Bikini kill on KRS

01 New Radio
02 Rebel Girl
03 Demirep

I mean who doesn't want to wax nostalgic with wax. Especially singles that are way to expensive. $4 for a time machine to the days of alternative radio, when the internet was text on a bbs, and nirvana videos were in heavy rotation, and we dubbed songs in a particular order on a cassette tape for cars and walkmans. I missed Bikini Kill, it's crazy Joan Jett produced this. I watched that terrible Germs movie and she produced their first album as well...een if she was ssleeping on the couch, it's still cool that she lent her name to that, and worked with these guys. This is history.

From KRS:

The First 7". 3 songs produced by Joan Jett.

Repressing of long out-of-print 7". In stores July 21. Available from KRS on July 7.

Comes with a Free Bikini Kill button while supplies last!

the old haunts/red eyed legends split on KRS

The old Haunts are a 3 piece formed in 2001 and feature Tobi from Bikini Kill, who I kind of remember from someone's mix tape, this has Craig Extine on vocals who sounds like the Make Up at times or Sleater Kinney, kind of high pitch bordering on whine, which gives it a kind of bluesy feel, it's even at times vaguely sebadoh-esque in guitar and basslines. Check out their myspace where I thoughroughly enjoyed The Old world, that starts with this great weird time bassline and really nice changes.
Red Eyed Legends are so similar it's no wonder they are paired together, the vocals here are equally strained and rocking, but there's more of a chorus feel when everyone comes in. They also have an organ to drive this kind of rockabilly home.
I love to support these tangents that KRS goes off on with these classic punk sounding bands. It could just as easily be something from Rob's House in Atlanta.
From KRS

NR005 The Old Haunts - split w/ Red Eyed Legends 7" $5 This garagy punk record is filled with a sense of urgency that makes you want to jump up on your desk, kick the papers off, and shake your fists in the air (if you're stuck at a desk that is). Red Eyed Legends =Chris Thompson (Circus Lupus, Skull Control) and Kiki (the Dishes). The Old Haunts track features Tobi Vail on Drums.

Deerhoof • KRS picture disc

Oh Deerhoof...how do you use such crazy crazy sounds and still make practically pop music? I can't answer it. Except I see them getting....I can't even say better...I think even more appreciated? Anyway, every single track on every single b-side or bonus track will be amazing Even if I have to skip over it sometimes, it's not because I don't think you are masters of sound. I just might not be able to really listen to every precious note.
The best interview I read with them was in TapeOp, which you can subscribe to for free, and they talked about recording everything for runners four on a laptop in an attic. I probably made that up but their articles are so expansive, they really got into talking about the recording process and engineering. I respect someone that much more who single-mindedly (as a band) forges a direction of sound. It just seems more pure, and in the direction they are going I don't want it tainted by anyone. For better or worse I'm drinking the Deerhoof kool-aid.
I'm glad to see another picture disc... and from KRS? Nice.
And it's only 5$.


Aquarius says:
US This picture disc 7" feat. the "Dedication" mix of the song. Think Phil Spector & Deerhoof melding in a perfect reverb-y daydream of a song about the corrupting influence of power. B-side is "Makko Shobu" & original art by Scottish artist David Shrigley.

From KRS:
Deerhoof are on a roll! In the past year they've toured with The Flaming Lips and Radiohead as well as headlined multiple tours of their own across the globe. They've recorded and released their most successful album to date: Friend Opportunity, performed at a children's ballet version of Milk Man in Maine, and collaborated with actor Justin Theroux (Mulholland Drive, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, etc) on his directorial debut Dedication (starring Mandy Moore + Billy Crudup). Deerhoof composed original pieces for the film as well as gave the movie use of several songs - many off of 2002's Reveille. The final credits will feature "Matchbook Seeks Maniac", a song originally written with the hopes of being included in the movie and then included onto Friend Opportunity. This picture disc 7" features the Dedication mix of the song. Think Phil Spector and Deerhoof melding in a perfect reverb-y daydream of a song about the corrupting influence of power. Add a b-side called Makko Shobu about sperm whales in love (previously only available on iTunes) and original art for the picture disc by Scottish artist David Shrigley and you have the single of the year.

We'll start shipping these early next week, the official release date is September 11.

BARR on Kill Rock Stars

This was on Kill Rock Stars and basically you can trust anything on this label. I always wonder what it must have been like to have elliott smith be nominated for 'miss misery' for goodwill hunting, and dealing with that as a label, as an artist. It was crazy to think a smaller indie rock label like that could be nominated for an oscar. I remember watching that performance, his white suit. I never really watched the oscars especially the music performance part it's like the grammy's. It's so fucking irrelevant, who cares, it's off my radar, who really watches it? When did rolling stone magazine and the grammy's go so fucking wrong and for that matter whose more irrelelvant and pointless. I nominate the grammy's. At least the oscars have been acknowledging interesting things that are happening in film, they have a wildcard pick or at least some miniscule quality. The grammy's are at least 10 years behind what is happening, they are too busy giving awards to acts that finally aren't considered dangerous, alice cooper, ozzy.
Anyway I wasn't sure what I thought of this except that it reminded me of jeffrey lewis and his 'don't let the record company take you out to lunch'. That kind of folk/talk, 'I don't sing' thing. I don't know if it's just the track on the site, or that's his style, but it was enough to get me interested, and I liked the his site also. I'm beginning to give props to people that don't have amyspace page. What the fuck, aren't we supposed to be individuals? With unique websites at least? Just act like you are trying. Post some mp3's there. I mean is it over yet?
but go listen to this track, it's really grown on me.

It's on kill rock stars, here's the link. Or at this place.
BARR - s/t 7" $4.25

1st pressing of 500. Black vinyl. 2 songs. No artwork on purpose.

The Great pop supplement has graciously sent me some of their releases to review and I hope to get to them this week. The washington phillips seven inch is really incredible and I plan on ordering all future releases from this amazing seven inch treasure.