Flyer by Simon Simard

Next KLYAM show is this Monday, July 20 at The Silhouette Lounge in Allston and it’s a celebration of my (Chris) Birthday! More importantly one of the greatest Punk bands of all time, 70s Boston Punk legends, and a personal favorite, Unnatural Axe are playing!!! G.T. Arpe from Philly and local Garage Punk heroes Puke Pisstols (members of Monsieurs, Spittz, White Pages, and on and on!) round out this incredible bill! 7 Doors/8 Show, $10, 21+.

This month I am doing something a little different. I am not only going to share what I listened to these past four weeks, but also a recap of the past year! Last June is when I decided to make these monthly lists of everything I had been listening to. To clarify again when I say “everything” I mean anything I am listening to for the first time or if I can’t remember if I had listened to it before. Also, it has to be more than just a song or two. So, for example, albums, EPs, tapes, 45s, comps, demos, etc. I’ll start off with the current list here for June and then post the past 23 months after that. Bold indicates something I really dug and made a point to revisit. I might write little blurbs, but these aren’t reviews or anything like that. Plenty of cool shit is not in bold, it just didn’t stand out to me as re-listenable. Don’t base your tastes off of mine. Find out for yourself! This is more a way for me to keep track of what I’m listening to and possibly someone else gets exposed to a cool band or more too.

June 2026:

1. Sly and the Family Stone – There’s a Riot Goin’ On (1971)
2. Robert Johnson – The Complete Recordings (1990, released, 1936-1937, recorded)
3. The SS – Live (1979)
4. The SS – The Original EP (1984)
5. Kremlin Bats – Plays Songs from Great Britain and One That Isn’t (2025)
6. H8 Mile – Bail Hotel 7” (2026)  
7. Xray Xeroxx – Off with Their Heads EP (2026)
8. Jacket Burner – Pig Vomit Sessions (2026)
9. MK Ultras – 7” EP (2026)
10.  Ten Years After – Ssssh (1969)
11.  Mick Trouble – Oddities and Sodsities EP (2022)
12.  The Wyld Gooms – Wyld Gooms (2025)
13.  The Marked Men – S/T (2003)
14.  Mirrors/Electric Eels/The Styrenes – Those Were Different Times (1997, released, 1972-1976, recorded)
15.  Clenchers – Demos (2025)
16.  Hearts in Exile – S/T (2025)
17.  Hard Copy – 12 Shots of Nature (2023)
18.  Discreet Charms – S/T (2023)
19.  Primus – Pork Soda (1993)
20.  Shonen Knife – Burning Farm (1983)
21.  The Zodiac Killers – The Most Thrilling Experience (1999)
22.  Wanted/Rejekts – Split Tour Tape (2025)
23.  The Cowboys – Captain Easy’s Downfall (2026)
24.  Guyscrapers – Why? Scrapers (2025)
25.  Mae Flux + The Boston Sympathy Orchestra – S/T (2026, recorded 2023)
26.  V/A – Pebbles Volume 3 “The Acid Gallery” (1979, recorded mid 60s)
27.  Devo – Duty Now for the Future (1979)
28.  Sharp Pins – Balloon Balloon Balloon (2025)
29.  Eddy Current Suppression Ring – In Light of Recent Events (2026)
30.  Adult Learners – S/T 7” EP (2026)
31.  Sam Cooke: Portrait of a Legend (1951-1964) (2003)
32.  Guitar Wolf – More Jet (2026)
33.  Finale – Yo-Yo EP (2026)
34.  V/A – Election OST (1999)
35.  The Replacements – Pleased to Meet Me (1987)
36.  The Livids – Live in Cleveland (8/16/13)
37.  Cherry Cheeks – D.O. & The Bytes LP (2026)
38.  slobbercake – Big Goo (2026)

You may be thinking “Chris, what the fuck? Sam Cooke, The Replacements, Sly & The Family Stone, Robert Johnson, Devo not in bold???” Even though I enjoy and truly LOVE some of the songs and albums in these individual’s catalogs, I only bold the releases I’d like to revisit. I’m fairly satisfied with the Sam Cooke 45s I already know and love and for some own. ALSO, I’m more inclined to bold an obscure artist as most of them will fall through the cracks for me due to the overload of music I’m consuming, whereas, The Replacements and Devo and Cooke aren’t going anywhere in my mind. Also, there’s plenty of others here I enjoyed, but just didn’t stand out as much to me as re-listenable. Okay, with all the ugly business out of the way, what did I love this month? I heard this band The SS for the first time. Apparently the first Japanese Hardcore Punk band. Formed in 77, fuck they are one the first Hardcore bands ever! They play extremely fast. Their cover of “Blitzkrieg Bop” is crazy. According to Wikipedia they formed “for the sole purpose of making music that was faster than The Ramones.”

This was a solid month for rockers – old, new, near, and far. I’m a huge Electric Eels fan, so when I came across a comp of them with The Mirrors and The Styrenes I had to listen. EE was familiar territory, but the other two I didn’t know as well or at all? I can’t keep up anymore! That’s why I’m making these. I really loved The Mirrors’ song “How Could I?” Weird ass, early 70s Rock and Roll. I finally got around to listening to Shonen Knife beyond a few songs here and there. Their 1983 album Burning Farm was a blast. Perhaps it’s time to do a deep dive. An older head with a new release is here with Guitar Wolf’s More Jet. Newly released on Goner Records, which was the first release on the label in 93! As for younger heads. I had a steady stream of nastiness with Jacket Burner, H8 Mile, and XRay Xeroxx. Jacket Burner is slowly becoming a new fave! It’s not the most original sound in the world, but God I love the sound! Ramonesian Spits/Buck Biloxi in your face Punk Rock. Boston’s own Adult Learners put out a banger 45! Fast, catchy, Power Poppers you’ll get stuck in your head for weeks!

