Well , living in the Midwest , I've had the stuff coming outof my ears. Not a big fan , and not a big hater , you know. The stuff that's too twee or too derivative of The Beatles , and/ ot helium - addled , I could'nt get behind. Maybe I'm uptight , but , guys who sound like girls (With a few exceptions.) put me off my food. i LIKE  tHE ROMANTICS , NOT EVERYTHING THEY EVER DID. tHEIR FIRST FEW RECORDS HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD MOMENTS , AND THEIR SORT OF RECENT LP (Recent as in about 8 - 10 years ago.) with Clem Burke is VERY good. If you go see The Romantics , chances are Clem Burke is actually Brad Elvis. Not that he's trying to pass , but , he's got that "Clem Burke" style thing down. Burke sometimes gigs with them , but , more often than not , Brad Elvis , who has always resembled a younger , skinnier , Clem Burke (I don't mean for the whole of his music career !) , will be at the kit , and you know what ? You won't mind. HMMMMMMMM Some of my faves ....

Roy Loney _ Sorry.  

Kings - First LP , LIVE 85 CD.  

Artful Dodger - 4 ALBUMS , ALL WITH GOOD MOMENTS.

Telefones - Sign of The Times , The Ballad of Jerry Godzilla , Let's Go Bowling , She's in Love With The Rolling Stones.....

Explosives - Like 'em across the board , but Power Pop afficianados will especially like  "A Girl Like You". One of my favorites is "Summer Come" , which has more Punk edge , UFO , Headhunter , other stuff.

Flamin' Groovies - I will be executed as a heretic , but I don't dig on the Chris Wilson stuff that much , except the very early recordings , as featured on Skydog boots and Norton's "Slow Death". Sure , I like "Shake Some Action" and a couple of Beatle - era Groovies tunes , like "You Tore Me Down" , "Yeah My Baby " is all right , too.

Piper - both albums , the first a bit more.

Is Max Webster considered Power Pop by some ? They're kinda nutty.

Tremblers - Appearing Nightly LP (w/ Peter Noone.)

Trolley (90's , oughts , w/Paul Wall from The Exotics.)

Lava Sutra ( 90's. Chicago did not deserve this great band , which they'd take for granted at a moment's notice.)  

Plimsouls - Whom I like , to a point  (Also probably heresy). I saw them once , really liked them, and decided I'd see them again if I ever had the chance. Had my chance , 25 years later , and the tix were one dollar for each of those 25 YEARS . Sorry , bit too rich for my blood , as only a casual fan , today. Not knockin' 'em. I'm sure I missed out , but , my Brother and I saw the band in their heyday for about one - third of that , each , and saw The Telefones and Robin Lane and The  Chartbusters (The last band , Split Enz , got rained out. They did one song , which we heard them playing on the radio on our way home.) .

Comateens (70's , 80's NYC. Bigger in France.)

MMM - Modettes.

You know , there were many bands in the 70's and early 80's that I conveniently called "Punk Pop". Unlike the latter day "POP - Punk" stuff , these bands , invariably , did'nt feature lead singers who sounded like four year olds who'd developed extremely runny noses and had pissed their pants , besides.  

I mean , bands like The Buzzcocks (Naturally.) , Boys , Lurkers , Dickies , Wreckless Eric ( OK , he's not a band , but , tell HIM that.) , Vibrators , Pleazers , Quick , Rezillos / Revillos , Plastic Bertrand ( I mean the Sire LP.) , eLTON mOTELLO (tHE POOR MAN'S PLASTIC bERTRAND?)....

 REAL KIDS (Maybe not Punk Pop , as such , but plenty Punk with enough Pop.). 

G. E. Smith's "In the World" (1981 Mirage Records) is a lost power pop gem, IMHO. Tight and tough sound production by Bob Clearmountain. Heart Frozen Up, Real Love, Nuns With Guns, Powerman, Sad About Girls, are all killer tunes that you deserve to hear if you love this genre. 

Back in the 90's I wrote the folks at (the then upstart) Razor & Tie Records trying to convince them to reissue it on CD. They knew of and respected the work but didn't see any potential $$ value in its re-release. I grabbed as many copies as i could find in the vinyl cut-out bins back in the day for around 99 cents each and gave a lot away to friends. Still one of my most treasured LP's.

Otherwise: The Producers' "She Sheila", The Plimsouls' "A Million Miles Away", The Who's often overlooked 45 RPM "Call Me Lightning" are some other faves.

Some shameless self promotion I guess, but check out my old band The Beltways,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7m7B_QkJIg

and while you're at it, some good friends of ours, Splitsville.

http://www.youtube.com/user/captdusty?feature=watch#p/u/3/tzlj64oH0nM

Cheers for the tips. All great stuff. We had the Gigolo Aunts pass through here a few months back and I've been on a powerpop trip ever since.

