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staticfraction radio_14

• January 26th, 2010

Well goddamn its 2010! Have you guys made your resolutions? I’ve made a few but the only one pertaining to this blog and probably the only one you’d care about, is that I’m gonna keep this blog going, with most likely a new post every month. When i first started doing this a little over a year ago, it was because I was missing my old radio show days. I wasn’t sure if I would have the same excitement and energy or much less the time. That being said….lets get to it.

Not as much of the 60s goofiness this time around.

Tumbleweed was a stoner-esque/grunge rock band from Austrailia. Around in the 1990s when the grunge thing was happening, they released a handful of singles and records. This is from their first single, and was produced by Mark Arm of Mudhoney. Yeah that blonde guy.

I had a conversation about Crimpshrine recently. This song is for Fran.

Silver Salute (Minneapolis) was an AmRep band that I recently re-discovered. Features members of Vertigo. This is from one of their singles. They did 3 and nothing else. Bummer.

Ex Wives (Glasgow) have that Touch N Go, Shellac, Albini, razor, chunky sound. You know, you love it. I think they only have a single and a cd-r (which is available from their myspace page). Hopefully a full length is in the works.

DcOi! is not Oi! But good ‘ol, in your face, hardcore. The recording I have is messed up in parts. So when the song ends abruptly…that’s how it is. Oh well, deal with it. Life isn’t perfect.

Action Beat (UK) are an improv noise / no wave rock band with about 10 members in the band. Touring must suck for them. Don’t know if all of them would necessarily tour or not. But hey anyway, I would love it if they would tour and come to the states. This new record is on Southern, and sounds great. If you like Sonic Youth, The Ex, bloody guitars, 3 drummers, then you’ll like. Go on, try it out.

I got my kicks from some good newish thrash recently. Municipal Waste and Toxic Holocaust have both been around for a while and have somewhat new albums out. Actually Municipal Waste made it to Decibel magazines top 40 records of 2009. So there you go. Don’t listen to me, go get it for yerself.

The Mants – Bow to Your Master (Mant From U.N.C.L.E. 7”)

Jimmy Troy - The Brain (1960s)

Krew Kats - Jacks Good (1961)

Soft Boys – I Wanna Destroy You (1980)

The Crusaders – The Freak (Fat, Drunk and Stupid – 1998)

Tumbleweed – Captain’s Log (7” – 1990)

The Drags – Allergic Reaction (Dragsploitation Now – 1995)

Brimstones – Cloven Hoof Stomp (Spend Eternity With the Brimstones - 2003)

Registrators – Trouble Generation (Terminal Boredom – 1996)

Motherload - Who Gives a Shit (Vinyl Retentive comp - 1993)

World Burns to Death – The War Can Go On Forever (2009)

Crimpshrine – Summertime (Thing That Ate Floyd comp – 1988)

Jerry’s Kids – Spymaster (Kill Kill Kill - 1989)

Enon – Pleasure and Privilege (High Society - 2002)

Silver Salute – Happy Eyes (7” – 1995)

The Catalyst – Attention Deficit Disorder (Marianas Trench - 2007)

Ex Wives – Stave (Stave – 2009)

DcOi! – Hands of Snake (Self-Titled – 2008)

Action Beat - High Action (Noise Band From Bletchley – 2009)

Toxic Holocaust – Endless Armageddon (An Overdose of Death – 2008)

Mouthbreather – Revolution Bummer (Thank You for Your Patience – 2008)

Municipal Waste – Wolves of Chernobyl (Massive Aggressive - 2009)

The Psyke Project – Dead People Never Lie (Dead Storm - 2009)

Asylum Street Spankers - Beer

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staticfraction radio_xmas special

• December 17th, 2009

Ho Ho Ho. Sleazins Greetings creeps!!

Time for another trashy, raunchy episode of staticfraction, this of course being the Christmas Special. A sickening, stocking stuffer for ya. A big fat lump of coal for those of you on the naughty list. You have been naughty this year right?

So let’s get the yuletide yuck started. Some horrifying holiday hopelessness to keep the merry mischief rolling.

Wishing you an Awesome Christmas and Rockin’ New Year…from your pals here at staticfraction!!!!