June (2025):

1. Captain Beefheart – Safe as Milk (1967)
2. Slags – Lick It (2025) EP
3. No Victim – Self-Titled Tape (2025)
4. At the Party! 16 Rompin’ Stompin’ Lease Breakin’ Tunes (1986 – songs from 50s, 60s or at least 60s!)
5. Cult Crime – Self-Titled (2025)
6. Liquids – Tennessee Rose EP (2025)
7. SexFaces – Young Team Demos (2023)
8. SexFaces – Bad Vibes OST LP (2025)
9. Lightning Bolt – Student Center 1994 1^st Show (released in 2025)
10.  Gay Mayor – Don’t Tread on Pete (2017)
11.  Tombs – No Fucker (2023)
12.  King Blood – Eye I Aye Ivy (2025)
13.  Jean Mignon – Dirty Mean Fast (2024)
14.  Atlantic Thrills – III (2025)
15.  The Boys – The Boys (1977)
16.  The White Wires – WWI (2008)
17.  Artificial Go – Hopscotch Fever (2024)
18.  Snorkler – Sleven Songs (2025)
19.  The Intelligence – Live in SF (2016)
20.  The Hunches – Dance Alone EP (2002)
21.  The Hunches – Same New (2018)
22.  The Hunches – The Hunches (2016)
23.  Gino and The Goons – Gino and the Goons (2025)
24.  Blacula OST (1972)
25.  Heavenly Bodies – TAPE (2020)
26.  Twisted Teens – S/T (2024)
27.  Cause Commotion – It’s Time! Singles and EPs (2005-2008)
28.  Patrol – S/T (2024)
29.  Fib – Heavy Lifting (2025)
30.  The Swankys – Very Best of Hero (1985)
31.  The Samples – Demo EP (1981)
32.  DFX – Four Songs EP (2024)
33.  The Kirks – Get Out EP (1997)
34.  Magic Juan – Will Power (1993)
35.  L’il Bunnies – S/T EP (1995)

July:

1. Crush Fund – New Fixation EP (2024)
2. Closet Fairies – No Idea (2015 – recorded 2008 or 2009)
3. Jarsch – The Going Gets Tough (2025)
4. Elle Barbara – Délice Créole / Peach Purée (2021)
5. Elle Barbara – Word on the Street (2025)
6. Dipzit – Fast Demo (2025)
7. New Bomb Turks – Pissing Out the Poison compilation (1995)
8. Black Sabbath – The Master of Reality (1971)
9. ARSE – COMPLETE (2025)
10.  Fuckin’ Lovers – Crucifixion of the Masses 7” (2025)
11.  Artificial Go – Musical Chairs (2025)
12.  Tunnel of Love Tape (early, unreleased recordings tape personally made for me! 1998-2001 including Power to Kill EP?!)
13.  The Langley Schools Music Project – Innocence & Despair (2001 – recorded 1976/1977)
14.  Pre-1977 Punk and Proto Punk Playlist (185 Miles South Podcast 2025)
15.  1979 Hardcore and Punk Playlist (185 Miles South Podcast 2025)
16.  Black Sabbath – Volume 4 (1972)
17.  New Bomb Turks – Information Highway Revisited (1994)
18.  New Bomb Turks – Scared Straight (1996)
19.  New Bomb Turks – Rope’s End (1998)
20.  Young Adults – Demo (2010)
21.  Young Adults – Black Hole (2010)
22.  Waylon Thornton – Hat Made of Hair (2025)
23.  Waylon Thornton – Sunshine Vampire (2025)
24.  Waylon Thornton – Screwballs Trip Folly (2025)
25.  The Space Lady – The Space Lady’s Greatest Hits (2013)
26.  Finale – Vision de Futuro (2020)
27.  Hole – Live Through This (1994)
28.  German Measles – A German Joke is No Laughing Matter (2011)

August:

1. Abe and the Shits – Demo 3 (2025)
2.  Dead Moon – Unknown Passage (1989)
3.  Ryan Kidd – Remote View/Cracked 7” (2025)
4. LiveFastDie – Bandana Thrash Record (2006)
5. Jacket Burner – Tonite EP (2025)
6. 208 – Nearby (2022)
7. 208 – Enough Enough! (2019)
8. 208 – Possession (2024)
9. Pet Cop – Artificial Stupidity (2024)
10.  King Khan – Mother Nature’s Plan (2021)
11.  Bloodshot Bill – So Fed Up (2025)
12.  Sick Thoughts – Another Piece of Plastic (2025)
13.  Bottle Rocket OST (1996)
14.  Justin Lally – We Eat the Doom (2025)
15.  The Cookies – In Paradise (1954)
16.  The Crystals – He’s a Rebel (1963)
17.  Piss Tape – Pissmas 2025 Pelvic Floor Compilation! (2025)
18.  Fugue State – In the Lurch (2025)
19.  G. Gordon Gritty/Nervous Guys Split Tape (2025)
20.  Hunx and His Punx – Walk Out On This World (2025)
21.  Mr. (Redacted) – Transmission (2025)
22.  Eurythmics – Greatest Hits (1991, music from 1982-1989)
23.  Wavves, Zach Hill & Andy Moran – Babes (2009)
24.  La Isla Electronica – S/T (2025)
25.  Plusser – citrine (2025)
26.  Osees – Abomination Revealed At Last (2025)
27.  Gnomocop – S/T (2025)
28.  Alley Girl – Peregrine Rambler (2025)
29.  Registrators – Terminal Boredom (1996)
30.  Gerinc – REKLAMÁCIÓ (2025)

