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Newsletter Feb. '08
-------------------oo0oo------------------- If you're an out of town friend and you're interested in picking something up, shoot me an email. Not all of this stuff will find its way into the webstore, out of sheer laziness (www.bullcityrecords.com), so let me know if you're looking for something!! Thanks!! -chaz. FEATURED STUFF (A few things that stood out last month...) Black & Whites – s/t 7" (FDH / P. Trash Records) – Garage/Powerpop. A lot slower than their previous 7" on Douchemaster Records, but hell, still really freakin' good. More of a slow, Kinks-ish powerpop drawl thrown into the mix on these recordings. If you picked up that King Louie full length that I was pushing on people last summer, you're gonna love this. Good ol' sticky Mississippi powerpop. Look for their full length in the next week or two!! (http://www.myspace.com/theblack Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago CD (Jagjaguwar) – Psych/Folk. Engaging, haunting and sparse folk from this former DeYarmond Edison fella. It's really amazing to see this come out on such a well respected indie label! Justin holed himself up in Northwest Wisconsin and this here is what came out of it. Very reflective of his surroundings and harshly personal. This received an 8.1 on Pitchfork and Grayson didn't even write it! (http://www.myspace.com/boniver) Dirtbombs We Have You Surrounded CD (In the Red) – Garage. Ahhh, the legendary Detroit garage rawk songwriter returns. Mick Collins has had more bands than you can shake all yer various digits at. (The Gories, the Screws, Blacktop…and the list goes on and on.) Since the mid-80s, he's been churning out some of the best authentic garage heard on Crypt, Sympathy for the Record Industry and In the Red. I like this album a lot. He toned down a lot of the Detroit soul he brought onboard for the last record, and went back to the good ol' raw Detroit rock'n'roll. A bit more noisey and a bit more sloppy. Great record. (http://www.myspace.com/thedirtb Gutter Twins Saturnalia CD (sub pop) – Indie/Rock. The combined forces of Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan. (Afghan Whigs / Screaming Trees). Yeah, the smoothest two dudes in indie rock. Dark, moody, depressing songwriting doesn't get much better than this. One for those late nights when you're alone and you just need one more beer or shot. (http://www.myspace.com/thegutte Hex Dispensers Lose My Cool 7" (Douchemaster) – Garage. Brash, catchy and spirited as hell. This is the brand new project from an equally prolific garage rawker – Alex Cuervo. He even played with Mick back in Blacktop many, many moons ago. This guy is one of my favorite garage songwriters, I might even put him above Mick Collins. It's blasphemy, I know, sorry. The choruses are enough to hook you, but the music is pure grit rawk 'n' roll. This here 7" might have just reignited my recently floundering love for garage. Bring me a beer, pull out the portable record player and let's us have a party. (http://www.myspace.com/thehexdi Megafaun Bury the Square CD (Table of Elements) – Psych/Folk. Local favorites. Psychedelic hootenany campfire songs. Their CD just got re-released by the Table