tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845879157497341122024-03-20T03:29:57.071-07:00Burn and ShineMaximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-4987763353920778242023-12-02T07:00:00.000-08:002023-12-02T07:00:07.031-08:00Alt-Country (or whatever you want to call it) *Mostly* from the 90'sHey there, Last month's trip down the Southern Rawk trail, led me to this month's "Alt-Country" bender. I've been on a *mostly* 90's Alt-Country kick over the last couple weeks, which led to this 229 track (and counting) playlist. I tried not to double up artists unless there were separate song-writers in the band (IE: Uncle Tupelo). Not all the artists here would be considered "Alt-Country" but I think these all fit (there might be a few strays). This is a work in progress, as I'm still adding to it. If you are up for it take a look at the playlist and feel free to recommend any artist or track I may have missed. I'm especially looking for tracks by artists who aren't associated with the genre. Much like Frank Black's wonderful duet with Marty Brown, "Dirty Old Town".<br><br>Happy Listening!
<iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/5JOL6Kv7K4XDLgly8lwWC9?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-30605594232498422372023-11-08T05:37:00.000-08:002023-11-08T05:37:14.286-08:00Southern Rawk!I've been feeling nostalgic for one of the most popular sub-genres of Rock in my neck of the woods (The South). I know Southern Rock is not everyone's cuppa, but there are some really great tunes out there if you give it a chance.<br><br><iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/0w9gLfPtCHWK4ZEUZZVoV6?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-57495188229331539192023-10-07T13:17:00.003-07:002023-10-07T13:17:57.445-07:00Disco Didn't Necessarily Suck!<iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/2z3cNlG3Tylq4hkGSPVHVW?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-78830906369997667012023-09-22T13:10:00.002-07:002023-09-22T13:10:25.505-07:00Grunge Revisited Vol. 2Another 25 tracks a few artists doubled up from Vol.1. It clocks in at a little less than 85 minutes.
Happy Listening!
<iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/5KWVHhqc2HbMqGzCf7ab6e?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-69932704836207811842023-09-19T05:23:00.001-07:002023-09-19T05:23:24.099-07:00Grunge Revisited!"Grunge". If you lived through the 90's, this word probably has a very specific meaning for you. It was inescapable to be sure. You probably either embraced it or you hated it. I think it gets a bit of bad rap amongst music snobs. There were certainly some artists that cashed in on the phenomenon, but there were also some really great acts. The fact that some of these really great acts made boatloads of money, probably rubbed some people the wrong way. I know I got tired of a lot of these bands. Recentely, I decided to revisit some of these albums, and I found myself enjoying the music way more than I expected. I decided to make and share this playlist. Hopefully you already own or are at least familiar with the genre defining Singles Soundtrack. This playlist works as a nice companion piece. Many of the same artists but none of the same songs.
Happy listening!
<iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/2kiZHQS52ZveZHzbx0S9Am?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-5714942950798417922022-12-25T08:38:00.000-08:002022-12-25T08:38:15.994-08:00Merry Christmas Everbody!I know, I know, I keep saying I'm back, and then I disappear. Honestly, I just think it's some kind of weird magic that this space still exists. Well, the reason I'm here is because I decided to make a master playlist of my Xmas Redux comps over on Spotify. Of course they didn't have all of my selections, but I was impressed with the amount of songs that were available. All told, it's up to 8+ hours of Christmas Cheer. If you'd like to give it a go, here ya go:<br><br><iframe src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/6Ur85b9yFTCmRxVOh91o7F" width="300" height="380" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-48791799757319268712020-12-25T11:52:00.000-08:002020-12-25T11:52:22.860-08:00 Millennial Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Third Psychedelic Era, 1996-2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi237pqhA1R6qRMq_23zFh9qCsZqYxI5hDW2d0TSQjBm45wIxA-aeU5mGiRCz99LXxUCIp_1F6U1BSU1-OUGxIIzC2spNArye2O6PiqZ6t1C3rNAcQfGeBxoePbNrIuDVhrCjBJQY4ReJ4/s1280/MillennialNuggets.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi237pqhA1R6qRMq_23zFh9qCsZqYxI5hDW2d0TSQjBm45wIxA-aeU5mGiRCz99LXxUCIp_1F6U1BSU1-OUGxIIzC2spNArye2O6PiqZ6t1C3rNAcQfGeBxoePbNrIuDVhrCjBJQY4ReJ4/s320/MillennialNuggets.jpg"/></a></div>
What if Rhino put together a fourth Nuggets Box Set? About 5 years ago, I put four playlists together on my iTunes library using that very concept. These most likely would have shown up on this very blog, had I still been actively blogging at the time. A recent thread in a Facebook group I frequent, reminded that I had tackled this, so I decided to see if I could recreate those playlists on Spotify. Turns out, pretty much most of what I picked was available on there. A few were missing and I had to swap tracks for certain artists, but I was pleasantly surprised. I put it all on one playlist on Spot. 107 tracks and a little over 5 hours worth. I will probaly continute to add to this playlist but if you'd like to listen to what I have so far . . .
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Millennial Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Third Psychedelic Era, 1996-2015:
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Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-72345163566968376032020-06-20T04:48:00.000-07:002020-06-21T05:46:55.719-07:00Proto Power Pop! [The Resurrection of Burn and Shine?]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrn0xxFud386K_TZdTRNy_lbDHhnUyX4aSkFxdLU14ORzpUCi9WulPlJj3Zk9rIbKNdcgM5bmDdvVcci9ZXFCt0HYeq_Kz5Tuat8LxH2xnLwO0G1Z255aNb5UuYnh5G0u2CaDLx0ZLsAQ/s1600/TheRemains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrn0xxFud386K_TZdTRNy_lbDHhnUyX4aSkFxdLU14ORzpUCi9WulPlJj3Zk9rIbKNdcgM5bmDdvVcci9ZXFCt0HYeq_Kz5Tuat8LxH2xnLwO0G1Z255aNb5UuYnh5G0u2CaDLx0ZLsAQ/s320/TheRemains.jpg" width="320" height="269" data-original-width="400" data-original-height="336" /></a></div><br />
Hello folks, not sure if anybody cares, but I thought I'd start sharing playlists again. I've finally decided to give Spotify a go after years of shying away from it. Format will be the same, all of my playlists will still fit onto an 80-minute CDR, you just won't be able to download them. I am at the mercy of what is available on Spotify, so that compromises my choices a little, but it also forces me to be a little more creative.<br />
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My first two playlists are up and running. I've labeled them Proto Power Pop and Proto Power Pop V.2, but they are essentially one big document of the music that I think might have inspired some of our favorite Power Poppers later. I posted an early version of the first playlist in the "I Love Power Pop" Facebook group and got some great feedback. Lots of great suggestions for choice of songs and artists. In fact, I had so many great suggestions that I had to make a second playlist.<br />
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Here are the tracklistings. Each volume is roughly in chronological order:<br />
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V.1<br />
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01. The Kinks - Tired of Waiting For You (Jan '65)<br />
02. The Remains - Why Do I Cry (Mar '65)<br />
03. The Bobby Fuller Four - Let Her Dance (Jun '65)<br />
04. The Byrds - I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better (Aug '65)<br />
05. The Hollies - Look Through Any Window (Sep '65)<br />
06. The Lovin' Spoonful - Didn't Have To Be So Nice (Nov '65)<br />
07. The Beach Boys - Girl Don't Tell Me (Dec '65)<br />
08. The Mascots - Words Enough to Tell You (Dec '65)<br />
09. The Action - I'll Keep On Holding On (Feb '66)<br />
