Standing In The Spotlight was Dee Dee (Ramone) King's debut album as a
rapper/rocker. Which, of course, makes it one hell of a great
collector's item! Musically, the songs vary from Old School Hip-Hop to
Rock & Roll and the Eighties popular music to the Ramones style
songs. The songs are co-written with long time collaborator Daniel Rey
and friends Debbie Harry and Chris Stein (Blondie) appear on a couple of
tracks.
Rapper Dee Dee King is actually rocker Dee Dee Ramone going through a
whopping identity crisis in the late '80s. As Ramones drummer Marky
Ramone put it, "Dee Dee isn't a rap artist, he's a rock artist. I
thought it was sort of unusual. One day he started wearing Mercedes Benz
chains around his neck and gold rings. It was crazy. You know, I really
think he lost his mind".
Release info
FLAC+CUE+LOG or MP3 CBR 320 | 34:28 min | 235 or 79 MB
01. Mashed Potato Time
02. 2 Much 2 Drink
03. Baby Doll
04. Poor Little Rich Girl
05. Commotion In The Ocean
06. German Kid
07. Brooklyn Babe
08. Emergency
09. Crusher
10. I Want What I Want When I Want It
All songs by Dee Dee Ramone and Daniel Rey except "1" - Direction & Inspiration by Baby Doll King
GOD (spelt in capitals) was a rock 'n' roll band from Melbourne, Australia, together from 1986 to 1989 and comprising Joel Silbersher, Tim Hemensley, Sean Greenway and Matthew Whittle. All members were 15-16 at the time of the band's formation. Prior to GOD's formation, Hemensley had been a member of Royal Flush (with Roman Tucker, later of Rocket Science), Greenway and Whittle were members of Foot and Mouth, and Silbersher had his own radio show on 3RRR.
Their debut 7" single My Pal from 1987 is their best known track. It got very favourable reviews and sold in the thousands (which was a lot then for an independent band).It became an independent classic and cover versions have been recorded by several bands, including Magic Dirt, Peabody, The Hollowmen, Bored! and Bum (from Canada).
GOD's first mini-album Rock Is Hell (1988), was released on Au-Go-Go Records with 4 different cover designs, one designed by each band member, due to the members' inability to agree on one cover design. Rock Is Hell was variously praised and panned by critics,[who?] but still sold respectably.
Their follow-up full-length album For Lovers Only (1989), also on Au-Go-Go, was a bigger budget production, and musically a big improvement.Although GOD had disbanded by the time it was released, the album was released on vinyl by three European labels. Au-Go-Go later released a CD of For Lovers Only, with My Pal and most of Rock Is Hell as bonus tracks.
The band's last gig was at the Central Club on 30 July 1989. Hemensley had already joined Bored! by then, and all the members went on to further musical projects, Hemensley later to the Powder Monkeys. Silbersher was perhaps the most recognised, forming Hoss and Tendrils, releasing solo albums, and working with Tex Perkins.
Greenway died of a heroin overdose on 21 January 2001. Hemensley died of a heroin overdose in 2003.
Release info
Quality: mp3
Total Length: 00:48:13
Bitrate: 192kbps
Total Size: ~ 67 Mb
01. GOD - Gunk
02. GOD - Headin´ For The ID
03. GOD - Golly Wolly Golly Wolly Hoo Hoo Ha
04. GOD - Sook
05. GOD - Snake Charmer
06. GOD - Talkin´ Rude On The Telephone
07. GOD - Blistered Mind
08. GOD - She´s Hungry
09. GOD - Half-Ass
10. GOD - Bone Dry
11. GOD - The Day They Buried Hemensley
12. GOD - Dominatrix
13. GOD - Life's So Hard
14. GOD - Love You To Death
15. GOD - My Pal (is not included on vinyl)
Lex Hives is the fifth full-length album by Swedish rock band The Hives. The album was released on 1 June, 2012 in Sweden, and internationally from 4 June, 2012.
