Dec
23
2012
This is the first solo release by Glenn Danzig, a two songs 7″ recorded in 1981. Glenn played all the instruments on it.
It’s quite interesting because it develops two of the main themes and obsession of his future solo career: the obsession for the morbid side of the USA pop culture, portrayed here in the paranoia regarding Marilyn Monroe’s death (You think it was an overdose / But could it have been the pact / Could it have been the Kennedys / Was it LAPD / It ain’t a mystery / Baby not to me) and the focus on the macabre details, and the B-movie aesthetic used to portray the dark and hidden in everyday light but drowned in denial side which lies behind the mask of the optimism and the (apparently) bright and solar values of the mainstream USA culture, a message brought by using repetitive and obsessive tones ( See-through spectres cruise the hallways /Spook City U.S.A./ Poltergeists in the middle of the roadway / Spook City U.S.A.) and a macabre sense of doom ( Here is where I’ll die for sure / I don’t want no substitute / Spook City U.S.A. / Spook City U.S.A).
Here is the full single, with both songs.
Dec
16
2012
Time for some minimal wave released in 2010. Enjoy!
Dec
3
2012
Time for some more hard rock!
Grimm Jack was (and is) one of the best indie hard rock / sleaze bands of the ’80s. They released a couple of tapes (Go for you guns, Partners in Crime and Jailhouse Tattoo) but never got the attention they deserved, despite great songwriting skills and incendiary energy.
The first singer of the band, which left the group after the first tape, later formed another great band, Mr Nasty.
After a long hiatus, Grimm Jack reformed and released a new album, with a lot of the tunes of the old days plus new material. You can visit the band’s site and buy the CD at www.grimmjack.com
This tune is taken from their first tape and is sung by their second (and actual) singer. Enjoy!
Nov
25
2012
Time for some sleaze metal! Enjoy one of the finest unlucky bands of the Sunset Strip of the early ’90s. Known before as Young Gunns, Wildside released one of the very best sleaze metal albums, “under the influence”, beating Guns n Roses and Motley Crue at their very own game. However, sleaze was beginning to fade when the album was released, thus dooming Wildside to an early demise…they tried to jump the alternative/grunge bandwagon in 1995 with the self-titled “wildside” but they failed to stir any interest and thus disbanded.
Enjoy one of their finest tunes!
Plus, on the update side, another build of the PC88 emulator M88 has been released. Among the new features, there is a CD driver which doesn’t need ASPI layers anymore. Check the PC88 page to download it!
Nov
18
2012
Time for a very nice garage tune, with a slight of Nick Cave sound too, from the German ’80s.
Very little is known about this obscure band. Their name is a reference to the “the legend of the seven golden vampires” horror b-movie.
Nov
11
2012
Orodruin is the doomish and riff-filled creature of the talented John Gallo. This is the title track of their 2003 album, Epicurean Mass. It’s a very good slab of psychedelic doom metal, immersive and hypnotic, when the genre still wasn’t popular in the metal scene as it is today.
Nov
4
2012
Hello!
I’ve got some connection problems, so I couldn’t update the site last week…for now, I’ve only revamped the wanted section, but I’m planning on writing some new articles and reviews soon…luckily life is long, isn’t it? ;)
For the appointment of this week, please enjoy this fine tune, crafted by the talents of John Corabi (ex Motley Crue, RATT, Union and a lot more) and Bruce Boillet (ex Racer X) in the early ’90s…
Oct
21
2012
Excellent track from the 1986 “in a target” single, and one of Zolge’s finest songs.
Enjoy the different influences that the genius of Mr Haruhiko Ash blends tastefully into this track, with some tasty female vocals as well :)
Oct
14
2012
This is a very retro-sounding folk / psychedelic song. It seems like out of the hippie ’60s, but in fact it’s from 2011…off the album “gentle spirit”.
Enjoy!
Oct
7
2012
One of Morphine’s best known song. Classic bluesy sound (bass + sax) at it’s best.