A record that’ll be out (or is out) on Dirtnap. Dirtnap discovered The Briefs, and a bunch of other dirty, noisy “The” bands. Here’s another. Sounds good.
A punk band from Boston, part Slapshot, Social D, Dropkicks, and all anthemic street punk whoa-oh. Names like Jim Siegal (recorded DKM) and GMM are dropped.
From Huntington Beach, part great punkpop, a little screamo, the guitarist throws in a bit of Swedish metal soloing, and there are some hardcore chugs.
The responses to what y’allz out there thought would be a good collection. For fans of Minutemen, Mission of Burma, Jesus Lizard, Melvins, Rollins Band, and me.
This scratches the itch for garage rock with brilliantly retarded lyrics. Only people who like silliness and a damn good time are going to let The Thingz loose.
Reissue of Stiv Bators’ debut solo album from 1980. Disconnected is a power-pop album. That may seem strange if you only know Dead Boys’ Young Loud and Snotty.
An Austin supergroup. When you’ve got a unique sound like The Ends, it’s going to be an acquired taste, but it makes you a milestone band for comparison.