08.07.2025

Wellll… That absurd SNAREWAVES tape came out, two songs, 30 seconds a piece, two sides of tape, a minute of previously unreleased dirty ass, garage punk. That’s right, one minute. Asinine, I know, but we have the same sort of situation coming up soon from our favorite Toronto anthem writers, EYE BALL. Then, I swear, I’ll be done with this ridiculous one minute tape shit that started what feels like years ago with ANDRES WADE, now recording under the FLOWER GIRLS moniker.

Out right damn now is the latest from Chicago based, one man killer, GAME SHOW MODELS. Four feel good, fuzzed out power pop bangers, one of those smile on the face tapes. It’s pretty dope, easy to bop around and sing along to and it’s limited to 25 copies on clear shells. After that, it looks like a KNEE repress, SORRY STATE still has a copy or two but I wanna do a repress where the program repeats on both sides. That four song E.P. is so unbelievably solid and a perfect example of the kind of tape I want to listen to back to back every-fucking-time. KNEE also has a killer new single out called, “Hellbound”, scope it out, this band is so goddamn good, can’t wait to get a second crack at that tape.

Coming up we’ve got a EMMA GOLDMAN SACHS discography, with an updated mix, they’ve got a new ripper on the way via BOMBER RECORDS but all the old stuff has been sold out physically for awhile now. We’re gonna temporarily change that and do a quick run of 50, I imagine this will go kinda fast, be on the lookout. Still sitting on a single copy of “Bay Of Pigs”, the bands last full-length that’s been out-of-print for nine months or so, take it off my hands on the DISTRO page. Also in the works is the absolutely stellar new full-length from Idaho Falls based, BLOOD CANNERY. It’s a collaboration with OLYMPIC DETH and it’s loud and noisy and gross and well, fucking rad! It’s a good one y’all, dark, industrial, fucked up, lo-fi punk. RICHARD ROOT & THE FANCY BAND are also on the docket, it’s a wild-ass full-length from the Brazil based artist, it’s chock full of classic power pop influences, think those early stoned out Paul McCartney solo albums but also has an undeniably punk edge. A comprehensive full-length of this stature is tough to pull off but, well, it’s been done masterfully in this case. Annnddd… FLOWER GIRLS! More from the Vegas based multi-instrumentalist, Andres Wade and his absolutely wacky ass bullshit. The CD version is already out (via RATIONS) and currently up on the DISTRO page but you should score those from Andres.

Heading to Memphis for GONERFEST next month, pretty stoked about it, hoping to set up a pop-up shop at a coffee spot or ice cream joint or something but we’ll see what comes to fruition. CASSETTE WEEK is coming up in October and we’ll be pushing TENNESSEE COLD CUTS with a mixtape curated by our favorite Nashville record shop, DEAD END RECORDS, with a show to coincide with the release. Been hoping to land a sort of showcase show that week and let the likes of middle Tennessee rockers DRU THE DRIFTER, THE SKREWUPS, BAD HIPPY, VAMPIRIC BAPTISM & BARCODE slay some shit but nothing really to my liking so far. Otherwise the next project on the books for TCC is the debut release from Nashville based FIN, it’s got this POLVO sort of vibe going on and I’m absolutely down for it.

Finally, gonna be taking a pretty big break in the fall, I’ll be out of the country for a bit and just generally be doing things not tape related. Should be pretty slow on this end from the middle of October until the end of November and then back on it to close out the year.

Fuck Trump. Fuck Netanyahu. Fuck Putin.