The scene at THE HUNCHBACK E.P. record release event...

As expected, the evening was an overwhelming success and everyone had a goddamn blast. Weapons were checked at the door and we all received $5 worth of live music inside the second-wildest Frat House I've ever been to. Kudos to the UPenn Greeks of Pi Lamda Pi for hosting a kick-ass Friday night. Kurt & His Violators flipped off a killer laid-back and luxurious set including "Hunchback", "Good Lookin' Out", and crowd-favorite "Freak Train." I truly pity those who didn't turn up, as the VIOLATORS won't be seen on a stage together for many months. Time between acts was spent talking turkey, praising Richie Records // TestosterTunes, and drinking beer from coffee cups. For photographic proof of good times, see below...

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...

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.

KURT VILE & FNU RONNIES live at SXSW and elsewhere

Yo America and beyond.. Two big acts on the Richie Records // TestosterTunes roster are performing around the United States soon. Be sure to check them out and drink a beer and applaud after each and every song.

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

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.

THE HUNCHBACK E.P. by KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS

KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS
“THE HUNCHBACK E.P.”
12" Vinyl Record + mp3 download
Compact Disc in late March
Richie Records // TestosterTunes #21

Here’s the timeless record for 2009. Electric studio (mostly) recordings from Philadelphia’s Constant Hitmaker. New fans of his last CD will cry into their pillows and accuse him of selling out the bedroom rock scene. The initiated few will know he’s been doing it for years… plugging in with a full on rock band called the Violators and gigging in all corners of Philly. With baritone guitar/bassist Adam Granduciel, rodeo slide & fuzz guitar from Jesse Turbo, and perfect percussion from Mike Zeng, the Violators are Kurt’s Crazy Horse, slugging it out with him when he feels like playing with a full band. Oddly pleasant singing, in-the-red fingerpicking, twisting swells of feedback, totally POUNDING drums, and Krautlike-zen fill both sides of this record. Loud and proud, The Hunchback E.P. looks right filed next to your Neil, Suicide, and Spacemen 3 records.

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...

The Scene down in Clearwater

Kurt Vile in Europe, West Coast, & SXSW

Freshly home from seein' the Fightin's in Clearwater. Expect a report and some photos shortly. Mayberry looks promising. Hamels still has his stuff.

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..

Upcoming Shows ( view all )

Mar 6 2009 8:00P Le Blockhaus Nantes, France Mar 7 2009 8:00P KRAAK festival Brussels Mar 8 2009 8:00P The Pits Kortrijk, Belgium Mar 9 2009 8:00P OCCII Amsterdam Mar 11 2009 8:00P Kenton Club w/ EAT SKULL Portland, Oregon Mar 12 2009 6:00P Sonic Boom Records w/ Meg Baird Seattle, Washington Mar 12 2009 9:00P the Josephine w/ MEG BAIRD, and THE DUTCHESS & THE DUKE Seattle, Washington Mar 15 2009 8:00P Amnesia w/ MEG BAIRD, + THE JAZZ BAND San Francisco, California Mar 16 2009 8:00P echo curio w/ MEG BAIRD & LUCKY DRAGONS Los Angeles, California 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

It's Just the Goddamn Truth

From the source...

The Big Auf-Wiedersehen In The Sky. Final Show Details.
Current mood: adored
Category: Life

Clockclean Er will perform for the last time in public on April 18th 2009 at 1248 N Front st. Philadelphia, PA. There are 120 tickets available. If you wish to attend you must first send a cursory request to attend in writing to clockcleanerlastshow@yahoo.com. If you are allowed to attend you will be given a link and allowed to purchase 2 tickets. There is no guest list and we will keep a running tally of who and who is not allowed to attend. If you pass the ticket link onto a friend or simply purchase a ticket we will know you or outside party did not ask permission and you will be denied entry. Tickets on sale now. The supporting acts are Lamps, the Homostupids and Pink Reason.
Thank you.

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 PICK BY THE MONTHLY VISITOR
** 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/mbm0k9
8-9am - http://www.sendspace.com/file/3hdjcf

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/gy5yf0
8-9am - http://www.sendspace.com/file/rcspa8

You're welcome.

Evening DJ'ed Social Event

DJ'ed Social Event
Friday Feb 20
@ Atlantis, The Lost Bar
2442 Frankford Ave

John Joseph "I Got Your Back" After-Party
No Cover. No baggy clothes and no weapons.

Music for your Methlab on WKDU

Music for your Methlab host Sully, pictured at left.



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.

HOMOSTUPIDS MUSIC VIDEO

WAITING FOR THE HOUSE from THE BRUTAL BIRTHDAY E.P.

INTERVIEW W/ JESSE TRBOVICH

Jesse Trbovich, of the Violators, pictured on the left.



me: are you nervous about the gig?

jesse: No!

me: I would be. All those eyes staring at me.

jesse: I'm psyched... I need to play with those cats and vent some. This week has been mildly annoying...

Well, are they gonna close 'em during the Watery Love set?

me: Do you take out your frustrations on your baritone guitar?

jesse: Well, sometimes... I'm actually doing fine. This morning was a little weird, and I've been busy at work this week...

Seriously though: I'm not nervous.

Sent at 2:40 PM on Wednesday

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

SKULL PACK

Yo... exciting news. We were crawling out of a K-Hole and what did we find? Copies of Richie Records // TestosterTunes titles that were thought to be in short supply. So it's all going cheap. We've got monkeys on our backs and we need the cash.

THE SKULL PACK
4 releases
$17 by paypal to the US
$15 by check/m.o.

CLOCKCLEAN ER "Frogrammer" b/w "Early Man"
Perhaps Cleaner's most tuneful offering backed with a twisted staple of their live show. Punish your mother.




HOMOSTUPIDS "The Brutal Birthday EP"
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 RONNIES "Meat" 45
Debut from Philadelphia hard guitar group. Now bi-coastal. Keep an eye out for the forthcoming 12".




VIOLENT STUDENTS "Street Banger" cdep
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.

FEB 12 LIVE MUSIC :: KV & THE VAPORIZORS,, WATERY LOVE

THURSDAY FEB 12
9pm
@ FRONT & THOMPSON
Philadelphia PA

KURT VILE & THE VAPORIZORS

WATERY LOVE

BOGAN DUST

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

Here's the playlist from ANOTHER WASTED AFTERNOON, TestosterTunes Radio on 1650 AM in Philadelphia from Friday January 16. Live from Nexus Gallery at the Crane Building.

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”

TestosterTunes Radio

Live Radio Entertainment… Expect discussion of the city’s budget crisis, the Philadelphia Eagles, an impeccable choices of pre-recorded music, and your phonecalls on-air.

Friday Jan 16
Noon – 4pm
1650 AM