STATICFRACTION CHRISTMAS!!!

Los Straitjackets – Here Comes Santa Claus

Devil Dogs – I Wish it Could Be Christmas Everyday

Jody Levins – Jingle Bells Boogie

Soupy Sales – Santa Claus is Surfin to Town

The Orangu-Tones – Santa’s Coming

Tankard – Fuck Christmas

Reverend Horton Heat – We Three Kings

Three Aces & a Joker – Sleigh Bell Rock

The Sonics – Don’t Believe in Christmas

Fear – Fuck Christmas

Mark Anthony – Mama’s Twistin with Santa

Richard Cheese – Christmas in Las Vegas

Venom – Black Xmas

Damned – There Ain’t No Sanity Claus

Reigning Sound – That’s All I Want

The Muffs – Nothing For Me

Hasil Adkins – Santa Claus Boogie

The 5.6.7.8’s – Rock n Roll Santa

Freddy King – I Hear Jingle Bells

The Humpers – Run Run Rudolph

Paddy Roberts – Merry Christmas You Suckers

The Supersuckers – Call It Christmas Time

Belairs – Three Blind Christmas Mice

Marlene Paul - I Wanna Spend Christmas With Elvis

New Bomb Turks – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

August Burns Red – Carol of the Bells

Andre Williams - Poor Mr. Santa

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staticfraction radio_lucky 13

• November 30th, 2009

Hey turkeys…welcome back to staticfraction radio lucky number 13. This gem of horrible unpleasantries features more ugliness, more nastiness and more crap that will make you shake those thanksgiving filled bellies and arses. Some oldies as well as newer songs about the devil, booze and alcohol, hell, and outlaw ramblings to make you drool on yer shirts.

Part Chimp is from London, and are out to destroy ear drums. Thriller is one helluvan ugly, sludgy noise rock record. The raw production and distorted-distortion-on-top-of-distortion sound is furious, and stands head and shoulders above the other knuckle-dragging apes.

The Revelators were a raw abrasive garage punk band from Columbia, Missouri. Crypt records finally released “Let a Poor Boy Ride” for us to enjoy. It combines primitive rocknroll, punk, and southern country and blues. Grab some beers and dance naked in yer neighbors yard.

The Men (Brooklyn) self-released this 4-song 12″ and is for fans of blown out/fuzzy post-punk with thick dirty distorted bass lines. I believe a new LP is in the works. Give this to all your friends who like wimpy indie bands.

Well dig the rumbles, screeches and crashes of staticfraction lucky 13.  I hope y’all enjoyed the twisted Halloween version. And of course there will be a twisted Christmas version of staticfraction creepin round the corner.

Venturi Tubes – Fuzzy and Wild (Blunderbuss – 58-67)

Harvey & Doc with the Dwellers - Oh Baby (1964)

Untouchables – Crawlin’ (The Crawl) (1960s)

Imelda May – Dealing with the Devil (No Turning Back - 2005)

Davis, Billy And The Legends - Spunky Onions (1960)

James Mask – Hootchie Coochie Gal (Nasty Rockabilly 3)

Demolition Doll Rods – Queen Bee Drag Racin’ (Tasty – 1997)

Cowslingers – Strip Bars, Liquor & Fireworks (Estrus Cocktail Companion – 1994)

Hank III – Dick in Dixie (Straight to Hell – 2006)

Scientists – Shake Together Tonite (Pissed on Another Planet - 2004)

Revelators – What I Want (Let a Poor Boy Ride – 2009)

Gang Green – Alcohol (Another Wasted Night – 1986)

Social Unrest – Rush Hour (Making Room for Youth - 1981)

Hoover – Distant (Lurid Traversal of Route 7 - 1994)

Part Chimp – FFFF (Thriller – 2009)

The Men – Hated (We are the Men 12” – 2009)

Oak and Bone – Momentum (Oak and Bone 7” - 2009)

Tigershark – He’s not a Bartender, He’s an Artist (Thank God/Tigershark 10” - 2007)

Black Breath – Beneath the Crust (Razor to Oblivion – 2008)

Latitudes – Braille (Agonist – 2009)

Orange Goblin – Hot Knives and Open Sores (Healing Through Fire – 2007)

Otis Blackwell – Bartender Fill It Up Again

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staticfraction radio_helloween special

• October 20th, 2009

Hello boils and ghouls. Yep kiddies, it’s that time again…stirring up another hideous helping of horrifying hits for ya.

