Flick Through

In our final episode of Flick Through Erica and Kay celebrate friendship in bands, interests outside of music and look back at our podcasting debut!

CURDLE - CURDLE

Order: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/690908-curdle-s-t-lp

Listen: https://curdleband.bandcamp.com/

Label: https://doubleasiderecords.com

Research:

https://thegingerquiff.com/spotlight-on-curdle/

https://www.newhellfireclub.co.uk/news/2017/11/2/women-underground-interview-curdle-jenny-tingle

https://www.mixcloud.com/Alive_From_SunnyG/alive-from-sunny-g-episode-114-06-nov-2017-introducing-curdle/?fbclid=IwAR3TwgTjoe1hIhgGzfK2umakNe4dj-Q8nlQja-5PNqNkQQ8Ax5qWQlc4NX4

https://www.isthismusic.com/play-it-like-a-woman-album-launch?fbclid=IwAR3BlRM9Z5Uq-Tn2SKuN61ZaMaNnb4UqMpS4JQdsf2gghc0syH1pBXIdVFk

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LONG NECK - WORLD'S STRONGEST DOG

Order: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/688420-long-neck-worlds-strongest-dog-lp

Listen: https://longnecklass.bandcamp.com/

Other Projects: 

https://www.patreon.com/longnecklass
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gospel-bluth/id1537583864
https://jawbreakerreunion.bandcamp.com/

Publications:

https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-little-guys/episode/making-it-work-with-lily-mastrodimos-78589473

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hitting-the-road-with-lily-mastrodimos-of-long-neck/id1530882308

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lily-mastrodimos-of-jawbreaker-reunion-and-long-neck/id1487221254

https://www.hopealliswell.net/long-neck-interview

https://petteman.medium.com/art-of-the-apocalypse-the-best-indie-rock-albums-and-songs-of-2020-e68a16cc7ddd

https://www.vice.com/en/article/r7mvzr/jawbreaker-reunion-is-what-some-band-named-themselves

http://www.guitarbar.com/

http://dodiy.org/

Kay & Erica dig into why Philadelphian punks Soul Glo wanted to make 'ugly' music and the story of Melbourne's prolific punk 'supergroup' Smarts.

SOUL GLO - SONGS TO YEET AT THE SUN

Order: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/678455-soul-glo-songs-to-yeet-at-the-sun-12

Listen: https://soulglophl.bandcamp.com

Label: http://secretvoice.org/site

Research:

Razorcake issue #118 https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/13015-razorcake-119-subscriptions-back-issues

http://loudfastphilly.com/interviews/pierce-jordan-ruben-polo-soul-glo?fbclid=IwAR3PjdvWoALHNsUJtBCLlwzERXziPDQjLj8Hi_1L80T8RGIqpU_eVgi0ztw

https://thekey.xpn.org/2017/08/10/speaking-truth-philly-punk-visionaries-soul-glo/

https://thekey.xpn.org/2020/08/12/this-is-essential-pierce-jordan-gg-guerra-soul-glo/

http://www.betteryetpod.com/episodes/2020/11/12/pierce-jordan-of-soul-glo

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spinning-out-podcast/id1534264817

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SMARTS - WHO NEEDS SMARTS ANYWAY?

Order: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/689299-smarts-who-needs-smarts-anyway-lp

Listen: https://smartsworld.bandcamp.com

Labels: 

https://antifaderecords.bandcamp.com / https://www.feelitrecordshop.com

Smarts Live: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=ButtonPusher&v=eyc6-GlB9Gk

Parsnip

https://youtu.be/d793e5N2YCo

Publications:

https://www.deafencounty.com/deafencounty/2020/9/23/premiere-smarts-deliver-intelligent-punk-pace-on-new-single-real-estate-agent

http://www.ravensingstheblues.com/smarts-cling-wrap/

https://www.juststepsideways.co.uk/reviews/smarts-who-needs-smarts-anyway-review

https://gimmiezine.com/2020/11/16/smarts-interview/

https://gimmiezine.com/2020/01/14/billy-gardner-of-anti-fade-records-i-feel-very-blessed-that-all-of-my-talented-friends-let-me-release-their-stuff

Erica & Kay dig into "Contingent Temporary Utopias" through Brighton's Sniffany & the Nits and gush about their love for Rosie Tucker!

