these days and my latest trip to the local nerd depository was a prime example why- I took me about and hour and $50 to get through two letters of the alphabet! Luckily it was long enough to come upon this superb LP. Cartoone are apparently an Italian band from the late 60s. If Moody blues had a little more toughness/swagger and filled an entire LP up with sleepers and heat-seeking jams they would sound something like these guys. All the songs are sung in English and the entire album just continued to surprise me after I brought it home and blasted it on ye olde hi-fi. The best part? It cost me 7 whole dollars.<p></p><p>
</p><p></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D2R-Qg205JM" width="560"></iframe></p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RBMErSH0he4" width="560"></iframe>ypickonmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344221966729992529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757567973649396710.post-31709352128873101662021-03-10T11:15:00.000-08:002021-03-10T11:15:03.583-08:00REVIEW: The Sueves - 'Tears Of Joy' vinyl (MAGICATALOG)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9a5CTnmAIY3rNpMugDbjRkCpsj5vKwnfqMdH3r1OUN4BN6gY0MCmr5yppw6qSC5hCjEu4_VeeXKM_ndEaog2jutoHAVh_ojXiYiD-I5OXDbolL2v__YMPqXNsoUxD7KIaGzxE8F_SaU/s1200/a1312010167_10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9a5CTnmAIY3rNpMugDbjRkCpsj5vKwnfqMdH3r1OUN4BN6gY0MCmr5yppw6qSC5hCjEu4_VeeXKM_ndEaog2jutoHAVh_ojXiYiD-I5OXDbolL2v__YMPqXNsoUxD7KIaGzxE8F_SaU/s320/a1312010167_10.jpg" /></a></div>From the Suicide-esque analog blips of a Korg mini pops[?] drum machine on the LP's opening track to the scratchy record-skipping, hidden-track-like sample of the album's conclusion 'Tears Of Joy' makes me feel glad I've got some Sueves back in my life. Chicago's own illustrator extraordinaire and garage rock maverick Joe Schorgl has given us another collection of raw, frantic beauty that makes me feel nostalgic of the band's earlier work and at the same time offers up a new level of sonic complexity. Recorded by Phil Lesicko of Manic Static Records it's not surprising to me that these two underappreciated scuzz purveyors have teamed up to create a brilliant, 14-track juggernaut of a record. Get it <a href="https://thesueves666.bandcamp.com/album/tears-of-joy">here</a>.<br /><p></p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3681964863/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/track=2789407285/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 42px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://thesueves666.bandcamp.com/album/tears-of-joy">Tears of Joy by The Sueves</a></iframe>ypickonmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344221966729992529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757567973649396710.post-29584313422182823682021-03-02T15:57:00.000-08:002021-03-02T15:57:10.441-08:00REVIEW: Bruise Control - 'HMRCEP' digital single (self-released)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqv-me6l70-Zza8SOE1SRoy5gn147k6_ftqxmJPW5_FFnBiyAQpZopclAN6eVvHWUiXtpsX-fcIA4iwf63oudea-SDm77ebkeBveCbmn5Mk7Av_MWTyCiIxZykw1rheynQYGazhodIyF0/s1200/a3741942383_10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqv-me6l70-Zza8SOE1SRoy5gn147k6_ftqxmJPW5_FFnBiyAQpZopclAN6eVvHWUiXtpsX-fcIA4iwf63oudea-SDm77ebkeBveCbmn5Mk7Av_MWTyCiIxZykw1rheynQYGazhodIyF0/s320/a3741942383_10.jpg" /></a></div><p>Being in a band is supposed to be fun, right? Let's face it...in a world of seemingly infinite bands beating every niche to death through the blunt force of perceived genre orthodoxy it's cool when a band throws away the playbook and just fucking rocks. Enter Manchester's Bruise Control. They ain't reinventing the wheel or implying that's what a band should be doing. They're just choppin' it up and having a damn good time doin' it. Or who knows? Maybe they're all a bunch of insufferable fucks that hate everyone and everything (including this review!). If that's the case I'd advise them all to drink a tall glass of shut-the-fuck-up and step off my dick while I'm doing you a solid, ya whiny twats. Either way I like the music. Get it <a href="https://bruisecontrol.bandcamp.com/album/hmrcep">here</a>.