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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: SPIK & SPAN -- 7-12 inches of a new new zealand

« on: February 20, 2021, 03:14:31 PM »

Just announced! OPPOSITE SEX's new 12" record, HIGH DRAMA:



For fans of Xpressway, Snapper, and the Dead C.

Their last record was released by Dull Tools (and yours truly) in 2016; they toured the US and played Gonerfest and Cropped Out in the same year.

Officially released on March 1 but you can listen and pre-order here:

https://oppositesex.bandcamp.com/album/high-drama

US distro through The Business, Anacortes WA.
UK mailorder from Norman records.

As always, the Spik & Span back catalogue is here.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: SPIK & SPAN -- 7-12 inches of a new new zealand

« on: January 20, 2021, 01:11:25 AM »

Got a new rec coming out soon (first 12"!) — and just re-acquired my Instagram password lol: https://www.instagram.com/_spiknspan_/

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: SPIK & SPAN -- 7 inches of a new new zealand

« on: January 01, 2021, 03:01:49 AM »

New reviews rollin' in from MRR and YGR:

"Eerie and unnerving warble from Australia. Art-punk, certainly, but without firmly planted feet, allowing for these cool and unexpected shifts that enrich each tune. Their use of keys/synths informs the uneasiness permeating the release, but it’s when pop creeps through the cracks, particularly in 'Sex Dot Com,' that I am fully on board. Oddly enough, it’s all got me thinkin’ ’bout off-center shite like YEAH YEAH NOH and the ilk. Bloody good, this BLOODY HELL." (Mitch Cardwell, MRR)

"From the band name, the stark visual presentation and a song called 'Sex Dot Com', I repeated the mantra of “please don’t be a Brainbombs rip, please don’t be a Brainbombs rip” as I brought Bloody Hell’s new EP to my turntable. What sweet relief, then, to discover that Melbourne’s Bloody Hell couldn’t be further from that! They play a mischievous form of art-rock that nods towards Talking Heads and The Makers Of The Dead Travel Fast, musical auteurs who refused to be pigeonholed (or take themselves too seriously). They’ve got bass, drums and guitar, but keyboards and sax as well, which gives these dance-y tracks a freaky-fun sensation similar to when one gazes upon a photo of The B-52’s from 1979. “Keep It On” features a rousing repeated chorus of “keep your track suit on”, whereas 'Weeds And Seeds' feels like four different M Squared-related groups at once, settling closest to Wild West. Looks like Spik & Span released a Kraus split single prior to this, which, while stylistically different, makes sense on an aesthetic wavelength, both artists clearly delighted by their own wonky orbits. As am I!" (Yellow Green Red)

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Music Shit / 'Sheen of Gold' documentary about the Skeptics now online

« on: December 11, 2020, 04:46:32 PM »

One of the best documentaries about any NZ band is now online. Check out 'Sheen of Gold', about one of Flying Nun's most underrated yet locally cherished bands:

https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/skeptics-sheen-of-gold-2013?fbclid=IwAR00Y-AIqLnokJNveDD28QSfvh3cU4eBBfyb4TB1aT18n-ZmTQk5edRPVoU

(Hopefully this is available in other regions, try use a VPN if not)

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Music Shit / Re: The Zone - outsider radio, melbourne

« on: November 25, 2020, 01:38:08 AM »

27 November 2020:

(stream URL coming soon!)

Tracklist:

INTRO SONG: Louis Twoshirts - Pinnochio The Musical
Unknown - Ronald McDonald Insanity
Louis Twoshirts - Stand The Fuck Up
Louis Twoshirts - Bad To The Bone
Louis Twoshirts - Moose On The Loose
BJ Snowden - US Navy Song
Song Poems - Green Fingernails
William Leblanc - A Hall Of Fame Award
Satan And The Disciples - Mummie's Curse
Unknown - Hi
The Time Masheen - The Big Black Bird
The Lee's - Paper Roses
The Mystic Zephyrs 4 - Into Our Band
Scatman John - Scatman's World
Richard Hackley - Get Mad
Klaus Nomi - I Feel Love
Ziro Opperfield - Vortex Into BUTT CRACK
Arcesia - Mechanical Doll
Martin Mechanic - Fell In Love With An Older Guy
Ashley Nicole - Average Girl
Roye'L - In My World
Father Yod & Yahowha 13 - I'm Gonna Take You Home
POPPA BLESS - Ultimate Power

