a wanderer bluesman on Robert Johnson’s path from Christchurch, New Zealand

“Self Employment is the key to an early grave, I see this in lots of musician friends of mine as well. You are your own travel agent, your own booking agent, your own photographer, your own graphic designer, your own manager, your own producer… on top of that you are a musician. With my show I am the drummer, singer, guitarist and sometimes harmonica player, you could say it is not a way of life, it IS life”.

Delaney Davidson

„Rise & Shine” from the album Swim Down Low on Outside Inside Records (Italy)

His previous two albums were released by Voodoo Rhythm Records (Switzerland)

The multi-instrumentalist Emil Amos is known as drummer of post-rock band Grails and drone metal band OM. My favorite Amos’ project is the cinematic duo Lilacs & Champagne. It was created to be a direct tribute to the musical outsiders of the past. His very personal side project is Holy Sons with mainly acoustic, folkish and little psychedelic songs. His „also like” artists: Jandek, Scout Niblett and Damo Suzuki show the way.

Holy Sons’ umpteenth album will be released on Thrill Jockey in September. Among the 4 bonus tracks Circle Jerks, Black  Flag and Slapshot covers. There’re free to download:

„I began to struggle with severe depersonalization, where nothing seems real. You don’t think you’re actually alive. You basically melt down the DNA of your personality, and become a puddle of broken-down potentialities. It took me years to figure out why I would still want to exist, let alone function in front of others. (…) I’m still trying to piece together my mind.”  Read the full interview

Back to the roots, to the 80s, when the massive darkness comes to the sunlight by Slayer, Metallica, Possessed, Exodus, Exciter, Venom, Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and legions of other bands. Now here is the Midnight. Black heavy metal, thrash rock and roll

No Mercy For Mayhem – LP, 2XCD, digital on Hell’s Headbangers Records (US)

You can find, buy and listen to their previous albums here

Midnight plays Venom’s Too Loud For The Crowd here

There is a song on the new album „Aggressive Crucifixion.” It comes to light that 3 kind of crucifixion are/were existing at least: tender, ordinary and aggressive. And in all probability there are/were some sub-categories too.

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Next chapter of the French garage rock Who Is Who, or Who With Who. White Ass includes members from Teenage Moonlight Borderliners, Crash Normal, Pierre & Bastien, Descente D’Organes, Viscous Brothers, TITS and more. Big white ass, so big, that the debut album has released on 4 labels simultaneously. The output is fresh, hot French-style garage rock and roll

LP and digital on  Frantic City, Inch Allah, Pouet Schallplatten and Kizmiaz Records (all France)

12th item of the series

Tim Presley (= White Fence) sings a very Velvet Underground-like song about Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (37-68) who was the emperor of Roman Empire as Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (54-68) and committed suicide with the aid of his secretary. The imperator’s bust is on the cover. In accordance with order of the series the A-side artist suggests a band to the B-side. Presley picked the tour guitarist of White Fence, Jack Name (aka Muzz, Fictional Boys and John Webster Johns).

100% of the digital proceeds going to VH1 Save the Music program.

It will be released on 2 Sept > pre-order   /  the recently released White Fence album

„San Francisco’s first and only rock ‘n’ roll band” was the slogan of CRIME. It was formed in 1976 and after 3 singles broke up in 1980. They were among the very first west coast punk bands, and played raw and loud rock’n’roll. In 1977 they began wearing police uniforms.  In 1979 the Crime performed a show in San Quentin State Penitentiary. There they didn’t wear police uniforms of course, instead of it they wore prison guard uniforms. This LP release collects the three singles along with nine previously unreleased studio recordings from 1976 to 1980.

Post-Crime: In 1987 Sonic Youth covered „Hot Wire My Heart” on their LP Sister.  –  Johnny Strike (vocals, guitar) has become a writer. In 2001 he formed a new band, The Johnsons. They changed their name later to The Venus Hunters and eventually shortened it to TVH.  –  Crime was re-formed in 2005. In 2008 they recorded a new album of rare, older materials.  –  The drummer Hank Rank has become a film producer under his real name, Henry Rosenthal. His best known work is The Devil and Daniel Johnston.  –  The original drummer Ricky Tractor was the original singer of Flipper, because he was a very original person…  – A photo book about Crime.

