Autistic Youth/Cola Freaks split 7″
May 25, 2010
Since there is no lyric sheet or any other real information with this record what I have figured out through a little research is that Autistic Youth are from Portland, Oregon and Cola Freaks hang out in Denmark. The Autistic Youth side features two solid and tuneful songs that have a bit of a Fullerton vibe (Adolescents, Agent Orange, early Social Distortion) as well as some 7 Seconds sensibilities. As one might guess this means that there are a good amount of ooh's and ah's and respectable vocal harmonies. Aside from the bands mentioned people who are into The Vicious/Regulations/Gorilla Angreb vibe probably would find Autistic Youth pretty pleasing to the ears.
Cola Freaks have more of an almost hyper bubblegum feel, not entirely unlike very early Damned or Plastic Bertrand. The drumming and Rock N Roll guitars really drive this band and Cola Freaks make for a pretty good match with Autistic Youth. I believe that members of Cola Freaks played with Jay Retard which gives a pretty good idea of the caliber of these guys.
Band Myspaces:
http://www.myspace.com/autisticyouth
http://www.myspace.com/colafreaks
-Ditch
Big Wheel Asst. Editor
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Music play list for the week ending May 23, 2010
May 23, 2010
Top 25 - In no particular order -
Link Wray - rumble
Minor Threat - Stumped
Bad Religion - Give You Nothing
Mission of Burma - Academy Fight Song
The Dickies - Nights in White Satin
The White Stripes - Hotel Yorba
Mike Ness - Gamblin Man
Oingo Boingo - No One Lives Forever
Descendents - 80'S Girl
The Pixies - Where is my Mind
Catch 22 - Dear Sergio
Bob Marley - Rebel Music
Angry Samoans - STP
Stiv Bators - Ready any time
samhain - Mother of Mercy
Dead Milkmen - The Pit
Streetlight Manifesto - The Saddest Song
Violent Femmes - Ugly
Agression - Money Machine
The Aquabats - CD Repo Man
Ramones - I Wanna Live
Ac/Dc - Hells Bells
Madness - Rise And Fall
Against Me! - White Crosses
Circle Jerks - Red Tape
The above list are some of the top played songs amongst our staff this week.
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Message of the week:
Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.
-Winston Churchill
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Pussy Cow – 5 Year Anniversary Show – at The Blue Star – Los Angeles, CA
May 22, 2010
Tonight marked the 5th year anniversary of a band we had seen 5 years ago at their first show at the Echo on The Kiss of Kill Club shows. Ever since then we have adopted this band as one of our all time personal favorites. We could continue on with a bunch of bias stuff that we could write about this band, so instead we will let you read this bio and watch almost 10 minutes of video from their anniversary show.
Pussy Cow started on a bus trip to Vegas. At least, the idea of Pussy Cow did. Joe Dana and Kevin “Flaco” Jones were a little tipsy when they got into the middle of a heated Rock Paper Scissor Tournament. Flaco had recently stopped playing for his old band. Joe had always been a fan of Flaco’s bass playing skills. They started talking about starting something together. They had no idea what would transpire. All they knew was that the band would be called, Pussy Cow, which was a commonly heard mondegreen among Los Angeles children who witnessed a car salesman perform stunts and beg consumers to “Go See Cal” for the cheapest deal.
Joe had never sung for a real band before. His singing skills were limited to Karaoke and occasionally sitting in on a few drunken covers at various bars in Los Angeles. What he lacked in formal training, he made up for in starving for attention. Flaco took a chance on Joe and they started writing songs together in Joe’s living room in Echo Park. After writing about 4 or 5 songs together, Flaco suggested the eccentric and reclusive guitarist known as Chissum Worthington and Joe brought in his high school buddy, Danny Poulos on Drums.
