You're right . I read that , too. But , again , when they were both living , it did'nt seem like a veiled reference to an ongoing dispute....When they did  "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg" , I really thought Johnny only played on that track , under duress , given that he openly supported Reagan , while the others.....did'nt. It's very possible he did'nt even play on it , or not all the guitar lines..... By that time , they were supplementing his guitar parts with people like Walter Lure and Daniel Rey , but , mainly , because , after all those years , Johnny refused to play Lead Guitar.Nothing political , as such. I read that he did'nt want "Bonzo" released in America , but caved when the others agreed to call it "My BrAIN is Hanging Upside Down".  That , in itself , made The Ramones seem like something of a Democracy. Not so.

Mike said:

Isn't that also the subject of the "KKK took my baby away"? I was under the impression that Joey wrote that in reference to Johnny.

Isn't that also the subject of the "KKK took my baby away"? I was under the impression that Joey wrote that in reference to Johnny.

Of course , The Meteors did a variation on that with "Psycho Cat"  tho' Fenech claimed to hate Teds.

Mark George Harrison said:

Armitage Shanks 'shirts off' and whilst on the rock n roll vein an 80s Welsh rockabilly band called Crazy Cavan and the rhythm rockers did a song called 'teddy boy boogie' ...............'he put his dirty hands on my long drape coat, so I whipped out my razor and I slit his throat, teddy boy boogie.............'

Of course , then there was also THEE Robert Johnson "Me and The Devil" , Little Richard , Treniers "Taxi Blues" , Ike and Tina "The Argument", Child Molesters - "i wANNA sMASH Your Face"...I don't give sports a lot of thought , except for Lucha Libre , so Boxing songs , as such , don't occur to me....Of course , there's The Animals "I'm Mad Again" , which namedrops Sonny Liston and (Then) Cassius Clay , T. Valentine "Massius Ray" , Don Covay "Rumble in THE jUNGLE " dON coVAY (great OPPORTUNISTIC SHOULDA BEEN A HIT ABOUT THE BIG MATCH IN ZAIRE (was it? ) BETWEEN ALI AND GEORGE FOREMAN (was it?). John

Dead Boy said:

Pink Fairies ! I read , when they played that first French Punk festival , Le Rue mont Dart , or whatever , sorry , in '76 , they were referred to as "Hippies" , just because Larry Wallis still had long hair. Any early British Punk band worth their salt was influenced by The Pink Fairies , and I'm not talking about the Pink Floyd mkII TENDENCIES ON PART , NOT ALL, OF THEIR FIRST ALBUM....jOhn
Of course , Wallis played in the first incarnation of Motorhead , but , "The Snake" was Motorhead / Punk '77 before either one existed !
Mike said:

Umm did I miss it?

Ramones - Beat On The Brat

also

 

Dogs - 'Slash Your Face'

 

Loli and the CHones - "Brass Knuckles"

 

 

 

Pink Fairies - 'Spoiling For A Fight'

 

 

Mike , I think you've won the coveted "Beat on The Brat " Golden Baseball Bat Prize. Of course , on an entirely different level , there was the concealed threat of violence in the psuedo Spectorish "She Belongs To Me", which I thought was about Johnny and the guy who smashed his skull in , reportedly over a woman , with a motorcycle helmet. I did'nt know , and , it's a good bet , you did'nt either , any of you good people , unless you worked with The Ramones , that Joey and Johnny hated each other deeply ,and only existed as a business partnership , not as friends , all over , whatshername,  Linda. Joey could'nt let go , long after it was over , and this song spells it out...John.  

Mike said:

Umm did I miss it?

Ramones - Beat On The Brat

also

 

Dogs - 'Slash Your Face'

 

Loli and the CHones - "Brass Knuckles"

 

 

 

Pink Fairies - 'Spoiling For A Fight'

 

 

 BOY , THEY BAN THAT , AND CAN'T EVEN RELEASE "DO THE SCREW" BY THE CRYSTALS....I guess I was'nt thinking "Who Slapped John" , because I have'nt been slapped since Frampton was still coming alive. Most women I was with settled for verbal humiliation (Which is what this Garage Punk shit is about.), instead. Look Cavan up on You Tube. There's recent footage.      John.

