Sonic Overload 7/2/12

Yes, it’s that time of year again... Sonic Overload’s Salute To America! I actually recorded this on Saturday, June 30, because I have plans for Monday this week and I didn’t want to keep people waiting. There are some new songs this time around but there are still plenty of favorites, songs that absolutely have to be played for Independence Day. I think the show speaks for itself. Nah, I don’t hate the United States but I do get despondent about the way things are going, the kind of country we’re turning into. That’s what I hate. I think (and hope) you find it provocative because this is a punk rock show and that’s how it should be.

One minor correction—Josh Wolf from Bloody Hammer plays in No Talk, not No Thanks, as I mistakenly said on the show.

Sonic Overload 7/2/12

TRACK 1

FU’S-My America (X-Claim)

CLASH-I’m So Bored With The USA (Epic)
ECONOCHRIST-Fuck Your American Dream (Ebullition)
EXPLOITED-USA (Dojo)
BIG SNIFF-American Dream (Mint Tone)

PADDED CELL-Democracy (Dead Beat)
PEDESTRIANS-American Town (SouthKore)
PINHEAD GUNPOWDER-Freedom Is (Lookout)
YOUNG LIONS-Young Amerikkka (Schizophrenic)

BRIEFS-We Americans (Dirtnap)
KOSHER-Bored In America (BYO)
MICE-Not Proud Of The USA (Scat)
MUTANTS-So American (FTM)

TRACK 2

TOXIC REASONS-God Bless America (T-Reason)

STATE-Country Daydream (Underestimated)
PATRIOTS-Land Of The Free (Another Lousy Record)
7 SECONDS-Fuck Your Amerika (from “Not So Quiet On The Western Front,” Alternative Tentacles)
MELEE-Fuck You To The Red, White and Blue (from “DIY or Die,” Suburban Voice)
SOCIAL UNREST-Red, White and Blue (New Red Archives)
POISON IDEA-Ugly American (Pusmort)

BAD CHOICE-Angry Americans (from “City Limits,” High Anxiety)
SOCIAL CIRCKLE-USSA (No Way)
PAGANS-Dead End America (Crypt)
CULT HEROES-Amerikan Story (from “Killed By Death #12)
MC5-The American Ruse (Rhino)
GAUNT-USA (Thrill Jockey)

TRACK 3

BLOODY HAMMER-God Bless America (demo)
BOILING OVER-American Dream (Lifeline)
I-ATTACK-American Dream (Criminal IQ)
TIMEBOMB 77-American Way (Black Hole)
FEARLESS IRANIANS FROM HELL-Foolish Americans (Boner)
NATION OF ULYSSES-Target: USA (Dischord)

A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS-My Weakness (Dead Oceans)
MONOSHOCK-Hawkwind Show (Bag of Hammers)
REAL LOSERS-Teenage Treatz (Alien Snatch)
POP THREAT-Filth (Squirrel)

SCREAM-U. Suck A./We’re Fed Up (Dischord)
HÜSKER DÜ-In A Free Land (New Alliance)
DILLINGER FOUR-The Great American Going Out Of Business Sale (Hopeless)
ARTICLES OF FAITH-American Dreams (Reflex)

TRACK 4

BUKKAKE BOYS-Weakness (Sorry State)
GUNNAR HANSEN-Phil’s Song (Schizophrenic)
LÖGNHALSMOTTAGNINGEN-En Tandlös Tiger (Sweken)
WHITE WHALE-No Fun (Feral Kid)
BRAIN F?-Restraining Order (Static Shock)
KIM WILDE-Kids In America (EMI)

CRUCIFUCKS-Democracy Spawns Bad Taste (Alternative Tentacles)
UNSEEN-Goodbye America (VML)
CHOKING VICTIM-Hate Yer State (Hellcat)
MISSING 23RD-Freedoms Wake (Sessions)
FROGS OF WAR-Up Someone’s Ass (Full Circle)

BROTHER INFERIOR-Land Of The Free (Sensual Underground Ministries)

Sonic Overload 6/25/12

A jam packed, pretty high energy show that runs 2 hours and 11 minutes this week and there’s some commentary at the top, about the Supreme Court decision on Arizona’s anti-immigration law that passed in 2010. Some of the law’s provisions were struck down by a 5-3 margin, including the ones that allowed the authorities to arrest individuals without a warrant if they had suspicion of their legal status, as well as the one that made it illegal for undocumented immigrants to seek employment. On the other hand, police are still allowed to check the immigration status of people who are stopped or arrested. Of course, that still gives a lot of leeway for racial profiling and even legal immigrants are likely to be rousted if their skin isn’t white. So it’s far from a victory for those who are troubled by Arizona’s blatantly racist policies. But I’ll leave it at that. And I also pay tribute to Gay Pride weekend with some of this week’s musical selections.

