Irresistable Ruby Oso

My girlfriend got me into these guys… the only song that was ever on my radar was Circles but I specifically remember hearing a radio DJ talking about them in the 90’s I remember where I was and where I was going but I have no clue what he said about them. maybe that was their bigger problem.. people just not paying enough attention.

Anyway, they wrote beautiful music and these are some strange tunes I found in a lovely torrent of basically all of their b-sides.. which I actually own most of from their original sources. They have some others like the Sinatra cover they did and something with a needle in the title but whatever, I found these and wanted to share them with you.

I excluded one track that I thought was a strange addition, the song M. Doughty did with BT. if anyone's interested I'll throw up the single for that with like 5 or 6 different mixes I just don’t think it necessarily belongs on a Soul Coughing b-sides collection cause the rest of the dudes didn’t have anything to do with it. Also, if your going to include that one on the b-side compilation why not the song he did with 808 State? ENJOY!

Soul Coughing “Beside” (i gave this some cover art and a better title then “studio b-sides”)

As Real as Mary Lou Lord

So while searching for cassettes at awesome record stores in Boston earlier this year Helen & I came across this crazy find in a little shop called In Your Ear which had an interesting selection or used vinyl, cds, cassettes and whatever else. I remember we found some awesome stuff like Heatmiser, Wallflowers (unsure if this is was awesome), and of course the find on our left Mary Lou Lord’s extremely hard to find first album only ever released on cassette “Real”. Today I felt like seeing if the soundcard on my computer was gonna be friendly and let me easily transfer it to my iTunes and SUCCESS! This album is really a great collection of songs and the only place I’ve ever seen her cover a nirvana song. Like most of Lord’s releases this contains a few originals like “Not Necessarily the Bubonic Plague” & “Memories of You” but its also riddled with covers (and one song that might’ve been written for her???? – “Walkin’ On Air”) a good amount of these covers have ended up on her live album or compilations but there is also a fair share that are exclusive. So enjoy this lil’ blast down memory lane on multiple levels.

Mary Lou Lord “Real” cassette Andalucia (john cale) Smells LIke Teen Spirit (nirvana) Thirteen (big star) Not Necessarily The Bubonic Plague St. Swithens Day (billy bragg) Eternal Circle (bob dylan) Memories of You Can You Fool (allman brothers band) Please Be With Me (scott boyer) Only Business (rain parade) Walkin’ On Air (schulman) That’s The Way (led zeppelin) London Bridges

Sole Survivor

When I was younger I had dreams of having a thriving indie label (and record store) but those failed miserably. Before I ended that venture I managed to put out a cd, a 7” and a cassette tape. Alison Ranger, The Dekline & Fairmont (the lesser known one from pa that pre-dated minor times). At one point I also thought I would create a zine that would include mini 3” cd-r samplers. The first sampler being my labels sampler (along with an exclusive track from Mark Price, the 2nd guitarist of fairmont). I also thought it was artsy or dreamy or cool to put samples from movies in there. so here’s my lil’ sampler of the once sorta thriving Sole Survivor (previously Stage God) Records.

Sole Survivor Sampler 2002

This one goes out to my boys Alex & Nick

Big hands by Crass Recreated by Holy Mountain

just importing some music and remembered hearing this gem on a mix tape ten trillion times. except, the original version.

What Would a Wookie Do?!?

Clutch “What Would a Wookie Do?”
I absolutely love this song,
Enjoy!
”The Wookies Wicked Clutch!”

Annoying Nirvana

So I decided to add a couple more tracks after going through and making an extensive playlist of b-sides that weren’t included on Insecticide. These few are versions of songs that you will not find on With The Lights Out, and only available on pretty much out of print compilations and singles.

From Pennyroyal Tea/Beavis & Butthead Experience comp
I Hate Myself and Want to Die

From Smells Like Teen Spirit Single
Even In His Youth

and worst of all (this is seriously a bad cover song)
from Hard To Believe, a Kiss cover compilation
Do You Love Me?

listen to the last and learn that even the genius at heart can make shit go really wrong.

A Nirvana

So for some reason I woke up today and decided I wasn’t in the mood for electronic music today. Which is ALL I have been listening to for days on end. Especially Chemical Brothers, then I started breaking into some Roni Size (& one of my favorite Roni Size projects Breakbeat Era), as well as Dub Pistols & my favorite… Underworld. But today felt different, so I broke out some Nirvana, imported all the albums & singles I could find and threw on some compilation tracks.

Nirvana’s releases have always bothered me a little, the main albums are awesome (however, Bleach isn’t my favorite as some would think) but as far as collecting their leftovers, I always thought it was really sloppy. Especially for a band that had supposedly made such a huge impact. I guess its all the legalities with everything not being handled by the main members. At least there is Insecticide. Today I’m going to throw at you some b-sides that I always thought it was a shame that the original versions weren’t more accessible. This version of Spank Thru is the only one I actually like, which is a little depressing seeing that it is only available on the Sub Pop 200 comp and I’ve never seen it on any collections.

Come As You Are [Single]/Nevermind (vinyl & some cd versions)
Endless, Nameless

Sub Pop 200 Compilation
Spank Thru (studio version)

Heart Shaped Box [Single]
Moise Vagina (studio)

Enjoy Friends!

----11:41pm update-------
There are apparently TWO Nirvana releases coming out on the same fucking day. November 3rd will apparently be Nirvana “Live” Day because Bleach is being reissued with a bonus live disc with a show from ‘90 and also an infamous show (that I've never heard of where Kurt apparently came out in a wheelchair) ..at Reading is being re-mastered and released with a CD/DVD version and single cd or single DVD version. So apparently… on November 3rd.. if you give a shit, get your out your flannel and go to the record shop.

Bargain Bin #1

I made a post but it won't post? for some reason? I really like using Live Writer from Microsoft to format my posts but it stopped working with blogspot today so I threw it up on wordpress. enjoy the bargain bin post over there.

Sunny Day(s) come from the past

So, two newer bands that I sorta dig a good amount kind of disappointed me with what they've had to offer so far this year... first it was Silversun Pickups new LP, which was just ok. Not anything really in comparison to their first LP. Which truely is loaded with a ton of gems. Now Editors, I just heard the new single from them Papillon and I'm so disappointed with whats going on that I can't even post it. Maybe it will grow on me. but as of right now I don't care for it.

Also I won't be able to see Sunny Day Real Estate on their reunion tour... which I would absolutely love to goto, However I am going to see Far (which for me is probably more important). So because I do love SDRE's LP's (even rising tide was enjoyable) I'm gonna throw some OOP SDRE love your way. thanks for readin' friends.

Flatland Spider 7” (Dan Hoerner vocals)
Flatland Spider
The Onlies

Friday 7”
Friday (original version)

In Circles EP
48 (original version)

this week Sunny Day Real Estate are re-issuing their first two LPs Diary & LP2 with 2 bonus tracks on each, Diary includes the Thief Steal Me A Peach 7” and LP2 includes “Bucket of Chicken” & “Spade & Parade” so go out and find those if you like this stuff or whatever. later

ps these aren’t my rips.

New Ribeye Brothers

rib eye:a large beefsteak cut from the outer, or eye, side of the ribs.

broth⋅er: a male offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; a male sibling.

Our favorite Jacks Music Employee came out with a new album with his garage rockin' band and I wanted to throw up the cover because you can't find it anywhere. I'm not necessarily sure how to get a hold of it, we've got our in's with the big guy. I would suggest calling Jacks Music at the early hours of 10am [ (732)-842-0731 ] ask for The Ribeye Brothers "New Ways to Fail", which apparently was recorded about 2 years ago (i believe right around the time their record label went under.. bummer). also try hittin' them up on myspace!

and hopefully they won't mind but here's one of my favorite tracks from their new slab a plastic "Shit Car" [If you guys do, tell me I'll tear it right down no qualms]

Rezeew

So today I finally added the Weezer catalog to my iTunes, which may seem strange for anyone that knows me, except for I’ve been very slowly going through my entire collection trying to get it all on one 500gb hard drive, and its taking an excruciatingly long time.

I recently came in the possession of the next or newest Weezer single, and much like Pork & Beans it shows promise. However we’ve all been burned by the promise of Weezer before, these fellows are gonna do whatever it is their little herat desires.

Since I don’t really have my Weezer collection in full effect at the moment I’ve got some not as hard to find gems for you today.

I Want You (new single)
I Just Threw Out The Love of My Dreams (from Good Life EP)
Good Life [acoustic] (from Good Life EP)

thanks for listenin’, enjoy!

Wax on Wax

Today I received the new Wax  7” from SideOneDummy, which is about… 15 years late? sort of. Wax is doing a reunion at some festival that I won’t be able to make it to but I can still order the bonus songs from the bands final LP. I know one of these tracks ended up on a single for “California”, the most popular (i think) Wax track out there. However I find “Mallrats” far more memorable or even the three songs from the Bio-Dome soundtrack, but whatever I’m sure the 2min of watching a man run on fire sparked some teenage interest in the mid 90’s. They also did a rendition of  Ren & Stimply’s “Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy” for Saturday Morning Cartoon’s Greatest Hits.

