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Motif Magazine reviews the DVD Release Show for The Final Obsession
What’s the perfect way for a film to ring in its glorious transition to DVD? With live music, of course! That’s what was on tap at The Parlour on North Main in Providence last Saturday. Local musician and comedy whiz Adam Theroux (who you might know as Hank Sinatra Jr. ) recently directed a thrilling suspense film called The Final Obsession and a bunch of The Creative Capital’s finest gathered to celebrate the film’s DVD release. Singer-songwriter Dan White (who also acted in the film), indie fuzz fiends Six Star General, Theroux’s revival of his music project Bi Anal Ham Sandwich and hair metal maniacs Teazer put on a rocking array of riffs and laughs. As the saying goes, if you weren’t here then you weren’t anywhere.
Igniting the festivities with an acoustic guitar and keyboard, Theroux as Bi Anal Ham Sandwich took the stage with heavy doses of hilarity. Spelled wrong but on point, “Hyroglyphics” had Theroux singing about creating drawings of himself in his own image and how cool they’d be. An homage to an essential appliance, “Extension Cord” gave a long neglected outlet some love. Rick-rolling the crowd with a keyboard rendition of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” as a whistling take on No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak” had everyone chuckling. He ending his performance with a request from the crowd, “Girl With Pink Eyes.”
With an elegant backwoods style, Dan White went up with an acoustic of his own for a soothing array of tunes. White has a booming and soulful voice that comes straight from the heart; it took over the room and it grabbed everyone’s undivided attention. A mix of songs telling stories of evading outlaws, heartbreak and self-doubt made for a magnificent set. It was really good to see White back playing again after a little hiatus. Make sure to catch him next time he plays in your neighborhood.
Straight out of Warren is a band very much loved by a certain columnist who writes for Motif — Six Star General got highly amplified. Old school punk in the vein of Husker Du and Built To Spill resonated throughout The Parlour with thunderous authority. The trio of Mark “Slick” MacDougall on bass, Kyle Jackson on guitar and Daniel Ulmschneider on drums kicked total musical ass. Slick’s bass has that raw, fuzzy tone you have to fall in love with. Jackson nailed the solos on his red hot rod fashioned guitar with precision. Ulmschneider proved he’s one of the most underrated drummers in The Ocean State by how powerful he is with his sticks. Six Star General should be putting out something new in the near future; keep track of MacDougall’s label 75orLess Records at 75orLess.com
Finishing the night off was a band that’s always a treat to see live. One of the best metal bands in Rhode Island, Teazer have a distinct habit of bringing the house down and on Saturday, they brought an epic amount of scorching guitar riffs and sheer, unadulterated intensity. There are few quartets as talented as Ray Manzera on guitar, Bobbi Deluca on bass, Bobbi’s brother Scotti “The Hammer” Deluca on drums and frontman Denny Palmari. These guys always bring the goods on stage, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden fans take notice. You’re guaranteed to have a good time when Teazer is playing, so go out and see them live to get rocked.
Overall, a very fun night. Fantastic music all around and for something equally fantastic, get a DVD copy of The Final Obsession. It features a few local celebrities showing their acting chops and it’s bound to send chills up your spine. Also, head over to The Parlour if you haven’t yet. They have something happening every night, and they have all the whiskey and beer you can ask for along with some fantastic food.
Order Your Copy Of The Final Obsession Here: http://thefinalobsession.weebly.com
The Parlour’s Website: http://theparlourri.com
Bi Anal Ham Sandwich On Last.Fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Bi+Anal+Ham+Sandwich
Six Star General’s Website: http://sixstargeneral.com
Teazer on BandCamp: https://teazerrocksyourfaceri.bandcamp.com
The Final Obsession DVD
75OL-228 Adam Theroux’s The Final Obsession DVD
$10.00 S&H Included
DVD includes the original film and over an hour of outtakes.
The Final Obsession, an Adam Theroux film starring Wensday Greenbaum, Dan White, Alexander Platt, Rev Al Mighty, Brandon Ward, Joseph Petrucci, Katie Roach, Brittany Boudreau, Randy Bush, Meg Perry and more….
When Rebecca’s life begins to mirror her art as a made-for-tv actress, she comes face to face with betrayal, violence, and the one who loves her most of all. Will the queen of the small screen be able to survive her biggest fan’s affections, or will this be The Final Obsession?
