punk ass ghost

mijo feo "Mixo Mijo"

2010-11-25T15:48:00.000-08:00

The only thing I can really give to anyone on this day of thanks.
A mix of some of my stuff.
Hope you enjoy.
It's pretty.
Sometimes somber.
Sometimes light-hearted.
Always punk.

walrus pus sound clip

El Mixo Del Mijo

RAS KASS "ON THE RUN"

2010-11-10T21:48:00.000-08:00

The only thing I know about this shit is that its bad as FUCK!
"Lt. Dan!"

Ras Kass & Lt Dan - Won't Catch Me Runnin' sound clip

HERE

CHRISTIAN DEATH "ONLY THEATER OF PAIN"

2010-10-29T20:08:00.000-07:00

Sorry for not posting shit for a while.
Busy busy busy...
Anyway... Everyone should already have this.
Either way its my Halloween treat for you guys.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
:)

"ACCEPT THE GIFT OF SIN"

My favorite website of October

2010-10-04T20:38:00.000-07:00

YOURGHOSTSTORIES.COM

Empire of Illusion by Chris Hedges

2010-10-04T19:45:00.000-07:00

Do yourself a favor and make the time to watch this.
:)

CICCONE YOUTH "THE WHITEY ALBUM"

2010-10-04T18:39:00.000-07:00

This album tripped me out the first time I listened to it.
I really didn't get it. (Once again, I was 13)
Turns out by the time I was 20 I was hooked on this album.
Sometimes all you need is a lil' time to pass.
Personnel:
Sonic Youth, Mike Watt and J Mascis.
Experimenting with hip hop, drum machines, loops and the usual weird guitar tunings.
Some cool covers too.

TUFF TITTY

ALEISTER CROWLEY'S WAX CYLINDERS

2010-09-21T00:40:00.000-07:00

Early Halloween posting.
The sound, on this recording alone, is creepy as fuck.
This was recorded in the teens of the last century.

BOO

William Carlos Williams "Danse Russe"

2010-09-19T00:36:00.000-07:00

If I when my wife is sleeping
and the baby and Kathleen
are sleeping
and the sun is a flame-white disc
in silken mists
above shining trees,--
if I in my north room
dance naked, grotesquely
before my mirror
waving my shirt round my head
and singing softly to myself:
"I am lonely, lonely.
I was born to be lonely,
I am best so!"
If I admire my arms, my face,
my shoulders, flanks, buttocks
again the yellow drawn shades,--

Who shall say I am not
the happy genius of my household?

C. 1917

TURZI "A"

2010-09-14T23:33:00.000-07:00

Like my lil brother Ernie said, "France is three years ahead of us...".
Something along those lines anyway.
I have to agree with him on this one. Even though this album sounds like it could have came out in '85.
Turzi are 5 piece band of the electronic type.
To me its kinda Tangerine Dreams meets Ennio Morricone meets "Surf Bat" (sometimes).
I really like this album.
Check it.

HERE

Mork and Mindy

2010-09-14T00:47:00.000-07:00

Father and Son (Tim and Eric)

2010-09-12T20:49:00.000-07:00

Watched this about half a year ago on HBO's Funny or Die. I almost peed my pants.
I remember playing guitar solos like that when I was 13. Enjoy.

Cuteness to the max!

2010-09-12T19:15:00.000-07:00

DOUBLE POST!!! "VAMPYROS LESBOS" and SOLEDAD MIRANDA

2010-09-11T02:50:00.000-07:00

When I was a teenager I would record tape after tape of my favorite DJs playing their whole sets either on Kspc or Kucr. One night in particular, one of them was playing all funk and break beats. Mostly instrumentals.
I remember this night clearly.
1998. It was a cold autumn night in my lil apartment in San Berdo. Luz had just left so I sparked a bowl and was ready for bed. (Last days of high school) The jams were getting down on my radio so I popped a tape and pressed record. One after another the songs kept getting better and better. This DJ was a beast that night. A little under an hour into the set and I flip the tape over and start recording again. At this time the song that I have posted under these words started to play. By the time the song was coming to an end I was up out of my bed jumping up and down on the floor in utter hilarity and disbelief that that song had just played! And I recorded it! It was mine!!!
Unfortunately the tape stopped recording before the DJ gave out the songs name and artist.
Forward to 2007.
I'm in my lil apartment in Rialto on a cold windy autumn. On the couch watching a hot weird foreign flick called Vampyros Lesbos on IFC on a late Saturday night /early Sunday morning. When all of a sudden the same song I listened to and recorded that one night back in the day was playing on my t.v.!
Rejoice!!!
I typed "Vampyros Lesbos Soundtrack" on google and found it on amazon. Bought it for like 5 bucks and it came in the mail next week.

Mystery solved.

About a year ago I was watching it again with a homegirl of mine and noticed that she looked just like the lead actress. Interested, I start looking into this very beautiful actress. You know... try to find out what else she's been in. I find out that she basically died the same year this film was released!

Love.

Hottest skinny chick EVER!!!

SHE'S DEAD!!!

"RUN FOR THE FUCKIN' HILL!!!!"

2010-09-10T18:36:00.000-07:00

Dream:
A big house somewhere in Europe it seems. Its a winter evening. Snow everywhere. There is a nice sized hill as a backyard for this place. Seems like a resort in the Swiss Alps. This is a massive house. There are probably about 500 people. But these aren't the people you would expect to see here. More like trouble makers you would find in a fucked up apartment complex in Fontana, Ca. But a variety nonetheless. I see suits, shorts, maintenance jumpers, etc. There is a guy in a wife beater with a ghetto blaster bumping some old school. This place is home.

James and I are young teenagers. Running in and outside the structure. Playing, laughing and having a good time. Innocence. On our way out of the main entrance door we smash into Thurston Moore and drop his guitar case. We apologize and ask him to play something for us. He says no because he was in a hurry to go play a show. His band was gonna open up for a My Bloody Valentine. He gives us two passes for the show and turns around and heads for the bathroom. With excitement, we give each other a high five and step outside.