10. Link Cromwell - Crazy Like a Fox (Mar '66)<br />
11. The Creation - Try and Stop Me (Jun '66)<br />
12. The Troggs - With a Girl Like You (Jul '66)<br />
13. The Turtles - Outside Chance (Jul '66)<br />
14. The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing (Aug '66)<br />
15. Small Faces - All or Nothing (Aug '66)<br />
16. Love - I Can't Explain (Sep '66)<br />
17. The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville (Oct '66)<br />
18. Simon & Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade of Winter (Oct '66)<br />
19. The Who - So Sad About Us (Dec '66)<br />
20. The Merry-Go-Round - Live (Jan '67)<br />
21. Tommy James & the Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now (Jan '67)<br />
22. The Move - I Can Hear the Grass Grow (Mar '67)<br />
23. Left Banke - She May Call You Up Tonight (Sep '66)<br />
24. The Rolling Stones - She's a Rainbow [Single Version] (Dec '67)<br />
25. The Zombies - Friends of Mine (Apr '68)<br />
26. The Easybeats - Land of Make Believe (Jul '68)<br />
27. The Nazz - Open My Eyes (Jul '68)<br />
28. The Iveys - Maybe Tomorrow (Nov '68)<br />
29. The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (May '69)<br />
30. The Clique - Superman (Jun '69)<br />
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<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/269Iy44klMWBrZIjsHckz1">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/269Iy44klMWBrZIjsHckz1<br />
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V. 2<br />
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01. Buddy Holly - Maybe Baby (Feb '58)<br />
02. The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown (Apr '60)<br />
03. Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby (Oct '62)<br />
04. Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Heat Wave (Jul '63)<br />
05. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You (Dec '63)<br />
06. The Searchers - Needles & Pins (Jan '64)<br />
07. The Cookies - I Never Dreamed (Jun '64)<br />
08. Herman's Hermits - I'm Into Something Good (Aug '64)<br />
09. Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman (Aug '64)<br />
10. The Honeycombs - Have I the Right (Nov '64)<br />
11. The Dave Clark Five - Any Way You Want It (Nov '64)<br />
12. The Beau Brummels - Just a Little (Mar '65)<br />
13. The Eyes - When the Night Falls (Nov '65)<br />
14. The Knickerbockers - Lies (Nov '65)<br />
15. The Association - Along Comes Mary (Mar '66)<br />
16. Clefs of Lavender Hill - Stop Get a Ticket (Apr '66)<br />
17. The Brigands - (Would I Still Be) Her Big Man (Apr '66)<br />
18. The Choir - It's Cold Outside (Oct '66)<br />
19. The Ronettes - I Can Hear Music (Oct '66)<br />
20. The Del-Vetts - That's the Way It Is (Dec '66)<br />
21. The Music Machine - Masculine Intuition (Dec '66)<br />
22. The Five Americans - Western Union (Jan '67)<br />
23. The Music Explosion - Little Bit O' Soul (Mar '67)<br />
24. Paul Revere & the Raiders - Him or Me, What's It Going To Be (Apr '67)<br />
25. The Equals - Baby Come Back (Jun '67)<br />
26. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Call It Pretending (Oct '67)<br />
27. Del Shannon - My Love Has Gone (1967)<br />
28. Graham Gouldman - No Milk Today (Feb '68)<br />
29. Terry Reid - Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace (1969)<br />
30. The Kinks (Dave Davies) - Mindless Child of Motherhood (1969)<br />
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As always comments and criticisms welcome. Happy listening!Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-89677647610133692252016-08-21T09:29:00.001-07:002016-08-21T09:31:04.901-07:00I'm Back! (Sort of)Hey folks, I haven't blogged in quite some time, but I'm still sharing music and comps over on Facebook. Join our small community over there at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/849587685143097/">Gimme [American] Indie Rock!! Group</a>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-30714808468229180322013-12-22T09:56:00.003-08:002013-12-22T09:56:59.602-08:00The Death of Burn and Shine.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQENI8zTV65WzFiRVFy-Z6JDjlunpQyG0GVf_RfmbEffR4qdVYaiEsTgDBoe-q0Mz8hZDUSpGbaylURNNWs98FC4VHSMxqRGlwKCgP0yts48QvTGuipMn8Qfsrg36euuyhl1CYFN8tkTe/s1600/the-end1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQENI8zTV65WzFiRVFy-Z6JDjlunpQyG0GVf_RfmbEffR4qdVYaiEsTgDBoe-q0Mz8hZDUSpGbaylURNNWs98FC4VHSMxqRGlwKCgP0yts48QvTGuipMn8Qfsrg36euuyhl1CYFN8tkTe/s320/the-end1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I guess I kinda kept everyone hanging, but as you probably surmised, this blog is now officially dead. I continue to make comps, but due to the problems with file sharing sites, this has become too much of a burden for me. I'll let the url live on, but I will not be making any more updates, nor will I post new links for comps. Thanks for reading.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Burn and ShineMaximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-53211193837825265942012-12-13T06:45:00.000-08:002012-12-13T06:47:01.097-08:00Beautiful Noise Documentary Update!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9AE43MuuMlI_6UdYO-C5I-5-rEqqVJLIaYxxy4s2wKL6I7hxsR6n6ISnA1gJogHJR25HBCrWGRxPZvgJLRpFZVxa5DrXBw2g0ZOn-phoyfvv4zOFDAs_bCD8fxb2SUyJTxHkEKRpI-k1/s1600/BeautifulNoise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9AE43MuuMlI_6UdYO-C5I-5-rEqqVJLIaYxxy4s2wKL6I7hxsR6n6ISnA1gJogHJR25HBCrWGRxPZvgJLRpFZVxa5DrXBw2g0ZOn-phoyfvv4zOFDAs_bCD8fxb2SUyJTxHkEKRpI-k1/s320/BeautifulNoise.jpg" /></a></div><br />
From the Kickstarter website:<br />
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<blockquote>Dear BEAUTIFUL NOISE Backers:<br />
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We crossed the funding goal with 3 days to go thanks to every one of you awesome backers! Thank you so much, you have made this project a reality, after 8 years of hard work and dedication this movie is going to be released!<br />
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But wait, there's more! We still need your involvement. When coming up with our goal we calculated the minimum amount we needed to get the film released. Now that we have made it to that amount, we could definitely use more funds to pay for additional songs, footage, for post production sweetening and manufacturing costs that will enhance the final film.<br />
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So stay tuned and stay involved. Only 3 days left to be a part of this campaign. Please keep spreading the word: http://kck.st/RX9lFK<br />
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Best,<br />
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Eric, Sarah & the 'Beautiful Noise' team.</blockquote><br />
This is great news! Can't wait to see it.<br />
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I also stumbled upon this Fantastic compilation yesterday and thought I'd share it with you. It is a nice companion piece to my Shoegaze Primer: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/#ursula1000/obscure-shoegaze-vol-1">Obscure Shoegaze Vol. 1 Complied by Ursula 1000</a><br />
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Track list:<br />
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"Love Sick" by Fury Things (Cheree Records 1990)<br />
"Shy Me" by Nature Things (Action Records 1991)<br />
"Change You Leaving" by Feral (Lust Recordings 1991)<br />
"Mirrored" by Drop (Chapter 22 1991)<br />
"Slyde" by Blair 1523 (Wilde Club Records 1992)<br />
"Sunriser" by That Uncertain Feeling (Dead Dead Good 1991)<br />
"Something Sonic" by Beautiful Happiness (Cheree 1990)<br />
"Who's" by The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa (Ecstasy Release 1991)<br />
"Ride" by The Lavender Faction (Lust Recordings 1990)<br />
"Need To Be" by Headtime (Cherry Red 1991)<br />
"Saints & Razors" by Aenone (kokopop 1993)<br />
"Jealousy Comes To The Rescue" by Flood (Quarry 1991)<br />
"Space Ship" by The Suncharms (Wilde Club Records 1991)<br />
"Give Her Tomorrow" by The Waiting Sound (Engergy-Vent 1990)<br />
"Sugar I Swear" by Whipping Boy (Cheree 1990)<br />
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If you download it from SoundCloud, it is just one big mp3 (nearly and hour long). I'll be honest, I'd never heard any of these songs before I downloaded it. In fact, the only artist that I was familiar, was Flood-- and I only know him due to his production credits. Don't let that discourage you from giving this a listen, there is not a weak track in the bunch!<br />
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Cheers.Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-29499812203977649402012-12-09T16:34:00.000-08:002012-12-09T16:36:07.855-08:00Beautiful Noise - Shoegaze Documentary Needs Your Help!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBgWv5KBDyT4MeKTAxxiFFRuPGFfzZPIsdoGZlQfp2t73F_hzSW8KfwJszrmLJKHMwehdbj91tOCdVSM25cwSQgQca7tWaJ3jZlU9f_FNkv7CV39x6Pyb2i-2YaxAHPGCpeNAkm4zmggE/s1600/BeautifulNoise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="216" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBgWv5KBDyT4MeKTAxxiFFRuPGFfzZPIsdoGZlQfp2t73F_hzSW8KfwJszrmLJKHMwehdbj91tOCdVSM25cwSQgQca7tWaJ3jZlU9f_FNkv7CV39x6Pyb2i-2YaxAHPGCpeNAkm4zmggE/s320/BeautifulNoise.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Hey Folks, <br />
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First of all, I'm aware that Mediafire has taken down some of my public links. I will upload the Christmas Redux series some time this week. I'm not sure if MF has taken down any of my other links, if so I'm not sure what I'm going to do. We shall see. As far as I know, the Divshare links are still okay-- if not, let me know, thanks.<br />
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I do have a new compilation for you today. I was not planning this, but I thought I would do my part to help spread the word about a great new Shoegaze documentary that desperately needs our help. Please watch the trailer below:<br />
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If you are fan of Shoegaze (or guitar) music at all, please consider making a donation. More info here: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/872104423/beautiful-noise-music-documentary">Beautiful Noise Documentary</a>. There's a little less than a week to go, and those DVD's would make great stocking stuffers!<br />
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In the meantime, feel free to download my 20-track Shoegaze primer. Not sure if all the artists I've used are featured in the film, but I feel like this is a pretty good representation of the British Shoegaze scene of the late 80's/early 90's. Happy listening!<br />
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Beautiful Noise: A Shoegaze Primer<br />
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01. 14 Iced Bears, "Inside"<br />
02. Lush, "Stray"<br />
03. The Jesus & Mary Chain, "The Hardest Walk"<br />
04. The Telescopes, "Flying"<br />
05. Ride, "Like a Daydream"<br />
06. Flying Saucer Attack, "Past"<br />
07. My Bloody Valentine, "(When you Wake) You're Still in a Dream"<br />
08. House of Love, "Christine"<br />
09. Kitchens of Distinction, "Quick as Rainbows"<br />
10. Cocteau Twins, "Sugar Hiccup"<br />
11. Catherine Wheel, "Crank"<br />
12. Slowdive, "Alison"<br />
13. Swervedriver, "Blowin' Cool"<br />
14. The Boo Radleys, "I Hang Suspended"<br />
15. Curve, "Superblaster"<br />
16. Chapterhouse, "Breather"<br />
17. The Verve, "Gravity Grave"<br />
18. Spacemanen 3, "Take Me To the Other Side"<br />
19. Bleach, "Trip & Slide"<br />
20. Pale Saints, "Sight of You"<br />
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Total Time: 1:13:42<br />
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Download it here: <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/21391563-963">Beautiful Noise: A Shoegaze Primerd</a><br />
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[Please note that if you download the compilation, the track listing will not be in the order I listed above. I did not take the time to sequence this comp. Instead, I just placed the tracks in order from shortest to longest.]<br />
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Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-35498194580470442822012-12-01T12:02:00.000-08:002012-12-01T12:20:15.374-08:00Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8_F3VXXbd_J2VK9lnNT164QnDuBcAEi1hyphenhyphenhQJ1k6EsQRt62EfpMNVLD_5SvrD4XyBYNk0nVNq_6sS3UrH7Ckp1FCgKflolXInh60D4RQxSw9ykJpkt1V6xyHV0CAEAMuY2I_TNF7okk6/s1600/XmasRedux7Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="280" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8_F3VXXbd_J2VK9lnNT164QnDuBcAEi1hyphenhyphenhQJ1k6EsQRt62EfpMNVLD_5SvrD4XyBYNk0nVNq_6sS3UrH7Ckp1FCgKflolXInh60D4RQxSw9ykJpkt1V6xyHV0CAEAMuY2I_TNF7okk6/s320/XmasRedux7Cover.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Hey Folks, kicking off the Yuletide Season a little early this year at Burn and Shine! I've already seen an increase in traffic for some of my older Christmas posts, so I think most of you are ready for some new Holiday tunes. In case you happen to be finding this blog for the first time and would like more Christmas Compilations just click <a href="http://burnandshine.blogspot.com/search/label/Xmas">HERE</a> to find the other six volumes in my Christmas Redux Series. See you around the turn of the new year for my best of 2012 compilation-- that is, if the Mayans were wrong . . .<br />
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Happy listening!<br />
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Christmas Redux Seven<br />
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01. Charles Brown, "Please Come Home For Christmas"<br />
02. Strawberry Whiplash, "Santa Needs a Holiday"<br />
03. The Spongetones, "Christmas Boy"<br />
04. Grenadine, "Jingle Bells"<br />
05. The Old 97's, "Here It Is Christmas"<br />
06. The Pristeens, "Christmas is a Time For Giving"<br />
07. Martin Newell, "Christmas in Suburbia"<br />
08. She & Him, "Christmas Day"<br />
09. Lazy Cowgirls, "Sock It To Me Santa"<br />
10. Everything But the Girl, "25th December"<br />
11. The Next Door Neighbors,"Letters To Santa (From Four Real Girls)"<br />
12. The Recital, "Hey Mr. Christmas, Why the Long Face?"<br />
13. Don Kriss, "Jingle Bell Rock"<br />
14. The Catskills, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"<br />
15. Green Day, "Christmas Day"<br />
16. Coconut Records, "It's Christmas"<br />
17. Eux Autres, "Teenage Christmas"<br />
18. Dada, "My Baby Fell For Old St. Nick"<br />
19. Lee Rogers, "You Won't Have To Wait Till Christmas"<br />
20. Guster, "Tiny Tree Christmas"<br />
21. Liz Phair, "Winter Wonderland"<br />
22. Stiff Little Fingers, "White Christmas"<br />
23. The Magnetic Fields, "Everything is One Big Christmas Tree"<br />
24. Redd Kross, "Super Sunny Christmas"<br />
25. Comet Gain, "Asleep on the Snow"<br />
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Download it here: <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/21176105-533">Christmas Redux Seven</a>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-17776239501116217372012-11-03T15:09:00.000-07:002012-11-03T15:09:59.257-07:001987.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLkuNtJIDSIAifTHuD-4pEpv2ssPVE8DJC7XKXhJ4ryyq6_k3dZuxaqqJulYCG3LydlrYbZ5c3XNV0fmWhur9nobZVmZdVHHZYtcrdG4aZegCmh_dZpKJEK7pm6oOahsl1Cr-Sn46KNo8/s1600/87.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLkuNtJIDSIAifTHuD-4pEpv2ssPVE8DJC7XKXhJ4ryyq6_k3dZuxaqqJulYCG3LydlrYbZ5c3XNV0fmWhur9nobZVmZdVHHZYtcrdG4aZegCmh_dZpKJEK7pm6oOahsl1Cr-Sn46KNo8/s320/87.png" /></a></div><br />
We've made it to November, which means we get to celebrate some songs that are a quarter of a century old here at Burn and Shine. This is the fourth such compilation that I've shared, and if you are interested in the others click on these links: <a href="http://burnandshine.blogspot.com/2011/11/1986.html">1986</a>, <a href="http://burnandshine.blogspot.com/2010/11/1985.html">1985</a> and <a href="http://burnandshine.blogspot.com/2009/11/beware-savage-jaw-of-1984.html">1984</a>. <br />
