Friday, March 30, 2012

sonic avenues - television youth

who doesn't need more catchy lo-fi punk from another excellent Montreal punk band?  and another awesome release from DIRTNAP records?

SONIC AVENUES have just released their new lp TELEVISION YOUTH and it's filled with exactly the kind of garage/power pop influenced punk jams that i love......  they're totally recommended for fans of WHITE WIRES, JAY REATARD and STEVE ADAMYK BAND...... i've had their new album on repeat for the past three hours........ so good......

listen below to two killer tracks of TELEVISION YOUTH...and go buy the record from DIRTNAP or yr local record shop........

out now......highly suggested listening.....!


watch 'em live below.....




hozac records announes full line-up for BLACKOUT FEST!!!!!

Hozac Records has just announced the full line-up for 2012's Blackout Fest, and well it's pretty much one of the best shows you'll get the chance to see all year long.  Mark your calendars, Blackout Fest will happen May 17th-20th at the Volcano Room and the Empty Bottle in Chicago.   Tickets are on sale now via ticketweb..... Grab a three day for $60 or a one day for $25...the low price and high quality of Blackout Fest far outweighs those other two more famous music festivals that take place in Chicago. So forget them, this is the weekend you ought to visit Chicago... 

This is some Garage / Punk / Psych / Noise mayhem you won't ever forget.  And this combination of bands will never assemble in the same place ever again.

So here's the run down......
the 2012 Hozac Blackout Fest


Thurs 5/17 Art Show Opening Party @ Volcano Room FREE.  
(3 day passes guarantee entry.)

Mentally Ill (legendary first wave punk from chicago)
Cemetery (gothic punk blood spilling from chicago)


Friday 5/18 @ Empty Bottle:

Davila 666
(Puerto Rican garage party monsters)
Spider Fever (blown out garage punk mayhem from so cal)
Video (in yr face texas punk, members of bad sports, wax museums)
Rayon Beach (psych burnt texas chaos)
Plateaus (surf noise pop from san diego)
COZY (rock n roll explosions from the twin cities)
SYZ (Screaming Yellow Zonkers) (reunited chicago rock n roll destroyers)
ET Habit (spooky noise rock from chicago)


Saturday 5/19 @ Empty Bottle:

Redd Kross (reunited and performing Posh Boy EP + Born Innocent LP) 
Gentleman Jesse & His Men (power pop from atlanta, ex-carbonas)
Homostupids (noise face melting from cleveland)
Fungi Girls (angular psych jams from texas)
Teledrome (synth noise riot)
Pleasure Leftists (angular post punk from Cleveland)
Far-Out Fangtooth (pure evil from philly)
Ketamines (canadian psych warriors)
Barreracudas (even more power poped jams from atlanta)
White Mystery (garage duo blasting off from chicago)

Sunday 5/20 @ Empty Bottle:

Roky Erickson 
(of everyone's fave psych band, 13th Floor Elevators)
Human Eye (detroit's finest mutant garage punk)
Estrogen Highs (angular guitar pop from ohio)
Medication (psych fuzz from connecticut) 
Bare Mutants (arty garage from chicago)

punk rock classics - the testors

the TESTORS were the band that was too punk to get in the history books..... formed in '75 in nyc and part of that now famous CBGBs and Max's Kansas CIty scene, they've always been overlooked by rock n roll critics and fans.... maybe its because they never signed to a label.  or maybe it was because the TESTORS were even more raw, loud and destructive than the Dead Boys..... who knows...... but sonny vincent and his band the testors ought to hold a place in yr heart next to johnny thunders and the heartbreakers......they are the original trashy garage punk band....

the readers of Tiny Grooves need to know about the TESTORS......  so check out the download links below and listen to some of their mayhem even further below that.......  

this is some pedal to the metal fucking rock n roll.......
classic shit you need to listen to right now.........

(and if they two releases aren't enough, go track down the best of comp from SWAMI RECORDS, THE TESTORS: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 76-79.....absolutely necessary and ridiculously hard to find on the internet or otherwise.....)

