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White Lung

Now that I'm home doing nothing for nearly three weeks, I'd figured catching up on things I've been meaning to post since the summer... well either do this or read a book about Reagan-- tough call.

Most of my listening to Vancouver-based White Lung's second 7", Magazines, came at the end of my summer, when I was basically listening to half Dangerhouse/Dangerhouse rip-off stuff (the other half being Lookout! things). After their first release on the smaller Hockey Dad Records, they moved over to Deranged for this one.

I don't know if they have a publicist or it's just 'cause they have the novelty of being four (good-looking) girls in a punk band or 'cause they're awesome, but when I was looking some stuff up, I noticed that White Lung have gotten a lot of press from some unlikely sources (various locals, Vice). This doesn't do much good because they give you token comparisons like the Ramones, but it did pay off when I read that guitarist Natasha described them an "an eight-legged ball of fury."

The A-side is the real hit here; for starters, punk songs about ketamine? Still, with each song on here, Mish's vocals provide a bite. Put that over Dangerhouse style and occasional haunting post-punk moments (as on "Backhouse"), and I'm sold.

As for what's up next, I've read that they've recorded (or are recording a new 7"), and when I emailed the band about posting this a few months back, they said they'd tour the East Coast once they're LP is out-- fingers crossed on all accounts. They've got a West Coast tour slated for February for all y'all on this coast.

White Lung- Magazines 7"

Get it from Deranged

Slumberland orgy this week!

So I've been just terrible at keeping this up lately- I didn't even post the last two PRDCT playlists. Well, my excuse is that school sucks. I'm writing a thesis, so until March 1, this blog probably won't see too much action. Maybe winter break will see an update.

Well, there's a little bit of good news to go along with this...

The last Cheeky show was awesome. Obviously, I'm sad to see them go, but I'm really excited to get the 12" in the mail (order one from Freedom School!), and I picked up a tape of a live recording of theirs which is cool.

I'll be doing a show with Christa next semester, which will rule. I haven't done a show with anyone for almost two years at this point, and Christa has gotten to hear me rant nearly every day for the past couple months about how excited I am that we're teaming up.

And in the more immediate future, I'm putting together a Slumberland orgy this week to help celebrate its incredible twenty years of indie pop.

As always, if you're in Boston, listen in at 95.3 fm; anywhere else you can steam live at whrb.org.

November 5, 2009 (PRDCT #33)

Please Inform the Captain This Is a Hijack- "We Train These Robots" | Defeat Or Humiliate The United States Of America (LP, 2006) | Clean Plate

Wipers- "Is This Real?" | Is This Real? (LP, 1979) | Park Ave.

Really Red- "Crowd Control" | Crowd Control (7Inch, 1979) | CIA

Shorebirds- "D.O.A." | Shorebirds (7Inch, 2008) | No Idea

The Rats- "Haywire Desire" | Intermittent Signals (LP, 2008) | Mississippi

Mob 47- "Res Dig Mot Overheten" | Kärnvapen Attack (7Inch, 1984) | Roj

Human Mess- "Useless and Unacceptable" | Follow You Home (LP, 2009) | No Way (playlist)

Negative FX- "Feel Like a Man" | Negative FX (LP, 1984) | TAANG!

Nightstick Justice- "Sick and Tired" | Claustrophobic (7 Inch, 2008) | Grave Mistake

Witches with Dicks- "How to Cook for 40 Humans" | Manual (LP, 2007) | Kiss of Death

Injections- "Prison Walls" | Bloodstains Across California (LP, 1993) | Bloodstains

Social Circkle- "Out of Focus" | City Shock (LP, 2009) | No Way (playlist)

Iron Lung- "One Cure for Two Diseases" | Life, Iron Lung, Death (LP, 2004) | 625 Thrash/Boredom Noise

Brainbombs- "Turn to Shit" | Fucking Mess (LP, 2008) | Lystring

Rusted Shut- "Feeling Weak" | Dead (CD, 2009) | Load (playlist)

The Men- "Ailment" | We Are the Men (12Inch, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

Francis Harold and the Holograms- "Glitter Girls" | Who Said These Were Happy Times (LP, 2009) | Going Underground/Square Wave

Dynasty- "Animal Disregard" | Animal Disregard (7Inch, 2006) | Dynasty

Nomos- "Operation Cyclone" | Demo (7Inch, 2009) | Deranged (playlist)

Margaret Thrasher- "Anti-Reverence Anthem" | Are You There God? It's Me Margaret Thrasher (7Inch, 2006) | Clarence Thomas

Sinks- "Get Outta My House" | Sinks (7Inch, 2007) | Fashionable Idiots

The Phantom Pregnancies- "Viva La Diva" | The Compilation That Could Have Been a Contender (LP, 2003) | Dim Mak

The Mo-dettes- "White Mice" | Kray Twins b/w White Mice (7Inch, 1979) | Human

P.S. Eliot- "We'd Never Agree" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

Metal Pitcher- "The Moon" | Mental Picture b/w The Moon (7Inch, 1989) | Merge

Azalea & Jem

Jabberwocky- "Take the Money and Run" | Drunk on the Highway (7Inch, 1995) | Baby Doll Records

Cub- "Your Bed" | All Kindsa Girls Vol 2 (7Inch, 1994) | Munster

The Astro Zombies- "Fountainhead" | Fountainhead (7Inch, 1992) | Community 3

The Audience- "Voyeurs" | Young Soul (7Inch, 1998) | Gold Standard Laboratories

Pink Kross- "Velocababy" | Astral Angora (7Inch) | Nana

Action Patrol- "B Plus" | B is for Bombard (7Inch, 1996) | Assorted Porkchops

Alligator Gun- "Johnson" | I Told You So (7Inch, 1995) | Relativity Recordings

The Action Time- "You've Got To Escape from all the Heartbreak Pain in Living in the World Today" | Rock and Roll (7Inch, 2000) | Southern Records

The Adversives- "Garden City" | The Search for Roger Ferris (7Inch, 1996) | Farmhouse

The Ashley Stove- "Kanibits Waits" | Bolus (7Inch, 1993) | Anteaterelephantalufagus Music

Cactus Fossils- "Paper or Plastic?" | Cactus Fossils (7Inch, 1989) | Flip Side

The Jeff Humphrey Trio- "Smashing Bloke" | The Jeff Humphrey Trio (7Inch) | Troubleman Unlimited

Crawlspace- "Black to Comm" | Gimme the Keys!! (LP, 1988) | Trigon

I Have Mass- "Idiot Blue" | I Have Mass (7Inch) | LFM

The In Out- "The Long Fuse" | Hatched and Scrambled (7Inch, 1995) | Viscera-Versa

Giant Haystacks- "All This Could Be Yours" | split with This Is My Fist! (7Inch, 2004) on Art of the Underground/625 Thrash

Cat Party- "Jigsaw Thoughts" | Cat Party (LP, 2009) | Flat Back (playlist)

Turpentine Brothers- "Not Your Fashion" | Get Your Mind off Me (7 Inch, 2006) | Alien Snatch

The Mayfair Set- "Junked!" | Young One (12Inch, 2009) | Captured Tracks/Woodsist (playlist)

Cee Bee Beaumont- "Martini Stomp" | Activate the Cloudsley Plan (7Inch, 1996) | Damaged Goods

Butterglory- "Bike" | Butterglory (7Inch, 1993) | Merge

Mike Rep and the Quotas- "Village Idiot" | Quit Talking and Start Chalking (7Inch, 1993) | Siltbreeze

Kitty Cat Spy Club

I just put up Thursday's Halloween show over here, so get yr cover on. I didn't quite get to play everything I wanted to (nothing off of Fortune Cookie Prize, for instance!), but it was a lot of fun!

Here's another gem of lo-fi punk. Kitty Cat Spy Club were a band in the early to mid 1990s out of the Bay Area. They remind me of some of the more down-tempo Frumpies stuff. In 1995 they put out the Decoy X split with the Teenagers on Radio Trash. I think the real tricky part is that the Teenagers were actually just an alias of KCSC with them mixing up what everyone played.

Kitty Cat Spy Club were a relatively short-lived band, but while they were around they played with the likes of Bikini Kill, Team Dresch, and the Donnas before they were the Donnas.

Kitty Cat Spy Club/Teenagers- Decoy X split

October 29, 2009 (PRDCT #32, Halloween covers edition)

Lots of covers for Halloween- lots of fun! KJ and I are dressing up as Daphne & Velma (she's Daphne, I'm Velma). Also...

Slingshot Dakota- "Waiting Room" | Demo #3 (MP3, 2009) | Self-Released

Cheeky- "The Golden Ghost" | Art of the Underground Single Series Volume 29 (7Inch, 2008) | Art of the Underground

God Is My Co-Pilot- "Out in the Streets" | I Am Not This Body (CD, 1992) | The Making of Americans

Crimpshrine- "Tomorrow" | The Sound of a New World Being Born (CD, 1998) | Lookout!

Dead Dog- "Hate Song" | Dead Dog (12Inch, 2008) | Mauled by Tigers

Holly Golightly- "Box Elder" | Singles Round-Up (CD, 2001) | Damaged Goods

Thick Shakes- "Your Body Not Your Soul" | Ooh Mommy (MP3, 2009) | Snugglehound

The Raincoats- "Lola" | The Raincoats (LP, 1979) | Rough Trade

Girls at Our Best!- "This Train" | Pleasure (LP, 1981) | Happy Birthday

Screaming Females- "Cortez the Killer" | split with the Hunchback (7Inch, 2008) | Freedom School

King Everything- "Backwoods" | Demo II (CD, 2009) | Self-Released

Cub- "Cast a Shadow" | Betti-Cola (LP, 1993) | Mint

Chugga Chugga- "The Sign" | Nine Times (CD, 2004) | Self-Released

The Aislers Set- "Not Too Young to Get Married" | split with Poundsign (7Inch, 1999) | Slumberland

The Softies- "I Can't Get No Satisfaction, Thank God" | It's Love (CD, 1995) | K

Shop Assistants- "What a Way to Die" | Will Anything Happen (LP, 1986) | Chrysaslis

Hey Girl!- "Always Be My Baby" | Spill Your Guts!! (LP, 2007) | Thrillhouse

The Avengers- "Paint It Black" |The Avengers (LP, 1983) | CD Presents

Mika Miko- "Attitude" | 666 (12Inch, 2006) | Post Present Medium

Bratmobile- "There's No Other Way" | Teenbeat 100 (7Inch, 1993) | Teenbeat

Devo- "Satisfaction" | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Devo! (LP, 1977) | Warner

Big Black- "The Model" | Song About Fuckng (LP, 1987) | Touch & Go

Minor Threat- "12XU" | Minor Threat: Complete Discography (CD, 1989) | Dischord

Das Oath- "Feel Like a Man" | split with Ampere (12Inch, 2006) | Clean Plate

Born Against- "Riding with Mary" | The Rebel Sound Of Shit And Failure (LP, 1995) | Vermiform

Ampere- "Regulator" | split with Das Oath (LP, 2006) | Clean Plate

Rorschach- "My War" | split with 1.6 Band (7Inch, 1994) | Chainsaw Safety/Troubleman Unlimited

Swing Kids- "Warsaw" | Discography (CD, 1999) | Three One G

Brainworms- "For Want Of" | split with Tubers (7Inch, 2008) | Bakery Outlet/Rorschach/Dead Tank

Pygmy Lush- "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" | Homegrown (Cassette, 2008) | Self-Released

Redwing Blackbird- "What It's Like to Fly" | Ampere Covers (Cassette, 2007) | Self-Released

October 22, 2009 (PRDCT #31)

Started off with those two songs because I'm feelin' a bit ill. Steve came in and played some records. Go see Slingshot Dakota & Sinaloa on Saturday! Played a couple things for a couple bands breaking up- Mika Miko and then Cheeky announced their last shows.

