On this episode of the Spindle, Marc and John drop the needle on the Chills’ 1985 7-inch “I Love My Leather Jacket” b/w “The Great Escape,” a highlight of a career full of them. Find out why Martin Phillips’ elegy for a lost friend is so unforgettable–and why you need the Chills in your life!
This time around, Marc and John delve into what may be the first true post-punk single: Magazine’s 1978 7-inch ““Shot By Both Sides” backed with “My Mind Ain’t So Open.” Led by Howard Devoto, the former Buzzcock who was already disillusioned with punk, Magazine truly ripped it up and started again, pulling the music of late 70s UK into the future. Find out how on this episode of The Spindle!
On this episode of the Spindle, Marc and John drop the needle on The Sun City Girls 1990 EP You’re Never Alone With A Cigarette, featuring two songs recorded at the same time as their legendary LP Torch of the Mystics. Can a band who loved to go on for hours contain themselves to two 7-inch sides? Listen and find out!
For the first ever live episode of the Spindle, hosted by DC record store Art Sound Language, Marc and John delve into the greatness of the Minutemen’s 1980 “Paranoid Time” EP, the 2nd ever release on SST records. The audio is a little rough—we truly jammed econo!—but the genius of the Minutemen still shines through!
This time around, Marc and John delve into the velour-covered, medallion-swinging riff-rock of Urge Overkill, and their 1991 7-inch “Now That’s The Barclords” backed with “What’s This Generation Coming To?” Is it a great single? Spoiler alert: Marc and John don’t agree! Find out who’s Siskel and who’s Ebert on the latest episode of the Spindle.
In 1988, legendary post-punk band Wire went pop – at least according to their critics. But according to Marc and John, their 7-inch “Kidney Bingos” b/w “Pieta” was a natural progression, not to mention just a great pair of songs! Dig into the catchy but heady sound of ’80s Wire on the latest episode of the Spindle.
Fronted by legendary singer Gary Floyd, The Dicks started in Texas and ended in San Francisco, but their sound stayed steady: a rebellious strain of politically hard, musically diverse punk. Marc and John delve into their most anthemic 7-inch, the 1984 Peace? EP, featuring two anti-war screeds from the proudly leftist (and openly gay) Floyd.
Described as a cross between Johnny Cash and Black Sabbath, …
+The Spindle: Thin White Rope – Ants Are Cavemen b/w Little Doll
There are two sides to Kiss’s 1976 single “Beth” b/w “Detroit Rock City”, but there’s only one side to Marc and John’s take on this record: it sucks! Join us to hear all the ridiculous stories and painful lyrics behind this unfortunate mega hit.
The notorious No Wave band Red Transistor didn’t actually release anything in their short existence—but their posthumous single “Not Bite” / “We’re Not Crazy,” recorded in 1977 but released by Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace label in 1990. The single showcases how ahead of their time this chaotic noise punk band was, both in the cutting riffs, repetition, and rants of Rudolph Grey and Von Lmo and their legendarily destructive shows in which little on stage survived.