Society's Fault 3-14-14

Last week's program. Heavy on the surf-punk, particularly the group Falling Idols, which Sublime famously covered. Turns out, they featured a young guy who would go on to sing for The Vandals on their most beloved releases....

Society's Fault 3-14-14 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Jim Shepard/Vertical Slit/V-3 Megapost

This seems to be the most popular stuff I put up here, so once again, EVERYTHING Jim Shepard related that I have.

...This is aside from the Ego Summit album, which you can find pretty much anywhere online, and the 'Jim Shepard and Friends' sampler which didn't really catch my interest and the collab with Charles Ciccerella (I think that's how you spell it) because, I dunno, it didn't catch my interest either I guess. Also, I've only got the first 3 discs of the 'Matter Dominates Spirit' tribute release, but the last disc is (I believe) the same as 'V-3 Next Album'. I couldn't find 4 or 5. BUT, there's a whole bunch of stuff you probably can't find anywhere else. So check it out. And, if you have anything I don't have here, feel free to send it my way.

For those who don't know...Jim Shepard was a Columbus, OH musician active in the pre-punk scene all the way through the mid-90's when he tragically hung himself. The closest he got to 'success' was an album released by American Records with his group V-3 called 'Photograph Burns.' This is probably a good place to start with his music, as most of the songs are very catchy and easy to digest. His other work can be...to say the least...NOT so easy to listen to.

He also had a habit of releasing things in tiny runs (or not at all) and dropping them off at pawn shops and flea markets for future generations of indie rockers to find. That being said, a lot of his work is still out of print and hasn't even found its way to the internet. This is probably only a small fraction of what he REALLY recorded, but, it's the best there is for now. For the record, my favorites are 'Photograph Burns,' 'Picking Through the Wreckage,' 'Motorcycle Movie,' 'V-3 Next Album' 'Negotiate Nothing' and 'Under the Blood Red Lava Lamp' probably almost in that order, if I had to pick, y'know, six.

By the way, if you want artwork, go to rateyourmusic.com because they have most of the covers. I can't be bothered to upload them all as, clearly, this is a HUGE amount of music.

If you represent a label who will be re-releasing some of this stuff, please contact me and I will remove links. Til then, however, most of this stuff is impossible to hear, which is sad.

Jim Shepard solo:

'Amsterdam'

'Evil Love Deeper'

Evil Twin'

'The Hollywood Hills Are Alive and Well' 7" (Jim covers Kim Fowley)

'Motorcycle Movie'

'Picking Through the Wreckage with a Stick'

'Folk City Aztec Drama' Vols. 1 and 2

'V-3: Next Album'

'Earth Muffin' 7"

V-3:

'Launchpad Explosion' 7"

'Negotiate Nothing'

'Psychic Dance Hall'

'Pimping in the 90's'

'Live '97'

'Photograph Burns'

'Live at WNUR Chicago'

Vertical Slit:

'Basement 2215'

'Your Wife is Licking My Strobe Light and Grinning'

'..And Beyond'

'Slit and Pre-Slit'

'Twisted Steel and the Tits of Angels'

'Under the Blood Red Lava Lamp'

'Matter Dominates Spirit' tribute:

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

I HOPE YOU ARE HAPPY, GUYS.

'Society's Faults' and 'Society's Funks'

Yeahhhhh it's been a while...kind of killed this blog off for a bit, but I dunno, maybe I've got enough weird shit saved up to do a few more posts now.

Anyhow, here are our radio broadcasts for the past...3 months? Or something.

Society's Funk 1-17-14

Society's Funk 1-17-14 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Society's Fault 2-7-14

Society's Fault 2-7-14 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Society's Fault 2-14-14 VALENTINE'S DAY SHOW

Society's Fault 2-14-14 VALENTINE'S DAY SHOW by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Society's Fault 2-21-14

Society's Fault 2-21-14 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Society's Fault 2-28-14

Society's Fault 2-28-14 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Boy Froot - 'Bitch Shift' Mixtape

You might remember a demented rap mixtape I posted a while back by a producer/rapper out of Cincinnati called Boy Froot. It kinda reminded me of the Residents doing a Lil Ugly Mane album, and had like a million tracks on it. Well, he's back with an even better release that has even fuckin' more tracks. It's called 'Bitch Shift,' and features a lot more collaborations, including Depressive Tongue Posse, Hexxxoffndr, Secret Provider and a bunch of tracks with Keiki, his frequent partner in rhyme.

