tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29506052616502016262024-03-13T05:51:42.780-07:00CONSTANTINOPLEditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.comBlogger593125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-40200074044087549212011-03-26T16:51:00.001-07:002011-03-26T16:54:59.585-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWwEXT0iO_z2TRrJtVSaF2WXf4gm8AHdReg8-KnD95-PORkVw-ntuwWNBcEhqTjMMmHhErhX_9JAawb9TIawQdxdP1cEx9Rzrosge_PULGrXM838E2yMlq1MFabkMebfj24HuVZ47E2pN/s1600/nbgrtedw.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588540958189725154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 193px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWwEXT0iO_z2TRrJtVSaF2WXf4gm8AHdReg8-KnD95-PORkVw-ntuwWNBcEhqTjMMmHhErhX_9JAawb9TIawQdxdP1cEx9Rzrosge_PULGrXM838E2yMlq1MFabkMebfj24HuVZ47E2pN/s200/nbgrtedw.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>ALBERT AYLER</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>The Impulse Story - (2006)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/albert-ayler-p6036"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Albert Ayler</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> was a lightning rod for criticism both from within the music community and from without. His free-thinking approach made him a bane for jazz traditionalists, and his incorporation of popular American musical styles like soul, R&B, and even rock made him a sellout to the free jazz crowd. His volume in </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/the-impulse-story-r834871"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">The Impulse Story</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> series -- one of ten individual artist titles to accompany both the book The House That Trane Built: The Impulse Story by </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/ashley-kahn-p347850"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Ashley Kahn</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and the four-CD label history set of the same name from Universal, is in many ways the very evidence of both points on the scale. There are ten cuts on this set, and the first three -- "Holy Ghost," "Truth Is Marching In," and "Angels" -- come from the celebrated </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/live-in-greenwich-village-the-complete-impulse-recordings-r378142"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> double-disc set. They offer the best recorded evidence up to that point -- 1965 and 1966 -- of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/ayler-p6036"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Ayler</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s use of gospel music and marching rhythms in his free jazz approach. All are lengthy pieces with three different lineups. There are two shorter tunes from </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/love-cry-r134817"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Love Cry</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, recorded and issued in 1967 -- including a lovely short version of "Bells." The lineup was bassist </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/alan-silva-p11692"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Alan Silva</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/don-ayler-p53181"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Don Ayler</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> on trumpet, and drummer </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/milford-graves-p6609"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Milford Graves</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">. Three more come from the very controversial </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/new-grass-r134819"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">New Grass</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> set, one with wildly varying musics and lineups. There's the title track, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/albert-p6036"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Albert</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s spoken word apologia "Message from Albert," and "Free at Last," with </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/pretty-purdie-p116165"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Pretty Purdie</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> on drums and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/call-cobbs-p65247"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Call Cobbs</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> playing electric harpsichord, as well as </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/bill-folwell-p76772"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Bill Folwell</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> on electric bass, backing vocalists, and a slew of horns arranged faux Memphis style. There is only one track -- the title -- from the equally combative </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/music-is-the-healing-force-of-the-universe-r134818"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> issued in 1969, which featured </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/bobby-few-p75822"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Bobby Few</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> on piano, a pair of bassists -- </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/folwell-p76772"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Folwell</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/stafford-james-p8846"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Stafford James</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> -- with </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/mary-maria-parks-p815932"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mary Maria Parks</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> singing and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/muhammad-ali-p442633"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Muhammad Ali</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> on drums. Finally, there are two tracks from the posthumously released </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/last-album-r207243"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Last Album</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">: </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/parks-p815932"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Parks</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">' "Water Music," with the same lineup sans </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/parks-p815932"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Parks</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> left over from </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/music-is-the-healing-force-r134818"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Music Is the Healing Force</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and a completely crazy duet between </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/ayler-p6036"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Ayler</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> on bagpipes and electric guitarist </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/henry-vestine-p36633"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Henry Vestine</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> recorded during those same sessions. In sum, this package is perhaps even more controversial than the individual albums it was culled from, and not the best introduction to </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/ayler-p6036"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Ayler</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> out there. But then, given that no period of his music could make everyone -- with very few exceptions -- happy, this is perhaps the most fitting package of all. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y4E1O0AD"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y4E1O0AD</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-53296983131637001762011-03-26T10:27:00.000-07:002011-03-26T10:33:29.958-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Qi0oVSr9GGsNR9T3LNS_1ZRdwWfvp9GzCMzn1YHFkDtp2Smj2MpVjO6uMcOriMKRSEMQnXbJRcVQOBMxNpW1to37-361rxroTkiQMQR91NJCTJdfLro_h2OvXOx98CnyBHaldWys2cLJ/s1600/vfdewqasttyu.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588442315927486530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Qi0oVSr9GGsNR9T3LNS_1ZRdwWfvp9GzCMzn1YHFkDtp2Smj2MpVjO6uMcOriMKRSEMQnXbJRcVQOBMxNpW1to37-361rxroTkiQMQR91NJCTJdfLro_h2OvXOx98CnyBHaldWys2cLJ/s200/vfdewqasttyu.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>NOVELLER</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Paint On The Shadows - (2009)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mystery hides in the shadows, dreaming of colors that don't yet exist. Noveller is Sarah Lipstate. She is a young musician and filmmaker currently living in Bushwick, Brooklyn. When she is not busy working on Noveller music or making films she also plays guitar in the band Parts & Labor. Paint on the Shadows is her overdue debut LP full of beautiful floating guitar lines, breathtaking soundscapes and precise sculptures of spiraling sound created by Sarah using double-neck guitar, a tape player, and various electronic manipulations. Sitting comfortably between some of the most well done 'avant-garde' music and the new generation of new sound masters. These are studio tracks recorded by Colin Martson and produced by Sarah Lipstate and Carlos Giffoni.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DRM3TAQ6"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DRM3TAQ6</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-51140530686626833162011-03-24T18:34:00.001-07:002011-03-24T18:51:54.994-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyZXvBfFD0QzwOHnA0_oKFHOxtCH1ZL4hqF1idyIKv8G5qLLJ50oLKz6NuYXp7n1ieIL0_ReSyIdRp1sgmw0vKxJAdBo2BnNTRvqtVbj_hQP2CeuoH9c5IdewNjXy33wXusQJzVnyoDq2/s1600/mnhyutvg.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587825322962192706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyZXvBfFD0QzwOHnA0_oKFHOxtCH1ZL4hqF1idyIKv8G5qLLJ50oLKz6NuYXp7n1ieIL0_ReSyIdRp1sgmw0vKxJAdBo2BnNTRvqtVbj_hQP2CeuoH9c5IdewNjXy33wXusQJzVnyoDq2/s200/mnhyutvg.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>ALEXANDER HACKE & DANIELLE De PICCIOTTO</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Hitman's Heel - (2011)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">The collection of road songs. Ballads, gypsy rolls, Italo Western piano tunes, heavy guitar riffs entangled with sound loops and Autoharp picking could best be described as industrial blues transporting the audience into a world of the uncompromising explorer. Their new album goes back to the basics. After deciding to give up their house in Berlin 2010 the couple is on the road in search of new horizons. Celebrating this restless nomadic lifestyle they decided to go back to classic songwriting, without sequencing or electronic processing. Concentrating purely on their instruments (guitar, autoharp, keyboards, drums) their songs can be performed on any stage and unplugged. Disregarding fashion, conventions or everyday standards, their lyrics speak of the world they are discovering.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R5BOBB6R"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R5BOBB6R</span></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-12586160681127251322011-03-24T18:19:00.001-07:002011-03-24T18:24:36.964-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hXy9IsJQuta0-rlHaf7mmvla5pqoRTvlh27IaI4FzhWOtanXF1gRT8aC92WxTzMyj3jSl2sNDPgqlsprN5f5DUty9r-p_EBwQ04XDgRdIUYo-nXVWS4okJmsr4RChtWCpTc3mZ-kq5jY/s1600/bgtyhuikk.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587821350636037490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hXy9IsJQuta0-rlHaf7mmvla5pqoRTvlh27IaI4FzhWOtanXF1gRT8aC92WxTzMyj3jSl2sNDPgqlsprN5f5DUty9r-p_EBwQ04XDgRdIUYo-nXVWS4okJmsr4RChtWCpTc3mZ-kq5jY/s200/bgtyhuikk.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>TOLERANCE</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Divin - (1981)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Divin is a particularly portentous recording, with minimal, bumping electronics propelled by legions of robot drum machines and draped in gauzy ghost shapes. The result is an austere electro-hybrid that fully anticipates much of the minimal electronic threat currently stoking so many boilers. But what really makes Divin stand out from a thousand animated circuit boards is its odd recording quality. The whole thing feels like its broadcast through a thick greyscale fug, the same kind of muzzy distance that that makes the weakest of shortwave broadcasts seem so hopelessly forlorn. Rumour has it that Agi was also the man behind the legendary Voice records, who issued the ultra mysterious Brast Burn and Karuna Khyal records that turned up on the Nurse With Wound list alongside Tolerance themselves and were later reissued by Paradigm. So call Divin another thrilling piece in the puzzle.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J74UKTK9"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J74UKTK9</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-55861789747182635462011-03-23T20:38:00.000-07:002011-03-23T20:42:05.275-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXQAuDBz7tOTmrABWnoPJD5R3C2EUQvniUE_e3jatUb6zi8bkvIfg0T-lUTtr0hb-lKZ3op-LAaCEXw18XjtwKc9zKcW-e1P23ObeCRa65kMnsq4aASL7OGV9nV_zlkE7KfQWNrMPolML/s1600/cdrtyuy.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587486140425746578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXQAuDBz7tOTmrABWnoPJD5R3C2EUQvniUE_e3jatUb6zi8bkvIfg0T-lUTtr0hb-lKZ3op-LAaCEXw18XjtwKc9zKcW-e1P23ObeCRa65kMnsq4aASL7OGV9nV_zlkE7KfQWNrMPolML/s200/cdrtyuy.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>ZOOGZ RIFT</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Island Of Living Puke - (1986)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Another in the line of eccentric rock experimentalists led by </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/zappa-p74796"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Zappa</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/beefheart-p55418"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Beefheart</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/zoogz-rift-p5272"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Zoogz Rift</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> was influenced by those two as well as figures artistic (Dali) and literary/sociological (Ayn Rand, author of the objectivist pillar Atlas Shrugged). Born in New Jersey but later a resident of California, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/rift-p5272"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Rift</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> began recording in the 1979 with </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/idiots-on-the-miniature-golf-course-r16562"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, for Snout Records. The album began a long association with his two major collaborators, Richie Häss and John Van Zelm Trubee (also a member of the Ugly Janitors of America), and proved similar to the zany freak-out of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/beefheart-p55418"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Beefheart</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, to whom it's dedicated. Much of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/zoogz-rifts-p5272"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Zoogz Rift's</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> eccentricities began to be overwhelmed by his growing musical ability in the mid-'80s, and though albums like </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/amputees-in-limbo-r16552"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Amputees in Limbo</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/island-of-living-puke-r16560"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Island of Living Puke</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and the three volumes included in the </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/water-r16558"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Water</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> trilogy were hardly commercial propositions, they found </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/rift-p5272"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Rift</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> embracing synthesizers and samplers as well as the traditional guitars. His last LP in a long series for the punk label SST Records was 1989's </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/torment-r16556"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Torment</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, after which </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/rift-p5272"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Rift</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> recorded for Trigon and the German label Musical Tragedies. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a class="down_txt2" href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8RHXLFFS"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8RHXLFFS</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;"> </span><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-37458553043390647542011-03-21T14:39:00.000-07:002011-03-21T14:45:23.480-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrR6UANm8Pxay8e_uvFWwunlF8KGu0Sr1Yjp40ZPf53kCUPcqqtWsmPGWAACkuGkTucjmP6i3ydsZlnDrh3Nd52WIKI6PqmvEtwpq4SYCfx8TsCyY6UIJyywxhsuPDZoGz1MayMqBCVZx/s1600/cdertyu.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586651482487187506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrR6UANm8Pxay8e_uvFWwunlF8KGu0Sr1Yjp40ZPf53kCUPcqqtWsmPGWAACkuGkTucjmP6i3ydsZlnDrh3Nd52WIKI6PqmvEtwpq4SYCfx8TsCyY6UIJyywxhsuPDZoGz1MayMqBCVZx/s200/cdertyu.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>DK3</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Soul Machine - (1995)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Formed as a duo by ex-</span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/jesus-lizard-p13331"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Jesus Lizard</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> guitarist </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/duane-denison-p70342"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Duane Denison</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and ex-</span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/mule-p40528"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mule</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/laughing-hyenas-p4731"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Laughing Hyenas</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/jesus-lizard-p13331"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Jesus Lizard</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> percussionist </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/jim-kimball-p93834"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Jim Kimball</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-denison-kimball-trio-p224300"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Denison-Kimball Trio</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> specialized in cool, jazzy instrumentals. With the addition of reeds player </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/ken-vandermark-p163758"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Ken Vandermark</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> in 1995, the group was renamed DK3. The recipient of a degree in classical guitar from Eastern Michigan University, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/denison-p70342"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Denison</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> formed </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/jesus-lizard-p13331"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Jesus Lizard</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> in the late '80s with former members of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/scratch-acid-p5376"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Scratch Acid</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/david-yow-p140619"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">David Yow</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> on vocals and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/david-sims-p437196"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">David Sims</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> on bass. Although they initially relied on a drum machine, the band was solidified with the addition of drummer </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/mac-mcneilly-p104688"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mac McNeilly</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> before recording their debut album, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/head-r10348"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Head</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, in 1990. Over the next decade, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/denison-p70342"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Denison</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/jesus-lizard-p13331"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Jesus Lizard</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> released an additional seven albums before disbanding in 2000. Performing as a guest on albums by </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-revolting-cocks-p14075"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Revolting Cocks</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> (</span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/linger-ficken-good-r188409"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Linger Ficken' Good</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">), </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/sally-timms-p131979"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Sally Timms</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/firewater-p17526"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Firewater</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> following the demise of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/jesus-lizard-p13331"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Jesus Lizard</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/denison-p70342"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Denison</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> joined with </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/kimball-p93834"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Kimball</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> to form </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-denison-kimball-trio-p224300"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Denison-Kimball Trio</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">. Their debut recording, released in 1994, provided the soundtrack of an indie film, Walls in the City, starring ex-</span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/jesus-lizard-p13331"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Jesus Lizard</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> frontman </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/david-yow-p140619"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">David Yow</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">. Their second album, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/soul-machine-r266217"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Soul Machine</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, followed a year later. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zutg46vyums5rxx"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?zutg46vyums5rxx</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></p></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-45460095902633788842011-03-21T14:29:00.000-07:002011-03-21T14:33:53.974-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm93jmV1Fw5SF6gjgHaNUOl4XKxzpIri5ZLUg7jbUnAucbundRsamLaZppdpXf91pXOHhRywjr8A7rUSt8QACdI1zNvui0ul1g0cOY5D6lmmlzOL2l0tPeJ4sEYUtbj7Sf7VeajTpb3E8C/s1600/dfryhj.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586649138841959490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm93jmV1Fw5SF6gjgHaNUOl4XKxzpIri5ZLUg7jbUnAucbundRsamLaZppdpXf91pXOHhRywjr8A7rUSt8QACdI1zNvui0ul1g0cOY5D6lmmlzOL2l0tPeJ4sEYUtbj7Sf7VeajTpb3E8C/s200/dfryhj.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>THE AFGHAN WHIGS</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Uptown Avondale EP - (1992)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-afghan-whigs-p3509"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">The Afghan Whigs</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">' final recording for Sub Pop, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/uptown-avondale-r70633"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Uptown Avondale</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is anything but a contractual obligation -- a five-track EP comprising four R&B covers and a remake of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/congregation-r184"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Congregation</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s unlisted bonus track "Milez Iz Ded" (here retitled "The Rebirth of the Cool"), it's a soulful, scorching collection that captures the band at their gritty best. Quickly dispelling any lingering doubts that </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/greg-dulli-p72565"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Greg Dulli</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s soul-man aspirations are anything but genuine, the disc's covers of chestnuts like </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/freda-payne-p5115"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Freda Payne</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s "Band of Gold" and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-supremes-p5563"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Supremes</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">' "Come See About Me" are remarkable, remaining true to the music's R&B roots but infused with </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-whigs-p3509"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Whigs</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">' noise-punk energy -- </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/dulli-p72565"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Dulli</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> sings like a man possessed, rejuvenating this familiar material with both reverence and attitude. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?3lpxnd5d9m50esq"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?3lpxnd5d9m50esq</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-45357149637824458612011-03-21T13:51:00.000-07:002011-03-21T14:03:28.072-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46RhLratg1Za6RQb_KjyPwW7nF-vb7mFoK6rgzEtCkJ7PsgASJTlkUeFpEr_QFObEwqHGKGlUTdCfLH6_1pM5ZDTNIT3XCHXma1e1Vjhe0r1byFDjEHEuHQuVom_8CmrnxUS73f6PxSP2/s1600/vfgtyuj.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586639369004346658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46RhLratg1Za6RQb_KjyPwW7nF-vb7mFoK6rgzEtCkJ7PsgASJTlkUeFpEr_QFObEwqHGKGlUTdCfLH6_1pM5ZDTNIT3XCHXma1e1Vjhe0r1byFDjEHEuHQuVom_8CmrnxUS73f6PxSP2/s200/vfgtyuj.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>UNREST</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>A Factory Record EP - (1991)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Anyone who knows anything about the Teenbeat label knows that Mark Robinson (leader of the label and of Unrest) is a Factory Records fanatic. Thus it is only fitting that he would release a single comprising covers of great tunes from the Factory discography. On this co-release with Sub-Pop (part of its single-of-the-month series), we get covers of songs by Crispy Ambulance, ESG, Crawling Chaos, and Miaow (in that order). The Miaow cover was later released on the BPM compilation, which is stil available from </span><a href="http://www.teenbeatrecords.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Teenbeat</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?f7npbcm0jlp1e7x"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?f7npbcm0jlp1e7x</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-58539543467980097652011-03-17T19:07:00.001-07:002011-03-17T19:19:27.870-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjIilIu1pGRUfol02-Mk78Yz9P1hfHeHaoYQQjPRVNP9oJxQwUS6advdyZF1o1vN0WdAdEk1K_FZy2JQOaL6tC0GvVl8CEPp4LIgn4T5F4AoJ_9qT4bTd-Pa9jcWV5yRaKpfg8QZLuPAB/s1600/lkiuytr.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585236208374143314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjIilIu1pGRUfol02-Mk78Yz9P1hfHeHaoYQQjPRVNP9oJxQwUS6advdyZF1o1vN0WdAdEk1K_FZy2JQOaL6tC0GvVl8CEPp4LIgn4T5F4AoJ_9qT4bTd-Pa9jcWV5yRaKpfg8QZLuPAB/s200/lkiuytr.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>JOHN PARISH</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>How Animals Move - (2002)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/john-parish-p112364"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">John Parish</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> nearly outdoes himself with the beautiful, elegiac </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/how-animals-move-r608286"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">How Animals Move</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">. If it weren't for the fact that basically everything he's turned his hands to has come out golden, one might be surprised. His second solo album is a mostly mournful affair, but its poetic melodies, bubbly textures, and percolating, suspense-packed notes are consistently invigorating. Guest stars like longtime collaborator and friend </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/pj-harvey-p26498"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">PJ Harvey</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/portishead-p45223"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Portishead</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/adrian-utley-p133695"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Adrian Utley</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/giant-sand-p13044"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Giant Sand</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/howe-gelb-p166652"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Howe Gelb</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and vocalists </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/rose-de-wolf-p195326"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Rose De Wolf</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and David Donahue add additional magic to the proceedings. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/how-animals-move-r608286"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">How Animals Move</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is one of those albums that feels like a score to an imaginary film; some weepy, epic, road movie with transcendent emotions. But how many imaginary film scores do a cover of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-the-p5628"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">The The</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">? </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/parish-p112364"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Parish</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s does, with a subtle take on </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/matt-johnson-p18550"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Matt Johnson</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s "Shrunken Man" that fits perfectly in with his own compositions. From the opening seconds of the violin solo in "Absolute Beauty Is an Absolute Curse," to the schizophrenic modern jazz amalgamation of "The Florida Recount,"; from the </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/talk-talk-p5593"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Talk Talk</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">-like "Without Warning His Heart Stopped Beating," to the somber tone poems of "Lord It's a Happy Land," </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/parish-p112364"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Parish</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s brilliance continues. The fractured anthemic pop of "Stable Life" contrasts beautifully with the 40-minute mark where </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/pj-harvey-p26498"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">PJ Harvey</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> tackles "Airplane Blues" like a Dixieland "fifty-foot queenie." The album stuns with both atmosphere and tension. A little bit of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/dj-shadow-p182429"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">DJ Shadow</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, a touch of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/david-holmes-p87537"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">David Holmes</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, a helping of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/woody-guthrie-p1995"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Woody Guthrie</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, a hint of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/miles-davis-p6377"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Miles Davis</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> improvisation, and a nod to </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/ry-cooder-p3959"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Ry Cooder</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> all come to mind as inspirations for </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/parish-p112364"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Parish</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> here. It takes a true craftsman to chisel music that's as subtle yet as fascinating as the songs </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/parish-p112364"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Parish</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> consistently offers. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/how-animals-move-r608286"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">How Animals Move</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is another wonderful opus from </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/john-parish-p112364"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">John Parish</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and another example of his fine compositions and musical mastery. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?799637zj529vonm"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?799637zj529vonm</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-3682655828924508472011-03-17T18:42:00.001-07:002011-03-17T18:50:58.994-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvmfAp5jmC3PnTgoxkR8LqJ4-Plaqy5SKshl5x4GbMC3z5XMPjCVRWtN1HTXOkMoDM9fe9DoY8-PHxATrJdoTd3CfVA4hgBbLukjz_pL4k6zfKD6WiyyHY__O2Lpuj4EKCp9h5k2AHxaV/s1600/mkiouyt.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585229775369110370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvmfAp5jmC3PnTgoxkR8LqJ4-Plaqy5SKshl5x4GbMC3z5XMPjCVRWtN1HTXOkMoDM9fe9DoY8-PHxATrJdoTd3CfVA4hgBbLukjz_pL4k6zfKD6WiyyHY__O2Lpuj4EKCp9h5k2AHxaV/s200/mkiouyt.