Kung-Fu Monkeys - 1/2 Baked CD-R (2009)

 

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The Kung-Fu Monkeys - 1/2 Baked CD-R

Tracks:

1. Super Trouper (ABBA)

2. The Punisher Suite Prelude - The Pleasure Principal

3. I Touched the Face of Man

4. Disappearing Rose

5. The Things That Grow Inside Your Skull

6. But Then Again...

7. Thanks Mike

8. I'd Like It So Much Better

9. The World I Discovered Amongst the Dust Beneath the Bed

10. Nudie Suit Made of Bees

11. Persephone Please

12. Alice, After the Fall

13. Sunshine Tonight Love Theme

The Kung-Fu Monkeys (not to be confused with LOS Kung-Fun Monkeys, a ska band) are a surfy bubblegum pop-punk band from New York. They sound like a Beach Boys/Buddy Holly split played at 45 rpm.  It's awesome.  Fun, bubbly, surf pop that just makes you feel good.  This burned CD, limited to 20 copies, is a bunch of demos and rare cuts that I believe are generally from their upcoming full-length.  These songs are really stripped down versions of what The KFM usually play, but are still really awesome.  Standout tracks for me are Persephone, Please and Disappearing Rose.  These songs aren't as surfy as typical of this band, and are more like a poppier and less psychedelic The Zombies.  Oh, also, they cover ABBA. Check it out, and if you like it, find the rest of their stuff because its all wonderful.  Also, check out The Marshmallows while your at it for another dose of cavity inducing pop along the same lines.  FFO:  The Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, Ohio Express, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Undertones, Modern Lovers

CAT PARTY 11-24-10

COMIN ATCHA WITH A NEW WEEK OF TUNES!

PART ONE
PART TWO

 

TRACKS:

Lemuria//Chautauqua County

EL-P//Everything Must Go

FYP//Disease

Pregnant//You Give it to Me

At the Gates//Under the Serpents Song

The Measure [SA]//Ruby is a Punk

Negazione//Qualcosa Scompare

Cock Sparrer//Droogs Don't Run

Husker Du//Afraid of Being Wrong

Man...or Astroman?//Mystery Science Theater 3000 Love Theme

Brujeria//Leyes Narcos

Dead Milkmen//Beach Party Vietnam

Blanks 77 & Showcase Showdown//Sexual Healing

King Diamond//Tea

Bratmobile//Flavor of the Month Club

Shitty Limits//In Your Shoes

Deicide//Blame it on God

Ringers//Lame Jokes and Sneers

Cult Ritual//Leather

Onslaught//Angels of Death

Buzzcocks//Noise Annoys

Unnatural Axe//The Creeper

CAT PARTY LICK OF THE WEEK:

Ted Nugent//Cat Scratch Fever

Buzzoven//At a Loss

The Crumbs//Dead Boys Too

Fugazi//Give Me the Cure

Possessed//Seven Churches

Radio Birdman//Non-Stop Girls

Deep Sleep//Real Time Blackout

Nasum//Idiot Parade

Real Kids//Do the Boob

Tyvek//Future Junk

Bathory//In League With Satan

DMZ//Mighty Idy

Monikers//Slanted Houses

Eyehategod//White Nigger

Milkshakes//Jaguar

Lifetime//(The Gym Is) Neutral Territory

Crass//Do They Owe Us a Living

Bruce McCulloch//Daves I Know

Hamiltons//Class Operation

Doc Hopper//Sunny Girlfriend

Mean Jeans/White Wires Split 7" (2010)

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Mean Jeans/White Wires Split 7"

Tracks:

White Wires Side: Born on a Saturday Night (Mean Jeans)

Mean Jeans Side: I Remember How (White Wires)

This 7" was released on the White Wires/Mean Jeans Euro tour this year from the German record label Ptrash.  Each side consists of one band covering a song from the other band.  The Mean Jeans version of the White Wires song "I Remember How" is far superior to the White Wires "Born On a Saturday Night" but both covers are neat.  Both these bands are two of my favorites playing music currently and you should totally check it out.  Great garage-y Ramones inspired punk rock.  FFO:  Ramones, Mummies, King Khan and BBQ Show, Marked Men

