Thursday, February 10, 2011

garage punk classics - guitar wolf



Guitar Wolf are invading chicago may 19th at the bottom lounge....with cheap time.....

don't miss this show. i promise it'll blow yr mind and yr eardrums......

not many bands equal the furious cranked-up sped-up rock n roll destruction of GUITAR WOLF......as if they had to cram the entire history of garage rock and punk into 30 minutes of pure mayhem.........

and being from japan, this is a rare opportunity......a few more us dates to be announced soon (at least one in nyc.....at the knitting factory)......

here's what NME had to say about their jet generation lp.....
"'Jet Generation' is stickered with a disclaimer: "Warning: this is the loudest CD ever made. Playing it at normal levels may damage your stereo equipment." Apparently, when it was sent to the mastering lab, sound engineers were mystified that three young Japanese men could make a record that exceeded the theoretical maximum levels possible on a CD. Simply: 'Jet Generation' hurts. By God, though, it works. GUITAR WOLF are Japan's generation terrorists, importing three decades' worth of furious rock'n'roll, refining it, compacting it, and firing it back; this is punk rock in a bombshell. The inspiration for tracks like 'Kung Fu Ramone' are probably fairly self-explanatory, but 'Jet Generation' is fuelled by such psychotic good intentions that it hardly seems to matter. A cover of Eddie Cochran's'Summertime Blues', then, is unconscious rock'n'roll perfection, Seiji Wolf screaming the words, "Yo' wanna rock out, but yo' too young to bowl" like it's the most important thing in the world. And as he doesn't speak English, for all he knows it is. Played back-to-back with 'The Ramones', 'Jet Generation' leaves even the established greats wanting. For 36 very loud minutes, you'll think that GUITAR WOLF are the best band in the world. "



and watch below......

Sunday, February 6, 2011

parts and labor bring the noise jams




parts and labor are back with another album of noise anthems to rock yr night away.... i've always their skronky keyboards and wall of noise approach to what essentially is good ol' pop music, albeit though their avant twists.....

most noise rockers just make noise. parts and labor can write songs, so they've always been dear to my heart. another lp by these kids is more then welcome. i wish it happened every six months.......highly recommended......


click here to preview their "constant future" lp on the parts & labor website (sorry, link for the download removed via the request of the record label, if you downloaded it, please go buy the LP)

ps.....this is high on my list on for best of 11........right out of the starting blocks.....

Friday, February 4, 2011

diplo crate digs for the garage


DIPLO's "Chasing The Dragon" mixtape......

(from the revolver distro write-up)...

"Take a sixty-minute psychedelic journey into the mind of Diplo with a new mix consisting of mostly 60's and 70's garage rock and soul from all across the globe. Only the most dedicated of crate diggers could put this all together. No track list provided, but artists supposed to be in the mix include Silver Apples, Funkadelic, The Electric Prunes, Jacques Dutronc, Steve Morgen, Ken Nordine, Billy and the Kids, Caprells, Jefferson Airplane, David Essex, Selda Bagcan & Mogollar, Neil Young, Air, Shuggie Otis, Gunter Kallman, The Whatnauts and many more."

click here to grab...... perfect for the after party you'll have tomorrow night.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

the hipshakes - shake their hips lp



the UK response to the OBLIVIANS....or the new ministers of the gospel of dirty fast garage punk...... the HIPSHAKES have been on repeat the tiny grooves' HQ for a while now......can't stop listening......i think you might feel the same....

here's what slovenly records had to say "Fourteen blistering tracks of teenage angst from the UK. These three young chaps are sure to make the likes GG ALLIN, GUITAR WOLF, THE REATARDS, and even THE STONES very proud. Eric of OBLIVANS recently showed his approval with a release on his fine GONER RECORDS label. Excruciatingly loud trash punk straight from the garage that blares so loud that we applied a warning label for your speakers. Don't miss this one!"

grab their lp "shake their hips" here..... (and plz buy it if yr local store has it, it's worth the hard earned cash......)

bad times- s/t lp


FORGOTTEN JAMS--->

"The legend, as recounted in the liner notes, is that the BAD TIMES album was recorded in New Orleans in 1999 in one all-day session after a single day's writing and rehearsal byEric Oblivian (Oblivians, Goner Records mogul), Jay Reatard, and King Louie (King Louie One Man Band), all of whom were looking to purge some personal demons more than they were planning on releasing the results.

Originally issued as a limited-edition LP before the CD version (same songs, different running order) came out on Sympathy for the Record Industry in 2003, BAD TIMES is more of a curio for fans of the kids' main projects than it is a proper album. The four-track cassette recorder used to document the sessions is stretched well beyond its capacity, to the point where songs like "You're So Lewd" are just barely visible behind the wall of distortion. Despite the supposedly dismal circumstances of its recording, ...BAD TIMES is what it is: a punk jam session by three friends made for their own amusement. It's a mistake to expect more out of this album than it can offer, but it's a great loud fun listen on its own merits." ---ALLMUSIC entry (slight re-edit from tiny grooves)


CLICK HERE TO GRAB THIS LP.....it's out of print on cd and vinyl...but maybe goner records will reissue it someday....

detroit cobras SATURDAY NIGHT


just in case you wanna know how awesome this show is gonna be, watch below....

(hollows, girl group garage pop, and rambos, bluesy garage-inspired indie, open the show at the DOUBLE DOOR)



slovenly garage/punk on the cheap