Long Gone Loser

Episode 161 – This Conversation Is Getting Us Nowhere

longgoneloser — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:11:09 +0000

The first show of 2012 and what better way to kick off a show on the very evil Friday the 13th. Nothing but great tunes in this week’s show. New songs, old songs, classic songs, awesome songs, songs songs songs! Something for everyone. Get on it by clicking here and listening now or right click and save as on this link and download the mp3 of it for later listening or for your iPods.

Enjoy tunes by:
Dear Landlord
Young Guv & The Scuzz
The Riptides
Mott The Hoople
MC5
Bridge & Tunnel
Signals Midwest
Dum Dum Girls
The Carrier
Lemuria
Archers Of Loaf
The Turpentines
Pink Fairies
Gamits

Episode 160 – Nothing For Me (The 2011 Christmas Show)

longgoneloser — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:15:00 +0000

This here is the 2011 Long Gone Loser Christmas Show where I play nothing but Christmas tunes. This year’s lot has turned up some good tunes that I felt you needed to hear. There’s not a lot else to say really except that you need to tune in now and crank this up cos let’s face it, for the most part, Christmas albums / songs are shit but the rock ones are always good. Click here to get the party started or right click and save as on this link and download the mp3 for later.

Enjoy tunes by:
Ash
The Vindictives
Marvelous 3
The Wonder Years
Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction
Fucked Up
Bubble
The Muffs
Marc Bolan & T Rex
The Dirtbombs
Cheap Trick
Man Overboard

Episode 159 – To Serve Man… It’s A Cookbook!

longgoneloser — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:57:25 +0000

So bust this, Peta was busy flippin’ burgers so was unable to be a part of this week’s show so that gave me free reign to go hardcore with the music and play tons of rad shit. Not that I wouldn’t have played it anyway but you know what I mean. There’s tons of stories about discovering bands, buying records, etc. The usual stuff that you have grown to love (hate?) from the LGL Rock Show. Anyway, click here, turn it up and get groovin’. Busy at the moment? Ok, so listen later by right click and save as on this link. Bingo! Everyone’s kicked a goal!

Enjoy tunes by:
Rise And Fall
Leadfinger
The Replacements
Give Up The Ghost
Project X
The Sword
Pulling Teeth
Cheerio
Anthrax
Cramp
The Undertones
Hellmenn
Ratcat
Chuck Ragan
Earl Lee Grace
The Cult

Episode 158 – We Still Got Something To Prove

longgoneloser — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:24:35 +0000

To be honest, we actually recorded this on Wednesday night but you’re hearing it now. Both Peta and I were busy attending gigs and we weren’t going to be available on the usual weekend spot so here we are, Saturday morning and you get delivered straight to your iTunes or whatever you use, the latest episode of the LGL Rock Show. This week we play so many songs and I reckon I can go on record as saying this is the only podcast around that will gladly play both Nuclear Assault and The Tower And The Fool on the same episode. Yep, that’s how I roll. Regardless, there’s a ton of great music packed into this week’s show so click here and listen now or be ‘that guy’ and right click and save as on this link and listen to it later. Either way, you can be sure you will here amazing tunes by these bands:

The Meanies
Have Nots
The Dopamines
Spermbirds
Guttermouth
Bodyjar
Nursery Crimes
Midlife Crisis
Nuclear Assault
With My Foot
The Tower And The Fool
Hot Rod Circuit
Red City Radio
Righteous Pigs
Off With Their Heads
The Cooper Temple Clause

Episode 157 – This Podcast Wrote Holden Caulfield

longgoneloser — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:53:50 +0000

Back after a 3 week hiatus, this week’s show may be Petaless as she is busy being that girl who goes to 5 gigs in 5 days while I am left here to spin records and keep you peoples interested in awesomeness. So here we go. This week there’s new songs by new bands, plus old songs by old bands and a bunch of bands inbetween. There’s tour talk, show reviews, and good all round awesomeness. Most importantly though is the amount of amazing tunes that were played this week. Go on, tune in now and start listening. Just click here to play it today without delay or right click and save as on this link to download an mp3 file and crank it up at your leisure. Don’t say I don’t do anything for ya.

