Seth with a guitar! Reminds me of when Nobunny picked up the axe.
Category Archives: Punk
Girlfriends March Tour Dates
Now y’all can experience what Boston has been bragging about…
3/10 @ Silent Barn in Ridgewood, NY w/ The Honey Dos
3/11 @ Comet Ping Pong in Washington, DC w/ Junkers
3/12 @ The Get Down in Asheville, NC w/ Drums Like Machine Guns, Signals, Noose
3/13 @ The Poplar Lounge in Memphis, TN w/ Total Drag
3/14 @ Rubber Gloves in Denton, TX w/ Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion
3/15 @ The Where House in Ft Worth, TX w/ Beware TDOA Ghost Scorpion
3/16-3/20 @ SXSW (TBA ASAP
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107406026005382
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgirlfriendstheband.tumblr.com%2F&h=fe22d
Hunx- Too Young to Be in Love Song!
Okay so, I was a humongus fan of the video for Hunx and His Punx’s “Too Young to Be in Love” and I truly adored the song that went along with it. Now, this here is the same song, and yet it’s totally different. It’s much slower and that’s a personal qualm for me, but it does place a neat emphasis on the vocals and they are better appreciated on this version. I think this will grow on me in time. Either way, I can’t wait for this new record! Long Live Hunx…
Song of the Day: Natural Child- Crack Mountain
“I just wanna smoke crack with my friends.”
Ahh the finer things in life.
Birthdays: Seth Bogart!
Happy thirty-first birthday sir!
Cool Old Eric Oblivian Interview
http://www.furious.com/perfect/oblivians.html
“I loved the racket so we did the record, and I’ve been a fan of everything he’s done since. He’s a pretty amazing kid.”- Eric on Jay Reatard (2000)
Band of the Week: Girlfriends
Check out our Band of the Week, Boston’s Girlfriends. Since, The Maine Coons sudden departure, Girlfriends are easily the best Boston band around or at least my favorite. Their take on the “garage” style is intriguing, to say the least and without a doubt they have a knack for writing catchy pop numbers. Favorites of mine include “Good To Be True” and “I Was Here, But I Disappear.” Here is a link to their myspace page.
NEW WAVVES!: “TV LUV SONG”
I’m going to give this a 7/8, out of all the new songs Wavves have been conjuring up for us recently, this ditty is definitely one of the better ones. I really dig the “Post Acid” esque production: heavy percussion, loud guitars, prominent-poppy vocals, etc. Lyrically, we see the same themes of laziness and overall apathy that often appear in Wavves’ tunes. This track is certainly catchy, but doesn’t reach the emotional level of a “So Bored,” or the innovation of a “Linus Spacehead.” With that being said, it looks like they are moving in a positive direction and this is a step forward from King of the Beach, which admittedly is a hard record to top. In the end, there are no surprises here, but it’s also not a carbon copy of previous Wavves songs. Fans will most likely enjoy this, I did.
Concert Review: Hurricanes Of Love, Ladderlegs, Sinbusters, Human Tail, Thick Shakes @ Dirty Douglas (2/12/11)
Thick Shakes
Artists: The Human Tail, Thick Shakes, The Sinbusters, Ladderlegs, Hurricanes Of Love, Gangsta Love
Date: Saturday, February 12, 2011
Venue Dirty Douglas (Lowell, MA)
Comments: This was my first time at the Dirty Douglas, a DIY venue in Lowell, and from the looks of it there’s a pretty rad scene going on in this Heavenly city, as Frank- singer/guitarist for Hurricanes of Love would put it. Good old Frank is from Atlanta, GA and is well-acquainted with our tru gangsta home boys, The Black Lips! Frank and his saw playing bandmate put on a nice, warm folksy-bluesy set that didn’t blow me away, but was still solid. I also really dug Frank’s rastafarian esque interludes in which he always made it a point to thank his Heavenly brothers and sisters. The rest of the evening consisted of various Punk and/or potentially Garage acts. The Human Tail delivered a fast, rockin’ performance and I could easily see them appearing on a small, national label in the vain of Burger or Goner someday. The Thick Shakes bore a similar aesthetic and certainly rocked just as hard, but with a little bit more of a pop element. Speaking of “Garage” influence, Thick Shakes certainly displayed it more than any other band on the roster. Even on their myspace page they descirbe themselves as “Garage” and if their raw, 60s Hard Rock sound didn’t convince you enough just a glance at their influences: The Kingsmen, The Sonics, and In the Red greats, Thee Oh Sees (according to their myspace page) should be enough to end the debate. I suppose for these reasons TS stood out the most to me. The Sinbusters and Ladderlegs rounded out the show, each continuing the trend of heavier, energetic, Garage oriented Punk. Sinbusters actually reminded me of Thick Shakes’ faves, Thee Ohh Sees, especially listening to them now on myspace. Ladderlegs also contains an undeniable savage and certainly strange quality and reminds me of earlier hardcore punk, but a bit more experimental and also some early Reatards vibes, but much more fleshed out and musical. Overall, the sound was top notch for all of the bands, thanks in part to the venue’s audio, I assume. I can’t say my mind was blown by any of the artists, but I did enjoy myself and this show introduced me to several talented, garagey bands that I had never heard of before. Each artist was decent in their own right, so I can’t complain.
The following is a list of the bands and their myspace pages or websites. Check em’ out!
The Human Tail
http://www.myspace.com/thehumantail
Thick Shakes
http://www.myspace.com/thickshakesmusic
The Sinbusters
http://thesinbusters.bandcamp.com/
Ladderlegs
http://ladderlegs.bandcamp.com/
Hurricanes of Love
http://www.myspace.com/hurricanesoflove
Another SOTD: Fear- I Don’t Care About You
Intense as fuck and yet comical in a way haha.
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 