</p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1994829842/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/track=3079952965/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 42px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://bruisecontrol.bandcamp.com/album/hmrcep">HMRCEP by Bruise Control</a></iframe>ypickonmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344221966729992529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757567973649396710.post-37430771666003708372021-02-26T16:48:00.002-08:002021-02-26T16:51:45.432-08:00REVIEW: yipee! - 'S/T II' casette (self-released)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSdNxqjovlw116J10Tqw9A6SW4F0QVVNaoTi6O3IChyQyUn0pbfeNybxvvQ6vYDOsgTk1qB510vM4LeEak05pTN9FGZCW8CLJpBkF8RLhJhXPlfGAU9p4Fpm-VhmfR61VjqMOwxb2vBw/s1200/a1529281836_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSdNxqjovlw116J10Tqw9A6SW4F0QVVNaoTi6O3IChyQyUn0pbfeNybxvvQ6vYDOsgTk1qB510vM4LeEak05pTN9FGZCW8CLJpBkF8RLhJhXPlfGAU9p4Fpm-VhmfR61VjqMOwxb2vBw/s320/a1529281836_10.jpg" /></a></div>This 4-song tape sounds like it's still 1993, you're still watching Mtv, they still play videos by bands like Dinosaur Jr. and Pavement and Bill Clinton is still mostly known for playing the saxophone. By the end of the last song my shirt had turned flannel and there were huge holes in my Guess jeans. yipee! fully commits to the bit. Even the cover art looks like it was someone's last day at the CD Baby design department. For all I know the Branch Davidians are still running amok in Waco, Billy Crystal is still hosting the Oscars and Donald Trump is just a guy who sucks at Casino management. And ya know what, sonny boy? That's the way I likes it! Now get the hell off my lawn! Get it <a href="https://yipee.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-ii">here</a>.<p></p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3573589449/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/track=3961209026/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 42px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://yipee.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-ii">S/T II by yipee!</a></iframe>ypickonmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344221966729992529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757567973649396710.post-68793022660225907092021-02-24T16:05:00.003-08:002021-02-24T16:47:52.549-08:00OLD SHIT - The Skabbs S/T vinyl (Jackpot Records)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60wIB9v6-meiEeNqHcqqCIOBol_P7d9Ck1aEncLFX575E2MxbZ74q-BH4ya-5P5LMzRar17swPIqaXf-P4JBUD6-bQipw8t3z_aApiaSfPD-QjMIhURIOXN8VWXA5n68-Uw-76h7T8sQ/s1200/a0690687571_10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60wIB9v6-meiEeNqHcqqCIOBol_P7d9Ck1aEncLFX575E2MxbZ74q-BH4ya-5P5LMzRar17swPIqaXf-P4JBUD6-bQipw8t3z_aApiaSfPD-QjMIhURIOXN8VWXA5n68-Uw-76h7T8sQ/s320/a0690687571_10.jpg" /></a></div>Nevermind the British punk, here's The Skabbs! Holy fuck! <a href="https://jackpotrecords.com">Jackpot Records</a> have resurrected some truly classic first-wave mania from Lawndale, California. Seering riffs, brass-knuckles-to-the-dome vocals over stabbing, frantic rhythms that will have you shakin yo ass. But watch yo self! The Skabbs are long gone so they're not gonna be held legally liable when, in an epileptic fit, you toss yourself headlong off the balcony of your third story walk-up and impale yourself on a rod iron fence. And remember kids: "SPRAY PAINT SMELLS GOOD." Get it <a href="https://theskabbs1977.bandcamp.com/album/idle-threat">here</a>.<p></p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=766084554/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/track=712131647/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 42px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://theskabbs1977.bandcamp.com/album/idle-threat">Idle Threat by The Skabbs</a></iframe>ypickonmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344221966729992529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757567973649396710.post-34402020810046274642021-02-23T19:26:00.002-08:002021-02-24T09:05:09.988-08:00REVIEW: Aaron Troyer - 'Trappings Of A Golden Myth' (No Coast)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaFszSBVL_UOSYTpeWAmti-ccEWwzKfiS8KYcZ_g61jOPRYcvM7GnueO6pgw-PEUFyASJETs21QlwFD_vdiedc4VJ1kfx62htHXFMtj-X_s_o8dhM-DIv3SNRdk0MSBqU5TJXwAxBa4o/s1200/a1462752635_10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaFszSBVL_UOSYTpeWAmti-ccEWwzKfiS8KYcZ_g61jOPRYcvM7GnueO6pgw-PEUFyASJETs21QlwFD_vdiedc4VJ1kfx62htHXFMtj-X_s_o8dhM-DIv3SNRdk0MSBqU5TJXwAxBa4o/s320/a1462752635_10.jpg" /></a></div>I'm catching huge nostalgia vibes from Aaron Troyer's latest cassette release. Dire Straits? 80s Bob Dylan? A little Neil Young? This Columbus, OH native combines great folk rock songwriting with textures you might hear on a Traveling Wilburys LP. It's not a style you hear too often these days, but maybe the music world is finally ready for some boomer adult contemporary throwbacks. If this album doesn't remind you driving in a station wagon eating Arby's curly fries on a road trip with your dad then you sir are no red-blooded American. Get it <a href="https://nocoastrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/trappings-of-a-golden-myth-2">here</a>.