Tuesday, December 21, 2021

DEAD & GONE

artist: DEAD & GONE (Oakland, California, USA)
venue: ?? (probably 924 Gilman Street)
location: San Francisco Bay Area (again, probably)
date: 1990s
length: 33 minutes

HERE

Sunday, December 19, 2021

SUBHUMANS

artist: SUBHUMANS (Warminster, ENGLAND)
venue: On Broadway
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 24 April 1984
length: 8 minutes

HERE
Only four songs from the set, with a weird and vocal heavy board mix. But still, it's SUBHUMANS. 

Thursday, December 16, 2021

JOHN COLTRANE

artist: JOHN  COLTRANE
venue: ?
location: ?
date: ?
length: 16 minutes

HERE
Interview with Mike Berry, as aired in 1988. 
"I don't know why....it just is..."

Sunday, December 12, 2021

STEPMOTHERS

artist: STEPMOTHERS (Claremont, California, USA)
venue: KUOR
location: Redlands, California, USA
date: ?? 1979
length: 29 minutes

HERE

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

CHANNEL 3

artist: CHANNEL 3 (Los Angeles, California, USA)
venue: KPFK
location: Los Angeles, California, USA
date: ?? 1982
length: 42 minutes

HERE

Thursday, December 2, 2021

D.O.A.

artist: D.O.A. (Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA)
venue: Fillmore
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 1981
length: 11 minutes

HERE
The last four songs of a set has been widely traded over the last 30 (oops - 40) years, but "Rich Bitch" and "Let's Fuck" close out this copy and don't appear on other versions I've come across. Also, I feel like D.O.A. don't get the attention they deserve. 

Sunday, November 28, 2021

HARUM SCARUM

artist: HARUM SCARUM (Portland, Oregon, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: 1999/2000(?)
length: 30 minutes

HERE
Board recording with the vocals absurdly high in the mix (particularly Erin's).

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

THE DAMNED

artist: THE DAMNED (London, ENGLAND)
venue: Hidden Valley Ranch
location: Irvine, California, USA
date: 28 October 2000
length: 72 minutes

HERE
Recorded at the "Blood Drive 2000" concert with Misfits, Supersuckers, X and a bunch of other bands. 

Saturday, November 13, 2021

BLATZ

artist: BLATZ (Berkeley, California, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: 04 January 1992
length: 47 minutes

HERE

Sunday, November 7, 2021

THE STOMACH MOUTHS

artist: THE STOMACH MOUTHS (Stockholm, Sweden)
venue: Psychomania Festival
location: Bochum, Germany
date: 22 February 1987
length: 29 minutes

HERE
Some of the fiercest acid garage rock 'n roll I've heard. Straight up. 

Monday, November 1, 2021

FOLLOW FASHION MONKEYS

artist: FOLLOW FASHION MONKEYS (Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, USA)
venue: C.E. Center
location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
date: 23 March 1985
length: 29 minutes

HERE

Saturday, October 30, 2021

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS

artist: STIFF LITTLE FINGERS (Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND)
venue: Paris Theatre
location: London, ENGLAND
date: 25 April 1981
length: 28 minutes

HERE

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

THE REPLACEMENTS

 artist: THE REPLACEMENTS (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
venue: KALX 90.7FM
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: 1987
length: 15 minutes


HERE
One third on-air radio interview, two thirds songs:
Q: Any new material...? Are they thrashers?
A: No. We're just writing good songs now - they're all pretty and melodic.
 
Q: Well, you've all gotten better as musicians too...
A: Wanna bet?


Thursday, October 21, 2021

CATHOLIC DISCIPLINE

artist: CATHOLIC DISCIPLINE (San Francisco, California, USA)
venue: Hong Kong Cafe // KPFK 90.7
location: Los Angeles, California, USA // Hollywood, California, USA
date: 1980 // 1980
length: 29 minutes // 16 minutes

HERE
Five songs recorded in front of a small audience on air, ten songs (slightly rougher) from a set at HKC.

Saturday, October 16, 2021

SEX PISTOLS

artist: SEX PISTOLS (London, ENGLAND)
venue: various
location: London, ENGLAND // Huddersfield, ENGLAND // Halmstad, SWEDEN
date: 1977
length: 64 minutes

HERE
Fantastic interview with BBC's Radio One from November 1977, followed by two tracks from a December 25th gig in Huddersfield, and then most of the Tour Of Scandinavia bootleg LP recorded live in Sweden. It's really all about the interview and the between song banter. 

