Man, I sure hope their insurance covers flood damage. Yikes!

This was posted on Facebook about 3 hours ago...

Miriam Linna:
TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF NORTON RECORDS

Thanks to all who have checked in offering concern for us here at Norton Records during Hurricane Sandy. Our home and office were unaffected by the hurricane, however Norton’s Brooklyn warehouse facility was hit very hard, destroying most of Norton’s catalog stock.

We ask at this time that you hold off on ordering until we can assess the damage.

I recently heard (via Facebook posts, so I'm waiting for corroboration) that Norton Records' New York City warehouse was severely damaged by the recent storm surge and flooding, and a large part of their inventory was destroyed.  Has anything heard about this?  I hope the damage isn't as bad as it sounds...but I fear it probably is. 

 If you've always thought They were just a figment of
the imagination... well, they're back to piss on your face.
Just don't let them control your mind 'cause..
They came from planet fuzz!

Playlist:

The Ghastly Ones - Attack of robot atomic
5.6.7.8's - My boyfriend from outer space     

        (Trailer: “Astro Zombies”)

Blackbirds – Space
The Mutants - Alien skies
Bradipos IV – Prisoner in orbit
The Chantays – Space probe

         (Spot from: Dimension X radio show)

Legendary Stardust Cowboy -I Took A Trip (On A Space Shuttle)
Sonny Day – Creature from outer space
Sonny Russell – 50 Megatons
The Cramps – Weekend on Mars

          (Trailer: “Humanoids from the deep”)

King Khan & the Shrines – Cosmic serenade
Sky Saxon & the Seeds – Violet ray
Fungi Girls – Marv alien
The Astronettes – Space party

            (Spot from: Escape radio show)

Die Kosmonauten – Das kosmodrom
Nazis From Mars – Cosmic break up
Lost Sounds – Saturn stomp
Digital Leather – Black flowers from the future

(“D’Lana is.. was…” from: “The Sore Losers original soundtrack”)

Guitar Wolf – Cosmic space girl
The Dwarves – Astroboy
The Misfits – I turned into a martian
The Meteors – Teenagers from outer space

            (Trailer: “It came from outer space”)

Black Time – Lunar Rhythm
The beguiled - Orbitronic injun
Mojo Men From Mars -Mojo Men From Mars
Man Or Astro-man - Escape velocity

          (Spot from: X-Minus One radio show)

Masonics – March of the space goblins
The Hangee V – Space rats
Sir Finks – War of the satellites
Space Cossacks - Journey to the stars
Destroy All Monsters – Cosmo beat

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My top 5 fave music vids lately:

GUITAR WOLF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9cVPD97Wcs&feature=share&list=AL94UKMTqg-9AWGLOCC14IF0IpbgvCFCoU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXnNG3bzyRY&feature=share&list=AL94UKMTqg-9AWGLOCC14IF0IpbgvCFCoU

This week's program was Halloween Themed, I played music from The Cramps, Screaming Lord Sutch, The Fuzztones, Ghost Bikini, Ramones, Deja Voodoo, as well as Big Vinny & The Cattle Thieves and Torn Down Units from the new Garage Punk compilation Garage Monsters. 

Listen/download the show/podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20121030-1030-t1351589401.mp3

This week's blog post on The Cramps "Human Fly" single can be found here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2012/10/the-cramps-human-fly-show-428.html

The Play List:

1.  Big Vinny & The Cattle Thieves – Got Me A Monster
2.  Queens of The Stone Age – Burn The Witch
3.  Torn Down Units – Lost On Ghost Road
4.  Unicorns - Tuff Ghost
5.  Mudhoney - Halloween
6.  Screaming Lord Sutch - She's Fallen In Love With A Monsterman
7.  The Cramps - Human Fly
8.  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Up Jumped The Devil
9.  Siouxsie and the Banshees - Halloween
10. Rotten Tropics – Nightmare Index
11. Deja Voodoo – Phantom Skateboarder
12. Ramones - Pet Semetary (Live)
13. Black Belles – Honky Tonk Horror
14. Cold Warps – Don’t Haunt Me, Ok?
15. Metz - Knife in the Water
16. Indian Wars – Commanche Killer
17. Tom Waits - Temptation
18. Ghost Bikini – Spooks
19. Spooks – Koji Kondo
20. TEENANGER – Frights
21. Fuzztones - She's Wicked
22. The Misfits – 20 Eyes

Nigerian Psychedelic-Rock: Tirogo "Float"

"Tirogo is another great sample of lost African Psychedelic music. It was recorded in Nigeria in 1977 and originally released on EMI, same as the great album BLO-Chapter One."