SNIFFANY & THE NITS - THE GREATEST NITS

Order: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/687027-sniffany-the-nits-the-greatest-nits-7

Label: https://www.thrillingliving.com/

Research:

https://www.soundsfromtheothercity.com/sniffany-and-the-nits/

https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-punk/the-best-punk-on-bandcamp-may-2020

https://www.jmkeworld.com/

https://openspace.sfmoma.org/2017/03/investing-in-the-underground/

http://www.fvckthemedia.com/issue71/fan-club

http://magnetizer.altervista.org/theenthusiast/issue7.html

https://www.mixcloud.com/gobnation/

https://gobnation.bandcamp.com/

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ROSIE TUCKER - NEVER NOT NEVER NOT NEVER NOT

Order: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/639499-rosie-tucker-never-not-never-not-never-not-lp

Listen: https://rosietucker.bandcamp.com/

Label: http://www.newprofessormusic.com/

Research: 

Badass Bands

Cheekface Tonight

https://www.thegreyestates.com/blog/interview-rosie-tucker

https://www.getalternative.com/interview-rosie-tucker/

https://twostorymelody.com/the-story-of-rosie-tuckers-lauren/

https://uproxx.com/music/rosie-tucker-never-not-never-not-never-not-interview/

https://fortherabbits.net/2019/02/26/get-to-know-rosie-tucker/

http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-greg-katz-slowdance-management-eastside/

Gypsum

Sing It right Back: Songs of Rosie Tucker compilation

Kay and Erica dig into Rory's AOTY- the 2020 debut from Sweeping Promises, and an unexpected release from Salem- a side project from Will Gould of Creeper. PLUS, we put together a party playlist featuring all our favourite songs to dance to from records we've talked about on the podcast!

Flick Through Party Playlist on Spotify

SWEEPING PROMISES - HUNGER FOR A WAY OUT

Order: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/677125-sweeping-promises-hunger-for-a-way-out-lp

Listen: https://sweepingpromises.bandcamp.com

Label: https://www.feelitrecordshop.com

Research: 

https://gimmiezine.com/2020/09/04/sweeping-promises-interview/

https://donovanburtan.substack.com/p/special-edition-sweeping-promises

https://bostonhassle.com/whats-going-on-with-mini-dresses/

https://digboston.com/mini-dresses-why-bostons-smartest-trio-waited-five-years-to-release-an-album/

http://www.shedoespodcast.com/listen/lira-mondal

https://wzly.net/post/147962959912/an-interview-with-mini-dresses-middle-east

Dee-Parts (Live on Twitch 04/14/20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjAwfOf-lR4

Lira & Caufield’s other projects:
Splitting Image
Mini Dresses
Dee-Parts
Silkies
Blau Blau

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SALEM - SALEM

Order: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/683963-salem-s-t-12

Band: https://www.churchofsalem.com

Label: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk

Research:

Destroy Me Video

https://www.nme.com/news/music/creepers-will-gould-on-new-band-salem-interview-2763151

https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/creepers-will-gould-launches-new-project-salem/

https://www.readdork.com/news/salem-shows-oct20

https://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/will-gould-salem-interview-nov20

https://www.instagram.com/churchofsalem/

Creeper: The Story of Sex Death & The Infinite Void [Podcast]

Erica and Kay dig into the 15 year history of independent label Hassle Records through two of their 15 special reissues celebrating the impressive mile-stone!

HASSLE RECORDS

Website: https://www.hasslerecords.com

Research:

https://www.kerrang.com/features/an-oral-history-of-hassle-records/

https://www.nme.com/features/hassle-records-indie-label-surviving-pandemic-brutus-petrol-girls-2792379

https://mightymoonmedia.com/101-part-time-jobs

TURBOWOLF - TURBOWOLF

Buy the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/683978-turbowolf-s-t-lp

Listen: https://turbowolfuk.bandcamp.com/

Research:

https://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/turbowolf-2018-interview

https://www.icmp.ac.uk/blog/interview-turbowolf-bassist-lianna-davies

Up & Atom Music Vid

That Just Happened Interview 2018

Punktastic Interview 2011

End of an Era - The Croft Documentary https://youtu.be/gIDTk3U3Cl4

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ROLO TOMASSI - HYSTERICS & COSMOLOGY

Buy the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/683974-rolo-tomassi-hysterics-and-cosmology-lp

Listen: https://rolotomassiuk.bandcamp.com

Research:

Radar Radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7OpT_rxTUo

Interview from 12 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAlkph62yzs

Subs Club https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/rolo-tomassi-plan-7-series

Episode 78: http://www.allmyfriendsareinbarbands.com/episodes

CW: This episode contains some discussion of racism, anti-Semitism.

