The Decline

Here's the soundtrack from the film for the first "Decline of Western Civilization" with some pretty prime live action cuts from a host of the greats of punk rock and also the Germs (who I've never particularly cared for)

The Decline of Western Civilization (1980)

I've taken care to edit this one so that the talking bits are separated from music bits for those who want to hear punk rock instead of yapping. This is also perhaps my favorite recording of Black Flag's "Depression". I may even prefer this band to the Rollin's era. I'm weird like that.

Adulting is hard

I really don't feel like cleaning the bathroom, but tonight's my shot for the week to get that shit done..
But if I procrastinate by queuing up a few more posts on here I can at least feel like it wasn't a total wash if I don't go and get it over with for another hour or  so.

Fountains of Use (1983)

Apparently this band still exists, or re-exists or something or whatever. This is the sound of their misspent youth in what appears to be a hand colored sleeve which is a nice touch on some seriously awful graphic design.

Speaking of which:

Capitol Punishment (1983)

They were from Fresno, CA which if google maps is correct is about three hours from San Francisco. Perhaps these two shared a bill or two along the way back in 1983. I wouldn't be surprised. My copy is actually a 1986 German reissue of the original  release, so you know somebody liked it enough to make that happen. The flip side of this has a song called "Jody is my Bloody Love".  So there you have it.

Way Ahead of Myself

Derry Legend (1989)


So...


So as I queue this post up for today it's months in the past.

The 2016 World Series is still going on.

Game 7 is tomorrow, my present time.

The Cubs will either have won for the first time since 1908 or not and make Bill Murray happy or sad depending on the outcome.

Don't tell me how it ends.

Bill Murray already knows.

Here's the Axemen

Well Fuck You Too (or Holy Fucking Hell Not More Fucking Boyracer)

Fuck You, Tiger (1995)

It's Air Miami again.

That is all.


And also:

Boyracer/Sabine split flexi (1993)

Yeah, more fucking Boyracer. Deal with it.

Sabine are related to Veronica Lake. They share two members in common. I'll post some Veronica Lake sometime later in this century.

You've got nothing better to do

Blacking out vs English Professors

Next couple of posts I've got new additions to musical acts I've already posted.

This may or may not be a good thing. I like to imagine it is.

But this is my collection and I tend to quite enjoy my purchases.

Blackouts - Lost Soul's Club (1985)

So if you've been following along at home, you may vaguely remember a post from a while back of  the first two singles by Blackouts. If not you can head on over to that and have a look. I'll wait....


So here's their 1985 swan song on Wax Trax! Half the band would end up joining Ministry around this time and Mr. Al Jourgenson himself took the producer's chair for this release.

I don't know. I'm a bit distracted. The tv is on and I'm barely paying attention to my own typing.

Just listen to it. I was a bit taken aback when I first threw it on the turntable. I would have absolutely hated it in 1985, but I would have been completely off base in my assessment.

So suck it, past me! You pompous music snobby little shit.




Meanwhile

 

I Feel So Weird (1996)

This is the Black Watch. This is what happens when an English Professor forms an indie pop band.

My wife likes them.  They have a lot of releases. She has some of the cds and I'll probably pick up more of it as I come across it. Make of that as you wish.