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Monday, March 30, 2009
The scene at THE HUNCHBACK E.P. record release event...
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tonight in Philadelphia

TestosterTunes: You excited for LIQUOR STORE'S Philadelphia debut?
SARIM: Ffffuck yea. Im tryin to fix all the gear. Were practicin too. Probably takin two cars.
Come see Sarim (pictured above, left) lead LIQUOR STORE, a Hard Rock band from North Jersey with 9 guitarists and 2 drummers, at Pi Lambda Pi Frat House at 3914 Spruce Street in Philadelphia. Other acts include WATERY LOVE & KURT VILE & the VIOLATORS. Probably the last time you'll see all the Violators on-stage together until late 2009...
Sunday, March 22, 2009
PINK REASON gig announcement, etc..

There's a gig on Wednesday at 11th & Race in the Loft District of downtown Philadelphia. Details above, everyone with $5 is invited. Those without $5 can go get fucked in hell.
Also be sure to listen to MUSIC FOR YOUR METHLAB on your iPod, or if times are tough, on your Zune. Click here to peek at a playlist and download the broadcast.
And THE HUNCBACKBACK E.P. by KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS continues to be available. Buy it from your favorite music retailer or (if you live in the United States) paypal $13 to TestosterTunes at Gmail . Com to have it sent to you.
Lastly, there's a record release event for KV & the Violators on Friday March 27 @ Pi Lambda Pi Frat House at 3914 Spruce Street. Be there.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
KURT VILE & FNU RONNIES live at SXSW and elsewhere
THE HUNCHBACK E.P. by KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS seems to be flying out the door at this early stage. You can give the title track a listen over here. Check your favorite underground music mailorder seller or independently owned record store today. Astute readers and listeners will notice that the word 'percussion' is misspelled on the back cover and that there is no written indication that the record is meant to be spun at 45 revolutions per minute.
FNU RONNIES are peppering the continental U.S. with performances. They've been absolutely fierce the last few times in Philadelphia. Let us know how they unleash their contempt away from home. Read a rare interview with the band over here and ask about buying a copy of Golem Smoke when you seem 'em.
KURT VILE (SXSW dates w/ Violators Jesse Turbo & Mike Zeng. Other dates with all the Violators if you're lucky.)
Mar 19 2009 7:00P
Club 1808 w/ CRYSTAL STILTS, VIVIAN GIRLS, + a bunch of others... mexican summer party, etc Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 3:00P
House Show w/ EAT SKULL, PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT, RTFO BANDWAGON, and others... Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 7:00P
the Moose Lodge w/ SILVER PINES, NITE JEWEL, and others... Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 11:00P
the Music Gym w/ ENDLESS BOOGIE, and COCONUTS: No Quarter showcase Austin, Texas
Mar 21 2009 5:00P
Woodsist Party @ Ms Beas w/ BLANK DOGS, PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT, WAVVES, WOODS, EAT SKULL, + more... Austin, Texas
Mar 22 2009 8:00P
beerland Austin, Texas
Mar 27 2009 8:00P
RICHIE RECORD RELEASE SHOW: at pilam w/ Liquor Store west philly, Pennsylvania
Apr 3 2009 8:00P
silent barn w/ US GIRLS, BIRDS OF MAYA ridgewood, New York
Apr 4 2009 8:00P
w/ US GIRLS, GARY WAR ithaca, New York
FNU RONNIES
Mar 18 2009 8:00P
HOUSE X HOUSE feast Denton, Texas
Mar 19 2009 8:00P
Siltbreeze showcase @ soho lounge Austin, Texas
Apr 17 2009 8:00P
TOTALLY WIRED VEST: Belvedere’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Apr 19 2009 8:00P
wesyelan UNIVERSITY w/ WHITE SUNS middletown, Connecticut
Apr 21 2009 8:00P
SILENT BARN: w/ DRUNKDRIVER-GOLDEN ERROR-POP.1280 Brooklyn, New York
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
TUES DAY NIGHT MUSIC NIGHT
Yo Philadelphia.. come celebrate 30 years of Last Straw's Max Milgram (pictured above) tonight at TUES DAY NIGHT MUSIC NIGHT at Atlantis: The Lost Bar on 2442 Frankford Avenue. No cover, 3$ PBC Pints, and fine recorded music will keep you captive until last call. No green beers or Bangers or Mash or anything like that will be served either.
