Mike Krol: further evidence Merge is maybe the greatest record label of the last twenty years.
Oh, Baby!
New Pernice Brothers record is gonna be a corker! Listen to the first track!
Royal Headache
A friend sent me this awhile back and I just got around to listening to it. First rate Aussie garage trash. Of course, they’ve already broken up.
Debbie
“She was a nice set of bones.” Iggy Pop
Fappity Fappity Fappity Fap
I never hated Don’t Tell a Soul as much as some other diehard Mats fans, but always really wanted to hear these other versions, especially after reading Trouble Boys. Speaking of that, here’s Mehr, who wrote the liner-notes for this box set with a really weird format.
“While it’s impossible to unhear a record that’s been around for three decades, this version, Don’t Tell A Soul Redux, is the album the band made and intended to release. In addition to Matt Wallace’s mix, Redux also restores several crucial elements from the sessions, including original drums tracks, vocal takes and tempos that were altered in post-production…[and] the band’s original sequence of the album.”
The box also includes a contemporary live set. I saw them on that tour, and they were quite good. My birthday is in a couple of weeks. You can pre-order it for me here.
End of the Trail
The cowboy’s name was Wallace Irving Robertson. Apparently
New Hold Steady!
New Hold Steady album, featuring the guitar stylings of Memphis’ own Steve Selvidge, coming out August 16! Like Springsteen without the melody is still my favorite HS description.
The Spongetones….?
Never heard of them. Apparently, they’re from Charlotte and have been kicking it since the late 70s.
Shit
Roky has exited to another plane. Dude was cool. I highly recommend the documentary on him. Also doing lots of drugs and listening to his records.
Read it here
More Good News
New Redd Kross album, Beyond the Door, coming out August 23!