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beastie boys - 11.20.82 - cbgb - new york,ny

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:42:00 +0000

it's crazy to think that they've been around since 1979

before they were the white rap guys with the huge inflatable penis onstage...they were a "third rate minor threat" (and speaking of which...you should check out the youtube for a pretty kick-ass cover of minor threat's "screaming at a wall")

"hey...waitaminute...there's something not quite right about that picture"

that's because up until 1984...they had future luscious jackson member kate schellenbach playing the drums for them

1 - beastie boys
2 - unknown
3 - transit cop
4 - jimi
5 - holy snappers
6 - improvise
7 - unknown
8 - ode to...
9 - house of the rising sun*
10 - michelle's farm
11 - sampson is king
12 - riot fight
13 - egg raid on mojo

*=the animals cover

DL: beastie boys @cbgb

rites of spring - 11.1.85 - wmuc - college park,md

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

come on now

you should already know who rites of spring are/were

and if you don't...that's ok

all you need to know is that the band had half of fugazi as members

"which half?"

you know...there are just some things that SGM thinks that you need to find out for yourselves (ie: which members went onto fugazi...women aren't supposed to have an adam's apple)

1 - intro
2 - hain's point
3 - for want of
4 - persistent vision
5 - deeper than inside
6 - drink deep
7 - all through a life
8 - hidden wheel
9 - remainder
10 - in silence/words away
11 - end on end

DL: rites of spring @wmuc

FLIPPER LOS ANGELES,CA:HONG KONG CAFE 1993-04-13

noreply@blogger.com (abbottoirez) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:47:00 +0000

So fresh off the press. And 'LOVE' really was a good record, you know.
Mah bastard heart betrays mah .torrents to tha blog; remember their cover of AC/DC's 'Problem Child'? That was pretty great.

This song goes on for far too long. Bag'emantagum.

Flipper - Live, '93 @ Hong Kong Cafe LA

NASTY ON - THE LESTER BANGS EP

noreply@blogger.com (abbottoirez) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:22:00 +0000

Stutter Records; 2000

Shit-disturbin' garage-punkandroll From Toronto, Kanadia, that hits me like a mix of Bad Brains, Pavement, and the MC5. This ep is another of my personal favourites, just try turning this up loud first thing on a tuesday morning and see how that feels. Bet it feels alright in fact. Does it feel alright?
They put out a full-length, 'City Sick' two years after this and the 'Squid' lp in 2009. If you like this good luck finding it as their last record was pressed in a limited run of 500.

Nasty On - Lester Bangs

THE FUCK UPS - F.U. '82

noreply@blogger.com (abbottoirez) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:03:00 +0000

1982, Fowl Records

Sooo great. And I've remustered it so the emptytree's sound out on the forefront; ha!

From San Francisco, Bob Noxious, Sean Tuchy, Byron Haines and Joe Dirt were the Fuck Ups, and they released this record and apparently have a song on a compilation called 'We Got Power: Party or Go Home' that I've never heard but'd hazard to guess it's at least good... you get six songs here and they're all great; fucked up, snarling, new wave and not, postpunk junk and ironic funk. Punk rock. For fans of the Butthole Surfers, Flipper, PiL.

Fuck Ups - F.U. '82

upsidedown cross - self-titled

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:20:00 +0000

released 1991

"the east coast flipper" -SGMer trevere thomas

that really about sums this up

need some more convincing?

are you a fan of drunken karaoke?

are you in need of some new music to accompany your daily "SHUT UP,MOM!" tirade?

this is (probably) the 1 thing that dinosaur jr's j. mascis (he plays the drums on this album) and anal cunt's seth putnam have in common

do you like the band kilslug? (this is what happened after the band split up back in 1988...though they're currently back together)

so?

does this sound like something you'd enjoy?

and yes...this is something that you'll more than likely have to take a shower after