EP Vol 1. (on Incognito Records).
(a comp of unreleased songs)

Together b/w Time is Mine 
(their first and only single during the bands original incarnation)











Thursday, March 29, 2012

running - asshole savant

you need to know about one of favorite bands..... RUNNING.....


think psych punk on speed.  or maybe art bent noise core.  RUNNING is an incendiary blast of rock n roll akin to smashing lou reed's "metal machine music" into the stooges and then smashing that combo into suicide.... they remind me of lightning bolt, clockcleaner, pink & brown, ex-models, the liars, and mi ami all rolled into one....but i can't describe RUNNING without doing them justice.  you just need to hear them now.....

RUNNING just get up on stage and blow yr fucking mind with a blown out mix of noise, punk, kraut and hardcore..... if yr face ISN'T melted after hearing RUNNING, you probably need to go buy a cd at walmart......

RUNNING started out a couple of years ago by releasing a few tapes, and then went on to unleash a s/t debut on PERMANENT records.  then they followed with a couple more tapes and a split 7 inch with LOOSE DUDES... and now via CAPTCHA records, we'll get their new lp, ASSHOLE SAVANT......  rumored to be one of the best releases this year.... i highly suggest you grab their new 12 inch when it comes out...... nobody plays noise punk like this.....fucking entrancing.........

ASSHOLE SAVANT is set to be released on RECORD STORE DAY 2012...... so make sure you grab a copy then...... very limited pressing is likely.......  i know permanent and reckless records will definitely have copies......

this is will be on my best of list for 2012 for sure.....
RUNNING is one of the best bands in the very much unheralded garage / punk / noise scene here in chicago......  


STREAM I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ALIVE 
OFF THE UPCOMING LP, ASSHOLE SAVANT, BELOW......


THEN WATCH THEIR SET FROM "SAUSAGE FEST" @ THE EMPTY BOTTLE....

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

drunk pixels - k-holes // bezoar

the K-HOLES bounced through chicago on the way outta of austin after SXSW.....and man i was blown away....i hadn't seen them since BLACKOUT FEST last year, and they've gotten even better and more sinister.......K-HOLES have a new lp DISMANIA due out may 1st on HARDLY ART records.....which i can't wait to get my hands on...and if their show at the empty bottle is any indication, it'll be on my best of list at the end of the year.......

they were joined by BEZOAR, fellow brooklynites and noise-mongers, as their openers..... BEZOAR plays stoner metal noise psych that ought to be filed away near the WHITE HILLS and LITURGY in yr record collection..... a band that i hope to hear more from in the future....... quite epic and rock n roll......

watch the show below and enjoy........

K-HOLES




BEZOAR

Monday, March 26, 2012

drunk pixels - the men // nude beach

THE MEN stopped through chicago this past wednesday to play everyone's favorite dilapidated warehouse space on the south side of chicago, Treasure Town.....  shows there are always quite awesome and this one was no exception.....

NUDE BEACH opened for THE MEN to complete the noisy rock line-up....and they are certainly an up-and-coming power popped DIY punk band to keep yr eyes on.... click here to for an interview NUDE BEACH did for VICE and here for their bandcamp page......

you can't go wrong with two amazing band from brooklyn in a spot where you can bring yr own booze.....and i can't say this enough, THE MEN are a band you definitely need to see live..... go buy their new lp OPEN YOUR HEART from SACRED BONES right now......

watch highlights from the show below......
and rock n roll like you were there...


THE MEN




NUDE BEACH


drunk pixels - magnetix // x-ray eyeballs

last friday, chicago was treated to quite a show at the empty bottle.... france's MAGNETIX and brooklyn's X-RAY EYEBALLS.....  both fresh outta the wild times at SXSW.....

MAGNETIX has a freshly released lp on SLOVENLY records entitled DROGUE ELECTRIQUE and fans of spastic mutant garage rock ought to take notice...... they mash punk, garage, sludge, surf and new wave keys into one throbbing noisy mess..... after many listens to DROGUE ELECTRIQUE i still can't wrap my head around it, but i love it even more because of it..... fans of other weirdo french rockers like FEELING OF LOVE and CHEVEU need to check out MAGNETIX now.....go buy their new lp here.... and well they were quite the openers for TINY GROOVES' fave dark garage rockers X-RAY EYEBALLS......

