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The Nuclears “The Nuclears”

sfilzen — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 18:53:46 +0000

The Nuclears “The Nuclears” 2011. MegaPlatinum Records. We caught Brooklyn, NY-based The Nuclears this past weekend at our annual neighborhood street party, Bay View Bash and the band was the perfect choice for a gorgeous late-summer afternoon party on the RushMor Records stage. The Nuclears epitomize what good-time rock-n-roll should always be: non-stop pounding danceable beats, loud guitars, tons of stage posturing and lyrics that generally make you want to get down and party. (For example, from The Nuclears: “Get Up!” has the chorus “Oh yeah! Here’s your favorite song and if you know the words, baby, Why dontcha sing along” and “Fast Cars & Loud Guitars” – “I got American muscle, got American speed. I got American rhythm and American lead”). The Nuclears channeled the spirit of The Ramones, KISS and New York Dolls – their stated influences are the Hellacopters, Blue Oyster Cult, Radio Birdman, Judas Priest, the Beatles, Turbonegro and MC5 – with down-and dirty rock. Their line-up has changed a bit since The Nuclears, their first full-length album, with the addition of Briana Layon on vocals (she is a fiercely fantastic front-woman) and a change of drummers.

Despite the lack of Briana on the album, it’s still a great listen. My top tracks, besides the party anthem “Get Up!” are “Pay Yer Dues,” the opening track, an excellent ass-shaker, the punk’d “Get Me Outta Here,” the guitar solo on “Eclipso” and closing track which kinda sums up the band’s philosophy “Rock & Roll Riot.”

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Record Store Day 2018

sfilzen — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 17:32:58 +0000

Record Store Day haul (so far. taking a break for a couple of hours to attend the kid’s violin recital this afternoon): Duran Duran, The Cure, David Bowie, The Stooges and Tom Waits plus three local Milwaukee 7″ releases: Brain Bats, Abby Jeanne and Guerrilla Ghost.

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Zero Boys “Vicious Circle”

sfilzen — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:47:01 +0000

Zero Boys “Vicious Circle” 1982/1987 reissue on Toxic Shock Records. The photo of the band is from this date, September 13th, three years ago when Zero Boys played our neighborhood’s giant street party, Bay View Bash. Zero Boys headlined Rush Mor Record’s stage, playing many of the classic 80′s punk tracks from their debut LP Vicious Circle, originally released on Nimrod Records, and noted that after the last time they played Milwaukee “we probably hung out in your mom’s basement, no, probably your grandma’s basement.” Zero Boys have always been punk-popular in Wisconsin, likely we have an affinity toward a Midwestern band, though the Midwestern location was a contributing factor to Zero Boys’ short-lived fist iteration (Allmusic notes “Even though the record [Vicious Circle] was to garner critical acclaim and turn the band into one of the legends of early-‘80s hardcore, the band was to fold a year later, citing being ‘landlocked’ in Indianapolis in comparison to the larger national scene.)

Vicious Circle is still one of my favorite early 80′s punk records, it is tight and smart, its punchy, melodic and Germs-esque tracks (singer Paul Mahern told producer/engineer John Helms he wanted his band’s debut LP to “sound like the Germs’ GI”) remain classic 35 years later. Highlights of the record – and the show three years ago – are the blazing fast “Amphetamine Addiction,” the mosh-pit perfect “You Can Touch Me,” and the double punch of anthem-worthy tracks “Livin’ in the 80′s” and “Civilizations Dying.” Here is a link to “Civilizations Dying” at the Bay View Bash in 2014 – some of my friends are front-and-center, air-punching, head-banging and singing along (I’m in the crowd somewhere, but too short to show up on film).

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Cheetah Chrome and Johnny Blitz from the Dead Boys at RushMor Records

sfilzen — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 05:42:47 +0000

Topping off a great Record Store Day: meeting Cheetah Chrome and Johnny Blitz from the Dead Boys at RushMor Records (they signed our copy of Young, Loud and Snotty and Cheetah gave Joe bunny ears) and seeing them later tonight at Club Garibaldi’s.

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Record Store Day 2016

sfilzen — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 19:18:00 +0000

Record Store Day is one of the best days of the year, up there with Christmas and birthdays. My favorite local record store, Rush Mor, had great RSD16 picks, including the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion exclusive, but also put some oldies-goodies out for the occasion.

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The 101ers “Elgin Avenue Breakdown (revisited)”

sfilzen — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:43:22 +0000

The 101ers “Elgin Avenue Breakdown (revisited)” 1981/2005/2015. Red vinyl, Record Store Day exclusive. Andalucia Records/Parlophone Records. Record One studio recordings, Record Two live recordings.

The 101ers, fronted by Joe Strummer, only released one pub rock single (”Keys to Your Heart”), the rest of this 2 record release is a compilation of demo sessions, BBC recordings and live performance featuring many cover tracks (”Gloria,” “Maybelline,” “Don’t Let Go”) as well as originals (”Letsagetabitarockin,” “Steamgauge 99″). Classic Strummer delivery backed by a 50′s/60′s rhythm and blues beat.

This album was the only exclusive Record Store Day purchase this year, though we did drop a nice chunk of change at our neighborhood indie record stores, Acme Records and Rush Mor Records after battling the vinyl hordes that descended upon Bay View this past weekend.

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Record Store Day 2015

sfilzen — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 02:17:17 +0000

The Record Store Day 2015 scene at Acme Records (cannot even get to the record bins) and Rush Mor Records, Milwaukee WI.

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