Coming off like a tribute to 'Paul's Boutique' made by aliens, the mixtape bridges the gap between wonky experimental hip hop, Memphis lo-fi murder rap and old school Beasties-esque 'sampleadelia.' With most of the songs having minute-and-a-half lengths, and all of the production being handled by Froot himself, it feels like an album that's been shattered and put back together completely wrong (in a good way.) Tracks blend into one another, stop at random, and morph into completely different ideas.

While 'Looters' featured barely-discernible slimy raps pitch shifted into oblivion, the vocals on this one are a little cleaner, which brings some of Boy Froot's humorous lines to the forefront. Where else are you gonna hear a guy brag about 'making you his pet' and never taking you to the vet?

The structure is also interesting, in that it moves from the deranged Residents-hop of 'Looters' to a more listener-friendly vibe by the end of the album. Who could anticipate from the borderline-noise opening tracks that the record would close with something that sounds almost like golden-era Cypress Hill? Collab tracks like 'Killin' Spree' (with DTP) and What's the Word (with Hexxxoffndr) dive full-on into old school Beastie Boys with a frenzy of samples, but elsewhere you'd be hard-pressed to find any comparison to this stuff.

Anyhow. It's good, basically. Really good. And right now, it's free on his Bandcamp page, so GEIT DAT SHITZ.

Boy Froot - 'Bitch Shift' Mixtape

Tracklist:

1. Off the Grid (feat. Sharxxx)
2. Rap Game World Fame
3. Getting Into Art
4. Menace Ae$thetic
5. $tuck in a Box (feat. Keiki)
6. Hell I Don't Care
7. Bag a Bitch (feat. Keiki)
8. Green Ooze
9. Put a Cap in Yo Dome
10. Deja Vu
11. Fudged Up
12. Impervious 2 $nitche$
13. Gotta Get on Down (feat. Keiki)
14. Manife$t De$tiny
15. Map Your Reality
16. Check it Out Y'all
17. $mokin' & Chokin'
18. When God Made U
19. Back in the Day (feat. Keiki and The Secret Provider)
20. Rep Yo Hood (feat. Sharxxx)
21. Flight or Fight
22. Rob the Bank
23. Devil'$ Only $on (feat. Sharxxx)
24. Hard Like a Criminal
25. Grown A$$ Man
26. $pecial Op$ (feat. Sharxxx)
27. What'$ the Word (feat. Hexxxoffndr)
28. Yin & Yang (feat. Keiki)
29. Killin' $pree (feat. Keiki and Depressive Tongue Posse)
30. Reptilian Glare
31. Re$urrectin'
32. Don't $top Pt. 2 (feat. Sharxxx)
33. Backwood$ on the Porch
34. Ki$$ My A$$ Goodbye

BANDCAMP

Society's Funk and Society's Fault

Woops...been a bit since I posted on here. I've got a backlog of radio programs for ya. Freshly updated on the Mixcloud. Two of them are the mini-show Society's Funk that seems to happen when Jake's absent, and one is the regular shit. Enjoy.

Society's Funk 12-13-13 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Society's Funk 12-20-13 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Society's Fault 1-3-14 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Society's Funk 12-6-13

Instead of the regular crap, we did an all-funk show to keep ya warm in the winter. Well, more accurately, funk, soul, disco, italo disco, and electro are all represented here. Next week's podcast will continue with this, then we'll probably be back to the punk stuff. For now, though, gitcha groove on!

Society's Funk 12-6-13 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Society's Fault 11-22-13

Had a hard drive crash, so instead of digging up a bunch of new shit you probably don't care about, we did a 'classics' kinda show...lots of our favorite tracks from the past couple of years, and a few tunes we hate also.

Society's Fault 11-22-13 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud