PopTodd

So, I'm pretty sure that I mentioned my friend John on here before. He goes by the nom de band "Happy Ashtray". Anyway, I think he's a pretty amazing musician (and not just because he's a friend; he's also a perennial favorite of Richard Milne here on WXRT in Chicago). I got this from him in my email today: Go, John, go!!!

Just a warning then: That disc 1 looks like it is nothing more than The Way of the Vaselines.

So... The Way of the Vaselines is not the only recorded content out there... This is coming out next month: TRACK LISTING Disc: 1 1. Son of a Gun 2. Rory Rides Me Raw 3. You Think You're a Man 4. Dying For It 5. Molly's Lips 6. Teenage Superstars 7. Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam 8. Sex Sux (Amen) 9. Slushy 10. Monsterpussy 11. Bitch 12. No Hope 13. Oliver Twisted 14. The Day I was a Horse 15. Dum Dum 16. Hairy 17. Lovecraft 18. Dying For It (The Blues) 19. Let's Get Ugly Disc: 2 1. Son of a Gun (Demo) 2. Rosary Job (Demo) 3. Red Poppy (Demo) 4. Son of a Gun (Live in Bristol) 5. Rosary Job

Paul Weller - Paul Weller ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Source Tags & Codes The Vaselines - The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History Dogbowl - Flan

Pre-S/T Velvets, I think yes. And, maybe some solo John Cale, too. ("Gun")

Yeah. That and a lot of the Birthday Party stuff.

I was on the fence about him, too.

Yes. Because he was so damn over-the-top that you had to laugh, even while you ducked and cowered.

My list begins thusly: Sid Vicious Peter Laughner Ian Curtis Darby Crash G.G. Allin (although his was of a comedic variety)

And, someday I'm gonna get my turntable fixed and start buying LPs again, too! (I don't even own an iPod)

That was the first one that disappointed me. Although "The Right Time" is a great song.

Nick Lowe - The Convincer Barry Adamson - As Above, So Below Richard Davies - There's Never Been a Crowd Like This Peter Laughner - Take the Guitar Player For a Ride Steve Ison - The Stars Are Never Really Distant

Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

So. Central Rain Fall On Me Pilgramage 7 Chinese Brothers Wolves, Lower Texarcana

and....?

Anything on I.R.S, really. That is, except Document, which is good, but certainly not great. And not the best place for a neophyte to get their feet wet. Hell, I'd even recommend Dead Letter Office before Document.

I just like 'em. Mars Needs Guitars is kicking my ass right now. I forget how much I love this record, and don't listen to it enough. Hello old friend.

Hoodoo Gurus - Mars Needs Guitars

Hoodoo Gurus - Mars Needs Guitars Hoodoo Gurus - Magnum Cum Louder Beachwood Sparks - Once We Were Trees various artists - The Birmingham Sound: The Soul Of Neil Hemphill, Vol. 2

Thanks for listening. Thanks for the feedback! It was very helpful. I'll be taking the song down later today, if you wanted to listen and didn't have a chance to, or if you just want to hear it once more. I'll put it back up when the album comes out.

Tom Z

1. Reckoning 2. Murmur 3. Chronic Town 4. Automatic For the People 5. Dead Letter Office 6. Life's Rich Pageant 7. Fables of the Reconstruction 8. Out of Time 9. Green 10. Document

Thanks so much, Kramkon! PM sent! Anyone else interested, you can go to my main page at IAC: http://iacmusic.com/hoponpop You all rule.

Sixto Rodriguez - Cold Fact Shrimp Boat - Speckly

And it's even funnier if you're a musician or recording-type: http://www.mixerman.net/ Anyone familiar with it?