DIVE - GEIST 7" - Now Available

DIVE is Cole Smith (Beach Fossils) + Devin Perez + Andrew Bailey + Colby Hewitt (ex-Smith Westerns). Their third 7" release "Geist b/w Bambi Slaughter" is now available through Captured Tracks for $5.50 + a reasonable $2.25 for shipping. They are also currently selling a limited white/clear marble version for $6.50 + $2.50 ship. (Limited to 200 copies). You can purchase here! Do iiit!

You can still buy "Sometime b/w Corvalis" 7" through Captured Tracks for $5.50 + shipping. Purchase.

EDIT: (5/1/12) Dive has officially changed their band name to "DIIV" out of respect for the original Dive band, a Belgian industrial band formed in the early 1990s by Dirk Ivens.

Lost Sounds - Lost Lost Demos, Sounds, Alternate Takes & Unused Songs - LP Pre-Order

Before Jay Reatard's solo career he was in the synth-electro-punk band The Lost Sounds (among many other projects) with Alicja Trout, Rich Crook and Patrick Jordan. "Lost Lost" collects songs off the Black Wave and Rats Brains and Microchips albums and their final self-titled EP, as well as ones that never saw proper release. The rare and unheard material ranges from captivating kitchen recordings and acoustic takes to fully realized studio tracks. The album covers garage obscurities like “I Cannot Lie” and originals like “No Count”. " Lost Lost Demos, Sounds, Alternate Takes & Unused Songs" will be out on Goner Records May 15th, on CD or LP which include a bonus 7".


You can still purchase the newly released Lost Sounds - Lost Sounds 7" here for $6.00. (Limited to 900 copies). You can also still purchase the newly released Lost Sounds compilation album "Blac Static" here for $14.00 via Fat Possum Records.


Don't forget Jay's first band The Reatards re-released their first album "Teenage Hate" too. You can still buy the 2xLP here or at Goner Records for $20.25. Supposedly all the Reatards albums plan to be re-issued, keep an eye out for them!


I will update with more direct links to Goner's website soon. Goner's website is down at the moment. Check back for pre-order dates and links!

Allah Las - Tell Me (What's On Your Mind) - Video and 7"

The new 7" single "Tell Me (What's On Your Mind) b/w Sacred Sands" from the Allah Las is now available through Innovative Leisure. $7.99 plus $5.00 in the US. So good!


Innovative Leisure also has an 8" record available from Nick Waterhouse & Allah Las, entitled "Don't You Forget It." It is being sold for $9.99 plus $5.00 shipping.

As Nick Waterhouse explains it, "I had a mixtape of a couple of songs that Pedrum (of the Allah-Las) had handed to me. He had a song on there called "Don't You Forget It" and I used the lyrics from his song in the music bed of a song that I was composing." What came out was the single "Don't You Forget It" that Waterhouse recorded for his upcoming LP Time's All Gone. Hear both his version and a completely different Allah-Las version on this next installment in the INNOV8 series.

V/A – LIVE AT THE EMPTY BOTTLE VINYL LP

"Live At The Empty Bottle" is a various artists compilation of garage & pop bands that played live at Chicago venue The Empty Bottle. The compilation was recorded and mixed by Shimby McCreery. It is available digitally at the Empty Bottle's Bandcamp page. The vinyl edition is available at Hozac Records for $15.99, plus it's on sale at the Empty Bottle and a number of independent record shops in Chicago. According to Hozac Records it is limited to 500 copies on Black Wax. 

Tracklist:

01 Davila 666: "Pingorocha y la Diva Rockera"
02 The Strange Boys: "Be Brave"
03 Shannon and the Clams: "You Will Always Bring Me Flowers"
04 Hunx and His Punx: "Lover's Lane"
05 Best Coast: "Crazy for You"
06 Outer Minds: "My Bloodshot Eyes"
07 Black Lips: "Bow Down and Die"
08 Ty Segall: "Girlfriend"
09 Mickey: "Dance"
10 The Fresh and Onlys: "Waterfall"
11 Hollows: "Shapeshifter"
12 Crystal Stilts: "Love Is a Wave"
13 Tyler Jon Tyler: "Separate Issue"
14 The Dutchess and the Duke: "Scorpio"

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Willoughby's Beach EP

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is some killer garage surf- sludge from Melbourne, Australia. The band states they were brought together through a share house in Carlton and a mutual love of Pavement, Thee Oh Sees and Nuggets Comps. Thanks to HeroKid for the recommendation. 

