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A couple years ago I posted the openers' sets of this show (Whispertown2000 and Grand Ole Party), but hey, finally got around to posting the headliner. Here ya go..

The Breeders - Last Splash Demos
posted August 4, 2008

In sort of an addendum to the 2 previous posts here, more Breeders and Pixies treats to share. First, an incredible find I'm excited to post: The Last Splash demos. Huge thanks to andycherry (aka SonOfGo at the noaloha fan forum) for making it possible. These unreleased demos for the seminal 90s alt rock album have never before been posted online or circulated at all amongst fans. (exclusive! brag!)

The demos are sourced from 2 sessions, both recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio. The first 8 tracks are from September 1992. This was apparently a very preliminary recording session, just to sketch out the songs, with most of the tracks being instrumental.
The second batch (tracks 9-17) is from October 1992. The songs are a bit more together and include vocals for the most part. Still, there are some very noticeable differences to the finished album versions in songs such as "Divine Hammer" and "Saints". Perhaps the highlight of the tape is a completely unreleased song called "Go Man Go", previously known only to fans by one low-quality live recording.

Here they are below in 192k mp3.
(And for folks who prefer lossless, here's a big zip of flac files at megaupload.)

The Breeders - Last Splash Demos

01 No Aloha (instrumental, with Kelly's guitar)
02 No Aloha (instrumental, without Kelly's guitar)
03 Divine Hammer [Ding Ding] (instrumental)
04 Invisible Man (instrumental)
05 Cannonball [Grunge] (some vocals)
06 Saints (instrumental)
07 New Year (instrumental)
08 Invisible Man (with just backing vocals)
09 Saints
10 Cannonball [Grunge]
11 SOS [Figure 8]
12 I Just Wanna Get Along
13 Go Man Go
14 No Aloha
15 Divine Hammer
16 New Year (instrumental)
17 Roi

photocopy of master reel info sheet (jpg)
scan of the tape (jpg)

Now for the second part of this month's update, a guy named Zak Andree wrote me saying he enjoyed the Definitive Pixies collection posted here a while back, but he was compelled to work his EQ skills on the Doolittle demos (as they are quite hissy, even though I tried to clean them up a bit), so he tracked down the source bootleg cd and painstakingly remastered the tracks. He did quite a good job and if you compare his "Santo" track to the official b-side recording, you can barely tell a difference. Nice work, Zak!
Here they are (in flac format) spread across 3 zip files on Mediafire:

Pixies - Doolittle Demos (remastered)

http://www.mediafire.com/?t0zeztbyjfm
http://www.mediafire.com/?tm3zxxbzky2
http://www.mediafire.com/?kymdxcgenry

Update (1/09): Zak helps out again:

"hey, gavin.  while removing duplicates of all the pixies stuff i've
downloaded, i came across a couple things i had in higher quality than
versions that were included in your definitive pixies collection, so i
thought i'd share them with you..."

Pixies - 1990-06-11 BBC
http://www.mediafire.com/?dzy3bknx6zj

Pixies - 1990-11-01 VPRO radio session
http://www.mediafire.com/?ly4tasylwfg

The Breeders
posted May 19, 2008

As promised last time, here's the "Definitive Breeders" stuff. It's admitedly not as much of a labored-over "cream of the crop" project as the Pixies collection, but rather just a bunch of links strewn about in a desperate attempt to collect every rare track and live performance available. Hope that's cool. Big thanks to Zane, Raül, and Aurelien, among others, for making many of these links possible.

