My tire blew up today on the freeway. It was rad. I got a chance to pull onto the shoulder and flex my muscles for all the hot truck drivers that pass by while I change my tire!
Repeal Prop 8.
It’s Veteran’s Day and here’s a mix. I’ll try to make these regular because we all know your ears need some new shit.
Mix 1 or Zombies Can’t Get Through Fences?
Tracks:
1. Salem- Redlights Yea, Salem is kinda creepy. Watch the video for ‘Dirt’ ( http://www.vimeo.com/1700724?pg=embed&sec=1700724) More: http://www.myspace.com/jjhhmm
2. Crystal Stilts- Crippled Croon Good lo-fi pop is, in all reality, extremely difficult to achieve. AH, I wish NME still made rad mixtapes. More: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=58881908
3. Gun Outfit- Your Will Crystal Stilts is gritty C86. This is gritty power-pop, ala The Undertones with mud thrown on it. More: http://www.myspace.com/postpresentmedium
4. Wavves- So Bored I didn’t do any volume control situations here so get ready because this one’s gonna blast out of your speakers. Whatever. It really should. Really. More: http://www.myspace.com/wavves
5. The Strange Boys- Woe Is You and Me There’s this thing that a garage punk band can easily fall into where it appears as if they’re trying too hard. If you wanna try hard, play one of those mathematically jagged genres involving disco drums and angular guitars. Would it be Post-Punk? Not necessarily. Close though. How ’bout Bloc-Punk? Sounds good. Garage kids need to be apathetic and that’s what makes them special. In every way possible. More: http://www.myspace.com/thestrangeboys
6. The Sticks- She Gives Me Love See above. I must note, however, that these guys have a headline in their myspace that says ’No Rock.’ If you know me, you’ll know why those simple words make me feel all giddy inside. If you know me and don’t know, consider yourself dead to me. Just kidding. Lemme stick my finger up your ass! C’mon we’re friends! Peep the headliner: http://www.myspace.com/thsticks
7. Crocodiles- Neon Jesus When I ordered the 7″ for this song, the email was an homage to ‘Love Comes In Spurts’ by my beloved Richard Hell and The Voidoids. These guys do San Diego good. If the Crocs are reading this, I owe you, and the equally wonderful Mario from Art Fag, a published interview. Crocodiles are cool and it’s too bad Anthem Magazine’s got some grotty web editing sometimes. Bleh. Buy the 7“: http://www.myspace.com/crocodilescrocodilescrocodiles
8. The Ruling Class- Flowers The Stone Roses mean so much to me. These guys sound like The Roses but it’s cool; not lame. More: http://www.myspace.com/therulingclassuk
9. Isolation Ward- Illusion The riff is killer. So much so that I agree with the vocals falling behind it here. Wholeheartedly. Isolation Ward was formed in 1980. The band disbanded in 1983. More: http://www.myspace.com/isolationward
10. Primitive Calculators- Glitter Kids This might be the least abrasive track from this group. They’re sooo wonderful! YAY! More: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=290146636
11. The Proxy- R A V E N My favorite dance music is all the minimal, techno stuff. So raw and in your face. I absolutely adore Underground Resistance and Basic Channel. Now, I also adore The Proxy. More: http://www.myspace.com/useproxy
12. The Wake- Pale Spectre See below.
13. The Wake- Crush the Flowers (demo)- I prefer the demo over the release. More: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=367953279
You’ll need the last two songs. The mix is a bit apathetic and, often, miserable. There’s some grotty rock’n'roll and some creepy dance music. A mix that begins with Salem and ends with The Proxy needs a pick me up. The Wake will make you CHEER for JOY…
…And let’s be honest folks, in most circumstances, you’re not going to listen to most of this mix. Unless you’re a FREAKO! If you’re a casual listener that likes to cook some sunny side up eggs in the morning, drink Sunny Delight, and listen to some smooth jams; then sorry because this mix is rubbish. But I want you to listen to it. So, after a thorough and gut-wrenching listen, I’ve given you The Wake as a prize. I promise you’ll be surprised at what you like. I hope.
Download: YOUR FUTURE (.zip, bunch o’ mp3s plus the Zombie pic above (courtesy of The Walking Dead comic books) for cover art, 46.64 mb)
// Vladimir Sorokoskev