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

NOISEGATE

artist: NOISEGATE (Oakland, California, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: 23 October 1998
length: 15 minutes

HERE

Thursday, October 7, 2021

16

artist: 16 (Los Angeles, California, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: ??
length: 37 minutes

HERE

Saturday, October 2, 2021

PENELOPE HOUSTON & THE HOUSTONS

artist: PENELOPE HOUSTON & THE HOUSTONS (San Francisco, California, USA)
venue: KALX
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: ?? 1986
length: 16 minutes

HERE
In-studio performance as broadcast, with small audience present - includes No More Censorship Defense Fund promo and between song discussions. 

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

A.P.P.L.E.

artist: A.P.P.L.E. (New York City, New York, USA)
venue: C.E. Center
location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
date: 23 March 1985
length: 35 minutes

HERE
First: This recording makes me want to revisit the A.P.P.L.E. catalog. 
Second: I've never been struck by how much Adrienne's vocals are reminiscent of Jae's. 

Thursday, September 23, 2021

GRIMPLE

artist: GRIMPLE (Oakland, California, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: 23 October 1998
length: 32 minutes

HERE

Thursday, September 16, 2021

DISORDER

artist: DISORDER (Bristol, ENGLAND)
venue: ??
location: ??
date: ??
length: 9 minutes

HERE
Five tracks. Absolutely searing. "Complete Disorder" has perhaps never sounded so fierce. 

Sunday, September 12, 2021

CHANNEL 3

artist: CHANNEL 3 (Los Angeles, California, USA)
venue: T-Bird Rollerdome
location: Pico Rivera, California
date: 11 December 1982
length: 37 minutes

HERE

Saturday, September 4, 2021

LOS BOHEMOS

artist: LOS BOHEMOS (Gälve, SWEDEN)
venue: AJZ
location: Bielefeld, GERMANY (possibly?)
date: 04 December 1987
length: 40 minutes

HERE
Recorded early in their run (the same year their first EP was released), this set is filled with covers of songs by ZERO BOYS, LED ZEPPELIN, STOOGES, WIRE and JOHN COUGAR. 

Sunday, August 29, 2021

CHELSEA

artist: CHELSEA (London, ENGLAND)
venue: Reading Festival
location: Reading, ENGLAND
date: 27 August 1977 (edit: 1978)
length: 18 minutes

HERE
"The ground is soft...but the world is very hard, my friend."


Thursday, August 26, 2021

B-MOVIE

artist: B-MOVIE (Mansfield, ENGLAND)
venue: ??
location: Nottingham, ENGLAND
date: ??
length: 30 minutes

HERE
All I've got is "Nottingham," because that's all that's on the tape. But these appear to be at least board recordings, if not a BBC-styled studio session. The keyboard is so damn high in the mix. 

Friday, August 6, 2021

JEKYLL & HYDE

artist: JEKYLL & HYDE (??)
venue: Firenze Tavern
location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
date: 02 March 1991
length: 16 minutes

HERE

Monday, August 2, 2021

INSTIGATORS

artist: INSTIGATORS (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND)
venue: Clarendon Hotel
location: London, ENGLAND
date: 20 December 1987
length: 15 minutes

HERE
Only five songs from the set, and "The Blood Is On Your Hands" is cut off after 30 seconds... 

Friday, July 30, 2021

SCREAMERS

artist: SCREAMERS (Los Angeles, California, USA)
venue: Elks Center
location: Los Angeles, California, USA
date: 24 February 1978
length: 9 minutes

HERE
Unfortunately, only three songs. But they're really, really, good.

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

GG ALLIN

artist: GG ALLIN (New Hampshire and/or Connecticut and/or New York, USA)
venue: WHUS
location: Storrs, Connecticut, USA)
date: 25 April 1989
length: 12 minutes

HERE
Interview gets (not surprisingly) cut off by the radio station about ten minutes in. Discussion ensues. 

Saturday, July 24, 2021

KILLING JOKE

artist: KILING JOKE (London, ENGLAND)
venue: Palais d'Hiver
location: Lyon, FRANCE
date: 13 March 1985
length: 54 minutes

HERE


Wednesday, July 14, 2021

LOS CRUDOS

artist: LOS CRUDOS (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
venue: ??
location: (probably) Madison, Wisconsin, USA
date: early 1990s
length: 13 minutes

HERE

Monday, July 5, 2021

CHEETAH CHROME MOTHERFUCKERS

artist: CHEETAH CHROME MOTHERFUCKERS (Pisa, ITALY)
venue: Kennel Club
location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
date: 10 August 1986
length: 46 minutes

HERE
The writing on the tape shell indicates this was recorded in September, but.....I just don't think that's possible. 

