Monthly Archives: May 2012

interviews, Music, The Hussy

Excellent Interview With The Hussy On Razorcake

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Read: http://www.razorcake.org/interviews/an-interview-with-the-hussy-reckless-abandon-from-madison-wi

The interviewer covered quite a few bases and Bobby and Heather gave detailed responses. That’s how they all should be!

Also, The Hussy is on tour. Here are dates:

5.29 – Portland, OR @ The East End w/ Stay Calm, Free Weed
5.30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Hemlock Tavern w/ Sir Lord Von Raven (Greg Ashely of Gris Gris, and members of Wrong Words and Time Flys)
5.31 – Oakland, CA @ White Horse Bar for 1234 Go! Records Fest Day 5 w/ Uzi Rash, CCR Headcleaner, Twin Steps, White Fang
6.1 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Redwood Bar w/ The Shrills, Magic Trash
6.2 – Tempe, AZ @ Meat Market Garment Factory w/ A Ryan Wong (Ex Reatards, Destruction Unit, ETC) band!
6.3 – Las Cruces, NM @ Backyard BBQ 1335 Evans Drive
6.4 – Austin, TX @ 29th St. Ballroom

6.5 – Fort Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill w/ Hunger Artists, Ralpheene
6.6 – Dallas, TX @ TBA

6.7 – Memphis, TN @ The Buccaneer w/ Burning Sands, The Vignettes, Modern Convenience
6.8 – Nashville, TN @ The End w/ Useless Eaters, Western Meds
6.9 – Carbondale, IL @ The Lost Cross w/ The Hakks, These Magnificent Tapeworms
6.29 – Madison, WI @ Mickey’s Tavern w/ Outer Spacist, The Vignettes
6.30 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s for Firecracker 500 Festival!
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More New Ty Segall Band: “I Bought My Eyes”

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“I Bought My Eyes” from the upcoming Ty Segall Band album Slaughterhouse (In The Red) is now available for your listening pleasure. If you’ve seen Ty live lately, you might recognize this song. The band’s been playing it. It’s a longer one (in the grand scheme of Ty releases), but it’s ferocious throughout.

Link to Rolling Stone for listening and downloading: LINK

CD Review, Music, The Walkmen

Album Review: “Heaven” (The Walkmen)

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Release: 5/2012
Label: Fat Possum

Comments: I love A Hundred Miles Off. There, I said it! The band hates it. The critics looked at it unfavorably. Fans don’t really mention it among their Walkmen favorites. What does that have to do with Heaven? Well, A Hundred for me is a fun variety of spirited tunes — the garage/punk influenced “Lost In Boston” and “Tenley Town,” the Everyone Who era “All Hands and the Cook,” the unforgettable horns in “Louisiana”. So on and so forth. 2008’s You and Me was outstanding as well, but it sure did mark a shift in the band’s sound. A lasting shift. Heaven emotionally feels like a continuation of the vibes of Lisbon. You can tell who was behind the boards for Heaven – that would be Phil Ek, who has gotten involved with some higher profile ‘indie’ bands like Fleet Foxes and Modest Mouse. The rampant “oh-oh-woah-oh-oh” on Heaven sound less like something Hamilton would think of on his own and more of an Ek thing. I hate those. BUT one of the benefits of “oh-oh-woah-oh-oh” is the fact that (most of) the songs that don’t have a part like that stand out. I will say that I’ll forgive it on “The Witch,” which additionally has a remarkable bass line and some eery clanging. Songs like “Heartbreaker” (great guitar playing and tempo), “Heaven” (minus the extensive oh-oh-woah-oh-oh) and “The Love You Love” feel the most complete to a dude like me who prefers faster stuff. I’d say these three songs in particular might be better than anything from Lisbon. That’s a good record, but not something I could consistently find myself getting into. I think some other people might feel this way. It seems sort of useless to shit on the real slow songs because they do in fact have some worth. The guitar picking in “Line By Line” really draws me in and makes me wonder how the song will turn out. The instrumental minimalism is outstanding. And yes, I can see where people prefer similar minimalist-esque numbers like “We Can’t Be Beat” and “Southern Heart,” but at this stage it’s hard to keep going back to those. The mid-tempo stuff is more pleasing. There are little critiques here and there. “Song For Leigh” has a cool chorus, but I feel like they could have it taken it a few steps further instead of diving right back into the verses. I think these guys had a pretty good idea of what they wanted to include on this record — a few big rockers, some mid-tempo jaunts, and a handful of slow songs. Perhaps the production role that Ek played wasn’t as important as I’ve made it seem, but it seems like in the recent past they’ve left more of an impression without the aid of a larger name helping out. Take You & Me. Practically every song on that record is memorable and inviting from the get-go. With Heaven, I think there is some potential for it to have a lasting impact, but as a young, long-time Walkmen fan it’s rather difficult to embrace the band’s current direction with respect to previous releases. They’re older, they have kids and frankly maybe the thought of another You & Me ‘grandiose’ album or another hard-hitting Bows + Arrows type of work just is not something they want to embrace at this stage. To each his own. I’ll always have a soft spot for The Walkmen being one of my favorite bands from a time when I really started to get into music. I’m not one to shit on a favorite after a lack-luster release or two and certainly Heaven isn’t one of those in the traditional sense. Here’s to hoping it grows on me some more and even if it doesn’t I’ll always keep a focused eye on what these guys are up to next. They’re just one of those bands.

