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Zonic Shockum

December 30, 2023 /

Late 80’s, 90s Philly band (although still around today as a duo). They have 2 full length LP’s and a compilation of their singles (links below) on apple music. I’ve included the rest of the songs from the singles, youtube version of the first cassette release and a live reunion show from the Khyber in 2004.

History of the band from Wikipedia
In 1988, Stephen P. Anderson, under the moniker of Zonic Shockum, recorded a 17-song cassette titled Pleasure which received distribution through Sound Choice mail-order catalog and Tower Records in Philadelphia and garnered a positive review in the German music magazine Zap. The tape featured girlfriend Debbie Polak singing on one song, and co-worker Marc Sonstein programming drums for another. Anderson’s cover of “Chinese Rock” was carted at Drexel University’s 91.7 for regular airplay.

In 1989 Polak and Sonstein joined Anderson as permanent members to form the nucleus of the performing and writing outfit.
Read More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonic_Shockum

1989 – Pleasure [Cassette]

Sessions 1989-1995

Whores / Woe Is Me / Tape Worm 7″

A – Whores (Sessions)
B1 – Woe Is Me
B2 – Tape Worm

Testosterone 7″

Used Rugs (Sessions)
Blair Soup
Tooth (Sessions)
Well Song (Sessions)
Filth Divine (LP)

No, You Suck / Lollipop / Bullet 7″

A – No, You Suck
B1 – Lollipop
B2 – Bullet

Between The 6s / Lugy 7″

A – Between The 6s (Sessions)
B – Lugy (Sessions)

1997 – Zonic Shockum LP

Alley Hunter / The Ugly Pear 7″

Alley Hunter (Here Today)
The Ugly Pear (Here Today)

Compilations

Dream Away from Chairman Of The Board – Interpretations Of Songs Made Famous By Frank Sinatra

Labor from ¡Scrapple! (A Philadelphia Compilation, With A Touch Of Class)

Double Agent Series 1302

Zonic Shockum – Ultraman
Gizzard – Buck Fevor

MediaFire Zip of all files not on Sessions

2001 – Here Today…

Live at the Khyber Pass 2004

01 – Used Rugs
02 – Tooth
03 – Dirty Old Car
04 – No, You Suck
05 – Maidenhead
06 – Labor
07 – Lollipop
08 – Whores

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Season’s Greetings Philadelphia

December 21, 2023 /

Philly Christmas Comp from 1997 with Rolling Hayseeds, Buzz Zeemer, Marah, The Friggs and more.

  1. Buzz Zeemer – Psychedelic Santa
  2. Cory – Any Day Now
  3. Tommy Conwell – Kinda Chrismassy
  4. Marah – Beer In a Bar
  5. John Flynn – Santa Claus and Mickey Malone
  6. Jim Fogarty – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  7. Rolling Hayseeds – Merry Christmas (This Makes One)
  8. Philly Gumbo featuring Jeannie Brooks – Xmas in New Orleans
  9. Eltro – Avoiding Christmas Tragedies
  10. The Friggs – Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
  11. Emily Valentine – Hey Hooray!
  12. The Manayunk Homeboys – Christmas Eve Eve
  13. The Shimmers – Coal
  14. John Train Quartet – Hora Bucovinei
  15. Lindsay Gilmour and the Organic Planet Band – Market Street
  16. Tom Hampton – The Road South
  17. Fifty/50 – (It Will Be A)Merry X – mas
  18. Mark Boyce Combo – Silent Night

Psychic TV – Live

November 3, 2023 /

Psychic TV bargain with Genesis P-Orridge (RIP) and Alex Fergusson (Alternative TV) in 1981 after the break-up of Throbbing Gristle. After they released 17 albums with Allegory and Self (1988) P-Orridge became interested in the burgeoning acid house and techno movements. Alex Fergusson left soon after and was replaced by techno artist Fred Giannelli, They embarked on a long tour of the US and UK in 1988, Europe in 1989 and another long tour of the United States in 1990. These two live tapes where from that tour. (Thanks for the files Don) You can find their music at these two bandcamp sites https://psychictv.bandcamp.com/ & https://psychictv-ptv3.bandcamp.com/