September:

1. Pufffer – Street Hassle (2025)
2. Radical Riot – Anorexia demo (1986)
3. Bloodstains Across California 02: The Manson & Tates State (1993 – songs from 1977-1982)
4. Bloodstains Across the Midwest: The Kent State Region (1994 – songs from 1977-1982)
5. Supercharger – The Singles Party (1992/1993)
6. See/Saw Best Punk August 2025
7. The Christmas Bride – The River Teen EP (2012)
8. The Spaceshits – Full Fisted Action! EP (1996)
9. Ideal Victim – Rage Letters EP (2025)
10. Tee Vee Repairman – Patterns EP (2021)
11. Tee Vee Repairman – Big 4 Mah Boots EP (2023)
12.  Moron – Live in Captivity tape (2015)
13.  Maripili – Maripil 7” (2025)
14.  Magazino – Volume 1 (2025)
15.  The Flesh Eaters – A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die (1981)
16.  Borbetomagus – Borbetomagus (1982)
17.  Minutemen – Paranoid Time 7” (1980)
18.  GG Allin and The Jabbers – Always Was, Is, and Always Shall Be (1980)
19.  Black Abba – BL’Abba (2015)
20.  Pylon Reenactment Society – Part Time Punks Session EP (2016)
21.  The Darts – I Like You, But Not Like That (2019)
22.  Silkworm – In the West (1994)
23.  Cast of Thousands – Useful People EP (2025)
24.  W.I.T.C.H. – Introduction (1972)
25.  FAKE! – Four Tunes (2025)
26.  The Heartattacks – Here Comes The Heartattacks (2005)
27.  Dona Casque – S/T (2025)
28.  NASTYFACTS – Drive My Car (Full 12-inch, originally released as a 7-inch in 1981 / Reissued 2022)
29.  Joy Division – An Ideal for Living EP (1978)
30.  Liquids – Earthlings Make Piss in the Rock Garden of Despair (2025)
31.  Dollhouse – Demo (2019)
32.  Rattle Sharp Candy – Sticky Sam (2025)
33.  Theeee Retail Simps – Theeee Retail Simps are Sophisticated Doods LIVE! Bootleg tape! (2025)
34.  V/A – Snap! Crackle! Pop! Where The Action Is, Vol. 1 (2025)
35.  Dollbait – a revolting simulacrum of femininity (2025)
36.  The Prize – In the Red (2025)
    
    

October:

1. Tall Juan – Raccoon Nights Demos (2025)
2. Science Man – Monarch Joy Part 2 (2025)
3. Black Flag – Panic Demos (1978)
4. Joe Glass – Slither (2022)
5. Nape Neck – Nape Neck (2020)
6. Nape Neck – Look Alive EP (2022)
7. Nape Neck – The Shallowest End (2025)
8. R.M.F.C. – Ecstatic Strifeby (2025)
9. The Slash – Demo (2025)
10.  Life Stinks – Life Stinks (2013)
11.  The Unknowns – Looking From the Outside (2025)
12.  The Thought Criminals – Hilton Bomber (Full 7” released 1978, reissued 2025)
13.  The Reatards – Plastic Surgery 7” (2005)
14.  Ramones – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
15.  C4 – Payback’s A Bitch (2025)
16.  I.C.B.M. – A Nation Ends (2025)
17.  The Kinks – Muswill Hillbillies (1971)
18.  Picniclunch – snaxbandwitches (2025)
19.  Black Lips – Season of the Peach (2025)
20.  Quintron and Miss Pussycat – Crystal Crunchy EP (2025)
21.  Schizos – Schizos (2019)
22.  Schizos – Come Back With A Warrant (2021)
23.  Grimly Pleased – Here For Pleasure (2023)
24.  Incoqnekro – Incoqnekromicon (2006)
25.  Dead Prez – Let’s Get Free (2000)
26.  Echo, Bravo – Der Tod und das Mädchen (2024)
27.  Cody Switch – Straight for Pay (2022)
28.  The Thermals – Parts Per Million (2003)
29.  Normativ – Demo_1 (2025)
30.  Atomic Candy Creeps – II (2025)
31. 1-800 Mikey/Gee Tee – Split (2025)
32.  Ryan Kidd – Rock N Rule (2025)
33.  Adam Green – Falling Around EP (2025)
34.  Shadowing – Body Neutral EP (2025)
35.  No Peeling – No Peeling 7” (2025)
36.  Buzzcocks – UK Punk Demos (1976)
37.  Pack – S/T (1978)

November:

1. Spoiled Brats – Jackie’s Never Coming Back 7” (1993)
2. Eye Ball – Gull Songs (2025)
3. BESTA QUADRADA – “S/T” (2025)
4. Winston Hytwr’s Perfect Harmony – Perfect Harmony (2025)
5. Sick Pleasure – Untitled (1982-1983)
6. Overture – Demo (2025)
7. Celebrity Sighting – …They’re Just Like Us (2024)
8. Orange Whip – Orange Whip 7” (2025)
9. Optic Sink – Lucky Number (2025)
10.  Snorkler – Hot Dignity Dog and Other Future Classics (2025)
11.  Puppet Wipes – Live Inside (2025)
12.  Puppet Wipes – it’s called punk are you stupid? (2018)
13.  Brenda and The Tabulations – Dry Your Eyes (1967)
14.  Доктор Лазер – Болимпиада EP (2025)
15.  Infiltrators – S/T (2025)
16.  The Mamas and the Papas – If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966) *I probably heard before in its entirety, but I don’t recall and I just got the record!
17.  Retail Simps – Tantic Decapitation: 64 Minutes of Trichotomy and Liquefaction (2025)
18.  Dru the Drifter – The Plumber (2025)
19.  Jeff Clarke/ Movie Star Junkies Split 7” (2025)
20.  Malcolm McLaren – Swamp Thing (1985)
21.  Blondie – Blondie (1976)
22.  Megan Thee Stallion – Something for Thee Hotties (2021)
23.  Norm Dogs – S/T (2025)
24.  The Blisters – Fast Food 7” (1987)
25.  185 Miles South 1980 Hardcore and Punk Playlist
26.  The Cowboys – Captain Easy’s Downfall (2025)
27.  GUM – Demo (2025)
28.  SLOKS – “FLESH / STAB ME” 7” (2025)
29.  Thought Partner – Work Cake (2021)
30.  Jacket Burner – Eat Shit + Die (2025)
31.  ADMIN – Systems EP (2025)
32.  Useless Eaters – Egg Shell/Rub 7” (2025)
33.  Thought Partner – When Your Money Fails (2025)
34.  Gee Tee – Demo (2022 – unreleased tracks from a few years before that…)
35.  Odd Future – 12 Odd Future Songs (2011)
36.  Bitch Boys – Jag Trivs (1980)
37.  KISS – KISS (1974)
38.  Adult Learners – Demo 2025 (2025)
39.  Killer Kin – Killer Kin (2023)
40.  Hack Hack Hack – Demo 1^st (2025)
41.  Th Fingers – Isolation 7” (1978)
42.  Sonic Youth – Bad Moon Rising (1985)
43.  Teengenerate Live at the Empty Bottle (recorded 1995, released 2025)
44.  Screen Star – Cop City EP (2025)
45.  Snooper – Worldwide (2025)
46.  Triple 6 Mafia – Body Parts (1-4) (1996, 1997, 2005, 2013)
47.  The Teardrop Explodes – Richard Skinner Session (1981)
48.  Frantix – My Dad’s a Fuckin’ Alcoholic (recorded 1982-1983, released 2014)
49.  Butter Swamp – Nightmare On Butter Street! (2025)
50.  KNEE – S/T EP (2024)
51.  Whyte Lipstick – Deadbeat (2025)
52.  P.V. – Behold (A dude) (2025)

December:

1. Split System – No Cops in Heaven/Pull the Trigger 7” (2025)
2. Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – Gorilla (1967)
3. Larry & the Jerks – Kicked in the Head by Joe Devola (2024)
4. Citric Dummies – “Split With Turnstile” (2025)
5. The Paris Sisters – Sing Everything Under the Sun (1967)
6. Angel Face – Out in the Street (2025)
7. Premier Lawn Service- Pissed Off EP (2025)
8. Half – HALF Live Demo (2025)
9. Candypants – Candypants (2000)
10.  Glueman – Glueman III (2025)
11.  Outside View – 2025 Cuts (2025)
12.  Spooky Visions – Unraveled EP (2025)
13.  The Chocolate Watchband – The Inner Mystique (1968)
14.  Country Christmas
15.  Ray Coniff
16.  Dean Martin
17.  Baby Tyler – Sucker with a Dream (2025)
18.  Freak Phone – Demo (2025)
19.  Shitcontrol – Hungriga, Frusna och Lamslagna (2025)
20.  Proglottid – Bodies Change to Dust (2018)
21.  Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record (1976)
22.  DISPO – “Idüll” (2025)
23.  Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments – Negative Guest List (1994)
24.  Laughing Corpse – Beyond Recognition 7” (2025)
25.  Cheap Fix – Re-animator Blues 7” (2025)
26.  Giustino DiGregorio – Sprut (1995)
27.  Tive – 恥部 (2022)
28.  Coffin Lids – Live Trash (Abbey Lounge Records) “The Nice Price” (2005)
29.  Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend (2025)
30.  Bang! Bros – Hard Rocks Volume 1 (2012)
31.  Itches – House Animal Included (2025)
32.  Les Rallizes Dénudés – Heavier Than a Death in the Family (2002)
33.  Institute – Salt EP (2014)
34.  Hickey – Us vs Them 7” (1995)
35.  Enuf – Demo (1988)
36.  Doc Corbin Dart – Patricia (1990)

2026:

January:

1. Formaldehyde Junkies ‎– …Are A Total Wreck EP (2005)
2. Subjects – Self-Titled Tape (2025)
3. Happy Farm – Demo (2025)
4. Hot Chicks – Reloaded (2025)
5. Science Man – Monarch Joy – Part 3 – or The Laughing Hour (2025)
6. Wasted Pido – Same Shit Everywhere (2025)
7. Puke Pisstols – The Lost Recordings (2026)
8. Thee Amazing Andy California – Stomp EP (2026, older recordings)
9. Beatniks – Beatniks EP (2016)
10.  Bobbyteens – I Wanna Go 7” (1998)
11.  Supreme Dicks – The Unexamined Life (1993)
12.  Phil & The Spectras -Every Night 7” (2026)
13.  Hurts & Noises #19 Johnny Sick Mixtape (2025)
14.  Sick Thoughts – Goner LP Demos (2019)
15.  Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments – Bait and Switch (1995)
16.  Teengenerate – Audio Recording (1993)
17.  Teengenerate – Savage!!! (1996)
18.  Mala Vista – Snub Nose .38 7” EP (2025)
19.  Beer – Beer III EP (2025)
20.  Pisaur – SZKODLIWY NIZ ZNAD POLSKI 7” (2025)
21.  Ultimatum – Demo (2025)
22.  Flippeur – Elastique (2025)
23.  Tee Vee Repairman – Goner and Total Punk 7” (2025)
24.  D.I.V.A. and Jacket Burner – Split (2025)
25.  Big Hog + Resource Network Split (2025)
26.  Rearranged Face – Rear Ranged Face EP (2025)

