The National | Mistaken For Strangers | Boxer | Beggars Banquet | 2007 CD
J Church | We Play Secular Music | The Horror Of Life | No Idea | 2007 CD
Future Conditional | We Don’t Just Disappear | We Don’t Just Disappear | LTM / Boutique NL | 2007 CD
Karl Hendricks Rock Band | The Bleedin’ Obvious | The World Says | s/r | 2007 CD
Bellavista | Temptation By Your Side | Bellavista | s/r | 2007 CD
Hum | Kind of Night | Fillet Show | 12 inch records | 1992 CD [req]
Velcro Stars | Pavilion | Hiroshima’s Revenge | Happy Happy Birthday | CD 07 [SOTW]
Pelican | Lost In the Headlights | City of Echoes | Hydra Head | 2007 CD
Wolf & Cub | Seeds of Doubt | Vessels | 4AD | 2007 CD
Grinderman | No Pussy Blues | Grinderman | Anti | 2007 CD
The Young Gods | Freeze | Super Ready/Fragmente – 2007 | Ipecac | 2007 CD
A Sunny Day In Glasgow | 5:15 Train | Scribble Mural Comic Journal | Notenuf | 2007 CD
Lightning Bolt | Captain Caveman | Hypermagic Mountain | Load | 2005 CD
Black Helicopter | All the Sense in the World | Invisible Jet | Ecstatic Peace | 2006 CD [req]
New York Dolls | Shake Your Monkey | One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This | Roadrunner | 2006 CD [req]
X R Ay Spex | Oh Bondage Up Yours | Germ Free Adolescents | Charisma | 1999 CD
ReykjavÃk! | Rex | Cue The Bugle Turbulent [comp] | | 2007 CD
The Wedding Present | Love Slave | Hit Parade 2 | RCA | 1993 CD
Dymaxion | Mme Commander | x4+3 | Duophonic Super 45s | 2001 CD
Parts & Labor | Fractured Skies | Mapmaker | Jagjaguwar | 2007 CD
Suicide | Cheree | First Album | Red Star | 1977 LP
Volt | Where Did Body Go? | S/T | In the Red | 2007 CD
X | White Girl (Single Mix) | Beyond & Back: The X Anthology (Disc 1) | Elektra | 1997 CD
Get Him Eat Him | Patronage | Arms Down | Absolutely Kosher | 2007 CD
The Fall | Over!Over | Reformation Post T.L.C. | Narnack | 2007 CD
Minutemen | little man with a gun | Ballot Result | SST | 1990 CD
Shellac | Paco | Excellent Italian Greyhound | Touch & Go | 2007 CD
Boris With Michio Kurihara | Starship Narrator | Rainbow | Drag City | 2007 CD
Deerhunter | Fluorescent Grey | Fluorescent Grey | Kranky | 2007 CD
This week’s 1993 show was the most difficult to plan so far this year. Good music seems to have gone into hiding between 92 and 93, but despite the dozens of bad records I listened to while preparing the show I think it turned out better than I thought it would. There may have been a lot of crap coming out in the early 90s, but at least Boston, DC and Chicago were still holding their own.
If you have any requests for next week’s 1994 show, email them to late@wmbr.org
My song of the day is from the new release by the Velcro Stars, a band out of Tennessee:
Velcro Stars | Pavilion | Hiroshima’s Revenge | Happy Happy Birthday | CD 07
and the playlist from today:
Antelope | Reflector | Reflector | Dischord | CD 07
Unrest | Cath Carroll | Perfect Teeth | 4AD | CD 93
Fugazi | Instrument | In on the Kill Taker | Dischord | CD 93
Seam | Sweet Pea | The Problem With Me | Touch and Go | LP 93
Wolf and Cub | Vessels | Vessels | 4AD | CD 07
The Big Disappointments | A Warhead | The Big Disappointments | x | CD 07
Velcro Stars | Pavilion | Hiroshima’s Revenge | Happy Happy Birthday | CD 07
Spouse | Hangover Cure for Humanity | Relocation Tactics | Pigeon | CD 07
The Dambuilders | Dose | Tough Guy Problem | SpinArt | CD 93
Archers of Loaf | Web in Front | Web in Front/Bathroom | Alias | 7″ 93
Six Finger Satellite | Laughing Larry | The Pigeon is the Most Popular Bird | Sub Pop | CD 93
Clorox Girls | Eva Braun | J’aime Les Filles | BYO | CD 07
The Information | New Deal | Mistakes We Knew We Were Making | Primary Voltage | CD 04
Hum | Winder | Electra 2000 | Cargo | CD 93
Hammerhead | Evil Twin | Evil Twin | Amphetamine Reptile | CD 93
Pegboy | Witnessed | Fore | 1/4 Stick | CD 93
Shellac | Spoke | Excellent Italian Greyhound | Touch and Go | CD 07
Up the Empire | Stars at Noon | Seaside EP | Cougar | CD 05
Versus | Seaweed Rising | Let’s Electrify | Remora | CD 93
Landfill | Flat Tire | Flat Tire/Happy Days | Plumb | 7″ 93
The Wipers | Silver Sail | Silver Sail/Never Win | T/K | 7″ 93
Screeching Weasel | Inside Out | Anthem for a New Tomorrow | Lookout! | CD 93
Red Alert | We’ve Got the Power | We’ve Got the Power | Captain Oi | CD 93
Instant Death | Everything is Golden | Everything is Golden | DaDa | 7″ 93
Dub Trio | Cool Out and Coexist | Cool Out and Coexist | Roir | CD 07
Blind Idiot God | 747 | Cyclotron | Jasrac | CD 93
Arcwelder | Will When You Won’t | Pull | Touch and Go | LP 93
My Dad is Dead | Racing Heart | Our of Sight, Out of Mind | Scat | CD 93
Swingin’ Utters | Last Chance | The Streets of San Francisco | New Red Archive | CD 95 [request]
Starting to get back into the routine again ….. feels good.