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Music Shit / Re: The Zone - outsider radio, melbourne

« on: November 25, 2020, 01:36:45 AM »

October 18 2020:

All-new hour-length duration! Bearable to your ear-holes AND your time-holes!

https://www.mixcloud.com/PretendRadio/pretend-radio-the-zone-w-michael-mcclelland-18102020/

Tracklist:

INTRO SONG: Louis Twoshirts - Pinocchio the Musical
And The Native Hipsters - Mr. Magic
The Rats - Rats Birthday Mixtape
John D. Loudermilk - Sidewalks
Coyote - Painting Faces On Rocks
Butthole Surfers - Moving To Florida
Indians In Moscow - Naughty Miranda
Ken Bower - I Will Survive
Gene Marshall - Jimmy Carter Says ‘Yes’
I Want Pregnant Women - Pray, Nymph
Y. Bhekhirst - Run My Car
Gene Marshall - All You Need Is A Fertile Mind
Mike Sophia - Cow
Hary Nilsson - I Yam What I Yam
Jim Carrey - I Am The Walrus
Caglar Juan Singletary - Non-Violent Taekwondo Troopers
Wally Burke - I’m A Ginseng Digger
Broccaloo w/ OpenAI - Wonderwall

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Music Shit / Re: The Zone - outsider radio, melbourne

« on: November 25, 2020, 01:21:04 AM »

24 May 2020:

https://www.mixcloud.com/PretendRadio/pretend-radio-the-zone-w-michael-mclelland-24052020/

Tracklist:

INTRO SONG: Louis Twoshirts - Pinocchio the Musical
Meatus Murder - Sad Old Michael Love
Lio - Banana Split
X-Cetra - Another Girl
Van Morrison - Ring Worm
LITT NIGG - The International Anthem of Planet Earth
Wicked Witch - X Rated
Malinda Jackson Parker - Cousin Mosquito #1
Peter Castle - Get The Girls
Shooby Taylor - Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
Pip Proud & Tom Carter - Always Been Alone
Leona Bass - I Want To Marry An Egghead
Unknown - Hi
Buddy Max - The Birthmark Story
The Frogs - I'm Sad The Goat Just Died Today
Joe Frank - In The Dark
Mara Folse - Lich of Luden
Scott Savage - Hey Dad
Marjoe Gortner - God's Blockade (Age
R. Stevie Moore - There Is No God In America
Half Japanese - I'll Change My Style
The Handless Organist - Miracles Still Happen Today
Richard Hackley - Unfrickingbelievable
David - Harry Potter & Rocky
Cuncòrdia a Launeddas  - Accumpangiamentu a is Isposus
Frank Sidebottom - The Robbins Aren't Bobbins
Pat Fritchey - She's So Pretty
Song Poem - Virgin Child of the Universe
Charlie Solak - Bruce 41
Janeen Brady & The Brite Singers -  I'm A Mormon
Nancy Walker - I Hate Men
Screaming Yellow Zonkers - Screaming Yellow Zonkers
Butthole Surfers - Moving To Florida
Leona Anderson - Rats In My Room
Mike Sophia - Cow
The Ray Siliconniff Singers - Silicones
Bill Boyce - Hooters Galore
Ant-Bee - Evolution #7

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Music Shit / The Zone - outsider radio, melbourne

« on: April 27, 2020, 05:30:23 PM »

THE ZONE - Music through a glass uncanny. Sundays monthly on pretendradio.club at 17:30 AEST.

