THE LA DONNAS - Shady Lane

THE LA DONNAS Shady Lane cd 1996 320 kbps

No way to treat a lady / Junkman / O Donna / The invasion / Dirty bird / Feel the pain / Death of Beewak / Long legs / Bring it on by / Counter unload / She pays the rent / Wake me / The scene's gonna get you tonight .

Produced by Conrad Uno & the La Donnas.

THE LA DONNAS : Roscoe LaDonnahue : vocals & guitars / Stanton LaDonnahue : bass / Benson LaDonnahue : guitar / Daniel LaDonnahue : drums + Conrad Uno : organ

This is the first album, after their 1995 ep "Ladonnaland", from Denver-based indie punk rockers the La Donnas , produced by Conrad Uno in 1996 . Features 13 tracks including two covers , 'Angry Samoans 'Death Of Beewak' & "She pays the rent" by Lyres mainman , Jeff Conolly . The quartet returned two years later with "Rock You All Night Long" and in 2001 for their last record "Complicated fun" always on Scooch Pooch records !

Roscoe L. (Ross Kersten) is always rockin' with the Mochines : a high voltage rock'n'roll trio . Their second lp is out now on Nicotine records . Buy it here !

V/A STRANDED IN THE DOLL'S HOUSE

V/A Stranded in the Doll's house : Tribute to J. Thunders & J. Nolan cd 1997 Hurtin' rcds 320 kbps

THE 69 EYES & ANDY Mc COY : Vietnamese Baby / JOE ALCOHOL & THE HONG KONG KNIFE : Countdown Love / BACKYARD BABIES : One Track Mind / KEVIN K. BAND : Blame It On Mom / FIFI & THE MACH 3 : Pirate Love / FREDDY LYNXX : You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory / JEFF DAHL & THE REMAINS : Born To Lose / DEMONS : Puss ‘N’ Boots /TV KILLERS : Get Off The Phone /ROCKET REDUCER : Stranded In The Jungle / SONIC DOLLS : I Wanna Be Loved / KEVIN JUNIOR : It’s Not Enough / THE GOLDEN ARMS : London Boys / HELLACOPTERS : It’s Too Late / ROAD VULTURES & CHEETAH CHROME : Chatterbox / THE ZOLGE & WALTER LURE : Chinese Rocks / HARUHIKO ASH : Jet Boy.

Another tribute to The Dolls with a nice cover art, especially dedicated to Johnny & Jerry . This one , limited to 1000 copies , came from Japan in 1997 ! All these bands , from Finland, Sweden, France, Japan, U.S.A and Germany, pay tribute to the seminal Dolls ! A good rockin' time for all Thunders' fans ...

Thanks to Gildas !

MACHINE GUN THOMPSON'S BLOG

MACHINE GUN THOMPSON'S BLOG !



Take a look on the Dennis "MC 5" Thompson's blog HERE !

KURSAAL FLYERS - Five live Kursaals

KURSAAL FLYERS Five live Kursaals lp/cd 1977 C.B.S. 320 kbps

Original Model / Yellow Sox / Pocket Money / Cruisin' For Love / The Sky Is Falling In Our Love / Little Does She Know / Street Of The Music / TV Dinners / Speedway / Revolver / On My Mind / Anna / Friday On My Mind .

Produced by Vic Maile.

KURSAAL FLYERS : P. Shuttleworth : vocals / B. Martin : guitar / V. Collins : guitar, steel / R. Bull : bass, vocals / and W. Birch : drums.

The group formed when Shuttleworth, Douglas, Birch, Collins, Bull and Hatfield, who had all performed locally in various combinations around Southend, got together in late 1973 to form a new band. They made their first appearance together as The Kursaal Flyers - named after a local ballroom - at The Blue Boar pub in Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-sea,in February 1974, mainly playing covers of country rock songs but over time increasingly writing their own material.
Through contacts in the band Dr. Feelgood, they then got some support slots in London, where they were seen by influential agents and songwriters. All bar Hatfield turned professional at the start of 1975, signed for Jonathan King's UK Records, and released their first album 'Chocs Away'. Although the singles "Speedway" and "Hit Records" received some airplay, the band's second album, 'The Great Artiste', sold poorly.
Nevertheless the band developed a solid live reputation on the London pub rock scene, with an eclectic mixture of original material and cover versions, fronted by P. Shuttleworth's "wide boy" persona.
In 1976 they signed with the CBS label, and recorded the album 'The Golden Mile' with record producer, M. Batt. One of their songs, "Little Does She Know", was singled out by Batt for an over-the-top Phil Spector style production. In addition, the band's then manager, P. Conroy, had the band perform on BBC Television's Top of the Pops surrounded by laundry machines and giant detergent boxes. It soon reached #14 on the UK Singles Chart. However, Graeme Douglas was concerned about the over-commercialisation of the group's music and left to join Eddie and the Hot Rods, being replaced by Barry Martin.
The group toured widely and issued two more albums, 'Golden Mile' and 'Five Live Kursaals', but, with the growth of punk rock and numerous personnel changes, the band disintegrated in late 1977.
Following the Kursaals' demise, Shuttleworth released several solo records, Douglas enjoyed success with Eddie and the Hot Rods, and Birch formed The Records. The group reformed for tours in 1985 and 1988, and in 2001 reformed on a more permanent basis.