SOTD:
Spouse | Hangover Cure for Humanity | Relocation Tactics | Pigeon | CD ’07
Not much else to say, but I’ll repeat my rant from earlier this morning …. Dinosaur Jr. in a commercial-hipster clothing store, sponsored by a Japanese car company, as a “benefit” for a Boston college radio station that behaves kind of like a commercial radio station??? What the heck? …. We all love Dino Jr. and the new record is among the best “reunion” records out there, but I sure am glad that WMBR doesn’t get involved with stuff like this.
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Blonde Redhead | Spring and Summer Fall | 23 | 4AD | CD ’07
Fatal Flying Guilloteens | Take it on the Teeth | The Now Hustle for New Diaboliks | Estrus | CD ’01
Dinosaur Jr. | Been There All the Time | Beyond | Fat Possum | CD ’07
Parts and Labor | New Crimes | Mapmaker | Jagjaguwar | CD ’07
Brainiac | Flash Ram | Electro-Shock for President | Touch and Go | CD ’97
Intelligence | San Francisco | Icky Baby | In the Red | CD ’05
Clorox Girls | Caught in the Middle | J’aime Les Filles | BYO | CD ’07
Spouse | Hangover Cure for Humanity | Relocation Tactics | Pigeon | CD ’07
The New Frustrations | Changed my Mind | The History of Boston Rock | Triple B | CD ’07 (TK SOTD)
The Briefs | So Stupid | Sex Objects | BYO | CD ’04
M. Timony Band | Killed by the Telephone | The Shapes we Make | Kill Rock Stars | CD ’07 (request)
Melt Banana | Lost in Mirror | Teeny Shiny | A-Zap | CD ’01
We Versus the Shark | I am destined for Greatness | Ruin Everything | Hellosir | CD ’05
Polysics | My Sharona | Polysics or Die !!! | Tofu | CD ’05
Volt | Where Did Body Go? | s/t | In the Red | CD ’07 (request)
Big Black | Columbian Necktie | Songs about Fucking | Touch & Go | LP ’87
Volcano Suns | Noodle on the Couch | Thing of Beauty | SST | LP ’89
Rifle Sport | Sun in Sky | Primo | Big Money | LP ’90
Shellac | Steady as She Goes | Excellent Italian Greyhound | Touch & Go | CD ’07
Dub Trio | One Man Tag Crew | Cool Out and Coexist | ROIR | CD ’07
Operation Ivy | Vulnerability | Energy | Lookout! | LP ’89
Battles | Atlas | Mirrored | Warp | CD ’07
Les Savy Fav | The Equestrian | MP3 ’07
Fugazi | Epic Problem | The Argument | Dischord | CD ’01
Young Gods | I’m the Drug | Super Ready/Fragmente | Ipecac | CD ’07
Shapes and Sizes | Head Movin’ | Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner | Asthmatic Kitty | CD ’07
Archers of Loaf | Web in Front | Icky Mettle | Alias | CD ’93
Dungen | Gor Det Nu | Tio Bitar | Kemado | CD ’07
Systematics | International Voltage | Can’t Stop It! II | Chapter Music | CD ’07
Wanted to write about a couple great shows I saw in May. Surprisingly good, which is always nice after seeing so much mediocrity. First was Mando Diao from Sweden at TT’s with openers Pop Levi, whose CD I thought was okay, and some band called The Films. What a pleasant surprise The Films were, melodic but had enough balls to keep my attention. I assumed they were from another country but Charleston, SC doesn’t count. Next was the bummer of Pop Levi who was such a priss and so full of himself, I just wasn’t having it. I’d hate to be the roadie for that band. I’d seen MD a couple years ago on a weeknight and actually stuck it out til the end cuz they were worth it. As they were this recent time, those guys really put everything into it (as Conan said when they played his show shortly after). Their songs sound way better live than recorded, need to revisit the most recent CD since opening track “Welcome Home Luc Robitaille” was a great way to stat the show. Sheepdog, which was the first single I heard from them, is still a standout of the set. I decided they should do “We Ain’t Got Nothing Yet” by the Blues Magoos. They do no covers as far as I know and this would be perfect for them. Someone let them know.
