Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Sonic Overload 2/18/13


Finally, some new records to play on the show this week, although there’s still plenty of “vintage” material here. Last week was my birthday. Most of you know how old I am or have an idea of it, at least, and that’s 39. OK, plus a few... When I was listening to the No Trend song “For The Fun Of It All” while recording the show, one lyric stood out—“What do you do? When you’re growing old, but you want to stay young. What do you do? Good question and, yeah, I ponder it every time a birthday comes around and I’m trying to find a way to stay young without it being too embarrassing or pathetic. I also wonder if Robert Smith regrets having written “I Want To Be Old” when he was a teenager? While we ponder these BIG QUESTIONS, let me wish you a Happy Presidents’ Day and, as always, play loud.

Sonic Overload 2/18/13

TRACK 1

LET IT BURN-Here’s To Goodbyes (Coalition)

PISSED JEANS-Cat House (Sub Pop)
COPS-You’re Out (from “Land Of Nod,” Scavenger of Death)
RATSAK-Bullhead (12XU)
UNHOLY TWO-Cut The Music (I’m The Nightstalker) (12XU)
UNHOLY THREE-Nothing Makes Anything Better (Donut Friends)
ANCIENT FILTH-Fight Fear (demo)

CHRON TURBINE-Hook It Up (Peterwalkee)
GUZZARD-Wubba (Amphetamine Reptile)
CANDY MACHINE-Syndicate (Skene)
DRIVE LIKE JEHU-Golden Brown (Interscope)
CRAIN-Knock Yr Daylights Out (Restless)

TRACK 2

NO STATIK-Units (Prank)
SOCIETY NURSE-Trapped (Iron Lung)
VAASKA-Destruye (Hardware)
DIE KREUZEN-Man In The Trees (Touch & Go)
NO TREND-For The Fun Of It All (No Trend)

EMPTY ROOM-Ambient Awareness (demo)
LEATHER-Inanna Altar (Caesar Cuts)
BROKEN PRAYER-Father Figure (Sorry State)
SOKEA PISTE-Samassa Veneessä (Ektro)

BLOODY GEARS-The Show (demo)
STRAIGHTJACKET MIND-Erie St. (demo)
CLOBBER-Map Preceeds The Territory (Half Baked)
THE SOUND-Skeletons (Korova)

TRACK 3

xKATExMOSHx-Worn My Shoes (Rome Burns Again)
GASMASK TERROR-Traditions Must Die (Flower of Carnage)
GLAM-Crisis Atomica (La Vida Es Un Mus)
WHO KILLED SPIKEY JACKET?-Police Truck (Total Fucker)
STOIC VIOLENCE-Wretched Existence (Katorga Works)
DIPERS-Dog Mosh (Eat The Life)
CRUCIAL UNIT-Punx N’ Skinz (Eat The Life)

ANTEENAGERS MC-Les Conformistes (Plastic Idol)
CATHOLIC SPRAY-Roam No Sea (Born Bad)
BLACK BUG-You Scream (XVIII)
MISSION FOR CHRIST-Poseur (Ektro)
CRIMINALS-Zarah’s Got A Brand New Bag (Adeline)
STATICS-Get Right (With Me) (Rip Off)

COFFIN BREAK-Kill The President (C/Z)
SONIC’S RENDEZVOUS BAND-City Slang (Revenge)
DR. FEELGOOD-Milk & Alcohol (United Artists)
COCKNEY REJECTS-Bad Man (Captain Oi)

TRACK 4

DEAD STOP-Kiss My Ass (Reflex/Wolfpack)
DESGUACE-Hombre Logo Adolescente (Trabuc)
FUNERAL SHOCK-Blow Up West Point (Six Weeks)
WASTED YOUTH-Uni-High Beefrag/Born Deprived (Sandblast)
WHITE CROSS-Too Much Caffeine (Grand Theft Audio)
MECHT MENSCH-Might Makes Right (from “We Got Power,” Mystic)
DERANGED DICTION-Kill Or Be Killed (from “Hardcore Amerika,” BCT)

NEW YORK DOLLS-Puss ‘N’ Boots (Mercury) in memory of Shadow Morton
FEEDTIME-Shovel (Sub Pop)
LIGHTS OUT!-Be Quiet And Obey! (Dead Beat)
TV FREAKS-Mall Punk (Schizophrenic)
THE CURE-I Want To Be Old (Rhino)
RAZOR BLADES-Precipice (Grand Theft Audio)