Screeching Weasel- "Guest List" | My Brain Hurts (LP, 1991) | Lookout!

Archie and the Pukes- "I've Got Worms" | Archie and the Pukes (7 Inch, 1995) | Centsless

Jabberjaw- "Thinner" | This is Fucked, This Is Shit (7Inch, 1992) | Homemade

Slingshot Dakota- "Ohio" | Their Dreams Are Dead, but Ours Is the Golden Ghost (MP3, 2007) | Self-Released

P.S. Eliot- "Hail Mary" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

Monument- "Busy Being Bees" | A 3 Song 7" (7Inch, 2008) | Self-Released

Football, Etc.- "Dream Big" | First Down (CD, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

Barr- "Song Is the Single" | Song Is the Single (7Inch, 2006) | Post Present Medium

The Dutchess and The Duke- "Side by Side" | Sub Pop Singles Club (7Inch, 2009) | Sub Pop

Des Ark- "If by 'Gay' You Mean 'Totally Freaking Awesome,' Then Yeah, I Guess It's Pretty Gay" | Battle of the Beards (CD, 2007) | Lovitt

Sinaloa- "Seek Harbor" | Oceans of Islands (LP, 2008) | Level Plane

Gogogo Airheart- "Nice Up the Dance" | ExitheUXA (LP, 2002) | Gold Standard Laboratories

Velocity Girl- "Forgotten Favorite" | ...One Last Kiss (CD, 1992) | Spin Art

Pizza- "In Your Head" | split with Tideland (7Inch, 2009) | Cosmic Debris

Talulah Gosh- "Streaming Train" | Streaming Train (12Inch, 1987) | 53rd & 3rd

Cheeky- "Get Outta Here" | Choke on a Cheeseburger (7 Inch, 2008) | Freedom School

Oxymoron- "Beware, Poison!" | Beware, Poison! (7Inch, 1998) | C & P Knock Out

Pedestrians- "American Town" | Pedestrians (7Inch, 2006) | South Kore

Social Circkle- "Drunk Cop" | City Shock (LP, 2009) | No Way (playlist)

Omega Three- "Is This a Future?" | Angry Songs (7Inch, 1982) | Crass

Violent Society- "I Wanna Know" | Not Enjoying It (CD, 1995) | Mother Box/C.I./Rotten Roll

D.Q.E.- "Masturbation Made a Mess out of Me" | Masturbation Made a Mess out of Me b/w Rain (7Inch, 1992) | Golden Brown

The Donnas- "I Don't Wanna Go to School" | Da Doo Ron Ron (7Inch, 1996) | Super Teem

Huggy Bear- "Her Jazz" | Taking the Rough with the Smooth (10Inch, 1993) | Kill Rock Stars

Mika Miko- "Zombies Take One" | 666 (12Inch, 2006) | Post Present Medium

Witches- "Young Ones" | Witches (7Inch, 2008) | Salinas

General Interest- "Cops in Love" | Right by the Beach (12Inch, 2009) | Ride the Snake (playlist)

Cat Party- "Product of the Eighties" | Cat Party (LP, 2009) | Flat Back (playlist)

Secret Prostitutes- "Sputnik" | Secret Prostitutes (7Inch, 2008) | Psycho Wolf/Arsegestapo 1982/Death Xclamations/Cutthroat

A-Frames- "Togetherness" | A-Frames 2 (CD, 2003) | S-S

Deep Sleep- "Let Go" | You're Screwed (7Inch, 2006) | Grave Mistake

Turboslut- "Exorcism" | split with Pygmy Lush (LP, 2009) | Exotic Fever (playlist)

Bored to Death- "I Hate You More" | Bored to Death (7Inch, 1993) | Recess

Dystrophy- "Burlingame Punx Is an Oxymoron" | California Thrash (CD, 2005) | 625 Thrash

Fleabag- "Curb Appeal" | The Best of the Nest 2009 (CD, 2009) | For the Birds (playlist)

Best Friends Forever- "Handpocket" | Romance Conflict Adventure (CD, 2007) | Plan-It-X

Lil Bunnies- "Unabunnie" | Unabunnie (7Inch, 1996) | Wrench

The Fingers- "You Get On My Nerves" | You Get On My Nerves (7Inch, 1992) | Bag of Hammers

Dolly Mixture- "How Come You're Such a Hit with the Boys, Jane?" | Demonstration Tapes (CD, 1995) | Royal Mint

The Men- "Ailment" | We Are the Men (LP, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

Vendabait

My favorite Centless Productions release would almost for sure have to be Archie and the Pukes' 7". STRAIGHT EDGE PEOPLE SUCK- happy edge day kiddos. Centless was a Cincinnati-based label, which I can only assume expired at some point in the '90s.

A close second would be the Vendabait's Crushing My World 7". I can find virtually no information on this band, but what drew me to this record in the RH library was a sticker that described it as punk by two boys and two girls (it doesn't take much more than this to sell me but it also said it was good and was written by the trusty squid). This came out in 1992; I can only assume they're also from Ohio, but as I said, I can find virtually no information on this band, and I'm too lazy to go back to the station and look at the liner notes right now (hence the tiny internet picture). If you need more convincing, there's an Avengers cover ("We Are the One")!

This is out of print, of course.

Vendabait- Crushing My World 7"

October 15, 2009 (PRDCT #30)

Yo! Sorry I've been so neglectful regarding posting things other than playlists lately- schooool. Hopefully I will rip a few things tomorrow and get some stuff to you. Let me know if you've got requests.

For now, I'm psyched for a couple shows. Scot put the first one together, and Christa took care of the venue. Both shows are all ages/no booze. The first is an $8 suggested donation, the second a $5 suggested donation. The TBA on the second one will be a new band with Dan, Nick, Will, & Mark, or if you want to make it sound all fancy, members of DST, Montcalm (throwing it back), Tussin, & Witches With Dicks/Closet Fairies.

And to clear things up: Evan did request 3oh3 (or whatever it's called) on KJ's show.

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Algernon Cadwallader- "Katie's Conscious" | Some Kind of Cadwallader (LP, 2009) | Be Happy

Little Lungs- "Atlantic Bridge" | Hoist Me Up! (7Inch, 2008) | Salinas

Team Dresch- "Hand Grenade" | Hand Grenade (7Inch, 1994) | Kill Rock Stars

Lack-a-Daisy- "Over and Over" | The Angry Fish (7Inch, 1992) | Bing's Haus of Soft Non-Violent Playthings/Brick Row

Vendabait- "I'm a Jerk" | Crushing My World (7Inch, 1992) | Centsless

P.S. Eliot- "Sore Subject" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

Hygiene- "T.V. Girl" | Hygiene (7Inch, 2009) | Dire (playlist)

Television Personalities- "Silly Girl" | And Don't the Kids Just Love It (LP, 1978) | Fire

The Fucking Angels- "The Curse" | split with Vicious Ginks (LP, 1995) | Gravity

Bikini Kill- "Hamster Baby" | Pussy Whipped (LP, 1992) | Kill Rock Stars

The Bells- "Come Back" | Girls In The Garage (LP, 1996) | Romulan

The Lovelies- "Spanish Girls on T.V." | Nothing La-di-da (7Inch, 1995) | Elefant

Mirah- "Dreamboat" | Small Sale (7Inch, 2001) | Modern Radio

Sourpatch- "He's Succeeding" | The Best of the Nest 2009 (CD, 2009) | For the Birds (playlist)

The Lean-To's- "Soapscum" | Lucky (7Inch, 1992) | Watercolour

Wounded Lion- "Wyld Parrots" | Creatures in the Cave (7Inch, 2009) | Down in the Ground/Gilgongo (playlist)

Guinea Worms- "Soiled Sender" | The World's Lousy with Ideas, Volume 8 (LP, 2009) | Almost Ready

Alley Cats- "Nothing Means Nothing Anymore" | Dangerhouse Volume One (LP, 1991) | Frontier

Foreign Objects- "White Elephant" | Foreign Objects (7Inch, 2009) | Loud Punk/Shock to the System (playlist)

Screamers- "If I Can't Have What I Want (I Don't Want Anything)" | Demos 1977 Volume One (7Inch, 1977) | Bootleg

Mountain High- "Co-op Shmo-op" | Mountain High (7Inch, 2006) | Hot Dog City

Jackknife- "Rocket Ship Park" | My Girlfriend's Back (7Inch, 1992) | Discos del Diablo

Rights Reserved- "Persimmon" | split with Assfactor 4 (7Inch, 1995) | Fallen Squirrel

Human Mess- "Aftertaste" | Follow You Home (LP, 2009) | No Way (playlist)

(Impatient) Youth- "Rat Pack" | Don't Listen (LP, 1990) | Lost & Found

Ultraman- "Eggboy" | Ultraman (7Inch, 1988) | Self-Released

Swans- "Big Strong Boss" | Filth (LP, 1983) | Labour

Impact Unit- "My Friends & the Pit" | My Friend the Pit (7Inch, 1989) | Crucial Response!

DYS- "More Than Fashion" | Wolf Pack (LP, 1989) | TAANG!