This time, I’ve mixed-up a spine-tingling, blood-curdling, hair raising special episode of staticfraction. A masterpiece of morbidity if you will. And this time it chimes in around an hour and a half so the torture and torment and suffering is even more excruciating. Heh heh.

So crawl in creeps! Tie your dribble napkins around your scrawny necks…fasten your drool cups under your chattering chins and I’ll dish out a red, raw slice of rancid rot from the pot…a succulent slab of sweet-and-sour slop I call…

STATICFRACTION HELLOWEEN!!!

Moonrays – Ghouls Go West

Ran-Dells – Martian Hop

John Zacherle – Happy Halloween

Dead Kennedys – Halloween

The Symbols – Do the Zombie

Thee Tumbitas – Monster Dance

Lee Ross – The Mummy’s Bracelet

The Cramps – Surfin Dead

Albert Elias – King Kong

The Ghastly Ones – Spookmaster

Cris Kevin – Haunted House 1959

Jack Starr – Halloween Party

TSOL – Silent Scream

The Del-Airs – Zombie Stomp

Scottie Stuart – Nightmare

The Dwarves – I Wish that I was Dead

Dave Gardner - Mad Witch

Five Blobs – The Blob

The Damned – Grimly Fiendish

Joe Johnson – The Gila Monster

Frantics – Werewolf

Rev. Horton Heat – Halloween Dance

The 3-D Invisibles – Nosferatu

The Jay-Hawks – The Creature (From Outer Space)

The Woggles – Dracula’s Daughter

Dicky Doo & the Don’ts – Flip Top Box

Fuzztones – Happy Halloween

Archie King – The Vampires

Insectoids – Devil Dance

The Creepniks – Zombie Kinda Love

Merv Griffin – Screemin’ Meemies from Planet X

The Misfits – Halloween

Jack and Jim – Midnight Monster Hop

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staticfraction radio_12

• October 5th, 2009

Whee…how are ya? Oh my goodness another rinky dinky episode. Boy they sure slide down easy don’t they? Hot Rock N Roll yeah yeah!! Here we go again with more crazy, insane, nuttiness…with cute little olives! Goody good good!!

So with Riot Fest in Chicago this week I had to play some classics to get y’all in the mood. Naked Raygun, Butthole Surfers, Murder City Devils, and Screeching Weasel. The shows are gonna be fun for this old fart.

Lights Out! (Germany) play real, snot-nosed punk rock. No whininess. No melodic choruses. No shit. 14 short, fast, middle-fingers in 20 minutes or so! Their debut Destroy Create (Yo-Yo Records) is a blast of furious energy. I played the longest song on it so you could enjoy ‘em that much longer. Live fast die hard!

Mayyors (Sacramento, CA) is throat hammering noise rock while operating a lawnmower. Deads e.p. is a limited (500 copies) 4 song 12” with a mud (or something) textured paper sleeve. For you vinyl freaks. On Hurling Man.

Heroine Sheiks is noise rock made up of ex-members of the lengendary COWS. They have a few releases, “Journey…” being their last. Literally. I just read they have split up since this record. Bummer. On AmRep…What you say?…yes indeedy I did…Amphetamine Reptile. Remember them? Awwww maaaaan!! You know it!!!

Sabertooth Zombie (Cali) definitely have one of the coolest names I’ve heard in a while. These guys mix Sabbath-style riffs, fast paced punk bursts, 80s crossover hardcore, with Motorhead-esque ROCK’N’ROLL!! Chug-a-chug!

Veracrush is catchy stoner rock from Italy. The first thing I thought of when I heard it was old, early Queens of the Stone Age. I think you’ll agree. 11.11 (Go Down Records).

And a special treat (or trick?) for you this month. Get ready! A special Halloween version of staticfraction radio will be coming to a graveyard near you in just a short couple-o-weeks!! Just in time the best day of the year!!!!