“The only thing I craved was for the film to be longer.” – Watch This Space Magazine
“Theroux’s got some moments that will get under your skin, and into your head.” – Sonic Cinema
“The Final Obsession is a clever, fun, genre-hybrid.” – The Film Philosopher
Jaguar Hands – Self Titled
75OL-226 Jaguar Hands – Self Titled
$8.00 S&H Included
Digital download is available here
Track Listing
1. Venom 03:15
2. St. Peter 03:18
3. Water to the Dead 02:53
4. Destitution 01:56
5. Cataclysm 04:39
6. Whiskey 02:48
7. Soft Metal 05:04
The debut release by Jaguar Hands is seven jagged-edged songs with roots in punk and shoegaze, played as fast as possible (with the exception of the somber, ethereal “Soft Metal”) and fronted by twin Fender Jaguars for that extra-jangly sound. These songs, written over the course of a year, have found common ground somewhere in between Sonic Youth and The Smiths, best played at loud volume while generally upset and even better when intoxicated. The theme is disaster, disappointment, and overall disillusionment. Enjoy.
The Funcrushers – Self Titled
75OL-215 The Funcrushers – Self Titled
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Digital download is available here
Track Listing
1. Bird
2. HR Nightmare
3. Secret Beach
4. Rampart
5. Tex Murphy
6. Sunset Interlude
7. Mothman
8. Javi Tavi
9. Seamantics
10. Threeve
11. Monkee Torture
12. Odd World
13. TV Ripoff
14. Fond Farewell
15. Lazarus Reflex
16. Receptable Modestly Priced
17. Long Drive
The Funcrushers are Pete Lima and Jesse Roy. The album was recorded in November 2008, and took close to 7 years to be completed. Somehow a rough mix leaked and since then there has been great speculation that this was the greatest unreleased surf album ever created by two guys from Seekonk. The all instrumental record is very much in the style of Man or Astro-Man?, as far as spacey surf punk. Highlight tracks include the sprawling “Rampart,” “Seamantics” and the soothing “Fond Farewell.”
Radio Carbon – Caveman Ballads
75OL-227 Radio Carbon – Caveman Ballads CD
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Digital download available here
Track Listing
1. On Fire
2. Split My Head
3. Recluse
4. Brain Worm
5. Faces To Nowhere
6. Time To Stop Time
7. Kick Me I’m Shit
Some have said that all songs are made of ancient, primal melodies reaching back to the dawn of modern man. When one stands in the caves of France, gazing upon art tens of thousands of years old, the sounds and rhythms and music of the Paleolithic can be heard in the beat of the heart. So it is with the songs of Rhode Island music group, Radio Carbon.
Born with an instinctual need to create, these four gentlemen of song have reached into the base, animal depths of their brains to craft music with the raw power of the cave man. But, like the rivers that bring the waters from ancient glaciers to the sea, Radio Carbon looks to bring its influence of the past into the future. All members bring varied experience and flair; crafting simple, powerful songs and striving for a genuine and true resulting creation.
Allysen Callery at The Stomping Ground
The Stomping Ground
132 Main St Putnam, CT 06260
8pm
Look Around You Fall 2015 75orLess Compilation
75OL-231 Look Around You – Fall 2015 75orLess Compilation
36 TRACKS WITH ARTWORK AND INFO – 257MB ZIP FILE
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We have made only 25 copies of this 2xCD collection. These will be included free with any label purchase of $20 until they are gone. These are not for sale.
This is a collection of songs culled from the albums and ep’s released (and to be released soon) by the RI-based 75orLess Records from 2014-15. Also included are some one-off tracks. This is a 36 song free compilation. Some rights reserved. Don’t be a dick.