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Not much to say about 1987, but I will mention that the brilliant comedy, <i>Planes, Trains and Automobiles</i>, came out that year and it is far and away the greatest Thanksgiving movie ever. Be sure and watch it again some time this month. <br />
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Lots of jangle on here for those of you so inclined.<br />
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Happy listening!<br />
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1987<br />
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01. Sex Clark Five, “I Want You Mine”<br />
02. Material Issue, “She’s Goin’ Through My Head”<br />
03. Scrawl, “Standing Around”<br />
04. The Jesus & Mary Chain, “About You”<br />
05. Paul Kelly, “Before the Old Man Died<br />
06. They Might Be Giants, “Don’t Let’s Start” (Single Version)<br />
07. Big Dipper, “She’s Fetching”<br />
08. Pastels, “Crawl Babies”<br />
09. Dumptruck, “Going Nowhere”<br />
10. U2, “Sweetest Thing”<br />
11. American Music Club, “Outside This Bar”<br />
12. The Stems, “For Always”<br />
13. Julian Cope, “Saint Julian”<br />
14. Flying Color, “Dear Friend”<br />
15. The Blue Aeroplanes, “Bury Your Love Like Treasure”<br />
16. The Fastbacks, “K Street”<br />
17. The Chills, “House With 100 Rooms”<br />
18. Young Fresh Fellows, “Get Outta My Cave”<br />
19. The Stone Roses, “Sally Cinnamon”<br />
20. Will & the Bushmen, “Bus Stop”<br />
21. Concrete Blonde, “Still In Hollywood”<br />
22. Able Tasmans, “Sour Queen”<br />
23. X, “4th of July”<br />
24. Blue Rodeo, “5 Will Get You Six”<br />
25. Spacemen 3, “Walkin’ With Jesus”<br />
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Total Time: 1:19:43<br />
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Download it here: <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/20452469-015">1987</a>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-5382962343256752402012-10-10T08:39:00.000-07:002012-10-10T08:39:05.672-07:00Halloween Time Again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyV_oSDIPwIvq8s2VMxBi2Yx6gPVXNeqMKkWD9mf8k_Sk9LpsYXwBXnJsAPH0xEqxwx5-3G3M063T0wiKOpEGmYGeismvwJeKduMFHYU9OELmM0OHSlZEF7YyuIMa4HbKnvUOB5xr4qZkx/s1600/halloween1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="298" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyV_oSDIPwIvq8s2VMxBi2Yx6gPVXNeqMKkWD9mf8k_Sk9LpsYXwBXnJsAPH0xEqxwx5-3G3M063T0wiKOpEGmYGeismvwJeKduMFHYU9OELmM0OHSlZEF7YyuIMa4HbKnvUOB5xr4qZkx/s320/halloween1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Hey Folks, it's that time of year again. As some of you know, I kicked off this blog with a Halloween compilation back in 2008, so I've been blogging for five years now. Not sure how much longer I'll keep going, but I'm pretty sure I had no idea back in '08 that I'd still be doing this in 2012. Please keep checking in here-- especially over the next three months, as I will be posting more Burn and Shine comps. <br />
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As for this year's volume of Candy Apples & Razor Blades, I think it's a peach. Book ended by two versions of Daniel Johnston's haunting "Devil Town" I hope you'll enjoy it. <br />
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Happy Listening!<br />
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Candy Apples & Razor Blades, Vol. 5<br />
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01. Daniel Johnston, "Devil Town"<br />
02. The Screamers, "...122 Hours of Fear"<br />
03. Feist, "Graveyard"<br />
04. Chug, "Witches"<br />
05. Toy Love, "Death Rehearsal"<br />
06. Slaughter & the Dogs, "Victims of the Vampire"<br />
07. Black Francis, "Ghost Coming"<br />
08. P.F. Sloan, "Halloween Mary"<br />
09. The Afghan Whigs, "Big Top Halloween"<br />
10. The Almighty Defenders, "The Ghost With the Most"<br />
11. Mötley Crüe, "Shout at the Devil"<br />
12. The Fartz, "Children of the Grave"<br />
13. The Raveonettes, "Apparations"<br />
14. The Suicide Commandos, "Monster Au-Go-Go"<br />
15. The Bats, "Free All the Monsters"<br />
16. The Adverts, "Back From the Dead"<br />
17. Geza X & the Mommymen, "Funky Monsters"<br />
18. The Undead, "I Want You Dead"<br />
19. The Clash, "City of the Dead"<br />
20. Misfits, "Horror Business"<br />
21. Roky Erickson, "I Think Up Demons"<br />
22. Last Word, "Sleepy Hollow"<br />
23. The Flaming Lips, "Halloween on the Barbary Coast"<br />
24. The Sonics, "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"<br />
25. Bright Eyes, "Devil Town"<br />
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Download it here: <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/19768497-403">Candy Apples & Razor Blades, Vol. 5</a> <br />
Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-3138737480173883662012-09-17T07:27:00.001-07:002012-09-17T07:27:30.268-07:00Back Again! (Barbara Manning 101)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmeVAwe6tGl5c9ZDJ9z8fHe28dSYU_CAhwYYN2X2hd8IiKgLlsszpFnvXoCd80_Rukx_3DNl3FIwZxosD-bWPnksyIBUqGddmJcsIV07i7B-0sa316CjdVDAkRbCQx5QobmUihCKJeQW2/s1600/manning_005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="136" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmeVAwe6tGl5c9ZDJ9z8fHe28dSYU_CAhwYYN2X2hd8IiKgLlsszpFnvXoCd80_Rukx_3DNl3FIwZxosD-bWPnksyIBUqGddmJcsIV07i7B-0sa316CjdVDAkRbCQx5QobmUihCKJeQW2/s320/manning_005.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Hey Folks, <br />
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Well I've been on a lengthy hiatus, but that doesn't mean this blog is dead. I'm still having computer issues, so posting compilations here has been low on the priority list. I plan on resuming my normal Fall/Winter schedule, with Vol. 5 in the Candy Apples & Razor Blades series in October, a 1987 comp in November, Christmas Redux Vol. 7 in December and, of course, a best of 2012 playlist in January-- so please stay tuned!<br />
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As for today, I've been on a huge Barbara Manning kick. Since it seems that she is not quite as well known as she should be, I thought I'd put together a Barbara Manning primer. If you are a fan of her work, then please help me spread the word by inviting your friends to download this comp! If you are unfamiliar with BM, then you are in for a treat. This comp concentrates on the beginning of her career, 1985-1997. Featuring her work with the legendary 28th Day, World of Pooh, SF Seals, and her solo stuff.<br />
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I found a great article online from a few years ago via the <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Once-a-darling-on-the-indie-music-scene-Barbara-2589075.php">San Francisco Chronicle</a> that gives a great overview of her career. If you'd like to find out more about Manning, please click on that handy link.<br />
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Here's the Compilation, pretty much in chronological order. Happy Listening!<br />
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Barbara Manning 101: 1985-1997<br />
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01. "This Train", 28th Day<br />
02. "Stones of Judgement", 28th Day<br />
03. "Somewhere Soon", World of Pooh<br />
04. "Someone Wants You Dead", Wold of Pooh<br />
05. "Scissors", Barbara Manning<br />
06. "Breathe Lies", Barbara Manning<br />
07. "Every Pretty Girl", Barbara Manning<br />
08. "Straw Man", Barbara Manning<br />
09. "Sympathy Wreath", Barbara Manning<br />
10. "Don't Let It Bring You Down", Barbara Manning<br />
11. "B4 We Go Under", Barbara Manning<br />
12. "Doc Ellis", SF Seals<br />
13. "Joed Out, Barbara Manning<br />
14. "My 1st Gun", Barbara Manning<br />
15. "Optimism is Its Own Reward", Barbara Manning<br />
16. "Back Again", SF Seals<br />
17. "Day 12", SF Seals<br />
18. "Winter Song", SF Seals<br />
19. "Locked Out", SF Seals<br />
20. "Bold Letters", SF Seals<br />
21. "Pulp", SF Seals<br />
22. "San Diego Zoo", the 6ths<br />
23. "Blood of Feeling", Barbara Manning<br />
24. "Stain of the Sun", Barbara Manning<br />
25. "Isn't Lovely Lovely", Barbara Manning<br />
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Download it here: <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/19577506-eea">Barbara Manning 101: 1985-1997</a><br />
