THE BLIND FAITH OF GARAGE ROCK!

All four members of Atlanta swamp-poppers the BLACK LIPS and German-Canadian boogie duo KING KHAN & BBQ have formed a massive garage super group. It seems both genuine and a joke at the same time. I like their first released single though I'm surprised their isn't more instrumentation. They seem to be using the six person line-up for vocal strength more than musical cacophony. Their first LP will be out on VICE (the lable of the Black Lips and King Khan's Shrines) on September 24th.

You can hear their song "Lay Down and Die" on here: http://www.myspace.com/thealmightydefenders
Sounds like Joe or Jared on vocals.

You can watch videos of their performances here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VwN5Nfq6os
and here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY9ikYeJAP8

LIVEFASTDIE sadly live up to their name

LiveFastDie, a prolific but barely standing bunch of New Hampshire garage punk snots are breaking up, as if they were ever together in the first place.

I have seen LIVEFASTDIE play three times: opening for King Khan & BBQ at Don Pedro's, playing with Thomas Function and (I think) Cheap Time at The Annex, and headlining a night at Cakeshop with Nobunny also on the bill. Everytime they were drunk, hilarious, and furious. Although I think their records are better than their live act, LIVEFASTDIE is a band to see and soon you will only have one more chance to do just that.

I have no idea why LIVEFASTDIE are going the way of the dodo though the standard reasons I'm sure apply. Their last show will be with the always fantastic Golden Triangle at ROCKSTAR BAR on Saturday 7/25. There will be free Colt 45!!!

To hear their shit visit: http://www.myspace.com/livefastdienow

Pretty Groovy!!!

Time to get some "TEENAGE HEAD"!!!


















Sadly, the legendary FLAMIN' GROOVIES are legenday only in very small circles. Though they came from San Francisco, the Groovies displayed few to none of the psychedelic extravagance of conteporaries like Big Brother and the Holding Company or Country Joe and the Fish. Instead the Flamin' Groovies, under the joint leadership of wailer Roy Loney and stringman Cyril Jordan, embraced the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, The Byrds (both early and late), and Sun Records artists such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis while funneling those sounds through the "Nuggets"-era garage of The Sonics and The Barbarians. Roy, a Jagger like chameleon who could be a soul shouter or a country crooner, left the band in 1971 at which point the Groovies' headed into a more power pop and mod direction.

Now, Roy and Cyril are back together for the first time in decades after a smashing success at the annual New Orleans' Ponderosa Stop where they were backed by the A-Bones (featuring Billy and Miriam of Norton Records) and Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan.

Roy, Cyril and the A-Bones will be playing two NYC-area shows at venues that specialize in acts of their ilk: Hoboken's MAXWELLS (on Thursday 7/23) and Brooklyn's SOUTHPAW (on Friday 7/24). This is a rare oppurtunity and the revues from New Orleans were nothing but good. Tickets for either venue are $15 ($20 on the day of the show) and both show will start at around 9pm (doors at 8pm). Tickets can be purchased on their websites or for Maxwells, in the Village's Other Music.

Links to the venue's websites and photos from the Ponderosa Stomp are below!

SOUTHPAW: http://www.spsounds.com/

MAXWELL'S: http://www.maxwellsnj.com/

In New Orleans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR-fCknjOOo; http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/05/the_2009_ponder_1.html