One of my favorite live album ...

Great cd covers by Max !!!

THE DOGS D'AMOUR - Dog hits & bootleg album

THE DOGS D'AMOUR Dog hits & bootleg album cd 1991 320 kbps

The hits album : How come it never rains / The kid from Kensington / I don't want you to go / Satellite kid / Trail of tears / Victims of success / Empty world / Back on the juice / I think it's (love again).The 'unauthorised bootleg' album : Firework girl / Chains / Gold / Pourin' out my heart /Wait until I'm dead / How do you fall in love again / Kiss this joint / Heroine / Tales of destruction / Dynamite jet saloon / Swingin' the bottle .

Produced by Mark Dearnley, Dougie Bennett, Ric Browde & the Dogs D'Amour.

THE DOGS D'AMOUR : Tyla : vocals , guitars / S. James : bass / Bam Bam : drums / Jo Dog : guitar .

As out of control as glam rock got in the late '80s, few artists could top the levels of debauchery and excess achieved by England's Dogs d'Amour. Led by singer, guitarist, songwriter and warped poet Tyla, the group's albums never caught on with a wider mainstream audience, but became cult favorites in their homeland. Initially based in Birmingham, Tyla started the band in 1983 with singer Ned Christie, guitarist Nick Halls, bassist Karl Watson, and drummer Bam Bam, before heading to London, where they playd their first show on April 12th. When Christie quit later that year, Tyla took over lead vocals before packing the entire band off to Finland (presumably riding the coattails of Europe's most promising would-be glam superstars of the time, Hanoi Rocks). During their short stay, the group released a single, "How do You Fall in Love," followed by their first album 'The State We're In' in September 1984. Returning to England early the next year, Dogs d'Amour found themselves playing the same seedy clubs and no-hope gigs as before. Over the next three years, they only managed to squeeze a few recording sessions and the odd high-profile opening slot for visiting stars to go with their never-ending personnel changes. It wasn't until 1988 that a road-tested lineup containing guitarist Jo-Dog, bassist Steve James, drummer Bam, and the ever-present Tyla finally caught a break and signed a record deal with China Records. '(Un)authorized Bootleg Album' -- a mostly acoustic grab-bag of the previous years' sporadic sessions -- became the band's second album, and their third, the critically acclaimed 'In the Dynamite Jet Saloon' arrived only a few months later, but stalled at Number 97 on the U.K. charts. The all-acoustic 'A Graveyard of Empty Bottles' E.P. followed in March 1989, and in September, the Dogs finally had their breakthrough album, when the cleverly named 'Errol Flynn' was released and climbed to Number 22. Now officially England's most notorious and decadent glam rock band, the Dogs d'Amour reeled off another solid, and adequately sleazy follow-up in 1990s ironically titled 'Straight??!!', but that was when the wheels fell off the wagon. The subsequent tour was troubled by uneven attendance and increasing frustration, on the band's part, over the lack of record company support, particularly in America where 'Straight??!!' had yet to be released. Rising tensions and rampant drug abuse finally came to a head during a Los Angeles show, when Tyla became upset with the evening's apathetic audience. Taking a careless attempt at self-immolation a tad too far, he unwittingly cut a six-inch gash across his chest with a broken beer bottle, and had to be immediately rushed to a hospital. He recovered in time, but the Dogs were another matter.