Rorschach- "My War" | split with 1.6 Band (7Inch, 1994) | Chainsaw Safety/Troubleman Unlimited

Ebola- "Let It Die" | Incubation (LP, 1996) | Flat Earth

Cult Ritual- "Holidays" | First LP (LP, 2009) | Youth Attack (playlist)

Glu- "A Genoux" | Glu (7Inch, 1996) | Rekin

Master Bleed- "Pregnant Nun" | Master Bleed (7Inch, 1993) | Blood Wrench

Cold Sweat- "Stop Crying" | Severed Ties (LP, 2002) | Rock & Roleplay

The Men- "Ailment" | We Are the Men (12Inch, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

Migraine- "The Beyond" | Migraine (7Inch, 2009) | Stress Domain (playlist)

Vile Nation- "Nothin to Lose" | No Exit (7Inch, 2008) | Way Back When/Even Worse

Mourn- "Froth and Foam" | Mourn (7Inch, 1994) | Reproductive

Verbal Assault- "More Than Music" | Tiny Giants (7Inch, 1988) | Giant

Antilles- "Salvage" | split with Trifle Tower (7Inch, 2008) | Murehouse

Daitro- "La Substance et la Matiere" | split with Ampere (7Inch, 2007) | Pure Pain Sugar/Clean Plate

October 8, 2009 (PRDCT #29)

Grass Widow- "Tattoo" | Grass Widow (12Inch, 2009) | Captured Tracks

Sexy Kids- "Sisters Are Forever" | Sisters Are Forever (7Inch, 2008) | Slumberland (playlist)

Six Cents and Natalie- "Maybe You Could Be the One" | Sidewalk Chalk (7Inch, 1999) | Kittridge

Rose Melberg- "Moon Singer" | Homemade Ship (LP, 2009) | K

King Everything- "Dead Horse" | Demo II (CD, 2009) | Self-Released

The Waifs- "Say Goodnight" | Demo (Cassette, 2009) | Self-Released

The Widow Babies- "Harp of 1000 Strings" | Jetpacks (12Inch, 2009) | Ol Factory (playlist)

Wax Museums- "Magnet Part I" | Magnet (7Inch, 2008) | Fashionable Idiots

Selby Tigers- "World Without Charm" | Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 3 (CD, 2000) | Hopeless/Sub City

The Strike- "Ain't Gonna Take It" | split with Dillinger Four (7Inch, 1995) | Doing It for the Kids

Ejectors- "Slam Dance" | Sacred Cattle (7Inch, 1994) | Existential Vacuum

Fleabag- "Curb Appeal" | The Best of the Nest 2009 (CD, 2009) | For the Birds (playlist)

The Devil Is Electric- "The Devil and My Family" | split with This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb (7Inch, 2006) | Risk

Crimpshrine- "Summertime" | Duct Tape Soup (LP, 1992) | Lookout

Off With Their Heads- "Sleeping in Carrie's Car" | All Things Move Toward Their End (LP, 2007) | No Idea

Dead Uncles- "Applauded Droning" | Cut Down to Sighs (7Inch, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

Vicious Ginks- "Past Up" | This Weeks Ginks (7Inch, 1996) | Vinyl Communications

Last Stand- "Scum Guns" | split with Noonday Underground (7Inch, 1985) | TAANG!

Social Circkle- "Drunk Cop" | City Shock (LP, 2009) | No Way (playlist)

Gorilla Biscuits- "New Direction" | Start Today (LP, 1989) | Revelation

Hul- "Dode Fisk" | Den Danske Ungdom (LP, 2009) | Hjernespind

Naked Aggression- "Right Now" | Keep Your Eyes Open (7Inch) | Broken Rekids

Human Mess- "Bullshit Parade" | Follow You Home (LP, 2009) | No Way (playlist)

Heresy- "Release" | In Crust We Trust (CD, 1993) | Lost & Found

Gomek- "Suicide Pact" | Gomek (7Inch, 2008) | Dead Tank/Drugged Conscience

OK?- "Earthseed" | Everything Is Going to Be (7Inch, 2009) | Life's A Rape (playlist)

Boy Problems- "Participation" | Sacred Cattle (7Inch, 1994) | Existential Vacuum

Fifth Column- "All Women Are Bitches" | All Women Are Bitches (7Inch, 1992) | K

P.S. Eliot- "Incoherent Love Songs" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

Swirlies- "Bell" | Blonder Tongue Audio Baton (LP, 1992) | TAANG!

Wounded Lion- "Wyld Parrots" | Creatures in the Cave (7Inch, 2009) | Down in the Ground/Gilgongo (playlist)

Le Shok- "Booze Is the Best Part" | split with Electric Frankenstein 2000 (7Inch, 1999) | Know

The Men- "Sketchy Pussy" | We Are the Men (LP, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

Montcalm- "I Stopped Believing in Existence" | split with Kodan Armada (7Inch, 2003) | Brightskull

Elder- "Empty Lots" | Reflect (CD, 2009) | Forge Again (playlist)

Dead Friends- "I Wish You Were in BKLN Too" |Dead Friends (LP, 2009) | Drugged Conscience/Pure Pain Sugar (playlist)

Honeywell- "You and Me Screaming, Numb Ears" | Honeywell (LP, 1993) | Mollycoddle

Inquisition- "We Got a Bomb..." | Split with Kilara (7Inch, 1995) | Pop a Wheelie!

Leatherface- "I Want the Moon" |Mush (LP, 1991) | Roughneck

Dow Jones & Industrials- "Can't Stand the Midwest" | Bloodstains Across the Midwest (LP, 1995) | Bloodstains

Limp Wrist- "Dead Weight" | Limp Wrist (12Inch, 2009) | Lengua Armada (playlist)

Punch- "Don't Start" | Punch (LP, 2009) | Discos Huelga/625 Thrash (playlist)

October 1, 2009 (PRDCT #28)

Lemuria- "Pants" | Get Better (LP, 2008) | Asian Man

Coathangers- "Dreamboat" | Shake Shake (7Inch, 2008) | Suicide Squeeze

The Diamond Sea- "Restless" | Slow Signal (10Inch, 2009) | Yellow Ghost (playlist)

Fleabag- "Curb Appeal" | The Best of the Nest 2009 (CD, 2009) | For the Birds (playlist)

Delightful Little Nothings- "Over Us" | Delightful Little Nothings (7Inch, 1994) | Candy Floss

Demolition Doll Rods- "I Wanna O.D." | I Wanna O.D. b/w Dream (7Inch, 1995) | Bag of Hammers

Mystery Artist- "Unknown" | Girls In The Garage (LP, 1996) | Romulan

The Spoiled Brats- "No I Don't" | Jackie's Never Coming (7Inch, 1994) | Rip Off

The Decals- "You (That's All We Ever Talk About)" | You (That's All We Ever Talk About) (7Inch, 2000) | Hybrid

Fergus & Geronimo- "Blind Muslim Girl" | Blind Muslim Girl b/w Powerful Lovin' (7Inch, 2009) | Tic Tac Totally

Pink Razors- "First Degree" | First Degree (7Inch, 2006) | Rorschach

The Queers- "I Met Her at the Rat" | The Queers Grow Up (LP, 1989) | Lookout

Radio Faces- "Coffee Cup" | Party at the Bushwick Hotel (LP, 2009) | Art of the Underground

P.S. Eliot- "Sore Subject" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

Hussy- "Pretty Boy" | Hussy (7Inch, 1993) | Gritty Kitty

Thee Oh Sees- "She Said to Me (demo)" | Sub Pop Singles Club (7Inch, 2009) | Sub Pop

Wounded Lion- "Wyld Parrots" | Creatures in the Cave (7Inch, 2009) | Down in the Ground/Gilgongo (playlist)

Panther- "Woo-Haa" | Broken Rock 'n' Roll Blaster (7Inch, 1999) | Twist Like This

The Brentwoods- "Do the Bug with Me" | Do the Bug with Me b/w Buri Buri U.S.A. (7Inch, 1995) | Telstar

Harlem- "South of France" | Free Drugs (LP, 2009) | Female Fantasy (playlist)

Beat Happening- "Black Candy" | Black Candy (LP, 1989) | K

Holly Golightly- "Virtually Happy" | Singles Round-Up (CD, 2001) | Damaged Goods

Ratsia- "Ikuinen Rakkaus" | Kick Your Mama's Ass (LP, 1996) | Reverendo Moon

General Interest- "I Still Vote for Reagan" | Right by the Beach (12Inch, 2009) | Ride the Snake (playlist)

The Huns- "Glad He's Dead" | Busy Kids b/w Glad He's Dead (7Inch, 1978) | Self-Released

No Connection- "Stemmie" | Second to None (7Inch, 2008) | Barbarossa / Successful Sex / Redhead / Nothing Solid

Margaret Thrasher- "Next Best Thing" | Are You There God? It's Me Margaret Thrasher (7Inch, 2006) | Clarence Thomas

Elston's set

Poison Idea- "Smack Attack" | Blank Blackout Vacant (CD, 1992) | TAANG!

The Exploding Kind- "Don't Wanna Deal (With Today)" | Sugar Pill (CD, 1996) | Shimmy

New Bomb Turks- "Dented 'n' Spent" | Highway Revisted (LP, 1994) | Crypt

Lack-a-Daisy- "Nunchucka" | The Angry Fish (7Inch, 1992) | Bing's Haus of Soft Non-Violent Playthings/Brick Row

The Shaved Pigs- "Die for Profits" | Breakfast Is Served (LP, 1987) | NL/Shadowline

Fire Party- "Cake" | Fire Party (12 Inch, 1988) | Dischord

Clikatat Ikatowi- "Identity Crisis" | Orchestrated and Conducted By (LP, 1996) | Gravity

Dead Friends- "Minimum Rage" | Dead Friends (LP, 2009) | Drugged Conscience/Pure Pain Sugar (playlist)

Stop It!!- "Amen and Boys" | Self Made Map (LP, 2005) | Perpetual Motion Machine

Opposition- "Nine Minute Sleep" | Opposition (7Inch, 1995) | Figure Four

Deathwish- "Tailgate" | Tailgate (7Inch, 1984) | Amory Arms

Drunks With Guns- "Enemy" | Alter Human Industrial Fetishisms (7Inch, 1987) | Dental

The Men- "Hated" | We Are the Men (12Inch, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

The Hookers- "Kiss My F*cking Ass" | The Hookers (7Inch, 1995) | Smut-e

Red C- "Jimi 45" | Flex Your Head (LP, 1982) | Dischord

Honkas- "Kunst" | Lied Für Fritz (7Inch, 1982) | Pogar

Moderate Rock

So I was just not that into my show last night, and I'm lazy and don't feel like upping my whole playlist. Instead I'll leave you with an album that you'll probably care more about anyway.

I posted some Margaret Thrasher a little while back, and since then they released an LP (and also broke up). I don't think Moderate Rock grabs me quite as much as the 7"s, but that may be hard to do. They still give you a dose of straight-up hardcore with throaty lady vocals, this time even scratchier I think. Jules gets it going from the very beginning with "fuuuuuck, not again." "Raise the Bar" was one of my favorite longs from the 7"s and is rerecorded here. It's played faster but somehow doesn't have the same bounce to it. Putting this all together, it doesn't sound like I really like this LP that much, but I do. I really do. A lot.

This was released on P-Trash but is already out of print, so try to hunt it down through some other distros.

Supposedly some of the people from this band have something new going on, but I can't remember the name of it. I'll try to remember to ask Foreign Objects tonight (listen to them at 10 on Christa's show!).

