Hello, I'm a musician and audio engineer originally from Colombia but now in the DC area

I play guitar in The Gloom Merchants, we have played only a couple of times but written and recorded our albums in one day each. We started at Omega Studios in Rockville, MD.I recorded and mixed a Psychedelic Blues/Surf band called Dem' Foresters, they're rad. Here's the link to the recordings (and free download!!)

https://soundcloud.com/empty-home-recordings/how-does-it-feel

https://soundcloud.com/empty-home-recordings/just-another-desert-1

My classmate offered studio time for my own project and so I invited their drummer, Drew, to play drums in my songs. We understood each other musically and personally so well that we knew it was a band. We invited our good friend Rob to play drums since Drew is the front man of the band. Here are some links to our songs

These were recorded in studio

https://soundcloud.com/gloom-merchants/sets/omega-sesh

These are lo fi and recorded at home

https://soundcloud.com/gloom-merchants/selfish-needs

https://soundcloud.com/gloom-merchants/she-dont-know-anything-at-all

https://soundcloud.com/gloom-merchants/beach-party

https://soundcloud.com/gloom-merchants/didnt-you-with-fortune-look-at

https://soundcloud.com/gloom-merchants/feeling-happy

https://soundcloud.com/gloom-merchants/hall-of-bones

We also have a Facebook page. 

I hope you enjoy! 

NickR

We never recorded anything , except one show got taped. Think we played to two people , Brian's Wife and Kevin , Jr. (Chamber Strings , Mystery Girls.) who broke the record ,by seeing 2 of the 3 total shows I played on. Brian kept the band going a little while , with our Bass player , the handsome and talented Henry (WHO WAS FRIENDS WITH ARTHUR LEE , AND BRIEFLY PLAYED WITH SKY SAXON.) , and some other people, but , I don't think they recorded anything...... In fact , I ran into Brian , downtown , recently.  We're still friends , but , I only see him once  every few years. That's Chicago.

Das Volt were NOTHING like The Electric Eels. Marginally Garage - ish and , at times ,  discordant , but , overall, very Pop - oriented , as that's what McMahon is into . We did "Jaguar Ride", that was the only Eels song we ever did.
Glenn Peart said:

hey, i'm glenn and i'm just getting started on this site. i first got into rock n roll in 1967, right after the 'garage band era' of the mid 60's. i saw rock and roll die out (commercially at least by 1970) and started getting into other types of music at the time. i was happy when i first heard punk on kroq back in 1977 and it was like a breath of fresh air, or whatever it was ;) i started my radio show in 1995 and have been on once a week doing a rock n roll/punk show ever since then. it's been really fun, but i'd like to change to an an all-garage format, which would exclude all the hardcore and classic punk that i've been playing all these years. i'll miss it when i get my new show soon, but we can all probably agree on this site that 60's and retro garage punk is the best of all ;) hope to chat with some garage rockers on here soon and thanks for this site. 

Wow. You've almost got more notches on your belt than Jesse Hector. Makes no difference , as long as it's good music. i understand , tho' , at the time, one was expected to take sides , musically , in The UK. Not that it does'nt happen , here. You a fan of Sid , Baz and the boys , then?

Hi, I surfed in off someones blog and I'm so glad I did, since I've been waiting to be validated I've read loads and the amount of new sounds I've discovered has virtually overwhelmed me. 50 years old Geordie living in the Scottish Borders.

I started my musical journey as a young lad listening to Glam Rock and Rock 'n' Roll around 1976 after seeing Carl Perkins and Bo Diddley in Newcastle, I started going to a monthly Rock N Roll Club in Durham and loved it. The atmosphere was exciting and scary. Then Punk came along and swept through my school. I started going to Punk Concerts and a group I really liked The Jam wore suits, so 'Jam Fans copied' I got a Jam Suit, Jam Shoes and though still a Punk, I suppose I was becoming a fledgling Mod. A couple of years later the Mod revival came along, and I got swept along. This opened up a whole new musical world to me. R&B, Northern Soul, Beat Groups, Ska, Bluebeat, Garage, Psych...

So here I am, a Punky Mod at heart, though you'd be hard pressed to pigeon hole me now, who doesn't have any narrow musical disabilities. If I like it I don't care if I'm not supposed to.

Here's to this site and the next link to a band I've never heard before. Cheers.