Enjoy music by:
The Monsters
The Records
The Kidnappers
Union Hearts
7 Seconds
Young Governor
Marvelous Darlings
Daytrader
Fireworks
Snuff
Parasites
Mudhoney
OFF!
The Raydios
The Potential Johns
Green Day
The Damned
Sex Pistols

ANTHRAX – “Worship Music” (Nuclear Blast / Riot!)

longgoneloser — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:27:57 +0000

Just how good are Anthrax? Heaps good! Now I saw Anthrax back in 1990 on their Persistence Of Time tour and they were great. Like really great. And here’s a story from that show: They played at the Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide. This was back in the days when cameras were not allowed into venues so being a 15 year old punk with complete disregard for the rules, I snuck my camera in. Stuffed down the front of my pants, as I ran to the front of the stage, I got busted by security and they told me that I couldn’t bring my camera into the venue and that I had to hand it over to them. I wasn’t gonna hand over my camera so I told the security that I’d take the film out and give to him as I wasn’t going to give him my camera in case I never saw him again. Also, cos I sneakily had a second roll of film in my pocket. Yep, I’m that guy. So I opened the camera and gave him the roll of film inside and then got my place in the front row. Was quite happy with my spot. I befriended a photographer who was waiting to take photos of the bands and he had a bunch of photo passes around his neck. Since I was a punk kid with no manners, I asked him if I could have it. To my surprise, he happily gave the pass to me and to this day it resides in my office hanging with my other passes and knick knacks. Pretty happy with that! But the awesomeness of this story doesn’t end there. Trust me, it gets better. So on came the support band, Massappeal, and they were tops. I was a huge fan of their recorded works and was super happy to see that they were added as the support band to the Anthrax show, no matter how much of a mismatch some would say these 2 bands were. They played all the hits from their Nobody Likes A Thinker and Jazz albums and I was left with a feeling of “best 3rd gig ever!”

After Massappeal’s set was done, half an hour went by and the lights dimmed and out came Anthrax. I was stoked! They sounded awesome. The Thebarton Theatre is always good for sound and it’s a decent venue all round. So I started snapping photos, all the while trying not to let the security catch me (keeping in mind I was front row so it wasn’t an easy task) when about 45 minutes in, vocalist Joey Belladonna notices me taking a photo of him. I was like “oh fuck! I’m screwed now” as he leaned towards me and asked me to give him the camera. I was like “what do I do?!?!?!?!” and being the fanboy I was (and probably still am), I handed the camera to him, thinking to myself that I was busted and not allowed to take anymore photos and I’d be lucky if my mum ever saw her camera again. To my surprise, Joey aimed the camera at me and snapped a photo of me in the front row enjoying the show and handed the camera back to me. I was dumbfounded. I couldn’t believe what had happened. Especially the way the security were on my way in with my camera but instead, the security did nothing to stop it so my guess is that once the approval from the band was acknowledged, not a single fuck was given. The metal heads around me all seemed surprised at what had happened and were all like “fuckin’ hell! That was awesome!” This photo still makes me smile and is a good reminder of my youth.

Now here I am, 21 years later, reviewing one of the most anticipated albums of the year! Anthrax have returned to form with their latest album of awesomeness, Worship Music, complete with vocalist Belladonna back in the saddle; His first studio album with the band in almost 20 years. I was eager to hear this new offering because I always liked Joey’s melodic style of vocals. So when I first heard this new album, I was blown away. Anthrax are back. Bigtime, baby! They’ve always been a band who know how to write great tunes and this album shows a true return to form with great riffs, huge tight production and Joey’s vocals are in fine form. While yes, it is a far stretch from the likes of Spreading The Disease, Among The Living or State of Euphoria, Worship Music is still a collection of tunes that kick some serious ass. Not only fans of Anthrax will dig it but if you’re a fan of metal, there’s something here you’ll enjoy. It’s the 80’s Anthrax that’s modernised themselves with the times without losing the spirit that made you dig ‘em in the first place. Pretty damn happy with this one.

Order your copy now from Riot!: http://www.riotact.com.au/artists/a/anthrax/

THE MONSTERS – “Pop Up Yours!” (Voodoo Rhythm)

longgoneloser — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:26:21 +0000

I don’t think the world was ever really ready for The Monsters yet here we are again, 25 years later and the blues trash garage schlock rockers from Switzerland have returned with another slab of tasty raw goodness. I remember the first day I heard The Monsters. I listened to them purely because they were referenced in an interview, I think, with The Mummies, and so I checked them out. This was back in the Myspace days, or maybe it was earlier. I just knew that from the first moment I heard them, I liked it. I was a huge fan of the Estrus Crust series and the garage bands of the ilk so these cats appealed to me immediately. After hearing The Monsters and Voodoo Rhythm main-man, Reverend Beat-Man’s gazillion side projects, I found myself asking just where he finds the time. Well, time is something he obviously has enough of because 25 years on of countless releases throughout the years shows that he is not only prolific but the guy obviously just doesn’t sleep. And thank god for that!