This week's stream:

https://www.mixcloud.com/PretendRadio/pretend-radio-the-zone-w-michael-mclelland-26042020/?fbclid=IwAR0TzYUdCz23xxQrzFbG7r-5C4_iqOAN5k9aLmCMK2de5hrW0twDSF8LiiE

Playlist:

Amanda Whitt & Friends - Mad
Alvin Dahn - You’re Driving Me Mad
Pat Fritchey - Misfit
Richard Hackley - God’s Backhand
Guðný María Arnþórsdóttir - Are You
Y. Bhekhirst - Hot In The Airport
B.J. Snowden - Conspiracy
Peter Grudzien - Nothing
Wayne - Deep Bosom Woman
Harry Nilsson - He Needs Me
Mark Gormley - Sing Me Your Song
Eve Engelbrite - I’m Your Woman/Man
Sierra Altoids - Krosskut Sawwwwww
Chandra - Kate
Tom Cattt - Yes Love
Ata Kak - Moma Yendodo
McDonald’s Scary Sound Effects Cassette - Side One
Mingering Mike - There’s Nothing Wrong With You Baby
Tangled Shoelaces - Just 4 U
Ronald Vaughan - I Love For That Song
Gnostic Mind Train - Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Wesley Willis - Radiohead
Bingo Gazingo - Jurassic Park
Girl Joey (Manago) - Proud To Be Gay
William Shatner - It Hasn’t Happened Yet

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: SPIK & SPAN -- 7 inches of a new new zealand

« on: April 24, 2020, 02:57:25 PM »

a review in the Wire courtesy of Byron Coley:

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Centre Negative - Existence Is Buzzy

« on: April 04, 2020, 08:37:34 PM »

and a video, if you give a shit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb2UELn73-8&feature=youtu.be

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Centre Negative - Existence Is Buzzy

« on: April 04, 2020, 07:33:57 PM »

new centre negative album. recorded in auckland, NZ, 2016-18. was gonna come out via ever/never but then COVID-19 happened. fuck it. might be an LP someday, here's hoping.

anyway, (submit to the capitalist injunction to) enjoy:

https://centrenegative.bandcamp.com/album/existence-is-buzzy

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Apollo/Transco fire -- world's major lacquer supplier burns down

« on: February 13, 2020, 04:28:32 PM »

nice, thanks for that. turns out my work (zenith in AUS) is an MDC customer so we should be alright.

Never knew AtoZ and GZ were DMM plants!!

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Non-Music Shit / Apollo/Transco fire -- world's major lacquer supplier burns down

« on: February 12, 2020, 04:41:08 PM »

Surprised this hasn't turned up on here, unless I've missed it:

https://www.analogplanet.com/content/major-vinyl-production-catastrophe-apollotransco-lacquers-burns

TLDR: The plant that supplies the world's cutting engineers with lacquers -- that is, aside from Japan's MDC, who are undersized and not taking new customers -- burned to the ground last week.

I work at a pressing plant but haven't heard anything yet from my bosses about this; anyone on here have any inside info? Are the doomsday headlines overblown? If not, it sounds like it'll impact the entire vinyl industry right down to the consumer.

Some more info:

https://www.analogplanet.com/content/abbey-road-mastering-engineer-miles-showell-comments-apollotransco-disaster

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/record-labels/8550766/what-apollo-masters-fire-means-for-vinyl-market
(Paywalled; anyone got a copypaste?)

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Music Shit / Re: Dance Asthmatics - Goddamfuc

« on: February 09, 2020, 03:01:38 PM »

turbo boston crab is legendary

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: SPIK & SPAN -- 7 inches of a new new zealand

« on: January 31, 2020, 05:35:45 PM »

WELL

It's been a while folks/folk-niks. NEW BLOODY HELL:



https://spiknspan.bandcamp.com/album/the-consultation

glib as ever, but mad as hell and non-taking-it forever.

Dig your e-spoons into the instagram if that helps.

HIT ME UP FOR US/EURO DISTRO PLEASE