That's when the zombies appear!

We look at each other and then down to our hands. Oh yeah! Now we have baseball bats! We start swinging at the now close zombies and blood starts splashing everywhere. One from the left, one from the right, one in the front, one in the back. I scream out, "We're the best zombie killers in the whole world!". And that's when I slip. The undead move closer to me as I lay on the floor. With fright I go for my bat but its just out of reach. I let out a "HOLY SHIT!!!" as they start to reach for my brains when James comes from behind them and starts whacking heads! Zombie blood falls all over my face and I start to laugh. James picks me up and we commence with the zombie killing. More and more keep coming and we eventually get pushed back toward the door of the house. That's when Thurston Moore opens the door and grabs us by our shirts and says, "RUN FOR THE FUCKIN' HILL!!!"...

I don't remember anything after that.

Now in Technicolor!!!

2010-09-10T13:21:00.000-07:00

The Second Dimension

2010-09-10T02:54:00.000-07:00

As it turns out... I don't just love music. Retro future, the female form, IDEAS, etc, etc. I love things like these. Dreams... I could use this page as an outlet for them too. Who will read/listen isn't a concern so much as an invited guest. More a mystery than the statue looming. Makes it more romantic anyway. As long as its a lexicon for easy access.

Jokes!!! (Those are good too.)

Point being that a variety of post rather then just the musical ones of yesterday will be displayed here from now on. Things are changing. For the better I hope. Hopefully questions will be answered and vice versa. And at a slower pace than that of a facebook or twitter.

Another hope for thought. And another for discussion! (That would require comments on your behalf.)

Hey. Its been about a year.

2010-08-30T02:19:00.001-07:00

I've been sharing some of my favorite tunes with you for a lil over a year now.
I know its technically stealing but you know what? This music industry has to go down. Revert to zero. Musicians should make their money by traveling and showcasing their songs through the artist to live audience format. Besides... it's more romantic that way.
Then again...
Eh.
Whatevs.

POSITION PARRAELLE "S/T"

2010-08-29T22:29:00.001-07:00

Really good French electronic music.
This one came out in 2007.
They just simply play it right.
Its as if Depeche Mode would have stuck to their early sound and said, "Let's be a one dimensional band. Lets stick to this sound and only this sound. Oh yeah... lets sing in French now."
Kinda.

position parallele - tes levres/passe les portes sound bite

P MODE

COCTEAU TWINS "HIGH MONKEY MONK"

2010-08-19T15:31:00.000-07:00

In my book, one of the best songs ever made.
I described it as "Ethereal Bollywood" and got the thumbs up from a buddy so I guess that works.
It originally came out on their box set in '93 or so.
You can't really find it anywhere else.
Oh yeah you can... HERE!

THE HIGH MONKEY MONK

HEART THROB "PERPETUAL INCONTINENCE"

2010-08-17T22:33:00.000-07:00

This is the band that I'm in.
It started off (for me) as just coming in to do vocals on an unfinished demo for some friends band that was basically over.
The outcome was pretty cool so we decided to give it a shot as a live band as is.
Brian on drums, Eric on bass and me on guitar and vocals.
We played like this for about a year and half.
I eventually got tired of singing and playing and wanted just to focus on guitar, so we started looking for a singer.
Two or three dudes later I remembered that my lil brother had a good voice so i gave him a call and we got this recording.
This is the quick version of the story.
Story is different though different eyes, obviously.
My blog.

Wet Nurse sound bite

I CAN'T STOP PEEING!

GUAPO "FIVE SUNS"

2010-08-15T22:43:00.000-07:00

Came across this beast in 2004.
If you like Magma this should tickle your fancy.
Guapo - Five Suns pt II by mijo

FIVE SUNS

JUSTICE LEAGUE "DISCOGRAPHY 1983-1988"

2010-08-10T20:59:00.000-07:00

Come on, dude!

Justice Leage- falling apart sound bite

POMONA! Represent.

THE RENTALS "RETURN OF THE RENTALS"

2010-08-04T20:59:00.000-07:00

This one is for James out in the land of wines and pretty stuff.
No more Weezer.
Matt Sharp finds a Moog in a dumpster.
This bomb album comes from that find.
Sorta.

The Rentals - Waiting
Uploaded by Tasatsu. - Watch more music videos, in HD!

THE RETURN OF...

SOCIAL UNREST "COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS VOL.2"

2010-07-24T22:03:00.000-07:00

I put Vol.2 up here because "Before the Fall" is in my top 3 punk albums of all time.
It's in this collection.
There aren't many perfect albums in my book.
Swirlies "They spent their wild youthful days in the glittering worlds of the salons" is definitely one.
My Bloody Valentine "Loveless" another.
"Before the Fall" is right up there with them.

Social Unrest / Night of the Long Knives sound bite

THE GOODS

ENEWETAK "GUNS. ELVIS LOVED THEM."

2010-07-19T16:15:00.000-07:00

Ok.
This has to be my favorite lp that came out of the O.C. in the 90s.
This shit was brutal back in the day.
(Racist/Ignorance Alert)
It's funny... I think of white kids from the O.C. having no major problems.
I mean shit... they have the beach, at the most, 15 minutes away!
Why would any of them be mad?
Well, these dudes were pissed!
At least on wax.
'Cause at their shows they seemed like the happiest dudes in between songs.
I miss those shows.
The song I've posted here makes it obvious that they were big fans of Neurosis (Souls at Zero).
Even though its a clear bite its my favorite song.

Enewetak / Wicker sound bite

Guns. Elvis loved them.

DEVIATED INSTINCT "RE-OPENING OLD WOUNDS"

2010-07-18T22:10:00.000-07:00

Another one for Graves.
Toughness!
This is that O.G. shit.

