Hanni El Khatib - Will The Guns Come Out In WAV - Scans are included Will The Guns Come Out Build. Destroy. Rebuild Fuck It, You Win Dead Wrong Come Alive Loved One Heartbreak Hotel Wait Wait Wait Garbage City You Rascal You I Got A Thing (Bonus Track)
Hanni El Khatib grew up in San Francisco raised on a molotov cocktail of skateboarding, punk rock, and 1950s and 60s classic Americana. Influenced by pioneers of early rock and R&B, the multi-instrumentalist and producer derives his unique sound from a menagerie of inspirations, including 50's and 60's blues, soul, garage rock and doo-wop.
The Hentchmen - Ultra Hentch In FLAC - Scans are included 1Fly Catcher 2Don't You Just Know It 3Find Me A Girl 4Nervous Reck 5County Line 6Plumbline Stomp 7Never Met A Girl Like You Before 8Get Outta My Way 9Chicks & Cars 10Mothball 11Five Year Itch 12Red Ponytail 13Hot Rod Millie 14Hentchbeat 15Blue Bull Blues 16Since I Last Saw You
Formed in October of 1992, the Hentchmen were one of the most popular live acts in lower Michigan throughout the '90s. Featuring organist/vocalist Johnny Volare, guitarist Tim V. Eight, and drummer Chris Handyside, the band performed a primitive garage band sound that utilized few instruments and referenced their heroes in '60s music. They began performing around Ann Arbor and Detroit, gaining a small but rabid fanbase. They released their eponymous debut and produced several indie singles, eventually scoring a contract with Norton Records in New York City. "The Hentch" began touring nationally, keeping their home base in Michigan while seeing the rest of the country. They released another album before Handyside was gone, replaced by drummer Mike Audi. With Audi on board they recorded Broad Appeal and Motorvatin', both popular local hits that never quite branched out into larger exposure. Still, one didn't need to pity the Hentchmen. They'd been at it for almost a decade, and had toured ten times more than your average garage rock slickers. In other words, those in the know already knew. In 2003, Norton issued the Three Times Infinity LP to critical and local acclaim; a year later, the band debuted on the Times Beach imprint with Form Follows Function. Italy released Hentch.Forth.Five, a collection of early works, in 2007.
The Hentchmen - Motorvatin' In FLAC - Scans are included 1Polish Lady 2Life Story 3Rat Bones 4Take Me Back To The Arcade 5Poor Sherilee 6Naked Sister 7West Side Brat 8Elektra 9(Cryin' Just Like) Otis 10Two Tone Belair 11Half Step Away 12Every Girl I See 13Yesterday's Trash 14Leaving The Highlands 15Hot Rod Millie 16Take A Good Look 17So Many Girls
The Victims - All Loud On The Western Front In FLAC - Scans are included 1Television Addict 2Flipped Out Over You 3High School Girls 4T.V. Freak 5I Understand 6Open Your Eyes 7Perth Is A Culture Shock 8Disco Junkies
The Victims were a punk band from Perth, Western Australia, active in 1977-79. The band's members were Dave Flick (Dave Faulkner) on guitar and vocals, James Baker (drums) and Rudolph V (Dave Cardwell) on bass.
In 1977, The Victims released their debut single, "Television Addict"/"I'm Flipped Out Over You", of which only 1,000 copies were pressed. The following year they released an EP entitled simply The Victims, which included five tracks: "I Understand", "Open Your Eyes", "TV Freak", "High School Girls" and "Disco Junkies".
The Hentchmen - Broad Appeal In FLAC - Scans are included 1Michigan Blues 2Slow Down 3Casmere And Campau 4Chrissy Rides Again 5Half Step Away 6Exit 154 7Old Enough To Drive 8Four Eyed Buick 9Red Hot Car 10Lookin' For A Girl 11Shadow Play 12Leaving The Highlands 13My Catalina 14Nothing To Say 15Celibate Stroll 16Lucille http://www.mediafire.com/file/c1acos9myjxxo7w/The_Henchmen_-_Broad_Appeal_%281997%29_-_flac.rar
Special Thanx to Limburg for this fine contribution
The Victims - Real Wild Child In WAV -Scans are included 1. Gotta Find a Substitue 2. Real Wild Child 3. Lost and Found 4. Buy Your Love 5. Nothin of My Own 6. I Want Head 7. Victims Theme 8. What I Want 9. Too Late 10. Nobody But You 11. Dance with You Baby 12. She's So Hot 13. Annette
This is truely one of the "great lost" late '70s NYC punk albums. These guys are/were completely in touch with the best of everything relating to early rock and roll. Every track on this disc is a killer. It's a total must have. It's only been available on a very small pressing from a long gone label and until now it's been few and far between. Got this way back in day from Patrick of SOTD. So all the credit goes to him.
