Skin Yard vs. The Sirs on 7 Inch Friday

Skin Yard vs. The Sirs on 7 Inch Friday

by | Jan 22, 2011 | Covers, New Brunswick, Seven Inch Friday


Jack Endino is one of the godfathers of the Seattle grunge scene. Mainly because he recorded bands cheap and fast for a bunch of Sub Pop bands. He also was pretty good head banging guitar player and Skin Yard was his band which literally influenced Screaming Trees, The Melvins and Green River. Matt Cameron was the original drummer before going over to play with Soundgarden. Skin Yard had releases on Toxic Shock, C/Z and Cruz Records. I got to see them on the 1,000 Smiling Knuckles tour at Maxwells. In fact I still have the T-shirt! Somehow it’s made it through several moves and girlsfriends. Sort of a hat trick if you ask me to still have the relic. They eventually broke-up shortly after recording Inside the Eye which was one of the cool 10″ records they put on C/Z. Which was in fact their last official active release. The other notable 10″ had a cover of “Hey Bulldog!”(Beatles cover). Anyway. Dig it.

DOWNLOAD MP3s:
1. Inside The Eye Side A title track
2. Undertow Side B
3. Drunk on Kerosene (Live)

BONUS:
Skins In My Closet from Skin Yard’s s/t debut (1987)
Hey Bulldog from 1,000 Smiling Knuckles

Here’s The Sirs from the New Brunswick, NJ punk creep scene on Psychic Volt & Devildance records. This is a rip right from the 7″ so go ahead and buy the rest of the 4 songs on this record. Pretty good stuff paying homage to sing-alongs akin to Pegboy or Social D in certain spots. This song should not be confused by The Stuntcock’s song “She gets her pets high“.

DOWNLOAD: She Gets Me High [BUY]

Bonus:
She Gets All Her Pets High by The Stuntcocks from their 10 Song Tape

Music to play during Lunar Eclipses

Music to play during Lunar Eclipses

by | Dec 20, 2010 | Acid Test, Rolling Stones

Music for Lunar Eclipses

Music for Lunar Eclipses

There is a total lunar eclipse tonight or early Tuesday around 1am – 3am which will be the first time one has fallen on a winter solstice. So here’s some music to play while you check it out. No wolf music to speak of or at least non that come to mind or zombies for that matter. Here are some great songs by some 80’s icons and a live Stones cover by Wayne Coyne and the boys.

Moonlite MP3 by the Bush Tetras from the record Boom in the Night(1995) [Buy]
Moonrainbow MP3 By The Comas from the album Conductor(2004) [Buy]
Moonlight Mile (Rolling Stones cover) MP3 by The Flaming Lips Live from Diversafest(2007) bootleg or boardmix I have no idea but it sounds great.
The Killing Moon MP3 by Echo & The Bunnymen from Ocean Rain(1984) [Buy]
The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon MP3 by Camper Van Beethoven from Telephone Free Landslide Victory (1985) [Buy]
Eclipse MP3 Pink Floyd from the classic Darkside of the Moon (1973)
Speak To Me / Breathe MP3 by Easy Star All-Stars from Dub Side Of The Moon(2003) This is am amazing record if you don’t own it. You should. There are some amazing musicians on this. [Buy]