Latest review is Swedish trio, The Hyper Actives album "Rock 'n' Roll Lives Again". There are rocking songs about rocking. http://smalltakeover.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-hyper-actives-roll-lives.html Rock on.

I've heard of that. My dad had Alopecia. But , it's cool. Strange name for a label , though.

The way men are shaving their chests , and their heads (Both heads) , though they are'nt balding , if you could put Alopecia in pill form , it'd sell like annoyingly large backpacks.
 
Shaun Coleman said:

A series of comps called locked into surf.  From a label called Alopecia out of england.

A series of comps called locked into surf.  From a label called Alopecia out of england.

Well , I only say "Hard to believe" , because it's just as easy to assume they'd fall back on all the obvious , lifeless stuff . But , they did'nt. Rhino was the shit , at one time....They'd drop the ball , on occasion , but , I was still getting turned on to a lot of great stuff in the pre-CD era , thanks to Rhino , when a lot of reissue labels were still dodgy (Particularly Eva , but they were putting stuff out that no one wanted to touch...Still sounded like ass , most of teh time.).

That's not so hard to believe. Rhino was a top-notch reissuer at one point, and the CD mentioned below would have been a good surf intro, as was the vinyl-only History of Surf Music, Vol. 1. (Volume 2 was all vocals, and #3 was all contemporary bands as of 1982.)

AVI had a really good series called Rare Surf. After that label went out of business, that series went out of print. Still, grab a volume if you find it. 

John Battles said:

BELIEVE IT OR NOT , EVEN RHINO'S "LEGENDS OF ROCK GUITAR: SURF "IS REAL CHOICE.

 

 I still like the first one I ever heard , the Stooges/Salt 'n'pepa mash- up.
"ooh , baby , baby , oo, baby , baby - No fun , mah babe , no Fun. DA NA DA DA NA NA NA DA DA DA DAAAA NO FUN , MY BABE , NO FUN - BABY BAY , OOH ! BABY BABY !

John Carlucci said:

    I think I have some expertise on this  particular topic and can shed some light on the situation having been in this band for 5 years when they were in their prime.... Yes, Rudi stole the entire image from The Music Machine. The Fuzztones started as a novelty side band to his "real" band, Tina Peel. Tina Peel wore matching outfits of stripes, polka dots & checkers and Rudi played a Carvin Les Paul copy.  The funny thing is that the novelty side band went over better than his main band, so he kept doing it.  He pieces his bands together by whoever is available, then dresses them up to fit his "image". He tells them what guitars to play, what clothes to wear & how to cut their hair. In some cases, he had dudes that were bald, so he made them wear wigs.  Some of his band mates knew nothing at all about garage music, and were basically hard rock dudes that he molded to fit the look.  I was from a Punk Rock background & had my most success to that point as a member of the Power Pop band, The Speedies. The most amazing thing about the line-up of the Fuzztones when I was in the band is that despite Rudi, the other 4 of us had amazing chemistry & we took the band to a different place. Try as he did to control us, I did not work. I am & always have been a non-conformist. We had the chops & the spirit to put on an amazing live show.  But the original songs Rudi wrote were nothing compared to the covers we did. You have to realize that in the 80's the internet did not exist. It was not that easy to find these rare songs by bands like The Sonics & 13th Floor Elevators. A lot of people did not realize we were doing covers back then.  This was their first exposure to this genre. So now you have young bands emulating what we did while we were emulating what came before. IMO The Ramones & Cramps are in a different league, They had their own voice & did something more original than we did. We tried, but it was an uphill battle the entire time. 

Is it possible to call them "a Music Machine wannabee"-band just for a single glove used by a young Rudi, while on the other hand, still today, you hve bunch of bands wearing bones-chains a la Fuzztones? Are they Fuzztones wannabee bands?? I´m confused...  
(but hell, it may be!.. ;)

What next, licensing from Ofcom? The FCc raiding Kopper's studio because he has no licence to put out a show?

It looks like a hoax, but I saw the patents and it really could ruin our enjoyment of free media. It gets more absurd. I know patents protect workers rights, as does copyright, but could this be a means to close down podcasting by making you pay for what you receive free. I suspect that when people are forced to pay subscription fees , people'll tune out and this will lead to fewer podcasts around due to lack of demand. What'll fill the void? https://www.eff.org/sites/default/files/us8112504.pdf

THAT DOES'NT SURPRISE. I ASKED CHRIS BRITTON IF IT WAS DIFFICULT WINNING PEOPLE OVER, WHEN THEY HAD TO DO CABARET . HE SAID , "NO , NOT IF WE HAVE SOME OF OUR FANS THERE. THEN ,THE BLUE RINSE BRIGADE , WHO'VE COME TO SEE GERRY MARSDEN, WITH THEIR WALKERS AND THEIR ZIMMER FRAMES STACKED UP IN FRONT OF THE FIRE EXITS LIKE SO MUCH SCAFFOLDING , IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE WITH THEM , BUT , WHEN THEY SEE THAT WE'RE ENJOYING OURSELVES , THEY USUALLY START ENJOYING THEMSELVES , AS WELL .  " .    File THAT under great Punk quotes. But , he was quick to point out , also , how great it was  that they drew such a diverse bunch of people at their own gigs.
 
