Monthly Archives: January 2024

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January 30, 2024

The sixth week of the 8 week Gulls Window Circus hard rock series covers the letters N-S alphabetically, with stops such as pre-The New York Dolls band Actress, post Milk ‘n’ Cookies Ian North, Dwarve’s side-project Penetration Moon, pre-Chesterfield Kings Greg Prevost, pre-The Sound band Second Layer, pre-Detective band Silverhead, pre-Adverts band Sleaze, two versions of The Stooges track 1969 [by The Sisters Of Mercy and Joey Ramone], speaking of, a track from the often neglected ‘Instinct’-era Iggy Pop, the often-hated Sigue Sigue Sputnik shines, a Kiss cover by Redd Kross, latest PiL, and must-hear tracks by Out Of Band Experience, Novak, Planchettes, Ratcat, The Reactors, Shadow 15, Sic F*cks, Sixteen Deluxe, and Skeletal Family.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
The New York Dolls	It’s Too Late	Actress: Birth Of The New York Dolls	Get Back
Ian North	Tran-Sister	Neo	Metronome
Novak	Real Cool Guy	Dumb Records: 1977-1979	Athena Records
No Direction	All Night Long	No Direction	Rerun Records
Out Of Band Experience	Genius	Call Now! 1-800-OUT-BAND	Immortal Records
Penetration Moon	It’s A Wonderful Life Of Crime	Penetration Moon	Burger Records
Planchettes	(You’re Just Like) Everybody Else	The Truth	Rise Above Records
Iggy Pop	Tom Tom	Instinct	A&M Records
Pop Will Eat Itself	Grebo Guru	Box Frenzy	Rough Trade
Greg Prevost	Hey Mister	Vintage Violence: Barbaric, Crude & Primitive 1975-1979	Mean Disposition
PiL	The Do That	End Of World	PiL Official
Punishment Of Luxury	All White Jack	Laughing Academy	United Artists Records
Joey Ramone	I Got Knocked Down (But I’ll Get Up)	Don’t Worry About Me	INgrooves
Ratcat	Everything Is Happening Again	This Nightmare	Waterfront Records
The Reactors	Seduction Center	Half-Life!	Rave Up Records

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Redd Kross	Deuce	Teen Babes From Monsanto	Gasatanka Records
Rema-Rema	Rema-Rema (Renegade Soundmachine Mix)	What You Could Not Visualise	Le Coq Musique
Mike Rep And The Quotas	Rockstar	Hellbender	HoZac Records
The Runaways	Black Leather	And Now… The Runaways!	Mercury
Shadow 15	Just Like Before	Days of Innocence 1983-85	Beat Generation
Second Layer	I Need Noise	Courts Or Wars	1972
Sigue Sigue Sputnik	Massive Retaliation	Flaunt It	Manhattan Records
Sic F*cks	Rock Or Die	Sic F*cks	Sozyamuda Records
Silverhead	Bright Light	16 And Savaged	MCA Records
The Sisters Of Mercy	1969	Alice	Merciful Release
Joey Ramone	1969	Don’t Worry About Me	INgrooves
Sixteen Deluxe	Idea	Backfeed Magnetbabe	Trance Syndicate Records
Skeletal Family	Promised Land	The Singles Plus 1983 – 85	Graveface Records
Sleaze	Dum De Dum	Sleaze	Sing Sing Records

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January 23, 2024

Fifth week of 8 in the Gulls Window Circus hard rock series covers the letters L-N. Several bands follow the artist from very popular previous bands [Screaming Trees > Mark Lanegan Band , Psychedelic Furs > Love Spit Love, Dead Boys > Lords Of The New Church, Nymphs > Inger Lorre, Codeine, Come, Volcano Sons > The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries, Hanoi Rocks > Michael Monroe, Husker Du > Bob Mould], a few of the artists went on to bigger fame in subsequent bands [The Living > Guns ‘n Roses, The Mike Gunn > Charalambides, Mother Love Bone > Green River > Pearl Jam]. All songs have mentionable aspects, but I want to draw your attention to the Menace Dement track, the fact that Map Of Africa is re-edit wizard DJ Harvey, and Manikins, who were formed as Cheap Nasties in Australia.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Mark Lanegan Band	Stitch It Up	Somebody’s Knocking	Heavenly
Leather Towel	Food Poisoning II	Leather Towel IV	HoZac Records
The Living	A Song For You	1982	Loosegroove Records
Love Spit Love	Sweet Thing	Trysome Eatone	Real Gone Music
The Lords Of The New Church	World Without End	Is Nothing Sacred?	I.R.S. Records
Inger Lorre	Monitor	Live At The Viper Room	Sweet Nothing Records
L7	Drama	The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum	Real Gone Music
The Lurkers	Sex Crazy	Sex Crazy	Damaged Goods
Lydia Lunch Retrovirus	Snakepit Breakdown	Urge To Kill	Rustblade
The March Violets	Steam	Natural History	Rebirth
Manikins	Young And Restless	From Broadway To Blazes	Manufactured Recordings
Map Of Africa	Get Outta Bed	Map Of Africa	Whatever We Want Records
The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries	The Know It All	Suns Out Guns Out	Ernest Jenning Record Co.
Masters Of Reality	V.H.V.	Sunrise On The Sufferbus	Real Gone Music