Also, preorders of THE HUNCHBACK E.P. by KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS will all be in the mail by tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
THE HUNCHBACK E.P. by KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS

“THE HUNCHBACK E.P.”
12" Vinyl Record + mp3 download
Compact Disc in late March
Richie Records // TestosterTunes #21
Check for west coast tourdates and SXSW appearances here.. myspace.com/kurtvileofphilly
READY TO SHIP NEXT WEEK.. Pre-orders cost $13 check or PayPal to TestosterTunes_@_gmail_._com.
Checks and Money Orders to Richie Charles / Box 63603 / Philadelphia PA / 19147
Pay $16 if you want us to throw in a copy of Kurt's out of print split vinyl single w/ the Beat Jams, containing the tunes "Freeway in Mind" and "Everyone is Talkin'" from 2007.
Non-U.S. buyers can expect a lower standard of living and a higher price for this item. Get in touch before paypaling.
Distributors? Send an email.
Quick update..
Here's a typical question from a CLOCKCLEAN ER fan. It comes from Mike Robinson of Austin, Texas. He asks...
"What's up with this gay ass ticket stuf for the show?"
Answer: Just do what it says and leave me alone.
In other news, check back real soon for ordering information for THE HUNCHBACK E.P. by KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS...
Monday, March 09, 2009
Friday, March 06, 2009
Kurt Vile in Europe, West Coast, & SXSW
Also, international music fans should check out Kurt Vile in exotic locales this month. Kurt's bringing known Violator Jesse Turbo along for the ride. Sweet-voiced strummer Meg Baird will be at some gigs as well. This crew should fit in nicely with the dated weirdos of Old Europe and the unemployed layabouts on the west coast of the USA. Eager rock jocks at the endurance test called South by Southwest ought to take note as well.

So yeah take a peak..
Thursday, February 26, 2009
It's Just the Goddamn Truth
From the source...
Current mood:
Category: Life
Thank you.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
MUSIC FOR YOUR METHLAB for DOWNLOAD
Here's a treat: 2 non-consecutive broadcasts of MUSIC FOR YOUR METHLAB all bundled up and available for download on sendpace.com where they send big files the easy way. Playing all manner of guitar-driven rock music made by dirtbags for a dirtbag audience, MUSIC FOR YOUR METHLAB delights Philadelphia area listeners on terrestrial radio each and every Thursday morning at drive-time from 7 to 9AM on 91.7 FM and on the web at wkdu.org.
Here's the playlist from February 19, with a clunker out the gates and a hot streak of American Midwest HC down the stretch...
Mittagspause – Herrenreiter
So Cow – Moon Geun Young
Gods Gift – Discipline
The Sussed – I Wanna Conform
Aus Lauter Liebe – Ein Herz in Not
Suzannes – Teenage Abortion
Squad – Red Alert
Last Rights – Chunks
Dogs – Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl
GG Allin – I Live To Be Hated**
Chain Gang – Satanic Rockers**
Killdozer – Man vs. Nature**
Die Kreuzen – In School (demo)**
Necros – Police Brutality (single)**
Negative Approach – Your Mistake**
The Fix – Vengeance (EP)**
Die Kreuzen – Land of Treason**
Bored Youth – Outcast**
Big Black – Cables (live)**
Skrewdriver – You're So Dumb
Group Bombino – Amidinine*
Romford Stompers – Dead Girls
Predator – Punk Man
S.Y.P.H. – Lachleute & Nettmenschen
Rivals – Skateboarding in the U.K.
Homosexuals – Nippon Airways
Cro-Mags – Malfunction*
Mayyors – Airplanes
Homostupids – Waiting for the House
Homosexuals – Jesus
Blues Control – Snow Day*
Art Attacks – Punk Rock Stars
Ruefrex – Capital Letters
Red Transistor – We're Not Crazy
Happy Flowers – I'm the Stupid One*
Culture – Two Sevens Clash
Suicide Squad – New Day in the Morning
** DENOTES WORKFORCE BLOCK COURTESY OF THE MONTHLY VISITOR
And here's the download links, each 1 hour long...