Bryan Chapman said:

I was 'lucky' to attend the BBC Radio 1 birthday party at the old Hammy O in 1982, and the only two bands who really impressed were the Troggs and the Nashville Teens. This was probably because even back then, they really went for it, unlike most of their contemporaries who had headed for the cabaret circuit.

I was 'lucky' to attend the BBC Radio 1 birthday party at the old Hammy O in 1982, and the only two bands who really impressed were the Troggs and the Nashville Teens. This was probably because even back then, they really went for it, unlike most of their contemporaries who had headed for the cabaret circuit.

First arena show: Tina Turner at the Winnipeg Arena, with John Parr opening. 1985.
Best show: A tie - Man...Or Astroman? with Bob Log III at the Pyramid Cabaret (1998), and Heavy Trash/The Sadies/Fiftymen at the Pyramid (2005).

“We aren't particularly talented. We try harder!” - Joe Strummer

I can't wait for it, for I haven't heard it in months.

Hi all, just wanted to ask what happened to this awesome show, hasn't been a new one for ages and I've lost count of the times I've cranked the old ones!

I will be on the air and the web playing garage and punk tunes on Saturday February 9th from 1:00-3:00 PM EST on 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY and streaming live at http://witr.rit.edu.

THE LAST 6 INTOXICA PLAYLISTS!!!

INTOXICA!

9/25/12

REVELS- INTOXICA

RUMBLERS- THE HUSTLER
CRESCENTS FEAT. CHIYO- PINK DOMINOS
CORVETTES- PICK UP
JOHNNY AMELIO & THE DOWNBEATS- JUGUE
JOHNNY AMELIO & THE DOWNBEATS- DOWNBEATS
SHADOWS- BOP-ALENA
LITTLE JOHNNY & THE RUMBLERS- RIOT IN CELL BLOCK #9
LAUREL LONDON- DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK
HAYDEN THOMPSON- FAIRLANE ROCK
BUFFALO REBELS- MONKEY WALK
BUFFALO REBELS- BUFFALO BLUES
TELSTARS- TOPLESS
ROYAL TEEN- MAD GASS
JOHNNY CARLTON W/THE ESCORTS- BAMBOO BABY
JERRY MARTIN & THE SOUNDS- JANET

HARLEQUINS- EVERYBODY FISH PT. 1
TEEM MATES- MOVIN' OUT
DAVID MARKS & THE MARKSMEN- KUSTOM KAR SHOW
ESCORTS- LEAKY HEART & HIS RED GO KART
ROBERT WILLIAMS & THE GROOVERS- LOUD MUFFLERS
THE ALABAMA KID- ROCKING JALOPY
ANDY WYNN ACC. BY THE FIVE JAYS- BALLAD OF A HOT ROD KID

RICKY LIVID & THE TONE DEAFS- NUTS & BOLTS
JIM DANDY & SUGARBEATS- WARM UP
LETTERMEN- HEY BIG BRAIN
SHADES- VOODOO WOMAN
VOLCHORDS- BONGO LOVE
PETE BENNETT & THE EMBERS- FEVER
RICHARD BERRY- IT'S ALL RIGHT
CHAMPS- THE RATTLER
JIMMY SEALS- GROUNDED
JIMMIE BYRON- SCREAMIN'
DOROTHY ELLIS- DRILL DADDY DRILL
JILLETTES- DADDY DO
FRANK MOTLEY & HIS MOTLEY CREW- HONKIN' AT MIDNIGHT
JOHNNY LITTLE JOHN & GUITAR- JOHNNY'S JIVE
LATTIMORE BROWN- YAK-A-POO

GALLAHADS- BE FAIR

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Since I'm from Virginia, I recommend checking out Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things volumes 1, 2, and 3.  It's a compilation series of sixties era Virginia garage bands.  Also, there is an excellent documentary out on DVD call Hardcore Norfolk that focuses of the Norfolk, VA underground rock scene of the 80's and 90's.  It really is a great and well made film.  I highly recommend you check it out.  Here's a link to the trailer: http://www.hardcorenorfolk.com/index.php/movie

There is also a companion CD to the film which is great also.

Shameless plug....we just released What Wave #24,  (a zine we did from the mid 80's to early 90's) a zine that was put to bed in 1996 and resurrected this past year as part of a project called  Graphics Underground: London 1977-1990 ( a visual display of the posters and zines from London Ontario that was on display at a local art gallery). Here's a link:

http://graphicundergroundlondon.ca/

With this ish of What Wave,we did a 90m cassette of all London Ontario Canada bands from about 1978 to 1992, almost all unreleased tracks.  The music ranges from 77 punk, artpunk, biker rock, garagepunk, hardcore to straight rock'n'roll. Most of it would probably appeal to members of the Hideout...

