Teledrome from Canada – synth pop punk like Digital Leather

S/T LP by Mammoth Cave (CND), FDH (USA) & P Trash (EU)

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Sad Italian shoegazers

Be Forest – Earthbeat by WWNBB Colletctive

Euro tour March-May

At first there was the legendary Gibson Bros. in Ohio in the mid-80s. They played a unique mix of American roots music: blues, gospel, hill- and rockabilly with punk attitude. After split of the Gibsons the Bassholes were founded in 1992 by a “Gibson”, Don Howland (guitar) and Bim Thomas (drums). They’re the best blues punk band: crude, rude and harsh

After 4 years here is a new album with three covers: The Groundhogs – Express Man (1969), Wayne County & The Electric Chairs – Paranoia Paradise (1977) and Noh Mercy – Caucasian Guilt (1978). Boogieman Stew LP by Columbus Discount Records

Beside the Bassholes Bim Thomas plays in Puffy Areolas and This Moment in Black History. His solo project is the Obnox: weird garage blues soul punk with Tricky-like remixes.

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Strange Attractor: fuzzy garage punk from a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada

„Total Shit” trilogy on the b-side. „Feel Like Total Shit” / „This is Total Shit” / „I’m Total Shit” – three songs that give you a 360 degree views from the dregs of modern life : making bad choices, feeling powerless against the will of people who make bad choices, and just generally having everything stacked against you and turning those bad vibes inwards. In the Strange Attractor land, when we point fingers we have to remember that we are simultaneously pointing at ourselves.”

Back To The Cruel World LP by Resurrection / FDH / Mammoth Cave Records

Obnox is the solo project of Bim Thomas (drums) from Bassholes, Puffy Areolas & This Moment is Black History. He has wanted to do a recording that raw and blown out, done quickly for cheap.  Opened up the four track tape machine with a lot of scotch whiskey and reefer around…

7″ by Southpaw Records

1. Paul Lawton was teaching media and digital culture at the University of Lethbridge for five years and really hated it.
2. He has started a blog with Death to the Canadian Music Industry subtitle, „because I love Canadian music so much and I feel sad about the state that it’s in.”
3. He is one of the two core members of the Ketamines and plays bass:

You Can’t Serve Two Masters LP by Southpaw and the Ketamines own label: Mammoth Cave