Saturday, March 26, 2011
Okay, I'm bored...
Friday, March 25, 2011
The Posies - Broadcasts, Vols. 1 & 2
Spanning 1989-2001 (with a heavy concentration on the periods surrounding Frosting on the Beater and Amazing Disgrace) and boasting 140 songs between its seven volumes, The Posies Broadcasts series is as exhaustive, and carefully assembled collection of live Posies tracks from a cornucopia of sources, unavailable elsewhere, including the At Least, At Last box set. Granted, between those 140 tracks, that really boils down to about 30-40 individual titles, but absorbed in moderate doses this trove of John Auer’s and Ken Stringfellow’s blissed out pop grandeur is a thing of a immense beauty. The Posies proper studio albums are totally revered, as well they should be, but onstage or ensconced in the auspices of a cramped radio studio, these guys seemingly never had an “off” night. A few minor flubs here and there, but nothing to detract from the band’s strenuous quality control in terms of songwriting and agile melody weaving.
I’m not letting the floodgates open all at once, rather I’m initially going to ease you into the Broadcasts via the first two volumes, with the rest to follow throughout this spring. I’ve included basic source info amidst the tracklists below, but more details are provided in the info files in each folder. Enjoy.
Broadcasts Vol. 1
KBCS Bellevue, WA, September 1989
1. I May Hate You Sometimes/2. Compliment/3. Suddenly Mary/4. Any Other Way/5. King Midas In Reverse
KUKQ Tempe, AZ 1990
6. Suddenly Mary/7. Any Other Way
KISW Seattle 3/13/91
8. My Big Mouth/9. Suddenly Mary10. This One's Taken11. I Am the Cosmos
KJJO Minneapolis 6/15/91
12. When You Dance I Can Really Love
Modern Rock Live, Westwood One Radio 1994
13. Precious Moments
120 Minutes, MTV 7/27/93
14. Solar Sister (take one)/15. Solar Sister (take two)/16. Dream All Day
WXMT Chicago 7/31/93
17. Earlier Than Expected
BBC Radio One
18. Dream All Day/19. Solar Sister
Belgian Radio, early 1994
20. Dream All Day
BBC Radio One, Phoenix Festival , 1994
21. Golden Blunders/22. Dream All Day
Broadcasts Vol. 2
KDHX St. Louis, December 19, 1989 (concert simulcast)
1. My Big Mouth/2. Suddenly Mary/3. Any Other Way/4. Apology/5. Paint Me/6. Help Yourself/7. I Am the Cosmos/8. Flood of Sunshine/9. Blind Eyes Open
Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, August 16, 1993
10. Definite Door/11. Solar Sister/12. Golden Blunders/13. Love Letter Boxes/14. Burn and Shine/15. When Mute Tongues Can Speak/16. Earlier Than Expected/17. Dream All Day/18. Any Other Way
Broadcasts 1: https://www119.zippyshare.com/v/aZ1rFEA2/file.html
Broadcasts 2: https://www119.zippyshare.com/v/Vx2t3QyJ/file.html
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Splitting the Difference #40 - Boyracer/The Ropers 7" (Slumberland, 1994)

Ultimately, it was The Ropers who really lured me to this wax. I previously shared another Ropers split single (w/ The Tribbles), and even after discovering these abettors of chiming indie pop nearly two decades ago, I'm still captivated by their brief catalog. So far as I can tell, "Pretty Quiet" is exclusive to this release, a bit fuzzier and flange-heavy than even some of those great early singles they did for Slumberland in the early '90s, and definitely rawer than the relatively polished All the Time full length.
