Slew 21: PDX 2012 // The SHOW // The PICS A look back at records we’ve obtained from Portland bands in 2012. Call it the locals only show. It would be a “best-of” if it didn’t take every single one of this years Portland releases to fill out the episode. Needless to say, it shouldn’t come to any surprise that the Portland music scene kicks ass and this episode should serve as ample evidence to that fact. We’re looking forward to what 2013 will bring. 1. Red Dons - Auslander - Auslander 7” (Dirtnap Records, ZZZ-113, 2012) http://www.reddons.com/ 2. Youth Bitch - Off The Pills Again - Don’t Fuck This Up! LP (Jonny Cat Records, Mutant-008, 2012) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Youthbitch/15037782174 http://youthbitch.bandcamp.com/ 3. Primative Idols - All The Action - http://primitiveidols.bandcamp.com/track/all-the-action 4. The Tanked - Bottle Fight - The Tanked/Tuck And Roll Split 7” (self-released, 2012) http://www.thetanked.com/ 5. Mean Jeans - Anybody Out There? - On Mars LP (Dirtnap Records, ZZZ-110, 2012) http://meanjeans.bandcamp.com/ 6. Welcome Home Walker - On The Skids - Portland Mutant Party Vol. 2 7” (Jonny Cat Records, Mutant 005, 2012) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Welcome-Home-Walker/458803710483 7. Guantanamo Baywatch - We Came With Dottie - Chest Crawl LP (Dirtnap Records, ZZZ-112, 2012) http://guantanamobaywatch.bandcamp.com/ 8. Cyclops - Deny - Guantanamo Baywatch/Cyclops split tour 7” (Jonny Cat Records, Mutant 004, 2012) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cyclops/166987293370570 9. Defect Defect - Hologram - Portland Mutant Party Vol. 2 7” (Jonny Cat Records, Mutant 005, 2012) http://us.myspace.com/defectdefect 10. P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. - Remedy - Modern Pets/P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. split 7” (Doomtown Studios, DTS-006, 2012) http://problemspdx.com/ 11. Therapists - Hate Sweats - Hate Sweats LP (Jonny Cat Records, Jcrfy 3, 2012) 12. Chemicals - Daddy’s Home - For Real, For Life, Forever, Or Whatever...LP (Jonny Cat Records, Mutant 009, 2012) 13. Rabbits - Lame In Vain - Bites Rites LP http://www.rabbitusmaximus.com/ http://www.facebook.com/RabbitusMaximus 14. Lord Dying - In A Frightful State of Dismemberment - Self Titled 7” http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lord-Dying/128958100484443 15. Norska - They Mostly Come At Night - Self Titled LP http://www.facebook.com/norksarock 16. Poison Idea - Pick Your King side 2 - Pick Your King 7” http://www.facebook.com/pages/Poison-Idea/60605554861