No. But that doesn't mean it's not useful. Did you read the thread? Blaine said:

so.....is this your website?

so.....is this your website?

Yeah, and well, that's not what it's all about, either. It's people interacting with each other, and following interesting shit. It's a helluva lot more than just "what you're doing"... but you'd know that if you actually took the time to check it out. Blaine said:

kopper said:

Too cool for Twitter, eh Blaine?

Blaine said:

Oh god. Seriously people?

Yeah, pretty much. Who gives a shit about what people are doing, it's boring. You're eating yogurt and you're glad it's friday. Woopie!

kopper said:

Too cool for Twitter, eh Blaine?

Blaine said:

Oh god. Seriously people?

Yeah, pretty much. Who gives a shit about what people are doing, it's boring. You're eating yogurt and you're glad it's friday. Woopie!

Too cool for Twitter, eh Blaine? Blaine said:

Oh god. Seriously people?

You did for 2008, but you can definitely vote for the open 2009 ballots. :) sleazy said:

Shit, I missed out on this :(

Shit, I missed out on this :(

A version of this was published in The Santa Fe New Mexican March 13, 2009 The weird phenomenon of punk/blues duos — which bore commercial fruit in the early part of this decade with The White Stripes and The Black Keys — owes debts untold to a North Carolina twosome called The Flat Duo Jets. Led by guitarist/shouter Dex Romweber, the Jets burned out by the end of the '90s. While they never quite grabbed the brass ring, the Jets earned a certain reverence in rock's underground corners, a respect that continues to this day. Romweber has lain low for the last few years, but now he's back with another duo — his sister Sara Romweber (formerly of a band called Let's Active) taking Chris "Crow" Smith's place behind the traps set. If you only heard a couple of tracks, such as "Pictures of You" and "Gray Skies," you might think the Dex Romweber Duo was Flat Duo Jets Mach II. But that's definitely not the case. The new album, Ruins of Berlin, features the Romweber siblings collaborating with other musicians. Several songs include a bassist, while saxophone and even a cello pop up here and there. Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids shows up for a guitar showdown with Dex. And there's a bevy of female guest vocalists, including Exene Cervenka, Neko Case, and Chan Marshall. They are employed well. "Lonesome Train," in which Cervenka comes in on the second verse, is a wistful little minor-key ditty with a simple refrain, "Make love to me as we listen to the lonesome train ... out there in the lonesome rain." It's the type of tune that might have been crooned by the radiator lady in Eraserhead. And speaking of David Lynch movies, I do believe my favorite track here is "Love Letters." When, as a grade-school kid, I used to hear the smoky blues torch-song original by Ketty Lester on my transistor radio, it seemed like a seductive invitation into some sexual netherworld. Years later, when Lynch used it in the soundtrack of Blue Velvet, it took on overtly sinister tones. ("Don't be a good neighbor anymore to her. I'll have to send you a love letter! Straight from my heart.") Neither Marshall's nor Dex's vocals come close to Lester's. But in this version, there's a subtle hint of menace to evoke disturbing memories of Frank Booth's evil joy ride. Some of the selections here have a pronounced European feel. That's especially true of the instrumental "Polish Work Song," written by Dex and featuring Bob Pence on saxophone. Similarly, the title song — a Marlene Dietrich tune, for the love of Elvis! — has a jaunty little beat, but the melody is extremely similar to the slinky jazz song "Kiss of Fire." Some of the best tunes here are the rocked-out instrumentals. "Lookout," which opens the album, is a surfadelic little cruncher featuring Miller as well as sax man Pence. Pence comes back for "Cigarette Party," a song where sister Sara gets to show her stuff on bongos. The album ends with a simple country song, "It's Too Late," which Dex dedicates to a friend in North Carolina. It's not even a duo — just Dex playing an acoustic guitar and singing. It seems like the perfect coda for an understated but worthwhile album. Also recommended: 200 Million Thousand by The Black Lips. These guys have taken some flak in the garage/punk community recently for allegedly getting too big for their metaphorical britches, so I approached their latest album with some reservations. I'm happy to report that even if it's true that these boys from Georgia are getting swelled heads, this record is swell. You can still hear the basic Black Lips sound in here — basic guitar snot rock with frequently off-key singalong verses that remind me of The Dead Milkmen of yore. But somehow they seem to be expanding their sound without sacrificing their raw, rough, amateur-hour appeal. "Drugs" is a basic rocker that sounds almost like a lost Dictators song. "Trapped in a Basement" is a minor-key stomper that reminds me a little of The Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)." "Drop I Hold" is an experimental, lo-fi, almost trip-hoppy piece that doesn't sound like anything else this has ever done, showing an artsy side we never knew they had. On some songs, The Black Lips sound as if they've been listening to another "Black" band —The Black Angels. Psychedelic sludge colors tunes like the faux-bordello "Body Combat" and "Big Black Baby Jesus of Today." Sometimes you wonder whether The Black Lips are idiot savants or just idiots. Take the track called "I Saw God." It starts off with a child talking about "religious experience," followed by a spoken-word piece over a slow-churning guitar. Next thing you know, someone starts fooling with the tape speed and loud beeps begin to "censor" the speaker's increasingly volatile (if incomprehensible) rant. The music pounds and swells like some deranged anthem before slowing down and puttering to a finish. One track I found irritating was "I'll Be With You." Not that the song's bad. I like the Mickey-and-Sylvia tremolo guitar. But we've heard it before on a previous Black Lips tune, "Dirty Hands." The band is obviously going for new directions elsewhere on the album, so it's strange that with this song they basically copy themselves.

