Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Buffalo Daughter - Sax, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll 7"

I love Buffalo Daughter. I just wore my New Rock/No New Rock T shirt this weekend. This 7 inch was recorded live at Club Quattro in Osaka, Japan on July 6th, 1999. I saw them once live at the Grand Royal CMJ showcase at Irving Plaza and it was pretty great. 

Buffalo Daughter - Sax, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll 7"

PoPo - Kill Tonight 7"

I really like this record a lot. I was kind of surprised that they're on Mad Decent since they're more rock than anything else. They're also playing a show soon - May 27th at the Bell House in Brooklyn. 

PoPo - Kill Tonight 7"

Here's a quick video from their Myspace

I Was King - It's All You

I Was King are from Norway. I like the Norman Black track better than It's All You but both are recommended. They're playing two shows next weekend in NYC and I'm thinking of checking one out. May 30th at Mercury and the 31st at Union Hall.

I Was King - It's All You 7"

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Lutefisk - Aerosol 7"

I saw Lutefisk on the second stage of Lollapalooza in 95 or 96. I still have their sticker on my saxophone case. While I was in State College, PA I found this 7 inch for nostalgic reasons. I could see why my 16 year old self was into this but it hasn't really held up. 

Lutefisk - Aerosol 7"

Monday, April 20, 2009

Cub - Pep 7"

This is the second Cub 7" I've posted. I bought this (along with many of the other 7 inches I posted today) at City Lights Records in State College, PA. Two years ago was the last time I shopped there and I purchased the Hot Dog Day 7". This record was there too but I held back due to limited funds. Apparently the turnover at City Lights isn't very high (or no one in State College likes Cub) because two years later it was still there. City Lights is actually closing this year (RIP.) While in college, it was one of my only links to a world outside of Pennsyltucky. City Lights you will be missed.

Cub - Pep 7"

Treehouse - Stawberry Pie/Shag Carpet 7"

Treehouse was a band from Oregon in the 90s. I dont know much more about them than that. The track Strawberry Pie is pretty good. I thought they put out an album on K Records but I might be mistaken.

Treehouse - Strawberry Pie/Shag Carpet 7"

Poly Styrene - Talk in Toytown 7"

Poly Styrene, real name Marian Joan Elliott Said, was the singer of the awesome punk band X-Ray Spex. I remember my friend Mike got in trouble for having "Oh Bondage Up Yours" scrawled on his knapsack. These two tracks are a bit different than her other stuff... it's a lot jazzier but definitely worth listening to. 

I love this "As a teenager, she was something of a "barefoot hippie". At aged 15, she ran away from home with just £3 in her pocket. She hitchhiked from one music festival to another staying at crash pads. She thought of this as challenge to survive. The adventure ended when, possibly hallucinating she stepped on a rusty nail and had to be treated for septicaemia."