Punk is fuckin’ dead. Capitalism is hip. Buy a Cadillac, pop a bottle of Krug (Cristal is for peasants), eat a piece of apple pie, feel free to rock an “I Love America” T-shirt! Money! Whoo! Shit’s important! Hey man, you can’t pay your landlord with Donruss Darryl Strawberry rookie cards forever. Wanna know what punk means today? It means being smart enough to take stock options at your job when applicable! There’s no pride in poverty. Just ask Travis. The Dead Kennedys are fuckin’ dead (I heard the lead singer, like, sold his first name to a gelatin company, cashed out, and that’s why the band broke up). The Sex Pistols were poseurs, marionettes for Malcolm McLaren’s joke—they were his idea of fashion. Iggy Pop has done tracks with Sum 41 since Fun House. The only person more punk than O.G. Johnny Cash performing at Folsom is this crazy masseur chick (see below) who took a job at Google seven years ago as an office masseuse and cashed out last week as a multi-millionaire. That’s right, homies.

Photo Credit: Misha Erwitt for The New York Times

Bonnie Brown of San Fransisco originally applied for the job back in 1999 when Google had only 40 employees. Her initial take home pay was a meager $450/week. Guess who’s laughing now? She cashed out last week as the Google stock reached an all-time high of $700 a share. This chick could buy and sell Billy Corgan. She could hire The Gypsy Kings to play her kid’s Quinciñera fourteen times over and still have some cash to buy records.

Bonnie is in the middle of publishing her novel, “Giggle: How I got Lucky Massaging Google.” Pretty smart lady, huh? This woman is retiring her hands (wonder if her job description included HJ’s?) for good. Now she’ll be the one being pampered. According to The New York Times, “it is estimated that 1,000 people each have more than $5 million worth of Google shares from stock grants and stock options.” Damn, I wish I had jumped on that train instead of hitting Taco Bell/Val Surf the afternoon the IPO was raffled off to regular schmucks like you and I, Lotto style.

Anyway…keep your ears to the streets and your eyes on the tech stocks if you’re thinking about investing. Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is a sure bet. They’ve got a hold on everything: music, movies, ringtones, cell-phones, and the new Leopard OS makes Microsoft Vista look like Sega Genesis. Think of how many assholes buy a song on iTunes in a day…do the math…it’s insane. Although Apple’s price per share is expensive as fuck (even after crashing 20 points this past week it’s at a whopping $165.37), there is never a better time to buy then now. You’re almost guaranteed to make money—no matter how much you invest. Start small. 100 shares will do your pocketbook just fine. As I said before, making money is punk. How else are you going to fund your fervor for screw-in spikes, Deicide back-patches, and rhinestone belts? Who knew dressing so homeless could be so expensive?

(Look at Mike Douglas in Wall Street. What a badass. Even he’s punk)

Another tip: Research In Motion—RIMM—the company that makes your mobile Pinkberry device run flawlessly was also at an all time high—with a price per share of $134.7—before it came crashing down with the rest of the NASDAQ this past Friday. My advice to you: buy RIMM and AAPL before Christmas while they’re currently down from yearly highs, right before all the new shiny gadgets and gizmos come out for the holiday season. Think about how many assholes you see sporting iPhones and Blackberrys PER DAY. Again, do the math in your head. It’s baffling. All cell-phones are going the way of the PDA, iPhone and Blackberry in particular.

One thing’s for sure: if Johnny Cash were a stock, I guarantee you he’d be Google. Or he’d at least invest in a few mutual funds. Be smart. Be punk. You owe it to yourself to heed my advice: Apple and Research In Motion—BUY! Wu-Tang Clan said it best, “Cash Rules Everything Around Me.”

Well a fine surprise came to me recently which restored some of my hope in music. Not that I was losing too much of it but it can get brutal if you get lost in the morasse of myspace and pop culture with a few ill placed clicks. Anyhow, the gem (at least for me and some other believers in the old guard of britpop) was the solo album by Jarvis Cocker. A fine orchestrated pop album with the crooning vocals of Pulp’s frontman which is more memorable then the last two Pulp albums in my opinion. Humourous and satirical lyrics from topics as quantum mechanics and even an inspirational song sung to a girl whose boyfriend plans on running off with some "skinny bitch". In my opinion, this album is truly "punk". Apparently in an interview in Sweden’s SONIC magazine he said he was listening to lots of Leonard Cohen "Death Of A Ladies Man" which I just purchased and will post later along with some great excerpts with Jarvis about music press and other topics. Enjoy Jarvis… and Jarvis, thank you.