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Melvins	Hot Fish	Working With God	Ipecac Recordings
Menace Dement	Corpse	Menace Dement	Vermiform
Metal Urbain	Numéro Zéro	Les Hommes Morts Sont Dangereux	Byzz
The Mike Gunn	Liska	Durban Poison	Double Naught
Ministry	Stigmata	Greatest Fits	Run Out Groove
The Mission UK	Child’s Play	Children	Mercury
Mirrors	Penthouse Legend	Something That Would Never Do	Violet Times
Michael Monroe	All Fighter	I Live Too Fast To Die Young!	Silver Lining Music
Mother Love Bone	Half Ass Monkey Boy	Shine	Stardog Records
Motörhead	Iron Horse – Born To Lose	On Parole	Parlophone
Bob Mould	When You Left	Blue Hearts	Merge Records
Mudhoney	Overblown	Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge	Sub Pop
Neon Christ	The Knife That Cuts So Deep	1984	Southern Lord

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January 16, 2024

Fifth week of 8 in the Gulls Window Circus hard rock series covers the letters L-N. Several bands follow the artist from very popular previous bands [Screaming Trees > Mark Lanegan Band , Psychedelic Furs > Love Spit Love, Dead Boys > Lords Of The New Church, Nymphs > Inger Lorre, Codeine, Come, Volcano Sounds > The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries, Hanoi Rocks > Michael Monroe, Husker Du > Bob Mould], a few of the artists went on to bigger fame in subsequent bands [The Living > Guns ‘n Roses, The Mike Gunn > Charalambides, Mother Love Bone > Green River > Pearl Jam]. All songs have mentionable aspects, but I want to draw your attention to the Menace Dement track, the fact that Map Of Africa is re-edit wizard DJ Harvey, and Manikins, who were formed as Cheap Nasties in Australia.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
John Du Cann	Don’t Talk	The World’s Not Big Enough	Just Add Water
E. Coli	Permafrost	To Drool	Triple X Records
Fanny Kaplan	The Reason To Cover Self Up	Fanny Kaplan	Inflammable Material
Fields Of The Nephilim	Chord Of Souls	The Nephilim	Beggars Banquet
Flesh D-Vice	Color Me Gone	Some Bloodstained Morning	Jayrem Records
Ace Frehley	She	Origins Vol.2	eOne
Girlschool	Race With The Devil	Demolition	Renaissance Records
Giuda	Overdrive	E. V. A.	Burger Records
The Godfathers	Tell Me Why	Birth, School, Work, Death	Epic
Gorillas	Foxy Lady	Message To The World	Damaged Goods
The Gordons	Laughing Now	The Gordons	1972
Grand Funk Railroad	In Need	Grand Funk	Capitol Records

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Green River	Together We’ll Never	Dry As A Bone	Sub Pop
Gruntruck	Follow	Push	Real Gone Music
Hanoi Rocks	Lost In The City	The Best Of Hanoi Rocks	Lick Records
The Haskels	Walk To The Beach	The Haskels	Splunge Communications Inc.
The Harry Von Zells	Stardom Because	Play It Backwards	Igor Records
Hitmen	Death Grip	Hitmen	WEA
Hollywood Brats	Chez Maximes	Hollywood Brats	Get Back
The Hollywood Stars	So Blue	Sound City	Liberation Hall
Ill Repute	Beware	Transition	Mystic Records
Iron Prostate	Hell Toupee	Loud, Fast, And Aging Rapidly	Skreamin’ Skull Records
Ivy Green	I’m Sure We’re Gonna Make It	Ivy Green	Pseudonym
Tommy Jay	I’ve Been Waiting For You	Tommy Jay’s Tall Tales Of Trauma	Assophon Records
Joneses	Good From Far	Jonesin’ Discography Vol. 2	Projectile Platters
Killing Joke	Wardance	Killing Joke	Spinefarm Records
King’s X	Fade	Tape Head	Svart Records