Welcome to the Orgy

ADAM FRANKLIN & BOLTS OF MELODY "I COULD SLEEP FOR A THOUSAND YEARS"

2010-07-18T02:24:00.000-07:00

Wow!
This is so fuckin' good.
First song reminds me of Dino Jr.
Second song reminds me of Sonic Youth (Washing Machine era).
The thing is... a lot of these songs remind of bands that i love, but they're their own thing too.
(Huh?)
I think I like this better than Swervedriver.
Besides, I think this is the best album cover ever.
Click on it.
I think it gets bigger.
Its the shit.

i'll be yr mechanic /adam franklin & bolts of melody sound bite

JOWE BOLTZE

MACHA AND BEDHEAD "MACHA LOVED BEDHEAD"

2010-07-15T20:58:00.000-07:00

A perfect blend.
Two bands, one great result.
A good one for a romantic/weird dinner before your lady takes off for Santa Barbara.
I took out the 70 something tracks of 3 second silences.
I hate when bands waste time and energy with shit like that.
Sick ass Cher cover too.

"Do you believe in love after love?"

My Little Airport "The OK Thing to Do on Sunday Afternoon Is to Toddle in the Zoo "

2010-07-15T00:35:00.000-07:00

why am i just finding out about these guys?!
this is probably my new favorite band.
great song writing, great vocals.
the fact that its basically a duo makes it a lil more special to me.
the idea of musical "soul mates" is very interesting to me.
this is very, very, very inspiring.
talk about up my alley.
if you know me you wont be surprised that this music has me by the balls right now.
this is their first album.
genius!

POP, POP, POP!!!

BORN AGAINST "THE REBEL SOUND OF SHIT AND FAILIURE"

2010-07-14T16:29:00.000-07:00

One of the hardcore bands that had the biggest impact on me.
I remember buying this at a show when i was 16 because of the cover and the faint memory of someone saying "Born Against is cool...".
I go home and put this beast on and it was set in stone after that... hardcore is just simply the shit!
Sam's attack with the lyrics and vocals and Adam's artistry on those chords was something I've never heard before.
Made quite the impression.

SHIT

THE GROUCH "DON'T TALK TO ME"

2010-07-11T10:38:00.000-07:00

a sick ass album brought to my attention by my cousin.

o.g. oakland underground.

he said, "this is one of those albums thats just bomb from start to finish."

i'm listening... he ain't never lie.

thats why its up here.

bomb from start to finish.

DON'T TALK TO ME

REDD KROSS "BORN INNOCENT"

2010-07-08T14:09:00.000-07:00

this is my version of that stupid ass mc5 record "kick out the jams" that everyone likes.

this shit'll make you wish you were a teenager in the 70's.

make you wish you were a skater busting ground moves.

make you wish you could get out of work early so you can go to the beach with all of you friends instead of cleaning that dairy queen bathroom.

rock and roll!

the only thing that makes perfect sense when its played correctly.

LINDA BLAIR

COCTEAU TWINS "LULLABIES TO VIOLAINE"

2010-07-07T14:18:00.000-07:00

YOU'RE WELCOME!!!

SPACEBOY "THE FORCE TOGETHER A HEART TORN TO PIECES"

2010-05-14T22:01:00.000-07:00

yet another band that was kinda ahead of their time.
and another one that yer gonna have to trust me on 'cause i'm not putting up a sample.
progressive!

"SPACEBOY, I MISS YOU"

WATCHTOWER "CONTROL AND RESISTANCE"

2010-04-15T15:41:00.001-07:00

this is a band i listened to, for the first time, 15 or 16 years ago.

thanks to sal, of course, via a comp he gave to me.

"Doomsday News 2"

the Watchtower song was the best.

it blows me away this day just like it did then.

its hard to believe this shit came out in 1989!!!

this one's for graves'!

DANGEROUS

APRIL MARCH "CHROMINANCE DECODER"

2010-03-28T00:56:00.000-07:00

such a good album.
it pays off being a fan of France Gall.
you come across cool stuff like this.
SHE USED TO DRAW FOR REN AND STIMPY!!!
that alone sparks interest for me.
but listening to that voice and that music seals the deal.
oh...i'm a fan.
dig.

CHARLATAN

SPACE ART "PLAY BACK"

2010-03-04T02:32:00.000-08:00

oh my fuckin' lord!!!
this is brilliance.
the drums on the first track "Folkstone Hovercraft"... :) :) :)
everything on that jam besides the first minute and some change of somewhat silence.
did you get that?
first minute and some change?
i'm stoned sorry.
by the way.
"Folkstone Hovercraft" (the first track) is awesome on weed!!!
after a minute... and some change.
i'm not even putting up a demo track up this time.
i want you to be as much surprised as possible.
did that make sense?
was that proper grammar?
this one is from deep in the vault.
i know you'll love.

SOME CHANGE

DEATH IN JUNE "THE GUILTY HAVE NO PAST"

2010-02-15T19:13:00.000-08:00

a compilation of early DIJ.
blame these guys along with Cocteau Twins and that dude that scored Blade Runner for my love of "dark" music.

Nation sound bite

Holy Water sound bite

THE PAST

MEPHISKAPHELES "MAXIMUM PERVERSION"

2010-02-03T23:14:00.000-08:00

we gotta thank the MIGHT-AY WHITE-AY himself (carl) for this one.
this is an oldie but goody.
i can always rely on carl to come up with the goods on the ska, reggae etc etc front.
check out the trumpet solo at 2:04.
that's all satan right there, boy.
besides having one of the sickest names ever these dudes have the sickest rhythm section too.
solid as fuck.
one of the reason the 90s were cool for me.

Bad Toupée

DECEMBER WOLVES "BLASTERPIECE THEATRE"

2010-02-03T22:35:00.000-08:00

desperately seeking satan.

that's all that needs to be said.

FIND IT HERE

AIR FRANCE "NO WAY DOWN"

2010-02-03T21:26:00.000-08:00

this is some of the best music for any occasion.
either at the beach (nite or day), swirling around the mountains or goin back home from the desert in the morning.
this just hits the perfect spot every time i hear it.
the kinda music i've been dying to do but have almost no clue how to.

