Sunday, March 30, 2025

PORNO PATROL

artist: PORNO PATROL (West Berlin, GERMANY)
venue: AJZ
location: Bielefeld, GERMANY
date: 12 January 1985
length: 48 minutes

HERE

Thursday, March 13, 2025

BLUE CHEER

artist: BLUE CHEER (San Francisco, California, USA)
venue: ??
location: San Francisco // Los Angeles, California, USA
date: 1968
length: 28 minutes

HERE
First eleven minute track has the vocals mixed almost completely out and is super drum forward - which makes for a listening experience that is as awesome as it is annoying. Presumably this one is from SF but I'm not sure and someone on the internet is bound to (welcome to) correct me. The next three cuts have a way hotter mix and the vocals are straight fire and maybe these are from LA but also maybe not all from the same show even though the tape says they are. Damn BLUE CHEER ruled. 

Monday, March 10, 2025

THE IDOLS

artist: THE IDOLS (New York City, New York, USA)
venue: Max's Kansas City
location: New York City, New York, USA
date: 03 May 1978
length: 19 minutes

HERE
For those (like me) who didn't already know, THE IDOLS were a late 1980s NYC blip that featured a pre-LONDON COWBOYS Barry Jones and Steve Dior along with Jerry Nolan (NY DOLLS, HEARTBREAKERS) and Arthur Kane (NY DOLLS, CORPSE GRINDERS), though they were likely more famous as the backing band on for 'Sid Sings'-era Sid Vicious. 

Monday, March 3, 2025

CRIME

artist: CRIME
venue: DNA Lounge
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 29 October 1989
length: 39 minutes

HERE

Friday, February 28, 2025

STOOGES

artist: THE STOOGES (Ann Aorbor, Michigan, USA)
venue: American Theater
location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
date: 18 August 1973
length: 53 minutes

HERE
Worth it for the radio ad tacked onto the front end of the set. Recording is admittedly raw, but this is also a document of screaming set that was delivered when I had been on the earth for less than a year. And I am not a young person. So I thank the Technical Gods and I settle into THE STOOGES. "Raw Power" is the opener, the version of "Gimme Danger" gives me chills...listen until the end please. 

Monday, February 24, 2025

DISORDER

artist: DISORDER (Bristol, ENGLAND)
venue: ??
location: ??
date: ??
length: 5 minutes

HERE
Only two songs, but.....

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

KAFKA PROSESS

artist: KAFKA PROSESS (Oslo, NORWAY)
venue: ??
location: København, DENMARK
date: 05 April 1986
length: 32 minutes

HERE