DL: upsidedown cross

drunk in hell - self-titled demo

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:35:00 +0000

released 2008

so...you like 16

and you like eyehategod

and you like brain bombs

and you like flipper

and you like kilslug

and you like drunks with guns

and you like pissed jeans

well...you can either wait for all of them to fall asleep so you can gather up the stuff you need so you can create that thing in your basement

or

you can let these 5 blokes (and i'm using the term "blokes" because that's the way you'd say "guys" over in the uk...and tahdah!...you just learned something...and if you hadn't already put it together...yes...they're from the uk...and bam!...you just learned something else) give it to you in the form of 4 songs

i'd suggest taking option #2 (teehee)...as they don't sound like the sort of people that would want to be woken up

DL: drunk in hell

Sonic Youth - Peel Session - 10-19-88 (Fall Covers)

noreply@blogger.com (Gray) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:29:00 +0000

Label: Bootleg
Year: 1988

John Peel loved the Fall so much that he once stated that those who did not also profess their love, he would "spurn them with my toe". A scathing indictment of musical snobbery to be sure, but John Peel's taste seems most impeccable, so who are we to argue. And who are Sonic Youth to argue either? They decided to play four Fall covers for this particular Peel session, and they got their friend Epic Soundtracks to help out. Hell, they even cover The Fall's cover of The Kinks "Victoria" (which ends with a pretty nice hardcore shout-out of "flex your head"). Not bad.

DL

bodychoke - five prostitutes

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:58:00 +0000

released in 1996

"criminally underrated rock band from the early 90s, for fans of swans, the god machine, my bloody valentine, sonic youth, dicks" -some guy

the album is named after jack the ripper's victims...and could very well be what goes on inside the head of any serial killer

and with the help of steve albini...these five lads from the UK lay it all out for you to see

this is what would happen if neurosis and the birthday party and the jesus lizard invited roger waters over to their house for a jam session

the band was together for only a short time (1993-1998...a side project of the "power electronics noise" band whitehouse...though this is at the other end of the spectrum...they released only two albums and a compilation of unreleased material

DL: five prostitutes

the tanks - keep breaking down

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:35:00 +0000

released 2009

this trio from iowa (iowa city to be exact) have a gay witch abortion/early clutch/early helmet fronted by a not so high pitched jello biafra thing going on

so that description should've gotten you wet enough to want to snag this up

and now you might wanna go and get yourself a paper towel and a new can of soda (as the kind of wet i was talking about was the knocking over of the can of soda next to your mouse that got knocked over as you excitedly reached for your mouse)

and as a matter of fact...yes...i did take a night class on the art of innuendo (which was really just a bunch of guys sitting around listening to ac/dc)

DL: keep breaking down

shorty - the discography

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:14:00 +0000

you know shorty

you love shorty

but what is shorty?

well...it all began in illinois back in 1986 after vocalist al johnson (then in a band called nursery) and guitarist mark shippy (then in a band called the muckrakers) were introduced to one another

then in 1988 they put an ad in the local newspaper looking for other musicians...and after a succession of names...they released 2 7" under the name snailboy

then in 1991...the band's original bass player left the band...and they then took in bassist luke frantom (who had also worked with al johnson in nursery)

and then came shorty

and before splitting up in 1994...they released 1 full length...an ep...and 3 7"

and then al johnson and mark shippy went onto for the band u.s. maple

but that's another story for another time

grampa's tired

go outside and play

but stay away from the shed

STAY AWAY FROM THE SHED!

DL: mungo 7" (released 1990)

DL: kept turd 7" (released 1991)

DL: last one in my mouth is a jerk 7" (released 1992)

DL: niggerhat 7" (released 1992)

DL: kaput! 7" (released 1993)

DL: thumb days (released 1993)

DL: fresh breath 10" (released 1994)

quicksand - b-sides and rarities

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:38:00 +0000

you like quicksand

we like quicksand

so here's a "not officially released" collection of stuff culled from various sources

"what kind of sources?"

well...you get stuff from the band's unreleased third album...some demos...some live stuff...different versions of songs...some stuff that didn't make it onto albums...

you know...b-sides and rarities

DL: b-sides and rarities

family man - self-titled demo

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:14:00 +0000

released 1999(?)

combine deadguy and kiss it goodbye...and you get family man

after kiss it goodbye split up back in 1998...vocalist tim singer...bassist thom rusnack...and drummer andrew gormley formed family man

sadly...the only thing to come from it was this 2 song demo

oh...the things that could've been

DL: family man

rodan - 9.25.94 - lounge ax - chicago,il

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:27:00 +0000

do you remember where you were the first time you heard the song "tooth fairy retribution manifesto"?

