Song: A Forest Artist: The Cure Album: Seventeen Seconds (1980) Comments: Yes, it's been awhile since I posted here... but in light of my forthcoming trip to NY to see The Cure with Jimmy Morbid, I felt the time had come to continue the odyssey of this great band...and post more as well... After The Cure's first album and subsequent singles, Robert Smith wanted to take the band in a darker direction based on his activity with Siouxsie and the Banshees. However, original bassist Michael Dempsey did not want [...]
Song: My General Lee Artist: Untamed Youth Album: Runnin on Fumes Comments: Untamed Youth are vintage sounding surf/ rock-a-billy rock band from Missouri. If the lyrics didn't blatantly reference the 70s Dukes of Hazard you would think this band was from the late 50s/ early 60s. I have always associated "The South" with the heat. Well, summer arrives tomorrow in the form of a heat wave. Song: Summer in the City Artist: The Butthole Surfers Album: Music for Our mother Ocean [...]
Well I predicted that M'Shato wouldn't last very long on S2S. From the very beginning, I was wary of Rinjo's decision to sign this guy up and have him join the high ranks of our music afficionadoes/writers/bloggers who frequently contribute with their blood, sweat and tears on S2S. I really hate the fact that I was sharing space with a wolf in sheep's clothing. This M'Shato guy is a fucking G-Man for Christ's sake! And what a fucking hypocrite at that. You're the lowest common denominator. You a white belly rat (respect to Lee "Scratch" Perry)! You're a tapeworm [...]
Song: Ya Shoulda Killed Me Last Year Artist: Ice-T Album: O.G. - Original Gangster Comments: Musically this was probably the last time Ice-T was on the top of his game. This is pretty much spoken word, but for the most part it applies as much today as it did 17 years ago. Song: Working Too Hard Artist: Chopper Album: Tribute to the Nerves Comments: It might lack the vocal intro of the Nerves, The Beat and Paul Collins solo. You have to love [...]
" Megaphone " by The Shazam from The Shazam - Like Extreme's "More Than Words" but not as gay as Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone make that song. Nah, This is pretty gay " Overdrive " by Bl'ast from Take the Manic Ride - The other day I was listening to back to back songs by this band. Yeah, they are a total rip off of My War-era Black Flag. I like to think of them as the Stone Temple Pilots of hardcore to [...]
Song: And So It Goes Artist: Ludichrist Album: Powertrip Comments: Good news... got a new job. Bad News... I have to quit Slave to Shuffle Song: Game Over Artist: Skarhead Album: Drugs, Money and Sex Comments: Madball + Crown of Thornz + Subzero = Thugcore? No-- MoronCore. The music is pretty good, but the lyrics are fucking stupid. So, if you learn a lesson about hardcore it's that the band can rock and suck donkey dick all at [...]
" Be Here Now " by Oasis from Be Here Now - Is that a whistle or someone whistling? Washing your face in the morning sun.. Kicking up a storm.. Is this an environmental song? Actually it's a drug song. The flushing toilet at the end is priceless. Every time I watch Lost I think about this band because they are Drive Shaft. Get a grip.. Cmon' Cmon'. Yeah-Yeah Yeeaahhh! " It's My Time " by The Someloves from 1985 -This song seriously reminds [...]
Tomorrow one of the first things I'm going to do is go to a local Bronx bakery to place a very special order. I'm going to order the bakers to make me a three foot long chocolate donut in the shape of an uncircumcised cock with a decorative icing statement that reads: EAT THIS NYPD! I'm then going to drop it off at the rat hole precinct where the cop who gave me a ticket today works out of. No offense to my two good friends who are on the force (I've got nothing but love for both of you) [...]
Song: Blister Artist: Quicksand Album: Manic Compression Comments: From 92 to 93 this was my band. As my ex- Lori- can attest to- I had an unhealthy obsession with the band. Song: Il Sol Artist:La Machina Del Album: Not So Pretty Comments: I don't speak spanish, I only translate. Song: Where Diamonds are Halos (live) Artist: Sugar Album: Besides Comments: Bob Mould with his biggest riff [...]
Song: If I Didn't Love You Artist: Squeeze Album: Argybargy Comments: Most people are "Tempted" to "Pull(ing) Mussells" when it comes to Squeeze. This song in my mind is one trillion times better. I don't know if it is the faux-record skip effect "If I.. If I... If I.. Didn't... Didn't... Didn't" or the mind numbing keyboards that places this song so well in 1980. At the end of the day it's a beautiful fuck you song. If you were wondering what argybargy is then look no [...]