Kay & Erica dig into two very different albums which coincidently draw inspiration from traditional music in very different ways. They discuss having strategies to releasing music, and transcontinental musical projects which in moments like the global pandemic are reminders of the diaspora of the creators' ancestry.

BARTEES STRANGE - LIVE FOREVER

Order the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/683655-bartees-strange-live-forever-lp

Listen: https://barteesstrange.bandcamp.com

Label: https://www.memory-music.net

Research:

About Will Yip https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/philly-producerengineer-will-yip-works-harder-you

No Cover podcast https://www.kosu.org/post/bartees-strange-opera-singer-football-player-genre-breaker

Better Yet Podcast http://www.betteryetpod.com/episodes/2020/10/22/bartees-strange

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bartees-strange-live-forever-interview-1071470/

https://www.getalternative.com/interview-bartees-strange-fruit

Bartees & the Strange Fruit session

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CINDER WELL - NO SUMMER

Order the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/674677-cinder-well-no-summer-lp

Listen: https://cinderwell.bandcamp.com/

Label: https://freedirt.net/

Research:

https://americansongwriter.com/fallen-cinder-well-song-premiere/

https://glidemagazine.com/246032/video-premiere-cinder-well-inadvertently-speaks-to-our-time-with-mournful-and-timely-folk-ballad-no-summer/

http://www.hearthmusic.com/cw20

https://superworldindietunes.com/2018/05/15/super-world-interview-time-cinder-well-will-have-your-goths-for-garters/

https://antifascistneofolk.com/2020/03/23/unconscious-dreams-an-interview-with-cinder-well/

https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/new-dark-protest-folk-from-the-u-s-s-west-coast-draws-on-old-traditions

Sangre De Muerdago - A Miña Burriña (Galician Trad) - Music Box Rendition

Episode contains some discussion of racism, sexism. 

Erica & Kay look into exciting albums from Soakie and Special Interest! Discussing bands existing off the internet, first bands, safe spaces and transatlantic relationships.

SOAKIE - SOAKIE

Order the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/662872-soakie-s-t-lp

Listen: https://soakie.bandcamp.com/

Label: https://www.lavidaesunmus.com/

Research:

http://maximumrocknroll.com/new_blood/new-blood-corrode-soakie-childs-pose-and-germen/

http://post-trash.com/news/2020/2/14/soakie-soakie-album-review

https://medium.com/thejuicezine/new-music-soakie-boys-on-stage-d5795a0290a8

https://cvltnation.com/how-awesome-can-punk-get-listen-to-soakies-new-lp/

https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-punk/the-best-punk-on-bandcamp-february-2020

http://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2020/07/album-review-soakie-soakie.html

SPECIAL INTEREST - THE PASSION OF...

Order the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/680803-special-interest-the-passion-of-lp

Listen: https://specialinterestno.bandcamp.com/

Label: https://nightschoolrecords.com/

Research:

https://thequietus.com/articles/28823-special-interest-interview

https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/special-interest-the-passion-of-interview

https://gimmiezine.com/2020/05/22/special-interest-alli-logout-interview/

https://omg.blog/omg-a-qa-with-special-interest/

https://jane-pain.com/2019/06/12/interview-with-special-interest/

live at Brooklyn Bazaar, Jun. 8th, 2019 (FULL SET) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDhUEhgmbHY

Grace Ambrose on MRR http://www.fvckthemedia.com/issue71/fan-club

SIQ FLICKS & Studio La La La

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Erica & Kay look into the brand new album Blue Hearts by Bob Mould, and celebrate the first anniversary of Tough Crowd by Nervus.

