tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54640017485442521562011-10-07T20:41:55.681-07:00Music, D.I.Y, Politics, and Riot Grrl!Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541326656845923757noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464001748544252156.post-48666281689943558962010-05-06T21:56:00.000-07:002010-05-06T22:27:35.581-07:00

Yeah, it's a Lady Gaga B-sides album. If you have a problem with that, I don't care. Some of these are hilariously bad, like "Shake Ure Kitty." Some are catchy-as-hell but bad, like "Christmas Tree." But I am a Lady Gaga fan, and some of these songs are amazing. "Let Love Down" is reminiscent of any of Freddie Mercury's piano-driven songs. The acoustic or acapella versions of the songs on The

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Okay, Queen is my favorite band of all-time ever, so when someone makes a shitty tribute album, I get pizzed. That being said, THIS ALBUM IS FUCKING AMAZING. If you don't like noisy stuff, you can probably steer clear, though. Three One G artists managed to construct an entire album of Queen songs that are totally not insulting or shitty. This doesn't follow the regular form of a tribute album at

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So, I really don't know what to say about this. Catchy-as-fuck punk that sounds kinda like Fifteen. Sounds like it came from the Gilman St. crowd because it did. It's got Billie Joe from Green Day and is...pretty great. It's got an awesome Joni Mitchell cover that's way better than the cover they were playing on the FM a couple years back. I'm terrible at posting often, but I found this worth it,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541326656845923757noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464001748544252156.post-18250060332747383872009-04-19T16:08:00.000-07:002009-04-19T18:06:33.211-07:00

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

Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541326656845923757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464001748544252156.post-44858174733664006182009-04-14T23:49:00.000-07:002009-04-15T00:17:13.974-07:00

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

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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

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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!

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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

Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541326656845923757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464001748544252156.post-60598535079003256282009-04-14T21:24:00.000-07:002009-04-14T22:06:54.424-07:00

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!).

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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

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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

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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

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