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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
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Friday, July 03, 2009
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Big O has michael jackson 7-16-96
everyone have a safe and relaxing holiday.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
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the bats, sunn, the wooden birds, lou reed, apples in stereo
WFMU Blog has Sunn 5-29-09 and The Bats 5-28-09.
Luxury Wafers has an in studio session from The Wooden Birds.
Captains Dead has the Apples in Stereo 3-26-07.
Big O has Lou Reed 5-14-74.
NEW RELEASES FROM THE 75ORLESS RECORD LABEL
von Doom has released "The Descender". Ideal barroom rock and indie-soaked pop, influenced by The Replacements, Dinosaur Jr, The Smithereens, and Pavement. Teetering between just too hip and just plain odd, von Doom, is the retro-hyper-active quartet. The title track is available for free download.
Guitarist and vocalist Eric Fontana has released "Studies in R + B" with his quartet The Ultra Fine Reducers. A longtime fixture on the Providence music scene and musical theater for Trinity Rep and Perishable Theater, Eric was a member of Mother Jefferson in the late nineties and a current member of Hope Anchor. His solo work has previously appeared on the 75orLess 2006 PARL 2XCD Benefit compilation. "Studies in R + B" is a musical road trip of various eras, geographical locations and styles of American Rhythm and Blues music, as seen through the eyes of a modern indie pop-rock mutt. Influences include Paul Westerberg, Jack White, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Redding, Etta James, Buddy Guy, and Big Mama Thorton. You can download the track Happy Time.
Suicide Bill and the Liquors have released "The Devil Said "Hi" to Bill". You can download the title track.
Cliffs & Bangers' "Short Tracks No Brakes" is also now out. Based out of Newport, RI, C&B play powerful surf rock and are RI's answer to Dick Dale, The Ventures, and Man or Astro-man. Download the track Squid Hunter.
The Jesse Minute's "Do or Die" is now out. A split release with Red Tide Records, the 12 songs on "DO or DIE" were culled from a recent 25 song, 3 day DIY recording session. Download the title track Do or Die.
All releases are available for purchase over at the label webstore.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
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decemberists, meat puppets, the vaselines, fiery furnaces
NYC Taper Fiery Furnaces 6-11-09, The Decemberists 6-10-09, and Meat Puppets 6-11-09.
WFMU Blog has The Vaselines 5-28-09.
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Friday, June 12, 2009
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dinosaur jr, vic chestnutt with elf power, animal collective, miles davis, mike watt
Captains Dead has Vic Chestnutt with Elf Power 2-6-09.
Daytrotter has an in studio session from Dinosaur jr.
Archive dot org has Mike Watt 5-20-09 (also look for the 5-10-09 show which has a much better recording quality).
Art Decade has Miles Davis 6-20-70.
Kino Video has rare videos and live clips from The Clash, The Cure, Mission of Burma, Lyres, Gang of Four, Dead Kennedys and many others.
Ohm Park has Animal Collective 10-14-08.
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Friday, June 05, 2009
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Six Star General's "Spaceship to Planet Cookie" t-shirts are now available. There were only 25 shirts made and they are going fast. Spaceship to Planet Cookie was released in December and has earned two nominations for Album of the Year, from both Motif Magazine and the Providence Phoenix. You can order a shirt from the label website and don't forget to include size and color info.
Found Dead in Trunk's "Kerosene Cocktail" has been released. "Killed by Death" inspired Connecticut lo-fi punk band featuring former members of Stark Raving, The White Pigs and Sanity Assassins. You can dowload the track Prescription for Suicide or order a copy from the label website.
thrones, nick cave, sonic youth, my bloody valentine, vic chestnutt with elf power, the cars, the sleeptalking dion mcgregor
Daytrotter has Vic Chestnutt with Elf Power.
Captains Dead has The Cars 9-14-78.
Southern Shelter has Thrones 5-26-09.
Egg City Radio has a collection of out of print My Bloody Valentine EP's and a few albums by the sleeptalking Dion McGregor.
Big O has Nick Cave 1-7-09 and Sonic Youth 4-19-06.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
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jay bennent, mogwai, lucero, portastatic, william elliott whitmore
Bradley's Almanac has Mogwai 9-21-08.
I am Fuel You are Friends has some unreleased live tracks from Lucero.
Daytrotter has a new session from William Elliott Whitmore.
With the untimely passing of Jay Bennent this past week, many websites posted some great live shows. Big o has Jay Bennent and Ed Burch 8-14-02, Aquarium Drunkard has Yankee Hotel Foxtrot demos, outtakes and alternate versions, and Captains Dead has Jay Bennent and Edward Birch The Palace at 4am rough mixes, Jay Bennent and Jeff Tweedy 7-25-99, Wilco 11-5-99 and also Portastatic 8-9-94.
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Friday, May 22, 2009
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william elliott whitmore, rolling stones, spoon, afghan whigs, guided by voices
Popdose has Spoon 11-8-07.
Flat Response has William Elliott Whitmore 4-29-09.
Selective Service has outtakes from Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers and Get Your Leeds Lungs Out 3-13-71.
Captains Dead has Guided By Voices 6-17-04, Rolling Stones 9-18-97,and the Afghan Whigs 4-5-94.
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Friday, May 15, 2009
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meat puppets, john vanderslice, mogwai, built to spill, afghan whigs
NYC Taper has two Mogwai shows from 4-28-09 and 4-29-09.
Bradley's Almanac has John Vanderslice 3-25-09.
Daytrotter has the Meat Puppets in studio session.
Aquarium Drunkard has Built to Spill 4-9-99.
Mystic Chords of Memory has three shows from Afghan Whigs in 1999.
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Friday, May 08, 2009
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Friday, May 01, 2009
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the hold steady, rolling stones, neko case, dinosaur jr, p-funk, radiohead
Six Eyes has both Neko Case on CBC Radio 2009 and Radiohead 4-1-08.
Big O has the Rolling Stones 6-20-72.
Southern Shelter has Dinosaur jr 4-20-09.
Art Decade has P-Funk 11-1-78.
Daytrotter has the Hold Steady at SXSW 2009.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
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of montreal, pink floyd, dj screw, mogwai, the band, mitch hedberg, dinosaur jr, cleaners from venus
Big O has Pink Floyd 9-17-69.
Ohm Park has Dinosaur Jr 4-1-09.
Anyone's Guess has The Band 11-25-76.
NYC Taper has Of Montreal 4-15-09.
Captains Dead has Mogwai 5-3-06.
Egg City Radio has more Mitch Hedberg, DJ Screw's Codeine Fiend, and three Cleaners From Venus cassettes from 1982-84.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
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Saturday April 18 is Record Store Day and the Newbury Comics on Route 2 in Warwick is celebrating by having a full day of live performances in-store. Although there is music both before and after them, the true headliners of the day are Deer Tick, who will be starting their show at 2pm. The full schedule and times are:
Eric Fontana 12:45pm
Deer Tick 2:00pm
The Blood Moons 4:00pm
The Propellers 5:30pm
Six Star General 7:00pm
Of course, it's totally free and the store will have free giveaways throughout the day. Many labels such as Sub Pop and Matador have exclusive releases that will be available in very limited quantities.
david bowie, mitch hedberg, bob dylan, kiss, tone loc
Egg City Radio has a collection of Mitch Hedberg shows.
Licorice Pizza has Kiss 10-21-74.
Pop Dose has David Bowie 4-11-78.
Big O has Bob Dylan 6-20-78.
Paul's Pond proves once and for all that Tone Loc's Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina were the exact same song.
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Friday, April 10, 2009
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alice cooper, john vanderslice, calexico, mountain goats
Big O has Alice Cooper 4-22-72.
NYC Taper has John Vanderslice 3-27-09.
Bradley's Almanac has Mountain Goats 3-25-09.
Captains Dead has Calexico 1-24-09.
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Friday, April 03, 2009
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iron & wine, elvis presley, pylon, long winters, stephen malkmus, mountain goats, bob mould, we are the world
Southern Shelter has Pylon 10-31-08.
NYC Taper has Mountain Goats 3-27-09.
Big O has Elvis Presley 8-13-70.
Bradley's Almanac has the Long Winters 3-29-07.
I am Fuel You are Friends has Iron & Wine 11-29-07.
Egg City Radio has the We Are The World album. I have forced myself to listen to this twice over the past week. It was fun to listen to the title track and attempt to identify all the singers, as they come and go so quickly. Overall, it is horribly bad (the Chicago track is the worst) and the best is the Tina Turner track (wow, I really did type that).
Daytrotter has in studio sessions from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks and Bob Mould.
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Friday, March 27, 2009
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jonathan richmond, will oldham, iggy pop and david bowie, bruce springsteen
Captains Dead has Bruce Springsteen 2-5-75 and Will Oldham 10-10-98.
8106 has Iggy Pop and David Bowie 1977 (i think).
Big O has Jonathan Richmond's 1981 Lost Album.
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Friday, March 20, 2009
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harvey milk, will oldham, rolling stones, the feelies, neil young and crazy horse, neko case, spoon, monks of doom, iron & wine with calexico, 50 foot wave
Bag of Songs has The Feelies 3-13-09.
Southern Shelter has Harvey Milk 2-26-09.
Pop Drivel has Neko Case live on CBC Radio 3-4-09.
Six Eyes has Spoon 10-23-07.
NYCTaper has the Monks of Doom 3-13-09.
Captains Dead has Rolling Stones outtakes from 1969-72 and Will Oldham on KUSF 10-8-98.
Big O has Neil Young and Crazy Horse 3-11-76, and Iron & Wine with Calexico 10-22-05. I highly recommend their covers of Wild Horses and All Tomorrow's Parties.
Largehearted Boy finds 50 Foot Wave 3-14-09.
If you are in the Providence area this weekend, there is a free 75orless show at Houlihan's Tavern in East Providence with Suicide Bill, The Propellers, Mustache Ride and Six Star General. No cover, 21+, music starts around 9pm. Cheap cds from all the bands and even cheaper t-shirts, pins and stickers will be available. The bar is located almost directly under the Washington Street Bridge on the East Providence side. Aim for the water with your car and you will find it.
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Friday, March 13, 2009
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beastie boys, air supply, elliott smith, leonard cohen, yo la tengo with sun ra's arkestra, stevie wonder, pavement
Aquarium Drunkard has Stevie Wonder 1-31-74.
Captains Dead has Elliott Smith 4-13-99, Pavement 10-14-99, and the Beastie Boys 12-6-04.
Big O has Yo La Tengo with Sun Ra's Arkestra 12-28-05, Air Supply 10-22-82,
Johnny Cash 10-26-72 and Leonard Cohen 2-19-09.
Coma Coma "Live at Jakes" is now released. A quick follow up to their debut EP, the improvised guitar solos meld seamlessly with a pulsating rhythm section that explores their sonic landscape, while the organic vocals give the songs direction. Seven tracks, including a cover of Ween's "Baby Bitch", recorded live at the late, lamented Providence venue in December 2008 by Jeff Bright from Sambello Studios. Only $6.00 postpaid, this release is limited to 75 numbered, silkscreened copies. You can download the track 4th of July and purchase a copy over at the label website.
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Friday, March 06, 2009
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| no update this week due to a flu outbreak at the 75orless headquarters.
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Friday, February 27, 2009
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unrest, pontiak, the soft machine, bedhead, bob dylan, sonic youth, slint
Egg City Radio has Slint 3-3-89 and The Soft Machine sometime in 1970.
Bradley's Almanac has Bedhead 4-20-98.
Big O has two Bob Dylan shows, the first from 6-15-88 and another from 6-24-88.
Daytrotter has an in-studio session from Pontiak.
Chunklet has a great article on Unrest as well as a live show from 1993.
Largehearted Boy hooks you up with the Sonic Youth live archives.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
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andrew bird, elf power, morrissey, the heartless bastards, jeff tweedy, lucero
The Flat Response has Jeff Tweedy 8-18-06.
Ohm Park has Andrew Bird 1-27-09.
Southern Shelter has Elf Power 2-7-09.
NYC Taper has both Lucero and the Heartless Bastards from 2-6-09.
Big O has Morrissey 2-11-09.
If you are in the Providence area, there is a 75orLess Live Showcase with The Blood Moons, Volcano Kings and Six Star General at Houlihan's Tavern in East Providence RI.
The bar is located almost directly under the East Providence side of the Washington Street Bridge. The show is absolutely free and the music should start about 10pm. As always, there will be cheap cds and t-shirts available. I also hear there will be free cake. The show is also the five year anniversary show for Six Star General, who have promised to dust off some songs they haven't played in a couple years.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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devo, vic chestnutt and elf power
Egg City Radio has the second batch of Devo rarities.
Southern Shelter has Vic Chesnutt & Elf Power 2/7/09.
Enjoy a live clip of The Cramps performing "The Way I Walk" from 1978. Not a huge fan but when i was in high school in 1987, i found a cassette copy of "Bad Music For Bad People" lying in the school parking lot and after asking the most likely suspects and no one claiming it, i kept it. to this day, it's one of my favorite all time records. Thanks, Lux.
A detailed article on the music paths of Mark Lanegan.
Here is a 360 view of the legendary CBGB's bathroom, before it was packed up and taken to Las Vegas. It really is going to be like Futurama someday.
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Friday, February 06, 2009
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turbonegro, will johnson, the boredoms, heartless bastards, my morning jacket
Egg City Radio has the Boredoms with 77 drummers 7-7-07 and a few collections of rare Devo.
Daytrotter has a session from Heartless Bastards.
Captains Dead has Will Johnson August 2008.
Big O has Turbonegro 6-16-05.
Largehearted Boy finds DJ BC's Ziggy Stardust remixed and My Morning Jacket 2-4-09.
The Propellers "2" has been released. The Propellers took to recording in the humid New England summer of 2008, sculpting their sophomore art rock record. The album covers a variety of themes: a lullaby for a petulant child, revenge murder on a underground train, friendship, love, loss, and a celebration of life's foibles. Recorded in a Rhode Island basement by the bassist, and mixed by the drummer, "2" is truly a DIY effort. Total budget: $0.00. Total recording cost: $0:00. This release is limited to 150 silkscreened copies, while the label is limited to only 25 copies. You can download the track Lifted and purchase a copy over at the label webpage.
Jonny Jones Benefit Tonight in Newport
On Friday February 6 at Jimmy's Saloon in Newport, The "Jonny Jones Jam", a musical fundraiser for Jonny Jones will be held. You probably know Jonny from his many musical projects here in the Ocean State over the years - Mother Jefferson, Backwash, 2 Guys and Another Guy and others. He has some medical bills to pay off and a ton of his friends have gotten together to help him out. Raffles, food and a lot of bands. The suggested donation is anywhere from $10-20 bucks and the music starts at 7pm. Appearing will be:
The Diepods
The Ravers
Primitive Ritual
The Magnificent 7
2 Guys & Another Guy
Dopey Lopes
The Skinny Millionaires
von Doom
Frankie the Drill
Positive Outlook
Suicide Bill & the Liquors
Eric Fontana
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Friday, January 30, 2009
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the breeders, talking heads, steve earle, rox sexsmith, fishboy
Pop Dose has Talking Heads August 1983.
I am Fuel You are Friends has Steve Earle playing live covers of Townes Van Zandt songs.
Mystic Chords of Memory has The Breeders 11-11-08.
Daytrotter has live sessions from both Fishboy and Ron Sexsmith.
Two new releases from the 75orless label this week.
Minky Starshine's Unidentified Hit Record is like listening to a box of old 8-tracks in your Uncle Don's basement. Recorded primarily by x-Hot Rod Circuit Michael Poorman at Strangeways Recording in Providence, R.I., Minky also teamed up with pal Ken Stringfellow (Posies, Big Star) in Paris, France at Le Domicile Studio, and with Chris Manning (Jellyfish, Guster) out at Salamander Sound in sunny California. This refined line-up features Mike Musburger (Posies, Fastbacks) on drums. You can download the tracks Good to Me or Millennium Wheel.
Changing musical gears completely, Nature/Nurture has released EP001. An instrumental trio born in Fall River, Massachusettes and raised in the Wamsutta Mills of New Bedford. Sounds like Shellac, Minus the Bear, Isis and At the Drive In having a bar fight, minus all the yelling. Download the track 002. Both releases are only $6.00 each including shipping.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
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debbie harry, spiritualized, animal collective, bob dylan, black sabbath, jesse sykes and the sweet hereafter
NYC Taper has Animal Collective 1-20-09.
Pop Dose has Black Sabbath 4-26-70.
Daytrotter has an in-studio session with Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter.
Big O has Bob Dylan 1984-85 and Debbie Harry 7-13-91.
Captains Dead has Spiritualized 12-9-07.
free nate laban downloads
Nate Laban made the trip down from New Hampshire in early January and played a few songs for us live in-studio. You can download the following tracks:
Tomorrow
Guarded
Tonight
Pills
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Friday, January 16, 2009
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nirvana, superchunk, explosions in the sky, camper van beethoven, joy division, led zeppelin, built to spill, phosphorescent, olivia tremor control
NYC Taper has both Camper Van beethoven shows from January 9 & 10, 2009.
Egg City Radio has Joy Division 3-14-79.
Anyones Guess has Explosions in the Sky 3-21-08.
Southern Shelter has Olivia Tremor Control 4-15-05 and Phosphorescent 10-27-05.
Captains Dead has Superchunk 2-11-92 and Built to Spill live April 2005.
Big O has Led Zeppelin 4-24-69 and Nirvana 1-8-94.
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Friday, January 09, 2009
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wilco, jah wobble, patti smith, ted leo, death vessel, rolling stones
Captains Dead Ted Leo and his Pharmacists 4-30-07.
Daytrotter has Death Vessel.
Licorice Pizza Rolling Stones Stripped Companion.
Big O has Patti Smith 12-31-08 and Wilco 6-28-05.
Egg City Radio has Jah Wobble's 1980 release V.I.E.P.
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Thursday, January 01, 2009
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82 free mp3 downloads from the 75orLess catalog
Suicide Bill live in-studio December 2008
Girl Like That (NRBQ)
Pissed Kristofferson (Six Star General)
French Toast Strange
Live tracks 75orLess Summer Music Fest Aug 8-15, 2008
von Doom - Gravitational
Killing Pablo - Choke
Six Star General - Tree Partner
The Blood Moons - Dead and Gone
Chris Evil and the Taints - Sick and Tired
The Propellers - Lifted
The Diggers - Act IV Endless Waves of Time
Coma Coma - The Fifth
Free mp3s from our releases
Memory Men - Sudden Flash
Frenzy of Tongs - The Traffic
Clouds and Monsters - Don't Pray
Coma Coma - Urban Death Maze
Alien Father - Sales On Boats....Beautiful
The Diggers - Chinese Checkers
The Empire Shall Fall - Kingdom
Nate Laban - Chubby
Dopey Lopes - Girl in the Pizza Store Window
Next - All of Shat
Two Guys and Another Guy - Life's Harsh Reality
15er - If You Don't Stand for Anything
Tanked 4M - Makers Mark
Mustache Ride - Viceroy
The Diepods - Slip Up
Turn Blue - When the One the Sun Names
Fashion Failures - Society's Flaw
Johnny Carlevale - If I Didn't Have Bad Luck
The F.I.D.'s - Mummy vs Robot vs Me
Lame Drivers - Superbomb
Turnpike Glows - Forecasts
Staggering Statistics - Pixelated Ones and Zeros
Cowboy Steve K - I've Got Some Gum
Ben Pilgrim - God Should Have Made You Ugly
Chris Evil and the Taints - Watch You Die
MW Ensemble - Apartment
von Doom - Gravitational
Barn Burning - You Are The Highway
The Inclined - Is That Enough?
The Followers - Has Its Moments
The Propellers
Lifted
Crop Circles
Colt State
Suicide Bill
Suicide Summer
Alligator Arms
Original Lonely
Torches
Vint Spiders
Deshingling
Guntaard
How Does It Feel to be Named Chip?
Trot Along Pony
Deviants Night Out
Please Buy My Junk
Buttercup Calf
Spraying Black and Gold
Get Naked and Roll Around In It
Sharks Come Crusin
Santo Allo
Cape Cod Girls
Killing Pablo
The Eunich from Munich
The Cold War
Tender Truth
Fred Kendal Abong
Vultures
Six Star General
Drowning in Garbage
Hamburgini
Warm Smile
Sun Up Pants Down (Jordan Kitchen Sink Remix)
The Spectacular Fantastic
Tiny Little Heart
Try Try Try
Baylies Band
Let's Get Stabbed
Prince of Providence
A Passing Feeling
Book of Matches
Red Gold
Nathan Xander
Trial by Fire
Clouding Over
The Masons
Spaceman
Undertow with Bob Kendall
Kill Kill Kill
Under the Thumb
Screw of Damnation
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Friday, December 26, 2008
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Suicide Bill recently stopped by the 75orLess house and helped us test out our new eight track digital set up. We crammed into the lab and Bill ran through three songs, playing two covers and an unreleased song from his forthcoming 75orLess release.
You can download each of the following tracks
1. Girl Like That (NRBQ)
2. Pissed Kristofferson (Six Star General)
3. French Toast Strange
or download a zip file with all three.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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Three new releases today. The first is New Hampshire's Nate Laban "Is Wearing Yellow". Nate is best known for his work with the punk rock band The Frosting. The album is a collection of 16 songs ranging from piano confessionals to organ-driven murder ballads to fleshed out demos of songs originally made for The Frosting. Recorded August through October of 2008 in his pieced together home studio, all instruments on the album were recorded and performed by Nate with the exception of one track. This release is limited to 150 silkscreened copies. The label is limited to 25 copies.
The second is electro synth-pop band Providence, RI's The Inclined and their release "The First Day of Many" The Inclined, Bill Paukert (vocals, synths, programming, drums) and Jeremy Withers (bass, guitar, fuzz) have been playing together since 2000. After a number of lineup changes, the pair decided to change their basic indie-rock approach to accommodate their growing electro-pop leanings. Having now embraced the studio as an instrument and compositional tool, they have distilled their love of bass fuzz and synchronized arpeggiation into their first full album. This release is limited to 50 silkscreened copies.
Six Star General's "Spaceship to Planet Cookie" is now available. Six Star General releases their first collection of new material in fifteen months. Recorded during an all-day session with Scott Rancourt at Summing Point in November 2008, it features thirteen tracks over 31 minutes. As per their contract requirements, it contains two instrumentals. Influences include Minutemen, Devo, and Husker Du. This is limited to 100 silkscreened copies.
All are available for purchase over at the label website.
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Friday, December 19, 2008
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bonnie prince billy, crooked fingers, oneida, pearl jam, of montreal, ween, pylon, jucifer, mogwai
NYC Taper has Pylon 12-15-08, Of Montreal 12-16-08 and Oneida 12-13-08.
Daytrotter has Crooked Fingers.
Largehearted Boy finds Ween 12-13-08.
Ohm Park has Mogwai 9-8-08.
Southern Shelter has Jucifer 1-8-07.
Aquarium Drunkard has Bonnie Prince Billy with the Anomoanan 8-5-06 and 8-6-06.
Captains Dead has Pearl Jam October 1990.
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Friday, December 12, 2008
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momus, bruce springsteen, the wedding present, the new year, pavement, sting
Ick Music has Bruce Springsteen's Santa Boss is Coming to Town compilation.
Bradley's Almanac has The Wedding Present 10-6-08.
Momus is making his out of print albums available for free download. Here is The Poison Boyfriend originally released on Creation Records in 1987.
Funeral Pudding has two Pavement shows, 4-21-97 and 12-4-92.
Largehearted Boy lets you know that Eric Tamm has made his book Brian Eno: His Music and the Vertical Color of Sound available for free download.
The website has an interview and songs of an unknown origin from The New Year.
Next to Don Henley, few people suck the life out of rock and roll more than Sting. Big O has Sting from June 1993.
No Qualms compilation has been released. This double cd features 150 minutes of music by 43 bands, the majority of which are from Rhode Island, the homebase of 75orLess. Other performers on this compilation are from such diverse locations as Wisconsin, New Jersey, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Chicago, New Hampshire, Los Angeles, Connecticut, New Hampshire and France. Lots of free songs to download. This release is limited to 100 silkscreened copies and is only $7.00. You can order a copy over at the label website.
Track Listing
DISC ONE
1. Clouds & Monsters - Don't Pray
2. Memory Men - Sudden Flash
3. Coma Coma - You'll Find Out
4. MW Ensemble - Layers (live)
5. Killing Pablo - Student Film
6. The Spectacular Fantastic - Try Try Try
7. Alien Father - Sails on Boats... Beautiful
8. Prison or the Moon - Newport Directory
9. The Diepods - Slip Up
10. Six Star General - Drowning in Garbage
11. Fashion Failures - Serial Killer
12. Wolverton Brothers - That's Right!
13. Mustache Ride - Viceroy
14. The Jesse Minute - Milo
15. The Diggers - Song for the Space Mouse
16. von Doom - Black Light
17. The Propellers - Lifted
18. The RHD Players - Begging, Kicking, Screeching
19. Turn Blue - When The One The Sun Names (Happens Briefly)
20. Ben Pilgrim - I Will Hold Her Hand Again
21. Pop Rox - Pensacola
22. Nathan Xander - Trial By Fire
23. Suicide Bill - Suicide Summer
DISC TWO
1. Hope Anchor - Super Collider
2. Tanked 4M - Makers Mark #4
3. The Inclined - Just Not The Same
4. 15er - If You Don't Stand for Anything
5. The Dial MZ - Music from the Myth
6. The Masons with Bob Kendall - Undertow
7. Two Guys and Another Guy - Life's Harsh Reality
8. Next - All of Shat
9. Dopey Lopes - Girl in the Pizza Store Window
10. The Blood Moons - Downtown
11. The Cobra-Matics - Rocker
12. Nate Laban - Chubby
13. The Skinny Millionaires - No Imagination
14. Minky Starshine - Good to Me
15. Sharks Come Cruisin - Santo Allo
16. Baylies Band - Prince of Providence
17. Kill Kill Kill - Under the Thumb
18. SPVRS - Dragnet
19. The Empire Shall Fall - Kingdom
20. Guntaard - Deviants Night Out
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Friday, December 05, 2008
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mercury rev, my bloody valentine, afghan whigs, damien jurado
captains dead has Afghan Whigs 10-8-92 and My Bloody Valentine 9-22-08.
Ohm Park has Mercury Rev 11-24-08.
Largehearted Boy finds a tribute to the Magnetic Fields.
Daytrotter has a session with Damien Jurado.
I see catbird has chimed in on the best of list issue thats floating around. i hold his website in the highest regard and although i am a bit confused by what he is saying, i agree with him - stop overthinking things.
A best of list is simply the releases that a person enjoyed the most in the past year. their selections shouldn't be required to have changed their lives. and maybe a year from now some of the releases don't hold up and aren't listened to as much- big fucking deal. it's supposed to be a snapshot of what you enjoyed the most in the past year. agree, disagree, whatever. read it and move on to the next list. Make a list of your own, read others lists, maybe you will discover an album you missed. i tend to not bother to read them for two reasons-
1. there are too many
2. i trust my own ears over most reviews or lists
i have never really revisited my own best of lists but i am sure there are many i would regret and never listen to anymore but it doesn't change the fact that at the end of that year, when i made the list, i felt that those releases were my favorites for the previous year.
some people are sincere in their lists and others are not but when catbird namechecks Ian Curtis, Joe Strummer and equates music to lust, heartbreak, anxiety, and confusion and then two lines later wonders if we are in danger of taking the fun out of music, i may just be too drained from real life to feel any of those unpleasant emotions through music. i am jealous of him that he has digested the amount of music he has and still feels those things. to equate it to television, i tend to avoid shows that foist more drama into my life because life is dramatic enough. the last thing i need is to escape into a fantasy world for an hour that i spend stressing out over a fictional character.
the short version- stop looking at other people's lists and sneering or questioning their motives. be confident in your own choices and stop pretending you are better than anyone else. if someone enjoyed something more than you, so be it.
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Friday, November 28, 2008
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jay bennent, centro-matic, mountain goats, south san gabriel
Southern Shelter has both shows from Centro-matic and South San Gabriel on 11-21-08.
Rock Proper has the new Jay Bennent album for free download.
Largehearted Boy finds Mountain Goats 11-3-08.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
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lou reed, cat power, mountain goats, beck, neil young and crazy horse, stereolab
Captains Dead has Neil Young and Crazy Horse 1978.
