yep! no introduction needed...

peskypesky said:

Ramones

Stooges

hehe, like this song a lot, still love the Turks' version a lot more than the original, anyway, great explanation, maybe everyone should listen to it before going to work...

ixnayray said:

Mr. Suit by The New Bomb Turks. It makes me feel like a total badass. Then I arrive at work and get bossed around all day.

yep, great album to listen to, especially when on the way to yer loved one, i guess...

Mark George Harrison said:

When my other half lived in London my favourite album for getting from Kings Cross to where she lived was The Monks 'Black monk time', perfect for pushing through a crowded London on a Friday afternoon!

sorry, no clue 'bout this one...really dig rockabilly a lot but I'm not an expert at all...

Last Night said:

http://garagepunk.ning.com/profiles/blogs/radioblivion-no70-the-end

What is the first song in the intro ???

Last Night said:

Which make me think about the first song in the Radioblivion intro i can't figured it out, it goes "Wild Street, Wild Street, I'm just born on a Wild Street", i guess it's a psycho band...

any idea?

hehe, great taste. man...

Jarkko Immonen said:

Aaah, life and the places it takes us...

gary gilmore said:

 -just remembered listening to this on a neon yellow sony walkman on my way to this chic-who-never-ended-up-being-my-true-love house! hah!

Anyhow, I found myself pondering this question A LOT this morning, trying to come up with the perfect playlist song-by-song. I came to the conclusion that there are several variables to be taken into account - whether it's a brisk sunny morning and you're on your way to the gym or the beach, a grey afternoon and you're stuck in the after work traffic, of if it's a cool evening stroll, destination unknown. To me, the answer would be drastically different on each occasion.

But, based on the commute this morning (it was a bit chilly but sunny outside), I would have to say that in the ideal situation I would've:

- started off with some good ole 70s/80s power pop, as that tender, not-quite-awake-yet state of being calls for some sweet, up-beat melodies (btw, I consider it important not to put the music on before stepping out of the door, but preferably just as you breath in the first of the fresh morning air):

POINTED STICKS - PART OF THE NOISE

THE RUBINOOS - I WANNA BE YOUR BOYFRIEND

THE LIMIT - UH OH

- then, around the time I got on the bus, feeling energized and positive, I'd crank it up a notch, and the person sitting next to me would just have to deal with my lip-syncin'-head-boppin'-eyes-closed demeanor:

RADIO BIRDMAN - MURDER CITY NIGHTS

THE KIDS - THIS IS ROCK 'N ROLL

PAGANS - WHAT'S THIS SHIT CALLED LOVE?

SWEATMASTER - ANIMAL

- finally, getting off the bus and taking the short walk to the office, I would pull out all guns and yank my neck like crazy with my fists in the air, parading my armpits to everyone present:

TEENGENERATE - DRESSED IN BLACK

THE REATARDS - TEENAGE HATE

OBLIVIANS - CHRISTINA

Then, when I got to work I'd be like "What? Those stats don't add up? That meeting's been cancelled? We're going bankrupt? SO THE FUCK WHAT, BRING THE MOFO ON! I'M READY! YEEEEEEEAAAAOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Holy shit - I really gotta try this out one of these mornin's...)

hehe, remembering the good ole' walkman-days, great choice i think...

John Battles said:

My favotite song to start out down the street with my ipod (I listen to tapes on my Walkman more often , if anything , these days.) is "I Don't Believe in Anything" by The Nevebreakers. Mainly because it's the first song of theirs that turns up , but , also , it's a good one to face the hordes out on the street with.... 

"WALK UP THE STREET" - CHEATER SLICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ramones

Stooges

Mr. Suit by The New Bomb Turks. It makes me feel like a total badass. Then I arrive at work and get bossed around all day.

I tend to enjoy Velvet Underground, Pere Ubu, Ramones, Soft Boys, Headcoats and 50s Spector-ish girl groups on my perambulations. Depends on my mood.

The Astronauts - Surf Party b/w Kuk

Hi!

Try Sonic Negroes and Stupidity.  /Erniz

They're Swedish. And great.

Myke Damage said:

The Maggots are good but not 100% sure they are from Sweden...can't go wrong with The Nomads though.

Stupidity
and... pardon my shamelessness... The Plastic Pals: http://www.theplasticpals.se

The Wylde Mammoths had a great and really authentic mid 60's teen garage sound.

Lust for Rust is so freakin good. We have signed with Deep Eddy Records, which is the same label that put out LFR, and the owner sent me the CD. I hope to meet up with these guys at some point.

Joey Fuckup said:

As a genre I love, it's hard for me to say who my faves are, although I do lean strongly towards the Bomboras, Phantom Surfers, the Trashwomen, the Boardwalkers, Royal Knightmares, the Fathoms, and many other of the big names that's already mentioned here. Two bands that aren't surf, but has done killer surf instros that I dig, are Southern Culture On the Skids and the Boss Martians.

Two lesser-known bands I'd like to plug here are:

The D-Rays out of Athens, OH. They're a nice 3-piece that I came across on Facebook who I've played on "40 Oz. Nonsense". I think they've got a couple of releases under their belt now, and you can hear a cool cover of the Ramones' "Cretin Hop" on their ep "Landlocked In Athens".