i do

it was a sunday night and i was messing with the radio in search of something to listen to...and the dial was all the way on the left side...and i happened upon a station that was being broadcast out of a college (i think)...and i remember thinking that it was pretty awesome to be hearing fugazi on the radio (i came in halfway through the song "repeater")

so i left it there and went off to take a shower

and as i was getting out...i heard what i thought were wind chimes...and then the drums kicked in (and i've gotta tell you...the roll that comes in at about about a minute in still gives me the chills)

and then the bass and guitars came in

and it was like hearing the song "good morning,captain" for the first time (which i consider both songs to be equals)

so i waited for the song to be over with the hopes that it wouldn't be one of those moments where the dj talks but doesn't mention the band or the song you were just listening to

and the next day i was on the hunt for an album called RUSTY by a band called rodan

and of course i had to end up getting it specially ordered

(end scene)

1 - tooth fairy retribution manifesto
2 - gauge
3 - sangre
4 - big things,little things

DL: rodan @lounge ax

thumbnail - self-titled

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:15:00 +0000

released 1996

hose.got.cable's ANTIESTABLISHMENTARIANISMESQUE

nirvana's IN UTERO

drive like jehu's YANK CRIMES

fugazi's IN ON THE KILL TAKER

those are albums that this album would make friends with

DL: thumbnail

antimony - phantom itch

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:09:00 +0000

released 1995

do you like the band circus lupus?

have you ever found yourself thinking "you know...i wonder what they'd sound like without the vocalist"?

they'd sound like this

after the band split up...the rhythm section went onto form this one-off band (this is their only album)

vocalist chris thomson went onto eventually form the band monorchid with guitarist chris hamley

so if you're a fan of anything mid-90s dischord records...this be for you

also...if you'd ever wondered what it would've sounded like if holy roller's vocalist marc lambiotte had fronted the jesus lizard....

DL: phantom itch

squirrel bait - skag heaven

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:49:00 +0000

released 1987

this is where half of slint came from

and that's all you really need to know

but to be fair...i'll mention bastro and gastr del sol too

and it's all wrapped up in a nice ball of husker du and the replacements

DL: skag heaven

husker du - up in the air: studio outtakes

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:25:00 +0000

released 1996

you're a fan of the husker du

and we know that

so here's a compilation of outtakes from their ZEN ARCADE/NEW DAY RISING/CANDY APPLE GRAY/WAREHOUSE: SONGS AND STORIES/THE LIVING END albums

DL: up in the air: studio outtakes

there's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic/to human behaviour

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:05:00 +0000

yes

that's bjork

and you may be wondering what bjork has to do with anything

and to that i say...bjork has everything to do with everything

bjork is what happened to the dinosaurs

but i'm getting away from the point of this post

now...many of you may remember the great SGM fiasco of a few days ago

i had come to find out that the file sharing host i'd been using had completely erased all of my files

so i did what comes naturally

i tore off all of my clothes and hit the floor in the fetal position

all the work i'd put into the blog over the last 3+ years was gone

and then the vision of me getting screamed at during the only school function i'd ever bothered attending popped into my head (i mean...come on...if you're going to play faith no more's "falling to pieces" during a grade school dance...of course there's going to be some jumping around...it's that bassline,man)

and then the random visions of me dropping ice cream cones came

and then there was that hobo at the bus station in toledo,oh

and that one time in that motel room in vegas

but i digress

the next thing i knew...i was standing outside the SGM offices with a gallon of gas and a pack of matches

and then grAy showed up and was all like "hey...what did i tell you about playing with matches"

and then he took them away

and then he started saying words that started making sense (in that special grAy way)

he was all like "it's not the end of the world...something can still be done about all of this..."

and then he picked me up and tucked me into bed

he then stole my gas and matches...and i'm pretty sure most of the spare change i keep in a bowl on the kitchen table

so this is what's going to happen

i'm slowly going to go through all of my posts and re-post them using another file sharing host

we here at SGM greatly appreciate each and every one of you (yes...even you...guy in the homemade reo speddwagon shirt)

and we're going to continue on

also...it's recommended that you snag up what you can in the coming days as it's rumored that mediafire will be completely wiping the slate clean

and now you can go back to your viewing of donkeypunchmidgets.com

Deathless - Antilectual/Nondeathless

noreply@blogger.com (Dangerbird) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:14:00 +0000

I mentioned Deathless in a post the other day which got me dragging this gem back out following years of neglect.

