You're never too old to rock!! All the Lizardmen are in our late 40's or early 50's and we still kick ass!
May 4, 2012 11:50 AM CDT
You're never too old to rock!! All the Lizardmen are in our late 40's or early 50's and we still kick ass!
May 3, 2012 9:24 PM CDT
dang, i used to be all up in those mosh pits
Scott_hn said:
At 48, my slam-dancing days may be over, but the concept of "too old to rock" does not compute. Fuck that shit.
May 3, 2012 9:18 PM CDT
i might still be listening to slayer when i'm a wrinkled grandma, shonny! ; )
May 4, 2012 12:05 AM CDT
A version of this was published in The Santa Fe New Mexican
May 4, 2012
One of my favorite record labels in recent years is an independent roots-soaked punk outfit from San Antonio, Texas, called Saustex Media.
With its big green dinosaur-in-a-cowboy-hat logo, Saustex is the love child of Jeff “Smitty” Smith, singer and head hick of The Hickoids, a San Antonio band that, to misquote Barbara Mandrell, was cow-punk back when cow-punk wasn’t cool. The Hickoids are still going strong after all these decades — in recent months with Santa Fe’s own Tom Trusnovic playing guitar. They’re Saustex’s flagship band.
There are lots of great acts that have released music on the label — Piñata Protest, Glambilly, Sons of Hercules, Stevie Tombstone, and singer-songwriter Eric Hisaw. I was lucky enough to catch some of these acts in Austin during South by Southwest in March at a couple of Saustex-sponsored events.
And even better, the label has recently released a ton of new music:
* Intexicated by T. Tex Edwards. Dallas-born Thomas Edwards has been making a musical nuisance of himself for decades. He initially became known working with a punk band called The Nervebreakers — they opened for The Sex Pistols’ Dallas show in 1977 and these days sometimes still get together to play. Since then he’s fronted bands including The Saddle Tramps, Out on Parole, The Loafin’ Hyenas, Lithium X-mas, The Swingin’ Cornflake Killers, and recently Purple Stickpin.
This compilation includes recordings from Edwards’ post-Nervebreakers career spanning the early ’80s through to just a few years ago. There are lots of rockabilly influenced songs such as “Cravin’,” “It’s Gravity,” and “Thirteen Women.”
Best of all are “Move It,” a 1982 record with The Saddletramps, and the delightfully warped “Crazy Date,” recorded with Out on Parole featuring Edwards. This was an obscure 1959 regional hit by an Alabama group called The Crazy Teens. Tex, reciting the lyrics like a sinister Big Bopper, turns it into the diary of a terminal lech.
There’s also a good representation of Edwards’ trademark twisted takes on country songs. There are two tunes that grace Out on Parole’s 1989 psycho-country classic Pardon Me, I’ve Got Someone to Kill: Leon Payne’s “Psycho” (a 1984 rendition of the song featuring a sweet honky-tonk piano) and “LSD,” an obscure cautionary tale about acid originally recorded by singer Wendell Austin (“I started using LSD/ It gave me such a kick/ Better than booze and easy to use/ But it made me mentally sick”).
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There’s also a nightmarish lo-fi cover of “Blood on the Saddle,” a tune associated with another Tex — Tex Ritter.
A real treat is a version of “Lee Harvey,” a song about the accused Kennedy assassin, recorded with The Hickoids in 1989 — several years before the Asylum Street Spankers released the version that I’m most familiar with. Written by Homer Henderson, the lyrics humanize the shadowy Oswald:
“Lee Harvey was a friend of mine/He used to take me fishing all the time/He used to throw the ball to me/ When I was just a kid/They say he shot the president/But I don’t think he did.”
One thing about T. Tex Edwards, he never sold out to the corporations. Oh, wait, he did! The last song here is a demo he did for Chili’s restaurant. I’m not sure if the chain actually used this 30-second punk-rock flash. But it did make me hungry for baby back ribs.
