Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Avengers we are the ones
The Avengers "We Are the Ones"
Legendary '77 San Francisco punk band, Avengers, live at The Knust in Hamburg, Germany, February 2006. With original members, Penelope Houston and Greg Ingraham, and new members Joel Reader and Luis Illades.
HTRK Hate Rock Trio ha
HTRK (Hate Rock Trio) "Ha"
HTRK (Berlin/Melbourne) performing "HA" at the Luminaire, London, 22-Oct-2006. Supporting the Devastations and ...bender
Hate Rock Trio panties
Hate Rock Trio "Panties"
HTRK (Hate Rock Trio) perform Panties live at Magnet Club, Berlin, 20-Dec-06. Supporting Josh T. Pearson & the Devastations.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
DNA detached
DNA "Detached"
Excerpt from film "Downtown 81".
DNA is:
Guitar: Arto Lindsay
Bass: Tim Wright
Drums: Ikue Mori
Kid Congo Powers and the Pink Monkey Birds
Kid Congo Powers and the Pink Monkey Birds "La Historia De Un Amour"
April 8, 2004
Ding Dong Lounge
NYC
shot by SKELETON BOY
www.kidcongopowers.com
Kid Congo Powers live at Echo
Kid Congo Powers "live at the Echo" plus Geneva Jacuzzi
Kid Congo Powers is from the Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Gun Club, Divine Horsemen, etc.
Caroliner Rainbow day of the terrible cocksuns
Caroliner Rainbow "Day of the Terrible Cocksuns"
Crazy art punk genius band from San Fransisco. Music of the 1800s, they claim. Songs usually deal with pioneering, thistle bushes, telepathic cows, and how they stitched up their own band costumes. Radical, albeit thoughtful, weirdness to the nth degree.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Elvis Wesley and Pistol Whippers tale of the west
Elvis Wesley and the Pistol Whippers "Tale from the West"
From the YouTube uploader:
[QUOTE]
Elvis wesley and the Pistol whippers, December of 2007, for a toys for tots benifit show. jesse james on guitar, elvis wesley on bass old drummer on drums, song called "tale from the west".
this band sounds like a barfight, mixture of rancid reverend horton heat and dropkick murphys all thrown in to the same bar with fist flying and boobs poppin beer guzzlin drunk calamity, flippin blow your head of with a shotgun type of music hear hard drivin rock and roll punk rock at its core.
they have played with such bands as three bad jacks, Street Dogs, Cadillac Tramps.
[END QUOTE]
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Peter Ivers alpha centauri
Peter Ivers "Alpha Centauri"
From 1974's Terminal Love. This video was done after his death for the promotion of the 1985 compilation Nirvana Peter.
Pavement stereo
Pavement "Stereo"
"What about the voice of Geddy Lee [lead singer of Rush]? How did his voice get so high? I wonder if he speakks like an ordinary guy?"
Pavement "Brighten The Corners" CD, from which this song was pulled, has been re-mastered and re-issued with a bonus CD. Long live LoFi Post-Punk!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Peter Ivers slap the ginkels
Peter Ivers "Slap the Ginkels"
Night Flight's main pitchman of punk, Peter Ivers was the host of "New Wave Theater" which aired from 1981 - 1983. He also had an early 70s band called Peter Ivers Peter Ivers.
Here's a classic example of Peter's improvisational genius with his rant to wake up Morty Ginkel.
UPDATE: Since there are those who have a bit of trouble working out exactly what Ivers is saying, here's a transcript:
It's of barnyard importance that Ginkels recognize that they've gotta learn to behave or we'll never get to Humanity Central... And the radium void'll be with us for a long time to come.
Our techno-bent Aurthur Godfrey state leaves no room for transfusions and, once again, it's up to the seers to slap the Ginkels through awareness. We know it looks hopeless, but it's us together, and you alone, who'll effect the changes we need. The Controllers don't have the reason or awareness to change... And Art's alarm clock role has been buried in museum-land.
So new music makes noise and it IS! But remember, it's what YOU'RE doing, it's what it's all saying to YOU. The message is, "Morty Ginkel, wake up or it's glow in the dark time... yesterday.
