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    • December 2, 2009 7:16 PM CST
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    • An all around class guy
      RIP
      BOB KONDRACK

    • December 2, 2009 2:45 PM CST
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    • That’s very sad news. He was a great music photographer/writer/fan and a very funny guy. His reviews and newsgroups posts were hilarious and would usually veer way off topic. I got to go over to his apartment once and see his great collection of music, zines and books. That photo he took of Joe Strummer was lying on his coffee table and my jaw dropped.
      I hope someone who knew him well puts together a proper obit because I think there’s a lot more to him than most people knew. He once told me he was a medic in Viet Nam. For some reason it really amazed me. It’s hard to think of him in that context. I’ll miss seeing him around.

    • December 2, 2009 12:21 AM CST
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    • His son Kuri is a DJ and will probably inherit it all. He plays all electronic music mainly, but at least should somewhat know the value of his record collection. The funeral is going to be on the 12th if anyone is interested in going, I'll post the details on my blog in a few days.

    • December 2, 2009 12:08 AM CST
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    • Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear this. I loved hanging out with him whenever I was at shows. He gave me a four track recorder but still haven't used it yet. He also had a ton of stuff. I hope someone worthy is getting it. Cuz it'd be sad to see his stuff disappear. And he was such a cool guy. I'm so sorry that he's gone.

    • December 1, 2009 2:14 PM CST
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    • I'm sad to report longtime punk photographer Bob Kondrak, contributor both to my old zine 10 Things and Horizontal Action, with a live portfolio going back to the late '70s punk scene, passed away Friday. I did an obit on my blog with photos if anyone is interested in reading more about Bob or checking out some of his photos....

    • December 2, 2009 7:58 AM CST
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    • I'd also like to give an honorable mention to Takeover UK's "Running with the Wasters," a power pop masterpiece if there ever was one.

    • December 2, 2009 4:40 AM CST
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    • Royal and ancient by the Masonics!! awesome :)

    • December 1, 2009 9:11 PM CST
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    • The Shitty Limits - Beware The Limits

      thats it

    • December 1, 2009 8:02 AM CST
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    • "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" by the Cocktail Slippers.

    • November 30, 2009 1:27 PM CST
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    • PIRATE LOVE from Oslo

    • November 29, 2009 10:35 AM CST
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    • Yeah Smith Westerns are good.
      The Mantels, and Girls also released albums this year similar sound.

    • November 29, 2009 3:25 AM CST
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    • Wau y Los Arrrghs! - "¡¡¡Viven!!!"

      whatwave dave said:

      Angry Dragons s/t CD on Transistor 66 records.....it's coming out on vinyl real soon. Beat Killers 'Beat Broken Bruised' CD w/John Speedie on bass. catl 'Adonde Vas? A Ningun Lado' LP fucked up blues duo outta Toronto who added a keyboard player early this year. anything and everything with The White Wires on it..... DCT 'Uber Alles' 12" ....fucked up hardcore outta Toronto Death 'For The Whole World To See' protpunk outta Detroit that kinda grew on me

    • November 28, 2009 9:51 AM CST
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    • Angry Dragons s/t CD on Transistor 66 records.....it's coming out on vinyl real soon. Beat Killers 'Beat Broken Bruised' CD w/John Speedie on bass. catl 'Adonde Vas? A Ningun Lado' LP fucked up blues duo outta Toronto who added a keyboard player early this year. anything and everything with The White Wires on it..... DCT 'Uber Alles' 12" ....fucked up hardcore outta Toronto Death 'For The Whole World To See' protpunk outta Detroit that kinda grew on me

    • November 26, 2009 3:17 PM CST
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    • Yes, the A-Bones and King Khan & BBQ Show Dracula Boots by Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds And if you like the A-Bones you might enjoy The Del Moroccos, Blue Black Hair (I reviewed that and Not Now here: http://garagepunk.ning.com/group/recordreviews/forum/topics/terrells-tuneup-shake-them ) Something’s Wrong/Lost Forever by Scott H. Biram Ruins of Berlin by The Dex Romweber Duo and don't forget Norton Records' wonderful I STILL HATE CDs compilation

    • November 26, 2009 11:31 AM CST
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    • Mannequin Men "Lose Your Illusion, Too"

    • December 1, 2009 8:06 AM CST
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    • A live CD/DVD package of the Chesterfield Kings was just released on Wicked Cool Records. I just got my copy, and it kicks ass!

