Hey my personal blog is http://gothdoggy-gothdoggy.blogspot.com I review books related to punk, write about music, zen, and my views on life.

...tv sucks ass, but I stopped thinkin' 'bout such things since 'Have Love Will Travel' was used for a Sprite commercial...well, even better than most of the songs (ab-)used for commercials out there...still dig the Blues Explosion a lot. My god, 'Here Comes the Summer', hehe...

By the way this version kicks ass as usual..

And a 7" split double version with Melvins has been released too.

Where I wanted to stay.. ;) Sorry, don't watch much TV

kopper said:

Good for him!

By the way, this happened six months ago. Where ya been? ;)

Good for him!

By the way, this happened six months ago. Where ya been? ;)

If you like the Fleshtones, Joe Bonomo wrote an eye-opening history on the band called "Sweat: the Story Of the Fleshtones, America's Garage Band". It's amazing what this band has been through, and yet still keep on going. Even if you have just a casual interest in their music, you would come away from this a dedicated fan. There's a complete discography not just of the band, but the side projects as well. Hell, there's even a list of all the cover songs they've ever done at their live shows. Plus, when you buy the book, their label, Yep Roc gives you an online code to get an unreleased track, free tracks from their albums "Beachhead" and "Do You Swing", and a 10 song sampler from the label itself.

If you want a good read on garage rock 'n' roll from the late '80's to say 2001, Eric Davidson of the New Bomb Turks wrote an excellent book called "We Never Learn: the Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001". It covers the scene all right, detailing the histories and insights on bands like the Dwarves, Gories, Supersuckers, Devil Dogs, Cynics, Mummies, Rocket From the Crypt, Hives, Nashville Pussy, etc., plus labels and fanzines that were a part of it all. It even comes with an online code to get a free downloadable comp of 20 choice cuts!

never seen that one, shall scour Amazon now. Fuzz acid and flowers is a must.

What are your favorites? 

I just ordered this:

Supersuckers at Deluxe in St. Louis. Absolutely killed.

Thanks for the free download. And the Evelyn West picture gives me something to do for 15 minutes while I'm waiting.

important is a BIG word, but for me Mick Collins the man. he challenged me to look into other genres; rhythm&blues, soul, funk, punkrock, pop. for the big audience Jay Reatard is the man

kopper said:

Here's another: FRONTIER TRUST

These guys played in St. Louis a couple of times back in the '90s and were fan-fucking-tastic. It was more than just "cowpunk"... more like TRACTOR PUNK. I can't find any videos on YouBoob (a shame), but if I were you, I'd hunt down their "Speed Nebraska" LP... click the link below:

http://www.speednebraska.com/independent_bands/frontier_trust.php

Supposedly you can get a free download here, but I can't get the page to come up:

http://www.thebandbrokeup.com/2011/02/05/frontier-trust-speed-nebra...

Amazon has it, though:

http://www.amazon.com/Speed-Nebraska/dp/B003DZEK2S/ref=tmm_msc_title_0

 

I have a 45 or two by them but that's been about it. I don't know that anything else ever got released.. I like what I have and would like to have heard more from them.

I love 'em to death, but don't think the Jet Black Berries ever really got their due.....

I kinda like the dark country sounds, I blame Hank Williams, so check this dark place out.

Hank Ray - Countricide

Another one I've got to get my hands on!

swt said:

And don't forget The Gibson Bros. I like the album they did with Workdogs, Punk Rock Drivin' Song of a Gun.

 

 

And don't forget The Gibson Bros. I like the album they did with Workdogs, Punk Rock Drivin' Song of a Gun.

You should also check out Pat Todd (former lead man of the Lazy Cowgirls) and the Rank Outsiders. Good stuff there, as well.

And not necessarily "cowpunk," but the Reigning Sound and the Compulsive Gamblers both have some cool countrified garage tracks.

Yo's. Not really new but havn't posted in here yet.I'm Andrew from Melbourne, Australia. Work as a communications technician. I enjoy my folk/psych/garage/hardcore/protopunk/shitgaze/lofi/krautrock/postpunk and so forth. I mostly follow my local scene in Australia...UV Race, Slug Guts, Straight Arrows, Royal Headache etc.

If you're still in Oregon, you should definetly hit Portland every now and then as it has a good number of record stores that still have decent records mostly in the Broadway district.

Suzanne Walter said:

I was in college before I got to listen to garage. Montana can be something of a cultural void. So working radio in Eugene I heard Thee Headcoatees, Billy's girl band with Holly Golightly. Then the Cramps, the Candysnatchers, April March (& the Makers), I still don't know shit and that's all I know for sure. I do love the sound though.

I would have to say that back when I was about 7 years old.  Going through mom's records, she only had a few.  I found the Shangri Las, "Leader of the Pack"  and have been hooked since then.

I normally play through one of these (picture stolen)

but I when I play with a group, I use a Vox AC30 reissue that is part solid state and has one tube to make it sound real.  I love it.