Largehearted Boy finds the Mountain Goats 11-7-08.
Southern Shelter has Stereolab 9-27-08.
Pop Drivel has Beck on KCRW 11-18-08.
Six Eyes has Cat Power black sessions 1-23-06.
Big O has Lou Reed 12-1-76.
Rollo Grady has a collection of tracks from KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Host Nic Harcourt said goodbye to the station this week and his contribution to pioneering live performances and the internet should not be forgotten.
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Friday, November 14, 2008
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of montreal, scarce, wings, june of 44, paul westerberg, pavement
Captains Dead has Pavement 6-26-92 and June of 44 6-27-95.
Bradley's Almanac has Scarce live on WMBR 11-4-08.
Ohm Park has Of Montreal 10-31-08.
Big O has Paul Westerberg 2-27-05 and Wings Venus And Mars Outtakes Are Alright Tonight.
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Friday, November 07, 2008
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killdozer, replacements, mountain goats, deerhunter
Captains Dead has The Replacements 4-5-85.
Largehearted Boy finds The Mountain Goats 3-22-08.
Southern Shelter has Deerhunter 10-31-08.
WFMU Blog has Killdozer 11-4-08.
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
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New Bedford, Massachusetts's The Diggers have released their self-titled debut album on 75orLess Records. From 16 plus minute epics to groove laden jams to I just can't contain myself rockandrolla, The Diggers have something to prove with their left field way of thinking. Recorded by themselves in the depths of the Wamsutta Mill, The Diggers are finally taking their (mostly) instrumental madness to the masses. Influences include Led Zeppelin, An Albatross, Neil Young, Pink Floyd. The ten track release is limited to 150 silkscreened copies, while the label is limited to 25 copies for sale through the website. You can download the track Chinese Checkers and purchase a copy over at the label website.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
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The Providence Phoenix profiles Von Doom, who will release their second album on 75orLess Records this coming December.
The next 75orLess Live Showcase is Saturday November 15 at The Penalty Box in Providence featuring THE DIEPODS, SIX STAR GENERAL, THE DIGGERS AND SUICIDE BILL.
21+
NO COVER.
9 PM.
my bloody valentine, paul westerberg, oxford collapse, ramones, bruce springsteen, low, john vanderslice, matador compilation
Bradley's Almanac has My Bloody Valentine 9-21-08.
WFMU Bloghas Low 9-20-08.
NYC Taper Oxford Collapse 10-21-08 and John Vanderslice 10-18-08.
Of Mirror Eye has The Ramones Live Rock and Roll College.
Captains Dead has Bruce Springsteen 12-2-02 and Paul Westerberg 9-12-96.
Largehearted Boy hooks you up with a link to Matador's Fall 2008 Intended Play Comp.
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Friday, October 24, 2008
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Alien Father's "Knives With Journalism" has been released. Originally released in May 2008 on Brother and Brother Records, Knives With Journalism was recorded by Alex Seiz in a barn in New Jersey. Knives with Journalism is the second record by noise-shambolic-satanic-sludgecore, pop-gloom-shoegaze, psych-garage three-piece Alien Father. Ten tracks of brooding keyboards, zambonian synths, hyperdelic guitars, and drums. Ten tracks, extremely limited release, only fifty copies in total and the label only has twenty five for sale. You can download the track Sail On Boats... Beautiful and purchase a copy over at the label website.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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Coma Coma's "Does Your Remote Control Have A Remote Control?" has been released. Their debut release, a co-release with Redtide Records, consists of 6 songs over 26 minutes and was recorded by the trio at Satellite Studios with veteran rocker Emerson Torrey (The Raindogs, The Schemers, The Dino Club) as engineer. The end result is six creative and energetic tracks fueled by large quantities of cheap beer. Some influences include the Flaming Lips, Pavement, Fugazi, and the Super Furry Animals. You can download the track Urban Death Maze and purchase a copy over at the label website.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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75orLess Compilation seeking bands
For the third consecutive year, 75orLess has decided to release another fall/winter compilation. Here's the info:
It is absolutely free for the bands.
Bands retain all rights to their music and it will not be reused without permission.
There will be 100 numbered copies made.
Each band will get a copy.
40 copies will go out as promos.
The remaining copies for $6.00 at the 75orLess Records website.
This comp will be mastered, so unmastered material is welcome.
WAV, AIFF files will be needed. No Mp3 files under any circumstances.
Music is due by October 25.
This will have a late November release date.
This will be a double cd release on 75orLess Records.
If interested or you have any questions, please contact the label at:
info [at] 75orless.com
Thanks
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Friday, October 10, 2008
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guided by voices, kadane brothers, stereolab, beach boys, meat puppets, dinosaur jr
Bradley's Almanac has the Kadane Brothers 7-12-08.
Aquarium Drunkard has some Beach Boys 1967 rehearsals.
Captains Dead has Guided By Voices 7-30-99.
NYC Taper has Stereolab 10-2-08, Meat Puppets 9-28-08, Dinosaur Jr 9-26-08.
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Friday, October 03, 2008
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beck, spoon, giant sand, okkervil river, my morning jacket, spectrum, sun kil moon, the headphones, parliament funkadelic, brian jonestown massacre, richard buckner and doug gillard, my morning jacket, cracker
Captains Dead has Sun Kil Moon 9-6-08, Richard Buckner and Doug Gillard 5-6-06.
Musical Justice has Giant Sand 9-19-08, My Morning Jacket 9-23-08 and Cracker 9-11-08.
Cameraphonic has The Headphones 5-24-08.
Of Mirror Eye has an undated Parliament Funkadelic show.
The Decibel Tolls has Brian Jonestown Massacre and Spectrum live at the recent ATP festival.
Largehearted Boy finds Spoon 9-22-08.
Pop Drivel has Okkervil River on KEXP 9-17-08.
I am Fuel You Are Friends has Beck 4-28-03.
Here you can see Turnpike Glow's music video for Sporco Impossibile.
Kaiser Cartel were recently interviewed by Mainstream Isn't So Bad.
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Friday, September 26, 2008
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the feelies, liz durrett, jeff buckley, dex romweber duo, queens of the stone age, sigur ros, bruce springsteen, unclue tupelo
Southern Shelter has the Dex Romweber Duo 9-17-05 and Liz Durrett 9-12-08.
Ick Music has Bruce Springsteen 11-17-90.
Captains Dead has Queens of the Stone Age demos, Uncle Tupelo 4-29-94 and Bruce Springsteen 9-25-96.
Broadcaster House has Jeff Buckley live tracks.
NYC Taper has The Feelies 9-20-08 and Sigur Ros 9-18-08.
If you have never been over to Daytrotter, I highly encourage you to check them out. Some of my favorite recordings from the past few years have been downloaded from that site. Although they have a massive list of sessions, here are my personal favorites:
nina nastasia
kelley stoltz
david bazan
william elliott whitmore
centro-matic
mountain goats
will johnson
walkmen
felice brothers
spoon
john vanderslice
quasi
phosphorescent
frog eyes
bonnie prince billie
a bunch of bands that should be in the rock and roll hall of fame but are not
(eligible based on 25 years since their first album)
most deserving to least deserving:
Lou Reed
Frank Zappa
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Three Dog Night (13 gold albums, Twenty One Top 40 hits, Three #1 hits)
Rush
Moody Blues
Genesis/Peter Gabriel/Phil Collins
Alice Cooper
Journey
Grand Funk Railroad
Kiss
T Rex
America
Abba
The Cars
The Guess Who
Deep Purple
Yes
Cheap Trick
Hall and Oates
Thin Lizzy
Link Wray
Dick Dale
Herman's Hermits
The B-52s
The Cure
Devo
Brian Eno
Sonic Youth
bands that are already in which is why all of the above deserve to be in too:
The Pretenders
The Police
The Ramones
The Talking Heads
Jackson Browne
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Friday, September 19, 2008
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andrew bird, jeff tweedy, fleet fixes, elvis costello, ben lee, queens of the stone age, mogwai, geraldine fibbers, cracker, kurt wagner and calexico, south san gabriel, syd barrett, freakwater, beirut, alejandro escovedo, ac dc
Captains Dead has Kurt Wagner and Calexico 4-17-99, Ben Lee 6-17-04, and Jeff Tweedy 4-5-08.
Ick Music has AC DC 10-16-79.
Flat Response has South San Gabriel 9-9-08.
Big O has Elvis Costello 10-22-77.
Pain or Pan has Syd Barrett outtakes.
Metal Bastard has Queens of the Stone Age outtakes.
Aquarium Drunkard has Fleet Foxes 6-18-08.
Largehearted Boy finds two Mogwai shows, one from 9-6-08 and another from 9-13-08.
Broadcaster House has Freakwater 4-17-98 and The Geraldine Fibbers 4-18-96.
Music Justice has Cracker 9-6-98, Beirut 3-16-07, Alejandro Escovedo 9-9-08, and Andrew Bird 8-24-03.
Nathan Xander's Swiftly, Surely has now been released. This 7-song mini LP was recorded in one day and originally released in August 2007 on the artist's own imprint Aww...Rats. Based out of Chicago, he has toured extensively since the release. Swiftly, Surely bounces back and forth between mellow country, folk and heavier slow core, drawing inspiration from My Morning Jacket, Townes Van Zandt, Kris Kristofferson, and Neil Young. This is limited to 150 silkscreened copies and only $8.00 postpaid. You can download the track Clouding Over and purchase a copy over at the label website.
Along with RedTide Records, 75orLess will be co-releasing both Nate Laban's "Is Wearing Yellow" and Coma Coma's albums this fall.
The September issue of Performer Magazine has reviews of both Suicide Bill and the Liquors and Sharks Come Cruisin.
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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pavement, rolling stones, nada surf, bruce springsteen, andrew bird, nirvana
Faronheit has Andrew Bird 9-3-08.
Cameraphonic has Nada Surf 8-30-08.
Chez Lubacov has Nirvana singles and b-sides.
Addicted to Vinyl has a collection of live Bruce Springsteen tracks.
Captains Dead has Pavement 6-11-92 and the Rolling Stones 11-9-69.
Broadcaster House also has Pavement from 8-26-94.
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Friday, September 05, 2008
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husker du, bob dylan, the melvins, the national
Southern Shelter has The Melvins 8-18-08.
Bradley's Almanac has The National 6-13-08.
Captains Dead has Husker Du 3-10-84.
Big O has Bob Dylan live 1976.
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Friday, August 29, 2008
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Guntaard's "Rubarb in the Hoo-Ha" has been released. Recorded between April 1996 and May 1998 on a Tascam 4 track cassette and forgotten about, the five members of Güntaard have never all been in the same room at the same time but were all fueled by the same things- bong hits, failed relationships, and unemployment. Using traditional instruments such as guitars, bass, and keyboards as well as drum machines, screwdrivers on metal tables, tape loops, television sets, electronic toys with dying batteries, they recorded over 100 songs in this two year period. Rhubard in the Hoo-Ha is a collection of songs that are heavy on the drum machines and distorted vocals. For fans of Ween, Trollin Withdrawal and Butthole Surfers. Released is limited to 50 silkscreened copies on brown jackets. The How Does It Feel To Be Named Chip EP is available here as a free download until September 15. This online only EP features four of the tracks from the Rhubarb in the Hoo-ha release, which you can purchase over at the 75orLess Records label website.
Here is a selection of live tracks from some of the performers at the 75orLess Summer Music Fest that took place between Aug 8-15 in New Bedford and Providence.
von Doom - Gravitational
Killing Pablo - Choke
Six Star General - Tree Partner
The Blood Moons - Dead and Gone
Chris Evil and the Taints - Sick and Tired
Suicide Bill - Alligator Arms
The Diggers - Act IV Endless Waves of Time
The Propellers - Lifted
Coma Coma - The Fifth
HERE IS A LINK TO A ZIP FILE WITH ALL THE LIVE TRACKS.
Over thirty free mp3s from the 75orLess Record label
Also, here is a collection of free downloads from more 75orLess bands. All of the bands have been kind enough to allow these songs to be available.
The Propellers
Crop Circles
Colt State
Man On Edge
Suicide Bill
Alligator Arms
Original Lonely
Torches
Vint Spiders
Deshingling
Guntaard
Spraying Black and Gold
Get Naked and Roll Around In It
Killing Pablo
The Eunich from Munich
aHOFF
The Cold War
Tender Truth
New Romance
Fred Kendal Abong
Messy
Vultures
Six Star General
Hamburgini
Sun Up Pants Down (Jordan Kitchen Sink Remix)
Smokers Tooth Polish
The Spectacular Fantastic - Tiny Little Heart
Fashion Failures - Society's Flaw
Baylies Band - Let's Get Stabbed
Frenzy of Tongs - The Traffic
Ben Pilgrim - God Should Have Made You Ugly
Chris Evil and the Taints - Watch You Die
The Inclined - Is That Enough?
The Followers - Has Its Moments
The Masons - Spaceman
MW Ensemble - Apartment
Sharks Come Cruisin - Cape Cod Girls
von Doom - Gravitational
Barn Burning - You Are The Highway
Kill Kill Kill - Screw of Damnation
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Friday, August 22, 2008
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butthole surfers, neil young, my morning jacket, deerhunter
Southern Shelter has Deerhunter 8-15-08.
Music Justice has My Morning Jacket 8-16-08.
Egg City Radio has Butthole Surfers 1985.
Big O has Neil Young 1-29-73.
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Friday, August 15, 2008
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replacements, lambchop, fleet foxes, rem, flying burrito brothers, the pop group, afghan whigs
Captains Dead has Sire outtakes form The Replacements, Lambchop 1-16-99, REM 11-10-84. Flying Burrito Brothers 6-8-69, and Afghan Whigs 6-29-91.
I am Fuel You are Friends has Fleet Foxes 4-14-08.
Egg City Radio has two Pop Group releases.
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Friday, August 08, 2008
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tom waits, pj harvey, jim james, she and him, swervedriver, the faces
swervedriver 6-10-08.
jim james 8-2-08.
she and him 8-2-08.
tom waits 7-5-08.
Largehearted Boy has a collection of links to 2008 lollapalooza performances.
Captains Dead has PJ Harvey 2001, The Faces 10-28-70.
In New Bedford, everyone attending will get receive one free 75orLess t-shirt or label release of their choice. The last show is a free show.
Friday August 8
THE BULLPEN NEW BEDFORD, MASS
$5.00 COVER
NATE LABAN
THE DIGGERS
BLOOD MOONS
COMA COMA
PROPELLERS
Saturday August 9
THE BULLPEN NEW BEDFORD MASS
$5.00 COVER
SUICIDE BILL
SIX STAR GENERAL
CHRIS EVIL & THE TAINTS
VON DOOM
KILLING PABLO
Friday August 15
PENALTY BOX PROVIDENCE, RI
FREE SHOW
SUICIDE BILL
COMA COMA
SIX STAR GENERAL
PROVIDENCE MORONS
BLOOD MOONS
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Friday, August 01, 2008
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the clash, ida, buffalo tom, ted leo
Bradley's Almanac has Ida 6-1-08.
Music Justice has Ted Leo 4-30-07.
Big O has The Clash 2-25-82.
Captains Dead has The Clash 6-9-81 and Buffalo Tom 6-10-05.
MW Ensemble's "Apartment or Nepal" EP has been released. This is the second co-release with Kentucky's Ionik Recordings, MW Ensemble is a project from northern Kentucky, featuring Nancy Wheeler, Jeremy Edison, and Mike Winters. This, their first release, is an EP entitled "Apartment or Nepal" to be followed by a full length in 2009. The music can be described as a "bit lounge" and appealing to fans of Dirty Three and American Analog Set. While Ionik will handle the digital distribution, 75orLess will be releasing the compact disc that includes an exclusive live track. Limited to 50 silkscreened copies, only $6.00 including shipping. You can download the track Apartment and order a copy over at the label website.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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green river, spoon, rolling stones, paul westerberg, hall and oates, wilco, led zeppelin, mission of burma, warren zevon, elvis presley, apples in stereo, beirut
Addicted to Vinyl has Hall and Oates 7-4-85.
Licorice Pizza has outtakes from Led Zeppelin 1968-69.
I am Fuel You are Friends has a collection of covers from Wilco.
Aquarium Drunkard has Beirut's Black Sessions from 2007.
Big O has Elvis Presley 9-2-74.
Mystic Chords of Memory has both Green River reunion shows.
Musical Justice has the Apples in Stereo 8-12-06.
Largehearted Boy finds Mission of BUrma 7-19-08 and Spoon 7-15-08.
Captains Dead has Warren Zevon July 1978, Paul Westerberg 8-7-93 and the Rolling Stones 12-6-69.
In New Bedford, everyone attending will get receive one free 75orLess t-shirt or label release of their choice. The last show is a free show.
Friday August 8
THE BULLPEN NEW BEDFORD, MASS
$5.00 COVER
NATE LABAN
THE DIGGERS
BLOOD MOONS
COMA COMA
PROPELLERS
Saturday August 9
THE BULLPEN NEW BEDFORD MASS
$5.00 COVER
SUICIDE BILL
SIX STAR GENERAL
CHRIS EVIL & THE TAINTS
VON DOOM
KILLING PABLO
Friday August 15
PENALTY BOX PROVIDENCE, RI
FREE SHOW
SUICIDE BILL
COMA COMA
SIX STAR GENERAL
PROVIDENCE MORONS
BLOOD MOONS
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Friday, July 18, 2008
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the who, the figgs, miles davis, billy bragg, shearwater, tom petty, the faces, we versus the shark, my morning jacket, bill callahan, south san gabriel
Of Mirror Eye has Bill Callahan 5-22-08.
WFMU Blog has A Stab at the Residents tribute album.
Ick Music has Miles Davis 10-17-73.
Pop Drivel has Shearwater 7-14-08.
Southern Shelter has We Versus the Shark 6-21-08.
Big O has The Who 1969 Soundboard tapes.
Music Justice has Billy Bragg 6-6-00.
Captains Dead has South San Gabriel 5-30-08, Rolling Stones Lonely at the Top 1973-79, The Faces Killer Highlights 1972-73, My Morning Jacket 6-20-08, Tom Petty 7-16-78, and The Figgs 3-22-01.
75OL-048 Kill Kill Kill - Shark Smells Blood
Limited to 50 silkscreened copies.
$6.00 postpaid.
Kill Kill Kill is the solo project of Los Angeles-based musician Eric Stiner. A member of Boy/Girl, Kill Kill Kill will release 12 albums in 12 months from June 2008-June 2009. All of the releases have an environmentally conscience theme and the releases are made with recyclable materials. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Nature Conservancy in support of the mission behind the Kyoto Protocol. Designing and crafting his own "homemade" effects pedals and modified guitars and amplifiers, they mix the psychedelia of Acid Mothers Temple and the riff laden moxie of the Melvins. Not quite an EP, the five tracks contain over forty three minutes of music including an exclusive remix unavailable anywhere else.
Track Listing
1. Accidental Accidental
2. Yoko Ono (Original Hipster)
3. Dark Cold Dark (Shark Smells Blood)
4. Rabbot in D (75orLess Unintentional exclusive remix)
5. Screw of Damnnation
Purchase a copy over at the 75orLess Record label website.
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
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mogwai, rolling stones, jonathan richmond, elliott smith, eric's trip, come, codeine
Of Mirror Eye has Jonathan Richmond 1983.
I am Fuel You are Friends has Elliott Smith 7-4-00.
Deaf Indie Elephants has some live unreleased Mogwai tracks.
Bradley's Almanac has most of the 1992 Sub Pop music festival with Codeine, Come, Eric's Trip, Six Finger Satellite, Pond and many others.
Captains Dead has the Rolling Stones Some Girls outtakes.
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Thursday, July 03, 2008
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NYC Taper(found by way of LHBoy) has Devo 6-28-08.
have a happy holiday weekend.
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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grand archives, modest mouse, rem, harvey milk, hold steady, my morning jacket, the shins,my bloody valentine, centro-matic, hunter s thompson, animal collective, the wailers, vandermark five, eugene mirman
You Aint No Picasso has My Morning Jacket 6-14-08.
JP 917 has My Bloody Valentine 6-13-08.
Art Decade has The Wailers 12-2-73.
Southern Shelter has Harvey Milk 6-17-08 and Centro-matic 6-21-08.
Six Eyes has The Shins sometimes in 2007.
Of Mirror Eye has the Vandermark Five 12-29-06.
Bradley's Almanac has Grand Archives 6-11-08.
Daytrotter has Eugene Mirman.
Pop Drivel has REM 5-24-08.
Captains Dead has the Hold Steady 5-30-08, Hunter S. Thompson 11-1-97, Modest Mouse 4-2-08 and Animal Collective 6-23-08.
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Friday, June 20, 2008
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sting, shearwater, the smiths, kings of leon, my morning jacket, leonard cohen, mudhoney, pavement, rem, explosions in the sky, pink floyd, bob dylan, iron & wine, spoon, bruce springsteen, harvey milk, low
To Die By Your Side has The Smiths Peel Sessions 12-17-06.
Licorice Pizza has Mudhoney 10-28-98.
Pop Headwound has Bob Dylan "Blood On The Tracks" outtakes 1974.
Bradley's Almanac has REM 6-13-08.
Southern Shelter has Harvey Milk 7-30-05.
Ick Music has Bruce Springsteen 8-9-78.
I am Fuel You are Friends has Kings of Leon 1-9-08.
Captains Dead has Leonard Cohen 5-21-93 and Explosions in the Sky 4-14-08.
Daytrotter has Spoon.
Big O has Sting June 1993.
Largehearted Boyis keeping a list of sets from 2008 Bonnaroo, My Morning Jacket 6-17-08 and LOw 6-13-08.
Pop Drivel has Shearwater 6-15-2008 and Iron & Wine 6-11-2008.
Aquarium Drunkard has Pavement 4-4-94 and a Pink Floyd Peel Session from 7-16-70.
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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M83, beulah, blondie, birthday party, ramones, breeders, the faces, tom waits, iron and wine, weezer, cat power, rem, pixies
Swan Fungus has the Birthday Party's Drunk on the Pope's Blood.
Licorice Pizza has Ramones 1-7-78.
Hear Say has M83 on KCRW 5-19-08.
The Bathysphere has rare tracks from Weezer.
Bradley's Almanac has the Breeders 6-5-08.
Pop Drivel has Iron and Wine 6-11-08.
To Die By Your Side has Cat Power 6-10-08.
Captains Dead has the Pixies 4-21-04, Beulah Peel Sessions 4-20-00 and Tom Waits with the Kronos Quartet 10-27 and 28-2007.
The Faces Coast To Coast Outtakes, REM 6-19-05, and Blondie 9-21-77.
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Friday, June 06, 2008
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bob dylan, earth, iron and wine, joy division, tom waits, beirut, richard buckner, cat power, harvey milk, jim white, M Ward with Jim James and Conor Oberst
Speed of Dark has some live tracks from Beirut 5-30-08.
To Die By Your Side has the Joy Division Peel Sessions from 1979.
Big O has Bob Dylan 10-10-81.
I am Fuel You Are Friends has M Ward, Jim James and Conor Oberst 2-20-04.
Daytrotter features Jim White.
Southern Shelter has Harvey Milk 7-28-05 and Earth 5-1-08.
Of Mirror Eye has Iron and Wine 12-11-04.
Anyone's Guess has Cat Power's Black Sessions 1-23-08.
Broadcaster House has an undated Richard Buckner show from Schuba's in Chicago.
Captains Dead has Tom Waits Storytellers performance.
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Friday, May 30, 2008
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rem, vic chestnutt, mountain goats, spiritualized, wolf parade, bob dylan, bonnie prince billie
Southern Shelter has Vic Chestnutt 5-25-08.
To Die By Your Side has more tracks from the Spiritualized acoustic session.
Thundercrack has a collection of live tracks by REM.
Of Mirror Eye has the second half of Bonnie Prince Billie 8-15-05.
Daytrotter has the recent Mountain Goats session.
Captains Dead has Wolf Parade 10-8-05 and Bob Dylan 11-16-93.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
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nick cave and the bad seeds, cat stevens, grand archives, the jam, the cure, bonnie prince billie, husker du, dennis wilson, iron and wine, hell ride east, wilco, pavement, mountain goats, ramones, rolling stones, arcade fire
Daytrotter has a recent sesson by Grand Archives.
I am Fuel You Are Friends has Husker Du 7-24?-81
Record Robot has Sesame Street's Letter People.
Not That Young has The Jam 11-30-80.
To Die By Your Side has Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and The Raconteurs live on Jools Holland.
Bradley's Almanac has The Cure 5-12-08.
Six Eyes has Calexico with Iron and Wine Seattle Oct 2005 and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 5-1-08.
Of Mirror Eye has Bonnie Prince Billie 8-15-05.
Anyones Guess has Arcade Fire 6-19-07.
Berkeley Place has Hell Ride East in Dec 2000 (Mike Watt, J Mascis and the Ashton Brothers).
Aquarium Drunkard has Dennis Wilson's Bambu outtakes.
Here is a link to the classic column, What Would D Boon Do?
Captains Dead has Pavement 6-26-92 and Wilco 10-19-02.
Largehearted Boy finds the Mountain Goats 5-16-08 over at NYC Taper.
Ick Music has the Ramones 7-4-76.
Big O has Cat Stevens 11-9-73 and The Rolling Stones Static in the Attack.
tim midgett giveaway
To celebrate the upcoming digital release of Tim Midgett's "It Goes Like This" EP on Comedy Minus One, we are giving away an original mint unplayed copy. It was originally released in 2002 as part of Three Lobed Recordings Purposeful Availment cd subscription series.
It's very simple to be eligible to win the cd. Just send an email to info@75orless.com with IT GOES LIKE THIS in the subject line. Once all the entries have been received, we'll come up with a fancy way of letting our label house cat randomly select the winner. We'll take entries for one week and announce the winner on Friday, May 30.
The Comedy Minus One label will be soon making available digital releases of Silkworm's 1994 album Libertine, the Chokes EP, the 1997 Ein Heit album The Lightning and the Sun and the 1997 Crust Brothers' live Marquee Mark album. Lots of free mp3s to check out at the label website.
Make sure you catch the Bottomless Pit at one of the shows on their upcoming US tour.
friday july 11 - knitting factory - new york city, ny with the kadane brothers
saturday july 12 - middle east - boston, ma with the kadane brothers and chris brokaw
sunday july 13 - divan orange - montreal, qc with the kadane brothers
monday july 14 - sneaky dee's - toronto, ot with the kadane brothers
thursday july 17 - schubas - chicago, il with the kadane brothers
friday july 18 - high noon saloon - madison, wi with the kadane brothers
saturday july 19 - 7th street entry - minneapolis, mn with the kadane brothers
Much of the info above comes from the Bradley's Almanac website.
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Friday, May 16, 2008
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sugar, explosions in the sky, brian eno, nirvana, local h, flaming lips, sonic youth, bloc party, tom waits, bob dylan, deerhunter, the submarines, elvis costello, radiohead, spiritualized, ween, cursive, tv on the radio, jonathan richmond, new pornographers, ratatat, led zeppelin, mission of burma, britt daniel, swervedriver, neil young
Largehearted Boy finds Mission of Burma, Britt Daniel 5-3-08, a free 2XCD compilation of rarities from Swervedriver, Explosions In The Sky 5-6-08 and Local H 5-12-08.
Ryan's Smashing Life has covers performed by The Flaming Lips.
Captains Dead has Ween 3-1-08 and Sugar 11-19-94.
Deaf Indie Elephants has covers performed by Sonic Youth.
Bradley's Almanac has Bloc Party 3-28-07.
Southern Shelter has Deerhunter 9-19-07.
Licorice Pizza has Elvis Costello live at Woodstock 1999.
Six Eyes has Tom Waits 8-13-06.
Daytrotter has a recent session from Cursive.
Of Mirror Eye has Jonathan Richmond Living Room demos from 1973.
Pop Drivel has The Submarines on KCRW 5-13-08.
Bootlog has the New Pornographers 10-21-07.
To Die By Your Side has a recent live radio session from Spiritualized.
Ink Horn Turn has Bob Dylan recordings from 1961.
gorilla vs bear finds Radiohead 5-13-08 and Ratatat remixes vol 2.
Ohm Park has Tom Waits 11-21-76.