Margaret Thrasher- Moderate Rock

Fleabag

I keep thinking I've heard my favorite demo of the year. First it was Foreign Objects. Then it was Bloody Gears. Then it was the Waifs. This time, I think Fleabag have done it.

I guess this band's biggest claim to fame is that they're ex-Punkin Pie. I must confess that I've never been super fond of this band. They're super cute, of course, but if I'm gonna go with Plan-It-X-y pop punk, I think I'd choose another.

Fleabag, on the other hand, are beyond awesome. I first heard them on the Best of the Nest 2009 compilation put out by the New York-based feminist zine distro For the Birds (this is an awesome tape/CD by the way, so track it down!). My first time listening through this comp, I loved the Fleabag track the most. On the way down to Best Friends Day, Josh brought their tape along for the drive, and I fell further in love. One thing that I think is really cool is that they put the five songs on both sides of the cassette. They're one of a bunch of awesome pop bands from the Bay Area right now (maybe stretching it on the Bay a bit, but who's excited for the Sourpatch LP?!) They did an East Coast tour this summer, but hit Worcester rather than Boston. Hopefully they'll come back again!

"Curb Appeal" is their track on the Best of the Nest, and I think it remains my favorite on the demo (at least for now since I'm most familiar with it). Like the rest of the tape, it's pretty straight-up pop punk with some '90s indie rock mixed in. I always love songs that reminisce about being a certain age- this really gets me with "we were all 19, you'll forget me by the end of the week." Even just getting a chance to listen to more of the tracks now, they all get a big thumbs up from me. This tape rules- perfect for walking by the river in the sun, or in a few weeks, lamenting the sun that is no longer around.

I thought this flier was cool, and I don't have the tape yet, so I can't scan in that art.

You can't really order this online, but if you get in touch with me I can send you their address and you might be able to grab a copy.

Fleabag- Demo

Bitch School

I can't believe it's the end of summer. Like officially now. September 22nd is the fall equinox. I think I went through some intense listening phases this summer. It was primarily Lookout!-Dangerhouse Summer 2K9, but especially at the beginning of the summer it was Slampt-fest. OK not so much Slampt, but a lot of stuff that sounds like it could be on Slampt. Basically just snotty grrrls playing fuzzy pop kinda stuff. Basically when I was ripping a bunch of vinyl there was one awesome bin with things like Bette Davis and the Balconettes and Budget Girls.

Bitch School is a band I don't know too much about, and I can't find any info about them. This self-titled 7" came out in 1999 I believe on Lipstick Records. Straight-up power pop with a bit of fuzz. Crush songs about record shops? The best!

If you know anymore about this band or how I might possibly get a copy of this 7", let me know! (If it wasn't clear from the picture, this copy is from the station.)

Bitch School- s/t 7"

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Oh yeah and this weekend was awesome! Teenage Cool Kids were beyond fun. It was great to have a dance party with Audrey & Mark & Dan & lots of sweaty strangers I don't know. If you took pictures send me some.

September 17, 2009 (PRDCT #26)

I wish I had recorded this show-- I think it was definitely one of my favorite solo shows I've done in quite a while. Thanks to the guy who called in about United Mutation. Hopefully I'll rip some new stuff to put up soon... got a busy week ahead though.

Box Elders- "Alice and Friends" | Alice and Friends (7Inch, 2009) | Goner

P.S. Eliot- "Sore Subject" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

Thee Crucials- "Squares Beware" | Live at the Mystery Spot (7Inch, 2006) | Rob's House

Magnitude 3- "Gloria" | Melvin b/w Gloria (7Inch, 1995) | Goner

Wounded Lion- "Wyld Parrots" | Creatures in the Cave (7Inch, 2009) | Down in the Ground/Gilgongo (playlist)

Bratmobile- "P.R.D.C.T." | Pottymouth (CD, 1991) | Kill Rock Stars

The Avengers- "We Are the One" | We Are the One (7Inch, 1977) | Dangerhouse

The Joneses- "Bedrock" | Criminal (12Inch, 2008) | Full Breach Kicks

The Diamond Sea- "Heavy Skies" | Slow Signal (10Inch, 2009) | Yellow Ghost (playlist)

Third Party- "Work Anthem" | Greatest Hits (7Inch, 1996) | Crackpipe

Social Circkle- "USSA" | Static Eyes (7Inch, 2006) | No Way

Media Disease- "Unwritten Laws" | Hit and Run (7Inch, 1990) | Lost & Found

Margaret Thrasher- "The Next Best Thing" | Are You There God? It's Me Margaret Thrasher (7Inch, 2006) | Clarence Thomas

Maggot Sandwich- "Communism" | Dead to My World (7Inch, 1985) | KML

Nobody's Heroes- "Bloodbath at the Senior Prom" | Kill Tomorrow (7Inch, 1998) | Bernt Harry Butt

Turboslut- "Exorcism" | split with Pygmy Lush (LP, 2009) | Exotic Fever (playlist)

Baader Brains- "Body of the King" | The Complete Unfinished Works Of The Young Tigers (LP, 2008) | Empyre (request)

The Men- "Ailment" | We Are the Men (12Inch, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

United Mutation- "Infinite Regression" | Rainbow Person (7Inch, 1984) | DSI

No Talk- "Tighten the Noose" | Tighten the Noose (7 Inch, 2008) | AG82/Cutthroat/Death Exclamations/Psychowolf

The Fartz- "People United" | World Full of Hate (LP, 1982) | Alternate Tentacles

Kieltolaki- "Totaalisen Tuhon Huominen" | Totaalisen Tuhon Huominen (7Inch, 2007) | Moo Cow

Sirens- "Marching In" | Where Have You Been? (7Inch, 2006) | Regeneration/Nation of Finks

Good Grief- "C.F.D." | This is Fucked, This Is Shit (7Inch, 1992) | Homemade

Kitty Cat Spy Club- "Girl Love" | split with the Teenagers (7Inch, 1995) | Radio Trash

The Intelligence- "Reading and Writing About Partying" | Reading and Writing About Partying b/w Like Like Like Like Like Like Like (7Inch, 2009) | Raw Deluxe

The Brentwoods- "Do the Bug with Me" | Do the Bug with Me b/w Buri Buri U.S.A. (7Inch, 1995) | Telstar

Teenage Cool Kids- "Speaking in Tongues" | Foreign Lands (LP, 2009) | Protagonist (playlist)

Dead Dog- "Swallow It" | Dead Dog (12Inch, 2008) | Mauled by Tigers

Wayward Youth- "Do You Wanna" | Killed by Death #15.5 (LP, 1998) | Killed by Death

Neo Boys- "Rich Man's Deam" | Neo Boys (7Inch, 1981) | Trap

Nobodys- "I Wanna Be a Ramone" | Nobodys (7Inch, 1997) | Hopeless

Gynecologists- "Gym Gerrard" | Bloodstains Across the Midwest (LP, 1994) | Bloodstains

OK?- "Duress" | Everything Is Going to Be (7Inch, 2009) | Life's a Rape (playlist)

Sons of Ishmael- "Small Town Mentality" | Hayseed Hardcore (7Inch, 1985) | Death Enema

Melee- "Landlords" | One Way Dead End (7Inch, 2002) | Lengua Armada

Grids- "My Own Parts" | Grids (7Inch, 2009) | Lunchbox (playlist)

Sedition- "Disgrace" | Endless Struggle (LP, 1995) | 1 in 12

Canadian Rifle- "Live Infected" | Visibility Zero (LP, 2009) | Residue

Youth Brigade- "Last Word" | Flex Your Head (CD, 1982) | Dischord

Bomber- "When Your Time Is Up" | Mourning (7Inch, 2009) | Cowabunga/On-High (playlist)

Reagan Youth- "Reagan Youth" | Vol. 1 (LP, 1990) | New Red Archives

Flag of Democracy- "Houses Made for Mannequins" | Shatter Your Day (LP, 1986) | Buy Our Records

Fleabag- "Curb Appeal" | The Best of the Nest 2009 (CD, 2009) | For the Birds (playlist)

Neighborhood Watch- "Politics" | Neighborhood Watch (7Inch, 1987) | Vinyl Communications

The Grand High Potentates- "Batman" | Batman b/w Psycho (7Inch) | Unga Bunga

Drunkdriver- "Fire Sale" | Fire Sale (7Inch, 2009) | Fashionable Idiots (playlist)

September 10, 2009 (PRDCT #25)

Smart Cops- "K.O.P." | Cominciare a Vivere (7Inch, 2009) | Sorry State

Wrangler Brutes- "Rap Music" | Wrangler Brutes Tape (LP, 2005) | X-Mist

Turboslut- "Speed" | split with Pygmy Lush (LP, 2009) | Exotic Fever (playlist)

Crucifix- "See Through Their Lies" | Dehumanization (LP, 1983) | Corpus Christi

Anti You- "Anti You Too" | Making Your Life Miserable (7Inch, 2008) | No Way

Dark Ages- "Radioactive States of America" | Vicious Lie (7Inch, 2009) | Cowabunga (playlist)

Divisions- "Vomit Wounds" | Divisions (7Inch, 2008) | Human Crush

Human Mess- "At War" | Follow You Home (LP, 2009) | No Way

Terminal Youth- "Money and a Name" | Shit Fit (7Inch, 2003) | Rich White Kids

Logic Problem- "Inherent Goodness" | No Center (7Inch, 2009) | Grave Mistake (playlist)

Bomber- "Mourning" | Mourning (7Inch, 2009) | Cowabunga/On-High (playlist)

Formaldehyde Junkies- "PCP Funtime" | Formaldehyde Junkies (7Inch, 2006) | Fashionable Idiots

Youth Against Fascism- "P.R.I." | Libertad y Justicia para Quien? (7Inch, 1996) | Alarma

Strangle Hold- "She's Not Leaving" | Leisure Tour '84 (7Inch, 1984) | Taang/One-Step

OK?- "Earthseed" | Everything Is Going to Be (7Inch, 2009) | Life's A Rape (playlist)

N.N.- "Ataque de Nervios" | N.N. (7Inch, 2008) | Lengua Armada

Bukkake Boys- "Mind Thoughts" | Splendid Thoughts (7 Inch, 2008) | Vile Minds

Dir Yassin- "Untitled" | Dir Yassin (7Inch, 2001) | Lengua Armada

Dysfunctional Youth- "Todays' Youth" | Pogo Attack (LP, 1995) | Pogo Punk

Seasick- "Ennui" | Ennui (7Inch, 2009) | Headcount (playlist)

Amateur Party- "Public Utility Complaint" | Public Utility Complaint (7Inch, 2009) | Paramnesia

The Shitty Limits- "Smart Guys" | Beware the Limits (CD, 2009) | Sorry State (playlist)