SORTA LIKE A DREAM

THE VSS "NERVOUS CIRCUITS"

2010-01-26T03:25:00.000-08:00

great album!
this is what today's bands should shoot for.
originality!
passion!

DEATH SCENE

HOT SNAKES "AUTOMATIC MIDNIGHT"

2010-01-24T18:08:00.000-08:00

forgive me for sayin' but i like this album better than any drive like jehu or that sick ass pitchfork album.
that's hardcore to say but i stick by my story!
i had the privilege to see these dudes twice.
wish they would get back together and blow my brain away again.

CALIENTE

"MY BLOODY COVERS by PAS DE PRINTEMPS POUR MARNIE"

2010-01-24T02:15:00.000-08:00

this is good stuff.
to get something so perfect like my bloody valentine songs and make them their own.
i tip my beanie these two people.
very good.
super chill.
lounge to this thing here.

MBV COVERS

COCTEAU TWINS "PEPPERMINT PIG"

2010-01-23T01:29:00.000-08:00

didn't think you dance to cocteau twins, huh?
well at least not in ballet form naked by candle light.
i mean like a "lets go to the goth club and cut a rug" dance.
well here you go.
a cute e.p.

GOTH DANCE

KATE BUSH "THE KICK INSIDE"

2010-01-23T00:24:00.000-08:00

SHE WAS ONLY 18!!!!
18 WHEN SHE PUT THIS OUT!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!
the only reason i don't hate david gilmore is because he somewhat discovered her.
if anything he just made it possible for her to be listened to quicker.
kudos to you mr. lil' bitch.
anyway... there are a lot of records that can be considered her masterpiece.
for me its "NEVER FOREVER" but that's another posting.
my point is she has so many great works.
this is definitely one of them.
recently i've been listening to "the saxophone song" on repeat for hours straight.
i hear wine gets better with the years that pass.
so does she.
this is her beginning.
bomb bomb bomb!

THE KICK

INFEST "DISCOGRAPHY"

2009-12-11T00:48:00.000-08:00

millions of imitators.
but for some reason none can get close to this genius.
some of the most genuinely pissed off music ever put on wax.
i like to think that i'm afraid of no man but if i came across joe denunzio (vox) in a back alley somewhere i would hide behind a dumpster.
he wasn't a lil' skinny kid trying to sound like a tuff guy.
he was a fuckin' brute!
a gallute!
just listen to a song and imagine having him pissed at you.
no thanks.
real deal indeed.
furious is the best way i can describe it.
i never get tired of this.
some of the best riffage ever.
my favorite 7 inch records have their name on it.

ARRRRRGH!

STEVE REICH "DIFFERENT TRAINS, ELECTRIC COUNTERPOINTS"

2009-11-22T19:18:00.000-08:00

amazing.
kronos quartet plays on the trains.
pat metheny on electric counterpoint.
that shit makes me... i don't even know.
beautiful.

TRAINS

RIKK AGNEW "ALL BY MYSELF"

2009-11-22T18:25:00.000-08:00

holy shit....!
if you don't know about this cat then you need to listen to more punk.
ADOLESCENTS, CHRISTIAN DEATH, D.I. were all better when he was in them.
so imagine what this guy sounds like when he takes over all instrument duties and vocals.
imagine no more.

check it out for yourself.
my hero...

...RIKK

THE RADIO DEPT. "PET GRIEF"

2009-11-03T19:55:00.000-08:00

a favorite album of mine.
imagine if the pet shop boys started in the 2000's rather than the 80's.
and a much deeper but very soothing voice.
this works when you have a sexy mamacita over the pad.
dim the lights to this bitch right here.

WORST TASTE IN MUSIC

NO SCHOOL FOR ME

2009-11-03T19:48:00.000-08:00

NOTE: this happened on sept. 11 this year

on occasion i'll find myself in the midst of genius.
no shit!
today, for example, on a break from work i found myself at a coffee bean in lake elsinore.
drinking a blended mocha outside on the patio sitting next to my dad as he drank his caramel.
when some strange guy with long hair, dark glasses and a tattoo of paint palette on his elbow asked if he could sit next to me.
he was already in the patio sitting on a bench at the other end so i was like, "okay". (weirdo)
so he begins to talk and i start to smell the alcohol on his... everything.
"where do you go?" he says.
"what?"
he continues, "where do you go to school?"
"i don't."
"is it because of your money situation?"
"yes."
then he asks my dad., "how about you?... oh shit...you're old as fuck."
i look at him with a frown but secretly bustin' up inside.
he continues, "so... how old are you?"
"29"
"yeah, me too. i'm 26."
so now, i'm like what the hell is up with this fuckin' guy.
at this time my dad is like, "ok. vamonos"
that's when he proceeds to show me that there is a god out there.
somewhere.
"hey, listen, man. don't let them tell you when recess is."

we get in the truck and head back to work.
i just start to bust up laughing and my dad looks at me like, "wtf?"
"are you sure he didn't give any of what he was having?"
i said no while still laughing.
"...oh shit... you're old as fuck."

WARZONE "DON'T FORGET THE STRUGGLE DON'T FORGET THE STREETS/ OPEN YOUR EYES"

2009-11-02T23:52:00.000-08:00

"you what's up with that? let's start jammin'!"
"forget it, ray ain't even in the fuckin' studio."
"where the hell is he?"
"he went to get the warzone women."
"WORD!!!!"
"yo, forget about that because this jam is gonna bust the house down."

1,2,3...!

it doesn't get much better than this when it comes to old school hc.

IT'S YOUR CHOICE

GNAW THEIR TONGUES "Die Mutter Wahlt Die Todtenkleidchen"

2009-11-02T23:27:00.000-08:00

i got this cd on my b-day this year after playing a show in silverlake.
(the owner of the house, szandor, put this out.)
anyway... this is one of the best album i've heard so far this year.
netherlands is where this music comes from and it comes from one person, of course.
a brutal mix of black, doom metal and even that shoegaze stuff.
i swear "eaten by the messenger of the light" has parts that could have been on "loveless".

enjoy

HEAVY

BEST OF MOOG

2009-10-18T21:27:00.000-07:00

dude... its been done before.