The zine itself probably wouldn't, as it's over 100 pages documenting the band family trees from London Ontario in the time frame of mid 70's to the early 90's when grunge sorta took over...we sell them for $10 at the local record stores. But if anyone's interested we can sell them by mail, but the postage is killer due to the size...

Here's a link to the facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/What-Wave-Records/117360351668515?fref=ts

end of shameless plug and i'll go back to lurking.

Found another podcast on Wolf Wolf's Face Book in Scotland. Interested?

New episode of THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW up at http://malthursday.com/podcasts

Radio What Wave Playlist Feb 7/2013

1. The Jiggawatts....Angst...from the CD of the same name. Local punk combo who released this CD in 2009 and still play out fairly regularly.

2. Flying Squad...Godzilla...from the cassette, Slippery's Club Hits, that came with What Wave 24 and is currently #3 on the CHRW charts. Flying Squad were a mid 80's to early 90's biker rock combo from London Ontario.

3. The Hippies...Canteens...also from Slippery's Club Hits. Early 80's punk/new wave combo from London Ontario who released one 7".

4. Chris Hart...Burn This City...from the Rock & Roll Revelation CD that just came out. Yet another London Ontario artist who has played rockabilly, country and now delving into straight rock'n'roll.

5. The Mystics...Play Your Game...from their recent 7" on Boppa Do Down Records. Hamilton garagepunk combo who put on an excellent live show.

6. Royal Hangmen...Turn Me On...from their recent LP on Screaming Apple Records. Swiss garagepunk combo who have also released a 7" on Lost In Tyme Records.

7. The Rosy Red...Cloudy Day...brand new demo from this Hamilton/Brantford combo who stick to the 60's garage/rock'n'roll type of sound.

8. The Dead Beat...2000 Pound Bee....from their Boss Sounds CD. Hamilton Ontario based surf combo.

9. The Troggs...I Can't Control Myself....and we finished this shortened show (due to Western Mustangs Hockey taking over the airwaves) with a trib to Reg Presley who passed away the other day.

10. The Troggs...From Home.

11. The Troggs...With A Girl Like You.

12. The Troggs...Summertime....my fave Troggs track!

13. The Troggs...Night Of The Long Grass.

14. The Troggs...Supergirl.

15. The Troggs...Wild Thing.

And that's a wrap for this shortened show. Thanx for all the emails, messages and phone calls!

Back next week with special guest Mike Todd, from Speed City Records to talk about the record show on Sunday Feb 17th. I'll be at the CHRW table selling the latest ish of What Wave and maybe a coupla back issues.

Here's a link to the podcast:

http://chrwradio.ca/content/radio-what-wave#prev-shows

Why wouldn't 45 or 30 min tapes be better?

The Ultimatemost High said:

90 min. cassettes are good but 60 min cassettes are the best quality.  Tape stretches with each use.  The longer the length the thinning the tape.  Avoid 120 mins.

 

Chrome or high is a good bias.  Normal bias has a lot of ‘white noise’.  The best bias is METAL but it is not compatible with all player/recorders.

Totally agree: play a song in whatever key works best.  It's not always what's best for the singer, either.

Case in point:

When THEE DIRTYBEATS covered The 13th Floor Elevators' "Fire Engine", we did it "B". 

Now, the original version, in "E", is very cool;  but we really admired the intro Television added (see their 1978 live album "Blow Up"), with that insane chromatic chordal build.  And Television's version was in "Bb".   

As we worked up the song in Bb, we found a terrifically vicious downslash effect could be achieved on the I-IV transition if the IV chord was actually an open E rather than a barred F.  So we transposed the song again, this time *up* a half-step, from Bb -> B.

You can hear that guitar downslash at 0:54 (it's wonderfully noisy, if you're into that sort of thing) at http://theedirtybeats.bandcamp.com/track/fire-engine.  Changing the IV to E also freed Jamie to add a soaring thing to his fuzz solo.  While the higher key forced me out of my comfort zone as singer, it kept me on edge and reaching, which for a highly charged rock performance isn't necessarily a bad thing.     
 
We similarly fooled with "Shape Of Things To Come", originally recorded in F# by Max Frost & The Troopers.  We did it in E, because my guitar solo just fell out that way.

-A

THEE DIRTYBEATS maximum vintage garage
http://www.theedirtybeats.com

My band's current setup/gear is:

Fender Jazzmaster plugged into a Fender Frontman 212r. Treble and mid up to 10, Bass down to 2, REVERB all the way up.

Rheem Mark IV organ plugged into the same amp.

Epiphone Eb-0 plugged into a 100w Crate, bass is up, mids in the middle, treble is below the line.

Tama Rockstar Drums, two floor toms, one tom-tom, 20' ride, 16' crash, 14' hi-hats, bass drum head is off, the toms are semi-loose and the Yamaha snare is fairly tight, it sounds like a jazz snare.

I plug the mic into a fender frontman 25r, the eq is flat with the drive on and the reverb all the way up.

I also forgot, I plug my guitar into a Danelectro French Toast Fuzz/Octave and a Boss TR-2 Tremolo.