Godzilla Vs. the New Stuff (Vol. 9)

Annnnnd here we go! The last of the older new stuff. Coming soon - NEWer and stuff and
Brand NEW New Stuff!

The MIX
1. Elephant Stone - Love The Sinner, Hate The Sin (Elephant Stone)
2. The Luxury Liners - How It Should Be (Nonetheless)
3. Be Like Pablo - Spirit of Adventure (The New Adventures)
4. JoDee Purkeypile - I'm Feeling Down (Messenger)
5. Essa Linna - New Address Tonight (This Is Who I Am)
6. Sunday Sun - Sing (III)
7. Edwyn Collins - Too Bad (That's Sad) (Understated)
8. Jamie & Steve - We Two (Imaginary Café)
9. Wes Cunningham - When We Were Young (When We Were Young)
10. Atlas Genius - Centered On You (When It Was Now)
11. The Last Royals - Crystal Vases (Crystal Vases/Backseat Lovers 7")
12. The Zombies - This Will Be Our Year (Extended Versions)
13. Harper Simon - 99 (Division Street)
14. Free Energy - Hangin' (Love Sign)
15. Alex Calder - Lethargic (Time EP)
16. Graham Alexander - World Without You (Graham Alexander)
17. Grahame Steinberg - Abandoned Love (Grahame Steinberg)
18. Andy Zipf - Where The Hand Don't Hold Me Down (Web single)

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Waxworks, Vol. 8

Tracks on wax, Volume 8. For your listening pleasure!

1. Hoodoo Gurus - Like Wow - Wipeout (Mars Needs Guitars! Elektra U.S. pressing)
2. Colosseum - Walking In The Park (Those Who Are About To Die, Salute You Dunhill U.S. promo pressing)
3. Charlie Feathers - That Certain Female (Kill Bill Vol. 1 OST A Band Apart/Maverick pressing)
4. David Bowie - You've Got A Habit Of Leaving (Bowie 1965! RSD 2013 exclusive pressing)
5. Artful Dodger - Follow Me (Artful Dodger Pilot/Columbia U.S. pressing)
6. Electric Light Orchestra - Shine a Little Love (Discovery CBS MasterSound pressing)
7. Chet Atkins - Boo Boo Stick Beat (alternate version) (Black Jack RSD 2013 exclusive pressing)
8. Led Zeppelin - Hey Hey What Can I Do (Led Zeppelin 1990 box set pressing)
9. Bill Withers - Who Is He (And What Is He To You) (Jackie Brown OST Maverick U.S. pressing)
10. Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie (Shotgun Willie Rhino U.S. 180g reissue pressing)
11. Van Morrison - Come Running (Moondance Warner Bros. U.S. original pressing)
12. Bronco Bullfrog - Del Quant (Bronco Bullfrog Mushroom Pillow Spanish pressing)
13. Genesis - Throwing It All Away (Invisible Touch Atlantic U.S. pressing)
14. Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23 (Introducing Shuggie Otis RSD 2013 exclusive pressing)
15. Toto - Rosanna (Toto IV Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab pressing)
16. Love - Orange Skies (The Best Of Love Rhino 1986 pressing)
17. Steely Dan - Razor Boy (Countdown to Ecstasy ABC U.S. original pressing)
18. The Youngbloods - Darkness, Darkness (Elephant Mountain RCA U.S. original pressing)
19. Glen Campbell - Where's The Playground Susie (Galveston Capitol U.S. pressing)
20. Ambrosia - How Much I Feel (Life Beyond L.A. Nautilus SuperDiscs pressing)

New Stuff Resurfaces! (Vol. 8)

Another set of recent (and maybe not-so-recent) arrivals that have been languishing in a desktop folder for too long!

The MIX 
1. Glowfriends - Explain Away (All Things Made New)
2. Luke Potter - Breathe In (One Day: The Bleu Sessions) 
3. A Fragile Tomorrow - Long Time To Be Happy (Be Nice Be Careful) 
4. The Allrightniks - Nobody Knows But Me (Nothing's What It Seems) 
5. Superstar (w/Matthew Sweet) - Barfly (Soundcloud)
6. Linden (Superstar) - If I Had Wings (Bleached Highlights)
7. Scott Brookman - Karen (For Those Who Like POP)
8. LP - Someday (Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios)
9. The Maladaptive Solution - The First Single (The Format cover) (Heal)
10. AC Newman - There’s Money In New Wave (Shut Down The Streets)
11. Ted Lukas & The Misled - Catching Up to You (Learn How To Fall)
12. Cayucas - Deep Sea (Bigfoot)
13. Soviet League - Girl (Soviet League)
14. Paperfangs - Avenue of Splendours (Past Perfect)
15. Theme Park - Ghosts (Theme Park)
16. Leagues - She Kissed Me (Bonus Track) (You Belong Here)
17. Hey Marseilles - Looking Back (Lines We Trace)

