Telescope - 1977 - Bye-Byes (Ain't Nice) 7'' (UK)
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Commandos - 2003 - Fight to Win LP (US)
Commandos - 2003 - Fight to Win LP (US)
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The Commandos from Worcester ("Wormtown"), Massachusetts were founded in 1978 by Brian Hopper and Jeff Crane. At the time, the Commandos were probably the youngest punk rock band anywhere with the youngest member being just 12 years old. Over the years, the Commandos have built a solid reputation as a hard rocking band, often stealing the spotlight from headlining acts such as Black Flag, Fear, Johnny Thunders, and Flipper. The Commandos have enjoyed a recent resurgence in popularity, being featured on at least five compilation CDs, and releasing a vinyl album in 2003 (Rave Up Records, Italy).
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Gloria Mundi - 1978 - Fight Back! 7'' (UK)
Gloria Mundi - 1978 - Fight Back! 7'' (UK)
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Gloria Mundi was an early Goth/Punk/rock band. The name of the band is Latin and means the glory of the world. This could be a reference to the phrase "Sic transit gloria mundi" meaning "this is how the glory of the world passes".
Gloria Mundi members were Eddie Maelov, their male vocalist, and Sunshine Patteson (now working as Sunshine Gray), their female vocalist and keyboard player, cc played tenor saxophone. A bassist known as Ice (real name Roland Oxland, a Dagenham lad who had learned his craft in a band called "Yours" with Stevie Shears of Ultravox and Faith Global and John Clarke of "Daddio Clarke and the Macon Wailers") played on the I Individual record. When he left to form a band with Stevie Shears he was replaced by later bassist Nigel Ross Scott. The guitarist, known as 'Beethoven' was Pete Vos (pronounced 'vass'), who later went on to have very limited success as a solo artist on RCA.
After Gloria Mundi disbanded Eddie Maelov and Sunshine Patteson went on to produce music for Survival Records as Eddie and Sunshine. cc contributed a memorable saxophone solo to the Ultravox song "Hiroshima Mon Amour", and Nigel Ross Scott went on to play bass with Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club and Re-Flex, an 80s pop outfit.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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Saturday, August 8, 2009
Angel Face - 1985 - A Wild Odyssey (FR)
Angel Face - 1985 - A Wild Odyssey (FR)
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French Underground Freaky Fuzz Punk/Psych. Similar to Stooges, George Brigman, Debris, Ravjunk. Recorded between 1976 and 1977 Released in ’85. 500 Pressed Numbered Edition. Really Great and Killer Album.in a cosmic protopunk vein with experimental fuzz wha-wha all over & occasional analogue synthetiseur. has the rare insert.
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Jeff Hill Band - 2003 - Something's Wrong With... (UK)
Jeff Hill Band - 2003 - Something's Wrong With... (UK)
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the live tracks are Live at The Britannia, Warrington April 22nd, 1980
Thursday, August 6, 2009
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Prljavo Kazaliste - 1978 - Televizori 7'' (HRK)
Prljavo Kazaliste - 1978 - Televizori 7'' (HRK)
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Prljavo kazalište (meaning in Croatian language: Dirty Theatre) is a rock band from Zagreb, Croatia. Since its formation in 1977, the group changed several music styles and line ups but remained one of the top acts of both the Croatian and the former Yugoslav rock scenes.
Prljavo kazalište was formed in 1977 in Dubrava, part of Zagreb, the capital of the then SR Croatia, a constituent country of the former SFR Yugoslavia. Founding members included: Jasenko Houra (rhythm guitar), Zoran Cvetkovic a.k.a. Zok (lead guitar), Nino Hrastek (bass guitar) and Tihomir Fileš (drums). Its first vocalist became Davorin Bogovic, although they were thinking about taking Davor Gobac (later of Psihomodo pop) instead. All of them, except Houra, previously played in another band called Ciferšlus (Zipper), but after he joined them to form a new group, they opted for the name Prljavo kazalište after an episode of the satirical Italian comic book Alan Ford, which was very popular in the former Yugoslavia.
