OK you crazy kids, it’s the weekend! New arrivals just in, and it wouldn’t be the weekend if I didn’t have some adds to the wildly popular “$5 and under” section. And I’ve been organizing our promo copies, we have some extras of some of the truly great bands on ALIVE, maybe things you wanted to try but didn’t want to spend the dough. I hate seeing great music just sitting there on the shelves unloved, do yourself a favor and give these titles a spin.

In label news, next up on ALIVE is an anthology from the incomparable JACK LEE of NERVES fame. Keep an eye on the site for our upcoming PRESALE probably in 2 weeks. The first pressing is on STARBURST vinyl and we’ll be offering it on digipack CD as well. Get ready!!

And have a look at our T shirt section why don’t you?? We have some beauties, I think you’d look fabulous in any of them!

Thanks for supporting our label,

Suzy Shaw

PROMO CDS AT A GREAT PRICE!

Here’s your chance to sample some of the great music on the mighty ALIVE label at a fantastic price. SAME AS REGULAR CDS, JUST NOT SHRINK WRAPPED AND WITH A BLACK MARK THRU THE BAR CODE.



BLOODHOUNDS - Let Loose -PROMO Digipack CD -Label:ALIVE We’ll take a triple dose of this bluesy garage-rock! RIYL early Stones, Yardbirds and Nuggets. The BIG TAKEOVERFrom East L.A., The Bloodhounds play fresh, edgy R&B tinged blues with a hint of punk swagger and latin groove, but always with maximum emphasis placed on good old fashioned rock’n’roll " The MAD MACKEREL The Bloodhounds play Blues / R&B rock ‘n’ roll with a fresh, edgy, almost punk edge, and add a hint of a Latin groove to the mix. These guys are from East L.A., and if you haven’t heard the news, that’s where it’s all goin’ down these days! CD $5 SKU:18032


SSM (Szymanski, Shettler, Morris)- Break Your Arm For Evolution with Dan of the Black KEys on Guitar !) JEWEL CASE PROMO SAALE Label:ALIVE The follow-up to their acclaimed 2006 self-titled debut. "Break Your Arm For Evolution" finds John Szymanski (vox, keyboards), Dave Shettler (drums, programming), and Marty Morris (vox, guitar) further expanding their sonic horizons and fearlessly morphing genres. SSM likes to flirt and "Break Your Arm For Evolution" is not merely a title but an earnest philosophy : the endlessly catchy Daft Punk-meets-The Seeds of "Déjà Vu," the psychedelic kraut rock'n'roll of "Regenerate Your Face" transforms itself into the synth pop of "Let's Make a Baby", which metamorphoses into the indie alternative dance "Start Dancing" and quickly burst into the punk rock "Emotional Tourist", all the while challenging the traditional conventions of pop songwriting. "It's common knowledge that you can't teach an old garage band new tricks. Or, at least I thought it was common knowledge that garage bands forever stayed in the garage, until I put on this new track by SSM, "Start Dancing." On this number from their second album, SSM have updated a steadfastly rigid genre with a synthetic, robot groove that bridges the divide between Detroit's storied histories of techno and garage." - I Rock Cleveland CD $1 SKU:7234


SULFUR CITY- Talking Loud -Label:ALIVE Fronted by singer/electric washboard player Lori Paradis, Canadian band Sulfur City comes roaring out of your speakers with echoes of Grace Slick, Patti Smith and Janis Joplin. This is no wimpy chick rock! Sulfur City is the first female-fronted band on Alive, and their balls-to-thewall, high-energy gritty blues style fits right in with label mates like the Black Keys and Left Lane Cruiser.PROMO CD $2 SKU:18030


TRAINWRECK RIDERS - The Perch Meat Puppets, Dinosaur Jr., Buffalo Springfield and Creedence Clearwater Revival are among Trainwreck Riders admitted musical references, but it is said that the boys main influence is Rob Kerwin's, Steve and Andrew's dad, music collection of old timey country and fiddle playing. Their new album, "The Perch", is filled with the band's unique brand of romantic urban country, bohemian folk and dirty punk blues, and displays Pete Frauenfelder's and Andrew Kerwin's amazing songwriting evolution, both lyrically and musically. The band has toured the US with Langhorne Slim, Two Gallants and The Black Diamond Heavies. PROMO CD $2 SKU:18034


