The Idoru - Hopeless Illusions (2005)

The Idoru is an alternative rock band from Hungary. The group was formed in 2003 with Newborn ex-members Tibi and Big on guitar, Matt on bass, Laci from the band Very Bad Thing on drums and a young singer who is able to stretch the already existing boundaries of the company.The band quickly stood up and started to play several gigs in their local area, and soon shows appeared abroad in their schedule. Spending their year to establish a base for the further actions, they've realized that it's time to shake the ground with their first record. In the fall of this year they've started the recording, and on a fantastic New Year's Eve live appearance of the band the mcd entitled After The Storm came to life. This three song debut was the product of the collaboration between the guys and an amazing label from Japan called Alliance-Trax. The band HQ was satisfied with the result, and decided a future plan with their Japanese fellows in crime. In the first days of the new year an order arrived from the country of the rising sun: Get in the studio now! In 2005 after recording their 3rd record Hopeless Illusions EP, they decided to leave Burning Season Records and join to Deadbutcher Records what is owned by their good friend Mikita, who helped them in many ways during the past few years.

Tracklist:

1. Shut Your Eyes, To Love, To Live

2. Different Ways, Different Situations

3. The Valley Of Disappointment

4. Lack Of Credibility

5. After The New Storm

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The World/Inferno Friendship Society - Hallowmas: Live at Northsix (2003)

"Hallowmas" is the Catholic name for the three-day festival that culminates in All Saints' Day, or in some southern climes, the Day of the Dead. It's fitting, then, that this band of South-of-the-Border-by-way-of-Brooklyn, mariachi punk rockers should title their live Halloween record Hallowmas Live at Northsix. Of course, this zany gang plays ska on this record, too ("Zen and the Art of Breaking Everything in This Room"), as well as cabaret, polka-rock ("My Ancestral Homeland, New Jersey"), Clash-inspired punk rock ("Paul Robeson"), and slow-moving, carnival-esque dirges ("One For the Witches"). It's probably the best example of what the World/Inferno Friendship Society does in terms of truly capturing the bands unique, devil-may-care iconoclasm (though as the DCN label goes, they may never top the stunning Canyon live album), but to those uninitiated to this group's swirling manifesto, the live representation of the band might be too much. This record could easily be construed as insane, and newcomers should probably start with one of their studio albums.

Tracklist:
 

1. Tatoos Fade

2. Zen And The Art Of Breaking Everything In This Room

3. My Ancestral Homeland, New Jersey

4. Just The Best Party

5. Paul Robeson

6. Poor Old Jeffrey Lee

7. One For The Witches

8. Peter Lorre

9. Younger Man

10. I Wouldn't Want To Live In A World Without Grudges

11. Heart Attack '64

12. Let's Steal Everything

13. Secret Service Freedom Fighting U.S.A.

14. The Models And The Mannequins

15. Pumpkin Time

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Helmet - Meantime (1992)

Meantime is the second album and major-label debut by Helmet, released in 1992. The next step after noise architects such as Fugazi and Sonic Youth, Helmet's exultantly ferocious sound boasts the brontosaurian backbeat of metal and the vehemence of hardcore. And industrial ideas about song structure prevail – exhilarating textures and rhythms propel the music, melody having been dumped out of the band's speeding car and left for dead by the roadside. Despite the homicidal fury of Hamilton's vocals, his lyrics are enigmatic telegrams, refreshingly far from the sadistic threats one might expect. The ravaged textures of Meantime are almost tactile; at its best, as in "Ironhead" or "In the Meantime," its brute minimalism is reminiscent of a monumental steel sculpture. On occasion, the music tentatively gets tuneful – it's both a welcome aberration and a hint of what this deceptively cerebral band has yet to offer. The album cover features an image of a man in a white protective suit shoveling some substance on the ground. The album has been initially available with one of two reversely-colored covers; one has a blue background with a white-on-red Helmet logo, and the other has a red background with a white-on-blue Helmet logo (pictured above).

Tracklist:

1. In The Meantime

2. Iron Head

3. Give It

4. Unsung

5. Turned Out

6. He Feels Bad

7. Better

8. You Borrowed

9. FBLA II

10. Role Model

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The Birthday Party - Hee Haw (1988)

The Birthday Party (originally known as The Boys Next Door) were an Australian post-punk group, active from 1976 to 1983. Hee Haw is compilation the Birthday Party's work between 1979's Dooor Door album (released under the band name the Boys Next Door) and their first "proper" album, 1981's Prayers On Fire. The earliest tracks were recorded in 1979 and are full of bizarre time signatures, weird herky-jerky rhythms, and obscure lyrics. By the time 1980 rolled around with the "Mr. Clarinet" single, things were much more focused--the band retained all of those earlier elements, but managed to put them together into a more controlled, but no less explosive, package. Later that year, the "Friend Catcher" single further honed this approach--Tracy Pew's thick, serpentine bass playing, Rowland Howard's alternately discordant and razor sharp guitars, and Phil Calvert's hammering drums. Over it all, Nick Cave's harrowing vocals delivered the obscure and intensely weird lyrics.

