Rudi- The Band That Time Forgot

Rudi! Just as good as SLF and The Undertones...in fact they were better than a lot of bands in England at that time. Such an underrated Northern Irish band! They existed from 1977-1982. Had a song on a Good Vibrations Comp. as well as the wonderful single Big Time too. They went onto sign to the Jamming label that The Jam's Paul Weller had set up. In fact they toured with The Jam too! This is pretty darn hard to find on the net. This features a few demos and some radio sessions that are not on their Radio Sessions cd. Enjoy! http://www.mediafire.com/?e0a6o7bq6skghb3

Black Flag To Reform

Just wanted to touch base on this. No this is not the FLAG that is performing at Punk Rock Bowling in May, but Greg Ginn and Ron Reyes of Black Flag of old and the drummer of Gone. Apparently an album an shows are to come. I am interested to see if it is the sludge that came out after Slip It In. Maybe it will be Grateful Dead inspired jams that bored a lot of people. We shall see. http://theressomethinghardinthere.blogspot.com/2013/01/ginn-reyes-get-black-flag-going-again.html

Help With Some Undertones...An Anthology

Well I feel like a cheap ass asking for music....BUT I was wondering does anyone have An Anthology by The Undertones? Namely disc 2 which has demos. That is really what I want. I am broke and need this badly. I would not be able to purchase this for a month as I am paying off music equipment right now. There is a song on disc 2 Do The Fast as well as a live set at The Lyceum that I would love to hear. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Help with some Pere Ubu Please!

Does anyone have Pere Ubu's Terminal Power as well as the debut album The Modern Dance??? I am want to check them out before purchasing these. Also if anyone has Rocket From The Tombs The Day The Earth Met Rocket From The Tombs....Thanks!

Vicious Circle (Pre-TSOL) Practice Tape Lp

Holy smokes Batman, there is a Santa Claus! For those that don't know about Vicious Circle then I will give you a small introduction. Formed by the guitar player from The Klan, with Jack and Todd later of TSOL, as well as a bassist that went onto play with Social Task came Vicious Circle. They were a famous OC punk band that battled there way around Orange County fighting everyone and playing music. They were together not that long so photos, video, and recorded music is scarce. In fact so scarce that I have NEVER seen anything released by them..bootleg or official release. Well that is about to change! There is an lp coming out that has a practice tape recorded and it will have a dvd accompanying it with an interview of Jack. This is so cool!!!!

Subculture-Herbert Street To The 100 Club

Well well well....here is another band brought back from the dead, and what a welcomed return too I might add. I just came across this cd the other day and of course I had to get it. Forget the Capt. Oi! split with ABH, this cd is a comprehensive release with their old stuff, a few unreleased gems, few live songs and a couple of new songs. IT IS GOOD! And yes, the have a sound similar to The Rejects and to my ears that is a good thing as many of you know that I have been a long time Rejects fan. Seek this out and get it, you will not be sorry! They are back and gigging too! Oh and they have a new Ep available

Top 10 Of 2012

Lists lists lists.....I debated with myself back and fourth over whether to do one or not. In the end I decided to, whether you like my choices or not. In fact, 2012 turned out to be a fantastic year for new releases and I am glad to have been able to hear a lot of great stuff. Oi! sure had its moments as did punk from the UK and US and Canada. Without further ado, here is my list and why And for the top spot it is................... 1. Bruce Foxton/From The Jam-Back In The Room What can I say....this is a perfect album. Yes I am a massive Jam fan and was gutted when they broke up in 1982. Listening to this album has brought back many memories of why I loved The Jam so much. If you have not heard this and you are a Jam fan, please do as soon as possible. From The Jam have been touring for the last five years or so and have not disappointed. I really hope they continue releasing new stuff like this. 2. Classics Of Love-Self Titled There debut Ep was fantastic and hinted at great things, but wow, when I got this I was clearly BLOWN away. Mixing hardcore, punk and some ska, this album still gets regular spins at my home. For those that dig Op Ivy, this is for you. 3. CH3-Land Of The Free This was actually a single but I have all the bonus tracks and that is what I am basing this on. CH3 have always been one of my alltime faves from the whole LA/OC early 80's hardcore scene and still are. Such a great comeback album that CH3 released a few years ago...wow was it good. Throw in a killer cover of The Nils classic Scratches and Needles and you could just tell that CH3 were still tops at their game. Wellllll...how about they have topped that? This collection of songs show you how real hardcore/punk is all about. This is damn good. 4. Cockney Rejects-East End Babylon Title of the movie about our famous East End lads. After the dreadful Unforgiven I had given up on these herberts. Maybe I was a bit premature here. Wow is this a great album. All the trademark Rejects hallmarks are here. Shouted terrace chants, muscle of guitar sound, and the typical aggro you'd expect. Welcome back lads, great album! 5. The Stranglers- Giants Another band that I had written off in the 90's. Norfolk Coast was a nice return to form and boy am I a sucker for JJ's bass line rumblings. Nice to see that back for sure. Then Came Suite XVI and holly crap. Nirvana! Having Baz take over vocal duties cinched the deal. The comes Giants! Another fantastic release by a band that is still as relevant today as in 1977. Not as manic as Suite...but man that rumble of the bass, the swirling keyboards...gets me everytime! 6. Bob Mould-Silver Age Holly crap! Where did this come from. For those that have longed for Husker Du or Sugar again, well here it is. I am not a big fan of solo Bob Mould but this album harkens back to his other two bands. Fucking fantastic. Love it!!!!!! 7. DOA-We Come In Peace Another strong DOA album. Still relevant today as in 1977. The pioneers of hardcore once again deliver. Nice duet with Jello too! 8. OFF!-Self Titled This is what hardcore sounds like. Like a time capsule to 1981. Short one minute songs. Pissed off fury. Any kid that wants to know what true hardcore sounds like needs to listen to this to understand. Wish more bands had this blue print. 9. Madness-Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da The return of the nutty boys. Yes I am a big ska, rocksteady, bluebeat, early reggae and two tone nut. This is a fine return to form by Madness. Love this album. If I had more time to digest it, it might have been further up the list. Great album for sure!! 10. Toy Dolls- Album After Last One I have always love The Toy Dolls since Dig That Groove. Saw them at the On Broadway (defunct venue in San Francisco above The Mabuhay Gardens) with Toxic Reasons....great night until I got arrested....anyway this is another album that is a return to form. Decca's Drinking Dilemma is friggen hilarious. In fact check out the video on Youtube. Decca told me he loves this BTW (for those that do not know, Decca was the drummer of The Angelic Upstarts and has played in Crashed Out and now plays with Tony Van Frater of Red Alert and The Cockney Rejects called The Moscow Mules). I always have a place for this band! Honorable mentions: The Adicts-All The Young Droogs Swingin' Utters- The Librarians Are Hiding Something Bad Brains-Into The Future Argy Bargy-Hopes Dreams Lies & Schemes Guitar Gangsters-The Class of '76 Hugh Cornwell-Totem and Taboo The Saints-King Of The Sun Joey Ramone- Ya Know Killing Joke MMXII PIL-This Is PIL Magazine-No Thyself Amebix-Sonic Mass Well there you go. I am sure I have missed some but these are the albums that made me smile this year. Merry Christmas to all