Jay Reatard Demos/Other Tunes
“Bending Steel” (Demo Version of “Man of Steel” recorded in 2007 and later reworked/released in 2009 on Watch Me Fall) LINK
“You’re Gonna Lose” (Released in 2009 on Jay’s Shattered Records Label…one of my favorite non-album tracks) LINK
“Tiny Little Home” (Demo Version of “Tiny Little Home” recorded in 2008 and later reworked/released in 2009 as a bonus track to Watch Me Fall) LINK
“Where I’m From” (Unreleased and recorded in 2007) LINK
“Please Say So” (Unreleased and recorded in 2007 after listening to Deerhunter on a hot day) LINK
“No Time To Feel Right” (Demo version of “No Time” recorded in 2007 and later released in 2008 on Matador Singles ’08) LINK
“Wounded” (Demo version of “Wounded” recorded in 2007 and later released/reworked in 2009 on Watch Me Fall) LINK
“In Heaven [Lady in the Radiator]” (Cover version of “In Heaven” from David Lynch’s Eraserhead recorded in 2008) LINK
Hicks Vid of the Day
In light of How Weed Won the West, here is a classic Hicks bit on Marijuana from his One Night Stand special.
Black Lips “Before You Judge Me”
A new song from KLYAM’s favorite band in the world for the Adult Swim Kia promotion I told you all about a couple of weeks back:
Listen and download here: http://www.adultswim.com/promos/201005_kia/index.html
It’s an instant favorite. I don’t think we’ve ever heard Black Lips lead guitar licks quite like what Ian St. Pe has done on this song. Credit, also, to Joe Bradley for singing the shit out of this.
CD Review: The Ding-Dongs S/T [2010]
Band: The Ding-Dongs (Mark Sultan & Bloodshot Bill)
Release: 5/2010
Label: Norton
1. “Ding-Dong Party” – B+
2. “Don’t Ring, Come On In” – A-
3. “Until I Die” – B+
4. “Come On Lil Dolly” – B+
5. “She’s A Tiger” – B+
6. “Woman Cops” – A–
7. “Knock Me Down” – B
8. “You Better Hide” – A-
9. “Military Mama” – C+
10. “Worried Man” – B-
11. “What’s That Sound” – A
12. “Crazy Dreams” – B
13. “Last Laugh” – B
Comments: BYODD. Bring your own ding-dong. That seems like the most logical thing to do at a “Ding Dong Party.” Bloodshot and Mark sing with such conviction that I almost forgot that the concept of such a song is total cheese. The same goes for pretty much all the tracks on this record. As you’d probably guess (judging by the ghost of Mark Sultan and Bloodshot Bill past), this is textbook Rockabilly For Dummies or Primitive Rock and Roll for Junkies. “Woman Cops” stuck in my head since I heard it first a few months ago. Walking down the street or sitting down reading a book, the words “Woman Cops, when you love to beat me” suddenly came to me. It’s such a quick song that I got a feeling of, wait a second, I don’t remember it being THIS short! Oh well! Good track. As I mentioned when I reviewed Waylon Thornton’s latest offering…there is only so much you can do within this kind of framework without really changing things up. True, a lot of these songs are just undifferentiated old school party numbers. Unless, you are listening with absolute acuity, it’s hard to argue otherwise. “What’s That Sound” is more gritty and resolute, more instantly catchy than any other track on here. To answer the song title’s question…I’ll guess pee pee. All right, so let’s get something clear: if you are a die-hard Bloodshot Bill fan, you’ll be loving this. If you are a die-hard Mark Sultan fan, but only like BB marginally (who am I talking about?), you’ll be liking this. If you don’t like anything either of the two have put out (in their respective bands), shit, you are out of luck. BUT WAIT…if I like the King Khan and BBQ Show, will I like this? Not as much as you probably wanted to. This is like Hunts Ketchup vs. Heinz Ketchup. Hunts just doesn’t match up.
Grade: B (86)
Fuzztopia Black Lips Interview
I can’t really figure out how to embed these Vimeo videos so just click the link and watch. It’s very informative as they converse about venues, going on tour, and other fun stuff.
How Weed Won the West
This is Part 1, check out the other parts on Youtube. This is a follow up to Kevin Booth’s subversive, American Drug War: The Last White Hope. A review is a comin…
Hicks Vid of the Day
This is a new addition that I will attempt (but no promise!) to consistently post every day. Since, we don’t post Hicks related material enought, I figure to make up for it I’ll fill your bellies daily with some Dark Poetry. Enjoy!
Very Technical No Age Album Info.
If you want to know precisely how No Age recorded their upcoming to-be-released-in-the-fall third album, then you ought to head over to here: http://www.eqmag.com/article/this-test-/May-2010/113857. If you aren’t very technically inclined (musically), the information might just be a little bit over your head. It was a little bit over mine. You should still check the article out, though.
Song of the Day
One of my all time favorite Rap songs. DEATH RAP haha.
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 