In its early beginnings, Prljavo kazalište's was a Punk band, although they initially wanted to sound like The Rolling Stones for whom they maintained a great admiration. The group performed live for a first time in 1978 at a gig organized by the magazine Polet where they were noted for their furious punk image and stage performance. In the same year, Prljavo kazalište released its first single, the punk rock sounding Televizori for the major record label Jugoton. It featured three songs: Televizori, Majka and Moje djetinjstvo. In 1979, Suzy Records released their second single Moj je otac bio u ratu. That song was included in the compilation album Novi Punk Val compiled by Igor Vidmar, along with Pankrti, Paraf and other prominent artists of the former Yugoslav Punk scene.
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Enemy, The - 1978 - Live At Windsor Castle (NZ)
Enemy, The - 1978 - Live At Windsor Castle (NZ)
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The Enemy were a band from Dunedin, New Zealand, that are often seen as the starting point of the Dunedin Sound rock movement.
Though the band did not release any official recordings, some of their performances are available in bootleg form. They are seen as hugely influential on the development of music in New Zealand. Though the band only existed from 1977 to 1979, they created the style which led to the development of many later bands in both Dunedin and New Zealand in general.
Fronted by Chris Knox and featuring Mick Dawson, Mike Dooley, and Alec Bathgate, the band were strongly influenced by the punk rock music scene overseas and acts such as Patti Smith and Iggy Pop (who is referred to in the song Iggy Told Me, during the performance of which Knox would often intentionally cut himself, drawing blood). Later in 1978, former Split Enz member Phil Judd joined the band, prior to the formation of his band The Swingers. Due to tensions in the lineup, The Enemy split soon after.
Upon the demise of The Enemy, several members of the band went on to form Toy Love. Toy Love played a number of songs that The Enemy originally performed, sometimes with slight rearrangement or alteration of lyrics. Songs that began with The Enemy but were first recorded by Toy Love include Swimming Pool, I Don't Mind, 1978, Squeeze, Sheep, Cold Meat, I'm Not Bored (which The Enemy introduced as I'm Not Bored, I'm Dead), and Don't Catch Fire. After Toy Love broke up, Bathgate and Knox remained together as the Tall Dwarfs.
Early supporters of The Enemy included Hamish and David Kilgour, who were to found The Clean. Legend has it that Hamish Kilgour named "The Enemy" for their music style, and in response or retaliation, Knox commented that the Kilgours' own sound was "squeaky clean", hence that band's name.
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Antler Joe and the Accidents - 1981 - Go Commercial 7'' (US)
Antler Joe and the Accidents - 1981 - Go Commercial 7'' (US)
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I'd seen the record on a want list circa 1991 but thought nothing of it. Still reeling from the deep disappointment of listening to the much-anticipated Benedict Arnold & The Traitors "Kill The Hostages" 7in. (1980) a few years prior, I was in no hurry to hear a record by a band with a far less promising name. It wasn't until 2001 that I actually got an earful of the track "Dogshit" from their EP, and — lo and behold — it ripped. I needed to find this record before more of the usual suspects got hip. I was already planning a trip to Florida to meet up with members of another early Florida punk band, Critical Mass. Antler Joe was from the unlikely city of Fort Myers, on the southwest coast, and that meant a lot more driving on an already punishing roadtrip. Undeterred by miles of open highway and go-nowhere phone calls, I arranged to meet with one of the original Accidents.
John, the singer, said he'd been wholly transformed upon popping the Sex Pistols 8-track (now a legend unto itself) into his car stereo. He met up with a like-minded soul named Mike (the "brains behind the band"), a guitarist who was for no apparent reason also called Antler Joe. Antler Joe & The Accidents were born. As you might've guessed, the band received little if any support in their hometown where the most regular venue was Pete's Hangover, a biker bar. A friend of the band relayed a story from Pete's:
"I guess this must have been 1980. I went to see them play at this biker bar in South Fort Myers. John always had balls, if nothing else; after getting tepid response (at best) from the crowd, midway through their set the band starts playing the opening to "Stairway to Heaven" while John starts talking about how they're going to 'play a song by the greatest rock band in the world'... well, now the crowd is starting to come alive and give out a little applause — then the band stops and John yells 'the SEX PISTOLS!' and they rip into 'I Wanna Be Me'!! I tell you, that was one of the greatest rock 'n' roll moments I've ever seen!! Man, I thought they were gonna get murdered, but somehow they managed to get through one or two more songs and escape with their skin!"