New music is get-up-and-die, and death is tomorrow's beginning.
FIND IMMORTALITY IN YOUR CREATIONS!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
All Punk 4 U portable jukebox 2
Portable Punk Jukebox 1
Be sure to click "No auto-play" (no good, especially for a video blog like this) and "No" to random shuffle. I also found that you have to add the closing embed HTML code to the code generated by Playlist, insert it right before BR.
Joey Ramone merry Christmas
Joey Ramone "Merry Christmas, I Don't Want To Fight Tonight"
Joey Ramone - Merry Christmas I Don't Want To Fight Tonight With You - 2000-12-11 - Last Show Ever
Ramones merry Christmas baby
Ramones "Merry Christmas Baby"
Probably the ultimate punk Christmas song? What's your wanker opinion?
Ravers punk rock Christmas
The Ravers "Punk Rock Christmas"
LYRICS:
black sabbath
oi
Yeh
Its gonna to be
a punk rock christmas this year,
even santas gonna be
a sex pistol for a day
all those christmas trees swinging safety pins from their leaves
its gonna be
a punk rock christmas this year
there are 4 singers changing their styles for a day,
and the queen will sing
anarchy in the UK
and old Mick Jagger will look daft -
strangle a swagger
yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh baby
Rick Wakeman will take up the electric guitar, ha
and Johnny Ramone will get a sled for a car,
theres a group called The Damned, they say
who play the four mournsmen in a play, in a play, in A PLAY!!
its gonna be, haha
a punk rock christmas this year
even santas gonna be
a sex pistol for a day
all those christmas trees swinging safety pins from their leaves
its gonna be
a punk rock christmas this year
(santa and sid having on a conversation about what he wants for christmas)
we're gonna give ya
a punk rock christmas this year
and im gonna give you
a nice sweater all ripped to shreads,
get mum and dad a sheet
get some safety pins for their cheeks
its gonna be
a punk rock christmas this year
a punk rock christmas this year
a punk rock christmas this year
a punk rock christmas this year
you know you love me like you do (punk rock christmas this year)
Whole country's going to the dogs (punk rock christmas this year)
only thing that's left (punk rock christmas this year)
Yeh, a punk rock, rock an roll(punk rock christmas this year)
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Nocturnal Emissions do it
Nocturnal Emissions "Do It" 1999
Live at MS Stubnitz, anchored in Rostock, Germany, May 1999. Nigel Ayers rocks with the psychedelic classic "Do It". Video by the Stubnitz crew.
Nocturnal Emissions bleeding images 1982
Nocturnal Emissions "from Bleeding Images" 1982
From the video "Bleeding Images" comes this 1982 clip of Nocturnal Emissions in the Emission Control studio in South London. NE are represented here by Nigel Ayers and Caroline K. John Allen is behind the camera.
The Muslims my flash on you
The Muslims "My Flash on You"
PUNKCAST 1369-01 The Muslims, from San Diego CA, cover Love at Cake Shop NYC on Jun 13 2008. The song is the flip-side of the band's latest 7" on Sweet Tooth Records.
Siouxsie and the Banshees hong kong garden
Siouxsie and the Banshees "Hong Kong Garden" live on Revolver 1978
Rich Kids 12 miles high
Rich Kids "12 Miles High"
rich kids on revolver in 1978 , performing "12 Miles High". Vocal by Steve New. Features Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols.
Arthur Lee and Love 7 and 7 is
Arthur Lee & Love "7 and 7 Is"
Arthur Lee & Love Live at Glastonbury 2003.
From Wikipedia:
[QUOTE]
Love's music has been described as a mixture of folk-rock, psychedelic rock, baroque pop, Spanish-tinged pop, R&B, garage rock, and even protopunk, although actually, the term psychedelic isn't really the right term to describe most of the major contemporary Los Angeles bands at that time (The Doors, Love, The Byrds).
Though Lee's vocals have garnered some comparisons to Johnny Mathis, his lyrics often dwell on matters dark and vexing, but often with a wry humor. The group's cover of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David composition "My Little Red Book" (first recorded by Manfred Mann for the soundtrack of What's New, Pussycat?) received a thumbs-down from Bacharach: Love had altered the former Marlene Dietrich bandleader's chord changes.
Nonetheless, the record was a Southern California hit and won Lee and Love a spot on American Bandstand.
Love released three albums with core members Lee, Echols (lead guitar, vocals), Bryan MacLean (guitar, vocals) and Ken Forssi (bass). The drum chair revolved between Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer (Love, "Seven & Seven Is") and Michael Stuart (Da Capo excepting "Seven & Seven Is", Forever Changes).
However, it has been reported that Pfisterer found the demanding drum parts on "Seven & Seven Is" so exhausting that he and Arthur alternated takes, with Lee himself drumming on every other take.[citation needed] On Da Capo, Tjay Cantrelli was added on saxophone and flute while Pfisterer was moved to organ and harpsichord. Both were out of the group by the time Forever Changes was recorded.
Love (1966) included their cover of "My Little Red Book". Side two of Da Capo (1967) featured just one song — "Revelation", criticised by some as a weary jam. The first side, however, contained six individual songs, including their only single to achieve any success in the Billboard Top 40 chart: "Seven & Seven Is". Forever Changes (1967) followed, the album a centerpiece of the group's psychedelic-tinged sound, bolstered by the arrangements of David Angel.
Forever Changes is regarded by critics and fans alike as Love's finest recording, and one of the best records of the '60s. Despite this acclaim, the LP sold poorly in its time, although it reached the top 30 in the UK. Nonetheless, its cult status grew.
[END QUOTE]
Tall Dwarfs brain that wouldn't die
Tall Dwarfs "Brain That Wouldn't Die"
The Tall Dwarfs hail from New Zealand and consist of Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate.
This is their "home made" video clip for the song 'The Brain That Wouldn't Die' from their 1984 EP 'Slugbuckethairybreathmonster'.
They're masters of low tech music recording on a 4 track tape recorder in their homes, often utilizing whatever comes to hand as an instrument. They also create all their own CD artwork and make their own videos.
Gordons adults and children
The Gordons "Adults and Children"
Classic Video from New Zealand band The Gordons. They are still creating and playing music in New York as Bailter Space - you can see more of their videos at http://www.myspace.com/bailterspace
Note - this is from official Flying Nun DVD
This Kind of Punishment immigration song
This Kind of Punishment "Immigration Song"
This Kind of Punishment were primarily Peter and Graeme Jefferies (of Nocturnal Projections). Immigration Song is from their album "In the same Room".
Monday, December 22, 2008
Cui Jian village attacks the city
Cui Jian "Village Attacks the City" live at Joe's Pub, NYC
A Chinese punk, funk, and avant-garde rock band.
Cui Jian french embassy show 1997
Cui Jian - French Embassy show 1997 Beijing
Cui Jian was banned from playing live shows, but the French Embassy and other diplomatic places would allow him to play since an embassy is not considered China but rather property of that particular country. Great Loophole, Great Show!!
Brain Failure rebel for freedom
Brain Failure "Rebel for Freedom"
A Chinese punk band. Please support our brothers and sisters in punk rock China, sometimes deeply underground!
Filmed at CD Cafe in 2001. This was a Brain Failure original song from 1998 that everyone still knew, one of BF better anthem songs in Chinese.
Chinese Punk Rock report
Chinese punk band Underbaby "All the Same"
From the Washington Post (Aug. 9, 2006) "Punks and Posers in China" by Maureen Fan.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/
content/article/2006/08/08/AR2006080801548.html
[QUOTE]
For Chinese punks today, it might take screaming to be heard. They make up a small slice of the music industry here, and they play to a largely underground scene. But their struggle to gain attention provides a glimpse of what it's like to be a rebel in a country that suppresses dissent and individuality, and an artist in a culture that worships money and Western fads.
"Most bands are into punk because it's fashionable. They are more like copy bands, cover bands that copy the lifestyle. Punk rock should be more dangerous, more deep. You should establish your own style," said Yang, the lead singer of P.K. 14, which has a sizable following and performed Saturday night at a bar in Beijing's Wudaokou district.