[ DOWNLOAD "DON’T LET HIM WASTE YOUR TIME" BY JARVIS COCKER ]

[ DOWNLOAD "FAT CHILDREN" BY JARVIS COCKER ]

[ DOWNLOAD "QUANTUM THEORY" BY JARVIS COCKER ]

[ BUY THE ALBUM FROM AMAZON.COM AS AN IMPORT - Yeah, it’s expensive but it’s worth it and the sleeve is beautifully done by UK’s DESIGNERS REPUBLIC who also did the other Pulp sleeves along with other classic britpop albums ]

and SING ALONG to "CUNTS ARE STILL RUNNING THE WORLD" by clicking the YouTube™ Video below!

And last but not least, [ DOWNLOAD THE JARVCAST ] which is Jarvis reading stories. Awesome!

“Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time” video.

The Evaporators are now officially my favorite Canadian band, if you don’t count Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, The Band and a bunch of other people I can’t remember at this very moment in time. This is the video for their new hit single "Half-Empty Halls" as well as two songs from "Ripple Rock" (although you need to see this band in a live setting to fully comprehend it) . These little musical nuggets won’t be as hard to swallow as those Pearl Jam songs were kids, I totally promise man. But I should warn you… The Evaporators make music that isn’t serious at all. I’d even call it… Fun. What else would a band fronted by (one of Canada’s greatest exports) Nardwuar The Human Serviette and backed by members of  The New Pornographers be like? So if you know that fun isn’t your bag, keep on movin’ bucko.If you don’t know who Nardwuar is, click here.

(Download - "I Gotta Disease, I’m Addicted To Cheese")

(Download - "Half-Empty Halls")

Nardwuar V.S. AFI: Watch Nardwuar bum these goobers out with photos of them wearing headbands and shorts from back before they thought they were into Bauhaus. It’s amazing. The best line of the bit is when the AFI guy says: "He’s not surgically altered. He’s our friend." If you haven’t bought Nardwuar’s new 2xdvd yet, I highly recommend you do so now by clicking here. I can’t remember if this AFI interview is on there or not, but gimme a break the thing is over 5 hours long. 

I just found this JAMC video on youtube, check it out. I posted mp3s from the record a while ago, if you missed out on that click here. Happy Easter, Passsover or just hungover… whichever one you are.

This is my favorite music video ever. It proves that old theory, "less is more". The song, "Bastards Of Young", also happens to be my favorite song by The Replacements. Sometimes things work out nice kids.

If you’ve ever had a drink, you’ll relate to this killer b-side. It’s from a bootleg called "Sucking Wax" that I stole from Das Corpse’s house cuz he’s on tour GOING OFF and I get to raid his record collection, drink all his Mountain Dews and watch his gay pornos. It’s no coincidence that this song is also about going off. Sometimes things work out nice kids. My favorite line from this song is:"Twenty push-ups this morning, that was half my goal, Tonight I’ll be doin’ pull-ups, On the toilet bowl, And somewhere somebody’s throwin up". I thought it didn’t fuckin’ rain in LA…

(Download - "If Only You Were Lonely")

The Clash always had something to say, and live they really had the aggression – but to me their recordings always fell flat. But I love this record, particularly because they sound pissed without the overly British vocal scowling of the first record (where Joe Strummer seemed to be doing his best impression of John Lydon). It’s always weird to me that this was the record the band hated the most, particularly because of the production. Their label forced them to work with producer Sandy Perlman on this one, who was best known for producing “hard rock” bands of the 70’s like Blue Oyster Cult. They hated it, but to me, the results are the best they laid to tape. While the songwriting progressed on later records, the production to me went south and didn’t capture the live raw sound of the Clash. If I had to recommend one Clash record to anyone, this is it.

(Download - "Tommy Gun")

(Download - "Cheapskates")

(Download - "All The Young Punks")

Allentown, PA seems to have a bevy of hot young talent (no im not talking chicks, keep yer shit in yer pants) these days. With bands like Air Conditioning, Pearls & Brass, Gate Crashers, Barnacled and my 2005 and current faves PISSED JEANS, to name a few.  Pissed Jeans slay, batter and punish in the vain of Scratch Acid, Drunks With Guns, Flipper, No Trend, Gauze and Laughing Hyenas. They ‘ve previously released a single and their 2005 debut  full length "Shallow" on the small but blossoming label ‘Parts Unknown Records‘. I guess someone at Sub Pop is doin their homework cuz they’ve signed em up for a single and a new record in 2006. They’ll sit nicely next to label mates Wolf Eyes fer sure. Can’t wait. No track names today. Go get the record, they probably need the money.

