I was going to wait closer to Xmas to post this but since the stores now put out their holiday shit well before Halloween, fuck it. This 7" flexi was essentially an audio Xmas card from Zulu Records featuring exclusive holiday themed songs from some of their artists. Ho Ho Ho!
1. ENIGMAS - Roadblocks Are All Over This Town 2. BRILLIANT ORANGE - Jingle Bells 3. GO FOUR 3 - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 4. SLOW - Santa Claus Is Back In Town DOWNLOAD
Dead Fucking Last, remember these guys? They played lo-fi skate punk with lyrics that sounded they were made up on the spot. I first heard about them in the mid 90's when Ad Rock from the Beastie Boys was playing bass with them. I remember being bummed when they cancelled their show at the Town Pump back in 1996. This out of print cassette was a mixtape of songs from their third CD "Grateful...", as well as outtakes, fan covers, soundbites and other weird shit. I was originally going to post this as just two tracks, one for each side, but decided to splice it up track for track. There's no song listing with this tape so I had to guess for some of the song titles.
1. Proud To Be 2. ????? 3. Retribution 4. ????? 5. Live For Today 6. Afraid 7. ????? 8. Decisions 9. Powerless 10. ????? 11. Prove Me Wrong 12. It's All In Your Head 13. Four + Twenty 14. You Can't Make Me 15. Help Wanted 16. Ought...To Be A Law / Kill The Hippies 17. Follow The Leader 18. Pizza Man 19. The Grateful Song 20. I Hate The Rich / I Dig Pain 21. We Are The Dead 22. ????? 23. ????? 24. Fourteen Acre Mosh 25. Leave Me Alone 26. ????? 27. 300 lbs Mushroom DOWNLOAD
I was recently given a box of old cassettes, mostly of the punk, hardcore and metal variety. While I already had a lot of them on CD and vinyl, I was pretty stoked to find a pair of live Slayer bootlegs among them. They're both from the same show, recorded live in Reseda, California (misspelled as Regeda) on September 6, 1985. It's funny that they have Reign In Blood on the covers when there's no songs from that album on this set. The sound quality and performance are great and also includes a radio interview at the end. Check out the video of the entire show below.
1. Hell Awaits 2. Aggressive Perfector 3. Captor Of Sin 4. Final Command 5. Necrophiliac 6. Black Magic / Die By The Sword 7. Haunting The Chapel 8. Hardening Of The Arteries 9. Fight Till Death 10. At Dawn They Sleep 11. Show No Mercy 12. Praise Of Death 13. Chemical Warfare 14. Interview DOWNLOAD
This long out of print comp was the first release on Nardwuar's label, NardWuar Records. It's pretty much all garage rock, with snippets of some of Nardwuar's interviews.
1. THE MIGHTY SQUIRRELS - Game Of Love 2. GRUESOMES - I Need You 3. TEEN CHALLENGERS - Doin' Me In 4. HEADLESS HORSEMEN - What'd I Say 5. THE EVENT - Pop Think-In 6. LI 150's - Destiny 7. THE CHESSMEN - L'Adventure 8. Nardwuar Vs. Jeff Conolly 9. THE EVAPORATORS - El Degas 10. Joey Shithead Vs. Nardwuar 11. THE ENIGMAS - Charlie 12. THE VINDICATORS - Hate 13. Nardwuar Vs. Jello Biafra 14. THE SMUGGLERS - Revenge 15. THE MIGHTY SQUIRRELS - Laughin' Your Head Off 16. HEADLESS HORSEMEN - Good Times 17. STAGNANT WATER - Shoulders 18. THE DOUBLE NAUGHT SPYS - One More Beer 19. Nardwuar Vs. Gerald Ford 20. TELL-TALE HEARTS - I Get Up In The Morning DOWNLOAD
As I've posted before, Doug And The Slugs are a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Last year I posted their debut single, Too Bad. 'Get Up And Go' is a non-album track that was also on "Ten Big Ones", a compilation made up of selections from their first three albums. On the flip side, ska-flavoured 'Cover Of Love' is from the band's 3rd LP, "Music For The Hard Of Thinking".
If you live in the Vancouver area, chances are you've probably seen this LP at one of the local record stores. It's a live compilation from CiTR's Shindig battle of the bands, which has been a yearly event since 1983. Past winners include 3 Inches Of Blood (2001) and Brand New Unit (1992). There's a good mix of styles on this record, with Death Sentence and NG3 representing the punk end of the spectrum. How Death Sentence lost to the Nerve Tubes (who's members would later go on to form the Odds, famous for 'Heterosexual Man') is beyond me.
1. RHYTHM MISSION - Johnny 2. NG3 - Strength 3. RED HERRING - Tone Of Voice 4. NERVE TUBES - Things Break 5. MY THREE SONS - All Time Loser 6. DEATH SENTENCE - Dawn Of The Dead 7. NERVE TUBES - Kiss Me, Carl 8. NG3 - Government 9. RED HERRING - Brain Song 10. RHYTHM MISSION - Redundancy 11. MY THREE SONS - Get Out Of My House 12. DEATH SENTENCE - In Flames DOWNLOAD
Paste were formed by three ex-members of 80's Vancouver hardcore band Subverse. This was their only release, side one was recorded Oct '92 (tracks 1-6) and side two recorded Oct '91 (7-14). The cover folds out into a poster (see below). Thanks to Aaron for lending it to me.