Dance? I thought we were dancing?

The Oblivians – What Rock N Roll is All About (Sympathy Sessions – 1996)

The Camelots – Charge! (1960s)

The Teen Beats - Big Bad Boss Beat (Tabu! – 1964)

Troy Hess – Please Don’t Go Topless (1955)

Big Sam Savage – Ohh Gosh (Frolic Diner - 1958)

Doc Starks & the Nightriders – Six Button Benny (1957)

Buddy Sharpe & the Shakers - Fat Mama Twist (At the Party Too! – 1957)

Teengenerate – Fake Fake Fake (Get Action – 1995)

Zakary Thaks – Bad Girl (I Was a Teenage Caveman – 1966)

King Khan and BBQ Show – Pig Pig (S/T – 2007)

Nights and Days – Diddy Wah Diddy (Garbage Can 7” – 1988)

Lights Out! – Destination Annihilation (Destroy Create – 2008)

Naked Raygun – Only in America (Throb Throb – 1985)

Butthole Surfers – Woly Boly (Psychic…Powerless…Another Man’s Sac – 1985)

Murder City Devils – I Drink the Wine (In Name and Blood – 2000)

Screeching Weasel – Supermarket Fantasy (Boogadaboogadaboogada!– 1988)

Mayyors – Ghost Punch (Deads 12” – 2009)

Fitt – Scholar (The Fitt 7” - 2008)

Heroine Sheiks – Be a Man (Journey to the End of a Knife – 2008)

Young Ginns – Cemetary (Young Ginns – 1998)

Sabertooth Zombie – Guide Me (And Your Fathers Are Dead In the Ground – 2009)

Germbox – Godtrot (Creamy Loop 7” – 1992)

Doomriders – Crooked Path (Doomriders/Disfear split 7” – 2009)

Veracrush – Beyond The Grave (11.11 – 2009)

38 Gordo – Cocktails Darling? (1960s)

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staticfraction radio_11

• September 13th, 2009

Welcome friends. More dirtiness, more raunch, more obnoxiousness, more craziness, more stuff to make yer mom say, what’s the matter with you? Which is what you expect here at staticfraction, and why you keep comin back.  So strap yer rock goggles on tight, crack open a beer (you’ll need it) and hop in.

So we have a few punk classics from the late 70s in there….The Rezillos (Scotland) and The Avengers (San Fran). 2 bands from the first wave of punk rock. Stuff I grew up with as kid. (I’m old, but I’m not that old) but still classics to me. As well as some newer stuff. Gallows (UK) whom I recently discovered is punk with a capital “P”.. They’re new record is on Epitaph which..well..doesn’t mean anything actually. Dust off yer studded belts!

Some dirty garage stuff for you from the west coast, The Squares (L.A.) and The Hexxers (San Diego). Nothing groundbreaking but that’s just fine. Garage is supposed to be raw, gritty, lousy, and sloppy. That’s why we love it so.

2 bands from Australia just for the sake of mentioning it, The Victims, around back in 1977, and Poppin’ Mommas, some ga-rage rockn from a few years back on Au-go-go records. Get yerself some.

So ‘dis band Methodist (Brooklyn, NY) I discovered kind of by accident. I went to see my friends Millions play a show, who were opening. I had no idea who they were, but holy head-bangin hounddogs!! Good 90’s amrep/touch n go sounding muck. I picked up their new CD which was produced by Alex Newport (of Fudge Tunnel fame) and whom has mixed and/or produced bands like Sepultura, Melvins, At The Drive-In, Rival Schools…etc. You get the idear. So… did I mention its good? Yeah, well pick it up if you can find it anywhere. And you can send cookies to thank me when you do.

Celan (Germany) is the new project from Chris Spencer (Unsane, Cutthroats 9) and Ari Meyers (Einsturzende Neubauten). Their debut “Halo” (Exile on Mainstream records) sounds exactly what you’d expect from throwing those 2 guys into a record making puree machine. Its heavy, dark, brutal, and aggressive, with keyboard textures and mellow ambience parts, giving it a post industrial feel at times. Baddass!!

