SST Records used to put together its SST bands on package tours and send 'em out to do Greg Ginn's bidding, er, I mean to play shows! And then a video of the show would come out. Here's the liner sleeve above for the full video clip below. Looking back on those lineups today, you're likely to think 'WOW, it must've been amazing to see these bands back in their heyday'. And maybe you're right, and maybe you're wrong. Some nights might've smoked and other nights might's been drunken aberrations or dope-fueled jam sessions. [...]
Lydia with old friend, Fender Telecaster "They're gonna feel almighty When I can barely stand I just tell them I couldn't turn down One more glass of the blood of the lamb." About a month ago, I had the good fortune to see Lydia Loveless and Wild Flag on the same day (October 29). I actually saw Lydia twice. She and Ben Lamb, her standup bassist/husband (not necessarily in that order) played a 30 minute in-store [...]
Lydia with old friend, Fender Telecaster "They're gonna feel almighty When I can barely stand I just tell them I couldn't turn down One more glass of the blood of the lamb." About a month ago, I had the good fortune to see Lydia Loveless and Wild Flag on the same day (October 29). I actually saw Lydia twice. She and Ben Lamb, her standup bassist/husband (not necessarily in that order) played a 30 minute in-store [...]
We Jam Econo - The Story of The Minutemen If you want to check out a wicked documentary, on one of the most influential underground hardcore punk bands of the 80's, watch this! Peace.
WU LYF is nothing, four dumb kids calling out heavy longings for a place to call home, two brothers greet two brothers and play heavy pop. I don't feel at home in this place, like your hearts drunk on kerosene and all you need is a spark. A lil' flare of Lucifer. Those four dumb kids from Manchester (but don't call them a Manchester band), England made their North American debut at Philadelphia's Making Time event last Saturday night (11/5) at Voyeur Nightclub. WU LYF (short for World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation) has made quite the [...]
Watch Jeff Mangum cover the Minutemen's 'Themselves' for Occupy Wall Street.
Jeff Mangum surprised the Occupy Wall Street protestors late Tuesday night for an eight-song set of singalongs. I'm not sure if this makes up for the whole Radiohead hoax , but plenty of people were still excited to see the reclusive indie folk hero. Before you regard this as completely random, remember that Jeff was just at ATP and he'll play shows at NYC's Town Hall later this month. Perhaps you were on Twitter when we found out about the livestream; in any event, Jeff's entire set is here for you [...]
Jeff Mangum surprised the Occupy Wall Street protestors late Tuesday night for an eight-song set of singalongs. I'm not sure if this makes up for the whole Radiohead hoax , but plenty of people were still excited to see the reclusive indie folk hero. Before you regard this as completely random, remember that Jeff was just at ATP and he'll play shows at NYC's Town Hall later this month. Perhaps you were on Twitter when we found out about the livestream; in any event, Jeff's entire set is here for you [...]
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Tweet The best part about Jeff Mangum playing for Occupy Wall Street was everyone singing along. I'm not sure how many were actual protesters and how many were fans who knew about it and turned up, but (despite the poor quality video) it's still great to watch. Tracks played included Neutral Milk Hotel songs "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea", "Holland, 19453, "The King of Carrot Flowers Part 13 , and "Oh Comely" , along [...]
( out now on clenchedwrench ) This minimal, jazzy two-bass band (with no other instruments!) stars Mike Watt, but it was started by in the mid-80s by Kira Roessler (Twisted Roots, late-era Black Flag) as background music for taped bedtime stories for her nephews. Four albums and 26 years later, there are songs on dos y dos that still hold the late-night feel of someone reading you a story, a story that comes from a safe place but may not always have a happy ending. Mostly instrumental, these songs [...]
Legendary punk bassist Mike Watt (of Minutemen and Firehouse fame) has joined forces with The Mars Volta frontman Cedric-Bixler Zavala to form a bona fide super group called Anywhere. Despite there being a Mars Volta record primed and ready for release in 2012, and Mike Watt serving as acting live bassist for Iggy Pop and the Stooges on their recently rescheduled tour , the pair found time to sit down and record a 73 entitled Pyramid Mirrors . Ready for the crazy part? Bixler-Zavala won't even be handling vocals. [...]
"I used to be a king and everything around me turned around, but I know all I have to do is sing and I'll lift myself way off the ground..." Presenting part 1 of a royal megamix. Stay tuned for installment #2. Graham Nash - I Used To Be A King MP3 Bob Dylan - Queen Jane Approximately (live Rotterdam '87) MP3 William Bell - A Tribute To A King MP3 Soft Boys - Queen Of Eyes MP3 [...]
Guns. Never liked 'em, never will. Subject of many a good song though. Here's a small selection. Go tell 'em, Lou. "Don't you mess with me, carrying a gun..." Lou Reed - The Gun MP3 Junior Walker & The All Stars - Shotgun MP3 Calvin Russell - Living At The End Of A Gun MP3 Unkle - Guns Blazing (Drums Of Death Pt. 1) MP3 Henry Rollins - Gun In [...]
Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images Mike Watt has been pounding the bass for more than 30 years as a founding member of the Minutemen and Firehose while collaborating with acts as varied as Sonic Youth and the Stooges . Now, as the punk stalwart reaches middle age, his new project brought him all the way back to the beginning. "They asked me to help out on the documentary 'We Jam Econo,'" Watt tells Spinner about the 2005 film about his first band. "So I [...]
Stream a Haiti benefit album with 20+ L.A. punk-leaning bands cover their local influences.
I've gone high concept this week, and that is not a reference to this week's cover art which is by my friend Davie Kaufmann. No, I mean there's a gimmick: all the songs on Summer Fridays 4.10 are less than two minutes long. All 33 of them (maybe even 34). With this kind of criteria, we don't really have much in the way of new music (two songs by my count) but quality remains high of course. I've tried to vary it up as much as possible because the bulk of the two-minutes-or-less songs in my collection are of the [...]
Minutemen L-R: D. Boon, Mike Watt, George Hurley Last night I was housesitting for my homeboy, Ducktaper, so I brought along Double Nickels On The Dime (1984). I've written about this Minutemen classic before [ click here ], mainly because it's one of the greatest rock albums ever made. Not punk rock. Rock. In fact, if you gave me only three records to bring on that proverbial desert island ... you know, the one with functioning electricity and some sort [...]
Today marks the release date of dos y dos , t he fourth album by the two bass guitar duo of Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE, etc.) and Kira Roessler (Black Flag). It's the first album Mike and Kira have released together since 1996's Justamente Tres on Kill Rock Stars, and the second since their marriage ended in divorce in 1994. I had the opportunity to speak with Kira about the new dos album and the collaborative process involved in creating it, while also [...]
The fourth effort by punk "super-duo" Dos.
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