90S CHICAGO !!

It is 2019 and it is a good year. Yeah, things have been really crazy on a global scale and it seems like the end times are breathing down our necks, but there's a new LIGHTNING BOLT record, so how bad could it REALLY be? The two Brians have returned with what may end up being the most divisive album in their entire, 20+ year catalog, SONIC CITADEL. Taking the next logical step from 2015's FANTASY EMPIRE, the boys have returned to the legendary Machines With Magnets studio and cleaned up their act even further, revealing Chippendale's vocals for the first time, screaming and waxing fantastical poetic over what may be the most straightforward tracks they've ever put to tape. Tracks like the hilariously titled "Husker Don't" show Chippendale presenting his new child with life advice while Gibson lays down a riff that, maybe pun intended, sounds straight out of a HUSKER DU era hardcore track. But, noiseheads need not fret, as tracks like "Air Conditioning" & "Blow To The Head" bring some of the nastiest riffs ever concocted by Gibson, guaranteeing at least one stank face moment per song. It all adds up to the most varied album they've ever done and, honestly, it's the best album they've done since 2005's HYPERMAGIC MOUNTAIN. 2019 has shown us that some people fear change, but if all change could be as amazing as the advancement LIGHTNING BOLT showcases here, the world would be a better place. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!

Finland's PAN SONIC are back, with a beautifully sedate new album, suitable for post-apocolyptic slow-dancing. The proceedings have a slow-mo dub feel (sans earthiness) with a certain majesty that earned them their 2005 title of "Finnish Artists of the Year". HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

**** BULL IN THE HEATHER **** genius man, genius.

Iconic album art by Raymond Pettibon aka Greg Ginn's brother and creator of the Black Flag logo..and the music is pretty iconic as well. "Kool Thing" "Dirty Boots" "Disappearer" etc.

"Walls Have Ears" was originally released as an artist sanctioned "unofficial" release in 1986 & has been highly sought after ever since. The legendary LP featured material taken from 3 UK shows spliced together with sound collage & experimental sections that set it above your typical bootleg release. The lofi recordings really put you in the room with the band & the "Bad Moon Rising" heavy track list mixed with in-process/pre "Evol" tunes hits about as hard as you'd hope. RECOMMENDED.

Here it is...the begining of the end for normal civilization. THE SONICS were one of the first to inflict a young generation with noisy, tumultous rock that would later send hundreds of other bands straight to the garage. This is history, this is important, this is going into your library.