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favorites of 2012.5

Posted on 06/10/2012 by | 3 Comments

Halfway through 2012,  a stunningly-good string of releases has once again cemented the San Francisco Bay Area as the center of the most creative outpourings of musical aptitude since Dunedin Sound blanketed New Zealand in the 1980s. Here are our favorite record + tracks so far this year. Please let us know what we missed in the comments below:

1) Terry Malts :: Killing Time

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Terry Malts :: Tumble Down
Terry Malts :: Naueseous

2) Young Prisms :: In Between

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Young Prisms :: Floating in Blue
Young Prisms :: Better Days 

3) White Fence :: Family Perfume Volumes 1 + 2
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White Fence :: Swagger Vets and Double Moon
White Fence :: King of the Decade

4) Grass Widow :: Internal Logic

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Grass Widow :: Goldilocks Zone
Grass Widow :: Disappearing Industries 

5) The Mallard :: Yes On Blood

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The Mallard :: Vines
The Mallard :: Mansion

6) Wymond Miles :: Under the Pale Moon

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Wymond Miles :: Pale Moon

7) Ty Segall & White Fence :: Hair

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Ty Segall & White Fence :: Time

8) Burnt Ones :: Meet the Golden One
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Burnt Ones :: Meet the Golden One

9) Blasted Canyons :: 2nd Place

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Blasted Canyons :: Holy Geometry

10) Hunx :: Hairdresser Blues

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Hunx :: Always Forever

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march 2012 mix

Posted on 04/03/2012 by | Comments Off

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Positive Destruction March 2012 Mix (76 mb)

 

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01 Chasms :: Headwound/What’s Real [excerpt] 00:00
02 moonbell :: Nothing Less 01:34
03 Fine Steps :: Tomorrow for All of Today 05:34
04 Blasted Canyons  :: Holy Geometry 08:20
05 Ty Segall / White Fence :: I Am Not a Game 11:49
06 Permanent Collection :: In My Head   15:43
07 Monster Treasure :: Our Minds 20:01
08 POW! :: Hanging Out (At Home) 23:40
09 Ty Segall  :: It’s a Problem 25:55
10 Grass Widow :: Goldilocks Zone 29:30

[previous monthly mixes] 

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mp3: Blasted Canyons :: “Holy Geometry”

Posted on 03/14/2012 by | Comments Off

Taken from their Matt Hartman-produced new EP 2nd Place, out 4/20 on Castle Face. Blasted Canyons is currently on tour.

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Blasted Canyons :: “Holy Geometry”


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video: Burnt Ones :: “Meet the Golden One”

Posted on 03/08/2012 by | Comments Off


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Dope new video from our buds in Burnt Ones, off their new 7″ available now through Burger Records. Directed by Rob Williamson.

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What’s going on this week?

Posted on 03/05/2012 by | Comments Off

[The Mallard @ Hemlock Tavern]

Monday
Peter Case, Paul Collins, Summer Twins | Red Devil Lounge, 8pm

Tuesday
Burnt Ones, Blasted Canyons, Soft Swells | Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 9pm [free]
Thee Oh Sees, Magnetix, Pets with Pets, The Mallard | The Independent, 9pm

Wednesday
La Sera, Cold Showers, Swiftumz | Rickshaw Stop, 8pm
Mean Jeans, Guantanamo Baywatch, Primitive Hearts, The Wrong Words | Thee Parkside, 8pm

Thursday
The Fresh and Onlys, The Mantles | Makeout Room, 7:30pm
Vetiver, Dominant Legs, Simone Rubi | New Parish, 8pm

Friday
Barn Owl, Date Palms | The LAB, 8pm [16th Street x South Van Ness]
Crocodiles, Bleeding Rainbow, Terry Malts | Rickshaw Stop, 9pm

Saturday
Grave Babies, Permanent Collection, Chasms | Hemlock Tavern, 9pm
Hank IV, Electric Jellyfish, Mike Donovan, Carlton Melton | El Rio, 9pm


Anything else?

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What’s going on this week? (we’re throwing a party)

Posted on 02/07/2012 by | Leave a comment

[more photos of The Mantles, by Robert Khoury]

Tuesday
Plastic Villains, Cool Ghouls | Bottom of the Hill, 6pm [free show/ noise pop party]
Wild Moth, Heist, Street Justice | The Knockout, 8:30pm
Wet Illustrated, Magic Leaves, Noah Gundersen | Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 8pm [free]

Wednesday

Thursday
Lana Del Ray | Amoeba, 6pm [free]
Gardens & Villas, Young the Giant | Rickshaw Stop, 9pm [popscene]
Flails, Dimples, Mo Odds, Pink Films | Thee Parkside, 9pm
The Younger Lovers, Los Headaches, Guitar Magazine | Hemlock Tavern, 9pm

Friday
Bare Wires, Toys that Kill, The Pharmacy | 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 7pm [all ages]

Saturday
Brother Jt, Nothing People, Swiftumz | Hemlock Tavern, 9:30pm
Digital Leather, Blasted Canyons, Glitz | 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 7pm [all ages]
The Mantles, Pamela, Rat Columns | Engine Works (17th & Capp), 9pm [positive destruction showcase]

Sunday
Indian Jewelry, Jealousy | Hemlock Tavern, 9pm


Anything else?

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tonight: Blasted Canyons + Hot Victory + POW! + The Mallard @ Thee Parkside

Posted on 12/15/2011 by | Comments Off



Tickets available here. RSVP here. Doors at 8pm, show starts promptly at 9. Hope to see you all there.

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listen: The Mallard // “I Listen to Lyrics Last”

Posted on 12/14/2011 by | Comments Off

New music from The Mallard, who are releasing their debut LP YES ON BLOOD on Castle Face sometime early next year. The Mallard joins POW! + Hot Victory + Blasted Canyons tomorrow night in San Francisco at Thee Parkside for our second annual Presents showcase. Buy your ticket here. RSVP here.

The Mallard // “I Listen to Lyrics Last”

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What’s going on this week?

Posted on 12/12/2011 by | Comments Off

Tuesday
Meridians, Date Palms, Mike Wexler, Koen Holtkomp @ Life Changing Ministries (1629 8th St., Oakland), 7pm

Wednesday
Scratch Acid, Thee Oh Sees @ The Fillmore, 8pm
White Arrows, Races @ Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 10pm
Night Genes, Houndstooth, Garrett Pierce @ Hemlock Tavern, 9pm

Thursday
Blasted Canyons, Hot Victory, POW!, The Mallard @ Thee Parkside, 9pm [positive destruction presents]
Love Inks, Melted Toys, Tidelands @ Hemlock Tavern, 9pm

Friday
Burgers, Dimples, Pink Films, TINT, Grandma’s Boyfriend @ LiPo Lounge, 8pm
Phanton Kicks, Bad Bibles, Mist Giant @ Hemlock Tavern, 9:30pm
Wild Hum, Nathan Grice, Asabov Sobelo, Ryan Sambol @ Engine Works, 9pm
Two Gallants, Black Bird Raum, Tim Cohen’s Magic Trick @ 924 Gilman, 7:30pm

Saturday
Uzi Rash, High Castle, Lenz @ 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 7pm [record release]

Sunday
Victim’s Family with Jello Biafra, Ty Segall, Ricky Berger @ Rickshaw Stop, 9pm [SF Rock Project benefit]

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Positive Destruction albums of 2011

Posted on 12/06/2011 by | 3 Comments

The Bay Area absolutely smashed it in 2011, with some of our favorite artists releasing amazing albums, EPs and cassettes that we’ve been listening to endlessly this year. It was incredibly difficult to cull the past 12 months to our favorite 15 releases, but we did it anyway. Check them out below and let us know what you think in the comments.

15 The Sandwitches // Mrs. Jones’ Cookie

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The Sandwitches // “Lightfoot”


The Sandwitches // “Joe Says”


14 Bare Wires // Cheap Perfume

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Bare Wires // “Cheap Perfume”


Bare Wires // “Ready to Go”


13 King Lollipop // Woodland Whoopee Songs

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King Lollipop // “Cheeseburger and Fries”


King Lollipop // “You Will Never Find Me”

 

12 Pamela // Pamela is Hungover

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Pamela // “Lie Down (Eye Contact)”



11 Weekend // Red

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Weekend // “Hazel”


Weekend // “Sweet Sixteen”

 

10 Wet Illustrated // Wet Illustrated

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Wet Illustrated // “Gypsy Town”


Wet Illustrated // “Claws”


09 Ty Segall // Goodbye Bread

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Ty Segall // “Goodbye Bread”


Ty Segall // “You Make the Sun Fry”

 

08 Swiftumz // Swiftumz

Hunx collaborator Christopher McVicker managed to release one of the most understated albums of the year under the moniker Swiftumz. “Don’t Trip” is an immersive collection of hazy, moving jams that transcends the limits of bedroom pop.

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Swiftumz // “4EVA”


Swiftumz // “Angelita”

 

07 Rank Xerox // Rank Xerox


Rank/Xerox // “Sterile Regions”


Rank/Xerox // “Nausea”

06 Blasted Canyons // Blasted Canyons

Never before has an ode to weed and ice cream sounded so raw, explosive and all-together effortless.

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Blasted Canyons // “Ice Cream Man”


Blasted Canyons // “Death and a Half”

05 White Fence // Is Growing Faith



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White Fence // “And By Always”


White Fence // “Lillian (Wont You Play Drums?)”

 

04 Ty Segall // Singles 2007-2010
 

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Ty Segall // “Bullet Proof Nothing”


Ty Segall // “The Drag”

 

03 Wax Idols // No Future

The debut LP by Wax Idols features singer/songwriter Hether Fortune elevating the charming pop sensibilities found on her earlier work to a complete full-length, with lyrics veering from the lovesick to the macabre.

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Wax Idols // “Gold Sneakers”


Wax Idols // “Dead Like You”


02 Mikal Cronin // Mikal Cronin

This scuzzed-out compilation of pop songs marked a solid debut album from Moonhearts/Ty Segall collaborator Mikal Cronin. Unexpectedly wistful and incredibly catchy, this is a record we’ve been spinning endlessly.

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Mikal Cronin // “Get Along”


Mikal Cronin // “Apathy”

01 Thee Oh Sees // Carrion Crawler/The Dream

Thee Oh Sees scorched through 2011, releasing two mind-blowing full-length albums and a singles only double-LP all while maintaining a frenetic touring schedule that recently concluded (with Total Control). Carrion Crawler/The Dream was announced only a few weeks after Castlemania, and proved to be the “pummeling” record John Dwyer promised it to be. An instant classic and our unequivocal favorite record of 2011.

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Thee Oh Sees // “The Dream”

Thee Oh Sees // “Carrion Crawler”



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