Song: Battered Artist: Slapshot Album: Blast Furnace Comments: You know, Slapshot was headed into metal territory on their previous album, Step On It . However with this album they almost decided it's cool to be Helmet. Now the question here is this an anti or pro domestic violence song. It's Slapshot so it can be taken either way. Regardless, this is the last true Slaphot album in my opinion-- everything after is a caricature of their past. Song: Mass Nerder Artist: [...]
My anus is extremely sore right now from the non-stop marathon of break up sex that M'Shato put me through this past weekend. It's true that all good things must come to an end. Anyway, this week's post is a mainline of industrial goodies. The Shuffle has spoken and the clear message is that "S2S needs more industrial". M'Shato dropped a reference in his last post about my affinity for this genre so it's of course quite fitting that my shuffle dished out this tasty serving of mechanized melodies. Song: Heliosphan Artist: Aphex Twin Album: Selected Ambient [...]
Song: Sweet Jesus Artist: The Bluebells Album: Second Comments: Oddly enough the cover of this album features bulls (probably bison) and this sounds like a bullshit male fronted Scottish Cranberries. Just kidding, this is definitely melodramatic jangle pop that needs a swift kick in the pants to get past their whiny stage. Think this was their last album though. Song: Je T'attendrai Dans Le Vide-Ordures Artist: Snipers Album: Snipers Comments: I don't know French. Rock and Roll is [...]
These are all groups Rinjo and I have corresponded about over the last 9 months. He turned me onto Alloy and seriously made me reassess what At the Drive In did for hardcore. Song: On The Outside Artist: Leeway Album: Born To Expire Comments: I'm with Rinjo when it comes to Leeway. These guys were awesome live. When they regrouped back in 1993 Eddie looked like a junkie, but as a group managed to put out two more good disc's. This is from [...]
Song: Don't Change Artist: INXS Album: Shooboh Shoobah Comments: Sure they turned into the biggest thing ever to come out of Australia. Still, for this song alone they reached pure pop perfection. Song: Beds Are Burning Artist: Midnight Oil Album: Diesel and Dust Comments: Not there best song but just seeing Peter Garret bump and groove. White men think they can dance... [...]
Hey dudes and dudettes! Sorry for the absence last week. I'm usually really fucking obsessive and anal when I do a specialty post but I'm going to be laid back on this one. So try not to be too disappointed with the lack of info nuggets that my posts usually come packed with. Anyway, this one was inspired by the newbie, M'Shato. He called me out last week about Boston Hardcore so it only felt right to come back from the absence with some rats from the cellar (old school Kenmore Square peeps know what I'm talking about). My cohorts [...]
Song: Curse Artist: Oxbow Album: Fuckfest Comments: One of my favorite bands, Oxbow's discography (beginning with 1990's Fuckfest ), plays like an extended exploration of mental illness, specifically paranoia and manic behavior. A former girlfriend would actually leave the house when I listened to Oxbow. I've always found their music to be intriguing at worst, and absolutely brilliant at best. I chuckle to myself when I think of kids walking into a record store in 1990 and purchasing this album because of the obscene title. They had no idea what they were getting [...]
Song: Hello Again Artist: The Cars Album: Unlocked Comments: This CD/ DVD came out last year. If you are going to put together a greatest hits album and not call it a greatest hits album this is the way to do it. Ocasek and the Cars (sans Benjamin Orr) manage to convince you that The Cars lived and died happy. They didn't but never encountered the level of tragedy that the average band suffers. Oddly enough this song is the most non-Cars song on the set. Song: [...]
Song: The Plan Artist: Murphy's Law Album: Dedicated Comments: You know, they smoke herb, they drink, bang chicks and they cuss. What's not to love for a SxE , DFL , TTD , etc. guy like me not to like. It's undiscovered gems like this 1995 masterpiece where Murphy's Law predicts the final realization of the commercialization of punk . Yo! Jimmy Spliff aka Gestapo-- Right on! Now I think that Hillary could use this as her 2012/ 2016 campaign song to [...]
Song: Bullets and Blades Artist: Wargasm Album: Why Play Around Comments: I got turned onto Wargasm in December 1988. They were opening up for the revamped Cro-Mags. My metal was strictly a steady diet Leeway with a little bit of Crumbsuckers. Yeah, I would dabble with some Anthrax, DRI, and COC on the side but this stuff was pure underground thrash. These guys are getting back together for a twentieth anniversary concert celebrating this album. Shit... I am getting old. This album is awesome from start to finish. Song: Black [...]
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