7-8am - http://www.sendspace.com/file/
8-9am - http://www.sendspace.com/file/
And here's one from the vaults... November 6 2008, still high from the Philadelphia Phillies triumphant romping of the Rays in the 2008 Fall Classic.
Playlist..
The Gun Club – Preaching the Blues
Dust – Chasin' Ladies
Tits – We're So Glad Elvis Is Dead
Vopo's – I'm So Glad the King Is Dead
Amon Düül II – Archangels Thunderbird
Stooges – Down on the Street
Slugfuckers – Schizo Revolution
4-Skins – One Law for Them
Sun City Girls – Let's Just Lounge
Screamers – Sex Boy
No Trend – Mass Sterilization Caused By Venereal Disease (12")
Brainbombs – Sadist Action
Holocaust – Heavy Metal Mania
Venom – Acid Queen*
Motörhead – The Watcher*
Real Kids – Do the Boob
Germs – Land of Treason*
Psychedelic Horseshit – Portals*
Drunks with Guns – Melissa Explains It All
Kurt Vile & the Violators – Good Lookin' Out*
Homosexuals – Snapshots of Nairobi (instrumental) + Charlie Watts (vocal) + Flying
Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band – Why*
Rocket from the Tombs – Life Stinks*
Melvins – Antitoxidote
The Stereo Shoestring – On the Road South
Sprung aus den Wolken – Sei Still
Homostupids – Taping the Worm
Pentagram – Lazy Lady
Primitive Calculators – Casualty Ward + Glitter Kids
* DENOTES PICK BY THE MONTHLY VISITOR
And here's your download...
7-8am - http://www.sendspace.com/file/
8-9am - http://www.sendspace.com/file/
You're welcome.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Evening DJ'ed Social Event
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Music for your Methlab on WKDU
How would you feel about a visit tomorrow?
Sully: The Monthly Visitor is due for an appearance. I insist. My listeners will appreciate your on-air personality and they'll drool over your timeless musical choices.
Can I play the Cro Mags?
Sully: Absolutely.
How about the Happy Flowers?
Sully: Sure.
Listen to Music for your Methlab each and every Thursday morning at drive-time, 7 to 9 AM EST, on WKDU 91.7 FM in Philadelphia and/or online at WKDU.ORG.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
INTERVIEW W/ JESSE TRBOVICH
me: are you nervous about the gig?
See Jesse w/ KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS on Thursday Feb 12 @ Kong-Fu Necktie at Front & Thompson in Philadelphia. opening acts: WATERY LOVE, BOGAN DUST
Monday, February 09, 2009
SKULL PACK
THE SKULL PACK
4 releases
$17 by paypal to the US
$15 by check/m.o.
CLO
Perhaps Cleaner's most tuneful offering backed with a twisted staple of their live show. Punish your mother.
HOMOSTU
Not much like other Stupids records. More like the FACTORYMEN. Your copy might arrive with a bent cover. Hand bent by a member of the group.
FNU RO
Debut from Philadelphia hard guitar group. Now bi-coastal. Keep an eye out for the forthcoming 12".
VIOLEN
Worthless live compact disc from 2006. Loud and slow and laden with the sound of shrieking girls wet for the Students.
So US residents should paypal $17 to TestosterTunes @ Gmail . com if you want it.
Individual copies of each release cost $5.50 by paypal to the US. $5 by check/m.o.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
KURT VILE: OVERNITE KV
KURT VILE "Overnite KV" UK Tour CDEP
Richie Records // TestosterTunes Tour Support #1
So the Limey's couldn't afford to buy all the copies of this one. Well maybe they'll wise up someday. Kurt brought some home and we're liquidating stock. Out with the old and all that. Overnite KV boasts elegant bedroom noodlin' from our buddy's back catalog that fans of Constant Hitmaker will no doubt drool over and blog about. Buy it now b/c we don't have many left...
