UNDERGROUND MEDICINE
06 May, 2012
The Crazy Squeeze 2nd press is out now! Details below. Here’s a preview of the next Rapid Pulse/No Front Teeth co-release coming in a few weeks: The Ricky C Quartet-A side The Ricky C Quartet-B side
Steve Kaika, bass player for one of my all time favorite bands The Reducers, has been sick for awhile
and the bills are piling up for him and his wife. For more details and if you can possibly donate, you can do it here. Fink & Fifi helping out in
Tokyo! (4/22) It’s The FlipTops month here at U.M.! We have their new lp, a couple of ten year old split singles in the 7” section, and a 7” from 2002 in the used section.
Buy ‘em up quick and maybe it will just be The FlipTops week! Also check out the killer new lp from Therapists and lastly, the used 7” and cd sections have been updated. Not a lot of stuff, but worth a glance. (4/1) I’ve been desparately trying to hold on to my idea that 7”s shouldn’t cost more than $5. I’ve finally had to give up on that one.
Domestic releases are most often 5 bux now and anything from Europe is well over that. I tried to hold on, I really did... 3/11 In the grand tradition of Led Zeppelin and Van Halen, We present PAPER BAGS II. The 2nd 7’ release from these veterans of the San Francisco
scene. Ex-members of the Radio Reelers, Trust Fund Babies and a bunch of others. The Paper Bags carry on with that same garage punk with a touch of Oi! that
I never tire of. Four new songs to get you fired up for anything. Their first single sold out in no time, so you might wanna jump on this one quick like!
The new Rapid Pulse/No Front Teeth 7” from THE PEGS is out now! Check it out on You Tube- Ricky Don’t Surf.
We finally joined Facebook. Stop by and like it so the number’s not quite so embarrassing. It will be easier to update that page as soon as new shit arrives and post record covers etc. Does anyone care about Twitter? If you do, you can follow at @umedjim and maybe I'll start posting new arrivals and whatever other crap. If there’s not much interest, I won’t bother...
Remember, new records are added weekly, as we get them, not in a single update like the old days...
NEW SHIT! : seven inches
5.00 Crazy Squeeze
Gimme A Kiss/I Need A Witness (Rapid Pulse/No Front Teeth) Repress on red vinyl 150 copies only. This is the red version of the cartoon sleeve. The highly anticipated debut release from The Crazy Squeeze! Right now they're best known as being Johnny Witmer of the Stitches side project, but they're so much more than that. All 4 guys have been around the block. Frankie Delmane with the Teenage Frames, Chris B. with the Richmond Sluts and original Stitches drummer Johnny Sleeper, also of Superbees fame. Put 'em all together and you get Dirty, Sweaty, RocknRoll Action! The A-side Gimme A Kiss is a super melodic, catchy smash hit that will bring to mind such greats as The Boys and The Zeros. The flip is a storming cover of an early Cock Sparrer tune-Pub Rock at it's finest!
6.00 Crazy Squeeze
Gimme A Kiss/I Need A Witness (Rapid Pulse/No Front Teeth) Repress on red vinyl 150 copies only. This is the Lipstick/Clear sleeve version. The highly anticipated debut release from The Crazy Squeeze! Right now they're best known as being Johnny Witmer of the Stitches side project, but they're so much more than that. All 4 guys have been around the block. Frankie Delmane with the Teenage Frames, Chris B. with the Richmond Sluts and original Stitches drummer Johnny Sleeper, also of Superbees fame. Put 'em all together and you get Dirty, Sweaty, RocknRoll Action! The A-side Gimme A Kiss is a super melodic, catchy smash hit that will bring to mind such greats as The Boys and The Zeros. The flip is a storming cover of an early Cock Sparrer tune-Pub Rock at it's finest!
5.00 GG King
Joyless Masturbation/Bag (Total Punk) The Carbonas frontman is back with another 2 catchy punk blasts! Magnificent!
5.00 Ghost Bikini
Spooks + Rage In The Cage/Summer Heat (Ravaging) Well done garage debut from Atlanta. Varies from 60’s punk to dark atmospheric psych (the aptly named Spooky). Female vocals with lotsa organ and harmonica. Nice!
5.00 Hussy
Stab Me + 3 (Eradicator) One of this year’s “it” bands. Wisconsin garage two-piece. Nice sleeve.