City Gardens, Trenton – June 24 1990

1 – Infinite Beat
2 – Intoxication
3 – Black Rainbow
4 – Forked SMILE.
5 – Deep Space
6 – Horror House
7 – Snowflake
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Chestnut Cabaret – June 26, 1990

1 – Infinite Beat
2 – Black Rainbow
3 – Are You Experienced?
4 – Intoxication
5 – Bliss
6 – Horror House
7 – Snowflake
8 – E – Lusive
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Cave Canem

October 18, 2023 /
cave canem was a Philadelphia band comprised of former members of Electric Love Muffin. Frank Campbell (drums) and Brian Campbell (Bass) The two joined forces with Kate Heim on lead vocal and Rich Cartes on lead guitar and began playing locally in March ‘91. cave canem formed in the fall of 1990 and have since sought to combine the simple emotion and power of hard rock with a unique melodic quality. Each member contributes their own diverse influences to the band to create cave canem’s powerful moody original sound. Kate and Brian are currently in a reformed Poppy with Craig from Scram.

Wishing Well 7″

01 – Wishing Well
02 – Waterfall
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Nightcrawlers St Marys Cover

Nightcrawlers

March 10, 2023 /

The Nightcrawlers were an electronic trio from Camden, New Jersey who recorded many of their early albums live in band member Tom Gulch’s garage. Their can-do spirit endeared them to many in the underground electronic music scene, and they were featured often in fanzines and underground publications at the time. The band put out three proper LP’s and over 35 self-released cassettes during the ’80s, most of which could be had for $4 at the time.
from: https://ultravillage.com/nightcrawlers

I was introduced to Nightcrawlers by a roommate when I was living in the KDU house on Woodland Ave. Syd did a show that was mostly experimental and psychedelic music. At the time I wasn’t that much into that kind of music but there was something about the Nightcrawlers that I really liked and it broadened my interest in  more experimental stuff. I wish I had gone to see them live and would have bought at least some of their self released tapes. (Of course to buy all their tapes I would have had to spend a lot more time in the Ivy Labs whirlpool testing sunscreens.) I did manage to record the lps from KDU and they are below. Also included is a recent comp release made up from those tapes that is available on Bandcamp. Plus a youtube verison of their live tape from St Marys.

Nightcrawlers – Space Ritual at St Mary’s (1986)

The Biophonic Boombox Recordings

Nightcrawlers LP Cover
Nightcrawlers Back LP Cover

Nightcrawlers LP (1984)

01 – Traveling Backwards
02 – Tanzwut
03 – Modulus Four
04 – Spring Torsion

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Nightcrawlers Spacewalk cover
Nightcrawlers Spacewalk Back cover

Spacewalk LP (1985)

01 – Digitalis
02 – Ombra
03 – November Evening
04 – Spacewalk Parts 1-3
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Nightcrawlers Shadows of Light Cover
Nightcrawlers Shadows of Light Back Cover

Shadows Of Light LP (1987)

01 – In a Distant Corridor / Interlude I / Glimmer
02 – Particle Dance / Interlude II / Shadows of Light
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The Excuses

The Excuses – Live videos

March 8, 2023 /

Video of the Excuses one from what looks like a tv studio and the 2nd part is from the Starlight Ballroom. Excuses where an early 80’s punk band from Philly with Flippo (Thanks for the videos) on Guitar, Becky Wreck (Lunachicks, Blare Bitch Project, Dirty Cakes, La Muerte) on drums, Bebe (Homo Picnic) on bass, Lisa was the singer, and the other guitarist was named Tim (I will try to get more info on the band members) Other Excuses Videos from an appearance on a public access cable show Music Menu in 1981/82. Also here is a She’s a Punk podcast with Becky Wreck.