Tracklist:

1. Mr. Clarinet
2. Happy Birthday
3. Hats on Wrong
4. Guilt Parade
5. Friend Catcher
6. Waving My Arms
7. Catman
8. Riddle House
9. Catholic Skin
10. Red Clock
11. Faint Heart
12. Death by Drowning
13. Hair Shirt

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The Toasters - Hard Band For Dead (1996)

The Toasters' clever take on the title of Prince Buster's ska classic "Hard Man for Dead," says it all; this is a band who have soldiered on through thick and thin, determined to complete their mission of spreading ska to the masses. And to that end, the group open a window to the past, although the Buster cover apart, the band don't so much revisit ska's past as the '60s in general. The Toasters even return to their early days, revisiting "Talk Is Cheap," a track from their 1987 Skaboom! album. The group pull past and present together on their musical homage to "Chuck Berry," as Bucket lyrically traces ska's path from American R&B to the shores of Jamaica, sailing off to the U.K., and washing back up on U.S. shores with Two Tone. And the "2-Tone Army" marches on, with its "'90s beats and '50s roots," on this rousing affirmation of the third wave, whose irrepressible riddim would eventually metamorphose into the theme song for the Nickelodeon cartoon Kablam!, bringing everything full circle. With its phenomenal mix of styles old and new, a guest cast of legendary veterans and younger heroes -- King Django, New York Ska Jazz Ensemble keyboardist Cary Brown, and Ventures guitarist Jerry McGee, Hard Band epitomizes the power and glory of the third wave, while continuing to pay tribute to all those who came before.

Tracklist:

1. 2-Tone Army
2. Talk Is Cheap
3. Friends
4. Secret Agent Man
5. Chuck Berry
6. Mouse
7. Hard Man Fe Dead
8. Don't Come Running
9. Properly
10. Maxwell Smart
11. I Wasn't Going To Call You Anyway
12. Speak Your Mind
13. Skaternity
14. Dave Goes Crazy

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Vic Ruggiero - Hamburguru (2007)

Hamburguru, is the third solo CD by The Slacker's organist and lead singer, Vic Ruggiero. The album has been released on February 23, 2007. It has only been released in Japan by the Japanese label "Ska In The World". Several songs on the album have been previously released on Vic Ruggiero's demo CD, Top Secret Bounty And Clues. On Hamburguru, Vic Ruggiero is singing and playing as a "one man band" with guitar, harmonica, kick drum and hihat.

Tracklist:

1. New Jersey Story
2. Don't Wanna
3. Innocent Girl
4. Lies
5. California
6. Clandestine
7. Lonely Nites
8. Oklahoma
9. Sleepy and Sad
10. Born to Suffer
11. Ballads of Illness
12. Slugs

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Bomb The Music Industry! - Get Warmer (2007)

Get Warmer is the fourth full-length album by DIY collective Bomb The Music Industry!. This was the first BtMI! album to feature a live band, which was made up of over 20 different musicians. It is also the first BtMI! album to be released on CD with artwork and liner notes. Originally, the band were going to follow up 2006’s Goodbye Cool World with an EP entitled No No New York. This concept was abandoned in favor of recording this album. Unlike previous Bomb the Music Industry! albums, Get Warmer uses phone messages as samples in between songs rather than quotes from movies and TV shows.

Tracklist:

1. Jobs Schmobs
2. 493 Ruth
3. Bike Test 1 2 3
4. Unlimited Breadsticks, Soup and Salad Days
5. No Rest for the Whiny
6. 25 Hour Goddamn Telethon
7. Depression is No Fun
8. I Don’t Love You Anymore
9. Pizza Claus is Comin’ to Town
10. Never Trust a Man Without a Horribly Embarrassing Secret
11. Get Warmer
12. The Last Party (Foul)

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Bomb The Music Industry! - Goodbye Cool World (2006)

Goodbye Cool World! is the third release by DIY collective Bomb The Music Industry!. It was released on the band’s website, as well as on a limited vinyl release. The album’s working title was reported to be Clap Your Hands Say Shut the Fuck Up, parodying indie rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah , but was changed to the current title because, according to Bomb th Music Industry!, “A band selling 50,000 records without a label, regardless of hype or bad music, is kinda dope. The album uses several samples, including a clip from Arrested Development at the beginning of “Old and Unprofessional”, a clip from the 1983 movie Valley Girl at the end of “My Response to an Article in Alternative Press”, and a clip of the game Galaga at the end of “Anywhere I Lay My Head”.

Tracklist:

1. Old and Unprofessional
2. King of Minneapolis, Pts I and II
I. “Drank Myself To Death
II. “True ’Til College
3. Even Winning Feels Bad
4. Side Projects Are Never Successful
5. 5 Funerals
6. My Response To An Article In Alternative Press
7. Sorry, Brooklyn. Dancing Won’t Solve Anything
8. It’s Official! We’re Borrrrring!
9. From Martyrdom To Star(tyr)dom
10. All Alone in my Big Empty Apartment
11. Fuck The Fans
12. Grudge Report
13. King of Minneapolis, Pts. III and IV
III. “OK Hangover
IV. “Cecil Otter Tattoo
14. Anywhere I Lay My Head

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They Might Be Giants - Flood (1990)

Flood is the third studio album by They Might Be Giants. Being their most popular record and many fans' first exposure to the group, the album has occasionally been performed in its entirety at live shows. At some of these performances, the group essentially 'opens' for itself, taking the stage as "Sapphire Bullets: the only TMBG cover band that matters. "With all the success Flood enjoyed, some fans and critics were disarmed by its polished production and slightly sillier lyrics. The group returned to a more organic sound and darker territory on its 1992 follow-up, Apollo 18. The picture on the cover of the album features a man rowing a boat made out of washbasins strung together in a body of water. The photo was taken by Margaret Bourke-White and was part of a series of photographs taken after theOhio River Flood of 1937.

Tracklist:

1. Theme From Flood
2. Birdhouse In Your Soul
3. Lucky Ball & Chain
4. Istanbul (Not Constantinopole)
5. Dead
6. Your Racist Friend
7. Particle Man
8. Twisting
9. We Want a Rock"
10. Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
11. Hearing Aid
12. Minimum Wage
13. Letterbox
14. Whistling in the Dark
15. Hot Cha
16. Women & Men
17. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
18. They Might Be Giants
19. Road Movie To Berlin

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Flipslide Vinyl Fanzine Vol.3 (1987)

Flipside was a punk rock fanzine published in Los Angeles from 1977 - 2000. As one of the first and longest running US punk rock fanzines, this publication extensively chronicled the world of independent and underground music during this era. Known for its highly opinionated cast of writers, Flipside evolved from cheaply printed to glossy cover. Their articles extended to coverage of the UFO phenomenon, drugs, and independent film.
Flipside fanzine put on a Burning Man -style festival, in California's Mojave Desert at a location known as Jawbone Canyon for several years during the mid 1990s. It was much smaller and more localized than the actual Burning Man Festivals and often featured bands that Flipside put out on their own label. Pretty spotty as best... There's a great hardcore song on here by 76% Uncertain, and both Corrosion of Conformity and the Lemonheads contribute good tracks as well. Otherwise, nothing that spectacular. The Slapshot and the Circle Jerks stuff would have been better if they were not live songs (or at least better sound quality)... Like the other Flipside comp I've heard, this one has a bunch of weird sound bites between all the songs. Nice mix of bands (I'd never heard the Lemonheads' punk stuff before this - I'm glad they included that song), but overall disappointing.

Tracklist:

1. Adolescentes - "The Liar"
2. 76% Uncertain - "Critic"
3. Slapshot - "Straight Edge In Your Face"
4. The Brigade - "Living With the Bomb"
5. Mad Parade - "Second Chances"
6. Bulimia Banquet - "Calloused"
7. Shonen Knife - "Cycling is Fun"
8. 7 Seconds - "A Place"
9. Copulation - "First Recidue"
10. Tesco Vee And White Flag - "Hot Rails to Hell"
11. Coc - "Intervention"
12. Lemonheads - "Hate Your Friends"
13. Circle Jerks - "Fortunate Son"
14. Problem Children - "Energy"
15. Vatican Commandos - "Last Wish"
16. Mia - "California Dreamin'
17. Little Gentelmen - "Just Waiting (For the Civil War)"
18. Snfu - "Heavy Menu"
19. Doggy Style - "Pre Teens"

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Benjaming Band - Americké Popelníky (2008)

Benjaming Band is a folk-punk band from Czech Republic, Trutnov. Band was formed in 1999. The band has released seven full-lenght albums.

Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. Palírna
3. Mé statečné srdce
4. Krátká demonstrace
5. Cirkusová
6. Realita
7. Miky fakk
8. Roklinka
9. Historie
10. Byznys
11. Scotland brave
12. Berlín
13. Lupiči
14. Americké popelníky
15. Svobodou spoutaní
16. 4:33

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Westbound Train - Five To Two (2005)

Westbound Train is a ska band from Boston. Formed in 2001. Their name originates from the Dennis Brown hit song by the same name. Good album for some good times. Pretty standard rocksteady fare with some tight brass lines. This is a group that is much stronger live then on CD. Tracks like "Talk Loud" and " Waiting for Tonight" keep this from getting stale. Still, if you're a fan of the band, or RnB tinged rocksteady, then this is a good album to pick up.

Tracklist:

1. Forever
2. Talk Loud
3. Can You Please?
4. A New Hope
5. Bigger Things In Mind
6. Waiting For Tonight
7. Soapbox
8. To Know
9. When I Die
10. Lyric Architect
11. One Day

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The Taj Motel Trio - Feels The Force (2000)

The Taj Motel Trio is a Ska-punk band from USA. The band formed in 1997 and has released three full-length albums, and one EP. They have performed alongside Streetlight Manifesto, The OC Supertones, The Pietasters, Mustard Plug, Big D And The Table Kids and many more.

Tracklist:

1. Vader
2. Spanish Holiday
3. Happy Trial
4. L.R.H.G. 2000
5. This Long (Kick It)
6. Skankenstein
7. Bananarang
8. Don't Tell Me
9. S.G.

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They Might Be Giants - Factory Showroom (1996)

Factory Showroom is the sixth studio album by the band They Might Be Giants. The album reclaims the more diverse and electronic sound of their early work, moving away from the live, relentlessly driving rock feel of its 1994 predecessor, John Henry. Still, Factory Showroom differed from previous They Might Be Giants recordings in several ways. While the band introduced a bassist and a drummer for John Henry, Factory Showroom was their first album to feature a second guitarist. Eric Schermerhorn played lead guitar on the album, adding solos to tracks like "XTC vs. Adam Ant", but evidently the band felt that this brand of guitar work did not mesh with their style, as Schermerhorn left the band after a short amount of touring. Factory Showroom also had, by far, the fewest number of tracks of any They Might Be Giants album up until the release of The Else, coming in at only thirteen, while no previous TMBG album had any fewer than eighteen tracks. The tracks on Factory Showroom tend to be longer than their older songs, however, so the album as a whole takes about as much time as their previous efforts.

Tracklist:

1. S-E-X-X-Y
2. Till My Head Falls Off
3. How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
4. Exquisite Dead Guy
5. Metal Detector
6. New York City
7. Your Own Worst Enemy
8. XTC vs. Adam Ant
9. Spiraling Shape
10. James K. Polk
11. Pet Name
12. I Can Hear You
13. The Bells Are Ringing

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Various Artists - European Punk Compilation (2004)

Compilations are always somewhat of a poisoned gift, and especially in today’s musical climate where anyone can make their own compilation within matter of minutes I wonder if releasing a compilation to start your label (or a re-start in this case) is really the way to go. I think compilations have long outlived their usefulness, so maybe the fact that Subversion was made for the benefit of Amnesty International can give it somewhat of a push. In my opinion, the point of a compilation is to offer the possibility to discover new bands for a fair price, and to that effect Subversion really serves its purpose. It features mostly British bands I hadn’t heard from before together with some American names in what appears to be an attempt to include some “familiar” names on the tracklist sheet.
Tracklist:

CD1

1. Action men - About me (ITALY)
2. Anal thunder - Happy people must die (FINLAND)
3. Defying control - In the middle (PORTUGAL)
4. Enemy Alliance - Vultures (SWEDEN)
5. Flippin' Beans - Enemy (FINLAND)
6. Forus - Al bundy, our hero (FRANCE)
7. Newbridge downfall - Take your chances (ENGLAND)
8. No comply - Veronika decides to die (ENGLAND)
9. Okploide - Pitufos (FRANCE)
10. Pmx - Pmx tv (SCOTLAND)
11. Red lights flash - Darkest moments (AUSTRIA)
12. Rentokill - System failure (AUSTRIA)
13. Sixtoys - Break out (BELGIUM)
14. Skumdum - Impeccable (SWEDEN)
15. The Indecision Alarm - Where every fucking dream is killed (SWEDEN)
16. Useless id - Confused (ISRAEL)

CD 2

1. 4Ft Fingers - Emergency Manoeuvre (ENGLAND)
2. Boda - Close to the walls (FRANCE)
3. Evolution so far - How it goes (ITALY)
4. Fast for decay - What you became (FRANCE)
5. Fonzie - Glorious dreams (PORTUGAL)
6. Freygolo - She tries to be someone (FRANCE)
7. Golliwog - Flat line (SLOVENIA)
8. Hogwash - Air disaster (FRANCE)
9. I defy - Hold true (GERMANY)
10. Jet market - Years are made of seconds (ITALY)
11. Misconduct - So far from home (SWEDEN)
12. Parachutes - The fallen (GERMANY)
13. Pendleton - Falling apart to double time (ENGLAND)
14. Persiana jones - Correndo solo (ITALY)
15. Tiny-y-son - Bleary-eyed (GERMANY)
16. ZSK - We will stop you (GERMANY)

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The Swellers - End Of Discussion (2004)

The Swellers are an American Punk Rock band. Their music draws influence from melodic punk rock bands as well as alternative and indie rock from the 90's. I was pretty surprised the first time I heard The Swellers' self-released first album. Now fast forward to this fall, when their latest (and greatest) album, Ups And Downsizing was released. I was and still am very impressed with the new album which lead me to search and listen to their other releases, and that leads us to my confusion over End Of Discussion (There has to be a better way to describe that, I apologise). Anyways, End Of Discussion is a straight forward skate-punk record with clear influences from NOFX, Bad Religion, Lagwagon etc. It puzzling because I can barely hear any of that in their later releases that are pop punk. Maybe I'm not listening close enough. It is a great album nonetheless, especially "His Name is Robert Paulson" their completely badass ska song.

Tracklist:

1. Immunity
2. Anything
3. His Name is Robert Paulson
4. Sightless
5. I Wanna Be in the Mob
6. Sunshine
7. Zombie Pirates From Outer Space
8. Erased
9. Losing my Girl
10. Get the Process Changed

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The Toasters - Enemy Of The System (2002)

Enemy Of The System marked a new beginning for The Toasters. Continuing to push on after Moon Ska closed it's doors, The Toasters opted to record and release this album Asian Man Records out of California. To let the fans know the band is still alive and kicking harder than ever. Coming back with an album full of solid straight forward songs and with a raw powerful sound that seems to capture their live energy more than any other release to date. You can tell they enjoyed recording these songs. This album is a great update on an old sound. Six years later, many of these songs are still major players in The Toasters live shows and the style of writing and recording has continued on to be the standard for current Toasters material. This album came after the insanely huge line up of DLTBGYD, taking the band back to it's roots of a solid 5 piece band, for ease of touring and recording and focusing on lyrics and vocals and not so much horn driven solos. A definite need to your ska collection as it marks a new beginning in Toasters musically history.

Tracklist:

1. Skafinger
2. Enemy of the System
3. Dog Eat Dog
4. Pirate Radio
5. Sweet Home Town Jamaica
6. Sitting on the top of the World
7. Modern World America
8. Why oh Why
9. Pendulum
10. Can I Get Another
11. Barney
12. If You Loved Me
13. Road to Rio
14. Social Security

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The Toasters - Dub 56 Special Edition (1994)

Many believe this to be their best album of all time. Funny cause only one song really gets played live off it anymore, Mona. The Toasters have been performing the title track "Dub 56" on this past tour. With the release of the 2 disc special edition version, fans have been requesting more songs from this album. Here's your chance to pick up the original first pressing. Later pressings omitted the Coolie Ranx tracks and added some tracks from the Live In LA sessions. Now with the re-release out, this version with this artwork will never be pressed up again.

Tracklist:

Disc 1:

1. Direction
2. Freedom
3. Mona
4. Dancin
5. Dub 56
6. Sweet Cherie
7. Tunisia
8. Little Hidden Secrets
9. Marlboro Man
10. Ain't Nuthin
11. Razor Cut
12. Legal Shot
13. Midnight Hour
14. Goody Goody
15. Dub 56 (Chat Mix)
16. Legal Shot (Dance Mix)
17. Legal Shot (Gangster Mix)
18. Ain't Nuthin' (Chorus Mix)

Disc 2:

1. Matt Davis (Live in San Diego)
2. Too Hip to Be Cool (Live in San Diego)
3. Social Security (Live in San Diego)
4. Mono (Live in San Diego)
5. Thrill Me Up (Live in San Diego)
6. Legal Shot (Live in San Diego)
7. Go Girl (Live in San Diego)
8. East Side Beat (Live in San Diego)
9. Pool Shark (Live in San Diego)
10. Weekend in L.A. (Live in LA)
11. History Book (Live in LA)
12. Decision At Midnight (Live in LA)
13. Mona (Live in LA)
14. Thrill Me Up (Live in LA)
15. Legal Shot (Live in LA)
16. Shebeen (Live in LA)"
17. East Side Beat (Live in LA)

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The World/Inferno Friendship Society - East Coast Super Sound Punk Of Today! (2000)

Describing the World Inferno Friendship Society isn't easy. In fact, it's damn near impossible. The band has members stretching into the double digits and styles that reach into the outer limits of space. Like a twisted vaudeville version of normal rock & roll, the group dabbles with waltzing progressions, unexpected song structures, and difficult-to-make-sense-of lyrics. East Coast Super Sound Punk of Today! is no different from any of the other material in their twisted catalogue, and it isn't uncommon for a rollicking number to dissolve into a banjo-powered breakdown before returning with even more bounce than before. There's a bit of a swing feel at some points on the record, but this is far from the revival sounds of groups like the Squirrel Nut Zippers; it instead tends more toward the sound of a circus barker outside the freak-show tent. Whether crooning about tattoos or the idea of running Dante Alighieri for president, there is rarely a dull moment in the stomping grooves and obscure humor of the band. Songs like "All of California and Everyone Who Lives in It Stinks" could succeed on title alone, but the multi-instrumentalists and tendency toward group vocals gives the record an even stronger presence, and even when the songs stop making sense, it's hard to not keep listening just to see what happens next. World Inferno is by no means an average rock band, but they are certainly a fresh change of a group and their musical philosophy is so weird that it demands to be experienced.

Tracklist:

1. Tattoos Fade
2. The Models and the Mannequins
3. Glamour Ghouls
4. Our Candidate
5. All of California and Everyone Who Lives There Stinks
6. Jeffrey Lee
7. Pumpkin Time
8. Ich Errinere Mich an Weimar

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The Hellacopters - Disappointment Blues (1998)

Disappointment Blues is a six-song CD collecting a number of B-sides by this critically acclaimed Swedish combo. As such, it's of little interest to the casual fan, but the Hellacopters still serve up some excellent Motorhead - inspired madness, including a cover of the latter's "Speedfreak." "Long Gone Losers" is the obvious highlight thanks to its great intro riff and underlying piano tinkling from the curiously named Boba Fett.

Tracklist:

1. Long Gone Losers
2. Freeway to Hell
3. Heaven
4. Speedfreak
5. Disappointment Blues
6. Ferrytale
7. 455 SD

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The Toasters - Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down (1997)

After the exuberance of Dub 56, and its thrill-packed follow- up, Hard Band For Dead those expecting yet another high octane set from the Toasters were in for a surprise. The band had taken this opportunity to downshift a gear, further hone their songwriting, and offer up a new, more mature sound. There's a bit of a muted quality to the entire set, which may be a reflection of the mix and production, but more likely reflects the band's own tight rein. Case in point is "Weekend in L.A." The original, which featured on the band's Skaboom! album, had a sense of wild abandon, the recut here may be light speeds faster, but remains closely corralled. heir younger fans would still skank madly away, but the group's older supporters could take a welcome breather and appreciate the more nuanced sound this top-notch band was now unleashing.

Tracklist:

1. Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down
2. Fire In My Soul
3. I'm Running Right Through The World
4. Underground Train
5. Gimmie Some Lovin
6. Devil And A .45
7. Daddy Cry
8. Today's A Good Day
9. Jackie Chan
10. Rude, Rude Baby
11. Everything You Said Has Been A Li
12. Spooky Graveyard
13. Big Red
14. Bye, Bye Baby
15. Weekend In L.A
16. Woyay
17. Rhythm and Pain

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Disfear - Misanthropic Generation (2003)

This is the fourth assault from Disfear, one of Scandinavia’s most raging and nihilistic hardcore bands. With the prominent voice of Tomas Lindberg the combo unleashes a nearly demonic, blazing and disastrous onslaught of killing explosions! The term ‘hardcore’ is not sufficient enough to characterize the total of ‘Misanthropic Generation’. Although it does have a very much hardcore character, in terms of its strength and depth it is wrapped up in a strong metallic feeling. Lunatic voices are combined with intense power chords, severe playing and passionate guitar solos. In a few words: fast, brutal, merciless and malevolent! Definitely a must for fans of hardcore that is not dull and shallow but full of metal guts and power.

Tracklist:

1. Powerload
2. An Arrogant Breed
3. Misanthropic Generation
4. Rat Race
5. The Final of Chapters
6. Never Gonna Die
7. Demons, Demons, Demons
8. 26 years of Nothing
9. A Thousand Reasons
10. The Horns
11. Dead End Lives
12. Desperation

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The Undertones - Dig Yourself Deep (2007)

The Undertones, the band themselves, have been basking in their pristine pop reputation since their reformation in 1999. With four original members intact and relatively recent addition Paul McLoone on vocals, the group may have struggled to break out of nostalgia corner yet they thoroughly rock it live. Following 2003's tentative Get What You Need, Dig Yourself Deep is a work that can be mentioned in the same breath as their earlier greats. A proper old-fashioned 'record', it packs in 14 songs in just under 33 minutes and plays on the group's inherent strengths, taut, densely melodic rock, embracing the past yet focussed on the future. The title track is brim full of hooks and a great addition to their canon, while the rhythmic "Fight My Corner" nods towards the O’Neill Brothers’ other great act, "That Petrol Emotion". Were it released by The Twang, this album would garner a great deal more press and airplay. Dig Yourself Deep is a very pleasant surprise. It possesses all the hallmarks of Derry's finest: brevity and panache under a wall of noise.