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MENACE BEACH is a „two pieces indie rock supergroup.”in Leeds. It’s led by Ryan Needham (ex-Komakino) and Liza Violet (Department M) with members from Sky Larkin, Pulled Apart By Horse, Hookworms and Mansun, and it’s the best among the listed bands. Hard fuzz noise pop sometimes with strong Nirvana feeling

7″ + digital single on Memphis Industries (UK)

“we know that’s the main aim of the sound:
to get a sound that makes you feel sick in the stomach,
because it sounds so good.”

dark, 70s & 80s horror film influenced cold wave
synth punk from Australia by NUN

a song about the master of spoons, Uri Geller

Debut album on Aarght (Aus, LP, CD) & Avant! Records (Italy, LP)

Deutsch Punks Also Not Dead Just Changed

Chuckamack – Im Knast – EP on Staatsakt Records (Germany)

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Shovels and Rope is a Charleston, SC band consisting of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst. Formed in 2010, they sing harmony driven folk, rock and country songs using two old guitars, a kick drum, a snare, a few tambourines, harmonicas, and and maybe a little keyboard sometimes.

Swimmin’ Time – LP, CD on Dualtone Records (US)

Some days before here was the news about a project of Chris Constantinou (The Wolfmen, Adam Ant) and Paul Frazer (Prodigy, Black Futures). They gathered a bunch of legendary British and American punk/ska/new wave artists and made together an album under the name of The Mutants. They went to Japan and did the same thing with members of Guitar Wolf (atomic garage „lock and lol” trio from Nagasaki. They provoked Eric Friedl from The Oblivians to start the Goner Records in 1993. After the first sight he wanted to publish their album. ) +  The 5.6.7.8’s (all-female rockabilly rock and roll trio. They’re famous from their appearance in Tarantino’s Kill Bill vol 1.) + Mika Bomb (London based 3/4 Japanese all girl pop punk band) + Jackie & The Cedirics (surf rock trio) + The Neatbeats (beat) + The Let’s Go’s (all-girl candy rock and roll trio) and more. Here is a song

Dead Beat Generation

The album is coming soon

Another fantastic video by highly talented Italian
visual artist and musician tab_ularasa.
It is made for his own garage rock band TRIO BANANA.
Colors In The Black

from 7″ vinyl on Bubca and Goodbye Boozy Records (Italy)

The project is called The Mutants. The 2 main mutants are Chris Constantinou (Adam Ant, The Wolfmen) and Paul Frazer (Prodigy, Black Futures). They gathered a number of punk/ska/new wave artists from the 70s-80s and made together an album titled Punk & Rhythm Review.

Starring: Charlie Harper (UK Subs, voc), Neville Staples (The Specials, voc), Wilko Johnson (Dr. Feelgood, guit), Wayne Kramer (MC5, guit), Beki Bondage (Vice Squad, voc), Rat Scabbies (The Dammned, dru), Texas Terri Bomb (Texas Terri & The Stiff Ones, voc) + members from Stiff Little Fingers, Adverts, TV Smiths and Vibrators.  5 songs from the album

1. Rebell Radio – with Neville Staples and The Specials’ horn section  2. Walking Wounded – with Jake Burn (Stiff Little Fingers), Wayne Kramer (MC5), Wilko Johnson (Dr. Feelgood)   3. How Dare You – with Judy Nylon (Brian Eno, John Cale) + Kramer + Johnson   4. Brixton Est Loco – with Neville Staples and The Specials’ horn section  5. Two Tone Girl – with Neville Staples and The Specials’ horn section

If you want a copy you need keep your eyes on their message board, because „Folks, the label fucked up and the new record Rhythm and Punk Review will be available later this week. So stupid. Thanks for being patient, if you were patient. If you weren’t, who needs ya, pfffft! ” (30 July 2014.)

PC Worship is a Brooklyn base band. The main figure is Justin Frye who played with psychedelic rock group Guardian Alien and punk band Gary War. No wave noise punk chaos and cacaphony by a bunch of musician. It’s like a mix of Butthole Surfers, Lydia Lunch and Foetus (aka Clint Ruin).

„Social Rust” LP, CD, digital  on Northern Spy Records

+ free „Dead Rust” cassette with pre-order!

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Easy Philly guitar pop with some 80s feeling  on Slumberland sure.

Literature – „Chorus” LP, CD, digital

Scott H. Biram from Texas

“My music is the bastard child of Punk, Blues, Country, Hillbilly, Bluegrass, Chain Gang, Metal, and Classic Rock,” or in brief it’s “Depression Era Metal.”  About love and jelaousy, alcohol and drugs, sin and forgiveness and similar stupid, but very important human affairs.

Never Comin’ Home

form the album Nothin’ But Blood on Bloodshot Records

Euro tour Sept-Oct: Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany. Vienna Sept 4.

Listen to the full album