Tracklist:
1. _____
2. my sympathy
3. red apples
4. beach on the moon (recycled lyrics)
5. can't come
6. overnite kv
7. i know i got religion
8. losing it
9. wanna see god
So if you live in the USA, PayPal $7.00 to TestosterTunes at gmail . com straight away and we'll mail one to ya.
ANOTHER WASTED AFTERNOON playlist
No more or less miserable than any other Friday afternoon. Highlights include free pints of draft beer and playing an all-request Workforce Block. Lowlights include being discouraged from using foul language, an inability to take your phonecalls on-air, and some dude trying to peak at my root when I used the men's room. The urinal in this place is on a stage in the middle of the room with spotlights cranked up to 10.
Anyway, we took some Eagles predictions... Overwhelmingly in favor of the Birds. The Net prediction is 256-49 Eagles.
So here's the stupid playlist already...
Albert Ayler “Ghosts (2nd variation)
Universal Indians “Monster Approach”
Urinals “Hologram”
MC5 “I Just Don’t Know”
Velvet Underground “Train Round the Bend”
Charles Manson “Garbage Dump”
Misfits “Static Age” “TV Casualty”
Spits “I H8 Pussies”
Neil Young “Ambulance Blues”
YDI “Out for Blood”
Godz “Radar Eyes”
Pink Reason “Goodbye”
Wooden Shjips “Death’s Not Your Friend”
FNU Ronnies “Golem Smoke”
Plastic Ono Band “Why?”
Spacemen 3 “Rollercoaster”
Cheater Slicks “Thinkin’ Some More”
PiL “Poptones”
Rocket From the Tombs “What Love Is”
Capt. Beefheart “Candle Mambo”
Home Blitz “Stupid Street”
Psychedelic Horseshit "Portals"
Butthole Surfers “Something”
Tommy Jay “I Was There”
Taco Leg "Freemason's Hall"
Neil Young “Walk On”
Augustus Pablo “Well Red”
Fabulous Diamonds “2”
Bellemou & Benfissa “Li Maandouche L'Auto (He, Who Doesn't Own a Car)”
Swell Maps “Don’t Throw Ashtrays at Me” “Midget Submarines”
Neu! “After 8”
Fred Wesley & The JBs “Doin’ it to Death”
Bobby Digital “Mantis
New York Eye & Ear Control
El Rego Et Ses Commandos “Se Na Min”
Chrissy Zebby Tembo “My Ancestors
Peter Tsotsi, Nashil Pichen, & The Eqauator Sound Band “Pole Musa”
Wipers “Over the Edge”
4-Skins “A.C.A.B.” “Chaos”
Poison Idea “Its An Action”
Gang Green “Another Wasted Night”
Germs “The Other Newest One”
The Next “Mr. Wonderful”
Factorymen “Dominating the Sphinx”
Kurt Vile & the Violators “Hunchback”
GG Allin & the Jabbers “I Need Adventure”
Serial Killers “Gary Heidnik’s House O’ Horrors”
Cro-Mags “Seekers O’ the Truth”
WORK FORCE BLOCK
Skrewdriver “9 to 5”
AC/DC “Kicked in the Teeth”
Heart “Magic Man”
The Doors “Do It”
Black Sabbath “Never Say Die”
Guns N’ Roses “Anything Goes”
David Lee Roth “Yankee Rose”
Stooges “Not Right”
Aerosmith “Lord O’ the Thighs”
Gizmos “That’s Cool”
Oblivians “Viet Nam War Blues” “And Then I Fucked Her”
Dicks “Kill From the Heart”
Redd Kross “Cover Band”
Meat Puppets “Meat Puppets”
Black Flag “Annihilate this Week”
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Australia round-up..
Here's a wrap-up from the CLOCKCLEAN ER ARE AMERICAN SKINHEADS tour of Australia. This tour summary is not too exciting, but neither is Australia. Predictably, the native mates treated us like big-league cultural ambassadors from a truly first-rate land. The bushpigs? Well, they were wrapped in fine silks and offered as gifts to indulge our every desire. Let's just agree that the Chinese countries don't have a monopoly on geishas on the Pacific Rim.
