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Metallic Ballroom

METALLIC BALLROOM

(WSW-005) FEATHER - “You Got Troubles / Stupid Girl” (reissue)  

In the late 70’s dynamic British duo Alan Ward and Mike Butcher formed such memorable underground bands like Rollerball and Jet Staxx. Their biggest claim to (almost) fame is probably in 1977 with an act called Elton Motello, with whom they wrote and recorded “Jet Boy, Jet Girl”. The same backing track was later used with different lyrics and sung in French by Plastic Bertrand, who turned it into the legendary faux-punk hit “Ca Plane Pour Moi”. 

Before all of this, Ward and Butcher created one of their first musical projects in 1974: a junkshop glam project called Feather. Working as studio engineers in Brussels at the time, they recorded the Stones track “Stupid Girl” and their own tune “You Got Troubles”. It was released in 1975 as a single and both sides are swaggering, hi-energy rock ’n roll tracks with a New York Dolls attitude that bites you right in the crotch.

 The original single is one of the most sought after proto-punk releases and now, for the first time after 48 years, we’ve finally released an official reissue, remastered from the original recordings.  Limited to 250 copies on black 7” vinyl.

Feather - You Got Troubles

DIY: Shake It Up! - American Power Pop II (1978-80)

The Know - I Like Girls

Promises

Reissue of this second fave single from John Peel ever!

TOURS - Language School (BA-721)

Don't run away
Just sneak in thru the back door
You wanna play
but I can't have you here no more
You wanna Stay
and take it off and watch TV
I wanna play
so sneak in thru the back door



2015

ALL INSTRUMENTS BY MARK MORONES



1981 Was A Cold Year

Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Dan at our rehearsal space.

Game Of Pricks (Guided By Voices Cover)

Boyle Heights 2015

Gentrification sent an eviction notice to the doors of his Creamery Analog studio — where he produced such acts as The Dutchess and the Duke, TV Ghost, Case Studies and The Mantles over almost a decade-long residence. After a spiritual retreat to Texas, Ashley reemerged in the Bay to begin work on a new studio, inhabiting a church just blocks from his former location.

In celebration of this transcendence, Bad Diet is releasing two archival nuggets that exhibit Greg Ashley’s genius, described by the SF Weekly as, “a true psychedelic visionary, maybe the greatest of his generation.”

“Psychopathia Homosexualis” provides a glamorous look into the heart of Sir Lord Von Raven, Ashley’s Oakland supergroup with Eric Von Raven (Time Flys), Josh Miller (Wrong Words) and the late, great Jay Bronzini. It was recorded live at the Creamery in 2010.

Living Underground

Sir Lord Von Raven - "Psychopathia Homosexualis"

Two Guys In 69

from the album 'Musk 2 : The Second Skumming' (12XU 096-1), out August 19, 2016

preorder at 12XU.bigcartel.com
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Musk - Wet Brain

In the summer of 2015, Charlie Megira played in a sweaty, beer soaked garage in Boone, NC at The Nude Ranch for Nude Fest 2015. While the electricity flowing through the spilled beer on the ground hindered some of the recordings, it seemed to energize most of those during his performance. These recordings don't do much justice to the musician Charlie was but they're a special memory for many of those who witnessed his performance that night. Rest in peace to one of our heroes and favorite noise makers. 

Song Titles:
1. Alligator Man
2. Heart And Soul
3. A Whole Lot Of Nothing But The Blues
4. Diary Of A Young Man
5. The Death Dance Of The Busty Hot Lifeguard
6. Turn Around


Charlie Megira (Guitar, Vocals)
Dead Girl (Bass)
Lance Wille (Drums)
Recorded by Oakley Munson

Charlie Megira Live at Nude Fest 2015

Johnny Strike: Voices, guitars 
Hank Rank: Drums, percussion 
Roger Strobel: Bass 
Michael Campbell: Processed sounds, bowed strings, soundscapes 
Joey D'Kaye: Guitar, synthesizers, theremin

NAKED BEAST started as a literary vehicle with CRIME members Hank Rank and others backing up a series of readings Johnny Strike gave in San Francisco with cut-up tapes, distorted guitars and old timey sound effects under the name Remote Viewer, and later as Dr. D.

Strike met Michael Campbell, a local artist who also worked in soundscapes and found sound. Another CRIME part-time member Joey D'Kaye came aboard to pick up a 2nd guitar, synthesizers and theremin. With Roger Strobel on bass the gang morphed into NAKED BEAST. The group developed new material, but kept some of the spoken word, as well as the experimental spirit. After various mishaps, setbacks, illnesses, name changes etc the band finally, after two years, got down to business in the summer of 2014 and recorded their album.

Produced by Rank's son George S. Rosenthal at The Complex in San Francisco.

NAKED BEAST - "Gnostic Wolf"

Protex - A Place In Your Heart (BR-108)

From Dancer - "My Car Drives Fast" 7" out NOW on Guitars and Bongos Records

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"Power pop is often about pop, but sometimes, as in the case of certain Ramones Dolls, and other Bowery bad boys, it's about power. And not in the sense of walls of sounds or raging rock, but in the sense of fearing that these singers of sweet somethings would just as soon kill you as kiss you. Dancer reminds me of Chicago's great Mickey, in that all the amazing hooks and sugar are laced with a sense of crazy/wildcard/unsettlingness. Have I mentioned yet that this record IS AWESOME!" - Roctober

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Dee Dee-guitar/vocals 
Ray Ray-bass/vocals/organ 
Omie-drums/vocals 
Andy-vocals/Recording

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Dancer - "Do Ya Blame Me"

Twee power pop punker associable 
Dernier internationaliste sur Terre.

Guitars and Bongos Records, Oakland, CA record label. 
Charlie Megira & The Modern Dance Club - "Love Police" 2xLP
Greg Ashley "Death of a Ladies' Man" LP
Dancer - "My Car Drives Fast" 7" EP
Sir Lord Von Raven - "The Age of Machines" 2xLP

Dancer - "Do Ya Blame Me"

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