In 1994, Dez Cadena, Thurston Moore, Mike Watt and Dave Markey got together to re-record 7 Seconds' 1982 EP, 'Skins, Brains & Guts'. It was done live off the floor in one take and sounds exactly like how you'd expect it to sound.
1. Skins, Brains & Guts 2. No Authority 3. Redneck Society 4. Baby Games 5. Racism Sucks 6. This Is My Life 7. Anti-Klan 8. I Hate Sports 9. We're Gonna Fight DOWNLOAD
This 2 song 7" was definitely an improvement from the demo they put out a couple years before it. Too bad they did't release anything else. Members of this band also played in Subway Thugs, Emergency! and Soldiers Of Misfortune.
Been meaning to put this record up for about a year now, but I kept putting it off because it's been on many other blogs and local stuff usually takes precedence on here. Anyways, this is the German pressing of this Midwest HC classic, released on Aggressive Rockproduktionen. It came out the same year as the original Touch & Go version, the only exception is that it comes with an extra song, the B-side of the Conquest For Death single, "Take 'Em Up". I was surprised to find this LP online in good shape for a decent price, considering it's been out of print for 30 years.
1. Search For Fame 2. Tarnished Words 3. No One 4. Satisfy 5. Bad Dream 6. Police Brutality 7. A.S.F.B. 8. Conquest For Death 9. Count Me Out 10. Change 11. Crying Form 12. Face Forward 13. Friend To All 14. Take 'Em Up DOWNLOAD
Since this local hardcore band's recorded output was two 3-song 7"s totalling just over 7 minutes, I figured I may as well post them both at once here. It's a shame they never released anything else, although they did have songs for a third EP which I posted back in Nov 2012.
This 7" comp features bands from around the world playing different styles of punk and hardcore. Keep in mind this came out in the mid 90's so it might seem a bit dated to some, but there's still some good stuff on here. It was given to me by Tom Shields who played in local bands Seamen, Paste and Subverse.
1. TOSHIYUKI HIRAOKA - Voice Of Venus 2. ANARCHIJOS INVAZIJA - The Stuff Of Life 3. SEAMEN - Catchphrase 4. SWOONS - French Dressing 5. CRUNCH - To Luke 6. VREDE - Cold 7. REVENGE - If Hate's... DOWNLOAD
Criminally underrated Vancouver hardcore made up of ex members of Fratricide, Career Suicide, Sludge and Soldiers Of Misfortune. This 7" was the band's only release in their 12 year (off and on) existence. They did record eight more songs for a second release, but that still has yet to see the light of day unfortunately.
1. Hell Is Alive 2. Splitfinger Fastball 3. Two Black Guns 4. Knives Of Twilight DOWNLOAD
Listening to this demo brings me back to seeing bands at the Old American Hotel (now the Electric Owl) on weekends in the mid 90's. No cover, cheap pints and a shitty PA = good times! For $20, I could take the skytrain there and back, get drunk and even grab a slice of pizza on the way home. That's where I saw The Do£e play their very first show. I think this tape was recorded before they even played live because I'm pretty sure I bought it that same night. Their only other output was a two song 7" released a couple years later with a different line up. One song from that single, "Working Poor" can also be found on the compilation, "Oi! Let's Go Canada!".
1. Never Before 2. Quiet Boy 3. Red Tape 4. 15 And Drunk 5. Bitch 6. Beer Is Good For You DOWNLOAD
The Sunshine State's answer to "Flex Your Head" and "This Is Boston, Not L.A.". I was able to find it online for a somewhat decent price, considering it's long out of print and has never been reissued. The first track, "Hardcore Rules" by Hated Youth is probably one of my all time favourite HC songs.
1. HATED YOUTH - Hardcore Rules 2. HATED YOUTH - Ted Bundy 3. HATED YOUTH - Army Dad 4. SECTOR 4 - White House 5. SECTOR 4 - Plaid Spaceship 6. MORBID OPERA - Eat The Rich 7. MORBID OPERA - White Flag 8. MORBID OPERA - Polyester Pig 9. ROACH MOTEL - Heart Attack 10. ROACH MOTEL - Fla. Reptile Land 11. ROACH MOTEL - My Dog's Into Anarchy 12. RAT CAFETERIA - Kill 13. RAT CAFETERIA - Tax Revolt DOWNLOAD
This 7" is the sole release of Tony Foresta's first band. The same Tony Foresta of Municipal Waste, No Friends and Iron Reagan fame, in case you didn't know. I actually found this EP on Soulseek. Someone uploaded sides 1 & 2 as separate WAV files, so using Audacity I took out the pops, amplified it and spliced up the tracks. Sounds just as good as if I ripped the record myself I must say. Some people might think it's a bit rough sounding, but then again so was Municipal Waste's first 7".
1. Worse Than You Think 2. Falsely Accused 3. Maybe You Should Find A Hobbie 4. My Stomach Hurts 5. Plastic 6. Brother To Brother 7. Bigot DOWNLOAD
A year ago today I uploaded the Fratricide / Mission Of Christ split 7", so I figured I may as well start the new year with some more Fratricide. This was released on Heartfirst Records out of Germany two years after the band split up. Track 1 was recorded at Casablanca Studios in Vancouver, 23/05/87 and tracks 2-4 were recorded live on CFRO CO-OP Radio, 02/01/87. You can check out the rest of that set HERE.
1. Scream Bloody Vengeance 2. Poison Control 3. Beaten Senseless 4. Final Solution DOWNLOAD