(DOWNLOAD - "TRACK 1")

(DOWNLOAD - "TRACK 5")

(DOWNLOAD - "TRACK 8")

Hey Dave Clifford… that Angel Hair stuff is still great, I felt a litle dorky after posting those tunes a while back to later learn you write for the blog too. Hahah.. anyway - I always liked this song title. The song is great too.

So, ladies and gents… another Angel Hair song for you to smash your head into stuff… but first I have a little story:

I remember in 1998 when Frodus was touring we would spent endless hours listening to Communion (by Whitley Streiber) read by Roddy McDowall (who was Cornelius in Planet Of The Apes in the 60s) and the Art Bell show. My obsession with Art Bell would mean that I would insist on doing all the late night drives and listen to Art Bell really loud and make the Frodiis a little angry. Anyhow, one night Nathan Burke and I were listening to the Communion book on tape and were hyperaware during our night drive. Suddenly we saw a beam of light from beyond a hill extending into the sky.. .our hearts stopped and mouths dropped wide open. Then as we approached the light was glaring at us and it was just a car with it’s high beams on and the mist causing a refraction. Anyhow.. it was awesome and that whole tour I was sad that I wasn’t abducted by aliens. Roddy’s voice was very soothing in that book on tape and I suggest everyone to listen to it at one point in their lives.

(DOWNLOAD "BEDROOM SCENE FROM COMMUNION")

(DOWNLOAD "THE BEAST MAN" .WAV - RODDY MCDOWELL AS CORNELIUS - PLANET OF THE APES)

Fuck yeah!  Finally I get something cool in the mail.  New Mudhoney biotch!  Here’s the press release.  Dig on this: "Mudhoney is a four-piece rock group from the old, weird Seattle. For 18 years they have plugged into wall sockets all over the world, proving to be one of the most consistently electrifying acts to survive the grunge implosion, whatever that was. The wolfish howls of singer Mark Arm, soulful splatterings of guitarist Steve Turner and frenzied fills of drummer Dan Peters have produced 9 albums to date, most of which are considered neo-garage classics. In addition, they have had two bassists over the years, Matt Lukin, who retired in 1999, later replaced by the inimitable Australian Guy Maddison. Under a Billion Suns is the band’s new long-player and it’s performed with the same amplified urgency of their previous work. While history has shown musicians to be a largely unreliable lot, Mudhoney has never swayed in its vision of making really loud rock music and this album is no exception. Produced with the help of three notable knobsters (Phil Ek, Johnny Sangster, Tucker Martine) and boasting a blaring horn section, Under a Billion Suns exposes a more snidely political-fueled side to our shaggy heroes, but one revealed through the invariables of the Mudhoney recipe: thick, soggy punk riffs and underrated guitar dynamics, psychedelic tangents and snot-nosed finger-pointing. It is loud, it is fierce, and it is here for our world right now. Lucky for us, so is Mudhoney." They’ve re-recorded "Hard On For War" off of "Gimme Skelter" and it sounds even better.  The first song on here, "Where Is The Future", has horns on it and I’m not scared to say that "I’m grooving to it".  Don’t get scared of the horns kids… think "Funhouse", The Stooges did it, it’s ok.  This record hits stores March 3rd 2006.  In the meantime go buy the new Mojo that has "The Story Of Grunge" and NIrvana on the cover, it rules.  I’m so grunge I don’t shower.

(Download - "Where Is The Future") 

(Download - "Hard On For War") 

Recorded at a time when Washington DC’s legendary hardcore scene was beginning to splinter, Dag Nasty’s "Can I Say" signaled a change in the sound and momentum of the genre. Formed after the demise of Minor Threat by Brian Baker, Colin Sears and Roger Marbury, Dag Nasty debuted and recorded with original vocalist Shawn Brown. After a while, things didn’t work out with Brown and they recruited powerhouse shouter Dave Smalley into the ranks. Smalley was at the right place and the right time since he had just left Boston’s DYS. After hitting the road with Beefeater, Dag Nasty entered Don Zientara’s Inner Ear Studios and recorded "Can I Say" with Ian MacKaye producing. The result was a stunning album full of melodic hardcore fury. Dave Smalley’s vocals are incendiary and portray an emotion that was rare in HC at the time. In my opinion it’s the definite highlight of his career. Check out ‘Circles’, ‘I’ve Heard’ and ‘Justification’, which was recorded at Dave’s first show with the band.

