I know the guys who own this place:

http://oliviasvintageguitars.com/index.php

Most of the pricing is for collectors but once in a while...

I've visited a few times and got a Realistic (!) violin bass at a reasonable price.  It plays great, looks cool, and the sound!

I think pretty much everything here fits the description)) unfortunately the forum's in russian, but just click on any topic to witness the mad creations of soviet engineers.

Worst show was not a punk show, but New Order on their Low Life tour. Coulda just stayed home and listened to the LP, and they had zero stage presence. Still like Warsaw and Joy Division, though.

Alison:

Saw that same band a coupla years after you did, with my kids as they wanted to see the band. The best part was the songs they played in the intermission before this band started playing...ie early Damned, early SLF, Ruts, and lots of other cool 77 punk sounds. It was a great leadup to a HUGE disappointment as the band appeared about as bored as i was watching/hearing them....zzzzz.....

Alison said:

Fall 2001 -  I hear there is this new New York band, supposed to be amazing, supposed to be all "garage rock" but also influenced by two of my favorite bands, The Velvet Underground and Television.  Get to the 40 Watt, see 5 "outifits" and 5 "haircuts" preening around the stage, a sonic commercial for Urban Outfitters, no edge, no sex, no dirt, not even reverb, the crowd of pretentious Athens hype hounds nodding with encouragement. Left after two "songs," embarrassed, blasted Sister Ray in the car ride home in an attempt to erase my mistake...

The Black Keys right after Magic Potion came out. It was at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia. it pretty much showed me that I would probably never like them again. The show was full of drunk bros yelling at the band to play certain songs. They were pretty boring as well. The Black Angels also played that night so half the show was tolerable. That was 2006 mayber 2007 I can only image what their shows are like now, headlining Coachella and all. 

It's like that , sometimes. Some acts are REAL inconsistent. I saw BOC once , in 1980.  It was a great show , I thought , but I was a little peeved that they did'nt have their laser show. I was 15 , that's where my priorities lay.   Two years later , they played at my then - place of employment , SIX FLAGS ! I missed them on my lunch break , but was going to stay after work and catch the night time show. But , my ride backed out , and I had to miss the show to get another ride....Sorry , nothing to do with bad shows. IF i COULD REMEMBER ALL the terrible opening acts of my"Stadium Rock" days , gee , there was Head East , Mistress (Both with BOC.) , Legs Diamond , and , I guess I shoulda loved 'em , but , The Babys (Both with Alice Cooper.) , and others that time has been merciful enough to let me forget....Oh , yeah , Willie Nile opening for The Who , in 1980. Never got it with him.
 
Ghislaine Korb / THE PUSH-BACKS said:

BLUE OYSTER CULT IN 2002,LONDON,UK.TE-RRI-BLE.I was a huge fan of the 1971-72-73 era,and to see them as old clowns was pathetic.it was so ''prepared''--it was like the death of my heros onstage.Giants falling down.Plus i got tons of shit by a couple of nerds 'cos i was smoking a cigarette right in front of the stage--that chick was OUTRAGED I was smoking.(i know smoke sucks,but its r-n-r,c'mon!)...Left after two songs.

but i saw them again in 2008 in san francisco,they were awesome!:)

Alison , whoever they were , that's the greatest review , good or bad , of their entire career. All done up like a doggie's dinner , and they still had to use the CBGB's men's room. Please try to see the wondrous irony of it all : )
 
Alison said:

Fall 2001 -  I hear there is this new New York band, supposed to be amazing, supposed to be all "garage rock" but also influenced by two of my favorite bands, The Velvet Underground and Television.  Get to the 40 Watt, see 5 "outifits" and 5 "haircuts" preening around the stage, a sonic commercial for Urban Outfitters, no edge, no sex, no dirt, not even reverb, the crowd of pretentious Athens hype hounds nodding with encouragement. Left after two "songs," embarrassed, blasted Sister Ray in the car ride home in an attempt to erase my mistake...

right now: 

wowwww!!!! amazing tune Mina!

Mina said:

If you cut out the laughing at the end, this counts as a 2 min. song. :D

I'd like to know how many of you out there know RHYTON.....a VERy underrated band indeed....say what you think...:)

Rhyton - Stone Colored from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Funny no-one mentioned WINO yet:):):):):):)!!!

More favorites:

drunk by jimmy liggins (this could go on forever...i have done 2 completely different 2 hour radio shows of these records, and still not played em all...

Beer Bust Blues by the Scotsmen gotta be a garage classic! 'Well its Friday night an thats my time to howl!' Rawk!!!

"Cyco Sanchez has a Drink" by, well, us... (If I knew how to link to our song, things would be easier...)

songs about beer, liquor, drinking, etc.

I'll start off with:
 

What is your favorite live/bootleg you have gotten over the years? Mine are Tales from the Crypt by The Mummies and Prime Directive Exterminate the Whole Ruman Race by The Misfits (even though the sound quality is complete shit.)

That looks cool (Randy Rampage sure looks rough from his pretty boy DOA days).

That Chicago movie looks good too altho I guess it's been out for a while since it says coming in 2007.  Anyone seen that?

too good, you know I love all that Wayback Machine stuff! The art is pretty darn great too!
Looks like the wayback machine really is a living link between the old radio and cassette days and the podcasting format we know now. Thanks for all the work putting it to digital format, I'll enjoy every second of it.

HE'S NOT KIDDING , EITHER !
 
Bry Nylon said:

OK here above is a pic of the label of one of our little gems

methinks life's too short to simply restrict yourself to the good stuff - many of you of course may already know of this one - but for the benefit of those who don't - here it is again  

(oh no !!!)

...anyway I posted this one a while back elsewhere on GRGPNK hideout -

Burt Ward ( Boy Wonder from the original '60's Batman TV series - is here paired up with Frank Zappa - ouch) ...copies of this 45 seem to be promos ( I have never seen a 'standard issue' ) -  the B side of this 45 is called 'orange coloured skies' - and unbelievably it is even worse ... in fact it is so bad ...that it makes all of William Shatners output seem positively tuneful !!!! 

be very afraid

 

There's so many things , individually , and collectively , we'll never hear. That might be too bad for us on one level , but , too good for us on another.

Ted Knight "Hi , Guys" - A whole LP of novelty songs , "Sung" by Knight , as Ted Baxter.

 I got shot down pretty bad , yesterday. I have nothing to lose by admitting I own and like the album.

I'm also listening to a lot of exploitaion Rock LPs from the 60's and 70's , like The Haircuts and The Impossibles ,  The 31 Flavors , The Firebirds (Probably all the same studio hacks , I mean , cats.).  I have one that has a remake of Cheech and Chong's protopunk classic , "Earache My Eye". I mean , whoever it is , they re- recorded both the song AND the comedy routine. But Los Punk Rockers , from Spain , take  the cake. Maybe some of you have , or have heard , that.

It was a tremendously inept studio "Band" , doing the entire "Never Mind The Bollocks" album. You still won't believe it , if you hear it. Last I checked , there was one song on youtube. I reviewed a bootleg of it , several years ago , and Gary Pig Gold wrote in and said he had an audience , recently , with John Lydon , who was keen to hear it.