"We want to be a dangerous band, like Fugazi or The Clash or Bob Dylan. Woody Guthrie's folk music influenced me a lot," Yang said. "But because the government doesn't care about us, we are not forbidden from playing. Maybe we are not dangerous. It's sad."
In the West, punk rock is about annoying your parents and confronting the establishment at every turn. In theory, it's the same in China.
Punks here believe they can say whatever they want. They are pierced and sullen, with spiderweb tattoos on their elbows and cheap dye in their hair. Band slogans include "No future" and "Revolution for your life." Their lyrics urge fans to "never forget the lessons from Orwell" and to fight the police "until dead."
But in China, bands can't publicly turn the national anthem into a rock statement, as Jimi Hendrix did at Woodstock.
Artists can't publish anti-government songs in Chinese. Just last month, the Culture Ministry announced a plan to help prevent the spread in karaoke bars of "unhealthy or obscene" music, or songs that have inappropriate sexual or political content.
As a result of these limitations, would-be anarchists in China have to be flexible. Chinese punks may admire Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, but their methods are different.
One popular band sings sarcastically about its destructive need for Zhongnanhai cigarettes, a brand that happens to share its name with the residential compound for China's top leaders. Another band sings about "the square of hopelessness," without ever mentioning Tiananmen.
................
The obstacles to China's music, filmmaking and painting are not always from government censors. China's pressure-cooker university system has been criticized for destroying creativity and preparing students only for exams. Much of the most interesting art is found underground. Often, it is society that is unsupportive.
"If a filmmaker shows the dark side of society, for example, homosexual life, even if the government doesn't stop you, people will not come out to see the film," Lu said. "If you are a singer and you have your own style of music and only five people come to see you, can you survive?"
[END QUOTE]
Cocktail 78 live, a Chinese punk band (1997)
Sunday, December 21, 2008
New York Dolls looking for a kiss
New York Dolls "Looking for a Kiss" live
BONUS: another live version of...
New York Dolls "Looking for a Kiss"
David Johansen frenchette
David Johansen "Frenchette"
Singer from the New York Dolls, one of NYC's first punk bands. A live show on New Year's Eve 1982.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
punk purists are pukes
"Punk is guitar and drums only. No electronics, organs, or any other instruments."
"Punk is the Ramones and the Sex Pistols and similar music ONLY."
"Punk rock cannot have any individual virtuoso performances."
"Punk never includes influences from any other type of music."
"Punk rock must be distributed on vinyl records ONLY, never on CD."
Retarded opinions abound!
Have you ever heard any of this lame ass shit? Well, if you have attitudes like these, you won't like this blog, and we don't care. To limit punk rock to a simple restricted formula, that's easy for you to imitate, is a dumb way to be. People who restrict punk to their personal tastes is a sign that they don't get out much, and have little historical insight.
Who was the first punk band?
If you say The Ramones or the Sex Pistols, I'm sorry, but you're wrong. Before them, there were the Fugs, the MC5, the Runaways, the Plastercasters, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, and Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. To name just a few early pioneers.
New York City has always been proud of local band Suicide, the team of Alan Vega and Martin Rev, who had a synthesizer-based minimalist sound with rockabilly styled shouting and whooping.
A better definition of punk rock might be "anti-rock star, anti-authoritarian raw and real music." We don't think it necessarily has to be simple, amateur, or lazy music. Perhaps you can tweak our definition. We'd love to hear how you define "Punk".
When you try to limit a genre of music to a few "rules" that match your personal taste and abilities, you make a fool of yourself and show how shallow your understanding is. Punk songs often proclaim the virtues of anarchy. You can't be anarchy, then turn around and impose silly childish rules on punk rock.
We see "punk" attitudes and creativity in Frank Zappa and Andy Warhol, Joan Jett and Saturday Night Live, Woody Guthrie and Martin Luther King, Jr., William Gibson and Clint Eastwood.
"Punk" can be applied to anything that rebels against tradition, racism, fascism, conformity, commercialism, sexism, imitation, leadership, and hierarchy.
