Wear'n Out...
Here's what I currently can't get enough of:
The Mice - "For Almost Ever Scooter" (Reissued on Scat Records): Seemingly lost power-pop/punk from the Cleveland brothers Bill and Tommy Fox. Scat reissued two Mice albums as one, the 1985 EP "For Almost Ever" along with the '86 LP "Scooter". Ragged edges with just enough pop to keep it interesting. Not to be missed. www.scatrecords.com/mice.htm
The Embarrassment - "Heyday 1979-1983" (Bar None):
Here's what I currently can't get enough of:
The Mice - "For Almost Ever Scooter" (Reissued on Scat Records): Seemingly lost power-pop/punk from the Cleveland brothers Bill and Tommy Fox. Scat reissued two Mice albums as one, the 1985 EP "For Almost Ever" along with the '86 LP "Scooter". Ragged edges with just enough pop to keep it interesting. Not to be missed. www.scatrecords.com/mice.htm
The Embarrassment - "Heyday 1979-1983" (Bar None):
The greatest band you've never heard? That's what they said about a lot of bands, and most of them blew. But for once, who ever said it got it right. Blowing off the plains of Kansas, The "Embo's", as their few but faithful followers called them, had it all. The DIY sound that punk offered, clever lyrics and song tempo's that ranged from two-minute burners to 5 minute epics. Once you start listening, you'll never stop. http://www.embarrassment.org/
The Gun Club - "Miami" (I.R.S. 1982) : The blues? In the 80's? I didn't know I liked the blues in 1982, yet here is the Gun Club layering minimalist early 80's punk with, yes, the blues...and a little country when you aren't looking. What every late 90's alt.country bad wished they were. http://www.thegunclub.net/
Who Knew... 
It's a good time to be an old song. More and more record labels are coming to the realization that the CD is in fact dead and it's time to make recordings long since abandoned in underground vaults and storage rooms available on the web. Wow, what an idea. As mentioned with The Mice, long out of print recordings are making their way to emusic, itunes, audiolunchbox and the like. Lou Reed's (http://www.loureed.org/) 1978 classic and out-of-print jewel "Street Hassle" was recently made available online along with his '72 solo debut and "Sally Can't Dance" from 1974. Stay tuned.
The Ten ...
My periodic list of songs you can't live without. Call it my "desert island" list, but remember, when we're all stuck on that island, don't blame me if you don't have them (and no, I won't let you borrow my ipod).
1. 4,3,2,1 - The Adicts
2. Jo The Waiter - Gary Numan
3. That's When I Reach for My Revolver - Mission of Burma
4. Romantic Me - Polyrock
5. Strange Day, Stranger Nights - The Celibate Rifles
6. Give It Back - The Dickies
7. Cattle Prod - Guadalcanal Diary
8. In The City - The Jam
9. The Light Pours Out of Me - Magazine
10. We Can Get Together - Icehouse
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