Wow! Thanks for your help!

Hey, mate. We have a few albums and have just started returning to the early sixties single-every-few-months business model by punching out one track at a time and running them as free down load. I need to do this myself for various reasons. I've printed off your original start of this conversation and will get back to you soon. I have a list of Australian and a few European pages to send you.

Sorry, I should have included that necessary information in the post. The Great Dismal Swamis are from Norfolk, Virginia USA.

Where are you guys based? We're in Australia.

*Importantly, I am not trying to shamelessly self promote here! Not trying to get you to purchase my record or anything.  Rather, I am inquiring information related to promoting a self released album.  Suggestions related to where to send tangible items or digital files for record review, gargage punk music blogging sites, active record labels, podcaster submissions, or any contacts/connections of any kind are greatly appreciated.  Thank you for your help!

Much has changed in the world of promoting your band's music since I last owned a working computer, and released a record. Since the demise of myspace (yeah it still exists, but not to the same capacity), I kinda feel lost of the various places to actually try to connect with other bands, labels, reviewers.  Of course, I have not embraced facebook until most recently, so I'm sure this has something to do with it.  So, in the past 4-5 years, the social media landscape has exploded: blogs, reviews, etc.. Some record labels are still thriving, some in idle, and some have disappeared.  I can say, the Garage Punk Hideout, has certainly helped my previous band, with meeting bands and cool tunes, and the comp series brought me a lot of attention.  With that, I return to your great advice for getting an album reviewed, blogged about, podcast, performing, label submissions.

So, where should I send my music for the possibility of review? Any blogging review sites you follow? Podcasts info on GP Hideout/ or elsewhere that accept submissions.  What record labels do you currently purchase records from or follow their band's releases?  What current bands do you listen to that actually tour in US or elsewhere? Any other types of print or digital sites related to garage punk music?

Any ideas or suggestions are very much appreciated!  The Great Dismal Swamis thank you!

THE SAME.   THAT WAS THEIR FIRST REUNION SHOW , IF I RECALL.  RALPH SCALA TOLD ME HE HAD RECENTLY SAT IN AT A BYRDS TRIBUTE SHOW AT CAFE WHA? , AND WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THE RESPONSE HE GOT , HONESTLY UNAWARE OF HOW BIG THE BLUES MAGOOS' CULT FOLLOWING HAD GROWN. WHOEVER TOLD YOU IT WAS A GREAT SHOW WAS RIGHT. BUT , SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO BE GARAGE NAZIS , AND IF ONE LITTLE HAIR IS OUT OF PLACE , SO TO SPEAK , THEN , ANY BAND THAT'S GIVEN THEM SO MUCH ENJOYMENT OVER THE YEARS , WITHOUT A DIME TO SHOW FOR IT , IS'NT WORTH IT.  BUT , AS I SAID , I'M SURE THEIR LATER GIGS WERE BETTER, WHEN THEY'D HAD TIME TO PRACTICE MORE.    MIKE HAD A THEREMIN WHEN I SAW THEM , ALSO AN EXCHOPLEX , BUT , IT DIED ON HIM , EARLY.   GEOFF WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO DID'NT LIVE ON THE EAST COAST AT THE TIME. I THINK HE WAS IN COLORADO , SO , IT'D MAKE SENSE TO BRING IN PEPPY'S SON ON DRUMS. SOME PEOPLE , TOO , CAN'T GET IT WITH THE BLUES MAGOOS , ELECTRIC PRUNES , BANDS LIKE THAT,  BECAUSE THEY DON'T SOUND LIKE THEY WERE RECORDED IN A SHITHOUSE.   I ASKED RALPH , WOULD'NT YOU AGREE THAT BANDS LIKE YOURS , AND THE PRUNES , WERE STUDIO BANDS , YOU HAD COMMMAND OF THE STUDIO , BUT YOU ALSO EXPERIMENTED IN THE STUDIO QUITE A BIT (AND , IN BOTH BANDS' CASES , THEIR SECOND LPs BEAR THAT OUT EVEN MORE.). HE SAID THAT'S TRUE , AND HE COULD SEE THE SIMILARITIES TO THE ELECTRIC PRUNES , BUT , THEY WERE DOING EVERYTHING ON THEIR OWN DIME , PRETTY MUCH , SO THEY WERE DETERMINED TO DO IT , THEIR WAY.
G. Wood said:

There was no headliner at the '68 gig, they were it. A local band called The Afterbeats opened. The Magoos were freekin' fabulous. No lava lamps, though...if I remember right.