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>PORTISHEAD</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Dummy - (1994)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/portishead-p45223"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Portishead</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s album debut is a brilliant, surprisingly natural synthesis of claustrophobic spy soundtracks, dark breakbeats inspired by frontman </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/geoff-barrow-p175417"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Geoff Barrow</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s love of hip-hop, and a vocalist (</span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/beth-gibbons-p177356"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Beth Gibbons</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">) in the classic confessional singer/songwriter mold. Beginning with the otherworldly theremin and martial beats of "Mysterons," </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/dummy-r206784"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Dummy</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> hits an early high with "Sour Times," a post-modern torch song driven by a </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/lalo-schifrin-p1383"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Lalo Schifrin</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> sample. The chilling atmospheres conjured by </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/adrian-utley-p133695"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Adrian Utley</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s excellent guitar work and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/barrow-p175417"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Barrow</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s turntables and keyboards prove the perfect foil for </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/gibbons-p177356"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Gibbons</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, who balances sultriness and melancholia in equal measure. Occasionally reminiscent of a torchier version of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/sade-p5337"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Sade</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/gibbons-p177356"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Gibbons</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> provides a clear focus for these songs, with </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/barrow-p175417"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Barrow</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and company behind her laying down one of the best full-length productions ever heard in the dance world. Where previous acts like </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/massive-attack-p13625"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Massive Attack</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> had attracted dance heads in the main, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/portishead-p45223"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Portishead</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> crossed over to an American, alternative audience, connecting with the legion of angst-ridden indie fans as well. Better than any album before it, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/dummy-r206784"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Dummy</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> merged the pinpoint-precise productions of the dance world with pop hallmarks like great songwriting and excellent vocal performances. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?uym3kb2xkd14ujv"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?uym3kb2xkd14ujv</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-69808534765428285132011-03-17T18:33:00.000-07:002011-03-17T18:37:32.614-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePclI9hNH9SEaykDT8Pes5othNqCLlLEDolZ5leAnVK8mxgJ_v_yqB8_gMshwxCjcz3kTrIvUMqZa3V5wZjSomkpsiKPv3iz_rwmniYkMXTwgx7HNvT6JI4NZrDX6XANb9nGLwQ2WwZRD/s1600/mnjuytr.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585227185367624370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePclI9hNH9SEaykDT8Pes5othNqCLlLEDolZ5leAnVK8mxgJ_v_yqB8_gMshwxCjcz3kTrIvUMqZa3V5wZjSomkpsiKPv3iz_rwmniYkMXTwgx7HNvT6JI4NZrDX6XANb9nGLwQ2WwZRD/s200/mnjuytr.bmp" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>THE RESIDENTS</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>1997: The Missing Year - The Marlboro Eyeball Experience - (2009)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Also volunteering at the fund raiser was the house manager for the Fillmore in San Francisco. After seeing The Residents' performance, the promoter was so excited, he immediately invited the group to perform five shows at The Fillmore the following Halloween. Having never played this historic venue before, The Residents immediately accepted and began preparations.Soon another request came in, this time from the unlikely source of Marlboro cigarettes - in Germany. Searching for an event on which to focus their advertising at the Popkomm music trade show in Cologne, the tobacco giant suggested a short performance, 20-30 minutes in length, that could be video taped for television; it was to be performed 3 or 4 times with a changing audience. The small crowd was limited to people who won tickets in response to cigarette ads. (Leaving no opportunity for addiction unanswered, Marlboro also showered the audience with free smokes while waiting to take their turn as an audience member.) Aided by MTV producer and friend, John Payson, The Residents adapted a piece from the Adobe performance, transforming it into a 30 minute performance vehicle, Disfigured Night. The Residents performed Disfigured Night four times that evening; several months later, the piece was later broadcast on national television in Germany.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?eyr0bese237m65m"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?eyr0bese237m65m</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-66334955205609110042011-02-28T18:48:00.000-08:002011-02-28T18:51:01.257-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKLhbexqE0xSEFNTFBpJki4IBTm2QDd8FKjXLsD8Z6tK5c3jQxCWm1y4eROEmXQWiy4XTxxbJkuUEoD41p4NpYPxKUi_OMSAnKx_wvEB4doUvnSKMD2DwemwZXnGIT13qohxWGJCe09o2/s1600/vvvfffrt.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578938073055998242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKLhbexqE0xSEFNTFBpJki4IBTm2QDd8FKjXLsD8Z6tK5c3jQxCWm1y4eROEmXQWiy4XTxxbJkuUEoD41p4NpYPxKUi_OMSAnKx_wvEB4doUvnSKMD2DwemwZXnGIT13qohxWGJCe09o2/s200/vvvfffrt.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>ZERO BOYS</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Vicious Circle - (1982)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">When he walked into Keystone Recording in Indianapolis on August 18, 1981, Zero Boys singer Paul Mahern told producer/engineer John Helms he wanted his band's debut LP to "sound like the Germs' GI," released two years prior. "He really nailed it!" laughed Mahern recently. Much agreed: Few records have ever sounded this whizbang buzzing. And whereas GI transformed an appallingly shambolic L.A. band into a shocking powerhouse, Vicious Circle merely snared a smokin' Indiana band that'd been rehearsing five hours a day -- so tight they spun this corker out in just two days, by recording live together. It still bursts out of your speaker on CD as it did off a needle when released on Nimrod records 19 years ago. Terry Hollywood's razor-zinging guitar and Tufty Clough's Speedy Gonzalez' bing-bing-bing bass playing (fastest fingers in the Midwest) burn like blowtorches, and drummer Mark Cutsinger plays like he IV'ed amphetamines. Mahern sings like a hurrying rabbit, rapid-firing words about assassinations/celebrity-shootings, anti-nostalgia, having a "high time," and, well, doing speed. Whereas other records of the new hardcore scene tried to sound tough, this was like Johnny Thunders, Sex Pistols, Ramones, Dictators, and S.L.F. on 45, smiling like dopes. Reissued with two bonus tracks from the same session, Vicious Circle remains a vicious pleasure of frenzied attitude, chops, speed, tight playing, and rocket-launching zeal. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mo26hxz5tw85py0"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?mo26hxz5tw85py0</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-31753724208045543602011-02-28T18:03:00.000-08:002011-02-28T18:07:44.487-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gnUBLFmuyJb3t-QnubHlyjz0KoMh66VO9UXjP-k5xhrShnIgbQZeBYxjZfwh3iicWfcjSTExitJKBO5Tc_jmNH3o_CxlRqx-1zL63fDN6aZnIfthIyJu0ZJXuwa8gVnaW84rlFZtAz-8/s1600/ccdder.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578926459282842482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gnUBLFmuyJb3t-QnubHlyjz0KoMh66VO9UXjP-k5xhrShnIgbQZeBYxjZfwh3iicWfcjSTExitJKBO5Tc_jmNH3o_CxlRqx-1zL63fDN6aZnIfthIyJu0ZJXuwa8gVnaW84rlFZtAz-8/s200/ccdder.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>YOUTH BRIGADE</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Sink With Kalifornija - (1984)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">One of the lesser-known bands to come out of the early-'80s West Coast punk rock explosion, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/youth-brigade-p14781"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Youth Brigade</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> was formed by a trio of brothers (</span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/shawn-p222165"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Shawn</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/mark-p220871"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mark</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/adam-stern-p128502"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Adam Stern</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">) at the end of summer 1980 in Los Angeles. Originally supplemented with other members, the group went back to a trio in early 1982, the same year they founded their own independent record label, BYO (Better Youth Organization). Later that year, the group issued their very first release, the three-track EP Someone Got Their Head Kicked In, before recording their full-length debut, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/sound-and-fury-r22561"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Sound and Fury</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">. Their debut hit a snag, however -- shortly after its initial release, the group halted further pressings when they realized they weren't entirely satisfied with how it came out, resulting in the release of a reworked version in June 1983. Another three-song EP, What Price?, hit the racks in the spring of 1984, resulting in </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/youth-brigade-p14781"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Youth Brigade</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s first tour of Europe. Despite being able to obtain success entirely on their own terms, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/adam-stern-p128502"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Adam Stern</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> decided to leave the band in 1985 in order to return to art school. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/adam-p128502"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Adam</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s final show was scheduled in June of the same year at Fenders Ballroom in Long Beach, CA, which was recorded and issued as the </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/sink-with-kalifornija-r22560"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Sink with Kalifornija</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> album, and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/shawn-p222165"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Shawn</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/mark-p220871"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mark</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> opted to carry on without </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/adam-p128502"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Adam</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">. Eventually </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/adam-p128502"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Adam</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> returned to </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/youth-brigade-p14781"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Youth Brigade</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, as the trio toured both North America and Europe. In 1991, the group took a break as its members concentrated on other projects (</span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/mark-p220871"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mark</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/adam-p128502"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Adam</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> with the swing revival band </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/royal-crown-revue-p26921"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Royal Crown Revue</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/shawn-p222165"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Shawn</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> with the pop-punk outfit </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/thats-it-p41930"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">That's It!</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">). </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/youth-brigade-p14781"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Youth Brigade</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> would pick up where they left off shortly thereafter, as they issued several albums throughout the remainder of the decade: 1994's </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/happy-hour-r276151"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Happy Hour</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, 1996's </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/to-sell-the-truth-r245870"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">To Sell the Truth</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and 1998's </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/out-of-print-r384637"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Out of Print</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">. BYO Records also continued to operate strong through the years, releasing albums from bands like </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/pinhead-circus-p224431"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Pinhead Circus</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-unseen-p352584"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Unseen</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-business-p16209"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Business</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and many more; the label also began a well-received series of split releases (</span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/leatherface-p13478"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Leatherface</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/hot-water-music-p182511"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Hot Water Music</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> being the first), which </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/youth-brigade-p14781"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Youth Brigade</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> took part in on a 1999 split with San Francisco's </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/swingin-utters-p206774"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Swingin' Utters</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?j6upkmd669tnu3g"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?j6upkmd669tnu3g</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-29143422585244985882011-02-27T20:49:00.000-08:002011-02-27T20:55:39.757-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMPQ-7p3vP1LnT0KdauPtvgHVRAMXZ9ia509fAzzi_b754s-9XlZaL_SnD_7hzGGJk1g6534Vuu1tTirqmX1o8dxyAMWWzFhm85OSwqBOse4RNEnk1aBQ74hnpd4L0zf1lOX-xNYkjiQF/s1600/bvfder.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578598191750527970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMPQ-7p3vP1LnT0KdauPtvgHVRAMXZ9ia509fAzzi_b754s-9XlZaL_SnD_7hzGGJk1g6534Vuu1tTirqmX1o8dxyAMWWzFhm85OSwqBOse4RNEnk1aBQ74hnpd4L0zf1lOX-xNYkjiQF/s200/bvfder.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>X</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Los Angeles - (1980)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">By the late '70s, punk rock and hardcore were infiltrating the Los Angeles music scene. Such bands as </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/black-flag-p3689"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Black Flag</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-germs-p4358"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Germs</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and, especially, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/x-p5881"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">X</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> were the leaders of the pack, prompting an avalanche of copycat bands and eventually signing record contracts themselves. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/x-p5881"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">X</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s debut, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/los-angeles-r22335"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Los Angeles</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, is considered by many to be one of punk's all-time finest recordings, and with good reason. Most punk bands used their musical inability to create their own style, but </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/x-p5881"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">X</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> actually consisted of some truly gifted musicians, including rockabilly guitarist </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/billy-zoom-p141104"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Billy Zoom</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, bassist </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/john-doe-p4108"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">John Doe</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and frontwoman </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/exene-cervenka-p3858"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Exene Cervenka</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, who, with </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/doe-p4108"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Doe</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, penned poetic lyrics and perfected sweet yet biting vocal harmonies. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/los-angeles-r22335"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Los Angeles</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is prime </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/x-p5881"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">X</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, offering such all-time classics as the venomous "Your Phone's Off the Hook, but You're Not," a tale of date rape called "Johnny Hit and Run Paulene," and two of their best anthems (and enduring concert favorites), "Nausea" and the title track. While they were tagged as a punk rock act from the get-go (many felt that this eventually proved a hindrance), </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/x-p5881"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">X</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> are not easily categorized. Although they utilize elements of punk's frenzy and electricity, they also add country, ballads, and rockabilly to the mix. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?lq01uk276axddda"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?lq01uk276axddda</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-90532918957074117512011-02-27T20:40:00.000-08:002011-02-27T20:43:13.707-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgdHD0r9qD2CcCuL4mjk_odB6cP0n_FXQ0Q5tXld83J15cmK-BAeCM0SkEX4tJgtqCBa8pmfDHYxYog6wtIqs8f7IRIQuDZnOEsW7-XHbGYurfIxAdfoYpyhDnRbdp8REZ4r_jD5pq2kr/s1600/o1430.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578596019851801698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgdHD0r9qD2CcCuL4mjk_odB6cP0n_FXQ0Q5tXld83J15cmK-BAeCM0SkEX4tJgtqCBa8pmfDHYxYog6wtIqs8f7IRIQuDZnOEsW7-XHbGYurfIxAdfoYpyhDnRbdp8REZ4r_jD5pq2kr/s200/o1430.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>WIRE</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Pink Flag - (1977)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Perhaps the most original debut album to come out of the first wave of British punk, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/wire-p5856"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Wire</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/pink-flag-r22101"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Pink Flag</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> plays like The Ramones Go to Art School -- song after song careens past in a glorious, stripped-down rush. However, unlike </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-ramones-p5223"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Ramones</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/wire-p5856"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Wire</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> ultimately made their mark through unpredictability. Very few of the songs followed traditional verse/chorus structures -- if one or two riffs sufficed, no more were added; if a musical hook or lyric didn't need to be repeated, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/wire-p5856"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Wire</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> immediately stopped playing, accounting for the album's brevity (21 songs in under 36 minutes on the original version). The sometimes dissonant, minimalist arrangements allow for space and interplay between the instruments; </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/colin-newman-p5020"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Colin Newman</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> isn't always the most comprehensible singer, but he displays an acerbic wit and balances the occasional lyrical abstraction with plenty of bile in his delivery. Many punk bands aimed to strip rock & roll of its excess, but </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/wire-p5856"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Wire</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> took the concept a step further, cutting punk itself down to its essence and achieving an even more concentrated impact. Some of the tracks may seem at first like underdeveloped sketches or fragments, but further listening demonstrates that in most cases, the music is memorable even without the repetition and structure most ears have come to expect -- it simply requires a bit more concentration. And </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/wire-p5856"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Wire</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> are full of ideas; for such a fiercely minimalist band, they display quite a musical range, spanning slow, haunting texture exercises, warped power pop, punk anthems, and proto-hardcore rants -- it's recognizable, yet simultaneously quite unlike anything that preceded it. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/pink-flag-r22101"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Pink Flag</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s enduring influence pops up in hardcore, post-punk, alternative rock, and even Britpop, and it still remains a fresh, invigorating listen today: a fascinating, highly inventive rethinking of punk rock and its freedom to make up your own rules. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?dme1916apzrjedp"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?dme1916apzrjedp</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-87946489753217798632011-02-24T17:04:00.000-08:002011-02-24T17:07:30.126-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SAuvR9ohrxrqdof-8PiaCWWSdpV4awc0fS40LTPIbSKMtrYymlbi08hpmabKAii9bLZX0wp0iV_2ltChGwOU0iWQLDBFBpP6c6PfWPnMmD1Bb2zGNhPzmFSVww2tqb-CcdNq-p27OKqR/s1600/bvfderw.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577427085855700610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SAuvR9ohrxrqdof-8PiaCWWSdpV4awc0fS40LTPIbSKMtrYymlbi08hpmabKAii9bLZX0wp0iV_2ltChGwOU0iWQLDBFBpP6c6PfWPnMmD1Bb2zGNhPzmFSVww2tqb-CcdNq-p27OKqR/s200/bvfderw.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>THE VANDALS</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>When In Rome Do As The Vandals - (1984)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">As snotty punk albums go, When in Rome seems unexceptional on the surface. There are the tasteless joke songs ("Viking Suite," about a man disturbingly fond of little boys in costumes, presented as a mock prog-style rock opera). There's the requisite cheesy cover ("Hocus Pocus" by Focus, renamed "It's Not Unusual," complete with tuneless howls and shrieks that are even more painful than the original's yodeling). One key difference is that the band is quirky enough to experiment with different sounds (rather than just three-chord punk) and flexible enough to be successful at it. From the mock Western "Mohawk Town" to the Caribbean lilt of "Rico," the Vandals display a surprising musical versatility. Lyrically, the band is still rather one-dimensional, relying too much on jokes and schtick (such as the cheap shots at RV dwellers on "Airstream"), although "Slap of Luv," told from the point of view of a domestic abuser, is a surprisingly astute character piece. Still, the Vandals definitely display some real originality and talent on When in Rome, making it a notch above most indie punk albums. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?dad9z2smnbbai07"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?dad9z2smnbbai07</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-73327124429086989122011-02-24T16:59:00.000-08:002011-02-24T17:01:36.309-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMmXQPTebgw7bpBom5Ga_r-PXgQRks5pXx3mTLTibNM2XfXokrWkWmklSpeMLdBAR6d4ZKEwiRpAaFkPhwYXs6JDg7buGcke1IE7x9kS27ytyBBUM0BAwq2P8V7VHO9mCwH-Pu15FeZ2B/s1600/bgfrewq.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577425640213960610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMmXQPTebgw7bpBom5Ga_r-PXgQRks5pXx3mTLTibNM2XfXokrWkWmklSpeMLdBAR6d4ZKEwiRpAaFkPhwYXs6JDg7buGcke1IE7x9kS27ytyBBUM0BAwq2P8V7VHO9mCwH-Pu15FeZ2B/s200/bgfrewq.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>U.K. SUBS</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Another Kind Of Blues - (1979)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-uk-subs-p133453"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">The U.K. Subs</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">' debut can easily stand alongside any other punk classics released during its heyday. Musically, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-subs-p133453"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Subs</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> are similar to the early </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/clash-p3913"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Clash</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, but where </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-clash-p3913"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Clash</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> spit out balls of fiery rage, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-subs-p133453"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Subs</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> leaven their bile with sardonic humor. "Tomorrow's Girls" imagines a futuristic Venus who "will be pre-programmed," and the music spits out a hilarious series of mock computer beeps. "Crash Course" promises staid executives that, just by listening to </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-subs-p133453"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Subs</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">' music and buying up the right clothes, they, too, can "learn" punk rock. Only the sneeringly sexist "All I Wanna Know" hits a sour note. The music is rooted in the typical punk influences: </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-new-york-dolls-p5019"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the New York Dolls</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-velvet-underground-p5753"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Velvet Underground</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, and early </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/who-p5822"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Who</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, but the band adds a twist of classic '60s British R&B groups like </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-yardbirds-p5888"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Yardbirds</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">. It's melodic, punchy, and fast, delivering the necessary bite without ever becoming too abrasive or sugary. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/another-kind-of-blues-r316946"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Another Kind of Blues</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is an impressive debut from the classic punk era. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?46b3o9ok5oz1vc7"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?46b3o9ok5oz1vc7</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-10779575376072077562011-02-23T18:12:00.000-08:002011-02-23T18:24:25.633-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7jJpI7G02YuWCkZFRP33h8EBwBqptHxBBNMsBMkozHrvgaeA2974oJW6jTpOvikVm9sZR3vZcUqUvTmlRqZAb9Ce_BYVksWBAOUQiMX6XkqQuZUpIFMKto24WXsBkhr1SpwF7lA0i6L-/s1600/television-marquee-moon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577074785829387394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 195px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7jJpI7G02YuWCkZFRP33h8EBwBqptHxBBNMsBMkozHrvgaeA2974oJW6jTpOvikVm9sZR3vZcUqUvTmlRqZAb9Ce_BYVksWBAOUQiMX6XkqQuZUpIFMKto24WXsBkhr1SpwF7lA0i6L-/s200/television-marquee-moon.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>TELEVISION</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Marquee Moon - (1977)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/marquee-moon-r19770"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Marquee Moon</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is a revolutionary album, but it's a subtle, understated revolution. Without question, it is a guitar rock album -- it's astonishing to hear the interplay between </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/tom-verlaine-p5758"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Tom Verlaine</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/richard-lloyd-p18972"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Richard Lloyd</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> -- but it is a guitar rock album unlike any other. Where their predecessors in the New York punk scene, most notably </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-velvet-underground-p5753"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Velvet Underground</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, had fused blues structures with avant-garde flourishes, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/television-p5612"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Television</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> completely strip away any sense of swing or groove, even when they are playing standard three-chord changes. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/marquee-moon-r19770"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Marquee Moon</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is comprised entirely of tense garage rockers that spiral into heady intellectual territory, which is achieved through the group's long, interweaving instrumental sections, not through </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/verlaine-p5758"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Verlaine</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s words. That alone made </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/marquee-moon-r19770"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Marquee Moon</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> a trailblazing album -- it's impossible to imagine post-punk soundscapes without it. Of course, it wouldn't have had such an impact if </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/verlaine-p5758"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Verlaine</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> hadn't written an excellent set of songs that conveyed a fractured urban mythology unlike any of his contemporaries. From the nervy opener, "See No Evil," to the majestic title track, there is simply not a bad song on the entire record. And what has kept </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/marquee-moon-r19770"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Marquee Moon</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> fresh over the years is how </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/television-p5612"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Television</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> flesh out </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/verlaine-p5758"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Verlaine</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s poetry into sweeping sonic epics. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?62ezfznjiyt59zt"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?62ezfznjiyt59zt</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-29134260307425311872011-02-23T17:56:00.000-08:002011-02-23T18:10:40.106-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn3saXmRtOZGUq4oBvI3jM813ovECDvm2fJx0L1TjCntaZ3Weu6r-m0CZ2HSVrT73wOtRFWOSRCuU1esm3GFVSTL4CIZ6fucMC1irA7zNvsNeKQ2rhpD2DetbJeT6Nkcw8pc3dkOVwzhF/s1600/o10088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577069220899670914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn3saXmRtOZGUq4oBvI3jM813ovECDvm2fJx0L1TjCntaZ3Weu6r-m0CZ2HSVrT73wOtRFWOSRCuU1esm3GFVSTL4CIZ6fucMC1irA7zNvsNeKQ2rhpD2DetbJeT6Nkcw8pc3dkOVwzhF/s200/o10088.