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Waxworks, Vol. 7

Another 33 and 1/3 revolutions through the music library, as I spin more of the wax that's recently come my way. (Getcha some HERE)

1. The Cars - Since You're Gone (The Last American Virgin Columbia U.S. soundtrack)

2. The Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down (Our Favourite Shop Polydor Germany pressing)

3. The Monkees - You Told Me (Headquarters RCA France pressing)

4. Small Faces - Tin Soldier (Columbia/EMI Stateside German Mono 45)

5. The Leaves - He Was A Friend Of Mine (Hey Joe Mira Records U.S. Mono first pressing)

6. The Clash - Train In Vain (London Calling Epic Japan pressing)

7. Pat Boone - Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (Pat Boone Sings Guess Who? Dot pressing)

8. The Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw (Voices In The Sky: The Best of the Moody Blues Threshold/Deram U.S. pressing)

9. Shoes - Nowhere So Fast (Black Vinyl Shoes PVC pressing)

10. Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action (Original Version) (Sire UK 12" 45)
11. Juliana Hatfield - Josie and the Pussycats (Saturday Morning - Cartoons' Greatest Hits MCA U.S. pressing)

12. Buffalo Springfield - Rock 'N' Roll Woman (Buffalo Springfield Atco pressing)

13. ABC - Poison Arrow (The Lexicon of Love Polygram Canada pressing)

14. The Blasters - I'm Shakin' (The Blasters Slash/Warner Bros. Canada pressing)

15. Ian Thomas - Painted Ladies (The Best of Anthem/Capitol Canada pressing)

16. Nick Lowe - You Got the Look I Like (Party of One Reprise U.S. pressing)

17. The Replacements - Achin' To Be (Don't Tell A Soul Sire/Reprise U.S. pressing)

18. Nils Lofgren - Goin' Back (Nil Lofgren A&M Records U.S. pressing)

19. The Zombies - She Does Everything For Me (The World Of The Zombies Decca UK Stereo pressing)

20. Wilco - I'm the Man Who Loves You (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Sundazed U.S. original pressing)

21. Dukes of Stratosphear -  What In The World??. . . (25 O'Clock Virgin UK original pressing)

The Son of New Stuff Lives! (Vol. 7)

More of the new and (I admit) not so new pop (and music in that neighborhood) that's come my way recently.

The MIX 
1. Breakup Society - 8th Circle of Hell (So Much Unhappiness, So Little Time . . .)
2. The Hi-Risers - I'm In Love With My Record Collection (Hang Around With You)
3. Jake Bugg - Two Fingers (Jake Bugg)
4. Warm Soda - Jeanie Loves Pop (Someone For You)
5. The Little Ones - Little Souls (The Dawn Sang Along)
6. Beki Hemmingway - Northbound Traffic (I Have Big Plans for the World)
7. fun. - Stitch Me Up (Selections & B-sides from Aim & Ignite)
8. Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks (Writer's Block)
9. The Ice Cream Man - Big Interruption (Change Is Gonna Come)
10. The Condors - Holiday (3 Item Combo)
11. Brooke Waggoner - Ink Slinger (Originator)
12. Gary Ritchie - Blame On Me (Hum, Sing . . . Repeat)
13. Two Hours Traffic - Last Star (Foolish Blood)
14. Mark Crozer & the Rels - Sunshine (Mark Crozer & the Rels)
15. Local Natives - Breakers (Hummingbird)
16. The Jealous Sound - Waiting For Your Arrival (A Gentle Reminder)
17. The Pozers - My Maze (The Sun's Going Down)

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New Stuff INSTA-Mix!

Hope you took advantage of the Sam Phillips video to go her website and pre-order her new album, Push Any Button.

Annnnd, here we go with an "Insta-Mix." Just a couple hot links and no commentary - simply a bunch of new stuff that's landed in the digital mailbox in the last few days. Be sure to note the THREE tracks (*) from the delightful Drink a Toast to Innocence album. And don't miss the new Feel (Scot Sax, of Queen Electric & Wanderlust) track. 