The 2000 gig was Cavestomp? I heard they aced that one. They were great in '09, Peppy was a force of nature. His son played drums (Geoff was away or something), and he was one of the best drummers I've ever seen. Mike played theremin! I'd met Mike in W'stock before, and met Peppy afterwards, very nice, friendly guy. There's a picture of him & I on my page. 

John Battles said:

No shit. A friend of mine saw The Blues Magoos on that tour with Herman's Hermits(Some dates included The Who , not this one.) in '67. He was still in his early teens , and said The Blues Magoos came out with their lava lamps and electric suits playing this crazy music , and he tripped . He said he's never so much as drank a beer , yet , but their show made him trip. That's what Psychedelia is supposed to do. Anyway , I saw them in 2000. Most people I spoke to did'nt like it....I don't  know what they expected , when they had 4 or 5 days to rehearse (At Todd Rundgren's studio in Woodstock). Their vocals were spot on , and instrumentally , I'D SAY AN 8 OR A 9 OUT OF 10 , most of the time. I figured , once they started playing out more , they should be better , still.

G. Wood said:

First show was The Blues Magoos at a local high school (NJ) in 1968. Saw them again in Woodstock, NY in 2009. 

Punk? Best? Don't remember, can't say. Grinderman in NY last year? Maybe.

There was no headliner at the '68 gig, they were it. A local band called The Afterbeats opened. The Magoos were freekin' fabulous. No lava lamps, though...if I remember right.

The 2000 gig was Cavestomp? I heard they aced that one. They were great in '09, Peppy was a force of nature. His son played drums (Geoff was away or something), and he was one of the best drummers I've ever seen. Mike played theremin! I'd met Mike in W'stock before, and met Peppy afterwards, very nice, friendly guy. There's a picture of him & I on my page. 

John Battles said:

No shit. A friend of mine saw The Blues Magoos on that tour with Herman's Hermits(Some dates included The Who , not this one.) in '67. He was still in his early teens , and said The Blues Magoos came out with their lava lamps and electric suits playing this crazy music , and he tripped . He said he's never so much as drank a beer , yet , but their show made him trip. That's what Psychedelia is supposed to do. Anyway , I saw them in 2000. Most people I spoke to did'nt like it....I don't  know what they expected , when they had 4 or 5 days to rehearse (At Todd Rundgren's studio in Woodstock). Their vocals were spot on , and instrumentally , I'D SAY AN 8 OR A 9 OUT OF 10 , most of the time. I figured , once they started playing out more , they should be better , still.

G. Wood said:

First show was The Blues Magoos at a local high school (NJ) in 1968. Saw them again in Woodstock, NY in 2009. 

Punk? Best? Don't remember, can't say. Grinderman in NY last year? Maybe.

No shit. A friend of mine saw The Blues Magoos on that tour with Herman's Hermits(Some dates included The Who , not this one.) in '67. He was still in his early teens , and said The Blues Magoos came out with their lava lamps and electric suits playing this crazy music , and he tripped . He said he's never so much as drank a beer , yet , but their show made him trip. That's what Psychedelia is supposed to do. Anyway , I saw them in 2000. Most people I spoke to did'nt like it....I don't  know what they expected , when they had 4 or 5 days to rehearse (At Todd Rundgren's studio in Woodstock). Their vocals were spot on , and instrumentally , I'D SAY AN 8 OR A 9 OUT OF 10 , most of the time. I figured , once they started playing out more , they should be better , still.

G. Wood said:

First show was The Blues Magoos at a local high school (NJ) in 1968. Saw them again in Woodstock, NY in 2009. 