Yikes- "Putrifiers" | Secrets to Superflipping (10Inch, 2006) | Upset the Rhythm

Engine Boo- "Havana" | Engine Boo (7Inch, 1996) | Wallabies

Night of Pleasure- "Bitch Pitch" | Night of Pleasure (7Inch, 2007) | Columbus Discount

TV Ghost- "The Nihilist" | TV Ghost (LP, 2007) | Die Stasi

The Men- "Sketchy Pussy" | We Are the Men (12Inch, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

The Nuns- "World War III" | Live (7Inch, 1980) | Rosco

Rhino 39- "Prolixin Stomp" | Dangerhouse Volume One (LP, 1991) | Frontier

Foreign Objects- "White Elephant" | Foreign Objects (7Inch, 2009) | Loud Punk/Shock to the System (playlist)

The Konks- "Three Mile Baby" | The Konks (7Inch, 2001) | Baby Doll

The Stains- "Sick of Being Sick" | The Stains (7Inch, 1980) | Gutterworst

Wounded Lion- "Wyld Parrots" | Creatures in the Cave (7Inch, 2009) | Down in the Ground/Gilgongo (playlist)

Sourpatch- "He's Succeeding" | The Best of the Nest 2009 (CD, 2009) | For the Birds (playlist)

Deep Sleep- "On a Slab" | Three Things at Once (CD, 2009) | Grave Mistake (playlist)

Fleabag- "Curb Appeal" | The Best of the Nest 2009 (CD, 2009) | For the Birds (playlist)

Sexy- "Alchemy" | Por Vida (LP, 2009) | Thrillhouse

This Is My Fist!- "Wooden Bullets" | A History of Rats (LP, 2006) | No Idea

P.S. Eliot- "We'd Never Agree" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

AK-47- "The Badge Means You Suck" | Bloodstains Across Texas (LP, 1992) | Bloodstains

Stand Off- "Negative Thoughts" | Over All (7Inch, 1995) | Distraught Records

Deep Wound- "I Saw It" | Deep Wound (LP, 1983) | Damaged Goods

Oi Polloi- "Reach for the Light" | Resist the Atomic Menace (7Inch, 1995) | Campary

El Smasho!- "Red Devil" | Clown in the Family (7Inch, 1990) | Bonehead

Terminal Disgust- "United Police States of America" | Start a Riot! (LP, 1996) | Clean Plate

Punch- "We're Not in This Together" | Punch (LP, 2009) | 625 Thrash/Discos Huelgas (playlist)

Strung Up- "D.M.S." | No Bullshit Vol. 1 (7Inch, 2007) | No Way

Direct Control- "Fake" | No Bullshit Vol. 1 (7Inch, 2007) | No Way

Domestik Doktrin- "Saturday Night Fever" | Domestik Doktrin (7Inch, 2004) | 625 Thrash

Dead Friends- "Crass Fts" | Dead Friends (LP, 2009) | Drugged Conscience/Pure Pain Sugar (playlist)

Anti Scrunti Faction

Here's another remnant from the summer. While I'm excited to get back to my regular show, having guest DJs always mixed things up and introduced me to some new records. When Steve came in to spin some stuff, he brought in Anti Scrunti Faction.

It's not too hard to track down this band since Leslie Mah from Tribe 8 was in it. A.S.F. were total bad ass feminists in their own right though, appearing in cool queer zines like J.D.s and writing songs like "Slave to My Estrogen." Plus they were totally crusty looking kids who wrote songs about what made them angry. Or sometimes depressed or happy. Check out this old MRR profile for some more info along with this Flipside interview. Plus in that Flipside interview Leslie says, "I like colors and being positive." And I think they're way snottier than Tribe 8. Seriously, what's not to love? Their LP, Damsels in Distress, is long out of print, so do yourself a favor and grab it below.

Oh yeah, and speaking of MRR, the queer punk issue is out now so check it out!

Anti Scrunti Faction- Damsels in Distress

September 4, 2009 (PRDCT #24)

Things are mostly back to normal now-- the series of guest DJs from the summer is over. The new schedule for the semester will be instituted next week, so look for my new time slot then.

The Men- "Ailment" | We Are the Men (LP, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

Black Flag- "Can't Decide" | My War (LP, 1983) | SST

Robocop 3- "Fuck You Doc Hopper" | If the Door is Locked There's Someone In There (7Inch, 2007) | Thrillhouse

The Randumbs- "7/4" | The Randumbs (7Inch, 1997) | Radio

Nomos- "The Most Dangerous Game" | Demo (7Inch, 2009) | Deranged (playlist)

F.Y.P.- "Dress Code" | Made in U.S.A. (7Inch, 1991) | Recess

Dead Uncles- "Applauded Droning" | Cut Down to Sighs (7Inch, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

Fleabag- "Curb Appeal" | The Best of the Nest 2009 (CD, 2009) | For the Birds (playlist)

Chopper- "Not Perfect" | Self-Preservation Society (7Inch, 1995) | Crackle

The Stitches- "Electroshock Carol" | Twelve Imaginary Inches (LP, 2002) | TKO

KGBeasley and the Leather Violence- "Sonic Bondage" | Sonic Bondage (7Inch, 2009) | Heavy Leather

Dead Friends- "I Wish You Were in BKLN Too" | Dead Friends (LP, 2009) | Drugged Conscience/Pure Pain Sugar (playlist)

Cheap Tragedies- "Days of Our Lies" | Cheap Tragedies (7Inch, 2008) | No Idea/High Anxiety 416

Private School- "Fuck You" | Smash the State (LP, 1979) | No Exit

Punch- "Right of Way" | Punch (LP, 2009) | 625 Thrash/Discos Huelgas (playlist)

The Birthday Party- "She's Hit" | Junkyard (LP, 1982) | 4AD

Drunkdriver- "It Never Happened" | Fire Sale (7Inch, 2009) | Fashionable Idiots (playlist)

The King Cobra- "March on Pompeii" | The King Cobra (CD, 2003) | Troubleman Unlimited

Registrators- "Girl Girl Girl" | Girl Girl Girl (7Inch, 1995) | Mangrove

Mika Miko- "Blues Not Speed" | We Be Xuxa (LP, 2009) | Post Present Medium

General Interest- "I Still Vote for Reagan" | Right by the Beach (12Inch, 2009) | Ride the Snake (playlist)

Guilty Faces- "Nightmares" | Nightmares (7Inch, 2008) | Room 101

Teenage Cool Kids- "Animal Sounds" | Foreign Lands (LP, 2009) | Protagonist (playlist)

Sleetmute Nightmute- "The V & V Girls" | Night School (7Inch, 2002) | Kill Rock Stars

Really Red- "Crowd Control" | Crowd Control (7Inch, 1979) | CIA

OK?- "Duress" | Everything Is Going to Be (7Inch, 2009) | Life's A Rape (playlist)

August Spies- "Eat a Bag of Shit" | August Spies (7Inch, 1996) | Rodent Popsicle

Bomber- "Lying Dogs" | Mourning (7Inch, 2009) | Cowabunga/On-High (playlist)

P.S. Eliot- "We'd Never Agree" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

The Raunch Hands- "Stomp It" | Stomp It (7Inch, 1984) | Egon

Jacuzzi Boys- "You Should Know" | Island Ave. (7Inch, 2008) | Hozac

Coconut Coolouts- "Head Full of Stones" | Pizza Regret (7Inch, 2007) | Seeing Eye

The Royal Coachmen- "Lollipop" | Move It! (LP, 1966) | Teenage Shutdown

Wounded Lion- "Wyld Parrots" | Creatures in the Cave (7Inch, 2009) | Down in the Ground/Gilgongo (playlist)

Sweet Weapon- "Oh..!? Jesus Knocked Down" | Overheat (7Inch) | Nitro

The Twerps- "Happy Little Tykes" | split with the Showcase Showdown (7Inch) | 702

The Diamond Sea- "Safe Keeping" | Slow Signal (10Inch, 2009) | Yellow Ghost (playlist)

Abe Froman- "Fair Friend" | split with Soophie Nun Squad (LP, 2003) | Harlan

The Diamond Sea

Summer is finally coming to a close (today was my first day of classes), so I figure it's time for a bit of reflection on one of my favorite things I picked up this summer.

I was lucky enough to see the Diamond Sea play three dates on their northeast-ish tour. Hopefully if you live above the Mason-Dixon line you got a chance to see them as well. Despite the fact that I saw them three times in four days, each show was awesome. Their tour kick-off was the dyke march benefit show on Friday, June 26 in New York. The Carnal Knowledge reunion was insane. Missed them the next night at Dan's house, but I heard it was fun, and the boys seemed to still be recovering as we drove out to Western Mass the next day. Meghan put together an awesome show. We missed Brain Killer but caught Waste Management, the Diamond Sea, Cult Ritual, Ampere, and Aerosols. The following night just required a short bike ride over to Gay Gardens to see Afflictions, Confines, and then the Diamond Sea and Cult Ritual again. Confines were my favorite of the evening. Their demo is all gone now, but you can (and should) download it here. While you're there, check out the Bloody Gears demo too because it rules.

OK, back to the task at hand. My favorite description of this band is "The Diamond Sea sounds like Sleater-Kinney through a Gang Of Four filter." Aside from the gimicky name drops and what not that make it so great, it's also probably the most accurate one.

This 10" was put out by Yellow Ghost. Tara has also set up a bunch of awesome tours in Australia for bands like Ampere & Daniel Striped Tiger, and Punch will be headed over there soon.

When I first grabbed this record I listened to the A-side over and over. "Heavy Skies" is probably my favorite of the album. While the first half is great, I think my focus on it meant I didn't listen to the B-side enough. "Safe Keeping" is certainly another favorite. Anyway, I'm kind of spent on writing about music for the day and I started this over a month ago, so I don't really remember where I wanted to go with this. I'll just let the Diamond Sea's music speak for itself.

The Diamond Sea- Slow Signal

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OK?

A couple months back now (I guess, my concept of time has gone out the window, and I can't believe I'm moving again in two days), I got a triple dose of records from Life's a Rape: the Cult Ritual Holidays 7", the new Loser Life LP, and the OK? 7". The Cult Ritual 7"? A dud. The Loser Life LP? Solid as usual. The OK? 7"? The best of the bunch-- an awesome catchy surprise of catchy anarcho-punk.

I don't really know a whole lot about OK?. They're from San Diego. I believe the singer has a love connection to Crime Desire/the guy who runs this label (scene gossip oooh). This is their first release. They haven't played too many shows so far. Mostly I know you should check out this record.

I should have access to a scanner again in a week or so, but for now, my awesome photo booth pictures will live on.

According to the liner notes, the A-side, "Earthseed," "is a passive call to arms, an observational description of the modern age and a speculation of that following; it is a record of a species living in denial or arrogance-- but not for long." The flip side "Duress," "is about marketing and about being force-fed nonsense. It describes the feeling of living in a culture that constantly bombards you with advertising, and the agenda these ads perpetuate."

To quote a certain message board poster, "Punk needs more bands like this."

To order this paypal $5.50 to colinrrmf [at] yahoo [dot] com.

For now...

OK?- Everything Is Going to Be 7"

August 12, 2009 (PRDCT #22 with Melissa and Dan)

Awesome show tonight with Dan & Melissa. Melissa packed in the riot grrrls while Dan brought the punx and tolerated our little dance party to Skinned Teen. Dan started things off with his brother's old band. I had time to pack in a couple Foreign Objects songs, and we got to hear Melissa's first band, And I Can't Wait, too. I mentioned my recent acquisition to Melissa, so we continued that celebration--she said she hadn't listen to it in a long time, but still knew all the words. If you download the show there'll be a little weird pause static thing because I had to run an emergency test something-or-other. Also, for some reason we just didn't announce very often. I think Angela will be in next Wednesday for my last week of guest DJs/summer air. Anyway, download the show for this week here.

Jake the Dog- "Jenny" | Jake the Dog (CD, 2001) | Going Forwards

Slant 6- "Time Expired" Soda Pop Rip Off (LP, 1994) | Dischord

Witches- "Young Ones" | Witches (7Inch, 2008) | Salinas

Minutemen- "Black Sheep" | Joy (7Inch, 1981) | New Alliance

Team Dresch- "Hand Grenade" | Hand Grenade (7Inch, 1994) | Kill Rock Stars

Dead Uncles- "Wholesome Sleep Deprivation" | Cut Down to Sighs (7Inch, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

Screeching Weasel- "Hanging Around" | Wiggle (LP, 1992) | Lookout

Abe Froman- "What's Your New Address?" | Baltimore Is Scum (7Inch, 2001) | Self-Released

Blotto- "Hunchbacked Cat" | split with Ringers (7Inch, 2008) | Snuffy Smiles

The Queers- "I Met Her at the Rat" | The Queers Grow Up (LP, 1990) | Lookout

And I Can't Wait- "The Public Execution" | split with Bob Barker Youth (LP, 2001) |† Self-Released

Punch- "Don't Start" | Punch (LP, 2009) | 625 Thrash/Discos Huelgas (playlist)

Like Rats- "All Truth" | Like Rats (7Inch, 2009) | Self-Released

The Bayonettes- "Dead End Kids" | Art of the Underground 7" Series (7Inch, 2007) | Art of the Underground

P.S. Eliot- "Incoherent Love Songs" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

The Gits- "Another Shot of Whiskey" | Frenching the Bully (CD, 1992) | C/Z (request)

Huggy Bear- "February 14" | Our Troubled Youth (LP, 1992) | Kill Rock Stars (request)

Skinned Teen- "Pillowcase Kisser" | Bazooka Smooth! (LP, 1995) | Lookout

Air Fix Kits- "Flex Time" | Demo" (CD, 2008) | Self-Released

Heavens to Betsy- "Me & Her" | These Monsters Are Real (7Inch, 1992) | Kill Rock Stars

Velocity Girl- "I Don't Care if You Go" | I Don't Care if You Go (7Inch, 1990) | Slumberland

Bomber- "Lying Dogs" | Mourning (7Inch, 2009) | Cowabunga/On-High (playlist)

Frumpies- "Weird Machine" | Weird Machine (7Inch, 1993) | Kill Rock Stars

General Interest- "Capricious Youth" | Right by the Beach (12Inch, 2009) | Ride the Snake (playlist)

Green Day- "Going to Pasalacqua" | 39/Smooth (LP, 1990) | Lookout

Football, Etc.- "First Down" | First Down (CD, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

Rainer Maria- "Thought I Was" | A Better Version of Me (CD, 2001) | Polyvinyl

Reagan Youth- "(Are You) Happy?" | Vol. 1 (LP, 1990) | New Red Archives

Deep Sleep- "Curbside Breakdown" | Three Things at Once (CD, 2009) | Grave Mistake (playlist)

Gaunt- "Good Bad Happy Sad" | Good Bad Happy Sad (7Inch, 1993) | Bag of Hammers

Sleater-Kinney- "Don't Think You Wanna" | Sleater-Kinney (CD, 1995) | Chainsaw

The Diamond Sea- "Slow Signal" | Slow Signal (10Inch, 2009) | Yellow Ghost (playlist)

Adickdid- "Mailbox" | Dismantle (LP, 1992) | G

The Go Team- "Three Ways to Sunday" | June (7Inch, 1989) | K

Complaints- "Tired of Living" | Complaints (7Inch, 2009) | Youth Attack (playlist)

Kaia- "Sixteen" | Kaia (CD, 1996) | Chainsaw/Candy Ass

Hop Along- "Bride and Groom" | Wretches (10Inch, 2009) | Salinas

X- "Poor Girl" | More Fun in the New World (LP, 1983) | Elektra

Randoms- "Let's Get Rid of New York" | Dangerhouse Volume One (LP, 1991) | Frontier

Weirdos- "Solitary Confinement" | Dangerhouse Volume One (LP, 1991) | Frontier

Foreign Objects- "Leave Me" | Foreign Objects (7Inch, 2009) | Loud Punk/Shock to the System (playlist)

Foreign Objects- "Fixed Failure" | Foreign Objects (7Inch, 2009) | Loud Punk/Shock to the System (playlist)

Julie Ruin- "Punk Singer" | Julie Ruin (CD, 1998) | Kill Rock Stars

(brief pause for the emergency systems broadcast)

Angelic Upstarts- "Kids on the Streets" | Bootlegs and Rarities (LP, 1985) | Dojo

Logic Problem- "Sarcophagus" | City Center (7Inch, 2009) | Grave Mistake (playlist)

Dead Dog- "Worth It" | Dead Dog (12Inch, 2008) | Mauled by Tigers

August 5, 2009 (PRDCT #21 with Dan & Nick)

This was one of my favorite weeks so far this summer. Hopefully you can see DST play this Friday with Delay since I can't make it. Big thanks to Dan, Nick, & all of our visitors throughout the evening. I don't have time to up the show right now because I'm headed down south, but I will do so some time after Monday. Update: here's a download.

Tussin- "Haunts" | Demo (CD, 2009) | Self-Released

White Lung- "Magazines" | Magazines (7Inch, 2008) | Deranged

Teenage Cool Kids- "Speaking in Tongues" | Foreign Lands (LP, 2009) | Protagonist

Chris Bell- "I Got Kinda Lost" | I Am the Cosmos (LP, 1992) | 4 Men with Beards

P.S. Eliot- "The Cyborg" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

Little Lungs- "Dreary" | Hoist Me Up! (7Inch, 2008) | Salinas

Brain Handle- "Smiling" | Smiling (7 Inch, 2008) | Iron Lung

The Men- "Ailment" | We Are the Men (LP, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

The Repos- "Ripped and Glued" | Hearts and Heads Explode (LP, 2007) | Youth Attack

The Fall- "Pro Art Threat" | Palace of Swords Reversed (LP, 1987) | Rough Trade

Hygiene- "T.V. Girl" | Hygiene (7Inch, 2009) | Dire

Sinaloa- "Can You Still See Me Through Your Rose-Colored Glasses?" | Fathers and Sons (LP, 2003) | Word Salad

Wipers- "Messenger" | Over the Edge (LP, 1983) | Trap/Brain Eater

The Diamond Sea- "Heavy Skies" | Slow Signal (10Inch, 2009) | Yellow Ghost (playlist)

The Big Big Bucks- "Summer Bummer" | Crucial Schmooze (LP, 2009) | Self-Released

Dogmatics- "Thayer St." | Everybody Does It (LP, 1985) | Homestead

Cat Party "Jigsaw Thoughts" | Jigsaw Thoughts (7Inch, 2008) | Rich Bitch

Kajun SS- "Know Your Place" | Kajun Place (12Inch, 2006) | Die Slaughterhaus/Therapeutic/Jeth-Row

Bone Awl- "Head of Silence" | Meaningless Leaningless (LP, 2007) | Nuclear War Now!

Drunkdriver- "It Never Happened" | Fire Sale (7Inch, 2009) | Fashionable Idiots (playlist)

La Piovra- "L'Ultima Sigaretta" | La Piovra (LP, 2005) | Youth Attack

Condominium- "Barricade" | Barricade b/w Big Plans (7Inch, 2009) | Fashionable Idiots (playlist)

Reigning Sound- "If I Can't Come Back" | Love and Curses (LP, 2009) | In the Red

The Carbonas- "Journey to the End" | The Carbonas (LP, 2007) | Goner

Usch- "Hatalen" | Bloodstains Across Sweden (LP, 1997) | Salming Sounds

Teenage Fan Club- "What You Do to Me" | The Concept (12Inch, 1991) | Creation

Woods- "Be Still" | At Rear House (LP, 2006) | Troubleman Unlimited

Tideland- "Graveyard Song" | split with Pizza (7Inch, 2009) | Cosmic Debris (playlist)

Arthur Russel- "I Forget and I Can't Tell (Ballad of the Lights Pt. 1)" | Love Is Overtaking Me (LP, 2008) | Audika/Rough Trade

Steve Broadsky- "Gap Girl" | Ole Sunday (LP, 2001) | Magic Bullet

Wwax- "Seven" | Like It or Not (7Inch, 1990) | Merge

Big Dipper- "When Men Were Trains" | Heavens (LP, 1987) | Homestead

Blatz- "Berkeley Is My Baby (And I Wanna Kill It)" | The Shit Split" (LP, 1990) | Lookout

Eddy Current Suppression Ring- "Sunday's Coming" | Primary Colors (LP, 2008) | Goner

Rodan- "Milk & Melancholy" | How the Winter Was Passed (7Inch, 1993) | Three Little Girls

Helms- "Satin Rules" | Secret Doors (LP, 2006) | History Major

Death to Tyrants- "Sparrow Night" | split with Dogs of Ire (10Inch, 2004) | Ethospine Noise

Timber- "Beginning" | Timber (7Inch, 2008) | Something Crucial

Daniel Striped Tiger- "An Errand to Run" | split with Sinaloa (7Inch, 2008) | Narshardaa/Clean Plate

Mean Jeans- "Bogus Memories" | License 2 Chill (7Inch, 2008) | Dirtnap

Screeching Weasel- "Supermarket Fantasy" | Boogadaboogadaboogada (LP, 1988) | Lookout

Oblivians- "Bad Man" | Popular Favorites (LP, 1996) | Crypt

RVIVR- "Can't Stand It" | Life Moves (7Inch, 2009) | Rumbletowne (playlist)

Closet Fairies- "Popular Science" | Upcoming LP (CD-R, 2009) | No Idea (playlist)

Gentleman Jesse & His Men- "You Don't Have To (If You Don't Want To)" | Gentleman Jesse & His Men (LP, 2008) | Douchemaster

Melvins- "Boris" | Bullhead (LP, 1991) | Boner

No-Wave Double Post: Bound & Gagged and Nervous Gender + PRDCT #11 revisited

I don't really often hype other blogs, but recently, I can't get enough of Kamikaze Tailspin.

I got a request/realized I had never upped the whole show with Screaming Females (back from April) so here it is: Screaming Females guest DJ/interview on the Record Hospital. In case you need a refresher, here's the playlist from PRDCT #11. I'm listening to it over again, and it's surprisingly competent considering I had just broken my edge & Steve gave me a 40 at the show. I'm also getting more used to listening to myself speak.

There's a bunch of things to look forward... I think right now I'm most excited to see Dead Uncles & Dylan Bredeau next Tuesday with Foreign Objects and the Waifs (aka Waifffs, new Boston band with members of Libyans, General Interest, Closet Fairies, blah blah blah).

Other than that, I'll be heading down to New York in a few weeks for a visit. I'll definitely be checking out the Big She-Bang IV on Saturday, August 15, put on by For the Birds this year. In addition to a bunch of awesome workshops, Little Lungs, Zombie Dogs, Ina! Ina! (whom I missed at the Dyke March benefit/Carnal Knowledge reunion show), Kate Ferencz, Inertia, & Full of Fancy will be playing.

The weekend after, I'll be heading down to Richmond for Best Friends Day with a car full of punks. I'm excited (I'd even venture to say beyond excited) to see Pink Razors and hang out with some BFFs.

OK... enough rambling. I get easily distracted.

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I don't listen to a whole lot of no-wave, but since Chris played some Bound & Gagged on my show a few weeks ago, I've been listening to that & Nervous Gender pretty consistently. I often kind of view this kind of stuff as a novelty, but I've been enjoying these.

I'm not going to pretend I know a vast history of either of these bands. Instead, I'll give you a little bit and direct you to other places that are more comprehensive.

Bound & Gagged were an all-girl no-wave band from Boston. There's a myspace for them here that has a little bit more info.

Nervous Gender took its name because of Phranc's androgyny. I mostly know Phranc because of the Team Dresch song "Uncle Phranc." I might be a bit of a n00b, but I'll use the fact that I was negative ten years old when this band formed as an excuse. There's a pretty good wiki page for them, and you can check out the band's website for some cool fliers & things.

I'm upping the Bound & Gagged 12" and Nervous Gender's side of their split LP with Beelzebub Youth called Music from Hell.

Bound & Gagged- s/t 12" EP

Nervous Gender- their side of the Music from Hell LP

July 30, 2009 (PRDCT #20 with Rob & Andy)

This was definitely a change of pace from past weeks. Andy & I ganged up on Rob for a little while though. Dan will be in next week followed by a different Dan & Melissa the next week. That's all I got for now. Download Wednesday night's show here.

Xiu Xiu- "Crank Heart" | Fabulous Muscles (CD, 2005) | 5RC

Dead Friends- "Minimum Rage" | Dead Friends (LP, 2009) | Drugged Conscience/Pure Pain Sugar (playlist)

Bikini Kill- "Bloody Ice Cream" | Reject All American (LP, 1995) | Kill Rock Stars

Titus Andronicus- "Titus Andronicus" | The Airing of Grievances (CD, 2009) | Troubleman

Cease Upon the Capitol- "Crash on the Ground" | Cease upon the Capitol (CD, 2006) | Impure

The Saddest Landscape- "Eternity Is Lost on the Dying" | All Is Aplogized For. All Is Forgiven. (LP, 2009) | Slave Union

Native Nod- "Tangled" | Answers (7Inch, 1994) | Gern Blandsten

Tunes for the Bears to Dance To- "Puddles" | Tour 7" (7Inch, 2004) | Self-Released

Punch- "Ol Factory" | Punch (LP, 2009) | 625 Thrash/Discos Huelgas (playlist)

The Ghost Mice- "Please Quit Smoking" | split with Andrew Jackson Jihad (LP, 2008) | Art of the Underground

P.S. Eliot- "Incoherent Love Songs" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

Peter & Craig- "Air Conditioning" | Summer (7Inch, 2008) | Marika

Potboiler- "I'll Always Know What 99 Cents Can Get Me" | Izzy Alcantara (7Inch, 2008) | Salinas

Hop Along- "Bride and Groom" | Wretches (10Inch, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

Murder by Death- "Don't Cry" | Brother (7Inch, 2006) | Tent Show

Jawbreaker- "Do You Still Hate Me?" | 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (LP, 1993) | Tupelo

Funeral Diner- "Two Houses" | The Underdark (CD, 2005) | Alone

The Brass- "Triggers" | split with Her Breath on Glass (7Inch, 2009) | Dear New England

Mass Movement of The Moth- "Ous We Are" | Outerspace" (LP, 2006) | Alone

Her Breath on Glass- "Memories of a Life on Fire" | What We Left Behind (CD, 2009) | Bear (playlist)

Spires- "Scraped from the Bones" | Flowers and Fireworks (LP, 2009) | Inkblot

Modern Life Is War- "Dead Ramones" | Witness (LP, 2005) | Deathwish

Elder- "Town of Clay" | Elder (10Inch, 2008) | Forge Again

La Quiete- "Air Raid in the Land of the Butterflies" | La Fine Non e La Fine (10Inch, 2004) | React With Protest

Team Dresch- "Fagetarian and Dyke" | Personal Best (CD, 1994) | Chainsaw

Spitboy- "Seriously" | Give Me Back (LP, 1991) | Ebullition

Dahlia Seed- "Milk" | Valentine Kid's Litter (CD, 1995) | Theologian

Helium- "Magic Box" | Half-Cocked Soundtrack (LP, 1995) | Matador

The Diamond Sea- "Lock & Key" | Slow Signal (10Inch, 2009) | Yellow Ghost (playlist)

Fugazi- "Last Chance for a Slow Dance" | In On the Kill Taker (LP, 1992) | Dischord

The Lemonheads- "Skulls" | Favorite Spanish Dishes (CD, 1992) | Atlantic

Unless- "Metropolis" | Gone Tomorrow (7Inch, 2006) | Self-Released

The Men- "Hated" | We Are the Men (LP, 2009) | Self-Released (playlist)

William Elliott Whitmore- "Johnny Law" | Animals in the Dark (LP, 2008) | Anti

Pygmy Lush- "Proud King of the Doomed" | split with Turboslut (LP, 2009) | Exotic Fever (playlist)

City of Caterpillar- "Maybe They'll Gnaw Right Through" | City of Caterpillar (LP, 2002) | Level Plane

The Bags

Thursday night was pretty insane. Check out some of Rob's footage. And speaking (er writing I guess) of Rob, he'll be guest dj'ing along with Andy this week. Dan will be in the week after that.

In high school X was one of my favorite bands. I think I was in ninth grade when my sister's friend Ari first played Los Angeles for us, and since then I have never stopped loving them. Basically if you're a girl growing up in Southern California and you like punk, it's impossible not to be into this band. Read Lee's super-long rant about this over at cookie cutter.

Anyway, X were my first introduction into the Dangerhouse catalog and remain my favorite. Lately though I've been listening to a lot of the Bags. I like to think of the Bags as the snot to X's sass. And you know how much Christa and I love snotty girls... actually I may not have given that rant on this blog, but basically snotty girls are the best.

All Bagged Up is pretty much what it sounds like- it's all of the band's recordings between 1977 & 1980... the Dangerhouse recordings and then a bunch of live stuff, rehearsals, demos, and alternate takes.

The Bags- All Bagged Up

July 22, 2009 (PRDCT #19 with Steve and Liz)

Steve and Liz came in and played some records with me tonight. Steve immediately won my heart when he played Julie Ruin in the first set. Things are really awkward between the two of them now because they got in a big fight and are no longer going to be living together. They will duke it out for Boston punk supremacy on Tuesday- Libyans are playing at PA's with the Shitty Limits, Logic Problem, & Women; Sexual Janitor are playing at Midway Cafe with Preyin Hands, Garbage Strike, & Bloody Gears- it's their demo release! Also, I'm now Sex/Jan's manager.

Flux of Pink Indians- "Tube Disaster" | New Smell (7Inch, 1981) | Crass

Anti-Scrunti Faction- "Suicide Note" | Damsels in Distress (LP, 1985) | Unclean/Flipside

The Nymphets- "Feels Like Motherfuckers" | Feels Like Motherfuckers (7Inch, 2007) | Psychic Handshake

Julie Ruin- "Punk Singer" | Julie Ruin (LP, 1998) | Kill Rock Stars

P.S. Eliot- "Sore Subject" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas (playlist)

Red Alert- "In Britain" | In Britain (7Inch, 1982) | No Future

Eddie & the Subtitles- "American Society" | Bloodstains Across California (LP, 1993) | Bloodstains

Area 51- "untitled" | Discography (LP, 1993) | Sound Virus

Margaret Thrasher- "Next Best Thing" | Are You There God? It's Me Margaret Thrasher (7Inch, 2006) | Clarence Thomas

The Focus- "Harvest" | The Focus (7Inch, 2008)

N.N.- "Trapos" | N.N. (7Inch, 2008) | Lengua Armada

Archie and the Pukes- "Straight Edge People Suck" | Archie and the Pukes (7 Inch, 1995) | Centsless

Young Offenders- "Situations" | Young Offenders (7Inch, 2007) | Parts Unknown

The Hissy Fits- "Something Wrong" | All Dolled Up (7Inch, 1998) | Mutant Pop

Psyched to Die- "Five Year Plan" | Sterile Walls (7Inch, 2009) | Grave Mistake (playlist)

General Interest- "Drunk Doctor" | Right by the Beach (12Inch, 2009) | Ride the Snake (playlist)

Nuclear Family- "Safety Net" | Nuclear Family (7Inch, 2009) | Loud Punk

The Vibrators- "Whips and Furs" | Pure Mania (LP, 1977) | CBS

Closet Fairies- "Cassandra" | Art of the Underground 7" Series (7Inch, 2008) | Art of the Underground

The Shitty Limits- "Espionage" | Espionage (7Inch, 2008) | Sorry State

Libyans- "Welcome to the Neighborhood" | Welcome to the Neighborhood (7Inch, 2008) | Shock to the System

Cloak/Dagger- "Stay Wasted" | We Are (LP, 2007) | Grave Mistake

G.G. King- "In the Terminal" | Adult Rock (7Inch, 2009) | Douchemaster

Hey Girl!- "Always Be My Baby" | Spill Your Guts!! (LP, 2007) | Thrillhouse

Slant 6- "Soda Pop Rip Off" | Soda Pop Rip Off (LP, 1994) | Dischord

Bomber- "Mourning" | Mourning (7Inch, 2009) | Cowabunga/On-High

Heavy Balls and the Flip-Offs- "Fat Boss" | Heavy Balls and the Flip-Offs (7Inch, 1995) | Beer City

