Hey Doc. I saw them a few times in their early days (mid-Eighties). They were a very refreshing take on punk with a lead singer/guitarist who wasn't afraid to express his Quaker beliefs, an incredible bass player who had been listening to JJ Burnell, but pushed it right out front and a rock steady drummer back there keeping perfect time. They had a lot of positive energy but...by the time they released their second album (Vengence) it was all over for me. Their first mini-album - every tune a classic (Small Town England, Sex, Falklands Spirit...). If they're still out there and still doing it I say good for them and if you're into it that's cool, but not my cup of tea.

I saw them 3 times supporting other bands in the mid-eighties never heard anything about them since although posters for shows appear on slum walls every 2 or 3 years. One of those bands with one great song (Vengeance) but you cant remember anything else :)

Hi there!

I was wondering what you guys think about New Model Army. I loved them when I was a teenager, and I still love them today, and I think Justin Sullivan has one of the best voices in rock music. But I can also see why they are called the U2 of indie rock.

So I'm curious, what do you think?

Cheers, Doc Sanchez

As someone who has known Scott off and on for the past ten years, I can tell you there have been few things he has loved more than all of the fine folks here at Garagepunk.com. He was the one that turned me on to this place, since one of the big things we bonded over was b-movie/fringe film culture, trash rock, punk, all things psychobilly, etc etc. He's a tough guy who has weathered a lot of things in his life but something that always seem to bring him an insane amount of joy was this place and all of its fantastic podcasts and folks. My life was forever changed the day that I became friends with Scott and I am hoping and praying for a miracle. He's one of a kind babies.

I was stunned, shocked upset annoyed when I heard this as I simile have had great support and interest from Scott over the many months to my podcast show, his enthusiasm for music and sense of humour for the WEIRD have kept me entertained and I'm sure loads of other trash fans too.

I'm really only writing this to let someone somewhere know that Scott dose not deserve this BUT what the fuck can I do other than also pay tribute to one cool guy, lets hope that some kinda miracle in the non spiritual sense comes about to bring Scott back.

We get tens of thousands of listeners on this here podcast network, but one of the most loyal and rabid fans has been Scott Law. He's also a great fan of exploitation movies and other fine cultural artifacts.

I could always count on his enthusiastic response to every new 'cast I posted, whether it was THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW, FLORIDA ROCKS AGAIN!, or TEXAS TYME MACHINE.

Last week, Scott suffered a brain stem aneurysm, and has been in a coma ever since. Those of us who have come to know Scott have been hoping for a miracle. Today, his wife Susan posted this on Facebook:

"Scott is stable and doing better. He will live, but as a vegetable. Meeting with lawyer today to keep that from happening to him. He was too vital and loved life too much to live like that. Pray for me. Thanks."

I'm pretty torn up about this, even though I have never met him person. He had planned on driving to Austin to attend the Sons of Hercules/Kenny and the Kasuals/Texreys show I'm doing next month, and I was looking forward to getting to know him better.

I don't know what to do, there's not much I can do, but I just wanted to pay tribute to the man.

Kim Fowley's latest project is a brand new single by scream queen Victoria De Mare (Killjoy 3, Werewolf in a Women's Prison) called "World's on Fire."

The single made its debut over the weekend when it was featured on Kim's XM/Sirius radio show, as well as on last night's "Rodney on the ROQ."

I'll be featuring it on THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW #34: The Mean Season later this week, and not just because KF is my friend. This song is an instant classic, an infectious little rock n' roll record that has been described as "The Ramones meets the Ronettes" (Chris Carter, "Breakfast with the Beatles"), but I'd say it's more like the Raincoats meets the Runaways. In any case, it's pretty great.

Victoria herself ain't bad, either:

ehm.... we aren't a list of fanzine...

we are a ezine that love garage and rocknroll... ;) www.iyezine.com

ciao simone

Im looking for a list of fanzine, press and radio to promote garage, psyché,punkrock, rocknroll bands.somebody can help me ? thanks and cheers, SylviAngel

Wow, that's pretty cool!

joey fuckup said:

I don't think so, hahahahaha!  I am related to actress Colleen Camp, you know...the chick that rode shotgun with Jerry Reed in "Smokey & the Bandit 3", was the mom of the valley girl in "Valley Girl", and other roles....Yeah, still trying to get around on here...Lots of techie stuff!!!  I will definately live up to my name on here!!!!

Welcome Joey !

off the top of my head:

Subhumans  (Can not UK)

Anti-Nowhere League (1st LP era)

Ramones

Teenage Head

Victims (NYC not OZ)

NFG

Dictators

DOA

Spits

The Demics

and this list will change constantly....