Punk? Best? Don't remember, can't say. Grinderman in NY last year? Maybe.

hahahaa

John Battles said:

FUN - NEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!  : )
 
buy my carpet said:

Know the difference between a singer and a terrorist?
You can negotiate with terrorists

How many singers are needed to change a lightbulb?
One, and the world keeps on revolving around them.

This is from an ex-member of Kings of Frog Island

Tersicore , I found the line of questioning from the so -called "Fans" of Mary Woronov (Who's a classy lady , with a blunt sense of humor , much like in her films.) really inappropriate.    It's not that I'm a "Prude" , what I mean is , just because she worked with The Ramones and The Velvets does'nt mean she slept with any of them , and , if she had , that is'nt really anyone's business.      And , yes, I believe MOST people would've slept with Nico , over the others , back then ......But, those were the only types of questions anybody asked her, THAT , I FOUND EMBARRASSING , FOR HER SAKE  . She handled it as well as anybody could have , without being rude in return ,  but , it was really kind of insulting , you want to talk about brats , that's who she had to answer to.

As for deep - voiced women , HA HA , I guess it really depends , I'm probably leaving someone out that I DO like......
 
Tersicore said:

Well I can´t stand very high voices, (such as of screaming brats;)
this may be the reason why i even like deep-voiced women.
But ok, i understand that for men is quite different!

And John, 
of the whole Factory i would personally prefer to have had sex with Nico than with one of the others. No, ok, maybe Lou at that time.
(but why embarrassing??)

Well I can´t stand very high voices, (such as of screaming brats;)
this may be the reason why i even like deep-voiced women.
But ok, i understand that for men is quite different!

And John, 
of the whole Factory i would personally prefer to have had sex with Nico than with one of the others. No, ok, maybe Lou at that time.
(but why embarrassing??)

Wesley Willis : I don't like Taco Bell.

Nardwuar: Why not?

Wesley : Makes me take a poop.

Ludes N. Dudes said:

Ha. Oh Rocky. . .
" I love this town. I love this town just like loving a hamburger on a sesame bun." The late great Wesley Willis

Jello Biafra in a suit & tie? It kinda suits him, though I admire the man's professionalism.

Audio Gasoline said:

"I accuse you of trying to destroy my career and ruin my right to make a living."

-Jello Biafra to Tipper Gore, on Oprah

"I accuse you of trying to destroy my career and ruin my right to make a living."

-Jello Biafra to Tipper Gore, on Oprah

Ha. Oh Rocky. . .
" I love this town. I love this town just like loving a hamburger on a sesame bun." The late great Wesley Willis

OH , YEAH. THE TEXAS A&M SHIRT- HA HA. I USED TO HAVE THAT AGGIE JOKE BOOK -

'How do you know Adam was an Aggie? Only an Aggie would eat an apple with a naked woman sitting beside him!".

Actually , I saw the movie about the Japanese Group Sound legends ,  The Golden Cups. Their Drummer is wearing a Texas A&m CAP IN ONE SCENE !!

i made it through that Kool Keith track about as long as you did "Hercules in New York" , I'm afraid. It just sounded liek everything I have to hear , against my will , on the train.

The real SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS (Minus his immense talent) of Hip Hop is probably Sharkula . He's not an act or a personna . He lives it. And his music is funny as Hell. On one CD , a guy brings in a pizza , and he says , in the middle of a rhyme "YOU BROUGHT PIZZA ! YOU DA MAN !!!'' . TEN MINUTES LATER: "Man ! This pizza is THE BOMB !",.
HE'S EATING PIZZA DURING A RCORDING !!!

There's also MC Booty Slappa , a White Rockabilly Bass player who doubles as  a HIP hOP WIGGER. HIS RHYMES ARE HILARIOUS.....He wrote a song about Rockabilly Night (OpenMike) IN CHICAG0 - " Pretty faces , BETTIE PAGE BANGS  , SIDEBURNS LIKE JOANNA KERNS ON "GROWING PAINS"......A BIG GIRL STEPS ON MY TOES ON THE DANCE FLOOR. NOW , I'M LIKE GENE VINCENT ,  AND I CAN'T EVEN  KICK IT!"........

