I saw Mary a few years ago , she looked and sounded amazing. The album on Norton ROCKS. Not taking away from her past glories , but it's a great setting to hear her in.....One can only imagine , the unfinished Shangri - La's reunion album on Sire Records , at the height of East Coast Punk and Power Pop , might have sounded something like this.....

There's Margaret Doll Rod , still performing under that name , with a guitar/drums set up , often Bluesier than she was with "Dem Dell Rods" as Andre called 'em.

Honkitonkioke , From NYC (?) . She sings Country standards , with an overhead projector , using drawings on clear plastic like puppets....You'd have to see it. Words fail me.

Did anyone mention the Late , Great Cordell Jackson ? The first woman to own and operate her own studio , before Bonnie Guitar. Very seldom played with a band at all. Her solo live show was a wonder to behold. Fiery , fiercely independent and FUN. GREAT INSTRUMENTALIST , SINGER AND SONGWRITER , And , a great lady , besides....Look for "Live in Chicago" on Bugout Records.

Barbara Lynn sometimes plays solo . Do I have to tell you it's great ?

There's more. Gotta think of 'em. You're asking a man to THINK? Ohhhh, it's gonna be a long night.

 I can't think of that many , besides Mark Lindsay. When The Raiders were still more of a Frat Rock group , he was honkin' his horn a'plenty , and , later on the recited smoocher "Melody For an Unknown Girl.",  already out of date for it's time. I saw Mark in 2001 , and he was wailin' sax on numbers like "You Can't Sit Down" and "Night Train". Of course , The Raiders' "Louie" was more sax - driven , too. I'm not good on names . The Wailers had a couple of great sax players , inc. the guy who played with them in later years , when they stormed the Ponderosa Stomp. He killed !

Screamin' Jay played a pretty mean sax , himself , as did Ray Charles. Dave Hill from The Treniers , who's still alive and well , Dave "Bubba" Mitchell , from Milt Trenier's band , also still alive and CRAZY , as he nears his 90th Year , Earl Bostic , Louis Jordan ,  Lonnie Youngblood , The late , great , Sam Butera , Bobby Keyes , of course , Gordon from The Fleshtones , God Rest His Soul , Lora Logic from X- Ray Spex and Red Krayola , and her successor in the first band - Forgot his name - And ,who's the cat from The Pastel Six? I saw him sit in with Sky Saxon and The Seeds , it worked , too ! , Jesse Scinto , who's a younger guy , is keeping the honkin' sax tradition going , but , he does'nt seem to play much , these days....

I love Steven McKay's Sax playing , even tho' my brief flirtation with Avant Jazz is basically over. He added a lot to the group , and still does. Nice guy , too , met him , briefly , once.
 
BackdoorStan said:

I love a lot of that guy's playing -- Funhouse is one of my favorite albums of all time. More due to Ron, Scott Asheton and Dave Alexander tho. Yeah, I mean I grew up getting into Steve McKay's sax playing. Iggy told him to play like Maceo Parker (J.B.'s main alto man) on acid! It's kinda how he plays.

ratoonie said:

my iggy albums are in storage...... way op in Sacramento.....its gonna take me a couple grand to get everything down to L.A.!!

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

What do you think of the saxaphone on Funhouse and 1970 on the second Stooges LP?

The Black Tight Killers (1966) trailer synopsis And you can find the whole movie on Youtube.

btw - i HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE HUMAN BEINZ "LIVE IN JAPAN" CD. I've got a review of it at www.roctober.com

Yeah, punk loves to push the envelope, names, pics, etc

John Battles said:

...I guess a lot of people would find the "You'll Hate This Record" comp (W/GG Allin , Art , Shockabilly and Tina Peel - pre Fuzztones.), with the attached plastic vomit , pretty ugly. I really should have bought that record. Rhino's misnomered "World's Worst Records " actually contains a barf bag , but , pretty pedestrian sleeve art. I only bought it , originally, for "Paralyzed" and "The Crusher". Those were'nt even the worst records on the dates of their release. Then there's those recent Rockabilly comps with the porno covers . As Cheech and Chong used to say , "WE'LL NEVER GET THAT ON THE ALBUM COVER !!!". THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS' FIRST ep was frequently kept behind the counter , because of the multiple image of a naked , starving Biafran ?, Cambodian ? , somebody with a bloated stomach.