Same year, same place, same genre: The Witch "lazy bones"

Amanaz kind of psychedelic rock from Zambia

"Amanaz was formed in 1973 & recorded Africa in Kitwe Zambia
LP in an edition of 450 numbered copies with glossy heavy sleeve"

haha I laughed when I saw this because although over the years many I can't remember, right before I logged in I was just thinking about how mad I am that I won't be going to Night Beats tomorrow. Seems like I miss out on a lot, never get to go to festivals either. Anyway have fun at whatever cool Halloween shows people are going to.

Great topic, but it causes me pain. I have missed many for many reasons over the years, but two that regret most were Link Wray and Bo Didley. Both came to Rochester a few yearsback at small venues, i missed both and they both died shortly thereafter...Ugh! Well I still spin their tunes all the time anyway, i see these Kats as two of the Fathers of garage/rock at least huge influences anyway.

Chaz

Missed Jon Spencer a few weeks ago in Pawtucket because I told a friend I would not miss their Birthday and forgot they were on the same day mad bummer!

I just remembered something else...I missed my one and only chance to see Nick Curran and the Lowlifes.  They played here in Pittsburgh at a blues festival in late July 2010.  However, they were playing the day before a Prima Donna gig in NYC, and I had already made plans to go see Prima Donna.  I take overnight Greyhound buses to and from NYC to cut my traveling costs (I try to just sleep on the buses), and it just would not have been feasible for me to see Nick Curran at the blues festival and then take my late night bus to NYC.  At the time I thought, "Oh well, hopefully he'll come back to Pittsburgh."  Little did I know at the time...

RIP, Nick, and I'm sorry I didn't see you and your band when I had the chance:(

Weird - I recently thought about posting on this very topic.  I have a number of missed opportunities in my list.

Candy Snatchers - They were supposed to play The Garage in Silver Lake (Los Angeles) in 2000.  When I arrived, the club was dark and empty.  A few guys were milling around a nearby payphone; they turned out to be members of Texas bands The Reds.  They informed me that the Candy Snatchers' van had broken down and the show was cancelled.  Drag! 

New Bomb Turks - Scheduled to play with The Queers in Columbus, Ohio in '97.  Didn't.  Broken van was the culprit again, I think. 

Rocket from the Crypt - Scheduled to open for (meh) Rancid in 1996, also in Columbus.  Once again, a casualty of the broke-down van, scourge of punk rock.  Shame; I'm sure they woulda been far better than Rancid. 

There's more that I've missed, but those three stand out. 

There was a short lived LA pop punk band called the Holograms that I never got to see, mainly because they never came to Pittsburgh, nor did they ever play anywhere near here.  They were a bunch of cute Asian girls.

Another band I never got around to seeing was Jet.  I can remember they toured with Oasis in 2005, and a friend saw them in Cleveland, but for whatever reason I didn't make the trip.

Can't think of any other missed opportunities.

Oh, yeah, shoulda said, most of that metal leans toward psychedelic stuff, not really the attitude-stuff like Motorhead, etc. D'oh!

Also, to me a lot of that Aussie Birdman-style stuff is attitude-heavy punk/hard-rock/cock-rock/what-have-ya, and I LOVE that stuff.

Hope yer doin' well,

Dave

John Battles said:

wILL DO , IT MIGHT TAKE ME A WHILE....mY DEFINITION OF mETAL , OF hEAVY rOCK , Might differ from some.....I could have dug some of the Sunset Strip 80'S Metal bands if they'd sounded RAW.  kILLER kANE , rON aSHETON'S nEW oRDER , NOW ,THAT'S WHAT SOME OF 'EM could HAVE SOUNDED LIKE.

Link Wray is Punk Rock Ground zero. PeoplE bitched because his no - hearing ass used Marshall amps later in life (when they were so lucky to see him , it's not funny !!!!!). SO WHAT ? He was still heavier than a line of Marshall Stacks WITH THOSE LITTLE AMPS WITH HOLES POKED IN 'EM.
 
dave said:

Great reply, John! I think Charles Lamey said that Link Wray may have been one of the first punks (or at least a proto-punk: Ur-punk?). Attitude plays a LARGE part. Have seen few bands since the 90s garage-punk thang with that, but on the topic of Metal, Have a listen to some of these, if you're of a mind. Curious as to your reaction.