Big O has Nirvana 2-1-92, Led Zeppelin 3-21-70, Neil Young 3-3-76, Brian Eno's unreleased Music for Glitterbug and Tv on the Radio on KEXP 10-4-06
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
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Tonight at Jake's Bar & Grille Richmond Street Providence the members of Six Star General will be playing dj from 10pm-2am. come down and say hello.
75orLess Live Showcase Saturday June 7 at The Penalty Box Providence, RI with Six Star General, The Masons and Ketman.
no music links this week. please visit the sites in the column to the right.
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Friday, May 02, 2008
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bruce springsteen, billy bragg, the replacements, doug martsch, james brown, quasi, mountain goats, spiritualized, mates of state, the fall, slobberbone
Daytrotter has Quasi.
Southern Shelter has Slobberbone 6-21-03.
Bradley's Almanac has Mates of State 2-27-07.
Largehearted Boy finds Mountain Goats 3-2-08.
Burning World has The Fall radio sessions 1984-88.
Ick Music has James Brown September 1974.
Pop Drivel has Billy Bragg 4-24-08.
Ohm Park has Doug Martsch 4-19-08.
Deaf Indie Elephants has Spiritualized 4-25-08.
Pop Headwound has rare tracks from The Replacements as well as their Simply Unacceptable bootleg live 7-1-85.
Big O has Bruce Springsteen 4-22-08.
every second Friday of the month, the guys in six star general play dj at jake's bar & grille in providence. here is the track listing from march:
kizza me - big star
candy's room live - bruce springsteen
heard it through the grapevine - the crust brothers
get me live - dinosaur jr.
turn to stone - ELO
genghis khan - the holy ghost
loaded gun live - house of large sizes
it's too late live - jim carroll band
green machine - kyuss
president forever live - local h
hit the city - mark lanegan
fake blood - mission of burma
breakthrough - modest mouse
o is the one that is real live - my morning jacket
she's a rainbow - the rolling stones
you got yr. cherry bomb - spoon
heart stopped - staggering statistics
barricade live - supersuckers
how we know - the thermals
saturday night - two cow garage
the word - billy preston
palcorder yanja - mountain goats
ooh la la - silkworm
untitled - hands down eugene
five years - arcade fire
the go in the go for it - grandaddy
mean - coffinberry
cut your hair - cassettes wont listen
volcano - oxford collapse
let it bleed - rolling stones
20th century boy - yo la tengo
aint it funky now - james brown
untitled - feathers
super bowl shuffle - 86 bears shuffling crew
ballad of big nothing - the thermals
nyc is a graveyard - moldy peaches
beat it - unknown
they dont know - tracey ulman
untitled - the watery graves of portland
write a song for everyone - creedence clearwater revivial
chariot - william elliott whitmore
plateau - meat puppets
untitled #2 - feathers
let's kill saturday night - robbie fulks
tie a yellow ribbon - unknown
god only knows - unknown
tell all the people - the doors
track #6 - flotation toy warning
bankrobber - joe strummer and the mescaleros
unknown - quasi
let it bleed - rolling stones
toys in the attic - rem
still waiting - talking heads
root down/ - happy mondays/beastie boys
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Friday, April 25, 2008
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conor oberst, ugly cassanova, talking heads, m ward, television, the band, pink floyd, urge overkill, sun kil moon, mogwai, uncle tupelo, okkervil river, dead confederate, explosions in the sky, freakwater, leonard cohen, pavement, vic chestnutt
Of Mirror Eye has Freakwater 4-17-98.
Art Decade has Television 6-9-78.
Captains Dead Leonard Cohen 1968, Urge Overkill June 1993, Ugly Casanova 7-2-02, Sun Kil Moon 3-31-04, Pavement 6-26-95, Mogwai 3-11-98.
Hypeful has Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band live december 2007.
Largehearted Boy finds Vic Chestnutt 3-2-08.
Southern Shelter has Explosions In The Sky 4-13-08 and Dead Confederate playing a bunch of Sonic Youth covers 3-1-08.
Broadcaster House has Uncle Tupelo 4-29-94.
Everybody Cares has M Ward 3-15-08.
The Leather Canary has the Talking Heads 8-23-80.
Pop Drivel has Okkervil River on WOXY 4-24-08.
I am Fuel You Are Friends has a crapload of live tracks from past Coachella festivals.
Los Lobos reveal the real truth behind Paul Simon's Graceland album.
Silkworm is being made available digitally.
Big O has pink floyd 2-25-71 and also The Band's unreleased "Tombstone" album.
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Friday, April 18, 2008
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the national, country joe and the fish, my morning jacket, mia, ben nichols, talking heads, rem, eddie vedder, the breeders, spoon, freedy johnston, yo la tengo, the clash, holy fuck, twilight singers, pearl jam, new pornographers, cat power, neil young, deer tick, wye oak, juliana hatfield and evan dando
Captains Dead has Juliana Hatfield and Evan Dando 7-14-93, Twilight Singers 10-15-00, Freedy Johnston 3-10-02, Ben Nichols of Lucero 6-20-07, Spoon on 1-23-08 and Pearl Jam 3-28-92.
Anyone's Guess has REM 7-5-01.
Indie Muse has live versions of My Morning Jacket songs on their forthcoming album.
Faronheit has MIA on WXPN January 2008.
I am Fuel You are Friends has Eddie Vedder 4-7-08.
The Bomb Shelter has tracks from the New Pornographers 4-11-08.
WFMU Blog has a collection of bands from Columbus, Ohio.
Covert Curiosity has Cat Power's Speaking for Tree soundtrack.
The World Forgot has Sufjan Stevens at PENultimate Lit in 2007.
Funeral Pudding has The Breeders and Holy Fuck, both 3-14-08.
Neil Young 1978 and The National's Black Sessions 2005.
Berkeley Place has tracks from The Clash in 1981 from their 17 consecutive shows in NYC and Yo La Tengo 12-11-07.
Aural States has Deer Tick and Wye Oak live 4-5-08.
Big O has A Silver Mt Zion 4-2-08, Talking Heads 1-26-77, and Country Joe and the Fish 5-5-07.
The Metafilter forums pointed out Dalston Oxfam Shop, which posts recordings of cassette tapes purchased at the Dalston Oxfam Shop in East London.
Cholo's "Unlimited Nights and Weekends" is now available in a limited of 50 silkscreened copies with blue, white and red inks. Cholo, from Brooklyn NY, mix, garage, jazz-punk and melodic pop creating indie rock that is earnest, fresh and provacative. In their
sophomore release, UNLIMITED NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS, they are steps closer to authenticating a sound that will have people on the outside looking in. 12 tracks and only $7.00 postpaid. Purchase a copy over at the label website.
Motif Magazine has announced the nominees for their annual music awards. You can go here to vote. 75orLess has a few nominees in several catagories including-
Alt-Rock Band of the Year: The Cold War
Breakthru Band of the Year: Chris Evil & the Taints
Best Live Act: Sharks Come Cruisin, Fashion Failures
Album of the Year:
Don’t Kiss Me Motherf*cker - The Fashion Failures
The Universe - Von Doom
Four Years Before the Mast - Sharks Come Cruisin'
The Propellers - The Propellers
Best Male Vocalist:
Miguel Sousa (the Cold War)
Tom Chace (The Propellers)
In Your Ear Records returns to Rhode Island
Four years after closing its historic Thayer Street location, In Your Ear! returns to the Rhode Island music scene at its new location at 462 Main Street in Warren, RI. After 19 years on Thayer Street in Providence, the storied music store shut its doors in 2004, the victim of spiraling rents and taxes, and the rush to legal – and illegal – music downloading. In the meantime, Chris Zingg, part-owner of In Your Ear, opened a separate store, Zingg Music, in the East Bay in 2001. Recently, Zingg entered into discussions with his partners about combining forces and retooling his store as In Your Ear. A deal was struck in early 2008 and the former Zingg Music is now In Your Ear.
As part of IYE's return to the Rhode Island market, the store will be revamped and restocked with an emphasis on new and used vinyl; the store in Warren will carry newly-issued titles as well as hard-to-find collectibles from the past. The store will also stock turntables, phonograph cartridges and record supplies as well as musical instruments and instrument supplies. In Your Ear will also continue to offer music lessons for guitar, bass and drums in its 5 studios.
While most large music retailers are only carrying top hit recordings, the store in Warren will continue its commitment to customer service through its in-depth selection and special-order service for new and out-of-print CDs and LPs. “If you can't find a recording, try us,” says owner Zingg, “We are proud to be part of the Warren revitalization. Come visit us and experience the last of the great record stores!” Established in 1982, In Your Ear has 2 other retail locations in Boston and Cambridge, MA.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
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tapes n tapes, eric bachmann, johnny cash, mekons, harvey milk, the resistance, sufjan stevens, slade, queens of the stone age, iron and wine, bruce springsteen, radiohead, sparklehorse, david sylvian, charles manson, lemonheads, lucero, band of horses
Southern Shelter has Harvey Milk 3-8-08.
Of Mirror Eye has Sparklehorse 11-2-06.
Ohm Park has Queens of the Stone Age 11-18-02.
Broadcaster House has Band of Horses 10-8-07 and Lucero 5-7-04.
Daytrotter has Tapes n Tapes and many others.
Big O has Sufjan Stevens 7-23-05, Slade 4-24-75, Bruce Springsteen 12-31-75, Joey Ramone and friends playing as The Resistance 1-30-93, Johnny Cash 2-26-72 and David Sylvian 10-27-07.
Largehearted Boy finds Mekons 2-21-08.
Pop Headwound has some Iron and Wine outtakes.
Bradley's Almanac finds Eric Bachmann's recent acoustic performance.
I am Fuel You Are Friends has some tracks from Bruce Springsteen 4-5-08.
Captains Dead has Charles Manson's "one mind", Radiohead's "ground control to major thom", Lemonheads 7-4-92 and Richard Buckner with Alejandro Escovedo 1-21-00.
The Metafilter site let me know about the Free Albums Blogsome.
Yes, I made a muxtape too.
75OL-043 Elliott Levin/Weasel Walter/Damon Smith/Scott R. Looney - Summer Rise/Summer Set...Summaries has been released in a silkscreened edition of 150 copies (label limited to 25 copies). A high energy blast of detailed interaction and momentum from a quartet of hardcore free-jazz veterans featuring Philadelphia-based reedist and Cecil Taylor alumni Elliott Levin, notorious Flying Luttenbachers drummer Weasel Walter, bassist Damon Smith and pianist Scott R. Looney. A wide variety of abstract forms are explored on this release, from bizarre pointillism-plus-poetry to full-on raging torrents of sound and fury. This heavy, crystal-clear recording will appeal to old-school free music buffs as well as listeners looking for truly something different delivered with intensity, skill and wildness. A must for fans of ESP-Disk/BYG/FMP Records, Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, Peter Brotzmann, et al. Purchase a copy over at the label website.
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Friday, April 04, 2008
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aerosmith, wolf parade, sly and the family stone, rem, dead moon, yes, m ward, emerson lake and palmer, beatles, acid mothers temple, neutral milk hotel, elf power, randy newman, the national, kristen hersh, my morning jacket, husker du, mekons, radiohead, jim james, B52's, headlights, black mountain, whiskeytown, leonard cohen, Carla Bozulich
WFMU Blog has Dead Moon 9-32-01.
Rawkblog has a collection of live rarities from Wolf Parade.
Pop Drivel has recent live radio performances by the B52's and Headlights among others.
Ick Music has Sly and the Family Stone 10-5-68.
Aquarium Drunkard has The National 5-24-07.
I am Fuel You are Friends has an M Ward demo cassette.
Vinyl District has Beatles rarities.
Southern Shelter has Elf Power 3-29-08.
Good Bad Unknown has REM live 1992.
False 45th has Black Mountain 2-23-08.
Of Mirror Eye has Neutral Milk Hotel 4-18-98.
Stereogum continues their tribute series, this time it's Bjork's Post.
Anyone's Guess has My Morning Jacket 11-5-05.
Daytrotter has a session from Kristen Hersh.
Broadcaster House has Aerosmith 12-3-80.
Macktronic has Jim James and friends 3-15-08.
Big O has Radiohead 4-1-08, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Yes 2-18-72, and Randy Newman 6-11-72.
Captains Dead has Husker Du's Warehouse rehearsals, Leonard Cohen 5-1-93 and Whiskeytown 10-30-97.
Archive dot org eagle-eye and literary fiend Largehearted Boy finds Carla Bozulich 8-28-03,
Mekons 2-15-08 and three shows from Acid Mothers Temple 3-22-08, 3-23-08 and 3-24-08.
75orLess Records is proud to announce the third release in our "five releases in five weeks" series, this time Green Bay, Wisconsin's Turn Blue "It's Not What We Mean It's How We Mean" in a silkscreened edition of 125 copies. (Label limited to 25 copies). Heavily influenced by 60's and 70's pop, modern electronic music, and the blue-collar melancholy of Green Bay's industrial surroundings, Turn Blue is a band more interested in conveying emotion through complex melody and deceptively minimal soundscapes than conveying a meaning or message through played-out lyrical ideas. For fans of Elliott Smith, Wilco and Surf's Up-era Beach Boys. Twelve tracks for only $6.00 including shipping and handling. Download mp3s from the Turn Blue website and purchase a copy over at the label website.
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Monday, March 31, 2008
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line of the decade - Other hobbies: "I love burritos. They're my favorite food. I also surf and skateboard as much as possible."
read the entire interview here.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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david bazan, flaming lips, rem, the walkmen, deertick, dean and britta, eddie vedder, british sea power, wye oak, bedhead, luna, pink floyd, george clinton and the pfunk all stars, raconteurs, stephen malkmus, queens of the stone age, mission of burma, jason molina, bob dylan with tom petty and the heartbreakers, the veils, stars, james amoeba, morrissey, the instruments, carla bozulich
Of Mirror Eye has Bedhead 4-20-98 and also the Kadane Brothers 11-10-01.
Ick Music has Bob Dylan with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 7-4-86.
Bradley's Almanac has Mission of Burma 1-20-08.
Music is Art has The Veils black session 10-30-06.
Kwaya Na Kisser has Morrissey's Viva Hate outtakes.
Good Bad Unknown has REM's unplugged session.
Bootlog has Stars on The Current 3-14-05 and 11-3-07.
To Die By Your Side has Queens of the Stone Age live acoustic session.
Deaf Indie Elephants has a collection of covers by The Flaming Lips.
Lullabyes has David Bazan live 3-15-08.
Southern Shelter has The Instruments 10-11-06.
WFMU Blog has Harvey Milk 3-15-08 and Carla Bozulich 3-15-08.
Captains Dead has Luna 6-12-99, Pink Floyd 1972, Jason Molina 11-21-07, George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars 10-7-99, and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks 1-12-07.
Big O has REM 3-24-08
Daytrotter has The Walkmen and Deer Tick.
I am Fuel You are Friends has The Raconteurs 10-15-06 and Eddie Vedder rarities.
Pop Drivel has Dean and Britta 3-26-08 and British Sea Power 3-25-08.
Quarter Life Party has Wye Oak (formerly Monarch) 3-1-08.
James Ameoba's "Walrus Prison" is available as a free download.
Killing Pablo's "Quiet/Loud/Repeat" has been released in a silkscreened edition of 150 copies (label limited to 25 copies). Recorded with Sean Lynch at Muzzle Recording Co. in Olneyville, the tongue-firmly-in-cheek titled "quiet/loud/repeat" packs ten songs and assorted weird noises into just over 36 minutes. Think of a room of drunken fools trying to mix Crazy Horse with Mogwai and you'd be pretty close to describing it. More pop and less aggressive than their previous two releases. For fans of Built to Spill, Silkworm, Neil Young, Slint. Only $5.00 including S&H, you can order a copy at the 75orLess label website.
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Friday, March 21, 2008
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she and him, brian wilson, my morning jacket, dexateens, kevin barnes, drive by truckers, bob dylan, REM, magnetic fields tribute, half japanese, ted leo, nirvana, the homosexuals, replacements
Captains Dead has Drive By Truckers 1-18 & 19-08, My Morning Jacket 12-1-06 and Bob Dylan 11-12-81.
Largehearted Boy hooks you up with the free download of the latest album by The Dexateens
Lullabyes has Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal at SXSW.
Big O has Brian Wilson's 2007 studio demos.
CLLCT has a free downloadable tribute to the Magnetic Fields.
Deaf Indie Elephants have SXSW sets from REM, She and Him, My Morning Jacket and many others.
WFMU Blog has Half Japanese 3-14-08 and also the homosexuals 3-14-08.
Lost Turntable has Nirvana rarities.
Licorice Pizza has the final Replacements show 7-4-91.
Ryans Smashing Life has Ted Leo 8-25-05.
3-22-08....Suicide Bill & the Liquors - A Little Bit....Burned? is now available. Never critically acclaimed, but often ashamed, the boys sometimes rock and sometimes acoustic through Bill's best collection of songs. Think part 80's Minneapolis, part 70's stadium, and part modern-day-quiet-complaining. 16 growing older, hate the day-job, lonely, unsure anthems. You can download either Original Lonely or Alligator Arms or purchase a copy at the label website.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
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elvis costello and the attractions, big black, stevie wonder, my morning jacket, magnetic fields, jobriath, wye oak, cat power, tapes n tapes, okkervil river, frank sinatra, the stooges, dirtbombs, the strokes, dead meadow, she and him, vic chestnutt
Thanks to Ick Music for finding these, Gonzo's Musicorama has Stevie Wonder 1974 and Green Alien Chick has Elvis Costello and the Attractions live 1979.
Southern Shelter has Vic Chestnutt 3-1-08.
Rawk Blog has She and Him on KCRW January 2008.
You Aint No Picasso has 54 covers by My Morning Jacket.
Pop Drivel has the Magnetic Fields on KEXP 3-7-08.
Snuh has Elvis Costello and the Attractions live 5-14-80.
Popdose has rare tracks by Jobriath.
Bradley's Almanac has Wye Oak 2-22-08.
Six Eyes has Cat Power black sessions 1-23-08, Tapes N Tapes KEXP 2006
Brainwashed has a double cd comp available that benefits The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Mass. Donate to a worthy cause and pick a copy up.
Bob Ostertag has w00t, a free, internet-only release composed entirely from fragments of music from these computer games: Balloon Fight • Congo Bongo • Contra • Earthbound • Halo: Combat Evolved • Ico • Katamari Damacy • Killer Instinct • The Legend of Zelda • Massive Assault • Myst • Star Fox • Super Metroid • Super Smash Bros.: Melee • Viewtiful Joe • WarioWare, Inc: Mega Party Game$ • World of Warcraft.
Heartache with Hardwork tips you off to the Okkervil River live music repository Down the Oubliette.
Big O has The Stooges 11-1-03, Frank Sinatra Inside September outtakes and Wilco 2-19-08.
Captains Dead has Big Black 7-20-87 and Dead Meadow 8-15-07.
I am Fuel You Are Friends has The Strokes July 2001.
Large Hearted Boy finds The Dirtbombs 3-7-08.
2008 Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll finalists have been named and 75orLess did very well with 8 finalists in 16 categories. You can vote here-. The nominees are:
Local Act
Six Star General
Breakthru Act
The Cold War
Male Vocalist
Johnny Carlevale
Roots Act
Barn Burning
Acoustic/Singer Songwriter
Ben Pilgrim
Punk/Garage
Fashion Failures
Category-Defying Act
Sharks Come Cruisin
Best Album
The Cold War - Le Petit Morte
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Friday, March 07, 2008
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peter tosh, keith richards, black flag, nico with tangerine dream, stephen malkmus, peter gabriel, the clash, phosphorescent, gutter twins, jon spencer blues explosion, and you will know us by the trail of dead, patti smith and a silver mt zion, neil young, dead confederate, david barbe & the quick hooks, tom petty and the heartbreakers, the national , jeff tweedy, moe tucker and jad fair, nina nastasia
Captains Dead has tom petty and the heartbreakers 5-18-90, the clash's rat patrol from fort bragg.
Daytrotter has and you will know us by the trail of dead and Phosphorescent.
Southern Shelter has David Barbe & The Quick Hooks 1-26-08 and Dead Confederate 3-1-08.
Licorice Pizza has Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 9-18-94.
Berkeley Place has a mix of live tracks from the Gutter Twins.
Udrivel has The National on Austin City Limits 9-16-07.
Aquarium Drunkard has a bunch of live Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks tracks.
Broadcaster House has Jeff Tweedy 8-18-06.
Of Mirror Eye has Moe Tucker and Jad Fair 3-28-87.
To Die By Your Side has live acoustic sessions from Nina Nastasia
Ick Music has a giant collection of rarities featuring Keith Richards.
Big O opened the archives with Neil Young 2-20-08, the final Black Flag show 6-27-87, Nico with Tangerine Dream 12-13-74, Peter Gabriel's Before the Flood demos 1975, Peter Tosh's Equal Rights demos 1975, and Patti Smith and A Silver Mt Zion 10-3-07.
Sharks Come Cruisin' "Four Years Before the Mast" EP is now available. Inspired by Quint's rendition of 'Spanish Ladies' in the film Jaws, Sharks Come Cruisin' combines traditional songs of sailing, whaling, drinking and sinking with drums, bass, fiddle, banjo, accordion, guitar and lots of hollering. You can download the track Cape Cod Girls and pick up a copy at the label website.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
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lou reed, the damned, twilight singers, earth, five eight, the cars, grizzly bear, damien jurado, wilco, tom waits, drive by truckers, velvet underground, david bazan , the breeders, steely dan, ween, death cab for cutie, enon, les savy fav
Licorice Pizza Velvet Underground live 1967.
Of Mirror Eye has Earth 5-27-06.
Julio Enriquez has Drive By Truckers 2-22-08.
Sailor Jerry has The Damned Peel Sessions.
Secretly Belgian has Twilight Singers 11-6-06.
Hard to Find a Friend has Damien Jurado 9-8-07.
Berkeley Place has The Breeders Double Trouble 1993 bootleg.
My Old Kentucky Blog has a live in studio performance by David Bazan.
Daytrotter has a recent performace by Enon.
To Die By Your Side has some undated live Les Savy Fav tracks.
Largehearted Boy finds Death Cab For Cutie 2-4-06 and Ween 11-13-07.
Southern Shelter has Five Eight 1-25-08.
PVAc to 44.1 kHz has The Cars live 1979.
Faronheit has Grizzly Bear KEXP 2-29-08.
Captains Dead has Wilco 2-19-08 and Tom Waits' Black Rider demos.
Big O has Santana 10-14-70, Damien Jurado 9-8-07, Steely Dan royal scam outtakes, Genesis 5-4-74 and Lou Reed 5-14-74.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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it's funny that four years after the bloggies took notice, my home state weekly alternative paper gets in on the act. the phoenix has always been very kind in their coverage and keeping us in mind is greatly appreciated.
Barn Burning "Bound To Leave This Dark Behind" EP is now available. Their fourth release and first for 75orLess, was recorded by Darren Burke over a two month period in Hyde Park, MA at Makeshift Studios. Alt-country indie rock and atmospheric soundscapes mixed with folk and post-rock for fans of
My Morning Jacket, Jay Farrar, Joy Division and Sun Kil Moon. Download the track You Are The Highway and pick up a copy at the label website.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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atlas sound, the wrens, the clash, black keys, nation of ulysses, bob mould, cat power, the national, stone roses, wu tang clan, johnny thunders, the police, led zeppelin, twilight singers, joe strummer and the mescaleros, nada surf, modest mouse, bruce springsteen with eddie vedder, casiotone for the painfully alone, ted leo, thee silver mt zion and tra la la band, shout out lords, jens lekman, mountain goats, dj shadow, marah, elvis costello
Deaf Indie Elephants has Cat Power's Black Session 1-23-08.
So Much Silence has Nada Surf KCRW 2-5-08.
Ryan's Smashing Life has Modest Mouse 6-12-05.
I am Fuel You Are Friends has Bruce Springsteen with Eddie Vedder and also Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros 8-21-99.
Black Keys Peel Sessions 7-31-03.
Daytrotter has Kevin Devine and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.
Southern Shelter has Atlas Sound 2-16-08.
Bradley's Almanac has Bob Mould 11-5-07.
Broadcaster House has The Wrens 2-3-07 and Ted Leo on the Current 6-15-05.
Egg City Radio has Nation of Ulysses 2-14-92 and Stone Roses 9-23-89.
To Die By Your Side has undated live session from thee silver mt zion and tra la la band.
Berkeley Place has live Wu Tang Clan December 2007.
Pop Drivel has The National live on Fair Game 2-19-08.
Licorice Pizza has some live Johnny Thunders.
Faronheit has Shout Out Lords December 2007 on WXPN.
Inkiostro has Jens Lekman 2-8-08.
Largehearted Boy finds two back to back Mountain Goats shows, 9-22-07 and 9-21-07.
Captains Dead has Tricky 11-11-96, Mike Ness 1999 woodstock, Elvis Costello 2-14-78, Twilight Singers 1-15-04, The Clash 8-17-82, DJ Shadow 10-30-97, Marah 5-1-06.
Big O has Led Zeppelin 12-10-07, Santana 10-15-72 and three Police shows- October 7, 2007, December 8, 2007 and August 2, 1983.
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Monday, February 18, 2008
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Friday, February 15, 2008
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bob dylan, beck, yo la tengo and the sun ra arkestra, rilo kiley, the clash, dean and britta, john fahey, jeff tweedy, rem, grant lee buffalo, broken social scene, keren ann, void, radiohead
Of Mirror Eye has John Fahey 11-6-76.
False 45th has Yo La Tengo 12-6-07 and Bob Dylan's 1978 tour rehearsals.
Amplive's remix of Radiohead's In Rainbows.
Broadcaster House has Broken Social Scene 10-30-05 and Rilo Kiley 5-16-06.
Pop Drivel has Keren Ann and Dean and Britta both on the current both on 2-11-08.
A double dose of The Clash- Berkeley Place has an acoustic set 5-11-85 set and Licorice Pizza has Rude Boy outtakes.
Captains Dead has The Beatles’ rooftop concert and let it be rehearsals, Grant Lee Buffalo 11-16-96, Magnetic Fields 1-7-01, and Teenage Fan Club 11-20-95.
Good Bad Music has a very rare live Void single.
RBally has REM 9-29-84, Beck on kcrw 12-16-00 and Jeff Tweedy 3-3-07.
Big O has Yo La Tengo and the Sun Ra Arkestra 12-28-05.
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Friday, February 08, 2008
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the smiths, tom petty, feist, vampire weekend, interpol, of montreal, black mountain, arcade fire, jeff buckley, oh no oh my, sufjan stevens, vic chestnutt, lambchop, herman dune, josh rouse, de novo dhal, cat power, thermals, guided by voices, ted leo, bob mould, nada surf, white stripes, emmylou harris, barry gibb, tom ze with tortoise
Southern Shelter has Vic Chestnutt live 2-2-08.
Ick Music has Tom Petty live 5-18-90.
Daytrotter has Thermals session. Aside from having an incredible colleciton of archives, You Aint No Picasso also has links to On No Oh My Daytrotter appearance.
Funeral Pudding has Vampire Weekend 2-4-08.
Kwana Na Kisser has Feist 9-20-07.
Deaf Indie Elephants has Feist and Cat Power live (not together).
You can find some rare Sufjan Stevens at both Ulke Doof.
Indie Muse.
Captains Dead has Guided By Voices 8-16-95, Arcade Fire 2-17-07, lambchop 12-12-06, Pearl Jam 11-3-96 and Jeff Buckley 12-31-95.
Pop Drivel has Bob Mould 2-4-08, Black Mountain 2-1-08, Nada Surf 1-30-08, Herman Dune Peel Sessions, and Ted Leo 1-23-08.
Rawkblog has the complete Smiths Peel Sessions.
My Old Kentucky Blog has Josh Rouse on Acoustic Cafe.
Large Hearted Boy finds De Novo Dahl Lounge Session.
Big O cracked open the archives for White Stripes 6-14-07, Lambchop 7-2-04,
Tom Ze with Tortoise on KCRW 5-27-99, Barry Gibb's 1970 unreleased The Kid's No Good album, and Emmylou Harris' Wrecking Ball demos and outtakes.
Broadcaster House has Of Montreal 2-6-07.