Their first real practice together as a band proved that they could work together but it wasn’t until they started playing live that their skills shined through. Their songs were small short fast bursts of energy complete with solos and breakdowns with their longest song clocking in at a tad over two minutes and several of their songs not even being a minute long. They became famous for delivering a 14 song set in less than 20 minutes. The subject matter of the songs ranged from pop culture icons (Jello Biafra, Me & Ice T) or social commentary on relationships (the Same, Baby, I’d be your Stalker but I’m Afraid of Commitment) to just the absolutely absurd (Hope we don’t Suck). The band did all of this while being clad in Rhinestone Cowboy gear. They were instantly accepted by the Kiss or Kill scene in Los Angeles. Through that scene they honed their sound into the powerhouse it is today.
After being together nearly five years, they have had the opportunity to open for such bands as The Muffs, Agent Orange, the Adicts, Toys that Kill, The Underground Railroad to Candyland and Off With Their Heads. They have played up and down California and in Las Vegas. They released their first record, Live at KXLU. Two releases will be released simultaneously this year: Ride and Drinky Birds -which both are available through Interpunk HERE
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Fallujah 71 – Interview and Live Performance – Los Angeles, CA
May 22, 2010
A young band of 3 kids out of Los Angeles called Fallujah 71 gave those that love the 80’s Punk vibe a release that really stood out. Their debut release "Waiting on World War III" quickly caught the ear of seasoned Punks, while at the same time building a strong audience of current generation Punks who were eager to get behind this band in a big way. Since their debut release in early 2009, Fallujah 71 has kept steamrolling the scene all over southern California. Check out the interview below we well as the video of their recent live performance.
Fallujah 71 Interview
Fallujah 71 LIVE Performance
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Bad Religion “30 Years Live” – Record Review
May 19, 2010
Back in the Spring during their 30th Anniversary Tour, legendary Punk band Bad Religion announced they would be releasing a live album that would be free of cost and digitally downloadable. On May 17th the anticipated "30 Years Live" arrived in many loyal Bad Religion fan's email accounts as a gesture of appreciation for all the support during the past three decades. The album, recorded during the group's 20- date stint at various House of Blues venues, consists of some of their most popular songs, including "Los Angeles is Burning", "Social Suicide" and "American Jesus", along with classics from their earlier years such as "Suffer", "We're Only Gonna Die", "Fuck Armageddon...This is Hell" and "Flat Earth Society". The band also includes two new songs, "Won't Somebody" and "Resist-stance", that are planned to be included on their upcoming album. Each song on the live recording provide fans with a taste of a zealous performance along with an impressive quality that makes one feel as if they were actually in attendance to the Bad Religion show.
To sign up and receive "30 Years Live" you must join the Bad Religion mailing list at www.badreligion.com/mailinglist.html the download code will be attainable through the email, plus the download takes less than a few minutes and proves to be a high distinction of the hard work Bad Religion has polished off for the past thirty years. If you didn't have the honor to be present at the 30th Anniversary Tour, it's not too late to take part in the thirty year celebration by downloading this album, as well as staying tuned to future Bad Religion events including the release of their 15th album due this fall. In the words of Greg Graffin, "“without all of you, without a vibrant scene to be a part of, there really wouldn’t be very much to celebrate”.
-Sarah K.-
Big Wheel Online Magazine
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Maximum Rocknroll: Kick-Ass Photos From Iconic Punk Mag
May 19, 2010
The Beatles crossing Abbey Road. Jimi Hendrix kneeling over a burning guitar. Bo Diddley’s horn-rim glasses and square Gretsch. Elvis Presley’s pompadour. Rock ‘n’ roll has been defined by images as much as by power chords and amps that go to 11.
But as many people know, there’s a thriving global punk scene with its own images that has been largely invisible to the mainstream since its inception in the ’70s. And one of the most popular icons of this underground is Maximum Rocknroll magazine.
"I think of that picture of Robert Plant with his arm in the air, with the mic and the light shining behind him, bare-chested with the vest thing on," said Paul Curran, longtime volunteer with Maximum Rocknroll. "We’re the opposite of that."
Maximum Rocknroll has been a beloved indie music publication for more than a quarter-century. The monthly magazine survives on a shoestring budget and an army of volunteers, whom it lovingly calls "shitworkers."
This year MRR released its first photography issue in quite some time Read More >>>
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