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Having all these special themed shows means I don't have an opportunity to play the new stuff. This is that opportunity and there's a silly amount of new stuff to play. Brand new stuff from Arno de Cea, Air Cats Band, Black Flamingos, The Vivisectors, The Splashdowns, The Illuminators, El Supernaut, The Akulas, The Chemist & the Acevities, The Terminators, Nishioka Diddley and his One Man Chia and the Chukukos. And then there's still-new-but-not-in-the-last-3-weeks-new stuff from Genki Genki Panic, Light Strucks, The Incredible Catheads, Amphibian Man and the Bahareebas.

From: 03/20/2017 - 13:56


Black Flamingos - Neon Boneyard

Black Flamingos' name and album art suit them well: fun and exotic, but with a sketchy side. There is a beach party going on for sure, but somebody said they saw a shark. 

From: 03/19/2017 - 18:12


Arno de Cea & the Clockwork Wizards - Flash Freezing the Sun

With no releases from Arno de Cea in either the Clockwork Wizards or the Irradiates, 2016 felt kinda... safe (though did his best). He's back though, with another album of impossibly huge guitars and apocalyptic panic.

From: 03/20/2017 - 07:34


El Supernaut - Gorilla Fighter

Man, what is it about Finland? El Supernaut have released their 3rd LP and have more than earned some recognition in the instro scene. Gorilla Fighter is a bright, punchy record full of ideas. Their last LP Plays Half Dead was great, but it was literally half (excellent) Dead Kennedys covers. Playing mostly original material now, they sneak in hints of Booker T and the MGs on "Fool For Your Loving", a ska beat on "Die Mauer Brechen", a bit more of a straightforward 90's punk sound on "We Go Moon", while still going big and mean on tracks like "Gorilla Fighter".

From: 03/17/2017 - 09:20


The Chemist and the Avevities - Sounds from Chemistry Town #4

This is the 4th release from The Chemist and even if you missed everything up to this point, the label should give you a good idea of what you're getting: loud, fast, power surf. Not just a trashy take on the 60's sound but instrumentals with oomph and size, definitely of the Man or Astro-man family. "Farm Nightmare" and "Kallocaine" change things up with the drumming and "escape from cerclon" has some theremin freakout. If you're like me, you need to have a regular intake of this sort of stuff, and this certainly does the trick.

From: 03/16/2017 - 07:29


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