Their first track 'Black Tooth' has been summarized: "it opens with a burst of machine gun guitars before replacing the fury with some old fashioned malice in the guise of a surf-slicked riff - but there ain't no pina coladas and high-titted broads in bikinis here friends - just broken boards jutting out of the sand and blood under the nails. Fuzz vocals and a deadly accurate percussive attack fill out the picture in lurid, dripping, neon-lit detail. Mixing the sex of The Velvet Underground, the interstellar wonder of the 13th Floor Elevators and the sheer hostility of The Monks and The Stooges." 

You can order Willoughby's Beach EP here, for $20. The 10" record is a fezzy transparent yellow colour. The package includes a double-sided square photo insert with album lyrics and liner notes and an individual photo personally signed by the band. When you buy this product from Bandcamp you will also get an automatic download of the EP. The EP is limited to 350 copies only. 

Killer stuff!

The Flaming Lips and New Fumes - Girl, You're So Weird

The Flaming Lips and New Fumes - Girl, You're So Weird from Delo Creative on Vimeo.

"Look at me, I'm mass producing music in a gimmicky way." Just my opinion. Enjoy some nakedness. 

Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse - Double 10" Gatefold

Ty Segall has a new release coming out June 26 via In The Red Records. Not too much information has been released about this album yet. Although, the album is supposed to be recorded by Ty Segall's full band,(Mikal Cronin, Charlie Moothart, and Emily Rose Epstein) instead of the usual only Ty production. On the In The Red website they have officially labeled the release as the "Ty Segall Band."

"Slaughterhouse" will be released on both 10" LP (2x10" Gatefold) and CD. The LP release will not be limited on black wax, but there will be a small undetermined run on CLEAR wax.

You can check the status of the pre-order here, and once it's available it will be sold here.

EDIT: In The Red stated the release will be available June 26, but Insound is saying the release will be available July 17th. Pre-order for standard black issue can be bought here at Insound, for $19.98 plus shipping. 

Slaughterhouse Tracklist:

01 Death
02 I Bought My Eyes
03 Slaughterhouse
04 The Tongue
05 Tell Me What's Inside Your Heart
06 Wave Goodbye
07 Muscle Man
08 That's the Bag I'm In
09 Diddy Wah Diddy
10 Oh Mary
11 Fuzz War

It also looks like In The Red Records are re-pressing these two fine Ty Segall records also. Ty accompanied by Mikal Cronin originally released "Reverse Shark Attack" through Kill Shaman Records, and it was limited to 1000 copies. Then also, The Traditional Fools - S/T Lp, which was originally released on Wizard Mountain will be re-pressed. This was originally pressed on both white and black wax and was limited. These were starting to get pricey on ebay, so it's nice to see a re-release finally. No release dates announced for these, but they are coming soon!

EDIT: After E-mailing In The Red they said: "We are going to be doing a limited edition in colored vinyl with "Reverse Shark Attack". Apart from that it'll be pretty much the same in production."

REGA RP6 Revealed

Head on over to TonePublications to read the first US review of the new Rega RP6. If your reading this and in Austin you can pre-order this incredible turn-table from Whetstone Audio. Brian from Whetstone also puts on a stellar website/blog of entertaining vinyl related material, and some killer personal recommendations. Read review here and drool with envy.

King Khan - Hammer Ich Vermisse Dich (Scion AV - OFFICIAL VIDEO) - Jay Reatard Cover

Just Released:

Scion A/V presents: "Hammer Ich Vermisse Dich" (Hammer I Miss You) - Video. King Khan went solo under "The King King Khan Experience" in 2011 and released this track under Scion A/V Presents (or Records.) This track is in German and of course meant to be a tribute to musician Jay Reatard. R.I.P.

Listen/download the album here:

Check out @ScionAV's The King Khan Experience on scionav.com!

Ty Segall & White Fence - Scissor People (at Room 205)

Here's the second leaked track entitled "Scissor People" from the upcoming Ty Segall / White Fence collaboration album entitled "Hair," which is out April 24 via Drag City. 

Al Lover - Distorted Reverberations (of Reverberating Distortion)

Al Lover is a producer from San Francisco. Over the last few years he has gained much notoriety for his melding of garage and psychedelic rock into spacey boom bap style hip hop instru-mentals. Combining crunchy drums, shaky percussion, chopped samples from genres unexplored by most producers, and the use of multiple effect pedals, Al Lover has created a sound all his own.


This remix album isn't exact new or even on vinyl (unfortunately) but it contains some killer remixed garage rock tunes that have a hip-hop vibe to them. Besides this album Al Lover has created some other mention-able mix tapes. For example, a remix album of bands from the Woodsist Record label (Link), and a compilation mix of the attending bands of Austin Psych Festival 2012 (Link).