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>SOCIAL DISTORTION</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Mommy's Little Monster - (1983)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Seminal Orange County punk band </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/social-distortion-p5470"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Social Distortion</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s first full-length album </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/mommys-little-monster-r18355"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mommy's Little Monster</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is the epitome of early-'80s suburban California punk and provided inspiration for many future Californians, including </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-offspring-p26810"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Offspring</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/rancid-p41116"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Rancid</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/mommys-little-monster-r18355"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mommy's Little Monster</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> finds the band supplying plenty of attitude and aggression as they rip through nine tracks worth of hard, fast, power chord-filled tracks loaded with snarling anti-establishment lyrics and themes. Songs like "The Creeps (I Just Want to Give You") and "Telling Them" show a young punk group that is very angry, and they were going to let society know it whether they wanted to hear it or not. The title track, "Mommy's Little Monster," with its descriptions of the girl with blue hair and the unemployed young punk who loves to drink and fight, gives you a good idea of the characters </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/social-distortion-p5470"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Social Distortion</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> was surrounded by in the scene of the day. Although the low budget production gives the album a genuine early genre feel, it tends to hinder some of the potential power of most of the tracks presented here. As frontman </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/mike-ness-p190473"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mike Ness</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> matured as a songwriter the band went on to record stronger albums later in their career, but </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/mommys-little-monster-r18355"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mommy's Little Monster</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is a fine document of the raw early stages of a great influential American punk band that would go on to influence countless others in the future. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?poyvqjs19e47sog"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?poyvqjs19e47sog</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><p><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000000;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-76828194056567905242011-02-23T17:47:00.000-08:002011-02-23T17:51:52.123-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZuHj5PxQ8Jk6LVJJ1CwSAoZsZnNUZ2lgVjSItKYDEdPugNXRL5HfqwJzejS_F5QcrYKs6F-9pXf4g-PlPihyuGgGD4O7cFuuQqKAvkK7l01IHW-RKsK_tWTctw26bJtrYyTttqOySLq8/s1600/452.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577067349282745106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZuHj5PxQ8Jk6LVJJ1CwSAoZsZnNUZ2lgVjSItKYDEdPugNXRL5HfqwJzejS_F5QcrYKs6F-9pXf4g-PlPihyuGgGD4O7cFuuQqKAvkK7l01IHW-RKsK_tWTctw26bJtrYyTttqOySLq8/s200/452.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>THE SEX PISTOLS</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - (1977)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">While mostly accurate, dismissing </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/never-mind-the-bollocks-r17758"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Never Mind the Bollocks</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> as merely a series of loud, ragged midtempo rockers with a harsh, grating vocalist and not much melody would be a terrible error. Already anthemic songs are rendered positively transcendent by </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/johnny-rotten-p180397"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Johnny Rotten</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s rabid, foaming delivery. His bitterly sarcastic attacks on pretentious affectation and the very foundations of British society were all carried out in the most confrontational, impolite manner possible. Most imitators of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-pistols-p5396"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Pistols</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">' angry nihilism missed the point: underneath the shock tactics and theatrical negativity were social critiques carefully designed for maximum impact. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/never-mind-the-bollocks-r17758"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Never Mind the Bollocks</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> perfectly articulated the frustration, rage, and dissatisfaction of the British working class with the establishment, a spirit quick to translate itself to strictly rock & roll terms. The Pistols paved the way for countless other bands to make similarly rebellious statements, but arguably none were as daring or effective. It's easy to see how the band's roaring energy, overwhelmingly snotty attitude, and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/rotten-p180397"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Rotten</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s furious ranting sparked a musical revolution, and those qualities haven't diminished one bit over time. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/never-mind-the-bollocks-r17758"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Never Mind the Bollocks</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is simply one of the greatest, most inspiring rock records of all time. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?wyf88bbcbhpmbkb"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?wyf88bbcbhpmbkb</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-30218655008249191372011-02-21T18:59:00.001-08:002011-02-21T19:05:08.127-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIV3cTlh4Wa-bqmzDHtg6uHxtk0AfZKgFB4rqjFGkLR7OVxw-0xAE1oDq7r5UHjNSRe8MQVi8TsLh4gO1hYqABSB0xQYIUje9_tb8JBPHuaa7FOoC8ObaM_O14AitVQdh2p5uO7Am6Kxc/s1600/vdertyu.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576343844016040146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIV3cTlh4Wa-bqmzDHtg6uHxtk0AfZKgFB4rqjFGkLR7OVxw-0xAE1oDq7r5UHjNSRe8MQVi8TsLh4gO1hYqABSB0xQYIUje9_tb8JBPHuaa7FOoC8ObaM_O14AitVQdh2p5uO7Am6Kxc/s200/vdertyu.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>THE RAMONES</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Ramones - (1976)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">With the three-chord assault of "Blitzkrieg Bop," </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/the-ramones-r16118"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">The Ramones</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> begins at a blinding speed and never once over the course of its 14 songs does it let up. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/the-ramones-r16118"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">The Ramones</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is all about speed, hooks, stupidity, and simplicity. The songs are imaginative reductions of early rock & roll, girl group pop, and surf rock. Not only is the music boiled down to its essentials, but </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-ramones-p5223"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Ramones</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> offer a twisted, comical take on pop culture with their lyrics, whether it's the horror schlock of "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement," the drug deals of "53rd and 3rd," the gleeful violence of "Beat on the Brat," or the maniacal stupidity of "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue." And the cover of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/chris-montez-p4945"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Chris Montez</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s "Let's Dance" isn't a throwaway -- with its single-minded beat and lyrics, it encapsulates everything the group loves about pre-</span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/beatles-p3644"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Beatles</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> rock & roll. They don't alter the structure, or the intent, of the song, they simply make it louder and faster. And that's the key to all of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-ramones-p5223"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Ramones</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">' music -- it's simple rock & roll, played simply, loud, and very, very fast. None of the songs clock in at any longer than two and half minutes, and most are considerably shorter. In comparison to some of the music the album inspired, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/the-ramones-r16118"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">The Ramones</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> sounds a little tame -- it's a little too clean, and compared to their insanely fast live albums, it even sounds a little slow -- but there's no denying that it still sounds brilliantly fresh and intoxicatingly fun. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?x31yvvs8c5iqmki"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?x31yvvs8c5iqmki</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-13754456331194635722011-02-21T18:50:00.000-08:002011-02-21T18:56:13.175-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjSl3G7zfWGnxWeEDJcbwi2ry90NB6HBwE03J9psdVsiidOP1J8FxqMyFUXieh92eHLTzjp7w96mJXqHBxBiDEUPKqDmwZ8Y5C9EJltJIiGi_TgBbu4ALank2otPQxVKhwhCA8zfTh91b/s1600/cdertygh.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576341180028743298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjSl3G7zfWGnxWeEDJcbwi2ry90NB6HBwE03J9psdVsiidOP1J8FxqMyFUXieh92eHLTzjp7w96mJXqHBxBiDEUPKqDmwZ8Y5C9EJltJIiGi_TgBbu4ALank2otPQxVKhwhCA8zfTh91b/s200/cdertygh.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>RANCID</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Rancid - (1993)</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">This is where it all starts. Without any reminiscing about their former band, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/operation-ivy-p13865"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Operation Ivy</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/matt-freeman-p77775"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Matt Freeman</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> (bass) and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/tim-armstrong-p52499"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Tim Armstrong</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> (guitar/vocals) blast through their debut without any hints of ska or blatant </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/clash-p3913"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Clash</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> plagiarizing. On the contrary, this album rips through 15 tracks of high-energy punk that's accompanied by heavy bass leads and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/armstrong-p52499"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Armstrong</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s permanently slurred vocals. And to top it all off, the lyrical content deals with urban blight and the lifestyle of being a public nuisance. With this trademark sound, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/rancid-p41116"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Rancid</span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> provide the perfect soundtrack for any car chase that includes massive property damage; is it a wonder MTV wouldn't touch this? (allmusic.com)</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?gr6eqbm773926wz"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?gr6eqbm773926wz</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></p></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-91773455430379061142011-02-19T15:21:00.000-08:002011-02-19T15:30:35.150-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCv2HHWduRrPj1_5OWXsqr8wjM70as4bcXKj6o_m82JqfZiFgcc0HBteiViag0CamQBj6VD7LdhgF20bO4I_uzb0vvODt4FJHSUkZZf4ixpB2xGYiK4IdZHG-lKsd2V5S9CPvucGp0uCZA/s1600/MNHGTREWQ.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575546806909815586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCv2HHWduRrPj1_5OWXsqr8wjM70as4bcXKj6o_m82JqfZiFgcc0HBteiViag0CamQBj6VD7LdhgF20bO4I_uzb0vvODt4FJHSUkZZf4ixpB2xGYiK4IdZHG-lKsd2V5S9CPvucGp0uCZA/s200/MNHGTREWQ.