Sonic Overload 6/25/12

TRACK 1

NECROS-Conquest For Death (Touch & Go)

BROWN SUGAR-Deportation (Feral Kid)
LOS CRUDOS-Ilegal y Que? (Lengua Armada)
BEHEAD THE PROPHET NLSL-Lewd Lewd Lewd (Outpunk)
CLITBOYS-Gay’s Okay (Feedback)
A//POLITICAL-Stop Thinking and Pogo (Profane Existence) in memory of Dave Tedder

SPITS-Schwarz Fahren (Red Lounge)
CRAZY SPIRIT-Fistful Of Hate (Toxic State)
SLUGZ-Suit and Tie (Feel It)
RAD-Geekanomics (Sacramento)
JACKSHIT-We Still Like Drugs (Squirtdown)
BILLY SYNTH & THE TURN-UPS-I Dig Your Mind (from “Battle of the Garages,” Voxx)

BUKKAKE BOYS-No Power, No Voice (Sorry State)
FRENZY-Calls From The Grave (Distort)
FY FAN-Aftrubbad (Feral Ward)
HERÄTYS-Sokeat Seuraajat (La Familia)
WALLS-Just Complain (Iron Lung)
CLAW TOE-Another Saturday Night (Criminal IQ)

TRACK 2

HUMAN TOILET-Human Toilet (Black Thirteen)
ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN-Teenage Shutdown (Onefoot)
DIDJITS-Sweet Sweet Satan (Touch & Go)
RAMONES-Go Mental (Sire)
PRIME MOVERS-See That Girl (from “Let’s Breed,” Throbbing Lobster) in memory of Jeff Sugarman

SMART COPS-Quel Dubbaioso Manganello Rosa (Sorry State)
COPS-Premonitions (Rob’s House)
NEGATIVE DEGREE-One Horse Town (Offside)
DEAD STOP-Kiss My Ass (Complete Control)
WASTE MANAGEMENT-Solitude (Painkiller)
MY REVENGE-Gay Marriage Is Better Than Your Marriage (Thorp)

DMZ-Watch For Me Girl (Sire)
CHRIS SPEDDING-Pogo Dancing (RAK)
EATER-Outside View (The Label)
DRONES-Be My Baby (Anagram)
WIRE-Mannequin (EMI)

TRACK 3

HANK HAINT-Problematic (Voodoo Rhythm)
WHITE DRUGS-I Hate Your Face (Kunst-Waffe)
TRISTESS-Arg Arg (Kick n’ Punch)
MINDS-Lost In A Crowd (Dirtnap)
TOURISTS-Blind Among The Flowers (Epic)

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT-American Paranoia (Taang)
NEGATIVE APPROACH-Genocide (Taang)
BATTERED YOUTH-New Patriot (from “The Master Tape,” Affirmation)
ZERO BOYS-Vicious Circle (Nimrod)
TSOL-Property Is Theft (Posh Boy)
RED CROSS-Annette’s Got The Hits (Posh Boy)
ANARCHY 6-Slam, Spit, Cut Your Hair, Kill Your Mom! (from “Lovedolls Superstar,” SST)

HARABALL-Raising The Dead (Fysisk Format)
LES THUGS-Bella Canzon (Sub Pop)
NRA-Bunk (BYO)
DEMOB-No Room For You (Grand Theft Audio)
DICKHEADS-Squad Leader (Walking Dead)

TRACK 4

WHITE LUNG-Those Girls (Deranged)
SHIPWRECKED-The Last Pagans (Crucial Response)
CROSS STITCHED EYES-Vile Corpse (Alternative Tentacles)
CHALLENGER-Input The Output (Jade Tree)
THE ESTRANGED-Fast Train (HG Fact)

TUXEDOMOON-What Use? (Ralph)
NEW MUSIK-This World Of Water (Epic)
CRASH COURSE IN SCIENCE-Kitchen Motors (Go Go)
LOS MICROWAVES-Time To Get Up (Posh Boy)
FAD GADGET-Ricky’s Hand (Mute)

CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN-Take The Skinheads Bowling (Independent Project)

Sonic Overload 6/18/12

I admit it, there’s an anti-cop theme at times on this week’s show. I’ve got my reasons, namely being stopped by a state trooper for having a burnt out brake light while driving into the city last week. I don’t want to go into a lot of detail but let’s just say it sure as hell felt like a fishing expedition and you’d think he’d have better things to do.