The week after, the Love Me Nots from Phoenix played at the Middle East and these guys and girls have got that revamped 60’s thing down. The guys look great in their skinny cut suits and the gals look perfect in their black and white shifts and go-go boots. But most importantly, their songs are awesome and they’re great live. Singer was a great front person rocking her Farfisa around. Set was paced well, almost every song from their CD (In Black and White) rocks, as do the couple new ones in the set, and they were really nice people. Hopefully we’ll get them to do a live set next time they come to town.
Thanks to Eric Law for the photos.
My SOTD will be the local band The New Frustrations | Changed My Mind | The History of Boston Rock – Here and Now | Triple B | 2007 |
Should be a hit.
I almost didn’t make it in today due to some crap I was dealing with at home, but I decided last minute to make it. Thanks to Will Kuhlman for having his finger on the trigger. Glad I did the show, though.
FYI – I’ll be guest host on Backwoods tomorrow from 10 to noon.
artist | song | release | label | year | comments
Dead Moon | Dead Moon Night | Cherrystones Word comp | Tlon Uqbar | 2006 |
The Zulus | Can’t Wait To Tell You The News | s/t ep | Greenworld | 1985 |
The Time Flys | Livin’ In Sin | Rebels of Babylon | Birdman | 2007 |
The Ones | “Yeah, You Make It” | s/t full-length | Waxvaccine | 2007 |
The Five | Sacred Heart | s/t full-length | BEM | 1987 | request
Swell Maps | Camouflage Attack | Messthetics #103 comp | Hyped to Death | 1977-81/2007 |
The Wipers | Over The Edge | box set | Zeno | 1983/2001 | request
Auto Interiors | Land Mines | Let’s Agree To Deceive Our Best Friends | Ryko | 2007 |
Mink | Pressure Pressure | s/t full-length | Spitfire | 2007 | Joanie’s SOTD
Ian Hunter | How’s Your House | Shrunken Heads | Yep Roc | 2007 |
Viva Viva | Habit Have It | “Art, Sex, Death & Time” | self-released | 2007 |
The New Frustrations | Changed My Mind | The History of Boston Rock – Here and Now | Triple B | 2007 |
The Ugly Beats | Let Me Through | Take A Stand With… | Get Hip | 2007 |
Thee Fine Lines | I Don’t | Set You Straight | Licorice Tree | 2007 |
The Fleshtones | Bigger and Better | Beachhead | Yep Roc | 2005 |
The Scientists | Set It On Fire | Scientists Live | ATPR | 2006 |
The 2x4s | Bridgeport Lathe | s/t full-length | Metal Snowball | 1979-80 | reissue
Volt | Chinese Bite | s/t full-length | In The Red | 2007 |
The Maggots | Ain’t Nothing But A Maggot | Monkey Time | Wicked Cool | 2007 |
Top Ten | Ain’t Got No Sense | “7””” | Classic Bar Music | 2006 |
Teenage Head | Top Down | s/t full-length | Epic | 1979 |
The Hedrons | Frame Of Mind | One More Won’t Kill Us | 4West | 2007 |
Oku Onuora | Dub Out | Essential Dub | ROIR | 2007 | concert report bed music
Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus | Truth and Right | Essential Dub | ROIR | 2007 | concert report bed music
Dub Trio | Drive By Dub | Essential Dub | ROIR | 2007 | concert report bed music
Brutal Knights | Bikini Diet | Feast of Shame | Deranged | 2007 |
Darkbuster | Danny Boy | split ep w/Tommy & The Terrors | Rodent Popsicle | 2001 | request
Bad Brains | I | s/t full-length | ROIR | 1982/2006 | reissue
Only Crime | Eyes Of The World | Virulence | Fat Wreck Chords | 2007 |
Eldridge Rodriguez | You Get What You Want | This Conspiracy Against Us | Midriff | 2007 |
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists | Army Bound | Living With The Living | Touch & Go | 2007 |
John Doe | Hotel Ghost | A Year In The Wilderness | Yep Roc | 2007
The Bags | Banana Peel | Mount Rockmore | OAF | 2007