(Download - "Circles")

(Download - "I’ve Heard")

(Download - "Justification")

I’ll have to fess up to being a total fanboy about Starlite Desperation for the past ten or so years of its on-and-off existence. From the first time that my old band played at Epicenter in SF in 1996 with the then Monterey-based glam punk trio adorned in silk shirts and makeup and on to the major label quartet that someone (oh wait, that was me) foolishly called "smog-psych" opening for the Donnas, Starlite Desperation has always remained a shining example of clever, catchy songwriting with one of the greatest vocalists heard in ages. So, how appropriate it is that so few people have actually heard this classic band despite its longevity and quality.

Since its release, the band’s Cold Sweat records debut Violate a Sundae (its third album, a culmination of several lineup changes and relocations from Salinas, CA to Detroit to Portland to Los Angeles) has caught people off guard with its pugnacious assault of psychedelic garage punk that’s something akin to the decrepit 50’s rock’n'roll of Static Age-era Misfits run through the distortion-ravaged sound of Primal Scream’s XTRMNTR. Earlier tracks like "Notes From the Drag" evoke the ecstatic fury of the Gun Club’s "Fire Spirit" while "Born To Be Dizzy" hints at the creeping calamity of the Cramps and brazen anthems of the Saints. “Born to scream, sha-la-la-la-la-la-la,” yelps Dante Adrian on the song, his chirping, piercing voice jutting proudly from the speakers. He sings the mock nursery rhyme chorus in jest, but it’s true — he’s got one of the best rock’n’roll voices of all time. He squeaks, he coos, he quivers with all the earnest ecstasy of a young Elvis Presley and warbling prophylactic frenzy of Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh.
   Plenty of bands write good songs, but precious few possess a powerful and immediately recognizable personality like the Starlite Desperation. And, though the world is littered with johnny-come-lately purported garage rock saviors, the Los Angeles trio has spent the past nine years chewing up and spitting out its influences in an act of affectionate cannibalism. Starlite Desperation’s ritual gnawing at the corpus of rock’n'roll has kept alive the vitality and subtle flavors of the Gun Club, the Scientists, Devo, Misfits and the Stooges. However, while the Starlite Desperation remain staunch defenders of — and proudly digest — rock tradition, its recent six-song EP, Violate a Sundae (on L.A.’s Cold Sweat label) shows the band growing to be equally worthy of legend.
While the group sounded charmingly ragged on its first two albums, 1998’s Show You What a Baby Won’t (GSL) and Y2K’s Go Kill Mice(Flapping Jet) the recent EP bristles with distortion and, well, desperation. At the moment the band is preparing to hit the studio to record its major label debut for Capitol.

(Download - "Notes From The Drag")

(Download - "Born To Be Dizzy")

Talk to folks who hung out during the days of Connecticut hardcore and they’ll mention names like CIA, Vatican Commandos and Reflex From
Pain. Strategically located near the HC meccas of Boston, DC and New York,
bands from New Haven and
surrounding cities soaked up the hard sounds of Flag, SSD, Minor Threat, et al. like
a sponge. Released in 1983, Reflex From Pain’s "Black and White" 7
inch is a stellar example of what these blue-blooded dudes had to offer. This
is strong, melodic HC with some strange yet addictive phase shifting going on
with the guitar sound. We’ve ripped ‘Generic Life’ and ‘Media Control’ straight
from the vinyl for your listening pleasure. Historical note section - Ray
Cappo, the original Reflex From Pain vocalist (he doesn’t appear on this record)
went on to form the legendary Youth Of Today. Dave (bass) and Bill (drums)
joined up with ex-members of CIA to form 76% Uncertain. Here you go…

(Download - "Generic Life")

(Download - "Media Control")

Buddyhead #18 is a split EP/DVD between Mean Reds & Wires On Fire and it’s hot off the presses! You can now pick up a copy at Amoeba in Hollywood, at Fuck Yeah Fest July 2nd (which both bands are playing with Beehive & The Barracudas, Giant Drag, Dillinger Four,
Darker My Love, Your Enemies Friends and others) or from our online store in the next week or so.  It features two new songs from each band, one cover and one original. Mean Reds tackle Minor Threat’s "Minor Threat" and Wires On Fire do Alice Cooper’s "I’m Eighteen". You can hear each band’s original song from this split by streaming them here. The split is also a dvd of an entire live show that took place in downtown Los Angeles back in late 2004 with a set from both bands and plenty of genitalia flapping around during the show as well. Oh, and the artwork is by Raymond Pettibone too. Yeeebrah!