Best, Dave

John Battles said:

no , all the credit for being rebellious should'nt go to Punk alone , nor even Punk and it's myriad offshoots...But what gets called "Rebellious" over the years, hoo boy. I guess you could say Heavy Metal or Hard Rock had a rebellious "Who gives a fuck" attitude in the 70's , with The Sabs , The Purps , Thin Lizzy , Alice Cooper and the like , even tho' a good deal of those acts made millions. But , by the 80's , the public was being told that bands Like Quiet Riot , Motley Crue , (Later) Scorpions , (Later ) Priest and solo Ozzy were rebellious and even HEAVY !    The Underground Metal scenes were just taking off around that time , but , what passed for Metal at all....YEESH.  REAL Metal or early Hard Rock , sure , e.g.  Dust , Sir Lord Baltimore , Blue Cheer , MC5 , was rebellious as Hell , but , most of the bands that did make some real money ended up with nothing to show for it.

Just an example....Blues , not the shit that passes for it today , is Rebel Music. So is Country , Rockabilly ....But , just not what usually passes for it , today.

But , I guess I'm preaching to the converted when I say that.

Did people really think Screamin' Jay Hawkins was the demon daddy to "Psychobilly"?

I mean , I'm sure some of those bands were influenced by him  in the 80's , but , apart from "Frenzy" , "Stone Crazy" and maybe one or two other songs , Jay did'nt havemuch of a Rockabilly base. I'd wager Sceaming Lord Sutch was a far bigger influence on that stuff , even though he , too , only dabbled In Rockabilly stylings. You can , of course , hear things in earlier , groundbreaking sounds that are reflected in the music of later acts who took more of the credit for breaking down musical barriers. I think Hawkins is more a forerunner of Punk in his general disregard for the status quo , that he presented himself as anti-social , with a bad attitude , in a musical context , though he was a great instrumentalist and arranger , and could have sang Opera if he's had a mind to.  He was , however , a very likeable man. God help anyone who pissed him off , but , he was affable and frequently hilarious.

wILL DO , IT MIGHT TAKE ME A WHILE....mY DEFINITION OF mETAL , OF hEAVY rOCK , Might differ from some.....I could have dug some of the Sunset Strip 80'S Metal bands if they'd sounded RAW.  kILLER kANE , rON aSHETON'S nEW oRDER , NOW ,THAT'S WHAT SOME OF 'EM could HAVE SOUNDED LIKE.

Link Wray is Punk Rock Ground zero. PeoplE bitched because his no - hearing ass used Marshall amps later in life (when they were so lucky to see him , it's not funny !!!!!). SO WHAT ? He was still heavier than a line of Marshall Stacks WITH THOSE LITTLE AMPS WITH HOLES POKED IN 'EM.
 
dave said:

Great reply, John! I think Charles Lamey said that Link Wray may have been one of the first punks (or at least a proto-punk: Ur-punk?). Attitude plays a LARGE part. Have seen few bands since the 90s garage-punk thang with that, but on the topic of Metal, Have a listen to some of these, if you're of a mind. Curious as to your reaction.

Best, Dave

John Battles said:

no , all the credit for being rebellious should'nt go to Punk alone , nor even Punk and it's myriad offshoots...But what gets called "Rebellious" over the years, hoo boy. I guess you could say Heavy Metal or Hard Rock had a rebellious "Who gives a fuck" attitude in the 70's , with The Sabs , The Purps , Thin Lizzy , Alice Cooper and the like , even tho' a good deal of those acts made millions. But , by the 80's , the public was being told that bands Like Quiet Riot , Motley Crue , (Later) Scorpions , (Later ) Priest and solo Ozzy were rebellious and even HEAVY !    The Underground Metal scenes were just taking off around that time , but , what passed for Metal at all....YEESH.  REAL Metal or early Hard Rock , sure , e.g.  Dust , Sir Lord Baltimore , Blue Cheer , MC5 , was rebellious as Hell , but , most of the bands that did make some real money ended up with nothing to show for it.

Just an example....Blues , not the shit that passes for it today , is Rebel Music. So is Country , Rockabilly ....But , just not what usually passes for it , today.

But , I guess I'm preaching to the converted when I say that.

Did people really think Screamin' Jay Hawkins was the demon daddy to "Psychobilly"?

I mean , I'm sure some of those bands were influenced by him  in the 80's , but , apart from "Frenzy" , "Stone Crazy" and maybe one or two other songs , Jay did'nt havemuch of a Rockabilly base. I'd wager Sceaming Lord Sutch was a far bigger influence on that stuff , even though he , too , only dabbled In Rockabilly stylings. You can , of course , hear things in earlier , groundbreaking sounds that are reflected in the music of later acts who took more of the credit for breaking down musical barriers. I think Hawkins is more a forerunner of Punk in his general disregard for the status quo , that he presented himself as anti-social , with a bad attitude , in a musical context , though he was a great instrumentalist and arranger , and could have sang Opera if he's had a mind to.  He was , however , a very likeable man. God help anyone who pissed him off , but , he was affable and frequently hilarious.