Find 'em on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/theDRays

They're also right here on the Hideout: http://garagepunk.ning.com/profile/TheDRays

Keep up with 'em on their blog, too: http://draysathens.wordpress.com/

The other band is the Surf Zombies from Cedar Rapids who I came across a couple of years ago. They've released three albums, and their style ranges from not only basic surf, but to the spooky surf and rockabilly-sounding instros. Their latest album "Lust For Rust" has them pushing more towards a "hot rod" sound, but still impressive, IMHO. Their only "website" is their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/surfzombiesband

 

We are hopping to participate this year!  At least in some form...even if I play hooked up to a generator in some alley!  

That brings up another interesting point in where to draw the line- just listening to music against buying it; for instance, I listen to some Skrewdriver (and some Buju Banton)- but it's music I've downloaded (without paying). I definitely would NOT buy ANY Skrewdriver albums (even their pre-racist material) because I know that my money would go to people or groups who may use that money to further advance their ideology.

Skrewdriver is kind of a bad example though, because I don't like much of their music. I think that I was more attracted to them when I was younger because they had that outsider, taboo-ish quality. I remember in the 90's I told this black punk rock girl from Boston that I had a hhuuuugggeee crush on that I listened to Skrewdriver because I thought they were "funny" and I got my ass chewed out but good. She told me that in recent history (back then) in Boston that a large portion of the 'punk rock' kids started listening to Skrewdriver because it was "funny", like some kind of fad or something, and slowly but surely, some knucklehead used that as an in-road to convert a whole bunch of former non-racists into Hammerskins. So I guess it is a fine line, you gotta be careful with what you promote, what you support, and even the thoughts you let into your head.

Tricky question. I guess I draw the line when the music is used to promote unsympathetic opinions. I wouldn't buy a Skrewdriver record, but I don't have a problem reading Hamsun.

I'm pretty sure a lot of the artists whose music I love are racists, homophobes, religious nuts, misogynists and general assholes. But as long as they don't use their music to spread those views, I still enjoy the music.

You don't know what most people are thinking. If you add homophobia and misogyny to that list of bigotry and shit then you don't have much left. And what symbols count? Confederate flags make great symbols for many who think Jumping Jim Crow was funny and also love 'freedom'. But they aren't exactly swastikas are they?

I think everyone has a responsibility to make sure they don't support what they don't agree with. So I get really irritated when I meet hipsters who love dancehall. People who would go off on one if you said something against gays or women but turn a blind eye when black people make songs about beating the former and abusing the latter just so they appear worldly.

I would try and avoid where possible buying anything from any artist that made a name for being racist, homophobic, promoting violence against women or children. I wouldn't wear a tshirt with anything like that on for sure. But buying a Garry Glitter CD would be OK if I thought he was any good. The cheeky shit sold the rights before he got done and so made a load of cash while the poor sap is left with rights to the most uncool music in the world.

(To be clear, I have read the Politics and Rock'n'Roll Thread, and I feel that this discussion is a different topic. If any Mods disagre, feel free to take down post. Thanks.)

Hey All-

  New Kid On The Block here. And I'm hangin' tough. All bad jokes aside, I have a serious question here; I've been perusing some of the discussions here at the Hideout and an interesting subject came up in the Music thread "Any Glam Rock Fans Around Here?", but since it was off-topic it hasn't been fully explored.

  The subject came up when someone mentioned that they were a fan of Gary Glitter, and another poster said basically 'I can't listen to him cuz he diddles kids'. Someone else pitched in that Ike beat up Tina, a buncha old Country and Western dudes were really racist, and so on and so on, and that if we judged the music we listen to by the character of the person/people making the music, we probably wouldn't listen to much of anything.

  So where do you guys draw the line? Is it Skrewdriver and other racists? Is it hardcore vegans who sing about killing drug dealers? Is it patriotic Neo-Country music? Or is it anything goes, if it sounds good I listen to it?

  Me personally, I don't have any hard and fast rules, but I can make generalizations. For instance- racist music; I listen to some music that is blatantly racist and/or promotes racism, even though I pretty much disagree with the ideology as a whole. However, I'm in the planning stages of putting together a podcast and I've made a conscious decision to NOT include any bands that have a racist agenda- I've also made it a point to not buy/wear shirts/pins/patches from racist bands. So when it comes to that subject, I may listen to racist music (on occasion- I've been re-tooling my Ipod and I've been finding that the racist bands haven't made it back on yet- it seems that for every racist band that plays music I like there's two or three bands who happen to not be racist whose music I like better...) I will not promote racist music/bands.

  But the pedophile thing is one I can't abide by- maybe it's because I've spent a little too much time in jail, or maybe because it's because I have a kid of my own, but if I know or find out an artist is a pedophile/child molester, it ruins it for me. Which sucks, cuz Michael Jackson could be sooo good if I didn't know that he bangs little kids drunk on jesus juice.

  So how do you guys feel about the politics of bands you listen to or the people in the bands?

Have you not been spinning the Hideout Comp Series on your show at all, Michael? I don't see GRGPNK Records on your playlists! What gives? ;)

I think I'll always love Black Flag, especially the first four years stuff with Keith Morris. I do like alot of the Rollins albums, but I think the early stuff was just much more killer.

is that one of those graphite guitars? 

This thread made my day! I laughed so hard!

Now, while John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats is my favourite singer/songwriter who is cool as fuck, who is more punk than most of those "punk" bands nowadays (all his early records were first take boombox tapes), his favourite acoustic guitar is totally uncool in my opinion...

I like acoustic guitars when they look like acoustic guitars.