Farenheit has Interpol's Eden Sessions.
von Doom "The Universe" is now available. Pure power pop for aging effete moderns, rock oracle von Doom erupts onto the 21st century's late first decade rock scene with sonic aplomb. Their debut disc, aptly titled The Universe is a mix of aesthetics, Latin roots, the state of the art, and psychedelic effrontery. Navigating the treacherous void surrounding us all, von Doom's requiem for humanity floats above the fray, all the while forging a path straight through your ear-fields. You can listen to the track Gravitational Pull and order your copy at the label website.
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Friday, February 01, 2008
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prince, cat power, of montreal, rem, pete townsend, amy winehouse, vice chestnutt, the who, the spectacular fantastic
Bradley's Almanac has a live compilation available as a fundraiser for J Robbin's son Cal. I highly encourage you to donate.
Of Mirror Eye returned recently and has Cat Power and Loren Mazzacane Connors live 10-7-99.
Licorice Pizza has Pete Townsend's demos for the Who Are You album.
Thanks Captain Obvious has various covers.
Popdose has Prince live 1985.
You Aint No Picasso has a boatload of covers from Of
Montreal.
The Wheels Still Spin has a write-up and music from The Spectacular Fantastic.
Captains Dead has Vic Chestnutt 11-29-95, The Who's "The Punk Meets The Godfather" demos and rehearsals, REM 6-15-89.
Big O has Amy Winehouse 10-15-07.
75OL-037 The Spectacular Fantastic's "Consume" EP has been released in a silkscreened edition of 75 copies. The Spectacular Fantastic is a pop leaning rock band from the outskirts of Cincinnati. The duo, featuring multi-instrumentalists' Mike Detmer and Jonathan Williams, return with their new EP "Consume", co-released with Cincinnati's Ionik Recordings. This EP contains a link for a free download of the online only 'Reward' EP. Having made some of their back catalog available for free downloads, the band believes that allowing the listener to decide what to pay for music is the wave of the future for independent artists. For fans of The Beatles, Neil Young, and Sebadoh. You can download the track Tiny Little Heart or order a copy at the 75orLess Records website for only $6.00 postpaid.
Twenty five free mp3s from the 75orLess Record label
Today, we offer a collection of free downloads from our 75orLess Records roster. All of the bands listed below are from the Rhode Island-Southeastern Massachusetts area and have been kind enough to allow these songs to be available.
The Propellers
Crop Circles
Colt State
Man On Edge
Torches
Vint Spiders
Deshingling
Guntaard
Spraying Black and Gold
Get Naked and Roll Around In It
Killing Pablo
The Eunich from Munich
aHOFF
The Cold War
Tender Truth
New Romance
Fred Kendal Abong
Messy
Vultures
Six Star General
Hamburgini
Sun Up Pants Down (Jordan Kitchen Sink Remix)
Smokers Tooth Polish
The Spectacular Fantastic - Tiny Little Heart
Fashion Failures - Society's Flaw
Baylies Band - Let's Get Stabbed
Frenzy of Tongs - The Traffic
Ben Pilgrim - God Should Have Made You Ugly
Chris Evil and the Taints - Watch You Die
The Inclined - Is That Enough?
The Followers - Has Its Moments
The Masons - Spaceman
this week is the two year anniversary of the 75orLess record label. too busy too do anything special but very big thanks to everyone who contributes to make it happen.
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Friday, January 25, 2008
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califone, the veils, fiest, beirut, bob dyland and the band, grand funk railroad, the beatles, elliott smith, superchunk, kristen hersh and tonya donnelly, john vanderslice, the national, meat puppets, bedhead, david lee roth, andrew bird, oral history of detroit hardcore
Rawkblog has unreleased Elliott Smith tracks.
Southern Shelter has Black Lips 1-19-08.
Swan Fungus has Bedhead live 5-20-98.
Original Meat Puppets member Derrick Bostrom makes available the vocal-less rough cuts from their now legendary 2 album.
Daytrotter has a recent appearance by John Vanderslice.
Bradley's Almanac has the second part of kristen hersh and tonya donelly 10-6-07.
Pop Headwound has Califone rarities.
Captains Dead has The Beatles More Sweet Apples bootleg.
RBally has Superchunk 10-10-07 and Feist 2-3-06.
Swindle Magazine has a great oral history of detroit hardcore. Big thanks to the
WFMU blog for that discovery along with daily updates that are amazing. To demonstrate this, they linked up to Chunklet's clip of David Lee Roth's isolated vocal track from Runnin with the Devil.
Six Eyes has live and rare tracks from the national, black sessions from the veils, andrew bird black session 2005, and beirut 3-16-07.
Big O has Grand Funk Railroad 6-2-74 and also Bob Dylan with The Band 8-31-69.
Ick Music has the Rolling Stones 10-17-73.
Fashion Failures "Don't Make Me Kiss You Motherfucker" is now available in a silkscreened edition of 125 copies. Fashion Failures began in 2004 out of Pawtucket, RI and still call the city home. Loud, fiery guitar rock, drunken blues and big sing-a-long choruses with an entertaining stage show to match. Influenced by various bands including The Stooges, Chuck Berry, The Clash, Kinks, The Real Kids and Motorhead. Nine tracks in all, you can listen to Society's Flaw and order a copy of the cd here for only $6.00.
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Friday, January 18, 2008
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sex pistols, low, rolling stones, unrest, drive by truckers, ween, black heart procession, dexateens, jimi hendrix, kristen hersh and tonya donnely, rap megamixx
The Sound of Indie has Unrest demos 1986.
Bradley's Almanac has Kristen Hersh and Tonya Donnely live 10-6-07.
Southern Shelter has Dexateens 1-12-08 and three nights of the Drive By Truckers.
Ick Music has the Sex Pistols last show 1-14-78.
Licorice Pizza has Hole 1-24-99.
Music of Substance has Chris Read's "The Diary World's Greatest Rap Megamix.
Big O has the last show by the Jimi Hendrix Experience 6-29-69.
Largehearted Boy once again does all the leg work and finds Black Heart Procession 1-9-08, Ween 11-24-07, Low 1-12-08 and once again Low 1-11-08.
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Monday, January 14, 2008
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Baylies Band "Risibility and Discourse" is now released. Baylies Band come out swinging on "Risibility and Discourse" starting with a nearly 17 minute Krautrock instrumental dipped in Japanese noise rock with a pinch of the Swans. That is followed by a mixed bag of 8 songs, some telling stories and rocking like the Melvins, others with a Captain Beefheart-flair, with John Cage and King Crimson nodding their approval. Features members of Temple Of Bon Matin, world criss-crossing noise and jazz rock pioneers and Mike Mountain's band. You can download the track Let's Get Stabbed here or for only $6.00 postpaid, you can order a copy here. Although it is a silkscreened edition of 125 copies, the label is limited to 25 copies with blue inks.
Also, the 75orLess writer's staff finally got around to listing their favorites of 2007.
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Friday, January 11, 2008
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captain beefheart, the pixies, crosby stills nash and young, the runaways, japancakes, the beatles, ryan adams, james kochalka superstar, fugazi, pearl jam, st vincent, and footbinding!
Gremmie has the ultimate wet dream for all the Pearl Jam fans out there.
Southern Shelter Japancakes 12-2-04.
Licorice Pizza has rarities from The Runaways.
Lullabyes has St Vincent live 7-6-07.
Captains Dead has The Beatles white album acoustic demos and Captain Beefheart Peel Sessions.
Bradley's Almanac has James Kochalka Superstar live 10-28-06.
Big O has Crosby Stills Nash and Young live 6-30-70.
Largehearted Boy finds Fugazi 4-3-95.
RBally has The Pixies 6-12-89 and Ryan Adams 11-28-02.
As a special treat, here are pics of the chinese tradition of footbinding. Do not click on this if you are squeamish and more importantly, do not email me if you click on it and are freaked out.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
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75OL-039 Six Star General "Sick Stars, Sister Cyst" T-Shirt now available. 9" album logo in black print centered on front. Anvil Pre-shrunk 100% Cotton short sleeve shirt. Colors available are blue, green, yellow, white, or red. Sizes are M, L, or XL. Please indicate color and size when ordering. $6.50 postpaid.
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Friday, January 04, 2008
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marion brown, led zeppelin, drive-by truckers, ryan adams, rick danko, jimi henrix, radiohead, roxy music, flaming lips, replacements, stephen malkmus & the jicks, blind faith
Captains Dead has the band 9-18-76, roxy music live 1975, led zeppelin 12-10-07, drive-by truckers 10-27-07, rick danko 5-14-88, flaming lips 7-29-87.
RBally has the replacements 10-12-84, stephen malkmus & the jicks 6-17-05, radiohead 7-4-00, ryan adams 11-28-02.
Big O has Blind Faith live 6-18-69, Jimi Hendrix live 5-8-70 and jazz great Marion Brown live 3-13-77.
Bradley's Almanac has Radiohead 1-1-08.
For those of you who remember the wonderful Jefito Blog, he has returned with his new website Popdose. He has been sorely missed.
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008
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1-1-08......75OL-033 The Propellers self titled full length is now available. The Propellers cover a wide range of themes; Lullabies for the adorable yet petulant child, Homesickness, a Rooftop Swan Song, and a Love Song of Extraterrestrial Proportions. Fans of Wilco, Randy Newman, The Flaming Lips, Tom Waits, and Pink Floyd will delight in this ear candy. Silkscreened edition of 100 copies made while the label is limited to 25 copies with blue inks. You can download the track Crop Circles or order a copy of the album here.
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
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75orLess Music Links is officially on vacation until January 1.
If you are in the Rhode Island area, there are two 75orLess Live Showcases at Jake's Bar & Grille over the next week.
The first, Saturday December 29 features Six Star General, Von Doom & Ben Pilgrim and the Free Union Band.
The second is New Year's Eve with The Propellers, Hope Anchor, Six Star General, Mustache Ride and Killing Pablo.
Both shows are 21+ start at 9pm and only a $5.00 cover.
You can pick up brand new cd releases by most of the bands performing at the shows.
Thanks to all the readers and writers this past year. Please contact info (at) 75orless.com with any questions.
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Friday, December 21, 2007
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erin mckeown, jens lekman, film school, frank black, rolling stones, mark kozelek, wilco, sonic youth, afghan whigs
Licorice Pizza has The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street Outtakes.
Captains Dead has jens lekman 10-10-07, mark kozelek live 1-12-06 and frank black 6-13-04.
Bradley's Almanac has Film School live 10-24-07.
Largehearted Boy finds Rhode Island native Erin McKeown live 6-8-07.
Big O has more Rolling Stones for you, the Got To Be Worked On collection.
Broadcaster House returns with Afghan Whigs live in Milan 1004.
A giant welcome back to the mighty RBALLY, who returns with Wilco live 8-22-07 and Sonic Youth live 11-26-92.
Providence Daily Dose was the first to ask me my favorite releases of the year and they posted them today. The rest of the 75orLess staff will be submitting theirs shortly and I will compile them for your reading pleasure.
The local music writer for the Providence Phoenix posted his best of 2007 list in this week's issue and 75orLess had three mentioned plus Barn Burning, which is one of my favorites local releases from this past year. Not sure how he missed the Wrong Reasons "Bury Your Problems" though.
for everyone who visits, please have a safe and happy holiday.
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Friday, December 14, 2007
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led zeppelin, mogwai, okkervil river, built to spill, elvis costello, yo la tengo, deerhoof, elliott smith, pink floyd, supergrass, vic chestnutt, magnetic fields, jason collett, whiskeytown, dinosaur jr, the ike and tina review, soundgarden, the soft drugs
Bi Ba Bidi has Deerhoof live 12-10-07.
Okkervil River has the Pixies live 3-27-07.
Okkervil River is offering the Golden Opportunity EP for free download.
False 45th has Yo la tengo live 10-30-07.
Ohm Park has Built to Spill live 5-21-05.
Broadcaster House has Whiskeytown's Those Weren't The Days.
The World Forgot has a shitload of Sufjan Stevens rarities.
Southern Shelter has Dinosaur Jr live 12-3-07.
Bootlog has Jason Collett live 12-1-06.
Tower of Song has The Soft Drugs live 11-28-07.
Cause = Time has M83 live 9-17-05.
Captains Dead has The Ike and Tina Revue 3-24-74, Soundgarden live 10-21-89, pink floyd 11-21-70, elliott smith live 4-12-97, and the Magnetic Fields live 7-29-94.
Large Hearted Boy finds Mogwai live 9-26-03 and Vic Chestnutt live 10-18-07.
Ick Music has Led Zeppelin live 10-10-69.
I am Fuel You Are Friends has Supergrass live 6-17-07.
Big O has a double dose of Elvis Costello, first 12-3-77 and also 11-8-07.
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Friday, December 07, 2007
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low, patterson hood, mountain, janis joplin, sting, rolling stones
Southern Shelter has Patterson Hood of Drive By Truckers playing Bruce Springsteen covers.
Earfuzz provides all the orginal songs that are sampled in the Beastie Boys' Shake Your Rump.
Captains Dead has the unofficial Rolling Stones compilation "Lonely At The Top".
Largehearted Boy finds Low live 6-1-07.
Big O has Mountain live 12-31-75 and in my opinion one of the worst things to happen to rock and roll (aside from Don Henley) Sting live June 1993.
In honor of this year's Most Awkward Thanksgiving Moment, here are a couple of unreleased tracks from Janis Joplin. This is how it went down during a discussion of the Rolling Stones "Rock and Roll Circus":
FFIL: Yoko Ono was just always so painful to listen to.
ME: Well, although they sound nothing alike, I think Yoko Ono and Janis Joplin both sound like a bag of cats.
FFIL: Janis Joplin is probably my favorite female singer of all time.
-sound of crickets-
ME: Hmmm, I could use another beer (gets up and leaves the room)
later that day....
HER: Did you really tell my father that his favorite singer of all time sounded like a bag of cats?
ME: Hmmm, I could use another beer (gets up and leaves the room)
In the annuls of my holiday disasters, it doesn't even make the top ten. #1 will always be my grandmother walking in on me peeing when I was 14, then promptly turning around and announcing to the entire house what she just did.
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Monday, December 03, 2007
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This Saturday, December 8
75orLess Live Music Showcase
The Cold War, Six Star General and Hope Anchor
21+ $5.00 9pm
DIRECTIONS
Firehouse 13 is located on the same street as Jones' Storage Warehouse near the Broad St./ Elmwood Ave split.
From downtown:
Take WEYBOSSET ST. across I-95. WEYBOSSET ST. becomes BROAD ST. At the 2nd light turn RIGHT onto PEARL ST. Take the first LEFT onto CENTRAL ST. Firehouse 13 is in the middle of the block.
Interstate directions:
From the North:
Take I-95 Southbound To the ATWELLS AVE. exit- EXIT 21. Stay STRAIGHT on SERVICE RD. No 7. Turn RIGHT onto BROAD ST. at Crossroads RI (4th light). At the 2nd light turn RIGHT onto PEARL ST. Take the first LEFT onto CENTRAL ST. Firehouse 13 is in the middle of the block.
From the South:
Take I-95 N. Take BROADWAY EXIT 21. Turn LEFT onto BROADWAY. Go over the highway and make an immediate LEFT onto SERVICE RD. NO 7. Turn RIGHT onto BROAD ST at Crossroads RI (2nd light). Turn RIGHT onto PEARL ST. Take the first LEFT onto CENTRAL ST. Firehouse 13 is in the middle of the block.
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Friday, November 30, 2007
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neil young, augie march, archers of loaf, northern state, kevin drew, william elliott whitmore, led zeppelin, rolling stones, teenage fanclub, belle and sebastian
Ryan's Smashing Life has Led Zeppelin live 3-11-75 and Belle and Sebastian live 3-5-06.
Captains Dead has Archers of Loaf live 11-26-96 and Neil Young live 5-16-74.
Lullabyes has Northern State live 11-9-07.
Ick Music has Rolling Stones live 11-9-69.
Rogo 2000 has Teenage Fanclub live 7-5-05.
I am Fuel You are Friends has Augie March live 2007.
Bradley's Almanac has Kevin Drew live 8-28-07.
Hero Hill has William Elliott Whitmore live 9-1-06.
Big O has Led Zeppelin live 8-31-71.
Houston Redux has a vast collection of live shows, including Tortoise.
Post Consumerhas live and rare recordings from the Santa Cruz area.
Read Junk has a list of the ten most overrated punk albums of all time.
Post Punk Junk has links to youtube hosted rare music videos.
75OL-031 Six Star General's "Sick Stars, Sister Cyst" has now been released in a silkscreened Edition of 50 copies on silver jackets. Their second full length release of 2007 is a collection of new songs, covers of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Butthole Surfers and Jonathan Richmond, a remix from The Masons' Kraig Jordan, unreleased four track recordings and a live performance on WBSR Radio.
Track Listing
1. Fortunate Son
2. I Saw an X Ray of a Girl Passing Gas
3. Jack's Bar Friday Night
4. Sun Up Pants Down (Jordan Kitchen Sink Remix)
5. Pablo Picasso
6. Clocks Go Round
7. Salted Trees
8. Pay to Stay
9. Shit On Sale
10. Off Duty Cop
11. Runaway Bride
12. Homewrecker
13. Vodka
Only $6.00 postpaid. Order it here.
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Monday, November 26, 2007
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Suicidal driver gets 8 years for crash that killed 3 musicians
November 26, 2007
Jeanette Sliwinski, the former model convicted last month in the deaths of three Chicago musicians who were killed when she rear-ended a car in which they were riding during a failed suicide attempt, was sentenced today to 8 years in prison.
Cook County Circuit Judge Garritt Howard, who found Sliwinski guilty but mentally ill on reckless homicide charges Oct. 26, imposed the sentence during an emotional hearing in the Skokie courtroom where he presided over her bench trial.
Prosecutors had asked that Sliwinski of Morton Grove receive the maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
Sliwinski, 25, who has been held in the psychiatric ward of Cook County Jail since the July 2005 lunchtime crash at Dempster Street and Niles Center Road in Skokie, apologized to the relatives and friends of the victims who were in the courtroom, before being sentenced. She could be released from prison in a few years if she receives good-time credit.
"There's not a day that goes by I do not think about the grief and the pain I have caused," Sliwinski, weeping, told the judge while looking toward the victims' families. "I never meant to hurt anybody. I'm sorry."
Mental-health services would be available to Sliwinski in whatever prison she is assigned to, prosecutors said.
Sliwinski's relatives were on hand for the sentencing as were relatives and friends of the men killed in the crash- Chicagoans Michael Dahlquist, 39, John Glick, 35, and Douglas Meis, 29. At the time of the accident, the men were on their lunch break from work at Shure Inc, a Niles company that makes microphones and other audio electronic products.
Sliwinski pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the crash after being charged with first-degree murder. She told authorities she had gotten in a fight with her mother in the family's Morton Grove home before she got in her car, drove east on Dempster and slammed into Dahlquist's car at a stop light.
In his ruling, the judge rejected the first-degree murder charges and said he believed that Sliwinski was trying to kill herself.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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yo la tengo, the soft drugs, spiritualized, archers of loaf
early post this week, as I am taking the rest of the week off for the holidays. Lucky for you, Bradley's Almanac celebrates the holidays by hooking you up with three recent Boston shows- Yo La Tengo, The Soft Drugs and Spiritualized.
Captains Dead has the Archers of Loaf live 1-2-98.
stay safe.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
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bob mould, neil young, rolling stones, lucero, spoon, the national, david bazan, billy and the boingers, pinback, led zeppelin, okkervil river
AM FM PM has the Billy and the Boingers flexi disc.
Daytrotter has a recent in studio performance by Okkervil River.
Captains Dead has Bob Mould on german radio and Neil Young live 11-20-76.
Bradley's Almanac has The National live 10-26-07 and David
Bazan live 10-27-07.
Pretty Much Amazing and Thanks Captain Obvious has a bunch of great cover songs.
LargeHearted Boy found both Spoon live 9-23-07 and Pinback live 10-25-07.
Can You See The Sunset has Lucero live 11-14-07.
Big O has Led Zeppelin live 5-24-75 and the Rolling Stones Static in the Attic un-release.
75OL-029 Chris Evil and the Taints "Wanna Kill! Kill! Kill!" is now available for purchase. Third recording from Chris Evil & the Taints, this time recorded by Tono Ramirez and Greg Furious in two days while Chris and Eric got drunk. Garage pop punk-core for people that like Black Flag, the New Bomb Turks, the Oblivians. You can download the track Watch You Die here. Thirteen tracks, this release is a silkscreened Edition of 225 copies but the label is limited to 25 copies with bronze inks for only $6.50 postpaid. Order a copy here
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Friday, November 09, 2007
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nikkii sudden, minutemen, david bazan, the jam, caribou, spoon, andrew bird, superdrag, neil young, rolling stones
Kwana Ya Kisser has the David Bazan live 11-4-07.
Captains Dead has the Minutemen live 2-24-83.
Daytrotter has a recent Superdrag instudio performance.
Southern Shelter has the late great Nikki Sudden live 5-19-04.
Largehearted Boy finds Andrew Bird live 11-3-07.
So Much Silence has a few tracks from Spoon live in Boston October 2007.
I Heart Music has Caribou live on KCRW and KEXP.
Big O has Neil Young live 10-18-07, Rolling Stones acetates from 1973-74 and The Jam 11-30-80.
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Thursday, November 08, 2007
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"One More Than Seventy Four" Compilation is now out in a silkscreened edition of 100, features music from twenty four Rhode Island bands, many of the songs previously unreleased. Silkscreened jackets are available in gold, silver, black and dark blue inks.
Track Listing
1. Killing Pablo - New Weathermen
2. Fashion Failures - Society's Flaw
3. The Followers - Secret Handshake
4. Torches - Deshingling
5. The Dial(Mz) - Hour Glass Stop
6. Guntaard - Spraying Black and Gold
7. The Cold War - Knives in the Lover's Heart
8. Hope Anchor - Drifting Out to Sea
9. Von Doom - Aquarium
10. The Inclined - Is That Enough
11. The Masons - Bluefish Frenzy
12. Six Star General - Hamburgini
13. Suicide Liquors - Pick Me Up
14. The Propellers - Colt State
15. Fred Kendal Abong - Lava
16. Ben Pilgrim - God Should Have Made You Ugly
17. Mr. Mike - Keep Diein'
18. Mustache Ride - I'm Not Yourself
19. Candy Thong - Theme Song (Live WBSR)
20. Lame Drivers - Change Your Mind
21. Chris Evil & the Taints - Drunk Tonight
22. The Frenzy of Tongs - Traffic
23. The F.I.D.'s - Crapasaurus Rex
24. Baylies Band - Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things
Order a copy here.
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The 75orLess Myspace page has more info.
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Friday, November 02, 2007
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pink floyd, the national, talking heads, Ham1 with Liz Durrette
He's a Whore has Talking Heads live 1978-80.
I am Fuel You are Friends has The National's Black Session 11-17-03.
Southern Shelter continues their coverage of Ham1 with Liz Durrette live 10-18-07 and 10-20-07.
Captains Dead has Pink Floyd live 7-2-77.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
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superdrag, calexico, elliott smith, badfinger, new pornographers, bruce springsteen, st vincent, neil young, fleetwood mac, do make say think, eels, flaming lips, poison idea, jens lekman, flesheaters, vic chesnutt with ham1, ween, black angels, camper van beethoven
Southern Shelter has Vic Chesnutt with Ham1 10-20-07.
Jamies runout Groove has Eels rarities.
Aquarium Drunkard has live and rare Neil Young tracks.
Pop Drivel has the New Pornographers live on MPR 10-17-07.
Everybody Cares has Elliott Smith rarities.
Lullabyes has St Vincent live 10-19-07.
Kwana Ya Kisser has Jens Lekman live on swedish radio 10-10-07.
I am Fuel You are Friends has live and rare Superdrag.
Killed by Death has the first Flesheaters 7" single.
Good Bad Music has Poison Idea's Darby Crash Rides Again single.
False 45th has Calexico live 2000.
Big O has Bruce Springsteen live 9-25-07, Flaming Lips live 9-19-07, Fleetwood Mac live 1-4-70 and Badfinger live 1971.
Largehearted Boy finds Black Angles live 10-19-07 and Do Make Say Think live 10-18-07, Camper Van Beethoven live 9-19-07, Ween live 10-20-07.
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Friday, October 19, 2007
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the jesus lizard, capstan shafts, band of horses, magnolia electric company, ray charles
False 45th has the first ever live appearance of The Capstan Shafts.
Southern Shelter has Magnolia Electric Company live 9-21-07.
Captains Dead hooks you up with the Jesus Lizard Peel Sessions, Ray Charles in July 2004, and Band of Horses 10-8-07.
also, be sure to check out your fleshmag, lots of great music content over there.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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75orLess Records latest release is "The Further Adventures of Ben Pilgrim EP", available in a silkscreened Edition of 175 copies. The label website is limited to 25 copies with blue-green inks. Providence RI's own folk troubadour Ben Pilgrim releases his first EP on 75orLess. The well crafted songs run the gamut from personal to political, from humorous to deadly serious, with Ben joined on several tracks by regular side-kick Mary Bee and his band, The Free Union. Listen to 'God should Have Made You Ugly" here and order your copy here.
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Friday, October 12, 2007
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animal collective, jeff buckley, devo, john vanderslice, the beatles, mike watt, billy joel, of montreal, tom waits, radiohead, bruce springsteen
Culture Bully has Of Montreal live on MPR 10-5-07.
He's a Whore has some live Devo tracks.
Funeral Pudding has Animal Collective live 5-27-07.
My Old Kentucky Blog has John Vanderslice live in studio.
Rawkblog has half of Radiohead live at electric ladyland studios 2003.
Ick Music has live Bruce Springsteen live 10-6-07.
Captains Dead has both Tom Waits live 9-25-99 and Paul Simon live 9-27-91.
While I try to avoid linking to any file hosting sites (although I do appreciate their free service), Berkeley Place has Mike Watt and friends live 5-6-95.
Record Robot has the only release by Atilla, featuring "pre-stardom and horrible long term contract Billy Joel. Their creative partnership ended when Joel allegedly ran off with Jon Small's wife.
Big O has The Beatles "The Bigger The Love, The Greater The Hate" and Jeff Buckley "Born Again From The Rhythm - The Grace Outtakes".
Does anyone have any news on Jefito?
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Friday, October 05, 2007
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okkervil river, midlake, miles davis, animal collective, brian wilson, the sea and cake, various dj sets and another 75orLess records release
A user on Metfilter found this site with many free live DJ sets.
Southern Shelter has The Sea & Cake live 9-25-07.
Captains Dead has Animal Collective live 10-1-07 and also Midlake live 9-27-07.
Big O has Miles Davis live 10-15-70 and also Brian Wilson live 9-10-07.
False 45th has Okkervil River live 9-24-07.
75orLess Records has released Torches - "Forest" EP in an edition of 50 copies. Debut EP recorded in Providence, RI during 2006 and 2007, Forest is a collection of experimental home recordings and conversations. Featuring a wide array of instruments and electronics, Forest has something for everyone. This record is energetic, harsh, and cuddly. Influences include The Swirlies, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, The Boredoms, and Need New Body. Only $7.00 S&H Included. Order it here.
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Friday, September 28, 2007
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will scheff, bruce springsteen, the rentals, clapton with winwood, townsend and wood
Daytrotter has a recent performance by The Rentals.
Captains Dead has Bruce Springsteen live 6-6-78.
Largehearted Boy finds a solo performance by Will Scheff live 3-7-7.
Big O has the unreleased version of Eric Clapton, Pete Townsend, Ron Wood and Steve Winwood live 1-13-73.
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Thursday, September 27, 2007
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Over at Indiepages.
Private Eleanor - "Sweethearting" cd (Beechfields)
I remember enjoying this Baltimore band's previous album, "No Straight Lines", a couple years back, and this new album finds the band progressing nicely. Although this album marks the fourth release from Private Eleanor, this is only the second outing for its full-band incarnation (previous releases were primarily solo records from main songwriter, Austin Stahl, with some occasional help from friends). This time around, the album was recorded in a professional studio, resulting in a better (and more varied) sound throughout the record, although the actual songs themselves are just as enjoyable as the ones on the previous releases. Similarly, the music falls in much the same vein as the last full-length, mixing Red House Painters and Ida-styled melancholic pop (with singers Austin and Marian frequently sharing lead vocal duties) with hints of folk and country. You'll find a few upbeat tunes here and there, like "A Better Way To Run" and "Weeds", but the overall mood of the album is generally more subdued, though not quite as sleepy as their last record. MTQ=9/11
Also, head over to Catbird Records. The quickly sold out Cat Prairie is as toe-tappingly catchy as anything Bread or Ambrosia ever recorded.
