I think this was just announced today.  The South By Southwest festival is taking online applications from bands who'd like to showcase at the 2013 event.  ("Over 2,200 acts from around the world..."). What a whole lotta fun.

http://sxsw.com/music/news/apply-showcase-sxsw-music

Wow -- love your zine.  You've some gorgeous visuals!

THEE DIRTYBEATS - 100% maximum vintage garage
http://theedirtybeats.bandcamp.com

PS - And yes, we remember Brautigan.  Who can forget the cover of his Rommel Drives On Deep Into Egypt?

Hi !

I've just started to archive my fanzine (Started last year in Bangkok) on a blog.

It goes like this :

http://krankfanzine.blogspot.com/

More to come SOON !

Enjoy and Destroy, 

Ax

Lots of great suggestions. Great question for the group. Great answers all around.

Seriously check BOTH of these bands out. Really, truly great stuff.

The Future Primitives said:

Hey!

Have a look at our bandcamp (http://thefutureprimitives.bandcamp.com/) because you might like what you hear. We also recommend you listen to Dusty Mush from France, http://dustymush.bandcamp.com/.

Hey!

Have a look at our bandcamp (http://thefutureprimitives.bandcamp.com/) because you might like what you hear. We also recommend you listen to Dusty Mush from France, http://dustymush.bandcamp.com/.

Is anyone (in America) on here into turntable.fm? I hang out in a room called Punk Gunk, Garage, Psych n Wild Shit. Mad people who hang out in there have VERY good taste and it's a pretty easy way to discover new bands. Check it out if you haven't and if you have come jam with me sometime.

The Mummies

The Phantom Surfers

Okay, when I was a kid, I thought Creedence were saying "There's a bathroom on the right" (Bad Moon Rising) lol!

Thanks for the words...I'll check out Pirates Press and Rainbow!

I used to press with United out of Nashville. I haven't done a record in several years, so I don't know what's going on with the pressing plants these days. When I did use them, they were great. It's probably worth your time to check them out.  I believe one of my good friends uses Rainbow records now. I haven't heard of any problems as of yet. Rainbow is probably the closest to you, they are in Cali. I've heard multiple horror stories concerning Alpha vinyl in Florida. Seems you'd be best to steer clear of that one.

If you guys have the budget, I would do 500 press instead of 300. With the cost of pressing, sleeves and so on, it's hardly worth the time to do anything smaller.

Goes with gz which I tend to avoid. Some of my friends sent in two 45's from two different bands and got to splits. Never got their money back...

Check this dudes out: http://www.piratespress.com/cms/

I press with MPO in France but I use vinylium in Belgium for the order.

We're based in Las Vegas, NV.  US
 
The Fnords said:

Whereabouts are you? We used Breed media (U.K.), but I think that they subcontracted the actual pressing to GZ (in Czech Republic).

Whereabouts are you? We used Breed media (U.K.), but I think that they subcontracted the actual pressing to GZ (in Czech Republic).

Just gave this a quick relisten via Youtube (didn't feel like digging thru the record/CD crates!).

I dunno - something about that solo sounds really tentative, like he was still warming up or something.

You know , as much as I love that song , I can't really make out the guitar solo in my mind , right now that you mention it.

I've found nothing beats a Fender Twin with shitloads of verb, a strat set to the bridge pick up & a nasty ratty splattery 60's fuzz..roll of the volume maybe just a tad on the guitars volume knob..heaven.

The August 5th Show: The Book of Trash!

Listen now! : http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/381-The_Trip-20120805-0030-t1344123000.mp3

The Setlist:

 Last I heard , recently , Dave Hill is still doing fine.I think he's 90 years old , now.

John Battles said:

THEY SURE WERE ! I was lucky that I got to see them several times....Milt Trenier had his own club , fantastic place , a real 50's coctail lounge/Jazz club , but anyobody that had PANTS on could come in. The Treniers played there about twice a year. I first saw them in '89. Great performance , but not much at all , in the way of rockin' R'n'B. i WAITED ABOUT 5 YEARS , and saw them again , and the OKEH collection on Sony had come out , so , from thereon in , they were ROCKIN' THE HOUSE , AGAIN !!! If they had an engagement at Milt's place , I'd go at least two nights. I also saw them twice in Vegas. They were the last of a line , barring their friends , Freddie Bell and Sam Butera. Actually , when I saw Bell , it was a big letdown. Never got to see Sam , a bigger disappointment. Milt just turned 82 , and still gigs on a regular basis.
 