TEARDROP EXPLODES-Sleeping Gas (Mercury)

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Sonic Overload 2/11/13


You might wonder, “what‘s up with all those songs about doing awful things to the Pope?” Well, Pope Benedict XVI has announced he’s stepping down at the end of the month, after a Papal reign that started in 2005. He’s 85 and has been in poor health and wasn’t considered to be a long-term Pope, as it was. He’s also taken the church in a much more conservative direction, continuing to be hostile to homosexuality, reproductive choice and conception. Meanwhile, there was a cover-up, for a long time, of the sexual molestation of children by Catholic priests, something that’s only recently been addressed and there’s a long way to go. And I don’t see the next Pope being any sort of progressive because, except for the brief reign of Pope John Paul I, the last half century has pushed the church further to the right. So, yeah, that’s why I played all those Pope songs.

And things are slowly getting back to normal after the blizzard that dumped two feet of snow on us over the weekend. No major problems for us, just two-plus hours outside plowing the driveway. Ah, winter in New England. Gotta love it...

Finally, Happy Valentine’s Day. This week’s Sonic Overload is chock full of love songs. OK, a few love songs. Enjoy...

Sonic Overload 2/11/13

TRACK 1

PAGANS-What’s This Shit Called Love? (Drome)

HAMICKS-I Don’t Believe In Valentine’s Day (Big Jerk)
HUMPERS-Plastique Valentine (Epitaph)
DEAD BOYS-What Love Is (Sire)
HEARTBREAKERS-I Wanna Be Loved (Track)
THE EAT-Catholic Love (Alternative Tentacles)

CHAOS CHANNEL-(Magic Bullet) That Works To Feed The Pig (SPHC)
S.H.I.T.-Muscle Mag (demo)
NÖ PÖWER-No Peace (Sorry State)
KRÖMOSOM-Systematic Death (Havoc)
DISORDER-Maternal Obsession (Anagram)

BROKEN PRAYER-What Did You Expect? (Sorry State)
EMPTY ROOM-Americans With Guns (demo)
CRIMINAL CODE-Specimen (Inimical)
IN SCHOOL-Stand Up Or Die (demo)
PERMANENT MAKEUP-Not A Riot (New Granada)

TRACK 2

BILL HICKS-The Pope (Ryko)
KING-Antipope (from “Children Of The Damned,” boot)
PRATS-Disco Pope (Rough Trade)

NINE SHOCKS TERROR-Remove The Pope (Sound Pollution)
ADRENALIN OD-Pope On A Rope (Buy Our Records)
RPA-Shoot The Pope (from “Killed By Death #5”)
I SHOT CYRUS-Cyrus Shot The Pope (Six Two Five)
NUCLEAR ASSAULT-Hang The Pope (Combat)
INSULT-The Pope’s A Fake (Know)
LÄRM-Crucify The Pope (Coalition)

XADDAX-Lives On Nerves (Skin Graft)
BLOOD RED-Konsequence Kandy (BHF)
COLD SWEAT-Burn Everything (Manic Ride)
CLOCKCLEANER-NSA (Reptilian)
CENOBITES-Hostage (Discorporate)

TRACK 3

JUDGE-The Storm (Revelation)
TOXIC NARCOTIC-We’re All Doomed (Go Kart)
JOEL GRIND-Black Order (self-released)
GROINOIDS-Empty Skull (Boston’s Finest)
ADOLESCENTS-Self Destruct (Frontier)

MISSION FOR CHRIST-Psycho (Ektro)
YOUNG MOTHER-Smart Kids (Telephone Explosion)
SOUPCANS-Altered States (Telephone Explosion)
NICE FACE-You’re So Dramatic (HoZac)
CATATONIC YOUTH-I’ve Had It (HoZac)
CATHOLIC SPRAY-Drift With Satan (Born Bad)

TROGGS-I Can’t Control Myself (Fontana) in memory of Reg Presley
SHAM 69-Hurry Up Harry (Polydor)
PRIMATES-Venganza (Thought Crime)
ASEXUALS-Too Slow (First Strike)