He hit me and it felt like a kiss was the Crystals JB

Mark George Harrison said:

As a huge Gene Vincent fan im annoyed that I missed that one, also surprised that Mr. Battles forgot 'who slapped John!'

Whyte Boots is an awesome song, another I should have got.

Cavan Grogan must be about 126 by now!

Umm did I miss it?

Ramones - Beat On The Brat

also

Dogs - 'Slash Your Face'

Loli and the CHones - "Brass Knuckles"

As a huge Gene Vincent fan im annoyed that I missed that one, also surprised that Mr. Battles forgot 'who slapped John!'

Whyte Boots is an awesome song, another I should have got.

Cavan Grogan must be about 126 by now!

My current setup...

Guitars:

Danelectro DC-59

Danelectro DC-59 - 12 strings

Squier Telecaster Custom

Pedal chain:

Behringer Tuner - Danelectro Cool Cat Fuzz - Octafuzz (DIY) - Tube Screamer (DIY) - Electro Harmonix Screaming Bird - Danelectro Spring King - Danelectro Reel Echo - Electro Harmonix Lpb-1 (booster)

Main amplifier:

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe

some what off topic ,but you guys think of the fender vibro champ xd (vintage modified sieries ) if heard its all tube but with extra gain stages sou you can get hot rod sounds ,tweed sounds ,blackface sounds ,brit sounds etc but im concerd about what the quality of the digi effects (that said i could just get a reissue 63 reverb tank and a tremolo pedal for my effects...

Sponge Lux Interior singing 'The underwater sun'!

Andrew , how could you not tell 'em , Kiddie -a -Go Go was the inpiration for Chic-A - Go - Go , which was the inspiration for Ghoul - A - Go - Go and Pancake Mountain. There are zillions of clips under "chic a go go " on You Tube , and you should be able to order DVDs if you like it. Go to www.roctober.com  for info on the program.

Out of all the shows here at Garage Punk dot com I've found that Bom Bom Lulu  on The Rock 'n' Roll Rampage Radio Show delivers the highest quantity of kick arse kid friendly songs.

Also there's a few good kid friendly songs on the Darling Pet Munkee ep (temporarily free to download due to BoingBoing's interest) - songs inspired by the old ads in comic books.

Hi.  If you didn't know that Niagara has toured with Aussie band called the Hitmen in Australia last year, here're vieo clips.

Yeah, I meant Chris Bailey and Ed Kuepper's early Saints!

I recalled some tunes.

They released some good singles.  (You know?)

Their fist LP wasn't my cup of tea, but this tune was good.

I still haven't heard any other their tunes.

I don't like them very much (I've heard only 5, 6 tunes.), but this tune was cool at the time.

I didn't remember even about the el Records!

I love The Saints, especially Know Your Product and I'm Stranded. I love JAMC's version of Vegetable Man, which makes me think of either a flasher or a superhero (could he be both?).

Dead Boy said:

Do you mean you haven't heard their early singles?  I don't have the CD's + DVD box set, but if memory is right, I think they didn't have any great tunes on B-sides except both cover versions of Syd Barrett's "Vegetable man" and the Subway Sect's "Ambition".

And I think early JAMC weren't a great live band.  Actually I have a bootleg of their ealy live, I have played it few times, haha.  But you may found some good tunes, so I donno.

BTW, have you heard the Saints?  I can recommend their CD box set "All Times Through Paradise"!

Jim Reid is a big fan of the Saints!

Also, early Subway Sect's tunes are great, too!  If you didn't know.

Do you mean you haven't heard their early singles?  I don't have the CD's + DVD box set, but if memory is right, I think they didn't have any great tunes on B-sides except both cover versions of Syd Barrett's "Vegetable man" and the Subway Sect's "Ambition".

And I think early JAMC weren't a great live band.  Actually I have a bootleg of their ealy live, I have played it few times, haha.  But you may found some good tunes, so I donno.

BTW, have you heard the Saints?  I can recommend their CD box set "All Times Through Paradise"!

Jim Reid is a big fan of the Saints!

Also, early Subway Sect's tunes are great, too!  If you didn't know.