Art, Articles, Black Lips, Bobby Ubangi, Bradford Cox, Cole Alexander, Deerhunter, Gentleman Jesse, Honorary KLAYMERS, Music, pictures, Punk

“A Decade of Debauchery: Die Slaughterhaus Hits the Double Digits”

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Old King Cole YOUNGER!-  Photo by  Adam Bruneau. JHONI JACKSON’s archives: features, reviews and more

This is a year old, but I just found this to be far too informative and fun not to share it with you punk slimers out there. Here’s a great article by Jhoni Jackson about the Die Slaughterhaus’s tenth anniversery. The Die Slaughterhaus was a house venue turned label that began in 2001 in Atlanta, GA, showcasing the likes of some of the greatest rock and rollers of our generation in the form of the Black Lips, Deerhunter, the Carbonas, and more. This article/interview focuses mostly on the role of label head, Mark Naumann and how his particpation in this moment in time helped paved the way for similar artists/labels/venues in the Atlanta punk music scene(s) and beyond. Here’s the article: http://jhonijackson.blogspot.com/2011/07/feature-decade-of-debauchery-die.html

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Peach Kelli Pop MTV Iggy Article!

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Here’s a great article by Beverly Bryan entitled, “Sunshine, Rainbows, and Canada’s Peach Kelli Pop”: http://www.mtviggy.com/articles/sunshine-rainbows-and-canadas-peach-kelli-pop/

I love this desciption of the self-titled PKP debut: “The 2010 release is a true pop confection for people who believe in love and put chocolate syrup on foods that aren’t supposed to have chocolate syrup on them. The cherry on top is the way she makes lyrics about dreamy boys sound heartfelt no matter how tried and true the rhymes.”

 

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COLLEEN GREEN JULY TOUR W/ ALLIE HANLON ON DRUMS!

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Allie Hanlon (Peach Kelli Pop, White Wires)

JULY TOUR!

“*Accompanied by Allie Hanlon (White Wires, Peach Kelli Pop) on drums and the always adorable KAYLA!*

Hang out wif us.

If you can help with any of these dates please let me know!
…
6/29: Fullerton CA
6/30: San Diego CA (Soda Bar w/ White Fang, Wax Idols)
7/1: Santa Barbara CA
7/2: Santa Cruz CA (PIONEER w/ White Fang)
7/3: San Francisco CA (Brick & Mortar w/ White Fang, Pamela)
7/4: Oakland CA
7/5: Eureka CA
7/6: Portland OR (The Know)
7/7: Seattle WA
7/8: Moscow ID (Bayou House w/ Tim Blood, Diners, Balloons)
7/9: Caldwell ID (The Manor w/ Meth House Party Band)
7/10: Salt Lake City UT
7/11: Las Vegas NV
7/12: ?
7/13: Los Angeles CA (Bootleg Bar w/ TV Girl)See More“- http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/129206400545237/

 

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Fat History Month- “Bad History Month” Demos/ June Midwest Tour

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Man, that is so goddamn sexy…

http://fathistorymonth.blogspot.com/2012/05/june-midwest-tour-bad-history-demos.html

Alright, now let me break it down.

Support Fat History Month! Check out these bad boys: http://fathistorymonth.bandcamp.com/album/june-tour-tape-bad-history-demos

“Everyday is Christmas, on tour. We’re burning our box and hitting the road a gain in early June and then we’re going back into the box of the studio to keep working on the new album. We’re putting out this tape of 10 new demos and a live acoustic set, and a live radio set, to help us raise some cash to pay the beautiful dreamy angels of the sex dungeon. 70 minutes of music, zounds!!!”- Fat History Month

But wait there’s more!!!

A show tonight- Freak Flag Benefit/Tape Release at ZuZu in Cambridge

And of course the June Midwest Tour:
May 30th Boston Butchershop w/Habitat(New Orleans), Disco Doom(Switzerland), Pile
May 31st Montclair, NJ The Meat Locker
June 1st PA, TBA
June 2 Athens OH Lobsterfest
June 3 Bloomington IN Rockits Pizza
June 4 Gallatin, TN TBA w/Dust From 1000 Years
June 5 Nashville, TN TBA w/Dust From 1000 Years
June 6 Carbondale Skihaus? w/Dust From 1000 Years, Guerilla Toss, Sediment Club
June 7 Chicago at CASA DONDE 21st n Kedzie w/ Dust n Guerilla Toss N Sediment Club +
June 8 Chicago Plaines Project 1822 S Desplaines St
w/ Giving Up and Life Partner.
June 9 Bloomington IN The Sound Workshop w/Dust n Ponyboy
June 10 Cleveland, Castle Greyskull w/Guerilla Toss n Sediment Club
June 11 NYC, Death By Audio, 49 South 2nd Street Brooklyn, NY w/Guerilla Toss, Sediment Club

June 19th Philly at Teri’s w/ Giving Up and Life Partner +1(ZZ Bottom?)

