Artist: The Blessed
Track: Deep Frenzy
Album: Deep Frenzy/American Bandstand 7″
Year: 1979
Label: Daven Records
Notes: What do you get when you throw three teenage street kids into a band with one of the original NYC punkers? You get The Blessed. Walter Lure (ex-Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers/The Waldos) on guitars and Howie Piro (later part of D Generation) on bass.
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Artist: Tipili
Track: Used Before
Album: Christmas Vacation EP
Year: 1995
Label: Eek! Records
Notes: I always heard that this guy was the influence for the Mary Lou Lord song “His Indy World.” Heavily influenced by Lou Barlow (obviously).
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Artist: MC5
Track: Empty Heart
Album: Thunder Express
Year: 1999 (recorded in 1972)
Label: Munster Records
Notes: Recorded from an European tour in 1972. “Empty Heart” is a Stones cover, and a far, far superior version of the song.
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Artist: Matt Skiba and the Sekrets
Track: Voices
Album: Babylon
Year: 2012
Label: Superball Music
Notes: More rock from the guy behind Alkaline Trio.
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Artist: Jarvis Humby
Track: We Say Yeah!
Album: Assume the Position… it’s Jarvis Humby
Year: 2004
Label: Acid Jazz Records
Notes: Neo-60’s Brit Rock. Self-described as “punked up Spencer Davis Group mixed with The Stooges & a hint of Stax.”
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Artist: The Spitzz
Track: Get Kicked
Album: Take Me to the Hospital/Get Kicked 7″
Year: 2001
Label: Tario Records
Notes: Boston punk from post-Showcase Showdown-ers.
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Artist: Graham Day and The Gaolers
Track: Pass That Whisky
Album: Triple Distilled
Year: 2008
Label: Damaged Goods
Notes: Graham Day of The Prisoners and Prime Movers. One of the other guys (besides Billy Childish) in the Buff Medways and The Mighty Caesars.
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Artist: Filthy Lucre
Track: Can’t Kick
Album: Popsmear
Year: 1997
Label: Neat Metal Records
Notes: Band featuring “punk icon” Steve Dior and LAGuns singer Phil Lewis. The song was supposedly co-written by Johnny Thunders. Doubtful, but a nice track none the less.
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Artist: The Sultans
Track: It Meant Nothing
Album: Shipwrecked
Year: 2004
Label: Swami Records
Notes: Another San Diego band from the never exhausted John Reis (Rocket From the Crypt, Hot Snakes, Night Marchers).
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Artist: Teenage Bottlerocket
Track: Summertime
Album: Freak Out!
Year: 2012
Label: Fat Wreck Chords
Notes: Wyoming punks who do so much with so little.
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