Angelface - A Wild Odyssey

A very mysterious Stooges sound-alike band from late 70s/early 80s France...The opening track is about a minute and a half of scary wolf howls, and then breaks into the most raw, primal sounding rock & roll you've ever heard, since the Stooges that is, of course. This could actually BE Iggy Pop singing for all I know or care, and it's in French which makes it even cooler. I picked up this nifty bootleg CD from Rockit Science on St Marks, after hearing them play it in the shop. It's worth picking up, for sure. Couldn't find anything about them on the internet, until I got the bright idea to try 'Google France', which I never knew existed...Anyway, the bootleg has their album 'A Wild Odyssey', as well as some live tracks from some French punk festival. Check it out if you can get a hold of it. My guess is the original album is worth hundreds.

The Crack- Easy Street

This Crack isn't the German Oi band but a power pop group from Hull. Their only release is 1980's "Making The Effort/Easy Street" single. I don't know much more about them than that as I've never seen this single in person or for sale anywhere. "Making the Effort" is a respectable song in the vein of the Criminals with some nonsense lyrics about being in a band and/or killing people? It is the b-side "Easy Street" that is the real standout. Initially, it comes off a bit lightweight, but the catchy guitar hook and classic lyrics about living in a shitty apartment where "the plaster falls into your cowboy boots" are addictive.

The Crack- Making the Effort/Easy Street 7"

THE CURE

ok i know im blowing the blog up today but im in a serious sharing mood because im going to see the POGUES tonight.

The Cure have been my number one favorite band as long as i can remember. i've seen them 3 times, twice here amd once in athens, greece. this last time at radio city i got to touch Robert Smith. yes i got TO TOUCH ROBERT SMITH. i've also touched Peter Murphy but thats a different post..

Charlotte Sometimes (Single Version) - The Cure

destroy all monsters

Destroy All Monsters were from Detroit. They were formed in 1973. The singer's name is Niagara, she is amazing and vicious, and pretty much one of my fashion icons. They never became really popular, nonetheless there are not alot of female singers who have performed like Niagara then (or even now, besides like, karen o and that lady from the gossip, copycats i say). She like, rolls on the floor an shit. They were all originally artists, and a couple of the bandmembers came from other famous bands, i think (two of the bandmembers went to my school, calarts). Thurston Moore released a compilation of their music, but they never formally released a full length album. They toured with ramones and dead boys.
That GG Allin song, Die When You Die, was originally a Destroy All Monsters song.
Who would've thought that a famous GG Allin number was originally sung by a woman? not me.

When You Find Out

This is the band The Nerves. Theyre from the 70s, and a little beatles, but you can definitely see the punk beginnings in their songs too. They sing that hit "Hangin on the Telephone." I rather like this one though: