Necros – IQ32 7″ (VIDEO)

I think this video has the entire IQ32 single included in it. That’s pretty rad. So if you’re not hip to Ohio’s Necros, learn something. Hardcore isn’t all Black Flag and Bad Brains…

Mighty Sparrow – “Only a Fool” (Video)

There’s no way to properly define the music that the Mighty Sparrow makes. He’s moved between calypso, reggae, ska and soul. In the video above, though, the Sparrow gets backing from JA’s Byron Lee. It’s a stoned soul track, all laid back and sappy like. Dance with your sweetie and dig those overalls…

Dark Meat – “Freedom Ritual” (LIVE)

Dark Meat is either going to take on mythical status like the Dead did a few decades back or just eat too much acid and bite the big one. I hope it’s the first one.

The Last – “Walk Like Me” (Live in ‘79)

There’s something odd about the amalgam of stuffs that the Last worked with. It didn’t always come off right, but parts of “Walk Like Me” are pretty boss.

Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson – “We Were Made For Each Other” (Video)

I have no idea how the producer got the guitar to sound like that, but regardless Peggy and Jo Jo had it for a minute.

Robedoor – Live @ Echo Curio (11.15.08)

This isn’t the best Robedoor is capable of, unfortunately. Half the time they rule and then there’s this…

“Jelly Roll” Morton: Classin’ Up the Joint

Not what one might expect, but Jelly Roll and his Chicago ensemble cranked out some fine, old tyme dance tunes. Some are more sultry than others…you know…

BLOGLOAD: Birth of the Hot (The Classic Chicago Red Hot Peppers Sessions)

TV Ghost: Off at Sea…

These Mid-westerners aren’t at the heart of In the Red’s roster. TV Ghost deserves a spin, but maybe not too much more…

BLOGLOAD: Cold Fish

Michael Yonkers Band: The Cracks…

This falls in-between the cracks of garage, punk and psych. That mean’s it’s a keeper

BLOGLOAD: Microminiature Love

Johnny Thunders x Surf Rock

One of the better guitarists outta that NY punk thing that happened a ways back…wrd.

F.U.’s – A Boston Hardcore

F.U.’s aren’t SSD, but who is…close, though.

Human Eye – Live in Detroit (02.19.09)

These dudes shred live…See?

Jay Reatard – Q: Do you smoke? A: Fuck no.

(This originally appeared in Skyscraper)

The only overtly southern aspect to the person that is Jay Reatard, over the phone at-least, is the way in which he pronounces New Orleans. On the tongue of Southerners…(FULL ARTICLE)

Last Exit: Greater Than its Parts

Most of the guys involved here (Peter Brötzmann specifically) as date leaders don’t really do it for me. It’s mostly nonsense – as is the clip below. For whatever reason on Last Exit’s first release, the live set Köln, the ensemble is able to hit a groove every once in a while…The tracks are still noisome and all, but there’re some well placed breaks in the action.

BLOGLOAD: Köln

The Nation (of Ulysses): An Intro…

With such an awful title for its second disc NOU needed to ratchet up the creative potentiality of the music. It did. Ian Svenonius might be engaged in utter nonsense at the present, but all is forgiven on the strength of “N.O.U. Future Vision Hypothesis.” Why there’s no video for that tune floating around either, I don’t understand…

BLOGLOAD: Plays Pretty For Baby