The Official Soundtrack to the new Farrelly Brothers film, ‘THE HEARTBREAK KID’ will be available Tuesday, October 2nd. It features The Flaming Lips, World Party, David Bowie, Matthew Sweet with Susanna Hoffs playing Michael Nesmith's classic "Different Drum" and many others.
On November 6, the 1979 Nick Drake box set "Fruit Tree" will be reissued. In addition to all three of Drake's studio albums - Five Leaves Left, Bryter Layter and Pink Moon- it includes a DVD of the film 'A Skin Too Few' and a 108-page book. Limited to 8,000 copies, the sleeves feature replicas of the original artwork. Also, there will be a limited release of 2000 vinyl copies, which also includes the DVD and book.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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from our friends over at Tiny Showcase
To the Tinyship of the Showcase Municipal Nation:
For those of you keeping track of my internet woes, I remain without a reliable source, a reliable internet dealer with internet hook-ups, and continue to trek through new cities with computers strapped to my back seeking out kind souls who believe in all that is The Showcase (Analogue Shop) while ON THE OTHER HAND, Jon B's got all the internet a man could ever need. The guy's practically rolling in internet; wasting away the TS Trust Fundz with online poker and Yahtzee (latter half = totally true. Dude's addicted to digital Yahtzee. Yup!)
So this Showcase, the one that's coming at you this very eve, this one is pretty serious. Do you guys know Ray Fenwick? Do you know what a letterpress print is? Do you know that I'm not allowed to use letterpress as an adjective or a verb or a hanging gerund anymore or else I get a messenger pigeon sent directly to my window from Dan the Letterpress Magician threatening to cut off my letterpressy letterpressing sourcez?
So you know how when you are writing something you are taught to write for your audience? Ray Fenwick is my audience, the one I envision when I pen my digital letters, the one I attempt to slay with language. He's so funny that it's sort of unfair. Much like the Red Sox vs. Yankees rivalry; he's the Yankees and I don't think he even knows there is a rivalry, whereas I sit in my basement printing shirts about our rivalry and selling them outside of stadiums.
He's funnier than I am. That's all there is to it. Man! It feels good to get that off my chest. He sends emails that make me laugh aloud in public places in foreign countries. And then again walking down the street when I remember them. And again. Basically he's my rival as well as my nemesis and I've tricked him into doing a TS print with no intention of paying him.
Check out his Flickr:
Check out his site: (Do not neglect the Drama Club link!)
Czech us out (7:30 EST PM 100 LETTERPRESS PRINTZZ!):
Over and out.
s. Finch and Jon b.
Shea'la is drinking: coffee mixed with tea
Jon is freaking out in anticipation of: The new season of Metalocalypse.
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Friday, September 21, 2007
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jon spencer blues explosion, radiohead, neil young, interpol, steve earle, vic chestnutt, david bowie, elf, liz durrett with ham1, flaming lips
Southern Shelter has Vic Chestnutt live 9-11-04 and Liz Durrett with Ham1.
Captains Dead has the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion live 1-4-95 and David Bowie live 1983.
He's a whore has live and rare Radiohead tracks and also Neil Young.
Big O has Elf live 1972- with DIO.
Ickmusic has Steve Earle live at the 1007 Austin City Limits.
Bradley's Almanac has Interpol live 9-12-07.
Covert Curiosity has the Flaming Lips live 7-27-07.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
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The new and final Ministry album is out today. Here's a couple of free and legal mp3 downloads.
Die in a Crash
Let's Go
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Friday, September 14, 2007
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rainbow, midlake, bob dylan, centromatic, joe jackson, roky erickson, tim midgett, band of horses, the beatles 'hate'.
Ryan's Smashing Life has Bob Dylan Live 2-14-74.
Udrivel has Midlake live 7-26-06.
Licorice Pizza has Joe Jackson live 5-14-79.
Captains Dead has Centromatic 8-24-07.
Aquarium Drunkard has Band of Horses demos while Hearsay has them Live on KCRW 9-6-07.
Covert Curiosity has a great Roky Erickson retrospective.
Bradley's Almanac alerted me to this interview at TW Walsh's Bounce to Disk with Tim Midgett, along with an mp3 from the new Bottomless Pit "Hammer of the Gods".
Big O has Rainbow live 1-17-78 and Sir George Master Five and Pete Best Zarustica "The Beatles - Hate".
In the name of equality, here's a link to Old Borrowed and New, who have posted two 75orLess Records releases for free download. Staggering Statistics and Kaiser Cartel. Thanks, guys. The bands really appreciate it.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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75OL-026 Johnny Carlevale - Music from the "You Must Be This Tall" Soundtrack. Silkscreened Edition of 150 copies on various colored jackets. Label limited to 25 copies.
$8.00 S&H Included
Track Listing
1. You Must Be This Tall
2. You'll Be Pleased
3. Clam Cakes N' Chowder
4. The Road Less Traveled
5. The Diving Horse
6. If I Didn't Have Bad Luck
7. Carousel
8. The Corkscrew Swing
9. I'll Keep Dreamin'
10. Frumpy The Clown
11. The Flume
12. Your Own Amusement Park
13. Slow Down
14. Roller Coaster Baby
15. Why Did You Leave Me This Way?
This feature length film, which opens on September 7, 2007, documents the long history of Rocky Point Park, an amusement park and shore dinner hall situated along the coast of the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The soundtrack features 15 tracks by Johnny Carlevale performed by his many musical projects - His Band Of All Stars, The Rollin' Pins, The Acoustic Trio, The Big Kahunays, and The Bomboleros! Carlevale takes a folk approach to fusing the sounds of rhythm & blues, jazz, swing, and country blues. Available at the 75orLess Records website.
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Friday, September 07, 2007
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neil young, brian eno, led zeppelin, the clash, centromatic, the knack, the replacements, amy winehouse, pearl jam, my bloody valentine, sebadoh, sonic youth, cheap trick
Berkeley Place has Centromatic live 8-24-07.
Captains Dead has Pearl Jam live 6-9-07.
Kwana Na Kisser has My Bloody Valentine live 7-1-92, Sebadoh live 4-10-07 and a live recontruction of Neil Young's On The Beach.
Southern Shelter has many bands performing Neil Young covers 8-15-07.
Ick Music has The Clash "Buy Or Die" live 12-28-78.
Warped Reality has possibly the earliest recorded show from Sonic Youth June 1981.
He's a Whore has The Knack live 1979, Amy Winehouse's BBC sessions, Replacements live 1981, Cheap Trick live 1981.
Big O has Brian Eno live 5-24-06 and also Led Zeppelin live 1-22-73.
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Tuesday, September 04, 2007
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Friday, August 31, 2007
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Friday, August 24, 2007
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tijuana brass, daniel johnston, explosions in the sky, spoon, jeff buckley, wolf parade, bruce springsteen, devendra barhart, do make say think, ween, yo la tengo, jazz butcher, an interview with tiny showcase and another 75orLess Records release.
Six Eyes has Devendra Barhart live 9-14-04.
Southern Shelter has Daniel Johnston live 8-11-07.
That Truncheon Thing has Jeff Buckley live 6-24-95.
WFMU Blog has a 100 track homemade tribute to the Tijuana Brass.
Falso 45th has Yo La Tengo live 10-7-03.
A member of Metafilter linked up great site for fans of Jazz Butcher.
Blogs Are For Dogs has Wolf Parade live 8-19-07.
Ick Music has Bruce Springsteen live 7-7-78 in two parts, just scroll down. Part three is forthcoming.
Largehearted Boy had a huge week, finding Spoon 8-16-07, Ween 8-10-07, Explosions In The Sky live 5-5-07 and Do Make Say Think live 8-3-07.
Yahoo has an interview with my longtime friends over at Tiny Showcase.
75orLess Records has another new cd out! Six Star General's "Already On One", their third full length release in 18 months, has them returning to Plan Of A Boy Studio in Providence to record with The Masons' Kraig Jordan. Clocking in at 26 minutes, it's their longest release to date and includes a pair of instrumentals. Influences include Mudhoney, Spacemen 3, Silkworm. Silkscreened Edition of 75 copies on brown jackets. Only $6.00 postpaid. Order It Here or listen to some tracks at their myspace page.
Always remember, in the words of the immortal Tripper Harrison, "It just doesn't matter."
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Friday, August 17, 2007
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jimi hendrix, prince, stephen malkmus, bad religion, bomb, two cow garage, raymond pettibon, derrick bostrom
False 45th has Stephen Malkmus live 2004.
Big O has the Jimi Hendrix live 7-17-70.
Strange Reaction found a rare interview with Raymond Pettibon.
Ick Music has Prince live 6-17-87.
I Rock Cleveland has an interview with Micah from Two Cow Garage.
Hits of Acid has the entire catalog from the San Francisco band Bomb for free download. I wonder if their logo is still on Lisbon Street.
Checkout the website of former Meat Puppets drummer Derrick Bostrom. Great stuff
Via Chicago examines Bad Religion's Into the Unknown album.
Another new 75orLess Records release......
75OL-021
The Cold War - Le Petit Morte. Recorded at both Machines With Magnets and a former karate dojo in East Providence, the Cold War's shimmering, guitar driven debut is reminiscent of peak period Echo and the Bunnymen, Chameleons UK, and Head on the Door-era Cure. Label limited to 25 numbered silkscreened bronze copies. $7.00 S&H Included. Order it here.
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Friday, August 10, 2007
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tom waits, patti smith, postal service, husker du, dead meadow, sub pop singles club, devendra barnhart, deerhunter, and two new releases from 75orLess Records
Captains Dead has Husker Du 6-23-84.
Southern Shelter has Deerhunter 7-26-07.
Jamies Runout Groove has some Tom Waits Live 2004.
Jefito has The Postal Service live 4-25-03.
Kwana Ya Kisser has Devendra Barnhart live 9-16-04.
Pop Drivel has Patti Smith live on MPR 8-7-07 and also the Dead Meadow Peel Sessions from 2001.
I am Fuel You are Friends has a collection from the Sub Pop Singles Club.
TWO NEW RELEASES FROM 75ORLESS RECORDS
75OL-022 The Followers - Secret Handshake
Silkscreened Edition of 50 copies. Label limited to 20 numbered copies with blue, bronze, green and red inks on silver jackets.
$6.00 S&H Included
Track Listing
1. Has Its Moments
2. Helter Shelter
3. Turning On The Charm
4. Intentional Walk
5. I'm On It
6. A Day In The Afterlife
7. Pretty Sneaky Sis
8. Suicide Pact
9. Secret Handshake
10. Never Trust A Junkie
After a decade spent as ghost detainees incarcerated at an undisclosed detention camp, the legendary and incendiary Followers return with an album hailed as "Un-American" and labeled "Subversive" by the Department of Homeland Security and the hegemonic Christian Coalition. Long feared confiscated or deleted under the auspices of the inestimable Patriot Act, the insurrectionary and vitriolic album dubbed 'Secret Handshake' finally makes its commercial debut. Admittedly an intractable reaction to animal vivisection, authoritarianism, and rampant fascism in America, and inspired to a great extent by psychotropic and flammable solvents, the release of the mercurial and vehement 10 track recording promises to deliver The Followers back into CIA hands to be remanded in Eastern Europe for another decade.
75OL-024 Killing Pablo - A Collection of Songs on Compact Disc
Silkscreened Edition of 150 copies with white jackets. Label limited to 10 numbered copies with silver jackets.
$6.00 S&H Included
Track Listing
1. turquoise mountain
2. the eunich from munich
3. live from the point five
4. opinionated
5. das funk
6. new weathermen
7. the spaceman lee
8. dancing marxist
Recorded and mixed in two marathon 8 hour sessions with engineer Jason Macierowski, "A Collection of Songs..." revisits the mammoth crescendos and washed out space guitar of their previous release and expands them, taking tense quiet melodies and then throwing them at a brick wall of guitar shrapnel and shattered drum sticks. For fans of Built to Spill, Shellac, the Who, Hum, Mogwai, etc.
lastly, a couple of sites I recommend, Worthless Trash and Be The Boy.
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Friday, August 03, 2007
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lemmy and wendy, killed by death vol 13 comp, rolling stones, stephen malkmus, ben folds, richard buckner with six parts seven, nick lowe, animal collective, beulah, pearl jam, john vanderslice, nick lowe, explosions in the sly, robyn hitchcock, low, pink floyd, white stripes
Rawkblog has Ben Folds demos from 1990.
False 45th has Beulah Peel Sessions from 2000.
Captains Dead has Richard Bucker with Six Parts Seven and also
Stephen Malkmus live 7-15-07.
I am Fuel You are Friends has some Pearl Jam demos.
Big O has the Rolling Stones live 4-8-06.
Bradley's Almanac has John Vanderslice live 4-20-07.
Aquarium Drunkard has Pink Floyd's Zabriskie Point Sessions from 1969.
Licorice Pizza has the White Stripes live 7-24-07.
Minneapolis f*cking Rocks has the Low Daytrotter Sessions. You can go directly to the Daytrotter website and find many other great bands.
Largehearted Boy digs up Robyn Hitchcock performing Sgt Peppers along with covers of the Kinks and Jimi Hendrix, Explosions in the Sky live 5-4-07 and the Animal Collective live 7-29-07.
Jefito has Nick Lowe live at St Luke's 2007.
Goodbad Music has the impossible to find Lemmy and Wendy single and also Killed by Death Vol 13 comp with the Screamers, the Feederz and many others.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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"Philadelphia/Brooklyn band Bottom of the Hudson suffered a serious van wreck on Sunday, July 29th, while returning home after the final date of a short East Coast tour to promote their new album, Fantastic Hawk, released just two weeks ago on July 17. While on I-40 near Clinton, NC, a tire blew out sending the van out of control and flipping it multiple times. Bassist Trevor Butler was killed in the accident and drummer Greg Lytle is currently in ICU in Chapel Hill, NC. The other members of the band, Eli Simon, Michael Prince and William Chesterton Chambers, suffered minor injuries and were released from the hospital.
We didn't have an opportunity to get to know Trevor Butler as well as we would have liked, but he was a great guy and a great musician. He was instrumental in the evolution of the band's sound over the years. In addition to playing in Bottom of the Hudson for the last several years, Trevor also was a founding member in fellow-Philadelphia group Coyote. He was utterly devoted to music and helped many, many bands set-up shows in Philadelphia. We are devastated by his loss and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the band and their families. Thanks to everyone who has sent condolences and well-wishes.
We are currently accepting donations via Paypal (the address is both@absolutelykosher.com) on behalf of Trevor's family and for Greg's medical bills resulting from the accident. A benefit show is being discussed, but we're all still reeling from this tragedy. We will update our home page as news of Greg's condition and progress on further fundraisers comes in. Your generosity in this difficult time is appreciated.
best,
Cory Brown and everyone at Absolutely Kosher Records
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Monday, July 30, 2007
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new release from catbird records
CSP 003 Jason Zumpano - In The Co. Of Ghosts: Music For Jason McLean
This is a solo piano instrumental disc of new compositions by Jason Zumpano plus artist Jason McLean has contributed 3 hand-screened, hand-numbered prints that are included with each order. CSP 003 is a 12-song disc of new JZ compositions, in a hand-screened 'Mini 7-Inch'-style sleeve.
Only $5.00. Order it here.
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Friday, July 27, 2007
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lemonheads, the beatles, explosions in the sky, girlschool, bonnie prince billy, roger waters, rocky votolato, john fahey, child zombie who likes turtles, abandoned stuff, jimmy page accused thief?
Captains Dead has the Rolling Stones live 7-26-72 and also The Beatles' Rhine River Tapes.
Fuel Not Friends has George Harrison's All Things Must Pass demos.
A reader on Metafilter found a free compilation download of Rubber Souled Part One, a song by song tribute to The Beatles' Rubber Soul.
Cherbonsy has Bonnie Prince Billy live 10-22-06.
WFMU Blog has John Fahey's Mill Pond Double EP.
The Late Greats has Explosions in the Sky live 3-27-07.
Big O has Roger Waters live 2-18-07 and GirlSchool live 9-25-80.
Largehearted Boy finds Rocky Votolato live 4-5-07.
Perfect Sound Forever examines the longtime accusations of musical theft levelled at Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page.
Jefito has Lemonheads live and rare.
In non music related links, Watch the 12 second clip of the Zombie child who likes turtles and crumbling things.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
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The DIY way - 75orLess builds a lean distribution machine
By BOB GULLA PROVIDENCE PHOENIX July 24, 2007 4:52:16 PM
Local rocker Mark MacDougall has come up with his own way of circumventing the freefall of the recording industry. He’s making his own CDs on the cheap. He started 75orLess more than five years ago as an online outlet for reviews; the name refers to the number of words in their critiques. Today, the site’s review army receives upwards of 100 submissions per month and has amassed an archive of more than 1100 reviews. But then the wheels really started turning. “I began hearing local music that I really liked,” said Mark, “and I knew it was never going to get heard.” MacDougall cranked up his record appreciation from that of a fan to producer, designer, and manufacturer.
MacDougall figured he could get discs made cheaply and still come up with numbers that worked financially. “We had talked about it for years,” he admits, “then we finally agreed to just do it.” After designing a logo and setting up a web space, MacDougall and some friends set about getting records made. Their first releases, Staggering Statistics’ Pixelated Ones & Zeros EP and A Passing Feeling’s eponymous EP, came out in January 2006 and they’ve been since issued at least one disc a month. “I try to keep the process as simple as possible,” says MacDougall. “The bands appreciate it. Many have come back to do a second release with me. I’d love to see them move on. But I still love their music and don’t mind putting it out!”
Here’s how it works: Each band provides the label with a finished copy of a CD and accompanying artwork. MacDougall has a burning tower which can duplicate 60 discs an hour. He then takes the images, makes screen prints of them, and produces the jackets. Each cover is hand-printed and no two are exactly alike. Says MacDougall, “You get a CD that looks professionally done; you just can’t do it any cheaper.” He backtracks. “If you don’t screen print it, you can do it cheaper. You can Xerox it. But it would never look as good as the way we do it.”
There are 150 CDs in each initial 75orLess edition, which costs a total of $300. Thirty of those CDs go to press, 60 to the artist, and 60 to the label to sell on the site. The budgeted expenses make it easy for the artists and the label to earn a little cash to defray the upfront cost, plus the artist retains the rights to the project so if a label with real money comes along, there’s nothing holding the band back from seizing the opportunity.
MacDougall, who plays bass for Six Star General and has a real job on the side, is excited about his upcoming to-do list. This summer his production rate is increasing radically, to roughly one platter a week. Here’s the current release schedule:
7.24: THE ’MERICANS - Where All Dead Leaves Go
7.31: KILLING PABLO - A Collection of Songs on Compact Disc
8.3: THE FOLLOWERS - Secret Handshake
8.10: THE COLD WAR - Le Petit Morte
8.18: SIX STAR GENERAL - Already On One
9.1: CHOLO - Unlimited Nights and Weekends
9.7: VARIOUS ARTISTS - You Must Be This Tall Soundtrack (Documentary on Rocky Point Park with Neutral Nation, Johnny Carlevale, the ’Mericans, and the Masons)
And the not so immediate future looks bright as well, with releases by Chris Evil & the Taints, Candy Thong, Von Doom, Fashion Failures, and Torches all on the horizon. The fact that MacDougall can do a stylish job on releases featuring quality indie rock — and not solely by local artists — is nothing short of good old-fashioned Yankee ingenuity. “It’s a style dictated by economics,” he says. “We only have this much money, what kind of design can we come up with?”
The support of friends and enterprising local musicians who want to be hands-on with their products helps the assembly line process move a little quicker. “I’m getting more help, more excitement, and more people wanting to be a part of it to assist,” MacDougall says. “If anything, I’m learning something with each release and we’re getting stronger as we go.”
Watch for the free 75orLess Live Fest happening on August 18 at The Penalty Box in Providence featuring Fred Kendal Abong, Killing Pablo, A Passing Feeling, and Six Star General. This is a triple cd release party.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
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75orLess Records announces the release of the new 'Mericans album
75OL-020 THE 'MERICANS - WHERE ALL DEAD LEAVES GO
Hand Silkscreened Limited Edition of 250 copies with white text. Label limited to 25 copies with various colors.
$8.50 S&H Included
Track Listing
1. off the trail
2. to find favor
3. stonewalls
4. up a creek
5. unskilled
6. what to wear
7. hey, driver
8. charlotte
9. inventing our own holidays
10. faded & threadbare
11. see in the all-stars
THE 'MERICANS are a Rhode Island band and their new record WHERE ALL DEAD LEAVES GO is the full-band follow-up to the 2006 all acoustic release 'MERICAN RECORDINGS.
WHERE ALL DEAD LEAVES GO was recorded by the band and mixed by PETE DONNELLY of the FIGGS and is full of spacy rootsy moody textural sounds reminiscent of PURPLE IVY SHADOWS, the group that 'MERICANS singer/guitarist CHRIS DALTRY fronted from 1991-2002.
THE 'MERICANS mostly draw influence from the psychedelic folk-rock bands of the 1960's like THE BYRDS and CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, as well as more current artists like RYAN ADAMS, BEACHWOOD SPARKS, the shins, THE FEELIES, the jayhawks THE PERNICE BROTHERS, daniel lanois + WILCO.
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Monday, July 23, 2007
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| Live video taken from Touch n Go's 25th anniversary weekend. Tim & Andy from Silkworm performing one last Silkworm song without Michael.
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Friday, July 20, 2007
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bad religion, joan jett, replacements, jimi hendrix, the national, dennis wilson, bruce springsteen, elton john
Jefito has the unreleased Dennis Wilson album Bamboo.
Captains Dead has The Replacements live 8-1-83.
Licorice Pizza has Joan Jett live 1-3-82.
Good Bad Unknown has a out of print bonus disc that was included with Bad Religion's No Substance album.
Ryan's Smashing Life has The National Black Sessions from 4-29-05.
Big O has Jimi Hendrix live 5-18-68, Bruce Springsteen live 12-31-75 and Elton John live 7-22-07.
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Friday, July 13, 2007
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television, miles davis, hendrix, neil young, the clash, animal collective, decemberists, replacements, radiohead tribute, parliament funkadelic
Largehearted Boy finds Animal Collective live 5-30-07. He also links you up with a huge collection of shows from Neil Young, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix and others.
Ick Music has Parliament Funkadelic live 12-8-78.
Random Press has the unreleased Clash Rat Patrol album.
Stereogum puts together a tenth anniversary tribute to Radiohead's OK Computer.
Captains Dead has Television live in Portland 1978.
Big O has Miles Davis live June 1969.
Speed of Dark has the Decemberists live 7-7-07.
I am Fuel you are Friends has Paul Westerberg and Replacements rarities.
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
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Wow, hey, it's another new release from 75orLess Records!
75OL-019 Kaiser Cartel - Live From Breakthru Radio EP
Brooklyn, New York's Kaiser Cartel is a two-piece band, for whom the genre "minimalist orchestral pop" was invented. Vocal harmonies galore on top of sugary sweet choruses and great hooks. This 5 track EP was recorded live at Blue Ribbon Sound in May 2007.
Although there were 300 copies made, unless you catch them on their current West Coast tour, you can only get the remaining copies at 75orLess Records' website. We are limited to 50 copies but ours have special green and pink screened jackets instead of the normal royal blue offered on the tour. Even with the new postal rate increase, this cd is only $6.00 postpaid in the U.S. You can order it here.
Listen to them at their myspace page or go to their website.
Thanks,
Rog & Dee
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UPCOMING 75ORLESS RECORDS SCHEDULE
7-20 The 'Mericans - Where All Dead Leaves Go
8-3 Killing Pablo - A Collection of Songs on Compact Disc
8-10 The Followers - Secret Handshake
8-17 The Cold War - Le Petit Morte
9-7 "You Must Be This Tall" Soundtrack featuring new music from The Masons, Johnny Carlevale, and The 'Mericans
9-30 One More Than 74 Compilation
www.75orLess.com
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Tuesday, July 03, 2007
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There will be no posting this week.
Please go to all the recommended music sites on the right panel. They will hook you up.
It's vacation time here in Rhode Island. Enjoy the holiday wherever you are.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
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will scheff, sea wolf, frog eyes, maserati, j mascis, elliott smith, eels, wilco, mount eerie, stephen malkmus, richard buckner
Bootlog has Frog Eyes 6-7-04.
Rawkblog has a bunch of Beatles covers performed by Elliott Smith and also Mount Eerie live 11-16-03.
Captains Dead has Richard Buckner live 2-5-97.
Julio Enriquez has Okkervil River's Will Scheff live 2-24-06.
Aquarium Drunkard has rare and live Stephen Malkmus.
Southern Shelter has Wilco live 6-19-07, Maserati live 6-14-07 and J Mascis and the Fog 4-28-04.
Jamie's Runout Groove has the Eels live at the 19997 Reading Festival.
Lullabyes has Sea Wolf live 3-16-07.
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Friday, June 22, 2007
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elton john, menomena, a passing feeling bruce springsteen, magnolia electric co, low, feist
Captains Dead has Bruce Springsteen live 12-31-75.
Rawkblog has demos from Magnolia Electric Co.
Bradley's Almanac has Low live 4-7-07 as well as a compliation of almost the entire Drums and Guns release live.
Waves and Wires has Feist live 6-12-07.
Largehearted Boy find two Menomena shows, one from 6-8-07 and a second from 3-9-07.
Exit Fare covered 75orLess recording artists A Passing Feeling. They played the following night here in Providence and despite a broken hand inbetween shows, they ripped it up. They'll be back in town for the Auguest 18th 75orLess Live Fest.
Big O has Elton John live November 1970.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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i never really repost any the promotional emails i get. 90% of them i read through very quickly and delete. it's an efficient system. anyways, this one interested me as I am a big fan of both KRS-One and Tortoise.
Chicago DJ-producer-multi-instrumentalist Copperpot, aka Daniel Kupyers, WYLA? is his second full-length and the follow up to 2005's Chapter 7. The stage shy artist called upon hip hop peers and legends such as KRS-One, Prince Po and Braintax, to help construct WYLA? and extended unlikely invitations to prog post-rockers like Dan Bitney and Jeff Parker of Tortoise and Matthew Lux of Isotope 217.
Copperpot has been producing hip hop since 2000 when he joined The Phonograph Scientists, a Chicago-based turntable crew. Copperpot will release WYLA? On August 7th, 2007 on the EV Productions label.
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Friday, June 15, 2007
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The enemy of my enemy is my friend or music from harvey milk, ryan adams, pipettes, social distortion, michael penn, dinosaur jr, gaunt, slayer, swervedriver, jason molina
Waves and Wires has The Pipettes live 6-12-07.
Bradley's Almanac has Dinosaur jr live 6-11-07.
Big O has Jason Molina live 2-14-07.
Captain's Dead had a crazy week with live Michael Penn, Swervedriver, Slayer, Social Distortion and more of Ryan Adam's Bedhead collection.
Something I Learned has a bunch of rarities from the late great Gaunt.
Southern Shelter has Harvey Milk 10-27-06.
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Friday, June 08, 2007
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pixies, crosby and nash, prince, acdc, neil young, britt daniel, pixies, white stripes, walkmen, animal collective, three peas in a podd
WFMU has the entire Three Pea's in a Podd post. At the very least, download "Goin' Out of My Head" and listen to it once a day for a week. I did this to some coworkers a few years back and they all became fans because of just how horrible it is.
Rawkblog has Britt Daniel live 10-29-04.
Sonorama has a few different Beulah performances.
Funeral Pudding has Animal Collective live 5-27-07.
Covert Curiosity has an undated White Stripes show in Boston.
Largehearted Boy finds The Walkmen live 9-24-05.
Kwana Na Kisser has the Pixies live 3-27-07.
Aquarium Drunkard keeps posting volumes from Neil Young's A Perfect Echo series.
Big O has Crosby and Nash live 12-14-74.
Ick Music has Prince live 6-7-85.
Jefito has a live AC DC show, possibly from 1978.
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Friday, June 01, 2007
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neil young, low, ryan adams, devo, minutemen, fugazi, arcade fire, queens of the stone age, jonathan richmond
Ick Music has Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros 11-24-99.
Music is Art has Low's Black Session 4-23-07.
Bradley's Almanac has the Arcade Fire 5-10-07.