But , overall , my very , VERY moderate interest in Rap in the early 80's has long since diminished......I JUST CAN'T STAND DRUM MACHINES. DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S "STREET"....BUT , THAT'S JUST ME .  It's been shoved down my throat for almost 30 years , and if I say I dislike it I'm closed - minded.
dave said:

I didn't know that factoid about his brother, trippy!

Just pointing out stuff, that 1st LP is phenomenal, even if the Clash don't mean that much to me nowadays.

Heh, try this: Google the cover of Rocket To Russia, and look at the T-shirt DeeDee is wearing. Funny, eh?

I still listen to old ('bout 95 and back) hip-hop, but it's lost any sense of freshness for me. The kids like it, and that's cool, but I'd rather crate-dig for R&B/Rockabilly/Punk unknowns.

Is this man the Screamin' Jay Hawkins of hip-hop? Kool Keith-halfsharkalligator halfman "Is he WEIRD?"

John Battles said:

Joe never tried to disguise the fact that his old man was a Diplomat , which I actually admired. He was'nt trying to do something comparable to Vanilla Ice , saying he was from "Da Streets " , implying he was from Brooklyn , when he was actually from , not even Dallas , but Carrolton , Texas. Or , Farmer's Branch.  Strummer spent much of his early life in India , I'm sure , that , alone , gave him a good idea of how fucked up life can be for others. Also , his Brother , who commited suicide ,  was in The National Front , which , I'm sure , had a lot to do with his political stance , which , a lot of people could'nt get their heads around , because he exercised his right to change his mind , if another idea seemed better.      You're right , they SOUNDED like the streets.....So did The Ramones. They were'nt from wealthy backgrounds , and New York was going bankrupt , garbage piled high as the pyramids , and Gerald Ford said "Let 'em Eat Cake". But Hip Hop is "Street " and they were'nt, you know? Whatever.   To be fair , The Clash had to be the first White Rock 'n'Roll BAND TO SHOW A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT FOR RAP WHEN IT WAS NEW. They had Grandmaster Flash open for them at the Bond's International Casino gigs . But it was something new , then , if you liked it or not. It has'nt been new for 30 years.  Some things have stood the test of time , but , the Hip Hop market is built on obsolescence. You're "Old School" or even washed up in 6 months. Even Punk was'nt built on such a quick - kill program.....ON THE OTHER HAND , IF UNDER DURESS , I'D MUCH RATHER LISTEN TO DEE DEE KING THAT B.A.D.   

 

 
dave said:

Joe is cool, always will be. But I recently found out his Dad was a low-level diplomat, and he went to boarding school! The Clash Sound  like the street, but were always pretty upper-middle class. Not to take anything away from the music.

John Battles said:

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

I didn't know that factoid about his brother, trippy!

Just pointing out stuff, that 1st LP is phenomenal, even if the Clash don't mean that much to me nowadays.

Heh, try this: Google the cover of Rocket To Russia, and look at the T-shirt DeeDee is wearing. Funny, eh?

I still listen to old ('bout 95 and back) hip-hop, but it's lost any sense of freshness for me. The kids like it, and that's cool, but I'd rather crate-dig for R&B/Rockabilly/Punk unknowns.

Is this man the Screamin' Jay Hawkins of hip-hop? Kool Keith-halfsharkalligator halfman "Is he WEIRD?"

John Battles said:

Joe never tried to disguise the fact that his old man was a Diplomat , which I actually admired. He was'nt trying to do something comparable to Vanilla Ice , saying he was from "Da Streets " , implying he was from Brooklyn , when he was actually from , not even Dallas , but Carrolton , Texas. Or , Farmer's Branch.  Strummer spent much of his early life in India , I'm sure , that , alone , gave him a good idea of how fucked up life can be for others. Also , his Brother , who commited suicide ,  was in The National Front , which , I'm sure , had a lot to do with his political stance , which , a lot of people could'nt get their heads around , because he exercised his right to change his mind , if another idea seemed better.      You're right , they SOUNDED like the streets.....So did The Ramones. They were'nt from wealthy backgrounds , and New York was going bankrupt , garbage piled high as the pyramids , and Gerald Ford said "Let 'em Eat Cake". But Hip Hop is "Street " and they were'nt, you know? Whatever.   To be fair , The Clash had to be the first White Rock 'n'Roll BAND TO SHOW A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT FOR RAP WHEN IT WAS NEW. They had Grandmaster Flash open for them at the Bond's International Casino gigs . But it was something new , then , if you liked it or not. It has'nt been new for 30 years.  Some things have stood the test of time , but , the Hip Hop market is built on obsolescence. You're "Old School" or even washed up in 6 months. Even Punk was'nt built on such a quick - kill program.....ON THE OTHER HAND , IF UNDER DURESS , I'D MUCH RATHER LISTEN TO DEE DEE KING THAT B.A.D.   

