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Jason's Party!

2011-08-07T19:08:00.000-07:00

Our friend Jason was having a party at his parent's house while they were out of town and Thumbknuckle was supposed to play. Our bass player Pat, got called to work that night at the last minute, so Kyle, Philip and I decided to go ahead and work up a set to play and I would play bass. We were going to learn a few songs, but wound up only learning Sex Bomb by Flipper. Philip brought his four track.

For some reason, William started out playing guitar while Kyle talked/shouted into the mic Then Tracy joined in to do vocals for the best part of the set William wanted to tune before we played, so I intentionally started turning the tuning keys on the guitar at random and de-tuned the bass right before we started playing Later on, Kyle got the guitar back and William sang Then Tracy finished up our set, singing on the cover You can hear Jason ask us to stop at the end of the tape.

We played for several hours after that, but it didn't get recorded. I remember this Steve Vai wannabe showed up to play scales on a Big Amp and Sweet Ibanez Guitar while I sang about people in the room in a Steve Ignorant voice.

We kept going until the string on The Bass broke. I never paid Pat for that string.

Sorry Pat.

Jason wound up getting kicked out of his house right after that because someone spilled kool-aid all over the carpet.

Sorry Jason.

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=D46RQNF3

Grahzny Bratchnies 2004 CD

2010-09-02T19:07:00.001-07:00

Essential document from this great, great, great punk rock band from Florence, SC. I got this from Jordan, the drummer, back in 2005. I'm not sure when they made it or what it was called. I wish I could afford to make a 7 inch of this. Sadly, Jordan died a few years ago, so these guys will never play another show. One of my favorites, ever. I really wish I would have known about these guys sooner and seen them more than I did. A couple of the dudes went on to form Population Control, another killer band.

Songs:

1. Defiance
2. Who Gave You the Right?
3. Religion
4. Outsiders
5. Vice

Get it here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FINYGVJ9

final climb

2010-02-25T21:59:00.000-08:00

sad news: Meth Mountain broke up.

glad news: I asked them and they sent me the link to their last EP.

I have to admit that it doesn't grab me quite the same way the previous tape, cd and record did. It's still really good. There's also a killer cover of my favorite Nirvana song.

You should listen to it: http://www.mediafire.com/?jygtvz2rzqj

cult ritual lp

2010-01-29T11:59:00.000-08:00

I'm putting up the self-titled LP by Cult Ritual up here, because I think this thing is out of print. It's a shame, because it's really fucking good. I like the weird hardcore shit the best, but the record labels that put it out usually do a small run. And they run out I'm not going to go into too much detail describing it, if you want that shit, google it and you'll find a bunch of long, drawn-out descriptions I'll summarize: It's weird and has a lot of noisy bits and some really pretty parts I like it.

If you can find a copy for a decent price, get one. Don't spend a shit ton of money! That's stupid. The band will never see a dime and some asshole will make a killing. Instead, download here

Yes, I also like Sex Vid. I'm not sure, but I think they broke up.

after the bombs

2010-01-23T18:04:00.000-08:00

So, I'm listening to this really killer 12" by Canadian band After the Bombs. It's a 45 rpm and I started out at 33 by mistake, but it still sounded really badass. I knew the band from a couple 7 inches and the vocals just didn't sound right. Anyway I fixed it and I gotta say that I love this epic crust/metal shit and they're REALLY FUCKING GOOD AT IT. That said, the cover art is really terrible. The art on the inside of the gatefold is way cooler and should have been on the outside. Don't hold it against them. If you can still find it, get it right away.

pretty much my new favorite band

2009-12-12T09:15:00.000-08:00

I think this blog will become a tribute to Charlotte's Meth Mountain, my favorite new band. I'm not in love with them, but I love them.

They have their CDEP up for download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?miwzqzyy2jh

You should listen to it.

I wonder why North Carolina has so many cool bands, but South Carolina has so few.

Them Crooked Vultures

2009-11-19T14:55:00.000-08:00

First impression: 1. Sounds like Cream. 2. Songs are too long. 3. They should have gotten Mark Lannegan to be their singer. 4. I really didn't like that last QOTSA album, why am I wasting my time? Middle of the fifth songs I had to turn it off and decided to listen to the digital download for the Meth Mountain 7" instead.

The first side of Meth Mountain's 7" Monotony is a full on hardcore punk rager, but with lyrics using big words that don't make sense. "Immaterial is now manifest. Reality has been circumvent. We conceive that there are forces greater than us if we believe we can manifest what was once inconceivable." What the fuck does that mean? I totally dig it! The second side took me a little bit longer to warm to, the song is a bit slower, but now I understand the structure is part of the whole message of the song. "This monotony brought upon myself. No spontaneity. Just another night, no different than the last." Killer! Plus the digital download comes with a bitchin' cover of "My War." Highly recommended.

Get it here: http://selfawarerecords.storenvy.com/products/37839-meth-mountain-monotony-7

Sick Sick Sick played in Clemson on Friday the 13th at Blue Heron bar. It's a cool space, really basic. The show was sponsored by Clemson college radio. I had to fill out paperwork for tax purposes and I'm going to get a check in the mail. Crazy. Kids were there and seemed to have fun. This one group of dudes asked me how we describe our music and who my influences are. Like it mattered! Awesome

Speaking of Augusta and how much it sucks, I decided to quit Joe Graves and the Dirty Left Hand. We're doing our last show on the Thursday after Thanksgiving (aka Black Friday aka Buy Nothing Day for the Adbusters crowd). It's bittersweet. I wish we had found an audience, but realistically, it just ain't gonna happen here. Serious shouts to Dem imonde and My Instant Lunch. The best shows were with you guys.

Cheers.