So, as I type this it's approximately six months ago it's the middle of April.
I'm pretty far ahead of myself as far as this silly thing goes. But that's neither here nor there.
What is here.
Now.
Six months ago for you, but right fucking now for me.
It's a motherfucking Spring blizzard and eight inches of motherfucking snow.
The entire city is shut down for the weekend.
At least eight volumes of semi-bootleg Duke Ellington radio broadcasts from 1945-6 arrived yesterday, so I have something to listen to. (Maybe I'll post some of those sometime. It's a different animal hearing that band live...)
the Housekeepers (1981)
This is yet another Clone Records record. This appears to be a one off by the Housekeepers which seems to be another band led by Bob Pfeifer and has another version of his song "I Gotta Know" which he'd originally recorded with Human Switchboard (and which will appear here shortly)
Pretty damn good Farfisa driven garage rock. It's the staff of musical life.
Housebreaker/Helva split (1995)
A mere 14 years later Housebreaker and Helva split seven inches between them for some guitar driven garage rock. Housebreaker was the brainchild of Brian Herb (as truly fine a human being as there ever was or will be) as part of his ill spent youth. When he is not trotting the globe tending to the guitars and metaphysical needs of famous touring bands he is known to front hastily put together versions of Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Excellence that are just about the only thing that I will leave the house for.
Helva were according to their Bandcamp page:
Helva was a ska/punk/metal/swing/reggae band from Minneapolis from 1994-2001. The band started in Western WI and ended up touring all over.
I assume they were also fine people too. One would expect nothing less.
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