Tracklist
01. Come On! (01:08) 02. Go Right Ahead (03:05) 03. 1000 Answers (02:07) 04. I Want More (02:52) 05. Wait A Minute (03:01) 06. Patrolling Days (04:00) 07. Take Back The Toys (02:54) 08. Without The Money (01:53) 09. These Spectacles Reveal The Nostalgics (01:56) 10. My Time Is Coming (02:34) 11. If I Had A Cent (02:01) 12. Midnight Shifter (03:36)
Just when you thought Giant Sand couldn’t get any bigger, Howe Gelb has
done just that by regrouping, expanding and magnifying his vision with
the newest version of past ensembles, calling it (appropriately enough)
GIANT GIANT SAND. As a sort of homage, he’s named the album Tucson after
the town he’s called home for forty years. This self-described country
rock opera by one of music’s leading risk-takers, is set to be released
on June 12th on Fire Records. Taking place in the town of Tucson, the
story revolves around a “semi grizzled man with overt boyish naivete”
who sets off to escape his hometown and embarks on a life-changing road
trip; eschewing all his worldly goods and leaving his girlfriend,
encountering jail at the Mexican border, finding love at a train station
saloon and fearing the end of the world. The album is a dusty work of art, conjuring images of the desert, rivers, and a cactus-strewn landscape.(Amazon)
Release info
Quality: Mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Total Time: 70:04 Min Total Size: 169 Mb
Title Of Album: Tucson Year Of Release: 2012 Label: Fire Records Genre: Rock Pop, Alternative Rock, Female Vocal
Tracklist
01. Wind Blown Waltz 02. Forever And A Day 03. Detained 04. Lost Love 05. Plane Of Existence 06. Undiscovered Country 07. Love Comes Over You 08. Thing Like That 09. The Sun Belongs To You 10. We Don't Play Tonight 11. Ready Or Not 12. Mostly Wrong 13. Hard Morning In A Soft Blur 14. Recovery Mission 15. Slag Heap 16. Not The End Of The World 17. Carinito 18. Out Of The Blue 19. New River
The Foxboro Hot Tubs made their inconspicuous debut in December 2007,
when three songs were posted on the band's website. While the Hot Tubs'
identity was kept secret, several influential bloggers and news outlets
claimed the group was actually a side project for all three members of
Green Day, who had recently retreated from the public eye to work on
their American Idiot follow-up. Such rumors had yet to be confirmed when
a track from the band's Stop Drop and Roll EP, "Mother Mary", entered
the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks charts and climbed to number 16.
Whoever the Foxboro Hot Tubs were, their tuneful take on garage rock
(equally indebted to Iggy Pop, The Hives, Tommy James And The Shondells)
proved to be quite popular, and fans awaited the release of the group's
full-length debut. Stop Drop and Roll!!! was made available in MP3
format in April 2008, with a proper release following in May.
Recorded and mixed in 2007 by Chris Dugan on a 1/4" 8 track, except "Dark Side of Night" recorded on a 4 lousy track. Mastered by Ken Lee
Release info
FLAC+CUE+LOG or MP3 CBR 320 | 32:53 min | 238 or 76 MB
01. Stop Drop And Roll
02. Mother Mary
03. Ruby Room
04. Red Tide
05. Broadway
06. She's A Saint Not A Celebrity
07. Sally
08. Alligator
09. The Pedestrian
10. 27th Ave. Shuffle
11. Dark Side Of Night
12. Pieces Of Truth
Line up
• Billie Joe Armstrong - lead vocals
• Jason White - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Kevin Preston - rhythm guitar
• Mike Dirnt - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Jason Freese - keyboards
• Tré Cool - drums, percussion
No Code is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1996 through Epic Records. Following a troubled tour for its previous album, Vitalogy (1994), in which Pearl Jam engaged in a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster, the band went into the studio to record its follow-up. The music on the record was even more diverse than what the band had done on previous releases, incorporating elements of garage rock, worldbeat, psychedelia, and experimentalism.