Madraso (Seattle) are huge and sludgy noise rock with a metallic edge. This is the type of shit that got me into Amrep style bands in the first place. “Van Horne” (Pseudo Recordings) rips!! From beginning to end! Takes me back to the first time I heard Helmet. I had to change my shorts. And they include a CD with the vinyl. Gotta love it. Ridiculously highly recommended.

Aaaaaand…Fight Amp. Fight Amp. Fight Amp. Jeez man, unbelievable. Rockin from New Joy-sey. Last years record “Hungry for Nothing” (Translation Loss records) is one amazing slab of concrete. To describe…sludge/doom/noiserock/metal/post-hardcore. And these are just references. They pull from these genres to create no bullshit modern heavy rock. Can’t really say they sound like anyone. Which is a good thing. Was gonna feature a song from the full-length, but realized they just recorded a new unreleased single. So that’s whats here. Again, cookies to thank me.

Hope you’re ready. Here goes nuthin.

The Centures - 4th Dimension (Strumming Mental 2 1957-65)

JC Davis – Monkey (1963)

Dyna Sores - Jungle Walk (1960)

The Ramrocks – Lasagna (1962)

Nat Kendrick & the Swans - (Do The) Mashed Potatos Part II (Frolic Diner)

The Rock-a-Bouts – She’s a Fat Girl (At The Party!)

The Busters – Bust Out (1963)

The Hexxers – No One Knows Where My Where My Wild Seeds Are Sown (Freaks with the Savage Beat - 2005)

The Squares – I Got More Hate (Squarification - 1996)

The Victims – Television Addict (7” - 1977)

Poppin’ Mommas – Hot Waves, Cool Babes (Sheltered Workshop – 1993)

Avengers – We Are The One (Avengers - 1979)

Rezillos – Somebodys Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In (Can’t Stand the… - 1978)

Black Cross – Business Is Ever (Severance Pays – 2007)

Gallows – Black Eyes (Grey Britain – 2009)

Methodist – Bad Posture (Methodist - 2009)

High Dependency Unit – Stupormodel (Metamathics – 2008)

Celan – One Minute (Halo – 2009)

Bison B.C. – Cancer Rat (Earthbound - 2007)

KEN Mode – The Romanticist (Mennonite – 2008)

Madraso – Daisy Cutter (Van Horne - 2009)

Fight Amp – Faith In Man (Unreleased - 2009)

Larry Dale - Drinkin Wine Spo Dee O Dee (1962)

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staticfraction radio_10

• August 10th, 2009

Hallo and welcome back to another most excellent episode, featuring more of the raunchy rawk n roll you’ve come to know and love. Hope y’all give this episode a big fat shiny ‘10’ on your scorecards, as this is my (whopping) 10th episode! Wow. Amazing. Almost a year of doing this crap already. And as the heat starts to kick up outside, the awesome tunes continue to stay HOT right here.

So I’ve discovered and re-discovered a lot of noise rock bands recently. Been going back listening to a lot of AmRep stuff, and am a big fan of Albini/Big Black/Shellac schtuff (and all points in between). If yer a fan of this stuff too, (and why wouldn’t you be?) then you’ll love New Brutalism (Knoxville), and Aussies My Disco (Melbourne), a band who recently did a split 7” with the mighty Young Widows.

And speaking of Young Widows, whom have been on heavy rotation in my daily listenings, I discovered Brain Banger (Louisville, KY) who features members of the Widows. Their full length is amazing. And comes on yellow vinyl. Hawthorne Street Records.

The Ax (Portland) deliver their debut full length on Whoa! Boat Records. Its primitive. Its heavy. Its obsessed noise rock.

Quatre Tête (Chicago) is prog and metal-infused riffs against a math-rock backdrop. Their full length is on Sickroom Records, and features cover art from rock poster god, Jay Ryan. Neat-o.

JJ Paradise Players Club (NY) are heavy. And nasty. They feature members of Unsane, Glazed Baby, Shiner, Kill Van Kull and more, with heavy emphasis on the Unsane. Dead Teenager records.

And more heavy stuff. Gojira (France) are on Prosthetic records. METAL!! And, The Capricorns (London, England) on Rise Above Records. This is what Pelican should be doing.