Thursday, July 1, 2021

CHEETAH CHROME AND THE LOST GENRATION

artist: CHEETAH CHROME AND THE LOST GENERATION (Connecticut/New York, USA)
venue: Firenze Tavern
location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
date: 02 March 1991
length: 43 minutes

HERE

Saturday, June 26, 2021

NO ALLEGIANCE

artist: NO ALLEGIANCE (West Berlin, WEST GERMANY)
venue: Kennel Club
location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
date: 28 September 1986
length: 34 minutes

HERE 

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

ADOLESCENTS

artist: ADOLESCENTS (Orange County, California, USA)
venue: KROQ
location: Los Angeles, California, USA
date: ?? 1981
length: 7 minutes

HERE
Two 90 second interview segments with Rodney Bigenheimer, with four tracks from the 1981 demo.  

Thursday, June 17, 2021

CITIZEN FISH

artist: CITIZEN FISH (Bath, ENGLAND)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: 07 December 1991
length: 59 minutes

HERE
As broadcast on KALX. CITIZEN FISH also played Gilman the night before, that set can be found HERE

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

PASTICHE

artist: PASTICHE (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
venue: WERS
location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
date: 13 July 1980
length: 38 minutes

HERE
As broadcast on WERS FM, Boston. DJ breaks and commentary included. 

Friday, May 21, 2021

SPITBOY

 

artist: SPITBOY (Oakland, California, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: 13 November 1993
length: 31 minutes

HERE

Monday, May 17, 2021

SIEGE

artist: SIEGE (Massachusetts, USA)
venue: The Anthrax
location: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
date: 26 January 1985
length: 21 minutes

HERE
This one has been passed around for year. There's probably a version with better sound quality available somewhere. But there's something about hearing Mahoney breathlessly announce "Drop Dead" before the third song starts that kinda makes you (or at least fucking should make you) not give a shit about sound quality. Listening to people from the crown casually shooting the shit while this show is taking place is....well, it's wild. Also - the Drop Dead demo tracks are included in the download, incase you don't already know what sonic destruction sounds like.  

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

LYDIA LUNCH



artist: LYDIA LUNCH (New York, New York, USA)
venue: Oasis
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 05 March 1985
length: 43 minutes

HERE

 

Friday, May 7, 2021

RAW POWER

 

artist: RAW POWER (Poviglio, Reggio Emilia, ITALY)
venue: Various
location: United States
date: 1984
length: 61 minutes

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Monday, May 3, 2021

THE DRONES

artist: THE DRONES (London, ENGLAND)
venue: Skunx
location: London, ENGLAND
date: 20 April 1982
length: 40 minutes

HERE
Ripping through "Lookalikes" a second time as an encore is a good move. Can't understand why this band flies under so many folks' radar...

Monday, April 26, 2021

SUBHUMANS

 


artist: SUBHUMANS (Warminster, West Wiltshire, ENGLAND) 
venue: La Stradas
location: Bathgate, West Lothian, SCOTLAND
date: 09 August 1984
length: 42 minutes

HERE

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

IGNITION

artist: IGNITION (Washington, DC, USA)
venue: Badstuen
location: Odensen, DENMARK
date: 24 October 1987
length: 37 minutes

HERE

Sunday, April 11, 2021

SHAM 69

artist: SHAM 69 (Hersham, South East, ENGLAND)
venue: BBC
location: London, ENGLAND
date: ?? 1978
length: 21 minutes

HERE
Like a five track best of as broadcast on BBC. Nothing here you haven't heard before...until the ten minute Pursey interview. 

Saturday, April 3, 2021

CHINA WHITE

artist: CHINA WHITE (Huntington Beach, California, USA)
venue: Sportsmen Hall 
location: Sin Valley, Claifornia, USA
date: 10 December 1983
length: 26 minutes

HERE

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

VERONICA LIPGLOSS AND THE EVIL EYES

artist: VERONICA LIPGLOSS AND THE EVIL EYES (San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 23 December 2001
length: 27 minutes

HERE

Saturday, March 27, 2021

MALIGNUS YOUTH

artist: MALIGNUS YOUTH (Douglas, Arizona, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, IUSA
date: 13 August 1993
length: 64 minutes


HERE
Actually, maybe they were from Sierra Vista or some place close to Douglas. And maybe they lived in Phoenix later? This band was so wild....

