I didn't know that factoid about his brother, trippy!

Just pointing out stuff, that 1st LP is phenomenal, even if the Clash don't mean that much to me nowadays.

Heh, try this: Google the cover of Rocket To Russia, and look at the T-shirt DeeDee is wearing. Funny, eh?

I still listen to old ('bout 95 and back) hip-hop, but it's lost any sense of freshness for me. The kids like it, and that's cool, but I'd rather crate-dig for R&B/Rockabilly/Punk unknowns.

Is this man the Screamin' Jay Hawkins of hip-hop? Kool Keith-halfsharkalligator halfman "Is he WEIRD?"

John Battles said:

Joe never tried to disguise the fact that his old man was a Diplomat , which I actually admired. He was'nt trying to do something comparable to Vanilla Ice , saying he was from "Da Streets " , implying he was from Brooklyn , when he was actually from , not even Dallas , but Carrolton , Texas. Or , Farmer's Branch.  Strummer spent much of his early life in India , I'm sure , that , alone , gave him a good idea of how fucked up life can be for others. Also , his Brother , who commited suicide ,  was in The National Front , which , I'm sure , had a lot to do with his political stance , which , a lot of people could'nt get their heads around , because he exercised his right to change his mind , if another idea seemed better.      You're right , they SOUNDED like the streets.....So did The Ramones. They were'nt from wealthy backgrounds , and New York was going bankrupt , garbage piled high as the pyramids , and Gerald Ford said "Let 'em Eat Cake". But Hip Hop is "Street " and they were'nt, you know? Whatever.   To be fair , The Clash had to be the first White Rock 'n'Roll BAND TO SHOW A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT FOR RAP WHEN IT WAS NEW. They had Grandmaster Flash open for them at the Bond's International Casino gigs . But it was something new , then , if you liked it or not. It has'nt been new for 30 years.  Some things have stood the test of time , but , the Hip Hop market is built on obsolescence. You're "Old School" or even washed up in 6 months. Even Punk was'nt built on such a quick - kill program.....ON THE OTHER HAND , IF UNDER DURESS , I'D MUCH RATHER LISTEN TO DEE DEE KING THAT B.A.D.   

 

 
dave said:

Joe is cool, always will be. But I recently found out his Dad was a low-level diplomat, and he went to boarding school! The Clash Sound  like the street, but were always pretty upper-middle class. Not to take anything away from the music.

John Battles said:

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

Joe never tried to disguise the fact that his old man was a Diplomat , which I actually admired. He was'nt trying to do something comparable to Vanilla Ice , saying he was from "Da Streets " , implying he was from Brooklyn , when he was actually from , not even Dallas , but Carrolton , Texas. Or , Farmer's Branch.  Strummer spent much of his early life in India , I'm sure , that , alone , gave him a good idea of how fucked up life can be for others. Also , his Brother , who commited suicide ,  was in The National Front , which , I'm sure , had a lot to do with his political stance , which , a lot of people could'nt get their heads around , because he exercised his right to change his mind , if another idea seemed better.      You're right , they SOUNDED like the streets.....So did The Ramones. They were'nt from wealthy backgrounds , and New York was going bankrupt , garbage piled high as the pyramids , and Gerald Ford said "Let 'em Eat Cake". But Hip Hop is "Street " and they were'nt, you know? Whatever.   To be fair , The Clash had to be the first White Rock 'n'Roll BAND TO SHOW A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT FOR RAP WHEN IT WAS NEW. They had Grandmaster Flash open for them at the Bond's International Casino gigs . But it was something new , then , if you liked it or not. It has'nt been new for 30 years.  Some things have stood the test of time , but , the Hip Hop market is built on obsolescence. You're "Old School" or even washed up in 6 months. Even Punk was'nt built on such an attrition rate......ON THE OTHER HAND , IF UNDER DURESS , I'D MUCH RATHER LISTEN TO DEE DEE KING THAT B.A.D.   

 
dave said:

Joe is cool, always will be. But I recently found out his Dad was a low-level diplomat, and he went to boarding school! The Clash Sound  like the street, but were always pretty upper-middle class. Not to take anything away from the music.

John Battles said:

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

Joe is cool, always will be. But I recently found out his Dad was a low-level diplomat, and he went to boarding school! The Clash Sound  like the street, but were always pretty upper-middle class. Not to take anything away from the music.