 

 
dave said:

Joe is cool, always will be. But I recently found out his Dad was a low-level diplomat, and he went to boarding school! The Clash Sound  like the street, but were always pretty upper-middle class. Not to take anything away from the music.

John Battles said:

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

Joe never tried to disguise the fact that his old man was a Diplomat , which I actually admired. He was'nt trying to do something comparable to Vanilla Ice , saying he was from "Da Streets " , implying he was from Brooklyn , when he was actually from , not even Dallas , but Carrolton , Texas. Or , Farmer's Branch.  Strummer spent much of his early life in India , I'm sure , that , alone , gave him a good idea of how fucked up life can be for others. Also , his Brother , who commited suicide ,  was in The National Front , which , I'm sure , had a lot to do with his political stance , which , a lot of people could'nt get their heads around , because he exercised his right to change his mind , if another idea seemed better.      You're right , they SOUNDED like the streets.....So did The Ramones. They were'nt from wealthy backgrounds , and New York was going bankrupt , garbage piled high as the pyramids , and Gerald Ford said "Let 'em Eat Cake". But Hip Hop is "Street " and they were'nt, you know? Whatever.   To be fair , The Clash had to be the first White Rock 'n'Roll BAND TO SHOW A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT FOR RAP WHEN IT WAS NEW. They had Grandmaster Flash open for them at the Bond's International Casino gigs . But it was something new , then , if you liked it or not. It has'nt been new for 30 years.  Some things have stood the test of time , but , the Hip Hop market is built on obsolescence. You're "Old School" or even washed up in 6 months. Even Punk was'nt built on such an attrition rate......ON THE OTHER HAND , IF UNDER DURESS , I'D MUCH RATHER LISTEN TO DEE DEE KING THAT B.A.D.   

 
dave said:

Joe is cool, always will be. But I recently found out his Dad was a low-level diplomat, and he went to boarding school! The Clash Sound  like the street, but were always pretty upper-middle class. Not to take anything away from the music.

John Battles said:

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

The Easybeats.....Friday On My Mind

The Vogues....5 O'Clock World

Elvis Costello....Welcome To The Working Week

Those 3 tunes often go through me head during the work week.....

OH , "Teacher's Pet" was by GG Allin. I forgot to make a note of that.

"Then some asshole comes up to me , tried to tell me , "Whatcha doin' , fag?!" , well , I said "I don't care , you're a fucking drag ! You think you're so fucking cool ! You ain't SHIT , you can suck my tool ! ".......While most "Relevant" bands were talking about politics they did'nt even understand.....From the left AND the right. 
 
John Battles said:

Too Many People - The Leaves (Deadmoon did a great version , too).

"And the last thing I'll ever do , to prove that I'm a man like you is work from 9 to 5 , tryin' to keep myself alive , and worry just because that's what everybody else does , and  concentrate my time tryin' to make myself a dime , and wear a suit and tie when I'd rather sit and die."

Lazy - Deep Purple.   Self - explanatory.

Teacher's Pet - "Then I got myself a real job. But , still I was a fucking slob. Killed my boss , he told me to get a haircut !" .........Then .....well , it gets better .

Sweet, nice Girl-Group sound to it, also...

Alison said:

Best Coast's first album is filled with "lazy" reverb laden love songs involving getting high and wishing your cat could talk.

Jello do say it best!

Best Coast's first album is filled with "lazy" reverb laden love songs involving getting high and wishing your cat could talk.