Fleabag - S/T Demotape

I saw this band sometime in June of this year and immediately fell in love with everything about them. Fleabag's stage presence is what you'd expect out of the rather "shy kid" ethos that they carry around. I was too intimidated to talk to their vocalist and it makes me feel like a total asshole. Their drummer used to be in Rosa (but really, they sound nothing like that). It's worth noting that there's a fuck-up in one of these songs due to tape-complications. Best three dollars I ever spent, and it's one of those albums that has gotten me through moving twice this year and experiencing heartbreak. I tend to be bad at describing things, but this could be called female-fronted kawaii/artsy/queer/pop-punk or something along those lines. Hopefully this will make you want to cuddle with a transkid with big glasses. It makes me feel okay about my social problems.

PASSWORD:holdhands
13.96MB ZIP file
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1935 Linden St.
Oakland, CA
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Tangled Up
02.Nevermind
03.Wisdom Tooth
04.Coals
05.Curb Appeal

NO COMPUTER.

As goes the way of many music blogs, this is not gonna be updated often. I no longer have my own computer and pirating from the collective space could be disastrous. There will be posts when I'm at ym mom's, though. Like today.

If you actually give a damn about my life: http://acetank.livejournal.com

For the Vegans: Beyond Bread

Lately I've been addicted to the sourdough loaves available at Beyond Bread, seriously. It's pretty much all I want to eat now that Taco Shop is iffy on ingredients. I was disappointed to find out that no website I could find had a definitive list of vegan breads available there; there were only lists of soups (which I'm sure will be helpful when it stops being 110 fucking degrees outside constantly). I took it upon myself to make a list of what breads I could and couldn't eat. Don't worry, all the starters used are a basic sourdough starter, which means no non-vegan ingredients. Keep in mind, however, that if you're more strict about using bleached flour, only the wheat breads are suitable for you. So, without further ado...
The Definitive List of Beyond Bread Vegan Breads:
Baguette (Plain), Ciabatta, Cinnamon Raisin, Cracked Wheat, Cranberry Pecan, Fig & Pistachio, Garlic Italian, Kalamata Olive, Parisienne, Pretzel, Rosemary, Rustic, Rye, Sourdough, Sun Dried Tomato & Basil, Semolina, Walnut, White, Wheat.

XWALRUSX/Important Documents - "Bananarchy 2010/Law & Ordercore" 10"

XWALRUSX is one of Tucson's only straight edge powerviolence bands, maybe the only one? Important Documents are their thrashing friends from Humboldt, CA who apparently really love bananas. This is a limited-edition 10" translucent red vinyl released on Bonecutter/Goin' Ape Shit Records (both outta my hometown). The XWALRUSX side is undoubtedly better-polished, heavier, and more familiar to locals. The Important Documents side is fast, sloppy, and possesses a sound that I wouldn't mind hearing on a weekly basis. Number one reason this is posted here: Walrus are my friends and they play at Dry River all the time. This record is fast, heavy, and feels very personal. Track listings will be up later, but the files do have ID3 tags, which means you shouldn't need them.

PASSWORD:bananarchy
22.95MB ZIP file
Click Here to purchase from Toxic Ranch

P.S. Look out for a guest post by my friend Joaquin within the next couple of days! I'm sick with the flu and he's kind enough to write a post or two.

Fishbone - "Truth and Soul"

I really love this album. There's not much else to say. Part funk, part ska, part new wave, part punk, part hair metal (yes), and part comedy. Fishbone is awesome, but an acquired taste. I got this on cassette a few years ago from the aforementioned neighbor. It's like a Sublime made of real, live black people! (I hope that didn't sound racist, I'm just not down with whiteboy reggae.) Fishbone are an amazing band and I was lucky enough to see them a few Halloweens ago. If there's a band that you should listen to while dressed as Tank Girl and being the only minor in a crowd of too-friendly drunk old men and University students, Fishbone is probably it. Their shows don't turn out a lot of people, but this album contains their two huge singles "Ma and Pa" and "Freddie's Dead." This is a great starter for a really esoteric, underrated band.