John Battles said:

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

I don't know who that is , but Tex Edwards had a song about new (As of 15+ years ago.)  gun laws making gun - related suicide retroactive , meaning Kurt Cobain could live again. It was kind of abstract. OK , VERY ABSTRACT. The lyrics were later changed , to have nothing to do with guns or Kurt Cobain,.
 
Andy Climax said:

'Ha! Still alive you fat bastard!' Stewie Griffin after going back in time and stopping Kurt Cobain kill himself using Hagen Daas ice cream. Check it if you don't believe! Genius! Cannae get more punk than that!

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

Thank you , Chris.

Chris Henniker said:

That's the best on of the lot, it sums it up so accurately.

John Battles said:

" AH JUS' PLAY RAHK'N'ROLL MUSIC FOAH TH' KIDS TUH DANCE TEW. "
Johnny Thunders. 
Tim Napalm Stegall said:

"Rock 'n' roll is supposed to be fun. You're supposed to enjoy it. It's not supposed to be about taking a million fucking years to learn a million fucking chords on the guitar." - Johnny Rotten, 1977

"When your culture abandons you, create your own." Ira Robbins on punk rock, Trouser Press magazine, 1977

OH , "Teacher's Pet" was by GG Allin. I forgot to make a note of that.

"Then some asshole comes up to me , tried to tell me , "Whatcha doin' , fag?!" , well , I said "I don't care , you're a fucking drag ! You think you're so fucking cool ! You ain't SHIT , you can suck my tool ! ".......While most "Relevant" bands were talking about politics they did'nt even understand.....From the left AND the right. 
 
John Battles said:

Too Many People - The Leaves (Deadmoon did a great version , too).

"And the last thing I'll ever do , to prove that I'm a man like you is work from 9 to 5 , tryin' to keep myself alive , and worry just because that's what everybody else does , and  concentrate my time tryin' to make myself a dime , and wear a suit and tie when I'd rather sit and die."

Lazy - Deep Purple.   Self - explanatory.

Teacher's Pet - "Then I got myself a real job. But , still I was a fucking slob. Killed my boss , he told me to get a haircut !" .........Then .....well , it gets better .

Sweet, nice Girl-Group sound to it, also...

Alison said:

Best Coast's first album is filled with "lazy" reverb laden love songs involving getting high and wishing your cat could talk.

Jello do say it best!

Best Coast's first album is filled with "lazy" reverb laden love songs involving getting high and wishing your cat could talk.

Too Many People - The Leaves (Deadmoon did a great version , too).

"And the last thing I'll ever do , to prove that I'm a man like you is work from 9 to 5 , tryin' to keep myself alive , and worry just because that's what everybody else does , and  concentrate my time tryin' to make myself a dime , and wear a suit and tie when I'd rather sit and die."

Lazy - Deep Purple.   Self - explanatory.

Teacher's Pet - "Then I got myself a real job. But , still I was a fucking slob. Killed my boss , he told me to get a haircut !" .........Then .....well , it gets better .

This is from an ex-member of Kings of Frog Island

*Importantly, I am not trying to shamelessly self promote here! Not trying to get you to purchase my record or anything.  Rather, I am inquiring information related to promoting a self released album.  Suggestions related to where to send tangible items or digital files for record review, gargage punk music blogging sites, active record labels, podcaster submissions, or any contacts/connections of any kind are greatly appreciated.  Thank you for your help!

Much has changed in the world of promoting your band's music since I last owned a working computer, and released a record. Since the demise of myspace (yeah it still exists, but not to the same capacity), I kinda feel lost of the various places to actually try to connect with other bands, labels, reviewers.  Of course, I have not embraced facebook until most recently, so I'm sure this has something to do with it.  So, in the past 4-5 years, the social media landscape has exploded: blogs, reviews, etc.. Some record labels are still thriving, some in idle, and some have disappeared.  I can say, the Garage Punk Hideout, has certainly helped my previous band, with meeting bands and cool tunes, and the comp series brought me a lot of attention.  With that, I return to your great advice for getting an album reviewed, blogged about, podcast, performing, label submissions.

