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RICH AND JOHNNY INZANE MICHIGAN EPISODE TWO: TERRY KNIGHT & THE PACK Feb 25, 2020

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Second episode of RICH & JOHNNY INZANE MICHIGAN = This time an indepth dive into the tragic world of Terry Knight. Thx again to George Szegedy. Stay tuned to for further episodes on Golden Rod MSU Archive, Del Shannon, a live chat with Rick of Rick & J.B, and the Kalamazoo history lesson with the I'd Buy That For a Dollar crew. All things MICHIGAN MF.

Peep the Terry Knight & The Pack companion soundtrack below:

https://www.mixcloud.com/john-olson2/rich-johnnys-inzane-michigan-soundtrack-episode-2-terry-knight-the-pack/

MICHIGAN RECORD A DAY : Jacob's Kelly s/t Broken Records LP 1980 Feb 20, 2020

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Weird semi trad AOR Flint style thing here on their lone long player with some def puzzler moments inside. Oddly well known for its "Funk- key" single appearances on "Black Exhaust" and huh Qbico (?) comps, but never mentioned in the home state amongst the private/ lokill lurkers, even after 17 years of Flushing styled destruction. A solid homespun affair, of the almost Tempest / Texas Rose / Monster Records label- styled "big dreams - no budget" life choices but with a cold Northern edge. How on gods green earth does a fully privately funded hard rocking blue collar unit have a road crew aka "The Hardheads" is mystery indeed, and matched with a creepy end song about being strapped at a party, see "Party", makes this black and silver crude boi have a definite street edge. Even darker NOW when there is like 6 total active police officers for the entire Genesee County. The OG single version of "Confusion" is super gruff, three years earlier and primitive, along with both versions of "Same" singles - this Jacob crew could lay down some wicked sophisticated punishment in short format. Wild Northern distortion indeed. All around solid, even at a time when tuff rockers could wear skinny ties. Broken Records label, broken amps from Miller Lite spills und chills. Used to skate Flint on Sundays for years, there was no one around and our local connect was a strange shredder dude that collected vintage G.I. Joe's. Ran the Crim once, good time too. And finally, was recently kicked out the White Horse cause my crew of Foster Care Allison and Lila were being "too loud for the recently unemployed" at 3pm = and that's WITH being fam with the forever local Gonzales squad. It's alright, the pizza there was "meh" anyway. Wonder if Joel Rash booked em? Steady Mid Michigan culture here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDoePSZ54u0

EAST LANSING DISC SHOP 1960 Feb 20, 2020

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MICHIGAN RECORD A DAY :The Moon Shines - "Drums On The Moon b/w The Astronauts Three" Universal Sound 7" Feb 19, 2020

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Utterly unknown till the Padraigh / NTS wild cat pointed this under-bridge-lurking monster out to the world via twitter, like an hour ago. Raga done under the most diseased Michigan moon imaginable. Via the Universal ne/ Sound label. No date but smart money and the "America's Singing Tribute To The Astronauts" tag could place this at the eve of the 50's. Might as well been pressed on pre - construction NIGHTMARE 75th South gray dirty winter soaked freeway gravel under the skeletal mitts of a lonely winter creature hiding starving in the corners of Alma. Where fidelity goes to die an unceremonious cold death. WTF is this beast? Makes "Dawn of the Devi" era SCG sound like Justin Bieber trying out audio plug ins in line at a Jack In the Box. Uncomprehendingly Michigan Magic *or U.M.M for the emoji set. Peep The Fyrebirds "I'm So Lonely" for label mate'd continued dollar store grey joy, or if you are one of the truly TWIZTED, drop the Thompson Middle School 8th Grade Chorus boi on a particularly lonely stoned winter knight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suV5bqsUv-Q

MICHIGAN RECORD A DAY : Boom & The Legion Of Doom "Skate Thrash Grind" Depression Records 1987 Feb 17, 2020