It's Instant!
1. Cliff Hillis - Shake It (*)
2. Sam Phillips - Things I Shouldn't Have Told You
3. Bed Rugs - Blinds
4. Tight Pants Syndrome - Cherry Don't Quit
5. The Raves - What I'm Hearing From You
6. Seth Timbs - Shatter
7. Late Cambrian - The Label Needed A Single
8. The Smoking Trees - Close Your Eyes
9. Erik Voeks - What It Feels Like
10. Feel - Common
11. Popdudes - Magnet And Steel (*)
12. The Postelles - ...And It Shook Me
13. Treetop Flyers - Houses Are Burning
14. The Jayhawks - I'd Run Away (Live, 1995)
15. Big Star - In the Street (Movie Mix, 2012)
16. Bubblegum - You Know I'll Be Back
17. She & Him - Sunday Girl
18. Analog Birds - No-Knock
19. Soft Hearted Scientists - False Lights
20. Hands - Elegant Road
21. Asa Milbankx - Before We Say Goodnight
22. Greg Pope - Crazy Love (*)
23. Beaulieu Porch - Amen

Bandcamp Bundle #2

Back to Bandcamp for this mix. This is really just a fraction of my recent downloads, but very representative of the great stuff to be found on Bandcamp.

Just for fun, take a look at my Bandcamp collection . . .

(Download The MIX)
1. Holmes - Mr. Blue Sky (A Cappella) (Covers)
(Holmes is an L.A.-based, producer/writer-for-hire, who occasionally gives us a more overt taste of some of his influences, like this groovy set of covers.)
2. Rhode Island - Articulation (Light the Windows In These Places Let Through)
(Not quite live from Leeds, this self-proclaimed "three man melody machine" continues to impress with its lovely vocal blend and incisive lyrics.)
3. Band Á Part - Contra Toda Previsión (La Adventura Original)
(One of many great Spanish sunshine poppers residing on the amazing Elefant Records label.)
4. Easterly - Find Me Here (Pieces)
(A welcome reappearance from a fine band I had assumed was lost in the mists of time. Still influenced by the likes of Big Star and The Pernice Brothers. Still very good.)
5. Jeff Litman - Outside (Outside)
(Latest in a remarkably consistent line of rootsy power pop offerings.)
6. Nice Man & The Bad Boys - Tambourine (The Art of Hanging Out)
(Frances Macdonald from Teenage Fanclub charms with a tune from an overlooked, decade-old session.)
7. Peachfuzz - Don't Go Near Him (Fall Down Dreaming)
(This glammy band's Catch Your Snap is a by-gone fave. I had no idea this newer one existed until very recently.)
8. Photo Ops - Wanna Feel Good (How to Say Goodbye)
(Breezy indiepop with a slight alternative twist, out of Nashville.)
9. Silver Screen - Change To Fall (When You and I Were Very Young)
(Indiepop jangle from Sweden, via a Peruvian label? Cool.)
10. The Primitives - Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind (Echoes and Rhymes)
(This gift of obscure covers was bestowed on Elefant Records, following the 80s "Crash" makers' reunion to honor the passing of their original bassist. This bit of sike-folk froth was originally recorded for the UK Ember label in the early 70s by American singer Polly Niles.)
11. The Russians - You Know (Crashing The Party)
(Boston-based, multi-instrumentalist Scott Janovitz offers a solid set of Petty-esque classic rock, with just a few of the rough edges polished a bit.)
12. The Secrets - Hold Me Tonight (The Secrets)
(Classic retro jangle from this mysterious Brit pop combo.)
13. The Twin-Sets - Girl (Romance)
(Another wonderful Spanish power pop combo. Curiously, not on Elefant.)
14. The Unswept - Get Away (Surf Song EP)
(British Invasion re-visted, via Chicago's Logan Park.)
15. Tight Pants Syndrome - Get Outta My Haircut (Fully Attractive)
(These shape-shifting power poppers continue to impress, with FOUR gifted vocalists trading lead and harmony chores. A new EP is already on offer, with yet another full-length promised by year's end.)
16. Vinyl Sun - Time's On My Side (Life Inside Lucy)
(And another band of which I'm not quite sure how it came to my attention. But I was definitely intrigued by both the band's name and the album's concept - imagining the life of a grown up "Lucy In the Sky.")

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Bruce's Piles, Pt. 2

(Please see previous post for details on these piles . . .)

A few of these songs and artists might have already made it into earlier mixes or podcasts (*sigh*) such is the nature of my shoddy record keeping.

And, yes - you are correct - many are not NEW new . . .  (Download here ----->) Enjoy!

