John Battles BEST OF 2018 (YEAR'S NOT OVER, BUT , WHY WAIT TIL THE LAST MINUTE?)..... Best Shows.   ALL ARE CHICAGO , UNLESS NOTED. 1) Fleshtones , Beat Kitchen. 2) Derv Gordon (Of The Equals) , East Room. 3)Barrence Whitfield and The Savages , The Woggles , Reggie's. 4)Black Oak Arkansas , Reggie's. 5) Planet Rockers , Nashville Boogie. 6) Paladins , Nashville Boogie. 7) Levi Dexter , Nashville Boogie. 8) TIE - The Dyes and The Crookshanks - Liar's Club. 9) Southern Culture on The Skids , Scuba's (Would have been better if some creep named John Battles had'nt crashed the stage.). 10. Bloodshot Bill , Hideout ( Would have been better if some SUPER creep named John Battles had'nt crashed the stage.). Most Disappointing reunion attempt - Josefus , Hideout  ( It was'nt bad , just lacked focus . Personally , I'd rather see Bubble Puppy , but they're not cool this week , among record collectors.). Best shows I missed  -  Linda Gail Lewis and that one guy , Wayne Kramer with MC50 (Had to go to my Nieces' wedding ,  a move I don't regret.)  .  "Dead Boys" ( Cheetah Chrome , Johnny Blitz . Saw them a few months earlier , they brougt the rock.) . Kid Congo Powers and The Pink Monkey Birds (Typical Chicago non - promotion.)   .  Bloodshot Bill  ( Repeat performance , again , typical Chicago non- promotion .).    Jerry Lee Lewis , Riot Fest (Should have gone , but did'nt know how to get there and could'nt see paying $75 to stand in a field , about a mile back , with tens of thousands of douchebags.  Best show I'll have to miss - Deke Dickerson with Crazy Joe , Cobra Lounge. It's on the same night as The Best Show of The Year , though it has'nt happened , yet - Roky Erickson with Hounds of Baskerville and White Mystery. Best Show I was physically thrown out of in five minutes time - Bobby Rush , Buddy Guy's Legends. IF YOU CRAVE ABUSE , GET YOUR YUPPIE BLUES NUT AT BUDDY GUY'S LEGENDS.  Biggest Disappointments in General - Pretty Things' Retirement (Tho' they more than earned it.) ,  The Deaths of Tony Joe White , Nick Knox , Otis Rush (Tho' he suffered far too long.) , Bill Flores (Chocolate Watchband) and Shawn "Sluggo" Maloney , King of Men. Best news  yet - Since Wilko Johnson , Danny Amis and Mike Hurtt kicked Cancer's ass , the bastard has not returned.  Best Record Stores in Chicago -Dusty Groove , Reckless on Broadway (Nothing like it used to be , but better than most.) , Deadwax (Evanston) , Laurie' s Planet of Sound , Bric - A - Brac. Worst Record Stores in Chicago - Vintage Vinyl (Evanston.) , RPM (Recently closed.) , Shuga. Most confusing new stores , Dorian's and Electric Jungle (Not saying they're bad , just confusing.).  

MOODY MONKEY SICK HYENAS out today on Moody Monkey Records. Check it out!

Audio Kings of the third world Loose (Stooges Cover) by Audio Kings of the third world

THE ELECTRIC MESS Promo video for the new Electric Mess album, "House on Fire," coming out on Soundflat Records (LP/CD)

LAs Forgotten

Darren The Cramps...'Blues Fix' vinyl release ! Finally and at long last a vinyl release of The Cramps 'Blues Fix' EP. Release date 29th Sept 2014 This is long, long overdue......22 years is a wait and a half !  Four cover versions all produced by Poison Ivy incidently. A-Side: Hard Workin' Man (Capt Beefheart). It's Mighty Crazy (Lightnin' Slim). B-Side: Jelly Roll Rock (Walter Brown & The Alleycats). Shombalor (Sheriff & The Ravels). Apparently, this is a limited edition of 1000 on 10" blue vinyl although on the ACE website it is listed as an LP ? If you want to be sure of getting a copy ?  You can pre-order it on the ACE Records website by hitting this link: http://acerecords.co.uk/blues-fix Turnin' Blue !      Checkout the blog  'Trash, Garage Garbage and Other Delights'

sloppy kiss soiree

Slippies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is9QfEKppsg

Vivian hello!