Wax’s 2nd and probably more well known album 13 Unlucky Numbers is quite a find. I never used to think so, in fact I remember finding many testimonies to its horrendousness back in the day, but anything I ever said about that album after revisiting a lot of 90’s bands a couple years back I completely take back. You can find it relatively cheap in used and bargin bins as well as Amazon of course. so go find it check out the tracks I posted and have some fun.

Wax random stuff
California
Mallrats
Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy

and check out their myspace??

The Refreshments Go Lo

So I wasn’t a huge fan of the Refreshments album “Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy” when it came out back in the day, of course I loved the hits “Down Together” & “Banditos” but the album just didn’t connect with my 13 year old brain. Not like Bush or Everclear (or even better Korn). [side note still love Everclear today and listen to the 1st third of their discography on a very normal basis]

HOWEVER, in the past couple of days I have become well aquainted with the earlier workings of the Refreshments and find them quite addicting and just fun to listen to. I’m a huge fan of 90’s music and considering I grew up and experienced the 90’s through teenage eyes, it’s not real surprise. So today I’m offering up some Refreshments love for all those enthusiasts out

there. Before the Refreshments were signed to a major label they were rockin’ it independent style with they’re first effort “Wheelie” & EP counterpart “Lo, Our Much Praised Yet Not Altogether Satisfactory Lady”. I’ve come to really love the track “Los Angeles” on it which is actually the only exclusive track amongst the two releases. Anyone interested in an mp3 copy of “Wheelie” please leave a comment, Thanks thats it for now…

oh, also go check out crystal method’s site for a free remix! and you can stream their new album.. I’m digging it more then the last couple of releases.

Filter Remixed

The other weekend I went to Pittsburgh, PA and various parts of Ohio for my birthday. We stopped in Pitt to hang out with my friend Sarah who knows all the good vinyl record shopping hot spots, i don’t know if that's true it just sounds nice.

I found this SWEET Filter 12” for their 2nd single from Short Bus “Dose”. It contains 4 mixes of the song.. and only one is really good but its all very fun to listen to. However I’m feeling lazy lately and don’t feel like transferring anything from vinyl. So instead I did some digging and got a whole bunch of remixes from the short bus era of Filter. I hope you enjoy them

From the Hey Man Nice Shot Single
Nickel Bag mix
1/4 Pound mix
Big Mac mix

From the One Single
Jurrassitol (Drum & Bass mix)
Dose (Triple-sect Mescaline Mix)*

From the (Can’t You) Trip Like I Do Single
Danny Saber Remix

*this mix is on the 12” i found

I hope you all enjoy these as much as I do. if for some reason someone see’s this post and wants more I’ve got some other cool stuff holstered, but I need comments to get momentum. the 12” i found contains one more mix that isn’t posted here plus an instrumental of the Mescaline mix. G’Night!

Some blogs to check out while I'm being lazy

So I'm lazy and have been playing more video games then worrying about music lately... so instead of new stuff from me, here's some neato stuff to supplement real content

Ugh! - hilarious blog by my NJ pal Tim of Jacks Music fame (you can see him putting cd's away in Chasing Amy!) there was a post recently about a Woman who came into to sell her music that I find particularly hilarious.

and a new one

Willfully Obscure - similar to what I would like to putting more of up. soon.. soon. some good stuff by Edsel, Jawbox & Silversun pickups on here. also some bands I've always wanted to hear stuff by.

Blogger Problems

I don't know whats been happening but I've apparently had a bunch of linking problems.. which i believe should be fixed...

Wah! I Bent My Wookie!

I had a very Ralph moment today when I walked into the bedroom door with the new Wilco LP in had... crashing the top corner into the door and ripping the record sleeve a bit. Tearing something like that, especially so new, creates a great sadness within me. I have a need for some sort of perfection when it comes to music. Some things definitely look better weathered. Jeans, (probably unauthorized) Minor Threat T's, Johnny Cash... But records will always be better in pristine condition. Even if your just talking about the cover sleeves they're encased in.

Since I had some Wilco misfortune today I'm gonna share a Wilco track that might be a bit hard to get your hands on. the iTunes pre-order track from my current favorite Wilco album... Wilco (the album).

here is, "Dark Neon"

and of course a bonus... last years free "if you vote" release "I Shall Be Released" Dylan cover live with the Fleet Foxes.

Enjoy Visitor!

Titus Andronicus

So this bands from Jersey, I saw them with No Age last year with my friend Brian. Titus absolutely kicked No Age's ass that night. In fact, so badly that I probably haven't listened to No Age since that night. However, the downfall of Titus... they are Soooo much better live then they are on record. But, what can you do... can't steal the boys and make'em play for you whenever your ready to hear their songs. After a few listens the album will start to get better and better but it still never compares to their live performance. I also saw'em on Record Store Day at Vintage Vinyl. Just as good as the firs time.

