Moving right along, Puerto Rico Flowers have just recently put out their first full-length album 7 (representing the number of songs on it), which follows up two successful releases thus far since debuting in 2010 with the 12" EP 4 . For those that haven't had a chance to happen upon Puerto Rico Flowers, it's the gloom and doom goth/post-punk vehicle for ex- Clockcleaner frontman John Sharkey III. If you heard the last couple Clockcleaner's releases before they called it [...]
Puerto Rico Flowers' "7 LP" chronicles a psychological journey of unforgotten grudges and fevered disdain. This labor of love, or perhaps of angst, was constructed by musician and singer John Sharkey III. Sharkey was formerly a member of Clockcleaner, a punky band that had the gumption to decry Nirvana and the confidence to forge a path for the seemingly un-marketable "skull music," the purposeful, calculated acoustic equivalent of being hit over the head with a hammer. His solo efforts run the gamut of emotions, and embrace several different strands of rock and electronic beats. Sometimes the [...]
MP3: Clockcleaner - Blood Driver MP3: Clockcleaner - NSA Philadelphia's Clockcleaner just had their seminal 2006 debut "Nevermind" issued on vinyl for the first time from the good folks at Fan Death Records and the world is much better for it. Certainly the band has only improved since it's release (their last ep on Load especially is a gigantic highlight), but for a starting point it's pretty right on and way better than most anything else. So yeah, it's more punk than [...]
To celebrate today's crop of releases, here are new mp3s from Akron/Family, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Emily Arin, the Asteroid #4, the Babies, Clockcleaner, Cut Copy, the District Attorneys, Esben & The Witch, Goddamn Electric Bill, Joan Of Arc, La Resistance, Lullwater, Jon McKiel, the O's, Laura Peek, Salva, [...]
Reclusive, magnetic, downtrodden synth-project Puerto Rico Flowers made friends for the last time several weeks ago in the habiliments of Baltimore's Talking Head, with full support from Screen Vinyl Image, Pfisters, and maybe a bit of Major League Baseball. Toward the end of the fitful existence that was the abrasive, cult-followed Clockcleaner, the sounds began to be a bit more poppy, sullen, and maybe splashed with just a zest of eyeliner-after-dark. So it was no coincidence that front man, John Sharkey III, coupled his bass with a synthesizer and foraged a sound born in these fires (as I [...]
Last week was filled to the brim, and indeed, overflowing with praise for Sockets Records as they celebrated five successful years and pushed on into the future. Even I took a moment to sit down and explore this District aural victor. But stepping back, and simply allowing your head to swivel, just a bit, in either direction, will yield a harvest of other, in many different ways, equally deserving labels. The first of which popped into my brain was Fan Death , a young outfit that already has several quality releases, and [...]
This is not an MP3 blog and never has been; never will be. But when I hear something that blows me away, of course I'm going to share that with you. Lightning Bolt have been a micro-indie battering ram for a decade or more now and I discovered them through a bumper crop of spazz-core groups -- The Locust, Melt-Banana, Racebannon, The Pope (who are fucking amazing), Mikaela's Fiend -- most of whom I don't tend to listen to as much as [...]
Clockcleaner is a really really really good noise rock act in the scuzzy tradition of The Jesus Lizard and Foetus. 2007's Babylon Rules simultaneously shoots straight from the hip and straight from the gutter, and anyone who actually enjoys reading my crummy column-for-jerks needs to own it before reading any further. After all, [...]
The Singles Collection is contributor Jason Jackowiak 's weekly column focusing on rare and essential 7″ releases. This week's Singles Collection finds us delving into a heaping pile of hiss, fuzz, skuzz and feedback, and just might leave you lot reaching for earplugs and some Advil. Yessir, we're taking a detour from pure pop pleasantries this week, opting instead for an altogether nastier brand of aural excitement (or excrement, as the case may be) that, if nothing else, is thought-provoking in a vicious manner, you know, like Fight Club or any [...]
Let's look back at August 2007. One year ago. Damn, it was pretty awesome (and HEALTH -y). The zip: "August 2007 Mix" (sendspace zip) The playlist: The band links and mp3s: 1. Health - "Crimewave" (fanatic mp3) 2. Health - "Triceratops" (box.net mp3) 3. Health - "Triceratops (CFCF Remix)" (fanatic mp3) 4. A Frames - "Galena" (sub pop mp3) 5. [...]
As a 90's kid I love bitchy female vocals, droning guitars, and basically all things that are influenced by the punk, grunge and shoegaze scenes. Carolee is a myspace find and she has been equally inspired by the same scenes, probably more so, so she's put out some songs that slid right into my heart. Straight from the horses mouth: The songs were recorded in my friend Paul's garage in southern new jersey - my other friend tom played the drums and [...]