WAVES OF FURY - Thirst Digipack -PROMO SAALE - Label:ALIVE Thirst’ is the debut album from Somerset based Waves Of Fury. This 10 track debut long player sees Carter Sharp (vocals), Bim Williams (horns), Fil Ward (guitars/vocals), James Macphee (drums) and Jamie Bird (pianos/ vocals) take up the rhythm & blues blueprint and filter it through a 40+ year historical path that encompasses everything from Motown & Stax to The Stooges, Clah, Spiritualized & The Mary Chain. It’s a sonic blast of an album, and a welcome breath of fresh air. ‘Thirst’ was recorded at PJ Harvey’s studio in Bristol."Scuzzy proto-punk in the vein of Iggy Pop morphing into a Motown-beat driven garage track. Sounds like a mess; but this isn’t impossibly cluttered, it’s impossibly good. All bursts of horn and screeching vocals – it sounds like a forgotten gem from the Ace Records catalogue, but it’s brand new." – Nicholas Burman / Artrocker
"They have found a way to reconcile their twin passions: Stooges and Stax, garage and soul, rock’n'roll’s trash aesthetic and the exuberance and jubilation of old-style R&B." – The Guardian"Has a Rolling Stones swagger… it’s like Steppenwolf jamming with The Commodores and is every bit as magnificent as that alliance should be." –å God Is In The TV"An unholy alliance of scowling, snarling vocals, sleazy guitar licks, Motown horns, and high octane percussion." CD $2 SKU:18031



NEW ARRIVALS


BEAT ON THE KRAUTS - Vol 2 Im Star-Club Hamburg 2- 16 Ultra rare, mind boggling obscure early 60s merseybeat/rock'n'roll singles Label:ROMULAN Crazy German beat, garage compilation - limited, a warehouse find! COMP LP $14 SKU:11250


MONDO INFERNO Vol 1 DEVILISH DANCE FLOOR GROOVES FROM AROUND THE WORLD-Label:ROMULAN A fourteen track grab bag of worldwide sleaze, soul, and cool grooves galore compiledby DJs from an out-of-this-world Vegas-style supper club in Australia called Devilles Pad! Some of the stuff on here is astoundingly rare and each one a dance floor killer! COMP LP $14 SKU:18044


CHAINS, THE- On Top Of Things!- Label:GET HIP Fantastic debut album by these Montreal, Canada young garage fivesome with superb songwriting. Inc. 1 cut in French, 2 sixties garage covers and nine originals in English. Impressive debut LP $14 SKU:915


CRIPPLERS-ONE MORE FOR THE BAD GUYS (ROCK AND ROLL 70S BLUES STYLE) Label :DIONYSUS Emerging from the same fertile soil that produced hooligans Untamed Youth and The Revelators, comes another sprout of rock'n'roll poison ivy. Taking inspiration from the two aforementioned, the band sets off on a screaming trek through elements of dirty blues, '70s minimalist punk, lo-fi garage, and loud'n'angry rock'n'roll. Growling, explosive, and trashed. LP $5 SKU:18042


DIABOLIKS ITCHING FOR ACTION -10”(GARAGE ROCK)Label:DIONYSUS 6 SONG 10” LINERS BY MIKE STAX , FEATURING ANJA FROM THE LOONS LP $5 SKU:18040


FIENDS- GRAVEDIGGER (CLASSIC 60S GARAGE BAND COVERS)Label:DIONYSUS A 14 song fuzz-fest with a smokin' set of originals and some classic Canadian '60s garage band covers. Celebrate Halloween all year round. LP $5 SKU:18043


SPEEDWAYHE DRIVES ME WILD -(GARAGE ROCK)Label:DIONYSUS 8 SONG 10”LP $5 SKU:18039


SPLASH 4-SHAME SHAME SHAME (GARAGE ROCK)Label:DIONYSUS The Splash Four make the kind of records you play at those 'blow-out' parties: the kind of parties someone else throws, where the plaster has just about all fallen and the cops are due to arrive any minute" - Mick Collins. Engineered by Liam Watson, this '70s punk inspired disc will add that needed boost of mayhem to any collection 10” LP $5 SKU:18041



CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - 40th Anniversary Edition digipack Label:FANTASY NOTE: Archive copy previously owned by either the owner of ALIVE or BOMP . UNSEALED. Track listings are easily found on the internet, for $5 a pop, I’ll let YOU guys do the work! CD $5 SKU:17987