The UK label Damaged Goods announced this week that they will be reissuing two classic LPs from Billy Childish's Thee Headcoats . The 1990 album "The Kids Are All Square" and the 1996 album "Kights Of The Baskervilles" will both be repressed on vinyl, with a limited splatter vinyl version available for each. Here's the info from the label: Knights Of The Baskervilles LP re-issue A 12" LP only re-issue of a long deleted, previously US only Thee Headcoats album. Originally issued in 1996 on the Birdman [...]
The UK label Damaged Goods announced this week that they will be reissuing two classic LPs from Billy Childish's Thee Headcoats . The 1990 album "The Kids Are All Square" and the 1996 album "Kights Of The Baskervilles" will both be repressed on vinyl, with a limited splatter vinyl version available for each. Here's the info from the label: Kights Of The Baskervilles LP re-issue A 12" LP only re-issue of a long deleted, previously US only Thee Headcoats album. Originally issued in 1996 on the Birdman [...]
I've been on a bit of a Billy Childish kick lately, digitizing all my Milkshakes, Mighty Caesars, Headcoats, Headcoatees, etc. LPs. I think I currently have about 20 Billy Childish related albums on my iPod, more than any reasonable person would need, but somehow still not quite enough for me. Childish has long been a proponent of amateurism in music, poetry and painting. The classic problem with amateurism, of course, is that you can't make a career of it. But somehow Childish has managed to avoid many of the pitfalls that other artists who value musical passion over [...]
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Jack of Diamonds The Daily Flash Nuggets Comments: Harmonica driven psych folk. Not terribly interesting. Black Coffee Black Flag Slip It In Comments: Anger and coffee feeding me, is probably the best line from this song. When I first heard this song I wrongly thought Black Flag was trying to do the Descendents thing with coffee. But it was all in my mind. One thing that is cool about this is Ginn's solo. I think this is where [...]
Ghostfire Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise Comments: I am really interested in where Nick 13 goes with Tiger Army. This song is punk tinged Rock-a-billy. He can also pull out some monster riffs. Either way I am there. Taxman The Beatles Revolver Comments: I like the laid back groove of this song, but this isn't one of my favorites. Dick Johnson Pussy Galore Live: In The Red Comments: I have never been terribly impressed with this live set from Cb's. [...]
Pretty Debris The Steppes Harps And Hammers Fact or Fiction? Upon the release of Harps and Hammer Ann Wilson of Heart noticed the bass line to this song is actually the riff to Heart classic, "Barracuda". As a struggling band they could not afford legal representation and fled to Ireland. All My Feelings Denied Thee Headcoats Beached Earls Fact or Fiction? This song was originally written for The Milkshakes. The song itself is a love song from Billy Childish to Micky [...]
And You'll Say Urge Overkill Exit the Dragon Comments: This was a great album and this song advanced UO as songwriters. Too bad this album got trashed back in the day. Make You Mine The Fondas Runaway Bombshell Comments: The Fondas craft great Detroit songs. There are 5 great songs on Runaway Bombshell. This is one of the great songs. Although the piano during the middle of the song is really annoying. Luckily someone only got to play with it for 30 seconds. Childs Death. [...]
As promised, here´s some more on We Never Learn , New Bomb Turks singer Eric Davidson´s recent book on the punky garage bands that ruled the indie roost from ´88 to ´01. A very loose underground scene, with bands sharing stages and labels who were musically as far apart from each other as the Dwarves from Man Or Astroman or Dead Moon from Rocket From The Crypt. And also a scene which incidentally paved the way for the unlikely success of the White Stripes. Buy it if you missed this drunk, [...]
Thee Billy Childish doesn't stop. And here, he's pretty bummed out about that and everything else.
Siiiiiiiick mid-90s garage rock covers of two of my favorite punk tunes - The Lurkers' "Shadow" & Chelsea's "No Escape." Sadly, I couldn't find any photos of the 45's label and hand stamped sleeve. Thee Headcoats - Shadow | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps Thee Headcoats - No Escape | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps
Over at our NME blog Thee Fair-Ohs were nice enough to tell us about their ferocious sub-sixty-second single, I'm A Woman I'm Your Wife. The trio also went big on our 321 questions. Check out their epic answers after the jump and sample some of their favourite tracks, from Pharoah Sanders to Billy Childish.
"Now hold on a minute. Are you auditioning for Worst Caller of 2009? Is this what this is? No?" -- Tom, asking Spike if he's getting an early jump on the competition "Hi-ho, Kermit, the, Frog here. One day we'll find / It's The Rainbow Connection / Tom Scharpling, the dreamers, and meeeee . La-de-da-de- dadeda ." -- Kermit the Frog (David at Montclair State), serenading the host/air hockey champion "A night where the celebrities shine, and the mutants are ... somehow at the top of the ladder for [...]
Full Disclosure: Artists skipped = The Nines, Michael Carpenter, Bob Dylan, Freddie and the Dreamers Song: Bringin' It Down Artist: Judge Album: What It Meant Comments: This guy named Fred told me Judge sucked back in 1988. Twenty years later I can see his P.O.V., but there is no denying that this song kicks it! Song: Pier Pressure Artist: Teisco Del Ray Album: Cowabunga! Comments: Probably the second time I ever heard this song. Still, I like spy feel to this espionage [...]
So the new Freshkills eponymous volume of recorded music is going to drop soon (real soon, Sep 2). As I was hopping along the intertubes, I came across a new track from said album. It is filled with epic indie metal/posthardcore goodness. Listen: "My House" (box.net mp3) Myspace page is here . Arclight is here . RCRDLBL page is here . Amazon MP3 page is here . The record release party is @ Glasslands w/ Baby Dayliner and Violent Bullshit on [...]
My car didn't breakdown, when I am not working I am hanging on a remote beach, and I have a tan for the first time in about 10 years. It's all good... Now for some summer tuneage. Song: Beach Bums Must Die Artist: Thee Headcoats Album: Beached Earls Comments: A little surf and sand makes this a great summer tune to blast over on "C" court. Getting to think about Childish band's always brings me back to the one band he never "completely" disses. Check out The Mummies: [...]
[Quotes stricken by WGAE President Michael Winship. He did allow me to replace them with a picture of a hot cup of tea, which you can see below.] UPDATE: I just cleared one quote (thanks, Worldwide Pants Incorporated !): "It's Jesus' birthday, but the tea is still too hot." -- Seth Galifianakis [ TBSOWFMU - 12/25/07 [...]
(Deel 259 hiero ) Thee Headcoatees/Thee Headcoats - Headcoat Girl/Lakota Woman label: Damaged Goods jaar: 1992 kant a: Thee Headcoatees - Headcoat Girl kant b: Thee Headcoats - Lakota Woman www.myspace.com/theeheadcoatee s Thee Headcoatees - Fish Pie label: Sympathy for the Record Industry [...]
Song: Young Blood Artist: Thee Headcoats Album: Beached Earls Comments: Song: Young Blood Artist: Thee Headcoatees Album: Sisters of Suave Comments: Winner: Thee Headcoatees (c) 2006 Rinjo Njori
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