Mighty Sphincter – In the Kingdom of Heaven 12″ EP (1987 Placebo Records) Is it any surprise that after the last two selections that I’d follow it up with this band? Mighty Sphincter are, in my eyes...
Things at work are crazy busy now that we are nearing the end of this project. I’ve been putting in long hours these past two weeks, which means I have zero time for anything else. I get home and I go to sleep. I...
The Brainz – Elementary Monster/Terra 7″ (1979 self-released) Even before Teds, The Brainz would be the first band in what spawned that whole Placebo Records Phoenix punk scene. 3/5 of this band would...
Teds – The Eighties Are Over… 7″ (1981 Placebo Records) This has got to be one of the most obscure 7″s to come from the deserts of Phoenix, AZ. My first exposure to this band was on the This is...
Today I had someone call me to ask me questions about a person I know who is trying to get a job. I’ve been put down as a reference on people’s applications and resumes before but this was the first time...
I am in need of The Defoliants 7″. It came out in the late 1980s, perhaps on Pravda Records, but I can’t remember for sure. I owned it years and years ago but when I was broke and needed money back then, it...
Lost Cause (CA) – 7″ (1981 High Velocity Records) Before there ever was a Lost Cause from Chicago, there was one from California who formed in the early 1980s. They put out one 7″ and one LP before...
When I checked my email today, I received one from a gentleman named Al Lestell who attmpted to post a comment to the Big Apple Rotten to the Core entry but was denied because of my MT-Blacklist. Some word in his...