Aquarium Drunkard has the amazing Neil Young A Perfect Echo Collection Vol 2 part 1 and Vol 2 part 2.
Funeral Pudding has Jonathan Richmond live 7-7-84.
Captains Dead has the Queens of the Stone Age 8-18-01.
The Punk Guy has a few live Fugazi songs.
Ryan Adams is everywhere, Brooklyn Vegan has a show from 10-17-06 while Captains Dead has the first part of the fourth volume of the Bedhead collection.
Largehearted Boy goes way back with the Minutemen live 12-16-83.
WFMU blog has the comp RIAA Presents Sounds for the Space Set which mixes up Tipsy, Bowie, Earth Wind & Fire, Joe Meek, Devo, Dazz Band, Salvador Dali, Daft Punk, Los Straightjackets, Nico, Kraftwerk and many others.
Last Days of Man has the long out of print Devo Hardcore vol 1.
the two best recordings i have found over the past few months are REM live april 29-30 1989 and James Brown live 10-14-69. Both have an amazing sound quality, great set lists and are nearly as good as any official release. search around and i am sure you can find copies around.
Reviews posted this week at 75orLess.
Friday, June 01, 2007
Coffinberry - God Dam Dog (Morphius)
Coffinberry start off by trying to knock you over, throw in a piano ballad and slowly build the aggression back up song by song. Influenced by everyone from the Afghan Whigs, Arcwelder, Hüsker Dü, Uncle Tupelo and June of 44, the strategy of keeping everything so short works to their benefit. The barely-two-minute "Earthworms in the Sun" sounds like it was written by Jeff Magnum while shooting speed and driving 100 miles per hour. While feel-good bands are all the rage, here is proof you don't always need a hug. - mark Released 05.01.2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81 (RCA)
BRMC's aptly titled song "Weapon of Choice" from their latest Baby 81 takes them to battle using sexy vocals, thick, distorted guitar riffs and sultry basslines. The guys' surprise attack comes from the heartbreakingly acoustic-based "Am I Only;" a track that taps into deep emotions and heartbreak. Veering between the edgy and uplifting Kinks-like "Berlin" and the orchestral, utterly depressing "All You Do is Talk," BRMC creates a varied, thrilling rocked-out album. It's totally hot. - miriam Released 05.01.2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Haste the Day - Pressure the Hinges (Solid State/Tooth & Nail)
Haste the Day's first release with new lead vocalist Stephen Keech proves to be their most mature effort to date. Keech's effect on the band's sound is immediately apparent on the album's title track, "Pressure the Hinges." The album's song structure is more sophisticated, due in part to an improved balance in the interplay between melodic harmonies and guttural screams. However, with the exceptions of "Janet's Planet" and "Chorus of Angels," the production makes most of the other tracks sound too similar. - j.p. Released 03.20.2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Remate - No Land Recordings (Acuarela)
No Land Recordings is a completely reimagined approach for Remate, whose last album was as direct a message from performer to listener as they come. The material here is the work of a reborn studio rat; scattered, but thematic and dreamlike. Twenty-five songs (and songlets) are spread the length of two discs, most every one indicating a refusal to compromise. You're either on board or you aren't, but few albums this conceptually sound will disappoint in the long run. If In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is your late night jam, consider giving this a spin. - paul Released 05.15.2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
The Rikters - Don't You Get It EP (self released)
The Rikters are back with Don't You Get It, a 7-song ep that flies by while listening to it and gets better every time. Guitarist/singer Doug Jenkins really shows off his voice on these songs, especially on "Want It You Got It." "You" is a flat out rocker and parts of "Give Me the Wheel" dabble in Radiohead territory. Great bass lines, sharp guitar and pounding drums are prevalent throughout this indie/power pop disc. With 2 eps under their belt, I'm hoping for a full length follow up that rocks as hard as this ep. - kyle j.
Released 02.27.2007
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Friday, May 25, 2007
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beastie boys, ryan adams, explosions in the sky, miles davis, dismemberment plan, david bazan, guided by voices, loggins and mussina, neil young, the clash, squeeze, explosions in the sky, black keys, the drams, gary numan, spoon, new order
Ickmusic has Miles Davis 10-13-71 and Gary Numan 9-7-80.
Southern Shelter has The Drams 5-18-07.
I am Fuel You Are Friends and other has the Black Keys live EP for freedownload.
Culture Bully has Spoon live 8-12-06.
Julio Enriquez has Beastie Boys remixes by Nevilo.
Fie Weel has New Order rarities.
The Guided By Voices Database has a live show from 6-17-01.
Captains Dead has Explosions in the Sky live 3-14-07 and also Richard Buckner with Doug Gillard live on 5-6-06.
Can You See the Sunset has Dismemberment Plan 4-27-07.
Bradley's Almanac has David Bazan live 5-7-07 and also point to a link to NPR for another Bazan live show from 5-10-07.
Aquarium Drunkard has some rare tracks from Ryan Adams.
Speed of Dark has Ben Gibbard live 5-17-07.
Big O has Loggins and Mussina live 6-30-72.
Largehearted Boy finds Do Make Say Think live 5-22-07.
Perm and Skullet offer Neil Young's Time Fades Away, which has yet to be issued on cd.
Jefito has a bunch of live Squeeze.
Strange Reaction has a pocast available for download with twenty live unreleased tracks from The Clash.
Reviews posted this week at 75orLess.
Throbbing Gristle - Part Two. The Endless Not (Mute)
The 25-year wait for the new Throbbing Gristle album is over. Part Two. The Endless Not isn't nearly as subversive or confrontational as earlier recordings, and it seems the godparents of industrial music have mellowed with age. They do retain a signature sound; a pulsating, dark dirge spiked with noisy loops and saturated with murky ambiance. The music is at times complex and almost pretty, but absent is the challenging aural assault that once earned Throbbing Gristle the title "Wreckers of Civilization." - j. daltry
Released 04.03.2007
Sonya Cotton - Out of the Ocean (self released)
I expect a lot from my sophomores, and Sonya Cotton gets an A. To her second album of sorrowful folk- the lyrics evoke loss and yearning- she has added piano, percussion, and backing vocals here and there. I wish we could clone her, so everyone can have Sonya doing their harmonies; the end of "The Dying Light" has achingly beautiful ones. Her voice is just lovely, as if Karen Peris, Natalie Merchant and Judy Collins mixed theirs together to create one that wasn't babyish or throaty or reedy. Just lovely. - meredith
Released 04.03.2007
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (We Put Out/Atlantic)
Porcupine Tree's 56th album (or something like that) is a gallery of moody, almost supernatural prog rock with skyscraper-high songs that pour from an always-on faucet of beauty and throbbing heaviness. Not familiar with Steve Wilson and Co.? Well, Alex Lifeson (Rush) and Robert Fripp (King Crimson) make appearances and while the 'Tree shares only the "prog" tag with those bands, they could've toured together in 1981. If you choose to navigate the Seven Seas of Porcupine Tree, begin by hoisting your sails here. - jason m.
Released 04.24.2007
Goon Moon - Licker's Last Leg (Ipecac)
Goon Moon features Jeordie White (Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails) and Chris Goss (Masters of Reality). The songs on Licker's Last Leg feature disturbing yet beautiful lyrics combined with an interesting mix of industrial, desert rock, and other unusual musical styles. Each track has its own unique personality and the album as a whole offers pleasing, and sometimes surprising treats for the listener's ears. This is some of the best and most creative work I've heard in quite some time. - j.p.
Released 05.08.2007
Voxtrot - ST (Playlouder/Beggars Group)
Coulda. Shoulda. Woulda. For a couple of years now, Voxtrot have promised some great and not-so-great things through a string of eps that ranged in quality from OMG to WTF. Now it's clear the band really needed the space provided by a full lp to stretch out and keep some of those promises. Ramesh Srivastava's previously direct songwriting style is obscured at times, but that's far from a bad thing. In actuality, it shows Voxtrot is a band with many moods never revealed before by the one-dimensional nature of those eps. They could, should and finally did. - paul
Released 05.22.2007
Finally, 75orLess Records released Fred Kendal Abong's "The Hand Trembler" today in a silkscreened edition of 150 copies. 14 tracks in just around 45 minutes. Only $6.00 postpaid. You can order a copy over at 75orLess Records.
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Friday, May 18, 2007
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new pornographers, jason pierce, rush, emily haines, jeff tweedy, ben gibbard, dennis wilson, kansas, will oldham, ryan adams, low, supersuckers
Big O takes you way back to 1978 for both Kansas 8-26-78 and Rush 11-20-78.
Can You See The Sunset has Jeff Tweedy 4-6-07.
I Heart Music has an undated New Pornographers show.
Captains Dead has Jason Pierce live 11-25-06.
Cause = Time has Ryan Adams Destroyer Sessions.
Aquarium Drunkard has Will Oldham and the Harem Scarem Band live 4-12-06.
Largehearted Boy finds The Supersuckers live 2-6-07 and Low live 5-4-07.
Counting Stars On The Ceiling has Emily Haines live in Toronto 2004.
The Perm and the Skullet has the rare Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue release.
Bradley's Almanac gives you Ben Gibbard live 5-7-07.
reviews posted this week at 75orLess Reviews.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Sage Francis - Human the Death Dance
One of underground's biggest rappers from the smallest state has risen again to present one of his best albums to date. Sage Francis's 2nd release for Epitaph records Human the Death Dance is a cryptic look into this MC's journey. With a storybook lyrical flow mastered from his Poetry Slam days, Sage has his feet strongly planted in hip hop with this dark and powerful piece of art. Do yourself a favor and enjoy what Sage Francis has been dying for. True Hip Hop Sucka! - chongo Released 05.08.2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Elliott Smith - New Moon (Kill Rock Stars)
Elliott Smith was the fifth Beatle, just born at the wrong time, and in Nebraska. With George as the quiet one, Elliott would be the sad one. He created beautiful melodies and harmonies over his seven profound years as a solo artist, a number of which remained officially unreleased. New Moon is not a collection of throw-away demos or re-arranged sound fragments, but rather 24 must-hear songs recorded between 1995's Elliott Smith and Either/Or in 1997. - cormac Released 05.08.2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Wheat - Everyday I Said a Prayer for Kathy and Made a One Inch Square (Empyrean)
True to their roots, Wheat's fourth album feels like a sonic art project disguised as an indie rock record. Aside from a few head-bobbers, notably "Move = Move," at least half the record qualifies as slow-burning sound experimentation, topped off by loose, meandering vocal melodies. This isn't feelgood summertime car stereo fare; it's a classic grower, and feels intensely personal. This album almost requires—and rewards—the use of headphones, heart, and mind. - marnie c. Due out 05.22.2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Great Northern - Trading Twilight for Daylight (Eenie Meenie)
Great Northern's Trading Twilight for Daylight has a soothing, introspective tone, thanks to neatly arranged songs using piano, synths and swirling guitars under mesmerising vocals. The band transmit a poppy, radio-friendly persona, particularly with "Just a Dream." Tracks like "Telling Lies" present a hopeful, upbeat mood that wouldn't be out of place if featured on Grey's Anatomy. Overall, this work is easy on the ears and perfect for summer. - miriam Released 05.15.2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
Albert Hammond, Jr. - Yours to Keep (Scratchie/New Line)
From the first strains of toy piano to the neatly placed acoustic guitar riffs, Yours to Keep sounds a little bit like what could've happened if the Strokes had met on the warm streets of L.A. and spent some time in the sun before recording. Nonetheless, Strokes references should be kept to a bare minimum because Hammond more than holds his own when flying the nest. This is an album for just about anyone interested in acquiring some awesome new pop music for the upcoming summer days. - diana Released 03.06.2007
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
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reprinted from the April issue of Providence Monthly
75 Or Less Records - April 07
In a way, the compact disc has become its own worst enemy, just as the music industry as a whole is often its own worst enemy. The format was introduced in 1982 promising "perfect sound forever," yet the average life expectancy of a CD player remains about five years, and no music collection is without a stack of skipping, unplayable discs. In retrospect, it seems as if its two decade reign has been a march towards self-defeat and obsolescence. The format came into vogue because of its superior sound quality, but the virtues that pushed it to the top of the musical heap also spell its doom: disposability, affordability, and ease of production. The compact disc is not meant to last, and now the music industry is reaping the barren fields it sowed with a disposable cash crop.
Part of the problem is that the CD never became the artifact the vinyl record did. The disc is small and flimsy, easy to scratch, and easy to lose. The packaging is cheap, breakable plastic and the inserts are too small for either memorable artwork or engaging liner notes. Compare that to the rugged durability of the record and the artful packaging its size accommodates: think of Andy Warhol's classic cover for the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers with its functioning zipper, or the monolithic beauty of Led Zeppelin's gatefold II LP. The CD was never hospitable enough to such innovative presentation for one of them to become a treasured possession. Perhaps that's why in 2002, for the first time since the ascendance of the CD, sales of that format dropped, while sales of records increased.
One person yet to give up on the compact disc is Mark Macdougall, owner of 75 Or Less Records, a small label run out of his home in Warren, RI. The label is an outgrowth of 75orless.com, a website dedicated to music journalism in easily digested, bite-size portions. "I wanted it to be a place where you could stop in and within two or three minutes read very straightforward reviews," Mark explains, "and know what things sounded like, and then move on." Hence the site's name: its album reviews are all 75 words or less. This philosophy is an interesting counterpoint to the wordy elitism of pitchforkmedia.com, perhaps the foremost source for rock writing on the web, and one prone to statements like, "Air creates the alternate now, an environment that begs escapism without denying humanity. Talkie Walkie may mollify Air's overt Frenchness, but should in no way be deemed a sudden opening of the soul." The 75 or Less take on the same album: "Love them or hate them, this is still the best kind of cosmic French sci-fi electro-lounge pop you can possibly find."
Since October of 2001, 75orless.com has been cranking out reviews five days a week, for a total of about 250 albums per year (out of 1500 submissions), and averaging 400 to 900 readers a day. In 2006, Mark decided to take the next logical step.
"I was hearing great music that nobody else was getting to hear," he says of some of those submissions, "and it was frustrating for me that it was absolutely brilliant, but had no chance of reaching anyone else." The result of this frustration was 75 Or Less Records, a boutique label that boasted an impressive twelve releases in its first year, including a double-CD compilation of 31 local acts. Despite that imposing workload, Mark maintains, "This is just a hobby—a hobby that takes forty hours a week now." As a thirty-nine-year-old suburban homeowner with a successful career in data center configuration, he can't be bothered with spending his spare time on a golf course: "Instead of spending three hours chasing a ball, I'd rather spend three hours digging through submissions and trying to hear some band I've never heard before."
Drawing on the inspiration of DIY-moguls like Gregg Ginn, founder of 80s punk powerhouse SST Records, and local labels like Ben McOsker's Load and Brian Oakley's Corleone, Mark is trying to deliver a quality product on a shoestring budget, well under the radar of a bloated music industry slowly collapsing beneath its own weight. Issuing 150 copies of each CD at a cost of $300, the costs are split between the band and the label, as are the final products, and, naturally, the profits. For the bands, it's an opportunity to have a professional-sounding recording in unique, handmade packaging to distribute at their shows. For Mark, it's a product to sell on 75orless.com, the only method of distribution for the label.
"It's a small accomplishment," Mark declares, "Very small. Nobody's getting rich, but we can take pride in the fact that we actually turned a profit."
Contrary to those sounding the compact disc's death-knell, 75 Or Less strives to create a product that will have the prestige and value of a good, old-fashioned vinyl LP. Each album is issued in a sturdy cardboard case, screen-printed by hand, oftentimes with the artists themselves pitching in. For example, Mark cites Chris Daltrey of The 'Mericans, who released their debut on the label last year: "He was at my house for a week straight working on getting his CDs done." Perhaps it is possible for the CD to have that artifact quality it's sorely been missing.
"CDs in plastic cases are entirely disposable media. Ours have cardboard packaging. By printing onto them, they're unique. We'd like to think we're incorporating art into the music."
Mark looks forward to putting out another twelve albums this year, including efforts by the F.I.D.s, which will be out by press time, previously unreleased tracks by the Purple Ivy Shadows, and possibly Mark's own prolific power-trio Six Star General. He will also be joining forces with Tim O'Keefe's newly-minted digital label Cozy Music to release the debut by the Cold War: 75 Or Less will put out the hard copies, and Cozy Music will distribute MP3s over the internet.
"I hope 75 Or Less never becomes a job," Mark says in summation. "I would prefer to keep it what it is, which is a serious hobby. I'm doing it because I love it. That's what keeps it fun."
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Sunday, May 13, 2007
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75orLess Records Latest News
5-10-07 New Masons review over at Midwest Record. The Masons "Let You Down Easy"- One man cult band comes back from a long lay off with an accidental record a fan encouraged him to make. Loaded with the kind of skewed observational songs that the slightly malcontented love, prime mover Kraig Jordan digs into the chest of songs that have been rolling around his head and drawer since his last set a long time ago. With a bunch of like minded pals with varying degrees of marquee value on board, the latest was delivered. Never falling into the twee trap, it's that kind of middle class nuttiness that college kids can't seem to get enough of.
The Masons have also been getting play on the wonderful Insomnia Radio.
4-30-07 Both Six Star General cds are back in print, this time with white jackets. $5.00. You can get the last remaining copies of the original pressing over at Interpunk on the web or if you live in the Rhode Island area, Armageddon Shop carries most of our releases.
4-27-07...75OL-017 Guntaard "Vote Monkey's Butt" is now available. Recorded between April 1996 and May 1998 using traditional instruments such as guitars, bass, and keyboards as well as drum machines, screwdrivers on metal tables for percussion, tape loops, television sets, electronic toys with dying batteries and cups full of ice. Thirteen tracks in 30 minutes. For fans of Ween, Trollin Withdrawal, Experimental Audio Research and the Butthole Surfers. Order it here.
SATURDAY JUNE 16 Six Star General, A Passing Feeling, Mustache Ride.
SATURDAY AUGUST 18 Live Fest with The 'Mericans, The F.I.D.'s, Killing Pablo, A Passing Feeling, The Masons, Fred Kendal Abong, Six Star General.
All Shows are 21+ No Cover.
75orLess Records Bands Upcoming Shows
LAME DRIVERS
May 12 Fontana's New York City, NY
THE 'MERICANS
May 12 AS220 Prov, RI
May 19 GrowRoom Prov, RI
Jul 7 2:00P Westcott Acres North Prov, RI
Jul 14 2:00P Secret Prov, RI
Jul 22 AS220 Prov, RI
THE MASONS
May 11 The Penalty Box Providence, RI with SIX STAR GENERAL, HOPE ANCHOR
June 9 Jake's Bar & Grill with BLIZZARD OF 78
SIX STAR GENERAL
June 16 The Penalty Box with MUSTACHE RIDE, A PASSING FEELING
July 21 Jake's with unknown pals.
TURNPIKE GLOW
May 19 2007 Grain Division Leeds UK
May 22 2007 International Pop Overthrow @ Cavern Club Liverpool UK
4-9-07 Three new reviews in the April issue of Providence Monthly.
The Masons - Let You Down Easy
This is a sprawling record, jumping stylistically from song to song, but always remaining firmly rooted in 60's-style jangle and catchy hooks. Bounding from Kinks-y rock to roadhouse blues, to melancholy acoustic ballads like a less alcoholic Guided By Voices, the Masons deliver one of the most ecletic albums I've heard from a local band.
A Passing Feeling - We Might Not Sleep At All This Year
New York's A Passing Feeling bristle with energy and deliver a constant stream of hooks and melodies that evoke Ted Leo or the New Pornographers, but their sound is a bit more stripped down and raw. The guitars are trebly and frantic, the drums bash away insistantly, and the vocals are likely to be stuck in your head for hours afterwards.
Six Star General - Ice Machine
A pure-power trio, Six Star General delivers jagged, angular riffs in the vein of Wire, but with the swagger and punch of Black Flag. The simple lyrics beg to be chanted loudly in bars and the songs don't hang around long enough to indulge in solos, but for fans of powerful guitar rock, this is definately one to check out.
4-5-07 Many of the 75orLess Records bands were nominated for awards from the Rhode Island Arts magazines. In the Providence Phoenix, nominees are-
LOUD ACT Six Star General
ROOTS ACT The 'Mericans
BEST ALBUM 'Merican Recordings - The 'Mericans
BEST SONG "Man On Edge" by The Propellers, "Spaceman" by The Masons
In Motif Magazine, the nominee is-
ALBUM OF THE YEAR "Let You Down Easy" by The Masons.
Other friends of ours nominated include The Cold War, Badman, Barn Burning, The Wrong Reasons, Sharks Come Cruisin, Get Him Eat Him, Eric Fontana, Ben Pilgrim, Cuzin Eddy, Heather Rose, Superchief Trio, Neo Nouveau, Brunt of It, Mustache Ride.
3-30-07 Another review of The Masons in The Noise.
THE MASONS- Let You Down Easy
The Masons have built a big album here, 14 songs and clocking at 55 minutes. That's too much for me in one listen unless I'm zoning (read that to mean whatever you like). They could have split this into two albums- the material is that varied and good enough. However, that
small issue aside, the disc starts with a refreshing punkish blast of songcraft, only to be followed by a laid back psychedelic groove on the next song. Just when you think you're gonna get another punk song, they shift it DOWN even more with a harmonica-laden tune Neil Young
would be proud to sing. More energy appears as the songs go on, proving that the guys didn't get the hard on first and limp-dick it to the finish line later. Exact song critiques are out of the scope of this review, but let's say that these guys have an excellent groove
with great balance, power and musical sensibility -Mike Loce.
3-7-07 New review of The Masons - Let You Down Easy over at Not Lame
The Masons - Let You Down Easy
14 that dig in a lot of different and very cool places resulting in a treasure that is hard to describe beyond the simple statement "this is really, really good material!". Well, think some upbeat Luna, some early REM, Throwing Muses, some new wave pop circa 1981, Travelin' Wilburys/Tom Petty-cum-ELO, Mott The Hoople/Stones("Class Action"), My Morning Jacket and Ass Ponys and, well you hopefully get the idea, it's not going to be easily classifiable! That is a very good thing here, too. Let You Down Easy features appearances by Don Sanders (Medicine Ball), Dave Narcizo (Throwing Muses), Jeffrey Underhill (Velvet Crush), Eric Fontana, Sarah Lupo, and other Rhode Island musicians.
"Boasting an uncanny ability to craft a song which actually contains a melody line that's not only catchy but also creative, The Mason's core member and benevolent svengali Kraig Jordan, had a hand in writing each of the disc's fourteen tracks. To label these tracks as eclectic would win you the 2007 Understatement of the Year Award. There's something from all corners of the band's influence crate, which they pull off with varying degrees of effectiveness from song to song. I can hear everyone from Marc Bolan to Mark Knopfler on this record, all the while demonstrating an adept understanding of the elusive writing/recording/studio process. Perusing around the tracks is like taking an audible history lesson through the changing, varying styles that made up the rock & roll era.. The result is a creative and somewhat unorthodox project that is all about the song.-Motif Magazine. Very Highly Recommended.
Another great review of A Passing Feeling's - We Might Not Sleep At All This Year over at Is This Music?
A Passing Feeling- We Might Not Sleep At All This Year
With an inlay card which repeats ‘drink destroy’ and a drumbeat cribbed from ‘Gary Gilmore’s Eyes’ to open, A Passing Feeling’s modus operandi is quite clear - janglesome punk rock which wades into our lives with the sole intention of nihilistic practices. Referencing off-kilter punk like the Minutemen, emo like the Promise Ring, and for UK-philes, the Libertines, it’s a tried-and-tested 10 songs in half-an-hour format as choruses are bellowed out, fingers are shredded on guitars strings and drum rims, and tears and sweat and tears are expunged. In other words, a draining shattering experience and one you’ll be all the better for.
3-5-07 New Review over at Indie Pages of the Lame Drivers- The Captain Amazing EP" (75orLess Records)
I know what you might be thinking - ten songs goes a bit beyond the definition of EP! Well, this is actually two EPs on a single disc; the first five tracks is a reissue of their self-released debut from 2004 that never reached more than a few people through homemade cd-rs, while the latter half of this disc is comprised of scattered songs recorded over the last couple years. In their best moments, they sound like a young Replacements or Guided By Voices (with some of the later songs even reminding me a bit of the Exploding Hearts), but then they'll include a song like "Gods Of Thunder And Lightning STRIKE!!!", which is basically the band joking around with instrumental metal in their garage for a few minutes. The first five songs were recorded in their basement, while the second five sound more like they came from a studio, but the songwriting is fairly consistent even if the fidelity isn't. This release is limited as well, so don't miss out again! MTQ=7/10
3-1-07...75OL-016 The F.I.D.'s "Cry Me a Rivet" is now available. The F.I.D.'s first release since 1997 has arrived in a silkscreened edition of 100 copies. "Cry Me a Rivet" spans the entire 12 year history of Rhode Island's least talented yet most beloved band. Nine tracks in 14 minutes. For fans of the Germs, Dead Milkmen, and The F.U.'s. Order it here.
2-10-07...75OL-015 The Masons "Let You Down Easy" is officially available for purchase. The first thirty copies will include a copy of The Mason's 1999 release "Change Me Back" in a special hand silkscreened and numbered edition. Order it here.
1-15-07 New review posted of the A Passing Feeling cd "We Might Not Sleep At All This Year" over at Indie Pages. Reposted here for your convenience.
A Passing Feeling - "We Might Not Sleep At All This Year"(75 Or Less)
Named after a Thermals song, this band really blew me away with their debut EP a couple years ago, so I was really looking forward to their first full-length. The music is a bit different this time around - not as hyperactive (and it sounds a bit less like the Thermals this time around, as well), but though the pace of the songs might have slowed a bit, there seems to be even more intensity to them somehow. Listening to these songs and the lyrics is like watching someone who believes they are completely indestructible (and quite possibly are) smashing through everything in their path, against all odds, to reach their destination. They may be exhausted or discouraged, but they rarely show it. A lot of the songs have a road/driving theme to them, as if they were written about (or in anticipation of) the trials of touring, which is something they plan to do a lot of, so look out for 'em! MTQ=10/10
1-1-07 Two 75orLess Records releases make the Top 15 local cds by Bob Gulla over at the Providence Phoenix.
The ’Mericans ’Merican Recordings
"Chris Daltry has always been an absorbing writer, and that quality surges abundantly on these Recordings. Inspired by the Johnny Cash effort of the same name (sort of), Daltry dawdles around that mysterious, romantic, pastoral mood that suits him so well. Here’s hoping for Volume 2."
Six Star General's Ice Machine
"Old school indie rock that hearkens back to the time when indie rock had balls. Recorded in four hours with no overdubs, this 11-song monster is a groove-a-rama in the vein of early Minutemen and Yo La Tengo, with lots of wah-wah, savage bass-drum rhythms, and angular brawn."
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feist, my dad is dead
Idolator shows the way to the entire catalog from My Dad Is Dead.
Pop Drivel has Feist live KCRW 5-10-07.
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05/09/2007
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Shannon Wright "Let In The Light" Out Now!
We're very excited that this amazing record can now be
experienced by all! Shannon has been consistently releasing
stellar records for years, and "best yet" are two words
being used to describe this latest installment. We'll let
you make up your own mind... to stream "Let In The Light"
and to find out more information, go to:
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NEW RELEASES
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May 8th, 2007:
Shannon Wright - Let In The Light - CD
After four solo records on Quarterstick, Shannon has come
back with her most revealing record yet. "Let in the Light"
is for gray skies and quiet moments, for furtive emotions
and uncompromising catharsis. With songs tinged with
Bohemian folk, Parisian melodies and more piano than ever
before, this record is full of honest emotion.
April 10th, 2007:
CocoRosie - The Adventures of Ghosthorse & Stillborn - LP/CD
This album is a departure from the obscured blur of stained
glass reve to a more self-exploitive memoir. Parts are
dreamy and parts are savage, but, as with an opera where
death represents a secret heaven, the whole record feels
like a black diamond in the snow.
March 20th, 2007:
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Living With The Living - CD/LP
For their fifth full-length release (and first with Touch
and Go Records), Ted Leo and the Pharmacists met up with
Brendan Canty (Fugazi) at Long View Farms to iron out a new
set of anthems that arrive with a confident and outspoken
immediacy. With "Living with the Living," Ted & Co. wipe
clean the slate that once held names like Weller, Strummer
and Bragg and indulge some of their farthest-reaching
musical ambitions.