Breeders - b-sides and rare tracks [mp3]
"Definitive Breeders", or somewhat. A bunch of odds 'n' ends to complement the band's albums. Includes songs from EPs, singles, compilations, and live rarities.
Here's a few highlights as direct links, and a zip with the rest.
900 - written and sung by Josephine Wiggs. B-side on the Canonnball single.
Cannonball (1993 acoustic version)- Not sure exactly where this is from. Cool version, though.
Cannonball (live on the Jon Stewart Show, November 15, 1993)- Good live version.. and there's some of "Mad Lucas" at the end (a song the band rarely did live), played as the show's credits rolled.
Climbing The Sun- Recorded prior to Title TK.. released on a fanclub 7" and later as a cd single b-side.
Collage- From the Mod Squad soundtrack, 1999. It's a cover of a cover (The Three Degrees covering the James Gang).
Cro-Aloha- demo version of "No Aloha" released as a b-side.
Divine Hammer- re-recorded single version
Do You Love Me Now? (EP version)- From the Safari EP. Later re-recorded for Last Splash.
Do You Love Me Now Jr- remix by J Masic (of Dinosaur Jr fame), adding his backing vocals to the song.
Don't Call Home- John Murphy, Kim Deal's ex-husband, co-wrote this song. It was released on the Safari EP.
Driver- 1993 live cover of a Honey Tongue song, which was a band Josephine Wiggs was in. She sings the Breeders' cover of it.
Fire The Maid (live)- Low quality live recording of an unreleased song from 2001. It was written and sung by Kelley. Apparently Kim doesn't like the song much and that's why it never really became an full-fleged Breeders song. Maybe if/when Kelley does another solo album it'll be on it.
Forced To Drive (Loho version)- Early version with acoustic guitar, later re-recorded for Title TK.
German Demonstration (demo version)- We're Gonna Rise b-side
Go Man Go (live)- Unreleased song from Last Splash era. There's a demo version of it in existance, but all we have is this crappy live recording. {come on, Andy! let's hear that studio version!}
Grunggae- This is an embryonic demo version of the song that would later become "Cannonball". It was released as a b-side.
Hag (Peel Session)- Not sure where this comes from.. some compilation probably. Sounds good.
Head To Toe- From the EP of the same name which came out in '94. Josephine wrote it, but Kim sings it.
Hoverin' (b-side version)- Another song Kim Deal co-wrote with John Murphy. This recording was a b-side to the Divine Hammer single, and was later re-recorded for the Amps album.
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)- This is a Hank Williams cover, also a Divine Hammer b-side.
I Don't Care About You (live)- The band sometimes closed their 2002 shows with this cover by the punk band Fear. Guitarist Richard Presley on lead vocals.
I Just Wanna Get Along (Pod outtake version)- I think this was put out on a compilation or something. It's an early version sung by Kim. (Kelley sings the Last Spash version).
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry- Another Hank Williams cover. It's a soundbite grabbed off the German Breeders documentary from a few years ago called "The Real Deal."
Invisible Man (demo)- Early version with some different backing vocals stuff going on.
Iris (live 6-26-92 Glastonbury)- From the No Alternative compilation.
Lord of the Thighs- This is an Aerosmith cover sung by Josephine Wiggs.
New Year (demo)- Not much to say about this one. Released as a b-side.
Safari- From the EP of the same name, released in 1992 between Pod and Last Splash.
Safari (live b-side, 2002, Melkweg, Amsterdam)- released as a b-side on the Son Of Three single.
Safari (remix)- from World's End Limited Volume 3 compilation. It doesn't really sound much different from the regular version. Maybe just remastered.
Shocker In Gloomtown- Guided By Voices cover from the Head To Toe EP.
So Sad About Us- cover by The Who, on the Safari EP.
Son Of Three (single version)- re-recorded version for the single.
S.O.S. (so outrageously shitty fanmix)- a silly fan-made remix of the song.
The Freed Pig- a Sebadoh cover, released on the Head To Toe EP, recorded as sort of a joke on J Mascis because it was written about him or something.
Theme from Buffy The Vampire Slayer- cover of the TV show's instrumental theme song, released as a b-side.
Wicked Little Town (Hedwig Version)- from the 2003 compilation Wig In A Box, a tribute to the musical & film Hedwig And The Angry Inch.
Except for the 3 songs linked above, here is a link to a zip with the rest of the mp3s: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2WS0MYYB

Breeders related rare tracks [mp3]
Side project b-sides plus various guest appearances by Kim and/or Kelley with other bands.
Bullet LaVolta (with Kim Deal) - Swan Dive [UPDATE!]
Freedom Cruise (with Kim and Kelley Deal) - Sensational Gravity Boy
Guided By Voices (with Kim Deal) - June Salutes You!
Guided By Voices (with Kim Deal) - Navvy (Pere Ubu cover)
Kelley Deal 6000 (Solid State 6000 single) - Carnivale
Kelley Deal 6000 (Solid State 6000 single) - I'm Right and You're Wrong
Kelley Deal - Fucking Hostile
Kelley Deal with Kris Kristofferson - Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
Kim Deal - I Believe in Miracles (You Sexy Thing) (live 1988)
Kim Deal and Robert Pollard - Love Hurts
Magnétophone - Kel's Vintage Thought (with Kim and Kelley Deal)
Magnétophone - Kel's Vintage Thought [Outhud remix]
Sonic Youth (with Kim Deal) - Little Trouble Girl
Supersuckers (with Kelley Deal) - Hungover Together
The Amps - Empty Glasses (Kim's Basement 4-track Version)
The Amps - Just Like a Briar
The Amps - Pacer (single version)
The For Carnation (with Kim Deal) - Tales (Live from the Crypt)
The Zen Circus & Brian Ritchie (with Kim and Kelley Deal) - Punk Lullaby
This Mortal Coil (with Kim Deal and Tanya Donnelly) - You And Your Sister
Tijuana No! (with Kim Deal) - Nadie Dijo Nada
Ultra Vivid Scene (with Kim Deal) - Special One
Above mp3s beside the first one in a zip here: http://www.mediafire.com/?udubxtsxrwx