      Yes, I know some of you hate Little Steven, and some of you probably think the Chesterfield Kings are a bunch of sellouts because they singed with his label. However, a great live performance is a great live performance, so I still think you should check it out.

    • November 28, 2009 7:08 PM CST
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    • I've had a few issues converting songs in stereo to mono. I think I did what I could with them and played them shits anyway. I guess I don't really have a preference but at the same time I think it's nice to have the listener hear the song as it was intended to be heard.

    • November 27, 2009 3:27 PM CST
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    • Interesting subject this one...
      This might sound weird but the podcasts from here sound "warm" as opposed to full blown 256kps or 320kps Mp3's that sound crystal clear but somehow flat and lifeless.

      I guess they get close to that dirty tape sound but without the hiss and stretching you get with tape by using using a lower bit rate.

      i can't say I've really noticed the mixes getting squashed by the conversion to mono but that might explain why sometimes I think the engineer or band should be shot for screwing up the mix that badly. And like others have said if you want to hear the good stuff go and buy it.

    • November 26, 2009 7:31 PM CST
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    • I like doing the show in mono, it always sounds just fine to me.

    • November 26, 2009 3:07 PM CST
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    • I asked Brian Wilson about this, but all he said was, "Eh? Talk in my other ear."

    • November 26, 2009 12:21 PM CST
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    • Like Kopper said, we aren't looking for our 'casts to sound like the source, Panti. If our listeners dig what they hear hopefully they go out and order that particular Voodoo Rhythm release. I never have had any problems with the quality of 80 kbps mono. In fact I have been pleasantly surprised at how good it sounds. Your eardrums have been psychodelesized by all that good Ganja and DMT.....and thats a good thing my friend.

    • November 26, 2009 2:03 AM CST
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    • Okay, nice quick responses.

      I too prefer MONO when things are mixed in MONO.

      We play a shitload of Voodoo Rhythm releases as well as other productions that the Sonic Nightmare team have produced which are all mixed in Stereo. We spend enormous amounts of time to make these records sound as good as possible, and most productions use stereo effects as well as panning instruments throughout a stereo spectrum. So by the time our show gets squeezed down to a MONO 80 kbps I am 100% sure it sounds inferior to the source, and a 160 stereo kbps would surely be less compromising to a final Stereo mix.

      But hey, as long as you other podcasters don't mind, then I guess I can get used to it! Where's my beer?

      “Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds” -Walt Whitman

    • November 27, 2009 3:37 PM CST
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    • I wonder if this will ever get to court? The BBC has been doing this sort of podcast for years from their websites, does this company really think they can mess with the BBC? and I wonder if the person who did the first ever serialised podcast will get involved? Can someone really do a historical patent application?

    • November 26, 2009 7:35 PM CST
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    • bingo! Michael Kaiser said:

      Welcome to Pirate Podcasting, baby!

      Woo Hoo! I'm getting a boat directly.

    • November 27, 2009 12:17 AM CST
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    • A version of this was published in The Santa Fe New Mexican November 27, 2009 It’s a good thing that the King Khan & BBQ Show isn’t as famous as the Beatles and that President Obama probably doesn’t hate and fear Arish “King” Khan as much as President Nixon hated and feared John Lennon.

