UNDERGROUND MEDICINE
Last update 03, January 2009
Happy New Year Everybody! We start ‘09 off with a bang presenting the first 3 releases from a Killer new label outta San Francisco:Meaty Beaty Records Supernice sleeves/artwork on colored vinyl and turn of the century prices! Nothing trendy or hot here. Infact, more than likely no one will care because they just blast out straight on Punk/RnR and that never seems to be popular. But hey, who knows? We‘ll never give up on it and we‘ve actually sold some Howie And The Hotknives records and a few others on Felony Fidelity so anything‘s possible.
This time out there's actually an lp available! Did we break our solemn promise to go singles only? Was the overwhelming power of Le Face too much to resist? Was I drunk at the time and didn't realize what I was doing? Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in the middle... We just (finally) got back some old Rapid Pulse singles from a distributor. There‘s two specials below so if you missed these, it‘s a good and cheap chance to get caught up. They‘ve all been out of print for years. Below you‘ll see a few more “old” singles posted -things we missed during our hiatus. This time out it‘s Daggerman and Florida‘s Dying Records. We‘ll continue to do that until we‘re all caught up or we just give up trying. Don‘t forget to check the bottom of the page for a cool new zine. Remember, new singles are added weekly, as we get them, not in a single update like the old days...
NEW SHIT! : seven inches
4.50 Amber Alerts
Ghoast Houze/I Her U Screemz (Florida’s Dying) Garage, trash, keyboards from Alabama.
4.50 Anteenagers M.C.
(Illusions of the) Teen (Plastic Idol) Killer Garage Punk from France. 4-songs clear vinyl.
4.50 Blank Dogs
In A Web + 3 (Daggerman) An odd band to have gotten wildly popular. Joy Division/post-punk sounds.
4.50 Bobby and The Soft Spots
Can't Get Her Off/I Don't Need You (Rob’s House) Terrific poppy garage from Bobby Ubangi ex-Lids, Gaye Blades.
4.00 Born Liars
Don't Tell Me, I Know/I Don't Know Why (Ditchwater) PunknRoll from Houston, TX. The b-side is a most gritty version of a Stevie Wonder song-sadly it‘s not “Boogie On Reggae Woman” First release for this label-cool b&w sleeve, numbered edition of 300, insert.
4.50 Coconut Coolouts
We Drink Blood/Nerd Holocaust (Florida’s Dying) More great party time trash rock!
4.50 Dan Melchior und Das Menace
Madame Nhu/So Real (Plastic Idol) Dan keeps cranking them out! Red Vinyl
4.50 Dinosaur and the Missing Link
After The Fashion +3 (Milk n’ Herpes) Trashy snotty punk from Seatle-yeah!
4.50 Flip-Tops
Dangerous Game/Looks So Scarey + TV Love (Plastic Idol) Punk RnR from PDX -you know you love it. Blue vinyl
5.00 Heartbeeps
A Boring Life With No Guitar + 2 (Frantic City) France Sounds like a hot new powerpop band, doesn't it? In reality they're rippin' French punkers (though very hot and new!). Ex-TV Killers among others.
4.50 Imaginary Icons
Off The Grid/Fun With Capital (Plastic Idol) Their 2nd 7“. A bit more RnR than some of their stuff, but great either way. Clear vinyl
5.00 Intelligence
Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long/Shitty World (Plastic Idol) Another new one coming soon...
5.00 JACKS (greece)
Baby ep (Fuzz Overdose) Greece Excellent sixties style garage with (mostly)female vocals on a terrific new label.
4.50 Jacuzzi Boys
I Fought a Crocodile/Blowin’ Kisses (Rob’s House) New and already out of print.
16.00 Le Face
Isolation lp + 7” (Dead Beat) L.A./O.C. Punk trash LP with a bonus 350 copy 7". Influences like Dangerhouse and Screamers, Urinals and some garage and 77 sounds make for a varied and exciting album. The 7" is produced by the Screamers/45 Grave's Paul Roessler.