I love Bubblegum!  People talk about the music of the late 60s-70s like it was all Janis Joplin or Jimi Hendrix, but Bubblegum is what actually got played on the radio (AM, at least).  It was one of the only styles that kept to three minute long 45s in the heavy heavy "prog" or whatever era, making it a real important touchstone for the first punk rockers.  I really dig K & K Super Cirkus ("Quick Joey Small" the first song The Cramps learned!)  The Shadows Of Knight's Bubblegum numbers and out there stuff like "Captain Groovy's Bubblegum Army"!  Where's the Rhino Records Boxed set on this stuff!

I looked for 20+ years for The Prisoners "Thee Last Fourfathers" and "A Taste Of Pink" LPs before finding them for...not TOO much $ on the ebays.  Now I'm just waiting for that copy of "Stormy Weather" by The Five Sharps to fall in my lap!

I used to live near and hang around with a member of SLF. The Guitarist Ian McCallum. He's a great lad.

M.O.T.O had been around for centuries in Chicago before Paul moved (I forget where. ) . They started out as a two - piece , Paul and a female Drummer , then , a trio , different from the one that's best known , today. They did'nt become real popular in Chicago until they'd been around , it seems , about 10 years. I first saw them in '90 or '91 , if I'm not mistaken. Paul'sa good cat. He used to work at this real grungy record /CD store called Record Emporium. One of the last record stores of it's ilk on the North Side. We're on "The Best of Chic - A - Go Go" CD , together.
 Funny you mention "Inflammable Material " by SLF. I went to a record show , once , and that was the only thing I bought. I was'nt aware Mayo Thompson produced it.
KK Dirty Money & Las Drogas said:

Ha, that is interesting how MOTO are such underground legends. I didn't know anything about them until my band was asked to play with them at a local little underground venue in my town of Ypsilanti, MI (the same little college town that Iggy Pop is from). 

My band, Las Drogas, played with them at the Dreamland Theater a couple years back. The front man, Paul Caporino) was just touring by himself and putting together backing bands in each town he played. He performed with just a drummer that night (a local guy that was a fan and learned all the tunes before Paul's arrival in town). 

The show was fun and we really enjoyed his humorous tunes. Even the Wikipedia entry on them is kind of interesting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_the_Obvious

Alex said:

Last year, I found "Kill M.O.T.O." by M.O.T.O., which I had been looking for for a long time.  Found it at a great price too.  Still looking for an original "Inflammable Material" by Stiff Little Fingers...

I used to have a massive record collection but 'lost' it all at the end of a relationship. The only piece I haven't found again (on cd, digital, etc) was a Creep Records Compilation called DAD I CAN'T BREATHE. I've spent many years trying to get it back. 

Ha, that is interesting how MOTO are such underground legends. I didn't know anything about them until my band was asked to play with them at a local little underground venue in my town of Ypsilanti, MI (the same little college town that Iggy Pop is from). 

My band, Las Drogas, played with them at the Dreamland Theater a couple years back. The front man, Paul Caporino) was just touring by himself and putting together backing bands in each town he played. He performed with just a drummer that night (a local guy that was a fan and learned all the tunes before Paul's arrival in town). 

The show was fun and we really enjoyed his humorous tunes. Even the Wikipedia entry on them is kind of interesting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_the_Obvious

Alex said:

Last year, I found "Kill M.O.T.O." by M.O.T.O., which I had been looking for for a long time.  Found it at a great price too.  Still looking for an original "Inflammable Material" by Stiff Little Fingers...

My friend made a movie about looking for a record.

45RPM - Teaser Trailer from Juli Jackson on Vimeo.

The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is Nervous Gender - Music From Hell. My husband let a friend keep it in high school thinking he'd just pick up another copy soon. I could get it online for $50+ but it's fun to pretend you might see it in real life.

Last year, I found "Kill M.O.T.O." by M.O.T.O., which I had been looking for for a long time.  Found it at a great price too.  Still looking for an original "Inflammable Material" by Stiff Little Fingers...