Breeders - 1989 Pod demos [mp3]
There are a few different versions of these demos out there, quality-wise, with these posted below being the best I've found (sorry, don't have them lossless). I'm not exactly sure of the date (some sources say '88, some say '89), recorded by Gary Smith at Fort Apache. Says Smith of the demos: "I worked some demos which I thought were quite good, but I assume Kim and Tanya through little of them. they not only scrapped the whole thing and moved on to work with Steve Albini, but also changed the entire direction of the music. The versions which I worked on were very pop and very upbeat by comparison to the versions which 4ad/Rough Trade released. I’m still not sure which one I like more. Albini’s record is much moodier than the demos, and for that reason these times are much more better suited to the finished versions than the demos."
Notable "rare track" inclusions are the unreleased song "Overcome" (which was later re-worked into The Amps' "Bragging Party"), a nice unreleased instrumental known as "Rave On", and an early version of "Divine Hammer" known as "You Always Hang Around" (or "Stop Whispering").
01 - Doe
02 - Drivin' on 9
03 - Fortunately Gone
04 - Glorious
05 - Limehouse
06 - Only In 3's
07 - Overcome
08 - Rave On
09 - Silver
10 - When I Was A Painter
11 - You Always Hang Around (Divine Hammer)

Breeders - 1992-07-02 Amsterdam and 1993 live (Double Trouble) [mp3]
Excellent quality collection of soundboard (radio broadcast) tracks put out on a bootleg CD called Double Trouble. Apparently tracks 1-8 are from July 2, 1992 Melkweg, Amsterdam (I've also seen the date listed as June 29, 1992), with the remaining tracks being unknown dates/locations ("Live on Tour 1993") If anybody can clarify the source of these tracks, please let me know.
There's one song on here that's not available anywhere else that I know of: "Driver", which is a Honey Tongue song (a band bassist Josephine Wiggs was in).. Josephine sings the Breeders' cover of it.
http://partofthequeue.blogspot.com/2008/01/breeders-double-trouble-bootleg-1994.html

The Secret History of the Breeders (interview disc) [mp3]
A one hour interview with the Breeders released as a promo by 4AD during the Last Splash days.
http://www.noaloha.com/breeders/index.php?page=8&album=23

Breeders - 1993-11-27 Miami, FL, AT&T Amphitheater [flac]
Very nice audience recording.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/x2nf23

Breeders - 1994-04-09 Baton Rouge, LA (Hello Baton Rouge!) [flac]
Good audience recording somewhat ruined by noisy audience talking throughout most songs.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VPH3WTVZ

Breeders - 1994-05-17 Gino, Stockholm, Sweden (Live In Stockholm) [mp3]
An EP of live songs put out by the band's official fan club. Excellent quality, though the fact that it's not the complete show leaves it lacking somewhat.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3TJDJ5R2

Breeders - 1994-06-06 Chicago, IL, Metro (Sonic Ecstasy) [mp3]
Another excellent soundboard recording.
http://madparade.blogspot.com/2008/02/breeders-live-at-metro-club-1994.html

Amps era stuff [mp3]
Some live stuff and b-sides. Not the best quality.
http://www.noaloha.com/amps/multimedia/audio.php

Breeders - 1997-05-09 Los Angeles, CA, El Rey Theatre [flac]
Nice sounding audience recording of a show during that hazzy period after The Amps and before Kelley returned to the Breeders. Includes an early version of "Too Alive" (under the title "Swinger") and a rare live performance of "Climbing The Sun".
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PTO2I8Z7

Breeders - 2001-07-14 Chicago, IL, Congress Theater [mp3]
The quality on this recording isn't very good, but it does include an unreleased song Kelley sings called "Fire The Maid". Also included is "Sinister Foxx", which doesn't get played live much. The correct date of this show may be July 20, 2001.. not sure.
http://rapidshare.com/files/37098153/The_Breeders_-_Live_In_Chicago__2001_.rar

Breeders - 2002-02-16 Magic Stick, Detroit, MI [flac]
Solid audience recording.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XWY73HB8

Breeders - 2005-11-20 Blackheath Halls, London, UK [mp3]
This was the 2nd of two shows celebrating 4AD's 25th Anniversary. The quality is ok, not great, but it's a fun show featuring guest appearances by Josephine Wiggs (she left the band around '95) and violinist Carrie Bradley (who hasn't played with the band much since '97). The set includes a couple songs off Pod that weren't done live much: "Metal Man" and "Oh!"
http://rapidshare.com/files/52549388/The_Breeders_-_2005.nov.20_-_Blackheath_Halls__London__UK.rar.html

Breeders - 2008-03-14 KEXP, Austin, TX, SXSW [flac]
Cool little set broadcast on the radio and online.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/p8zcfl

Breeders - 2008-04-13 Carling Academy 2, Birmingham, UK
Decent audience recording.
[mp3]
http://www.sendspace.com/file/k7x257
[flac]
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8X67MSI2

Breeders - 2008-04-22 Luxor, Cologne, Germany
Another good audience recording.
[mp3]
http://rapidshare.com/files/110874466/The_Breeders_-_22.04.2008_-_Luxor__Cologne_-_MP3.rar
[flac]
http://rapidshare.com/files/110852326/The_Breeders_-_22.04.2008_-_Luxor__Cologne_-_FLAC.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/110855296/The_Breeders_-_22.04.2008_-_Luxor__Cologne_-_FLAC.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/110859246/The_Breeders_-_22.04.2008_-_Luxor__Cologne_-_FLAC.part3.rar