Iron Monkey - Our Problem

Iron Monkey is a killer UK sludge band with a disappointingly short catalog. This is some of the heaviest sludge and roll around. The only two LP's I know of consist of this one and their self-titled(if you know of or have anymore material drop me a line!).  The vocals are a bit on the hardcore side but, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Their releases were extremely hard to find for a while until Earache re-issued a double CD with both of their LP's on it. If you like drugs, sludge, or punching your steering wheel while driving CHECK THIS OUT. This sounds like smoking weed out a of a skull with eyehategod in a dumpster while shooting dope with buzzoven and having the melvins do lines angel dust off a Black Sabbath LP in a dirty back alley behind a dive bar.

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TWO LEMURIA SHOWS THIS WEEKEND!

SATURDAY 11/20/2010 @ THE CHURCH IN BOSTON 10 BUX STARTS AT 9

Lemuria - Superchunky, Lemonheads-y, Dino Jr-esque 90's indie pop love.  JUST LISTEN TO THAT NEW SONG FOR CHRISSAKES.

The Young Leaves - Probably one of the best bands from MA right now.  Do you love 90's indie rock like Archers of Loaf or Dinosaur Jr. or The Lemonheads?  SO DO THEY.

Dan Webb & The Spiders - Garage-y Indie Pop.  I've never seen them, but I bet they'll be fun.

Save Ends - New band from Boston!  Female fronted poppy-punky stuffy.

SUNDAY 11/21/2010 @ THE VIC GEARY CENTER IN PLAISTOW, NH 6 BUX STARTS AT 5

Lemuria - BRIDGE 9 SOFTCORE.  GET IN THE PIT AND MAKE OUT.

Billy Raygun - NH's best pop-punk band ever.

Brave Little Abacus - Experimental, noisy, fun and energetic

Shire - Fast, Acoustic fun stuff!

Cheeky - What the Heck (2009)

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Cheeky - What the Heck

Tracks:

1. Look At You

2. Two Faced Basket Case

3. & 4. Pt. 1 - Is This Normal? & Pt. 2 - This is Not Normal (ripped as one track)

5. Get Off My Back

6. Can't Stand the World

7. Train Wreck

8. You'll Never Get it Right

Cheeky was a FANTASTIC poppy-punk band with rock 'n roll influences from Brooklyn, NY.  They combined really snotty/goofy vocals with sweet riffs and fun, well written songs.  They almost have a riot grrl feel to them, but way poppier and fun.  The songs all seem to be fairly negative and insulting, which is great against the happy sounding backdrop.  Real sarcastic sounding.  This record has a lot of attitude.  My favorite track(s) on this short but sweet record is the two-parter, Is This Normal?/This is Not Normal. I think the drummer does a lot of the back-ups and they compliment Kate's, the singer, lead vocals well.  I only got to see this band once, and I hadn't heard any of their material.  They blew me away but broke up shortly after I saw them.  They were so goofy and awkward in between songs, then just started shredding and looked like they were having the time of their lives.  Members from this band are in the excellent rock 'n roll band BIG EYES, and the 90's influenced BIG SODA now.  Also, Kate was in the Replacements-esque USED KIDS, who are certainly also worth checking out.  FFO: Angry Samoans, Bikini Kill, Descendents, Replacements

Their awesomely great 7" CHOKE ON A CHEESEBURGER is up for download off of the Quote Unquote Records website, and is HIGHLY recommended.  The song writing isn't as good as this record, but the songs are more fun and possibly more classic.  YOU NAMBY PAMBY!

Alleged Satanic Ritual Abuse (A.S.R.A.) - The Way Of All Flesh

ASRA is a little known grind band from NY. I found out about them due to their tour with Gridlink a couple years back. I saw them in MA and they were just as intense as this recorded material. They are far more than just a grind band they are a fantastic combination of sludge, grind, power-violence, and metal. You can hear the obvious cues they take from their influences Discordance Axis, Crossed Out, Assuck, and Brutal Truth. Check this out if grind is your jam, if not still give it a shot it will not bore you. Unfortunatly right after their mini-tour with Gridlink the band broke up, and all that is left is their recorded material.

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