the penetrators - kings of basement rock (reissue)

syracuse, new york unwittingly gave birth to one of the best/worst bands of all time......the infamous garage punks, THE PENETRATORS....!!!!!!  formed in 76 as punk was exploding, the penetrators kicked out their own unique twisted version of garage rock... snotty, loud and amateur as can be.......!!!! informed by the garage rock greats, they were one of the first bands smash PUNK ROCK and GARAGE into one unwieldy beast....and deserve a rightful cult status next to other such groundbreaking groups as THE TESTORS, DMZ, JOHNNY THUNDERS and THE CRAMPS..... certainly a band that inspired countless others!!!!

their one and only lp came out in 86 on FRED RECORDS, and has been woefully outta print for years......until now.......thanks to SLOVENLY RECORDS, we can once again spin "KINGS OF BASEMENT ROCK" a title that just about says it all........ ask around and more than one person will put the penetrators' lp in their list of top ten records of all time........  

"KINGS OF BASEMENT ROCK" is more than essential, 
it's fucking NECESSARY.
as pure and wild as rock n roll gets.....!!!!
and a record with the power to cause juvenile delinquency for years to come.

hands down the reissue of the year.

listen to KINGS OF BASEMENT ROCK below.....
   and grab a copy from SLOVENLY RECORDS here



and watch the PENETRATORS homemade video for SHOPPING BAG -
 (which is getting pressed as 45 by WINDIAN RECORDS very soon!!!!!)

kid congo & the pink monkey birds - haunted head

KID CONGO AND THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS are back with a brand new lp on IN THE RED RECORDS entitled HAUNTED HEAD......YES!!!!!!!   and as always the former cramps/gun club/bad seeds guitarist/voodoo extraordinaire will never lead us astray.......!!!!!!

HAUNTED HEAD is an even murkier / darker ride through the hazy surf / rockabilly inspired, swampy garage punk that we've come to expect from KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS...(and if you thought GORILLA ROSE and DRACULA BOOTS were killer, just wait til you get yer dirty hands on this new one)....

the new album is full of greasy guitar riffs, soul soaked creeper anthems, lysergic rave ups, beatnik bad trip rants and all sorts of late night rock n roll juju....just like we need....HAUNTED HEAD is a whole another world you'll fall into and never escape from.......and that's quite all right with me.......  

totally fucking recommended.  kid congo & co proves once again that they are the kings of sleazy rock n roll and nobody comes close to approximating their eery and debauched garage rock sound......that is for sure!!!!!!

SO LISTEN TO THE TITLE TRACK OF THE NEW LP AND GET HOOKED!!!!!!!



AND JUMP OVER TO REVOLVER TO STREAM MORE OF HAUNTED HEAD
WHERE YOU CAN ALSO CONVENIENTLY BUY THE LP TOO....!!!!!!

heavy times - fix it alone

get ready cuz HEAVY TIMES is back and in yer face!!!!!  their long awaited follow up to 2011's JACKER is fianlly here....the new album is called FIX IT ALONE, their second via HOZAC RECORDS, and it finds chicago fuzz punks HEAVY TIMES dialed the fuck in.......  machine gunning 18 melodic scuzz pop jams deep into yer brain, FIX IT ALONE is gonna stay right next to my turntable all summer long........

full of viral hooks and layers of feedbacking guitars, HEAVY TIMES fucking rocket you through a set of blazing loud scuzz pop anthems sure to be the soundtrack to those party til sunrise nights ahead, if not yer life........   just don't call this garage, cuz FIX IT ALONE is full on ground-breaking contagious punk rock fury.........

HEAVY TIMES might be informed by GBV, the WIPERS, HUSKER DU, SUPERCHUNK, GAUNT or MISSION OF BURMA, but just know you haven't heard a modern punk record this hard hitting and addicting as this!!!!!!!!!  a new classic? maybe....but a repeat listen for sure.

SUPER RECOMMENDED.
grab one from HOZAC here.
and rumor has it they'll be coming to a town near you this fall.....
don't miss out!!!!!

