A few weeks ago I came across this great sounding album from San Francisco punks Get Dead. It’s got a folky acoustic punk feel to it but with grit and balls aplenty. There’s dozens off bands I could say if you liked you would love this album, it does have that wide appeal but would be unfair to pigeon hole them too much. Contender for my top ten albums of the year it’s hardly left the stereo in weeks. So if you like you punk rock catchy with an acoustic feel but still plenty of attitude get yourself a copy of Bad News now. Out on Fat Wreck Chords. Check out the video for The Process below.
New discoveries, gigs, songs / albums on heavy rotation and general rock n roll influenced greatness.
1.Dog Party – Lost Control. Great new discovery. 2.New Model Army – Between Dog and Wolf. A brilliant new album. 3.Louise Distras – Dreams From The Factory Floor. Long awaited debut album finally released. 4.Brum Punx Picnic 2013 – Sunday 1st September. 10 Bands for £5. Brilliant DIY day out. 5.John Cooper Clarke / Mike Garry / Luke Wright – 17th September live at Artrix, Bromsgrove. A classic night of poetry and humour. 6.The Hold Steady – We Can Get Together (from Heaven Is Whenever album). Song has been stuck in my head for weeks. 7.Punk Rock Chaos 2 - Wagon & Horses28th September withRotunda / Angry Itch / Complete Dysfunction / Mangled / The Knobbers / Waste Of Organs 8.Sam’s 18th birthday & epic tattoo! 9.GTA V – Some great radio stations featuring, Off!, Circle Jerks, Adolescents, Black Flag, Lee Scratch Perry and others. Oh and the games not bad. 10.Get Dead - Bad News. Another great new discovery.
11.Beastie Boys – Ill Communication. Dusted down and given a few spins thanks to Gregg’s top ten. 12.The Fall – Rowche Rumble. Man, everyone should love this song! 13.Angry Itch – Scratch It Till it Bleeds. Storming debut e.p.
14.Marc Riley – 6 Music. Well worth a listen
15.The Clash – Sound System. Not sure if it’s entirely a good thing but gives an opportunity for another listen.
On the road like Kerouac, packed in a van full of Bukowski's In the desert in November, there's so much out there I'd like to see But the silence in the canyon, feels just fine with electricity And in this harsh environment well, even the devil gets his sympathies
So I dig on down into the dirt, Past the surface, and the hurt, just to see what we've been building on Past the love regret and fire, childish dreams and downward spirals Then all I found was, were these songs Just old songs, they're never quite right but they're never quite wrong Old songs, just old songs They might lead you astray or they might just lead you home
And the city lights and stars just fight, so in the dark is where I'd rather be Far away from all the left and the right wing televised tragedy And it's easy not to pick a side, when it's just all a compromise to me But ain't it all just a fucking lie, when you come to find they put a price on free
So I dig on down into the dirt, Past the surface, and the hurt, just to see what we've been building on Past the love regret and fire, childish dreams and downward spirals Then all I found was, were these songs Just old songs, they're never quite right but they're never quite wrong Old songs, just old songs They might lead you astray or they might just lead you home
We’re throwing grenades in small spaces just to save face for an argument But it's all just a brass polish on a sinking ship the point has missed my friends And I've been holding my breath for longer than I'd like to state So I exhale a bitter smoke of just about well everything.
So I dig on down into the dirt, Past the surface and the hurt, just to see what we've been building on Past the love regret and fire, childish dreams and downward spirals Then all I found was, were these songs Just old songs, they're never quite right but they're never quite wrong Old songs, just old songs They might lead you astray or they might just lead you home All these old songs
