fIREHOSE Live Totem Pole EP 1992

 

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Live album with covers originally by Blue Oyster Cult, Public Enemy, Butthole Surfers, Superchunk and Wire - Blogatrix fIREHOSE was an alternative rock band formed by Mike Watt (bass/vocals), Ed Crawford (guitar/vocals), and George Hurley (drums) in 1986. Hurley and Watt had both previously been members of the Minutemen and were contemplating retiring from music after the death of Minutemen front man D. Boon in 1985 when Watt was contacted by Crawford, a rabid Minutemen fan from Ohio, about starting a new band. After initially resisting, Watt and Hurley ultimately decided to give Crawford a shot. The band went on to record 5 LPs, 3 for SST Records and 2 for Columbia, before disbanding in 1994.

tRACKLIST

1. The Red And The Black
2. Sophisticated Bitch
3. Revolution (Part Two)
4. Slack Motherfucker
5. What Gets Heard
6. Mannequin
7. Makin' The Freeway

BOOTSTRAPPERS Gi=Go 1992

 

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Bootstrappers Biography

by William Ruhlmann

The Bootstrappers was a one-time collaboration between guitarist Elliott Sharp and the the rhythm section of bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley of the Minutemen and fIREHOSE, resulting in a self-titled 1989 album.

Tracklist

1		Optimize My Hard Disk, Baby	5:28
2		Command	7:36
3		RTFM	2:23
4		System Crash	0:35
5		Garbage In = Garbage Out	20:47
6		Zero Divide	2:54
7		Heapfix	3:28
8		Meat Companion	0:46
9		8-Bit Living	2:28

GERMS (TRIBUTE) A Small Circle of Friends 1996

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1	–NOFX	Forming	0:54
2	–Free Kitten	Sex Boy	2:28
3	–Melvins	Lexicon Devil	1:40
4	–The Holez	Circle One	2:56
5	–D Generation	No God	2:04
6	–Mike Watt & J Mascis	What We Do Is Secret	0:43
7	–Ruined Eye	Land Of Treason	3:09
8	–The Posies	Richie Dagger's Crime	2:57
9	–O-Matic	Strange Notes	1:58
10	–White Flag	Manimal	2:07
11	–That Dog*	We Must Bleed	1:39
12	–Flea	Media Blitz	1:58
13	–Sator	The Other Newest One	2:58
14	–The Wrens	Let's Pretend	2:44
15	–Matthew Sweet	Dragon Lady	3:03
16	–Gumball (2)	Caught In My Eye	3:11
17	–Meat Puppets	Not All Right	4:02
18	–Puzzled Panthers	Now I Hear The Laughter	3:19
19	–L7	Lion's Share	2:43
20a	–Monkeywrench*	Shutdown	22:48
20b	–Hovercraft	Shutdown Reprise
20c	–Drew Blood	Mohawk Redemption

DOS Justamente Tres 1996

by request

 

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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

I HATE THE 90S Volume 8

And as always, like in the 90's, this mix fits on a CD.

1. BEATNIK FILMSTARS Bigot Sponger Haircut Policy
2. THE FLUID Our Love Will Still Be There
3. PJ HARVEY Sheela-na-gig
4. IDAHO One Sunday
5. POND Grinned
6. CLEM SNIDE Uglier Than  You
7. ROBYN HITCHCOCK Madonna of the Wasps
8. THE TELESCOPES And Let Me Drift Away
9. MIKE WATT Chinese Firedrill
10. SVELT Not My Type
11. THE WRENS Pretty O.K.
12. SHRIMP BOAT Back to the Ukraine
13. GUIDED BY VOICES No Sky
14. DRUNKEN BOAT Tragic Hands
15. FONDA One of a Kind
16. TEXAS Dream Hotel
17. LLOYD COLE AND THE COMMOTIONS She's a Girl and I'm a Man
18. THE DEVLINS I Knew That
19. SUPER DELUXE Your Pleasure's Mine
20. MELTING HOPEFULS Coming
21. OUTHOUSE Genius Boy
22. AUGUST SONS Weeds
23. THE BLACK VELVET BAND As You Go Down
24. GASTR DEL SOL Black Horse
25. COWBOY JUNKIES Lay It Down

WHORE Various Artists Play Wire 1996

by request

 

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Different artists doing covers of songs by the iconic post-punk band Wire

 

 

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1	Godflesh –	40 Versions	4:03
2	Lush –	Mannequin	2:28
3	Resolution –	It's A Boy	4:21
4	aMiniature –	A Serious Of Snakes	4:51
5	Kustomized –	A Question Of Degree	2:44
6	Band Of Susans –	Ahead	5:14
7	Bark Psychosis –	Three Girl Rhumba	4:39
8	Ex-Lion Tamers, The –	On Returning	2:05
9	Spasm (5) –	12XU	3:23
10	Fudge Tunnel –	Lowdown	3:32
11	Laika –	German Shepherds	4:39
12	Chris Connelly –	A Mutual Friend	3:40
13	Carl Marks –	Eastern Standard	2:58
14	Petty Tyrants, The –	Our Swimmer	3:43
15	Scanner –	Eardrum Buzz	4:30
16	Polar Bear –	Being Sucked In (Again)	3:14
17	Lee Ranaldo –	Fragile	1:04
18	My Bloody Valentine –	Map Ref 41°N 93°W	4:11
19	Transformer (3) –	Outdoor Miner	2:30
20	Main –	Used To	3:45
21	Mike Watt –	The 15th	3:07

MIKE WATT Ball-Hog or Tugboat 1995

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Mike Watt Biography by Mark Deming

One of the most influential figures in West Coast punk rock, Mike Watt first found recognition as the bassist with the unique San Pedro punk band the Minutemen (best heard on their 1984 masterpiece Double Nickels on the Dime) and his subsequent project fIREHOSE (typified on 1987's If'n). While Watt was a superb bassist, he's just as well known for how he does things as how he plays. Musically, Watt's basslines are a rich mixture of rock, funk, and jazz influences, powerfully fusing rhythm and melody, and he's worked with a broad range of collaborators, from Sonic Youth to Kelly Clarkson. Watt's solo albums are usually conceptual affairs, with a dominant theme uniting the songs (his father's experiences in the Navy informing 1997's Contemplating the Engine Room, and a near-fatal illness inspiring 2004's The Secondman's Middle Stand), with the bassist guiding by example but never dominating his fellow musicians. He also participates in ad-hoc projects with favored collaborators (such as Dos, Spielgusher, and Unknown Instructors) and sits in with established bands (he handled the bass on Porno for Pyros' Good God's Urge, the Stooges' The Weirdness, and the Cutthroat Brothers' The King Is Dead). Wherever his muse takes him, Watt is always guided by his philosophy of Econo, taking the boundaries imposed by working on a limited budget and using them as a path towards simplicity and creative self-reliance.

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Tracklist

  1. Big Train
  2. Against The 70's
  3. Drove Up From Pedro
  4. Piss Bottle Man
  5. Chinese Fire Drill
  6. Intense Song For Madonna To Sing
  7. Tuff Gnarl
  8. Sexual Military Dynamics
  9. Max And Wells
10. E-Ticket Ride
11. Forever - One Reporter's Opinion
12. Song For Igor
13. Tell 'Em, Boy!
14. Sidemouse Advice
15. Heartbeat
16. Maggot Brain
17. Coincidence Is Either Hit Or Miss