LISTEN TO A FEW TRACK OFF FIX IT ALONE -




AND WATCH HEAVY TIMES PLAY THEIR LP RELEASE PARTY
AT EMPTY BOTTLE EARLIER THIS MONTH -

drunk pixels - the oblivians

just in case you missed, here is some video of THE OBLIVIANS at the EMPTY BOTTLE, july 13th........back together and in true form, they played the most killer show i'll see all year long....... fucking awesome........one of my favorite bands of all time.

WATCH THE OBLIVIANS LIVE BELOW 
AND PRETEND YOU WERE THERE - 

vacation club - daydream 7in

if you see a single by RANDY RECORDS sittin' on the shelf at yer local record shop, you need to
grab it, YES even if you don't know a damn thing about the band.....you won't go wrong, in fact just the opposite will occur..... PURE RIGHTEOUS ROCK N ROLL will soon be emanating from yer speakers.......such is the case with their latest 45 by indiana's VACATION CLUB....entitled DAYDREAM, it's super infectious dose of jangly primitive garage rock goodness !!!!!!!

similar to APACHE DROPOUT, UH BONES, DEMONS CLAWS, MAGIC MILK, BLACK LIPS and/or DEAD GHOSTS.....their warped analog, sixties pop in a blender, fuzzed over sound makes for some catchy melodies you can dance around to, and dance you will even if you're too cool for that kinda thing these days........   DAYDREAM gets you going with all sorts of reverbed harmony pinned to a insistent cavestomp beat.....and the flipside, FOREST BABE is nothing short of a rock n roll ripper......

apparently these indiana kids have been kicking around for a while, tearing up the heartland and keeping the tradition of the VELVETS, THE SEEDS and THE ELEVATORS alive and well, so here's hoping this won't be the last single that we can get own hands on from VACATION CLUB.......!!!!!!

totally recommended.
grab one from RANDY RECORDS
and listen below -  



and 'em live below -

bits of shit - meat thump 7in

australia's most infamous gang of motorcycle punks, BITS OF SHIT, are back on the attack!!!!!  their latest slab of noisy mayhem is a 7 inch entitled MEAT THUMP out via their cohorts at TOTAL PUNK and it's nothing short of the speaker blowing, primal shot of mongoloid rock n roll, one that you definitely need right now.......

two tracks of absolutely blistering, sneering, angsty, feral fucking PUNK ROCK that'll either put or wipe away that smile on yer face!!!!!!!   dudes, BITS OF SHIT are the real fuckin' deal, not some conformist punk crap.....LOUD UNRULY AND DESTRUCTIVE just like the best rock n roll always is......GG ALLIN and THE DEAD BOYS finally have someone to carry on their misanthropic war path........

grab MEAT THUMP now, cuz it's the best / most evil 7 inch you'll be able to get yer hands on all year!!!!!!!!!


LISTEN TO TITLE TRACK OFF THE NEW 7 INCH BELOW -



AND WATCH BITS OF SHIT AT GONER FEST LAST YEAR -

obn iiis - live at wfmu

if you haven't seen the OBN IIIs live, yer missing out.....they're one of the best garage punk bands kicking around these days!!!!!  but no worries, cuz they're bringing their live show to YOUR HOUSE!!!!!!!  after two stellar albums for TIC TAC TOTALLY (both must own lps), OBN IIIs with the help of 12XU RECORDS just released LIVE AT WFMU, a blazing set of their muscular rock n roll you can set on yer turntable anytime you feel like pretending to host yer own house show!!!!!!

nobody combines the snarl of the stooges, alice cooper and mc5 with the bouncing punk of johnny thunders, redd kross and the replacements into one snotty in-yer-face set of non stop fist pumping / cave stomping garage punk anthems like you'll find on LIVE AT WFMU.....  

seriously recommended!!!  but act quick, cuz very few copies of this live album were pressed....and we all hate seeing that SOLD OUT sign at shows.......


LISTEN BELOW TO LIVE AT WFMU.
and grab at copy from 12XU here.....


