Sunday, October 19, 2008

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TEENAGE HEAD - Kissin’ theCarpet (Self-Released)
YARDBIRDS - The Train Kept-a-Rollin’
ALICE COOPER - Caught in a Dream
PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS - Good thing
SUICIDE - Ghostriders
SEX PISTOLS - Submission (EMI)
THE VILETONES - Possibilities (CIUT)
THE SCENCS - I Heard Her Call My name

Flyer - Saturday October 18, 2008

Flyer - Saturday October 18, 2008

Running For Cover “Dark Well” LP

RUNNING FOR COVER was this incredible power violence band started a couple of years back by this historical convergence of musical talents in the bombed out city of Buffalo. Mike Gifford of the former SLAVE STATE had moved back to Buffalo from North Carolina. Mike met up with Eric Ellman who sang for THEY LIVE and has played in so many awesome bands to come out of Buffalo that it would be stupid to begin to name them here. But a family tree could be made and linked to Eric suffice it to say. Dave Bailey, of PROJECT GRIZZLY was recruited for bass. All three bands had an affection for power violence so in a way RUNNING FOR COVER was a way of getting back to their respective roots. I’m not sure where Pat came from but his lyrics are tortured and emphasis the brutality of human nature. It was like an aligning of power violence stars. Planets not rock stars. RUNNING FOR COVER play ultra-core with the precision and speed of NO COMMENT and the pummeling nature of the ENDLESS BLOCKADE. The band thanks IRON LUNG for inspiration which provides some clues. The record is over before you know it which is a good sign in my books. And it does fill out both sides of a 12”, it’s just the songs don’t let you get to into them before they are off on another tangent and structure. This is not for the indie rockers and the idiots who try and write a song. This is for those painfully aware of the shittiness around them. It’s a dman shame this is a posthumous release. (625 Productions - http://www.625thrash.com/ // Art of the Underground - www.artoftheunderground.com) - SP

Pulling Teeth “Martyr Immortal” LP

“Martyr Immortal” is PULLING TEETH’s follow up to the “Vicious Skin” 10”. PULLING TEETH are Maryland’s answer to LEFT FOR DEAD. “Martyr Immortal” continues to contain frantic hardcore anthems complete with downtuned heaviness. Think ACRID, ABOUT TO SNAP, and INTEGRITY all rolled up into one band. Breakdown mayhem with a punk social conscious. And Jeff Beckman’s artwork graces their second releases as well, which is appropriate considering CHOKEHOLD was the band that developed this sound and HAYMAKER was the band that perfected it. PULLING TEETH is fronted by Mike Riley of those spitfires the SPARK. Domenic Romeo is the guitarist that brought all this together and brings the heaviness to the equation. Dom played in DATY OR MOURNING when he lived north of the 49th and moved to Maryland to be in a heavier moshcore band, but as they demised Dom put together the band that he always wanted to be in … LEFT FOR DEAD meets INTEGRITY. This latest release tops the first. (A389 Recordings – P.O. Box 12058 / Baltimore, MD / 21281 / USA / www.a389records.com) – SP

The Endless Blockade “Primitive” LP

Welcome to hell and the BLOCKADE are the house band!! Toronto’s most consistent band doesn’t disappoint with their new 12”. The last few times I saw the band they either played along with a noise artist or incorporated some noise into there set and this new 12” sure as hell start with some noise before getting down to their hardcore roots. It doesn’t matter if the band is playing slow as fuck, tree sapping sludge or tornado speed blast beats the band pounds away at a primal message. The packaging is pretty top notch and well the lyrics had me memorized and before I new it the goddamn record either had to be turned over or was finished. I’m not sure why you are still reading this review you should be out locating this lp. (20 Buck Spin – P.O. Box 136 / 120 State Avenue NE / Olympia, WA / 98501 / USA) - CC

Teenage Head “with Marky Ramone” CD

So it's review time again and I have been scratching my head. Yes I have been getting a lot of music in but really can’t think of anything to write about. Blame it all on this fuckin disc. It’s been in the car CD player for the past 6 weeks and has been played everyday on my way to and from work. The HEAD nail it. At first it was like listening to a covers record. The drums are a bit more driving than i recall them being. The vocals a bit more matured. But it's fuckin’ TEENAGE HEAD with Marky Ramone playing all of their hits and a few I missed because it was on some newer LP that i didn't buy. These songs sound as fresh today as they did when they were first released. Top notch production. Bang on playing and Frankie nails each and every song. Goddamn I wish this was on vinyl. (Sonic Unyon)