The hardest working man in show business today, KURT BAKER, and his spanish friends Luiyi Costa: Guitars, backing vocals - Juan Irazu: Guitars, backing vocals - Gonzalo Ibañez: Bass - Joseba Arza: Drums hit it again under the Bullet Proof Lovers moniker.
Produced by Bullet Proof Lovers & Wyatt Funderburk this new record shows how Kurt ans his amigos bleed, sweat, and shred big hooks, loud guitars, a thundering rhythm section, and pop sensibility, ravaged with elements of Fred "Sonic" Smith, Primal Scream, The Hellacopters, and The Hives... CD packaging includes full Lyric Sheet to all songs, play loud and sing along!! PURCHASE IT HERE and Get two shots from the Rum Bar with the Bullet Proof Lovers 'Shot Through The Heart' and 'S/T' CD's in hi-def, un-breakable, stere-o-phonic sounds!! All Bundles come with Bullet Proof Lovers band logo Button and Koozie, Alright Alright!!
Milk 'N' Cookies – Milk 'N' Cookies In FLAC - Scans are included 1-1(Dee, Dee You're) Stuck On A Star3:01 1-2Little, Lost And Innocent2:52 1-3Six Guns2:05 1-4We Go On Dancing1:47 1-5Rabbits Make Love2:10 1-6Not Enough Girls (In The World)3:34 1-7Chance To Play2:23 1-8The Last Letter3:50 1-9Just A Kid2:40 1-10Ready Steady2:01 1-11Nots2:17 1-12Broken Melody2:18 1-13Tinkertoy Tomorrow2:26 1-14Good Friends2:30 1-15Wok N'Woll2:40 1-16Typically Teenage2:36 1-17Buy This Record2:38 1-18Not Enough Girls (In the World) [Warner Bros Demo]3:33 2-1Not Enough Girls (In The World) [2nd version RSD 7"]3:45 2-2On The Out (Demo)2:17 2-3Girls In Gangs (Demo)2:57 2-4Naked City (Demo)2:05 2-5Why Is Life (Demo)2:27 2-6Randy Slut (Demo)1:41 2-7Auto Fade (1973 Band Practice)3:25 2-8Bop The Do (1973 Band Practice)2:46 2-9English Tea (1973 Band Practice)4:12 2-10Hitter (1973 Band Practice)2:40 2-11Move Fast (1973 Band Practice)2:12 2-12I Don't Want To Know It (1973 Band Practice)2:07 2-13Good Enough To Eat (1973 Band Practice)3:21 2-14Hello Girlie (1973 Demo)2:38 2-15You Got My Shoes (1973 Demo)2:22 2-16Space Drag (1973 Demo)3:16 2-17We Go On Dancing (1973 Band Practice)4:04 2-18Chance To Play (1973 Band Practice)2:18 2-19Last Letter (1973 Band Practice)3:20 2-20Wok N'Woll (1973 Demo Tape)2:19 2-21Just A Kid (1973 Demo Tape)2:44 2-22Not Enough Girls (1973 Demo Tape)3:02 2-23Stuck On A Star (1973 Demo Tape)2:55 2-24Good Friends (1973 Demo Tape)2:38 2-25Six Guns (1973 Demo Tape)
The Hentchmen In WAV - Scans are included Messed Up My Brain Iron Pimp Claude's Remains Wild Wild Lover Aladdin's Castle Worry Converter Bottled Up On My Way Home Accusatory Old Enough To Drive Knockin At My Door No Juke Box Hits
Glenn Robinson (born January 9, 1985) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in West Warwick, Rhode Island, who has been a member of various bands including Unibrows, The Prozacs, The Paranoids, and The Pogs.