A two-year absence ensued, during which Tyla and Jo-Dog moved to Los Angeles; Steve James started a new project called the Last Bandits, and Bam temporarily joined the Wildhearts. The only Dogs d'Amour activity came by way of the late 1991 release of the 'Dogs Hits and Bootleg' Album, combining the band's top singles with their 1988 debut. When Tyla and his charges finally decided to reconvene and honor their deal with China Records, it was without Jo-Dog, who was replaced by ex-Crybabys/U.K. Subs guitarist Darrel Bath. The resulting 'More Uncharted Heights of Disgrace' did nothing to resurrect their ailing fortunes, however, and the group decided to call it quits in October 1994, with Tyla embarking on a solo career with an album fittingly titled 'The Life & Times of a Ballad Monger'. Against all odds, the year 2000 saw another Dogs' reunion -- the lineup being Tyla, Bam, a returning Jo-Dog and new bassist Share Ross -- and a new album, the Japan-only 'Happy Ever After'. E. Rivadavia - Allmusic

Since the short lived 2000 reunion, frontman Tyla has moved to Barcelona, Spai, and has focused on his solo career, releasing a number of albums in the 2000s under his own name. He also released two albums under the name The Dogs D'Amour, 'When Bastards Go To Hell' and 'Let Sleeping Dogs...', in 2004 and 2005 respectively. These, however, are essentially solo albums under a different title, as for the most part they just feature Tyla playing all instruments and his wife Yella on backing vocals with none of the past Dogs D'Amour members.
Tyla has toured the United States and the United Kingdom under the name Tyla and the Dogs D'Amour in recent times. The United Kingdom tour saw the The Yo-Yos (the band of a former member of The Wildhearts) as his backing band. Wikipedia

THE DENIZ TEK GROUP - Bad Road

THE DENIZ TEK GROUP Bad Road cd 1995 Citadel 320 kbps

Bad road* / Heavy air° / Workingman's shoes° / Steel beach+ / 1968 "/ Bad road (accoustic)*.

*Produced by D. Weyer & D. Tek - °Produced by P. Punch - +Live desk recording - "Live demo.

THE DENIZ TEK GROUP : D. Tek : guitar, vocals / K. Steedman : guitar / J. Dickson : bass /N. Rieth : drums, percussion, vocals on "Workingman's shoes" middle. / P. Hoyle : keyboards on ° / C. Green : drums & percussion on *.

Deniz Tek is a singer, guitarist and songwriter and a founding member of Australian group Radio Birdman who broke up, for the last time, after their last European tour in 2007. He has played in many of the underground punk bands of the 1970s including Australian bands The Visitors, New Race and The Passengers but is most known for exerting his burning Detroit style guitar influence over the punk rock genre in Australia. Tek's navy codename 'Iceman' was appropriated by visiting screenwriters for a character in the hit movie Top Gun.
Tek was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He spent 1967 in Sydney, Australia with his family and was greatly attracted to the Australian landscape, moving there permanently in 1972 to commence his medical studies at The University of NSW in Randwick. Living around many of the coastal Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in the early years of independent music in Australia influenced and fuelled his musical material and over thirty years later he continues to return to those seaside shores for rest and recouperation.
Deniz Tek is a trained ER doctor and navy pilot who currently splits his time working in ER departments in hospitals in NSW, Australia and Montana in the US while managing to fit in touring with a number of different Rock and Roll outfits when ever he gets a rare spare minute.

The title track "Bad Road" is a "Le Bonne Route" out-take, vetoed by Kent Steedman from appearing on the album because the drums were "too American". Both band and acoustic versions were recorded. Reaction to the EP was critical of the fact "Bad Road" is a ballad.

KURSAAL FLYERS - In for a spin

KURSAAL FLYERS In for a spin cd 1988 Line 320 kbps

Speedway / Pocket money / Yellow sox / Cruisin' for love° / Palais de danse° / Hypocondriac° / Walking to school" / Hit records*/ Little does she know+ / Radio romance+ / The questionnaire+ / The sky's falling in on our love* / Television generation*/ Girlfriend kinda guy*/ Everything but a heartbeat* / Girls that don't exist*.

Produced by H Murphy - °Produced by K. Flyers & B. Hammond - "Produced by K. Flyers - +Produced by M. Batt -*M. Winwood & R. Davies.

Kursaal Flyers : P. Shuttleworth : vocals / G. Douglas : guitar / V. Collins : guitar, steel guitar, vocals / B. Martin : guitar / R. Bull : bass, vocals / W. Birch : drums .

The Kursaal Flyers bridged the gap between pub rock and power pop, turning out a handful of fine albums and great singles in their brief two-year career. Comprised of The Kursaal Flyers bridged the gap between pub rock and power pop, turning out a handful of fine albums and great singles in their brief two-year career. Comprised of Paul Shuttleworth (vocals), Graeme Douglas (guitar), Vic Collins (guitar, steel guitar, vocals), Riche Bull (bass, vocals), and Will Birch (drums), the band released their first album, "Chocs Away", in 1975; it was followed soon afterward by "The Great Artiste". Both records showed a grasp of country and roots rock, as well as pure pop. They would begin to emphasize their pop elements with 1976's "Golden Mile", released by CBS Records. The union with the major label helped the single "Little Does She Know" reach the British Top 20. Douglas left to join Eddie & the Hot Rods before the recording of their final album, "Five Live Kursaals" (1977- one of the best live album of the 70's); he was replaced by B. Martin. The band broke up after the release of punk- and power pop-injected "Five Live Kursaals". Out of the members, only W. Birch and J. Wicks stayed active . They formed the Records immediately after the Kursaal Flyers' disbandment. The Kursaal Flyers reunited in 1988, recording "A Former Tour de Force Is Forced to Tour", which picks up right where they left off in 1977. P. Shuttleworth & V. Collins are playing now with S. Oliver , former Jerry The Ferret guitarist, B. Clouter, Mickey Jupps' original Orioles and Legend drummer and A. Farrell on bass in the Ugly Guys , a more oriented country band .

