poison idea - ian mackaye

released 1989

you know who poison idea were/are

and even if you don't...i'm telling you that you do...so accept it

and besides...you can't go through life not knowing about a song called "ballad of a post-op"...believe me...you can't...and you don't want to be the person that doesn't when it gets brought up...and sure...you could be all like "oh yeah...totally,bro"...but people will know...i mean...why do you think that "accident" happened at three mile island?...people that don't know all about some "ballad of a post-op" have to be sent somewhere

moving on....

this is taken from an interview with poison idea guitarist pig champion:

LongShot: why do you feel you had to use his name?

PigChampion: because he's an asshole!


'nuff said.

DL: ian mackaye

mare - self-titled

released 2004

you like to describe your favorite kind of music as "sludgy" and "crushing" and "doomy" and "rectal prolapse-y"...yeah?

well...this is all of those things

in the space of 5 songs...these canucks managed to tighten up the intensity of both THROUGH SILVER IN BLOOD and TIMES OF GRACE (those are neurosis albums,man...come on now)

so...if you're a fan of adjectives and neurosis...


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green river - come on down

released 1985

this band has it's fingers all up inside everything grunge and seattle

there's mudhoney
there's mother love bone
there's pearl jam

they might've bought kurt cobain a sandwich

they might've held a door open for buzz osborne

they might've asked chris cornell what kind of shampoo he uses

but all of that is besides the point

today is guitarist steve turner's birthday

this is the only green river album he played on

and you should celebrate those facts by snagging this up


DL: come on down

v/a - suburbia ost

released in 1996

this is the soundtrack to hanging out in the parking lots and saying things like "idealism is guilty middle-class bullshit" and talking about what you're gonna be when you grow up in your hoodie

1 - elastica/stephen malkmus - unheard music
2 - sonic youth - bee-bee's song
3 - girls against boys - bulletproof cupid
4 - beck - feather in your cap
5 - u.n.k.l.e. - berry meditation
6 - boss hog - i'm not like everybody else
7 - skinny puppy - cult
8 - superchunk - does your hometown care?
9 - sonic youth - sunday
10 - butthole surfers - human cannonball
11 - sonic youth - tabla in suburbia
12 - flaming lips - hot day
13 - thurston moore - psychic hearts
14 - gene pitney - town without pity

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quicksand - 9.9.93 - hilton ballroom - burbank,ca

as followers of this blog...i'm thinking that i don't really need to get all into who this band is/was

and i'd like to think that most of you agree that their album SLIP is one of the best things ever made to go into your earholes

this is a recording of a set they played as part of a convention for the music business types called the foundations forum

1 - intro
2 - omission
3 - how soon is now?*
4 - head to wall
5 - clean slate
6 - dine alone
7 - fazer
8 - lie and wait
9 - freezing process
10 - unfulfilled
11 - baphomet**

*=the smiths cover
**=done with lyrics (from "good girls don't" by the knack..as well as others i'm not really sure of)

DL: quicksand @hilton ballroom

v/a - in-flight program: a 1997 revelation records sampler

released 1997

with all the recent revelation records talk and the upcoming 25th anniversary shows...what better time to post a sampling of what the label is all about (circa 1997)

1 - sense field - building
2 - texas is the reason - back and to the left
3 - farside - audience
4 - iceburn collective - sphinx
5 - shades apart - fearless
6 - chain of strength - true till death
7 - whirlpool - wasteland
8 - chinchilla - decoder
9 - bodyjar - glossy books
10 - ignite - embrace
11 - sparkmarker - chrysanthemum
12 - youth of today - bring down the walls
13 - no fun at all - master celebrator
14 - gorilla biscuits - new direction
15 - state of the nation - a piece
16 - beta minus mechanic - sand castles
17 - quicksand - omission
18 - the underdog - say it (to my face)
19 - judge - bringin' it down
20 - supertouch - vendor
21 - inside out - no surrender*
22 - shelter - enough
23 - shall be judged - burn
24 - into another - to be free
25 - bold - looking back
26 - engine kid - windshield

*= featuring a then 18 year old zach de la rocha (rage against the machine) on vocals (but you probably already knew that,huh?)

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revelation records 25th anniversary

6.7.12-6.10.12
glasshouse
pomona,ca

get your baggy khakis ready
get your size XL t-shirts ready
get your backpacks ready

here be the info: X

into another - poison fingers ep

released 1995

formed by the drummer of new yawk hardcore band bold (drew thomas)...he brought in the vocalist of another new yawk hardcore band underdog (later guitarist for youth of today) richie birkenhead...tony bono (bass player for the new jersey thrash band whiplash)...and a guitar player named peter moses (who had never played in a band before)

not really sounding anything like their other bands...they had more in common with the sounds that bands such as quicksand and orange 9mm were putting out...tight,and dare i say,a little groovy

they were together for only a short time...only putting out 3 albums and a handful of eps during their 5 year existence

bass player tony bono passed away back in may 2002

but...with all of that being said...the band is reforming and playing one of the revelation records 25th anniversary shows on 6.7.12 at the glasshouse in pomona,ca

"buuuuut...didn't you just say that their bass player died back in 2002?

i did...and there are all kinds of rumors going around about who may be taking his place...everyone from the bassist for the band the dillinger escape plan to the bassist of the band iceburn to tony bono's brother

also of note...guitar player pete moses may or may not be involved

and with all of that being said...let's just sit back and listen to the band when they were a cohesive unit

DL: poison fingers ep

Seawhores - Forest

Label: Essay
Year: 2006

This just came out on vinyl from Tizona Records and can be ordered here, which you should do. Order it there.
If you are new to Seawhores, and I can't blame you, they're not exactly burning up the singles charts, then you might find them in your local record store filed under the heading "Weird". Good weird, of course, but weird nonetheless. Lots of strange elements stitched together to make what could ostensibly be called noise rock, but it's far less aggressive (but not, "not" aggressive mind you) and much more...well, weird. Sort of like a Love 666 take on noise rock, you know?
You got a core membership of three guys who anchor the band, then they call in collaborators from all over the place to layer on all types of good times. Contributors to Seawhores have been or are members of: Lightning Bolt, Melvins, Men Of Porn, Cows, Vaz, Hammerhead, and on and on. Hell, maybe you have sat in on one of their sessions, they have over 15 albums, it's pretty good odds that you have.

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rollins band - the end of silence (bonus disc)

released 2002

you already know how kick-ass THE END OF SILENCE is

i mean...you've got your "low self opinion" and your "blues jam" and your "another life"...

this was a little something that was added on when the album got re-released over in the uk

1 - ghost rider (extended version) (1)
2 - do it (live: 3.2.92)
3 - crazy lover (live: 4.25.92) (2)
4 - low self opinion (live: 4.26.92)
5 - tearing (live: 4.26.92)
6 - another life (live: 4.26.92)
7 - move right in (3)/hollow man jam** (live: 4.25.92)
8 - hollow man/next time jam** (live: 4.24.92)
9 - butthole surfers jam (live: 8.23.91)

1=suicide cover
2=richard berry cover
3=lou reed cover
**=w/living colour guitarist vernon reid


DL: the end of silence bonus disc