Live from Combustion Manor returns!
At long last, “Live from Combustion Manor” internet radio has returned. Part one is available to the people in a handy podcast format. Coming in the near future will be the return of the streaming web radio as well. The show will be presented in one-hour segments and the first one is up now, along [...]
R.I.P. The Crusher
I got an email from Lewdd this morning informing me The Crusher died. I remember seeing him wrestle near the end of his run in the AWA back in the 1980s, often times teaming up with Dick the Bruiser. Both of those guys were fairly old at this point, but they were pretty entertaining and [...]
The Adicts 10/28/05 at Wheaton Grand Theatre
Last night I went to see The Adicts, Bang Sugar Bang, So Unloved, and a bunch of other bands play at the Wheaton Grand Theatre. Now Wheaton is only about a 15 minute drive from Combustion Manor, so it was nice that a show was so convienent to get to. Lewdd picked me up and [...]
3x Thursday
I haven’t done one of these in ages and I have a couple of free minutes before I have to head out to take care of some stuff, which isn’t enough time to finish the planned entry for later today. 1. Do you like the different seasons? Why/Why not? Well, some of them. Spring is [...]
Go Team!
Congratulations to my Chicago White Sox for sweeping the World Series! While I don’t watch baseball on TV normally, I will go to a White Sox game anytime someone asks me (and when I actually have income to pay for it), and it also turned me into a diehard Cubs hater. I regret not getting [...]
The many flavors of: Black Flag – TV Party 7 inch
Another in a long line of the great early SST releases, this Black Flag 7″ saw a few different variations over the years, and even one partial change in record labels. So let’s kick back with a couple of brews and dig in. The first pressing was on Unicorn/SST Records and had a full color [...]
If this was true, I wouldn’t need to find a job!
If only this were true, then I could stop trying to find work and stop worrying about where the money for food and bills is going to come from… My blog is worth $55,324.92.How much is your blog worth? Now how do I collect on that money?
Selections from The Punk Vault [Monitor]
Monitor – Beak/Pet Wedding 7″ (1979 World Imitation Records) My introduction to Monitor happened in a rather odd way. I was at a record convention and this one dealer I was regularly buying a ton of records from pulls out this album from a band called Monitor and said, “hey, I know you like the [...]
Milemarker 10/22/05 at Empty Bottle
Last night saw the long awaited return of Milemarker to the Empty Bottle. The last time I saw them it was the summer of 2003 at some loft in Wicker Park, and the band imploded that night, resulting in their breakup and two year hiatus before reuniting in a new and altered lineup. When I [...]
Urinals – Negative Capability…Check it Out CD
Urinals – Negative Capability…Check it Out CD Warning Label Records When I first got into punk rock, I hadn’t heard of the Urinals. It wouldn’t be until I got the Minutemen record, The Politics of Time, that I’d come to hear of them because of the Minutemen doing a cover of “Ack Ack Ack” on [...]
The day Skinny Puppy changed my life
It was 17 years ago today that I saw Skinny Puppy for the first time, and that they became my favorite band on the planet. Many people who have known me for more than 15 minutes will attest to my undying love for the band, but many don’t know the story of how that came [...]
Free Ipods, and a bribe
OK, you know how I mentioned that free Ipod gimmick in a previous post (and to which there is still an ad on the right)? Well, I am getting closer to completing it and I’m dying to do so, so I have an little proposition for you all. For those of you who sign up [...]
The many few sights of DG
Lately since the price of gas has gone through the roof, I find myself not driving when at all possible, and instead walking just about anywhere I think I can make it. I’ve been selling crap on ebay to help keep the lights on, which means I have to go to the post office pretty [...]
Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 25th anniversary CD/DVD
Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit for Rotten Vegetables 25th anniversary CD/DVD Manifesto Records This album and this band really doesn’t need any introduction. In the 25 years since their inception, the Dead Kennedys have been a staple of any punk rock fan’s musical collection since nearly the day they became a fan of the genre, [...]
Wow, what an asshole
I used to go around a lot when I was younger saying, “there is always someone there to let you down”. And I think that particular bout of wisdom couldn’t ring truer on more occasions than any other phrase you could come up with. Allow me to share a recent story with you about someone [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Justice League]
Justice League – Shattered Dreams LP (1987 Fartblossom Records) I can’t quite remember where I first heard Justice League. It was back in high school in the 1980s and it was likely either via a fanzine like Maximumrocknroll, or I bought it simply because I liked the name and they were in the Toxic Shock [...]
How my birthday weekend ended
And it was a pretty good movie too! It goes without saying that the popcorn was top-notch.
Pictures from the past
First off, thanks to everyone for the nice birthday wishes, it ended up being a fun day. While cleaning up the office here at Combustion Manor the other day, I came across a big stack of old photos I took at various shows in the early 1990s. This obviously was a long time before the [...]
Happy Birthday MXV!
Today is my birthday. I am the ripe old age of 36 now. Its older than I care to be, however since I really live more like I am 26 I guess it doesn’t matter that much. I was hoping to have found a new job by the time this day came around but so [...]
Voivod – Dvod 1 – DVD
Voivod – Dvod 1 DVD Music Video Distributors When I was a kid in high school back in the mid 1980s, I discovered Voivod pretty much by accident. I bought some Metal Blade Records compilation LP for the sole reason it had Slayer on it and Voivod also had a track on there which was [...]
The many flavors of: Black Randy – Idi Amin 7″
In continuing with some Dangerhouse Records variations, it is no surprise that one of the founders of the label would see his band’s record have a couple variations. In 1978, the second Black Randy and the Metrosquad 7″ was released and came in three different flavors. It is assumed these were all done at the [...]
Happy birthday Fruitfly!
Today it is the birthday of one of my blogging friends, Fruitfly. Go on over and send her some birthday love! And speaking of birthdays, mine is Friday and gifts are more than welcome. I also am trying to plan a dual birthday party for myself and Cheddar Nines (whose bday is Sunday) for this [...]