(Stream the songs here)

This is the second EP from LA’s art punk’s, Year Future. The first one is good as well, so pick that up too. But for the record, I think this one is an improvement. Both EPs are out on the singer’s own label, GSL. Which if you aren’t already hip to, puts out some of the best independent releases around. Sonny (the singer) was also in a few bands before this one that you might have heard of called Angel Hair and The VSS (so was this website’s own David Clifford). If you haven’t yet, check em out dude. I like this band because they remind me of Joy Division and Dead Kennedy’s at the same time, plus the guitar player kills it with all those weird cool noises he makes. These guys are one of the most interesting "punk bands" around these day, get into em.  There’s only three songs on here so it’d be lame if I gave away more than one song… just go buy this record. Also, check their website for show dates.

(Download - "Nature Unveiled")

Looks like the only show they have lined up is:
July 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell w/ Federation X, Business Lady, The Pope

Question: What’s cooler than The Jesus And Mary Chain? Answer: The Jesus And Mary Chain covering "New Kind Of Kick" by The Cramps, "Alphabet Street" by Prince and "Ghost Of A Smile" by The Pogues.

I dig this band’s covers. Actually, I dig every single one of this band’s songs. It’s an addiction. These guys have perfected the art of covering someone else’s song in my eyes. They pick great songs, they turn up the cool with their "I don’t give a fuck about anything" vocal delivery and then they always throw just the right amount of feedback on top. You can’t beat that formula as far as I’m concerned. These are from the "Come On" single with the blue cover (the orange one has shit that ended up on "Hate Rock N’ Roll"), which even though it’s outta print you can probably still find it in a used bin somewhere for a few bucks. I’m not sure why this hasn’t ended up on some b-sides record yet because all these tracks are slammin’. Although, if I had to pick one I’d go with The Cramps cover as my favorite. If you dig these, check out the songs I posted from "Stoned And Dethroned" (which is the album the single "Come On" is from) and "Barbed Wire Kisses" too.

(Download - "Come On")

(Download - "New Kind Of Kick")

(Download - "Alphabet Street" )

(Download - "Ghost Of A Smile")

On a side and kind of related note, did anyone else see that interview with Jim Reid in Filter Magazine?
It was a good idea and defiantly a noble effort but the guy they got to do the
interview didn’t know dick about The Jesus And Mary Chain! They shoulda
got me to interview Jim, I woulda brought homeboy a joint and got him to talk about how rad he is! I’m pretty sure that’s his favorite topic. And why not interview William too? He now
lives in LA and he wrote most of the songs anyways. Either way, check
out the interview cuz when it comes down to it, it’s still Jim Reid.
Another thing to check out from Filter was their surprisingly well done
Spacemen 3 interview with both J. Spacemen and Sonic Boom. Jason fucks
up Sonic Boom so hard in it. Good work Filter, that almost makes up for
your weenie sucking best of 2004 lists dudes. If someone could please introduce me to some people who actually listen to The Arcade Fire, new Morrissey,Franz Ferdinand,Bloc Party, Muse, Razorlight, Bright Eyes and Modest Mouse and I’ll introduce you to some huge fuckin’ geeks!

Also, in case you haven’t noticed, we have a new head writing for Medication now. Please give Pat Hoed a nice warm and fluffy Buddyhead welcome. His rock resume includes playing bass in Nip Drivers, Left Insane and Down By Law. He was a DJ (Adam Bomb) on KXLU from ‘84 - ‘90 and hosted the punk/hc show ‘The Final Countdown’ for 5 years. And in 1990 he and a dude from his high school started a band called Brujeria. Yeah he’s cooler than you. So far he’s posted about The Stains, Riot & Venom. Which makes me look like a total pussy when I post JAMC songs right after that, but fuck it!

Back in 1980, the East L.A. punk scene was constantly being overshadowed by the already established strongholds in Hollywood and the South Bay. Recognizing the need for a place to call their own, a couple of members of Los Illegals created The Vex. Located on the second floor of an arts center at the corner of Brooklyn and Gage, The Vex became the home to several bands, including Los Illegals, The Brat, The Odd Squad, Thee Undertakers and The Stains. Black Flag’s Greg Ginn took a liking to The Stains and decided to release their full length debut on SST Records. Released in 1983, "The Stains" (SST 010) is one of the true undiscovered gems of the SST catalog. Recorded at Media Access Studios by Spot, this record spits forth a venom that is impossible to ignore. Vocalist Rudy Navarro possesses the nastiest sneer that any current mallpunk frontman would kill for while axeman Robert Becerra delivers one of the most crushing guitar tones in hardcore. 30 seconds of listening to this album was all it took to know that these vatos meant business. Track this one down by all means necessary. ¡Simón ese!