In December 2012 he released his first solo E.P. titled Total Fiasco, followed by the full-length album, Modern Mistakes, released on Jolly Ronnie Records in October 2013. His latest release, "Unimpressed" was also released in 2016 on on Jolly Ronnie Records.
Robinson is influenced by the simplicity of three-chord, pop punk acts such as Green Day, Descendents and Weezer. Yours truly had a very interesting chat with the man:
1) Glenn, you declare "Having fun making music since '97". We would like you to tell the viewers of this blog your full story. Were you in bands before? Or did you make a solo career right from the start? We want to hear it all from you! Well, I started drumming when I was ten years old, got into punk rock shortly after and started my first band about a year later and I haven’t stopped making music since. I’m primarily a drummer and have played in a handful of bands and projects over the years. My long term bands were The Paranoids (1998-2007) and Unibrows (2002-2012) . I also had a brief moment in the Prozacs after high school and played on their Monsters Night Out EP.
I started writing my own songs around 14 or 15 years old. The first song I ever recorded was a 30 second song called “ I Am Satan”. I uploaded it to Napster under the name Eye Suck. My means of recording was pretty pitiful. Here’s the rundown of my shitty set up: I plugged headphones into the microphone jack, taped them from the ceiling, recorded drums, then draped the headphones in front of an amp to record guitar. Then I’d bounce those tracks onto another cassette to record vocals. Thinking about that now makes my head spin. Over the years my methods of recording and songwriting improved which eventually lead to my first proper release “Total Fiasco” in 2012. So yeah…this was a long time in the making!
2) What is your favorite topic/topic that comes easily when you write a new song? I have a few go-to topics: Songs like “Wavelengths”, “Tambourine”, “Hang Around and Stay Awhile” and “Waste No Time” are all about my wife. She’s easy to write about. I also like to vaguely write about what it feels like to have anxiety and how it makes you feel like you’re going insane at times. Songs like “Outta My Head”, “Feeling Amplifier” and “Nothing” cover that subject pretty well. Then there are songs like “Rear Ending a Hearse” and “Gimme Insanity” and the entire Desk Job EP that deal with that sinking feeling of knowing that you have to work most of your life away. Lastly, there’s the more light hearted, nihilistic tunes like “Everybody!” and “Unimpressed”. I can always find something to write about.
3) About your latest full length, "Unimpressed", can you explain the choice of the title (what are you unimpressed about?) and the choice of the artwork? Are you taking care of your own artwork?
I’m not unimpressed by much. If anything, I’m easily amazed by things like a child. Sometimes I feel like we’re living in the future with all of the stuff we have access to. As I get older, I see that more people become jaded, stuck in their ways and don’t really get excited about much. It’s kind of a bummer. I wanted the album cover to scream “Look at all this cool shit! Why do we hate all of it?”. Who knows if I articulated that well?
I normally handle everything as far as artwork goes because I am a controlling Graphic Designer. However, this piece was done by somebody else. I fell in love with the color scheme and its retro futuristic outer space style. Fun fact: The song “Retro futuristic Nightmare” was the last song written for this album and it was inspired from this artwork.
4) To what kind of music did you listen to as a teenager and does it still influence your today work? What was your favorite band as a teenager? Name 3 bands that you consider still have a influence on your own work today. Green Day without a doubt. They’re still a very controversial band as far as “what’s punk and what’s not” bullshit, but they haven’t let me down in 23 years. I listened to (and still do) a lot of the old Lookout bands, Descendents, Dead Milkmen and all that good stuff.
As far as songwriting goes, I still look to Green Day because they are the kings of “less is more” and perform it with such power and precision. I still look to The Vandals for their shear insanity and dark humor. I look to the Descendents for their honest lyrics and their ability to sound rough while still being melodic. 5) Is there any video made to promote one of the songs of the new album? No. Promoting myself has always been my biggest weakness. Whenever I finish something, I'm always ready for the next thing. Not always a good thing ha! My friend Sean did come the studio when we were tracking the song “Everybody!” and filmed a bunch of stuff. I was supposed to piece it together to make a little promo video but it never happened. Maybe I should start that…
6) What can concert goers expect at a Glenn Robinson concert? Are you playing any famous cover songs? If you listen to the live EP “More Applause in the Monitors, Please” you can get a real, honest experience of what we’re like live. I’m just kidding, that was a live recording with added sound effects of applause, riots, police sirens and news coverage.