of Elements label in brand new packaging. No more hand-sewn, hand-stamped copies left, sorry folks! One of the best local releases of last year!! (http://www.myspace.com/megafaun) Honorable Mentions: Little Wings Soft Pow'r – Rambling, mellow indie folk. K Records style. Mars Volta Bedlam in Goliath – Proggy, psychedelic, spazzy, space rock. Monkeywrench Gabriel's Horn – It's Mark Arm, Steve Turner and Tim Kerr fer chrissakes!!! Nada Surf Lucky – Heavily melodic indie rock. Very good!! School of Language Sea from Shore – Dude from Field Music's new project! NEW RELEASES (February '08) CDs AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB – THE GOLDEN AGE (merge) CD ATLAS SOUND – LET THE BLIND LEAD THOSE… (kranky) CD BEACH HOUSE – DEVOTION (carpark) CD BLACK CROWES – WARPAINT (silver arrow) CD BLACK MOUNTAIN – IN THE FUTURE (jagjaguwar) CD BLOOD ON THE WALL – LIFERZ (social registry) CD BON IVER – FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO (jagjaguwar) CD BONNIE PRINCE BILLY – WILDING IN THE WEST (australian live import) CD BORN RUFFIANS – RED YELLOW & BLUE (warp) CD BRITISH SEA POWER – DO YOU LIKE ROCK MUSIC? (rough trade) CD CAT POWER – JUKEBOX (matador) CD CAVE, NICK & WARREN ELLIS – ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES CD DAX RIGGS – IF THIS IS HELL THEN I'M LUCKY (fat possum) CD DEAD MEADOW – OLD GROWTH (matador) CD DEFIANCE, OHIO – THE FEAR THE FEAR THE FEAR (no idea) CD DEVASTATIONS – YES, U (beggars banquet) CD DIRTBOMBS – WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED (in the red) CD DRIVE BY TRUCKERS – BRIGHTER THAN CREATION'S DARK (new west) CD EARTH – BEES MADE HONEY IN THE LION'S SKULL (southern lord) CD ELECTRIC WIZARD – WITCHCULT TODAY (candlelight) CD FELICE BROTHERS – THE FELICE BROTHERS (team love) CD FLAT DUO JETS – TWO HEADED COW (chicken ranch) CD FLOGGING MOLLY – FLOAT (side one dummy) CD GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY – ROBOTIQUE MAJESTIQUE (trashy moped) CD GLORYTELLERS – GLORYTELLERS (southern) CD GUTTER TWINS – SATURNALIA (sub pop) CD HORRORPOPS – KISS KISS KILL KILL (hellcat) CD HOT CHIP – MADE IN THE DARK (astralwerks) CD HOT CHIP – MADE IN THE DARK (astralwerks) CD+DVD JOHNSON, JACK – SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC (columbia) CD LADYHAWK – SHOTS (jagjaguwar) CD LARKIN, PATTY – WATCH THE SKY (vanguard) CD LEMURIA – GET BETTER (asian man) CD LITTLE WINGS – SOFT POW'R (rad) CD MALKMUS, STEPHEN & THE JICKS - REAL EMOTIONAL TRASH (matador) CD MARS VOLTA – BEDLAM IN GOLIATH (universal) CD MEGAFAUN – BURY THE SQUARE (table of elements) CD MERRITT, TIFT – ANOTHER COUNTRY (fantasy) CD MGMT – ORACULAR SPECTACULAR (columbia) CD MONKEY WRENCH – GABRIEL'S HORN (birdman) CD MOUNTAIN GOATS – HERETIC PRIDE (4ad) CD NADA SURF – LUCKY (barsuk) CD PAINT IT BLACK – NEW LEXICON (jade tree) CD RAVEONETTES – LUST LUST LUST (vice) CD ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT – RIP (vagrant) CD+DVD SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE – SEA FROM SHORE (thrill jockey) CD SONS AND DAUGHTERS – THIS GIFT (domino) CD SUN CITY GIRLS - YOU'RE NEVER ALONE WITH A CIGARETTE (abduction) CD VALET – NAKED ACID (kranky) CD VAMPIRE WEEKEND – VAMPIRE WEEKEND (xl) CD VARIOUS ARTISTS – CAROLINA FUNK: FIRST IN FUNK (jazzman) CD WHIGS – MISSION CONTROL (ato) CD XIU XIU – WOMEN AS LOVERS (kill rock stars) CD LPs BEACH HOUSE – DEVOTION (carpark) LP BLACK SUNDAY / LE JOHNATHAN REILLY – SPLIT (tic tac totally) LP BLOOD ON THE WALL – LIFERZ (social registry) LP BORN RUFFIANS – RED YELLOW & BLUE (warp) LP BRAIN HANDLE – SELF TITLED (no way) LP BRITISH SEA POWER – DO YOU LIKE ROCK MUSIC? (rough trade) LP CAT POWER – JUKEBOX (matador) LP DEFIANCE, OHIO – THE FEAR THE FEAR THE FEAR (no idea) LP HOT CHIP – MADE IN THE DARK (astralwerks) LP JOHNSON, JACK – SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC (colmubia) LP LEMURIA - GET BETTER (asian man) LP MALKMUS, STEPHEN & THE JICKS - REAL EMOTIONAL TRASH (matador) LP MOUNTAIN GOATS – HERETIC PRIDE (4ad) LP RAVEONETTES – LUST LUST LUST (vice) LP SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE – SEA FROM SHORE (thrill jockey) LP SOUNDTRACK – ONCE (columbia) LP THE THINGS – WILD PSYCHOTIC SOUNDS OF… (big neck) 12" VAMPIRE WEEKEND – VAMPIRE WEEKEND (xl) LP 7"s BLACK & WHITES – SELF TITLED (fdh / p. trash records) CHEAP TIME – HANDY MAN (douchemaster records) CIVIC PROGRESS – DISPOSABLE EP (fashionable idiots) COCOCOMAS / HIPSHAKES – SPLIT (tic tac totally) HEX DISPENSERS – LOSE MY COOL (douchemaster records) INSTANGD – MITT SVAR PA INGENTING EP (sorry state) ROT SHIT – HAVE YOU SCENE ROT SHIT? (fashionable idiots) SUTTREE – ILL REPAIR (genderless) TERRIBLE TWOS – RADICAL TADPOLES (x!) WHISKEY TRENCH – THE GOOD SUN (dead broke rekerds) DVDs FLIPPER – LIVE TARGET VIDEO 1980-81 (mvd) DVD ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT – RIP (vagrant) CD+DVD ROXY MUSIC – THRILL OF IT ALL 72-82 (emi video) DVD SOME RESTOCKS (Just to name a few of the smaller things of interest…) AESOP ROCK – NONE SHALL PASS CD AGAINST ME! – NEW WAVE CD+DVD/LP AGAINST ME! – AS THE ETERNAL COWBOY LP ARRIVALS – MARVELS OF INDUSTRY CD/LP BELL, CHRIS – I AM THE COSMOS CD BIG BLACK – SONGS ABOUT F*CKING CD BIG BUSINESS – HERE COME WATERWORKS CD BIG STAR - #1 RECORD / RADIO CITY CD BLACK AND WHITES – YOU'RE THE ONLY GIRL 7" BRAIN HANDLE – SCRATCHING AT MY SKULL 7" BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE PRESENTS: KEVIN DREW'S SPIRIT IF… CD BURIAL – UNTRUE CD BUSY SIGNALS – SELF TITLED CD CAN – EGE BAMYASI CD CARBONAS – S/T CD CHINESE TELEPHONES / POTENTIAL JOHNS – SPLIT LP CHINESE TELEPHONES – S/T CD CRIMINAL DAMAGE – NO SOLUTION LP DAFT PUNK – ALIVE 2007 CD DANGERLOVES – LIPSMART 7" DANZIG – DANZIG I CD (cheaper reissue!!) DANZIG – II: LUCIFUGE CD (cheaper reissue!!) DEAD KENNEDYS – BEDTIME FOR DEMOCRACY LP DEAR LANDLORD / CHINESE TELEPHONES – SPLIT 7" DEFIANCE OHIO, - SHARE WHAT YA GOT LP DOWN IN THE DUMPS / TILTWHEEL – SPLIT LP/Cassette DOUBLE NEGATIVE – THE WONDERFUL FRIGHTENING WORLD OF… CD/LP ELECTRIC WIZARD – DOPETHRONE CD ERICKSON, ROKY – I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE BEFORE CD FUTURE VIRGINS / ONION FLAVORED RINGS – SPLIT 7" GALAXIE 500 – THIS IS OUR MUSIC CD GASLIGHT ANTHEM – SINK OR SWIM CD GENTLEMAN JESSE & HIS MEN – I DON'T WANNA KNOW 7" GOVERNMENT WARNING – ARRESTED 7" GUIDED BY VOICES – BEE THOUSAND CD HANCOCK, HERBIE – RIVER: THE JONI LETTERS HELM, LEVON – DIRT FARMER CD HIDDEN SPOTS – S/T 7" HIGH