5.00 Johnny Throttle
Lost Sputnik/Atomic Reaction (Wrench) More English Punk Rock from the Throttles!
5.00 Stiffs
Extreemager/Laugh In My Face (Anti Guays) Spain Old English punk band reunite with all original members for their first single since 1981. The a-side’s on the mod/pop side of things, whereas the flip is more of an anthemic rocker.
5.00 Sugar Stems
Greatest Pretender/Did You Ever (Certified PR) Brand new single from Milwaukee’s male/female pop gems! 600 hundred copies and they sold out in 3 weeks. Don’t miss out!
6.00 Transistors
Flux Pentaphile (Self-Released) Fast, blasting, 4-song ep from this Christ Church, New Zealand band. Absolutely smokes! From 2010.
6.00 Transistors
Knee Jerk Jerk/Nervous Heart (Hypnotic Toys) New Zealand Anyone who caught Guitar Wolf on their 2012 U.S. tour got to see this 3-piece from New Zealand open up. Very Melodic punk, a little too fast/hard to be considered powerpop, but in the same ballpark. They come from under the land down under! 2012 release.
5.50 V/A Portland Mutant Party
(Portland Mutant Party) w/Mean Jeans, Therapists, Chemicals, Leaders.
Janky Record Release LTd. Edition of 125 copies on blue vinyl
5.50 V/A Portland Mutant Party vol. II
(Portland Mutant Party) w/Defect Defect, Youthbitch, Red Dons, Welcome Home Walker, Guantanamo Baywatch.
Jonnycat is a loser edition of 200 numbered copies on green vinyl.
5.00 Guantanamo Baywatch / Cyclops
Split Tour 7” (Jonny Cat) Guantanamo Baywatch is a garage surf band and Cyclops is Tina- Bobbyteens etc. etc. etc. with Jonny from the Chemicals. 300 numbered copies.
NEW SHIT! : Other
4.00 Bad Machine - LP
Rip Your Heart (Dead Beat) 12 crazed cuts of virile rock n roll destruction! ...from Finland. Left over copies from 2002
5.00 Born Liars - LP
Ragged Island (Cutthroat) Classic style punknroll from these Houston boys. Their first vinyl full-length. 12-songs.
8.00 Botox Rats - LP
Modern Ceasers (Meaty Beaty) Straight up ‘77 style punk killers from England. The Botox Rats feature one of the snottiest, bile spitting singers ever. Colored vinyl + a digital download, Yeah!
12.50 Brain Tumors - LP
S/T (Dead Beat) Brutal, Punishing, Knock you on your ass Hardcore from Minneapolis.
11.00 C.I.A. - LP
God, Guts, Guns and More (More Than A Witness) Over the years I’ve sold off most of my hardcore records 'cause I just don’t care anymore. There are a few exceptions:MDC 1st lp, all Minor Threat, and one of the best U.S. hardcore releases ever, the classic God, Guts, Guns ep by Bridgeport, Connecticut’s C.I.A. That 7” is included here along with unreleased demos from 82/83 before most of the band went on to form 76% Uncertain. 20 tracks total including I Hate The Radio.
11.50 Curtains! - LP
Deep In Night City (Dead Beat) Maybe it’s because I rarely listen to this kinda stuff that it sounds so cool or maybe it’s just a great record. From Chicago, they create some serious Birthday Party, Chrome, Bauhaus type sounds. Colored vinyl
12.00 DE HØJE HÆLE - LP
Skal vi aidrig videre? (Hjernespind) Amazing debut lp from Denmark’s “The High Heels”! 14 songs, supernice gatefold 3-d jacket with lyrics (all in Danish). Not powerpop, but not exacty “hard” either. Super-catchy, even quirky at times.
11.50 Dead German - LP
Vicious Repent (Dead Beat) Ex-members of Digital Leather and Brimstone Howl bring a good bit of noise bashing gnarl, but not overwhelming, there’s still some pretty good songs here. Colored vinyl.
11.00 Disco Lepers - LP
Club Sarcoma 18-80 (Pure Punk) Italy To quote NFT: 21 tracks of the nastiest KBD snot from the London Kidney Thieves. Studio record.
9.00 Escalator Haters - LP
I Do The Pop 10” (No Front Teeth) England This is a Ten Inch Record! Good Melodic ‘77 Punkers from Switzerland. 8-songs.
11.50 Fist City - LP
Hunting You (Dead Beat) Female fronted post-punk debut from California. Produced by Paul from the Myelin Sheaths.
12.00 Flip-Tops - LP
Are Still A Band (Bachelor) Austria Really great record here, from the name and cover art to the songs. Not nearly as poppy as some reviews have stated. Melodic for sure, but definitely Punk. 11 songs, 45 rpm’s
12.50 Gaggers - LP
Rip You Apart (Dead Beat) The worst thing about our shutdown was having to wait a few extra months to get our hands on this scalder! 12 snotty, high energy, melodic, abrasive, punk rock blasts to peel the paint off your walls!
11.50 Gestapo Khazi - LP
S/T (Dead Beat) Mid-tempo rockers from Long Beach, CA with some dark twang. Most reviews I see mention the Gun Club and it’s hard to deny that, though they’re certainly not copyists. 6-songs 45 rpms.
11.50 Heartbeeps - LP
My Bones Are Tattooed (Dead Beat) Another Punk Scalder from France. Debut lp for the former TV Killers. Album cover of the year!
12.00 Hjertestop - LP
Vi Ses i Helvede (Hjernespind) Splendid Danish punk-melodic & catchy.
8.00 Leathervein - LP
S/T (Hjernespind) Danish Hardcore
11.50 Manic Attracts - LP
Eyes Wide Shut (Dead Beat) A Vancouver band with members of Dead Ghost and others, crank out some melodic and catchy songs and bash the shit out of them!
12.50 Moralens Väktare - LP
S/T (Dead Beat) Killer Punk Rock from Stockholm, Sweden!
12 tracks of ‘77 meets Bloodstains meets Right Now! Probably my favorite release since the Sharp Objects lp. Includes covers of the Hot Rods and ‘Dolls sung in Swedish.
5.00 Pink Sexies - LP
S/T (Wrecked ‘Em) 8-songs, 7 of them recorded back in '01.
Really nice package on sexy pink vinyl-150 copies only. Comes with a download card.
13.00 Reducers - LP
Guitars, Bass & Drums (Rave On) BACK IN STOCK! The Reducers have been around since 1978-same 4 guys, same 3 chords! Their latest release is now out on vinyl and includes a non-cd/non 7” track. 12 great tracks including covers of The Heard and Firestarter.
11.50 Rocket Reducers - LP
S/T (Dead Beat) 12 Short Sharp Punk Blasts from Ontario, Canada. Think early New Bomb Turks or Teengenerate.
12.00 Stitches - LP
Do The Jetset (Vinyl Dog) 6 Stitches classics played on children’s instuments with electronic drums.
Maybe it doesn’t sound like much, but the results are Phenomenal! For fans of the Stitches, Screamers, Tubeway Army...
11.00 Therapists - LP
Hate Sweats (Jonny Cat) Killer Snotty Punk Rocknroll from Portland, OR. 11 songs, spins at 45 rpm’s, super cool spray painted paper bag sleeve. Numbered edition of 380 copies.
12.50 TRMRS - LP
Sea Things (Dead Beat) From California, garage along the lines of Black Lips or Brimstone Howl with the occasional surf guitar tossed in.
12.50 Uzi Rash - LP
Whyte Rash Time (Dead Beat) Raw bashing weirdo noise. Check their myspace page...
23.00 V/A Ruling The World From The Backseat - LP
A Tribute To Unnatural Axe (Lawless) 27 artist worldwide covering the beer-guzzling, foot-stomping, fist-pumping, ear splitting, brain tumor-dislodging punk classics of Unnatural Axe. Includes The Neighborhoods, Mission of Burma, The Sleazies, Classic Ruins, Dogmatics, The Queers, UFO Dictatorz, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Nasties, Rev. Norb, and lots more. A double album on two different vinyl colors, full-color cover and insert (which look awesome), and a card for a free download of the whole thing. All that and it’s only 500 numbered copies.
11.50 Vomit Squad - LP
Amon Ra Bless America (Psychic Handshake) Canada KBD/Angry Samoans/Gizmos all come to mind at first listen to this excellent 6-song 12”. Straight ahead punk rock from King Kahn, Choyce, and others from the Spaceshits, Daylight Lovers, Sexareenos, Red Mass etc. etc. crew.
Marble dark purple vinyl with lyric sheet insert.