NICE !!!! Whenever  I DO see that record , it's beat to shit.....I was saying , on my page , it took me 31 years to find "Strange Boutique " by The Monochrome Set. It was my favorite song , in High School , I just had it on a tape of Dallas DJ , George Gimarc's , show. But , I was'nt sure who the song was by, tho' I knew a couple of the band's other songs. I even asked Gimarc in person. He said , without a tape , he could'nt determine what song it was. My tape was already BROKE , by then. THE TITLE IS'NT EVEN MENTIONED IN THE SONG , THE (GREAT) CHORUS  GOES "I WANNA BE YOUR DEVIL !". But , I remembered , he mentioned the album ,and I thought he was talking about something else. So , when I found an open copy about a year ago , I asked if I could hear a bit of i t, there it was !

I don't know what I'm looking for ....always something eluding me.

STOKED! JUST BOUGHT A RECORD I'VE BEEN AFTER FOR 32 YEARS.

I was searching on everyone's favourite auction site for any decent records and found this.

The Who : dogs / someone's coming ( Polydor 1968 ) superb.

I never thought I'd find it.

What records if any are you searching in vain for?

We're a happy Family & I don't care are my favorite Ramones tunes, it's already been said it's hard to name a bad one. Glad I saw them when I had the chance.

Gabba gabba, pleased to meet you, fun fun....

No , I don't think it's too intellectual. I think you're right on the money. Dee Dee said , when he left , "Your fantasy of The Ramones is four Brothers , but , we were really more like four ANGRY Brothers". Dee Dee admitted , as a teen in Germany, it was very easy to score Morphine and buy a syringe in a drug store without a prescription. He said he got into different drugs , sometimes only smoking pot , but developing a full blown Heroin habit in New York . This was'nt a nice foil for Johnny's anti - semitic baiting of Joey. If he'd known Tommy was also Jewish , and that most of his family died in the Holocaust , he would have had a field day . But , Joey's personal , physical and psychological problems made him an easy target , and , things like his (Then Little - known) O.C.D. made just getting out of the house and into the van increasingly difficult for all concerned. It seems like Tommy kept it low - key , and handled the interviews , because he could articulate better than the others.    Tommy needed a change . He still only knew , like , three beats. It's easy to take pot - shots at Marky , and , later , Richie , because they could actually PLAY, but , Johnny just wanted to play faster , on stage. Tommy was born to produce. When he ceased to be their Producer , yes , THAT is where the trouble started. Not every hotshot drummer could hack it with The Ramones - look at Clem Burke /"Elvis Ramone"....Monster drummer , but I heard a recording of one of the shows they did together  , did'nt work.

 I remember reading that Culture Club's future Drummer was being considered for The Ramones. No one in the band(Except Johnny.) may have had a problem with a Gay drummer, but an English one ? I think not. Their self - image WAS THAT OF the ALL - AMERICAN BOYS WHO TOOK ENGLAND ON , IN A BLOODLESS COUP , AND WON.......
 
Manu said:

Best album: "Rocket to Russia"

Best analysis: a friend of mine told me (and I found it true) that the 20-year fight between Joey and Johnny helped to keep the spirit. Johnny obvisouly acted as a conservative asshole (not all conservatives are, though) BUT thanks to him, they kept the sound, they kept the look. I love Joey but he was attracted by diversity, which is great in general but could have dispersed them. In fact, the magics comes from the balance between the pop and humanist attitude of Joey, the cool and crazy Jewish boy from Queens and the punk and autoritarian attitude of Johnny, the white trash side of the band.

All those fights may have affected their health. Maybe. But a creative tension was there. You could probably touch it. And it gave great songs, like the KKK took my baby away.

Is my analysis too intellectual? Ok sorry. So... now... 1.2.3.4!!!!!!!!!!

 

"If we like it , we'll come and pay you and Mr. McGloob a visit !".
 
Alison said:

Joey Ramone in this scene from Rock N Roll High School is one of my favorite things in the whole world.

I'm not sure if these guys have been posted already, but I CANNOT stop listening to this... I just fell in love with them today.  KADAVAR: Forgotten Past

They're touring over there, but sadly :-( ....not here.

I think it's all up to you, I can't imagine changing what I like and the way I am just because I'm certain age. But I'll definitely stop moshing at some point. I don't think it'd be safe for my grandfather to jump in a mosh pit.

THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD DOCUMENTARY , MIKE , ON PRE - PUNK UK YOUTH CULTS - TEDS , MODS , SKINHEADS AND SOUL BOYS. DID'NT SEE THE WHOLE THING. BUT THEY INTERVIEWED TEDS WHO ARE PROBABLY IN THEIR 60'S , THEY REFUSED TO CHANGE. IF THEY HAD KIDS , THEIR KIDS WERE BROUGHT UP AS TEDS. IT IS'NT JUST THEM , BUT MODS, FR'INSTANCE , SEEMS THEY DID A FADE BY 1966 , BUT , THEN YOU HAD THE UK PSYCH SCENE , WHICH , IN PART , WAS AN EXTENSION OF MOD. MOD DID'NT SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD SIZE REVIVAL TIL THE JAM (TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION , I'D SAY THEY WERE MODERN DAY - MOD. WELLER CONSCIOUSLY WENT THRU MOST OF THE CHANGES THE MOD BANDS OF THE 60'S DID .), PURPLE HEARTS , SECRET AFFAIR ,etc.  Here in Chicago , they'd do Mod nights , but almost exclusively play Northern Soul , which , as a movement , did'nt take off til the early 70's, even if the records , of course , were  earlier . Sorry , could'nt hang with that stuff.       Most Skinheads I've seen around , sure , they looked like they shaved their heads. It was ritual , I think. But , I know a guy who shaved his head , because he liked to. He got jumped , and clobbered , because he was mistaken for a Neo - Nazi Skinhead , when he was'nt a Skinhead at all. Now , shaving your head is trendy. It does'nt signify anything , unless , I guess , you dress in such a way that there'd be no mistaking who you are......

I don't know , I think you should do what feels natural. I wear some kinds of things I wore 30 years ago , and somethat I've just taken a liking to,more recently. I've had Europeans tell me I look like a Ted , which is cool. I like the music  and the trappings (Except the violence  , tho' I'm  told that is'nt a big deal , anyore.) , but Teds are a British phenomenon that made it's way across Europe , just like Mods. They're not ours. America never had an equivalent. But , if people like it , and want to surround themselves with whatever comes with it , that's their call. I had an English friend tell me Britain is "The Land of Rockabilly." . I told him , no , it still came from the US. But , England , Germany , France , Scandanavia , and more recently , Eastern Europe , and other countries , picked up the ball when interest began to wane , back home. It's more popular here , now , but  so much of it is LAME (not all of it.).

The Trip! May 12th Show! 
Listen here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/381-The_Trip-20130512-0030-t1368315000.mp3

The setlist: 

It's pretty funny that the band , The Raped , got in so much trouble for the PEDOPHILIA song (Us yanks don't spell it with and "a" .) , as they were all teens , maybe one or two , even younger . They were reputedly Britain's youngest Punk band , even younger than Eater ! Or , close..... A friend of mine did a search for three bands -  MAN , THE BOYS , AND LOVE. He said "You'll never guess what came up ! ' . I said "Yes I will , NAMBLA !!" . HE SAID , "HOW DID YOU KNOW?" I SAID , "iT'S SO OBVIOUS !!!!".

Good call on the Ramones songs. I was once told "Suzy is a Headbanger" was sexist because a "Headbanger" was supposed to be someone who gives good head. I never heard that , again.. To me , it always meant someone into Heavy Metal or Punk (The term used to apply to both.).
 
Mike M said:

Well, I've just read this whole thread and didn't know half the songs mentioned. However I've a few to add.

The Leather Nun FFA Can't get much more un PC than Gay Fist Fucking.

http://youtu.be/Wvq_Hbf9vys

Then There's the old punk group 'Raped' singing Pretty Paedophiles, I was searching on you tube for that and found these. I'm not even going to look at...

The Paedophiles I wanna Rape You

The White Van Paedophiles- Little Injun Boy Rape

Jeez.

Then on safer ground there's the Ramones.

You're Gonna Kill That Girl

Gimme Gimme Shock Treament

Cretin Hop

Pinhead

Teenage Labotomy

That's just off the 1st LP that came to hand!

Well, I've just read this whole thread and didn't know half the songs mentioned. However I've a few to add.

The Leather Nun FFA Can't get much more un PC than Gay Fist Fucking.

http://youtu.be/Wvq_Hbf9vys

Then There's the old punk group 'Raped' singing Pretty Paedophiles, I was searching on you tube for that and found these. I'm not even going to look at...

The Paedophiles I wanna Rape You

The White Van Paedophiles- Little Injun Boy Rape

Jeez.

Setting Sons by the Jam (punk?) started as a concept as did Siouxsie & the Banshees Join Hands...