(click here if yer trying to listen on a mobile device)


watch the OBN IIIs tear it up live below -

the dentists - some people are on the pitch they think it's all over now it is (reissue)

TROUBLE IN MIND is just about to release what is THE MUST OWN REISSUE OF THE YEAR, the 1985 lp from england's THE DENTISTS, entitled "SOME PEOPLE ARE ON THE PITCH THEY THINK IT'S ALL OVER NOW IT IS"!!!!!!!!  a lost classic of the jangly garage medway scene of the early 80s, THE DENTIST's debut album is an absolute classic, lost to time no longer......an appropriately killer lp from trouble in mind's 50th release!!!!!!!

drawing on influences like the BYRDS, LOVE, CHOCOLATE WATCH BAND and the ZOMBIES, the DENTISTS seamlessly distill 60s garage, psychedelic pop and 80s post punk into one concentrated dose of jangly, infectious rock n roll...... (arguably creating the brit pop sound.....yes really!!!)  and though a little less rough around the edges than THE MILKSHAKES and THE PRISONERS, THE DENTISTS along with those bands created a template for what has become the modern garage sound, and with it, an endless chain of young bands imitating their every move whether they realize it or not.......

so needless to say if your a fan of garage or psych or rock n roll and not dead, yer gonna need this reissue from THE DENTISTS....... this one's gonna stick to yer turntable like superglue!!!  

LISTEN TO SOME TRACKS OFF "SOME PEOPLE ARE ON THE PITCH THEY THINK IT'S ALL OVER NOW IT IS" BELOW -
   and grab a copy from TROUBLE IN MIND on july 30th!!!!!!!!!

twin peaks - sunken

if you haven't heard of chicago's TWIN PEAKS yet, now is the time to introduce yerself.......and listen to their debut album SUNKEN, which is quickly gonna become the soundtrack to yer summer..........

released last years as a cassette on the ever reliable MANIC STATIC label, AUTUMN TONE RECORDS is finally giving SUNKEN a proper home on vinyl!!!!!!  which is quite exciting since this is the kinda album you need both a copy to cruise around in yer car and to throw on at those late night parties.......  part jangly reverbed indie rock and part hazy garage, all fueled up with the necessary pop hooks and snotty punk energy, TWIN PEAKS have concocted eight killer songs on SUNKEN that will stay stuck in yer head all day long..........

fans of ty segall, uh bones, the smith westerns, the strange boys, plateaus and no age, YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR NEW FAVORITE BAND............  sure not everyone's been to one of their shows yet, but TWIN PEAKS are gonna be chicago's secret weapon no longer..... SUNKEN is gonna win over everyone who hears it.......... fuzz pop doesn't get much more infectious than this!!!!!!!

LISTEN TO TWO TRACKS OFF SUNKEN BELOW -
   and grab a copy for yerself here!!!!




OR STREAM ALL OF SUNKEN HERE

AND WATCH THE VIDEO FOR FAST EDDIE HERE -

Twin Peaks - "Fast Eddie" from RYAN OHM ▲ on Vimeo.

CATCH TWIN PEAKS LIVE IN A TOWN NEAR YOU -

Wed. July 24 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas (Record Release Party) 
Sun. July 28 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater w/ Foxygen
Mon. July 29 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue w/ Foxygen
Thu. Aug. 1 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret w/ Foxygen
Fri. Aug. 2 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading Room w/ Foxygen
Thu. Aug. 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex w/ Palma Violets
Fri. Sept. 13 - Sun. Sept. 15 - Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest & Carnival 
Wed. Sept. 18 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links w/ Bleeding Rainbow
Thu. Sept. 19 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk w/ Bleeding Rainbow
Fri. Sept. 20 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds w/ Bleeding Rainbow
Sat. Sept. 21 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Mud and Water w/ Bleeding Rainbow

gospel truth - a lonely man does foolish things

12XU is on a roll..... and their latest release "A LONELY MAN DOES FOOLISH THINGS" by austin, texas' GOSPEL TRUTH is one wild, dark chaotic rock n roll ride yer gonna want to take NOW.......

part sinister unhinged garage rock in the vein of GUN CLUB, FIREWORKS, LYRES, KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS and BEGUILED colliding with swampy post punk snarlin' a la SCIENTISTS, BIRTHDAY PARTY, CHROME CRANKS and ACTION SWINGERS, this debut lp from GOSPEL TRUTH is one of the most visceral and engrossing spins you can get yer hands on right now........  not some boring, sunshine caked garage rock album that there's plenty of these days, but a real hard hitting, angsty, creative rock n roll lp that'll keep you guessing at their favorite bands..... "A LONELY MAN DOES FOOLISH THINGS" grows on you with every needle drop, something you can't say with every album that gets sent my way........

and yeah maybe their name is a little misleading, 
but after one listen you'll be yelling AMEN.
that i can promise.....!!!!!!!!

