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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: record labels place your 2015 releases...HERE!

« on: December 18, 2014, 08:57:07 AM »

12XU  :

Chris Brokaw - The Periscope Twins 2XLP
Shawn David McMillen - On The Clock With JJ & Mitch
XETAS - The Redeemer
Obnox - Boogalou Reed
Blaxxx - For No Apparent Reason 12"

later still :  James Arthur's Manhunt (back in action), Sweet Talk, Massagenist 7", Snooty Garbagemen. Other stuff as well, but we talk about those later in the year.

12XU.net
12XU.bigcartel.com

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Music Shit / Re: Whet Bull Presents: A Bono Scrapbook

« on: October 25, 2014, 04:52:45 PM »

rented the Ministry doc earlier this week at a friend's urging.  80 minutes of Al Jourgenson in stupid costumes, shooting up, trying on bulletproof vests and using David Yow's penis as a stage prop (possibly the only decent idea AJ's come up with) leaves all but the subject's most devoted acolytes/creditors concluding they've just observed a person with zero redeeming qualities --- artistic or otherwise.

Bono should be giving copies of this movie away instead of his new album.  It won't be nearly as lucrative, but at least a few more people will say, "yeah, Bono's really not that bad."

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Music Shit / Re: best new bands of THIS decade

« on: October 25, 2014, 04:45:49 PM »

Spray Paint (please don't make me go back and see if they've been mentioned a half dozen times)
Mordecai (within the 2010's, right? Close enough?)

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Flesh Lights - 'Free Yourself' LP (12XU 069-1), November 4

« on: October 25, 2014, 04:35:21 PM »

LP # 2 from Austin's FLESH LIGHTS comes out a week from Tuesday, though mail orders are already shipping.  First 150 on yellow vinyl.

http://http://12xu.bigcartel.com/product/flesh-lights-free-yourself-lp-12xu-069-1

soundcloudy : https://soundcloud.com/gerardcosloy/flesh-lights-just-about-due

dist/wholesale inquiries : info@12XU.net

other recent stuff : www.12XU.bigcartel.com

coming soon : Chris Brokaw - 'The Periscope Twins' 2XLP

2015 :  Shawn David McMillen - 'On The Clock With JJ & Mitch' LP, XETAS debut LP,  Obnox - 'Boogalou Reed' LP, Blaxxx - 'For No Apparent Reason' 12" EP

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: new 12XU stuff : The Gotobeds LP, XETAS 7", Jonly Bonly LP

« on: August 29, 2014, 06:18:39 PM »

Hey Gerard, does that Jonly Bonly have Jason from OBN III's?  PS all these look real niccccce.

yes sir.

Jony Bonly = Jason Smith (ex-OBN III's/The Best), Stephen Svacina (Sweet Talk), Marley Jones (OBN III's, ex-Sweet Talk)

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / new 12XU stuff : The Gotobeds LP, XETAS 7", Jonly Bonly LP

« on: August 15, 2014, 10:29:05 PM »

12XU.bigcartel.com



THE GOTOBEDS - Poor People Are Revolting LP (12XU 066-1)      in stores 9/2, mail order shipping now.  First 150 on gold.



XETAS - "The Silence" b/w "The Knife"  7" (12XU 068-7),  in stores 9/2, mail order shipping now.  First 100 on white.



JONLY BONLY - Put Together LP (12XU 064-1),   in stores 9/9

up next : John Schooley & Walter Daniels - Dead Mall Blues LP,  Flesh Lights - Free Yourself LP,  Chris Brokaw - The Periscope Twins 2XLP

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Music Shit / Re: a saint in the suburbs

« on: August 02, 2014, 08:23:21 PM »

I was excited about the Aints at the time but tho' those records are nice, Ed's genuine solo albums are much better. In fact, it's pretty easily arguable that Kuepper has the most interesting, respectable solo career of any original '70s (pre-) "punk," with only the Mark E. Smth & whomever else I'm forgetting for company among his successors.

Even Ed's imaginary soundtrack/instrumental records are worthwhile though best bet is probably to start with "Electrical Storm" (&/or the more prog-ish Laughing Clowns) and work forward. Ed's fourth solo album, the guitar/vox + drums only "Today Wonder" lp is sorta obverse of Aints and highly recommended side step from the more lusher 'pop' albums.

Dave Martin might remember that, for reasons that were baffling at the time & impossible to imagine today, Ed's third solo album, "Everybody's Got To," (with different cover art than AUS pressing) came out on fucking Capitol in the U.S... Promo copies seemed always available in the Pier Platters used new arrivals bin c. 1988.

Was nice to see Ed touring with the Bad Seeds a couple years ago too though it might have been better to hear that band play some of Ed's best songs instead of Nick's lesser ones.

