So, I'm in the beginning of cutting together a demo, and I've got everything else I need, but the one thing that I'm missing is a good harmonica microphone. Do you think a Shure SM58 would work, or should I look into a specialized mic? If I am going to use the SM58, do you have any suggestions for what to do to get a better sound? I've been playing around with it through a low-wattage bass amp that I have and it's not doing a whole hell of a lot(don't know if it's the mic, the cable, or the amp).

Wait, you hear a melody?! 

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Oh my god, I think you're right.  It's the melody.

enzo said:

I listened to 19 seconds of it.  anybody else hear Randy Newman?  Not great.

Oh my god, I think you're right.  It's the melody.

enzo said:

I listened to 19 seconds of it.  anybody else hear Randy Newman?  Not great.

I listened to 19 seconds of it.  anybody else hear Randy Newman?  Not great.

It is for sure a "cute" song, but I gotta agree: it is one of the cooler/fun tunes I've heard around lately from a "new" band.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, sorry, I really don't hear it.  I don't even hear obnoxiousness.  Everything about it just seems too cute.

Hideout Admin said:

Seriously? This is one of the best songs I've heard in years. Catchy, trashy, slightly obnoxious... exactly what I love about garage rock:

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Art student rock...that's a good one.  I'm gonna use that to describe someone like No-Bunny.  Fun for some but I don't see what's so great about it.

Axel said:

Until today I had never heard of scion, nor would I have thought that it's a car brand. So I learned at least something from that documentary. Fred and Tody Cole are great as always, and thanks to the Spits there is  a 2nd good band included. Furthermore I got the impression that jay retard was a total idiot, just like the guy from the smith westeners and that what some people call garage I'd call art-student rock. But it could be worse: UK Garage Music

Stuff like this is started by a fan that happens to have a job that lets them indulge in their own weirdness. I wonder how many "garage" punkers own those boxy cars--either way they put on free shows, pay bands (money/alcohol), and keep rock and roll alive. I especially like the part where the chick calls out the guy from the Black Lips for living in Chicago instead of ATL-- Edit that out!

The Music Machine............

Hallo to all , my favourite is definetly Trans world punk rave up compilation.. It's full of wild raw r&b punk tracks, mostly from Europe:

http://paradiseofgaragecomps.blogspot.com/2008/02/trans-world-punk-rave-up-1-lp-crawdad.html

http://paradiseofgaragecomps.blogspot.com/2008/02/trans-world-punk-rave-up-2-lp-crawdad.html

Of course most complete is the Pebbles series and the most perfect is BFTG...

I dig also a lot the "Worldbeaters" series, especially number 4:

http://www.answers.com/topic/world-beaters-vol-4

The rest you mentioned are all goooood for me ..

Fuzz on.

Blackmonktime

I still have a soft spot for KISS.  You have to keep in mind that I was in elementary school during their 70s heyday, and I loved their Marvel Comics image.  They were the first band that I ever got into.

Now that I'm a little older and wiser, I can easily understand why so many people hated them so much musically.  At their absolute best, they were just below mediocre.  They had a few moments of genius, but that was it.

Still, I love watching live clips of them on youtube, because they were fun, if nothing else.

Johnny Bean said:

1. Seasons in the sun - Terry Jacks

2. Ive never been to me ?

3. The birdie song ?

4. Everything by Phil Collins

5. Everything by Madonna

6. Slayer, Death Metal all other soulless testosterone cocksucker horseshit

7. GG Allen - so bad he falls off the bottom end of this list

8. Al Jarreau

9. Neil Sedaka (im old enough to have been annoyed by my parent playing his "music")

10. Kiss

but the worst song in the histoy of the world is Streets Of Love by The Rolling Stones, its so bad that I fall into a coma wet my pants and then cant stop laughing for at least half an hour.

1. Seasons in the sun - Terry Jacks

2. Ive never been to me ?

3. The birdie song ?

4. Everything by Phil Collins

5. Everything by Madonna

6. Slayer, Death Metal all other soulless testosterone cocksucker horseshit

7. GG Allen - so bad he falls off the bottom end of this list

8. Al Jarreau

9. Neil Sedaka (im old enough to have been annoyed by my parent playing his "music")

10. Kiss

but the worst song in the histoy of the world is Streets Of Love by The Rolling Stones, its so bad that I fall into a coma wet my pants and then cant stop laughing for at least half an hour.