Great reply, John! I think Charles Lamey said that Link Wray may have been one of the first punks (or at least a proto-punk: Ur-punk?). Attitude plays a LARGE part. Have seen few bands since the 90s garage-punk thang with that, but on the topic of Metal, Have a listen to some of these, if you're of a mind. Curious as to your reaction.

Best, Dave

John Battles said:

no , all the credit for being rebellious should'nt go to Punk alone , nor even Punk and it's myriad offshoots...But what gets called "Rebellious" over the years, hoo boy. I guess you could say Heavy Metal or Hard Rock had a rebellious "Who gives a fuck" attitude in the 70's , with The Sabs , The Purps , Thin Lizzy , Alice Cooper and the like , even tho' a good deal of those acts made millions. But , by the 80's , the public was being told that bands Like Quiet Riot , Motley Crue , (Later) Scorpions , (Later ) Priest and solo Ozzy were rebellious and even HEAVY !    The Underground Metal scenes were just taking off around that time , but , what passed for Metal at all....YEESH.  REAL Metal or early Hard Rock , sure , e.g.  Dust , Sir Lord Baltimore , Blue Cheer , MC5 , was rebellious as Hell , but , most of the bands that did make some real money ended up with nothing to show for it.

Just an example....Blues , not the shit that passes for it today , is Rebel Music. So is Country , Rockabilly ....But , just not what usually passes for it , today.

But , I guess I'm preaching to the converted when I say that.

Did people really think Screamin' Jay Hawkins was the demon daddy to "Psychobilly"?

I mean , I'm sure some of those bands were influenced by him  in the 80's , but , apart from "Frenzy" , "Stone Crazy" and maybe one or two other songs , Jay did'nt havemuch of a Rockabilly base. I'd wager Sceaming Lord Sutch was a far bigger influence on that stuff , even though he , too , only dabbled In Rockabilly stylings. You can , of course , hear things in earlier , groundbreaking sounds that are reflected in the music of later acts who took more of the credit for breaking down musical barriers. I think Hawkins is more a forerunner of Punk in his general disregard for the status quo , that he presented himself as anti-social , with a bad attitude , in a musical context , though he was a great instrumentalist and arranger , and could have sang Opera if he's had a mind to.  He was , however , a very likeable man. God help anyone who pissed him off , but , he was affable and frequently hilarious.

 It's hard for people to imagine that there was once a time when The Cure , like REM or U2 , were an underground band  (More on that in a moment. ) . In my best estimation , they have NUTHIN' to do with Punk Rock or Garage Rock , but , just to play devil's advocate , I'll mention that they go back far enough to be considered an early Punk Reaction Group. A more Art School take on the somewhat more experimental sounds that came about when Punk (As a movement , at the very least.) was limping to the finish gate.....You know , PIL , Magazine , Gang of Four , stuff like that.

The Cure's first album had some discordant , sorta - psychedelic guitar work , smeared liberally on their 2nd and 3rd albums , which were VERY languid affairs.  Strangely enough, it seems around the time they actually allowed themselves to be photographed on their records , they really took a turn for the worse. Seeing Robert Smith , soon a lesser idol to the MTV generation , and a bigger one to the late in emerging U.S. Goth fanbase , ONE COULD SEE HOW IN LOVE WITH HIMSELF HE WAS.....

Only Billy Corgan would beat his time a few years later , and if you don't think HE was heavily influenced by The Cure , THINK AGAIN.

In the very early 80's , trust me , REM , and even U2 , were playing small clubs for chump change in the states , sometimes to half - empty houses , or worse. Art School Brigade bands like Echo and The Bunnymen and Ultravox (In their "We used to be Punk Reaction , but it's all over now "incarnation.), and even Siouxsie and The Banshees were playing Punk clubs , yet to see the big payday , even if they'd had hits in The UK and on The Continent (The waiting list for a U.S. chart placement on a UK hit in the early 80's was one year to never. ) . Of course , The Cure were a big live act in America by about 1985. What's telling is that a rare , great program on MTV , "IRS's The Cutting Edge" (Hosted by Peter Zaremba from The Fleshtones.) , approached The Cure about doing an appearance , and were turned down flat.  When the show began to take off , The Cure's people contacted the program to reneg , as though they'd never snubbed them in the first place. They were told , outright , "You had your chance , and now you're playing to 19 ,000 people in Los Angeles .  You turned us down , once . Now , we're turning YOU down.