X-RAY EYEBALLS are touring in support of their excellent new album, SPLENDID SQUALOR.....and if you loved either of their singles or their NOT NOTHING lp from last year, you know their new songs are just as much trashy fun as before..... nobody wallops you with gothic new wave soaked garage rock quite like these guys..... lo-fi spooky rock n roll jams that always float around in my head......  make sure you catch X-RAY EYEBALLS live anytime you get the chance and go buy their new lp here......

pretend you were there......

MAGNETIX



X-RAY EYEBALLS

Sunday, March 25, 2012

drunk pixels - night beats

NIGHT BEATS brought down the house with their psych rock madness last night at the empty bottle......
if you weren't there, watch the mayhem below......

and make sure you see 'em if you can.... they're one of my fave live bands right now.......
         (thanks always to @sadlypanda for documenting the chicago scene...)








and ps buy their excellent debut lp from TROUBLE IN MIND RECORDS here...... its fucking killer......

Thursday, March 22, 2012

outer minds - s/t lp

chicago's OUTER MINDS have finally dropped their much anticipated self titled debut on SOUTHPAW records....... garage pop gems is what we've come to expect from these guys after their HOZAC single and their first full length lp is full of them....

their lo-fi AM pop melodies will gently rock n roll you through yr upcoming summer bbqs, road trips and beach parties......  OUTER MINDS blend psych, fuzz, bubblegum and brit invasion influences into a swirl of garage rockin tunes you'll hum to the rest of the year....i promise... seriously this lp is both awesomely retro and fresh as any record thats come out this year.......

recommended for fans of good music.....especially if yr into the strange boys, paperhead, wrong words, the hollows and the dum dum girls.... or if you've ever been into a band thats been described as Nuggets-era garage rock.......

preview the new s/t lp below.....



watch OUTER MINDS play the EMPTY BOTTLE here......


Wednesday, March 21, 2012

glow kit - s/t lp

FDH and P TRASH records have issued what may the sleeper hit of the year, the s/t debut album from Denmark's GLOW KIT...... featuring members of tiny groove's fave euro garage punkers THE COLA FREAKS......GLOW KIT kick out some seriously infectious fuzz popped punk rock jams...... 


here's what FDH has to say about their newest release......”Glow Kit blasts thru a mix of Power Pop and Garage Punk with a touch of psych guitars that will have fans of LOVER!, The Manikins, and Carbones fans strip off their protective gear and dance in spasms in a lethal mushroom cloud. This debut LP follows up a 7” on P.trash records from Germany. This North American release is limited to 200 copies on reverse stock covers (The German release on P.Trash will have standard covers). This LP will find its way into the New Testament of the Garagepunk-Bible”


LISTEN BELOW TO THREE TRACKS OFF THE NEW S/T LP.....
fucking killer songs.....  GLOW KIT definitely make JAY REATARD AND THE RAMONES PROUD.......






and oh click here if you can't find a copy in a record store near you......but you ought to try.....

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

ketamines - spaced out lp

KETAMINES rose from the ashes of a couple of awesome under the radar punk bands, THE MYELIN SHEATHS and ENDANGERED APE.....and are perhaps CALGARY's if not all of canada's best new band...... HOZAC records released their debut 7 inch awhile ago and that portended good things... i mean it was quite the killer fuzz pop single..... but now finally we get to have a full length from KETAMINES......

their SPACED OUT lp, co released by SOUTHPAW and MAMMOTH CAVE records is chock full of acid tinged bubble gummed jangled up garage rockers..... not many bands can write songs this insanely catchy and weird at the same time..... KETAMINES play a super melodic and fuzzed out blend of garage punk thats so far left of the formula the other bands are playing i just wanna call it something else.... maybe sun burnt twee psych post punked garage......  hum, i dunno know, but you need to listen to the KETAMINES right now.......

recommended if you like the oh sees, the hussy, outer minds and dead ghosts....

listen below to the excellent SPACED OUT lp... 





watch some KETAMINES in action here......