PASSWORD:freddiesdead
87.07MB ZIP file
Click Here to purchase from Amazon.com

TRACK LISTING:
01.Freddie's Dead
02.Ma and Pa
03.Mighty Long Way
04.Pouring Rain
05.Deep Inside
06.Question of Life
07.I Like to Hide Behind My Glasses
08.Bonin' in the Boneyard
09.One Day
10.Subliminal Fascism
11.Slow Bus Movin' (Howard Beach Party)
12.In The Name of Swing
13.Ghetto Soundwave
14.Change

Apologies.

Due to my mother's delinquent payments to our next door neighbor, I got bawled out for stealing internet (when I really thought we were paying the bill). I've been rather quickly discovering just how much of a scumbag my mother is, letting me and others get in serious trouble before admitting her own mistakes. I pray I don't turn out that way.


Anyway, posting should resume...uh...today.

Akiakane - "Kasumisou"

Okay, so it's no surprise that I'm a total sucker for ladies in punk rock. This time up to bat, we've got Chiba, Japan's Akiakane. I first heard of this band on Asian Man Records' Plea For Peace vol 2. These little girls are FIRECRACKERS, and I love it. Imagine if the Powerpuff Girls started a punk band! Okay, maybe that was a tad general, but I swear this is exactly what it would sound like! If that doesn't appeal to you, fine. But you're missing out.

PASSWORD:unclesam
34.94MB ZIP file
Click Here to purchase from Asian Man Records

TRACK LISTING:
01.Uncle Sam
02.Tepee
03.Clover
04.1945
05.Kaze to Tomoni
06.Hanamichi
07.Kasumisou
08.Dear Friend
09.I'm Not Down
10.Fuckin' Media
11.Fighting Spirits
12.On the Record
13.E.M.I.

Update.

Yeah, I know. No posts in over ten days? I'm an asshole, because this isn't even a music post. It's an AGENDA.

A] I'll print/ship patches to anywhere in the US for $1(or less) each and anywhere else for $2(or less) each. I need money and I have an excess of time and printing supplies. I have an album of my printwork and am always up for a challenge! No, these are not embroidered patches, they are screen-printed lovingly by hand. <333

B] Over the next month or so, I'm assembling a zine called 'Pink Bits.' It's going to have submissions from all over the country and a couple from the UK. If you've got artwork, poetry, short stories, album reviews, anything, just send them to me and I'll make sure they get included. Although there is no definitive topic for the collection, I'd like if a certain percentage were about human/woman/animal/immigrant rights. I also need a LOT more art, so feel free to draw something fucking stupid as Hell. Submissions are due no later than the end of May. All contributors get ten free copies of the zine with card stock covers and inserts. If you wanna get involved, shoot me a message HERE and I'll give you contact info. Oh, and if the cover offends you, don't bother!

Blatz - "A Touch of..."

Blatz is a band that you either love or hate. Touted by many as "the worst band ever," they're named after "the worst beer ever." Released on Lookout! Records in 1990 as a split LP with FILTH, this is ONLY the Blatz side. It contains a FEAR cover, screechy and abrasive lady vocals, and very little talent. If I had to throw together a description it would be "Cleveland Bound Death Sentence gets drunk, takes some downers, and shits itself while playing singalongs." Yes, there's a high likelihood that you will hate this, but if you're more about fun and Gilman St. History, go for it! (Sidenote: A local band, Cizana, does a bitchin' cover of Berkeley is My Baby)

PASSWORD:tucsonismybaby
99.19MB ZIP file
Click Here to purchase from Alternative Tentacles

TRACK LISTING:
01.Fuk Shit Up
02.Fuk NY
03.Lullaby
04.Blatz to the Future
05.Hustler
06.Homemade Speed
07.Lullaby & Chuck
08.Berkeley is my Baby (and I Wanna Kill it)
09.Cockroach Cafe
10.California
11.Dolly
12.I Don't Care About You
13.FSU
14.Learning How to Smile
15.Roadkill
16.Nausea
17.WW3

V/A - "Skamikaze!"