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By the way, probably the best known/loved song by 28th Day is "25 Pills". I decided to leave it off this compilation, because Manning is featured as a the back-up singer. Still, it's great, and if you haven't heard it, check out the youtube clip below:<br />
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Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-67276336879699984322012-04-05T15:36:00.003-07:002012-04-05T16:17:53.247-07:00God Save The Clean! Excerpts 1990-2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv0a67QiJY2Oawy6TpxHbvwY-IQT9CmoVKWv1753-yCn_UWt33Fl2BIJAJyvnQQ6u3vusTHjxzRAg15w3SUoRR3QnXyrywkkcxzKZba2gzBVnDJE9mD4gFHSUWeILpdBGlcpiuB7s81Y8/s1600/The+Clean+live.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv0a67QiJY2Oawy6TpxHbvwY-IQT9CmoVKWv1753-yCn_UWt33Fl2BIJAJyvnQQ6u3vusTHjxzRAg15w3SUoRR3QnXyrywkkcxzKZba2gzBVnDJE9mD4gFHSUWeILpdBGlcpiuB7s81Y8/s320/The+Clean+live.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728050316208232466" /></a><br /><br />Hey folks, I'm on a bit of a mission of late. It seems that even among my biggest music geek friends, very few are aware of the wealth of great music that came from New Zealand starting in the late 70's and continuing to this day. <br /><br />One of the most important of these acts were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clean">The Clean</a> from Dunedin. Nine years ago, Merge Records put out an amazing two-disc compilatition simply titled <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/anthology-r622278">Anthology</a>. Not only is this collection essential, it is very much still in print and readily available. I urge you to head over to the <a href="http://www.mergerecords.com/store/">Merge Records Online Store</a> and pick up a copy-- you won't be sorry.<br /><br />Below, I have put together a 25-song companion disc, which culls tracks from The Clean's five albums since 1990. The Anthology I mentioned above, covers the first three of these albums, but I tried to avoid overlap (there is one track on both). <br /><br />The Clean are playing a handful of dates here in the U.S. this Spring: <br /><br />May<br />30 Los Angeles CA The Echo <br />June<br />2 Austin TX Chaos in Tejas - Club De Ville <br />4 Allston MA Brighton Music Hall w/ Times New Viking<br />5 New York NY Le Poisson Rouge w/ Times New Viking<br />6 Philadelphia PA Johnny Brenda's w/ Times New Viking<br />7 Washington DC Rock & Roll Hotel w/ Times New Viking<br />8 Chapel HillLocal 506 w/ Times New Viking<br /><br />I'll be at the Chapel Hill show!<br /><br />Happy listening. <br /><br /><br /><br />Excerpts from The Clean: 1990-2009<br /><br />01. Bye Bye<br />02. Dunes<br />03. Home<br />04. Getting To You<br />05. Starting Point<br />06. Outside the Cage<br />07. 2 Reasons<br />08. Something I Need<br />09. Different World<br />10. Champagne and Misery<br />11. Changing Your Head<br />12. Happy Lil Fella<br />13. Rope<br />14. Valley Cab<br />15. Stars<br />16. Crazy<br />17. Golden Crown<br />18. E Motel<br />19. Poor Boy<br />20. Complications<br />21. Loog<br />22. Are You Really on Drugs<br />23. In the Dreamlife U Need a Rubber Soul<br />24. Factory Man<br />25. Asleep in the Tunnel<br /><br />Total Time: 1:13:27<br /><br />Download it here: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?2r1s518bm36e8b3">Excerpts From The Clean: 1990-2009</a>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-33390642710376559682012-04-05T08:38:00.002-07:002012-04-05T08:46:34.567-07:00Under Repair.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cxg2rdYQNZ_iCLTXkfWAmvrcFk9Qm9JDutgW_Vi1GlBFjmJSaJBIeeA_7LcfD5ZiMCozQHKAtpiGCds5VHOBlATYynqPwirAw1HGQPMKQRbeLC9AcKwI73h9_vfNTNgTnNNA3rHIkXCw/s1600/under_repair2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cxg2rdYQNZ_iCLTXkfWAmvrcFk9Qm9JDutgW_Vi1GlBFjmJSaJBIeeA_7LcfD5ZiMCozQHKAtpiGCds5VHOBlATYynqPwirAw1HGQPMKQRbeLC9AcKwI73h9_vfNTNgTnNNA3rHIkXCw/s320/under_repair2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727942361172965266" /></a><br /><br />Hey folks, <br /><br />Just wanted to let you know that this is not an abandoned blog. I have been having issues with my laptop. This morning it suddenly sprang to life. I've gotten several emails and comments regarding dead megaupload links. I am in the process of fixing those. Just this morning I put up new links for the first three Halloween comps, 1984, Tennessee Power Pop, the first three Rebellious Jukebox comps, and Power Pop Explosion #3 and #4. Not sure how many more are dead, so if you run across one that isn't working let me know. Thanks!Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-65410600668132742662012-02-23T17:33:00.006-08:002012-02-26T20:55:02.368-08:00American Jangle Pop.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO04HOvgoS7K5chFcRYzFu8jTmo_I5iTb7Vk-vzDM9ddshdaCIA58wwTgH6oBJ2ZtoryrIm9o-Id5Seise5we3yGyEpif4fYIq-Mg5N4E0eYfWrTHh9hVEQXmtxc9lBdwev923SbSJxd7/s1600/rickenbacker1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO04HOvgoS7K5chFcRYzFu8jTmo_I5iTb7Vk-vzDM9ddshdaCIA58wwTgH6oBJ2ZtoryrIm9o-Id5Seise5we3yGyEpif4fYIq-Mg5N4E0eYfWrTHh9hVEQXmtxc9lBdwev923SbSJxd7/s320/rickenbacker1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712509491881816258" /></a><br /><br />Hello folks, <br /><br />Long time since I posted a compilation. A few things have happened since Christmas that have kept me from blogging. First of all, the response to my end of year compilation has been off the charts! I can't remember another non-Power Pop compilation getting downloaded as much as this one has. I didn't want to step on that particular compilation's momentum. Second, the death of Megaupload had me worried for awhile there. Some of my previous comps were uploaded to that site, so if you are looking for those, just let me know and I will reup. Third, my laptop is finally showing it's age. Doing these comps is pretty time consuming, and it's even worse when the laptop is acting up. Which means, my Mega-Celebration of 1977 may have to be put on hold for awhile. Not sure anyone cared anyway as I got exactly zero comments regarding that particular series.<br /><br />So what's this new comp all about? I recently stumbled upon two long lost (to me) gems via youtube, both from around 1990. First, was my favorite song by Better Than Ezra from their first, cassette-only release. Second, was a song by a Newport, Rhode Island band called the Philtres. With the help of a great new-to-me blog, <a href="http://ihatethe90s.blogspot.com/">I Hate the 90s</a>, I was able to get the Better Than Ezra song (and the entire cassette!). As for the Philtres' track, well, I emailed the person who upped their video on Youtube and got a quick and polite response as well as a nifty little mp3 of their, should've been a hit, "Friday"! Even got permission from Pat Cottrell (who penned the song) to share it here. Those two songs instantly take me back to 1990.<br /><br />At the time Jangle Pop seemed to be getting its due. Little did I know that this was really the last gasp for these kinds of bands. Many of the artists I've used to represent this era had better, more important records earlier in their career, but that is not the point. I loved all these songs then, and now. <br /><br />Happy Listening!<br /><br /><br />The Last Gasp: American Jangle Pop 1988-1992<br /><br />01. House of Freaks, “The Righteous Will Fall” [1989]<br />02. Yo La Tengo, “Yellow Sarong” [1990]<br />03. Better Than Ezra, “Hold Me Down” [1990]<br />04. The Smithereens, “Yesterday Girl” [1989]<br />05. The Connells, “Upside Down” [1989]<br />06. The Blake Babies, “Out There” [1990]<br />07. Dramarama, “It’s Still Warm” [1989]<br />08. The Feelies, “It’s Only Life” [1988]<br />09. Toad the Wet Sprocket, “Way Away” [1989]<br />10. Richard Barone, “Where the Truth Lies” [1990]<br />11. Big Dipper, “Another Life” [1990]<br />12. The Replacements, “Achin’ To Be” [1989]<br />13. Camper Van Beethoven, “Sweethearts” [1989]<br />14. Smokin’ Dave & the Premo Dopes, “Every Summer” [1989]<br />15. The Lemonheads, “Half the Time” [1990]<br />16. Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey, “Angels” [1991]<br />17. Drivin’n’Cryin’, “House For Sale” [1989]<br />18. The Sidewinders, “Witchdoctor” [1989]<br />19. Taoist Cowboys, “Falling Up” [1992]<br />20. R.E.M., “Texarkana” [1991]<br />21. Guadalcanal Diary, “Look Up!” [1989]<br />22. The Philtres, “Friday” [1989]<br />23. Will and the Bushmen, “Book of Love” [1989]<br />24. The Windbreakers, “The Girl From Washington” [1991]<br /><br />Total Time: 1:19:22<br /><br />Download it here: <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/16863551-ad4">The Last Gasp: American Jangle Pop 1988-92</a><br /><br />One of my awesome readers, Old Softball Dude, has provided some cool artwork for this one. Check it: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8HBptOwzEFZZ3xFLK9I2Xtf1fbfOPnq5NxaB17Pl9Al5TzaxUZzCqNTU4T_Buubtd7ENXsCYEykfpXf9NPR1DI_vGvOf65h2_Th_fZpIzj86xQ4GgdRhvneYiWNg0yyS-j6OcOn89YJi/s1600/gasp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8HBptOwzEFZZ3xFLK9I2Xtf1fbfOPnq5NxaB17Pl9Al5TzaxUZzCqNTU4T_Buubtd7ENXsCYEykfpXf9NPR1DI_vGvOf65h2_Th_fZpIzj86xQ4GgdRhvneYiWNg0yyS-j6OcOn89YJi/s320/gasp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713673811628384322" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQCb13YimOVc4AZH27Sdtsp9hY2Q3uFBYNGuPDjxx8PYgLj_WyFyLLg_SDWLaHxcybhiDsi3bKnggQssM7dBFz0I-7G5GDkSLJRpj4c4Q_mcIS6KSJFyc50bL5tj9v2TgraiotRNxz4c6/s1600/gaspback.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQCb13YimOVc4AZH27Sdtsp9hY2Q3uFBYNGuPDjxx8PYgLj_WyFyLLg_SDWLaHxcybhiDsi3bKnggQssM7dBFz0I-7G5GDkSLJRpj4c4Q_mcIS6KSJFyc50bL5tj9v2TgraiotRNxz4c6/s320/gaspback.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713674003962061954" /></a><br /><br />Download the artwork here: <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/16891406-78e">American Jangle Pop Artwork</a>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-3729496497337455602011-12-25T06:40:00.000-08:002011-12-25T09:41:07.531-08:00Burn and Shine's Top 30 of 2011.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GfcbMA-pba9r5FNi-hThIYa2_WWOgL0qRyIbPet_BzT6mBkJVDNamzNcLOb7P6-Hijkr5Etkoc8FZ_U5cvCPih4Qc_90qnXn_RFFxDyDkYiegM8c70hg7FW-_KNW5u3McIknIUYxDon3/s1600/2011logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 111px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GfcbMA-pba9r5FNi-hThIYa2_WWOgL0qRyIbPet_BzT6mBkJVDNamzNcLOb7P6-Hijkr5Etkoc8FZ_U5cvCPih4Qc_90qnXn_RFFxDyDkYiegM8c70hg7FW-_KNW5u3McIknIUYxDon3/s320/2011logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690076380727929650" /></a><br /><br />Merry Christmas Folks! <br /><br />Usually on or around Christmas Day I post a compilation with some of my favorite tunes of the year here at Burn and Shine. This year I squeezed 30 songs onto my year-end compilation. I did so by fudging it a bit. My #1, very favorite song of the year did not make the cut. The brilliant "Johnny Kwango" by the Bevis Frond is just over five minutes long, and I decided to put the nearly equally as awesome "More To This Than That" (it clocks in at 1:45!) on here so I could share a few more tracks from a great year. "Johnny Kwango" is featured in video form at the end of this post, if you'd like to hear it. I uploaded the clip to Youtube because nobody else had-- sorry for the intermittent zoom effect, I'm a complete novice when it comes to videos. <br /><br />Because I've noticed that the number of Downloads is inversely proportional to the length of my blog post, I won't say much else about this compilation or the year in music except there were so many great releases this year, that I toyed with putting together two more comps. Maybe at some point those will make an appearance along with a list of my Favorite Albums of 2011. Enough babbling.<br /><br />Happy Listening! <br /><br />Burn and Shine's Top 30 of 2011:<br /><br />01. The Bevis Frond, "More To This Than That"<br />02. The Decemberists, "Down by the Water"<br />03. Wild Flag, "Future Crimes"<br />04. Those Darlins, "Waste Away"<br />05. The Night Marchers, "All Hits"<br />06. The Bats, "It's Not the Same"<br />07. The Red Button, "Caught in the Middle"<br />08. Brilliant Colors, "Hey Dan"<br />09. Tommy Keene, "Deep Six Saturday"<br />10. R.E.M., "That Someone is You"<br />11. PJ Harvey, "The Last Living Rose"<br />12. Iceage, "You're Blessed"<br />13. Woods, "Any Other Day"<br />14. Surfer Blood, "Miranda"<br />15. Milk Music, "Out of My World"<br />16. Crystal Stilts, "Through the Floor"<br />17. Sonny & the Sunsets, "I Wanna Do It"<br />18. Jonny, "Candyfloss"<br />19. Ducktails, "Hamilton Road"<br />20. Motel Beds, "Surfjerk"<br />21. Dum Dum Girls, "Wrong Feels Right"<br />22. Vivian Girls, "I Heard You Say"<br />23. Tim Cohen, "Don't Give Up"<br />24. Army Navy, "Feathered"<br />25. Crooked Fingers, "Black Candles"<br />26. Times New Viking, "Ever Falling In Love"<br />27. La Sera, "I Promise You"<br />28. Shirk Circus, "Understanding"<br />29. Guided by Voices, "The Unsinkable Fats Domino"<br />30. J Mascis, "Too Deep"<br /><br />Total Time 1:19:10<br /><br />Download it here: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?gv3kkkstd4b3uv0">Burn and Shine's Top 30 of 2011</a><br /><br />And here's my Favorite Song of the year: "Johnny Kwango" by The Bevis Frond:<br /><br /><object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WOe7pa5yr9o?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WOe7pa5yr9o?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-41696534694395088822011-12-01T17:38:00.001-08:002011-12-01T18:42:43.853-08:00Merry Christmas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_CRBGCG2-ZFI7hTrTu7eES0bbZd9Ri_gMxiAe6CZelplEt8LY6wa4NAeNnBZngl6uxe57zGXc9J1elD3x5PHBq8P1lkHN7EG2G7YbJe6v-41iA_wJ8M3HlE9mu1cv_kiIwyhOzRZ8AdT/s1600/ChristmasRedux6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_CRBGCG2-ZFI7hTrTu7eES0bbZd9Ri_gMxiAe6CZelplEt8LY6wa4NAeNnBZngl6uxe57zGXc9J1elD3x5PHBq8P1lkHN7EG2G7YbJe6v-41iA_wJ8M3HlE9mu1cv_kiIwyhOzRZ8AdT/s320/ChristmasRedux6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681339582835969602" /></a><br /><br />Hey Folks, thought I'd go ahead and share the latest volume of Christmas Redux. I've noticed that last year's Christmas post has been getting a lot of hits lately, so maybe everyone is ready to start listening to Christmas music. If you are new to this blog, and are looking for Christmas tunes, be sure and click the "Xmas" tag at the end of this post and check out the five previous volumes in this series.<br /><br />I also wanted to give everyone the heads up on what's in store here at Burn and Shine over the next few months. Sometime around Christmas Day, I will post my favorite tracks from 2011. In January, I've got something really special planned. Check out this video:<br /><br /><object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LUA3BjMwkCg?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LUA3BjMwkCg?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />I must admit, when I put that video together I was thinking that I was going to start my 1977 series in January. Instead, I have decided to finally post my Proto-Punk series first. So look for Sunday Punks to start in January-- it's going to be massive! For now though, enjoy the Christmas tunes.<br /><br />Happy Listening!<br /><br /><br />Christmas Redux Six:<br /><br />01. Aztec Camera, "Walk Out to Winter"<br />02. Best Coast & Wavves, "Got Something for You"<br />03. Adam Kempa, "Jingle Bells"<br />04. The Hepsters, "Rockin' & Rollin' With Santa Clause"<br />05. Don Kriss, "It's Christmas"<br />06. The Majority, "All Our Christmases"<br />07. The Yobs, "Run Rudolph Run"<br />08. The Only Ones, "Silent Night"<br />09. The Alan Milman Sect, "Punk Rock Christmas"<br />10. Three Aces and a Joker, "Sleigh Bell Rock"<br />11. The Beach Boys, "The Man With All the Toys"<br />12. Los Straitjackets, "O Come All Ye Faithful"<br />13. Parenthetical Girls, "Carol of the Season"<br />14. Matt Black & the Double Bugs, "Punky Xmas"<br />15. Bouquet of Veal, "It's Christmas"<br />16. The Krayolas, "Christmas Time"<br />17. The Ravens, "Blue Christmas"<br />18. The Recital, "And Your Boy Can Drum"<br />19. Will Yates, "You Didn't Get Me Anything for Christmas"<br />20. The Reigning Sound, "That's All I Want"<br />21. Sufjan Stevens, "I Saw Three Ships"<br />22. John Cale, "Child's Christmas in Wales"<br />23. Three Hour Tour, "Peace On You"<br />24. Crocodiles & Dum Dum Girls, "Merry Christmas, Baby (Please Don't Die)"<br />25. Iggy Pop, "White Christmas"<br /><br />Total Time: 1:00:18<br /><br />Download it here: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?lr8s2faxjmpdxiv">Christmas Redux Six</a>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-35981683063152411142011-11-19T21:22:00.001-08:002011-11-19T21:52:40.575-08:001986.