various artists - How We Rock

Think of this as a sophomore-level sampler of the sleaze rock days of the early aughts, which are being celebrated by my peers and old acquaintances. I guess you can call me a "well wisher", in as much as I don't wish anyone any specific harm.

What were we talking about again? Medium drugs? The last great rock 'n' roll major label spending spree? How low-res a scan of the cover I found?

I promise, the cover of the CD/2xLP is a lot more attractive than what appears here. And the artist list (the Hives, Turbonegro, New Bomb Turks, Supersuckers, RFTC) is front to back awesome, just a fist pumping, head banging, hip thrusting tracklist that still takes you out behind the elementary school and gets you pregnant.

Discogs

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The Lost Patrol Band - s/t

While I think it'd be terribly presumptuous to say Tony Pence is one of my top bros, he's absolutely on my Top 5 List of Musical Gurus. I can run a finger along a rack of CDs or box of 7"s at the house, and at least 30% were purchased as a result of something he's played me, or name-dropped, or pointed out in a zine. I had a dream about owning a record store; he went out and actually opened it. A good dude with impeccable taste...which is why I like to bring him toys.

Case in point: the Lost Patrol Band. There's a good chance I would have come to find these cats eventually. But shortly after he opened Celebrated Summer, I paid Tony a visit, and he was playing this. Great guitar pop? You betcha. Ex- & current members of damned near every great Swedish punk rock band? Absolutely, kitten. I had to have it. But what would stand in my way? It turned out some legal troubles over the band name led to the entire catalog being taken out of print. A low down dirty shame. But no Wayans project ever stood in my way. I pinned this butterfly down in a 3rd floor walkup in Pittsburgh last year. Asking price? $6. Beautiful.

/just finished watching The Kid Stays In The Picture










The Lost Patrol Band - s/t
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RIYL: tight jeans, "Who Put The Bomp?", stripes