In reality you can expect to hear 10-12 short fast songs with a cover thrown in. I’ve only played about ten shows with my own band. We have performed a handful of cover songs, I don’t know if they’re considered famous, but we’ve done songs like “Crash” by the Primitives, “Attitude” by the Misfits, “Dean’s Dream” by the Dead Milkmen, and “Punk Guy” by NOFX. Anything that fits within the context of the set is an option.
7) Does West Warwick, Rhode Island have a long history of power pop punk bands or are you the only rocker in town?? West Warwick is pretty quiet as far as music goes. Sadly, it’s probably best known for the Station nightclub fire which happened only a street away from where I live. Luckily, Rhode Island is a VERY small state and if you travel about 15 miles north, you’ll find an eclectic mix of artists, musicians and venues in Providence. It’s a small state but there is no shortage of creativity. I’m far from the only rocker. Most of my friends are incredible musicians who can outshine what I do in many ways!
8) What are the plans for 2017? Is there a new record in the making ? Are you coming over to Europe soon? My wife and I are new parents so that’s been our plan! But as far as music goes, I began recording my third album in January. The last album was such a rush and everything was so fast - it was kind of a blur. It was totally a lot fun to write that way, but I kind of want to do the opposite for this one. I usually shy away from over-doing things in the studio because I feel like your recordings should closely represent what you sound like live. However, performing live has become less of an option lately so now I want all the bells and whistles for this album. I’m taking more time with each song and make sure they reach their full potential. If that means that some of these songs won’t translate well on stage, then so be it. I just want it to be a great listen. Also, I have a lot going on in my life right now so I’ll continue working on it when the time is right. So far there are three songs tracked and they are all very different from each other. There’s a straight up punk rock song, a ska song and a Gin Blossoms type song. It’s shaping up to be pretty fucking fun! There aren’t any other details at the moment other than that it will definitely be released on Jolly Ronnie Records and produced by Chris Piquette at No Boundaries Studios. Sadly, no plans to play any shows at the moment. I would LOVE to travel to Europe to play some shows in the future though. That would fucking rule!
9) And now a tough question: For viewers of this blog who don't have much money and could only afford to buy ONE item from you, which album would you advice? Umm I’d say buy Unimpressed from the Jolly Ronnie Records store. You’ll get a lot of cool shit along with your order. One time I got some Garbage Pail Kids cards and a comb.
10) Anything you wanna say to the viewers of this blog?
Brother Brick "Stranded In the Nineties" 2XCD In WAV - Scanss are included
Hailing from Sydney, Australia, BROTHER BRICK played DETROIT and PUNK-tinged rock ’n’roll thru the early to late 90’s. They released one obscure studio album called “A Portable Altamont”on an even obscurer French label as well as numerous 7”singles on great labels such as Estrus, Dog Meat and Bang! Collected here on two CD’s you’ll find all the bands studio recordings (even their impossible to find debut cd/ep “Getting’Beyond A Shit”) as well as live stuff, demos and covers. All tracks carefully remastered from original studio tapes with a few tracks rescued from cassette tape oblivion. BROTHER BRICK are a must for fans of HIGH ENERGY Aussie rock’n’roll a la RADIO BIRDMAN, THE EASTERN DARK and THE SAINTS!
Out of the ashes of The LOVE ME NOTS comes a new all girl garage-psych-rock band: The DARTS (US)! The quartet is featuring Nicole Laurenne: Vocals/organ; Michelle Balderrama: Vocals/guitar; Christina Nunez: Vocals/bass and Rikki Styxx: Vocals/drums.
Their two E.P.'s are so brilliant yours truly had no other option than to have a chat with Nicole who told us everything: how the girls met, the release of the two E.P.'s; the deal with London based label DIRTY WATER and the forthcoming Eurotour.
1)
Nicole, you are no newcomer to the Arizona Rock'n'roll scene. We would like you
to tell the viewers of this blog your full story. And first, does your
presence in the Darts mean the end of the Love Me Nots or are the Darts a
side-project of yours.We want to hear it all from you!