1. Popcorn - Hot Butter
2. Savers, The - Perrey & Kingsley
3. E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey
4. Look of Love, The - Richard Hayman
5. Midnight Cowboy - Martin Denny
6. One Note Samba / Spanish Flea - Perrey & Kingsley
7. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Gil Trythall
8. Bond St. - Enoch Light & The Light Brigade
9. Winchester Cathedral - Perrey & Kingsley
10. I Apologize Mr. Rossini - Armando Trovaioli
11. Baroque Hoedown - Perrey & Kingsley
12. Jeepster - Electric Cokernut
13. Kinky Peanuts - Armando Trovaioli
14. Back Off Boogaloo - Electric Cokernut
15. Shank - First Moog Quartet
16. Moog Power - Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra
17. Give It up or Turn It Loose - Dick Hyman
18. Hey Hey - First Moog Quartet
19. E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey (Fatboy Slim remix)

MOOG

I AM A ROBOT AND PROUD "YOU MAKE ME THIS HAPPY"

2009-10-18T21:15:00.000-07:00

the goods!
chill to this shit.
smoke a fat one and invite all yer friends over for a nice crochet session.

DOWNLOAD

THE MANSON FAMILY- AN OPERA

2009-10-06T23:21:00.000-07:00

you want strange?
you want to recite the coolest quotes ever to find their way to your radio?
you want to be the hit of the party when they ask for obscure albums?
plain and simple... do you want genius?
well here you go!
i first came across this gem of all gems courtesy of an ex and the pick 'n' save in fontana.
oh yes.
it was in pick 'n' save (now big lots) that this tape was purchased for 1.99 in '97 .
and its been amazing and spooking this shit out of me ever since.
john moran, the young mastermind of this masterpiece, was only 24 when he was commissioned to make this by the lincoln center of performanig arts nyc!
this album is john moran's interpretation of the events that were caused by charles manson and his accomplices.
tracks like "subject: the beatles", "subject: lynette (squeaky) fromme" and "subject: charles manson (at spahns ranch)" are movments that still puzzle my head.
just amazing.

when amoeba records opened up in hollywood i was like," ok. let's see how cool this record store is. if i find the manson family- an opera than its a sick store."
first thing i see as i walk in the used section!
this time for .99 cents!
one of the happiest days ever.

LIKE A BLADE OF GRASS IS... ON A BIG WIDE HILL

EMBRACE

2009-10-06T23:03:00.000-07:00

you just have to ask yourself...
can ian mackaye ever do wrong?
in this, his band after minor threat, he is joined by the his brothers ex band mates (the faith) in, my opinion, one of the best records ever!
i never heard punk this way when it first graced my ears.
and let me tell you, you don't get more punk than this.
these songs were greatly structured in such a short amount of time (the band existed from the summer of '85 to the spring '86.
fuckin' amazing.

DON'T PAY MORE THAN...

AUTUMN EQUINOX MIX

2009-10-06T03:17:00.000-07:00

well... here it is!
my first seasonal mix!
i had this mix already in a playlist on my ipizzy.
i've been enjoying it in far off cities and around where i live as well and i think you just might dig it too.

here's the play list

1. cherry-coloured funk ... cocteau twins
2. daphne and the brain ...mogwai
3. what will give ... the radio dept.
4. monument ... robin guthrie
5. inní mér syngur vitleysingur ... sigur rós
6. a journey to reedham ... squarepusher
7. untitled no. 3 ... slowdive
8. e10 @182 ... southpacific
9. seaport town ... the starry tide
10. his life of academic freedom ... swirlies
11. feed on me ... trans am
12. summer freeze ... unwound
13. cigarette in your bed ... my bloody valentine
14. shadow of a doubt ... sonic youth
15. it's ok paper tiger ... macha
16. the cardinal sin ... dead can dance
17. atmosphere ... joy division
18. pale blue sky ... the cranes
19. spring and by summer fall ... blonde redhead
20. run into flowers ... m83
21. vos rêves revers ... fly pan am
22. [untitled track] ... vrrssnn
23. breakfast in bed ... dntel (featuring conor oberst)
24. nada ... feu therese
25. no.3 ... yume bitsu
26. built to last ... southpacific

go outside with this mix and enjoy the best season of all!

WITCHES!!!

COCTEAU TWINS "VICTORIALAND"

2009-10-05T22:22:00.000-07:00

this album was the perfect soundtrack to fall in love to.
it also reminds me of the movie BLADERUNNER.
my autumn equinox gift to you all.
listen to it while being out in about in your city as the leaves fall and the smell of fabric softner and firewood fill the air.

HEADS FLYING IN THE CLOUDS

RORSCHACH "AUTOPSY"

2009-10-05T13:04:00.000-07:00

Rorschach | NYC @ Santos | 25 Sep 2009 from UN:ART:IG on Vimeo.

the baddest hardcore band ever.

you just can't go wrong here.

sickest evil riffs.

they were she's dead!!!'s biggest influence.

RORSCHACH

EAST SIDE STORY VOL. 3

2009-09-18T00:24:00.001-07:00

this album is firme for three things, homie.
1. kicking back with the homies at a bbq in the park.
2. lifting weights outside on the porch.
3. cruising with your hyna on your way to king taco on 3rd street.

simon que si!
we got all the firme jams right here, homes.

1. La La Means I Love You - Defonics
2. What's Your Name - Don & Juan
3. How Can I Tell My Mom & Dad - Lovelites
4. You Cheated - The Shields
5. My Dearest Darling - Etta James
6. Right On The Tip Of My Tongue - Brenda & The Tabulations
7. It's Okay - Sunglows
8. Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
9. Sitting In The Park - Billy Stewart
10. Don't Be Afraid - Frankie Karl
11. Darling - Phil & Harv
12. Sixteen Candles - The Crests

here's the baddest rola on this shit, ay.