Saints

X Ray Spex

Dickies

Ramones

Dead Boys

Damned

Sex Pistols

Dead Kennedys

Black Flag (before Rollins)

Heartbreakers

but there are another 1000 after that :)

THE STOOGES

DESTROY ALL MONSTERS

SEX PISTOLS

YARD TRAUMA

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS

THE ANXIETIES

RADIO BIRDMAN

THE VALENTINES (Italy)

permannet drip

the damned

In no particular order -

Stiff Little Fingers

Clash

Vibrators

Buzzcocks

Stranglers

Dead Kennedys

Adverts

Ramones

Damned

The Dickies

This of course is only my definition of "punk", and as some of you may have spotted I'm not one for labels. Good music is good music. I think this is a balanced-ish mix of US and UK as well, but as with all of these discussions my age and country of origin will heavily sway my choices. Any guesses??

I listened to "In Utero" recently its truly terrible and sounds horribly dated. The only record I ever really liked was the first one. They were really overrated and while it sounds shit now they were certainly the band of their time. Pavement and Royal Trux though have aged a lot better

Nirvana really saved my ass when I was a teenager. In the small town where I come from you had no chance to find cool music, and when I got fed up with metal, the only thing I could get my fingers on was crappy pop music like (yuck!) The Police. Then came grunge with Nirvana and Pearl Jam, and even though I settled for Mudhoney (the only grunge band I still really love and listen to), Nirvana were the first cool guitar band I saw on TV. Because of the hype TV stations broadcasted more guitar music (e.g. Pavement, and even the mighty Melvins), so suddenly there was loads of music to discover from that point on, even in a town where the next cool record store is an hour away by car.

I really like Nevermind, even though I can't listen to it anymore. But I'd definitely say it's a pop record, not a rock record. But what's wrong with pop if it saves a bored and desperate teenager?

And I don't think Cobain got killed. I think he was on drugs and painkillers, had depressions and the wrong friends. Maybe his suicide was a bit too much attitude, but when I heard about it I was sad nevertheless. Poor bastard.

Yeah same here :) I mean grunge music just completely changed my mind on everything, like when I first heard 'Smells like Teen Spirit' .. Just amazing. I think Kurt Cobain really helped me branch out into other genres of music. Haha like yeah not necessarily ones my friends were listening to.   

Alex said:

I've gotta respect Kurt Cobain if only for the fact that grunge was really the first type of music I cared about, and it started my lifelong obsession with music.  That kind of music really encouraged me to seek out tunes other than those which my friends or parents were listening to.

Rock is full of mysteries...that's why I DIG it so much :)

I've gotta respect Kurt Cobain if only for the fact that grunge was really the first type of music I cared about, and it started my lifelong obsession with music.  That kind of music really encouraged me to seek out tunes other than those which my friends or parents were listening to.

Yeah, made my day!

Hysterical !

good one

This is a busy time of year for me, but I managed to slap together an hour's worth of slap-happy rock 'n' roll for you, the listener. From New Mexico come bands like The Scrams and Kilimanjaro Yak Attack. Some of the bands I've gotten to know from here in the Hideout are here like Lovestruck, The Manxx and J.J. & The Real Jerks. Plus we take a trip into Indian Country with a segment featuring goofy novelty songs from the '50s and elsewhere, as well as some rocking tunes from Native American artists. You'll have to slap yourself to realize you're not dreaming.

Play it here:

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Here's the playlist:
(Background Music: Slap It by Ronnie & His Twangy Little Fellow)
Bitch Slap Attack by Lovestuck
Chimp Necropsy by The Scrams
The Masks by Death
Omega Todd by Kilimanjaro Yak Attack
Cornfed Dames by The Cramps

(Background Music: Taos Pueblo by Impala)
Red Man by Slidin' Clyde Roulette
Indian Rock by The Musical Linn Twins
Big Chief Little Puss by The Olympics
Boppin' Wigwam Willie by Ray Scott
The Radical by Russell Means
Yata Hei by Keely Smith
Millennium Car by Keith Secola & His Wild Band of Indians

(Background Music: Geronimo by Link Wray)
Mustangs and Camaros by Stargunn
Where the Rio de Rosa Flows by '68 Comeback
Broke Yr Spell by The Manxx
Chicken Shack by Hellwood
Seersucker Suit by J.J. & The Real Jerks
(Background Music: Slappin' Rods and Leaky Oil by The Savoys)

Love Is All Around - Troggs, Always See Your Face - Love, In My Life - Beatles, Thank You - The Invasion, Barracuda - The Standells, I Want You Around - Ramones, I Love You - Lou Reed, I Love You - Heartbreakers, Love Song - Damned, and if it works out line up side 2 of Can's Monster Movie and side 1 of MC5's Kick Out the Jams and get after it.