You
want to hear it all, huh? Be careful what you wish for…I started playing
classical piano as a kid, eventually traveling and competing pretty seriously
throughout my school years. In college, I accompanied opera students with their
voice lessons and dabbled a little with pop bands in Michigan. Eventually as I
got busier as a law student in Arizona, my classical chops began to fade a
little, so I started a jazz trio that performed regularly for a few years at
the resorts in Tucson. My first experience playing keys in a busy gigging rock
band was a hilarious cover band called Sidebar, made up of judges and lawyers
in Phoenix, that would somehow pack every show they played. That led to my
first ‘real’ rock band, called Blue Fur, which did original new-wave-tinged
stuff and put out a couple of records on our own. Michael Johnny Walker,
guitarist for The Sonic Thrills at the time, saw Blue Fur and we eventually
started up The Love Me Nots together - which is how I met Christina, the
bassist for that group. Michael and I got married a few years later and The
Love Me Nots signed with a label in Paris, so we got to tour Europe and all
over the US many times, in addition to putting out 5 albums and a bunch of
other amazing opportunities. We started our own record label, Atomic A Go Go,
and also put out other records as Zero Zero (electro-fuzz-pop) and Motobunny
(garage-pop) over the years., along with an album by Le Zets (rock).
The
minute I saw Michelle play, I told her I wanted to be in a band with her; that
was years ago at a show in San Diego actually. In late 2015, Michelle was at a
Love Me Nots show in LA and I finally point-blank told her to send me a song or
two that we could work up together. She sent “Running Through Your Lies” and
“Revolution” and I was immediately hooked on her songwriting talent. By
mid-2016 we had recruited Christina and Rikki, who were as excited as we were
to finally put together an all-girl awesome garage project, and the first EP
was written and recorded across two states without all four of us ever being in
the same room at the same time. Bob Hoag mixed all the tracks together and we
all fell in love with it. We did the second EP the same way a couple of months
later.
During
all of this, The Love Me Nots had been touring Europe and working on a new
record, but Michael and I ran into hard times on a personal level and separated
in the summer of 2016. As sad as it is to admit, The Love Me Nots are
presumably over at this point. Thankfully, I have never felt more fulfilled and
excited about things musically and personally as I do right now. Maybe that’s naive, but it’s true. I just
love this new band and my bandmates so completely.
2)
Although the musical styles of both bands are very different, Are you girls not
afraid that the name of the group might cause some confusion with the UK rock'n'roll
revival band of the end of the 70's?
We
were a little concerned until we realized they aren’t doing much currently, and
we added the “(US)” to our name for official purposes to avoid any legal
confusion. So far it hasn’t been an issue. We just loved the fact that ‘darts’
on a shirt are what separates women’s from men’s shirts. Men don’t have darts.
It’s a girl thing, without being necessarily girly.
3)
About the 2 Ten inch records E.P.1 and E.P.2. I can hear a great unity of sound
there, as if all the songs were recorded during the same session and then slip
on two different records. Is this the case? And if so, are they gonna be
reunited in the future on one CD?
We
recorded the two EPs the same way but at different times. But that’s surely why
they sound similar - same songwriters, same recording, mixing, and mastering
processes exactly. When we signed with
Dirty Water Records (London) in December 2016, they decided to re-release the
EPs as one full digital album simply called “The Darts”, which is available on
all digital outlets now. We decided not to release CDs at this point; the
market doesn’t seem to be demanding them so much anymore now that streaming is
so popular. The vinyls are selling well though!
4)
To what kind of music did you listen to as a teenage girl and does it still
influence your today work? What was your favorite band as a teenage girl? Name
3 bands that you consider still have a influence on your own work today.
I
was pretty oblivious to pop music growing up, since I was working so hard on
classical piano at the time. But I remember the first pop tune I ever really
loved was “Rich Girl” by Hall and Oates. Later I fell in love with the piano
parts in Journey songs (hey, it was the 80s). But, even though I was no
aficionado, I also remember really liking certain tracks by Prince, the Kinks,
Sinead O’Connor, and a few other artists that were in the mainstream then. I
honestly didn’t discover garage rock until years and years later when I first
heard The Animals, The Seeds, The White Stripes…maybe it was just the right
time in my musical life, but they struck a serious chord in me and sort of
launched me into my own world of trying to find garage rock that spoke to me.