Here’s a great live video of one of the new demos, “Bald History Month” from last Summer.

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Review: GBG’s debut @ PA’s Lounge W/ Atlantic Thrills & Roaches (4/29/12)

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Artists: Atlantic Thrills, Roaches, Gangbang Gordon
Date: Sunday, April 29, 2012
Venue: PA’s Lounge (Somerville, MA)
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Act I: Gangbang Gordon– Do you wanna Gangbang Gordon? I sure hope so. Gangbang Gordon is the product of endless, gruesome hours spent alone in a bedroom with the Black Lips, Jay Reatard, Nobunny, and Ty Segall. Three years and hundreds of songs later, tonight is GG’s night.  GG appears on stage wearing a blonde hair wig, black shades, a crooked Cornoa hat, a pair of blue jeans, and a tard shirt, ready to destroy the PA’s Lounge with unbelievable  outsider, tard rock.  GG’s vocals are mumbled, but they fit perfectly with his simple, “what the fuck is a chord?”, guitar strumming. He rocks through his set rather quickly, rocking so hard he leaps off the stage (in a humorously planned stunt), playing on the floor on his knees, and similar awkward antics ensue. My favorite moment is when he randomly brandishes a recorder for a few seconds before tossing  it aside, deeming the instrument as unworthy. Thee (outside of) outsider finishes his set claiming that there will be no encore. Good, to have an encore after Gangbang Gordon is like asking for sloppy seconds. When one sees or listens to this man, you have to ask yourself, is it all a  joke? At the same time, even asking this question means you are taking rock and roll too seriously. Isn’t it all a joke? I don’t know. GG certainly thinks so. In any case, I hope more kids hop on the gangbang.

Set List:
A) Damn Shame
B) Wanna Go
C) Same Meat
D) Slide Into Mountain
E) A Place To Cool Off
F) Do You Wanna Gangbang Gordon?
G) I Can Testify
H) Ping Pong With Natalie Pietrzak
I) The Breeze

Act II: The Roaches– The Roaches keep the garage rock flowing, but this time with much more musical chops. I have never seen the Roaches, but I have been meaning to for about a year. In fact, Glen and I actually met Eric and Joe Roach at PA’s Lounge, nearly two years ago during an epic Nobunny show. Great times! and the great times would continue on this evening. As I pound back a few more beers, the Roaches unleash a fiery performance filled with Oblivians esque garage rock. I love the guitar sound; these guys have some seriously great guitar riffs rolling. The bass is equally raw and the drums are fast and pouding. It’s a sweaty set that demolishes what is left of my hearing.

Set List:
Words
Hole
Our Mind
J. Roach
Sleepwatching
Worm
Afraid
Slob
Time
Mad

Act III: Atlantic Thrills: Atlantic Thrills is a fantastic way to conclude our evening of fun, garage rock and roll. In the past year I have seen them a few times now and each time it truly gets better. With the Thrills, the small crowd, really take it up a notch. People are dancing and moshing, singing their lungs out, the whole nine. Simply put, having fun. It is a classic Thrills set: psychedelia, fast rock and roll, slow ballads, and unmatched odes to the Black Lips and the King Khan & BBQ Show. They open with the strong rocker and one of my favorites, “Give It Back.” “Shotgun” and “On My Mind” are also stand outs to me personally. The set concludes with two classics. The first being an unexpectd, Los Sacios cover, “Demolicion,” which is the equivalent to injecting steroids for a garage rocker. The song instantly gets the KLYAM & friends rockin’and singing along! The final number is Thrills classic “Acid Rain,” the perfect way to end the night.

Set List:
Give It Back
Problems
Filthy Mind
Try & Try
Foreign Lands
Lies
Light Shines
Tamale
On My Mind
Beach
Shotgun
Demolicion
Acid Rain

I want to say thanks to all that came and particpated in the first Kids Like You & Me Presents show! Stay tuned for many more.

P.S. here’s a link to some more exclusive photos of Gangbang Gordon in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/51832704@N07/7591243854/in/photostream/ Taken by a buddy Kiyal Canareo. Thanks dude!

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Michael D’Amore- “Do What Ya Wanna Do”

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Hey all, here’s a fresh track from a local* kid like you and me, Michael D’Amore. His latest cut is called “Do What Ya Wanna Do” and it is has a nice, summery, home recording feel to it. This song reminds me of Sebadoh/Lou Barlow, especially in the vocals. Happy Saturday, enjoy!

*local meaning Wakefield, MA- a suburb of Boston. Yeahh Wakefield rockers!