      Improbable as this comparison is, I couldn’t help but recall Lennon’s tribulations when the Nixon administration tried to get him deported as an “undesirable alien” because of a drug bust. What prompted this memory was Khan’s arrest with his road manager, Kristin Klein, in Kentucky earlier this month on charges of possession of psychedelic mushrooms.
      The arrest of Khan, a Canadian citizen, occurred on the road between the band’s gigs promoting its new album, Invisible Girl.
      Here’s the group’s official statement on Nov. 17, via Pitchfork:
      “On November 16, 2009 Kristin Klein entered a guilty plea to 2nd degree possession of a controlled substance in Christian County, Kentucky. Ms. Klein was driving a rental vehicle that was randomly stopped at a safety checkpoint. Officers located a controlled substance in the cab of the vehicle. Ms. Klein was unaware of the contraband and the validity of her license was indeterminable at time of arrest. Under KY law a driver of a vehicle is responsible for its contents. Therefore, Ms. Klein entered a guilty plea and is scheduled to appear on April 2, 2010, to provide proof of her valid license.”
      The Kentucky New Era newspaper reported that Khan and two others with the KK & BBQ entourage “were allowed to enter a pretrial diversionary agreement. The drug possession charge against each of them will be dropped if they stay out of trouble for a year, said [Khan’s local lawyer Rick] Boling. They were ordered to pay court costs.”
      There were fears throughout Khan fandom that this bust would be a terrible chapter in the war on drugs — being arrested in Christian County, Kentucky, for Pete’s sake! As the River Front Times’ St. Louis Music blog put it, “Keep in mind, it’s not hard to imagine a scenario where cops in a tiny Kentucky town unfairly hassle a crazy looking Indian man wearing a huge shark-tooth necklace.”
      But it looks like the judge was pretty lenient, almost more concerned about the driver’s license than he was the mushrooms. Of course, the catch is that Khan has to stay out of trouble for a year. That could be the real trial.
      While Khan is also known for his soul revue The Shrines (and less so for The Tandoori Knights, another two-man band, and the garage/punk/lo-fi/gospel supergroup The Almighty Defenders, whose self-titled album I reviewed here a few weeks ago), some of his finest work is with Mark Sultan. Sultan, aka BBQ, is another Canadian, who was Khan’s bandmate in a Montreal band, the Spaceshits.
      You might think of two-man guitar/drums groups in terms of stripped-down blues bashers like Flat Duo Jets and the early White Stripes. There’s certainly that element at work in KK & BBQ.
      But what distinguishes this dynamic duo is its anchor in raw doo-wop. The basic sound, therefore, is punk-rock roar, embellished by some Ruben & The Jets/Sha Na Na/rama-lama-ding-dong silliness but based on some seriously pretty melodies and occasional sweet harmonies. It’s all there in the opening cut, “Anala,” on which Khan handles the lead vocals. It wouldn’t be hard imagining The Penguins or The Moonglows singing this.
      This is followed by the title cut, which features a folk-rock guitar that sounds inspired by The Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride” or The Searchers’ “When You Walk in the Room.”
      But my favorites are the ones on which Sultan’s high voice soars, such as “I’ll Be Loving You” and “Tryin’.” Sometimes Sultan sounds like a more ragged Sam Cooke — or, cynics might say, a hipster version of Steve Perry of Journey. Whatever, the boy can sing.
      The most interesting Sultan-led song on Invisible Girl is “Third Avenue.” It starts out and ends as a seriously greasy doo-wopper, but it’s got a strange psychedelic freak-out section featuring guitar and organ. Unfortunately the song that’s getting the most attention is “Tastebuds,” which is obscene, juvenile — and annoyingly catchy. Looks like maybe the two are trying to expand their fan base by becoming fratboy faves.
      I just hope they weren’t blasting this on the car stereo when the cops stopped them in Kentucky. Also recommended: * My Shit is Perfect by Bob Log III. If a two-man band is just too crowded for you, check out one of the most fun one-man bands out there — and “out there” is a good description — Mr. Log’s music might be for you.
      This is just good down-home stomping blues with Log’s trademark distorted vocals (he performs in a motorcycle helmet) and some scattered electronic embellishments. Log was once part of the Arizona-based blues/noise duo called Doo-Rag back in the mid-’90s. Log’s basic sound on this album is a funky, clunky hoedown. But it’s obvious that Log actually knows how to pick, as he shows every so often — including with the speedy acoustic guitar workout on the instrumental “Bucktooth Potato.”
      My favorite here is “Manipulate Your Figments.” It’s one of the best electronically mutated blues tunes I’ve heard in a while.