Tracklist:

1. Dig Yourself Deep
2. So Close
3. Here Comes The Rain
4. Everything You Say Is Right
5. Him Not Me
6. We All Talked About You
7. Fight My Corner
8. Precious Little Wonder
9. Tomorrow's Tears
10. Easy Way Out
11. Happy Valley
12. Move Right In
13. She's So Sweet
14. I'm Recommending Me

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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Devil's Night Out (1989)

The Bosstones' debut is an energetic, skankin' party album fusing ska with punk and hard rock, with more of an emphasis on ska than the band would show on later records. The band shifts freely between styles, making Devils Night Out their most spirited, freewheeling collection of ska-core. Highlights include the humorous "Hope I Never Lose My Wallet," "A Little Bit Ugly," and "The Bartender's Song."

Tracklist:

1. Devil's Night Out
2. Howwhywuz, Howwhyam
3. Drunks And Children
4. Hope I Never Lose My Wallet
5. Haji
6. The Bartender's Song
7. Patricia
8. The Cave (Cognito Fiesta Version)
9. Do Somethin' Crazy
10. A Little Bit Ugly

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The Distillers - Sing Sing Death House ( 2002)

The Distillers were originally formed by Australian-born Brody Armstrong, a woman with a distinctively harsh singing voice. Ex-wife of Rancid's Tim Armstrong, Brody changed her name to "Dalle" after their divorce in 2003. Although there were significant line-up changes it was Brody who played guitar, sang, and wrote or co-wrote nearly every song on the band's three albums. Tony Bradley also played guitar and Ryan Sinn played bass. he Distillers’ Sing Sing Death House is one of the few albums in the mainstream eye that truly deserves to be referenced as punk-rock. It is nasty and contemptuous, provocative and empowering and flies by at a breakneck pace. As enthusiastic and straight-edged as Sing Sing Death House is, and for all of Armstrong's brave struggling with her emotional horrors, the album lacks a certain zeal to carry it beyond its spiritual leanings. The sense that they are capable of moving forward and making an album that could be a real watershed recording is clear. This album feels more like a stepping stone to greater things, though. Right now they have made one of the more honest and vital punk-rock records of recent memory, one of which deserves every ounce of love it has gotten.

Tracklist:

1. Sick of It All
2. I Am a Revenant
3. Seneca Falls
4. The Young Crazed Peeling
5. Sing Sing Death House
6. Bullet and the Bullseye
7. City Of Angels
8. Young Girl
9. Hate Me
10. Desperate
11. I Understand
12. Lordy Lordy

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The Dauntless Elite - Seciurity? (2004)

The Dauntless Elite formed in late 2003 from previous bands Joe Ninety & Fig.4.0. We play Punk Rock in the vein of American Steel, Snuff & Leatherface. in fact we probably rip those bands off a little too much. We've released a 6 track EP on the amazing Plan-it-X Records (home to awesome bands like Ghost Mice, One Reason & Japanther!) called Security? which you can also get on 10" vinyl from Somebody's Song records. We've also released a couple of split 7"'s with our friends Jets Vs Sharks and a great Japanese band called The Because. More info down there. A split 7" with The Mercury League from Sunderland on Yo Yo Records of Germany. Should be out middle of April. Also our 1st Full Length album "Graft" will be out in May.CD will be a split release with Plan It X records (US) and Bombed Out records (UK). The vinyl (Gatefold. Oof!) will be a split release with Bombed Out Records and our own Cool Tool Records.

Tracklist:

1. What's Eating Wiston Smith?
2. Routine Cheques
3. I Don't Mean To Be A Melody Fascist, But..
4. Energy Kids Rule Forever
5. 14 Year Hangover
6. Burn The Fuckers, Burn Them All

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Bomb The Music Industry! - Clap Your Hands Say Shut The Fuck Up (Demo) (2002)

They are known for their DYI ethic-punk, embodied in such actions such as distributing six albums worth of their own material for free on their website, and offering free stencils and paint for fans to create their own T-shirts. Bomb the Music Industry! plays a blend of several musical styles anchored in ska and hardcore punk. The influences go deeper than ska and punk, however, as studio experimentation, synth-pop, and DC hardcore all pop up in the mix. n live performances the band has begun using digital technology to create breakdowns that sound like they are lifted from 8-bit video games.

Tracklist:

1. Even Winning Feels Bad
2. GOFUCKMYSELF
3. King Of Minneapolis, Pts. I And II
4. Old And Unprofessional

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This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb - Dance Party With... (2001)

This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb is a folk-punk band from Pensacola. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb initially started as a new wave band, with folk singer on drums. They quickly switched to playing country music, but their punk roots were evident enough in their music that they became one of the premiere bands at the forefront of the folk-punk genre. They have done several US tours, played at Geekfest, and have been to Europe.
Much of their music is politically oriented. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb is staunchly opposed to war and is concerned with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and racial equality in general.

Tracklist:

1. The Star Song
2. R.O.D.A.D
3. Memoirs From The Secret Spot
4. Imperfection
5. The Black Panther Song
6. Murder Bike
7. Johnny
8. It Matters
9. Next Bus
10. Of Chivalry And Romance In A Dumpster
11. Drugtown
12. Sixteen Tons

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6ix Toys - Copy, Paste And Repeat (2003)

Based in and gigginʼ out of Liverpool, 6ix Toys have spent the last twelve months taking their debut album on the road, blazing a trail through festivals near and far, and causing a riot in clubs across Europe. The first single is the rocket-fuelled cover of Prodigyʼs classic Voodoo People that won heavyweight support from DJ Food, Rob Da Bank and Laurent Garnier. On the flip is Giggle, a sure-fire dance floor winner thatʼs always a highlight of their party-rocking live show.

