Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
local rock and classic reggae
Local rockers Red Fang have a new tour CD they released through Wantage,
USA. These dudes used to be in Last of the Juanitas and PartyTime!
USA. These dudes used to be in Last of the Juanitas and PartyTime!
Great stuff!!
a man needing little introduction, reggae pioneer Burning Spear has
released a double cd and accompanying dvd on his own label. apparently he's
finally regained control to all of his work and is going to be releasing
his own stuff. hopefully we'll see some reissues as well.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
releated projects
these two projects are releated in that they share a guitar player, Ed. He's not on the Burmese record below, but performs with them now. both groups are favorites of mine and luckily Burmese is playing here in Portland with RABBITS on Sept 7th
THE FLYING LUTTENBACHERS: The Void
intricate prog jazz punk from the bay area. angular guitars, bursts and blasts of drums, really chaotic parts but all seeming under control. really good musicians doing really messed up songs.
BURMESE / FISTULA: split
people always say "oh this bands is so brutal" and its a few jackasses talking about war atrocities over poorly composed discharge rip off riffs, or mediocre slayer worship. no, that's not brutal. Burbese is brutal. this is the sound of revenge. its the sound of a disturbed conscience. when i hear their records i feel uneasy, as if witnessing a public exicution.
THE FLYING LUTTENBACHERS: The Void
intricate prog jazz punk from the bay area. angular guitars, bursts and blasts of drums, really chaotic parts but all seeming under control. really good musicians doing really messed up songs.
BURMESE / FISTULA: split
people always say "oh this bands is so brutal" and its a few jackasses talking about war atrocities over poorly composed discharge rip off riffs, or mediocre slayer worship. no, that's not brutal. Burbese is brutal. this is the sound of revenge. its the sound of a disturbed conscience. when i hear their records i feel uneasy, as if witnessing a public exicution.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
TRAGEDY
To my surprise, we received a Tragedy record here at CDBaby.
If you haven't heard this band, let me introduce you to the finest hardcore outfit making music today. Their roots come from some of the best bands of the 1990's and the four joined music writing forces to create one of the most sonic experiences I've had the pleasure to be blasted with over 10 times live. And the records are a perfect match to their live performances, with really solid production by Dan Rathbun of PolyMorph studios in Oakland.
Check it!
If you haven't heard this band, let me introduce you to the finest hardcore outfit making music today. Their roots come from some of the best bands of the 1990's and the four joined music writing forces to create one of the most sonic experiences I've had the pleasure to be blasted with over 10 times live. And the records are a perfect match to their live performances, with really solid production by Dan Rathbun of PolyMorph studios in Oakland.
Check it!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Some fantastic music at CDBABY
BAD BRAINS
if you don't already know, this is all the education you need.
THE AVENGERS: Died For Your Sins
Out of print cd release of bootlegs and live tracks. Bay Area punk legends. I think there are only a few copies left. Otherwise, you'll have to go to itunes to get it.
ROSEMARY'S BABIES: Talking To The Dead
Eerie Von's first band! Thrash attack from the east coast early 80s. why doesn't every kid hooked on Gang Green and Urban Waste know about Rosemary's Babies?!!!
THE SPITS
Perfect punk record. irreverant and yet ramones obsessed. sing along drunk punk songs. short and sweet. i listen to it twice in a row.
GERRITT & JOHN WIESE: The Disappearing Act
to men that belong in seizure palace. you remember the anti-drug commercials with the frying egg.... yeah, that should have said "this is your brain on a gerritt/wiese collab"
ZWEISTEIN: Trip, Flip Out, Meditation
First ever CD reissue of one of the most extreme Krautrock-era albums ever made.
SISSY SPACEK: Remote Whale Control
GERRITT: Space Level Blaze
MINDFLAYER: Expedition to the hairier peaks
TERRORISTS W/ LEE PERRY
SUICIDE: Half Alive
EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN: 2 X 4
CHROME: Half Machine Lip Moves
CHROME: Third From The Sun
if you don't already know, this is all the education you need.
THE AVENGERS: Died For Your Sins
Out of print cd release of bootlegs and live tracks. Bay Area punk legends. I think there are only a few copies left. Otherwise, you'll have to go to itunes to get it.