i just read there's supposed to be a comp coming out at the end of the month featuring "iranian Psych bands ". The comp is called "rak rak rak"
this comes from bigO magazine-
PERSIA RAKS!
"17 golden garage psych nuggets from the Iranian '60s scene, Various Artists - 'Raks! Raks! Raks! Persia's 60s' (Vinyl LP). In 1964, the legendary Top4 company opened up and started releasing choice chart hits from the worldwide lists, on 4-track EPs, followed soon by MonoGram and other companies. These mixed up records featured a lot of popular songs of the day." Released March 30.

I got mine from Easy Street Records in Seattle. It's hot! Especially the tracks from The Kriptons!

It's up on RapidShare, you just have to know where to look. Not that I condone such things. ;-)

The album is out on CD as well now! Not sure though if has all the tracks.

I once had a punk collection album sent to me by an Italian friend simply called Punk Collection Vol I (I think) and it featured trax like Fall Out by early Police and other bands like The Damned, The Boys, early Patti Smithetc. ..........it had a beautiful picture of a loo on the cover....don;t remember much else about it thou.

oh yeeaaahhhh!!! IVY fookin GREEN!!!!!! Gary X said:

Fuck! did anyone mention IVY GREEN?

Ramones- Leave Home
Saints- Eternally Yours
Teenage Head- S/T

Stiff Little Fingers-Inflammable Material

The Boys first kicks ass and the Undertones. I have a lot of memories involving Blank Generation and cocaine. Um...Ramones, Leave Home, Pink Flag, Clash, Modern Lovers. Tough to say, so many kickass albums from that era.

This ad was posted to Craigslist, Lexington KY region. It's still up if you don't believe it... I tend to think this is fictional, but if someone wants to reply!~

"Hoping to form a children's band. Our mission would be to prepare future generations for the coming apocalyptic breakdown of society from our current financial, ecological and social crisises...through music. We will be doing this in a completely secular manner. No religious overtones will be allowed in our music or live shows. Or course, this does not mean that I will turn away religious people if they feel the call to join this project. Only that I don't wish to preach to anyone, that's what church is for. Our goal will be to prepare these children so they will be able to survive when the inevitable happens. To teach them, through groovy music, so they aren't caught off-guard when they have to eat a pet, euthanize one of their parents because they have been exposed to too much radiation, or have to fight off a band of roving marauders who intend to capture, and then sell them as human sex slaves...or food.

