tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77933243922484394402024-03-13T19:51:13.801-07:00BLOG THE JERK!Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-36489973086752696642012-12-21T09:58:00.000-08:002012-12-21T10:00:47.322-08:00It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's raining here in S.F. on what is supposed to be the end of the world day. I've got two parties to go to, so if the world does end I'll be leaving it the same way I entered it: confused, bloody and vomiting on myself.<br />
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Here's my third rain comp for this blog. Mediajerks deleted my old ones from their server, but oh well.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?6508jb9dskv0g6o">Raniac</a>Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-87276642371896222272012-12-13T12:35:00.002-08:002012-12-13T12:36:18.736-08:00Best albums of 2012!first off, Stereogum's top 40 Metal list. It's a pretty good list with a posted song per band (that automatically plays the next band's song once you start which is cool).<br />
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<a href="http://stereogum.com/1215082/stereogums-top-40-metal-albums-of-2012/franchises/listomania/">http://stereogum.com/1215082/stereogums-top-40-metal-albums-of-2012/franchises/listomania/</a><br />
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As for me, this is my top 10 list of 2012:<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdzYh1-MhjY"><span class="userContent">SWANS - the Seer</span></a><br />
<span class="userContent"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UECwwR4jZ6M">Guided By Voices - Let's Go Eat the Factory </a><br /> (AND Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots a UFO)<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMDn-kExA3s">Occultation - Three & Seven</a><br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeUoLheDiqw">Dinosaur Jr. I Bet on the Sky</a><br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XfcFrlHB3Q">Windhand - Windhand</a><br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mj898PV82w">Aldebaran - Embracing the Lightless Depths</a><br /> <a href="http://owlbrotherhood.bandcamp.com/album/first-album">Owl - Owl</a><br /> <a href="http://taurusisdust.bandcamp.com/">Taurus - Life</a><br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EszgWJHiks">Blue Cross - I Am Death</a></span><br />
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<span class="userContent">Also been digging the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3_nMsUW7xE">UZULA</a> , the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYgGu8u0eWE">Dawnbringer</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebe9BtnD6wQ">Golden Void</a> LPs</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">Happy holidays, everyone!</span><br />
<span class="userContent"><br /></span>Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-74982292116008636132012-11-08T15:28:00.002-08:002012-11-08T15:28:08.967-08:00The EndSeems like the glory days are behind us. Googling album name +
mediafire leads you to filestube and you're lucky to find a working link
and half the time when you do it goes to some BS thing where you have
to download a mysterious downloader onto your computer. Many of my
files have been taken down, and I don't re-up them (90% of the time)
figuring it was breaking some kind of law. I'm not here to get fined or
shut down.<br />
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If you're here for free mp3s, feel free to
browse the back logs but don't report dead links. Otherwise, I'll just
be posting some youtube and bandcamp links of stuff I'm digging lately
from time to time. I might not even talk about the bands, because I'm
sure most of you don't read this crap anyway!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
Mike.<br />
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Speaking of bands, my friends and roommate's band OWL (S.F.) is on a tour of the States! check out their debut LP here:<br />
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<a href="http://owlbrotherhood.bandcamp.com/album/first-album">OWL at Bandcamp</a><br />
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Another buddy plays in the Bay Area's Glitter Wizard and their upcoming 2nd LP sounds AMAZING! Check it out here:<br />
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<a href="http://glitterwizard.bandcamp.com/releases">Glitter Wizard at Bandcamp</a><br />
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<br />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-19978337766817497832012-01-15T15:55:00.000-08:002012-01-15T16:14:25.599-08:00Happy MLK Day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU8qUijf7mJtsMpz3AGQIYzYlCwcC8SplgsyKuKqFmw3MFragoqtQ5EnZNosWUf1lCZTFu1Hj2DDU3bDBeh3TDCYYX-UZReR6ahI3yrQXMxSW6GBu2RbFxFa1vgMzVv41tyxyahTsA6g/s1600/lightnin-rod_hustlers-convention.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU8qUijf7mJtsMpz3AGQIYzYlCwcC8SplgsyKuKqFmw3MFragoqtQ5EnZNosWUf1lCZTFu1Hj2DDU3bDBeh3TDCYYX-UZReR6ahI3yrQXMxSW6GBu2RbFxFa1vgMzVv41tyxyahTsA6g/s320/lightnin-rod_hustlers-convention.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698013601630073714" border="0" /></a><hr />And to celebrate I've uploaded one of the most enjoyable records I can think of. Last Poets member Jalal Mansur Nuriddin takes on the persona of "Lightnin' Rod" and is backed by a slew of talented artists (including Kool and the Gang and session bass player Chuck Rainey, who played on Aritha Franklin's amazing "Amazing Grace").<br />Lightnin' "raps" about hustlers, cocaine, cards and dice. It's funny, soulful and both <span style="font-style: italic;">of the time</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">ahead of its time</span>. If you don't DIG IT then go home and listen to your Don "No Soul" Simmons record, you <span style="font-style: italic;"> jive ass turkey!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?8hvc953786p66i6">Spoon</a><br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-18016939244910058632011-08-23T12:04:00.000-07:002011-08-23T12:44:36.716-07:00Bang<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQ79IT1rNYzF1XDxp7jXebIZqLl3OciK76Z7LVMwpmjLpJobFPC2DvIXUdBK5SoNp6CAVVOJe8sjaf0fpT5tLIdHCqqOtnFEhkYtCL7iN6pcp8CEtKTUjBoiVy5ESGPtEqef6tBFsGOU/s1600/bang.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQ79IT1rNYzF1XDxp7jXebIZqLl3OciK76Z7LVMwpmjLpJobFPC2DvIXUdBK5SoNp6CAVVOJe8sjaf0fpT5tLIdHCqqOtnFEhkYtCL7iN6pcp8CEtKTUjBoiVy5ESGPtEqef6tBFsGOU/s320/bang.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644132818630680514" border="0" /></a><hr />The now legendary <span style="font-style: italic;">Bang </span>started forty two years ago this month in Philadelphia, PA and since then not many have put out a record as good as their self-titled debut. I could go on about how they moved to Florida, opened up for (and supposedly blew away) their heroes, Black Sabbath...but instead here's a great <a href="http://www.bangmusic.com/story.html">link</a> for those who want to dig deeper.