The other reason is to mark the death of Rodney King, the African-American man who was brutally beaten by the LAPD in 1992 and that sparked off some of the worst riots in the city’s history. It also influenced part of a certain song that concludes this week’s show. “Cop Killer” was actually performed before the King beating but Ice-T added some references to the incident on the recorded version. The song created quite a controversy to say the least. Charlton Heston quoted lyrics from it at a Time-Warner (the parent company for Ice’s label at the time) conference and the song was yanked from the Body Count album. Getting back to Rodney King, though, he drowned in his swimming pool and the death is still under investigation at I type this... I hope he’ll eventually be able to rest in peace.

Sonic Overload 6/18/12

TRACK 1

FUCKED UP-Police (Deranged)

RAPPA-Exploitation (demo)
CROSS STITCHED EYES-Scars of Past (Alternative Tentacles)
DEAD ENDING-Ninety-Nine (Alternative Tentacles)
CREEM-The Bricks (Katorga Works)
CIVIL DISSIDENT-Tell Me The Solution (Prank)

CLAW TOE-Kamikaze (Criminal IQ)
MOORAT FINGERS-Ugly (Radio Blast)
THE VICIOUS-The Happiest Place (Feral Ward)
PLATES-Sex Beat (Big Neck)

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT-Destructions End (Taang)
SET TO EXPLODE-Feel The Rage (Grave Mistake)
WASTED TIME-Leech/No Shore (Grave Mistake)
BAD REACTION-Take Your God Out Of My Peanut Butter (Reflections)
BLACK FLAG-Police Story (SST)
PARTISANS-Police Story (No Future)

TRACK 2

REDUCERS-Out Of Step (self-released) in memory of Steve Kaika
MEAN JEANS-Nite Of The Creeps (Dirtnap)
CUTE LEPERS-Thanks For Not Showing Up (1-2-3-4, Go!)
BAYONETTES-We’re Doomed (Deranged)
DEATH BY SNOO SNOO-Sotaveteraanit (Creative Class War)

BATTALION OF SAINTS-No More Lies (Taang)
NEGATIVE APPROACH-DABF (Taang)
CAREER SUICIDE-Let It Go (Kangaroo)
JOINT D?-Confused (Sorry State)
UNHOLY THOUGHTS-I Can See You (Even Worse)
THE GAIA-Riot Of 14 (Prank)

SCREAMING FEMALES-Theme Song (Don Giovanni)
THE EX-Contempt (Touch & Go)
CHICKS ON SPEED-Yes I Do! (self-released)
THE NORMAL-TVOD (Mute)

TRACK 3

RUTS-Staring At The Rude Boys (Virgin)
SKULLS-On Target (from “What? Stuff,” Bomp)
ANTI-Lies (Grand Theft Audio)
CYANIDE-Do It (Captain Oi)

POOR LILY-El Topo (self-released)
OFF!-Harbor Freeway Blues (Vice)
BOB EVANS-Dead Broke (Skene)
THE MEN-Open Your Heart (Sacred Bones)
NAIVE-I’m Tired (Kool Arrow)

LÖGNHALSMOTTAGNINGEN-Heil Hitlist (Sweken)
DWARVES-Fuck You Up And Get High (Sub Pop)
TROTS-Now I’m A Real Rock’n’Rolla ‘Cause I Drink Whiskey And Cola (Puke)
WONGS-Do What I Wan (Rip Off)
SLAMMIN’ WATUSIS-King Of Cha-Cha (Epic)
VILLAGE PEOPLE-Food Fight (RCA)

TRACK 4
BLACK EASTER-What The Fuck (Illuminated)
NOXIOUS-Sunday Fools (from “Utreg Punx,” Rock Against)
SICK THINGS-Committed To Suicide (Shock)
HATED-Innocent People (Stress)
SCHUND-Chaos (Höhnie)
WYMYNS PRYSYN-Shy Shitter (Scavenger Of Death)

WHATEVER BRAINS-Love Taps (Funny/Not Funny)
NÜ SENSAE-(Boots) (Nominal)
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS-Mind Control (Dead Oceans)
MY BLOODY VALENTINE-You Made Me Realise (Creation)

BODY COUNT-Cop Killer (Sire) in memory of Rodney King

Sonic Overload 6/11/12

It feels like summer is finally here. Famous last words, of course, since I had to turn on the heat for a brief time a few weeks ago when it got down in the 40s. No real theme this week and the show was almost delayed a game because I woke up feeling a bit under the weather and lost about 2 or 3 hours of time to prepare the show but still managed to start the recording around the usual time. I was also wondering if I’d be doing the show with two turntables since one of them suddenly stopped working last week. But I found a very good repair shop and the guy was able to fix it in one day and it was more-than-reasonable. I’m still working on adjusting things a bit with it but everything should be completely back up to par by next week. That’s the idea, anyway.