And of course the show wouldn’t be complete without including some garage schlock, some old punk, and a set of insane, crazy gibble gobble from the 50s and 60s… Stay thirsty my friends. R.I.P. John Hughes.

Los Twang! Marvels - Rancho Cucamonga (Guitars in Orbit - 2006)

The Crawdaddy’s – That is Rock and Roll (Here ‘Tis - 1987)

Smiley Smith – Voo Doo Woman (1959)

Bunker Hill – The Girl Can’t Dance (1963)

The Dinks – Kocka-Mow-Mow (The Big Itch Vol 2 – 1966))

Boots Randolph – Percolator (1958)

Lou Millet - Slip Slip Slippin’ In (Twilight Zone Jukebox Vol 2 – 1956)

Bob Log III – Bump Pow! Bump Pow! (My Shit is Perfect – 2009)

The Dirtbombs – Stuck in Thee Garage (Dangerous Magical Noise – 2003)

Le Face – Tylenol Killer (Isolation - 2008)

Off With Their Heads – Theme Song (Hospitals – 2006)

Decry – Surburban Death Camp (Falling – 1984)

Bad Brains – I Against I (I Against I – 1986)

The Forty Fives – Superpill (High Life High Volume – 2004)

The Ax – Bargain in Hell (Our Queen of Dirt – 2009)

My Disco – A Marker (Cancer – 2006)

Brain Banger – Here’s to You (Yellow Belly – 2007)

New Brutalism – 025 (A Diagram Without Scale or Dimension - 2000)

Quatre Tête – Sleeping Dragon (Art of the State – 2008)

JJ Paradise Players Club – Face Plant (Regenesis – 2004)

Gojira – Toxic Garbage Island (the Way of all Flesh - 2008)

The Capricorns – Seventh Child of a Seventh Child (River, Bear Your Bones – 2008)

Jimmy Liggins – Drunk (1953)

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staticfraction radio_09

• July 6th, 2009

Well well well. So you decided to come back for more? Which means you’re either diggin this crap called rock n roll, or you’re just becoming immune to it. Either way, welcome back for another hip-shakin, kick-in-the-arse episode of audio disasters.

A little tribute to start things off… Bob Bogle, one of the founding members of the incredible, and innovative 60s surf/instro band the Ventures passed away. They have to be recognized and appreciated for their genius, and what they’ve done to shape rock n roll.

Another set of off-kilter rare, oddball weirdness is always to be expected here at staticfraction, but the one highlight here I must mention is the Nomads – Icky Poo. Obviously the Stray Cats heard this obscure nugget and made it their own. Amazing!

The Guilty Hearts kick around some blues rock trash from Switzerland. On Voodoo Rhythm records. And The Street Dogs are drunks from from Boston, featuring Mike McColgan of the Dropkick Murphys. They have a newer record on Hellcat records, but this song comes from their 2006 record on Brass Tacks. Cheers!

Bear Claw is an amazing ker-chunk of music from Chicago on Sickroom Records. 2 basses and drums makes this stuff heavy on the ‘ol ear canals. Recorded and mixed by Steve Albini, and mastered by Bob Weston. Great stuff.

The Young Widows are from Louisville Kentucky and are quickly making a name for themselves. ‘Old Wounds’ is from last year on Temporary Residence, and it slightly more experimental than their earlier stuff. They also have a series of split singles with some bands like…oh… Coliseum and Pelican. Check ‘em out opening for Harvey Milk and Torche too!!! YESSSS!

Sweet Cobra also hails from Chicago, and just released this blisteringly, heavy, mother-crunching 3 song vinyl EP on the Seventh Rule label. The EP features an awesome etched side featuring artwork, and is very limited. (Probably gone as I’m writing this.) I’m sure digital copies will make their way around soon, but who cares about digital when you can get vinyl, right?

And rounding out the show, some songs about bourbon. There seems to be this ‘booze theme’ ending the shows lately. Maybe because I’m enjoying a tasty beverage right now. Well it seems ok to me. Alright, enough…enjoy the tunes!!!