Violet Times ,

I must have mentioned Peter Laughner , a long time ago ,  but , if I did'nt , it sure was'nt a slight on him. Laughner was the rare sort who remained friends with members of nearly every key non - bar  band in Cleveland at the time , up until his untimely demise . Most people I've spoken to or read things by , that were "There" , had good things to say , even if his behavior (By his own admission.) was frequently over the top.  
 
Violet Times said:

Definitely Pagans over Dead Boys, easily.  Dead Boys only made one great LP, while Pagans have a few LPs worth of greatness.  Besides that, i'm not so into the production on their 1st LP, actually prefer the 'Younger, Louder, Snottier' LP version released later on Bomp.  That live set from CBs released on DVD years back is pretty hard to beat tho.  That's the kind of thing that could put them at the top of any list of greats, no question.  (pretty sure the whole thing is on youtube, check it if you haven't seen it)  

Mirrors and eels (w/ a nice side dish of Styrenes w/ whom they shared members) over everyone tho.  

Here's an interview i did w/ Morton in MRR last year http://www.violet-times.com/2011/06/i-interviewed-john-morton-in-ma... w/ links there to read more about electric eels as well.  Do yourself a favor, esp if ya don't know about 'em. 

Also at the top of that page you can click to the purchase page for Poli Styrene Jass Band (aka: Styrenes) 'Drano In Your Veins' 45 reissue that we did awhile back if you're interested in 1975 pre- punk, proto- punk, baseball bat in the face lysergic madness, a bonafide classic.  Less than 20 copies remain.

Not punk, more rock n roll / soft psych, but i actually just put on Stone Harbour 'Emerges' LP right before i saw this thread/group.  Nearby town of Cleveland- Youngstown, OH 1974.

Also surprised no one mentioned Peter Laughner in here?  Maybe i missed it, and again, not so much "punk" sounding overall but his 1 million (and counting, as more are found) unreleased recordings (and the few released thus far) have many choice cuts.  He was a driving force in tying to make that a "scene", or at least promoting his own music, and by default taking those other wild sounding bands to the top along w/ himself.    

I also enjoy the fact that The Cramps, Pagans, and electric eels are all related by blood- that's some kind of royal bloodline there!

October 20...... More should be made of his Birthday. There was ONE memorial night for him after he passed , and this is not Neerherdove , New Ireland  ,  this is Chicago.

As for his , or Ivy's , Birthday (A far easier to remember Feb. 14.) , no one does anything , here , in the clubs , barring local band ,The Dyes , who always do some kind of Cramps tribute in October.I think , though I can't quite remember , Lux was born in 1948. It was after the war , for sure , but , in The 40's.
 
Funhouse Skull said:

John Battles said:

iT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE COMING UPON LUX'S BIRTHDAY , AGAIN....

I WISH MY FRIEND , JEFF , WHO REMEMBERS EVERY DATE , CONCERNING THE CRAMPS , WERE HERE TO REMIND ME THE ACTUAL DATE..... ANYWAY , HIS REBIRTH , SADLY FOR US , WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. IT DOES'NT EVEN SEEM THAT LONG AGO TO ME. HE WAS CELEBRATED WITH AN ASTRAL PROJECTION , AS WITNESSED BY THE FEW WORTHY SOULS , CHOSEN BY OUR QUEEN , IVY , INCLUDING  ART FEIN AND JOHNNY LEGEND , KINGS OF MEN.

 NICK TOSCHES MAY HAVE BEEN THERE , TOO? BUT , I TOOK LUX TO BE A VERY SPIRITUAL PERSON , THOUGH ON A DIFFERENT PLANE, ALTOGETHER , THAN WHAT MOST DEFINE AS SPIRITUAL , JUST AS HE WAS ON AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PLANE IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD.       '' I JUST CAN'T IDENTIFY - EYE - TO EYE - TO EYE - WITH THIS WORLD , SO, I DON'T TRY."..........     HAPPY BIRTHDAY , ERIK/VIP/LUX.....WE MISS YOU , BUT , WE SURE WERE GLAD YOU LIVED IN OUR TIME.....ALWAYS FIVE YEARS AHEAD OF IT.  

Lux was born on October 20. I forget the year. Truly one of a kind. The world is a smaller place without him.

Have to say, i really enjoy this cartoon and i like the intro music too
(by a guy called Michel Dax - but no idea who he is)

the english version is a terrible disco/electronic version of this song

I've never had any problems running a keyboard through a Fender Twin Reverb. That amp has enough clean head room to handle high output combo organs and it can take some low frequencies too. You do not want to use an underpowered amp or use an overdrive channel. You're likely to push the amp too hard and distortion on organ means static-heavy noise.