AYI TE WATCHO

AMBER ASYLUM "THE NATURAL PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE"

2009-09-17T22:24:00.000-07:00

in one of my top 3 shows ever, this band played.
i show up to the showcase theater with sal.
we walk in to be assaulted by some dudes from santa fe, nm in the form of some loud ass hardcore punk.
dreads flying everywhere as they flew everywhere themselves.
this is the first time i saw logical nonsense.
as a matter of fact, it was the first time i saw any of these bands.
up next was a three piece.
huge drum set up, a keyboard and a guitar.
huh?
the drummer looked like jesus and played like the devil himself, i forgot how the keyboard player looked like but that has to be because of my fixation on the ordinary lookin' guy that was on vocal and guitar duties.
i've never seen that kind of passion before!
he sounded scarier than david vincent! (again, i was 14)
he was screamin' with all of his soul, with every fiber of his being.
swallowing the mic as he sang!
sweating like he's just been in a 15 round boxing match.
from that day on i've been a devote desciple of today is the day.
after they were done and my heart started to calm down i started to think, "okay, whats next? let's go come on!"
being in the pit expecting the last band to go on i notice a cello on the stage.
huh?
then a beautiful redheaded metal chick wearing a venom shirt with cut off sleeves touches my shoulder to say excuse me as she walked towards the stage.
she gets on and picks up a violin!
the stage fills up with the cello player, another violinist, a drummer, and some dude on the ebow guitar.
what the hell?
i did not expect to be blown away the way i did after today is the day.
wrong!
they played as beautiful and powerful as any of the other bands that night.
haunting is the best way to discribe it. (i don't want to get into how it made me travel transcendtally. that would be gay.)
simply awesome. and i don't you use that word ever. (thanks to eddie izzard)

after all that was a band called... neurosis?
yeah thats right.
neurosis.
huh... almost forgot about them.
they were ok.
ha

definitly in the top three shows list.
i like to think i lost my virginity to that show.

the songs played that night by kris force, martha burns, blaise smith, timothy north and steve von till (that guy on ebow) are in this album.

beautiful to the max

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BOREDOMS "SOUL DISCHARGE"

2009-09-07T23:42:00.000-07:00

i remember seeing, in one of sal's many metal maniacs, an article on some japanese bands.
two in particular. s.o.b and the boredoms.
i was like, "what the hell is goin' over there? metal in japan?".
i was 13 or 14, man, gimme a break!
i saw that there was a girl in the boredoms.
which fascinated me since i've always liked "rockin' chicks".
there was no internet available to paupers like us in those days so that was it... some cool looking bands from japan that surely was hard to get a hold of any of their records in fontana.

one day sal told me he was going to rhino records in claremont.
i asked my parents if i could go and they said no.
bummed out i thought i would just give sal 2 bucks so he could bring me back something from the used tape section.
i always trust sal to have something cool on deck.
but nothing could have prepared me for what was to come.
i'm not sure if it was later on that same day or the next but when i saw him i said, "hey, where's my tape?"
he went inside his house and came back out with "soul discharge"!
holy shit!
that cool looking japanese metal band.
in my hands.
he was like, "yeah, man, you'll like it. its noisy."
noisy metal?
put the tape in the deck, took a breath, pushed play and was blown to smitherfuckinreens!
but this wasn't metal!
this was punk like a muthafucker!
the weirdest punk i've ever heard!
i loved it!
i got lost in it!
everything was perfect here... the two drums on the same beat but not, guitar, bass and those vox!
HOLY SHIT THOSE VOX!!!
both eye and yoshimi!
!!!!!!!!

ok.
calm.

this is the japanese release that came out in '99.
difference between this one and my '89 tape is 5 extra track.
the first and last four.
have fun with this.
play it super loud and scare the shit out of yourself.

my most prized tape that i own.

SOUL DISCARGA

CRASS "PENIS ENVY"

2009-09-07T22:47:00.000-07:00

oh how i loved my high school sweet heart's bedroom.
experiencing so many things like smoking weed with a girl, kissing after smoking weed with a girl, getting my legs naired (not too proud of that), listening to lil' adam run around the house talking about lizards, and listening to great tunes.
i would bring over maybe some sonic youth, swirlies or skinny puppy. we would blaze it up and than mack down.
after a while, if it started to get heavy, she might put on some "le sexorcisto", megadeth or some "pretty hate machine" just to keep the mood right.
but one day she put on this tape that had a familiar symbol on it.
a symbol that i had only seen once before.
in sal's room, my neighbor at the time, on an album called "christ the album".
i probably said something like, "heeeeey is this crass? where's steve ignorant? this is the shit, let's make out!"
all i remember after that was that we loved to make out to that record... cocteau twins came later.

oh btw... this is my favorite punk album.
baddest shit they put out, in my book.
and not just because all the mackin' either.

MAKE OUT

vvrssnn "[[[[VVRSSNN]]]]"

2009-09-05T23:12:00.000-07:00

FUCKING LISTEN TO THIS!
precious moments await you.

Adam Forkner

BAL-SAGOTH "BATTLE MAGIC"

2009-09-05T22:51:00.000-07:00

the third song "a take from the deep woods" is the first song i heard from these dudes.
it was on a comp. that i came across in '99. even now i still listen to it and picture rocky training for the fight of his life. a "gonna fly now" for metal dudes.
people always clown at first, saying, "hahaha! what the fuck is this?" but it never fails... they end up asking me later on in the car, "hey... put that dumb ass fantasy black metal band... that shit is bad as fuck."

MAGIC

NOSFERATU

2009-08-29T12:06:00.000-07:00

this is my guilty pleasure.
cheesiest vocals.
cheesiest guitar riffs
cheesiest keyboards
but the the solid bass lines and drum programming give me a boner.
aww who am i kidding?
all those cheesy attributes give me a boner too.
i might get clowned for the rest of my life for this one but hey... i know you like something "worse".