The Darts’ sound grew out of my huge love for Thee Tsunamis, Death Valley
Girls, and Ty Segall. You can hear all three influences pretty clearly once you
know that.
5)
Are you the main composer in the band or is everybody involved in one way or
another?
Michelle
and I have done all the writing so far, although Christina wrote one that is
coming out on the next album later this summer. I’m hoping we all have more of
a hand in writing as time goes on. Michelle and I both have a ton of songs
we’ve written - that were never released by our other bands - which we are having
massive amounts of fun doing with The Darts.
6)
Do you have a video on youtube featuring a track from the 2 e.p's?
We
have two official videos out so far, “You Got Me” and “My Heart Is A
Graveyard”, which I threw together myself using footage shot by the band, our
stylist Kelly Sahr and our tour manager Justin McGrath. A third one, for “Evil
Wayz,” will be out next month, shot and produced by Ryan Kohlman, who did my
favorite Zero Zero video a few years ago.
7)
What can concert goers expect at a DARTS gig? Are you playing any famous cover
songs?
We
play one cover song right now, which has kind of become our anthem: “Batteries”
by the Trashwomen. It has long been one of Christina’s favorite songs but when
we heard them play it at Burger Boogaloo last summer in Oakland, we instantly
knew it was perfect for The Darts to finish every set with. So we do. Darts
shows are sweaty, super loud, punk rock events, with all of us wearing vintage
slips and going mostly barefoot. Sometimes there’s a dog pile on stage.
Sometimes Rikki will spontaneously jump onto the crowd. We don’t really know
what’s going to happen. We just try not to break too many things. Not too many.
Our goal as a band is literally just to have a blast and travel as much as we
can; it’s like a long insane slumber party with your craziest, most fearless
best friends.
8)
When you perform with the DARTS, does it happen that you play an impromptu
version of a song from the Love Me nots?
Nope!
It might be awhile before Christina and I feel like doing that. We’re having
way too much fun putting that behind us and starting fresh right now.
9)
What are the plans for 2017 as far as the DARTS are concerned? Are you girls
coming to Europe soon?
We
will be in Europe starting May 25, for performances in England, France, and
Italy, including a Dirty Water Club show and the awesome Cosmic Trip Festival
in Bourges. We are also already in the process of recording another full-length
record, for release at the end of this summer hopefully, and have US tour dates
lined up with The Jackets (Switzerland) and Weird Omen (France). This band
absolutely loves to do things, to be in constant motion, so there will be much
much more I’m sure.
10)
Anything you would like to say to the viewers of this blog?
Come
see our shows and say hello! Nothing makes us happier than to hang out with fun
people! www.thedarts.us
The Hentchmen - Three Times infinity In WAV - Scans are included 1Straight Up 2Makin' Out 3Brain Power 4Broke Down 5Shimmy Shake 6April 7LeSabre Radar 8Front Porch Entertainers 9Ate The Phone 10Beat That 11Pack Up & Go 12Teenage Letter
While not given the press they truly deserve, The Hentchmen have crafted their own solid style of rock and roll, which has the potential to be enjoyed by anyone who loves to hear catchy, simple, well-written songs. The Hentchmen bust out with an album-full of absolutely fun tracks, all of which are loud and fast paced.
"Three Times Infinity" opens up with a speedy garage-rock tour-de-force, "Straight Up" and keeps up the intensity through the rest of the album. The Hentchmen continue to sing about girls and cars for the next 11 tracks in a most entertaining fashion, complete with plenty of organ fills and 50's style "doo-wah" choruses.
Notable Songs on "Three Times Infinity" include the slice of teenage life: "Makin' Out", an energetic rendition of Devo's "Shimmy Shake", and a slightly slower, contemplative, organ-heavy piece called "April".
THE JIM JONES REVUE - Burning Your House Down In WAV - Scans are included 1Dishonest John 2High Horse 3Foghorn 4Big Len 5Premeditated 6Burning Your House Down 7Shoot First 8Elemental 9Killin' Spree 10Righteous Wrong 11Stop The People
The noble art of the 12-bar boogie has gradually been devalued over the years. Fifty years ago, it was one of the most vital, life-affirming forms of musical expression known to mankind, but it has since been watered down by a million rubbish bar bands playing ‘good time rock’n’roll’ with neither the energy to rock nor the sensibilities to roll.
