Recent Entries

• The Ramones In 'Mutant Monster Beach Party'

  by dave December 29, 2011
  I found this in Pikasa, so it's a little awkward to view, but classic! Here
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• Radio Birdman Bio

  by dave December 28, 2011
  Here

• don' piss me off!

  by dave December 23, 2011
  from bastardrob

• hicksville hogwash

  by dave December 23, 2011
  In The Boginning there was Diddley squat. and Bo created The beat. -on hicksville hogwash's blog post 'Bo Diddley is God.'

• Big Boys Page

  by dave December 21, 2011
  Just found a bunch o' stuff, interviews and such, of Austin's own Big Boys, hope ya like...

• Henry & Glenn Forever, by Igloo Tornado.

  by dave December 20, 2011
  What’s the book? Henry & Glenn Forever by Igloo Tornado. What’s it about? It’s a series of gag-style comic strips about a love affair between Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig.What’s the art look like? Do you recommend it? Yes! At six bucks, it’s a steal. And these are some of the most adorable car...

• Hey, kids, how to clean vinyl!

  by dave December 20, 2011
  when I was at AFN Europe, in Frankfurt. Wet Transfer: 1)Wash your Vinyl Record with Dish Soap and water, removing all dirt and debris. Blot-dry (don’t rub) with a Paper Towel, then dust off with a Compressed can of Air. 2) Take an Isomerizer/Misting Sprayer Bottle (the kind you use to spray ferns wi...

• THE VAMPS - Carving Knife (1980)

  by dave December 20, 2011
  Here is Frank Pugliese's first take on a song that later came out on the S/T release of his band the Sons of Hercules. Enjoy!

• Menudocide, 90s San Antonio, TX band

  by dave December 20, 2011
  I know it's fashionable to knock MySpace nowadays, but look at the page these guys have. It's a complete mash-up of metal, hilarity, and punk. Ta-da! I recommend Taco City Rockers, which can be found on the fun comp. of the same name, all S.A bands. Liner Notes Um, these bands came from San Antonio....

• "Best" band of the 1960s? Paul Revere and the Raiders

  by dave December 18, 2011
  Well, they didn't write their own songs, but they had a coupla weapons in their arsenal: Harmonies learned from the 3 B's (Beatles, Byrds, and Beach Boys. Okay, that's 4 B's but stick with me), Great songwriters Blue-eyed soul Chops and pretty pickin' Hard-hitting vocals from Mark Lindsey- tuff and ...

• Early DIY/lo-fi bands (before the Mummies)

  by dave December 18, 2011
  I owe this name-checking to the compilation Year of the Rats and the discography in the back of John Savage's fine book England's Dreaming. The Desperate Bicycles, Don't back the front TELEVISION PERSONALITIES - part time punks The Urinals - Hologram The Electric Eels-Jaguar Ride Rocket From T...

• Don't Forget The Funnybone! Humorisk-like Punk Bands

  by dave December 18, 2011
  Thank God for the Ramones! Da bruddahs and their cousins the Angry Samoans always give us a reality check when we get too serious. Here are some descendants... Scratch Bongowax, (and here, and here) are an LA band from the 90s. If Head's ReeRee was Metal Mike's son, then these guys were his grands...

• Book Alert! we never learn, by eric davidson (best o' 2011)

  by dave December 18, 2011
    This is a super and fun look back at the garage-punk underground of the 1990s. Recommended! Here is Pt. 2

• Born Bad compilation songlist

  by dave December 17, 2011
  This is from a pretty cool site, Digital Meltdown, he has a reeal wide variety of music on it. Go check it out! If ya don't know what the Born Bad series was, it was 5 volumes of songs that the Cramps liked/covered/modified. Truly great 60s punk and rockabilly.

• Motards, scientists, kent 3, etc.

  by dave December 17, 2011
  Here's my Box.com list (it's short). It's got the 1st Motards 45 and other cool shit.

• Fun links (I hope!)

  by dave December 17, 2011
  Enjoy! Here's the history of the Saints (Aussie band), the Garage Hangover, WFMU's Beware of the Blog (search Pink Section, SF New Wave band), Crypt records (new look),The Fall Online, The Desperate Bicycles, complete anthology, Negativland, Detailed Twang, That's about it fer now!

• (via detailed twang) jesus loves the Kent 3

  by dave December 16, 2011
  JESUS LOVES THE KENT 3 With every passing year, I become more of a KENT 3 fan, bordering on fanatic. I listen to their final three albums (“Stories of the New West”, “Peasant Musik” and especially “Spells”) every six months or so, and though I can’t say this about a lot of bands, with the KENT 3, I ...

• Charles Lamey, The Snarl Meets the Psyche (60s Punk)

  by dave December 16, 2011
  (Monday, August 10, 2009) The following is an article I’ve scanned in, from a copy of Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll (Issue 10 - Dec 1983). It was written by the anthologist Charles Lamey and the copyright remains with him. This article is published on this site in the knowledge that it is for reference onl...