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>THE QUEERS</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Don't Back Down - (1996)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">It doesn't get any better than this. On </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/dont-back-down-r251137"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Don't Back Down</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> the rip-roaring punk songs with no melody ("No Tit," for instance) are more than counterbalanced by the many mind-blowingly catchy songs ("Punk Rock Girls," "Number One," "Janelle, Janelle," ad nauseam). Some of the songs, dare it be said, even surpass many of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/brian-wilson-p5841"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Brian Wilson</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s perfect pop songs. Whereas the </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/ben-weasel-p164204"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Ben Weasel</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">-fronted group </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-riverdales-p167633"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Riverdales</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> aspire to be nothing more than </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/ramones-p5223"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Ramones</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> imitators, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-queers-p41066"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Queers</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> successfully use the musical vocabularies developed by </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-ramones-p5223"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Ramones</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> (as well as </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/brian-wilson-p5841"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Brian Wilson</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and others) and take their songs to new levels.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;"> </span><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?tq4uc4xha55mcbm"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?tq4uc4xha55mcbm</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-87452958613411301382011-02-19T14:38:00.000-08:002011-02-19T14:42:35.198-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjye6utKOycYYnZq7NHwEjeh4-J8V0CjvLIA4Vvh-ZQuHXSEsDhH0OmImaMoxteI4e4trFbnwm_ikXIoWngUUXjOiMvRlF9XmD-j8QL4D8WYO0v3kuia_ohbH5WHk6E4sFloktoDlmM-a9L/s1600/nhgbvfrty.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575534261459198674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjye6utKOycYYnZq7NHwEjeh4-J8V0CjvLIA4Vvh-ZQuHXSEsDhH0OmImaMoxteI4e4trFbnwm_ikXIoWngUUXjOiMvRlF9XmD-j8QL4D8WYO0v3kuia_ohbH5WHk6E4sFloktoDlmM-a9L/s200/nhgbvfrty.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>The Punk Singles Collection - (1996)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Chasing the Brighton-based punks from their "Banned from the Pubs" debut in 1982 through to the "Keys to the City" 45 three years later, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/the-punk-singles-collection-r233213"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">The Punk Singles Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> is a reminder that, for all the on-stage hijinks and the complaints that they were essentially a novelty band, </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/peter-the-test-tube-babies-p13935"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Peter & the Test Tube Babies</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> were actually responsible for some of the hardest-hitting singles of the early '80s Oi! heyday. As usual with the series, 23 tracks round up both A- and B-sides, so a big hurrah for the resurrection of some genuinely classic flips -- "Moped Lads," "Up Yer Bum," "Trapper Ain't Got a Bird" -- and the frenetic live blitz that rounded up "Spirit of Keith Moon" and "Vicars Wank Too" at the very end of the original band's career. "Rotting in the Fart Sack," too, marks out </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-test-tubes-p13935"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Test Tubes</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> as a genuinely inspired assault on all that the polite music critic held dear -- and, if </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/album/the-punk-singles-collection-r233213"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">The Punk Singles Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> doesn't quite contradict the notion that everything this band did was intended as a joke, at least it has a good laugh trying. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?74j33eqefdwrawd"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?74j33eqefdwrawd</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950605261650201626.post-73352143196196216462011-02-17T18:22:00.001-08:002011-02-17T18:27:16.400-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfokMuoXrWvGAhWRFSJCcvEDMZctnHgazPkESXaI1YbkGHaBH-pfNPfmg23BtrI_JZNOk-jXQqR0IKbVAp03s8nFv7JHeeVlCMsPeqTrQn2OQdadLnp5cyz0lz7vAp4JBJZXU9zXIX1FV/s1600/yttrews.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574849732622084418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfokMuoXrWvGAhWRFSJCcvEDMZctnHgazPkESXaI1YbkGHaBH-pfNPfmg23BtrI_JZNOk-jXQqR0IKbVAp03s8nFv7JHeeVlCMsPeqTrQn2OQdadLnp5cyz0lz7vAp4JBJZXU9zXIX1FV/s200/yttrews.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>OFF!</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>First Four EP's - (2010)</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong><br /><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/keith-morris-p107562"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Keith Morris</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, one of the pioneers of the Los Angeles hardcore punk scene as lead singer with the first lineup of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/black-flag-p3689"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Black Flag</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and founder of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-circle-jerks-p3902"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Circle Jerks</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">, returns to his roots in fast, loud, confrontational music with the group </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/off-p2252842"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Off!</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/off-p2252842"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Off!</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">'s story began when </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/keith-morris-p107562"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Keith Morris</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and guitarist </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/greg-hetson-p86409"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Greg Hetson</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> began mapping out plans to make a new </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/circle-jerks-p3902"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Circle Jerks</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> album, and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/dimitri-coats-p668184"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Dimitri Coats</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/the-burning-brides-p472934"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">the Burning Brides</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> was brought in to produce the sessions. Neither </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/morris-p107562"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Morris</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> nor </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/coats-p668184"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Coats</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> were happy with the material that had been proposed for the album, and the two began writing a fresh batch of songs. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/hetson-p86409"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Hetson</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> didn't see eye to eye with </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/coats-p668184"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Coats</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> as producer, so </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/morris-p107562"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Morris</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/coats-p668184"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Coats</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> decided to use their songs for a project of their own, and formed </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/off-p2252842"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Off!</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> as a vehicle for their material. With </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/morris-p107562"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Morris</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> on vocals on </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/coats-p668184"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Coats</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> on guitar, the new group's lineup became complete when </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/steven-mcdonald-p103864"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Steven McDonald</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> (of </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/redd-kross-p5245"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Redd Kross</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">) agreed to play bass and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/mario-rubalcaba-p265070"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Mario Rubalcaba</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> (ex-</span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/hot-snakes-p413366"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Hot Snakes</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> and </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/rocket-from-the-crypt-p14101"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Rocket from the Crypt</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">) signed on as drummer. </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/off-p2252842"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Off!</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"> made their live debut at the 2010 South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, TX, and received enthusiastic reviews for their urgent, energetic songs, which more than one reporter compared to early </span><a href="http://allmusic.com/artist/black-flag-p3689"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Black Flag</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">. The band made their recording debut in 2010 with the four 7" vinyl box set, First Four EPs, which also saw a CD release in early 2011 on Vice. (allmusic.com)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?5r1xvx4dr71kmkb"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">http://www.mediafire.com/?5r1xvx4dr71kmkb</span></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> </p><br /><br /></strong></span>ditch diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459052203903542231noreply@blogger.com0