As a 90's kid I love bitchy female vocals, droning guitars, and basically all things that are influenced by the punk, grunge and shoegaze scenes. Carolee is a myspace find and she has been equally inspired by the same scenes, probably more so, so she's put out some songs that slid right into my heart. Straight from the horses mouth: The songs were recorded in my friend Paul's garage in southern new jersey - my other friend tom played the drums and [...]
As a 90's kid I love bitchy female vocals, droning guitars, and basically all things that are influenced by the punk, grunge and shoegaze scenes. Carolee is a myspace find and she has been equally inspired by the same scenes, probably more so, so she's put out some songs that slid right into my heart. Straight from the horses mouth: The songs were recorded in my friend Paul's garage in southern new jersey - my other friend tom played the drums and i did the guitars [...]
WFMU presents Selected Sounds from the Free Music Archive vol. 1 . This compilation previews 21 of the thousands of tracks that'll be freely available under Creative Commons licenses when the fully interactive Free Music Archive website launches this November. We're working with a group of fellow curators to fill the library with great music, and this sampler represents a piece of what WFMU brings to the table. We'll be handing out free copies of the CD at the July 4th Sonic Youth/Feelies show (we're lending special support as [...]
Philadelphia's got a lot to be proud of. According to Philly Boy Roy , well there's hoagies, Rocky, Frank's Soda, them Eagles, Dead Milkmen, them Hooters, and laser GG Allin. With Mr. Ziegler's endorsements duly noted, what follows is a sampling - by no means comprehensive - of some of the other Philadelphia artists you'll be able to hear on WFMU's Free Music Archive . Mp3s from Bad News Bats, Boogie Witch, Clockcleaner, Fursaxa, King Kong Ding Dong, Mincemeat or Tenspeed, Mountain High, The Original Sins, Phil Moore Browne, Sonic Liberation Front, The [...]
Release Date: 10.02.07 Alongside Pissed Jeans and (the now sadly defunct) Violent Students, Clockcleaner have helped usher in an era of virulent and twisted discord that the Philly scene has scarcely, if ever, witnessed in its lifespan. By melding the craphole aesthetics of gutter punk with low-rent dub and scuzzbottom noise-rock they've created a deafening racket all their own (one they've dubbed "skull music"), a sort of anti-CBGB's sonic manifesto for the discouraged and downtrodden to rally behind. The burly trio's sophomore album is the scene's most accomplished yet, which, for a bunch of scudbottom [...]
Tonight at Carabar , Clockcleaner will enter the ring to battle the Unholy 2 in what will be know as Scumrockmania II. Two weeks ago, Pissed Jeans were defeated in Scumrockmania I at Cafe Bourbon St., holding truth to rumors that they are the "Poor Man's Unholy 23, according to the XUN2X's leader Christopher Lasch. Philadelphia's Clockcleaner pose a more formidable challenge, though, as they finish up a nation-wide tour for their Load Records debut, Babylon Rules . The album is one of 2007's finest examples of how truly sick the the [...]
I feel like I posted "Vomiting Mirrors" (mp3) by Clockcleaner sometime this summer ( that's 'cuz I did ). But, I don't think I posted these here tracks from clockcleaner dot net . Download and Turn Volume Up: "In The Shit" (mp3) "Missing Dick" (mp3) "Hands Are For Folding" (mp3) Myspace page is here . Load Records page is here . Emusic page is here . Consider Clicking - Stereogum [...]
1st Down - A Day With The Homiez (spinemagazine.com) Clockcleaner - Vomiting Mirrors (cokemachineglow.com) Das Pop - Fool For Love (Aeroplane Remix) (2-4-hours.blogspot.com) Johnny Boy - You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve (popsongsltd.blogspot.com) Chocolate Watchband - I'm Not Like Everybody Else (moistworks.com) The Pharcyde - Passing Me By (kissatlanta.com) People Under the Stairs - The Dig [...]
Clockcleaner are a Philadelphia band who just put out an awesome album on Load Records . However, Load Records issued the following disclaimer: "This record will confuse LOAD Records consumers however as its not a noise record, it is a record in the HARD ROCK mold. Please go back to your blogging. Good Day." Clockcleaner also have a fan club with a monthly newsletter. Magic. Pissed Jeans are probably the closest contemporary of Clockcleaner, but Clockcleaner are a little bit weirder. "Vomiting Mirrors" has a clinking piano that makes me think of Fucked Up. [...]
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