1. Latvian Radio - Sons & Daughters (Kill the Static)
2. Smash Palace - Human Kind (7)
3. The Bottle Kids - Such A Thrill (Such a Thrill)
4. The Lemon Clocks - The Man Who Lost The Time (Now Is the Time)
5. Tim Lee 3 - You're Not There (Devil's Rope)
6. Maple Mars - New Day (Galaxyland)
7. Stay - All I Know (The Fourth Dimension)
8. Alan Bernhoft - Following Rainbows (Beatlesque Four/Love Everyone)
9. Chris Richard and the Subtractions - I'm No Better Than You (Get Yer La La's Out)
10. The Condors - What's Wrong With That? (3 Item Combo)
11. Bill Schulz - Future Butterfly (Bill Schulz)
12. The Anderson Council - Gardening Man (Looking At The Stars)
13. Baby Scream - Patiently (Secret Place)
14. Fallon Cush - Sleeping Giant (April)
15. Ari Shine - Wear And Tear (Songs of Solomon)
16. The Barlights - The Past And Future (You Cannot Choose the Roads That Take You Home)

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Bruce's Piles, Pt. 1

Yes, I admit. A somewhat indelicate title. But let me explain.

Many of you know of my blog's close affiliation with Pop Geek Heaven and Power Pop empresario Bruce Brodeen. You will find quite a few of my podcasts, mixtapes, and many more goodies over at the other Bruce's place. Since the two of us are constantly updating one another on pop music happenings, that of course involves trading music. So, every so often, a big box 'o goodies will show up on my porch. I thought I'd share a few mixes with you, based on some of the latest arrivals from out Colorado way. A few of these songs and artists might have already made it into earlier mixes or podcasts (*sigh* such is the nature of my shoddy record keeping.) And, yes - you are correct - many are not NEW new . . .  (Download here ----->) Enjoy!

1. Hi Electric - Bicycle Blades (Hi Electric)
2. The Dahlmanns - Dumb Me Down (Dumb Me Down EP)
3. The Wooden Birds - Folly Cub (Two Matchsticks)
4. The Stars Explode - Here And Now (Between The Lines)
5. The Successful Failures - How People Start Sentences (Here I Am!)
6. Mimi Betinis - Love Is Just A Thin Veneer (All That Glitters)
7. Dave Stephens - Time Will Tell (Time Will Tell)
8. The JAC - I Play All the Instruments (Faux Pas)
9. Eric Crugnale - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Carol Was Here)
10. Jennie Willoughby - Don't Give Up On Me (Old Umbrella EP)
11. Edward O'Connell - I Heard It Go (Our Little Secret)
12. Jon Macey - Right In Front Of Your Eyes (Intention)
13. Jeremy - Save Me From Myself (Love Explosion)
14. Airport - The Plan (Go Up)
15. Khalid Hanifi - The Splendor Of Empire (A Brief Respite from Shooting Fish In a Barrel)
16. Secret Powers - Elephant Man (More Songs About Her)

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Waxworks, Vol. 6

Back to the wheels of steel, for a another recent collection of wax that has come my way . . .

(Download the MIX here)
1. The Smithereens - Time And Time Again (Especially For You Enigma pressing)
2. Utopia - Take It Home (Deface the Music Rhino reissue pressing)
3. Flamin Groovies - You Tore Me Down (Shake Some Action Philips French first vinyl pressing)
4. Waylon Jennings and Old 97s - Iron Road (Iron Road EP (Record Store Day 2013 exclusive)
5. Big Star - When My Baby's Beside Me (Alternate Mix, 1972) (Nothing Can Hurt Me soundtrack Record Store Day 2013 exclusive)
6. R.E.M. - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) (Live in Greensboro Record Store Day 2013 exclusive)
7. Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way (Frampton Comes Alive! Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab pressing)
8. Moby Grape - Omaha (Moby Grape Columbia Mono pressing)
9. Neil Diamond - Thank the Lord for the Night Time (Classics/The Early Years Columbia pressing)
10. Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band (The Free Electric Band MUMS U.S. pressing)
11. Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino (The Mono Singles '68-'72 Sundazed pressing)
12. Jan & Dean - Ride The Wild Surf (Golden Hits, Volume 2 Liberty Mono pressing)
13. Nancy Sinatra - How Does That Grab You, Darlin' (How Does That Grab You? Reprise Mono pressing)
14. Dino Desi & Billy - The Rebel Kind (I'm A Fool Reprise pressing)
15. The Rolling Stones - Down Home Girl (The Rolling Stones No. 2 Decca UK Mono pressing)
16. Southern Culture on the Skids - Fried Chicken And Gasoline (Dirt Track Date Telstar Records pressing)
17. The Traveling Wilburys - Rattled (Vol. 1 Rhino 180g 2007 Remaster pressing)
18. The Fleshtones - Right Side Of A Good Thing (Hexbreaker! I.R.S. Records pressing)
19. Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees (Bare Trees Reprise U.S. first pressing)
20. Game Theory - Erica's Word (The Big Shot Chronicles Enigma pressing)
21. The Doors - Blue Sunday (Morrison Hotel Analogue Productions 2012 pressing)

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