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Friday, February 15, 2019

Roy Dee 
and the Spitfires
Desert Wind 
(Wild Records)





Enough raw power to charge entire dance halls. Beat-devotion is raised to a dizzying plane, from which crazy-legged rocker couples dive bomb to spectacular destinies.

Recommended: "I Got Demons," "I Did It," "Like a Rocket To My Baby," "I Don't Belong To You," "Rolling Through the Night," "Bop Like That," "Shake, Shake Like a Rattlesnake" 

Video: "I Got Demons"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5tzPE46Oi0



https://www.facebook.com/Roy-Dee-The-Spitfires-Wild-Records-321190041562891/


https://www.wildrecordsusa.com/








Snakebite
Rockin' Up a Storm
(Atenzia)



"Let's fuckin' rock and roll!" Jorgan roars, as he mounts a fierce assault on the old six string. Killer 88s rollick in answer to his gravelly exhortation, the beat that's enslaved generations works its visceral voodoo, and rockabilly of cheeky Ted bearing picks 'em up and puts 'em down into the wee hours.


Recommended: "So What," "Born To Rock," "I'm Comin' Home," "Moonshine Boogie," "The Blues Had a Baby (They Called It Rock and Roll)," "Just a Game," "Teddy Boy Rocker," "Feelin' Best For Me," "Nothing Is Good Enough"

Video: "So What"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_MFBO_SUSA&list=OLAK5uy_mAqGjfyyFSTwhoTVSEfNDJlhFtgW70oG4&index=13


https://www.facebook.com/atenzia/


https://www.amazon.com/Rockin-up-Storm-Snakebite/dp/B00DS2BKB0

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/rockin-up-a-storm/663916699

https://open.spotify.com/album/6TxGY2mBLLsRjmHM4KCZs1







Priscilla Bowman
A rockin' good way
(El Toro Records)



Priscilla brought what the moment needed: A commanding vocal presence and a spirited sense for rockin' blues that, whether high-stepped under the lights or whispered in shadow-draped club corners, kept hearts abuzz. 

Come to think of it, those are felicitous in every era.

Recommended: "A Rockin' Good Way" (with the Spaniels), "Hands Off" (with Jay McShann's Orchestra), "I've Got News For You" (with Jay McShann), "Don't Want You No More," "Yes I'm Glad (Everything's Alright)" (with Al Smith's Orchestra), "I Don't Need Your Lovin'" (with Jay McShann), "Sugar Daddy," "(Keep a) Spare Man" (with Al Smith's Orchestra), "I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin'" (with the Spaniels), "Why Must I Cry" (with Riley Hampton Orchestra)

Video: "Hands Off"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvGhhUvWePM&index=9&list=PLR9Sgv7wm8EztlZgh70RqmIO49qVToB5N



https://www.eltororecords.com/El-Toro-R-B/PRISCILLA-BOWMAN-A-ROCKIN-GOOD-WAY::481.html?language=en



https://www.amazon.com/Rockin-Good-Way-Priscilla-Bowman/dp/B07KLJDSMT

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/a-rockin-good-way/1440203167




The Don Diego Trio
Live From Austin
(El Toro Records)



That the unvarnished riff-bop churned by this rangy, whip-crack Texas roots-trio is sometimes familiar should be counted as a credit. It's not easy to faithfully interpret the traditional sounds of a culture while imprinting them with one's own features. And to do that, this well, is not something heard every day.

Recommended: "Rolling Wheel," "Django From Twango," "Truck Drivin' Daddy," "Loves the Rain," "My Window Faces the South," "I Didn't Walk the Line," "Austin"

Video: "Rolling Wheel" (live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd0c5IIBv-8


https://diegocaster0.wixsite.com/dondiegotrio?fbclid=IwAR3eeIB3NrfQCcmSN-sqYh4liB_eGX3ObYHL95b6b2Gj8GSbA2c3jESrRKE


https://www.facebook.com/dondiegoproject/


https://www.eltororecords.com/New-Products/THE-DON-DIEGO-TRIO-GREETINGS-FROM-AUSTIN-LP::428.html?MODsid=sdqcld6vbjvqchfsog5sjdo8d0




Thursday, February 14, 2019

Batmobile
Brand New Blisters 
(Butler Records)



Batmobile imbues detonative trio psycho with so much humor and off-balance perspective as to be singular among monsters of string and skin. Legends into the future.


