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Go Go compilation 7-inch

August 19, 2026 /

7 inch compilation that was released in 1979 with King of Siam, Helen Wheels & JJ180

King of Siam was Bob Dickie, Jacy Webster, Sky Kishlo, Bruce Gilder? Not sure who was on this record there is very little info – but if you want more info there is an article in Terminal here

Helen Wheels – Her band performed at CBGB’s in New York during the height of the punk movement in the 70s. More here

JJ-180 got its start in 1977 when a group of teenagers came together around the art and music that had influenced them growing up in the 1970’s in Santa Cruz, California, USA. They were: Polio Ferrari (keyboards), Wally Sound (guitar), Tora Brooks (bass), Walter McKee (guitar), and Caker Calloway (drums). The original lineup lasted until 1979, when Walter left the band and they changed their name to The Realtors. Their music was a hybrid of the then emerging punk sound as well as 1960’s surf, garage and psychedelic music. The band was a keystone of the Santa Cruz punk scene and organized many important early punk and new wave shows in their hometown. After establishing a local following, they released a single and a few songs on compilations.


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Snub

August 5, 2026 /

Snub was formed in Philadelphia Pa in the fall of 1991 out of the ashes of the local combos Derelict Hotel, Grisly Fiction and Scab Cadillac. Doug Anson of Derelict Hotel fame played guitar and sang while Roger Bodine formerly of Grisly Fiction contributed bass and vocals and Paul Hazlet of Philly legends Scab Cadillac played the drums. Familiar with each other from the Philly scene and eager to collaborate, Doug and Roger brought in songs that the combo expanded upon, developing a very unique and individual sound. They debuted live at The Khyber Pass on March 18th 1992, opening for The Afghan Wigs. This was followed by several other shows at the Khyber, culminating in their final performance opening for Pavement on July 30th 1992. Doug moved to Arizona in August of that year and eventually formed the Gelcaps. Roger would next join Underraga while Paul would go on to play in Mel’s Rock Pile.

Snub – Live Khyber Pass

Underraga

90s Philly band with 2/3’s of Grisly Fiction Jeremy Sustare – drums (Flower Girl, Grisly Fiction, Skeeter & the Itch, Angus Khan) & Roger Bodine – Bass (Grisly Fiction, DTO,…

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Gelcaps

The Gelcaps began as a solo project in 1993 with Derelict Hotel alumnus Doug Anson making improvisational music on a cheap guitar, Casio keyboard and effect pedals. In ’94 he…

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Mel’s Rockpile – Live on WKDU 03/17/95

Mel’s Rockpile from Marina’s show on WKDU March, 17, 1995. 00 – Intro 01 – Unknown 02 – Unknown 03 – Providence 04 – Unknown 05 – Sick 06 -…

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Beach Balls

June 3, 2026 /

If you were in Philly in the late 90s – early aughts and went to First Friday back when it was almost entirely in old city, you probably have seen the Beach Balls playing on the street. They were the three piece band doing acoustic guitar and cello versions of classic rock songs with a classical trained Opera singer. The band was Robert Fanelli (Split Aura, Wünderband, Action Plus, Shellito) on guitar; Ed Groff on Cello and OperaJames Colabelli (RIP) lead vocals. Derek Ayers (Split Aura, Action Plus) also added persussion on the cd) Check out their cd Ball Sounds with very unique versions of very well know songs.

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Barely Human – live tape

May 22, 2026 /

I don’t have much info about this band except they relocated to Philly from San Francisco and two of the members were named Angie and Shell. Also that Shelly moved to Philly with Tim Omen who was in Condemned To Death in SF and then Serial Killers here. If anyone had any more info please let me know. This is a tape that George Lind had in his collection of tapes. The cassette itself had no info except the band name. Update it was New Year’s Eve 1987 at Todd Cote’s house in West Philly (Up against GG Allin at the Crypt) -Thanks Chuck
There is also a great Star Trek Friendly Angel cover.

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The Shimmers

May 20, 2026 /

The Shimmers were formed by Eden Daniels (formerly of Baby Flamehead) and Dave Bielanko (from the band Marah) in 1995 as an outlet for songs they co-wrote. With Daniels as lead singer, they began work on a folky album with some country-ish Americana and rock elements, with ex-Camper Van Beethoven member Jonathan Segel playing violin on several of the tracks. The project was halted, however, after the romantic relationship between Daniels and Bielanko ended in the late ’90s. In 2004, however, it was belatedly decided to finish the tracks with the addition of more instrumentation and new songs, resulting in the 2006 release The Way You Shine.
– Pop Matters

The Way You Shine

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Baby Flamehead

Late 80’s early 90’s acoustic band with Andy Bresnan (Butterfly Joe, Junior Mints) on the Ukranian Burda, Chris Unrath (Shimmers) on guitar, Dean Sabatino (Dead Milkmen, Butterfly Joe, I Think…

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Dead Milkmen – Live

Elk’s Lodge Atlantic City 1985? Dead Milkmen Live from the Elk’s Lodge in Atlantic City. I don’t have much info on this show but I’m assuming it was in the…

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Action Plus!