ON FIRE – DEATH IS THIS COMMUNION CD JONESES – KEEPIN UP WITH… LP JONESES – TITS & CHAMPAGNE LP KINKS – LOLA VS POWERMAN CD KINKS – VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY CD LOVE SONGS – HOT BUNS 7" MISFITS – STATIC AGE LP MOBY GRAPE – LISTEN TO MY FRIENDS!: THE BEST OF CD MUGWUMPS – DO TIME 7" MY BLOODY VALENTINE – LOVELESS CD NATIONAL – BOXER LP OFF WITH THEIR HEADS – ALL THINGS MOVE TOWARDS… CD/LP OFF WITH THEIR HEADS – HOSPITALS CD RADIOHEAD – IN RAINBOWS LP RED DONS – DEATH TO IDEALISM CD/LP SLEEP – DOPESMOKER CD SLINT – SPIDERLAND CD SMALL BROWN BIKE – THE RECKONING LP SOLID PONY – COLLAR TO CUFF CD SOUNDTRACK – I'M NOT THERE LP SOUNDTRACK – JUNO CD TERROR VISIONS (AKA JAY REATARD) LP TILTWHEEL – HAIR BRAINED SCHEME ADDICTS CD/LP TOO MANY DAVES – SELF TITLED 7" TUBERS – SHELL OUT LP UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO CANDYLAND – BIRD ROUGHS CD/LP VARIOUS – DEAD BEAT RECORDS' VIVA LA VINYL SERIES (I, II, III and IV) VARIOUS – DEAD BROKE REKERDS TAPE COMP., VOL. 1 Cassette WONGS – REANIMATE MY BABY CD (Didn't see something you're looking for?? Email me!) ZINES / PRINTED STUFF (In the shop...) Arthur – March '08 (Diamanda Galas on the cover!) Ben Snakepit – My Life in a Jugular Vein (2nd book collection of his Snakepit comic.) Maximum Rock'n'Roll #298 – March '08 (Best of 2007, Autistic Youth, etc.) Razorcake #42 – (Tranzmitors, Hunchback, US Air Guitar Championships, etc.) UPCOMING SHOWS (Bull City Records & Friends...) 3/07 - RTX, Double Negative, Black Skies @ Downtown Events Center, Raleigh. 3/07 - Scott Waite Debacle, Dan Mac & the Bullets, Pedals on Our Pirate Ships @ BCHQ. 3/13 - Des Ark (solo), Tubers, Environmental Youth Crunch @ BCHQ 3/15 - Serious Geniuses, Bread & Roses, Like Hell I Will @ ACRe Space, Raleigh. 3/18 - Brutal Knights, Double Negative, Man Will Destroy Himself @ GSS2, Raleigh. 3/18 - Red Collar, Holy Fuck @ Local 506. 3/21 - Terrordactyls, Midtown Dickens, SMNMNMN @ BCHQ. 3/21 - Acid Mothers Temple @ Local 506!!!! 3/27 - Young Livers, Worn in Red, Thunderlip @ Reservoir. 3/28 - The Dodos, Megafaun, Silje Nes @ BCHQ. 3/28 - Caltrop CDep Releaese!! @ Nightlight. 4/05 - Beloved Binge, CGJ, eberhardt CD Release Party @ Duke Coffeehouse. 4/09 - Maple Stave, The Whole World Laughing, Dark Inside the Sun @ BCHQ. 4/11 - In the Year of the Pig, Chest Pains, Ettrick @ BCHQ. 4/18 - Future Kings of Nowhere, Midtown Dickens, eberhardt @ Outside Somewhere during 3rd Friday. 4/18 - Dead Mechanical, tba. @ BCHQ. 4/25 - Run Dan Run, eberhardt, All Your Science @ BCHQ. 5/17 - DUO FEST!! @ BCHQ. NEWS (If there is any...) Not much to report right now. As most everyone knows I shattered the ol' wrist back in January, so that's made work very interesting...to say the least. I wanted to thank everyone for their support and concern over the last month. It's meant a lot!! So, thank you! I'm currently in rehab for the wrist, so if you come in and see a sock on my arm, that's not a new fad I'm trying to start, I'm probably just doing exercises. Unless you think it's a cool fad, then run with it. Please let me know what you do and don't like about this newsletter or if you'd like off. Sorry for any spelling or grammar errors! Thanks everyone!! love, chaz. |