Been going through a bit of a Royal Trux phase lately, rediscovering the joys of air conditioning, ice cream and that first RT album. Anyways, dug out a CDr of live jams that I got from Mike Chaiken from Halana and Dance Chromatic and the computer.
The first show is an in the red audience recording of 4 live songs in Ann Arbor, MI on Nov 10 1990. In spite of the crackles and tape hiss and such, this is a pretty crazy representation of Royal Trux live back then (I mean, I guess, the first time I saw them had to be 1992 at the Khyber Pass with Smog. Nice Pooper!), Jennifer really laying it on, the weird percussion, everything seeming speedy. Still a pretty listenable recording and fairly rock and roll as well.
Then we have Royal Trux live on the U of Delaware's college station WXDR (now WVUD), jamming away for about 45 minutes. I am not sure what the first jam is, but damn, does it get trippy, about halfway through Neil Haggerty becomes totally San Francisco'd out and coaxes trails and shit from the deal... which is fitting as it leads into a cover of Moby Grape's "Motorcyle Irene." Unfortunately I cut this up a little crappily so you get the first verse of "Irene" to end the first jam. Sorry about that! Play it all together, it sounds fine and awesome. After that comes a cover of the Godz' "Radar Eyes" that just sounds like Can's "Yoo Do Right" until the main riff/vocal comes in... Amazing. Takes off again with some spacey keyboards invading the riff... Things eventually fall apart, but not for like 15 minutes. This is probably around the time I saw a trio version of Royal Trux at the Khyber, if that was possible. Oh my memory.
I am not sure of the lineage or any of that other taper stuff, though I think Mike went to Delaware, so maybe was close to the source of the FM broadcast? I don't know who the players are, nor do I know the first jam of the WXDR show. I see both of these shows listed on a Royal Trux bootleg page. Anyways, any hints, etc, drop me a line in the comments. Sorry for the fade outs, crackles, pops, all that jazz.
Royal Trux - Live Nov 10 1990 Ann Arbor
Royal Trux - Live Oct 1992 WXDR U of Delaware FM
Sunday, July 12, 2009
90s... Pork Queen... Strapping Field Hands
Weird baked 90s lazy Sunday here in the Nice Pooper mansion, spent a day watching the Phils beat the Bucs whilst reading an old issue of Browbeat, that one with the big Metal Machine Music run down and such... which in turn made me dig out some old Pork Queen stuff on Trackshun Industries. The scrape and weirdness and all that jazz... found the vinyl I was listening to at WFMU's blog, with an interesting "what the fuck?" nugget about Trackshun/Pork Queen mastermind Justice Schanfarber was/is a marriage and relationship counselor. Also, check out the Noggin/Pork Queen split LP here at X Ray Barbecue. This in turn led me down one of those internet rabbit holes that dumped me at what may be thee album of 1991-1998 Philadelphia, the Strapping Field Hands' debut Discus found here at the You Shall Know Our Discography blog. Rumors abound about the Fields Hands reforming and man, that would be awes, let's break Dan Gill out, ship Wayne Nagy up, and hit the Khyber! Here is an interview with the Field Hands from the original Nice Pooper zine from 1994.
MORE: And keeping with the theme, here is another huge fave from that same 91-98 Philly era... the Temple of Bon Matin's debut LP on Siltbreeze, Thunder, Feedback and Confusion at the Decrepit Tapes Blog. No secret that this is my fave version of the Temple, saw them countless times back then, at the Punk Haus, Khyber, Pi Lam... yep. Anyways, this is the lineup with Mark Lux who now basses it in the Plastic Crimewave Sound. Their most Hawkwindy and grunge record, for sure... they never quite sounded like this again, alas. Awwright, tune in WKDU, turn up the A/C and bust out the new issue of Muckraker!
MORE: And keeping with the theme, here is another huge fave from that same 91-98 Philly era... the Temple of Bon Matin's debut LP on Siltbreeze, Thunder, Feedback and Confusion at the Decrepit Tapes Blog. No secret that this is my fave version of the Temple, saw them countless times back then, at the Punk Haus, Khyber, Pi Lam... yep. Anyways, this is the lineup with Mark Lux who now basses it in the Plastic Crimewave Sound. Their most Hawkwindy and grunge record, for sure... they never quite sounded like this again, alas. Awwright, tune in WKDU, turn up the A/C and bust out the new issue of Muckraker!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Happenings!