Obviously, the message behind our music will be very important. There just isn't enough time left for us to reach as many children as is necessary to keep our species from descending into the lawless, murderous, vile creatures that we are bound to become as the looming crisis intensifies. Therefore, we must strive to educate as many children as we can so they can help rebuild civilization once most of the population starves and the Earth is put back into natural balance.

However if the music isn't rocking, we won't be able to reach anyone. Because of this, I am only looking to include dedicated musicians with a gifted grasp of their individual instruments. In other words, you won't be accepted into the group unless you kick ass. Please don't take this requirement as some kind of insult, or an indication that I am unrealistic or an egomaniac. Its just that this band needs to be good if we have any chance of reaching enough people to make a difference. Its as simple as that.

As for other requirements...there aren't very many. I would rather not include anyone over the age of 35 or anyone with a health problem. In the short term neither of these issues would be problematic. However, when the Earth shifts in it's orbit, the Stock Market fails, the oceans rise up and swallow all of the major cities and we as a band have to band together to defend our meager supplies from the hoards of people who have failed to provide for themselves during the end times, age and health will become an issue. Its a question of manpower. I hope you understand.

Another requirement is the ability to buy and/or stockpile weapons and ammunition. These will be needed for multiple reasons when the sh*t hits the fan in coming years. From killing whatever animals are left roaming around the wasteland for food, to defending ourselves from slavers and thieves, to putting ourselves out of our misery if it becomes evident that the world can not be saved. As such, felons need not apply.

The final requirement is that the band must be ethnically diverse. I am white, and while I can see bringing on a couple of other white players, the whole band can not be racially pure. This is mainly due to the fact that when society crumbles, the various races and/or religious factions will tend to band together and prey on the other groups. I would like for this band to avoid all of that. With many different ethnicities included in the band, I'm hoping that these groups leave us alone.

Oh...I almost forgot, we're going to need a 50-50 ratio of male to female members. All female members must be fertile and able to bring children to term while the men can not have erectile dysfunction. I think the rational for this requirement is self-evident. We're going to need more people once the cannibals start hunting and eating survivors.

As for general knowledge of the upcoming apocalypse, and the ways to prepare for it, don't worry if you're not up to speed. I've already got about 30 songs written that we can use and I'll be happy to teach you everything you need to know about surviving in the face of the terror that is to come. You'll be well prepared by the time we begin playing shows for the children.

Hopefully, this project will be fleshed out by early summer. The sooner the better, since we only have until 2012 to reach as much of the public as we can. I'm hoping to start around town playing for elementary schools, daycare centers and birthday parties...and then move on to surrounding cities as we become more well-known.

If you're interested, send me an e-mail with a brief description of why you want to join, what you play, what ethnicity you are, how many guns you own and whatever other information you feel is relevant. I'll get back to you as soon as possible to set up an audition.

Thanks,

Bob "Grizzly" Slaughter Jr."

I'd list the Barbwires! Awesome melodies and skilled players. Hell I still play their previous record a lot eventhough it has now competition from the new one out; not many albums can say they spend so much time on the table.
Other current faves: '63 Burnout, Metalunas, some Los Banditos, Messerchups (really like the vids!) and a few more I can't remember the name of right now.

Irma Thomas, Etta James, Julie London, Boobie Gentry and Patsy Cline, to begin with...
Great big kiss
Ivan (boy)

Killer! Check out Sonic Nightmares #18 for a very short Wimple Winch discussion where we featured 'Save My Soul' on Bam Caruso. The acetates were very rare -- Gotta get this!!!

--Gring

"Tales From The Sinking Ship"

Singles, demos, acetates and un-issued recordings from Just Four Men: 1964-1968.

From RPM Bam Caruso Records:

Wimple Winch were four young musicians emerging from the Beat scene and searching for a new direction. They pushed the barriers of what was accepted as a normal pop 45, and ‘Save My Soul’ can now be seen as the first example of that UK musical hybrid: Freak Beat.