Existing in the early nineties the band released two albums. Well... two and a half really, as this one here is an album plus a disc of remixes, live stuff and whatnot.

Made up of two bass players and a drum machine this Australian/UK duo managed to rehearse, record and occassionally perform live despite the tyranny of distance. And remember kids... this was back in the day of dial-up internet, before Garageband came along and made such collaborations the norm.

Godflesh's Justin Broadrick produced, remixed and played on a few tracks on the Nondeathless disc. So you get the gist of what's goin' on here: dense, plodding, atonal.... beautiful!

Enrol in a course, get a qualification and get the fuck out of the music industry.

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:20:00 +0000

psych.

Ikara Colt - Live - Lowlands - 08.23.02

noreply@blogger.com (Gray) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:26:00 +0000

Label: Bootleg
Year: 2002

Fuck it, we're back.
How about some happy music to celebrate? How about a good sound quality Ikara Colt show from the Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands?
Sounds good to me.
Mors Exactores

DL

Hang On A Minute

noreply@blogger.com (Gray) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:27:00 +0000

Hang on, hold tight, take er easy everyone!

In light of recent legal proceedings against Megaupload, it would appear that Medifire, our preferred host of choice, has decided to cover their legal asses and clean proverbial house. Hence, all of the down/invalid files you are seeing on this site, and I'm sure others as well. Some of those files should not have been taken down as they were not breaking any laws, authorized by the musicians themselves, etc, and some of them...well, that debatable.

The point is, we here at Shiny Grey Monotone need to assess what the future holds for blogs of this nature, and how we should proceed into the future. Should we put our heads down and forge ahead using a new hosting service, should we attempt to change format, or should we se this as a harbinger of things to come and simply fold up and leave? At this point, it's up in the air.

So, I would advise you to get while the gettin' is good, and stay tuned to this space, we will keep you posted once the dust has settled.

Thanks for caring (assuming you do care...you may not, and in that case...go fuck yourself you heartless bastards),

SGM Team

melvins/unsane spring tour

noreply@blogger.com (ipecac) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:15:00 +0000

(updated...*=new date)

you should probably bring a spare pair of underwear

April 11 - San Jose, CA - The Blank Club
April 12 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
April 13 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
April 14 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
April 17 - El Paso, TX - House of Rock
April 19 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
April 20 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
April 21 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's
April 23 - Orlando, FL - The Social
April 24 - Gainesville, FL - Double Down Live
April 25 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft at Center Stage
April 26 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
April 28 - West Chester, PA - The Note
April 29 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
May 1 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
May 2 - DeKalb, IL - Otto's Nightclub
May 3 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
May 5 - Memphis,TN - Hi-Tone Cafe*
May 4 - Nashville, TN - Exit In
May 7 - Dallas, TX - Trees
May 9 - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Company
May 11 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Concert Theatre

Hillbilly Devilspeak - Lies... As Told By The White Man

noreply@blogger.com (Dangerbird) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:33:00 +0000

Recently given posting rights I thought I'd trawl the requests page to see if I could help some poor sap acquire that long-wanted album. In doing so I came across a request for some Hillbilly Devilspeak... posted over a year ago. Oh well.. quit your bellyachin'. I'm here now aren't I?

So what you have here is a 2004 album by a Phoenix-based quartet. The music is noisy, a little angular, and filled with rock n' roll swagger. Early-Nirvana maybe?

I've included coverart scans, and you'll note the simplistic... nay... cutprice design. Don't let this fool you. Where they saved on artwork, they spent on getting Alex Newport behind the desk. Not bad budgeting if you ask me.

Besides, how can one pass by a band whose bio proclaims "Punks not dead. It's just old and boring like Metallica."?

Go ahead. Open up. Say AHHH!!!