Ever wonder where the Mike Stax-edited, way outta the stratosphere with the trainspottin’ details mag got its handle? Here’s yer answer, mate– one o’ them there “legendary” compilations devoted to the dirt kicked up by some none too polite Aussie teenagers in the mid-60’s. The track itself is a damn fine snooty little ditty by [...]
Suishou No Fune – Where the Spirits Are
New-Noise-Terrorists-on-the-Block. Suishou no Fune was formed by Pirako Kurenai (whom I guess I should mention is a vagina-bearer? Nah…) and Kageo (both guitar/vocals) in Tokyo, 1999. They are interesting in that they seem to be influenced almost exclusively by their Nippon forebears. Thus, instead of the mutations of Western musics we’ve become accustomed to from [...]
SICK THINGS – My Life’s a Mess
You think yer a punk, punk? Want some of the real junk? Here’s the gen-yew-wine article, Junior. More’n two chords? What are ya, a Proggy? This is the shit Mommy was scared ya might hear some day. Forget all about clinical “separation” of the guitar & bass– crank ‘em both up… and yes, their [...]
ROTTERS – Pull It & Yell
In all honesty, there was a time not all that long ago when I wouldn’t have given a second-tier (or third or maybe even tenth) band like the Rotters the time of day. I remembered the “Sit on My Face Stevie Nicks” single being entertaining in a lowest common denominator-kinda way… NEXT! But as anyone [...]
ANDRE WILLIAMS – The Black Godfather
Here’s the Original Gangsta himself, Andre Williams. After putting Detroit’s Fortune label on the map in the 50’s, working for Berry Gordy/Motown in the 60’s and working as Edwin Starr’s road manager in the 70’s, the King Pimp found himself hooked on the pipe, down-n-out on the streets of New York City in the 80’s/90’s [...]