"In for a Spin" is a comprehensive overview of the band's brief and underappreciated career, comprised of highlights from their three albums, plus the terrific non-LP single "Television Generation" and five previously unreleased tracks.

S. T. Erlewine. Allmusic

THE MONO MEN - Stop draggin' me down

THE MONO MEN Stop draggin' me down cd 1990 320 kbps

Stop Draggin' Me Down / Right Now / Boss / Ain't No Friend Of Mine / No Way Back / I Don't Care / Dead End / That's Her / Girl / Stay Awake / Fate / Reptile / Daylight* / Pete's pango / Burning bush*.

*bonus cd tracks

Produced by R. Head.

The Mono Men : D. Crider : guitar, vocals / M. Wright : guitar, vocals / L. Morrisette : bass / A. Roeder : drums. + J. Cat : organ.

Three chords, will travel. That more or less sums up the Mono Men. No light shows. No fog machines. Just loud straight-forward guitar based all-American rawk. The Mono Men are from Bellingham, WA., a small town about 80 miles north of Seattle on the US/Canadian border, whose only claim to fame is being the one burg in the country to have a pulp processing plant located within city limits. The Mono Men have been featured on over 55 releases since forming n late 1989 as well as grinding out tours in Europe, Mexico, Japan, Spain and the U.S., as well as being featured in the NW Rock n’ Roll documentary HYPE!. Each Mono Men release has generated positive reviews worldwide. The Mono Men are at their best sweating it out on stage with the amps wide open… believe it! Mono Men site

THE INMATES - Silverio

THE INMATES Silverio cd 1997 320 kbps

A Thing Called Love / On The Run 3. Crashin' In The Same Car / No Other Girl / Find Another Fool / Listen To Your Heart / Turpentine / Name & Number / Life Savings / Heart Of Stone / Stop, What You're Doing / Shape I'm In / Baby Drives Me Crazy / Wait.

Produced by P. Collier.

The Inmates : B. Hurley : vocals , harmonica /P. Gunn : guitars , vocals / T. Oliver : guitars , vocals / M. Duncan : bass / Eddie : drums.

"Silverio" is the tenth and last studio album by the Inmates ! An album produced by Pat Collier in which M. Duncan has replaced B. Donelly on bass ...

A very , very good album , still rockin' ... since twelve years we're hopelessly waiting for a new album !

RATCAT - Blind love

RATCAT Blind love cd 1991 320 kbps

Yes I wanna go / Run & hide / Baby baby / Hopeless mind / Pieces / Racing / That aint bad / The wonder of you / Don't go now / Strange / The end .

Produced by N. Mainsbridge.

Ratcat : S. Day : vocals , guitar / A. Polin : drums , vocals / A. Zaid : bass , vocals / R. St Clare : vocals + M. Ulrich : vocals.

Beginning with singer/guitarist Simon Day and bassist Victor Levi's garage band Danger Mouse, Ratcat's following in Sydney grew thanks to several live performances among the skate-punk scene. In December 1987, the band released their eponymous debut mini-LP on the Waterfront label. Their debut full-length album, "The Nightmare", followed in 1989 and led to a deal with the rooArt label. They contributed the single "You Get Me By" to the label's various-artists compilation "Youngblood II".

But it was "The Tingles" EP, released in November 1990, that gave the band their biggest success. It raced to number one on the Australian national charts, as did the catchy single "Don't Go Now." The album, "Blind Love", released in July 1991, also went to number one nationally. The band then opened for Inxs' X tour as well as performed their own concerts. In September 1991, Ratcat toured the U.K., Europe, and the U.S., supporting such acts as Ride, Iggy Pop, Teenage Fanclub, Violent Femmes, and the Wonder Stuff. Ratcat released their next album, "Insideout", in 1992, which featured a duet between Day and Falling Joys' Suzie Higgie. After two more EPs, "Rain" and "The Smiler", were released in 1993, the "Easy Rider" album was finally completed and released in 1997. Allmusic