Boyracer - One Step Forward
Ropers - Pretty Quiet
http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/gQvaGwOs/file.html
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
The Visitors - No Sign of Intelligent Life (1981, Airstrip)
On their 1981 platter, No Sign of Intelligent Life, The Visitors are so decade-centric they literally invite us to "Enter the Eighties." And even though these Bay Area bad boys play music that's more quintessential of their era than actually essential, there is sort of a rush to that introductory number, which flirts with some mighty tasty power pop and wave maneuvers. Not sophisticated or frilly enough for the new romantic set, and way too innocuous for Reagan-era punks, The Visitors settle on a basic modern rock formula with mainstream leanings, albeit a little too jovial and goofy for their own good at times. With such a ubiquitous moniker, finding any pertinent biographical info on this bunch is a considerable challenge, but last.fm purports ...Intelligent Life to be the Visitors lone recorded offering.
01. Enter the Eighties
02. Magic
03. Looking For Love
04. The Man With the X-Ray Eyes
05. The Test of Time
06. How Do People Fall in Love?
07. She's My Girlfriend]
08. I Like to Steal
09. (I Love My) Rock and Roll Records
10. No Sign of Intelligent Life
11. I Know
Monday, March 21, 2011
Singles Going Single #167 - I-Rails "Same Old Me" 7'' (1988, Sloth)

A. Same Old Me
B. Everyone's in Love
https://www73.zippyshare.com/v/C0XuVoNQ/file.html
Sunday, March 20, 2011
The Screaming Tribesmen - I've Got a Feeling ep (1988, Ryko)
01. I've Got a Feeling
02. Igloo
03. Colour Me Gone
04. You Better Run
Update: Bones + Flowers has been reissued on Grown Up Wrong Records, which you'll find here.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Beat Clinic - ...same bed, different dreams (1990, Ajidah)
01. Blood Makes the Grass Grow
02. Hanging By a Thread
03. China Doll
04. Brenda on the Big Bed
05. The Pendulum
06. Mine
07. Your Dark Secrets
08. A Little Bit Confused
09. Three Little Words
10. Just Around the Corner
11. Crowded Shoulders
12. Perfect Strangers
http://www10.zippyshare.com/v/T5MVy7T6/file.html
Friday, March 18, 2011
Trashcan Sinatras - Live at Slim's San Francisco 5/11/05
01. Got Carried Away
02. How Can I Apply?
03. Leave Me Alone
04. All the Dark Horses
05. Prisons
06. Hayfever
07. What Women Do to Men
08. Freetime
09. Picture Yourself in Scotland
10. The Sleeping Policeman
11. It's a Miracle
12. Send for Henny
13. Obscurity Knocks
14. Trouble Sleeping
15. Bloodrush
16. I've Seen Everything
17. Weightlifting
18. Easy Read
19. A Coda
http://www20.zippyshare.com/v/89618237/file.html
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Yuck - demos (2010)
01. Daughter
02. Weakend
03. Automatic
04. Georgia
05. Sunday
06. Suicide Policeman
https://www1.zippyshare.com/v/ouytaH3k/file.html
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Singles Going Single #166 - Sometime Sweet Susan "Kendall" 7" (1994, Futurist)
A. Kendall
B. Tilt-a-Whirl
https://www80.zippyshare.com/v/O9juIqjU/file.html
Monday, March 14, 2011
Bleached Black - Wrist Slashing Romance ep (1985, Rijid)
Ignore the misleading name: New Haven, Connecticut's Bleached Black offers a unique brand of keen-edged power/punk pop. Hard and driving, yet sublimely melodic, the trio intermingles unusual influences (Buzzcocks and R.E.M., to name two), enhanced by the dual vocal attack of guitarist Stevo and bassist Greg Prior.
The indie-land debut, Wrist-Slashing Romance, suffers as a result of poor recording. However, what it lacks in production it makes up for with first-class songs. "Prey for Me," "I Can't Be Happy" and the raging instrumental "Chainsmoking with Nigel" are absolutely outstanding.