Several years ago I was in an underground record store having a discussion with some younger punk rockers. I mentioned how I had recently listened to a Canadian radio station that played hours of French punk rock. Most of the French punk bands made liberal use of Farfisa organs and synthesizers, without being technically "new wave" or "pop punk".
The young guys were in strong opposition to this idea.
"Punk is drums and guitar only, " they declared. "No electronics. No organs."
I asked "Do you plug your guitar into an amplifier?"
"Yeah, of course," they replied.
"Then you make electronic music," I chortled triumphantly. "Your amplifier is electronically altering the so-called pure guitar sounds."
I understand the wish to keep a genre of music as authentic as possible.
That's why we at the NYC Punk Rock Evolution Foundation refuse to post any Pop Punk and very little New Wave/Punk. We don't like "mall punk" or "emo grunge". You know exactly what bands we have in mind.
But if someone wants to include Mall Punk, Pop Punk, New Wave Punk, Emo Grunge, or Nu-Metal in their definition of punk, that's fine with us. They can start their own foundation and blog to advance their aesthetic theories and we wish them luck. It's just not our cup of green tea.
The NYC Punk Rock Evolution Foundation is devoted to showing fans the different paths and tangents taken by punk pioneers and current innovators, while honoring the classic punk bands. Sometimes the line is blurry between punk and speedcore, punk and goth, punk and jazz, even punk and folk.
Punk rock shares much with protest folk music, acid jazz, psychedelic garage bands, and even avant garde classical music, as such bands as Godspeed You Black Emperor and A Silver Mt. Zion have shown us. In those two bands, the music is a blend of orchestral and rock, but the singing and lyrics and politics are more punk-influenced.
So let's hear your thoughts on this matter.
While you're mulling it over in your mullet head, check out this great quote from the Artnoise blog, from a review of Present "A Great Inhumane Adventure" CD.
http://www.deadmetaphor.com/artnoise/?p=191
[QUOTE]
Ok, let’s get things straight here. I am a punk rocker. I like challenging music.
These things should not be mutually exclusive in the slightest and yet—after decades of punk commercialization, homogenization, and generalized petrifaction—the common understanding of what punk is has narrowed to the point that any substantial experimentation or reimagination of the oeuvre’s stylistic tropes has become tantamount to treason: punishable by exclusion from the proper scene and reclassification into other more sophisticated/trendy genres.
One of the great tragedies of underground music in the past thirty years has been the reduction of punk rock to a handful of anti-pop musical traditions specific to the mid-to-late 70s and early 80s; the popularity of this slander has brought about punk’s effective death as a living, dangerous artistic medium.
In terms of punk, this mess has brought about stagnation, increased irrelevancy, and eventually even perversion into the horrifyingly radio-friendly faux-punk schlock currently belted out over MTV2 and its various corporate affiliates.
In terms of my life, this has simply meant that in seeking out sounds that push against formal boundaries I’ve been forced to explore an ever-increasing amount of acts whose musical leanings place them outside the spectrum of my beloved punk upbringing.
Sometimes this exploration turns out to be immediately rewarding—yielding up a new musical front in the battle for the perpetual deconstruction and debasement of rock and roll—while other times I’m left with pieces that completely go against my preconceptions of what music can and should be about.
[END QUOTE]
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Vegan Abortion 92nd song
Vegan Abortion "The 92nd Song"
ARTIST remarks on YouTube:
"This isn´t my masterpiece.
The 92nd Song is a short animation created by Gay Siilhouettes, an artistic partnership consisting of Tasha Hollywood and Steven Does.
The music, lyrics, script and vocals by Steven Does. Directed by Tasha Hollywood and Steven Does. Animation by Tasha Hollywood.
The Gay Silhouettes is one of several band names we perform under; our flagship band being Vegan Abortion. All animated and live-action shorts produced will be tied to the music we perform.