BOB MOULD - BLUE HEARTS

Order the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/679154-bob-mould-blue-hearts-lp

Listen: https://bobmould.bandcamp.com

Label: https://www.mergerecords.com

Research:

Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records (the indie label that got big and stayed small)

Merge Records: 25 Years in 24 Minutes

Creative Mornings talk with Mac 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/30/bob-mould-alt-rocks-gay-icon-takes-on-american-evil-my-heads-on-fire

https://www.loudersound.com/features/buyer-s-guide-sst-records

2019 interview 

Lockdown interview

https://www.talkhouse.com/bob-mould-talks-with-alicia-bognanno-bully-on-the-talkhouse-podcast/

Professional Rock and Roll book report

Our zine Band Basics

NERVUS - TOUGH CROWD

Order the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/648092-nervus-tough-crowd-lp

Website: https://nervusmusic.com/

Label: https://bsmrocks.com/

Lucinda's projects: Ladyfuzz / Bloodflower Design

Research:

Nervus ‘The Way Back’ Music Video

Em at 2000 Screens

https://www.loudersound.com/features/tough-crowd-inside-nervus-confrontational-third-album

https://mmhradio.co.uk/nervus-tough-crowd

https://mightymoonmedia.com/101-part-time-jobs

https://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-nervuss-new-album-tough-crowd

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Erica & Kay look into Alice Bag's 2020 album and the Screaming Females collection 12"... plus Tony Hawk Pro Skater!

ALICE BAG - SISTER DYNAMITE

Order the record: http://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/677574-alice-bag-sister-dynamite-lp

‘Spark’ Video

‘Sister Dynamite’ Video

‘White Justice’ Video

Fit for the Apocalypse with Alice Bag: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJGnbe7HZjAlrUucdIeroMg

Smithsonian ‘American Sabor’ https://punkpioneers.com/product/alice-bag-masque-benefit-smithsonian-feb-24-1978/

Label: https://intheredrecords.com/

Publications:

https://www.audiofemme.com/interview-l-a-punk-legend-alice-bag-returns-with-sister-dynamite/

https://thelosangelesbeat.com/2020/03/interview-alice-bag-discusses-her-upcoming-album-sister-dynamite-and-her-punk-roots/

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9365573/alice-bag-interview

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/04/898845891/alice-bag-and-a-quincea-era-reimagined

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SCREAMING FEMALES - SINGLES TOO

Order the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/674325-screaming-females-singles-too-lp

Label: https://www.dongiovannirecords.com/

Publications:

https://plusoneme.substack.com/p/screaming-females-get-down-to-business

https://guitar.com/features/interviews/screaming-females-marissa-paternoster-singles-too/

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tony-hawk-12-adds-a-tribe-called-quest-american-nightmare-screaming-females-30-more-songs/

https://www.stereogum.com/2096045/the-hirs-collective-screaming-females-marissa-paternoster-cover-garbages-sleep-push-it-on-new-ep/music/

https://noise.thehardtimes.net/2020/07/29/8-non-tony-hawk-games-with-great-punk-soundtracks/

https://www.popsugar.co.uk/fitness/female-skateboarders-tony-hawk-video-game-interviews-47773422

"Nothing Meaner" The Story of Dean Lane Skatepark (2019)

Pretending I’m a Superman - 2020 Documentary

Skate Kitchen (2018)

Kay & Erica look into the 2020 albums by Ganser & Bad Moves.
Please note the audio quality is not as good as usual (thanks technology!)
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GANSER - JUST LOOK AT THAT SKY

Order the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/675827-ganser-just-look-at-that-sky-lp

Website: https://ganser.bandcamp.com

Publications:

https://www.angrygrrrlmusic.com/blog/black-artists-to-support-on-bandcamp-day

https://www.loudersound.com/features/confederate-flags-suspicious-cops-and-the-dangers-of-touring-america-when-black

Fly on the Call episode #47: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fly-on-the-call-candid-conversations-on-music/id1478513642

https://redefinemag.net/2015/felte-records-label-feature-balance-give-take/

https://www.independentvenueweek.com/2020/07/thebigjeffchat-with-alicia-gaines-of-ganser/
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BAD MOVES - UNTENABLE

Order the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/665996-bad-moves-untenable-lp-cd

Bandcamp: https://badmoves.bandcamp.com

Publications:

https://www.angrygrrrlmusic.com/blog/forward-movement-with-bad-moves

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/dc-punks-bad-moves-expand-their-sound-but-keep-their-focus-on-untenable/2020/06/18/0bc04fdc-afda-11ea-8f56-63f38c990077_story.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bad-moves-untenable-979433/

Other bands mentioned:
http://www.babyponyfood.com/
https://saralautman.com/
https://somniasomnia.bandcamp.com

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