TRACK 4

MY BLOODY VALENTINE-You Never Should (Sire)
SOKEA PISTE-Pimeää Voimaa (Ektro)
SEVEN FEET FOUR-Auto Emotion (Coalition)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAS-Fading In And Out (self-released)
AUTISTIC YOUTH-Same Problem (Blackwater)

CRIME-Hot Wire My Heart (Swami)
STATUES-Adult Teeth (Deranged)
HOMOSTUPIDS-Doper (Parts Unknown)
HANK WOOD & THE HAMMERHEADS-Trouble (Toxic State)
ESSENTIAL LOGIC-Aerosol Burns (Rough Trade)

IGGY & THE STOOGES-Raw Power (Columbia)

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Sonic Overload 2/4/13


Finally, a few new records to play on the show this week—thanks to Ken from Prank Records for the package he sent last week. So it’s on into February, the football season is over (and I’m not all that happy the Ravens won) and I’m back with another assortment of noise. Next month will be the 13th anniversary of the show and I’ve got an idea for the show that week but you’ll just have to wait to find out what’s in store...

Sonic Overload 2/4/13

TRACK 1

FINAL CONFLICT-Apocalypse Now (SOS)

DEAD ENDING-Ayn Rand Chicken Sandwich (Alternative Tentacles)
AVO-All My Friends Are Fucked (Even Worse/Kangaroo)
SHORT CHANGED-Negative Outbursts (Rodent Popsicle/Goat Power Recreation)
NO TOMORROW-Haunted Dreams (Profane Existence)
GREEN BERET-Vultures (Side Two)
TEAR IT UP-What’s The Problem? (Deranged)

NEO CONS-Hardcore Elite (Abscess)
QUANGO-Living In A Shithole (demo)
LAST SONS OF KYRPTON-Screamers (Kryptonite)
NOBUNNY-Boneyard (1-2-3-4, Go!)
BRATFACE-Boy Next Door (Fan Attic)
CHEMO KIDS-I’m Sick (Pelado)

STOIC VIOLENCE-Fight Them All (Video Disease/Katorga Works)
NASA SPACE UNIVERSE-Peeping Toddler (self-released)
CONDOMINIUM-Life Is Amazing (self-released)
LAMPS-G.B.D. (Sweet Rot)

TRACK 2

KRAUT-Bogus (New Red Archives)
KAAOS-Väkivallan Uhrit (Barrabas)
INSTANT AGONY-Anti-Police (Half Man Half Biscuit)
JERRY’S KIDS-Tear It Up (demo)
EXPLOITED-Attack (Secret)
ASTA KASK-Den Enes Bröd (Prank)

ICEAGE-You’re Nothing (Matador)
NEON KING KONG-Mix Up The Mix (GSL)
KAMIKAZE TRIO-Song for Udo (Inertia)
BRAIN F?-Sleep Rough (Sorry State)

LA PESTE- I Don’t Know Right From Wrong (Matador)
ELVIS COSTELLO-No Action (Columbia)
NEO-Tran-Sister (Jet)
STEVE DIGGLE-Shut Out The Light (Liberty)

TRACK 3

REALITY CRISIS-Sore (Prank)
FORWARD-Wasted Mania (Prank)
NO STATIK-Sigh of Relief (Prank)
STRAIGHT TO HELL-We Will Bury You (Gloom)
S.H.I.T.-Feeding Time (demo)

RESIDENTS-Bach Is Dead (Ralph)
BLACK BUG-Police Helicopter (XVII)
MAC BLACKOUT-Everybody Rock (Dead Beat)
SAILBOATS ARE WHITE-Dead Man’s Clothes (Schizophrenic)
SOFT MOON-Zeros (Captured Tracks)

UX VILEHEADS-My Path (Sorry State)
KILL YOUR IDOLS-What I’ve Become (None Of The Above)
SUPERCHINCHILLARESCUEMISSION-60 Hour Greyhound (ADD)
NEW GRANADA-Drawing Blanks (Lengua Armada)

TRACK 4

DEPARTMENT S-Is Vic There? (Stiff)
KUDGEL-Neo-Nozzle (Super 8)
PENNY WINBLOOD-Groceries For The Weak (Forge)
PERMANENT MAKEUP-Signal Or Noise (New Granada)
UZI-Ha-Ha-Ha (Matador)

CH 3-Waiting In The Wings (Posh Boy)
VIDIOTS-I Get Around (River 3)
ROTTERS-Sit On My Face Stevie Nicks (Dionysus)
BELTONES-Fuck You Anyway (TKO)
ALICE COOPER-Under My Wheels (Warner Bros.)