Breeders - 2008-05-01 Amoeba Records, SF [flac]
Solid audience recording of an intimate in-store performance. Nine songs, plus some soundchecking and between-song banter.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hmor4g

Breeders - 2008-04-25 Coachella, Indio, CA [mp3]
Pretty good recording of the band's Coachella performance.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O6ZF1CBX

ok, that's the end of the strictly Breeders stuff, but here's some related downloads:

Belly - Star demos ("the 'lost' follow-up to Pod") [mp3]
The original plan when the Breeders started was to alternate main songwriter on the albums between Kim Deal and Tanya Donelly. But then Kim was busy with the waning days of the Pixies, so Tanya went off and did her own thing, starting the band Belly and releasing their first album, Star, in 1993. But before that, these demos were recorded. Says Donelly, "They were originally meant to be the second Breeders album, so Kim plays on a couple. She plays the high solo on White Belly and the counter-lead stuff on Feed the Tree. That's what I recall."
http://www.tanyadonelly.com/mp3s.html

Kelley Deal 6000 live in Oklahoma City, OK 9-7-97 [flac]
Kelley had a solo band in the late 90s, releasing a couple albums and playing a bunch of shows. Here's one.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QYN5HVW6

Kelley Deal 6000 - Go to the Sugar Altar [mp3]
Here's one of the albums. Originally released June 1996, it's out of print now.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0YVAPPQY

Perfect Disaster - Up [mp3]
1989 out-of-print album from a band featuring Josephine Wiggs. She doesn't sing lead on it, sadly.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N7HAYTOV

Perfect Disaster - Heaven Scent [mp3] [UPDATE!]
Another out-of-print album from a band featuring Josephine Wiggs. She sings a little vocals on this one, but still not much.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/z2clkb

Ed's Redeeming Qualities - Big Grapefruit Cleanup Job [mp3] [UPDATE!]
This is a band featuring Breeders violinist Carrie Bradley. They might be best known for doing the original version of "Drivin' on 9". It's included on this live album.
http://www.badongo.com/file/9487447

Josephine Wiggs Experience - Bon Bon Lifestyle [UPDATE!]
http://rapidshare.com/files/141667567/The_Josephine_Wiggs_Experience.zip

Dusty Trails [UPDATE!]
Josephine Wiggs' band with Vivian Trimble from 2000. Half is mp3, half is m4a.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZM0OS9V1

Honey Tongue - Nude Nudes [UPDATE!]
Josephine's band from 1992.
http://rapidshare.com/files/141667566/Honey_Tongue.zip

Looking for mp3s of these Josephine Wiggs things! please email if you can help.
Ladies Who Lunch - Kim's We Love (7")
Ladies Who Lunch - Everybody's Happy Nowadays (7")
 

Pixies rarities
posted March 14, 2008

Definitive Pixies is a 4-disc collection of Pixies stuff meant to complement their regular studio albums.

DEFINITIVE PIXIES DISC ONE - non-album tracks
1. Boom Chickaboom [1987 - WERS 1/18/87]
2. Gigantic (single version) [1988 - Gigantic single]
3. River Euphrates (single version) [1988 - Gigantic single]
4. In Heaven (The Lady in the Radiator Song) (live) [1988 - Gigantic single]
5. Manta Ray [1989 - Monkey Gone To Heaven single]
6. Weird at My School [1989 - Monkey Gone To Heaven single]
7. Dancing the Manta Ray [1989 - Monkey Gone To Heaven single]
8. Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf) [1989 - Here Comes Your Man single]
9. Into the White [1989 - Here Comes Your Man single]
10. Make Believe [1990 - Velouria single]
11. I've Been Waiting For You [1990 - Velouria single]
12. The Thing [1990 - Velouria single]
13. Dig For Fire (single mix) [1990 - Dig For Fire single]
14. Allison (video version) [1990 - Dig For Fire video]
15. Velvety Instrumental Version [1990 - Dig For Fire single]
16. Winterlong [1990 - Dig For Fire single]
17. Born in Chicago [1990 - Rubaiyiat: Elektra's 40th Anniversary]
18. Head On (video version) [1991 - Head On video]
19. Planet of Sound (single mix) [1991 - Planet of Sound single]
20. Theme From Narc [1991 - Planet of Sound single]
21. Build High [1991 - Planet of Sound single]
22. Evil Hearted You [1991 - Planet of Sound single]
23. I Can't Forget [1991 - I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen]
24. Head On (remix) [1991 - Head On promo single]
25. Letter to Memphis (instrumental) [1992 - Alec Eiffel single]
26. Debaser (remix) [1997 - Debaser single]
27. In Heaven (The Lady in the Radiator Song) (live) [2004 - Eugene, OR 4/28/04]
28. Bam Thwok [2004 - download-only single]
29. Ain't That Pretty At All [2004 - Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon]
30. Been All Around The World (live 8/05) [2006 - Acoustic: Live in Newport]
insert with additional info
link to a zip with the rest of the tracks [mediafire] (due to webhosting limits of 100MB, track 9 isn't included in the zip, but just right-click>save-as it in the tracklist above.) [here's a slow mirror at zShare]