The Excuses – Live from a TV studio and the Starlight Ballroom

Rear Admiral

January 25, 2023 /

Rear Admiral formed in early 1993 with the lineup of Steve Tiberi (ex Meister Squad, Stinkbomben, Rotgut,) vocals, Bill Rude (ex Tons of Nuns,, Stinkbomben, Rotgut: future Bad Ronald; current The Koosmans) guitar/vocals, Bill Jones (ex Bottom Feeder) bass, Brian Sussman (ex Tons of Nuns, Stinkbomben: future Bad Ronald) drums. This lineup played its first show at Silk City in June 1993, having been booked as Kernel Mustard, changing the name to Rear Admiral before taking the stage. Six songs were recorded with Art DiFuria in late 1993; two released as ‘Up Y’Oars’ in 1994 on Black Hole Records; the other four released as ‘Chin Music’ in 1995, the only release on Bill’s Ahoy! label. Brian left shortly after these recordings were completed, replaced by Tommy Jerseycow (Stuntmen). The last show was opening up for the Cows at the Khyber Pass in April 1995. Bill, Brian (now on bass), and Tommy played one final show as Rear Admiral, opening up for Ruin at Upstairs at Nick’s in 1996.
Thanks Bill for all the info, flyers & reviews

Up Y'Oars front cover
Up Y'Oars back cover

Up Y’oars 7″

A1 – New Messiah.mp3
B1 – TV Screen.mp3

Chin Music front cover
Chin Music back cover

Chin Music 7″

A1 – Drive Me Crazy.mp3
A2 – Fix It Boy.mp3
B1 – One Man Riot.mp3
B2 – ( You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care.mp3

MediaFire Zip of both 7″s

Mermen – Live North Star Bar

January 24, 2023 /

The Mermen are an American instrumental rock band from San Francisco, California formed in 1989.[1][2] They have since moved to Santa Cruz, California.

The group’s sound was originally rooted in surf and psychedelic rock music of the 1960s, although they have made “sincere attempts to get away from the surf music label”[3] and currently delve into many genres, mainly driven by the melodic visions of the band’s founder, songwriter, and guitarist Jim Thomas. The band’s music is entirely instrumental and “does a good job of defying description”.[3] The Mermen perform as a power trio: electric guitar, electric bass, and drums, with occasional guests for live concerts.

From Wikipedia

2 Live tapes from the North Star Bar from early 2000’s -Sorry I didn’t get the song titles,. Thanks to Flipo from the Excuses for the tapes.

North Star Bar – June 21 2001

01 – Unknown
02 – Unknown
03 – Unknown
04 – Unknown
05 – Unknown
06 – Unknown
07 – Unknown
08 – Unknown
09 – Unknown
10 – Unknown
11 – Unknown
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North Star Bar – June18, 2003

01 – Unknown
02 – Unknown
03 – Unknown
04 – Unknown
05 – Unknown
06 – Unknown
07 – Unknown
08 – Unknown
09 – Unknown
10 – Unknown
11 – Unknown
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Halo of Flies – Live Khyber Pass 3/15/90

May 27, 2022 /

Halo of Flies were Amphetamine Reptile Records kingpin Tom Hazelmyer with in-house engineer Tim MacLaughlin on bass & John Anglim on drums,
This is a live tape from when they played the Khyber on March 15, 1990.
Thanks for the tape files Don Sheluga & the song titles – Christian.

01 – Father Paranoia
02 – Ddt Beat 69
03 – Headburn-How Does it Feel
04 – Garbage Rock
05 – Easy Or Hard
06 – Aint No Hell
07 – Human Fly
08 – No Time
09 – Drunk in Detroit
10 – Ballad of Extreme Hate
11 – One Barrel Spent

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