RORY GALLAGHER-Shin Kicker (Chrysalis)

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Sonic Overload 1/28/13


Another show skewing towards older music. Well, all five (yikes!) decades are represented, going back to the 70s. I haven’t gotten a whole lot of new records of late. It’s been slow so I’ve been digging into the archives. I hope those of you who suffered the awful cold snap the past week got through it OK and that your heating bills don’t bankrupt you. I’m really dreading next month’s bill. Enjoy!

Sonic Overload 1/28/13

TRACK 1

CRAZY SPIRIT-Snakes (Quality Control HQ)

GREEN BERET-Violence Is Their Currency (Side Two)
DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE-Can Peace Exist/Women and Children (Vex)
GLAM-Vestidos De Muerte (La Vida Es Un Mus)
BORED-Hate Me On My Back (demo)
DUCT TAPE SURGERY-Disobey (demo)
SUCKED DRY-Shit For Brains (Less Slow, More Go)

KAJUN SS-Know Your Place (Therapeutic)
DUCKY BOYS-Hooked On Junk (from “Staring Down The Barrel”)
CATBURGLARS-Banger (Criminal IQ)
DIRTY SWEETS-Dance Party Massacre (Rip Off)
SGT. 6 ASSAULT-Give It Another Day (007)
DEATH TRAP-No Hicks (Feral Kid/Warm Bath)

PISSED JEANS-Bathroom Laughter (Sub Pop)
SOCIETY NURSE-Oblivion (Iron Lung)
CONFIDENCE MEN-Karma Plague (Art Fraud)
AVON LADIES-Power Failure (Katorga Works)
INTERFUSE-Twig & Leaf (Tragic End)

TRACK 2

COMBAT ZONE-Fed Up (demo)
FLACCID-Concrete (demo)
CROSS RAGE-Full Of Shit (No Way)
KNOCKDOWN-What’s Left? (Youngblood)
SUICIDE FILE-I Hate You (Indecision)
R’N’R-I’ve Had It (Cadmium Sick)

MOONSHINE-2Hell2Nite (demo)
I EXCUSE-How Can We Make An Empty Bottle Without Killing Anyone? (Newest Industry)
AS FRIENDS RUST-Like Strings (Doghouse)
INSURGENT-CPA Dream (Traffic Violation)
WEDNESDAY NIGHT HEROES-Style Over Substance (Crack)

SPECIAL DUTIES-Too Much Talking (Captain Oi)
MAU MAUS-Clampdown (Pax)
SWELL MAPS-Vertical Slum (Mute)
DISSIDENTS-Modern Emotions (Smog Veil)
DISHRAGS-I Don’t Love You (from “Vancouver Complication,” Sudden Death)
GAYTIME-Free Yourself From Emotional Eating (1:12)

TRACK 3

NEEDLES-You’re Dead (Iron Lung)
OLDE GHOST-Fatalists (Handstand)
1.6 BAND-Sticks To The Skin (Gern Blandsten)
TAR-Walking The King (Amphetamine Reptile)

CONSTANT MONGREL-Be Crystal (R.I.P. Society)
BENT SHAPES-Brat Poison (Cake Time)
EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING-Anxiety (Goner)
COMSAT ANGELS-Home Is The Range (Renascent)

CHUMPS-Cop Shot (Forge)
KILLDOZER-Hi There (Touch and Go)
VISION/DECAY-Insomnia (from “Barricaded Suspects,” Toxic Shock)

TRACK 4

DV8-Guns On The Right (from “No One Left To Blame”)
F.U.2.-F.U.2 (1-2-3-4, Go!)
HUBBLE BUBBLE-Pogo Pogo (Radio Heartbeat)
VIBRATORS-Judy Says (Epic)
BOOMTOWN RATS-Blind Date (Columbia)
ROBERT JOHNSON-Wreck My Mind (Infinity)

ARCTIC FLOWERS-Ascension (from “Terminal Decay,” Artcore)
CRIPPLE AND CASINO-Do My Job Right (Radio Is Down)
PIGS-Whitewash (Solar Flare)
EX-CULT-Knives On Both Sides (Goner)

JOE JACKSON-Got The Time (A&M)