Wimple Winch didn’t stop there, they followed it up with the first mini Pop Opera in ‘Rumble On Mersey Square South’, and dabbled in early Psychedelia with ‘Atmospheres’. Once ignited they flared with an incandescent glow, but faded all too fast and quickly fizzled out. Too much too soon... a great shame, as they were more than great - they were awesome!

It’s all here, complete story with previously unseen pics, extremely rare recordings, as told and presented by Phil Smee on another fantastic and unique Bam Caruso* release.

Ad-Ventures (Theme For Friday Night) / Half Past Five / Aggravatin’ / Colours / The Four Just Men Theme (Laura Norder) / Sorry Girl / Don’t Come Any Closer (vsn.) / I Just Can’t Make Up My Mind / Woman Needs A Man / I Still Care / Thinking About Your Love / Tomorrow / In The Shelter Of You Arms / Trains & Boats & Planes / What’s Been Done / I Really Love You / Save My Soul / Everybody’s Worried ‘Bout Tomorrow / Rumble On Mersey Square South / Atmospheres / Typical British Workmanship / Bluebell Wood / Lollipop Minds / Marmalade Hair / Coloured Glass / Those Who Wait / Three Little Teddy Bears / Sagittarius / The Last Hooray

BagTag said:

I'm into this idea.
I'm into doing this.
How's about i just make one and see what ya think.

It'd be Toronto-centric though... although I guess it doesn't have to be.

I'm on it!

I have Toronto-centric stuff that'd complement yours BT.. as in being different. first thing you'd have to do though is get a hold of the 5 camera Anagram footage that's never seen the light

I have no talent in this area, but I'll sure watch.

I LOVED Nightflight.

March 8th:

LowCut Preburner (Jens) 18:00 - 19:30

Country Teasers - Little Black Clouds
Kværn - Superduperman
The Village Idiot - Give Me Some Drugs + From The Bottom Of The Well
Insect Warfare - Circuit Demon
Cola Freaks - For Sent
Hunchback - Beautiful
Kalemaris - Rocking My Own Way
Nice Face - Thing In My Head
Television Personalities - Where's Bill Grundy Now
Urban Waste - Police Brutality
Jørgen Teller & The Empty Stairs - Musikcafe2aizo (live)
Cheap Time - Falling Down
Crystal Stilts - Crippled Croon
Blade Of The Ripper - Submit To Satan
Chasing Eudaimonia - Waves
Aron - Demons From Beyond
Rocks - You're So Boring
Teenage Terrorkorps - Reverse Salvation
Skind & Ben - ?
LiveFastDie - Buzz Buzz Buzzard
Leathervein - Endless Night
Homostupids - Apeshit
FNU Ronnies - Golemsmoke


LowCut Classic (Tomsen) 19:30 - 20:30

The Long Strides - Black Black Smoke
The Dolly Rocker Movement - A Sound For Two
Eagles of Death Metal - How Can a Man With So Many Friends Feel So Alone?
Dungen - Gör Det Nu
The Telstar Sound Drone - On Your Back Baby
Joensuu 1685 - Crystal Lights
Cosmotron - Speedway Race
Asteroid #4 - Into the Meadow
Ahymsa - Dead Franklin
The Bad Trips - Miracle of Marsh Chapel
Black Box Massacre - Djingis Kong
Kandy Kolored Tangerine - Angelene

Det Knuste Øre (Tomsen) 20:30 - 21:30

Borbetomagus - Pink Pants
Serena Maneesh - Oxygen, Please!
Meth and Goats - Rat Tail Revolution
Moccasin - Secret Mountain
Heavy Hills - For the Party
Glitter Wizard - Black Lotus
The Pancakes - Find My Way
Electric Desert - Shut Your Mouff
Low Sonic Drift - As the Crow Flies
Responsible Monster - Darwin
The Oscillation - Saturn no. 5
Nonstop Robot - Transformer
Plastic Crimewave Sound - Shochwave Rider