That song by Cher is another one of my guilty pleasures.

Lizzy Belle said:

Old time Rock n Roll - Bob Seger
If I could turn back time - Cher
Allstar - Smashmouth

I'm surprised you don't like "Hurdy Gurdy Man."  It's one of my favorite psychedelic songs.

erin said:

THE 5TH DIMENSION "age of aquarius"

ZAGER AND EVANS "in the year 2525"

GERRY RAFFERTY "baker street"

WARREN ZEVON "werewolves of london"

PAUL MCCARTNEY "wonderful christmastime"

COMMODORES "brick house"

WILD CHERRY "play that funky music"

4 NON BLONDES "what's up"

PJ HARVEY "down by the water"

DONOVON "hurdy gurdy man"

Another vote for american pie. 

Ms Springolator said:

I've Never Been to Me - Charlene. Personally I really wish she'd never been to a recording studio.

American Pie - Don McLean. If all was right with the world, he would have drove his Chevy to the levy, accelerated off the edge and then sunk to the bottom of some fathomless depth of water, where neither he nor his horrendous song would be heard again.

Where Do You Go to My Lovely - Peter Sarstedt. The song makes me vomit, and that's comment enough.

Old time Rock n Roll - Bob Seger
If I could turn back time - Cher
Allstar - Smashmouth

Hi to all Garage friends.. I'm a 32 year old caveman from Italy.. Your place is Funtasctic, and I'm a big garage fan.. So I would like to show somw of my favourite garage rock videos.. Of course except the ones that you already mentioned.. First garage video i fell in love with 8 years ago... Incredible organ.. A must http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc69zr_5uH4 This video version of Psycho Sonics is outstanding..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw6Fjo6VXTg I guess this could fit for garage lovers.... fuzzz with Davie Allan & The Arrows.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YswkF-d2VZ8 The renegades 13 women video ... arghhh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7__x_3GaJ_g&feature=related And this is my favourite Italian garage video... I Kings 1966 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9g08qtr5K8 Bye to all. Blackmonktime

Hey,
don't know if you already wrapped this up, or if someone else has sent you something already, but I could slap something together amd send you some scribbles, so you can see if it fits your likes. I could do that until Tuesday late nite? How does that sound?
Anyhow, cool of you to ask the GP hideout lot to help out. :)

yea! I saw him years ago-the show was billed as Doo Rag but it was just Bob.  I have some DR stuff-it's awesome!

WolfBoy Slim said:

have you heard of doo rag? bob log was in that before and its a lot like bob log except he had a drummer. its neat stuff!

enzo said:

Bob Log

Bob Log

Hasil is the god of one man bands.

Enjoy it, and thanks for listening! http://garagepunk.ning.com/profiles/blogs/kicks-from-the-boot-18-garage

Have you tried going back through them?

http://garagepunk.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?promoted=1

I remember seeing two podcasts recently that featured lots of girl groups.  I was hoping to find out which podcasts they were.  anyone know?

Hey, that's pretty cool!

The Black Saxons said:

Kind of a different experience than hanging out with your favorite band but we played Otto's Shrunken Head on Fri. and we were the last of three bands so we did an extended set.  Near the end this guy comes up and asks if he can play something with us, so we just made up a bluesy type of song on the spot and freestyled some lyrics, people were dancing, it was a real cool time.  Anyway after the gig the drummer comes up and tells me, "Hey that was Frank Infante".  So, I thought that was pretty gnarly.  We talked with him out on the street for awhile and he was really cool.  The End.

Kind of a different experience than hanging out with your favorite band but we played Otto's Shrunken Head on Fri. and we were the last of three bands so we did an extended set.  Near the end this guy comes up and asks if he can play something with us, so we just made up a bluesy type of song on the spot and freestyled some lyrics, people were dancing, it was a real cool time.  Anyway after the gig the drummer comes up and tells me, "Hey that was Frank Infante".  So, I thought that was pretty gnarly.  We talked with him out on the street for awhile and he was really cool.  The End.

How 'bout "I'm Allergic to Flowers" by Jefferson Handkerchief?!

A hilarious parody of hippies ;D

My baby is gentle and she's fine

She wears a button on her shoulder saying 'I'm a flower child'

That's a groovy thing to be

If she wasn't loving me

'Cause I start sneezing for hours..

I'm allergic to flooowweeerrrsss!!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK8Psykvlso

[booo it's not letting me embed for some reason]