Track Listing
01 Groundhawgs – “Mr Walks On Water” (from their August 2015 album Let’s Get Dark)
02 Jaguar Hands – “Venom” (from their upcoming self titled Sept 2015 album)
03 The Funcrushers – “HR Nightmare” (from their self titled September 2015 album)
04 Feng Shui Police – “Steps” (from their May 2015 album Thank You)
05 Brook, Bear and the Elephant – “Crushing Clouds” (from their June 2015 album Montreal)
06 Jets Can’t Land – “I Can’t Do That, Dave” (from the upcoming album You Can’t Linger On)
07 Karma Rocket – “Providence” (from their July 2015 album Parts to Pieces)
08 Gavage – “The Suggestibles” (from their October 2015 Self Titled album)
09 The diePods – “Die A Little” (from the July 2015 album II)
10 Sam Hill – “Wait For Me” (from the August 2015 album Sonja)
11 Oughts – “Work Phone” (from the upcoming double EP)
12 Radio Carbon – “Kick Me I’m Shit” (from their September 2015 album Caveman Ballads)
13 Outlaw in Peru – “Profile In The Rock” (from their upcoming album)
14 Black Oil Incinerator – “Cards On The Table” (from their album Live At Dusk)
15 Coma Coma – “Last Night” (from their January 2015 album New American Dream)
16 Suicide Bill & The Liquors – “Irish Eyes” (from the January 2015 album Cricket Wisdom)
17 Chris Evil & the Taints – “9 Lives” (from their Blackout album)
18 Bill Keough – “Back to the Punk Rock” (from his album The Slow Get Up)
19 Jodie Treloar – “I’m OK” (from her May 2015 album Voila)
20 Eric Ott – “Little Wars” (from his upcoming album In Lieu of Flowers)
21 Crotchthrottle – “Hexaflexagon” (from the upcoming album Whatever We’re Calling The Next Album)
22 The Lincoln Tunnel – “Big Decision” (from their September 2015 album Today 2.0)
23 Everett Brothers Moving Company – “Up On The Sun” (Meat Puppets cover)
24 Bob Kendall – “Dazed” (from his self titled album)
25 Jordan Everett Associates – “House Up On The Hill” (from their upcoming Self Titled album)
26 Stan – “(Let) Sleeping Liars Lie” (from the upcoming album Stanland)
27 Matt Fraza – “Too Much Love” (from his Let Trouble Go album)
28 The Spectacular Fantastic – “Wasting All My Time” (from his upcoming album)
29 Lloyd’s Llamas – “The Barker” (from their album Cool The Burn)
30 gladhouse – “Follow You Down” (from their album Goldencloud)
31 Allysen Callery – “Blue Bayou” (Roy Orbison cover)
32 Jacob Haller – “(I’m Sick Of) This American Life (from the May 2015 album Cabin Fever)
33 Thrift Store Ransom – “Cold Blue” (from their self titled June 2015 album)
34 Sick Pills – “Take It All” (from their March 2015 album Under My Skin)
35 Bonnaventure James – “Chinuuk” (from his April 2015 Not By A Mile EP)
36 Melz Durston – “Who Am I?”
The Lincoln Tunnel – Today 2.0
75OL-212 The Lincoln Tunnel – Today 2.0
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Digital download is available here
1 Damn, I Wear It Well
2 Big Decision
3 All Together Wrong
4 Friend of the Roses
5 Making Cents and Taking Vows
6 Elemental Sun
7 Our Mother’s Sons
8 Ordinary Sky
9 Memphis
10 Line My Pockets
The Lincoln Tunnel is proud to announce the release of their debut record. Comprised of former members of Maria Monk, Garage Sale Picasso, and The Benedictions, The Lincoln Tunnel take their cue from the likes of The Replacements, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, and Modest Mouse. Full of big hooks, loud guitars, and a compelling songwriting, Today 2.0 is the introduction to this versatile rock and roll band.
The Lincoln Tunnel is Christian Caldarone, John Menard, Keith Menard, and Mike Tomasso.
