MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL
Turn it upside down with Erika Elizabeth on this week’s episode of MRR Radio.
Intro DRILL – Within Reason The Signs are Coming THE REFLECTIONS – Keep It Easy ALARMING TRENDS – Rude Seduction LIZZY MERCIER DESCLOUX – Jim on the Move AUS – […]
Okay you cheeky monkey, I don’t know if that’s a bum on the cover, but this LITTLE ANGELS EP is a sexy slab of ruckus nonetheless. This rocking hardcore ranges…
Self-described as “basement punk,” THIRSTY GIANTS sound like they’re having a great time making goofy tunes in the cellar. Organically lo-fi, most of Infinite Monkey Theorem is mid-tempo garage rock…
…favorites on this side is “Fucking Monkey Drummer,” which has a chous that spoke to my soul: “Fucking monkey drummer / He strike like a beast / Even with my…
Seattle-based record and book shop Hex Enduction reissues this band’s 1986 debut, originally an eight-song cassette put out by Green Monkey Records. It’s expanded here with two previously unreleased tracks,…
…that blare out “No feet for the right wing / They kill, kill, kill!,” and “Cellphone Monkey” that shouts “Your best friend / Is just a machine, yeah!” Female vocalist,…
On this week’s MRR Radio, guest DJ Shopping Center brings you Variety Bargains.
Intro 8:30 – Blind Sight Set 1 DINOSAURS WITH HORNS – Dinosaurs With Horns THE MISUNDERSTOOD – Find a Hidden Door GARUN MOTA – Mace THE RESTRAINTS – I Cannot […]
…GUARDIAN SINGLES – Guardian Singles LP (Trouble in Mind) CASSIE – The Light Shines On LP (Reminder) MONKEY 101 – Rusts, Smuts and Heart Rot LP (Sister Raygun) BASKING SHARKS…
An album collecting early nineties recordings from this group, who released a single on Siltbreeze in 1990 and are not out of place among their label-mates of the time, like…
I fell in love with ELASTICA long before I ever had the opportunity to hear WIRE, and the collective works of RED MONKEY and Slampt Records were basically responsible for…
Another ADICTS reissue from Puke n Vomit, this time their 1985 LP Smart Alex. This LP marks a bit of a turning point for Monkey and the lads, as they…
Erika Elizabeth brings you this week’s episode of MRR Radio, but what even is the concept of time anymore?
Intro ZIPPER — Flower Just Another Number IDA E OS VOLTAS — Jovens Raptados THE VISIBLE TARGETS — Mechanical Man THE METHOD ACTORS — Can’t Act CHRONOPHAGE — Any Junkyard […]
SCHRANKAFFE (which translates to “Cupboard Monkey”!) was an arty punk band out of Hamburg, Germany. If you are unfamiliar with them (as I was), you might assume from the album…
…Monkey — Ephemera, blog post, 3-19-09 The idea of expanding the traditional one-dimensional Left-Right political spectrum into a two-dimensional political map is an old one. Beginning in the 1950s,…
…by everything and everyone around them, fueled by rage and a wild experimental spirit. The fact that several members were splitting their time between HTS and IRON MONKEY is readily…
A band that has gotten together one day a year for 22 years to make a yearly recording. Sort of has a children’s music feeling?! Playful and very goofy. A…
On this week’s MRR Radio, Greg and Max close their eyes, take their hands off the wheel and drift into oblivion…and play punk records.
Intro PREENING – Dogtown Top Ranking Greg takes the wheel back from Jesus HIDDEN SPOTS – Unguarded Moment PRIMETIME – Pervert URANIUM CLUB – Grease Monkey TWOMPSAX – 8 D7Y […]
(Almost) live from Dan’s room
Intro PROVOKE – Prison Strike The first round of post-print URANIUM CLUB – Grease Monkey ЗЛУРÐД (ZLURAD) – ÐœÑтиÑлав Вражек NAMATAY SA INGAY – Pagtapos Ng Apoy TOTAL DEFEAT – […]
I’d be lying if I said that TOYS THAT KILL didn’t have, and rely on, a dependable, bafflingly sturdy, formulaic style. Todd’s trademarked caterwaul, on top of his manic, monkey-mantra…
Punk still rules and everything else still drools!
Intro PROFESSOR MARX ZYDIAC – Let’s Start a Punk Rock Band “It’s Part of the Plan — to Condition You!” Á„Á„RITILA — 110901 N.O.T.A. — Taking Away Your Rights TUBERCULOSIS […]
…Four Eyes, Lamant, Gammits MW, Portland, Boston, Germany. Order this issue HERE. MRR #255/Aug ’04 “Punk’s Not Dead, Reagan Is” Special Issue. Leatherface, Get It Away, The Hatepinks, Keen Monkey…
…DEAD SQUAD – Disociar Horrible Hal – Bat Guano Blowout! SEA PIGS – Two Ton Ken HOT SPIT DANCERS – Sometimes REBEL TRUTH – Monkey Paw OPERATION IVY – 6-10…
…are English—Rachel Holborow of Red Monkey, Jane Munro of the Au pairs, Gina Birch of the Raincoats. But I don’t believe in patriotism of course! You are always influenced by…
…TARGETS – Less than Gravity THE BUGS – Preludio CASANOVAS IN HEAT – Belvidere RED MONKEY – Missy 1-800 BAND – Diver Blue Langford: Really, man? THE TELESCOPES – The…
…– Monkey GRASS WIDOW – Disappearing Industries AUTOCLAVE – Go Far JUMP OFF A BUILDING – Left Out A: Take your foot off of its head. SHOPPERS – I PUNCH…
…Monkey Meat LIVIDS – Zilch THEE MIGHTY FEVERS – R’N’R Rotten Ron – Wishes He Had Candy BITS OF SHIT – WW Me SLOA KNIVAR – Depression DECAY AFTER DEATH…
…this selection of early cuts. Terrific tunes and energetic performances make this record special — in particular the bouncy version of “Monkey Man.” One of the better Peel session releases….
No headbangin’ ’60s punk here, with most of this anthology concentrating on the Mersey/folk rock side of things (WHAT-NOTS, FRIEDLES, YOUNG MONKEY MEN)—but CALLIOPE and LOVED ONES do turn in…
Former members of CIA and REFLEX FROM PAIN combine to form a new band with a sound that reminds me somewhat of DIE KREUZEN. Bones’ vocals are intense and backed…
This 12″ from Mississippi’s WINDBREAKERS is vastly better than their debut 7″ EP, mainly due to the presence of somewhat zippier material and louder guitars. They’re still attempting to mine…
Melodic mid-tempo Britpunk. Some of it’s all too typical, but the INSTIGATORS have a nice dense guitar attack and a few notable tunes. “Monkey Man” is a sharp critique of…
