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06/21/2025

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03/06/2025

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10/13/2024

REBELLIONAIRES, THE: The Ghost Gun: 7” EP

Jan 05, 2022

Two of the San Gabriel Valley underground’s best songsmiths, Joey Kelly (Mad Parade) and Paul Almanza (Steps, Mad Parade, Chainsaw Pop), have unleashed this whopper of a collection of songs they recorded in 2007. They deftly meld many of the varied musical corners they’ve strip-mined for decades—hefty handfuls L.A./U.K. punk and power pop laced with a hint of ’60s jangle, a smidge of straightforward rock, and even an acoustic guitar—into four tasty tunes that are immediate yet steeped in a maturity that’s too often uncommon to bands that like to work the hyphen between “pop” and “punk.” Word is this EP is super-limited, but very much worth the hunt. –Jimmy Alvarado RAZORCAKE
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10/10/2024

Review The Boys
The Boys – ‘Terminal Love






Consistently underrated, The Boys remain one of the best bands of their generation. I have to thank my mate Charley here, as I’d never heard of them until he played me ‘Alternative Chartbusters’ in about 1988. Always a man of impeccable taste. This compilation album sees previously unreleased songs, original mixes and live/acoustic versions, so let’s dive in.

‘See You Later’ is a pleasantly hectic original mix from ’79, and ‘Terminal Love’ is an original mix, their first with a producer. Certainly tighter, but never knowingly slick. Radio-friendly in the best way. ‘You Can Give It’, written by Matt Dangerfield’s brother Albert, recorded in ’78, was previously on the ‘Odds And Sods’ compilation, but certainly deserves wider recognition.

‘I Love Me’, with Kid on lead vocals, is the original recording from the ‘Junk’ sessions, and ‘Rue Morgue’ is another original mix, sounding punchy and energetic. ‘Walk My Dog’ was recorded in ’80 at the Marquee studios for the session that saw ‘You Better Move On’ chosen as the single.

Their recent ‘Punk Rock Menopause’ album gets included with ‘Punk Rock Girl’, not really sounding out of place on here. ‘Waiting For The Lady’ is the original ’79 mix, rather than the one chosen for ‘To Hell With The Boys’. To my ears it sounds great, so who knows what the difference was. The mighty ‘Brickfield Nights’ is represented here in acoustic form from ’96, to fine effect.

‘Jimmy Brown’ is from the Marquee ’80 session, complete with Marquee receptionist on backing vocals, ‘Flies’ is from the ’78 Rockfield session, while a brisk ‘T.C.P’ was recorded live in China from 2015. If you don’t have any of The Boys’ albums yet, this is a good place to start. Though, be warned, it can be addictive, and you may be asking the vinyl fairy for some extra funds.

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Author: Martin Chamarette










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A turbocharged Rock and Roll

10/10/2024

WANDERERS, THE: Only Lovers Left Alive: LP

Dec 03, 2020

Another coup for Gutterwail and another gem of a release gets “rediscovered” for the rest of us to gleefully ruin our hearing with. This is a reissue of the sole 1981 full-length LP by a short-lived band that is basically Sham 69 with Stiv Bators on vocals (yes, you read that correctly). The songs here fall sonically smack between Sham, Stiv’s solo work, and early Lords Of The New Church without the gloom—solid rock riffage, punk attitude to spare, and deeper lyrical fodder than may be apparent to the casual listener. Tacked on for good measure are some tracks off their two singles and a previously unreleased tune that was apparently listed on the cover of the original album but never actually made it onto the wax. Add some liner notes penned by guitarist Dave Parsons and you have yourself one helluva party, kids. Play loud and play often. –Jimmy Alvarado (Gutterwail, madparade.biz)
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09/27/2024

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09/10/2024

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