LISTEN TO "HUD" 
OFF A LONELY MAN DOES FOOLISH THINGS -

    and grab a copy from 12XU now........
you don't wanna miss out on this GOSPEL TRUTH............
because jesus won't be able to help you when this one's outta print for good!



AND WATCH GOSPEL TRUTH LIVE BELOW -

tjutjuna - westerner

need a conscience expanding dose of heavy psych?  well TJUTJUNA has you covered!!!!!!!!!   their new album WESTERNER out on FIRE TALK RECORDS is one kaleidoscopic headlong jump into the depths of yer mind, one that forever will have you going back for more.......

TJUTJUNA (supposedly pronounced "choo choo na" and alluding to the russian version of the

sasquatch) is a mysterious psychedelic outfit hailing from denver, colorado.......  not much info is to be found on the band, though that doesn't matter when you drop the needle on WESTERNER....... you needn't have context for an album when it's so engrossing on its own.......

the bubbling synths and the repetitive guitar riffs matched with a motorik beat and a mesmerizing bassline blast you off into another dimension....... TJUTJUNA effortlessly combines the way out there psych of AMON DUUL and SOFT MACHINE with the atmospheric experimentation of CLUSTER and ASH RA TEMPLE to make a hazy lysergic sonic trip that'll make yer average run-of-the-mill psych lps seem boring......(and it seems "psych" is the new "it" genre of the moment....but tjutuna certainly stands out from the crowd...)

fans of HERBCRAFT, CAVE, VERMA, CAMERA, MOONRISES, WATHOUT!, FOLLAKZOID and CATACOMBZ will more than dig TJUTJUNA.........  

WAY OUT AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!

LISTEN BELOW TO WESTERNER -

birds of maya - celebration

so i thought BIRDS OF MAYA were no longer, but i was assured that wasn't the case, even that long after the apocalypse, they would still be here rockin' louder and more fierce than ever.......  well i didn't quite believe it since PURLING HISS and SPACIN' seemed to take up all their time these days and both the side project bands had released such killer new albums, would there be time for the band that started it all?

of course!!!  LITTLE BIG CHIEF RECORDS released CELEBRATION, a live lp, from BIRDS OF MAYA and fuckin a do these guys tear it up!!!!!!!

fans of high octane, wall of feedback, guitar bruising psych rock will most certainly need to track down this latest from BIRDS OF MAYA......  CELEBRATION channels the deepest and dirtiest of guitar rock greats, from BLUE CHEER to THE STOOGES and from FLOWER TRAVELIN BAND to HAWKWIND...... so throw out yer ZEP records and sell yer ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE lps......nobody trainwrecks garage, hard rock, japanese psych and space rock into one cosmic fireball of noise like BIRDS OF MAYA does........

maybe for the uninitiated, READY TO HOWL or VOL. 1 are better starting places, but CELEBRATION is two sides of unadultered rock n roll madness, the kind that just never gets old....

highly recommended and woefully limited to 350 copies,
you better scour the web now for a copy before it's gone for good.....

here's crossing my fingers for another BIRDS OF MAYA release and/or tour soon.

watch the promo video for CELEBRATION - 


and watch BIRDS OF MAYA live below -

land of nod - an atlanta punk and hardcore omnibus !!!

SCAVENGER OF DEATH returns with what is a MUST HAVE comp of ATLANTA's punk and hardcore scene, entitled LAND OF NOD.....

with tracks by tiny groove fave's WYMYNS PRYSYN, COPS, GG KING, PREDATOR, GENTLEMAN JESSE, VINCAS and more, LAND OF NOD is a non-stop brutal fast slab of loud feedback caked rock n roll you need to own now.......

kinda like going to a house show anytime you drop the needle of the record, LAND OF NOD for sure cements the atlanta scene is one of the most vibrant around these days......

jump here to grab one from SCAVENGER OF DEATH and introduce yerself to a whole slew of new and amazing bands....

AND LISTEN TO THE A SIDE OF LAND OF NOD BELOW -