4.50 Menthols
848/Hey Hey Hey (Florida’s Dying) Good garagey RnR recorded with Jim Diamond
3.50 Nervous Tics
Stupid Little Heart (Meaty Beaty) Debut Punk RnR release from ex-members of Radio Reelers, Beltones, Killer‘s Kiss... Sounds like the Trust Fund Babies with keyboards! 3-songs on orangey/peachy colored vinyl.
5.00 Persian Rugs
St. Peters Infirmary/What's a Girl Supposed To Do? (Screaming Apple) Germany Great sixties style garage from the disguised Hoodoo Gurus. Two Dave Faulkner originals. The Stoneage Romeos live on!
4.50 Photobooth
Da Me Tus Besos/You + 3 In The Morning (Daggerman) Pretty snappy lofi garage pop outta Oakland.
4.50 Pizzas
Bad-Ass Youth + 2 (Daggerman) Lofi-ish garagey Punk from Sacramento with Matt K. Shrugg
5.00 ReachaRounds
Rocks Off (Certified PR) Damn! These recordings have been buried since they were recorded in 2000/2001. Two piece from Milwaukee with Wendy Norton (Lookers/Plexi 3 etc.)on drums and vocals and Roy Oden (Last Sons of Crypton, Evolution etc.) on guitar. Raw Garage PUNK. 5-songs, very limited.
4.50 Remenbers
It‘s/Remember + Roadrunner (Plastic Idol) Bashing garage trash RnR from France. Red Vinyl -both band name and song title spell correctly.
4.50 Spider Bags
Hey Delinquents/Professionals (Daggerman) ex-DC Snipers from North Carolina. On the post-punk/DIY side of things
5.00 Teddy Boys From The Crypt
Pay The Price! (Fuzz Overdose) Greece Stellar sixties style garage from Greece! 3-songs, lots of swirling Farfisa. Awesome sleeve
4.50 The Feeling of Love
The Rape Man + 2 (Florida’s Dying) From France: Imagine a more electronic Cramps with Lux being tortured.
5.00 Ty Segall
Skin + 3 (Goodbye Boozy) Italy San Francisco garage punk rnr with organ. 300 copies
5.00 V/A Live at Rob's House w/DVD
Black Lips, Carbonas, Gentleman Jesse, Predator (Rob’s House) 4 track live 7” from July ‘08 featuring the bands that played the final Live At Rob's House show. The dvd includes the entire show. Numbered edition of 1318
4.50 X-OFFENDER
Get It Right ep (Milk n’ Herpes) 4-songs of Michigan punk rocknroll glory
with male and female vocals.
3.50 Zip Guns
Dirty Pictures (Meaty Beaty) 4-songs of Arse-Kickin‘ RocknRoll from Vancouver, B.C. on swirly red/pink vinyl plus a poster. Includes a cover of The Lurkers “I‘m On Heat”. Think you can handle it pussy?
3.50 Botox Rats / DEAD RINGERS
(Meaty Beaty) It‘s England vs. San Francisco in a split between two great snotty punk rock bands! Pearl white vinyl.
4.50 Perfect Fits / Twinkle VanWinkle
(Contaminated) Two songs each from Memphis’ Fits and Mississippi‘s Twinkle. Great sleeve features a lovely young lass laying on the floor in front of her record player with a Humpers recrd propped up against the wall-yeah, that‘s realistic!
NEW SHIT! : Other
Lp/7“:$16.00 LE FACE Isolation lp + 3-song 7“ (Dead Beat) L.A./O.C. Punk trash LP with a bonus 350 copy 7". Influences like Dangerhouse and Screamers, Urinals and some garage and 77 sounds make for a varied and exciting album. The 7" is produced by the Screamers/45 Grave's Paul Roessler.
ZINE: $2.50 That‘s Cool, That‘s Trash The title pretty much says it all-RocknRoll Jack! Features on Jeff Magnum, Kip Brown of Shock, Kid Thomas, Manikins, and more including record reviews and a Pin-Up girl! Note: To fit in a 7“ box it will have to be folded. If it's going Priority, it will slip into the envelope all nicey nice.