Beyond their archaic views on women's rights, Australians are backward and retro in their adoration for the pop-singer called Pink and their steady whining about the American President called George Bush Jr. A stop in Australia is a lot like a 24-hour plane ride to the recent past. A recent past designed for weak babies. No one has cable, billiard balls are undersized, and no one can handle their liquor. In fact, they serve beer in little shot-glasses.
Anyway, here's some photos..
NAKED ON THE VAGUE in Sydney....
An opening act in Perth...
The Australian word for bird is "Magpie" and they're all fucking assholes.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Back in the USA
For now, check out this youtube clip of the stupidest thing to ever happen on earth...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Checking in with Mike Robinson of FULLY COHERENT.....
In similarly thrilling news, CLOCKCLEAN ER breaks its hiatus with tour of Australia. Pry your eyes open for the Aus. release of BABYLON RULES and the tour single titled SKINHEADED LADY b/w HATE CITY. Another thing to buy soon is the READY 2 FIGHT 12" on Fan Death Records.

And peep this.. we checked in with Mike Robinson of FULLY COHERANT. In 2005 FC released a single titled "Feel Dead EP". Four songs of guitar and spite and paranoia and probably trash cans. Since then there's been a couple of live gigs and a lot of aborted plans as this maniac keeps up a fruitless search in the corny town of Austin, Texas for suitable sidemen..
TestosterTunes: Yo bro what’s new with Fully Coherant?
Mike: Nothing really. Ive been sick and bassplayr is going out of town. In nov I’m goimg to try and pull it together to play maxs thing. I told him wantd to headline one of the nights just to be a prick but I don’t think hes into that idea. I think its great unknown local band headlining, shit it could be someone else and I think it would be funny. Guess I have to ‘pay my dues’ and play a bunch of shitty shit first ha
Well I figured that wouldn’t be a problem. Aren’t you real popular in Austin?
Ha ha I guess. There is hype tho and that’s all u need. And ladies and the ladies do love me. All those slightly puddgy mutant punk women throw aways ha ha. People will eat up anything. Im unhindered by talent.
I’m in Atlantic City. Any advice for me?
Never been there. Casinos and ho’s!
When are we going to hear some new music?
Im matt muscling it up to make money to get the recording equipment for the next fc record. Otherwise its going to have buckets and shit and who wants that. Im going to get fat and a perm so they can call me reatard again
What r u doing there?
I’m at the roulette table trying to make enough cash to put out the next fc record
Ha ha once I make the cash to get the equipment il send u it.
You still on the night shift?
Nope. I do dinner now which is 4 to 11. Much better for my mind.
Do you get to listen to total chaos at work?
Ha ha if I wantd to. I got thru phases right now its 60s stuff. Use to rock cc and sst spot loved it.
Shit yeah, spot. I caught up with ginn a couple weeks ago.
Spot rules. I told john on how I tried to sell him on the idea of recording cc. He was sorta into it. Im eventually going to get him to do fc.
That guy reco
rded Jealous Again and New Day Rising. What makes you think he wants to monkey around with your one man band?Duz obviously he knows we are austing first and last punk band and quality. Ha. Also ive spent 6 yrs hangin out with him at work, he loves the stuff and asks all the time when I’m playn again… Itl happen one day. I askd before and he seemed into it. Spot rules, a little weird but whatever.
What does he eat at the diner?
Whatever he wante man I don’t know. He fel off a stole drunk once and bustd his head open that was funny. That day he ate shit
So let’s be real. Is your new live band going to be better than the last one?
Of course. Instead of speed and booze I smoke weed and drink import beer.
Peace!
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
WORLD CHAMPIONS !!!!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
TV GHOST!! DAN DiMAGGIO IN PHILA!!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
NL EAST REPEAT!!!!! TV GHOST IN PHILA!!!! CLEANER IN AUS!!!!!
As if that ain't enough, don't forget to check out TV GHOST and Dan DiMaggio of Home Blitz in Phila on Oct 11 @ THE LOST BAR on Frankford Avenue. Showtime is 7pm, Early. Bring $5 to hand over to the bands, Cheap.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
LIVE AT LUND -- SOLD OUT
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008



