As many of you have heard, Greg Johnson passed away on Dec. 4, 2009. There have been a number of radio tributes to Greg in the past 10 days, archived as podcasts. I made it easy for you. I uploaded all 3 tribute podcasts, they're inside .RAR files (like zip but better). If you need software, links are below. Please distribute these links to everyone who'd be interested... When you click the links, you get taken to multiupload, where you can choose from various sources. When in doubt, choose rapidshare or Megaupload. Choose free option. Might ask for a captcha (the match-the-letters game). watch the timer count down... then the download link will appear. CHRW 94.9: What Wave Tribute http://www.multiupload.com/8VAA4B6TDX CJSF 90.1: Grant's Tribute to Greg and Lux Interior http://www.multiupload.com/YZ6F7OR86B CITR 101.9: Rumbletone Tribute http://www.multiupload.com/U2MRQZTKJG Software links: WinRar(Windows): http://download.cnet.com/WinRAR-32-bit/3000-2250_4-10007677.html Unarchiver (Mac): http://download.cnet.com/The-Unarchiver/3000-2250_4-10655313.html

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Aw HELL NO!! *LOVE* THOSE KINGS man!! ONLY 1 OTHER BAND I WOULD 'rather' PLAY ME NEXT BIRTHDAY PARTY!!Was 'lookin' at this, at AMAZON, like a week ago!! Glad to hear a 'favorable' review that makes SOME sense!!

I've been peppering my December with Horny Holidays from Mojo Nixon & the Toadliquers. But I can't get over how much I love The Kinks' "Father Christmas" year after year. And it appears the Higher Elevations track mentioned above is a Captain Sensible cover, another favorite. Some Xmas comps in my collection include New Wave Xmas (Pogues, Pretenders, XTC, Wall of Voodoo), Punk Xmas (Greedies, Fear, Ramones, Ravers), Christmas Cocktails (Ventures, Dean Martin)... And the Yobs... White Christmas done reggae hahaha :P

You people are getting all soft on me...Christmas is for pussies - j/k.

^^^ Hahaha, that rules!

Always thought
Donna Rhia was a GREAT ONE!
Dinah Caner too!!

and
CHUCK WAGON has been a favorite .. FOR YEARS NOW!!

well i vote for dick scum or vic flange , clive shite . rod vomit , basil bile , jamie jism , scott free , penny dreadful , serge dirtbox , adolf puke or banny danger dangerous - yes his middle name is danger

Robin Banks (Clash mate/roadie/hellraiser/minder). Can't bring the band he was in to mind right now...

I wouldn't really use either myself,they tend to be waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more over priced than ebay which is sometimes bad enough itself.

Ive seen some absolutely joke prices for easy as a fiddle to find uk 77punk stuff ala clash-complete control standard press for about 15 quid on discoggs and exploited singles for ten quid a pop when they are ten to a penny in a decent second hand shop and would set you back about 3 quid.

I've used Gemm once to pickup a emo record *assfactor 4*for my ex girlfriend for christmas transaction was sweet but did pay more than i wanted to pay.

If I order from Gemm I usually check to see if the seller has their own site - it's usually cheaper that way, instead of getting ripped off by GEMM - they charge a few extra bucks (built into the price) for using the site. It's a last resort for me though I just bought an early, hard to find Don Covay album for $5.99.

well i've been selling on it for over a year and its been a good year there for sales!
i have a website,but use it as another venue.
and i agree,the prices there can be a bit on the silly side..that why i try to do some homework and undercut everyone big style..
ebay is on its deathbed.great news!

As others have said...legit. I find some reasonably priced recent releases there, but for the most part it seems to be a cheap option for people to park their rare and not so rare records at wishfull prices hoping that someone will eventually bite. Another option is Discogs, is not as extensive an offering of records for sale, but I found a fairly priced french version of the Cramps "Songs The Lord Taught Us" and was very happy with the transaction.

Waaay overpriced for the most part. But very legit.

It's legit as legit as ebay in the sense that some of the sellers are good and some are bad. I find that most of the pricing is on the high end.

I used it as a seller before setting up the evil empire records website but found that it didn't get much traffic... I think I had one order over the course of a year. It did allow me to put a search box for my gemm catalog on my myspace page, which I thought was a nice piece even it was rarely used.

Discogs.com is a site that just started recently and it has some nice features. Its geared towards record collectors as much as the sellers, which is kind of nice. I haven't placed any orders or tried to sell anything through discogs yet, though.

I've stumbled upon GEMM many times in my Google searches for hard to find records. What's the story? Is it good, legit, etc.? Does anyone recommend any alternatives?

There have been a number of radio tributes to date, and this afternoon from 3-5pm Pacific Time (2300 GMT) Surviving members of The Fiends and Worst will join Frank Rumbletone on-air at CITR 101.9-FM. You can listen here Call-in phone number is: 604-822-2487

Here's an article from the local paper. There is a mistake at the end, Greg actually had a son not a daughter. http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/garage%20rock%20hero%20passes%20quietly/2334268/story.html

Rock n Roll Adventure Kids LP
The Jinxes/The Teutonics 45
Hunx & His Punx - "Teardrops On My Telephone" 45

Didn't buy as much this year due to being broke...

Horror-Primary Colours

Don't really listen to all that much new stuff to be honest,loved the easyness that the new billy childish compx2 lp gave mt though

Shannon and the Clams 'I Wanna Go Home'

Sounds cool...I'm hedging my bets that this is better than Last.fm which in reality, really sucks, especailly after five listens. Your play list is really cool. I'll definetly check it out some more.

Those lucky Yanks!

"Available only to listeners in the US"

Shiiiieeeeet.

This site has been around for a couple of years but I just finally got around to joining. It's actually pretty cool... it's kinda like a web-based iTunes with music sharing and social features like blip.fm. If you're on there, let's hook up. ;) This is me.