Stubby's Crack Co play jazzy, dirty, arty, bluesy, folky punk rock music. Folk as in "by and of the people," not that other kind. Known for their craft fetish and indulgent live shows, they are simultaneously Anchorage's most ambitious and least pretentious band. They're also one of Anchorage's longest running punk bands, and the contrast of these early recordings to their current work manifests the band's evolution. Oh, and sorry about the recording quality, my fault. Lots more where that came from. Stubby's Crack Co - 2003 Demo [...]
A little late, but Gizmodo has apparently called for a boycott of the RIAA for all of March 2007 to protest their heavy handed anti-piracy scare tactics. This means that you should only buy music from bands on indie labels. Going to shows and buying merch directly from any band is still ok, but no iTunes. If you need a better online mp3 store, go with eMusic. They're cheap, specialize in small labels, and have no DRM. Gizmodo's call for RIAA boycott eMusic
Ak Ink is Jenn Ink's now deceased 20 issue Anchorage punk rock zine. Believe it or not, Anchorage had a thriving zine community stretching back to the late 70's that dried up sometime in the late 90's. Ak Ink filled the punk print void for a few years, and served as the only documentation of local DIY activities. Part of the zine's success was due to Jenn's ability to motivate various others to contribute, creating a unique and often intoxicated set of perspectives. Some of the articles have been archived on Ak Ink's website. [...]
Cosmo covers CFC in the ultimate expression of Anchorage musincest. Recorded by Jason Torino in a chaotic basement on January 12, 2007. Cosmo Sorice - The Stuff
Liquid Bandade's Anchorage punk classic Hoist on Your Own Petard is available for download in its entirety on their website. I found out what punk rock was at a Liquid Bandade show: loud, leering, and really fucking strange. Required listening. liquidbandade.com Liquid Bandade - Everybody Liquid Bandade - Skinny Bourgeoise
someone (i suspect wrick tuna melt or trey bandade) has put up a 19 song mostly-Anchorage mp3 compilation featuring songs by early 90's punks liquid bandade, phillipino haircut, green eggs y spam, and others. check it out, but good luck if you're not using ie. Slug Potion #1
Recorded in Jeff Crack Co's tiny basement circa 2001 onto a cassette 4 track. Unreleased. Cosmo Sorice - Rejected For The 1000th Time In 14 Years Cosmo Sorice - The Strange High House In The Mist
jamie pinkstaff has recently put out an excellent ep called throwing corpses, catching flies. the recording duties were split between heath berg and mike holtz. it sounds really good, and includes my favorite song by jamie, we're cowboys . read the northern light article here , and look forward to his next ep, tiny daggers . jamie pinkstaff and mike holtz play at cafe felix on 3/10/2007 at 7pm. it's a canned food drive. Jamie Pinkstaff - We're Cowboys
the hug-a-mutha and los gran torinos records are 99% mixed. hug-a-mutha should have a cd out by early spring. both bands also have tracks on a planned parenthood local music compilation, organized by lester of the moon knights. hug-a-mutha will become a four headed rock attack hydra in the next few months, with charlie reclaiming his old duties on thunder and shane moving to lightning. adam and stephan will remain on eruption and earthquake, respectively. in other news, kickin' rocks will be in the studio (where i lay my crates [...]
animal god
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shinichi Osawa – Big Beach Mix 2012
Mr Fogg - Eleven
