DOS Justamente Tres 1996

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Artist Biography by John Bush

Dos is a curious yet interesting double bass guitar side project for Mike Watt (of the Minutemen and fIREHOSE) and his former wife, Kira Roessler (from Black Flag). Formed as a vehicle to take the bass beyond its perceived background role and into the forefront of a band, Dos (named for the Spanish "two," not some operating system) also became a therapeutic experience in the wake of Roessler's departure from Black Flag and, more tragically, Minutemen D. Boon's sudden death on December 22, 1985. After exchanging demos for the better part of 1986 (Roessler had moved to Connecticut), the duo reconvened to record their self-titled debut late in the year, subsequently releasing it on Watt's own New Alliance Records.

Because it continued to share attention with the pair's many other musical concerns, Dos have undertaken a sporadic touring (essentially when Roessler occasionally flew in to open select fIREHOSE dates) and unhurried recording schedule. These have included 1989's Numero Dos EP, a 7" single called The Bob Lawton EP for Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label in 1991, and a second LP, Justamente Tres, released a full decade after the first. Despite such infrequent activity, it should be noted that Dos has now become the longest-running band project of Watt's career, as well as the main one in Roessler's. 

Tracklist

1	Down In The Dumps	2:48
2	Dream Of San Pedro	2:50
3	Imagine That	2:33
4	Intense Song For Madonna	1:37
5	'Til The Blood Ran	3:00
6	Sidemouse Advice	2:38
7	Excerpts From A Captain's Log	3:52
8	To Each His Dulcinea	1:39
9	Powerful Hankerin'	2:45
10	Little Doll	1:37
11	Willow Weep For Me	2:26
12	Even The Pain Has Changed	2:10
13	Formal Introduction	1:34
14	Angel Face Is The Devil's Daughter	4:26
15	Number Seven	1:17
16	Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth?	1:57
17	Number Five	3:29

GREG GINN Dick 1993

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	Never Change, Baby	0:37
	I Want To Believe	3:20
	You Wanted It	2:23
	I Won't Give In	2:40
	Creeps	0:45
	Strong Violent Type	2:34
	Don't Tell Me	2:58
	You Dirty Rat	4:43
	Disgusting Reference	0:31
	Walking Away	1:21
	Ignorant Order	1:03
	Slow Fuse	5:08
	You're Going To Get It	3:22

GREG GINN Let It Burn (Because I Don't Live There Anymore) 1994

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biography

[+] by Greg Prato

Unquestionably, the most influential guitarist to emerge from the late-'70s/early-'80s U.S. hardcore/punk movement was Black Flag's Greg Ginn. Never afraid to incorporate other musical styles into this playing (namely jazz fusion and Black Sabbathy heavy metal) as well as squealing feedback from his amplifier, Ginn's playing also served as a major ingredient to the Black Flag sound as he was the only original member to remain in the group from its formation until its demise. Influenced equally by the Grateful Dead and the Stooges, Ginn formed Black Flag in 1977, but the group didn't really start to make a name for itself until Ginn set up shop in Hermosa Beach, CA, in early 1979, where he began running an electronics supply business. It was during this time that the phrase "SST" was coined (an abbreviation for Solid State Transmitter), which would eventually be used for the name of Black Flag's record label. Although members came and went at a steady rate (including singers Keith Morris, Ron Reyes, and Dez Cadena), Black Flag prevailed, building a large and loyal following on the strength of their explosive live show, EPs/singles (including such classics as Nervous Breakdown and Jealous Again), and an appearance in the cult classic L.A. punk documentary The Decline of Western Civilization. Ginn also began to favor a Plexiglas "Dan Armstrong" guitar, which would soon become a trademark of sorts for both him and the band (despite eventually becoming covered with black tape).

Black Flag began to make a nationwide impact when big-time Flag fan Henry Rollins signed on as the group's fourth vocalist, which resulted in the group's first-ever full-length album, 1981's Damaged, considered by many as one of the greatest hardcore albums of all time. Although legal red tape would keep Black Flag from issuing a follow-up as quickly as they would have liked (which included Ginn being sent to jail for five days), the band returned more ferocious then ever, with such releases as My War and In My Head, among others. Black Flag also managed to issue a completely instrumental release, Process of Weeding Out, which inspired Ginn to launch his own instrumental project, Gone, resulting in a pair of releases around this time as well, Let's Get Real, Real Gone for a Change, and Gone II - But Never Too Gone. Additionally, Ginn launched another side project around this time, October Faction, which included contributions from many other SST artists. Black Flag broke up after a final U.S. tour in 1986, and while many assumed that Ginn would simply play with Gone full-time, he decided to focus on record company work, forming an all new label, Cruz, while running the Minutemen's former label, New Alliance, as well as SST.

The early '90s saw Ginn return from his exile as he began issuing solo albums, including such titles as Getting Even, Payday, Dick, and Let It Burn, as well as surprisingly relaunching Gone. Ginn has also performed alongside other acts (Mojack, Hor, Killer Tweaker Bees, etc.), briefly operated a coffeehouse, The Idea Room, and has been known to appear under an alias, Poindexter Stewart, on his own radio program, Screw Radio. In 2003, Ginn put together a new version of Black Flag (he and Cadena were the only recognizable names) to perform benefit shows for several different cat rescues. Ginn moved to Taylor, TX in 2004 and created a new instrumental band called the Texas Corrugators; he played everything but drums -- handled by Steve DeLollis. They recorded two albums, Bent Edge in 2007 and Goof Off Experts in 2008. (Live outings included different personnel, with Ginn on bass and guitar, with guitarist Gary Piazza and New Monsoon's Sean Hutchinson on drums.) Ginn describes their live sets as being 100 percent live improvisation incorporating rock, jazz, Latin, psychedelia, and country. In 2010 he changed the name of the band to the Taylor Texas Corrugators and released the album Legends of Williamson County on SST.

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