Archive for December, 2006

Christian Death red vinyl

I got a package and a Xmas card in the mail recently from the lovely and excellent Lisa Fancher of Frontier Records. What was in the package you ask? Well why don’t I show you… That is the death rock bible, Christian Death – Only Theatre of Pain LP on opaque red vinyl. They also [...]


R.I.P. Godfather of Soul

I just found out that legendary musician James Brown, the Godfather of Soul passed away yesterday. Man what a shitty Xmas that makes! You can read more about it here. While I wasn’t much of a fan of his music, his influence is undeniable and I always enjoyed it when he was a guest on [...]


Merry Xmas

Merry Xmas everyone. I hope this holiday finds all my faithful readers receiving all kinds of good swag under their tree or wherever they place their gifts. My little unplanned hiatus will come to an end shortly, I’ve been unable to do any reviews due to the Manor receiving an upgrade in some equipment. Thanks [...]


Joy Division Under Review DVD

Joy Division Under Review DVD

Joy Division – Under Review DVD Music Video Distributors One of the more influential first wave of sort of post-punk bands, Joy Division, gets the documentary treatment in the Under Review series. Much like The Velvet Underground one, this focuses on not one record, but the entire career of the band and what happened in [...]


Selections from The Punk Vault [Pleased Youth]

Pleased Youth – Dangerous Choo-Choo LP (1986 Buy Our Records) Yes I know, it has been far too long since I’ve done one of these. I always like to try and get some band member involvement in these things and lately band members have been quite sparse. As luck would have it, a former band [...]


Dwarves FEFU DVD

Dwarves FEFU DVD

Dwarves – FEFU The DVD Music Video Distributors The Dwarves have become somewhat legendary over the years with their short chaotic live sets and their catchy brand of raw and raunchy punk rock. Also since their first Sub Pop album, they have also been associated with something else; naked ladies. It came as no surprise [...]