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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: J.T. IV -- Cosmic Lightning reissue

« on: October 31, 2013, 03:02:02 PM »

The remaining songs are:  The City Never Sleeps At Night*, The Future, A Fix Of Rock N Roll, Sunday Morning*, Every Dream Home A Heartache*, Paranoid*

* are covers.  All have been previously released.

The Nancy/Lee cover is very good and what may lack in the Roxy cover JT IV makes up for it in the screams at the climax of "Dreamhome". I don't think I've heard his "Paranoid" though. I'd buy the repress, that's for sure.

J.T. IV is great. Anywhere I can download these other tracks? Got the first drag city issue - anyone in UK stocking the new pressing with 'Csnnibal Orgy'?

I'll post them on the J.T. IV facebook page soon...  Norman Records should have copies of the new reissue.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: J.T. IV -- Cosmic Lightning reissue

« on: October 30, 2013, 05:04:35 PM »

am i misremembering or was there rumours at one point that the man's autobiography was going to be published? good GOD, i want to read that.

Hopefully!  Still trying to obtain the rights.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: J.T. IV -- Cosmic Lightning reissue

« on: October 28, 2013, 06:43:43 PM »

Got some up on my website for mailorder.  Includes the "Cannibal Orgy" DVD.  Fucked up times available here.

http://www.moniker-records.com/records.html

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: J.T. IV -- Cosmic Lightning reissue

« on: September 18, 2013, 07:11:06 PM »

Sleeve scan of the film "Cannibal Orgy" included in the new J.T. IV reissue! 

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: J.T. IV -- Cosmic Lightning reissue

« on: September 15, 2013, 08:52:52 PM »

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: J.T. IV -- Cosmic Lightning reissue

« on: September 15, 2013, 08:35:56 PM »

Third repress out soon via Drag City/Galactic Zoo Disk (500 copies).  Features new cover art, insert, and DVD (1985 horror flick JT filmed called "Cannibal Orgy").

Follow news here:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/JT-IV/422703937841263 and http://www.dragcity.com/

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: L/A/Z/Y "Obsession" LP/CS (Moniker) Kansas City punk OUT NOW

« on: September 03, 2013, 01:40:24 PM »

Please enjoy the new music video for "Party City" filled with footage of pickup truck pools, banana phones, piles of powdered candies, and summertime fun.

http://vimeo.com/73285416

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: L/A/Z/Y "Obsession" LP/CS out 8/6 Kansas City punk OUT NOW

« on: August 05, 2013, 05:13:10 PM »

OUT NOW.  Highly recommended debut LP from Lazy out of Kansas City!  Jam packed full of hits.

Stream it all:  http://monikerrecordsss.bandcamp.com/album/lazy-obsession 

Order LP or Cassette here: http://www.moniker-records.com/records.html or http://monikerrecordsss.bandcamp.com/album/lazy-obsession

Initial Reviews

Permanent Records: 

"Moniker Records is on a tear and their latest release, "Obsession" by KC art punks LAZY, more-than continues their winning streak.  Lean, mean, art damaged late 70's inspired punk rock? Yes please!!!!! With all nine songs anthemic and infectious enough to be singles and clocking in at just the right length for our ADD-addled internet-crazed minds, "Obsession" is the KBD influenced shot in the arm you need right now. Blazing kraut bent guitar riffs blistering lockstep with a thundering rhythm section succinctly concentrating all yer musical needs into two-minute doses of furious punk rock. From start to finish, these raucous analog melodies are gonna sear into yer brain where they're definitely gonna stay. Nary a modern band can mine late 70s punk with such killer effect as Lazy does. The Testors and Richard Hell would be proud, that we're sure of. We need not say it, cuz all it's gonna take is one listen and you'll be sold, but this one is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!"
https://shop.permanentrecordschicago.com/lp-lazy-obsession/dp/76641

Tiny Grooves:

"Kansas City's art punkers LAZY just dropped their blistering debut lp OBSESSION via MONIKER RECORDS, and with nine songs clocking in under 25 minutes, this is one high octane blast of late seventies punk rock fury that's definitely gonna grab yer short attention spans...!!!!!  Infectious warped guitars riffs, a pummeling rhythm section, male-female vicous back n forth vocal sparring and a slightly tinny art damaged analog production all combine to make LAZY's debut sound like a lost long classic, not a band that's gonna play yet town next weekend.  PARTY CITY and WORK IT OUT are anthems sure to kickstart any night out or DJ set.... or at least soundtrack the beginnings of yer next hangover.  and the rest of these viral blasts of rock n roll could sneak on a kbd comp without anyone batting a eyelash........  LAZY?s buzzsaw pop definitely would make the testors, crime,  the wipers and the zero boys proud?. and next to the classics is right where you need to file OBSESSION on yer shelves....  Surely on the best debut lps in quite some time. anyone who scans the termbo or goner message boards for the latest jams needs this highly addicting shot in the arm right fucking now!!!!"
http://tinygrooves.blogspot.com/