Tracklist:

1. Break Out
2. Last Time I Saw You
3. Lost And Found
4. Same Direction
5. The End
6. The Pollution

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Various Artists - Cleanse The Bacteria (1985)

Cleanse the Bacteria is a Hardcore Punk compilation LP released in 1985. It is a international compilation of early hardcore music, and represents grindcore pioneers Siege's only original official release. A bonus 12-inch came with the mail-order version on orange colored vinyl. Problem is, it's quite a bitch to find. My copy came with a huge full color newsprint poster of the cover art, but that's prolly cos' I got mine straight from the pusmort waaay back in the f'n day. Am I cool? Not really. Anyway, this has some amazing foreign hardcore on it, as well as some choice domestic shit from 7 Seconds, Poison Idea, and the all-fucking-mighty , Siege who kick down some stuff that sounds like it was recorded after the infamous demo tape. The Siege songs on this alone justify the moolah spent way back when(I'm not sure what it goes for today, but mine could probably get me a night full of decent lines and a top notch blowjob).

Tracklist:

Side One

1. 7 Seconds: "Regress No Way", "We're Gonna Fight"
2. Civil Dissident: "20th Century Holocaust Pt. II, Death for a Buzz"
3. Instigators: "53rd State", "The Blood is on Your Hands, Free (You're Not)"
4. Siege: "Sad But True", "Cold War", "Walls"
5. Corrosion of Conformity: "Kiss of Death"
6. Crude SS: "Nazi Go Home", "Spräng Alla Kommunhus"
7. Akutt Innleggelse: "Tenk Nå!"
8. The Execute: "Slash" (Live)

Side Two

1. Part 1: "Black Mass"
2. Poison Idea: "Typical", "Die on Your Knees"
3. Genocide Express: "Genocide Express", "Factory"
4. Inferno: "Wir Sind Schon Tot", "Freitod"
5. Mob 47: "Fred & Rättvisa", "Sjuk Värld", "Nedrusta Nu", "Snuten Styr"
6. Septic Death: "Terrorain", "Change"
7. Enola Gay: "Grav Et hul", "Enola Gay"
8. Holy Dolls: "Beast of the Apocalypse"
9. Zyklome A: "People Die", "Angry Face"
10. Extrem: "Nazi Raus"

Bonus 12-inch

Side One

1. Corrison Of Conformity: "Prayer"
2. Mob 47: "Religion Är Hjärntvätt"
3. Civil Dissident: "That What This Is"
4. Genocide Express: "Emotions"

Side Two

1. Instigators: "Wrong Word"
2. Part 1: "Possessed"
3. Poison Idea: "I Gotta Right"

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They Might Be Giants - Cast Your Pod Into The Wind (2000)

Superb pop craftsmen with a hyperactive sense of caprice, John Linnell and John Flansburgh channel surreal ideas into a catchy deluge of fun. Apollo 18, the Brooklyn duo's fourth album (not counting a rarities compilation), orbits a planet on which such topics as death, culture, identity and dining can all be dispatched with melodic intelligence and a clever phrase or three. Careful not to burden airy tunes with ponderous lyrics, the Giants inflate weighty topics with enough whimsy to mask their songs' unsmiling core. Without disguising the Giants' signature sound, the album switches genres with the dial-a-style eclecticism of a jukebox.

Tracklist:

1. Put Your Hand On The Computer
2. I'm Your Boyfriend Now
3. Why Did You Grow A Beard
4. We Live In A Dump
5. Brain Problem Situation
6. Sketchy Galore
7. Microphone
8. Vestibule
9. Greasy Kid Stuff
10. Metal Detector (live)
11. Employee Of The Month
12. Homunculus
13. No Plan B (live)
14. Morgan In The Morning ID
15. Kendra McCormick
16. Yeah, The Deranged Millionaire
17. My Other Phone Is A Boom Car
18. I Hear A New World
19. (She Was A) Hotel Detective In The Future
20. Haunted Floatin Eye
21. Scott Bower
22. The Mexican Drill
23. Cast Your Pod Into The Wind

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The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America (2006)

Boys and Girls in America is the third studio album by The Hold Steady. It is a Brooklyn-based rock band. The band's style has been described as a "riff-heavy mixture of classic rock," notable for its "lyrically dense storytelling." The album title is a line taken from the opening lines of the song "Stuck Between Stations" ("There are nights when I think Sal Paradise was right/Boys and Girls in America have such a sad time together"), which in turn refers to a quote from American novelist and poet Jack Keroua's 1957 novel On The Road and its narrator, Sal Paradise. The title is repeated in the lyrics to the song "First Night."

Tracklist:

1. Stuck Between Stations
2. Chips Ahoy!
3. Hot Soft Light
4. Same Kooks
5. First Night
6. Party Pit
7. You Can Make Him Like You
8. Massive Nights
9. Citrus
10. Chillout Tent
11. Southtown Girls

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The National - Boxer (2007)

Boxer is the fourth studio album by Brooklyn-based indie rock The National. The National were worried that they wouldn't be able to follow up Alligator, that fans would be disappointed. Boxer proves their fears ungrounded - and that Alligator was no one classic wonder. It gathers momentum slowly, making for a brew so quietly potent and pulsating with repressed energy you're almost afraid to leave the room while it's playing in case it explodes messily all over the walls. The core of the album lies in a cluster of gorgeously restrained, piercingly evocative pieces built mostly from acoustic instruments.