February:

1. Pain Teens – Destroy Me Lover (1993)
2. Dope Yeti – Junkie Sunbeam (2022)
3. $2 Romance – Wicked Lobster (2023)
4. Ornette Coleman – The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)
5. V/A – He’s Bad! 11 Bands Decimate The Beats of Bo Diddley (2021)
6. Bo Diddley – Have Guitar Will Travel (1960)
7. Nicole Kidman – Nicole Kidman (2009)
8. Jeff Unfortunately – Sitcom Songs (2025)
9. The Car Thieves – Everybody’s Going Ape! 7” (1993)
10.  Only God Forgives – Extra Strength (2025)
11.  Jaguar 777 – Jaguar 777 (2026)
12.  W-9 (demo) (2026)
13.  Itchy and the Nits – Greetings From… (2026)
14.  Adam Green – Chop Off Heads with Me (2026)
15.  Rotten Apples – “as is” (2011)
16.  Virgin Mega Whore – The Doorknob of San Diego EP (2005)
17.  Sex Cult – Plain Jane 7” (2012)
18.  Snare & The Idiots – Recycled Garbage EP (1985)
19.  Riff Randells – S/T 7” (2000)
20.  Clorox Girls – Baby 7” (2003)
21.  Junior Varsity – Pep Rally Rock! 7” (1997)
22.  The Brentwoods – You Broke My Heart (I Broke Your Jaw) 7” (1995)
23.  Pagans – Six and Change 7” (1977)
24.  Jeanie & The Tits – Slut Fame 7” (2007)
25.  Wristwatch – III (2026)
26.  The Cramps – Stay Sick (1989)
27.  Gavin Caine – Is Lemons (2025)
28.  Straight Arrows – Middleman/Do the Sloth 7” (2026)
29.  Wicked Witch – Unreleased LP (1978)
30.  BZDET – Dwa Wymiary (2026)
31.  DBR – “Unbearable” (2026)
32.  Various ‎– Anxious Color: 60’s Garage Rock Psychedelic Moody Bands RARE Music Compilation ALBUM LP (2014)
33.  ZULO – El Álbum Blanco (2026)
34.  Nitwitz – First 7” EP (1980)
35.  Billie Holiday – Great Women of Song (2023)
36.  Tiny Tim – God Bless Tiny Tim (1968)

March:

1. Carbonas – Your Moral Superiors: Singles and Rarities (2018)
2. The Coathangers – The Coathangers (2007)
3. Asian Women on the Telephone – So Wot (2018)
4. Lithophones – Demos (2026)
5. Sexaphone – Lost Connections: 2004-2025 (2026)
6. Times New Viking – Dig Yourself (2005)
7. Fang – Land Shark! (1983)
8. The Showcase Showdown – Permanent Stains (1999)
9. The Showcase Showdown – All the Presidents’ Heads (1994)
10. The Showcase Showdown/The Twerps Split 8 Inch (1997)
11. Puke Pisstols – Street Demos (2026)
12.  Miles Davis – Bitches Brew (1970)
13.  Al Green – Let’s Stay Together (1972)
14.  Itches – Itches (2020)
15.  Men + Volts – Cape Cod Sessions (1985)
16.  GG Allin and The Criminal Quartet – Carnival of Excess (1995)
17.  Rites of Spring – Rites of Spring (1985)
18.  Tales of Terror – S/T (1984)
19.  Marine Girls – Beach Party (1981)
20.  The Wrecks – Teenage Jive Demo (1982)
21.  Liquids – “January 2026” (Lots of Songs/Covers) (2026)
22.  The Clash – Polydor Demos (1976)
23.  Birth Rejects – Demo (2026)
24.  Public Error – Internet Blues (2026)
25.  The Misfits – Many Tapes Vol. 1 (1977/Released 2025)
26.  Panty Raid – Erotic Drama Demo Tape (1999)
27.  Institute – S/T 7” (2026)
28.  Foams – Gay Boys EP (1981)
29.  Bad Times – Chicago, IL – May 21, 2005 at The Empty Bottle (2005)
30.  No Justice – Still Fighting 7” (1999)
31.  U.A.V. – Self-Titled Tape (2026)
32.  Janitor Scum – S/T (2016)
33.  Yankee Bastard – Seongun EP (2026)
34.  DMZ – The Lost Studio Sessions (1978 recorded, 2026 released)
35.  Sick Shooters – Super Sonic Rock Saga (2026)
36.  Bikini Mutants – Let’s Mutate (1982 recorded, 2026 released)
37.  G.B.H. – UK Punk Demos (1980)
38.  Twerp – Digital Distorsion EP (2026)
39.  Peter Grudzien – Doing My Time/Gospel Time (1992)
40.  The Mentally Ill – Can-NiBal (1982)

April 2026:

1. The Undertones – The Undertones (1979)
2. Louis Jordan – Somebody Up There Loves Me (1956)
3. V/A – The Virgin Suicides OST (1999)
4. Condumb – Condumb (2025)
5. Genre is Death – Talk (2024)
6. Beat Happening – Music to Climb the Appletree By (2003, recorded 1984-2000)
7. X – LIVE – January 10, 1981 Club 88, Los Angeles, CA (1981)
8. VHS and the Babies – S/T (2004)
9. Alice Donut – Dry Humping the Cash Cow – Live at CBGB (1994)
10.  Fleatbite – TTYL EP (2015)
11.  Miss World – Keeping Up With Miss World (2018)
12.  Aquarian Blood – A Love That Leads to War (2019)
13.  Charlie Parker – Boppin’ Bird (2025 Compilation, 1949, 1953)
14.  The Sleeveens – S/T (2024)
15.  Cullen Omari – New Misery (2016)
16.  The Beach Boys – Sunflower (1970)
17.  Brainwashed Victims – S/T Cassette Tape (2026)
18.  Peter Grudzien – Hunky Honky (1994)
19.  Honey Bane – You Can Be You EP (1979)
20.  The Lurkers – Peel Sessions (1978)
21.  Lunachicks – Babysitters on Acid (1990)
22.  The Feederz -Ever Feel Like Killing Your Boss? (1983)
23.  Departmentstore Santas – At the Medieval Castle Nineteen 100-Year Lifetimes Since (2015)
24.  The Bluestars – Bluestars Comp (1965-1967)
25.  The Breeders – Pod (1993)
26.  Pagans – Everybody Hates You (Live) (1994)
27.  Sheer Anxiety – If You Want Blood You’ve Got It (2026, recorded 2018-2025)
28.  Lupo Citta – Inverno (2026)
29.  Muddy Waters – Folk Singer (1964)
30.  Ramones – Too Tough to Die (1984)
31.  Michael Jackson – Off the Wall (1979)

May 2026:

RIP Ben Tan

1. Freak Genes – Playtime (2017) RIP Andrew Anderson
2. Laughing Torso – Dead Homies 7” (2026)
3. Jerilyn – Children, Rejoice With Me! (1992)
4. V/A – Tales from the Asphalt (2006)
5. Sediment Club – Live At Trixie’s Palace (2018)
6. Sediment Club – Time Decay Now (2012)
7. The Sleeveens – National Anthem (2026)
8. Proto Idiot – Leisure Opportunity (2017)
9. Tower of One – Invisible Fence (2025)
10.  Cordell Jackson – Live in Chicago (1997)
11.  David Bowie – Low (1977)
12.  Control Freaks – She’s the Bomb (2019)
13.  Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours (2015)
14.  The Screaming Meemes – Stars in My Eyes – Songs & Singles 1979-1981 (1992)
15.  Belle and Sebastion – Tiger Milk (1996)
16.  Buhlio – Panopticon (2026)
17.  Surface Noise
18.  Fatlip – The Loneliest Punk (2005)
19.  The King Tan & GGG Show – S/T (2026, recorded 2025) RIP Ben Tan
20.  Control Freaks – Mindless Entertainment (2017)
21.  Rollins Band – Turned On (1990)
22.  Smog Moss – Pets (2026)

See you in August! – Chris

Flyer by Simon Simard

TOMORROW NIGHT! Saturday, June 6, throwing a kickass show at O’Brien’s Pub in Allston, MA! 7 Doors/8 Show. A mere $10 buck biloxies, what a steal! We here at KLYAM know you have several options on this demonic day. Relax Damien, we got you! Let’s make the case for why you should haul your ass over to O’Brien’s! Rumor has it OBs is closing for two years while they reconstruct it with the new Great Scott. That’s what I was told. Don’t shoot the messenger! The opportunities to savor a moment at your favorite Allston bar venue are numbered….

If that doesn’t convince you… the line up is sick and weird as fuck in the grand traditions of KLYAM.

Kingdom Harm is an art piece more than a band. You have to experience it live. It’s noise and quiet at the same time. DVD Extras, featuring Cody from Pangs, will follow them with a fun, rocking set. Next up is new kids on the block, industrial two piece Sunrise//Pripyat. Closing out the show are local steady eddies (and only good jam band???) The Blues Dreambox!

Be there or be somewhere lame!

RIP Ben Tan

I saw several wonderful shows in May and listened to a lot of sick music, indeed. Unfortunately, May was also an incredibly sad month as our bandmate and lifelong friend, Ben Tan, passed away from rectal cancer at the young age of 36. We had a beautiful ceremonial show for him at Midway Cafe (followed by a Jeanie Johnston karaoke night dedicated to Ben) and a Celebration of Life as well. I know Ben would be proud of us and amazed at how many people cared about him. He’d also be cracking jokes about all of us! RIP Ben. We’ll miss you so much! We’ll have more remembrances.

Speaking of Ben, one silver lining has been uncovering all kinds of unreleased ditties Ben kept secret from us. “The King Tan & GGG Show” is one of them, which finds Ben Tan teaming up with KLYAM head honcho G. Gordon Gritty in loose, equally sweet and shambolic and sometimes hilarious Everly Brothers covers. I recommend it! https://ggordongritty.bandcamp.com/album/the-king-tan-and-ggg-show

This month was a bit light. I didn’t hear too many things that knocked me off my rocker, but I enjoyed most of them! I revisited Sediment Club (featuring Jackie of Urochromes/Mark Cone). I don’t think I’ve ever actually listened to an album. That was cool! https://sedimentclub.bandcamp.com/album/the-sediment-club-live-at-trixies-palace

Buhlio is a cool, ambienty, experimental, noise project from here in Boston. Worth checking out and maybe we’ll see a live performance someday?! I’ve encountered them just hanging out at shows in person and I’m happy they shared their music with me. https://buhlio.bandcamp.com/

Last, but certainly not least, shout out to Andrew Anderson, of Freak Genes, Proto Idiot, The Hipshakes, and several others bands, who recently passed away as well. Fuck, what is with all these young people dying? Terrible. At least we have the music. All good bands, but Freak Genes was one of the best of the past few years. We had the pleasure to catch them twice at Gonerfest in 2022 and hung out with Andrew during the fest. RIP.

May 2026:

1. Freak Genes – Playtime (2017) RIP Andrew Anderson
2. Laughing Torso – Dead Homies 7” (2026)
3. Jerilyn – Children, Rejoice With Me! (1992)
4. V/A – Tales from the Asphalt (2006)
5. Sediment Club – Live At Trixie’s Palace (2018)
6. Sediment Club – Time Decay Now (2012)
7. The Sleeveens – National Anthem (2026)
8. Proto Idiot – Leisure Opportunity (2017)
9. Tower of One – Invisible Fence (2025)
10.  Cordell Jackson – Live in Chicago (1997)
11.  David Bowie – Low (1977)
12.  Control Freaks – She’s the Bomb (2019)
13.  Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours (2015)
14.  The Screaming Meemes – Stars in My Eyes – Songs & Singles 1979-1981 (1992)
15.  Belle and Sebastion – Tiger Milk (1996)
16.  Buhlio – Panopticon (2026)
17.  Surface Noise Volume 10 – Unknown mix tape
18.  Fatlip – The Loneliest Punk (2005)
19.  The King Tan & GGG Show – S/T (2026, recorded 2025) RIP Ben Tan
20.  Control Freaks – Mindless Entertainment (2017)
21.  Rollins Band – Turned On (1990)
22.  Smog Moss – Pets (2026)

Next month marks the year anniversary of me starting these “What I’ve Been Listening To” posts. I plan on doing a larger poster chronicling everything from the past 12 months and more! June also marks the 17th anniversary of Kids Like You & Me! Holy shit! We’re almost adults! – Chris

Ben Tan (1990-2026)

We lost someone incredibly near and dear to the KLYAM fam this past week. RIP to our beautiful Ben Tan. Without you Kids Like You & Me wouldn’t exist and that’s a massive understatement.

Our memorial (originally a benefit) show at Midway was outstanding! Packed, sold out, lines out the door even an hour before door time! It was insane. Unlike anything I have ever experienced before.

The final Johnnie and the Foodmasters show.

I’ll have more to say (Ben is saying right now – “You would like that very much, wouldn’t you?!”) soon, but for now listen to Ben’s solo album Inside Out from 2013. https://bentan.bandcamp.com/album/inside-out-2021-remaster

FUCK CANCER

Peace and love to Ben, the Tan family, the world, and you dear reader. See you soon. – Chris

Flyer by Kathy Snax!

Ben Tan is someone who is extremely near and dear to KLYAM. In fact, it was his idea for us to name it Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) in reference to lyrics from the song “Bad Kids” by our favorite band Black Lips. I can’t imagine what we would have dreamt up for a name! Ben has been one of our best friends since we were lads. He has been fighting cancer hard and we hope to raise some dough to at least help with the expenses and support him and the fam during these difficult times. Ben has always been there for others and is a pillar of the music community. Now it’s time to show him some love!

Doors at 3:00pm

Show at 3:30pm

ALL AGES

$15 cover

**cash only venue**

Event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1635915637326134

Johnnie and the Foodmasters
https://johnnieandthefoodmasters.bandcamp.com/


Noah Britton
https://noahbritton.bandcamp.com/


Sound Machine Dream
https://m.soundcloud.com/thepetpsychics

Delons
https://delons.bandcamp.com/album/call-sign

March:

1. Carbonas – Your Moral Superiors: Singles and Rarities (2018)
2. The Coathangers – The Coathangers (2007)
3. Asian Women on the Telephone – So Wot (2018)
4. Lithophones – Demos (2026)
5. Sexaphone – Lost Connections: 2004-2025 (2026)
6. Times New Viking – Dig Yourself (2005)
7. Fang – Land Shark! (1983)
8. The Showcase Showdown – Permanent Stains (1999)
9. The Showcase Showdown – All the Presidents’ Heads (1994)
10. The Showcase Showdown/The Twerps Split 8 Inch (1997)
11. Puke Pisstols – Street Demos (2026)
12.  Miles Davis – Bitches Brew (1970)
13.  Al Green – Let’s Stay Together (1972)
14.  Itches – Itches (2020)
15.  Men + Volts – Cape Cod Sessions (1985)
16.  GG Allin and The Criminal Quartet – Carnival of Excess (1995)
17.  Rites of Spring – Rites of Spring (1985)
18.  Tales of Terror – S/T (1984)
19.  Marine Girls – Beach Party (1981)
20.  The Wrecks – Teenage Jive Demo (1982)
21.  Liquids – “January 2026” (Lots of Songs/Covers) (2026)
22.  The Clash – Polydor Demos (1976)
23.  Birth Rejects – Demo (2026)
24.  Public Error – Internet Blues (2026)
25.  The Misfits – Many Tapes Vol. 1 (1977/Released 2025)
26.  Panty Raid – Erotic Drama Demo Tape (1999)
27.  Institute – S/T 7” (2026)
28.  Foams – Gay Boys EP (1981)
29.  Bad Times – Chicago, IL – May 21, 2005 at The Empty Bottle (2005)
30.  No Justice – Still Fighting 7” (1999)
31.  U.A.V. – Self-Titled Tape (2026)
32.  Janitor Scum – S/T (2016)
33.  Yankee Bastard – Seongun EP (2026)
34.  DMZ – The Lost Studio Sessions (1978 recorded, 2026 released)
35.  Sick Shooters – Super Sonic Rock Saga (2026)
36.  Bikini Mutants – Let’s Mutate (1982 recorded, 2026 released)
37.  G.B.H. – UK Punk Demos (1980)
38.  Twerp – Digital Distorsion EP (2026)
39.  Peter Grudzien – Doing My Time/Gospel Time (1992)
40. The Mentally Ill – Can-NiBal (1982)