<p></p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3978681123/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/track=888647817/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 42px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://nocoastrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/trappings-of-a-golden-myth-2">Trappings Of A Golden Myth by Aaron Troyer</a></iframe>ypickonmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344221966729992529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757567973649396710.post-61911834854723793792021-02-22T08:45:00.001-08:002021-02-22T08:45:08.953-08:00REVIEW: The Dirts - 'The Dirts' cassette (HELVETE'S KITCHEN RECORDS)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5lJsbiTlE2WOhp89OatOAhr4cBndXdduhA47LG_gjW-aFTpJtONAnyKHYfQkVLxVKpxbHRtAxCbS2qNJVcyAe4fJTNMddEPhDbrNgr4lkx7JY4Y6c37qaoF6y21xseb0uG4D8bVAScA/s1200/a0856485055_10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1129" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5lJsbiTlE2WOhp89OatOAhr4cBndXdduhA47LG_gjW-aFTpJtONAnyKHYfQkVLxVKpxbHRtAxCbS2qNJVcyAe4fJTNMddEPhDbrNgr4lkx7JY4Y6c37qaoF6y21xseb0uG4D8bVAScA/s320/a0856485055_10.jpg" /></a></div><p>Remember that part in 'Airheads' where Joe Mantegna tells his radio listeners to "press your heads against the speakers and blow your brains out"? Or something to that effect? Well Joey Montanaro is telling you turn on Sweden's The Dirts and do the same thing. There is an art to the punk cassette tape release- it's a primitive troglodytian art, but an art nonetheless. The basic recipe is as follows: 1)guitars over drums, 2)blow out vocals, 3) mix well. Oh and I almost forgot...you need to write some good songs. This tape is delicious. Get it <a href="https://thedirts.bandcamp.com/album/the-dirts">here</a>. <br /></p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1702148343/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/track=2851318308/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 42px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://thedirts.bandcamp.com/album/the-dirts">The Dirts by The Dirts</a></iframe>ypickonmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344221966729992529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757567973649396710.post-28389314289906927822021-02-22T08:11:00.001-08:002021-02-22T08:12:38.278-08:00REVIEW: Mirage - 'Telepathic Radio' cassette (Terrorist Rock Corporation)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBVz7QIya1zOltu-sqm0AppsZpW65vNVuubshkkcaKNNPZK4cHrcvh9fVU6pK_W7_g9TBYNZ247oF60bBdjn8CRzZ8bYk586cM6sW6OuVlLUTTbsLL_iUHE20Mtfj4N2PG-fFEarhJVk/s1200/a3697867390_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1183" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBVz7QIya1zOltu-sqm0AppsZpW65vNVuubshkkcaKNNPZK4cHrcvh9fVU6pK_W7_g9TBYNZ247oF60bBdjn8CRzZ8bYk586cM6sW6OuVlLUTTbsLL_iUHE20Mtfj4N2PG-fFEarhJVk/s320/a3697867390_10.jpg" /></a></div>Ever woke up in the middle of the night after falling asleep to an Adam Curtis documentary? Well this is the music you would hear in your dreams if you did.<br /><p></p><p>Here's a quote taken from the bandcamp page: "He made these recordings on a Tascam 4-track while living in 29 palms,
CA in 2020 and was informed in part by a near death experience in the
grand canyon, traveling through the lesser seen parts of the desert by
minibike, and building and skating a miniramp in his backyard during the
recording process. When I asked him if I could release it he said, 'it's all crap.'"</p><p> Get it <a href="https://terroristrockcorporation.bandcamp.com/album/mirage-telepathic-radio-tape">here</a>. <br /></p><p> </p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=975399561/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/track=2323535865/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="https://terroristrockcorporation.bandcamp.com/album/mirage-telepathic-radio-tape">Mirage - "Telepathic Radio" Tape by Mirage</a></iframe>ypickonmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344221966729992529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757567973649396710.post-20301958617376416812021-02-19T23:17:00.001-08:002021-02-20T03:33:21.579-08:00OLD SHIT - Nervebreakers - 'Politics' & 'I Wanna Kill You' 7"s (Get Hip)<p><a href="https://gethip.com/"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNbOliydAkaINbM4BbQ_o1-oqkzNhozBbhQu4b6vyp70bvD169b_C0xFyRV14I_h2aQqLNJOQcpPidunemdOQRq4Rh7FB-1_tMeO5s1faIciLRwMoBZA3Ydo9CeL8uM4xsuu4zHh8wWY/s1200/a3208905123_10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNbOliydAkaINbM4BbQ_o1-oqkzNhozBbhQu4b6vyp70bvD169b_C0xFyRV14I_h2aQqLNJOQcpPidunemdOQRq4Rh7FB-1_tMeO5s1faIciLRwMoBZA3Ydo9CeL8uM4xsuu4zHh8wWY/s320/a3208905123_10.