This current offering is an animated tale of a chap who begins each day disillusioned with his lot, who ends up, on this particular day, losing half of his world, following brain damage; a disorder known as anosognosia, which is actually a loss of awareness of the left side of one's world, following a lesion to the right side of the brain, leading to a global impact on the victim's life."
http://www.myspace.com/veganabortion2008
False Prophets marat sade
False Prophets "Marat/Sade"
Opening the set with "Marat/Sade" and "Never Again, Again" at the 1988 Refuse and Resist concert at Palladium in NYC. Also on the bill, Sinead O'Connor, Soul Asylum, MC Lyte... Lineup: Stephan Ielpi (vox), Debra Adele & Steven Taylor (guitars), Heather Hardy (violin & Keyboard), Anthony Sepulveda (bass), Tom Hamilton (drums)
Pere Ubu waiting for Mary
Pere Ubu "Waiting For Mary"
Pere Ubu on "Night Music". An old late-night music/talk show hosted by David Sanborn. They are joined by Sanborn, and Blondie's Debbie Harry!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Theater of Hate do you believe in the westworld
Theatre of Hate "Do You Believe in the Westworld?"
joesoap2006 says on YouTube:
"I love John Peel introducing this song. Makes me feel quite old.I remember on his radio show at the time, John being really worried about his first TOTP's hosting session. He made a cock up or something back in 1968 and couldn't remember the name of the artist about to play and the camera stayed on him and in the end moved onto the band. It also feels so long ago when he states he'll be back on TOTP's in 14 years time in 1996. I remember one of the last things he said on his show before he went off air the night before TOTP's he was he was off for a sleepless night! He spent all that week before trying to think of witty things to say to introduce the artists."
Grinderman electric alice
Grinderman "Electric Alice"
NICK CAVE: vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano
WARREN ELLIS: electric bouzouki, Fendocaster, violin, viola, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
MARTYN CASEY: bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
JIM SCLAVUNOS: drums, percussion, backing vocals
In February 2006, the four musicians that are Grinderman booked themselves into London’s Metropolis Studios for a five-day marathon of non-stop demo sessions, resulting in several hours of raw material. In April 2006, Grinderman entered RAK studios, London, for a week with producer Nick Launay. They re-worked the raw material into thirteen songs, returning to Metropolis in October to mix them.
"While everything is quiet and easy
Mr. Grinder can have his way..."
-- Memphis Slim, 1941
Liars plaster casts of everything
The Liars "Plaster Casts of Everything"
Video for "Plaster Casts Of Everything" by Liars, taken from the album 'Liars'. Directed by Patrick Daughters.
The Gun Club my dreams
The Gun Club "My Dreams" live on German TV 1984
The classic lineup of the Gun Club with Patricia & Kid Congo from 1984 on the German show Music Konvoy. My Dreams is from the "Las Vegas Story" CD, which should be in every record collection on the planet.
R Stevie Moore state of affairs
R. Stevie Moore "State of Affairs" 1981
Video by Nuno Monteiro, 2006. Filmed home and at WFMU old studio NJ 1988/89 (feat. Krys O. and Jim Price (WFMU))
"For decades Moore's varied styles have traversed countless musical forms, making his daring releases similar to eclectic free-form radio shows. Adventurous listeners around the world continue to privately sing his praises, admiring and supporting not only his deep talent for consistent originality but also his unique and steadfast independent modus operandi." - Wikipedia
Unsung Father of Lo-Fi and Music Genius, R. Stevie Moore - "State of Affairs" from Column 88 (1981).
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Radioactive Prostitute june 17 2004
Radioactive Prostitute "June 17, 2004"
Radioactive Prostitute rare performance with a drummer in tow. Welcome Tom Magro, ladies and gentlemen!
Video features clips of: Geert / RP intro / Europe Scene / Walk Under Water / DMH / RP outro
Mutants message to the world
Mutants "Message to the World"
The Mutants performing Message To The World at the Fillmore Auditorium, FAB MAB Class Reunion, April 8, 2006.
Video and Photography by Cinthea Fiss
Planet Gong stoned innocent Frankenstein
Planet Gong "Stoned Innocent Frankenstein" 1977
Music from the album 'Floating Anarchy' (1977)
Footage from the Here & Now video
Floating Free! Live Southampton Uni '78
Intro from a clip by pauloadrian..