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: L/A/Z/Y "Obsession" LP/CS (Moniker) Kansas City punk OUT NOW

« on: July 26, 2013, 10:07:34 PM »

Order LP or Cassette here out August 6th: http://www.moniker-records.com/records.html or http://monikerrecordsss.bandcamp.com/album/lazy-obsession

Stream album:  http://monikerrecordsss.bandcamp.com/album/lazy-obsession

LP $14.99
CS $6.99[/b]

LAZY are anything but--after near-constant touring throughout 2012 the art-fucked troop from Kansas City has ponied up to deliver their brazen debut LP, Obsession, an all-fronts punk assault. Kinetic, hook-filled rockers bristle with the frantic energy of Wire or the Buzzcocks, while an experimental bent unifies their twisted anthems: chaotic guitar rustling, gnarled-out bass grooves, machine-gun drumming, desperate vocals.

Aiming for the outer reaches with flamethrower intensity and heartstopping pop sensibility, Obsession is a defiant collection of snotty, upbeat punk tunes with dual male-female vocals and a high-octane heart, snapping and crackling with unhinged exuberance and getting better and better with every upward nudge of the volume dial.

Lean and nasty at nine songs and 23 minutes, LAZY's scorching summer platter will claw its way right into your skull.



Tour dates!

8/9/13 Love Garden Sounds, LP Release Show, Wayne Pain and the Shit Stains, Jocks
8/10/13 Mills Record Company, Lp release show, Bloodbirds
8/10/13 Mini Bar, Tour Kick off, w Nature Boys, Slum Party, Killer Blow
8/11/13 Rhinoceropolis, Denver w Tubetop Crush
8/12/13 Liquid, Boise ID, w Position High, Piranhas BC, Nude Oil
8/13/13 The Comet, Seattle, Stalebirth, 27 Doors, Pentaglam
8/14/13 Leeside Skate Park, Vancouver, BC w Weed
8/15/13 The Know, Portland w Week of Wonders, Guantanamo Baywatch
8/16/13 Tiny Tavern, Eugene Or
8/17/13 FleaSpace, Davis, CA, Mad Nanna, G. Green
8/18/13 The Hemlock, San Francisco, CCR Headcleaner, Pure Bliss
8/19/13 Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland, w TBA, Lazyman, Fleece
8/20/13 Infoshop, Fresno CA, w TBA
8/21/13 Origami Vinyl, Echo Park, CA In store Performance
8/21/13 Lot1, Echo Park, CA w Protect Me, Endless Bummer, Traps PS
8/22/13 The Dial, Murrieta, CA w The Frights, Pilgrims, The Nest, Blooming Rye
8/22/13 5432FUN Radio, KCSB 91.1 FM Santa Barbara
8/23/13 Tempe Tavern, Tempe, French Girls, Naked Pizza, Man Hands
8/24/13 El Paso, TX, w TBA
8/25/13 The Grand, Austin, TX w Bummer City, Wild Ones
8/26/13 TBA HELP Denton, Dallas


LAZY on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/LAZY/132663046771781
LAZY tour schedule https://www.facebook.com/events/185484311617537/
Moniker on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Moniker-Records/131767306840853

www.llazy.info
www.moniker-records.com

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / L/A/Z/Y TRAVELS WEST AUGUST 9-27th

« on: July 26, 2013, 09:32:53 AM »

Listen: http://monikerrecordsss.bandcamp.com/album/lazy-obsession
Preorder LP or Cassette out August 6th: http://www.moniker-records.com/records.html

8/9/13 Love Garden Sounds, LP Release Show, Wayne Pain and the Shit Stains, Jocks
8/10/13 Mills Record Company, Lp release show, Bloodbirds
8/10/13 Mini Bar, Tour Kick off, w Nature Boys, Slum Party, Killer Blow
8/11/13 Rhinoceropolis, Denver w Tubetop Crush
8/12/13 Liquid, Boise ID, w Position High, Piranhas BC, Nude Oil
8/13/13 The Comet, Seattle, Stalebirth, 27 Doors, Pentaglam
8/14/13 Leeside Skate Park, Vancouver, BC w Weed
8/15/13 The Know, Portland w Week of Wonders, Guantanamo Baywatch
8/16/13 Tiny Tavern, Eugene Or
8/17/13 FleaSpace, Davis, CA, Mad Nanna, G. Green
8/18/13 The Hemlock, San Francisco, CCR Headcleaner, Pure Bliss
8/19/13 Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland, w TBA, Lazyman, Fleece
8/20/13 Infoshop, Fresno CA, w TBA
8/21/13 Origami Vinyl, Echo Park, CA In store Performance
8/21/13 Lot1, Echo Park, CA w Protect Me, Endless Bummer, Traps PS
8/22/13 The Dial, Murrieta, CA w The Frights, Pilgrims, The Nest, Blooming Rye
8/22/13 5432FUN Radio, KCSB 91.1 FM Santa Barbara
8/23/13 Tempe Tavern, Tempe, French Girls, Naked Pizza, Man Hands
8/24/13 El Paso, TX, w TBA
8/25/13 The Grand, Austin, TX w Bummer City, Wild Ones
8/26/13 TBA HELP Denton, Dallas