Although No Code debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, it left a
large section of the band’s fanbase unsatisfied and quickly fell down
the charts. Critical reviews were also mixed, with praise to the musical
variety but the album being considered inconsistent. The album became
the first Pearl Jam album to not reach multi-platinum status, receiving a
single platinum certification by the RIAA in the United States.
01. Sometimes (2:41)
02. Hail, Hail (3:42)
03. Who You Are (3:50)
04. In My Tree (3:59)
05. Smile (3:52)
06. Off He Goes (6:03)
07. Habit (3:36)
08. Red Mosquito (4:03)
09. Lukin - (1:02)
10. Present Tense (5:47)
11. Mankind (3:29)
12. I'm Open (2:58)
13. Around The Bend (4:35)
Line up
- Jeff Ament – bass guitar, guitar, Chapman, vocals, Polaroids, black-and-white photography
- Stone Gossard – guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Mankind" - Jack Irons – drums - Mike McCready – guitar, piano, Polaroids - Eddie Vedder – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, Polaroids; credited as "Jerome Turner" for layout, concept of No Code
Good God's Urge is the second and last album by Porno for Pyros. It was released on May 28, 1996. The band went on a brief hiatus shortly after this album's release because guitarist Peter DiStefano was diagnosed with cancer. On this second album, Porno for Pyros changed their style. Instead of their funky alternative rock style from the first album, they play a rather exotic music with folklore elements.
01. Porpoise Head (04:14)
02. 100 Ways (03:42)
03. Tahitian Moon (03:47)
04. Kimberly Austin (03:12)
05. Thick Of It All (04:43)
06. Good God's ,,Urge! (03:52)
07. Wishing Well (03:39)
08. Dogs Rule The Night (03:22)
09. Freeway (04:22)
10. Bali Eyes (03:26)
Album info (Sa-wa-ro.com) or (Discogs)
Label: San Jacinto Records
Catalog#: AIH 2236, AIH 2237
Format: Vinyl, 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Desert Rock
Tracklist
[This Side]
A1. Memories Are Made Of This (Saints)
A2. You're Gonna Miss Me (R. Erickson)
[That Side]
B1. Don't Cry No Tears (N. Young)
B2. Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memorie (J. Thunders)
Line Up
Rich Hopkins Guitar
David Slutes Vocals / Guitar
Bruce Halper Drums
Mark Perrodin Bass
Tracklist
1. Just A Dream Away
2. Way Of Love
3. Let Me Know
4. Fair Weather Friends
5. Land Of The Lost
6. Nothing Left To Lose
7. The Search
8. Different Ways
9. Just Say
Credits
Bass – Brad Davidson
Drums – Steve Plouf
Guitar, Vocals, Written-By – Greg Sage
Producer, Recorded By – Greg Sage
Label: Epic
Catalog#: 473562 2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 29 Mar 1993
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, New Wave
Tracklist
01. Here Comes The War [4:27]
(Written-By - Sullivan*, Nelson (3), Heaton*)
02. Fate [3:20]
(Organ [Hammond] - Clive Layton, Written-By - Sullivan*)
03. Living In The Rose [3:48]
(Written-By - Sullivan* , Heaton*)
04. White Light [4:44]
(Written-By - Sullivan* , Heaton*)
05. Believe It [4:01]
(Written-By - Sullivan* , Heaton*)
06. Understand U [3:33]
(Written-By - Sullivan* , Heaton*)
07. My People [4:38]
(Written-By - Sullivan*)
08. These Words [3:36]
(Written-By - Sullivan*)
09. Afternoon Song [2:35]
(Written-By - Sullivan* , Heaton*)
10. Bad Old World [3:32]
(Written-By - Sullivan*)
Credits
Artwork By [Cover Art] - Joolz
Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Nelson (3)
Drums, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Robert Heaton
Edited By - Dave Collins
Engineer - Dave Buchanan , Fulton Dingles (tracks: 9)
Engineer [2nd] - Andrea Wright (2)
Guitar [Additional] - Adrian Portas
Mastered By - Tim Young
Mixed By - Bob Clearmountain
Mixed By [Engineers] - Greg Goldman , Randy Wine
