GG KING

GG King, former Carboner and obvious name reference to Dee Dee King, has been spewing rock and roll all over Atlanta for the last while; putting out a couple of 7″s and a demo cassette [Thanks Rob's House and Douchemaster, we can always count on you guys] If you were into Carbonas… sorry, we didn’t mean to say that… You were into Carbonas. And, if you’re not already, you will be into GG King. He’s definitely a staple in the Atlanta scene; playing alongside bands like Cheap Time, Jay Reatard, Predator, All Night Drug Prowling Wolves, etc. And recording/playing with some of those Gentlemen Jesse and Predator boys. We were hoping he’d hit Nashville on the 16th with School Jerks, but seems like he won’t be hopping on that tour until the weekend after. Bummer. Anyways, check out a track below and pick up a 7″ here.

GG King –  Drug Zoo [mp3]

Alright guys, I think we owe you for a couple days worth of band-talk [Seeing as how we didn't post one on Tuesday, Thursday, or yesterday] So we’re gonna hit you with three today [an oldie and two new ones] Then we’ll be square, right? Cool. I’m glad we’re at that point now where we might screw up here and there but you guys don’t give us backlash for it because you know we’re good for it. Anyways…

CIRCUIT RIDER

First up for you, is Circuit Rider. This band may be more of a myth than anything else. Their only LP came out in 1980 [Some say it came out in 1971 though] and some will tell you that Jim Morrison is the man behind the mic on this [We don't really believe that either, but you never know] Oh, and it was apparently on a list of “Top Ten Records a Serial Killer Would Own”. Myths and rumors aside, this band is awesome. Chuggy psychadelic, meth and acid inspired, motorpsychle rock and roll. I think we just invented a new genre: motorpsychle. It’s like if The Doors and Skynyrd got together and formed a motorcycle gang and went on one big crazy acid trip. Seriously, it’s amazing. The record was originally pretty hard to find. But it got reissue treatment not too long ago and it’s apparently pretty easy to get your hands on these days. Get it!

Circuit Rider – Just For Today

READING RAINBOW

Two philly-bebes just havin’ a good time. Reading Rainbow have put out a couple of releases this year [including a split 7" with Eternal Summers and full-length on SMK Records] And they’re great. They’ve got another release slated for later this month with Zoo Music [who just keep climbing our ladder of current favorite labels] and a 7″ after that with Hell Yes! Most of their stuff is kind of space-y, poppy, fun times with a little fuzz thrown in for flavor. You know how Robbie and Sarah like it. Anyways, check out their stuff and pick up some goodies here.

Reading Rainbow – In The City [mp3]

MAYYORS

Mayyors doesn’t have a myspace. Mayyors’ releases sell out within hours of the time they’re released. Mayyors are the primetime. They’re first 7″ was label-less, had no cover, no tracklist…. [there's one available on eBay right now, here] If you’ve got a crush on things that sound like an In The Red record on meth in a crashing car, then you’ll probably be as hooked as we are. We’ve never been graced with the opportunity of seeing Mayyors [yet] but from what we’ve youtubed and heard, it sounds like a riot. Check out “Clicks” below.

Mayyors – Clicks [mp3]

WILD THING

As far as we’re concerned Brooklyn is fine, but  San Fran is where it’s at. With Ty, Thee  Oh Sees,and Sylvester, it’s harder to find a bad band than a good one. Which brings us to today’s “new” band: Wild Thing is one of those groups that have realized you don’t need to be fast to [garage] rock, sometimes going mid-tempo is more intense than a thousand DRI songs. Not that they don’t go all out crazy, but the slow parts make the fast ones all the more sweeter. They’ve got two 7″s [which you can find here on Clown College Records] and one of the best band shirts we’ve ever seen.

Photo by: Bekah Cope

Most of the time when bands that are polar opposites to each other tour together, it leaves a sort of bitter taste in our mouth. But sometimes mismatches can taste surprisingly sweet. Like this one: Kurt Vile and Fucked Up. Yes, you did just read that right and, no, we aren’t joking you around. Philly’s favorite son and the Canadian chemists [two of Matador's shining lights] are tag-teaming the midwest and east-coast in February of 2010. There’s no Nashville stop on their itinerary, but they are hitting Southgate House in Newport, KY. We’ll pay for the gas if you wanna drive? It could be romantic. I mean, we could spend Valentine’s night together and then wake up in the morning and head up to Kentucky? [That's when the show is, Feb. 15] Sound good? Yes!

Fucked Up – Neat Parts [mp3]

Kurt Vile – Overnite Religion [mp3]

Fucked Up have a whole slew of releases coming out soon including: Year of The Ox 12″, Do They Know It’s XMas Benefit 7″, Split 7″ with Sareena Maneesh, Special Couple Tracks 7″, blah blah blah. Kurt’s Childish Prodigy came out recently and is literally the bee’s knees. Literally.