"vampyres cry" is the fuckin shit.

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CHAKA KHAN

2009-08-28T01:28:00.000-07:00

Chaka Khan - I Feel For You

the title song is my first memory of music. (i was 4)

CHAKA

FRANCE GALL

2009-08-26T02:13:00.000-07:00

soooo... you want more loungy stuff?
she's the reason i like blonde's now.

LOUNGE LEGENDS

POUPEE DE SON

ASTRUD GILBERTO AND WALTER WANDERLEY

2009-08-26T00:53:00.000-07:00

bring out the cosmopolitans, the olives, those lil' wienies and some cigars. 'cause we're gonna lounge like a mu'fucker. oh yeah! chaise lounge chairs and all. all the guys shooting the shit about how we've been bangin' our secretaries and how we like allen ginsberg. the girls talkin' about how they've just remodeled their living rooms. which i think is code for how they're boning the milk man. that handsome devil.
BUT ITS ALL GOOD!
because "Nega Do Cabelo Duro" is playing in the background.
and in a couple of minutes we are all gonna fuck the shit out of each other and then realize what a horrible mistake it was. because that look stan was giving me while i was on top of his wife, while he was under bills, told a story. a story of how these days were over. a story about how he can't take this anymore. about how he was gonna get the rifle over the mantel and start blasting away. starting by standing behind me and shooting the top of my head and her face with the same bullet. turning around and taking out poor bill and my wife. listening to the newly made widow scream out "holy shit!.. that was a great album. who brought it over?"
"oh, jimmy did. i should have thanked him. it's super cool."
and than they walk over the bloody mess, naked.
go towards the terrace.
hold hands.
then fly away.

well... it could happen.

WIENIES

DARK FUNERAL

2009-08-25T01:30:00.000-07:00

Dark Funeral - 666 Voices Inside Live La Locomotive, Paris
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bump this shit all the way up on your car stereo!
bump this shit all the way up on your house stereo!
bump this shit all the way up when your baking cookies!
let everyone around you know that heaven doesn't apply to the likes of you.
that your idea of paradise is having your flesh torn off by hooks on chains flying towards you from an abyss surrounded by cenobites.
bump this shit all the way up when little kids are playing in your neighbors yard.
bump this shit when your djing a quinceañera in huntington park.
bump this shit as loud as it goes on your ipod while riding your bike with a bunch of hipster dickheads.
after all... satan thinks you're cooler than them.
plus he rides a skateboard.
>:^)

HAIL...something

HOY PINOY

2009-08-25T00:04:00.001-07:00

and you thought you were mad.
brutal fast shit from the s.g.v.
flipcore is where its at!

626

PIYAMA PARTY

2009-08-24T21:31:00.000-07:00

these awesome guys come for the land of my parents. MEXICO! Monclova, Coahuila Mexico to be exact. they are masters in the art form of 90's style college indie rock. resembling great bands like dino jr, los planetas and the lily's. plain and simply they just fuckin' tear it up with beautifully crafted pop songs. listen to their new album "Mas Mejor" and take a peek at what the Mexican underground has to offer as of late.
oro!!!

baja

FLY PAN AM LIVE

2009-08-23T23:52:00.000-07:00

Canada is the best thing to happen to the states since Mexico. bringing us sugar, zinc, precious metals and Constellation Records.
buying gybe's "slow riot for new zero kanada" was the best purchase ever. it came with two amazing tracks, an unusual case and a mail order catalog for constellation records. on this piece of paper i came across names like do make say think, exhaust, hrsta, sofa and FLY PAN AM.
fly pan am was a punk band disguised as a super cool artsy fartsy band.
check out this live recording.
check out the screams towards the end of "bruelz suivant, suivante!".
they're black metal howls!

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PARALISIS PERMANENTE GRABACIONES COMPLETAS 1981-1983

2009-08-23T22:10:00.000-07:00

another dead hero.
get on it.
you know you want it.

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SWIRLIES

2009-08-23T20:45:00.000-07:00

Swirlies -- "Sunn" (live in Philadelphia) from Matt Graves on Vimeo.

Swirlies -- "Sounds of Sebring" (Excerpt -- live in Philly) from Matt Graves on Vimeo.

Swirlies "Bell" Mercury Lounge NYC Feb 27th 2009 from sean Dack on Vimeo.

this is probably my favorite band of all time. the perfect blend of shoegaziness, punk, experimentation, sweetness, aggressiveness and pop that has the power to make my broke ass fly to nyc for two nights and one day just because i'm always scared that i'll never see them again.
when i first saw them here in l.a., i went to both spaceland shows and drove the next night to see them in san diego at the casbah with my friends nana, adrian and eric (pastilla). i just couldn't believe that these icons of my life were actually here! in california! that they would play shows in small clubs and i would gleefully be there.
the shows were imperfect technically (gear busting up, bass player ((not andy))falling over because he was too drunk, awkward silences after applauses) but perfect in the sense that it allowed me to see that they were just human too. that they, these gods in my mind, had the same kinda problems at shows that i had come across. sure its silly to think that they wouldn't but you have to understand that they truly were and still are the coolest shit ever to me. the music they have made is a soundtrack to many a happy time in my life. i could play their records anytime and it would just cheer me up. i don't think theres anything else that can guarantee that. besides "Start Today" by Gorilla Biscuits but thats another story...

you can download most of their stuff from their website.
check it out. you won't be sorry, i promise.

SWIRLIES

Black Funeral 'Vampyr: Throne of the Beast

2009-08-23T18:55:00.001-07:00

quite possible my favorite american black metal album of all time. this monster came out in 1996 traumatizing me with its raw as fuck recording (the way the black metal sounds best with few exceptions) and vampyric/satanic content. the way mr. ford expresses his voice is truly other-worldly. you need this if you are a true black metal fan.
it's horns.