DEFINITIVE PIXIES DISC TWO - radio sessions
1. Here Comes Your Man [1st BBC session - 1987]
2. Subbacultcha [1st BBC session - 1987]
3. Down To The Well [1st BBC session - 1987]
4. Break My Body [1st BBC session - 1987]
5. Hey [2nd BBC session - May 1988]
6. Levitate Me [2nd BBC session - May 1988]
7. In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song) [2nd BBC session - May 1988]
8. Wild Honey Pie [2nd BBC session - May 1988]
9. Caribou [2nd BBC session - May 1988]
10. Dead [3rd BBC session - October 1988]
11. Tame [3rd BBC session - October 1988]
12. There Goes My Gun [3rd BBC session - October 1988]
13. Manta Ray [3rd BBC session - October 1988]
14. Down To The Well [4th BBC session - 1989]
15. Into The White [4th BBC session - 1989]
16. Wave of Mutilation [4th BBC session - 1989]
17. Allison [5th BBC session - June 1990]
18. Hang On To Your Ego [5th BBC session - June 1990]
19. Velouria [5th BBC session - June 1990]
20. Is She Weird [5th BBC session - June 1990]
21. Monkey Gone to Heaven [6th BBC session - August 1990]
22. Ana [6th BBC session - August 1990]
23. Allison [6th BBC session - August 1990]
24. Wave of Mutilation [6th BBC session - August 1990]
25. Palace of the Brine [7th BBC session - 1991]
26. Letter to Memphis [7th BBC session - 1991]
27. Motorway to Roswell [7th BBC session - 1991]
28. Subbacultcha [7th BBC session - 1991]
29. Break My Body [acoustic]
30. Brick Is Red
31. I Bleed [acoustic]
32. I'm Amazed [acoustic]
33. Wave of Mutilation [acoustic]
insert with additional info
link to a zip with the rest of the tracks [Rapidshare] (due to webhosting limits of 100MB, tracks 19 and 27 aren't included in the zip, but just right-click>save-as in the tracklist above.)

DEFINITIVE PIXIES DISC THREE - demos
1. Keeping In Time [1984]
2. Draw Attention [1984]
3. Gemini (Fight With Honor) [1984]
4. Silhouetta (Silhouette) [1984]
5. Build High [1986]
6. Down to the Well [1986]
7. Here Comes Your Man [1986]
8. Ed Is Dead [1986]
9. Brick Is Red [1986]
10. Weird at My School [1986]
11. Rock A My Soul [1986]
12. I'm Amazed [1986]
13. Broken Face [1987]
14. In Heaven (The Lady in the Radiator Song) [1987]
15. Build High [1987]
16. Rock A My Soul [1987]
17. I'm Amazed [1987]
18. Silver (Breeders version) [1988]
19. Tame [1988]
20. Debaser [1988]
21. I Bleed [1988]
22. Wave of Mutilation [1988]
23. Crackity Jones [1988]
24. Bailey's Walk [1988]
25. Mr. Grieves [1988]
26. Dead [1988]
27. Gouge Away [1988]
28. Manta Ray [1988]
29. Santo [1988]
30. No. 13 Baby [1988]
31. La La Love You [1988]
32. There Goes My Gun [1988]
33. Silver [1988]
34. Monkey Gone To Heaven [1988]
35. Palace of the Brine (clip) [1991]
36. Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons (clip) [1991]
37. Brackish Boy (clip) [1991]
insert with additional info
link to a zip with the rest of the tracks [MediaFire] (due to webhosting limits of 100MB, track 17 isn't included in the zip, but just right-click>save-as it in the tracklist above.)

DEFINITIVE PIXIES DISC FOUR - more
1. I'm Amazed [1987 solo demo]
2. Broken Face [1987 solo demo]
3. The Holiday Song [1987 solo demo]
4. Rock A My Soul [1987 solo demo]
5. Isla De Encanta [1987 solo demo]
6. Caribou [1987 solo demo]
7. Build High [1987 solo demo]
8. Nimrod's Son [1987 solo demo]
9. Ed Is Dead [1987 solo demo]
10. Subbacultcha [1987 solo demo]
11. Boom Chickaboom [1987 solo demo]
12. I've Been Tired [1987 solo demo]
13. Break My Body [1987 solo demo]
14. Oh My Golly [1987 solo demo]
15. Vamos [1987 solo demo]
16. Bone Machine [1988 VPRO radio session]
17. Gigantic [1988 VPRO radio session]
18. Isla De Encanta [1988 VPRO radio session]
19. Vamos [1988 live b-side]
20. Gigantic [1988 with J Mascis]
21. Cactus [1989 live]
22. Interview [1990 VPRO radio session]
23. The Happening [1990 VPRO radio session]
24. Into The White [1990 VPRO radio session]
25. Planet of Sound [1991 live b-side]
26. Tame [1991 live b-side]
27. Trompe Le Monde [1992 on Letterman]
28. Monkey Gone To Heaven [2004 on Letterman]
29. Paranoid [1991 - 120 Minutes jam]
30. Velvety [2002 - Frank Black version]
insert with additional info
link to a zip with all of the tracks [MegaUpload]

You might notice this collection is geared towards rare studio stuff, with not much attention paid to live material. Well, if it's live Pixies you're after, there are a lot of shows available on CD at pixiesdiscs.com. Also, several nice DVDs have been officially released:
Pixies (DVD) - includes a 1988 concert plus all their music videos
Club Date: Live at the Paradise in Boston - includes a 2004 show plus a 1986 show
Sell Out 2004 Reunion Tour - many songs taken from various 2004 concerts
Acoustic: Live in Newport - a stripped-down performance from 2005
loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies - a behind the scenes look at the 2004 reunion

Next up I plan to make a "Definitive Breeders" collection. Expect that here in May 2008. Thank you to everyone who's sent in additions for it.

Oh No! Oh My! Live!
posted February 3, 2008

You guys like Oh No! Oh My!? They're really fun and good. I first saw them in early 2007, but it was a first date and the girl was kinda uptight so I left my tape recorder at home, sadly. But I saw them again several months later, and was able to document that time. Here it is:

Oh No! Oh My! - 2007-08-26 Casbah, San Diego, CA
intro
Jane Is Fat
The Party Punch
Go To Work
I Love You All The Time
Lisa, Make Love! (It's Okay!)
Reeks and Seeks
Our Mouths Were Wet
Walk in the Park
Wham, Bam, Thank You, Spaceman
Be A Star
I Have No Sister
Farewell to All My Friends

More ON!OM! live n' rare multimedia:
Daytrotter session.. great stuff! 3 new songs (also in above show).
WOXY radio session 7/12/06
WOXY radio session 10/27/06

Check 'em out on MySpace and consider purchasing their self-titled (highly recommended!) and latest EP, Between the Devil and the Sea (also very good!)

Rilo Kiley w/ Grand Ole Party, Bird & the Bee
posted October 19, 2007

bands: Rilo Kiley, Grand Ole Party, The Bird & The Bee
date: October 12, 2007
city: San Diego, CA
venue: Soma

Fun show that I taped. Warning: the sound quality is ass. Also, I didn't tag the RK & GOP files.

RILO KILEY
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=10VFX5K1

GRAND OLE PARTY
http://www.mediafire.com/?8bewqgqvliy

THE BIRD & THE BEE
The Bird and The Bee - 01 - La La La.mp3
The Bird and The Bee - 02 - My Fair Lady.mp3
The Bird and The Bee - 03 - Again & Again.mp3
The Bird and The Bee - 04 - Fucking Boyfriend.mp3
The Bird and The Bee - 05 - I'm A Broken Heart.mp3
The Bird and The Bee - 06 - Preparedness.mp3
The Bird and The Bee - 07 - I Hate Camera.mp3
The Bird and The Bee - 08 - Polite Dance Song.mp3
TheBirdAndTheBee_2007-10-12_Soma_SanDiego-info.txt

photo from the show by Gretchen. more here

Rilo Kiley at a bowling alley 8/10/07
posted August 11, 2007

MySpace secret show. Their first show in a long time. Lots of new songs.

Rilo Kiley 2007-08-10 All-Star Lanes, Eagle Rock, CA

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links:
Rilo Kiley Place (my fansite)
rilokiley.com
myspace.com/rilokiley
rilokiley.net
 

Casper and the Cookies - 3/20/07 San Diego
posted July 30, 2007

Here's a show I recorded by Casper and the Cookies a while back. But be warned: it's not very good quality, so you probably shouldn't bother with it unless you're a big fan. It's one big mp3. It's also incomplete.

Casper and the Cookies - 2007-03-20 San Diego, CA, Casbah
the show (mp3)
the setlist (jpg)

Also, if you like them, check out the cute little cartoon my friend Jen made:

And check out Casper and the Cookies on myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/casperthecookies

The Music Tapes
posted June 4, 2007

The brainchild of Neutral Milk Hotel member Julian Koster, The Music Tapes released an album in 1999 called The First Imaginary Symphony For Nomad, a conceptual pop project involving TV's from outer space, offing your parents, and other youthful concerns...part tape collage/musique concrete pop-art experiment, part Beach Boys song-cycle. Contributing to the record was The Elephant Six Orchestra, including members of Neutral Milk Hotel, the Olivia Tremor Control, Marshmallow Coast, Of Montreal, Circulatory System, and the Gerbils.
The Music Tapes have also put out a couple 7" singles and a few compilation tracks. A followup LP, The 2nd Imaginary Symphony for Cloudmaking, was recorded, but has yet to see proper release. It's a strange and lovely tale for all ages narrated by Brian Dewan, accompanied by bowed banjos, singing saws,  sound effects and the like by Julian and friends. He's rumored to currently be working on a new touring project while living on a magical island in Maine. Should be interesting.. let's hope it materializes someday.

While not very active in recent years, The Music Tapes performed live many times, often opening for Neutral Milk Hotel in their late 90s heyday, with Julian pulling double duty in both bands. Here are mp3s of a live set:

The Music Tapes 8-18-98 The Garage, London, England
1. The Television Tells Us
2. Song Of The Nomad Lost
3. Aliens
4. Tornado Longing For Freedom
5. Please Hear Mr Flight Control
6. Smoke Is A Fireman's Friend

The video clip at the top of this post is from a Music Tapes show, apparently on 2/14/99 in Athens, GA. I have that full 46 minute show on dvd (with a low quality NMH show [4/11/98] on the same disc) and can make you a copy.

For more info on the Music Tapes, visit here and here.

Mellowdrone - 6/8/06 San Diego
posted May 25, 2007

This month's update features Mellowdrone. They've got an album out called Box, plus a few various EPs/etc., and a new full-length in the works. For the unfamiliar, I suggest my favorite tracks "Worst Song Ever" and "Fuck It Man".
Anyways, here's a show of theirs I taped on June 8, 2006 at Brick By Brick in San Diego, CA. While only 6 tracks, this recording is complete.. it was a short set for some reason. They were the headliners. Monsters Are Waiting and A.M. Vibe opened.

Mellowdrone - 2006-06-08 Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA
1. Whatever The Deal
2. Oh My
3. Orange Marmalade
4. Amazing
5. Bone Marrow
6. Fashionably Uninvited
txt

links:
http://www.mellowdrone.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mellowdrone

Polarbear - 4/10/99 Los Angeles
posted April 21, 2007

Eric Avery was one of my earliest musical influences. My admiration of him has only grown over the years as he's moved on from Jane's Addiction, to Deconstruction, to Polarbear, to his current solo work. I've even been lucky enough to get to know him a little over that time, and he's always been a great guy to me. I'm very much looking forward to his debut solo album, Help Wanted, due this fall on Dangerbird Records. To gear up for that, I thought I'd post a show from his most recent band, Polarbear. (Actually, I recently added these mp3s to the Polarbear fansite and figured I'd link them here, too.) It's a decent recording I made of the band's second-to-last show. There's some mic trouble at the beginning of the set, and they need to re-start a song ("monkey"), but aside from that, a very nice performance.

Polarbear - 4-10-99 Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
lick
face
zulu
shafty
shark eye
hula
monkey
farm
gimmee
bodybag

If you're not familiar with the band, check them out on myspace to get a feel: myspace.com/polarbearaudio
And here's their song "Flyer" on YouTube:

 

They only put out a couple cds: an EP and a full-length, each out-of-print now, with both fans and the band agreeing the latter represents PB's best work.
If you're a fan of Mr. Avery, you should definitely bookmark his official blog (heck, even if you're not a fan of his music, you should at least check it out.. he covers a wide range of interesting topics.)

UPDATE (5/5/07): Preview the track "All Remote and No Control" from Eric's forthcoming solo CD, Help Wanted by visiting dangerbirdrecords.com. Click "Launch Dangerbird Player" at the top right. It should be in there. Great stuff!

Paw - Death to Traitors demos
posted March 17, 2007

Paw was one of my favorite bands in high school. Specifically 1993's Dragline, their debut LP, which blends Nirvana-ish grunge with lush acoustic sections and Southern tinged storytelling lyrics. They followed it up with 1995's Death To Traitors, which disappointed me a bit, but still had some solid songs. They went on to put out a strong rarities disc and a final EP before calling it quits in 2000. Some people might remember them for the song "Jessie" ("you're a good dog, such a good dog"), which was a modest hit for them in '93, but apart from a small faction of diehard fans, they've pretty much been forgotten. One current band that brings to mind their sound is Lucero. The heart of Paw was the partnership of singer Mark Hennessy and guitarist Grant Fitch. Mark's been messing around in a new band called The Diamond Heart Club, while Grant recently started up a project called New Franklin Panthers.

Anyways, the "holy grail" to me and most other Paw fans (short of a reunion) has always been the fabled "Death To Traitors demos," a 90-minute tape of sessions for their second album said to contain several songs unavailable anywhere else. After many years, I got a tip on someone who probably had them. Long story short, a good deal of googling and emailing later, I finally got a copy. (thanks again, MW, for coming through! and thanks to Joseph Larkin for the initial tip.)

I'm happy to offer the recording here. It's 192k mp3s. (I believe it can also be found in flac on DimeaDozen, for those who prefer lossless.) If you're not into Paw but want to give a curious listen, I'd recommend tracks 2, 8, and 14. And if you like those, come back for the rest. (and don't forget to track down a copy of Dragline, which most fans agree represents their best work.)

UPDATE (July 2007): Just got this informative email:

hi,
my name is john. my boss made me a copy of the demos for death to traitors, because i didn't have one. i played bass on all tracks. wanna clear up a couple things...
the session took place in fall '94, not early '95. i joined the band right after the final dragline tour in summer '94. these demos were recorded almost completely live (save for the random vocal or guitar overdub) by e.j. rose at red house studios in lawrence. i recorded part of the "death..." record with the band, 5 songs, they used my tracks on 4, before i quit the session and left (credited as additional bass john licardello). lotsa tension regarding songwriting splits.. i was brought in by grant to play bass and help with writing and arranging. i wrote all the music for sweet sally brown and year of the locust, both of which were already written for my old band hoarse, who released both of these tracks on our debut on rca in '97, as 'happens twice' (ssb) and '72' (yotl).

hope this helps to shed some light on this rare recording.

best,
john 'speck' liccardello

Paw - Death to Traitors demos
fall 1994, Lawrence, KS, 86 minutes

1. (studio banter, "we're rolling, boys")
2. Remora (take 1)
3. (studio banter, "what is going on?")
4. Remora (take 2)
5. (studio banter, "tape's rolling, ladies")
6. 30 Days (take 1, false start)
7. (studio banter, "seems kinda short that way")
8. 30 Days (take 2)
9. (studio banter, "next")
10. The Kitchen Is No Place For a Man* (false start)
11. The Kitchen Is No Place For a Man*
12. Glue Mouth Kid
13. Sweet Sally Brown (take 1)
14. Max The Silent
15. Hope I Die Tonight
16. Seasoned Glove
17. Sweet Sally Brown (take 2)
18. Built Low
19. Learn To See*
20. Year of the Locust*
21. Texas (Mark's alternate version)
22. Lost Highway*
23. Death to Traitors
24. Badger
25. Swollen
26. Goodbye Dress*
27. Sunflower
28. Peach
Paw (DTT Demos) info.txt

* = unreleased song, unconfirmed title

see also:
discPAWgraphy - Paw fansite
Paw unofficial Myspace

Calamine
posted March 4, 2007

This isn't really an mp3 post, but just a plug for a band. Calamine is a lovely project lead by Julie Stepanek probably best known for the theme song to the Adult Swim cartoon "Sealab 2021". That was from an incarnation of the band that released a terrific self-titled EP in '99. It took a while, but in 2006, they released a second CD, What We Forgot To Remember. Their current sound is much more intimate and delicate than the TV show theme for which most people know them. Recommended for anyone into soft vocals and thoughtful lyrics.

There's a nice selection of songs on their myspace.

And more clips and many rare tracks are on their site: calamine.com

For a lot more info on the band's history, check out their Wiki.

I've recently been helping the band get a forum set up on their site*: http://www.calamine.com/forum/
Please feel free to sign up. Julie herself is an active member there and even started a Q&A topic for answering questions from fans.


*By the way, if you've got a forum of the phpBB variety that you're not thrilled with, my services are available. I can fix spam problems, improve smilies, and adjust the colors and stuff like that to get it how you'd like it. I'm thinking I'd charge around $25, but could be more or less depending on the scope of what you want done. Email me if you're interested. gavin7@gmail.com

Neutral Milk Hotel 4/28/98 Minneapolis
posted January 13, 2007

Here's a pretty good Neutral Milk Hotel show that hasn't circulated online much yet. Technical difficulties and "brain melting" by band members plague some of the first few tracks. "Naomi", in particular, is a train wreck. But nice show overall. Jeff throws in a quick rendition of "All The Colors of the Rainbow" in the middle of "Rubby Bulbs" before eventually transitioning into an epic version of "Snow Song Part 1".

You can right-click below, or if you prefer, here's a zip file of all tracks at Rapidshare (87MB).

Neutral Milk Hotel - 1998-04-24 400 Bar, Minneapolis, MN

1. Two-Headed Boy
2. The Fool
3. The King of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 and 3
4. Holland, 1945
5. Naomi
6. Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone
7. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
8. A Baby For Pree
9. Song Against Sex / Rubby Bulbs / All The Colors of the Rainbow / Snow Song Pt 1
10. Ghost / untitled
11. Two-Headed Boy Pt. 2
12. Ferris Wheel on Fire

bonus! Here are never-before-seen (or rarely seen, anyways) photos from what was likely the final performance of Neutral Milk Hotel as a full band, 10/13/98 Underworld, London. Thanks to the photographer, Alex Briggs, for sharing them with me.

Links:
neutralmilkhotel.org

2006 defgav.com Archives

12/1/06: Whispertown2000, Grand Ole Party
11/20/06: E6 Townhall comp
11/14/06: Regina Spektor in San Diego 11/5/06
9/17/06: Frank Black acoustic 1993-1996
8/16/06: Neutral Milk Hotel-inspired songs
7/16/06: Mercury Rev stuff
6/12/06: MySpace stuff
5/1/06: Willy Mason on KCRW
4/14/06: Rilo Kiley rare tracks
3/29/06: Elected in San Diego 3/11/06 and stuff
3/8/06: Jenny Lewis in San Diego 3/3/06
3/3/06: Elected - early unreleased alternate tracks
2/14/06: Elected/Stars in San Diego 2/12/06
2/12/06: first post / Neutral Milk Hotel "secret mix"