A few things in the next few weeks... tonight is Sonic Youth at the Electric Factory in Philly. I am really digging their new album, so sneak some pot in and find me. Thanks!
The Photon Band and Pink Skull and Black Landlord and a bunch of other bands are playing that Piazza in NOLIBS were those two people got executed the other week. That one is July 4th starting at 2 pm. I will be at the Phils/Mets game. F the Mets. No shit, right?
Outside of Philly, on July 9th, in Chicago is Plastic Crimewave's Million Tongues festival featuring none other than the most incredible band in the land, Yahowa 13!
Yahowa 13 are also rocking the Ottawa Blues Fest on July 11 too.
The Photon Band and Pink Skull and Black Landlord and a bunch of other bands are playing that Piazza in NOLIBS were those two people got executed the other week. That one is July 4th starting at 2 pm. I will be at the Phils/Mets game. F the Mets. No shit, right?
Outside of Philly, on July 9th, in Chicago is Plastic Crimewave's Million Tongues festival featuring none other than the most incredible band in the land, Yahowa 13!
Yahowa 13 are also rocking the Ottawa Blues Fest on July 11 too.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Gerber!
I was re-reading Lexicon Devil this weekend for literally the 7th or 8th time and did a quick lil web search for my fave female in the book, the insanely awesome Gerber! Lo and behold... an email interview by Alice Bag!
Update: I am going to see Sonic Youth tomorrow at the Electric Factory in Philly and I really hope they play "Thunderclap For Bobby Pyn" from their new album after all the Germs/LA punk I have been soaking in this week.
Dig this snatch of lyrics, yall!
Lots of dreams of vicious actions
Plastic stomachs wrapped in steel
Hair falls in a deadbeat's curtain
Trash can, canterbury, hollywood boulevard
Awe you can count on it
To have your hair tacked to the wall
Under the plunger pit
Love with nothing at all
Here comes mary rat
Trudie tacked to the wall
Take me back to disgraceland
Love nothing at all
Update: I am going to see Sonic Youth tomorrow at the Electric Factory in Philly and I really hope they play "Thunderclap For Bobby Pyn" from their new album after all the Germs/LA punk I have been soaking in this week.
Dig this snatch of lyrics, yall!
Lots of dreams of vicious actions
Plastic stomachs wrapped in steel
Hair falls in a deadbeat's curtain
Trash can, canterbury, hollywood boulevard
Awe you can count on it
To have your hair tacked to the wall
Under the plunger pit
Love with nothing at all
Here comes mary rat
Trudie tacked to the wall
Take me back to disgraceland
Love nothing at all
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Sky Saxon RIP
Another one goes home to Yahowha... Such sad news...
From the article:
Ride on, Sky/Arlick.
From the article:
Sky’s wife Sabrina Saxon posted news of his passing on Facebook this morning: “Sky has passed over and YaHoWha is waiting for him at the gate. He will soon be home with his Father. I’m so sorry I couldn’t keep him here with us. More later. I’m sorry.”
Ride on, Sky/Arlick.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Sonic Youth - Live Feb 26 1991 Hershey PA
With the release of the surprisingly good new Sonic Youth album The Eternal, (plus re-reading old issues of Conflict) I was going back and listening to some live SY that I have accumulated over the years as well as some recent live shows popping up on the dimeadozen torrent site. Always the jammiest of the class of '88 (or '81, even), it doesn't surprise that they are still a great live band and all that jazz, with variable set lists and songs taking on different personalities live, etc. Plus Lee is a Deadhead. Since they are such a live band and such, it is also not shocking they have a gigoraphy on their site and that there is a lossless live SY archive online.