EVIL

GIRLS ARE SHORT

2009-08-23T18:09:00.000-07:00

'CONTACT KISS' is a very special album by a canadian duo by the name of GIRLS ARE SHORT.
they went and recorded a bunch of songs and had some local teenagers from Mississauga contribute vocals . a very nice mix of swirlies' type guitar strumming , samples, live and programmed drums. what kind of music is this? well... the best kind! overall an elctronic upbeat sound filled with uplifting vibes that you can dance to and take over the world with.

last song is missing.

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SOUTHPACIFIC "CONSTANCE"

2009-08-23T17:45:00.000-07:00

SOUTHPACIFIC'S CONSTANCE is one of the best shoegaze albums ever. PERIOD!!!!!
i really don't want to try to describe this perfect piece.
just listen and fall in love.

heaven

Feu Thérèse

2009-08-23T16:59:00.000-07:00

this is probably my favorite band out there right now. Feu Thérèse are from Montreal and came from the ashes of Fly Pan Am, my previous favorite band out there until they broke up. the mix of old synthesizers, steady but interesting still drums, spacey delayed guitars, funky bass and deep french vocals with the occasional higher pitch in the background is what i consider to be the closest perfect dark pop music ever. you just have to listen to it. i haven't listened to sometime this good yet since it came out.

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7" up: singles only

2009-08-23T16:30:00.000-07:00

this is a great gem. this collection of singles from the uk's '78-'82 scene is a poppy pogoin' party ready to happen. artsy fartsy punk with good upbeats. thanks, carl, for sharing.

Tracklist

01. Mark Beer - The man man man
02. Glaxo Babies – This is your life
03. Contact – Constant beat
04. I Jog & The Tracksuits – Redbox
05. Gerry and the Holograms - Gerry and the Holograms
06. Brian Brain – Jive, jive
07. They must be Russians – Don´t try to cure yourself
08. Moondogs – Imposter
09. Thomas Leer – Private plane
10. Cult Figures – Zip Nolan
11. Monochrome Set – Eine Symphonie des Grauens
12. Henry Badowski – Making love with my wife
13. Weekend – Drumbeat for baby

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HOLEY MOLEY, IT'S AXEL FOLEY!

2009-08-23T15:57:00.000-07:00

heres a band out of the land of power violence. POMONA, california! these weirdos came with the usual drum, bass, guitar attack but with a special weapon... a pair of twins on vocals!!! (does a pair of twins mean 2 sets of twins? i just meant 2 brothers. ) i love this recording. the songs are short as most p.v. songs are. the kick drum makes me want to put on my bootsy collins outfit on. (bet you thought i didn't have one of those, did ya?) the fact that they gave props to happy bees amongst the likes of bruce lee, the cities of pomona and southgate, AxRxM (i'm guessing "fuck waffles!" is about them. no lyric sheet.) and leocum makes me very proud. besides the song "happy bees" which makes me biased "the kill" is my favorite! the way one of the twins screams out "yayayayayayaya!!!" in the beginning reminds me of a young Yamantaka Eye of the boredoms.

lucha violence

AxRxM

2009-08-23T15:08:00.001-07:00

what can i say about these boys? well... maybe that they're not boys anymore but MEN!!! she's dead!!! first played with them when it was eddie, omar, sergio and al in a lil' cafe in san berdo called LYRICS about 8 or 9 years ago. (they had to be around 14 or 15 years of age) they set up and i was like, "look at these kids! i bet its some blink 182 stuff..." boy was i wrong! these guys played with a fury that took me by the balls. fast, aggressive, noisy (which i don't think was their intention at the time) and bratty. as if someone didn't serve them pancakes that morning and they've been butt hurt ever since. the second time we played together was in my basement room when i lived with my parents. this room was about 6 feet wide by 11 feet in length! there was about 20 people in that room!!! that was the night al grabbed my lil' brother albert's ass thinking it was his girlfriends. i think my brother was touched, no pun intended. AxRxM has been through some line up changes adding the very gifted tom on bass at first and switching off to drums when al joined the army. sergio left to new mexico then to arizona for a good 3 years or so but is now back in cali to resume guitar duties and to pursue film school. eddie and omar have been the backbone of this party on wheels since jumpstreet. its hard to believe that they were a bunch of straight edge kids when we met them. i blame it on carl for peer pressuring them to smoke buds and drink 40's. but that combination go's so well on a windy fontana night in a garage thats full of guitars, drums and mics. every chance i get to play with them it's an honor. they are and forever will be or lil' brothers. FONTANA HARDCORE POR VIDA!!!

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i just can't get through to you!!!

2009-08-23T02:34:00.000-07:00

classic cro-mags demo from 1984. i don't know about that dub song though.

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HAPPY BEES, BEEOTCH!!!

2009-08-23T01:35:00.000-07:00

this is one of my bands that is now defunct. a couple of three things about this band... it started out as an idea to create a band that sounded like EMPEROR! brutal, fast, loud, melodic but with daytime pbs kids type of lyrics. you know... wholesome shit. so me and my girlfriend at the time, sunny, started to get to work. i came up with the songs and she came up with the lyrics. (it ended up sounding like GRIDE) we recorded some demos (me on guitar/programming/vox and she on bass and back up vox) and showed it to my co-she's dead band mate, carl, and he agreed to play drums. YAY! we played a handful of shows with great responses. but i bet that had something to do with the fact that we would bring peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fruit punch and lollipops to the shows for people to enjoy. free of charge of course. :) we ended up recording a demo of the same five songs plus a new one with real drums at tom a.r.m's house, a block or two away from disneyland. how appropriate. both recordings are here. that drawing was made by eddie a.r.m.
we love A.R.M!!! fontuky happy hardcore. represent!

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the angelic process

2009-08-23T01:05:00.000-07:00

so let's say you like neurosis. let's say you like my bloody valentine. let's say you like... the captain and tennille? yes! you just might love this beautifully loud and powerful offering from a married couple in georgia.

"We All Die Laughing" is a monster

love