September 2011
"it should be you"
The Funseekers
Great ’60s-inspired garage rock from Minneapolis. When I spoke with the mighty Haze (Amphetamine Reptile label kingpin Tom Hazelmeyer) years back about these guys, he said he absolutely loved their records and were killer live. On hearin’ this tough 1986 7” EP on Susstones Records… I ain’t second guessin’ ‘im! ”Special Sound Of…” is the 2nd of 3 singles and an album with all flaunting their unique interpretation on the well-worn genre. Granted the music has 1960s R&B written all over but the low growling vocals, driving guitars and odd low-end production makes it not run o’ the mill shit. So if you’re lookin’ for garage rock with an interesting twist then it’s about time ya’ll whoop it up with The Funseekers.
download: The Funseekers- “It Should Be You”
“Detroit was the most outrageous place I’ve ever seen. As we drove in, there were like bombsites, a bit similar to were I grew up, but more extreme. In the middle of these bombsites there’d be fires and all these black Hells Angels zooming around on motorbikes. I thought ‘Bloody hell’. We were the only white people using the bus. I think our naivety saved us.”
—Paul Simonon (via comandoviolente)
Listen
Elvis Costello - Clubland
Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight [Live]
The Rezillos
The Rezillos, Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight
Am listening to Can’t Stand the Rezillos: the (Almost) Complete Rezillos. I just heard this song - I long thought that Youth Brigade wrote it (See their version of it here.) I look up the story about the song and guess what I learn?
Fleetwood Mac wrote it!
Holy shit. This information is a paradigm shaker, a la Thomas S. Kuhn. I may be listening to more nerdcore from now on.
Top of the Pops
The Rezillos
The Rezillos - Top of the Pops
Dressed In Black
The Shangri-Las
“Dressed In Black”
The Shangri-Las
Leader of the Pack
He's Got the Power
The Exciters
THE EXCITERS- HE’S GOT THE POWER
I Love You More Than Yesterday
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las - I Love You More Than Yesterday
Pay You Back With Interest
The Hollies
The Hollies - Pay You Back With Interest
Listen
the zombies - whenever you’re ready
You’re not teaching me a new thing
Try to realise
And call me when you’re ready
Whenever you’re ready…..
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
The Beach Boys
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times - The Beach Boys