ROSEMARY'S BABIES: Talking To The Dead
Eerie Von's first band! Thrash attack from the east coast early 80s. why doesn't every kid hooked on Gang Green and Urban Waste know about Rosemary's Babies?!!!
THE SPITS
Perfect punk record. irreverant and yet ramones obsessed. sing along drunk punk songs. short and sweet. i listen to it twice in a row.
GERRITT & JOHN WIESE: The Disappearing Act
to men that belong in seizure palace. you remember the anti-drug commercials with the frying egg.... yeah, that should have said "this is your brain on a gerritt/wiese collab"
ZWEISTEIN: Trip, Flip Out, Meditation
First ever CD reissue of one of the most extreme Krautrock-era albums ever made.
SISSY SPACEK: Remote Whale Control
GERRITT: Space Level Blaze
MINDFLAYER: Expedition to the hairier peaks
TERRORISTS W/ LEE PERRY
SUICIDE: Half Alive
EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN: 2 X 4
CHROME: Half Machine Lip Moves
CHROME: Third From The Sun
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
land and people
overpopulation is an issue that comes up every once and a while.
here are some facts all according to wikipedia
Land area of earth: 148,939,100 km²
Human population 2005: 6,453,628,000
Manhattan, NY pop. density: 25,849/km²
Land area of Oregon: 255,026 km²
You could put all of the people in the world into Oregon at the density of NYC and have the rest of the world untouched. All 148,684,074 km² of it.
We'd still have to flush our toilet on California, but they deserve it.
here are some facts all according to wikipedia
Land area of earth: 148,939,100 km²
Human population 2005: 6,453,628,000
Manhattan, NY pop. density: 25,849/km²
Land area of Oregon: 255,026 km²
You could put all of the people in the world into Oregon at the density of NYC and have the rest of the world untouched. All 148,684,074 km² of it.
We'd still have to flush our toilet on California, but they deserve it.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Entry one...... what for?
Thought I'd publish some thoughts and see what comes of it.
Today, I'd like to say that Rage Against the Machine was the last time I really considered if a band 'sold out' or not. They seemed to be so great to me, and musically I still consider their first album to be truely groundbreaking, but it was 'wrong' to me that a band should go on MTV talking about Leonard Peltier. That seemed to be for the underground, and not for jocks to know about.
That was pretty backwards thinking, especially now that no one talks about political prisoners on MTV. And everyone sells out now that Green Day made it punk to do so.
Now, I still think they sold out, but for different reasons. From their own website, you can see that when they did a benefit concert for Leonard Peltier in 1994, before hitting the spotlight, they raised $75,000 for his defense fund.
A year later, they did the same thing for Mumia. However, this concert raised just $8,000. Without specific numbers that I could research, it appears at quick glance that, even though in that one year they had gained worldwide fame, hit song and video on MTV, new album, and presumably a wider range of resources available to them to raise money, they in fact were less effective.
Why? From every story I've ever read of how the music industry works, and from my own experience working in the independent and underground version of such, everyone gets their hand in the till.
Today, I'd like to say that Rage Against the Machine was the last time I really considered if a band 'sold out' or not. They seemed to be so great to me, and musically I still consider their first album to be truely groundbreaking, but it was 'wrong' to me that a band should go on MTV talking about Leonard Peltier. That seemed to be for the underground, and not for jocks to know about.
That was pretty backwards thinking, especially now that no one talks about political prisoners on MTV. And everyone sells out now that Green Day made it punk to do so.
Now, I still think they sold out, but for different reasons. From their own website, you can see that when they did a benefit concert for Leonard Peltier in 1994, before hitting the spotlight, they raised $75,000 for his defense fund.
A year later, they did the same thing for Mumia. However, this concert raised just $8,000. Without specific numbers that I could research, it appears at quick glance that, even though in that one year they had gained worldwide fame, hit song and video on MTV, new album, and presumably a wider range of resources available to them to raise money, they in fact were less effective.
Why? From every story I've ever read of how the music industry works, and from my own experience working in the independent and underground version of such, everyone gets their hand in the till.
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