Friday, March 16, 2012

feedtime - the aberrant years lp box set

australia has produced some of the most brutal swampy noise infected post punk bands ever.... besides the scientists and the birthday party, you must add feedtime to the list of classic noise rock bands......

described as avant garde pub rock, i'd call feedtime all out skronk blues rock n roll obliteration...... kinda like mixing captain beefheart with no wave.  sort of like the chrome cranks or pussy galore mud wrestling with the melvins in toxic sludge....  you don't hear rock n roll this raw loud and biting very often if ever......

feedtime is the proto noise mongering band that should be cited as an influence by everyone in the underground rock scene, especially by the garage punkers, the grunge rockers and the current noise rock stompers..... they ought to be a band everybody knows about and loves and adds to mixtapes...... but sadly this is not the case....

but lest we forget feedtime, sub pop records has come to the rescue and recently issued feedtime's first four lps as a box set......  their s/t, shovel, cooper-S and suction lps all originally issued Aberrant Records of australia between 85 and 89........ the set sensibly titled the ABERRANT YEARS collects all these fucking way out of print albums so you and i can finally enjoy them........

this is essential listening for anyone who loves noisy fun dark angry rock n roll.......  add feedtime to yr record collection now....... only 1000 of these lp box sets were pressed up, so buy one before they're gone......

listen to a selection of songs from the ABERRANT YEARS box set below......  
   hand picked by mark arm of mudhoney (one of their biggest fans)



and holy shit in honor of sub pop reissues, 
feedtime's reunited to terrorize the US.....


check them out in a city near you if yr lucky.....

  • Sunday, March 18, 2012 
    Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco CA
  • Tuesday, March 20, 2012 
    Star Theater, Portland OR
    w/ Mudhoney
  • Wednesday, March 21, 2012 
    Tractor Tavern, Seattle WA
    w/ Mudhoney
  • Saturday, March 24, 2012 
    Grumpy's , Minneapolis MN
  • Tuesday, March 27, 2012 
    Empty Bottle, Chicago IL
  • Thursday, March 29, 2012 
    Death By Audio, Brooklyn NY
  • Saturday, March 31, 2012 
    Cake Shop, New York NY
  • Sunday, April 1, 2012 
    Maxwells, Hoboken NJ
  • Tuesday, April 3, 2012 
    The Earl, Atlanta GA
  • Thursday, April 5, 2012 
    Beerland, Austin TX
  • Saturday, April 7, 2012 
    Echo, Los Angeles CA

watch some live feedtime below......

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

holy shit...HOZAC BLACKOUT FEST returns this may 17-19th

HOZAC RECORDS is once again putting on their annual garage/punk/noise fest of mayhem, BLACKOUT, this May 17-19th.  Hosted this year by the Empty Bottle and the Bottom Lounge, Blackout Fest promises one of the most insane shows you'll get the chance to go all year.  So if you've recovered enough from SXSW and the Atlanta Mess Around and can make it to Chicago, you need to check out our friends at Hozac's crazy little shindig......

This is the line-up announced so far.  and it's pretty fucking amazing.  More bands to be revealed later.

RED KROSS (reunited & performing two of their classic releases in their entirety, POSH BOY and BORN INNOCENT)
GENTLEMAN JESSE (douchemaster records, ex-carbonas, power pop goodness for ATL)
VIDEO (play pinball records, members of the Bad Sports, OBN IIIs)
KETAMINES (southpaw records, canadian psych/garage)
FUNGI GIRLS (hozac, angular psych killers from texas)
RAYON BEACH (hozac, garage monsters from texas)
HOMOSTUPIDS (load records, cleveland noiseniks)
TELEDROME (hozac, synth noise destruction)
FAR-OUT FANGTOOTH (siltbreeze records, pure evil rock goodness from philly)
PLEASURE LEFTISTS (fan death records, angular post punk from cleveland)
SCREAMING YELLOW ZONKERS (mysterious chicago rock n rollers)

and i would speculate the bands to include some local rock n roll luminaries as......
RADAR EYES
HEAVY TIMES
NONES
OUTER MINDS
MICKEY
maybe even RUNNING and WHITE MYSTERY.....but that's just me adding to the rumors......

Last year nearly killed me I had so much fun, but I guess that's what happens when you get the chance to see bands like the Spits and Nobunny in the same night.

Stay tuned to Tiny Grooves, Victim of Time and/or Hozac
for more info..... 

watch the BLACKOUT FEST highlight reel below...

