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
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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
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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