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Hey this is Gonz from Get Over Your Self, and this is my new weekly contribution to this wonderful site. I’m extremely pumped that I was asked to be a contributor. Basically the idea behind this is to showcase some bands from the times passed that maybe you forgot about, slept on, or never been exposed to. With that being said this week I give you Jawbreaker.

I was first exposed to this band from a radio show that was called “Breakfast at Denny’s”. This was around 1996-7. If this radio show was still around I would sell my Ipod, buy blank tapes and a Walkman. This show was like the mixtape for my life every week. But enough about that, Jawbreaker was a Punk Rock band from San Francisco California. They were around from 1988 to about 1996. They played just played straight up Punk with raw vocals. Blake Schwarzenbach was the voice and the mastermind behind what jawbreaker was. With over fourteen releases to date Jawbreaker is cited as one of the most influential bands of our time. So with that being said I leave you with three songs from my favorite album 24 Hour Revenge Therapy.

Jawbreaker-Do You Still Hate Me?

Jawbreaker-Boxcar

Jawbreaker- The Boat Dreams From the Hill

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So check this out, an 11 minute version of super producer, Jon Brion, covering Stairway to Heaven (live) playing all the instruments at once… (thnx Kevin)

Jon Brion - Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin Cover, sort of, LIVE) .

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a. The Fader streams new Devendra Banhart songs HERE.

b. Check out pitchfork’s coverage of Rock the Bells HERE. Check out mr. freestyle himself Supernatural rock the crowd at Nah Right HERE.

c. Tonight: REPO MAN in McCarren Pool. Anyone interested? Check out FLYER HERE.

d. NSFW, this pretty amazing artsy porn site I love. Check out their PICTS HERE.

e. So last night, the Dan’s and I walked to AK cause Handsome Dan works there. And when I walk in, I notice two things. 1. It’s so hot in there that the walls were sweating. 2. The lead singer of Fall out Boy was doing karaoke. No Joke. He did like three songs. And there were about ten people surrounding him photographing him and taping it. And I thought to myself… this is a moment I am going to hear about for at least a day or two all the internet. Wait, I just helped perpetuate it. SHIT!

GOOD DAY SIR!

So I just wanted to post some great dissonant indie tracks that you might have not heard in some time…

a. the Metamatics - Absense of Rhythm

b. the VSS - The Flesh Inside

c. Antioch Arrow - The Puppy Love

d. Born Against - Mount the Pavement

e. Heroin - Indecision

something tells me that this will be the least downloaded post of tpg history. haha.

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So after TV on the Radio last night, me, the two Dan’s and Davey went to eat at Bliss in W’Burg. We ended up talking about hysterical songs and GG Allin. (trust me, they are related, I mean have you heard Bite it, You Scum?) Anyway, none of them had ever heard Atom and His Package, so I told them I would post at least one song for them today. Here it is..

Atom and His Package - Hats off to Halford

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thats me as a simpsons character.

A. Check out this band from Nashville a friend turned me on to while he down there visiting.. Mona, their site HERE.

B. From AINT IT COOL: “* From the “Heroes” panel: Kevin Smith (”Clerks II”) will write and direct an episode of the spinoff miniseries “Heroes: Origins” airing in April or May.” Wow. Will he make Hiro say cock? or talk about Nikki / Jessica two way?

C. IKEA will have a hostel. In Oslo, anway. HERE.

D. Deerhunter was robbed at gunpoint HERE.

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So sorry about the outage yesterday. Have some minor issues with bandwidth. So please tread carefully amongst our remaining mp3s. Here is your SUNDAY BSIDE(s)..

(some metal to wake you up!)

Pantera - The Badge

Anthrax - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black Sabbath Cover)

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 So I went to see Urge’s night of metal at Bowery with Preistbird, Earth and Pelican on Tuesday. And did it fuckin’ rock. The night started out with Priestbird (ex Tarantula AD). They were mostly instrumental with a killer drummer and cellist. Really great. Check out some pictures at the Fader HERE and check out the doubleneck bass / guitar combo..

Pictures below.

Next up was Earth. I wasn’t particularly fond of their sludge-y slow moving metal and returned quickly down to the bar. I am sure they were ok, I just really wasn’t into the pacing of the music.

Finally, Pelican came on. Holy Shit. They were even better than the last time I saw them with Mono at Avalon about a year ago.  If you dont’ know already, Pelican is an instrumental metal band from Chicago that seriously kicks ass. Check out some pictures below. Not my best pictures, thanks to alcohol but a few good ones in there….

(all picts by me.) (how strange is that last one?? He’s like a metal unicorn.)

Anyway, the show was great.  Here’s a Pelican track for those who don’t know what they sound like.  Thanks to Katy for the show!  You’re the best!

Pelican - GW  .

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So while walking around yesterday after work, this Clem Snide song comes on my jukebox that I love. ANd I notice that there’s no real music it in. Just him singing a cappella so it made me wonder what other tracks I like that have little to no music at all. So below are a few I found. Enjoy..

Clem Snide - the Curse of Great Beauty

Elliott Smith - I didn’t Understand

Kind of Like Spitting - B Side Poetry

the Zombies - the Way I feel Inside

Sage Frances - Slow Down Gandhi (a cappella)

Elliott Smith - Because (Beatles Cover)

what other good ones are there??

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So I asked for some new contributors and got TWO already. I am still looking for some people to contribute some weekly posts so please send me an email.

Let me introduce the two that will be starting as of today.

Mr. Mike Castawave from the NprthWest. Check out this blog, THE DAY WE NEVER WENT HOME. Take a look at this first POST here.

Gonz, from NYC will also be adding some nice posts coming very soon. Check out this blog, GET OVER YOURSELF NYC.

Thanks guys. I look forward to working with you.. krist.