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

blasted canyons - 2nd place ep

BLASTED CANYONS are back with another killer slab of psych burnt vinyl...... entitled 2ND PLACE ....the new six song ep will hit the shelves on april 20th via tiny grooves' fave label, CASTLE FACE.....

2nd Place is chock full of the same minimal garage rocking psych that you loved on their self titled debut lp from last year..... only this time, the songs are catchier, more propulsive and will get stuck in yr head all day long......  they've added more woozy synth and learned to do even more tricks with the analog fuzz sound....... i wish blasted canyons had recorded more than six songs for this release, but its brevity is the only thing i dislike about 2nd Place.....  they're definitely headed towards a spot on the best of the year list.......

put BLASTED CANYONS in the same camp of bands that are creating quite the nuevo psych garage movement.....cosmonauts, night beats, wooden shjips, cave, the mallard, royal baths, white fence and the oh sees.......  


and if you like any of those bands, buy at least one copy of BLASTED CANYONS new ep when it comes out........

listen to LIQUID FIEND and HOLY GEOMETRY off 2nd Place.....





check out BLASTED CANYONS on tour.......fuck yes.....


3-15: Austin, TX: SICKXSW CF/CMRTYZ backyard insanity
3-16: Austin, TX: Panache SXSW Party @ Spiderhouse
3-16: Austin, TX: Get Bent Showcase, @ Trailer Space
3-17: Austin, TX: BURGERMANIA @ Spiderhouse
3-18 - Memphis, TN: Hi-Tone Cafe w/ Heavy Times 9pm
3-19 - Lafayette, IN: TBA w/ Heavy Times
3-20: Chicago, IL: The Burlington w/ RUNNING
3-22: Omaha, NE: The Side Door Lounge FREE w/ TBA
3-23: Laramie, WY: 3rd Street Cowboy Bar
3-25: Boise, ID: Tree Fort Music Fest @ The Linen Building
3-26: Portland, OR: The Know w/Lozen, Hot Victory
3-27: Tacoma, WA: New Frontier Lounge w/ Lozen, Hot Victory
3-28: Seattle, WA: The Highline w/Noise-A-Tron, Hot Victory


and watch below.....



Monday, March 12, 2012

WYMYNS PRYSYN - payday 7 inch (scavenger of death)



WYMYNS PRYSYN is the latest addition to the small but growing discography of ATLANTA'S SCAVENGER OF DEATH RECORDS...... WYMYNS PRYSYN fits right in with the the raucous punk scene in ATLANTA, along side such crazy blown out rock n roll bands as COPS, BLACK LIPS, CARBONAS, GG KING, RALPH, BUKKAKE BOYS and many others i'm dying to hear.......

PAYDAY starts off with bang, careening towards you at full speed with a wall of noise that very few trios can attain.  If you look at the waveform of the 7 inch, you see its almost as loud and brutal as you can be, all the sound reaching the top and bottom, like a box and less a wave....   WYMYNS PRYSYN reminds me of HOT SNAKES in a train wreck with WIPERS.  they land somewhere between straight ahead hardcore punk and noisy post punk.  PAYDAY is quite the anthem about staying drunk and asking friends for beers even if you run outta money before payday..... i know we all know the feeling.

CAT PILLS is another screamer of a track.  all the punk rock abandon you could want, bent by fuzz, whiskey drenched and bruised with hardcore.   hear they kinda remind me of THE COACHWHIPS, THE REATARDS and THE FUNCTIONAL BLACKOUTS... essentially fitting right in with the scuzzy mutant garage rock side of the punk scene...

JOHN TITORS BLUES is an instrumental jam that takes WYMYNS PRYSYN is a slightly different direction, stretching out a bit from the 4/4 speed blast of the other tracks.  you can tell these guys can play outside the narrow confines of the hardcore or punk scene if they wanted to....the b side is kinda like the SPITS covering a DRIVE LIKE JEHU song, or the OFF! covering FUGAZI...... and yeah WYMYNS PRYSYN have all that snarl and agitation of JESUS LIZARD and UNSANE.....which is why i bought this single before i even finished listening to it in the record shop.....

this 7 inch isn't enough for me, so hopefully they record a new tape as rumored.  their first release, TRES HOMBRES, a cassette out on STATUTORY TAPES is long outta print.....so let's cross our fingers for more from WYMYNS PRYSYN soon......

i strongly suggest you find yrself a copy of this record 
if you've ever bought a HOZAC 7 inch.....

