Saturday, February 2, 2008

Nazgul





Nazgul were a Wellington 80s punk band who featured members, Craig and Dave from Compos Mentis. Nazgul formed after Compos Mentis split and were around in 87/88. Nazgul released a 12 inch on Out of Order records which is as rare as hen's teeth. Out of Order also released a compilation which features a Nazgul song. The entire 7 inch can be heard here. After the split of the band, Michelle the singer became involved the biker scene. I also remember reading in Wellington punk fanzine Anti-System that the drummer traded in his drums to buy a Harley-Davidson.


Nazgul Bebo page(yes, that's right) is the place to hear most if not all of their songs . To my ears they sound like The Avengers and the excellent Texan band Signal Lost but that could just be due to the strong female vocals. I really wish I'd caught Nazgul live.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

BB Bomb





Live photo taken by me at Nuno's Live House in Taichung.

I've had a few posts about Japanese bands but haven't mentioned any Taiwanese bands despite spending half a decade in Taiwan. BB Bomb are an all girl punk trio from Taichung, Taiwan where they play regularly. BB Bomb play fast, tight catchy punk which is heavier than most punk from Taiwan. I caught them live a few times while I lived in Taichung. They seemed to play nearly every weekend.

BB Bomb formed in 2003 and have had a number of neverlasting drummers. However Nico, the latest drummer has been a stable member for a couple of year now.They have had a male drummer and an extra guitar player but went back to being a female three piece. The band gave Japanese punk girl band Akiakane a demo which led to a Japanese record deal. BB Bomb claim Bikini Kill, Japanese punk girl, Thug Murder and Taiwanese punk girl band, Ladybug as their biggest influences. Thug Murder are name-checked in one of BB Bomb's songs.




BB Bomb can be seen performing 'Say Goodbye' in this youtube clip.

BB Bomb have a myspace page which features their newer songs.

Their 14 minute 3 CDEP can be downloaded here.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

40 Engine

40 Engine are a recording project featuring ALL's Scott Reynolds and Stephen Egerton (from both ALL and The Descendents) and they came to life this past weekend. Here's their song Sunny Disposition. Bass is played by Brian Gorder and the Drums by Brian's brother, Andy. Here's the live youtubage from Fort Collins filmed by Matt from Daghouse.


And She's Got Everything which was a song Stephen Egerton wrote as a Christmas present for his wife.

Lyrics

She's Got Everything.

V1:
It's almost Christmas day, and I can't find a thing
I lay awake at night and I tossed and turned
stared at the computer till my eyes burned
but nothing I can find is making any sense

I hope that she won't be upset

CH1:
But what am I supposed to get for the girl who's got
everything
a laugh that makes you smile
a touch that puts my heart to rest
something in her eyes
and I already bought the diamond ring
she's got everything

V2:
She's not the kind of girl who wants the finer things
doesn't want a closet full of fancy clothes
doesn't need a pile of ribbons and bows
but I want her to know how much she means to me

I don't want to make her upset
cuz I wouldn't ever forget

CH2:
But what am I supposed to get for the girl who's got
everything
the moon, the stars and sky
a touch that puts my heart to rest
something in her eyes
and I've got everything she'll ever need
she's got everything

V3:
Now it's Christmas Eve and I'm still at a loss
it looks a little empty underneath the tree
and I know this reflects pretty badly on me
I really hope she knows I'd give her anything

I hope that she won't be upset
cuz I wouldn't ever forget
and I don't want to regret

CH3:
But what am I supposed to get for the girl who's got
everything
a laugh that makes me smile
warmth that helps me sleep at night
something in her eyes
that shakes me like no thing I've ever seen
she's got everything

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

ALL reunion show

ALL played a reunion show on 27 January 2008 with Scott Reynolds (who left ALL after the excellent 1992 Percolator album) on vocals. Here's a youtube clip of ALL at the Aggie filmed by Jeff Reese.

Beastwars - IV

After over a year off for various reasons, we have returned solely because we wanted to review the new Beastwars album. I really w...