Tracklist:

1. Fake Empire
2. Mistaken For Strangers
3. Brainy
4. Squalor Victoria
5. Green Gloves
6. Slow Show
7. Apartament Story
8. Start a War
9. Guest Room
10. Racing Like a Pro
11. Ada
12. Gospel

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Bomb The Music Industry! - Oi Pioneers!!! (2007)

They are known for their DYI ethic-punk, embodied in such actions such as distributing six albums worth of their own material for free on their website, and offering free stencils and paint for fans to create their own T-shirts. Bomb the Music Industry! plays a blend of several musical styles anchored in ska and hardcore punk. The influences go deeper than ska and punk, however, as studio experimentation, synth-pop, and DC hardcore all pop up in the mix. n live performances the band has begun using digital technology to create breakdowns that sound like they are lifted from 8-bit video games.

Tracklist:
1. Save The War
2. I'm Terrorfield
3. This Is A Singalong
4. Ghost OF Corporate Future

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Bikini Kill - The Singles (New Radio Rebel Girl 7"), (The Anti-Pleasure Dissertation 7"), (I Like Fucking/I Hate Danger 7") (1993-1995)

Bikini Kill was an American alternative rock, punk rock band. The group is widely considered to be the pioneer of the riot grrrl movement, and was notorious for its radical feminist lyrics and fiery performances. Their music was characteristically abrasive and hardcore punk-influenced. While occasionally collaborating (politically and creatively) with high-profile acts such as nirvana and joan Jett, Bikini Kill was well-known for shunning major labels and the mainstream rock press.

Tracklist:

1. Anti-Pleasure Disertation
2. I Hate Danger
3. In Accordance To Natural Law
4. Rah! Rah! Replica
5. Strawberry Julius
6. Demirap
7. I Like Fucking
8. New Radio
9. Rebel Girl

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Bikini Kill - Revolution Girl Style Now! (1991) & Bikini Kill EP (1991)

Bikini Kill was an American alternative rock, punk rock band. The group is widely considered to be the pioneer of the riot grrrl movement, and was notorious for its radical feminist lyrics and fiery performances. Their music was characteristically abrasive and hardcore punk-influenced. While occasionally collaborating (politically and creatively) with high-profile acts such as nirvana and joan Jett, Bikini Kill was well-known for shunning major labels and the mainstream rock press.

Tracklist:

Revolution Girl Style Now!:

1. Candy
2. Daddy's Li'l Girl
3. Feels Blind
4. Suck My Left One
5. Carnival
6. This Is Not A Test
7. Double Dare Ya
8. Liar

Bikini Kill EP:

1. Double Dare Ya
2. Liar
3. Carnival
4. Suck My Left One
5. Feels Blind
6. Thurston Hearts The Who

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Buried Alive: Best From Smoke 7 Records 1981-1983 Various Artists (1995)

Part two includes the first version of the Bad Religion anthem "Slaves, out on CD for the very first time. Youll also find some of the first tracks recorded by Redd Kross when Steve was 12 yrs old and brother Jeff was 14. Classic west coast bands appear here such as RF7, Circle One, Genocide, Demented, Youth Gone Mad, etc All pioneers of what later became the sound of the actual punk generation. A real thrill for fans and collectors!. Performers include: Bad Religion, M.I.A., Redd Kross, Youth Gone Mad.Producers: Bill Bartell; Felix Alanis; Nick Lamagna; Genocide; Geza X; 10 Minute Warning; James Mankey; John Henning; RF7; Redd Kross; Sin 34; Bad Religion.

Tracklist:

1. Cease To Exist - Redd Kross
2. Bad Religion - Bad Religion
3. Long Way to Go - RF7
4. Tell Me Why - M.I.A.
5. Right to Be Poor & Radical, The - Sacred Order
6. Peggy's Got a Problem - Genocide
7. Guess What - JFA
8. Who Needs Them - Sin 34
9. Tatum O'Tot and the Fried Vegetables - Redd Kross
10. Low Rider - JFA
11. Drastic Actions - Bad Religion
12. Okie Dog - Youth Gone Mad
13. Scientific Race/Perfect World - RF7
14. Notes and Chords Mean Nothing to Me - Redd Kross
15. Twisted Cross - Sadist Faction
16. Bad Name - Genocide
17. American B********** - JFA
18. Destroy Exxon - Circle One
19. Fortunate Son - RF7
20. Back to the Bed - Demented
21. Ode to Darby - Youth Gone Mad
22. Only Love - Sin 34
23. St. Lita Ford Blues - Redd Kross
24. Fuck Money - RF7
25. Buried Alive - 10 Minute Warning

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The Arrogant Sons of Bitches - Three Cheers For Disappointment (2009)

The final studio album released by The Arrogant Sons Of Bitches. The first writing for this album began in 2000. The band initially attempted to record the album in August of 2003, but they were unsatisfied with the result. Their second attempt was done throughout 2004. In 2005, more vocals were added and the record was mastered. Three Cheers For Disappointment was finally released in 2006. The liner notes for the album say that the "frustrating process eventually ended the band." The first 1000 copies were released as an enhanced CD, including the 2003 demo tracks and the live album This Is What You Get. On the song "Disappointment at the Taco Bell," David McWane from Big D and the Kids Table sings vocals with Jeff Rosenstock.

Tracklist:

1. The Last Bell I Will Ever Hear
2. (I Must Be A Proctologist Because...) All I Do Is Deal w/ Assholes
3. So Let's Go! NOWHERE
4. Kill The President
5. People Pops & Fudgesicles for the Shit Factory
6. Rocket Rocket Rocketship
7. 1-800-ALARM-ME
8. I've Got Enemies In High Places
9. Disappointment At The Taco Bell
10. Piss Off
11. Have Fun Rotting By Yourself
12. Yeah, I Don't Know What It's Like To Be Around A Bunch Of Hipsters
13. Last On My List

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