i heard the sonics used magnatone amps.

Here's a picture that has what looks like a Fender Bandmaster. But if you scroll through you'll see that amp in several pics, so maybe it belonged to the venue?

Well I think that play "with" and "off" the records it's the better way to learn,and that sound is not less important that what you play.I remember when I did this with a cassette player pushin' for thousands times RWD and PLAY.. Now there are many ways pratical,faster and cheap (free).But if you like to compose your own stuff,i think it is necessary to learn about theory of music just a little.So everyone can choose the way he prefers,software,books,private lessons,but of course you can't be aware of what you want to do in music just listening to it,and "playing wih heart". Most thinks that there's no need to know notes ,chords ,theory to play garage punk music,but it's not so obvious as could it seems.Almost every band we know consider this.Maybe,not at their first records ,but at the second or third album you see the difference.(..and the first one remains the best for several bands..)

I'd be gentle...except that I didn't have "software" to help me. I had one of those Mel Bay guitar books, learned the chords, identified the sounds, and learned which chords went together. Learned songs by listening to the records. What you do is listen to the bottom bass note, whatever is dominant is usually the key the band is playing in. I don't bother learning songs out of song books because they are usually wrong done by some fancy pants who tries to make them harder usually for piano players who hate basic keys.

Thanks Freddi and Darcie .... I know of guitar pro and use on a regular basis... I will check out the website Darcie and see what I can root out ,,, If I find anything good I may post it here if I can work out how to use the darned thing Regards Darcie said:

I like looking through this one:

http://webrock.free.fr/

I like looking through this one: http://webrock.free.fr/

Hi Lurex,
Probably there are a lot sites on the web about it,but I usually search for the songs
I'm interested once at time checkin' for name band,title song and tabs..
It's not easy to find cool things, in garage punk,but try it before..
Then I found an interesting software called -GUITAR PRO 5- It works like a mixing panel,you have the volume for each track of the song and the tabs for each instruments,very easy to use.
But you have to find the song you'd like to learn before. There are folders with 10000 songs in all the genres on the web,and lot of this are good stuff!! Just try for "Guitar Pro Tabs" and see what you find.
Good Job,FREDDI

This is my first post so please be gentle..... Anyone in here know where I can get some garage rock guitar tabs,,,???

Here's our incredibly long band link on the podsafe music network:

http://www.musicalley.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=83999488834b33bc55e2d46382d583fe

Thanks!
The Nevermores
St. Louis

I subscribed. Stick with it. And always link to your previous pieces, so you get multiple page views from people who discover the column later. Good luck! Oh, and kids, if you like weird old movies, I'm the Austin Classic Movies Examiner. So subscribe to both Kopper's and my columns, and click the shit out of 'em! We get paid by the page view...

Great review of Cococoma, nothing wrong with getting paid for something you are doing in some way or form. You have just realized teh many dreams of most of this community. Keep posting your article links over here so we don't forget about it...

Hey folks,

I just got a gig as the "Garage Punk Examiner" at Examiner.com, but now I need some stuff to write about. So contact me if you'd like for me to review your record or write about an upcoming garage fest or something. I'll even review or write about videos, movies, books, magazines... whatever. Basically anything related to this crazy music.

By the way, thanks to Mal Thursday for the lead! :)

Thanks!

it's amazing...

Is that Mike with the guitar and plunger on the cover? Sectmaniac said:

I think it was written primarily by Mike Lucas, but he said they all contributed. I agree. It's a FANTASTIC book and everyone should own a copy!!

I think it was written primarily by Mike Lucas, but he said they all contributed. I agree. It's a FANTASTIC book and everyone should own a copy!!

Just started reading this and I thought I'd post the link to the book on Amazon.com. Get it! It's hilarious. Written by Mel Bergman (well, technically his entire band - The Phantom Surfers - contributed to it). Here's the description from the publisher's website:

keep on rockin' and surfin' on clouds Jay

Here you can read the eulogy by Eric Oblivian with some funny anecdotes: http://www.memphisflyer.com/SingAllKinds/archives/2010/01/17/rock-in-peace-friends-and-family-say-goodbye-to-jay-reatard I'm still wondering what the hell happened. That homicide investigation turned out to be a bullshit story.

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I love Mick Green's playing and I'm sad to hear he's gone - but he doesn't play on Shakin' All Over. A session guy called Joe Moretti did. Mick Green joined the band much later. A good example of Mick's playing is the Casting My Spell/My Babe single. tom blumenfeld said:

I was lucky enought to see the Reatards a few years back, before I had heard of them. I was mightily impressed and had a great time.

Always sad when someone dies young, and talent & industriousness make it sadder.

A few hours ago I heard that Mick Green (guitarist on Shakin' All Over, among other things, by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates) died this week, too. I didn't realize how young he was on some of those seminal sides. He was only 65, which means 16, 17 back then. 15, maybe? James Burton was pretty young on Susie Q, and Jay Reatard, to come full circle, was recording by 14.

I was lucky enought to see the Reatards a few years back, before I had heard of them. I was mightily impressed and had a great time.

Always sad when someone dies young, and talent & industriousness make it sadder.

A few hours ago I heard that Mick Green (guitarist on Shakin' All Over, among other things, by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates) died this week, too. I didn't realize how young he was on some of those seminal sides. He was only 65, which means 16, 17 back then. 15, maybe? James Burton was pretty young on Susie Q, and Jay Reatard, to come full circle, was recording by 14.

I can't believe... I was hoping to see him live again sometime...

This sucks! I found out about it from a friend on New Year's Day, but could find no info on-line because I only knew him as "Reggae Bob". I hung out with him on Sat mornings @ KCMU (before KEXPoop!) as part of the "Positive Vibrations" Reggae Show from 9 a.m. to noon there. I saw him every now and again and he would alway call me by my Air Name (Bill Cheeze) even though he knew my real name. He was just that kinda guy. I'll miss him.
Thanks Dan, for all your posts around the web. It helped me figure things out!

Bye-Bye "Reggae Bob"!

http://webrock.free.fr/G/gories-charmbag.txt http://webrock.free.fr/G/gories-sisterann.txt