Don't remember or never knew that.  Nice to know though.  I'd imagine that one of the few folks who were aware of Ed @ Capitol knew that they'd never get rid of those CDs any other way than dumping them there.  As far as the Aints versus the solo albums go, you very well could be right, but I heard "Ascension" before I ever heard any of the solo records and it brings back a lot of memories of a time in my life etc.

Around the time of that Capitol album, Kuepper played at NYC's Fez (underneath the old Time Cafe) at some label sponsored, early evening event.  Maybe about two dozen witnesses -- didn't seem to put him off much.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Halt and Catch Fire punk muzik

« on: July 02, 2014, 11:04:38 PM »

Uh, so is anyone watching this AMC show? It's about the early 80s PC computer world and it's kinda whatever so far, but there's a punk chick programmer character who is like the cool punk girl out of a John Hughes' film.

I'm watching the fourth episode right now and so far, within the first 10 minutes, she has been listening to Really Red's "No More Art" and Bobby Soxx "Learn to Hate...." (show takes place in Texas, so they're really covering the angles)

In previous eps she has been listening to stuff like X Ray Spex, Bad Brains, Voidoids, Tubeway Army and more.

Who is selecting the music for this show, and how the hell can I get this job?

there's an episode with the Dicks' "Lifetime Problems" and the Big Boys' "Advice".  Apparently The Hates'  "So What (If Your Mother Kicks Me in the Nuts)" features in an future scene.

The music supervisor for the show is Thomas Golubić. He's previously done similar duties for "Breaking Bad", "The Walking Dead" , "The Killing" and "Six Feet Under".

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Music Shit / Re: Parquet Courts

« on: June 24, 2014, 07:34:59 AM »

I work for an NPR affiliate now and I only cover bands that I care about -- I'm writing stories about the Residents, Devo, Negativland; you know, the cool shit (I promise to write about new bands too.) Tony Bedard (Icky Boyfriends) interviewed the almighty Jay Hinnman for my site, if that says anything  -- http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2014/04/22/analog-culture-jay-hinman-discusses-his-new-dynamite-hemorrhage-zine/

Sorry for the generalized answer --- I was referring to NPR at the national level (their website, "All Songs Considered" etc.)   Local affiliates still assemble much of their own programming and they have the ability to do something interesting on their lonesome.  Though several are straight up Starbucks to the point where Parquet Courts would seem like an aberration, there's certainly exceptions with taste & autonomy.

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Music Shit / Re: Parquet Courts

« on: June 23, 2014, 03:01:29 AM »

my initial query wasnt a "gawd this band sucks, why are they getting big?" or a "what sellouts using their connections to get on NPR", but a "how does NPR find out about/choose to cover bands"

They're solicited by the same persons attempting to wrest coverage from Rolling Stone, Noisey, Washington Post, etc.

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Music Shit / Re: Parquet Courts

« on: June 22, 2014, 09:30:33 PM »

the reason why no one can pinpoint how people find out about these days is because it's fractured across so many different levels of information/consumerism. Some people are primarily using facebook, some twitter, some instagram, some just listen to whatever their friends are buying, NPR, satellite radio, thousands of blogs, itunes suggestions, actual zines and magazines (Parquet Courts were in Entertainment Weekly a few weeks ago - MRR still has a huge influence whether you believe it or not), having a song on a TV show or movie soundtrack, message boards, seeing fliers, downloads/slsk, going to DJ nights, and there are still kids who I see in the record store who just pick up records because they look cool, which is good to know still happens. There are thousands of different avenues kids can take these days (both old and new) and it's constantly evolving.

Well summarized. 

I totally believe Andrew when he says getting on NPR was never a goal.  There's a bunch of labels, big, medium and small who have absolutely made it a goal. 

Stuff like NPR, Sound Opinions, KCRW, KEXP, The Current, Fallon, etc. all seem to make a difference in reaching the hypothetical casual/mainstream audience.  I say "seem' because at some point or another, civilians have to like what you're doing, too.  There's other bands who've gotten the same amount of satellite radio play as Parquet Courts, the same TV bookings, the same glowing Pitchfork score, etc. and haven't sold nearly as many records.

Also - this wasn't the first or the last time a band you might be conversant with has ended up somewhere like NPR. Over the last few years, NPR has made a real effort to emphasize their music programming and they are super conscious of where they rank in the promo circus pecking order (ie. depending on the artist, slightly above Pitchfork or slightly below).  They have ongoing relationships with record labels not dissimilar from a commercial broadcaster.  And because they're trying to position themselves as a credible outlet, rainmakers, whatever,  there's gonna be a handful of wild cards.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / The Dead Space - 'Faker' LP, Ghetto Ghouls - "Plastic Violence" 7"

« on: June 09, 2014, 04:50:50 PM »

The Dead Space - 'Faker' LP (12XU 063-1)   (shipping on or before June 24)

https://soundcloud.com/gerardcosloy/the-dead-space-behind-the-wall

Who amongst us hasn?t pondered how good Joy Division might?ve been had they been recorded by Spot (NOT SPOT LONG OF TRAILER SPACE, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?) instead of Martin Hannett? Don?t all raise your hands at once.

