A while back we posted about a wonderful 73 single by a band called Salesman . Devin James Fry of the band has been back in touch to tell us about a recent Daytrotter session with the legendary Wayne Kramer of MC5 . More importantly it also concerns a brilliant charity Jail Guitar Doors which our own bard of Barking, Billy Bragg has been heavily involved in setting up, and which of course has connections with our favourite band ever... The Clash who, to complete the circle, mention [...]
Way back in October of last year, I wrote about Austin-based quartet Salesman. The band blends together the starkness of folk, the raw emotion of the blues, the lonesomeness of country, and light it all on fire with some raw, electric rock 'n' roll. They recently recorded a session for Daytrotter with a special guest. Who you ask? Oh, just Wayne Kramer, guitarist for legendary protopunk/garage rock band MC5. The band has continued to mature since the last time we checked in with them, as you'll hear in their session. And the addition of Kramer on second guitar makes for [...]
The uploader doesn't say, but I'm guessing this is from French TV...
The second, unhinged and previously unreleased album from Detroit's Bump.
Hace una semana Primal Scream saltaba de nuevo a las páginas de noticias ya que su vocalista desvelaba en una entrevista que la banda escocesa ya se encuentra ultimando los detalles del nuevo disco. Se tratará de la primera producción después del aclamado Beautiful Future , una delicia de trabajo que ya tiene 3 años y que nos dejó grandes canciones como "Can't Go Back" o "Zombie Man". Con 9 discazos de estudio a las espaldas, volverán con un décimo trabajo, aunque no sin antes haber vuelto a explorar el territorio de los [...]
Part II of songs played before each band at The Omens / The Christines / Overcasters show this past Saturday at the Hi-Dive. PLAYLIST: Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Love Comes In Spurts MC5 - Skunk (Sonicly Speaking) The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner Japandroids - Heart Sweats The Creation - Biff! Bang! Pow! The Vaccines - If You Wanna Chapterhouse - Breather The Jesus & Mary Chain - Blues From A Gun The Catherine Wheel - I Want To Touch You Inspiral Carpets - [...]
So we left the MC5, one of the most politically extreme, wild and outrageously loud bands of all time, in mid 1970 (see ABON 0185 ), having been dumped by the label that had released their landmark live debut album, with their manager in jail, being constantly harassed by the police, labelled by the FBI as the most dangerous band ever to roam the Earth, struggling manfully to capture their raw live sound in the studio and consigned by Atlantic, their new label, to record their next album with debutant producer and man who would soon announce that 'I've [...]
The MC5 at their peak were the probably the most genuinely threatening of the American Proto-Punk/Garage bands of the late 60s and early 70s. The Velvet Underground could tell disturbing stories, sometimes even based on real life experiences, but Lou Reed's stories were always that - wonderfully told, detached, stories. The Stooges' main man, Iggy, was an onstage, dangerously out of control, force of nature, but his self-abusive live performances were always more disturbing spectacle than threat to the audience. In fact Iggy's audiences in the early days were often more threatening than what was [...]
is some of these guys. Ladies & gentlemen: THE MC5
...And we want to be free to kick out the jams It used to be that there was nothing more American than beer, bar-b-ques, Air Conditioners, TVs, car washes, and rock music. You could always count on things that were made proudly in the good ole' U.S.A. We know where this went. However, the one thing though that will always remain true is on this very short playlist is american made rock-n-roll until they figure out how to outsource that shit. Ok with the exception of the U2 track you know what I am getting [...]
Por Nicolás Miranda No podemos hablar de MC5 y de su primer disco, Kick Out The Jams , sin comprender que los Estados Unidos era un país en llamas en 1968 y que la contracultura de ese país viraba hacia su cara más violenta. Hay más de una razón para desconfiar de una teoría estética que plantee el "reflejo" (que a un clima social dado le corresponden necesariamente ciertas formas culturales que se le asemejan, en este caso, una música violenta y enérgica para una época ídem), pero [...]
PLAYLIST: The Fall - Oh! Brother TheFearlessVampireKillers - For You And Me Ambulance Ltd - Swim Another Sunny Day - Green Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken The Charlatans - Over Rising Let's Wrestle - I Won't Lie to You Clearlake - Almost The Same British Sea Power - No Lucifer Catherine Wheel - She's My Friend (peel session) MC5 - Skunk (Sonicly Speaking) McCarthy - Drinking Song of the Merchant Bankers Moose - Uptown Invisible The Boo [...]
Greetings fellow music lovers. Bruce from Some Velvet Blog back with another edition of Something Old & Something New . This time around, digging through the crates for the nuggets; some punk rock, some soul rock and some yacht rock. Bring it! Something Old: Looking At You - MC5 Four Piece Funky Nitty Gritty Junky Band - Bobby Freeman So Into You - Atlanta Rhythm Section [...]
When it comes to the MC5 I'm always ready to testify about any of their albums. If someone asks me which one is my favorite it takes a lot less than 5 seconds of decision. Kick Out The Jams rules and Back In The USA is great, too but High Time is IT. Always has been, always will. The MC5 are a prime example of what happens when very talented individuals combine forces and record collections in order to break thru the terminal stasis of boredom, classification and mediocrity. This [...]
Punk and hard rock meet in this overlooked classic from unsung Detroit heroes.
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DOWNLOAD : Hollis Brown - "Doghouse Blues" NYC quartet Hollis Brown has been playing around town for the last three-four years but I've never had an opportunity to hear what they sound like prior to receiving a copy of the band's forthcoming EP "When The Weather's Warm". A number of reviews that I've read over the last few years have compared Hollis Brown to The Black Crowes (which I don't hear at all) but I would suggest a better comparison is the bastard child of John Fogerty and [...]
If ever the world needed a definition for "kick-arse rock 'n' roll", then here it is. Born in mid-60's Michigan, MC5 - along with the Velvet Underground and others - punctured a decade that was slowly descending into slow, soft rock hell. By fusing soul with an uncompromising blues ethic, MC5 beat the shit out of many listeners that happened to be sat within several feet of a large, loud
Here's your morning wake up call. Ugly, ugly people gonna drop the bomb! Play loud and watch the cattle die.
I hate that you can spend so much time listening to music and still miss so many great bands that are out there. The flip side of that is great, though: there's always a new opportunity to find something you love. A group or artist from any era or genre can catch your ear and you're a new fan. And that's nothing to be sad about. I was recently introduced to The Ettes. They've been around since 2006 and, while I was completely oblivious, released three great albums. I'm going back through their catalog now and loving the garage-y [...]
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