Recommended: "Rock and Roll and Alcohol," "Save My Soul," "Never Gonna Stop," "Motherfuckin' Hippie," "Apeface," "From the Get Go," "Fucked Up," "Rest In Peace," "Big Bob"

Video: Album teaser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZTrBrVgZxE


https://batmobileforever.com/

https://www.facebook.com/batmobileofficial/

https://butlerrecords.com/


https://www.amazon.com/Brand-New-Blisters-BATMOBILE/dp/B01N1FWSWQ/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=batmobile&qid=1550002110&s=music&sr=1-2







Mr. Irish Bastard
The Desire For Revenge
(Reedo Records)




Blood floods madly through the swelled veins of this proud creature. Old Country airs and punk demolitions knock about in fraternity. Serves equally well as bracer for the familiar and deserved boot-kick for all others.

Recommended: "Oliver Cromwell's Head," "Darlinka (Darling Karlinka)," "Poor Irish Billy," "Pirates of the Irish Sea," "Mike Malloy," "I Only Like You When I'm Drunk," "The Soundtrack Of My Life"

Video: "Oliver Cromwell's Head"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7-eelFXnGo


http://www.mririshbastard.com/?fbclid=IwAR0K2hrfUuKOiTTkaNYo3RIKHa7hGkOX9qHOi0mUCd7sTZUi-Yp0cMNqZ6k

https://www.facebook.com/mririshbastard/


https://www.amazon.com/Desire-Revenge-Explicit-Irish-Bastard/dp/B079K1BL49


https://open.spotify.com/album/5HXxi7waZPDX2StM0E5XrQ





Zulj
Resetiraj Civilizaciju 
(Monsterbilly)



Tom Joad looked at Johnny. "Wherever rude guitars are fighting, I'll be there. Wherever there's snarling, you'll see me. And wherever raw-boned punk challenges the world to a final rumble like it's never been challenged before, I'll be sporting the sideways grin of an outsider who's just crazy enough to grab for the impossible."

Recommended: "Sloboda?," "Drzava," "Restiraj Civilizaciju," "Uniforma Krvozednih," "Junk," "Istine su Lazi," "Probusi Balon"

Video: "Resetiraj Civilizaciju" (Live, Slovenian Kramp Fest, 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkWxJ1owLr4



https://www.facebook.com/%C5%BEulj-197444563984952/

https://zuljpunk.bandcamp.com/album/resetiraj-civilizaciju-2018


https://www.facebook.com/monsterbillyrecords/?modal=admin_todo_tour&notif_id=1550007904001241&notif_t=page_invite



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FORMER staff writer for Rockabilly and Pin Up America magazines. FREELANCE credits include Daily Caller, American Thinker, Free Republic, Huffington Post, Counterpunch, Dissident Voice, Independent Political Report, USA Today, Des Moines Register, Iowa City Press-Citizen, Waterloo Courier, Cedar Falls Times, Marshalltown Times Republican, Cincinnati.com, IndyStar, Arizona Republic, No Depression, Goldmine, Blue Suede News, Rock and Rap Confidential, Crackerjack, Blues News, Wrecking Pit, Punk Globe, Prairie Sun, Music and Sound Output, BAM, New Music, and 1980s NYC fanzines Shake, Rattle, and Roll, Rebel Rouser, and Off the Wall. AUTHOR: Shake, Rattle and Rocket!, Ghost Saucers in the Sky!, Stratosphere Boogieman!, Flesh Made Music, That a Man Can Again Stand Up: American spirit vs, sedition during the incipient Trump Revolution, and Ideas Afoot: Political observations, social commentary, and media analyses. WORKED as 2004 Iowa coordinator for Ralph Nader independent presidential campaign; co-founded Iowa Green Party, also served as statewide media coordinator; press coordinator, 2002 Jay Robinson (Green) IA gubernatorial effort. Wrote extensively re Trump campaign..