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

SO MUCH HATE

artist: SO MUCH HATE (Oslo, NORWAY)
venue: Badstuen
location: Odense, DENMARK
date: 24 October 1987
length: 28 minutes

HERE

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

LIME SPIDERS

artist: LIME SPIDERS (Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA)
venue: ??
location: ??
date: ?? October 1982
length: 43 minutes

HERE
Screaming set that includes MOVING SIDEWALKS, RAMONES and CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND covers. One track each from NEW CHRISTS and THE EASTERN DARK tacked onto the end of the set. 

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

THE GR'UPS

artist: THE GR'UPS (Berkeley, California, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: 14 August 1993
length: 26 minutes

HERE

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

DEPARTMENT S

artist: DEPARTMENT S (London, ENGLAND)
venue: ?? // BBC
location: ?? / London, ENGLAND
date: 1980 // 1982
length: 32 minutes

HERE
Six songs recorded live in 1980 and a four song Peel Session from 1982. Both recordings start with "Is Vic There?" - the live version is fast as hell and the Peel Session is drowning in synths, both renditions are great, and are complete departures from the track released as the band's first single. 


Wednesday, February 24, 2021

FLOATING CORPSES

artist: FLOATING CORPSES (San Francisco, California, USA)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 23 December 2001
length: 32 minutes

HERE

Sunday, February 21, 2021

POLICE

artist: POLICE (London, ENGLAND)
venue: Mont de Marsan Punk Festival
location: Mont de Marsan, FRANCE
date: 05 August 1977
length: 32 minutes

HERE
This set has been bootlegged on vinyl more than a few times. Track listing on the boots is different ("Fall Out" appears twice on most of the wax version) and the first cut here is listed as "Next To You" but that's incorrect. Really, the only reasons to listen to this set are the ripping version of "Fall Out" and the absolutely screaming rendition of "Nothing Achieving," the two songs that make up the first POLICE single and really the only Sting-related output you need to own. I understand if you were a product of the '80s and have a soft spot for some of the cuts on records up to and including "Synchronicity"...but can you objectively say that you actually like them?


Wednesday, February 17, 2021

CRIMENY

 artist: CRIMENY (San Francisco, California, USA)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 23 December 2001
length: 18 minutes

HERE

Friday, February 12, 2021

 

artist: various
venue: various
location: Poitiers, FRANCE
date: ?? 1993
length: 93 minutes

HERE
My French comprehension is severely lacking (absent, really), but this is a compilation of live recordings from five different shows in Poitiers, France. Bands include: SHATTER THE MYTH (France), LIFE BUT HOW TO LIVE IT? (Norway), FINGER PRINT (France), ECONOCHRIST (USA), NO MORE (Luxembourg), SPITBOY (USA), and INTRO (France). 

Saturday, February 6, 2021


artist: VANDALS (Huntington Beach, California, USA
venue: T-Bird Rollerdome
location: East Los Angeles, California, USA (technically Pico Rivera, I think?)
date: 11 December 1982
length: 39 Minutes

HERE
I shared the SHATTERED FAITH set from the same (incredibly stacked) show last summer. Recommended. 

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

THE BLACK TRANS AMS

artist: THE BLACK TRANS AMS (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
venue: The Union
location: Athens, Ohio, USA
date: 21 June 2000
length: 21 minutes

HERE

Friday, January 22, 2021

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD.

artist: P.I.L. (London, ENGLAND)
venue: ??
location: Bochum, GERMANY
date: 15 November 1983
length: 52 minutes

HERE

Sunday, January 17, 2021

SPITBOY

 

artist: SPITBOY (Oakland, California, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: 25 May 1991
length: 21 minutes

HERE

Thursday, January 14, 2021

SAVAGE REPUBLIC

artist: SAVAGE REPUBLIC (Los Angeles, California, USA)
venue: Danceteria
location: New York City, New York, USA
date: 04 April 1986
length: 45 minutes

HERE
edit: thanks (as always) to @bat29... 

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

HARUM SCARUM



artist: HARUM SCARUM (Portland, Oregon, USA)
venue: MKNŽ
location: Bistrica, SLOVENIA
date: 06 May 2000
length: 50 minutes

Commercial release, likely still available in some formats from Nikt Nic Nie Wie