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5WeAm_MTJ_pGiFDj0_1dsSQCt5UXDaJ9q2T2OwAiGv6Tx7NdIOrhBJSkRLO6pg-TNuojdi86elDM8a9gMllQkH4e0fb6TWKs6ZfPiOYJ8I96sDhhiZ-h3OAdXTu6fk3F78mS-kMOetdP/s1600/Cover1986.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5WeAm_MTJ_pGiFDj0_1dsSQCt5UXDaJ9q2T2OwAiGv6Tx7NdIOrhBJSkRLO6pg-TNuojdi86elDM8a9gMllQkH4e0fb6TWKs6ZfPiOYJ8I96sDhhiZ-h3OAdXTu6fk3F78mS-kMOetdP/s320/Cover1986.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676944226047247138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means it's time for me to celebrate songs that are a quarter century old. This is the third installment, please see <a href="http://burnandshine.blogspot.com/2009/11/beware-savage-jaw-of-1984.html">1984</a> and <a href="http://burnandshine.blogspot.com/2010/11/1985.html">1985</a> for the first two discs in this ongoing series. <br /><br />1986 has a little bit of meaning for me, as it was the year I graduated from high school. It is also the year I went to boot camp, had my heart broken by the New York Mets and bought my first car (how I miss you VW Golf!). By the next year, I would be out in sunny San Diego, in a land of great radio. 91X in San Diego was where I heard a lot of the bands represented here for the first time. This was before "X" meant "EXTREME". I still hate that word.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Listening! <br /><br />01. Drivin'n'Cryin', "Scarred But Smarter"<br />02. R.E.M., "Superman"<br />03. The Smithereens, "Behind the Wall of Sleep"<br />04. The Windbreakers, "Don't Wanna Know"<br />05. Bodeans, "Fadeaway"<br />06. The Go-Betweens, "Spring Rain"<br />07. The Woodentops, "Get It On"<br />08. Elvis Costello, "I Hope You're Happy Now"<br />09. Steve Earle, "Guitar Town"<br />10. The Godfathers, "I Want You"<br />11. The Triffids, "She's Sure the Girl I Love"<br />12. fIREHOSE, "Brave Captain"<br />13. Moving Targets, "Faith"<br />14. Dumptruck, "Alone"<br />15. Yo La Tengo, "The Cone of Silence"<br />16. Scruffy the Cat, "Buy a Car"<br />17. Billy Bragg, "Levi Stubb's Tears"<br />18. The Feelies, "Let's Go"<br />19. XTC, "Earn Enough for Us"<br />20. The Housemartins, "Happy Hour"<br />21. That Petrol Emotion, "It's a Good Thing"<br />22. Tommy Keene, "Places That Are Gone"<br />23. Don Dixon, "Southside Girl"<br />24. New Salem Witch Hunters, "Falling"<br />25. Trotsky Icepick, "The Gaslight"<br /><br />Total Time: 1:15:36<br /><br />Download it here: <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/16213486-101">1986</a>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-21146634120044786142011-11-17T11:23:00.000-08:002011-11-17T11:37:31.308-08:00Human Switchboard!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzNmmWQH3uA_lWy2ulQ_svQ0EMxfdcHYpmr0A50MiOMIiNytyVYq34EQxQpe-ntlVXPy85JXfbAgsZMbxE86dHpCzMMESBU0jYImbAbU-rONj_s63yuhKpCJq7IlgxtY3GLdPMIkY423W/s1600/Human-Switchboard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzNmmWQH3uA_lWy2ulQ_svQ0EMxfdcHYpmr0A50MiOMIiNytyVYq34EQxQpe-ntlVXPy85JXfbAgsZMbxE86dHpCzMMESBU0jYImbAbU-rONj_s63yuhKpCJq7IlgxtY3GLdPMIkY423W/s320/Human-Switchboard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676048119753678738" /></a><br /><br />A recent discovery for me, but as my good friend Laura might say, they're my new favorite band! Just got the fabulous anthology which Bar None Records has so lovingly put out. Read all about it here: <a href="http://www.bar-none.com/humanswitchboard.html">Human Switchboard</a>. <br /><br />I went looking for the title track on YouTube, but only found a live version. I decided to upload my first video to that site ever. Here's hoping I don't get taken down by the internet police. It's a pretty basic still shot video, but at least you get to hear the song, which by the way, is not the remastered version but rather a vinyl transfer I found on the interweb a few months ago. Enjoy!<br /><br /><object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WH-tVmnVP00?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WH-tVmnVP00?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-5872931248354087302011-11-11T07:18:00.000-08:002011-11-11T07:37:22.203-08:00Eleventh Dream Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYRWTCy07Mo6V4fmbEpne2cxUah1qclzco-FymHWSxex5eDRkOdxgN7DIre0aVk2uYGUvhLRPz0y6m_YUbx7PBTmM5xmr84DndFaU_w1WIhuHwkTcEjqGgwVzofecEBAMYFOGrZghjEZq/s1600/11dreamday-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYRWTCy07Mo6V4fmbEpne2cxUah1qclzco-FymHWSxex5eDRkOdxgN7DIre0aVk2uYGUvhLRPz0y6m_YUbx7PBTmM5xmr84DndFaU_w1WIhuHwkTcEjqGgwVzofecEBAMYFOGrZghjEZq/s320/11dreamday-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673762695864113442" /></a><br /><br /><br />Congratulations to all the babies who have been or will be born later today. My own daughter missed being an 08/08/08-baby by three days. I don't have a compilation for you today, but I will leave you with a video of a very under-appreciated band: <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eleventh-dream-day-p4178/biography">Eleventh Dream Day</a>. <br /><br /><object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Say4lefepQ?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Say4lefepQ?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284587915749734112.post-43335202022634351392011-11-06T04:20:00.000-08:002011-11-06T07:34:42.578-08:00Our Band Could Be Your Life: The Soundtrack<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCdG-yqCQxp5vLpZOF3fZm6IWn7I79yOYb6M3oEtJMVq-N5p4UoFo6gtZRTfLj8GxL9pqlaJz44S2BV9JAZY95Kpjd7YDx_ACWhzdOUPWK6vjjDO_p9X1CDpsXT7YUIuda4HUmimQvedG/s1600/OurBand.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCdG-yqCQxp5vLpZOF3fZm6IWn7I79yOYb6M3oEtJMVq-N5p4UoFo6gtZRTfLj8GxL9pqlaJz44S2BV9JAZY95Kpjd7YDx_ACWhzdOUPWK6vjjDO_p9X1CDpsXT7YUIuda4HUmimQvedG/s320/OurBand.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671857039587420050" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Today we celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of Michael Azerrad's excellent tome, <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/07/17/136579205/our-band-could-be-your-life-still">Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981-1991</a>. As you can see from that handy link, I'm a little late to the party: apparently there <span style="font-style:italic;">was</span> an actual party in NYC celebrating the book's birthday. Not knowing about this event, I decided to reread Our Band a few weeks ago. I flipped to the copyright date page, and realized it had been nearly a decade since I first read it (I'm pretty sure I read it in '02 or '03). As I made my way through, I thought I needed to do some sort of tribute to the book here at Burn and Shine. <br /><br />I decided to make a companion compilation. The NPR article I posted above mentions that the book "was all about these obscure rock bands from 30 years ago". Having lived through this period, I don't really think of any of those bands as "obscure". I don't claim to have been riding this wave from the beginning, but I remember Black Flag playing Chattanooga, even if I was too lame to have gone. Then it hit me: 30 cussing years! When I was just getting into these bands in the mid/late 80's, I knew very little about the popular music of the 50's let alone, the stuff that was bubbling under the mainstream. So there is a generation of potential rock geeks out there who may not have ever heard any of these bands. Well I've got you covered!