So, where should I send my music for the possibility of review? Any blogging review sites you follow? Podcasts info on GP Hideout/ or elsewhere that accept submissions.  What record labels do you currently purchase records from or follow their band's releases?  What current bands do you listen to that actually tour in US or elsewhere? Any other types of print or digital sites related to garage punk music?

Any ideas or suggestions are very much appreciated!  The Great Dismal Swamis thank you!

Radio What Wave Playlist Jan 31/2013   Canadian Garagepunk Sandwich Part 2

Our second part at attempting to give an audio history of the Candian Garagepunk music scene. With this show we covered the late 80's/early 90's. In no way did we cover it all as scenes were (and still are) regional and many bands either didn't record or were totally unknown outside of their area. 

Then right after Radio WW, Ryan's The Freakout played all 60's Canadian garagepunk music. So 2.5 hours of Canadian garagepunk music, hence a sandwich!

1. The Raving Mojos...Open Up Your Door...from The Last Rock'n'Roll Show Ever!! CD. A live reunion show from around 2000, recorded in Toronto.

2. The Purple Toads...40 Pounder Blues...from their self titled debut LP on Star Records from 1986. We ended last week's show with The Toads, so it's a great place to get the action rolling again. This song shoulda been an anthem! It's got the hooks, the loud guitars and a theme that many can identify with. The Purple Toads released one more LP before breaking up.

3. The Mongols...Sleepwalk...from the Sleepwalk 12" on Primitive Records from the late 80's.  Guitarist/vocalist Kim Shadow passed away due to an accident not long after this was released. This is the beginning of an all Montreal set. Primitive Records were amongst the leaders in the Montreal garagerock scene and it still exists as an actual store to this day.

4. The Minstrels...Work All Day...recorded live at Call The Office 4/25/89. At the time, this was a 3 piece combo based in Quebec City before moving to Montreal. They were young, energetic and had a real pop sound to their tunes and blew me away that night. We talked, and the next song was on the record we released by them.

5. The Minstrels...Rhythm In Her Head...from the Come Out To Play 12" on What Wave Records from 1989. When we released this one, everyone wanted CD's as they deemed vinyl to be outdated and uncool. Times have changed, yet this record has one of those timeless sounds that we can still all enjoy.

6. The Cryptics...He's Waiting...recorded live at Call the Office, 7/4/92 as The Cryptics opened up for The Gruesomes. It was bands like this that made it all worthwhile as they grew up with 60's garagepunk and The Gruesomes as their influences.

7. The Cryptics...You're Evil...from their one and only 7" on Primitive Records.

8. The Sherlocks...Through The Bars...from their self titled debut LP on Primitive Records. Never got to see this combo, as the scene started to change and some of the people from the garage scene in Montreal moved towards mod and ska influenced sounds as they rode the next trend, of which some of those are still involved in ska to this day.

9. The Cheshyres...I Just Don't Know...late 80's demo as we shift from Montreal to Toronto. The Cheshyres evolved out of The Beaumonts (covered last week) and never released any vinyl, which is a major shame. Singer Wayne Pattern moved to London Ontario and played in The Evil Hoodoos before finishing school and heading out west. Drummer Ken Anderson went back to NYC to play in The Optic Nerve and The Ultra 5. He is presently in a folk duo with his wife, Hungrytown and they travel the world via the folk scene.

10. Drums Along The Gardiner...Bad Times...late 80's demo, and another offshoot of The Beaumonts. These guys mixed punk, garage, metal and just about everything else to create what was a unique sound at the time.

11. Drums Along The Gardiner...Girl, TV and Beer...another late 80's demo and the title sums up life for many. 

12. The Chessmen...He'll Go Away...from their self titled LP on Zapp Records as we move westward to Hamilton Ontario. The Chessmen appeared on several What Wave compilations as well as a Nardwuar comp.

13. The Bards....Hey Little Bird...early 90's demo from this band that could do it all. Gaven Dianda was part of this combo and he went on to many many bands of which The Saffron Sect could be the most well known.

14. Girl Bombs...Come Back...from a mid 90's 7" on Misty Lane Records from Italy. One of the very few all girl garage combos from the era and there is a very good chance the band may reunite in the very near future.