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://gethip.com/">Get Hip Recordings</a> just unleashed two stellar 7"s by 70s Dallas power pop punkers Nervebreakers. The band started out doing Ramones and Sex Pistols covers and their sound could be said to fall somewhere in between the two. To me they're like a midwest version of Richard Hell and The Voidoids. I know Dallas isn't technically a "midwest" town but these guys have that low budget, who-even-gives-a-fuck-about-our-band sound that generally emanates from Illinois or Ohio. The production quality of the recordings are perfect- murky, fuzzy, analog guitars that let the live-take-sm57-punk-croonings poke through in just the right way. The songs don't take themselves too seriously either with titles like the bouncy "My Girlfriend Is A Rock" and the Sheena-esque "They Were Doin The Pogo". But that don't mean they all ain't chock-full-o-catchy-ass-toe-tappin-hooks. Who knows? Maybe some bored teens from Kankakee will decide to start a Nervebreakers cover band. The audience at the local VFW would be none the wiser. Get it <a href="https://gethiprecordings.bandcamp.com/album/politics-my-life-is-ruined-i-cant-help-you-my-girlfriend-is-a-rock">here</a> and <a href="https://gethiprecordings.bandcamp.com/album/i-wanna-kill-you-they-were-doin-the-pogo">here</a>.<p></p><p>
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Murky home recordingS? Devil-may-care genre-bending? Danzig-esque crooning? Melodic single-note shredding? A Neil Young cover? HELL FUCKING YASS! Oakland's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/quaaludeaddict/?fref=ts">Crystal Logic</a> are everything a punk rock band should be...in short...NOTHING IN PARTICULAR!! These dudes prove its okay to enjoy rock n' roll and play it like you fucking mean it. No gimmicks, no pretensions, no reductionism...just unadulterated, hot-blooded rawk for your dome piece. If this band doesn't econo-jam their way into your twisted, shriveled heart its too late for you, brah. Get it <a href="https://crystallogic.bandcamp.com/">here</a>.<br />
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Taken at face value <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hidanrico/?fref=ts">Dan Rico</a>'s latest full-length <i>Endless Love </i>(released by local label <a href="https://www.facebook.com/maximumpelt/?fref=ts">Maximum Pelt</a>), is difficult to categorize. Rico, one of Chicago's busiest and most prolific rock n' roll warriors, is one of those artists that resists being pinned down or boxed in...currently he is 1/3 of Chicago's art rock outfit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/egotunes/?fref=ts">EGO</a>, lead guitarist for power pop riff rockers <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MAMAbandchicago/?fref=ts">MAMA</a>, the frontman of Prince tribute band Purple Pain, a producer/engineer and now a solo artist in his own right. Its not surprising that the sounds on <i>Endless Love</i> are a synthesis of a wide variety of influences. His vocal style croons, but sometimes shrieks, the rhythm track is loose one moment and the next tight, the production quality ping pongs between bleeding reverberation and dry compression, one song is punctuated, the next fluid. At times I hear The Raspberries, Buzzcocks, Doris Troy, Magic Sam and Prince. Still the LP feels completely seamless and there is somehow an undeniable consistency to these seemingly disparate approaches to the point that one is left proclaiming <i>Endless Love</i> sounds wholeheartedly Rico. But if the charm of its diversity of styles doesn't get you the songs will. This record is chalk full of so many bangers you won't be able to resist dropping the needle on this baby for a hot minute. Get it on wax <a href="http://maximumpelt.bigcartel.com/product/pre-order-package-mp-95-dan-rico-endless-love-lp">here</a>.<br />
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The short description on their Bandcamp page reads "TULSA DUMPSTER SURF" which is a pretty succinct and accurate description of Who and The Fucks's sound. Each track is bathed in spring reverb and analog rawness. A lot of the songwriting has a heavy 90s influence- some tracks leaning towards early Hole or Nirvana. Still others have a nouveu 60s feel- like The Mummies or even Brian Jonestown Massacre with their use of organ, noise-y passages, sound bites and ambient scuzz. The lyrics are really great as well- every song is an honest snapshot of a certain aspect of being young and surrounded by rock n roll low-lifes...my kind of folks! Get it <a href="https://whoandthefucks.bandcamp.com/album/porous">here</a>.<br />
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Amidst researching places to play/bands to play with in Tucson, AZ for an upcoming tour I found myself lost in a gigantic, prickly cactus patch of rad Tucson music. I'll be honest, it caught me a little by surprise- when people talk about rock n' roll destinations or "hubs" in the US I rarely hear anyone mention Tucson. What are the reasons for this?...is it cuz its so close to LA? have too many touring bands gotten pulled over on the Arizona interstate? am I total moron? Who can say. What I do know is that there are some seriously great bands down there putting out some pretty vital music. So much music, in fact, that instead of writing a bunch of separate reviews (hahahahaha!!...too lazy) I've decided to just showcase them all in one post.<br />