Producer, Recorded By - Niko Bolas (tracks: 1 to 8, 10) , Riku Mattila (tracks: 9)
Recorded By [Additional] - Dani Griffiths , Peter Stewart*
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards - Justin Sullivan
Label: Hybrid Records Catalog#: HYBRID 2 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: 1985 Genre: Rock Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock
Tracklist A1. The Wayward Souls - Unknown Journey [4:07] Written By Ahlen A2. Jon Wayne - Mr. Egyptian [2:36] Written By Jon Wayne A3. Multicoloured Shades - (The Ballad Of) The Voodoo Ranger [3:56] Written By Bizer, Wagner, Heimes, Doering, Barany A4. The Volcanoes - Into The Psyche [3:14] Written By The Volcanoes A5. Honolulu Mountain Daffodils - Electrified Sons Of Randy Alvey [3:10] Written By Honolulus B1. The Volcanoes - Wild [2:43] Written By The Volcanoes B2. Multicoloured Shades - Heartbeat [3:00] Written By Bizer, Wagner, Heimes, Doering, Barany B3. Honolulu Mountain Daffodils - The Sinners Club [4:35] Written By Honolulus B4. The Wayward Souls - Now [4:08] Written By Ahlen B5. Jon Wayne - Texas Polka [1:48] Written By Jon Wayne
Album info (Discogs) Label: Hybrid Records Catalog#: HYBRID 1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: 1985 Genre: Rock Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock
Tracklist A1. The Lime Spiders - Slave Girl [2:48] Producer - The Lime Spiders , Tom Misner Written-By - Blood* , Jakimyszyn* A2. The Beasts Of Bourbon - Evil Ruby [3:12] Engineer - Tony Cohen Executive Producer - Roger Grierson Written-By - Jones* , Perkins* A3. The Vandals - Mohawk Town [2:47] Producer - Thom Wilson Written-By - The Vandals A4. Spikes* - Flashback To Acid Beach [5:30] Producer - Bob Allan , Spikes* Written-By - Thomas* , Spikes* A5. Guadalcanal Diary - Watusi Rodeo [2:38] Producer - Don Dixon Written-By - Kordecki* , Walls* , Attaway* B1. The Vandals - Ladykiller [3:42] Producer - Thom Wilson Written-By - The Vandals B2. The Lime Spiders - Beyond The Fringe [2:33] Producer - Lime Spiders, The , Tom Misner Written-By - Blood* , Jakimyszyn* B3. Spikes* - Ain't No Friend Of Mine [2:44] Producer - Bob Allan , Spikes* Written-By - Turnbow* , Parks* B4. The Beasts Of Bourbon - Drop Out [3:04] Engineer - Tony Cohen Executive Producer - Roger Grierson Written-By - Baker* , Salmon* B5. Guadalcanal Diary - Trail Of Tears [2:27] Producer - Don Dixon Written-By - Walls* , Attaway*
Kansas City rockers the Front first got together in the late '80s, and were led by vocalist Michael Franano and his keyboardist brother Bobby Franano. The pair hooked up with guitarist Mike Greene, Randy Jordan on bass, and Shane Miller on drums. The five musicians were soon signed to CBS Records and in 1989 they released their self-titled debut album. It took a little while, but in 1990 the single "Fire" became a minor radio and MTV hit and the band seemed to be on their way. The vocal style and mysterious persona of Franano was certainly the group's main selling point. The fact that the singer was so unashamedly aping Jim Morrison (with a touch of Michael Hutchence and Ian Astbury) didn't seem to hurt the group's image at first, however, there was no second single to build on "Fire" and the Front was eventually dropped by CBS before they had a chance to really define themselves. Perhaps the band became viewed as a knock-off or novelty within the company. Whatever the cause, it is odd that the group seemed to receive no opportunity to build on the success of "Fire." After leaving CBS, Franano and company changed their name to Bakers Pink and did manage to release a record for Epic under the new moniker in 1993. Franano also released an independent solo album under the name of Michael Moon in 1998.