<br />I <span style="font-style: italic;">will </span>say that this "debut" is actually the second album Bang recorded and was all written within <span style="font-weight: bold;">2 weeks</span> while their producer was away on vacation. Their first album, "Death of a Country" was a concept album shelved by Columbia out of the fear that people "wouldn't get it". For some reason Columbia assumed that everyone would "get" Mahavishnu Orchestra's debut, "Inner Mounting Flame", released that same year. Go figure.
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<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?083ru20oz4nts97">Future Shock</a>
<br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-19778153310232398052011-08-18T12:37:00.000-07:002011-08-18T13:42:42.636-07:00Requiem<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu3swH4w_xL5yjcly64A4FC_zI2aaNQ-vdHEegTnKJr-BHVzlzttrnbn2WqBEonqLlj9YQ5FD5Usq7q4kyjKh0RUYYOqLYgZJ8lTy9-PpVwhtjnaY19kbL3rAEgrhPlC9xQdOoEujypM/s1600/Label.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu3swH4w_xL5yjcly64A4FC_zI2aaNQ-vdHEegTnKJr-BHVzlzttrnbn2WqBEonqLlj9YQ5FD5Usq7q4kyjKh0RUYYOqLYgZJ8lTy9-PpVwhtjnaY19kbL3rAEgrhPlC9xQdOoEujypM/s320/Label.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642295911284461778" border="0" /></a><hr>OK, I said no more metal for a while, but since I went to the Diamond Head-Evil Dead-Slough Feg show last night, I am making an exception.
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<br />Diamond Head was basically Brian Tatler, a younger singer and a band who looked they actually played "back in the day". Thanks to the ever-handy droid, it turned out the drummer Karl Wilcox played in the 1979/80 NWOBHM band Requiem/Rekuiem. This single doesn't sound much like Sabbath or Budgie as the internet searches claim; the A side sounds more like a mix of Caravan, Hawkwind, Blue Cheer's "Piece of Mind" and Moby Grape - with metal leads of course. I really dig the genre-bending title track, but things pick up steam for side B. A very Budgie riff gets hammered throughout and overall is far more a "NWOBHM" song. The singer's unique '60s style vocals make it almost sound like a precursor to the Lou Barlow songs off the first Dinosaur Jr record or later Meat Puppets though. If that's the bag you're in, don't miss it! Give it a couple spins...the songs really grow on you. History of the band with interview <a href="http://medlem.spray.se/nwobhm/interview_-_requiem.htm">here</a>
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<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?avqwgjw3bpahowr">DL</a>Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-72700939971952769812011-08-05T16:50:00.000-07:002011-08-05T19:52:53.538-07:00Fact<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvlL8zt_purLF4Dvh-Ru8I-HokN1BhaYe6TtxKu4wx3YhHWIIT9fBVJdwXL7wmPn3mXVUZKQiDjBowyoDufU83r3pGwXUX9xET7Xtqu2eHdfwjuqJP12mwi3BwsLoMJg1UW5tjrXDkrc/s1600/FactCoverSM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvlL8zt_purLF4Dvh-Ru8I-HokN1BhaYe6TtxKu4wx3YhHWIIT9fBVJdwXL7wmPn3mXVUZKQiDjBowyoDufU83r3pGwXUX9xET7Xtqu2eHdfwjuqJP12mwi3BwsLoMJg1UW5tjrXDkrc/s320/FactCoverSM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637527545362604850" border="0" /></a><hr />Yeah I've been posting a lot of metal lately, but I just bought this LP and really love it, so after this I promise it'll get punker (or something) around here.<br /><br />Anyway, Germany's Fact have everything you want in a '80s metal record: crazy screeching vocals, catchy riffs and solid soloing. Check out "Heavy Metal Powerplay", my favorite tune on the record and a pretty amazing song title if you ask me. If you like Accept, Priest and the first Crue record you'll probably dig this. In fact, if you can imagine Udo Dirkschneider never dropping down below his high pitched wails, you might be close to what Fact sounds like.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?xnzbipc15994jd1">Without Warning</a><br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-47110127650063441862011-08-01T11:12:00.001-07:002011-08-01T11:56:36.670-07:00HAMMERSMITH<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LufUynRUwGNw6Ca8MC_med0l_ME2gpgJDMFu-WgEoL-S6LcpEQR6WmXftbWBoKnlA-NTF-tt9mUp5Nwqs1_hDQt3ebr9eybOCcfbTkgYt-tNqubehKro7_je4jprejSFMzWLQ9UQzHo/s1600/HammerCoverSM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LufUynRUwGNw6Ca8MC_med0l_ME2gpgJDMFu-WgEoL-S6LcpEQR6WmXftbWBoKnlA-NTF-tt9mUp5Nwqs1_hDQt3ebr9eybOCcfbTkgYt-tNqubehKro7_je4jprejSFMzWLQ9UQzHo/s320/HammerCoverSM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635952174399457826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VINYL RIP - LP</span><hr /><div style="text-align: left;">Canada week concludes with the second LP from Calgary's Hammersmith. Hammersmith formed after the break up of <span style="font-style: italic;">Painter </span>and kept the same kind of Guess Who sound (Listen to Painter's "West Coast Woman" — a pretty blatant copy of "American Woman") with most of it falling into the "we need a big radio hit" category. There's some great songwriting on this LP though, and then awesome 1-2 punch of "Kickin' Back" and "Hello, It's For You" followed by the slow and heavyish psyche number "Under The Sea". Unfortunately things end with Bass player Royden Morice's piano number "Mr. Las Vegas" that comes off sounding