The picture of Santo on the back would'nt offend a soul....Unless they prefer Football to Lucha Libre.

...I guess a lot of people would find the "You'll Hate This Record" comp (W/GG Allin , Art , Shockabilly and Tina Peel - pre Fuzztones.), with the attached plastic vomit , pretty ugly. I really should have bought that record. Rhino's misnomered "World's Worst Records " actually contains a barf bag , but , pretty pedestrian sleeve art. I only bought it , originally, for "Paralyzed" and "The Crusher". Those were'nt even the worst records on the dates of their release. Then there's those recent Rockabilly comps with the porno covers . As Cheech and Chong used to say , "WE'LL NEVER GET THAT ON THE ALBUM COVER !!!". THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS' FIRST ep was frequently kept behind the counter , because of the multiple image of a naked , starving Biafran ?, Cambodian ? , somebody with a bloated stomach.

The picture of Santo on the back would'nt offend a soul....Unless they prefer Football to Lucha Libre.

Fawk, yeah, the Swamp Rats are not mentioned nearly enough (even Jon Spencer likes 'em)!!

Axel Björnsson said:

swamp rats

ZOMG, thanks! The Cramps turned us onto soooo many good bands.

I'm dedicating this to Austin's Cretan Bull, which showed me in the early 80s that you could make an entertaining and funny zine. Not a bad thing for us to keep in mind...

Anyhoo, here are some old zines I like that are still around. The move to the 'Net changes things sometimes, but overall I think it's a good thing. Okay:

Bad Trip, Ugly Things, Roctober, (and here), Maximumrocknroll, Trouser Press, The Next Big Thing, Punk Planet, Forced Exposure (this last is for rekkids, not print, which is a shame. Put MRR and FE in the bathroom and you might not come out for a month! Dense...)

{Dunno if the links will work, but if they don't this entry is in the Forum.}

 In the present day , I would say , Ugly Things is a MUST . Shindig is always consistent , but the writing , tho ' good , is sometimes a bit , um , overly proper. Galactic Zoodossier is a fine Psych / Garage / Comics zine that takes about two years between issues , but , is worth it.

There's Scram , if they're still around , and anything by my friend , Beverley Paterson.

Some of these zines only get distributed locally , and are often only released once. The bullshit  anti - book , anti - magazine trend isn't helping.

I would ask that you check out Roctober , and not just because I'm a contributor.

Now , if you're lucky , keep your orbs peeled for back issues of Black To Comm , Bad Trip , Here 'Tis , Freakbeat , Next Big Thing , Ptolemaic Terrascope ,  and , of course , KICKS. But , don't stop there , keep your fingers crossed for some Back Door Man and BOMP action , two of the mags that really got the ball rolling , to say nothing of PUNK , OR THE MORE OBSCURE NEW ORDER.  You may be able to access some of these older ones on line. While you're at it , do yourself a favor and check out Ryan Richardson's Rock Scene magazine site. Good luck.

Cool, just listened to Sleep Talk, sounds kinda like something that coulda been on a Scorcese soundtrack.

Wipeout! said:

As mentioned by a few before me, Shannon & the Clams' Sleep Talk  may be the best record of 2011 fer me...I'm havin' a hard time thinkin' of any other albums I snagged this past 12 months (other than the new Ty record which I didn't dig one bit...)

As mentioned by a few before me, Shannon & the Clams' Sleep Talk  may be the best record of 2011 fer me...I'm havin' a hard time thinkin' of any other albums I snagged this past 12 months (other than the new Ty record which I didn't dig one bit...)

