Haven't heard it yet. Eddie Current Suppression Ring? Not purist garagerock, but this record (suggested by my friend Ed with excellent taste!) has held considerable time on my turntable.

I forgot to mention the horny new album by The Fuzztones. Anyone else here like that? swt said:

<<(2008 has been an all time low for garagerock, hardly listen any new garagerock anymore cuz it's sooo boring and bland).>>

Actually I'd argue it's been a pretty good year. I've really enjoyed the 2008 albums by the Dirtbombs, The Fleshtones, Los Peyotes, The Hollywood Sinners.

What am i doing in this Ning if i liked..........

I agree with Kopper...I hate this shit. But I also agree with Gringo Starr and the criteria he wrote that defines "rock and roll" (very diplomatic Gringo) and if some "hard rock" fits into that criteria for some of you, then listen to it.
When I was in high school back in the day (I'm Old!), all of my "friends" were into Deep Purple, Sabbath and Grand Funk. I hated that shit and thought it was stupid and pandered to stupid people who needed to be pandered to. Creem made fun of 'em! Now I kinda like those bands, mainly because they're stupid. Go figure!
In the 80s and 90s when a lot of these bands mentioned were at their peak of poularity, I used to love to watch MTV with the sound off. When a video for a "hard rock" or hair-metal band would play without any sound, all that was left was their ridiculous macho visuals and cum faces and rock-god poses. In other words, all that was left was all the reasons these bands and this kind of music sucks and will always suck. Corporate Rockstar dreams for 12 year old boys to buy at the local mall. "Edgy" and "dangerous", yet safe enough to be sold at Wal-Mart. Nice!
Everybody has some skeletons in their musical closets. Lets' trot them all out and make fun of one another because we have different tastes than the thing that brought us all here. Man, that sounds like FUN and a great way to be "punky". Or "hard rock-y".
Ultimately, unless you're being nostalgic for your younger days, why listen to this shit when there is so much GREAT stuff to listen instead of it?

I like alot of Jenslowcut's listed bands, but I'm not sure they represent the hard rock in the original post. Budgie is great stuff to put on in the car driving with the windows down on a hot night. But I think most people would call this stuff Heavy Metal (which, I think, some did in earlier posts). If I remember right doesn't Om + High on Fire = Sleep?

Point is I think Heavy Metal in the likes of those fuzzy bands take alot more from garage stuff than what we typically think of as hard rock, which is neither hard, nor rocks.

<<(2008 has been an all time low for garagerock, hardly listen any new garagerock anymore cuz it's sooo boring and bland).>>

Actually I'd argue it's been a pretty good year. I've really enjoyed the 2008 albums by the Dirtbombs, The Fleshtones, Los Peyotes, The Hollywood Sinners.

JensLowcut said:

There's a lot of bad hardrock, and there's a lot bad garagerock (2008 has been an all time low for garagerock, hardly listen any new garagerock anymore cuz it's sooo boring and bland).

Gra Fiend said:

Are we seriously entertaining any of this shit in the Hideout?

I really like Hardrock Gunter.

There's a lot of bad hardrock, and there's a lot bad garagerock (2008 has been an all time low for garagerock, hardly listen any new garagerock anymore cuz it's sooo boring and bland). The hardrock haters mostly confuse hardrock with lame 80s hairmetal, which is like calling Stokes or Vines for garagerock. Here's some names I dig:

New hardrock:

Witchcraft, Graveyard, Dzjenghis Khan, Five Horse Johnson, Orange Sunshine, Tonight, Endless Boogie, Hidden Hand, Om, Sleep, Electric Wizard, Birds Of Maya, Mammatus, Dollhouse, High On Fire.

Old stuff:

Pentagram, Bang, Highway Robbery, Crushed Butler, Buffalo, Sir Lord Baltimore, Budgie, Leaf Hound, Flower Travellin Band, Jericho, Toad, Third World War, Human Instinct, Thin Lizzy, Trouble, St. Vitus, Angel Witch.

Way more exciting than most new cleancut mod wannabe yuppies wearing matching suits.

But anyhoo, fuck hardrock and garagerock, cuz Human Eye's "Fragments Of The Universe Nurse" and Digital Leather's "Sorcerer" are the two best albums of the year!

I think it's safe to say most people don't only listen to one genre of music, and there's always gonna be a couple of records on yer shelf that don't fit in with the rest (for me it's those four fun lovin' criminals ablums sitting next to the sonics). All the same, arena rock is going a bit too far for me.

Joey Vacant

Some of us have been waiting for Chinese Democracy since 1985.

I have always hated musical genres, too.

I'm always interested in trading music. Should anyone be interested in trading tracks, I am looking for "That Is Life To-day" by Derek's Accent, "Leaving Here" by D-Coys, "Say Hello to Me" and "I Love You So" by the Moods, and "Fortune Teller" and "Turn My Head" by the Throb. I'm in the process of uploading my collection to iTunes, but would happily send you a list of what I have up there so far (mostly rare 70s punk at this point, but 60s stuff is gradually going up there), plus a list of my CDs.