His bandcamp is here. It's all worth a listen. Check it out.

New - Ty Segall - My Head Explodes (Official Video)

Bass Drum Of Death - I Wanna Be Forgotten - Tour Only Split 7"

(Picture of "GB City")

John Barrett and Colin Sneed of Bass Drum of Death are back with a brand new track entitled: "I Wanna Be Forgotten." BDOD will be accompanied this June and July with the Australian trash-pop group DZ Deathrays on tour. "I Wanna Be Forgotten" is planned to be a part of a tour-only split 7" involving the two bands. It will be limited to only 150 copies! It's been just about a year (April 12, 2011) since their debut album "GB City" was released. Hopefully this means a new full-length is in the works too.

Bass Drum of Death:
Myspace
Tumblr
Blogspot


DZ Deathrays:
Main Website
Bandcamp
Tumblr

Spectrals - Friend Zone

Natural Child - For The Love Of The Game - LP PRE-ORDER

Bluesy garage rock'n Nashville natives, Natural Child are back with their sophomore release on their own label Natural Child Music. The LP will be distributed through Burger Records on April 20. Limited to 500 copies! 150 Blood Red-Vinyl, 350 Black. If that still isn't enough they have plans for 2 other releases this year! "Bodyswitchers", under Burger Records, which is a reissue of their cassette originally released by Infinity Cat. Plus, a 3rd release entitled "Hard In Heaven", which will be released “before the world ends in 2012."

This album really is killer. I've heard it, and how can you pass up that ass? Buy It!

EDIT: Pre-sale starts tonight 4/2/12 at midnight (Burger Time aka Pacific Time Zone).

Buy Here: Link

EDIT: BLOOD RED VINYL IS SOLD OUT! AS OF 4/4/12. Black still available, for now.

Listen to the new tracks "DTV" & "Ain't Gonna Stop" below:

       

Tracklist:

1. 8 AM Blues
2. She Got a Mind
3. Baby
4. That's How I Got to Memphis
5. Hey Little Girl
6. No One Writes Sad Songs Anymore
7. DTV
8. Paradise Heights
9. Faces of Death
10. Ain't Gonna Stop

Tour dates: (Including an Austin show)

3/31 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar

4/01 - Athens, OH @ TBA

4/02 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile

4/03 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat

4/04 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's

4/05 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ Vassar College *

4/06 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands *

4/07 - Swarthmore, PA @ Swarthmore College %

4/08 - Baltimore, MD @ Windup Space * 

4/09 - Belmont, NC @ Haunted Mill *

4/10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *

4/11 - Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree *

4/12 - Gainesville, FL @ Boca Fiesta *

4/13 - Miami, FL @ Churchills *

4/14 - Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub *

4/15 - St. Augustine, FL @ Nooby's

4/17 - Houston, TX @  Fitzgerald's *

4/18 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (Outside) *

4/19 - El Paso, TX @ M’s Lips *

4/20 - Tempe, AZ @ Yuca Tap Room *

4/21 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *

4/22 - Long Beach, CA @ Alex's Bar

4/23 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Blue Lagoon

4/24 - San Francisco, CA @ El Rio $

4/25 - Oakland, CA @ Sugar Mountain $

4/26 - Reno, NV @ Clark Lane Maul

4/29 - Manhattan, KS @ Ghost Parlor

4/30 - St. Louis, MO @ Firebird   

* w/ Hunx & His Punx

% w/ The People's Temple

$ w/ Shannon & The Clams

Live At Glenn Danzig's House - 4-Way Split - Bad Sports

The growing Nashville garage rock scene is something to watch. To give promps, the equally entertaining blog/website/label Nashville's Dead has some great releases under its belt. (Visit and read their blog for some great recommendations.) The meager but growing label has released 7" from bands such as: The Useless Eaters, The Paperhead, D. Watusi, Bad Sports, Sex Cult, and now a 4-way split of Denton, Texas's own Bad Sports, Cy Barkley & The Way Outsiders, D. Watusi, and The Wax Museums. 


The songs for this 4-Way Split were recorded live to cassette at Glenn Danzig’s House in Nashville on July 30, 2011 – the last show at Glenn Danzig’s House. Over the last couple years, Danzig’s served as an all-ages showspace in Nashville bringing bands from all over the nation [as well as other nations] and always providing a place to party. This single is our way of paying homage. The single also brings everything full-circle because Dentons’s Bad Sports were the first and last band to ever play at the house. The single comes packaged in a 14″x14″ folded poster with an insert listing every band that played at the house.