May 12, 2026 /

“Action Plus!” was a Philadelphia band active from 1998-1999. They were often aligned musically with Pavement in the press and described as an “angular indie pop band”. They were featured in the Philadelphia Weekly’s fashion makeover issue, and in this issue the band was compared to the male cast of “Dawson’s Creek” by a jealous music journalist who’s vindictive snarkiness in print was not uncommon in the local alternative music press of the time.

Their members, over the duration of the band’s existence, included Jeff Tanner (lead guitar) and Simon Nagle (drums) of the Photon Band, Mike Shellito (bass, drums) of Shellito, Chris Kubicek (bass)of Baby Flamehead and Gimme, and Robert Fanelli (vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriting) of Wunderband and The Beach Balls.

The band released one EP entitled “Cinco de Five-O” and played about a dozen live shows at venues such as The Khyber and The North Star Bar, usually opening for bigger local acts such as KeN and Latimer.


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Wünderband

Self titled cd by Mid to late 90’s Power Pop band Wünderband with Derek Ayers – Drums & Vocals, Robert Fanelli – Bass & Vocals, and Kyle Kelso -Guitar &…

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Sounds from Psychedelphia

Sounds from Psychedelphia is a ten track, 55 minute sonic excursion into the distorted, frenetic Philadelphia underground music scene. Recorded entirely at Philadelphia’s Deep Space Recording Company, the compilation took…

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Hobart

Hobart was Shane Dilworth, Benjamin Mac, Gary Plowman and Noel B. Shane was Bryan Dilworth’s (Booking Agent & Compulsiv records) brother. Gary and Ben came up to Philly from Columbia…

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Franklin

April 29, 2026 /

I saw that there was a re-release of Franklin’s Go Kid Go [Remastered & Expanded] so I decided it was past due I did a post on this 90’s Philly band
You can Pre-order it here (or Bandcamp)

Franklin’s Go Kid Gowhich has been remastered from the original tapes by Dan Coutant. This deluxe 2xLP collection brings together the band’s complete recorded output from 1993–1996.

It includes the long out-of-print Go Kid Go album, along with the Something Blue Automotive, They Said It With Fireworks, and Roy Is Dead 7″s—plus rare compilation tracks and two previously unreleased studio recordings. To complete the collection, a bonus 7″ features two tracks from !franklin’s earliest demos—making this an essential release for fans and collectors alike.
It releases on 7/17/26

For more info on Franklin go to this GoKidGo blog article or the Loud! Fast! Philly! interview with Franklin’s singer/guitarist Ralph Darden

Go Kid Go [Remastered & Expanded]


Building In A & E” LP


Double LP

More releases on their Bandcamp site

Wünderband

April 22, 2026 /

Self titled cd by Mid to late 90’s Power Pop band Wünderband with Derek Ayers – Drums & Vocals, Robert Fanelli – Bass & Vocals, and Kyle Kelso -Guitar & Vocals.
Currently Robert and Derek are in Split Aura.

Review by Pemberton Roach
The “official” follow-up to several self-released EPs and seven-inch singles, Wünderband’s debut full-length CD release is a ’90s power-pop tour de force, full of beautifully chiming guitars, solid drum beats and melodic, McCartney-esque basslines. The band’s songs are top-notch, and Wunderband’s two writers have wonderfully complementary styles. Kyle Kelso favors the more straight-ahead rock/Cheap Trick-style tunes, while Robert Fanelli explores a more harmonically experimental, XTC-influenced style. Lyrically, Kelso nails the teenage angst thing in a perfect, ’50s kind of way (mentions of “broken glasses” and “locker shrines” take the place of the usual paeans to suicide and drugs) with songs like “Lunchroom Blues” and “Pinup.” Fanelli’s points are often somewhat more obscure but no less effective, often striking a perfect balance between the heartbreaking with the absurd. Beautifully recorded, Wunderband has the well-produced sheen of a major-label album, and the effect works well with the band’s expertly crafted material.
Also check out the Dig Me Out: 90s & 00s Rock podcast about the album called: Wünderband by Wünderband | 90s Album Review

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Action Plus!

“Action Plus!” was a Philadelphia band active from 1998-1999. They were often aligned musically with Pavement in the press and described as an “angular indie pop band”. They were featured…

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20/20

20/20 was an American power pop band based in Hollywood, California. Live from Bijou Cafe, Philadelphia on 12-03-1979. 01 – Yellow Pills 02 – Remember the Lightning 03 – Futureland…

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The Trace – Live on WKDU

Late 80’s Power Pop/Punk band the Trace live on WKDU 91.7 fm. There were 2 tapes not sure if all of it went over the air or not. The Trace…

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Freemartin

April 15, 2026 /

Freemartin was from Philadelphia & formed in late 1991. The band consisted of a famous museum curator, an African taxi driver, and a radical book publisher. The band gave all of their releases away, not charging any money for them, and played their shows for no admission. They were on my show on WKDU – the tape doesn’t say when it was – I assume 93 or 94 most likely. The audio drops out at a few places I tried to fix it the best I could. Also I put up there first 7 inch. I don’t have there follow up album All Living Things Still Living but if I come across it I’ll add it.

Dear Consumer 7″

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PDF of the booklet that was included with the 7″

Live on WKDU

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