Horror Punk Prescriptions: Misfits

I can't believe the amount of people who still have not listened to the misfits, sure they've seen the famous skull logo - which is now used by skate and surf brands for that authentic "punk" edge - but they've never actually listened to the band, or if they have it's their much lamer new stuff where they started going into some strange hardcore-metal style.

The real misfits lasted from 1977-1983 and were lead by the man Glen Danzig (who later went on to form his own band: Danzig). In my opinion I think their best album is Static Age, followed closely by Walk Among Us.

both these albums have the signature howling vocals that Danzig is famously known for, as well as lyrics about cult-horror films and actors.

Be sure to check out this video-clip for the song Hybrid Moments. It's grainy, black and white picture of horror films combined with the distorted haze of punk, power chords makes this the paramount Misfits song and my personal favourite.

Prescription Form:

1x Static Age

1x Walk Among Us

repeat doses until cured.

Recommended Viewing: VBS.TV's New Garage Explosion

This full-length documentary on the rising of garage rock music in the USA and around the world is the perfect starting point for anybody interested in the garage rock/punk/whatever. I remember when first watching this I had a notepad and pen by the computer to write down all the bands mentioned. There are interviews with all the main men including Ty Segall, the Black Lips, Jay Reatard (rip) and many bands you probably haven't heard but should listen to.

Highly Recommended





Also be sure to check out other vbs doco's at vbs.tv. Some of my favourites include vice guide to Liberia and Vice guide to North Korea.

Prediction: SBTRKT feat. Little Dragon - Wildfire

 I like to lay bets on what is probably going to get high rotation on certain radio stations, and probably even be played in certain trashy gold coast nightclubs, mainly for my own self satisfaction and amusement. So for my first prediction post I'm going to go with this song by UK's SBTRKT (pronounced "Subtract") featuring Little Dragon (who also have a record out soon).

This song features a thick, dubstep-esque bassline but its more broken up into a hip-hop style beat. The vocals are by little dragon.

Also, for those wondering/hating, I don't usually listen to this kind of stuff, but fuck it, music is music, in the words of wu-tang finance:
 "You need to diversify yo bonds nigga," - GZA


Doctors advice:  This song probably works well with parties, particularly if you want to get your freaky dancing on.

Listening now: V-3

V-3 probably isn't the best band to put up for my first post and for that I'm not actually recommending it per se. BUT I do actually like this record. It's not something you'd play if you were trying to get a girl, or a family road trip, or basically with anyone besides yourself or your stoned friend.

I was introduced to these guys, and the legend of Jim Shepard, from a person younger than me who's musical knowledge puts me to absolute shame, but I'm slowly catching up... I think. Anyway, to my burnt out knowledge, v-3 were around during the legendary Columbus, Ohio noise rock scene, of which Jim Shepard was a key figure.

 The recording is rough, the vocals are hidden behind a haze of static - occasionally you can pick off lyrics about some guy looking dumb in a grey suit. The guitar sounds similar to the noise a chainsaw would make if it was cutting through steel, and throughout the record is a myriad of strange beeps, screeches, static, feedback and basically just confusing sounds. But don't get me wrong, this record rocks.

Last.fm describes v-3 as:

"Mistakenly categorized as lo-fi, underground legend Jim Shepard and his mid-’90s outfit V-3 should really be termed lo-pro (for low production), as the many mumbling, sometimes droning lo-fi bands of the mid-’90s have little artistically in common with Shepard’s offbeat, organic rock. However, at a period when bands like Pavement and Guided by Voices were releasing records that practically shimmer by comparison, the production value of Photograph Burns and Evil Love Deeper are stunningly low for indie, much less major-label, releases."

The record has a dystopian feel to it, it's almost like there is no emotion - just abrasive noise and angered vocals. I'm sure he's saying something important, but I have no idea what it is.

Doctors advice: Listen to this when your feeling something different, and you want loud, messy, abrasive noise (which is probably never for most normal people).

Recommended if you like: electric eels, vertical slit, thomas jefferson slave apartments, pink reason, homostupids, clockcleaner, etc.

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