LISTEN TO THE A SIDE OF THE 7 INCH..... 
PAYDAY and CAT PILLS



AND THE B SIDE...... JOHN TITOR'S BLUES



and see them on their spring tour......

April 3rd: Atlanta @ The Earl w/ Feedtime (AUS), COPS!
April 4th: Richmond @ ASK A PUNK (house) w/ The Energy (Texas), Slugz (Rich.)
April 5th: Baltimore @ Golden West w/ Murder?
April 6th: Philly (3 day fest!!!)
April 7th: NYC @ TBA
April 8th: NYC @ Death By Audio w/ American Sun
April 9th: Buffalo @ TBA
April 10th: Cleveland @ Now Thats Class! w/ Los Vigilantes (PR)
April 11th: Milwaukee @ Quarters
April 12th: Chicago @ CROWN TAP



WATCH/LISTEN WYMYNS PRYSYN BELOW..........



Sunday, March 11, 2012

the hussy - weed seizure lp

THE HUSSY are back with a new lp entitled WEED SEIZURE out soon on TIC TAC TOTALLY records..... and it's even better than last year's CEMENT TOMB MIND CONTROL, if that's possible.......

the new album is thirteen tracks of scuzzy garage punk madness..... the hussy have always been one of tiny grooves' favorite rock n roll stompers but with WEED SEIZURE they've turned up the volume, creativity and the psychedelic weirdness... not every band that claims the oblivians and the reatards as influences sounds this good....

fans of bad sports, moonhearts, white mystery, marked men, useless eaters and ty segall will fucking love this record.  i promise....

you really ought to do yrslf a favor and check out the hussy right now........

click below to grab two tracks off the new WEED SEIZURE lp.....
   UNDEFINED
STAB ME

and buy it from tic tac totally March 20th.....

stream BAD SPEED from WEED SEIZURE here.....




and watch the video for UNDEFINED here......

The Hussy - Undefined (Official Video) from High Frequency Media on Vimeo.

and see THE HUSSY in a town near you, soon.........


3.23 Fri - Chicago, IL @ Crown Tap 

3.24 Sat - Indianapolis, IN @ Local's Only w/ Vacation Club and Ancient Slang

3.25 Sun - Dayton, OH @ South Park Tavern w/ The Northwest Ordinance and The Dirty Socialites

3.26 Mon - Fort Wayne, IN @ Brass Rail w/ Night Beats, Heaven's Gateway Drugs

3.27 Tues - Cleveland, OH @ Trio's w/ Wooly Bullies

3.28 Weds - Buffalo, NY @ TBA

3.29 Thurs - York, PA @ First Cap w/ The Thing With Two Heads

3.30 Frid - NYC, NY @ Acheron's w/ Foster Care, Pampers

3.31 Sat - Day - Jersey City, NJ @ WFMU on Cherry Blossom Clinic

3.31 Sat - Night 9 PM - Philadelphia, PA @ Emoda Gallery w/ Cop Problem (7" release show), Gods and Queens, Kicking Spit

4.1 Sun - Washington, DC @ Comet Pizza and Ping Pong w/ Bare Wires + Shirks

4.2 Mon - Athens, OH @ Brown Town w/ Wheels on Fire, The Owl & Octopus

4.3 Tues - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups w/ Outer Spacist

4.4 Weds - Cincinnati, OH @ The Comet 

4.5 Thurs - Bloomington, IN @ Gourley Hole (1003 Gourley Pike) w/ The Constants, Brown Bottle Flu

4.6 Fri - Lafayette, IN @ Foam City w/ Ancient Slang

4.7 Sat - Madison, WI @ The Frequency w/ Dead Luke, Dharma Dogs, New Villains

4.13 Fri - Chicago, IL @ Crown Tap 

4.14 Sat - Milwaukee, WI @ Quarters w/ Trent Fox and the Tenants, Wooly Bullies and Static Eyes

5.4 Fri - Winona, MN @ TBA w/ Bird Sounds

5.5 Sat - Minneapolis, MN @ TBA w/ Bird Sounds 

5.9 - Wed - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon w/ TY SEGALL, WHITE FENCE, TRIN TRAN