Much to my chagrin, information on this album isn't terribly available. This is a Japanese ska compilation heavy on beer and distortion. The sound ranges from third wave pop to channeling FEAR's "New York's Alright." It's mostly in English with a couple of exceptions. As a connoisseur of both compilations and foreign ska music, this makes me indescribably happy. Skamikaze is twenty-one tracks of the Japanese teaching us stupid Gaijin that ska's not dead. This is probably the most punk-accessible thing I've posted so far, so enjoy it. Pardon me for the brief description, but it's very simply a kickass foreign ska comp that'll make you want to pick it up, even if you don't speak Japanese. (Sidenote: Don't confuse this with the California band that totally ripped this title off)

PASSWORD:YOSHIMATSU
132MB ZIP file
Click Here to purchase from Amazon.jp

TRACK LISTING:
01."Theme Of Skamikaze" - Zero-Fighters
02."Smash The Reality" - Almighty Bomb Jack
03."Niji-Rainbow" - Joyride
04."Boxer" - Tijuana Brooks
05."Panic" - Good Days Slowly
06."All The Time" - Flag Ship
07."Bob" - Sk@y Mates
08."Beer Song" - Tomato Jelly
09."Action" - Rollings
10."Jump To The Sky" - The Rude Pressures
11."Wa-Kyoku" - Doberman
12."Opening Out" - Adamoste Kings
13."Us" - Cream Cheese Cookie
14."Killer Mayim" - Triple Slott
15."Thu Hu" - Ska-Vibrators
16."Letter" - Yum Yum Orange
17."All You Need Is Ska" - Arts
18."Atalimae" - KSD
19."2nd Roots" - Head Slider
20."Sheep Train" - La Skals
21."Betty" - The Mice Teeth

Logh - Four Albums

I'm not too familiar with this band, but my friend eD requested some of their stuff calling it "interesting sad, old bastard music." Sounds good enough for me! Wikipedia says they're post-rock/shoegaze, both good genres. They're labelmates with looptroop, who I was introduced to a couple of years ago by a friend who was deep into hip-hop. Okay, that was off topic. Back to the point: This is everything minus the Contractor + Assassin EP (a veritable discLOGHraphy, if you will). If you plan on snagging this, you might want to go to the bathroom or pick up a book, because (due to filesize) this bugger's gonna take awhile on any connection.

PASSWORD:edbeard
209.99MB ZIP file
Click here to purchase from Bad Taste Records

TRACK LISTING:
Every Time A Bell Rings... (2002)
The Raging Sun (2003)
A Sunset Panorama (2005)
North (2007)

Minor Threat - "Salad Days EP"

This is, in my opinion, the best album of all time! DC hardcore band Minor Threat ushered in the age of more melodic posthardcore with the release of this 7". This three-song, out-of-print EP is the bridge between the Teen Idles/Minor Threat era and the Fugazi/Embrace era. Yes, it isn't as in your face, but it's still Minor Threat, it's still on Dischord, and it still rocks my face off! If this isn't on the list of albums that changed your life, there's something very obviously wrong with you. The insert to this album, the lyrics, the cover photo, everything about this is pure iconography of the golden age of DCHC.

PASSWORD:embrace
9.7MB ZIP file
Click Here to purchase from Dischord Records

TRACK LISTING:
01.Stumped
02.Good Guys (Don't Wear White)
03.Salad Days

Printing on Fabric, A Tutorial

I got tired of people asking me how I make all of my patches and tee shirts, so I made a tutorial over at eHow. If you use this method or have any questions, don't hesitate to comment/e-mail me. Happy stencilling!

Bark Bark Bark - "Worst Dotted Line EP"

Bark Bark Bark used to be a Gameworks Studios/The Living Room Staple. I remember seeing these guys on a weekly basis as a two-piece when I was fifteen years old. The lineup featured on this album has disbanded and now only one guy, Jacob remains. At the core, this is pure, shameless, potentially homoerotic electroclash. I'm not a big fan of the way this band sounds now, but I still ride around in cars yelling these words like it's nobody's business. To be honest, there's not much to write because they're not making this music anymore. You should expect a bunch of synth loops, catchy hooks, and rump-shaking lyrics reminiscent of The Bloodhound Gang. Sidenote: This isn't the real album artwork, but I was too lazy to rifle around and dig it up.