(On the Santa Fe Opry I'll be playing a special set of "Songs T. Tex Edwards taught us. The show starts at 10 p.m Mountain Time Friday on KSFR, 101.1 FM or streaming HERE )
* El Pathos. This Austin band has only been around for a few years, but it’s made up of several veterans of Texas punk-rock groups (The Dicks, Offenders, Cat Butt, and others). They play a basic garage/punk, Stooge/Dolls-influenced brand of raw rock ’n’ roll — and do a fine job. There’s not a dull moment on this, their self-titled second album.
The album kicks off with the slow-burning “Election Day,” which sounds like Sticky Fingers-era Rolling Stones. The next song, “Straight Into the Sun,” slips into a higher gear. Try to listen to this one without thinking of “You’re Gonna Miss Me” by the 13th Floor Elevators.
One thing that sets El Pathos apart from most bands with similar approaches is that it has an actual steel/slide guit — Mark Kenyon — as part of its permanent lineup. And the group isn’t afraid to use him. In fact, there are a couple of fine country rockers hiding in this album, in which Kenyon shines.
The rowdy “Gypsy Minor” is a potential punk-rock honky-tonk classic, while the last song here, the melancholy country rocker called “Yesterday Mourning,” is nice and purdy. This album makes me want to seek out El Pathos’ first effort, Hate and Love.
* The Copper Gamins. This five-song, self-titled EP is just a blast. The CGs are a two-man lo-fi punk-blues unit from San Miguel Totocuitlapilco, Mexico. The whole thing sounds like it was recorded in an abandoned gas station, but it’s got spirit.
My favorite song here is “Candy Man.” The CGs give songwriting credit to Mississippi John Hurt, but fans of the saint of Avalon, Mississippi, aren’t likely to recognize the song. Singer José Carmen howls like a castrato Smurf while drummer Claus Lafania sounds like a speed freak swatting mosquitoes with a baseball bat.
To hear songs by the above artists plus others on the label’s roster, check out this:
* For Those About to Forget to Rock by The Grannies. This San Francisco group isn’t officially a Saustex band, but I saw The Grannies at Saustex’s recent official South by Southwest showcase with The Hickoids and Glambilly.
The Grannies are known for appearing in granny drag — bad wigs and even worse dresses. Many of their songs are sardonic looks at old age — “Walker on the Wild Side,” “Toothless,” and “Denture Breath.”
Now that I’m on the outskirts of middle age on a fast bus to Codgerville, maybe I should take offense at this. Instead, I’m taking a weird delight in it. Besides, The Grannies play fierce, aggressive, and tight, just like I love it.
So as Jan and Dean would say, “Go, Grannies, go!”
May 3, 2012 8:52 PM CDT
Ha ha ha, that's a classic misheard lyric. Wrapped up like a douche in the middle of the night...
John E. Midnight said:
Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the Light"
..."deuce", not "DOUCHE"
May 3, 2012 8:49 PM CDT
The Cure's Mint Car from Wild Mood Swings - at the beginning of the song- "...then here with you its perfect, its all i ever wanted, oh i almost couldn't believe that its for real, so kiss me queer" But maybe he's really singing "so pinch me quick" on the last lyric there?
May 2, 2012 10:57 PM CDT
Yea , that's what I always thought , until I heard Springsteen's constipated original ...."Wrrreecccked up like a Deuchhe ANUDDER RUMOR IN DA' NIGHT...", then I had second thoughts....But the thought of it NOT being "Deuce" was too good to be true. I only learned , a year or two ago , saying "Douche" is like saying "and" , today. Time was , it was right at the top of the list , outside of George Carlin's "7 Words", of words you just did'nt say , unless you had a good alibi.
May 2, 2012 9:02 PM CDT
Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the Light"
..."deuce", not "DOUCHE"
May 1, 2012 10:25 PM CDT
I almost forgot one of my favorites....
"Got My Mojo Workin'" by Muddy Waters. OK , I KNEW he was'nt saying what it SOUNDED like he was saying.......
What Muddy Waters actually sang:
"I'm goin' down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand. I'm gonna have all you women ret'chunder (Right under) my command...".
What it sounded like (To me.) "I'm gonna have all you women RETCHIN' at my command !".
May 3, 2012 8:35 PM CDT
Not very many here but I'm in kind of a desolate area anyhow... me mum and aunts would probably like what i've been hearing but i don't see 'em so much no mo'... i do enjoy the metalheads about tho :)
May 2, 2012 8:26 PM CDT
Never ever. 'Course I don't go out much anymore. All my young co-workers are so imbedded in our current pop lack-of-culture that even their conversations are auto tuned.
May 2, 2012 8:18 PM CDT
I have a friend... we exchange our tastes and findings, but other than us... not much.
May 3, 2012 8:06 PM CDT
yeah,and there still are asshole way less ballsy and less talented than chicks ,yet trying to push around women playing r-n-r.There will always be that kind of ridiculous crap coming from (quiet a few) men...and not only on the artistic level,of course.The only thing to do is keep pushing back their attacks.
May 2, 2012 7:25 PM CDT
That's messed up. :( All my guy friends love girls with guitars. I've taught them how to play a bunch of songs too.
I've read stories though, and I don't think I've ever had to deal with anything that bad. There's some jerks out there man, and even girls pushing other girls out of playing? That makes me so mad.
May 3, 2012 4:56 PM CDT
Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 50
May 2, 2012 11:09 PM CDT
those darlins - screws get loose
May 2, 2012 8:55 PM CDT
Hullo, y'all. I registered on GaragePunk Hideout many months ago, then stupidly forgot about it. Since then I''ve discovered possibly the coolest anti-FaceBook around! Seriously, this thing is flat-out amazing. It's nice to finally get off the deserted island and find my people!
Am 43 years old (still above ground and taking nourishment), living in the hairiest armpit on the planet, Cleveland. Well, maybe Youngstown is hairier.
I was a Beatles fan as a child (thanks to that 70s two-fer "Rock and Roll Music", the one with the stoopid thumbs on the edges), then a hardcore Kinks fan, then scored the Pretty's American debut LP at a Chicago record show for a buck (complete with simulated stereo...oof), and then all bets were off.
A few additional life-changers: The Who Sings My Generation, Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Pebbles Vols. 1, 2 and 3, Searching In the Wilderness V/A LP, and those early Bam-Caruso comps.
I was splitting my time between 60s garage and 70s punk, complete with mohawk and ungrounded outlook. Scoured used record stores and flea markets, played in bands, scoured used record stores and flea markets, mmmmmm...GIRLS...evolved into an all-world class clown...did I mention scouring used rec- uhhh, never mind.
Had a couple 60s garage rock radio shows, one at Northern Illinois University in the mid-80s, then an early mid-life crisis extravaganza at CASE for a few years up through '08.
To this day I'm still trying to re-capture the amazing BUZZ I got upon hearing "All Day and All of the Night" for the first time. Have been succesful in that regard, though the highs are getting fewer and further between. Dammit.
I haven't met you yet, but I consider you a good friend. Here's wishing all of you one-chord wonders much love and laughter! (And the rest? Bite me.)
May 2, 2012 8:10 PM CDT
Every now and then even a seasoned sixties rock 'n' roll aficionado stumbles across an album that prompts an internal, "how the frick did I miss THAT one?". (Well, externalized in this instance.) Perhaps it were the prog purples on its front jacket that were off-putting. Could it have been its seemingly twee-littered track listing, including "Impeccable Girl" and "Happy and Young Together"? Whatever. The point is, I've finally traversed the accidental detour- which is not to say I've witnessed pop perfection, not by a long shot. Yet it boasts enough indelible ditties to warrant its proud placement on my buckled shelf between "Friday On My Mind" and The Left Banke. By the way, "Happy and Young Together" is a 12-string crash-and-burn mod blaster lined with lysergic acid. KA-SHPPPAAANNNG!
May 2, 2012 6:56 PM CDT
New playlist!
www.mediazoic.com/jambone-scuzz
1) Black Lips – Bad Kids
2) Bowie – Queen Bitch
3) Iggy Pop – China Girl
4) Catl. – Gotta Thing For You
5) Thee Dirty Beats – The Witch
6) Dead Kennedys - Rawhide
7) Big Black – Model
8) Tom Waits – Earth Died Screaming
9) Ramones – Chinese Rock
10) The Buzzcocks – Orgasm Addict
11) Motorhead – Love Me Like A Reptile
12) Rolling Stones – Rip This Joint
13) Subways – Oh Yeah
14) Polymorphines – Good Vibrations
15) 13th Floor Elevators – Fire Engine
16) Reverend’s Big Damn Band – Two Bottles of Wine
17) Joy Division – Isolation
18) Le Tigre – Deceptacon
19) Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl
20) Gang of Four – Natural’s Not In It
@ScuzzRockRadio
May 2, 2012 10:34 AM CDT
Heh. Then that is probably why it sounds familiar... Thanks!
For some reason, I thought it was a cover (probably because they played covers in the other videos).
Good tunes.
Mike Humsgreen said:
Check out the first Hideout comp! I'm pretty sure the rule on those records was no covers :p
The Ungodly 77s said:The song you played at the bikini bar, I know I heard it before. Who originally did it and what is the name of the song?
thanks,
Will Crum said:The Wendy's gig was the first guerilla thing we EVER did, and the guy who filmed it is sitting on the footage doing nothing (despite his promise to see more.) Sure it will see light of day at some point. Here's another one y'all might like:
May 2, 2012 6:53 AM CDT
Oh I was going to say Strawberry Alarm Clock in Psych Out too. I love that film. Aren't the Seeds in that too? The weird funeral scene?
The Pretty Things are in What's Good For The Goose, cringey scene but I really like this song
May 2, 2012 5:22 AM CDT
And I'm glad you do, Mr sleazy !!!
May 2, 2012 12:45 AM CDT
This week's program featured recordings from Montreal's Light Bulb Alley. I also did an interview with Allister of LBA for my blog.
Other bands on this weeks program include The Bell Peppers, Ghost Bikini, Cold Warps, Weirdonia, Brazilian Money, The Count Five, Klark Kent, Ramones, Radio Birdman, The Skids and more!
Download this weeks podcast: http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20120501-1030-t1335864600.mp3
Check out this week's blog post with the full play list, download links and a short internview with Allister of Light Bulb Alley: http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2012/05/light-bulb-alley-interview-show-402.html
The Play List:
1. Cold Warps – Hang Up On You
2. Brazilian Money – Should’ve Known
3. Ghost Bikini – Summer Heat
4. Bo Diddley – Pills
5. The Pretty Things – Get The Picture?
6. The Black Sharks – Jokers Wild
7. The Bell Peppers – Golf Shack
8. The Ventures – Wipe Out
9. Exploding Hearts – Throwaway Style
10. The Mods – Step Out Tonight
11. Klark Kent – Too Kool To Kalypso
12. Jack Antonio Project – Sleeping Dogs Lie
13. Grinderman – Worm Tamer (A Place To Bury Strangers Remix)
14. The Count Five – The World
15. Weirdonia – Green Tables
16. Raised By Weeds – My Word (CJAM Session)
17. Light Bulb Alley – Long Time Coming
18. Light Bulb Alley – Who Do You Love?
19. Heroes & Villains – SDWC
20. Radio Birdman – Hand of Law
21. The Skids – The Saints Are Coming
22. Sex Pistols – Problems
23. Richard Hell & The Voidoids - The Kid With The Replaceable Head
24. White Stripes - I Think I Smell A Rat
25. Ramones – Wart Hog
May 1, 2012 8:42 PM CDT
...Richie Teeter died about a month ago. Granted , there was'nt much press about it.
He had'nt played with The Dictators since , probably , the early to mid 80's. But , he put in his time. The last I heard of him playing with the band was on the ROIR cassette , one of several one - off reunions , until the band reformed , in earnest ,ca. 1989-90. I'd never heard that he played with Twisted Sister , but , I never paid them any mind (Tho' , yes , ex - Dictators Bassist , Mark "The Animal" Mendoza , played in T.S. in their commercial prime.).
May 1, 2012 8:32 PM CDT
The Monks and Los Saicos from Perú.