While I was searching in vain for the Washington DC 9.30 Club show from Dec 1988 (yep, the 'cid one... if anyone has a recording please get in touch), I remembered that tour they did with Neil Young & Crazy Horse and Social Distortion. I honestly can't remember the deal, but I was at school in Philly at the time but came back to Central PA for this show and went with a friend of a friend whose name I cannot recall. Alas there was no wild and crazy mild alternatingness (at least for me) at this one. We had seats in the stands, (this was a concert! in the old Hershey Bears Arena), sitting down to watch Sonic Youth. So bizarre. In Hershey. Anyways, most of my Philly pals caught the the show in Philly, but this one sorta stood out because of the super hostile audience reaction. As the archive site says "A relatively short set, due to extended booing from the crowd." And that was pretty much the case. SY bummed out central PA... My fave memory of the show was the end of "Expressway To Your Skull" with only Lee remaining on stage leaning on his guitar making some huge ocean feedback drone to the chorus of angry "booooos." Also, Thurston's shout out to "the Hershey hardcore scene" and ensuing laugh on the tape is great as well. I thought the show was pretty awesome for what it was and where it was (just hearing "Flower" in this setting was amazing by itself), though the ice rink sound def was bassy/bouncy/echo'y. Crazy Horse sounded better and were a super wall of fuzzed out bleakness, even with that awful "Blowin' in the Wind" cover.
I got a recording of the show from Jack Chiara who used to run the Record Outlet in Hburg, Stump Wizards, etc, but I am not sure if he recorded it or who did or how many generations or any of that stuff. I burned this to CD a few years ago and it doesn't seem to be in circulation in the trading circles, so here you go. A pretty thick sounding audience recording, I didn't do any clean up or anything like that, download is 256kps. The "Only Just Begun" and "War Pigs" are just tapes, so don't get your hopes up on that.
Sonic Youth Live Feb 26 1991 Hershey, PA
1. (only just begun intro)
2. White Kross
3. Brother James
4. Mote
5. Flower
6. Dirty Boots
7. (war pigs break)
8. Titanium Expose
9. Kool Thing
10. Expressway To Your Skull
UPDATE: Thanks to Chris in the comments for hipping me to the fact that this show was Feb 26th, not the 27th. Ooooops!
While I was searching in vain for the Washington DC 9.30 Club show from Dec 1988 (yep, the 'cid one... if anyone has a recording please get in touch), I remembered that tour they did with Neil Young & Crazy Horse and Social Distortion. I honestly can't remember the deal, but I was at school in Philly at the time but came back to Central PA for this show and went with a friend of a friend whose name I cannot recall. Alas there was no wild and crazy mild alternatingness (at least for me) at this one. We had seats in the stands, (this was a concert! in the old Hershey Bears Arena), sitting down to watch Sonic Youth. So bizarre. In Hershey. Anyways, most of my Philly pals caught the the show in Philly, but this one sorta stood out because of the super hostile audience reaction. As the archive site says "A relatively short set, due to extended booing from the crowd." And that was pretty much the case. SY bummed out central PA... My fave memory of the show was the end of "Expressway To Your Skull" with only Lee remaining on stage leaning on his guitar making some huge ocean feedback drone to the chorus of angry "booooos." Also, Thurston's shout out to "the Hershey hardcore scene" and ensuing laugh on the tape is great as well. I thought the show was pretty awesome for what it was and where it was (just hearing "Flower" in this setting was amazing by itself), though the ice rink sound def was bassy/bouncy/echo'y. Crazy Horse sounded better and were a super wall of fuzzed out bleakness, even with that awful "Blowin' in the Wind" cover.
I got a recording of the show from Jack Chiara who used to run the Record Outlet in Hburg, Stump Wizards, etc, but I am not sure if he recorded it or who did or how many generations or any of that stuff. I burned this to CD a few years ago and it doesn't seem to be in circulation in the trading circles, so here you go. A pretty thick sounding audience recording, I didn't do any clean up or anything like that, download is 256kps. The "Only Just Begun" and "War Pigs" are just tapes, so don't get your hopes up on that.
Sonic Youth Live Feb 26 1991 Hershey, PA
1. (only just begun intro)
2. White Kross
3. Brother James
4. Mote
5. Flower
6. Dirty Boots
7. (war pigs break)
8. Titanium Expose
9. Kool Thing
10. Expressway To Your Skull
UPDATE: Thanks to Chris in the comments for hipping me to the fact that this show was Feb 26th, not the 27th. Ooooops!
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