Line up
Michael Anthony Franano - vocals, rhythm guitar
Bobby Franano - keyboards
Mike Greene - lead guitar
Shane - drums
Randy Jordan - bass, vocals
Album info (Discogs)
Label: CBS
Catalog#: 466143 1
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: USA
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock
Tracklist
A1. Fire [4:34]
A2. Sunshine Girl [4:24]
A3. Pain [3:03]
A4. a) Sweet Addiction [3:30]
b) (Segue) [1:33]
A5. Ritual [7:12]
B1. Le Motion [4:10]
B2. Sister Moon [2:43]
B3. In The Garden [2:32]
B4. Violent World [6:37]
B5. Sin [5:56]
Label: Phantom Records (3)
Catalog#: PH-7
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock
Tracklist
A1. Love To Rule [5:14]
A2. Alone With You [3:49]
B1. What You Need [3:33]
B2. The Seeker [4:50]
Credits
Bass, Vocals - Peter Oxley
Drums, Vocals - Bill Bilson*
Engineer - Ian Gray
Guitar, Lead Vocals - Jeremy Oxley
Guitar, Vocals - Richard Burgman
Producer - Lobby Loyde
Written-By - J. Oxley*
Notes
Recorded at Trafalgar Oct 80.
Mastered at less than normal volume to retain maximum quality.
Album info
Label: MAMMOTH
Format: CD
Catalog: 2700-2-RDJ
Released: 1990
Country: USA
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock, Desert Rock, Alternative rock
Notes
2 - 7 Produced By: The Sidewinders
Recorded & Mixed At: New Breed Studios, NY.
Engineer: David Kumin
1 - Produced By: Richard Hopkins & David Slutes
Executive Producers: Jay Faires & Ed Morgan
Engineered & Mixed By: Eric Westfall
Line up
Rich Hopkins Guitar
David Slutes Vocals / Guitar
Bruce Halper Drums
Mark Perrodin Bass
Tracklist
01. Doesn't Anyone Believe [4:33]
Hopkins/Slutes (Also on "Auntie Ramos")
02. I'm Not With You (Acoustic) [4:37]
Hopkins/Slutes (Electric on "Auntie Ramos")
03. Signed D.C. (Acoustic) [3:40]
Arthur Lee (Electric on "Release The Hounds")
04. If I Can't Have You (Acoustic) [2:51]
Hopkins/Slutes (Electric on "Auntie Ramos")
05. Singing Cowboy (Acoustic) [2:28]
Arthur Lee
06. We Don't Do That Anymore (Acoustic) [3:56]
Hopkins/Slutes (Electric on "Auntie Ramos")
07. 7 + 7 Is (Acoustic) [2:13]
Arthur Lee (Electric on "Auntie Ramos")
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Love and Rockets dismissed Earth, Sun, Moon's folk sound in favour of a stronger rock & roll sound. Hints of the band's former psychedelic and gothic rock sound remained. Chief songwriters Daniel Ash and David J had begun concentrating strictly on their own material (rather than writing together) on Earth, Sun, Moon. By the time of Love and Rockets, their creative partnership had clearly all but dried up, as the album lurches back and forth between Ash's tech-savvy modern pop and J's bluesier, grittier experiments.
The album featured Love and Rockets' biggest hit, the Ash-penned "So Alive". The song was a surprising #3 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and stayed at #1 for five weeks on the US Mainstream Rock chart. Because of the popularity of the single in the US, Love and Rockets became the band's best-selling album in America.
