Lather, rinse, repeat last post.
12.02.2025
11.25.2025
Hundred Pound Head – Covered In Ash CS [1992 Self-released]
Found this pretty rare cassette on a work trip to Atlanta. Hundred Pound Head were a NYC indie band, and from what I can tell, this cassette is all of the output of the band and band members. Odd, as this is pretty good. Has some 80's British alternative influence.
11.22.2025
McPherson Struts - Top Fuel Boogie CD [2000 Dust Run Records]
Call it what you want, psychobilly, cowpunk, rockabilly, greaser punk, I have no idea what the distinctions are. All I know is they do a Nine Pound Hammer cover, so they are cool by me. Some of the band members are from the South, but Garrett Smythe (R.I.P.) and Dave Dick from Deadbolt are in the band, and it was recorded at Gar Wood's place, so there is definitely a San Diego connection here. Track 14 is not listed on the release, BTW.
11.21.2025
Pimp [Pimpidy Pimp, Du] Compilation CD [1999 Curly & Spike Records]
Pretty rare comp of what I would bet are Orange County (CA) ska/pop/punk/skate bands, maybe LA County at the widest. Let me test my hypothesis and go down the tracklist...
1. Buck Wild - Santa Barbara. Okay so let's all it SoCal bands.
2. Charmless - Can't find anything on them, but tey released something in Isota records from San Francisco. Uh oh. Maye California bands?
3. Flipsyde - Minneapolis! Hypothesis dead.
11.20.2025
The Fly Bitches – The Holy Trinity, Art, And Other Lies CD [1997 Rectangle Records]
Had to leave town for a funeral last week. Life is just now caught up enough for me to post again. Was up in the central coast of California, which is honestly one of my favorite places on Earth. I grew up so close to it, and took it for granted. One of the few areas that could lure me from San Diego.
There's not much out there on The Fly Bitches. They are from Durham, NC, and the very awesome Punk Guy, who I'm sure you're following, posted their demo (engineered by Stephen Eggerton) a few years ago.
Weirdo punk, like if Victim's Family was part of the Secret Center scene.
11.12.2025
Supergirls – Good Old Punk Rock In The Key Of D Minor 7" [1997 Liberation Records]
Supergirls OD'd on How To Clean Everything and filtered it through their Southern California roots. Recording is a bit noisy. Includes a sincere (?) Eagles cover, oh joy.
11.11.2025
Bender - Two Months... [2001 Self-released]
You may have noticed that I've transitioned from just ripping my vinyl collection to posting some more obscure stuff. It's generally stuff that has absolutely no presence online. No streaming, no Bandcamp, no YouTube. You'll find that I lean heavy on bands from San Diego, as that's what's gonna be in local thrift shops. There are two main reasons I do this.
First, I want to make sure the artists are recognized for their work. Even if it's not my cup of tea, each release took someone to write the songs, perform them, record it, mix it, master it, manufacture it, distribute it. It meant something to a lot of people and for it to just disappear is kind of, well, sad. Plus, I learned the hard way, after posting something, being kind of negative about it, and then having one of the artists comment on my comments (in a nice way), that it's fucked up for a talentless fuck like me to be publicly negative about someone else's work. I don't have to like it, but I don't need to fucking post about it. I'm not an artist, and I'm not a music critic. So I'll lean in to just getting stuff out there and letting all 16 of you make up your own minds.
Second, maybe having it out there will help it sell in my Discogs store. See, I can still be an non-altruistic dick. Now let's move some units!
So that brings us to Bender. A two-man band (mostly) from somewhere in San Diego County I assume. See the two paragraphs up, sentence number five.
11.10.2025
Spazm - A Blinding Light [1996 Spazm Attack Records]
Kind of an odd one here. Spazm is from Australia, and that's about all I know? Some members have ties to a jazz rock band called Trout Fishing In Quebec. And this is definitely mostly jazz/funk rock, with occasional hints of what sounds like an alternative Toy Dolls (mostly in the Olga-esque vocals)? Who they mostly remind me off is Sinister Sam, this obscure 90's band from San Jose. In case, they are definitely goofy, and won't be everyone's cup of tea.
11.09.2025
The Kent 3 - Coin Of The Realm 7" [1993 Empty Records]
For my money, The Kent 3 were the cream of the crop for 90's garage power pop (although The Fall-Outs and The Hi-Fives make strong cases [I am differentiating from garage punk, btw]). I almost didn't post this because there is a Bandcamp link, but lucky for you, that link is as dead as Zed.
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