So a little while ago I found the 7" pictured at the top at AKA Records off of Market St in Old City. It contains a wonderful B-Side that isn't as good as the album but is still a nice little addition. A whole lot more somber then the very layered discordant debut.

so please enjoy this lil' rare boost from Titus Andronicus.

"To Old Friends and New"

Good Luck! & More!

Recently I heard the entirety of the Good Luck LP "Into Lake Griffy", and it is a MASTERPIECE... Truely. If any album deserves album of the summer or of the year its this one. Its fun, its lively, its beautiful, it freaking rocks and it feels like your very talented friends wrote it. very talented. So for anyone that didn't know Good Luck contains the underground pop genius Matty Pop Chart (guitar/vocals) as well as Ginger Alford (bass/vocals) from One Reason & Pretty Hot (two very awesome punk bands).. I'm not as familiar with Mike Harpling but his drumming on the LP is absolutely awesome, and creates amazing tension at the most perfect moments.

You can listen to the entire album streaming from the No Idea website.. here's a direct link to the page it streams from.

and just for fun, this is "Public Radio" from Into Lake Griffy... which is probably my favorite track

Also Ginger's other band Pretty Hot has their first two demo's available here. The first demo's links are lil' messed up so if you really really want those free tracks you have to add "audio/" after "prettyhot.terrorware.com" and before "demo_cdr/"

and one more... Matty pop chart's first album is available from internet archive for free.. a side note, I work for Internet Archive...

Some more links

No idea - buy the record, its worth it!!

If You Make It - live videos

Myspace

"Public Radio" by Good Luck

Against Me! Original Cowboy

So, Against Me!'s 1st and 2nd album were huge events in my life... Helen & I followed against me around for probably 2 or 3 tours... before we got kinda pinned down by school. So the fact that Against Me! are finally releasing the demos from a major period in my life is pretty awesome. Actually I'm fairly sure there are more sessions from the Eternal Cowboy that have yet to be released, mostly acoustic versions. But seeing how Against Me! doesn't seem to pay mind to alot of demo and hard to find stuff I feel like it might be a whilebefore we see another colection from them.

However, I do really REALLY hope that the demos from Searching for a Former Clarity come out, I always thought they were alot beter then the actual album.

So in the spirit of bonus tracks, here's 8 from Against Me!'s catalogue. The vinyl tracks I recorded myself.

Important if you download the tracks! these are all m4a format aac coding, which is originally used in iTunes, I just really appreciate its quality preservation in such a small size.. so sorry if you don't use a program that can play it, i'm not gonna change that.

Cavalier Eternal 7"

Cavalier Eternal (Unreleased Original Version)

You Look Like You Need a Drink (acoustic)

Sink, Florida, Sink 7"

Sink, Florida, Sink (Electric Version)

Unsubstantiated Rumors (Electric Version)

Don't Lose Touch Remix 12"

Don't Lose Touch Mouse on Mars Remix

From Her Lips to God's Ears Remix 12"

From her Lips to God's Ears Adrock remix

Thrash Unreal 7"

You Must Be Willing (New Wave B-Side)

Fat Wreck Chords Christmas Compilation

Don't Lose Touch (acoustic)

*side note: "You Must Be Willing" is the only song I enjoy from the New Wave sessions

Enjoy Everyone!

Importing my life

So I've recently got a hard drive large enough to possibly contain my music collection in a reasonable format and quality. But what you never think about before doing such a thing is the time and dedication it takes to get ALL of that music onto said hard drive. And if your a completest like me you want covers for everything. and some albums just can't be found so you search them out on the internet and the quality's crappy or you can't find a cover because its a band so independent that they don't have stuff widely available on the net. I have no anecdotes for any of these things, just observations in how monotonous... yet fun it is to archive a music catalog.

to the left is a pic of the cds i'm currently working on, mostly stuff we (helen my girlfriend & I) were planning on trading in. the book is one of 2 books that will probably be imported as well. one contains compilations/soundtracks the other was meant for a special mix we put together filled with 90's alt, rock n pop hits.

I'm currently digging the new prodigy, here's a video for one of the tracks off of "Invaders Must Die"!

Podcast #1

Tonight I created the first of hopefully many podcasts, its an all music podcast and I played only 7" vinyl singles. All from this box of records that my girlfriend acquired, also including a couple extra that I've purchased. I think I'm going to just call it Sleep when you die. it just makes too much sense. the first one ran around 45 min and was kind of just a mix of music ranging from the 50's to the 90's... with a huge slant towards the 90's. In the future I plan on doing episodes that are more genre & sub-genre oriented but todays was more the pilot, the test-run, the beta. so, enjoy my new and first podcast,

Sleep When You Die. (42mb)