But there are still a few snake-hipped firebrands determined enough to trace this form of beefed-up blues back to its primal, screaming essence. This second long-play offering from east London quintet The Jim Jones Revue specialises in boogie with the speaker-ripping rasp of a Little Richard.
There’s a noble lineage of this back-to-basics approach, dating back to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s swamp rock, and carrying on through bequiffed 90s stompers like Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Rocket from the Crypt. But frontman Jim Jones’s raw, tonsil-eviscerating delivery is less stylised than those latter two, and the 21st century production, courtesy of Bad Seeds/Grinderman drummer Jim Sclavunos, make it sound considerably fiercer than John Fogerty’s blue collar bawling.
The German label COPASE DISQUES recently released two new great garage albums
1° THE NO-THINGS - Here Come The No-Things.
Hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, The No-Things are a primitive 60's garage quartet composed of Laurent from Les BOF! (main vocal, harmonica and percussions), Alex ex Carpet Sellers, No Whisky for Callahan (guitar + vocal), Edinburgh legendary drummer Calvin from Carbona and The Thanes and Scott from Dabster Production, ex The AMs (bass). The band formed in 2015 and already opened for The Thanes, Les Grys-Grys, The Wildebeests, Barrence Whitfield & the Savages or King Khan BBQ. Their debut full length "Here Come The No-Things" was recently released on COPASE DISQUES. The album features 14 original songs that will makeyou immediately realize this band is like no other. From the first chords of the opening track "Don't Get On My Tits" till the last notes of "I'm All Alone" it is obvious that the numerous gigs has made the band tighter than ever and The No-Things have become an unstoppable rock and roll machine churning out an impressive collection of primitive hits that will appeal to every fan of The Flight Reaction, The Royal Flares, The Ar-kaïcs, etc.....
Hailing from Zurich, Switzerland, The Royal Hangmen are a Garage Beat quintet featuring Vasco: vocals, guitar; Patrick: organ, guitar, vocals; Dani: guitar, harp, percussion, vocals; Luca: drums and Basil: bass These fine gentlemen describe themselves like this : "fuzz-driven guitars, a grinding Vox organ, a stompin' backbeat and some high energy screaming vocals, mix that with some real dedicated sixties attitude and you dig what The Royal Hangmen are all about". The band plays vintage instruments with a sound reminiscent of The 60's but with a style and energy all of its own.The Royal Hangmen have played with groups like The Sonics, Wild Evel & The Trashbones, The Montesas, Boonaras, The Mean Things, 60 Second Swingers, Giant Robots and The Bahareebas, just to name a few. Their new full length Hanged Drawn and Quartered will please to every fan of Chesterfield Kings, Miracle Workers, Pretty Things, Who, Small Faces, Beatles, Stones.
Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators - Keep Reachin' up (re-up by request)
In WAV - Scans are included
1. Feeling Free
2. If This Aint Love (Don't Know What Is)
3. Keep Reachin' Up
4. Blues Downtown
5. My Four Leaf Clover
6. A Perfect Kind Of Love
7. Invisible Man
8. Holdin' On
9. No One's Gonna Love You
10. Soul Investigators Theme (Instrumental)
2007 release of the passionate but suave Mod-Soul collaboration from the lovely and talented vocalist Nicole Willis and celebrated Finnish Funk collective The Soul Investigators. In the cold far North dance underground, they have created a uniquely hot record of romantic grooves! The Brooklyn-born Willis has worked with both Curtis Mayfield and the Brand New Heavies and done crucial work for Mo’ Wax, while the Finnish-bred Soul Investigators have crafted two previous full-lengths. Fans of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings will find much to love on Keep Reachin’ Up. Adored by the UK’s Northern Soul DJs and fans, international momentum for the full-length has been primed by a BBC Top Ten Track of the Year list for 'If This Ain’t Love' and world famous DJ Gilles Peterson making opening track 'Feeling Free' the 2006 Worldwide Winner Song of the Year.