15. Frankenstein 5...Writing On The Wall...from a self released cassette. We go westward to London Ontario for this garagepunk combo that kept the scene going in sleepy London Ontario. 2 of the members are still active to this day, one in a Toronto soul/mod combo, The Reply, and another in Hamilton based garagepunk The noble Savages.

16. The Evil Hoodoos...Back In The USA...early 90's demo from this band that seemed to have a revolving door for members, but one thing remained constant, cool music!

17. B5 Blue...Borderline...recorded live in the early 90's. This band evolved from The Boy From Nowhere whom we covered last show.

18. Lost Patrol...No Escape...from their first 7" from 1986. This band evolved from a straight 60's influenced combo with the swirling organ, to a more bluesy based/hard rock yet still garage influenced sound. Always a fun time to see them live.

19. Dragsville...Royal Drag...recorded live at Brennan's 11/3/12. Slight musical interlude as Dragsville and The noble Savages were playing the night after this show aired. Country influenced combo from London Ontario.

20. The noble Savages...She's So Serious....demo from this Hamilton Ontario based garagepunk combo who played the night after this show aired.

21. The noble Savages...Fire In the World...as above.

22. Leather Uppers...Carne Mysterioso...from a split 7" with The Icky Boyfriends. The Leather Uppers were a Toronto 2 piece that helped evolve the garagepunk sound in a trashier direction. Over the years, The Leather Uppers released many records and toured the world, but i'll always remember seeing them at their first out of town gig. It was right here in sleepy London Ontario at the grungy Brunswick Hotel, where they lasted only one night of a weekend gig as they were asked to leave by management.

23. The Vindicators...No Worries...from their OG Records 12" from 1989. Out west to Calgary we go, as this town has always had a scene that welcomed the garagepunk sounds. The Vindicators (not to be confused with the France combo of the same name) dug the Texas sound of 1966 and drummer Bryce Dunne went on to The Smugglers and presently The Tranzmitors.

24. Color Me Psycho...Black Corvair...from It Came From Canada Volume 3 on OG Records. These guys released several records/CD's and appeared on many compilations and members went on to many other Calgary based combos, Forbidden Dimension being one of those.

25. Huevos Rancheros...Gump Worsley's Lament...from the Rockin' In The Henhouse 7" on One Louder Records from the UK...instro combo influenced by The Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, but they had a harder edge to them.

Damn, out of time, but certainly not sounds and storys. We're going to stop the Canadian Garagepunk Sandwich for now, but revive it at a later date to continue this story. Thanx for all the amazing feedback for these 2 shows!! Back next week with more noise to annoy.

Here's a link to the podcast:

http://chrwradio.ca/content/radio-what-wave#prev-shows

Without adding more gear and $

  Tune the drums! Remarkable how much of a difference this will make on the tonal quality of snare, toms, kick. If the heads are heavily worn, it is your best interest to replace them for recording purposes. Tune drums the day before recording, to save your ears! Minor adjustments right before recording.

Guitar and drums need to be separated to achieve better control over your frequency response from your microphones.  Still, they can be in the same room, if you can create a barrier...blankets...homemade isolation guitar cabinet. Mic placement goes a long way! 57 is a good mic for the kinda recording you are engaged in.  Sounds like you are having fun.  And that really is the point.

Thank you. I will check him out!

Depending where you are of course... I do all my lacquers with terrazoni in paris and I know he does plates as well - he worked for decca for 40 years - the company's name is Parelies and he is red hot. You give him an in mastered version and his touch is pure magic

Yea, I not necessarily opposed to having a person master, and another plate...but I would prefer it be within the same company, or an already established relationship.  Really, I'm looking for a very good vinyl plating service because essentially whomever is plating my music to vinyl, essentially is mastering (rendering the audio to its shape) Ultimately, this person/facility has a fair amount of control over the tonal sound of your record.  Can also affect the perceived volume of the audio material once on wax.  I'm still probably going to master myself or have another engineer master my record, but I've always been curious about this approach.  Thanks for responding!

I have no eye deer, but I wonder why you think it would be an advantage to have the plater do the mastering. It's not going to make any difference if they or someone else does it, is it? Just seems like you're limiting your options.

wow, that's awesome.

The dRIVIN bEATS say Lets Rock and Roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I saw him play last year, in my opinion, it looked like he just has the tambourine in between his right foot and the drum pedal.

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