LAZY on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/LAZY/132663046771781
LAZY tour schedule https://www.facebook.com/events/185484311617537/
Moniker on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Moniker-Records/131767306840853

www.llazy.info
www.moniker-records.com

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Music Shit / Re: Recent Acquisitions

« on: July 18, 2013, 06:11:40 PM »

Found in a used record store on the south side of Chicago.  10 bucks.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: The Hecks "Trust and Order" debut 7in (Chicago noise pop, Xpressway, Flying Nun)

« on: March 05, 2013, 06:58:57 PM »

Xcellent review of the Hecks debut from Permanent Records!

The mighty Moniker Records fuels forward into 2013 with another walloping release of outsider art school noise pop from Chicago up and comers The Hecks.  With catchy guitar lines and a steady backbeat this young duo are making tunes that are reminiscent of early Flying Nun groups and the Xpressway catalog.  B-side cut "The Time I Play With My Puppy" is reminding us of Factums side project Le Sang Song with it's guitar driven feedback floating fluidity while the A-side opener "Trust And Order" is a picture perfect cut of a group supplying easy going laid back outsider pop that warrants many a re-spin.  Severely Recommended.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / The Hecks "Trust and Order" debut 7in (Chicago noise pop, Xpressway, Flying Nun)

« on: March 05, 2013, 12:48:57 PM »

The Hecks "Trust And Order b/w The Time I Played With My Puppy

LISTEN http://monikerrecordsss.bandcamp.com/music

SNAG http://www.moniker-records.com/records.html

Adorned as Chicago?s Best New Rock Duo in 2012 by the Chicago Reader, The Hecks are critically acclaimed newcomers that cannot be contained by classification. Commonly connected with critical genres ?garage? and ?noise,? on their debut Moniker Records 7?, Zach Hebert and Andrew Mosiman move beyond those confines to create winding pop gems that steadily shift between pulsating rhythms, unexpected fragments, and unrestrained feedback.
Conveying their open-minded creativity and development as a young band, the ringing guitar theme on ?Trust and Order? weaves between a celebratory drum introduction and rhythmic left turns. By contrast, the echoed-feedback vocals of ?The Time I Played with My Puppy? jump from a rowdy country (religious? Spiritual? Revivalist?) stomp to blistering signal degradation.
This is not cerebral noise. This is a joyful fantasy gone awry, or a surprising, friendly memory restored from the wreckage. The Hecks ultimately show that playing as two results not in basic dualities or opposition, but a diverse series of adventures.

Moniker Records
P.O. Box 891287
Chicago, IL 60608 USA

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Music Shit / Re: first record store experience

« on: January 04, 2013, 06:12:01 PM »

Wait someone named their male child Hillary?

Hilary.  Mellow dude, despite his obsession w/ Jazz.  Turned my ass on to all sorts of great music.  I never left empty handed or empty hearted. 

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Music Shit / Re: first record store experience

« on: January 04, 2013, 07:52:18 AM »

I had frequented a few record stores in Houston when I was little but not until I moved to Chicago for college did I really get to experience it full on.  The first time was when I went to Broadway Records right down from where I lived, just around the corner from Reckless Records.  This place was the size of a storage locker.  Tight assorted stacks of all genres in every nook and cranny.  A perfect spot for a Saturday mid afternoon. 

What was your first encounter?

wow, that's some story dude. way to go!!!! did you buy 'get the knack' ??

Nah Hans, I've never owned "Get The Knack" and I plan on never buying it so you don't need to try and sell it to me if that's what yr after.  I grabbed Miles Davis "Kind Of Blue" and Johnny Thunders "So Alone" based on the covers that first time.  Tulsa, where I'm from, didn't have record stores (Starship Records & Tapes was a head shop, their record collection was too pathetic to wanna buy anything).  I'd mailorder though Blacklist outta SF in high school, taking recommendations from the MRR staff picks.   Anyways, Broadway was mostly a jazz enthusiast spot, run by a mathematician named Hillary.  He voluntarily ran the store during the weekend.  He was a total jazzer, so he'd hip me to new stuff every chance he could get, Eric Dolphy, Art Blakey, Hank Mobley, Coltrane, etc...  the usual suspects.