Notes from the underground.STARTIN' OFF WITH THE SMALL RECORDS, you gotta check the Sonic Love Affair double 7" "Something to Believe In" on Dollar Record Records. Fully fuzzed fuzz 1 n. A mass or coating of fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles; down: the fuzz on a peach. v. fuzzed, fuzz·ing, fuzz·es v.tr. 1. and turned up to 11, this shit is psyched out and just plain rocks, combining a '60s feel with one foot pokin' into '70s punk (they do 13th Floor Elevators and DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) A middle ground between an organization's trusted internal network and an untrusted, external network such as the Internet. Also called a "perimeter network," the DMZ is a subnetwork (subnet) that may sit between firewalls or off one leg of a covers, as well as two originals). And to top it off, Curtis, one of the guitar players skates (and teaches school). What the luck could be cooler than having a skate punk teacher? Not fucking much, especially when the music he's crankin' out is this good ... Also bringin' a '60s feel is the new single by the A-Lines, "One Day," on Sympathy for the Record Industry Formed in 1988 by Record Industry Anti-Mogul, Long Gone John, Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as: Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 The R.I.) is mainly a Garage Rock and Indie Rock label. . No surprise there, the band's got a couple Headcoatees (Kyra and Debbie), and they plow through a couple originals that've got a sort of art-punk urgency to them. They've also got a full length, also on Sympathy, in case you want more. The single's B-side isn't on the LP, so you might as well get both if you like one ... Also new and completely rockin' with a somewhat retro feel is the "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" 7" by the Mystery Girls (on Cass Records). These guys have been putting out nothing but high quality dope, and this continues in that vein. Hard to believe the A-Side is a cover of Jefferson Airplane, but it smokes, and the B-side starts out like an outtake out·take n. 1. a. A section or scene, as of a movie, that is filmed but not used in the final version. b. A complete version, as of a recording, that is dropped in favor of another version. 2. (who knows, probably was) but continues on to stomp ... Also on Cass Records is the Hot Machines 7" "Hole In My Heart." Jered from the Ponys and Matt from the Baseball Furies back the sultry miss Alex White Miss Alex White is the stage name for Alex White, a musician from Chicago, Illinois, and founder of Missile X Records. Her projects have included Miss Alex White and Chris Playboy (a collaboration with Chris Saathoff), the Hot Machines, and Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra. in a Gun Club and Cramps feeling number on the A-side, and the B-side picks up the pace and turns frenetic ... Another killer single is "No Way Out" by the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Rel-X (on TKO). Looks like two chicks and two dicks, this one's got a great original on the A-side, reminiscent of late-'70s/early-'80s female-fronted stuff (Bow Wow Wow Bow Wow Wow was a 1980s New Wave band organized by Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren in 1980 whose music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".[1] History comes to mind for some reason, but more punk and less wave, with bite). The B-side is a Violators cover that sticks real close to the original ... Also on TKO, check the Electric Frankenstein/Antiseen split. If you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. by now, EF is fucking bails out, straight up, barnburning guitar heavy punk rawk. Pretty fucking hard to go wrong there, especially since they don't seem to be putting out three records a month any more. Antiseen just plain kicks your ass, like they've been doing for decades ... The last of the small records this month is a single by a band called Sweet Roxx. Over the top "Brit-metal" supposedly recorded in 1984 (that's the sound they were going for), with the songs "(You Can Be Involved In a) Metal Massacre" and "Rock Stars on the Road," throw this one in the Spinal Tap and related projects bin after listening to it once or twice for a chuckle ... On to the big records, and the LP Tie Your Noose by BBQ BBQ barbecue . Not knowing what I was getting into, I saw that it was done by one guy, and there's a cover of the Stones' "Out of Time." "Awright," I thought, "I'll plunk down Verb 1. plunk down - set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" plonk, flump, plank, plump, plump down, plunk, plop my eight bucks and take a chance"--and it fucking paid off. This record is great, sort of in the vein of Flat Duo Jets Flat Duo Jets was a rockabilly band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were a major influence on several bands of the 1990's and 2000's, notably The White Stripes. or other minimalist stuff, but rockin' in a twanged out way, like maybe the Oblivians. Comparisons don't really do the record justice, though, suffice to say it smokes and ain't no joke ... And another risk I took was the new LP by Lamps. Holy shit, this one is causin' my gut to rumble and my fingers to go for the Robitussin. Shoulda known by the cover art (a retarded looking ape bottle feeding an even more retarded looking baby) this was going to be a mess, but a glorious mess all the same. Reminding me of some of the Cheater Slicks' stuff, fuzzed out, bottom heavy, and way, way primitive ... Another worthy release this month is Jack O. and the Tear Jerkers' Don't Throw Your Love Away LP on Sympathy for the Record Industry. If you're thinking, "Not that Jacko," i.e. the Jacko that is currently in a whole heap o' trouble for touching little boys after plying them with alcohol, think again. It's Jack Oblivian, plying you with songs about alcohol (among other subjects) ... |
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