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Without further ado, I humbly submit to you my <i>Tucson Digital Desert Mix Tape</i>...<br />
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This record came my way via a facebook message that sat in my inbox for months (like 100s of other great ones that I likely missed out on while I was taking a break from writing for WPOM). Well I suppose this is one of my rewards for returning to the music blog game cuz this LP riiiips!! <a href="https://joesephjaymes.bandcamp.com/">Joseph Jaymes</a>, out of Phoenix, drags his healthy Nirvana obsession into strange new realms combining dissonant 90s song structure with elements of minimalism, psychedelia, hard core punk and shoegaze. The recording, captured in a mid-fi style, is peppered with voicemail recordings from friends, family, label owners and even a guitar repairman. <i>Banned Vuren</i> takes you on a sonic odyssey of self exploration/implosion as the songs, wracked with regret, boredom, snark, cynicism and introspection blend seamlessly into one another, simultaneously arresting and releasing the listener over and over again until it abruptly ends. Its an impressive release to say the least and I was hooked at every turn. Get it <a href="https://joesephjaymes.bandcamp.com/">here</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BLKMGQ/">Black Magique</a> absolutely nail that early 80s synth pop/darkwave sound! This cassingle has got it all: airy synths, cheesy drum machines, echoing snares, goo-y bass tones, gothic lyrics and hooks galore! Their analog approach to the recording wraps the whole package up in a deliciously lo-fi bow that is as decadent as it is dark (desert menu?). Its also got an ironic, tongue-in-cheek-ness to it that makes it all the more charming. This band is doing what they do very well indeed!! Get it <a href="https://blackmagique.bandcamp.com/album/sexercise-beverly-kills">here</a>.<br />
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West coast hard core outfit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BD-Bad-Daddies--305714579474856/">B.D. (Bad Daddies)</a> are ripping out some pretty "mature" punk music these days. Haha... ok... admittedly, I have only just now come across this band so I don't want to come off as sounding too presumptuous, but at this point in their career they sound like a band that's finally broken down and admitted that there's more to life than just being "hard". That's not to say that B.D. don't deliver the fast/loud goods on this cassette EP- the last two songs especially are true-to-form, punk-as-fuck bashers- however they also offer up a little nuance on this release which rounds out the tough bits nicely. Just listen to the track "How Do You Like Your Coffee?" that's featured below. Its definitely punk, but its got a melodic, 90s shoegaze twist to it that's very pleasing to the earballs. Singer Camylle Reynolds also belts out each track with a controlled, semi-melodic yell akin to the Ian Mackaye style (which is personally my favorite type of hard core vocals). Get it <a href="https://baddaddies.bandcamp.com/album/b-d-demo-2016">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A little background on GOOD VIBRATIONS...This two day festival, put on by Austin's #1 rock n' roll rascal Ben Tipton (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/195896509445/">BURGER CITY ROCK N' ROLL</a>), is in its third year and features some of the finest leather-clad musical delinquents from all over the country. While headliners <a href="https://www.facebook.com/THENOBUNNY/">NOBUNNY</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/themeanjeans/">Mean Jeans</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reigningsound/">Reigning Sound</a> would've given anyone a good reason to pack up and head to Austin the festival also featured a butt-load of other rad established and upcoming acts. Well-known or not, nearly every band played something that sounded like glam, old metal, proto punk, power pop, country rock or all the above. Good Vibrations Fest is for the people who pine for the days when denim, feathered hair and flairs were high-fashion, KISS still frightened worried midwestern parents, synthesizers weighed a shit ton and vans came off the assembly line with shag carpeting already installed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of bands that caught my eye was <a href="https://www.facebook.com/loteriaustin/">Loteria</a> from