<br /><br />I'm pretty sure all of the artists featured in the book have appeared on previous Burn and Shine compilations (one of these days I'm going to catalog all the songs/artists I've used in this here blog, but till then, I'll just have to rely on my increasingly unreliable memory). So instead of talking about the tracks I've selected, let me give you a list for further investigation for each band featured in the book.<br /><br />Black Flag (Los Angeles): Kind of tricky, there is not one definitive album to recommend as the Flag had several lead singers and went through some distinct artistic phases. Start with the fabulous Pre-Henry Rollins compilation <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Four_Years">The First Four Years</a>. Then of course you need <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damaged_%28Black_Flag_album%29">Damaged</a>, and finally <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_War">My War</a>.<br /><br />Minutemen (San Pedro): <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Nickels_on_the_Dime">Double Nickels on the Dime</a> (1984), but if you like this, you're going to want everything.<br /><br />Mission of Burma (Boston): <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signals_Calls_and_Marches">Signals, Calls and Marches EP</a> (1981). Both the Ryko and Matador versions of this add the totally essential "Academy Fight Song" single, for that reason it gets the slight nod over 1982's, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vs._%28Mission_of_Burma_album%29">Vs</a>, the only studio long player released during their initial lifespan of 1980-83 (MoB have since regrouped and put out a handful of good to great albums). <br /><br />Minor Threat (Washington D.C.): Finally an easy one! All you need (and all they recorded) is nicely compiled on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Discography">Complete Discography</a>.<br /><br />Hüsker Dü (Minneapolis): Okay, I'll go with 1984's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_Arcade">Zen Arcade</a>, but really you cannot go wrong with pre-Warner's Dü (and I stand by their major label albums too).<br /><br />The Replacements (Minneapolis): Sticking with the 1984 theme, start with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Be_%28The_Replacements_album%29">Let It Be</a>. Though few bands have recorded three back-to-back albums as brilliant as Let it Be, Tim and Pleased to Meet Me (the latter two on a *shudders* major label).<br /><br />Sonic Youth (New York): The longest continually running band featured in the book, Sonic Youth also has the most daunting discography. Start with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daydream_Nation">Daydream Nation</a> (1988). Then if you like the noisy parts go backwards to their indie releases, or if you like the more pop-like tracks go forward toward their Geffen output.<br /><br />Butthole Surfers (San Antonio): My personal fave is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt_Pussyhorse">Rebrandt Pussyhorse</a> (1986).<br /><br />Big Black (Chicago): Another easy one, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rich_Man%27s_Eight_Track_Tape">The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape</a> (1987) as it compiles all of the essential Big Black Recordings on one handy disc.<br /><br />Dinosaur Jr. (Boston): My favorite album is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_Living_All_Over_Me">You're Living All Over Me</a> (1987), but a great starting point would be <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/ear-bleeding-country-the-best-of-dinosaur-jr-r555893/review">Ear Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr.</a>, released by Rhino in 2001 shortly before the reunion shows and subsequent albums. I rarely suggest starting with a best-of compilation, but this one compiles songs from their indie releases and the cream of their major label output as well as some important non-album singles. <br /><br />Fugazi (Washington D.C.): <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Songs">13 Songs</a> (1990) was my introduction to the mighty Fugazi, and it's still my favorite. It includes their first two EPs, and for my money Fugazi was never better. Repeater and Steady Diet were pretty great too, but after that they got a little too post-rock for my taste.<br /><br />Mudhoney (Seattle): My favorite of the Seatle bands. If you already know "Touch Me I'm Sick" (featured on my compilation below), then jump on over to their last album released on Sub Pop, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Good_Boy_Deserves_Fudge">Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge</a> (1991)-- the perfect blend of grunge and pop. <br /><br />Beat Happening (Olympia): Hmmmm . . . One of these bands is not like the others. That would be the quirky Beat Happening. I've heard plenty of people scoff at the fact that BH were included in this book. I would venture to say that no other band on this list puts a smile on my face quite like Beat Happening. Sure, Johnson's booming baritone is an acquired taste, and Heather Lewis's voice isn't always on key, but damn put them together . . . and it just knocks my socks off. If you are a fan of twee, but don't know this band, then go ahead and indulge in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crashing_Through">Crashing Through</a> box set (2001) which compiles just about every note recorded by Beat Happening-- you'll thank me later. If you are new to this sound, then start with the pop-perfection of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamboree_%28Beat_Happening_album%29">Jamboree</a> (1988). If that record doesn't do anything for you, then there is no need for further investigation.<br /><br />Alright, on to today's comp. I've sequenced the comp in the same order that they appear in the book. The only band that is featured here that does not have a chapter in OBCBYL is Ian MacKaye's pre-Minor Threat band, the Teen Idles. When an artist had multiple singers, I tried to include an example of each. Some of the bands only had one singer, but I made sure and gave everyone at least two tracks as it didn't seem fair. <br /><br />Happy Listening!<br /><br />Our Band Could Be Your Life: The Soundtrack<br /><br />01. Black Flag, “Nervous Breakdown” [1978]. (Keith Morris)<br />02. Black Flag, “Jealous Again” [1980]. (Chavo Pederast)<br />03. Black Flag, “Six Pack” [1981]. (Dez Cadena)<br />04. Black Flag, “Rise Above” [1981]. (Henry Rollins)<br />05. Minutemen, “Tension” [1981].<br />06. Minutemen, “Little Man With a Gun in His Hand” [1983].<br />07. Mission of Burma, “Max Ernst” [1981]. (Roger Miller)<br />08. Mission of Burma, “That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate” [1982]. (Clint Conley)<br />09. The Teen Idles, “Sneakers” [1981].<br />10. Minor Threat, “I Don’t Wanna Hear It” [1981].<br />11. Minor Threat, “Think Again” [1983].<br />12. Hüsker Dü, “It’s Not Funny Anymore” [1983]. (Grant Hart)<br />13. Hüsker Dü, “In a Free Land” [1981]. (Bob Mould)<br />14. The Replacements, “Takin’ a Ride” [1981].<br />15. The Replacements, “We’re Coming Out” [1984].<br />16. Sonic Youth, “Kill Yr Idols” [1983]. (Thurston Moore)<br />17. Sonic Youth, “Brave Men Run (In My Family)” [1985]. (Kim Gordon)<br />18. Sonic Youth, “Eric’s Trip” [1988]. (Lee Ranaldo)<br />19. Butthole Surfers, “Butthole Surfer” [1984].<br />20. Butthole Surfers, “Creep in the Cellar” [1986].<br />21. Big Black, “Passing Complexion” [1986].<br />22. Big Black, “Heartbeat” [1987]. <br />23. Dinosaur Jr, “Repulsion” [1985]. (J. Mascis)<br />24. Dinosaur Jr, “Lose” [1987]. (Lou Barlow)<br />25. Fugazi, “Waiting Room” [1988]. (Ian MacKaye)<br />26. Fugazi, “Margin Walker” [1989]. (Guy Picciotto)<br />27. Mudhoney, “Touch Me I’m Sick” [1988].<br />28. Mudhoney, “Into the Drink” [1991].<br />29. Beat Happening, “Cast a Shadow” [1988]. (Calvin Johnson)<br />30. Beat Happening, “In Between” [1989]. (Heather Lewis)<br /><br />Total Time: 1:17:19<br /><br />Download it here: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?bphwqzdv3rvchn9">Our Band Could Be Your Life: The Soundtrack</a>Maximum Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649652331343272119noreply@blogger.com0