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Wild out-of-the control Detroit Skate chaos crew damage with a pre "Detroit" lp single on the almighty and god-like visionary audio/visual destructions from the sewers of Battle Creek, Depression Records. Seemly seen by every early elder punk and matched with a classic punk story to match, these recordings and esp this barely- contained splattered mess of a single has aged phenom, esp the perfectly titled A side, running a full one minute and twenty seconds of prime rabid insanity. The band's run of two singles and a lone LP are shredded offerings from streets of hell itself and are well worth destroying your speakers with over thirty years later. Read the mind-wrecking story from Boom's website recalling a Slaughter House / Blight / Disinfect slammer at the Farm in Williamston next time you are in need of a wicked dose of lokill inspiration. After that peep the wild Toxic Attitude, Slaughter House, Pecker Tracks, and Broken Trust singles for more homemade supreme damage. Depressed and amazing. http://www.boomandthelegionofdoom.com/

Effigies flyers via Jon Howard Feb 17, 2020

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LIZARD'S UNDERGROUND EAST LANSING MID 70s Feb 17, 2020

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MICHIGAN RECORD A DAY : Becky Koch "Becky Koch Sings Take Me Away" Tattoo Records 19??? Feb 11, 2020

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And take me away she does. Beautiful Uncle Dirty's Sound Machine Kzoo special here. Four amazing originals, other covers done in such a fine laid back soft rock style you won't notice. Amazing vibe all around, tons of wave samples work right into the breeze-core / must've been a windy day at some lonely hidden Benton Harbor cozy cove when the fingers hit the strings that late afternoon, apparently. Becky and her Tattoo records only did this Lp, can't imagine the classically cantankerous Bryce Robinson throwing shade on the results in any form whatsoever as the record plays thru as smooth as penguins ice skating downhill. Her originals really shine, too bad there isn't more to seek out. Has similar low tech / low fi vibe as Pittsburgh's phenom low key duo The Same People, but also true to the Kalamazoo soft rock ethos of the mysterious "Comp", the dusty and catchy Van Havel & Vaughan, Greg Framer, Jeffery Liberman's more oversexed breezy tracks, Jana Roberson, and Martin & Lamn's amazing "Bittersweet" lp which shares not only Becky's drummer Nancy Rogers, but also the same NR on the killer and local Abyss "Dare To Dream" lp, and a GIA tape which is really a strange connection. ???. Whoa now every single thing mentioned was a Dirty Bryce production, and well, how about Poor Richard's piano player Glenn Lewis in the Koch mix too? Look down 94, all superstar underground legends. Stack it up anyway you want it , this Becky affair has one foot in the weirdo underground of the Zoo while the other lays on the pedal to cruise- drive over to a purple Lake Michigan sunset in the late warm summer. Every copy appears to be autographed, lucky for us. Fireworks & golden dynomite.

MICHIGAN RECORD A DAY : The Family Altar Of The Air "Suppertime" No label 19??? Feb 10, 2020

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"Come home, Come home, its Suppertime." Tapes of birds in the grotesque un-harmonious background. So is the backdrop to this eerie "Mom & Pop" Price aka Family Altar of Air monster Battle Creek Lurker from gods-knows-when. Traditional in it's fam focused format but unique with its spoken word parts and super-long all over the map "buffett" of chimes, that f'in talking organ thing, disgusted four part harmonies, handsaw: the works. So grim and filled with dark grey joy, this Family stands above the Michigan Xian herd with even-cruder angles of mutant musical attempts. Has a band photo in the lower corner that looks like the photographer was pointing six nuclear weapons at their faces. Can't get enough of this stuff. Has "Rock of Ages" but Rock has sprinted from this crude monstrosity four hundred years ago. Trust me, no one is looking for this Lp. Is a Queen City press but no label or year to be found. On a strong hit of clean LSD at 10:45pm on a Tuesday night dead of winter, this album makes you feel like your soul has been rung through a rusty laundromat that operates on the bones of forgotten drifters. Genius, but not rolling up to this squad when the dinner triangle of rotten magic rings through the empty Battle Creek fields. No sir. Hearing 11 year old Donnie sing "Nobody, nobody, nobody cared" leading into a 30 second hand saw solo can be a "moving experience" to the loner hand puppet set. Music for the unglueing seams of the shadow civilizations silently amongst us.

KILLER GRAND RAPIDS PUNK FILE ARCHIVE FROM RYAN C / POSITIVE NOISE Feb 08, 2020

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