Is there any other way to listen to Pandora in the car besides iPhone? I would love to get into this, but I'm po, and iPhone is out of reach.

i'm just trying to figure out how to get rid of it...everytime i do it keeps coming back...i'm afraid it might kill me in my sleep...

Hey you all!

I'm a bit bored, why not email me the bands and labels that I should have featured on my website?
The address is evert {at} grunnenrocks (.) nl

Make the subject of the email "10001 (or more) bands fest" and you'll take the definitive risk of getting a Gories teeShirt and at least 11 7"es ...

xxx, Evert

sorry to be of no help, but onj the subject of the Zero Boys, it looks like the "History of" material will be finally getting a proper release. http://www.secretlycanadian.com/onesheet.php?cat=SC189

Anybody know these?

They don't respond to emails and the sites haven't been updated in almost a year... does anyone have contacts for either band's booking agents (or are they being managed by the same people)?

I need to get in touch re. possible show bookings this spring.

Thanks!

Any advice fer how to go about gettin' labels/bands to consider you as a reviewer? I've been asked very rarely in the past when I did a radio program to review recordings for labels and now that I have a proper blog I'd really dig a steady flow of review material comin' my way so I can add more content to my blog...

Oct 26th

18.00-18.45

Rudy Ray Moore (1937-2008 RIP) - Take A Little Time To Do Right

Lowcut Preburner I : Killed By Goldwax Soul

The Ovations - I'm Living Good
Willie Walker - There Goes My Used To Be
Spencer Wiggins - I'll Be True To You
James Carr - I Don't Want To Be Hurt Anymore
O.V Wright - That's How Strong My Love Is
Barbara Perry - Unlovable
Gene Miller - Here It Is Now
Percy Milem - Call On Me
Dorothy Williams - The Well's Gone Dry
Spencer Wiggins - He's Too Old
Eddie Jefferson - Some Other Time
James Carr - Pouring Water
Jeb Stuart - Will I Ever Be Free
The Lyrics - Darling
Ben Atkins - I've Been Loving You Too Long
Timmy Thomas - Liquid Mood

18.45-19.30 Lowcut Preburner II : Killed By Godless Country

Ramblin' Ed Bailey - 8 Weeks In A Barroom
Arkey Blue & The Blue Cowboys - Too Many Pills
Billy Ray - The Story Of Susie
Chuck Wells - Down And Out
Harry Johnson - It's Nothing To Me
Horace Heller - Ed's Place
Pierce Brothers - Death Row
Country Johnny Mathis - Caryl Chessman
Troy Hess - Please Don't Go Topless Mother
Hi Fi Guys - Rock&Roll Killed My Mother
Mohawk & The Rednecks - Enchanted Forest
Cal Veale - Paralyzed
Paul Barton - My Neighbor The Firefighter
Granpa Joe - The Drunken Driver
Eddie Noack - Dolores

19.30-20.30 : Lowcut Classic

Vegas Kings - Hail
Junkpile Jimmy - Scorpion Whip
Nazi Death Camp - Emo Fag
Git Some - Nice Suit
Nerves - One Way Ticket
The Slits - A Boring Life (live 1977)
Avengers - Car Crash
Six Organs Of Admittance - Black Wall
Vivian Girls - Tell The World
Tokyo Electron - She Keeps Me Shut
Goodnight Loving - Black Day Parade
Gories - Charm Bag
20/20 - Giving it All
TV Killers - Splosh You Up
Jack Of Heart - Ponytail
Peter Brotzman Octet - Machine Gun



Sep 11th

18.00-18.45

Brian Eno - Needles in the Camel's Eye
Blowtops - Demon Rum
Flesh Eaters - Twisted Road
Polecat Boogie Revival - NYC Blues
Birushanah - Jyodo
F.U.'s - What You Pay For
Lustkillers - Middle Of It
Midnight Woolf - Who's Your Man?
Mannequin Men - Private School

19.30-20.30

The Fatals - Treat Me Bad
Ripping Headache - Night Of The Motherfucker
Terror Visions - Blood is Sweet, But Semen is Sweeter
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs - Bottom Below
Dragontears - Hadron Collider I
GG Allin & The Jabbers - Cheri Love Affair
Cola Freaks - Jeg Et Problem
Brats - Sense My Boy
The Young - I Don't Care
Death Token - Selfinfliction
Colour Haze - Other Side
VeeDee - Glimpses Of Another World
Causa Sui - Soledad
Selvhenter - TV Kirugi
Rock'n'Roll Adventure Kids - Wildman
The City Kill - In My Mind

Listen to exsisting Garage Punk and then rip it off. Much like Sara's comment really. It's a stable law throught the genre - if in doubt, rip it off!

send mp3s or link to download from at
klimentopoulos@gmail.com

will most certainly do!

I thought X-Ray was pretty good. He's able to convey a feeling and mood that doesn't necessarily correlate with standard biographical facts.