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    • April 16, 2009 11:31 AM CDT
    • Here's my latest internet music obsession: WFMU's Free Music Archive. It's a huge library of free -- and legal -- downloads of cooperating independent artists. WFMU, that great station from Jersey City started the thing, but other stations and venues have contributed. Lots of the tracks -- which you can stream as well as download -- are live performances in WFMU's studio. Most of the artists here I've never heard of, but I'm quite familiar with some of them: Dengue Fever, Pierced Arrows (the new band from Dead Moon's Fred & Toody), Alan Vega, The New Bomb Turks, The Moaners (featuring Melissa Swingle of Trailer Bride), Edith Frost, Bobby Bare Jr., Xiu Xiu and more. One of the most interesting sections in the archive is the Old-Time/Historic section. Not only are there some great old recordings by the likes of Sophie Tucker (the Last of the Red Hot Mamas!) and Billy Murray, but there are some interesting new artists dabbling in the old styles. There's Al Duvall (who claims to have been in 1877, nudge nudge wink wink) who reminds me a lot of C.W. Stoneking. And best of all, there's Singing Sadie. When I first listened to her songs "Put Down The Carving Knife" and "Everyone in Town Wants You Dead" I thought it was from some bizarre 78s from the '30s. I later learned she's "the all singing all dancing queen of the burgeoning underground show tunes scene. " I've barely begun to wade through most of this treasure trove. Looking forward to diving in deeper.

    • April 16, 2009 5:55 AM CDT
    • April 12th:

      18.00-19.30 Virus Preburner - DJ Martinmosh:

      The Ghost - Now You Are Dead
      Protein Bros - Drainpipe
      Doobie Brothers - Without You
      Crow - Evil Woman
      Canned Heat - Amphetamine Annie
      Blues Project - Cherryl's Going Home
      Q65 - Spoonful
      Björn Panme -Vampire
      Arif Sag - Osman Pehlvian
      Omega - Relbezzakadt Koncert
      Hard Rock From The Middle East - Nahna U Diab
      Conjunto De Olveira Magle - Sospesa ad un Files
      Túrnbrot - Og veit as pn Kemad
      Cambodian Psychout - Month After Month
      Scorpions - In Search Of The Peace Of Mind
      Granicus - Prayer
      Buffalo - Shylock
      The Koala - Strange Feelings
      Dr. Know - Mr. Freeze
      Warkrime - Return to Saigon
      Government Warning - Fat Nation

      19.30-20.30 Lowcut - Jens:

      Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag
      Groinoids - Empty Skull
      The Proletariat - Voodoo Economics
      LiveFastDie - (He's Got) Pecker Breath
      Heartattacks - Hangin' On
      Swinehood - Stomach Turner
      Piranhas - Sound Mutilation
      Love Potion - Unholy Smoke
      Dead Instrument - Maksimal Destruktion
      The City Kill - Gun Down Lovers
      Dragontears - Hadron Collider part II
      Asbest - Kujonens Sejrsgang
      Evil Army - Under Attack
      Sons Of Saddam - Usarsch
      Knaughty Knights - Tommy of the River
      Jack Starr - Baby Doll + Godzilla We Love You
      CPC Gangbangs - Bad Complexion
      ANTiSEEN - Mad Bad & Dangerous To Know
      Kill-A-Watts - Pissing My Life Away

      20.30-21.30 DKØ / Jens & Martinmosh:

      Les Rallizes Denudes - An Aweful Eternitie
      Ash Ra Tempel - Amboss
      Sangra Mexicana - Good Cause
      Sarolta Zalatnay - Hadd Mondjam El
      Locomotiv GT - Magvarlak Ma Delben
      Peter Brötzmann Octet - Machine Gun

    • April 16, 2009 5:51 AM CDT
    • There are also some vintage bases with buil-in fuzz effect, for example Vox Astro 4(1967 made in England, i think the guy who owns it, got it on ebay, it travelled all the way from the owner in Mexico in non-assembled shape, and then he assembled it here on the spot) http://vintagerecords.narod.ru/BassVox.html here is a page about it(unfortunately in russian), http://vintagerecords.narod.ru/photoBassVoxAstro4.html - another photos and an audio sample of it's use in one of the songs by local r'n'b band Thunderbirds http://files.realmusic.ru/download/390205/thunderbirds_-_Bo_s_Fuzz_Bomb.mp3 We (The Cavestompers!) used a modern semi-acoustic bass Washburn AB-90(2humbuckers on it) which with some decent preamp and amps gave a natural light distorted fuzz sound, which we liked a lot. That's the story. Wipeout! said:

      Thanx Branded and EEGAH fer the advice...

      Never used a Fuzz Face on a bass...intriguin', may try

      Never gotta a chance to drive a Maestro FuzzTone (an original would be my cherry creme, baby)...

      Both would lose the direct bass signal I need to maintain I imagine ...so keep 'em suggestions comin', kids

    • April 16, 2009 1:53 AM CDT
    • Get a Bass Big Muff like The Cavestompers said. it's big and nasty.

    • April 15, 2009 7:42 PM CDT
    • If you're really into this take a look at - MXR Bass Innovations - try this one JIM DUNLOP MXR M182 El Grande Bass Fuzz or Big Muff Bass by Electro Harmonix, it should not lose your direct bass signal. Wipeout! said:

      Thanx Branded and EEGAH fer the advice...