The Ventures – Kickstand (Wild Things – 1966)

The Hypstrz – Talk Talk (Hypstrization! – 1980)

Cecil McCullough – Pick ‘Em Up & Shake ‘Em Up (1961)

Link Wray – Big City After Dark (Rumble! – 1962)

Bob Williams – My Goose is Cooked (Stompin’ Vol 1 – 1964)

Nomads – Icky Poo (7” – 1960s)

Mad Mike & the Maniacs – The Hunch (Mad Mike Monsters Vol 1 – 1960)

Guilty Hearts – Him or Me (The Guilty Hearts – 2005)

Street Dogs – Common People (Fading American Dream - 2006)

No Comment – Past Tense (Downsided EP – 1992)

Battalion of Saints – (I’m Gonna) Make You Scream (Fighting Boys EP – 1982)

Jakkpot – Burnin in ’77 (Always Bet on Black – 1999)

Bear Claw – Point to a Point (Slow Speed Deep Owls – 2008)

Arriver – A Mighty Fray (Vanlandingham and Zone – 2006)

Young Widows – Lucky and Hardheaded (Old Wounds – 2008)

Tombs – The Great Silence (Winter Hours – 2009)

Sweet Cobra – Bottom Feeder (Bottom Feeder – 2009)

Hacride – Act of God (Lazarus – 2009)

Unida – Thorn (Coping with the Urban Coyote – 1999)

Tenderloin – Bourbon (Tenderloin – 1999)

Billy Starr – I’m Drinkin’ Bourbon (Buffalo Bop – 1960s)

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staticfraction radio_08

• May 28th, 2009

Ooo boy howdy. It’s that time again!!!!! Another thrilling, heart-pounding, show-stopping adventure through the depths of the Rock N Roll vaults! You know how it goes: punk, garage, surf, metal, and of course, rock n roll!!!

The Urges (Dublin, Ireland) put the laughter back in manslaughter. Psyched-out 60’s style garage punk. Best thing from Ireland since Jameson. On Wicked Cool records. Another freakin’ fabulous record from Vee Dee, bass-heavy, fist-pumping, punk with a twist of hard-edged garage psychedelia. Criminal IQ records.

Some classic punk from each coastlines for ya since summer is upon us and BBQs are-a-rollin’ out. From the east, Murphy’s Law (NY) and their ‘hit’ from their first self-titled record. Stuff your face and have your fill! And from the west, M.I.A. (not the electronic band) from Cali, and their quite nice, pop-punk cover of Califonia Dreamin’. This comes from the After the Fact record on Flipside records. For a history lesson kids, a few of these guys went on to form Big Drill Car.

Death (not the metal band) was around in Detroit, 1975. 3 brothers recorded this incredible, lost record, which has recently been re-issued on Drag City records. Death falls somewhere between 70’s hard rock, the Stooges and MC5, and Bad Brains. 7 songs and all amazing!

Millions is a Chicago based outfit, on the Seventh Rule label (Indian, Sweet Cobra, Akimbo). It’s math-metal, mid-90s noise, noisy hardcore, thrown into a blender with whiskey and southern-fried rock. Grrr.

A couple of Sabbath-esque songs. Serpent Throne (Germany) on Modus Operandi records, and Black Pyramid (Massachusetts) from their self titled release on MeteorCity records. This stuff is always a hit a BBQ’s too. Heavy!! Steak Number Eight (Belgium) takes a big nod to ISIS and Neurosis. Experimental/Post Metal. Self-released.

End (New York) sounds like a new hipster electronic band being mugged in a back alley by a surf rock band. Retro 60s vibe, sounding like Big Black trying to play the Batman Theme. Name drop time: Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahawk, Dub Trio, etc. etc.). Nuff said.

And lastly, NOFX. Probably all I need to say, but I’ve been a fan for a long time and their latest Coaster (the CD) or Frisbee (the LP), is entertaining as usual. Nothing mind-blowing, just fun. No political stuff here either. On Fat Wreckchords. But you knew that already.

Ok lets get rockin!!