This week’s show goes out in memory of Jeff Davis, also known as Jef Leppard, guitar player for Voetsek. He was killed in a motorcycle accident over the weekend. The Voetsek guys/gals are top-notch people and I got to see Jeff play with them a few times. My condolences to his friends and family.

Sonic Overload 6/11/12

TRACK 1

NO FOR AN ANSWER-Imperfection (Hawker)

POISON PLANET-Border Fences (Third x Party)
SECTARIAN VIOLENCE-Desocialized (Grave Mistake)
ANCIENT FILTH-Too Young, Fuck Adults (Shock To The System)
KOROVA-DeGrassi Fight Music (Victimized)
YDINPERHE-Opiskelijaelämää (Bad Hair Life)

NASAL BOYS-Hot Love (Swisspunk)
COACHWHIPS-Muscle Of Love (Narnack)
THE NOISE-Tror Du (from “Vägra Raggarna Benzin,” Massproduktion)
CLONE DEFECTS-Cheetah Eyes (Tom Perkins)

WALLS-Dignity Village (Iron Lung)
BILL BONDSMEN-Overcrowded Control (Fourteegee)
SICKOIDS-Clarity (Residue)
BAD JESUS EXPERIENCE-Rotta (Tuska & Ahsdistus)

TRACK 2

VÖETSEK-White Ain’t Right (Six Weeks) in memory of Jeff Davis (Jef Leppard)
OUTPATIENTS-Backwards Explosion (Free Association)
P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S.-Sweet Little Thing (Doomtown Sounds/Static Age)
DEATH CRISIS-Problem Reaction Solution (Too Old To Die)
ETA-I Got Problems (DeadAlive)
OMEGAS-Nazi Rules (Painkiller)

SHIPWRECKED-Not My Generation (Crucial Response)
RAW NERVE-Hemlock (Youth Attack)
WHITE LUNG-I Rot (Deranged)
DOTTIE DANGER-Bela Lugosi Is Alive (Gravewish)
ICEAGE-You’re Blessed (What’s Your Rupture)

STEPMOTHERS-All Systems Go (Posh Boy)
SVT-Modern Living (415)
DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS-Burn It Down (Capitol)
SWINGERS-Counting The Beat (Backstreet)

TRACK 3

MIND SPIDERS-Beat (Dirt Nap)
DOOM TOWN-Walking Through Walls (New Dark Age)
THE YOUNG-Attitude Adjustment (Criminal IQ)
THE ENERGY-I’m Gonna Cut You Into Pieces (Team Science)
COLA FREAKS-Gi Mig Piller (Hjerenspind)

SIX FINGER SATELLITE-Parlour Games (Sub Pop)
MAN OR ASTRO-MAN? –Lo. Batt (Touch & Go)
BOTTLES AND SKULLS-Party Crasher (Sick Room)
REGRESS-Reagan’s Disease (Boot Camp)

OFF! –Wiped Out (Vice)
HOT SNAKES-Past Lives (Swami)
CRIMSON SWEET-No Hot On Cold (On/On Switch)
THE NERVOUS-The Greatest Generation (Nervous)
CACTUS-No! (Hate)

TRACK 4

THE SOUND-Jeopardy (Korova)
ZOUNDS-Subvert (Broken)
PITCH BLACK-Undefeated (Revelation)
PROPAGANDHI-Fuck The Border (Fat)
BY THE GRACE OF GOD-Beneath The Blue (Victory)
TREPAN NATION-Kill The Truth (Harmless)

SPIKES-Summer Vacation (demo)
NEATS-Six (from “Propeller Product,” Propeller)
LEMONHEADS-Glad I Don’t Know (Amory Arms)
JESUS AND MARY CHAIN-My Little Underground (Blanco y Negro)
SUNSET BOMBERS-Baby, It’s You (Ariola)

SUICIDE COMMANDOS-Complicated Fun (from “Big Hits Of Mid-America Vol. 3,” Twin-Tone)