I guess I forgot to say what else I liked about The Hot Klub. There was a remarkable energy about the place , when the band would come on , you'd instantly have a packed dance floor , or , at least , a respectable showing. Now , it is'nt cool to dance to Rock'n'Roll .You can get people dancing like their nads are on fire , but , usually , only with totally UNdanceable music.But , The Hot Klub was the kind of place where people just wanted to rock out , and it did'nt matter if you were a very good dancer , or if you did'nt have a partner , or if you danced with a member of the same gender (None of these things would bat an eye , today , but , 30 years ago , sheesh !).  I was told to stop dancing at a "Dance" club one time , why? Because I was'nt dancing with a partner. That , and the decor was kind of low rent , but artistically pleasing enough. Above the stage , the club's name was written in spraypaint (The spraypaint "Mural " , mostly of band logos , by the bands themselves, at the front entrance was priceless. Bands like X, Big Boys , Circle Jerks , Misfits , and others , sprayed their name in big "Fonts" on the wall. In fact , Black Flag spraypainted their own name (During guess which song?) below the "Hot Klub" logo . One witty individual painted out the "l" in "Flag". The walls , mostly black , with artistically arranged mirror glass shards , looked down on a cool black and white tile dance floor (Very 50's looking , tho the floor itself was probably laid out before talking pictures.). It had an atmosphere that was seedy but arty , too. Art should have a seedy quality , anyway.
 
John Battles said:

Some of my faves , in this life , include The Hot Klub in Dallas. Not the first , but the second Punk/NewWave WHATEVER venue in Dallas (ca. 80 - 83.), and the first real club I got to go to , tho' nowhere nearly as often as I wish I had , because I was still underage.

The Purple Onion in San Francisco. This venue has undergone MANY changes , in terms of location and theme , and Many LONG gaps between different versions of the club.

But , I went there , once , in 1999 (I think.) while visiting friends and family in The Bay area.

I saw The Loons , Dukes of Hamburg and Tee and The Crumpets , great show all around , and yes , the club at that time was very cool - looking , but , the bottom line was , people came there to have fun , I mean a LOT of fun. Women were coming up to me and asking me to dance. That used to happen all the time in  the early 80's , but , rarely today. I'm just as guilty , I generally don't ask ladies I don't know to dance anymore , tho' it's been known to happen.... The whole atmosphere was like being on the set of "Riot on Sunset Strip". The barmaid was go - go dancing up on the bar  . Russell Quan was eating a banana and an orange , leaving the peels on the floor , pissing himself laughing whenever someone stepped on the banana peel , meeting Dominic Priore , and my good friends , Mike and Anja Stax (It was the first time we'd met in person , tho' we'd been in touch for a while.).

Anja looked stunning , of course , but also stunningly familiar , I could'nt place it , where I would have seen her or her picture before. She told me she had played in a band in England a couple of years previously , but , I misunderstood her when she told me the band's name. I thought "What's a nice girl like this doing in a band called DOG BOLLOCKS ?!". Twenty minutes into my ride back to my friend's house , it hit me. She said DIABOLIKS !!! No wonder I thought I recognized her , I have their records.  But , even stronger and stranger deja vu occured when I saw this older guy , brooding , but enjoying the show. It was kind of dark , but , he looked very familiar , like someone I think I met in the early 80's. Well , he should have , that's when I met Jello Biafra.

 I have'nt seen it ( It would seem , living in the US , where The Feelgoods are only virtually unknown , as opposed to completely unknown , there's not a lot of call for it....) , but , I saw the trailer where they spoke of Wilko taking over the small plane they were flying to France in.....Even though he had never flown a plane in his life. The plane went off it's course in a hurry , imagine that...But they all , somehow , stayed out of harm's way until the Pilot GAINED CONTROL OF THE PLANE , once more.   It's cool that the guy in Iron Maiden actually flies the band to their own gigs , but , Wilko Johnson tried to fly the plane himself , and he did'nt even havea license , nor did he have a clue about basic flight maneuvering.... But , that's Rock'n'Roll, that's how we roll.

Thanks for checkin' it out! I definately need to check out your recommendations, especially the documentary on road movies! Thanks!

Rhod said:

Sounds like an interesting read, joey! The author seems to have covered the subject comprehensively.

You might want to check out Rich Hall's BBC film documentary "The Dirty South" which took a look at how the American South was portrayed in movies. Highly recommended. He has a respect for his subject and completely avoids the usual pitfalls and stereotypes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/yoursay/dirty_south.shtml

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohzWgzVruic

He also did a documentary on the Western (haven't seen that one yet), and a recent one on Road Movies - also very good.

Sounds like an interesting read, joey! The author seems to have covered the subject comprehensively.

You might want to check out Rich Hall's BBC film documentary "The Dirty South" which took a look at how the American South was portrayed in movies. Highly recommended. He has a respect for his subject and completely avoids the usual pitfalls and stereotypes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/yoursay/dirty_south.shtml

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohzWgzVruic

He also did a documentary on the Western (haven't seen that one yet), and a recent one on Road Movies - also very good.