Friday, March 9, 2012

cosmonauts - if you wanna die... lp

COSMONAUTS are back with a new lp IF YOU WANNA DIE THEN I WANNA DIE, due out in April on BURGER RECORDS.....if you don't know about them yet, you should....COSMONAUTS play some of the best murky psych burnt garage rock out there... if you love the night beats, disappears, heavy times, apache dropout or radar eyes, COSMONAUTS are right up yr alley.......

their s/t debut album co-released by permanent records and burger was killer......and so was their NEW PSYCHIC DENIM EP....both from last year... so i can't wait to put this new slab of vinyl on my turntable......

but luckily we don't have to wait til spring to at least listen to the new lp........

stream the entirety of IF YOU WANNA DIE lp below......  




and watch COSMONAUTS play PERMANENT RECORDS LA below.......


Thursday, March 8, 2012

Ty Segall / Feeling of Love - Tour Split 7 inch

i gotta say thanks to permanent records again, this time for releasing one of the most killer 7 inches of the year so far...... Ty Segall and Feeling of Love got together to record a split single before they toured the west coast.....and permanent decided to press up 200 copies of this awesome yellow vinyl 7 inch......

i don't need to stress to you, that this is highly recommended.   you surely love Ty Segall, and you really ought to love French glue-wave / psych destroyers, Feeling of Love.......  

you need to click here to buy it from permanent before it's gone..... it will be sold out before you know it.....

but you can also click here to sample the split ep.....  

watch a TY SEGALL set from their west coast tour below......

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

mean jeans - on mars

holy shit MEAN JEANS are back with another album of drunken scuzzy punk rock jams that'll make you wanna party all night long........  the new lp ON MARS is due out April 17th via DIRTNAP RECORDS...

i haven't had this much fun listening to a punk album since the queers and screeching weasel turned my little teenage brain inside out......   

since their last lp, ARE YOU SERIOUS?, dropped way back in 2009, their follow up has been seriously anticipated at tiny grooves... but i can definitely say it's been well worth the wait....


fans of the white wires, nobunny, the spits, hex dispensers, marked men, bad sports and jay reatard should automatically buy this record.....    

can't share too much of ON MARS, otherwise the powers that be will get pissed and blow this blog off the internet......... however grab a couple of tracks off the new lp below........   

READY TO RIP

HANGIN TUFF

DON'T STOP PARTYING

and go buy the MEAN JEANS lp when it comes out......
if you don't, you don't like music........

watch their mayhem live below.....

Saturday, March 3, 2012

disappears - pre language

DISAPPEARS have long been chicago's best kept secret.  quietly forming four years ago and self releasing a couple of singles. Then a live album recorded above a local hangout, the rainbo club.  Then with little fanfare they signed to kranky records on which they released two proper and killer Lps guider and lux. Then Disappears recorded one more live affair, live at echo canyon.  And yet still stalked around the edges of the Internet hype machine.    It wasn't really until steve shelley of sonic youth fame joined full time on drums that people began to notice DISAPPEARS..... and well its about fucking time....


they've always been an awesome, genre defying band and one of the best psyched out garage rock outfits kicking around...... so much so i suggest you get yr hands on everything they've released......  but their new lp PRE LANGUAGE is an even more infectious rock n roll effort.   the same driving motorik rhythm....the same intense spaced out guitars, with some epic drone and fuzz that amps up their post garage rock / post punk vibe.  and their new lp packs in even more aching sparse melody that floats through the layers of guitar... so its catchy in a dark twisted way...


people always reference bands like jesus & mary chain, the velvet underground, spacemen 3, sonic youth, and the stooges....but what if ten years from now we are all referencing DISAPPEARS...... i could see it happen.   but if not, we at least need to put them in a list with other bands that broke the rock n roll mold like shellac, jesus lizard, suicide and dinosaur jr...... they belong on such a list.  do yrslf a favor and check out DISAPPEARS now.....


click here to download  REPLICATE, HIBERNATION SICKNESS 
  and BROTHER JOLIENNE from PRE LANGUAGE......


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  highly suggested rock n roll.......


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