(Download - "Young Nazis")

(Download - "Sick And Crazy")

If you dig on The Birthday Party then you just might wanna check out the first My Bloody Valentine record because it’s in that same vein. Kevin Shields doesn’t even sing on this record (except for a few back ups), this is the oringal singer of the band and "This Is Your Bloody Valentine" sounds nothing like their later work ("Isn’t Anything", "Loveless"  or any of their other releases) that they are known for. These songs remind me a little bit of Nick Cave, a little bit of Ian Curtis and maybe even a bit of The Cramps. These dudes were punk. This record is rad.

(Download - "Don’t Cramp My Style")
(Download - "Tiger In My tank")

I wrote about my car breaking down a few days ago. Well here’s an update even if you don’t care: I took it to my friend (who’s a mechanic) and he told me… my car is fucked. So now I have to find a new engine cuz the one I got is broke. Finding an engine for a 1973 Mercedes 220D isn’t all that easy I’m finding out. If you’ve got one that I can have, email me. That’d be sweet. But until I come across a new engine I’m riding my bike around Los Angeles. Which can totally suck at times but it’s also giving me an entirely different perspective on the city. Which is good. Now in honor of not having a car and being broke and all that cry baby white boy boo hoo crap that life is full of… here’s some really good punk. This is the first Red Cross EP from Jeff and Steven McDonald. One of the brothers was like 13 or 14 when this was recorded I heard! What were you doing at 13? Nothing this cool that’s for sure. Chavo from Black Flag plays drums on this and Greg Hetson from Circle Jerks/Bad Religion is on guitar. Those dudes quit soon after this and the band became Redd Kross. Who continued to kick ass. I think this is a bootleg version of The Red Cross EP with a slightly different tracklisting. And from what I heard they didn’t have covers. I’m pretty sure this is outta print, so I posted the entire thing. I’ll try not to whine about having a Mercedes from now on. Sorry.

Download:
Cover Band
Annette’s Got the Hits
I Hate My School
…reprise
Clorox Girls
S&M Party
Standing In Front of Poseur

Redd Blood Cells
Stephen also did a little thing called Redd Blood Cells. Here’s what his website says about it:
In the summer of 2002, Steven came up with the idea to do an art experiment by adding bass tracks to 2 White Stripes songs and sharing them with Redd Kross fans via the internet. The overwhelmingly positive response inspired him to cover the entire "White Blood Cells" record. Word spread quickly over the internet and soon press such as Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork Media, the NY Times, BB Gun to name but a few ran articles about "Redd Blood Cells." Check out the animated explaination of the project, and at Creative Commons.

THANK YOU TO THE WHITE STRIPES
FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT. 

(Download - "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground")

I’ve already posted about The Duke Spirit twice (here and here) because they’re one of the only interesting new bands I’ve heard in a long time. And they rip too. So here’s another couple songs from their b-sides disc that comes for free with their album "Cuts Across The Land" in Europe called "Souvenirs - A Bonus Album". It’s a bunch of cool stripped down demos and some live radio sessions, some that are "unplugged". If you like this band you’ll dig this shit too. If you don’t dig this band, it must suck to be you.

(Download - "Lion Rip" Virgin Razorcuts session")

(Download - "Wooden Heart demo")

(Download - "Win Your Love" Virgin Razorcuts session)

(Download - "Hello To The Floor" Lemacq session)

My fucking car broke down yesterday. Not only did it break down, but it broke down on the opposite side of Los Angeles from where I live. And it was a Saturday night which means no mechanics were open. AND it ended up costing me over $100 bucks to get my car back to my side of town. Yeah it sucked big donkey dicks. I won’t bore you with anymore details, but I’ve been listening to The Birthday Party’s "Mutiny / Bad Seeds E.P." all day waiting to hear if I gotta buy a new engine I can’t afford or not. HANDS UP WHO WANTS TO DIE?!?! That’s fucking right Nick… Yeah this is Nick Cave’s first band. This is my favorite cd by The Birthday Party. Junkyard is good too and their DVD is a must own. The live footage of them on the BBC where the gay cowboy bass player dude stops playing altogether and falls to his back humping the air is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Get into this band now!

(Download - "Sunnys Burning")