Yeah it's a trend, it's almost as though it's following "indie" being a trend, perhaps they see it as helping differentiate themselves from the mass of "indie" ever so slightly to put "garage rock influenced" in their sound description. And "indie" too, remember when "indie" used to describe independent? Now I don't know what it means, seems to be more of an aesthetic than anything else these days, hopefully this is not the beginning of garage becoming the same thing but I fear that it is... And yeah, never liked the Strokes, bland and shit boring...

the strokes arnt gone there latest album was realeased in feb and last nite is a top tune witha great solo

i don't believe there is no Banana Splits in this thread 

Here is the Spongebob episode with Lux.

Great cover on that Bloodshot comp! Can be got here: The Bottle Let Me Down

Bloodshot put out a kids comp....nine years ago? Before my little rocker was born...and I loved it. It had a great version of "Red Red Robin" on it. Great thread, my kids can come home from the playground listening to some crap.

delux but no black stripe

dying slowly said:

delux or standard

Luke Greenwood said:

i have a 59 3p airline in white and it is a very good guitar

dying slowly said:

true i do like the 3p airline

Sonic Reverends said:

For that kind of money, you could go for a walk on Denmark Street in London and search for a nice vintage guitar. :) Honestly, as far as Fenders go, nothing beats a Standard Telecaster. That bridge pickup will give you fantastic tone. But you could also consider other guitars: Danelectro (dirt-cheap, great looks and wonderful tone), Eastwood (specially the Airline reissues), Italia Guitars and even Epiphone. And don't forget that a huge part of your sound comes from your amp.

Wow, two Bo Diddley covers on one single. I need to check that out.

Does anyone know the tab to their instrumental "Test Drive" that was on Children of Nuggets?

I really like "Trick Bag!" I have it on the Mojo garage compilation "Instant Garage."

I bet nobody ditched school THAT day.

Uber bad-ass.

These are fantastic.

Check out these amazing photos of the Igster taken at a gig at Farmington High School in Michigan in 1970:

http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/iggy-and-the-stooges-farmington-high-school-mi-december-5th-1970/

Yeah, it's basically an old train station converted into a shopping mall. http://www.stlouisunionstation.com/ So yes, very unusual place to see any live bands playing, much less *good* ones!

MikeL said:

Is Union Station an unusual place for a band like that?  I'm not familiar with St. Louis, so that's why I'm asking.

 

You must have had a REALLY good time in Vegas if you can't remember seeing them;)  

kopper said:

GREAT live band, and their records are pretty killer as well. Very underrated.

Got to see them twice, I think... TrebleFest '96 in Denver and once at Union Station (of all places) in St. Louis. I may have seen 'em once in Vegas, too, now that I think about it.

Is Union Station an unusual place for a band like that?  I'm not familiar with St. Louis, so that's why I'm asking.

You must have had a REALLY good time in Vegas if you can't remember seeing them;)  

kopper said:

GREAT live band, and their records are pretty killer as well. Very underrated.

Got to see them twice, I think... TrebleFest '96 in Denver and once at Union Station (of all places) in St. Louis. I may have seen 'em once in Vegas, too, now that I think about it.

Actually, the reason why I'm asking this question is because I am listening to their CDs at work:)  I listened to "The Return of Rock" today, and I'll listen to "Shake and Break" tomorrow.

Gringo Starr said:

Beat-Man made a name for himself touring (opening) with these guys in the '90s. As Kopper said, they were great live and were very underrated. If you haven't checked there recordings out, do so.

Beat-Man made a name for himself touring (opening) with these guys in the '90s. As Kopper said, they were great live and were very underrated. If you haven't checked there recordings out, do so.

GREAT live band, and their records are pretty killer as well. Very underrated.

Got to see them twice, I think... TrebleFest '96 in Denver and once at Union Station (of all places) in St. Louis. I may have seen 'em once in Vegas, too, now that I think about it.

Does anyone here know what they're up to?  Both their website and their myspace pages appear to be pretty inactive.  I did find a group for them on Facebook, and I'm waiting for my membership approval.  It's been years since they put out any new LPs, and they haven't played here in Pittsburgh for quite a while.

They were one of the first garage bands that I saw live, shortly after I first saw the Cynics. They played at the 31st Street Pub in July 2000, and they really blew me away that night.  One of the local bands on the bill had to cancel that night due to the guitar player quitting, so the Swingin' Neckbreakers had to play a longer set.  They more than made up for the other band canceling that night, and they played like a machine.

i agree to your comment "But the English scene developed distinct from the US/NY". as to the scene in LA circa 72 to 78 there was a distinct influence of Brit Glam and the 6t's Sunset Strip scene on LA Punk Rock. this was before the music become factionalized by supposed New Wave.

Peter Staben said:

You guys are probably right about all the timing of who met/saw who when, and yes of course McLaren managed the Dolls for a while and saw all the early NY scene and was inspired by it, and of course the Pistols sound evolved as they gelled as a band, taking in newer influences etc, but I still think that as an original influence, Glam was a major one, as was 60's garage (which was also one of the Ramones influences...). But the English scene developed distinct from the US/NY one, even though some of the same factors led to both... the English 'Winter(s) of Discontent' et al gave the UK a very political edge... it's hard to describe quite how bleak England had become by the mid-70s, the whole class system/dole/poverty issues which made punk such a liberating thing for so many of us, both as being musicians and just being young and poor/bored/restless/etc etc. And for a few years it changed everything for us... but then the old order reasserted itself, and despite a few other breakouts, is more consolidated today than ever... hello 'reality'/Xfactor/Idol-World (sigh!)

i heard a broadcast that Johnny (Lyden)Rotton did as a DJ in 1978 and he was big on playing The Ramones/Captain Beefheart/Modern Lovers. that about says it all in my book! i think The Damned were more influenced by Brit Glam, hence their cover of Ballroom Blitz.

And the Ol' Sonic Nightmares has been around for 4 of those 6! Glad to still be here! Happy Birthday to us!

It's the music that got me here in the first place, good new music.

I followed the podcast trail from some of the rock 'n' roll podcasts held on multiple podcast providers and it led to the Garagepunk site, and I'm glad it did.

I'm sure Cleveland does have a lot to offer.  The real problem is getting people off their asses to take advantage of those things.  I feel the same way about Pittsburgh.  BTW, are you going to the Michael Monroe gig?  

Anna Lee Cleveland said:

I know the comic that made that video. We all thought it was super funny. Truth is though, there is so much to do here and so much going on.. in the music and art scenes here... there are not enough days in the week. Not to mention the cost of living and how accessible everything is. It's awesome here. All the touring bands who play here love it too. I can't stand when people bag on Cleveland. It's so completely underrated. I hope it stays that way .. I also love how real and unpretentious our music scene is.