OK, maybe I?m the only one that?s woken up in the middle of the night grappling with that particular ?what if?? But I?ll bet I?m not not nearly the only person that?s about to be poleaxed by The Dead Space?s long-awaited debut album, ?Faker?. The trio of bassist/vocalist Quin Galavis, guitarist Garrett Hadden and drummer Jenny Arthur have been honing their craft in Austin, TX since high school, but after a 7? on Hadden?s excellent Thread Pull label (Flesh Lights, Foreign Mothers), a song on the second ?Casual Victim Pile? comp. (12XU, 2012) the moment is long overdue for The Dead Space to put-it-all-together. And that?s exactly what they?ve done ; this is a band whose blend of tension, fragility and genuine muscle ?certainly in the spirit of avowed influences like Joy Division, Bauhaus and Swans without being remotely copyist ??has never sounded this fully realized.

We?re a couple of years past The Dead Space making the good-to-great leap ; at present, they?re in the middle of that awkward period I like to call the ?How Have You Assholes Slept On This Amazing Band?? Stage. And while the recent notoriety of their other projects might elevate The Dead Space?s profile a tad (ie. Galavis? quieter solo works or the heavier jams laid down with Nazi Gold, Hadden?s recent participation in Ghetto Ghouls), ?Faker?? Is The Real Deal. Like Evander Holyfield. Don?t be a fucking Charley Steiner.

(first 100 copies on coke bottle clear vinyl)
(includes download code)



GHETTO GHOULS - "Plastic Violence" b/w "Things" 7" (12XU 061-7)   (shipping on or before June 24)

https://soundcloud.com/gerardcosloy/ghetto-ghouls-plastic-violence

Would it be fair to say Austin?s These Are Words decided to lay down a gauntlet of one sort or another when they changed their name to the decidedly more malevolent GHETTO GHOULS ?- culled from the old lady-stomping street gang in ?The Exterminator? (1980, dir - James Glickenhaus). It could also be a colossal reach or perhaps even wishful thinking.

Fresh off a widely acclaimed debut LP for Austin?s Monofonus Press, Ghetto Ghouls have been likened to such Texan predecessors as Bobby Soxx or The Dicks, but there?s echoes of Cleveland's  X_X or ?Live At The Witch Trails?-era Fall in their staggery swagger (especially if you play an old Fall record at the bottom of a well while listening to Ghetto Ghouls up above). In a town where the best gigs often straddle the line between parties and disasters, a ridiculously high percentage of those shows seem to occur with this quartet right in the middle of the action. 



This 7? couples a pair of songs from the S/T LP sessions that either represent 12XU getting the cream of the crop or the goddamn leftovers. The latter scenario is just way too depressing to contemplate.

(first 100 on blue vinyl)

http://12XU.bigcartel.com
www.12XU.net

out now : Burnt Skull - 'Sewer Birth' LP,  Obnox - 'Louder Space' LP, Unholy Two - 'Talk About Hardcore'
summer :  The Gotobeds - 'Poor People Are Revolting' LP, Jonly Bonly - 'Put Together' LP, XETAS - "The Silence" 7"
autumn :  John Schooley & Walter Daniels - 'Dead Mall Blues' LP

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Norm Effin' McDonald

« on: June 09, 2014, 07:50:18 AM »

saw a pretty amazing show of Norm's in Austin in 2011.  He'd been on for about 90 minutes when the club staff began freaking out --- there was a second show scheduled for 10pm and patrons were getting a little impatient out at the bar (not to mention portions of the early show audience who were walking out).  A waitress explained something similar had happened the previous evening "when we couldn't get him off the stage".

But yeah, a total rambling wreck, seemingly bombed out of his mind.  Bunch of assholes behind me were yelling (loudly) for OJ jokes for about an hour straight and he totally ignored them (while antagonizing persons sitting miles away).

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Non-Music Shit / Re: PRO / CON - RECORD STORE DAY

« on: April 20, 2014, 08:11:44 AM »

1-2-3-4-Go still has the following for sale (amongst others)

Pussy Gold 5000
JSBX - "She's On It" 12"
Rodion G.A. - Delta Space Mission
V/A - Dunedin Double
Beuregarde - "Testify" 7"
Breadwinner - "Burners" 12"
Die Kreuzen - "Cows & Beer" 7" and 12"

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Unholy Two - Talk About Hardcore LP (12XU)

« on: April 14, 2014, 08:45:26 AM »

UNHOLY TWO - Talk About Hardcore LP (12XU 062-1), MAY 20

preorder  :   http://12xu.bigcartel.com/product/unholy-two-talk-about-hardcore-lp-12xu-062-1

soundcloudage :  https://soundcloud.com/gerardcosloy/unholy-two-hard-times-daddy