Antler Joe & The Accidents finally relented to such local popular demand and headed into Soundcheck Studios, run by a member of the Panics (the only other Fort Myers band that could possibly be classed as "punk"). They recorded three songs: Dogshit, Words, and Who Needs A Woman Like You. John said he had but one regret, and that was the enlisting of a sax player on the last song. I can only share in John's regret, but two outta three ain't bad. The band printed up 300 copies complete with pic sleeves and inserts and released it as the Go Commercial EP (Killer Sheep Records 1981). The EP was greeted with the expected enthusiasm: the drummer quit and locals didn't give a shit. According to John, the record was the beginning of the band's end. Member turnover continued until one fateful day when John walked into a band practice where "Rocky Mountain Way" was being rehearsed; for John, that was too much insult for too many injuries. Antler Joe & The Accidents disbanded leaving behind a rich Fort Myers legacy of strip malls and chain stores in the wake of their impossibly rare Go Commercial EP. (Ryan Richardson)
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Ex, The - 1988 - Rara Rap 7'' (NL)
Ex, The - 1988 - Rara Rap 7'' (NL)
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Released in support of the Dutch RaRa militant action group, who fought against the involvement of Dutch companies in South Africa's Apartheid Regine in the 80's. Includes booklet with political statement and lyrics.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
365 - 1987 - 165 LP (BR)
365 - 1987 - 165 LP (BR)
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A música do grupo paulista 365 ganhou forma em 1985, quando o baterista Miro de melo, o guitarrista Ari Baltazar, o baixista Mingau e o vocalista Finho uniram os seus talentos, seu estílo vigoroso e melódico, intitulado por alguns críticos como Rock de Combate, conquistou um público fiél em memoraveis e concorridas apresentações pela paulicéia e afins.
Em 1986 é lançado o disco mix contendo as músicas São Paulo e Canção Para Marchar, a canção São Paulo torna-se um grande sucesso e posteriormente um clássico do rock nacional, com a repercussão positiva em 1987 sai o disco intitulado 365, contendo entre outras o sucesso Grandola (Vila Morena), Nunca Mais Seremos os Mesmos e a já consagrada São Paulo.
No ano de 1989, com o baixista Callegari substituindo Mingau, o 2º disco Cenas de um Novo País vem a público , com destaque para os sucessos Cegos Movimentos, Anos 70 e a agregação de novos elementos ao som do grupo. Desde a formação do grupo, fizeram inúmeros shows em todo o Estado de São Paulo e outras importantes cidades brasileiras além de antológicas apresentações em programas de TV, como o Cassino do Chacrinha, Raul Gil, Bolinha, Boca Livre, Viva a Noite, Vitrine, A Fábrica do Som, Turma da Cultura, Metrópoles, Perdidos na Noite e outros.
Voltaram a gravar em 1995, participando da coletânea inglesa Oi It's a World Invasion, com as músicas Pamela e Violência e Sobrevivência, após esta período o baterista Miro de Melo lançou com a banda Fogo Cruzado o CD de mesmo nome, o Vocalista Finho e o guitarrista Ari Baltazar formaram a banda M.M.D.C, participando da coletânea Urbanoise e lançando o CD Non Ducor Duco.
Em 1998 sai a coletânea 365 - 1987/1997, organizada por Miro de Melo contendo sucessos do grupo com materiais de fitas e gravações ao vivo, agora Miro de Melo, Ari Baltazar, Mingau e Finho estão juntos novamente para colocar o 365 novamente na estrada com grande shows e o Lançamento do seu mais novo CD no 1º semestre de 2001.
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