GIMME TINNITUS

So, another Record Store Day come and gone. I made a few of purchases at Sound Fix and Permanent Records (and saw EULA play). I have to admit I was really not that motivated to gobble up RSD exclusives. I just bought a few albums that I knew I would want to listen to on vinyl (including one classic double LP). My purchases follow…

• Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will by Mogwai

  

  Listen: Rano Pano (mp3)

  Listen: San Pedro (mp3)

  (purchase Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will @ subpop.com)

 

• Constant Future by Parts & Labor

  

  Listen: Constant Future (mp3)

  Listen: Rest (mp3)

  (purchase Constant Future @ jagjaguwar.com)

 

• Double Nickels on the Dime by Minutemen

  

  Watch: This Ain’t No Picnic (youtube)

  Watch: Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love (youtube)

  (purchase Double Nickels on the Dime @ insound.com)

I also went and preordered a few albums via the interweb.

• Beyond My Means by Big Pauper

  

  Listen: Big Sick (mp3)

  (preorder Beyond My Means @ circleintosquare.com)

 

• Future, Towards the Edge of Forever by Starscream

  

  Listen: Space (mp3)

  (preorder Future, Towards the Edge of Forever @ insound.com)

 

• Hidden Trees by kohwi

  

  Listen: Hobbies (ft. Mutual Benefit) (mp3)

  (preorder Hidden Trees @ blacktentpress.com)

 
Plus, I obtained the new ANTIMAGIC single. Here is the b-side.

Listen: Inner Most Secret Shogun Heart (mp3)

(ordering info TK @ bandcamp.com)

 
And, I acquired the new EULA CD. Here is the title track.

Listen: Maurice Narcisse (mp3)

(ordering info TK @ eulamusic.com)

Truthfully though, when you love music, any day can turn into a “record store day.” So, go to your local independent record store. Clicking through mp3 aggregators and/or blogs is just not the same a flipping through stacks of LPs. Music can be more than zeros and ones, listening to a little vinyl will remind you of that fact.

However, if you really really do not feel like going to a record store you can of course order the above records by following the purchase links provided.

So, Mike Watt & The Missingmen played Mercury Lounge last Friday. Probably my favorite part of the set was the covers. The bands covered have certainly had a big influence on Watt. This fact was well documented in We Jam Econo. Maybe now they’ll influence you.

First up was Wire,

Downloadables: Three Girl Rhumba (mp3) and Ex Lion Tamer (mp3)
(a quick aside: definitely listen to the live recording of The Missingmen performing Ex Lion Tamer over @ their myspace)

Then The Stooges (‘member that Mike Watt replaced Dave Alexander on The Stooges latest tour),

Downloadable: Fun House (mp3)

Finally, Blue Öyster Cult. This here is the Minutemen cover.

Downloadable: The Red And The Black (mp3)

Can’t wait to hear the punkrockopera he is working on.

Mike Watt’s hootpage here.
Corn Dogs dot org is here.
Minutemen eMusic page is here.

Streamable: Now We Can See (p4k.tv) by The Thermals


mp3 BONUS: Now We Can See (kill rock stars mp3)


Streamable: History Lesson Part II (Acoustic) (youtube) by Minutemen

(props to CargoCulte)


Streamable: Evil Weekend (youtube) by WereWolph a/k/a Ryan Adams’ Metal Project

(watch more METALLL vids at s’gum)

Streamable: The Unbeliever by Middle Distance Runner


mp3 BONUS: The Unbeliever (mp3)

- The Contrast Podcast this week features the theme, Trios. It features the songs of many a kick ass trio… Nirvana, The Jam, The Police, Dino Jr., The Parallelograms, among others. My conribution is a song by Double Dagger… The Psychic (posttypography mp3)

Listen to the podcast: The Trios CP (tim young mp3)

I was surprised that there was no Minutemen. I was sure someone would include some Minutemen. They are like the bestest punkrock trio, like ever. To make up for this horrible miscarriage of justice I present a trio of Minutemen songs.

Listen to the Contrast Podcast Minutemen BONUS:
Hey Lawdy Mama (mp3)
Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs (mp3)
The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts (mp3)

If you like buy some more… here or here.

- Tweedubbers High Places do Daytrotter… here. Also on Daytrotter, last years’ CMJ darlings Drink Up Buttercup… here.

- Fuck Yeah Go Team posts some (pre-No Age) Wives b-sides… here.

- Wavves makes a big ass list of cool shit for Pitchfork… here. Listen to Wavves: No Hope Kids (mp3)

- There’s two new Lounge Acts to check out at WOXY…. The Antlers’ is here, and Bear Hands’ is here.

Listen to ‘em:
The Antlers Lounge Act (woxy mp3)
Bear Hands Lounge Act (woxy mp3)

- Underneathica blogs about Obits but then posts a Dick Hell cover of The Kinks. Nice… here.

- Fingertips (your home for free and legal mp3s) posts a Dog Day song with a noiice earlyREMjangle to it… here.