BABES ON THE BEACH - BABES ON THE BEACH

Despite how the whole beach party theme is DEAD, there are a number of beach bands still makin' tunes. This band, BABES ON THE BEACH, howber, is better than your beach band. BABES ON THE BEACH, a retired four piece from Canada (Is it true that the Canadian scene is better than ours? Yes, it is true.) whip out some groobing sing-a-long surf influenced punk/rock that will sure remind you of some of the work your local punk band does, or a little bit of what the Black Lips or No Bunny does...or rather, a lot of the stuff put out by the stellar Burger Records. So, for some rad blues/surf/party punk download this s/t? release by BABES ON THE BEACH. And if the beach thing is just too dead for you, then pretend you are being ironic, you dick! DOWNLOAD IT FO' FREE!!!!!!!!!!







http://babesonthebeach.bandcamp.com/

RAYON MOON - RAYON MOON I

Rayon Moon, a four piece from Melbourne, Australia, just put out this release earlier this month. To create their DIY version of post-contemporary rock and roll, these fellas (Marc, Jordan, Ben, Gene) recorded the album here and there - garages and living rooms - and mixed the stylings of a number of rockin' infulences (The Stooges, Talking Heads, The 13th Floor Elevators..etc etc) to create an excellent weirdo-punk/surf/garage sound. Rayon Moon has some slick surf licks and toe-shaking beats covered with prominent I-don't-give-a-shit-this-is-rock-and-roll vocals. AAAAAAnnnnnd, with the title Rayon Moon I there is bond to be a Rayon Moon II. Oh, and here's another great thing about this band; THEIR MUSIC IS FREE! GET IT!

Check out that ass grabbin' and strippin'. DIE POP is gettin' a little soft-core.

rayon_moon@hotmail.com
http://rayonmoon.bandcamp.com/album/rayon-moon-i
http://www.facebook.com/rayonmoon
http://www.myspace.com/rayonmoon

KNIFE FIGHT - WIENER DEMON CASTLE SESSIONS

Despite how we all know that SoundCloud kind of blows, it is no reason to hide this amazing local three piece from you. Knife Fight; from Kerouac's Denver, CO (CLICHE HIPSTER FAG!), recently recorded at Wiener Demon Castle - the same castle that BLEACHEDBLONDE, The Lust-Cats of the Gutters, and The Conjugal Visits (who will meet the pages of this blog sooner than later and will be releasing a 7'' split with someone very special..hint hint) all recorded in. And in case you didn't know, and you didn't, Wiener Demon Castle is the ONLY place that worthy rock and roll in the Southern Colorado area should be recorded in.
Knife Fight, sharing their name with a few other bands...whoops, is comprised of brothers?...they sure do look alike...on guitar/vocals and drums, and the girl next door on bass. Having played a show with them, and having seen them on more than one occasion, these cats put on an excellent sweaty energy packed rabble rousing sing-a-long good time; if you don't take your soaked and salty shirt off at their show they sure will. Don't dismiss this gang of jean-vest punks, they aren't your average crusts who think they are musicians; these kids have some talent and heart. Their first track, 'my head is spinning,' is a metaphor for all sorts of great things! - A)drowning unexpectedly, though who really expects that? B) falling hard for that girl in gym class and not knowing how to deal with your horribly overwhelming hormones C) or being really drunk. Take your pick. Their next track, 'is this happening!?,' is a great follow up to the first track and continues whichever metaphorical path you chose, in fact, the third song does this as well. We just may have a concept EP on our hands here - being drunk and rocking and rolling. Through their catchy riffs, gang vocals, and contagious beats Knife Fight is bound to find your ears eventually...let's just hope they write some more tunes! PS If you find downloading individual songs and compiling them together to be a pain in the ass, then click that wonderful little DOWNLOAD link and get 'em all at once, compliments of DIE POP and of course without the permission of Knife Fight. GET IT FOR FREE! ENJOY IT! PPS These guys will be releasing some vinyl very soon! Look for it!

my head is spinning


is this happening!?


outta control

[DOWNLOAD]
sethstone7@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Knife-Fight/222329294460886
http://soundcloud.com/knifefight

HUNTERS - HUNTERS EP

Hunters have combined all of their powers for evil to put together this four track heavy post-wierdo punk industrial grunge treasure. Their first track opens up with a great classic rhythmic drum beat that teases you for a few seconds until the crunchy distorted strings bring in the simple stoner surf riffs that follow with all of the tracks to follow. These monotone male and female vocalists and dark rockin' riffs make for some creamy? delicious? noise. Substance abuse may be a pre-requisite.

UPDATE: When this was initially written, HUNTERS had a 4 song release out...beg 'em for it.

http://huntersny.bandcamp.com/

www.myspace.com/huntersny
www.facebook.com/huntersny

THE SINBUSTERS - PRIME BLOWOUT

The Sinbusters' 7 track album is titled justly - a prime blowout for sure.Their first track, I don't want to be a slave is a excellent opening that displays the band's high energy showmanship and raw power. And with tunes like these, there is no reason to be anyone's slave. It's apparent that we have here another band that is not in the market for marketing to the Bieber Fever crowd. Their second track, maybe some veteran angst or a genuine love for Baghdad, showcases some nice rockin' organ work by the fourth/fifth? member (sorry, keyboard is number four, unless it's a keyboard band. no hard feelings?). Then just when you think you have ran into a fast one trick pony, much like that one girl you fucked at the show you played at in that one city, The Sinbusters throw in a slower blues driven 3 and a half minute track that even your mom would like...it's gotta nice stoner-rific 20 second guitar solo about two minutes in, too. If the first half of the album is up your alley, then you are bound to dig the collective 23 minutes of rockin' riffs and howlin' yelps; rock and roll is alive in this album.

thesinbusters@gmail.com
http://thesinbusters.bandcamp.com

http://www.myspace.com/thesinbusters

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Sinbusters/159998169137?sk=wall#!/pages/The-Sinbusters/159998169137?sk=info

RIVAL TRIBES

RIVAL TRIBES in 115 words or less:

Been listening to this band for a sec, but opted to not write about them on the account of the reoccurring native theme around here. RIVAL TRIBES, a three piece from 'Bermuda' (says the MySpace) are, in laymen's terms, pretty awesome. These gents combine elements of psych, math rock, and punk to form a loud orchestrated mess of goodness. Their little 6 song demo (downloaded as EP) is most definitely worth the name-your-price price, but don't be stingy. And no, they are not like Animal Collective or MGMT - fuck those bands in the ass. MTV does not dictate who owns 'sound'. Listen to and enjoy their up and down 6 track treble-y journey.



PS Check out the youtube video,  it actually looks like they put on a good show! Finally!

http://rivaltribes.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Rival-Tribes/106743032729730
http://www.myspace.com/ribaltrives