Get the limited-edition 5 song bonus EP, "Mo' Living,"
featuring exclusive new studio material with purchase of
"Living With The Living." Available while supplies last! For
more information go to:
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June 5th, 2007:
Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound - LP/CD
July 10th, 2007:
The For Carnation - Promised Works - CD
Hey, you there -- check out this old stuff by The For
Carnation! We like it pretty well. That is to say, we like
it well enough to repackage the recordings, originally
released by Matador as "Marshmallows" and "Fight Songs",
and celebrate them now as "Promised Works"!!
August 21st, 2007:
Mekons - Natural - CD
Removed from the restraints of conventional studio
technology, the Mekons navigate an undulating sonic landscape
of lavish melodies, mantric chants and shimmering acoustic
experimentation all the while displaying the same natural
grace and precision that drives the sparkling salmon forever
upstream through the fierce current to mate and die.
"Natural" is the Mekon's first CD of new material since
2002's critically acclaimed "OOOH!"
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All listed live dates are confirmed, however, they are
subject to change without notice. Please contact the venue
for all ticket information, set times, etc. The latest
updates are always available at www.touchandgorecords.com
Calexico
Fri Jul 06 Cartegena, Spain Festival La Mar de Mu
Sat Jul 07 Bonn, Germany Rheinkultur
Sun Jul 08 Liege, Belgium Festival Les Ardentes
Tue Jul 10 Athens, Greece Vrahon Theatre
Wed Jul 11 Darmstadt, Germany Centralstation
Thu Jul 12 Karlsruhe, Germany Tollhaus
Fri Jul 13 St. Palten, Austria Nuke Festival
Sat Jul 14 Joensuu, Finland Ilosaarirock
Fri Jul 20 Tonsberg, Norway Slottsfjellfestival
Sun Jul 22 Benicassim, Spain Benicassim Festival
Thu Aug 23 Salt Lake City, UT Twilight Concert Series
Sat Nov 03 Tucson, AZ Reid Park
CocoRosie
Sat May 19 New York, NY WFC/Wintergarden
Sun May 27 St. Brieuc, France Art Rock Festival
Mon May 28 Nantes, France L'Olympic
Tue May 29 Bordeaux, France Le4 Sans
Wed May 30 Toulouse, France Le Ramier
Thu May 31 Marseille, France Cabaret Aleatoire
Fri Jun 01 Lyon, France Transbordeur
Sat Jun 02 Reims, France La Cartonnerie
Sun Jun 03 Liege, Belgium Salles des Fetes Droi
Mon Jun 04 Cologne, Germany Kultur Kirche
Tue Jun 05 Frankfurt, Germany Mousontrum
Wed Jun 06 Mannheim, Germany Alte Feuerwache
Thu Jun 07 Schorndorf, Germany Manufaktur
Fri Jun 08 Zurich, Switzerland Theater Moods
Sat Jun 09 Dudingen, SwitzerlaND Kilbi Festival
Sun Jun 10 Munich, Germany Muffathalle
Tue Jun 12 Brighton, UK Komedia
Wed Jun 13 Nottingham, UK Trent University
Thu Jun 14 Bristol, UK Anson Rooms
Fri Jun 15 Glasgow, UK The Arches
Sat Jun 16 Manchester, UK Academy 2
Thu Jun 28 Rouen, France Zenith of Rouen Festi
Sat Jun 30 Istanbul, Turkey Radar Live Festival
Thu Jul 12 Prague, Czech Repub Archa Theater
Thu Aug 09 Oslo, Norway Oya Festival
Fri Aug 17 Helsinki, Finland Flow Festival
Sun Aug 19 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands Lowlands Festival
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Sat Jun 02 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Sound Festival
Mon Jun 04 Bordeaux, France Heretic
Tue Jun 05 St Etienne, France L'Assommoir
Wed Jun 06 Milan, Italy Magnolia
Thu Jun 07 Soliera, Italy Artevive
Fri Jun 08 Livorno, Italy The Cage
Sun Jun 10 Wien, Austria Chelsea
Mon Jun 11 Innsbruck, Austria Weekender
Tue Jun 12 Munchen, Germany Feierwerk
Wed Jun 13 Stuttgart, Germany Schocken
Thu Jun 14 Nuremberg, Germany K4
Fri Jun 15 Koln, Germany Gebaude
Sat Jun 16 Ludwigshafen, Germany Das Haus
Sun Jun 17 Wiesbaden, Germany Schlacthof
Mon Jun 18 Berlin, Germany Magnet Club
Tue Jun 19 Hamburg, Germany Molotov
Wed Jun 20 Munster, Germany Gleis 22
Thu Jun 21 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotown
Fri Jun 22 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
Sat Jun 23 Aarschot, Belgium DE Klinker
Sun Jun 24 Saarbrucken, GermanY Garage
Mon Jun 25 Paris, France Nouvelle Casino
Wed Jun 27 Dublin, Ireland Crawdaddy
Thu Jun 28 Galway, Ireland Roisin Dubh
Fri Jun 29 Belfast, Ireland Laverys Bunker
Sat Jun 30 Glasgow, UK King Tut's
Sun Jul 01 Leeds, UK The Cockpit
Mon Jul 02 Nottingham, UK The Maze
Tue Jul 03 Bristol, UK Thelka
Wed Jul 04 Newcastle, UK Star and Shadow
Thu Jul 05 Brighton, UK Pressure Point
Fri Jul 06 London, UK Borderline
Wed Aug 01 Cleveland, OH Beachland
Fri Aug 03 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
Sun Aug 05 Covington, KY Madison Theater
Mon Aug 06 Nashville, TN Exit In
Tue Aug 07 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree
Thu Aug 09 Athens, GA 40 Watt
Sat Aug 11 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
Negative Approach
Sat May 12 Antwerp, Belgium Hof Ter Lo
Sat May 26 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
Thu Jun 28 Los Angeles, CA Ex-Plex
The New Year
Wed Jun 20 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
Thu Jun 21 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
Fri Jun 22 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Sat Jun 23 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
Tara Jane ONeil
Wed May 09 Gijon, Spain Savoy
Thu May 10 Madrid, Spain Cafe La Palma
Fri May 11 Castellon, Spain Casa De Cultua
Sat May 12 Barcelona, Spain Be Cool
Sun May 13 Tarragona, Spain Groove Bar
Tue May 15 Nantes, France Violon Dingue
Wed May 16 Clermont, France L'escapade
Thu May 17 Lyon, France Sonic
Fri May 18 Paris, France Instants Chavires
Sat May 19 Brussels, Belgium La Chapelle de Boonda
Sun May 20 Gent, Belgium Leopoldskazerne
Slint
Sat May 19 Somerset, UK ATP
Mon May 21 Amsterdam, Netherla Paradiso
Wed May 23 Brussels, Belgium AB2
Thu May 24 Paris, France Bataclan Club
Fri May 25 Geneve, Switzerland L'Usine
Mon May 28 Bologna, Italy Estragon
Tue May 29 Rome, Italy Circolo Degli Artisti
Thu May 31 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Sound Festival
Tue Jul 17 New York, NY Webster Hall
Wed Jul 18 New York, NY Webster Hall
Mon Aug 20 Glasgow, UK Barrowlands
Wed Aug 22 London, UK Koko
Thu Aug 23 London, UK Koko
Uzeda
Sun Jun 03 Catania, Italy Mercati Generali
Shannon Wright
Fri Jun 01 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Sound Festival
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THE RECORD LABEL
75orless started the 75orless Record Label back in January 2006 and has since released about one cd per month. Although many of the bands are based out of our Rhode Island locale, some of our releases were bands that submitted their cds to 75orless for reviews and ended up signing to our label, including Italy's Turnpike Glow and New York's A Passing Feeling. The goal of our label is to give more exposure to small bands that are making great music, splitting profits with the bands 50-50, handsilkscreening our jackets to create something unique for each purchaser and keeping our prices affordable. Go over to our website and check our what we have to offer. Thanks from everyone here at the 75orless Record Label.
75OL-017 Guntaard "Vote Monkey's Butt" is now available. Recorded between April 1996 and May 1998 and using traditional instruments such as guitars, bass, and keyboards as well as drum machines, screwdrivers on metal tables, tape loops, television sets, electronic toys with dying batteries and cups full of ice. Thirteen tracks in 30 minutes. For fans of Ween, Trollin Withdrawal, Experimental Audio Research and Butthole Surfers. 25 silkscreened copies. $5.00 postpaid.
75OL-016 The F.I.D.'s "Cry Me a Rivet" is now available. The F.I.D.'s first release since 1997 spans the entire 12 year history of Rhode Island's least talented yet most beloved band. For fans of the Germs, Dead Milkmen, and The F.U.'s. Silkscreened edition of 100 copies. $5.00 postpaid.
75OL-015 The Masons- Let You Down Easy. After almost seven years, The Masons return with Let You Down Easy, the follow up to the critically acclaimed Change Me Back. Think Neil Young, The Beatles, Velvet Underground, Ween and you're getting close. Let You Down Easy features appearances by Don Sanders (Medicine Ball), Dave Narcizo (Throwing Muses), Jeffrey Underhill (Velvet Crush), Eric Fontana, Sarah Lupo, and other Rhode Island musicians.. fourteen tracks for just $10.00 postpaid.
75OL-014 A Passing Feeling- We Might Not Sleep At All This Year in a silkscreened edition of only 150 copies. This record was made to be chanted in basements across America. The lyrics reflect the dirtier parts of early twenties life - drinking, driving, bliss, heartache and everything else in between. Produced by Mark Ospovat (Wooden Wand, Parts and Labor, Meneguar). ten tracks for just $5.00 postpaid.
75OL-013 The 'MERICANS - 'MERICAN RECORDINGS, featuring ex-members of Purple Ivy Shadows, in a silkscreened edition of only 250 copies. Featuring the songs of CHRIS DALTRY- rootsy folky moody pop songs about another way of seeing things. Includes appearances by Joel Thibodeau of Death Vessel and String Builder, former Purple Ivy Shadows member Will Rice and Margie Wienk on upright bass. Eight tracks for only $8.00 postpaid.
75OL-012 Lame Drivers- Captain Amazing EP Reissue. In 2005, Providence, RI's Lame Drivers secretly released The Captain Amazing EP - five hook-filled and fuzzed out songs. Now, it's officially released with five extra bonus tracks. Not far removed from GBV, Replacements, Hüsker Dü, The Zeros, Elvis Costello, The Capstan Shafts. $5.00 postpaid. 150 silkscreened copies made.
75OL-011 Cowboy Steve K- self titled EP. Once an 80's rock devotee, he now distills his musings through the rubric of country song. Some say his songs are like a bar room sing-along without the chorus. A critic once penned that Cowboy Steve K reminded him of a drunk version of Rain Man. These wide-ranging perspectives illustrate the dichotomy that is Cowboy Steve K: half troubadour, half versifier, and half true. And that ain't half bad. Our shortest print run ever at only 50 silkscreened copies made. $4.00 postpaid.
75OL-010 Fred Kendal Abong- Moonman. This Rhode Island singer/songwriter is mostly known as onetime bass player for both Throwing Muses and Belly. For the last two years, Fred has been busy writing and performing his own material, which have drawn comparisons to The Replacements, Tom Waits, Meat Puppets, The Clash, Firehose, and Bob Dylan. 15 tracks. 120 silkscreened copies made. $6.00 postpaid.
75OL-009 Turnpike Glow- Rush Home EP. Our first international signing, Turnpike Glow hail from Rome, Italy and play spaced out indie pop similar to Doves, Flaming Lips, Pavement, Beta Band and Broken Social Scene. A rare collection of fresh melodies and lush soundscapes for independent film and celestial waltzes. 8 new tracks and just over 26 minutes long. 130 silkscreened copies made. $5.00 postpaid.
75OL-008 Six Star General- Ice Machine. 11 new tracks and just over 25 minutes long. Recorded at Plan Of A Boy Studio in June 2006 and mastered by Scott Rancourt at Brikhaus Studios in Newport, RI. Back in print on white jackets. $5.00 postpaid
75OL-007 75orless Records Pocket White T-Shirt Classic 75orLess 4" grey/black logo on left front pocket. Fruit Of The Loom 100% Cotton. White only. Large only. $7.50 postpaid
75OL-006 75orless Records White T-Shirt Classic 75orLess 4" grey/black logo over the left breast. Fruit Of The Loom 100% Cotton. White only. Large only. $6.50 postpaid.
75OL-005 "ROCK OUT WITH YOUR TAIL OUT" 2XCD
edition of 350 silkscreened, numbered copies. $8.50 postpaid 31 Rhode Island musical performers including badman, barn burning, the brother kite, the cobramatics, johnny carlevale, eric fontana, marah mar, the masons, ben pilgrim, the propellers, heather rose and the drama, suicide liquors, superchief trio, tfo, tom thumb & the latter day saints, the wrong reasons, the butcherings, baylies band, big world, the brunt of it, the blood lemons, candy thong, the cold war, ellison, the f.i.d.'s, lame drivers, mustache ride, quarter ton & change, six star general, sweetthieves, torches. All profits to benefit the Providence Animal Rescue League
750L-004- - six star general - ST. Back in print on white jackets. Providence RI's Six Star General follow up their February 2006 Zinger EP with this 11 track release recorded with George Dussault (Laurels, Von Ryans Express, The Golden Touch) at Galilee Studios in April 2006. Recorded in six hours with no overdubs - 11 tracks in 22 minutes - equal parts punk, quasi-metal and distorted pop influenced by Naked Raygun, Boyracer, Shellac, Husker Du, Supersuckers and Karp. $5.00 postpaid.
75OL-003- killing pablo - Pop Songs for Assholes EP edition of 100 silkscreened, numbered jackets. Recent Providence, RI transplants, Killing Pablo's first official release, a 6 song e.p., just over 30 minutes of feedback laden anarchistic art rock. Recorded with George Dussault at Galilee Studios, Pop Songs For Assholes mixes together a myriad of influences (Dinosaur Jr, Mogwai, Lightning Bolt, the MC5, Glenn Branca and everything inbetween) to create a style that is both a contemplative reverb-drenched drone and ear-bleeding sonic terrorism. $4.50 postpaid.
75OL-002-A Passing Feeling - ST EP edition of 250 silkscreened, numbered jackets. New York's A Passing Feeling feature Matthew Saporito on Drums, James Miele on Guitar and Vocals, Bryan Miltenberg on Vocals, Piano and Guitar and Christian Cangemi on Bass and Vocals. The soundtrack to bloody knuckles and indie-punk. Formed in May of 2005 over a love of whiskey and GBV, bring the phlegm, kill the lights and there will be enough blood, sweat and booze to go around. $4.50 postpaid.
75OL-001-BOX Staggering Statistics- Pixelated Ones and Zeros Special Promo Set. Super Limited Promo Boxes: We constructed 20 unique hand-made matchboxes out of old LP covers that contain the six different covers, hand pressed stickers, buttons and band signed CD. SOLD OUT
75OL-001- staggering statistics - Pixelated Ones and Zeros EP edition of 750, first 150 silkscreened jackets. Cincinnati, OH's Staggering Statistics feature bassist John Curley, who was a member of the Afghan Whigs and owns Cincinnati's Ultrasuede recording studio, Austin Brown, and Sam Wommelsdorf, former member of Throneberry. Musically, The Staggering Statistics have drawn comparisons to Pavement, Lou Reed, Television and The Who. $6.00 postpaid.
ALL NOW AVAILABLE FROM 75orless Records
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i am going away for a day or two so this weeks posting is early..........Feist, Sigur Ros, Willie Nelson, Bright Eyes, Replacements, Essex Green, Misfits, New Order, Tsui, Final Fantasy, Jason Molina, Van Morrison, Bill Cosby, Yo La Tengo, Wu Tang Clan, Stephen Malkmus
Bootlog has Final Fantasy 4-29-07.
All Things Feist has her recent FM4 performance.
UDrivel has Bright Eyes Live at Coachella 2005.
CatBird Seat lets you know you can download former Jr Corduroy member's new lp by Tsui for free.
Cherbonsy has Jason Molina live 11-16-01.
Jefito offers the classic Van Morrison Contractual Obligation lp in it's entirety.
Feed Me Good Tunes has rare tracks and background info on Bill Cosby. Yes, that Bill Cosby
WOXY has a few tracks from Yo La Tengo's recent on air performance.
A Poster on Metafilter provided a link to 215 free mp3s from Wu Tang Clan and their solo projects.
Captains Dead has Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks live 12-30-05.
Funeral Pudding has Willie Nelson live 5-24-98 and also a great article on John Peel as well as New Order playing Joy Division tracks live 10-12-05.
Your Fleshmag has a diary written by the roadie for the Laughing Hyenas tour in 1988.
Kwaya Na Kisser has Sigur Ros live 7-13-01.
The Punk Guy has The Misfits live March 1982.
Bleedin Out has live and rare Replacements.
Bradley's Almanac has the Essex Green 1-27-07.
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sufjan stevens, low, slade, ted leo, firehose, explosions in the sky, tom waits, whiskeytown, circulatory system, kristen hersh, tom thumb, feist
Kwaya Na Kisser has Tom Waits live 5-26-76.
Pop Drivel has Ted Leo live on KEXP 4-19-07.
Cable and Tweed has Sufjan Stevens live 9-20-06.
Shameless Complacency has created a B sides collecion from Feist.
My Old Kentucky Blog has Tom Thumb live in studio at Sirius.
Southern Shelter has Circulatory System live 4-14-07.
Captains Dead has the unreleased Whiskeytown lp Those Weren't the Days.
Largehearted Boy had a crazy week with Explosions in the Sky live 4-19-07, Low's Black Session from 4-23-07, Kristen Hersh live 1-29-05, and two shows from Firehose, one on 2-26-93 and another from June of 1993.
Big O gives you Slade live 4-24-75.
Timedoor has some tracks from Low live 4-10-07.
the monthly rant....To everyone who has linked us up, thank you so much. Our hits keep growing each week, it's really been shocking. Make sure you check out everything else these websites have to offer and also the ones on the right column. Share these links with friends and always give credit to the sites for hosting them when you do. The bands have been nice enough to allow these shows to be recorded and traded so make sure you go see them live and buy stuff at the shows or through their label. If you have linked us up, let me know and I will return the favor. No, I do not plan on updating more than once per week.
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Radiohead, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Hold Steady, Kristen Hersh, Humble Pie, Belle and Sebastien, Sigur Ros, Madvillany-Jay Z, The Only Ones, Dinosaur Jr
Ick Music has Bruce Springsteen live WBCN 1-9-73 and also Steve Earle and the Dukes 5-25-00. Just scroll down.
Jamies Runout Groove has Sigur Ros Peel Sessions from 8-20-00 and Radiohead live 10-2-00. Again, scroll down, trust me.
Sounds of the Suburbs has The Only Ones Peel Sessions from September 1977.
Speed of Dark has live Radiohead rarities.
Captains Dead has Dinosaur Jr. acoustic live 3-20-07 and Hold Steady live at Lollapalooza 2006.
Rawkblog has Belle and Sebastian live 12-18-02.
Big O has Humble Pie 9-9-70.
Spliff Huxtable has Madvillany's remix of Jay Z's The Black Album..
Bradley's Almanac has Kirsten Hersh live 1-22-07.
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Neko Case, Faux Montreal, Dean and Britta, Apples in Stereo, Flaming Lips, Beck, Andrew Bird, T Rex
Pop Drivel has BrightEyes with M Ward on KCRW 4-10-07 and also Dean and Britta from 4-6-07 if you scroll down a bit.
Largehearted Boy finds Apples in Stereo 3-26-07.
Analog Art Ensemble has the Flaming Lips' Zaireeka all four cds mixed over each other as one large mp3.
Beige records offers the glockenspiel that should have been on Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run.
Sound of the Suburb has T Rex Peel Session from November 1969.
Rawkblog has Beck and the Flaming Lips live on KCRW 12-24-02.
Minneapolis Fucking Rocks has a few tracks from Neko Case Live.
Kwaya Na Kisser has Andrew Bird 11-24-06.
Cable and Tweed has Fo [FAUX] Montreal - The Bedtime Drama: A Petite Las Vegas Tragedy if you scroll down a bit.
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Friday, April 06, 2007
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apples in stereo, modest mouse, mahar, low, m ward, prince and the revolution, of montreal, john vanderslice, radiohead, ted leo, eels, the smiths, rolling stones, pj harvey, explosions in the sky, jayhawks, arcade fire
Largehearted Boy find an Apples in Stereo show from 4-1-07.
It's Hard to Find a Friend has M Ward live on KEXP 3-14-05.
Berkely Place has Modest Mouse 9-21-98 and also live Marah 2-23-07.
In his typical unselfish approach to making music, John Vanderslice offers a Scott Solter remixed version of his Pixel Revolt cd.
Southern Shelter has Of Montreal 3-24-07.
Bradley's Almanac has Ted Leo live 11-2-06.
Jamies Runout Groove has Explosions in The Sky Peel Session from 8-18-02 and The Eels Live at the 1997 Reading Festival.
Kwaya Na Kisser has Radiohead live 8-15-06, part two, and The Eels Live at the 1997 Reading Festival.
RBally has the Jayhawks live 7-28-00.
Licorice Pizza has some B sides from the Rolling Stones from 1963-75.
Ick hosts the final performance ever of Prince & the Revolution 9-9-86.
Mars Needs Guitars has the Smiths 3-18-85.
Pop Drivel has Low Live MPR 3-30-07.
Six Eyes has two tracks from the Arcade Fire's appearance on SNL.
Busca te un Novia has demos from PJ Harvey.
Timedoor has a bunch of live tracks from Low.
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Friday, March 30, 2007
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rod stewart(!), the shins, of montreal, apples in stereo, frank black, markie post (!!)
Booty Patrol has a massive amount of Of Montreal demos and rarities.
Bradley's Almanac has The Shins live 3-15-07 and Rawkblog has an undated recording of The Shins live on KXCI.
Big O has Rod 'The Bod' Stewart live December 1978.
Largehearted Boy finds an Apples in Stereo show from 6-23-06.
Captains Dead has a free Frank Black demo called Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day.
and despite not finding one good reason to do so, I give you a link to the Markie Post Forever Site.
Big welcome aboard to Bleedin Out.
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Friday, March 23, 2007
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My Brightest Diamond, Radiohead, Apples in Stereo, My Morning Jacket, Okkervil River, Andrew Bird, Of Montreal, Elliott Smith, REM, Built to Spill, Foo Fighters, Pipettes, Aracde Fire, Hold Steady, Wrens, Thermals, Oxford Collapse, The Rosebuds, The Faces, Low, Sun Kil Moon, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
I am Fuel You Are Friends has the Foo Fighters live 6-17-06.
Lullabyes has the Pipettes live 3-17-07 and also The Rosebuds live 3-17-07.
Ryspace has selected live tracks from over sixty different live performances at SXSW, including Silversun Pickups, Hold Steady, Wrens, Thermals, Oxford Collapse.
Kwana Na Kisser has Peter, Bjorn and John live on KEXP 3-15-07 and also My Brightest Diamond 2-25-07
Pop Drivel has Andrew Bird live on MPR 3-16-07 and Okkervil River on KEXP 3-16-07.
Big O has two shows of The Faces from 1973.
Buddyhead has Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 3-19-06.
I Heart Music has two KEXP sessions from Low.
Captains Dead has Built to Spill live 9-28-06 and Sun Kil Moon live 4-31-04. You can also scroll down for Of Montreal 2-6-07.
Rbally has returned with REM live 7-9-83, Arcade Fire live 5-5-05 and scroll down for Sonic Youth live 7-1-06.
Rawkblog continues with their comprehensive Elliott Smith live covers collection.
Music is Art has acoustic Radiohead from 1999.
Largehearted Boy does the usual, finding Apples in Stereo live 8-12-06 and again live 2-20-07. Plus, My Morning Jacket 3-20-07.
Welcome new friends to the 75orLess community, The Training Ground and Local Vertical. and a giant welcome back to RBally.
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Friday, March 16, 2007
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the shins, husker du, explosions in the sky, rem, minutemen, rob crow, sparklehorse, ted leo, wilco, midlake, radiohead and an apples in stereo tribute comp.
Something I learned Today has a great collection of Husker Du rarities.
Kwaya Na Kisser has Sparklehorse live 2-8-07 and also The Shins 2-2-07.
Bradley's Almanac hosts Rob Crow live 2-28-07.
I am Fuel You Are Friends has REM live 10-29-03.
Jamies Runout Groove has Radiohead live 12-19-97.
Pop Drivel has both Midlake on KEXP on 3-7-07 and Ted Leo on WOXY 3-2-07.
Captains Dead has Wilco live 11-15-04 in two parts.
The hardest working blog in the music business, Largehearted Boy finds an Explosions in the Sky show from 3-1-07, an Apples in Stereo Fan Tribute Compilation, the Mountain Goats 3-7-07 and finally, the Minutemen live 2-24-83.
if you enjoy these shows, please link me up on your site and i will do the same. traffic has been steadily increasing here since I started and I am discovering more and more music sites as a result. the websites that are hosting or discovering these shows deserve all the credit along with the performers themselves. i am just a gatherer of links, nothing more. i will only update once a week, mostly on fridays. share these shows with friends, never sell them or include them on ebay as a "free bonus" with a legit item. these bands have been nice enough to let this music be taped and traded for free, so do the right thing.
drop me a line at info(at)75orless.com.
thanks for reading.
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Friday, March 09, 2007
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my bloody valentine, the pogues, sparklehorse, summer hymns, radiohead, eels, firehose, wilco, and you will know us by the size of our pants
Bradley's Almanac give you the recent Boston performance of Sparklehorse.
To Die BY Your Side has Radiohead live on Jools Holland from 2001.
Kingblind found a bunch of My Bloody Valentine shows.
Southern Shelter has Summer Hymns live 2-7-7.
Ick Music has The Pogues live 12-1-87.
Largehearted Boy finds a quality Firehose show from the live archive.
Captains Dead has the first half of a Wilco show from 11-15-04.
Jamies Runout Groove Eels 2001 plus And YOu Will Know Us 8-16-00.
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Friday, March 02, 2007
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oxes, late bp helium, neil young and crazy horse, fugazi, wilco, sebadoh, yo la tengo, grizzly bear
Captains Dead has wilco's a.m. demos
Jamies Runout Grooves hosts fugazi demos recorded by steve albini as well as the oxes peel session from 9-29-02.
Largehearted Boy led to a link which led to a link which led to a bunch of live sebadoh shows. He also found the late bp helium live 6-28-06.
Big O has neil young and crazy horse live 3-3-76.
Kwana Na Kisser has grizzly bear live on kexp 2-16-07.
Jefito hosts yo la tengo live 11-15-97.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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bright eyes, husker du, fugazi, jennifer o'connor, the f.u's, of montreal, sparklehorse, arcade fire, grizzly bear, tortoise
Pop Drivel has grizzly bear live on KEXP 2-16-07.
Jamies Runout Groove offers fugazi 1978 demos.
Captains Dead hosts husker du 6-21-87 and tortoise 6-3-04.
Cher Bonsy has sparklehorse live in store 2-8-07.
Bradley's Almanac has jennifer o'connor live 10-12-06
Heasay has arcade fire live 2-16-07 while
counting stars on the ceiling has the following night 2-17-07.
lullabyes has of montreal live 2-18-07 and also a
kevin barnes solo show earlier that same day.
Something I Learned Today has been posting some great podcasts including a 68 minute mix of Boston Hardcore & Punk 1978-1987. Scroll down for a Live set from The FU's on WERS 4-1-84.
Its Hard to Find a Friend has bright eyes live 11-22-05.
sad goodbyes to postpunkjunk, rbally, & hello gina.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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violent femmes, ramones, tonya donelly, the police, gorky's zygotic mynci, jeff magnum, circulatory system, pavement, camera obscura
Aquarium Drunkard has Jeff Magnum live on XFM Radio back in May 1998.
Covert Curiosity has the first part of The Ramones live Oct 1979.
Southern Shelter has The Circulatory System live 2-7-07.
Bradley's Almanac points you to a collection of Tonya Donelly demos.
Jamies Runout Groove has Gorky's Zygotic Mynci Peel Session from August 2003.
Cable and Tweed has some live Police from 6-15-86.
Pop Drivel has Camera Obscura live on KEXP 2-12-07.
Captains Dead has Pavement live on KDVS 12-14-89.