After the release of the album, the band embarked on a long worldwide tour. Afterwards, instead of recording a new album and a follow-up single to "So Alive", J and Ash both focused on their solo careers, continuing in the directions represented on this album. They each released two solo albums in the break (with drummer Kevin Haskins working primarily with Ash) before returning as a band to record Hot Trip to Heaven in 1994.
In 2002, the album was remastered and expanded into a double album. The bonus tracks featured a single remix, three b-sides, all five songs from the aborted Swing! EP, and a radio session. The Swing! project was to be an outlet for some of the band's stranger output, but the material was never released, except for "Bad Monkey", which ended up on the Glittering Darkness EP in 1996.
"The Purest Blue" is a radical reworking of "Waiting for the Flood" from Earth, Sun, Moon, and "**** (Jungle Law)" was later reworked as "Bad Monkey", recorded as part of the Swing! project.
Music: Love And Rockets;
Words: David J (1, 3, 6, 9), Daniel Ash (2, 4, 5, 7, 8) and Daniel Ash/Gary Ash (10).
Love and Rockets: David J, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins.
Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London except track 3 engineered by Whispering Angus at Far Heath Studios, Northamptonshire.
Tracklist
1
**** (Jungle Law) (4:34)
2
No Big Deal (4:56)
3
The Purest Blue (3:43)
4
Motorcycle (3:31)
5
I Feel Speed (3:23)
6
Bound For Hell (6:02)
7
The Teardrop Collector (4:09)
8
So Alive (4:17)
9
Rock And Roll Babylon (3:24)
10
No Words No More (3:49)
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Album info (Discogs)
Label: RCA, Mammoth Records
Catalog#: 9663-1-R, none
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock
Tracklist
A1. Witchdoctor 3:30
A2. Cigarette 3:59
A3. Bad, Crazy Sun 5:09
A4. Love '88 4:58
Written-By - Andrea Curtis , Rich Hopkins
A5. Solitary Man 3:51
Written-By - Neil Diamond
B1. What Am I Supposed To Do 3:44
B2. Tears Like Flesh 3:31
B3. Before Our Time 4:22
B4. What She Said 9:23
Credits
Artwork By - Roger Alan
Bass - Mark Perrodin
Drums - Bruce Halper , Diane Padilla
Engineer - Steve English
Executive Producer - Ed Morgan , Jay Faires
Guitar - Rich Hopkins
Mixed By, Engineer - Eric Westfall
Photography [Group Photo] - Patrick Ryan
Producer - Dave Slutes , Rich Hopkins
Violin - Mindi Marts
Vocals, Drums - Andrea Curtis
Vocals, Guitar - Dave Slutes
Written-By - Dave Slutes , Rich Hopkins
Notes
Recorded at The Sound Factory and Westwood Studios, Tucson, AZ. Mixed at Traxsound Recording and Control Center, Los Angeles, CA.
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No matter how much thorough I searched, I've found only few refferences on this single. It's the first of "The Dubrovniks" and one of the rarest singles (in vinyl) of this music scene. Probably many of you know it very well and numerous of you have it in your vinyl collection. I consider this single as one of the diamonds of the alternative, independent, australian punk-rock music scene.
PLS PLAY IT LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND HAVE A HOT-HOT-HOT SUMMER...
The band were first established in August, 1986 when Radalj teamed up again with James Baker (by then ex-Beasts of Bourbon), together with Boris Sujdovic (ex-Rockets, The Scientists, Beasts of Bourbon) and Peter Simpson (Spectre's Revenge) as the Adorable Ones. Within a year the Adorable Ones had renamed themselves the Dubrovniks in honour of the fact that Radalj and Sujdovic were both born in the historical Croatian city of Dubrovnik. The band having to change names as there already was a Brisbane band with that name.