like bad/worse Barry Manilow. So, a half great record in my opinion (recorded in Edmonton by the way, where I just visited), and a must if you dig 70s rock a la Montrose, BTO, and April Wine<br /></div></div><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?vw88p7hde7jwovy">Be A Star</a>Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-32873060830298272972011-07-27T16:33:00.000-07:002011-07-27T16:47:05.346-07:00Moose Molten Metal vol. 2<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XNXYlUO9gBktyyYF61no_mibf4_zu4jQZJ3FVpPcb6WEVUZrf9T9GUBDsjubHfSDUnS_biHmWru0M1MZZ5BvhCOUq0CoQ7_PhADHQ7R6tsY_AiXdP9BFK3LJpaYIuD2kRmn6kYVattw/s1600/mooseCoverSM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XNXYlUO9gBktyyYF61no_mibf4_zu4jQZJ3FVpPcb6WEVUZrf9T9GUBDsjubHfSDUnS_biHmWru0M1MZZ5BvhCOUq0CoQ7_PhADHQ7R6tsY_AiXdP9BFK3LJpaYIuD2kRmn6kYVattw/s320/mooseCoverSM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634181334086970642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">LP Scans Included</span><br /></div><hr />Canada week continues...This here LP I scored at the Antique Mall in Edmonton and does it ever SMOKE! The bands are fairly NWOBHM sounding with very little trace of lame "Sunset Strip hair metal" (though a few of the photos definitely show signs of that scene emerging). All the songs are pretty damn solid but the last two tunes on the comp by <span style="font-style: italic;">Hateful Snake </span>and <span style="font-style: italic;">Outrage </span>and are my personal favorites <span class="st">— </span>and the most shredding. I nearly ripped the record, but I found mp3s on Mediafire at the final hour. Any problems with them, let me know and I'll fix 'em.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?m60h54u5231a8kn">Beaver Fever</a><br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-37916717067726907332011-07-26T10:14:00.000-07:002011-07-26T10:45:59.575-07:00Superconductor<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncvQSi6Zxbf6bC2Gm2f4RLrvceZxzdOdRcz6idD_JRsP8OAxwV1MhWl94HzjQTY9RQukJBjUDqdQCcbO8l0jGENL61msmkbbf79KrDOKVslvSM4eEpSEPt1LFeSTV1AvBtK_vhwkB0Zs/s1600/SCcoverSMbtj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncvQSi6Zxbf6bC2Gm2f4RLrvceZxzdOdRcz6idD_JRsP8OAxwV1MhWl94HzjQTY9RQukJBjUDqdQCcbO8l0jGENL61msmkbbf79KrDOKVslvSM4eEpSEPt1LFeSTV1AvBtK_vhwkB0Zs/s320/SCcoverSMbtj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633714667999243474" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">CD EP</span><br /></div><hr />After spending the past 5 days in Edmonton, Alberta Canada it's gonna get pretty <span style="font-style: italic;">moosey</span> around here this week at Blog the Jerk HQ. Before I post the couple used LPs I got in the land of poutine and beavers, I thought I'd rip one of my favorite Canuk releases: Superconductor's "Heavy With Puppy". I'd pretty much buy anything on Boner Records back in those days (is it time to rip some DUH and Milk Cult?) but this here is one of my favorite releases. Noisy, catchy, SEVEN guitar players and a cover of "Satori Part One" by Japan's Flower Travellin' Band. Good stuff! Laughing Hyenas, Steele Pole Bathtub and Pain Teens...but with more pop sensibility. That figures, since a quick <span style="font-style: italic;">google </span>tells me that one of the <span style="font-style: italic;">10 </span>listed band members went on to form the New Pornographers...but which one is it?<span style="font-style: italic;"> Delicious Warm, Dream Whip, or Flying Fist</span>? Maybe it's <span style="font-style: italic;">Sweet Bitch</span>...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?94za5pzkof1za4l">Ride the Big Penis</a><br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-76129607127951086652011-07-07T16:23:00.000-07:002011-07-07T21:36:54.000-07:00Smitten Comp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64FepeE6X7Fxqqr8b00x1xBOFivLb2929bX-OtWubKLxYROiJicfrRtAdsKMFfNYLqFbWIkl3WCMsx4Ab6B8OxPVWC8NrNNoORcqSCPT3JgTXgIyKKP9gaVsoVrTar5qFaMyljD7B8DY/s1600/CoverSmall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64FepeE6X7Fxqqr8b00x1xBOFivLb2929bX-OtWubKLxYROiJicfrRtAdsKMFfNYLqFbWIkl3WCMsx4Ab6B8OxPVWC8NrNNoORcqSCPT3JgTXgIyKKP9gaVsoVrTar5qFaMyljD7B8DY/s320/CoverSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626765092425506914" border="0" /></a><hr />Love comps...the '90s...to me that brings to mind Sub Pop's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Afternoon-Delight-Various-Artists/dp/B000008L8F">Afternoon Delight,</a> but the warped, fucked up version of that bit of fluff was Beekeeper front man Ron Dulin's "Smitten" comp<span style=" font-weight:bold;font-size:125%;" ><span class="Unicode"></span></span>. The bands <span style="font-style: italic;">Karate Records</span> chose to represent <span style="font-style: italic;">love</span>? Aside from their track "Myrna Loy", I can't think of any<span style="font-style: italic;"> Steel Pole Bathtub</span> song I'd "bone down" to. The <span style="font-style: italic;">Cherubs</span>? Aside from their name, the <span style="font-style: italic;">ugliest </span>band since<span style="font-style: italic;"> Stickmen With Rayguns</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">Slug</span>? They were my favorite Los Angeles band, but "love" wasn't something I thought of when I played their records <span style=" font-weight:bold;font-size:125%;" ><span class="Unicode">‒ </span></span>unless their song "Face down in the sand" had something to do with "<span class="st">From Here to Eternity"...</span><br /><br />This comp is kind of the "film noir" of love song comps. Drugs, murder, lust, and fucked up relationships. Maybe that wasn't the intent, but aside from the opening <span style="font-style: italic;">Jawbreaker</span> track this "love comp" is downright <span style="font-style: italic;">ugly</span>. Par for the comp-course, some prolific bands phoned in a throwaway, but there's still plenty of great tracks by great bands - some long forgotten. Don't expect the sweetness of <span style="font-style: italic;">Tiger Trap </span>or<span style="font-style: italic;"> Bratmobile</span> here; this is the kind of relationship that makes you punch a hole in your wall. When your clothes and records get thrown to you from a second story window, this is the love comp you want to hear...unless you're in Jawbreaker and you just drunkenly crawl into your basement and drown your sorrows crashing your model train set.<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?wh45c033r946bx1"><br />Kiss Me Deadly</a><br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-24546726712186842622011-07-04T13:41:00.000-07:002011-07-04T13:58:44.880-07:00New Uploads: VIDEOS!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLm9QKCsaLFlTMi72UD2WnlhDRA6-MFSMsXLBIdDdJdM2m1vNMPc0sWCWjmEoSdxXaUYHQKFm9YePC4CAWXVvfh__q8mqRUD5WEIcsHB8AsXWRzdQutm43KqqAkITdaB3msJ2yfpN6hs/s1600/unwound.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLm9QKCsaLFlTMi72UD2WnlhDRA6-MFSMsXLBIdDdJdM2m1vNMPc0sWCWjmEoSdxXaUYHQKFm9YePC4CAWXVvfh__q8mqRUD5WEIcsHB8AsXWRzdQutm43KqqAkITdaB3msJ2yfpN6hs/s320/unwound.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625604517760973522" /></a><br /><hr />So I've been really busy getting laid off, collecting unemployment and drinking myself to an early gave, but I've also managed to transfer a TON of stuff I filmed off old 8 and Hi-8 tapes!<br />Check out my youtube channel, but here's a few:<br />(new vinyl rips and MP3 posts soon!)<br /><br />UNSANE in L.A.:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U81pmpfFyho">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U81pmpfFyho</a><br /><br />MELVINS in Indio:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkjh7qcKT7U">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkjh7qcKT7U</a><br /><br />KYUSS in Palm Springs:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5-EkuqOxm4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5-EkuqOxm4</a><br /><br />BAD POSTURE in S.F.:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Da7kJYBVo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Da7kJYBVo</a><br /><br />UNWOUND in Fullerton:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMBkzLJr9dE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMBkzLJr9dE</a><br /><br />BLACK QUEEN in S.F.:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL4Lj3Ohm3M">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL4Lj3Ohm3M</a><br /><br />other bands like godheadSilo, Mule, Rancid, Slug, Foreskin 500, Sandy Duncan's Eye, Hamerhead, ? and the Mysterians, The Dictators, The Real Kids, etc...<br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-69254360299641019042011-04-05T09:48:00.000-07:002011-04-05T09:58:49.527-07:00R.I.P. Scott Columbus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ue-YF5zJpQ90cf0vT0AtrV72lPwLGIYgYODUakV6qcHEUUkzcLcfQQioHPRngH5-KYgeHP7YjHeaVVhv57MjPRJJVTxkPWAEbrCDv6ivYIYvoScNHz5U5lnDsllLBbyE3G9yEDH1Tso/s1600/scott.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ue-YF5zJpQ90cf0vT0AtrV72lPwLGIYgYODUakV6qcHEUUkzcLcfQQioHPRngH5-KYgeHP7YjHeaVVhv57MjPRJJVTxkPWAEbrCDv6ivYIYvoScNHz5U5lnDsllLBbyE3G9yEDH1Tso/s320/scott.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592144711082212178" border="0" /></a><hr>Sad news that longtime drummer of Manowar, Scott Columbus passed away. Saw the dude play with Manowar twice and man, he was a great drummer. He left the band again in 2008, but was set to release a solo record and do more dates with Ross the Boss playing old Manowar tunes. He will be missed. I was going to post "Today Is A Good Day To Die", but there's just not enough drumming and Scott said he liked the more rock and less operatic side to Manowar (and wasn't a fan of edits and digital recording - Amen!)...so here he is shredding on "Outlaw".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?2on3cy8r5vqw6rm">R.I.P., Brother of Metal</a><br /><hr>Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-34307826988260188172011-03-25T14:59:00.000-07:002011-03-25T15:26:49.203-07:00Thunderstick<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSqmVdMDgXpZQexMqFSYFAGh0TlxZr_TH4A5h5mOPYzUugjHgUZC2CBdUFecMXDv58JelfaEM-kT1BrbfSnM7Ep-WIJJhIQUVvc_aj3xx_CnhFK-hWpMJ8aTQdLcnDI9xxOzujxAJsX0/s1600/ThunderstickCover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSqmVdMDgXpZQexMqFSYFAGh0TlxZr_TH4A5h5mOPYzUugjHgUZC2CBdUFecMXDv58JelfaEM-kT1BrbfSnM7Ep-WIJJhIQUVvc_aj3xx_CnhFK-hWpMJ8aTQdLcnDI9xxOzujxAJsX0/s320/ThunderstickCover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588144008786399650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Vinyl Rip 12" ep</span><br /></div><hr />I guess it's NWOBHM week here at Blog the Jerk! headquarters, and I don't mind a bit, especially when it comes to <span style="font-style: italic;">Thunderstick</span>. Yes, you know him and love him as the adorable drumming gimp from Samson, but maybe not all of you have heard his self-titled female-fronted rock 'n' roll band. I honestly hadn't 'till I came across this EP recently. Since there's no real "NWOBHM sound" that I can tell (most bands sound either: metal, pub rock, prog, pop, punkish, or a combination of to me), I'd say Thunderstick sound like a new wave band with metal guitars and minus the synth (I could totally hear "Runaround" on the <span style="font-style: italic;">Valley Girl </span>soundtrack) though the title song sounds a bit like early Golden Earring meets Sweet. It's a pretty interesting mix of styles and some hooky songwriting. Of course my favorite thing about Thunderstick is the band photos...<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?93hrp18dhoj60z6"><br />Head On</a><br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-58504730435190693132011-03-25T14:35:00.000-07:002011-04-01T11:15:51.161-07:00Silverwing<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHWUc2ENv8Ztxudd0v_4OeStAQEf2-Bjkwf2g6i9wfxahYRy6R1Gm7VS5Ak9OoqSlcy3YWD1dxOzCRFhSJGcEKalYIswmyiYm-I2G2YcJOknU99MrMRRorruaAXFjmHpbK3m0mXRS-0o/s1600/SilverwingCover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHWUc2ENv8Ztxudd0v_4OeStAQEf2-Bjkwf2g6i9wfxahYRy6R1Gm7VS5Ak9OoqSlcy3YWD1dxOzCRFhSJGcEKalYIswmyiYm-I2G2YcJOknU99MrMRRorruaAXFjmHpbK3m0mXRS-0o/s320/SilverwingCover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588139841481318978" border="0" /></a><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Vinyl Rip 7"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"></span><hr /></div>Holy Balls! This is one of my favorite NWOBHM singles and since I just got a new needle for my record player, I thought I'd share (not that my vinyl ripping abilities have gotten any better).<br />When Silverwing claims a "double A-side" single, they really mean it. Containing the best bits of Raven and Sweet, both tunes kick major ass and feature some hilarious lyrics if you can make 'em out under the wall of fuzz. If you haven't guessed by now, I don't know anything about the band but if you do, please leave a comment! 'Till then enjoy this 7 inch pink monster, while I hunt down more of their shit...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">(I just fixed the link 4/1/11. Before I had the link to the Shiva 7")</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?t0retq49zss2wsf"></a><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?00fh36kuskznadb">Flashbomb Fever</a><br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-42312114430386755932011-03-25T14:22:00.000-07:002011-03-25T14:32:11.579-07:00Shiva<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U1iYgpAeecI/TY0JFjyCTMI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/nhbLn7BlTtQ/s1600/ShivaCoverSm.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifjpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSGld6jpAy-aHCHuMlO_ie4s4cGe2GZR82noNE08paBAmwKxsTKdy-dzo6N3XSx_8KgLucW6IisAXxTZPxhYJvvkmry-1w549OM7DYk4UYKKp_ZmXkDW2GDmuycm96-gY-m4Df29gWDo/s320/ShivaCoverSm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588132703745756354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">VINYL RIP 7"</span><hr /></div>Formed in Bristol, England in 1979, Shiva was a NWOBHM band that wanted to reach the top of the charts and rule the universe, even firing their original guitar player and drummer for more seasoned musicians to do it. While it may have helped the band's sound, they unfortunately never saw the success their music deserved. The band considers this single their best and it's easy to see why. It might be too proggy for some of you, but after a few spins I really started digging it.<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?t0retq49zss2wsf"><br />Rock Lives On</a><br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-8820562286103407572011-03-23T13:41:00.000-07:002011-03-23T13:42:42.768-07:00R.I.P. Zoogz Rift<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlIu_1V3uEmGpzU4dD3UA170iP04AVPnfKUpmOxvmgyQOI82KiGkJgM3bwTY_CiQF2T9piZxiFaY8Eiwf_pfjnoYJNi0gjehPPA8LgkBzQIXs2m3OummKoD-OjThu6Y5KhONyK-H7-Z4/s1600/zoogz.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlIu_1V3uEmGpzU4dD3UA170iP04AVPnfKUpmOxvmgyQOI82KiGkJgM3bwTY_CiQF2T9piZxiFaY8Eiwf_pfjnoYJNi0gjehPPA8LgkBzQIXs2m3OummKoD-OjThu6Y5KhONyK-H7-Z4/s320/zoogz.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587378447929919858" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Repost from July 19 2009</span><br /></div><br />What can you say about a guy like Zoogz Rift? He's a self-described DADA artist that flows like water; he's an ex-professional wrestling manager; he's written some amazingly catchy and complex songs -as well as some splendidly annoying ones. What ever you say about him, the sad truth is that after 30 years, he is only a footnote in rock history. In a world filled with Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen, it's a travesty to say the least.<br />My friend Nick and I drove down to Los Angeles to catch what I think may have been his last show some years ago at Mr. T's Bowl (check out the video I uploaded to youtube). He wasn't well enough to play guitar and his eyesight was failing him. He still put on a great, funny show. Unfortunatly, bandmate Richie Haas lost his battle with cancer recently, so <span style="font-style: italic;">Zoogz and the Amazing Shitheads</span> are sadly no more.<br />From the psycho "Ostriches have sex too you know" to the mellow, but biting "What can we feed to the lions", "Idiots on a Miniature Golf Course" has been an album on permanent rotation since my high school days.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?51ezdini3ym">Liquid Maomo</a>Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-70259047794598886362011-03-14T15:46:00.000-07:002011-03-14T15:59:42.471-07:00D.I.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBzgynLkgfcagZI3zxatXqFtx5Hg-3eIKTbXgKQwVADstL0cxgfiMO2MYpdF48YoTuVFfc_XPoilAlI_Nz0bYLza_xQmWd3wIQoULcDinBoqrQkOAHRCnLya6RjdALJOQ_x5wIN7oaWo/s1600/horselpblue.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBzgynLkgfcagZI3zxatXqFtx5Hg-3eIKTbXgKQwVADstL0cxgfiMO2MYpdF48YoTuVFfc_XPoilAlI_Nz0bYLza_xQmWd3wIQoULcDinBoqrQkOAHRCnLya6RjdALJOQ_x5wIN7oaWo/s320/horselpblue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584073453872483378" border="0" /></a><hr>If you follow the goings on of the internets, you know that Japan had some bad weather recently, and Casey of D.I. ran into a <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/14/casey-royer-social-distortion-heroin-overdose-son-d-i-singer-punk-rock-arrested/">spot of bad luck</a>.<br />D.I. were a hugely important band for me as a kid, and my old (like 1991-92) band covered "Tragedy Again" off the 1989 album of the same name. <span style="font-style: italic;">Horse Bites Dog Cries</span> is my favorite of their records though, even if a couple songs are recycled from <span style="font-style: italic;">Ancient Artifacts</span>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?2m9wrphdtv0od9k">Someone's Got A Problem</a><br /><hr>Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-35474588504815538842011-03-02T11:07:00.000-08:002011-03-02T12:00:14.994-08:00Noir City<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmZNoy43bd5GgTXBNVS4UADfKvtu0wAjYlzOiYGQWHs0BfSmmro20BKwZSNKzGnmoAf_iNPAgMjgg7q9HJiiHqu27wbeFplivt1gg5mOycaOavgYlPKS37PadvxLJkwbK1u90OnI6mG0/s1600/noir+cover.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmZNoy43bd5GgTXBNVS4UADfKvtu0wAjYlzOiYGQWHs0BfSmmro20BKwZSNKzGnmoAf_iNPAgMjgg7q9HJiiHqu27wbeFplivt1gg5mOycaOavgYlPKS37PadvxLJkwbK1u90OnI6mG0/s320/noir+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579570597549986882" border="0" /></a><hr />So maybe you're wondering what the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4cw-POobnvi20sQxfRY80a3wpiOaynqrsqMcnGHzZM_XOuH7O7gt7XHp4NSRaQJBZHKRW689Rb9kPGaSR8mKIacJchBrZzEj1pz4INU51_M7rWLT60mMfipSit87ABYLwNbO5onHWk_A/s320/street_trash+penis.jpg">severed penis scene</a> in <span style="font-style: italic;">Street Trash</span> has to do with film noir. Well, some time in 10th grade my mom walked in while I was watching that scene and in a moment of punishment-genius declared that for every violent, trashy horror movie I rented, I'd also have to rent and watch a "classic" film. Well, it was her credit card on the account after all.<br />Having already been a fan of The Third Man (I can still fake my way through Anton Karas' theme on piano) and D.O.A., many of the "classics" I rented were noirs. they're not trashy or violent, <span style="font-style: italic;">right?</span><br /><br />Many years later, thanks to people like Arthur Lyons (RIP), <span style="" id="search">Eddie Muller, Alan K Rode and others, these great </span><span style="" id="search">— </span><span style="" id="search">don't call them B-movies! </span><span style="" id="search">—</span><span style="" id="search"> pictures have been preserved and projected in the theater where they belong. I've only missed one or two of the 11 <a href="http://arthurlyonsfilmnoir.ning.com/">Palm Springs Noir Festivals</a>, have been to a few in <a href="http://www.americancinematheque.com/indexegyptian.html">Los Angeles</a>, and try to go to as many nights as I can here in <a href="http://www.noircity.com/">S.F.</a></span><br /><br />This comp was made for the <a href="http://www.noircity.com/">Noir City 9</a> festival and was compiled and given to me by my friend Ben who volunteered. The theme this year was "who's crazy now"? and the comp more or less follows the same. A couple tracks are a little out of place being newer than what most consider the latest noir <span style="" id="search">—</span><span style="" id="search"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The Killing</span> (1956) and <span style="font-style: italic;">Blast of Silence</span> (1960) for example <span style="" id="search">—</span> and there's a couple really <span style="font-weight: bold;">great</span> old-timey songs that are maybe a little <span style="font-style: italic;">too</span> early...but it's still a skillfully put together comp that'll have you pouring out a glass of whiskey and lighting up an unfiltered lucky before you can say "belly full of lead".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?gkpvkok4869n76f">Gun Crazy</a><br /><br />(down load track list <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?gkpvkok4869n76f">here</a>)<br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-53428689395139368822011-03-01T11:24:00.000-08:002011-03-01T12:53:17.525-08:00TAD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXvRdE_O9E2YqgCfHhOU54fPPLml7qd3HWcTa2PeROcfT88KZWAhM-hTCzP9OdRiOGt-QsQkfVcH7pTC29dEmohTaJLtkY6hK8QPILa9nIoj9u8TYGf264Ni_tG-JfwDgAW1iCOivf7Q/s1600/Tad_8_Way_Santa_Alternate.