I hung with Bob on several occasions, back when he was photographing The Makers. He'd been to my place a few times too. Quite the character, and a great photographer.
R.I.P.

How sad to lose punk photographers. Condolences to his friends and family.

Yeah Kopper, I don't know what the link didn't work the first time: Punk Photographer Bob Kondrak passes away Bob Kondrak's funeral service details

OK, never mind. I just saw someone had shared the link on Facebook. Here it is: http://10thingszine.blogspot.com/2009/12/in-mid-90s-right-when-my-old-zine-10.html kopper said:

Aw, man. That sucks. I think I remember Bob mostly from the Bomp list of the late '90s, IIRC.

Dan, can you post the direct link to your blog article? I thought you meant your blog here on the Hideout but I checked your page and you haven't even made any blog posts, so I guess that's not it...

Thanks,
kopper

Aw, man. That sucks. I think I remember Bob mostly from the Bomp list of the late '90s, IIRC.

Dan, can you post the direct link to your blog article? I thought you meant your blog here on the Hideout but I checked your page and you haven't even made any blog posts, so I guess that's not it...

Thanks,
kopper

An all around class guy
RIP
BOB KONDRACK

That’s very sad news. He was a great music photographer/writer/fan and a very funny guy. His reviews and newsgroups posts were hilarious and would usually veer way off topic. I got to go over to his apartment once and see his great collection of music, zines and books. That photo he took of Joe Strummer was lying on his coffee table and my jaw dropped.
I hope someone who knew him well puts together a proper obit because I think there’s a lot more to him than most people knew. He once told me he was a medic in Viet Nam. For some reason it really amazed me. It’s hard to think of him in that context. I’ll miss seeing him around.

His son Kuri is a DJ and will probably inherit it all. He plays all electronic music mainly, but at least should somewhat know the value of his record collection. The funeral is going to be on the 12th if anyone is interested in going, I'll post the details on my blog in a few days.

Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear this. I loved hanging out with him whenever I was at shows. He gave me a four track recorder but still haven't used it yet. He also had a ton of stuff. I hope someone worthy is getting it. Cuz it'd be sad to see his stuff disappear. And he was such a cool guy. I'm so sorry that he's gone.

I'm sad to report longtime punk photographer Bob Kondrak, contributor both to my old zine 10 Things and Horizontal Action, with a live portfolio going back to the late '70s punk scene, passed away Friday. I did an obit on my blog with photos if anyone is interested in reading more about Bob or checking out some of his photos....

Hex Dispensers "Winchester Mystery House" (love it)

I'd also like to give an honorable mention to Takeover UK's "Running with the Wasters," a power pop masterpiece if there ever was one.

Royal and ancient by the Masonics!! awesome :)

The Shitty Limits - Beware The Limits

thats it

"St. Valentine's Day Massacre" by the Cocktail Slippers.

PIRATE LOVE from Oslo

Yeah Smith Westerns are good.
The Mantels, and Girls also released albums this year similar sound.

Wau y Los Arrrghs! - "¡¡¡Viven!!!"

whatwave dave said:

Angry Dragons s/t CD on Transistor 66 records.....it's coming out on vinyl real soon. Beat Killers 'Beat Broken Bruised' CD w/John Speedie on bass. catl 'Adonde Vas? A Ningun Lado' LP fucked up blues duo outta Toronto who added a keyboard player early this year. anything and everything with The White Wires on it..... DCT 'Uber Alles' 12" ....fucked up hardcore outta Toronto Death 'For The Whole World To See' protpunk outta Detroit that kinda grew on me

Angry Dragons s/t CD on Transistor 66 records.....it's coming out on vinyl real soon. Beat Killers 'Beat Broken Bruised' CD w/John Speedie on bass. catl 'Adonde Vas? A Ningun Lado' LP fucked up blues duo outta Toronto who added a keyboard player early this year. anything and everything with The White Wires on it..... DCT 'Uber Alles' 12" ....fucked up hardcore outta Toronto Death 'For The Whole World To See' protpunk outta Detroit that kinda grew on me

My daughter gave me this one. I think Beat-Man should cover this one Buddha's on the main line Tell him what you want. Call him up and tell him what you want

I like mono, except for certain songs that really play with the 2 Speakers alot ... i.e. there's little fun to listen "the gift" by the Velvet Underground (from the record "White Light/White Heat") in mono, because actually on one speaker there is basically just the voice narrating a story, while on the other one there's the beautiful bass-line blubbering along ... well it works in mono, but loses a certain "feel". Same thing happens with some early Jimmy Hendrix Experience recordings (third stone from the moon, all that stuff) ... but hey: Lo-Fi kicks ass (as long as the MP3s are above 192 kbps, because if they're less you can't listen to it ALOUD). like here's an example on how NOT to compress music into unhearability: this youtube-thing is recorded just way below the level of cozyness

I've had a few issues converting songs in stereo to mono. I think I did what I could with them and played them shits anyway. I guess I don't really have a preference but at the same time I think it's nice to have the listener hear the song as it was intended to be heard.

Interesting subject this one...
This might sound weird but the podcasts from here sound "warm" as opposed to full blown 256kps or 320kps Mp3's that sound crystal clear but somehow flat and lifeless.

I guess they get close to that dirty tape sound but without the hiss and stretching you get with tape by using using a lower bit rate.

i can't say I've really noticed the mixes getting squashed by the conversion to mono but that might explain why sometimes I think the engineer or band should be shot for screwing up the mix that badly. And like others have said if you want to hear the good stuff go and buy it.

A live CD/DVD package of the Chesterfield Kings was just released on Wicked Cool Records. I just got my copy, and it kicks ass!

Yes, I know some of you hate Little Steven, and some of you probably think the Chesterfield Kings are a bunch of sellouts because they singed with his label. However, a great live performance is a great live performance, so I still think you should check it out.

I wonder if this will ever get to court? The BBC has been doing this sort of podcast for years from their websites, does this company really think they can mess with the BBC? and I wonder if the person who did the first ever serialised podcast will get involved? Can someone really do a historical patent application?