Citadel issued the singles "Fireball of Love" b/w "If I Had a Gun" in April, 1988 and a cover of Alvin Stardust's "My Coo Ca Choo" b/w "Girls Go Manic" in November, 1988. By the time the band recorded and issued the single "Speedway Girls" b/w "Freezin' Rain" in June, 1989 and their debut album, Dubrovnik Blues in August, 1989, Radalj had moved on to form a new band, the Punjabbers, comprising Radalj, Brett Ford (drums; ex-Kryptonics, Lubricated Goat), Tony Robertson (bass; ex-The Hitmen, New Christs, Naked Lunch) and Tony Thewlis (guitar; ex-Scientists) The Punjabbers only had one release, a single "Rock'n'Roll Loveletter" on Timberyard Records in December, 1988. Radalj then formed The Surfin' Caesars and recorded several albums.
Chris Flynn (guitar, vocals; ex-Headstones) eventually replaced Radalj, and the band signed to Mushroom Records. The band's releases on Mushroom, both produced by Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, maintained the revved-up, trashy rock'n'roll tradition. Audio Sonic Love Affair released September, 1990 included the singles "She Got No Love" b/w "Got this Far" (June, 1990) and "Love is on the Loose" b/w "Something's not Right in the World" (October, 1990). Glenn Armstrong (guitar; ex-Horny Toads-Girlies) replaced Simpson in 1990, and the band issued Chrome in June, 1992. The album produced two singles, "Saigon Rose" (February, 1992) and "French Revolution" (June, 1992). In between albums, Baker and Sujdovic toured and recorded with Beasts of Bourbon. In early 1991, the two severed their commitments to the Beasts in order to concentrate on The Dubrovniks. Mushroom dropped the band in 1993. German label, Normal, issued Medicine Wheel in Europe, and Mushroom Distribution Services (MDS) distributed it in Australia.
The Dubrovniks broke up in 1995 with Baker returning to Perth, where he joined power pop band, Satellite 5, with John Rushin (vocals), Phil Bradley (guitar; ex-Jackals), Doug Thomas (guitar; ex-Dagoes, Spikes) and Howard Shawcross (bass; ex-Elks, Howard I Know, Jackals). Sujdovic went on to form a new band, Black Dirt, together with Flynn, Chris Collins and Paul Loughhead.
The Sidewinders formed in the spring of 1985 by guitarist Rich Hopkins and vocalist David Slutes.[1] The group released its first record, Cuacha!, in 1988, and subsequently signed to RCA/Mammoth Records, where they released two full-length albums, 1989's Witchdoctor and 1990's Auntie Ramos' Pool Hall. Witchdoctor cracked the lower echelons of the Billboard 200 at #169,[2] on the strength of two modern rock radio hits; the band scored exposure on MTV and VH1 and embarked on a worldwide tour,[3] but the band's career was soon sidelined due to legal problems. In 1991, a North Carolina cover band known as Sidewinder sued the group over the use of its name, and it took two years to sort out the proceedings and secure the release of their next album, now under the name Sand Rubies.[4]
As the Sand Rubies, they released an album on Polydor/Atlas in 1993; at one point, Pearl Jam served as their opening act.[5] However, due to attrition over the period of legal troubles, the rhythm section of the band had departed, and the Sand Rubies dissolved during a tour in 1993,[1][3] just as two other Arizona rock bands, Gin Blossoms and The Refreshments, were attracting mainstream attention.
A few one-off shows were given in 1995 and 1996 before an official Sand Rubies reunion was announced in October 1996.[1] A show at SXSW followed in 1997, as did a new album, Return of the Living Dead, in 1998. They were able to independently release a best-of collection of tracks from their major label years entitled The Sidewinders Sessions, and an all-covers album, Release the Hounds, ensued in 1999 along with a tour of Europe.[1] The band broke up again, followed by short reunion stints in 2001-02 and 2006 to support renewed local touring and special rereleases.[1Complete story @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Rubies
