An article about Milwaukee label Dusty Medical Records (Black Lips Live @ WFMU, The Strange Boys Nothing EP, CPC Gangbang’s Kill Yourself For Rock N Roll etc etc etc) and its founder Kevin Meyer.
LINK: http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/kevinmeyer.html?24869
Video for the first single from the new record Outside (out now)
On March 29, KLYAM Fave Hunx and His Punx will be releasing their studio deubt Too Young to Be in Love on Hardly Art records. With the exception of the upcoming Black Lips LP, this record is the next big thing for me, I really can’t wait to hear it when it’s all ready to go. I’ve been a big fan of about half of the tracks based on their demos, so it should be a goodie. Speaking of which, here is the tracklist:
1) Lovers Lane
2) He’s Coming Back
3) Keep Away From Johnny
4) The Curse of Being Young
5) Too Young to Be in Love
6) If You’re Not Here (I Don’t Know Where You Are)
7) Bad Boy
8) Tonite Tonite
9) Can We Get Together?
10) Blow Me Away
Band: Echo & the Bunnymen
Label: Korova
Side One
1. “Show of Strength” – A
2. “With A Hip” – B+
3. “Over the Wall” – A-
4. “It Was A Pleasure” – A-
5. “A Promise” – A
Side Two
1. “Heaven Up Here” – A
2. “The Disease” – B-
3. “All My Colours” – B+
4. “No Dark Things” – A-
5. “Turquoise Days” – B-
6. “All I Want” – B-
Comments: As far as influential British post-punk groups go, Echo & the Bunnymen are right in the mix alongside Joy Division, The Fall, The Cure, and so-on and so forth. Compared to most music in this style, Heaven Up Here is hardly pop sensible. Heck, Joy Division was well broken up by the time this record came out so to say that band influenced these guys would probably be an understatement. I can even hear some Talking Heads esque arrangements on the latter half of the first side like on “It Was a Pleasure” and “A Promise.” I love the passion on “Heaven Up Here”; that song is kickin’! The second side is kind of yes and no. There’s a lot to like, but some other things on the boring side. The ending is pretty weak.
Grade: B+
http://bananasmusicclub.com/post/2686099138/let-bananas-into-yr-heart-with-this-new-wavves
The new song is entitled “Stained Glass (Won’t You Let Me Into Yr Heart)” it is part of their split single with Best Coast, “Summer is Forever.” Both bands will embark on an epic tour in a few weeks including a stop at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club on Friday, February 4, can’t wait! In terms of this song, I’m not really into the whole psych dance 80s thing a la “Convertible Balloon” (though I actually liked that song). But we’ll see what direction they take with it.
First up: The original
The Kinks:
Next: The cover
Van Halen:
I’m definitely going with the original, The Kinks were probably the most rockin band when they unleashed this slimy single on the world, a major precursor for heavier bands. The song in many ways invented (bothy lyrically and musically) a new kind of pop/love song for music. With that being said, Van Halen deliver a mean cover in the rowdy spirit of the original and beef it up a little bit more. Both are classics are in their own right.
What do y’all think?
Band: Ramones
Label: Sire
Side One
1. “I Just Want To Have Something To Do” – A
2. “I Wanted Everything” – A-
3. “Don’t Come Close” – A-
4. “I Don’t Want You” – A-
5. “Needles and Pins” – B+
6. “I’m Against It” – B+
Side Two
1. “I Wanna Be Sedated” – A
2. “Go Mental” – A-
3. “Questioningly” – B+
4. “She’s The One” – A-
5. “Bad Brain” – A
6. “It’s A Long Way Back” – A
Comments: Road To Ruin is a really good album. It features a fine mix of fast punk rockers and slower rock and roll. It’s more of a ‘listener’ for me, rather than a record that contains a plethora of standout tracks. Of course, the hit was and still is “I Wanna Be Sedated” — appreciated by people far and wide. Additionally, I find myself really liking “I Just Want To Have Something To Do” and the particularly hardcore influential “Bad Brain.” I can’t say that I’m particularly floored by this record, but at the same token I can really imagine how impressionable it must have been back in ’78.
Grade: A-
I love the vocals on this number, one of my favorite TD songs.
Awww PJ Soles… I’d like to have her around!
Very interesting perspective. While 360 deals do seem to be advantageous in the realm of increased publicity and opportunity, bands themselves are getting the short end of the stick by being deprived of control of tour and merchandise income. For the ‘industry’ and management companies, of course it is a win-win because they are diverting money away from the band and into their treasuries.
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 