Defoliants – Mr. Spy (Hang Ten 7” – 1987)

The Sparkles – Hipsville 29 B.C. (Mayhem & Psychosis Vol 2 - 1966)

Ric Gary – Pimples and Braces (Swing for a Crime – 1960)

Rock Garden - Super Stuff (Teenage Shutdown Vol.13 – 1966-69)

The Urges – You Don’t Look So Good (Psych-Ward – 2007)

Vee Dee – Blood Zombie (Further - 2004)

Murphy’s Law – Crucial BBQ (Murphy’s Law – 1986)

M.I.A. – Calfornia Dreamin’ (After the Fact – 1987)

Gang Green – Terrorize (Sold Out/Terrorize 7” – 1982)

Devil Dogs – Baby I’m a King (30 Sizzling Slabs - 1992)

Death – Freakin’ Out (For the Whole World to See – Orig 1975 re-issue 2009)

Mule – I’m Hell (Mule – 1993)

Loincloth – Noise International (4 Song Demo - 2003)

Millions – View From a Sinking Ship (Gather Scatter – 2009)

Serpent Throne – Veil of the Black Witch (Ride Satan Ride – 2008)

Steak Number Eight – Blood on Your Hands (When the Candle Dies Out - 2008)

Black Pyramid – Twilight Grave (Black Pyramid – 2009)

End – A Girl Called Trouble (A Girl Called Trouble - 2008)

NOFX – First Call (Coaster/Frisbee – 2009)

Rocky Bill Ford – Beer Drinking Blues (His Complete Recordings – 1950s)

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• April 24th, 2009

Alright you turkeynecks! Gather around! Staticfraction07 comin at you just in time for the weekend. Another rockin’ bag of tunes turned all the way up to Awesome! Heh! This episode features..well, more the usual hanky panky. A toe-tappin, finger-snappin, head-boppin mix-o garage, punk, and metal, with bits of indie, noise and a good time booze party thrown in for good measure.

Nobunny plays 60s inspired lo-fi garage, new from last years 2008 Love Visions record. If you aren’t instantly in love the second this hits your stereo, I’m afraid there isn’t a fun bone in your body or a human heart in your chest.

2009 has given us solid records so far. The Marked Men’s (Ghosts) record is good ol fashioned punk the way you like it. Fast, snotty, loud! Obits’ (I Blame You) is new on SubPop and features music and artwork from Rick Froberg (Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu). Similar to Hot Snakes but..not. More grown-up maybe? Just check it out. And the new Kylesa (Static Tensions) is HEEEAAVVYY! Pummeling, aggressive, & brutal. Check ‘em out on the road too, opening for Mastodon.

And speaking of shows, I recently saw my friends The Alkaline Trio for a couple shows here in the Windy City. They did an amazing version of Nomeansno’ Two Lips, Two Lungs, and One Tongue. Since I hadn’t listened to them in a while, I had to revisit, and of course throw a song on staticfraction for you to enjoy and rediscover. Until next time…you stay classy, friends….

The Shadows – Naughty Nippon Nights (From Hank, Bruce, Brian, & John – 1967)

Nobunny – Mess Me Up (Love Visions – 2008)

Novas – The Crusher (7” - 1964)

Revels – Intoxica (Intoxica! – 1960s)

Roy Brown- Hip Shakin Baby (1958)

Three Aces & A Joker - Booze Party (Buffalo Bop Rhythm & Booze - 1960)

Revelators – Under the Gun (Beat Generation Crypt Records – 1997)

Black Market Baby – Downward Christian Soldiers (Senseless Offerings - 1983)

Rudimentary Peni – Nothing but a Nightmare (Death Church - 1983)

The Dictators – The Savage Beat (D.F.F.D. – 2001)

Man or Astro-man? – Updated Theme to Supercar (All Punk Rods! – 1998)

Marked Men – Ditch (Ghosts - 2009)

Nomeansno – Oh No! Bruno! (Wrong – 1989)

Obits – Milk Cow Blues (I Blame You - 2009)

Arsenal – Little Hitlers (Manipulator - 1988)

Black Elk – Pig Crazy (Always a Six Never a Nine – 2008)

U.S. Christmas – The Scalphunters (Eat the Low Dogs - 2008)

Testament – Down for Life (The Gathering - 1999)

Kylesa – Only One (Static Tensions - 2009)

Ativin – Scissors (Interiors – 2002)

The Joker – What is a Fisterris (1959, Born Bad Vol. 5 -1996)

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