This new 14 track offering from The Monsters is, to put it in the simplest of terms as to not confuse those who have been subjected to shitty descriptions by mainstream magazines and pretentious journalists: Fantastic! I love it! In fact, I would even like to go on record and state that this is probably my favourite Monsters release to date. Yeah, true story. It has all the swagger, riffs, sleaze and class (or lack of) as previous Monsters releases and the sound / production / recording is some of the best and slickest that the band has ever used and sounded. I was impressed. Even when it’s raw, it’s still sounding slicker than the likes of their earlier works. Some may disagree but whatever, this is definitely a winner and deserves to be on your “best of 2011” lists. It’ll be on mine!

Order your copy on CD / LP from: http://www.voodoorhythm.com/

Episode 156 – You Cannot Tame This Rocking Hurricane

longgoneloser — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:47:26 +0000

Recently Damo went to Japan and tonight he and Peta celebrate his return with rock n roll music and some drunken antics. Peta started on the beers early while Damo span the tunes and the results were a mess of ramblings and stories about Japan. There’s anything and everything on tonight’s show and some of the best music you will ever hear in your life including a spin of the new Firestarter single. To hear this episode now in all its glory, click here or if you want to download an mp3 to listen to later, right click and save as on this link.

Enjoy tunes by:
Slayer
Firestarter
Jawbreaker
The Methadones
Bad Religion
Shrapnel
Big Kids
Number 2
The Stupids
TSAR
Harvest Smoke
The Cherry Bombz

Episode 155 – Don’t Blame It On The Ocean Floor

longgoneloser — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:44:14 +0000

Tonight’s episode is another long show with Damo and Peta talking antics, Frenzal Rhomb, cheap tour merchandise, leaked albums, the death of the CD and the awesomeness of vinyl, the randomness of Google, why Rancid won’t tour Australia anymore, swollen ankles in moshpit tragedies, the girl at the post office, fisting, and so much more. If you wanna get started on this episode right now, click here and open your ears. If you would rather download the file as an mp3 to listen to later, click here. Have fun!

Enjoy tunes by:
Iron Chic
The Chuck Norris Experiment
Sebastian Bach
Teenage Bottlerocket
Screeching Weasel
The Horrible Crowes
Off With Their Heads
Flotsam & Jetsam
Maximum The Hormone
Mariachi El Bronx
Hole
Hardcore Superstar
Heaven The Axe
Nerf Herder

SEBASTIAN BACH – “Kicking & Screaming” (Frontiers / Riot!)

longgoneloser — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:30:02 +0000

Back when I was in year 10, this dude in my art class came to school one day wearing a chain hanging from his ear to his nose ring. I had to laugh. I mean, really, the dude thought he was Rachel Bolan. He did that whole glam / hard rock look but you know how some dudes can just do that shit and others can’t? Yeah, he couldn’t. Skid Row were awesome. He wasn’t. Still, regardless, that first Skid Row album was a real classic record of that era. Even today it still stands the test of time. Every time I hear that scream before the last chorus of I Remember You, I am always amazed at just how good the vocals are on that record. A classic!

Now, fast forward 22 years later and what we have here is one trusty effort. And to still continuously be churning out quality music in this day and age is quite the feat. Why? Cos some days I think being Sebastian Bach must be pretty tiring. I mean, think about it: no doubt every single day since his departure from Skid Row back in 1996, he’s probably had some dickbag ask him “so will you ever reform with Skid Row?” Hell, I know I am sick of reading about it. Nostalgia heads need to understand that Seb ain’t going back so let bygones be bygones and just accept the fact that he’s simply moved on. And his latest solo effort, Kicking & Screaming proves this.

Carrying on from the success of his previous album, Angel Down, (which, if you haven’t heard, is one kickass ball of awesomeness), this ball tearin’ follow up is nothing short of an abundance of heavy rock and is sure to please every fan of the man with the instantly recognisable scream. Or, dare I say it, those who loved everything that was great about Skid Row’s second opus, Slave To The Grind (and really, if you don’t dig that record then your opinion on music is, from here on in, null and void. Hey, I don’t make the rules).

The album heads full force into some groovin’ riffage and it ain’t long til Seb’s wail is heard through the chorus of the album’s title track which is also the first single. Not a bad way to get things going and I can see instantly why people will be drawn to it. Personally, I like different songs on this album for different reasons. The balls-out rockers like My Own Worst Enemy and Dance On Your Grave pack a hell of a punch while the ballads and tender jams like I’m Alive and Wishin’ are equally as powerful and don’t lose any of the album’s momentum. There’s shades of Seb’s entire musical past presented here; from Skid Row to his previous solo efforts. No songs about trains though so fans of the Trailer Park Boys may feel a little unsatisfied. Alas, a great effort nonetheless and I hope this means we’ll see Bach and band head our way for some shows in the new year.