PASSWORD:jacobsucks
23.57MB ZIP file
Click Here to visit BBB at MySpace

TRACK LISTING:
01.Brand New Shoes
02.One Thing Stands
03.Animals Are Not To Be Trusted
04.Intermission
05.Kiss From A Rose
06.Straight Sex
07.Horny Goat Weed
08.The Sun
09.I Used To Feel But Now I Don't

Zombina & The Skeletones - "A Chainsaw For Christmas EP"

Do you ever find yourself wondering what would happen if you mixed b-movies, the day of our Lord, psychobilly, bubblegum pop, and a bass player named Cthulu? Okay, me neither, but apparently the product is kickass! Zombina and the Skeletones are a Liverpool band who seems to be pretty popular on MySpace nowadays. They released this online-only EP as a free gift to their street team (lucky me!). Their sound could best be described as "Horrorpops lite." I know, Christmas music and shameless pop won't really appeal to the punk-rock crowd, but this is a guilty pleasure. The lead singer is pretty easy on the eyes and ears, so you should at least give it a try. If you're into The Meteors and other psychobilly bands, this might not be your thing, but they have a HUGE catalogue of EPs, all of which I'm totally apeshit gaga over.

PASSWORD:popabilly
7.89MB ZIP file
Click Here to purchase from Ectoplastic Records

TRACK LISTING:
01.Evil Science
02.Dead Alive (2006 Version)
03.Come On! (2006 Version)
04.A Chainsaw For Christmas

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - "In Glorious Times"

Part metal, part avant-garde artrock, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is fairly unclassifiable as a band. They've got handmade instruments, a steampunkesque faux history, about thirty side projects, and they're WAY better than the Dresden Dolls could ever be! Think orchestral Mr. Bungle, throw in a spatula player for good measure, and you've got the weird-ass arrangements of SGM. This is the most recent album, released on (or course) The End Records. Please don't let them being labelmates with Dir En Grey disappoint you, they've got nothing else in common!!! (Sidenote: This was ganked from my boyfriend, who has probably the weirdest musical taste of anyone I've ever known!)

PASSWORD:colindavies
122.4MB ZIP file
Click Here to purchase from The End Records

TRACK LISTING:
01.The Companions
02.Helpless Corpses Enactment
03.Puppet Show
04.Formicary
05.Angle of Repose
06.Ossuary
07.The Salt Crown
08.The Only Dance
09.The Greenless Wreath
10.The Widening Eye
11.The Putrid Refrain

Angelo Moore is Dr. Madd Vibe presents "The Yin Yang Thang"

For those familiar with Fishbone, Angelo Moore's voice should be unmistakable! I scored this album when I saw Fishbone two Octobers ago at the Rialto Theatre here in Tucson. In case you're wondering, Angelo is a really sweet guy and even gave me a copy of his comic book gift-pack free. Released in 2000 on Mike Park's Asian Man Records, this album is part hip-hop, part rap, part funk, part beat poetry, and part stoned rambling from Mr. Moore's ridiculous alter-ego. I'll be honest, this one may not be for everyone, but if you're crazy enough to listen to Fishbone, you're crazy enough to listen to this.

PASSWORD:fishboner
91.5MB ZIP file
Click Here to purchase from Asian Man Records

TRACK LISTING:
01.Swing Low
02.Ef!
03.ME
04.Optimistic Yes
05.Optimistic NO
06.Emotional Man
07.The Desired Undesirable
08.Last Days
09.Too Much Information
10.Swing Low(accappella)
11.Untitled (REISSUE)
12.Untitled (REISSUE)

Post Numero Uno

Howdy, y'all! My name is Ace and I started up this blog to expose people to bands they might not be familiar with. If you wanna co-author, hit me up via Myspace or LJ. I'm hoping to have five albums or EPs a day of high-quality CD, vinyl, or tape rips. Most files will be in iTunes-accessible m4a format, but occasionally I'll post WMA or mp3 files for those of you who use other software. ALL FILES are password-protected and the password is included in the post.

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