Music Ruined My Life

Big props to Music Ruined My Life.... Those Ramones shows are AWWESOME!!!!! Always a consistent blog and they always deliver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cockney Rejects- East End Blitz and Pieces: Cockney Rejects Rarities 1980-2012

I got this today as a little gift over the internet from a blogger that many of the readers might know, though I won't divulge who. This is a freebie that is available in The UK by the fantastic punk mag Viva La Rock. This cd has demos, some cuts from The Unforgiven...uggghh, a track off of Kings Of Street Punk and TWO yes TWO new tracks. Those two tracks smoke! I have a feeling Lars has a hand in this because it sounds more like their early 1980-81 stuff than anything they have done recently. Is this a teaser for a new album??? Well this is completest out there. I have a lot of Rejects stuff but this had a few demos on here that I have never heard of. Strange One comes to mind. I think it might have been a demo for The Power And The Glory. It has that Professionals sound to it. It rocks! Oh and there is a much cleaner version of England I Miss You too. Much better than any mp3 version that I have heard. Edit: Here is a link on how to get the cd. This comes with a subscription to Viva La Rock magazine. I will not post a link to the music as this is new. http://vivelerock.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2105&Itemid=3

Newtown Neurotics "Never Thought" 12" HELP!!!!!!!

Does anyone have this???? I just stumbled upon this on Discogs and I have to have it!!!!! Please someone help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Avengers

Went to see The Avengers last night with my wife and Greg Oropeza (Ribzy fame) in Santa Cruz. The Avengers were/are one of the greatest bands to come out of the whole SF 1977'ish punk scene by a mile. Yes they opened for The Sex Pistols at Winterland and have their place in history but seeing them now has more purpose. What I mean is....how much longer will they or other bands like X going to play? It kind of makes me sad to think that there just not that many bands of this caliber out there anymore. Last night was pretty darn special. Not only did I get to see them in a SMALL venue, but I got to meet the band, play drum tech....my ears are still ringing...Well the drummers snare kept sliding down and would not stay up. The night was fantastic, the company was great and I have one huge hangover.

Dag Nasty-Dag With Shawn

Some of you fine readers might know that I am a HUGE Dag Nasty fan. Well for some unknown reason I am just getting around to getting this. Yes I know this has been around in bootleg form for sometime....but sometimes I am lazy. Anyways this is with Shawn Brown who lasted about 6 months with the band. Most of you will know that Dave Smalley ex-DYS took over vocals and the band exploded. When I bought Can I Say I was hit over the head with a 2 megaton bomb. That album was one of the most intense albums I have ever bought. Shawn would later go onto fame and fortune singing for Swiz which were another DC outfit that played around in the mid to late 80's. http://www.mediafire.com/?cwauoxlwdowov82

Guitar Gangsters, Peter and The Test Tube Babies, Cocksparrer and Rancid

That is me in the middle with two Guitar Gangsters

Well luck would have it that a Guitar Gangsters/Peter and The Test Tube Babies show would fall on a Thursday and then on Friday would be local openers (that is San Jose bub!) NOise! and Factory Minds opening shows for Cocksparrer and Rancid.

Well we got tickets to the Cocksparrer-Rancid show and Del of the Test Tubes was kind enough to put my wife and I on the guest list. Well we made it in time to try to order pints but the bar shut down because bands were starting to sound check. And the best soundcheck to my ears was going on. It was The Guitar Gangsters who were criminally forced to be the first band on the bill. Wow! Really.....Well the club was nice enough to let us stay and listen for a little bit and then it was off to get in line. Talked to many cool people in line as we waited and then in we came and off for some pints with Del and the rest of the Test Tubes. The Guitar Gangsters came on and they were just plain awesome! I have to commend Phil Ley for not swatting this stupid drunk kid from Chicago that was pogoing and bumping around. He hit Phils mic and it smacked him in the face. That hurts....I know. Anyways they played a blinder and I was stoked. More beers were consumed upstairs in the dressing room where I ran into old bandmate Lars (Rancid) and TKO booker and fellow employee Dodgy Dave. Novak, and Jim from TKO were there too. It was like a reunion of sorts. Hung out with Del for a bit as the ever so awesome Sydney Ducks were playing. Next up were The Generators who I have seen once. GREAT band!! Reminds me of Black Market Baby meets Sham. Then of course comes The Test Tubes...all the hits were played and again, another great set. New drummer was from Walnut and The Wankers. But hey he is not new but has been in the band for about 10 years. Walnut and The Wankers are Dels brothers band. Great night but we had to get home because the next night was Cocksparrer and Rancid. Well we made it into San Francisco, parked the car. Had a nice Indian dinner. Had some drinks...ran into LOTS of peeps that I knew. Watched Cocksparrer...sang every word and had a blast. Went back down to the lobby, drank some more. Talked to the Stern Brothers, Sab Grey (Iron Cross), talked to many more old friends and left during Rancids set. We were exhausted!! Great night!!!

Social Unrest - Before The FallI

I am sure that those that have visited this blog for awhile knows how much I like Social Unrest. Search through this blog and you will find an interview with Jason Honea that I did sometime back. In my opinion, Before The Fall was their crowning moment. They are back and playing with Cretin back on vocals. They released a rather good 3 song Ep a while back. Go find it! It is well worth listening to!

http://www.mediafire.com/?6a0lzid6incccig