Favorites are definitely:
GG King - Esoteric Lore (Rob's House)

Useless Eaters - Daily Commute (Tic Tac Totally)

The Gaye Blades - s/t (Norton)
 

(Honorable Mention)
The Spits - s/t V (In The Red)

Acid Baby Jesus - LP (Slovenly)

Shannon & The Clams - Sleep Talk (1234 Go)

Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler/The Dream and Castlemania (In The Red)

Royal Headache - s/t (RIP Society)

Wow, Comprehensive! Just looked up UV Race, added homo to my youtube channel. Thanks!

Alison said:

2011 has been a fantastic year for garage/psych/punk fans.  Here are some great 2011 albums you don't want to be without:

1)  The Peoples Temple - Sons of Stone (HoZac)
2)  Indian Wars - Walk Around the Park (Bachelor)
3)  UV Race - Homo (In the Red)
4)  Night Beats - S/T (Trouble in Mind)
5)  Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread (Drag City)
6)  Apache Dropout - S/T (Family Vineyard)
7)  Mikal Cronin - S/T (Trouble in Mind)
8)  Woods - Sun and Shade (Woodsist)
9)  K-Holes - S/T (HoZac)
10) The Beets - Let the Poison Out (Hardly Art)
11) Shannon and the Clams - Sleep Talk (1-2-3-4 Go!)
12) Bad Sports - Kings of the Weekend (Dirtnap)
13) Acid Baby Jesus - S/T (Slovenly)
14) Mickey - Rock n Roll Dreamer (HoZac)
15) Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler/The Dream (In the Red)

Thanks, I'll look this stuff up! I like wooden shjips as well, they do that great cover of Neal Young's Vampire Blues. Rock on!

Nicholas K said:

I'm so in love with Psychic Paramount - II

I almost never see it anywhere, so underrated.

I mean, it isn't as noisy as their last album, but it's some solid and fairly vital psychedelic noise rock.

Radio Moscow- the great escape of leslie magnafuzz

^errybody look this up. not the most original, but damn if it isn't great to listen too. seen it described as Blue Cheer meets Hendrix

Wooden Shjips - West I kinda liked, but not a fan of the band name lol.

I'm so in love with Psychic Paramount - II

I almost never see it anywhere, so underrated.

I mean, it isn't as noisy as their last album, but it's some solid and fairly vital psychedelic noise rock.

Radio Moscow- the great escape of leslie magnafuzz

^errybody look this up. not the most original, but damn if it isn't great to listen too. seen it described as Blue Cheer meets Hendrix

Wooden Shjips - West I kinda liked, but not a fan of the band name lol.

2011 has been a fantastic year for garage/psych/punk fans.  Here are some great 2011 albums you don't want to be without:

1)  The Peoples Temple - Sons of Stone (HoZac)
2)  Indian Wars - Walk Around the Park (Bachelor)
3)  UV Race - Homo (In the Red)
4)  Night Beats - S/T (Trouble in Mind)
5)  Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread (Drag City)
6)  Apache Dropout - S/T (Family Vineyard)
7)  Mikal Cronin - S/T (Trouble in Mind)
8)  Woods - Sun and Shade (Woodsist)
9)  K-Holes - S/T (HoZac)
10) The Beets - Let the Poison Out (Hardly Art)
11) Shannon and the Clams - Sleep Talk (1-2-3-4 Go!)
12) Bad Sports - Kings of the Weekend (Dirtnap)
13) Acid Baby Jesus - S/T (Slovenly)
14) Mickey - Rock n Roll Dreamer (HoZac)
15) Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler/The Dream (In the Red)

UNREAL MAN:):)

Wow, gotta say it's all super, but I blew a gasket when I heard the Electric Eels God Says Fuck You, and that Pagans record on Treehouse, also RFTT Life Stinks. Dave

This is 1 of the top books of 2011 easily. It's a look back at punk bands (mainly garage-y) from about '86 to '00. It's informative, funny, and fairly comprehensive. Anyone else read it?

There's an interview w/ Eric in my Blog (I just found out about this group 5 minutes ago).

Quickie Interview

El Sol in Madrid is amazing...perfect size club (maybe 400 capacity) to see a great band, and the crowds are some of the most enthusiastic in Europe.

Great news. Can't wait !

Wow! Nice.