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXvRdE_O9E2YqgCfHhOU54fPPLml7qd3HWcTa2PeROcfT88KZWAhM-hTCzP9OdRiOGt-QsQkfVcH7pTC29dEmohTaJLtkY6hK8QPILa9nIoj9u8TYGf264Ni_tG-JfwDgAW1iCOivf7Q/s320/Tad_8_Way_Santa_Alternate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579198561815099586" border="0" /></a><hr />Remember when you didn't give a shit what color vinyl the record you bought was on? Hell, I'd even quit <span style="font-style: italic;">buying</span> records and switched to those damn convenient cassette tapes (that got eaten, lost or magnetized over the years) but sometime 'round 1989 Sub Pop <span>convinced me that I needed to be</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> collecting</span> records, not just listening to them. In fact I should buy more 7" records than I even have <span style="font-style: italic;">time</span> to listen to. <span style="font-weight: bold;">And</span> on every stupid color of vinyl they felt like pressing.<br /><o><p managed="" convince="" me="" that="" i="" needed="" to="" start="">Tad's "8-Way Santa" (with the original cover and on green vinyl of course) on the other hand wasn't just a "limited edition collector's item". This record WAS Sub Pop. Sure the Dwarves' "Blood Guts and Pussy", the self titled Mudhoney and Soundgarden's "Screaming Life/Fopp" comp were essential listening for me back then as well, but when I think of the classic late '80s/early '90s "Seattle Sound" — or just any heavy rock music from that time — I think of this record...and I think very fondly of it. In fact I'm playing it right now. Why don't you?</p><p managed="" convince="" me="" that="" i="" needed="" to="" start=""><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?8q8z8x1br6oes0t">God's Balls</a></p></o><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-66285292961053730802011-02-28T08:47:00.000-08:002011-02-28T19:47:46.815-08:00Abner Jay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-55GpZFMarH6zxU0ngVLkBv4_filqXknf1o-JsKcEc1VEmmM84JOruBUTPD8q3cus23LisHvglW-hBa7trMDkVg17pk8pZffIAvdFCYz5JOE2iErpkUSlA8DAOwGYyInNf6bpRrXj4A/s1600/ab.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-55GpZFMarH6zxU0ngVLkBv4_filqXknf1o-JsKcEc1VEmmM84JOruBUTPD8q3cus23LisHvglW-hBa7trMDkVg17pk8pZffIAvdFCYz5JOE2iErpkUSlA8DAOwGYyInNf6bpRrXj4A/s320/ab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578870336370088146" border="0" /></a><hr />Having a one-man-blog is much easier than having a one-man-band. I should know; I hate people and have tried playing everything myself many times. Anyways, I was reminded of Abner because Nick — a band member who I <span style="font-style: italic;">can</span> stand — was recently posting some stuff on facebook thanks to a mutual pal who got us turned on to his genius. Since this comp of hard to get self released records is out of print and a newer comp is a very limited vinyl pressing, I thought I'd share. Read more about the amazing history of Abner <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=ohhl4rw8mbn4">here </a>and check this shit out!<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?uq5yjn05z4cwq4m"><br />Cocaine</a><br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-51420323686886547832011-02-17T10:03:00.001-08:002011-02-28T19:49:32.570-08:00John's Children<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iyfEkkgVb3j8pM0BCZ-FYVoUV1IcngjypoG_qJ8X2xGdvPoSa2XY7wqrXTOrbOxjnIhbxw8YRJl29Fp-56c6XlO3iv_KLzksmNe0Y8gt13sYp0XweWIIVk0Or_qLewWleov7rtuB888/s1600/JohnsC_coverSmall.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iyfEkkgVb3j8pM0BCZ-FYVoUV1IcngjypoG_qJ8X2xGdvPoSa2XY7wqrXTOrbOxjnIhbxw8YRJl29Fp-56c6XlO3iv_KLzksmNe0Y8gt13sYp0XweWIIVk0Or_qLewWleov7rtuB888/s320/JohnsC_coverSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574724336031242402" border="0" /></a><hr />Unfairly pigeonholed as "Marc Bolan's band" (he was only a member for four months), John's Children were a fantastic mod/psyche group that existed from '66 to 1970 and continue to play sporadically today.<br />Again, this one is a favorite of mine. It gets some criticism due to the primitive playing and recording...but aside from the great songs and violent energy, that's kinda why it's great. So if you're into stuff like The Pretty Things, the Who, and the Seeds or are a Bolan fan (he sings on a few songs), prepare to tune in and turn on!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?nr9znqp89w5n1i9">Thomas à Beckett</a><br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-92056717769028755932011-02-16T13:05:00.000-08:002011-02-16T13:32:42.540-08:00Gravediggaz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIrMcBhIM5E0VN9ekbLavD3GPSp0nLDzF0vGafe0HVL2l-63T1Hfsf05q5_3tR4PtR5RCCfcAlJ1QurzLAJP5IyKos0lpayQHYDgLRtaAs5GUN4F0X0Kb88w4X1XYj7AteNwytuOxvU4/s1600/gravediggaz.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIrMcBhIM5E0VN9ekbLavD3GPSp0nLDzF0vGafe0HVL2l-63T1Hfsf05q5_3tR4PtR5RCCfcAlJ1QurzLAJP5IyKos0lpayQHYDgLRtaAs5GUN4F0X0Kb88w4X1XYj7AteNwytuOxvU4/s320/gravediggaz.