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January 9, 2024

In this third week of the Gulls Window Circus hard rock series, we leave the 70s (after the first 4 songs, overflows from last week), letting the sound endure through time. It is in these coming weeks that amazing discoveries will be made. Hard rock by artists you might never expect to have dabbled in these waters. Special attention to Baby Grande (Steve Kilby pre-Church), Corpse Grinders, Arthur Kane (post-New York Dolls), Dark Carnival (Niagara, post-Destroy All Monsters). Every track has earned its place, details given after each 3 song set.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Terry Stamp	Itchy Feet	Fatsticks	Just Add Water
Status Quo	Is It Really Me / Gotta Go Home	The Rest Of Status Quo	Music On Vinyl
Sweet	Cockroach (Munich Mix)	Give Us A Wink (Alternative Mixes And Demos)	Sound City Records
The Third Power	Like Me Love Me	Believe	Future Days Recordings
Alien Sex Fiend	I’m Not Mad	Who’s Been Sleeping In My Brain	Anagram Records
Asteroid B-612	Believe It’s True	Not Meant For This World!	Bang! Records
Bakamono	This Is An Unreinforced Masonry Building	The Cry Of The Turkish Fig Peddler	Priority Records
Banned From Chicago	Dear Ron	1978	Alona’s Dream Records
The Batfish Boys	Not Enough Blue	Lurve: Some Kinda Flashback	Twilight Records
Stiv Bator	You Must Be A Witch	Do You Believe In Magyk?	Easy Action
The Beasts Of Bourbon	Drop Out	The Axeman’s Jazz	Big Time

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Blackwater Holylight	Wave Of Conscience	Blackwater Holylight	RidingEasy Records
The Buck Pets	How Delicious She Looks	The Buck Pets	Island Records
Chainsaw Kittens	Heartcatchthump	Chainsaw Kittens	Jett Plastic Recordings
Charlie ‘Ungry	Who Is My Killer?	The Chester Road Album	Rave Up Records
Baby Grande	Pure, White, & Deadly	Baby Grande	HoZac Records
Christian Death	Resurrection – Sixth Communion	Only Theatre Of Pain	Frontier Records
Clinic	Fantasy Island	Fantasy Island	Domino
Corpse Grinders	City Rocker	Grind On	Rave Up Records
Eddie Criss Group	Killer	Undertaker	HoZac Records
The Cult	Dreamtime	Dreamtime / Dreamtime Live At The Lyceum	Beggars Banquet
The Damned	Motorcycle Man	Darkadelic	Ear Music
Dark Carnival	Let There Be Dark	The Last Great Ride	Sympathy For The Record Industry
Avis Davis	Miss Ya	Love Junky	Innovative Communication
The Donnas	It Takes One To Know One	Gold Medal	Real Gone Music

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January 2, 2024

Second week of 8 in the hard rock series. This week completes the original 70s artists (and adds a Gulls Window Circus favorite: alphabetization). Next week we will move on to bands that honor this sound in post-70s recordings. In this show there are only 4 well-known artists, with obscure tracks carefully chosen [Black Sabbath, Cactus, Frampton’s Camel, Spooky Tooth]. Outside of that, many fine discoveries to start the new year with, setting the stage for 6 more weeks of unexpected finds.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Angel	Can You Feel It	On Earth As It Is In Heaven	Casablanca
Bang	My Window	The Best Of Bang	Ripple Music
Barnabus	The War Drags On	Beginning To Unwind	Rise Above Relics
Blackfoot	Road Fever	Strikes	Friday Music
Black Sabbath	Dirty Woman	Technical Ecstasy	BMG
Cactus	Let Me Swim	Cactus	Real Gone Music
Christopher	The Great Clock	What’cha Gonna Do?	Lion Productions
Detective	Tear Jerker	It Takes One To Know One	Swan Song
The Dregs	Cruise Control	Unsung Heroes	Arista
Frampton’s Camel	White Sugar	Frampton’s Camel	A&M Records
Fuzzy Duck	In Our Time	Fuzzy Duck	Be With Records
Jo Jo Gunne	Getaway	Jumpin’ The Gunne	Asylum Records

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Kannibal Komix	Neurotic Reaction	Kannibal Komix	ViNiLiSSSiMO
Leaf Hound	Freelance Fiend	Growers Of Mushroom	Repertoire Records
Mother Trucker	Rock N’ Roll Lady	Mother Trucker	Sundazed Music
Noah	Goodbye Earth	Brain Suck	Guerssen
Odyssey	Got To Feel It	Setting Forth	Lion Productions
Pandora	Only Seventeen	Space Amazon	Supreme Echo
Parish Hall	Skid Row Runner	Parish Hall	Craft Recordings
Pavlov’s Dog	Song Dance	Pampered Menial	ABC Records
Power Of Zeus	It Couldn’t Be Me	The Gospel According To Zeus	Mr Bongo
Raven	War With Your Soul	Back To Ohio Blues	Permanent Records
Someone’s Band	Country Ride	Someone’s Band	Sunbeam Records
Spooky Tooth	Evil Woman	Spooky Two	A&M Records