      Never used a Fuzz Face on a bass...intriguin', may try

      Never gotta a chance to drive a Maestro FuzzTone (an original would be my cherry creme, baby)...

      Both would lose the direct bass signal I need to maintain I imagine ...so keep 'em suggestions comin', kids

    • April 14, 2009 11:39 PM CDT
    • Use the new blue fuzz face, its silicon transistors, much darker and a very bassy tone, you dont lose the bottom end, in fact it gives you more. Wipeout! said:

      Thanx Branded and EEGAH fer the advice...

      Never used a Fuzz Face on a bass...intriguin', may try

      Never gotta a chance to drive a Maestro FuzzTone (an original would be my cherry creme, baby)...

      Both would lose the direct bass signal I need to maintain I imagine ...so keep 'em suggestions comin', kids

    • April 14, 2009 8:44 PM CDT
    • Thanx Branded and EEGAH fer the advice...

      Never used a Fuzz Face on a bass...intriguin', may try

      Never gotta a chance to drive a Maestro FuzzTone (an original would be my cherry creme, baby)...

      Both would lose the direct bass signal I need to maintain I imagine ...so keep 'em suggestions comin', kids

    • April 14, 2009 7:15 PM CDT
    • I use a Maestro FuzzTone for bass. The only negative is that you may need to compensate and add some additional bass tone.

    • April 14, 2009 2:48 PM CDT
    • bass sounds good with a fuzz face

    • April 14, 2009 10:14 AM CDT
    • Hey hey hey GP gang!

      I'm gearin' up (literally) fer the start of my new band which will entail sax, bass and drums only...

      As the bass player, I really wanna killer fuzz sound ...something gnarly yet not makin' my bass sound too treble-ly...ya dig?

      Also, if I go the pedal route, I needs something that will allow direct (aka un-effected) signal through in addition to the fuzzed out signal to my amp...gots to maintain a true-blue bass thump!

      Any and all help/talk appreciated, 'natch

    • April 16, 2009 2:52 AM CDT
    • I don't like The Zombies version very much.

    • April 15, 2009 4:40 PM CDT
    • Can anyone tell me who does the version of "Oh Yeah" that inspired the Dukes? I've been putting a Songs The Dukes Of Hamburg Taught Us list together and I'm not having any luck with that one.

    • April 15, 2009 3:33 PM CDT
    • Shake Revard said: By the way, Screamin' Soul Preacher, I've had your podcast on repeat for the past week. It's a damn fine listening experience.

      Thanks.
      But be careful, too much of this retarded exotic wailin' and shakin' podcast may drives you insane !!!
      At least I hope so...
      Back to the Twistin' Rumble comps : go, get 'em all and organize a twist contest down in your crappy street ! Square neighbors will probably hate you, they already do anyway, but you and your twistin' friends will have a really great time...before the cops arrive !

    • April 14, 2009 7:35 PM CDT
    • The screamin' Soul Preacher said:

      Hey, they're all GREAT !!! Can't stop spinning them, each and every volume !
      Twistin' rumble + booze + girls = all night long party !
      By the way, Screamin' Soul Preacher, I've had your podcast on repeat for the past week. It's a damn fine listening experience.

    • April 14, 2009 3:00 PM CDT
    • Hey, they're all GREAT !!! Can't stop spinning them, each and every volume !
      Twistin' rumble + booze + girls = all night long party !

    • April 14, 2009 1:14 PM CDT
    • how one wouldn't be blown away by these comps is beynd me. what???

    • April 14, 2009 11:15 AM CDT
    • I think I have all 6 or 7. I picked them up during various visits to Crypt. Wreck-o-mended for sure!

    • April 14, 2009 10:06 AM CDT
    • I've just got Volume 5 of TR and just 'bout worn the grooves out on that platter! Wish I could snag the entire series (though I already have a bunch o' the tunes off other sources/comps...so can't justify 'em right now)

    • April 14, 2009 9:28 AM CDT
    • i've got one comp, played it once but wasn't impressed, maybe give it another try?

    • April 14, 2009 8:08 AM CDT
    • I recently picked up two Twistin Rumble comps from Record Exchange, mint condition...Ive been after some of these comps for a while and finally got two at once...

      Theyre brilliant!! Does anyone else have any??

    • April 15, 2009 10:55 AM CDT
    • My microsoft outlook is not working, therefore i cannot email you, what is your e-mail address ?? i would like to send you a five song ep. Thank You.

    • April 14, 2009 8:08 PM CDT
    • Thanks definately a great song, I'll try to get a feeling for that riff on the organ. Are there any organ players here in the group who started without any teacher/mentor?

    • April 12, 2009 4:04 PM CDT
    • start with your basic three finger C chord and move it up and down the keyboard for different notes as your starting note and that should suffice for most of the classic garage rock organ songs you'll want to play. learn classic riffs like 96 Tears and you'll definitely be set.

    • April 14, 2009 10:18 AM CDT
    • Nick said:

      satans- makin deals
      Thanks fer the suggestion...it was the first track on my first Poker nite mix...actually the entire mix was dug by those in attendance (I was super-shocked, but then again garagepunk does have a primal charm that all punks can get into) Now it's time fer volume 2 so keep suggestions comin'!!!