Austin. Their unpretentious, straight forward, "econo-jam" riff-rocking made me say "yeah this is what I want to listen to right now" (lemme just say that I'm pretty sure that was right after my first toot and way before my first bowl so I was ready to ride the lighting)...Its music that would sound even better if you were driving a 1974 AMC sports car</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> down a desert highway in west Texas while you listened to it. At times they sounded like hairy, suede-leather'd, southern rockers, at other times great american troubadours and still others three-chord garage punks. In all honesty, they sounded the way my yankee brain believes a band from Texas ought to sound like and the drummer's cowboy hat and Texas flag rodeo shirt only reinforced this vague notion . Their 2014 LP, </span><i style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Party Favors</i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, gives you a pretty good idea of what they're about. Can't wait to hear the new one. Get it </span><a href="https://loteriatx.bandcamp.com/" style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">here</a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">While I had met two of their members, Leo and Pato, the week before while on the road in El Paso at The Monach, I hadn't actually heard <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nalgadasband/">Nalgadas</a> until they took the stage on the first day of the fest at The Barracuda. Nalgadas make guttural music for the maladjusted troglodyte that lurks in all of us. Angular riffs swoop in, disorient you and push you back on your heals as the rhythm section delivers blow after blow until you finally fall backwards into your shallow, filthy rock n' roll grave. Their music punishes as it pleases and then leaves you standing in front of a smoldering stage. Just check out this track off their 2014 LP <i>QUIUBO</i>. Get it <a href="https://nalgadas.bandcamp.com/album/quiubo">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Matthew Melton's (Bare Wires, Warm Soda) new project, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Pleasers-287658021417589/">Pleasers</a>, is pretty rad. Fans of glam staples like Milk N' Cookies or Nick Gilder will be pleased with is unashamed nod to the form in Melton's signature style. Filled out by aforementioned Tipton on bass and Julian Young on drums these three lover boys play rock n' roll like they've been living in a roller-rink biosphere for the last 40 years. Fortunately they've emerged to serve us an unhealthy dose of saccharine teenage rebellion from a dangling, denim-upholstered coke spoon. Dig in to their latest piping hot, self-titled digital single <a href="https://pleasers.bandcamp.com/album/such-a-fool-b-w-whirlwind">here</a>.</span><br />
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The now legendary cult TV classic <i>Twin Peaks</i> has made a resurgence in recent years largely due in part to its exposure to a whole new generation of fans via the online video-streaming site Netflix. This combined that with the overall rise of 90s nostalgia has allotted the show a great deal of influence on modern youth culture. In Chicago we've even got a band named Twin Peaks and now, apparently, "Twin Peaks" is own music genre. That is, at least according to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Appendixes?fref=ts">Appendixes</a> which cites the show as one of its primary musical influences. I assume they mean the eery, analog-synth-heavy soundtrack composed by Angelo Badalamenti. Badalamenti's influence on the band's sound, while detectable is not overt. For one, they don't use many synths (however there is a synth part featured on the track below). I also don't find their musical modes and harmonic progressions to be like the creepy, sinister and often campy compositions penned by Badalamenti for the show, however like the show's music they employ minimalism and repetition to lull the listener into a particular emotional state. They're sound is decidedly dream pop, sometimes evoking some new wave elements and other times a desert psych feel that is as expansive as it is personal. However the band labels itself though its making some really beautiful, really chill music. Get it <a href="https://appendixes.bandcamp.com/album/everyday-use">here</a>.<br />
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3342592794/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/track=964097885/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 42px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://appendixes.bandcamp.com/album/everyday-use">Everyday Use by Appendixes</a></iframe>ypickonmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344221966729992529noreply@blogger.com0