Scroll down a bit to find the violent femmes live 1984 courtesy of Jefito. Also please check out their Nik Kershaw retrospective.
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Friday, January 26, 2007
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ween, devo, neil young, ladytron, the fall, arcade fire, lightning bolt, death cab for cutie, david bowie
the Big O has neil young solo 5-16-74.
kwna na kisser has the arcade fire live 1-20-07.
bradley's almanac has death cab for cutie live in boston 11-2-06.
counting stars on the ceiling has ladytron live in russia.
postpunk junk goes completely nuts and hosts ween live 3-21-91, the fall live 5-23-06, two lightning bolt shows from 2001, and devo live 5-13-80.
jefito has david bowie rare tracks.
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Thursday, January 11, 2007
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emily haines, sebadoh, arcade fire, mc jelly donut, cat power
Counting Stars on the Ceiling has Emily Haines Live 1-10-07.
rbally hosts sebadoh live 6-8-95 and also cat power live 11-9-06.
the late greats has a "date unknown" live show from the arcade fire.
while i tend to avoid any mc battles post-1983, this jelly donut beating guys who are serious is hilarious.
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Wednesday, January 03, 2007
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mike watt, rudimentary peni
largehearted boy finds mike watt and the missing men 12-30-06.
7inch punk has one of my personal favorite band names ever, rudimentary peni. others include mussolini headkick and tragic mulatto.
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
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touch n go bands, electronica repository
bradley's almanac gives you the final day of the touch n go 25th aNNIC
thanks to metafilter for the link to one of the largest online repositories for electronic music.
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Friday, December 29, 2006
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social distortion, wilco, aerial m, bill hicks, magnolia electric co, touch n go bands
rbally has a live show from social distortion 5-12-92.
fans of david pajo should visit jamies runout groove for aerial m peel sessions 1998.
kwana na kisser has wilco's summerteeth demos.
bradley's almanac closes out the year with mp3s from touch n go's 25th anniv party, including tracks from the new year, uzeda, pegboy, silkworm, the ex, killdozer, didjits, pw long, negative approach, sally timms, scratch acid, man or astroman, big black and shellac.
wfmu music blog has the infamous bill hicks loses it show from 1989.
southern shelter has magnolia electric company 9-23-06.
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Friday, December 22, 2006
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end of year stuff
the staff of 75orLess got their lists in, so go here for the 75orless Staff's Best Whatever of 2006.
Plus.....
Largehearted Boy finds Low live 3-26-94.
Captains Dead has Uncle Tupelo live 4-29-94.
The Torture Garden has rare, live and unreleased Arcade Fire.
Kwana Na Kisser opens the floodgates with silversun pickups live kcrw 12-13-06, arcade's fire unofficial xmas ep, leonard cohen live on the bbc 1968, regina spector live 1-26-05, and lou reed & nico's bedroom recordings from long ago.
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Thursday, December 21, 2006
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spoon, neil young, trans am
aquarium drunkard has an acoustic neil young 2-23-71 on the BBC.
indoor fireworks has aug 2006 show from spoon.
jamies runout groove finds the jan 2000 peel sessions from Trans Am.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006
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neu!
postpunk junk has live Neu! and some Armand Schaubroeck.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
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love you and miss you.
This has always been my favorite article by Leslie. Read it and smile. - A Brief Catechism of Rock Shows, Part I.
Leslie's impact is all over the web today and while some may find mourning over the internet tacky or shallow, it is a fact that Leslie had friends from all over, most of them due to the internet. It's how we met. All because of a music review on 75orLess. She then joined our staff, writing for us when she felt like it. It was our pleasure to have her because anyone who spoke to her for more than five minutes knew they were talking to someone who was real, funny, genuine, honest and more talented than anyone you had ever met before. She was a web design and publishing pioneer on the internet. Her infamous yearly Advent calender was touching and funny. She had better taste in music than anyone else- including you. She also put things in perspective, by managing to make time for everyone despite having physical ailments and emotional tribulations most of us will never have to go through.
I had the pleasure of travelling to new york city with slatch to sleep on her floor one night 4-5 years ago. she gave me a box of Richard Simmons "Slimmons" toffee popcorn as a parting gift, which i still have. i also had the pleasure of dining with her while out in san francisco twice over the past few years, once a thai restaurant and the last time, a homecooked vegetarian meal that she made for us. delicious. i found a copy of the Rex "Waltz" ep at Ameoba records that day and i happily handed it to her. it was a special cd for the both of us, one of the bands that we initially bonded over. now in what is a very bittersweet moment looking back, it was leslie who emailed me to let me know that michael dalhquist was killed. it is also even weirder that the very last silkworm cd, "chokes" arrived in the mail for me this past week. most importantly, she was the person who invited me to join the "squat" cd music exchange club run by todd levin and through that music exchange, something that had nothing to do with music ended up changing my life.
Leslie wrote this about the senseless and tragic death of Silkworm drummer Michael Dahlquist's in 2005:
[Any] sense of sinecure you have is largely a construct, a coping mechanism your brain gives you as a little present so you can get things done and not obsess constantly about all the random things that could go wrong. When you're playing the "What if?" game - "What if I'm hit by a bus? What if lightning strikes?" it all sounds so ludicrous. Then something like this happens, and the next thing you know, you're sitting behind the wheel of my car at a red light trying to figure out if the guy in the Taurus pulling up behind me is slowing down fast enough.
Saying it could happen any time sounds so morbid and pessimistic, but I think I'm going to take a different reading of it. Thanks be it could happen at any time, because that will remind me to love with full force, speak my mind, trust my heart, do my best, make a difference, give more selflessly.
if you didn't know her, here is just a sample of some of the things that are currently online regarding her work, articles, companies, and thoughts on her passing. god bless you, leslie harpold and thank you for being my friend.
http://leslie.harpold.com/
http://leslie.harpold.com/leslie.html
http://www.harpold.com/
http://www.harpold.com/500/
http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/how_to/how_to_road_trip.php
http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/leslie_harpold/
http://www.smug.com/
http://www.zeldman.com/15/leslie.html
http://www.harpold.com/ok.html
http://www.merlinmann.com/2006/12/12/leslie/
http://www.harpold.com/advent/
http://www.harpold.com/advent/ask.html
http://www.whygodwhy.com/2006/leslie/
http://cheesedip.com/2006/12/12/leslie_harpold.php
http://www.googlism.com/when_is/l/leslie_harpold/
http://www.leslieharpold.com/about.html/
http://www.mirrorproject.com/galleries/harpold2/
http://www.mirrorproject.com/mirror/?id=1590
http://www.fearless.net/team.html
http://www.fray.com/is/leslie/
http://www.haddock.org/directory/society/haddocks/leslieharpold/
http://www.foolsparadise.org/
http://diveintomark.org/archives/2002/04/13/things_i_wonder_about_leslie_harpold
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/wishlist/1EV8EHVQOIUPH/ref%3Dwl_s_3
http://sippey.typepad.com/
http://www.fray.com/hope/pieces/leslie.html
http://www.czelticgirl.com/
http://www.regarding.com/9709/text/edit.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/14/web_community_puts_price/
http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/that_tangled_web
http://www.fearless.net/media.html
http://weblog.muledesign.com/
http://kathryn.vox.com/library/post/these-are-the-things-she-gave-to-me.html
http://www.lancearthur.com/archives/001649.html
http://dayan.livejournal.com/350699.html
http://5500.livejournal.com/608505.html
http://rollerboogie.livejournal.com/391733.html
http://maura.com/archives/50
http://www.ladygypsy.net/archives/2006/rip-leslie-harpold/
http://darling-effect.livejournal.com/354544.html
http://www.massless.org/?archive=2006/12/leslie-harpold-and-and-fuck
http://www.utsler.com/past/003853.php
http://mike.essl.com/comments.php?id=316_0_1_0_C
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Monday, December 11, 2006
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lou reed, lemonheads, REM, hold steady, frank black
RBally has lou reed 1-27-73, lemonheads live 1993 and an early live REM radio show.
captains dead has the hold steady live 12-1-06.
pop drivel has frank black live on the current.
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Friday, December 08, 2006
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cream, sufjan stevens, explosions in the sky
captains dead has explosions in the sky live 11-5-02.
Big O has two shows for download, sufjan stevens live 10-14-06 and cream live 9-4-67.
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Wednesday, December 06, 2006
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velvet underground, bardo pond
jamies runout groove has the bardo pond peel sessions from 2001.
moistworks has some of the tracks that appear on the already infamous norman dolph velvet underground acetates from april 1966 plus a few other rare live tracks.
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
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mountain goats, jeff buckley
largehearted boy finds the mountain goats live 12-2-06.
kwana na kisser has a jeff buckley show from providence 5-19-96.
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Monday, December 04, 2006
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stranglers, brian eno, modest mouse, neil young
aquarium drunkard has the second half of neil young's a perfect echo.
hearsay has modest mouse live 11-5-06.
postpunk junk has both the stranglers live in toronto 1980 and some rare live brian eno.
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Friday, December 01, 2006
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ramones, afghan whigs
i was never all that impressed with the ramones studio albums but their live album form 1980, "it's alive," is amazing. here is a live show from the same time period, ramones live 10-13-79.
captains dead has the afghan whigs live 2-26-99.
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006
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the album leaf
bradley's almanac has the album leaf live in boston 11-7-06.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
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summer hymns
thanks to southern shelter for the summer hymns live 11-15-06.
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Monday, November 27, 2006
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the melvins
More melvins than you can shake a stick at.
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Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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go betweens, desert sessions, white stripes
Mars Needs Guitars has the second disc from the go betweens.
RBally is back and has a white stripes show from 12-6-01.
Captains Dead hosts the rare desert sessions vol 1 and 2.
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Monday, November 20, 2006
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go betweens, kimya dawson, black keys, jeff tweedy, do make say think, pavement, chavez, circle jerks, gillian welch and david rawlings, kenosha kid
Southern Shelter has Kenosha Kid live 10-6-06.
The Late Greats has a KCRW performance by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.
Largehearted Boy finds a Kimya Dawson show from 3-28-06.
Kwna Na Kisser has the Black Keys Peel Sessions from 7-31-03.
Post Punk Junk has Circle Jerks live on Broadway 1981 and an undated Chavez show.
Captains Dead has Pavement 8-26-94.
Jamies Runout Grove has the Do Make Say Think Peel Sessions from 10-4-00
Mars Needs Guitars has the Go Betweens live 6-27-04 disc one
RBally has Giant Drag at La Cigale 2006, Paris, France and also Jeff Tweedy live 10-27-06.
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Friday, November 17, 2006
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the police, songs ohia and lots o' local media coverage
Post Punk Junk returns and has the police live 4-28-80.
Aquarium Drunkard has a belgian radio session from songs ohia magnolia electric company.
a busy week for 75orless in the local music magazines here in Rhode Island. First, a review in Motif Magazine for the Rock Out With Your Tail Out Comp.
Also, The 'MERICANS get coverage in this week's Providence Phoenix for the cd release show this friday. While mentioning the silkscreened edition of 250 copies, and the show to celebrate the release, they somehow managed to not mention the label its released on. snatching defeat from the hands of victory......
Finally, The Agenda has printed a story of mine in the Randy Hein memorial section. The best email I have received about it was someone who said "the guy in the glitter wig was the future you.", which when i think about it, is the only correct answer. It should be mentioned that Randy was a great guy who did more for music in Rhode Island than anyone else. Reading the other people's stories brought back a ton of memories of shows i went to and people i haven't seen in years. if even one of my old friends reads that and gets in touch with me, i would be very happy.
anyways, i have reprinted the articles below. read them if you want.
THE PHOENIX
All 'Merican
Chris Daltry has made bewitching indie and acoustic-based roots music for quite a while, going back to the acclaimed Purple Ivy Shadows and continuing with the on-again/off-again work of his pet project the 'Mericans. Daltry's latest incarnation is a lazy susan of a band, with rotating members all taking turns bringing their leader's songs to life. But Daltry hasn't made a significant recording of his 'Mericans work - until now.
'Merican Recordings is inspired by Johnny Cash's work of nearly the same name. As you might know, in his last years, Cash was coaxed by producer Rick Rubin to record a collection of sparse numbers, just his voice and an acoustic guitar. In the same way, 'Merican Recordings is Daltry, a guy with Southern roots himself, expressing his admiration for both Cash and the acoustic idiom.
The 20-minute EP, pressed in a silk-screened, limited edition of 250, includes eight gorgeous tracks, all written, recorded, and mixed by Daltry. He was joined in the studio by Joel Thibodeau (String Builder/Death Vessel) on background vocals, mandolin, and harmonica, Margie Wienk (Fern Knight) on upright bass, and Daltry's former Purple Ivy Shadow partner Will Rice on banjo.
Daltry's best work has the bucolic flavor of acoustic archetypes like Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and Neil Young and his record release party, featuring a full band helping him flesh out these tunes, should be the perfect showcase for it.
THE 'MERICANS + SHEPHERDESS + THE DIRTY BAKER + JENNIFER GREER | November 17 | AS220 | 401.831.9327
MOTIF MAGAZINE
Rock Out with Your Tail Out
75 or Less saves a few little creatures By: Don DiMuccio
With the Democrats back at the helm in the Halls of Justice, there seems to be an unmistakable whiff of philanthropic good will in the air. Even Rhode Island musicians, who can often be the most ornery of bastards, have lent their collective helping hand with a project whose aid will help a more-than-worthy cause.
Spearheaded under the guidance of 75orless Records (both an indie label and an online music review site whose mission statement is "It's gotten to the point where if you can't say it in 75 words or less, you should shut the f@# up!"), two CD compilations have been released with proceeds benefiting PARL (The Providence Animal Rescue League).
Entitled Rock Out With Your Tail Out, this two-volume, limited edition set pretty much covers the entire diverse array of the regional indie scene. Everyone from seasoned songsmiths Heather Rose and Eric Fontana, to puerile rockers Mustache Ride make their presence known on either one volume or the other.
The meticulously assembled package is deemed all the more sweeter when one sits down to consider the selfless help that PARL provides for unwanted animals through pet adoption, animal health issues, and most important educating the community on all these subjects.
All totaled, this altruistic endeavor consists of two CDs, 31 bands, and close to 2 hours of what Rhode Island has to offer the music world at large. Aside from the lofty charitable aspect of Rock Out With Your Tail Out, a special word of note is required to honor the packaging of this two volume set. Housed in thick cardboard stock, the hand-numbered, flip-top sleeve contains not only the disc, but also a great 75orless bumper sticker, and more importantly a foldout information sheet, detailing copious notes on each track and band.
Basically, purchasing Rock Out With Your Tail Out kills a few birds with one stone .. .ok, that was an unfortunate choice of cliche'.
But the point does remain that you can feel good about your dollars going to help Rhode Island's animal population, all the while familiarizing yourself with Rhode Island's other animal population - indie bands!
THE AGENDA
I went to the (bubble) Living Room countless times using my older brothers fake ID, seeing Black Flag, Husker Du, Replacements, Sonic Youth, Bad Brains etc, but whenever I think of the Living Room, I think of one particular night in late 1987. I went to the show with three friends and got separated but afterwards, when I walked back to the car, it wasn't there. I walked around the parking lot many times and didn't have any luck finding them. I was really fucked and I only had 7 bucks on me. Being 20 miles from home and there were no cell phones back then, I really didn't know what to do. So I started to walk down the street and into a huge empty lot with dirt piles everywhere - this is now where the Mall / Waterplace Park is. It was a very foggy, chilly fall night and I really was in a panic. As I walked across the lot towards the old bus station, a Monte Carlo pulled up near me, rolled down the window and a voice said "you must be lost" and asked if I wanted a ride. I looked up to see a guy wearing a huge red mullet glitter wig. I did the math in my 18 year old head: in Providence, unlimited crazy people. In this car: one.
So, I got in and offered him my last seven dollars for gas money. I was so clueless, I didn't even know which highway to take to get me back home, so this poor guy drove for what seemed like forever, first to 95N then 95S then Route 10. Finally, we ended up on the correct highway -195 East - and we were on our way. He drove for ten minutes to the Warren / Newport exit and dropped me off. I begged him for two dollars back, in case I needed it for the last five miles to get home and he said OK.
It had to be almost 3 a.m. as I started to walk towards home and took about ten steps before a car was exiting the highway. I turned, stuck my thumb out and who was in the car that came rolling out of the fog? The friends I went to the show with! They had gone out to eat after the show and I don't know how the hell the timing worked out but to this day I have never been so pissed off and happy at the same time to see someone I knew. To Randy, thank you for the many years of live music - and to the red mullet glitter wig guy, whoever you were, thanks to you too.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
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modest mouse, minutemen
Berkeley Place has some rare Modest Mouse tracks.
Largehearted Boy finds a Minutemen show from 9-23-85.
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Monday, November 13, 2006
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long winters, sunshine fix, pavement, the black keys, black sabbath, and new 75orless records releases
Three of the most reliable and readworthy music websites, Pop Drivel, Catbirdseat, and Largehearted Boy give some press to the latest 75orless Records releases.
So Much Silence has The Black Keys on NPR 11-5-06.
Boston's own Bradley's Almanac has the Long Winters show from 9-30-06.
Captains Dead posts Pavement live on BBC radio 1999.
Southern Shelter has the Sunshine Fix live 6-19-04.
Scroll down a bit for Jefito's Black Sabbath show from 4-6-74.
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
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the black angels
Pop Drivel has The Black Angels on the current 10-28-06.
hey republicans - PO PO ZOW!!
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
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john vanderslice and my morning jacket
Largehearted Boy has found a few gems for today - John Vanderslice live 10-31-06 and two My Morning Jacket shows, one from KCRW 10-27-06 and also 10-25-2001.
In sad news, Larissa from the band Laughing Hyenas was found dead. I know very little about the details but search around for more info.
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Monday, November 06, 2006
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Lemonheads, Rolling Stones, Olivia Tremor Control, Rose Melberg, Thin Lizzy, Eels, Beck
Pop Drivel has the last of the Beck tracks on KCRW 10-31-06.
Bradley's Almanac has former member of Tiger Trap Rose Melberg live 10-15-06.
Jamie's Runout Groove has some Eels rarities.
Killed by Death has the 1983 single by Deep Wound, featuring J. Mascis and Lou Barlow.
Kwana Ya Kieer uses the way-back machine to post the Thin Lizzy Peel Sessions.
To Die By Your Side has a few tracks from the Lemonheads on 10-22-06.
Aquarium Drunkard find some Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street outtakes.
Southern Shelter has a live Olivia Tremor Control show from 8-8-05.
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Friday, November 03, 2006
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cholo, beach boys covers, weezer, joseph arthur, sondra prill, new pornographers, + -
Obscure Sound has some Beach Boys covers and a few New Pornographers live tracks.
The Late Greats has some tracks from Joseph Arthur's world cafe sessions.
Pop Drivel has Plus Minus on KEXP 11-1-06.
Another Form of Relief has some rare Weezer tracks.
Check out some live footage from the great New York City band Cholo.
WFMU Music Blog has some video goodness for you. First, the five best public access music videos ever. Also, a longtime 75orless favorite, Tampa Florida's public access queen Sondra Prill. I have tormented coworkers for many years with her mp3 combo of Robert Palmer's "Addicted To Love" and Whitney Houston's "Saving All My Love For You". It really is off the charts BAD. There is a hysterically funny biography over at 365 Days Project, where you can also download the mp3. Scroll down a little bit and read while you listen. The following account of the disasterous hurricane fundraiser show from that page is classic:
Sondra and "My Show" disappeared from Jones Intercable after the third installment, but Sondra made at least one more attempt to bring her talent to the masses. In 1992, Sondra and her mother-benefactress Regina rented the 900-seat Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Playhouse Theatre to present "A Musical Fantasy", for which a portion of the proceeds were to be donated to victims of the recent Hurricane Andrew. I'll let Daniel Ruth of the Tampa Tribune fill in the rest:
"Ticket prices for her show ranged up to $50, a testimony to a rather intriguing assessment of her talents considering recent (and slightly better known) TBPAC performers such as Al Green and Patti LaBelle charged a maximum ticket price of $25.
"Of course Green and LaBelle lack Sultry Sondra's unique way of handling a melody - a cross between the dulcet sound of setting one's hair on fire and sticking one's hand into a garbage disposal.
"Friday night's show was not without its highlights. First, it started about 20 minutes late and in an inadvertent gaffe much to the delight of the audience, Sultry Sondra's microphone failed during one of her songs, which meant we were all spared from having to listen to her.
"Fortunately for the rest of the city, there weren't that many of us in the audience. Only 41 tickets were sold to Sultry Sondra, a commentary on the good sense of the populace. Of course they did miss that dramatic moment during the performance where Sultry Sondra had honey poured all over her for no particular reason. Say, That's Entertainment!
"Needless to say the victims of Hurricane Andrew won't be benefitting much from Friday's extravaganza of the banal. But then again, perhaps the folks down in Miami could send Sultry Sondra a few bucks - as professional courtesy from one disaster to another."
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Thursday, November 02, 2006
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the hold steady, decemberists, mogwai, fiery furnaces, a silver mt zion, shellac with david yow
Mocking Music has The Hold Steady live 10-29-06.
Captains Dead has Mogwai live 5-3-06.
Culture Bully has the Decemberists live 10-30-06.
Mainstream Isn't So Bad has Fiery Furnaces live on KEXP 4-6-05.
Fabulist has the infamous Shellac and David Yow as the Sex Pistols show from 10-31-98.
Largehearted Boy, one of the best music and literature sources out there finds A Silver mt Zion live on euro-radio 10-13-05.
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
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butthole surfers, bruce springsteen, ted leo
Ick gives you the Bruce Springsteen show from 10-29-06.
Captains Dead has Ted Leo at the touch n go party from last month. After reading that book by Jim Greer, I am glad he punched robert pollard in the face.
Largehearted Boy finds a Butthole Surfers show from 10-31-84, back when they were one of the best bands on the planet.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
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of montreal, cat power
Bradley's Almanac has the Cat Power show from 9-5-06.
Largehearted Boy digs up the Of Montreal Daytrotter session from 10-26-06.
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Thursday, October 26, 2006
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husker du, mcclusky, beirut, emily haines, the smiths, mountain goats, bloc party, goblin, the stranglers, this heat, m coast, bauhaus, james mercer, and the fall
I Heart Music has Emily Haines live on Radio 3.
Southern Shelter has M Coast live on 10-11-06.
Pop Drivel has Beirut live on KEXP 10-24-06.
RBally has a few surprises before vanishing, among them the unreleased Smiths Troy Tate Sessions from 1983.
Largehearted Boy earns another 'goat' on the calender for linking to the Mountain Goats show from 10-23-06.
Cable and Tweed have James Mercer live 2-20-03.
Bloc Party live tracks are available at Good Weather for Airstrikes and also
Call Me Mickey.
Before going on vacation. PostPunk Junk throws up live shows by Goblin, The Stranglers, Bauhaus, This Heat, Husker Du, The Fall, and McLusky.
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
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calexico, the smiths
Jamie's Runout Groove has The Smiths live in 1983
Sonorama has Calexico live 4-25-03
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
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Goodbye RBally, Mule, Venice is Sinking, Cinematic Orchestra, Greg Dulli, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, My Morning Jacket, Broken Social Scene, M Ward, Pogues and Turnpike Glow review
First, goodbye RBally and thank you for all the wonderful music you have provided.
Berkeley Place has some Greg Dulli, Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers rarities.
Music is Art has a performance by the cinematic orchestra from 6-24-01
Something I Learned has a few tracks by the almighty Mule
Southern Shelter has a live Venice is Sinking show from 9-29-06.
The Aquarium Drunk has two shows, Neil Young live 2-27-71 and my morning jacket live on KVRX in 2000.
Brooklyn Vegan gives some love to local musician Death Vessel, while the commenters aren't quite so kind.
Bradley's Almanac has the recent Brandeis University Broken Social Scene show.
Kwana Na Kisser has some 1969-70 outtakes from Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.
Ick Music has a couple of things- a video of M Ward on a late night tv show (love the mike watt sticker) and also a Pogues show from 5-10-85.
Record Robot posts the rare Leonard Nemoy album "The Touch of...."
Jefito has a great, unique website. It has always been a place to stop in and read his detailed and painfully honest profiles of musicians bodies of work over their careers- album by album, warts and all. Aside from posting amazing live shows and rare collections of outtakes, he also loves to review horrible cds from the cutout bin. He recently ran a review of our Turnpike Glow release.
Turnpike Glow - Rush Home
here's Rush Home in 75 words or less:
Evokes the best of early-early '90s alt-pop, when the guitars were good 'n swirly and the layers of sound were airy and plentiful. The RIYL thing is seldom accurate enough to be useful, but call these guys, oh, I don't know, The Sundays meets Pavement, but with enough of a twist to keep nostalgia from completely running the show. Download a pair of songs from the band's website and hear for yourself.
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Friday, October 20, 2006
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cloud cult, blondie, dave grohl, tv on the radio
Big O has Blondie live 9-21-77.
Mocking Music has some rare dave grohl demos
Lost in Your Inbox has some live tracks from Cloud Cult 4-17-06
Bootlog has the entire TV on the Radio performance on the Current 10-8-06
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
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cassette boy, modest mouse and PARL benefit show tonight
Postpunk Junk has a mix from cassette boy, which is described as "built from thousands upon thousands of samples, sound bites and music clips that have been hacked, slashed, looped and rearranged to skew meaning and entice parody. Not only is this album rich in highly slanderous spurts, there is also enough copyright violation here to send any record company lawyer in to a flat spin.
sonorama has modest mouse from 5-19-00
Tonight is a special night at the AS220 in Providence. Seven local bands, who all appeared on the 75orLess Records double cd "Rock Out With Your Tail Out"- including Ben Pilgrim, Eric Fontana, The Propellers, Big World, Suicide Liquors, The Masons and Six Star General- are playing for only a six dollar cover. The comp cd and show is to raise money for the Providence Animal Rescue League and there will be copies of the comp, t shirts and other items for sale. As an extra special bonus, while the bands play the AS220 will be tranformed into a live petting zoo complete with baby sheep, bunnies, goats, and those fantastic midget ponies! We also have 500 balloons and mountains of confetti to add to the chaos. Betweem sets chickenfights will determine which band is the kings of the ring! Special bonus includes "The Package" offering free body shots from 9-11 and Chongo's extra special foot massages from 11-1, so scrub 'em clean and pack the mace! Please bring your animals down to join in the fun. No cover for the pets!***
See you tonight. Music starts a little after 8 or whenever we can seperate predator from prey.
***by rhode island law, all alpacas must pay full door price.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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Soft Drugs, Matt Pond PA, Mountain Goats, Ultravox, Meltdowns, Cat Power
Former Pedro the Lion member and accomplished solo artist TW Walsh has a free EP download from his new project The Soft Drugs.
Pop Drivel has Matt Pond PA live on The Current 10-16-06
Largehearted Boy digs up a Mountain Goats show from 7-16-97.
Postpunk Junk has two Ultravox shows from 1977-78. Contrast, compare.
Vinyl Journey hooks you up with a free download of a single by The Meltdowns.
Captains Dead has the second part of that Cat Power show from Dalls.
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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Bradleys Almanac gives you the recent portastatic show from 10-12-06 in Boston.
Southern Shelter has the phosphorescent show on 10-13-06.
Kwana Na Kisser hosts m ward on KCRW 9-28-06.
RBally has bloc party live 7-24-05.
Captains Dead has an undated Wrens performance on KEXP.
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Monday, October 16, 2006
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To Die by Your Side offers a brief undated Low performance on XFM.
Earfarm has a live Mogwai show from 10-4-06.
Captains Dead has the second half of the Centromatic tenth anniversary show and also a Cat Power show from 9-16-06.
Ick Music has Prince from 3-13-83.
Kwana Na Kisser has the milfy Liz Phair from 10-6-99.
Music is Art posted a Blonde Redhead show from 7-21-99.
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Friday, October 13, 2006
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Two Talking Heads shows from long ago- Jefito has one from 9-16-78 and Big O's is from 1-26-77.
WFMU has Unkie Dunkies comedy album for download as two mp3s, supposedly the worst comedy album ever recorded (with all due respect to neil hamburger).
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
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Captains Dead has the Afghan Whigs' Big Top Halloween demos.
Killed by Death posted the Germs Lexicon Devil single.
Southern Shelter has a Circulatory System show from 9-1-06
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