March flew by! Already digging into some new tunes for April. But before we get there, above is what I listened to in March. A couple Boston heavy hitter Garage Punk demos from new/oldcummers Lithophones and Puke Pisstols. I caught The Showcase Showdown opening for Dropkick Murphys. Their first show since 2000 and my first time seeing them! Hey, I’m not a fucking dinosaur and I guess I wasn’t a hip child. Sue me. They were great! I had already heard one of their albums before and some of their EPs/45s, but I listened to the others in preparation for the show. Catchy songs that you can hear once and remember forever. Haven’t felt that way about a band since our darling Fat Creeps many moons ago. I have caught Showcase members Tom and Victoria in more recent years in their sick goth band Gossip Collar. Boston legends. Speaking of Boston legends – yes a GG Allin acoustic album was one of my faves this month (sue me again!) but no, I wanted to discuss a new release from a different group of Boston legends. DMZ. I have been a fan of their stuff and it’s pure Rock and Roll/Classic 70s Punk/Garage Rock. So much fun! The holy Crypt Records released a lost studio session from 78 with different takes of DMZ classics fans should recognize. Until next time. Gritty and Nervous Guys are hitting the road; maybe I’ll have some stories! Cheers! – Chris

February:

1. Pain Teens – Destroy Me Lover (1993)
2. Dope Yeti – Junkie Sunbeam (2022)
3. $2 Romance – Wicked Lobster (2023)
4. Ornette Coleman – The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)
5. V/A – He’s Bad! 11 Bands Decimate The Beats of Bo Diddley (2021)
6. Bo Diddley – Have Guitar Will Travel (1960)
7. Nicole Kidman – Nicole Kidman (2009)
8. Jeff Unfortunately – Sitcom Songs (2025)
9. The Car Thieves – Everybody’s Going Ape! 7” (1993)
10.  Only God Forgives – Extra Strength (2025)
11.  Jaguar 777 – Jaguar 777 (2026)
12.  W-9 (demo) (2026)
13.  Itchy and the Nits – Greetings From… (2026)
14.  Adam Green – Chop Off Heads with Me (2026)
15.  Rotten Apples – “as is” (2011)
16.  Virgin Mega Whore – The Doorknob of San Diego EP (2005)
17.  Sex Cult – Plain Jane 7” (2012)
18.  Snare & The Idiots – Recycled Garbage EP (1985)
19.  Riff Randells – S/T 7” (2000)
20.  Clorox Girls – Baby 7” (2003)
21.  Junior Varsity – Pep Rally Rock! 7” (1997)
22.  The Brentwoods – You Broke My Heart (I Broke Your Jaw) 7” (1995)
23.  The Pagans – Six and Change 7” (1977)
24.  Jeanie & The Tits – Slut Fame 7” (2007)
25.  Wristwatch – III (2026)
26.  The Cramps – Stay Sick (1989)
27.  Gavin Caine – Is Lemons (2025)
28.  Straight Arrows – Middleman/Do the Sloth 7” (2026)
29.  Wicked Witch – Unreleased LP (1978)
30.  BZDET – Dwa Wymiary (2026)
31.  DBR – “Unbearable” (2026)
32.  Various ‎– Anxious Color: 60’s Garage Rock Psychedelic Moody Bands RARE Music Compilation ALBUM LP (2014)
33.  ZULO – El Álbum Blanco (2026)
34.  Nitwitz – First 7” EP (1980)
35.  Billie Holiday – Great Women of Song (2023)
36.  Tiny Tim – God Bless Tiny Tim (1968)

Dayemmm, I know February is the shortest month, but that flew by! I don’t like to speed up time, I like to linger, but fuck, get me out of this snow. At least the tunes have kept me warm. I like to think of myself as a head, but then sometimes I don’t. I’m not one of those see/saw kids or whatever the fuck, I can’t keep up with y’all! I want to focus more on quality over quantity. I started something new this month. I’m putting my favorites in bold. My favorite contemporary release was the impressive debut/demo from New Orleans’ W-9! A lot of punk can get stale and boring sometimes, but this one whipped my ass and it did before I even finished my beer! It’s a fun racket. Noisy and dirty, but I can hear everything smoothly. They just had their first show and it looked splendid. I’d love to see them live! Here’s their bandcamp: https://w-9music.bandcamp.com/album/w-9-demo

You’ll notice a series of older releases in bold as well. I found all of those on Sean Lynch’s You Tube channel. Amazing! So much good shit! Lots of weirdo Punk (block your ears if you’re squeamish and uptight), Power Pop, Old School Hardcore, and more! And I barely scratched the surface! Peep it here. https://www.youtube.com/@TelevisionTrash

Well, this was fun, but onto March. Seeing The Spits and Snooper (among others!) in NYC and Boston next week. Pumped! Peace. – Chris