Out Cold- "This Virus Kills Time" | Planned Accidents (7Inch, 2005) | Acme

Tranzmitors- "Dancing in the Front Row" | Some Girls (7Inch, 2009) | Latida

Abe Froman- "Russian 101" | Baltimore Is Scum (7 Inch, 2001) | Self-Released

Slipknot- "Hate in Blue" | Slipknot (7Inch, 1989) | Revelation

Hatred Surge- "Monster" | Hatred Surge (7Inch, 2009) | Painkiller

Punch- "Not So Posi After All" | Punch (LP, 2009) | 625 Thrash/Discos Huelgas (playlist)

The Red Aunts- "The Vibrator Song" | The Red Aunts (7Inch, 1992) | Hell Yeah

Guided by Voices- "The Official Ironman Rally Song" | The Official Ironman Rally Song (7Inch, 1996) | Matador

Contaminators- "No Friends" | No Friends (7Inch, 2007) | Going Underground

The Snot Rockettes- "A Prom Night Massacre" | A Prom Night Massacre (7Inch, 2008) | Todo Destruido

Ima Gymnist- "So Freakin' Juicy!" | So Freakin' Juicy! (7Inch, 2007) | Ol' Factory

Cringer- "Stump" | Time for a Little Something... (7Inch, 1991) | Vinyl Communications

Deathreat- "Four Billion Car Pile Up On The Information Super Highway" | Deathreat (7Inch, 1998) | Partners In Crime

Turboslut- "Roadkill" | split with Pygmy Lush (LP, 2009) | Exotic Fever (playlist)

Forgotten Rebels- "I Think of Her" | In Love with the System (LP, 1978) | Rebel Tunes

Sinks- "Get Outta My House" | Sinks (7Inch, 2007) | Fashionable Idiots

The Young- "I Don't Care" | Four Songs (7Inch, 2009) | Criminal IQ

Poppets- "Phone Call" | Poppets (7Inch, 2007) | Plastic Idol

Big Boys- "Fun Fun Fun" | Fun Fun Fun (12Inch, 1982) | Moment

You can download the show here.

The Weakerthans

Today has been throwback day... kicked it off with In the Aeroplane over the Sea, did a double dose of Pinkerton, then moved on to a John K. Samson session, Weakerthans followed by Propagandhi. Middle/high school jam session are totally necessary sometimes.

I feel like this might get taken down reasonably quickly since it's a bigger band, but whatever. I don't think Fallow was one of the Weakerthans' most popular albums or anything, but it was the only one I had at the time (because it was the only one my older sister had, and I burned it from her). My most distinct memory of this band is discussing them on the bus to some softball tournament in ninth grade. My friend like Guster, I liked pop punk, this is where we found an overlap. Wow, that sentence is kind of embarrassing. She was a sophomore; at least I was only fourteen.

The Weakerthans- Fallow

Pens/Male Bonding + pixxx

Hung out with Screaming Females last night for their big show at House of Blues with the Dead Weather. It was totally crazy to see them play in such a big place- capacity is supposedly 2400. Anyway, it was sweet, and they get free beer, so now I'm stocked up. The girl in Discount sings for the Dead Weather, and she's a total fucking rock star/diva (not in a good way). That was whack. I wish I could see the Screamales/Shell Shag West Coast tour. Over in Cambridge though getting psyched for Punch/Ampere/Trifle Tower/Dark Forces/L'Antietam on Thursday night and then most likely Harvey Milk on Saturday night. In the future, I will almost for sure be headed down to Richmond for Best Friends Day.

Back to the task at hand... As promised another PVI release. I started to write this at various points over the past month or so, so it's probably kind of all over the place.

Shitty picture of the album art... had another one but my camera broke/didn't back up my old hard drive recently at all. If you want to buy me a new one, get in touch. That would be cool.

Pens play sorta noisy pop... maybe if Skinned Teen (ok maybe I'm just saying this cause they're both English) were really hip 15 years later, slowed down a little bit, and became fuzzier and unintelligible. They might be the hippest of the bunch... doing a big West Coast tour with Graffiti Island and Crocodiles, capping it off with a San Diego show with Wavves & No Age. They're playing at Spaceland in LA, which Matt & I used to think was so cool in high school. It was 21+, and we would always say we were gonna go there for our 21st birthdays. Instead some of us have sisters & friends who hire cross-dressing singing telegrams to sing Beyonce and "Happy Birthday." Anyway, Pens definitely give my favorite side of the split.

They play sorta noisy pop... maybe if Skinned Teen (ok maybe I'm just saying this cause they're both English) were really hip 15 years later, slowed down a little bit, and became fuzzier and unintelligible. Basically I've been listening to a fair amount of old Slampt stuff, and I feel like this is about the closest thing to a lot of that stuff that's around today.

Male Bonding are more like Abe Vigoda or something. Not my thing as much, but still a good time.

I pretty much haven't listened to anything else other than the PS Eliot LP this week. Sorry for the mediocre write-up. I guess you're used to it by now though.

Pens/Male Bonding split

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And here are a few pictures from last weekend...

July 16, 2009 (PRDCT #18)

Kept things short & sweet last night. Forgot I had played Dangerloves the week before- guess I've been in the mood for power pop. Dan didn't end up coming in, but I had Jess to help me out/keep me company. I think Liz & Steve will be in for sure next week. Stoked to hang out with Screamales this weekend though not to be at the House of Blues.

Punch- "Don't Start" | Punch (LP, 2009) | 625 Thrash/Discos Huelgas (playlist)

Crucifix- "How When Where" | Dehumanization (LP, 1983) | Corpus Christi

Anti-Cimex- "When the Innocent Die" | Raped Ass (LP, 1983) | Distortion

Last Rights- "Chunks" | Chunks (7Inch, 1984) | Taang

Cult Ritual- "Holidays" | First LP (LP, 2009) | Youth Attack

Failures- "I'm Busy" | Test Press (7Inch, 2009) | Painkiller (playlist)

Turboslut- "Invoking" | split with Pygmy Lush (LP, 2009) | Exotic Fever (playlist)

Foreign Objects- "Leave Me" | Foreign Objects (7Inch, 2009) | Loud Punk/Shock to the System (playlist)

The Avengers- "We Are the One" | We Are the One (7Inch, 1977) | Dangerhouse

Ringers- "Good Things Go" | Hurry Up and Wait (12Inch, 2009) | 1-2-3-4 Go!

P.S. Eliot- "We'd Never Agree" | Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds (LP, 2009) | Salinas

Coathangers- "Shake Shake" | Shake Shake (7Inch, 2008) | Suicide Squeeze

Thee Headcoatees- "I'm Happy" | I'm Happy (7Inch, 1995) | Sympathy for the Records Industry

The Modern Lovers- "Government Center" | The Modern Lovers (LP, 1976) | Beserkley

Gentleman Jesse & His Men- "Attention" | Gentleman Jesse & His Men (LP, 2008) | Douchemaster

Screaming Females- "Treacher Collins" | Power Move (CD, 2009) | Don Giovanni (playlist)

Yellow Fever- "Culver City" | Culver City (7Inch, 2007) | Hugpatch

Pizza- "Do-Do-La-La" | split with Tideland (7Inch, 2009) | Cosmic Debris (playlist)

Glo-Worm- "Travelogue" | Travelogue (7Inch, 1995) | K

Kicking Giant- "This Song" | Alien I.D. (LP, 1994) | K

The Diamond Sea- "Heavy Skies" | Slow Signal (10Inch, 2009) | Yellow Ghost (playlist)

Tsunami- "Stupid Like a Fox" | Deep End (LP, 1992) | Simple Machines

Dangerloves- "Lipsmart" | Lipsmart b/w So This Is Love (7Inch, 2007) | Fashionable Idiots

Petty Crime- "Mathematics" | Forfeit Intent (7Inch, 1998) | Slampt

The Black Clouds- "Asshole" | The Black Clouds (7Inch, 2007) | Babydoll

Heavens to Betsy- "Me & Her" | These Monsters Are Real (7Inch, 1992) | Kill Rock Stars

General Interest- "Capricious Youth" | Right by the Beach (12Inch, 2009) | Ride the Snake (playlist)

The Two Funerals- "Grey Skies" | Tell Yr Story (7Inch, 2008) | The Cottage

Rastro!- "Some Things" | Go in the Dark (7Inch, 1992) | Mira

Talulah Gosh- "Talulah Gosh" | Talulah Gosh (12Inch, 1987) | 53rd & 3rd

Redwing Blackbird- "Goldfinch" | Redwing Blackbird (CD, 2007) | Self-Released

The Sonora Pine- "Cloister" | II (CD, 1997) | Quarterstick

Liza Kate- "A Terrible Beast and a God" | Wayfarers All (LP, 2004) | Owsla

King Everything- "Not Forever, Just for Right Now" | Demo II (CD, 2009) | Self-Released

Des Ark- "The Subtleties of Chores and Unlocked Doors" | Battle of the Beards (CD, 2007) | Lovitt

Weekend recap, Hand Jobs update

final flier by Rebecca

This weekend was awesome. I found out on Friday night that Brainless Oneders couldn't play, which obviously was not ideal, but not really that big of a deal. We started really late (and I normally try to run relatively timely punk shows), but oh well, I knew that was going to happen. My camera won't turn on now (probably because of the shit show that ensued- see below, by Jacki), so I don't really have any pictures. Hopefully I will be able to recover them eventually though.

I branded Allison.

The show itself was awesome. It was great to finally get to see PS Eliot play, and I was so psyched that Little Lungs could play too. Everything went really smoothly- a couple nice boys brought vegan cupcakes, a couple other attendees even drove down from Toronto for the show. Thanks all around to those who came, played, helped out with the show, etc.

What followed was definitely one of the most fun nights I've had this summer complete with markers (again see above), quiet dance parties, climbing into windows, and a couple drinks. (hey PSE- I don't think you read this blog, but up the northerners, we totally kicked your asses.)

Since then I've been consistently jamming their LP (put out on the always awesome Salinas Records, who will also be putting out a Hop Along 10" very soon). They've sold out of it already on tour, but you can get it from the label eventually. I've also been getting a heavy dose of the King Everything demo (Katie's solo stuff). I also am currently wearing my brand new PS Eliot shirt, featuring an awesome drawing by Allison.

I also drove down to see them last night in New Haven- Brian put together an awesome show, and it was great to see Dead Uncles again. It was a ton of fun, good to hang out with everyone again, but now I'm exhausted and am going to sleep.

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Also, a bit more on Hand Jobs from Claire... those songs from the tape are old and were recorded with their first drummer- they're currently scouting out number four, but she says, they'll "be back making noise come the fall."