Tracklist:

SIDE A
1. Bad Sports – Should’ve Known
2. Cy Barkley & The Way Outsiders – Object 

SIDE B
3. D. Watusi – B.B.M.F.
4. The Wax Museums – Locked In The Mall

50 copies of the single were packaged in cardboard sleeves with different photo prints on each copy from a different show at Glenn Danzig’s House. Those were sold at our Pop-Up Shop during The Freakin’ Weekend III.
500 on black vinyl // 50 with alternate sleeves


You can listen to samples of the 7" here, and purchase for only $5.

Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action At A Distance - LP PRE-ORDER

Lotus Plaza aka Lockett Pundt (of the band Deerhunter) will be releasing his sophomore album entitled "Spooky Action At A Distance" on April 2. You can now order the album through its label Kranky Records. It is avaiable in CD & LP. 

LP - $15 to the U.S., $18 to Canada, $25 to the R.O.W.. 

CD - $14 to the U.S., $16 to Canada, $18 to the R.O.W..

Tracklist:

1. Untitled
2. Strangers
3. Out of Touch
4. Dusty Rhodes
5. White Galactic One
6. Monoliths
7. Jet Out of the Tundra
8. Eveningness
9. Remember Our Days
10. Black Buzz

Also still available is his recently released split 10" record with his fiance's band Nice Weekend. The release is on black vinyl and limited to 500 copies. The A-side, "Come Back" is a 9-minute pop dream in classic Lotus Plaza style. The flip side finds Lockett collaborating with his fiancee, Shayda Yavari on a blown-out garage romp tune. Release under Audraglint Records you can get the 10" in the U.S for $12, Canada for $16, and World for $22.

Ty Segall / White Fence - "I Am Not A Game" & LP PRE-ORDER

The Ty Segall / White Fence collaborative album "Hair" is now available for pre-order through Drag City Records. The scheduled release date is April 24, 2012. The LP version can be purchase here, for $18 flat, no shipping charges. There is also the CD version available, for $14.

Below, is the newly released track "I Am Not A Game" from the upcoming release "Hair". The track is a organ-driven, 60's-psychedelia, garage-rock master piece.

EDIT: If you click on the purchase link above you can listen to 30 second clips of each song.

"Hair" Tracklist:


01 Time
02 I Am Not a Game
03 Easy Ryder
04 The Black Glove/Rag
05 Crybaby
06 (I Can't) Get Around You
07 Scissor People
08 Tongues

Ty Segall Tour Schedule:

04-13 Gambier, OH - Kenyon College  (solo set)
04-27 Berkeley, CA - UC Berkeley  (solo set)
05-02 San Francisco, CA - Independent #
05-03 Portland, OR - Star Theater *
05-04 Vancouver, British Columbia - Waldorf Hotel *
05-05 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey *
05-06 Missoula, MT - The Palace *
05-08 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
05-09 Madison, WI - High Horse Saloon *
05-10 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall !
05-11 Detroit, MI - Lager House !
05-12 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern !
05-13 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore !
05-14 Portland, ME - Space Gallery !
05-16 New York, NY - Webster Hall $
05-18 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
05-19 Raleigh, NC - King's Barcade *
05-20 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
05-21 Nashville, TN - The End *
05-22 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone *
05-23 Little Rock, AR - Whitewater Tavern *
05-24 Houston, TX - Walter's *
05-25 Austin, TX - Mohawk Outside Stage *

# with White Fence, Shannon and the Clams
* with White Fence
! with White Fence, Strange Boys
$ with White Fence, Strange Boys, The Men

White Fence Tour Schedule:

04-22 Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium $
05-03 Portland, OR - Star Theater #
05-04 Vancouver, British Columbia - Waldorf Hotel #
05-05 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey #
05-06 Missoula, MT - The Palace #
05-08 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry #
05-09 Madison, WI - High Horse Saloon #
05-10 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall !
05-11 Detroit, MI - Lager House !
05-12 Toronto, Ontario Horseshoe Tavern !
05-13 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore !
05-14 Portland, ME - Space Gallery !
05-16 New York, NY - Webster Hall @
05-18 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's #
05-19 Raleigh, NC - King's Barcade #
05-20 Atlanta, GA - The Earl #
05-21 Nashville, TN - The End #
05-22 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone #
05-23 Little Rock, AR - Whitewater Tavern #
05-24 Houston, TX - Walter's #
05-25 Austin, TX - Mohawk Outside Stage #
08-04 Big Sur, CA - Woodsist Fest

$ with The Shins
# with Ty Segall

! with Ty Segall, Strange Boys
@ with Ty Segall, Strange Boys, the Men

The Strange Boys - DOUEH - NEW VIDEO!

Japandroids - Celebration Rock - LP PRE-ORDER

Japandroids is a two piece band from Vancouver, BC, comprised of Brian King and David Prowse. Japandroids are 1 guitar, 1 set of drums, and 2 vocalizers. They call it garage rock. They don't care what you call it, as long as it's not minimal. Japandroids are maximal - a two piece band trying to sound like a five piece band. 

Their new album entitled "Celebration Rock" is coming out on PolyVinyl Records June 5th. To go along with the album they will be releasing a 7" entitled "The House That Heaven Built," which will be out on May 15th. "Celebration Rock" will be available on limited edition 180 gram red vinyl, which is limited to 1000 copies, and also on black wax. "The House That Heaven Built" will be on clear vinyl. The B-side to the 7" is a cover of "Jack the Ripper" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

Celebration Rock Tracklist:

01 The Nights of Wine and Roses
02 Fire's Highway
03 Evil's Sway
04 For the Love of Ivy
05 Adrenaline Nightshift
06 Younger Us
07 The House That Heaven Built
08 Continuous Thunder

You can pre-order the new album and 7" here. 


CD+MP3 - $10
Black Vinyl + MP3 - $14
Red Vinyl + MP3 - $16
Clear 7" + MP3 - $5
+ Package Deals


Japandroids Tour Dates:
May 17, 2012 - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, United Kingdom
May 18, 2012 - The Green Door Store, Brighton, United Kingdom
May 19, 2012 - Paradiso (London Calling Festival), Amsterdam
May 21, 2012 - Cooler, Bristol, United Kingdom
May 22, 2012 - Camp Basement, London, United Kingdom
May 23, 2012 - Soup Kitchen, Manchester, United Kingdom
May 24, 2012 - King Tuts, Glasgow, United Kingdom
May 25, 2012 - Cockpit 2, Leeds, United Kingdom
May 26, 2012 - The Bodega, Nottingham, United Kingdom
May 31, 2012 - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound Festival)
Jun 11, 2012 - Neumo's, Seattle, WA
Jun 12, 2012 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
Jun 14, 2012 - The Independent, San Francisco, CA
Jun 15, 2012 - Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
Jun 16, 2012 - The Casbah, San Diego, CA
Jun 19, 2012 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
Jun 21, 2012 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
Jun 22, 2012 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
Jun 23, 2012 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Canada
Jun 25, 2012 - La Salla Rossa, Montreal, Canada
Jun 26, 2012 - Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA
Jun 27, 2012 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Jun 29, 2012 - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA
Jun 30, 2012 - The Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
Jul 3, 2012 - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
Jul 7, 2012 - Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Canada 

WHITE FENCE- FAMILY PERFUME – VOL 1 LP - PRE-ORDER

White Fence is the project of Tim Presley. His third full-length, Family Perfume, is a double album that will be released in two parts. The official release date is April 3, but Vol. 1 is now available for order via Woodsist Records. You can order here. Vol. 1 is limited to 1000 copies. The price is $13.00 plus shipping. Look for Family Perfume - Vol. 2 which will be available on May 15. The two records are also planned to be compiled on CD in the near future.  

Album description:

“Fuck Nostalgia. Live the truth. Truth is feeling, Truth is sound, Truth is motion. I am believing. I am seeing. I am moving. TRUTH IS FOREVER. Meet The Presley/ White Fence Truth Serum. Imagine if you will, that your uncle frank, aunt jane and cousing ricky all made out with George Harrison at the same time and felt good about it. Thats what the family perfume smells like. Like the real shit. This aint your regular mutton chop rock. This is freak your fucking mom out cause she caught you naked in the back yard blasting this shit rock. This is not a joke. This is the hit factory. This is the eye. This is another planet. And hurry up, cause this perfume aint available at no macy’s. Fuck the Rolling stones. Long live Keith. Were allready dead. SMELL THE TRUTH. FUCK THE TRUTH. FUCK ROCK AND ROLL. LOVE ROCK AND ROLL. And this is just vol. one.”- Ty Segall 

tl;dr version:

This is some experimental & psychedelic garage rock, and rock will live forever.

Tracklist:

1 WF FP Intro
2 Swagger vets & Double moon
3 Long white curtain
4 Balance yr heart
5 Do you know Ida Know?
6 Down PNX
7 Take away lifes endless take
8 Hope! Servatude, i have no!
9 It will never be
10 Soaring, daily pique number 2
11 A Hermes Blues
12 Hey! Roman nose
13 Breathe Again
14 Daily Pique