They'll be one whiskey too many tonight

today's update is a fair well tribute to a friend I don't see too often these days who is leaving London to live upt north! I know he thinks this band im about to write about as one of his favorites as well as one of mine so here it is!

LUCERO

I don't really want to write about one specific album by Memphis born alt-country rockers Lucero, I feel that just writing about one album and only putting up a couple of tunes from one album wouldn't give them enough justice! So im going to put up some of my favorite all time Lucero tracks! I know this is the second alt-country band I've written about in a week but whatever,don't like it?Then sling ya hook! im not very good at giving detailed descriptions of bands so I'll let these nerds do it

"Adding a Southern flavor to their love of the indie folk-pop of Ida, Memphis alt-country rockers Lucero have suffered the turbulence that comes with the indie scene, but their story of perseverance and survival is triumphant, so much so that director Aaron Goldman made a film about it. Formed by leader Ben Nichols in the late '90s, Lucero took their name from the Spanish word meaning "bright star." After releasing a single on the Landmark label, Lucero signed with the alternative country label Madjack for their 2001 self-titled debut. Momentum started to build with their 2002 release Tennessee. With critics picking up on their rock and Replacements edge, a decision was made to sign with the more diverse label Tiger Style. The 2003 release That Much Further West earned them positive reviews and a spot on Rolling Stone's "Hot List." Things seemed to be going well, but as the album was catching indie fire, Tiger Style announced they were closing shop. The band formed their own label, Liberty & Lament, and worked on their next album with famed musician/producer Jim Dickinson. Released in spring of 2005, Nobody's Darlings featured the most Southern-fried sounds from the band yet. Mixing archival footage along with footage shot during the recording of the album, Goldman premiered his Lucero documentary Dreaming in America in September of 2005. A month later the film was released on DVD and CD/DVD featuring 13 rare live bonus tracks" - allmusic

The DVD the review talked about can be found here! I highly recommend buying it if you like the band or want to get into them! It shows great insight into how much these guys give to make the band work and keep going!Also the sound quality on the live show parts is excellent and every gig makes you feel like your actually there!Its rad!

So anyways,coming up is a little "spasticus' greatest lucero hits" mix! For anyone who is a fan of Against me!,The weakerthans,Rumbleseat,buffalo tom and uncle tupelo! Hopefully you will really like this band! So here it is;

Lucero mp3s

1.Kiss the Bottle (jawbreaker cover) taken from "my best girl" 7"- [lyrics]
2.Raising Hell- Taken from Lucero s/t - [lyrics]
3.sweet little thing- from Tennessee - [lyrics]
4.Tonight aint gunna be good- from That much further west -
5.Tears don't matter much - from That much further west - [lyrics]
6.Sixteen*- from Nobody's Darlings - [lyrics]*spasticus present fav
7.Bikeriders - from Nobody's Darlings - [lyrics]
8.California- from Nobody's Darlings - [lyrics]
8.Tennesse stomp refrain(instrumental) - from Eight paces to Jackson -

As always,if you like this band and these mp3s please buy the albums here

Munching on your Fuzzbox

FUZZBOX

I finally left the house today which was good, i managed to go to a few piss/tea bag ridden charity shops to dig the crates and had quite a time! I managed to find a copy of "we've got a fuzzbox and we're not afraid to use it" on 12". The 5-track EP was released in 1986 on Vindalo0 records! I must say i was really surprised with this release. i've heard their other stuff was very very poppy,like top 40 poppy but this is isnt at all!

The thing i like about this record the most is that it sounds a lot like a few bands that are playing the underground punk/electroclash scene around london at the moment! One band inparticular is one band im trying to get played near me right now called LOOK LOOK(dancing boys) (more on this band in another post really soon).
They also have a riot grrl/bubblegum punk feel to them, as well as keeping the 80s rock sound of other female groups like early BANGLES and The go-gos! I guess if it were released now under a different name they'd be huge but at the time i think they seemed to get carried along with the whole hair and fashion thing and never really made it!

"The group featured guitarist/vocalist Maggie dunne, her sister Jo Dunne on bass, vocalist Vickie Perks, and drummer Tina O'Neill, who got together in their hometown of Birmingham, England, in 1985; all were 16 except for 20-year-old Maggie, and none had ever played instruments before. Their eccentric fashion sense, which harked back to the theatricality of the early days of punk, helped gain them notice, and their C-86 appearance raised their profile considerably on the U.K. indie scene." - Allmusic.com

So anyways, Here's a couple of tracks off the EP "we've got a fuzzbox and we're not afraid to use it" for your listening pleasures!

Track list
1.Rules and regulations
2.x x sex
3.Do i want to?
4.she
5.Aaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!


Thats it for now y'all. hopefull more on LOOK LOOK(dancing boys) soon as well as more other random musical updates as soon as i get more used to using this thing! hope you like la tunes! spas

Who you callin' a yocal?

Hello internet. This is my first post at an attempt to create an mp3 blog in the hope I may get sent free records! I've been ill and bored thus the creation of this blog! I don't really know what else to begin with so I may as well get down to the first couple of bands I think you should check out if you haven't already,which you probably have but whatever!

Whiskey & co



About two months ago, florida's whiskey & co released their second album "leaving the nightlife" on no idea records. They play punk influenced alt. Country with female lead vocals that take you to summer every time she opens her mouth! Perfect for hanging out on a porch(or if you live in England like myself, I guess we could sit on say, a bench,in a park,surrounded by pykies drinking lambrini and talking bollocks) and sessions at kissing the bottle! Some of their influences have been said to be good ol boys like Gram Parsons, David Allen Coe and a lot of the outlaw kinda stuff from Hank williams.jr! However if your not a fan of the old school they also have touches of uncle tupelo and near neighbors Rumbleseat!I'm sure if you like your drink you'll love this band and if your a fan of Beat generation novels you'll piss your self to this as well!

MP3 whiskey & co - happy hour
whiskey & co - nightlife

MYSPACE

MP3 blogspastic bonus Rumbleseat - cursing concrete
(also from Florida, feat members from hwm and more)

that's it for now, hope the links have worked!I'm connecting my record player to the comp any day now so should have lots of updates soon of weird forgotten and not so forgotten tunes! Peace out bummers.