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574400079583483250" /></a><hr /><div>Thought I'd post one more early "horrorcore" (rap with dark, horror-like lyrics) record that I really liked once upon a time. This one has Wu-Tang's RZA hooking up with members of Stetsasonic ("Talkin' All That Jazz") and the late Poetic (AKA Grym Reaper).</div><div>Thanks to the RZA, the music comes off as very Wu-Tang Clan, with the vocals are similar to Ol' Dirty Bastard or Onyx (who would fittingly work with the Wu Tang later). Songs like "2 Cups of Blood" and "1-800-Suicide" set them apart though, and were the kind of thing that terrified white suburban mothers across America in the early '90s.</div><div>For me it kind of gets a little old after four or five tracks, but there's some solid stuff on here.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?61dwzviefens2dh">R.I.P.</a></div><br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-73985778011649564952011-02-15T11:09:00.000-08:002011-02-24T14:33:15.539-08:00The Free Spirits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJ7poFTEgJzQ6pVd9c9qx6hhEK6YhyphenhyphenQlBvUqZfMl1JhyFLeJwLbJYHaPZzrFpYAYd7x8fPKo_q7G7JPvV8PMPwf-RwCD-Wr7DeseqYwAmo7FviOqbOAwlQXFnnveeHjrg7AwraLT8YwI/s1600/FreeSpiritsCD.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJ7poFTEgJzQ6pVd9c9qx6hhEK6YhyphenhyphenQlBvUqZfMl1JhyFLeJwLbJYHaPZzrFpYAYd7x8fPKo_q7G7JPvV8PMPwf-RwCD-Wr7DeseqYwAmo7FviOqbOAwlQXFnnveeHjrg7AwraLT8YwI/s320/FreeSpiritsCD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574000565107763970" border="0" /></a><hr />From what Amazon says, this CD is only available for $28 from a private seller...so, dear reader (readers?) I can FINALLY post one of my favorite records of the 1960s.<br />Now, this record has been advertised as the first Jazz-Rock record, whch IMHO sounds pretty dreadful but thankfully the genre-blending result that <span style="font-style: italic;">Out of Sight and Sound</span> pulls off is fucking brilliant.<br />Great songs and an ear for 60s pop, but with more complex rhythms and time signatures. According to Unterburger's liner notes and interview pieces, their live shows were much <i>freer</i>, sometimes jamming out a tune for an hour or doing a ten minute unaccompanied sax solo. The reason this record come out so different is that their label wanted short, under 3 1/2 minute <span style="font-style: italic;">pop songs</span>. At the time the band was frustrated but have come to like the record —hopefully as much as I do.<br />In their brief run as a band, they opened for Hendrix, the Doors and the Velvet Underground (where at one point Free Spirit member Chris Hill jumped on Mo Tucker's set for an improv jam).<br />Since I got this CD four or five years back, someone has asked "What band is this?" every single time I've played the opening track "Don't Look Now". If you get the chance, check out Larry Coryell's 1969 solo record that features not only the Free Spirits' drummer, but members of The John Coltrane Quartet.<br />All I can say is that if this isn't what you listen to for the rest of the day, I'm packing up this blog and going home.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?la9jurx1k179hfg">Bad News Cat</a><br />(link fixed)<br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793324392248439440.post-90031209219582714502011-02-15T09:57:00.000-08:002011-02-17T11:38:30.723-08:00C86 / CD86<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Sdqj3qtNb4-2XbYD1GoQuv673whpG9is4u2VFgeG_09xZ4lw6H7w8JUAaecMtlzErmBak7reBpIEcrMjp53JrPEH7OstP_1TnsMzrxn5WDvCxkkw_rbl4uvwdt1ZHzLe8cD1CjYxbVY/s1600/cd86_cdCover.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Sdqj3qtNb4-2XbYD1GoQuv673whpG9is4u2VFgeG_09xZ4lw6H7w8JUAaecMtlzErmBak7reBpIEcrMjp53JrPEH7OstP_1TnsMzrxn5WDvCxkkw_rbl4uvwdt1ZHzLe8cD1CjYxbVY/s320/cd86_cdCover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573992822845467090" border="0" /></a><hr />It was 1986, and the UK's New Music Express (NME) put out one of the best "mix tapes" in rock history. In a 2006 issue of World Magazine ex NME stafer Andrew Collins described C86 as "The most indie thing to have ever existed". It's also arguably what led to a flourish of girl bands and girl musicians thanks to its exposure of groups such as The Shop Assistants, The Primitives, Miaow and others.<br />Although I have no shame in saying that I'm an out of the closet Twee fan, it's unfair to call this a "twee comp". Sure there's jangly guitar pop, but many tracks are drenched in noise and guitar fuzz. Listen to the Jesus and Mary Chain song or the very early Pop Will Eat Itself tune, "Black Country Chainsaw Massacre". This is indie pop music without the homogonized indie pop formula.<br />I wish I could say that in 1986 this tape changed my life, but by the time I heard it somewhere in the late 90s via the internet, I was already a fan of many of the featured bands. When I bought this new 48 track CD comp (that BTW is different and better than the original C86 comp -should I have mentioned that earlier??) I got a ton of great stuff I'd missed out on and the best thing in my "various artists" iTunes category.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?e8bauc948ttaw05">C30 C60 C90 Go!</a> (cd1)<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?n1c206ydsqby53k">C30 C60 C90 Go!</a> (cd2)<br /><hr />Mike Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611940363444915318noreply@blogger.com8