I find the best way is to make friends with bands and labels, or at the very least send some PR companies emails to let them know you're accepting promos. Include your email and your mailing address and hope you get some cool shit!

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Ritmo y Amor (Mexico W/ lOS rOCKIN' dEVILS.) , Big Commotion (Japan , starring The Spiders), CAMISAS Y aLBORTADAS (That may be wrong , I'll look it up.) (Feat. 2 MUY Bonita lookalikes , Milli y Pilli ,even if their hair's dyed blonde , and a rare appearance by Los Yaki , whose singer resembles Dave Aguilar on crank , as they BLAZE (AS DAVE WOULD SAY.) THROUGH "Diabla Con Vestida Azul /La Plaga " (Devil With a Blue Dress on/Good Golly Miss Molly. La Plaga means "The Plague" , as per Los Teen Tops' hit version.) , Did no one mention "Psych-Out" withThe Seeds and The Strawberry Alarm Clock ? Maybe they did...."The Cool Ones" (W/The Leaves.) , The Pre - Punk Standells appeared in "Zebra in The Kitchen" and "Get Yourself a College Girl" , "iT'S A bIKINI wORLD" (CASTAWAYS , ANIMALS , SHOT AT the Haunted House nightclub!), "How To Stuff a Wild Bikini" (Kingsmen , Hondells.) , " The Young Animals" (The Orphan Egg. Pick up on 'em.) , "The President's Analyst" (Not "Garage" as such , but Clear Light are still the finest , nearly forgotten Late 60's band on Elektra.) , "Musical Mutiny" (Same thing. But , 3 Iron Butterfly tunes , plus the very talented , dreadfully named , Fantasy (Their album comes recommended , but they could have put 'em to better use , here....) .

John Battles said:

  OO ! OO ! "BLAST - OFF GIRLS " IS MY FAVORITE GARAGE ROCK'N'ROLL MOVIE , FRANCIS ! A MOVIE ABOUT A REAL GARAGE BAND IN REAL GARAGELAND ! THEY EVEN MEET COLONEL SANDERS , SCHNAUZER ! IF CAPTAIN BLOCK WERE HERE , I'D SAY "go %$#!!! yourself , my friend !". What ? He's standing right behind me ? OO ! OO ! I LOVE CAPTAIN BLOCK !!

Gunther Toody said:

WILD GUITAR is probably my personal favorite, but these movies also have a very cool rock and roll attitude.

THE WORLD'S GREATEST SINNER
THE BLAST OFF GIRLS
JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT
RAT PFINK A BOO BOO

HANK IV. HA HA HA.Hope he's better'n Hank III. i'M SORRY , HE DID A NO - COUNTRY , ALL - Rage Against The Machine set when I saw him. No one's talking about how Bocephus (There is only ONE Hank Williams.) made such an ass of himself on TV. HE NEEDS HANDLERS TO KEEP HIM FROM GETTING HAMMERED BEFORE HE TRIES TO TALK POLITICS ON NATIONAL TV. But watch for Roy Loney. Nice as the day is long , but , he makes Godzilla sound like Morrissey. The Legendary Stardust Cowboy , if you think he's just a Novelty act , he's got you in his sights , and there will be no "Single Bullet Theory". The Subsonics are still together ! YAY!   No Bunny , c'mon! I don't even have to tell ya. Michael J. Pollard is making an appearance in Hollywood just to prove he's not No Bunny's Father....Besides, they don't even have Jackalope running wild in California.

For all 0 - 3 of you who were planning on getting your heads blown off by The Cynics This Thursday at The Bottom Lounge in Chicago , the show has been postponed to Thursday , Nov. 3 . Absofriginlootely no info , except that all ONE of you who may have bought a ticket ,your ticket will be honored. Speaking, secondhandedly , of The Cynics , may I strongly recommend all 3 Nervebreakers reissue 45s ON Get Hip ?  "Get Hip...Strung out !! On nothing but music.".

http://darlingpetmunkee.bandcamp.com/

Darling Pet Monkee do garage songs based aroung the old ads in the back of comics -- they just got boingboinged and made the ep a free download for a limited time  - it's good stuff. Sea Monkeys are Coming For You!