All tracks now available on Bleached Black's A Wrist Slashing Retrospective, which can be purchased digitally from Amazon Downloads and iTunes.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
That Hope - Eight Dollar Hat (1985, Karen)
01. Life of Antics
02. Hoist It Up
03. Power of Speech
04. Move By Me
05. Eight Dollar Hat
06. Thinner With Time
07. Heart Against Elvis
08. John's Got the Goods
09. Synchronicity 3
10. Useless Advice
http://www113.zippyshare.com/v/J48cnbl1/file.html
Friday, March 11, 2011
Various - Super Mixer: A Goldenrod Compilation (1996, Goldenrod)
01. 100 Watt Halo - Super Good Chromatic
02. Radio Wendy - Fucknut
03. fluf - Waffles
04. Tina, Age 13 - Foggiehead
05. Knapsack - Don't Mind
06. Chinchilla - Tall
07. Deerheart - Novacaine Slip
08. G.U.I. - Two-Fifty the Box
09. Big Drill Car - Nothing At All
10. No Knife - Heavy-Handed Man
11. 99 Tales - Thursday
12. Unleaded - New Orifice
13. Cold Crank - Hissy Fit
14. ColdWaterCrane - Pelican Brief
15. Supernova - Calling Hong Kong
16. Kill Holiday - Cold Shoulder
17. Hemlock - Legroom
18. Boilermaker - Trunk
19. Overwhelming Colorfast - Sway
https://www106.zippyshare.com/v/ERp2oDMk/file.html
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Chain Link Fence - Fireworks ep & Positive ep (1985/86, Throbbing Lobster)
For purely trivial reasons, I'll inform you that frontman Billy Barrett is the older brother of Mighty Mighty Bosstones Dickie Barrett. Also, copies of Fireworks might still be available here.
Fireworks ep (1985)
01. Generate
02. Us
03. Next Stop, Please
04. Fireworks
05. This Mourning
06. Need No Experience
Positive ep (1986)
01. Positive
02. Jennifer
03. Hollywood
04. Goodbye Game
05. Lisa
06. Upstairs, Downstairs
Get both records here
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The Young Leaves - Life Underneath (2010) - a brief overview
The Giant Mums - demo (1991)
01. Pretty Milk
02. Starveling
03. Nunhead
04. California Sunshine
05. Glue Factory
06. Drain
https://www51.zippyshare.com/v/IATXDjkP/file.html
Monday, March 7, 2011
The Findells - The Radiators Are Bleeding Restored!!
https://www5.zippyshare.com/v/YWQmgqGr/file.html
Friday, March 4, 2011
Huffy - No High Five (1997, Metoo!)
01. 50 Yard Dash
02. Chopper Pilot
03. Boil
04. Surfcaster
05. Bring It On
06. So Yeah
07. Lemon Lift
08. Punchee
09. Splinter
10. California
11. untitled
Buy it HERE!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Singles Going Single #165 - 4 - The Past and the Present 7" (199?, Goldenrod)
A. Adjustable
B1. 3-Footer
B2. Popular
http://netkups.com/?d=3f237f8b99751
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Flies - s/t ep (1982, Czech)
01. Wanna Be A Rock'n Roll Star
02. Fall Into Your World
03. Statement
04. In the Arnold Arboretum
05. -Ality
06. The Boulder Dam
http://www33.zippyshare.com/v/YuWXOszD/file.html
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Beauty Constant - demos (1986)
On an unsuspecting Super Bowl Sunday, a reader informed me that not only was he a fellow Beauty Constant fan, he was the group's soundboard guy. Better yet, he came bearing a gift, namely an old demo cassette of seven B/C tracks including five entirely unreleased songs, and early versions of a pair of Like the Enemy's quieter moments "Second Minor One" and "It's One Life." A veritable goldmine, to me anyways, and perhaps to you if you've had the good fortune of hearing ...Enemy for yourself (the link is the first paragraph, so no excuses)! Submitted for your approval are those seven coveted songs. Typically. the volume output level for the best one of the bunch, "Reform" is lower than the rest of them, but at some point in the near future I hope to rectify that. That aside, hear the magic for yourself and enjoy! Many thanks Ross.
Effigy
Halcyon Days
It's One Life
Reform
Second Minor One
Swamp
The Last Time
https://www34.zippyshare.com/v/y61AHczF/file.html