BackdoorStan said:

That guy could squeal up a storm, the Treniers were amazing

Never practiced , late on . That's pretty funny. But , certainly believable. Of course , Mole was in The Mystreated ...I don't have a lot of their stuff , but , they were definitely on the money.

Fortune and Maltese , too , had to be seen to be truly appreciated , but , I liked that they did their homework , and wrote songs in MANY styles of that era , not just monster gurl put downs and/or NW -ish Frat Rockers , like when Frat parties contained kickass music , not just guys getting their asses kicked. Mike Maltese was living here in Chicago , too , because of his work , but he'd drive to Kalamazoo every weekend (Fuck me , I dunno , Five hours?) to work on songs with Freddie Fortune. That's Kaiser - like dedication. In fact , once The Neanderthals , Kaisers , and Fortune and Maltese played a show together at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn. We probably did take stuff like that for granted in The 90's.

I saw The Kaisers lots of times, well every oppurtunity, and yes to see them live had to be seen. Did you know in the last few years of The Kaisers life span they no longer praticed. Thats how good they were, just like The Mystreated stuff I have everything by them fave track must be Dont Go With Him WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John Battles said:

 The Kaisers could not be touched for what they did , it's true. They made an amusing , though not inaccurate , statement , about their music not being retro or nostalgic , but, rather, antiquated . They were'nt ashamed of the tag , they put it on themselves. BUT , they had to be seen live to be truly appreciated. Those guys worked their balls off , like a real "Beat" band would have. When they came to Chicago the first time , they played three nights , did the same another time , and did FIVE nights in a row, another time. I went to the first three shows , and wanted , badly , to see one of the  other two , but , just could'nt do it.....

There may have been some very good Beat bands at that time that I never saw or heard , but , those guys killed. The only time they did'nt floor me was when they had to follow The Downliners Sect . You talk about authenticity......

Hey Drew, have you checked out the official GPPR Guidelines?  http://garagepunk.ning.com/group/garagepunk-pirate-radio-fans/page/podcast-guidelines

Good luck.

Stream or download the entire 8.3.12 show right here.

$ of an Education – Terry Anderson & the Olympic Ass-Kickin’ Team
Too Much Information – Terry Anderson & the Olympic Ass-Kickin’ Team
Purple GTO – Terry Anderson & the Olympic Ass-Kickin’ Team
Willie Mays – Terry Anderson & the Olympic Ass-Kickin’ Team
Gambled & Lost – Terry Anderson & the Olympic Ass-Kickin’ Team
Fat Lady (live) – Terry Anderson & the Olympic Ass-Kickin’ Team

Come On Let’s Go – The Enchanters
Have a Drink – The Attention
Something’s Got a Hold of Me – The Shondells
The Girl – The Gnats
Fingerbang Gang – The Rats

Medication – The Standells
She’s the Kind of Girl – Trolley
I Can’t Hide – Trolley
Jumpin’ in the Night (live) – The Plimsouls
Beg, Borrow & Steal – The Rare Breed
Batman – The Standells

She’s Long Gone – Rainy Day Saints
Paint My Window Green – The Resonars

Local Lunchbox
Greatest Pretender – Sugar Stems
All Outta Love – Lonesome Savages
Fire Rock – The Mistreaters
Skate – The Mighty Deerlick

It’s a Miracle – The Names
Comes & Gos – The Connection
The Dream – Vicky & the Vengents
Let’s Start Over Again – The White Wires
Golden Chain – Hollows
I Wonder – The Butteflys

Pandemic #44 – The Pow Wows
Be Adventurous – The Ripe
Sunflower – Paul Messis & Jessica Winter

Love You All I Can – The Bootmen
All I Got – The Branded
Wine, Wine, Wine – The Bleach Boys
Please Don’t Tell My Baby – The Milkshakes
Beatnik – Royal Jokers

Phone interview with Alicja Trout from River City Tanlines
Can’t Stand You Anymore – River City Tanlines
I Don’t Get It – River City Tanlines

Fireworks – Sultan Bathery
Pixie Dust – Hellshovel
Gang – Ramma Lamma
More Cigarettes – Cheap Time
Loathsome Blues – Chicken Snake

I Don’t Know What You Got (But It’s Got Me) – Little Richard
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey – Bobby Charles
Don’t Quit Me Baby – Screamin’ Joe Neal

Hang it Out To Dry – Bud & Kathy
Help Yourself Baby – The Beachcombers
Tell Me – The Termites