Well it’s official; Maxwells as we all knew it is being ripped apart from the inside out. Today on the facebook Maxwells groupSteve Fallon one of the former owner posted the “execution” photo of his and our beloved music club. Time to cry a little. There are too many bands to list that played there over the past three and 1/2 decades! To try this task would be completely feutal. Anywhose, there is some action at the White Eagle building in Jersey City which is supposed to be the new location where the owners are going to open up shop one day. Which can not come soon enough! Leave a comment about your favorite experience at Maxwells if you want.
White Eagle? Photo by Mike Sylvia from Killing Horse Records
In the clubs honor we found a bunch of videos on the youtubes and converted some of the “best” sounding tracks and made this quick playlist for you. Thanks youtubers!
Now this is a protest song featuring all sorts of riot mayhem, police and anonymous action by the band Atari Teenage Riot. ATR wants you to lip sync to this tune and film yourself doing it with a black flag in the background. No not Rollin’s and Ginn’s Black Flag logo. A solid black one like the illustration above. A sure fire way of getting on a watch list so be sure to wear a mask with the mouth cut-out at least. Make sure to look angry and sinister! Atari Teenage Riot – Black Flags (feat. Boots Riley) by Alec Empire/ ATR
Songs about the color black: TV Party MP3 by Black Flag – Probably one of greatest songs about complacency my dear sheeple. Flat Black MP3 by True Widow. Make sure it’s not a glossy black but something rebellious and ominous looking. Thin Black Sail MP3 by British Sea Power from Valhalla Dancehall (2011) Black Window MP3 by The Nico Blues from their EP Color Me Black and White MP3 by Night Surgeon from Day For Night (2011) Black Diamond MP3 by The Replacements from Let it be (1984)- Probably the best kiss cover ever. Black Satin MP3 by The Raveonettes from Lust Lust Lust (2007) if your classy though and have black sexy sheets. Why not!?
SINGLE REVIEWS: Consider this month’s FIVE Crop O’ Singles your spin through a 45′ bin at a record shop except here we give you the goods in the form of mp3’s. Cool right? We strongly recommend that you actually go and purchase or investigate all of these bands and better yet go out of your to see them live. Ultimately we leave it up to you and your own devices how you go about consuming music so here’s this month’s curated selects you bastards.
Lightouts – Have consistently been delivering flaming gong rock-n-roll at such a steady pace we’ve been happy to be at the listening end each ime. I don’t know why other bands don’t do it this way by releasing 2-3 songs at a time is the perfect cadence to saunter and appear yet again for a third time on the RS blog! The Eloise Suite the “A” side rock fire-stomper is reason enough to grab your chick and shake your hips and swill some PBRs but the real motivator that should peak your curiosity is the closer. “All I Want / Heroes which is a LCD Soundsystem & David Bowie cover packed into one song. The artwork series is pretty cool too! I hope they actually print and produce some of these. I would surely had noticed them in the bins.
Next up is Knifey Spooney from Oakland California. Here’s a actual 7″ that’s available as 00 and 11’s for you to grab here if your’re into real quirky rocknroll chordage. “Art for Show Press pass” is sloppy like Sorry Ma’ and fun like The Raging Lamos which is a odd reference just for the old Jersey Court Tavern crowd who will know exactly what I’m talking about. This is fun like a fast version of Black Diamond and a little sloppy version of the Melvins. OK a couple references for you in one paragraph should be motivation enough. Art Show Press Pass MP3 by KNIFY SPOONEY [BUY THE REST]
A little bit like Cheap Trick and The Knack combined in what is a band known as The Perms because it’s totally ok if you want to party all night staying up late watching The Legend of Billie Jean and drinking Dr. Peppers. Oh now that you have this 70-80’s hair image planked in your head with the 101 rock rhymes you’ll probably enjoy the straightforward nature of this band. Nothing too deep it’s just a good rock song kids by a trio of Canadians. Get with their 5th album coming out this month called Sofia Nights. High School High MP3 by The Perms [ BUY ]
Long band names scare me but not so much these days. Here’s a beautiful light shoegaze dream-pop band called Letting Up Despite Great Faults. “Teenage Tide” reminds me of Lush dark bits of The Ravenettes with their whispy reverb drenched moments making peppering of subtle feedback which makes for an incredibly & unmistakably catchy song. More of this secret formula can be found via their record Paper Crush. Teenage Tide MP3 by Letting Up Despite Great Faults [ OLD FLAME ]
ok if you spun some pavement delivery and the concrete soundscapes that i love by grandaddy with a UK band shoegaze outfit fit to support Manchester flower power scene they would sound like Silence Rises. This may have been their game-plan developed in the boardroom of some dank rehearsal space and I would have told you I have reservations because the groups name sounds like the name of a Emo band but in the end the creative department would be right and I’d be wiser after a good listen to the full track. Throw down some RadioheadBends era inspired guitar power and “Shallow Water” will help you get your rocks-off. Blues for a Dead Lover would be the case study for a well delivered execution. Shallow Water MP3 by Silence Rises [ OWN THE FULL EP ]
Something about these sounds that remind of that sound man: Hallucinations MP3 by The Ravenettes from Lust Lust Lust (2008) Grinding Process MP3 by Melvins from 10 Songs live 2 track C/Z (1986) He’s a Whore MP3 by Cheap Trick (1977) Miner At The Dial-A-View MP3 by Grandaddy from The Sophtware Slump (2000)
I can’t believe it’s December already! Where has the year gone? After this list the next big one I have to do is my year in review for 2k10 but first here’s a bunch of Christmas / Holiday songs for ya’ll to add to your X-mas playlist compilation. Some punk, alternative and some indie ones. Geesh, something for every body then I swear once this is done that’s it for me until next year. A few more presents to buy maybe I swear too! Need to figure out a way to slow the holiday down so we can enjoy it.
Christmas MP3s are here! You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch By the Whirling Dervishes. If there is one thing you do this year is promise me you buy this version of The Grinch song on iTunes. once you’ve checked it out. They are a New Jersey band and I’ve been waiting a long time for them to finally get out there digitally. Check out Everlounge if you really want to boogie down.
Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) by the New Bomb Turks from the Happy Birthday, Baby Jesus – Volume 1 Compilation from Sympathy for the Record Industry. Classic Ohio Punk.
Assasination on Xmas Eve by Archers of Loaf Live. I have no idea where this was recorded but love it when it comes up in random play.
All Fucked Up On Christmas by Billy Filo and the Christmas Allstars. Mostly Hoboken and Jersey punks rocking on this jam. It’s actually a really good song.
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