“The debut release from the Lincoln Tunnel is a mess of indie rock, Americana and
mariachi horns thrown together like a Jackson Pollock painting where against all odds,
it somehow works.” – M. Clarkin, Motif
Motif Magazine reviews The Funcrushers and The Lincoln Tunnel
Alt-Nation: Handsome Pete and Lincoln Tunnel
Handsome Pete’s Birthday Shitshow – The Funcrushers – Self-Titled CD Release (75orLessRecords)
Longtime local music fixture Handsome Pete Lima’s annual birthday never fails to live up to its billing. This year will be no exception as it includes a self titled CD Release for Lima’s surf rock band, The Funcrushers, who no longer exist. His new surf rock band, The Anchorites, will play instead. That’s a little confusing so I contacted Handsome Pete to get the lowdown. As far as The Funcrushers CD, I’ve heard bits of the album over the years, but it was always around 4am in a practice space in Olneyville so those memories are sketchy. I feared the record was lost forever in a warehouse next to Dr. Dre’s Detox album. Happily, the lost Funcrushers record has resurfaced and is even better than I remembered. The all instrumental record is very much in the style of Man or Astro-Man? as far as spacey surf punk. Highlight tracks include the sprawling “Rampart,” “Seamantics” and the soothing “Fond Farewell.” The whole album is something one can listen to on repeat because it just has a great chill atmosphere for sunny days.
Marc Clarkin: There are a lot urban legends surrounding The Funcrushers. Who is in the band and how long have they been together?
Handsome Pete Lima: The Funcrushers are myself and Jesse Roy, who I’ve known since the 5th grade. We recorded the record in November 2008, and we only played together for maybe 6 months before that. There were never any plans for it to be an active project; initially we just wanted to document what we had written and I wanted to try my hand at recording and mixing. The entire process was kind of a nightmare up until this past year or so, when I finally learned the “right” way to approach mixing. Somehow a rough mix leaked and since then there has been great speculation that this was the greatest unreleased surf album ever created by two guys from Seekonk.
MC: Some call this record a very political instrumental record. Did it start out that way?
HPL: If you listen closely to the lyrics on this album you would be hard pressed to disagree with any of our political leanings. We are all things to all people
MC: I believe it was Cream magazine that likened the record as the surf rock answer to Dr. Dre’s Detox and GnR’s Chinese Democracy. Do you think that’s fair?
HPL: During the 6+ years it took to finish the record, I can totally relate. The only thing I can say for sure is that it’s better than Chinese Democracy, and I’ve never even heard it.
MC: Oh it was the best thing GnR ever put out! Who is in The Anchorites and how would you describe the sound?
HPL: The Anchorites are myself and Kevin Bowden on guitars, Bobby Gregory on drums, and Chris Monti on bass. The sound is based on the traditional surf rock style, but it’s a definitely a little rough around the edges. Man or Astro-Man? is obviously a huge influence along with Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet and maybe some of the twang of the Flat Duo Jets thrown in there.
MC: What are The Anchorites’ upcoming plans? And what is it about the band that has publications like The Source magazine saying that The Anchorites are far superior to any band today?
HPL: We’ve already started working on writing tracks for our debut EP. I’m hoping to have it out sometime before 2022. We just wanna show people that it takes a little more than reverb to have a “surf” sound. After such high praises, I’m really hoping they invite us to the Source awards. I wanna take a selfie with Diddy.
Handsome Pete’s Birthday Shitshow featuring performances by Teazer and The Anchorites will rock The Met Café on August 21. The show will also be your first chance to get the new CD by The Funcrushers.
The Lincoln Tunnel – Today 2.0 (75orLess Records)
The debut release from the Lincoln Tunnel is a mess of indie rock, Americana and mariachi horns thrown together like a Jackson Pollock painting where against all odds, it somehow works. On Today 2.0, Lincoln Tunnel come out swinging like Mike Tyson with the frenetic “Damn, I Wear It Well,” which has the gall to sound like a cross between The Gun Club and the Jim Carroll Band. “Big Decision” and “All Together Wrong” are rockers that get bailed out by big infectious choruses, but otherwise would have no redeeming value. The horns on “Friend of the Roses” invoke bands like Mariachi El Bronx, but I can’t picture singer/guitarist Christian Caldarone being able to pull off a sombrero. On “Memphis” they have the nerve to sound like pre-sober Replacements — think “Left of the Dial” on meth. “Makin’ Cents & Takin’ Vows” and “Line My Pockets” turn to Americana folk. Begrudgingly, I’ll admit to really liking the lyrics on the latter. “Ordinary Sun” was probably a mistake because it is just an all around good tune with a soaring skyscraper hook.
75orLess Records presents a triple CD release show featuring new biscuits and performances by Lincoln Tunnel, Karma Rocket, and Groundhawgs. As an added bonus, Jets Can’t Land will also rock the house and it all goes down at The Parlour on August 29.
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