"Moonrunners" is a new website venture from Shooter Jennings, along with Adam Sheets (No Depression) and Josh Nutting (host of "Outlaw Radio Chicago"). The site's focus is on music, culture, heritage, current affairs, and reviews from a Southern perspective. I was honored to be asked to be a part of the site and be included as a contributing writer. The guys felt like I could bring a lot to it, so now the pressure's on! (Hahaha) I have just submitted my first article which is a review on the book "Hick Flicks: The Rise and Fall Of Redneck Cinema" by Scott Von Doviak. I reviewed this book here on the Hideout in the "Bookshelf" group, but this is a little more of a broader article. For those of you interested in the site, here's the website: http://www.moonrunnerscountry.com/

And for those of you on Facebook, here's that page address: www.facebook.com/MoonRunnersCountry

Definitely some Ty Segall!

kopper said:

I'd recommend the Hex Dispensers, Lost Sounds, Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall... stuff like that.

Frustration from Paris on Born Bad Records

It's not anywhere near constant. Just flew in and out the other day (blood pressure is perfick though) and made me think about all the battering I've given my ears over the last decade. Cheers for the tips though.

they just drown out the music too much

Mine don't, they just lower the volume

That constant ringing in your ears is called tinnitus and I have it, too. It started a few years ago and really bothers me when it's especially quiet (like lying in bed at night). I can't stand wearing ear plugs at shows... they just drown out the music too much. I wear them anyway (too late, obviously), but lately I just don't go see live bands as much as I used to. Having kids kinda gets in the way of that, too.

Make sure it's actually due to noise exposure, and not high blood pressure or something! The occasional ringing out of nowhere is a tip-off...

Depends a bit on the noise you make I guess but I think -15 to -20 dB does the trick. In any case you'll need to consult with one of those specialist. They'll test your hearing, see what they're needed for and once decided they'll fill your ears with Goo to make a mold for a perfect fit....

Thanks. What filter would you recommend? Am kindda new to this side of things.

Been using them for some 20 years now and trust me, when a $ 100 more saves you your hearing... pay for it. You need something like this.... http://www.westone.com/hearing-protection-products/custom-fit-hearing-protection-products-4

After the last ten years of non-stop playing I'm starting to get a (very very occassional) bit of ringing from nowhere so I guess it's time to protect the ol' lug holes. Can anyone recommend some decent earplugs (not too pricey though). I can't use the bog standard, kind-of-like-reiforced-cotton-wool ones. I sing and play the guitar and when I use the cheap ones all I can hear is the voice inside my head when singing. Any advice would be great.

Cheers.

Yeah....just to point it out again...Man or Astro-man? have MANY vocal songs. There is nearly a complete list a few posts up. You could probably pull together about 3 full-length albums from the vocal material they have done.

jinx n scooter said:

are you askin' bout man or astro-man ? just to make sure that is the band/question... lol

i have just bout everything they have put out - love'em to bits and try to make every show the do round here - there haven't bin that many but still -shrug- most of the vocals i know can think of are sound bits off b movies - like "the lizard king attacks" love that track -  or off is it.... man or astro-man? "nitrous burnout"  project infinity cd/album has a few more vocals/sound bites  like - "transmission from venus" but "manta ray" is full/has full vocals on deluxe me in space  ep. there is the track named u-uranus and that also has full vocal - hope this help you out - and again this band RAWKS!!! lol keep kewl/keep warm/keep it garage!

just noticed that this question is from way back in nov. 2010 so not sure if your still on this site or what but feel free to answer me back and or too tell me to piss off - lmfao up to you

oh yeah here is an mp3 of them you might just dig it's one of the track i mentioned to yeah

jinx

The amazing Blue Oyster Cult ! Need I say more.

"Transmaniacon MC"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc6DvChtRes&feature=related

"Golden Age Of Leather"

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDgJpQZae0E

"Feel The Thunder"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rNZDlmqUz4

Name alone says it all...Dennis Hopper Choppers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOTQd1sNZA8

we were close to have one of our song for a car commercial but they took Dick dale instead ! haha

The Young Werewolves from Philadelphia are friends of mine, they've been at it a long time and put on a great show.

Hi dying,

It's a 1967 KAPA Minstrel teardrop.  KAPA was a small guitar company in Silver Spring, Maryland, near Washington DC.  KAPA made the bodies, bridges and tremolo units, and assembled everything; the necks, pickups and electronics originally came from Hofner (though later KAPA made their own), and the tuners came from Schaller.  KAPAs were were relatively cheap guitars, which meant that garage bands could afford them. I think KAPA ceased to exist in 1970 (bought out by Mosrite -- another great garage rock guitar maker).

-A

THEE DIRTYBEATS - 100% pure maximum vintage garage

dying slowly said:

what is that guitar?
THEE DIRTYBEATS said:

THEE DIRTYBEATS use mostly period instruments from the mid-60's, including KAPA, Mosrite, Rickenbacker and Fender guitars, Fender and Ampeg amps, Big Muff fuzzes, and Morley wahs.  It helps us better recreate the awful/glorious racket made by the original garage bands of the day.   

My '67 KAPA Minstrel teardrop (see attached pic) is a good example.  It was a cheap guitar way back when, and today the pickups are particularly touchy... but the sound, as unpredictable as it is, is so wonderfully gritty, it's just glorious.  I ended up using it on all the solos I played on our debut ep.

-A

THEE DIRTYBEATS - 100% pure maximum vintage garage

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