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Music Shit / Re: Maximum Rocknroll: DEAD?

« on: February 19, 2019, 07:16:36 AM »

I don't have a subscription, but Talking Leaves, a local book store here in Buffalo holds a copy for me every month until I can make it there. The guy said they usually only get two copies in. I buy one and about half the time they send the other copy back. As far as I know, it's the only place in Buffalo that carries it. I might be wrong about that, but I have looked for it at several other places in the city and no one else seems to carry it.


When I lived in Toronto, I worked at a store that carried MRR. We always got three copies. Nobody would every buy them. We'd rip the cover off and send that back and I would take the magazine to the laundromat next door and leave it there. There were a few other places in Toronto that carried it. However, we were the only place on the West side that had it. And that seemed to be where most of the punks lived—cause it's the cheapest area of the city. Or was...now it's cool and hip.


My point to this is, I am surprised that a magazine of this size, with such a variety of content can't sell for 4-5 bucks a month. It's cheaper than two Sunday papers. Columns and reviews alone are worth the price in my opinion.

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Music Shit / Re: Lorna Doom: DEAD

« on: January 16, 2019, 06:28:43 PM »

R.I.P.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1LdJ4GK60

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Music Shit / Re: Best 2018 releases

« on: December 30, 2018, 06:42:38 AM »

A few favourites from this year -


Warm Bodies
Special Interests
Hankwood and the Hammerheads - III
Priors - New Pleasure
FLQ - War Measures
IV
Carbonas collection

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Music Shit / Re: What Are You Listening To And What Do You Have To Say About it? PART VI

« on: November 24, 2018, 01:46:46 PM »

Been digging the Priors "New Pleasure" LP past two days. Roommate got it. Just ordered myself a copy.


Also revisiting some Carbonas with the release of the double lp on Goner containing singles and rarities. This led me to also listen to Baseball Furies "All American Psycho" 10." Recently found a flyer in a box for a day show at one of the Blackouts for Baseball Furies and Carbonas, so they were connected in my brain. Been a while since I listened to either band. Both still sound great.

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Cities / Re: Detroit

« on: September 30, 2018, 02:23:10 PM »

Since this thread hasn't been posted in for over four years I'm gonna request an update on the record store scene. Can anyone tell me what are the best places to check out!

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Used Records For Sale/Auctions/Wantlists / WTB M.O.T.O. Kill

« on: September 26, 2018, 04:08:09 PM »

Wanna buy Kill Moto.

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Used Records For Sale/Auctions/Wantlists / WTB Glue 2013 demo 7"

« on: April 20, 2018, 04:15:18 AM »

...for less than $25?

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Music Shit / Re: What Are You Listening To And What Do You Have To Say About it? PART VI

« on: March 28, 2018, 04:21:29 AM »

A collective mix last night—ZZ Top "First Album," the Business "Saturday Heroes," Willie Nelson "Shotgun Willie," and Reprobates demo cassette and 7"


I'm a bit biassed towards the Reprobates cause they are friends, but that demo and 7 are so good. Saw and played lots of shows with them. They were great live. Almost all of them are awesome dudes.


Gonna try and see Willie on his current tour. I have never seen him. He is in his mid-80s I think.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Punk Books

« on: March 13, 2018, 09:54:00 AM »

"Thank you for suggesting Perpetual Conversion: 30 Years and Counting in the Life of Metal Veteran be added to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library's collection.  The title you recommended has been ordered.  A hold on this item will be placed for you.
Collection Development
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library"

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Punk Books

« on: March 08, 2018, 06:12:20 PM »

We don't have any Bazillion Points as far as I know—definitely not the ones you specifically named. Anyone with a library card can recommend books for the library to get on the "suggest purchase" link (2 suggestions in a seven-day period). It is frequently referenced for purchases. I feel like the Lilker book has a good probability of being purchased because it would fall under local history.


A couple of people from the collections development department asked me to assist them on a project. I might be able to persuade them into a few ideas. It would be good for us to have those. Our catalog of zine collections is practically non-existent.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Punk Books

« on: March 08, 2018, 05:21:05 AM »

Great book about a legendary dude who doesn't get enough lip service.

Oh man, I wanna check this out. I put it in the library's "suggest purchase" link.

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Music Shit / Re: First punk album you ever heard

« on: March 07, 2018, 02:23:45 PM »

TSOL - Change Today? and Misfits - Walk Among Us were two cassettes that were given to me as a youth. I was really into metal and an older friend thought those would be a good transition into punk for me. Shortly thereafter he gave me Black Flag - First Four Years and Dead Kennedys - Give Me Convenience.


Those four cassettes were all introduced the same winter and were the things that got me into punk.


I remember having a very difficult time finding more punk music at that age. Of course the internet was not around and I lived in a small town in Indiana where there were no punks, no record stores, no shows...nothing. My friend who gave me the cassettes sort of dropped off the planet.


I recall sometime later acquiring another cassette that had Blitz "Someone's Gonna Die" on it. I fucking loved that song so much and played it over and over. I tried so hard to find more Blitz. I think it was at least a few years before I could hear another Blitz song.

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Music Shit / Re: The "Why isn't this reissued on vinyl thread?" Part 2

« on: March 07, 2018, 12:39:56 PM »

First two Anti-Heros albums could use a repress

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Music Shit / Re: The "Why isn't this reissued on vinyl thread?" Part 2

« on: March 03, 2018, 08:14:13 AM »

Compulsive Gamblers LPs

Goner is doing these right?

I was listening to Crystal Gazing last week. I don't own Bluff City. Looked on Discogs and was shocked how much these are going for. They should definitely be reissued.

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Music Shit / Re: DEAD: Peter from P.Trash Records

« on: January 26, 2018, 09:31:48 AM »

The guy literally put Undergound Canada on the map. No kidding.

Very true. Lot of my friends have records on P Trash.


When I did a label many years ago he always picked up stuff from me for his distro. We traded records and swapped test presses a lot. I never did a record on his label, but he has always expressed interest in bands I was in and picked up the records for himself and his distro. We were internet and snail mail pin pals for several years. Though I never met him in person, I know he was a truly genuine dude. Tragic loss. Condolences to all his family and friends.