Because its appropriate for tonight.......

Q and not U. "Kiss distinctly american"

Heres a band I never gave a second thought about because they were popular with the same dopes who thought at the drive in were some kind of earth shattering revelation in music. I recently decided to take a listen to some of their stuff and found it to be pretty good....not up to the massive hype this band got in the early aughts but certainly better than I expected. They wear all their influences a little too brightly on their sleeves but they are very good at what they do and "kiss distinctly american" is what I would consider to be their high point........probably because it sounds exactly like proudentall at their best....

A Little tidbit

Me (with the big forehead) upfront during examination of the's set when they played the Weston in 2002...........suicide note, wolves, forstella ford and with arms still empty played as well. Wolves stayed at my house that night which later figured in some weird and unnecessary internet drama that I only half remember today and is probably better left undiscussed......

Seki - "before the last song at wounded hill" (2002)

Heres an old obscure band from the bay area that played thick hazy dreamo........the sound here is almost identical to castor...If I didnt know better and came into this totally blind id think these songs were outtakes from "tracking sounds alone" the two bands are so much alike. In any case this stuff is fantastic and well worth a listen or 60.......

Schnauzer (Cleveland hardcore)

.Cleveland comedycore. Perhaps not for everyone.

Rapider than horsepower "what's our visibility?" (2005)

A damn good record from a damn good band. 

Monday songs

Noise rock night.

Sunday morning music

Perfect jams.

Song of the day saturday

"Mike stipe, now he has bugs....."

Been listening to a shitload of TITD recently. "Willpower" is a top 5 album all time of any genre.

Song of the day

Things I've been listening to lately

Thought I'd make a post about some records/bands I think are tops in 2019:





Lanterns "end time blues" (2016)

I listened to this album more than anything else over the past year or so. Easily not just the best album of 2016 but the best album of the past 3 years. In 10 years people will rediscover this gem and wonder why it didnt sell a billion copies and get a ton of airplay. If you could find the perfect middle ground between tenement and no knife, this record would occupy it. Replacements-esque melodic punk meets dreamy hook filled indie rock. Wall to wall jams from top to bottom with "spaceman falls","bad dreams","sonic you" and "bad thoughts time capsule" being the standout tracks. Check it out:


https://lanterns.bandcamp.com/album/end-times-blues








The life and times self titled (2017)




The kings of space rock drop their latest lp and its excellent. If you've heard TLAT before, you know what to expect. Atmospheric jams and dreamy riffs. Standout tracks include "we know" "killing queens" and "I am the wedding cake"


https://thelifeandtimes.bandcamp.com/album/the-life-and-times











Enoument "composure"(2018) & "lie"(2019) tapes



Enoument are a band from Cardiff, Wales. They play rough edged melodic emo/hardcore in the vein of Alloy, Rusty James or small dog frenzy, the vocalist even has a very aaron Hobbs-esque quality to his voice. Excellent stuff in a style that hasnt really been played much by anyone in the past 15 years or so.



https://enouement.bandcamp.com/music

Found some photos...

So the couple 35mm rolls I had rolling around in my drawers werent the goldmine I thought theyd be 😥 (I was certain I had a full roll from a pg99/TDOA/LLBNF/Tion/Scumbrigade show from the summer of 2000 but NOPE).


Anyways heres a few photos of the band atrium from summer 2002.







These I'm pretty sure were from a show at muggs in ypsilanti with pg99,the wake,the parallax view, clark, black dahlia murder (before they blew up) wafflehouse* and American nightmare (who jumped on the show after theirs at the refuge in detroit got cancelled).....why I only have 4 pics from that show when I'm certain I took more than that remains a mystery to me......anyways atrium were a short lived, dual vocalled melodic black metal/hardcore band from detroit who put out a cdep which is the only thing I'm aware of them having released. Even though I lost the CD a long time ago and havent heard them in over a decade, I remember them being very good live.



Bonus: me circa 1999:

Hey folks

This is the first time in a while I've done anything here, just letting you (assuming anyone still has this blog bookmarked and is following me) there is some new stuff to come in the next month or so.